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Article: Neighborhood icon "Uncle Joe' inspires stop sign
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- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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- September 16, 2004
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SAN DIMAS About 30 neighbors gathered near a newly erected stop
sign Wednesday to toast "Uncle Joe," a fixture in the community whose
death inspired safety precautions at a busy intersection.
Joe Gaynor, 78, was struck and killed May 24 while he crossed
Puente Street at Via Esperanza. Neighbors say the intersection has
long been a problem and rallied together to urge traffic officials to
erect stop signs.
After three months of petitions, letters and attending meetings,
they got their wish. Instead of the intersection being a two-way
stop, it's now a four-way.
"It's much safer now," said Jennifer Hicks, 30. "It was difficult
to back out (of the driveway) because the cars would come speeding ...