Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings ...

Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings ...

Rodney Nickerson, an engineer with deep family ties to the broader Los Angeles community, resisted pleas from his family to evacuate as flames approached the Altadena home where he had lived for ...

Rodney Nickerson died trying to save his home from the Eaton Fire in Altadena. He lived in the home for more than 50 years, but it was this community in South Central L.A. that his grandfather ...

Rodney Nickerson, 83-year-old engineer with ties to Nickerson Gardens, among Eaton fire victims 'His last words to my mother were, "I’ll be here tomorrow," but he never made it out,' said grandson ...

Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down. The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings ...