Sigma Phi Epsilon - University of Illinois

Frank Janda '50 le Illinois right aer graduation and went to work for RCA in New Jersey and moved to Sarasota in 1957. In 1969, he changed his engineering career and bought a motel. Frank then went on to start a computer and internet business in the early '90s. He is married with three children and eight grandchildren. Vance Fraley '56 and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2017. eir children gave them a trip to France to visit the Normandy beaches and Paris. ey then went to London, Oxford, and Cambridge, as their oldest grandson is a student at Cambridge. ey were also able to visit Blenheim Castle where Winston Churchill was born and the American cemetery for WWII veterans. Vance and his wife spend winters in Bonita Springs, Fla., and are a part of a group of Illinois Alpha alumni that gets together. ey would love to have more join them if they're in the area. E-mail: fraley@ctifiber.com Robert Dunworth '58 retired from law practice in 2007. He is lives in Door County, Wis., with his wife, Mary, of 56 years. He retired from sailing and tennis in 2017, but is still active and remains in good health. He sends love to all brothers. E-mail: dunworthre@gmail.com Norman Krause '60 is retired from the insurance and financial services industry. He has been married for 57 years, with two grown children and five grandchildren. E-mail: nckrause@aol.com John Diserio '61 splits his year between Crystal Lake, Ill., and Jupiter, Fla. John retired in 1995 from Allstate Insurance as the director of pension administration. He is able to see Bruce Martin '61, who also splits his time between Hobe Sound, Fla., and Lake in the Hills, Ill. Email: jdiserio@comcast.net James Zuidema '61 and his wife, Carole, are retired and living in a gated community in Jasper County. He enjoys playing Bridge in three different groups and practices his woodwork. Frank Lindberg '66 attended Homecoming last year for his 50th anniversary graduation celebration. He visited the house and donated a book published by the News-Gazette in 2007. E-mail: frank_lindberg@comcast.net James Chilton '68 joined the Army in 1990, and then went to work for the state of Missouri. Aer earning his bachelor's degree, he received two master's degrees from the University of Hawaii. E-mail: jpchilton77@gmail.com Mark Radi '71 lives in Savoy, Ill., and drives by the house now and then. He remains in contact with many of his brothers. E-mail: mmetr@comcast.net William Follis '72 is enjoying retirement and he free lifestyle. He and his wife play bridge and enjoy cooking, drinking wine, and gardening with vegetables and flowers. ey would like to take more time to travel. E-mail: follis.bill@gmail.com Charles Valerio '72 is enjoying retirement, especially traveling with friends (including several SigEp brothers) to Machu Picchu earlier this spring. He is also doing volunteer work for the local township and driving for Meals on Wheels. Charles also works part-time as a CNA at Friendship Village Senior Living facility. E-mail: charlesvalerio1@comcast.net George P. Pappas '78 is enjoying life in Raleigh, N.C. He retired in 2017, aer 39 years with IBM. E-mail: gppappas@gmail.com Jim H. Saum '86 says, "I had a great time last fall seeing the guys from the mid-'80s. It is amazing how old friends can pick right back up where they le things off so long ago!" Jim reports that aer living in Chicago for a while aer school, he, his wife, and two daughters, Annie and Alison, moved to Charlotte, N.C., where they spent 18 years. ey moved to Dallas, Texas, in 2015 for his job with AT&T where he works with partners in the Alliances Business Development organization. Jim and Karen will celebrate 25 years of marriage this year. Annie is attending Baylor University as an undergraduate and Alison is at Northwestern University as a graduate student. E-mail: jhs3910@att.net David Hillman '91 has been busy since graduation. Dave has worked with Navistar in the Chicagoland area. He and his wife, Darlene, have two children, Alexander and Francesca. Dave wishes all his brothers from Illinois Alpha all the best! Email: d_h_hillman@icloud.com Kevin Deters '92 recently directed the featurette Olaf 's Frozen Adventure, which released in theaters last November with Pixar's Coco. E-mail: ksdeters@mac.com Ryan McCoy '94 has been a practicing pediatrician in the northwest suburbs of Chicago for 16 years. He has offices in Hoffman Estates and Algonquin. His college sweetheart, Suzanne, will celebrate their 22nd anniversary this summer. ey have three sons: the youngest is in fourth grade, the middle is a freshman in high school, and the oldest is a sophomore at the University of Illinois and a member of the Marching Illinois drumline. E-mail: rmccoy@hotmail.com Daniel Teefey '01 moved to Quincy, Ill., the summer of 2017 and is the executive director of the Tracy Family Foundation. E-mail: teefey@gmail.com Robert Fransen '02 continues to enjoy his position as an engineering manager with Panduit. He has had the opportunity to travel to Taiwan and Costa Rica over the past year for work. Robert was also selected as the 2017 Panduit Inventor of the Year. He resides in Orland Park, Ill., with his wife, Lindsie, and children, Abigail (6) and Andrew (3). E-mail: robertfransen@hotmail.com Timothy Bracken '03 reports that his father, Terrence, passed away on April 11. He was always proud of Tim's affiliation with SigEp because of its strong principles, and he became friendly with many of Tim's fraternity brothers over the years. During Tim's senior year in 2002, he was selected to give the "SigEp Dad" speech at the BMS banquet. It was a highlight for him, and he oen spoke fondly of that memory, which sadly they don't have on video. Tim loves his father and will miss him dearly. E-mail: tmbracken2@yahoo.com Matthew Weber '05 has been working at Ford Motor Company since graduating and most recently moved to Michigan in 2014 to join the global sales and marketing organization. He and his wife are raising two energetic, young boys who are 4 and 2 years old. E-mail: mpweber33@gmail.com Micah Tesdall '06 and his wife, Kortnie, celebrated 11 years of marriage during the summer. ey have four children: Jonah (9), Sadie (7), Quinton (5), and Graham (2). E-mail: micah.tesdall@gmail.com Ryan Schermerhorn '07 was elected to the partnership of his firm, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, in September of 2017. E-mail: schrmrhr@gmail.com Ryan Lindahl '08 reports that he is happy to help with career opportunities at Discover Card, as he is a product and international marketing manager there. E-mail: lindahlryan@gmail.com Miles Medina, D.O. '12 says, "Being part of Sigma Phi Epsilon helped sharpen my leadership skills which contributed significantly to my success today. Aer graduating from the University of Illinois, I attended the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and graduated in 2017. I have since been working as a resident physician in Emergency Medicine at Henry Ford Macomb in Clinton Township, Mich. E-mail: mmedin22@ gmail.com 5 ALUMNI NEWS

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