California Obituaries, Los Angeles County

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit 
or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations 
desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain 
the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of 
the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to 
their own work.

The Downey Eagle
November 6, 1998 Volume 6 Number 37

Eulogies for L.A. Sheriff Sherman Block
LOS ANGELES-Thousands packed the Hollywood Bowl Sunday, Nov. 1, to pay their last respects to 
L.A. Sheriff Sherman Block, who died Oct 29 from a cerebral hemorrhage after brain surgery following 
a fall. 
He was 74 and was in the midst of a campaign to win his fifth term as the L.A. Sheriff. 
Luminaries attending the ceremonies Sunday included Gov. Pete Wilson and Mayor Richard Riordan. 
Wilson referred to Block as the county's "Rock of Gibraltar." 
Riordan said law enforcement had lost a consummate police professional. 
Survivors include his wife, Alyce; a daughter; a son; and two grandchildren.