For many in L.A., Folsom was the face of the Parent Teacher Student Assn., better known as the PTSA or PTA. She developed a successful career at Disney, while her husband plunged into L.A. Unified and the neighborhood council. “It was the thing that kept him going,” said Linda, “having that purpose.”Besides his wife and daughter, Folsom is survived by step-brother Gerrit Folsom, step-sister Lindsey Folsom and his father Samuel. “He could be a burr in your saddle," former L.A. Unified Supt. Scott Folsom, a freelance Hollywood producer who never made a big splash in show business, found his true calling in another role, that of official and unofficial watchdog over the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 07, 2016 17:36 UTC