Delta Kappa Epsilon - University of Alabama

Sighs of Psi 3 ALUMNI NEWS Welcome, Fall 2015 New Members Hunter Boudreau Mobile, Ala. Agee Broughton Perdue Hill, Ala. Isaac Brown Tuscaloosa, Ala. John Callaway Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Capecci Charlotte, N.C. Mark Capecci Charlotte, N.C. Bailey Castle Mobile, Ala. Scott Cathcart Charlottesville, Va. Stephen Chiepalich Mobile, Ala. Morgan Cooke Birmingham, Ala. Matthew Creighton Mountain Brook, Ala. John Damrich Mountain Brook, Ala. Joseph Fontenot Mobile, Ala. Boone Givens Jacksonville, Fla. William Hamner Tuscaloosa, Ala. Samuel Harmon Birmingham, Ala. Charlie Hon Mobile, Ala. John Jeffries Mobile, Ala. Stephen Little Birmingham, Ala. Nelson Lyons Spanish Fort, Ala. Breland Meador Mobile, Ala. Clay Metzger Atlanta, Ga. Samuel Morris Mountain Brook, Ala. David Nelson Gulf Shores, Ala. Blitch Propes Mountain Brook, Ala. Kyle Pugh Mobile, Ala. Tristan Ridley Charlottesville, Va. Gunner Roach Mobile, Ala. William Russell Mobile, Ala. Jack Sikora Mountain Brook, Ala. James Simmel Atlanta, Ga. William Slaton Mobile, Ala. Mills Smith Mobile, Ala. Beeland Stallworth Monroeville, Ala. Gordon Stimpson Mobile, Ala. Eric Thomas Atlanta, Ga. Philip Thompson Mountain Brook, Ala. Wallace Tutt Demopolis, Ala. Winfred Watson Florence, Ala. Ward Webb Birmingham, Ala. Benton Weinacker Mobile, Ala. Robert Weinacker Mobile, Ala. John White Mobile, Ala. mystiC CirCle Randy Clark '61 entered the Mystic Circle on August 13, 2015. He graduated from Shades Valley High School in Birmingham, was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, and served in the Naval Reserve. He was the fourth generation of his family to be involved in eastern Kentucky coal business and served as president of the Transkentucky Transportation Railroad in 2008. He is survived by his wife, Janice Collins Clark, a son and daughter, and four grandchildren. He was the original DKE in the ceremonial casket for the first Undertakers Ball and would expect all his pledge brothers and fellow DKE members to raise a toast whenever appropriate for any reasonable cause. alUmni UPdate Carl J. Burchette '10 lived in Birmingham during his first year out of college while working at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. He then enrolled at the University of North Carolina School of Law and graduated in 2014. Upon passing the North Carolina bar exam, he began work in Asheville, N.C., at the Van Winkle Law Firm, where he practiced primarily as a construction litigation attorney. In April 2015, he was engaged to Katie Bradshaw of Hickory, N.C. The couple moved to Charlotte, where Katie will practice law at Nexsen Pruett as an employment law attorney and Carl will practice at Van Winkle's office. Their wedding was in April, and three of his DKE pledge brothers and college roommates were in the wedding: Taylor White '10, Taylor Morrissette '10, and Lister Crosby '10. E-mail: cburchette@vwlawfirm.com Q&A with CArolyn Belle on DiAne Cooley BlACk Remembering Our Housemother Q: What is your role at the Delta Kappa Epsilon house? A: I've been a cook for DKE for the past 18 years. Q: How long did you work with Diane Black? A: I worked with Miss Diane for three years, and I was the acting house mom before she came there after we lost our other house mom in 2009. Q: What did Diane mean to you and the DKE members? A: She meant a lot to us. The first time we met Miss Diane, we had our arms open wide. From that day, she was a fun- loving person and she cared for people so much. She always loved to tell a joke in the morning and was the same way till she left in the evening. The boys meant a lot to her too. She was shy in the beginning until she got to learning more about the boys, and she meant a lot to them. Q: What will you miss about Diane? A: She always had a smile on her face. We miss her and her energy very much. She never met a stranger and was ready to help. I remember once over a holiday, a homeless man came by and said he was hungry and without a job. She said it touched her heart and she made sure to give him something to eat. Any way she could help someone out she would do it, and she just had a heart for people. Even after Miss Diane got sick, she still had a really good spirit about her and always kept her personality and said she would be coming back to us. She was just such a loveable person, and I truly don't have anything negative to say about her. Q: Do you have any favorite memories about Diane? A: I remember she was transferred to an assisted living facility, and a classmate of hers brought her to Alabama's Homecoming. She called me and was very determined to make it there. It was the last time she got to visit the house. She never lost that smile, and even when she got sick she was always offering to help although she couldn't. Diane wouldn't let you know she was feeling sick. She loved her job and working with the boys, and she was a hilarious and great person to work with.

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