FOLLOWING LEADS ON LOCATION OF Br. TIM WALKER

Tim Walker was among the 13 brothers of Phi Delta Psi initiated in the Detinu Vidal Chapter of our Fraternity at Moorpark College in 1971. He graduated from Camarillo High School, in the same class as Bob Cole.
Our latest lead has it that Br. Walker works today as a baker for Whole Foods grocery company in Sonoma, California.

Br. TIM WALKER

Photograph taken at Moorpark College in 1971

Br. JIM POWERS LEADS SEARCH AND RESCUE IN HAITI

If you have been watching main stream news, you'll have seen many stories about the Los Angeles Country Search and Rescue Team that is being deployed to the Republic of Haiti. I'm proud to say that the team is being led by Deputy Fire Chief James Powers, a former student of mine, and a member of our Phi Delta Psi Chapter at Moorpark College - the Detanu Vidal.

Br. JOHN M. ELROD

John Elrod - Photo in the Archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2009 (click on image to enlarge)

Brother John Matthew Elrod was one of the Detinu Vidal Chapter of the Phi Delta Psi at Moorpark College in the Spring of 1975. He and his family live in Calgary, Alberta in Canada.

A THANK YOU NOTE FOR THE MAPLE LEAF SCHOLARSHIP AT MOORPARK COLLEGE

Here's a note from the President of Moorpark College, in response to a scholarship given to the school from The Maple Leaf Endowment Fund. Moorpark College was the home of our Phi Delta Psi Detinu Vidal Chapter.

"Dear Friends of Moorpark College,
Thank you for supporting students through the Moorpark College Foundation's Scholarship program in 2007. Your donation helped students move forward to a bright future and many happy years to come.
Eva Conrad Moorpark College President"

This year's Maple Leaf Endowment check to Moorpark was earmarked for a student returning to college after service in Iraq or Afghanistan. This was done in honor of our Founders Don Taggart and Grady Talbot who began our Brotherhood after returning from service in the US Marine Corps in the Korean Conflict. The scholar will be selected under the auspice of Dr. Francis Bianchino.

Br. JIM POWERS

James W. Powers
Detinu Vidal - Moorpark College - Fall 1972

In September of1989, Brother Jim Powers was promoted to the position of Fire Captain for the Newhall, and Santa Clarita communities. Three years later he earned a Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection and Engineering from California State University Los Angeles.
In 1994, Jim was assigned to Office of Emergency Management, LA County CAO. Two years later he was promoted to Battalion Chief (East LA, Technical Operations Section, and Malibu).
As a member of the Christian Church of Thousand Oaks, Jim has participated in missionary construction projects in Mexico (1996-1999), Chile (2001 & 2003) and Kenya (2004).
As LA County Team Leader of Urban Search and Rescue Team, Jim responded to Oklahoma Bombing and Sri Lanka Tsunami. He has participated in international
disaster exercises in Iceland, Norway, Ethiopia and Switzerland. He also has participated in international disaster conferences in Costa Rica, Peru, Tunisia, Japan, Jordan. He most recently was involved in the rescue operations in Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans area.
In 2005, Brother Jim Powers is assigned to Battalion 5 in Malibu.