Tau Kappa Epsilon - Iowa State University

5 ChAPTER ETERnAl dean Coons E-405 '50 passed on to chapter eternal on December 18, 2016, at his home in Lafayette, calif. he and his wife, chris, had their 65th wedding celebration August 18, 2016. Dean lived a life full of family, faith, and volunteer service. helmut Seaman E-434 '52 passed on to chapter eternal on June 21, 2016, in madison, Wis. he was born in heidelberg, Germany, on February 3, 1929, and left for the United states as a 12-year- old with his mother and sister in september 1941. After reuniting with his father, who emigrated to the U.s. a year earlier, the family started life together in Ames, iowa. in 1956, after graduating from isU and serving two years in the U.s. Air Force during the Korean War, helmut moved to madison to work as an architect. he was a member of the American institute of Architects and the supervising architect for at least two buildings on the University of Wisconsin. he married mildred haller in 1961, and they lived in madison for many years before moving to middleton in 2002. Richard olson E-442 '53 passed on to chapter eternal in may 2016 as a resident of medford, Ore. his daughter, Arlee, says, "Dad was always proud of his fraternal affiliation." Willard h. Rogers E-480 '54 passed on to chapter eternal on December 21, 2016, as a resident of Ft. collins, colo. his family was by his side after a year-long battle with cancer. he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara, his son, steven, and daughter, Betsy. Steven hart E-837 '68 passed on to chapter eternal on November 17, 2016, as a resident of Red Wing, minn. steven is warmly remembered by family, Fraters, and all who knew him. AlUmni nEWS George Burnet E-333 '48 reports that it's been 75 years since he joined epsilon chapter (1943). the intervening years provided special times with Fraters from his undergraduate years and beyond. Activities with the chapter have also been an enjoyable part of his life. in 1995, George retired from iowa state after 39 years on the faculty administration in the college of engineering. e-mail: gaburnet2@ghhome.com Robert Gregory E-412 '51 is 87 years old and a widower. he has four children, 12 grandchildren, and 27 great-grandchildren living from maine to california. Frater Wayne Jennings E-5780 '50 was his best man at his wedding. After graduating, Robert went to work for General motors as a consulting engineer and directed R&D for a rubber and plastics machinery manufacturer in Akron, Ohio, followed by directing for a machinery manufacturer in somerville, N.J. he became self-employed as a consulting engineer in the plastics and rubber industries in 1970. he continued consulting until 2005. During his employment, Robert obtained 16 patents and presented 20-some technical papers to the society of Plastics engineers and the technical Association of Pulp and Paper Institute of America. In his final years working, he served in many legal cases as an expert witness, typically involving patent litigation, theft of trade secrets, and personal injury. Robert lives in an independent living facility in Peachtree city, Ga. donald Rogers E-444 '52 reports that he and his wife, chantry, are in good health and ready to celebrate their 65th anniversary. they have seven grandchildren who all live nearby. they are avid bridge players, and Don is the director of a 35-person harmonica band that performs gigs at retirement homes. Robert lindemeyer E-580 '58 has spent the past 20-plus years serving on the board of directors of the stanton memorial carillon Foundation at iowa state University, four of those years (1999-2003) as president. e-mail: robert@lindemeyer.com James Weigle E-710 '61 enjoys his eight grandchildren and also takes care of his 102-year-old mother-in-law. James likes to spend time at his cabin and travel when he can. e-mail: djweigle.42@gmail.com Gordon Reisinger E-681 '63, his wife, Barbara, and their three children all graduated from iowa state. he has been in the cattle business all his life. Barb was VeisheA queen and a Pi Phi. their daughters, Kristin and Kathy, are also Pi Phis, and their son, Todd E-1540 '91, is an epsilon tKe. Gordon remembers tKe as a great experience, especially working with Spike Kratochvil, Drake '38 as chapter advisor. Charles Carl E-690 '64 is officially a stage 4 cancer survivor according to the results of his latest ct scan. he still works on business development projects in renewable energy. One project uses carbon dioxide in generators and their compressors instead of Freon. Kingford Bavender E-926 '73 reports that after serving clients for more than 40 years in the custom clothing industry, he is expanding his business by training other custom clothiers throughout the United states on how to create a bespoke garment. he found this to be very rewarding and it allows him to travel to areas of the country he would not normally go. he looks forward to moving his headquarters to Arizona in the next Alumni Update TAilGATE WiTh TKE The inaugural Epsilon TKE tailgate in 2008. TKE tailgate in 2009. TKE tailgate in 2012. TKE tailgate in 2013. TKE tailgate in 2014. (Continued on page 6)

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