Hello,
I have a picture I inherited when my father passed away, that was
drawn by John Lassiter, in 1977. There is a bit of a story
behind, this picture. In 1977 my father owned an AC Delco parts
warehouse. John’s father, was a Chevrolet parts manager, and was
a good customer of my dads. The Dodgers were in the World Series
in 77, and my dad gave John’s dad a pair of tickets for one of
the games. To show his gratitude, Mr Lassiter told my dad , that
John would do a picture for him of any subject he would like.
The story of the subject goes like this.
When my sister was younger she had a boy friend who would ride
his bicycle almost 20 miles,(the last 5 being a very steep
incline), just to come visit her for a few hours. One day on his
way home, as he hit the steep downhill section, he had
accelerated to 50 mph! As it turns out, the Torrance PD
motorcycle officer that pulled him over, was a very close friend
of our family. He cited my sisters friend for 50 in a 45, and the
picture is depicting the event. My dad presented the picture to
the officer, and the picture hung in the lobby of the Torrance
Police Dept for nine years until his retirement, when he gave it
back to my dad. When my dad passed away, my mom passed it on to
me. It hangs proudly over my desk.
Regards,
David Hiebert