Deacon Bob Little - 1946 - 2009
By David Stoneberg
STAFF WRITER
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Deacon Bob Little of the St. Helena Catholic Church died Sunday morning following a crash about 10 miles north of Laytonville in Humboldt County.
According to Sgt. Jim Malner of the CHP Garberville office, the 63-year-old Little was on his Yamaha motorcycle on Highway 101, north of Laytonville. According to witnesses he was going about 60 mph when he approached a stopped vehicle waiting to turn left into a driveway. Little braked and skidded to the right, around the stopped vehicle. He lost control of the motorcycle and ended up on the edge of the roadway. The accident happened shortly after 10 a.m.
Little, who was wearing a helmet and protective riding apparel, was transported via Calstar 4 helicopter to Ukiah Valley Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Little, who lived in American Canyon, was riding his motorcycle north to visit his daughter, Rebecca, who lives in Portland, Ore. According to Monsignor John Brenkle, he left about 7:30 a.m. and was expected to be back on Wednesday.
Three Vietnam tours
After high school he joined the military and served three tours in Vietnam from 1966 to 1969 and later was activated and served in Desert Storm for several months. He worked his way up from the enlisted ranks to U.S. Air Force major and retired from the Air Force Reserve in March 2006.
He was a sheriff’s deputy for 15 years and later earned his teaching credential while going to night school.
He taught science and physical education at St. Helena Catholic School from 1986 to 1991. While he was a teacher, Little augmented his salary by working in the hospitality room at Sutter Home and then moved over to head hospitality and marketing at Silver Oak Cellars.
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Deacon Bob Little
Deacon Bob, as we called
ReplyDeletehim, was the deacon in my Church in St Helena, CA. He was truly a wonderful man. We miss him terribly, and he and his wonderful sermons are in my thoughts every day. RIP Deacon Bob 🙏🏼