It's now coming back to me in a flood. The year was 1972, Bill Dibble and I and our wives went to a reception at the Shant hosted by the Omicron Literary Association. We were introduced to all the Grosse Pointe Farms alumni and a group of young men headed by Bill Hurley's son who were to form Club Omicron and meet in the Shant.
The new Executive Director of DKE National, appointed by Charlie Blaisdell, Tony Skorupski, was there. He congratulated us. Stood on the pool table and led "Band of Brothers". Then gave a speech in which he told us that Dan Dayton, '35, friend to all of us had dropped dead at the Yale Club playing Squash. Tony had guaranteed him for a room through the Deke Club and got stuck for $170 paying for it. Tony's lesson "Leave money to DKE!."
The minutes for the evening reflect that Brother Bill Larned '65 moved to condemn Brother Skorupski and he was physically removed from the meeting.
I forgot, I spoke up so much that I managed to get elected to the Board of The Omicron Literary Assocation!
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