• — •:" rr~*'r—N n APR 0 /. 1995 JulJIzivt7LTitl u r^nLzJ The Xi Deuteron PotpourrT The Xi Deuteron Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Case Western Reserve University ♦ Cleveland, Ohio Spring 1996 Pig Dinner at Jacobs Field May 9 Xi Deuteron's 92nd Annual Norris Pig Dinner will be one for the record books—a championship performance you won't want to miss! with refreshment and fellowship. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. to be followed by the traditional reports and recognitions. Keynote speaker for the evening will be The 1996 edition of this long-standing tradition will be held Thursday, May 9 in Bob DiBiasio '77 (Ohio Wesleyan), the the Terrace Club at Jacobs Field, home of the American League Champion Cleveland Indians. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are necessary. Make yours today by returning the enclosed reply card. Don't be left standing outside the field! Graduates Return for Xi Deuteron Celebrates Annual Smoker 120 Years of Excellence Twenty-eight graduates joined with their undergraduate brothers for Xi Deuteron's Annual Fall Smoker on Friday, October 27, 1995. Returning for the festivities were Jack Kelley '52, Don Junglas '55, Clay Barnard '69 (Miami), Bob Niebaum '69, Roger Peckinpaugh '67 (Ohio Wesleyan), Matt Black '81, Tom Kovacic '82, Dave Pratt '83, Steve Zervas '85, Joe Mellott '88, Dave Seeman '88, Tim South '88, Tim Powell '89, Jim Heuer '90, Brian Caron '91, Rob Indians' Vice President for Public Relations. Few of us who are living today can fully appreciate life as it existed on the campus of a college west of the Allegheny Mountains back in the days when Xi Deuteron Chapter was bom in the little college of Western Reserve at Hudson, O. Pioneers from Connecticut had settled the town-named after David Hudson, its founder—in the heart of that state's Western Reserve territory, shortly after the turn of (See 120 Years ofExcellence, page 5) Henderson '91, Tim McQuillin '91, Dan Vaughn '91, Kyle Meighan '92, Joe Miller '92, Mark Schubert '92, Vince Crimaldi '93, Bellflower 50th in 1997 Verne Harley '93, Andy Jaworski '94, Doug In 1997 Xi Deuteron will celebrate the Nordstrom '94, Mike Pati '94, Mike Stoffel 50th anniversary of the move from Cornell '94 and Bob Morgan '95. Following early innings of hors to Bellflower. Graduate brothers are d'oeuvres, refreshment, buffet supper, introductions and chapter news the brothers rallied for the home stretch of cigars, cards and fellowship. especially invited to commit to writing their memories of the "new" chapter home and mail them back with their graduate newsforms. Special Bellflower stories wiU appear in the 1997 Potpourri. \r\nPage 2 Spring 1996 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri Chapter President's Report The new year has brought excitement for the brothers of Xi Deuteron Chapter. We too have made resolutions, the most important of which is to build upon our past successes and improve for the future. These are tasks which we have undertaken with great enthusiasm and vengeance. Thanks to an aggressive and successful rush, we eirenow 52 members strong. In fact we pledged almost ten percent of all Spring pledges for all fraternities. Rush and Pledge Education and Retention continue to be our strongest aspects. Last year we won four President's Cup awards; Chapter Management, Rush Excellence, Alumni Programming and Pledge Education and Retention. Once again the overall President's Cup eluded us, but this year part of our mission to win it. Although we take pride in our awards, we take even more in the increased involvement of the brothers on campus. We now have representatives on the Executive Board of IFC; USG officers; a delegate on the University Judicial Board; members in the national service fraternity; varsity athletes in track, baseball and wrestling; stnd many other organizations. We have already done more hours of coiiunimity service than all of last yeeu:, and we are sure that this trend will continue. The brothers and I invite you to come and see all of this for yourselves. You are always welcome to stop by and become reacquainted with your old chapter. One thing that has never changed is the notion of Illustrious Hospitality. Xi Deuteron Directory ♦ Xi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 11317 BeUflower Road Clevelcind, OH 44106 216-754-FlJl (3454) Chapter Officers Joe Dickmann '98, President Ben Cullis '98, Treasurer Tim Caggiano '97, Recording Secretary Jason Prigozen '97, Corr. Secretary (jmp20@po.cwru.edu) Vince Sainato '97, Historian Steve Zervas '85, Purple Legionnaire Board of Chapter Advisors Clay Barnard '69 (Miami), Chairman Brian Caron '91 BiU Johnson '76 (WPl) Rich Kolacinski '88 Joe Mellott '88 Jim Merklin '85 Bob Niebaum '69 Tim Powell '89 Paul Qua '82 (DePauw) Steve Zervas '85, ex-officio The Xi Deuteron Building Association Companv Jim Griffith '54, Chairman Mike Magness '70, President Bob Niebaum '69, Treasurer Pat Carney '80 Jim Merklin '85 Steve Zervas '85, ex-officio Clay Barnard '69 (Miami), ex-officio Joe Dickmann '98, ex-officio Ben Cullis '98, ex-officio Joe Dickmann '98 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri is published for the graduates and friends of The Xi Deuteron Chapter of The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta at Case Western Reserve University. Address changes, news items and photographs are always welcome and may be sent in the enclosed envelope or to Graduate Records Office, Xi Deuteron Chapter of Phi Getmma Delta, P.O. Box 5846, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-0846. \r\nspring 1996 The Xi Peuteron Potpourri Pages Jeremy Schroetter '96 Xi Deuteron Aids Receives CWRU Headquarters Web Site Phi Gamma Delta An announcement concerning the newly developed web-site for the International Scholarship Jeremy Schroetter *96 has been named the second recipient of the CWRU-Phi Gamma Delta Scholarship. Jeremy is a Fraternity was on the last page of the Jemuary edition of The Phi Gamma Delta. The site is called FIJINET and is located at senior from Chishobn, Minnesota, with http:www.phigam.org. The site includes everything from past issues of the Friday Letter to tmdergraduate/ graduate chapter interests in chemistry, engineering and directories. Furthermore, it has a form that medicine. He has attained a CPA of 3.03 wiB allow interaction with the while pursuing his major in biomedical engineering. Jeremy has also been active in Headquarters Staff if needed. chapter affairs and has just retired as Chapter Treasurer. The amoimt of this year's award was $1100. Phi Gamma Delta is the only fraternity to have its own scholarship fund within the CWRU endowment. The award is made possible through the generosity of many graduate brothers who have earmarked some of their CWRU contributions to the CWRU-Phi Gamma Delta Fund. In addition to the tax deductibility of contributions, the CWRU-PCD Fund is also able to receive donations from employers' matching gift programs. Brothers may contribute to the Fund through the CWRU Gift Processing Office, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7035. Brothers may also aid Xi Deuteron Chapter Historian Vince Sainato *97, a CIA graphic design student, became involved with the project over ttie summer and worked with Archon Councilor Skip Buckley '80 (Wittenberg) and other imdergraduates on the page. Brother Sainato used his design expertise on the project, creating the graphics for the site and developing a presentation for the Archons last August. Naturally, Xi Deuteron is well represented on the site. One can find pictures of the house in the headers used for the page, and the chapter crest and coat of arms is part of the opening graphic on the front page. The project is currently tmdergoing a redesign to further improve its efficiency. Any questions concerning this site or through The Phi Gamma Delta Educational Foundation at any time at Post Office Box 4599, Lexington, Kentucky 40544-4599, (606) 255-1848. Contributions to the Brother Sainato by phone at 216-754-FlJI or via e-mail at fijixd@aol.com. Andy Horrigan '99 Foundation are tax-deductible and may also be matched by employers. Both the University and Foimdation offer Mark your calendar - special assistance for those interested in deferred gifts or other special plans. Significant tax advantages may be available for gifts of appreciated securities, charitable remainder trusts and the like. Your gift today will live on indefinitely through benefits to our brothers of the future. developing your own can be addressed to Annual Fall Smoker Friday, November 1,1996 Call a brother. Bring him along! \r\nThe Xi Deuteron Potpourri Page 4 Spring 1996 Improving Graduate House Corporation Communications News In the FaU 1995 Potpourri we reported that our chapter had developed a The Xi Deuteron Building Association's continuing program of chapter house improvements took an unexpected detour in December when the boiler sprung a leak. Following several days of intensive investigation and evaluation, a new boiler was installed "on the fly" so the brothers did not have to go without heat during this worldwide web site located at http:b62778.student.cwru.edu. We are in the process of rebuilding and expanding the site so that it changes on a weekly basis. We hope this wiU keep people coming back and allow us to present an accurate, current picture of events through the site. Secondly, we are in the process of developing a graduate brother e-mail data base. If you have e-mail and would like to be included please send us a correspondence to fijixd@aol.com. We hope that through this data base we can facilitate discussion and correpondence among graduate brothers. Furthermore, we are currently exploring tmusually cold month. Our attentions are now returned to the interrupted projects of rebuilding or replacing the dining room furniture, upgrading the front landscaping, rebuilding the balustrade on the front porch and main house roofs and incorporating a sign on the front porch balustrade. Graduate brothers are encouraged to visit the house at any time. We are looking forward in 1997 to a special celebration for the possibility of sending some sort of our 50th iinniversary in our BeUflower electronic newsletter of the goings-on of the home. chapter. We hope that by the time Pig Bob Niebaum '69 Dinner rolls around we will be able to unveil these improved resources of graduate communications. Essentially, in the future we hope that we can offer the electronic newsletter, the web site and the Potpourri together as a comprehensive package to strengthen the graduate relations of Phi Gamma Delta. Vince Sainato '97 85 Years Ago ... "The chapter house [11605 Mayfield] would probably be quite a surprise to some of the brothers who have not visited us during the past year. It has been entirely renovated jmd redecorated. Numerous peimjints and banners, the gifts of alumni members, adorn the walls, while sofa Cleveland (Eta) Graduate Chapter Coming Events May 9 - Pig Dinner at Jacobs Field July - Golf Outing at Orchard Hills Monthly - 2nd Tuesday - Limcheon at The University Club, 3813 Euclid Ave. Brian Fremck, President 216-291-2428 Roger Peckinpaugh, Treasurer 216-247-8844 cushions, the trophies of many a 'fussing' adventure, fill the chairs and benches. New furniture has been purchased for the livingrooms, and double-deck beds have been installed in all the second floor bed-rooms. New rugs cover the floors and add the finishing touches to the best fraternity house in the college. These improvements are in large measure due to the persistently energetic efforts of the chairman of the House Committee, Brother F.W. Knight." The Cleveland Fiji, Vol. IV, No. 1 February, 1911 \r\nSpring 1996 Pages The Xi Deuteron Potpourri 120 Years of Excellence (continued from page 1) the century. In 1826, Western Reserve College was begun, long before the days of the railroads and passable roads. The campus itself was bovmded by "streets" that became quagmires in spring, dust heaps in To the 1877 Convention at Delaware, O., the Grand Chapter reported that it "rejoices in the establishment of Xi Deuteron Chapter." The minutes of the 1878 Convention in Indianapolis record the fact that John M. Evans and Frederick K. Smith were summer. The sidewalks were duckboards. delegates from Xi Deuteron. At the 1879 Convention in Cleveland the representative Oil lamps and hand pumps constituted the was Charles V. Everett, 1880. "utilities." Xi Deuteron was presumably not represented at the 1880 convention in Baltimore, but the Grand Chapter reported to this meeting: "Chapters needing encouragement and support are . . . Xi These were the conditions that existed in February, 1976, when a group of seven students received a charter as Xi Deuteron— Xi the Second—Chapter from the Grand Chapter. Andrew Frank Armstrong (Ohio Wesleyan 1876) was the Legate at the installation. The charter members were as follows: John Eldridge Bruce, 1876, lawyer, member of the Ohio legislature and onetime secretary of the National Baseball Commission, who died in 1924 at Cincinnati. John Melville Evans, 1878, lawyer, who died in 1923 in Yoimgstown, O. George Clark Russell, 1877, physician, who died in 1929 at Willoughby, O. Frederick Kinsman Smith, 1879, Deuteron." Brothers Bruce and Smith were delegates to the 1881 Convention at Point Chautauqua, the latter serving as "Guardian of the Door." To that conclave the Chief of the "Central District" reported: "Xi Deuteron has been on the decline for several years. The charter and other papers belonging to the chapter are in the possession of a graduate member." In 1882, Western Reserve College moved from Hudson to the flourishing city of Cleveland—a metropolis of 200,000 inhabitants, 25 miles away. Xi Deuteron physician, who died in 1944in Warren, O. failed to survive the move, but before James Elon Walker, 1879, banker, who died at Longwood, Fla. giving up the ghost initiated Charles P. Read, 1880, a life-long resident of Hudson, Almon Davenport Webb, 1879, who who died in 1941, and Omar H. Reeve, died in 1939 in Battle Creek, Mich. William Almon Werner, 1877, physician, 1885, who died in Willoughby, O., in 1953. who died in 1941 in Ndes, O. Adelbert College, the undergraduate school of what is now Western Reserve University. The pioneer fraternity at Western Reserve was Alpha Delta Phi, established in 1841, followed by Beta Theta Pi, 1841; Delta UpsUon, 1851; Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1868, and Phi Gamma Delta, 1876. The chapter was to be revived at In his report to the 1886 Convention (Springfield, O.) the Ohio Section Chief said: "On March 28,1 received a letter from Early chapter meetings were held in one of the old college dormitories on the little campus, now occupied by a boys' preparatory school. (Two of these Brother [Frank F.J Bruce [1881] from which 1 make the following excerpt: '1 have the pleasure of informing you, in reply to your letter of the 20th inst., that Xi dormitories have now been torn down and Deuteron has been revived at Adelbert and replaced by modem school buildings.) is now in fine condition.... You wiU (See 120 Years ofExcellence, page 6) \r\nPage 6 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri 120 Years of Excellence (continuedfrom page 5) receive a list of officers in due time. We met at the Forest City House on the 20th inst. and initiated seven men. Two more were ready, but are prevented by sickness. I have at last succeeded in reviving my old chapter and I trust that it shall have prosperity.' "This is the first I have heard of Xi Deuteron. Though I wrote two other letters of inquiry since, I hope someone is present who can give us good news of the "Sister on the Lake." From 1886 through December, 1890, Xi Deuteron is listed in the directory of Spring 1996 astra, but their efforts cheinged the destinies of many of us. Well established at Reserve was a local known as Kappa Phi Epsdon, made up of strong, wise, able men. These men were persuaded by Brothers Baker, Howe and Blackburn to petition Phi Gamma Delta. The petition was granted and on April 12, 1902, Xi Deuteron was again reestablished, to become,as it is today, one of the outstanding chapters at Reserve and a strong chapter in the fraternity. Of that petitioning group, two [were] shll living and activelyengaged as patent attorneys in Cleveland, George W. Saywell, '02, and John F. Oberlin, '04. The first house was on Streeter Ave., now East chapters in The Phi Gamma Delta. 100th St.; it was occupied for two years. To the 1890 Convention (Chicago) the Section Chief reported: Then a house was rented on Doan St. near "There are 14 schools in Ohio that have fraternities, of which six (Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio State, Denison, Marietta, Wooster and Wittenberg) are on our roll. Two others are worthy of a place on our chapter roU, Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science, both located in Euclid Ave., now known as East 105thSt., and one of Cleveland's busiest comers. In 1902, several men who later became prominent were initiated-Alva Corlett, '06, for many years a judge of Common Pleas Court; John D. Osmond, '06, noted physician, and Carl N. Osbome, '06, industrialist. The next year George S. Cleveland. Western Reserve is so crowded Friebolin, '07, later to become Editor of The with other chapters that we cannot enter." The imiversity continued, however, a steady and healthy growth and by 1900 Phi Gamma Delta, was initiated, along with Earl F. Hauserman, '07, whose phobiawas offered a fertile field for the establishment of another national fraternity. In 1902 Xi Deuteron was again reborn. Three men were chiefly responsible for its revival: Newton D. Baker (Johns Hopkins 1892, Washington and Lee 1894), a yoimg Cleveland lawyer who was destined to become mayor of Cleveland and Secretary "We must have our own house"; R. William Erwin, '08; Thomas L. Terrell, '08; Karl Lemmerman, '08, an Archon from 1917 to 1924, and Walter G. Nord, '08, to mention a few. of War in World War 1 and one of the Space willnot permit givingthe names of the many—still livingand dead—who contributed to the new chapter. In 1905, the chapter held its first Norris Pig Dinnerand these have been held annually ever since. staunchest loyalists Phi Gamma Delta ever About 1908, a house was rented at 11605 had; Frederick C. Howe (AUegheny 1888, Mayfield Rd. and imtd1919, except for a Johns Hopkins 1892), a classmate of Brother Baker's, who became an author, brief space, it was the house most Cleveland Fijisassociated with the earlier chapter. Spencer D. Corlett '13 lawyer, reformer and economist, emd Henry W. Blackburn (Wooster 1904), who transferred from Wooster to Western Reserve as a student. All three ene now ad Reprinted from The Phi Gamma Delta, 1951 (Next installment FaU 19%) \r\nSpring 1996 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri News of the Brethren James Hofmann '43 is retired architect living in Berkeley, California. John Fischer *48 is retired and living in Sun City Center, Florida. Erwin Lauffer '49 is a retired architect living in Mineral City, Ohio. He reports that he is still having fun sailing real sailboats and flying remote control airplanes at Atwood Lake in the summer. "Woody" Johnston '43 Uves just down the y 7 Page 7 Bill Benagh '49, Don Foster '50, the Lathes [John '44, ad astra, and Adrian '50] and others again. He sends best regards to all. Rush McKnight '52 is a partner in the law firm on Calfee, Halter & Griswold in Cleveland, Ohio. ^ Larry Oberdank '58, an attorney and arbitrator, is President of Lawrence M. Oberdank Co., LPA, in Independence, Ohio. He resides in nearby North Royalton. His biography is presently Hsted in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in street and is also an Atwood sailor. Erwin American Law and The Bar Register of Preeminent Lcavyers. He served as a topic noted with sadness the death of Art Young '39--"one of the good guys!" At WRU they author for Discharge and Discipline which is a text to be published by the Bureau of shared the ride to the west side in Art's '34 National Affairs and has had numerous Plymouth coupe. Harlan Todd '50 is President ofThe Dayton Forging & Heat Treating Company in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Adelbert College in 1950 and the Law School in 1953. Thereupon he served two years in Germany as a Lieutenant in the Armored Cavalry on the Czech border. The decisions pubhshed as a labor arbitrator. v/Roger Conway '60 isa Professor of Conrmunication and Associate Chair, Nuremberg, having been fortunate enough to have his wife Phyllis Tweed there with him. They both recall many enjoyable times in the old carriage house. After returning from Germany Harlan became a Director of Program Development and Director of International Programs at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. He reports that for 25 years he languished in the SCSU English Department thinking he was a writer until he rose (or fell?) to the Chair in Communications. Roger is keenly interested in making connections with people in Cleveland who are involved in marketing, advertising, electronic media corporate attorney with the Nickel Plate and multimedia. Railroad, served with the Federal Reserve ^ Peter Kinney '60 is President of Quest Engineering, and industrial distributor in first of his three children was bom there in Bank of Cleveland and ran the trust department of a bank in Dayton. Finding that the clocks ran a little slow in these activities, he jump shifted and joined his present company and became President and Owner ten years later. The company makes heavy steel forgings~up to 10 tons— for the mining, machine tool and power industry. They also perform heat treating of steel and heavy rough machining on lathes up to 75 feet long. They both buy from and support steel mills, the old Republic Steel Company being a major source. Harlan is sorry he couldn't come to the Smoker. He would have enjoyed seeing Minneapolis, Minnesota. j Norm Ingrassia '62 works in records and information management with the P.I.E. Mutual Insurance Company in Cleveland. P.I.E. writes medical and dental professional liabihty coverage. Norm resides in Willoughby. j James Worthley '62 is retired and Hving in Highland Beach, Florida. John Guthle|i^n '63 is a self-employed gynecologist in Erie, Pennsylvania. Previously a widower, John was married on August 10,1994. He reports that he is (See News of the Brethren, page 8) \r\nPage 8 Dave has accepted an engineering management position to start up Intel's News of the Brethren (continued from page 7) slowing down and moving toward at least j new factory inShanghai, China. He'U be J moving to Manila, Philippines in early 1996 and on to Shanghai in 1997. Tom Kovacic '82 is Senior Project Engineer for Woodward-Clyde Consultants, an engineering and semi-retirement. / Edward Baran'64 is an attorney and Managing Partner of Baran, Piper et. al. in Mansfield, Ohio. John Vanek '70 is a radiologist with construction firm in Solon, Ohio, where he Russell, Berkebde & Associates in Lorain, has been employed since 1982. He does Ohio. He^sides nearby in Oberlin. Jack's mostly environmental engineering. Tom earned his P.E. license in civil engineering. He's been married to Jacky for six years. wife Gem has an Ed. D. degree and is a freelance consultant in education. Son Matthew is at Skidmore CoUege in New York. Daughter Jessica is a senior in high j They have two daughters, Sarah and V Bethany. Tom still regularly sees some brothers and enjoys returning to the annual Smoker. He would especially like to see school. Jack has reduced his work hours and is beginning to write fiction. He occasionally fishes with Jim Gavacs '73 and goes boating with Ed Babcox '70. Jack misses the "good old days" but is not sure he could survive them again! j Spring 1996 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri more brothers from the mid-70's through the mid-80's at the next Smoker! f Laurence Starkey '75 is President of E-S Olmsted, Ohio. Plastic Products, Inc., a custom injection molder in Waterford, Wisconsin. Bruce Gilboard '77 is President of Columbia Paper Company, Inc., a distributor of paper and plastic products in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Bruce reports Ted Thoma '82 is now a manager with Reliance Acceptance Corporation in North J Mike Bothe '83, a chemicalengineer, is West Coast Regional Manager for TruTec, Inc., a reactor diagnostics company in California. He recently celebrated his tenth anniversary with his wife Noelle. Their son that he can't believe that he's been out of Alexander is three years old. Mike's promotion to west coast manager took school and not back to Cleveland in almost hem from Delaware to California last year. 19 years! He says it seems like yesterday. He's stiU looking for Stan Vrtachnik [James Joe Shehan '85 is teaching in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, public schools. He reports that after four successful years Stanton] '76, Jon Diller '75, Brian Gresham '76, Rich Schreiner '78, Tom Gasho '78 and of college swimmingand tennis coaching at Illinois Wesleyan University, Martha and Greg Bergman '77 [we'll send you addresses at no extra charge!]. Bruce has he quit their jobs and moved to great memories of working for John Albuquerque in the fall of 1993. After a Denson catering, parties in the carriage house, and the 1975 spring break drive (eight brothers in John Denson's station wagon) to Eort Lauderdale. He has been in the paper business since graduating in '77. He has been married for ten years and has two sons—Andrew and Sam. Bruce says the Potpourri looks fantastic! year of substitute teaching, he went back to school at the University of New Mexico (1994-95) and obtained his professional yDave Dodds '80 is an Engineering Manager for Intel Corporation in Folsom, California. He resides in El Dorado HiUs. teaching licensure. He also coached swimming and tennis at two different high schools. His girls tennis team at Santa Fe High School won the statechampionship in 1995, and he coached an individual from Manzano High School to the state championship in the 50 meter freestyle. (See News of the Brethren, page 9) \r\nSpring 1996 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri News of the Brethren (continuedfrom page 8) They built a house in the mountains east of Albuquerque and moved in September 1994. The house sits in a stand of 75 foot pine trees and borders the National Forest. The atmosphere prompted an immediate christening party and Colleen, their first child, was born on August 7, 1995. Joe says that he is still a crazed exercise fanatic and will run the 100th Boston Marathon this spring. [Joe—look for Tom Carr '89 and Pete Gingras '88 at the start!] His fastest marathon to date is 2:53. Joe advises that New Mexico is most definitely the "Land of Enchantment" with forever blue skies and sunshine, where during the winter one can ski in the morning and play golf in shorts in the afternoon! There is never much rain, but plenty of snow falls in the winter. Page 9 campus golf and snakes!! He is glad to see so many of his friends from the BO's and 90's helping out the Fijis; no wonder the chapter is doing so well! y Scott VanDame 'ST^/z is afire protection and safety consultant with Schirmer Engineering Corporation in Falls Church, Virginia. He lives in Laurel, Maryland. Matt Fox, M.D. '88 is a third year surgery resident at Akron (Ohio) General Medical / Center. He is applying for a plastic surgery V fellowship. He and his wife Melina have recently bought a house. They have been married for a year, and Matt reports that they are practicing having children every night (Scooter-Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink)! Matt advises that Doug Taylor '86 owes him a beer for the Indians going to the Series. To Dan Vaughn '91—I'm in Akron, call me! Matt says howdy to Tom Carr '89, Rich Kolacinski '88, Jon Schindler '89 "The Mantis," Doug Pope '89, John Denson, Brothers are welcome to visit as long as they bring refreshments and promise not to throw up on the carpets like they used to at John Richmond *87, Mike Dyer '86, Byron "the house!" Joe's favorite memories "Gingus" Gingras '88, Scott "Scooter" include getting swirled with John Bala '88 after meetings; Dan, Dan the plaster man and the beer relay in England; Chris Winkle '85; his nasal passages; oldies trivia; The Echos; the Big O; TGIFridays; and of course G.D. Ritzy's. The big questionwhere is Denny U [Utrich '85]? Joe hasn't Selman '88 "The Great Salmani," Pete VanDame '87^/2, Rob "Doc" Henderson '91, Steve "Mooser" Moose '90, Jim "Beaker" McDougal '87, Big Bob Lada '88 and Jim "Stigs" Castiglione '89. He toasts the Beer Relay and Five Legged Race Teams of '88'92 and Steve Noto '88. He has fond seen him since a visit to Cincinnati about memories of the West Virginia Getaway, Pledge Night, making The Giant Snow four years ago. Blob, hockey in the parking lot, Craig Wedge '87 is a lead systems J engineer with TRW-Denver Operations in Aurora, Colorado. He and his wife Terri just moved into a new house on five acres in Parker with their three children—Natasha (10), Tommy (2) and Scotty (5 months). Craig earned his master's degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University in 1993. He enjoys skiing (of course; what else in Colorado??) and motorcycling in the mountains. Craig wonders whatever happened to "the heck" John Richmond '87? He has fond memories of hanging out at the "Euc," intramurals. Around the World parties. Magic Bus Vacation, Smokers, Paul "Stupid Human Tricks" "Quartz" Cordts '89, Lake Erie College for Women, football on TV with the brothers, Hacky Sack and thousands of other good times! John Medwid '89 is a computer V consultant at CompCom in Cleveland. Mike Elmer '91 is a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He has just finished his Master's of Science in Space Technology at the Air Force Institute of Technology and is moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado. (See News of the Brethren, page 10) \r\nPage 10 Spring 1996 The Xi Deuteron Potpourri News of the Brethren (continuedfrom page 9) Mike's favorite memory is Brandon Patterson's '95 spare door knob. / John Stefanchik '92 is a senior consultant /in network communications with Andersen 1995-96 Potpourri Donor Honor Roll Through February 27, 1996: Walter Schuster '35 Robert Edmonds '37 Consulting in Northbrook, Illinois. Brandon Patterson '95 is a management Charles Nobis '40 consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick in James Hronek '45 Randolph Fusselman '48 Chicago, Illinois. He recently received his Oracle master's degree in database administration. Big Man Brando reports that he still speaks to one of his pledge brothers weekly and is in touch with many other graduate brothers on the same basis. He is moving into an apartment with Vince Crimaldi '93. Kyle Meighan '92 owns a cool bar. The Pacific Steamer, just outside of San Jose, CaUfomia. Training sent Brandon to that area for a month, and he and Kyle were able to catch up after two years. John Denson has given up his outside William Tresch '40 Stewart Prakel '48 Louis Nyerges '49 Edward Portofe '49 Robert Reed '50 Harlan Todd '50 Robert Burton '51 WiUiam Hardell '51 Bruce Jackson '52 Don Junglas '55 Lawrence Oberdank '58 Peter Kinney '60 Donald Spies '60 catering business and now, in semi- David Forbes-Watkins '61 retirement, cooks only for Xi Deuteron. Norm Ingrassia '62 James Worthley '62 Brothers Pass Ad Astra ^/Roy Allen Miley '28, ca. 1991. John Guthleben '63 Edward Baran '64 Tim Aho '65 s/^eher Crawford '34, August 9,1995. Jeff Fedan '67 ^/Robert M. Stepp '36, December 13, 1995, Bruce Yeager'67 in Chardon, Ohio. A native of East Ron Keffer '68 Bob Niebaum '69 Cleveland, Brother Stepp studied at Shaw High School and Western Reserve University where he earned a law degree. In 1936 he joined the Army and was assigned to Troop Bof the 107th Cavalry. He served in Army counterinteUigence from 1941 until 1945 in CaHfomia, Seattle and Europe. He lived in Shaker Heights Barry Lehto '70 John Vanek '70 Mitch Henn '72 George Yanok '72 Rick Susi '77 Joe Moss '79 Tom Kovacic '82 before moving to Gates Mills in 1966. During his 56 year law career he also Mike Bothe '83 enjoyed alpine skiing as well as boating in Chris Moore '84 his 13-foot Lyman on Lake Erie and later on Squam Lake in New Hampshire. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Eleanor; sons Mike Giancone '83 Scott VanDame '8772 John Medwid '89 Rob Henderson '90 Robert, Richard and Thomas; and two Mike Elmer '91 grandchildren. John Stefanchik '92