Claudia Heller grew up in Hollywood, California, and graduated from Los Angeles City College with a degree in journalism. She has served as president of the Duarte Historical Society and Museum and writes a bimonthly column for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group in the Pasadena Star News. Her columns cover people, events and history of the Duarte area. She is the author of two previous books by the History Press, Life on Route 66 and Duarte Chronicles.
Alan Heller is past president of Duarte's Public Access Channel and a former commissioner of the Duarte Parks and Recreation, Planni...