Obituary

Marjorie “Margie” Gail Ross, a lifelong Costa Mesa resident, died Aug.

30 after a nine-year bout with breast cancer. She was 48.

Mrs. Ross worked at what was Kaiser Primary Center as a teacher’s aid.

Her daughter April was a volleyball standout at Newport Harbor High

School, where she was named Gatorade’s National Player of the Year for

1999. Previous winners of the honor include L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant, NFL

star Emmitt Smith and L.A. Dodger Gary Sheffield. April Ross is a

sophomore at USC, where she plays on the women’s volleyball team.

Mrs. Ross’ daughter Amy is a senior at Newport Harbor and is on the

soccer and track and field teams.

Mrs. Ross is also survived by husband Glen Ross, a chiropractor at

Back to Basics in Newport Beach; father Robert Terwilliger; brother Steve

Terwilliger; and aunt Mary Annin.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Lighthouse

Coastal Community Church, 301 Magnolia St., Costa Mesa.

In lieu of flowers, friends and family may send donations to the

Benevolence Fund at the church in Mrs. Ross’ memory.