FATHER OF STATE SENATOR IS DEAD ALARCON GRIEVES FOR WWII VET.Byline: HARRISON SHEPPARD Sacramento Bureau Anthony Alarcon, the father of state Sen. Richard Alarcon, died Monday of natural causes at his home in North Hollywood. It was just one week before his 85th birthday. Alarcon was a World War II veteran who had long-standing roots in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . He moved with his parents to North Hollywood from Texas in 1923 and remained in the Valley for the rest of his life, attending Roscoe Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Sun Valley and North Hollywood High School North Hollywood High School, originally called Lankershim High School when it opened in 1927, is a secondary school in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. The school mascot is the husky, and the school colors are blue, white, grey. . On Thursday, Sen. Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, credited his father with instilling a sense of fairness and justice that influenced his political career. ``He was a very fair man,'' he said in a phone interview. ``He always told us no matter where someone came from, no matter the color of your skin, you give them every chance and treat them equally and let them show you what kind of person they are before you judge them.'' Richard Alarcon, a former Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. member who has
served as state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senatesenator - a member of a senate representing the Northeast Valley for eight years, is running unopposed for a state Assembly seat in the Nov. 7 election. Anthony Alarcon is survived by his wife of 38 years, Guadalupe; his children Richard, Evelina, Cynthia, David and Teri; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and his 104-year-old aunt, Remedios Alarcon-Bueno. Services will be held Sunday, with a viewing at Mission Hills Catholic Mortuary, 11160 Stranwood Ave., from 3-5 p.m. A rosary is scheduled for 5 p.m. The funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday at noon at Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana, 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd. in Mission Hills. Interment will be immediately afterward at San Fernando Mission Cemetery The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800, and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, California, near the Mission San Fernando Rey de España. . harrison.sheppard(at)dailynews.com (916) 446-6723 |
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