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d. December 22, 2019, peacefully at home surrounded by family on December 22, 2019 in Torrance, CA at the age of 88. Born in Torrance on March 31, 1931, Al was a 64-year business owner and 70-year resident of the city. After graduating from Redondo Union High School in 1948, Al enlisted in the US Navy where he served during the Korean War aboard the USS Chikaskia. Following an Honorable Discharge, Al started a successful refuse removal business, South Bay Disposal Service, which served the South Bay for 30 years. He was a member of the LA Co. Solid Waste Management Task Force and launched a, well-respected, industry-wide newspaper, The Refuse News. Al spent the last 34 years of his career developing and managing properties that bear his name throughout the City of Torrance. In 1959 Al married Georgette Donigian, whom he met through an Armenian club they were both members of, and together they raised three children.

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