Anthony Ponce died peacefully of natural causes at age 87 on Jan. 25, 2015 at the end of a long, happy life. Born to Spanish immigrants in Cupertino, he grew up in Cupertino and Sunnyvale, helping his parents on their ranch where they grew apricots, cherries, walnuts and prunes. He graduated from Fremont High School…
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Tim Anaya wrote this splendid account of the Anayas’ journey from Spain to the United States.
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When family gathers, I am reminded of so many Ponce-clan get-togethers making up the decades of my youth (1944–1965). One such annual family event was the nighttime smelt fishing at Half Moon Bay.
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