(L.A.) Oron Kirkby, 100-Year-Old Man, Ended His Life
Case Number: 2021-10149
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 100-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity that occurred at a residence.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Oron Kirkby of Sierra Madre, California.
Manner of Death: Suicide
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound Of The Head
RIP ORON A. KIRKBY (June 23, 1921 – September 6, 2021)
The decedent was a doctor. He was predeceased by his wife Ruth M. Kirkby in 2013.
RIP Oron Kirkby (June 23, 1921 – September 6, 2021)
— Danielle DB Hammond (@LAarchivarian) September 21, 2021
Sierra Madre is a city in L.A. County. It is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east.