History
Mass, Fraternity & Fish



Mass, Fraternity & Fish
The idea of the Friars was conceived in 1959 when Lawyer Dick Murphy and Insurance man Jim Prager were talking together. When Dick mentioned a similar club in Detroit, the idea was born.
This was to be a single purpose luncheon group; a group that promised no outside activities, no fund-raising. There were to be three elements in the meetings: the spiritual, the intellectual, and the business.
These two men worked on the idea for four months. They talked about the idea to many businessmen for several weeks. Cardinal McIntyre gave his approval. At the first meeting, 198 were present.
The First Friday Friars grew in size with each meeting to follow. The final meeting of the first season had a capacity crowd, of 850 packed into the Disneyland Hotel.

President
Gene Hernandez
Immed. Past President
Martin Covarrubias
President Elect
Hugh Lynch
Programs
Don Hunsberger
Recording Secretary
Ron Klucsar
Chaplain
Fr. Glenn Baaton
Treasurer
Denny Shields
Sports
John Aust
Raffle Chairman
Gene Chronik
Badge/Awards
Michael Withrow
Communications
Bob Hengstebeck
Membership/Memorial
Tony Paukstis
Directors
Bill Flood
Lou Joseph