In Memoriam
Remembering the Upsilon brothers whose lives, friendships and service remain part of our shared history.
Brother Roger Denney passed to the Adytum on High Jan. 12, 2009. He lived in Irvine. Born to show business parents in 1932 in Indiana, Roger was raised in Riverside, Calif., and attended UCLA for undergraduate and law schools. Roger's career as an Orange County attorney…
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[caption id="attachment_538" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Jay & Marilyn Holt"][/caption] Jay Van Holt (7/20/1923 – 4/6/2008): Van Holt, a Golden Cross recipient and member of the Old Men’s Club, passed to the Adytum on High on April 6, 2008, at age 84. He lived in Santa Rosa (Marin…
Read remembranceWESTWOOD - Four brothers of Upsilon who served in the military and were killed in combat during World War II were honored along with all UCLA veterans who gave their lives for their country at a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2007: Robert “Ace” Calkins, Donald Hesse,…
Read remembranceWESTWOOD - Four brothers of Upsilon who served in the military and were killed in combat during World War II were honored along with all UCLA veterans who gave their lives for their country at a ceremony on Nov. 9, 2007: Robert “Ace” Calkins, Donald Hesse,…
Read remembranceJay Van Holt, a Golden Cross recipient and member of the Old Men's Club, entered the Adytum on April 6, 2008, at age 84. He lived in Santa Rosa in Marin County (NorCal) with his wife Marilyn. Van Holt was friends with Tom Straeter, Fred Thornley,…
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[caption id="attachment_183" align="alignleft" width="210" caption="Claude Blakemore"][/caption] Claude Blakemore entered the Adytum on Nov. 24, 2006. He lived in San Diego after retiring from a long and successful career in banking, and he was the oldest Upsilon alumni at age 97. “He loved UCLA and he loved…
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[caption id="attachment_189" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Joe Marsalek"][/caption] Joseph F. Marsalek, former chapter advisor to the UCLA Sigma Pi fraternity, died of lung cancer on Nov. 21, at age 76. “He was a good father and a good man,” said Julie Wage, Marsalek’s daughter, adding that Marsalek had…
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OBITUARIES James Randal Ross, 80; O.C. judge wrote book on great-grandfather Jesse James By Dennis McLellan Times Staff Writer March 9, 2007 Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge James Randal Ross, the great-grandson of Western outlaw Jesse James who was once criticized for selling copies of…
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[caption id="attachment_216" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Theron Vincent Demetre"][/caption] Obituary: Theron Vincent Demetre #218 (1938) May 10, 1912 - Dec. 19, 2004 Brothers: UAA was re-notified that Brother Demetre has entered the Adytum. He died in 2004, so you may have received this news previously. His former wife,…
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[caption id="attachment_221" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Paul Hastings"][/caption] Paul Hastings – Dec. 11, 1946 to Dec. 7, 2006 Paul Hastings found a new home in Colorado after a growing up in California, bringing along his same active life from our Golden State. Hastings and his wife Carol owned…
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