Dwight J. Pascoe

Dwight was born in Bakersfield to Ernest Aubrey and Esther Emma (Trunick) Pascoe. He was the baby of their 3 children joining Everett and Faye. They were one of the pioneering families of the Kern Valley and lived most of their lives there. They have all preceded him in death. His first wife Geraldine Wiechman also passed as have two of her 3 children Rick Akers and Kathleen. A daughter, Carolyn Akers lives in New Orleans with her son, Donald.
Dwight married Trudy Yocham on October 4, 1986, in Genoa, Nevada, with friends Forest and Karen Robinson attending. They lived in Bodfish at Dwight’s home there until 2019 when they moved to Visalia to be near family for help. This blended family added 2 more children, Don Clinton (Teresa) and Sondra Cortez (Joe) their spouses and gave him 8 grandchildren Michelle (Billy) Antes, Clem (Annette) Clinton, Donnie Ray (Tanya) Clinton, Astian (Josh) Salazar, Michael Salazar, Amanda Clinton, Sierra Cortez and Benjamin Cortez. Two Great Grands Charlotte Clinton and Ayden Clinton. In 2018 at the tender age of 88 Dwight discovered thru DNA testing that he had a daughter, Nancy and a son-in-law Paul Westfall, and a grandson Michael Bacciarini all in Colorado. He was walking on air!!
Dwight grew up in the South Fork area and loved the ranch life of his folks. After school he worked on many of the ranches as a cowboy, breaking horses and earning the nickname ‘Booger Red’. He loved the cowboy life and herding the cattle out to the desert and mountains. He did this until he enlisted in the Army and served in Korea returning in the early 50’s. The older fellows urged him to find other work, signing on with Cal Trans and spending over 30 years before he retired but he worked with some of his best friends on the job. Later he would join Trudy in the photography business, and he learned how to care for the processing machines and eventually became a very good photographer in his own rights. Then not being one to set back he started working for Kern River Outfitters as a bus driver in the summers and for Bruce Haffenfeld in the winters driving the snowplow on Sherman Pass. He could handle most any equipment with great skill and ease making so many friends along the way. He enjoyed working at the raft company with the younger folks and said it made him feel young too but he never went on the river.
In his younger years he loved fishing and deer hunting as well as helping with local rodeos and even shoeing horses at one point. In later years he did less and less fishing but my son Don took him to a couple lakes and he enjoyed it. He just loved being outdoors and in nature. We had many adventures and lots of travels mostly in the southwest or northwest with Yellowstone being our favorite place. We even ventured to Florida and Missouri to visit family and explore.
He requested not to have a service but we decided he needed a sendoff so we will hold a Celebration of Life for Dwight on February 22, 2025, from 2-4 PM at the First Baptist Church’s John Brown Hall, 3701 Suhre St, Lake Isabella, Ca.

Another Celebration of Life will be held in Visalia at the Clubhouse for Westlake Village on February 25, 2025, from 5-7 PM. Address: 2400 W Midvalley Ave, Visalia, Ca.

In lieu of flowers we have long supported the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, P.O.Box 996, West Yellowstone, Montana 59758 Or to any charity of your choice in Dwight’s Name.