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Thursday, May 20, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Obituaries Nanette Marie Trede was born September 6, 1928 in Red Bluff to Albert and Lacey Trede, and died May 14, 2010 at Brentwood Nurs- ing Center at age 81. "Nets" grad- uated from Red Bluff High School in 1947 and later from San Fran- cisco Business College. She was a lovely and vivacious woman, with a great sense of humor and very popular at RBHS where she was often the center of attention as a member of the drama club and many other activities including yell leader in her Sophomore year. In later years she gave generous of her time to those in need and maintained a cheerful outlook throughout her long life. Nanette was an avid reader and found sol- ace in literature in her 7 years at Brentwood where she impressed her visitors with her knowledge of old time Red Bluff. She is survived by three grandchildren, Jamie Hoffman, Jennifer Mitchell and Morgan Lujan of Sacramento, five great grandchildren, guardian and long time friend Warren Flournoy. Nanette was pre- deceased by her son Kurt Sam Hoffman. She will be greatly missed by those whose lives she touched, and in retrospect, she gave more than she ever re- ceived. Memorial service will be conducted by Rev. Pat Bourne in the Presbyterian Chapel at 3pm on Friday, May 21st. A reception will follow. NANETTE MARIE TREDE “Scotty” 28 (formerly of Red Bluff) passed away peacefully sur- rounded by love and light at his home in San Francisco. Memorial Services will be held at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 2355 Monroe Avenue, on Friday, May 28 at 2pm. A celebration planned by his San Francisco family of friends will be held at the Brazil Room in Tilden Park on Shasta and Wildcat Canyon Roads in Berkeley on Wednesday, May 26 at 2pm. A reception will follow both serv- ices. Scott possessed a joyful spirit. He had a multicultural education that bore fruit. He attended school in Poland , Mexico , and Brazil . He was a magna cum laude graduate of U.C. Berkeley and received a Masters of Science in Teaching at Pace University in New York City . For Scott it was always about the mission and not about the money. He spent two years in Spanish Harlem teaching inner city chil- dren with Teach for America. Upon his return to the west coast he became the Director of Lango in San Francisco . This is a foreign language acquisition programs for children eighteen months to eight years. His greatest gift was his love of people and to this end he shared his life. SCOTT ANTHONY SNIDER MAY 2, 1982 – MAY 12, 2010 David Martin Almond passed away at the age of 56 on Tuesday 5/18 after a 7 month battle to recover from a severe stroke. He died peacefully in his home with his wife Paula Brown-Almond and his sister in law Andrea Hillier at his side. David is survived by his wife of 32 years Paula Brown-Almond, a son Thomas Almond, a daughter Natalie Al- mond, his sister Laurie Laurence, his sisters in law Michele Brown, and Andrea Hillier, his beloved nieces and grand nephews and his faithful canine friends Cisco and Lola. David was a man of ad- mirable compassion and generosity. He gave whatever he had wherever it was nee- ded. Whether it was his energy, his time or something he owned, he never hesitated to help someone in need. He was a deeply in- volved and loving fa- ther, a committed hus- band, a devoted broth- er, and brother in law, a treasured friend and a DAVID MARTIN ALMOND things to the people in his life. He was an ad- venturer. He loved sail- ing, hiking, running and the outdoors. He en- joyed his work, which kept him outdoors, and approached it with the same energy and integ- rity that he gave to the rest of his life. He was quietly intelligent and exhaustively curious, never missing the op- portunity to learn from the people he met. He was a patient and con- siderate listener. He had a disarming humor and charm that put people at ease and made him a natural leader. He was genu- inely respected and ad- mired by all who knew him. Everyone who had the privilege of meet- ing David was touched by his strong, compas- sionate and exuberant spirit. Although the loss of his presence saddens us deeply, we are comforted that he will live on in the mem- ories and, more impor- tantly, the actions of the many people he in- spired with his gentle and giving nature. Heaven will be en- hanced by his pres- ence there. We invite everyone who knew David to join us in remembering his life this Saturday, May 22nd, 11:00AM, at the Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff located at 838 Jefferson Street. For more information, please call Hava at (707) 502-6493 or visit the caring bridge website at http://www.caringbrid ge.com/davidalmond thousand other Arts news? Arts news may be submit- ted to clerk@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Include name and phone. Digital pictures should be attached as .jpg files. Info is available at 527-2151. Scott was born and graduated High School in Red Bluff. Scott is survived by his parents Denise Snider and Stewart McGuinness of Red Bluff; father Scott E. Snider of Alaska; and brother Steven Snider; grandparents Richard and Vickie Moran and Kathy McGuinness; uncles George (Val- erie) and Michael Moran all of Red Bluff with many cousins and ex- tended family of friends through- out Tehama County and bay area. Sharla Pidd and his cat Dante were Scott’s closest companions and stayed by his side until he left this life. Mothers of 3 detained Americans arrive in Iran TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The moth- ers of three jailed Americans brought appeals for their freedom to Iran Wednesday on a mission that could be complicated by diplomatic show- downs over Iran’s nuclear program. The three women are scheduled to visit their children — who have been held since July when they were arrest- ed along the Iraqi border — and seek meetings with top Iranian officials. Iran’s state-run Press TV said the weeklong visas had been granted on an ‘‘Islamic humanitarian basis.’’ Nora Shourd, Cindy Hickey and Laura Fattal wore long black head- scarves as they left their flight from Dubai at Tehran’s main international airport south of the capital. They passed through routine customs and passport checks as well being finger- printed — a requirement imposed on Americans in retaliation for U.S. immigration controls on Iranians. They were met by envoys from the Swiss Embassy, which represents U.S. interests in Iran, and taken in embassy vehicles from the airport. The Swiss ambassador to Tehran presented them with flowers at the airport. ‘‘We are here to visit our children that we haven’t seen for 10 months. We miss them very much,’’ said Shourd in a trembling voice before bursting into tears. ‘‘We hope to take them back,’’ she said as tears rolled down her cheek. Their arrival came a day after the United States said it had won support from other major powers for a new set of sanctions against Iran over its sus- pect nuclear program. Donations to the American Cancer Society can be made in lieu of flowers. To sign the guestbook go to www.redbluffdailynews.com click on obituaries. AFRICA Continued from page 1A said. “I want to help where I can,” Randall said. “It’s a small effort, but it’s been a huge blessing for me and my family.” Randall went on a trip to Duside Hospital in January with his brother Lynn Ran- dall through Children’s Surgery International and the impact has been far reaching, he said. “It sparked something in me,” Randall said. “Going over there and being a part of the culture for a while — my heart was touched by it. The Lord wants us to be doing things at certain times and lines things up.” Randall said he tried 25 years ago to help with the surplus by sending medical equipment to Russia, how- ever, he later found out the supplies ended up on the black market. One thing that makes this try different is the fact that he knows the people who are receiving the equipment have already promised that anything they can’t use will be given to other area hospitals. “It was really cool was being able to connect directly with someone on the other side,” Randall said. “I know it will go where it’s needed.” Equipment shipped includes a variety of items such as ekg machines, bed- side monitors and even a brand new infant incubator. Clothes were also sent from items donated by Randall’s children and other people from the com- munity for the orphanage on the plantation. Going to Liberia in Jan- uary was an interesting experience, he said. “We were pretty ner- vous because Liberia has had civil war for 14 years,” Randall said. “It’s a coun- try without infrastructure. The hospital was bombed out in 2006 and has been rebuilt, but it only has two operating rooms with bare bones equipment.” Seeing pictures of the hospital after it was bombed was like looking at Iran has accused the three Ameri- cans — Sarah Shourd, 31; her boyfriend, Shane Bauer, 27; and their friend Josh Fattal, 27 — of spying. Their relatives reject the accusation and say the three were hiking in Iraq’s scenic and largely peaceful northern Kurdish region. Their lawyer, Masoud Shafii, told The Associated Press the mothers are seeking meetings with officials photos from World War II, he said. The team, with four physicians three of whom are also surgeons, took two days to set up at the hospi- tal and spent the next four- and-a-half days doing 143 surgeries. The team arrived on a Friday and by Saturday there were 150 kids waiting to be screened by two col- lege-age volunteers who helped screen, set up charts and take before photos. People traveled from several different countries with some walking from as far away as Sierra Leone and Ghana to be seen, Ran- dall said. “They were so glad to see us,” Randall said. “No one complained and every- one smiled. We didn’t see anyone upset because we weren’t going fast enough.” One of the children Ran- dall remembers well was a boy named Joseph who had a tumor on his jaw. One of the team’s surgeons was able to take a bone out of Joseph’s leg and recon- struct the boy’s jaw, he said. “It was amazing,” Ran- dall said. “He had a tumor in his jaw and he could hardly talk. Joe looked like a different person (after surgery).” Something else Randall remembers well was the fact that the Firestone pres- ident helped at the clinic while the team was there. “The trip really changed my perspective,” Randall said. “One of the first things I told my wife was we have too much stuff.” In addition to his trip in July, Randall is also plan- ning to take another trip to Liberia next year with Chil- dren’s Surgery Internation- al. The trip is set to leave on Jan. 11, 2011, he said. For more information on Children’s Surgery Interna- tional or to see pictures of Randall’s first trip visit the organization’s Web site: www.childrenssurgery- intl.org. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Contact: 530-527-2151 and 800-479-6397 529-3655 www.affordablemortuary.net involved in the case, and ideally with top Iranian leaders, including Presi- dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all state matters. Although the Americans have not been publicly charged, Shafii left open the possibility of a resolution outside of usual legal channels. ‘‘Anything is possible,’’ he said when asked whether the three might be released soon. ‘‘It doesn’t have the feel of a normal court case.’’ Shafii plans to meet the mothers in Tehran and said they would visit the three detainees on Thursday. He said he has not yet been granted access to his clients. Shafii said it was unclear whether they would meet at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison where the three are being held or at another location. ‘‘We have to wait and see ... but I think they are going to be given enough time with their children,’’ he said. The United States announced Tues- day that it has agreed with China, Rus- sia and other major powers on a pro- posal for ‘‘strong’’ new sanctions against Iran, but they now face the challenge of getting backing from the rest of the U.N. Security Council. The U.S., which has not had formal diplomatic relations with Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and its allies accuse Tehran of seeking nuclear weapons. Iran insists its nuclear pro- gram is for peaceful purposes. Shafii said that ‘‘Inshallah,’’ or ‘‘God willing,’’ his clients would even- tually be freed when asked about the new sanctions push. But he added that ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran ‘‘definitely ... has a direct effect on the case.’’ In recent years, a number of for- eigners held by Iranian authorities on espionage and other security-related charges have been released following months of detention. Last week, Iran freed French acad- emic Clotilde Reiss, 24, after more than 10 months in jail. She was con- victed of provoking unrest and spying during unrest that broke out after June’s disputed presidential elections. Her supporters said she was targeted for an innocuous e-mail to friends describing the events unfolding around her. A graduate student imprisoned for a month in Iran and barred from leav- ing the country for nearly a year returned home to Los Angeles in August. Esha Momeni, 29, was charged with acting against Iran’s national security and held mainly in solitary confinement after conducting research on the Iranian women’s rights movement. An Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, who was arrested in January 2009, convicted of espionage and sentenced to eight years in prison, was released on an appeal in May 2009. An American academic, Haleh Esfandiari, was arrested in May 2007, accused of conspiring to overthrow the government, and freed three months later. Nora Shourd said she worried espe- cially about the effect that near-solitary confinement may be having on her always social daughter. With no one to talk to, Sarah had become seriously depressed, Nora Shourd says she was told by the Swiss diplomats who visit- ed the trio last month. The diplomats also reported that Sarah was suffering a serious gynecological condition, while Bauer had a stomach ailment. The mothers said their children have spoken to relatives only once by telephone, on March 9, for just a few minutes. ‘‘We’re going over as mothers to ask for humanitarian relief and we’re very confident,’’ Hickey said from a hotel in midtown Manhattan before leaving Tuesday. ‘‘We want to bring our kids home.’’ Hickey lives in Minnesota, Shourd is from Oakland, California, and Fattal is from suburban Philadelphia. Mo. auto dealer pleads guilty to aiding al-Qaida KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City auto parts dealer who had sworn allegiance to al-Qaida pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a conspira- cy to provide financial sup- port to the terrorist group. Khalid Ouazzani, 32, a Moroccan native who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006, admitted that he sent $23,500 to al- Qaida between August 2007 and mid-2008. Although Ouazzani talked with others about ways to support al-Qaida, including plans for them to fight in Afghanistan, Iraq or Somalia, U.S. Attorney Beth Phillips said he did not pose a threat to the Kansas City area, where he briefly operated a business that sold auto parts and used vehi- cles. ‘‘At no point prior to his arrest was he any threat to cause imminent harm or danger to the citizens of our community,’’ Phillips said at a news conference. Ouazzani was arrested in February on 33 counts con- tained in a sealed grand jury indictment charging him with bank fraud, money laundering, interstate fraud and making false statements to the government. There was no mention of any ter- rorism charges in the initial indictment. He pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of bank fraud and to an additional count of conspiracy to provide mate- rial support to a terrorist organization. Prosecutors said Ouaz- zani, who became a perma- nent U.S. resident in July 2004 and became a citizen about two years later, pro- vided false information to obtain a $175,000 line of credit commercial loan in April 2007 to run his busi- ness, Truman Used Auto Parts. In May 2007, he wired $112,830 of the loan to a bank account in the United Arab Emirates, where it was used to purchase an apart- ment. In June or July 2008, he sold the apartment for a $17,000 profit, which was sent by a co-conspirator to al-Qaida, court records say. He also agreed in August 2007 to send al-Qaida an additional $6,500 through a co-conspirator, who paid the money on his behalf, and in November 2007, Ouazzani repaid the co-con- spirator through a wire transfer to a bank account in the United Arab Emirates, court records show. Phillips said the $6,500 came from the sale of his business. She declined to comment on the co-conspir- ator or say how long Ouaz- zani had been in Kansas City prior to his arrest. Going back to the 1990s, public records indicate Ouazzani listed numerous addresses in Kansas City and St. Louis, as well as spots in Brooklyn, N.Y., Forest Hills, N.Y., and Cherry Hill, N.J. It was not clear Wednesday how much time, if any, Ouazzani spent in those cities. Dennis Hogan, who Located in Chico, CA rented a salvage yard build- ing to Ouazzini for his auto parts business, said Ouazzi- ni owes him about $17,000 in back rent. ‘‘I’m shocked and stunned but I’m not sur- prised because he was such a low-life,’’ Hogan told The Associated Press. ‘‘Once he got in, he stopped paying his bills almost immediate- ly.’’ Hogan said it was always a hassle to deal with Ouazz- ini and that other creditors in the Kansas City area were looking for him. Hogan said that when he first met Ouazzini, he asked him if he was a terrorist, then immediately regretted the question. ‘‘He looked at me and seemed real taken aback, and he said, ’Are you?’’’ Hogan said. Mustafa Hussein, direc- tor of the Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City, said Ouazzini’s wife came to the center after her husband was arrested in February and asked if the center could help him. Hussein told her that if the charges were politically motivated, there are organizations that could help, but ‘‘if he’s guilty, there’s nothing we can do.’’ ‘‘She was crying, very upset,’’ Hussein said. ‘‘She did not come back to talk about it.’’