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Gary L. Mees '63 passed on to Chapter
Grand December 11, 2017. Born August
24, 1940, in Van Wert, Ohio, he grew up in
Fort Wayne, Ind. He graduated from Purdue
University Krannert School of Management
and was enrolled in the ROTC program. He
served 14 years in the United States Army
and attained the rank of captain, receiving a
Purple Heart among other military citations.
He only recently retired after working for
Leisure World of Maryland Corporation as
director of human resources. Gary enjoyed
model railroading and cars, traveling and
simply sitting on the back porch. As a trans-
plant recipient he never took a day of life for
granted. He was an avid fan of the Washing-
ton Capitals, Nationals, and Redskins and his
beloved Cubs team from childhood. He loved
family and especially loved town and city
history and museums. He was a proud mem-
ber of Pi Kappa Alpha; he owed so much to
the fraternity for his learning and success,
and he enjoyed coming back to the house for
reunions. He is survived by his wife, Lisette
Gilbert-Mees; stepson, Ron Gilbert (Cathie);
sister, Jeanne Forrest (Ralph); brother-in-law,
Tom Fanty (Tricia); and nieces and nephews,
Vicki Rosier (Jake), Jeff Forrest (Casey), Tay-
lor Fanty (Alicia), and Jeff Fanty (Christina).
Brendan Ayers
Fishers, Ind.
Joaquin Cervantes
Laredo, Texas
Carl Cooper
Indianapolis, Ind.
Andres Correa
Lima, Peru
Harrison Cottingham
Bloomington, Ind.
Luis Gil
Naucalpan, Mexico
Jose Goodall
San Salvador, El Salvador
Raul Granados
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Sam Grzych
Crown Point, Ind.
Miled Hazim
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Sean Herrera
Haddon Heights, N.J.
Jake Lowinger
Bloomington, Ind.
Jackson McCluskey
San Diego, Calif.
Nick Mensack
Philadelphia, Pa.
Nico Osborne
Eagle River, Alaska
Gabriel Prestamo
Monterrey, Mexico
Dylan Pruitt
Memphis, Tenn.
Nick Roszkowski
East Hanover, N.J.
Drake Tackett
Fortville, Ind.
Tino Thoon
New York, N.Y.
Will Weisbrod
Houston, Texas
Blake Witchie
Granger, Ind.
Save the Date
Alumni Golf Outing
and Reunion
June 23
Pike Reunion and
Purdue Homecoming
September 22
N e w M e m b e r s
Chapter Officers Tom Jachec '17, David Stolz '16,
Varun Prakash '16, Alex Durre '15, Dhruv
Bhargava '16, Travis Lee '16, Matt Retzke '20
and Devin McDonough '16.
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