Updates on our Brothers

Here is current information about Epsilon Psi alumni.

To the right is Darold Hubbard in a recent photo in a bodybuilding contest in New England. Darold writes that his picture is likely to be found in magazines in the near future. There is a picture of Darold in the June, 1999, issue of Exercise for Men.
Tres Hurst is in Korea.
Joe Alford lives in Nashville and is active in the entertainment industry as a musician/writer. He is the bass guitarist with Collin Raye's band and performed at the Astrodome this year for the Houston Rodeo. He appears in several of Raye's videos and on his albums.
Steve Parkhurst is back home in Orange and is an attorney with Tommy Gunn & Associates. He received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law recently. He says he is still keeps in touch with some of his pledge brothers. "I'll be doing everything from personal injury to criminal law, so tell the brothers if they need anything to call." Hopefully his services will not be needed, but we'll keep the phone number handy! Our congratulations to Steve for his completion of law school.
Kevin Currie is teaching English in Korea. Keeping track of Kevin is nearly a full-time job! But he is in Korea for a year. After that he plans to go to woodworking (furniture) school in the East. He had been making furniture in Austin when he learned, almost accidently, about this unusual job. For any of you who would like to contact Kevin, his address is as follows: Kevin Currie; Phonics Institute of English; 434-48, Jinbuk 2 Dong; Deokjinku; Chunju City; Chunbuk Province; South Korea
Jerry Brown and family have moved to Gause, Texas: "we decided to move to the country." They plan to be in their new house in July. Jerry says he is not retiring: "this just means I'll be on the road more, if that's possible. My travels take me throughout Texas, Louisiana, Colorade, Washington, California, and Oregon." His daughter Kerry (13) is excited about moving to the country because she has her own horse. The Borwns' other daughter Jennifer and her husband will be at Baylor after graduating from the University of Texas. Ben has been accepted to Baylor Law School and Jennifer will be in graduate school there. "We are proud of them both. I hope to see more of the brothers since I just received my Sam Houston Alumni Directory. Maybe during my travels we'll get together."
Jaime Mata recently graduated from Baylor Law School and completed the Texas Bar Exam. He will be working with Worsham, Forsythe & Wooldridge, LLP, in Dallas.
Eddie Krause has been travelling in his job during the past two years. As a regional sales manager for Waltco Truck Equipment, Eddie goes to Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and all over Texas. He says he has visited his Big Brother Bob Foster in San Antonio, old roommate Lynn "Too Tall" Sanders, and Mike Bacon in Austin. "I have been married 19 years to Barbara and we have two great kids, Kristin (15) and Trey (10). Trey was not named after Trey Howse (trust me!)." Eddie went to Superbowl XXVII in Pasadena and sat in the 7th row on the 46 yard line behind the Cowboys bench, courtesy of retired Cowboy D. D. Lewis (#56).
Carlo Minotti is appearing in commercials in Dallas and Houston. The Taco-Bueno commercial is shown in the Dallas area and the NationsBank and Alpha Payer's commercials are on Houston stations. Carlo says he has run into Big Brother Danny Schmiech and Mark Knodel in shopping centers. Besides commercials Carlo is working in sales for The Powell Group.
Jim Rector is principal in the Baird ISD for grades 7-12. He says he would like to make the reunion but the family had planned a trip to Florida on the reunion dates. "It would be great to see some of the old bunch. I am enjoying my job as a high school principal. I am in my third year in administration after a 15-year coaching career." Jim spends his spare time on the golf course and in family-oriented activities. "I hope and pray that everyone has a good time at the reunion."
Keith Lyons is working for Terry McDaniel and Co. Investment Counsel in Austin. Previously in Houston for six months, Keith returned home to Austin. Keith recently became engaged to Lisa Bobo and they plan to marry in January.
Larry Jones has been in the real estate appraisal business in Houston for the past 24 years, and has had his own firm for over 20 years; his offices are located on the Northwest Freeway. He looks forward to the reunion in June.
Darrell Myers, who works in sales for Duo-Fast Houston, Inc., has taken several trips to England with his family to visit his mother, who lives in the Cornwall area. Darrell is proud of his children: "Josh, my middle son, is into soccer. He has been playing for five years and is only nine years old. Jason, my oldest (14) plays competitive ice hockey. Jessica, my youngest (7) is also into soccer, swim team, and Brownies."
Eric Justice has been concept chef for Pappadeaux for two years. He travels quite a bit due to the various locations of the restaurants. Eric has moved back to Houston "which I enjoy because a lot of brothers" are there. "I enjoy very much getting together and spending time with Brothers."
Larry Schramme is President of Schramme Investments, Inc., dealing in municipal bonds, stocks, etc. The Schramme family lives in Dallas. Larry and Winnie have been married for 29 years and have three children. Larry, Jr. who graduated from Texas Tech in 1992, is a camp director for Camp Grady Spruce, an outdoor educational facility; his wife Tina graduated from San Angelo State in 1990 and also works at the camp. Sloane graduated from the University of Alabama in 1995 and is in the training program for Neiman- Marcus. Will is currently in the sophomore honors college at Clemson University. Larry also states: "For those of you interested, Mary Helen and I had one daughter Misty, who graduated from Texas A&M, is married, lives in Houston, and has two children." Larry formed Schramme Investments in 1991. "I had the good fortune to spend some time with Danny Robinson, unfortunately because he had a heart attack in Dallas. it was fun to be with him; he still has his humor."
Tom Raguse writes: "Some of my fondest memories of Sam are of the days in Sigma Chi. It was my privilege to have been chosen to be a Brother. I hope Sigma Chi will continue to develop the strong friendships that helps us as individuals to get along with each other, in and out of school."
Ted Schwank is minister for the Adult Ministry at Second Baptist Church, located at 6400 Woodway in Houston.
Steve Montgomery sold his company (Montgomery, Conine & Robinson Advisors, Ltd.) and joined one of the three largest commercial companies in the world (Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc). He changed because he wants to be involved in international ral estate deals. Steve has also been very active in raising and competing Arabian cutting horses, "having owned four national champions and one reserve champion." He is also involved with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo--"having `invented' and now being in charge of the international cutting horse championships held in Houston with ten countries and forth team members competing from around the world. Steve was recently appointed to the Business Advisory Council at Sam Houston. He is also on the board of the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
David McCarble has returned to Houston and is marketing manager for Southwest Reporting and Video Service, Inc., a company which videotapes depositionis for law suits. David was in Florida, where he was a licensed real estate broker and owned and operated Prestige Real Estate for five years. In 1991 he changed jobs and worked for Loeb Partner Realty and Development Corp, a firm based in New York City, until 1994.
Lance Moreland works for Apache Corporation in Houston, one of the largest independent exploration and production companies in North America with several core business areas in foreign countries. "Technically my title is Supervisor - International Services. Nobody really knows what that means. Most of my time is spent abroad performing special projects for out international departments." In his job, Lance has spent three months in Beijing, China, building an office, relocating a business from Tianjin, china, and working in Cairo, Egypt, helping to acquire a company and merge their operations into ours. "In the meantime I've stopped over in other interesting parts of the world. The good part is I get to see the most interesting parts of the world for free!" Lance has seen Dale Dentler often and Kregg Lunsford works in the same building.
Lacy Spears just completed a five-month consulting assignment in Sydney, Australia. Lacy started his consulting firm--Capstone Consulting Group--in July, 1995. Prior to that time he worked for Texas Instruments for twenty years and then was Vice President of Human Resources for Halliburton Energy Services; he retired in October, 1994. Lacy's son Lane (29) has a degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M and is currently working on his MBA at SMU; daughter Jennifer (26) graduated from A&M in 1991 and is married, living in Alaska; daughter Stephanie (21) will be a senior this year.
Gary Cerny, wife Robin, and son Colton have moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, where Gary is Vice President/Louisiana Division Manager for Entex. "We were fortunate enough to be able to locate in the part of the state they call `Acadiana,' where the first French settlers from Nova Scotia landed. Needless to say, the French heritage is quite predominant and very interesting. We are learning some of the French sayings as well as teaching them a little Spanish. The seafood it great and I have even learned to suck crawfish heads. If anyone comes through New Iberia, please give us a call. I promise we will show you a good time or as the French would say: `Laissez le bon ton rouller.'
Scott Getz and Mona are expecting their first son (already named Tyler Austin) at the end of July. Scott is working in outside sales for Forgings Flanges and Fittings. Scott lives in a "small world"! "I live on the same street as Ronnie Morrison, two streets away from Steve Bub, 1.5 miles from Ashley Van Meter, and 3 miles from Clint Palermo."
Jack Follis completed 30 years as an ordained minister in the Baptist Church in November, 1995. In June, 1994, he retired from East Mississippi State Hospital (psychiatric), serving 25 years as their chaplain. In the 1996 fall semester, he will study at Harvard Divinity School as a post-graduate fellow in the Merrill Fellowship Program.
Eric Grimes and Becca are expecting their first child in October. The Grimes are interested in the musical arts in Houston and would like to live in town, but the expense is high! Both Eric and Becca sing in their church choir, as they did went they were students at Sam.
John McManners is currently working with Mike Blackford Law Firm in San Antonio as a disability represetntative specialized in presenting cases to Federal Judges for decision. John served 30 years in the U. S. Army and retired in 1992.
Trent Hair is Vice President for the Llama Company, located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he has lived since the beginning of the year. Trent has met a few of the Sigs at the chapter in Fayetteville, and "seeing these guys in action around here brings back memories of my undergraduate years at Sam. Don't worry, I'm not missing one beat in keeping up with all the young flat bellies!"
Clyde Jacks and Nancy will be celebrating their 29th anniversary on August 19th. Both sons Trey and James are married "so we are enjoying an `Empty Nest.'" This year also marks the 15th anniversary of Clyde's business-- Trace Consultants. On May 4, 1996, Clyde was reelected to his third term on the City Council of Sugar Land and served as Mayor Pro Tem this past year. "In fact, I'm still Mayor Pro Tem. I won my race with 56% of the vote. 18 Brothers helped in my reelection effort." The Jacks spend as much time as possible at their weekend home in Sargent (Matagorda County) on Caney Creek. Clyde notes that last year Sugar Land was picked as the second most desirable city in Texas to live or locate a business. it was piced as the 4th best managed city in Texas of cities under 50,000 population and has one of the fastest growing cities in the U. S.
Steve Harris and family moved to rural Mississippi in 1990 after 15 years as finance Manager in auto dealerships in Houston. The Harrises live in a 100-year-old home on 90 acres plus 65 acre beaver pond/swamp. Hunting and fishing are common recreation activities; they ride a dune buggy in the swamp. They are 70 miles from the nearest large city. Steve is Executive Director for East Central Mississippi Health Care, Inc., in Sebastopol, Mississippi. He has three children: two daughters Mellissa and Krystine, and one son, Todd, who is a Sig at Stephen F. Austin.
Spencer Forsyth is a marketing represetative for Oxford International, which specializes in technical contract personnel. He and Brandi (twice Chapter Sweetheart), lived in Bedford. Brandi is working for Trammell Crow as a leasing agent; she was must named "Rookie of the Year" for all of Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Ty Gipson is currently working in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He was married in May, 1996, and he and Lisa live in Arlington. "Life is going well. Sigma Chi has always beenvery special to me, although since graduating and facing the `real world,' Sigma Chi has even touched me more. Leaving Huntsville and all the brothers has been difficult, but Sigma Chi, I feel, has made me more prepared for daily occurrences I face. I'm very proud to be a Sigma Chi; in fact, my new office has one hanging frame--my certificate of membership in Sigma Chi."
Ken Jordan is Vice President (Operations Manager) for Bank of American in Pleasant Hill, California. He is presently Chairman of the Board of Directory, Marine Memorial Club, in San Francisco. Also recently appointed to this board was Mike Myatt, Epsilon Psi's first Significant Sig.

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