Local residents who have died recently: Baez, Ney and Pinsky

Local residents who have died recently include:

Jose Mendoza Baez, 87, a longtime Redwood City resident and bakery owner whose flower and fruit tree-filled garden was honored by the City of Redwood City with a plaque, who loved the outdoors, swimming, fishing and hunting quail, and who visited his beloved hometown of Aguililla, Mexico every spring, died May 6.

Paul D. Pinsky, 82, a Palo Alto resident who was born in Connecticut and, after earning his doctorate at Stanford University, co-founded National Evaluation Systems (NES). An outdoor enthusiast and photography lover, he and a group of Stanford PhDs formed the Phuds softball team that played for 30 years. He died March 8.

Nicholas Hayes Ney, 73, whose career in private practice psychotherapy in Palo Alto and Redwood City was driven by his belief in people’s capacity to become their best selves. He was part of Stanford’s original addiction treatment program, and loved music, a good turn of phrase and dancing. He died April 21.
To read full obituaries, leave remembrances and post photos, go to Lasting Memories at AlmanacNews.com/obituaries.

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