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Theodore Paul Mamola was born on December 12, 1929 at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the first child to Sam and Theresa Mamola. He attended John Marshall High School, and thereafter worked for many years in the press room for the Los Angeles Times.

Ted had an entrepreneurial spirit, having owned several restaurant franchises throughout Southern California in the 1970s and 1980s. After that, Ted built and renovated custom homes, mostly in the San Fernando Valley.

Ted and his wife, Jean, raised three sons: Sam, Chris, and Ted Jr. Ted was also blessed with five beautiful grandchildren: Makena, Michael, Matthew, Joey, and Reese. Ted was always happiest when surrounded by family and with a great Italian meal on the table. When Ted's sister Josephine and her family were over for a holiday dinner, that was even better.

Ted and Jean had the opportunity to travel much of the world. They most enjoyed cruises together, visiting Hawaii and much of the South Pacific, Mexico, South America and the Panama Canal, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. However, Ted was happiest water skiing at the Lake Mead ski wall with his sons, their friends, and his old pal, Larry Brown. Ted's Parkinson's disease first appeared in the Summer of 1994, when he no longer had the hand strength to hold on to the water ski rope.

Over the next 22 years, Ted waged a courageous and mostly successful fight against Parkinson's. It was only in his final few years that the disease took a devastating toll on him. He passed away at the age of 86 on October 8, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ted's family is very proud of him for all that he did and accomplished, and for the battle that he waged against this horrible disease. It is a battle that his family is convinced that he won. He will be fondly remembered and loved by all of us.

Thanks Dad, for everything!

Happy Birthday 12/12/2016.
Happy Father's Day 06/18/2017.