OBITUARIES 1964

OBITUARIES: ’64 GALS

Patricia Ann Carbacio, 60, a Phoenix native, passed away on February 23, 2006, after a brief illness. She was born at the old St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix. She was preceded in death by her parents, James J. and Rose M. Carbacio, for whom she was the primary caregiver for over 9 years. She was a long time member of the Madison Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was a graduate of Camelback High School in 1964, and Arizona State University in 1971, with a BA in Education. Pat went on to be a school teacher at Madison Park Elementary School, teaching 2nd grade, and 7th and 8th grade English. Afterward, she received training for Dental Assisting, and worked in this field over 10 years, and most recently went on to manage her own business. She was survived by her sister, Eleanor Sahlin (Camelback class of ’61); her brother, Joe Carbacio (class of ’58); and two nieces, Michele and Stephanie Sahlin.

OBITUARIES: ’64 GUYS

John Timothy “Tim” Conry, 26, of Phoenix, a 1^st Lieutenant in the US Army Reserves, died May 9, 1972, from hostile action in Kontum, South Vietnam. His name is on Panel 01W Line 015 of the Vietnam Memorial. For more details, see http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/ConryJT01a.htm.

Harold “Hal” Thomas Fisher, 65, of Scottsdale, AZ, a Phoenix native, passed away in Scottsdale on July 19, 2011. Hal was a graduate of Camelback High School and Arizona State University, where he belonged to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Hal was a long-term real estate broker, a classically trained pianist, and gold medal winner at the Senior Olympics. Survivors included his wife, Rosemary; a daughter, Abby; two brothers: Barry and Jackson; and two sons: Gary and David Trapp.

Joseph Walter “Joe” Lyons, 22, a Corporal in the US Marine Corps, died June 5, 1968. Joe’s death was due to a hostile, ground action in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. His name is in row 19 of panel 60W of the Vietnam Memorial. He had been in Vietnam since January 28, 1968 and had been a Marine 1 year. Joe was married and living in Phoenix, AZ, before enlisting in the Marines. Source: Vietnam Veterans Memorial website – see also http://www.virtualwall.org/dl/LyonsJW01a.htm

Richard E. “Dick” Oglesby, 57, lost his long and courageous battle with cancer on April 22, 2004. Born in Phoenix AZ, he was a graduate of Phoenix Camelback High School and the University of Arizona, Dick began his career in real estate development in Phoenix, then moved to Orange County CA with his family in 1980, where he developed office buildings and light industrial. 1990 brought Dick the opportunity to consult for a growing master planned community in Northwest Las Vegas known as Summerlin. In 1992, he moved his family to Las Vegas where he began a successful career as vice president of community development with the Howard Hughes Corp at Summerlin, where his vision, high standards, and integrity produced much of the Summerlin you see today. He went on to form R O Consulting. He had 28 years in the commercial and residential real estate industry. He advised clients in the development, marketing and management of master planned communities and commercial real estate projects. His expertise included commercial real estate brokerage, commercial/retail development and master planned community development. Dick also had extensive experience in managing the design and development of high end golf properties. Survivors included his wife, the former Connie Mills (Camelback class of ’65); children, Christopher, Patrick and Molly; his sister, Naomi Oglesby (class of ’58); and brother, William Oglesby (class of ’71). (excerpted/edited from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 27, 2004)

James David “Jim” Sarten, 58, of Phoenix, passed away on September 9, 2004. He was a life long resident of Arizona and graduated from Phoenix Camelback High School in 1964. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Bernie and Louise Sarten. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Halagan (Adrian); sister, Freda Sarten Warner (Camelback class of ’59); two nieces; and one nephew. (excerpted/edited from The Arizona Republic, September 13, 2004)

Douglas Bryce “Doug” Skiff, 59, lost his fight with cancer on June 15, 2006, in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was born in Phoenix on July 15, 1946 to G.M. and Eleanor Skiff. Doug is a graduate of Camelback High School. He served in the U.S. Army, which included a full tour of duty in Vietnam as a military policeman, from 1966 to 1968. He moved to Flagstaff in 1970, working in the adult beverage business at Northland Beverage for more than 25 years. He was fondly known by his colleagues as "Skiff". Doug's favorite hobby was fly fishing in Colorado, Oak Creek Canyon and Puerto Vallarta. He was survived by his companion Barbara Rice; his class of ’60 brother Ken (Debbie); his aunts, Nora Skiff and Gilberta Richards; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. The family would like to thank Doug's many friends who provided love and support during his two-year illness, especially his long-time employer and fellow employees at Northland Beverage, Inc.; and, the gang at Jacque's. (excerpted from The Arizona Republic, 6/18-21/2006)