The Willow Glen Resident

How about everyone else?

Over the years, The Resident has seen two owners, six editors and innumerable contributors, reporters and photographers. The only columnist that remains from the early days of the paper is Cookie Curci-Wright. Following is a summary what happened to some of the rest of 'em.

Auntie Mame: The true identity of the recipe aficionado who opened her cookbooks to the Willow Glen community each issue still remains a mystery; therefore, her whereabouts are unknown.

Zoe Lofgren: When Lofgren was a county supervisor, she contributed a weekly editorial piece to The Resident on issues affecting the county. Lofgren is currently the U.S. representative for District 16, which includes Willow Glen.

Nancy Ianni: When Ianni was a District 6 councilmember in the late '80s, she contributed regular editorials about city happenings in a column titled "From the City." During a recent conversation, she said, "I'm living my life and having a wonderful time." She still lives in her Willow Glen home and is enjoying retirement, which has freed her up to travel. She just returned from a trip to Spain.

Helen Owen: The former Willow Glen Business and Professional Association manager kept the community at large in touch with the happenings of Lincoln Avenue merchants for more than two years in her "From Downtown" column. Owen died in August 1993 after a long struggle with cancer.

Lorraine Gengo: Gengo was the first editor of the paper after Metro Newspapers took it over. Gengo was noted for her editorials, which were often controversial and always thought-provoking. She later became the managing editor of Metro and then moved on to edit a paper in Connecticut, the Fairfield Weekly.

Corinne Asturias: A longtime regular in The Resident's Point of View section, Asturias is now managing editor of Metro.

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