Bob Beitcher paid tribute to John Breier, 64, a longtime member of Local 174, who came to the Woodland Hills facility in 2014. He died Monday
The Woodland Hills home and hospital run by the Motion Picture & Television Fund reported its first case of the coronavirus on March 31, with another six positive tests on Friday. In an emailed letter to, MPTF CEO and president Bob Beitcher writes about the first resident to die of complications related to the virus.
John's wife, Mona, was a longtime member of Local 174. He lived with an MS diagnosis for over 25 years and when in 2014 his family could no longer care for him at home, he joined our family on the Wasserman campus in Woodland Hills in our skilled nursing unit, Mary Pickford House. John was the child of Holocaust survivors and attributed his own personal resiliency to watching their own suffering. He wore a Jewish star earring. John was a real character!
We all knew John for his persistence. If he had a problem or was facing a challenge, he could be relentless. Tiffany wrote: "He always found me, whether in my office or walking down the hall, he knew how to run into me. His random butt dials at odd hours and long messages may not be missed, but his smile and his care for me was special."
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