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The Santa Barbara Cosmopolitan Club provides an opportunity for retired men and women to get together for regular luncheons to discuss ideas and promote both good fellowship and good citizenship.

12/05/2024

On Monday, December 2, 2024, the Cosmo Club and the Cosmo Golf Club enjoyed a Holiday Dinner at Harry's Plaza Café. Entertainment included the Dos Pueblos choir and guest speaker Barry Morrow.

12/01/2023

The Cosmos were treated to a double-header on 11/30, enjoying both a holiday performance by the SMHS Madrigal Singers and a talk by Jordano's, Inc CEO Peter Jordano.

05/26/2020

Donald Lee Margerum

Don Margerum, a Cosmo member since 1995, passed peacefully at home in Montecito, California on May 24, 2020. He lived a long and beautiful life, and was ready to leave this life as his health declined.

Don was born on March 29th, 1926 in Ferguson, Missouri to parents Donald Cameron Margerum and Ida Lee Nunley. His early years were spent in Ferguson with his younger twin brothers, Dave and Dale. Don was interested in science and aviation from a young age, flying model airplanes and building toys for himself and his neighborhood friends. His interests led him into a degree in electrical engineering, initially from University of Missouri, and then to Northwestern for his Masters Degree. After serving in the Navy, Don married the love of his life, Barbara Barden, and they moved to California to start a family and a new life in Los Angeles.

Don had an illustrious career, making many bold moves that got him noticed by various aerospace engineering firms and held several microwave patents. His chapter in the book Microwave Scanning Antennas was a professional accomplishment of which he was very proud.
He eventually founded his own company, Raven Electronics in Burbank, California where he and his team worked to develop proposals for government defense contracts.

Don and his wife Barbara (also a Cosmo member) moved to Santa Barbara in 1978 when Don was approached by Raytheon where he worked until retirement. Not long after moving to Santa Barbara the family purchased a small wine shop called the Wine Cask and over the next 30 years his initial investment grew into a revered restaurant and food and wine destination.

Don was an avid tennis player and sailor, enjoyed chartering boats for family vacations and sailing competitively with his son, Doug. He loved fly fishing and pursued the outdoors every summer at their cabin in Colorado. He loved his involvement with the Aspen Institute, his passion for undergrounding electrical utilities in Montecito, his book club, his Men’s group, the Unitarian Society discussion groups and VISTAS life-long learning. Don loved all sweets, especially coconut ice cream and always had a full cookie jar.

Don is survived by his wife, Barbara, children Hugh, (and wife Carol), Doug (and wife Marni), and Amy (and husband Gilchrist), his four grandsons Lyle, Slater, Remy and Evan (and their mother Laurel).

The Visiting Nurse and Hospice providers at VNA Health in Santa Barbara provided exceptional care in Don’s final days, and in lieu of gifts, donations can be made to VNA Health or to the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.

05/24/2020

Bob Sorich, a Cosmo member since 1999, passed away suddenly and peacefully on Monday, April 13th in Santa Barbara at the age of 96. A recent broken leg required him to move from his home in Santa Barbara where he had lived for 53 years to Maravilla Retirement Center. He was cared for exceptionally and tenderly by Clara and Vivi while at Maravilla. Bob was a devoted husband of 46 years to Jane, father of 3, grandfather of 6 and great grandfather of 9.

Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Elsie Sorich, immigrants from Croatia and Serbia. Always a superb athlete, he received a scholarship to attend Yankton College in South Dakota. WWII interrupted his education and he was entered into the Army AirCorp. He served on a B24 bomber out of England, flying missions over Germany. His plane was shot down over France, but the crew was rescued and returned to service.

Upon release from the Army, he returned to Chicago and began his career in the commercial meat industry at the family business, Sorich and Sons Sausage. He then went to Pfaelzer Brothers Meat company. Bob started by carrying sides of beef from trucks to the coolers but worked his way up to the sales desk. He followed his parents out to Burbank, California in 1954 to work for Youngs Market. Bob rose to the position of General Manager after 10 years. In 1967, Peter Jordano enticed him to move to Santa Barbara as manager of Jordanos Meat Company.

The move to Santa Barbara was life changing and stimulated Bob and Jane to pursue a whole new lifestyle. They rode a motorcycle, bought a ski boat and began to travel the world. They made many trips to Europe and other destinations. After Jane’s passing, Bob continued exploring the world by traveling to the Far East, Russia, South America and Australia.

Bob’s passion was playing golf his whole life and he was a member of Sandpiper GolfClub and Montecito Country Club. He played until he was 96 years old. He was a member of 2 wine tasting groups, the VFW and the Cosmopolitan Club and volunteered at his church. Bob was beloved by his friends and family. He was outgoing, tireless, and served in his Clubs, as well as feeding the hungry and was a friend to all.

Bob was preceded in death by his brother, John and survived by his sister Jean. He was buried in a private ceremony at the Santa Barbara Cemetery. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Memorial gifts can be made to any Veterans Organization.

03/11/2020

The Cosmo Golfers took a trip to San Diego for several days of golf and camaraderie, Feb 16-19, 2020.

02/13/2020

Special Events Committee Chair Thore Edgren organized "Hobby Day", where Cosmo members showed off their talents.

12/24/2019

The San Marcos High School Madrigals treated the Cosmos once again to a Christmas-themed concert, under the leadership of Eleni Pantages.

12/11/2019

Duncan Craven
Duncan passed away on November 23, 2019 at the age of 90. He had been a Cosmo member since 2004, and served on the Board. His wife Wendy is grateful that a number of Cosmo members came to his funeral service.
Duncan grew up in England, and studied medicine at Oxford University, and specialized in Radiology. He moved to California in 1970 to work at UCLA, eventually becoming Professor of Medicine. In retirement, he thoroughly enjoyed attending Cosmo meetings, and also played tennis and traveled around the world. He leaves behind Wendy his wife of 50 years, 6 children, 10 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.

12/08/2019

Our annual Christmas dinner/dance was a happy affair although its size was reduced from previous years. Many members were to be found on the dance floor cutting the rug and such. The band played a great selection of old-timer music super for dancing or just listening.
Here are a few photos taken by Bob Weber walking around the venue.

11/28/2019

Don Archer
Don Archer passed away in early November this year, at the age of 95. He had been a Cosmo member since 2002 but resigned in 2018 due to ill health.
Don was trained as a navigator on B-25 in the US Army Air Corps but just missed deployment in the Pacific as WW II ended in 1945. Following discharge he graduated from MIT in electrical engineering and worked as a radar antenna designer for Raytheon until retirement here in Santa Barbara. One of his lasting achievements was the development of the guidance system for the Patriot Missile. In retirement he was active in Cosmos and regularly worked out at the Montecito YMCA.

11/16/2019

Did you know about the Cosmopolitan Golf Club memorial at the Santa Barbara Golf Club? Thanks to donations from members, it now has new cushions and tables!

10/22/2019

Bill Spangler
Bill passed away on Oct 4th of this year, at the age of 96. Bill had been a Cosmo member for 36 years. He was our president for the 2001-2002 fiscal year. His Navy career closed with the title of Commander-in-Chief Naval Forces - United Kingdom. He pursued many mini-careers following his Naval service, including that of chief engineer for the installation of Santa Barbara’s Dolphin Fountain at Stearns Wharf.
There will be a service at Valle Verde Quail Lodge Lounge at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday Oct. 26th, 2019. Bill will be buried with full honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

07/07/2019

Cosmo Club members and their families gathered on an overcast but pleasant Independence Day at Tuckers Grove Park for a catered picnic.

06/26/2019

Cosmo members who have passed away.

05/23/2019

The Dos Pueblos High School Intermediate Choir, under the leadership of Courtney Anderson, treated the Cosmos to an a ca****la jazz-themed concert at our meeting on May 16, 2019.

04/09/2019

Every year the Cosmos are treated to a gourmet dinner prepared by SBCC culinary students. Here's a short clip from this year's dinner, held on April 5.

03/25/2019

Ron Singer's Cosmo golfers took a road trip to Morro Bay for a 3-day golf tournament, March 18-20, 2019.

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PO Box 8621
Goleta, CA
93118

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