DOWNEY — Longtime Downey civic leader and former Downey Unified School District board member Martha Sodetani died unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 3.
Details surrounding her death were not immediately available.
Sodetani was a prominent figure in Downey for decades, serving more than 17 years on the Downey Unified Board of Education and volunteering extensively with local organizations, including PTA, PTA HELPS, Gangs Out of Downey, Assistance League of Downey and the Downey Coordinating Council…