BYRNE, John Drennan

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• Obituary: From the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 8 Jan 1989: John Drennan Byrne Private services will be held for John Drennan Byrne of Santa Cruz, who died Saturday after several months of declining health. He was 84. A Santa Cruz native, Mr. Byrne's family has lived in the area for more than 125 years. He was born in a house on Walnut Avenue and attended the original Mission Hill School and Santa Cruz High School. After graduation from Stanford University, Mr. Byrne joined the firm his father and uncle had founded, Byrne Bros. Hardware. The business closed in 1967, when the partners retired. From 1955 to 1971 Mr. Byrne was a member of the Santa Cruz Library Board, which oversaw the construction of both the main library downtown and the east-side branch. For 39 years Mr. Byrne was secretary of the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz. In 1972 he was named a Paul Harris Fellow, one of the highest honors of Rotary International. After his retirement, Mr. Byrne participated in the Local History Project at UCSC, identifying and cataloging photographs and other local historical material. He also returned to his hobby of amateur radio. He was a pioneer in amateur radio, using a spark-gap transmitter as a young man, and was a regular participant in the California weather network and the Professional Loafers Net. He also repaired old clocks. He is survived by his wife, Vivian E. Byrne of Santa Cruz; his daughter, Catherine B. Boxwell of Sunnyvale; his son, John A. Byrne of Palo Alto; his sisters, Barbara Byrne of Chula Vista, Louise B. Shreve of Menlo Park and Miriam B. Kerr of San Diego; his brother, Gilbert G. Byrne of Redwood City; four grandsons; and a great-grand-aughter. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arnold's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Polio Plus Project through the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz, P.O. Box 497, 950610, or to a favorite charity.
• Occupation: Byrne Brothers Hardware, Santa Cruz, California. Worked for father and eventually purchased business.
• Cause of Death: Urosepsis (sepsis) + Congestive Cardiac Failure
• Residence: 1910, 52 Walnut, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1920, 28 Union Street (now 332), Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
• Residence: 1930, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
• Residence: Feb 1933, 396 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA USA

John married EBI, Vivian Irene on 17 Nov 1929 in Stanford Memorial Church, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, USA. Vivian (daughter of EBI, Alvin Dryden and AUSTIN, Grace Alma) was born on 19 Nov 1907 in Hollister, San Benito, California, USA; died on 20 May 1999 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA; was buried in Jun 1999 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish, 330 Ravenswood, Menlo Park, San Mateo, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Jack
• Education: Stanford University, BA Journalism
• Occupation: Editor, SRI International
• Religion: Episcopal
• Cause of Death: Heart attack
• Residence: 1962-1993, 3702 Redwood Circle, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA USA

Notes:

Birth:
Born at 7:30 p.m., 7 lbs 8 oz

Died:
Heart attack while walking with wife.

John married TRAPNELL, Sarah Valentine on 9 Feb 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany. Sarah (daughter of TRAPNELL, Valentine Coles and BROWN, Jean Hamilton Roxburgh) was born on 28 May 1937 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA; was christened on 6 Nov 1947 in St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 580 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA; died on 18 Apr 2006 in 3702 Redwood Circle, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA; was buried in Jun 2006 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Parish, 330 Ravenswood, Menlo Park, San Mateo, CA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married BOXWELL, Donald Arthur [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married WONG, Judy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hugh married THOMAS, Merry Ruth [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hugh married ASIMOV, Nanette Joan [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married DENMAN, Rebecca [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]