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Happy Birthday Mike. Spending a few days with Harley Ludewig here in Tucson; Jim Goodkind also stopped bytes. Hope you are well. Peter
Happy Birthday my man. Miss seeing you more than every ten years. PChat
Nancy Stewart passed away March 6, 2020 in Philadelphia.
Rick Brookes - I just wanted to let you know that there has been a Little Free Library next to a friend’s house in Philadelphia for several years. In the last 2-3 years I’ve noticed more of them appearing around my section of Philadelphia-University City/West Phila. Every time I see one first loaded with books and then a few days later with almost nothing and then filled up again I think of you and your late partner. What a fabulous idea to put the libraries in different neighborhoods. Even some of the businesses in the neighborhood where people with children go are beginning to have a reading corner for kids. They are encouraged to take a book if they want to.
A friend of mine, who was a children’s librarian and now a YA librarian, had purchased over 1000 books for the programs she did at her library in Phila and at schools and other organizations. When she took a new position in the library system she donated all of the books to Little Libraries in the neighborhood and to the schools she serviced.
I hope the movement of reading continues to grow and flourish.
Nancy
All: I did not know Dan very well but like most Beloiters at the time, we all knew everyone in some form or fashion. Allan and Paul, thanks for your thoughts. I actaully remember that Knox game to which Allan referred, since I played in it and overtime games were not that common. When we traveled, even though we had a very good team that year, we did not have a lot of fans who could travel to Northfield MN, Cedar Rapids, Iowa or Gailsburg, IL where Knox was located (especially in the middle of winter in the Midwest). Knox was a hard place to win and I don't think we liked them very much. I recall (or think I do) that sometime in the first half when we were down by about 6 points, there was a commotion at one end of the gym and our pep band came in banging instruments. The Knox fans all looked confused as to who these people were. Our team looked too, waived, maybe gave a thumb's up; then we started playing better. Knox had a chubby guard who came in for parts of the game and the only thing he could do was shoot 35 foot semi-set shots; but he was very good at that and made 2 or 3 of them. Knapton was on my ass for not stopping him. We eventually survived chubby, the hostile crowd, got to overtime and then won a game that was key to eventually winning the conference championship. Thanks to Dan, Allan and the rest of the band for making the difference in that game and for all its support the rest of the year.
We will all miss Daniel, our brother Beloiter. Peter
Posted on: Jun 12, 2019 at 4:00 PM
I take it, then, the rumors of your demise in a Bolivian prison were greatly exaggerated?
This was taken on a beautiful Spring day in Philadelphia in 2013 or 2014. I look very much the same today except much thinner.
I’ll miss seeing and catching up with you at the Reunion. I won’ be able to be there. If you ever come to Philadelphia look me up. We can meet for a cup of coffee, or more.
Posted on: Mar 07, 2019 at 4:56 PM
Hey Pete! Did you ever progress to more than three chords on that old guitar of yours?
Posted on: Mar 07, 2019 at 5:16 PM
Dr. Yahr --- All of your most impressive credentials aside, you're still the same good ol' boy Skip Yahr from the Midwest! Best wishes, Buddy.
Kim Burch - Beloit's "All American Boy", whom we dubbed "Captain America" back in the heyday of the mid-to-late-60's. Kim had many admirers, no detractors, and he went over that hill far too soon.
Rob was our fraternity pledge class president back in the day. He was a soft-spoken New Englander, whose only vice was blabbing all of our "sacred frat secrets" to the ladies after he'd consumed a few devil's brews.!!! RIP, Robbie.....
Gabby was a fantastic gal from Chappaqua, NY, and was well-liked by all who knew her at Beloit. After graduation, she spent some time in Chicago, sharing an apartment with some of her sorority sisters. I remember visiting them in the Windy City when I was on leave from Uncle Sam's Finest, and they really rolled out the red carpet! She wrote me regularly when I was in Vietnam, and even visited my family while I was over there. She left us far too soon, at the age of 24, and she will always be in our hearts.
Sad to see that Bergie has gone on to other things. He was a good guy, liked by all who knew him. I'll never forget the night Bergie had a tad too much of the "carbonated adult beverages", and he knocked out about 10 posts in the balcony banister of our frat house - a record that stood the test of time. RIP Bergie....