Some notable L.A. deaths to acknowledge

By Kevin Roderick | November 24, 2010 12:35 AM
  • Jose H. Rodriguez, the founder and chef of Boyle Heights landmark La Serenata di Garibaldi, died in Santa Monica at 77. LAT blog item
  • Harold Katz, a longtime transportation activist and familiar byline on op-ed pages, died at age 77 at his West Los Angeles CPA firm. LA Business Journal
  • Danny McDevitt, a lefthander who started 56 games for the Dodgers from 1957-1960, died in Georgia at 78. He pitched a shutout in the Dodgers' final game in Brooklyn. LAT obit, Baseball Reference

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