IN MEMORY OF LEO BAEFSKY...

We are saddened by the loss of Leo Baefsky, a thoughtful and dedicated activist/scholar, who spent his life working for a better world. Leo devoted many years of care to the Southern California Library as a member of our Board. We will miss him.

From the L.A. Times Obituary: Beloved husband and brother, devoted father and grandfather, respected community activist, scholar, contrarian, thinker and student, Leo lived every moment of his long and meaningful life with a deep and fundamental concern for the well-being of his fellow travelers. From his earliest days, Leo was driven to help. Braving the frigid Chicago winter as a 16 year-old undernourished youth on a WPA road crew, he earned $0.25/hour to supplement the meager family income during the Great Depression.

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