Cathy FiorellCathy Fiorelli is a native of Tucson, Ariz., and formerly General Manager at Greenwood Memorial Park in San Diego Mortuary and Crematory. She previously had served as Office Manager at Greenwood, in addition to serving 10 prior years as an Executive Assistant for SCI California Funeral Services, Inc.

Fiorelli attended the University of Arizona, and is a graduate of Northern Arizona University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Science with a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

She worked as a Court Clerk at the Flagstaff Municipal Court in Flagstaff, Ariz., before moving to San Diego in July 2000 to pursue a Masters Degree in Forensic Science. She currently is General Manager of [Continue Reading]

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Victoria A. Nenner

A Vietnam era veteran, Victoria A. Nenner served four years as a staff and charge nurse in an Air Force hospital at Tachikawa AFB, Japan, where she treated soldiers wounded in battle. She met her late husband, Paul, while serving in Japan. She left active duty as a captain, and continued in the reserves until 1977.

Nenner comes from a long line of nurses – her grandmother, mother, uncle and sister were all nurses, and another sister is a physician. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing science at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Tex., and a Master’s degree in family health nursing from the University of San Diego.

Following military service in 1974, Nenner was named Director [Continue Reading]

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George Fellows

George Fellows is a native of the Pacific Northwest. He graduated from Yakima High School in 1947, and received a congressional appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., that same year. He graduated from Kings Point in 1951, receiving a BS degree in Nautical Science, a commission in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and a Coast Guard license to sail as an officer on any steam or motor vessel of unlimited tonnage in any ocean.

He sailed as a deck officer with American Export Lines until late 1952, when he volunteered for active Navy duty during the Korean War. He was assigned to the Special Projects Office of the Military Sea Transportation Service at [Continue Reading]

Col. Galen Seal

Born in Topeka, Kansas in 1932. Attended Washburn University from 1950 to1953. Transferred to University of Colorado where he graduated with a BS in Business/Marketing and a commission in the USAF. Attended flight school and received his wings in 1955 and was assigned to Ashiya AFB, Japan where he served as a troop carrier pilot until 1957. He continued serving in the USAFR for a total of 23 years of service, retiring as a Colonel.

Col. Seal earned a Masters degree in Speech Communications (MS) from the University of Denver. He has owned and operated several businesses, including office furniture, office supplies and commercial printing. He and his late wife have five children, ten grandchildren and three [Continue Reading]

Brig. Gen. Robert Cardenas

He began his military career in 1939 as an Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet. By 1944 he was a B-24 pilot with the 8th Air Force and was shot down on his 20th mission over Germany were he evaded capture and entered Switzerland only to make his way back into occupied France until D-Day.

By 1947, he was the Project Operations Officer and B-29 launch pilot on the Super Sonic project and in 1948 he was chief test pilot on the Northrop B-49 Flying Wing and Chief of Flight test operations at Muroc AB. Several notable assignments 1950-1973: National Nuclear War planner developing the NSTL target list, Deputy Commander 16th Air Force in Spain, negotiated with [Continue Reading]