Thanks for being around

Here’s year two of my take on an old Daily Pilot tradition: the list of the people in the Newport-Mesa community I’m thankful for (whether they know it):

Hank Adler, Jerry Anderson, Phil Arst, Charlene Ashendorf, Maria Elena Avila, Rob Barbot, Allan and Seymour Beek, Joe Bell, Eric Bever, Homer Bludau, John Blom, Gordon Bowley, Don Bren, Steve Bromberg, Dave Brooks ...

Tim Brown, Peter Buffa, John Buttolph, Mirna Burciaga, John Campbell, Carol Chambers, Lisa Cosenza, John and Donna Crean, Phil D’Agostino and his SPAC kids, Leslie Daigle ...

Byron de Arakal, Jim de Boom, Chuck DeVore, Daily Pilot staffers, Linda Dixon, Tony Dodero, Duke and the Dukie Tour members, Sandy Genis, Karin Graves, Jim Gray (either one), Debra Gunn Downing, Marshall Duffield, Dave Elliott ...

Jim Ellis, Werner Escher, Ed Fawcett, Newport and Costa Mesa’s firefighters, Katrina Foley, Paul Folino, Jean Forbath, Peggy Fort ...

Nancy Gardner, Mark Gleason, Aviva Goelman, Bill and Sue Gross, Bill Gunderson, LaVonne Harkless, Jennifer Hieger, Irene Hofmann, Evelyn Hart, John Heffernan ...

John Hensley, Rush Hill, George Jeffries, Buck Johns, Lana Johnson, Tom Johnson, Rick and Nancy Kapko, Ron Katzman, Jack Keating, Dave Kiff, Marie Knight, Wency Leece, Troy Linquist, Bill Lobdell ...

Richard Luehrs, Jennifer Mahal, Karl Malone, Allan Mansoor, Dan Marcheano, Paul Merage, Stephanie Melton, Karen McGlinn, Bob McDonell, Rabbi Mark S. Miller, Dan Monahan, Gary Monahan ...

John Moorlach, Trevor Murphy, Dick Nichols, Dolores Otting, Jeff Parker, Scott Paulsen, Bill Pierpoint, Jeff Purser, Newport and Costa Mesa police officers ...

Bill Rams, Tod Ridgeway, Tim Riley, Allan Roeder, Steve Rosansky, Paul Salata, Jose Santos, Henry Schielein, Henry Segerstrom, El Selich ...

Bill Sharp, Steve Smith, Cara Stephens, Lisa Tatman, Rick Taylor, Bob and Jeff Teller, Larry Thomas, Tom Titus, Sister Mary Vianney, Michael Vossen, Gay Wassall-Kelly, Jean Watt, Don Webb, Geoff West, the “Westside Improvers,” Marcia Whalen, Mike Whitehead, Clark Wright, Elaine Zinngrabe ...

All the folks I’m forgetting and all Daily Pilot readers and advertisers.

Happy Thanksgiving.

* S.J. CAHN is the editor. He may be reached at (714) 966-4607 or by e-mail at s.j.cahn@latimes.com.

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