JT

JT

….One of the true treasures of the journey….

Chip Chapman
Omega Mu, 1982
​This, above
All, we all
Knew and
Believed,
 
Happily so:
JT was a
Great gentleman
And our Omega
 
Mu brother,
Dedicated to our
Omega Mu
Brotherhood
 
Because his
Natural outlook
Was always
Graciously
 
Charged with
Civility,
Calm, and
Compassion

Toward each
Brother with-
In the
Energetic rhythm
 
Spirit of the
House, our
Historic human
Wilderness,
 
Creating mood and
Emotion with
Affectionate
Well-Being and
 
Respect; a gentle,
Gracious force
Of nature,
Just as
 
Tom
Tear had been,
For generating
The enduring
 
Good will of
Our brotherhood and
Creating a legendary
Reputation that
 
Will never
Be forgotten
Because JT
Brought a
 
Cohesive love,
Strength, and
Happiness to
Omega Mu
 
Each day
Because he
Was, simply,
Utterly, those
 
Very things that
He gave for
Our fraternal
Welfare:
 
Human love,
Strength and
Happiness,
Each day
 
In how he was
Toward each of
Us in how he
Took love,
 
Pleasure and
Fraternal pride
In being
Attentive in

​Cooking faultless
Meals for our
Brotherhood
That we
 
Savored each day
From the devouringly
Beautiful smell of
Home-

​Made bread to
Rib nights to
Chocolate mousse
And sharing
 
A beer, or more
Likely a carafe of
Wine,
And being 

One with us at
Christmas parties, or
In the basement
With brothers and

​Little sisters, or
Sitting in
The house,
His house,
 
Reading the
Newspaper,
Relaxed and
Embracing 

​The heart of our
Omega Mu
Life, each day,
Moment-to
 
Moment with
Loving grace and
Kindness, hospitality and
Generosity, just
 
As he had
Honorably served
Our nation and
Was timelessly
 
Animated in
Many theater
Productions
With the

Warmth of
His nature,
And so
On,
 
Always a
Man of
Consequence
And
 
Beauty,
Grace and
Perseverance,
And
 
As things do
Slip from
Memory, we will
Never forget the
 
Practical
Niceties of everything
JT did for us with
Charming
 
Confidence and
Joy in making
Our life in
The house
 
Timeless,
And he remains
A life-long
Link in our Omega
 
Mu brotherhood
On the Stillwater,
A genuine
Providential
 
Gift and our
Dear friend and
Fraternal brother,
JT. 

“What if the space be long and wide,
That parts us from our brother’s side
A soul-joined chain unites our band,
And memory links us hand in hand.”
(Phi Gamma Delta fraternity song)

Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, 1982
​​Perge