Richard Lee Anawalt (77) Philanthropist, Sportsman, President of the Anawalt Lumber Company
Born October 6, 1922, in Glendale, California, Anawalt was a fourth generation lumberman who moved to the westside at the age of 1 when his father founded the Anawalt Lumber Company at the corner of Pico and Sepulveda. He attended University High School and UCLA, and served as a Navy flier in World War II; after the War, he took over and enlarged the family business.
Among his philanthropies were the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, the Southwest Museum, the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Nature Conservancy of California of California. He was an avid golfer, surfer and sportsman.
He Is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Rieff Anawalt, three children and four grandchildren.
Anawalt died of cancer at home August 13, 2000.
The funeral service was private; the family requests no flowers.
23 Aug 2000 | The Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, CA | Pg: 142
Born October 6, 1922, in Glendale, California, Anawalt was a fourth generation lumberman who moved to the westside at the age of 1 when his father founded the Anawalt Lumber Company at the corner of Pico and Sepulveda. He attended University High School and UCLA, and served as a Navy flier in World War II; after the War, he took over and enlarged the family business.
Among his philanthropies were the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, the Southwest Museum, the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Nature Conservancy of California of California. He was an avid golfer, surfer and sportsman.
He Is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Rieff Anawalt, three children and four grandchildren.
Anawalt died of cancer at home August 13, 2000.
The funeral service was private; the family requests no flowers.
23 Aug 2000 | The Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, CA | Pg: 142
Richard Lee Anawalt (77) Philanthropist, Sportsman, President of the Anawalt Lumber Company
Born October 6, 1922, in Glendale, California, Anawalt was a fourth generation lumberman who moved to the westside at the age of 1 when his father founded the Anawalt Lumber Company at the corner of Pico and Sepulveda. He attended University High School and UCLA, and served as a Navy flier in World War II; after the War, he took over and enlarged the family business.
Among his philanthropies were the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, the Southwest Museum, the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Nature Conservancy of California of California. He was an avid golfer, surfer and sportsman.
He Is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Rieff Anawalt, three children and four grandchildren.
Anawalt died of cancer at home August 13, 2000.
The funeral service was private; the family requests no flowers.
23 Aug 2000 | The Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, CA | Pg: 142
Born October 6, 1922, in Glendale, California, Anawalt was a fourth generation lumberman who moved to the westside at the age of 1 when his father founded the Anawalt Lumber Company at the corner of Pico and Sepulveda. He attended University High School and UCLA, and served as a Navy flier in World War II; after the War, he took over and enlarged the family business.
Among his philanthropies were the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, the Southwest Museum, the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, the Archaeological Institute of America and the Nature Conservancy of California of California. He was an avid golfer, surfer and sportsman.
He Is survived by his wife of 55 years, Patricia Rieff Anawalt, three children and four grandchildren.
Anawalt died of cancer at home August 13, 2000.
The funeral service was private; the family requests no flowers.
23 Aug 2000 | The Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles, CA | Pg: 142
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