Obituary: Harry ‘Doug’ Watts
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A memorial service for Harry “Doug” Watts, 40, of Idyllwild, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Idyllwild HELP Center on Highway 243. Mr. Watts was born December 7, 1957, in Los Angeles and moved to Idyllwild in the early to mid-1980s, according to Kathy Gorzny.
He passed away sometime in his tent camp off Saunders Meadow Road and was found Saturday, Feb. 21.
Michael Kabotie, 67, artist, poet, lecturer and longtime instructor in the Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, died from the H1N1 flu and associated complications on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2009, in Flagstaff, Ariz. As a key member of the school’s renowned Native American Arts faculty for 26 years, Kabotie taught Hopi silversmithing from 1983 to 2009, and…
1956-2023 A Celebration of Anna Cooper Strong will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 at the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, and simulcast on Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/92337624889. In lieu of flowers, Anna’s family requests that you go for a ride/walk, to enjoy the beauty that fills each day. Anna Lorraine Cooper Strong…
On Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, Ron Perry greeted the sunny morning with his usual enthusiasm and delight at living another day in paradise. After two passionate games of pickle ball with friends, he dozed off and passed away. Born in Monterey Park on July 17, 1939, Ron served in the U.S. Air Force for four…
Long-time Idyllwild resident David Norton, 71, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, after a long battle with prostate cancer. Mr. Norton was born in March 1937 in Fall River, Mass. David graduated from the University of the Pacific in 1962 with a degree in civil engineering. He worked as a registered civil engineer for many companies,…
1948-2023 “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” (2 Timothy 4:7-8) Chuck Stroud of Idyllwild could sincerely claim this verse. With great determination, courage and faithfulness, he always embarked on the mission before him. From preserving the uniqueness of Idyllwild’s beauty to proclaiming that all things…
Bob Deeble, longtime Idyllwild resident and Forest Service staff member and volunteer, died on Thursday, Aug. 5 at the age of 80. In his honor, the Town Crier is reprinting, with minor edits, a 2007 message that Forest Service staff members sent to Bob when he moved into the Devonshire Care Center in Hemet. This…
