Arch Colson Whitehead on November 6, 1969, novelist Colson Whitehead spent his formative years in Manhattan, New York with his parents, Arch and Mary Anne Whitehead, who owned a recruiting firm, and three siblings. Of his childhood, he has said that he preferred reading science fiction and fantasy and watching horror films.
Major Isadore H. Washington, Jr., a well-known coach in neighborhoods throughout Carson, passed away on December 22. He was 79 years old. Isadore, known as “Issy” to family and friends, was born on August 17, 1937 in Columbus, Mississippi, but spent his school and young adult years in Tacoma, Washington The eldest of six children, he excelled in athletics, particularly basketball, where he played for Stadium High School and the University of Puget Sound basketball teams. Upon graduation from the University of Puget Sound in 1961, he attended the Air Force Officer’s Training School and was commissioned the rank of