Mr Paul Seymour, BHS Teacher (1929-2025)

 

 

Paul loved to go Surf Perch fishing

Paul Allen Seymour

October 5, 1929 -  April 21, 2025 

Born in Chicago IL to Charles Louis and Dahlia Watters Seymour 

Posted by Anna Mongelli Coauette on Facebook today May 4, 2025:

 

Mr. Paul Seymour passed away peacefully at his home in San Luis Obispo on April 21, at the age of 95 surrounded by his loving family. A dedicated educator, Paul taught Industrial Arts at Burbank High School from 1959 to 1985. He was deeply committed to his students’ futures, often helping them find employment and guiding them into meaningful careers. His impact extended far beyond the classroom, as he touched many lives with his kindness, mentorship, and unwavering support. Paul will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all who knew him.

A FEW FACEBOOK COMMENTS

Jennifer Jo Morgan
Rest well Mr Seymour

Ronald Meyer
Paul Seymour was a fantastic teacher and always available to help his students. He stayed after school one day to help my straighten my bent motorcycle forks. I and hundreds of others have taken what we learned in his machine shop classes and used it throughout our careers. I own a lathe, a mill and other equipment and can make just about anything because of Mr. Seymour!

Christine Pepe Dorman
RIP

Richard Hernandez
Rest in peace, Paul thoughts and prayers go out to your loved ones

Tracey Kellstrom
RIP Mr. Seymour 🙏🏻

Karen Vitale
Rip🙏🏻

Greg Dybeck
Sorry to hear this. Great teacher, very nice man. Condolences to his family.

Steve Vlachos
Love mister seymour! Just an incredible human being! No one who took his class could ever forget him!!

Sue Basile
RIP🙏

Christina Vlachos-Peratsakis
He was a wonderful person and teacher. May he rest in peace.

John A. Edmondson
My mum and I were talking about Paul (and his family) just this morning. And then I come across this. What a strange coincidence. Rest in peace, my friend.

Dennis Guillies
Sorry to this. He was one of the nicer teachers. His son was in one of my classes with his dad, he did favor him at all. But overall was an enjoyable class to go to. Condolences to all of the family.

Kathleen James
Sorry to hear of his passing. A very humble man and teacher

Bob Hart
Rip

Mike Taylor
I’m sorry to hear of his passing. I was in his machine shop class, what he didn’t know was that I worked in my dad’s machine shop during the summer. He was showing the class how read micrometers, and, I was not paying attention to the lecture, so he asked me to measure using this micrometer, I read them then told him the they were not accurate. He asked me how I knew, so I told him that I worked in my dad’s machine shop during the summer, he told I would have less tolerance than the rest of the class, which was fair. He was a great teacher. RIP, Mr Seymour.

Kevin Barillaro
✌️❤️🙏

Craig Street
So sorry to hear this. So sad. He was a great person a
And great teacher! First class all the way! May this kind person rest in peace, lots of people will miss this person.

Sylvia Canterbury
RIP Mr.Seymour.He and his family were also neighbors. Condolences to all his family.

Richard P. Butler
I was in his class. Great, caring teacher

Amy Crescioni Perrier
One of the good ones! RIP

Larry Fenton
I still have a metal plumb bob that was one of our projects in #IndustrialArts from 1980.

Gerri Davis McCorkle
Rest in Peace, yes remember him well, always an eternal bulldog!

Libby Macris
I remember him well. Class of 1969

Mike Morse
A great teacher! He and my dad knew one another as college students. It was teacher like him that inspired me to teach industrial education for my 37 year career. Well done good and faithful servant! BTW I still have the plumb bob and drill gauge I made in the machine shop.

Steve Vlachos
Will there be any memorial?

Mike Duncan
I had him, he was a great Person and Teacher. His class was one l always looked forward to. R.I.P

Nadine Aguirre Lujan
Rest in peace.

Annette Dinolfo Bennett
🙏🏼💙🙏🏼

Barbara Zelenay Berry
RIP Mr.S. 🙏 😔

Sandra Brown Parkes, BHS '56 (1938-2024)

 

Sandra Howell Brown Parkes

October 3, 1938 - January 21, 2024

We just learned that Sandra Brown Parkes, BHS '56, passed away in 2024. She is the older sister of Steve Brown, BHS '64, who passed away in January 2025. They have a younger sister, Mary Brown Williams from the BHS Class of 1967. Their parents were Steve and Grace Brown.

Steve Brown, BHS '64 (1945-2025)

 

 

Steven Charles Brown

November 11, 1945 - January 28, 2025 

Steve was the son of Steve and Grace Brown. He had an older sister, Sandra Brown Parkes, BHS 

'56, who passed away in 2024 and a younger sister, Mary Brown Williams from the BHS class of 1967.

Steve’s wife Vesta sent the memorial info and wrote, "We were married 53 years and his passing is a tragic loss for our family.  My whole adult life has been with him.  We have had some real difficult times over the years, but made it through.”

From Facebook

Pam Dibble, BHS '65 (1947-2025)

 

Pamela Sue Dibble

July 30, 1947 - April 20, 2025 

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Sad news posted this morning by Trudie Lombard Hentze...

Pam Dibble's sister, Cher Dibble (BHS 64), reported that our 65 classmate passed away early this Easter morning, following a long battle with COPD. Rest in peace, dear Bulldog.

Mendi Enochs Leggett, BHS '80 (1962-2025)

 

Mendi Shirley Enochs Leggett

May 11, 1962 - April 6, 2025

 

Posted today by Susan Pena MacCaskey...

Heartbreaking News - Mendi Enochs Leggett of Burbank High Class of 1980 passed away in a car accident in Texas a few days ago. The condition of her husband Danny, who attended JBHS, is currently unknown. Mindi is survived by her older sister Eddy Enochs and brother Dale. Her parents were the owners of Enochs Muffler. My sincerest condolences to her family, prayers and healing thoughts for Danny Leggett.

 

Found this article

 

Southwest Austin crash: APD identify woman killed 

By Elizabeth Evans 

Published April 7, 2025 4:54pm CDT Southwest Austin FOX 7 Austin 

One person is dead and two others were hospitalized following a crash in SW Austin. 63-year-old Mendi Leggett died at the scene of the crash. Two others in her vehicle were injured and taken to a local hospital. It is still unknown what exactly caused the crash. 

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin police have identified a woman killed in Sunday's crash in Southwest Austin. 63-year-old Mendi Leggett died at the scene of the crash that happened on April 6 just after 2:30 p.m. The crash happened between two vehicles at the intersection of Lost Creek Boulevard and Loop 360, just south of Bee Caves Road. Two other people in the vehicle with Leggett were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were not injured. APD says the uninjured driver was not impaired and both driver and passenger have cooperated with the investigation. This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 23rd fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 27 fatalities. This investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE APRIL 11, 2025

We just learned that Danny Leggett is in ICU with serious injuries and now knows about his wife so please keep him in your prayers along with all their family and loved ones. Also their uber driver has been in ICU with serious injuries. The person driving the other vehicle and his passenger were fine. 

Jim Lloyd, Burbank Educator (1926-2025) A Life Well Lived!

James Prothroe Lloyd

January 18, 1926 - April 6, 2025

 

Mr Lloyd lived a long and amazing life and will be great missed by so many! I remember him from John Muir Jr High School in Burbank California as the Boy's Vice Principal. His older brother Ham Lloyd I knew as a Counselor at Burbank High School. Ham passed away in 2013. We lift up our prayers for all the Lloyd family.

 

John Muir Jr High Highlander Yearbook 1963

Today this was posted on Facebook...

Sunday morning at church we learned of the passing of our beloved and dear Burbank First United Methodist Church family member Jim Lloyd Tears flowed and stories told of our many connections with Jim. He turned 99 last January. We sang Happy Birthday to him on MLK breakfast with Burbank Human Relations Council. It was perfect as Jim Lloyd was a shining example of how we should live our lives in service to each other and how lives can be changed for the better by developing relationships. 

 

In his case, through 30 plus years as an educator for Burbank Unified School District, the Magnolia Park Optimists and countless other examples. He started teaching in 1950 at Mingay Elementary as an intermediate level teacher, probably 5th or 6th grades. Then he was a PE teacher at Dolores Huerta Middle School(Junior High back in day). Then he was AP at Muir for a few years before going to John Burroughs High School as Boys VP for over twenty years. He retired in 1985. While he was at JBHS his brother Ham Lloyd was his counterpart at BHS. What a dynasty of service to our students! But it didn’t stop there. 

 

His beloved wife Gail taught preschool, sister in law Jane taught elementary, daughter Deanna teaches in our Mommy & Me program at the Burbank Adult School and grandson Brendan Jennings is the Director of the JBHS Vocal Music Association! You always saw Jim with daughters Deanna Jennings and or Donna Lloyd in the audience for Brendan’s concerts and shows every year! 

 

A fine singer himself he sang in the choir for BFUMC and dearest to my heart, until Covid, he showed up every Sunday morning to help set up coffee hour. At my class reunions there was always talk about how he had taken a boy at loose ends and steered them in the right direction toward manhood. 

 

Along with our tears Sunday morning there was we knew, a great rejoicing in Heaven as he was welcomed by Gail, Ham, Jane & Jesus. Well done good and faithful servant was never more true  

Maria "Maggie" Gomez Sands, BHS '49 (1930-2025)

My name is Emily Tempest, and I am the granddaughter of Maria M. Sands (Maggie Gomez) from BHS Class of 49’. Maria M. Sands passed away about 2 weeks ago on March 20, 2025 at the age of 94. She passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family. She lived a long and amazing life, and she often talked about how great her High School years were. She made many lifetime friends because of BHS and always shared those memories. 

OBITUARY

Maria M. Sands (née Gomez), a lifelong Burbank resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and cherished memories. Born in El Paso, TX, she moved to Burbank at a young age and built a life filled with family and joy. Maria was free-spirited, the life of the party, and had an unbreakable bond with her siblings. She was ambitious, loving, and always made sure everyone felt comfortable and happy. She was blessed with a big family, having four children, six grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren, all of whom she adored. One of her greatest achievements was working at The El Chiquito and eventually owning the restaurant alongside her siblings, creating a place filled with love, community, and lots of fun. She touched countless lives with her generosity and warmth, from her Burbank High School days to her beloved holiday tradition of collecting Santas. Though she will be deeply missed, her love and spirit will live on in all who knew her.

NOTE

Herminia Gomez Dilbeck, BHS '46 (1928-2021) was Maggie's sister and Bob Gomez, BHS '48 (1929-2022) was their brother as was Eddie Gomez, BHS '49 (1931-1968).

Jim Haws, BHS '77 (1959-2025)

 

James Lee Haws

March 12, 1959 - March 15, 2025

Sorry to share... Linda Haws Wright and Kathy Haws posted today on Facebook:

It’s with heavy heart that we announce the passing of James (Jim) Haws who passed peacefully in his sleep on 03/15/2025 in Palmdale, Ca.

Jim grew up in Burbank Ca. and attended Horace Mann, John Muir and Burbank High School, Class of 77. Jim was a Carpet Installer for many years and later in life worked as a Lighting Electrician for the studios and was a member of IATSE Local 728 in Burbank.

Jim enjoyed fishing, hunting and going on rides on his Harley motorcycle. In his retirement, he was a longtime member of the Moose Lodge 507 and spent many summers running the firework concessions for the lodge in Palmdale.

Jim’s wife Courtnay preceded him in death in 2023. He is survived by his father Glen, his brother John and sister-in-law Kathy, Brother Bob and sister-in-law Terrie and his sister Linda (Wright) and brother-in-law Mark. He had 7 nieces and nephews and 8 great nieces and nephews.