All Tributes

On April 1, 2020, at 12:20am, our beautiful Mother was called to Heaven. After a long and painful battle with cancer and kidney disease, she passed peacefully at home, in her sleep, with her daughters and son in law by her side. Helena was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana in the fall of 1944. The first born to Mrs. Rosa Inzerilla and Mr. Octave Templet. She grew up in Donaldsonville and married the love of her life, her soul mate, Terrell J. Alleman. They were married for 57 years. She...

Eugene “Gene” Austin Brown, born November 13, 1935, in San Francisco, California, passed away March 22, 2020, in Antioch California, after an 8-year struggle with congestive heart failure. Gene grew up in the Fillmore district in San Francisco and sang in the youth choir at Third Baptist Church, where he was baptized. He attended Washington High School and there found a talent and love for basketball. He played in city-wide leagues and eventually for the University of San...

Shirley Paris, age 84, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Gene Paris Sr., and is survived by her devoted children, Gene Paris, Jr. (Susie), Sheryl Paris, Hal Paris (Karin), Dale Paris (Jeanette), 15 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. Shirley was born in 1935 in Antioch, California, where she lived most of her life. Her greatest joy was being surrounded by her family, either camping or backyard BBQ’s....

Samuel Herman Rapp died, peacefully, at his home in Antioch, on February 25, 2020. He was 90 years old. Sam was born on June 17, 1929, in Hanford, CA. He enlisted in the Navy and served on the USS Rupertus DD-851 as a helmsman, during the Korean War. Sam married his sweetheart, Christine (Tina) McGill shortly after his discharge. Sam retired from Fiberboard in Antioch, where he was a machinist. He proudly served his community as a reserve police officer, reaching the rank of lieutenant. He...

Geraldine "Geri", beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of Wednesday, February 26, 2020, with family at her side. Proud of her Irish, Catholic heritage, Geri was born to Calvin and Mary Lewis of San Francisco, in September 1938. She was the younger sister to Calvin Lewis Jr. Her family lived in San Francisco, the Portola District, San Bruno Avenue (the Road); where Geri graduated from Immaculate Conception...

Rafael (Joe) Gomez Martinez. 72 of Bay Point, Ca passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on February 25,2020 with his loving family by his side.  Rafael was born in Mexico to the late Simon Martinez and Guadalupe Gomez Martinez.  He began his life in California in 1963 where he meet his wife Delfina Martinez. They were married on September 28, 1966.  Rafael worked as the executive chef for the Sheraton Corporation and won many culinary competitions for this ice...

Tyrone Omar Lewis was born November 18, 1975 in Oakland California to Darlene Collins and Tyrone Lewis. On February 18, 2020 he passed away peacefully at the age of 44 at his home in Oakley California. Omar's cause of death was cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2016. Tyrone is preceded by both parents as well as his grandmother Vera Rhymes. He leaves behind one brother, Richard Wheeler and his cousin Micheal Scoggins who was like a brother. He also leaves behind many cousins, aunts,...