Theta Xi - Bradley University

THE TAXI NEWS PAGE 5 F or the spring 2021 semester, we are thrilled to distribute $15,500 in merit-based scholarships, bringing our total since inception to $114,775. We are expecting $22,100 for 2021, with rapid campaign growth over the next four years. Thank you for helping Alpha Sigma's active members excel academically! W e are truly thankful for the alumni who supported the House Association through their generous contributions in 2020. If you feel an error has been made regarding your donation, please contact our campaign coordinator at (785) 843-1661. Thank you for your support! James W. Roodhouse '54 Richard T. Bowman '61 Dr. Fred S. Brown '62 Anthony J. Adduci '64 Craig Janus '00 Aaron C. Smeltzer '06 Thank You, house associaTion Donors, for Your LoYaL supporT! CHAPTER ETERNAL Jay Driller '63 entered Chapter Eternal on September 23, 2020, at the age of 80, in Bridgeville, Del. His recent battle with serious medical conditions demonstrated his character as an endless source of strength for his family and his courage in facing life's challenges with a smile. A native New Yorker, Jay grew up in White Plains and later built a home with his wife, Roberta, in Nanuet. Jay and Roberta celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary together with their families at a surprise party organized by their children in Washington, D.C., two years ago. They had a son, Michael; daughter, Lauren; and grandson, Nathan. After graduating from Bradley, Jay worked as a senior planner for White Plain's urban renewal project. He then traveled the world as a director of special projects with GTE and retired as the head of environmental health and safety for Turner Construction. John "Jack" Heiniger '64 peacefully entered Chapter Eternal at his home near Germantown Hills, Ill., on December 13, 2020, at 78. After graduating from BU, he continued his studies at Ohio State and received his master's degree. Jack met Ruth Ann Binkele at a Theta Xi house party and married her on July 25, 1965. After completing their degrees, Jack accepted a job with DuPont Company. They headed east to Bridgeport, Conn., to start their careers and life together. They had one daughter, Susan. In 1973, following further DuPont assignments in Virginia and Delaware, they decided to return to their original home and families back in Illinois. Jack completed his engineering career with Caterpillar Inc. He was a licensed professional engineer throughout most of his career. ALUMNI NEWS Bill Cheffer '52 is retired and living in Kankakee, Ill. Email: wcmarktwo@comcast.net Ralph Grandle '58 recently moved to Michigan. Email: rgrandle1@comcast.net Steven Kline '81 is a retired American Airlines Airbus 320 captain living in Pittsburgh, Pa. Email: sjkline40@yahoo.com Bill Pickett '84 is praying that "normal" college life returns in 2021. He lives in Greenwood, Wis. Email: mtn_bill@hotmail.com Eric Westburg '86 lives in Monticello, Ill., and is a senior project manager at Carle Health. He works on projects that will improve their patients' and community's health. His current primary project is assisting the BroMenn and Eureka hospitals with integrating into Carle's health systems. Email: eric.westburg@carle.com Jim McDonald '94 got involved with a small medical startup while away from his firefighter paramedic job because of an injury. That startup is now a large mobile cardiac telemetry company. Jim retired from the fire department to manage the mobile telemetry division and work out of the Chicago and San Francisco offices. He lives in Wauconda, Ill. Email: jmcdonaldiii@comcast.net Alumni Update ScholarShipS advance alpha Sigma'S academic excellence In-house brothers celebrate the last day of finals, the holidays, and the end of the fall semester.

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