BCA FYI

All of us at BCA are beyond shocked and saddened at the passing of Joanne Main, president and CEO of the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce. Joanne is a longtime personal friend of ours. Maggie Cox and Joanne worked together at the SLO Chamber in the 1980’s, had children at the same time and enjoyed working and playing together. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Main Family.

We close FYI this week noting the devastating loss of three amazing people: former KSBY anchor and longtime PG&E exec Missie Hobson; former KSBY sales manager and Cal Poly football player Pete Magnusson, and Maggie Cox’s brother, Mike Henderson. The trio shared much in common: all were extraordinary in how they lived their lives and the impacts they had on others. All had remarkable senses of humor. They all fought brutal fights with cancer and were unbelievably inspiring in the process. Missie, Mike and Pete passed within a week of each other at Christmas time and were only in their 50’s. As we begin to adjust to life without these three dear friends in it, we’re reminded again that we must do something to beat this terrible disease.