On Sunday, November 8, the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Heritage Square Museum, Justin Gershuny passed away peacefully at his home. Only one day prior, Justin was honored at Heritage Square's 40th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser at the San Antonio Winery for his contributions to the museum. The following is the obituary from the LA Times. Members can look for a more in-depth article in an upcoming edition of On the Square.

Justin Joshua Gershuny, February 11, 1927 - November 8, 2009
Justin Joshua Gershuny, born February 11, 1927, died peacefully of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, CA on November 8, 2009. He lived a healthy, active and full life and is survived by his sister, Betty Joy Denitz, his niece Doreen Denitz Garcia (Nicolas), his nephew Frederick B. Denitz (Jena), and six loving great-nieces and great-nephews. Justin was born and raised in Los Angeles. As a young man, he graduated from Los Angeles High School and then served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He proceeded to earn his Bachelor of Science degree from UC Berkeley and in 1953, his Master of Science degree in construction engineering from MIT. He worked as a senior architect for such companies as WWCOT Architecture of Santa Monica and O'Leary Terasawa Partners of Los Angeles. He was a member of American Institute of Architects (AIA). Justin also used his knowledge and talents as an architect on several museum restoration projects and was a founder of the Heritage Square Society, where he served on the Board of Directors from 1985. He was a proud and active member o f Wilshire Boulevard Temple for over 50 years. In recent years, he enjoyed watercolor painting, producing beautiful works of art. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his memory to the MIT School of Engineering, the UC Berkeley School of Environmental Design, or the Heritage Square Society of Los Angeles. For a direct link to the LA Times Obituary click here.

Our 40th Anniversary Fundraiser at San Antonio Winery a Success

Our 40th Anniversary Fundraiser at raised $15,000 for Heritage Square Museum. We thank Master of Ceremonies Al Downing, Councilman Ed Reyes, US Bank, Southern California Gas Company, Pankow Builders, Davis Blue Print, the Arroyo Monthly, our Fundraiser Committee, our honorees and all of our attendees for helping us raise those important funds for the museum's operations.