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Odessa B. Washington

September 13, 1936 - August 1, 2019 Odessa B. Washington was an award-winning mathematics teacher who retired from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles. Over the years, Odessa touched the lives of many students. She provided them with a solid mathematics foundation that helped them to become successful in their chosen fields. Odessa took on many leadership roles to help ensure that Crenshaw had a stellar mathematics department. Odessa has tutored numerous students in Los Angeles and has mentored many future teachers. Odessa was a caring spirit who will be missed by many. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at Angeles Mesa Presbyterian Church, 3751 W. 54th Street in Los Angeles.

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Talmadge Spratt, 92, born in Amory, Mississippi, passedaway July 24,2019. His was a triumphant, rich story of family life, business endeavor and academic achievement. He was an Army veteran, a teacher, businessman and casting director for CBS. He was a resident of Los Angeles for 75 years. Services will be held on August 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM, at Forest Lawn, Glendale–Little Church of the Flowers. He is survived by his wife Linda and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.

March 10, 1927 - July 24, 2019

SPRATT, Talmadge

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SIMON, Roger

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SILVERTRUST, Harriet Doris

POPPER, Betty

Our beloved mother, Claire Bernstein Kopp, wife of Eugene H. Kopp for over 68 years, passed away on July 22nd after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. After earning her Ph.D. in Psychology our mother dedicated her life to research on infant and child development, and her work is cited in many college texts. She taught at several prestigious schools, including Claremont Graduate University and UCLA. Her daily passions were her husband, the three of us, her family, friends, colleagues, and her students. She loved the daily challenge of the NYT crosswords. Our mother loved the pristine waterfalls and the serenity of Yosemite, where she would often retreat with her family to walk, read, sew, ski, and write. In addition, she was a fabulous cook, honoring her childhood in New York by passing on the tradition of preparing and hosting Passover Seders; an accomplished seamstress who made many of her own clothes; and a college level author. At a later age she returned to her love of art, and became a docent at the Huntington Library’s Portrait Gallery. Not content to be our father’s passenger, she earned her pilot’s license and was active in the “99’s”, a women’s flying club. At an early age she and our father instilled both a love and respect for education, which continues to this day. As we grew older, she would frequently remind us of how proud she was of what each of us had accomplished. Our mother is survived by her husband Gene; three children: Carolyn, Michael (Julie), and Paul (fiancée Alexandra); three sisters: Sue, Ann (Tobi), and Ruthie (Phil); and grandson, Andrew (Lynn Joyner).

July 8, 1931 - July 22, 2019

KOPP, Claire Bernstein

KAUFMAN, Rona

Passed away in Pasadena, CA on July 20, 2019, at the age of 88, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Born in South Bend, IN, and a long- time resident of Fallbrook, CA, he joins his wife and two daughters, Katherine and Rosemary, who made their journeys ahead of him. He promoted a rich legacy of family unity and achievement and leaves a large wake behind him.

August 11, 1930 - July 20, 2019

GRUNDY, Lawrence Eugene

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WEITZMAN, Sylvia Mae

November 6, 1925 - July 30, 2019

TAYLOR, Peggy Malloy Brodie

Resident of Concord, CA. Peggy Malloy Brodie Taylor passed away Tuesday peacefully in her sleep. Her daughter, Trish, was with her and eased her passing. Peggy lived her life guided by her love of Hawaii and her children, and her gracious spirit. She was, and will continue to be, the heart of our family. And she will always be known to us as “Tutu.”

Peggy was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to James and Elizabeth Malloy. She is the middle of three daughters. Peggy was preceded in death by her sister, Betty Anne Nilsen; her husbands, Edward Brodie and Eugene Taylor; and two children, Douglas Brodie and Diane Brodie.She is survived by her sister Pat Malloy; two children, Trish Brodie and Bruce Brodie (Kathy); five grandchildren, Beth (Doug Gregory), David (Missy), Jeff (Courtney), Jean (Jeremiah James), and Danny; and nine great-grandchildren, Matilda, Archie, Luna, Penn, Grace, Theo, Janice, Eddie and William.

Peggy grew up in Hawaii and loved horseback riding, surfing and socializing with her friends. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the fear of invasion, she sailed in a convoy to the mainland to finish high school at Flint Ridge, CA, and then on to Stephens College in Columbia, MO, where she met her husband, Ed Brodie. They moved to Hawaii in 1957 where they raised four children. Peggy eventually moved to Houston and then to Walnut Creek, CA, where she met and married Gene Taylor.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, August 10 at 2:00 pm, at Oak Park Hills Mortuary, 3111 N. Main Street, Walnut Creek, CA, with reception immediately following. Burial will be Monday, August 12, at 11:00 am at Oakmont Cemetery, 2099 Reliez Valley Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549.

In lieuof flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Support Community (925-933- 0107), or Camellia Garden, 2832 Mi Elana Circle, Walnut Creek, CA 94598, attn: Rosie Savidge.

gomery, Ala., and Nashville
to attend conferences by the
National Organization of
Black Elected Legislative
Women, which she helped
found as a staff member and
for which she serves on the
board of directors.
“I respect and under-
stand the travel ban and
therefore don’t use public re-
sources,” said Mitchell, who
voted for the law in 2016.
There is some value, she
said, in having state lawmak-
ers talk to counterparts in
boycotted states to educate
them about California’s ide-
as on issues including
LGBTQ rights and criminal
justice reform.
“It’s important for me to
go because I am the only
black woman who serves in
the California state Senate,
and NOBEL is an organiza-
tion of black female state
legislators from across the
country,” Mitchell said. “It is
for me and my own sense of
connection to other women
who look like me, who do my
work.”
Texas was put on the
travel-ban list for a law al-
lowing foster care agencies
to deny adoptions and serv-
ices to children and parents
based on “sincerely held reli-
gious beliefs.”
A representative for Cali-
fornia Secretary of State Al-
ex Padilla defended Padilla’s
decision to use campaign
funds to travel to San Anto-
nio in 2017, saying it was “to
advocate for voting rights in
a state that is ground zero
for voter suppression.”
A similar justification
was provided for state Insur-
ance Commissioner Ricardo
Lara, when as a state sen-
ator he traveled to Dallas in
2017 to attend the annual
conference of the National
Assn. of Latino Elected and

Appointed Officials. “With LGBT and immi- grant rights under assault across the country, I thought it was important to join other Latino leaders and show California’s exam- ple,” Lara said at the time. Like Lara and Mitchell, Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina del Rey) voted for California’s travel ban and later reported spending campaign funds for travel involving a Tech- net conference in Austin, Texas, last November. She did not respond to a request for comment. Two employees of the state auditor’s office attended an annual conference in Mississippi last year, but the trip was paid for by the National Assn. of State Auditors so the pair could present information about an award-winning audit they conducted, a representative said. State Auditor Elaine Howle is past president of the group and would nor- mally have attended its annual meeting, but did not consider traveling to the event because of the state law, spokeswoman Margari- ta Fernández said. Joel Anderson was a Re- publican state senator when he traveled in 2017 to Tennes- see to attend legislative meetings sponsored by the American Legislative Ex- change Council. The group paid all of his expenses because he is a board member, he said. “My colleagues had an opportunity to grandstand but now that the television cameras are off it was unen- forced,” Anderson said of the travel-ban law he voted against. “It was the dumbest thing I’ve heard of in my en- tire life.”

The law also prohibits us- ing public resources to send academics and sports teams from California universities to the 10 states, but travel has continued as teams turn to private financing, including donations from boosters and corporate sponsors, to keep their schedules. When the Cal State Long Beach men’s basketball team was invited in Novem- ber to play in a tournament in Starkville, Miss., it asked the company that staged the tournament to cover its travel and hotel costs. Track stars were able to participa- te in the NCAA Track and Field National Champi- onships this year because of private funds raised from supporters, said Andy Fee, the university’s athletic director. “It’s extra work,” Fee said. “We’ve been lucky that we do have folks who under- stand the need to fundraise private dollars.” Fee said he understands why California has the travel restrictions and is con- cerned about discrimi- natory policies that led to states being put on the no-go list. UC officials support and comply with the state law, said spokeswoman Sarah McBride. “However, UC has faced challenges imple- menting this law in areas such as academic research and teaching, student re- cruitment and athletics,” she said. In one case, students at Cal State Fullerton had to crowdsource funding to attend a debate competi- tion. The policy has drawn the ire of government leaders in the boycotted states. “California’s attempt to influence public policy in our state is akin to Tennessee

expressing its disapproval of California’s exorbitant taxes, spiraling budget defi- cits, runaway social welfare programs, and rampant il- legal immigration,” said a resolution approved by the Tennessee Legislature in 2017. Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has seen California businesses including Mitsubishi decide to move operations to his state, believes the Golden State’s travel policy is a distraction. “Gov. Lee thinks it’s bet- ter to focus less on divisive politics and more on job cre- ation,” said Chris Walker, a spokesman. “If leaders in other states adopted a similar perspective, perhaps companies wouldn’t be leav- ing those states.” California leads the na- tion in new business start- ups, said Lenny Mendonca, Newsom’s chief economic and business advisor and director of the Governor’s Of- fice of Business and Econo- mic Development. “This is a state that val- ues inclusion, both in our so- ciety and in the workplace and we encourage all businesses that share that belief to join us,” Mendonca said. “They will be in good company.” Despite the criticism of the law and how it has been followed, Garrett-Pate of Equality California said it has had an effect on the national dialogue on LGBTQ issues. “I do think it is now part of the conversation when states are considering dis- criminatory policies like the ones we have seen in the states to which travel is banned in California,” Gar- rett-Pate said. “We want them to think twice before they do this.”

ASSEMBLY SPEAKER Anthony Rendon, center, and state Sen. Holly Mitchell, with then-Gov. Jerry Brown
in 2018, have curbed traveling to states with laws that California says discriminate against LGBTQ people.

Gary CoronadoLos Angeles Times

Still visiting banned states

[Travel ban,from B1]

ing in Orange County Supe-
rior Court. He was previ-
ously charged with one fel-
ony count of murder. If con-
victed, he faces 25 years to
life in state prison.
Last year, Newport
Beach police officials re-
leased the true-crime
podcast “Countdown to
Capture,” which authorities
hoped would drum up inter-
est in the case and lead to
Chadwick’s arrest.
Authorities had long sus-
pected that, even without
passports, Chadwick prob-
ably had been able to leave
the country.
Investigators discovered
several books inside his
home detailing how some-
one can change their iden-
tity and ways to live on the
run.
Chadwick also drained
several hundred thousand
dollars from his bank ac-
counts and took cash ad-
vances on his credit cards
before he disappeared, po-
lice said.
The Orange County dis-
trict attorney’s office and
the Newport Beach Police
Department will hold a joint
news conference Tuesday
regarding Chadwick’s cap-
ture.

Colleen Shalby contributed
to this report.

Suspect

went

missing

in 2015

[Fugitive,from B1]

There’s no record to sub- stantiate the five-year claim, and tests performed by investigators failed to produce the results the company boasted, Feuer said. His office also said two toxic chemicals were mixed into the spray, despite the company’s claims it is nontoxic. The lawsuit came as a surprise to Moseley, who said he’s been in communi- cation with Feuer’s office for months over his company’s claims. “It’s complete B.S. ... a witch hunt,” Moseley said. “They were sent different samples they could pick and choose from. They’ve got

everything.” At least 15 people in Santa Barbara County and 35 in the city of Los Angeles have purchased the spray treatment for their homes, which is meant to cover exte- rior walls at a cost of $3. per square foot, Feuer said. People “often live in vul- nerable areas because they’re in hillsides and other locations where we’ve seen fires erupt,” Feuer said. “In that kind of a setting, you could imagine people reach- ing out in the hope that some [product] is going to work for them. You can imagine [them] being desperate and trying to find some way to protect their homes.”

Moseley maintains his product works. He’s had other inventions featured on TV and in The Times. But his website also includes the logos of agencies such as the National Fire Protection Assn., which said Monday that it has not endorsed any of Moseley’s products. “If consumers falsely be- lieve that their homes are protected from wildfires when in fact their homes are not, those consumers could delay evacuation, placing their lives, the lives of their families and loved ones, and the lives of first responders at great risk,” said Santa Barbara County’s Dudley in a prepared statement.

CHARREDhomes in Paradise, Calif. L.A. City Atty. Mike Feuer said a company’s claims that its spray will protect against fires could give homeowners false hope.

Carolyn ColeLos Angeles Times

Product doesn’t work, suit says

[Anti-fire spray,from B1]

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