The Los Angeles Police Department has released additional footage of the moments surrounding Keenan Anderson’s death on January 3.

Anderson, a cousin of Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Cullors, was the father of a six-year-old child, and was employed as a teacher for the last eight years.

A resident of Washington, DC, he was visiting family in the area for the holidays when the incident occurred as he was driving in Venice and became involved in a collision.

As he was speaking with police officers, they claim that he appeared to be under the influence. As officers spoke with Anderson, he suddenly ran from the area, causing them to chase him on foot. When they finally caught up with him, officers allege that he was resisting their efforts.

It was then that they used a stun gun, bodyweight, firm grips and joint locks to assist in their handcuffing of Anderson. He also had his ankles hobbled to prevent him from running again.

He was tased six times, according to Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore. He was pronounced dead later the same day at a nearby hospital.

After public outcry, as well as calls to release additional footage from the Los Angeles Police Protective League, Moore ordered the release of the additional footage on Monday.

Both sides argue that the new video supports their cause.

Attorneys for Anderson’s family say that the footage shows that officers should have shown more restraint, while the police union maintains that the video shows them doing jus that.

“Take some deep breaths for me,” an officer can be heard saying in the new footage, as Anderson shouts, “Please help me!”

As Anderson continues to evade the officer’s request to sit on the sidewalk, instead walking into the middle of the street, the officer’s tone changes quickly as he yells for Anderson to get on his stomach.

“That first officer switched all of the sudden from guardian to warrior,” said Carl Douglas, the Anderson family attorney. “Those are the instructions you are not supposed to give when you are aware that someone is in the middle of some kind of mental crisis. It doesn’t matter if it’s emotional distress, mental illness, alcohol or drugs.”

While an official cause of death has yet to be announced, officers say that Anderson had cocaine and marijuana in his system.

“I think that when toxicology reports come out, it’s gonna be exactly what happened — he’s definitely high on cocaine, which we already know, but we don’t know the amount yet, which i’m sure was very high, and I’ m sure that’s gonna be a contributing factor into his death,” said Jamie McBride, with the LAPPL. “Now, any loss of life is tragic, but let’s look at this — it wasn’t the officer who was high on cocaine, it wasn’t the officer who tried to flee a traffic accident, it wasn’t the officer who tried to carjack somebody — it was Mr. Anderson. It was Mr. Anderson’s actions that caused the officer’s reactions.”

The incident is one of three fatal “use of force incidents that caused “deep concern” from Chief Mooreall which occurred within two days of each other across Los Angeles County.

Friends and family members gathered for a vigil to remember Anderson on Jan. 14, at the same intersection where the incident took place. In the days since, his family has filed a damages claim against the city of Los Angelesworth $50 million.

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HONOLULU (AP) — Attorneys for a Native Hawaiian man who has been imprisoned for more than 20 years for the 1991 sexual assault, kidnapping and murder of a white woman visiting Hawaii will ask a judge Tuesday to dismiss his conviction due to new evidence — including DNA testing – in the case.

A petition filed late Monday outlines additional evidence in one of Hawaii’s biggest murders, which unfolded on Christmas Eve in 1991 on Hawaii Island, commonly known as the Big Island.

Dana Ireland, 23, was found barely alive in the bushes along a fishing trail in Puna, a remote section of the Big Island. She had been sexually assaulted and beaten and later died at Hilo Medical Center. The mangled bicycle she had been riding was found several miles away and appeared to have been run into by a vehicle.

The murder of the blond-haired, blue-eyed visitor from Virginia gained national attention and remained unsolved for years, putting intense pressure on the police to find the killer.

“Whenever you have a white, female victim … it gets a lot more attention than people of color and Native Hawaiians,” said Kenneth Lawson, co-director of the Hawaii Innocence Project. “The parents, understandably, were becoming more and more infuriated. … There was insurmountable pressure to solve this case. And when that happens, mistakes are made. Some intentional and some unintentional.”

With help from the Innocence Project in New York, the co-counsel in the case, Lawson’s group is representing Albert “Ian” Schweitzer, the last of three Native Hawaiian men convicted in Ireland’s death to remain imprisoned.

DNA evidence previously submitted in the case belonged to an unknown man and all three of the convicted men were excluded as sources.

New DNA evidence, according to the petition, shows a “Jimmy Z” brand T-shirt found near Ireland and soaked with her blood belonging to the same unknown man, and not to one of the three men, as prosecutors claimed.

Additionally, a new tire tread analysis concluded Schweitzer’s Volkswagen Beetle car didn’t leave the tire marks at either location where Ireland and her bicycle were found. A forensic odontologist also concluded an injury on her left breast wasn’t a bitemark, as previously believed, the petition said.

“At a new trial today, a jury would not convict Mr. Schweitzer of Ms. Ireland’s sexual assault and murder,” the petition said. “In fact, a prosecutor would likely not even arrest Mr. Schweitzer for this crime.”

The likelihood that all three men participated in a sexual attack and left no trace of biological evidence — including a lack of evidence uncovered with advanced forensic testing — is “extraordinarily improbable,” the petition said.

At the evidentiary hearing, a judge will consider the defense’s request to vacate Schweitzer’s sentence and release him.

Ireland’s relatives couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on the petition.

In 2019, Schweitzer’s attorneys and Hawaii County prosecutors entered into a “conviction integrity agreement” to reinvestigate the case. It was the first time in Hawaii there was this type of agreement, Lawson said, which is increasingly being used to reexamine questionable convictions and guard against future errors.

Much of the background on the Ireland case is detailed in a document filed with the petition listing facts that defense attorneys and prosecutors have stipulated.

In 1994, police made what they believed to be a major breakthrough. A man facing charges for his role in a cocaine conspiracy contacted police and claimed his half-brother, Frank Pauline Jr., witnessed Ireland’s attack, according to the stipulated facts document.

Police interviewed Pauline, who was in his third month of a 10-year sentence for an unrelated sex assault and theft. He claimed brothers Ian and Shawn Schweitzer attacked and killed Ireland. But he was interviewed at least seven times and gave inconsistent accounts each time, eventually incriminating himself, the stipulation document said.

Despite the lack of evidence linking them to the killing, the two Schweitzers and Pauline were indicted in 1997.

At one point the charges were dismissed because all three men were excluded as the source of semen found in Ireland and on a hospital gurney sheet. They were indicated again after another informant claimed Ian Schweitzer confessed to him in jail that Pauline raped and killed Ireland.

Pauline later said he offered details to police about the Ireland murder in order to get drug charges dropped against his half-brother.

In a prison interview with the A&E show “American Justice,” Pauline compared his story to the tale of the boy who cried wolf. “Wasn’t me,” he said in a strong Hawaii Pidgin accent. But when he started telling the truth, he said no one believed him.

Shawn Schweitzer took a deal to plead guilty to manslaughter and kidnapping — and received credit for about a year served and five years of probation — after seeing juries convict Pauline and his brother in 2000.

In October, Shawn Schweitzer met with prosecutors and recanted. According to the stipulation document, he pleaded guilty because his “parents did not want to risk losing another son and encouraged Shawn Schweitzer to do what he needed to do to come home and not suffer the same fate as his brother.”

Shawn Schweitzer “continues to feel immense guilt about agreeing to the confession and entering a guilty plea for a crime he did not commit and falsely implying his brother,” the document said.

A polygraph test in November showed he was telling the truth when he denied any involvement in the murder, the document said.

Pauline was killed in a New Mexico prison by a fellow inmate in 2015. Ian Schweitzer is serving his 130-year sentence in an Arizona prison because of a lack of space for inmates in Hawaii.

“Mr. Schweitzer has spent over two decades wrongfully incarcerated based on unreliable informant evidence and accident reconstruction testimony,” the petition said. “It would be unconscionable for him to continue to remain incarcerated, given this overwhelming new evidence of innocence.”

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Six high school seniors were presented Education Awards by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Six high school seniors were presented Education Awards by The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition at a ceremony held January 16 to commemorate Dr. King’s birthday.

This year’s awards recipients are:

• Alexander Hamilton High School senior Maya Calderon was presented with a Santa Monica/Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls Award. She is in the Academy of Media and Performing Arts (AMPA) program. Her concentration is dance. She plans to attend a California State University to major in Kinesiology or Nursing. Her goal is to become a chiropractor or nurse. Maya comes from a loving family with different cultural backgrounds. She is proud of her mixed heritage, Mexican from her mother and African American from her father.Maya’s grandma on her mother’s side came to the United States from Mexico to give her family a better life so they would not suffer the way she did. The legacy of Maya’s family is an example of overcoming difficulties. Maya achieved goals she never imagined she would, including becoming Captain of her Dance Team and being crowned Homecoming Queen. This award was supported by a generous donation from the Santa Monica/Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls.

• Alexander Hamilton High School senior Shawn Johnson Jr. was presented the Saul Morrison Award. The Class of 2023 grad will continue his education at Santa Monica City College, majoring in Business Administration, and pursue his Bachelor’s degree at a California State University. Shawn’s hobbies are playing basketball and video games, going to movies and amusement parks, and spending time with his family. He is a member of Holman United Methodist Church, where Reverend James Lawson was senior pastor for 25 years. Shawn’s church activities include Acolytes, Cherub Choir, Jr. Ushers, and Youth Fellowship Group. The award for an essay that ‘demonstrates a passion for bridge-building, community, and leadership’ is presented to honor the memory and efforts of social activist Saul Morrison to secure equal opportunities for everyone.

• Alexander Hamilton High School senior Apriltroy Coleman, born and raised in Los Angeles, received the Sue Schuerman and Sally Mendelsohn Award. Most of her high school years have been devoted to high academic achievement. Apriltroy sat on the council of different clubs such as Dear Diary, a mental health awareness club she founded, and Empowerment for Hamilton, an activist club promoting transparency and fairness for minorities on high school campuses. She volunteers at the Robertson Library Teen Council, where she works on a project raising awareness of the school-to-prison pipeline and creating better pathways for troubled students. Apriltroy plans to attend Brown University. She will give back to her community by becoming a criminal defense attorney. This award was supported by a generous donation from the Santa Monica/Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls.

• USC Hybrid High College Prep senior Miles Christopher Mauldin received the Clyde Smith Award. He is the oldest of three children, with a twin brother and a younger sister. His interests are reading books, playing video games, and hanging out with his family and friends. For the past three years, Miles has been involved in several clubs at school, including Anime, Movies, and Comics (AMC), Black Student Union (BSU), and Christian Club. His short-term goal is to get into a coding program. His long-term goal is to acquire his Bachelor’s degree and become a successful videogame designer. The award for ‘artistic effort and service to making our world a better place’ is given to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honor Westside Coalition co-founder, director of the former Neighborhood Development Corporation, and revered community leader Clyde Smith.

• Alexander Hamilton High School senior Maleeyah Frazier received a Santa Monica/Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls Award. She aspires to become a juvenile attorney. She has worked with Students Deserve (SD) and Reclaim Our Schools Los Angeles, participated on panels alongside Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizers, and had articles published in the Los Angeles Times. Maleeyah will continue working with youth to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA, accumulating to 4.3, while holding multiple leadership titles such as 1st Vice President on a school, regional, and state level with the United Black Student Unions of California (UBSUC), Co-captain of her Dance Team, Senior Class President, and the first Black student to become President of her performing arts academy leadership. Maleeyah plans to attend the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) or Spelman College and major in sociology or public affairs. This award was supported by a generous donation from the Santa Monica/Westside Legacy Fund for Women and Girls.

• USC Hybrid High College Prep senior Xavier Devion Mauldin was presented the Lillie Bell Blakley Award. He is 17 years old and has a twin brother. Last year, he was presented the opportunity to become president of the Black Student Union (BSU) by the former president. Xavier proudly accepted, knowing that he would be the keeper of a space where students of African descent would be able to express themselves freely. Although challenging, Xavier has come to appreciate and enjoy educating students on topics related to ethnic studies and history. Xavier plans on a career as a high school humanities teacher. He is hoping to pursue a Liberal Studies degree and has applied to several California State University campuses. The award for a work that ‘demonstrates an awareness of tradition, legacy, and history’ is given in honor of Lillie Bell Blakley, whose passion to “keep moving forward” is apparent in her family’s multigenerational commitment to education and service, which includes her son and former Mayor of Santa Monica Nathaniel Trives, as well as her granddaughter, Dr. Toni Trives, former chair of the SMC Modern Languages ​​and Cultures Department.

Each year, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition invites schools, churches, and youth groups to encourage their college freshmen and high school seniors to submit an essay, poem, or other creative work that exemplifies the “Six Principles of Nonviolence” in Dr. King’s Stride Towards Freedom. The awards are supported by endowments established in memory of local community activists and managed by the Santa Monica College Foundation.

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Tom Brady is not ready to share any announcements relating to his NFL future, and he made that clear on Monday.

The legendary quarterback, who’s scheduled to become a free agent in March, was asked about his plans on the latest episode of his “Let’s Go!” podcast with Jim Gray.

“Jim, if I knew what I was going to f—ing do, I’d have already f—ing done it. OK? I’m taking it a day at a time,” Brady answered. “I appreciate your asking, thank you.”

You can listen to the clip here.

Brady reportedly isn’t expected to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if he does choose to play his 24th NFL season. If he puts retirement off for another year, the Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, and San Francisco 49ers are among the teams to watch in the Brady sweepstakes this spring.

The 45-year-old helped the Bucs clinch a playoff spot despite an 8-9 regular-season record — the first losing record of his storied career. While it wasn’t Brady’s most impressive season, he showed he still has plenty left in the tank as he ranked third in passing yards (4,694) while tallying 25 touchdowns to nine interceptions.

Brady’s future will be one of the top storylines of the offseason until he makes his plans known. So unfortunately for him, Gray’s question was likely the first of many he’ll be asked over the next month or two.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Frieze and the City of Santa Monica revealed details of a new partnership to grow the City’s Art Bank collection. The partnership will see an art acquisition made at the Frieze Los Angeles Art Fair, which this year will take place at the new location of Santa Monica Airport. As part of this partnership, artwork will be selected and acquired from the much-celebrated Focus section of the fair, which features galleries under 12 years old. Frieze Los Angeles 2023 will take place from February 16 to 19 and is supported by Global Lead Partner, Deutsche Bank.

“We look forward to welcoming Frieze LA to Santa Monica and are excited to be working with the Santa Monica Arts Commission to acquisition a new work from the fair to the City’s Art Bank collection, which contains works from a plethora of notable artists,” said Shannon Daut, Cultural Affairs Manager for the City, “This new artwork can be enjoyed by the public for years to come and we hope to continue the partnership in the future.”

The work acquired for the Art Bank collection will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of:

Christine Messineo, Director of Americas, Frieze
Anne Ellegood, Executive Director of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA, LA)
Deepa Subramanian, Santa Monica Arts Commissioner

The work will be selected on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the Fair. Criteria for the acquisition include a requirement that the work be made by an artist based in Southern California, and that it illuminates the diverse lived experiences of artists from our region.

“Our partnership with the City of Santa Monica will celebrate the creative capital of the region by recognizing an emerging artist voice,” said Frieze Director of Americas Christine Messineo. “It’s wonderful that an artwork from Frieze Los Angeles will have a permanent home within the city’s art collection, particularly as the fair establishes its place in the cultural fabric of Santa Monica.”

This year the Focus section at Frieze Los Angeles includes 20 galleries and is curated by Amanda Hunt (Head of Public Engagement, Learning, and Impact at Walker Art Center) alongside new Associate Curator Sonya Tamaddon (Consultant and Curator). Focus, a core section of Frieze, is a renowned point of discovery and celebrates both Los Angeles and national emerging artists and galleries.

Santa Monica’s Art Bank collection was instituted in 1984 to bring art into Santa Monica’s public spaces and is funded through the City of Santa Monica’s Percent for Art Program. The Art Bank contains over 200 works – including sculpture, painting, photography, and works on paper – by such notable artists as Laura Aguilar, Lita Albuquerque, Charles Gaines, Kerry James Marshall, Linda Vallejo, and other artists active in Southern California. The collection also incorporates gifts of artwork received by the City over the course of the last century, including 18th and 19th-century landscape and portrait paintings and preparatory drawings and maquettes by artists commissioned to make public art in Santa Monica. The acquisition of artworks to the City’s collection has helped support many artists of the Southern California region.

More about Frieze Los Angeles at frieze.com/fairs/frieze-los-angeles.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring former lottery pick Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and a package of second-round draft picks, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday.

The person, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade has not been finalized and approved by the NBA, said the teams are working under the expectation that the deal will be completed later Monday.

Hachimura and the Wizards did not agree on a rookie extension before the season started, which prompted speculation that the Japanese power forward wouldn’t be in their long-term plans.

And it would make sense that the Lakers would be seeking help. At 22-25, they’re in 12th place in the Western Conference, but entered Monday just two games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 6 spot and four games back of the New Orleans Pelicans for No. 4 in the West — with LeBron James averaging nearly 30 points per game and a belief that Anthony Davis will be back from injury sooner than later.

“I just want to be somewhere that wants me as a basketball player,” Hachimura told reporters last week. “And I want to be somewhere that likes my game. … I just want to be somewhere that believes in me and I can be myself. That’s my goal.”

The 6-foot-8 Hachimura would provide the Lakers with wing defense and 3-point shooting ability, filling two clear needs for a team fighting to stay afloat during Davis’ latest lengthy injury absence.

Los Angeles has hit only 33.7% of its 3-pointers this season, ranking near the bottom of the NBA. Hachimura is hitting 34% of his 3-point shots this season after hitting 44.7% last season, but he excels in the catch-and-shoot situations that are often created for James’ teammates by his penetration and playmaking.

Hachimura is also a standout midrange shooter, while his length should provide the Lakers with an option against teams with taller wing players who have occasionally exploited Los Angeles’ lack of mobility on the perimeter.

Hachimura has appeared in 30 games for the Wizards this season, all off the bench, averaging 13.0 points on 49% shooting from the floor. he was the no 9 pick in the 2019 draft out of Gonzaga.

Hachimura will be reuniting with penetrating guard Russell Westbrook, his teammate in Washington during the 2020-21 season. Hachimura famously said Westbrook was his “senpai” — his “leader” in Japanese.

Nunn is in his fourth NBA season, his second with the Lakers, though he missed all of last season with a knee problem before activating his $5.25 million option for this season in the final year of his deal. Nunn has averaged 6.7 points in 39 games this season, 37 of them in a reserve role, with wildly inconsistent contributions offensively.

The Lakers soon will have a glut of guards with Lonnie Walker and Austin Reaves due to return from injury, and Nunn’s departure alleviates the logjam. Westbrook, Dennis Schröder, Patrick Beverley and rookie second-round pick Max Christie also have logged significant minutes when healthy this season.

The Lakers have given no definite timeline for Davis’ return, but coach Darvin Ham said Davis “looked great” in a full scrimmage last weekend. If he continues to improve, Davis could return during the Lakers’ upcoming five-game road trip, which begins Saturday in Boston.

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At its meeting scheduled for January 25, the Santa Monica Planning Commission is set to consider a proposal from local developer Redcar Properties which could see a surface parking lot near the beach make way for a new commercial building.

The proposed project, slated for a corner lot located at 3016 Main Street, is poised for the construction of a new two-story edifice which would feature 2,680 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 4,136 square feet of offices above. Plans also call for a wrap-around roof deck on the upper level of the building, overlooking Main Street to the east and Marine Street to the south. Parking for 23 vehicles would be provided in stackers at the rear of the site.

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Belzberg Architects is designing 3016 Main, which is shown in renderings as a contemporary low-rise structure standing approximately 32 feet in height.

The proposed mixed–use building is consistent with the overalll low–scale of the buildings along the Main Street commercial corridor,” reads a staff report to the Planning Commission. “The mix of active ground floor commercial and upper story office use is consistent with the commercial land uses within existing buildings along Main Street. Furthermore, the proposed modest size of the office use would be contained to the upper floors, thereby preserving the ground floor for pedestrians–oriented active usesconsistent with the goals and policies established for the district.”

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The report concludes that the proposed project is compatible with surrounding developments, and recommends approval by the Commission.

Redcar, which is based in Santa Monica, is also developing a small residential-retail project a few blocks to the north, as well as larger office complexes in communities such as Culver City and Downtown Los Angeles.

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Ida Mae Hurt, who graced the lives of her family and friends for nearly 99.5 years, passed away on December 16th, 2022, in the room she loved and with her beloved cat, Monroe, nearby. Ida was a delightful person who cared deeply for her family and community, knew joy in living and longed for peace on Earth for all.

Born on June 28th, 1923 in Canonsburg, PA, Ida was a happy, active child who taught herself to read before entering 1st grade and loved school.

When Ida was 19 and sister, Lois, was 15 the family moved to California. A family friend, Earle, helped the family move. Soon thereafter, Ida married Earle. They had 2 daughters, Janey and Nancy. Earle died in a racecar accident in 1948.

During WWII, Ida and her dad got jobs at Lockheed. Later she worked a clerical job at the Health Department, until, following her passion for education, she found her way to college. She earned a bachelor’s degree, a teaching credential and, eventually, a master’s degree in early childhood education. She taught elementary school for over 30 years. She spent the last 12 years teaching kindergarten. In her own words, “I found it perfect for my talents and personality” and “I taught kindergarten joyfully, with much singing, dancing and creative dramatics.”
Ida found the humanitarian ideology, social activism and all-inclusive spiritual and religious values ​​of the Unitarian church, resonated with her values ​​and beliefs. She joined the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, aka “The Onion” and was an active member for many years. She led the religious education program and traveled with the choir, “The Onionaires”, to Japan, where they performed in Buddhist temples and other places. She once wrote, “I found singing with the Onionaires to be one of the most joyful events of my life.”

Ida was a fun and energetic grandma who spent countless days with her granddaughters, taking them on outings all around the LA area to plays, museums, fairs and most notably, amusement parks, where she loved the rides too, especially roller coasters.

Ida married Chuck Hurt in 1986. The two retired around the same time and traveled the country in their Dolphin motor home. Ready for a change, they moved to Eugene, Oregon for several years until his death in 2002.

Ida returned to her old San Fernando Valley stomping grounds and reconnected with her UU church. She facilitated the Onion’s Conscious Aging program. She also met Ron Main, who was understandably “smitten” with Ida and became her devoted companion for several years.
Fulfilling her wish to live someday near the ocean and closer to family, Ida moved to Santa Barbara in 2017. It was now her turn to be taken on fun outings and there were many: lunches on State St., Solstice parades, picnics at Alice Keck Park and even a beach wheelchair ride. Always up for an adventure and time with family, she would often exclaim, “This is the nicest thing that could have happened to me today!”
Ida loved playing games, discussing politics, and singing along. She loved cats, music, and the words “Joy” and “Grace.” She was quick to laugh at silly jokes and to make witty remarks. When addressed as “Ida Mae Hurt” she would often reply, “then again she may not!” She wrote delightfully descriptive letters and emails recounting her life experiences. She was honest and sincere in expressing her likes and dislikes. Above all, she deeply appreciated and valued the people in her life and took every opportunity to say “thank you”.
Ida was preceded in death by her sister, Lois Rizkowsky, in August 2022.

She is survived by her daughters, Janey (Walt) Hillemann and Nancy (Christine Roux) Sierra; granddaughters Erica (Tom) Victor-Fefer, Desiree (Jason) Valdry and Coralie (Chris) Wick; great-grandchildren Mya Alexander, Ava Alexander, Gavin Victor, Amber Wick and Nathan Wick; and great-great granddaughter, Naiomi Joy Alexander.

She is also survived by stepdaughter Nancy (Benny) Canady and stepson, John (Kristiane) Hurt: nieces Candy Rizkowsky, Judy Cooper and nephew, Larry Rizkowsky along with many cousins ​​and treasured friends.

Last, but not least, she is survived by her beautiful cat, Monroe.

Ida’s family wishes to thank Chile, Fred, Richard and Sue at the Tree of Life for their devoted care of Ida and to Nadia and Wendy at Villa Santa Barbara for their care and friendship.

A celebration of life will be held in June 2023, near the time of her 100th birthday. For information please email: jhillemann@yahoo.com.

Donations in memory of Ida may be made to: ASAP Cats (https://asapcats.org/) or Unitarian Universalist Association (www.uua.org).