Norman Epstein 7124

Norman Epstein was born in 1933 in Los Angeles and was the only child of a pharmacist and a talented amateur pianist. He was asthmatic as a child and his parents moved around to find a better environment for him. He attended Fairfax High School and was the valedictorian. He then attended UCLA undergraduate and law school, where he was active in student activities and met his lifelong friend David Yaffee and his wife Ann. He graduated in 1955 and went on to law school. He believes that the citizens of Los Angeles and California provided him with an excellent and free education, which has been a major driver of his life and his career in public service. He believes that the cost of higher education should be a state obligation, not the obligation of the students who can afford to pay their own rate.