Alpha Sigma Phi - University of Washington

10 Collected by Pat McNamara '68 ? PAT MCNAMARA '68 After college I went to law school in San Diego. Then I decided to go into the seminary and became a Catholic priest! During those 15 years I received a Masters in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling. I left the priesthood when I met my wife Colleen over 24 years ago. I was a hospice chaplain for 5 years until we moved up to the Pacific Northwest about 14 years ago. Today I am a sales advisor and concierge at an independent retirement community where my Dad lived his last three years before passing at 94. My major focus now is only love and spiritually honoring the wonderful beings that we ALL are. This past year I had a heart attack and open heart surgery. That has helped me refocus on living life's precious moments in the NOW. When I can "retire" I want to continue "working" following my passion of pursing, exploring and experiencing energetic and spiritual healing modalities on all levels: physical, emotional and spiritual. MIKE COLEMAN '65 After college, I trained to become an orthopedic PA and went to work for a group of orthopedic surgeons in Seattle. After practicing for five years, I decided to go into medical sales. In 1977, I joined Western Medical Inc., a distribution com- pany specializing in orthopedic and plastic surgery products in Washington and Oregon. I sold surgical power equipment, implants, equipment, and supplies. I also represented Dow Corning Wright, a company that manufactured Dow Corn- ing silicone breast implants. That was the fun part of the job; unfortunately, the big money came from states like California, Florida, and Texas. In 1988, I purchased Western Medical and moved the company to Woodinville, Washington, where I lived from 1978 to 2005. In 2005, my wife, Phyllis, and I moved to Manson, Washington, on beautiful Lake Chelan. The first year, I com- muted from Manson to Woodinville weekly and worked three days per week. The other two days I worked from home. Start- ing the second year, I commuted every other week. The desk in the basement got old fast so in 2007 I built a 2,300 sq. ft. shop that I call my man cave. It contains an office, rec room, two bays for a '68 Camaro convertible with a big block and a '66 Corvette roadster. The shop also has an additional three bays for a car lift and storage. I was able to work from my home office and run Western Medical until I sold it in January 2013. I wasn't able to stay idle, so in 2013 I started Innova- tion in Mobility and rented knee scooters, a mobility device used by people who needed to stay non-weight bearing for a long period of time. I received patient referrals from the docs I knew from Western and shipped scooters to customers in Washington and Oregon. Two years later, I sold that company. I keep busy by managing an office/warehouse building that I built in Woodinville in 1997. I help with Manson Cham- ber of Commerce events, train with a couple buddies five days a week at the local gym, and visit my daughter and grandson in Bothell. DAVE BROWN '68 After finishing at UW with a degree in English literature, I went into retail management for a couple of years and then became a boat and home builder for about 10 years (1975- 1985). I built myself a new home in 1978 and then got a job as an electrician apprentice, which eventually turned into me being an electrical contractor. I started a security alarm company about 1980. It is known today as Alarm Works NW and is owned by my son, Matt. Now I am fully retired, having

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