Our Club's History

MEC Lifetime Members

35 Years of Membership or more
Lifetime members pictured left to right:
Tom DeLaMare, Homer Ewin, Ross Campbell, Lee DeLano

Lifetime members are those who have been members for 35 years.

Member's Name Year Joined
Leroy Kennedy
1944
Stanley Adkins
1955
Ross Campbell 1957
Earl Kleinfelder
1963
Reza Vossoughi 1969
Thomas DeLaMare 1970
Lee DeLano 1972
Alfred Kaufman
1972
Dan Cockrum
1973
Homer Ewin
1975
Lance Krajewski 1983

Alfred Kaufman (1919 - 2011)

Modesto Bee Obituary You will be missed! Colonel.

Club Presidents

Hover your mouse over any president's name that appears to be a link to see their picture.

1. 1932-33  Neil Cecil 27. 1958-59  Norman Brasket 53. 1984-85  Elwyn Heinen
2. 1933-34 Clarence Baker
28. 1959-60  Marvin Ray 54. 1985-86  John Amstuz
3. 1934-35 Webster Johnson
29. 1960-61  Ken Biesemeir
55. 1986-87  Bud Turpen
4. 1935-36  Henry Moore
30. 1961-62  Dave Hawley 56. 1987-88  Glenn Mann
5. 1936-37  Wallace Greene 31. 1962-63  Stan Adkins
57. 1988-89  Dan Cochrum
6. 1937-38  C.E. Plummer 32. 1963-64  Paul Birmingham 58. 1989-90  Ron Franz
7. 1938-39  A.C. Carley 33. 1964-65  Howard Parker
59. 1990-91  Greg Dias
8. 1939-40  Clarence Atwood 34. 1965-66  Charles Crawford
60. 1991-92  Allen Short
9. 1940-41  Oliver Deatsch 35. 1966-67  Henry Osner
61. 1992-93  Tim Treeloar
10. 1941-42  S.E. Pierce 36. 1967-68  Frank Reynolds
62. 1993-94  Dennis Wann
11. 1942-43  Jim Finn 37. 1968-69  Gale Fisher 63. 1994-95  Rick Mummert
12. 1943-44  Ken Beard, Sr.
38. 1969-70  Richard Hosegood 64. 1995-96  Earl Kleinfelder
13. 1944-45  Chet Robinson 39. 1970-71  Dennis Wilson
65. 1996-97  Jim Martin
14. 1945-46  F.E. Kennedy 40. 1971-72  Kenneth H. Beard, Jr.
66. 1997-98  Neil Prichard
15. 1946-47  Jess Grigsby 41. 1972-73  Joseph O. Cessna 67. 1998-99  Tom DeLaMare
16. 1947-48  Bruce Farrell
42. 1973-74  Gerald Lambert 68. 1999-00  Gordon Hart
17. 1948-49  Dan Rothenbush
43. 1974-75  Carl Schenewark 69. 2000-01  George Osner
18. 1949-50  Keith Tabbert
44. 1975-76  Reza Vossoughi
70. 2001-02  Ryan Carrel
19. 1950-51  Lawrence Adams 45. 1976-77  William R. Beard 71. 2002-03  David Souza
20. 1951-52  Fred Johnson
46. 1977-78  Lee DeLano 72. 2003-04  Robert Granberg
21. 1952-53  Walt Schenewark
47. 1978-79  Richard Ericsen 73. 2004-05  Daniel England
22. 1953-54  Archie Dixon 48. 1979-80  Edmond Smith 74. 2005-06  David Leamon
23. 1954-55  Curtis McMurray
49. 1980-81  Homer Ewin 75. 2006-07  Rapunzel Amador Lewis
24. 1955-56  Roy Fredrickson
50. 1981-82  Jerry Butler 76. 2007-08  Michael Rieben
25. 1956-57  Homer Jorgensen
51. 1982-83  Cliff Avery 77. 2008-09  David Castro
26. 1957-58  E.B. Gregg 52. 1983-84  Lance Krajewski
78. 2009-10  Jennifer Pratt
79. 2010-11  Daniel Machado
80. 2011-12  Des Orsinelli

History Slide Show

Club was established in Modesto, CA in 1932 by local Engineers and Architects. Below are two videos, created by our 75th President Rapunzel Amador Lewis, of our 75 year history.  Each is approx. 10 minutes long.
If you're having difficulties viewing the video's below then download the flash player to the right of this page.

 

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MEC Club Photo 2010

MEC Club officer instalaltion dinner 2010