Ida Desimone June 22, 1955 – February 17, 2012
IDA DESIMONE passed away Friday, February 17, 2012, at her home in Chico, CA surrounded by her family. Husband of 37 years to Rick Desimone. Mother of Michael Desimone (Socorro) of Chico, Lisa Wharton (Russell) of Gilroy, Carlotta Van Etten (Waposta) of Chico and Raquel Mattice (Asa) of Chico. Grandmother of Roman, Michael, Alice, Aidan, Ezekiel, Micco and Richard. Sister of Jose Arellano of China, Marina Arellano of Morgan Hill, Rachel Martinez (Victor) of Gilroy, Peter Arellano of Gilroy, Lupe Arellano (Roberto) of Gilroy and Michael Arellano (Anne) of San Jose. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Daughter of the late Jose and Bessie Arellano.
Freda R. Bond
Friends and loved ones from Gilroy to Davis to Nebraska to Switzerland cherish the memory of Freda Bond, who passed away peacefully on March 13, 2009, shortly before her 88th birthday.
UPDATED: Boxer’s gun trouble
Nearly a week after Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero’s arrest at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, finally provided a statement answering swirling speculation as to why the Gilroy boxing champion had a gun in his possession.
Store break-ins worry downtown Morgan Hill
A downtown arts and crafts shop was burglarized Tuesday night, and downtown business people urge residents and visitors to be alert following the second such incident in less than three months.
