Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, who guided the city through the aftermath of the Rodney King riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake, was remembered today as a man with an indomitable spirit
who understood leadership and took action to address the needs of the city and of its people.
In a packed memorial Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels,
family, friends, elected officials and Angelenos remembered Riordan’s life and
legacy.
“I’m truly amazed. Although many of you here are strangers to each
other and to us, we’re all here for the same reason to honor a man whose life
touched so many people in different and wonderful ways,’’ said Mary Beth,
Riordan’s daughter.
LAPD Color Guard rehearse before a memorial mass celebration of the life of the former mayor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles in downtown Los Angeles.
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, from left, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and James Hahn attend the mass for former LA Mayor Richard Riordan at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass presents the U.S. flag to Elizabeth Riordan, the wife of the former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan during his memorial mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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LAFD puts up the U.S. flag in for the memorial mass celebration of the life of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson, left, pastor at St. Monica Catholic Church, meets members of Richard Riordan’s family.
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