Art Graddy, longtime resident of the Malibu area, died Dec. 14 at the age of 82.
Graddy was the founder of Malibu Towing Service as well as the operator of several Malibu service stations during the 1960s.
He is survived by his wife, Micaela, and two children Damon and Janet. “He will be missed,” his family said in a written statement.