Theta Chi - University of Florida

Welcome, 2016 Initiates TAU TOPICS Theta Chi Realty Board of Gainesville 9654 West Linebaugh Avenue PMB #183 Tampa, FL 33626 Address Service Requested from Nationals, to the Realty Board, and to my undergraduate brothers. I wouldn't be where I am without the hard work of those that came before me and the constant help from my brothers." Shane is a civil engineering major in the third year of his five-year program. He interned with NBC Universal in Orlando, Fla., last summer, where he worked on upcoming attractions. Shane can be reached at shanney96@yahoo.com. New IFC President Shane Hanney '14 (Continued from page 2) Chapter Eternal Richard E. Darr '81 entered Chapter Eternal on May 31, 2016. Richard owned Darr Smith Appraisals since 1993 and was an enthusiastic Gator fan, sports fan, and loved his river house in Steinhatchee, Fla. Richard and his wife, Diana, had one daughter, Clara Elizabeth. Alumni News D. Allen Strickland '53 retired in 2004 and has been traveling around the U.S. and Canada in an airstream travel trailer. So far, he has traveled 185,000 miles, caravanning with other "air streamers" where they spend two months in each location. Some of the places David has visited include: Alaska, Newfoundland, and the southwest U.S. E-mail: dastrick@bellsouth.net F. Kirkpatrick '58 was inducted into the Nottingham High School Football Ring of Honor in September 2016. He lives in Trenton, N.J. E-mail: stargator@optonline.net Donald M. Baker '67 spends four months a year at his family's farm in Florida, six months in New Orleans, La., and travels the remaining two months of each year. Donald and his wife, Myrta, have an online e-commerce business and sell a wide range of merchandise. Donald has worked for Shell Oil Company for 34 years in a variety of jobs. He and Myrta have four daughters and 16 grandchildren. E-mail: bakerman1b@cs.com John F. Drohan '83 retired from the Air Force as a colonel in 2015. During his service, he completed two Pentagon tours and finished as the commander of the Lockheed Martin Aircraft Plant in Marietta, Ga., building F-22, C-130, and C-5 aircrafts. John now works as a defense consultant in Atlanta. He and his wife, Kristin, have two children, Jack and Allison, and live in Roswell, Ga. Adam C. Davis '86 and his wife, Elizabeth, are volunteer puppy raisers for Canine Companions for Independence (cci.org). The organization provides assistance dogs to people living with disabilities. The couple has two children and lives in Skokie, Ill. E-mail: wpbhasher@yahoo.com Facebook: UF Theta Chi | Alumni Facebook: Theta Chi Tau Chapter Alumni | Website: www.ufthetachi.org Jack Abbruzzese Staten Island, N.Y. Conrad Ager Tallahassee, Fla. Vincent Altino Weston, Fla. Antonia Aninat Miami, Fla. Jack Babalian Ocala, Fla. Ben Bates Sarasota, Fla. Wes Biddle Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hunter Bujnoski Lansdale, Pa. Mitchell Capps* Orlando, Fla. Bryan Capps '81 and Bryan Capps Jr. '13 Trevor Casey* Odessa, Fla. Reid Casey '13 JC Contorakes Miami, Fla. Steven Diamond* Atlanta, Ga. Lee Diamond '87 Sean Dillon Jr.* Orlando, Fla. Sean Dillon '90 and John Grieco '91 Ryan Gleason Ponte Vedra, Fla. Stephen Gordon Easton, Conn. Isaac Hetzeroni Parkland, Fla. Travis Hoffmann* Tallahassee, Fla. Bruce Hoffmann '68 Tyler Jerd Jupiter, Fla. Matthew Johnson Ponte Vedra, Fla. Sean Lanoue* Tampa, Fla. Bryan Lanoue '13 Jakob Lebovitz Meutchen, N.J. Chandler Lozeau Palm City, Fla. Chris Mercandetti Sarasota, Fla. Samuel Myerson Palm City, Fla. Andrew Mon* Boca Raton, Fla. Brandon Mon '13 Nikolas Moreno Miami, Fla. Thomas North Miami, Fla. Nick Orrick Tampa, Fla. Victor Palacio Miami, Fla. Jean-Paul Pardo Weston, Fla. Matthew Roof* DeLand, Fla. Brian Roof '99 Christopher Scholz Miami, Fla. James St. Amor Baldwinsville, N.Y. Michael Trefry* Sarasota, Fla. Jack Trefry '15 Luke Vescovi Brick, N.J. James Wheeler* Tallahassee, Fla. Bradley Wheeler '12 and Rod Wheeler '10 Noah Woolf Harrisburg, Pa. Christian Wyatt St. Petersburg, Fla. *Legacy

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