Lasting Memories

Joseph E.A. Sauer
1918-June 17, 2010
Woodside, California

Retired certified public accountant Joseph E.A. Sauer of Woodside died June 18 at the age of 92.

Mr. Sauer was born in Oakland and raised in Chico. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 1941, the same year he was married to Cecilia Welsh, also a UC Berkeley graduate. Mr. Sauer began his career in accounting at Pan American Airways.

He later worked for Skinner and Hammond and obtained his CPA license. After a year in Bakersfield, he joined Barlow, Davis and Wood, where he became a partner. Through a series of mergers, he became retired partner of Deloitte.

An Eagle Scout in his youth, Mr. Sauer loved the mountains. He backpacked and went fly-fishing on 38 trips to the High Sierras, Oregon and Washington, say family members. From Yosemite to Lassen Park, he and his family camped in or visited 17 national parks in the Western United States and Canada.

He and his wife, Cecilia, traveled extensively, visiting Europe, China, Tibet, seven other Asian countries, as well as Canada, Alaska, the Caribbean, Hawaii, and Mexico. He was an avid bridge player, enjoying twice-weekly games.

Mr. Sauer is survived by his children, Teresa (Teri) of Silverdale, Washington; Gregory of Orlando, Florida; Karen of Boston; and Paul of Woodside; plus seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His wife of 60 years, Cecilia, died in 2002