A memorial Mass honoring the life of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
A memorial Mass honoring the life of former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan will be celebrated Friday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, it was announced Monday.
Archbishop José H. Gomez will preside over Friday's 2 p.m. Mass, and the homily will be delivered by Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson, pastor at St. Monica Catholic Church, which was Riordan's parish, according to he Archdiocese of Los Angeles.Following his death, Riordan, who was mayor from 1993-2001, was remembered for helping rebuild Los Angeles following the twin challenges of the Rodney King riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
Riordan's death produced an outpouring of tributes, including the illumination in city colors last Thursday night of City Hall, the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, the LAX pylons, the L.A. Zoo and the 6th Street Bridge.A venture capitalist and L.A. restaurant owner, Riordan was the only Republican to hold the nonpartisan mayor's position since 1961, when Norris Poulson lost a bid for a third term. Rioran succeeded Tom Bradley, who held the position for a record 20 years.
"Mayor Richard Riordan loved Los Angeles, and devoted so much of himself to bettering our city," Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement last week.
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