Santee resident Alonzo E. 'Lon' Ferris, passed away February 24 at age 71, according to <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=JUANITA-SEVERE&amp;pid=163297451#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=ALONZO-FERRIS&amp;pid=163369804#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">UT San Diego</a>. He served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=ALONZO-FERRIS&amp;pid=163369804#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Read more about Alonzo at UT San Diego</a>

Santee resident Alonzo E. 'Lon' Ferris, passed away February 24 at age 71, according to <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=JUANITA-SEVERE&amp;pid=163297451#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=ALONZO-FERRIS&amp;pid=163369804#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">UT San Diego</a>.

He served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/UTSanDiego/obituary.aspx?n=ALONZO-FERRIS&amp;pid=163369804#fbLoggedOut" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Read more about Alonzo at UT San Diego</a>

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