Louise B. Gabriel, who founded the Santa Monica Museum, has died
Museum founder leaves a legacy of volunteerism Longtime Santa Monica philanthropist Louise B. Gabriel died this week. Gabriel spent more ...
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SMDP columnist dies of cancer
BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor Longtime Santa Monica Daily Press columnist Bill Bauer died last week. Bauer was ...
Local union leader dies
A well-known local organizer whose ordeal as a Santa Monica hotel worker fueled the efforts of union advocates has ...
Local woman, 108, lived a ‘very full’ life
She didn’t drink or smoke and, even though she lived in Southern California for much of her life, she never ...
Loved ones commemorate late teen’s passing
This year, the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and 26th Street is teeming with life. There’s been construction on the forthcoming ...
Community mourns loss of Santa Monica High grad, 19
Those who knew Lloyd Jake Beare remembered him as a free spirit with a good-natured personality, a passion for exploration ...
Former Samohi QB dies at 55
The passes found their way to Dennis Smith, a standout football player at Santa Monica High School some four decades ...
Olympic High teacher Mark Suminski dies
Mark Suminski often saw potential where others didn’t. Whether improving the classroom experience for his students or making Halloween memorable ...
Beach memorial to honor late artist Warren Long
Warren Long couldn’t get enough of the beach. He spent hours surfing waves, painting from a studio overlooking the water ...
Samohi alumna, 30, dies of cancer
A Santa Monica High School graduate died early Thursday morning after a 26-month battle with cancer. Lily Meza, 30, was ...
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