Background
Besen, Jane Phyllis Triptow was born on August 6, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Richard Herman and Rose (Krips) Triptow.
Besen, Jane Phyllis Triptow was born on August 6, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Richard Herman and Rose (Krips) Triptow.
Student Northwestern University, 1946-1947, East Los Angeles College, 1967-1968. Bachelor of Arts English, California State University, Los Angeles, 1978, postgraduate in English.
; children— Glenn, Allen. Executive secretary Chicago Ordnance District, War Department,1941-1946, Aubrey, Moore & Wallace, Advertising Agency, Chicago, 1946. Executive secretary sales office McGraw-Hill Public Company, Chicago, 1947-1951.
Executive secretary Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1978-1990.
Publicity chairman Am FieldService, 1967-1968. Secretary Citizens Com for Good Government, 1961.
Captain United Crusade, Monterey Park, California, 1967. Publicity chairman Monterey Park Art Association, 1966-1967, coordination secretary, 1968, director, 1965, past president, director newsletter, 1970.
Chairman Monterey Park Arts and Culture Committee.
Director in charge Bruggemeyer Library Shows, 1973-1974. Deputy registrar voters California State University, Los Angeles, 1971-1974. 3d vice president in charge publicity Community Concerts Monterey Park.
Vice president United Democratic Club of Monterey Park, 1988, president 1995.
Publicity chairman American Field Service, 1967-1968. Secretary Citizens Committee for Good Government, 1961. Captain United Crusade, Monterey Park, California, since 1967.
Publicity chairman Monterey Park Art Association, 1966-1967, correspondent secretary, 1968, director, since 1965, past president, director newsletter, since 1970. Chairman Monterey Park Arts and Culture Committee. Director in charge Bruggemeyer Library.
Shows, 1973-1974; deputy registrar voters California State University.A., 1971-1974. 3d vice president in charge publicity Community Concerts Monterey Park, since 1988, president, since 1995. Secretary United Deomcratic Club, Monterey Park, California, since 2001.
Member League of Women Voters (secretary Alhambra chapter 1971-1973, president chapter 1973-1974, action chairman, publicity chairman 1977-1978, hospitality chairman since 1980), National League American Pen Women (recording secretary, treasurer 1961-1965), United Democratic Club Monterey Park (president 1997, 98, secretary since 1999), Residents Association Monterey Park, Northwestern University Alumni Southern California (correspondent secretary 1979-1980), Friends Library.
Married Irving Besen, March 25, 1951 (divorced 1978). Children: Glenn, Allen.