Author: Alumni Secretary

Mark Keffer – Omega

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Mark Taylor Keffer ’83 ΣΛ132, of Yorktown, died on Sunday April 19th at the age of 60. Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Keffer and is survived by his father, Clarence “Pete” Keffer, his sisters Kasey Keffer and Kelly Westmoreland and husband Larry Westmoreland, and two nephews, Tyler Castaneda and Daniel Westmoreland.

Following graduation, Mark pursued a career in Finance. He also followed his passion as an artist.

There will be no funeral services. Mark chose not to be remembered in death but in life through his relationships with the people he left behind who greatly love him. He was a wonderful son, a loving brother, an incredible uncle, and a great fraternity brother. A beautiful person who possessed an enormous amount of intelligence, a generous heart and soul, humor, amazing artistic creativity, and love. He will be greatly missed. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home, Yorktown, Va.

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Mike Stoner – Omega

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Michael W. Stoner ’63 passed away on April 21, 2020 following a long battle with MDS. Mike graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree and served in the US Navy following his graduation from Officer Candidate School. Mike retired as an architect in 2012 in Hagerstown, MD. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Please read more about Mike here.

Dick Buskell – Omega

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Richard P. Buskell ’65 passed away on April 7, 2020. Dick was instrumental in successfully securing financing for our house at 413 E. Roanoke Street at a time when banks would lend money to undergraduate fraternities! Dick was CEO of Spectrum Development in Vienna, Virginia, responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s development projects, including property acquisitions, entitlements, legal, accounting, site engineering, and construction. Dick received a B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University School of Law. He was a Certified Public Accountant and had been admitted to the Virginia Bar. Prior to beginning his career in real estate, Dick was a founding partner at two DC law firms, and was a partner and senior tax accountant at a nationally recognized accounting firm. Given our current public health crisis, the family has not announced plans for a memorial service.

413 E. Roanoke Street Status

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Over the decades, the fraternity house has been a place many of us called home as our residence. For others, it was a home away from home while we were undergraduates and a figurative home as alumni. Over the past 10 to 20 years, the house has continued to require increased alumni funds as undergraduate brothers have invested less time and attention to its maintenance. This occurred as the active chapter increased in size beyond the capacity of the house. In simple terms, the house was much too small to support a fraternity that consistently numbered over 80 men and about 120 when we lost our charter. Numerous Boards of Directors have been engaged in discussions for decades about the cost of the house, whether or not this continues to meet the needs of both the alumni and active chapters, and if it represents the best use of this asset.

Today, the house can likely be sold for nearly $500,000 and the balance on the mortgage is below $38,000. The current Board of Directors and Advisors to the Board have identified several opportunities for the use of the house. We will continue to gather more information to ensure we understand all available options as we pursue a decision on the best use of this asset. While the ultimate decision of the disposition of the house rests with the Board, we invite your thoughts. You also may navigate to this page and send an email directly to any of the Alumni Officers if you prefer.

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