Ad Astra - Dave Morgan '52

David Charles Morgan'52

David Charles MORGAN David Charles Morgan, 1930-2011, was born in Seattle and graduated from Franklin High School, class of 1947. David was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (Fiji's) at the University of Washington, class of 1952 and for over fifty years enjoyed getting together with his Fiji brothers. He passed away at his home on Sunday in the arms of his loving family. David was preceded in death by his parents, Irving and Lucile, his sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Tom Moore, and son, Mark, who passed away in 2006. He is survived by Jane, his wife of 57 years, his surviving children, Ross (Diane Schrenk) Morgan, Cary (Lyn) Morgan Frates, Scott (Marsha Rova) Morgan, daughter-in-law Laura Morgan, nine grandchildren, Derek, Michelle, Alex, Monica, Joey, Nick, Katie, Victor and Erik, and three great-grandchildren, Jayli, Syndey and Brielle. He is also survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Bo and Joan Morgan, and several dear nieces, nephews and cousins. Life-long Washington residents, Jane and David raised their family in Bellevue and Clyde Hill, and in 1979 as empty nesters, they retired to Indianola and later moved to Kingston in Kitsap County. Golf and football topped his love of sports. He was a life-long Husky football rooter and Tyee member for many years. 

 David devoted over thirty years to coaching Boy's and Girl's Club Junior football, twenty-five as head coach in the Bellevue Fox football system. As head coach with Mike Lampkin as his defensive coach, he never had a losing season, with over 100 wins, 18 championships, only 10 losses, 2 ties and many undefeated seasons. In 1983, his team was un-scored upon and no first downs were made by any opposing team. He later shared his football wisdom with his sons, who coached junior football in Woodinville and Kingston, earning him the nickname, 'Yoda'. 

He was a longtime member of Overlake Golf Club in Bellevue, Washington. He golfed to the very end with the Meadowmeer Boys at the Thursday Night Men's League. He played his last round of golf with the Meadowmeer Boys in Astoria, Oregon, September of 2010. His wife and family were his greatest joy. A gentleman to his last breath, he filled their lives with unfailing love and great humor. He is, and will always be missed. Please make any remembrances to the Boy's and Girl's Club in your area, or to the Kingston High School Band Boosters. 

 

Memorial services will be held at the Indianola Club House in Indianola, Washington on March 20th at 2:00 p.m.

Published in The Seattle Times on February 14, 2011

Matt Conroy '11 receives Scholarship at 2010 Pig Dinner

Matt Conroy '11

Matt was honored with a scholarship at the 2010 Pig Dinner.   He was screened and selected by the board of the Sigma Tau Educational Foundation.

A bit of background on Matt.  He graduated from Inglemoor High School. He was member of a basketball team that went to state two times finishing 5th and 8th.  Off court, Matt was an active member in DECA and the National Honor Society.

Among the positions that he's held in the undergraduate chapter, he served one year as the liaison with the Graduate chapter. (Note by Clay -- Matt's performance in the graduate relations role was more than commendable -- he was efficient, communicative, and responsible.  I recommend him to anyone who wants to get the job done.)

Matt is finishing his major in Economics with a minor in History. On campus he's been a member of the University Sales Club. For the past two summers he's worked for Green Knight Landscaping.  Matt will be graduating in June 2011, and he could use our help in finding a job commensurate with his solid skills.

Contact Matt via email at:   matt@cbp-wa.com

Kyle Yamamoto '13 receives Scholarship

Kyle Yamamoto '13

At the 2010 Pig Dinner, Kyle Yamamoto '13 was one of the recipients of a scholarship from our Graduate Scholarship program.  Kyle graduated from Roosevelt High School (along with Henry Berry '13 and David Madsen '13) in 2009 where he played varsity soccer and football.  Demonstrating leadership traits, Kyle was also elected the vice president of his class in his junior year, and in his senior year he was elected the student body vice-president.

Since becoming an undergradute at Sigma Tau, Kyle participation within the house has included Scholarship Chair in the Spring of '10 and he is currently the Social Chair for Winter '11.  Kyle has the honor of having been admitted as a Freshman Direct to the Foster School of Business, and he is planning to major in either Finance or Marketing.

Exhibiting his strong work ethic, Kyle also holds down a part time job at Snappy Dragon where he has been a host for the past year and a half.

Gary Gaffner '57 commentary on blogging

Gary Gaffner '57 offered this reminder that blogging isn't as easy as some people claim.  I think it is a bit like riding a bicycle -- quite challenging the first time, but it gets easier.  I enjoyed Gary's sense of humor about it, and I wanted to share his comments on the changes in the world of technology. 

Clay

Hi Clay,

     I'm not very adept at all things digital and can't even figure out how to make an entry to a simple Blog.  To think....when I retired from Boeing I was the Corporate Chief of Computer Sciences, and our smallest computer - - two CDC-6600's wired up end-to-end, would more than fill the "big room" at 4503. 

    Now you stuff that much computing power in your shirt pocket, every time you leave the office.  But I still can't enter a Blog.  I saw the Hal Moldstad  (12/20/10)  posting and just felt inclined to say Hi to Hal and Donna, but tried it and found it wasn't that easy.

    Or, maybe simple things are just getting harder for me to figure out...or both.

    Clay - Could you help an old man cope with the world, and somehow enter the Blog I filled in below, in the right place.  I'm afraid the ice cream cone I've had for Hal in my old silver trunk for better than 50 years isn't gonna last much longer.  Thank You, sir.

                                          Best to you,

                                                                Gary

Perge'

The Luncheon Postcard Tradition Returns

For many years the Tuesday luncheons included the the luncheon attendees signing postcards that were then mailed to brothers who were missing from the luncheon.  After decades of this luncheon tradition, the postcards ceased to be part of the luncheons. 

The restoration of this tradition was a request of Bob Watt '36, and we're proud to announce that even though it took a few years following Bob's death to fulfill his wishes...... the tradition is restored.  We now have postcards for luncheons again.  Even better, we have a custom-designed, over-sized post card for our luncheon.  The postcard needed to be over-sized to accommodate the signatures of the many attendees. 

A tip of the hat to Dennis Kirkpatrick '71 who provided art for the front of the postcard.  Through the wonders of modern technology he created the pictured "water color" treatment of a photo of 4503.  Our "Thanks" to Dennis for helping out.

Several of these Fiji postcards are are signed at each luncheon and then sent to brothers to remind them that they are welcome to join us as we meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Seattle Yacht Club.   

Jewett '78 and Holmquist '02 lead effort to build a better membership roster

Steve Jewett '78

The changes in technology as well as the changes of times have created a need to re-build our contact system for our graduate chapter.  Early in the Fall of 2010 two graduates stepped forward to lead the efforts in this process – Steve Jewett ’78 and Imants Holmquist ’02.  

Let me introduce you to these two guys who are doing yeoman's duty for the Seattle graduate chapter. 

Steve heads up the new BDR Customer Homes division of Todd Bennett's new company, BDR Holdings.  Steve's new email is: Steve@BDRholdings.com.

 

 Imants is a practicing attorney in a partnership with classmate Hamilton Gardiner ’03 in their firm, Holmquist and Gardiner LLC.   Their firm describes its areas of practice as real estate attorneys whose practice includes: condo creation/conversion, commercial leases, purchase and sale of residential and commercial property, business law, and litigation of disputes.  http://www.lawhg.net/  You can reach Imants via email at imants@lawhg.net 

Both of these brothers are investing substantial amounts of their time leading this effort to review, validate, and improve our membership contact base. The shift to email has dramatically reduce the cost factors for communications.  But we have the email addresses for about one-third of the graduates.  The team led by Steve and Imants are contacting people to add email addresses to our data base as well as business information.  Help is welcome from any of you willing to make calls to the brothers in your class to chat a bit and add the missing information to our files.  If you can help Steve and Imants, please email one of them. 

Imants Holmquist '02

One of the planned uses of the improved contact information is to assist undergraduates in their search for intern positions and/or full time employment.  In slow economies like today’s, it becomes all the more important to tighten ranks and help our deserving undergraduates get a good start in their initial career steps.  Steve and Imants have a plan to help us accomplish this important goal.

Ad Astra - Conrad Jacobsen '58

Conrad "Connie" JACOBSEN of the Class of '58

 

Obiturary notice appearingin the Seattle Times newspaper: 

 

Conrad "Connie"  Jacobsen was promoted to glory on January 3, 2011. He lived his life committed to Jesus Christ and invested in relationships with others. Connie (as his friends called him) was born in Swedish Hospital on January 16, 1936 to Olav and Olga Jacobsen and was raised in Ballard and Magnolia. He played tight end for the city champion Queen Anne Grizzly football team. He was a Fiji at the UW, and one year before graduation he married his high school sweetheart, Judi Mounger who would be his best friend and lifelong companion for 53 years. As a high school student, Connie committed his life to Jesus Christ at a Young Life camp. After receiving his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Seminary, he went on to join the Young Life staff, where he ministered for 20 years in the Chicago area and in Seattle. In 1980, he founded a ministry called Teleios, which focuses on helping men connect with one another and mature in their faith. Currently there are over 90 Teleios groups of men that meet weekly. Connie continued to work with Young Life and was earnestly supporting Seattle's Urban Young Life until the day he died. Also his commitment to cross-cultural ministry was expressed through his involvement in Urban Impact and the D.A.D.S. ministry, which helps men with troubled pasts reconnect with their children. He took frequent trips to Mexico with groups of men from different cultural backgrounds to build houses for the poor. He was a regular participant and host at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington DC. Connie is survived by his wife of 53 years, Judi Jacobsen; his four children, Laurie (and Don) Swanson, Mark (and Debbie) Jacobsen, Brian (and Holly) Jacobsen, Eric (and Liz) Jacobsen; 15 grandchildren, Kendall, Blake, Ashlyn, Jacob, Lael, Alex, Conrad, Hannah, Zach, Erika, Josh, Kate, Peter, Emma, Abraham; and one great grandchild on the way. Although Connie felt a strong call from God to the ministry, he never felt called to a high visibility role. But rather, one person at a time, he quietly and humbly touched people's lives with the love of Jesus Christ. Through over 50 years of this slow and steady approach, he had a profound impact on thousands of people in this region and throughout the world. A memorial service to celebrate Connie's life will be held on January 14th at 1:00 pm at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to one of the following organizations: Seattle Urban Young Life: www.younglife.org (Indicate reference code AG173 with your gift to direct funds to Seattle Urban Young Life) D.A.D.S.: www.aboutdads.org Teleios: www.teleios.org The Conrad and Judi Jacobsen Scholarship at Fuller Seminary: www.fuller.edu/giving (or contact Christa Reiff - creiff@fuller.edu 626-584-5489)

Published in The Seattle Times on January 9, 2011