Arlet Zorlu Kurian, BHS '86 (1968-2026)

Arlet Zorlu Kurian
August 11, 1968 - 2026

Margarette Merced-Aranda posted on fb today this sad notice and great photos:

I hate this news!  RIP Arlet Kurian (Zorlu). She passed away recently and I’m asking the family if I may share the funeral announcement. I will remember her hearty laughter and fabulous fashion sense.

John Pette, BHS '86 (1967-2025)

John Tor Pette

October 9, 1967 - October 23, 2025

Amy Grover-Monroe posted today...

It is with a heavy heart that I relay that John Pette (Class of 1986) passed away last night.  Big John was currently living in Wyoming and had recently started a new job.  I will share more details as they come in from the Pette Family.  RIP Big John.

OCTOBER 27, 2025 UPDATE 

A FEW FACEBOOK COMMENTS...

Adriana Jaramillo

OMGosh! So sad. I remember him, he was always so sweet! RIP🙏

Gloria Kelly

Truly a great guy. He will be missed.

Selen Carranza Pereira

RIP..

Mark Stover

I remember John

Good man

Cesar Zepeda

RIP

Liz Allen

Sure losing a lot of ppl

Sue Basile

RIP🙏

Deanna Bergman

Sympathies to the family! 🌷

Curtis Liddiard

Great guy

HUera Deo

🙏🙏🙏🙏

Sara Leto

Rest easy my friend.

John Brooks

Oh dang. No way.😢

Andrea Scott

RIP. He will be missed

Diane Letulier

I'm so very sorry.

Paula Mayhall

So sorry to see yet another loss.

Mickey DePalo

Rest In Peace, Sir. 🙏🙏

Stephen Domenico

Rest in Peace John

Helen Stanton

One of the sweetest people I have met. Sad he had to go so soon.

Gregg Wietstock

❤️🙏❤️

Martin Lillibridge

RIP Bulldog 🙏

Dale Levine

He will be greatly missed.

Nadine Aguirre Lujan

Rest in peace.

Chris Martinez

Good dude. RIP

Julie Guttridge

Oh my gosh ! Just a year younger than my son 😱. Much too young !!

Condolences to the family ! 🥲

Sherrielynn Botelho Potter

😢 heavy heart hearing this

Margarette Merced-Aranda

RIP fellow classmate!

Joseph L Miconi

John rest easy. My friend

Christopher Wood

He wasn’t just a step dad but my best friend. It’s awesome to see the nice things people say of him. He was a people person. The kindest. Thank you all. Made me feel better tonight.

Dan Davis

RIP Bulldog

Karra Blackburn Merritt

May he rest in peace to Eternity 🌹

David Edwards

You will be missed buddy .RIP

Loanne Walker Ginchereaux

🙏

Dani Hartshorn Demyen

I’m just shocked and sad. Such a kind guy, a good friend and loving dad. An all

around awesome human being. Thinking about his girls.❤️

Ed Krattiger

Just unbelievable. One of the nicest most caring people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Kory Cosmo-Knott

RIP John. It was a pleasure knowing you, thanks for all the great times!!

Louise Good Hernandez

🙏

Mike Signorelli

RIP...

Sarina Martin

Oh no! What devastating news. Im shocked and saddened. Truly an amazing friend, and all around great person. We had so much fun in school and staying connected via FB. and I was so happy watching him be a great dad to his girls. 💔😢

Eric Cox

Rest in peace my friend

Paula Fenton-Richardson

R.I.P John 🙏

Jillian McDonald Kelly

RIP John 💔🙏🏼 I am so very sorry to hear this sad news.

Brian Keiser

RIP 🙏

Marc Silvas

I remember him from school. Good person.

Chris Lopez

My heart goes out to his family, he will be greatly missed , and i will miss all the video’s he shared on my DM with me …. 😞

Vicki Herrin Fields

Rest in Peace ⚘️

George Pouzbouris

I'm deeply saddened by the loss. John was a dear friend and classmate, and I'm still in shock. Please accept my heartfelt condolences to his family, especially his little daughter. May he rest in peace.🙏💔😔

Patricia Sorley

Blessings to his family. R.I.P.

Cheri Standish Meijer

Rest in peace John. My condolences to your family and friends.

Greg Jones

RIP John

Patsy Raymundi

Rip Bulldog❤️

Lorette Kelsey

Rip

Jillian McDonald Kelly

RIP John. 💔

Christopher Chase

A super nice guy!! Bummed to hear this. Prayers and love for his family.

Linda-Melton Damarjian

😢🙏

Daniel Fukumoto

Praying for the Pette family

RIPJohn…

Mario Rodriguez

RIP

Richard Hernandez

Rest in peace Johnny thought and prayers go out to your loved ones , you will be missed bulldog

Cheryl Bunch Eubanks

So sorry. Prayers for comfort and peace!♥️🙏 May he rest in peace

❤️🙏

Sharon Anderson McEntire

🙏🙏🙏

Fred Pastor

So sorry for your loss 🙏💙🙏

SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 UPDATE

John Tor Pette

Oct 9, 1967 — Oct 24, 2025

Cheyenne

Big John was a giant of a man whose heart was only dwarfed by his size. Anyone who knew him, remembers him as a gentle giant who never had a bad word for anyone. He had been looking forward to retirement, but God had other plans and called him home. His only concern in life was taking care of his daughters, Kezia and Haley, and although he won’t be there physically, he made sure they would be well taken care of with his passing. Big John was taken far too early by a stroke and heart complications, but he has laid his burdens down and gone home. You are already missed Big Brother. I know you’re at peace, but you will be grieved on this side for some time. For Kezia and Haley, know that your Dad will be watching over you for all of your lives. He will be that silent feeling that urges you on. That word of advice deep in your heart when you are troubled. He will a moment of peace during the storms of your life. When life seems overwhelming, when that darkness around you seems to be too much, stop and listen, your Dad will be that still small voice that says, “I am here, and I love you, You can do it.” He will love you throughout eternity.

John Tor Pette Obituary Oct 24, 2025 - Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home

BHS 1986 Senior Ceralbus Yearbook Photos

 

Sherri Blankenship Egan, BHS '86 (1968-2023)

We just learned that Sherri Blankenship Egan, BHS '86,  passed away January 25, 2023. 

Her funeral will be March 3, 2023 at 1pm in Santa Clarita.

So young... RIP Sherri.

 Sherri Sue Blankenship Egan

November 14,1968 - January 25, 2023

FACEBOOK POST AND PHOTOS FROM SHERRi'S HUSBAND STEVE...

Thank you to everyone who have been there and helped her through this long battle. There is no bigger sorrow than someone going away forever. Our family regrets to announce the end of Sherri’s journey here on earth. We mourn the loss of one of the strongest women I’ve known. Sherri lost her battle with cancer after many hard fought years of surgeries and treatments but she never gave up. She was an AMAZING mother to Sara and Stephen, wife, friend, sister, aunt, daughter and police officer. We are so sad, but just know she left us with some amazing memories. She was preparing us for this inevitable day and tried her best to create a life for our family that would be a foundation for our children to be successful in life. We will be forever thankful for how she took care of us. I would like to thank all her friends and family for your love and kindness to Sherri and our family. Please remember Sherri for the beautiful, strong, caring, loyal person she was. She did her job here on earth and we will leave the rest to God in Heaven❤️. Rest in peace mom- you deserve it. The Egans ( Steve, Sara, and Stephen)

 

 

 

 

Mike Bass, BHS '86 (1968-2017)

Tina Bass posted this on Facebook today... 

Let's remember Mike Bass Class of 1986 today. I was blessed to have him as my husband for 15 years. ❤️🙏

Here is Mike's page on Find a Grave 

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233941418/michael-buren-bass

Michael Buren Bass 

June 13, 1968 - April 18, 2017 (aged 48) 

Mike was a very kind, easy going, loyal, and likable person. He was a very good electrician. He worked for his brother, Kevin, at KB Electric for many years. It is unfortunate that we lost mike at such a young age.

Shyrell Lynn Hamner, BHS '86, Died in Traffic Accident Dec 22, 2015

This is such a tragic and sad story...



From Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/sherry.thalman/videos/10202339877087522/

The Antelope Valley Times article
December 23, 2015

1 killed, 5 injured in Palmdale traffic crash

PALMDALE – A 47-year-old Lancaster woman was killed Tuesday evening when a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic and caused a four-vehicle collision in Palmdale, authorities said.

It happened around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, on Pearblossom Highway, just west of 40th Street East, according to Deputy Danielle Day of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

“During our preliminary investigation, we determined that the driver of [a] white Ford F-150 was traveling eastbound in the No. 1 lane of Pearblossom Highway. The driver veered off into the No. 1 lane of the westbound traffic of Pearblossom Highway and collided head-on with the driver of [a] black Honda Accord,” Day said.

A westbound Chrysler 300 hit the rear driver’s side of the Honda Accord and then sideswiped the Honda Accord during or just after the head-on collision between the Accord and the pickup, said Sgt. Tucker of the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station.

The Ford pickup truck then came to rest against a westbound Honda Civic hatchback, Tucker said.

The Accord’s passenger, 47-year-old Shyrell Lynn Hamner of Lancaster, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter. The Accord’s male driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, sheriff’s officials said.

The Ford pickup truck’s driver was also transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Tucker said.

Three occupants in the Chrysler 300 sustained minor injuries — two females were transported to the hospital and a male declined to be transported, Tucker said.

The Honda Civic’s driver complained of pain but was not transported to the hospital, according to Tucker.

Neither alcohol nor weather appeared to be factors in the collision, sheriff’s officials said.

The incident remains under investigation and no further information was available Wednesday morning.

http://theavtimes.com/2015/12/23/1-killed-5-injured-in-palmdale-traffic-crash/