Gaye Theresa LeBaron was born on 1935 and is an American newspaper columnist, author, teacher, and local historian of Sonoma County, California.
13 Facts About Gaye LeBaron
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Gaye LeBaron wrote more than 8,000 columns for The Press Democrat from 1961 until her semi-retirement in 2001.
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Gaye LeBaron co-authored two books on the history of Santa Rosa, California.
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Gaye LeBaron was named for her father, Guy Andrews, who died when she was seven.
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Gaye LeBaron moved with her mother to her stepfather's home in Boyes Hot Springs, Sonoma County, when she was 14.
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Gaye LeBaron planned to teach high school in Redding after graduation, but when a staff position opened at the newspaper in September 1957, she opted to take that instead.
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Gaye LeBaron wrote her first column for the November 23,1959 issue, and in 1961 became the official community columnist.
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Gaye LeBaron was considered the "premier columnist" of the paper, and a readership survey confirmed that hers was "the most popular feature in the paper".
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Gaye LeBaron was even mentioned by a fictional character in Greg Sarris' 1998 novel Watermelon Nights:.
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Gaye LeBaron taught Sonoma County history at Santa Rosa Junior College and at the Lifelong Learning Center at Sonoma State University.
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Gaye LeBaron appeared in two videos discussing Sonoma County history that aired on C-SPAN in 2015.
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In 1984 Gaye LeBaron was honored as Grand Marshal of the Luther Burbank Rose Parade and Festival.
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In 2016 Gaye LeBaron received the California Community College Distinguished Alumni Award from the Community College League of California.