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Charles O. Casto '63 is a retired bank executive at BB&T. He is very
active in community affairs in Parkersburg, W.Va.
Email: ccasto3101@suddenlink.net
Art C. Robison '63 returned to West Virginia in 2012 after living in
55 locations. He has lived in Martinsburg since with his second wife,
Joyce, after his first wife, Joy, passed. He has been fortunate to have ex-
neighbors in three locations. Email: artrobison@aol.com
Robert F. Shaffer Jr. '64 retired three times: first in 1998 as a public
school superintendent, then in 2014 as a high school assistant principal,
and again in 2023 as a telephone agent. He worked for 48 years in the
public-school business. He resides in Sheffield Village, Ohio.
Email: bobshaf@yahoo.com
Ralph L. Huber '66 retired after eight years as a U.S. Army major
general; his final assignments were deputy surgeon, commanding general,
3rd Medcom, deputy director, joint staff, and Pentagon. He is also a
former clinical professor of medicine at Emory School of Medicine. He
lives in Durham, N.C. Email: ralphlhaynes@gmail.com
Ken Fonville '67 served as consul in 1967. He was the WVU
Mountaineer from 1966-67, which to his knowledge only six have done.
He lives in Charleston, S.C. Email: ken.fonville@comcast.net
Julian Kaj "Jake" Spencer '68 is retired and is volunteering for
Score, the volunteer division of the SBA, helping people who want to
start businesses or who have questions about operating their existing
businesses. He resides in Washington, D.C. Email: jakes1018@mac.com
Tom E. Menighan '74 was honored as a Significant Sig in 2022. He
resides in Annapolis, Md., and has been growing the PursueCare.com
community. He is on the boards of USP and WVDU and is the assistant
dean of community engagement at the WVU Pharmacy School. He is
proud to support the Mu Mu capital campaign.
Email: tmenighan@menighan.com
Wally E. Helmer '77 is happily retired and enjoys traveling with his
wife, Angie. They live in Hudson, Ohio, and continue to be football
season ticket holders at WVU. Email: wallyhelmer@gmail.com
Nick J. Fanto '78 lives in Harleysville, Pa., and is still working. He has
five grandkids. Email: nfanto@comcast.net
L. Lee W. Schalk III '80 has been married to Leslie Shaw, a WVU Chi
Omega, for over 31 years. They have two sons, Carson (28) and Mason
(23). They recently moved to Fort Myers, Fla., after many years in the
D.C. area, and they still have a beach condo in Ocean City, Md., for the
summers. Lee gets back for games as often as possible.
Email: lwschalk@gmail.com
Jeff T. Messerly '82 lives in Venetia, Pa., and works in guest relations for
the Pittsburgh Pirates during baseball season. He has two grandchildren,
Nell and Rhone. Email: jeffmesserly@hotmail.com
Martin B. Smith '92 lives in Ambler, Pa., and was recently promoted to
vice president of risk management at Amerisource Bergen. He spent last
fall at WVU football games with Todd Mount '92, Tim Quinlan '90,
and Tom Quinlan '94. Email: mbsmith517@gmail.com
Douglas C. Ballard '98 is a partner at TPS Financial in financial services
in Wall Township, N.J. He has a wife and two girls.
Email: ballarddouglas@yahoo.com
F. Matt Elofson '01 works as a digital and audience content editor
at the Oxford Mail newspaper in Oxford, England. He lives in south
Warwickshire with his wife, Liz Host, who is English, and their 9-year-
old twin daughters, Hope and Eowyn. Email: chipetto2477@yahoo.com
Do you have some news to share? Email your updates to
updatemyrecord@penningtonco.com with "SX West Viriginia News"
in the subject line.
Alumni News
W
ith 20 new initiates this year, the chapter
reached a record-high membership of 88
actives while preserving the higher standard
of men Sigma Chi was founded on. Join us
welcoming our eight spring new members.
Ty Brown '26
Haymarket, Va.
Louis Concordia '25
Mercersburg, Pa.
Joseph Cullen
Orchard Park, N.Y.
Hunter Gorsuch '26
Haymarket, Va.
Maxwell Larkin '26
Williamsport, Md.
Rocco Longo '25
Mt. Lebanon, Pa
Alex Salem '26
Bel Air, Md.
Caleb Smith '26
Summit Point, W. Va.
From left: Caleb Smith '26, Ty Brown '26, Hunter Gorsuch '26,
Alex Salem '26, Max Larkin '26, Louis Concordia '25, and Rocco Longo '25.
Welcome,
Spring 2023
New Members
