From Joan Shank, early 2009. This is to inform you of the death of my husband Tom R. Shank. He was in the OWU class of 1952. Tom was very proud to be a Beta. He treasured the friendships and always made it a point to contact brothers in his travels. Sincerely, Joan Shank Tom R. […]
Morgan Shrader ’54 from Dick DeVos ’54
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The February 2008 issue of the Theta Data had a few e-mails concerning the passing of Brother Morgan Shrader Class of 1954 at OWU. I am adding here a little history that I am familiar with about Morg that some should find interesting. Morg came to the campus in September 1950 from Waverly in Southern […]
C. Dee Simpson ‘54 from Nolan Smith ’54
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Thanks, Tom, for the news about Dee. It’s sad, indeed, that Dee is not with us, still, though, I heard that Pat was worried about the health issue back in ‘04, and she obviously had good reasons for that concern. Best regards to both of you, then, during these difficult times.
C. Dee Simpson ‘54 from John Appel ‘56
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I am so sorry to receive the terrible news about Dee Simpson. When I think of Theta Chapter, one of my first memories is of our President standing before us. He will be missed by all who knew him, but I’m sure he is in a better place
C. Dee Simpson ‘54 from Norman F. Slenker ’51
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
As Class of ’51 Theta Chapter, we knew Dee well and enjoyed having him as a Brother sharing the Bond of Beta’s legacy of those before us and those that followed. Such was a richly heritage that served us well and educated us as much for life as did Ohio Wesleyan. Dee’s passing was sorrowful to read about and his attributes you mentioned in the […]
C. Dee Simpson ‘54 from W. Dan Rich ’55
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I was deeply saddened to hear the news of Dee’s passing. As a freshman going through “Rush”, one of the reasons I hoped to pledge Beta was the presence of Dee Simpson. He was a very impressive guy and one who made you feel really wanted in the fraternity. I remember playing intra-mural football with […]
C. Dee Simpson ‘54 from Dick DeVoa ’54
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Dee, was known to all of us who shared the Theta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi experience from September 1950 through May 1954 as “The Bat”. This was a loving reference to his late night habits at 54 West Lincoln. Dee, Bob Corey and I arrived through different avenues but found ourselves rooming together at […]
Loving Memories of C. Dee Simpson ’54
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Dee was a great guy— it is as simple as that. He was born and lived his early years in a small town in western Pa. There was not much money so he started working odd jobs at age 10 — the same year he started smoking! His Dad gave him a pipe in hopes […]
C. Dee Simpson ’54 From the Arizona Daily Star
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
C. Dee Simpson was born in Clarion, PA, on May 18th, 1932, and passed away from Alzheimer’s complications on September 10th , 2008. His family moved to Tucson in 1947 and he graduated from Tucson High School. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and marrying Pat James, Dee served in the US […]
Russ Schanley ’53
February 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A Sept. ’08 note from Russ Schanely’s daughter to Maribeth Amrhein Graham ’55 … Dear Mrs.Graham, … My name is Laurie Schanely Hanchuruck and my dad was Russell Schanely. I just received (forwarded) your recent letter to dad, and I am sad to inform you that dad passed on July 23rd. He had been fairly […]
