“For many Vietnam veterans, the welcome home they deserved never came,” says Scott Miller about the Citrus Heights Veterans Memorial Project (CHVMP). “The Wall will give those names a place and their memory a form. For many families, the names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. remain deeply personal – a son, a brother, a husband, a friend, a fellow service member. Our work is to bring that experience closer to home.”

With faith in the promise of the Resurrection, the Diocese of Sacramento mourns the passing of Deacon Charles Rasmussen, who entered eternal life on April 12, 2026, at the age of 93.

Deacon Charles was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Sacramento on June 15, 1996, and faithfully served the Diocese of Sacramento for 4 years before relocating to Idaho.

Services for Deacon Charles were held in April in Meridian, Idaho.

The Diocese was only recently informed of Deacon Charles’ passing and regrets the delay in sharing this notice with the faithful.

Please join us in praying for the eternal repose of Deacon Charles’ soul and for the consolation of his family, friends and all those he served during his years of diaconal ministry.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

With faith in the promise of the Resurrection, the Diocese of Sacramento mourns the passing of Deacon Pete Lobo Jr., who entered eternal life on Sept. 8, 2026, at the age of 90.

Born Jan. 29, 1936, in Pampanga, Philippines, Deacon Pete earned a law degree from the University of Manila in 1964 and passed the Philippine bar examination the following year. He immigrated to the United States in 1972 and later settled with his wife, Agnes, in Vallejo, where they found a spiritual home at St. Catherine of Siena Parish.