Anne Volk Finn, 94, Shadow Hills resident for 65 years and widow of
former L.A. City Councilman Howard Finn, has died.
Finn's lifetime was filled with active community service.
She worked side-by-side with her husband during his tenure as L.A.
City Councilman (1981-1986) and prior to that in his business as
architect and property developer. The late Mayor Tom Bradley summed up
Anne Finn's efforts during the years Howard Finn was a councilmember,
"This council seat was fortunate. They got two for one."
After Councilman Finn died in 1986, Anne Finn remained active in a
great many organizations. Most recently, she served on the Board of
Directors for the Hillview Mental Health Center, the Independent
Living Center of Southern California, Tierra del Sol and New
Directions for Youth.
She was elected to the L.A. City Charter Commission, 1997, served on
the Grand Jury of L.A. County 1989-90 and also was selected as a
member of the Mayor's Committee on Domestic Violence Task Force until
recently.
Anne Finn took great pride and joy in her family and friends. She
lived on her own in the house her husband designed and built in Shadow
Hills into her 94th year. Until very recently, she enjoyed swimming
and walking on a daily basis.
After receiving her B.A. in sociology from the University of
Wisconsin, Finn worked for the California State Relief Administration
and the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Anne Finn is survived by her sister Git Polin, her brother-in-law
Aubrey Finn; three children: Bonnie Finn, Jocelyn Finn and Melinda
Finn; three grandchildren: Demian Wyma, his wife Jennifer Lynch; Eric
Marchuk and Sarah Haskell; two great grandchildren: Mitra Marchuk and
Collin Wyma; a number of nieces and nephews; and many devoted friends.
...dedicated to remembering the life of Anne Volk Finn