L.J. "Flip" Filippelli

In July 1956, Flip Filippelli was elected to the National Presidency of the Canadian Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Flip was born in Trail in 1923 and attended local schools.

He obtained his B.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Alberta and then joined Cominco in Trail.

Flip held the presidency of the BC and Yukon Division in 1954 and has been National Vice-president for Alberta, BC and Yukon in 1955.

Flip was inducted into the Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame in 2000 and had previously been inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. He has officiated at World Championships, Pan Am Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games.