Obituaries
Mary McGoldrick
Mary C. McGoldrick, a Saratogan since 1977, died on Aug. 15, at the age of 89.
Born Oct. 10, 1910, in what is now Northern Ireland, McGoldrick met her future husband, Owen, in the United States, even though he had previously lived only 12 miles from her, south of the border in the Republic of Ireland.
McGoldrick ran a catering business while living in New York, and later served as a chef in the dining room of several companies. Her husband predeceased her in 1961; in 1977, she sold her New York home to her daughter Goldie and moved to Saratoga. She was known for her love of children and babysat for many people. She also was an active member of the YLI Women of Sacred Heart Church in Saratoga and also was a Rebekah in the Freja Lodge in Saratoga. She enjoyed travel and exercise.
Survivors include daughters M. Kathleen McGoldrick of Saratoga and Eileen "Goldie" Corrigan of White Plains, N.Y.; granddaughters Caithlin and Maggie Corrigan; one sister; two brothers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral mass is scheduled for Oct. 28, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 13724 Saratoga Ave.
Donations may be made to Silicon Valley Habitat for Humanity, 888 N. First St., San Jose, 95112, or to a charity of choice.
Robert Brydon
Robert W. Brydon, a lifelong Campbell resident and a member of the Board of Trustees for the West Valley Mission Community College District, died on Aug. 3. He was 82.
Born Jan. 13, 1918, Brydon lived in Campbell until 1991, when he and his wife Joy moved to Port Townsend, Wash. In Campbell, the Brydons lived on an old ranch on W. Latimer Avenue and watched "The Valley of Heart's Delight" slowly change into the Silicon Valley.
Brydon, who holds a degree in business from then-San Jose State College, was instrumental in creating West Valley College in Saratoga and Mission College in Santa Clara. In 1951, the Supervisor of Schools of Santa Clara County asked him to head the Citizens Advisory Committee, where Brydon designed and campaigned the community college campuses. In 1963, he became the vice chairman of the founding board of trustees for what was then called the West Valley Junior College District.
Brydon was also a director of Sunsweet Growers Inc., president of the board of trustees for Moreland Elementary School District--California's oldest school district, was a member of the Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization and founded a 48-bed hospital in Campbell, that he directed for one year. The hospital no longer exists.
Survivors include wife Joy Brydon of Port Townsend, Wash.; sons Steven and John Brydon; stepchildren Janus Elaine Carey and Richard Musante; and 10 grandchildren.
Memorial services have been held.
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