| Click here for information on the Sunshine Committee, chaired by Lion Cindy Smith, 2014-2015 Please send your Sunshine Information to Sunshine Chair Lion Cindy Smith at cindysflowers@aol.com and to District Governor Jack Van Etten jackusf74@comcast.net |
send photos of Lions who passed to lions4service@gmail.com and the photo will be placed in this photo album – District 4c4 Photo Gallery of Lions Who Have Passed
In Memory of District 4-C4 Past District Governors
who have passed and their partners
  PDG Don Stanaway and Charlotte “Lottie” Smerdel | On behalf of our Lions family, we offer our deepest condolences to the Stanaway family and the family and friends of Charlotte “Lottie” Smerdel.It is with a heavy heart that I am letting you know that Charlotte (Lottie) Smerdel passed away on Friday night, 7/25/14, from cancer. She was surrounded by her family. It was sweet and peaceful.We would love for anyone who can to join us in a celebration of her life at services scheduled for this weekend..Vigil Friday, August 1 6-7 pm with service @ 7 pm at Duggans Serra Mortuary in Daly City Funeral Mass, Saturday August 2 11 a.m. at St. Robert’s Catholic Church in San BrunoThere will be a final blessing at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma following the Mass.Yours in sorrow, PDG Don StanwayPlease send Condolence Cards to PDG Don Stanaway @ 1200 Millbrae Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030 2908 |
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 | Michael was district governor in 4C4 (1993 – 1994), a founding member of the Castro Lions Club (1985) and past president of the Lions Eye Foundation (2003-04). He was a strong and active supporter of all Lions activities. He is survived by his partner, Ross.PDG Michael requested donations to the Lions Eye Foundation, POB 7999, SF CA 94120 and the Castro Lions Club, 584 Castro St, POB 200, SF CA 94114. |
  | Past District Governor of 4-C4 Raymon Roy KliewerIt is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we inform everyone of the passing of Burlingame Lions Club Past District Governor Raymon Roy Kliewer. Ray passed away at the age of 87 on Friday, March 28, 2014, at his second home in La Quinta, California, following a long term illness. Lion PDG Ray is survived by his loving wife, Lion Marsha of Foster City, as well as son, Randall and daughter, Misty. He also leaves behind several grand children and great grandchildren. PDG Ray owned the Burlingame British Car Dealership in Burlingame and had also served as a past director for the Burlingame Chamber of Commerce. Lion PDG Ray loved cars, but turned to real estate later in life.Lion PDG Ray was a proud member of the Burlingame Lions Club for 47 years and served in just about every leadership position within the club. Known affectionately as “Handsome Ray,” he served as President of the Burlingame Lions Club from 1973-1974 and also served as Governor of District 4-C4 in 1987-1988. PDG Ray was always an active member of the Burlingame Lions Club and was recently involved in leading the Burlingame Lions Club’s Membership Committee, helping to bring in new members into his club and into the Lions Family. For his service to his local club, Lion PDG Ray was recognized and honored as a “Life Member” by the Burlingame Lions Club. For his years of dedication in service to his club, his community and those less fortunate in the world, Lion PDG Ray was awarded the highest honor bestowed by Lions Clubs International and received the “Ambassador of Good Will” Medal. Lion Ray was truly a “Man of Service” and left his mark, leaving us in a better world through his words, his deeds, his ideals and his actions. Memorial Services honoring Ray’s life will be held at the Lifemark Center at Skylawn Memorial Park, Highway 92 at Skyline Blvd., San Mateo, CA., on Monday, April 7, 2014 (refer to their website at “www.skylawnmemorialpark.com” for directions). Viewing will be held from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, followed by services at 1:00 pm. A reception will be held immediately following the services at the memorial site. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Ray’s name be made to the Lions Eye Foundation of California/Nevada, P.O Box 7999 San Francisco, CA., 94120 (“lionseyefoundation.com”), the local chapter of the American Heart Association or to the Burlingame Lions Club Hall Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 206, Burlingame, CA., 94011. From PDG Ray’s January 1988 newsletter:”I believe in Lionism.I believe that men of good will, living under the many flags of freedom throughout the world, when joined together by the bonds of fellowship and understnading as brother LIONS, can build peace in our time and for our children and our children’s children.To be the most important paragraph in the LIONS Code of Ethics is that which says, “To aid my fellow man by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.” To me the most worthy of the LIONS Objects is “To create and foster a spirit of generous consideration among the peoples of the world. . .” Today distances have shrunk to the point that what happens anywhere in the world diretly affects each one of us, and the great prescepts of Service and Understanding have become challenges for International Service and International Understanding. I Believe in “We Serve” as our motto and “We Understand” as our goal. I Believe not only in international service, but in learning to understand the customs, the traditions, the problems aand the thinking of our fellow LIONS beyond our national borders, as forces for world peace.I Believe in Lionism.International Director Lion Maurice Perstein wrote this long ago,. It will never be outdated. “ |
 Photo is Mom with Granddaughter Lion Marisa at her wedding in Hawaii. It is with deep regret and sorrow that I pass on the news that Lion Yola Picchi (the good Picchi) passed away Tuesday night and her services have been scheduled as follows: Visitation Thursday @ 4pm to 7pm, with the rosary at 7pm Miller-Dutra Coastside Chapel 645 Kelly Avenue • Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Funeral services will be held Friday 11 am Our Lady of the Pillar Catholic Church 400 Church Street Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Internment at Holy Cross Cemetery in 1500 Mission Rd Colma, CA 94014 Reception follows at 2 pm Mezza Luna Restaurant 459 Prospect Way Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 | |
| Mom was a long-time Lion member, but has worked with her Lion husband since 1947 helping out on club projects. Mom was born and spent her entire life in Half Moon Bay and was active in the Half Moon Bay Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, the Abraham Lincoln Lodge (Italian-American association).Donations may be made, in her name, to the Lions Eye Foundationhttp://lionseyefoundation.com/Donations.html. District Governor Steve Picchi District 4-C4 Executive DirectorRich Picchi, Half Moon Bay Lions Club | |
| Lion Yola Picchi mother of District Governor Steve Picchi and Executive Director. Member of Half Moon Bay Lions d. October 8, 2013 | Past Peninsula Council of Lions President and Past Region Chair Lion Doris Grason’s Husband David d. Sept 30, 2013 |
| Past President Lion Mike Castagnettor Geneva Excelsior Club. President 1990-1991 | PDG Rocky Lombardi Millbrae Lions Club d. July 18, 2013 click here for Sunshine card click here for Thread information |
| Lion Lester Gray San Carlos Lion d. | Lion Sylvester (Bob) Bass Menlo Park Host d. July 22, 2013 click here for Sunshine card click here for Thread information |
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| 2012-13 Memorial Service (mp4 video) 2012 Memorial Service (PowerPoint Macro Enabled) |
Past District 4-C4 In Loving Memory
1928-1929 John J. McDonald, San Francisco Lions
1934-1944 Dan O’Connell, Burlingame Lions
1949-1950 Cethill Jones, San Carlos Lions
1950-1951 Joseph R. Territo, Redwood City Host Lions
1952-1953 Maurice Perstein, Marina Lions, PID
1954-1955 Judson Holland, Burlingame Lions
1956-1957 Leonard S. Bacci, I.C., Park Presidio Lions
1958-1959 Robert V. Dallison, Palo Alto Stanford Area Lions
1959-1960 Raymond E. Marks, San Francisco Host Lions, PCC
1961-1962 Elmer Anderson, San Mateo Downtown Lions
1963-1964 Joseph A. Giuffre, SF Geneva Excelsior Lions
1964-1965 Gilbert Larish, Burlingame Lions
1965-1966 Raymond H. Preble, Park Presidio Lions
1966-1967 Rev. Rafe I. Martin, Redwood City Downtown Lions
1967-1968 Dr. Chang Wah Lee, SF Chinatown Lions
1968-1969 Herman Schmidt, Burlingame Lions
1969-1970 Fred Newman, Marina Lions, PCC
1970-1971 Wilbert H. Kehe, Woodside Portola Valley Lions
1971-1972 Dr. Bernard M. Worken, Mission Lions
1972-1973 Philip Ritzau, Marina Lions
1973-1974 Robert A. Marshall, Sr., San Bruno Lions
1974-1975 Stanley Stebbins, Marina Lions
1975-1976 Leon Shore, Redwood City Host Lions
1976-1977 Leslie S. Davis, South San Francisco Host Lions
1977-1978 Si Moyer, Half Moon Bay Lions
1980-1981 Bill Tonelli, San Francisco Geneva Excelsior Lions
1981-1982 Rick Nuccitelli, Millbrae Lions
1982-1983 John Benson Burlingame Lions
1984-1985 Earle C. Call, Millbrae Lions
1985-1986 Fred Ulrich, Sunset Lions
1987-1988 Raymon R. Kliewer, Burlingame Lions Club
1992-1993 Rocky Lombardi, Millbrae Lions Club
1993-1994 Michael J. Newell, San Francisco The Castro Lions Club
1994-1995 Donald Bacioco, Millbrae Lions
1997-1998 Joe T. Loo, Redwood Shores Lions
1999-2000 Jack Wolf, Pacifica Lions