1940s Brothers

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See the 1940s photo gallery: http://phietakappa.com/1940s-gallery

It is with deep regret we pass along the sad news that Arnie Davis, (PEK '49) passed away May 18th, 2013. Arnie's complete obituary is posted at http://phietakappa.com/2013 Should you have any stories or special memories of Arnie, please send them in to us. (c/o Terrance.Grindle77@phietakappa.com)

Joyce & Arnie, at Phi Eta Centennial celebration, August 2006.

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12-6-11:

Jim (left) with former Celtics great Togo Polazzi

PEK '49 Jim Beaudry is a legend at Univ. of New England: UNE just held the dedication of the new gymnasium named for him this past weekend.
(12-3-11): http://athletics.une.edu/splash.aspx?id=splash_37

See also:
http://www.mainesportslegends.com/beaudryawards.html and
http://www.mainesportslegends.com/hallhonors.html (scroll down 3/4s of the page).

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Sorry & sad to report that PEK '42, John H. Reed (former Maine Governor & US Ambassador), passed away in Washington, DC on Oct. 31, 2012.

-from the Bangor Daily News editorial page:


"I was very happy in Fort Fairfield, was in the potato business, and so I had no thought whatsoever of running for higher office, but I succeeded a governor who died in office, and once the opportunity opened up, then I proceeded to make the best of it," Reed said in a 2009 interview with Maine Ahead magazine.
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/04/opinion/former-gov-john-reed-a-republican-set-example-other-leaders-should-follow/

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9-21-07: John H. Reed '42
A portrait of former Governor John H. Reed, painted by his grandson Reed Duford, was unveiled in the Grand Foyer of the University of Maine's Buchanan Alumni House, following the 2007 "Charles F. Allen Society" luncheon. Gov. Reed, who was born in Fort Fairfield, Me., graduated from the University of Maine in 1942 with an Agricultural Business Management degree. A World War II U.S. Navy veteran, Reed was elected to Maine House of Representatives in 1954 and served one term before being elected to the Maine Senate. At the start of his second senate term he was elected Senate President, an office that in Maine is first in the gubernatorial line of succession. When Gov. Clinton Clauson died in office in 1960, Reed became governor. Maine voters elected him to that office in 1962. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Reed to head the then newly established National Transportation Safety Board, where he served for nine years. In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford appointed him U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and later the Republic of Maldives. And in 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Reed to serve again as ambassador to Sri Lanka. Gov. Reed took time to pay a visit to Phi Eta where he met some of the current undergrad Brothers & toured the first floor House renovations. (see more pictures: http://phietakappa.com/1940s-gallery)

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June 2007: Herschel '45 & (son) Greg '76 Smith - photos of fishing
trip to Merrill Wood's ('59) "Alaska's Fishing Unlimited Lodge", at
Lake Clark National Park, near Port Answorth, Alaska: www.alaskalodge.com
Pictures: http://phietakappa.com/1940s-gallery

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Homecoming, Oct. 21, 2006:
It was an honor to have these Alumni in attendance! - Hollis Condon '45 from
Hampden (ME.), Henry Plate '48 from Waterford (ME.), & Arnie Davis '49 from
Washburn (ME.).


-see other pictures at: http://phietakappa.com/1940s-gallery

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Jim Beaudry '49 was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, in a ceremony Oct. 6th at the Univ. of Rhode Island. Jim lives in Biddeford. ME. (jbeaudry@gwi.net)

ALSO inducted this year was fellow PEK alum Paul Bessey '72. And, Keith Mahaney (PEK '57) was inducted in 2004.

Full story on the "What's New" page:
http://phietakappa.com/whats-new

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see more pictures on the Centennial pages:
http://phietakappa.com/centennial-celebration
http://phietakappa.com/centennial-photos


Arnie '49 & Joyce Davis



Lew Emery '43 (front right, back to) talks with Clemson Univ.
Head Baseball Coach Jack Leggett '76 (upper right, black shirt).
At left, gray shirt, is Lew's son, Lewis (PEK '81).



Jim Varner '57 & Arnie Davis '49

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Ed Kozicky, PhD, Class of 1941. He lives in Godfrey, IL. -just north of
St. Louis, MO. (cozie@piasanet.com) He was "Director of Conservation" for
the Winchester Group-Olin Corp. before he retired.

The International Hunter Education Association's "Dr. Edward Kozicky Award"
is named for Ed:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_k0700_135_08_04.pdf
-go about halfway down page 11.
Also, he's the co-author of "You The Hunter, A Code For Hunters"
by John Madson and Ed Kozicky; For the Hunter - International Hunter Education
Association, December 2002
(http://www.huntfairchase.com/index.php/fuseaction/resources.main)
and "For the Young Hunter, A Primer on Hunting Ethics" 1963 & 2003 2nd ed.
http://www.kandipf.willmar.com/Assets/images/YoungHunter2Edition.pdf

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3-20-06

Al Brundage PEK 1940: Miami, FL.
(alcaller@aol.com)

Bob Brundage, PEK 1944: Albuquerque, NM
(bobbsharp@aol.com)


http://www.ceder.net/recorddb/view.php4?action=query&FindCallerId=608&FindLabelId=0
http://www.sdfne.org/halloffame/2002-brundage.asp
http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/containerdetail.asp?itemid=2195
Listen to Al calling square dances. (professionally)
http://www.chuckandgerry.com/callers2.htm --photo
http://www.sdfne.org/halloffame/halloffame.asp
http://www.ceder.net/recorddb/view.php4?action=query&FindCallerId=29&FindLabelId=0

BOTH: New England Square Dance Foundation Hall
of Famers - Al in 1993 & Bob in 2002. Al is also a recipient of the International Square Dance Hall of Fame Award.

2002: Bob Brundage, Square Dance Caller
"Bob Brundage was born in Danbury, Connecticut on March 08, 1922
to Gene and Harold Brundage. He grew up as a farm boy in that town.
At the age of 12, he played drums in a square dance orchestra organized by his mother around 1933-1934 as a 4-H Club project. It was called
The King Street Pioneers, and was well-known throughout western CT
and eastern NY state. Bob started calling when he was 13 years old,
and has been calling squares and contras ever since.
He started the first of 50 Square Dance Clubs in western MA and 4
in CT, one of which - The Mad Hatters - is still going strong. He started
and cued at the first Round Dance Club in CT. He also helped organize
The Connecticut Callers and Teachers Association in 1952, and
Western Massachusetts Callers Association in 1953.
Bob's recordings on Folkraft and MacGregor labels are still being
used today at Contra and Folk Dance Institutes and weekends. His philosophy is that dance steps are set to music - music is not an incidental accompaniment to choreography.

During WWII, Bob was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps,
flying P-47 fighter bombers, flying close support for Gen. Patton's
army, and flew 3 missions on D-Day. He married his childhood sweetheart, Frances Eno a year and a day before D-Day. After the
war, he returned to college and graduated from the University
of Maine in 1948 with his Masters Degree in Recreation.

Bob was the official square dance caller for the New York State
Fair Teen Dance Festivals from 1961 to 1966. In 1960 he appeared
on Arthur Godfrey's live television show with one square of his
square dancers. Bob has called in hundreds of dance festivals
and conventions - both in and out of the United States. In 1958
he was honored to be designated an Admiral in the Great Navy of
the State of Nebraska. This was a "Key to the City" type honor for
calling with Arnie Kronenberger at an Omaha, NE weekend that
had 300 squares of dancers in attendance.
In 1995 Bob moved to Albuquerque, NM and volunteered his
services to the Lloyd Shaw Foundation. In 1996 he started an
Oral History Project to fill the void in the documentation of the
history and development of the square dance activity during its
formative period from "traditional" to our "modern western square dancing". So far, over 100 callers, round dance leaders, and
regional leaders - from over 36 American states, Canada, England, Australia, and New Zealand have been interviewed at his own
expense with no thought of monetary reward. Many of his interviews
are available from the SDFNE in sound or print.
Bob is a member of CALLERLAB, and received that organization's Award of Excellence in April 2000. He has been on the N.E.F.F.A.
Board of Directors, President of the CT Callers and Teachers Assoc,
and Treasurer of the New Mexico Callers Association - just to name
a few of his many leadership positions.
On April 27, 2002, at the 44th New England Square and Round
Dance Convention in Sturbridge, MA, Bob received CO-OP's
prestigious Yankee Clipper Award. The next day, April 28, 2002,
he was inducted into the Square Dance Foundation of New England's
Hall of Fame. To receive this dual recognition, on the same weekend,
is an unprecedented event. Congratulations, Bob. You are a man who deserves a great deal of respect and admiration. "

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-See picture of Arnie Davis and Jim Beaudry at
Homecoming '05, on the
"Alumni Brothers/Alumni Topics/1940s Brothers" page
on the menu at left.

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Jim Beaudry '49, Biddeford, Maine
(jbeaudry@gwi.net)
inducted into the Univ. of New England Athletic Hall of Fame:
The University of New England held its inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony on Saturday, October 1, 2005. Jim Beaudry along with the St. Francis College hockey teams of 1976-77, 1977-78 and 1978-79 were the first inductees.

Jim Beaudry was inducted by Tony Lalicata '67. Beaudry served as Director of Athletics at St. Francis College for 21 years. He also coached baseball, men's basketball, men's soccer, cross country and golf at St. Francis before it became the University of New England.

In his remarks Lalicata said, "Coach Beaudry's character and reputation went hand-in-hand. He was a man who had a great sense fairness, was assertive, had great character and enthusiasm."

Former Boston Celtics great Togo Palazzi also spoke at the event, and Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak and NCAA Vice President of Division III Operations Dan Dutcher forwarded letters on Beaudry's behalf.

Beaudry delivered a very emotional speech, stating "this is a very special and humbling honor for me." During his time at the podium, image Beaudry thanked the Varsity Club and also recognized UNE President Sandra Featherman for what he called "amazing dedication and vision" in getting the University to where it is today.

Beaudry was presented with a University of New England chair and a "lifetime pass' to all UNE sporting events. Both Beaudry and the SFC Hockey Teams will be commemorated on plaques to be displayed in the Campus Center.

Varsity Club Reception and Hall of Fame Awards
- Photo Highlights Oct. 1, 2005:





Photograph of the Aroostook State Training School Basketball Team.
Team members are, front row, from left, Edwin Tardy, Lloyd Richie, Raymond Violet, John Bishop and Lawrence Tompkins.
Back row, from left, William Hallett, Alphie Gervais, Raleigh Garland, [?] Green, Adrienne Lovely, and Dean Ebbett.
The team played won five and lost three games in 1935. They played Gouldville School, Presque Isle High School Freshmen, The Mohawks, and the Presque Isle High School Future Farmers of America.
-from http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=18310&supst=enlarge