Next time - your views on the SAGE, trip sheets, exploratories, scheduling, etc. This means that you tongue-tied and/or lazy members of the DPS' "silent majority" still have time to sound off to me at my new address - 426 No. Jackson St. #203, Glendale 91206.
| OUR SALUTE TO HERB DOTZAUER | by Randy Bernard & Lew Amack |
Our friend Herbert Henry Dotzauer, known to us as Herb, passed away in Van Nuys on May 16th, 1986. He was born 42 years ago on June 11, 1943 in Columbia, Illinois. His funeral service was held at Praiswater Funeral Home in Van Nuys on May 20th and he was interred at Oakwood Memorial Park in Chatsworth, within view of Stony Point.
Despite suffering from colon cancer for several years, Herb a courageous spirit and continued to climb his beloved mountains even in the face of tremendous adversity. Last year he became one of a small group of mountaineers who have completed the Hundred Peaks List. He was also an avid desert peaker, having been to the summit of about half the Desert Peaks List.
Although Herb's life was disappointingly brief, it was nevertheless amazingly full. Herb was an eclectic traveler. For example, in 1985, he took a private air flight to Mt. Shasta to climb it for the second time. He also was a regular participant on Griffith Park and Santa Monica Mountains weekday hikes. He visited many countries throughout the world, and would generally master the languages of the natives before departure. He was also extremely well-read, and conversant, in many fields.
Herb has become an inspiration to many Sierra Clubbers. He knew that his remaining time on Earth was limited, and he chose to spend as much time as he could strolling along mountain pathways with his friends. Whenever we are roping up Stony Point, we will cast a glance in the direction of Oakwood Memorial Park and remember Herbie's inimitable guacamole dip.
