Bugsy

 

I just learned the sad news today that a friend and fraternity brother of mine has died tragically. Guy Moran, known to everybody as “Bugsy”, was mountain biking in California and got separated from his group.

Although we never attended college at the same time, Bugsy was the reason I became a brother of Alpha Sigma Phi. I had no interest in pledging any fraternity but I went along with some friends to an Alpha Sig rush. Bugsy had already graduated but he was up visiting for the weekend and talked with me for at least an hour about what the fraternity meant to him and convinced me to continue rushing. I got to know Bugsy much better many years later I moved here to Charlotte and Bugsy was among several brothers who were also living here. Rest in peace.

In an eerie twist, another fraternity brother of mine, Jim Murphy, whom I actually pledged with, died tragically just last year… also while mountain biking.