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A VERY SPECIAL GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE GATHERED TOGETHER THIS
AFTERNOON, INCLUDING SEVERAL FUTURE LEADERS OF THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND THE WORLD AT LARGE. THEY CAME TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE
AND
WORK OF LEO POLITI FOR THESE PAST 100 YEARS. SINGING "HAPPY
BIRTHDAY" IN HONOR OF THE WRITER AND ILLUSTRATOR FOR WHOM THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON 11th STREET IS NAMED , GUESTS INCLUDED
LEO’S CHILDREN, SON PAUL & HIS SISTER, SUZANNE AND THE BIOGRAPHER OF
LEO POLITI’S VIVID LIFE STORY, ANN STALCUP. THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND CLASSES
SANG AND DANCED TO COMMEMORATE ALL OF LEO POLITI’S FAMOUS
CHILDREN’S STORIES. LEMONADE AND CAKE WERE SERVED TO CHRISTOPHER STEIR, BRAD RUMBLE, RICHARD ALONZO
AND PROUD PARENTS. THE SPIRIT
OF LEO POLITI COULD BE FELT AT THE SCHOOL ON THE GROUNDS THAT
BEAR HIS NAME, WATCHING OVER THE PARTY WITH JOY AND A SENSE OF
PRIDE AT THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THESE VERY SPECIAL CHILDREN
AND
THEIR TEACHERS. IT IS UP TO ALL OF US TO KEEP THE WORK OF LEO
POLITI ALIVE AND VIBRANT IN THE CITY, IN THE SCHOOLS, AND IN EVERY
COMMUNITY, CELEBRATING OUR DIVERSITIES BLENDED INTO OUR CITY OF
THE ANGELS.
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