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ΣΑΜ ΣΑΜ ΣΑΜ ΣΑΜ ΣΑΜ ΣΑΜ Rho Chapter 1951 Alumni News – photo courtesy of Dave Gould ’52 Dave Gould tried by example 52’50 –I was to make our going through children socially a lot of “stuff” responsible to that we kept give back to under the our community. house about a Both my wife and month ago and I had a life full I found a bag of of community pictures from commitment – my college days, which included a picture of my wife mainly the chapter members in front of the house in in the Jewish ΣΑΜ 1951, when I was prior. FYI, Ron Katch was community, and prior after I was. Pictured above is a photo of me in the broader the chapter Council when Sy Dordick ’51 was community. There was great satisfaction really recommend to soon-to-be retired or Prior, Stan Goldberg ’52 is on the left, and from having participated, and frustration retired fraters to have some signifcant work I was Treasurer at the time and on the right. with what still needs to be done. I am still or community involvement to keep the brain Looking back, we have had a full life and working part-time as a fnancial planner and working and challenged. enjoying dentistry. Married to my wife, One of the veterans stood up and said, Donna, for 20 years now. We have 6 kids “I don’t know what you were doing and 5 grandchildren. I’m also a blues/ during the war, but we worked so that rock drummer. kids like this can get an education.” All of the veterans got up and walked out. Lowell Goldman ’49 - I’m back in the It’s nice to get the newsletter and see a few midwest now! Retired World War II names I recognize like my old roommate veteran, I served as a Radio Operator for Arte Johnson ’49. Arte enjoyed being a B-17 bomber crew. We had 30 missions humorous while I was studying, and the over Germany. We would have had guys always liked to kid around to distract 35, but the nose of the plane was badly me. Good memories! shot up on one mission, and I helped to navigate us back to safety. As a student, Robert L. Kiesler ’54 - My wife Marlene David and Donna. I recall being in economics class when Brody Kiesler, an SDT, passed away a young man from Brazil was called on in 2006. I am now spending most of by the professor. The professor was not the year at BallenIsles in Palm Beach David S. Behm DDS ’77 (pictured above) - happy with the young man’s poor English Gardens, FL with my signifcant other, Founded “Lake Tower Dental” in 1983 and still and said “if you can’t do better, get out.” Sheila Olshansky. Have Alumni News? GUESS WHO CAME We want to hear from you! Send your personal updates, TO DINNER AT accomplishments, adventures, and photos to our Account Manager Kasey Breedlove at kbreedlove@thelaurusgroup.net, RHO CHAPTER? or simply fll out the tear-away form at the bottom of your cover letter and return it in the mail. We want to share it in the next issue of The Rhomer! Be sure to visit us online at www.samillinois.org. n February 16, 1956, Rho Chapter had a Overy special guest for dinner. Eleanor Roosevelt sat down to dine with the Chapter Grand members of Rho Chapter before her speaking Prior Silbar ’56 (center) pictured with the First appearance at the U of I Auditorium with 1,000 Lady (right) and her traveling companion (left). in attendance beneftting Hillel Foundation Since the publication of our last Rhomer we have on campus. Prior Merton G. Silbar ’56, as in recognition of his selection. Silbar believes learned of the passing of the brothers listed below. We Chairman of the Hillel fundraising event, that Mrs. Roosevelt’s appearance on campus extend our condolences to their families and friends. arranged for the former First Lady to be the played a major role in his being selected for special guest speaker. During dinner at the the national award. As Fra Silbar says, “The Joe A. Weiss ’45 Chapter in Urbana, the men of Rho serenaded $500 is long gone, but the honor will always Alvin Grossman ’46 Ms. Roosevelt with the Sammy Sweetheart remain with me.” Silbar had a 55-year career Song, whereupon she stood, wiped away tears, in public relations, including 45 years as head Norman H. Brainin ’47 and said: “It’s been a long time since anyone of his own PR agency before passing the has called me sweetheart.” Fra Silbar was reins to his son, David, upon his retirement Danny Fleschman ’49 honored later in the year by National as one in 2010. Silbar PR is based in Libertyville, of two “Outstanding Seniors in SAM” (along IL representing commercial and non-proft with a frater from Ohio State), receiving $500 clients locally and nationally.