Ligon, Ira

November 9, 1924 - November 20, 2011

Ira Ligon long time Oakland Tribune Employee passed away at his home at Redding, California. He was 87. Ira started out in Streets and worked the Richmond area and later was assigned a district in Home Delivery working out of Norther Zone. Ira started work at the Tribune when he was 16 years old selling newspapers with his younger brother Bob who later worked at the Tribune as a “page markup”. Bob passed away in 2007. Ira served his country during WWII in the US Navy as SK3 (Storekeeper-Petty Officer Third Class). Ira also received the outstanding citizen award at Redding CA. His gentle kindness to everyone was cited.

From Gene Jennings;  Ira and I fished Lake Berryessa ( and also Shasta when he moved from Richmond to Redding after he retired) together we duck hunted every refuge along I-5 together since we became friends when he was on Richmond streets and I had a Richmond district in 1960. He called me in August 2011 asking when it was we took the seven day rafting trip down the Colorado River (1978) and his cigarettes got soaked and that is when he stopped smoking.  He had an appointment dealing with cancer and needed the information when he had stopped smoking. After this call I lost contact with him. Ira was laid to rest at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery at Igo, Ca (Shasta County) (Plot; Sec C7 Row D Site 3)