Monday, December 28, 2009

Br. CRAIG PINKARD

Craig Pinkard 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on photo to enlarge)
Br. Craig Allan Pinkard was a member of the first Pledge Class of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1957. He served our Brotherhood as President of the Fraternity, Pledge Master and Keeper of the Keg for the Mother Chapter. He was born on the 1st of January.
Craig worked for many years in the film business. In 2009, he is retired, living in Eureka, California with his wife Patty. The Pinkards have two children, Saundra and Dean. Pat Pinkard is an accomplished artist.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

JAN 21st 2010 - Phi Delt Lunch.


JOIN Br. GARY FREDBURG AT JANUARY'S PHI DELT LUNCH
Barone's Pizza at Woodman and Oxnard in Van Nuys (Valley Village). 1 pm (the 13th Hour) on the
3rd Thursday of the month. January 21st, 2010. Barone's food is great and reasonably priced. Parking is $1.50.
Lunch is a no-host affair, with anything left over after the bill and tip, going to the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund. This last month we added $22.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Brs. CAMINITI AND OLSON


Brs. CAMINITI AND OLSON

Br. Jerry Olson just sent this photograph of Br. John Caminiti and Jerry at their 50th Notre Dame High School reunion this year. Notre Dame HS was a rich source of pledge-recruits for the Phi Delta Psi beginning with Br. Roy LoBianco in the first pledge class of Spring 1956. John and Jerry were members of our Beta Chapter at Los Angeles Pierce College.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Br. JERRY GILLMAN

Jerry Gillman from a snapshot taken at the reception for Ric Glazer-Danay at Pierce College.
Brother Jerry Gillman was born in New York State. He graduated from Canoga Park High School in 1964.
Jerry was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1964. He was a member of the Beta Chapter of our Brotherhood. After leaving Pierce College, Brother Gillman attended California State University Northridge. He graduated from CSUN in 1969.
Jerry has traveled to Europe with family on several occasions; attends almost all of USC football games home and away; oversees community Par course; very active marketing industrial warehouses and factories for his company, Colliers-Seeley International
Jerry's wife Cathy is a kindergarten teacher in Palos Verdes Estates, California. She and Jerry share three children. They are: Lindsay, head football coach Pete Caroll's personal assistant at USC;
Ashley, kindergarten teacher; Blake, freshman football at University of Pennsylvania
Jerry's birthday is the 7th of September.

Br. DEAN BREWSTER AT GLAZER-DANAY RECEPTION


An earlier photograph of Dean Brewster appears in this blog. This update image was taken at the reception for Ric Glazer-Danay at Pierce College in November 2009.

Br. DONALD GEORGE


Brother Donald Boyd George (Don) was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1962. He was a member of our Beta Chapter at Los Angeles Pierce College. He served in the United States Navy.
Don learned the florist trade when his family lived in Japan and for many years he owned a floral shop in West Hills, California. In 2009, he works as a repair man.
Don's birthday is January 13th. He is a graduate of San Fernando High School.
This photograph was taken at Br. Ric Glazer-Danay's reception in November 2009 at Pierce College.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Br. JAMES PATRICK GILLIS ARCHIVE


For those of you who loved Jim Gillis, there is a great Facebook page honoring his memory. Checkout Facebook James Patrick Gillis Archive.
James Patrick Gillis died, September 12, 1982. This profile was organized in an effort to collect images and impressions from family and friends who had the priviledge of knowing him. This profile is maintained by his oldest daughter, Colleen.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

GETTING BROTHER FREDBURG'S GOAT OR GOATS

Brother Gary Fredburg and I were at the Pierce College Farm Center to set up an all-San Fernando Valley "spring-cleaning / garage sale" for Valley historical organizations, and took a walking tour of the facility. Both of us got the feeling that someone was looking at us. When Gary looked up he saw four goats checking out the world below.
Gary has been working diligently with Brothers Grady Talbot and me to build The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, and to create opportunities for our far flung Brothers to see one another.

Br. BILL SPIVEY LIVES IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.

The Spivey Family
Brother Bill Spivey was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1964.
A letter from Bill:
Dear Friends,
Following an Associate of Arts degree in Graphic Design from Pierce College, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Woodbury University, Los Angeles,
I accepted an offer from Philco Ford Aeronutronic, Newport Beach, CA.
After enjoying 3 wonderful years in the art department, a change felt appropriate. I had been a Leadman of a Technical Illustration team, but had an offer from a supervisor. The head of the commercial art department was moving to the private sector. The chance to be at his right hand and grow my experience was compelling.
Wayne Hendricks, owner of Graphico Design, was a tremendous mentor and motivator, but after 3 years of observation and experience, it was my time to test the waters.
William Spivey Design enjoyed 25 years as a prominent design firm in Newport Beach, CA. At 55 years of age, I was mature enough for my first and only marriage to Mechelle Salon. We had a baby girl in December of 2002. In that same year we moved from our long time home in Corona del Mar, California to Cocoa Beach, Florida. After some 5 years or so in Florida, we recently settled in Austin, Texas.
I am enjoying semi retirement, performing occasional projects and reconnecting to old friends.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Brother Roy LoBianco


Roy LoBianco, the Sunday after Thanksgiving in Studio City. The rescue dog, Missy, is his constant companion. Brother LoBianco was in the Fraternity's first pledge class. He wrote the Fraternity's song. Today, he and Missy live in Palm Springs, California.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

ROBERTA CERVENY

Roberta Cerveny from her dental practice Facebook Fan Page.

For those of you who know and love Robert Cerveny, here is a recent photograph from her Facebook Fan Page.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

BROTHER WAYNE QUIGLEY

Brother Wayne Quigley at the November Phi Delta Psi lunch at Barone's Pizza in Valley Glen (near Valley College). Wayne coached high school football for many years. He is a member of the Los Angeles Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame.
(Read more about Wayne by searching other postings on this blog.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Br. Clem Boylan

Brother Clement "Clem" Patrick Boylan Beta Spring 1964

Brother Clem Boylan was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1964. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. Brother Boylan served the Brotherhood as Treasure and Keeper of the Keg for Beta Chapter.
On completing his studies at Pierce College, Clem transferred to California State University Chico, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.
Judy, Clem's wife is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles. She is a professional dietician. The Boylans share a daughter Christy is also a graduate of UCLA and who holds a Master's degree from Rice University.
Judy makes candles as a hobby and sells them at boutiques. The Boylans enjoy traveling.

CELEBRATING PHI DELTA PSI AT LA PIERCE COLLEGE

Brothers Don George and Bob Robar at the Glazer-Danay Reception
Brothers Jerry Gilman, Dennis Parcells and Dean Brewster at the reception for Ric Glazer-Danay. Photos provided by John Bogdanoff

The impact that Phi Delta Psi made on Pierce College has continued over 50 years. The gift of our Maple Leaf Society of a thousand dollars this week is an example of what a dedicated brotherhood can accomplish.

Friday, November 13, 2009

THE KOERNERS FROM BAKERSFIELD


Clay and Teena Koerner - After the Richard Glazer-Danay Reception.
Photo by John Bogdanoff

Thursday, November 12, 2009

A GREAT TURNOUT OF PHI DELTS FOR THE GLAZER-DANAY RECEPTION

Tina Koerner, Jane Riggio and Clay Koerner

Ric Glazer-Danay with the Pierce College Hart Hat sculpture,

John Bogdanoff and Don George

Photos are courtesy of John Bogdanoff.

MORE PHOTOS FROM THE RIC GLAZER-DANAY RECEPTION

THANKS TO JOHN BOGDANOFF for these photographs
Jerry Berns,Ric Glazer-Danay and Tom Montes

Jerry Berns and David Ashley

Lance Beiner, and Clem and Judy Boylan.

Br. Mike Mertens writes from Italy
"I saw pix by Bog and everyone looks wonderful Sorry i missed it. Ciao to all."

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Brs. GILMAN AND BERNS

Bros Gilman and Berns at the Glazer-Danay reception at Pier College. Photo by John Bogdanoff

John says:
"AMEN.....mil gracias to all for putting this fantastic event together"

Br BOGDANOFF GETS MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNATOR


Sign on Pierce College campus foto by John "The BOG" Bogdanoff.

BROTHERS AT RIC GLAZER'S RECEPTION


Photo and caption by Br. John Bogdanoff at Ric Glazer-Danay's reception
Ron Simmons. Dennis Parcells and Adolph Brewster (stole)(Borrowed) Mlacks favorite Phi Delt Sweat Shirt... in 1964...Mlack Karma is a bitch.....Yikes

Note from Br. Dick Mlack

"Gerry...great job. Love looking at the pics...wish I would have been able to make it"

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

NOV. 1Oth RECEPTION AT PIERCE COLLEGE MAPLE LEAF SOCIEITY

2009 - The Year of Valley History
Tapia Brothers in Encino - Harvest Pumpkins - 2009 - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

DON'T FORGET The Big Reception for Richard Danay Glazer tonight at Pierce College. 5:30 reception at Great Hall 6:30 presentations.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Br. TED QUILLIN


T.Q. is my name & radio is my game--for over 60 years. From KFWB in Hollywood to KORK in Las Vegas, & many stops in between. Blue Skies & Green Lights! Above was taken 2005 when I was inducted into Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.

KICKOFF OF AIDS LIFECYCLE RIDE BRINGS OUT THE FECHTS

Photograph by Chris Eisenberg
Janne Fecht hands out bagels while Jerry hustles bananas.

Our commitment to the AIDS Lifecycle Bicycle Ride, from San Francisco to Los Angeles each year, begins early. In this case, Janne and I got up at 4:30 am to drive to Manhattan Beach, California to support the riders participating in the A.L.C. "Kickoff Ride" on October 24th. We cut and handed out bagels and bananas. New riders received basic instruction, and there were rides of various lengths for those of differing skills. Our son Brendan led a beginners' ride. He calls his novice riders, his possums.

Monday, October 26, 2009

NOV. 1Oth RECEPTION AT PIERCE COLLEGE

SAVE THIS DATE ! NOVEMBER 10, 2009

You are cordially invited to a very special reception at Los Angeles Pierce College on November 10, 2009. This event celebrates 50 years of support of our area’s community colleges by the Maple Leaf Society and the life achievements of the acclaimed American artist Richard Glazer Danay.
Sponsored by the Pierce College Foundation and The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, this free event will begin with catered hors d’ouvres and beverages at 5:30 until 6:30 pm in the Great Hall of Pierce College. After introductions, Mr. Glazer Danay will present an overview of his career as a famed Native American artist and teacher of fine arts.

Nov. 10, 2009
5:30 to 7:45 pm

Los Angeles Pierce College

6201 Winnetka Avenue

Woodland Hills, CA 91371
Parking is free for this event’s guests in Lot A

Your hosts believe this is a unique opportunity to meet the leaders of the Pierce College Administration and the Pierce Foundation, The Board and Advisors of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, Founders of Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, Alumni of the Maple Leaf Society, and members of the San Fernando Valley’s arts and economic communities. San Fernando Valley artists, alumni and faculty of Pierce College will also be in attendance.

It is expected that seating for the event will be limited.
Please RSVP as soon as possible. gfecht@sbcglobal.net

Background of Richard Glazer-Danay
Richard Glazer-Danay came to Pierce College in the fall of 1962, after completing two years of active duty in the US Army Reserves. It was while taking art classes at the community college, that he determined to become a professional artist. At Pierce, Ric joined the Phi Delta Psi student fraternity and subsequently became a lifelong member of its alumni organization, the Maple Leaf Society.
After Pierce College, Richard Glazer-Danay earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at California State University Northridge and two years later received a Master of Arts from CSU Chico and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California Davis. For some years Danay taught painting at CSU Chico, and later became a professor of American Indian Studies at CSU Long Beach and chairman of the university’s program.
A certified member of the Caughnawaga-Turtle Clan of the Kahnawake Band of Native Americans, Richard Glazer-Danay has created a world famous body of art derived from both pop and postmodernist art movements, and he employs a wry and ironic sense of humor in his interpretation of Indian themes and the status of women in modern American life. Inspired by his ironworking family, Danay is best known for his hard hat art.
Mr. Glazer-Danay has been a consultant for the U.S. Office of Education, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Rights compliance, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Glazer-Danay is a member of the National Indian Education Association, College Art Association, Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Education Committee, and the board of directors for Educational Opportunity Center, Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin. He served as acting director, C. N. Gorman Museum, University of California, Davis; coordinator, American-Intercultural Programs/American Indian Studies, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay; California State University, Long Beach; commissioner, Indian Arts and Crafts Board, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Richard Glazer-Danay has exhibited widely in the United States and in Europe. His works are widely included in publications across the world. His works are in the collections of the British Museum, Vienna's Museum fur Vokerkunde, the Heard Museum in Phoenix and the Philbrook Museum.

Background of The Maple Leaf Society
The Maple Leaf Society is an organization of alumni the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity, from Los Angeles Pierce, Valley, and City Colleges. It also has alumni members from California State University Northridge, Virginia Technical University and Moorpark College. The fraternal brotherhood was founded by 13 students from Valley and Pierce Colleges in 1956. Among its founders were veterans of the Korean War. As the years passed, to give a positive expression of their loyalty to each other and gratitude for the opportunities give though community college education, the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund was created. It provides student scholarships and support for the foundations on the campuses on which the fraternity had active chapters.

Background of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

The Museum of the San Fernando Valley, incorporated as a California non-profit organization in 2005, is in its developmental years. It is in the process of obtaining input and gathering support from valley residents and from the business, public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The Museum’s organizational goals and objectives will always be a work-in-progress; to meet thechanging needs of a dynamic society. At the present, the San Fernando Valley has no significant museum
of history and culture, which serves the entire Valley residential population.
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is an educational and cultural institution. Its purpose is toacquire, display, and preserve artifacts, documents and records related to the San Fernando Valley and its residents. It strives to accomplish this through interactive exhibits, an interactive website, tours for schools and organizations, performances, lectures and an artifact loan program for San Fernando Valley schools.
The Museum's collections of art and historical items exist for scholarly research and for public enjoyment.
The Museum collects, preserves, and shares with the entire San Fernando Valley important works of art as well as folk art and crafts.
Contacts:
Dr. Gerald Fecht, President; Tel: (818) 437-1665; email: gfecht@sbcglobal.net.
Michel Stevens, Vice President, Development; Tel: (310) 890-9182; Fax: (818) 276-1547;
email: MuseumSFV@gmail.com.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Br. LOWELL RICHARD BOX

Br. Lowell Richard Box - Photo in The Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - October 15, 2009 at Barrone's Restaurant in Valley Village

Notes:
Brother Richard Box was born on February 24, in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was a member of the first pledge class of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1957. He served several terms as Treasurer of the Fraternity. For almost a year, he as Treasurer, struggled to increase the dues of the Brotherhood from 25¢ a week to 50¢. Then, opportunity came his way when the Oxnard House became available. He succeeded in increasing the dues to $1.00 a week - gives you an idea of what a dollar was worth in 1958.
After completing his studies at Valley College, Richard attended the University of Southern California, where he earned Bachelor and Master's degrees from the School of Business.
As a youth, Dick loved hanging around the garage-workshop of a neighbor, Matt Rosecrans. The owner of a carpet mill in Glendale, Matt taught Dick the basic use of tools and eventually gave him a job working in his factory. After college Br. Richard entered into partnership with Matt and spent some years as an owner-manufacturer of carpets.
Richard Box developed an expertise in overall manufacturing management, and for some time he taught business classes for Moorpark College and at California State University Northridge. He spent five years with Lockeed Aircraft as the Manager of Industrial Engineering before becoming vice president (and later president) of the Bourns Tripot Division of Bourns Inc. of Riverside, California. He retired in April of 2004.
Susan and Richard Box have three children: Susan E., Joe and Steven. They have five grandchildren: Nicole, William, Carla, Alexandra & Danny. One of their sons resides in Barcelona, Spain, so they are truly an international family. Dick and Sue live in Redlands, California.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Br. PHIL GATCH

- Phil Gatch at the August Phi Delta Psi lunch - 2009 - Photo in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.

Brother Phil Gatch was initiated into the Beta Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1959. After completing his studies at Pierce College, Phil earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Northridge. Br. Gatch received his masters in planning and public administration from the University of Southern California in 1970, and his Bachelor of Science degree from California State University Northridge. He spent three years as a planner at the city of West Covina before eventually becoming the city manager for the city of Thousand Oaks.
Phil Gatch began his career in Thousand Oaks as one of three planning staff members in 1967. He was named planning director in 1970, the same year the current General Plan was adopted. The planning department was changed to the community development department in the mid-nineties, encompassing planning, building, housing, and code compliance with a staff of 76.
Brother Phil and his deceased wife Nancy had four children.

Br. PAUL QUEYREL

Paul Queyrel at the August lunch meeting of the Phi Delta Psi - 2009 - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley.


Brother Paul Queyrel was born on the 27th of October in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was initiated into Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1961.
After his studies at Valley College, Brother Paul Queyrel attended the University of Southern California and California State University Long Beach.
Brother Queyrel is the longtime owner of the TriQuest manufacturing company in Irvine, California. He has two children Lindsay and Michelle.

Br. JAMES REEVES

Jim Reeves photographed at the August Phi Delta Psi lunch. Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - 2009

Brother James Reeves' birthday is the 2nd of May. He attended Canoga Park High School and was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1960. He served our Brotherhood as Treasurer of the Beta Chapter.
After finishing his studies at Pierce College, Jim transferred to the University of California Los Angeles where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Jim worked for many years as an engineer for Hughes Corporation.
Sue Reeves, Jim's wife is the only employee of the Los Angeles Businesspersons Organization. She is an avid golfer (Jim adds, "and hopefully me.") She works mostly at home and goes into the city for meeting two or three times a month.
Jim and Sue's son Marc will become a Catholic priest in the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) in 2005. In 2004 Marc studies at Weston College on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He holds a Master of Arts degree and just finished a year of study in Rome.
Brother Jim Reeves is retired, but works as a substitute teacher for the Conejo Valley Unified School District and private schools near his home. He also tutors high school students in math. Jim enjoys wilderness hiking, mostly near the Mammoth Lakes. He likes to capture great compositions in his photographs on his hiking and travel adventures. Jim is also an avid reader, taking on at least two to three books a month.

NEW PHOTO OF Br. MIKE ROSENTHAL


Photo taken at the August Phi Delt lunch - Barone's Pizza

Thursday, August 20, 2009

AUGUST 2009 PHI DELT LUNCH


Phi Delta Psi August 2009 lunch at Barone's Pizza in Valley Glen.
Leaning = Gary Fredburg, Jim Reeves, Paul Queyrel, Mike Rosethal, Steve Falk, Phil Gatch, Grady Talbot and half of Joe Palazzola.
Fecht took the picture. Taggart's ghost can be seen in the mirror.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

PHI DELTA PSI REMINDERS

Dear Brothers,
A Couple of Reminders:

1) This Thursday (3rd Thursday of the Month) is Phi Delta Psi lunch day at Barone's Pizza in Valley Village (very near Valley College). The restaurant is just west on Oxnard where it crosses Woodman. Parking is $1.50 - No host - prices are reasonable - good food.
Come join us at 1 pm - The 13th Hour.

2) The Fraternity's 53rd birthday is October 13th. To celebrate Pierce College is hosting a reception (co-hosted by the Maple Leaf Society and The Museum of the San Fernando Valley) to honor Br. Rick Glazer-Danay's great career as an artist. Garden reception from around 5:30 pm until 6"30 pm - then a presentation by Rick. At 8 pm you'll be out in time to party. RSVPs are important for Pierce to plan on things. Let me know if you, and any guests plan to come.

3) It's time to send along your donation to the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund. Remember, your donation is tax deductible.

4) Thanks for your support of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. Br. Rick Tozzi just sent us two years of Pierce College newspapers and school's 20th anniversary year book.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Br. JERRY McALEVEY'S HORSE DOES IT AGAIN

LITTLE BIT OF BAJA DOMINATES BANK OF AMERICA CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
Aug. 15, 2009 - Favored Little Bit Of Baja comfortably defeated 11 rivals in the $76,680 Bank of America Central Championship Challenge (G2) on August 15 at Prairie Meadows. With the victory, the 5-year-old First Down Dash gelding will represent the Central region in the $350,000 Bank of America Racing Challenge Championship (G1) on October 31 at Los Alamitos.
A Grade 1 winner who was second in the Champion of Champions (G1) in 2007 and 2008 and set a 400-yard track record at Los Alamitos, Little Bit Of Baja made his Prairie Meadows debut on August 1 in the Keokuk Stakes. He flipped in the starting gate and finished ninth.
Despite that effort, the classy gelding returned in the Central Championship Challenge as the 6-5 favorite with regular rider Rodrigo Aceves aboard. Breaking from Post 9, he overcame early leaders Hijo De Villa and Gallant Ways to win by 2 1/4 lengths. His time for 440 yards over a fast track was :21.450.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Br. MICHAEL TOZZI SHARES PIERCE COLLEGE HISTORY WITH MUSEUM

2009 - The Year of Valley History
La Riata 20th Anniversary Yearbook - Los Angeles Pierce College 1967- 1968 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Michael Tozzi - August 2009
Los Angeles Pierce College in 1948 shortly after the college was opened. Michael Tozzi was the editor and chief of the college newspaper for 1966-1967.

Detail from La Riata 20th Anniversary Yearbook - Los Angeles Pierce College 1967- 1968 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Michael Tozzi - August 2009
One of the most cherished landmarks in the modern San Fernando Valley is the Pierce Farm Center. The center celebrates Pierce College's treasured agricultural heritage, and provides Valley families with one of the few precious farm-experiences left in our area. This photo from the school's 20th anniversary yearbook, demonstrates the long time farm tradition at Pierce.

Cover of La Riata yearbook Los Angeles Pierce College 1967- 1968 - Gift to The Museum of the San Fernando Valley from Michael Tozzi - August 2009

The San Fernando Valley, in the heart of the Creative Capital of the World, deserves a great Museum of history and culture.
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley proudly supports the LA Heritage Alliance.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

RECEPTION FOR RICK GLAZER

SAVE THIS DATE ! OCTOBER 13, 2009

On October 13th, a reception honoring Rick Glazer-Danay will be held on the campus of Los Angeles Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California.

Sponsors
Phi Delta Psi Fraternity’s Maple Leaf Society
Los Angeles Pierce College Foundation
The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

It is expected that seating for the event will be limited, since faculty, students and alumni of Pierce College will be invited. Please rsvp to meet as soon as possible, so that I can reserve seating for you and your guests.

We have asked Rick share his career with us, through photographs. His lecture will be about an hour in length.

There is no cost for this event, though there will likely be a donation box near the door to offset the school’s expenses for the reception.

You can check out Rick’s Phi Delt background and his important achievements in the arts on the Maple Leaf blog

http://mapleleafbrotherhood.blogspot.com/2008/10/ric-glazer-danay.html


I will be attending the reception
I will be bringing ________ guests


gfecht@sbcglobal.net

Monday, July 20, 2009

Br. BOGDANOFF PLAYS CAPTAIN DANA




Brother John Bogdanoff is very active in community activities. Here he plays in an historic re-enactment, as Captain Dana.
A re-enactment of the 1850 marriage of Maria Josefa Dana to Henry Tefft highlighted the 10th annual Heritage Day held Sunday at the Dana Adobe in Nipomo.

Dozens of actors in period costumes re-created the wedding of Nipomo founders Capt. William G. Dana and Maria Josepha Dana de Carrillo’s daughter.

Others demonstrated a variety of crafts from the day, from candlemaking and spinning to brickmaking and blacksmithing as vaqueros’ and sailors’ encampments ringed the adobe.

Visitors joined docents to dance to period music, toured the rooms to view restoration efforts and heard an explanation of an archaeological dig recently conducted on the verandah.

The annual celebration is staged by the Dana Adobe Amigos, a nonprofit organization that’s restoring the two-story adobe home and working to create a historical park to re-create a portion of Rancho Nipomo.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Br. LANCE BEINER


Beta Brother Lance Beiner from a Facebook image.

Monday, June 22, 2009

LUNCH AT BARONE'S - JUNE 2009


Founders Steve Falk and Grady Talbot at the June Phi Delt lunch at Barone's in Valley Glen. (click on image to enlarge)


Jerry Fecht and Marv Smith at the June Phi Delt lunch at Barone's Pizza. (click on image to enlarge)

FOUNDER STEVE FALK

Steve Falk - Photo for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley by Gerald Fecht 2009 (click on image to enlarge)
Steve Falk was one of two Phi Delta Psi Fraternity founders at last Thursday's lunch at Barone's. Steve is retired and living in Castaic, California.

Join us on the 3rd Thusday of the month at Barone's Pizza in Valley Glen.

Br. RICHARD GLAZER

Richard Glazer - Photo taken by Gerald Fecht 2009 for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley (click on image to enlarge)

This photograph of Richard Glazer Danay was taken at the Phi Delta Psi lunch last Thursday at Barone's Pizza in Valley Glen. Rick is an initiate of Phi Delta Psi's Beta Chapter at LA Pierce College.

Br. MARV SMITH

Marv Smith - Photo by Gerald Fecht for the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - June 2009 (click on image to enlarge)

This photo of Br. Marv Smith was taken this last Thursday at Barone's Pizza. The Phi Delts lunch together on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm (the 13th hour) Marv belongs to a fishing club that takes inner-city children, who have never seen the ocean, deep sea fishing. Marv is an alumnus of Alpha Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi at Los Angeles Valley College.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Br. MICHAEL MAHONEY

Br. Mike Mahoney - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - Photo from Facebook entry - 2009 (click on image to enlarge)

MAHONEY, Michael "Mike" __ Brother Michael Mahoney was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Spring of 1965. He was a member of our Alpha Chapter at Los Angeles Valley College. Mike is a graduate of U.S. Grant High School in Valley Glen, and of California State University Northridge. He works for West Coast Steel Detailing.

I will share Mike's facebook addreess to interested Brothers.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

ROD DAVIS SHARES NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FROM THE 1960s

Rod Davis and his family visit New York City in 1962
Photos in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - courtesy of Rod Davis 2009 (click on images to enlarge)

Brother Rod Davis (center) and Dave Hinz (right) become the vice president and president of the student body of Los Angeles Valley College

(click on images to enlarge)


Brothers Dave Hinz and Rod Davis greet the newly appointed president of Los Angeles Valley College