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Jorge Esguerra Jr. a big Great Dane who liked to follow me though
’56: Being a member the campus whenever he was able to sneak out.
of the Kappa Delta He once appeared at the door of my thermody-
Rho fraternity is one namics class, and my teacher was so scared that
the greatest gifts I he sent me home on the spot. He also snuck into
have received in life. the kitchen of the house the Sunday we had our
When I came to the sweetheart dinner and ate half of the steaks and
University of Illi- spoiled the rest. We had to run to a burger place
nois, I left my home and fed hamburgers to the girls instead of steaks.
in Colombia and my But the worst was when he followed me to one Bill Paris ’87 (right): Met up with and host-
parents and eight sib- of the spring concerts we had in front of the audi- ed Scott Runyon ’11 (left) and his wife, Heather,
lings for the first time torium. There were more than 4,000 students on for a few days of skiing in Park City, Utah.
in my life. We were a the lawn. I sat with my date rather in the back,
Jorge in his ΚΔΡ sweater. very loving and unit- and all of the sudden, Cesar appeared in front of Travis Jaynes
Photo by his daughter, Maria ed family, and know- us. I was able to keep him still for a while, until ’08: Welcomed
McGee. Thanks, Maria! ing that I was not the orchestra started playing Tchaikovsky Over- the birth of my
going to be able to see them for a long time was ture “1812”; when the drums started sounding twins, Jerico and
very difficult. I missed them badly, but becoming real high, Cesar went crazy. He took off toward Gemma Jaynes.
a ΚΔΡ gave me 55 new brothers who welcomed the drummer, jumping over the students and
me very warmly and lovingly. The Eta Chapter barking as loud as he could. Four or five girls Congrats on your
new bundles of joy,
became a great family and taught me to love the fainted. The drummer took off with Cesar after Travis!
United States so much that it created in me the him. Then Cesar started coming back to me. The
dream to make it my new country. That dream MC was asking for the owner of the dog to take Bob McCormick ’79, Bruce Mullins ’79 and
became a reality some 20 years later, when I was him away. My date and I tried to ignore him, but his eldest son Paul, and Doug Jackson ’78 made
sent back here as president of the Colombian Cesar got to me and started licking my neck. We the spring training trip to Arizona for six days this
Airlines for the USA, Canada, and the Orient, left among the shouting and booing of all the stu- year. They saw four games at the home stadiums
with my office in New York. dents attending the concert. of the Cubs, Reds, Royals, and Milwaukee. Also
I keep great memories of my life as a ΚΔΡ. toured the Diamondback’s major league stadium.
The Eta house gave me some wonderful friends Taylor H. Bell Had some time to do a little hiking and to walk
whom I keep in the bottom of my heart, although ’62: In my retire- around Old Scottsdale and visit an air museum.
several of them have already passed away: ment, after 33 years as Always a fun time. Next year it is back to Florida.
Gale Shillington ’57, Joe Gruber ’56, Bob a sportswriter for the
Groeneveld ’57, Bob Jacobson ’56, and others. Chicago Sun Times,
As far as anecdotes of my life in the house, I have written four
this just came to my mind; when I was there at books on high-school
the Eta house, we had a dog, a big dog. Cesar was football and basketball
and have been a pro-
Alumni President lific contributor to Trip
Advisor, with 4.6 mil-
lion readers since 2012.
(continued from page 1) In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and Left to right: Bruce Mullins ’79, Bob McCormick ’79,
and Doug Jackson ’78.
sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest
players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and
the fall or who is perhaps at Illinois now, fiercest rivalries in Illinois history.
send his name and contact info to Daniel Illinithon 2019
Caufield by email at dac4@illinois.edu; (continued from page 1)
• Support the annual fund at the best level you  Chapter Eternal 
can. Money will be extremely tight this year, were challenged to raise $1,000 for St. John’s
while at the same time, we are investing to Our deepest sympathies to the family and Children’s Hospital, and I’m happy to say that, by
friends of the following Eta brothers:
intervene and provide training to the chapter. the end of the event, our chapter raised $1,574.58.
I would like to especially recognize the brothers,
We have often said our alumni engage- Alexander L. Pasko ’57 along with myself, who raised $125 and above:
ment and support is what keeps our chapter Richard J. Sargent ’52 Zack Goldberg ’19, Evan Gilbert ’19, Peter
strong. We’re at a point where we have to Ralston ’19, Sean Tobin ’19, Rafal Zdanowicz
back up the talk. I hope we can count on you! ’20, Jeremy Gumila ’20, and Daniel Jacobson ’21.
I look forward to providing you an update These dance marathons were founded by
UPDATE YOUR E-MAIL the Children’s Miracle Network with the goal of
report this fall.
Fraternally, We want you to be in the loop! Please con- raise money for children’s hospitals. The mara-
thons are organized across the country to levy
firm we have a good email for you. We peri- the expenses of over 170 hospitals. It’s an event
odically send updates, reminders, and good that has changed the lives of so many children
wishes at the holidays electronically. and their families. I’m so happy that our Eta
Mike Kolberg ’03 To check your information, go to Chapter was able to contribute to such an incred-
President, Eta Building Association www.kdrillinois.org and log in. ible organization, and I look forward to dancing
with my brothers for the kids in 2020.