Beta Theta Pi - Purdue University

3 Beta theta pi at purdue universitY Chapter Officers President Griffin Hoover '18 Carmel, Ind. VP of Brotherhood Griffin Selch '18 Martinsville, Ind. VP of Programming Daniel Livermore '18 Carmel, Ind. VP of Recruitment Joe Beaty '18 Westfield, Ind. VP of Education Clay Jarzombek '18 Oklahoma City, Okla. VP of Risk Management Ben Haberly '17 Fort Wayne, Ind. VP of Finance Sam Phares '18 Celina, Ohio VP of Communications Jacob Siporen '18 San Jose, Calif. Housing Manager Ryan Budde '18 Cincinnati, Ohio Memory and Our Mystic Shrine Robert K. Abbett '46 entered Our Mystic Shrine on June 20, 2015, at home in Bridgewater, Conn. One of his greatest joys was that his painting enabled him and his wife, Marilyn, to travel together while researching subjects and photographing clients. Bob's paintings are in private collections throughout the U.S. and the U.K., as well as in permanent collections at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, AKC Museum of the Dog, Genesee Country Museum, and the National Bird Dog Museum. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Robert; daughter, Linda; granddaughter, Amelia; and a great-grandson, two nephews, and four nieces. Raymond Kammer '50 entered Our Mystic Shrine on March 10. After retirement, Ray "refocused" his energies on photography and became an award-winning nature photographer. He traveled to all seven continents in a quest to capture nature at its very best. His beautiful captured images ranged from butterflies to pandas, Orcas to polar bears, snow monkeys to even penguins in Antarctica at the age of 80. He also photographed nearly every national park in the U.S., plus many state parks. His last trip was in August 2015 to photograph the Spirit Bears (white grizzlies) in British Columbia. Ray and his wife, Pat, were also founding parishioners of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Ray is survived by his wife, five children, and seven grandchildren. James Crump '53 entered Our Mystic Shrine on October 12, 2015. He was a resident of Mission Viejo, Calif., at the time of his passing. He is survived by his wife, Ellen. George "GR" Thomas '59 entered Our Mystic Shrine on May 4, 2015. GR was a long-standing businessman in the Chicago community and former real estate agent in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Joan; daughters, Cindy and Sandra; grandchildren, Nicole, Jenna, and Chase; and countless more family and friends. Alumni News William George '52 reports that he had dinner with Dave Bojrab '62 and Adam Cristo '61 in Naples, Fla. "We hadn't seen each other for more than 50 years. We had a great time and talked a lot about our college years and years at Beta Mu." E-mail: bill40911@yahoo.com Phillip G. Finney, D.V.M. '56 has a grandson, Trevor Miller, who is a junior in high school. "I think he will knock on the house door in a few years." Phillip is 81 years old and hopes he can be with Trevor to introduce him to Beta Mu. He and his wife, Karen, live in Springfield, Ill. E-mail: kgf11@msn.com William J. Thompson '58 and his wife, Elizabeth, finally joined their kids in Colorado. "It's beautiful: there's great hiking, camping, biking, motorcycling, and fly fishing. I've battled cancer for a decade, but I'm okay at the moment." Bill and Elizabeth live in Loveland, Colo., and have two children, John and Ann. E-mail: fazert@gmail.com John F. Knopf '64 and his wife, Bobbi, live in Marina Del Rey, Calif., and have fallen in love with Australia, having made 15 trips since 2002. E-mail: whaler6at@aol.com Steven M. Dillon '67 lives in Plano, Texas, with his wife, Mardi. They have two daughters, Kelly and Holly. Steve enjoys retirement, but misses flying (he was a pilot for Southwest Airlines) and seeing America. "Life is good." E-mail: smdillon67@reagan.com Geoffrey J. Hibner '71 is building a home on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina and will move there at the end of 2016. Geoff and his wife, Betty, have two children, Brian and Kristin. E-mail: ghibner@mba1977.hbs.edu Thomas M. Popcheff '73 was named Association Professional of the Year in 2014 by the Indiana Society of Association Executives. Thomas and his wife, Karen, live in Speedway, Ind., and have three daughters: Nikki, Alexa, and Kristin. E-mail: tpopcheff@aol.com Mark M. Owen '74 reports that he's practically retired and enjoys it very much. He and his wife, Betsy, celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary this summer. They live very close to their grandchildren and enjoy visiting their daughter who lives in Munich, Germany, and seeing the beautiful city. E-mail: markowensales@gmail.com John W. Bush '75 retired from Cummins Inc. in 2015 after 40 years of corporate America engineering. He now farms part time and works on his antique farm tractor collection, in addition to spending time with his grandchildren. John and his wife, Marlene, live in Shelbyville, Ind. E-mail: jwbush53@hotmail.com Rick Bond '79 and his wife, Marylynn, live in Landenberg, Pa., and have three children: Ryan, Taylor, and Kasey. Rick is retired and enjoys traveling and spending the summer at the Jersey Shore. E-mail: bondcoop1@comcast.net Alumni Update

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