Updates on a Bunch of 40’s Alumni

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Thanks for this great info provided by Tom “Termite” McClelland…

Keith Medeiros (Beta Chi Sigma pledge winter of 46) taught only five years before becoming a principal. A widower for seven years, he runs a B&B in Fremont, far from his La Selva Beach residence. A 30-year Rotarian, he is a past president. A Citizen of the Year in Fremont and a talented toastmaster, he has acted in local plays and did travel info on local TV.

Ray Yonce (48) was in tire retreading until 1969 when he went into real estate, selling single family homes in Contra Costa County.

Jim Van Houten (49) retired from 26 years in the Navy, mostly as a reservist. Graduating from Cal, he worked 27 years in various Bay Area cities in public works and as a city engineer.

Joel Thornley (49) had 36 years in public education and rose to become superintendent of Hayward Unified in 1991.

Herb Lister (49) spent 36 years with Allstate Insurance, retired as chairman and CEO.
Dick “Six Finger” Garcia (49) lives in Santa Cruz.

Don Curry (49) was an engineer for KSJO while finishing studies. Then he spent 20 years in the USAF, followed by 16 years teaching middle school.

Ed Case (48) taught eight years and refereed football and basketball in Healdsburg. He became executive director of teacher associations in Stockton and Oakland. His expertise led to starting Pacific Research Associates where he served school districts in collective bargaining. Not only does he hunt, but he puts on wild game dinners for charities.

Craig Kohlruss; 86-88

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Family
I have been married to my DZ wife, Donna, since 1991. We have two great sons, Randy and Jack, and have been residing in Clovis, CA since 1999.

Career
I am still currently on staff at The Fresno Bee newspaper as a photographer. I am working on a freelance photography career and will probably begin doing weddings soon.

What do you do for fun?
I like to hang out with my family, travel to the coast or mountains, wine, jazz, theater, cycling and just chillin’ in the backyard.

WEB SITE: http://www.craigkohlruss.com

SOCIAL NETWORKING:
http://www.myspace.com/fresnofoto
http://www.linkedin.com/in/suggers
http://www.flickr.com/people/craiger66
http://www.youtube.com/user/cek4966
http://twitter.com/suggers

Mark Bochow; 91-94

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Family
Wife Sheila, sons Matthew & Ethan

Career
Operations Manager for Cisco Systems

What do you do for fun?
Cycle, golf, and procrastinate.

Prat Amin; 02-05

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Career
Business Development Manager for a software company which specailizes in Text-To-Speech.

What do you do for fun?
Participate in Triathalons; learning to golf, working with children, hanging out with the bros & family.

What Gamma Xi’s are you still in touch with?
Too many to write down; contact me for further detail. I’m in Facebook and LinkedIn.

Late 60’s Reunion in June 2008

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There is a reunion in the works for brothers who pledged Gamma Xi from ’64 to ’69 It will be at Steve Brennan’s place in Reno, Nevada in June 2009. Anyone from those years that’s interested in attending should comment below and/or contact Ron Smith at a special address I set up to forward to him: ron.smith@thetachisjsu.com.

Sukhdeep “Suki” Atwal; 96-01

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Suki pledged Gamma Xi in 1996 and graduated in 2001 with a kinesiology major and business minor.

He lives in San Jose and works in the family business, a sheet metal shop.

Dave Mercer; 66-69

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Dave, also known as “Stump” and “No Legs,” pledged Gamma Xi in 1966 and graduated in 1969 with a social science major and P.E. minor.

He lives in Ben Lomond, CA with his wife Chris Colivotti, a former daughter of Theta Chi, and has three children, Brian, Mark and Jeff.

He is a teacher, football coach and golf coach.

Randy Luckman, 80-85

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Shane and Randy at SM

Shane and Randy at SM

Randy, also known as Luck-Boy, pledged Gamma Xi in 1980 and graduated in 1985 with an industrial engineering degree.

He lives in Folsom, CA with his wife Alexa and has two children, Amanda and Shane.

He has enjoyed a 23-year career as a fire protection engineer, and in his free time he enjoys ATV riding, camping, high sierra fishing, and playing softball, racquetball, tennis and weightlifting.

John White; 89-92

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John pledged Gamma Xi in Fall 1989 and graduated in 1992 with a social science degree.

He lives in Hollister, CA with his wife Janelle and has four children: Jessica is 11, Julianna is 9, Jason is 8, and Joshua is 5.

He is a middle school P.E. teacher. In his free time he enjoys golf, camping, travel, and spending time with his family.

Richard L. Greeno; 53-56

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Richard, also known as Dick, pledged Gamma Xi in 1953 and graduated in 1956 with an industrial arts major and a business minor. Retired from the Air Force a few years ago.

His first wife Susan (Sue) passed away 2001. He remarried in 2003, and lives in Vacaville with his wife Darlene, and has three grown children. In his free time he enjoys hunting, fishing, travel and golf.