Steve Wilson Housden 1932- 2021 Steve Wilson Housden was born in Centralia, Washington, on Feb. 6, 1932, to Golda and Roy Housden. He died on June 6 in Seal Beach, California. Steve grew up in Brewster, Washington, with six brothers and sisters and graduated Pateras High School. Early in life, he trained for the Army Airborne in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. When the Korean War ended, he was honorably discharged from the Army’s 82nd Airborne. He came to Long Beach, California, to join the LB Police Department as a patrolman, then was a detective for 27 years. Steve was very loved by his family, friends and colleagues, who knew how caring and helpful he was to all. He moved to Leisure World and joined the American Legion Post, woodcarvers and RV clubs. He was a member of C-300 and loved racing, having owned Corvettes over the years. Steve had a boat (or two) and lived aboard one of them at Gangway 17 for a long time. In recent years, he spent the summer in Entiat, Washington, where he had 5 acres along the river’s edge. He beautified the land and welcomed his friends and family to stay and camp with their RVs along the Entiat River at mile marker 7. Steve always had his eyes open to a diamond in the rough, flipping several homes before it was the thing to do. Steve was always hardworking, at times holding two jobs a day to support his growing family. Steve is survived by sisters Gladys, Carol and Charlotte, and brother Tex; his daughters Stephanie O’Connell and her two sons and daughter; Sandra and her two sons and daughters; along with Danielle. He was proud of two great-grandchildren, Logan and Madelyn, and his step-children Tom, Shirley and Gary. He is predeceased by his son Stan and his brothers Leroy and Benny. Steve loved cruising the Caribbean, playing beanbag games and RV-ing with his long-time partner Gloria. They enjoyed their trips with the Kop Outs and Substation North Retirees of Long Beach. Memorial and celebration of life ceremonies will be held on July 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Police Officers Park on Carson in Long Beach for family and friends.

John Wesley Hobbs 1927-2021 John Wesley Hobbs(U.S.Navy, retired) passed away peacefully on April 20. John is survived by his wife, Mary; daughters Bryann Jones and Shirley Gudmundson; son John Hobbs; several grandchildren ;and many nieces and nephews. John and Mary moved to Leisure World, and together, they traveled in their RV to 49 states and Canada for 20 years. In between travels, he was a volunter with emergency meals and the RV Clubs and also golfed. John joined the Navy in 1944 and rose through the enlisted ranks to Chief Petty Officer. He graduated from diving school and Explosive Ordnance Disposal in 1956 and was an instructor of Underwater Swim School (UWSS) until his retirement in 1967. He continued his love and dedication to the deep sea after his retirement. He undertook many civilian assignments, including Makai Undersea Test Range as one of a team of six aquanauts for AEGIR Underwater Habitat; Texas Instruments Inc. as field manager on Research Vessel North Seal to depths of 20,000 feet; Kentron Hawaii Ltd. as a diver/submersible pilot, making 60 submersible dives on Perry Submarine; the Azorian Project, the recovery of the sunken Soviet submarine K-129 in the deep Pacific Ocean floor in the early ’70s, in which John participated. His last deep-sea assignment for Naval Underseas Center was training civilian Navy divers for undersea research involving all aspects of manned underwater project. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 7, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Texas.