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“Carol Lynn Chapman
a.k.a. CatMom
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, and protector of defenseless animals, Carol Chapman passed away Monday, 12/18/06 as she struggled to save the animals she loved from a devastating fire at her home.
Carol was born 4/22/40 in Reno, NV and was a dear friend to many. She will be deeply missed.
Carol genuinely enjoyed people and […]
1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Saw products I helped design annouced and featured at MacWorld.
Took a swim class to officially learn how to swim.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really have official New Year’s resolutions. I am constantly […]
Taken from KFOX.com
“On December 18th, 2006 our good friend Carol Chapman was killed in a house fire. Carol was animal activist, frequent guest on the KFOX Pet-O-Rama, and good friend to many of the KFOX staff members. Carol saved hundreds of special needs cats and dogs that were due to be euthanized. […]
From the San Jose Mercury
Herhold: Animal lover dies trying to save pets
By Scott Herhold
Mercury News
“Dec. 19: House fire kills woman who rescued animals
Carol Chapman loved cats. There’s no other way to put it. In her home near Piedmont High school on San Jose’s northeast side, she sometimes had as many as 30 or 40 of […]
About 4 a.m. yesterday morning, a passerby drove by and saw Carol Chapman’s house in East San Jose on fire at which point they called 911. When the San Jose Fire Department arrived, they found Carol unconscious near her back door. She had life-threatening burns and was admitted to the Regional Medical Center. It took […]
Amy joined Michael and I in our latest kayaking adventure. It had been awhile since we had gone kayaking, and we wanted to try it again before the end of summer.
The weather was great for us, so we weren’t too cold or too hot. We saw two sea otters—one with an otter pup on her […]
Cathy, Sharon, and Michael
Matt and Sharon
Gene and Matt
Me and Sharon
Me and Michael
Cathy and Gene joined us for a weekend camping trip in Portola State Park at the beginning of June. It was great weather the whole time. The only downside to the trip was that we forgot to buy sausages for our usual evening dinner. We ended up eating grilled cheese sandwiches instead…which were OK but […]
This last weekend, Michael and me, along with our friends Jennifer and Tim, went hiking out at Henry Cowell State Park. It was a first for all of us, and it was a great weekend get-a-way. Unlike our first camping experience of this season which rained on us while we were putting up our tents, […]
I’ve put up a new photo gallery that includes photos that I have taken in various categories: Portraits, Animals, Scenic, Textures and Shapes, and more.
Go to the Gallery section of my website to check it out.
There are a handful of pictures I did not take, and they are photos of me taken by other people. […]
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