Nicholas Corbett Lano

December 10, 1941 - April 4, 2015

Nicholas, known to his family as Nick, was born a few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor at St. Francis Hospital, and according to his mother, he was the first blackout baby to be born in Santa Barbara. Nick attended San Roque School, Santa Barbara Catholic High School,UC Berkeley, and graduated from UCSB with a Master’s Degree in Music. Early on Nick had a love of classical music, especially that of the composer Bach. Throughout his life he enjoyed playing his piano, and for a time, also sang in the Old Mission’s Parish Choir. Another great joy of Nick’s was reading. He particularly liked the works of the German philosopher Hegel, reading the SB Newspress, and he also spent many hours at the SB Public Library. In his younger years, in addition to teasing his sisters, he liked hiking, spending hours in the SB foothills. In addition, Nick loved people and food, enjoying conversations with others and the meals that naturally occur when friends and family get together. Nick was the son of Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Lano, who both preceded him in death. His sisters, Julianne Medeiros and Mary Ellen Strong, survive him. He also leaves behind his brother-in-law, Gary Medeiros, his nieces, Tammi Medeiros and Christine Strong Hinojos, his nephew Jeff Medeiros and wife Tori, his great nephew Grant Medeiros, great nieces Emma Medeiros and Annabelle Hinojos, many extended family members in CA, MN, and. IA, and dear friends in Santa Barbara he had met during his lifetime. Nick has left all who knew him with many fond memories and will be truly missed. Nick was a kind, gentle, and humble man who throughout most of his life suffered from schizophrenia. He once said, “all mental patients are not bad people”. Nick was a good example of this, and therefore in his memory and in lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations be made to the Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center where he once attended their Fellowship Club.