Kathy, born and raised in Eagle Rock, who had an acting stage name of "Kathy O'Dare," passed away Sunday July 18th, at her home in Riverside, California. She attended St. Dominic's Grammar School, and graduated from Eagle Rock High School in 1975, and graduated from Glendale College. Kathleen D'Orazi had quite an actress career. She was a child star as "One of the Sour Grape Girls" in the Banana Splits Adventure in the early 1970s, and got her big break as a leading star in the first episode of Happy Days TV Show in 1974 as Mary Lou Mulligan, starring Ronnie Howard (Richie) and Henry Winkler, (The Fonz). She had many other credits on such shows as the Brady Bunch, and a movie with Ronnie Howard called "Eat My Dust." Kathleen was born August 27th, 1957 of Tony and Miltreta D'Orazi. Her father Tony D'Orazi, was a TV Star in the early 1950's, and had his own show for 3 years, called "Uncle Tony O'Dare, First Cartoonist of the Air." Kathleen's dad was a renowned artist in Eagle Rock after his TV Career and raised his family on Norwalk Ave. She had been studying dance and acting since she was three years old. She leaves behind her mother, Miltreta, brother Mike, Eagle Rock Class of 1958, and her brother David, Eagle Rock Class of Summer of 1967, and a 13 year old daughter, Miltreta Mae D'Orazi.
Kathy, born and raised in Eagle Rock, who had an acting stage name of "Kathy O'Dare," passed away Sunday July 18th, at her home in Riverside, California. She attended St. Dominic's Grammar School, and graduated from Eagle Rock High School in 1975, and graduated from Glendale College. Kathleen D'Orazi had quite an actress career. She was a child star as "One of the Sour Grape Girls" in the Banana Splits Adventure in the early 1970s, and got her big break as a leading star in the first episode of Happy Days TV Show in 1974 as Mary Lou Mulligan, starring Ronnie Howard (Richie) and Henry Winkler, (The Fonz). She had many other credits on such shows as the Brady Bunch, and a movie with Ronnie Howard called "Eat My Dust." Kathleen was born August 27th, 1957 of Tony and Miltreta D'Orazi. Her father Tony D'Orazi, was a TV Star in the early 1950's, and had his own show for 3 years, called "Uncle Tony O'Dare, First Cartoonist of the Air." Kathleen's dad was a renowned artist in Eagle Rock after his TV Career and raised his family on Norwalk Ave. She had been studying dance and acting since she was three years old. She leaves behind her mother, Miltreta, brother Mike, Eagle Rock Class of 1958, and her brother David, Eagle Rock Class of Summer of 1967, and a 13 year old daughter, Miltreta Mae D'Orazi.
