Page 12 October 25 , 2012 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Business Briefs Geneological Society Reveals History of Prominent Torrance Families lighting Ceremony Pays and merchants have donated dinners and gift holiday tribUte to loved certificates for the annual Downtown Raffle. By Cristian Vasquez really, really cool and now I found a cousin ones The antique vendors are contributing vintage In time for the centennial celebration for that I never knew I had.” In honor of National Hospice & Palliative treasures for the shopper raffle that will be the City of Torrance, the South Bay Cities Mayor Scotto knew that his father came to Care Month in November, Torrance Memorial going on all day with the first drawing at 9 Genealogical Society organized “Who Do You America via Ellis Island back in the 1930s. Home Health & Hospice will host the 17th a.m. The vendors will be decorating their Think You Are?” where the history of three The family would eventually move Torrance Annual “Light Up a Life” tree lighting booths with a Halloween theme and will be of the city’s families were featured in front in 1955 where they bought a small farm near ceremony and fundraiser at 4 p.m. on Sunday, passing out candy to shoppers. Anniversary of more than 250 people. 237 Pennsylvania. At night the mayor’s father November 11 at Torrance Memorial Medical cake will be served at 1:30 p.m. A Shear “We had put so much into this that we were worked as a commercial fisherman and during Center’s Health Conference Center. During Pleasure Pet Salon is sponsoring a Halloween pretty confident that we knew everything that we the day they would raise rabbits. In addition, the holidays, grief over lost loved ones is Pet Parade and costume contest that begins needed to know to put this together,” SBCGS the research was able to trace the mayor’s often heightened. “Light Up a Life” provides at noon. From 10 a.m. to noon Rebecca President Lisa Schumacher said. “The theater family back to the 1500s. a warm, intimate atmosphere to celebrate the and Santos from A Shear Pleasure Pet Salon James Armstrong is really nice and we were “I feel so bad that I have not done all this lives of those loved through a healing and will be clipping nails for only $10 with all able to keep the house lights really low so it research earlier in my life. Lisa wrote a letter memorable ceremony. At the conclusion of proceeds going to animal rescue groups. was like we were talking to people in a living to Italy to try and obtain some information. the ceremony, the “Light Up a Life” tree The Street Faire is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. room type of setting. So they audience were She then wrote another letter to the Mayor will be displayed in the hospital’s West and offers free admission and parking. For there looking at us and we were just talking to of Procida and they did a lot of research for Tower lobby, complete with scrolls inscribed more information call 310-328-6107. them. It wasn’t a big and frightening theater her in Procida and their mayor sent her some with the names of those remembered. The torranCe memorial mediCal reaction; it was nice and cozy.” information,” Mayor Scotto said. “They also tree will be displayed until December 30. Center reCeives the The program, which was produced by invited us over there on May 5 for this big For more information or to make a “Light gUidelines® stroke silver Schumacher and SBCGS Centennial Event celebration that there is happening on the Up a Life” reservation or donation, please PlUs aChievement aWard Coordinator Connie Moretti, was split into three island holiday. My dad traveled to Procida contact Torrance Memorial Home Health Torrance Memorial Medical Center is a segments with each focusing on a different twice and he was able to see his sister who & Hospice at 310-517-4694 or go to www. recipient of the American Heart Association/ family in the city: Looking Back featured was still alive at the time. She had a lot of TorranceMemorial.org American Stroke Association’s Get With The the Post family, one of the earliest families kids which I will be able to meet when I get laUP aCCePting nominations Guidelines® Stroke Silver Plus Achievement to settle in Torrance; Honoring the Present to go there. I have never met them, I don’t For PresChool teaCher oF Award. The award recognizes Torrance featured Mayor Scotto and his family; and know their names but with Lisa’s help we the year aWard Memorial Medical Center’s commitment and Moving Forward featured the Torrance Area were able to find out who they are.” Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) success in implementing excellent care for Chamber of Commerce 2012 Citizen of the The Post family, who continues to have a is accepting nominations to recognize the stroke patients, according to evidence-based Year Michael Shafer. business in Torrance, knew that their family contributions of five outstanding preschool guidelines. To receive the award, Torrance “Of course we were very surprised and came from Canada and Wales yet knew little teachers in Los Angeles County. The Memorial achieved 85 percent or higher extremely honored to be thought of and we more than that. Through Schumacher’s and nomination deadline is open until December adherence to all Get With The Guidelines- certainly enjoyed the process with Connie and Moretti’s research they were able to determine 15. One teacher from each of the five Los Stroke Performance Achievement indicators Lisa, who are so professional. It was a great that the family’s roots began in America via Angeles County supervisorial districts will for twelve consecutive months and achieved experience,” Beverly Hopkins Post said. “We the Mayflower. be honored for going above and beyond the 75 percent or higher compliance with six of knew a lot about the Post family but not as “What was such a treat was that we had our call of duty to set the learning foundation 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality back as far as they went into their research.” grandchildren who were probably the most and better prepare students for elementary Measures, which are reporting initiatives to The research for the program was spearheaded excited when they are heard that Mayflower school and beyond. The five winners will measure quality of care. In addition to the Get by Moretti and Schumacher but included a lot of connection. Apparently we have four relatives be notified in February 2013 and recognized With The Guideline-Stroke award, Torrance help and participation from the families featured that were on the Mayflower,” Hopkins Post said. during an awards dinner to take place in Memorial, has also been recognized as a in the program. In addition, Janet Payne of “In order to join the Mayflower Association April. The Preschool Teacher of the Year recipient of the association’s Target: Stroke the Torrance Historical Society was the guest we have to pick one of those relatives and Awards is open to all preschool teachers in Honor Roll, for improving stroke care. Over expert for the segment featuring the Post family; then follow them through, which we will do. Los Angeles County, including those who the past quarter, at least 50 percent of eligible Genealogical Lecturer and Instructor Eric Siess Two of the grandsons are researching the four work in non-LAUP affiliated preschools. ischemic stroke patients have received IV spoke during the Scotto family’s segment; and individuals to determine which one they will Candidates may nominate themselves or be rt-PA within 60 minutes of arriving at the Paul Lipinski of Polish Genealogical Society follow. It is wonderful to have the enthusiasm nominated by anyone associated with the hospital (known as ‘door-to-needle’ time). of California was the guest expert for Schafer. of the younger generation and to get them preschool including parents, administrators Get With The Guidelines–Stroke uses the In addition to the presentations, each family involved with this is really fun.” and co-workers. The 2013 winners will each “teachable moment,” the time soon after a received a scrap book with family pictures and Each family expressed its gratitude and receive a $2,000 cash award. The ceremony patient has had a stroke, when they are most different information gathered by Moretti and excitement over the work done by Schumacher will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2013 likely to listen to and follow their healthcare Schumacher during their research. and Moretti and believe that they will definitely at the Globe Theatre in Universal Studios professionals’ guidance. Studies demonstrate “The work that they did with that scrapbook make the best of the information they were Hollywood. To nominate a preschool teacher, that patients who are taught how to manage is beyond impressive. I am very humbled by provided to educate their extended family. please visit www.laup.net . their risk factors while still in the hospital the amount of work that somebody would “I don’t think I could ever come up to the doWntoWn antiqUe street reduce their risk of a second heart attack do for me and my wife,” Mayor Scotto said. quality of work that Connie, Lisa and the Faire Celebrates 14th or stroke. According to the American Heart “They wrote letters to people that I probably genealogy society did,” Hopkins Post said. anniversary Association/American Stroke Association, wouldn’t have done on my own. We had to “They are truly professionals and I think they On Sunday, Oct. 28, the Torrance Antique stroke is the third leading cause of death give them some information to start, but to be did such a wonderful job. We are very happy Street Faire will be celebrating its 14-year in the United States and a leading cause of honest with you, past the names of my mother with everything they presented and it was anniversary. The Street Faire takes place on serious, long-term disability. On average, and father, and my mother and father’s parents’ just really an astonishing and a wonderful, the fourth Sunday of every month on Sartori, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds; names, I knew nothing: not a single person. wonderful experience. We had no idea what to Marcelina and El Prado Streets in historic someone dies of a stroke every three minutes; To show us all the history, I actually want to expect but we were so pleased with everything old downtown Torrance. In celebration of and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent hire them to do a little bit more.” they found out and with all the little surprises the anniversary, the downtown restaurants stroke each year. • Each family was traced back in their lineage along the way.” to years that neither imagined. The results “Lisa and Connie did almost a year worth “The best way to prepare for life is to begin to live.” family connections. For Shafer, who was born families. It was a tremendous amount ofof work on research for me and the othervaried in terms of historical significance and ~ Elbert Hubbard and raised in Buffalo, New York, the research work and it’s just mind-boggling and I am so connected him to a relative living in Santa impressed with it,” Mayor Scotto said. “Not Monica that he did not know about. Furthermore, just because they did it for my family and my Sales Associate Wanted York and back to Poland and Lithuania. figure all this stuff out is amazing.”wife’s family but the fact that there are peoplewho really have that kind of desire in life to“They took whatever little knowledge I hadhis family’s history was traced beyond New about my family and then they did their own “Without a doubt now that we have this all Herald Publications, Inc. needs: an found out 99 percent of all the stuff that they of the relatives that I know of so that they candocumented, I have been passing around to alldigging and searching. They are the ones who experienced Display Advertising Associate. talked about,” Shafer said. “I really was amazed pass it on to their children and so on,” Shafer at all the information they found out and how said. “It is a living, breathing thing. It is not just Territories include: El Segundo, Torrance, much I learned about my family history. 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