Mrs. Thomasine E. Lopez

September 29, 1930 - August 24, 2012

Thomasine Lopez left this world early Friday morning, August 24, 2012. Tommi was born in Marysville, CA on September 29, 1930. She was the youngest of three children born to Tom and Lena Dunagan. In June 1942, the family moved to Santa Barbara where she attended Santa Barbara Catholic High School, graduating in 1948. After high school, Tommi attended S.B. Business College. She later married and had four children, Ron, Kevin (Mary), Ann, and Brian Carralejo, all of whom survive her. Also surviving her are her loving husband, Arthur Lopez of Santa Barbara, her sister Jackie Wellington of Folsom, CA, numerous nieces and nephews, four grandchildren, Nicole, Adam, A.J., and Kristen, and two great grandchildren. Tommi worked at several local financial institutions and loved reading, knitting, baking, shopping, and laughing. You could find her watching Jeopardy almost every night at 7 and she usually knew all the answers. She edited the Mended Hearts newsletter for a number of years. Services will be held this Friday, Sept. 7, at Holy Cross Church on Cliff Drive at 1:30 p.m., followed by interment at Calvary Cemetery. The family invites all that knew and loved Tommi to join them immediately afterwards to celebrate her life at her home (124 La Marina Drive). In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to the Monastery of Poor Clares, 215 E. Los Olivos St., Santa Barbara, CA 93105.