2008 in review
Noting the deaths of prominent, newsworthy or interesting Los Angeles figures and of LA Observed's colleagues in the media is a regular thing we do here. There seems to be a lot more of them this year. Here are those we got to through the months, organized a little differently than in the past, with the usual generous definition of Angeleno.
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Community
Rosa Broadous, family matriarch;
Rimmon Fay, activist;
Dorothy Green, activist (left);
Harlan Hahn, professor;
Pete Kameron, philanthropist;
David Lieber, educator;
Robert Nudelman, preservationist;
Bo Taylor, peacekeeper;
Don White, activist
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Politics and governing
Melville C. Branch, city planner;
Peter Camejo, Green Party leader (right);
Houston Flournoy, Republican;
Dios Marrero, airport official;
Doris Meyer, former city official;
Marilyn Ryan, ex-lawmaker;
Beatriz Valdez, Registrar-Recorder
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Edible pleasures
Jay Fiondella, Chez Jay founder;
Ed LaDou, chef;
Carmen Rocha, nachos creator (left);
Lovie Yancey, Fatburger founder
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Law
Warren Ferguson, federal judge;
Al Meyerhoff, lawyer (right);
Jack Tenner, retired judge;
Julius M. Title, retired judge;
Edwin Leroy Tolles, lawyer
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In the news
Ethel Bradley, first lady;
Marie Dey, Rosie the Riveter;
Tanya Hurd, teacher;
Dianne Ogden, Spector witness;
Jamiel Shaw, A student (left)
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Legends
Alice Broude, Redwood waitress;
Larry Oakley, barber;
Bettie Page (right), fetish model;
Charles Runyon, Chucko the Clown;
Bill Stulla, Engineer Bill
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Business
Roland Arnall, subprime lender;
Robert Berning, Trader Joe's buyer;
Dave Freeman, ad executive;
Rusty Hammer, business leader;
Carl Karcher, burger king;
Richard Knerr, Wham-O co-founder (left)
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