According to eyewitness accounts, LAUSD School Police responded to a complaint about skateboarders in the loading dock area behind Sav-on on Swarthmore at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Paul Revere eighth grader Harrison Ginsberg described what happened next. “The police said, ‘Everyone with a skateboard against the wall.’ When they saw I didn’t have a skateboard, they told me I could go.” Conor Ishimatsu, a ninth grader at Palisades High, told the Palisadian-Post: “Officer Taylor was about to write tickets to the skateboarders, when my friend walked by on the sidewalk.” The Los Angeles Municipal Code states that bikers and skateboarders under 18 are required to wear a helmet. Ishimatsu’s friend, a 14-year-old male, uttered a profanity at the police officer. The officer signaled the boy to come over, and cited him with California Penal Code, Section 415 (3): “Any person who uses offensive words in a public place which are inherently likely to provoke an immediate violent reaction.” The boy was handcuffed and put in the back of the police car. A 13-year-old male, who had come out of Sav-on and was walking towards the Village, saw his friend being put in the police car and went up to the officer. According to Ginsberg, the boy said, ‘I just want to know why you’re arresting my friend.'” “The officer grabbed the kid and turned him around and sprayed him in the face with mace,” Ishimatsu said. (The mace referred to by several witnesses was actually pepper spray.) Around this time, Palisades resident Philip Rose joined a gathering group of people walking towards Sav-on to see what was happening. “I saw this kid on the ground, with his backpack, handcuffed and crying desperately.” Rose went up to Officer Taylor and told him he knew the boy and would call his mother. “The officer swung around and pointed the mace at me. I backed off,” Rose said. “Then he started spraying mace like it was cologne in a department store.” Lanette Hackman, a mom who had come on the scene, said: “It was awful’a kid was lying on the ground throwing up and another kid was handcuffed, too. This little girl ran over to help the kid on the ground and she also got maced.” The “little girl” was actually Palisade High senior Jenna Caravello, who had been watching the incident with friends. Reports vary, but at least six other people were sprayed. Said tenth grader Elliot Karlin, “I called 911 because I wanted the police to control this cop because he was out of line.” Resident Elliot Zorensky, who watched the scene, said: “Instead of talking to the children, they used their force because they are police. These were just kids.” Paramedics from Station 69 arrived on the scene to treat people. According to one account, the teen on the ground was hyperventilating and vomiting. He was not released to paramedics by Officer Taylor until he had received a citation for “disobedience to a police officer.” At one point during the incident, school police put out a call for additional assistance. Four cars from Palisades Patrol, 11 LAPD patrol cars and an LAPD police helicopter responded, closing off a portion of Swarthmore. “We responded to a request involving a large disturbance,” said Officer Chris Ragsdale, who formerly worked in the Palisades. Sergeant Duane Smith, a supervisor with the LAUSD School Police Department, responded to the scene and said Wednesday: “The whole incident is under investigation and we are still collecting witness statements.” Witnesses who would like to offer statements can contact Smith at (213) 393-4718. Calls by the Palisadian-Post, seeking comment from the school police who were involved in the incident, were referred to Sgt. Smith.
Devil Scholar Sets Record Straight on Satan
When Andy Kelly was a young Jesuit seminarian, his intention was to devote his life to God through service and teaching, but instead he dedicated his life to Satan: not exactly in worship to this notorious Biblical personage, but rather in careful epistemological study. How can we know who Satan is, and where do we get our information, he wondered and continues to ask. Kelly, a longtime Palisadian who long ago departed from the Jesuit path to form a family and teach, has been a professor in the Department of English at UCLA for almost 40 years. He has written a dozen books, many of which focus on the devil (“The Devil, Demonology and Witchcraft” and “The Devil at Baptism”). In his new book “Satan: A Biography” (Cambridge University Press), Kelly argues for a new perspective on the devil; that instead of viewing Satan as the malevolent archenemy of the world, the very definition of evil, we should look upon him the way he is introduced to us in the Old and New Testament. Kelly will talk about his original biography of Satan on Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. at Corpus Christi Parish Hall, 890 Toyopa. The public is invited. “We have to get rid of the post-Biblical idea that Satan is the embodiment of evil,” Kelly says. “But first we must establish what the Satan figure is like in the various appearances in the Old and New Testaments. Then we have to decide if we like that character and if we think that character is part of revealed religion, a literary development or local Hebrew belief. But what we can’t do is take the Satan figure and turn it into an enemy of God, someone whose whole purpose is to corrupt the virtue of human beings. This is totally against what we have in scripture.” Kelly’s fascination with Satan came about while he was pursuing a master’s degree in English at St. Louis University. “In a course on American literature on the witch trials at Salem Village, I became indignant with the Pope for declaring that the devil was screwing around with these women [whose spasmodic paroxysms were the result of alleged devil possession]. “People do go into a trance, this is a naturally occurring thing, encouraged by suggestion,” Kelly says. But he scoffs at the notion that the devil was behind these miracles (pathological symptoms), adding that if that were the case, these “miracles were pretty pathetic.” This prompted Kelly to begin researching the devil and his function in the world, which he believes was recast by the early fathers of the church. Kelly handles his famously fascinating Satan with equal parts academic rigor and his own sly sense of irony. Kelly spent 13 years as a Jesuit seminarian, along the path toward ordination that rivals a physician’s. And during that time, which was spent pursuing a Ph.D. in English at Harvard, he achieved what the Catholic Church called “minor orders,” advancements along the path to priesthood. Among the minor orders, which were finally eliminated in 1972 by Pope Paul VI, were porter, lector, exorcist and acolyte. So, Dr. Kelly is indeed a bona fide exorcist, who wasn’t interested individual devils, but “wanted to exorcise the entire cosmos of devils.” Kelly doesn’t want to let humankind off the hook by agreeing with optimists that human nature is not that bad and therefore bad acts must be the influence of an evil person, the devil. “I’m a pessimist, and I think given all the factors that go into nature’the human condition, inheritance, psychology, genes’we are totally capable of doing all the bad things without a Satan.” In his “biography,” Kelly traces all references to Satan in the Bible and concludes that Satan was a son of God’an angel’, ruler of the world, not the universe, who did God’s bidding in testing humankind. “His main function was in an adversarial position in respect to human beings; he was sent to check up on us,” Kelly says. In the Old Testament, Satan tests Job’s virtue as bid by Yahweh (God). “In the New Testament, Satan should be regarded as a bad cop, guilty of police brutality and violations of due process, as opposed to God the good cop preached by Jesus,” Kelly says. Kelly discusses each of Satan’s appearances in the gospels, e.g., Jesus’ 40-day trial in the desert, Jesus’ test in the wilderness, testing Jesus’ apostles’and reminds readers that Jesus predicted that in the end Satan’s rule would come to an end. “Satan will finally be disbarred and fired for his job as God’s Attorney General and chief prosecutor of earthlings.” Perhaps one of the most startling misconceptions about the devil is that the serpent in Eden, described in Genesis, is the devil. Kelly argues that the identification of Satan and the Eden serpent was made in The Book of Wisdom 2.24 (“Sin entered the world through the envy of the devil”). “The envious devil meant here is not the serpent or Satan but rather Cain, the first murderer. Cain was tested by Satan and committed the first murder.” Kelly believes that these days Satan does not have a high profile, except among fundamentalists and evangelicals. He hopes that the harsh post-Biblical devil gives way to a more Biblically informed assessment, and Satan “will be able to take his real place in the history of the beginnings of Christianity.”
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HOMES WANTED 1b
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CASTLE CONSTRUCTION. New homes, remodeling, additions, fine finish carpentry. Serving the Westside for 20 yrs. Lic. #649995. Call James, (310) 450-6237ELECTRICAL 16h
PALISADES ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. All phases of electrical, new construction to service work. (310) 454-6994. Lic. #468437. Insured. Professional Service ELECTRICIAN HANDYMAN. Local Service Only (Not lic.). Please Call (310) 454-6849 or (818) 317-8286FENCES 16j
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HANDYMAN – HOOSHMAN. Most known name in the Palisades. Since 1975. Member Chamber of Commerce. Lic. #560299. Call for your free est. Local refs available. Hooshman, (310) 459-8009, 24 Hr. LABOR OF LOVE carpentry, plumbing, tile, plaster, doors, windows, fencing & those special challenges. Work guaranteed. License #B767950. Ken at (310) 455-0803 LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL CLIENTELE. Make a list, call me. I specialize in repairing, replacing all those little nuisances. Not licensed; fully insured; always on time. 1 Call, 1 Guy Marty, (310) 459-2692 THE HANDY GUY. Any job, big or small. Over 16 years experience. Lic #B-858574. We’re proud to donate our services to Habitat for Humanity. (310) 216-9034 PETERPAN – Quality home repair. Serving entire Westside. (Not lic.) Ask for Peter, (310) 663-3633 LOCAL ENGLISH HANDYMAN serving the Palisades 10 years. You can trust me to do the job right. Hourly rates/bids. Not lic. (310) 454-3838 – (310) 367-6383 HANDYMAN – PAINTING – DRYWALL REPAIRS – Water damage repair – Small carpentry work – molding & crown molding. 17 years EXCELLENT service & experience. FREE ESTIMATES! Call (310) 502-1168. Non-lic.HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 16o
SANTA MONICA HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. INSTALLATION: New and old service and repairs. Lic. #324942 (310) 393-5686PAINTING, PAPERHANGING 16q
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When It Comes to Football, Palisades’ Utopia Kates Is Just One of the Guys
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
On game days Utopia Kates likes to wear dresses to school to remind her teammates that she is different. See, when she’s wearing shoulder pads and a helmet it’s hard to tell her apart from them. Kates plays on Palisades High’s frosh/soph football team. No, not as the kicker and not on the second team. Kates is a captain and the starting tight end. What’s more, she has exhibited both physical strength and toughness–attributes that serve any athlete well regardless of age or gender. “She’s earned the respect,” Palisades Head Coach Calvin Parker says. “She’s earned it from her teammates and from her opponents. She’s proven that she can take the hits but she’s also not afraid to dish them out.” Most of the time Kates lines up as the Dolphins’ slot receiver. Her favorite play is called “Spread Right 343” in which she runs a reverse. In fact, she ran the play in Palisades’ opener against Hollywood, when she caught three balls for 40 yards in the Dolphins’ 14-6 victory. “That was a lot of fun,” says Kates, a 5′ 4″, 141-pound sophomore. “If one of their guys tried to give me a cheap shot, my teammates had my back. I wear number 38, so we say ‘Don’t hate on 38.'” Football is by no means Kates’ only sport. She was a point guard on the Dolphins’ junior varsity girls basketball team last winter and played first base on the Dolphins’ JV softball team in the spring. She has also practiced martial arts for several years. Kates credits her mom for encouraging her to try out for football. “I started watching the Super Bowl a few years ago and I became really interested in learning what all the different plays were called,” says Kates, who builds strength by doing push-ups and sit-ups, not by lifting weights. “One day my mom suggested I go out for the team, so I did.” Kates knew from the start she wanted to play receiver, so she participated in numerous catching drills to learn proper technique. Although she was intimidated at first being the only girl in spring tryouts, Kates was invited back after summer school and won a spot on the team with her skill as much as her will. “She runs her routs perfectly,” says Jake Rivera, the Dolphins’ starting quarterback. “And if you throw it to her, she catches it.” When it comes to the team, Kates enjoys being “just one of the guys.” In fact, she neither expects nor wants to be treated any differently than her teammates. If she attracts attention, she hopes it is because of how she plays on the field. “At first, the guys were like ‘Are you really going to do it?'” she recalls. “But after awhile, when I started beating some of them, they got used to it. They were like ‘She can play!'” Not only does Kates set an example for her male teammates, she also serves as a mentor for freshman fullback Camille Tigmore, the other girl on Palisades’ frosh/soph roster. Even harder than “fitting in” with the boys is trying to live up to her name. “Utopia,” after all, means “an ideally perfect place,” which characterizes her state of mind since she boldly decided to participate in a predominantly male sport. “I feel as though I’ve been given a special name,” Kates says. “I’m just trying to live up to it.”
Tennis Tops Santa Monica
Things did not go according to plan for Palisades High’s girls tennis team on Monday. The Dolphins spotted host Santa Monica a 5-2 lead before recovering to sweep the last 11 sets and win the intersectional match 13-5. Katy Nikolova lost only two games in three sets at No. 1 singles for the Dolphins. Krystal Hansard won two out of three sets at No. 2 singles and Kathryn Cullen won a set at No. 3 singles, beat the Vikings’ No. 2 player. “It didn’t look too good for awhile, but we picked it up eventually,” Pali Head Coach Bud Kling said. “They have a pretty good freshman (Katerina Mozolyuk) at No. 1 singles and Katy beat her easily. I was most pleased with how our doubles played.” At No. 1 doubles, Lauren Pugatch and Audrey Ashraf continued their early-season success with 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 wins. Pugatch teamed with Yasmir Navas to win the City Individual Doubles title last season. Navas graduated in the spring but Pugatch has adjusted well to her new playing partner. “When they’re clicking, they’re tough to beat,” Kling said of his top tandem. Erika Lee and Rose Schlaff won two out of three sets at No. 2 doubles, including a 7-3 tiebreak win. Pali’s No. 3 team of Yasamin Ghiasi and Alex Kling also won two out of three sets. Last Wednesday, Palisades hosted Beverly Hills at Riviera Tennis Club in the opening round of the Bay Area Classic. The Normans prevailed 10-8 in a clash between defending Section champions. “That’s a good team but I was proud of the way you fought for every point,” Kling told his players afterwards. The City champion Dolphins lost five out of nine singles sets and five out of nine doubles sets in the round robin format. Nikolova swept 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles while Pugatch and Ashraf swept 6-2, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles against last season’s Southern Section Division IV winners. On Friday, the Dolphins traveled to Manhattan Beach to play Mira Costa in the second round of the Bay Area Classic. The host Mustangs won, 12-6. Nikolova and Hansard each won two out of three singles sets for Palisades, which opened defense of its Western League title against University Wednesday at Stoner Park.
Doebel-Hickok First at Woodbridge Invitational
Kristabel Doebel-Hickok swears she is better in track than cross country. You wouldn’t know it by the way she ran at the Woodbridge Invitational last Saturday in Irvine. The Palisades High senior clocked a personal-best 17:10 to take first place in the Division IV race. It was the second fastest time of the day, bettered only by a 16:38 effort by Wodbridge’s Christine Babcock that evening. “Track is still my favorite but I worked on my form a lot [over the summer],” Doebel-Hickok said. “I’m back up to running about 50 miles a week and I definitely think I can be at the front of the pack now in the big races.” Doebel-Hickok opened the season by winning the senior girls division of the Long Beach Invitational in 17:49 just a week before Woodbridge. “Kristabel gets faster and faster every time she runs,” Palisades High Coach Ron Brumel said. “She’s very consistent and if she stays healthy there’s no telling how fast she’ll run.” Next up for Doebel-Hickok and her Dolphin teammates is the Bell-Jeff Invitational Saturday at Griffith Park, followed by a four-way meet with San Pedro, Garfield and Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies next Thursday.
Vikings Win Battle by the Beach
Palisades Football Is Shut Out in Second Half of 42-7 Loss to Santa Monica
Last Friday night’s intersectional game against Santa Monica was an opportunity for the Palisades High varsity football team to answer questions about how far it has progressed since last season. By the time it was over, coaches and players could only admit the Dolphins still have forward progress to make. The Vikings turned what had been a close game at halftime into a laugher, scoring 28 unanswered points in the second half on their way to a 42-7 win at Santa Monica College. It was the most lopsided victory by either team in a rivalry that dates back to 1979. “What’s most disappointing is that we didn’t play as hard in the second half as we did in the first half,” Pali Head Coach Leo Castro said. “If we had, it would have been a much more competitive game.” Part of Palisades’ second-half meltdown could be attributed to fatigue. After all, most of the Dolphins’ starters play both ways. “Sure conditioning was part of it,” Castro said. “It’s not the only factor, though.” While Palisades coaches questioned their players’ desire, credit must also be given to Santa Monica Head Coach Zach Cuda for doing his homework. He was an assistant under former coach Mike Burnett last season and witnessed Pali quarterback Raymond Elie give the Vikings fits with his ability to scramble out of the pocket. Santa Monica hung on to win the game, 24-14, but Cuda was taking notes. “Their quarterback gave us all kinds of problems a year ago, so we worked on containment all week in practice and our kids were much better prepared this time,” Cuda said. “We decided that If he’s going to beat us, make him put the ball in the air.” Ironically, Palisades’ best drive produced no points. The Dolphins received the opening kickoff and marched 56 yards in 14 plays, converting three fourth downs in the process. From there, however, things went awry. Deonte Baker found a seam in the Vikings’ secondary but could not hold on to a pass from Ealy at the 10-yard-line. A sack and an illegal procedure penalty pushed Pali out of field goal range, forcing the Dolphins to punt. Santa Monica, which now leads its beach rival 13-6-2 in head-to-head meetings, answered with an 87-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead. After forcing a fumble by quarterback Ryan Katz at the Vikings’ 35-yard-line, Palisades tied the score on Robert Gillett’s one-yard plunge early in the second quarter. The Dolphins had a chance to take the lead after Elie recovered a fumble and returned it to the Santa Monica 26-yard line. However, Joe Berman missed a 44-yard field goal wide left. Katz threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to David Naylor six plays later to put the Vikings ahead to stay, 14-7. The second half was all Vikings. They scored touchdowns on their only two possessions of the third quarter and put the game away with Katz’ 37-yard touchdown pass to George Allen on the first play of the fourth quarter. Vincent Lawrence closed out the scoring on a 10-yard run with 7:10 remaining. Backup quarterback Michael Latt took over for Elie on Palisades’ last two possessions, both of which were three-and-outs. “We took Ray out because the game was out of reach and we wanted to get Michael some reps,” Castro said. Sudsy Dyke caught three passes for 42 yards and Gillett had three receptions for 37 yards and 43 yards rushing in nine carries. Palisades’ frosh/soph lost to an older, bigger Santa Monica junior varsity squad 34-0 last Thursday at Santa Monica High.
Calendar for the Week of September 21, 2006
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 The Chamber of Commerce marketing series features local business owners Elyse Walker, Dave Licht (Kay ‘n’ Dave’s Cantina) and Dr. Luke Cohen (Innate Chiropractic), 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Mort’s Oak Room on Swarthmore. Free to Chamber members; $20 for non-members. RSVP: 459-7963. Check-in and reception is 6 p.m. The speakers will talk about how to grow a successful business in Pacific Palisades. Palisadian Alan Eisenstock signs “Kindergarten Wars: The Battle to Get Into America’s Best Private Schools,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The author, a former screenwriter and seven-year board member of a private elementary school, provides startling insights into the private-school application process. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” a Theatre Palisades production directed by Paula LaBrot and starring Joshua Brandenburg, 8 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse, corner of Haverford and Temescal Canyon Rd. Plays every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through October 8. Ticket reservations: 454-1970. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 An opening reception for artist Marilyn Mackie Hamilton, whose technique is Chinese brush painting, will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. The show, entitled “Garden of Delight,” continues through October 28. Contact: 463-4607. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Friends of Film presents the monthly Palisades Film Festival, 7:30 p.m. at Pierson Playhouse on Haverford. Admission: $5. Tonight’s program features two shorts and “American Blackout,” a multiple award-winning film on the festival circuit which chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from 2000 to 2004 in Florida, Georgia and Ohio. This is “…a muckraking indictment of…the systematic disenfranchisement of African American voters,” wrote Kenneth Turan, the L.A. Times film critic. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Monthly meeting of the Pacific Palisades Civic League, 7:30 p.m., Gabrielson Hall at the Methodist Church, 801 Via de la Paz. Public invited. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Palisadian Lance Lee weaves ancient myth and modern angst in his newest collection of poetry, “Human Nature,” 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. The first meeting of the fall season for the Palisades Art Association, 7 p.m. at the Palisades Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave. Award-winning artist Sarah Willman Grote, known for her abstract watercolors, will be the guest speaker. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Monthly Chamber of Commerce networking mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Affinity Bank at 15310 Sunset Blvd. Public invited. Free to members, $25 for non-members . THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Palisadian Andy Kelly, Distinguished Scholar of English and Medieval Studies at UCLA, will discuss his controversial new book, “Satan: A Biography,” 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, corner of Sunset and Carey. Public invited.
Edward Zolla: Entrepreneur, Mentor, Benefactor
Edward M. Zolla died unexpectedly from a sudden cardiac event while on a family vacation in Lake Tahoe on September 2. He was 58. Born in Chicago, Ed was a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. He was proud of his service to his country, and was equally proud to return to Vietnam years later in pursuit of humanitarian and Vietnamese economic development causes, thereby completing, for him, his real tour of duty. A successful entrepreneur, Ed launched, acquired, and operated a multitude of enterprises in a variety of industries, including a liquid bottling company serving Fortune 100 clients, a large consumer textile manufacturing and import company, and others. He most recently founded Industrial Equity Capital, an acquisition firm. For nearly 30 years, Ed was the founder and president of Horizon Construction, a construction and property management firm specializing in affordable housing throughout Los Angeles and Kern County, and student housing at the University of Southern California. He measured all his many business ventures and economic accomplishments not only by their financial statements, but by the opportunities he created for the people he worked with and the communities he affected. Ed was also a longtime active member of the Young President’s Organization and World President’s Organization. He taught a class on entrepreneurship at the USC Marshall School of Business and, in typical Ed Zolla style, most recently taught business finance at Manual Arts High School. Ed’s entrepreneurial skill, abundant energy and insight were not limited to business. In honor of his mother’s work at Los Angeles Childrens Hospital, he founded Holidays from the Heart at the hospital, via which Christmas was delivered by him, his family, and his friends, to countless families with sick and dying children. In addition, Ed’s annual Chinese New Year Dinner Event provided a ‘unique’ dining experience; over the years, he and co-founders raised enough funds to build an orthopedic surgical unit for Childrens Hospital. Ed, the contractor, built the homeless teen shelter for the Los Angeles Youth Network, where he also served on the board of directors for many years. Ed, patron of the arts, was a proud member of the Los Angeles Opera board of directors, serving on its education committee, where he was committed to bringing opera into the public schools. With his wife Susan, he was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic board of overseers, and sponsor of the Center Theatre Group. Susan Zolla is founder and owner of the Channel Road Inn in Santa Monica Canyon and the Inn at Playa del Rey. She and Ed were married 35 years. While many other nonprofit organizations and individuals profited from Ed’s largess, the cause closest to his world vision was to provide access to college for inner-city youth. He endowed full scholarships for minority students at the University of Pennsylvania and Bucknell University. He also funded financial-aid packages at Franklin Marshall College and Colgate University, and was a generous benefactor to the One Voice Scholarship program and the Fulfillment Fund. Ed enjoyed travel’the more exotic the better’and scuba diving; had recently taken up running; and was an avid cyclist who deeply treasured his Pelaton Cycling Group and their 50-mile Saturday morning rides. Just about every day, Ed met with someone: a friend, a friend’s son or daughter, a high school student, or friend of a friend, who sought Ed’s advice, counsel and candid direction. He helped many people find their better self and achieve their very best. Ed’s life was short, but his impact and accomplishments will endure far into the future. Beyond all, Ed loved his family with a deep devotion. He lived in Brentwood, but his three daughters attended Palisades High (where they all played varsity soccer), and he never missed the town’s Fourth of July parade and the fireworks show. Ed is survived by his life partner and loving wife, Susan; his treasured daughters, Alissa Bartle (husband Peter) of Westchester, Mimi Neandross (husband Erik) of Santa Monica, and Anne of Costa Mesa; his granddaughter, Anna Bartle; and his sisters Debby Loggia (husband Joe) and Wendy Treadway (husband John). In memory of Ed, the family has established a scholarship fund for college-bound inner-city high school students. Donations can be made to The Edward Zolla Memorial Scholarship Program, c/o GNA, 3015 Main St., Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
Frances Geile Keagy, 64, Grew Up in the Palisades
Frances Geile Keagy, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, passed away in her sleep September 16, following a prolonged illness. She was 64. The daughter of Mary and Frank Geile of Pacific Palisades, Frances grew up on Alma Real, and graduated from Palisades Elementary and University High School. She attended Santa Monica College before marrying and settling down with veterinarian Dr. Richard Keagy. The couple had two children, and later divorced. Keagy worked at Litton Industries as a sales representative and enjoyed travel. She was also an avid reader, and in later years she loved being with her grandchildren. In the last few years, she had relocated to Woodland Hills. Keagy was predeceased by her sister, Mary Geile Durr. She is survived by a sister, Laura Geile Brooks of Brentwood; her children, Charles G. Keagy of Portland, Oregon, and Laura Greenberg (husband Bill) of Woodland Hills; grandchildren Katrina and Cory Keagy and Andrew Greenberg; and niece Karisa Durr. Plans for a memorial are undetermined, but contributions may be made in Keagy’s name to The American Cancer Society.
