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Jason Dunbar, R.I.P., death on Upper Yosemite Fall trail

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Ursus:
There's a thread devoted to Jason on a forum associated with the rock climbing website SuperTopo.com. The thread includes a memorial letter sent out by Millennium, the restaurant at which Jason worked as sous chef...

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Rest in peace Jason Dunbar

all in jim · Topic Author's Original Post - May 19, 2011 - 02:48pm PT
So sudden and hard to believe. Jason was always pure good vibes at Indian Rock and the boulders around the Bay. The news is that he had a sudden heart attack while hiking in Yosemite.

You will be missed, Jason!


Credit: all in jim


Credit: all in jim[/list]
locker · May 19, 2011 - 02:52pm PT
Sad...


Sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jason Dunbar...couchmaster · May 19, 2011 - 02:53pm PT
Never a good thing to see anyone check out early, but how does a kid who look like that have a heart attack?Randisi · May 19, 2011 - 02:53pm PT
Damn. He looks young.

How old was he?all in jim · Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2011 - 02:56pm PT
Jason was 34, I believe. He worked as sous chef at Millenium in sf, he was a very strong boulderer, and a really sweet person.

The pictures were taken 4 or 5 years ago.Ghost · May 19, 2011 - 03:05pm PT
It should be us old guys going out with heart attacks, not someone like who should have most of his life still ahead.

Condolences to family and friends.seth kovar · May 19, 2011 - 03:08pm PT
So Sad... RIP...JEleazarian · May 19, 2011 - 03:11pm PT
I have a friend with the same name, so when I saw the article about Jason's death yesterday, I called my friend's brother to make sure he was OK. I guess the good news for my family was bad news for the climbing community.

Very sorry to hear the news. I wish him Godspeed, and send my condolences and prayers for peace and healing to his family and friends.

Johndivad · May 19, 2011 - 03:11pm PT
Sadly, sometimes the first sign of heart trouble in a young person is sudden death.Melissa · May 19, 2011 - 03:13pm PT
It's always a shock and sad to see someone so young have something bad happen to them someplace that I love.

But I was doubly saddened to see that he was the sous chef at Millenium as well. Many special meals in celebrations of the milestones in our lives and many more just celebrating good food and friends were probably designed by him and/or cooked under his guidance. As a wedding gift were given a Millennium gift certificate from some Seattle friends who had once gone there with us, and I had planned to use it at the special winemaker dinner there on Tuesday. But, we got too busy, and it didn't happen. I can only imagine how hard it was for everyone there to keep it together and persevere after such a loss. My very sincere condolences to his family, friends, and coworkers.Crimpergirl · May 19, 2011 - 03:14pm PT
Tragic. Condolences to his family and friends.Gene · May 19, 2011 - 03:16pm PT
Way too young. RIP.Tami · May 19, 2011 - 03:17pm PT
Heart attack? Or some other cardiac issue? WAAAAY too young to have that sort of thing. Very sorry to hear about this young man's death. Best wishes to his family & friends. R I P Jason.

Look after your health ! Even if you think you're really healthy!!!

( spoken as someone who is apparently in excellent health & has suffered a non CAD heart attack )Hardman Knott · May 19, 2011 - 03:26pm PT
I knew Jason from Indian / Mortar Rock in Berkeley and shared many pints with him at The Toronado in Lower Haight when he would pop in after work (i think his girlfriend lived in the hood at the time). Although I hadn't seen Jason in a couple years, I vividly remember his low-key, charming personality and positive attitude. He will be missed! RIP, Jason.KP Ariza · May 19, 2011 - 03:26pm PT
I haven't see Jason for about five years but what I see when I look at him in my mind is a big Happy smile on his face. I rememember him as a super friendly positive dude. Really f*#king big bummer.ron gomez · May 19, 2011 - 03:28pm PT
Terrible news. Prayers and thoughts to his family and friends.
Peacebluering · May 19, 2011 - 03:40pm PT
How sad. I didn't know him, but he sounds like a nice guy from what you all have said of him.

Rest in peace, Jason. God bless.all in jim · Topic Author's Reply - May 19, 2011 - 03:50pm PT
More information. unbelievably sad and unexpected.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... 1JHV9E.DTL[/list]
neebee · May 19, 2011 - 03:59pm PT
hey there say, ... very sad...

as the mom of such-aged young folks, i feel very sad for his parent-folks, as well... :(

very sad for his death...
my condolences for his family and loved ones...Levy · May 19, 2011 - 04:30pm PT
It is always so sad to see such a young person in their prime dying suddenly. A heart attack? Perhaps he had a congenital defect that had never been diagnosed. So very sad indeed. He seems like he was well liked by many.

My condolences to his family & friends.survival · May 19, 2011 - 05:06pm PT
Very Sad. RIP Jason.

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wildone · May 19, 2011 - 05:50pm PT
Runaway Jim, Ben Montoya here. Blown away. I just was hanging out with him a couple weeks ago! Damn. I always enjoyed my time with J. Does Andy know?AndyO · May 19, 2011 - 06:00pm PT
Jason was a good dude, with a great sense of humor. Quick to bust your balls, but could take it as well as he could dish it out. I always looked forward to running into him and his crew when I was back in the Bay Area ... can't really think of the LaMorinda boys without him.

One Love, homie.
Gangster Andy*

*a name Jason bestowed upon me during one particularly rawkus evening at Ben and Nick's, complete with insinuations and allegations... but all in good fun.Ron Anderson · May 19, 2011 - 07:19pm PT
My CONDOLENCES to freinds and family, far to young to go....flakyfoont · May 19, 2011 - 09:30pm PT
always sad to hear of such a young person passing away far too soon. RIP
Jason.Double D · May 19, 2011 - 09:45pm PT
My condolences to his friends and family. A sobering reminder of how precious life is here on this little ball.sweendog · May 19, 2011 - 10:14pm PT
Never thought I'd do more than lurk on supertaco...
WTF!!! Jay was a good dude.
I remember gettin' the 'ol local sandbag circuit @ Indian rock.
I shot off the bubble?...landed FLAT in the bark & looked up to J sittin' down with the one arm spot.
CLASSIC!!!
I regret not getting in touch with you man...I was just planning on catchin' up @ the wedding.
Ben, I left T-ranch a message.
R.I.P. bro.Randisi · May 19, 2011 - 10:17pm PT
"Jason Dunbar, 34, of Berkeley, was hiking down with family and friends from the landmark waterfall in Yosemite National Park on Friday when he suddenly fell to his knees and collapsed on the trail. His fiancee, Alison Bagby..."

Family, friends, fiancee, beautiful surroundings...

Few of us will be so lucky when it comes to be our time.[/list]
drljefe · May 19, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
Sad.

He'll shine on.

RIPnita · May 19, 2011 - 10:49pm PT
So young )-: ... very sad......Condolences to his family and friends.tahoecrimper · May 19, 2011 - 11:38pm PT
dang, knew his family and perhaps him from church years ago. sad sad news. RIP and condolences to the familyPAUL SOUZA · May 20, 2011 - 12:00am PT
Sad :(

I had an uncle that died from a heart attack at age 32. It runs on both sides of my family. I know how I'm going to go. :/ wildone · May 20, 2011 - 08:26am PT
Yeah, Sqweege, I was wondering why he wasn't at the wedding. He was up there for that reason, I'm sure.bob · May 20, 2011 - 09:43am PT
Man I shared a couple of really memorable times with Jason in places we both loved a lot. Sad to hear you're gone. Ev and I will do good towards you on our next mission. Peace brother.
Bob J.Gunkie · May 20, 2011 - 10:13am PT
Very, very sad to have a young person die from something like this. I had a friend/dorm-mate in college who died during a pick-up basketball game from a previously unknown heart defect. Pure tragedy for friends and family.msiddens · May 20, 2011 - 02:42pm PT
ugh so sad, RIP. Way too young.Melissa · May 20, 2011 - 03:22pm PT
I received this memorial in an e-mail from Millenium. There are many great pictures included, but they won't copy over here, so shoot me an e-mail if you'd like me to forward the orginal e-mail to you.

In Memory of Jason Dunbar

Millennium's Sous Chef, Jason Dunbar, spent his last day in Yosemite on Friday, his favorite place outside of the kitchen, with people he loved, people who loved him. He and Eric Tucker created the menu together for the past five years and he had been with Millennium since February of 2004.

Jason left us too soon, and he will be missed deeply by everyone who knew him. He was honest and full of life-- someone who believed that if he was going to do something, it was going to be done right and with all of his endless energy and integrity. He was a wonderful teacher, an avid reader and someone who was always true to himself and to those around him.

He was extremely talented and so passionate about and dedicated to feeding people delicious food that did not do harm in its making.

He loved laughing and making people laugh, and he went out of his way every day to make this day better than the one before. He has influenced so many, and so much, and his spirit will live always in the people who love him, in our enduring memories, in our constant gratitude--in us forever.

Jason's memorial service will be held on Friday, May 27th at 2:00pm. It will be at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette. There will be a reception at the church after the service.

Jason was a devoted climber for twenty years-his love for climbing survives him and celebrates him with your considered contribution to The Access Fund, an organization dedicated to protecting the environment at America's rock climbing sites.
http://www.accessfund.org/jasondunbar

We love you Jason,
Eric, Alison & Your Millennium Family[/list]


Copyright © 2011 SuperTopo LLC

Ursus:
Contra Costa Times

Memorial May 27 in Lafayette for Jason Dunbar, sous chef who died while hiking in Yosemite

By Sam Richards · Contra Costa Times
Posted: 05/20/2011 03:48:47 PM PDT
Updated: 05/20/2011 04:42:30 PM PDT


Jason Dunbar

LAFAYETTE -- A memorial service for Jason Dunbar, who died May 13 while hiking in Yosemite National Park, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, May 27 at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, in Lafayette.

Dunbar, who was the sous chef at the well-known Millennium Restaurant San Francisco, died of a coronary blood clot while in Yosemite, family members said. He was only 34.

Dunbar attended Acalanes High School in Lafayette from 1991 to 1993, and later graduated from Hyde School in Bath, Maine in 1995. He then attended the University of Montana.

Though his interest in hiking took off when he was at UM and the mountains surrounding Missoula, the seeds for his love of the outdoors were planted long before that, his father David Dunbar said.

Jason Dunbar started going to Yosemite as a second-grader with the Lafayette Indian Guides, and later with the Cub Scouts. He and his family returned to Yosemite each year with several of these Lafayette Scouting families for several days of camping and hiking in May, David Dunbar said.

"Jason was a very experienced rock climber, both rope climbing and bouldering," his father said. "He was usually in Yosemite every month on a climbing trip. He once took several weeks to travel from Montana to Maine, rock-climbing in the published sites and parks along the way."

Culinary arts was a minor interest at an early age for Jason, his father said, but not yet a passion. He discovered his real passion for culinary arts while working a summer job at La Bocca Fina, a Hayward-based wedding catering company, his father said.

Jason Dunbar had worked at Millennium since 2004, helping create the menu at this upscale vegan restaurant on Geary Boulevard.

As a memorial, family members say they support donations to The Access Fund, an organization dedicated to protecting the environment at America's rock climbing sites. Go to http://www.accessfund.org/jasondunbar.


© Bay Area News Group

Ursus:
Here's an entry on the vegetarian food blog Albion Cooks. Some of the material appears to be more or less identical to that of Millennium's above memorial letter, but, since the author of this blog apparently spends a great deal of time there taking cooking classes, it's possible that she may have had a hand in the crafting of said letter...

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Saturday, May 21, 2011
In Memory of Jason Dunbar



Millennium's Sous Chef, Jason Dunbar, spent his last day in Yosemite on Friday May 13th, his favorite place outside of the kitchen, with people he loved, people who loved him. He and Eric Tucker created the menu together for the past five years and he had been with Millennium since February of 2004.

Although I never got to know Jason, I always had the sense that he was a special person. He emanated presence: serene, grounded, but always had a mischievous twinkle in his eye! He would come in the last hour of my many cooking classes at the restaurant, cast a watchful eye on the state of the upstairs kitchen (my classmates and I regularly trashed it), and head downstairs to start prepping for the Sunday dinner service. I'd often go downstairs for some final ingredients and find Jason and the staff laughing and joking around as they worked. To me, he represented the joy of a self-actualized life and an easy connectedness with others.

Millennium, to me, is so much more that a restaurant and a place to learn about vegan cooking. There is such a strong sense of family there, and even though I may be a cousin, twice-removed, I have always felt welcomed into that family with open arms. I've met so many wonderful people who have become good friends at Millennium cooking classes. Jason was a big part of that family.

Jason emulated qualities I totally respect: he was extremely talented, passionate about and dedicated to feeding people delicious food that did not do harm in its making.

Jason left us too soon, and he will be missed deeply by everyone who knew him.

I invite you to take a moment to to send healing thoughts to Alison, his life-partner, his parents, family, and friends, Eric and his extended Millennium family.

posted by Catherine at 8:20 PM

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Comments left for the above blog entry, "In Memory of Jason Dunbar":


Anonymous said... 10:47 PM
Thank You!
EricChristine said... 8:33 PM
My thoughts are with you, Catherine. I'm so sorry for your and his family's loss.

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Ursus:
And... here's a news/blog entry associated with the website of the company Touchstone Climbing, which operates six indoor rock climbing gyms in the greater San Francisco Bay Area:

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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Memorial for Bay Area Climbing Fixture Jason Dunbar

The Touchstone community lost a valued member last week. Jason Dunbar, a 34 year old climber of twenty years and a fixture in the bay area climbing community, suffered a heart attack while hiking on the trails of Yosemite.



A passionate and talented cook, Jason worked as a Sous Chef at Millennium Restaurant in SF, where he created the menu along with Eric Tucker. The gourmet vegetarian restaurant feeds people delicious food that keeps the environment in mind in the making. "He was honest and full of life—someone who believed that if he was going to do something, it was going to be done right and with all of his endless energy and integrity," said Allison Bagby.



Jason loved Yosemite and spent a significant amount of time in the valley, where once a week for the past three years he took day trips to boulder or to hike looking for new rocks on rainy days.



Jason's memorial service will be held on Friday, May 27th at 2PM at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Dr., Lafayette.



In lieu of flowers, Jason's family and friends are asking you to contribution to The Access Fund; an organization dedicated to protecting the environment at America's rock climbing sites.You can make a memorial donation to Jason's Access Fund Site

Labels: Access Fund, Jason Dunbar, Millenium Restaurant


Comment left for the above blog entry:


As the father of Jason's fiance, Alison Bagby, I was very interested in ascertaining who this young man with long hair and a passion for making wonderful meals and climbing big rocks actually was. I was happy to find in Jason a young man who was intelligent, talented, and full of integrity. I also came to be very impressed with his commitment to living life as fully as possible while honoring the marvels of nature in mountains, foreses, and big rocks. We all lost a very special young man that day in Yosemite. Alison and Jason's wonderful family will miss him most, but all of us who had the privilege of knowing Jason will miss him always. Doug Bagby

# posted by  dougbagby : 1:10 PM

Copyright © Touchstone Climbing, Inc.

Wh??ter:
People die all the time, Ursus.  I guy I went to highschool with just dies the other day.  I didn't see anybody trying to blame it on his school though.  This is where you people go wrong all the time.  Only extremists like the posters of Fornits could draw a straight line between a school somebody went to as a kid and their death as an adult.  This is why your collective credibility is so low.  I don't think anyone is buying it, Ursus.




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