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Obituaries

Aug. 18, 2025

Samuel "Skip" Keesal Jr., 1939 - 2025

Long Beach lawyer lived life of courtroom battles and philanthropy

Samuel "Skip" Keesal Jr., 1939 - 2025
Samuel "Skip" Keesal Jr.

Samuel "Skip" Keesal Jr., the Long Beach trial lawyer who grew a one-man practice with a $60 typewriter into a nationally known firm and filled his life as much with civic giving and world travel as with courtroom battles, died Wednesday of cancer. He was 86.

"Skip built a nationally respected legal career while maintaining a deep commitment to our city," Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said. "Through his firm and his personal giving, he supported countles...

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