Exhibit 99.2




                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Angelica Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending April 26, 2003, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
T. M. Armstrong, Senior Vice President - Finance & Administration and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section
1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

                  (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements
                           of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934; and

                  (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly
                           presents, in all material respects, the financial
                           condition and results of operations of the
                           Company.



                                   /s/ T. M. Armstrong
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                                   T. M. Armstrong
                                   Senior Vice President - Finance &
                                   Administration and Chief Financial Officer
                                   of Angelica Corporation

                                   June 6, 2003



A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906 HAS BEEN
PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE COMPANY AND FURNISHED TO
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.