Authorities on Tuesday released the name of the man found dead in the Mission Creek Slough last week. James Wesley Naylor, 55, was spotted by a transient at around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, and it appeared he had been in the water for at least 1-3 days, said police spokesperson Sgt. Riley Harwood. Naylor, also believed to be homeless, was removed from the slough and the case was handed over to the coroner’s office for an autopsy and toxicology report. Authorities so far do not suspect foul play, said Harwood.
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- Contact the local Victim Witness Assistance Center in your county. A victim advocate at the Center can help victims complete and submit the application. The victim advocate can also help victims learn more about the criminal justice system.
- Call CalVCP at (800) 777-9229
- Download an application from our How to Apply page
- E-mail CalVCP at info@vcgcb.ca.gov
A Danville Officer Impersonated a CHP Officer
Pete BennettNovember 05, 2014Arson Network, CCSO, CHP, Danville Stake, DPD, Fremont Private Holdings, FremontGroup.com, Mormon, Mormon Murders, Mormons, Richard_Stanford_Kopf, Rick Kopf
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F-250 Truck explodes in flames via Arson, in minutes Motorcycle Unit arrives.
Per officer:
F-250 Truck explodes in flames via Arson, in minutes Motorcycle Unit arrives.
Per officer:
- Stated that dispatch received more than ten calls.
- 911 callers - flames over 100 feet back
- Akin: Fireball
The truck FIRE was ARSON
- Singed badly underneath
- Occupant: Survived
- The arson network miscalculated
- Gassing the F-250 90 mph was fun but it also saved my life
Protested to responding officer "it was Arson"
CHP: Four years of calls - nothing but Stonewalling
TRUCK REPAIRS - same day
Gregg's Muffler
Gregg's Muffler
- Apparently Gregg's mechanic was right behind me
- Conducted Repairs on said Vehicle
- Mechanic was DIRECT WITNESS
- BOTH ARE Alamo 1st Mormons
- Knows LPD Chief Christianson
- Knows Rick Kopf of Fremont Capital Group
The red map marker means it's your jurisdiction and El Cerro Blvd is where Danville Police would enter the freeway, and
SRVFDP
Diablo Road rolls North
Stone Valley Road rolls South
Records? We cleared the files already sorry
SRVFDP
Diablo Road rolls North
Stone Valley Road rolls South
Records? We cleared the files already sorry
Dec-2004 Trailer Accident
A few months later my trailer flipped on Stone Valley Road. I called my Mormon Home Teacher from Alamo 1st Ward who helped get the trailer off the road.
The next morning I came back to fix the hitch to discover the Mormon Elders and the Home Teacher removed my documents.
Darren Kavinoky
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OBIT: Peter & Mona Branagh July 14, 2012
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Peter & Mona Branagh July 14, 2012
Peter and Mona Branagh
Peter and Mona (York) Branagh Resident of Lafayette, CA Peter and
Mona (York) Branagh, proud parents, loving grandparents, faithful
brother and sister, devoted children, amazing friends and
community-minded developers and designers died Saturday, July 14,
2012. Raised in Piedmont and Oakland, Peter (59) and Mona (57) had
been residents of the Lamorinda area since 1983. They were an
inseparable and irrepressible couple whose laughter, infectious
smiles, youthful joy, and zany humor and unbounded energy flowed
through each moment of their lives, beginning when they first
met while in high school at an Oakland church youth group ski trip.
Peter was handsome and athletic. Mona was a vivacious beauty. Their
unselfconscious warmth and humility attracted those they met
throughout their lives. Everyone was included in their circle of
friendship and generosity. Whether as college students on campus at
Chico State, sharing their faith while on staff with Campus Crusade
for Christ, raising remarkable children, building on the legacy of a
family construction business or escaping with family and friends
to their beloved Aspen they seemed to head in all directions,
full speed, all at once. With their unique energy and enthusiasm,
Peter and Mona's businesses, Branagh Development and Pacific Bay
Interiors, enriched families and beautified communities. They were a
true team whose creative, aesthetic vision and personal values made
them trusted business partners and colleagues. Work was an extension
of their faith and joy in helping others. Mona loved her children,
treasured spending time with them and often said she felt blessed to
have them. She also cherished her relationships with the high-school
girls whom she mentored over the years, providing support and
encouragement in the context of a caring faith that she knew could
make a profound difference when life's challenges came along. She felt
that God was "carrying her" at a time when she battled a brain tumor.
Her style, panache and hospitality were a vital part of Branagh family
traditions and celebrations. A whirlwind who could turn any event into
a party, Mona loved to be where the action was, not wanting to miss
out. She was a come-one, come-all person who was caring, selfless,
generous and believed that anything was possible. Peter thought
constantly about what it meant to be Christian in a changing world and
loved to stir the pot with provocative questions about religion or
politics. His sense of humor and love of people enabled him to make
friends with everybody at Starbucks, on a shuttle to a ski lift, in a
shop, anywhere. He had a gift for connecting asking rapid-fire
questions about other's lives and interests. His boundless energy
propelled him down the basketball court or the Big Burn at Snowmass,
to take on new projects and investments or to become a pilot. Peter's
glass was overflowing. There was no escaping his waggling hands,
humorous story or in-your-face grin. The youngest of the Branagh boys,
he made everything fun, but was often the one who, no matter what the
situation, gave his older brothers confidence that any challenge could
be overcome. He was a natural born cheerleader, had a plan for
everyone and was always encouraging. Peter and Mona would be the first
to say, however, that investing their love and time in their children,
grandchildren, family and friends is what truly mattered. Their legacy
is three children in whose lives their bright eyes, intensity, warmth,
faith and fun-loving hearts carry on: Matt with his wife Katie and
Beatrice, 2, and another on the way; Michael with his wife Jen and
Brody, 3, Sophia, 2, and Bradley, 1 month; and Kathleen with her
husband Alex. They also leave behind Peter's mother, Nat, and Mona's
mother, Cecilia; Mona's brothers, David with his wife Ellen, and
Michael; Peter's brothers, Tom, with his wife Diane and their
children, Nicole, John, and Denise; and Bill with his wife Nancy and
their children, Geoff and Tommy. Peter and Mona were an amazing team
whose practical, generous faith and sincere trust in God was a
constant touch point that guided their love of family, passionate work
and enabled them to embrace friends, colleagues and casual
acquaintances alike. Memorial gifts in Peter and Mona Branagh's honor
can be sent to CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ) www.cru.org/give or ICM
(International Cooperating Ministries) www.icm.org/give.
Published in Contra Costa Times on August 11, 2012
OBIT: Samantha Lewis - Killed By Train - Perhaps Not An Accident
Samantha Lewis
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Not a likely for a suicide by train.
Chico State student death by train ruled suicide
Police: Death of 20-year-old Samantha M. Lewis intentional
By Ashley Gebb
agebb@chicoer.com @ashleygebb on Twitter
POSTED: 10/16/2014 01:30:01 PM PDT
CHICO >> Police have concluded the death of a
20-year-old Chico State University student in Monday's train accident
was a suicide, authorities said today.
A joint investigation between Chico Police Department, Butte County
Sheriff's Office and Union Pacific Railroad have ruled Samantha M.
Lewis' death was intentional when she was struck by a southbound train
at 5:19 a.m. Monday while walking south between the rails of the
railroad tracks, said Chico police Lt. Dave Britt. The incident
occurred near the bike path that runs from the 500 block of Nord
Avenue toward the tennis courts on the Chico State campus.
The train was moving at 49 mph when the conductor saw Lewis on the
tracks, activated his horns and put the train into the emergency
braking process. He told investigators she made no attempt to avoid
the train, police said.
Lewis, who is originally from Clayton, was majoring in nutrition and
food sciences, according to her Facebook profile.
Chico State's Counseling and Wellness Center is available at 898-6345
or in Student Services Center Room 430. The Butte County Crisis
24-hour hotline is 1-800-334-6622 or 891-2810, and the National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at 1-800-273-8255.
Contact reporter Ashley Gebb at 896-7768.
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Pete BennettNovember 04, 2014Alamo, County of Contra Costa, Mortgage, Obituaries, Real Estate, SRVUSD, Town of Danville
William Thomas Schramm
William Thomas Schramm
April, 17, 1989 - April 26, 2013
Resident of Alamo
Will Schramm, age 24, passed away very unexpectedly on Friday, April 26 from injuries following a car accident.
Will was born in Seattle, Washington and his family moved to Alamo in 1994 where he attended Rancho Romero, Stone Valley and Monte Vista. Will also attended DVC, Butte and Chico State.
Family and many friends shared memories of Will at a candlelight vigil in Oak Hill Park on Monday, April 29. A free spirit, Will referred to himself as a Time Traveling Diamond who enjoyed baseball, music, golf, skateboarding and walking the Labyrinth. He had many, many friends who spoke lovingly of the difference Will has made in their lives.
Will is survived by his parents, Tom and Dory Schramm; his brothers Mark and Jack Schramm; his grandparents, Roger and Emily Ehm and Tom and Nancy Schramm; his many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service in Will's honor on May 23, 2013 at 2:00 at the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, 902 Danville Blvd, Alamo, CA 94507.
We would like to build a labyrinth in Will's memory. If you can, please direct your gifts to the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, SRVUMC. Please make your gifts in Will's name.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164599115#sthash.N8snpkC6.dpuf
April, 17, 1989 - April 26, 2013
Resident of Alamo
Will Schramm, age 24, passed away very unexpectedly on Friday, April 26 from injuries following a car accident.
Will was born in Seattle, Washington and his family moved to Alamo in 1994 where he attended Rancho Romero, Stone Valley and Monte Vista. Will also attended DVC, Butte and Chico State.
Family and many friends shared memories of Will at a candlelight vigil in Oak Hill Park on Monday, April 29. A free spirit, Will referred to himself as a Time Traveling Diamond who enjoyed baseball, music, golf, skateboarding and walking the Labyrinth. He had many, many friends who spoke lovingly of the difference Will has made in their lives.
Will is survived by his parents, Tom and Dory Schramm; his brothers Mark and Jack Schramm; his grandparents, Roger and Emily Ehm and Tom and Nancy Schramm; his many aunts, uncles, cousins and countless friends.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service in Will's honor on May 23, 2013 at 2:00 at the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, 902 Danville Blvd, Alamo, CA 94507.
We would like to build a labyrinth in Will's memory. If you can, please direct your gifts to the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, SRVUMC. Please make your gifts in Will's name.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164599115#sthash.N8snpkC6.dpuf
OBIT: Newhall Park 47-year-old transient pulled dead from a creek
Just a Transient?
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High Ranking Homeless
I've fallen and I can't get up
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in Newhall Park drowned after falling in.
A neighborhood resident pulled the man from the water at about 5 p.m.
yesterday. Police and paramedics arrived minutes later and rushed the
man to John Muir Medical Center, where a doctor pronounced him dead.
The resident told police he had seen the man in the creek earlier in the
day and told him to get out of the water, police said. The resident told
investigators the transient was alert but may have been drunk, said
police Lt. Keith Whitaker.
The resident said he returned about 5 p.m. to check on the transient and
found him lying in the water, Whitaker said.
Police withheld the man's identity but said he was a transient often
seen in the area.
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View details »OBIT: Cynthia Kempf 1988 Ex-Cop Testifies He Watched Colleague Shoot Kidnap Victim
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Cynthia was good friend worked for Steve Burd
A story today connected to the witness murder In The Matter of Bennett v. Southern Pacific, disgraced and convicted Contra Costa District AttorneyRelated
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Ex-Cop Testifies He Watched Colleague Shoot Kidnap Victim
Erin Hallissy, Chronicle East Bay Bureau
Published 4:00 am, Wednesday, March 15, 1995
George Elzie, testifying in Contra Costa Superior Court under a grant of immunity, said that
defendant
Eric Bergen, a former friend and colleague, fired a round from a sawed-off shotgun into the
body of
Cynthia Kempf, 28, as she lay bound and gagged in a remote field in Brentwood. Kempf had
already been shot more than a dozen times by two other men -- Mario Salguero and Bergen's
brother, Carl -- after an aborted robbery at the Pittsburg Safeway, Elzie testified. Although he had no financial problems, Elzie said, he took part in the crime out of greed -- he had been promised one-fourth, about $5,000, of the
anticipated take. In exchange for immunity from prosecution on murder charges, Elzie has agreed to plead guilty to charges of kidnapping, attempted kidnapping and of using a weapon, said his attorney, Bill Gagen. Elzie, 36, now in custody at Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez, will be sentenced to 12 years and four months in prison when Bergen's trial is over. Elzie was a popular officer who grew up in Pittsburg and was considered a role
model for youths in the community. He was fired last year after a grand jury indicted him on charges of murdering Kempf. Also indicted was Bergen, 35, who has been in state prison since 1990, when he was convicted of a Sacramento robbery.
Bergen had been a SWAT officer in Pittsburg until he resigned in June 1988 -- three months after Kempf's slaying -- amid an unrelated investigation into police brutality. Bergen, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, kidnap for robbery and conspiracy, had been the target of investigators since 1988, when ballistics tests matched one of nine bullets fired into Kempf's back with a 9mm gun found in Bergen's apartment. However, prosecutors did not have enough evidence to try him until Salguero agreed last year to testify against him.
Bergen's younger brother, Carl, also agreed to testify. Elzie, wearing yellow jail clothes and guarded by a deputy sitting behind him, said yesterday that the group planned to kidnap Kempf and force her to open the safe at the Pittsburg Safeway on March 14, 1988. The plan was ditched after they saw a police car patrolling the parking lot, and the woman was driven to a field where she was killed so she could not identify them. Elzie testified that he had never told anyone, including his wife, about his role until he confessed to investigators early this year while awaiting trial. "It was very hard initially to start talking about it," he said, "That's a secret that I held for six years that nobody knew."
OBIT: Michael Taugher Contra Costa Times / State Employee
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OBIT: Carol Davis - Found Dead on 680 Oct 2011 - we saw the body NOPE She was dropped there
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OBIT: David F. Bremer June 16, 1989 - March 20, 2014 Bennett Roommate dies of Baloney Sandwich
The Improbable Baloney Suicide
The Contra Costa County Coroner determined that an inmate died from eating a baloney sandwich. So why didn't they call the FDA or USDA to see if the inmates are getting bacteria laced baloney or did they analyze the baloney on the floor to see if it matched the baloney in his stomach or compare the digestive state of the baloney to the baloney on the floor as perhaps the baloney never made it to his stomach? Did actually chew the baloney or just choke on it?
Quick Facts
Witness - knows Bennett Story
COD: Choking on Baloney
Location: Between WCPD and County Jail
They didn't like it when I showed up at the Coroners Inquest-
Residence: Homeless or sharing apartment on Creekside Drive
David F. Bremer
June 16, 1989 - March 20, 2014
Resident of Alamo, Ca
David was born to William C. Bremer and Debbie Blanchard Bremer on June
16, 1989 in Walnut Creek.
He graduated from Del Amigo High School in 2008.
David loved all forms of sports and excelled at many, especially
baseball and golf.
He will be greatly missed by his family; father Bill Bremer, mother
Debbie Bremer, brother Dane Blanchard, his grandmother Suzanne Bremer;
his aunts and uncles; Barbara & Jim Paetz, Rob & Lynn Bremer,
Jeff Bremer and Jack Zuschin. His cousins; Devin & Patrick Sullivan,
Ryan & Sean Evans, Jezelle Zuschin, Parker & Grant Bremer. He is
predeceased by his grandfather, Robert F. Bremer and his aunt Nancy
Evans Zuschin.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to N.A.M.I. to support others
in need. PO Box 62596 Baltimore, MD 21264 www.nami.org 703-516-7970
A memorial gathering will take place on April 5th at 1:00 – 4:00 PM at
208 Britain Court - Alamo. Condolences at oakparkhillschapel.com - See
more at:
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OBIT: Mike McIntyre
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OBIT: Roland Haydel III - Homeless Person suspected to be deceased
Roland Haydel III
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OBIT: John Russell Newman 03/12/63 - 03/31/12
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Had Challenges
Untimely Death
Call from MDF by me is connected to case. Someone again is lying
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John Russell Newman 03/12/63 - 03/31/12 Resident of Concord, Ca. John was taken from us abruptly, he was a treasured part of his family. John was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father Steve. John is survived by his mother Mary and his siblings Deanna and Kenneth. Services will be held at the New Life Free Will Baptist Church on 11 Worrell St., Antioch. On Saturday, April 21 at 1:30 p.m.
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OBIT: James Wesley Naylor, 55 - Knows the Strack Family
Pete BennettNovember 04, 2014Homeless, Homeless Victims, Mountain Lakes NJ, OBIT, Obituaries, The Strack Story
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Coroner Releases Name Of Man Found Dead in Creek
James Naylor Had Been In Water for 1-3 Days
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
OBIT: Brian H. Schwalen Resident of Alamo Brian Hilary Schwalen died December 17, 2007
Pete BennettNovember 04, 2014County of Contra Costa, Danville Stake, Dead Witnesses, Forensic Medical Group, Mormon, Mormons, OBIT, Obituaries, Town of Danville
Brian H. Schwalen
He was panting, sweating and lookin' one Sunday just as the afteroon services he helped me get Dr. Gustavan whose dementia was glaringly obvious. Dr. Gustavan expert surgery skills is why I still have my left hand.Quick Facts
- Died hours after seeing him at Alamo 1st afternoon services
- Very Strange as he was sweating profusely, panting and looked in true distress
- knew Nate Greenan (deceased) and knows me. Related Deaths
Very Strange as he was sweating profusely, panting and looked in true distress, these same Mormons were near my bacterial infection, arson cases and accidents that I've endured for over ten years. knew Nate Greenan (deceased) and knows me.
Related Deaths
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Brian H. Schwalen
Brian H. Schwalen Resident of Alamo Brian Hilary Schwalen died December 17, 2007 in Alamo at the age of 57 of heart failure. A native of Concord, California, he is survived by his wife, Rita; married daughters, Natalie Sharapata and Karma Christensen; sons-in-law, John Sharapata and Todd Christensen, all Contra Costa residents. His mother Lena Schwalen is living in Concord and he has three additional surviving siblings, Stephen Schwalen, Martin Schwalen and Anne Stickel. He was a member of the first graduating class of De La Salle High School and served proudly in the Army in a Medivac and Rescue Dust-off Unit in Vietnam. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal W/60 Device. He was the owner/operator of Select Properties Real Estate Brokerage in Alamo, specializing in development property. He held a private pilot's license and enjoyed flying with his friends almost as much as spending time with his children and grandchildren in Hawaii annually. You could see him walking around town year round in his Hawaiian shirts - which became his trademark. The joy in his life were his nine grandchildren who called him "Pop-Pop": Nicholas Sharapata (16), Bryce Christensen (14), Ryan Sharapata (14), Noël Sharapata (11), Christopher Sharapata (8), Brandon Christensen (7), John Sharapata Jr. (5), Joseph Sharapata (2), and Breanna Christensen (1). His father, Clayton Schwalen and Emily Schwalen preceded him in death. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, December 20 from 6-8 p.m. at Oak Park Hills Chapel, 3111 N. Main Street in Walnut Creek, and a Memorial Service on Friday, December 21 at 11 a.m., with a viewing starting at 10 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 2949 Stone Valley Road, Alamo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Schwalen Family Fund mailed to P.O. Box 707, Alamo, California. Oak Park Hills Chapel (925) 934-6500 - See more at:
OBIT: Gary Vinson Collins 11/27/68 - 12/19/11
Pete BennettNovember 04, 2014Acalanes High School, Bennett vs. Collins, County of Contra Costa, Dead Witness, Dead Litigants, Dead Witnesses, OBIT, Obituaries, Santa Clara DIstrict Attorney, Town of Danville
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During September 2004 Pete Bennett was attacked by Gary Vinson Collins who was Danville Building Inspector.
By 2011, he was dead a few weeks after falling to his death at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto CA
Bennett Litigation
Gary Vinson Collins
During September 2004 Pete Bennett was attacked by Gary Vinson Collins who was Danville Building Inspector.
By 2011, he was dead a few weeks after falling to his death at Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto CA
Gary Vinson Collins
Gary Vinson Collins
11/27/68 - 12/19/11 Resident of San Ramon Gary age 43 passed away in
Stanford Medical Center as a result of complications resulting from injuries
he sustained in a workplace accident. Gary born to Don & Mary Ann
Collins grew up in Pleasant Hill and attended
Acalanes High School. He spent many years helping his father Don Collins build their family
businesses Lafayette Big O Tires and Oakdale Big O Tires. He later moved on
to a successful career as a city building inspector. He was well known for
his enthusiasm for life with his family and generosity as a loving caring
friend. He is survived by his wife and soul-mate Renee Collins and his
loving sons Justin 16 and Garrett 10, and his father Don Collins of Pleasant
Hill. A Celebration of his life will be held at 4:00 pm January 4th at The
Church on The Hill 20801 San Ramon Valley Blvd. San Ramon. A reception will
be held for the family immediately following. In lieu of flowers, donations
to the children's education fund can be made to CollegeAmerica, account
number 73332486. Please mail contributions to American Funds P.O. Box 6164
Indianapolis, IN 46206-5154. - See more at:
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2404. HOBBS ACT -- UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT
In addition to the "wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence,
or fear," the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951)
defines extortion in terms of "the obtaining of property from another,
with his consent . . . under color of official right."
In fact, the under color of official right aspect of the Hobbs Act derives
from the common law meaning of extortion. As the Supreme Court explained
in a recent opinion regarding the Hobbs Act,
"[a]t common law, extortion was an offense committed by a public official who took 'by color of his office' money that was not due to him for the performance of his official duties. . . . Extortion by the public official was the rough equivalent of what we would now describe as 'taking a bribe.'" Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992).
In order to show a violation of the Hobbs Act under this provision, the Supreme Court recently held that "the Government need only show that a public official has obtained a payment to which he was not entitled, knowing that the payment was made in return for official acts." While the definition of extortion under the Hobbs Act with regard to force, violence or fear requires the obtaining of property from another with his consent induced by these means, the under color of official right provision does not require that the public official take steps to induce the extortionate payment: It can be said that "the coercive element is provided by the public office itself." Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992); see United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108, 130 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) ("[t]he public officer's misuse of his office supplies the necessary element of coercion . . . .").
This theory of extortion under color of official right has resulted in the successful prosecution of a wide range of officials, including those serving on the federal, state and local levels. For example: United States v. O'Connor, 910 F.2d 1266 (7th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 111 S. Ct. 953 (1991) (police officer accepts payments from FBI agents posing as crooked auto parts dealers); United States v. Stephenson, 895 F.2d 867 (2d Cir. 1990) (international trade official in Department of Commerce accepts payments to influence ruling); United States v. Spitler, 800 F.2d 1267 (4th Cir. 1986) (state highway administrator accepts money from road building contractor); United States v. Wright, 797 F.2d 245 (5th Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1013 (1987) (city prosecutors accept money for not prosecuting drunk drivers); United States v. Greenough, 782 F.2d 1556 (11th Cir. 1986) (city commissioner accepts money for awarding city concession); United States v. Murphy, 768 F.2d 1518 (7th Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1012 (1986) (judges accept payments to fix cases); United States v. Mazzei, 521 F.2d 639 (3d Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1014 (1975) (state senator accepts money from landlord seeking government office lease). In United States v. Stephenson, 895 F.2d at 871-73, the defendant, who was a federal official, unsuccessfully contended that the Hobbs Act only applied to state and local officials and that prosecution of federal official for extortion would have to be exclusively brought under 18 U.S.C. §872: extortion by officers and employees of the United States. The court found that the government could seek a charge under whichever of these two overlapping statutes it thought appropriate. Moreover, "it is not a defense to a charge of extortion under color of official right that the defendant could also have been convicted of bribery." Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992).
GENERAL RULE: The usual fact situation for a Hobbs Act charge under color of official right is a public official trading his/her official actions in a area in which he/she has actual authority in exchange for the payment of money.
Some cases under certain fact situations, however, have extended the statute further. For example:
Some courts have held that a Hobbs Act violation does not require that the public official have de jure power to perform any official act paid for as long as it was reasonable to believe that he/she had the de facto power to perform the requested act. See United States v. Nedza, 880 F.2d 896, 902 (7th Cir. 1989) (victim reasonably believed state senator had the ability to impact a local business); United States v. Bibby, 752 F.2d 1116, 1127-28 (6th Cir. 1985); United States v. Sorrow, 732 F.2d 176, 180 (11th Cir. 1984); United States v. Rindone, 631 F.2d 491, 495 (7th Cir. 1980) (public official can extort money for permit beyond control of his office, so long as victim has a reasonable belief that he could affect issuance); United States v. Rabbitt, 583 F.2d 1014 (8th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1116 (1979); United States v. Harding, 563 F.2d 299 (6th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1062 (1978); United States v. Brown, 540 F.2d 364 (8th Cir. 1976); United States v. Hall, 536 F.2d 313 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 919 (1976); United States v. Hathaway, 534 F.2d 386 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 819 (1976); United States v. Mazzei, 521 F.2d 639, 643 (3rd Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1014 (1975); United States v. Price, 507 F.2d 1349 (4th Cir. 1974).
Most courts have held that a Hobbs Act violation does not require that the public official be the recipient of the benefit of the extortion, and that a Hobbs Act case exists where the corpus of the corrupt payment went to a third party. However, consistent with the federal offenses of bribery and gratuities under 18 U.S.C. § 201 (see 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105), where the corpus of the corrupt payment inures to the benefit of a person or entity other than the public official most courts have also required proof of a quid pro quo understanding between the private corrupter and the public official. See United States v. Haimowitz, 725 F.2d 1561, 1577 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1072 (1984) ("a Hobbs Act prosecution is not defeated simply because the extorter transmitted the extorted money to a third party."); United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) (insurance agency made kickbacks to brokers selected by political leader of town); United States v. Scacchetti, 668 F.2d 643 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1132 (1982); United States v. Forszt, 655 F.2d 101 (7th Cir. 1981); United States v. Cerilli, 603 F.2d 415 (3rd Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1043 (1980); United States v. Trotta, 525 F.2d 1096 (2d Cir. 1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 971 (1976); United States v. Brennan, 629 F.Supp. 283 (E.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 798 F.2d 581 (2d Cir. 1986). But see McCormick v. United States, 500 U.S. 257 (1991)(allegedly corrupt payment made in the form of a campaign contribution to a third party campaign organization was insufficient to support a Hobbs Act conviction absent evidence of a quid pro quo).
Some courts have held that the Hobbs Act can be applied to past or future public officials, as well as to ones who presently occupy a public office at the time the corrupt payment occurs. See United States v. Meyers, 529 F.2d 1033, 1035-38 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 894 (1976) (court answered affirmatively the question "whether, within the meaning of the Hobbs Act, it is a crime for candidates for political office to conspire to affect commerce by extortion induced under color of official right during a time frame beginning before the election but not ending until after the candidates have obtained public office."); United States v. Lena, 497 F.Supp. 1352, 1359 (W.D. Pa. 1980), aff'd mem., 649 F.2d 861 (3rd Cir. (1981); United States v. Barna, 442 F.Supp. 1232, 1235 (M.D.Pa. 1978), aff'd mem., 578 F.2d 1376 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 862 (1978).
Some courts have held that private persons who are not themselves public officials can be convicted under this provision if they caused public officials to perform official acts in return for payments to the non-public official. United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) (court upheld conviction of head of local Republican Party under color of official right where defendant could be said to have caused, under 18 U.S.C. §2(b), public officials to induce a third party to pay out money); see United States v. Haimowitz, 725 F.2d 1561, 1572-73 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1072 (1984) (private attorney's conviction of Hobbs Act violation upheld due to complicity with state senator); United States v. Marcy, 777 F.Supp. 1398, 1399-400 (N.D.Ill. 1991); United States v. Barna, 442 F.Supp. 1232 (M.D. Pa.), aff'd mem., 578 F.2d 1376 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 862 (1978). But see United States v. McClain, 934 F.2d 822, 829-32 (7th Cir. 1991) ("we believe that, as a general matter and with caveats as suggested here, proceeding against private citizens on an 'official rights' theory is inappropriate under the literal and historical meanings of the Hobbs Act, irrespective of the actual 'control' that citizen purports to maintain over governmental activity.").
Some courts have also held that private individuals who make payments to a public official can be charged under the Hobbs Act, either as an aider and abettor or co-conspirator, if he or she is truly the instigator of the transaction. See United States v. Torcasio, 959 F.2d 503, 505-06 (4th Cir. 1992); United States v. Spitler, 800 F.2d 1267, 1276-79 (4th Cir. 1986) (conviction affirmed for aiding and abetting extortion under color of official right even though defendant, who paid kickbacks from corporate coffers, was an officer of the victim corporation ); United States v. Wright, 797 F.2d 245 (5th Cir. 1986). But see United States v. Tillem, 906 F.2d 814, 823-24 (2d Cir 1990) (consultant employed to help restaurants obtain approvals from corrupt health inspectors had no stake in the conspiracy and was not promoting the outcome).
Finally, in a federal prosecution of a state legislator, there is no legislative privilege barring the introduction at trial of evidence of the defendant's legislative acts. The Supreme Court has held that in such a prosecution a speech or debate type privilege for state legislators cannot be made applicable through Fed.R.Evid. 501. The Court said such privilege is not required by separation of powers considerations or by principles of comity, the two rationales underlying the Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution, art. I, §6, cl. 1. United States v. Gillock, 445 U.S. 360, 368-74 (1980).
CAVEAT: The Hobbs Act and Campaign Contributions. The Supreme Court has held that, when an allegedly corrupt payment masquerades as a campaign contribution, and when there is no evidence that the corpus of the "contribution" inured to the personal benefit of the public officer in question or was a product of force or duress, the Hobbs Act requires proof of a quid pro quo agreement between the contributor and the public officer. McCormick v. United States, 500 U.S. 257 (1991). However, the Court has also held that proof that a quid pro quo agreement existed in a corruption case brought under the Hobbs Act may be proven circumstantially. Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992). This interpretation of the dimensions of the hobbs Act in corruption scenarios is consistent with the parameters of the facts needed to prove the federal crimes of bribery and gratuities under 18 U.S.C. § 201. See United States v. Brewster, 50-6 F.2d 62 (D.C. Cir. 1972), 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105, supra.
CAVEAT: The Hobbs Act and evidence of a quid pro quo. When the Hobbs Act is applied to public corruption scenarios that lack evidence of actual "extortionate" duress, some courts have interpreted the Hobbs Act very strictly to require proof of a quid pro quo relationship between the private and the public parties to the transaction, even where the corpus of the payment inured to the personal benefit of the public official. See United States v. Martinez, 14 F.3d. 543 (11th Cir. 1994)(Hobbs Act did not apply to pattern of in-kind payments given personally to Florida mayor in the absence of evidence of a quid pro quo relationship between the mayor and alleged private corrupter); United States v. Taylor, 993 F.2d 382 (4th Cir. 1993)(same); United States v. Montoya, 945 F.2d 1086 (9th Cir. 1991)(same); contra United States v. Brandford, 33 F.3d 685 (6th Cir. 1994)(Hobbs Act does not require proof of quid pro quo where corpus of corrupt payment inured to the personal benefit of public officer). In addition, some courts require that corruption cases brought under the "color of official right" clause of the Hobbs Act be accompanied by proof that the public official induced the payment. See Montoya, supra.
At the very least, the courts will probably not extend the "color of official right" clause of the Hobbs Act beyond the parameters of crimes of bribery and gratuities in relation to federal officials that are described in 18 U.S.C. § 201. See United States v. Brewster, 506 F.2d 62 (D.C. Cir. 1974), 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105, supra. This means that where the corpus of the alleged corrupt payment passed to someone or something other than the public official personally (including those where it passed to a political committee), the Hobbs Act probably does not apply unless there is also evidence of a quid pro quo. And even then, some Circuits, such as the Ninth, require additional proof that the payment was induced by the public official.
PRACTICE TIP: The Public Integrity Section possesses considerable expertise in using the Hobbs Act to prosecute public corruption. While not required, AUSAs are strongly urged to consult with the Public Integrity Section in the investigation and prosecution of corruption cases under this statutory theory. Public Integrity can be reached at 202-514-1412, or by fax at 202-514-3003.
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"[a]t common law, extortion was an offense committed by a public official who took 'by color of his office' money that was not due to him for the performance of his official duties. . . . Extortion by the public official was the rough equivalent of what we would now describe as 'taking a bribe.'" Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992).
In order to show a violation of the Hobbs Act under this provision, the Supreme Court recently held that "the Government need only show that a public official has obtained a payment to which he was not entitled, knowing that the payment was made in return for official acts." While the definition of extortion under the Hobbs Act with regard to force, violence or fear requires the obtaining of property from another with his consent induced by these means, the under color of official right provision does not require that the public official take steps to induce the extortionate payment: It can be said that "the coercive element is provided by the public office itself." Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992); see United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108, 130 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) ("[t]he public officer's misuse of his office supplies the necessary element of coercion . . . .").
This theory of extortion under color of official right has resulted in the successful prosecution of a wide range of officials, including those serving on the federal, state and local levels. For example: United States v. O'Connor, 910 F.2d 1266 (7th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 111 S. Ct. 953 (1991) (police officer accepts payments from FBI agents posing as crooked auto parts dealers); United States v. Stephenson, 895 F.2d 867 (2d Cir. 1990) (international trade official in Department of Commerce accepts payments to influence ruling); United States v. Spitler, 800 F.2d 1267 (4th Cir. 1986) (state highway administrator accepts money from road building contractor); United States v. Wright, 797 F.2d 245 (5th Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1013 (1987) (city prosecutors accept money for not prosecuting drunk drivers); United States v. Greenough, 782 F.2d 1556 (11th Cir. 1986) (city commissioner accepts money for awarding city concession); United States v. Murphy, 768 F.2d 1518 (7th Cir. 1985), cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1012 (1986) (judges accept payments to fix cases); United States v. Mazzei, 521 F.2d 639 (3d Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1014 (1975) (state senator accepts money from landlord seeking government office lease). In United States v. Stephenson, 895 F.2d at 871-73, the defendant, who was a federal official, unsuccessfully contended that the Hobbs Act only applied to state and local officials and that prosecution of federal official for extortion would have to be exclusively brought under 18 U.S.C. §872: extortion by officers and employees of the United States. The court found that the government could seek a charge under whichever of these two overlapping statutes it thought appropriate. Moreover, "it is not a defense to a charge of extortion under color of official right that the defendant could also have been convicted of bribery." Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992).
GENERAL RULE: The usual fact situation for a Hobbs Act charge under color of official right is a public official trading his/her official actions in a area in which he/she has actual authority in exchange for the payment of money.
Some cases under certain fact situations, however, have extended the statute further. For example:
Some courts have held that a Hobbs Act violation does not require that the public official have de jure power to perform any official act paid for as long as it was reasonable to believe that he/she had the de facto power to perform the requested act. See United States v. Nedza, 880 F.2d 896, 902 (7th Cir. 1989) (victim reasonably believed state senator had the ability to impact a local business); United States v. Bibby, 752 F.2d 1116, 1127-28 (6th Cir. 1985); United States v. Sorrow, 732 F.2d 176, 180 (11th Cir. 1984); United States v. Rindone, 631 F.2d 491, 495 (7th Cir. 1980) (public official can extort money for permit beyond control of his office, so long as victim has a reasonable belief that he could affect issuance); United States v. Rabbitt, 583 F.2d 1014 (8th Cir. 1978), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 1116 (1979); United States v. Harding, 563 F.2d 299 (6th Cir. 1977), cert. denied, 434 U.S. 1062 (1978); United States v. Brown, 540 F.2d 364 (8th Cir. 1976); United States v. Hall, 536 F.2d 313 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 919 (1976); United States v. Hathaway, 534 F.2d 386 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 819 (1976); United States v. Mazzei, 521 F.2d 639, 643 (3rd Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 423 U.S. 1014 (1975); United States v. Price, 507 F.2d 1349 (4th Cir. 1974).
Most courts have held that a Hobbs Act violation does not require that the public official be the recipient of the benefit of the extortion, and that a Hobbs Act case exists where the corpus of the corrupt payment went to a third party. However, consistent with the federal offenses of bribery and gratuities under 18 U.S.C. § 201 (see 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105), where the corpus of the corrupt payment inures to the benefit of a person or entity other than the public official most courts have also required proof of a quid pro quo understanding between the private corrupter and the public official. See United States v. Haimowitz, 725 F.2d 1561, 1577 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1072 (1984) ("a Hobbs Act prosecution is not defeated simply because the extorter transmitted the extorted money to a third party."); United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) (insurance agency made kickbacks to brokers selected by political leader of town); United States v. Scacchetti, 668 F.2d 643 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1132 (1982); United States v. Forszt, 655 F.2d 101 (7th Cir. 1981); United States v. Cerilli, 603 F.2d 415 (3rd Cir. 1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1043 (1980); United States v. Trotta, 525 F.2d 1096 (2d Cir. 1975), cert. denied, 425 U.S. 971 (1976); United States v. Brennan, 629 F.Supp. 283 (E.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 798 F.2d 581 (2d Cir. 1986). But see McCormick v. United States, 500 U.S. 257 (1991)(allegedly corrupt payment made in the form of a campaign contribution to a third party campaign organization was insufficient to support a Hobbs Act conviction absent evidence of a quid pro quo).
Some courts have held that the Hobbs Act can be applied to past or future public officials, as well as to ones who presently occupy a public office at the time the corrupt payment occurs. See United States v. Meyers, 529 F.2d 1033, 1035-38 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 894 (1976) (court answered affirmatively the question "whether, within the meaning of the Hobbs Act, it is a crime for candidates for political office to conspire to affect commerce by extortion induced under color of official right during a time frame beginning before the election but not ending until after the candidates have obtained public office."); United States v. Lena, 497 F.Supp. 1352, 1359 (W.D. Pa. 1980), aff'd mem., 649 F.2d 861 (3rd Cir. (1981); United States v. Barna, 442 F.Supp. 1232, 1235 (M.D.Pa. 1978), aff'd mem., 578 F.2d 1376 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 862 (1978).
Some courts have held that private persons who are not themselves public officials can be convicted under this provision if they caused public officials to perform official acts in return for payments to the non-public official. United States v. Margiotta, 688 F.2d 108 (2d Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 461 U.S. 913 (1983) (court upheld conviction of head of local Republican Party under color of official right where defendant could be said to have caused, under 18 U.S.C. §2(b), public officials to induce a third party to pay out money); see United States v. Haimowitz, 725 F.2d 1561, 1572-73 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 1072 (1984) (private attorney's conviction of Hobbs Act violation upheld due to complicity with state senator); United States v. Marcy, 777 F.Supp. 1398, 1399-400 (N.D.Ill. 1991); United States v. Barna, 442 F.Supp. 1232 (M.D. Pa.), aff'd mem., 578 F.2d 1376 (3rd Cir.), cert. denied, 439 U.S. 862 (1978). But see United States v. McClain, 934 F.2d 822, 829-32 (7th Cir. 1991) ("we believe that, as a general matter and with caveats as suggested here, proceeding against private citizens on an 'official rights' theory is inappropriate under the literal and historical meanings of the Hobbs Act, irrespective of the actual 'control' that citizen purports to maintain over governmental activity.").
Some courts have also held that private individuals who make payments to a public official can be charged under the Hobbs Act, either as an aider and abettor or co-conspirator, if he or she is truly the instigator of the transaction. See United States v. Torcasio, 959 F.2d 503, 505-06 (4th Cir. 1992); United States v. Spitler, 800 F.2d 1267, 1276-79 (4th Cir. 1986) (conviction affirmed for aiding and abetting extortion under color of official right even though defendant, who paid kickbacks from corporate coffers, was an officer of the victim corporation ); United States v. Wright, 797 F.2d 245 (5th Cir. 1986). But see United States v. Tillem, 906 F.2d 814, 823-24 (2d Cir 1990) (consultant employed to help restaurants obtain approvals from corrupt health inspectors had no stake in the conspiracy and was not promoting the outcome).
Finally, in a federal prosecution of a state legislator, there is no legislative privilege barring the introduction at trial of evidence of the defendant's legislative acts. The Supreme Court has held that in such a prosecution a speech or debate type privilege for state legislators cannot be made applicable through Fed.R.Evid. 501. The Court said such privilege is not required by separation of powers considerations or by principles of comity, the two rationales underlying the Speech or Debate Clause of the U.S. Constitution, art. I, §6, cl. 1. United States v. Gillock, 445 U.S. 360, 368-74 (1980).
CAVEAT: The Hobbs Act and Campaign Contributions. The Supreme Court has held that, when an allegedly corrupt payment masquerades as a campaign contribution, and when there is no evidence that the corpus of the "contribution" inured to the personal benefit of the public officer in question or was a product of force or duress, the Hobbs Act requires proof of a quid pro quo agreement between the contributor and the public officer. McCormick v. United States, 500 U.S. 257 (1991). However, the Court has also held that proof that a quid pro quo agreement existed in a corruption case brought under the Hobbs Act may be proven circumstantially. Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 (1992). This interpretation of the dimensions of the hobbs Act in corruption scenarios is consistent with the parameters of the facts needed to prove the federal crimes of bribery and gratuities under 18 U.S.C. § 201. See United States v. Brewster, 50-6 F.2d 62 (D.C. Cir. 1972), 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105, supra.
CAVEAT: The Hobbs Act and evidence of a quid pro quo. When the Hobbs Act is applied to public corruption scenarios that lack evidence of actual "extortionate" duress, some courts have interpreted the Hobbs Act very strictly to require proof of a quid pro quo relationship between the private and the public parties to the transaction, even where the corpus of the payment inured to the personal benefit of the public official. See United States v. Martinez, 14 F.3d. 543 (11th Cir. 1994)(Hobbs Act did not apply to pattern of in-kind payments given personally to Florida mayor in the absence of evidence of a quid pro quo relationship between the mayor and alleged private corrupter); United States v. Taylor, 993 F.2d 382 (4th Cir. 1993)(same); United States v. Montoya, 945 F.2d 1086 (9th Cir. 1991)(same); contra United States v. Brandford, 33 F.3d 685 (6th Cir. 1994)(Hobbs Act does not require proof of quid pro quo where corpus of corrupt payment inured to the personal benefit of public officer). In addition, some courts require that corruption cases brought under the "color of official right" clause of the Hobbs Act be accompanied by proof that the public official induced the payment. See Montoya, supra.
At the very least, the courts will probably not extend the "color of official right" clause of the Hobbs Act beyond the parameters of crimes of bribery and gratuities in relation to federal officials that are described in 18 U.S.C. § 201. See United States v. Brewster, 506 F.2d 62 (D.C. Cir. 1974), 9 U.S.A.M. §§ 85.101 through 85.105, supra. This means that where the corpus of the alleged corrupt payment passed to someone or something other than the public official personally (including those where it passed to a political committee), the Hobbs Act probably does not apply unless there is also evidence of a quid pro quo. And even then, some Circuits, such as the Ninth, require additional proof that the payment was induced by the public official.
PRACTICE TIP: The Public Integrity Section possesses considerable expertise in using the Hobbs Act to prosecute public corruption. While not required, AUSAs are strongly urged to consult with the Public Integrity Section in the investigation and prosecution of corruption cases under this statutory theory. Public Integrity can be reached at 202-514-1412, or by fax at 202-514-3003.
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OBIT: Maria Anna Schiefer White Sept 29,1935-June 17,2014
Maria Anna Schiefer White
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Killed by a dump truck on a walk?
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Maria Anna Schiefer White
Sept 29,1935-June 17,2014
Former Lafayette Resident
Maria White died unexpectedly on June 17, 2014, while on a walk in Lafayette, California. Maria was born in Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) on September 29, 1935, daughter of Mathias Schiefer and Eva Fanz Schiefer. After spending her childhood in Salzburg, Austria, she immigrated with her family to the United States in 1951.
She graduated from Notre Dame College of Ohio in 1957 and Ohio State Medical School in 1962, one of only a few women in her class. After medical school, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland and then worked as a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, California for her entire career. It was during her early years working at Kaiser that she met her husband, Robert Stacy White. They married in 1969 and settled in Lafayette in 1971, where Maria continued to raise her two daughters after Stacy's death in 1972.
Our mom was a dedicated pediatrician, devoted mother, involved grandmother and a caring relative and friend. She enjoyed entertaining, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She will always be remembered for her infectious energy, positive attitude and smile that lit up a room.
Maria is survived by her two daughters Karen Murphy of Moraga and Laura Ceridono of Lafayette and their husbands Patrick Murphy and Glendon Ceridono; five grandchildren Caitlin, Ainsley, Mathias, Elsa and James; sister Eva Potts of Danville; and numerous other beloved family members and friends.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Friday, July 11th at Saint Perpetua Catholic Church, 3445 Hamlin Road in Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of Maria Schiefer White to Children's Hospital Oakland. Gifts will benefit their Child Life Department. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171584925#sthash.Egbd3QN0.dpuf
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Sept 29,1935-June 17,2014
Former Lafayette Resident
Maria White died unexpectedly on June 17, 2014, while on a walk in Lafayette, California. Maria was born in Backi Brestovac, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) on September 29, 1935, daughter of Mathias Schiefer and Eva Fanz Schiefer. After spending her childhood in Salzburg, Austria, she immigrated with her family to the United States in 1951.
She graduated from Notre Dame College of Ohio in 1957 and Ohio State Medical School in 1962, one of only a few women in her class. After medical school, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. She completed her residency at Children's Hospital in Oakland and then worked as a pediatrician at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward, California for her entire career. It was during her early years working at Kaiser that she met her husband, Robert Stacy White. They married in 1969 and settled in Lafayette in 1971, where Maria continued to raise her two daughters after Stacy's death in 1972.
Our mom was a dedicated pediatrician, devoted mother, involved grandmother and a caring relative and friend. She enjoyed entertaining, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. She will always be remembered for her infectious energy, positive attitude and smile that lit up a room.
Maria is survived by her two daughters Karen Murphy of Moraga and Laura Ceridono of Lafayette and their husbands Patrick Murphy and Glendon Ceridono; five grandchildren Caitlin, Ainsley, Mathias, Elsa and James; sister Eva Potts of Danville; and numerous other beloved family members and friends.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Friday, July 11th at Saint Perpetua Catholic Church, 3445 Hamlin Road in Lafayette. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of Maria Schiefer White to Children's Hospital Oakland. Gifts will benefit their Child Life Department. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171584925#sthash.Egbd3QN0.dpuf