February 19. 2026
Stories of Los Angeles Harbor Area: For Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (SOLAHA Vol. VI, No. 14)
Rachel (Angon) Viramontes how she met her husband Bill Viramontes the “Good Samaritan” at Warner Grand Theatre, and married him!
Lifetime time San Pedran, Rachel Viramontes, president of the San Pedro Wednesday Club, tells about attending event at Warner Grand Theatre when her future husband Bill came to the rescue of a lady in distress, their courtship and eventual marriage.
Rachel has lived in SP all her life except the @two years she was away when her husband Bill was in military service. She attended Barton Hill and Holy Trinity Elementary Schools, then Mary Star of the Sea High School (class of 1959). She attendedNurses Training Institute in Long Beach for a year until the school closed, then transferred to Los Angeles Harbor College.While attending Harbor College she began working part-time in the Business Office at San Pedro Peninsula Hospital where she worked the next 25 years. She and Bill have four children. Over the years she because active community advocate and particularly important is her effort for the Bandini Canyon Trail Park that took several years working with Department of Recreation& Parks. Los Angeles NeighborhoodInitiative (LANI) and Council District 15.
She joined the San Pedro Wednesday (Senior) Club (WC) in 2005and in 2008 was elected President and currently still servea as President. She helped guide the growth of membership from approximately one hundred to current cap of four hundred. The WC is highly active in supporting the Community and they have many fun activities including day trips, and lectures.
In 2024 as a representative of the San Pedro Service Center, she was an honoree designated by by County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, Aging & Disabilities Department & Commission for Older Adults 59th Annual Recognition Day as part of County Supervisor Janice Hahn’s District 4.
Rachel and her husband enjoy travel, dining, games and family. They continue to have a happy productive life!