Katherine Bulkley Philips (“Kay”), long-time Palo Alto resident and former Executive Director of the Mid-Peninsula YWCA, died on November 25, 2023. She was 95. Kay contributed to the Mid-Peninsula community in remarkable ways over six decades through her commitment to the YWCA mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. Kay was born January 3, 1928 in Long Beach, CA to Olcott Reede...

Alma Phillips passed away peacefully on Friday April 19, 2024, after gracefully enduring several years of dementia. Alma is most remembered for her loving dedication to family, to friends, to children, and to the service of the nature of the universe, which she came to believe is love. Alma Ayleen Howard was born in Pampa, TX, where she grew up on a farm and enjoyed acting, basketball, and e...

Andrew M. Pierson (Andy) passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on January 22, 2024 in Mountain View, CA. Andrew bravely faced a glioblastoma (brain tumor) diagnosis with humor, positivity and light. Andrew was born in 1978 in Hackensack, NJ, but spent most of his formative years in Owego, NY. He graduated from Cornell University (2001/2002) with a Bachelors and Masters of Engi...

Grande Dame Shirley Powers passed away with her daughter and grandson by her side on February 7th, 2024. After spending her childhood freezing through the Wisconsin winters, she was thrilled to earn her bachelor’s degree in music and land in sunny California. Shirley dedicated her life to avant-garde pursuits such as combining her jazz compositions with her poetry, conquering every hiking trail ...

Tom was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Madeleine Zentner Randolph Haugan and Samuel William Randolph III. He grew up in Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Wilmette, Illinois and Santa Barbara. Tom and his older brother Sam loved spending each summer in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin at their grandparents’ cottage, where they were introduced to golf and became excellent sailors. Tom met his future wife Mary ...

Hope Raymond was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 11, 1929. She was a woman of courage, integrity, and grace. Her life centered around her love of the world and passion for learning. Over the course of her life Hope led countless spiritual seminars, traveled the world, journaled extensively, authored three books, and had four children, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and a...

Carol Elizabeth Reade, 62, of Mountain View passed away on December 1, 2023 from complications of metastatic breast cancer. Carol faced the disease with optimism and determination and fought fiercely to maximize time with her son. She passed peacefully at home, surrounded by loving friends and family. Carol was born on December 2, 1960 to Dortha and Richard Reade and grew up in Ras Tanura, Sa...

John Redpath MD, a longtime partner at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation died peacefully, after a struggle with cancer and complications from treatment, on March 3, 2024. His wife , Kathy and his children,(from his marriage to the former Barbara Zieman) were at his side. John trained as an anesthesiologist and practiced anesthesia at Stanford Hospital and Surgecenter of Palo Alto. Originally fr...

Doris Reiner, a woman of remarkable versatility and spirit, passed away at the age of 98 on November 21 in San Jose, CA. Born in 1925, in Philadelphia, Doris led a life that spanned continents and industries, leaving an indelible mark on each. Doris grew up in Philadelphia and later in Bayonne, NJ. She met her first husband while in high school. During summer vacations, she attended a program...

Ann M. Robinson, a longtime resident of Palo Alto, passed away on December 7, 2023, surrounded by family and caregivers. Ann was born the first child of John H. Montgomery and Virginia E. Price on July 8, 1939, in Champaign, Illinois. As a child, Ann moved with her parents and younger brother, from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, to Chevy Chase, Maryland, and then to Austin and Fort Worth, Texas...

Louise was born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, the daughter of William Andrew Jordan and Harriet Kamahana Likelike Ka’ahumanu Blake Jordan. With her older brother Willie, Louise grew up living around the world, as their father was a career U.S. Marine. From Virginia to Cuba to Northern California, the family returned to Mountain View, CA, when her father retired. Louise attended Mountain V...

In a room filled with family and classical music, Gordon W Russell, beloved patriarch, philanthropist and humanist died peacefully on November 25 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Bettina McAdoo; his son Justin Russell; his stepsons Gregor and Patrick Robertson, and Miles and Anders Pedersen, his sisters Claire Murphy and Elizabeth Bilafer and their families. Son of Anne and ...

Mary Carey Schaefer, loving wife, mother, and daughter, passed peacefully in her Palo Alto home of over 50 years Monday Jan 29th. An artist, interior designer, community activist, and basketball fan, she made California her home following her graduation from Cornell University in 1955. Born on June 4, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to Matthew Carey of Albany, NY, and Idell Lowe Carey of New York Ci...

Arlene Schaupp passed 2/14, age 89. Born in Japan, missionary parents. Occidental College ‘56 and McCormick Seminary. Married John Jack Schaupp ‘61. Lived in Pres. Mission Cameron House, S.F. Jack was Youth Director. Moved to Palo Alto ‘76. Active in 1st Pres Church P.A. embracing LGBTQ membership. A’s calling was social justice, coordinating S. Bay Sanctuary Covenant. Led 37 Delegations t...

Eldest son of Barbara (Lotz) Schneiderman, (deceased), Darlene Heath, stepmother, and Arthur Schneiderman; big brother to Jonathan, Jason, Jenny and Julie; a favorite uncle to Kylie, Kaelan, Chance, Liam, Finn, Jenna and Jett; raised in Portola Valley, a graduate of Menlo Atherton High School and Humboldt State University; an adventurous traveler who traveled the world and engaged in political vol...