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os Angeles (Times LATIMES.COM OBITUARIES IAN PAISLEY, 1926 2014 Firebrand became a peacemaker AA6 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 edged that he had "walked in death's shadow." He appeared gaunt and frail in public. His health improved, however. He once told an interviewer that his secret was "a glass of cider vinegar with some honey in it every morning. You should try it." In 2007, with his Democratic Unionist Party as the largest loyalist grouping in Northern Ireland's regional assembly, Paisley became the province's most powerful leader, its first minister. He was 81.

At his swearing-in, he invoked the Bible, saying that there was "a time for love and atime for hate, atime for war and atime for peace." "From the depth of my heart, I can say Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace. How good it will be to be part of a wonderful healing in this province," he declared. "Today, we are starting the road which I believe will take us to everlasting peace in our province." It was a speech his younger self may have had trouble imagining. Only a few years before, Paisley had declared in an interview: "All I can say is that I'll not be changing. I will go to the grave with the convictions I have." In 2010, he was given a peerage and elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Bannside.

Besides his wife, Paisley is survived by three daughters, two sons and Paisley, from AA1 parties during a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 3,500 people. But in a remarkable turnaround, Paisley eventually came to accept the so-called Good Friday agreement in 1998 that ended armed conflict between Protestant loyalists and Catholic republicans. Nine years later, in a scene many thought they would never witness, the octogenarian Paisley was sworn in as first minister of Northern Ireland's power-sharing assembly, with a longtime leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army, at his side as his deputy. Once sworn enemies, Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness developed such a startling rapport that commentators soon dubbed them the Chuckle Brothers. "We had the ability to sit down and talk to one another about the way forward, and we were agreed on how we should move forward," McGuinness later recalled.

The two men worked well together until Paisley stepped down less than a year into the job, in 2008, partly because of his party's concern over his growing closeness to McGuinness. That same year Paisley gave up his post as moderator of the breakaway Free Presbyterian Church that he had founded more than 60 years ago, and in 2010 he declined to run again for the seat in the British Parliament that the British flag on government buildings in Belfast upon the death of Pope John XXIII. Paisley's hard-line religious views were part and parcel of his strident unionism. A year later, his insistence that the Irish flag be removed from display in a Sinn Fein office in Belfast led to riots. And in 1969, Paisley was thrown in jail for heading an illegal counter-demonstration against Catholic civil rights protesters demanding nondiscrimination in housing and employment.

He entered the British Parliament in 1970 and the European Parliament in 1979, where he created a stir several years later by interrupting a speech by Pope John Paul II, denouncing him loudly as the antichrist and getting himself ejected from the chamber. Paisley initially viewed the 1998 power-sharing accord as a profound betrayal. "The British government, in cahoots with Dublin, Washington, the Vatican and the IRA, are intent to destroy the province," he wrote earlier that year. "The scene is set and the program in position to demolish the province as the last bastion of Protestantism in Europe." Yet by the middle of the next decade, Paisley, by then in his late 70s, had begun to mellow. The transformation was partly spurred, perhaps, by a spell of bad health in 2004, when he underwent tests for an undisclosed illness and later acknowl PAUL FAITH Associated Press CHANGE OF HEART Ian Paisley developed such a rapport with a onetime enemy, Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, that they were dubbed the Chuckle Brothers.

a miraculous work done, and we have seen a great change in our city in many ways." He was born Ian Richard Kyle Paisley on April 6, 1926, in Armagh, the son of an independent Baptist pastor and a religious Scottish mother. He grew up in County Antrim, part of which he would later represent as a member of Parliament, and as a young man felt a calling to follow his father's footsteps into Christian ministry. Paisley's theological training reinforced a fierce and inflammatory Protestantism that gave no quarter to the Roman Catholic Church, which he professed all his life to hate. He had no qualms about describing it as "the mother of all harlots" while insisting he had nothing against individual Catholics. In 1963, his booming voice, imposing presence and religious invective catapulted him into the public eye when he led protests against a decision to lower H.

RUSSELL SMITH, 1914 2014 Right-hand man to Avery Dennison founder rope he returned to Los Angeles and joined the Blue Diamond building corporation before entering the Navy in 1943. He was assigned to the War Department in Washington for three years. Smith supported many philanthropic organizations and institutions in Southern California. He was chairman of the board of trustees at Pomona College for 18 years, and he served as chairman of the boards of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Children's Hospital Los Angeles and public television station KCET (Channel 28). Times staff reports H.

Russell Smith, a longtime executive at Avery Dennison Corp. who joined the self-sticking label manufacturer after World War II and helped turn it into a global enterprise listed on the Fortune 500, died Sept. 7 at his home in Pasadena. He was 100. The company, now based in Glendale after many years in Pasadena, announced his death but did not specify the cause.

A Pomona College gradu State senator gets jail and ban he occupied for four decades. (His son won it instead.) But Paisley remained a charismatic figure to his supporters and a commanding speaker. In early 2012, he delivered a farewell sermon at his Martyrs Memorial Church in Belfast, the Northern Irish capital. "I am exceedingly happy that I've had the privilege of being the preacher here for 65 years, and that's a long time," he told his admiring congregants. "We have seen ate and Navy veteran, Smith was recruited by company founder R.

Stanton Avery in 1946, when they incorporated the business. Smith became Avery's right-hand man as general manager, vice president and director. Over the course of his career, Smith expanded operations across the U.S. and in Europe and backed the company's research efforts. Smith served as president of the company from 1956 to 1975, board chairman from 1975 to 1984 and chairman of the executive committee from 1984 to 1995, IRFANKHAN Los Angeles Times AN ATTORNEY for state Sen.

Roderick Wright says the Democrat will appeal his case. contrived to make it appear that he lived in a rental complex he owns in Inglewood in order to run for the seat in 2008. His true residence, or "domicile" under the state Elections Code, was actually a Baldwin Hills house out-sidethe district, prosecutors said. Candidates for state office are required to live in the districts they seek to represent. Wright said he believed he had taken the necessary steps to establish the Inglewood property as his domicile and had not intended to deceive voters when he arranged to rent a bedroom in the unit occupied by a tenant he considered his stepmother.

But prosecutors offered evidence that the lawmaker had moved only a few personal belongings to the Inglewood address and spent Place a paid Notice: latimes.complaceobitijary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.comobituarieslatimes henry.chulatimes.com Business Wire EXECUTIVE ROLES H. Russell Smith was president and chairman. Smith's wife of nearly 67 years, Jeanne, died in 2009. He is survived by their sons Stewart and Douglas, daughter Ellen Scott, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. news.obitslatimes.com (86) passed away on September 10, 2014 in Norwalk, CA.

She is survived by her husband, Minori Higashi; children, Sandra (Ronald) Pinette, Carole (Thomas) Ray, and John Higashi; grandchildren, Marisa and Andrew Pinette, and Mary and Helen Ray; siblings, Kazu (Tsuki), Mamoru (Marilyn) and Masa (Janet) Inouye, and Natsu (Ted) Teshima; brother-in-law, George Wong; sister-in-law, Kay Oshima; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 3:30 PM at Anaheim Japanese Free Methodist Church, 1001 N. Mayflower Anaheim. kllSOmMEIMDKIIJM KREJCI, Milan Albert September 16, 1930 September 1, 2014 Milan A. Krejci died peacefully at home September 1, 2014, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Los Angeles, the eldest child of Albert and Vlasta Krejci, and lived his entire life in the San Fernando Valley except for duty with the U.S. Army in Alaska during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of San Fernando High School and attended UCLA. Most of his career was spent as an engineer at Rocketdyne, from which he retired in 1990. He is survived by his beloved wife, Florence Fisher Krejci (nee Hooper), whom he married in 1994, and also by his brother George, sisters Wanda Zovak and Sylva Carpenter, six nephews and a niece, several cousins in the Czech Republic, and three stepdaughters, Judy, Susanne, and Betsy andtheirfamilies.

His memorial service will be held Saturday, September 20, at 1:00 pm at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 24901 Orchard Village Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91335 with a reception following. Comfortable, colorful attire is requested. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to St. Stephen's Building Fund or to the American Cancer Society.

was born Aug. 15, 1914, in Clark County, Ohio, and in 1919 moved with his family to Whittier. He grew up there and on his father's citrus farm in the El Cajon Valley east of San Diego. He attended Pomona College in Claremont, where he majored in economics, was captain of the track team his senior year and served as student body president. After graduating in 1936 he worked as a securities analyst on Wall Street and an economist with the League of Nations in Geneva.

As World War II broke out in Eu ate in March, along with two other Democratic senators facing criminal charges in separate cases: Leland Yee of San Francisco and Ronald S. Calderon of Monte-bello. Both have pleaded not guilty. While the suspensions temporarily cost the Democrats their supermajority in the Senate, most observers expect them to win it back, possibly as soon as the next election. Richard Alarcon, a former state legislator and Los Angeles city councilman from the east San Fernando Valley, and his wife were convicted on similar charges recently.

The Alarcons, who have not been sentenced, said they had done nothing wrong and are seeking a new trial. jean.merllatimes.com patrick.mcgreevy latimes.com Being a member could save you $100s weekly. when he retired. He was director emeritus at the time of his death. "Someone once said our natures were balanced like a well-tuned gyroscope," Avery said, according to a company statement.

"I supplied the imagination and Russ the reality that kept us in business." Avery Dennison now makes a variety of office products used for labeling and packaging, with offices in more than 50 countries and sales of $6.1 billion in 2013. Howard Russell Smith most of his time before winning office at the Baldwin Hills house. And the judge made it clear Friday she didn't buy Wright's arguments. "It didn't pass the smell test then when jurors convicted him and it doesn't now," Kennedy said. She added that there was an "arrogance" to Wright's actions in trying to circumvent the law, an assumption "that the law doesn't apply to him the law applies to all of us." Kennedy said she believed term limits were prompting some politicians to bend the rules in their "scramble" to find the next office to seek.

Several of Wright's supporters in the courtroom gasped when the judge ordered Wright to spend time in jail. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, for whom Wright once worked, state Sen. Holly Mitchell and Assemblyman Steve Bradford, all Los Angeles-area Democrats, showed up for the sentencing, along with a host of others.

They included a woman, dabbing at tears with a handkerchief, who identified herself as Wright's godmother. Deputy Dist. Atty. Bjorn Dodd had asked that Wright be given six months in jail but said after court that he was satisfied with the lesser sentence. Prosecutors used evidence uncovered in 2009 searches of the Inglewood and Baldwin Hills properties to help win a grand jury indictment in September 2010.

Wright was suspended with pay from the state Sen BARAND0N (AKA BRANDON), John Edward June 21, 1929 -August 25, 2014 John Edward Barandon, aka John Brandon, died August 25, 2014. John was preceded in death by his loving wife Irene in 1995. He is survived by his sister Barbara Walters of Naples, FL; niece Eileen Karas (Paul) of Albuquerque, NM; niece Susan Walters of San Diego, CA; niece Karen Walters of Greensborough, NC; grandniece Lindsey Karas of Bellingham, WA and grandnephew Ryan Karas of North Carolina as well as a number of cousins. John was born on June 21, 1929 to John Thomas Barandon and Sarah Barandon in Rego Park, NY. He was a veteran of the Korean War proudly serving his country in the US Army from July 1952 June 1954.

John was an actor for over fifty years appearing in numerous stage plays, movies, television shows and commercials. A graveside service for John will take place on September 20, 2014 at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in Middle Village, NY. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Daughters of Mary and Joseph in John's memory at: 5300 Crest Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 or via eGiving: maryjoseph.org HERSH, Eunice Shaye October 3, 1922 September 10, 2014 Eunice died peacefully at her home in Los Angeles on September 10, 2014, just three weeks shy of her 92nd birthday. She was an amazing inspiration; a lady of elegance, intelligence, grace and love.

An educator for most of her life, she was devoted to people and passionate about her family. Preceded in death by her husband Dadie, Eunice is survived by her Brother Zelly, Son Alan (Janice), Ruthann (Ken), grandchildren Ryan, Sara, Nicole, Jeremy and Harrison as well as her great-grand children Jack Natalie. Services at Hillside Memorial Park Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 11am. Hillside Memorial Park 800.576.1994. Wright, from AA1 leaders including state Senate President Pro Tern Dar-rell Steinberg (D-Sacra-mento) called for Wright to quit.

"Sen. Wright has a right to appeal as a citizen, but his constituents cannot continue without representation in the state Senate," Steinberg said in a statement. "I have stated from the beginning my belief that somebody convicted of a felony while in office cannot continue to serve. I have therefore asked Senator Wright to resign." Steinberg did not say Friday whether he would seek an expulsion vote if Wright refuses to step down. A Steinberg aide said the leader talked to Wright by telephone Friday but did not reveal their conversation.

Senate Republican leader Bob Huff of Diamond Bar predicted Wright would be expelled if he does not step down. Steinberg said a review is needed of how residency laws are enforced in different counties. Once Wright's office is vacant, the governor would have 14 days to start the process for holding a special election to fill the vacancy. Wright has two years remaining on his term. His district is heavily Democratic, making it likely the party would retain the seat in an election.

Wright, 62, who represents the Inglewood area, was convicted in January on eight felony counts in a case that centered on whether he had lied to qualify for office. During the trial, prosecutors said and jurors later agreed that Wright had HILLSIDE Limited-time offer. For new membersAubscribers only. Enter promo code 1000.