Foothills Sentry March 2020

Foothills Sentry Page 16 March 2020 Real Estate By Al Ricci OBITUARIES Renee Palmer 1952-2020 Renee Palmer passed away on Feb. 12 at her home in Orange. She was born in Chicago on May 15, 1952 to parents Ruth and Dennis Rivelli. She attended St. Peters Catho- lic School in Skokie, Illinois, Marywood High School in Win- netka, Illinois, and St. Teresa’s College in Winona, Minnesota. Renee moved to Orange in 1977, and her family followed over the next three years. Renee was professionally trained in ballet and modern dance, and was an accomplished oil painter and interior decorator. She was a member of the Ridge- line Tennis Club and maintained close friendships with her ten- nis friends. Renee taught at La Purisima Catholic School for 22 years, and loved her job. She was a member of the La Purisima Par- ish for 43 years. Renee was a room mom for her son Ryan, and also a team mom for many of his sports teams. She enjoyed her trips to Palm Desert, Avalon, Laguna Beach and Maui. She is survived by her son Ryan, husband Steve, brother Dennis, and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the American Can- cer Society. "VP council" continued from page 1 ence on the sanitation board,” Sil- zel said. “It benefits us.” A new perspective Chad Zimmerman defended himself as a suitable replacement, noting that Collacott’s contribu- tions were admirable, but that he also had something unique to of- fer. “Entrenching one person in one position doesn’t allow diver- sity,” he said. “I bring a different set of knowledge and principles. My presentation is different than Bob’s. There are different facts that I would highlight in my re- ports back to the council.” But, he summarized, in the spirit of bringing things together, he would support Collacott as the seat holder if he could be the al- ternate, attend meetings and be assigned to the sanitation district next year. Crystal Miles had seemed pre- pared to support Zimmerman’s appointment. She reported that she had reviewed the board min- utes going back a year and could find nothing that cast Collacott in a starring role or gave Villa Park any advantage. “There’s 25 board members, 20 are city ap- pointees,” she explained. “They are all weighted equally. The district has high-level engineers. They make the recommendations. The board does not make policy, it doesn’t make projects. One among many “Having Bob there doesn’t make it better for Villa Park," she added. "I’m taken aback by the pressure to keep him on.” Vince Rossini reminded Miles that he “had more experience” than she did, and that he “knows Bob has made a difference.” He said that he welcomed change in the coming year, but that this was not the time for it. “Chad needs another year of seasoning,” he said. “I concur with his recom- mendation.” The council voted 4 to 1 to re- tain Collacott on the Sanitation District Board. Robbie Pitts was the lone “no.” Orange North Rotary member and city firefighter Miguel Gonzalez is shown giving two drops of polio vaccination to a child during his recent three-day trip, with other local Rotarians, to the Caborca, Mexico area. The visitors also viewed neonatal transport equipment provided by a Rotary Global Grant. Rotarians raised more than $15,000 for the Caborca Rotary Children’s Medical Fund. For infor- mation about Rotary, contact David Silva at (714) 227-3822.