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Name: Peter Richard “Dick” Sirbu
City of residence: Morrison, Colorado
Current profession: Retired
Marital status: Married 45 years
First job out of college: General Foods
Proudest accomplishment of your life: 3 children, 9 Grand children
What you like to do with your free time: Travel, Golf, Help friends with their business needs
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: My first dance with Karen Kearns, now my wife of 45 years
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I was President of Ameritrade from 1993 thru 1998
Name: Al Katz
City of residence: Kissimmee, Florida
Current profession: Comedian
Marital status: Married
First job out of college: Manager for Hills Dept. Store.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Becoming a father.
What you like to do with your free time: Play poker.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The day I was accepted as a brother and the unity we all have to this date.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: My accomplishments as a comedian and the TV shows and Movies I appeared in. Now headlining the major cruise ships.
Name: Kenneth A. Saban
City of residence: Valencia, PA
Current profession: Associate Professor, Duquesne University
Marital status: Married, Karen Saban
First job out of college: Marketing representative Westinghouse Electric
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Completing my Ph.D.
What you like to do with your free time: Playing tennis and spending time at the lake
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The great parties.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Making the decision to leave the corporate world after 25 years to teach at the university level.
Name: Mel Gross
Current profession: Financial planning, investments and insurance.
City of residence: Houston, Texas
Marital status: Married 34 years to Nancy Ainsworth Gross
First job out of college: Accountant with large international CPA firm.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Three great children – all good citizens, married, successful and happy. Five grand children.
What you like to do with your free time: Travel, play golf, work out, read, charitable work.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Too numerous to pick just one…fun parties, sports team, pledging and being pledge master. When President Kennedy was killed we bonded for days watching it on TV.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: 1. Lived in Mexico City after graduation. 2. Graduate school and earned a Master’s degree. 3. Two hole in ones!!! 4. Haven’t died! Although rumored to that effect from 2003 in LA.
(To quote Mark Twain, “The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated.”)
I have been so thrilled to reconnect with the very special years of my life. I look forward to more current connections and to seeing everyone at the next reunion in Las Vegas.
Name: Jim Sharlet
City of residence: Boynton Beach, FL
Current profession: Healthcare Consultant.
Marital status: Married to Lil…46 years on July 4th
First job out of college: 2LT Signal Corps; followed by RCA Financial Training Program.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Wife, 2 sons and 2 grandsons.
What you like to do with your free time: Tennis, Synagogue and non profits boards, travel.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The SECOND trip to NY in Speedy’s car without the back seat, with Dave Dumas in December 1963. Also, Greek mixers.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Served in Vietnam. Two careers…25 years in the corporate world in senior financial management positions, and 20 years as a self employed healthcare consultant…working with the business side of medical practices.
Name: Eddie Kramer
City of residence: Cave Creek, AZ and 2-3 months a year in Pittsburgh.
Current profession: Retired from vending machine business.
Marital status: Second marriage. Wife’s name is Paula.
First job out of college: Working for the vending company I spent 34 years with.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My family, my son from my first marriage.
What you like to do with your free time: Golf, travel, football games.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Being the first recipient of the “ZIP” trophy and of course the friendships.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Though an Arizona resident, I have season tickets for both Pitt football and basketball, and season tickets for the Steelers.
Name: David Dumas
City of residence: Wilmington, DE [summer] & Tavernier, FL [winter]
Current profession: Semi-retired. I worked as research chemist at Hercules for 30 years and then became a consultant in 1995 until now.
Marital status: Currently married [for 21 years] to Melissa. Two children Amy [in Nevada] and Jon [in Texas]. from previous marriage to Reene, One brand new grand child, Alex in Texas.
First job out of college: Research chemist at Hercules.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Family [wife and children!!!]
What you like to do with your free time: Fish, tennis and travel.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Speedy, Joe Levy and I went to NYC in 1961 to the first ZBT convention as a chapter [I think]. We went in Speedy’s black ’53 Chevy with no back seat. It was at the Roosevelt Hotel across from Penn Station. Joe wore a suit with Bermuda shorts!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: After leaving Youngstown, I never returned to live. I have traveled all over the world, lived on three different continents, and been to all 7. Who would have thought!
Name: Dennis Bartholomew
City of residence: Vero Beach, Florida
Current profession: I am the Executive Director of The Sun Up Center. We provide programs, services and residential opportunities for individuals with special needs. In my prior career I worked in broadcasting professional sports in Denver, Colorado. I spent 20 years in broadcasting then opened my own business “Automotive Investments” where I bought and sold investment automobiles primarily for professional athletes. I established a small automotive dealership of exotic and investment automobiles, sold it in the mid eighties retired and moved to Maui. I didn’t like island life so I moved back to the mainland and to Florida where I started working with non profit agencies.
Marital status: Married for 10 years to Lynn formerly of Canfield Ohio. I have two step children Joseph who is in the fashion industry in Manhattan and Daniel who is in the medical field in Florida. And a miracle, my first child Lynden was born 5 years ago.
First job out of college: WKBN Television as a sound engineer.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My daughter.
What you like to do with your free time: I usually work in my art studio painting, sculpting or writing.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: There so many wonderful memories…. Playing Ping Pong in the dark with the blacklite over the table….. our parties…… the friendships developed……our little sisters……. Feeling special being a ZBT.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I have published two books, one on Cars and one on Art. I wrote a novel which I envision as a great movie. I have done sculpture for more than 30 years and at one time had 7 galleries around the country showing my work. My work is in collections both nationally and internationally.
Name: Bruce Goldman
City of residence: Chula Vista, Ca
Current profession: Dentist
Marital status: Married to Judy. Two sons, four granddaughters
First job out of college: Dentist for the Navy
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Graduating
What you like to do with your free time: Golf, read, travel
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: All of them
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Can’t think of anything
Name: Allan Caplan
City of residence: Raleigh, North Carolina
Current profession: Business consultant focusing on marketing, management and entrepreneurship. I’m also a successful investor in the stock market. Prior to my current work, I had fun building several corporations from scratch and then had the privilege of selling one of them – my telemarketing company – to The American Express Corp. In addition, at the start of the home video revolution, I started a chain of sixty-two video retail stores under the name “Applause Video.” Our V.P. of Advertising and Marketing was none other than my friend and our “brother, Martin DeRoy. In 1990 I sold the chain to Blockbuster Video when their policy was “if you can’t beat ‘em, buy them.” After selling out, and doing some consulting for a floundering trading card company, then having it go public, I created [again from scratch] my own collectable trading card company that covered everything in the entertainment world from cool television shows to hit movies. I spent the past fourteen years building that company into an award winner that was amongst the best of its kind throughout North America and Europe.
Marital status: Happily married to my wife Arlene of thirty-six years. She has always let me charge forward in whatever adventure I was going to undertake, and then place 150% of her support behind me. I mean who else would leave their home in Chicago to move to Omaha, Nebraska to turnaround a floundering company with only $2,500 in the bank, and then let me open an ice cream store chain in Phoenix at the same time I was starting to build the video chain in Nebraska. Who knew everyone else had the same ice cream idea for Phoenix…lost my ass on that one. We have one beautiful and bright daughter, living in upstate New York. She is and Artist/Photographer in the process of setting up her own Art Gallery/Studio.
First job out of college: Selling adverting space for The Wall Street Journal.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Well, besides marrying a spectacular gal and having a wonderful daughter, my proudest moment was being able to move my parents out of Pittsburgh and buy them a home in Boca Raton, Florida.
What you like to do with your free time: Watch the Steelers, sleep…figure out my next biz adventure. I’ve thought about retiring, but I need/love a good challenge. I guess I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve always loved whatever I’ve done, even when I ended up in the hospital with my chest cracked open…I was back to work within a month.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Well of course the Parties, the Brotherhood, and in retrospect….the court case.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Pretty much everything, as well as my newest challenge…to sell Hefty’s really cool movie scripts to the Hollywood studios.
Name: Robert Kurz
City of residence: Canfield, Ohio.
Current profession: Master Blacksmith for Solmet Technologies, Inc.; Canton, Ohio, specializing in industrial, architectural, and sculptural forging and metalwork.
Marital status: Married to Ann for 25 yrs. Daughter, Lindsay Son, Grant Granddaughter, Lacey Lodge.
First job out of college: Republic Steel Corp -Youngstown, Forge Shop.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Being selected to be a feature demonstrator and speaker for the Artists Blacksmiths Association of North America’s international blacksmith conference at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona in 2000.; Participating in a gate project for the renovation of the Globe Theater, London, England.
What you like to do with your free time: Steelhead fish on the Lake Erie tributaries, pheasant hunt, read, draw, shoot trap, hang out with family and friends, wine tasting, and yes, my favorite wine is beer.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: A butcher’s dinner stag that was nothing but a food fight (Animal House had nothing on the Zebe House); parties; the KSU raid; the U-Club, Tony’s Hideaway, the B-House, Motor Bar, etc, etc, etc…
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I transferred to Ohio State and also worked as a bartender there for three years. I have been an artist blacksmith for 37 years +.
Name: Joe Muron
City of Residence: West Chester, Ohio
Current Profession: Various Marketing and Management positions with The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Ga. Retired in 2000.
Marital Status: Married 33 years to my wife Cindy. Have 3 children, all young men.
First Job Out Of College: Sales Manager, Coca-Cola USA, Fountain Sales Division, Atlanta, Ga.
Proudest Accomplishment Of Your Life: Starting a family.
What You Like To Do With Your Free Time: As a retiree of 10 years, I actively manage my trading portfolio for fun and profit. I’m also active in
community service projects.
Favorite Memory From Your Years In The Fraternity: The memories are numerous with a great group of guys. I can’t pin down one “Favorite Memory”.
Something Your Brothers Would Be Surprised To Learn About You Since You Graduated: Honestly, I’m still surprising myself.
Name: Tony D’Ambrosio
City of residence: Pgh. Pa.
Current profession: Region Sales Manager Bunzl R3 Mid-North Region USA Division.
Marital status: Married 38 years, 2 Daughters, 4 grand children.
First job out of college: 7 Up Bottling Co. Youngstown, OH, & professional musician.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Family Status, Grand children. Successful in business.
What you like to do with your free time: Collect Antique and Classic autos, antique clocks and phonographs, golf.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Pledge period and the bond developed with my pledge class. Living on the 3rd floor as a pledge, and the consistent harassment. Fun to look back on now.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I still have my New Years Eve 1967-68 ZBT blue blanket party favor.
Name: Howard “Hefty” George
City of residence: Huntington Beach, California
Current profession: Senior Production Manager and Story Editor for motion pictures.
Marital status: Divorced. Two sons – Josh (20) and Ira (18).
First job out of college: Actor in national touring company of Fiddler On The Roof.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Raising my sons to be honest young men with high values and morals.
What you like to do with your free time: Cook and check out those younger, hot babes!
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Hosting our College Bowls and playing the “doctor” in the “Give a Ball For ZBT” ceremony.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I am a certified master chef.
Name: Lew Baier
City of residence: Allison Park, Pennsylvania
Current profession: My job was eliminated four weeks ago. I was the food service supply specialist for Sysco Food Service. I am thinking about retiring, but I’m not ready to hang it up just yet. I have options that I am now exploring.
Marital status: I have been married to Mary Lou for thirty-six years. We have two children – Melissa, who is a manager at Kohl’s, and Josh, who works as an account rep for Fed Ex. Both Josh and his wife played Division 1 college ice hockey at Findley University, and after graduation Josh went on to play professional ice hockey.
First job out of college: I was a marketing specialist for The Shell Oil Company in Toledo, Ohio.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Raising with the help of my wife two great children.
What you like to do with your free time: I spend most of my free time with my wife and grandchildren. We own a timeshare in Hilton Head, South Carolina where we spend three weeks a year enjoying my children and grandchildren.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Believe it or not the crazy things that happened during hell weekend. Still hard to believe I did some of that stuff.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I am an accomplished chef. That helped a great deal with my work for the food service company.
Name: Harvey D. Kart
City of residence:Sandy Springs, Georgia
Current Profession: Publisher, Western PA Hospital News.
Marital Status:Married with one adult daughter and two grandchildren.
First job out of college: Elementary school teacher.
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Completed 3 Marine Corp marathons.
What you like to do with your free time: Mentor unemployed baby boomers.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Emmie picking me up at Kilcawley Hall to help with my oral examine. As I recall, the wind was blowing. And it was hard to keep the hat on my head. My thanks to her pimp, Hefty.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I have started over 25 niche newspapers in my career.
Name: Charles Matthew Daubner
City of residence: Tampa, Florida
Current profession: I am an Organizational Development trainer for the University of South Florida.
Marital status: I am married to Iryna Anisimova, my first wife Mary Ann DiTommaso died of cancer in 2002. I have five daughters Candace 38, Lori 36, Liana 25, Tetyana Anisimova 18, Natalie 4 years old. Grand children Bella, Sophie and Luke Charles Gourno by my daughter Candace.
First job out of college: Right out of YSU I taught school at Science Hill Junior High. I was a Federal Motivation Teacher, eventually teaching English and French, and then taught in various schools for sixteen years, before working in the training field. I also was an adjunct instructor at Thiel College, YSU and Kent State. I am the Academic Advisor to ZBT here at USF.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My family life. I am a happy man. Nothing in my life could be more of an accomplishment.
What you like to do with your free time: I swim a little, still lift weights, read a lot, go to the beach.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: My favorite memory of ZBT, and there are so many, is the infamous “Chicken Episode” court case.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I spent twelve summers bringing medical supplies and toys to the refugees in Bosnia Herzegovina. I was there in the midst of fighting and saw the real consequences of an ethnic war, it changed my outlook on life, our country and peoples dark side.
Name: Jack Klein
City of residence: Las Vegas, Nevada
Current profession: Commercial Manager – Las Vegas Region SA Recycling.
Marital status: Married to Susie for forty-three years. Two children and four grand children.
First job after college: Selling health and beauty aids.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Raising two children who are both very successful.
What I enjoy doing with my free time: Enjoying Las Vegas, skiing and golf.
Favorite fraternity memory: Getting up in the middle of the night to drive to Wheeling and Steubenville in Marc Rubin’s car.
Something my brothers would be surprised to know about you: I’ve played golf on every course used in the British Open Rotation.
Name: Bob Zasloff
City of residence: Columbus, Ohio.
Current profession: National Operations Trainer for Belron United States / Safelite Glass Corporation.
Marital status: Single with my long time girlfriend Edie.
First job out of college: Secondary Education Teacher at the East Liverpool High School. Hey, it legally kept me out of Viet Nam!!
Proudest accomplishment of your life: There’s been a few… I can’t zero in on one!!
What you like to do with your free time: Travel, food & wine, performing arts and Cirque du Soleil.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Receiving my Bachelors Degree was my purpose, but Zeta Beta Tau was my passion!! Being elected President by my peers was an honor, and still is today!!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I was the General Manager of the Miami Beach Playboy Club… I know, I know but somebody had to do it!!!
Name: Robert Epstein
Residence: Gilbert, Arizona
Current profession: Retired mortgage banker. I sold my business in 2000. I was too young to retire at that time. I was offered a job as a general manager for a mortgage company where I worked until I finally retired in 2008.
Marital status: Married for twenty-eight years to a wonderful woman, Renee. I have one daughter and two wonderful grand children.
First job out of college: Desk specialist, salesman and gopher for an office furniture store in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Marrying my wife Renee – my life’s partner who has always stood by my side.
What you like to do with your free time: I play Bocce every morning. I bull shit a lot (I am very good at that ). I usually bowl on Friday’s. I play poker two nights a week. I volunteer at the local hospital one day a week, I usually spend a lot of time with my grandchildren, which is the best (they are amazed at how athletic their grandfather is)! I also have time to work part-time 15 hours a week.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The memories are too many to mention but whoever can forget the parties, IFC football games, “WIST” tournaments and just the carefree life.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated. I actually grew up.
Name: Ira F Bailey
City of residence: Millburn, New Jersey
Current profession: Investment in non-performing real estate.
Marital status: Divorced. Four sons – 35, 31, 27 and 25.
First job out of college: Worked for my grandfather’s trucking company.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Having and maintaining a great relationship with my children.
What you like to do with your free time: Golf and travel.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Greg, Ronnie and I buying live chickens and letting them loose in the fraternity house. Seeing Howard Weinstein sitting on the back of a convertible waving as he was being driven down the street to the fraternity house after being released for shop lifting and shouting “No pictures, please!”
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I am a licensed pilot certified to perform aerial acrobatics in gliders.
Name: Brian Shorr
City of residence: Manalapan, New Jersey
Current profession: Retired business owner.
Married status: Married to Andrea for almost forty-one years. Two daughters -Stacey 38, Jodie 36. four grand kids, Matthew 6, Lissy 4, Shane and Brent 1 Year old twins.
First job after college: James Talcott Factors -Assistant Administrator other tittle gofer.
Proudest accomplishments of your life: My kids and grand kids.
What you like to do with your free time: Golf and be with my grand kids – I am lucky they all live near me.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Maybe we should hold that for the re-union.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I lost the top of my hair but have had a beard and stache since 1976. I graduated from Ohio State not Youngstown, if that counts.
Name: Tom Costanzo
City of residence: Troop, Pennsylvania
Current profession: Self employed in a family business that includes a moving and storage co., a heating oil and anthracite coal co. (both wholesale and retail) a full line furniture store, a plumbing and heating co and various rental properties.
Marital status: Married to my high school sweetheart , Marilyn ( class of 1964 ) who is a retired high school Spanish teacher: Two grown children, Regina , a high school principal ,happily married to Steve Kreiger, and Tom Jr, working in NYC for a private equity group, single and happy.
First job out of college: Working in a manufacturing plant as a supervisor just long enough to know that it was time to move on. Became involved in a small but growing business and helped grow it into a very diverse and stable family business which we still own and operate.
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Getting married , having children, developing a successful business.What you like to do with your free time: Still working limits my free time, but traveling and going to Cape May with my wife a few times a year is fun.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Every memory of ZBT is my favorite. Being a Pledge master for the fraternity was a great time, both a teaching and learning experience; I thank Dave for that opportunity. Need I mention the parties!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: That I became a prominent citizen. The brothers and experience at ZBT were a positive influence in my life, something that I value to this day.
Name: Dennis Foreman
City of residence: Vestal, New York
Current Profession: Retired from IBM Corp. (programmer), currently Lecturer at Binghamton University.
Marital status: Married (43 years), 1 son, 2 grandchildren.
First job out of college: IBM (Programmer).
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Getting my Ph. D. in Computer Science (Binghamton University, 2002)
What you like to do with your free time: Photography
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Pledge class trip to Steubenville, W. VA.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Attained the rank of Captain in the USAF, received 2 US patents.
Name: Marc Rubin
City of residence: Girard, Ohio
First job out of college: Electrical Engineer
Marital Status: Married. 4 kids 12 grandkids
Current job: Republic Steel Corp. Mfger Div.
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Great family.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Drunk at all parties.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: President of Temple Rodef Sholom.
Name: Don Clepper
City of residence: Edgewater, Florida.
Current profession: I am retired. Most of my work was in the building product business. I had a wholesale building product business in Mansfield, OH. which I sold in 2001.
Marital status: I am married to my best friend Priscilla Clepper. Between us we have 5 children, 10 grandchildren, and soon to be our first great grandchild.
First job out of college: I was a Field Rep for Texaco Inc.
Proudest accomplishment: Sue and I raised two great kids who are doing well and have given us 4 wonderful grandchildren.
What I like to do with my free time: I enjoy boating, fishing, woodworking, motorcycling, and traveling in our motor home. In addition my wife has a constant list of “Honey Do’s.”
Favorite fraternity memory: My favorite memories of the fraternity are of the great sense of brotherhood and the crazy parties we had.
Something your brothers might be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: My wife and I are volunteers for the American Red Cross disaster team and been to several disasters. It is great to be able to help those suffering.
Name: Martin DeRoy
City of residence: Sarasota, Florida
Marital status: Kathy and I were married one week after graduation of YSU and celebrated our 40 sup> wedding anniversary last June. Yes, quite a history. We have two great kids, JJ (John Jay) and Jenefer. Jenefer is married in Omaha with two of our grandkids – Anna and Natalie. JJ is in Atlanta with his wife and two more of our grandkids – Michael and Stella. All are well, how lucky can you get?!?!
Current profession: The jewelry industry has taken us on quite a journey. We have lived in 8 states: Florida (2 times), Georgia (2 times), North and South Carolina, Virginia, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Currently I am the VP of Marketing and Sales of the Gemesis Diamond Company. We are the leaders in man-made gem quality diamonds. We are about to embark on an all new phase, colorless and fancy color diamonds. Look for our new website in December.
Favorite fraternity memory: Not enough space to list them all, but here’s a few: Coming through the front door as a brother for the first time. The best ever parties! Having Hefty send me out as a pledge to find a Munster Cheese sandwich – He warned me -“Don’t come back until you have it.”
What I like to do with my free time: Take advantage of the Florida life style – the beach [love those chicks in the two-piece bathing suits] outdoor activities.
Something my brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Kathy and I bought a nine room boutique hotel in downtown Sarasota earlier this year and hope this will be our ‘swan song retirement’. Check out the Hotel Ranola. Kathy has become the Leona Hemsley of Sarasota! All kidding aside, she runs it and is doing a fabulous job.
Name: David J. Clovsky
City of residence: Elmira, New York
Current profession:forty-three years working as an administrator [private and public] for non-profit Human Services agencies. Retired. However I have spent the better part of the past
Marital status: Married to Judith Hartenstine for forty years.
First job out of college: Sales rep for Uniroyal Corporation. And then a similar position with the Schering Corporation before going to graduate school for my Master’s Degree in Social Work.
Proudest accomplishment in my life: Finding the right women to marry.
What you like to do with your free time: Play golf, travel and watch Steeler’s football.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Going to the Red Barn at closing with Marc Rubin & Bob Epstein to get discounted food from Stan Nudel who was the manager. My pledge class leaving town and skipping out on Hell Night.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: For the past ten years I worked as a Mental Health Therapist at a local family services agency and having my own part-time private clinical practice.
Name: Jeff Simon
City of residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current profession: I’ve been retired from teaching since 1998 and worked as an adjunct professor in the education department at Pitt for eight years. I developed wellness programs and other on-going health related programs in the school district that I worked for 29 years.
Marital Status: I have been married for 43 years have 2 daughters and two grandchildren.
What I like to do with my free time: I enjoy watching my 3 year old grand daughter, 3 days a week as I did with my grandson until he started school. Life is good. I spend most of my time in Pittsburgh, but have a condo in Ft. Lauderdale.
Proudest accomplishment in my life: My long and happy marriage. My children and grand children. Beating cancer.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: We had some good times at the fraternity house, almost collapsing the floor in the living room from many great parties. Mealtime dinners were always an experience. I enjoyed how we all got along and tried to compete athletically with the other Frats. We may not have been the most athletic, but we always did our best competitively.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I am a cancer survivor beating esophageal cancer after surgery, chemo, and radiation in 1994.
Name: Moe Herman
City of residence: Issaquah, Washington
Current profession: Retired from being a project manager for a commercial audio/visual installation and integration company.
Marital status: Married, (wife Renee has her own executive recruiting firm and is a terrific amateur chef),three children – Seth, 28 (musician), Rachel, 25 (cook) and Alana, 22 (senior at the University of Washington).
First job out of college: Social Worker for the State of Washington.
Proudest accomplishment in your life: Aside from having a great family, probably being the first Director of Video Operations and AV services for the University of Washington Athletic Department, a position I held for 11 years.
I also did freelance TV camera work on over 1000 NFL, NBA and MLB games and was Manager of Audio/Visual
Engineering Services for Microsoft for five years.
What you like to do with your free time: After working all these years, as little as possible. My hobbies include jazz baseball, travel, writing, amateur acting and Jeopardy.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: My memory of those years is clouded by too many visits to the Golden Dawn and the Motor Bar. After one particularly besotted night at the Motor Bar, Hefty and I staggered and ,stumbled across Wick Street only to collapse in a heap on the other sidewalk in front of Natale’s Drug Store. We had to be carried to the house by pledges. I pity the poor fools who had to carry Hefty!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I played in an African marimba band throughout the mid to late 70s. Dumi and the Minanzi Marimba Ensemble were the hottest night club attraction in the Seattle area for all those years. We also traveled all over the country and made a couple of albums – yes, made of vinyl!
Name: John (Jay) F. Lynch III
City of residence: Erie, Pennsylvania
Current profession: Retired from the General Electric Co. as a Business Leader. My last assignment before retiring was Project Manager of a Propulsion China Technology Transfer Agreement between GE and the Chinese Ministry Of Rail.
Marital status: Married (Same woman, Judy, has tolerated me for 38 yrs). We have 2 sons, 1 daughter, and 3 grandchildren.
First job out of college: General Electric Company, hired as a Trainee in the GE Manufacturing Management Training Program.
Proudest accomplishments in your life: Marrying my wife Judy. Raising 3 wonderful children, who are all college degreed professionals. Having a very successful career with the General Electric Co.
What you like to do with your free time: Enjoy, golfing, boating, hunting, fishing and gardening/landscaping.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The raid and trashing of the ZBT house at Kent State. The other memories I will reserve for the reunion!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Spent 6 months in China through a Chinese Technology Transfer Agreement between GE and the Chinese Ministry of Rail.
Name: Murray Malin
City of residence: Scottsdale, Arizona
Current profession: I currently own Professional Driving Service LLC. A full service Limousine Company, that features our famous Executive Sedan Service. Bobbi and I also own Professional Home Watching Services LLC.
Marital status: I have been married to Bobbi Lynn for the past forty three years. We have three sons and five grand children.
My first job out of college: Was with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Charleston WVA.)
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My wife and family.
What I like to do with my free time: Spend it with my family and friends, and travel.
My favorite fraternity memory: ZBT house parties were always the best on campus, but the brothers of ZBT made them the best. Many of my life long and current friends are my fraternity brothers.
Name: Michael Weinberger
City of residence: Atlanta, Georgia
Current profession: Not working presently (poop) considering retirement but when I am, I manage commercial real estate (Retail).
Marital status: Married 34 years (Mary) and have three children – a son thirty-two, and two daughters ages 25 and 30.
First job out of college: Working on the assembly line at General Motors Lordstown plant. Fun stuff!
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Married the right woman, though I’m certain she could have done much better, and along the way produced three really beautiful children, and for an ugly guy that really is an accomplishment.
What you like to do with your free time: I work out quite a bit, so physical training and racquetball take priority. Now what I’d really like to do is own a Harley, and ride brother ride!!!
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Fight Night when brother Dave got conned into replacing Jolly Evans who failed to show up for his heavyweight bout. It was a blood bath, Sorry Dave but someone had to take the beating, and might as well have been you. Chalk it up to good entertainment at your expense.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I’m still trying to find out what I want to do with my life when I grow up. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated… time is running out.
Name: Stan Nudell
City of residence: Youngstown, Ohio
Current profession: A Commercial Real Estate agent with the Edward J. Lewis Company for thirty-two years, and I’m still working.
Marital status: I am married to Jody for 35 years and have two children. My wife is an Art Teacher and is in her 31st year of teaching. Next year will probably be her last. She plans to enjoy her retirement. My son Brad graduated from Penn State University and was a member of their tennis team. He majored in finance and is presently working for AFLAC Insurance in Cleveland. He will be getting married in June 2011. My daughter Connie graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and got her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Maryland. She is presently employed with Bay View Clinic in Baltimore.
My first job after graduation: Was with the Army (drafted). I spent two years at Fort Dix, New Jersey as a drill sergeant.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: There are many, but getting married, raising my children, and being a successful businessman would be up there. O yes, I successfully ran for Trustee of Liberty Township and am serving a four year term thru 2013. Great being a politician.
What do I like to do with my leisure time: I wish I had some leisure time. I’m extremely busy and somewhat enjoy that.
Favorite fraternity memory: I’m not sure this is my favorite memory, but it is the most memorable. I worked my way through college and remember coming home from my work at the Red Barn at approximately 1:00 am. The frat house was exceptionally quiet and I didn’t think much about it and went to bed. The next day the police were at our door asking for the President, who unfortunately was me. It seemed our boys got carried away last night and decided to “cherry bomb” our neighbor across the street – Mr. Natale, who owned the drug store around the corner on Wick Avenue. As a result, I had to go down to the police dept with our fraternity advisors (attorney’s Dan Roth and Monroe Deutsch). Our frat was put on probation and being the pres I also was on probation. Thanks guys. Oh by the way to make a long story short Dan Roth fixed me up with the daughter of Monroe Deutsch, Jody, to whom I’ve been married for 35 years.
Something my brothers would be surprised to know about me since I graduated: Now at the ripe old age of 66 I am still working and decided to also try my hand at politics. I wasn’t pleased with the trustees of Liberty Township where I still reside, so I decided to run for the office. Surprisingly I not only won but Marc Rubin’s son Jason also won and we are the newly elected trustees. The two incumbents we defeated were in office for 12 and 10 years. I guess I haven’t learned my lesson yet.
Name: Timothy Vesy
City of residence: Berea, Ohio
Current profession: I am a Regional Manager for Westmed, Inc. (Medical Sales) covering half the US.
Marital status: Married. I have 5 children and 11 grand children.
First job out of college: Pfizer Medical Sales.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My family.
What you like to do with your free time: Golf when able and spending time with my grand children.
Favorite Memory From Your Years In The Fraternity: Parties and IFC sports.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you raduated: That I still
keep in close contact with another brother and work with him for same company, Terry Burton 40 years.
Name: Ron “Zip” Canterman
City of residence: Tucson, Arizona
Current profession: Background Investigator for Tucson Police
Department/Reserve Tucson Police Officer for past 25 years.
Marital status: Married for 47 years/ Son Merek 42 years old. Granddaughter Alexis 21 (University of Arizona Medical School).
First job out of college: Owner of music store.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Still working on it.
What You Like To Do With Your Free Time: Play board games.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Playing cards every afternoon.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I’m a professional blackjack and scrabble player.
Name: Jack Sovik
City of residence: Youngstown, Ohio
Current profession: National Advertising Manager for “The Vindicator.”
Marital status: Married, wife Bonnie, a teacher in the Austintown School System; Son, Jonathan, 28 a merchandiser for The Coca-Cola Company in Youngstown; Daughter, Megan, 24, an account Rep at McConnell Marketing, Canfield, Ohio.
First job out of college: Started at “The Vindy” while I was in college. I’ve been there for thirty-nine years.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Having a family.
What you like to do with your free time: Amateur radio, work on my car.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The Brothers.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I gained confidence.
Name: Alan Rubin
City of residence: Cranford, New Jersey
Current profession:
Marital status: Happily married to Meryl. We have one son, Jeff , 28.Retired from retail in 2000. Since then I sell real estate part-time.
First job out of college: Retail management.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Found a wonderful wife, raised a terrific son, and owned several successful businesses.
What you like to do with your free time: Travel, play cards, spend winters in Florida and summers in Atlantic City.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Parties and food fights.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I never bluff!
Name: Howard “Bennie” P. Cohen
City of residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current profession: Manufacturer’s rep. President HPC Sales, Inc.
Marital status: Married to Denise: Two daughters – Lori and Melanie. Two grand daughters – Sophie and Allie.
First job out of college: Sales.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Staying alive! Surviving Vietnam, divorce and cancer.
What I like to do with your free time: Play golf.
Favorite memory of your years in the fraternity: Enjoying the great parties at the frat house similar to “Animal House.
Something my brothers would be surprised to know about you since you graduated: I’m getting younger!!!
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Name: Jimmy “The Gonz” Loizes
City of residence: Mt Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Current profession: In 1990 I retired from Dun & Bradstreet as a senior executive and opened my own successful business, Chicago’s Pizzeria & Ice Creamery in Pittsburgh. I make the best pizza you ever tasted!!!
Marital status: Married to Fran, have three children and five grand children, who all live in Pittsburgh.
First job out of college: Clothing salesman in Coral Gables, Florida.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My family.
What you like to do with your free time: I have no free time. I work thirteen hours a day. I never have enough time to keep up with the demand for my pizza!
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The time we went to Miami for spring break & stayed on South Beach for $3 a night with the old folks. The year I pledged, we stole all the mattresses in the house and were rewarded by the brothers with a day off from pledging for having pulled off the “perfect prank.” Sitting in my room with my roommate, Hefty, figuring out – “what kind of fun mischief can we get into today?”
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I’ve been an abstract artist for 45 years.
Name: John F. Pappas
City of residence: Rio Communities, New Mexico.
Current profession: Taught high school for many years in Pittsburgh. Then began selling real estate in 1994 and retired from that on July 1st 2010 in New Mexico. Currently enjoying a mellow life and using my four-wheel drive vehicle to its fullest potential.
Marital status: Divorced and single since 1985.
First job out of college: During 1966/67, I taught 7th & 8th grade math at a little northeast Ohio farm school called Gustavus Adolphus near Kinsman, Ohio.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Is yet to be… will chat about that with all when we meet!
What you like to do with your free time: My free time is multi-faceted…I dabble in mineral exploration, petroglyph sites, and plain old 4 wheel drive sightseeing of the great South West.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: When the Dean of Women, Edith Painter stopped by for dinner at the house. We were all dressed up and ready to eat our appetizer, which was grapefruit, when all of a sudden I noticed that Moe Herman was beginning to smile. He had taken the entire half of grapefruit and put into his mouth without me noticing, and then he slowly began to show a full mile. We all fell out of our chairs and began to laugh hysterically…..I never laughed sooooo hard in my life!!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I served a little time for Thai sticks.
Name: Rick Fine
City of residence: Youngstown, Ohio
Current profession: Pawnbroker
Marital status: Married to Barbara for almost 44 years.
First job out of college: Tax accountant for Automatic Sprinkler Co.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Being married to Barb for almost 44 years and having three special children – Brett (41), Debbie (36), Gregg (33), and 4 Grandchildren.
What you like to do with your free time: Still trying to play a lot of tennis and racquetball and spending time with my grandchildren – 2 play fast pitch softball.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: It was probably an intramural basketball game that we lost.Playing a heavily favored all black basketball team made up of High School Stars and YSU Football Players, wewere down by 1 Point with 5 seconds on the clock and the ball in our possession. Stan Nudell took the last jump shot and it bounced off the rim. Stars for ZBT were Stan, Bennie Cohen, Sheldon Peck, and Jack Klein.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Probably that I became apawnbroker instead of an accountant.
Name: Alvin Abramovitz
City of residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current profession: Currently retired from being an accountant.
Marital status: Divorced. Two wonderful children, daughter Dana living in San Mateo, Calif. and son Steve living in Boston, Mass. Have two grandchildren, Evan and Paige belonging to son Steve.
First job out of college: Special Agent, US Military Intelligence First civilian job: Accountant/Auditor with Peat, Marwick , Mitchell & Co. Certified Public Accountants now KPMG.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Taking a risk and starting my beverage business in 1977 which, after 30 years in business, I sold in 2007.
What you like to do with your free time: Volunteer work at the Pittsburgh Food Bank and attend classes and lectures at local universities on subjects that interest me.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: The cohesion and closeness of the brothers living in the fraternity house, the many fraternity activities, parties and trips, especially the trip to Dennis Foreman’s home in Miami during spring break.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I was awarded the Army Commendation Medal while in the military and I own and drive two classic cars, weather permitting of course.
Name: Sheldon Reck
City Of residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current profession: Health and physical education teacher, Pittsburgh Public Schools. Expecting to retire this year.
Marital status: Married for thirty-one years to Nadine. One married son, Justin, twenty-seven.
First job out of college: Teacher with Wilkinsburg School District.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: My family.
What you like to do with your free time: Coach youth basketball, avid Steeler fan -is there any other team?!!!
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Playing cards to the wee hours in the morning, taking all the furniture and mattresses out of the house when pledging, doing it in broad daylight! Playing hoops for ZBT.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: I work with troubled youth in the summer. I have had two knee replacements, and two hip replacements – Bionic Man, need I say more!!!? – I can still put the ball in the hoop.
Name: Will Trager
City of residence: Belen, New Mexico and San Meguel De Allende, Mexico.
Current profession: Semi-retired, but still working at my passion, which is Native American jewelry and artifacts.
Marital status: Divorced, but may re-connect with former spouse.
First job out of college: An assistant to a textile buyer in NYC.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Opening of my first retail business in 1970 with my first wife, Eva, with whom I still remain great friends with.
What you like to do with your free time: My free time is spent romping through the New Mexico desert with an “OLD BUDDY”, John Pappas.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: My best memories would be with my fellow pledge brothers living on the 3rd floor of the house. We became a close knit bunch of guys with a common goal – to get laid!
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: That I spent four years [1969-1972] in U.S Air Force Military Intelligence.
Name: Leo J. Taugher II – DECEASED
City of residence: Salem, Ohio
Marital status: Single
Current profession: Retired in 2005 as Deputy Director from The Mahoning and Columbiana Training Association (MCTA).
First job after graduating: I joined the United States Marine Corps. First job after the Marines was with Columbiana County as a grant administrator in 1971.
What I like to do with my leisure time: Travel, announcing the races has given me that opportunity. [see below for details under “Something my brother…”]
My favorite fraternity memory: The parties!!!
Something My Brothers Would Be Surprised To Know About Me Since I Graduated: I announce the drag races for The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) as a contractor since 1978.
Name: Bennett Buchman (Lebowitz)
City of residence: North Miami Beach, FL & Hidden Valley, Pa.
Current profession: Semi-retired. Recycling industry.
Marital status: Married. On daughter, thirty-four. One granddaughter, two-and-a-half.
First job out of college: USMC-RECON. Three years active, four years reserve, rank of Captain.
Proudest accomplishment of your life: Did it my way.
What you like to do with your free time: Sail, travel, learn to play guitar.
Favorite memory from your years in the fraternity: Ripple, pig parties, cafeteria.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about you since you graduated: Police Lt. FDLE SRT- eight years.
Name: Arthur J. Varie
City of residence: Poland, Ohio
Current profession: Retired from Kent State University and Meridian Services, Inc. Retired as Associate Professor in Graduate School of Education (25 yrs.) and Licensed Clinical Counselor. My areas of specialty are substance abuse and adolescent mental health disorders including autism and Aspersers Syndrome.
Marital status: Married for 41 years to Patee. We have two daughters and one grand daughter.
First job out of college: I worked as a bartender at Geneva-on-the Lake after I left YSU until I graduated from Kent State (BS in Psychology/ Math) and then took a position as a high school math teacher.
Proudest accomplishment of my life: My daughters.
What I like to do with my free time: I play golf, every day if possible.
Favorite memory from years in the fraternity: I was only involved for a short period of time, but remember the house and the parties. The sense of belonging was evident and the support from some of the upper classmen was also important.
Something your brothers would be surprised to learn about me since I graduated: That I actually graduated and became a professional.
