Eric Sticht

Eric John Sticht, an avid IBRRC volunteer and most recently a part-time facilities manager, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2007 of natural causes. He was 47.

He had a great love of nature and animals, and worked many tireless hours at the International Bird Rescue and Research Center in San Pedro.

Eric was born on September 7, 1960 in Pomona, California. He is survived by his twin brother, Mark; his sons, Sean and Kevin; and his niece, Hannah. Eric grew up in Newport Beach where he loved sailing, body surfing and cook outs on the beach.

He graduated from Corona Del Mar High School and then UC Irvine with a degree in Computer Science. Eric excelled in his computer programming jobs and his many activities. He loved to go camping with his sons. He was an avid sailor, kayaker, and scuba diver.

He will sorely missed by all his friends at IBRRC and the countless friends that crossed his path.

Mary Dunlap

Mary Dunlap a long-time friend and supporter of IBRRC died on Jan 17, 2003. She was a respected civil rights attorney in San Francisco and taught law at Hasting College. Mary was the director of San Francisco's Office of Citizen Complaints, the city's independent police watchdog agency.

Mary died her home in San Francisco. She was 54.

Fittingly an article about Jay Holcomb and IBRRC's oiled bird rescue work, appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle the same day as Mary's obituary.