Santa Cruz, California
Long time Santa Cruz resident Bob Ligon passed away suddenly at Dominican Hospital on August 15, 2007. He was 79.
Bob was the first reporter covering Santa Cruz County for the San Jose Mercury. He moved to Santa Cruz with his family in 1955. He was an old style reporter who both...
Read MoreBob worked with my parents,John and Gerry Howe at the Mercury/News. Both looked up to him as a great writer,reporter,human,and family man. My condolences to his family ...he will be remembered and missed.
jack howe
August 25, 2007 | Santa Cruz, CA
Joe, Leslie, Lauren & Colin,
Somewhere in heaven there is one heck of a dalia tree growing in the middle of a stupendious pumpkin patch!
The memories will keep him alive in your hearts.
My love to you guys,
Nancy Vierra
August 20, 2007 | Soquel, CA
My reading of the passing of your dad, Mark,saddens me. I will keep you in my thoughts. Love, Deb.
Debra Guluzzo
August 20, 2007 | Santa Cruz, CA
We first met Bob and Ellie on Christmas Day, 1972. They walked into the first geodesic dome home I had ever built. Bob asked, "Would you mind if I brought my Banjo over to see what it sounds like in a dome?" A couple years later we were building the Ligon Family a dome home. I've built hundreds of domes since, but have never met anyone as kind and generous as Bob and Ellie. My thoughts are with Ellie, Leslie, Paul and the rest of the family. Today I can hear that Banjo just as clear as...
Scott Hewett
August 17, 2007 | Capitola, CA
Bob was a wonderful reporter and a man who was gifted with a sunny outlook on life. He will be missed
Chuck and Barbara McFadden
August 17, 2007 | Oakland, CA
