Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Chi at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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The DELTA PSI SIG Sigma Chi House Corporation P.O. Box 494 Averill Park, NY 12018 Address Service Requested 2015 Events At-a-Glance April 5-11: Derby Days April 24: Relay for Life May 2: Initiation June 6: Belmont Stakes August 21-23: Work Party 2015 October 2-3: 65th Anniversary and RPI Homecoming Alumni Update Chapter Eternal John G. Herre '53 passed on to Chapter Eternal on June 5, 2014. Brother Herre pledged in fall 1950 as Phi Epsilon Phi and was initiated as the first new class of Sigma Chi brothers at Delta Psi at our founding on December 2, 1950. He was an industrial engineer at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. Charles "Roger" Meeker '58 passed on to Chapter Eternal in June 2014. Brother Meeker was chief engineer for the department of public works in Yaphank, N.Y., and retired to Arden, N.C. He remained a loyal Boston sports fan. Significant Sig Dr. Les Stephen Coles '62 passed on to Chapter Eternal after his bout with pancreatic cancer in December 2014. Brother Les was recognized for his research with super- centenarians and aging and is featured on our Delta Psi Chapter website. Roger H. Lourie '63 says, "Les Coles was my Big Brother when I entered Sigma Chi. He was generous, magnani- mous and thoughtful. I corresponded with him occasionally, and when I congratulated him on becoming a Significant Sig, he suggested that I join him! My years at Rensselaer were made more interesting and engaging by his counsel and his presence. I will miss him." Alumni News Rod Blumenau '65 reported that he and Lynn have moved from Penfield (Rochester) to Keuka Lake in Penn Yan, N.Y., 51 miles away and have invited all to visit. Rod will be back for the final Oedipus gig in October. Bill Pomeroy '66 was recognized for a financial donation by the renaming of The Crouse Hos- pital School of Nursing to The Bill and Sandra Pomeroy College of Nursing. "Crouse holds a special place in our hearts as Crouse saved my life," Bill said in a prepared statement. Tom Krause '71 is now a director and the na- tional coordinator of labor productivity efforts at Tenet Healthcare in Dallas, including the region- al labor efforts through the nine region/market productivity specialists. John Krifka '70 was highlighted in an oil paint- ing showing last summer at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby, Conn. Congratulations, John! Dan DeSantis '78 is the director of human re- sources for ISR & Space Systems at United Technoligies Areospace Systems (200,000 em- ployees) in Westford (Boston). Rob Stone '82 is the technology operations manager at Debevoise & Plimption, a law firm based in New York City. Rob is an information technology specialist with experience in mul- tiple legal, financial, and consulting firms. Jerry Grassi '91 is sales vice president for Skuid in San Francisco. Skuid promises to rein- vent your Ui and empower your enterprise. Dean Peterson '93 is a procurement engineer at Siemens Energy in Charlotte, N.C. Brother Peterson is also a certified project management professional. John Murray '07 is a senior sales engineer with Cybereason in Cambridge, Mass. Nick Fortune '13 is a Ph.D. student at North Carolina State pursing a degree in mathematics education with plans to teach. Do you have news or updates to share? Submissions may be sent to 58pinewoods@gmail.com. John Krifka '70 and Jerry Johannessen '68