RETIRED SURGEON FOUND DEAD A.V. RESIDENT OF 30 YEARS DISCOVERED SHOT AT RANCH.Byline: CHARLES F. BOSTWICK Staff Writer LANCASTER -- A retired plastic surgeon plastic surgeon A surgeon specialized in reconstruction or cosmetic enhancement of various body regions, most commonly the face–nose, chin, and cheeks, breasts and buttocks; PSs remove fat deposits through liposuction; PSs reduce scarring or disfigurement was found shot to death at his ranch, where he had been gunned down while feeding his cattle, authorities said Thursday. Dr. Esfandiar Kadivar, 64, was found dead by a ranch worker Wednesday night on the ranch some 10 miles west of Lancaster where he raised cattle, alfalfa alfalfa (ălfăl`fə) or lucern (l  sûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa and pistachios -- a reminder of his native Iran, where he grew up on a farm. ``This is extraordinary,'' longtime long·time adj. Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. longtime Adjective friend Dr. John Manning There are several public figures named John Mann.
``I know of nobody who would, quote, `have it in for him.''' Authorities released little information immediately about the slaying, which was reported at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. Sheriff's officials on Thursday morning kept news media at the end of the dirt lane leading to the ranch, which is surrounded by dry grassland grassland see grazing (2), pasture. off the road to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. Constitutionally, it is a state park. Its namesake is the state flower, the California Poppy. . Kadivar, who went by the first name Steve, had lived in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley for some 30 years and kept an office on 10th Street West until recently. Kadivar joined the Antelope Valley Hospital medical staff in 1976 and retired in 2003 to be a full-time rancher. Kadivar had owned the 160-acre ranch for at least 10 years. ``He grew up on a farm in Iran and that's what he loved,'' said Manning, who knew Kadivar for 25 years. They would take care of each other's patients while the other was off on vacation, Manning said. Also in the Antelope Valley, homicide detectives were investigating a second death, that of a man found earlier Wednesday at an apartment building in downtown Palmdale. A 53-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was found just after 3 p.m. at an apartment building in the 900 block of East Avenue Q. Officials did not disclose how he died. ``He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead,'' sheriff's Sgt. Paul Patterson Paul Patterson (born 1947) is a British composer. He studied trombone and composition at the Royal Academy of Music. He has since taught there for many years, first as Head of Composition and Contemporary Music, then as Manson Professor of Composition where he organized an said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) A sheriff's deputy on Thursday talks to a man near where Dr. Esfandiar Kadivar was found shot to death Wednesday night at his Lancaster ranch. (2) A detective's car drives Thursday through a west Lancaster ranch where retired plastic surgeon Dr. Esfandiar Kadivar was found shot to death Wednesday night. Friends expressed shock at his death. ``This is extraordinary,'' said longtime friend Dr. John Manning. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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