This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hoppe, Sabaloni, Moore, Hasey, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8319 Message Board Post: Christopher Ryan Hill July 24, 1976 - June 18, 2005 Christopher Ryan Hill, 28, died on June 18, 2005 in an automobile accident in Tehachapi. A celebration of his life was held Saturday, June 25 at Meridian Vineyards in Paso Robles. He was born July 24, 1976 and graduated from Davis High School in 1994 and attended Cal Poly before starting a business in San Luis Obispo. Last September he married Karen Graham Hoppe of Los Osos and they moved the business to Tehachapi in January. He was deeply loved and will be sorely missed by all who know him. He is survived by his loving and devoted family, including wife, Karen Hill; parents, Jim and Caren Hill of Davis; brother and sister-in-law, Brennan and Eve Hill; nephew, Carter and niece Gracie of Bakersfield; parents-in-law Mark and Penny Hoppe of Cayucos; and brothers-in-law Doug Hoppe and Peter Hoppe; grandparents Joe and Lois Sabaloni of Bakersfield; aunts and uncles, Steve and Sue Sabaloni of Bakersfield, Patti and Hal Moore of San Jose, Janine and Ray Hasey of Yuba City; and nine cousins. He was a devoted friend to countless others, and will be greatly missed by all. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 11 June 29-July 5, 2005 No safety belt: Tehachapi man loses life DESERT NEWS STAFF REPORT TEHACHAPI — Christopher Hill, 28, of Tehachapi died at the scene of a traffic collision at 5:20 p.m. last Saturday when his Jeep overturned on the dirt extension of Cherry Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Kern County Sheriff’s Coroner Division. According to reports, Hill was not wearing a safety belt and was ejected from the Jeep. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hill’s two passengers, who were wearing safety belts, were treated for minor injuries. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Mojave Desert News, California City, Kern, CA Published: 23 Jun 2005