Photo By Ross A. BensonBurbank Fire Fighters Union 778 gathered at The Burbank Marriott to officially issue their members who retired this past year their ‘Retirement Axe’s’. The retirees present were [L/R] Bob Lanning, Tom Zaun, Jim Finerty, Bob Sheffield, Victor Marquez, and Bob Trowbridge, also retired was Pat Latham [not pictured]. The total amount of years of service of these member exceeded 200 man years of service to the city of Burbank.
Mary Gallagher will tell you she’s “a comic, actor, and writer,” but that doesn’t really cover it. She’s a survivor of Midwestern discipline, a student of chaos, a quiet storm turned loud truth-teller. She’s also a working mother, an educator, a late-night TV comic, a Colbert alum, a voice in the room helping actors find their own voices.