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In a July 3, 1987 photo, Jacob Dekema, retired California trans district director, poses for a photo at the freeway sign that bears his name on I-805 at Sorrento Valley, Calif. Dekema, who reshaped Southern California by building hundreds of miles of freeways, Sunday, April 16, 2017,  died from natural causes at an assisted living facility in San Diego, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday, May 8. He was 101.  ( San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

In a July 3, 1987 photo, Jacob Dekema, retired California trans district director, poses for a photo at the freeway sign that bears his name on I-805 at Sorrento Valley, Calif. Dekema, who reshaped Southern California by building hundreds of miles of freeways, Sunday, April 16, 2017, died from natural causes at an assisted living facility in San Diego, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday, May 8. He was 101. ( San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)

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