Obituaries
Woman's Death is Loss for Malibu Realtor Community
A memorial will take place on Saturday to remember Lyssa Marie Bird. She was a single mother. Funds have been created to support her three children.
Last week, the Realtor family suddenly lost the lovely Lyssa Marie Byrd in . Lyssa lived in Simi Valley and worked at Malibu Escrow Corp. in Malibu. She was 48.
Lyssa was a joyful, hard-working single mother who leaves behind three children. The youngest is 12 years old. Lyssa graced us all with her smile, laughter and enthusiasm at every occasion. She was a joy to know.
"All of us here at Malibu Escrow are devastated by the loss last week of Lyssa Byrd," her friends and colleagues at Malibu Escrow wrote. "Lyssa's knowledge and understanding of the escrow process made her an integral part of our office. Her beautiful, smiling face and bubbling personality will sadly be missed."
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A memorial service will take place on Saturday at 12 p.m. at Calvary Community Church, located at 5495 Via Rocas in Westlake Village.
An account has been opened for Lyssa's family at Wells Fargo Bank. The account number is 1406666436 and the routing number is 122000247. Checks can be made payable to Tiffany Hand (Lyssa's oldest child) or funds may wired directly to Wells Fargo.
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A separate education fund is being opened on behalf of Dominique Byrd (Lyssa's 12-year-old daughter). Checks can be sent to Malibu Escrow, payable to Barbara Praino as custodian for Dominique. The address is 22241 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite A, Malibu, CA 90265.
Praino's contact information is 310-456-2058 (phone), 310-456-1256 (fax) and barbara@malibuescrowcorp.com.
Susan Manners is the executive director of the Malibu Association of REALTORS.
