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gast. He also coached football Dick Allen, and track to losing records. 15010 Shell Point Leo was an outstanding coach ’51Blvd., Fort Myers, at Bethlehem High School. He FL 33908. (239) 482-5755 (H); just never saw much success at [email protected] LEHIGH DISPATCH Lehigh with any of the teams he This time I am writing about coached. Lehigh’s athletic spot- Tom Dowdell, one of the stal- Editor’s note: Welcome to Lehigh Dispatch, where you can find light was our wrestling program. warts of our class. Tom grew up out what your fellow alums are up to. Thanks to our dedicated It was led by Hall of Fame coach in Milton, Pa., which is just out- correspondents for the work you do to keep our extended Billy Sheridan. So much for that. side Lewisburg. At Milton High Lehigh community together. Please send Class Notes to your Since I last wrote this col- School he captained both the umn, I’ve had a nice phone call football and basketball teams. class correspondent, or, if unsure the class to which the news from Chuck Hafner’s widow, He chose to come to Lehigh applies, send to [email protected]. Carol. Since moving out of the based on its reputation as one Lehigh Valley, I miss the shoo- of the best engineering schools. fly pie that was popular among Upon arrival Tom enrolled in Dick MacAdams, 91; American W 83-76; Bucknell the Pennsylvania Dutch. Each mechanical engineering, joined 7066 Edinburgh L 83-85; Navy W 85-74; Boston time I came to a Lehigh game or Chi Psi and went out for basket- ’46 Drive, Lambert- University W 94-78; Lafayette a meeting, Carol would always ball. He gave up basketball after ville, MI 48144. (734) 856-1097 W/OT 93-86; Army W 75-70; bake one of her shoo-fly pies for his sophomore year in favor of (H); [email protected] Colgate L 62-84; Navy W 83-57; me, a much-appreciated delica- Glee Club and dating a girl from Greetings fellow ’46ers. I’m writ- Bucknell L 75-87; Boston Uni- cy by yours truly. Cedar Crest named Phyllis Sny- ing this while busily engaged in versity W 84-79; Army W 91-81; By the way, since my last col- der. Dating Phyllis and singing the basketball tournament known Holy Cross L 71-73; American W umn I got a phone call from one in the Glee Club lasted the rest as March Madness. It brings back 80-66; Loyola L 73-92; Army W of Ralph Graber’s offspring of his Lehigh tenure. After grad- memories to me of a few years ago 75-70; Bucknell L 75-97. informing me that Ralph’s uation, Tom and Phyllis were when Lehigh made the tour- Those two losses to Buck- widow, Lorraine, had passed married. Unfortunately, Phyllis nament as the 16th seed. Duke nell, a school with a smaller away. Ralph and his wife were died suddenly about a year and a University was the No. 1 seed and enrollment than Lehigh (but good friends of my wife, Gerry, half ago. Up until then, they lived Lehigh’s opponent. To everyone’s with a larger endowment), real- and mine and of Carol and in Fargo, N.D., for several years, surprise, Lehigh defeated Duke ly hurt us in league play. But the Chuck Hafner for many years. from where Tom wrote our class and went on to the second two victories against Lafayette In fact, Ralph gave the eulogy at column. He now lives with a round, where they were pitted were sweet! How did the Lehigh Chuck’s funeral. married daughter in Sequim, against Xavier, a Cincinnati team do in our graduation year I also had phone calls from Wash., a beautiful town near the college. Believe it or not, Lehigh of 1946? Burt Bartlett, who now lives base of the Olympic Mountains. was way ahead of Xavier at the Well, here are the results: in Washington, D.C. His voice During his early career, half. But unfortunately, Xavier Lebanon Valley L 62-63; Buck- sounded great, and his peppy talk Tom worked for several large eventually overcame the deficit nell L 32-53; F & M W 57-38; was a pleasure to listen to. corporations, managing to get and went on to win, and Lehigh Temple L 54-87; Gettysburg L The only other class member fired several times as a result of bowed out. It was a moment 38-61; Rutgers L 45-63; Bucknell I have contact with is Richard disagreements with his bosses. of glory. I was pleased with the W 69-44; Lebanon Valley W Smith. Richard and his wife The job changes caused the fam- winning record Lehigh has 52-45; Muhlenberg L 44-87; live in San Antonio, Texas. Our ily to move about the country. delivered this past year. They Muhlenberg L 37-73; Gettysburg communications with each Tom told me that they had lived didn’t win the Patriot League L 40-61; West Virginia L 52-69; other are via email. Well, it’s back in 10 places, including suburban Championship, but they were Rutgers L 49-65; Lafayette L to March Madness for me. I’ve Philadelphia; Louisville; Short right in the mix for that league. 48-73; F & M L 47-48; Lafayette become a Michigan State rooter. Hills, N.J.; Palos Verdes, Calif.; They went 20-11 overall and 12-6 L 28-61. Let’s see how they do. and outside Washington, D.C. At in the league. That year we split two games En avant! some point he decided that he Here’s how they did game with Bucknell. But we were needed to be his own boss. He by game: Monmouth W 85-61; trounced by Lafayette twice. Editor’s note: started a successful business as Miami (Fla.) L 62-83; Marist W The ’46 team was composed of To share your a sales representative, working 78-72; Princeton W 72-57; Siena just nine players: Jerome Waldor ’50 news or if you with firms in the cryogenics W 80-69; Kansas State L 58-77; ’47; James Schwartz ’48; Henry would be interested in becom- field. He is now retired from that, Arkansas State W 82-70; Yale Wetherhold ’48; Earle Compton ing your class’s correspondent, but not from playing the piano. L 87-97; Mount St. Mary’s W ’49; Richard Jones ’48; Robert reaching out to classmates and He has enjoyed this for most 85-78; St. Francis (Pa.) W 88-76; Belmonte ’47; Francis Rehnert writing a column three times a of his life, continuing to play in West Virginia L 68-78; Lafayette ’47; Spencer Wright ’48; Karl year, please contact the Alumni clubs and restaurants, earning a W 86-83; Loyola W 89-72; Holy Rehnert ’49. Office at 610-758-3069 or good second income. Cross W/OT 99-94; Colgate L 78- The coach was Leo Prender- [email protected] Everyone who has attended a

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class reunion in the last 25 years when you get to heaven. I watched putting this together is composed from Wendy that Phil passed or more will remember Tom’s the Cornell-Lehigh wrestling of Joe Workman, Tony Latour, away in January after a bout leadership in preparing us to match recently with my wrestling Tip Mowrer, Roger Inglese and with pneumonia. I then called march in the class parades. At our partner, Jack Platt ’53. I’ve still the late Bill Latshaw. Ben Reinoehl, who is having 60th, he taught us to march by the got all of my original joints. I was We all know our class is trouble with his hearing. For words to “Thanks for the Memo- water skiing up until four years getting smaller as we age near the that reason, he did not want to ries.” That year 21 of us paraded. ago when my legs gave out. I still 90s. It is with great sadness that I be in charge of our reunion. Ben We won the Over-50 Parade bike ride, albeit slowly. Go to the must report my close friend and retired from Air Products in Contest and were first runner-up gym three times a week. My wife classmate, Bill Latshaw, passed 2001 after a 40-year career with for the Harleman Award. has been gone for 15 years, but I away. Bill did our 50th yearbook the company. He then started At our 65th Reunion we had am soldiering on living in a condo with computer aid from Tom his own consulting company fewer than a dozen who made it. both here in Pennsylvania and in Shannahan; other classes have and is currently advising a firm We marched again, but not very Nantucket. In Nantucket I race copied since. He wrote the on the costs of developing and well. We were indoors at Grace in an 18-foot sailboat. Four of words to our parade songs over building a facility in Montana to Hall due to rain and had no time my six children live nearby, so I the years and attended many pump gas from one of the larg- or space to rehearse. The high have lots of support. I am proud Lehigh functions. I will miss est untapped fields in the coun- point of that reunion was our that one of my 13 grandsons took Bill and his wife, Sandy, as they try. Ben received an MBA from dinner in the Rathbone Room of Army ROTC and now is a first were close friends of Barbara’s Lehigh, and his father was also the University Center. Tom did lieutenant and flying generals and mine. After serving in the a Lehigh graduate. Ben’s wife, a great job leading a roundtable around Washington, D.C. His military, he rose from the Beth- Barbara, is four years younger discussion during which there base is Ft. Belvoir, where I served lehem Steel Loop program to the and keeps him moving. was an outpouring of reminis- before going to Korea. One of my manager of advertising and news I then called Bill Haase, who cence. Thank you, Tom! three granddaughters is mar- media. He later became chief said that he and his wife, Ruth, You can call him at 701-809- ried and has three boys, so I’m a executive officer of the Lehigh will be moving to their summer 8304. great-granddad. My son-in-law, Valley United Way. home in Ocean Grove, N.J., at Bill McNabb, served as CEO of It is getting more difficult that time, and the best that he Bill Erdman, Vanguard for 10 years, taking the to get information as our class may do is that he might show up (407) 644-0391; company from $1 trillion to $5 members pass on, so send me for the Saturday night dinner. ’52 1171 Willa Vista trillion in client assets.” any information you might have. Bill told me that his grandfather Trail, Maitland, Fla., 32751 I’m glad to hear that Bob is still purchased what is now their [email protected]; able to ride and enjoy a bicycle Bert summer home in 1903, and seeoursite.org/lehigh that isn’t stationary. I reminded Schweigaard- it has been a gathering place Seems odd writing a news column him of his challenge in 2014 that ’54 Olsen, 1299 for the family ever since the in March that you guys will not I accepted but never heard back N. Tamiami Trail, Unit 1021, purchase. Ocean Grove was see for several months, but that from him. He denies it, but my Sarasota, FL 34236. (941) 923- founded as a religious commu- is how the system works, so here challenge is still viable. Hope to 4210 (H); [email protected] nity and is called God’s Square goes: Arthur Bondy thanked hear from other classmates for Eleanor and I are moving into a Mile. Bill has been an usher for Pat Moran for keeping up the our next column. retirement home in June after 70 years at the Great Auditori- column over the years. Art has the closing date now set for um in Ocean Grove, a mecca for been retired for 11 years and has Clifton “Tip” June 9. It is called the Sarasota religious and social events. lived in Middletown, Conn., over E. Mowrer, 632 Bay Club, and we purchased Bill suggested that I call Dan 30 years. He indicated his biggest ’53 Edgeboro Blvd., a unit on the 10th floor of the Kline, which I did. Dan told me achievement was in the civil rights Bethlehem, PA 18017-5110. South Tower, which was built that he fractured his femur 18 movement for multiple years. (610) 865-0399 (H); in 2003. I sold my condo in The months ago and ever since has Bill Skillman wrote: “Latest [email protected] Landings in one week, and Elea- been hobbling around with a from here is that I turned 91 on By the time you receive this nor is hoping that her house in cane. He goes to physical ther- Jan. 22 and in December became Bulletin, the reunion for 2019 will Brevard will be sold shortly. We apy every week and is slowly engaged to Susie List, widow of be over. Lehigh seems pleased will then be living in Sarasota 12 getting better. Dan’s wife, Joyce, a former co-worker at Westing- that the Class of ’53 is having a months a year. We both felt that is only 82 and walks the board- house. See my genealogy home mini-reunion this year in the this was the right time to make walk three times a week and is page (SkillmansofAmerica.com) Governors Room at Saucon the change to a new way of liv- still working as a travel agent. for a short blurb and picture. I Valley Country Club on June 8. ing. The deal breaker was when I tried to call Marty Pearl, lost Anne, the love of my life, on I don’t know why it takes so long we learned that SBC accepted but couldn’t reach him. I am March 19, 2017, after 68 and a half to get these columns published, pets and Chester, our Maine sure that the university will years of marriage.” but I am only the class correspon- Coon cat, could be with us. keep track of all attendees, and Bob Hoyt continues his dent. This is the first time this has Our move means that we will when I receive that list, I’ll call regular reporting by saying: “Bill, been tried and under the leader- not be able to attend Reunion every attendee and give ev- you will receive your reward for ship of Joe Workman. I am sure it Weekend this year. I called Phil eryone a full report in my next being the ’52 class correspondent will be successful. The committee Newman and sadly learned column.

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Burt Sutker, liked history in my youth. home in Glastonbury, Conn. about 25 years ago. He now has 55 Lexington “Regarding family matters, It was special to receive a a reverse commute to his office ’55 Drive, Pennington, I am the ninth generation in lengthy letter from longtime in Jenkintown. Residing in NJ 08534. 609-730-0839; America with a few genes from friend and classmate Bill Diehl. town, they can walk or take the [email protected] Edward Doty, a passenger on the He is 95, living in Hellertown, bus to many restaurants and Hello from Florida. Roberta and Mayflower. My terrific wife, Jane, Pa. He is widowed but lives near cultural activities, including the I spend nine weeks in Longboat and I have an extended family of his helpful daughter, Cynthia Philadelphia Museum of Art, Key (Sarasota), so if any of you four children, seven grandchil- Diehl Lintner ’75. Bill is pleased where they have been active for are near, we can connect in 2020. dren and five great-grands. to retain his “mind and mem- many years. Mickey and Ellen I have a wonderful letter “I am thankful for two years ory” and “seems to be doing still do a great deal of traveling, from Neal Griffing, which I am of a tuition funding scholarship well.” He can “still go dancing at visiting their son in Berkeley, Ca- sharing in this column. Please from the then President of Bu- the casino in Bethlehem.” lif., at least three times a year, plus consider a similar letter. Not cyrus-Erie Company. Before Lehigh, Bill was an August in Deer Island, Maine, and only does this put some history “Please encourage stories airplane and engine mechanic their annual visit to Paris. Not too about you for your classmates in from other 1955 classmates!” with the U.S. Air Force, serving bad for our class treasurer since print, but it also gives succeeding Very truly yours, Neal R. in World War II. During his graduation in ’57. generations a picture of you that Griffing, BS Met. E. 1955, Cum Lehigh years he was married to Had a lengthy note from Sid they will have as a legacy. Laude, 530 Pine Top Trail, his “inspiring wife” Josephine Silver, who is still practicing law Here goes: “Dear Burt, I see Bethlehem, PA 18017, and was a new father to two in Washington, D.C., at Silver, that you are a chemical engineer [email protected] daughters. He spent his career Freedman, Taff & Tiernan, who lived in Dravo House. I was Save the date for Reunion as a civil engineer with Beth- L.L.P. Sid and wife Peggy’s a metallurgical engineer living in 2020: June 4-7, 2020 lehem Steel and other nearby main residence is their farm in Drinker House, so we probably companies, and was active in Middleburg, Va., but they keep crossed paths a few times. Bill Burgin, 534 civic organizations in the area. a residence in Bethesda, Md., “I do treasure my education W. Beechtree Lane, As an alum, he was president and their longtime summer from Lehigh that resulted in a ’56 Wayne,PA 19087. of our class for a number of years residence in Ventnor, N.J. They lifelong career as a metallurgist, (610) 688-7374 (H) and served for decades on the have been blessed with five culminating in becoming a re- It has been a busy scene at Lehigh Reunion Committee. In children, 12 grandchildren and search consultant at the Homer Lehigh with new construction 1989 he was awarded the Robert five great-grandchildren. Both Laboratories of Bethlehem Steel. on campus, new faculty and A. Harrier award for his out- of their sons are Lehigh grads, I have always been thankful to staff appointments, and the standing reunion contributions. David Silver ’81 and Daniel Silver a fellow hometown trombonist, launching of the billion-dollar I welcomed news from west- ’93, and three grandchildren: Bruce Carey ’53, who persuaded GO Lehigh campaign. At this ern Pennsylvania also, hearing twin sisters Marissa Cannon me to join him at Lehigh. writing, event-filled weekends from Toot and Al Rathbone in ’18 and Madison Cannon ’18, “As for memorable professors, are planned for commencement Murrysville that “all is quiet on plus Nathaniel Cannon ’17. Frank Fornoff, Francis Trembley and reunion in May and June. the Western Front.” Last September, Sid had a new and Joe Libsch stand out. Dr. Bob McGrory reports that Your news is always appreci- kidney put in at John Hopkins Fornoff could fill up the sliding he fulfilled a lifelong dream in ated. Stay in touch. in Baltimore, and everything blackboards in a hurry with his 2018: crossing the Atlantic by went well. He was back at work stimulating chemistry lectures. ship after hundreds of flights James Watson, in several weeks, plus swimming Trembley made evolutionary by air in his 25 years as a Pan 774 Highview and tennis. Sid is still active at biology exciting, and Libsch could American pilot. Bob and Caro- ’57Drive, Wyckoff, school, serving on the Dean’s make metal microstructures lyn joined his Pan Am reunion NJ 07481. (201) 891-1246 (H); Advisory Council for the College come alive with dislocations, etc. group to sail from Miami to [email protected] of Business and Economics. Taking notes was a must, so no the Azores and on to Lisbon, News from Philadelphia has Had a nice note from Rod sleeping in class, except maybe in enjoying calm seas and rescuing Mickey Simon moving into Longman, who is living down history lectures. a sailboat along the way. Center City after 49 years in in Boca Raton, Fla. His first wife, “I have enjoyed being a The McGrorys’ year also suburban Rydal. He says that Patricia Burgett Longman, died in metallurgist, puddling iron, and included meeting U.S. Vice Presi- for her 80th birthday, he gave April of 1994, and they had been being able to tell the difference dent Mike Pence, visiting family in his wife, Ellen, the front page married for 35 years. Of their between a virgin metal and a Washington State, and gathering of a real estate section with a three daughters: One is located common ore. Harvesting fire- a group totaling 16 family mem- notation to pick a place to live in Boca; one is a chef on a riv- wood and hiking are among my bers (representing three genera- in the city. She chose a condo erboat out of Missouri; and one favorite pastimes. Also research- tions) for Thanksgiving dinner at in Society Hill at Fourth and lives in Tennessee. His girls had ing history for my volunteer job their home near Philadelphia. Walnut streets in a building five children, and he and his sec- as a docent at Sigal Museum, Thanksgiving 2018 was also with 23 units when it was built ond wife of 22 years, Donna, are the home of the Northampton a highlight for Helen and Nils in 1880 for the home office of enjoying three grandchildren County Historical and Genealog- Carlson, when 19 family mem- the Pennsylvania Railroad; it and three great-grandchildren ical Society in Easton, Pa. Never bers assembled for dinner at their was converted to apartments living locally in Boca. Rod says

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he pretty much quit overseas they are all from somewhere else. to Bethlehem for the Merrimack Friday with cocktails at Zoellner travel, but still has a villa in the More about the Libuttis in the game on September 28. Arts Center and a fascinating Bahamas that they get out to next issue! Gary’s Barber Shop can’t wait Lehigh presentation from every other month for the last Returning to the lower 48, to watch the Buffalo Bills’ rookie Wight Martindale ’60, followed 25 years. they spent some time in Seattle quarterback, Josh Allen, and the by the Soiree Under the Stars. Hope to be at the Reunion with Lynne’s family and then new offensive players to go with Saturday brought our class Parade in June watching with my visited with Lois and Bob their strong defense make it to parade, themed: We’re Still son, Todd ’94, wife and his three Franco in Blaine, Wash., south the playoffs. Rockin, ’59@60. Your commit- kids marching in his big 25th. of Vancouver. Greekers to Lee Owens, Dave tee decided on keeping it simple. Send me some updates! Lynne Owens is the adventur- Saunders and Pete Tremblay, and While we have had dancing ous walker, spending three weeks successful medical marijuana raisins, mummers string bands, Bill Helfrich, in Mongolia amongst the camels, treatments! Penske Race Team coveralls, 80 Southwick horses, yaks, sheep and goats, but and LU dance team jitterbug ’58Drive, Orchard few people. Another major over- Bob Teufel, queens in the past, we opted for Park, NY 14127. (716) 662-7927 seas tour of the countryside in 1 Stoklea Drive, simple T-shirts and caps. More (H); [email protected] Portugal and Spain was a delight. ’59Emmaus, PA compatible with the dignity (?) We made it to Wrightsville Beach, The choral madness fulfilled 18049. (610) 967-2049 (H); (610) of our age and marching ability. N.C., before April 1. The azaleas a full year with the Willoughby 393-0565 (C); [email protected] As in the past few reunions, our were in bloom, strawberries Symphony Choir along with a and John Canova, The Carillon Saturday night dinner was at were being picked, and it was demanding schedule in the Syd- 209, 2525 Taft Drive, Boulder, CO Saucon Valley Country Club, sunny and warm. On Aprils Fools’ ney Male Choir. The Sydney Turf 80302; [email protected] this time at the charming Villa Day in Orchard Park it snowed Club signed on as a sponsor, so Fewer in number but mighty in Pazzetti. several inches. We spent a lot of they performed Saturdays at the spirit, our class celebrated our As this Alumni Bulletin time scouting the damage that racetrack by the entry gate and 60th Reunion June 6-9. Festivi- column was due before our Hurricane Florence inflicted on watched the scantily clad women ties started on Thursday, June 6, reunion, we will have more the island and area. Reconstruc- go to the grandstands. The year’s at Brown and White Night with complete coverage in our next tion everywhere, but not at Lukie highlight was singing the Messiah a celebration of Lehigh Alumni column. But we do want to salute and Jean-Claude Rousseaux’s with daughter Shannon in a choir Award recipients, volunteer our Class President and Reunion home in Southport, N.C. of 350 at Sydney Town Hall. leaders and accomplished alumni Chairman Leon Harbold for the Lee Owens’ yearly letter Lee was thrilled to receive a who contribute greatly to the yeoman job he did in organizing was filled with music, walking package from Lehigh containing success of Lehigh. Our own John and planning once again. Other and traveling, but this year his a wine glass that says “Class of Canova won our class Alumni members of the committee were: health deteriorated dramatically. 1958 60th Reunion.” That was a Award, which recognizes con- John Canova, Beall Fowler, His hips and shoulders locked very friendly gesture. It will soon tributions not only to our class George Karr, Glenn Kinard, up totally, and he couldn’t pick be filled with Barossa Valley Red and Lehigh, but to the broader Michael Kuenne, Gene Mercy, anything up from the floor, tie in recollection of days on Old community as well. After retiring Paul Prestia, Jim Swenson shoelaces, put on socks, etc. South Mountain! from Time-Life Books in Alex- and Bob Teufel. Eventual diagnosis was polymy- Phi Delta Theta ’58 had their andria, Va., John decided it was Jim Swenson was also back algia rheumatica. The tablets he annual Spring Fling in Florida. time to give back, spending the on campus March 30 for the is taking have side effects a page Sally and Dave Saunders hosted next 17 years mentoring inmates Patriot League lacrosse match long, and he is working steadily the cocktail party in Fort Myers, and teaching fatherhood classes between Lehigh and Boston at reducing dosage. A sidebar while Dale and Pete Tremblay in the Fairfax County, Va., jail. He University. The 1959 class C, to this: It sounds very similar hosted the dinner at their country also served on the board of OAR co-national champions were to my ailments and to reducing club in Naples. Fran and Ned (Opportunities, Alternatives and honored at halftime (LU won prednisone for inflammatory Voss made the trip from the New Resources) of Northern Virginia, 10-8). Classmates on that polyarthropathy and bilateral Jersey beaches. Joe Muscarelle a restorative justice organization. championship team were: Bob primary osteoarthritis of the hip, came over from Palm Beach, and When John and wife Ellen Wardell, David Dimmick, Rob- thigh, knee and lower back. I use Tom Cuddeback flew in from moved to Boulder, Colo., two ert Biggs, William Werner, a walker and cane. I have started Maryland. Unable to make the years ago, he brought his jail Art Brooks, Jean-Paul Bert, taking medical marijuana! trip were Tom Smith in Dallas, skills with him, continuing to Steve Estroff, Charles Vogt Back to Lee and his trip of the Dean Boyce in Delray Beach, mentor inmates in the Boulder and Bill Bateman. Lacrosse has year to Alaska with Mary and Bob Pete Chandonnet in California County Jail as well as working come a long way both nationally Libutti on a small boat cruise and Ed Delany skiing in Mount with the homeless and assisting and at Lehigh since 1959, when (50 people) among the islands, Snow. The Saunders sold their Ellen with Meals on Wheels. it was a regional Tidewater and glaciers, whales and bears. Then home to their children in April, While John insists the Alumni Long Island sport, with LU now onward to the isolated middle of but plan to rent a cottage next Award “is a case of mistaken top-20 NCAA and playing both Denali National Park. He pointed spring to continue the tradition. identity,” we believe it is “well- a Patriot League and major out to the Alaskans that they are I hope to watch Lehigh’s new earned and deserved.” national schedule. similar to the Australians, that is, coach and team in my yearly trip We began our class activities For younger Americans, the

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Academy Award–winning “The and his wife, Louise, drove up This is after spending four years Lafayette telecast and the Green Book” was an eye-open- from Delray to take in the party. at Muhlenberg College. Craig Lehigh/Navy game, which, ing tour of the pre–civil rights Since the Patriots won this year, is looking forward to attending as I reported earlier, he was movement Jim Crow South, I was happy with the results. On our next reunion in 2020. planning to attend in person but it wasn’t for the 10 Lehigh the way to Florida we stopped He can be reached at in Annapolis, where his son AFROTC cadets who traveled by Charleston, S.C., to spend a [email protected]. attended the Academy. It was to Greenville AFB, in Mississip- few days with Tom Bliss and Save the date for Reunion an airline weather problem that pi, in June 1958 for a summer his wife, Tricia. We had a very 2020: June 4-7, 2020 forced him to cancel the trip of training. Most of us had enjoyable time. Tom was talking from his home in Las Vegas. Joe never been further south than about spending his summer Robert Paternos- does on-call support work for Ocean City, N.J., or possibly to up at his new home in Tenants ter, 448 Bellflower the Air Force and Department Florida for Spring Break. But Harbor, Maine, and motoring ’61 Blvd., Suite 303, of Defense regarding unmanned seeing “whites only” signs for about in his new lobster boat. Long Beach, CA 90814. aerial vehicles. the first time was a shock. Even Jack Kennedy enjoyed the [email protected] When Grace and John the USAF was compliant with wrestling season, going to both Many thanks to Class President Kuney’s South American cruise regional customs when it came the Easterns and the Nationals. Paul Smith for pinch-hitting for made Rio de Janeiro a port of time for the cadets to attend a I assume Bob Bevan joined me on the last column. He was so call in January, they were greet- dance with the local southern him in watching many of the successful in his news gathering ed by an English-speaking guide belles at the town Women’s matches. Jack wanted to remind that he even forwarded some to arranged by Roy Cravzow, who Club, which was segregated. Our all of you that we have our 60th me for future editions. Double still remains in the Brazilian ex- African American fellow cadets Reunion coming up next year. thanks! port business in his spare time. from Penn State and St. Joseph’s He will be contacting Reunion Paul missed Florida this year Roy doesn’t let the business were invited to a “special” Committee members in the due to a knee replacement, but interfere with his golf game, dinner and entertainment at near future about meeting and was able to hit his first golf balls which is his major pastime, the base commander’s house. planning the event. only six weeks after surgery. when he and Wanda spend a few Denny Brenan and I had a Jack McCarthy’s wife, These days he lets his son run weeks in Florida every winter to discussion about this at our 50th Diane, had just recovered from the business while he files for avoid the cold in Rocky Point. Reunion and agreed we should back surgery when she fell patents—most recently for a A nice email from Bob have been more forceful in in the church parking lot in desktop smartphone stand. He Jablon informed us that he is insisting it was all of us or none. late March and had to under- reminds me that our 60th Re- still practicing law in D.C., with The other ’59ers on our tour of go extensive surgery on two union is just two years away, and the publicly oriented firm of the South were Bill Bateman, fractures of her left shoulder. its theme will be “Celebrating Spiegel & McDiarmid, pri- Bob Bauder, Bob Bruns, She will probably face addition- Our Legacy.” We’ll be presenting marily helping public entities Jack Croteau, Al Michon, al surgery in a year or so after Lehigh our “last endowment” get fair access to electricity at John Rieke, Tom Sorokas, Ed she is completely healed. It has at the Reunion, and Paul asks reasonable cost. He has been Wilkinson and Bob Teufel. been a tough year for both of that you be prepared to give with the firm since 1972. “Cara Full Reunion ’59@60 cover- them. Give Jack a ring if you get generously! and I strive to remain young,” age in our next issue. to Naples, Fla. It seems like ages ago that he asserts, pointing out that Craig Anderson writes that Lehigh romped over Lafayette he is president and his wife is a Williams E. the new baseball records board 34-3, but I remember joining member of the Potomac Valley Millsom, P.O. in the new Varsity Baseball Linda and Norm Reinik to Skiers (“a geriatric ski club!”). ’60 Box 3225, 54 Locker Room is named after joyfully cheer our team on The couple has two sons and a Boardwalk, Groton Long Point, him. They also put up a beau- to victory at Legends Bar in daughter, all of whom live on CT 06340. (860) 536-2926 (H), tiful plaque on the dugout side Huntington Beach, Calif. Norm the north West Coast. (860) 235-3618 (C); bill.millsom@ wall facing the bullpen with his is still chopping eight cords William Kugler writes that gmail.com name on it. He never thought he of wood each year to heat his Chuck Weidner passed away Hello classmates, would see his name on a sign on mountain home in Big Bear, last November 29. Chuck joined I am writing this while wait- the Lehigh campus. This spring Calif. Like Paul, he recently had the Air Force upon graduation, ing for my daffodils to bloom in he joined the Tampa Bay Lehigh a knee replacement. He reported followed by a stint with Fairless eastern Connecticut. There is Alumni Club at a spring training that John McCaskie has finally Steel Works outside of Phila- not a lot of news this quarter due game in Clearwater, Fla. Craig retired as chief engineer for delphia. He and Sherred moved to a lack of input from all of you. threw out the ceremonial first SWANK Company. He and Rose to Wilmington, N.C., in 1970, My wife, Gill, and I spend the pitch and managed to get the live in Ruffs Dale, near Pitts- where Chuck worked in quality month of February in Jupiter, ball from the mound to home burgh, where John focuses on control for GE until his 1995 Fla., where we spent a lot of plate. His big news is that his art collecting and “keeping out retirement. He was a lifelong time with Dottie and Bill Ross. daughter, Jill Anderson ’91, has of Rose’s way!” fly fisherman, building rods and They are both doing well and been named vice president of Joe Bartish considers 2018 tying flies for himself and for held their annual Super Bowl development and alumni en- a bad football year, since he others, including his three kids party. John Mac Williams gagement at Moravian College. missed both the Lehigh- and eight grandkids.

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Glad to hear from Brian ’94; Carl Petrillo and Chris- I received a six-page detailed wrestling. We all know about Bauknight, who completed 45 tina Petrillo Elwell ’91; Dave report on the 2018 adventures balancing in our own lives. This years in the United Methodist Angell and Kimberly (Angell) of Dave MacAdam. Dave lives season, four highly rated wres- Ministry in 2007, the last 27 Thorstenson ’87; Bob Happ in Chatham, Mass. The short tlers were injured and could no years of which were at a large and Kevin Happ ’94; and Boyd version is that Dave contin- longer wrestle, but others who church in the Pittsburgh sub- Taylor and Troy Taylor ’11; and ues to play his bagpipe and were not expected to wrestle urbs. He then took on 10 years others that I failed to include. recorder, performing tradition- filled the gap. of mentoring newer clergy and And, of course, numerous al Irish music in the pubs and Our class lost a devoted has now, finally, re-retired. His grandchildren. I’m sure our for events on Cape Cod. His classmate in March, Jim T-shirt reads: Retired/One Own- legacies chose Lehigh for many typical winter of music includes Dinneen (Delta Chi), who was er/High Mileage/Needs Body reasons and not just because playing seven nights or days a a member of the Lehigh/(other Work. “It’s been a good run,” he they were legacies. week. Dave’s passion contin- school) 50 game club. His wife, concludes, “and I am grateful!” Lehigh wrestling fans ues to be travel to challenging Molly, survives him. enjoyed a good year, especially places and climbing. Last year Richard Silber and Barbara Philip J. Kinzel, with our Eastern championship was his busiest travel year in 10 were married two months after 11 Cleveland Road, and three all-Americans at the years. In Illinois he hiked the graduation. He then earned ’62 Caldwell, NJ Nationals. Norman Goldberg Matthiessen Canyon, in Nova a law degree followed by five 07006. (973) 226-8618 (H), (973) (Milford, N.J.) and Al Rieper Scotia it was a visit to the Bay years in the Army. At 32, he en- 226-1430 (B), (973) 464-8282 (Marblehead, Mass.) were at the of Fundy and then on to Cape tered law practice in Albany, N.Y., (C); [email protected] Easterns in Binghamton, N.Y., Breton Island. The next stop specializing in labor and employ- This Summer Bulletin deadline and the Nationals in Pittsburgh. was to visit friends on Prince ment law, retiring in 2014. Rich- was April 1, so I am writing my Joining them in Pittsburgh Edward Island. After a weekend ard reports that he and Barbara column in March surrounded were Art Cader (Sunnyside, Pipers Gathering in Litchfield, spend time buying, selling and with the bracket busters in N.Y.), Mike Gennet (Rancho Conn., it was off to his 60th high repairing electric trains and March Madness, the NCAA Mirage, Calif.) and Chuck school reunion in Rochester, visiting their three children and Wrestling Championships, the Frankel (Avon, Ohio). All are N.Y., and then on to do some six grandchildren. Richard ran largest college admission brib- retired except for Norman, who mountain climbing with his son into Fred Braun recently at an ery scandal ever and tax season continues to work full-time as a David at Killarney Provincial Albany Train Show that led to with new tax laws. commercial real estate apprais- Park in northern Georgian Bay, this update on him. Re: the scandal, one bill er and broker in New Jersey. Canada. Next was a 10-day visit Lee Mount retired 15 years proposed by the California leg- He spends his summer in Cape to Munich, Germany, to visit ago from Carrier Air Condi- islature would ban preferential May, N.J., and frequently plays his high school friend and enjoy tioning as an engineer and admission for legacy admission, tennis with George Theiss ’60. visits to the great galleries of manager, a wonderful career. and the Institute for Policy Norman and Glenn Breiden- Munich. Twice Dave and his He and Elaine recently moved Studies characterized legacy bach serve on the board of friend climbed summits in the after DIY renovation on a house preference as an acceptance directors of the Lehigh Wres- Austrian Alps. completed with a basement policy for the wealthy and tling Club. At our 55th Reunion Your class correspondent is full of woodworking equip- privileged. Lehigh’s website a group organized by Norman only an email away, so stay in ment. Lee is a board member indicates that 17 percent of Strate, including Doug Baillie, touch. of the Cicero United Methodist the Class of 2022 were Lehigh Chuck Moore, Fritz Mueller Church, the United Methodist legacies. Amongst the “wealthy and Al Rieper, agreed to orga- Dixon Earley, House at Chautauqua and CNY and privileged” in the class nize a mini-reunion at the 2020 151 Old Ford Dr., Folksmarch, a walking group. of ’62 were: Phil Kinzel and EIWA finals being hosted by ’63 Camp Hill, PA Lee reports that he and Elaine Phil Kinzel Jr. ’92; Don Kane Lehigh on March 6-7, 2020. 17011. (717) 761-1297 or (863) enjoyed our 55th Reunion at and Derek Kane ’92; Herb Ron Johnson is fine and 419-0514; [email protected] Lehigh and are already looking Ehlers and Scott Ehlers ’92; doing some traveling after his GUEST COLUMNIST: Alan forward to our 60th. It’s only Kent Westhelle and Michael double knee replacement and Barney, alanbarney7@gmail. four years away. Some of you Westhelle ’87; Buddy Gitlin some unplanned spinal surgery. com, (610) 253-7376 will be really old by then! with Jocelyn (Gitlin) Deutsch Unfortunately, he could not I’m covering for our class cor- ’89 and Melissa (Gitlin) Jacoby attend the 91st Academy Awards respondent, Dixon Earley, this David A. Rie- ’92; Hank McInerney and Oscar party in February hosted issue. I’ll start with comments mondy, 774 Mali- Brian McInerney ’89; Howard by Carl Petrillo on his boat in on Lehigh’s winning the EIWA ’64bu Lane, Indialan- Fiala and Andrew Fiala ’92; Florida. But his other Delt broth- tournament for the second tic, FL 32903. (321) 777-9659 Chuck Frankel and Barrett ers, including Carl Straub, Dr. consecutive year. Coach Pat (home); (321) 506-7302 (cell); Frankel ’02; Dr. Jay Flynn and Jay Flynn and John Hayes, did Santoro in the pre-tourna- [email protected] (email) Meghan (Flynn) Bigelow ’99; make it. Carl Straub’s wife, Pat, ment dinner at Saucon Valley In January, Bill DeVinney, Wil Hamp and Brian Hamp dressed them up in look-alike Country Club talked about the John Richmond ’66 and I were ’85; Fritz Mueller with Robert tuxedos to create the appropri- difficulty wrestlers have balanc- sad but honored to attend a me- Mueller ’88 and Margot Mueller ate formality for the party. ing their academic work with morial service for Don Wilson.

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Don passed away after a gallant Larry in March when I wrote, science program (with Larry James A. fight with cancer at his home in so I gathered this rather formal White and Lane Jorgensen). Tiefenbrunn, The Villages, Fla., on New Year’s summary from the Lehigh web- After graduating, Rick spent ’66 1201 Butztown Day. Our sympathies go out to site. I’ll get an update in June three years with the company Road, #31, Bethlehem, PA his wife of 42 years, Marilyn, for the Reunion Bulletin. that had provided his scholar- 18017. (610) 691-1714 (H); and his children, Jeff Wilson, Larry earned a bachelor’s ship; John Shepard recruited [email protected] Sean Stockdale and Chris- degree in electrical engineering him to join PPG as a chemical Harry Brown forwarded to tine Miller. Don’s memorial in 1964, followed by a master’s engineer. Rick spent 20 years me several holiday letters that emphasized his pride of serving degree in management science with PPG in various positions, he received from classmates. his country as a U.S. Air Force and a Ph.D. in industrial engi- rising to general manager of a Selecting just a few items, I can officer, being a Delta Tau Delta neering. Larry was a member plant making flame-resistant report that Karen and Barry brother and being a Lehigh of the 1964 Eastern Champion plastics used for TV cabinets. Jenkin have added a sixth alumnus. Don was commis- wrestling team and Theta Delta RCA was his largest customer. grandchild. They travel quite a sioned in 1964 and spent five Chi. He has made his career Then hello LCD TVs, so long hot bit to make up for the fact that years with the Air Force before in real estate and is currently cathode-ray tubes, and goodbye their family is spread far and settling in the Dayton, Ohio, a consultant with Red Jacket the flame-resistant plastic wide. Last summer they also area. He joined the RCA in sales Development in Orlando, Fla. business. Rick “retired” in 1990. flew to France for a river cruise and marketing before moving Larry has long supported He bounced around as a man- in Provence. And of course, you into a career in the insurance initiatives at Lehigh and is agement consultant for several will always find them at Lehigh business. He retired and moved a member of the Asa Packer years until another classmate, wrestling and football events. to The Villages in 2012. and Tower societies. He has Dave Ball, then with U.S. Steel, Diane and Rob Nordt are While calling Don’s fraterni- generously supported the ren- helped him get a two-year now situated on a farm about 40 ty brothers to gather infor- ovation of Grace Hall and the contract as the on-site program minutes from Roanoke. They mation to write about Don, I Athletics Partnership, wrestling manager for a facility they were also have six grandchildren, and chatted with Gere Grimm. He and industrial engineering building at some remote place they are very helpful with farm had little time to talk because programs. In 1999, he endowed in India. By the turn of the cen- chores when they visit. Over the he was on his way to prep for a the Lawrence E. White ’64 Head tury, Rick and Barbara had put last two years they completed quadruple bypass. Hopefully he Wrestling Coach position as one daughter through Lehigh an addition on the house and is doing well. well as the P.C. Rossin College of (Jennifer Berg ’91) and their constructed a pole barn. Mary On a brighter note, John Engineering Lawrence E. White second through the University of and Greg O’Brien reported a Schoenfelder called from Vero Master of Management Science Pittsburgh and were looking at great Disney Caribbean cruise Beach with an update. In 2005, and Engineering Fellowship. colleges for their third. Rick de- for the entire family. They now after a career in finance as a Larry and his wife, Ann, cided he had done enough travel- enjoy a wonderful little cottage banker, corporate treasurer have seven children between ing. Rick joined the University in Maine, where Mary has a sep- and investor relations officer, them, and live in Orlando, Fla. of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate arate artist studio. Greg was al- John and Diane (Sternbergh) When I was trying to get an School of Business. Pitt was in ternating weeks with a grueling Schoenfelder M.S. ’64, Ph.D. update on Bill Berg, another of the process of selecting a new commute to California, where ’71 said goodbye to the Lehigh our classmates serving on the dean, so Rick soon found himself he is president of International Valley and took up residence reunion committee, Barbara, not connected with another Lehigh Technological University. Greg on Cape Cod, where John had Bill’s wife Carol, answered the grad, Frederick Winter ’66. was also off to Denmark and worked in the summers. They phone. After a several minute, Rick became the head of their China on university business. had been what we call snow- surreal experience thinking executive education program Sounds like a hardworking birds, but the New England I had dialed a wrong number and taught there for 13 years retirement. winters of 2014 and 2015 con- and by some weird miracle until he retired again at age 65. John Popek has been retired vinced them to relocate again reached someone who knew Bill, Carnegie Mellon Tepper School about six years, and he and to Vero Beach, Fla. Now they I finally realized I had dialed of Business called and quickly Barbara live in Greensburg, venture back to the Cape to Rick Berg’s number. Rick and enticed him to join them as a near Pittsburgh. They enjoy escape Florida’s summer heat. I Bill are cousins and fraternity career counselor. Rick finally getting to cultural events and don’t know what they are called brothers, so they keep in touch. I retired yet again in June 2018. fine dining in the city. They have in Cape Cod. Sunflies? was unable to reach Bill in time Now he volunteers with SCORE celebrated their 50th wedding By the time you read this, for this column but did have a mentoring small business anniversary and have two grand- we will have celebrated our long chat with Rick. The cousins owners. children. They enjoy travel and 11th fifth-year reunion. That’s went to high school together in have done several river cruises. 55 years for the math chal- the Pittsburgh area and, along Ronald L. Peter Ressler certainly lenged. I’ve been given the OK with Parry Hesselman and Workman, fulfilled his civil engineering to tell you Larry White was 17 of their classmates, went to ’65 1981 Berrel Court, degree with a lifelong career (will be) selected for our Class Lehigh. Rick and Bill graduated Yardley, PA 19067-7225. (215) devoted to bridges. His first Alumni Award. I didn’t think as engineers and continued in 702-7041 (H); ron_workman@ job was with PennDOT in the it appropriate to check in with Lehigh’s master’s in business prodigy.net bridge unit. He was involved

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with design, plans review and and wisdom—and a little fun— about the sad news. On a lighter well.” If anyone wishes to send maintenance planning. He led on Old South Mountain five note, he said, “I get it about chil- Pat a note, Dianne’s email ad- the inspection program for the decades ago. A great opportunity dren not wanting your furniture dress is [email protected]. state-owned bridges in the five to share stories of Lehigh in days even if it is a family heirloom I apologize greatly to the next counties near Philadelphia. of yore! If you have lost contact or an antique. I think it may be classmate, who sent me informa- After 12 years, he joined the with anyone and want to reach because of global warming, ha. tion during the past year, but I firm that became STV Inc. and out, or if you have any thoughts I hope all of you are well; for a seem to have missed placing his was involved in many diverse or ideas, or want to help make 73-year-old man, I am happy with story in my past articles. bridge engineering projects for our 55th as good as, or better being vertical. My wife and I have J. Gordon Arkin said, highways and railroads in the than, our 50th, let me know at been separated for a year and a “After some thought, here mid-Atlantic area. He and Dar- [email protected] half. I wish things were different, is an update from me. After lene have celebrated 50 years of or (609) 792-6145.” but they are not. I am in a much graduation from Lehigh, I went marriage and reside in Gilberts- better place. Still playing tennis, to Harvard Law School, where ville, Pa. They have one son, who Eric Hamilton, and I’m trying to learn golf.” I met Susan, who was then a kept Pete busy with a lot of base- journeyman618@ John “Dusy” Dusenberry sophomore at Jackson College, ball and then dirt track racing. ’67 gmail.com expressed his feelings: “I’m sor- the women’s college at Tufts Pete helped with maintenance D’Arcy Roper sent news of the ry to hear the news about Sandy University. We just celebrated and in the pits while Darlene did passing of two members of Beta Robinson. At this point I think our 48th wedding anniversary, video on race day. Theta Pi, a strong fraternity each new day is a gift.” and we have wonderful twin Carol and Arthur Ridler when we were brothers in the Clark Russell writes, “My daughters (one an M.D., the live near Lewes, Del., where he early to mid-1960s. One was Bill time and energy now are spent other a Ph.D. college professor) concentrates on a learned hobby Hahn ’49, our alumni adviser on my work at Hillcrest Chris- and four amazing grandchil- of cabinet making. They also have who supported the Lehigh tian School in Jackson, Miss. dren. After practicing corpo- been married over 50 years, and chapter for 40 years or more. He (Google it), where I am science rate law for 43 years, most of have two daughters and three graduated from Lehigh in 1949 department chair and teach a it as a partner in the Orlando grandchildren. Arthur started with a B.S. in I.E. He is remem- full load of physics, chemistry office of Foley & Lardner, I work in the engineering depart- bered by many alumni from our and AP chemistry. We are ending retired in 2013. Since then, I ment of Fafnir Bearing Company years at Lehigh. the first year of a five-year have continued my community and moved for various assign- Our other Beta Brother who improvement plan to raise our service on various charitable ments. The company was acquired recently passed in early March department to compete with boards, and also provide legal by Textron, then Ingersoll Rand, is Sandy Robinson ’69 B.S.C.E., the finest college prep schools in services on a pro bono basis to and the Torrington Company. M.S. ’71. the area. Teaching high school a number of worthwhile com- Arthur eventually moved to the Bob Hartenstine expressed science is my ‘give-back’ career munity projects. bearing division of the Kaydon his sadness of the news. Bob to thank the Lord for a great “When asked what I do in Corp., as vice president of sales is afraid we will be “receiving rewarding family and lifetime.” retirement, I say that I still and marketing, and in 1991 these emails from D’Arcy at an Clark received the following practice law but now do it for became president of the Kaydon accelerating pace now.” He also regarding Pat Howlett from free, and am also a fully trained ring and seal division. His moves remarked that “Annie and I are his wife, Dianne. Her note was grandfather who happily pro- over the years led to a lot of home trying to extend our stay on dated March 17, 2019. “Sadly, vides concierge-level services carpentry projects that led to a Earth by living in Puerto Rico in three weeks ago I had to put to my four grandchildren. I love of cabinet making. the winter.” Pat in a nursing home. As I told also still run and downhill ski, Harry Brown, our class presi- On a personal note, D’Arcy him, we fought a courageous to my own continued amaze- dent, has provided the following writes, “Mary and I are doing battle to keep him home for ment. If any of my classmates alert. “As you may be doing pretty well. Definitely ready for five years. His toughness made or fraternity brothers want to some 2021 forward planning spring! Spending a lot of time and him go to any therapies we get in touch, I can be reached at and scheduling, please note that energy beginning to ‘downsize.’ could find at Good Shepherd [email protected].” our 11th reunion commemorat- With two large homes, we are Therapy. He was involved in ing the 55th anniversary of our amazed at all of the stuff we have any test or research projects at Dick Bell, , 2016 graduation is penciled in for the accumulated. We have been the University of Pennsylvania Redwood Avenue, first weekend in June 2021. Yes, in our home in Burke, Va., for Hospital. But this disease was ’68 Wyomissing PA I realize that is almost two years 35 years, and it is full of family making it harder for me to lift 19610. [email protected]. away. But, with the way that our antiques, some from the 18th him as he became stiffer and Jerry Gschwind had worked class has scattered far and wide, century. Our children are not less communicative. Even with for IBM as a systems engineer, it is definitely not too soon to real excited about having them caregivers, it became impos- retiring as a senior marketing be thinking about our reunion. in their homes, so what to do sible. Even though this was manager in the WebSphere It will be one more time for you with the pieces is problematic, something he never wanted product group. He is married to get together with that special especially for me.” to do (nobody wants to go to a to his junior high sweetheart, group with whom you worked Joe Brothers, tennisjab45@ nursing home), he is toughing Lynn, and they have two chil- so hard in pursuit of knowledge aol.com, expressed his sorrow it out. He is adjusting very dren and seven grandchildren.

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He has passed his love of la- my new book, ‘Vietnam Blues,’ believe. Life since Lehigh has February. Talk about stepping crosse to his grandsons, whom is now available on the internet. been exciting, to say the least. into the past. It appears that he coached and still referees. The sequel to ‘Saving Ben Tre,’ I got an MBA from Lehigh in not much has changed there in Jerry is a master gardener it is also inspired by my expe- 1972 and spent 37 years with the past 50 or 60 years. Russia volunteer and enjoys introduc- riences in Vietnam. The story the U.S. Government Account- appeared to be much more ing young kids to the joys takes place in the final years of ability Office (better known as prosperous to us. Average of gardening. His son went the Vietnam War, as American GAO). I led audits of U.S. foreign wages in Cuba are about $30 per to Duke and received a master’s military advisers and their allies assistance programs, which month, and you need a ration degree from Northwestern. face VietCong spies and guerril- meant I traveled overseas and card to buy food. If you like cars His daughter, Kristin la fighters building up forces for to mostly third world countries. from the ’40s and ’50s, Cuba is (Gschwind) Carmouche, the massive Easter Offensive. When I retired from GAO, I definitely the place to visit. We was Class of ’96 from Lehigh. “Distribution channels will was in charge of a number of were driven around Havana in Still has fond memories of his be expanding, but it is currently audits, including U.S. anti-drug a 1955 Pontiac convertible. Per- lacrosse team and Sigma Chi. available on Amazon, Barnes assistance to Colombia and haps our biggest surprise was William Gill retired from and Noble, Apple Books and U.S. assistance to Afghanistan. that U.S.-bank-issued credit and his multiline insurance busi- several other outlets.” I then worked three years for debit cards cannot be used in ness and has volunteered with the Special Inspector General Cuba. So, bring extra cash (pref- many nonprofit organizations. Denny Diehl, for Afghanistan Reconstruction erably euros instead of dollars He has assumed the business 28 Chancery and got to travel to Afghanistan to avoid a 10 percent exchange responsibilities of local craft ’70 Court, Millville, some more. I saw and experi- fee) if you plan to visit Cuba. beer. His daughter graduated NJ 08332. (610) 698-7136; enced a lot of the good and bad I had a nice, long conversa- from the University of Rich- [email protected] that the world has to offer. As tion with Al Molinari, who lives mond, and he has three grand- This issue initiates the class’s my Phi Sig brothers may re- under the shadows of the Lim- children. He is spending a lot of declaration of war on the ulti- member, when I was at Lehigh, erick nuclear power plant near time playing golf and working mate goal: our 50th Reunion on I dated Barbara Malecki. We Pottstown, Pa. Our conversation for upward mobility issues and June 4-7, 2020. Anyone—and married after graduation and ranged from the proliferation solutions in Charlotte, N.C. everyone—who’s willing to had two sons and a daugh- of spoofed phone calls to the During college he was a mem- help by contacting classmates ter. Sadly, Barbara died from U.S. health care system and his ber of Delta Tau Delta and the is invited to chip in, with a breast cancer in 2002, after 32 ideas on how to fix it. Al took varsity lacrosse team. committee of considerable size years of marriage. A few years early retirement from Wyeth- Thomas Hodson—our the goal. As a matter of history, later, I remarried and have two Ayerst Research Labs shortly former class secretary, Beta 1970 has been soft on off-years stepdaughters. As they tend to after it was acquired by Pfizer Theta Pi and a swimming team but has come up strong on the do, the children grew up and about 10 years ago. He had been member—worked for Baxter magic 10-year and 25-year started their own families. We a senior scientist who worked International as treasurer and reunions. Let’s plan to come up have three granddaughters on the antidepressant drugs CareMark International as bigger than ever. and one grandson. Acting like Effexor and Pristiq. CFO. He worked as a CEO for As your correspondent for 19 grandparents is a learning John Mirro is an engineer- a specialty hospital and a years (since replacing the late experience. I retired in 2012. ing consultant in Bath, Pa., spe- neurosurgery practice. He is Tom Fischer, who served 30 We moved from the Virginia cializing in Rotordynamics of married with two children years), I’ve received a wide vari- suburbs of D.C. to the foothills Machinery. Back in the ’90s, he and seven grandchildren. ety of interesting bio items over of the Shenandoah Mountains and some co-workers at Inger- He is an active global traveler the years from Dave Thaler near Charlottesville, Va. I spend soll-Rand founded Conmec, an and enjoys fly fishing, skiing and ([email protected]), but most of my time tending to a engineering company special- golf. He is a board member of this one was a jewel: “Did I ever couple acres of land, walking my izing in the repair and design of JourneyCare, a local hospice. tell you I was elected a Fellow of dogs, and catching up on sleep. I large-scale rotating machinery. He served in the Navy as a the Royal Geographical Society can be contacted at abhunting- The company was mentioned supply officer for four years and in London?” The Society is [email protected] if you’d like to several times in Inc. magazine’s received an MBA from Harvard. the U.K.’s learned society and catch up.” report on the fastest-growing Stay healthy. professional body for geog- Save the date for Reunion companies in America prior to raphy, founded in 1830, and 2020: June 4-7, 2020 its acquisition by A-C Com- A. Raymond today is the leading center for pressor Corps., in 1997. John Schmalz, 325 geographers and geographical Sam Dugan, 143 was an avid race car driver, ’69 Lowell Ave., Mill learning. I believe the appropri- Pinecrest Lane, participating in many endur- Valley, CA 94941-3845. (415) ate response to Dave is “bully.” ’71 Lansdale, PA 19446. ance races at Daytona, Watkins 388-3263 (H), (415) 317-0923 On the other end of the (215) 368-1895 (H), (215) 680-9719 Glen and Sebring. John was also (C); [email protected] frequency links is a welcome (M); [email protected] a restauranteur associated with I received a note recently from first-ever submission fromAl My wife, Carol, and I followed Banana Joe’s in Allentown for David Van Wye. He writes: Huntington: “Forty-nine years up last year’s river cruise to many years. “I’m delighted to announce that since we graduated is hard to Russia with a cruise to Cuba in Bruce Meyer is managing

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member in a law firm on Long planners get them when we years I’ve been using solder- ed that “it is hard to believe that Island serving clients in New begin to plan for our next less connectors branded AMP, we are looking at our 50th Class York, New Jersey and Florida. milestone reunion. We receive Tyco or TE. Such an impressive Reunion in four years!” As many Bruce received his J.D. from a “set” of spreadsheets, one of product line. Tell us more about of us know, Celeste has served on Brooklyn Law School and an which includes all classmates yourselves, gentlemen. the reunion committee for years MBA in taxation and account- who are living and known to I met Gary Rowe at band and is the choreographer of our ing from Hofstra. the Alumni Association, and camp in September of 1968. He production during the Parade of Chuck Metter is president another of those known to be was toting a big instrument, but Classes. Celeste went on to say, of Metter Digital Marketing; he’s deceased; I still have our sets it wasn’t a keyboard. Now he en- “This doesn’t quite fit into your a strategic internet marketing from 2012 (40th Reunion) and tertains all kinds of well-known theme of ‘It’s hard to believe,’ consultant whose expertise 2017 (45th Reunion). celebrities in the Washington, however, as a direct result of includes social media and content Oddly, the numbers don’t D.C., area. We will be fascinated the great fun we had at our 45th marketing plus website design really make sense. You should to learn more about that evolu- Reunion in 2018, classmates and development. Chuck was the recall that there were just over tion, Gary. Jim Duane (and wife Michelle), owner of the MI Digital Agency in 900 of us who graduated as the Update: After submitting Ruth Scriptunas, and Betsy Bethlehem for 20 years. Class of 1972. Lehigh’s class lists this column for the previous Adams, along with myself (and What to do in retirement? retain some individuals who issue of the Bulletin, I learned husband, Bob Greenwald), Joe McGuire has found the attended but did not graduate— that John S. Hill was a team decided to embark on a riverboat answer in playing jazz and blue- especially if they are potential captain for five of his 10 years cruise in France, from Lyon grass in New Jersey. He does it donors—so let’s guess that the with the New Orleans Saints. to Avignon. Michelle Duane for fun. Joe spent 20 years as a first versions of the lists should That is certainly noteworthy, spearheaded the arrangements programmer and database ana- have been around 920 living, 0 and doesn’t surprise me. John with the precision of a Swiss lyst for several companies in the deceased. The 2012 lists includ- really was a natural leader, watchmaker, and amazingly, New York and New Jersey area. ed 622 living, 39 deceased. The extremely well-respected by all we were able to agree on dates He has also been a librarian at 2017 versions changed to 534 who encountered him. and reserve our spots within a NJIT for the past 12 years. living, 59 deceased. See what I few weeks following reunion!” James McGee is the exec- mean? It doesn’t take much to Patrick Fekula, (Sounds like our theme!) The utive director of the Transit recognize that many more class- 1891 Evans Drive cruise was scheduled for mid- Employees Health & Welfare mates have fallen off the living ’73South, Jackson- April with a pre-cruise sojourn Fund in suburban D.C. The fund list than are known to have died. ville Beach, FL 32250. (904) 451- in Nice and a post-cruise stay was created in 1954 to provide That means that I need to get 4949 (M); [email protected] in Paris. We look forward to health care benefits to ATU current lists from the Alumni The theme of my last email struck hearing from the group about Local 689 members. When it Association. We also need to a chord with several class mem- their riverboat cruise experience comes to wellness, Jim tries to address the data anomaly. bers who responded with their in the next column. practice what he preaches. He Regardless, the lists come in versions of “It’s hard to believe …” Lee Beaumont reports bicycles the 20-mile commute handy for your correspondent. Psi Upsilon brother Steve that he is living in Middletown, to work from home several They enabled me to pull all of Hamp replied, “My wife and N.J., and he and wife Eileen just times throughout the summer, those career subsets created for I are both retired and living in celebrated their 40th wedding a habit he began more than 40 columns over the past several paradise on the tropical island anniversary in August 2018. years ago. years (remember the public of Cozumel.” (Just off the They have a daughter, Nicole, Harvey Mattel is another service group, the medical Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.) who after a career as an Air Force of our class attorneys, having and health service group, the Steve says that he and Patricia pilot is now married and living received his J.D. from the Uni- educators?). About 15 years ago, have been there for more than in Colorado with three young versity of Miami in 1974. Harvey I tried a strategy that received a nine years and emphasized that daughters. Their son, Rick, lives lives in Hollywood, Fla., and has mixed response; let’s try again. Cozumel is very safe without in Manhattan and practices a law practice in Ft. Lauderdale. I’ll mention some names from drugs, cartels and murders. “The maritime law. In 2001, Lee re- the roster. If you are listed, your worst we have are mosquitoes tired from his career position at Charles S. assignment is to respond to me and hurricanes,” he added, “but Bell Laboratories, where he had “Chuck” Steele, with a brief update. Here goes … no hurricanes for more than 12 worked as an electrical engineer, ’72 2080 Flint Hill Jim Franke and Tom Nagy, years.” Steve wanted his fellow technical manager and depart- Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036. are you still flying for American classmates to know that he and ment head. Since he retired, (610) 737-2156 (M); chuck. Airlines? How about you, Jer- Patricia also own a three-bed- Lee has written two books and [email protected] emy Synnestvedt (we under- room, three-bathroom rental established a consulting compa- Occasionally I face a deadline stand that American acquired house, with a pool, in a very quiet ny, Simply Quality. In his spare for this column without having TWA)? neighborhood on the island and time, Lee enjoys hiking and is heard from any of you. This Three of you spent consid- are open to visitors. If interested, busy creating the Wikiversity is one of those occasions. When- erable time at Tyco Electronics: contact Steve at http://www. Applied Wisdom curriculum at ever at a loss for news, I retrieve David Bickford, James Biddle Cozumel-casapatricia.us. en.wikiversity.org/wiki/ my lists of classmates. Reunion and Paul Timashenka. For Celeste Varricchio respond- Living_Wisely.

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After Lehigh, Mark Mitra- year at Musikfest and occasion- over 20 years. Bob is currently facebook.com/lehighseven vich went on to get his MBA at ally on other occasions: senior vice president of wealth tyfive?fref=ts. the City University of New York. “After seeing you at Musik- management, with his three Save the date for Reunion He currently lives in Davison, fest, I completed a five-treat- business partners, at the Swiss 2020: June 4-7, 2020 N.C., with wife Rebecca. They ment CyberKnife radiation bank UBS. After 25 years in have three adult children, two therapy for prostate cancer. I engineering and program man- Mark E. Goeh- daughters and a son, along with had been in a ‘watchful waiting’ agement with Fluor Daniel and ring, 10 Princeton two granddaughters. Mark spent for about 18 months, and the other firms, Bob shifted careers ’76 Drive, Shamong, his career in the chemical indus- time had finally come. All of the in 2002, as only a very smart NJ 08088. (609) 841-0389 (C); try in sales/marketing/purchas- prep—testing and insurance— person could do, to become a MarkGoehring LU76@gmail. ing management roles. During was a pain in the butt (pun financial adviser and plans to com; Look for me on Facebook! his career, he did extensive intended), but the treatments continue in that role for a few In April, I registered for European business travel while themselves were a breeze. more years. Now empty nesters, Medicare hours before my 65th moving 11 times. Mark is retired “On a happy note (for me Bob and Sue plan to increase birthday! I am not retiring; my and keeps busy with community ... not necessarily for her), my travel and enjoy themselves and company, Triflow Corporation, and church volunteer activities. wife, Elaine, and I celebrated their family as much as possible. is doing well and it’s still fun … With profound sadness, Jane our 40th wedding anniversary George and his wife, Laurie, on most days! That’s enough old Page, wife of Eric Page, reported in May. I have no idea why she have been married for 39 years people talk. that Eric passed away in Novem- married me or has stayed with and have three children and two For those who have partici- ber 2018 from a stroke. Jane add- me. Her answer would likely be grandchildren. They reside at pated in or witnessed our five- ed, “While Eric did not graduate ‘It seemed like a good idea at the the Jersey Shore beach town of year reunion parades, energy is from Lehigh, we were grateful time’ and ‘I need a challenge.’” Margate, N.J. Their son, Jordan not a problem with our class— for the friendships forged there, Reunion report next time. Thomas ’06, married Jocelyn we are all young acting, and fun. especially ours that resulted in (Helwig) Thomas ’05; they have Let’s keep it that way. a marriage of 47 years, two sons Thom Hirsch, given George and Laurie two My wife, Mary, and I had and four grandchildren.” 139 McHenny grandchildren. George’s niece, a fun moment the day before ’75Court, Chester, Elizabeth Thomas, graduated Christmas, as we, along with my Bill White, 5418 MD 21619, [email protected] from Lehigh in 2011. George son Jonathan, witnessed the Holiday Drive, My wife, Valerie (Smith) Hirsch and Laurie’s daughter and other engagement of my oldest son ’74 Allentown, PA ’83, and I recently visited the son are graduates of UVA and Bryant (LU ’07 ’08) to Heather 18104, [email protected] Lehigh campus and attend- Cornell. George, Leo Dugan, Hurley in the traditional way I’m told that by the time you ed a wrestling match at the Carl Minucci ’74 and their fam- at The Breakers in Palm Beach. read this, our 45th Reunion will Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace ilies spend time together at the A great moment, they will be a be history, so my full report will Hall. Lehigh defeated Penn 34- Jersey Shore. great couple, and to witness this have to await our next issue. 6, with three exciting bouts that George and his brother, was a blessing. However, I can say with some ended the match in pins by the Mike Thomas ’76, George’s What about our moment? confidence that we had a great heavyweights. Also exciting was Lehigh son and his nephew run Let’s all make an effort to time and that if you weren’t the display in the lobby of the a four-generation family busi- get to Lehigh this year. The there, you should have been. Snakepit about the legendary ness founded in 1920. Thomas Lehigh-Lafayette game is Meanwhile, I’ll offer a couple Lehigh wrestling coach Billy Company Inc. is located in Egg at home, and we have a new of tidbits from classmates. First, Sheridan; the display featured Harbor Township, N.J., and football coach in Tom Gilmore from Kathy (Kane) Schlegel ’75, multiple pages about Sheridan specializes as a commercial and to cheer on. Frankly, you should who congratulated me on my from the “History of Lehigh industrial specialty subcontrac- come back at your discretion. retirement from The Morning Wrestling” published by our tor providing program software It doesn’t have to be a sport- Call and supplied a little update class in 1975 and edited by for projects in the sheet metal, ing event, but network your about herself and husband Bill Kathy (Kane) Schlegel. What a roofing, ornamental metals, plans to friends. The campus Schlegel. lasting memory Kathy and her structural steel and architectur- is booming with eye-popping “Bill and I are good,” she team created as part of Lehigh’s al metal businesses. Only very change and construction. Make wrote. “He retired several years great wrestling tradition. Is smart people could successfully the effort now, as bad knees, ago and does some part-time an update of the history in the run such a company. hips and/or wheelchairs on our consulting. We have a home in St. offing for our 50th reunion? Please send me an email campus are not compatible! Augustine and a condo in north- Recently caught up with our about what you are doing these As an original Drinker 2B ern Kentucky near our younger distinguished classmates Bob days, so I can include you in and a Zete, I intend to pester son and his family. Our older son Taylor and George Thomas. the next class column. Your some brothers and classmates and his family are in Chicago. Bob told me with pride of his classmates would love to hear of surrounding classes to ven- “We have been blessed be- wife, Sue, and their two chil- about you. ture back. So, Barry Winter, yond measure.” dren, Katie and Matthew. Bob Don’t forget to like our Class Pete Bechtel, Don McGillen, And from Jeff Nelson, and Sue have lived in North- Facebook page run by Jeff Father Tim Byerley, Allen whom I still get to see every ern Virginia, outside D.C., for Sherman. It can be found at: Braithwaite, Bruce Perry,

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and so many classmates and good news is, we have grown biology with a minor in health, by snail mail, email or Face- friends, prepare to be peppered about 20 percent every year medicine, and society. She plans book (remember our class has a with persistent texts, emails and have several people either to pursue dental school after Facebook group, facebook.com/ and calls! I am not afraid of your directly or indirectly affiliated graduation in May. groups/Lehigh1978). Class col- wrath … I have Medicare now! with us. So far, the model seems Stay in touch and have a umns are published about four Enjoy the summer, and to be working perfectly.” great summer! months after we submit them, please be safe, see family often Of course, some things never so expect a four- to eight-month and send me your updates. really leave us. Bruce spent Gail D. Reinhart, delay between contacting me Cheers. 10 years as a high school boys 215 N. Center St., and seeing your news in the lacrosse coach (while he had ’78 #1407, San Anto- Bulletin. Ann Louise a real job)! He retired from nio, TX 78202-2723. ladygai (Werley) Price, coaching in 2013 and loved the [email protected] Lance M. Bell, ’77 2 Colton St., coaching experience. I laughed Greetings, classmates! News 952 River Run Dr., Farmington, CT 06032. (860) out loud when he said “still is a little sparse, but I did hear ’79 Macedonia, OH 677-1295 (H); prokemo@ being slightly immature, I still from two of you. 44056-2369. (216) 219-3729 comcast.net think I can play—but that is a Guy Powell is the managing (mobile); [email protected] It is always wonderful to different story.” partner of ProRelevant Market- This will be published after hear from old friends! Bruce Every time I fly Delta and the ing Solutions and the author of reunion, but hopefully I saw you Jones dropped me a note from pilots’ names are announced, two books on marketing—“Mar- there and will have news of you Turnersville, N.J., where he I pay particular attention to keting Calculator: Measuring to report here soon. According to and his wife, Louise, live. Bruce listen for the name of John and Managing Return on my records, I’m writing my 58th notes “we have two kids and Sanlorenzo! John says that he Marketing Investment,” which column since I took over as class a 3-year-old granddaughter. and his wife, Debbie, moved to came out in 2012, and last year’s correspondent in 2001. Grandkids are a blast. The kids Park City, Utah, last spring from “Marketing Machine: The Tom Havekotte emailed an are doing terrific. Michelle went Cincinnati. They were going out Secret History of the Future of update a few weeks after my last to RISD and is an illustrator and there for decades to ski and visit Marketing (ROI).” Guy explains deadline, so I finally get to share has her own company (michel- Janet (Quinn) Smith ’79, his that “Marketing Machine” is it with you. Tom shared that lebaron.com). She has been wife’s friend from seventh grade about how to use marketing and last November, he, Tom Dunn, published a couple of times—it’s and the reason he and his wife analytics to make certain the Mark Proft and Rich Husband a great website—have fun if (Villanova ’79) met at Lehigh! company can achieve its sales from Pi Lambda Phi gathered you go exploring. Mike went to They have three daughters and objectives, do it at the least level for their annual golfing reunion Susquehanna and works for the six grandkids, who undoubtedly of marketing investment and do at Tom’s home in York, Pa. They largest international publisher enjoy the skiing! John reports it with certainty. enjoyed several days of golf, out there. He is an editor for that he will finish his flying -ca Rob Nahigian, the princi- exquisite dining courtesy of Chef a medical journal and weekly reer as a Delta Air Lines Captain pal of Auburndale Realty Co., Mark, and reminiscing about the publication. He is living the in SLC (flying 737s) in 2020. in Newton, Mass., emailed to great times at Pi Lam and LU. wonderful life of a single person John and Bruce both prom- tell me about an unexpected This was the group’s sixth event in downtown Philadelphia. ise to attend our next reunion! encounter with our class’s most since they started the tradition Since both are artistically gifted, I had the great fun of having recent Alumni Award winner, in 2014, with the outing peaking clearly as you may recall, it’s not lunch with my old roommates, John Papazian. The accidental to 14 Pi Lams in 2016. All contin- my gene pool at work.” Donna (Tice) McGee and Jill meeting took place last Decem- ue to keep in touch on a regular Nine years ago, Bruce went (Sugarman) Van Hoesen, this ber in the Armenian Apostolic basis and plan to continue the off on his own and set up a com- winter in Florida. Jill and Rick church Rob attends in Cam- tradition for years to come. mercial lines insurance consult- live in California. Donna and bridge, Mass. Turns out John, Barry Glickman, when not ing and brokering firm working Kris live in Florida and South who is also Armenian Apostolic, volunteering for Lehigh, serves on nonstandard accounts. He Carolina—when they aren’t was up from New Jersey with as a partner at Zeichner Ellman reports that “we only deal with traveling! Another roommate, his wife and daughter to work & Krause LLP. He’s worked at his other insurance agents. The Deb (Dabrowski) Delmage, on the final details of the daugh- firm for 29 years and represents public cannot directly access retired from Gardener’s Supply ter’s New Year’s Eve wedding. the financial services industry me. We act as sort of an insur- last year and has been loving While in Massachusetts, John as an attorney. He’s also been ance clearinghouse. My goal life, traveling and exploring also planned to attend a New working feverishly with Jodi is to sell answers to insurance with John. England Patriots game with (Smith) Capps, Kal Chany, professionals, rather than push Chris Cardello Modero and his soon-to-be son-in-law. Rob Caesar Gorski, Scot Guempel, premium dollars. Sort of a dif- her husband, Tom, also have reports that John and his wife Ilene (Schiff ) Mason, Gail ferent spin on things. My theory been doing a lot of travel. Both both looked great. Price, Lori Southworth and was that after almost 40 years kids are off in Virginia and NYC. What are the rest of you up Amy (Wenhold) Silva to make in the business, if I couldn’t sell Our Class of ’77 scholarship to? Retiring? Kids who gradu- our 40th Lehigh Reunion mem- my accumulated knowledge to recipient, Kaylee Duggan, ated this spring? Kids starting orable. Mike Silverman, Jan others, then shame on me. The is a senior now majoring in college this fall? Let me know Lewis and Barry continue to do

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the Lehigh football tailgate and forward to helping Lehigh Banet, Basil Fedynyshyn, and enjoy everything Northern attend the games, where they alumni and students with Pete Cleff and Fred Wills ’82 Virginia offers. are regularly joined by Hugo anything they need in Hong regularly. Doug also reconnect- Save the date for Reunion Gravenhorst, and Denise and Kong. Mark recently launched ed with many fraternity friends 2020: June 4-7, 2020 Eric Blew. Barry also shared Honeypod, which competes from the Class of 1981. He re- that he enjoyed a terrific time with Crypto and Blockchain. cently ran into John Butkus on Patrice (Wilchek) attending the New York and Diane Duda retired from business and got to spend some Machikas, (610) on-campus launches for the her position as executive VP time with him and caught up on ’81 960-0068 (C); GO campaign and seeing many and chief actuary at USLI, a lacrosse team success. A recent [email protected] Lehigh friends at those events. Berkshire Hathaway insurance business trip last winter to the Lots of exciting news from He also sends you and me a re- company. Diane completed a Lehigh Valley allowed Doug to Matthew Fisch! An avid Red minder to stay current with our 39-year career as a property-ca- walk the campus at night and Sox fan, Matthew and his son classmates at facebook.com/ sualty actuary and insurance through some of the class- Michael were lucky to be pres- groups/finer79er/?ref=nf. executive. She hopes to spend room buildings, Linderman ent to see the Sox win the World James “Jamie” Falk shared more time with her husband at Library, Packer Chapel and the Series and catch a ball from that he has started a small con- their home on the Jersey Shore, University Center, experiencing the outfield dugout. Matthew, sulting firm, Haven Technologies as well as travel and volunteer a unique feeling and retracing wife Priscilla of 34 years, and Inc. He specializes in reporting with local organizations. She 40-year-ago steps. His memo- sons, Michael and RJ, reside from mid-market SQL account- also plans to be a part-time ries of Lehigh are mostly those in Needham. His latest startup ing systems like Great Plains, instructor in risk management of friendships and of the great challenge has been his position Epicor, MAS 500, Macola, Solo- at a local university. Diane is privilege we have all received. running North American sales mon and other systems. Jamie looking forward to seeing her Brett Swartz is living in for Pcysys, an Israeli cybersecu- has performed conversions both two daughters more frequently Atlanta, Ga. Brett attends the rity company that has brought to and from Quickbooks, and has in Colorado and New Jersey. occasional get-together to nation-state cybersecurity helped clients fix flawed imple- Jim Merrill was in Japan for watch the Lehigh-Lafayette defense tools to the world of mentations. He can be reached client work and played piano game. After 30 years with Hon- enterprises. Pcysys has enjoyed via his LinkedIn profile at with a violinist for a group eywell, Brett took the opportu- some success in the U.S., opening http://bit.ly/jlfalk. event. Jim then went to Viet- nity to retire and is into the RV up significant customers, and Jamie has been married for nam for another project. life for now. is now hiring a team in the U.S. the past 31 years to a lovely girl Doug Mancosh and his Retired U.S. Army Lieu- He also had the option to add from Brooklyn, and they have wife, Kathy, are residents of tenant Colonel Brian Camp- some resellers and rekindle a 28-year-old boy-girl twins, Jake Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., erson and his wife, Cyndie partnership with Lehigh alum and Belinda. Jake is getting and spend the summer in (Muhlenberg ’80), are pleased Russ Cramer ’62. Matthew finds married in September, and Narragansett, R.I. They were to announce the one-year Pcysys awesome to work for. Jamie thinks Belinda may also residents of Rhode Island for wedding anniversary of their He had a good time visiting Tel be headed in a similar direction. 30 years before seeking warm daughter, Heather (Camperson) Aviv and Jerusalem and working Jamie shares that he is looking winter living six years ago. Omsberg ’14, and son-in-law, with the team of amazing forward to seeing his classmates Doug has been an entrepreneur Cameron Omsberg ’13. Heather entrepreneurs. They won the in June. most of his career: owning a and Cam were married last CDM Infosec Cyber Award for That’s all for now as I need commercial lumber treating year in Cape May, N.J. Heather the Next Generation Automatic to get back to my online OSHA facility in Rhode Island from works for IBM, and Cam is the Penetration Testing at RSA. 30-Hour Construction Training the time he was 25; a composite assistant coach for the men’s A 2018 highlight for Bud course. One of my clients sur- decking and railing company soccer team at Northeastern Person occurred with a long prised me with that requirement named Fiberon in North Caro- University in Boston, Mass. weekend Sigma Nu reunion in just three weeks before starting a lina and Idaho, which he found- Brian and Cyndie’s son, Sean Pittsburgh. “A hardy turnout construction management job at ed when he was 38; and a new Camperson ’11, is a captain in consisted of Nick Snyder ’79, his site. Consulting engineering patented recycling technology the U.S. Army with multiple Dan Bruzgo, Tim Hellman, has been fun so far, but it does company in Minnesota that deployments to Afghanistan John “Herb” Robbins, Charlie have its moments. converts post-consumer carpet serving with the Army’s 75th Steitz ’82, Bill Hoffmann ’82, fiber into building materials Ranger Regiment. Unfortu- Brendan Gallagher ’82, Jim Gary Chan, that he started three years ago. nately, an injury sustained Norgaard ’84 and Nelson (847) 902-8881 He recently sold the Fiberon during his last deployment to Person ’85.” Bud reports that ’80 (C); gkchan80@ company and intends to spend Afghanistan will keep him from all arrived doing well. They alum.lehigh.edu less time traveling for business rejoining his fellow Rangers. discussed important topics Mark Rittmayer moved to a and more time traveling with Sean has elected to leave the such as “geopolitical and global new apartment in Hong Kong. Kathy and catching up on some Army and will be attending economic affairs before segue- Any classmate who needs a bed time together. Fordham Law School in the fall. ing into highly memorable good for a night or two please feel Doug lives near Bob Thorn- Brian and Cyndie continue to old Lehigh days. After each day free to reach out. 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on the deck filled with famil- Art Greenwood extends rin, have eight lovely grandkids. in pavement coatings sales for iar banter. Bud reports that best wishes to all. He and his Carrin became a B.S.N. nurse GAF covering the West. Lee is fortunately some things never wife, Liz, live in Wellesley, after raising five children about playing more golf too—can’t change. While it’s no longer in Mass., a Boston suburb, where four years ago. live in Scottsdale and not golf. existence, they all say long live they’ve been for 25 years. Larry Yetter reports that Lee sees Dan Nelson ’83 every Sigma Nu Pi Chapter!” They have four children: Cleo, he’s been retired for many Thanksgiving and his gregar- Kevin Talhelm checked in. Charlie, Owen and Emmett; years after 30 years working ious and fun wife, Christine, He met with Chi Psi classmate three college-age (Bucknell, and living all over the world with their three lovely daugh- Chuck Vietrogoski and his Bucknell and Bates) and one with Shell Oil. He and his wife ters. Lee made it to the Lehigh wife, Marcia, in March and in high school. Art remained recently celebrated their 40th vs. Lafayette game in November reports they are doing well and close to Lehigh over the years, anniversary and live in New and caught up with JC Cole happily retired in Lewes, Del. assisting with fundraising cam- Hampshire, where he enjoys ’83, Pete Morales ... yes Dan, Kevin and his wife, Jennifer paigns and serving nine years year-round hiking. Larry is a JC and Pete all crammed four Tritt, are working toward their on the university’s endowment volunteer with the Appalachian years into five. Lee also hung own goal of retirement. He investment committee. He spent Mountain Club (AMC) and out with Caeser Gorski ’79, Jack retired from Stauffer Biscuit five years with Price Waterhouse leads trips around the world Archibald ’81 and Bill Hotz ’81 of Company and is now putting in Boston after graduation. The with AMC Adventure Travel. my hometown, Basking Ridge, his years of Lehigh calculus to balance of his career has been He will be heading to Switzer- N.J. Back in Arizona, Lee caught work tutoring math at Harris- with Fidelity Investments, the land this year for a two-week up with his good friend Tom burg Area Community College Boston-based investment firm. hiking trek. In addition to hik- Crawford at dinner while he while waiting for the right tim- He has remained close with a ing and traveling, Larry enjoys was in town on a business trip. ing for Jen to retire as well. number of his Zeta Psi fraternity spending time with his family, Cindy (Fricker) Ogren and David Serfass joined his brothers, including Scott Cur- including two grandchildren. Tedd Ogren ’81 live in Burke, family’s CPA firm upon gradua- vey, Jack Archibald, Bill Hotz Thanks to all for sharing Va. After Cindy’s four years in tion from Lehigh and has been and Todd Stone. All are doing their news. Cheers, Patrice. the Air Force as an account- the managing shareholder since great personally and profession- ing and finance officer, she 1991. He is really enjoying this ally (Jack, Bill and Todd have John P. Belardo, got out to be a stay-at-home time in his career because of a sent children to Lehigh). He also 152 Berkeley Cir- mom to their four children. wonderful opportunity to give enjoys regular contact with Pi ’82 cle, Basking Ridge, Tedd continued his Air Force back to the profession through Lam classmate Jack McGowan, NJ 07920. (973) 425-8755 (B); career and retired in 2008 and mentoring young accountants who is an investment industry [email protected].. On became a civil servant in the and collaborating with peers. friend and colleague at T. Rowe Facebook, like “Lehigh Universi- Department of Defense at the He is particularly pleased that a Price in Baltimore. While largely ty Class of 1982.” Pentagon, where he still works. current intern happens to be a Massachusetts homebodies, Ron Nersesian is doing well Their two sons are captains in Lehigh student! his family enjoys vacationing on the West Coast in the wine the Air Force, one stationed at Mark “Ralph” Weller in York Harbor, Maine, and has country of Sonoma. Ron and McChord AFB, Wash., and the reports that Roberta “Bert” been fortunate to make several Maria have been married for 32 other at Langley AFB, Va. Their (McFarland) Gambill and trips to Europe and Asia. years after originally meeting daughters live in Salem, Ore., Maureen “Wu” (Lyng) Plum- Michael Sicinski is cur- on the Hill at Lehigh. Their and on the Eastern Shore of mer ’82 visited with him and rently working at Air Products, son, Matt, went to Berkeley and Maryland. Cindy and Tedd got wife Shawn last March on Anna where he has worked since is a biochemist at Bio Marin, promoted to grandparent sta- Maria Island. The two ’81 chem. graduating from Lehigh, and and their daughter, Sonia, is a tus—a grandson 2½ years old eng. graduates got together lives in the Allentown, Pa., area. product planner/buyer at the and granddaughter 9 months, along with an ’82 marketing He is currently the executive corporate offices of Restoration who now live in southern Vir- grad in sunny Florida and had a director for the Jazan IGCC Hardware after graduating ginia—so they try to see them as fun time reliving old times after facility, an $8 billion acquisition from Loyola Marymount in Los often as they can. Cindy contin- many years apart! Bert and between Air Products, ACWA Angeles. Ron is the president ues volunteer work, attending Ralph were ’81 chem. eng. class- Power and Saudi Aramco. He is and CEO of Keysight Technol- Bible study, teaching swimming mates, and are both now retired in Saudi Arabia about 75 per- ogies (KEYS on the NYSE), (all four of their children swam (Bert from Chevron; Mark from cent of the time. His five daugh- which was the original Hewlett competitively), baking and Procter & Gamble). Bert still ters have all left the house, Packard electronic measure- traveling to Ambler, Pa., to visit lives in Northern California providing him with the oppor- ment business that Bill Hewlett her mom whenever she can. with her three adult sons, while tunity to spend time abroad. His and Dave Packard started in Tedd and Cindy vacation at Mark lives in Cincinnati with youngest daughter just graduat- 1939 to spawn Silicon Valley. Pocono Lake Preserve, Pa., each his wife Shawn, two married ed from Lehigh last spring with Trina and Lee Martucci live summer, where they regularly children and three grandchil- a chemical engineering degree. in Scottsdale, Ariz. Lee moved see Charlie Marck ’81 and Sue dren. Maureen lives in the His other daughters graduated there for a job transfer with (Schlicht) Marck. Harrisburg, Pa., area, close to from Temple, Cedar Crest and GAF in Nov. 2016, and they Dave Kynor lives in Straf- her two adult sons. Moravian. He and his wife, Car- love Arizona! Lee is currently ford, Vt., and is a partner in

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an engineering research and the same time, having become living area has four sofas—“you project management for over 20 development firm in nearby a serious nerd after Lehigh. I’m can never have too many sofas,” years. He spends his spare time Hanover, N.H. His oldest son, sure this is hard for classmates she insisted—with Danish fishing, and my husband is plan- Ryan, is currently in his soph- (who knew Susan well as an tables and a Hans Wegner shell ning on fishing with him down in omore year at Lehigh studying undergrad) to believe. chair, sitting among art that the Florida Keys. mechanical engineering and a Lori (Petersohn) Israelite fills every wall. Terri’s love My daughter, Rachael member of the men’s rowing and Craig Israelite ’81 had their of art, mostly oil paintings, Freedman ’14, is now a semipro team. Dave is enjoying making first grandchild in Decem- began in 2002 when a friend athlete. She made the cut and frequent visits back to campus ber. LU Class of 2040? Very took her to the Pennsylvania has joined a semiprofessional and interacting with the exciting! Craig and Lori live in Academy of Fine Arts student women’s Ultimate Frisbee students. Last fall he deliv- Plymouth Meeting, Pa. art show and sale. His advice team, Nightshade, based in ered one of the 5x10 program Love in an elevator? Teresa was simple: Stand in front of a Nashville. Rachael played club presentations to the freshman (Deisinger) Currier is getting painting, and if you can feel it intramural Ultimate Frisbee engineering students. Dave married September 15 to Rob- in your body, it’s meant to be while at Lehigh and continued also has a cottage in Boothbay ert Wilhelm Schumann. Terri with you. Seventeen years later, to play with teams in Charlotte, Harbor, Maine. He would enjoy met Robert in an elevator on she is an avid collector, drawn Pensacola and Nashville. We are hearing from classmates at August 9, 2016. Robert asked especially to portraits. Some so proud and excited for her in [email protected]. Terri out before the elevator of her favorites include a Maya this unique opportunity. Dr. Susan (Kelly) Archer reached his floor. Robert was Angelou oil painting by Anna Enjoy your summer and fall, reports Alpha Gam alumnae late for work that day. He is an Rose Soevik, a copy of the Mark and please keep sending me had a small tailgate in October entrepreneur who was serving Shaw photograph of John and your news. By the time you get 2018 and another that was as an expert witness in a patent Jackie Kennedy that graced the this, football season should be better attended in November. litigation matter. Terri was also cover of Life magazine in 1959, starting, so feel free to stop by Susan was the only Class of ’82 late for work that day and end- which Currier bought from the our tailgate in the reserved lot. sister who was there, but the ed up in the same elevator car, gallery that dealt with Shaw’s Also, I hope some classmates Class of ’80 was well-represent- and the ride continues. Both estate, and self-portraits from were able to join Bob Funnell ed, and they got to celebrate will move to D.C., and they’ll PAFA students. in California at the Lehigh-UC the birthday of Beth (Crits) make their new home in Capitol Lastly, Stan King has been Davis game on September 14th. McClintock ’80 at the Tally Ho Hill. Terri has retired as a part- training hard for the grueling afterward. She even got carded! ner in the Philadelphia law firm Western States 100-mile endur- Thomas Keat- Forever young. of Saul Ewing and is launching ance run June 29-30 starting in ing, 19 Hackney Susan and high school a space curating business and Squaw Valley, Calif., and ending ’84 Way, Harleysville, classmate Dave Dubosky plans to become involved in in Auburn, Calif. Stan swears by PA 19438. thomaskeating@ also attended their 40th high public interest law in D.C. his special breakfast of cham- yahoo.com school reunion in New Jersey in After living in the Philadel- pions as the key to his fitness Greetings, Class of 1984. I am September. More recently, Dave phia suburbs for almost three regime: Captain Crunch and writing this column in antici- and his wife, Mary, have been decades, Terri was ready for a Jack Daniels. Hats off to Stan! pation of your reading it in the globe-trotting to see their sons, change. She found it in a rented summer. At present, spring is who seem to be going to college Kensington loft, a converted Nancy Liu desperately trying to exert itself, to participate in semesters candy factory with 16-foot-high Freedman, but the hints of sunshine are abroad. One of their sons is in ceilings, huge windows and an ’83 nancyliulehigh83@ brief and unsatisfying. By the Dublin. Last summer (June open floor plan. It was a blank gmail.com time you read this, our success- 2018), Susan picked up another canvas to create a cozy space It was a quiet winter and spring ful and enjoyable 35th Reunion diploma—this time an M.A. in to share with her 15-year-old with no news in the mailbox. will be a very recent sunny history from Norwich Universi- cat, Wally, and 68 paintings and Here are some tidbits from my memory. I hope you attended, ty. This May, Susan will graduate other works of art. family. meeting with your old friends with an M.A. in art history from “I wanted to create a space My husband, Scott Freedman and acquaintances and enjoying the Academy of Art University. that was big enough to be ’84, recently reconnected with being back at Lehigh. That will be master’s degree like a comfy art gallery,” said Mike Petroski. After college, Many thanks are due to the number four. And then, barring Terri, who moved in 2017. “The Mike worked at IBM in Boca reunion committee—Bill Gla- some unforeseen craziness, Su- building has this familial vibe, Raton, Fla. While at IBM, he ser, Aliki (Astreou) Keating, san should graduate with a Ph.D. with wide hallways, floors left started teaching at Lynn Univer- Pam Gural-Bear, Lowell Ei- in aviation from Embry-Riddle in their unmitigated state—they sity. When IBM closed in Boca, senstadt, Mary Beth (Cooleen) Aeronautical University in are shiny and have holes—so Mike decided to stay in Florida Tully, Patricia (Burke) December 2019. She is currently it had an authenticity and a and teach full-time. Mike is now Savage, Lori Roth, Laura Gill, analyzing data for her disser- warmth that made me feel it director of faculty development Martha Mahoney and Scott tation. That will be doctorate was a happy place.” Terri’s goal and academic assessment at Freedman. Thanks for your number two. Yes, Susan really was to create a casual space that Lynn, where he has been teach- efforts in meeting regularly, did three graduate programs at invited creativity. The main ing statistics, operations and coordinating with event staff and

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providing great events for us to recently promoted to global agement firm responsible for Jean and Lyle have a chance to enjoy on Reunion Weekend. technology director of scale-up the construction of some of the spend a long weekend there. As reported last column, engineering. Congratulations, largest facilities for pharmaceu- Caroline asked me to remind Lindsay Vannoy is on Elton Jim, on your well-deserved ticals, education and health care all of you that our 35th Re- John’s Farewell Yellow Brick recognition. in New Jersey. They have one union—yes, 35th—is just around Road tour. Quite a few of our Finally, I would like to daughter, Rachel. A graduate of the corner. Greatly needed are classmates attended concerts thank all of you for sending me Northwestern, Rachel resides classmates willing to serve as in their cities: Lori Roth went to updates. This column could in Chicago and works as an overall reunion committee the Prudential Center concert; not be written without them. environmental engineer. chair, fundraising chair (for our Sondra Elias-Wolfe attended Please continue to hit up our After being a stay-at-home class gift) and members of the the show in New York City. And classmates to let them know that mom to Rachel, Jean became reunion committee. Meetings speaking of classmates doing we want to hear about them and an in-demand science and math are held via conference call usu- fantastic things, did you see that this column is the best way substitute teacher, master ally over the lunch hour. If you the article on Bob Fioretti and to get out the information! gardener and beekeeper! She can help, please email Caroline his brother Peter Fioretti ’82 enjoys traveling to new places at [email protected]. journeying to the North Pole? Jennifer all over the world, either solo Save the date for Reunion This incredible achievement Sheehan, or with her sister. She and Lyle 2020: June 4-7, 2020 has been accomplished by fewer ’85 (240) 401-3724, also enjoy relaxing at their than 500 explorers. Read their [email protected] cottage in Mt. Gretna, Pa. Dave compelling story, written by Caroline Power Gangl, our Len Ferman recently Polakoff, Cynthia Tintorri, on the Lehigh class president and former Dra- authored a college textbook, ’86 400 E. 71st St., website. Riveting! vo A-3 resident, shared updates “Business Creativity and #3K, New York, NY 10021. I was visiting Lehigh last on herself and two other study Innovation: Perspectives and [email protected]. Look week to meet with undergrad- hall friends. Best Practices.” Len lives in for “Lehigh University Class uates, and I learned that the Cathy (Wiebel) Venezia, Jacksonville, Fla., where he of 1986” on both Facebook and first on-site meeting of the born and bred on Long Island, teaches business innovation at LinkedIn. Greek Alumni Advisory Council husband Chris and son JP the University of North Florida “The news is all over town. You (GAAC) took place at the Univer- relocated in January 2018 to and manages his consulting better not let me down. Keep sity Center on Saturday, March Mechanicsburg, Pa., after Chris’ firm, Ferman Innovation. telling me you’re feeling good. 30. The GAAC is being set up retirement, to be near the rest During speaking engagements, As good as you ever could. to help further foster Greek of their family. Their older he teaches the entire audience Please tell me that you’ll never excellence. In attendance were: daughter, Marina Venezia ’16, how to juggle while relating the go. Ah ah no no.” Supertramp Gary Pan ’86, Steve Moore and works as a chemical engineer steps in the innovation process. “Kinfolk said, ‘Ronni move Jeremy McKeon ’08 from Psi for Philadelphia Mixers in Caroline, originally from away from there.’ Said, ‘Man- Upsilon; Josh Greenberg ’13 of Palmyra and is engaged to Ryan New Jersey, lives in Lancaster, hattan’s the place you outta be.’ Alpha Epsilon Pi; Alan Abels ’74 James ’16, who also works in Pa., with her husband Mark, So they loaded up the truck, and Professor Ken Sinclair from Central Pennsylvania. Marina an engineer for The Hershey And they moved to Gramercy.” Chi Phi; Dave Trimble ’86 from was on the Lehigh lacrosse Company. They have twin (Mostly Flatt & Scruggs) After Phi Kappa Theta; Gary Tilles ’67 team and now coaches lacrosse 17-year-old daughters, Mari and 26 years in Port Washington, from Theta Chi; Jeff Gallagher locally. Their younger daughter, Megan. The girls, juniors in high N.Y., Mike and Ronni (Levine) ’66 from Theta Xi; and Tom An- Veronica, is a sophomore at school, keep Caroline juggling Aronow are heading back derson ’77 from Phi Delta Theta. Lebanon Valley College in its freelance writing and editing to their initial, post-Lehigh Also active on the Council are seven-year doctor of physical assignments with traveling to graduation roots. “I got tired of Harry McNally ’60 from Chi Psi, therapy program. She is also a and from color guard practices cleaning the gutters, while Mike Bill Glaser from Delta Chi, Dick standout lacrosse player who and competitions. Their other got bored holding the ladder,” Dunne ’80 from Phi Delta Theta was named 2018 Women’s current challenge is the college noted Ronni. and Bill Sherlock ’92 from Phi Lacrosse Middle Atlantic Con- selection process. Missy (Capuano) Rohland’s Sigma Kappa. ference (MAC) Commonwealth Caroline says she is the luck- youngest son, Vinnie, is headed In other news, Joe Zembas Rookie of the Year. Their son, iest of the three of them to have to Bethlehem this autumn, con- contributed to an article in the JP, their oldest child, is busy two of her best Lehigh friends tinuing the Capuano’s Lehigh Wall Street Journal on October completing his master’s degree nearby. She loves watching Ve- civil engineering tradition start- 6, 2018, page B4. Well done Joe, at Millersville University. ronica play lacrosse, and Cathy ed by her dad, Joe Capuano ’57. you have joined the ranks of Jean Bailey Miller, a Har- and Chris come to marching If you are on Long Beach Lehigh authors. risburg, Pa., native, found her- band and indoor guard competi- Island and don’t run into Kenny Tailgate impresario and Delta self working for Nestlé in New tions to watch Mari and Megan Fuirst, were you really there? Chi brother Jim Hart worked Jersey after graduation. She’s compete. Caroline also can Last column, it was Glen Fried- for Air Products for many years married to Lyle Miller ’83, who, escape to Jean’s cottage for some man, this column, it’s Aaron and went along with Versum since graduation, has worked quiet time, just rocking in a chair Kramer, who saw Ken at the when it was spun off. Jim was for Torcon, a construction man- on the porch, or for a visit when Neptune Market, following an

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1. Members of the Class of 1993 3. Moira McGowan ’14 and Thomas reconnected at Reunion weekend Gregg ’14 were married on campus 2018 in front of the SteelStacks. Back at Packer Memorial Church on Nov. row, from left: Bernie Zavatone, Neil 10, 2018. 4. Tom Healy Sr. '58 was Cohen and Steve Brauner; front row, inducted into the Upstate New York from left: Clark Sawyers, Bob Mallon Basketball Hall of Fame in May. His and John Fitzpatrick. 2. A group of family attended the celebration with Alpha Sigma Phi brothers and wives him. From left are Kelly Healy, Erin visited DJ Jefferis in Asheville, N.C. Healy, Tom Healy Sr., Linda Healy Back row, from left: Steve Vetsch ’87, and Thom Healy Jr. '85. 5. Marvin 3 John Swatek ’87, Vince Izzo ’87, Kurt Kent ’41 turned 100 years old on May Gastrock ’87, Catherine Mooneyham, 4. He is pictured here, from left, with DJ Jefferis ’87, Reese Bovard ’87, Jeff his son, David Kent ’73, grandson Alvino ’88, Gregg Paster ’88 and Jay Jeremy Kent ’06 and son Phil Kent Troutman ’87; front row, from left: Jeff ’76. 6. Danielle Prussin Wildstein ’98 Dekorte ’87, Jon Lauer ’87, Jim Frick and her husband, Erik, welcomed ’87, Rick Herwig ’87, Kevin Baker their third child, a boy, into the world ’90, Tim Farrell ’87, Matt Riddell ’89, on Jan. 26, 2019. Axl Gray joins big Laura (Marturana) Riddell ’89 and brother, Lucas, and big sister, Elle. Phil Titterton ’87.

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off-season visit to Old Barney. as their technology manager, We foxhunt our horses. activities and my thoughts of the Aaron is a specialist, worldwide helping the youth of America to We have all lost friends to cancer treatments. It made me technical enablement, at Micro learn to read. Jon is in his 32nd cancer or have friends fighting feel better. So, I changed none of Focus in Philadelphia. Aaron season playing softball, playing it still. I was diagnosed with my life. I woke every day and did sees Ellen (Villegas) Rudel on one team in Pennsylvania, Stage III breast cancer in everything I would have done at their respective kids’ swim two teams in NYC, and one team November 2017. (There were … except on the days I felt like a meets. Ken remains busy cruis- in the Hamptons. Oh, Jon, if about 2,440 males diagnosed tractor trailer ran me over. ing Long Beach Island Boule- only Jerry Garcia followed your with breast cancer in the U.S. Once I went Facebook public, vard, searching for ’86ers. regimen for success! in 2018, and maybe around 480 the Alpha Sigs of Lehigh began Those of you in a “time If you’ve read this far into men will die of it.) So, I won to rumble a bit. They all wanted to make the donuts” rut at the column, which is about the cancer lottery! Not every to make plans to visit. First came work may want to call Sharon to conclude, and haven’t seen guy gets this! Recently, I have Rich Mansfield ’85, who was (Kanovsky) Richter. Sharon your and/or your ’86 friends’ finally gotten some control of instrumental in my care and ad- joined FocalPoint’s team of names and goings-on about my own life again. vice. (You would be amazed how business coaching profession- town, you’re not sending in your Since November 2017, I have handy it is to have an OBGYN als, bringing her business expe- updates. Email me to receive had 18 weeks of chemotherapy, as a brother!) Then Jon Lauer, rience and coaching expertise the thrice-yearly requests lost my hair, had a port surgi- who lives in Washington, wanted to entrepreneurs and business for gossip. And join the ’86 cally installed, a mastectomy, to get a few of the guys together. leaders in the New York area. Facebook and LinkedIn groups, an axillary dissection of the On February 24, 2018, Rich Sharon is both a Certified where column fodder is also lymph nodes, an endoscopy Mansfield, Joe Yammarino ’85 Business Coach and the area solicited. Or, just go to Long (got an ulcer from the chemo and Tim Farrell came for a representative for the New York Beach Island and look for Ken. drugs), two PET scans, three weekend visit. We did a tour of City region. Write in; otherwise, the entire ultrasounds, grew my hair back, the breweries of Asheville (there The Lehigh swim team Class of 1986 and other alumni three CAT scans, seven weeks of are 62), and a visit to Sierra conducted their winter training who read our column will just daily radiation, and 129 doctors’ Nevada Brewery for dinner. in Naples, Fla., where Brian and think you’re boring. visits. Now, according to my Then on the weekend of April Ann Rutledge-Oswald hosted “’Cause I can never make you CAT scan last week, there are no 14-16, Jon put together a small their niece, Carly Rutledge ’22, unhappy. No, I couldn’t do that, visible cancer cells in my body. group of visitors that started as a and seven other frosh team- love. Only wish I didn’t love you But my body still has defective few Alpha Sigs from ’87, but grew mates for dinner. Ann notes so. Makes it so, so very hard to cells at the chromosome level immensely to include: Class of that after two- to four-hour go.” (Tower of Power) that can mutate into cancer ’87—Jeff Dekorte, Jon Lauer, daily workouts, the eight ladies whenever they feel like it. Those Jim Frick, Rick Herwig, Tim had no difficulty consuming Laura M. D’Orsi, cells are undetectable. There is Farrell, Phil Titterton, Steve 11 steaks, eight loaded baked 26 Falcon Ridge a decent chance of those cells Vetsch, John Swatek, Vince potatoes, corn, broccoli, green ’87 Circle, Holmdel, mutating into cancer cells again Izzo, Kurt Gastrock, Reese Bo- beans, ice cream and a cake. NJ 07733. (732) 241-5229 (H); sometime in the next five years. vard and Jay Troutman; Class Ann is now considering being a [email protected] So, I am on quarterly scans (PET of ’88—Gregg Paster and Jeff Al- U.S.A. Olympic Swim Team nu- GUEST COLUMNIST: DJ or CAT, depends on the month) vino; as well as Matt Riddell ’89 tritionist. “Naples, Fla.? Steak?” (Donald) Jefferis, Cat Jumped and hormone pills for five years. and Laura (Marturana) Riddell Former Lehigh swimmer and Over the Moon Farm, Chesnee, Each day I live, the chances of ’89, and Kevin Baker ’90. swim coach Chris Marshall ’88 SC, [email protected], my seeing 2023 increase a tiny We had a bonfire on Friday noted, “Our winter training was Facebook, AirBnB, horsecountry. bit. By 2023, the doctors feel the where we each spoke for a few at the Allentown Holiday Inn com, (484) 889-2289 chances of the cancer returning minutes about our lives over the followed by a couple of boxes of From Laura: are very much decreased. past 30 years. Then, on Saturday, Hot Pockets.” I have been bothering DJ to As you may have guessed we won the Collegiate Tailgate Jon Daniels and Cordelia serve as a guest columnist for from my Facebook page, I decid- contest at the Blockbuster Boise ’87 made their annual some time as he was updating us ed to go public with this during Steeplechase in Columbus, S.C., pilgrimage to Vail, Colo., in with his story on Facebook. His my second round of chemo in for having the most participants. February, noting rave reviews journey has been inspiring and January 2017. I did not want to Then on Saturday night we all for this year’s snow. Jon skied courageous. I am so happy he is be a “Hey, DJ died, did you hear? went to Sierra Nevada Brewery and après-skied with Steve sharing it with us. Thanks, DJ. Yeah, he had cancer and none of for dinner. We had a limo drive Lindquist and Rebecca (Sen- We love you! us knew.” I found it very liberat- us around all day. Some of us del) Shapiro. Jon’s five-day From DJ: ing to treat cancer just as the flu. had not seen each other since tally was 113K vertical feet and a As you may recall, I own a People post on their Facebook graduation. Vetsch came from combined distance of 127 miles small farm in Chesnee, S.C., that they are sick today and Colorado, Lauer from Washing- (on the slopes, not the après- called Cat Jumped Over the have the flu. I did the same, only ton, Dekorte was in the process ski). Jon remains in the Lehigh Moon Farm, with my wife, Cath- it was cancer, but it is going of moving to Vegas, Titterton Valley, working in Manhattan, erine “Cat” Mooneyham. We away—just like the flu. I posted from Connecticut. We had rep- working for Hooked On Phonics moved here in 2016 from Texas. the medications, the views, the resentatives from N.C., Ga., N.J.,

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Md. and Va. Iowa, on her quest for one in each and Cordelia Boise ’87. Deb will Lehigh, is an ME and member Later in August, Sean Challis of the 50 states. (She’ll hit the be busy using that new blender of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks ’89 and his wife, Stephanie, visit- continents after retirement!) she won making them all drinks baseball team. Daughter Sammy ed. And separately, Jim Potash Sue (Ahart) Sesko ’91 and this summer! (the goddaughter of your guest and his wife, Sara, visited, and we Steve Sesko have been residing Andrew Proctor and Jackie columnist!) is a freshman at went to Sierra Nevada Brewery. in Montville, N.J., for the last (Massa) Proctor ’89 are living in Washington College in Chester- Sierra Nevada Brewery has 22 years. They have two boys, a NYC and just celebrated their town, Md., studying environ- been dubbed “Alpha Sigma Phi, freshman at Lehigh and a junior 26th anniversary. Andrew is a mental science. She made her Lehigh University South.” in high school. Last Memorial director at Houlihan Lokey in dad happy by making the var- As I am a wanna-be cancer Day, Steve joined his wife in the the financial advisory services sity Trap and Skeet team! The survivor, it is hard to die when hole-in-one club when he struck group. They have two daughters. DiLoretos enjoyed a visit from you have so many to keep you his on the seventh hole on the Madeleine is completing her “Aunt” Beth Brinkman last alive. These bonds were forged Old Course at Trump National junior year in college, majoring summer and hope to connect on South Mountain. Bedminster. in public relations, and Josie is a with her again this summer. David Cohen and Heidi sophomore in high school. Bridget (Morton) Nastasi Kellie Fisher, 23 (Lynn) Cohen have a daughter, Jennifer (Levin) Harding and Joe Nastasi ’86 are living Brainard Avenue, Sarah Cohen ’19, who graduated recently celebrated her 30-year in Marietta, Ga., just outside ’88 Port Monmouth, Lehigh this May. She is a math work anniversary at The MI- of Atlanta. Bridget teaches NJ 07758. (917) 209-5508; and economics double major TRE Corporation, in McLean, seventh-grade life science and [email protected] and will be working as a data Va., where she lives with her swims with a masters’ team. GUEST COLUMNIST: analyst in New Jersey. Their husband, John, and sons, Alex They are now a “house divided” Beth Brinkman, 1011 Willow son is a sophomore at Purdue. and Seth. Alex is finishing up with two daughters attending Ave., Hoboken, NJ 07030. (201) Heidi met up with some of her freshman year at Ohio State, GA Tech and a son attending the 418-9618; [email protected] Theta sisters for brunch in while Seth is back home working University of Georgia (UGA). Thanks, Kellie Fisher, for the early March. It was organized at an internship in Maryland last Have a great summer! great job you always do! Happy by Karen (Torpie) LaRochelle summer/fall. He’s now taking to take over for this issue! after they ran into each other a semester off to transfer to Jocelyn (Gitlin) A little about me: Living in at the Lehigh Women’s Alliance George Mason University. Jen Deutsch, Hoboken for many years now event in NYC last January. and John were in LA during ’89 9 Vincent Lane, (where do they go?) and was Fellow alums in attendance Lehigh-Lafayette weekend last Armonk, NY 10504. recently stunned that a friend’s were Jill (Kozlowsky) Neff, fall and went to a Legends Sports [email protected] son was moving in across the Kathy (Smith) Altland, Bar in Huntington Beach, where street from me. How is that pos- Corinne (Ledwith) Murphy, they had the game on the big Elizabeth sible? I head up global account Denise Chang, Maria (Rap- screen for the many alums from (Short) Stothoff, management for AltaReturn, a poccio) Brennan, Stephanie both schools. As it was 9:30 a.m. ’90 15 Finn Road, software company dedicated to (Brello) Kaiser and Margaret local time, I imagine that “sun- Pittstown, NJ 08867. (908) providing solutions to alterna- (LaForce) Panageas. Jerilyn rise” cocktails were involved? 296-5695 (C); ess@inlineser tive asset firms. I’m working my (Parisi) Williams ’87 was there, Jim and Suzanne (Gerson) vicesinc.com way through the continents (one as was Suzanne (Polcyn) Deluca Orlando live in New York, Apparently, Rich Verma is the to go!) and scuba diving as much ’89. Much of the conversation where she manages the N.Y./N.J. new Carl Sagan. The former U.S. as I can—most recently in the was around children graduating finances for Jack Daniel’s maker ambassador to India, vice chair Philippines this summer, which from college and high school. Brown-Forman Corp. Their and partner at The Asia Group, is why I missed the reunion! Ron Moritz and Lisa (Bo- oldest daughter is finishing and Lehigh trustee delivered On to other updates … litsky) Moritz ’89 have been her sophomore year at Loyola the address at Lehigh’s 151st Greg and Mary Ellen married since ’91 and have been University and will be studying spring commencement in May. (Maher) Dawkins have been living in Pennsylvania for most abroad in Copenhagen next year. Forbes described Verma, in Maplewood, N.J., for 17 years of that time. Ron spent 20 years Jim and Suzanne plan to take who served as ambassador from with their three boys (tenth, at Ford and the last 10 years at their empty-nest selves over to 2014-2017, as “one of the most eighth and sixth grades). She Lutron Electronics. Their two visit, as their younger daughter consequential envoys to ever works part-time for a real estate daughters are now in college. graduates high school this June occupy the prestigious post.” You group and volunteers as trea- Sue (Roden) Clarke, and will be a freshman at an know what Forbes said about me? surer for two nonprofits and as a Suzanne (Moyer) Outt, Deb as-yet-undetermined location. Nothing, absolutely nothing. commissioner for a flag football (Clarry) Koutsaftes, Caroline Steve and Cindy (Wein- Today, Rich serves as vice league. She’s on track this year (Zraket) Pratt ’87 and Jon Dan- hofer) DiLoreto reside with chair of The Asia Group, a to read a book each week and iels ’86 got together in March in their family in Harleysville, Washington, D.C.–based stra- has a fledgling blog about it: New Jersey to attend a Casino Pa. They are proud parents tegic and capital advisory firm https://52-books.blog. Night benefiting Nova Hope for and keep busy attending their that guides U.S. and multina- Dawne Davenport recently Haiti Inc., which was organized children’s collegiate sporting tional companies operating completed her 19th marathon, in by Jan (Panariello) Mansley ’86 events. Son Tim, a junior at in Asia. Verma is also active in

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the academic and nonprofit who previously was always Steve Frankel gave a rousing will be joining Melissa on her spheres. He is a senior fellow at the groomsman but never the toast, or was it more of a roast? Spring Break 50th. Please send Georgetown University’s Walsh groom, finally gave up bachelor- Either way, it sounds like a good pictures from the Girls Gone School of Foreign Service and hood for his lovely wife, Kim. time was had by Jon, Steve, Pete Wild tour. In other birthday Harvard University’s Belfer His Delta Phi brother Rob Stein, Ross Intelisano, Larry news, Ajay Bhatt, Tom Spiegel, Center for Science and Interna- Lister attended along with wife Max, Tom Lee, Peter Ripp and Mike Moss, Scott Austin, Lar- tional Affairs. He also co-chairs Alison (Kahn) Lister ’92. They Dave Weiner. ry Raia and a few other Delta the Center for American recently moved to the Upper Mazel tov to Susan Lanter Phis celebrated the BIG 5-0 in Progress’ U.S.-India Task Force. West Side in NYC now that Blank and Jared on the b’not Clearwater, Fla. In addition to being a member they’re empty nesters. Rob’s a mitzvah of their beautiful twin I know there is more infor- of Lehigh’s board of trustees, “big wheel” with IMAX (yes, daughters, Sage and Scarlett. mation out there, so send me an Verma serves on a number that IMAX), where he’s general As I write this, I know they email. Or come visit in Tel Aviv. of boards and commissions, counsel and spends a lot of his are still kvelling with pride I almost got to meet up with Jill including the National Endow- time in China. and possibly feeling a little (Merriam) Dulitsky when she ment for Democracy and the Mike and Kim live in “post-b’not depression!!” The was here, but time didn’t allow. T. Rowe Price corporate board. Weehawken, N.J., where she is girls were absolutely stunning Hoping my next Lehigh connec- He is the recipient of the State a co-owner of Cor Behavioral and poised, and they threw an tion will be Andrew Schwartz’s Department’s Distinguished in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., a amazing party! Stacey Winter, parents, my hosts for every Service Award, the Council on company that services individ- Jennifer (Zerner) Hoffman, Passover during college. Foreign Relations Internation- uals on the autism spectrum. Carla (Goldberg) Greengrass, al Affairs Fellowship, and the Mike said, “She adds value to Dana Susman Klass and Cori Steve Harap, Chief Justice John Marshall the world while I subtract it as (Mason) Berger were on hand (630) 430-1557; Lifetime Achievement Award, a modern-day Mad Man. You to celebrate the big event! ’92 [email protected] and he was ranked by India can think of me as a shorter, Jennifer (Neiman) Gottlieb Abroad as one of the 50 most better-looking version of Don has been spending lots of time Leslie Keating influential Indian Americans. Draper.” I’ll toast Don’s Canadi- between the pool and the ice Joiner, (404) Jeff Rydberg reached out an Club to that! hockey rink. Her son Ben’s ’93 276-3280; in early March from Lakeville, Save the date for Reunion team, the Nonotuck Valley [email protected] Minn., as he “fired up the snow 2020: June 4-7, 2020 Knights Bantams, were the Hello again! On the day I first blower yet another time.” league champs this year! And her sat down to write this column, He teaches math, comput- Diana Zoller Per- daughter, Ruby, was on the front Facebook was kind enough er-aided design and electronics kins, dianazoller@ page of the Daily Hampshire Ga- to remind me of that day in at a school for students who did ’91 gmail.com zette under the following head- 2012—that halcyon day—when not succeed in the regular high Anybody feeling 50 out there? ing: “Northampton junior Ruby Lehigh beat Duke in the NCAA schools. This is Jeff’s fourth (Asking for a friend!) Happy Gottlieb repeats as Central/ tournament. I’ve never been year with that program and birthday to all of us. I know there West Swimming and Diving 100 prouder to be a Lehigh alumna, seventh year teaching. Prior to are many celebrations hap- butterfly champ!” So cool that especially here in the South, teaching, he worked in website pening to mark this milestone that is my freshman roommate’s where Duke reigns supreme. design and development for 17 year as well as bar/bat/b’not daughter! Ah, the memories … years, and although Jeff admit- mitzvahs, promotions and grad- Cliff Seltzer also spends On to class news: I had a great ted to being paid a lot less, he uations and all of the other good time at the pool and the rink, conversation with Bob Mallon. said he loves his job. stuff. So here goes: though his sons are now in col- Bob and his family live in Cam- Jeff has been married to Liz, First of all, huge congratu- lege at Cornell and Wisconsin, bridge, Mass., where he is vice who is a veterinarian, for almost lations to Jon Ballis, who has but he’s still traveling to diving president of product develop- six years, and his daughter, been named CEO of Kirkland & meets with his daughter, Maddie. ment for Zagster, a micro-mo- Alyssa, who is 20, is taking some Ellis, the Chicago law firm where Melissa (Peller) Eyden- bility startup that focuses on time off from school to figure he has practiced since 2005. berg recently started her first alternative transportation out what she wants to do. All “Jon is an incredible talent and year at Pace Law School! If ever options such as electric bikes, three of them enjoy traveling has demonstrated the necessary there was a lawyer-in-the-mak- e-scooters and pedal bikes. every summer, anything from leadership skills and business ing, Melissa is it. I know she’s His wife of 19 years, Alanna, is his wife’s family’s cabin in Can- acumen to lead Kirkland & Ellis studying hard, but she recently serving her first term as a city ada to Mediterranean cruises. I into the future,” said his prede- took a night off to celebrate councilor in Cambridge, and am sure after this past winter in cessor. I think we can all agree Amy (Silver) Kramer’s 50th. I they have a son, Toby (14), and Minnesota, a cruise ship and a that Jon is indeed an incredible watched the celebration unfold daughter, Jasper (11). In his fruity umbrella drink will surely talent and so much more. Lots of on Facebook (stalkerish sort of, spare time, Bob enjoys skiing, be appreciated. luck in your new role! Jon’s bud- I know), but Amy’s husband and camping and hiking with the Wedding bells were ringing dies celebrated with him in April friends outdid themselves with kids, and he completed his first for Mike Potter this past Octo- in Lehigh fashion. Though few “We Love Amy” T-shirts, din- marathon in October 2018. Live ber in Paso Robles, Calif. Mike, details were released, I hear that ners, montages and more! Amy music is also a passion; when we

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spoke, Bob was on his way out and daughter, Fara (fourth grade). as she is a Gallup-Certified of the NYC office. for the first of three consecutive Nancy and her family enjoy Strengths Coach and Facilitator. Stacey (Lifton) Popko, MD, nights of concerts, an activity camping in their travel trailer Her daughter, Caroline, is part MBA, lives in Canonsburg, Pa., he often enjoys sharing with his around Maryland and surround- of an executive committee to outside of Pittsburgh, with her daughter. Bob is looking forward ing states. She is looking forward get a TEDx session at her high husband, Brian Popko, MD, to summer travel to Europe, to a mini-reunion of freshman school; her son, Lance, was on and their son, Ben. Stacey is a specifically Spain and Morocco, hall friends from Dravo B-5 in NBC’s “Genius Junior” with Neil managing editor at MCG, part through a two-week summer Nashville in June. Michelle Patrick Harris. of the Hearst Health Network. house swap program that he Tillis Lederman is coming from Garry Vermaas and his Although the firm is based in and his family have done for the New Jersey, Julie Preuss from wife, Jodi, adopted six children San Diego, she works from last several years. Each summer California, Alyson Caprio from from the Philippines in May home. The Popkos are starting they offer up their house in Florida, and Donna Platt and 2018. (Not a typo—SIX!) They to visit colleges with their son. Cambridge in exchange for two Smita (Kasat) Rumalla from now have a total of 12 children Stacey, like me, was a tour guide weeks in locations such as Paris, Texas. Can’t wait to hear about between the ages of 5 and 19 (10 at Lehigh. Which reminded Copenhagen, Stockholm, Rome, all the fun they will have down in are adopted and two biologi- me of how many times while on Barcelona and southern England. Music City! cal). Garry says it’s basically a a tour, my fraternity brothers Bob was kind enough to put Class of 1993, please send frat house without any sense would drive by, roll the window me in touch with some of his your updates! Hope everyone is of normalcy. (Shocking, right?) down and yell, “Send us your Lehigh friends who came back doing well. Base4, the architecture/engi- daughters!” It’s really surprising for the 25th Reunion, including neering company that Garry that Zeta Psi is no longer on the Bernie Zavatone. It was fun to Michael B. founded in 2009, won INC 5000 Hill, isn’t it? see Bernie and meet his lovely York, 215 W. for the third year in a row for Andy Frishman could not wife, Alison. Bernie reached out ’9488th St., #5D, being one of the fastest-growing make the reunion this year. to report he is living in Bethlehem New York, NY 10024; michael. companies in America, and is Abducted by aliens. and keeping up with his three [email protected] now the 24th-largest hospitality boys, Gavin (15), Liam (7) and By the time you read this, our architectural firm in the country. Bridget Graham (5), who stay busy with 25th Reunion will have come and They are currently designing 70 O’Connell, 1840 martial arts, soccer, baseball gone! I hope everyone had a great hotels around the States. ’95 Sycamore St., and school. He’s vice president time! If you told me something After 20 years of working in Bethlehem, PA 18017. (610) 868- of sales for the U.S. and Canada for the column and I had a drink the construction industry, Alec 6605 (H); [email protected] at FLSmidth, a global mining in my hand at the time, I would Thomson left the corporate It was great to hear from Alan industry company. Bernie strongly suggest you email me. world to found a construction Verostick, who let me know he mentioned he sees much of Odds are I don’t recall the conver- tech startup, Riskcast Solutions. started full-time with AlumnIQ his old crew (Steve Brauner, sation and/or your name. Jason Ryan is a cardiologist as their alumni events and client John Fitzpatrick, Neil Cohen, Cynthia (Soltys) Welton, at the University of Connecticut. relations specialist. In addition, Clark Sawyers and Bob) from her husband and two sons just He also runs an online business, he’s playing trombone more time to time and recently skied returned from their second Boards and Beyond. He lives in than ever, continuing on with with Steve in Colorado. Steve is a expat experience, this time living West Hartford, Conn., with his Strangers as well as concerts resident of Boulder. for four years in London. They wife, Susan, and two children, with the Philadelphia Freedom Nancy Niss Giganti and I re- are back in Summit, N.J., now. Luke (9) and Ella (7). Band, Bucks County Symphony cently reconnected on Facebook Vince Latchford lives just John Wildermann, an Army and Abington Symphony. and had a blast catching up and outside Philadelphia with his lieutenant colonel, was recently He also added—which I talking about the challenges of wife, Stephanie, and their three assigned to support FEMA Re- found rather shocking—that teaching in public school. Nancy daughters. Every summer he gion Three in Philadelphia after he’s looking forward to our 25th lives with her family in Damas- gets together with fellow AXP four years serving in Southern Reunion next year. Surely, he cus, Md., where she is a middle brothers Chris Lovasz, Matt California. His wife, Kristin didn’t mean our class! If indeed school math teacher. Her path Sisian, John McTiernan and Coville-Wildermann ’96, and it is our 25th Reunion next has taken her from her home in Owen Neary. Vince works with daughter Tabitha attended year, I will include information Bronxville, N.Y., to Lehigh, then Silicon Valley startups, current- Alumni Band Day at LU last fall. in this column as it becomes to graduate school at Carnegie ly with Apttus. John is currently working on available. Mellon, next to Arizona, and then Heather (Zaslansky) Kay his second master’s, this one Save the date for Reunion eventually back to the East Coast was recently promoted to senior from the Army War College. 2020: June 4-7, 2020 and the University of Maryland, director of talent manage- Steven Shanker was practic- where she earned a master’s ment at Sungard Availability ing law with his own firm in the Jen (Crimmins) degree in teaching (curriculum Services, based in Wayne, Pa. transportation field, and was Keen, 17 Windsor and instruction). She married her She was chosen to speak at the recently approached by a large ’96 Drive, Foxbor- husband, Jerry, a contractor for Designed for Impact Women’s New Jersey firm to start and ough, MA 02035. (508) 543- NIH, in 2005 and has two chil- Conference, in Bermuda. She head up their transportation 5036; [email protected] dren, a son, CJ (second grade), spoke on strengths and change practice group. Steve works out Greetings, Class of ’96!

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Hope everyone is well. Not infrastructure for the shades the past few months. She want- ing planned for Easton, Md., in much news to report, but I did get business so that it could scale ed everyone to know she hadn’t summer 2019. Rob is also work- an impressive press release about with future growth. Ed is a been ignoring her classmates, ing as a counsel patent attorney Ed Blair. I’m copying it below. smart and passionate leader so please send her updates. for a law firm in New York. Congrats on the promotion, Ed! who challenges Lutron and his Lisa Regalla has been using “Lutron is pleased to teams to find creative ways to Gregory her chemistry and theater announce the appointment of win for our customers and our Kuklinski, gjk4@ degrees to inspire more young Edward J. Blair to executive vice company. ’98 alum.lehigh.edu people, particularly those from president. Ed started his Lutron “In 2016, Ed took on the I hope that all of you are underserved groups, to increase career in 1996 after graduating additional responsibility to enjoying the springtime and their self-efficacy in STEM from Lehigh University with a lead our high-end residential getting ready for those summer (science, technology, engineer- bachelor’s degree in mechan- business and was appointed se- vacations. If you are around ing and math). She has recently ical engineering. Early in his nior vice president, Residential campus, you will be seeing some been the keynote speaker at career, Ed had roles that took & Window Systems Business. exciting construction going on, the Early Childhood STEM him through many different In that expanded role, he has including the new Southside Conference and was asked to areas of the company, includ- been driving the business for Commons on Brodhead Avenue, participate in an international ing engineering, personnel, Lutron’s custom-installed resi- which is a residence hall with research study that took her to marketing communications and dential lighting control systems, 428 apartments, and the New Denmark and the United King- sales. He eagerly took on each of wired shades and light fixtures. Residential Houses, which will dom to speak on early childhood these assignments and learned His responsibilities include eventually provide housing fabrication laboratories and valuable skills and knowledge product planning, marketing for 720 students. If you are mobile makerspaces. that benefited him in his career communications and working interested in seeing the Campus Carolyn Klimas writes that development. During this time, with the sales organization to Master Plan, go to: lehigh.edu/ after spending two years de- Ed earned his MBA from Lehigh expand the existing markets masterplan/. veloping orthopedic implants, University (2002). and grow new markets. Michele (Pfingstl) Clarke she transitioned into product “In 2007, Ed become the “Earlier this year, Ed took the writes that she completed her management and marketing. co-leader of Lutron’s Window senior leadership role in Lutron’s postgraduate coursework in Currently, she is working as the Systems Business Unit. He acquisition of Ketra, a company behavior analysis at Florida executive director of marketing helped build this division into that’s best known for its revolu- Institute of Technology and in Olympus’ endoscopy division a profitable, self-sustaining tionary color-tunable LED smart recently passed her certification and resides in Bethlehem, Pa. global business that has played bulbs and control systems. exam and is now a Board-Certi- Most recently, Carolyn traveled a key role in the growth of our “As executive vice president, fied Behavior Analyst (BCBA). to Antarctica in January, com- organization. To be able to Ed will continue developing and She currently resides in Tempe, pleting her bucket list item of support the growing sales, he growing Lutron with a focus on Ariz., and works with children visiting all seven continents. expanded production capa- the high-end residential busi- with autism providing early Christopher Hoffman is bilities at our Virginia facility ness, including window systems, intervention services. the regional humanitarian and and opened up new production light fixtures and Ketra. Ed will Danielle Prussin Wildstein emergency affairs director in capabilities at others. These also be working closely with co- and her husband, Erik, wel- East Africa for World Vision contributions helped our abili- CEOs Susan Hakkarainen and comed their third child, a boy, International (WVI). He is ty to service our customers and Mike Pessina, along with the into the world on January 26, currently working on a project improve our lead times to meet senior leadership team, on the 2019. Axl Gray joins big brother, to test Food Automated Teller their requirements. strategy and go-forward plan Lucas, and big sister, Elle. Machines (ATM) in refugee “In 2008, Ed was appointed of the future direction of the Sara Fuller Geffert and camps that would dispense food vice president and general man- company.” her husband, Jason, welcomed made locally by swiping a card. ager of Lutron’s Window Systems Please send any new infor- daughter Samantha Chase on These machines are being tested Business. Under his direction, mation my way, jen@keen January 2, 2019. Sara is cur- due to safety concerns with the the business has grown signifi- sense.com. rently working as a physician in current program of food distri- cantly. With Ed’s leadership, the infectious diseases at Lifespan/ bution, which could be stolen team developed innovations like Lopa (Patel) Brown University Medical while being transported to their battery-operated shades and Zielinski, School in Rhode Island. homes. This program received shades for commercial applica- ’97 Madison, NJ, Rob Griffith and his hus- the World Food Programme/ tions and expanded our markets [email protected] band, Steve Konopelski (recent Google Sprint Award and was through residential dealers and Editor’s note: Your correspon- Food Network Champ), are en- an AIDF Africa Innovation of internationally. dent, Lopa (Patel) Zielinski, tering their fifth year as owners the Year runner-up. For more “To continue to drive and wants everyone to know she’ll of Turnbridge Point, a bakery information on this program, support the business growth, be back next issue. Her sister, and bed-and-breakfast located please visit: undispatch.com/ Ed launched new programs for Lisa Patel Waller, recently in Denton, Md. They are also refugees-may-soon-be-with- dealers, added performance passed away, and Lopa has working on a new bakery called drawing-their-food-from-atm- fabric collections and built the been focused on her family in Turnbridge Talbot, which is be- machines/.

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Please continue to share Since our last column, currently resides in Robbins- Darlene (Jay) Green and her your news, and I will add it to Alicia (Bonaly) Shepherd ville, N.J., with his wife, Erica, family for a long-overdue dinner our class column. Don’t forget has checked in with an update. and two children, Jonathan (9) recently. It all began when I got that photos are welcome as well. Last summer, she joined Rizco, and Alexis (7). a Christmas card returned in Hope that you all enjoy your a creative campaign agency Patrice Banks, founder of the mail and was surprised to spring and summer! based at the Jersey Shore, as an the Girls Auto Clinic, will be find out that I’d been sending to Class of 1998 Facebook account manager. She launched serving as consulting producer the wrong address for … ehem Page: facebook.com/groups/ her 19-year career in New York of an upcoming new TV sitcom … three years. (I said it was long Lehigh98/ City working at top advertising named “Patty’s Auto,” inspired overdue!) Darlene and Adam My Lehigh (Class of 1998): agencies, but as a Spring Lake by Patrice’s auto mechanic shop live in Raritan, N.J., with their mylehigh.lehigh.edu native and aspiring to work in that is staffed with all female 2-year-old daughter, Mackenzie. her local community, she is hap- mechanics. Set your DVRs She is working as a senior asso- Karen (Smith) py to have found a new home in because I know you can’t wait ciate at Maser Consulting doing Fischer, Rizco. As part of her role, Alicia to watch! city and regional planning. ’99 kms5lehigh@ is an extension to the client’s I am always looking for Please send your news and gmail.com marketing team, helping im- updates to share, so please, let your classmates know what Hello, Class of 1999! plement programs for success. please reach out and share some you’ve been up to. Our 15th Re- I hope everyone had a won- Congratulations, Alicia! of your good news. We want to union is next year, so get ready! derful time experiencing Lehigh Please take a few moments hear where you are in the world Save the date for Reunion again, and catching up with to contact me with an update and what you’re up to! Feel free 2020: June 4-7, 2020 friends and classmates at our about yourself or about a friend to contact me at LCarino@att. 20th Reunion! in our class. I know we are all net or on Facebook at Laura Katie (Murray) I’d like to congratulate busy with family and careers, (Schwamb) Carino. I can’t Pennline, Andrew Hartmann, who was but I am hoping you can each wait to hear from you! Have a ’06 kpennline@ selected as the recipient of the take a few minutes to let us wonderful few months and stay gmail.com Alumni Award from our class. know what is new and exciting tuned for more updates. Hey everyone! I hope you all Andrew graduated with a B.A. in in your life! Feel free to send Until next time, Laura had an enjoyable summer! Mine architecture as well as a B.S. in me an email, send me a text or Carino has been amazing as a first-time civil engineering, and since then check out our Facebook page. “mum” here in London. After a has been extensively involved I look forward to hearing from Safiya (Jafari) total whirlwind entrance into as an alumnus. He currently you soon! Simmons, 5621 the world, my little preemie girl lives and works in the city of Save the date for Reunion ’03 Cary Street Road, Emiliana Jane, who was born in Philadelphia as an associate in 2020: June 4-7, 2020 #503, Richmond, VA 23226; October (almost three months Thornton Tomasetti’s Trans- [email protected] early), is healthy and growing portation Group, working main- Sabrina like crazy. My husband and I ly on long-span bridge projects McGuigan, Lloyd Hender- have had such a fun spring/ in Philadelphia and New York ’01 mcguigan_ son, lloydjr04@ summer with her, part of which City. Last year Andrew took [email protected] ’04 gmail.com we spent back in the U.S. visiting part in a company-sponsored My first alumni update goes family in Philly, Pittsburgh, and opportunity to travel to Boca Laura to (drum roll, please) ... Gelsey Naples, Fla. de Lura, Panama, to build an (Schwamb) Bell. Gelsey appeared in the Here is an update on what approximately 150-foot-long ’02Carino, revival of Robert Ashley’s “Im- a few of your other classmates pedestrian bridge to provide [email protected] provement (Don Leaves Linda)” were up to earlier this year: safe access to work, education, Greetings, fellow Class of 2002 at The Kitchen in Manhattan Mitch Gilfillan (Peoria, Ill.), health care and opportunities to alumni, back in February. All shows were Michael Fischman (Orlando, the surrounding communities. Hope you’re doing well and sold out. Congratulations, Gelsey! Fla.), Kevin Tempest (Seattle, Congratulations, Andrew! had a great few months since my Let’s keep the stories coming. Wash.) and Chris Stephenson If you have any news you’d last update. I’m excited to share (Washington, D.C.) were hon- like to share with our Lehigh some news about two of our ’02 Jessi (Schimmel) ored at halftime of the Lehigh family, I’d love to hear from you. friends, so let me get right to it! McMullan, basketball game on January Wishing you all the best! Dave Lewanda has been ’05 jessi.mcmullan@ 19, 2019. The teammates were working for Major League Base- alum.lehigh.edu celebrating Lehigh’s 15th an- Corina ball for two years, and in 2018 Just two quick updates this time: niversary of making the NCAA Fisher, (732) he was promoted to director Sophie June Drake was born tournament in 2004. They all ’00 688-3671 (C); of mobile engineering. He cur- to Lindsay (Hinsch) Drake and loved being back on campus! [email protected] rently leads the development of Jeff Drake on March 5, 2019. She Paul Oliveri married Lyndsay Greetings, Class of 2000! I’m MLB’s At Bat app for iPhone and joins her older sister, Nora (3), Asinelli on January 19, 2019, on not sure about you, but for me, iPad, and the MLB.tv experience and all are happy and healthy. Long Island, N.Y. The newlyweds 2019 has been flying by! across iOS and Apple TV. He I finally caught up with went on their honeymoon shortly

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thereafter to Southeast Asia, vis- to announce the birth of their He fit in some serious travel Mollie Garvey married iting Thailand and Vietnam. The daughter, Caroline Elizabeth along the way (as I can attest, Jared Stephens in October 2018. couple currently resides in Man- Hritz. Born on February 23, having lived vicariously through The couple was wed in Jack- hattan, where Lyndsay works as a 2019, in Allentown, Pa., she his experiences on Facebook). son, Wyo., amid the beautiful registered nurse and Paul works is the first child for the Hritz He also started with a new mountain scenery. Classmates in private equity, focusing on family. Caroline was 8 pounds, company called Atrium Staffing, Abigail Lawrence and Victoria commercial real estate finance. 14 ounces and 21 inches long a female-owned and -operated Katen-Narvell were in atten- To close out this issue’s at birth. (Side note: very much recruiting firm. His office is in dance! The couple now lives column, a PSA: Please send me looking forward to meeting Car- Central New Jersey, but the in Houston, Texas, with their what you’ve been up to so that I oline at Reunion!). As shared company has offices in New labradoodle, Lucy. can share here! It’s so nice to hear by Ashley Weiss Schiff, she York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, In celebrity wedding news, from many of you, and I’m looking “and her husband are expect- Atlanta, Boston and Pittsburgh. Steve Bialick married Jaclyn forward to lots of emails once this ing their first baby in April of Kyle specializes in permanent in Philadelphia back in March Bulletin publishes and reminds 2019. Future Lehigh fraternity accounting and finance oppor- 2019. Steve will be finishing you all to send in your updates! brother in the making!” Special tunities. He is looking forward to his residency in June 2019 and My inbox awaits your note. congratulations to Christine reconnecting with many of you starting his doctoring career in Mutch and her husband, who back in the States. July at HUP (the Hospital of U. Brian Roth, welcomed their daughter, Manuel Schubert will be Penn.) as an internist/hospital- lehighclassof2007 Elizabeth Fox Reck, born on finishing his orthopaedic sur- ist for the inpatient oncology ’07 @gmail.com February 24, 2019! gery residency at the University floor. Glad to know Dr. Steve Lisa and Kevin Albano wel- Sarah Leidy was engaged of Michigan this June and will will be close by in Philly! comed their daughter, Lucy, on at the end of 2018! Her fiancé, be starting a sports medicine Tying the knot soon: My old December 18. Lucy arrived at Billy Kelly, proposed in Joshua fellowship at Stanford in August buddy, Mike Hodsdon, was 6:09 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 13 Tree on December 29. They met of 2019. Dan Torino shared recently engaged to Katherine ounces and measuring in at 19.25 at work in Phoenix back in 2012, that he is “completing his Glass-Hardenbergh ’11. They are inches long. Both parents are and will be getting married in orthopaedic surgery residency currently living in the Boston loving watching Lucy grow. La Jolla in November 2019! Jer- at Geisinger Medical Center, area. Jordan Giallanzo pro- Bryant Goehring and Heath- emy Cope recently was engaged and [his wife] Pam is a vice posed to his fiancée, Geraldine er Hurley were engaged Decem- to Maris Schweitzer, and they president trust officer with JP Yu, in May 2018. Traveling the ber 24 in Palm Beach, Fla. The will be having their wedding Morgan, and we are expecting world a bit, Jordan recently wedding is in the works for early this summer on June 2. Also, our second, a baby boy, June 15, went to Antarctica and has next year. You can read more on he just wrote and published his right after alumni weekend!” now officially hit all seven how the proposal went down in first book, “Project 27,” and it is Very excited to hear all of the continents! Kyle Gentile got the Class of ’76 notes (assuming available to buy on Amazon. great updates, and as always, engaged to Elizabeth Rabenstine he’s doing his job). Alex Grodnik started a feel free to reach out with any in February. Classmates Adam podcast called Moving Up, updates for the class notes at Luttrull and Meaghan Higgins Katie Noon, which gets over 30,000 monthly [email protected]. were also recently engaged and kaitlynnoon@ listeners, covering topics from are planning to tie the knot in ’08 gmail.com starting a business to investing Nick Anderson, Packer Chapel in 2020. The cou- and life advice. Guests have Nick.Anderson@ ple recently bought a house and Bobby included a bunch of big-name ’10 alum.lehigh.edu are living in West Orange, N.J. Buckheit, venture capitalists and the We’re about a year away from our Brandon Franz and Emily ’09 lehigclass2009@ co-founders of Facebook, Ven- 10th Reunion—wow, time flies! (Orenstein) Franz are cele- gmail.com mo and GroupMe. Let’s check in on a few people you brating 10 years together in Hello, members of the Class of Very exciting news from might see there. March. They purchased their 2009! As always, it is wonderful Lauren Anderson-Smith, who A lot of new additions recent- first home in Ridgefield, Conn., to hear from many of you. Based will be traveling to Nepal along ly! Dave Disler welcomed son in September 2018. on my understanding of timelines with Garrett Smith, Corey Jordan Sol Disler to the Lehigh Katie (Farrell) Campbell, for publication, this should be Luthringer and Jordan Smith family in December 2018. Simi- who became a dentist, spent posted after our 10th Reunion. in April 2019 to hike up to the larly, Bob Antes and Danielle the last five years on active duty If that doesn’t make you feel old, Mt. Everest base camp on a (Setola) Antes welcomed their in the U.S. Army, and will be I am not sure what will! I hope 10-day trek. Looking forward second little one, Cora Evalyn moving with her husband and many of you had a really great to a follow-up update for the Antes, in January 2019. Tim two sons to Monmouth County, time at reunion, and enjoyed the new column to share news and Young and wife Sarah also wel- N.J., this spring. Thank you for opportunity to connect with your pictures of how the trip went! comed a future Lehigh-guy, Noah your service! classmates back on campus. Now, Kyle Dunleavy just moved James, in February 2019. Jim Thanks for all the updates— on to the updates! back to New Jersey after having Spota and Cali (Roth) Spota enjoy the summer! Nick Betsy (Schlauch) Hritz and lived in San Francisco and welcomed Isabella Maria Spota Save the date for Reunion her husband, Nate, are happy Australia for the last five years. in December 2018. 2020: June 4-7, 2020

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Sri Rao, sridevi211@ pleted his Ph.D. program in as the company’s business de- before the wedding! gmail.com computer science at Brown velopment manager, focusing on In career news: Marie Mi- ’11Hello, Class of 2011! University, and he is continuing increasing the brand’s presence gnogna moved to London from I hope you are all doing well and at Brown for his postdoctoral in the marketplace. Cameron New York City with W2O Group, thriving. Here are a couple of degree. Henry Weinberger Gibbs will be pursuing his MBA which is a communications and updates from our classmates. recently became the business at the University of Virginia this marketing agency. Marie will be Kevin Forsberg started development director at Cecelia upcoming fall. Andrew Karp in London for two years. Good a new job at Veritas Prime in Health, a health care startup will be pursuing his MBA at luck across the pond! March 2019 and got married to focused on helping patients Columbia University in the fall Michaela Acton is currently Destiny McKnight in the fall with diabetes. of 2019. located in Chicago and recently of 2018. Congratulations everyone! In other news: Alexa (Pro- became an account executive at Liz Rosen graduated from caccino) Archibald and John A&E Networks; she is the young- St. George’s University School Bea Dizon, 203- Archibald welcomed Millie est employee with an executive of Medicine in June 2019 and 524-4659, bead- Lu, a sheepadoodle, into their title! Prior to this role, Michaela matched at the University of ’13 [email protected] family this past fall. For updates was in a digital management Buffalo in Pediatric Neurology. Hi all! Hope everyone is enjoy- on their adventures with Millie, position with Disney ABC. Megan Hanks married ing the warmer weather! It has you can follow @sheepadoo on Wishing you continued success fellow Lehigh graduate Michael been amazing to reconnect with Instagram! in advertising. Mastrola ’12 on October 20, other alumni and hear all of the Congratulations to everyone Thanks! 2018, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. great things that our class has on their accomplishments, and I love hearing what amazing accomplished, professionally keep up the great work! I am Kerry Mallett, things our class is accomplish- and personally. Please continue looking forward to hearing all kerryamallett@ ing. Please continue to send me to send me texts, emails and so- about your summer adventures! ’15 gmail.com updates throughout the year at cial media messages about any Happy spring, everyone! The [email protected]. updates related to you or any Mike Ronan, Class of 2015 has been busy other Class of 2013 alumni! michaelronan214@ over the past few months with Mary (Haynie) In parenting news: Ales- ’14 gmail.com job promotions and personal Reardon, (215) sandra (DiNardo) Martin and Hello, Class of 2014! milestones. Alex Bloom is now ’12 687-1624 (C); Keith Martin welcomed a baby The 5th anniversary of our working as an assistant district [email protected] boy, Conrad Peter Martin, into graduation is almost here! This attorney in Brooklyn, and Class of 2012: Hope you are all the world on February 26, 2019. article was due before reunion, James Marshall was promot- enjoying your summer! Krissy They are overjoyed to share but will be published after, so I’ll ed to an associate role at J.P. Wymore and Chris Waterbury with their fellow classmates have more to report in the next Morgan. got engaged on April 3 on the the news of the new addition to installment. Madeleine Smith has beach in Vero Beach, Fla. They their family! Our classmates have had recently become engaged to are currently living in India- In matrimonial news: some exciting developments Sean Foley, who is a Bethle- napolis, Ind., where Krissy is in Corinne Walker and Adam over the past few months! Con- hem native. The two met while her second year of OBGYN resi- Neupauer got married on gratulations on several weddings Madeleine was completing dency at Indiana University and March 30 in Westfield, N.J. and engagements: her master’s degree at Lehigh. Chris is working for Express Caroline Bucky and Kyle Moira McGowan and Today they are living happily in Scripts. Jason Katz married Stiefel got married on March 31 Thomas Gregg were married Denver, Colo., and planning a Ashley Shirazi on July 7. at the Rainbow Room in on campus at Packer Memorial spring 2020 wedding. Zach Casler moved to Aus- New York City. Church on November 10, 2018! Casey Hofstaedter began tin in 2017 by way of Houston In professional news: Steph- Many close friends of the couple, his first year in an M.D./Ph.D. and started his own company, anie Perez left her first job after who are also Lehigh graduates, program at the University of Dindr. After receiving interna- six years of working for MTV, were in attendance and in the Maryland, and prior to that he tional press and a cease and de- VH1 and Logo, where she led PR wedding. The reception was at ate his way through Argentina, sist from Tinder, he rebranded campaigns for shows like MTV’s the ArtsQuest Center at Bethle- Chile and Peru! the company as The Round—the “Video Music Awards,” VH1’s hem SteelStacks! Nikita Rishi has been work- fastest way to meet for a date. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and more. Meghan DeVaney and Rich ing in strategic life sciences He will launch the app in Austin She has since started a new role Luick ’13 were engaged in No- consulting at ZS Associates and NYC in 2019. Zach has as communications manager vember. Paul Ciavardelli and in Philadelphia for the past traveled to Colombia, Mexico, for Verizon Media. She’ll be Karen Bellinger were engaged year and is enjoying this role Germany and Japan over the working across its digital media in August. immensely. She also recently last few years, and spends his portfolio including brands Sachee Nahata and Nicasio got engaged to another Lehigh days grilling with friends, biking like Yahoo News and Finance, Arroyo are engaged to marry grad, Bobby Michaelis ’16, and is in the Texas Hill Country and HuffPost, AOL, TechCrunch in May. Nicasio is currently excited to be married in Packer soaking in Texas’ good weather. and more. Lindsay Plodwick enrolled in the MBA program at Memorial Church in 2020! Alex Galakatos just com- recently joined What to Expect Lehigh and graduates six days Carolyn Sivco will be gradu-

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ating from the Penn State Col- Madison Hite ships at Yale University. Lehigh funds a summer-long research lege of Medicine in May. After mlh220@lehigh. played in the Hawthorne Cup overseas. Her specific program obtaining her M.D. degree, she ’20 edu and lost in the final to Colgate involves biomedical research will be moving to New Haven, Hello everyone! after beating both Swarthmore at a Vienna anatomy muse- Conn., to complete four years My name is Madison Hite, College and Notre Dame earlier um. She hopes this research of anesthesiology residency and I am the new Class of 2020 in the tournament. Adopted by opportunity will help her gain training at Yale. correspondent! A little bit about students in 2009, the squash valuable real-life experience We hope everyone has a nice me: I am from Saddle River, N.J. team has developed into a force. that prepares her for her goal to and relaxing summer full of (Bergen County), and my dad is Members on this year’s team attend medical school. During travel and vacation! an ’89 alumni. He is a brother were: Sam Ghorashi ’21, Corne- her month-long research, she Save the date for Reunion of Alpha Tau Omega and was lius Bancroft, Colin Hussey, will be working alongside other 2020: June 4-7, 2020 an outside linebacker for the Max Fern ’22, PJ Walsh ’21, pre-med students from all over football team, so Lehigh has Juan Moralejo, Sean Malcolm the world. Not only will Emily Kelsey Leck, always been a part of my life. ’22, Henry Nimey ’21, Salvador be experiencing a completely kelseymleck@ However, what drew me most to Silva and Ben Rankin. Sam new culture, she will also be ’16 gmail.com and the school entering my senior Ghorashi is a junior year trans- able to witness firsthand the dif- Rachel Sholder, rachelshold year were the connections my fer and was originally recruited ferences between the European [email protected] dad still has to this day, some- to play squash at Connecticut and the U.S. medical system. Hi, Class of 2016! I hope ev- thing not many people can say College. The club is entirely run Emily is a singer in Lehigh’s eryone has been having a great about their universities. Hoping by the students, and the team is a cappella group, Off the Record. summer. Since the last Bulletin, to have a similar experience, I open to all interested students Her a cappella group will be I went to Iceland and was lucky came to Lehigh not just for its (but sends only the top 10 play- traveling to Europe around the enough to see the Northern excellent education, but for its ers to travel). same time as her Vienna trip, Lights. I also went to Zion value in its relationships and In other news on campus, so she is especially happy to be and Bryce Canyon national the environment it breeds. I the Lehigh Path to Prominence able to meet up with her friends parks with Samantha Kay and want to be able to tell my future plan is in full swing, and cur- even though she is so far from Amanda Derby. kids I still talk to my college rently there is a lot of construc- home. Although she is mainly Taylor Alexy Pyle and friends every single day—and tion on campus. This includes filled with excitement about Nathan Pyle met in 2017 at that is because of how special of the introduction of the new this trip, one of her concerns their church in New York City. an institution Lehigh is. College of Health, and Lehigh is that this trip will be the first They got married on December I entered my freshman named Whitney Witt as the in- time she is traveling so far away 29, 2018, at Packer Memorial year as a member of the tennis augural dean. Lehigh also plans by herself. Church with the reception at team, but made the very tough to increase its undergraduate In order to lessen the culture Wood Dining Hall on Lehigh’s decision to focus on other op- student body by 1,000 in the shock she will inevitably expe- Mountaintop Campus. They portunities Lehigh had to offer. next several years, add two new rience in Vienna, she is trying are currently living in Harlem. Now, I am a junior and a sister residence halls and renovate to learn some basic German Tae Hong Min moved to of Alpha Omicron Pi, majoring buildings such as the University and more about the country’s NYC after graduation. He is the in journalism/communications Center and Fairchild-Martin- culture. She is ready to expand founder and content creator with a theatre minor. I serve as dale Library. her college experience beyond at Chapter1.io. Chapter1.io is the current sports editor for The I can’t wait to continue to the “Lehigh bubble” by meeting a blog and podcast where Tae Brown and White and aspire to write for the Bulletin, and if you diverse students with similar interviews entrepreneurs, be working in the sports media ever want to reach me, my email aspirations. Emily attributes developers and profession- industry upon graduation. is [email protected]. her amazing opportunity to the als about their careers. He is Speaking of sports: The Iacocca Program and wants to looking forward to coming men’s lacrosse team is ranked Amy Chai, encourage all undergraduates to back to campus for the Lehigh top 20 in the country this (412) 427-1769; search around for similar travel Hackathon. season and has a chance to win ’21 [email protected] opportunities since Lehigh has the Patriot League Champion- Class of 2021, I hope your many to offer. Mark Schatzman, ship, but must get past No. 2 second year at Lehigh is treat- Tommy Persaud is set to m.schatzman8@ Loyola. The wrestling team just ing you well. Summer is fast travel to Berlin for his sum- ’17 gmail.com wrapped up its season, naming approaching as I write this, and mer. He has an internship at a three All-Americans (Jordan some of our classmates have startup company called Realist, Megan Olivola, Kutler ’19, Ryan Preisch ’18 exciting travel plans lined up by where he will be working in meolivola@gmail. and Jordan Wood) while also taking full advantage of Lehigh’s fintech by building software. ’18 com finishing 13th as a team overall travel abroad programs. Because he is majoring in in the NCAA championships. Emily Tasik is one of only a computer engineering, he is Sabrina Morawej, The Lehigh club squash team handful of students to receive excited to apply his classroom [email protected] were finalists at the 2019 U.S. an Iacocca International knowledge to the real world by ’19 Squash National Champion- Internship, a program that fully working on realistic projects. SUMMER 2019 | 71 NOTES

Furthermore, he will be able Whether your summer plans recently co-authored the fourth to shadow employees to gain are as exciting as Emily’s and edition of “Reading Specialists hands-on experience in the Tommy’s, or whether you will and Literacy Coaches in the coding field. be going back home like me, I Real World.” This is her first Tommy has never traveled to would love to hear from you for textbook. mainland Europe before, so like the next column! Editor’s note: The following Emily, he is interested in how was incorrectly attributed in the jobs are different in a country Editor’s note: Spring Bulletin to Maxwell Ley. that has a different economy To share your We apologize for the confusion. and government than America. ’22 news or if you John A. Rochowicz Jr. writes: This January, Tommy got the would be interested in becom- “I received an M.S. degree in opportunity to travel to Iceland ing your class’s correspondent, mathematics in 1974 and an for 10 days of winter break as a reaching out to classmates and Ed.D. degree in educational part of the Global Citizenship writing a column three times a technology January 17, 1993. Program (GCP). GCP is a class year, please contact the Alumni I retired from Alvernia Uni- available for sophomores that Office at (610) 758-3069 or versity in 2017 and achieved focuses on being a global citizen [email protected]. professor emeritus status in by developing solutions to mathematics and physics.” achieving the United Nations’ sustainability goals. His most GRADUATE memorable experiences in Please submit your news to Iceland were hiking a glacier [email protected]. with ice picks and trying lots of exotic foods. He laughs as he College of Education recalls lugging back a bottle of Dr. Deb Carr M.Ed. ’79, D.Ed. Icelandic Vodka as a souvenir ’89, an associate professor of for his parents. education at King’s College,

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He was a Beta Theta Pi brother, Beegle was a veteran of the U.S. a member of the Glee Club and Navy during World War II. He choir, and a soccer player as an worked for Republic Aviation undergraduate. He worked as for 35 years, retiring as manag- president of PA Crusher Corp., ing hydraulic development en- and as a senior VP of the parent gineer during the development company, Penn Virginia Corp. of the A-10 Warthog. As an alumnus, he volunteered David A. Fornoff ’50, Waco, IN REMEMBRANCE with his class, with his local Texas, April 18, 2019. Mr. Forn- alumni club and as a member of off was a Theta Xi brother and The alumni and university communities extend their sympathy the Greek Alumni Council. He track team member. He worked to the families of the alumni listed. Obituary sources include was also a member of the Tower as plant manager and vice pres- relatives, alumni and friends. Send details to Advancement Society. For his dedication ident of the first Mars Candy Services, 306 S. New St., Suite 500, Bethlehem, PA 18015-1652; to the university, he won the factory west of the Mississippi. 1-866-517-1552; [email protected]. The following were Alumni Award in 1984. He was also a member of the reported to us as of April 30, 2019: J.E. Petersen ’49, Gan- Asa Packer Society. His son, sevoort, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2019. Mr. Richard Fornoff, is a member of Petersen was a veteran of the the Class of 1974. 10, 2019. Mr. Iacocca was a vet- U.S. Army. He went on to spend William F. Hosford ’50, 1940s eran of the U.S. Marine Corps his career with RCA, where he Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 28, 2018. George N. DeCowsky ’42, during World War II. He joined designed weather and telecom- Mr. Hosford was a Theta Delta West Chester, Pa., Dec. 21, 2018. the family business, as co-own- munications satellites. Chi brother, as well as a mem- Mr. DeCowsky made his career er of Yocco’s Inc. His son, Gary Lewis I. Rashmir ’49, ber of the swimming and skiing at the Philadelphia Electric Iacocca ’76, grandson, Alexan- Brentwood, Tenn., Feb. 13, teams. He was a professor at the Company, working as the chief der Iacocca ’09, and cousin, Lee 2019. A veteran of the U.S. Army University of Michigan depart- electrical engineer. Iacocca ’45, are members of the during World War II, Mr. Rash- ment of material science. His Robert F. Forshay ’42, Lehigh family. mir founded MCRB, a direct brother, James Hosford, was a Mullica Hill, N.J., Feb. 8, 2019. Frank W. Dickel ’48, marketing company. member of the Class of 1944. Mr. Forshay was a Beta Theta Pi Marlton, N.J., Jan. 20, 2019. Mr. John R. Wait ’49, Chapel Philip C. Howse ’50, Phoe- brother, as well as a member of Dickel was a Theta Chi brother Hill, N.C., April 10, 2019. Mr. nixville, Pa., Feb. 15, 2019. Mr. the soccer, tennis and wrestling and a member of the football Wait was a veteran of the U.S. Howse was a veteran of the U.S. teams. He was a veteran of the team on campus. He served in Army Air Force during World Army during World War II. As U.S. Army during World War II. the U.S. Marine Corps in Japan War II. At Lehigh, he was a a student, he was a member of He worked in the family auto- during World War II and during Delta Sigma Phi brother. He the Mustard & Cheese and the motive business before becom- the Korean War. In his retire- worked as an executive involved Debating Club. He spent most ing the purchasing director for ment, he worked as a drug and with production control and of his career with Superior Tube Avis Rent-a-Car. His brother, alcohol counselor. planning at both Ford Motor Company and held the position Richard Forshay ’48, and son, A. Bruce Conlin Jr. ’49, Company and Burroughs Cor- of chief financial officer upon Robert Forshay Jr. ’69, are also Westfield, N.J., Dec. 29, 2018. poration. His father, Edgar F. his retirement. He was also members of the Lehigh family. Mr. Conlin served in the U.S. Wait, was a member of the a member of the Asa Packer William R. Schmoll ’43, Army during World War II. A Class of 1918. Society. Palm Harbor, Fla., Dec. 9, 2018. Phi Sigma Epsilon brother and Charles A. Wilkinson ’49, Carroll R. Jarden Jr. ’50, A Delta Sigma Phi brother, Mr. Glee Club member, he made Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 15, 2019. Punta Gorda, Fla., Feb. 19, Schmoll served in the U.S. Army his career with the American Mr. Wilkinson was a veteran 2019. Mr. Jarden served in the Air Corps during World War II. Society of Engineering, working of the U.S. Army during World U.S. Navy during World War He worked as a civil engineer with legislative and government War II. He worked as a patent II and stayed in the U.S. Naval for Rohm and Haas. His son, bodies on issues of science. attorney for Bethlehem Steel Reserves as a commissioned Craig Schmoll, is a member of Joseph Evon ’49, Lees- for 30 years, before going into officer. He was a brother of Chi the Class of 1973. burg, Va., Feb. 20, 2017. Mr. private law practice for another Psi and served as president Paul F. Nicholasen Sr. ’46, Evon served in the U.S. military 30 years. his senior year. He worked at Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 12, 2019. during World War II. He was the Advance Transformer Co. Mr. Nicholasen was a football a member of Tau Beta Pi and 1950s (subsidiary of Philips Electron- player and Theta Chi brother. counted himself among “Bew- Herbert G. Arlt Jr. ’50, ics) as the vice president of sales He worked for E. I. du Pont de ley’s Coolies.” Ridgeway, S.C., Dec. 5, 2018. Southeast region. Nemours and Company. He was William F. Hahn ’49, West Mr. Arlt worked as a technical Francis C. Kercimar ’50, also a member of the Asa Packer Chester, Pa., March 2, 2019. director for International Paper Allentown, Pa., March 10, 2019. and Tower societies. Mr. Hahn was a naval aviator Company. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Julius F. Iacocca ’47, South during World War II, earning Robert F. Beegle ’50, Port Corps during World War II, Whitehall Township, Pa., Jan. the Distinguished Flying Cross. Orange, Fla., Feb. 2, 2019. Mr. Mr. Kercimar was employed as

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a quality control engineer for over 200 research articles and worked in real estate and the Kappa and Tau Beta Pi honor so- Ingersoll Rand for 25 years. reviews in leading scientific general services department of cieties. He was also a Sigma Chi Frederick C. Langenberg journals, in addition to over 50 an environmental and engineer- brother. He went on to spend 34 ’50, M.S. ’51, Pittsburgh, Pa., book chapters and 140 abstracts ing firm. He was a member of years with the DuPont Company. March 31, 2019. Dr. Langenberg on rheumatic diseases. His wife, the Asa Packer Society. Robert G. Schilling ’53, was a brother of Alpha Sigma Rita Paulus, earned her Ph.D. Donald L. Keller ’52, Perkasie, Pa., Jan. 3, 2019. Mr. Phi, a baseball player, and a from Lehigh in 1949. Dillsburg, Pa., April 4, 2019. Schilling served in the U.S. member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Alan P. Prest Jr. ’51, Rich- Mr. Keller was a veteran of the military during the Korean War. Xi, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta mond, Va., March 21, 2019. A Sig- U.S. Army during World War He worked for RCA on the de- Kappa honor societies. He was ma Nu brother, Rev. Dr. Prest was II. He worked as a licensed velopment and strategic design also a veteran of the U.S. Navy. an Episcopal priest. He taught at professional engineer for the of early computer hardware and Dr. Langenberg worked as an the Medical College of Virgin- Pennsylvania Department of programming. Later, he owned executive in the steel industry. ia/Virginia Commonwealth Highways and the Pennsylvania his own business, Beta-Star His daughter, Susan (Langen- University for 35 years, and was Department of Transportation, Corporation, which designed berg) Brainer, is a member of an assistant professor at Virginia retiring in 1989 as the chief soils and sold sterilizers for hospitals the Class of 1979. Union University for 32 years, engineer for PennDOT’s Bureau and industry. Charles H. Reinbrecht Jr. teaching pastoral counseling. of Materials. Thomas H. Buhl ’54, Get- ’50, Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. J. Eric Flanagan ’52, Ma- F. Gordon Maxson ’52, tysburg, Pa., Jan. 25, 2019. Mr. 28, 2019. Mr. Reinbrecht retired plewood, N.J., March 10, 2019. Kensington, Md., Oct. 17, 2018. Buhl served in the U.S. Army from IBM. Robert J. Flynn ’52, Bethle- Mr. Maxson was an Alpha Phi during the Korean Conflict. His Richard A. Royer ’50, hem, Pa., Feb. 7, 2019. Mr. Flynn Omega brother. He also sang in brother, John Buhl, is a member Severn, Md., March 27, 2019. was a brother of Phi Kappa the Glee Club. He transitioned of the Class of 1951. Mr. Royer was a veteran of the Theta and the editor-in-chief of from ROTC to serve in the Harold R. Fritz ’54, Fort U.S. Navy during World War The Brown and White. He was U.S. Air Force for many years, Meyers, Fla., Feb. 28, 2019. Mr. II. He joined the soccer and also a veteran of the U.S. Army. including a tour in Vietnam. He Fritz served in the U.S. Army in track teams at Lehigh and was Mr. Flynn worked in public worked for General Telephone Germany from 1954-1957. He a Sigma Phi Epsilon brother. affairs and academia and retired and Electronics. Later in life, he purchased the family business, He worked as a geologist for the as president of sales for Elec- worked as a tax preparer. Macmillan Oil Company of Al- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. tro-Space Fabricators Inc. In J.L. Merritt ’52, Kihei, Ha- lentown (MOCA), and served as Russell J. Walters ’50, his retirement, he volunteered waii, Dec. 31, 2018. A member of president until his retirement. Kempton, Pa., April 24, 2019. for his class and as a member of the soccer team as an under- Harry Garfinkel ’54, Avon, Mr. Walters worked as a de- the Senior Alumni Council. graduate, Dr. Merritt started his Conn., March 16, 2019. Mr. coder for the U.S. Army during Richard Gordon ’52, career as a professor of civil and Garfinkel was a member of the World War II. He was employed Jupiter, Fla., Jan. 5, 2019. Mr. structural engineering before football team and a brother of by Miller and Associates Civil Gordon was a Sigma Alpha Mu moving into the aerospace Tau Delta Phi. He worked for Engineering of Pottsville, where brother, as well as a member industry. He also owned a con- Hamilton Standard, retiring he designed highways and of the ice hockey, baseball and sulting firm with his wife. as president of space and sea major roadways throughout the football teams. He worked as William Farkas ’53, Miami systems. His work with NASA Anthracite Region. an executive in the electronics Beach, Fla., Feb. 3, 2019. A mem- included the Mercury and Gem- Donald L. Adair ’51, Engle- industry. His brother, Carl Gor- ber of Phi Beta Kappa honor ini programs, through Apollo wood, Fla., April 5, 2019. don ’51, son, Steven Gordon ’84, society, Mr. Farkas was a veter- and the moon landing, continu- Robert S. Buzby ’51, Dear- and granddaughter, Madeline an of the U.S. Army. He worked ing with the Space Shuttle, and born, Mich., March 31, 2019. Gordon ’20, are members of the as the executive director of the ending with the International Mr. Buzby was a baseball player Lehigh family. Downtown Development Au- Space Station. and acted with the Mustard & Donald Y. Goss ’52, Beth- thority in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ralph C. Leinbach Jr. Cheese. He spent his career lehem, Pa., March 24, 2019. Mr. He is credited with shaping Fort ’54, Wyomissing, Pa., March 1, with Ford Motor Company in Goss was a Sigma Phi brother, Lauderdale’s downtown and 2019. Mr. Leinbach served two finance and accounting. as well as a player with the particularly the Broward Center tours of duty in the U.S. Marine Harold E. Paulus ’51, Los Mustard & Cheese and member for the Performing Arts. Corps. He worked for Carpen- Angeles, Calif., April 5, 2019. of the rifle team. He worked as James S. Hobbs ’53, Supply, ter Technology Corporation A member of Phi Beta Kappa, the deputy state treasurer of N.C., Feb. 22, 2017. Mr. Hobbs was for 33 years, retiring as senior Dr. Paulus served in the U.S. the State of Connecticut in the a brother of Delta Tau Delta and vice president of technology Army Medical Corps. He made early ’70s. In his retirement member of the swimming team. and engineering. His son, Eric his career as a clinician-ed- he became an architectural Robert W. Moore ’53, Leinbach, is a member of the ucator, serving as director of blacksmith. Hilton Head Island, S.C., Jan. 30, Class of 1976. the Division of Rheumatology Philip T. Hammond ’52, 2019. As a student, Mr. Moore Robert A. Miles ’54, Ocean and full professor of medicine Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 30, was a member of the Epitome City, N.J., Feb. 10, 2019. A Sigma at UCLA School of Medicine. 2018. A U.S. Army veteran of yearbook, the Glee Club, the Chi brother, Mr. Miles served in He authored or co-authored World War II, Mr. Hammond Marching 97, and Omicron Delta the U.S. Navy for two years as a NOTES

“frogman” dive officer. He was Williamsburg, Va., March 26, 2018. A Tau Beta Pi member, Mr. Roehr was an avid fan of an HVAC and general contrac- 2019. Mr. Mulherin served Mr. Williams was also a member history and a tour guide with tor in Kulpmont for more than in the U.S. Navy during the of the Marching 97. He worked Jamestown/Yorktown Founda- 40 years. He was a member of Korean conflict. His career for IBM. tion and Colonial Connections. the Tower Society. took him from the Navy, to the Stephen D. Bennett ’57, Theodore J. Sattler ’59, Philip F. Newman Jr. ’54, beginnings of the NASA X-15 Vineland, N.J., Jan. 13, 2019. Mr. Williams Township, Pa., March MBA ’72, South Whitehall program, to private industry, Bennett worked for 35 years in 4, 2019. Mr. Sattler served in the Township, Pa., Jan. 11, 2019. culminating in a position as an the concrete pipe manufacturing U.S. Army National Guard. For Mr. Newman was a Beta Theta officer of a Washington, D.C., industry. He retired as the presi- 40 years, he designed semicon- Pi brother and member of the area engineering, research and dent of Kerr Concrete Pipe. ductor packaging systems at swimming team. He served development company. His William T. Blake ’57, Western Electric. in the U.S. Army Corps of brother, Joseph Mulherin, is a Canandaigua, N.Y., March 16, Ray W. Turner Jr. ’59, Engineers. He spent his entire member of the Class of 1948. 2019. Mr. Blake was a veter- Auburn, Maine, Dec. 22, 2018. career with Air Products, and Thomas W. Tooker ’55, an of the U.S. Army. He was a A Delta Phi brother, Mr. Turner was especially proud of the role Albuquerque, N.M., May 2018. professional engineer, licensed owned and operated J. L. Turn- he played in helping to design Mr. Tooker was a brother of in 10 states. er Company, the family me- and build the Air Products Beta Theta Pi and a member Walter I. Epstein ’58, chanical contracting business. Corporate Headquarters in of the wrestling team. He went Rutland, Vt., Jan. 10, 2019. Mr. William C. Yandrasitz ’59, Trexlertown. As an alumnus, on to teach in independent Epstein was a military veteran. Dillsburg, Pa., March 23, 2019. he volunteered with his class as schools in Connecticut, Arizona His brother, Irwin Epstein, is a Mr. Yandrasitz was a veteran president for over 20 years and and New Mexico, where he was member of the Class of 1960. of the U.S. Air Force during won the Alumni Award for his the director of admissions and Glenn G. Ritter ’58, State the Korean War. He worked as dedication in 1989. His son, P. wrestling coach. College, Pa., March 20, 2019. A a computer analyst with the James Newman ’79, and grand- Kenneth A. Andersen ’56, brother of Pi Kappa Alpha and Naval Depot. son, Brian J. Newman ’09, are Tinicum, Pa., April 1, 2019. A member of the baseball team, Mr. members of the Lehigh family. Delta Sigma Phi brother, Mr. Ritter worked for Hewlett-Pack- 1960s Gerald D. Wells ’54, Andersen was a veteran of the ard and Supelco, before opening Peter W. Beacham ’60, Rock- Louisville, Ky., Feb. 14, 2019. U.S. Army. He was president his own investment firm. port, Mass., March 21, 2019. Mr. Wells was a member of the and owner of Hillman Brass & Raymond J. Coates ’59, Mr. Beacham started his career golf team. He worked for GE Copper. Lakeland, Fla., March 20, 2019. at Peabody Office Furniture, Healthcare. Wayne P. Coon ’56, Man- Mr. Coates was a member of Tau where he spent 28 years and Duane C. Wilt ’54, Milford, chester, Conn., Dec. 21, 2018. Beta Pi, the Mustard & Cheese rose to become senior vice Del., Jan. 17, 2019. Mr. Wilt was Mr. Coon was employed at Pratt and the Gryphon Society. He president. Then he co-founded a brother of Alpha Tau Omega, and Whitney Aircraft, United worked for GE. Office Environments of New as well as the baseball and rifle Technologies Corporation in Joseph C. Danner ’59, England, where he served as ex- teams, and the Glee Club. He the Research Laboratories and Dana Point, Calif., Jan. 5, 2019. ecutive vice president in charge served in the U.S. Army Corps of Commercial Division his entire Dr. Danner was a member of of customer development. Engineers. He spent his career professional career. Tau Beta Pi. He taught chemis- Eugene J. Guidi Jr. ’60, in the steel industry. His grand- Peter S. Pennington ’56, try at Long Beach City College. Franklin, Mass., Jan. 19, 2019. son, Brandon Wilt, is a member Pen Argyl, Pa., April 16, 2019. George A. Fryer ’59, Monu- Mr. Guidi was a Phi Gamma of the Class of 2014. A Pi Kappa Alpha brother, Mr. ment, Colo., Dec. 24, 2018. Upon Delta brother and member of Mark A. Klein ’55, Zions- Pennington served in the U.S. graduation, Mr. Fryer joined the lacrosse team. He worked ville, Pa., Feb. 2, 2019. Mr. Klein Navy. He worked in shipbuild- Combustion Engineering Inc. as the vice president of Bird Ma- served in the U.S. Army in both ing and aerospace engineering and began a career that spanned chine Company. Korea and Japan. He and his wife before becoming a computer five decades building power Bruce G. Parker ’60, Katy, started and ran Mar-Pat, which sales engineer. He also volun- plants. As an alumnus, he was a Texas, April 13, 2019. A Delta converted cardboard and paper teered for the university doing member of the Wrestling Club. Sigma Phi brother, Mr. Parker products for use in the garment phonathons to raise funds. Alfred R. Moore ’59, made his career in aerospace industry, for over 40 years. William J. Schuchart ’56, Abbeville, S.C., April 5, 2019. Mr. engineering and oil field elasto- Richard D. Knorr ’55, Aurora, Ohio, Jan. 22, 2019. A Moore was an Alpha Tau Omega mer technology. Allentown, Pa., Feb. 3, 2019. Mr. veteran of the U.S. Army, Mr. brother. He served in the U.S. H. Dean Venable ’60, Knorr was a veteran of the U.S. Schuchart was a municipal ad- Navy and spent 26 years work- Westwood, Mass., Jan. 2, 2019. Army during the Korean War. ministrative officer for 40 years, ing as an industrial engineer Mr. Venable was a Pi Kappa He owned RD Knorr Indus- in five municipalities across the for AMP Inc. His sons, Michael Alpha brother. He worked as a tries, once a major supplier to United States, the last having Moore ’83 and Christopher senior staff engineer at Hughes Mack Trucks, Harley-Davidson, been in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Moore ’84, are members of the Aircraft Co. He wrote many Freightliner, Boeing and various where he served for 27 years. Lehigh family. papers on switching regulator other industries. Russell H. Williams ’56, Louis J. Roehr ’59, Wil- stability analysis and patented Paul K. Mulherin ’55, Winston-Salem, N.C., Dec. 18, liamsburg, Va., April 15, 2019. a high-efficiency power supply

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topology. and intramural sports. He was Alexandria, Va., Jan. 25, 2019. A Lehigh-Lafayette telecasts. He Phillip M. Anastos ’61, the third-generation owner of Lambda Chi Alpha brother, Mr. served on the LUAA Board of Warren, Ohio, Feb. 14, 2019. Mr. Millhurst Mills Inc. His grand- Raum was a writer who covered Directors and was a member of Anastos served in the U.S. Air son, Eric Mintz, is a member of three presidents, Congress and the Asa Packer Society. For his Force from 1958 to 1962. the Class of 2019. national politics, and translat- immense dedication, he won William K. Banister ’61, Fort Michael Sherwin ’63, ed knotty economic issues for the Alumni Award in 2014. His Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 17, 2019. A Waite Hill, Ohio, March 1, 2019. readers during 44 years with the son, Dennis Benfante, is a mem- Phi Gamma Delta brother, Mr. Mr. Sherwin worked as the Associated Press. ber of the Class of 1998. Banister spent his career as an chairman of Columbiana Boiler Fouad S. Ezra ’67, Cincinna- Donald A. Cook ’69, Kemp- executive in the marine industry. Company. He was a member ti, Ohio, Sept. 24, 2018. Dr. Ezra ton, Pa., March 30, 2019. Mr. Roy W. Hermansen ’61, ’62, of the Asa Packer Society. His worked for Procter & Gamble. Cook was a brother of Sigma Phi Katonah, N.Y., April 3, 2019. Mr. brothers, George Sherwin ’67 Joseph W. Powers Jr. ’67, Epsilon. Hermansen was an Alpha Chi and J. Lanny Sherwin ’72, are MS ’71, San Antonio, Texas, James I. Daubenspeck ’69, Rho brother and member of Tau members of the Lehigh family. Dec. 24, 2018. Mr. Powers was a Painesville, Ohio, July 25, 2018. Beta Pi honor society. He made Peter K. Klingensmith Sigma Phi Epsilon brother. He John M. MacCrum III ’69, his career in investment bank- ’64, ’65, Kenilworth, Ill., April served in the U.S Army during Sebastian, Fla., Feb. 10, 2019. ing. He co-authored two books: 8, 2019. Mr. Klingensmith was the Vietnam War. He worked Mr. MacCrum was captain of “Active Asset Allocation: Gaining a Delta Tau Delta brother and for several companies, retiring the golf team and a brother Advantage in a Highly Efficient member of the soccer and from Mogas Industries. of Kappa Sigma. He spent his Stock Market” and “Index Your lacrosse teams. He was a sales Garrett C. DuBois ’68, career in sales with Calgon Way to Investment Success.” His manager for ArcelorMittal. Royersford, Pa., Jan. 18, 2019. An Carbon Corp. son, Eric Hermansen, is a mem- John J. Ragognetti ’64, Alpha Chi Rho brother, Dr. Du- Millard P. Robinson Jr. ’69, ber of the Class of 1994. Wilton, Conn., Jan. 4, 2019. Bois was a lieutenant in the U.S. M.S. ’71, Williamsburg, Va., Feb. Peter J. Merkle ’61, Alex- Donald R. Wilson ’64, The Army Reserves and worked for 12, 2019. Mr. Robinson was a andria, Va., Jan. 15, 2019. Mr. Villages, Fla., Jan. 1, 2019. Mr. the University of Pennsylvania. brother of Beta Theta Pi. During Merkle was a brother of Alpha Wilson was a Delta Tau Delta William C. Hunter ’68, his 42-year career, he special- Sigma Phi. He spent his career brother. He was president of Washington Crossing, Pa., Jan. ized in the planning, analysis, with Bell Telephone Company. Delray Enterprises, a finan- 3, 2019. Dr. Hunter was a Delta design and construction of Joseph H. Nieckoski ’62, cial planning company. He Phi brother, as well as a profes- municipal drinking water, Bradenton, Fla., March 1, 2019. volunteered with his class as sor of biomedical engineering wastewater facilities and buried Mr. Nieckoski was a Chi Phi a committee chair, helping to and a cardiovascular researcher infrastructure. brother and member of the plan reunions and fundraise. at Johns Hopkins University. concert and marching bands. Philip L. Bonnet ’65, He then became chair of the 1970s He worked in sales and man- Newtown, Pa., Feb. 19, 2019. Department of Biomedical David I. Newman ’70, New agement. His brother, Stephen Dr. Bonnet was a scholar of Engineering at the N.J. Institute York, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2018. Mr. Nieckoski, was a member of the homeopathy and a physician at of Technology, where he worked Newman was a brother of Tau Class of 1961. the Brain Bio Center. He had his with fellow faculty to develop a Epsilon Phi and a member of James M. Dinneen ’63, own practice for 42 years. nationally accredited program. the Hillel Society. North Haven, Conn., March 5, Thomas W. Goettge ’65, Richard C. Kreter ’68, Robert E. Benner ’71, 2019. A Delta Chi brother, Mr. Birmingham, Ala., April 7, 2019. Bethesda, Md., March 8, 2019. Mr. Kalamath Falls, Ore., Feb. 4, Dinneen worked as a computer Mr. Goettge was president of Kreter was a veteran of the U.S. 2019. Mr. Benner utilized his engineer for Connecticut Na- Delta Chi and a member of Tau Army during the Vietnam War. training in optical spectroscopy tional Bank. He was a member Beta Pi honor society and the He had a successful career as a to contribute in research and of the Tower Society. Marching 97. He worked for U.S. businessman and entrepreneur. teaching at the University of Carl W. Euker III ’63, ’64, Steel, retiring as vice president Ludwig E. Benfante ’69, Toledo, Yale University and Bel Air, Md., April 11, 2019. Mr. of raw materials. As president Hilton Head Island, S.C., March the University of Utah. He also Euker was a Chi Phi brother of the Association of Steel En- 9, 2019. Mr. Benfante was a Phi conducted research at Sandia and member of the lacrosse and gineers, he was instrumental in Beta Kappa honorary society National Laboratories. soccer teams as a student. He their merger with the Iron and member as an undergraduate. Richard M. Sedmak ’71, worked for Black & Decker and Steel Society to form AIST, the He worked as president and Fort Washington, Pa., Feb. 4, Eagles Sales. Association for Iron and Steel history department chair of the 2019. A member of Concert Bernard N. Hochberg ’63, Technology, which recognized Heritage Library Foundation. Band and Marching 97, Mr. Sed- Freehold, N.J., Oct. 28, 2018. As him as a distinguished member He was also intimately involved mak was also a brother of Alpha a student, Mr. Hochberg was and fellow in 2014. He was a in rejuvenating historic Beau- Tau Omega and member of the president of the Lehigh Invest- member of the Asa Packer and fort County. As an alumnus, Omicron Delta Kappa honor ment Council, a member of Tower societies. His daughter, he was a very active volunteer, society. He owned Self-Test Alpha Kappa Psi honor society, Kathryn Goettge, is a member working with his class and his Services, a computer consulting and a member of Hillel Society. of the Class of 1996. local alumni club, and host- company, for 24 years. He was He also participated in tennis Howard T. 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and served as secretary of the Succop ’69, Augusta Betzwieser Andrew B. Swanson ’80, during World War II. He served Wrestling Club. He earned the ’75, David Succop ’77 and Ben- Ewing Township, N.J., Jan. on the faculty of the mathe- Alumni Award for his service to jamin Succop ’83; several nieces 30, 2019. Mr. Swanson was a matics department at Lafayette his alma mater. and nephews; and his daughter, brother of Delta Upsilon. He College for over 40 years. Jon J. Bergdoll ’72, Rail- Andrea Succop ’05. worked for Highlands Insur- James H. Taylor Jr. M.A. road, Pa., Jan. 22, 2019. Mr. Jeffrey A. Lazar ’75, Beth- ance Company. ’52, Ph.D. ’56, Baton Rouge, La., Bergdoll was a Gryphon as an lehem, Pa., Jan. 31, 2019. Mr. Bryan T. Schneider ’85, March 4, 2019. Dr. Taylor served undergraduate. He made his Lazar was a structural engineer Hackettstown, N.J., March 5, in the U.S. Army Chemical career in accounting at several at Hanover Engineering Associ- 2019. Mr. Schneider worked for Corps before attending Lehigh. automotive dealerships. His ates Inc. Previously, he worked Frazier Industries. He went on to work with Esso brother, James K. Bergdoll, is a for Bethlehem Steel Corp. for Research and Development member of the Class of 1973. 25 years. 1990s Laboratories, retiring as an Albert Andrew Miller ’72, John R. Gift ’76, Plymouth, John Lee-Tin Jr. ’92, Scotch engineering adviser from Exx- Doylestown, Pa., April 12, 2019. Mich., Feb. 3, 2019. Mr. Gift was a Plains, N.J., Dec. 26, 2018. A on. He was awarded numerous Mr. Miller retired as a developer member of the football team. Gryphon as an undergraduate, patents for his work. for Vanguard Group. Jan G. Reber ’76, Norfolk, Mr. Lee-Tin was head of public Emmett S. Jacobs M.S. ’55, Gibson E. Stine Jr. ’72, Va., Dec. 20, 2018. A Sigma sector debt capital markets Ph.D. ’58, Glen Mills, Pa., Dec. Cazenovia, N.Y., Jan. 6, 2019. Mr. Nu brother and Tau Beta Pi at JP Morgan and considered 21, 2019. Dr. Jacobs served in Stine was a Sigma Nu brother member, Mr. Reber worked “the best SSA originator in the the U.S. Army Air Force during and member of Tau Beta Pi. He as a mechanical engineer with business,” according to Global- World War II. He spent much of was an environmental engineer Enersys. Capital.com. his career with DuPont as direc- for 37 years at Galson Technical Paul R. Kelly ’77, Greenville, Kyle T. Kononowitz ’98, tor in the Petroleum Laboratory Services Inc., holding multiple S.C., Jan. 26, 2019. Mr. Kelly was New York, N.Y., March 2, 2019. and the Experimental Station. leadership positions including a brother of Beta Theta Pi and Mr. Kononowitz was a member Walter F. Old M.Eng. ’55, vice president. worked for National Starch & of the football and baseball Palmdale, Calif., March 15, 2019. John P. McDermott ’73, Chemical Company. teams. He was a brother of Mr. Old worked in aerospace Randolph, N.J., March 7, 2019. Howard D. Klopp ’77, M.S. Delta Upsilon. He was employed engineering for Northrup Mr. McDermott had a long ’83, Allentown, Pa., Jan. 13, 2019. by a number of financial and Grumman for nearly 50 years career with the Prudential Mr. Klopp was self-employed as consulting firms in the United on their B-2 program. Insurance Co. a math tutor. States and throughout the world Lorraine (Florey) For- Eric M. Page ’73, Wilming- David B. Langer ’79, Lexing- in C-Suite senior positions. As gatsch M.Ed. ’57, Martinsburg, ton, Del., Nov. 2018. Mr. Page ton, Ky., April 19, 2019. While a senior executive, he was most W.Va., Feb. 21, 2019. Mrs. For- was a Theta Chi brother. He student at Lehigh, Mr. Langer recently associated with Ayming gatsch was a teacher and guid- worked for the Miller Group as was a member of the Lehigh Consulting. ance counselor with Berkeley director of sales and marketing. Jazz Band and Eta Kappa Nu. He County Schools at Tomahawk Peter R. Waldes ’73, Great worked for IBM/Lexmark for 38 2000s Elementary and Back Creek Neck, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2018. Mr. years as a development engineer, Brett A. Snyder ’00, New Valley Elementary. Waldes was a Theta Chi brother. having retired in August 2018. Tripoli, Pa., March 31, 2019. Alfred Burkert Jr. MBA Charles R. Farina Jr. ’74, He held 12 U.S. patents. His wife, Mr. Snyder was a football team ’60, Honolulu, Hawaii, April MBA ’87, Muhlenberg Township, Eileen Richards Langer ’80, is a member. He worked as an engi- 3, 2018. Mr. Burkert had a Pa., April 13, 2019. Mr. Farina was member of the Lehigh family. neer for SKF USA Inc. career in the U.S. Army. He a Phi Kappa Theta brother and Robert P. McCormick served in the infantry, civil member of Tau Beta Pi honor ’79, Seven Valleys, Pa., Feb. 17, affairs, intelligence, cavalry, society. He was an engineer for 2019. Mr. McCormick started GRADUATE engineers, finance and general Air Products & Chemicals and his career at AMP Inc. and staff specialties. After serving in Essroc Cement Corp. was employed by Kydex, York Richard K. Miller M.A. ’51, World War II, the Korean War Carl J. Succop ’74, ’75, Wallcoverings and most recently Allentown, Pa., Feb. 18, 2019. and the Vietnam War, he was Butler, Pa., April 7, 2019. A Chi Advanced Thermal Batteries. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the recognized for his meritorious Psi brother, Mr. Succop was a U.S. Army during World War II. service and bravery with over 15 member of the Interfraternity 1980s He taught German at Whitehall medals. He made his civilian ca- Council and lacrosse team. He Gordon Davidson Duff ’80, and Allentown high schools and reer in journalism and teaching. worked as vice president of sales Simsbury, Conn., April 15, 2018. Kutztown University. He was James R. Woglom M.A. at the American Roller Bearing A Chi Psi brother, Mr. Duff was still teaching at 94 years old at ’60, Reston, Va., Dec. 20, 2018. Company. He was a member a manufacturing sales represen- the Institute for Learning in Re- Mr. Woglom was a U.S. Army of the Tower Society. Many of tative for his family business, tirement at Cedar Crest College. veteran of World War II. He his relatives are members of William K. Duff & Company. He Samuel Stoddard Jr. M.S. retired from CH2M Hill as a the Lehigh family: his mother, was a founding member of the ’55, Scarborough, Maine, Feb. vice president, and also worked Gladys Succop ’79H; siblings, American Society for Metals 7, 2019. Mr. Stoddard developed on many urban renewal and Lawrence Succop ’66, J. William Heat Treating Society. sonar technology for submarines environmental projects across

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the United States. His son and Plymouth, Minn., Feb. 17, 2019. dean of the Ringling Brothers victimized by domestic violence daughter-in-law, David Woglom Mrs. Huang was an award-win- and Barnum and Bailey Circus or sexual assault. She ran one of and Martha (Feinberg) Woglom, ning realtor for over 30 years. Clown College. the oldest rape crisis centers in earned their graduate degrees Richard M. Davitt M.S. Richard E. Schuler MBA the country. at Lehigh, and his grandson, ’66, Ph.D. ’69, Louisville, Ky., ’69, Ithaca, N.Y., Feb. 13, 2019. Eileen (Gill) Hayes M.A. Jeffrey Woglom, is a member of Jan. 17, 2019. Dr. Davitt was a Dr. Schuler was a professor ’73, Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 29, the Class of 2006. professor of mathematics at the of economics and civil and 2019. Mrs. Hayes was a lifelong Robert J. Breidenbach University of Louisville. environmental engineering at educator, teaching both domes- M.A. ’61, Hanover Township, B. Arnold Guth M.Ed. ’66, Cornell University. His daugh- tically and abroad. Pa., Feb. 12, 2019. Mr. Breiden- Perkasie, Pa., Jan. 13, 2019. Dr. ter, Judith (Schuler) Miller, is a Frank J. Troxell M.Ed. bach was a teacher in the Guth was a veteran of the U.S. Air member of the Class of 1989. ’73, Catasauqua, Pa., Jan. 30, Saucon Valley School District Force during the Korean War. He Mary K. Patterson M.Ed. 2019. Mr. Troxell worked as a for over 35 years, and coached was a teacher and an administra- ’70, Bethlehem, Pa., Jan. 15, business education teacher and basketball there. He also served tor in the Souderton Area School 2019. Mrs. Patterson worked as an assistant principal and retired as the recreation director for District for 31 years. a guidance counselor at Bethle- as principal of Catasauqua High Hanover Township for 25 years. Arnold L. Prill Ph.D. ’66, hem Catholic High School and School. He also served on the Domenic A. Canoni- Dallas, Texas, Feb. 2, 2019. Dr. then as a real estate agent. Catasauqua Library Board and co M.S. ’61, Ph.D. ’63, Oak Prill worked in alloy develop- Lorraine (Struss) Marcan- was treasurer for the Catasauqua Ridge, Tenn., Dec. 28, 2018. ment, for which he was awarded tonio M.Ed. ’71, Southbury, High School Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Canonico was a veteran of several patents, followed by Conn., March 27, 2019. Dr. Mar- Andrew C. Coates M.S. ’75, the U.S. Air Force during the many years of protective coat- cantonio’s early career included River Edge, N.J., Jan. 29, 2019. Korean conflict. He worked for ing development for use in gas teaching physics and working Mr. Coates worked at Hardesty Oak Ridge National Laboratory turbine engines and in repair for the Pennsylvania Depart- & Hanover for 44 years, where on nuclear pressure issues. He of high-value turbine engine ment of Human Services and he was principal emeritus and was a member and fellow of the component parts. the Michigan State Department chief technical officer. His most American Society of Metallur- Martha (Lauser) Rum- of Education. She later taught notable projects included Rt. 7 gical Engineers and American mel M.Ed. ’67, Whitehall, Pa., science at Greenwich High over the Passaic River, the Mys- Welding Society. He also earned March 14, 2019. Mrs. Rummel School before moving into ele- tic River Swing Bridge and the the Lincoln Gold Medal Award. taught in the Allentown and mentary school administration widening of the Rainbow Bridge Steven C. Seyer M.A. ’61, Whitehall-Coplay school in both Stamford and Ridge- in Niagara Falls. South Whitehall Township, districts. field, in the roles of assistant Genevieve (Sercel) Pa., Jan. 22, 2019. Mr. Seyer David C. Masser M.Ed. ’67, principal and principal. Nickischer M.Ed. ’76, Lehigh taught social sciences at Lehigh Hegins, Pa., April 9, 2019. Mr. Joanne E. Perich M.Ed. Township, Pa., Feb. 13, 2019. Mrs. Carbon Community College for Masser taught in the Tri-Valley ’71, Heidelberg Township, Nickischer had a 43-year career 40 years. Schools. Pa., March 22, 2019. Mrs. in education, including as a spe- Vernon A. Barlieb M.A. Joseph A. Lavelle Ph.D. Perich taught in the U.S. Army cial education administrator in ’62, Kunkletown, Pa., April ’68, Coopersburg, Pa., March Dependent School System in the Allentown School District. 26, 2019. Mr. Barlieb was a 15, 2019. Dr. Lavelle worked for Germany, and in both Parkland Barbara M. Reed M.Ed. ’77, special education supervisor for Rohm & Haas (Dow Chemi- and Northern Lehigh school Riverview, Fla., Dec. 25, 2018. Carbon Lehigh Intermediate cal) for over 30 years. In his districts. Her son, Joshua Mrs. Reed worked as a reading Unit #21 in Schnecksville for 26 retirement, he taught chemistry Perich, is a member of the Class specialist for Northampton years before retiring. at Lehigh University, DeSales of 2007. County School District. Richard Roberts M.S. University and Northampton John F. Gallery III M.Ed. Tamara G. (Kleinfeld) ’62, Ph.D. ’64, Bethlehem, Pa., County Community Col- ’72, Clarkrange, Tenn., Jan. Selden M.Ed. ’77, Palmer Jan. 5, 2019. Dr. Roberts was a lege. His daughter, Elizabeth 25, 2019. Mr. Gallery taught at Township, Pa., Feb. 10, 2019. professor of mechanical engi- (Lavelle) McGinley, is a member St. Jane Frances de Chantal Mrs. Selden offered seminars neering at Lehigh University. of the Class of 1990. Catholic School, Easton, Pa., on women’s issues at vari- He consulted on many projects, Eleanor (Say) Libsch for 42 years before retiring. He ous Lehigh Valley locations including the restoration of M.Ed. ’68, Boca Raton, Fla., coached basketball in the Le- including Cedar Crest College the Statue of Liberty and the Dec. 30, 3018. Mrs. Libsch high Valley area for many years. and Northampton Community RCA antenna on Tower 1 of the taught third grade in the Bethle- Regina M. Wilson M.Ed. College. World Trade Center. He was hem School District. She was a ’72, Scranton, Pa., Feb. 21, 2019. Richard G. McMahon M.S. a member of the Asa Packer member of the Tower Society. Sister Regina Marie, of the ’78, Rockville, Md., Feb. 22, Society. His children, Lori Sue Robert K. Momyer M.Ed. Immaculate Heart of Mary, was 2019. Mr. McMahon worked (Roberts) Mukai ’84, Lisa (Rob- ’69, Phoenixville, Pa., March a teacher and administrator. for AT&T as an engineer and erts) Meyerson ’88 and Scott 6, 2019. Mr. Momyer worked in Gloria Dialectic M.A. ’69, corporate leader. Roberts ’92, are members of the education and video production Ph.D. ’73, Tulsa, Okla., March Vera (Russo) Reynolds Lehigh family. and was a magician, including 1, 2019. Ms. Dialectic was an M.Ed. ’79, Bushkill Township, Nancy N. Huang M.S. ’64, two years spent as assistant outspoken defender of women Pa., Feb. 4, 2019. Mrs. Reynolds

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REMEMBERING Richard P. Vinci taught in the Pohatcong Town- ship School District for over 40 Dedicated Researcher, years. Terry T. Sweet MBA ’79, Exceptional Teacher Phoenixville, Pa., Jan. 23, 2019. Mr. Sweet had a career as a The materials science and engineering professor professional musician and song- had battled Lou Gehrig’s disease writer with MorningSong before coming to Lehigh. With his MBA, he made a second career as a CPA with KPMG. A man described as a brilliant scholar, adored professor and treasured friend was Nevin H. Scholl MBA ’80, mourned by many as the Lehigh community learned of the passing of Rick Vinci, 52, on Trappe, Pa., Jan. 11, 2019. Mr. March 13 following a struggle with ALS, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Scholl was a Certified Public Although it was known that Vinci was bravely battling the disease for more than Accountant. He worked in local two years, his death still came as a shock to many since the professor of materials government. His father, Harold science and engineering was N. Scholl, was a member of the undergoing experimental treat- Class of 1934. ments in hope of slowing down Wanda Sochanski M.S. the disease’s progression. ’90, Allentown, Pa., March 12, He left behind a wife, Michelle 2019. Ms. Sochanski worked as Geoffrion-Vinci, a professor of an adjunct professor at Lehigh Spanish at Lafayette College, and University in computer science two daughters. and worked for EDS and Vinci’s health struggle was Bethlehem Steel. chronicled in a 2018 Boston Globe Patricia A. Jarvis M.S. ’91, article following his decision to take Fredonia, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2019. Mrs. part in a late-stage clinical trial at Jarvis taught math and com- Massachusetts General Hospital. puters at Stroudsburg Middle The rare disease attacks the nervous School for more than 20 years. system and ultimately prevents the Michael E. Thomas MBA patient from being able to speak, eat ’00, Palmer Township, Pa., Feb. and breathe. At that time, Vinci was 1, 2019. Mr. Thomas was a statis- upbeat, wearing a t-shirt that said “positive state.” tician for Merck Inc. “I have close friends who asked me what my bucket list is,” he was quoted as saying. Ernest L. Holiday Jr. “It’s not that I want to fly to Greece or bungee jump in the Amazon. I’d like to see my kids M.Ed. ’05, Lincoln University, graduate from high school. I want to keep working with my students, whom I love.” Pa., Dec. 21, 2018. Mr. Holiday Vinci demonstrated a rare gift for relating to people, colleagues said. taught social sciences in middle “He was an exceptional colleague, but even more than that, he was a true friend,” said Bri- and high schools. He was also an Slocum, managing director of Lehigh’s Design Labs. “I don’t use that term ‘exceptional’ an administrator at Delaware lightly. He was brilliant. But, he carried his brilliance sans ego. I have no doubt he was almost Valley Charter High School. always the smartest person in the room, but he never let you think you were anything but his equal. He listened as much as he spoke. His words were measured and well considered, and everyone’s opinion mattered. I felt honored to be one of his friends, to work with him, to laugh with him and to have had the opportunity to share a bit of his life.” Vinci’s research accomplishments were impressive, Slocum said, but he put his duty and responsibility to teaching above all else. “He was adored by his students,” he said. To honor Vinci’s legacy, the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science has renamed its annual teaching award as the Richard P. Vinci Award for Educational Excel- lence. A memorial service was held May 1 at Packer Memorial Church. Vinci received his undergraduate degree in materials science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his master of science and his Ph.D.—both in materials science and engineering—from Stanford University. Throughout his time at Lehigh, his research focused on the processing and properties of thin films and other small volumes of material, with an emphasis on characterizing and modifying mechanical behavior. He had published more than 90 technical papers, co-au- thored an engineering textbook and co-authored two U.S. patents. Vinci served for 18 years as the director of Lehigh’s Mechanical Behavior Laboratory and for four years as director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.—Linda Harbrecht Read more at lehigh.edu/bulletin.

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