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 ...

Nickerson Gardens is the largest public housing development in Los Angeles, with 1,066 units. An engineer by trade, Rodney Nickerson also was a deacon and chairman of the Weller Street Missionary ...

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, 82, a resident of Altadena for over 50 years, was found dead after the Eaton fire burned through his neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Kimiko Nickerson) ...

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 Kent Nickerson, 82, whose grandfather founded the Nickerson Gardens public housing complex in Watts, died after refusing to evacuate his home. His daughter, Kimiko Nickerson, and family has ...