Bill Eislaben 1989 - Photo courtesy of Jerry Berns - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on image to enlarge)Last photographs of Br. Bill Eisleben
Bill Eislaben 1989 - Photo courtesy of Jerry Berns - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on image to enlarge)Last photographs of Br. Bill Eisleben
Bill Eisleben and his children - Photo courtesy of Jerry Berns - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on image to enlarge)
Bill Eisleben and his grandchildren - Photo courtesy of Jerry Berns - Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on image to enlarge)Among the files shared with this blog by Brother Jerry Berns are these photographs of one of Phi Delta Psi's most loved leaders, Bill Eisleben. Jerry took, what we believe was, the last picture of Bill, a week before his death.
Brother Bill Eisleben was born on the 24th of February 1944 in Long Beach, California. He graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in the San Fernando Valley. Bill was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1962. He was the 332nd member of our organization. Bill Eisleben served the Brotherhood as President of Beta Chapter at Los Angeles Pierce College.
Bill died in an airplane crash on the 8th of November, 1989 in San Diego County, California near the Mexican border. He was on a holiday in a four passenger Cesessna aircraft.
Brother Eisleben was a convert to the Roman Catholic Church. His funeral was held at Saint Jude Thaddeus Church in Westlake Village. The shrine of St. Jude in the church's garden is dedicated to his memory.
Bill's widow is Sherrie and children are: Erika, Annaliene and Elizabeth.
3 comments:
Sherrie Eisleben wrote shortly after Bill's tragic death, " I know how much Bill loved the Phi Delts and what a happy part of his life you all were."
The bottom photo in this series on bill was identified by Jerry Berns as Bill's grandchildren?
I was just checking out the Blog site and saw what you have written
under Bill's final picture. You wrote that it was Bill with his
grandchildren? I got to believe that those are his children - maybe?
He was only 45 at the time and they look like the girls in the photo above.
Now, THANKS again for doing the Blog site. I am sure it is a lot of
work, but it is like a breath of fresh air.
Your brother,
LeRoy
A note from Jerry Berns
HI JERRY, I REALLY ENJOYED OUR VISIT YESTERDAY. I SAW THE PHOTOS OF BILL AND HIS KIDS WERE ALREADY ON THE SITE. THE FOURTH ONE POSTED OF BILL IN THE SWEAT SHIRT AND THE TWO LITTLE KIDS SAYS IN THE CAPTION THAT THE GIRLS ARE HIS GRANDCHILDREN--THAT SHOULD READ DAUGHTERS. THANKS.........JERRY
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