Most Influential 2019: At just 17, Riley Russo is the county’s youngest Trauma Intervention Program volunteer

All Riley Russo knew was that she was responding to an early morning call about a death at a home in Laguna Woods Village.
When she arrived, she was greeted by a man who led her through rooms filled with antiques and mementos. He kept apologizing to her for his sadness but shared with her that his wife of about 60 years had just died.“He quickly put on a nice button-up and jeans to cover up being sad,” Russo remembered. “I could tell he was really trying to put on a good face b