Palo Verde Valley Times,
Blythe, California
Alvin Owen Blackwood, 46, came into this world on Oct. 15, 1963 in Blythe, and was the fourth child of Sammy Blackwood and Jewell Dean Brown.
He followed them into rest on Dec. 27, 2009, losing his battle with lung cancer.
Alvin was a rough-and-tumble child who also had a very sensitive side. He loved to play baseball, football and the other boyhood games, but he would also play house with his only sister; not because he liked to play house but because he loved his sister and she wasn't always welcome to play boy games.
After the divorce of his parents, Alvin became "the family orphan" and was raised through his teen years by his loving Aunt Thelma (Blackwood) Stamper, whom he loved as his own mother; and she him as her son.
He was given a talent for mechanics and there wasn't an internal combustion engine made that Alvin couldn't coax more out of than the original manufacturer intended.
Eventually he became a transmission man and the youngest man Aamco ever sent to their "ride-ability" school, in which Alvin naturally excelled.
Alvin had a smart mouth and a scathing wit. Paradoxically, this endeared him to those lucky enough to know him in his short life. He inherited a love for word play from his Granddad Jody Blackwood, and if he made up a nickname for you, even an unflattering one, you knew he liked you.
His passing has brought a dark void to those who loved him and he is sorely missed.
Memorial service will be held graveside on Feb. 18, 2011 at 11 a.m. in Palo Verde Cemetery, with Eddie Brown officiating.
Blythe, California
Alvin Owen Blackwood, 46, came into this world on Oct. 15, 1963 in Blythe, and was the fourth child of Sammy Blackwood and Jewell Dean Brown.
He followed them into rest on Dec. 27, 2009, losing his battle with lung cancer.
Alvin was a rough-and-tumble child who also had a very sensitive side. He loved to play baseball, football and the other boyhood games, but he would also play house with his only sister; not because he liked to play house but because he loved his sister and she wasn't always welcome to play boy games.
After the divorce of his parents, Alvin became "the family orphan" and was raised through his teen years by his loving Aunt Thelma (Blackwood) Stamper, whom he loved as his own mother; and she him as her son.
He was given a talent for mechanics and there wasn't an internal combustion engine made that Alvin couldn't coax more out of than the original manufacturer intended.
Eventually he became a transmission man and the youngest man Aamco ever sent to their "ride-ability" school, in which Alvin naturally excelled.
Alvin had a smart mouth and a scathing wit. Paradoxically, this endeared him to those lucky enough to know him in his short life. He inherited a love for word play from his Granddad Jody Blackwood, and if he made up a nickname for you, even an unflattering one, you knew he liked you.
His passing has brought a dark void to those who loved him and he is sorely missed.
Memorial service will be held graveside on Feb. 18, 2011 at 11 a.m. in Palo Verde Cemetery, with Eddie Brown officiating.
Palo Verde Valley Times,
Blythe, California
Alvin Owen Blackwood, 46, came into this world on Oct. 15, 1963 in Blythe, and was the fourth child of Sammy Blackwood and Jewell Dean Brown.
He followed them into rest on Dec. 27, 2009, losing his battle with lung cancer.
Alvin was a rough-and-tumble child who also had a very sensitive side. He loved to play baseball, football and the other boyhood games, but he would also play house with his only sister; not because he liked to play house but because he loved his sister and she wasn't always welcome to play boy games.
After the divorce of his parents, Alvin became "the family orphan" and was raised through his teen years by his loving Aunt Thelma (Blackwood) Stamper, whom he loved as his own mother; and she him as her son.
He was given a talent for mechanics and there wasn't an internal combustion engine made that Alvin couldn't coax more out of than the original manufacturer intended.
Eventually he became a transmission man and the youngest man Aamco ever sent to their "ride-ability" school, in which Alvin naturally excelled.
Alvin had a smart mouth and a scathing wit. Paradoxically, this endeared him to those lucky enough to know him in his short life. He inherited a love for word play from his Granddad Jody Blackwood, and if he made up a nickname for you, even an unflattering one, you knew he liked you.
His passing has brought a dark void to those who loved him and he is sorely missed.
Memorial service will be held graveside on Feb. 18, 2011 at 11 a.m. in Palo Verde Cemetery, with Eddie Brown officiating.
Blythe, California
Alvin Owen Blackwood, 46, came into this world on Oct. 15, 1963 in Blythe, and was the fourth child of Sammy Blackwood and Jewell Dean Brown.
He followed them into rest on Dec. 27, 2009, losing his battle with lung cancer.
Alvin was a rough-and-tumble child who also had a very sensitive side. He loved to play baseball, football and the other boyhood games, but he would also play house with his only sister; not because he liked to play house but because he loved his sister and she wasn't always welcome to play boy games.
After the divorce of his parents, Alvin became "the family orphan" and was raised through his teen years by his loving Aunt Thelma (Blackwood) Stamper, whom he loved as his own mother; and she him as her son.
He was given a talent for mechanics and there wasn't an internal combustion engine made that Alvin couldn't coax more out of than the original manufacturer intended.
Eventually he became a transmission man and the youngest man Aamco ever sent to their "ride-ability" school, in which Alvin naturally excelled.
Alvin had a smart mouth and a scathing wit. Paradoxically, this endeared him to those lucky enough to know him in his short life. He inherited a love for word play from his Granddad Jody Blackwood, and if he made up a nickname for you, even an unflattering one, you knew he liked you.
His passing has brought a dark void to those who loved him and he is sorely missed.
Memorial service will be held graveside on Feb. 18, 2011 at 11 a.m. in Palo Verde Cemetery, with Eddie Brown officiating.
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