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For Immediate Release
January 04, 2008

Former Central Basin General Manager John G. Joham, Jr. Passes Away January 4, 2008

Commerce, CA - Former Central Basin Municipal Water District General Manager John G. Joham, Jr. passed away Friday, January 4, 2008 in Westminster, CA.

Born in Los Angeles, Mr. Joham was actively employed in the Southern California water industry for more than thirty years. Beginning in 1974, he concurrently served as the General Manager of Central Basin Municipal Water District; Central & West Basin Water Replenishment District; and West Basin Municipal Water District. Before his retirement in 1989, the Central Basin Board of Directors presented Mr. Joham with a resolution commending his many years of outstanding service and dedication.

During his tenure, Mr. Joham also served as the Vice Chairman of the Southern California Water Conference; a Trustee of the Southern California Water Committee; a Director for the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA); a Vice President of the Southern California Water Conference; and as a member of the ACWA Groundwater Committee.

Additionally, Mr. Joham was a valued and active member of the American Water Works Association; the National Water Well Association; the Southern California Waste Forum; and the Water Pollution Control Federation.

Funeral Services and Arrangements

A viewing for Mr. Joham will be held Thursday, January 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dilday Brothers Funeral Directors Mortuary, 17911 Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, 92647, phone: (714) 842-7771. Flowers can be sent to this location. A rosary service will be held at 7:45 p.m. Friday, January 11, at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 14072 Olive Street, Westminster, 92683, phone: (714) 892-4489. The mass and funeral service will also be held at the Blessed Sacrament Church, at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 12.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the scholarship programs of the Knights of Columbus, or the Equestrian Knights of the Holy Sepulcher. For either organization, please mail checks to: Scholarships for Education, attention: Etty Joham, 5201 Harvard Avenue, Westminster CA, 92683. Please specify "Scholarships for Education" in the check subject line.