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Omega Mu Voice: Daniel J. Cosgrove, 1971

11/2/2020

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Omega Mu Voice
Daniel J. Cosgrove,
1971
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Sam Cosgrove and Paul Pooler.
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Bill Pond, Paul Lessard, Ted Crowell, Bob Doyle, Chris Eaton, Sam Cosgrove, Jack MacBrayne.
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Chris Eaton, Paul Pooler, Mike O'Leary, younger brother,
​Sam Cosgrove.
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1968 Omega Mu Pledges
​Jim Browne, first on the right
Daniel J. Cosgrove
Omega Mu, 1971

​I roomed with Jim Browne in the Castle, for a period of time, and got to know him. He was quite the character. He lived life to the fullest. He studied seriously, and after graduation he returned to Vassalboro to help his family make a great golf course into a 36 hole gem. It now has the distinction of being the most visited golf course in Maine, hosting over 90 tournaments every season, with of the tournaments being run to raise money for cancer research and suicide prevention.
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Jim moved on and became the head greens keeper at the Waterville Country Club. I used to drive by the maintenance building every morning while delivering milk, my summer job, to summer camps, and I would bang on the horn going about 40 tossing half pints of chocolate milk, and Jim would run out and catch every one like an NFL wide-out. ​
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The Browne’s purchased the Lakewood Golf Course in Skowhegan, and Jim took over as manager. He never charged me a dime when playing there.
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He married his long time girlfriend, Barbara, and they built a home in Vassalboro that, I believe, she still lives in to this day. One evening Jim didn’t feel well and got up in the middle of the night and went downstairs. Barb found him on the couch the next morning where he passed. Jim’s son runs the course in Skowhegan, and they both take after their dad, a solid pillar of a man!
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James D. McLean, III,
​1972
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Jim McLean
Omega Mu, 1972

I always remember Jim as a very happy guy, with a smile that could light up a room. While at Maine, Jim met his future wife, Barb, and they were inseparable. Jim always showed her the greatest of respect and affection. They were a model couple.
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Jim was a real Mainer: few words and get right to the point. He was also very proud to be a FIJI. ​
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Just how proud he was illustrated by one funny incident at a house meeting, where Jim had, sort of, nodded off to sleep. We were discussing an upcoming party, and it was being discussed that we hold it in the RAM, but it was noted that the acoustics might not be very good.
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Jim woke up with a start, and with great enthusiasm, and sense of defending the honor of Phi Gamma Delta, loudly asked, "Who the heck are the Acoustics and why won't they play in the RAM?” Everybody in the chapter room cracked up. Once satisfied that no scurrilous band named the Acoustics had insulted FIJI, Jim grinned and went peacefully back to sleep.That was Jim. 100% there for the important stuff, and amiably unconcerned over the minor stuff. He was a very loyal guy to the house and to Barb. A gentleman's gentleman all the way, and one of the most naturally happy people I have ever met. He was a great father, husband, son, Omega Mu brother, and friend of many people. 
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Richard M. Paganucci, 
1971
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Tom Richardson, Mike Soloby, John Nale, and Dick Paganucci
Richard M. Paganucci
Omega Mu, 1971

​Jim came to Fiji with Doyle Vautour, as they went to Hall-Dale High School together, and had been close friends for years. It was surprising because his two older brothers, Billy & Bobby, were Phi Mu’s. He was also a heck of a football player at Hall-Dale but chose not to play at Maine.
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L-R: Leigh Morrill, John Collins; seated, Doyle Vautour; John Kimball, and behind
John is Dusty Rhodes.
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Phi Mu Delta
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“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)
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Fraternally,
Chip Chapman, ’82

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