This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Detrick Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UW.2ADI/1964 Message Board Post: Longtime Half Moon Bay resident Donald Detrick died Oct. 3 in a San Mateo hospital, at age 54 and following a brief illness.Mr. Detrick was born March 17, 1951 in San Francisco. When he was 5, his family moved to Montara. He attended Farallone View Elementary School in Montara and Half Moon Bay High School, graduating in 1969.He spent his youth surfing on the coast, and later worked as a bartender at the Montara Inn, a family business run by his parents Harold and Norma Detrick, before honing his skills as a carpenter. He worked as a carpenter for the last 30 years, mostly on the Coastside.Two years ago, Mr. Detrick moved to Redwood City, where he formed a community self-help group called the "Free Thinkers.""He was a nice guy and a good friend to others," said Mr. Detrick's brother, Paul Detrick, of Montara. "He will be missed."Mr. Detrick is preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Norma Detrick, and his brother Robert Detrick, who was killed during the Vietnam War.He ! is survived by his two children, Robert and Marlena Detrick, of Bakersfield, his brother Paul Detrick and nephew Adam Detrick, both of Montara.Graveside services were held in early October, at Skylawn Memorial Park. Wednesday, October 13, 2004 Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble