Cheryl Jean Staat
June 23, 1958 - February 8, 2021
SAN JOSE — Beloved mother, devoted wife, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Cheryl Jean Staat passed away after a brave 5 year battle with cancer, on Feb. 8th 2021 with husband Jeff holding her in his arms. She was 62 years young. Cheryl brought immeasurable light and joy to all those who knew her and had the pleasure of spending time with her. Born on June 23, 1958 in San Diego California to Thelma and Gene Erickson. Cheryl spent her child hood living in Crest California a suburb of San Diego. She graduated from Granite Hills High School in 1976. Marrying her husband Geoffrey Staat on Nov. 25th 1980 and celebrating their 40 year wedding anniversary last year. They moved to San Jose, California in 1982 making it their home for 38 years. Cheryl’s proudest achievement is her family, which included her husband Geoffrey, her 2 daughters Chereise Lynn Dunn and Violet Dawn Staat , son-in-law Lawrence Dunn, her 2 grand-daughters Savannah Mendez and Liberty Dunn, her sisters Irene Powell and Margo Erickson, brothers Dale Mason, Glenn Erickson and Eric Erickson and her Many brother and sister in-laws, her nieces and nephews and her GodDaughter Kayla Melgoza. Cheryl was known as “Mimi” to her grand daughters, nephews and nieces who loved her as big as the sky.
Cheryl and Jeff enjoyed many vacation trips around the world and especially Mexico, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Her love for camping and fishing was immense and the family took many many camping trips over the years, starting out in a tent and graduating to a class C RV. The camp grounds in the California Sierras where her favorites.
Cheryl faced each day with an infectious smile and retained her sense of humor to the end. Her daughters realized their immense fortune for having been raised by someone so full of love and kindness. A champion of the underdog, she gave much more than she took. Cheryl will forever live in our hearts and we look forward to when we meet again. We all Love You.
A celebration of life is planned for May 1st, 2021 at 2019 Sycamore Drive San Marcos, CA. 92069.
Just a month after Allegiant announced it would be flying to airports serving Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, Alaska Airlines is following suit, with plans to launch seasonal service in late May.
Alaska, which has been rapidly expanding its routes in California, will begin flying May 20 to Kalispell, Mont., via Glacier Park International Airport and Bozeman, Mont., via Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. The daily flights will be available through Sept. 7.
The announcement follows news last month that Allegiant would be flying to the two airports twice weekly for the summer season. Its routes are scheduled to operate through mid-August.
“Both Montana and California are beautiful states with access to lots of recreational activities and open spaces,” said Kimberly Becker, president of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. “Alaska Airlines
has been expanding its presence in San Diego, having added seven routes since March 2020. We appreciate the new routes to Montana and Alaska Airlines’ continued commitment to providing nonstop options from SAN.”
Last July, Alaska Airlines announced it would be adding three new nonstop destinations — Cancun, Mexico; Fort Lauderdale, Fla; and Missoula, Mont. At the time, Brett Catlin, Alaska’s vice president of network and alliances, said that San Diego remains “an important focus city for Alaska,” where it wants to continue to expand air service.
Alaska’s new flight to Bozeman will operate Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, while the nonstop to Kalispell will be available on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. One-way fares are starting as low as $69 to and from Bozeman and for Kalispell they start at $89.
The two routes will be served by the Embraer 175 jet, which has only window and aisle seating — and no middle seats.
Said Catlin in an emailed statement, “San Diego continues to show strength to outdoor leisure locales. Adding new points to Montana is a natural extension of our strategy to offer the most destinations from SAN as we continue to invest in the region.”
It makes sense that airlines are expanding their routes to certain popular summer destinations, especially more wide-open spaces, at a time when people are starting to consider traveling again as the pandemic appears to be easing, said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt.
“I think people still feel more comfortable going to destinations that are more open, less urban, less densely populated,” he said. “You also have the work-fromanywhere trend still taking place, so maybe some people decide to rent a home in some of these communities for the summer but commute back and forth.
“What’s really interesting is that in the past, Alaska may not have wanted to compete with Allegiant, but when you still have such low demand compared to 2019, you’re going to fight for every possible customer. And San Diego is such a strategic market for Alaska, so they don’t want to give Allegiant a chance to win over their customers.”