Un-covering Our Lost Democracy

These posts are the clues of the red thread left behind so my grandson, Tyler Hunt, can know what became of his grandfather.

The funeral reception of Christine Rosamond Benton was held in her gallery in Carmel. The photo above may have been taken at the reception because there are black balloons floating in the background, which is utterly tasteless. That is Lawrence Chazen, a CEO of Noble Oil he put in the Cayman Islands.

While outside the gallery seated next to my mother, a well-dressed gentleman said hello to Rosemary, and took her hand. He then gave me a real hard look, which prompted Rosemary to say;

“Did you see the look he gave you?”

“I did!” was my reply.

“He’s a very wealthy and powerful man.”

I wondered if this was Lawrence Chazen a friend of the Getty family, and business partner of the Pelosis. I would later…