FORBES NAMES BR. OLENICOFF NO. 743

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Forbes Magazine has just named Br. Igor Olenicoff as the world's 743rd richest billionaire.
Br. Barry Ross was named the world's 620th most handsome fellows (according to Barry Ross).
Br. Jerry Fecht was named the world's most liberal Phi Delt.

JERRY FECHT AND JIM NIVETTE

Clipping in archives of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley 2008 (click on photo to enlarge)

In 1967, the Burbank Junior Chamber of Commerce designed Jerry as an "Outstanding Young Teacher." The award was presented by James Nivette. The award was a surprise to both Jerry and Jim. Nivette had only been told that he was presenting the award to a teacher at Burbank High School and the director of the school district's new continuation school.
Delta Chapter Brothers, Jim Nivette and Horace Seeley-Brown III both pledge Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University of Southern California, where they became close friends with the Phi Delts in the national fraternity.
Jerry Fecht and Jim Nivette had not seen each other more than a few times after Jerry's graduation. So, the award was a double pleasure for both.
After Jerry earned his doctorate, he visited Jim Nivette, where he was in practice in Santa Cruz. To Jerry's profound shock, he later learned that Jim had been accused of murdering his wife and had fled the country. Years earlier Jim and Jerry discussed a river in France flowing from the Vogues Mountains, called La Fecht.
Jim fled the United States, after abandoning his little son in the San Francisco Airport. He disappeared somewhere in France. An international search ensued. Eventually he was found in the tiny village of Munster on the Fecht River in Alsace. It turned out that his family owned a condo there. France refused to extradite Nivette, because of America's death penalty. Eventually, he and a notorious killer named Einhorn were sent to the USA with the agreement of life in prison without possibility of parole. Jim is serving a life sentence in a California prison. (Folsom, I think.)

BIG DAY FOR THE MAPLE LEAF ENDOWMENT FUND

As you probably have been expecting, I've been thinking about the Campaign for the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund. We need to have a meeting of the Endowment's Board first, to decide how much we will be giving in scholarships and our fund-raising goals.
So, you might enjoy what happened to me at lunch today.

I met Janne (my wife) and her office mates for lunch in Woodland Hills. When Janne arrived she handed me a check from one of our Brothers. It was for $500. "What a grand way to kick off the campaign season," I thought.
During lunch my wife's partner Steve, who went to Valley College after Van Nuys High School, asked what the Maple Leaf Endowment Fund is about. I explained our scholarships for Valley, Pierce, LA City, Moorpark, CSUN and Virginia Tech.
As we were leaving, Steve handed me a check for $500.
The old Phi Delt magic still works!
So, your Brotherhood raised $1,000 for our Endowment Fund today. Lunch anyone?


Note: I intentionally do not list contribution amounts made by our Brothers. This is so that those with lesser incomes won't feel awkward. I do hope, no matter what you income level, that you'll let us know you care with a contribution of $13.

GARY FREDBURG'S PROJECT

Panel from vintage postcard accordion. Collection of The Museum of the San Fernando Valley - Gift of Gary Fredburg 2008 (click on image to enlarge)

By now most of us are aware that Br. Gary Fredburg has been very involved in the effort to bring about The Museum of the San Fernando Valley. As The Museum's Vice President, Gary does many jobs, not the least of which is the Chair of The Museum's Acquisitions Committee.
Gary's most recent fund-raising project is the creation of a History of the San Fernando Valley through Vintage Postcards. The postcard of Sportsmen's Lodge, featured above is an example of 70s Era. You might be interested in painlessly helping Gary's effort. Check through those old boxes in your attic or basement for pictures, postcards and other memorabilia related to Valley (and Phi Delt) history.
Scan items at a resolution of 300 and send them in the jpg format and send them as files to gfecht#sbcglobal. The Museum will give you ownership credit.
If you chose to donate postcards, menus, yearbooks or flyers to The Museum, send them to:
The Museum of The San Fernando Valley
c/o Anchor Education
Suite 419
21031 Ventura Boulevard
Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Br. STAN SAUNDERS

Stan Saunders - excerpt image from group photo (click on image to enlarge)

Brother Stan Saunders was initiated into the Phi Delta Psi Fraternity in the Fall of 1962. Stan worked for a while as a consumer-lending officer for Security Bank. He served in the United States Army in 1968. Stan has a daughter Erin from his first marriage, and three children from his second marriage. They are Malissa, Rhett and Mark.

PLEDGE CLASS OF THE RIFLE

Brothers of Phi Delta Psi - Alpha Chapter - Photo courtesy of Br. Paul Craig 2008 (click on photo to enlarge)

Paul wants to know what was the semester of the Rifle Plaque? Refer to photo 01-08-001

top row: Left to Right
Bill Borders,

middle row: Left to Right

front row: Left to Right
Mike Rosenthal, Vic Salerno, (President) Richard Ennis, Stan Saunders,

AN AMAZING PHI DELT FAMILY'S ADVENTURE!

If you don't follow up on 90% of the stuff I try to get you into, PLEASE go to this blog site.
It is an on-line journal done by the family of Brother Jerry McAlevey on their AMAZING ADVENTURE in Argentina.

I'll make you a bet that you won't be able to stop after you've seen the first three or four pictures.

http://mcalevey.tumblr.com/


What a family! What an adventure!