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Obituaries

Aug. 7, 2018

Joy Sumabat-Graff, 1969-2018

The deputy district attorney was remembered for her eloquence and composure in the courtroom.

Joy Sumabat-Graff, who prosecuted cases as a deputy district attorney for more than a decade, has died. She was 48.

"She was a very understated, eloquent lawyer," said Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Philip Dubé. "She didn't need all of that bluster and bravado. She was persuasive in her own right."

Sumabat-Graff died on Aug. 3 after a bout with pancreatic cancer, according to her husban...

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