Christine Paige Loomis

CHRISTINE PAIGE LOOMIS OCT 13, 1953 - OCT 9, 2010 Christine Paige Loomis, 56, passed away after a brief battle with melanoma. She was surrounded by family and friends during her last days on earth, and thankfully is at peace and out of pain. She served as an advocate for cancer patients and their families over the last 13 1/2 years as a staff member with the American Cancer Society, and ironically, she herself succumbed to advanced stage cancer. Christine was born in San Francisco and attended grade school in Pinole, high school in Fremont, and graduated her senior year from Livermore High School in 1971. She traveled extensively in her youth, residing in the greater Monterey area and living in Maui for a period while working for a variety of restaurants. Christine returned to the bay area after the birth of her son, Matthew. She then graduated from CSU, Hayward with a degree in Human Dev. and Education. She worked for the Volunteer Center in San Francisco where she first learned about volunteer development and management. She relocated 15 years ago to Modesto and soon thereafter gained employment with the American Cancer Society. She worked as a Staff Assistant for the Modesto office for two years, and was promoted to Health Program Manager where she worked closely with cancer patients and their families in the community. She educated the public, youth and health professionals about prevention and early detection of cancer, and became an advocate legislatively for patient's rights and tobacco cessation efforts on the local, regional, statewide and national level. During her tenure with the American Cancer Society, she met, fell in love, and married Loren Loomis in January, 2004, making their home in Oakdale. Christine and Loren became the owners of Diamond L Ranch soon after their marriage, and also purchased land in Jamestown where they intended to build their dream retirement home in the future. Their love of their animals; dogs, cats, cows, mules and especially horses, kept their interest for future fellowship with friends and family and was a central focus of their life together. Christine is survived by her husband, Loren Loomis of Oakdale, her beloved children, Matthew Churchill, stepsons Loren Loomis, Jr., Christopher Loomis; her mother, Beverly Churchill of River Pines; her brothers; Dennis Churchill (Lynette) of Arizona, Tom Churchill (Linda) of Washington, Rob Churchill (Tauni) of Elk Grove, and her sister, Marienne Witlow of Chocktaw, OK. She is also survived by her brother and sister in-law, Don and Gay Loomis of Truckee, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to Christine's passion to help people, she was a compassionate friend to many. She had a kind spirit, was creative, she loved gardening at her home in Oakdale, in addition to a variety of home improvement projects and activities that included caring for all of her animals. A Celebration of Life gathering will take place on Thursday, October 28th at 1pm at Christine and Loren's home at 4967 Mesa, Oakdale, with a reception immediately following. Tribute gifts can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1604 Ford Avenue #8, Modesto, CA 95350 in honor of cancer patients in our community. www.modbee.com/obituaries