Obituaries

 
 

Richard Clark, who survived the deaths in Jonestown by leaving the community on the morning of 18 November, died earlier this year. Rev. Clark, who was born in Mississippi, was 66.

Richard Janaro, who – together with his wife Clare – was on a Temple boat off the coast of Guyana at the time of the deaths in Jonestown, died earlier this year after a long illness. He was 83. He is survived by his wife. The Janaros’ two children – Mauri Kay, 15, and Darren Richard, 14 – died in Jonestown.

Fred Lewis, a San Francisco butcher who lost 27 relatives in Jonestown, died on May 14 after a long illness. His relatives in Jonestown included his wife, Doris, and seven children. His niece, Rev. Jynona Norwood, leads the annual memorial service at Evergreen Cemetery in Oakland.

 

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