Alumni
Timothy Petric ‘70
Tim Petric, UD Class of 1970, passed away November 24, 2020. Tim was enthusiastic in all he did. Because of his interest in people, he never met a stranger. He had an infectious sense of humor that could light up a room. His own deep faith allowed him to encourage others in their faith journey. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton in 1970 and was a loyal member of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. At graduation from the University of Dayton he was commissioned an Officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, serving in the United States and Korea. Tim was a CPA and was awarded a Master of Science in Accounting from Kent State University. Tim was a member of the American Legion and Catholic War Veterans. For 48 years he worked as an accountant in his own practice as well as in public and private sectors. His passion was teaching accounting at several Universities in Ohio. In all his endeavors he encouraged others to rise to the height of their potential. Tim was a dedicated member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as Grand Knight, Insurance Agent and financial officer.
Tim’s wife Mary wrote recently, and I would like to pass along a little more info from her:
“You probably don't know that "My Tim" passed away at the end of November in 2020. He had cancer and was diagnosed at the beginning of July 2020. We had a few tough months with miss prescribed meds, but then a few short weeks of great improvements and deep joy in our time together. We sure thought we would have had more time, but God had other plans. We had a wonderful young priest with us every step of the way. He was anointed so many times, a great blessing. I miss him profoundly. He was the most outgoing, generous, and funny man I have ever known. During his illness, he had connected with three of the fraternity guys, but when I changed phone providers, I lost the texts. I think one of them may have been Don Sheelen. They were very encouraging to him, and he appreciated their reaching out. So, if you are in contact with any of the brothers that would have been with Tim in 1969-1970 please let them know about Tim. You may share our email address, mkbeck50@gmail.com, with any you meet, as I would enjoy hearing anything about my Tim. Ken Krivy was Tim's Best Man and I believe Joe Spadaford was his Big Brother. I know Tim would have liked to have attended this year's UD reunion. There are a few other names I recall as well: Tom Ondrusek, "The Boy" an Italian, I think Mastrangelo, Ken Pohlman (from St. Mary, OH), and Stan (Tim gave him that name) don't know his real name.”
At his funeral, many of his friends remembered Tim with comments such as these:
He had such a charismatic personality and contagious smile that made everyone around him feel welcomed. I am certain this is part of what made him loved as a professor by his students and colleagues.
Tim had a big heart,strong, faith, patriotism, and put his whole heart in anything he became part of. He was a good and loyal friend who you could always count on to be there to support you in time of need. I will miss him forever. God grant him eternal peace.
Bill Lavin ’70 wrote: Tim was in my pledge class with AKPsi at UD. I regret I have not seen Tim in many years, but we will always remember him as a caring, dedicated fraternity brother, loved by all who knew him. You will be missed Tim.
By Tim Kearney ’67 tlkearney@aol.com
On Monday, September 19th, Becca Koetter, President, and Phil Mullen, VP of Innovation met with an Alpha Kappa Psi alumni, Tim Kearney ’67. During the meeting, they discussed updates to the chapter, the new Memorial Fund, and the website. All parties left hopeful about the Memorial Fund’s future and additional efforts being made. We really enjoyed speaking with him, hearing his input, and learning about his time in AKPsi. We would like to thank Tim for taking time out of his trip to UD to meet with the chapter, and we hope he had a great visit!
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Dear Alumni,
Please take a few minutes to fill out the Google Form you can access using the link below we have created in order to make a digital map of where our Alumni are working across the United States! This is important to us so we can continue to connect and network who may be working/living where we are.
In order to get as many brothers we can to fill out this form and get their information for the future, please forward this to the brothers you still keep in touch with!
Thanks,
Alpha Kappa Psi Executive Board
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