Paul Luvera Journal

Nancy Bartley, Seattle Times staff reporter, has written an article about my niece Kathleen Decker: "Tracking a killer’s trail: thing ‘CSI,’‘ but low tech." Kathleen is the daughter of my sister, Anacortes resident, Anita Mayer. Kathleen is a King County Sheriff’s Deputy who at her own expense took classes in 1998 on finding the evidence at crime scenes. She became a journeyman tracker and now teaches it as a coordinator of the King County Search and Rescue unit. Her skills…

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When I was growing up in the small town of Anacortes, my dad, Paul Luvera, Sr., was a prominent figure in town as well as the West side of the State of Washington. He operated our neighborhood grocery store at the same location, 7th and Commercial, for many years. He had been active in every community club or town activity for years. He had even served one term in the State Senate. He was very well known and was prominent…

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My dad died on this day, November 4, 1990 in Anacortes, Washington at the age of 92. He was born March 25, 1898 in Reggio Calabria, Italy, the son of Niccola and Fillippa Luvera. In 1910 he emigrated to Coleman, Alberta where he and his father worked in coal mines until the family moved to Anacortes in 1918. In 1922 he and his father opened Luvera’s Fruit Store at 7th & Commerical in Anacortes – (Photo: Niccola, Paul Jr. &…

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