Sometimes all it takes is one caring gesture to turn everything around. These true stories show how empathy and human warmth create ripples of hope in the toughest times. Whether it’s a stranger’s ...

Joan Samuelson, an intellectual force and relentless local advocate for a cure for Parkinson’s disease, died Dec. 27 in Santa Rosa of the affliction whose cure became her life’s work. She was 75.

Jack Allen Samuelson passed away peacefully on December 9th surrounded by family at his treasured home overlooking Santa Cruz. He was 91 years old, just a month short of celebrating his 92nd birthday.

Marvin Lee "Sam" Samuelson once said he was not too terribly worried about dying. He found natural processes fascinating, and he found incredible comfort in his faith. He left this world early on the ...