Andrea Murray Call, BHS '82 (1964-2026)

Andrea "Andi" Murray Call

September 3, 1964 - June 5, 2026

So very sad... please keep the family in your prayers...

Obituary

After a brief illness, Andrea passed away on June 5, 2026 at Renown Medical Center. All of those who loved her were by her side.

Andrea was born in Burbank, California and loved spending time at the beach and on the ocean, deep sea fishing. She loved gardening, feeding wild birds and hummingbirds in her yard and she also enjoyed watching the wild horses that would occasionally visit her neighborhood. But most of all, she loved being a mother and spending time with her daughter, Hannah. She was an Office Manager at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank for many years before moving to Reno in 2002. For a few years, she was the smiling face to greet you at Granite Construction before she truly found her niche as a "Lunch Lady" for the Washoe County School district. She was loved by many of the students at Depoali Middle School and also Marce Herz Middle School in South Reno, where she was retiring as the Kitchen Manager on June 5th.

Andrea and her husband Warren Call had looked forward to enjoying retirement together, however, he passed away suddenly on May 29, 2026. Andrea is survived by her daughter, Hannah (Cody) of Reno, her mother Helen of Reno, her sister Terry of Sparks and her stepmother Dorothy of Sparks.

She will be cremated and her ashes will be spread in all of her favorite places. Her family is deeply saddened by this unexpected passing. She had so many plans for her upcoming retirement and future. Her family thanks all of those who were praying for her recovery while she was in the hospital. She will be greatly missed by those who loved her and she will live on forever in our hearts.

At this time, there is no plans for a Celebration of Life.

Stephen Vogt, BHS '69 (1951-2025)

 

Stephen Donald Vogt

September 17, 1951 - August 20, 2025

LINK to Find A Grave

Stephen Vogt Obituary

Stephen D. Vogt, of Lahaina, Hawaii, formerly of Bel Air, California and Napa Valley, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the age of 73.

Stephen was born September 17, 1951, in Burbank, California to Lyn and Eileen Vogt. He received a bachelor's degree at UCLA in economics and political science and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles.

Stephen started paying claims for Blue Cross Blue Shield of California while he was still in college, joined the accounting department after graduating from UCLA, worked full time while attending law school, eventually joining their legal team after becoming a member of the California Bar Association. Stephen became the youngest general counsel for Blue Cross Blue Shield at the age of 29. He later founded a successful law firm focusing on healthcare law and other areas of legal specialty. In his private practice, Stephen aided HMO Health Net to transition to a publicly traded organization and later became Health Net's General Counsel.

After retiring from a successful legal career, Stephen and his wife Nita developed Vogt Vineyard on Howell Mountain in Napa Valley and sold their wines under popular labels such as Beringer and Nichol & Nichol.

Stephen enjoyed playing golf, watching baseball (Go Dodgers!), and traveling the world with his wife of forty-four years, Nita Vogt. In addition to his wife, Stephen leaves behind sister, Lynette Ballas and her husband, Bill; sister-in-law, Tricia Miller and her husband, Darrin Bachman; niece, Lara Azcona; nephews, Jonathan Ballas, Kevin Ballas, David Thomason and his wife Teresa; numerous other extended family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favorite children's charity in memory of Stephen.

Cynthia Prater Gibson, BHS '62 (1944-2026)

Barbara Prater Coffman sent this photo and wrote...
This is an earlier photo of Cynthia with her niece (Kathy’s daughter).  We were just 13 months apart.  I am the oldest of 5 girls and Janet and I are all that are left!🥲

Cynthia Prater Gibson

October 11, 1944- September 18, 2026

Parents: John Edward Prater and Barbara Dille Prater

Siblings: Barbara Prater Coffman BHS ‘61, Janet Prater-Manor BHS ‘66, Melissa Prater Uribe BHS '70 and Kathy Lorenz Waldron BHS ‘76.

  

This morning, Carol Prater Cox shared that her cousin Cynthia passed away about 2:30 am today. 
Cynthia was BHS 1962 and had two sons, Frankie, who predeceased his mother, and Joel, who is in Oregon. 

Siblings with their mother 

L-R Melissa passed 2025, Barbara, Cynthia passed 2026, Janet, Kathy passed 2019, and their mom passed 1992 

(John Prater, father of the 4 oldest passed in 1953 and Curt Lorenz, father of Kathy passed in 2004)

Please keep this beautiful family in your thoughts and prayers.

Jim Cooke, BHS '83 (1965-1995)

James Guy Cooke

October 27, 1965 - June 8, 1995

We recently learned of the sad passing of Jim Cooke when he was only 29 years old. 

Jim was born in Burbank, CA and attended Burbank High School but graduated elsewhere. His parents were Jeff Cooke and Carol (Thompson) Cooke Walter. At the time of his passing, he lived in Los Lunas, New Mexico.

His younger sister, Julie Cooke Smith, would love to hear of any memories of her brother. 

Carole Sumner Erken, BHS '74 (1956-2026)

Carole Lynn Sumner Erken

August 1956 - August 23, 2026

We just received the following sad report... 

I just found out my sister Carole Lynn Sumner Erken passed away August 23, 2026, in Turkey and was buried there. 

Nancy Sumner 

Sister 

Class of 1976

Brian Sindle, BH '94 (1976-2026)

Brian Stewart Sindle

August 16, 1976 - August 15, 2026

Burbank, California

Sad news posted today on Facebook by Kris Wynne:

Brian Sindle BHS class of 1994 passed away on August 15th 2026, one day shy of his 50th birthday. A standout multiple time all foothill league baseball player and one of the best to ever don the Bulldog uniform. He later played at Glendale College before transferring to New Mexico Highlands. 

One of the most genuinely funny teammates I’ve ever played with and an all around good guy. 

Rest in peace “Dwindle” aka “Sizzle” aka “B Sizz”

A Few Facebook Comments...

Will Perryman

Most feared pitcher since little league! Never saw him without a smile.

Kris Wynne

Will Perryman and would quietly put up 2-3 hits a game on top of shutting you down!

JD Dbert

I went to the Police Academy and Served with Brian’s brother Shane for several years. We played competitive softball together and we could count on Brian showing up if we needed a player last minute.

I hear that voice and laughs in the dugout or on the field.

RIP Brian. Find the dugout above and play the great pick-up game you always wanted.

George Marciniw, BHS '74 (1956-2026)

George Stephen Marciniw

May 16, 1956 - September 15, 2026

Tragic news just learned... George Marciniw NBC helicopter pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Chatsworth graduated from Burbank High in 1974.

A Few Facebook Comments

Caryn Gold
This is the saddest news ever. George has been my friend for many years. Hard to process all this breaking info. I will miss the teamwork of George and Julia Deng (AM) and George and Eliana Moreno (PM). I will miss the blow by blow of the high speed chases through the streets of So. Cal. and the parting words of Eliana saying "I'll send it back to you in the studio"
Condolences to their families and loved ones. I will miss my friend George🙏❤️

April Wind
Such an awful tragedy today in Chatsworth. Chopper pilot and Burbank Bulldog.
My deepest condolences to his family and friends🙏🏼
Rest in Peace George🕊

Patsy Raymundi
Condolences. to George’s family I was a classmate of his 74’ -Just saw him at our Senior Luncheon lunch last month He was great. guy God Bless you George ,will be miss a lot✝️💙💙🌹

Pamela Anglin Howland
This is shocking news to hear. 😢 I have known George since we were children at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic School in Burbank. He was always such a good friend. I will be praying for him and also for his family for strength during this extremely difficult time. I’m so very sorry…Rest in peace my friend. 🙏🏼

Bob Marak
So sad to hear of this. He was in my graduating class and we have kept in touch over the years. Godspeed George 🙏🙏🙏.

Kathleen Gaston Hitt
I was BHS class of 1973. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends and prayers for comfort.

Dereck Jordan
I just saw George Saturday night over at the Blueroom and we were just talking about life in general and to hear of his passing and really shocks me. God bless you, George. I’m gonna miss you Godspeed. Love you, brother. 🥲🥲🥲

David Griffin
2nd NBC helicopter to crash in the SF Valley. The first one was piloted by Francis Gary Powers and crashed in the '70s in the Sepulveda Basin after running out of fuel. They were covering the Santa Barbara fires and were on their way back to Burbank.

Debbie Burpee Wilander
My sincere condolences to wall who loved him! He was such a sweet man!! RIP George! 🙏

Jeri Morin Valencia
I just now saw this!!! 😮 🙁 George!!! 🙁 I saw there was a "beloved reporter and pilot killed in a helicopter crash in L.A." and I just knew it was our beloved George. 🙁 I can't believe it.

George Pacal
I’m heartbroken to hear of George’s tragic passing so suddenly…
He loved flying and working with Eliana especially, always talking about the news stories they were involved with… He was a positive person and made everyone feel relaxed around him. The “Blue Room” was his hangout often, and he must have had a lot of friends there and ones at the BHS alumni luncheons too… You will be sorely missed George— rest in peace my friend….

Rick Zekaria, BHS '68 (1949-2026)

November 29, 1949 - September 4, 2026
Richard "Rick" Zekaria

Very sad news posted on Facebook by Rick's children...

To all of our dad’s family and friends,

It is with a heavy heart that we share that our dad passed away today. We know he had so many friends and people in his life who cared about him, and we wanted to make sure everyone who knew and loved him was aware.

Our family is heartbroken, and we appreciate all of the love, support, and memories people have shared with him over the years.

We will share information regarding services and a celebration of his life once arrangements have been made.

Thank you for keeping our family in your thoughts during this difficult time. 

9/14/2026 UPDATE