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Chapter Eternal: Hanno D Mott, (Omicron)
Past Supreme Prior Hanno Mott (Omicron/Cincinnati, ‘52) entered Chapter Eternal on Friday, February 6th. Hanno was born in Berlin, Germany in 1933. His family was forced to leave Germany and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1938. Hanno attended the University of Cincinnati where he joined the Omicron Chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu and earned both his B.A and J.D. After earning his law degree he moved to New York and called the ΣΑΜ Headquarters - located in New York at the time - to
Sammy TriState
Feb 172 min read


Memorial Details for William "Cracker" Lavery (Nu) Announced
A local memorial service for Fra William "Cracker" Lavery (Nu) has been announced for Saturday 2/21/26 11am at St Stan's in Maspeth (not to be confused with the nearby church of the same name in Greenpoint Brooklyn). Details below. Gathering to follow afterwards. ###
Sammy TriState
Feb 111 min read


Chapter Eternal: Joshua "Gilligan" P. Smith, (Nu)
Joshua Phillip Smith, 54, of New City, NY, passed away on January 31, 2026. He was raised in Syracuse, NY, and graduated from Nottingham High School. He earned his BA in Psychology from SUNY Buffalo in 1993, where he was active in the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, serving as Social Committee Chair. He maintained strong, lifelong friendships with his fraternity brothers, who visited him frequently during his long battle with ALS. After college, Josh worked as a stockbroker and la
Sammy TriState
Feb 32 min read


Chapter Eternal: Spencer Fuchs (Lehigh U)
BABYLON, NY, DEC 1 2023 — Fra Spencer "Spence" Fuchs, of West Islip, New York passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023, aged 89. Spencer was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1934. He is the loving husband of Kathleen. Devoted father of Eddie Fields and his wife, Carol and Dani Fields-Damato and her husband, Thomas Damato. Cherished grandfather of Kevin Fields, Jillian Fields and Taylor Calon. Spencer was predeceased by his brother, Kenneth. A wake and memorial service was held Monda
Sammy TriState
Dec 2, 20231 min read


Chapter Eternal: Fra Ron Kapon (Gamma)
NEW YORK, NY, DEC 1 2023 — Fra Ron Kapon’s Memorial funeral service drew a standing-room-only crowd at Riverside Memorial Chapel. Ron, 88, was the Sammy Tri-State Alumni Club’s eldest member, and proud of it. Ron truly personified “ love for and loyalty to alma mater and its ideals ” with the scholarships he endowed to our SAM Foundation and Columbia University. Among the many eulogies delivered were those by City Council Member Gail Brewer and NYS Assemblymember Linda Ros
Sammy TriState
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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