It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dave Hendon ’50, former Florida Alpha AVC Treasurer and AVC President, at the age of 84. He passed away early in the afternoon of Wednesday, April 29, 2009.

Dave was a true SigEp in every sense. He gave of his time and energy both to Florida Alpha and to Sigma Phi Epsilon. He received SigEp’s highest honor, the Order of the Golden Heart, and was named a Distinguished Alumnus.



Funeral Services were held at First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Florida on the morning of Saturday, May 2, 2009. 41 SigEp brothers (undergraduate & alumni) joined hands and circled Dave’s American flag draped coffin to sing “Dear Old Fraternity”. There is a tribute to Dave’s life of dedication to SigEp in the May 2009 Gator Heart newsletter.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Dave Hendon’s memory to the Florida Alpha Added Dimensions Fund (to be used for scholarships or other educational needs) by check at P.O. Box 12182 Gainesville, FL 32604-0182 or online here. Be sure to click on the "memorial gift" link, then follow the instructions.

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Welcome Bryson Ridgway as the new Alumni Board President taking over from AJ Siccardi, and Brock Hankins as the new Undergraduate Chapter President taking over from Matt Sloan. AJ and Matt both did a great job improving Florida Alpha and we can be confident that Bryson and Brock will build on these accomplishments.

See the entire slate of Alumni and Undergraduate officers Meet Your AVC Board

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Read the article “SigEp house needs your help” in the Fall Issue of the Gator Heart. Download issue

Here is an update on the results achieved:

After a long weekend of hard work by alumni, active brothers and pledges, everyone who participated and/or donated can feel very proud of what was accomplished as a result of this project. The public areas of the SigEp house have been rejuvenated.

• Painted the walls and ceiling in the dining room, chapter (living) room and entry hall.
• Deep cleaned all the windows in the areas where painting was done
• Renovated the walls of the ladies room near the front entrance
• Stained & waterproofed the back deck and replaced 40 balusters
• Fabricated a 35' x 4' walkway outside the dining room
• Deep cleaned the kitchen

This makes a very nice welcome for all the alumni and families that will visit the house during the remainder of the football season.

Here are the people that made it happen:

• Fourteen alumni led by Richard Baker, Phil Cole, Mike Dugger, Rick Hill, Michael Lewis, Steve Shewbrooks and Alex Trent. Special thanks to Barbara Hume and Joan Shewbrooks
• Clint McDaniel, Daniel Johnson led the participation of most of the active brothers & pledges
• Our donors contributed $11,890 (we had 28 donors led by Bob Hudson along with Bob Mead, Evelio Mederos, Rick Hill and Wally Pope)

Thank you everyone for your dedication to our fraternity.

See more images in the photo gallery.