The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Leah Lajuan McPhail Draughon
Leah Lajuan McPhail Draughon died September 26 at her home in Ajijic with her beloved husband Jimmy by her side. She was 59 years old.
William Henry Merritt
Bill Merritt died on March 25 at the Riverview Palliative Care Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba at the age of 67 with his wife Luci, children Lisa and Bill Jr., and other close family members by his side.
Richard H. Hanna
A 20-year resident of Ajijic, Richard (Dick) H. Hanna died in June in a Guadalajara hospital following a short illness.
Valerie L. Siegel,
Three-year lakeside resident Valerie L. Siegel, 70, died in the United States on July 3 following a serious illness.
Frederick Joseph DiGiulio
Friends report that Ajijic resident Fred Joseph DiGiulio died August 18 “with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other,” in the presence of his best friend of 46 years, Mark Bennett.
William Ottus Fisher
William (Bill) Ottus Fisher passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 9 at his home in Phoenix, Arizona.
Daniel Dawson McTavish
Daniel Dawson McTavish, a founding member and first president of the Canadian Club of Lake Chapala, died August 14 at the age of 80 after a nine-month battle with cancer. In more than 18 years as a hardworking community protagonist, he spearheaded many endeavors that have been of long-lasting benefit to both expatriates and Mexican nationals.
Linda Mae Bothe
Linda Mae Bothe died September 4 at her home in Brisas de Chapala at the age of 76.
Chapala resident Robert (Bob) Charles Carruth Sr. died July 14 at the age of 86.
