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for Candice Feliz
Christine Hendricks
September 10, 2009
My heart goes out to Candy’s family. Her husband, Ronnie, sisters, Cindy & Christie, daughter, Tisa, and everyone who knew her.
Candy & the Hill family gave some of us a lot while growing up in Monterey.
Let’s see... where should I start?
Candy was a beautiful girl. Candy was smart, fun and knew what she wanted to be and do. In the 3rd grade she said she was gonna be an airline stewardess and travel. I didn’t even know the job existed then. Candy came from a family of profound prestige. Her Mommy, Miss Monterey, always & forever dead-drop gorgeous & intelligent. Daddy on Vice Squad & then Monterey’s Coroner. Candy has two beautiful sister’s, Cindy & Christie. There was also Clementine. I never understood Clementine’s connection. But Clementine was loved.
There are so many things; feelings, sounds, smells, places, time, people & family that collect us together and then have separated us too.
Some of us grow in and outta touch for days, hours, months and sometimes there are years and decades.
Then there’s a smell, a color, a laugh, a sound, a moment that connects us all again. Magic. Bermudah Triangle (yep, I say that).
But, in that second, that moment, it somehow erases those days, hours, years & decades lost between us. Regardless the distance we have between our friends, ya can’t help it, you are touched & close forever. Isn’t that how friendships should always be?
I wanta share this story of Candy.
In the 7th grade, Candy Hill, my sister, Anne & her friend, Mariane Sokolich, went campin’ off the Truckee River in California with me & my Mom & her friends & their families. We were 10, 11 & 12 years of age. No brothers on this trip just us girls.
We floated a subsidary of the river, up and down in a huge 4-man raft all day long (we were slight girls). Carry it up 1 mile, float down 1 mile, give an inch or two... Kids can do exhausting things for fun, imagination and beauty. We were adventure’s floating & stopping the raft here & there exploring in & of our imaginations. Remember that as a kid? We also felt the swiftness, power and glee of being carried down the river swiftly with water splashing all over us. Those oars became natural in our hands, we were kids, invincible. Yes, we found control & fun with this huge raft, up & down the river.
A ‘cat’ came through the camp that evening while we were asleep in the tent... Yea, big cat. I woke, we woke everybody up screaming, but that’s another story.
Candy, Anne, Mariane & I, had enough of haulin’ the raft up & floatin’ down. Imagination goes only so far to us Monterey kids, wanting to stretch experience, our imagination. And, as I said, we were experienced rafters by then not to mention invincible, girls.
We didn’t plan it. We didn’t mean to cause any frustration in the campground with Mom & her friends. Especially Mom! She’d kill us if we looked at her crooked! All Mom’s could do that to their children in those days. We wouldn’t even think of messin’ with Mom’s. We did it because we could. (anything familiar with that “thinking” now that some of us are mom’s & dad’s?).
Whatta thrilling river experience it was for us. We thrashed against wave and rock, overturned many times, laughed and screamed with excitement & fear. We had to portal the raft many times. Don’t ask me how we knew to portal the raft, except we got thrown ashore or on rocks many times. It was very cold. It rained all day. Sleet too.
We made it to a lake, Donner Lake. Seeing fisherman, we rowed towards their direction. We found a road and proceeded to hike the raft back to camp. Which was a lot further than we realized. All you could see was 8 skinny legs from underneath this humongous raft. We were freezing, young girls in only bathing suits, no ‘gear’ then. Yet we knew our responsibility, get back to camp with the raft. I got several of my fingers frost bite then... yep, another reminder of friends, places, sounds, “temperature” & life.
I really could go on. But we succeeded. We hid the raft behind a rock & hitched-hiked. A couple of fisherman w/truck stopped for us, said “get in”. We told them of our raft, they said “get it too”. So, there we were, Candy, Anne, Mariane, I & this humongous raft in the back of this pickup and heading back to camp. We did it.
I’m sorry to carry on so. One more thing... I hope I am not the only one that remembers this game. I taught my son, Dylan, & his neighborhood, soccer & lacrosse friends and his Dad, how to play “piggie want’s a signal”.ßI have had some of the most fun times around this game. In my own family, up and down the street. As kids, many of us played in & around the HIll & Fahringer neighborhood, in the dusk & darkness. Gawd, how did those folks put up with us? So much life.
Mike Duerr
September 6, 2009
I love you too Candy. Whenever I would talk with Candy on the phone from here is Las Vegas, she would always say before we hung up "I love you Dewey". Thank you for always loving me and for all the good memories you gave me to forever remember you.
Mariane Sokolich-Ruvinsky
September 5, 2009
I am so sorry to hear about Candy. I too have not seen her for years. I was good friends with her sister Cindy in elementary school and junior high. Often when I would spend the night at the Hill's house, Cindy and I would go into Candy's room and hangout with her. She was always so nice to me. I have very fond memories too of Candy, Marcia, Christine and Keiko being such close friends and a cute routine they did in Junior high when we were voting for class officers.
My sincere condolences to Candy's husband, children and sister's.
Debra DiFranco
September 2, 2009
Dear Ronnie and Family,
Candice was a truly wonderful girl and we will carry only the best memories of her always. I have many wonderful memories of her at Meadow Brook. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
With all our heartfelt sympathy....Love....Debra, Sal & girls ( DiFranco )
Carolyn DiMaggio
September 2, 2009
Dearest Ron, I am so sorry to hear about Candy, and, I was so shocked. I know God had a plan for her, she was such a neat lady. Please accept my deepest condolances. God Bless you, and your family, and Candy's family. Like I said, I am really shocked!
Pearl Stickland
September 2, 2009
Im really sorry to hear about
Candy, she was so full of life , we had some really good times she will be in my heart forever, take care of each other. She will always be in your smile. love Pearl & Bobby
Sissy L'Hommedieu
September 1, 2009
Our Dearest Friends,
Words cannot express how sorry we are for your loss. We are so blessed for you allowing us to be part of your family and will always charish the memories those times have given us. If there is anything that we can do for you please let us know. We love you always.
ALWAYS NOTICE HOW MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL THE SKY IS BECAUSE CANDY IS UP THERE WATCHING OVER US. NOW BRUTUS HAS A FRIEND TO PLAY WITH!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH. TRENT, SISSY, ALEX, TJ:)
Don Harley
September 1, 2009
Ron and family,
We will all miss Candy very much! Please let us know what we can do to help. And you are welcome here anytime. We look forward to sharing our memories with you and others at the ceremony.
Don Harley, Laurie. Linda, Aimee, Gracie and Bella.
Robert Dela Cuesta
August 31, 2009
Ron! I am very sorry to hear about your loss. She was such a nice person and I still remember the good times we all had. P.S Tom Pinkston also sends his condolences.
Robert Dela Cuesta
August 31, 2009
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Kathy Tweedy Engberg
August 31, 2009
Ronnie and Family
Although I have not seen either you or Candy for many many years, you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Candy and I had alot of good times at Del Rey Woods School as well as Fremont Jr. High. I remember the day Candy got her first car, that Dodge Dart...I also remember pushing the big old Buick of her Mom's, out of the driveway and driving down the street when none of us had licenses. Wow.
Those were the days, Keiko, Marcia, Christine and me....what a team we were!
Kathy Tweedy
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