Brian Padberg died at his home after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer, family members said. He was 65.
Padberg helped shape early Murrieta with his involvement on numerous city planning committees, as a member of the Murrieta chamber and through his volunteer work with local musicians.
"He was like family to me," Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington said Tuesday.
Before moving to Temecula, Washington was a Murrieta council member in 1997 when Padberg was on the Murrieta Planning Commission. That year they worked together on a failed 4.2 percent utility tax measure designed to fund general services in the city.
"Brian wasn't liked by everyone, but I found so much to admire in him," Washington said. "He was always asking if a project was good for the community."
One of Padberg's recent efforts was in 2003 when he and the Murrieta Accountability Review Committee political action committee targeted now Mayor Warnie Enochs with allegations of mishandling campaign finances.
Padberg's stepson, Kassen Klein, agreed with Washington.
"Brian certainly had his opponents," Klein said Tuesday, adding that Padberg taught him how to be fair and give to the community.
Padberg helped to shape the young city of Murrieta through all of his volunteer work, former City Council member Kevin Walsh said Tuesday.
"We lost one of the founding identities in this whole area," Walsh said. "We'll all miss him."
Padberg was appointed to the Planning Commission in 1993 and served until 1999. He was also a member of the Community Steering Committee, and served on the city's first general plan committee in 1991, which formed the city's first land-use policies.
Padberg was also a member of the committee that formulated the Historic Murrieta Specific Plan for Old Town in 1997 and served on the committee that in 1998 and 1999 updated the general plan. He was also a member of the west-side committee that updated the plan in 2001 west of Interstate 15.
In addition, Padberg ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for state Assembly in 1994 and in 1999 had an unsuccessful bid for Murrieta City Council.
Padberg, who owned a local magazine and video studio, was named the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year in 1999.
He was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Freeport, Ill. and moved at the age of 10 to Arizona, family members said. Padberg married his wife Joan in 1972 and then went to work for McDonald's Corp., where he became a friend of owner Ray Kroc. Padberg moved to Murrieta in 1982, where he dove into civic service.
Padberg learned to give back to the community through the example of his mother, who worked tirelessly as an advocate for the mentally challenged, family members say.
In addition to Brian Padberg's civic work, the Padbergs supported young musicians in the area via donations to the Musicians Workshop in Temecula.
"Brian and his wife Joanie have helped us out since we started eight years ago," workshop owner Jon Laskin said Tuesday.
The workshop teaches music to local children, Laskin said. No one is turned away because they can't afford to pay and Padberg helped to make that possible, he said.
Padberg is survived by his wife, Joan Padberg; father, Albert A. Padberg of Prescott, Ariz.; sisters Vicki Wendt of Dewey, Ariz. and Patty Padberg of Coolidge, Ariz.; children Kevin Padberg of Provo, Utah; Keri Padberg of Las Vegas; Kori Klein and partner Lisa Steck of Arcadia; Kassen Klein and Theresa Klein of Murrieta; Kamber Klein-Rutz and Jerry Rutz of Murrieta; Aunt Dolores and Uncle Jack McLaughlin of Arizona and Aunt Katy and Uncle Keith McLaughlin of California, and eight grandchildren.
Klein said a service for Padberg will be held at 2 p.m., Dec. 2, at Stout Family Funeral Home in Murrieta. He will be buried at Laurel Cemetery in Murrieta, he said.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Brian Padberg Memorial Scholarship fund at the Musicians Workshop, 27315 Jefferson Ave., Suite J-231, Temecula, CA 92590. For information, call (951) 678-2517.
By: LAURA MITCHELL - Staff Writer North County Times - The Californian
Padberg helped shape early Murrieta with his involvement on numerous city planning committees, as a member of the Murrieta chamber and through his volunteer work with local musicians.
"He was like family to me," Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington said Tuesday.
Before moving to Temecula, Washington was a Murrieta council member in 1997 when Padberg was on the Murrieta Planning Commission. That year they worked together on a failed 4.2 percent utility tax measure designed to fund general services in the city.
"Brian wasn't liked by everyone, but I found so much to admire in him," Washington said. "He was always asking if a project was good for the community."
One of Padberg's recent efforts was in 2003 when he and the Murrieta Accountability Review Committee political action committee targeted now Mayor Warnie Enochs with allegations of mishandling campaign finances.
Padberg's stepson, Kassen Klein, agreed with Washington.
"Brian certainly had his opponents," Klein said Tuesday, adding that Padberg taught him how to be fair and give to the community.
Padberg helped to shape the young city of Murrieta through all of his volunteer work, former City Council member Kevin Walsh said Tuesday.
"We lost one of the founding identities in this whole area," Walsh said. "We'll all miss him."
Padberg was appointed to the Planning Commission in 1993 and served until 1999. He was also a member of the Community Steering Committee, and served on the city's first general plan committee in 1991, which formed the city's first land-use policies.
Padberg was also a member of the committee that formulated the Historic Murrieta Specific Plan for Old Town in 1997 and served on the committee that in 1998 and 1999 updated the general plan. He was also a member of the west-side committee that updated the plan in 2001 west of Interstate 15.
In addition, Padberg ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for state Assembly in 1994 and in 1999 had an unsuccessful bid for Murrieta City Council.
Padberg, who owned a local magazine and video studio, was named the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year in 1999.
He was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Freeport, Ill. and moved at the age of 10 to Arizona, family members said. Padberg married his wife Joan in 1972 and then went to work for McDonald's Corp., where he became a friend of owner Ray Kroc. Padberg moved to Murrieta in 1982, where he dove into civic service.
Padberg learned to give back to the community through the example of his mother, who worked tirelessly as an advocate for the mentally challenged, family members say.
In addition to Brian Padberg's civic work, the Padbergs supported young musicians in the area via donations to the Musicians Workshop in Temecula.
"Brian and his wife Joanie have helped us out since we started eight years ago," workshop owner Jon Laskin said Tuesday.
The workshop teaches music to local children, Laskin said. No one is turned away because they can't afford to pay and Padberg helped to make that possible, he said.
Padberg is survived by his wife, Joan Padberg; father, Albert A. Padberg of Prescott, Ariz.; sisters Vicki Wendt of Dewey, Ariz. and Patty Padberg of Coolidge, Ariz.; children Kevin Padberg of Provo, Utah; Keri Padberg of Las Vegas; Kori Klein and partner Lisa Steck of Arcadia; Kassen Klein and Theresa Klein of Murrieta; Kamber Klein-Rutz and Jerry Rutz of Murrieta; Aunt Dolores and Uncle Jack McLaughlin of Arizona and Aunt Katy and Uncle Keith McLaughlin of California, and eight grandchildren.
Klein said a service for Padberg will be held at 2 p.m., Dec. 2, at Stout Family Funeral Home in Murrieta. He will be buried at Laurel Cemetery in Murrieta, he said.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Brian Padberg Memorial Scholarship fund at the Musicians Workshop, 27315 Jefferson Ave., Suite J-231, Temecula, CA 92590. For information, call (951) 678-2517.
By: LAURA MITCHELL - Staff Writer North County Times - The Californian
Brian Padberg died at his home after a year-long battle with esophageal cancer, family members said. He was 65.
Padberg helped shape early Murrieta with his involvement on numerous city planning committees, as a member of the Murrieta chamber and through his volunteer work with local musicians.
"He was like family to me," Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington said Tuesday.
Before moving to Temecula, Washington was a Murrieta council member in 1997 when Padberg was on the Murrieta Planning Commission. That year they worked together on a failed 4.2 percent utility tax measure designed to fund general services in the city.
"Brian wasn't liked by everyone, but I found so much to admire in him," Washington said. "He was always asking if a project was good for the community."
One of Padberg's recent efforts was in 2003 when he and the Murrieta Accountability Review Committee political action committee targeted now Mayor Warnie Enochs with allegations of mishandling campaign finances.
Padberg's stepson, Kassen Klein, agreed with Washington.
"Brian certainly had his opponents," Klein said Tuesday, adding that Padberg taught him how to be fair and give to the community.
Padberg helped to shape the young city of Murrieta through all of his volunteer work, former City Council member Kevin Walsh said Tuesday.
"We lost one of the founding identities in this whole area," Walsh said. "We'll all miss him."
Padberg was appointed to the Planning Commission in 1993 and served until 1999. He was also a member of the Community Steering Committee, and served on the city's first general plan committee in 1991, which formed the city's first land-use policies.
Padberg was also a member of the committee that formulated the Historic Murrieta Specific Plan for Old Town in 1997 and served on the committee that in 1998 and 1999 updated the general plan. He was also a member of the west-side committee that updated the plan in 2001 west of Interstate 15.
In addition, Padberg ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for state Assembly in 1994 and in 1999 had an unsuccessful bid for Murrieta City Council.
Padberg, who owned a local magazine and video studio, was named the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year in 1999.
He was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Freeport, Ill. and moved at the age of 10 to Arizona, family members said. Padberg married his wife Joan in 1972 and then went to work for McDonald's Corp., where he became a friend of owner Ray Kroc. Padberg moved to Murrieta in 1982, where he dove into civic service.
Padberg learned to give back to the community through the example of his mother, who worked tirelessly as an advocate for the mentally challenged, family members say.
In addition to Brian Padberg's civic work, the Padbergs supported young musicians in the area via donations to the Musicians Workshop in Temecula.
"Brian and his wife Joanie have helped us out since we started eight years ago," workshop owner Jon Laskin said Tuesday.
The workshop teaches music to local children, Laskin said. No one is turned away because they can't afford to pay and Padberg helped to make that possible, he said.
Padberg is survived by his wife, Joan Padberg; father, Albert A. Padberg of Prescott, Ariz.; sisters Vicki Wendt of Dewey, Ariz. and Patty Padberg of Coolidge, Ariz.; children Kevin Padberg of Provo, Utah; Keri Padberg of Las Vegas; Kori Klein and partner Lisa Steck of Arcadia; Kassen Klein and Theresa Klein of Murrieta; Kamber Klein-Rutz and Jerry Rutz of Murrieta; Aunt Dolores and Uncle Jack McLaughlin of Arizona and Aunt Katy and Uncle Keith McLaughlin of California, and eight grandchildren.
Klein said a service for Padberg will be held at 2 p.m., Dec. 2, at Stout Family Funeral Home in Murrieta. He will be buried at Laurel Cemetery in Murrieta, he said.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Brian Padberg Memorial Scholarship fund at the Musicians Workshop, 27315 Jefferson Ave., Suite J-231, Temecula, CA 92590. For information, call (951) 678-2517.
By: LAURA MITCHELL - Staff Writer North County Times - The Californian
Padberg helped shape early Murrieta with his involvement on numerous city planning committees, as a member of the Murrieta chamber and through his volunteer work with local musicians.
"He was like family to me," Temecula City Councilman Chuck Washington said Tuesday.
Before moving to Temecula, Washington was a Murrieta council member in 1997 when Padberg was on the Murrieta Planning Commission. That year they worked together on a failed 4.2 percent utility tax measure designed to fund general services in the city.
"Brian wasn't liked by everyone, but I found so much to admire in him," Washington said. "He was always asking if a project was good for the community."
One of Padberg's recent efforts was in 2003 when he and the Murrieta Accountability Review Committee political action committee targeted now Mayor Warnie Enochs with allegations of mishandling campaign finances.
Padberg's stepson, Kassen Klein, agreed with Washington.
"Brian certainly had his opponents," Klein said Tuesday, adding that Padberg taught him how to be fair and give to the community.
Padberg helped to shape the young city of Murrieta through all of his volunteer work, former City Council member Kevin Walsh said Tuesday.
"We lost one of the founding identities in this whole area," Walsh said. "We'll all miss him."
Padberg was appointed to the Planning Commission in 1993 and served until 1999. He was also a member of the Community Steering Committee, and served on the city's first general plan committee in 1991, which formed the city's first land-use policies.
Padberg was also a member of the committee that formulated the Historic Murrieta Specific Plan for Old Town in 1997 and served on the committee that in 1998 and 1999 updated the general plan. He was also a member of the west-side committee that updated the plan in 2001 west of Interstate 15.
In addition, Padberg ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for state Assembly in 1994 and in 1999 had an unsuccessful bid for Murrieta City Council.
Padberg, who owned a local magazine and video studio, was named the Murrieta Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year in 1999.
He was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Freeport, Ill. and moved at the age of 10 to Arizona, family members said. Padberg married his wife Joan in 1972 and then went to work for McDonald's Corp., where he became a friend of owner Ray Kroc. Padberg moved to Murrieta in 1982, where he dove into civic service.
Padberg learned to give back to the community through the example of his mother, who worked tirelessly as an advocate for the mentally challenged, family members say.
In addition to Brian Padberg's civic work, the Padbergs supported young musicians in the area via donations to the Musicians Workshop in Temecula.
"Brian and his wife Joanie have helped us out since we started eight years ago," workshop owner Jon Laskin said Tuesday.
The workshop teaches music to local children, Laskin said. No one is turned away because they can't afford to pay and Padberg helped to make that possible, he said.
Padberg is survived by his wife, Joan Padberg; father, Albert A. Padberg of Prescott, Ariz.; sisters Vicki Wendt of Dewey, Ariz. and Patty Padberg of Coolidge, Ariz.; children Kevin Padberg of Provo, Utah; Keri Padberg of Las Vegas; Kori Klein and partner Lisa Steck of Arcadia; Kassen Klein and Theresa Klein of Murrieta; Kamber Klein-Rutz and Jerry Rutz of Murrieta; Aunt Dolores and Uncle Jack McLaughlin of Arizona and Aunt Katy and Uncle Keith McLaughlin of California, and eight grandchildren.
Klein said a service for Padberg will be held at 2 p.m., Dec. 2, at Stout Family Funeral Home in Murrieta. He will be buried at Laurel Cemetery in Murrieta, he said.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Brian Padberg Memorial Scholarship fund at the Musicians Workshop, 27315 Jefferson Ave., Suite J-231, Temecula, CA 92590. For information, call (951) 678-2517.
By: LAURA MITCHELL - Staff Writer North County Times - The Californian
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