Paul V. BaudizzonPaul V. Baudizzon of Santa Paula passed away on May 5, 2009 at the age of 78. He is preceded in death by his son, Allen Baudizzon Sr.; mother, Mary Baudizzon; father, Jean Baudizzon; brothers, Marcel Baudizzon and Ralph Baudizzon; sisters, Margaret Garcia and Madeline Horton; and niece Kebbie Jones.Paul was born on June 14, 1930. He moved to Santa Paula with his family as a young boy. Paul married his wife of 59 years at the age of 19.Paul was known for his strong work ethic. He worked for local ranchers Laurence Outland and Milton Teague. In retirement, he lived a lifelong dream of owning and operating a cattle ranch in Arkansas. His grandchildren have several fond memories of hunting, fishing, swimming and eating on summer vacation with Grandpa. Paul and his wife returned to Santa Paula to be closer to their children and grandchildren.Paul is survived by his loving wife, Patsy Baudizzon of Santa Paula; children, Michael Baudizzon and Sibyl Stringer, Susan and Hector Macias, Dorothy and Phil Arellano, Jean Baudizzon and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Baudizzon; grandchildren Cindy and Jim Jordan, Thomas and Geneva Mendez, Elizabeth and Phil Sylvester, Hector Jr. and Arlene Macias, Phillip and Jeannette Arellano, Allen Jr. and Christina Baudizzon, and Amber Baudizzon; great-grandchildren Sarah, Nathan, Cy, Corey, Sydney, Luke, Logan, Savannah, Mariah, Max, Rhys, Nicole, Kiana, Phillip Jr., Natalia, Bryttnee and Justin; and sisters and brothers, Charlotte and Bill Cundiff of Nipomo, CA, Jeanne and Glenn Wilson of Pahrump, NV, Joe and Virginia Baudizzon of Weaverville, CA and Jean Baudizzon, Jr. of Stage Coach, NV. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.There will be no funeral or memorial services to respect Paul’s wishes to his family.
Obituaries
May 08, 2009
Obituaries
James Allen Wright
James Allen Wright was born on May 21, 1948 and left this world on April 21, 2009 after a very brief illness, a month before his 61st birthday. Jim attended McKevett School, Barbara Webster School, Isbell School and Santa Paula Union High, the class of 1966. He attended Ventura College. He lived in the Upper Ojai for the majority of his life, where he raised his family.Jim had been a landscape contractor since 1968, the result of forming an interest in that field from the experience he had at Wright’s Nursery owned by his father and mother, Sheridan and Virginia Wright in Santa Paula. This early experience was nearly interrupted with two near deployments to Vietnam, as he was in the Marine Reserves stationed at Twenty Nine Palms. These deployments were canceled at the last minute by President Johnson.Besides his family, his biggest love in the world was his outdoor experience for many years in the backcountry of Ventura County, and more recently in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He enjoyed many places like Mt. Whitney.Jim was a 38-year member of the Upper Ojai Ventura County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team. He held every position in the team including captain. His dedication and love for the unit and its members was unparalleled. Over the past nine years, Jim was also a valuable member of the Mono County Search and Rescue Team at Mammoth Lakes.By his own admission, the greatest achievement of his life was his family, his beautiful wife and children. He is survived by wife Angela of Mammoth Lakes, CA; Jennifer White and husband Dan, their children Tommy, Seth and Grace of Ventura; Sheridan (Dan) R. Wright and wife Kate of Ojai; Mary Wright of Santa Cruz, CA; and Jeff Wright of Ventura, CA. He is also survived by his sister Virginia Dent and husband Jerry of Gridley, CA; his brother Dr. Tom Wright and wife Rachel of Santa Paula; and cousin Margie Lakin Strikland and husband Bill of Arroyo Grande. Jim also is survived by a niece Susan Lindsay and husband Mike of the Upper Ojai; a niece Margie Wohlers and husband Bob of Running Springs, CA; and nephew Bob Dent and wife Alisa of Ventura, CA; and many grand nieces and nephews in and out of the area.Jim was a great pillar of the Wright family and will be missed beyond how words could ever express.Jim’s service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Soule Park in Ojai, California.Please make memorial contributions to the “Jim Wright Memorial Fund” at Los Padres Bank in Ojai or Ventura, CA.
