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Harvie L. Hutcheson AH602 – May 23, 2022
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Jack Defrees AH647 enjoys family and
Church of the Servant UMC with small-group
friends. He's a 20-year member of the Young
Men's Club of Oklahoma City. John is an LXA
substitute for old men with stags, golf, fishing,
dances, cards, and weekly breakfasts. He's
active with Regency Dance Club with four
formal dances annually and travels with friends.
He lives in Oklahoma City, Okla. Email:
jdefrees@yahoo.com
Gary Johnson AH688 retired from the NASA
Johnson Space Center and is working part-
time with the flight safety office, documenting
lessons from the Apollo Program. Coe Ann,
who he met on a blind date at OSU, is retired
and doing well. Their daughter, Krista, lives
with them, and both their son's families are
doing well. Email: gjohnson144@comcast.net
Bob Cacy AH851 is retired, and he shares that
life is good. Email: bobcacy@aol.com
Edward Shelton AH1545 is married to
his wife, Elisha. They have three children,
Ellie, Liam, and Caitlyn. Edward has been a
lieutenant firefighter and paramedic with the
Dallas, Texas, Fire Department for 13 years.
Email: ekshelton6755@gmail.com
Father Paul Andrew Sheller AH1635
serves as the director of spiritual formation at
Conception Seminary College. He celebrated
eight years of being an ordained priest in May
2021. Paul Andrew lives Conception, Mo.
Email: ajsheller@gmail.com
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Law School in 1985. He practices as a business
transactions attorney in Oklahoma City while
being a shareholder and member of the Board
of Directors at McAfee and Taft, the largest
law firm in the state.
Joe suggests that all undergraduates soak up
as much as they can from the Lambda Chi
experience. "You'll never again be in a position
in your life like you are during these short
years. Make the most of every minute and
opportunity," he advised. "We loved Hobo
party and Homecoming each year, bucket
nights at the Attic, social functions, trash-
talking basketball at the house, and frisbee in
the front yard. Too many memories to even try
to recount! Some of the best were simple times
like hanging around the house with the guys."
Joe tries to keep his Lambda Chi connection
strong in any way possible. Just recently, he
celebrated the wedding of one brother's son
in Cabo alongside a group of alumni brothers.
"I haven't had a chance to visit the new
house yet, but I look forward to doing so. My
support for the new house project was really
an acknowledgment of the significant role
Lambda Chi had in shaping me. I felt I had a
duty to pay some of that back."
After graduating law school, Joe married Jamie
Baxter, an OU alumna and former cheerleader.
"My group of Lamb Chop buddies and I set
out to convert her to be a true Poke fan, though
anyone who knows Jamie and her undying
loyalty to OU knows that's a pipe dream!" The
two have four children, a granddaughter, and
a grandson on the way this summer. Joe stays
involved in community groups through serving
on the Board of Trustees and as president for
both the Children's Hospital Foundation and
Heritage Hall School in Oklahoma City. His
family is heavily involved in their church, All
Souls' Episcopal Church. You can connect with
Joe at joe.lewallen@mcafeetaft.com.
Annual Alumni Reunion
Saturday, August 20
Zink Ranch | Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lambda Chi for Life
Alpha Eta Experience Shapes Joe Lewallen AH1172 as a Man and Leader
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