I've had a chance to photograph Simon Lakritz a couple of times. He's a retired educator, former mayor of Hanford, staunch liberal and all around nice guy.

Over the weekend he was involved in a car accident which left him in critical condition.

Speedy recovery Mr. Lakritz.

UPDATE(9/17/08):

Simon "Si" Lakritz, former Hanford mayor and a civil rights advocate whose influence reached across the political spectrum, died of natural causes on 11 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia. He was 78.

A memorial will be held at the Hanford Civic Auditorium on Monday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. The funeral will follow afterwards at the Hanford Cemetery.

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