Mavis Eglinton passed away very unexpectedly Dec. 15, 2002 in
Fontana while visiting her children and grandchildren for the
Holidays.
Mavis Eglinton passed away very unexpectedly Dec. 15, 2002 in Fontana while visiting her children and grandchildren for the Holidays.
She was born Sept. 1, 1946 in Inglewood and lived in Southern California until she moved to Gilroy in 1993. She loved Gilroy, where the quieter lifestyle agreed with her.
Mavis worked as a customer service representative at Cidco until they closed and more recently with ElephantBooks.com. She was a lover of animals, particularly cats and dogs; she groomed them professionally and as a favor to special friends. Mavis was also a tremendous sports fan, being an original Oakland Raiders fan.
She is survived by her husband Richard “Dick” Eglinton of Gilroy. She is the mother of Nicholas Eglinton and fiancé Stacy Flores both of Fontana, Tyson and wife Linda Eglinton of Broken Arrow, Okla., Leslie and husband Eddie Porche of Fontana; grandmother of Jacob Andrew Eglinton, Spencer, Halley and Dever John Eglinton, Natalie Sue and Parker Edward Porche; sister of Ross Worboys of Redwood City; stepdaughter of Barbara Worboys of Trenton, Mich.; aunt of Christina and husband Chuck Wooten of Livermore and Lisa and husband John Harper of Sunol. She is also survived by many other family members and close friends.
Donations are requested to be made to Santa Cruz Hospice Caring Project or the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center (WERC) (www.werc-ca.org) of Morgan Hill.
Private family services are under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home, Gilroy.
