Br. JOHN WIMSATT

Brother John Wimsatt

Brother John Ewing Wimsatt Jr. was born on the 17th of February in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California in 1960. (His grandfather Laurence Viole' was the architect who designed the original buildings for the school.) John Wimsatt was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1961. He earned his Associate of Arts degree from Pierce College in 1963. Shortly after college, John married his first wife, Anita. 

John has three children; Julie Anne, John III, and Gina Maria. He also has two stepchildren, Jessica and Jeremy. John and his wife Robin Leslie have been married for 16 years and reside in Santa Clarita, California.

Robin and John have been married for 5 years in 2001.

PHILLIPE'S 2010

 Founders Steve Falk (left) and Grady Talbot stand in front of one of the few remaining original bungalows at Los Angeles Valley College in 2010, where they founded the Phi Delta Psi. In this building, that was the college's historical museum, The Museum of the San Fernando Valley was founded. (click on images to enlarge them)  Photo gift to The Museum from Steve Falk 2012

 Beta Brothers Clem Boylan, Jerry Olson and Tom Montes at Phi Delta Psi lunch at Phillipe's downtown Los Angeles in 2010.  Photo 5099 -  Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

Photo by Steve Falk.

Phillipe's 2010  left Gary Fredburg, Larry Pitsch, Marv Smith, Arnie Levy and Paul Queyrel. Photo by Steve Falk.  Photo 5100

FOUNDER TALBOT'S ID CARD

Founder Grady Ellis Talbot's Fraternity identification card. Donated to the Phi Delta Psi archive of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - June 2012

JULY'S PHI DELT LUNCH DOWNTOWN AT PHILLIPES

Dear Brothers    -  please share this

The Phi Delta Psi Brothers will have a no-host lunch at
Philippe's  - The Original  French Dip cafe
1001 N. Alameda St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
a block from Olvera Street at the edge of China Town

On July 19, 2012
at the 13th Hour  (1 pm)
We be in the eating area upstairs
You buy your food at the counter - expect a line
and join us upstairs.

You can get to Philippe's one block from Union Station
All LA subways go to the Station as does Metro-link
Orange line to Red line in the Valley
Phillipe's has two free parking lots.

If you have memorabilia from you Phi Delt days or SF Valley
photos make copies or donate them to the Phi Delta Psi Archive
of the Museum. Gary Fredburg, Jerry Fecht or Grady Talbot
will take them from you at the lunch.

A lot of the Bros have changed their emails without letting me
know, if they don't get this note from me, have them send me
their addresses.
Fraternally     Jerry Fecht    818-347-9665

June PHI DELT LUNCH

GREETINGS BROTHERS OF PHI DELTA PSI

SPREAD THE WORD

 JUNE PHI DELT LUNCH

Thursday,June 21st, 1 PM

 This month's no host lunch will again be held at the Red Robin Restaurant located at 24005 Calabasas Road in Calabasas. The Red Robin sign is prominent and directly off he Parkway Calabasas off ramp.

 If you have Phi Delt or San Fernando Valley photos or memorabilia please bring them along for The Museum's Archives. Don't have your history end up in someone's garage sale.

INITIATION OF BR. BRENT BRODY

CHERISHING OUR VALLEY       2012

The student members of the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity at Los Angeles Pierce College took their oaths of lifelong loyalty so seriously that their youthful bond still holds much of the group together in 2012. For example, 13 alumni "brothers" just shared a "13th hour" lunch at the Red Robin restaurant this June in Calabasas.

While kneeling, Brent Brody of Pierce College swears his lifetime loyalty to the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity before the Beta Chapter President Donald Collins. Standing at the podium was Paul Martz, the Fraternity's Pledge Master. At Paul's left standing is LeRoy D. Hunt the organization's Master of Rituals and Traditions, Seating at the right is Donald B. Taggart Founder and first President of the Fraternity. To the left are Bob Marko and Larry Tunison. Spring 1961.

Brent Brody went on to co-found Brent's Deli in Northridge, California. He later establishing a second Brent's Deli in Honolulu, Hawaii. (click on image to enlarge)

Photo number 5092 - Phi Delta Psi Archives - The Museum of the San Fernando Valley

MYSTERY PROCLAMATION

Br. Ron Lutz is sending The Museum a proclamation signed by the pledges of Beta Chapter concerning some issue. I'll study it when it arrives and catch you up.
Jerry Fecht
PS  I'm getting a lot stronger after being home from hospital. I left my gall bladder in Tarzana sounds a lot less romantic than I left my heart in San Francisco.