A LIFE HONORED SITE DEDICATED TO CROSSING GUARD.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer NORTH HOLLYWOOD - With three cheers to Bill Hooper, about 50 residents and city officials unveiled Hooper Square on Thursday, honoring the beloved crossing guard who was killed there nearly a year ago. During the ceremony held near a new traffic light at Magnolia Boulevard and Bakman Avenue, Hooper's fiancee, Carol Armstrong, and his brother, Bob, were hoisted on a city high-lift truck about 10 feet high - where Armstrong kissed her right hand, tapped the sign and set roses on top. ``It was my way of christening christening: see baptism. it,'' said Armstrong, who had hoped to marry Hooper this past summer. ``That sign will guard those children forever.'' Hooper, a U.S. Air Force and Navy veteran, was killed on the southeast corner of the intersection across from Lankershim Elementary School elementary school: see school. on Nov. 21 as he helped a child cross the street. A 17-year-old boy was found guilty of misdemeanor manslaughter and sentenced to a term of probation. ``We are here to celebrate the life of a public servant,'' said state Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Tony Cardenas Tony Cardenas served in the California State Assembly. In the Assembly, he had the powerful position of chair of the Budget Committee. He is now a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 6th district, which includes parts of the San Fernando Valley. , D-Mission Hills. ``He served the country. He served the community. He made sure the lives of little children were safe every single day.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Carol Armstrong, with her late fiance's brother, Bob Hooper, puts flowers on a memorial to crossing guard William Hooper For other persons named William Hooper, see William Hooper (disambiguation). William Hooper (June 28, 1742–October 14, 1790), was an American political leader from North Carolina who signed the United States Declaration of Independence. . Michael Owen
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