THE TAXI NEWS
ALPHA SIGMA CHAPTER OF THETA XI • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY
Alpha Sigma Association of Theta Xi
105 Canterbury Lane #1041
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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This newsletter is intended for Theta Xi alumni and parents. If your son is still attending
Bradley University, he will receive a copy at the chapter house. If he is no longer in school,
please send us his permanent address to update our records. Thank you.
Chapter eternal
James B. Conklin '51 entered Chapter Eternal
peacefully in his sleep on December 5, 2015. He
was a gifted trumpet player and played in a jazz
band circuit in Chicago clubs. In 1943, James
joined the Army to support his family after his
father's death. After the war, he graduated from
college and returned home to Chicago, where he
accepted a job with Doty & Doty Accounting
Firm auditing large Chicago firms. James married
Joanne Urban on April 9, 1960, and they settled
in Park Ridge, Ill., in 1963, where they raised
their family. After Doty & Doty Accounting,
he worked for F&F Laboratories, where he
worked his way up to vice president of finance/
comptroller. James retired in 1988 to Sturgeon
Bay, Wis., and spent winters in Marco Island,
Fla. He loved his family and friends dearly and
enjoyed celebrating the goodness of life with
them. James also loved golfing and boating. He
is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren,
nieces, a nephew, and great-nieces and great-
nephews.
Charles "Chuck" E. Skillman '53 entered
Chapter Eternal on October 16, 2015. He is
survived by his two sons and two grandchildren,
as well as a host of extended family and friends.
William J. Grogan '58 entered Chapter Eternal
on February 17, 2015. He was engaged in farming
for 30 years and later owned JJ's Package Store
in Fairfield, Ill. He is survived by his loving
wife, Dorothy, who is a 1959 graduate from
Bradly University; their two children, Bill, who
graduated from Bradley in 1984, and Patricia;
and three grandchildren.
CHAPTER OFFICERS
President
Max Rydell '17 | Elgin, Ill.
pr.thetaxi@gmail.com | (224) 535-1868
Vice President
Matt Mathius '17 | Lemont, Ill.
Treasurer
Trent Hootman '17 | Canton, Ill.
Recruitment Chairman
Clay Darrow '18 | Hudson, Ill.
rc.thetaxi@gmail.com | (309) 826-7894
Secretary
Mark O'Neal '17 | Mount Prospect, Ill.
House Manager
Andrew Wiersema '17 | Chadwick, Ill.
Scholarship Chairman
Chris Leonard '18 | Palatine, Ill.
WELCOME, NEW
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERS
Reid Chapman '20
Grayslake, Ill.
Jordan Ingram '19
St. Louis, Mo.
Noah Isenhower '20
Fremont, Wis.
Ryan Kopp '20
Arlington Heights, Ill.
John McCutcheon '20
Ladd, Ill.
Andrew Puente '20
Des Plaines, Ill.
Kiernan Robinson '20
Ottawa, Ill.
Joseph Tarnowski '20
Grayslake, Ill.
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