Announcement
Clay Berry
October 3, 1920 - April 24, 2015
He put his blood, sweat, tears and love into the Sunshine Little League for well over fifty years "for the kids". I spent many years of my youth down at Sunshine working with him watering, mowing lawns and will cherish the memory on those ballfields which I consider hallowed ground. I cannot drive on the 94 to the 805 without looking over to the right and thinking of the love he freely gave of himself to those in his community. If he wasn't at home, the whole family knew where he was.....at Sunshine!
Robert J. McBride
Grandson of Joe Berardin
Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Joe passed away peacefully after a brief illness. He was born in San Diego, attended Hoover High School and worked forty six years for Convair. He served in General Patton’s 2nd Armored Division during World War II and was decorated with Good Conduct, European Campaign with three bronze battle stars and World War II Victory medals. Wounded during the occupation of post war Germany, he was sent to San Francisco to recuperate where he met his bride of 68 years, Mildred Minton. A founder of Sunshine Little League, he organized the local trade unions to help him build the ball fields that remain to this day his legacy, Berardini Fields on Federal Boulevard. He is survived by his wife Mildred, daughter Stella, sons Patrick, Walter, Joe all of San Diego and four grandsons, thirteen great grandchildren, two great, great grandchildren and a sister Angelina Des Roches of The Dalles Oregon. In lieu of flowers or contributions, the family requests a donation be made to Sunshine Little League in his honor. To quote him “It’s for the kids!”
