| For Philip N. Marentay Sr. '22, the fraternity was "a pleasant association that I will never forget." | Eighty-six year-old Thomas D. Rowe '31 writes, "My two years at U. of M. and in the Sigma Chi house are some of my favorite memories." | Earl E. Morrow '37 has been married to his Sigma Chi sweetheart for 47 years. The couple spend the summer at their home in Traverse City, MI, and have three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. |
| Retired pediatrician Wallace E. Bash '39 lives in Florida half the year. He and Jean, his wife of 56 years, hve three children and 10 grnadchildren. Wally notes: "Sigma Chi at Ann Arbor was a significant part of my educational experiences. The fellowship and activities we had in our era wre really excellent." | Bill O. Brink '40 is semi-retired as an independent contractor in auto leasing and sales. He gets together every year with Bill Newkirk '40 and Bill Pioch '40. | Paul L. Cosper '42 is enjoying retirement and living close to his seven children, 18 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. |
| Spending lots of time traveling, Merton M. Delancey '41and his wife have enjoyed several cruises, visiting Europe twice, and many trips in the western states, Canada, and Alaska. "Trying to get it all in while our bodies hold together," Merton notes. Brothers on the internet can contact him at notrem@aol.com | "My congratulations to the chapter for reaching the top rank in scholarship this year! A wonderful achievment!" writes Tom K. Phares '41. His experience at Sigma Chi brought him into close relationships with many remarkable men, including former roommate Harry Hallock '40-"the most dedicated Sigma Chi I have ever known." Tom, a free-lance writer, is retired from Westinghouse Electric Corp. | After swimming competitively in his student days, Bill Newkirk '40 gave it up after college and didn;t resume the sport until he reachedhis mid-60's. As a competitor in master tournaments and senior games, he had kept in shape with weight training and swimming 1,000 yards each day. At the El Paso Senior Games, Bill took gold medals in the freestyle backstroke and 100-yard breathstroke. |
| From his years at Michigan, Roy E. Mattern Jr. '42 remembers: good friends, fellowship and students; great activities, both in sports and socially; and being able to work in the kitchen and dining room to help with expenses. A lawyer, Roy specializes in patents, trademarks and copyrights. | Dotty and Buel Morley '43celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last March by playing golf in Bermuda and then rendezvousing with family and friends a week later in Toledo, Ohio. Buel, a gynecologist, is now fully retired "because my golf game is good enough." | A nature park located in Okemos near Michigan State University has been named after James G. Hartrick '47 and his wife. The couple have six children. From his days at Theta Theta, James remembers the strong feeling of friendship among the brothers and how well they adapted to college and fraternity life after being away in the Army. |
| Dennis E. Youngblood '48 has four children. | Gordon K. Craig '49 is playing lots of golf. "Every day is another round above ground." | The fraternity has meant close, life-long friends for Douglas S. Ferguson '49. |
| Roy G. Burton '48 recalls being at the DKE house in 1943-44 during his V-12 days. "Theta Theta was good to me and my wife, Nancy. I will always fondly remember you all." | When we heard from him in June, attorney Julian C. Renfro '48 was taking time out from his busy practice of patent and trademark law to have a total knee replacement done. | Leo Vander Kuy '51 had a very special visit with his big brother, Joe Hardig Jr. '51, this summer at the Walloon Lake Country Club. |
| Jack E. Harlan '48 is retired as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Air Force Reserve and from a career in educatin which took him to many exotic places in the world. he has lived in Hawaii for 31 years. "Theta Theta was a wonderful experience for me and I often think of the fine men I knew there." | David H. Watson '52 spends a lot of time training for and participating in water ski marathon racing. He sees John Morrow '56 and Bob Heathcott '52Dick Demmer '53, Dale Jackson '53, and Bronse Rumsey '54. | During Homecoming 1995, Ernest J. Cole '50 enjoyed visiting the house and especially seeing classmate Jack Edman receive the Grand Consul citation. "Thank you Jack. We are grateful and proud to be a Sigma Chi brother with you!" Last Spring, Ernest joined Rick Hadler '49 and another friend for their annual trip to Pinehurst, N.C., to play golf with Doug Ferguson '49. He congratulates the current brothers on their interest and efforts to improve the house. |
| Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, and Europe are some of the places James T. Balog '54has visited. He spends his summers in northern Minnesota at a lake home near Willard "Ike" Ikola '54, | "The 40th reunion of the Theta Theta class of 1955 was a tremendous success," reports Paul W. Thomas '55. "All 27 of the brothers in the two pledge classes are still alive and the majority came to the reunion." | John A. Ziegler Jr. '55 is an attorney of counsel at Dickinson, Wright, et al. "Practiced law-watched hockey games-kept in contact with some of the brothers-having fun." |
| In September, Dale F. Hanson '58 retired. | John J.H. Schwarz '59, a practicing surgeon, serves as president pro-tempore of the Michigan State Senate and on the visiting committee of the LS&A College. His daughter graduates from U. of M. in December. | C. Arthur Calrson '60, president of the Performance Group, receives e-mail at acarlson@perf-group.com. He reminds brothers not to miss the 1958-60 reunion in August 1997. |
| James K. Agnew '61 commutes to his advertising business in Los Angeles. | Rosemary and James P. Fry '61 have been blessed with many children. | At Henry Ford Hospital, physician David J. Collon '63 has been appointed Dierctor of the Bone and Joint Center and chairman of the Dept. of Orthopaedics. |
| Henry W. Dunbar '63 and his wife hope to visit campus next summer for the first time in 18 years. "We look forward to seeing the new and improved State Street manse!" notes Henry. He is chairman of the Dept. of History at Canyon Hills Middle School. | In April, Jim Griffin '63 enjoyed his first visit in 33 years from Julie and Fred Buesser '64 and pledgemate Dave Bos '63. He reports that Fred practices law and Dave has retired from the Scripps Institute. | William W. Hallock '63, president of Hallock Hydraulic Inc., is married to Lucy and has three daughters. "I'm impressed with the progress made at Theta Theta. The house, the activities, and the house corporation are the best I've seen in over 20 years. Keep up the good work!" |
| Working in the field of life insurance and investments, Samuel H. Hazelton IV '63 is a Northwestern Mutual agent with Hazelton IV & Associates. He has 13 grandchildren. | When he wrote in April, David L. Westerman '65 had jsut returned from a shark dive in the Grand Bahamas. "Watching the sharks feed reminded of some of the mealtimes at the Sig house!" He is co-owner of Carbit Paint Co. | James E. McHie '68 notes that his daughter is a Pi Phi at U. of M. "She says her favorite fraternity is Sigma Chi and it is also the best." |
| Healthcare executive Frederic M. Degrandis '72 is president and CEO of Columbia St. John West Shore Hospital. He also serves as president of the Rocky River School Board. | A senior engineer in acoustics with Knowles Electronics, Thomas E. Miller '79 would like to hear from brothers working in or seeking employment in pro-audio. You can contact him on the internet at 102632,3340@compuserve.com. Last summer, Thomas had a great time skiing behind his new boat. | "The newsletter looked great in every way. Nice job!" writes Roger W. Oberg Jr. '82. He left U.S. West last spring to become vice-president of sales and marketing at Requisite Inc., a software start-up company. |
| Attorney James S. Wertheim '82, a senior associate at the law firm of Ulmer & Berne, is a national delegate for the Leukemia Society of America and has been elected preesident of the organization's Ohio chapter. He and his wife Lynn have three children. | Terence J. McInerney '83 has taken the position of executive vice-president at NCN Communications Inc., a long-distance telephone service in Arizona. "I cannot argue with the weather or the tremendous opportunity to play golf 12 months a year (eat your heart out Dennis O'Malley '83). I miss the football games terribly, but try to make it to two or three a year. Thank god for pay-per-view." Early this year, Ternece welcomed the arrival of his third daughter, Caroline. | James D. Flanagan along with classmates Jeff Kuchman, Dave Kowal, Clay Miller, Mike Murray, and Gavin Wilson, enjoyed a great weekend of golf hosted by Ken Shore '85 in Galena, Ill. Jim notes, "Ken Morrison '85 was, of course, with us in spirit-especially on our cultural excursion to the river boats of Dubuque and recycling venues of East Dubuque." You can send Jim e-mail at james.flanagan@ey.com. |
| E. Jeffrey Kuchman '85 can be reached on the internet at 74601,2560@compuserve.com. | Kurt J. Le Vitus '85, a trial lawyer with Meachum & Hittle, is considering taking a position in his uncle's personal injury law firm. At the Chicagoland Sigma Chi golf outing in May, his foursome included Pete Olson '84, Denny O'Malley '83 , and Cliff Wilcox '83. | David M. Pramuk '87, a senior industrial engineer at McDonnell Douglas, lookas forward to the day he can return to Theta Theta and see all the improvements made in recent yeras. "Keep up the good work!" |
| In private practice as an orthopaedic surgeon with Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics, David S. Bailie '86serves as team physician for the Phoenix Suns, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the Arizona Rattlers. He has kept in close touch with Jill and Rod MacKay '84 and enjoyed seeing Mark Johnson '86 out west. "Beav" writes, "My thoughts are with Ken Morrison '85 and his family and Mike Murray '85, the true definition of a friend and brother for what he has done for them and us." | Donald E. Johnson III '86, and investment broker wiht Olin Securities Corp., had a great time "tipping a few back" with all the Sigs and "Sig"nigficant others at the wedding of Bill Kline '87 in August. "It seems like yesterday when 'Kliner' and I flew to Pasedena our senior year to see M in the Rose Bowl. All the best to Margaret and Bill. Keep in touch guys." | We heard from Matthew F.A. Sevcik '86, a physician with Almar Radiologists Inc., in May. He and his wife were soon to make a dream come true and embark on a one-year backpacking trip around the world. Matthew reported that John Tebeau '86 is living in San Francisco and putting his artistic talents to good use. He also worte: 'I was deeply saddened to hear of Ken Morrison's ('85) accident in the recent Wolverine Sig. I'll always be grateful to him for the many times he made me laugh. I'm also grateful to Sigma Chi for informing me of the tragedy." |
| John G. Huston '88, who is associated with Training Express, enjoys working with Chris MacKay '89 and "dong family stuff" with his wife, Julie, and two children. | It's a new city and new job with Biesse America for Tyronne D. Kline '88. He is now traffic manager with the company in N.C. "I do miss Grand Rapids and being only two hours from Ann Arbor, but the Hornets, Panthers, NASCAR and warm weather are worth the move. Also, golfing nine months out the year has its advantages." | William A. Rogers Jr. '88 sends congratulations to Joe Higgins '88 who, he reports, has resigned his position at Gallo Wines to pursue his lifelong dream of a career as a country and western singer. Playing the electric harp and performing back-up vocals, Joe appeared on the Grand Ole Opry cable channel with Wynonna Judd. |
| While moving last April, Earl S. Morrow III '90 drove through Ann Arbor and stopped at Sigma Chi. "I was delighted to be greeted so warmly by the current members. I don't expect a lot of undergrads to really care about hte 'old' members, but the Sigs I met were really interested in hearing about the time I spent there and what I am doing now. It was uplifting to see that Sigma Chi still attracts quality individuals with an appreciation for the house-past, present, and future." Earl is a territory Manager at Capella Worldwide Networking. | When Mark E. Vainisi '94 was married in June, Theta Thetas Jerry Kocis '94 and Dustin Hershey '94 served as groomsmen along with Kappa Kappa Sigs Jerry Vainisi and Tom Rogers. Mark is to graduate from U. of M. law school in December and plans to join the Chicago law firm of Sidley and Austin in March 1997. | While working as a financial administrator at TransNav Technologies Inc., Jeffrey P. Hartwig '95 is pursuing a master's degree in business at Wayne State University. He updates us on these brothers: Juan Gudino '95 is with a construction company in Texas; Mike Hensinger '95 is in Beverly Hills, CA, with Gramercy Pictures; and Scott Cohen '95 is associated with J. Walter Thompson in Minn. |
