In Memoriam
Remembering the Upsilon brothers whose lives, friendships and service remain part of our shared history.
Brother Bullock, an alumnus from the 1950s, passed to the Adytum on High in Nov. 2012. He was in ROTC at UCLA and served in the U.S. Army after graduation, and he worked in the technology field. He was a Los Angeles native and had retired…
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Recent alumnus Andrew Fleming passed to the Adytum on High on Nov. 5, 2012, from complications of cancer at his family home in Brawley. The loss of young and beloved brother is particularly difficult, and many recent Upsilon alumni from 2007-2010 considered him a close friend.…
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Brother Diamant passed to the Adytum on High in 2008. He was a "rake and racounteur" and impressed brothers with his Ferrari racing car that he bought of the Fox Studio lot while on campus in the early 1960s, and he was a Golden Gloves-caliber boxer.…
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Past Sage James Cochran (Adytum on High) Past Sage James “Jim” John Cochran passed away at the age of 71 on Nov. 23, 2011 in Valencia, having beaten the odds and surviving nearly 10 years after a double-lung transplant. He graduated from UCLA with a History…
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Brother Fred Thornley passed to the Adytum on High in Oct. 2011. He was a Past Sage and USAC/student body president in 1954, and a Yell Leader at Bruin football games during the Red Sanders glory years. He is among the finest gentlemen that Upsilon chapter…
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Longtime president of the “Old Men’s Club” John Goodlad died on Sept. 4, 2011. He served as a 1st Councilor and belong to many civic and social organizations in Glendale and Orange County, including Rotary. He was drafted and served during the Korean War. He worked…
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Dale Champion, a longtime Chronicle reporter who wrote extensively about the environment, died in 2008 San Francisco. Hewas 81 and an Upsilon initiate of 1948 before transferring to Stanford. Mr. Champion was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Baldwin Park (Los Angeles County). He…
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Brother Gary Gross sadly died of a brain aneurysm on Oct. 19, 2011, and passed to the Adytum on High at age 42. He was married to a delightful wife Lani and had a beautiful daughter named Talia. They lived in Huntington Beach in Orange County.…
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Brother Ralph Scott passed to the Adytum on High in April 2011. He was a teacher in Los Angeles for many years and cherished his brothers in Upsilon.
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Robert Smart, a WWII veteran and Golden Cross recipient, passed to the Adytum on High in 2010 in San Clemente. He was drafted after Pearl Harbor in 1941 and served as an engineer, building bridges in the European theatre, during World War II. He worked in…
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