Page 3 - Cla Delta Spotlight - Summer 2009

Alumni News Chapter Eternal Since the last newsletter was published, we have learned of the passing of the following Alumni Spotlight: Brad Radichel ‘84 brothers. Our condolences to their friends and families: rad Radichel grew up in Madison Lake, Francis Fillerup ‘49 BMinnesota. He explained how he ended Earl F. Kelley ‘60 up a student at USC, “After living in the arctic tundra of Minnesota, I decided I wanted to go away for college where it was warm, or where there were mountains for skiing. Los Angeles Save the Dates had both, plus some other amazing offerings! My father had attended USC, so I was a scion. Rush: August 23rd through 28th Also, the original founder of the entrepreneurship school at SMU had just left to Invite: September 4th go teach at USC, and that was the emphasis I was interested in.” When asked how he chose to join Minnesota State University President, Richard New House Open House Phi Delt, he said, “While in the dorms, I made Davenport cuts the ribbon at a ceremony honouring Saturday, October 10 th several good friends that became Phi Delts, and the William and Darlene Radichel Foundation I thought it would be a great house to join, and endowment. Foreground from right to left, Alison Homecoming and to have these friends as brothers. The house also Mahoney (Herbarium director), Christina, Elizabeth, Dedication of New Chapter House had members from a geographic cross-section Darlene and Brad Radichel. of the entire U.S., unlike the other fraternities. I knew there would be others around on the stringing equipment producer in Italy, Tesmec, November 14th weekends, when all the locals headed home or to to sell their product in the USA and Canada. We formerly represented Tesmec as a distributor. the beaches.” trim near the ceiling of my room with a BB After graduating, Brad returned to Transmission is a key bottleneck in achieving gun… and the Annex always had leaks in the roof Minnesota to work in a family business. He the renewable energy standards mandated by 28 – when it would rain hard the upstairs bathroom said, “Part of the deal I cut with my father, was states today, including California. You cannot get turned into a wading pool. It will be great to have that in exchange for going to USC, I would the renewable resource (wind, solar, geothermal) a new house, where fraternity members will not from where it is readily available to where the come back to work in the business. He knew, have to worry about these types of conditions!” that after tasting LA, I probably would not want energy demand is today without transmission.” Brad made one of the lead gifts to the to come back, and he was right!” Brad is now Brad has remained in Minnesota. He, his “Restoring the Legacy” the President of Condux International. Brad wife Elizabeth, and their campaign and will name two daughters Darlene This is a great opportunity to summarized his career path: “I worked for in Edina. Brad said, “I “ the Grand Foyer in the (8) and Christina (5) live four years in our family PVC plastics extrusion restored house. When division at plants all over the country, working bring the Cal Delta chapter asked why he chose to my way up from Quality Control Inspector to took the whole family back to USC in a big way, and support the campaign, Plant General Manager. back to USC for the Cal he said, “This is a great I went to New York University for my football game last fall with a beautiful new house as opportunity to bring the at the Coliseum, and MBA. I then returned to run the entire company they all loved the pomp part of the statement. Cal Delta chapter back with my cousin until we sold it in 1998. At that ” to USC in a big way, time, I purchased Condux International, Inc. and circumstance. My and with a beautiful Condux manufactures tools and equipment for daughters now know the new house as part of the statement. However, the installation of cable in telecom and utility fght song and they want to be USC cheerleaders. we have not raised enough for the full cost of But no men, they aren’t available for dating!” applications. In June, I completed a joint venture construction yet, and we do not want to burden agreement with the world’s leading transmission Refecting on his two years as treasurer when he lived in the house, Brad said, “The this or future generations of Phis with the debt chapter house was always a place you could fnd they must pay off on the house. someone looking for something to do, no matter To deliver this house free of debt would the time of day. The social events were always ensure the continuity of the house for generations great, whether it was a party, dance, Rodeo Night, to come. To reach the campaign goal will take Song Fest (our house won with the Gamma Phi the help of each and every one of you out there. Betas one year, and we performed at the Shrine If you have not yet written a check for the cause Auditorium and the Hollywood Bowl!), or the (that’s right, the guy you are looking at in the Sunshine Mission.” mirror), please send in a pledge form today with Brad lived in the “The Cabin” room one the best commitment you can make. I look year (he explained that all of the rooms had forward to celebrating with all of you the day we nicknames), a 3-man room in which they built a can pay off all notes on the house and deliver it triple bunk to save space, and in the upstairs of unencumbered to the current and future brothers Alison Mahoney and donor, Brad Radichel, in the the annex the next year. He said, “I remember of Phi Delta Theta – Cal Delta. Fight-on SC!” Darlene and William Radichel Herbarium. shooting cockroaches off of a piece of molding