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Obituaries Beth Muraida
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of involvement and service to
her 3 children in k-12 schools,
several non-profit organizations, church,
and all fundraising events possible, always
taking on a leadership role. As a devoted
mother, wife and friend, Beth‘s love of life
will live on through her husband Gerry and
children Lauryn, Adam and Josh. She is also
survived by her sisters Janice, Nancy, and
following organizations Beth is most proud
of: The Exceptional Kid Organization (EKO),
The United Methodist Church in El Segundo,
The Ahead with Horses Organization.
Celebration of life will be held at 10:30
AM on January 22nd, 2022, at the United
Methodist Church in El Segundo. •
Kathy Self
Lifelong resident of El Segundo
and dedicated servant to the community,
Sarah Beth (Murphy)
Muraida passed to eternity on
December 23rd, 2021, surrounded
by loved ones who will continue
to honor her legacy.
Beth was a graduate of the
ES school district and Pepperdine
University. She led a life
brother Wayne.
Beth loved life, God, family,
travel, adventure, music, books,
volunteering, inclusion, people,
neighbors, dancing, parades,
anything to seek improvement
and make people happy. Her
optimism, smile and can-do attitude
was infectious. She will
truly be missed by all.
In lieu of flowers please consider
a donation to one of the
Kathy Self, a life-long resident of El Segundo,
passed away quietly on December 1 at the
age of 66. She loved her dogs, she loved her
horses, she loved her family who loved her
very much. She is survived by her son, her
sister, and her niece. •
“Wherever a beautiful soul has been,
there is a trail of beautiful memories.”
– E.A. Bucchianeri
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The Thing About Wyoming
Article and photos
by Ben & Glinda Shipley
Turn off the lights in an underground coal
mine, and you have the perfect definition of
claustrophobia. Zero residual illumination
of any kind. Invisible six-foot ceilings with
no supports prompt you to include your
Skullgard-brand hard hat in your prayers.
A million gallons of ice water flowing
overhead in the Green River and seeping
down the chilly walls do nothing to reassure.
Who—you ask—was the lunatic who
begged for this tour?
And then, two nights later, an hour out of
Rawlins on a moonless 2:30AM drive, you
stop by the highway, and the lights refuse to
shut down. The illumination now consists of
a billion—or maybe 4,458 (in the northern
hemisphere)—visible stars. Either way, you
can spot every one of them. When a meteor
shower breaks out, a million—or at least a
hundred—bits of space rock, dust, and junk
catch fire on their way earthward. Amid the
sheer size of the night sky, you’re so preoccupied
with the fireworks display, that you
fail to notice the swarm of fearless, nosy
mule deer gathering about your car.
Take away Yellowstone, Jackson Hole,
and a handful of contrarian votes in the
US Congress, and most Americans would
never even know Wyoming existed. The
“thing” about the State—its defining human
characteristic—after all, is its emptiness. Its
population comes in at a fair distance behind
several North American cities. As the tenth
largest state by geography, it boasts just 2.32
citizens for every square kilometer. People
who have to travel twenty miles for the nearest
grocery store, hospital bed, or lawman
tend to develop a uniquely hard-nosed and
well-earned independence. They also trend
friendly and open (if not exactly loquacious),
once they realize you’re not just lost on your
way to Yellowstone or the Little Bighorn.
Yet Wyoming has made history in more
ways than one. In 1890, it became the first
US Territory to achieve statehood with the
full and unfettered political and legal participation
of its women—give that an extra
second’s thought. And in 1892, it gave birth
to an entire subgenre of movie western, when
a cabal of rich ranchers imported a posse of
thugs and killers to settle boundary disputes
with their lesser rivals. The Johnson County
What might have been.
See Travel, page 12
Reflecting on the Wind River at the Boysen Reservoir.