Congratulations to our 2 newest members – Past Sage David Finkel and Housing Board President Matt Sumrow!
Month: October 2020
Chef Ruben Zuniga (RIP)
Our beloved chef of 20 years died in July, after a full life of familia y amigos. Thank you to Past Sage Stu Johnson Esq., Abel “El Vez” Somilleda and Jason Kelly, Esq. for joining the family in its Celebration of His Vida! Ruben attended Founders Day in February 2020 with his daughter Julia, but none of us realized it would be his last visit to the house. Thank you for always welcoming our good friend back home.
Adytum on High: Ben Rogers
Brother Rogers, who played center for the Bruins basketball teams in the 1950s, passed to the Adytum on High in Sept. 2019. He later taught and coached at Troy H.S. in Fullerton.
Rogers was the Bruins’ top scorer, rebounder and free-throw shooter as a senior in 1958, and he played alongside stars Willie Naulls and Rafer Johnson during his years. The Bruins were starting to emerge in the late 1950s, and in 1957, a good season was stopped in the NCAA playoffs by Univ. of San Francisco with Bill Russell and K.C. Jones and faced a tough rival in Cal under Pete Newell.
