Margaret (‘Dugi’) Michel died at home in Pacific Palisades with family and loved ones by her side on November 5. She was 90. ”The only child of John and Margaret Duguld, Dugi was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1914 and spent her youth in Whittier. She graduated in 1931 from Whittier Union High School in 1931 and UCLA in 1935, where she was a member of Phi Mu Fraternity. In 1934, she was selected as a delegate to the 1st American-Japanese Student Conference held in Tokyo, Japan, In 1935 she became UCLA;s Student Body President, the first woman to hold the position at a Southern California co-educational university. ”After college she taught elementary school in the El Monte School District. In 1937, she married Walter Michel, and in 1955 the couple moved to the Riviera Palisades. They were married for 59 years until Walter’s death in 1996. ”A rosary will be said on November 12 at 7 p.m. at Gates, Kingsley, 1925 Arizona in Santa Monica. A memorial Mass will be held Saturday, November 13 at 11 a.m. in Corpus Christi Church, 887 Toyopa. Her final resting place will be at Holy Cross Cemetery next to her husband Walter and her parents. ”(A longer obituary and photo will appear in next week’s Palisadian-Post.)
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