Councilman Bernard Parks' brother hospitalized after stroke
The candidate for L.A. County Supervisor canceled campaign events for several hours Friday when his brother, Arthur Parks, was admitted to the intensive care unit. Their father died earlier this week.
Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks, locked in a race for county supervisor, canceled campaign events for several hours Friday after his brother was hospitalized with a stroke.
Arthur Parks was in intensive care at a Los Angeles-area hospital, according to Parks' chief of staff and son, Bernard Parks Jr. The hospitalization of Parks' older brother came just days after their father, Earl Parks, died at age 87. The former Los Angeles police chief and two-term city councilman canceled his campaign appearances Monday because of his father's death.
On Friday evening, Parks resumed his campaign. He was scheduled to appear with former City Councilman Nate Holden, County Supervisor Gloria Molina and other supporters for get-out-the-vote activities.
Arthur Parks: An article and headline in Saturday's California section about the hospitalization of Arthur Parks, brother of Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks, stated that he had suffered a stroke. Family members say that doctors later determined that his illness was the result of an infection.
Therolf is a Times staff writer
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