NEWSWORTHY

A former Lakers who in 1988 played
on the team with Magic Johnson,
has died at only age 52. His name was
Orlando Woolridge. He was 6'9"
and he expired with a heart
condition in Mansfield, La.
He had participated in one
of the greatest slam dunk
contests of all time in 1985
competing against Michael
Jordan, Dominique Wilkins
and Julius Erving, among
others, as he averaged 22.9
points per game. A good
offensive player, athletic,
'run and score' plus being
a fun-loving athletic guy.
Losing LeRoy Ellis, dying
of prostate cancer at age 72
confirms to us that no matter
the ages, even our athletes
will go and leave us wondering.
He was drafted into the Lakers
in 1962 and appeared in 1,048
NBA games over 14 seasons with
the Lakers and other teams too.
He was a member of the 1972
Lakers' Championship team.
Although not one of our NBA
players, a player none the less,
we now realize we have lost.
Richard Dawson, a host for Family
Feud show, and played in Hogans'
Hero's also won the Daytime Emmy
Award in 1978 as best game-
show host. Born in Great Britain
in 1932, Richard had us laughing
for decades. He was 79 when he
died of esophageal cancer at
Ronald Reagan Memorial hospital.
in Westwood. Yes, these men are
missed, certainly, and we bid them
a restful peace, they have earned it.
Babs Wells