Theta Xi - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

www.alpha6294.com Theta xi Col. Glen Ryan '57 (A909) Bob Nilsson '63 (A984) Rear Adm. Michael Lyden '78 (A1173) Capt. David LaFontaine '86 (A1245) Hassan Bermiss '92 (A1362) Charles Light '95 (A1370) Capt. Jeffrey Beers '96 (A1397) Albert Chin '96 (A1417) Kevin Guldner '08 (A1578) Zachary Holmes '16 (A1675) A Salute to Other Alphas in Uniform A Salute to Other Alphas in Uniform The cover and inside of the Founders' Day card that Vic's wife made in 2015. "My time as an active member really helped me adapt into the person I wanted to be. I entered college shy, introverted, and awkward. The friends I made through the fraternity helped me break out of my shell and pushed me out of my comfort zones. I am still introverted and a bit awkward, but I also have a lot of extroverted traits that energize me and can work through the discomfort." –Nihar Help Us Grow the Brotherhood Send Your recruitment recommendationS D o you know an undergraduate at RPI who'd be a great fit for Theta Xi? Be sure to send their information to Recruitment Chairman Marcus Morgan '24 (A1790) at recruitmentofalphachapter@gmail.com. Please include the student's full name, hometown, major, contact information, and any other applicable information. Will Came Medway, Mass. Mechanical Engineering Eli Fadden Duxbury, Mass. Mechanical Engineering Jasper Fougere Manchester, N.H. Biomedical Engineering John Jaklich Limon, Colo. Industrial Management Engineering Patrick Kola Tirana, Albania Computer Science Masen Maggio Jamestown, N.Y. Civil Engineering Welcome, New Members Vic Galante '86 (A1243) playing in the World Series of Poker in 2008. Q: Would you like to tell us anything about your family or personal life? (Spouse, children, hobbies) "During my years in the Air Force, I attended numerous retirement ceremonies where the spouse and children were given a bouquet of roses and thanked for uprooting their homes and schools every three years to relocate to a new duty station. I knew I could never put my future wife through that, so after 12 years I decided to part ways with the Air Force, marry Cynthia, and settle down in Navarre, Florida. We enjoy traveling and have made several three-month-long trips to live in Italy, where we visited relatives and had our fill of gelato, pizza, and truffles. These days, I enjoy playing poker and have assembled a collection of over 4,200 different $1 casino chips. Cynthia is a talented 'scrapbooker' and creates amazing greeting cards—always cherished by our family and friends—which includes this Theta Xi Founders' Day card she created in 2015 (pictured to the right)." –Vic "I am retiring next summer after 28 years in the Air Force and look forward to the next chapter in our lives. Our oldest son continues the tradition of serving in the military, and he also attended an engineering school in N.Y. (West Point). He is currently a lieutenant in the Army. Our youngest son is a junior in high school and hopes to run cross-country and track at a Division 1 college. Once he graduates, my wife and I will be empty-nesters and are looking forward to being able to travel a bit more." –Bill "My wife Suzanne (RPI '96) and I have been married since December 2001 and have lived in Nashua, New Hampshire, since spring 2008. We have two children, Alexander Houston (15) and Nicholas James (12), and an awesome rescue dog named Luna. We enjoy returning to Troy every April, drinking beer and wine with our friends, binge-watching Netflix on weekend days after nights in which we imbibed too much, and riding our Harley Davidson motorcycles around our beautiful state." –Kevin CHAPTER ETERNAL James Ingle '55 (A844) – July 5, 2021 Kenneth Boyd '69 (A1083) – May 3, 2022 ALUMNI NEWS Franklin Van Rensselaer Jr. '62 (A981) is retired in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He enjoys golf, traveling, walking, taking cruises, and touring places. Franklin is still active with NASA and aerospace. He looks forward to mini reunions with Theta Xi brothers from the '60s. Email: fvanr1@gmail.com Rod Quirk '63 (A985) resides in Glen Mills, Pa. He and Donna help take care of their twin grandchildren, Max and Eve. Rod shares the memory of their oldest son, Scott, being born in Troy on Founders' Day (April 29). Rod enjoys visiting beaches and gardening. Email: rpquirk@uakron.edu James DiCarlo '66 (A1012) is happily retired and living in an 1800-unit retirement community in West Chester, Pa. He co-manages a 150-plot community garden. James enjoys gardening, volunteering at Habitat for Humanity, and fixing things in his community's workshop. During winters, he spends three months in Venice, Fla. Email: jamesdicarlo@verizon.net ALPHABET SOUP

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