San Joaquin-Santa Clara-Alameda County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Lucas, Linda  September 22 2004
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Lodi News  September 28, 2004
Linda Lucas





Linda Lucille Lucas, 64, of Pleasanton and formerly of Lodi, died Sept. 22 in 

London, England. She was born April 22, 1940, in Stockton.



Ms. Lucas graduated from Lodi Union High School. She continued her education 

and graduated with degrees in English and librarianship, and also received her 

California teaching credential from San Jose State University.



In 1982, she received her doctorate in educational organization and leadership 

from the University of San Francisco.



 

Linda Lucas



She worked in the Livermore Unified School District and at Mission San Jose 

High School in the Fremont Unified School District until 1969 when she went to 

work for Chabot College as the reference librarian.



In 1975, she became assistant dean of instruction of learning resources and was 

part of the original staff to open Valley Campus, which later became Las 

Positas College.



In 1997, she was named dean of Division 1 at the college. She retired from the 

Community College District in 2000, and completed a juris doctorate from John 

F. Kennedy University.



She joined the California Bar Association in December 2003 to begin a second 

career.



She enjoyed the performing arts, and established the Lucas Scholarship for the 

performing arts at Las Positas College.



She was an avid traveler who enjoyed visiting new places and learning about the 

people and cultures in the areas she visited.



She is survived by her brother, Stanley Howard Lucas; stepbrothers, Chuck 

Farnsworth, Fred Farnsworth, Glen Farnsworth, and Jim Farnsworth; and mother, 

Amy Lucas Farnsworth.



She was preceded in death by her father, Leslie Lucas; and brother Raymond 

Bruce Lucas.



A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Presbyterian 

Church, 10 N. Mills Ave., Lodi, with Pastor David Hill officiating. Committal 

will be private in the Devotion Mausoleum at the Lodi Memorial Cemetery. 

Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Gierhart-Wells & Donahue 

Funeral Home.



Memorial contributions may be made to Las Positas College Foundation, 3033 

Collier Canyon Road, Livermore, CA 94551.



Gierhart-Wells & Donahue Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.





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