Bob Daggett dies on 73rd birthday

Architect and former Arcadia Planning Commissioner Robert Hale (Bob) Daggett died on his 73rd birthday July 25. Robert was born at Methodist Hospital in Los Angeles, California. He was the third of four children to Norma and Rodney Daggett. In 1950, the family moved to Downey, California. Bob excelled in school, graduating from Downey High [...]

Daleo of Arcadia Police passes

Michael Anthony Daleo, 67, passed away July 24 following a brief battle with cancer. A resident of Arcadia for more than 50 years, Mike graduated from Arcadia High School in 1960, earned certifications in Engineering and Law Enforcement from UCLA and Cal State Fullerton, and had a 33 year career with Pacific Bell while also [...]

Renowned bird expert dies

Respected Arcadia bird expert and biologist Michael San Miguel, 70, died Wednesday (July 14) after a 300 feet down a ravine north of Altadena, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. San Miguel apparently fell down a steep ravine in in the forest near Angeles Crest Highway and Mt. Wilson Red Box Road while counting [...]

Bonita Gould remembrance

A Celebration of Life will be held for longtime Santa Anita Park employee Bonita Gould at 4 p.m. on June 2 at Peppers Mexican Restaurant. Employed as a secretary in the track’s Marketing Department for 26 years, Gould retired in 2008 as Marketing Office Manager (M.O.M.) and moved to Arizona, where she passed away on [...]

Turf writer Bortstein dies

Veteran turf writer Larry Bortstein passed away early Sunday morning at Arcadia Methodist Hospital after sustaining a pulmonary embolism Jan. 23. Bortstein, 67, never regained consciousness and had been on life support since being transported to Methodist following the embolism. A native of New York, Bortstein was a versatile writer who covered horse racing for [...]

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