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Jim Lawrence passed away on June 20, 2012 at UCLA hospital at the age of 71. He was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania March 3, 1941. He moved to Dana Point in 1986, then to Sun Lakes in 2003. He is survived by his wife Mary, sons Jim (Christine), Bob (Anne), and John (Maggie) and grandchildren Caleb and Gabby. Jim was the delegate for District 11. His family would like to thank you for your condolences and support during a difficult time. Friends we will miss Allan Harvey Filas died on his 90th birthday on July 29, 2012. He left behind Terry Filas, his devoted wife of 65 years, daughters Kathy (Roy Owens) and Susan (Kim Barber), son Michael (Heather Polson), and sister Shirley (Dave Nudelman). He also left behind granddaughters Ramona and Amie, grandsons Philip, Daniel, Cameron, Jackson, Huxley, and Dashiell, and great- grandson Ibrahim. While serving as 1st Lt. with the 739th Bomb Squadron in the U.S. Air Force, Allan completed 35 missions in WWII, including Southern France, Central Europe, the Balkans, and the North Apennines. During this time, he received multiple medals and citations. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in business in 1946 and went on to have a long and successful career in sales. He spent his best working years in the for-profit education industry, raising his family in Torrance, California. He retired in 1987 and with his wife moved to Sun Lakes. There he enjoyed living among his relatives and friends, and partaking of a rich retirement full of travel, visits with his children and grandchildren, golf, billiards, cards, and close neighbors. Aside from his family and career, Allan is best remembered as a wonderful devotee of athletics. He was an all city gymnast at Dorsey High. In middle age he took up running and went on to compete in many marathons and other races, often winning or medaling in his age division. Whether it was a volleyball league, a 10K race, a bowling league, a golf game, table tennis, bridge, or poker, Allan was always game for competition, and a great encourager to anyone who participated. Truly one of a kind, Allan could find the humor in any situation, and always brought laughter, friendship, and a great sense of playfulness to those that knew him, and even quite often to perfect strangers. Even those he encountered only briefly during his last days were deeply affected by his wit and spirit. His life is a testament to finding happiness through devotion to family, to laughter, and to appreciating all the people he encountered in his life. We will miss him. Jeffrey B. Kremer, 73, was born November 11, 1938 and passed away on June 29, 2012. Jeff was born and raised in the small Minnesota town of Houston. Following graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp and was stationed for three years at 29 Palms Marine Base. After his service, he returned to Minnesota and earned a teaching degree at Winona State University, during his years there, he served as football captain and was named to the Associated Press's Little All American Football team. In 1965, he accepted a job with the Rialto school district. He taught physical education and coached a variety of sports, he also did some refereeing for 34 years at Eisenhower High School. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and loved boating. His carpentry and building skills were self-taught, his family has a cabin in the Utah mountains which he constructed. He was a member of the Rialto VFW, Rialto Lion's Club and Banning Elks. In 2002, he moved to Sun Lakes to enjoy retirement. Several years later, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and spent the last 15 months of his life at the Lakes Memory Care center. He is survived by Bobbi, his wife of 48 years, son Lance (Coreen), daughter Kirsten, and grandchildren Mattias and Flynn. He will be remembered and loved by his family, friends and many of the students he taught and coached. Chuck Bisesi passed away from cancer July 17, 2012 with his family by his side. His wife Pat of 54 years, sons Nick and Jim were present. Chuck and Pat have been residents in Sun Lakes for 18 years and attended many activities including Friendship Club, bocce, bowling, gin rummy and golf. He enjoyed his golf buddies and has had many happy times with Pat in all the club activities. He was born February 28, 1934, and attended Lemoyne College in Syracuse, New York He loved playing golf and enjoyed his sons Nick, Jim and his grandchildren Amanda, Nicholas and Matthew. He will be missed by his family and friends. We want to remember your loved ones in the "Friends We Will Miss" section, above, but we need your help. Please be sure to get us the information about their passing. Turn in any obituaries to the Main Clubhouse reception desk or send them electronically to SunLakesNews@yahoo.com 32 | september 2012 | friends we will miss

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