David Fuqua was born on June 15, 1956 to Clara Jimmy and Clyde Fuqua in Amarillo. He passed away unexpectedly February 18, 2022, at the age of 65.

Dave grew up on a ranch in Woodland Park, Colorado with one sister and four brothers. He moved to Humboldt County his senior year, graduating from McKinleyville High School in 1974.

Dave started riding bulls and broncos in the local rodeos in 1974. He won the bull riding event in the First Annual Annie and Mary Rodeo in Blue Lake. He worked in several local lumber mills throughout his life.

In 1984, Dave married Robin Stolpe, and January 15, 1985, they had their daughter, Jessica Fuqua.

In 1994 he met his soulmate Linda Smith and together they helped raise their girls Jessica, Danielle, Katie and Amanda.

He loved rodeos and fishing, and could always make you laugh with a good joke or cowboy story.

Dave is survived by sister Clydette, and brothers Regan, Danny, Butch, and Andrew. Daughters Jessica, Danielle, Katie, and Amanda. His grandchildren Colton, Parker, Tannor, Erika, T.J., Josiah, Asher, and Everyn. Also several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

There will be a celebration of life held May 14, 2022, at Perigot Park, at 351 S Railroad Ave in Blue Lake, from 1-6 p.m. Please bring any photos, and/or good stories you have of David. We also ask to bring any favorite side dishes or refreshments you would like to share.

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The obituary above was submitted by David Fuqua’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here. Email news@lostcoastoutpost.com.

This year, like every election year, the Lost Coast Outpost has received the electronic equivalent of reams and reams of “letters to the editor” in support of this candidate or that.

Here’s the thing with them: They are boring.

More often than not, they’re cut ‘n’ paste form letters that say whatever the candidate has told them to say in a preplanned campaign to take advantage of newspapers’ desperate need for content of any sort. They suck. They suck bad! They’re spam!

At the same time, we love and respect our readers and their political opinions. So this year we’re going to do something new.

We will print your “letter to the editor” in support of your favored candidate if and only if it is written in the form of a limerick.

And when I say “limerick” I definitely mean limerick. Clumsy scansion? A half-rhyme stretched too thin? You’re outta here. Also we reserve the right to reject your limerick if it’s really gross or something.

Most importantly: No haiku.

So get crackin’, supporters! Write up a limerick or two in praise and celebration of your favorite candidate(s) for office — multiple verses are OK! — then email it/them to news@lostcoastoutpost.com. Be sure to put the words “Election Limerick” in the subject line. Include your real name and phone number.

If enough people actually care about local candidates for office, and aren’t instead too lazy to bother putting in some actual creative work on their behalf, we’ll run periodic politi-limerick roundups right here in this space. Stay tuned!

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The Ballad of the Uncontestable Sheriff

No one dares challenge dear Sheriff Billy.
At the height of his powers? Don’t be silly.
You’d be in for a snub
at the Rotary Club.
The reception you’d get would be chilly.

Admired by humans for more than 130 years, Eureka’s Queen Anne Victorian “The Pink Lady” is now a subject of inspiration for intelligent machines.

The image-generating software DALL-E 2, developed by the company OpenAI LP, was recently used to visualize Humboldt’s prized Victorian as a work of modern architecture.

The advanced program uses human-typed words or phrases to create original art and realistic images by sourcing billions of captioned pictures collected from the internet.

DALL-E 2 explained | OpenAI.

“DALL-E 2 has learned the relationship between images and the text used to describe them,” the company stated on its website. “It uses a process called ‘diffusion,’ which starts with a pattern of random dots and gradually alters that pattern towards an image when it recognizes specific aspects of that image.”

DALL-E 2 co-creator Aditya Ramesh shared an animation of The Pink Lady’s AI-generated remodel on social media yesterday, drawing astonishment and revulsion from many viewers, including New York Magazine’s Pulitzer-Prize winning Senior Art Critic Jerry Saltz.

“Please no Victorian Architecture nostalgia. We all love it,” Saltz wrote on social media in response to The Pink Lady’s transformation. “This isn’t about that.”

A portmanteau of artist Salvador Dali and Pixar’s WALL·E, DALL-E was developed in 2021 through funding partly provided by celebrity billionaire Elon Musk.

The company has stated that the purpose of this software is “to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity, primarily by attempting to build safe AGI and share the benefits with the world.”

However, the ability to generate completely original false images that can be indistinguishable from real life photographs, poses major ethical questions for how this technology may affect the future of our society.

“We recognize that work involving generative models has the potential for significant, broad societal impacts,” the company stated. “In the future, we plan to analyze how models like DALL·E relate to societal issues like economic impact on certain work processes and professions, the potential for bias in the model outputs, and the longer term ethical challenges implied by this technology.”

The software is not yet accessible to the general public. Select professionals like artists, journalists and researchers can currently join a waitlist to one day preview the program. OpenAI reportedly hopes to one day make DALL-E 2 available for use in third-party apps.

While The Pink Lady may be vulnerable to infinite alterations in the “metaverse,” in the real world, the newly remodeled Victorian is set to re-open this summer as a new location for dining, shopping, weddings, public tours and more.

“A photo of an astronaut riding a horse” #dalle pic.twitter.com/4UDwErtEbZ

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 6, 2022

Hey! St. Vincent de Paul is gearing up for their Easter festivities, and the cupboard is just a little bit lighter than they would hope be the case.

Want to help make this a special holiday for people and families who are a little light in the wallet? Here’s what you can do. Says St. Vinny’s:

We are in urgent need of Easter basket and dinner supplies.

With these unfortunate times many families are struggling now more than ever and we need your help.

We are asking for any and all donations in order to help make this Easter special for many families across our local county.

Please call (707) 445-9588or (707) 616-3582 to set up donations drop off at St Vincent De Paul — 35 3rd Street Eureka, CA.

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After months of marathon meetings, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors convened for a relatively brief but eventful discussion on Tuesday morning.

The board was all set to discuss a second vote of “no confidence” against Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez, but the item was pulled from the board’s agenda.

County Administrative Officer Elishia Hayes informed the board that Paz Dominguez had spoken with Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, who had initiated the agenda item with Board Chair and Fourth District Supervisor Virginia Bass, and said she would not be able to attend this morning’s meeting. 

The board narrowly approved a vote of “no confidence” in Paz Dominguez in November 2021 in an attempt to signal increasing alarm over fiscal management problems and unfulfilled tasks tied to her office, some of which date back two years or more. 

The call for a second vote of “no confidence” in the elected official came in response to a letter signed by 13 of the county’s 19 department heads who asserted that “the auditor-controller has failed to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of her position.”

“Interdepartmental integration of duties and responsibilities exists across all county operations, but there is only one department through which ALL county financial transactions are recorded and that is the Auditor-Controller’s department, which we all tried to support because our individual departments depend on accurate and factual financial reporting for our operations,” the letter stated. “…We are reaching out to you to pledge that we have been, and will continue to do, the best jobs we can within our positions of authority in your county government and for all Humboldt County Citizens…”

The staff report acknowledged that the board has received “similar letters from outside agencies in education, local municipal government, workforce development, public safety and the private sector.” The report also lists upwards of 40 existing deficiencies associated with the auditor-controller’s office.

Hayes said the agenda item would return “at a date when the auditor-controller can interact with your board in that discussion.”

COVID-19 Local Emergency Proclamation

As local cases of COVID-19 continue on a downward trend, the board unanimously voted to terminate the Local Emergency proclamation that was initiated by the Humboldt County Sheriff on March 31, 2020.

Pereira | Screenshot

“We are at a stage right now where we’re continuing to see a downward trend across the state,” Humboldt County Public Health Director Sofia Pereira told the board. “…In terms of hospitalizations, [they’ve been] very low. We had one death that was reported last week. Our case rate as of last week was 1.2 [per 100,000 residents]. The last time our case rate was this low was in October 2020.”

BA.2, a subvariant of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, has fueled an uptick of new cases across the country. The new variant accounts for the vast majority of new cases globally, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“Every country, every state, every community has a different immunity history with this virus, so it’s going to probably play out differently in different places in terms of the risk of hospitalizations and such,” Pereira said. “…Our hope is that the next surge that we have, especially with BA.2, would be more of an outpatient surge, meaning we’re not relying on the hospital system to get through the surge.”

Pereira acknowledged that the county will have to continually adapt to new variants of the virus but, at this point, said the community “is at a point where we can terminate the Local Emergency proclamation.” To ensure continued access to state and federal resources, the local health emergency will remain in place for the time being, she said.

“This decision was made jointly with the Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services and in consultation with the [Emergency Operations Center] policy group,” Pereira said. “I think it’s important to note that we’re not out of the woods yet but given where we are at, [keeping the] local Health Emergency in place will give us the tools to be able to scale up the response as needed. I think we’re at a place where we can terminate the Local Emergency proclamation.”

First District Supervisor Rex Bohn made a motion to approve staff’s recommendation to terminate the Local Emergency proclamation which was seconded by Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson. The motion passed 5-0.

Great Redwood Trail Authority

The board also appointed Jeff Hunerlach, District Representative for Operating Engineers Local #3, to serve as a Humboldt County representative on the Great Redwood Trail Authority, formerly the North Coast Railroad Authority, for a two-year appointment.

Hunerlach | Screenshot

“I think I bring a lot to the table for Great Redwood Trail Authority because labor often doesn’t have a seat [at the table],” Hunerlach told the board. “I’ve been involved in construction for over 27 years, I am an advocate for hiking and biking. Nothing would make me happier than to be able to ride my bicycle on the trail if it comes to pass. …Too often people think labor is the problem and it’s really the solution.”

The board also considered applications from McKinleyville resident Julie Neander, Kneeland resident Bruce Silvey and Arcata resident Uri Driscoll.

After a brief discussion, Supervisor Wilson made a motion to appoint Hunerlach to the Authority which was seconded by Fifth District Supervisor Steve Madrone. The motion passed 5-0.

Humboldt Ranch, Inc. Rezoning Request

The longest discussion of the day centered around a zone reclassification request from Humboldt Ranch, Inc. to change the General Plan designation of an illegally subdivided parcel in Southern Humboldt County to allow the applicant to pursue a cannabis cultivation permit.

Steven Santos, a senior planner for the county, explained that the 29-acre parcel near the community of Briceland was divided by deed in 2001 without going through the required subdivision process. Had the subdivision been submitted to the county for approval it would have been denied as the zoning district requires a minimum parcel size of 40 acres. 

The parcel in question is highlighted in blue. | Screenshot

“To approve the petition, one of the findings the board needs to make is whether the petition is in the public interest,” Santos said. “…Staff’s analysis concluded that the finding of public interest cannot be made. This may actually be in contrary to the public interest in that it’s an unusual pathway to resolve a subdivision violation. It would likely encourage more petitions…and also present equity issues for other landowners who have gone through the subdivision process to correct their subdivision violations.”

Supervisor Bushnell asked whether there were any additional options for the applicant. Santos explained that the only options available to the landowner under the General Plan would be to merge the two parcels that were created in 2001 back into a single parcel. “Or, the parcel that is subject to the petition could join with other surrounding parcels to meet that 40-acre minimum,” he said.

“Do you know if the applicant has asked the surrounding landowners if they are willing?” Bushnell asked. “Because if they’re not willing, what would be the alternative?”

Santos couldn’t say for sure and told Bushnell that there were “no other alternatives to suggest at this time.”

Planning and Building Director John Ford called the situation “extremely unfortunate.”

“I think that this is a really difficult circumstance where this [parcel] was created in such a manner that is now substandard and then the board is being asked to consider a petition for a rezone and a General Plan amendment that is clearly inconsistent with what the General Plan and zoning call for in the area,” he said. “…The fact of the matter is at some point in the past – not [the current landowner’s] doing – the parcel was illegally subdivided.”

Bushnell asked why the property wasn’t flagged as a part of the sale process when it was sold in 2014. Ford said that is the responsibility of the real estate agent or title company.

Local attorney Nate Madsen maintained that his client “did all of the due diligence that would be expected of a purchaser and still ended up with a clouded title.”

“Our client loves their home, the adjacent landowners love their homes [but] people aren’t willing to sell,” he said. “People are also not interested in getting married to their neighbor, merging the parcel and then somehow negotiating some kind of management agreement. We’ve broached that subject with each and every adjoining parcel. There just isn’t a deal.”

Madsen added that there are many landowners throughout the county that are in the same boat.

“How do we fix this long-term?” Bushnell asked. “Where do we start? If we don’t start here where do we start?”

The General Plan would have to be updated, Santos said. “If the board were to decide that this was an appropriate policy pathway to address this kind of situation, probably the better way to do it would be to do it on an area basis rather than an individual parcel one at a time,” he said.

Supervisor Wilson said he “has sympathy and empathy for folks that are in this situation” but emphasized that “what is being asked of [the board] is to deviate [from the standard]” and made a motion to deny the petition. Madrone offered a second “for discussion.”

“While I have great sympathy, I am also very concerned about the precedent that doing this might set,” Madrone said. “I think getting a merger ordinance done is critical so that we don’t continue to have so many of these things happen.”

Before voting on the item, Bushnell said she would support the board’s denial of the petition but said, “it just hurts my heart.”

The board ultimately voted 5-0 to deny the petition.

Remembering Donna Wright

Before adjourning to closed session, the board acknowledged the recent passing of Greater Eureka Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Donna Wright. 

Bohn credited Wright for her commitment to Eureka and Humboldt County. “When we lose somebody like that in our community it tends to make us all sit back, and I’ve seen an outpouring of support that you don’t, you see it, but very rarely at this level,” he said. “I think it’s more than appropriate that we close in Donna’s memory and on behalf of her family from Humboldt County. [We’re] wishing them the best through this tough time.”

Bass added that Wright was “someone that had so much passion, energy, laughter and was always smiling.”

Bushnell extended her sympathies to the families and communities impacted by Wright’s passing and praised her commitment to the Chamber.

Wilson called Wright “an apex doer” and highlighted the “expression” that she put out into the community. “You really [felt] it,” he said. “She’s going to be missed for a lot of reasons, but for me, she was one of those doers who did it with a smile and with grace.”

Madrone expressed his condolences as well.

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California’s clean-air regulators today unveiled a far-reaching proposal requiring a ramp-up in sales of zero-emission cars, culminating in a ban on new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

The rules to force Californians to end their dependence on conventional cars are a critical component to California’s goals to tackle climate change and poor air quality.

If adopted by the California Air Resources Board this summer, the regulations would be the first in the world and could pave the way for nationwide standards. At least 15 other states pledged to follow California’s lead on car standards on previous clean-car rules, and the federal government usually follows.

Carrying out Gov. Gavin Newsom 2020 executive order ordering the board to end the sale of gas-powered cars in California by 2035, the new proposal sets in motion the public regulatory process. Public comments will be collected for 45 days, then a hearing will be held on June 9 and the board is expected to vote in August.

Automakers did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the draft rules. But many major manufacturers, including General Motors, have already announced goals to ramp up clean-car models on a similar timeframe.

“This is a hugely important inflection point. This rule finally, definitively puts us on the path to 100% zero-emission vehicles,” said Daniel Sperling, a member of the Air Resources Board and founding director of the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.

Vehicles that run on gasoline or diesel fuel are the state’s biggest sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases, smog and dangerous particles. Under the rule proposed today, about 384 million fewer metric tons of greenhouse gases will be emitted between 2026 and 2040, according to air board staff — more than the total amount that the state emitted in 2019 across its economy.

“This is a hugely important inflection point. This rule finally, definitively puts us on the path to 100% zero-emission vehicles.”
— Daniel Sperling, Air Resources Board member and UC Davis

Under the new proposed mandate, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in the state will need to be zero-emission starting in 2026, increasing to 68% in 2030 and 100% in 2035. Of those, 20% can be plug-in hybrids.

The rule does not apply to sales of pre-owned cars, and it wouldn’t do anything to force the millions of existing gasoline-powered cars off roads. Only about 2% of cars on California’s roads were zero emissions in 2020.

California has already enacted standards that will require roughly 8% of new cars sold in the state to be zero emission in 2025, according to air board staff. That goal already has been exceeded: About 12% of California’s 2021 new vehicle sales were clean cars, according to state data. But the pace would have to triple in just five years to reach the new target.

One of the biggest roadblocks could be the lack of charging stations for electric cars. Nearly 1.2 million chargers will be needed for the 8 million zero-emission vehicles expected in California by 2030, according to a state report. Right now, there are only about 70,000 with another 123,000 on the way, falling far short.

Another obstacle is the cost of the vehicles. “The cost to manufacturers will be high per vehicle in the early years, but significantly decrease over time by 2035,” the air board’s staff report says.

The economic benefits of the mandate are expected to exceed the costs: The costs could run $289 billion over the lifetime of the rule while the economic benefits could reach at least $338 billion — a net benefit of $48 billion, according to air board staff.

Electric cars now cost more to purchase, but price drops plus savings on gas and maintenance would add up, saving consumers an estimated $3,200 over ten years for a 2026 car and $7,500 for a 2035 car, the air board calculated.

In an effort to address consumer reluctance, manufacturers would be required to meet minimum performance, durability and warranty requirements for zero-emission vehicles. Cars must be able to drive at least 150 miles on a single charge, up from the current 50-mile mandate, and batteries will need to last longer and carry a manufacturer’s warranty.

The goal is to ensure that new and used zero-emission vehicles “can serve as full replacement vehicles for conventional vehicles in every household in California,” the air board says.

Electric cars now cost more, but price drops plus savings on gas and maintenance would save consumers an estimated $3,200 for a 2026 car and $7,500 for a 2035 car.

Environmental advocates had raised concerns about previous drafts, saying they ramped up too slowly, allowing millions of cars powered by fossil fuels to remain on the roads since the average car is driven for 12 years.

Starting at a sales requirement of 35% is “a marked improvement,” said Don Anair, research and deputy director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ clean transportation program. Still, he said, “It’s kind of the bare minimum. So we really see that as a floor, not a ceiling, to get started.”

Car manufacturers may meet a small portion of the sales targets through 2031 with credits aimed at helping low-income residents who are disproportionately harmed by pollution. For instance, they could earn credits for selling less-expensive new zero-emission cars costing less than $20,000 or ensure that vehicles are offered up for resale in the state.

Last year Newsom approved a $3.9 zero-emission vehicle budget that included about $1.2 billion to bolster rebates and other clean-car incentives, particularly for low-income and disadvantaged communities. Another $300 million will go toward building charging and fueling infrastructure. This year Newsom proposed another $10 billion zero-emission funding package in his January budget blueprint.

The state auditor has warned the Air Resources Board, however, that it “has generally not determined the effects its incentive programs have on consumers’ behavior and thus, has overstated (greenhouse gas) emissions reductions its incentive programs achieve.”

While battery-powered cars emit no pollutants, the generation of the power that runs them does. However, air-quality regulators say emissions from electricity generation are far lower than from vehicles. Much of California’s electricity comes from natural gas, solar, wind and hydropower.

Other nations are on similar paths toward phasing out fossil fuel-powered vehicles, but no state or nation has adopted a rule that bans them. However, the European Union is considering a large package of climate change laws that would, in effect, prohibit fossil fuel cars by requiring a 100% cut in all carbon dioxide emissions by 2035.

Washington state’s Legislature also recently passed a transportation bill that set a goal that all cars sold, purchased or registered in the state by 2030 be electric vehicles. But it’s not an enforceable regulation like California’s would be if enacted this summer.

California’s proposal comes as gas prices soar to more than $5 per gallon in the state. Critics say the Newsom administration is sending mixed messages about gasoline-powered cars by proposing rebates for car owners.

The zero-emission vehicle proposal will require approval of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for implementation. Since the 1960s, the state has led the country in cleaning up the exhaust that creates California’s choking smog. The federal Clean Air Act gave California authority to set its own tailpipe emissions standards.

The Trump administration acted to eliminate that authority but President Joe Biden’s EPA overturned the decision in March. Newsom called it “a major victory for the environment, our economy, and the health of families across the country” and said the state “looks forward to partnering with the Biden Administration to make a zero-emission future a reality for all Americans.”

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Michael (Mike) was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, a mentor, and a dear friend. He was born in Arcata and attended Blue Lake and Stewart Elementary Schools and Arcata High School. Mike was born into a pioneer family that settled in Humboldt County in the mid-1850s. He was a fourth-generation Humboldt County native who never had the urge to stray far.

After graduating from high school, Mike attended Humboldt State University’s Civil Engineering program. While at HSU, he was president of the Intercollegiate Knights (IK), a campus community service organization. One of Mike’s favorite IK memories was creating sculptures alongside US 101 near the Eureka Slough with driftwood and trash they collected along the freeway. The “Red Bandit” and other sculptures were removed because they were thought to be a distraction to drivers. However, you now know the rest of the story that it was not a bunch of “hippies” as reported by the newspaper. It was a group of community service nerds.

Mike started his career at Caltrans in 1965 as a Junior Civil Engineer while attending HSU. After graduation, he continued working for Caltrans for many years in Highway Design. Because of his skills, Mike was selected for a special assignment during the 1970s to restore the Victorian houses in Eureka that Caltrans purchased for the now abandon Eureka Bypass. Later in his career, Mike crossed over to Transportation Planning, and later retired in 2008 as the Design Manager for the North Region after over 40 years working for Caltrans. He was a licensed civil engineer for over 50 years.

Mike was exceptionally talented in his ability to complete anything he set his mind to doing. He built bicycles and a unicycle as a pre-teen, a beach buggy from parts as a teenager, and an apartment complex with a friend when he was 30 (in his spare time). He also designed and built a custom house for his family when he was 32, and he rebuilt his now prize 1977 Bronco in his late 30s. More recently, he completely restored his parent’s 1964 Chevelle.

Mike once used a gum wrapper to help get a car started. Yes, he was like MacGyver at times.

Mike was focused and driven. He designed, built, and restored houses, fathered four children, was a member of the Six River’s Running Club, and enjoyed bicycling.

While Mike never ran a marathon, he did complete the over 40-mile Arcata to Willow Creek run. He was a good runner but found his niche when the Bar to Barf run was initiated in Eureka. This concept turned out to be an equalizer for Mike as he won his first road race in 1987.

Mike got hooked on the idea of owning a fishing boat, so he and some friends invested in an old “captain’s gig” that they christened the “M.S. Piggy.” The Piggy was not a “looker” or the prettiest marble in the bag, but she was a tough old boat - functionally sound and remarkably fast with an overpowered engine. Mike, along with his kids and friends enjoyed many years of ocean salmon fishing. Occasionally when returning to port, Mike enjoyed a bay race, and let us just say the Piggy is faster than the Madaket. Though a few of his kids turned green while fishing, Mike was always grateful for the extra limits their presence provided at the end of the day!

Mike met his wife Katharine Eagan (Kat) in 1994 at 5 a.m. at the Adorni Center when they met to row together for the first time. Although difficult to see each other on that dark, foggy morning, the shared excitement and love for rowing, mountain biking, hiking, and Japanese food was a good start to a long and loving 28-year relationship and 20-year marriage.

Upon retiring from Caltrans in 2008, Mike immediately became busier than ever. He was always fixing stuff and making it better. He managed a handful of rental houses that kept him busy, and he took immense pride in what took the most effort, which was working on his own home. Built by John A. Cottrell circa 1902, the Queen Anne/Eastlake residence was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mike spent considerable time learning and then putting his woodworking skills to the test by building lathe blades to match much of the custom trim and scalloped shingles, not to mention the time he and Kat spent completely restoring the inside of the home. The result was amazing and meticulous – or about what you would expect from Mike.

Mike was a highly active member of the community. He served as a Planning Commissioner for the City of Eureka and on the State Board of Professional Engineers and the Timber Heritage Association Board. Mike was a member of the Historic Preservation Commission, the Humboldt County Historical Society, the Old House Group, the Humboldt Rose Society, The Ingomar Club, a founding member of the Redwood Offroad Club, Curry Cruisers, and Lost Coast 4X4s. If he had a passion for it, he joined the club, the committee, the association, etc. If he did not like something, he went to those meetings and argued for what he believed.

Mike is survived by his wife Kat, his children Scott Eagan (Marisol Cervantes-Eagan) of Reno, NV; Kelly Eagan (Nick Compin) of Yuba City, CA; Kimberley Eagan (Andre Logie) of Yuba City, CA; and Kerry Eagan (Jeffrey Sulli- van) of Prince George, VA; his grandchildren Milana Eagan, Sean Eagan, Tiernan Eagan-Johnson, Madeline Eagan, Shannon Eagan, Alana Logie, Legacy Jones, Lillian Eagan-Compin, Jasmine Sullivan, Layla Logie, and Tobias Sullivan; his great-grandchildren Kaedline Trask and Robert Trask. He is preceded in death by his father Henry (Mike) Eagan; his mother Evelyn Eagan; his sister Patricia Eagan; and his furry friends OJ, Dave and Violet.

And regretfully…very regretfully…Mike has been taken from us sooner than any of us would like. We are shocked, and we are mourning his loss. We miss you already – our lives are forever changed by your passing. Over the years there have been many stories about Mike at various times of his life – some funny, some sad, some touching, but always inspiring. Mike made all of us better people for knowing and having him in our lives. For information regarding his memorial service, please call: 707-445-1019. We hope you bring a story to share.