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Congratulations to Lt. Col. Jon R. McMurtry, USAF (Ret.) '59 and Scott Householder '80,
who have been chosen as 2019 recipients of the Significant Sig Award.
Gamma Deltas Awarded Significant Sig Award
CHAPTER ETERNAL
David Shadday '75 entered Chapter Eternal
on July 4, 2018. He earned a business degree
from OSU and went on to become vice
president and co-owner of W.M. Heitgras
Company. David made friends everywhere
and made a spaghetti sauce his mother could be
proud of. David was kind and compassionate
to family, friends, and strangers alike.
ALUMNI NEWS
Joe Allen '50 is still kicking as he approaches
his 90th birthday in December 2019. Four of
his five children live within 30 miles of him
so he enjoys them and the grandkids. Joe
does quite a bit of fishing around Pawhuska,
Southern Kansas, and Canada. He still hunts
quail locally and pheasant in South Dakota,
and is active in his church, on local school
boards, city council, and the local hospital.
James Spangler '50 celebrated his 90th
birthday in September. He continues living
in an independent living facility in Seminole,
Fla. He keeps busy and has two grandchildren
attending Vanderbilt.
Ed Wiley '55 shares, "Our son, Chris Wiley
'88, took over our ranch operation and we
moved to Arizona to golf and travel. My
wife, Janet, and I recently celebrated 63 years
together and now live in independent living
in Edmond, Okla." Email: edwiley55@
gmail.com
Henry C. Townsend '58 has three
grandchildren: Cody Partin, Alyssa Webb,
and Nicholas Webb. He lives in Huffman,
Texas, and retired from being an architect in
2002. Email: htownjr@aol.com
S. Brent Howard '58 shares, "I own and
manage Howard Classic Boats, Howard
Haven Longhorn Ranch, and Howard Haven
Farm. I am also developing a regional
airport at Grand Lake." Email: bhoward@
howardclassicboats.com
Robert Hope '61 shares, "My son, Dr.
R.C. Hope '91, is a Sigma Chi alumnus
from Oklahoma State and my grandson, Dr.
Ryan Coursey, is a Sigma Chi alumnus from
U.N.L.V." Email: hopedr@sbcglobal.net
James Blackburn '72 retired from his
construction business in 2016 but still
maintains contractor licenses in six states.
He has four grandchildren. Email: bill.
laurendevelopment@gmail.com
Rick Rosser '75 shares, "I am still going to
OSU games and get to see a lot of brothers
there. My kids are all good. Our oldest
grandchild is a freshman at OSU. I still have
a roofing company, but I'm slowing down."
Robert Hottel '88 celebrated his 26th
anniversary with his wife, Miranda, this
past year. They invite you to come see their
property just outside Davis, Okla. Search
"River Bend Lodge Vacation Rentals" on
Facebook. Email: riverbendlodge@att.net
Brian Scott '89 shares, "My wife, Judy, and
I were married in 2016 at a beach wedding.
Brother Jim Arnove '89 officiated it while
Scott Reeves '90 and Brent Wright '89 were
in attendance. After fostering our son for
almost two years, we adopted him in March
of 2017. Email: briandscott67@gmail.com
Paul Kropp '91 shares, "I continue to
work in agriculture sales, recently moved to
Central Life Sciences. My son is a member
of the Oklahoma State football team, Carson
Kropp #42." Email: pkropp50@yahoo.com
Taylor Henderson '13 graduated with his
Master of Business Administration with
an emphasis in energy and finance from
OU. Additionally, he married Rachel Petty
in September at Christ the King Catholic
Church in Nichols Hills, Okla. Email: taylor.
henderson@ascentresurces.com
ALUMNI UPDATE
WELCOME
SPRING MEMBERS
Dalton Light • Freshman • Frisco, Texas
Aaron Morgan • Freshman • Phoenix, Ariz.
Jason Pena • Freshman • Plano, Texas
Consul
Will Henderson '20
will.henderson@okstate.edu
Pro Consul
Jake Jeffries '19
Quaestor
Connor Burk '19
Magister
Jared Kuykendall '19
Kustos/Scholarship Chair
Mitchell Neisen '19
House Manager
Michael Douglas '22
Risk Manager
Jack Palla '22
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