Letters to the Editor

Editor:

I had a glimpse of Jane Nam on the front page of LW Weekly (June 16). As far as I know, she is the heroine “Grandmama Jane” to faraway to African kids.

Her recent mission for the refugees in Ukraine reminds me of the Korean conflict more than two-thirds of a century ago and American veterans today.

Twenty dollars is not a large donation to jane.nam51@gmail. com or seon.h.cho@gmail.com, but I hope it will help a refugee who needs a bottle of water and a loaf of bread.

Her hubby, Seon, was CEO of a big company once and also served as a board member of Mutual 1. He is very supportive of devout Jane’s missions. We shareholders are most proud of having such a wonderful couple in the LW community.

May God’s blessing be with her and her family.

Robert Chung Mutual 4 Editor:

I agree with Mitzi Winks (June 16) that the relocated memorial statue has found an excellent home outside our library although now it is seen by many fewer folks and only those who are already residents. I never considered the original spot, located as it was next to the swimming pool and proximate to the golf course, to be much of a threat to the image of an active-lifestyle community, at most, another aspect of it. Not all of us, unfortunately, are very active. I’m happy that she now finds it “charming” and not “kitschy Rockwellian.” Her metaphorical “Inuit in an anorak” was probably not what the folks who commissioned the work—in memory of relatives who actually lived here—had in mind.

We already have Mutuals adjudicating size and number of flower pots, size and number of dogs, size and number of bushes, types of trees that are permitted. Size and number of flags, regardless of message, are not that much different with regard to limitations, are they?

The letter expressed tolerance of any religion, which is good, but was not quite as tolerant of my impression of small white crosses in a grassy and flowering space as being suggestive of a cemetery. I did not mention religion in my comments about such displays. Perhaps, my driving to work for years on the 405 Freeway past Veterans’ Memorial Cemetary had something to do with implanting that impression in my mind.

Lee Hoyt Mutual 11