But public service called again when his friend and then-Gov.
He served in the position from 2003 until he resigned in 2005.
But it was as L.A.s mayor that Riordan made his largest impact.
Richard Riordan in 2015Todd Williamson/WireImage
In the wake of the Northridge earthquake, Mayor Riordan set the standard for emergency action.
Nowhere is his impact more visible than in downtown Los Angeles.
Riordan married Eugenia Genie Warady at a resort in New York and moved to Southern California.
Richard Riordan with a prototype of The Los Angeles Examiner in 2003 (Getty Images)
They had five children, two of whom predeceased him.
He was married three more times.
Funeral arrangements were pending.
City News Service contributed to this story.
