Obits

MAKING THE MEDIA: Reported by the Daily News' Holly J. Andres.

Take your time, be it work or pleasure, was the motto of Gordon "Gordy" Strange, a longtime Reseda resident who died Oct. 29 of emphysema. He was 77.

And:

Helping others was the passion in the life of longtime Reseda resident Ruth Falkin, who died of cancer on Sept. 30 in Tarzana. She was 80.

The latter worked with Operation Gratitude, who send care packages to troops abroad. ::::: Ed. note -- Care! ::::