Victoria Manalo Draves (Vicki Draves) born
12/31/1924 SF Ca (daughter of Teofilo Manalo of Orani Bataan & GertrudeTaylor of London) died on April 11, 2010 in Palm
Springs, Ca 1948 Olympics in London won two gold medals in a single Olympics, the first time for any woman in Olympic history,
member of the U.S. Olympic Diving Team. International Swimming Hall of Fame
G. Monty Manibog born
Laoag, Ilocos Norte (son of Atty Gonzalo Manibog & Adela Montilla) competed in the 1952 World Olympics in Helsinki, Finland representing the Philippines in wrestling; served as 1984 U.S. Olympic envoy for the
L.A. Olympics Committee to the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Bhutan; was a wrestling coach for the
Philippine team in Seoul, Korea in the 1988 World Olympics; the first Filipino-American to serve as mayor in Southern California;
served 3 terms Mayor 3 times Mayor Pro Tem; councillor; Loyola University School of Laws grad
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