B6 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 LATIMES.COM
latimes.com/placeobituaryOur father passed away on
November 6, 2020 with all his children,
grandchildren and extended family
at his side as he took his last breath.
Manuel was a widower after 45 years
of marriage to Isabel. He is survived by
his children Carmen, John and Francis
and his 5 grandchildren, 4 great
grandchildren and his brother Frank
and his wife Paula. Manuel immigrated
from Cuba in 1955 in hopes to find
a better life for his family and found
jobs working numerous places until
he landed with McDonnell-Douglas/
Boeing from where he retired and the
age of 62. He was a loving father and a
gentleman to everyone he met. He will
be missed greatly.RODRIGUEZ-ROVIRA,
Manuel deJesusPrivate funeral services were
recently held for the late Noboru
“Nobie” Kagawa, 96-year-old, Los
Angeles, CA born resident of Gardena.
Services were at Green Hills Memorial
Park with Pastor Daniel Matsuda from
the Gardena Valley Baptist Church.
Noboru “Nobie” is survived by sons,
Bruce Noboru (Jackie Morimoto)
and Brent Alan (Hidemi) Kagawa;
daughter, Penny Annelle Morris; also
survived by many grandchildren, great
grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and
other relatives.
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(213)626-KAGAWA, Noboru “Nobie”
March 9, 1937 - November 18, 2020GARCÍA, Guadalupe S.
Guadalupe Sanchez García was born
in 1937 in Coalcomán, Michoacán,
and immigrated to the US in 1970
with her husband Celestino García to
make a better life for their children.
She made Bell Gardens her home in- She never attended school, but
learned to read, walking barefoot into
her teen years, to preserve her one
pair of shoes. She loved her adopted
country and voted in every election.
Widowed in 1998, Lupe never looked
back at her difficult circumstances, but
always lived life to the fullest, eager to
engage in any new adventure. She had
endless compassion toward others,
always comforting and helping the ill
or distressed, and took great delight
in her grandchildren. For 83 years she
made the world a better place and will
be tremendously missed. Guadalupe
is survived by ten siblings, children
Robert, Manuel, Dolores, Carlos,
Sergio, George, Emma, Anna, and
Elma García, and 17 grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
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April 9, 1931 - October 25, 2020
Dr. John Raymond West, of Mission Viejo,
California, passed away on October 25, 2020. At
89 years old, he was the embodiment of a life well-
lived.
The longtime Orange County resident was
born in Birmingham, Alabama. A child of the Jim
Crow south, he found his way out by enlisting in
the Marines, which led him into the Korean War.
Following 12 years of military service, he earned
his Doctorate in Education and served as a Dean
and Professor at Santa Ana College, Saddleback
College, and Santiago Canyon College. After
spending 43 years introducing countless minds
to Sociological and Anthropological pedagogy, he
retired from education in 2017 at the age of 86.
However, his greatest chapter is the story of
love and commitment he shared with his wife of 52
years, Suzanne Lancaster West. He was a loving
husband and she was his loving wife. As lovers
and best friends, loyalty and devotion defined their
romance. Their love has served as an example for
all who had the pleasure to know them. Together,
they created a beautiful life for their children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and sprawling
extended family. As a father, he was a steady
and dependable guide. John always recognized
and nurtured the limitless potential of his beloved
children.
Family meant the world to John. He never missed
an opportunity to celebrate a holiday or a milestone
in the company of the people he loved. He planned
family vacations years in advance, looked forward
to family meals, always raised a glass (or two), and
took every opportunity to remind us how important
we were to him and to each other.
Finally, John was a Renaissance Man. He was
an avid tennis player, a skilled carpenter, a talented
saxophonist, a BBQ master, a higher education
advocate, a political activist, a feminist forerunner,
and an ardent bibliophile. However, he was a lousy
painter and made quite a mess each time he tried.
In addition to his wife, Suzanne, John leaves
behind his sons, Reggie and Joshua, and his
daughters, Semara and Tia. His big smile will be
missed by 19 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren,
numerous nephews and nieces, dozens of cousins,
and two sons-in-law, Sean and Carlo, who loved
him like their own. John is preceded in death by his
mother, Mignonette, his father, John, his only sister,
Miriam, three sons, Ronald, John Jr., and Gerald,
and two grandsons, John-John and Reginald.
His love and legacy will live on through the
countless lives he touched.
Due to COVID-19, a celebration of life will be
held in Spring 2021. Friends and family are all
welcome – just as John would have wanted.Share a memory
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latimes.com/guestbooksROSE SALZMAN
July 17, 1915 - November 11, 2020
This radiant picture of Rose Salzman was taken
just before her 105th birthday party in July among
her grandchildren and great-grandchildren at home
where she lived with her son David and his devoted
wife Sonia. It was a joyous day in a joyous life. Born
July 17, 1915 in Chicago to immigrant parents,
Morris and Tillie, Rose Harriet Touby led a life of
discovery in residences in seven states.
Married to Benjamin Salzman on June 22, 1941
in Brooklyn, New York, she celebrated over 60
years of marriage before he passed on January
15, 2004. Now Rose and Ben are back together
in Heaven. Their headstones are as in harmony
as was their union. His says: I was meant for you.
Hers: ...And you were meant for me.
Rose’s meaningful life, spanning pandemics,
world wars, great advances and global challenges,
was highlighted by her unwavering love of country.
Thanks to her husband, she was a sports fan. Her
favorite Laker was Kobe Bryant and favorite Dodger
was Jackie Robinson. Newlyweds Rose and Ben
were notably at a Brooklyn Dodgers football game
on Sunday, December 7, 1941 when the game was
stopped because of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Ben joined the Army Air Force in 1942, a difficult
decision which she nonetheless supported.
Superseding everything was Rose Salzman’s
love of family. She lived for her next generations,
tracking the lives of her grandkids and especially
their children. That is what kept her going through
considerable travails since surviving major cancer
surgery and other health emergencies. The last 15
years living with Sonia and David she had round-
the-clock tirelessly dedicated nurses. Little Rose,
Lenny and Vicky, and extraordinary care from her
primary physician Richard Horowitz.
Sound of mind until the very end, her inner
beauty exceeded her good looks. All who knew her
realized she had a big heart but also the heart of
a lion. Selfless courage and limitless devotion to
family and friends were the hallmarks of this lady
who went to her eternal rest surrounded by her
loved ones.
She leaves indelibly inspiring and tender
memories to great grandchildren Emma, Anna,
Andrew, Marlowe, Benny and Will, to grandchildren
Daniel, Andrea, Adam, Pamela and Lee, and her
son Carl’s wonderful family in Florida and Israel.Stories live on.
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1-800-234-TAMURA, Mitsuru
Mitsuru Tamura, age 82, passed
away suddenly on November 9, 2020.
He was born in Kahuku, Hawaii. He
was a component engineer and had
been enjoying retirement for 21 years.He is survived by his loving wife of
55 years, Stella Tamura; son, Clayton
(Elaine) Tamura; daughters, Janice
(Aric) Young and Kim (Jeff ) Hee. He
adored his grandchildren Kayla, Kyle,
Amanda, Jacob, Joshua, Micah and
Karis.He is survived by his siblings Yasuko
Masuda and Minoru Tamura of Hawaii,
Sadie Nakamura of California, and
many nieces, nephews, and relatives
in California, Hawaii, and Washington.Burial will be held at the Hawaii
State Veteran’s Cemetery in Kaneohe,
Hawaii.Honor a life
go to latimes.com/placeobituaryAlways loved and always
remembered every dayFebruary 19, 1950 - November 27, 2012Anthony W. Rogers
In MemoriamApril 5, 1945 - November 16, 2020WAXMAN, Lawrence
StevenIt is with great sadness that the
family of Lawrence Steven Waxman
announce the peaceful passing
following a lengthy battle with Lewey
Body Dementia at the age of 75.Larry attended California State
University of Northridge where he
studied business and enjoyed a
successful career in commercial real
estate for over 45 years in Los Angeles.
He was known for his quick wit, his
infectious smile, and his kind and
compassionate spirit.Larry was preceded in death by his
father, Jack, and his mother, Sally.
He is survived by his beloved wife
Georgia; cherished sons Matthew and
Cory (Ranya); adored sister Arlene;
lovinggrandchildren Jacob, Braden,
and Sarah; loving step daughters, Tina
(Danny)and Elaina (Chris); loved step
grand children Sailor, Story, Isla, Indie,
and Sunday, and numerous other
family members and friends. A private
family service was held on Friday,
November20th, 2020 atHillside
Memorial Park in Los Angeles.In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations in Larry’s name may be
made to the Lewey Body Dementia
Foundation at http://www.lbda.org.versity epidemiologist Jeff-
rey Shaman and his team.
“The majority of these con-
tagious individuals are un-
aware of their infections,”
Shaman said in an email to
The Times.
The estimates attempt to
overcome one of the more in-
sidious features of this
coronavirus: as many as 40%
of people infected have no
symptoms. And for those
who do develop a cough or
fever, studies have found
that they are most highly in-
fectious to others before
those signs appear, a major
concern during the upcom-
ing holiday season.
“We are programmed to
feel safer around our family
members or friends, so
you’re more likely to let
down your guard,” said Ali
Mokdad, an epidemiologist
at the University of Wash-
ington. “That’s why winter is
going to be dangerous for us,
because we want to convince
the public who doesn’t have
any symptoms to assume
you are infected and you can
be spreading the virus.”
When close to 1% of the
population can be a vector,
bending the curve down be-
comes more difficult. Once
transmission begins to ac-
celerate, more people in the
community have the virus,
so the same activities people
have been doing for monthsbecome more dangerous.
Those activities make more
people sick, increasing the
prevalence further, and the
cycle continues.
“There’s just more
COVID milling around our
communities,” California’s
top health official, Dr. Mark
Ghaly, said Tuesday. “You
are more likely to get in-
fected with COVID just be-
cause it’s more available and
more around our communi-
ties, even if you behave ex-
actly like you did a month
ago.”
Indeed, in L.A. County,
health officials have said
that the people falling sick
with COVID-19 in the past
few weeks have not made
more trips to stores, restau-
rants, workplaces or any-
where else than those who
fell sick a few months prior. A
higher number of people are
just falling sick at the same
locations, they say.
“There’s risk involved
even in these seemingly be-
nign interactions,” Davis
said Wednesday. “The num-
bers continue to be alarm-
ing.”
Davis also reported a
rapid rise in cases and hospi-
talizations in recent days in
the county. The acceleration
has prompted the county to
halt outdoor dining and in-
state a modified stay-at-
home order this week. If case
numbers do not abate, hos-pitals could be full in a few
weeks and the death count
could number in the thou-
sands, officials say.
The county’s prevalence
estimate is calculated by the
Department of Health Serv-
ices Modeling Team, which
also predicts the demand for
hospital beds and the coun-
ty’s transmission rate,
known as R. The prevalence
figure was added in mid-
June as a way to try to help
people understand the far
reach of the virus.
To calculate the percent
infected, the model assumes
that for every person sick
enough to end up in the hos-
pital with the disease, there
are 39 others who are sick
but did not go to a hospital,
according to county officials.
Simply put, the number
of people recently hospital-
ized with COVID is multi-
plied by 40. The data scien-
tists then adjust that figure
to exclude people hospital-
ized — since they are not in-
fecting others in the commu-
nity — and those who may
have had COVID but are no
longer infectious. The model
assumes that each infected
person is infectious for be-
tween 2 and 5 days.
Department of Health
Services Director Dr. Chris-
tina Ghaly said that with so
many ill who don’t know it,
Thanksgiving could become
a dangerous affair. She citedrecent research finding that
more than half of all infec-
tions come from people who
did not have symptoms
when they transmitted the
virus to others.
“They might not know
they’re infected ... But
they’re out there and they’re
exposing other people to the
virus,” she said. “That family
meal is turned into an op-
portunity for COVID-19 to
spread.”
One in 145 Angelenos be-
ing infected with COVID
does not mean they will all
make others sick. Encoun-
ters with people who are
contagious can be made
safer by masks, social dis-
tancing and limiting the
amount of time spent to-
gether, particularly indoors,
experts say.
Still, the prevalence of
COVID-19 in the community
is likely to only increase in
the coming weeks as case
numbers and hospitali-
zations continue to rise. The
highest estimate ever docu-
mented in the county was in
late June, when officials said
that 1 in 140 were infected.
Those trends could be re-
versed with simple behavior-
al changes, but such im-
provement is not guaran-
teed, Christina Ghaly said.
“We don’t see that hap-
pening yet, so I do anticipate
that the number will contin-
ue to rise,” she said.NEW ESTIMATESput the number of Angelenos who are contagious with the coronavirus at 1 in 145.
Two months ago, the number was 1 in 880. Above, shoppers at Santee Alley in downtown Los Angeles.Wally SkalijLos Angeles TimesMany Angelenos have virus
[Angelenos, from B1]than we would on a typical
Thursday because it is
Thanksgiving and other or-
ganizations don’t serve,”
Berkovich said.
Another challenge this
year, she said, was keeping
away the do-gooders who
flock to skid row to give back
before their own meals. Peo-
ple are eager as ever, but
Berkovich has been telling
them to stay home — and
not because she doesn’t
need the help.
“We found that COVID
comes to skid row from the
outside, not from within. It’s
people like me, who go to a
supermarket or are at the
airport. I’m out being careful
but living my life,” she said.
“We’ve been encouraging
people — and I always try to
put a positive spin on situa-
tions like this — I say, ‘So
sorry. We don’t have any-
thing for you to do here, but
we’ve got great news, you
can volunteer from your own
kitchen.’ ”
For example, she said,
the artists who normally
participate in the shelter’s
music program have been
making bagged sandwich
meals and dropping them off
at the skid row location.
On Thanksgiving, she
said, the L.A. Works volun-
teer program is preparing
600 bagged sandwich
lunches that it plans to drop
off.
Other nonprofits and
mutual aid groups are find-
ing ways to make sure that
food and supplies get to peo-
ple in need. For example,
Ground Game L.A. is work-
ing with several other or-
ganizations to set up loca-
tions across the city where
homeless people can pick up
food.
The Laugh Factory in
Hollywood normally does
several free comedy shows
and meals for people with
nowhere to go. This year it
will be hosting an outdoor
meal to make sure people get
their fix.
Back on skid row, the
Union Rescue Mission has
already held its main event.
Skid row’s largest shelter
would usually have nearly
400 people in its cafeteria for
a party.
This year, shelter workers
deep-fried turkeys on the
loading dock and served the
meal on the shelter’s large
roof in shifts of 33. Guests ate
sweet potatoes, cabbage,
macaroni along with pie
while listening to a Christ-
mas quartet.
That was for the people
living inside the shelter,
which has seen its capacity
drop from more than 1,000 to
less than 400.
The shelter saw one of the
first outbreaks on skid row
in March, and the Rev. Andy
Bales, its chief executive,
said it was disappointing not
being able to gather as in
years past. Still, the shelter
is committed to helping as
many people as possible.
For homeless men and
women who aren’t staying
inside right now, Bales and
others handed out to-go
meals along with gift bags
full of masks and hygiene
products.
“Most years it’s like a
grand party, and [for] the
Thanksgiving celebration
this year we just had to make
a lot of adjustments,” he
said.
“Still, many of us are
likely more thankful than
ever to have our health in
these difficult times.”Thanksgiving
on skid row to
look different
[Skid row,from B1]
‘Most years it’s
like a grand party,
and [for] the
Thanksgiving
celebration this
year we just had
to make a lot of
adjustments.’
— The Rev. Andy
Bales,
CEO of Union Rescue Mission