Candace Mason About 100 well-wishers paid their...

Candace Mason

About 100 well-wishers paid their respects to Candace Mason, a

longtime tennis instructor for the city of Newport Beach’s Parks and

Recreation Department, in a service April 26. Mason died April 15 of

an illness. She was 44. She is survived by sister Wendee; and mother

Helen. The city has approved two benches to be built near San Joaquin

Park, where Mason conducted most of her lessons.

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