Lloyd Draper

Lloyd Berton Draper Feb. 19, 1926 ~ April 1, 2010 Former Resident of Martinez Lloyd Berton Draper, 84, died April 1 after a long illness. A prominent resident of Cotati, CA for 60 years, Draper was born in Martinez to Robert Draper and Vera Cartwright Draper, the youngest of their three sons. He attended Alhambra Union High School in Martinez and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps immediately after his graduation in 1946, serving until 1949. He and his wife owned and operated a weekly newspaper in Cotati from 1951 to 1965, after which he worked for other printing firms, volunteered for the Peace Corps and served two years in Western Samoa, and traveled extensively doing nature photography all over the world. He was active in Cotati civic life, serving on the city council and a term as mayor. He also was an active volunteer with the UC Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program until just before his death. He was the brother of the late Robert Draper and Ellwood Draper of Martinez. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Prue, a son, a daughter, and a granddaughter, all living in Sonoma County; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held Monday, April 12 at 11:00am at Parent-Sorensen Funeral Chapel, Petaluma.