 Kia Jean Bowman, wife of
Annie Lane Clarke, and daugh
ter of Dr. Shahab Momtazi and
Barbara
Bowman,
died
Saturday,
Jan. 28, at
Stanford
Medical
Center in
Palo Alto,
Calif., after a
brave battle
with lym
phoma.
Kia
Bowman (Momtazi as a
writer) was born March
12,1983 in New York City. A
nature lover from a young age,
she spent her happiest
Manhattan days smelling the
manure of Central Park. Kia
was a precocious child, witty,
sensitive and sensible, yet
unassuming and uncontrived.
She shunned airs and found
peace in simplicity.
Her impromptu poems at
pre-school age delighted
everyone and marked her as
gifted. Her maturity beyond
her age was seen in her under
standing that happiness came
from others, not acquisitions.
So her circle of friends grew
and deepened as they saw the
essence of her spirituality.
None who knew her would dis
agree.
Throughout her formal edu
cation she gravitated toward
the arts and literature, culmi
nating in her articles in City
Beat, San Diego (2004-2008),
her first job after graduation
from U.C. San Diego. They
charmed the reader in both
style and content, illuminating
how many (think nudists, for
example) view and value their
lifestyles and work. Then it
was a spell on a sustainable
farm in Mexico for insight into
the nature of work in that
community, before moving to
Massachusetts. It was her
ancestral summer home on
Lake Wentworth in New
Hampshire that drew Kia back
to the coast of her birth.
There, in her father's words,
she found and married a per
fect match, the beautiful, wise,
generous and delightful Annie
Clarke, whose large, gracious
and cohesive family absorbed
and nourished her completely.
Although she promised us
what she jokingly called "the
great American novel" to be
penned in the same home by
the lake, it was not to be and
she moved again, this time
accompanied by Destiny. Had
she lived long enough to wear
the mask of age, hers would
have been a wise, radiant and
comforting face.
In addition to her parents,
wife, and their dog Bella, Kia
was adored and will be missed
forever by her Aunts Coral
Bowman, Diane Dreeszen
Bowman and Noora Momtazi;
Uncles Craig Dreeszen and
Shahim Momtazi; Cousin
Jesselyn Dreeszen Bowman,
with whom she spent summers
at the Island, and family of in-
laws: Amy and Doug Clarke,
Emily and John Whitney, Ben
Clarke and Alyssa Salvo, Abby
Clarke and Kate Holdsworth,
Sam Clarke and Amanda
Abramson, and her favorite
nephews, Jake, Sam and
Cooper Whitney.
Kia's family invites friends
and family to join them for a
West Coast celebration of her
life on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10
a.m. at the Lamp Liter Inn in
Visalia, Calif. An East Coast
celebration of Kia's life will be
held on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2
p.m. at Second Congregational
Church in Greenfield, Mass.
The family asks that dona
tions in Kia's honor be made
to the Be The Match
Foundation, 3001 Broadway
St., N.E., Suite 601,
Minneapolis, MN, 55413
(www.marrow.org). More
urgently they ask, if you
haven't already registered as
a bone marrow donor, please
do so as soon as possible.
There is no doubt that Kia
wholeheartedly wants us each
to "Choose Life!"
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Frederick J. Brutschy
Resident of Carmel
Aug. 8, 1920 - Dec. 7, 2011
Fred
Brutschy, a retired chemist, was born in New York City in 1920 and grew
up in White Plains, New York. After attending local schools, he
accepted a scholarship to Dartmouth College and graduated in 1942 with a
degree in chemistry. While there, he was active in the outing club and
was President of the Debating Society. Then he entered Harvard University
and received his doctorate in organic chemistry in 1946. Soon
thereafter, he accepted a post-doctorate fellowship at the University of
Wisconsin to do further research in organic chemistry. Then he joined
the research labs of Standard Oil of California (now Chevron Corp) in
Richmond, California to work on developing new petro-chemical raw
materials for the textile industry.
In 1951, he changed fields
and went with what later became the Livermore Laboratory, working on
nuclear research projects. In 1955, he joined the General Electric
Company in its effort to build the first private nuclear power station
in the United States at Joliet, Illinois. The Dresden Nuclear Power
Station started operations in 1959. In the next twenty years, he helped
the nuclear power industry grow by working to design and develop better
plants. He worked on the actual startups and testing of over 28 power
stations around the world. He was a pioneer in using radiochemical
techniques to assure proper plant performance, confirm that the plant
chemistry was correct and test for and locate imperfect fuel. He retired
in 1974 and moved to Carmel in 2005.
In 1946, he married
Virginia Skiff of Palo Alto, California and has 2 sons, Mason and Lance,
and 3 grandchildren, Carter, Lacey and Evan. In earlier years, he was
an ardent skier and also loved sailing his boat on San Francisco Bay.
At
his request, no services will be held. Donations may be sent to:
Community Hospital Foundation P.O. Box HH, Monterey, CA 93942 or
Dartmouth College Fund, 6066 Development Office, Hanover, NH 03755.
Arrangements under the direction of The Paul Mortuary, Pacific Grove,
CA.
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Jeffrey Robert Brigham
May 6, 1949 - November 14, 2011
Resident of Saratoga
Jeff
Brigham could light up a room like nobody else. Born in Palo Alto to
Betty McNeil and S.T. (Jake) Brigham, Jeff was an ambitious kid, always
looking for business opportunities. At 10 he set up a putting green in
his mother's yard with starting times and green fees. He loved animals
and was thrilled to land a managerial position at Gary's Pet Shop while
still in middle school. All went well until Jo-Jo the monkey got loose
creating havoc with the reptiles and Jeff was in over his head with a
store-wide monkey rebellion. Little did he know how well that experience
would serve him later as a parent.
All his life Jeff was never
without a job, and after graduating Gunn High School and San Jose State
University he was anxious to be his own boss. While completing an
internship in college, Jeff co-founded Meyer, Holland Brigham
Advertising. With disco fever rising and home sounds systems all the
rage, Jeff and his partner Paul Meyer recognized an opportunity and
launched Stereo West which grew into a 12-store chain throughout the bay
area. Ambitious for a new challenge, Jeff became increasingly
interested in the bar and nightclub business, opening Boswells in
Campbell on his own in 1977. The success of Boswell's quickly led to
Bullfarber's, Mountain View; Barrington's Palo Alto; McNeil's in Santa
Clara and Khartoum in Campbell. At various times throughout the 80s and
90s he owned Mt, Charley's and Carry Nation's in Los Gatos, Pioneer
Saloon in Woodside and British Bankers Club in Menlo Park. At the time
of his death Jeff was the sole proprietor of Boswell's and Khartoum,
both Campbell.
A fun-loving and sentimental man, Jeff never let a
birthday or holiday pass without turning it into a party because friends
and family meant more to him than anything. Always the generous host,
he was also the first to don a crazy party hat or stick French fries up
his nose for a laugh. He loved playing golf as much as he loved
blackjack and slots, and four nights at Wynn LV was his idea of heaven.
Jeff
was the beloved husband of Laurie Brigham and devoted father to Beau
and Brandon Brigham and Jackson Murphy. His cherished youngest son,
Kevin Murphy preceded him in death last year. Jeff is also survived by
his sister Bonnie Brigham Gardiner (husband Jeff Gardiner) and brother
Jack Brigham (wife Judy Brigham), sister and brother-in-law, Frank and
Nina Correa as well as numerous nieces and nephews who loved him dearly.
Jeff
will be deeply missed by all who knew him and were touched by his
charisma and charm. The light has gone out and our world will not be the
same without him.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations
be made to either of the following charities which were close to Jeff's
heart: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention or Blind Babies
Foundation.
A memorial service is being held at Darling-Fischer
Campbell Memorial Chapel, 231 E. Campbell Avenue on Monday, November 21
at 2:00 p.m.
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