Religious Service Information

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Administrator

A religious service will be held on Friday July 29th, 2011 at 9:00am at:

Sacred Heart Church
1200 Lyons Avenue
Turlock, CA 95380

Please join the family for a reception honoring the memories and celebrating the lives of our beloved Ana-Maria, Robert, Samantha, and Veronica.

War Memorial Hall
247 E. Canal Drive
Turlock, CA 95380

All are invited to attend.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a contribution in their name may contribute to:

Palo Alto Partners in Education
http://www.papie.org/
(an organization that Ana-Maria raised money for)

Friends of PreSchool Family
http://www.fopsf.org/

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
http://www.svdpusa.org
who had helped Ana-Maria’s family when they had arrived in the United States as refugees from Angola.

Photo Sharing

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Cindy

If you have photographs of the family that you would like to share, you can upload them to a smugmug gallery. Upload photos to the account via email by sending mail to:

robertandanamaria@email.smugmug.com

with a subject line of:

Rmsv2011

with the photo (or photos) as an attachment.

The gallery is currently password-protected.

Community Memorial Celebration

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Cindy

Photo of the four family members at a friend's house at a table.

June 2011 family photo

A memorial celebration to honor Robert, Ana-Maria, Sam, and Veronica will take place at 3:00 PM

Sunday, July 31, 2011
El Carmelo Elementary School
3024 Bryant Street
Palo Alto California

Parking is limited. Please consider walking, bicycling, or carpooling if possible.

Volunteer help is gratefully appreciated. Please sign up here:

Robert and Ana-Maria

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Cindy

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On July 22, 2011, Robert Howard, Ana-Maria Dias, and their children Sam and Veronica, were killed in a car accident in Canada. Information and updates will be posted as they become available.