Sigma Phi Epsilon - University of Florida

Sigma Phi EPSilon FratErnity FloridA AlphA ChApter p.o. Box 12182 gAinesville, Fl 32604-0182 Address Service Requested SigEp Gator Heart Alumni News John B. Nora Jr. '43 is 95 years old living in West Palm Beach, Fla. "I rest a lot, and watch TV." Fotios V. Bokas '50 reports that he is 89 and doing pretty well. "Best wishes to all of you." Alan E. Hovey Jr. '56 has sang with Bel Canto Singers of Daytona Beach for the last three years. He is also active with the Casements Camera Club of Ormond Beach. His work can be found on redbubble.com (search Alan Hovey). He and his wife, Sue, visited Guatemala in January and Nova Scotia in September. Alan and Sue live in Ormond Beach, and have five children. Bruce W. Irvine '64 lives in Napa, Calif., with his wife, Mishelle. He started doing outdoor redwood furniture making in 2010. He is also involved in duplicate bridge twice a week, and freelance wine tasting in Napa Valley. E-mail: secmille@ix.netcom.com Robert W. Mead Jr. '67 still practices law as the senior partner of Dean Mead in the Orlando office representing physicians and dealing with all the changes in the current healthcare environ- ment. He and his wife, Jackie, live in Orlando, and have two sons, Justin and Derek. E-mail: rmead@deanmead.com William P. Levens '69 lives in Tampa, Fla., with his wife, Sheri. After 28 years as a lawyer and 17 years as a judge, he retired earlier this year and started a new practice as a mediator and arbitrator. E-mail: levenswp@gmail.com Robert I. MacLaren '69 enjoyed the annual Homosassa Springs Scalloping Safari hosted by Robyn and John E. Geiger '70 over the Fourth of July weekend. Brothers, spouses, and children were in attendance. E-mail: rim2@osbornepa.com William R. Raser Jr. '72 started a new addition and completed a remodel of his house in May. He enjoys golfing and bird hunting. "Living the dream!" E-mail: raser03@comcast.net Robert B. Banting '73 and his wife, Donna, have two children, and live in Lantana, Fla. He went on a fishing and diving trip to the Bahamas with Norman Monfort '72 and Mike Plum '75. "We caught groupers, snappers, yellow tail, and conch. Bob and Norman were roommates in the SigEp house in 1970. E-mail: rbanting@andersoncarr.com Wayne F. Moore '78 is the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Malabar. He and his wife, Jan, live in Palm Bay, Fla., and have been married for 34 years. They have three children and three grandchildren. E-mail: pastorwayne@ malabarbaptist.org Jeffrey S. Thompson '79 has been practic- ing orthodontics in Bradenton, Fla., for 32 years. He and his wife, Melissa, have four children: Bry, Evan, Ella, and Easton. E-mail: str8wrzjeff@hotmial.com Robert P. Jenkins '86 and his wife, Bronwyn, live in Saint Cloud, Fla., and have two sons, Robert and Samuel '19. E-mail: bjenkins@ fireplaceandgas.com A Resolution of the National Board of Directors (Continued from page 5) Alvin Alsobrook '60, (the best public rela- tions guy ever), provided creative genius for our public efforts to publish our plea for capi- tal and to gather friends and funds toward the renovation of the Chapter House. Arthur J. Siccardi '98, Former President of the Florida Alpha Alumni of Sigma Phi Ep- silon Inc., set our course toward the capital campaign and renovation almost a decade ago. Michael Lewis '74 worked diligently to pre- serve much of our Florida Alpha history and invested much time, labor, and sweat as the owner's on-site representative. Gary Specie '75 squeezed a new world-class kitchen into the space of the old kitchen in order to provide greater cooking, baking, and smoking capabilities. Mark Warner '76, as our long-standing Alumni Room host, salvaged and stored our historic and useful property, and worked to timely stand up our Alumni Room for con- tinued service. The Boards of Directors of the Florida Alpha Alumni of Sigma Phi Epsilon Inc. (Bryson Ridgway '05, Brett Ogilvie '86, Manny Vargas '07, Lee Catledge '90, Matt Aus- man '01, Todd Bonlarron '93, Patrick Dunnigan '06, Ken Leynse '80, Mark Warner '76, Steve Shewbrooks '66, Gary Specie '75, and Alvin Alsobrook '60) and the Florida Alpha Educational Foundation (Bert Harris '74, Alvin Alsobrook '60, Bill Lambert '76, Bill Bell '77, Brock Han- kins '10, Ray King '65, John Hume '66, T.J. Villamil '12, Jim Robbins '67, Brett Ogilvie '86, Steve Shewbrooks '66, and Bob Mead '67) worked diligently since 2011 to plan, develop a capital campaign, recruit help, raise money, and resolve design issues. Jeff Wilson '76 who, in the honor of Dave Hen- don '50, established and was the first President of the Florida Alpha Educational Foundation.

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