Comp Attorney Patrick Bekeza Dies of Pneumonia

Patrick Bekeza, a workers' compensation lawyer in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley for nearly 20 years, died last month after a short illness. He was 63.Bekeza, of Encino, was in the process of relocating his practice when he became ill in late July, according to his brother, Mike Bekeza of Stanton, Calif. He died July 29 of acute bronchial pneumonia.A graduate of the San Fernando Valley College of Law in Woodland Hills, Patrick Bekeza attended Southern Colorado State College on an athletic scholarship and played for a few years as an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants and Minneso...