On a Personal Note

On a personal note, I remember the delightful Irma Jurkowitz, who, with her husband Morrie, was a resident in our Eden by the Beach for more than half a century.

The dynamic duo, once the owners of the Granada Theatre and the tower building above it, established the Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement in honor of their daughter and grandson who loved the performing arts and music education.

Irma, who was 89 when she moved to more heavenly pastures over the weekend, was also honored along with Morrie at the Granada’s second Legends gala in 2016.

Quite a gal with a heart of gold…

I also remember an old friend and colleague Marilyn McMahon, who I worked with at the Santa Barbara News-Press as a columnist.

Marilyn, who toiled for the daily as a features writer for 43 years, fittingly died just four weeks after the newspaper closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy at the age of 93.

A major fixture in our Eden by the Beach, a popular journalist, and gracious lady.