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John Shear is gone but never forgotten at Santa Anita Park. Retired Paddock Captain John Shear died Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility in Arcadia. He was 102 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Centenarians
Deaths
Obituaries
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
Wilson, Art
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Richard Knerr, co-founder of Wham-O Inc., the toy company that made the Hula Hoop, Slip 'N Slide, Silly String and Frisbee, died at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after suffering a stroke in his Arcadia home. He was 83.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30891
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 18, 2008
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Deaths
Knerr, Richard - biography
Obituaries
Toy makers
Wham-O Inc. - history
Item ID
31079AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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