Thankful these people are part of community

S.J. CAHN

This year, I get a swing at an old Daily Pilot tradition, once ground

covered by former Editor Bill Lobdell. I edited his version on at

least one Thanksgiving eve. Now, that job is someone else’s.

So here’s a list of the people in the Newport-Mesa community I’m

thankful for (whether they know it):

Phil Arst, Charlene Ashendorf, Maria Elena Avila, Rob Barbot,

Allan and Seymour Beek, Joe Bell, Homer Bludau, John Blom, Don Bren,

Steve Bromberg, Dave Brooks ...

Tim Brown, Peter Buffa, John Buttolph, John Campbell, Roger

Carlson, Lisa Cosenza, John and Donna Crean, Phil D’Agostino, Leslie

Daigle ...

Byron de Arakal, Jim de Boom, Daily Pilot staffers, Linda Dixon,

Tony Dodero, Duke and the Dukie Tour members, Sandy Genis, Karin

Graves, Jim Gray (either one), Debra Gunn Downing, Marshall Duffield,

Dave Elliott ...

Jim Ellis, Werner Escher, Ed Fawcett, Newport and Costa Mesa’s

firefighters, Katrina Foley, Paul Folino, Jean Forbath, Peggy Fort

...

Judge Gardner and daughter Nancy, David and Monica Gelbaum, Aviva

Goelman, LaVonne Harkless, Irene Hofmann, Evelyn Hart, Marta Hayden,

John Heffernan ...

John Hensley, Rush Hill, George Jeffries, Buck Johns, Lana

Johnson, Tom Johnson, Ron Katzman, Jack Keating, Dave Kiff, Troy

Linquist, Bill Lobdell ...

Richard Luehrs, Jennifer Mahal, Karl Malone, Allan Mansoor, Dan

Marcheano, Stephanie Melton, Karen McGlinn, Bob McDonell, Mark

Miller, Gary Monahan ...

John Moorlach, Trevor Murphy, Dick Nichols, Dolores Otting, Jeff

Parker, Scott Paulsen, Bill Pierpoint, Jeff Purser, Newport and Costa

Mesa police officers ...

Tod Ridgeway, Tim Riley, Allan Roeder, Steve Rosansky, Paul

Salata, Jose Santos, Henry Segerstrom ...

Bill Sharp, Steve Smith, Cara Stephens, Lisa Tatman, Rick Taylor,

Bob and Jeff Teller, Larry Thomas, Tom Titus, Gay Wassall-Kelly, Jean

Watt, Don Webb, Geoff West, Mike Whitehead, Clark Wright, Glenn

Zagoren ...

All the folks I’m forgetting and all Daily Pilot readers and

advertisers.

Happy Thanksgiving.

* S.J. CAHN is the managing editor. He may be reached at (714)

966-4607 or by e-mail at [email protected].