Friends, family, politicians and members of the community remembered a pioneer who never gave up his dream for mass transit in Santa Clara County.
Diridon, Sr.’s wife Gloria Duffy said the event was a celebration of community and collaboration, because that’s who her husband was. His life was inspired by his upbringing at the foot of Mount Shasta among small towns where there were few resources and people often in need.
“He realized that improving life for people and other species on the planet depended on our ability to see what we have in common and bridge our divides,” she said at the service. “His grandfather taught him to fly fish on the Sacramento and Klamath rivers. He caught fish and gave them to his neighbors.”…