Laura R Trick

Laura Trick passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Sandpoint, Idaho. Laura was the youngest of nine children born to their Canadian “papa” Alexander Roger and “mama” from Massachusetts, Grace Moore. Their Clovis, New Mexico home was tiny for all those kids – two rooms! so they built a dug-out next to their house to serve as part kitchen and bedroom. Papa Alex worked for the Santa Fe railroad and the whole family could ride for free, so Laura had frequent trips to Los Angeles to visit her older sisters who had moved there. It was on one of these trips when she was nine that she remembers eating out for the first time. After graduating from Clovis High School, Laura moved to Los Angeles and lived with her sister Janet McGregor and family (various sisters and brothers were always living with “Aunt Jannie.”) At that time, Century Blvd was the alley behind their house. One of her sisters, Tootsie, then married Lee Moore and moved to Virginia, so Laura went to visit them for two weeks and ended up staying for 14 years. She worked as a secretary for the American Chemical Society in Washington DC just prior to and during World War II. She likes to tell the story of cutting across the White House lawn as part of her walk to work and of the guard who offered to take her and her girlfriend on a private tour of the White House – which they declined because they “had to get to work!” Laura really enjoyed her time “back East,” living with her sister and brother-in-law and their daughter Grace Moore who was born while she lived with them. She liked to take Gracie ice skating on the reflection pond in front of the Lincoln Memorial. While in Virginia, Laura met Wilkie Trick and they were married in 1943. After the War, in 1945, they followed Laura’s family to Yucaipa where members of the Roger family had bought a peach orchard and ranchhouse on 15 acres at California Street and Avenue H. Various family members built their houses on the 15 acres and so did Laura and Wilkie. There, we could say they pretty much “lived happily ever after,” especially since Wilkie’s two sisters and their families ended up coming to Yucaipa as well. (No, that’s not the only reason Yucaipa got overpopulated! Everybody else did the same thing – no wonder – such a beautiful place!). Laura gave birth to daughter Jill in Redlands Hospital in 1947. During her working career in California, Laura was secretary to Isaac Ford from Oak Glen, who suggested she bring her toddler, Jill, to work with her so she didn’t have to get a babysitter (progressive employer for those times! – or maybe that was standard operations then?). Later, Laura worked as secretary at Norton Airbase. When Norton was closing, she and Wilkie moved to Sacramento to work at McClellan Airbase for seven years until they both retired and returned to Yucaipa. They made some wonderful friends in Sacramento and had a great time using their little sailboat and Folbot canoe on weekends. Laura loved camping and traveling, which they did frequently. She and Wilkie also enjoyed dancing at the Yucaipa Elk’s Club and other venues in the area. Laura was a dedicated member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Yucaipa and later Redlands. She served numerous times as First and Second Reader and as Clerk of the church in Yucaipa. Laura’s religious faith was evident in all aspects of her life, much of which she spent helping others. Laura’s friends and family see her off with tremendous love and respect! Laura is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jill Trick and John Anderson of Yucaipa, California and Sandpoint Idaho. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews, and great-grand-etc. in Yucaipa and all over the place. We’ll just list the first level: In Sandpoint, Grace Moore and friend Carol Young. In Yucaipa, Claire Amerman, Billie Randolph, and Roger Boone and their families. Janet Bittinger in Murrieta Hot Springs, Alberta (Roger) McNulty in Lake Havasu City, David Roger in Ramona, Sandy (Rees) Hallet in Loveland, CO, Bruce Rees in Mapleton, UT, and Kim (Rees) Haben in Shawnee, KS, and all of their families. Niece Mary Jean Sturgess preceded Laura in death. Laura is also survived by members of the Stephenson family (Renee, Cheryl, Carol, Dianne, and Lenny) and the Mills family (Jean) who all spent lots of time with Laura while growing up and later. Laura was preceded in death by her husband, Wilkie Trick, and all of her sisters and brothers. At Laura’s request there will be no service. The on-line obituary is located at www\coffeltfuneral.com if you want to go there to write a memory or sign the guest book. In lieu of flowers, Laura and family would be pleased if you made a small (or large if you prefer) dedication of time or money to a cause that is important to you. Following are a few of the local organizations Laura liked to support: First Church of Christ Scientist in Redlands (they have an excellent spiritual outreach program for the prisons). 110 W. Vine Street, Redlands, CA 92373 Yucaipa Valley Historical Society, 35308 Panorama Dr., Yucaipa, CA 92399 Dorothy Ramon Learning Center (dedicated to the preservation of our Native American, especially our local Serrano, language and cultures), P.O. Box 1510, Banning, CA 92220 The Pass Chorale, P.O. Box 589, Beaumont, CA 92223 Yucaipa Valley Family Assistance, 35075 Ave B - P.O. Box 130, Yucaipa, CA 92399 Crafton Hills Open Space Conservancy, PO Box 1475, Yucaipa, CA 92399-1434