Evelyn Maldonado recently came to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Her children have shared the following remembrance of Evelyn. Evelyn Maldonado was born in New York City. The eldest of six children, she loved her mother Maria to no end and adored her father Hexon. Evelyn was literally the glue that […]
Harue Anne Sugiyama has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Anne was the born in Stockton, CA. In the early 1940s she was in her twenties when she and her family were sent to the Gila River Concentration Camp. It was there that she met Tad Sugiyama. During WWII, both […]
An important part of the Caring House mission is remembering the lives of those entrusted to our care. Upon arriving at Caring House, each resident is acknowledged by a unique heart-shaped “memory stone” showing his or her first name and (on the back) date of admission to Caring House. Initially the memory stones reside on the window sill […]
Irene Jacuinde Hawkins has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Irene was the first born child of Belen and Victoria Jacuinde. She was raised in Wilmington and Dominguez and attended Banning High School in Wilmington, CA where she enjoyed oil painting and going to school dances. After completing school Irene […]
Pamela “Pam” Azar has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Pam was born in 1948 in Macon, Georgia, a patriotic daughter of the South. She was blessed with bright loving parents who inspired her to love America, travel the world and live a life of action and adventure. Pam has […]
Christopher “Chris” Peter Blaxland has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Chris is married to Marcy and they are blessed with four sons (Jeff, Brandon, Danny and David). Chris’ sister Wendy Blaxland shared the following story with the family, and they have shared it with all of us. Thank you […]
William “Bill” Yamaka has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Bill was born in Berkeley, CA, the fourth of five sons of Reverend Yuzuru and Teruko Yamaka. He was reared in Los Angeles. As a youth Bill enjoyed gymnastics, baseball and basketball. Bill attended Los Angeles Jr. College for two years, […]
Mignon “Mimi” Benjamin has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Mimi was born in Dallas, TX, the third child of Ira R. Thomas, Sr. and Delena Thomas. The family moved to Los Angeles where she was reared. She later on lived in Carson, CA. Mimi attended David Starr Jordan High […]
On March 10, 2019, we gathered to honor and remember the men and women we’ve had the privilege to serve during the last weeks of their lives. About 80 family members and friends, volunteers, donors, staff and others joined in a program of spoken thoughts, readings, music and songs that warmed and comforted hearts. In […]
Earlie S. West has come to live with us at Caring House. We are honored. Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in her early 20’s Earlie moved with her mother (Wilda S. Booth) and other family members to Compton, CA. This has remained her home. Earlie met a young man there, last name West, and they […]