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Rising Loafer closed this month after owner died suddenly

Uploaded: Aug 27, 2019
Pleasanton lost one of my favorite downtown establishments when relatives of Mary Costello closed the Rising Loafer.

Earlier this summer, Mary, 54, had died unexpectedly in her bed at home. When I contacted the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department for a coroner’s report (routine in unattended deaths), the spokesman could not confirm anything because family had not been notified.

Mary had owned the business for many years (15 or more if memory serves) and had built a loyal clientele. It was a favorite breakfast spot for my family before or after church and a great place for coffee during the business week. Whether you stopped in for a meal or simply some of the delightful baked goods, you were in for a good time.

After Mary’s shocking passing, the employees kept the business functioning for a while before the family decided to close it for good on Aug. 15. We will miss Mary’s cheerful presence and good food—it’s hard to find chicken apple sausage these days, one of the breakfasts I truly enjoyed at the Loafer.

My condolences to her family and friends.

A friend recently put the size of Google in perspective for me..

His son had just joined the organization—one of 400 new hires going through orientation. My friend noted that when he retired from Intuit, there were 8,000 employees—quite a big company.

Google, he said, is hiring 22,000 people this year. Yikes. Tech giants, for sure. Behemoth is more like it.



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