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Last modified Monday, May 9, 2005 9:42 PM PDT
CARLSBAD ---- Ann Marie Vano was driving the Chevy Camaro she loved. She and her boyfriend were on their way to look at a relative's wedding photographs.
Gary Leslie Krinke was heading toward his La Costa del Sol townhome, where neighbors say he lived and worked between camping and boating trips. Family, friends mourn Vista teen, Carlsbad man killed in head-on collision
Their cars collided on La Costa Avenue at 10:40 p.m. Friday after the Camaro crossed into oncoming traffic, authorities said. Krinke, 54, and "Annie," 16, died at the scene.
Annie's boyfriend, a La Costa Canyon High School junior whose name was not released, remained hospitalized Monday with non-life-threatening injuries, Annie's relatives said.
The family huddled in grief at their Vista home.
"She was a very happy girl," said Chris Vano, Annie's older brother. "She was happy because she lived how she wanted to live."
The same could be said of Krinke, neighbors said.
They said Krinke lived alone and wrote computer software in the La Costa townhome where he was said to have lived since the complex opened in the late 1970s.
He had mentioned as having a son and a sister, said Tanya Gresham, a next-door-neighbor of seven years. He had told Gresham his parents lived in Arizona.
Krinke's owned a boat and camped frequently, she said, and his friends visited often.
"He was always on the go," Gresham said, "so if I didn't see him for a while it wasn't surprising to me."
Another neighbor, Andy Scott, described Krinke as articulate and precise. He said Krinke had just accepted the job of overseeing the landscaping contract at the townhome complex.
On Monday, someone left a bouquet of daisies and sprigs of white sage on Krinke's doorstep.
Across town, bouquets of flowers and a dozen pink roses were left at the site of the crash. A card on one of the bouquets read, "Annie, you are a wonderful person and I understand why God wants you with him."
Annie was active at North Coast Church, where she worshiped and where she operated the formidable sound system.
Annie loved surfing and rock 'n' roll, her family said. She played electric guitar and drums and P.J. Harvey and The Ramones were her favorite artists.
She was determined to attend last summer's StreetScene concert in San Diego. Knowing her parents might say no, she found a job with a company that furnished sound equipment to the event.
"If people told her not to do something, she found a way to do it," said Lorry Cotten, Annie's mother.
Music provided an outlet for Annie in 2003 when her horse died in the Paradise Fire, her mother said.
As a Palomar High School student, Annie enjoyed taking field trips to the opera, said Helen Richards, Annie's teacher at the independent-study school in Vista.
The tragedy is sinking in slowly at the 160-student school, where students pass through irregularly to collect assignments and turn in work.
"Everybody's just really low," Richards said.
Annie worked hard in school to earn her driving privilege, her mother said. Cotten said Annie and her father, Andy Vano of Oceanside, enjoyed restoring cars together.
For her 16th birthday, Annie received a paid trip to the salon, where she colored her dark hair blonde. A few years ago, she donated 12 inches of her mane to the Locks of Love charity, which provides wigs for cancer patients.
Annie's survivors include her mother, father and brother, stepfather Cary Cotten and stepsiblings Chad and Kayli Cotten.
The family has established the Ann Marie Vano Music Scholarship Fund, and donations can be made through California Community Bank, 905 S. Santa Fe, Vista, CA 92083.
A memorial service is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at North Coast Church, 1132 N. Melrose, Vista.
The names of Krinkle's surviving relatives could not be determined on Monday.
Last modified Monday, May 9, 2005 9:42 PM PDT
CARLSBAD ---- Ann Marie Vano was driving the Chevy Camaro she loved. She and her boyfriend were on their way to look at a relative's wedding photographs.
Gary Leslie Krinke was heading toward his La Costa del Sol townhome, where neighbors say he lived and worked between camping and boating trips. Family, friends mourn Vista teen, Carlsbad man killed in head-on collision
Their cars collided on La Costa Avenue at 10:40 p.m. Friday after the Camaro crossed into oncoming traffic, authorities said. Krinke, 54, and "Annie," 16, died at the scene.
Annie's boyfriend, a La Costa Canyon High School junior whose name was not released, remained hospitalized Monday with non-life-threatening injuries, Annie's relatives said.
The family huddled in grief at their Vista home.
"She was a very happy girl," said Chris Vano, Annie's older brother. "She was happy because she lived how she wanted to live."
The same could be said of Krinke, neighbors said.
They said Krinke lived alone and wrote computer software in the La Costa townhome where he was said to have lived since the complex opened in the late 1970s.
He had mentioned as having a son and a sister, said Tanya Gresham, a next-door-neighbor of seven years. He had told Gresham his parents lived in Arizona.
Krinke's owned a boat and camped frequently, she said, and his friends visited often.
"He was always on the go," Gresham said, "so if I didn't see him for a while it wasn't surprising to me."
Another neighbor, Andy Scott, described Krinke as articulate and precise. He said Krinke had just accepted the job of overseeing the landscaping contract at the townhome complex.
On Monday, someone left a bouquet of daisies and sprigs of white sage on Krinke's doorstep.
Across town, bouquets of flowers and a dozen pink roses were left at the site of the crash. A card on one of the bouquets read, "Annie, you are a wonderful person and I understand why God wants you with him."
Annie was active at North Coast Church, where she worshiped and where she operated the formidable sound system.
Annie loved surfing and rock 'n' roll, her family said. She played electric guitar and drums and P.J. Harvey and The Ramones were her favorite artists.
She was determined to attend last summer's StreetScene concert in San Diego. Knowing her parents might say no, she found a job with a company that furnished sound equipment to the event.
"If people told her not to do something, she found a way to do it," said Lorry Cotten, Annie's mother.
Music provided an outlet for Annie in 2003 when her horse died in the Paradise Fire, her mother said.
As a Palomar High School student, Annie enjoyed taking field trips to the opera, said Helen Richards, Annie's teacher at the independent-study school in Vista.
The tragedy is sinking in slowly at the 160-student school, where students pass through irregularly to collect assignments and turn in work.
"Everybody's just really low," Richards said.
Annie worked hard in school to earn her driving privilege, her mother said. Cotten said Annie and her father, Andy Vano of Oceanside, enjoyed restoring cars together.
For her 16th birthday, Annie received a paid trip to the salon, where she colored her dark hair blonde. A few years ago, she donated 12 inches of her mane to the Locks of Love charity, which provides wigs for cancer patients.
Annie's survivors include her mother, father and brother, stepfather Cary Cotten and stepsiblings Chad and Kayli Cotten.
The family has established the Ann Marie Vano Music Scholarship Fund, and donations can be made through California Community Bank, 905 S. Santa Fe, Vista, CA 92083.
A memorial service is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at North Coast Church, 1132 N. Melrose, Vista.
The names of Krinkle's surviving relatives could not be determined on Monday.