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These photos were taken Saturday, January 27 at The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum, in El Segundo, where a couple hundred friends and family of Phillip Alan Stadden gathered to celebrate Phil’s life.
Phil was born March 12, 1947, and was taken from us October 21, 2023 after a short bout with prion disease, a disease I had never heard of before, but is apparently always fatal.
Phil was a long time painter of classic cars and motorcycles which resulted in him becoming a member of the Hamsters USA club in 1991. For those unfamiliar, the Hamsters are a motorcycle club that, at least at the time, was made up of the cream of the crop when it came to builders of custom motorcycles.
My relationship with Phil was pretty much a six degrees of Kevin Bacon scenario, and even at his celebration of life yesterday, I learned of even more people that I have been friends with for decades that were also friends of Phil; suffice it to say, Phil had many friends.
Phil is survived by his only son, Jeffrey Alan Stadden, Jeffrey’s wife Shannon, nephews Todd and Trevor Stinson, and his life partner, Linda James.
Rest in Peace, my friend.
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These photos were taken Saturday afternoon in Rancho Palos Verdes, where friends and family gathered to celebrate and congratulate Alyson for having graduated the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a BS (Bachelor of Science) in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics; try saying that five times fast.
Alyson was joined by her parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, her boyfriend, and classmates from both high school and college. After taking some time off for herself, she plans on going for her Masters.
Congratulations Alyson, I am sure you will go far. Continue reading
These photos were taken at the Free Food Tasting & Networking event hosted by the United Small Business Alliance and Small Business EXPO at El Pollo Inka in Rolling Hills Estates on Wednesday afternoon.
The event featured a few samples of El Pollo Inka’s Peruvian foods and an opportunity to network with other small business owners. I arrived a little late so the food was a little sparse, but as you can tell by the photos, there was plenty of networking being done.
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William “Bill” John Hertan, Jr.
April 16, 1925 ~ February 9, 2015Bill passed away after a long and eventful life. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to North Holly Wood, CA at the age of 1. He was a General Agent for Knights of Columbus for Northern CA and Nevada. Prior to that he was a salesman for Jack Daniels and worked in the movie industry and the newspaper industry. During his time at Knights of Columbus he worked with and assisted many families to secure their futures. He was a very devoted and faithful Catholic and his work represented that faith and devotion. He was a 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus. He was predeceased by his wife and the mother of their 12 children, Marjorie Ann Hertan, and his sons Bruce, Brent and Brian, he is survived by his wife of 13 years Erma. He is also survived by his loving children William J. Hertan, III, Robert E. Hertan (Cecilia), Rebecca M. Dziarnowski (Mike), Bradley J. Hertan (Christina), Barry J. Hertan (Lisa), Bernie A. Hertan (Kimberely), Bryce E. Hertan, Brett E. Hertan (Karen), Bart P. Hertan (Heather). 20 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. Bill was most proud of his family and affectionately referred to them by number. He enjoyed westerns on TV. His biggest hobbies and enjoyment was helping others, selflessly volunteering his time and resources to many causes. He was a true giver in all ways. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
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These photos are from the graveside service at San Fernando Mission Cemetery and lunch at The Bear Pit BBQ. Continue reading
These photos are from the wedding of Rebecca Johnson to Todd Worley which was held on September 27, 2014 at Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles. Crafted is located at 112 E. 22nd Street in San Pedro, California. Continue reading
Photos from the bridal shower of Joann Scurlock. These photos were taken with a Canon Rebel and processed to make more artistic looking. Continue reading
Photos from the bridal shower of Joann Scurlock held on August 10, 2013 and hosted by her friends Ingrid, Karen and Connie. Held at 17705 South Western, Gardena, California. Continue reading
At Friends POV we got our introduction to event photography by photographing trade shows and their related networking events; whether it is a large party of several thousand or a more intimate venue such as a hotel suite party. Photos are a great way to memorialize your event and Friends POV knows how to take the shots that will remind the attendee of something that happened or a person they met while they were there; and they will make the person that could not attend, feel like they were there.
Friends POV will photograph your networking event and host them for you so everyone has easy access to them. Branding opportunities with your logo on the photos is a great marketing tool that we have personally used for more than 10 years. These photos are from the Showcase Hermosa put on by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau, July 18, 2013 at 200 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach. Continue reading
Is your restaurant, store or any other brick and mortar business holding a grand opening? As former members of our local Chamber of Commerce we have photographed many grand openings and ribbon cutting events. When it comes to food based businesses we excel and food photography has been a hobby long before it became a fad. Our head photographer is also a restaurant reviewer and vetted CNN reporter; talk to us about how much additional exposure we can bring you. These photos are from the Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar grand opening in April 2012. Continue reading
FriendsPOV takes great pleasure in covering fundraising events for 501(c)(3)’s and other non-profits; with our wide network of websites we can not only photograph your event but we are more than willing to help you publicize your event ahead of time. We have years of experience in utilizing the Internet for promoting special events, so put our skills to work for you.
These sample photos are from the Torrance Firefighters 41st Annual Spaghetti Dinner held in March of 2013. The proceeds went towards sending young burn victims to Champ Camp, a week long summer camp for burn survivors ages 5-16. Continue reading