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John B. Halley '61 served 45 years in the mili-
tary and was a civilian analyst for the Depart-
ment of Defense in Palmyra, Va. He and his wife,
Barbara, take pleasure in spending time with
their four children: David, Andrew, Sharon, and
Julie. E-mail: johnhalley@netzero.com
John K. Stewart '69 reports that his wife, Debo-
rah, retired after a 44-year career in education.
They plan to travel throughout the U.S. and fish
in the coastal areas. "We are avid fisherman," he
says. Their two sons, Justin and Jeff, are pursu-
ing careers in ocean engineering and architecture.
John enjoys staying up to date with Florida Ep-
silon and hopes to reconnect with brothers from
the '60s this year. E-mail: tranquility68@aol.com
Clarke D. Arick '72 and his wife, Kelly,
moved to Driggs, Idaho, in 2010, but contin-
ue to maintain their home in Athens, Ga. "We
ski all winter and golf all summer!" he says.
Clarke has one granddaughter who attends UA
and one who attends the University of Texas.
He appreciates the amount of free time he now
has since retiring and enjoys engaging in leisure
activities. "I sure do miss Mom Scott and my
big brother, Bob Mick '70," he says. E-mail:
patriciasticher@yahoo.com
Daniel H. Connelly '75 joined the Screen Ac-
tors Guild and is pursuing an acting career af-
ter 20 years as a co-founder and manager for
TEAM Enterprises, which is a Fort Lauderdale
marketing agency. He played the role of fisher-
man Dave Ryder in the film, The Finest Hours,
starring Chris Pine, Holliday Granger, Casey
Affleck, and Ben Foster, which was released on
January 29. The film is based on the true story
in the book by the same name. "Wishing all of
my brothers a wonderful 2016!" he says. E-mail:
dc@dannyconnelly.com
Steven B. Schmidt '84 is the new chef for the
California Grill on top of the Contemporary
Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando. He
previously worked at Alleno Paris restaurant in
France. Steven and his wife, Darlene, live in Ju-
piter, Fla., and embrace all the community has to
offer. E-mail: stevenschmidt@bellsouth.net
Wallace J. Beckett '85 cherishes the time he
spends with Blair Fox '85, Randy Fox '84, and
Chris Jorgensen '85. He is the owner of Duf-
foo Deals in Atlanta, Ga., which is one of the
premier liquidation companies in the South, and
owns seven beach vacation condos in Panama
City Beach, Fla. You can visit their website at
www.pcbeachparadise.com. "I am always happy
to help my fellow brothers out!" he says.
Michael D. Houghton '97 is happy to report
that his real estate development company, Pal-
metto Capital Group, recently opened its fourth
office in Nashville, Tenn., in addition to Lake-
wood, Fla., Thomasville, Ga., and Tallahassee,
Fla. The new office will cover the company's
retail clients' development needs throughout
the southeast central states. Michael and his
wife, Ginny, have two children and live in
Lakeland, Fla.
Jack Mcguire '15 serves as an infantry second
lieutenant in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning,
Ga. After completing the infantry basic officer
leader course and follow-up training, he will be
stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., near Colorado
Springs. E-mail: mcguire.jack1993@gmail.com
2017 Seminoles
Football
Schedule
September 2
Alabama Crimson
Tide (in Atlanta)
September 9
vs. LA-Monroe
Warhawks
September 16
vs. Miami Hurricanes
September 23
vs. NC State Wolf-
pack
September 30
at Wake Forest
October 14
at Duke Blue Devils
October 21
vs. Louisville
Cardinals
October 27
at Boston College
Eagles
November 4
vs. Syracuse Orange
November 11
at Clemson Tigers
November 18
vs. Delaware State
Hornets
*Homecoming
November 25
at Florida Gators
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