THE 2 BROTHERS WHO DIED SUNDAY DURING A CANOEING ACCIDENT IN THE LEXINGTON RESERVOIR WERE 35 YEAR-OLD SCOTTS VALLEY RESIDENT NICHOLAS NELL, AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER (30 YEAR-OLD APTOS RESIDENT RAYMOND NELL). THEIR 25 AND 16 YEAR-OLD COUSINS WERE ABLE TO GET TO SHORE SAFELY AFTER THE CANOE THE 4 WERE PADDLING FLIPPED IN FLIPPED OVER IN WINDY CONDITIONS. NICK AND RAY BOTH WORKED FOR APPLE, AND WERE REMEMBERED BY THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS A FUN-LOVING PAIR, WHO ALWAYS ENJOYED CHALLENGING THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER. THEY ARE SURVIVED BY THEIR BROTHER, SISTER, PARENTS, NICK’S WIFE, RAY’S SOUL-MATE, AND MANY OTHERS.
THEIR VIEWINGS ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM 4-7 P-M FRIDAY AT SANTA CRUZ MEMORIAL MORTUARY ON OCEAN STREET EXTENSION IN SANTA CRUZ. THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THEM IS SLATED TO BEGIN AT 10 A-M SATURDAY AT SANTA CRUZ BIBLE CHURCH ON FREDERICK STREET IN SANTA CRUZ. PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MAKE DONATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND THEM TO:
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