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Alumni Nus
F. W. (Bill) Cheesborough ‘57 has retired from Thermal Ceramics, Tachi Tailgate Goes to Jacksonville
formerly Babcock & Wilcox Co.
nother outstanding Theta Chi event was held on December 2, 2006.
Col. Roy Fair (Ret.) ‘56 is proud to announce that his grandson, AMore than 50 brothers, wives, kids, fathers, mothers and friends
Matthew Ryan Fair, has entered the Air Force Academy. ascended on parking lot H in Jacksonville for a Tailgate Extravaganza
in preparation of the Gator Bowl.
Donald Gehring ‘60 now chairs a national committee to establish Many of our group assembled at the boat dock outside the
the community drug court model on college campuses. The effort is Wyndham hotel for a 9:30 a.m. boat ride. We arrived at lot H on the
sponsored by the National Judicial College and the National Drug Court river and were welcomed by the Tailgate Committee of Chairman Jeff
Institute. Additionally, Donald just completed 8 years on the Theta Smith ‘76, Nat Hughs ‘77 and Steve Hopper ‘86. Tables with lots
Chi Grand Chapter and presently heads up the new Ideals Program for of “Good Food” under two tents and stupendous Bloody Mary’s by
undergraduate leadership development. Dane were all set up. Lurking closely were multiple coolers of COLD
Beverages, chairs and the Tachi Grill. Our eternal steward, Jeff “Igor”
Gregory J. Larkin ‘82 formed IQ Custom Homes in 2005. They Smith, dazzled the crowd with his intricate work creating “The Best
were selected as Preferred Builder in Echelon-Home of The Georgia Damn Brats Period.”
Tech Club. This year, IQ built two 12,000 sq. ft. homes which were Special thanks to the support group of Debbie Smith, Lois
featured on the WSB-TV Building A Dream series. Greg and his wife, Hughs and Dane (Nat’s local buddy) for all their efforts, HUGE! On a
Julie, currently live in Alpharetta, GA with their three kids, Brett (14), sad note, our 4th tailgate committee member, Dave Lendon ‘76, was
Samantha (11) and Trey (4). unable to attend due to the passing of his father – our thoughts and
prayers went out to his family.
Ramiro E. Rodriguez ‘94 is a professional engineer in Georgia. In his The fun loving crowd swelled to over 70 and then disbanded
role, he provides business development & operations support outside at 12:22. Buuuut they returned around three with a vengeance. The
of North America. Ramiro married Jessika in 1999 and they have a 2 tables were cleared and coolers emptied as night approached. A wicked
year old son, Ramiro. game of Jet broke out and continued on the boat ride to the Landing.
What a Great Time!
Wayne S. Tartline ‘94 has joined the law frm of Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Someone said a football game of some importance did in-fact
LLC as a senior associate. He provides counsel in the areas of civil take place but we never saw a sign of it.
litigation, domestic litigation and criminal defense. More information
about the frm can be found at: boviskyle.com. Until Next Time,
Forever Social Chair
Steven Kovach ‘98 and his wife, Jami, have recently relocated to Stan Thomas ‘81
Houston, TX from Easely, SC.
David Mann ‘04 married Marla Parker on September 30, 2006.
Have news you want to share? New job? New child? Get married?
Invent something? We want to know! Please use the enclosed
form and response envelope. Or you can email it to our account
manager, Jackie Isaacson at: jisaacson@thelaurusgroup.net
Chapter Eternal
We have learned of the passing of the following brothers since the
last Alpha Nus. We send our condolences to their families and loved
ones.
C.W. West ‘29 Roy Evans ‘25
Robert Van Landingham ‘45 Ronald Moseley ‘55
Nicholas Passarello ‘43, passed away on April 7. In addition to
Theta Chi, he was a member of the Georgia Tech baseball team.
Brother Passarello received his degree in chemistry and worked
for Lederle Laboratories in New York for 39 years. As a second
lieutenant in the Marines, he was stationed in China during World
War II. In 1985, he retired to Atlanta and for 16 years volunteered Top Left: Jeff Smith ‘76 manning the Tachi grill. Top Right: Stan
at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Nick was a life master bridge and Leslie Thomas showing off their stylish GT jackets! Bottom:
player and a New York state-certifed umpire. Kevin Mara ‘82 with Georgia Tech daughter Teresa and Scott
Owens ‘85.
F. W. (Bill) Cheesborough ‘57 has retired from Thermal Ceramics, Tachi Tailgate Goes to Jacksonville
formerly Babcock & Wilcox Co.
nother outstanding Theta Chi event was held on December 2, 2006.
Col. Roy Fair (Ret.) ‘56 is proud to announce that his grandson, AMore than 50 brothers, wives, kids, fathers, mothers and friends
Matthew Ryan Fair, has entered the Air Force Academy. ascended on parking lot H in Jacksonville for a Tailgate Extravaganza
in preparation of the Gator Bowl.
Donald Gehring ‘60 now chairs a national committee to establish Many of our group assembled at the boat dock outside the
the community drug court model on college campuses. The effort is Wyndham hotel for a 9:30 a.m. boat ride. We arrived at lot H on the
sponsored by the National Judicial College and the National Drug Court river and were welcomed by the Tailgate Committee of Chairman Jeff
Institute. Additionally, Donald just completed 8 years on the Theta Smith ‘76, Nat Hughs ‘77 and Steve Hopper ‘86. Tables with lots
Chi Grand Chapter and presently heads up the new Ideals Program for of “Good Food” under two tents and stupendous Bloody Mary’s by
undergraduate leadership development. Dane were all set up. Lurking closely were multiple coolers of COLD
Beverages, chairs and the Tachi Grill. Our eternal steward, Jeff “Igor”
Gregory J. Larkin ‘82 formed IQ Custom Homes in 2005. They Smith, dazzled the crowd with his intricate work creating “The Best
were selected as Preferred Builder in Echelon-Home of The Georgia Damn Brats Period.”
Tech Club. This year, IQ built two 12,000 sq. ft. homes which were Special thanks to the support group of Debbie Smith, Lois
featured on the WSB-TV Building A Dream series. Greg and his wife, Hughs and Dane (Nat’s local buddy) for all their efforts, HUGE! On a
Julie, currently live in Alpharetta, GA with their three kids, Brett (14), sad note, our 4th tailgate committee member, Dave Lendon ‘76, was
Samantha (11) and Trey (4). unable to attend due to the passing of his father – our thoughts and
prayers went out to his family.
Ramiro E. Rodriguez ‘94 is a professional engineer in Georgia. In his The fun loving crowd swelled to over 70 and then disbanded
role, he provides business development & operations support outside at 12:22. Buuuut they returned around three with a vengeance. The
of North America. Ramiro married Jessika in 1999 and they have a 2 tables were cleared and coolers emptied as night approached. A wicked
year old son, Ramiro. game of Jet broke out and continued on the boat ride to the Landing.
What a Great Time!
Wayne S. Tartline ‘94 has joined the law frm of Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Someone said a football game of some importance did in-fact
LLC as a senior associate. He provides counsel in the areas of civil take place but we never saw a sign of it.
litigation, domestic litigation and criminal defense. More information
about the frm can be found at: boviskyle.com. Until Next Time,
Forever Social Chair
Steven Kovach ‘98 and his wife, Jami, have recently relocated to Stan Thomas ‘81
Houston, TX from Easely, SC.
David Mann ‘04 married Marla Parker on September 30, 2006.
Have news you want to share? New job? New child? Get married?
Invent something? We want to know! Please use the enclosed
form and response envelope. Or you can email it to our account
manager, Jackie Isaacson at: jisaacson@thelaurusgroup.net
Chapter Eternal
We have learned of the passing of the following brothers since the
last Alpha Nus. We send our condolences to their families and loved
ones.
C.W. West ‘29 Roy Evans ‘25
Robert Van Landingham ‘45 Ronald Moseley ‘55
Nicholas Passarello ‘43, passed away on April 7. In addition to
Theta Chi, he was a member of the Georgia Tech baseball team.
Brother Passarello received his degree in chemistry and worked
for Lederle Laboratories in New York for 39 years. As a second
lieutenant in the Marines, he was stationed in China during World
War II. In 1985, he retired to Atlanta and for 16 years volunteered Top Left: Jeff Smith ‘76 manning the Tachi grill. Top Right: Stan
at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Nick was a life master bridge and Leslie Thomas showing off their stylish GT jackets! Bottom:
player and a New York state-certifed umpire. Kevin Mara ‘82 with Georgia Tech daughter Teresa and Scott
Owens ‘85.
