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Elliot Lawrence, big band leader and award-winning conductor, passed into the Chapter Eternal July 2, 2021. Musically gifted from a very young age, he led a band in the 1940s and 50s, then had an award-winning career on Broadway and in Hollywood. Musical Prodigy and Big Band Director Lawrence began playing the...
Robert Ellison ’79 - Jacksonville University I never met George Beck, but I did talk to him once on the phone. In 1976, I was chosen to be scribe. Quite frankly, I was not a very good scribe. My notes were chaotic and brief. To make matters worse, I kept forgetting to...
As the son of a dentist Keshav Patel, U Sciences ’22, witnessed the inequity of dental care in lower income neighborhoods and the long term health issues this causes. It was one of the reasons he followed in his father’s footsteps to pursue dentistry. At college, he met like-minded students...
In 1982, Eli Hoffman ’59 (Temple University) lost his close friend George R. Jaqua, and inherited a mission to help people in need and organizations with a worthy cause, including Pi Lambda Phi. Eli was named chairman for life of the Jaqua Foundation, a benefactor to universities, hospitals, cultural organizations,...
Shawn Mahoney '92 - Temple University I met George a few times as an undergrad. When you talked to him, he was affable, curious about where you came from, and interested in your aspirations. He always made you feel comfortable and was very much a father figure, a trait he likely...