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LEGEND Loving Memories of Louis Graziadio, October 23, 1949 – October 17, 2022 Written by Me l a n i M o ro s e E d e l s t e i n | P h o t o g ra p h y b y B re n d a C a s h
Louis Graziadio was one of a kind, a true original. A loving husband, a doting father, and a dyed-in-thewool Palos Verdes family man. He was a lifelong avid surfer, an extraordinarily successful businessman, a generous philanthropist, an innovator, a world traveler, and a man who was a friend to everyone. Louis Graziadio, also called Luigi, embodied the Aloha spirit. His friend Bobby Hill said, “Louis was a living example of Aloha.” That was evidenced at a paddle out recently held in his honor. “When so many from near and far come to celebrate the life of a person for whom they deeply cared, it is extraordinary. I wish this on everyone, live aloha,” Hill reminds us. Louis is survived by his wife Beth and children Gina Graziadio, Gino Graziadio, and Written by Melani Moro s e ECarra d e l s t e Graziadio, in
Marianna Graziadio. A remarkable person with a spirit of entrepreneurship that provided incredible success in business and allowed him to make a significant impact in the world of surfing. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Second Southern Corp., the managing partner of Ginarra Partners, LLC, a closely held California company involved in a wide range of investments and business ventures, and a member of the Graziadio Board of Directors at Pepperdine University. Equally essential, he was an original founding partner of the Surfing Heritage Culture Center (SHACC) located in San Clemente, CA. In honor of Graziadio, family, and friends share their special memories with the community.
Photography by Brenda C a s h | Vi n t a ge P h o t o g ra p h y co u rt e s y o f Je f f E a r l e Clockwise from top left: flyer from opening weekend; waitress Narcissa Feinberg serving in our back dining room circa 1973; ownerJeff’s grandfather Harry Earle, on the right, at the first Red Onion Restaurant which he opened in Inglewood in 1949; Inglewood location, 1949. Center, The Original Red Onion today
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