Mark Slattery '06 Featured in LSA Magazine

Another Michigan Alpha alum makes it into the national spotlight. Congrats to Mark and his wife, Jackie! For the full article, click here to see his article in LSA Magazine.

p.s. Don't forget to SAVE THE DATE 10/12-10/14 for the Michigan Alpha Centennial Reunion and House Dedication Alumni Weekend

The 2012 Daytona 500 wasn’t exactly what alumni Mark Slattery (’06) and Jackie Richey (’06) expected. “We waited the whole day, eight hours, under the bleachers while it rained,” says Richey about Sunday, February 26, the scheduled date of the race. She says fans passed the time by making new friends and drinking beer. The event was eventually held the next day at 7 p.m., and included a two-hour fire delay caused by a car crashing into a jet dryer.

But for married couple Slattery and Richey, this year is all about flexibility, spontaneity, and meeting new people, so the Daytona 500 delays didn’t faze them. “We’re both able to handle obstacles better now,” says Slattery, after spending seven months living in an RV. The couple is currently in the middle of a 400-day sports-filled journey across the United States.