1976 Obituaries
Geri Battisti
October 14, 1958 - December 5, 1993
Nora Conner
Nora passed away in 2005 of
complications
to cancer -- Philene
Gordon ‘73
Eileen Gianola
November 5, 1957 - June 29, 2019
Born on
November 5, 1957, Eileen grew up in the Oak
Park area of San Diego, the fifth of eight
children, and attended Holy Spirit School. Her
entire working career was with the City of San
Diego Parks and Recreation Department, retiring as
a Supervising Recreation Specialist with the
Aquatics District in 2017. Eileen is
survived by her mother, Ruth Gianola, and seven
siblings: Alice, Mary (Glen), Jim (Ann), Jeff
(Shannon), Joe, John (Carin), and Jerome.
Philip Haberstroh
June 1, 1958 - November 23, 1991
Philip and I were good
friends through most of high school and afterwards. Because of our
last names we were often seated next to each other, and that is
how we got to know each other. We remained in touch throughout
most of the ‘80s. Tragically, he died in a house fire in
Lakeside. He was one of my best friends and I do still think about
him after all these years -- Wayne Haire
 
Danny Mejia
Passed away April 11, 2023
Elizabeth Mielnik Duffield
February 5, 1958 – June 22, 2007
Liz was born in Lorraine, Ohio
and her family moved to San Diego shortly
thereafter. Liz spent the ten years after high
school globetrotting. She traveled throughout
India, Afghanistan, the Greek Isles, and most of
Europe finally settling in London where she met
her husband Paul. In 1985, her son, Nicholas was
born. They moved back to San Diego in 1987 and
built their home in Crest. Liz became a teacher in
1999 at Bell Junior High School where she was the
Teacher of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
Following a long illness and
recent hospitalization, Liz passed away from liver
disease. She was preceded in death by her parents
and is survived by her son, Nick, husband, Paul,
her brothers, Mike and Charlie, as well as her
extended family.
Charles Streett
October 26, 1957 - November 8, 1978
Charles died in an auto
accident. He was engaged to be married and was
living in the Los Angeles area -- Luanne
Mosley Ness ‘75
Eric Tulin
(no photo in yearbook)
My brother
Eric passed away after a long battle with
cancer. He was a collector of oriental
antiques by profession and is greatly missed
by hIs wife Rachel, friends and family
-- Stephanie Tulin Schatz
Ken Unitt
July 11, 1958 - October 29, 2013
Ken passed away
peacefully at his home in Estes Park, CO, of a
sudden and unexpected heart attack. Ken was born
in San Diego. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in
Mathematics, with an emphasis in Computer Science,
from San Diego State University in 1980, and
enjoyed a long career as a computer programmer and
network administrator for the National Park
Service. During his tenure at Rocky Mountain
National Park, Ken was well known for his devotion
to his work. His knowledge of computers was
unparalleled, as were his mountaineering skills,
which facilitated countless search and rescue
efforts. Ken will especially be remembered for his
love of climbing and all things outdoors. One of
his personal achievements was having logged over
26 vertical miles during his many climbing
expeditions to Yosemite National Park. His other
outdoor pursuits included running, whitewater
kayaking, and bicycling. Ken is survived by his
brother Phil Unitt, and his mother Jerry Unitt,
both of San Diego, CA, and his loving wife
LaShelle Lyman, of Estes Park, CO.
Domenico Uribe
November 7, 1958 - January 4, 2008
My father had three daughters
and two grandsons. He was a life-long Chargers
fan. He died of bronchitis. -- Cassie Uribe Venegas
Richard Woods
March 1,
1958 - February 16, 2018
Rick
passed away suddenly at his home in Kent,
Washington. At Crawford, Rick played in
the pep, jazz and marching bands. After
graduating, he went to San Diego State for a
year then Point Loma College. Taking a
radical jump, in 1980 he moved to Minnesota
where he attended Bemidji State University,
graduating in 1984 with a degree in music.
In Minnesota, he met his wife Linda, and after
college they moved to the Seattle area where he
worked in a number of different retail outlets,
including managing a House of Fabrics store in
Ballard and a Copart online auto auction
yard. Rick loved all things Disney, and
enjoyed keeping in touch with his friends from
Mann Junior High and Crawford. He is
survived by, among others, his brother Bill
Woods ’69.
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