John Appel ’56 – Oct. 25, 2012

Hi Tom, I hope all is going well with you and your looking forward to a snowy winter. As with any ancient warrior minor medical problems continue to annoy. The latest was a knee but after a series of injections it is improving so I hope I can avoid surgery for a while at least. […]

The Annual North East Ohio Beta Steakout

From Steve Sherwood ’70 10/19/2012 Tom … Here’s the picture of Steve Sherwood, Terry O’Hara, Rich Hursh, and John Willoughby, all OWU ’70, enjoying the comraderie of brother Betas at the Annual North East Ohio Beta Steakout in August. In the past, Tim Ohara, Ron Snyder and Steve Deuble had also attended this annual event. […]

Robert “Bob” Henshaw ‘56 – October 18, 2012

Hope you are well. My book is now out: “Environmental History of the Hudson River: Human use that changed the ecology; ecology at changed human uses.” Working as Managing Editor for 20 specialistauthors, I wrote about 1/3 of the book. Finished just in time to begin radiation Rx for prostate cancer. Now dealing with the […]

David L. Cook ’57

(Notice from MaryLee (Bob ’54) Marten of Butler, PA) David L. Cook, 76, of Butler passed away at 1:50 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2012 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice. He was born Oct. 27, 1935, in Zanesville, Ohio, to the late Lowell Lemoyne Cook and Alice Hert Cook. Mr. Cook graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University […]

Class of ’54 – 2012 Mini-Reunion Columbus, Ohio

May 3, 2012 Upon the occasion of their granddaughter’s graduation from the University of Dayton, Bob and Alsa King Cotner flew in from their Texas home and spent several days in Ohio with the editor and Jan. Not wanting to miss the opportunity for a mini-reunion of the OWU Class of ’54, Ohio brothers Jim […]

Jim Davies ’56

After a prolonged illness for the past 2 years, Jim passed away on January 10, 2013 following another of several recent falls. Jim recently fell and had surgery on a broken hip. The surgery was complicated by both declining heart and lung conditions. Jim and his wife Jean were married over 50 years, had 3 […]

Jack “Cousin” Mathews ’54

From his son, Craig, Sept. 14, 2012 … Mr. Tatham, I don’t know if you’re around or still have this address, I thought I’d inform you my dad Jack just passed away. If you could inform anyone else who might want to know, that would be appreciated. You can reach me at 661-435-4183 … Best […]

Henry N. Baldwin ’54

From the Hartford, CT Contra Costa Times September 4, 2012 Henry Norton Baldwin — Aug. 8, 1931 – Aug. 14, 2012 Resident of Pleasant Hill, CA. Henry passed away peacefully after battling a lengthy illness. He was 81. Henry was born and raised in West Hartford, CT. He attended Kingsford Prep School and earned a […]

Special Note From Paul Hammersten ’69

Paul and Sharon Hammersten recently returned from The Crazy Horse Memorial/Indian Museum North America, SD. There they presented the complete works of Paul’s friend and mentor, the late Northern Cheyenne artist Frederick Dale Seminole, to Janeen Melmer [Museum Registrar] and Lynda Clark Adelstein [Museum Curator]. Following are the pictures from the event. Paul can be […]

Theta Chapter Brother’s Wives

A Tribute to Two Delta Gamma Sweethearts This past year saw two of our lovely Delta Gamma sweethearts pass away. Seranaded in 1954 and 1956, these lovely ladies loved spending time with the brothers and Mama Linn at 54 West Lincoln. Dick DeVos and Berneita “Nita” Heyman DeVos were married soon after their graduation in […]