In memory: Vernon A. Fagin
1949 - 2009
Graveside Service
Thursday, July 2, 2009, 1 pm
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
6300 Forest Lawn Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Donations in memory of Vern can be made to The UCLA Wooden Athletic Fund
Dear Scouting Family,
Troop 139 is very sad to announce we have suffered a heartbreaking loss of our beloved friend and dedicated Assistant Scoutmaster, Mr. Vern Fagin.
Vern was a talented and enthusiastic Scouter who loved talking about Scouting every chance he could get. Just recently he wowed the audience at Wolfie Shapiro's Eagle Court of Honor, speaking on the Scout Oath and Law. Vern served Troop 139 as its Training Chair. He was also active in the WLAC Council, working on the Wood Badge training staff, teaching Scoutmaster Fundamentals training, and was active on the WLAC Council's High Adventure Team and served as High Adventure Chair for Cahuenga District. He was an Attorney at Law and held a Ph.D. in History. He is survived by a brother and sister and his son, Matt Michelson-Fagin, who earned his Eagle Scout Rank in Troop 139 in 2004. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them. Vern will be sorely missed.
Max Goldberg
Chairman, Cahuenga District
Hello fellow Scouters and High-Adventure members,
It is with immense sadness that I send you this email. My right hand man has passed away. As I have heard second hand he died at home Monday night. It is so hard for me to even type this right now.
I would hope, with all of my heart... that you will all be there... no matter how many miles you have to travel... to pay your respects to Vern and his family. Vern was one of the greatest Scouters I have known, he helped us to do our best as a team in everything he was involved with, and he was always fun to be with while doing what he did.
I wish I could say even more eloquent things about him right now but my tears are hitting the keyboard.
Please keep him and his son in your mind today and remember all the fun times you spent with him, that is what he would want!
Tamber Lynn Johnson
HAT Chair, WLACC
Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 10, Reseda
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