Pi Kappa Alpha - Oklahoma State University

Page 5 Pike Press Ralph W. Stuart '43 transferred from Gamma Upsilon to Gamma Chi in 1947 to finish his pre-med requirements. He worked in practical family medicine and radiology throughout his career in Oklahoma hospitals and retired in 1995. Ralph enjoys traveling throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in his motorhome. E-mail: rstu26@aol.com John H. Burrows '47 is president of the Chamber of Commerce, Claremore Inc., and Claremore Rotary Club. Thomas M. Campbell '52 recently completed his fourth novel, Coaching My Way. All of his books are available for purchase. Thomas lives in Tulsa, Okla. E-mail: tmcedd@mindpsring.com Robert E. Stuemky '56 is developing a ranch on 360 acres in Southeast Pueblo, Colo., with his wife, Maria. E-mail: bob@manyjourneys.com Warren A. Trinka '56 travels, plays tennis, hunts, and fishes. He was a soccer dad for his sons and is now a soccer and hockey grandpa. Warren and his wife, Betty Ann, live in Tulsa Okla. Gale W. Cook '58 shares that life is good after 30 years in human resources at Ford Motor Co. and 34 years of retirement. "It's great to hear about all the great things from Gamma Chi at OSU. Keep it up!" Gale lives in Somerset Center, Mich., with his wife, Rubye. Russell H. Manning '60 has retired in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., after a successful and rewarding career as a high school AP English teacher, followed by a career in educational publishing as a national language arts consultant and as a dealer in fine art. E‑mail: randyruss72@hotmail.com Lynn H. Royston '62 retired and lives in West Linn, Ore. His daughter lives in Tacoma, Wash., and his son lives in Juneau, Ala. Lynn and his wife spend a lot of time visiting their 10 grandchildren. They are also active in their local and national church and the local, free medical clinic. Dwight A. Dickinson '63 works full-time as the president of his architecture firm. He has five grandchildren. Dwight has many fine memories of his time in the old Pike house. E-mail: ddickinson@dharch.com Ronald L. Whitaker '63 lives in Broken Arrow, Okla., and is involved in Optimist International. He has nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. E-mail: ronwhitaker66@yahoo.com Russell E. Roach '66 is going to France for the eighth time and Italy for the third time. "Get out of your recliner and experience the world." Russell lives in Tulsa, Okla., with his wife, Cheryl. E-mail: rroach@ionet.net William E. Kelsey '67 lives in Sebring, Fla., and plays senior men's softball year-round. He volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and supports his grandkids in youth athletics, enjoys church activities, travel, fishing and boating, and is a silver life master bridge player. Bill shares that he was a retired duck hunter before Duck Dynasty was popular. E-mail: spokie66@yahoo.com Richard L. Holcomb '68 retired from education after 39 years of teaching English, coaching cross country, track and field, and performing duties as an IT assitant. He is married to Gerrie and they live in Albuquerque, N.M. They have four children who are college graduates and are looking forward to future weddings and grandchildren. Richard loves reconnecting with alumni brothers. "We survived as a chapter after our house burned my freshman year, and now the Gamma Chi Chapter is flourishing!" E‑mail: r-holcomb001@comcast.net Dave B. Starrett '72 shares that "life is good." He has two grown sons. Bryan is a Pike from Wake Forest University, practices law in Greensboro, N.C., and is married with two daughters, and Adam, a graduate from the University of South Carolina and Thunderbird School of Management, works as a senior logistics manger in Florence, N.C., with Sonoco and is married with a son. Dave lives in Greer, S.C., with his wife, Carol. E-mail: dstarretts@aol.com Russell A. Sims '85 retired after 35 years with Mars Inc. and started a new chapter in his life. He is now the vice president of sales for a German importer of specialty foods. His role is to sell pet care products in the USA, build a pet food plant, and head sales in North America. He has been married to his wife, Kyle, for 24 years and they have three children in Bedias, Texas. E-mail: russell42sims@gmail.com Trey Griffin '88 married AJ Gay, former Dream Girl, and current state senator. They live in Guthrie, Okla. E‑mail: treygriffin@kcg3.com Jeremy Salazar '91 moved his insurance agency to Bixby, Okla. He and his wife, Jandyn, have four children. E-mail: jjsalazar73@yahoo.com Matthew W. Lemon '01 began working for the Sand Springs Police Department in Tulsa, Okla., in March 2005. Since then he has been awarded with a lifesaving award, officer of the year, and a medal of honor for preventing a kidnapping and possible homicide. He was promoted to detective in 2013 and is pursuing a bachelor of arts in criminal justice. E-mail: officerlemon@yahoo.com Austin T. Waugh '06 received his master's in accounting in August and is on track to finish his MBA next May from the University of Texas in Dallas. E-mail: austin.t.waugh@gmail.com William D. W. Battles '07 is deployed in Afghanistan. He and his wife, Krisha, have two children, Natalie and Logan. W e would like to hear from you! Please let us know what is happening in your life by sending updates to our alumni relations coordinator at astoops@penningtonco.com, and look for news items about you and your Gamma Chi brothers in the "Alumni News" section of the next issue of the Pike Press. A L U M N I N E W S

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