Their Final Sleigh Ride... Even as we mourn the passing of our beloved members,
we pause to celebrate their lives
---and to recall their contributions to OURS...
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August 2010 Santa Jim Lewis #5 of 1O ORIGINAL FOUNDERS ORDER OF REAL BEARDED SANTAS 1ST FOUNDERS LUNCHEON, Jan 1995  (Click to view) |
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July 2010 Santa Wayne Ruhnke Inland Empire Chapter Vice President |
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December 2009 Savannah Rose White Associate Member |
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Oct 2009 Pat Maciel FORBS Treasurer Ex-Officio Board Member |
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June 2008 Santa Merle "Red " Williams Anaheim P.D. Motor Officer / |
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Feb 2008 Santa Milt Cottrell 2007 Volunteer of the Year V.N.A. Hospice Omaha, NE |
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Santa Ed Murphy #2 of 1O ORIGINAL FOUNDERS ORDER OF REAL BEARDED SANTAS 1ST FOUNDERS LUNCHEON Jan 1995 (Click to view)
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June 2007 Santa Tony Forster Mayor, San Juan Capistrano |
In addition to the above FORBS Members & Associate Members -- as well as a few Santas who passed away while waiting to become members -- the Santa World also lost the following Jolly Jents over the past few years:
| Morehead, Paul | Chantilly, VA | Feb 2010 |
| Johnson, C. J. | Branson , MO | Jan 08 |
| Edwards, Edward | Tampa, FL | 2008 |
| Simon, Dave | Boynton Beach, FL | |
| Solace, Sam | Santa Paula | 2006 |
| Thomas O'Connor | Everett, WA | |
| Miner, Steve | Olathe | 2010 |
| Demski, Ski | Long Beach | 2003 |
| Dieul, Pierre | Las Vegas | 2008 |
| Van Meeteren, Roger | Victorville, CA | 2004 |
| Stewart, Don | Los Angeles | 2005 |
| Colburn, Leroy | Santa Ana | 2007 |
| Weems, Santa | Long Beach | 2005 |
| Tharp, Jerry | Buena Park | 2004 |
| Sullivan, Frank | Los Angeles | 2006 |
| Frazier, Harry | Los Angeles | 2007 One of Original 10 |
| Zona, John | Port Orange | 2004 |
| Kraszewski, Robert | Lancaster | 2005 |
| Scher, Alvin | Los Angeles | 2002 |
| Granata, Russ | Palos Verdes | 2004 |
| Applegate, Michael | La Mirada | 2005 |
| James, Thurston | Sherman Oaks | 2005 |
| Wendling, Dennis | Nokomis | 2009 |
| Duerre, Michael | San Jacinto | 2006 |
| Robertson, Art | La Habra | 2006 |
| Steffey, John | Thornton | 2007 |
| Doble, John | Rogers | 2007 |
| Likins, Floyd | Opelika | 2007 |
| Bora, Lawrence | Fairmont | 2006 |
| Bedsworth, Ronnie | Warrenton | 2008 |
| Huston, Doyle | South Bend | 2004 |
| Wright, Jay | Los Angeles | 1999 |
| Gutermuth, Grant | Kailua | 2008 |
| Nevada, Victor | Calgary | 2008 |
| Moyer, Phil & Sharon | Whittier | 2007 |
| Southworth, Russell | Lexington | 2008 |
| Knepper, Bernard | Palatine | 2008 |
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