Brother Rea, Upsilon’s last WWII veteran, passed to the Adytum on High in November at age 94. He and his brother, Ralph Rea who lives in Orange County, have been committed to the fraternity for 60 years through financial donations and moral support for the younger brothers. Everett served in the Navy during WWII and fought at Guadacanal, and he celebrated his life afterwards with trips to Ireland.
Author: Bradley Reichard
Brother Dean Yu is Alumni Guest Speaker
Steve Yu was recently promoted to CFO of the UCLA Law School, and he spoke to the active chapter in November about making the most of opportunities at a world-renowned school like UCLA.
Asst. Dean Yu is the first minority on the executive management team at the school, a long way from his youth in far off Bakersfield!
Brother Adm. Seely buried in Arlington National Cemetary
Admiral James Seely, one of Upsilon’s most decorative military veterans who flew combat missions in Vietnam, was interred at Arlington National Cemetery today (Nov. 6) with full honors and a Navy jet flyover. Upsilon alumnus Brad Reichard represented the brotherhood. He met Ted Seely, the Admiral’s son, who was touched that Sigma Pi made the effort to attend the final call.
Joe Marsalek lives on!
Jay Ross met his cousin’s friend Nick while at a wedding in Pittsburgh.
Does this dapper gentleman remind you of Upsilon’s finest Chapter Advisor???
The World War II Dead of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
More than 260 UCLA students, facility and alumni were killed in World War II; only Harvard University suffered more casualties. This includes four brothers of Upsilon who are listed below.
“To all of the veterans of the Greatest Generation, I add my humble thanks to countless others whose freedom you bought with your lives…
https://www.ww2research.com/world-war-2-dead-ucla/
Sigma Pi-Upsilon brothers
Dec 12, 1942, LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE LISTON R. COMER, JR, flying from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, was killed on a practice flight when his aircraft crashed into Mount Mou on the island of New Caledonia in the Pacific.May 24, 2943, 2nd LT ROBERT “ACE” CALKINS, of the 341st Bomb Squadron, died as a POW in a military hospital at Lucca, Italy.
Sept 9, 1943, 1st LT DONALD L. HESSE, of the Air Transport Command, was killed with his aircraft exploded in mid-air over Accra, in what was then known as the ‘Gold Coast’ area of Africa.
Jul. 17, 1944, Captain CHARLES LANE DONOVAN died on a stateside aircraft maintenance flight at Forestville, MD.
Upsilon Happy Hour – Aug. 19
A festive group of brothers gathered on Saturday night at Rocco’s Tavern in Westwood, owned by our own brother Josh Trifunovic. Attendees included two2 Past Sages (Spencer Van Ruiten, Mike Murrieta), Pablo Rivas back from his Ibiza trip, entertainment industry tycoons Ed Kwak and Josh Mandel, and Dr. Rainer Beck, who regaled with stories of his life in Germany and Egypt prior to coming to UCLA.
Brother Mack marries
A plethora of brothers helped Robbie Mack celebrate his recent wedding: Evan Hou, Dave Wootton, Misha Silin, Matt Nazareth, Jonny Hunter, Frank Solis, Dylan Faerstein, Past Sage Dave Lusby, new husband Robbie Mack, Jordan Fisher, Thomas Woodard, Mitch Huynh, Jacob Benz, Daniel Kleinkopf, Past Sage Andrew Londerholm, Case Colaw, Erik Troedsen.
Tom Dempsey in Kenya
Brother Dempsey (Y1964) traveled to Kenya for the second time on a mission with his parish, St. Monica’s Church in Santa Monica. The parish raises money and supports a school and church in the village.
Dempsey is friends with John Gaydowski, Walt Maxwell and Dr. Rainer Beck, and looks forward to reuniting with them at Founders Day in 2018.
Adytum on High: David Pulaski (Y1979)
Brother Pulaski passed to the Adytum on High in June, after a vibrant lifetime of outdoor adventures, marketing genius, great Rose Bowl tailgaters, and sporting success.
Old 1979 Sheepskin re-hung in the foyer
Thank you to brothers who donated to re-frame and re-hang this 1979 Oregon State Sheepskin in the foyer. Come visit Upsilon Manor … you can always go home again!
