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SIGMA CHI HOUSE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 494 AVERILL PARK, NY 12018 Address Service Requested DELTA PSI CHAPTER OF SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY AT RPI 58pinewoods@gmail.com Chapter Eternal Brother Rui Soares '95 passed away on June 1, 2019. Rui graduated in 1995 with an RPI degree in Mathematics. He died from a brain aneurysm and le behind his wife, Jen, and two children, Lina (6), and Cristiano (2). Rui was very active with Delta Psi as an alumnus and will be missed. He served on the Phi Epsilon Phi House Corporation Board and worked with Pinewoods Educational Foundation (PEF). Rui was very involved with volunteering his time to PEF programs and education for our undergraduate brothers. Pledge Brother Bert Maier '95 shared additional thoughts at the funeral service and led the effort to establish a fund for his family. More than 50 brothers and their wives attended the funeral. e college fund had raised $90,000 as of this story's deadline. [sigmachirpidotorg. wordpress.com/news] "Rui was the best of all people. He made us feel better about ourselves. He made us feel better about ourselves because he made us smile. He made us laugh. He made us laugh until we cried. He cared for us. ere was no better father, hus- band, sibling, friend, or person than Rui. "Rui made each of us feel special, important, and unique. Why? He remembered everything about us, our families, and our times with him. He re- membered things about us that he wasn't part of. I relied on Rui to remember what I did in my life. "Rui cared deeply for people. He called a friend of mine he barely knew that had cancer to say he was there for him. He called my parents to help them plan their trip to Portugal. He drove four hours for my grandmother's funeral. "But, when I think of Rui, I think first of 'Rui the family man.' From his childhood, through college, to adult years, family was Rui's core. When I met him in college, it didn't take long to understand his family gave him strength and he in return gave to his family. Whether it was being there for his mom or being a great brother to his siblings, family came first. And Rui would do anything for his family. "And then he married Jennifer. And once again, Rui proved his unending capacity for love and support. e consummate family man, Rui was there for Jennifer no matter what. And then he had two beautiful children. Have you ever talked to Rui about his children? Let me say it another way. If you knew Rui, have you ever not talked to Rui about his children? "e purpose of his life, from beginning to end, was his family. "Rui was taken suddenly from us. A beautiful, meaningful life cut short. We cannot bring him back. But we can honor his core values. We can honor what he believed in. In remembrance of Rui, in honor of his commitment to family, I ask you to donate to this fund to support his family, children, and his children's education. I know what Rui would do for each of us if this situation was reversed." Bob Hutnick '71 and Ed Youngkin '74 hosted their 47th annual party at the Bel- mont Stakes. Steve Embler '74 won the handicapping contest in his first effort and was the prior day's golfing MVP. Matt Mena-Landry '95 has joined Cambridge Public School in Massachusetts as Media Arts Director. Jon McCue '08 and wife welcomed their first daughter, Chloe Sandra McCue, into the world on November 2, 2018. Dave Amirbekyan '09 is expected to wed his fiancée, Arevik Tserunyan, later this year. Josh Gilbert '09 was engaged to his sweetheart, Alex Smith, on May 4, 2019. Eric Pulvino '09 and sweet- heart, Diane Pulvino, are expecting their fourth baby boy in August. Jared Wall '09 and wife are expecting their second child in December. Sean Garrigan Piela '11 reports that aer his aca- demic career at RPI with B.S., Engineering Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 2011; M.S., Nuclear Engineering, 2013; and Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, 2017, he is now a Postdoctoral Irradiation En- gineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. Isaac Nault '12 was engaged to Emily Meier on April 26, 2019. Ken Sobel '12 and wife, Fati- ma, are expecting their first daughter in October 2019. Alex Manocchi '12 and wife, Chelsea, are expecting a baby boy in January 2020. Brian Allen '12 was pro- moted to Regional Team Lead at Eaton in Houston, Texas, in April. Chase Krivo '14 was engaged to Caroline Higdon in June. Mack Ott '14 is an analyst at Aerospace Corporation in Huntsville, Ala., focused on supporting the Missile De- fense Agency. He graduated with Aeronautical Engineer- ing and Mechanical Engineer- ing degrees and is willing to put in a good word for fellow Sigs to join Aerospace. Alexander Steff '19 has started his engineering career at Pratt & Whitney in Lum- berton, N.J. ALUMNI UPDATE

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