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inspiring. It is a collection accessible to all who love poetry and those who just want to get reacquainted. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be going to the PSP Foundation and Parkinson’s Voice Project, two groups that have helped him in recent years. Emilio “Jack” Morrone , an independent LPL financial advisor at One Financial Services with offices in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa., announced his inclusion in LPL’s Executive Council. This elite award is presented to less than one percent of the firm’s more than 17,000 financial advisors nationwide. He was also selected as Forbes “Best-In-State” Wealth Advisor 2021, an elite list that spotlights advisors nationwide for their industry experience, assets under management, and for encompassing best practices in their approach with their clients. 89 Lycoming Athletics legend Bill Byham offered many life lessons from his broadcasting and coaching career, but unfortunately the manuscript of his children’s sports novel that he plunked out on a typewriter in the 1980s remained unpublished upon his passing in 2017. “A couple weeks before he died, Bill just wanted to write. He talked about it a lot,” said Tom Speicher , a writer/video producer in public relations and marketing at the 79 Rick Cangialosi , a 36-year captain with United Airlines, has been selected to fly the newest jet in United’s fleet, the Boeing 787. The 787 Dreamliner is the latest model produced by Boeing and is capable of carrying as many as 318 passengers on flights over 15 hours. Rick and his wife, Deb, a flight attendant with United, live in Hellertown, Pa., and are based in Newark, N.J. Rick will be flying the 787 on non-stop long haul routes to destinations such as Tokyo, Tel Aviv, and Capetown as well as cities throughout Europe, South America, and the South Pacific. Vincent Latini recently accepted a role with L3Harris Technologies as a senior associate program financial analyst assigned to the U.S. Air Force's B-2 Stealth Bomber Simulation and Training Systems Sustainment Program located in Binghamton, N.Y., Whiteman AFB, Mo., and Arlington, Tex. He currently resides outside of Waverly, N.Y. 83 Carlton Johnson recently published his first collection of poetry, “a thimble of time,” available on Amazon.com. In this debut collection of verse, Carlton, who is living with the challenges of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), invites the reader to share his journey in five chapters — from growing up in Baltimore, to living in Florida, to pondering the ending of everything. These poems are sometimes humorous, sometimes lucid, always provoking and 84 Theta Chi brothers from the Classes of 1984-1986 gathered at Rusty Rail Brewing Company in Mifflinburg, Pa., for a mini reunion in April 2021. Pennsylvania College of Technology, who met Byham as a Lycoming freshman. “About two years afterward, I got the idea that publishing his book would be a great way to pay tribute to him. We need more stories like this, sharing the virtues of teamwork, conflict resolution, and friendship.” Tom contacted Bill’s family for the original manuscript, but it was necessary for him to fill in the missing holes and update the text to reflect the times. It was also important for Tom to honor his mentor by retaining Bill’s personality and voice. “Bucky Deacon’s Dilemma” is now available on Amazon.com, and a full article about the men’s friendship and how this book project came to fruition can be read at https://pctoday.pct.edu/ students-to-benefit-from-co- authors-tribute-to-late-mentor/. 97 Since 2012, Kim Schaffer has served as executive director of Community Bike Works, a youth development organization based in Allentown, Pa., that teaches life lessons through bicycles. Seven of the organization’s teen leaders were featured in the cover story of the February 2021 issue of Bicycling ( www.bicycling.com/repair/ a35235930/student-bike-repairs), an internationally-distributed publication with a reach of 2.9 million readers. In the article, the teens share their favorite bike repair tips and the life skills they have learned in the organization's flagship Earn a Bike program. The cover story comes as Community Bike Works is planning an expansion to Easton’s West Ward in the summer of 2021. The organization’s third bike shop will allow Community Bike Works to engage up to 600 youth per year from all across the Lehigh Valley, once public health restrictions are lifted. 99 Lauren Lawson-Zilai has been appointed to president of the Public Relations Society of America - National Capital Chapter (PRSA NCC). PRSA NCC is the largest PRSA chapter in the country. PRSA NCC advances the communications profession in the Washington, D.C., area by fostering 38 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2021 SUMMER MAGAZINE