OBITUARY

COSTA MESA -- George Dennis Case Jr., a resident and forensic

specialist with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, died Saturday of

complications after brain surgery. He was 31 years old.

Case, who is also remembered as “The Monster” at Knott’s Scary Farm,

is survived by his wife, Julia, and his stepson, Drake Brunette; his

parents, Florence and George Case, of Fort Worth, Texas; his brother,

Jeffrey Gabriel, of Augusta, Ga.; his sisters, Cooki Torres and Corinne

Trabert of Fort Worth, Texas; his grandparents, Felito and Florence La

Boy or Ailua Kona, Hawaii.

A celebration of Case’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the

First United Methodist Church, 420 West 19th St., Costa Mesa. Bright

colors and Hawaiian attire requested. In lieu of flowers, donations may

be made to the First United Methodist George Case Jr. Memorial Fund.