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March 23, 1934-March 29, 2020DELLEPIANE, Donald H.Withhislovingfamilyby his
side,Don Dellepiane succumbed
to complications of pneumonia on
March 29, 2020. Hewasbornon
March 23, 1934 in Modesto,CA,to
HenryDellepiane andFronieAdams
Dellepiane.Because his motherwas
quitesmittenwithDonaldDuck,
who also came on the scene in 1934,
she chosetoname her newborn son,
Donald.Afamily Bible also shows
lineage backto President JohnAdams.
Don’schildhoodwasspentinSan
Francisco,CA,and laterthe family
movedtoGustine,CA, wherehe
graduatedfromGustine HighSchool.
Heinterruptedhiscollege studies
atSanFranciscoState toenlist in
the US ArmyduringtheKoreanWar.
Afterdischarge,hesettledin the
SanFernandoValley andreceived his
electrical engineering degree fromSan
FernandoValleyStateCollege(CSUN).
Forthe past 32years,Donenjoyed
agratifying lifestyleresiding in the
SantaClaritaValley.
Don’scareerencompassedwork
inaerospace,hydrodynamics,and
medical electronics.But hewasmost
proud of hiswork in spaceexploration
and environmentalresearchatJPL.
Healsotook pride in the factthat
he becameaself-taughtcomputer
programmer as herounded out his
career.
Don’shobbies and interests
included travel,photography,animals
(especially dogs), nature,the arts,and
enjoying food and wine with friends.
Hewasamember ofEClampusVitus,
USPowerSquadrons, LAOperaLeague,
and the InternationalWestern Music
Assoc.
Heleavesbehind his belovedwife of
32 years,Cheryl AntonelliDellepiane,
alongwith son,Dan;daughter,
Suzanne; step-daughters Kristen
and Katrina,5grandchildren, and a
great-grandson.
ACelebration of Life will take
placeafter the pandemic subsides.
Donations inDon’smemorymaybe
madetoAssistanceLeagueSanta
Clarita,P. O.Box220145,SantaClarita,
CA91322.Marcia Burnam 1928-2020, died
April 1st of COVID-19 at her home in
Los Angeles.
An extraordinary woman of
dignity, intelligence, generosity,
kindness and personal courage,
hers was a productive, fruitful life
of helping countless people and
many organizations. She knew how
to run a meeting. Passionate about
justice, interfaith and interracial
understanding, in the 1960s she
headed the Portraits of American
Women panel. Serving as Western
Regional President and then National
Vice-President capped three decades
of dedication to the American Jewish
Committee. She also served on
the national board of overseers of
Hebrew Union College where she
mentored many students at the
School of Jewish Communal Service.
She was a groundbreaking leader in
interreligious affairs, working closely
with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese
of Los Angeles over several decades
and was an outspoken voice
against domestic violence. She was
determined to make a difference. She
was particularly proud of the work of
her son, Dr. Tewodros Gedebou, who
built and heads in her honor a state-
of-the-art reconstructive surgical
hospital, The Marcia Surgical Center, in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Marcia cherished lifelong
friendships, was profoundly devoted
to her family, and delighted in the
accomplishments of her grandchildren.
She leaves behind her daughter Beth
(Monte Tomerlin), son Bruce, son
Tewodros Gedebou (Yewlsew) and
seven grandchildren: Michael Burnam
Fink (Emily Schach), Dick Fink (Natalie
Karic), Henry, Rose, Alexander and
Edwin Burnam, Lilian Gedebou, her
half-brother Emanuel Joel (Noelle)
and nieces Harriet Hailparn Soares
and Deborah Gunther, all who hold her
memory dear.
Her family is deeply grateful to those
who cared for her in the last years of
her life.BURNAM, MarciaMarch 25, 1928-April 2, 2020BIEBER, Herbert AllenHerb died peacefullyathomeat
the age of 92.Born in Inglewood,
CA,helived his entirelife inLos
Angeles.Veteran of theKoreanWar. A
successful entrepreneur,President of
Bieber LightingCorp.Avid skier,loved
dancing,Herb livedwithafine-tuned
sense of humor.Survivedbyhiswife
of 68years,Geraldine,his children,
Ricc(Sherri),Bob,Janet(Vickie), and
Nina (Ed),6grandchildren and5great-
grandchildren.Herblituptheworld.OBITUARYNOTICESPlace a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary
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1-800-234-Devotedand loving wifeand
mother.PassedawayMarch 6, 2020
leaving behind her husband of 52years
and hertwochildren.KEITH, Sharon M.Mount Sinai Memorial Parks
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http://www.mountsinaiparks.orgKANNER, AllenIWATA, DANIEL KIYOSHI, 66, passed
away on March 27 peacefully at the
Hoag Presbyterian Hospital. Services
are currently pending.
He is survived by his wife, Jacquie
Chester; daughter, Alexandra Chester-
Iwata of New York; mother, Sakuye
Iwata; sister, Sharon Muro and other
relatives.
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213-626-IWATA, Daniel KiyoshiTina(néeHelen) Gainsboro,a
founding member of LA’shistoricBob
BakerMarionetteTheater,died on
Saturday,March 7th, 2020.Apetite
redhead,Tina enjoyedholdingcourt
in her 1950s-eraSilver Lakehome
surroundedbymid-centurymodern
furnitureand catfigurines.Born in
Brooklyn, she grew up in LA afterher
mother joinedapuppettroupe and
headedwest.Inthe early ‘40s,Tina
worked for Jazz Man RecordShop.
She lovedtoregale everyone with
tales from this period likethe night
shecooked eggs for BillieHoliday,or
thetwoweeks thatboogie-woogie
pianist,MeadeLuxLewis stayedather
place,or thattimeBennyGoodman
lectured her about drugs.“Inevertook
drugs becauseBennyGoodmantold
me notto,” she said.Tina married Roger
Price,acomedy writer and one of the
creators of Mad Libs™.They hadtwo
children, Roger andSandi.Following
their divorce,Tinaremarried,movedto
Silver Lake,and startedworking with
her old friend,BobBaker.She found
the building thatservedastheBob
BakerMarionetteTheaterfrom1 963
to 20 19.Duringher thirty-yeartenure
as theatermanager,Tina organized
field trips/parties,oversawcatering,
and occasionallyranthe showlights.
Adyed-in-the-wool liberal who
wokeupeverymorning and asked
“IsTr ump deadyet?”Tina startedher
daywith the LATimes and tuned in
toRachel Maddowatnight.Foryears
her livingroom doubled as the local
polling station until she chased her
catoffofavotingbooth, tripped,and
brokeahip.Alas,noinjurycould stop
Tina from fighting the good fightand
calling up cityofficialstospeak her
mind about injustices.Friends,family,
and neighbors willrememberTina as
agenerous hostess who threw festive
holidaygatherings and alwaysinvited
“o rphans”toattend.Tinaissurvivedby
her grandchildren,Kenda Burke,Taylor
Heredia and her great-grandchildren,
Cyrus,Willow,Angelina, Jacob,Lincoln.GAINSBORO,TinaTo sign a guest book please go to latimes.com/guestbooksShare a memoryDavidAndrewWorkman
March30, 1930-March 23, 2020
Retired Los Angeles SuperiorCourtJudgeDavidA.Workman died at his
home in Los Angeles on March 23, oneweek shortofhis 90th birthday. He was
the thirdoffour sons borntoThomas EdgarWorkman and Margare tKilgariff
Workman.David waspredeceasedby his parent s, by his oldestbrother,Henry
K. Workman (Marie), who died just oneweek beforeDavid on March16,and his
brothersThomas E.Workman, Jr.(MaryLou) and RichardD.Workman.
David wasborninLos Angeles intoapion eer Los Angelesfamily. His great-
grandfather and namesake, David Workman,wasanEnglish immigrant who
spent 25yearsasasaddler and trader in frontier Missouribefor eleadinghis
familyoverthe CaliforniaTrail in1854 to joinhis br othe r, WilliamWorkman, at
the Rancho LaPuente(which comprisedmuch of what nowincludesthe cities
of Industry, La Puente, West Covina, Covina, Hacienda Heights andRowland
Heights). As partofi ts ef fortstosecularizethe Spanish missions,Mexico had
granted theranchoto Wi llia mand his partnerJohn Rowland, who had ledaparty
of settlersin1841 over the Old SpanishTrail fromSantaFetothe SanGabriel
Mission -- the irstoverlandparty of settlersintoCalifornia.David’spioneering
roots also included hisgreat-grandfather Andrew Boyle,anI rishman whofought
in theTexasRevolution andby the1850’ shad settled asavintner on thebluffs
(nowBoyle Heights) above the latseast of the Los Angeles River wherehegrew
his grapes; he servedonthe CommonCouncil (predecessorto theCityCouncil)
in the1860’s.
David grew up aroundafamilydinne rtable wherethe discussion of politics
and current affairswas derigueur.Hewas steeped in hisfamilyhistory.His
grandfather,William H.Workman,wasamayorofLos Angeles in the late-1880’s
and, as the citytreasurer from1901-1907,was responsibleforthe inancing of the
City’ spurchase of itswatersuppl yfromprivate interests and the initial stages of
the Owens River aqueduct project. Otherfamilymemberswerealso politically
and civicallyactiveinLos Angeles in the later-partoft he 19th and early 20th
centuries:David’sgreat-uncle ElijahWorkman servedonthe CommonCouncil
throughout the1860’sand 70’s; his uncle BoyleWorkmanwasthe president of
the CityCouncil inthe 1920’s; and his aunt MaryJulia Workmanfounded the
Brownson Settlement House in the1920’stoassist the increasingnumber of
needyfamilies in thegrowing cityand continuedto be prominently activeinLos
Angeles political and social affairsuntil the1950’s. David’smother Margare twas
adelegatetothe 1932 Democratic convention which nominated FDR. Local
history, politics andpublic servicewere the lifeblood of thefamilyand greatly
inluencedDavidthroughout his life.
David wasaproduct of Los Angeles public schools.HeattendedWilton Place
Grammar School (1942),John BurroughsJunior High School (1945) and Los
Angeles High School (1948). Hewasaproud graduateofStanfor dUniversity,
wherehereceivedaBAwith distinction in historyin1952 (Phi BetaKappa)and
alaw degreefromStanfor dLaw School (UniversityLaw Scholarship) in1955.
Following lawschoolDavid chose public serviceby enlis ting in theU.S.
MarineCorpswhere,following officer training school in Quantico,Virgi nia, he
wascommissioned asalieutenantand spent the next threeyearsinactiveduty
prosecuting and defending general and special courts martial.David so loved
the Marines that heremained activeinthe MarineCorpsReser ve until 1985,
rising to the rank of colonel. His Marineexperiencewasformativeand forthe rest
of his liferemained an important aspect of his identity.
Following activedutyDavid entered privatelaw practice in Los Angeles,
irstasanassociatewiththe old-line irm of Lawler,Felix andHall, and then
in corporatelaw positions with Northrop and later LittonIndustries.Heserved
as amember of theRepublicanCentral Committeefrom1974-80 (the irstinh is
familytoregisterRepublican).From 1966-73David servedbyappointment of
GovernorsPat Br ownand Ronald Reagan on thePueblo de Los Angeles State
HistoricPark Commission whichwasresponsibleforrestoring,and developing
as ahistoricpark, the land in and around the plaza at the center of the early
Pueblo .David worked tirelesslyint hat postto ight effortstocommercializethe
Plaza and distortits history.
Unfulilled in privatepractice,David becameaDeput yCityAttorne yin1 976
and spent the next ive yearstrying casesforthe City. Then, in1980, hewas
electedto aMunicipalCourtjudgeship andspent therest of his career (over
years) on the bench, becomingaSuperior Courtjudge in1982. David loved
beingajudge .Itfulilled his lifelongyearningforpublic service.His ethicswere
beyond reproach. Hiscourtroomwasformal andwell or ganized. Hewasa
sticklerforthe observance of courtrulesand insisted that attorneys be prepared.
He believedthat nothing assured the efficient low of cases and accessto justice
morethan a irm trial dateand ajudge’s reputationforregularly trying cases.And
that he did.David’ sdemeanor offthe bench, in the companyofhis family and
friends,was different. Thefastidious and curmudgeonlytendenciesthat caused
some attorneys tochafewere, to thefriends andfamilyheloved, endearing.
To those whoknewhim, especiallyhis family,perhaps the most treasured of
all ofDavid’squalitieswashis great sense of humor.Hecould ind humor in most
things -- hiseyeswould twinkle,his headwould tilt,asly grin would appear and
his handwould form aist and coverhis mouthjust beforehewould burs tintoa
full- bodied laugh. Itwasajoytosee and irresistibly infectious.
In additionto hislovefor his nativeLos Angeles,David felt aspecial bond with
the Monterey Peninsula. He spent his summersasaboy in PaciicGrove where
his mother’s familyhad vacationedformanyyearstoescape the summer heat
of theirSacramentohome.Itwas ther ehelearnedto swim,asportDavid avidly
pursued until hewasnolonger physicallyabletopull himself out of the pool,
either in the briskwaters of Monterey Bayoratthe Jonathan Club,wherehe
wasamemberfor60years. David boughtasecond home inPaciicGrove many
yearsago and it became hisretreat.He could be seenwell int ohis eightiesriding
his bikethrough his belovedPG.
David wasalifel ongbachelorwho zealouslyguarded his independence
and privacy. To describe him as frugal, which his sisters-in-lawdid frequently,
would be an understatement. But while manysaw onlyarigid countenance
and idiosyncrasies,you didn’t have to spendmuch time withDavid to see that
ther ewas somuch moretohim. Hewasacourtl ygentleman, sophisticated
and highlyintelligent, with encyclopedic knowledge of American and European
history. David’sinterestsranwideand deep: architecture;antiques; art(paintings
of ships andCalifornia plein air landscapes);gard ening; cooking; travel; movies;
and, above all, classicalmusicand opera--heonce wasseen standing with
tearsstreaming down his cheeks as he belted out the Hallelujah chorus from
Handel’sMessiah ataDisne yConcertHall sing-along.Hewas areal aesthete.
And hewaspassionateabout all things historical, especiallyfamil yhistor y. With
acousin he made severaltrips to northern Englandto tracethe roots of his
Workmanancestors.
David grew up inadevoutlyCatholic home and practiced hisfaith his entirelife.
Likehis brothers, hisfaith wasunwavering ,yet al ways humble.Never didhegive
the impression that hewasmorerighteous th an anyone else.Since 1967 David
wasaproud and activememberofOur Lady of Mt. Lebanon parish on Burton
Waynear La Cienaga.Whyhewent to aMaroniteCatholic church instead of a
RomanCatholicchurch closerto hishome,noone couldever understand.Yet
that wasDavid -- amaveric kwho did things hisownway.
David is survivedby hisseven adoring nieces and nephews,William H.
Workman(Kerin), Paul C. Workman(Kelley), HenryK.Workman, Jr.(Frances),
Anne MarieWorkman,SarahE.Workman, MaryRegin aHatton(neeWorkman)
(John) andThomasJ. Workman(Sarah); by his great-nieces and nephews; and
by his extendedWorkmanand Kilgariffcousins.David treasured ourfamily and
we treasured him.We shall miss him dearly fornow,but in thefaith and hope
that, as his mother Margare talwaysaddedto the endofgrace atfamily meal s(a
tradition thatcontinues),we shall “all betogether inParadise.” SemperFi.
David will be interredfollowingaprivate burial at theWorkmanfamil yplot in
CalvaryCemetery. AmemorialMass at Our Lady of Mt.Lebanon andareception
in hishonor will be held in the future. In lieu of lowers, gifts should be madeto
KUSC,the classicalmusic radio station, orto thecharit yofone’s choice.E
llis Marsalis Jr.,
jazz pianist,
teacher and patri-
arch of a New Orle-
ans musical family
that includes famed musi-
cian sons Wynton and Bran-
ford, has died. He was 85.
New Orleans Mayor La-
Toya Campbell announced
Marsalis’ death in a news re-
lease Wednesday night. Ellis
Marsalis III confirmed to the
Associated Press that his fa-
ther’s death was brought by
the new coronavirus. “Pneu-
monia was the actual thing
that caused his demise. But
it was pneumonia brought
on by COVID-19,” he said.
Marsalis III said he drove
Sunday from Baltimore to
be with his father as he was
hospitalized in Louisiana,
which has been hit hard by
the outbreak. The elder
Marsalis had continued to
perform regularly in New
Orleans until December.
Because he opted to stay
in New Orleans for most of
his career, his reputation
was limited until his sons be-
came famous and brought
him the spotlight, along with
new recording contracts and
headliner performances on
television and on tour.
Four of his six sons are
musicians: Wynton, the
trumpeter, is America’s
most prominent jazz
spokesman as artistic direc-
tor of Jazz at Lincoln Center
in New York. Branford, the
saxophonist, led the Tonight
Show Band and toured with
Sting. Delfeayo, the trom-
bonist, is a prominent re-
cording producer and per-
former. And Jason, the
drummer, has made a name
for himself with his own
band and as an accompa-
nist. Ellis III, who decided
music was not his gig, is a
photographer-poet.
The Marsalis “family
band” seldom played to-
gether when the boys were
younger but in 2003 toured
up East in a spinoff of a fam-
ily celebration that became
a PBS special when the elder
Marsalis retired from teach-
ing at the University of New
Orleans.
Marsalis was born in New
Orleans, son of the operator
of a hotel where Marsalis
met touring black musicians
who could not stay at the
segregated downtown ho-
tels where they performed.
Although New Orleans
was steeped in traditional
jazz, and rock ’n’ roll was the
new sound in the city’s stu-
dios in the 1950s, Marsalis
preferred bebop and mod-
ern jazz. His college quartet
included drummer Ed
Blackwell, clarinetist Alvin
Batiste and saxophonist
Harold Battiste.
Ornette Coleman was in
town at the time, and in 1956,
when Coleman headed to
California, Marsalis and the
others went with him. But
after a few months, Marsalis
came back home. He told
the New Orleans Times-Pic-
ayune years laterthat he ne-
ver did figure out what a pia-
nist could do behind the free
form of Coleman’s jazz.
Back in New Orleans,
Marsalis joined the Marine
Corps and was assigned to
accompany soloists on the
service’s weekly TV pro-
grams on CBS in New York.
It was there, he said, that he
learned to handle all kinds of
different music styles.
On returning home, he
worked at the Playboy Club
and ventured into running
his own club, which quickly
went bust. In 1967 trumpeter
Al Hirt hired him. When not
on Bourbon Street, Hirt’s
band was appearing on na-
tional TV — doing headline
shows on “The Tonight
Show” and “The Ed Sullivan
Show,” among others.
Marsalis got into educa-
tion about the same time
and in the mid-1970s joined
the faculty at a New Orleans
magnet high school where
he influenced a new genera-
tion of jazz artists.In 1989 the University of
New Orleans hired him to set
up a jazz studies program.
Marsalis retired from
UNO in 2001 but continued
to perform, particularly at
Snug Harbor, a small club
that anchored New Orleans’
contemporary jazz scene —
frequently backing young
musicians who had promise.
Marsalis’ wife, Dolores,
died in 2017. He is survived by
his sons Branford, Wynton,
Ellis III, Delfeayo, Mboya
and Jason.E LLIS MARSALIS JR., 1934 - 2020
Sophia GermerAssociated Press
PIANIST, TEACHER, PATRIARCH
Ellis Marsalis Jr., shown at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in April
2019, died of pneumonia brought on by the coronavirus, one of his sons said.Jazz great was leader of
Big Easy musical family
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iyna Anwar, a ris-
ing journalist who
helped The Times
expand its digital
footprint and
waged a public fight to save
her own life, has died of com-
plications from acute my-
eloid leukemia.
Anwar’s efforts to find a
donor match underscored
the frustratingly high odds
that people of South Asian
descent face in finding a po-
tentially lifesaving stem cell
transplant. Thousands
joined a social media push to
find a donor for Anwar.
Surrounded by family,
Anwar died March 26 at the
City of Hope in Duarte, just
weeks after the launch of
“Asian Enough,” a Times
podcast she produced. She
was 30.
Anwar was born Sept. 21,
1989, in Mission Viejo. Even
as a young girl she had
boundless curiosity. A foodie
with an adventurous palate,
she took to journalism while
studying at UCLA, where
she studied anthropology.
“She had a way of con-
necting with people and
drawing people in,” said
cousin Suroor Raheemul-
lah.
In 2009, she interned for
the Coastline Pilot, an L.A.
Times community news-
paper, reporting on local
news in Laguna Beach. She
went on to produce stories
for NPR’s “Weekend All
Things Considered” and
“Morning Edition,” KCRW’s
“To the Point” and “Which
Way, L.A.?” and covered na-
tional business news for
“Marketplace.”
Former colleagues re-
called how Anwar would en-
ter every room with a smile
and unchecked energy. They
described her as an intuitive
interviewer and gifted editor
whose talents shone par-
ticularly bright during a
four-year run working for
the Brooklyn nonprofit
StoryCorps.
Anwar, whose Indian
American identity and Is-
lamic faith played major
roles in her life, was passion-
ate about championing un-
derrepresented voices. Her
instincts led to remarkable
stories that focused on
underexamined lives.
“She did stories about
really hard things,” said Jas-
myn Morris, her supervisor
at StoryCorps.
Shortly after moving
back to Southern California
in 2018 to work at The Times
as a senior podcast pro-
ducer, Anwar was diagnosed
with AML, an aggressive
cancer. She began receiving
treatment at the City of
Hope and started the search
for a stem cell transplant
that could save her life. It
was her brother who became
her half-match donor.
In November, Anwar re-
sumed work on The Times’
podcast about Asian Ameri-
can life, but by the following
month, the leukemia had
returned.
After the launch of “Asian
Enough” in March, she sent
a joyful email to colleagues:
“Teenage Liyna would flip
out if she knew she would
one day get to be a part of
making this,” she wrote.
Liyna is survived by her
mother, Sajida; her father,
Siddique; and her brother,
Abbas.L IYNA ANWAR, 1989 - 2020
Journalist expanded
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Team LiynaSTORYTELLER
Anwar was passionate
about championing un-
derrepresented voices.