Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca addresses well-wishers at the dinner
in his honor, held at the Regal Biltmore Hotel, attended by more than
200 persons.
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Leading
the singing of "God Bless America" are former County Bar President
Pat Kelly (who sang with the Beach Boys), Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Lawrence Crispo, and Father Michael Carcerano.
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Supervisor Mike Antonovich
hands Baca a scroll reflecting congratulations to the sheriff from the County
of Los Angeles on his selection as "Person of the Year." |
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Los Angeles Superior
Court Presiding Judge Victor Chavez recounts the history of the Sheriff's
Department, which began precisely 150 years ago with a sheriff and two deputies. |
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Los Angeles County
Bar Assn. President Patricia Schnegg, of the law firm of Knapp, Grossman
& Marsh, conveys good wishes to Baca on behalf of her organization, comprised
of about 24,000 attorneys. |
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State
Bar President Andrew J. Guilford, a partner in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter
& Hampton, extends congratulations to the sheriff on behalf of his 133,812-member
organization.
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National Sheriffs'
Association President-Elect Jerry "Peanuts" Gaines of Bowling Green, Kentucky
presents a plaque to Baca on behalf of his nationwide group. |
