San Joaquin-Santa Clara-Alameda County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Lucas, Linda Lucille September 22 2004
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The Record  September 29, 2004
Pleasanton
Dr. Linda Lucille Lucas 
April 22, 1940 - September 22, 2004



  Linda Lucille Lucas, a 35 year resident of Pleasanton passed away while on 
vacation in London, England on Wednesday, September 22, 2004. She was 64 years 
old. Linda was born April 22, 1940 in Stockton, CA. She graduated from Lodi 
Union High School. Linda continued her education at San Jose State University 
and graduated with majors in English and Librarianship and a California 
Teaching Credential. Dr. Lucas worked in the Livermore Unified School District 
and the Fremont Unified School District at Mission San Jose High School before 
joining Chabot College as a Reference Librarian in 1969. In 1975 she became 
Assistant Dean of Instruction of Learning Resources and was part of the 
original staff establishing and opening Valley Campus - later to become Las 
Positas College. Linda received her Doctorate in Educational Organization and 
Leadership from the University of San Francisco in 1982. She became Dean of 
division 1 at Las Positas College in 1997. She retired in 2000, after 31 years 
of service to the Community College District. Following her retirement, Linda 
completed a Juris Doctorate from John F. Kennedy University and joined the 
California Bar Association in December 2003, and was just embarking on her 
second career. Linda was very interested in 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. 
Linda is survived by her mother, Amy Lucas Farnsworth; brother, Stanley Howard 
Lucas, step-brothers, Chuck, Fred, Glen and Jim Farnsworth. She was preceded in 
death by her father, Leslie Lucas and her brother Raymond Bruce Lucas. 
A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. in 
the Grace Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Mills Ave., Lodi with Pastor David Hill 
officiating. Committal will be private in the Lodi Memorial Cemetery Devotion 
Mausoleum. Visitation was held on Tuesday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 
Gierhart-Wells & Donahue Funeral Home. 
The family requests donations be made in Linda's name to Las Positas College 
Foundation, 3033 Collier Canyon Road, Livermore, CA 94551. 
 




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