Obituaries Obituaries (October 27, 2004)

Ann Tregoning
Willow Oaks School teacher

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 6, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 330 Ravenswood Ave. in Menlo Park, for Ann Lucile Tregoning, a longtime Menlo Park resident who died October 12 of brain cancer. She was 57.

Born in Fort Bragg, she taught at Willow Oaks School in Menlo Park for many years. Her love for music was shared with her students and friends, and she sang with several local bands, say family members.

Ms. Tregoning is survived by her son, Randall Tregoning, and her sister, Victoria Tregoning of Menlo Park.

Contributions in her name may be made to the Randall Tregoning College Fund, 630 Twelfth Ave., Menlo Park 94025.

Edward Bolton
Aviation and venture capital pioneer

Edward T. Bolton, one of the first venture capitalists supporting the high-tech industry, died October 18 in Menlo Park. He was 88.

Mr. Bolton, who lived in Sharon Heights for more than 30 years, was born in London, England. He joined the British Merchant Marines when he was 15 years old and rose in the ranks to become a master navigator.

During World War II, he volunteered for the U.S. Air Transport Command and was responsible for navigating several hundred B-17 bombers as they were ferried from the United States to Great Britain.

During the war he also served as a private navigator for aviation pioneer and billionaire Howard Hughes. Mr. Bolton flew many missions with important people aboard, including Winston Churchill, whom he flew to Yalta for a summit meeting with Josef Stalin and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, according to Mr. Bolton's Sharon Heights neighbor, Muriel Haegele.

After the war he joined TWA and became its European operations officer, stationed in Paris. He later moved to Manila to become chief operating officer of Philippine Airlines. He served in this position until moving to the Bay Area in 1962; here, he worked for 12 years as a Hiller Aircraft executive and became active in the electronic industry in Silicon Valley.

As a venture capitalist, he assisted many high-tech companies, and retired in 1984.

In retirement, Mr. Bolton took over the household cooking and shopping from his wife, Isabel, a native of Scotland. For a 1994 interview in the Almanac, Mr. Bolton was photographed preparing Cock-a-Leekie soup, a Scottish chicken soup made with leeks. He said he learned to cook when he went to sea. "On the ship I learned to cook and darn socks," he said.

Mr. Bolton moved to Auburn shortly after his wife, Isabel, died in 1999. He later returned to Menlo Park. His only son, Tom, died in 1985. He is survived by his brother-in-law, Charles F. Duncan of Santa Clara; daughter-in-law, Yasuko Bolton of San Carlos; and niece, Agnes Swakie of Scotland.

Private services were under the direction of the Woodside Chapel of Crippen & Flynn, Redwood City.

Remington Low
Attorney, bank president

Remington Low, who founded the law firm of Low, Ball & Lynch, died in his Atherton home on September 27, one month before his 93rd birthday.

Mr. Low was born in Nebraska and moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, where he spent most of his childhood. He graduated from Stanford University and Stanford University School of Law.

Mr. Remington was a pioneer in insurance defense law and in the 1950s started his own law firm, which later became Low, Ball & Lynch with offices in Menlo Park and San Francisco.

After retiring from the law firm, he served as president and CEO of B.M. Behrends Bank in Juneau, Alaska, commuting between Atherton and Juneau until his retirement at age 80.

An inspiration to co-workers, family and friends, he was ambitious in all his pursuits and endeavors in life, say family members. For many years, he made annual fishing trips to Canada or Alaska with a group of old friends. He also enjoyed gardening.

Mr. Low is survived by his son, Remington Low Jr., and three grandchildren, all of Menlo Park. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean, in 2002, and daughter, Madeline Jean Low, in 1994.

Arrangements were under the direction of Roller Hapgood & Tinney in Palo Alto.

Yolande Carter
Former Woodside resident

Yolande L. Carter, who lived in Woodside before moving to Clayton, California, died October 20. She was 79.

Ms. Carter lived in Woodside from 1962 until after the death of her husband, Joseph O. Carter, in 2000. In Clayton, she enjoyed living close to her son, Brad, but missed her life and friends in Woodside, say family members.

Ms. Carter was born in Meriden, Connecticut, and graduated from Teachers College of Connecticut. She taught elementary and middle school in Los Altos.

She was a dedicated Stanford Cardinal fan and never missed a football game for 30 years, says her son, David Carter. "She and my Dad used to put on monster tailgate parties," he said.

Ms. Carter was also interested in calligraphy, genealogy and collecting antiques, say family members.

She is survived by her children, Brad Carter of Clayton, Susan Currey of Williamsburg, Virginia, Cinthia daRoza of Saratoga and David Carter of Los Angeles; and 11 grandchildren.

Services were held October 23 at the Woodside Chapel of Crippen & Flynn, Redwood City.

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