Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Hi, my name is Candee Gastelum. I used to live in the little house behind Ralph's with my grandma Lupe, and my uncle Ernie when we moved into Hollister from San Diego. My grandmother introduced my sister, brother and I to a "very very nice man" as she would say and it was Ralph. He would let us run all over the place to play tag or hide and seek. He would let us tinker around his workshop and ask just a billion questions. What's this? How do you use that? And he was always explaining, never rushing us out of his shop. That house on Shore Rd. will always have a special place in our hearts. We met Ms. Sabbatini there, she'd always tell Ralph to give us a nickel, she was so sweet, and we had Ralph. We will never forget you Ralph. Rest in peace.
