Sigma Chi - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

3 SIGMA CHI ALUMNI UPDATE CHAPTER ETERNAL Armen Renjilian '52 entered Chapter Eternal on December 22, 2017, of natural causes at the age of 88.33333. He always wanted credit for the months after his last birthday. Armen was a member of the first pledge class of Sigma Chi. He worked in the Albany/Troy area most of his life and was the manager of material sciences at Albany International Corporation. He retired at 81, having been a consultant to Albany International for many years after his official retirement. He was an expert in water chemistry related to paper making processes and did some of the original work to convert the industry from wool to nylon industrial fabrics (and other polymers). He holds six patents in this area. Armen met his wife, Lois, at a party held at 58 Pinewoods Ave. Their son, Rick Renjilian, is a member of the class of 1981 and lives in Port Washington, N.Y. Donald Jon Weber '67, entered Chapter Eternal on August 1, 2017 at the age of 71. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 3, 1945, he grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio, and graduated from the Charles T. Brush High School in 1963. Don came to NYS for his undergraduate education and graduated from RPI with a degree in aeronautical engineering. He then served proudly as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from June 1969 through 1975, working as a navigator on Navy planes. Don came back to the Scheneetady/Troy area to work and continue his education and earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from RPI in 1978. He worked for General Electric for almost 30 years as an engineer for MAO and GE, retiring in 2004. Survivors include his wife, Teri L. Clark Weber, and his treasured children, Darren J. Weber and Katherine J. Weber. ALUMNI NEWS "During September 2017, four 1960s Delta Psi Sigs met at the lovely retirement home of Rod "Oedipus and the Four Mothers" Blumenau '65 on the shores of Lake Keuka, N.Y., for drinks, dinner, and weekend stay over. Bruce Allen '65 attended and was Rod's roommate first with Louis Chiappetta '65 (who did not attend) in the Grotto of 58 Pinewoods and then for two years at the infamous 595 Congress St. attic apartment. The first of those two years was with Bob Glaess '65 who tragically passed away in 2017, but was remembered at the lakeside gathering. The second of those two years was with Dave "Killer" Kohler '63 who was Bruce's big brother and did attend the Finger Lakes reunion. Dave was back in '64 for his master's at RPI. Dan DilLoreto '68 also made the reunion. This reunion was meant for the brothers that lived or had lived in Rochester, but Bruce Allen was able to crash the party because he had just finished a racing weekend at Watkins Glen in his Lotus Exige Cup car. He pulled up in his truck and live-in car trailer. Very long time spouses Lynn Blumenau, Jodi DiLoreto and Carol Kohler listened in rapt attention to Sig talk." —Bruce Allen '65 Scott Dukette '80 and wife Barbara are in the middle of an international living experience, spending one month each in 12 international locations. Find his reports and pictures at https://sigmachi-rpi. org/2017/11/21/barbara-and-scott-dukette-80- spend-year-abroad-12-locations-4-continents/. Chris Carney '97 and Sherri Hao are expecting and reside in in Lake Tahoe. Doug Olenicn '97 and his family moved from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe. Paul Brock '96 and Shannon are the owners of Silver Thread Vineyard in the Finger Lakes of New York and are developing quite a following. James Schneider '12 wed Alpha Phi lavalier Aislynn Chalmers in September 2017. Graduate student Chaz Goodwine '13 received the RPI Founders Award of Excellence at the October 2017 Honors Convocation. The award is the highest honor of the Convocation ceremony. Chas has defended his thesis and plans to receive his chemical engineering Ph.D. in May. Jared Wall '09 and his wife, Amy, welcomed a baby girl into their family on January 18. Sean Piela '10 graduated from RPI with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in December 2017. Ken Sobel '12 is engaged to Fatima Jaber. The two will be wed this spring. Xunjun "Alex" Cai '13 bought a house in Boston, Mass., where he started working at PwCoopers as a consultant. His claim to fame is beating Nick Fortune '13 in fantasy football. Organized by Chris Heinbokel '13, a band of 16 Delta Psi brothers sailed on a cruise ship to Cuba from August 21-25, 2017. RUFF NOTES Bob "Ruff" Huntick's '71 I attended the funeral of Charlene Cosgrave, the wife of Significant Sig Paul Cosgrave '72, in July, along with Delta Psi Brothers Jim Munger Banghart '69, Dan Burt '69, Herb Arbeiter '72, Bob Shortle '74, Alan Hanbury '74, Ed Youngkin '74, Chuck Shuey '75, Joe Saracino '75, Tracy and Jim Board '75, and Greg Chilson '75. The next month, Annie and Jim Banghart '69 visited as they drove their way across the United States stopping at national monuments and presidential libraries. Munger's brother-in- law, Jack Belletete '70, married Ms. Marcea Gustafson on Nantucket Island December 31, 2017. John Schroeder '68 entered Chapter Eternal on April 3, 2017. Paul Jossman '70, Bill Ward '68, and Joann Wood, wife of Gary "Slug" Wood '70, attended the funeral. Class of '70 turns 70 in 2018. Schroeder was the steward when I lived at 58 Pinewoods and you'd see him leaning over the stove with a butt in his mouth and the ashes about to fall off. Ruthie was our full-time cook then — all honor to their names. 2017 saw the last of the Class of 1971 to retire: Al Lubrano '71, Larry Frey '71, John Golden '71, and maybe Bobby Barnes '71. Haven't heard from Hobie Hey '72 in a while...MIA? Bill "Evil" Hanson '73 continues to work for IBM. We'll get together, along with Mike Hanson '12, on February 24 for the RPI Hockey Freakout on TV in a sports bar in Northern Virginia. Joyce, wife of Chris "Zoomer" Serocke '73, continues to heal from her ankle injury as Joan and Dan Burt continue their friendship with her after Zoomer's sudden passing in September 2016. Sharon Sullivan, widow of Ken "Snags" Sullivan '73 (Chapter Eternal 2001), continues to donate money to Delta Psi. With golf courses in Maine closed, she and her husband, Jim, spend winters in Hobe Sound, Fla. While Ed Youngkin '74 retired this summer after years of work, he has gone back to consulting. Bill "Scout" Farnan '75 volunteered for the Alumni Big Brother Program. Scout's wedding circa 1976, goes down as one of the classic Delta Psi weddings EVER! Besides making Charlene Cosgrave's funeral, Greg "Flip" Chilson '75 also made the 45th and possible last Delta Psi Sigma Chi Belmont Stakes at Belmont Race Track. There is serious consideration to move the party to the summerhouse of Ed Youngkin '74 in East Quogue. Finally, I'd like to thank the 13 Delta Psi Sigma Chi alumni who volunteered for the Alumni Big Brother Program this year. I was touched at my little undergraduate brother's response. I hope to follow up with him in August as he begins his sophomore year. The volunteers are Mike Greenberg '12, Josh Nichols '05, Jim Campbell '70, Jim Manocchi '74, Rod Blumenau '65, Bob Hutnick '71, Alan Hanbury '74, Joe Pumper '13, Brian Popelsky '77, Rau Crain '73, Bill Farnan '75, Rui Soares '96, and Bob Shortle '74.

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