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Alumni Share Their News

R. S. “Steve” Clingan ’55 writes in saying he’s to us over the winter. He began a position as the 2018 Delta Chi convention in Denver.” Jim
“still at work every day. All four of my sons are professor of practice in civil and environmen- leaves us with one last note: “Please support
in the business. Fifty-three years of marriage tal engineering, teaching a design project the Cornell campaign—it’s important!” Send
to Marge and going strong. I’m sorry to hear (CEE5022). “It’s part time for three years; I’ll your thoughts and congratulations to Jim at
about Ed Madden and Bob Mason. I really be on campus for three one-week periods, jhconwaymd@hotmail.com.
enjoyed the class of ’55 Reunion in 2015. The plus an off-side field trip in Virginia. Between
house looked great. I spent time with George this, gentleman farming, dog training, and When Adam Frank ’02 wrote to us in January,
Coleman ’55 and we saw Don Farley ’55 at waterfowl hunting, I am trying to work less he was happy to report that his family relo-
the house. Love to hear from what’s left—my and slowly retire. The big news is that I am en- cated to their new home in Dix Hills, Long Is-
email is steve@clingansteel.com.” gaged and plan to get married in 2018 to Von- land, over the past summer. Adam says, “This
nah Weems ’81!” (mrolband@wetlands.com). was also the first year since 2010 that we have
“I’m glad to see the housing campaign above not either been pregnant or given birth to a
the 75 percent mark, proof of a lot of support!” Cameron “Cam” Fish ’82 is still on active new baby—LOL!” Adam is also looking for
writes Dick Haggard ’58. “I made many calls duty as a chaplain in the Navy, now at Na- experience solution engineers for Sales Force
to brothers from the ’50s and talked with many val Information Forces Command in Suffolk, Financial Services—if you are qualified and
of them after 60 years! Connie (Case) and I en- Virginia. This last August, he returned from interested in joining one of the most innova-
joyed time with USN Chaplain Captain Cam three years of overseas duty on the U.S. Sev- tive companies in the world, send him your
Fish ’82 and his wife, Paulette, on our car trip enth Fleet staff in Yokosuka, Japan. “My wife, resume at adam.frank@salesforce.com!
together from Philadelphia to upstate New Paulette, and I moved back into our house
York in October. Cam is now back from the next to Old Dominion University Campus in
West Pacific and is in Norfolk.” Get in touch Norfolk, Virginia,” he writes. “We attended
with Dick at richardhaggard11@gmail.com. the memorial service for my Episcopal church Deceased
at Cornell chaplain, mentor, and dear friend,
Meredith B. “Med” Colket III ’70 retired the Reverend J. Gurdon Brewster, in Fayette- We regret to report the deaths of:
from United Technologies Research Center as ville, New York, in October 2017, along with
a senior fellow several years ago, but is now Dick Haggard ’58 and his bride, Connie, also PAUL HAMMOND ’34
supporting an AFRL FAA NASA program on ’58. I haven’t been back to the Knoll in many,
alternate fuels (low anthropogenic CO2) for many years, but revisited vicariously through CHARLES WALTER LEWIS ’35
jet aircraft. “But most important, I have two email exchanges with Gerry Daines ’81 and April 22, 2010
young grandsons who are potential Cornel- Joe Cunningham ’81. Maybe I’ll make it back ROBERT F. OGDEN ’37
lians and Delta Chis!” he says. (36 Gatewood, in 2018!” Contact Capt. Cameron Fish, CHC, October 26, 2013
Avon, CT 06001).
USN at 1047 Bolling Ave., Norfolk, VA 23508 PAUL E. HARMON ’47
Since his last update, Robert “Scate” Hoff or revcamfish@aol.com. December 11, 2016
’74 and his wife, Elaine, retired! “Still enjoying “It’s been an interesting few years as the CLINTON T. COOPER ’54
life in East Grand Rapids but with lots more faculty advisor during the re-colonization of July 6, 2017
time for travel, family, and projects around the UW-Madison,” says Jim Conway ’86. “The JOSEPH K. LEINBACH ’57
house,” he says. “Traveled to New England in colony is now a chapter, and things are go- March 1, 2018
June, spending a week in the Boston area ing well. Still working on an actual house, FENIMORE E. COOPER ’58
and a week at Acadia National Park. Enjoy- but fortunately there are a good core of Delta July 1, 2016
ing our new RV and planning for extensive Chi alumni from a variety of chapters in the
travel through the Western United States region to help. I was shocked to be named RICHARD D. NATIELLO ’58
in 2018.” Reach out to Scate at 860 Glad- Delta Chi Man of the Year recently! The Wis- March 14, 2016
stone Dr. S, East Grand Rapids, MI 49506, or consin ABT nominated me, and apparently DOUGLAS W. SWANSON JR. ’67
hoffsan@gmail.com. January 5, 2018
support from the Cornell ’Alpha’ Chapter MICHAEL C. ALLERDING ’70
“I will be on campus more starting in January,” helped, as I beat out some very worthy can- October 30, 2017
Mike Rolband ’80 announced when he wrote didates. I am looking forward to speaking at

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