OBITUARIES

Ward Law, a longtime resident of Woodside, died August 28. He was 88.

An avid aviator and automobile enthusiast, Mr. Law was a third-generation Californian and descendant of a San Francisco pioneering family which played a major role in rebuilding San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake.

Mr. Law is survived by his wife Jean; son Peter and daughter Joan Law Gamble; grandchildren Launce Law Gamble, Mark Dresser Gamble, and Sydney Gamble; and grandchild Launce Augustus Gamble.

No funeral services are planned. Memorial donations may be made to the Midpeninsula Hospice Foundation, 65 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 94025.

Shari C. Mayer

Poet and book reviewer

A celebration of life is being planned for Shari Conway Mayer of Atherton, who died of a heart attack August 31 at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View.

One of seven children, Mrs. Mayer was born in Billings, Montana. She grew up in Long Beach and studied dramatic arts as a young woman. When living in Santa Barbara, she was active in the Santa Barbara Community theater.

In 1942 she married Herbert J. Mayer in Los Angeles. They moved to Redwood City in 1945 and built their home in Atherton in 1952. The couple enjoyed traveling in the United States, Europe and Asia. Mr. Mayer died in 1990.

Mrs. Mayer was a member of the Atherton Dames and the Atherlons. She wrote a book of poetry, "Jewels Beyond the Sword," and gave book review programs.

Mrs. Mayer is survived by her daughter Sharelle R. Mayer of Atherton. Cremation arrangements were made by Roller Hapgood & Tinney of Palo Alto. Donations may be made to St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, 94025.



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