OBIT: 1996 – Garland Stephens – early Rossmoor leader, attorney for Frank & Millie Vessels

This obituary below appeared in the North County Times (San Diego County), February 23, 2006.  Garland Stephens was a very involved personality in the Los Alamitos-Rossmoor area.  He apparently became more involved with the Race Track affairs after the death of Frank Vessels, Sr. in 1963.  He was very involved with the track during the … Read more

Jan 1992 – Horsewoman Millie Vessels Is Dead at 72

Horsewoman Millie Vessels Is Dead at 72 : Racing: She took over management of Los Alamitos after her husband’s death in 1974. January 22, 1992|BILL CHRISTINE | TIMES STAFF WRITER Millie Vessels, 72, who sustained Los Alamitos Race Course’s reputation as the leading quarter horse track in the country after her husband’s death in 1974, … Read more