PHI DELT LUNCH APRIL 18, 2013

The next Phi Delt Lunch will take place on Thursday, April 18th, at Red Robin Restaurant located at 24005 Calabasas Road, in Calabasas (directly off the Parkway Calabasas off ramp) at 1:00 p.m. 

 

Looking forward to seeing you next Thursday.

 

 

Steve Falk

 

 

FEB 2013 LUNCH AT THE RED ROBIN

 (l to r) Founder Grady Talbot, Bob Robar, John Caminitti, Tom Westberg and Barry Sandler.
Photos courtesy of John Bogdanoff.  Feb. 2013   (click on images to enlarge them)

 (l to r)  Gary Fredburg, Joe Palazzola, Tom Westberg,Tom Montes and seated Rob Miller.

 Jerry Fecht at end of the table.

(l to r)  John Bogdanoff, Tom Montes, Grady Talbot, Bob Robar, Dean Brewster , John Caminetti,  Tom Westberg, Barry Sandler, Gary Fredburg, Jerry Berns, Joe Palazzola , Rob Miller and Clem Boylan.

Br. CLAY KOERNER

Brother Clayton Matthew Koerner was born in 1943. He attended several high schools, including schools in Topeka Kansas and Staples Connecticut, and U.S. Grant High School in Valley Village, California. He graduated from Cleveland High School in the West San Fernando Valley. 

Brother Koerner was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1962. He was our Brotherhood's 330th initiate.He served as the Student Body President of Pierce College, and was voted Man of the Year prior to being drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War. 

 Br. Clay Koerner - Calabasas, California 2013

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Brother Koerner earned an Associate of Arts degree from Pierce College and attended California State University Northridge, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Clay and Teena share three children: Shane, Chance and Tawny. Shane M. Koerner is a Special Ed School Teacher. Shane is married to  Mindy They have a boy named Shaun.  Chance is a member of the Bakersfield Police Department, Motors. Chance is married to Allison. They have two children, Taylor and Kayla. Their daughter Tawny is a single mom and career woman. She works for Alliance Brokers & Consultants and has a son Dylan.

  Br. Koerner has been living and working in the Bakersfield, Kern County area for the past 20 years having moved from Carpenteria. Clay is the owner and principal of Alliance Brokers & Consultants. His company provides insurance and investment management for group and individual clients. Clay's chief interests are politics and work. He is the Scholarship Chairman of the Maple Leaf Society.

SNAPSHOT OF 3 BROTHERS

Brs. Joe Riggio, Jerry Berns and Mike Mertins at the Red Robin January 2013

(click on this image to enlarge it - Archive of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley)

Br. TOM WESTBERG

Brother Thomas Westberg was born in 1943. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California and pledged the Beta Chapter of our Fraternity in the Fall of 1962. the following year he received his Associate of Arts degree from Pierce College. In 1966, To earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University Northridge. He served the Republic in the United States Army.

Until his retirement in 2013, Br. Westberg was a winemaker in Paso Robles, California.

Tom Westberg 2013 in Calabasas, California

BETA CHI DELTA PIN

Founder Steve Falk sent along this snapshot of a Beta Chi Delta Sorority pin from Pierce College. Several of our Brothers married women from this group. The Museum of the San Fernando Valley collects images and memorabilia relating to Beta Chi Delta.

STEVE FALK AND ROY LO BIANCO

On the occasion of Steve Falk's last visit with Roy LoBianco, their group went to lunch and naturally had to kid around a bit.

 Roy Lo Bianco and Steve Falk remained friends all their lives. They remained friends after graduating from Valley College. During their years at USC, Steve was a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity while Roy was a leader in Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Last photograph of Roy LoBianco and Steve Falk. Roy was the 7th President of Phi Delta Psi, the Fraternity Steve helped to found.