Barbara Eastburn
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Barbara Alyce EastburnFebruary 5, 1931 - August 12, 2017Barbara Eastburn passed away peacefully on August 12, 2017 at the age of 86. She was surrounded by her children and grand-children, family members and friends. "Mama" was cherished and will be greatly missed.
Barbara was born February 5, 1931 to Reginald and Paula Butcher in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the oldest child and had a sister named Janis. The family moved to California in 1942, lived in San Francisco for a few years, and then purchased a home in San Anselmo. Barbara attended Tamalpais High School. After graduation, she left home to attend Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas.
In 1955 she married Grant Thompson Jr. and raised two children in Fairfax. Barbara served on the Fairfax Conservation Committee and was a founding member of the Fairfax Women's Tennis Club, a group that advocated for town tennis courts that were built and continue to be used today on School Street. Barbara was an avid hiker and bird watcher who frequented the trails in the Fairfax hills and the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais.
She started working with computers in the data processing department at Pacific Bell in San Francisco. Grant passed away in 1971, and six years later she married Wally Eastburn. She continued to work, supervising a team of programmers, until she retired from AT&T after 20 years and moved with her husband to Carmichael, CA. Wally passed away in 2010. Barbara continued to live in Carmichael until earlier this year. She was an avid gardener after retirement, and her favorite past-times were spending time with family and friends, and caring for her two cats, Chloe and Maggie.
Barbara is survived by her two children, Matt Thompson (Dorothy) and Karen (Thompson) Burow, and five grandchildren, Paul Burow, Ben Thompson, Dana Burow, Laura Thompson (Alperen Toksoz), and Carson Fogg. She is also survived by her cousin, Jack Myrick (Valerie), nephew, Steve Andersen, a step-daughter, Kristina Schierenbeck (Jim Eckert), and step-grandchildren, Celia Eckert and Angela Lashbrook.
A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, August 25th. Friends may contact the family for further information. A private burial will be held at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to WildCare in San Rafael, CA, or River City Cat Rescue in Sacramento, CA.
Barbara was born February 5, 1931 to Reginald and Paula Butcher in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the oldest child and had a sister named Janis. The family moved to California in 1942, lived in San Francisco for a few years, and then purchased a home in San Anselmo. Barbara attended Tamalpais High School. After graduation, she left home to attend Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas.
In 1955 she married Grant Thompson Jr. and raised two children in Fairfax. Barbara served on the Fairfax Conservation Committee and was a founding member of the Fairfax Women's Tennis Club, a group that advocated for town tennis courts that were built and continue to be used today on School Street. Barbara was an avid hiker and bird watcher who frequented the trails in the Fairfax hills and the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais.
She started working with computers in the data processing department at Pacific Bell in San Francisco. Grant passed away in 1971, and six years later she married Wally Eastburn. She continued to work, supervising a team of programmers, until she retired from AT&T after 20 years and moved with her husband to Carmichael, CA. Wally passed away in 2010. Barbara continued to live in Carmichael until earlier this year. She was an avid gardener after retirement, and her favorite past-times were spending time with family and friends, and caring for her two cats, Chloe and Maggie.
Barbara is survived by her two children, Matt Thompson (Dorothy) and Karen (Thompson) Burow, and five grandchildren, Paul Burow, Ben Thompson, Dana Burow, Laura Thompson (Alperen Toksoz), and Carson Fogg. She is also survived by her cousin, Jack Myrick (Valerie), nephew, Steve Andersen, a step-daughter, Kristina Schierenbeck (Jim Eckert), and step-grandchildren, Celia Eckert and Angela Lashbrook.
A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, August 25th. Friends may contact the family for further information. A private burial will be held at Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to WildCare in San Rafael, CA, or River City Cat Rescue in Sacramento, CA.
Fonte: San Francisco Gate
Publicado em: 20-08-2017