Obituaries

Allison Glasgow Solt
Allison Glasgow Solt died peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of March 3, 2010, in the Calistoga home she shared with her son and daughter for the past seven years. She was 100 years old.

Richard Roche
Richard G. “Dick” Roche was born in Oakland in 1924, graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco and went on to serve in the Army Air Corps in Texas and England. Dick met Pearl Ham of Arcata, whom he married in 1943. Returning from the war, Dick received his BA and MA degrees from Humboldt State College, and began his education career as a teacher, coach and, eventually, principal at South Fork High School in Miranda, Humboldt County. Dick and Pearl, and their children, Janet and Richard III, moved to St. Helena in 1961 when Dick was hired as the superintendent of the St. Helena Unified School District, a position he held until retiring in 1979. After retirement, Dick and Pearl moved to Woodland where he sold real estate and was active in the Retired Teachers Association.

Ruth Davis
Ruth Naomi Davis passed away Feb. 28, 2010, at age 87, from complications following a car accident. She was born in Richmond, Calif., to Rebecca and Clarence Halterman. She married Jack Davis in 1941, just before he was called to serve in World War II.