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Alumni Updates
Memory and
Our Mystic
Shrine
J. Dan Decker '85 entered the Mystic
Shrine on November 13, 2022. After
graduating with a bachelor's degree
in chemistry, he became a sales
representative with Becton Dickenson
Corporation, where he quickly
advanced into successive management
roles. He later served as vice president
of sales for Eppendorf
North America.
Dan loved to cheer on the Kansas City
Chiefs, his university's team, and every
team his son, Daniel, and daughter,
Courtney, played on. He always saw
the best in everyone and was constantly
inspiring others.
Alumni News
1950s
L. Ed Stollenwerck '50 is finally fully
retired and is only reporting FMD
income for taxes. He has been living in
Houston for the last 25 years, and he
shares that following the university's
basketball team will get easier with the
Big 12 expansion. "I really appreciate
how well the Alpha Nu Chapter
keeps us seniors proud of our Beta
connection." Email: edstolle@
comcast.net
1960s
Bob A Swan Jr. '64 reports that several
Kansans, who are concerned about the
growing nuclear threat and worsening
U.S. relations with Russia and China,
have founded the International
Peace Center in Lawrence. They are
developing renewed citizen peace
initiatives and encourage brothers to join
them. Email: bobswanjr@gmail.com
Robert W. Wahl '64 spends most of
his time in Maitland, Fla., where his
two sons and two grandchildren live.
Robert still has a house in Nashville,
Tenn., where he worked for 33 years.
Email: rwwahl2@aol.com
1970s
Claude M. Aldridge '72 has
been retired since January 2011.
He lives in Olathe, Kan. Email:
claudemaldridge50@gmail.com
G. Bill Pogson, M.D. '72 retired in
2021 after 40 years in cardiology. He
resides in Blue Springs, Mo. Email:
bpogson@comcast.net
Keith R. Fevurly '73 wrote another
book, Planning for the Elderly: A
Financial Guide to Aging, which is
now in the second (new) edition and is
available on Amazon. You can find this
book, along with others, by searching
"Fevurly." Keith lives in Highlands
Ranch, Colo. Email: keithfevurly@
yahoo.com
Paul C. Shellito, M.D. '73 retired in
2019 after 42 years of working as a
surgeon in Boston. He continues to
live happily in beautiful New England,
residing in Wellesley Hills, Mass.
"Thank God I'm an Alpha Nu Beta."
Email: paulshellito@gmail.com
Rhoads E. Stevens, M.D. '76
continues his solo practice of
ophthalmology at Queen's Medical
Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the
world's expert in pterygium surgery.
His spare time is spent on safari in South
Africa, where he recently bagged a trophy
Sable antelope, and whale watching in
his new Boston Whaler runabout on the
Pacific Ocean.
Email: rhoads2@hawaiiantel.net
Chuck A. Peterson '77 has been
retired since 2016. His son and
daughter blessed him with three
grandsons, whom he enjoys spoiling.
Chuck volunteers with the Mercy
Hospital Neighborhood Advisory Board
and is the chairman of the Edmond City
Advisory Board. He enjoys play golf
and traveling when possible. He also
loves N-scale railroad modeling. Chuck
lives in Edmond, Okla.
Email: chuckpeterson49@gmail.com
The 1996 pledge class enjoyed a
beautiful Saturday at the Hutt on March
26, 2022, to celebrate their 25-year
reunion. The event, organized by Matt
Vineyard '96, included social time
with current house members and a
barbecue at the house.
1990s
Tully McCoy '98 accepted the position
as president/CEO of Great Plans Trust
Co. in Overland Park, Kan., in August
2021. He lives with his wife, Nicole,
and their two kids, Tully and Rory, in
Prairie Village, Kan.
Email: tullymccoy@gmail.com
