Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2017, No.01 – Congratulations Boss



















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CONGRATULATIONS BOSS!















I just received word from JOHN STEIN that he has announced his retirement, and he sent me the link to a very nice article in the Tennessean, here is the link:








I hope to retire one of these days.  Still working J.  Personally, I view retirement as a positive, something to look forward to.  And, it is a “milestone” – and thus an occasion to look forward, but also to look back. 
 
I recall our days in the ATO House, John was a serious fellow, he served as Treasurer, he was a faithful Brother and very careful steward of our finances at ATO. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Buck and I were living in the house at the time,
 
 
 
 
and I observed Boss “crack the whip” on guys to pay their dues, and he was very diligent in seeing that Alex and Laura’s food orders got made and paid for,
 
and Boss made sure Alex and Laura got paid,
 
ensuring that our great meals were cooked and served in our ATO House. 
 
Compare that to the House today, where the boys pay caterers to deliver food.  How does the lyric go . . . “you don’t know what you got, til’ you lose it.”  John did the hard work that made our ATO House possible.

Here are a few pics of the Boss that did not appear in the paper. 

 










Boss was a Fonzie Clone in the Biker picture.









Picture by Clark Thomas
 







Boss was a fashion leader in men’s hairstyles of the day.

 
Boss was there on Fight Night.

 
Boss was there at Olympic Tales.

 
Boss and the lovely and talented Beth are regulars at Reunions.

 
Boss, let me say thank you for your service to the community - you make me feel proud of ATO.  On behalf of Beta Pi Blog, here’s congratulations to you on a spectacular career, and on your retirement. We wish you and Beth all the best!

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KEEPING TABS:

Here is a reminder of the Brothers we have lost.

EDWARD G. “TED” STEPHANY, died January 20, 2016.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2016, No.01, Archive: Jan. 2016
 
J. NEAL CRENSHAW, died November 12, 2014.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.08, Archive: Nov. 2014
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2014, No.10, Archive: Dec. 2014

MILES WALSH, died in July, 2013.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2013, No.05, Comments Section (over 50 comments), Archive: Aug.2013

DAVID HOWE, died November 30, 2006.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2006, No.68, Archive: December, 2006.   
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2007, No.30, Archive: May, 2007

KURT WAGNER,  died in July, 2002.
Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2016, No.02, Archive: Jan. 2016

ALEXANDER WILSON, died in 1977.

If you have never explored the “Archives” in this Blog – it is toward the top of the latest “blog issue”, on the right.  You access it by clicking on the Month and Year, and it will drop down with choices.  For example, if you click on December, 2006, it will drop down and list all issues that were published that month.  If you want Issue No. 68, you click on that, and it takes you to that issue.  You can then post a comment to that issue.  It’s never too late to post a comment, right? 

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VTL,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72

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