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  His adventures began when he was 13 years old, a newspaper article told of his 250 mile bicycle trip with a 13 year old friend.  Later he joined the Spokane Mountaineering Club and newspaper articles reported him lost on the mountain top when he was 21 years old. He found his way back to town while the search party was looking for his body.
  Later newspaper articles said he won awards for climbing eleven mountain peaks, more than any other mountain climber. He attended Washington State College often biking home to Spokane. He also attended Stanford University. He graduated with a BA in zoology. Later he attended San Diego State College to get his teaching credentials.
  David Hanson is survived by his wife, Vivian, daughters, Cathy Hanson, Connie Mendoza and Teresa Mendoza, a sister Marjorie Hanson and husband Russell Day. No services are planned.  Contributions in his name can be made to Silverwood Wildlife Sanctuary in Lakeside, California, owned by San Diego Audubon Society.

family and friends and researching her family genealogy. She enjoyed nurturing her garden especially her roses and grapevines from her Grandfather Nelson's vines. Rosemary cherished having family and friends around her and she was famous for her many food treats -- lemon pies, sugar cookies, apple sauce, and pimento cheese.
  Rosemary is survived by her son Bruce Strickler and his wife Stella (Chico, CA); her daughters Clydene Wandenberg (Elk Grove, CA), Sue Ellen Stricler (Portales, NM), Rosanne Wimberly and her husband Brad (Modesto, CA); her grandchildren, Dari [Vandenberg] Ballez and her husband Steve, Shane Strickler, Donovan Vandenberg, Beth Strickler, Sara [Malik] Whitehead and her husband Jared, Natalie Malik, and Paul Malik; three great-grandchildren, Brenna and Ryan Ballez and Vance Whitehead; her brother, Jim Nelson and his wife Eunice (Laramie, WY). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Clyde, her brother Richard, her granddaughter Rene Strickler and son-in-law Dominic Ciuffo.
  A memorial service for Rosemary J. Strickler was held November 19, 2007 at the Whitehurst Chapel in Los Banos, California. In lieu of flowers, the family requested memorials to the Hospice organization of your choice.

  Rosemary J. Strickler died peacefully surrounded by her family in Hughson, California on Friday, October 19, 2007, following a stroke.
  Rosemary was born October 30, 1924 in San Diego, California to Oscar and ruby [Luenberger] Nelson. She and her two brothers, Richard and Jim, were raised in Lakeside, California by their Mother after the death of her father in 1928. On May 4, 1943, she married her high school sweetheart Clyde E. Strickler in Yuma, Arizona; their love for each other grew deep in their 64 years of marriage and they raised a family consisting of four children -- Bruce, Clydene, Sue Ellen, and Rosanne who they loved unconditionally and guided consistently. Rosemary's beauty, strength, grace and love were unwavering guides to her family.
  While waiting for Clyde to return from his service in WWII, Rosemary lived with her Mother in Lakeside and worked as a teller in the local gas company. As her family grew Rosemary created a home with an abundance of love and laughter that was not limited to her immediate family but extended to many "state park family" and friends. Once all the children had started school, Rosemary began her work as an executive secretary in Borrego Springs, CA at one of the first television cable companies and was a founding member and president of the Borrego Springs Soroptomist Club. In Los Banos, CA she worked at for the California Department of Water Resources for 20 years where she was known for her dedication and May Day costumes and events. Using the skills her Mother taught her, Rosemary sewed clothes for all the family and crafted beautiful handmade quilts. She also used her creative talents in community theater in Borrego Springs in plays such as "Ten Little Indians" and co-edited two books for the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Family entitled "Remembrances and Reminiscences: The way it Was 1956-1966[Book One] and 1933-1983 [Book Two]. Since getting her first computer, she loved staying in touch with