‘Phenomenal’ Response Drawn by Trust Fund Established for the Family of Shooting Victim

Public response has been “phenomenal” to a trust fund recently established to help the family of Diane Lightfoot, whose husband was killed while hunting in Colorado, her lawyer, Randall Hite, said.

Lightfoot, mother of seven and a resident of Garden Grove, was astounded when someone anonymously donated $2,000 to the fund via the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Cypress.

“I was very surprised; I didn’t expect it,” she said, “I really would like to thank everyone for their support.”

The family was left without income or life insurance benefits when Douglas Lightfoot was shot to death while hunting. A hunting companion, Steven Cordero, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting and is awaiting trial.

The Lightfoot home is in foreclosure and Diane Lightfoot is unable to work because of a back injury. Hite said that offers of food, clothing, jobs and letters of support and encouragement have poured in. “One unemployed person sent in $5 and a small girl sent in $1,” Hite said.

Donations for the family should be made out to Diane Lightfoot and sent in care of Hite to: 1502 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, Calif. 92706. All proceeds will go directly to the fund established at Pacific National Bank in Newport Beach.

John Hankey will do almost anything for the “U.G.L.Y. (Unbelievable, Generous, Lovable You) Bartender” fund-raising effort sponsored by several Orange County bars and restaurants to benefit multiple sclerosis research. Hankey, co-owner of The Factory restaurant in Santa Ana, said he would shave his head if it would raise another $1,000 before Friday. Donations of any amount are being accepted at the restaurant, 1120 West 17th St., Santa Ana, Calif. 92706, and should be made out to “M.S.” Hankey will be publicly shorn at 8:30 p.m. next Tuesday at the restaurant if the goal is met.

Julian Cummings of Marina High School and Helen Petroff of Troy High School are among 10 finalists in the judging for two four-year college scholarships valued at $12,000 each. The scholarships are sponsored by the Southern California Edison Co. and honor outstanding high school seniors from Central and Southern California.

Rep. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-Washington, D.C.), civil rights activist, will be the keynote speaker at 7 p.m. Tuesday when Cal State Fullerton honors Martin Luther King Jr. Fauntroy was the Washington coordinator for the historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in 1963 and coordinated the controversial Selma-to-Montgomery March by King in 1965. More recently, Fauntroy and two other prominent national figures launched the “Free South Africa Movement” with their arrest at the South African embassy in Washington on Thanksgiving eve, 1984. The free program will be held in the UC-Multipurpose Room A on campus.

Lt. Col. Willis H. Hansen assumed command of Marine All Weather Attack Squadron VMA(AW)-242, replacing Lt. Col. C.E. Reeves, during a ceremony at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. Hansen, a resident of Mission Viejo, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and served as a machine gunner assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam until 1966.