Poetic Obituaries: Roy Ringer, a longtime aide and speechwriter

for former California Gov. Pat Brown who later worked as an editorial writer for the Los Angeles Times, has died. He was 88.

Ringer, who in retirement had been actively engaged in his passion of writing poetry, fell ill suddenly and died Sunday of pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, his wife, Vivian, said.

from The Los Angeles Times: Roy Ringer, 88; longtime aide to California Gov. Pat Brown

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