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Adytum on High

Remembering the Upsilon brothers whose lives, friendships and service remain part of our shared history.

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Brother Denney

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 attorneyโ€ฆ

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Adytum: Remembrances of our brothers

Remembrances of our brothers

[caption id="attachment_538" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Jay & Marilyn Holt"][/caption] Jay Van Holt (7/20/1923 โ€“ 4/6/2008): Van Holt, a Golden Cross recipient and member of the Old Menโ€™s Club, passed to the Adytum on High on April 6, 2008, at age 84. He lived in Santa Rosa (Marinโ€ฆ

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Remembrances: Brothers who served

WESTWOOD - 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 โ€œAceโ€ Calkins, Donald Hesse,โ€ฆ

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Remembrances: Brothers who served

WESTWOOD - 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 โ€œAceโ€ Calkins, Donald Hesse,โ€ฆ

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Van Holt

Jay 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,โ€ฆ

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Blakemore enters the Adytum

Blakemore

[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. โ€œHe loved UCLA and he lovedโ€ฆ

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Farewell to the King - Joe Marsalek enters the Adytum

Farewell to the King โ€“ Joe Marsalek

[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. โ€œHe was a good father and a good man,โ€ said Julie Wage, Marsalekโ€™s daughter, adding that Marsalek hadโ€ฆ

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Adytum: Theron Vincent Demetre #218

Theron Vincent Demetre #218

[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,โ€ฆ

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