Joan Lundy, 68; community activist once led the Glassell Park Improvement Assn.
Joan Lundy, 68, a community activist and former president of the Glassell Park Improvement Assn., died June 7 at Kaiser Permanente Sunset Medical Center in Los Angeles after a series of strokes, said her daughter, Laurie Oberholtzer.
Lundy spearheaded the planting of jacarandas along San Fernando Road and Eagle Rock Boulevard, which “have become our symbol in Glassell Park,” said Laura Gutierrez, president of the association in Northeast Los Angeles.
She also helped persuade the city to demolish the abandoned Masonry Builders Supply site between Eagle Rock Boulevard and the Glendale Freeway in Glassell Park, upgrade the local community center and complete many public works projects, her daughter said.
Born June 15, 1938, in Cleveland, Lundy grew up around San Dimas and Pasadena.
After raising five children, Lundy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in the early 1980s in geology from Cal State L.A. For many years, she practiced engineering geology, specializing in landfill and landslide projects.
In 1987, she married her second husband, Bill Lundy, and moved into his Glassell Park home. She led the association for more than a decade and was president from 1996 to 1999.
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