VISTA – Robert Y. Rivas passed away at the age of 70 on Saturday, August 24, 2019.  He enjoyed living an active lifestyle, which included running, racquetball, hiking, golf, and watching his beloved 49ers.  He spent his life serving the community.  In his youth, marched with fellow brothers and sisters to bring awareness to the inequities of the Latino population.  In Nevada, he founded the Hispanic Committee for Quality Education.  This committee served to...

Billie Yvonne Pate aka “Rocky“ Billie Yvonne Pate was born on June 06, 1941 to Anna B Dickerson and William Dickerson in Bristol Virginia.   Her Entrance to this world was remarkable. Born after just 28 weeks of gestation she was placed in a drawer and her parents were told she would not live through the night.  She proved them wrong. Billie grew to be a strong a vibrant young girl; enjoying her younger days in Bristol, with her mother father and sister...

James H. Ritch, 93, of Vista, California, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019.  He was born in Pasadena, California, to Gladys and Oliver Ritch on August 18, 1925. Jim served in the United States Navy and was stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, California during World War II. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Mary Lou Bulen Ritch.  He was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Ritch Line.  His sister, Carolyn Ritch Martin (Chuck Martin) lives in...

       Janice Darlene Wade was born to the late Marrion Jean McClarrin in Knoxville, TN on January 4, 1951. She received her education in the public schools of St. Petersburg, FL and Asheville, NC. She accepted Christ as a child attending church with her grandmother, an ordained minister in the Penacostal church, and served in various ministries.         She later attended Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC where she majored in...