In Memoriam: Allison Endert

With tremendous sorrow we write of the death this week of Allison Endert, 44, in Santa Cruz. Allison was a longtime friend of UCSC. She graduated from UCSC in 2000 (Oakes College) with a BA in Politics. She worked in local politics on the staff for former state legislator John Laird, former mayor Neal Coonerty, and current county supervisor Ryan Coonerty, who is also a continuing lecturer in the Legal Studies Program. Most recently Allison took the lead in pushing forward a Countywide Proclamation honoring our graduates and declaring June 12, 2020, as UCSC Politics and Legal Studies Graduates Day. Our hearts go out to Allison's family, to Supervisor Coonerty who lost a friend and colleague, and to the entire Santa Cruz community for this loss.