WILLIAM "BILLY" ALPERN

Dear Barbara, Richard, and Jeffrey,

On behalf of my mother, Joyce Fried, a very old Long Beach friend of your father, Billy and Grace, and myself, please accept our sadness at your loss. Joyce spoke to Billy shortly after your mother died and they were commiserating that they were the only ones left from their old Long Beach crowd. So Joyce felt very sad to hear about Billy's passing, telling me that she is now the only one left. I remember when Billy used to come visit my parents,...