San Diego, CA
William Bill Wade Spore, M.D.
William Bill Wade Spore, M.D.
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Born in upstate New York in 1935, Bill passed away following surgical complications on August 12, 2024. In 1943, his family moved to San Diego. He attended Jefferson grammar school, Roosevelt Jr. High and graduated from San Diego High in 1952 where he was Junior Class President and ASB Veep. Bill earned a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley in 1957 and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1961. Following a one-year internship at Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital, he served three years as a general medical officer in the United States Navy. After a year of private general practice in San Diego he returned to L.A. County Harbor Hospital for a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The remainder of his professional life was spent in San Diego as a Kaiser Permanente physician.An avid sportsman and physical fitness advocate, Bill lettered four years on both the Cal swimming and water polo teams, co-captaining both teams as a senior. He was president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and belonged to several campus honor societies. He played slo-pitch softball in the Point Loma Senior League for twenty-five years, jogged daily on the soft sand in Mission Beach until his hips finally wore out, then returned to swimming for general conditioning. In 2015 he swam the Catalina Channel with a relay team of eighty-year-old men, setting an international record. Bill began skiing at age six. At sixty-two he switched to snowboarding for the next twenty years. He began surfing at age forty, following that passion until the age of eighty-two having surfed numerous California, Hawaiian and Baja surf sites, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa, and Byron Bay, Australia. Upon retirement from medicine, Bill took up cycling, touring on bicycle much of the United States, parts of Europe and most of California with his beloved “Cyclo-Path” fellow riders.Above all, spending time with his family mattered most. For eighteen memorable Easter vacations, he took his family on camping trips, setting up on the sands of Guaymas, Mexico. For twenty-seven years he took countless ski trips with family and friends to June Lake, California, staying in the cabin he built with his brother-in-law and several friends.Bill is survived by Grace, his wife of sixty-six years, his three sons, Eric, Brock, Dain, his daughter, Ingrid, their spouses, seven grandchildren, and his sister, Adrienne. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lorraine Anne. His ashes will be interred next to hers following funeral services at All Souls Episcopal Church on September 5th.Most of all, “Dr. Bill” would like to be remembered as a loving, caring, and devoted husband, father and grandfather.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The city of San Diego and Mayor Todd Gloria swore in their new fire-rescue chief Saturday morning in front of a packed house at a church in South Encanto.
The city has a new chief, but he’s not new to the area or to the fire-rescue department.
“I grew up in this community, and there was a time in my life when we struggled, and all I wanted was a full meal,” said new Chief Robert Logan II. “And now I’m the fire chief of the second-largest city’s fire department. It’s simply amazing.”
Logan, who grew up in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of San Diego, is now the city’s 19th fire-rescue chief. He replaces Colin Stowell, who is retiring.
Logan climbed the ranks, starting as an emergency medical technician in 1999 before becoming a firefighter a year later. Before Saturday, Logan served as the deputy fire chief. The city council approved his appointment last month, and now he’s sworn in as chief in the city he grew up in.
Logan said he was raised by his late grandmother, just a few houses down from a fire station. He said this is the job he’s always wanted, and one his grandmother knew he could achieve.
“She would cry (today), and she would tell me that she always knew. She always believed in me, even when I didn’t believe in myself,” Logan said with tears in his eyes.
Gloria said Logan’s experience, love for the city, and ability to overcome odds made him the right person for the job.
“(This is) a man who’s experienced adversity, a man who persevered, a man who was a child in this community, but is now going to be a role model for children in this community,” Gloria said during the swearing-in ceremony.
Logan is San Diego’s third African-American fire-rescue chief, but the first since 2002.
“What I hope you see in me as the 19th fire chief of America’s Finest City are my grandmother’s values of integrity, an unbreakable work ethic, and a love for all people,” Logan said.
Last year’s “Battle for Pearl Street” was a one-sided affair, with La Jolla High School walloping The Bishop’s School 41-19.
Flash forward a year and the 2024 edition of the in-town rivalry had a similar result.
La Jolla came away with a 38-21 win at home Aug. 23 in the season opener for both teams as the Vikings seek a return trip to the CIF San Diego Section finals. Last season they lost the Division II championship game to Del Norte.
Meanwhile, the 2023 Division III champion La Jolla Country Day School Torreys got off to a fast start in 2024, routing Chula Vista at home 35-6.
Football is back as La Jolla teams try for repeat of last season’s success
La Jolla coach Tyler Roach was pleased with how the season opener went for his team.
“Anytime you can beat a rival, a crosstown one at that, it’s great, especially the first game of the season, to get this thing started off on the right track,” he said.
The offenses commanded the game early, with both conducting two-play scoring drives in their opening possessions.
The Bishop’s Knights, last year’s Coastal League champions, scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cash Herrera to Ryan Landa. But that was soon answered by a 39-yard TD pass from La Jolla QB Hudson Smith to Hank Hansen.
Herrera, who missed last year’s game against La Jolla due to an injury, made his presence felt early and often. The junior was on point in the first half, connecting on three touchdown passes.
Fortunately for La Jolla, first-year starter Smith threw for three first-half TDs himself.
Smith and wide receiver Andre McLees Walker connected for a pair of first-half touchdowns that helped put La Jolla up 24-21 at halftime.
“What I saw from Hudson did not surprise me one bit,” Roach said. “He has been waiting for this moment for a long time. He waited in the wings last season [behind now-graduated Jackson Diehl] and was locked in tonight.”
“For Andre, he is a super-talented kid,” Roach added. “One of our starting wideouts had been sick all week and I didn’t know until 4 o’clock that he wasn’t going to play. So around 4:30, I told Andre [who also plays cornerback on defense] he would have to rock in both ways, and he stepped up big time.”
Though the offenses dominated the first half, ultimately the La Jolla defense — more specifically the secondary — turned the tide.
On the Knights’ second possession of the second half, safety Ryan Kestler jumped in front of a Herrera pass for an interception, setting up an eventual 1-yard scoring run by Smith.
One possession later, safety Carson Diehl, who led the La Jolla defense in interceptions last season, picked off another Herrera pass.
The Vikings forced four turnovers in all and shut out the Knights in the second half.
La Jolla Country Day 35, Chula Vista 6
The Torreys held Chula Vista senior quarterback Izaac Baca to 10 pass completions in 27 attempts for 83 yards and an interception and limited the Spartans to 52 yards rushing.
Upcoming games
La Jolla: Friday, Aug. 30, home vs. Torrey Pines, 7 p.m.
La Jolla Country Day: Friday, Aug. 30, at Crawford, 7 p.m.
Bishop’s: Saturday, Aug. 31, at Christian, 7 p.m.
This article will be updated with more details and photos. ♦
A look at how San Diego-area teams fared in the first week of the high school football season:
Thursday’s games
Vista 29, Fallbrook 20
Mt. Carmel 34, Otay Ranch 13
Army-Navy 53, Rock Academy 0
Holtville 64, Southwest-El Centro 0
El Capitan 21, Mira Mesa 14
Friday’s games
No. 10 La Jolla 38, Bishop’s 21
Bonita Vista at Eastlake, late
Calexico 28, Palo Verde Valley 12
Castle Park 14, Victory Christian 13
No. 2 Cathedral Catholic 56, Mater Dei Catholic 28
La Jolla Country Day 35, Chula Vista 6
University City 63, Clairemont 12
Classical Academy at Valhalla, late
Crawford 31, Cajon Valley 0
Del Norte 20, Point Loma 7
El Camino 49, No. 8 Helix 20
Escondido 69, Orange Glen 0
No. 3 Granite Hills 28, No. 4 Mission Hills 17
Patrick Henry at Grossmont, late
Hilltop 22, Coronado 14
Hoover 58, Southwest-San Diego 35
Mission Bay 34, Kearny 6
No. 9 La Costa Canyon 37, St. Augustine 10
Vincent Memorial 21, Monte Vista 0
Westview 16, Olympian 14
Rancho Bernardo 13, Poway 10
San Diego High 20, Montgomery 2
No. 7 San Marcos 53, Rancho Buena Vista 8
Scripps Ranch 42, San Pasqual 27
Maranatha Christian 20. San Ysidro 14
Santana 20, Canyon Hills 7
Steele Canyon 51, Ramona 41
Sweetwater 20, Morse 6
Imperial 28, West Hills 6
Calipatria at Bermuda Dunes Desert Christian, late
Lakewood 20, No. 5 Carlsbad 17
Central Union 38, Fontana Jurupa Hills 6
Santa Ana Foothill 28, Madison 20
Bethlehem (Pa.) Freedom 17, Torrey Pines 14
Mountain Empire 8, Anza Hamilton 0
Santa Fe Christian 24, Mission College Prep 0
No. 6 Mount Miguel 47, Long Beach St. Anthony 15
Brawley 36, Palm Desert 20
Tri-City Christian 12, Santa Ana Saddleback 9
San Juan Capistrano San Juan Hills 48, Oceanside 14
Valley Center at Hawaii Lahainaluna, late
Mar Vista 43, O’Farrell Charter 7
8-man
St. Joseph Academy 68, San Pasqual Academy 30
Saturday
(all games at 7 p.m., unless noted)
Las Vegas Arbor View vs. No. 1 Lincoln at Southwestern College, 1 p.m.
Las Vegas Meadows at Coastal Academy, 5 p.m.
Francis Parker vs. Arcadia Rio Hondo Prep at Irwindale Kare Park
Christian at Temecula Linfield Christian
8-man
Calvin Christian at Horizon Prep, 11 a.m.
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