Mary Westwick Colmenares
May 6, 1933 - June 23, 2008
Resident of Alamo

Mary passed away suddenly at Kaiser Walnut Creek from a battle with kidney and heart functions. Mary is survived by her husband Carlos A. Colmenares of Alamo; daughters, Sonya Dinsley of San Ramon, and Julia Colmenares Stewart (David) of London, UK; and brother, William Westwick of San Francisco. She also leaves relatives in areas of California, Oregon, and Norway.

Born in Oakland to Oscar and Birdie Lucinda Hoover Westwick, she graduated from Oakland High School and went on to the University of California, Berkeley where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Bacteriology. She ran a medical lab in San Francisco until retiring in 1998. She enjoyed traveling, reading and her needlework. Her gentle and kind spirit touched many people.

Family and friends are invited to a memorial service on Monday June 30, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Oak Park Hills Chapel, 3111 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek (925) 934-6500.