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1 The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts presented 3 After 25 years of working as a tax attorney, Damian Karjane ’91 Sheila McGrath Beljan ’87, senior managing director for took a leap of faith and started his own company, PayME, Payroll-filing Evercore Partners, with its 2019 Industry Achievement Award. Made Easy, which helps small businesses e-file payroll tax returns.

2 Tamar Jakeli ’17 has returned to her home country of Georgia 4 Jeff Ruthizer ’62 and his wife, Monica, were honored at the and quickly become a leader of Georgian Young Greens, an aspiring College in November for their gifts of four early 20th-century political movement with values of both social and environmental French historical advertising posters that will hang in Ramer justice, with core elements of feminism, queer rights, workers’ rights, History House and in Special Collections. and ecology. “I have found that acting boldly for what I believe in is the best cure for hopelessness,” she says. “I hope to contribute my part in the political processes of my country.”

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5 Dr. Maulik Joshi ’90 was appointed president and chief 8 Brian Ciuffreda ’94 started an Operation Smile club at his school executive officer of Meritus Health. and joined an Operation Smile mission to Vietnam last summer. Operation Smile provides free surgeries for children and young adults who are born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other facial differences. 6 Kameisha Jerae Hodge ’12 has married her passions for English His club has raised money for more than 100 surgeries over the past and Africana studies by founding Sovereign Noir Publications, a hybrid two years. publishing company that celebrates, honors, and supports Black women writers worldwide. 9 After retiring as a corporate recruiter, commercial lender, and small business owner, Cindy Zirkle Tharayil ’78, a master at tae kwon do (fourth degree black belt), teaches martial arts and recently 7 Gil Wolin ’72 celebrates six years of publishing Business Aviation became a reiki master. She and her husband, Davis, built a custom Advisor and moderating its podcast (thanks, WJRH). He provides home in Thrissur, Kerala, India, which Cindy designed herself. information on the business rather than the lifestyle of owning and using a turbine aircraft. 10 Brandon Cochenour ’03 recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the U.S. government’s highest honor for outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Jon Ellis ’98, president [email protected] Privileged to Be a Pard ALUMNI RELATIONS s I sat down to pen my final magazine column as Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88, P’21 president of the Alumni Association, I could not executive director [email protected] help but recall lyrics from a Green Day song that was popular on the airwaves (no streaming For a list of Alumni Council members backA in the ancient 1990s) throughout my senior year. and Alumni Relations staff, The chorus was, “It’s something unpredictable, but in the visit alumni.lafayette.edu end it’s right. I hope you had the time of your life.” Those words succinctly sum up my experience as president for 223 Pfenning Alumni Center Easton, PA 18042-1768 the past two years, and I can definitively say I had the 610-330-5040 time of my life! Fax: 610-330-5833 More important than my own personal reflections, [email protected] however, is whether the alumni body and members of the Lafayette community feel the same sense of enthusiasm CLASS NOTES for the recent accomplishments and future path of the [email protected] College. During my tenure, the Alumni Council, which is GROETHING ROY the governing body of the Alumni Association, has been Dale Mack, graphic designer squarely focused on “Connecting Lafayette to You!” The goal underpinning that sound bite has been to make all alumni feel a part of the Lafayette community irrespective of proximity Visit lafayette.edu and choose to campus. Through chapter events such as Wine 3/9 and Lafayette–Lehigh telecast parties, “alumni” to learn about special events, faculty programming such as the Faculty Road Trip, professional forums such as Networking the Alumni Association, benefits, Nights, entrepreneurial-focused panels, and many other programs, we have sought to deliver travel, and volunteer opportunities. the Lafayette experience to you. Go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu Equally as important as making you feel connected to the school is ensuring that each and log in with your Lafayette user alumnus and alumna understands what he or she can do to remain an active member of the name to register for events, update Lafayette community. To that end, the Alumni Council has been emphasizing the “3P’s” your profile, share photos, and to reinforce our identity as Pards. The 3P’s are Partake, Participate, and Promote. Partake connect through social media. means to attend events and serve as a volunteer. Participate means to be a financial supporter of Lafayette each year. Promote means to serve as an ambassador for the school in your LafayetteCollegeAlumni community. If I have accomplished nothing else during my term as president, I hope I have been able to facilitate a sense of connectedness between alumni and the Lafayette community, @LafayetteAlumni and inspire more individuals to embrace the 3P’s. Since graduating in 1998, I have never felt more pride in the College than as I do today. Lafayette has made significant strides in solidifying its stature as one of the preeminent higher education FOR MORE CLASS NEWS institutions in this country. Executing on our strategic goals of a need-blind admissions process, For all class news, photographs, baby and expanding the student population while preserving the current student-to-faculty ratio, creating wedding announcements, reunion planning, and a championship culture within our athletics programs, and enhancing the resources of Gateway more, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes. Career Center will further elevate the national profile of the College in years to come. Click on “search,” then type in your class year. My two years as president have reinforced how fortunate I was to receive that acceptance Updates can be made through Leopard Link letter from admissions 26 years ago as I could not have imagined at the time how much my or sent directly to your class correspondent. Lafayette experience would shape me as a person. I feel an incredible sense of privilege to be To volunteer to serve as a correspondent, a Pard and to have had the opportunity to work with my dedicated colleagues on the Alumni contact the Alumni Relations office. Council, administrators, faculty, and other members of the Lafayette community. I also want to express my gratitude to the more than 29,000 alumni across the globe, because without Class Notes may be edited you, Lafayette would not have been able to get to where it is today and would not be able to go for length and clarity. where it wants to tomorrow. Go Pards! Please upload notes to Leopard Link or pass them along to class correspondents With Pard Pride, by these deadlines: Summer Issue 4/15 Fall Issue 8/15 Spring Issue 12/15 Jonathan Ellis ’98 President of the Alumni Association

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a French language club and join several research at University of California, Los community discussion groups, tutor adults Angeles, University of Medical 1950 and children in English, and do a study of School, Medical Correspondent: Open the life of Frederick Douglass, a booster for Center, Johns Hopkins University School Douglass’ recognition as a leading citizen of of Medicine, and at Penn State and its Maryland and America. Frank’s leadership medical school. and devotion to Lafayette is a lasting legacy Stan earned a respected status for for which he will be remembered. research. He was known for his kind 1951 Frank was predeceased by his brother, manner and decency, and will be Due to the death of Frank Downing, Vincent. He is survived by wife Marilyn, remembered for putting his students at classmate Henley Smith is succeeding him their three children, Denise, Kevin, and ease, encouraging them to enjoy research, as president of the Class of ’51. Valerie, and grandsons Jason and Derek. and for achieving distinguished results, We lost a passionate A funeral mass and tribute to Frank was working with his students as a team. booster and classmate with the death of celebrated at St. Michaels Mission Church, Stan was predeceased by his son Francis “Frank” Michael Downing, 92, of St. Michaels, Md., Nov. 13, 2019. Russell. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Easton, Md., Oct. 15, 2019. Frank and his Donations can be made in Frank’s Juhl, brother Jack Person, daughter Lisa wife, Marilyn, were together for 75 years memory to Talbot Hospice Foundation, Bednarchik, son Mark Person, three from their high school years in Brooklyn, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601 or grandchildren, and a great-grandson. His , and they retired to St. Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover legacy is his teaching, professorship, and Michaels, Md., following Frank’s positions St., Easton, MD 21601. research at Penn State. He and his wife as academic athletic adviser at University Stanley Richard Person, 91, a physics enjoyed visits to England where they visited of Kentucky, 1974-1977, and Penn State graduate of Lafayette, Ph.D. recipient friends and toured the country. University, 1977-1982, where Marilyn also at , and highly respected Our classmate Alfred G. Adler, a was employed in administrative work. professor of physics at Penn State metallurgical engineer, 89, passed away Frank graduated from Brooklyn University, died Sept. 18, 2019, in State Nov. 3, 2019, in Manhattan. Alfred Technical High School in 1946, where he College, Pa., of Huntington’s disease. followed his profession in his family’s played football. He then enlisted in the Stan was the youngest child of Russell and business, Kahn Brothers, followed by a U.S. Army and came to Lafayette in 1947, Harriet (Hauck) Person. He grew up on the 30-year career in banking in Manhattan where he quarterbacked the freshman family farm in Stewartsville, N.J., where he with Citibank. Alfred was a devoted New and varsity football teams under coaches learned the virtues of honesty, commitment, Yorker, who enjoyed and participated in Ivy Williamson and Maurice “Clipper” fairness, integrity, kindness, and charity to the multicultural opportunities of the city. Smith, 1947-1951. He excelled in football those in need. Stan was a high school athlete He was a vice president of Citibank. He and was especially proud that his teams who played football, wrestled, and enjoyed enjoyed his apartment residence at East beat archrival every running, including marathons at Penn State 79th Street. At Lafayette, he was a resident year he quarterbacked for Lafayette. events. Stan enjoyed campus jogging at of Soles Hall. Alfred was a devoted husband After Joe Diamond’s death, Frank Penn State, and he was frequently joined by to Binnie Adler, who predeceased him in became Joe’s successor as class president. students on campus. 2016. He is survived by daughters Robin Joe, Frank, and the 1948 and 1949 football Stan’s research in important fields of and Tracy and three grandsons in whom he teams are all honored in Lafayette’s biophysics and molecular biology and delighted, Ethan, Justin, and Luke. Athletic Hall of Fame. extensive study of herpes virus were some William M. Cooper Jr., 93, died Nov.12, Frank’s attraction to and success in of his accomplishments funded by the 2019, a Navy veteran of World War II Lafayette football took him to high school National Institute of Health and other who enlisted after graduating from high coaching in Sayre, Mechanicsburg, and government agencies. Stan established the school. He was a crew member of a torpedo Mendenhall, Pa., and Coral Park, Fla. Penn State undergraduate and graduate bomber as a radio man and radar specialist. Frank taught high school English along courses in molecular biology. He did a Bill married Marie Chillingworth, a with coaching. distinguished study of radioactive decay fellow West Palm Beach native, on his Frank was a challenging and enthusiastic of bacteria and published many research return from World War II. They had three classroom teacher/coach. He was studies that are followed widely in his children, Matt, Linda, and Sarah. affectionately known as “Dr. D” and research fields. Penn State established a Bill was a civil engineering student at “Coach D” by his players. Frank earned a physics professorship in Stan’s honor, as its Lafayette and was employed by Esso, later Ph.D. in education and counseling from leading researcher and professor. Exxon, for which he managed repair and Memphis University, Tennessee. Stan taught biophysics and molecular construction teams in Europe and traveled After years at Penn State and the move biology at Penn State for 20 years. Early in extensively to Japan, Australia, and Russia to historic St. Michaels, Md., Frank’s his career, Stan was a reactor engineer at as a consultant. While on assignments to devotion to learning caused him to found Brookhaven National Laboratory and did start up refineries, Bill resided with his

When you see this icon  go to pages 62-63 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2020 LAFAYETTE 49 CLASS NOTES family in the Netherlands and Libya. He OK, you guys, enough already about me. was a senior technical adviser to the Exxon I know you are out there! I have a list now board of directors. He had a 34-year career 1952 and will be calling if nobody contacts me. with Exxon. Bill authored an autobiography Correspondent: Thomas A. Coughlin of his career titled My Travels with Exxon. 175 W. North St., Apt. 430A Correspondent: Donald R. Mildrum While retired in Maryland, Bill was an Moravian Hall Square 4321 E. Zenith Lane active sailor on the Chesapeake Bay and a Nazareth, PA 18067-1998 Cave Creek, AZ 85331 skilled cabinet maker too. He volunteered 610-746-1396 480-264-6915, [email protected] at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum [email protected] and served on its board of governors for eight years. Bill’s son, Matthew, is a Lafayette graduate, Class of 1979, and his daughter, 1954 Linda Cooper Hugues, is a Lafayette 1953 Charles V. Spahr died Oct. 21, 2019, at Class of 1980 graduate. Gifts in his memory Heard from Ed Smith from the wilds the age of 93 in Palmer Township, Pa. He may be made to Chesapeake Bay Maritime of Washington state and Wyoming. Ed graduated from Lafayette College with a Museum, St. Michaels, Md. and wife Loretta now have two boys and degree in economics. He was a member of Classmate Jack R. Roeder passed away one girl. All three are engineers. The Alpha Chi Rho fraternity. Charles served Oct. 18, 2019, after being stricken with grandchildren have presented Ed and in the U.S. Army in the Philippines during leukemia, in Albuquerque, N.M. Jack earned Loretta with seven great-grandchildren. World War II. He retired as vice president a B.S. and master’s degree in chemistry and Ed is now using a walker because of a knee of General Crushed Stone with 40 years of was a member of Delta Tau Epsilon. Jack problem. Join the crew, Ed. At least we are service. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 was a U.S. Army veteran who served as a test still upright, sort of. years, Shirley, four months before he passed. observer at an atomic bomb detonation in Ed and I both graduated with BSAE, John A. Ferrante Sr. passed away July the Nevada Desert in 1945, prior to the use of which is now BSIE, and sang in John 26, 2019. A-bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Raymond’s great choir (70 guys). Hope you So Jack was one of the “atomic soldiers” are still singing, Ed. I am and loving it. Correspondent: Gene Harrison who witnessed a vast explosion while miles Marilyn and I stayed home for 6917 Constitution Drive away in a foxhole when the detonation Christmas and enjoyed being with my Bethlehem, PA 18017-9473 blasted, after which he was assigned in the daughter, Beth, her husband, Bob, their 484-714-8722 cell security of the nuclear program. He was two kids, and their boy/girlfriends. Looks [email protected] a long-term U.S. government employee of like we may be attending a couple of the atomic program. Jack is survived by weddings pretty soon! We also have been Alma, his wife of 65 years, and their children, presented with a great-grandson, Samuel, Carol, Jack, Mary Beth, and Suzanne Allen, from my son Stephen’s son, Morgan, and sons-in-law Andrew Allen and Criss, special wife Merissa. They visited from the wilds 1955 family members Jay and Ian, and grandsons of Chesapeake, Va., and it was great. Sam William D. Miller passed away in Alex, Marcus, James Allen, and Sean Allen. is the first live great in family history, September. He was born and raised in A memorial service was held for Jack in which I have traced back to year zero Pittstown, Pa., and entered Lafayette after Albuquerque Oct. 23, 2019. almost (genealogy—yet another hobby). serving in the U.S. Army in Germany. Classmate John Grosvenor passed away I am still singing with Joyful Sounds Following graduation, he earned his law Nov. 5, 2018. (JS), teaching strings, and playing in a degree at . His career trio. JS is currently doing music from was spent with Department Correspondent: Richard H. Knox Fiddler on the Roof. I volunteered to be of Transportation where he was a trial 511 Roumfort Rd. the fiddler, but Edie, our conductress, attorney. He resided in Camp Hill, Pa., and Philadelphia, PA 19119 wanted me to sing, so our flutist, who is was a long-time member of the Harrisburg 215-242-8192 great, is doing the fiddler part, and we are Lion’s Club and served as its president. [email protected] now doing Flutist on the Roof. It is still fun, He enjoyed sailing on the Chesapeake and I do have a solo, “All I Ask of You,” Bay. At Lafayette he was vice president not from Fiddler, but it is very schmaltzy. of the Philosophy Club, a member of the (That’s a musical term). Newman Club, Debate Club, Kirby Society, played freshman football, and was on the track team. He was also on the dean’s list. Happy to report that Tom McGrail has recovered from a lengthy siege with

50 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2020 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES ALUMNI MEMORIAM Notices received November 2019 through January 2020 heart problems. He’s gained back most of Another reminder that our 65th reunion his weight thanks to wife Pat’s wonderful will be on June 6. If you are able to join the 1935 Dr. John “Jack” P. Rudolph 10/26/19 cooking. group, please do. It will be fun to be a part 1936 Maurice F. Levenbron 12/02/18 Charles (Charley) Gehret died in of the first organized 65th reunion. 1937 Seymour Donald Bean 11/09/19 December after a long and courageous 1942 Robert Comly Wetmore 08/11/19 battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was a Correspondent: Peter T. Standbridge graduate of Norristown Area High School 330 Watermere Drive 1943 William E. Howard III 12/15/16 in Pennsylvania where he was active in Southlake, TX 76092-8113 1949 Allan S. Kalish 10/29/19 school affairs and a member of the baseball 817-562-5864 Dr. Howard Alan Lowell 02/01/16 (Lowenstein) team. After earning his Lafayette degree [email protected] in administrative engineering, he entered Ralph E. Spada 04/25/00 the U.S. Army, and on returning to civilian 1950 Dr. John Edward Kenvin 11/03/19 life, he spent some time in Bethlehem Steel’s loop course. He then became involved in the James A. Dye 10/27/19 minerals and refractories business, eventually 1956 Rev. Hibbert Wallace 09/06/19 Moss Jr. founding his own company, Premier I was sorry to learn from Lee Kane Chemicals, which is being operated by his son, that Brad Merritt Hait, 85, died Aug. 1951 William M. Cooper Jr. 11/12/19 John. In addition to his son, he is survived 31, 2019, at his home in Hermosa Beach, Jack R. Roeder 10/18/19 by his wife, Janice, and daughters Jennifer, Calif., surrounded by his wife of 34 years, Frank M. Downing 10/15/19 Lisa, Charis Gehret Fischette ’01, and Devyn. Lee White, and their family. He was He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and predeceased by his brother, Dr. Tim Hait. John Grosvenor 11/05/18 eight great-grandchildren. At Lafayette After graduation from high school in Stanley R. Person 09/18/19 Charley was a member and treasurer of Phi Madison, N.J., Brad entered Lafayette 1952 Dr. Walter M. Shaw 10/30/19 Gamma Delta, on the staff of The Lafayette and pledged Kappa Sigma, eventually David F. Drinkhouse 10/29/19 and Melange, and a member of ASME. A becoming vice president. He majored George F. McCrea III 10/20/19 personal note on Charley Gehret—we were in business administration. Following a Robert G. Broadfoot 02/12/15 born 15 days apart in the same hospital. We two-year army assignment in Verona, Italy, first met in kindergarten 82 years ago. Within and his discharge, Brad began his stock Lawrence R. Hendershot 02/07/18 a few years, we became back door neighbors market career in E.F. Hutton’s San Jose, 1954 John A. Ferrante Sr. 07/26/19 and were constant companions growing up. Calif., office, and retired as manager of Charles V. Spahr 10/21/19 We were fraternity brothers at Lafayette and the Shearson-Lehman American Express 1955 Barry H. Raynor 04/25/12 stayed in touch until just before his death. He branch in Palos Verdes. Though he and his Charles H. Gehret Jr. P’01 12/09/19 was a great storyteller, a world traveler, a very wife occasionally took tours abroad, their James E. Cunningham 11/28/19 successful businessman, and an all-around true pleasures were family and grandkids, great guy. their sailboat, and their Hermosa Beach 1956 James T. Ryan 12/06/19 Sandy Kauder and Bill Hardy ’56 were cottage that Brad bought 42 years ago. 1957 Guy P. Seeley Jr. 12/08/19 at the Lafayette-Lehigh telecast in Dallas. Though I’ve not seen Brad since graduation, 1958 Bernhardt Faw Gadow 03/06/12 Bill reports that he is regularly in touch with he gladly accepted my request that he Robert C. Beavins 10/07/19 his ex-roommate Ed Doerrmann who is recruit Kappa Sigma classmates for our 1959 Theodore R. Sullivan 03/03/19 living in Charleston, S.C., and is doing well. 60th class reunion. In that extended chat 1960 Clive J. Michaels P’91 10/30/16 James Cunningham, who was with I learned he was Pop-pop to his grandkids, us for our freshman year, passed away in the name of his sailboat was Joy Toy, and Maris Cukurs 06/25/18 November. He was from Whitehouse, several stories of his career and his four 1961 Paul W. Ackerman 12/9/19 N.J., and graduated from Pennington years on the Hill. A good man, indeed. 1962 Nelson G. Markley 11/19/19 School. He was president and CEO of New Along with his wife, Brad is survived by 1963 John K. Cooper 11/9/18 Jersey Health Association. He was active his first wife, Margie, and their daughter, Armando H. Fratezi Jr. 09/17/19 at a national level in the health care field Hilary, and two grandchildren. Our John Sollenberger 03/10/18 serving as a board member and officer of sympathies to the family and Brad’s Kappa several industry groups. He is survived Sigma brothers. 1964 Jeffrey A. Jackson 07/13/19 by his wife, three daughters, and four Lee Kane and Brad’s friendship began 1970 Ernest T. Comisac 11/24/19 grandchildren. as freshman roommates, yet, in spite of 1973 Frederick Detrick 09/30/13 the distance between Kane’s home in 1978 David J. Vilcek 11/24/19 Millville, N.J., and Brad’s in California, 1980 Phyllis J. Hutchison 11/03/19 they remained friends. I can’t forget that 2015 Carolyn Byington 06/10/19 Lee’s granddaughter, Rebecca Kane, 2021 Ivan Baquerizo

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daughter of Matthew Kane ’88, is in her Christmas is Rev. Msgr. Harry Jordan, now Sorry if these notes aren’t heftier, which first year at Lafayette in the Class of ’23. retired in Cherry Hill, and hoping to make is to say that I need your input. So why Last fall, Lee and Matt received Lafayette the Class of ’55 65th reunion in June. not take a few minutes for some personal medals honoring families with two, three, Jim Phelps sent holiday greetings and notes I can pass on to the whole class. Even or four generations at the “College on reports good health, and that’s good news. the shortest, smallest detail helps, such the Hill.” Lee is now deftly recruiting Although, between the lines, I sensed as a reply from a classmate (whom I won’t grandson Joshua to become a Pard. A some sadness when he noted that he won’t name) when I asked, “Where do you go in Lafayette cap and T-shirt should help. In do another cruise, which was customary the winter?” “Winter, spring, summer and Lee and Carole’s holiday card, Lee wrote, for him and his beloved Jane, until 2021. fall, I go to the bathroom—a lot,” he said. “I, for one, have a good feeling and love for Thanks for staying in touch, Jim. See, it’s easy. I accept all news bites and Lafayette and especially the men I met Norm and Linda Riley, still in South Bend, dispense them discreetly. there.” Lafayette is, indeed, a conducive are well and hoping they and we (Marion and With all good wishes, Happy 2020!! place for establishing long-lasting I) can reunite in 2020. Norm and I discussed friendships. by phone about Mayor Pete’s prospects in his Correspondent: Donald L. Mitchell While on the subject of legacies, I run for president. “I think he has a real future 5 Pemberton Drive received a handsome Christmas card in politics,” Norm predicted. Greetings East Berlin, PA, 17316-9319 picturing Bill and Pat Hardy ’s family, also came from Art and Anne Herrmann. 717-619-7459 including their son Bill ’87 and grandson Art and Norm were senior roommates. Art [email protected] Kameron ’19. Well done, Bill! maintains his sense of humor, and enjoys A holiday card from JoAnne, Neil time with the family and close friends. Anne’s Alexander’s widow, expressed her tender loving care just comes naturally. comfort in knowing that Neil is happily Harold Hartman continues his trips remembered by friends he loved, especially to various parts of the U.S., known and 1957 his Lafayette family of friends. unknown. He’s a real patriot and an As class columnist, I received a letter of JoAnn Kottler wrote that had Al encyclopedia of American geography. His congratulations from the Alumni Office as a lived, they would have observed their latest travels landed him with relatives result of our class receiving the Julius Nabb 65th anniversary last Christmas. She and friends in eastern Pennsylvania and 1919 Award for three consecutive years in a also informed me that she has lost her New Jersey. It’s sheer pleasure reading his row. The letter called my work “impressive,” granddaughter, Nikki. Blessedly, however, journals. Thanks for letting me ride along but it should have read, “The entire Class of the family welcomed their first great- with you in your journal, Harold! 1957 was exceptional in its response to the granddaughter last October and anticipates I called Mihran and Ovsanna 13 classmates who contacted over 80% of another granddaughter’s wedding in July. Mooradian. Mihran is currently living in our great class in 2017 encouraging them to JoAnn has recently moved from Scottsdale Eddy’s Cottages Extended Care residence send a gift to the annual fund for our 60th to Phoenix, closer to family. in Troy, N.Y., near enough to their home reunion.” That year we hit a record of 81+%. A conversation with Dr. Jake that allows Ovsanna to see him most days. We are aiming to continue our No. 1 place Hannemann’s widow, Judith, found her Though his mobility is inhibited, Mihran’s this year looking forward to a spectacular still “missing the big guy.” Nevertheless, she content with this place and in touch with 65th in 2022. continues her writing on spiritual subjects local and global news with Ovsanna’s help. We have lost three classmates in 2019: like devotional prayer and poetry. She’s a I’m glad to announce that June 14 marked Charles R. Hall passed away Feb. 27, 2019. published author and taught literature at their 62nd anniversary. They met at Clark No information was available. the college level. Jake and Judith grew up University, where he pursued a master’s Wife Leslie wrote that Michael in Denver, but moved to Cape Elizabeth, degree, and she was an undergraduate McCooey passed away Dec.10, 2019. Joan near Portland, Maine, after he finished his exchange student to the U.S. from Armenia. and I along with Loretta and Jim Sandford residency in radiology. He headed up the I probably kept Dick Batts on the phone visited them in Vermont about six years radiology/oncology department at Maine too long, but we shared a lot about our alma ago when Mike was healthy, and we had a Medical Center. mater, like his rewarding conversation great time visiting many of the places that I talked with Dick Graham, one of Neil with President Byerly, current and future were home to him even before he joined Alexander’s good friends and Delta Upsilon Pard football fortunes, and the impressive us at Lafayette. Mike was a civil engineer, brother, and mentioned an eloquent tribute academic rank of Lafayette among private football player, Soles Hall resident, written by Angelos Paleologos, also a DU, colleges. Dick also spent two days on and always one of the most outspoken about Don Sayenga at the time of Don’s campus in random chats with students classmates at reunions and whenever he death last year. Dick is managing about impressions and opinions of life returned to campus for sporting events. He his Parkinson’s well. Another DU brother at Lafayette. Their maturity and candid was disabled for the past few years, and we he bumps into here and there is John comments about the College added up to a missed seeing him knowing that he would Woolford ’55. Another ’55er I hear from every refreshing experience. have been a leader in many of the class

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activities. Leslie now looks forward to a tour of Iceland. Russ was saddened by the “Dad was the only 85-year-old on the new start, and we wish her well. passing of Jim Vorosmart—both came to dance floor, and he danced circles around Guy P. Seeley passed away Dec. 8, 2019. Lafayette on full tuition scholarships won his daughter, granddaughters, and He earned a B.A. in economics and worked in two essay contests. Russ could not have nieces. He was as fleet of foot as when as an insurance underwriter for over 30 afforded the tuition even in those days. “I he played second base for the Leopards years. He loved the outdoors and passed am forever thankful to our alma mater and intramural quarterback for Phi Psi. his knowledge and love of camping to his for that grant and for sending me, years Mom was relieved and thankful for the sons. He looked forward to spending time later, an excellent graduate student. (Rick help.” His classmates are well aware of his at his cabin, 3 Axe Acres, and scouring Weiss ’71, Ph.D., chemistry, UVA 1976, accomplishments for our class. My special antique stores for kerosene railway lanterns. who recently with his wife, Lucy, endowed thanks to his son for sharing this story. He had a prized 1940s Lionel train set and a professorship in the Lafayette chemistry The class received personal thank you won many trophies with his shiny 1937 department.) letters from the seven students (selected Packard and 1948 Chevrolet. He will be “As a sports fan, at the ripe old age of 84, from 119 applicants) who were finalists remembered as a devoted father and a wise, I was happy to see the Virginia Cavaliers for the Robert E. Moss Class of 1957 funny man of many talents. (NCAA), Washington Nationals (World Internship Endowment. The book value Carl Albero is full time on Sanibel Series) and Lafayette beat L*H*#H all in of this fund is $248,838.23. The class is Island. He reports his health is good, and the same year!” encouraged to name some part of your gift he is still playing nine holes of golf weekly. Kurt Klunder had a great Thanksgiving to the Annual Fund to this endowment as it “I give my best to you, Jim Sandford, and at the home of an in-law on the Piankatank is one way to make certain that the Class of Dick Poole, the remaining Delts of the River Bay before returning home to 1957 is forever remembered. Class of 1957.” northern Virginia for more family Finally, a follow up to my earlier column: Hank Darlington and wife have festivities. He shared that Barbara and Cy Dick Wilson ’56 writes: “I read Phil moved to Medford, Ore., after selling a Blackfan had to cancel a visit from Ohio Wullschleger’s comments about the home in Mexico. They still have a condo as a result of Cy’s back problems. Kurt and Lafayette Flying Club with considerable in California. He is no longer a bike rider Ellie finally succumbed and rented a home interest. I was briefly a member, and I due to a serious accident, so he is back to a in Florida from January through March. remember that noisy Piper J3 Cub. I would college sporting event—swimming. He still This will alleviate Ellie’s dislike for winter bicycle out to the grass strip to take flying does a little consulting and speaking for the and frequent chills. lessons in an attempt to get my flying kitchen and bath industry. He remains in Kenneth Milhous, one of the youngest license. On my first flight the instructor touch with George Tiger, Andy Wilson, twins in our class, sent a picture with a turned the plane every way but upside and Jim Radcliff who are all doing well. message: “I am continuing as a resident of down to see if I could really handle being Dick Fitzgerald thanked me for the the Elim Park continuing care retirement in an airplane. Since I enjoyed flying over publicity about a very old pitcher. He community in Cheshire, Conn.” Watson Hall at 600 feet, the instructor encourages me to keep playing softball, but Howard Morgan writes: “All’s fine took me on as a student. I also remember reminds me, “Don’t go soft, play hardball.” with the family—nine children and 15 flying to a party at Dartmouth and getting He says that Joe Maddon ’76 is no longer grandchildren (three marriages for me.)” snowed in. We took a train back to Easton the Cubs manager, but the Angels have He will be on campus for the first time in in order not to miss class. The plane was spring training in Tempe—maybe a Lafayette 62 years for the graduation of grandson out of service until the pilot could return to reunion together in Tempe in 2020? Andrew Hollander and looks forward to Hanover. I could not afford to continue my “My apologies for not having written seeing the changes since 1957. He is still in training and never got my license. It was recently.” These were the words from Chicago, active as an elder in his church fun while it lasted.” Note: Dick therefore Russell Grimes, words that I would like and a life trustee of Chicago Theological missed the final part of the story. Read to receive from at least 24 more classmates Seminary, Executive Corp Interfaith an earlier column to become aware of the who have never responded to my requests Youth Core, and Lincoln Park Zoo. I can’t demise of the Lafayette Flying Club. for updates on your existence. I have been wait to hear from him after his return to I hope the 24 non-responders take the writing this column since 1972 and am campus in May. hint and send me something to share. still waiting to hear from two dozen of I received a letter from George you. Russ shares that he and Nancy are Tiger Jr. ’81 who wished to share Correspondent: Glenn E. Grube doing well 3.5 years into their residency at information about his dad, George 15765 W. Fairmount Ave. a senior living facility near Charlottesville Tiger Sr. “In September 2019, Dad and his Goodyear, AZ 85395-8773 (“a town we’ve lived in for 56 years”). On wife, Carol, celebrated the wedding of their 623-455-8184 Easter Sunday while singing in the choir, first grandchild, Bill Moser (Lehigh ’06, yes, [email protected] Russ had a mild heart attack requiring we know) and eldest son of my sister, Lisa, an arterial stent. By July he and Nancy who is also the mother of bridesmaid Kate were taking their grandkids on a driving Herman ’13.

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still goes into work, and the boys let him celebrate a magnificent 60th Reunion. draw a check. SS comes in handy—pays for Attendees, who came from near and far, 1958 green fees. He thought LC might make the were Dr. Jim and Dorothy Carey, Tom De It is near the end of January in sunny playoffs this year. Studies come first; maybe Martino, Art and Gail Forrest, Cy Goff, Bonita Springs, Fla., and I’m looking over next year. He is still hoping to hear from Fred and Betty Lee Guest, Jim and Susan the bay as I write this short column. I must Don Kitson or Jim Kontje. Haering, Frank and Antonio Hermann, appeal to you at the beginning to send me I know our numbers are dwindling, but Roger and Dorothy Houck, Dr. George some news. I am fortunate enough to be in I appeal to you to answer the ‘e-blast’ from and Joan Irwin, Dr. Gavin Jenney, Don contact with several of you during the year, the College when it comes to you. You can Kein, Honorable Jack and Kathleen but then you will complain that I write send a note to me at my email anytime, Kingfield, Jim Mallay and Nancy Zacha, about the same subjects all of the time. and I will respond so you know I have Tom Neff, Don and Gail Puckette, Walt Charley Rose, our world traveler, had received it. Scott, Norm and Lee Sensinger, Norb left for SE Asia, Vietnam, and Cambodia and Mary Ellen Smith, Kurt and Lynn at the end of January for 17 days. His only Correspondent: Edward B. Brunswick Steckley, Joe Stefanowicz, Dick and concern is the sudden outbreak of the 4931 Bonita Bay Blvd. #801 Jackie Wright, and Chuck Wynn. “coronavirus” but has been advised that his Bonita Springs, FL 34134–1708 Plus, there were ’59ers who wanted to areas are safe. 239-949-0801 home attend but could not, due to family and My wife, Beth, was hospitalized with a 239-949-0802 fax other commitments that weekend. Wayne blockage in her colon, and I kept those on 917-855-5844 cell Burggraaff had grandchildren graduating my email list up to date on her progress. [email protected] from both college and high school; Jim Al Caesar was kind enough to pick up Levi’s grandson was married; Bill Lee and the phone and call me. I mention it Jerry Turnauer had grandsons graduating because it was the first time we had talked from high school; and Rick Huebner in 20 years. He and Martha are doing sponsored a golf tournament in Allentown well, although he has some trouble with 1959 for 10- and 12-year-olds. macular degeneration. He is fighting the The fall 2019 edition of Lafayette magazine The College went overboard in good battle and will probably move to the features a Class-by-Class update on gifts conducting a truly first class Reunion South permanently sometime in the near made to the College from July 1, 2018, to Weekend. We all concurred that the future. Al stays in touch with several of June 30, 2019, including both participation 2019 Reunion Weekend was probably the the Phi Gams. rates and the total gifts made by each class. best we’ve attended to date. Key events Mackey Skinner is still in Baytown Our Class of 1959 was at the very top in included the 50-Plus Garden Reception and celebrated 63 years of marriage. His both categories! Our Participation Rate at the President’s House; Alumni health is good. He retired from working was 60.00% of our classmates, topped only Association Dinner; President Alison as a substitute teacher after 15 years and by the Class of 1957 at 61.39% and the Class Byerly’s comprehensive State of the College is still playing duplicate bridge with his of 1963 at 60.29%. presentation; Alumni Parade on campus, 85-year-old partner. He has a property in Our total Gift Performance was with the ’59ers the lead class in the parade; Hill County but doesn’t visit it very often $1,756,065.00, exceeded only by the Class of All-Alumni Picnic on the Quad; multiple anymore. He has put two grandchildren 1952 at $2,612,625.94. campus and building tours, to include through college and is looking forward to Eighty-seven ’59 classmates and widows the now-dedicated Rockwell Integrated putting two great-grandchildren through of classmates participated in giving, a Sciences Center; Marquis, Porter, and the same experience. very gratifying result, and testament to Fleck Societies Reception. Through it all, George Jarden is still doing one-man the enduring love of and support for our Mother Nature gave us spectacular weather shows, and the latest is called “Twice College. This success would not have for the entire three days! Told,” a compilation of memorizations, been possible each year and over the 60 The highlight of our ’59 reunion was narratives, famous poems, songs, and stuff years since we graduated without the total our Class Dinner on Saturday evening. that nobody knows about anymore. From dedication of Jim Mallay, our beloved class Once again, Alumni Relations graciously his letter it sounds like George has a full fund manager. provided the Wilson Room of Pfenning life and is really enjoying himself. He does This is a complete reprint of my Alumni Center to host the event. these shows on a little platform in his home original writeup of our 60th reunion. The Everyone gathered for our class reunion for 30 or so people at a time. information presented in the ’59 column photo, followed by a superb dinner and William Kurtz and Lou are well. He’s in the fall 2019 edition of Lafayette service. Our speaker was Adam Stauffer, still playing golf but sometimes with old magazine had been edited. “In class news, assistant vice president for development guys who want to play from the silver 22 classmates of the great Lafayette Class and college relations. Adam brought us tees, only do nine, and then have a cup of of 1959, accompanied by their wives, came back to our days on campus by reviewing tea. He is in Boca for most of the winter, together on campus June 7-9, 2019, to everything he could find from our ’59

54 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2020 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES yearbook and other sources, and a lot of beneficiary of all of their hard work in and acted fine. He was one of our most fun times we enjoyed 60 years ago! He also making our 60th reunion so successful. I active classmates in supporting our class, gave us a great overview of the current and was delighted to have Jack and Kathleen attending every reunion, and actively future curricula for the College, and the Kingfield, and Don Kein and his participating in planning our 60th reunion. academic makeup and standards for the granddaughter, Valerie Nieves ’23, join us Art was a prolific contributor of updates Class of ’20 and beyond. for the ceremonies. We all then attended to our ’59 column, and enjoyed relating Tom Neff offered a nomination from the football game against Fordham and the latest activities of his family and their the floor that I be elected our ’59 class rooted the Pards on to victory! grandchildren. One of Art’s daughters lives president, totally unexpected by me, and I have the very sad news of reporting the in Toronto, and Art and Gail visited there the vote was by acclimation. Needless to passing of Arthur Lee “Art” Forrest. Gail often. I recall fondly the update Art wrote say, I’m truly honored and humbled, and was kind enough to send the Memorial a few years ago of a three-week family tour will do my very best to represent our great Service program, “Celebrating the Life of Alaska and the Yukon Territory, and of ’59 Class to the College. And, of course, I of Arthur Lee Forrest,” including these their travels on dirt roads to some of the will loyally continue to be your ’59 class excerpts. “If Art were to tell the story of small towns and villages in the Yukon. I correspondent. his life, undoubtedly that narrative would will truly miss him. As we all bid our farewells from what be filled with small details that might Art was raised in Forest Hills, N.Y., was an outstanding 60th reunion, I seem impossibly remembered, lots of bad and attended Lafayette College where he would be remiss if I did not give grateful dad jokes, and some morals and punch received a Bachelor of Science degree in recognition to Chris Tomik ’03, senior lines, with a few expressive faces and hand metallurgical engineering. While there associate director of Alumni Relations, gestures thrown in along the way. There he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and her hardworking team, for the would be tales of adventure, like moving to Fraternity; Christian Science Organization exceptionally outstanding dedication and France for a year without knowing French— president; Marquis Players; John Markle support in ensuring that the Class of ’59 and making some of the most enduring Society; WJRH; swimming 1; intramurals. was accommodated and that we enjoyed friendships of his life —or his short-lived Art was the regional director of Mfg./ our reunion, from start to finish. Well foray into the commercial African violet Search Inc. in White Plains, N.Y., and done, Chris!” business. There would be emotional he and Gail had lived in Chatham, N.J., In other news, in September 2019, moments, like the first time he met his for many years. He is also survived by Jim and Susan Haering, Walt Scott, beautiful wife, Gail; the joy he found in his his two daughters, Kimberly Ann and and I attended the Dedication and daughters and grandchildren; or the love he Sarah Lindsay, and several grandchildren. Grand Opening Celebration of the new felt through his faith.” Gail’s contact info is: 286 Lafayette Ave., and magnificent Rockwell Integrated “Art loved to learn, and to share that love Chatham, NJ 07928-1650; 973-635-7354; Sciences Center. The largest capital with others. He was an avid reader, an [email protected]. project in Lafayette’s history, the five- amateur historian, and museum lover. One Don Kein is really enjoying his new story center serves as the new home of his main missions in life was to ensure digs in a CCRF called Lantern Hill, in for biology, computer science, and Metropolitan Museum’s Cloisters was on New Providence, N.J. He’s now living environmental science and studies, and the itinerary for every visitor to Forrest much closer to his country club, where provides additional space for neuroscience. Arms. A main guidepost of Arthur’s life he plays several times a week and is the The Bradbury Dyer III ’64 Center for was integrity. He believed in love, fairness, current “over-70” champion. Contact Innovation and Entrepreneurship and and living to the highest sense of right in info: 603 Mountain Ave. Apt. 207, New the Daniel and Heidi ’91 Hanson Center every situation. Like Gail, Art held a very Providence, NJ 07974-2012; 908-578-6553; for Inclusive STEM Education also are expansive love of family: Friends from [email protected]. located in the building. Paris to Tokyo or Sydney naturally turned On the Friday evening before the In November 2019, Mary Ellen into brothers and sisters and received the Lafayette Alumni Association’s 2019 and I attended the Lafayette Alumni same steadfast support and love as any Volunteer Awards Ceremony, Jack and Association’s 2019 Volunteer Awards blood relation. Over his lifetime, Art was Kathleen Kingfield hosted Mary Ellen and Ceremony, where I was honored to a husband, father, second lieutenant in the me at their home in Phillipsburg, and then receive the Woodring Service Award. This Army, metallurgical engineer, we all enjoyed a great dinner at the Oak award recognizes the achievements of a entrepreneur, jokester, and stalwart friend.” Steakhouse in downtown Easton. Contact: long-term Alumni Association volunteer This news has truly been a shock, as 5 Briarstone Ave., Phillipsburg, NJ 08865- whose service is both dedicated and Art and Gail attended our 60th reunion 1707; 908-859-3014; [email protected]. effective. The award is named for George just three months earlier. Mary Ellen and Dick Poey always sends a great end- T. Woodring 1919. The award recipients I enjoyed having lunch with Art and Gail of-the-year recap. “2019 has been a were primarily from this year’s Reunion at the All-Alumni Picnic on the Quad whirlwind of a year for us. We are totally classes. This recognition really belongs after the Alumni Parade on Saturday loving our new home in Trillium Woods, with Alumni Relations—I was just the morning of Reunion, and Art looked a continuous care retirement community

When you see this icon  go to pages 62-63 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2020 LAFAYETTE 55 CLASS NOTES just west of Minneapolis. We seem to 5855 Cheshire Parkway N. Unit 1409, have more friends than ever. The people Plymouth, MN 55446-4019; here are wonderful and very interesting. 763-710-9439; [email protected]. 1960 There’s so much to do every day, we need The College has been notified of the When you read this there will be less bigger calendars to make sure we don’t passing of our classmate Theodore than two months until our 60th reunion! If miss anything: music, theater, lectures, Reidpath “Ted” Sullivan in March 2019 you have not signed up—get off your butt sports, skydiving, and scores of other in Amherst, N.Y., a suburb of Buffalo. Ted and do it now. How many more chances activities, plus great food. Other big was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1932, and will there be to “gather by the twilight’s events: Heidi and I celebrated our 28th graduated from Bennett High School. He glow” and tell exaggerated tales of the wedding anniversary in July. then studied at Lafayette College before good old days with the men with whom “Our big travel event this year was a leaving to join the U.S. Marine Corps in you shared so many great experiences? cruise around Cuba, starting in Fort 1954, where he became a test pilot and If you need information, contact me at Lauderdale. Ports of call included all the flight instructor for the FJ-2 fighter. After [email protected]. island’s major colonial cities. I had been his Marine Corps tour, Ted resumed Greg Culley sent this note: “I finally to Havana during the Batista and Lucky his studies at Lafayette, graduating in retired in 2018, two days before my 80th Luciano years, and yearned to go back and 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree birthday. After medical school at Yale see what life had been like for my French/ in industrial engineering. He was a and residency in pediatrics at University Basque/Cuban relatives who emigrated to member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity; of Minnesota, I served in the U.S. Air America’s East Coast in the early 1800s. AHE; intramurals, football and softball; Force at Torrejon AFB in Spain, outside The island is quite large, tropical, and freshman baseball. He worked as an of Madrid. It was hell, but someone had to poor; however, Havana showed much industrial engineer at Buffalo Forge, and do it. I then went to Hazard, Ky., for seven of the glitter I had seen as a teenager. then at General Motors Powertrain plant years where I was the only pediatrician It is too bad Americans can’t travel in Tonawanda, N.Y. Ted then founded for a 100-mile radius. While there I directly to Cuba anymore because of our his own company, T. Sullivan Material developed a maternal infant project for government’s regulations. Upon return Handling, that installed cranes, which he that poverty-stricken area. I moved to to Fort Lauderdale, we were pampered by owned and operated until his death. Louisville, Ky., in 1978 and was first the friends we had met on our 2016 cruise to From the obituary: “Ted began running associate dean of University of Louisville Norway. Talk about Friends Who Came to in his 30s, and traveled far and wide to run School of Medicine for four years, and then Dinner. . . that was us. One night I slipped in 5Ks, and welcomed every birthday that at Humana Inc. for three years developing in the bathroom and couldn’t get up. Heidi advanced him to a new age bracket, where a national network of primary care clinics. tried to help me and tore her hamstring. he could be the youngest in his group. In 1985, I moved to Martha’s Vineyard and We both ended up in the hospital. Our His family estimated that he ran some went into consulting all over the U.S. and hosts had to put up with us for almost a 800 races in his lifetime and ran several other countries for the next 26 years. In week until we both could make it home marathons, including the Buffalo, Toronto, 2011, I returned to my poverty medicine in wheelchairs. We are all better now, and Marine Corps marathons. Ted also roots as the chief medical officer and chief fortunately. was active in racing Lightning sloop-rigged executive officer of three community “My knee has been acting up again. It’s sailboats, and competed at several local health centers. I have been married to from a high school football injury in 1952! yacht clubs.” Ted’s wife, Joan, died in 1999, Donna for 46 years. We have four children, On New Year’s Eve I had a complete knee and he is survived by his brother Richard, including two daughters who wouldn’t replacement. Hopefully this will allow us to sons Jeffery and Douglas, and daughter listen to me and became physicians. I am see parts of the world we have missed. Kimberley Gebhart, seven grandchildren, looking forward to reconnecting with my “In October, I celebrated my 82nd and three great-grandchildren. The classmates at our 60th reunion.” birthday and in July, Heidi her 77th, in obituary lists no charitable contributions. David Williams checked in to a lovely ’seaside’ restaurant overlooking Multiple activities and responsibilities in congratulate David Cornstein and Marion Lake Minnetonka, where we enjoyed November and December 2019 precluded Vujevich on their diplomatic achievements a plate of grilled octopus and a bottle my ability to request updates from my and to report that he too had diplomatic of chilled sauvignon blanc. Sadly, my ’59 classmates for this column, but I’d be experience having been the U.S. Consul in longtime friend Bob Beavins ’58 passed grateful for your sending updates for our Nigeria 1989–1991. Prior to that assignment, away in October. Our friendship started future columns. Thanks! he had a 12+-year career as an international in the third grade at P.S. 22 in Flushing, broadcast journalist primarily covering N.Y., and continued until his passing. Correspondent: Norbert F. Smith Africa, Europe, and the Middle East while We went to Lafayette together and were 227 Rivers Edge living in Ethiopia, Kenya, and London. fraternity brothers at Zeta Psi. He is Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933 Dick Booth reports that when not survived by his wife, Judy, two daughters 757-229-7377 practicing dentistry, he had, for 26 and six grandchildren.” Contact info: [email protected] years, been helping run the municipal

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government of Lower Gwynedd Township, Lafayette major. His talk included reasons twin brother is a pitcher on the KSU Pa.—the first 14 years as a volunteer on for the growth of populism, our need for baseball team. Bob’s son, Rob, is a Clemson the municipal authority and the past 12 more compromise (especially revolving grad, and they have been avid fans of years as one of the elected supervisors. He politics), and the value of a liberal arts the Tigers football team for many years. chose not to run for office again “to let education. The Class of ’61 ISS Fund was Needless to say, they have celebrated the younger folks take over.” He and wife the main sponsor of the event. Prior to Clemson’s recent gridiron successes. Coleen are planning trips to Gasparilla Zakaria’s talk, Joe Nyce and I attended an I (Doug Hobby) thought I held the Island, Fla., and Phoenix, Ariz., in January IA session where Zakaria answered student class record for being the oldest classmate followed by a month in Hilton Head, N.C. questions on a number of political topics. having his first grandchild. Wrong! That Their activities include golf, bike rides, If you read the last issue of Lafayette honor belongs to Bill Buehler (at 78 years). sightseeing, visiting friends, relaxing, and magazine, you may have noted that our Bill recently celebrated his 80th birthday in dining on great southern food. To quote class was ranked seventh in gift-giving Bernardsville, N.J., with family and friends, Dick, “How good can it get?” participation with about 54%. Not bad, and then went salmon fishing in Alaska. He Bob White, whose retirement and except that means the College has an admits to being behind his classmates, but relocation to the San Diego, Calif., area updated address for only about 160 of us. both he and wife Sharon still indicate how was included in the fall 2019 issue of Class I was led to believe we had much more great grandchildren can be. By the way, I Notes, now reports that he and wife Linda (over 200). You guys hiding under rocks now am Pop Pops to four grandkids, the have either visited or soon will be on should keep the College posted of your oldest being under 5. the road to explore Mexico, Switzerland, whereabouts. I heard from Jay Hill who lives in France, and Denmark. When not abroad, Tim Crotty and wife Ruthanne Safety Harbor, Fla. (near Tampa), with their San Diego activities include golf, were recent honorees selected for the wife Joan, whom he married shortly after walking, YMCA, entertaining, lots of Central Pennsylvania State of Israel graduation. They have four children and grandchildren time, and their church Bonds. In addition, they received the 2018 11 grandkids scattered throughout the missions of providing assistance (meals, Susquehanna Health Foundation Lifetime U.S., including Alaska. Jay is now fully medical care, mentoring, and housing) for Achievement award. After graduating retired. His career began with IBM in the poor and homeless. from Lafayette, Tim served six years Philadelphia. Eventually he became I am sorry to report the loss of two in the Army, including three years in acquainted with a number of small early- members of the class. William “Bill” Vietnam. He earned the combat infantry stage tech companies, three of which he Moyer passed away June 22, 2019. Details at badge, two Bronze Stars, and a “V” for had the privilege of being CEO. One of hendersonvillelightning.com/four-seasons- valor award. Now retired, he owned the them, Paradyne, was quite successful and politics/7994. Maris Cukurs died June 25, Susquehanna Supply Co. for ready mix led to invitations to be on a number of 2018. Details at woodfuneralhome.com. concrete and bridge-building construction board of directors. More recently, Jay was In closing, I want to again encourage material. Ruthanne, on the other hand, the merger and acquisitions officer for a those who have not yet signed up for has served on the board of a number of small public company located in Orange our 60th reunion to do it now. An added Williamsport organizations. County, Calif. feature of this reunion will be my free In July, Ed Auble had his 80th birthday Joan was a pastor for 20 years, which led seminar on “How an 81-year-old deals with party. His daughter and family came in to a most interesting experience in western a broken rib.” from Bogota, Colombia, and his son and Alaska. She was asked to substitute for the family came in from the D.C. area. It was regular pastor for three months. The area, Correspondent: Bob Edwards held at Maggiano’s Restaurant in King which is inhabited by 800 people plus a few 6118 Stoney Hill Road of Prussia, Pa. Over three dozen people lower 48 types, served as a location for Jay New Hope, PA 18938 attended, including Dick Webster, John and Joan to interact with the villagers and 215-862-3950 Walton, John Bull, and Mike LeWitt ’71 gain knowledge of their culture. They still [email protected] with their spouses. get back to Alaska often, especially since I heard from Bob Howard who they serve on the board of Alaska Christian reported the birth of his 10th grandchild. College, and get to visit their daughter. He now has seven grandsons and three Blessed with good health, they lead active granddaughters. Just to illustrate the age lives. Jay plays racquetball five days per week 1961 diversity, two of his grandkids got married along with a few other recreational sports. On Oct. 3, Fareed Zakaria, noted author this past fall. Bob mentioned that in Bob Buchanan reports that after 42 and columnist for , summer 2018, he went to Israel with his years he and wife Connie moved from New spoke to a standing room only crowd son and wife. One of his granddaughters Jersey to the Easton, Pa., area a few years at Colton Chapel. His invitation by the received a track scholarship to Kansas ago. Jersey taxes were killing him, he says. Department of International Affairs State University, where she is a state Besides he is from Phillipsburg, and Connie highlighted IA’s 60th anniversary as a champion high-jumper and sprinter. Her is from Easton’s Morgan Hill area. So the

When you see this icon  go to pages 62-63 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2020 LAFAYETTE 57 CLASS NOTES move to the made sense. His jogged, boated, wood worked, and spent main home will be at Lake Wallenpaupack time outdoors with his grandsons. In in the Poconos, which he purchased in retirement he enjoyed traveling from the 1962 2001. After retiring from AT&T in 1989, Orkney Islands in Scotland to Antarctica. Jeff Ruthizer and his wife, Monica, were Bob took the needed courses and became Paul’s favorite place, however, was a cabin honored at the College in November for a CPA. Initially he worked out of his on Lake Rangeley in Maine where he their gifts of four early 20th-century French home in Berkeley Heights. Later he joined gathered with his family for 56 summers. historical advertising posters that will hang an office with two other fellows, both He is survived by his wife, two children, in Ramer History House and in Special also CPAs. Things were going relatively and three grandchildren. Collections. As part of the day (that included smoothly for Bob until April 2019 when he Norman Leader passed away June 25, lunch), Jeff also made a presentation to one of suffered a heart attack that nearly killed 2019, survived by his loving wife of 58 the classes of Prof. Paul Barclay, the present him. His heart is mostly OK now, but his years, Mary. He graduated with a degree history department chair. Ever the historian, body is retaining fluid. As a result, he has in mechanical engineering and an MBA Jeff talked about the history of the College, to report weekly to a local hospital to have from University of Rochester. Norm details of the life of the Marquis, members excess fluid removed, a procedure he says started his career working for Eastman of the history department in the early 1960s, he would not recommend for weight loss. Kodak as a mechanical and industrial and student life on campus during our time He says that he gives a big thank you for engineer, obtaining several manufacturing there. Interestingly, one of the students in the allowing him to get safely through another patents. He later moved on to marketing. class is the grandson of our classmate Larry day. He would prefer to be on the green Eventually he assumed several director Schwartz. Congratulations, Jeff. side of the grass for at least a few more positions with smaller EK companies, Jeff also mentioned that he had spoken years. A concern now is his granddaughter’s U.S. Customer Service, Worldwide Photo with Fred Toback, his freshman roommate. application to Lafayette. If successful, she Paper, and Worldwide Equipment. In Fred and his wife, Sue, have been living would be the fourth generation Buchanan retirement Norm concentrated on golf and in Colorado for 16 years after they left to attend. First it was his father in 1927, once qualified for regional and NYS senior Virginia when he retired from the NLRB in then him (and a brother in ’68), and finally tournaments. He also enjoyed fishing at Washington. He had held a high executive his daughter (in ’89). the family cottage on Lake Ontario and, position there and actually worked with Jeff Bob noted that he had lunch with Jack in the winter, he looked forward to Cocoa who had been at the board for a few years. Wiley last August. Jack had recently Beach, Fla., for pleasure. In addition Fred said that he “would try the utmost” to attended his grandson’s college graduation to Mary, Norm leaves two sons and six get back for our 60th reunion. from University of Washington School of grandchildren. Tom Burns wrote that he has been Dentistry in Seattle. He has another son Benjamin Fry died Dec. 3, 2018. He is attending Lafayette-Lehigh football and grandson living in Wayne County, survived by his wife, Grace, and a bereaved viewing parties in Huntington Beach, Calif. Pa. The grandson is a few years out of the family. Ben attended Lafayette with the While these events are always pleasant, Marine Corps and is working on a pilot’s aid of a Western Electric scholarship. He he hasn’t been able to come away with license. There is another son and daughter, majored in electrical engineering and bragging rights recently . . . until this year. but details not furnished. was active with Melange magazine. Upon He mentioned that in September, Frank After a long bout with Parkinson’s, Paul graduation he was employed by General Sarubbi, his wife, Cheryl, and their son, Nelson peacefully passed away May 30, Electric and several other firms for many Steve, ventured from Houston to Pasadena 2019. He was the husband of Mary Verdella years. He lived in the Royersford and “to see Steve’s Oklahoma football team to whom he would have been married Spring City, Pa., area for his entire life. I destroy the UCLA Bruins at the Rose almost 56 years. Paul was born in Montclair, received the following from Dave Phraner, Bowl.” Tom met them at the hotel to share N.J., and received an electrical engineering his roommate at McKeen dorm for three stories and toast the victorious Sooners. degree from Lafayette and an M.S. from years. He and Ben shared an interest in Finally, he added that on the health front . He was a lifetime railroad history and operations. They kept he is working to overcome neuropathy and member of IEEE. His career was primarily in touch over the years, the latest being has lost 72 pounds in 18 months. with the Digital Equipment Corp. in their meeting at the historic Phillipsburg Bruce Applestein reported that he had computer design and management, which Railroad station being restored by a been having back problems giving him led him around the world working with preservation organization they both joined. significant pain and reduced mobility. He international companies. Paul participated finally decided to have surgery and is hoping in many charitable activities, including Correspondent: Douglas Hobby for pain relief and the ability to get up and managing major construction projects for 29 Rowan Road around again. Another classmate with his condominium association and helping Chatham, NJ 07928-2210 some health issues is Ted Elsasser (our build a Christian orphanage in Haiti via [email protected] class co-correspondent) who has completed Hope for the Children of Haiti. He lived radiation treatment for prostate cancer and for outdoor activities. He hiked, skied, now must wait for follow-up evaluation to

58 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2020 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES determine its effectiveness. Best wishes to Correspondent: D. Frederick Day both classmates for good health. 149 Grande Ave. Information from several Christmas cards 1963 Morrisville, NC 27560 highlights travels by Jim Montgomery and Howard Learned writes that he and his [email protected] wife Nancy as they traveled to Boston to wife, Susie, spent four fun-filled days in Correspondent: Dr. Michael A. Stillman visit their daughter who lives in the suburbs Cooperstown during baseball’s National 131 San Marco Drive and their granddaughter who attends Hall of Fame induction celebration in late Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 college in the area. On one recent trip they July. They were there with many other [email protected] journeyed to the Berkshires to see the family members and friends to honor Norman Rockwell Museum. Jim Reeve and cousin Jason Stark, this year’s winner wife Cheryl will be adding two new vacation of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for his spots for 2020: Turks and Caicos Island distinguished baseball writing career. in the Caribbean and a cruise through the Howard said they were very impressed with 1964 Greek Islands in spring. Ted Lundberg and not only the museum but also Cooperstown Walter Beamer sent this in: “After wife Nancy wrote to set up dates for a get- and the many enthusiastic baseball fans graduating, I worked for the Naval Air together with Mary and me in the new year. from around the country, including Seattle. Development Center working as a designer  4 Joe Cornell and Steve Hyman They then went on to spend some days and later systems engineer for which my were invited by Matt Thomases for the in Newport, R.I., with old friends from physics degree better prepared me. I got unveiling of Matt’s latest work at his farm in his Wharton Grad Class of 1969. Great a master’s in electrical engineering from Mt. Bethel. Joe’s granddaughter Grace ’23 fun, and he wore his 55th Lafayette class Drexel University in Philadelphia. also was there as she had helped Matt obtain reunion shirt while on the Newport C.C. I worked on carrier combat aircraft an intern from the College who assisted with golf course. Looking forward to our 60th! systems. After retiring from civil service, his creation. Matt has worked in sculpture Michael McGrew writes: “It is with I became a PA certified teacher of secondary since his days at Lafayette but now devotes great sadness that I announce that my math, science, and physics, teaching full time to his art. Steve continues with loving wife of 55 years, Jane McQueen as a substitute. I then went to work for his law practice and is one of only a handful McGrew, died in November 2019. After Lockheed Martin working as a systems of attorneys who have argued before the raising two children, Anne and David, Jane engineer on transport aircraft (C-5 and Supreme Court. Joe himself is easing into was a founder of Community Refugee and C-130). After 15 years, I retired at age 70. retirement and looking forward to returning Immigration Services. As a volunteer, Jane A good career.” to Maine in summer and the fitness continued in many aspects of running the challenge that Bruce Marshman and Bill agency, including fundraising an annual Correspondent: Gordon R. “Don” Evans Ditenhafer have experienced over the years. budget of over $4 million. She was a 1312 Par View Drive We were saddened to learn that Nelson member of Trinity Episcopal Church on Sanibel, FL 33957-6404 Markley and Hugh Baird have died. Nelson Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio.” 267-418-0732 was a mathematics major at Lafayette and James E. Kerge died Aug. 22, 2019. He [email protected] lived in Kirby House. He later received M.A. earned a B.S. in electrical engineering and and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. was a teacher and administrator throughout He lived in Tenafly, N.J., and is survived by his career at University of Maryland. He wife Martha and daughter Susan Scherman. was the chairperson of the mathematics Armando H. Fratezi Jr. died Sept. 17, 1965 department and later the vice president. After 2019. He graduated with a B.S. in electrical By now all of you should have received a retiring from Maryland, he was the provost at engineering and had worked for IBM Corp. copy in the mail of my fall column. If you Lehigh University. Hugh majored in geology John K. Cooper died Nov. 9, 2018. He did not receive it, please email me, and I at Lafayette and was a member of Soles Hall. graduated with a B.A. in government will send you a copy. As far as recent news: He received an M.A. from Elmira College and law and then from Georgetown Law John Littleton emailed to say that he and served as a teacher for Endicott School School. He was a member of Theta Delta is still involved with Native American District. Chi fraternity and is survived by his ex-wife, cultures, practices, and cosmologies and Virginia, daughter Caroline, and son John Jr. their relevance to the planetary challenges Correspondent: Theodore Elsasser This is your class newsletter. Please send we now face. “With the multiple threats 110 Kings Place us your family news and activities to keep of climate change, overpopulation, and Tullahoma, TN 37388-4823 this going. Or send us a story about your environmental destruction, I fear for the [email protected] life experiences, classmates, and great future of my three grandchildren. Sorry if Correspondent: Kenneth A. Poppe times on the Lafayette campus: sports, this sounds so harsh, but it’s what’s real for 45 Barry Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070 clubs, fraternities, parties, etc. We all have me.” Sounds like John is doing something 860-651-9167, [email protected] stories to share. for all of us. Thank you.

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I saw Ken Winarick and his wife, Esther, Morgan and his wife, Sue; Jonathan or approaching that milestone and would two weeks ago at a Mexican restaurant in and his wife, Anna; and Jennifer and like me to mention it in our column, please Easthampton. In between shots of tequila, her husband, Ryan Cunnane; and seven let me know. Ken told me he is looking forward to our grandchildren. reunion in June and staying in touch with All of us can remember major events Correspondent: Henry D. Ryder other Phi Lams. in our lives. We all, for example, know 30 McClelland Ave. Carolyn and I will be in Keystone, exactly where we were on the Lafayette Pitman, NJ 08071-1059 Colo., for President’s Weekend and then campus in the early afternoon of Nov. 22, [email protected] at LaQuinta in March. We will be at the 1963. (I was just beginning a physics lab in Indian Wells tennis center for the day and the Alumni Hall basement.) But we also night matches on March 17, 18, and 19. Our can recall much less significant encounters seats are in Section 138 in case any of you with classmates that occurred 50 years ago. are at the matches. From Chris Westcott: “The letter from 1968 Other than that the mailbag is fairly Bill Rappolt reminded me of the last time Brian Gifford and wife Pat report that empty, so please let me know how you are that I met Bill, probably in July 1969. I had on June 30, 2019, their daughter Lauren spending the winter/spring so I can include completed my MBA at Columbia the prior was married in a wonderful ceremony in that in my next column. January. After working for a few months, Ipswich, Mass. The celebrants were joined I was called to active duty and sent to the by classmate Don Upson and his wife, Correspondent: Marshall J. Gluck Brooklyn Navy Yard, where I waited for Marcia. The foursome enjoyed the wedding 1133 Park Ave., Apt 11W orders to be sent to Scotland. Walking and a reunion as well. New York, NY 10128-1246 along a passageway in the administration Brian has relocated to Wolfeboro, Mass., [email protected] building, I encountered Bill coming in the and they are enjoying life there year-round opposite direction. Warm greetings were interrupted by some occasional travel. exchanged. Despite the fact that I was a Brian is enjoying some excellent prep lowly E3 and he was, I think, a lieutenant school basketball at Brewster Academy and junior grade, no saluting was involved. also recreating at Lake Winnipesaukee and 1966 I thought it is indeed a small world.” sojourns to Boston. Correspondent: Rod Heckman Does Bill remember this encounter? Brian was a Fiji during his student days 1690 Yardley Drive From Bill: “Wow! Eons ago. I had just and majored in economics. West Chester, PA 19380-5778 arrived from the USS Carter Hall (LSD 484-883-1666 3) homeported in Long Beach. Brooklyn Correspondent: Howard S. Rednor [email protected] was a receiving station, and often we 8 Taylor Way had personnel arrive before being Washington Crossing, PA 18977-1046 reassigned. As the war wound down, I [email protected] saw other classmates pass through. Chris was one, but I also saw Tom Shumaker 1967 who had just left duty on a transport. Albert J. Arbogast III passed away July As officers were released, I assumed a 7, 2019, at his home in Lansdale, Pa. He variety of duties there, from aide to the 1969 was born in Philadelphia and earned his CO, fleet service support officer for the  13 Leroy Kroll reports: “I retired B.A. in government and law from Lafayette. Third Naval District and St. Lawrence in August 2018 after 39 years of teaching After graduation, Al’s career spanned 48 Seaway (I had a number of tugs under my chemistry at Taylor University in Indiana. years. He managed the development and command), and communications officer, Highlights within that career included operation of mental health treatment aside from serving on an enormous celebrating the 2005 Nobel Prize of my services for the City of Philadelphia and amount of courts-martial. It was a Ph.D. adviser, Dr. Bob Grubbs, at CalTech the Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry pleasant surprise seeing Chris. Haven’t with about 200 of his other former students in Fort Washington, Pa. He retired as chief thought about that for years.” and postdocs in 2006. As one of Bob’s operating officer of Tri-County Respite in Rick Shupp is pleased to announce first two grad students, I have remained Limeport, Pa. the marriage of his youngest daughter, in contact with him and his family over Al was a passionate singles tennis player Milagros, to Joshua Davis Stauffer June 3, the years and enjoyed some lovely lunches and had just returned from Roland-Garros, 2019. Congratulations to the newlyweds! at the CalTech faculty club. In 2016, I the French Open tennis tournament in This year we congratulate Alisa and received my college’s Distinguished Science Paris. He is survived by Ann Kienzle Lee, Mark Rodney and Ginger and Dave Faculty Lecturer award, and when I retired his life-partner of 30 years, and Claire Klega who are celebrating their 50th I received emeritus status (mainly meaning Arbogast, the mother of his children: wedding anniversaries in 2020. If you are at that I get free email access and a nice

60 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2020 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES certificate). Retirement has meant freedom Chuck Freedman retired 12 years to travel with my wife of 44 years, Bobbi, ago from practicing full-time pediatrics and time to visit our two grandchildren in 1970 at Kaiser in San Diego. He does some San Antonio, Texas, and our daughter in This will be the last column published consulting now, especially in pediatric Brooklyn, N.Y. Our son is a civil engineer before Reunion, June 5–7. I am missing dermatology. He has two daughters with Pape-Dawson Engineers, and our contact information for a lot of our in San Francisco and Los Angeles, daughter co-teaches elementary school classmates (page 64). If you are in contact respectively, and lives with his wife, Bev, at Compass, a public charter school. We with anyone listed, please let me know in San Diego. They travel to Toronto celebrated her recent marriage in Austin, ([email protected]), or at least contact for the summer months, where Bev is Texas, at the end of September and then him to see if he might want to attend. planning to pursue an MFA and write enjoyed three weeks in Switzerland and Bob Heppe reports that he is living about the intersection of Alzheimer’s northern Italy, returning to our condo in on Cape Cod with his beautiful wife, and art, after a career as a pharmacist the Indianapolis area in late October. We Gaylene, and senior cocker spaniel, and later a professor at a local pharmacy have been doing some volunteer work Hubbell. Retired from the practice of law, school in San Diego. Chuck hopes to in Indianapolis with Second Helpings, a and an Army veteran, he recently took a return to Easton for Reunion Weekend. volunteer organization that does food part-time summer job on the Harwich Joe O’Leary is planning to retire Jan.16, rescue and makes meals for nonprofits like Port to Nantucket Freedom Ferry as the 2020, and is leaving his financial practice homeless shelters, rescue missions, and first mate and chief bottle washer. He in the very capable hands of his daughter, after-school meal programs. It’s an awesome is also a member of the CG Auxiliary, a Katherine. She is getting married June 6, program—they prepare nearly 5,000 volunteer marine mammal rescuer with so Joe and Peggy have a happy reason why meals each weekday for over 90 nonprofit IFAW, and a docent at Chatham Historical they won’t be able to attend Reunion. organizations, with 800+ volunteers Society. Gaylene retired as the principal Chris Marshall writes: “My daughter, involved in all aspects of the program.” of Chatham Elementary School and now Kirsten, was in Class of 2013 at Lafayette.  9 John Delfausse writes: “Well, I runs an online company making hand-knit On the Monday following her graduation, have noticed a dearth of input from the baby sweaters. Son Jason is a director of Kirsten started Rutgers 14-month Class of 1969 and thought it might be a a nonprofit in LA serving the homeless, accelerated program to earn a B.S. degree good idea to contribute to Class Notes. As and son Adam is the professor of military in nursing. Then, while a critical care nurse you may remember, Karen Kinsey and I science at WPI. for over five years, she earned her master’s were married Saturday, Nov. 22, 1969, on Jim Kellett reports, “I have retired from degree in nursing and passed the exam the same day as the Lafayette-Lehigh game. Crowell & Moring as of May 15, 2019.” to become a certified nurse practitioner. Fortunately many of you chose to attend Mike LeWitt reports, “We are traveling She is now living in Cleveland and has our wedding and reception at the Hotel to California for a few weeks to escape recently been employed by the Cleveland Easton. We left the Navy after Vietnam the East Coast cold, and hope to see a few Clinic to be a nurse practitioner in their and spent the rest of our lives moving classmates and lovely sights.” endocrinology department. around the country and world, working Gil Long reports: “After five years in “My son, Eric, graduated from Lafayette in the cosmetic industry and raising a the Florida sun, my new wife and I spent in 2010 with a degree in mechanical family. Four kids and 11 grandkids later the summer in upstate PA working on a engineering. He received his master’s we have retired to the Charlotte, N.C., family house in the woods. In September, degree in mechanical engineering from area. My career was in cosmetic packaging, I started work as a FEMA contractor in Steven Institute of Technology. He has but I found my passion late in my career Minnesota. Not many people go from been employed by the Department of in sustainable packaging. Working with Florida to Minnesota for the winter!” Defense since graduating from Lafayette Aveda and helping to found the Sustainable Roy Cavalcant has retired from and is now the manager of one of their Packaging Coalition was one of the most the practice of gastroenterology and engineering departments.” meaningful experiences of my life. I always is living in northern California. He Unfortunately, an obituary for an tell young students that they may not find is enjoying retirement as it gives him evening engineer in our class: the career they dreamed of or love what time to pursue writing and a deeper Ernest T. Comisac, 75, of Macungie, they are doing, but that they should just study of astrophysics. He has attended passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. He start working (necessary to sustain life seminars and interesting talks, including was the husband of Cheryl L. (Willing) and family), and it may lead to something observations of a solar eclipse. Comisac. They were married Aug. 28, 1965, very rewarding. Remember, ‘69 is divine.’ Bart and Kathryn Gershbein live near and celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Enough for now. – John D. (aka Mega Sausalito. Bart retired from the practice of Coledale, Schuylkill County, Ernest was a Mouth, Dog, etc.)” urology, while Kathryn was a marketing 1962 graduate of Tamaqua High School and Paul D. Nelsen died Aug.19, 2019. researcher. They have three adult children received a Bachelor of Science degree from and enjoy travel and their extensive art Lafayette College. He was a U.S. Air Force Correspondent: Open collection. veteran of the Vietnam War. 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Ron Diment retired from his position as my recent retirement celebration, which director of conference services at Villanova was attended by family, friends, and former 1971 University in mid-January 2020. Ron’s new students, I fondly spoke of the important Dr. R. Marshall Austin is retiring email is [email protected], and his cell influence of Prof. Burt Cohen on my life. from his post as professor of pathology is 610-804-1623. Conducting research with him ignited a at University of Pittsburgh School of love of science, and he became a lifelong Medicine in April. Marshall and wife Patti Correspondent: Arthur H. Goldsmith friend. In my teaching and mentoring, I will retire to 7 Jasmine Drive, Palm Coast, 4 Melvin Terrace have tried to carry forward what he did for FL 32137. Last year, Marshall returned Denmark, ME 04022-5457 me. I stay in touch with a few Lafayette to Lafayette and visited the “old Kunkel 207-452-2569 friends and spent a delightful week at the Hall,” where Marshall spent his junior and 207-452-2568 fax beach in October with Mark Alvino, John senior years working in the laboratory of 617-721-7210 cell Golia, Mike Mannix, and Kif Weyl.” his mentor, now Emeritus Professor of [email protected] I, Frank Julia, your correspondent, am Biology Bernard Fried. It was Dr. Fried doing well. My wife, Bonnie, and I enjoyed who advised Marshall to apply for an a good holiday season and New Year’s. It M.D.-Ph.D. program and put Marshall was our first as a fully retired couple. Have on his career in pathology and laboratory not had much going on except for a trip to medicine. 1972 Burlington, Vt., in late September. Had a C. David Lundberg’s second book, Our Gil Wolin reports: “We’re now in our good time and got to see some leaf color, Magnificent Afterlife: Beyond Our Fondest sixth year publishing Business Aviation but it seemed the timing was a bit early. Dreams, has been published. Check it out Advisor (bizavadvisor.com) for the Maybe next year we’ll travel further north at cdavidlundberg.com or on Amazon. The 37,000 turbine aircraft owners and users into the wilds of Canada to see more color. book selects and discusses some of the best worldwide. BAA provides information Trying to do a visit to Myrtle Beach in accounts of near-death experiences (NDE). in print and online on the business, May if we can. I finally broke down and Although an economics major, David was rather than the lifestyle, side of owning purchased a new laptop computer after always more interested in spirituality. David’s and using the aircraft. We began doing having the same one for over 10 years. I award-winning first book, Unifying Truths of regular podcasts last year, featuring certainly drag out changing my technology. the World’s Religions, explores the 33 positive our contributors and other aviation I took a visit to PA to see family and and loving principles shared by all religions. professionals—topics have ranged from celebrate my nephew’s engagement, and Attorney Peter DePaolis is celebrating his the growing use of sustainable alternative stopped off to visit the school store 39th year at his Fairfax, Va., law firm, Koonz jet fuel (SAJF) by business jets to the risks (moving to a new location soon). It’s always McKenney Johnson & DePaolis. Peter and of providing or using illegal/uncertificated interesting to see how campus fashions his wife, Karen, reside in Fairfax Station, charter aircraft. I had no idea that my have changed since our day. I do like the Va. Daughter Stephanie resides in Fairfax, brief experience helping at WJRH ‘back Lafayette finger gloves that allow the use of Va. Daughter Katherine, a 2017 Lafayette in the day’ would come into play as a mobile phones. Well, enough rambling. If graduate, is attending George Washington podcast moderator!” you didn’t get the time to send in an update University Law School. Daughter Diana Gil Einstein reports: “After Lafayette, I for this issue, my next deadline is May 15, and her husband, Paulo, and daughter Emily got my Ph.D. in experimental psychology 2020, and yours to me is April 15, 2020. reside in Melrose, Mass., and son Peter lives at University of Colorado. I met my wife, Go Pards! in Arizona. Peter and Karen recently toured Patty, there, and we have been together Italy, Croatia, and Montenegro. ever since. For the past 42 years, I taught Correspondent: Frank T. Julia Jr. Tim Ely is enjoying retirement from the and conducted research (I study memory 20403 Sawgrass Drive manufacturing company he ran for 34 years, and how aging affects memory) at Furman Montgomery Village and as a director of a medical device firm. University (Greenville, S.C.), which is Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4599 When Tim and wife Laura are not busy very similar in size, mission, and feel to [email protected] with their daughter’s and son’s families, Lafayette. We have two daughters, two including four grandchildren—all living wonderful sons-in-law (way nicer than I in Connecticut—Tim is traveling, boating, was back then), two grandchildren, and gardening, playing tennis, and doing home two more on the way. One daughter lives improvements. in the Charleston area, and the other 1973 lives in Hoboken but is planning to move As we head toward the 50-year celebration to Charleston. So, we may move there of our graduation, we continue our ourselves. 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Al Pralgever spent time with Washington. “I also was the negotiator please reach out so that we can catch up eight or so Lafayette enrollees and between the strike committee, of which I and have a few laughs.” alumni at the Columbia High School was a member, and the ROTC commander, Eric Jaxheimer retired in 2018 after reunion in New Jersey. Lafayette- who ordered me (as band drum major) to 35 years of practicing vascular surgery in associated attendees included Lee march through (and on top of) the planned Reading, Pa. He and wife Marty have Kaswiner, our twin classmates Alvin sit-in in the path of our commissioning relocated to a country club community in and Andy Dietz, Blair Zwillman, and ceremony.” Rehoboth Beach, Del. They’d love to see Steve Gold and Steve Mauer (both Not everything that spring was about any of our classmates who either live or visit of whom transferred to Antioch). “We protests. For John Kline, “1970 was the this area. had a great time, and everyone was in year that I got hooked on pinball, which James Luca is retired from his electrical incredibly good shape.” Al is a litigation led to getting into that business.” He engineering career with Monsanto in St. partner at Greenbaum Rowe Smith placed his machines in Lafayette and Louis, Mo. An evening division graduate, & Davis, LLP and still doing business Lehigh fraternities—and in the Lafayette he’s healthy and active at 85. He and his litigation and splitting up companies. game room—until 1981, when he moved wife of 61 years are doing lots of traveling “I still love it.” to the Philippines. After more overseas around the world and across the U.S. to Stan Trout went to his 50th high school moves, he’s been back in the Lehigh Valley visit six children, 21 grandchildren, and reunion in Cherry Hill, N.J., and ran into for six years. In 2019, he celebrated 40 nine great-grandchildren in 11 different classmate Rich Flanagan and his lovely years of marriage and also became an states. “Life is good.” wife Cheryl. They shared memories of IEEE life member (despite his ChemE Don Sweeny retired from JP Morgan Easton Hall and Prof. Jim Crawford’s degree). Now he’s retired, consulting, and Private Wealth Management, where he honors calculus class. Stan and Pam also when time (and lack of travel) permits, had served 30 years, most recently as vice spent a week last August with Nancy swimming in an excellent pool at Cedar president and senior fiduciary officer. “I Salzman, wife of Jeff Salzman, who passed Crest College near his home. can honestly say that I enjoyed every day away last June. “I helped her to pack up Walt Kocubinski remembers his with the National Bank of and Jeff’s ham radio collection, since Jeff was perch in Easton Hall and enjoying (not) subsequently with JP Morgan.” Since the one who got me started with ham radio the grinding of the trucks on Route 22 retiring, he’s become more involved within and had quite a collection. It was sad work, every night. He has fonder memories the Episcopal Church and charitable but I was happy to help her.” of playing on the freshman basketball causes. He and Candy celebrate their 45th And yours truly traveled from Oregon team with Karl Rookstool, Jim Guerra, wedding anniversary this spring. “We have to attend the Madison (N.J.) High Jim Duncan, the late Ron Blass, Nate been blessed with three very talented and School reunion last October. It was my Harbur ’74, Dave Carrick, and Fred resourceful children and three beautiful first weekend in Jersey in 30 years. I was Gonzales (who transferred after our grandchildren.” Reflecting on our alma the only Lafayette person out of my freshman year and is now a physician in mater: “I am in awe of how Lafayette and graduating class, but was able to catch up Kansas City, Mo.). Spring 1970 was also Easton have grown and emerged into the with one of my best friends from that era, the College’s last semester as an all-male 21st century. I think we can all be very a Lehigh grad (that didn’t seem to get in school. Walt says, “As we all know, the proud of our college.” the way of friendship). addition of women to the College was the Class Notes welcomes Sal Corio to our Thanks to everyone who sent news. But best thing ever to happen to Lafayette!” pages for the first time! He and wife Donna as another group of late-1960s astronauts Last fall, he and Mary Ann retired, sold live in Farmington, Conn., and have two (Apollo 7) requested, “Keep those cards and their home near New York City, and grown sons and five grandchildren. In 2006, letters coming, folks.” Email is fine too. moved to Riegelsville, Pa. “So far, we Sal bought a specialty chemical brokerage really love our new home [along the and distribution company, which he can Correspondent: Chris Wain Delaware River] and the somewhat slower operate from anywhere with an internet 11875 SW Belmont Terrace pace that we have found here in Bucks connection, including during their trips to Beaverton, OR 97008-6327 County. Hobbies, as well as some traveling, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. 503-641-0553 are in our plans.” One stop will be Jackson During annual trips to Thailand over [email protected] Hole, Wyo., where their son and two the past four years, Sal has visited Visut grandkids live. They also have daughters Varanyuwatana , who lives in Bangkok in Philadelphia and Nyack, N.Y. Walt with his wife and three children. More

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children between us, Gabe Wagner, Dan Virginia. Dana is his same personable laugh Wagner, Renee Willett, Roni Willett, and riot. Did anyone else ever think that Dana 1974 Myles Willett. My stepkids all shockingly reminds them of Otter of Animal House? Blake McMorris retired from a 36-year chose USC over Easton. Michelle and Like Otter, Dana and Brooke love golf. career in insurance to pursue his passion Gabe have gifted us with three beautiful Like Otter, freshman year Dana was called as a diversity and inclusion consultant. grandchildren. What a blessing! in front of a student panel. Their combined He is chairman of the advisory board I currently reside in Aventura, Fla., large family is well. of the African Community Center after three decades in the metropolitan Andrew Lebow ’76 has had a long- (ACC), a nonprofit community-based New York area, broken up by a decade term career as an expert in the oil and gas organization in Las Vegas, Nev. The in Los Angeles. We spend the summers commodity industry. His wife, Leslie, and ACC is the local agency of the Ethiopian in Bridgehampton, Nev. Like a number children Laura and Matt ( a Leopard alum) Community Development Council. The of our classmates, my career took me to are terrific. Andrew was a radio broadcaster ACC was created in 2003 and is charged Wall Street at a propitious time. Without for Lafayette’s baseball team during the Joe with resettling refugees from all over the direction and caring of the late Dr. Madden ’76 era. He, Dan Kilmurray, and the world. Blake describes his work as Morrison Handsaker, PHO and federal Rob Stein remain rabid Yankee fans. gratifying and humbling. mediator, who directed and recommended Dr. Robert Kipperman and Rob Stein, Our class owes thanks to Richard me to University of Chicago Graduate two of our dearest friends, fled Lafayette Eugel and Bob Kiser for their efforts in School of Business where I received my for University of California at Berkeley, chairing the 45th reunion for our class held MBA in 1977, my career and life would have but they can’t get the maroon out of their June 7-9, 2019. A good time was had by all. taken a different path. I think of and thank system. Rick reports that he continues to enjoy him often. After 40 some odd years, Rob admitted practicing law as a deputy attorney general On a lighter note, one of the highlights that he had been accepted to Duke in the Environmental Enforcement Section of my College career was to win the 1973 University off its waiting list but chose of the New Jersey Department of Law and Lafayette College Pinball Champion title, Lafayette instead. As was his late dad, Public Safety. besting the favorite, Dan Benjamin, at Mo r r i s ’4 4 , his brother Jim ’70 and his William Rozier announced the The Bologna Brothers. The then-prize is brother Peter ’73 were also Leopards. engagement of his eldest daughter, Kristen now legal in many states. There is some logic there. Rob had a very Labiby Roukos Rozier, to Martin Engel, I often say that I can list a number of successful career as a trader on the New a German national. A civil ceremony was attributes about Lafayette that I thought York Mercantile Exchange, trading crude scheduled for June 14, 2019, in Nuremberg, could use improvement, but there was oil and gas futures. Today, he and his Germany, on the 37th wedding anniversary something about our community that has wife, Mickey, live in Vero Beach, Fla., and date of Bill and wife Deborah. The bonded us closely over the decades. Today, Kamas, Utah. His children, Taylor and religious service was set for St. Lorenz I number among my closest friends many Annie are well. Cathedral in Nuremberg, Oct. 5. whom I met freshman year 1971-72. Robert Kipperman is a renowned Ed DeHope has enjoyed his new status as Claude Landauer, my neighbor on the interventional cardiologist who runs the a salaried partner at the law firm with a less third floor of McKeen freshman year, retired respected and growing department at demanding schedule.This allowed him and last year as a Portland, Ore., public high Morristown Memorial Hospital. He and his spouse to take a long trip to California school teacher and coach. Claude, my son his wife, Rebecca, Max, and Sam enjoy over the holidays to visit with their extended Daniel, and I try to regularly meet to play golf. Durango, Colo., for holidays. family and enjoy San Clemente. He, Katie, Mike, and Molly are all well. Dr. Gary Schaer is also a noted Josh Kornblatt also has resided in cardiologist who lives in Chicago. We Correspondent: Edward K. DeHope Portland for decades. He’s probably in would love to see Gary more often; every 75 Fairwood Road the best shape of us all as a result of his time is a hoot. Madison, NJ 07940-1460 swimming regime. Josh volunteers his time Bob Constant ’76 has had a very 973-377-7338 to help children. successful Wall Street career at Jefferies [email protected] Dan Kilmurray has had an exemplary where he specializes in growing companies, career in the securities industry and money many headquartered in Israel. His children management. His family is terrific. Many were elite equestrians during their college of us attended his daughter Lindsay’s years. wedding in Vermont last summer. A few We have been fortunate to have spent 1975 years back when a flood destroyed Dover, quality time with friends Dr. Nancy Kahn, This is the first update I have submitted in Vt., Dan led the very successful effort to Suzanne Smith, and Ina Shapiro. 45 years. rebuild the historic area. Larry Alter, a successful labor attorney I am happy to report that I am happily Dana Streep recently remarried the in St. Louis, has spent the past few decades (re)married to Leesa Wagner. We have five wonderful Brooke and now resides in avoiding us. But he is enjoying his life,

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children, grandchildren, and I’m guessing and Drew Buge ’75 were among those am forever grateful for OJ’s interest and by now great-grandchildren! attending. Steve is delighted to be able to connections to them. Peter Simon has been a consistent leader stay in regular contact with Scott Shaffer, Closing this column on a somber note in supporting Lafayette in its excellence Ellen Asanoff Linsen, Mike Massimino, to report that Robert Nesi’s daughter, and growth. Janice Tucker Florence, Glenn and Gail Juliana, reported he passed away Oct. 25, Many of us lived together at McKeen, Wertheim, Chip Mergott ’75, and Patty 2019. She reports her dad was a proud The Annex of then Pi Lamb at 503 Hansbury Wahl ’77. graduate of Lafayette with a B.A. in McCartney (now site of The Lafayette Inn), Jane Graeffe Witheridge advises that psychology. Our deepest sympathies to or 412 Cattell St. after 30 years in the waste business, the last Robert’s family. We partied at the CHT and Jack’s, and two of which were a wild ride in the heart were huge fans of the cult band Nobody’s of the Bakken oil fields, she still enjoys Correspondent: Susan Krieger Harris Business. helping environmental service firms make [email protected] A notable highlight of our College career order out of chaos. A few years back she Correspondent: Betsy Huston Fadem is that Frankie Wright ’74 had seen a took an unexpected side trip and became [email protected] young musician and band by the name of a not so patient breast cancer patient. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band She found our crazy health care system and helped bring them to play at Lafayette more daunting than the disease itself and in 1974. A historically great call! wrote about her experiences in Tales of a Our Cattell Street photo is the last Remarkable Breast (Amazon e-book). Jane 1977 picture in our 1975 yearbook. Looking is very thankful to all those in health care Gerald M. “Gerry” Daniello reports he forward to a great reunion. who work hard each day, doing great work. and his wife of 37 years, Kate, are still living Leon Wagner [email protected] After retiring from military service in Fairfield, Conn., and he is still working in 1995, Robert Stern went back into at Cerberus Capital on the leveraged Correspondent: Carol Pescatore Harpster government service with the U.S. Army finance side, where he has been for the last 6 Wayland Drive as a civilian. He is currently in his fifth 16 years. Gerry spends most of his time Verona, NJ 07044-2329 year in Kaiserslautern, Germany, as a on the origination side of the business [email protected] logistics program manager for equipment and has been fortunate to see leveraged retrograde-related contracts. Robert and finance grow during his tenure at Cerberus. his wife celebrated their 30th wedding He and Kate have three college graduate anniversary last year. His daughter, kids: Chris from Boston College, Jenna Dorothy, is with the Air National Guard from Lehigh University (I’ve heard of that 1976 in Washington state, and continuing her school), and Tom from Fairfield University. Happy 2020! And that means our 45th degree work to be a physician’s assistant. The two oldest kids are married and living reunion is just about one year away, so start His youngest son, Andy, age 12, keeps him in New York City and Hoboken and are making plans. Until then we have updates busy on the basketball court. He coaches both in the finance world. Gerry’s youngest on some classmates to share. and finds that outlet keeps him sane in lives in Wayne, N.J., and is working as an Steve Norman reports that he expects these times of long hours supporting engineer. Two years ago they bought a most of us have reached “that magic age” U.S. soldiers at war. I speak on behalf of summer home in Mantoloking, N.J., and during the past year, and like others, he our class when I say, “Thank you for your are spending most weekends down at the retired last fall after working for 40 years service, Robert.” shore where Gerry is hoping to run into in the energy industry. His last assignment An update to any earlier Class Notes Lafayette alums and his Theta Delta Chi was as energy manager at the U.S. Military article: Marian Simonson Walrath brothers. He attended a Theta Chi reunion Academy at West Point. Steve, along with and, her husband, Paul, completed their about 18 months ago and caught up with his wife, Teri, are excited about their new 50 States half marathon in June 2019 in approximately 20 brothers who graduated chapter. Steve has jumped into retirement Alaska. Congratulations to Marian on this between 1975 and 1978; and recently he already as he was counselor for the Junior accomplishment. caught up with Gib Watson in New Golf Development program in Somerset Thanks to Tom “OJ” Odjakjian for York City and spent hours reminiscing. County this past summer and has been being such a great mentor and friend to my Although Gerry could not make the Neil in touch with Joe Samaritano ’91 and two sons over the past 13 years. Both of my Putnam tribute, he did communicate on a John Leone to explore ways to reinvolve boys are in the sports field; Brian is a TV personal level with his old coach and notes himself at the College. On another front, producer for WWE and Brad an assistant that he supports the friends’ activities and he and Teri hosted the third annual Stork AD at University of Pennsylvania. OJ has encourages former players to do so. Invitational in September ’19. The name developed a great connection with them all  26 Ann Wyckoff Beauchamp of the event comes from Steve’s nickname on his own. Even when he shares old sports retired in 2017 but still maintains her in high school. This year Ned Peterson stories and photos of me from Lafayette, I counseling license for volunteer and

68 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2020 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES occasional professional opportunities. She hearts knowing that we were older and Dale’s words: “Quite some time ago, but has been living in Santa Fe, N.M., since 2010. had traveled many roads apart, but were still fresh in many ways!” brought back a  18 Robert D. “Bob” Siegel and his back together, catching up and talking sweet memory of where we both started wife, Shelli, recently visited the national about our lives with old friends we had our long careers in education. Since parks starting in Scottsdale, Ariz., where not seen for years. The years melted away Lafayette, Dale worked at The Franklin he met his Theta Delta suitemate James as old teammates and coaches reminisced. Institute Science Museum (greater W. “Jim” Peyman and his wife, Karen. Bob Lafayette is not a place, it is people. People Philadelphia area) for close to 30 years as is the medical director of a cancer center like Coach Putnam and all his assistants the director of gender, adult learning, and in Greenville, S.C., and Jim is a retired who taught us, coached us, challenged us, community engagement, and earned her banking executive. Both couples were respected us, and, yes, scolded us as they Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania. dating in college, and the Peymans recently shaped our formative lives. All the best to Currently, Dale is vice president of celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary, Coach Putnam, his family, and his staff on audience and community engagement at while Bob and Shelli celebrated their 40th. a well-deserved tribute. the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, A big “thank you” from the Class of ’77 Kim Wilson Owens has been very busy a children’s museum in Murfreesboro, and its former football players, including since graduation. She retired three years Tenn., while also serving in a shared yours truly, to the College and to the ago, and since then she joined the Mount liaison position at Middle Tennessee Friends of Lafayette Football for staging Vernon Youth Community Opportunity State University. Dale writes that she the Sponsor a Player Freshmen Huddle/ Program as a board member. She is also a started her career focused on program and Putnam Years Reunion Tribute, which board member of the Home Program. Both adult development in support of girls in was held at the College Sept.13-14. A tour groups offer services to children, youth, STEM where her work went to a national of the new football locker room at Fisher and parents in our community. She and level and expanded into research efforts. Stadium was followed by a lovely sit-down her husband, Al, will be honored at the She has been able to continue this very dinner at Kirby Field House. On Saturday, YCOP annual Gala Banquet and also will relevant work through the recent kickoff coach Neil Putnam, his family, former be honored at the First United Methodist of the Tennessee Girls Collaborative, coaches, and players attended the game Church banquet. Both are being held this which is part of a national effort. at Fisher Stadium with Coach Putnam fall. She spends time painting and doing Additionally, through the Office of STEM performing the coin toss and an on-field some work with a local nursery school. Engagement at Rice University, Dale is tribute. Their adult children are doing well. Her an honored Noyce Leadership Fellow, an Speakers at dinner on Friday night son recently married, and her daughter is initiative dedicated to science inquiry included former players, Coach Putnam’s enjoying a very full and rewarding social teaching. Dale has authored numerous son, Neil Jr., and the coach himself. The life at home. They enjoy traveling and publications about science education and event was attended by many former visiting family and friends. also has been active as an adult volunteer/ players who played during the Putnam troop leader in the Girl Scouts of America Era (1971-1980) together with Coach’s wife, Correspondent: Michael Margello for many years. She now lives outside of Shirley, daughter-in-law, Shirley, and also 1575 Rising Way Nashville in Mt. Juliet, Tenn., with her many players’ wives and children. Also Mountainside, NJ 07092-1600 husband, Alexander Taylor. Their son, in attendance were the current football 908-317-5440 Tanner, is an engineer in Houston, having coaching staff and players and friends [email protected] graduated from University of Pittsburgh, of Lafayette Football. Former players and their daughter, Sarah, is currently submitted photographs, anecdotes, and a student at Western Washington tributes to Coach, which were incorporated University. Dale reports that she regularly into a slide show played at the dinner. stays in touch with Lafayette friends, Some of the tributes were read during the 1978 including Missy White Slauson, Sue proceedings. All in all, it was a moving, Her passion for science education has Mahler, Dennis Ruff, Trish Chalifoux, delightful, and joyous event even if tinged continued all these years since Dr. Dale Liz Weiler, Arlene Lauf Goldstein, with the acknowledgment of how much McCreedy  28 and I studied in the Andi Cohen Malamut, Jay Malamut ’76, time has passed. education semester during spring ’78. She Abby Stamelman Hocky, and Christine Attendees came from across the country, reached out in a recent note to our column Shanahan ’15. They have all met annually as far away as Colorado and Texas, and and reminded me how we used to dash off since graduation in Milton, Vt., first as quickly rekindled friendships, reminisced to Nazareth High School together every recent grads, and now as parents with a about College days, told funny football morning to do our student teaching and few more recent Pard grads. stories, and embraced one another as make it through all those observations After raising their family in if we had just beat Lehigh (which the by Dr. Clay Ketcham (the first female Connecticut, John Orrico and his wife, current team did nine weeks later!). We professor at Lafayette), who headed the Maureen, are now enjoying the excitement looked at one another with softer eyes and education department for many years. of living in Manhattan. John is currently

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As a nice balance to city life, John while I headed off to NYC to work for and Maureen enjoy their vacation home in Time Inc. Check out the great picture on Newport, R.I. This charming coastal town our class FB page sent in by the Copes 1979 is not only a place to relax, but also holds and Valentis. Along their way Jim and Sue DTD buddies Tom Cannon, Kerry special memories of where their daughters also visited Marc and Valerie Fisher in Conners, Joe McNulty ’81, and Carl were married. John keeps in touch with Beaufort, S.C., then Rob and Carol Way DiPiazza ’81 gathered at Jericho National Rob Stewart and Terr y Doyle, as well as Kurz ’79 in Key Largo. On the way home CC for a round of golf in early October. other football teammates and coaches. they stopped to see Kevin and Ellen Although no one set any course records, After college, Cindy Zirkle Tharayil Carlisle, plus Carl Mischinski ’79 in Tom reports that Carl brought his A game, worked as a corporate recruiter, then Charlotte, N.C. and much fun was had by all! later as a commercial lender for Citibank Steven Greenbaum wrote on the Laura Roberts reports that her and HSBC. Retired now, she also owned Leopard Link: “I am thrilled to announce daughter, Becky Flanagan ’14, a commercial embroidery business for 12 the arrival of our first grandchild, a graduated from London School of years. As a master at tae kwon do (fourth beautiful girl born on Nov. 22, 2019. Economics with a master’s degree and degree black belt), Cindy teaches martial Otherwise, Mimi and I continue to enjoy is working in leadership development arts and recently became a reiki master. our retirement in Naples, Fla., with at Smiths Group. Becky recently got She and her husband, Davis, raised their summers still spent in New York.” engaged to Jeff Pauls, a graduate of two sons in Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J., and have And finally, it is with a heavy heart that I Wake Forest University, who is currently recently built a new custom home in pass along the sad news that our classmate pursuing a master’s degree at Johns Thrissur, Kerala, India, which Cindy David J. Vilcek passed away Nov. 24, Hopkins. Becky and Jeff work and reside designed herself. After the passing of 2019. David graduated from Lafayette with in London, England, and volunteer as his parents, Davis is now the head of a majors in both English and Spanish and tutors for underserved students. large extended family in India, so the was a very active alumnus, making many Catherine Hanlon continued her Tharayils are reconnecting with his contributions over the years to Lafayette worldwide adventures with a bike and roots. They recently traveled to India College. He was a member of the Lafayette boat trip in Provence, France, in the fall, with their son and granddaughters for Alumni Chorus and a past chairman of the followed by a scuba and hiking trip to the Thanksgiving holiday, where they all Friends of Skillman Library Council. As Madagascar in December. toured locally, ate delicious food, went to a talented musician, David was the music Susan Longenbach Cooley reports she an ayurvedic massage, and to the delight director at Our Lady of Good Counsel is looking forward to retirement in 2020! of the children, even had an elephant visit Catholic Church in Bangor where he Our class has a closed/private group on their property! Cindy fondly remembers was a member. He was a past president Facebook: LafCol Class of ’79. It’s open living in Gates Hall for two years before of Northampton County Historical and to Class of ’79 members and their spouses. spending her entire junior year studying Genealogical Society, a member of Greater Please join if you haven’t already! We have abroad in London. Living an adventurous Lehigh Valley Realtors Association, and about 100 members. lifestyle, Cindy got a motorcycle for her a member of the professional standards 50th birthday and went skydiving for her committee. A true Leopard, David was Correspondent: Barbara L. Siegel husband’s birthday! actively involved in the planning of many [email protected] Retirement is agreeing with Jim and of our class reunions and attended our 40th Sue Feehan Valenti ’81 as they enjoyed reunion when he and his wife spoke before a fall 2019 camping road trip from New the start of the parade.There was a Mass of Jersey all the way down the East Coast. Christian Burial held at Colton Chapel at The first stop was a visit with Craig and Lafayette College Jan. 4, 2020. The Class 1980 Gail Brandstatter Cope ’81 who live in of ’78 sends sincerest condolences to his Forty years—like the blink of an eye! I a fantastic new condo in Virginia Beach. wife, Helenbeth Garofalo Vilcek ’79. hope you all are thinking about coming Craig recently assumed a new position Please view the full obituary at to our 40th class reunion, June 5–7. 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Goldstein have been hard at work helping Philadelphia. They met at George from Parsons School of Design and a to organize the weekend. I have attended Washington University and will make their Master of Fine Arts from The New York almost every Reunion Weekend since home in Washington, D.C. Classmates Academy of Art in NYC. Charlie’s works we graduated, and I can say without who attended were Jim and Bernadette hang in private and corporate collections reservation that it is worth every penny, Maher Flanigan, Mike and Ana Duarte in the U.S. and abroad. He was chosen as every minute. There is a whole program McCarthy, Doug and Wendy Miller the Judge of Awards for the 28th annual of events, babysitting for anyone who may Hart, and Laurie Stull Geosits. Tewksbury Historical Society Juried Art need it, and plenty of opportunity to just Sharon Tchon Gruet has announced Exhibition and Sale, which took place in wander around campus, drink cup in hand, a 40 for 40 campaign in anticipation of Tewksbury Township, N.J., last fall. seeing whom you may run into. Many of our upcoming reunion. Forty thousand Catch us up for the next Lafayette our sororities, fraternities, sports, and for 40 incredible post-Lafayette years is magazine—we’ll look forward to hearing music organizations have been informally attainable. Our class received an award last from you! reaching out to try and encourage everyone year for raising the most money for a non- to come for as much or as little of the reunion year. More details will follow. Correspondent: Ann Marie DeProspo Weeks weekend as you are able. I would love to see 16 University Ave. all of you there. Correspondent: Laura Isken Doyle Hamilton, NY 13346-1320 Two friends who got together recently 703-255-1570 315-824-1230 are  2 Francey Kanengiser Burke [email protected] [email protected] and Lee Sullivan, who are both avid bikers Correspondent: Nancy Telliho and grandmothers. They spent a weekend 60 Riverside Drive, 12B in Jim Thorpe riding their respective bikes. New York, NY 10024 Lee is a motorcycle enthusiast and Francey 212-579-5448 is a rail trail long-distance cyclist. 1982 [email protected] I am sad to report that Phyllis Jadney Correspondent: Robert J. Meindl Jr. Hutchison passed away Nov. 3, 2019. 3 Nolan Farm Road She had been married to Ralph M. Wayland, MA 01778-3140 Hutchison III for 36 years. For the past 508-358-3393 23 years, Phyllis worked as a teachers’ [email protected] 1984 aide at Fritz Elementary School in the  25 The unofficial “1984 Annual Conestoga Valley School District of Pre-Thanksgiving Luncheon” had good Pennsylvania. She was a member of Zion attendance. As they watched Lafayette’s Lutheran Church of Leola. Phyllis is last-minute win against Lehigh, Kristina survived by her children Paul of Jersey 1983 Huber Rudisill, Nancy Bennett City, N.J. (Jessica), Emily Harmes of Sad to say, but we didn’t receive any Gallagher, Daphne Ferenczi Galvin, Lancaster, Pa. (Jason), and Rachel Rogers updates from our class this cycle, so there’s Paula Polgardy Kumpf, Diane Gaglia of Audubon, N.J. (Levi), as well as four not much firsthand news to report. That Gottschalk, and Maureen Davis Bibeau brothers. Phyllis was an avid gardener doesn’t mean that our class didn’t make celebrated together. and supporter of Lancaster County headlines, though! James Benjamin reports that he serves Public Library. She was a loving wife and In January, the Lafayette weekly as the founding chairman of COR Inc., a mother, and enjoyed planning trips for newsletter linked to an article written by nonprofit that partners with the Atlanta and spending time with family. Pamela Passman for the Salzburg Global Public Schools. COR provides an array of Look forward to seeing you in June! Seminar, where she is a fellow, answering school-based behavioral health services and the question, “How Can Boards Provide basic needs for students in need. Correspondent: Susan Sheehan Lee Oversight of Corporate Culture?” Pam is 1209 Wisteria Drive founder and president of the Center for Correspondent: Glenn C. Slavin, Esq. Malvern, PA 19355-9736 Responsible Enterprise and Trade (CREATe. Slavin & Morse, LLC [email protected] org) and vice chair of Ethisphere Institute, 234 Main St. distinct entities with a common mission Woodbridge, NJ 07095 to promote leading practices to manage 732-726-3307 key governance, compliance, and risks for [email protected] companies and their global supply chains. 1981 Also through a recent Lafayette Dave and Monica Sullivan Doyle’s newsletter, we learned that since daughter, Dr. Shannon Doyle, wed graduating from Lafayette Charlie Dr. Daniel Tonellato Nov. 16, 2019, in Churchill earned an undergraduate degree

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trips to British Columbia and Alaska, and then visits to Zion, Bryce Canyon, and 1985 1986 Great Sand Dune National Parks, and 2020—reunion year! We’ll celebrate 35 We’ve had just a little news come in from Breckinridge and Vail. September was rest years since listening to Meryl Streep our class. Cary Barbor is now the All and relative relaxation with two weeks in serenade us that “whatever will be, will Things Considered host as well as a reporter Athens and the Greek Isles. be.” Hope to see you back on College Hill on NPR affiliate WGCU-FM in Ft. Myers, At ThoughtWorks, Mike is a senior June 5–7. Fla. If you’re ever in the Naples-Ft. Myers principal, working with clients to help Two months before that, the Council area, tune your radio to 90.1 FM (or stream them use modern technologies to solve of Lafayette Women (CLW) will host WGCU.org) 4-6 p.m. and give a listen! large and complex business problems, its biannual conference March 28. The Congratulations, Cary! and leads project delivery teams. He and theme will celebrate 50 Years of Lafayette We have a new legacy in the Admissions Barb are now married 31 years. Oldest son Women—Hear us Roar! Stay tuned for Office:Doug Godshall’s daughter, Andrew is a captain with the 101st Airborne. more information. Riley ’19, recently graduated from Lafayette Younger son Kevin is a logistic solutions Larry Scheiner celebrated his 56th and was offered a job to join the staff, doing specialist with Old Dominion Freight and birthday at a Billy Joel concert at Madison things like running orientation. Doug lives in Parsippany N.J. Square Garden in New York City. Larry took public and currently runs a company Elizabeth Geesey Holmes writes met his wife of 27 years, Alice, while called Shockwave Medical based in Santa she still lives in Barrington, R.I., and working at Revlon as a process engineer. Clara, Calif., although he still lives in is head of infrastructure and content at Alice was a research chemist at Revlon Massachusetts. Fortunately, his eldest lives the Naval War College Library. She is who moved on to Pfizer before turning in San Francisco and works in the same active with the Providence Singers, a to full-time mom duties. Larry is the industry so they cross paths for dinner and choral group that performs with the RI owner of Hedra Inc.–Cosmic Promotions, trade shows regularly. Good luck with all Philharmonic and also on their own. This a promotional products company. The those cross-country flights, Doug! year’s season includes Verdi’s Requiem, Scheiners built a custom home in Wayne, What other news can we share with our Handel’s Messiah, and Holst’s The Planets N.J., in 2006, where they have lived since classmates? Send it in so we can keep up with the RI Philharmonic, and the Faure 1992. They are currently empty nesters with one another! Requiem and Broadway Hits concerts except for rescue dogs Zoey and Cody. on her own. She and her daughter, who Their daughter, Alyssa, graduated from Correspondent: Karen F. Bush is a sophomore at Franklin & Marshall Boston University in 2017 with a B.A. 1119 Leigh Mill Road College, had a terrific vacation together degree in international relations. Their Great Falls, VA 22066-2202 in Scotland last summer. She concludes, son, Michael, graduated from Penn 703-757-1884 “If anyone is in the Providence or State University in 2019 with a B.S. in [email protected] Newport, R.I., area, let me know. I’d love marketing and is employed at Oracle Corp. to see any fellow Lafayette alums!” Larry remains a season ticket holder for the NY Mets and Giants teams, owns Correspondent: Edward I. Ackerman racehorses, and competes in amateur poker 72 Putnam St., #B tournaments. 1987 Needham, MA 02494-2225 Stevie Westphal Thompson shared The National Association of Real Estate [email protected] busy Christmas time news. She was Investment Trusts presented Sheila expecting a second grandchild mid- McGrath Beljan, who is senior managing December, a little sister to join older director for Evercore Partners, with brother Will. Stevie’s additional big its 2019 Industry Achievement Award. announcement involved second daughter Congratulations, Sheila! 1988 Melanie Lucas, who would marry Matt After 10 years with ThoughtWorks, Shauna Monaghan Kring recently DeStefano Jan. 4 at The Union League in a leading tech consulting firm, Mike celebrated 30 years at Travelers Insurance Philadelphia. Congratulations! McCormack was able to take his Co. Her career began as an underwriter Keep the news coming, classmates. three-month sabbatical. That allowed trainee, and she is presently regional him and his wife, Barb, to do a bunch operating officer for the Great Lakes Correspondent: Sandy Kazinski of traveling. July was mostly family and region. This position has her traveling to 444 E. 75th St., Apt. 9H friends with two weeks renting a house Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Cincinnati New York, NY 10021-3448 on the Jersey shore in Sea Isle City, and regularly. She and her husband, Kevin, have [email protected] then a trip to Nashville to visit their son been married 29 years and have two grown (who just bought his first house). August daughters. Emma is a wildlife technician in was “adventure and hiking” month with Nebraska, and Maddie is a labor and delivery

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nurse in Baltimore. They spend time on considered the option of relocating to the Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, and the Delaware shore and at their cabin in Boston area. (We decided to stay in San I am going to recommend Leanne Pike northern Pennsylvania, but live in Mohnton, Diego!) My wife runs a scientific software Treese’s recently published The Language Pa., in a house they built themselves company, and my son is midway through of Divorce for an upcoming read. Keep the (literally) shortly after getting married. seventh grade. Outside of school my son news and updates coming! has become a promising baseball player Correspondent: Tim Hylan and plays on a year-round travel ball team, Correspondent: Merri Lee Newby 29 Red Spring Lane with which he traveled and competed in 610-449-7351 home Glen Cove, NY 11542-1752 Cooperstown, N.Y., this past August. He’s 215-429-4142 cell [email protected] a great all-around player, but truly shines as [email protected] a right-handed pitcher. (Are you listening, Lafayette baseball?) When not busy with school, work, or baseball, we like to spend time at the beach, mountain biking in the 1989 local canyons, or skiing up at Mammoth 1992 Correspondent: Andrew W. Kennedy Mountain in the Sierras.” Greetings classmates and happy 2020! This [email protected] is a big year for many in our class, as we hit Correspondent: John Donovan Correspondent: Matt Sinclair the big 5-0 (myself included, ugh). May you [email protected] 146 Salter St. all have great times celebrating or quiet Springfield, NJ 07081 times just doing what you want to do, even 973-218-0736 if it’s nothing at all. If your celebrations [email protected] are also mini-reunions, definitely send me your updates/photos to share with your 1990 classmates. Dr. Maulik Joshi was appointed president  11 On to the news . . . Fellow Pard and chief executive officer of Meritus Jeff Miller currently serves as chief Health. 1991 information officer at the American Aideen Cooney Briggs reports she ’Tis the year of 50th birthday celebrations! Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). recently became principal of Mother Teresa Damian Karjane wrote in to say he Jeff writes that “it is a small world. I was Catholic Elementary School in Cincinnati, would soon be celebrating in New York thrilled to learn that two of ABIM’s a K-8 school. The school has approximately City with Dan Kelleher, Lee MacPhail, governance members were also Lafayette 550 students. Her husband, Payson and Ralph Russo. He also shared that graduates.” Dr. Robert D. Siegel ’77 Briggs ’91, began working a year ago as after 25 years working as a tax attorney, he serves on the ABIM board of directors, an orthotist-prosthetist at the Veterans took a “leap of faith” and started his own and Dr. John J. Oppenheimer ’88 Administration in Columbus, Ohio. Their company, PayME, Payroll-filing Made Easy, serves on the ABIM council. Dr. Siegel, a daughter, Margaret Briggs ’20, will which helps small businesses e-file payroll board-certified internist, hematologist graduate from the College, majoring in tax returns. They use an industry-first and medical oncologist, is the oncology economics and international affairs with a solution to e-file payroll tax returns with no program director for the Bon Secours minor in Spanish. subscription, contract, username/password, St. Francis Health System in Greenville, Charles Allerson writes: “I’m still living software download/configuration, or S.C. Dr. Oppenheimer is the director of in San Diego with my wife (Catherine the need to obtain an IRS-issued PIN. clinical research at Pulmonary and Allergy Johnson), 12-year old son (Christopher), and Damian says, “While the decision has been Associates as well as clinical professor of our dogs Matrix (black lab) and Trinity unsettling and challenging at times, it’s medicine at UMDNJ-Rutgers He is board (Great Dane/husky mix). I continue been rewarding too.” certified in internal medicine and allergy to work in the field of oligonucleotide  23 Jeannine Miller wrote to say that and immunology. therapeutics and have had roles at a number she and Deneen Blow Rhodes celebrated You can send news and updates anytime of companies in the field, including Ionis Deneen’s 50th birthday in November in to me via my email [email protected], Pharmaceuticals, Regulus Therapeutics, New Jersey. Chris Rhodes, Deneen’s Facebook messenger, or via LeopardLink Stoke Therapeutics in Massachusetts, husband, had a “wonderful slideshow with (leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes). and currently as VP of chemistry and photos of Lafayette friends and memories,” drug development at a biotech startup and she posted photos on Facebook. “It Correspondent: Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak in San Diego (DTx Pharma). My time was a wonderful weekend celebrating with 224 Central Ave. at Stoke Therapeutics was noteworthy Deneen’s family and friends!” Pleasantville, NY 10570-3719 in that I spent 20 months commuting I recently joined the Lafayette College [email protected] between San Diego and Boston while we Alumni Book Club! Our first book is

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a freshman at Columbia University, and Mike Logothetis checked in with me. “I Rosie, 13, loves musical theater. am single and live in Newark, Del. I work 1993 Michael Tennaro is enjoying life in in Wilmington as a mechanical engineer Dore Partnership LLC announced the Hoboken, N.J., with his three girls and specializing in safety relief devices and appointment of Graham Michener as a works as a senior project manager in the systems. I had a full year of vacation travel partner in the firm’s New York office. He retirement planning industry. He is looking as I went skiing in Switzerland (Verbier) will lead Dore Partnership’s Investment forward to the next chapter of his life. and France (Chamonix) in January. I Banking and CFO Practices for North And lastly, I randomly ran into Scott flew to Utah for a second week of skiing America as well as driving the financial Werkoven in Washington, Conn., where in February. My family celebrated my officer expertise for the firm’s Private he is living with his wife and three kids, mother’s 80th birthday for a lovely week at Equity Practice. teaching at Shepaug Valley High School The Greenbriar in West Virginia. We also Most recently, he was a managing and coaching baseball while living mostly had a family reunion in North Carolina in director, head of the Financial Services off the grid. August. I chaperoned my 85-year-old father Practice, and co-head of the CFO Practice to his homeland of Greece for two weeks in at RSR Partners since 2008. He began Correspondent: Stan G. Horowitz late September/early October. We visited his search career with Russell Reynolds 61 E. 86th St., Apt. 51 some Aegean islands and his home town of Associates where he spent five years New York, NY, 10028-1037 Thessaloniki. I even took him to a soccer as an executive director in both the [email protected] game of the team he supported in his youth Global Banking and Markets Practice (Aris). Back home, I am a player/manager and Financial Officers Practice. Prior to of a co-rec adult soccer team that won the this, he was in institutional equity sales top flight ‘Double’ this fall—the league and at Lehman Brothers, a senior financial tournament titles. In my free time I go out analyst for JP Morgan Chase Global 1994 and see a lot of live music, play tennis, and Investment Banking Industrials Group Clarissa Louw writes, “Did you know try to enjoy nature by hiking or mountain and for the firm’s Global Private Bank, what was happening on campus when you biking. I also write theater reviews for local and a senior financial analyst with the went home for Thanksgiving break? Over productions.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 30,000 people flood Fisher Stadium every Dana aka “Lerch” Ferraris has moved He received an MBA in finance and T-Day to celebrate the famous, century- into the world of academia! He reports marketing from old football rivalry between Easton and the following: “I recently had a career Stern School of Business. He and his family Phillipsburg high schools!” Clarissa is change from working in R&D in the reside in Southport, Conn. researching and producing a documentary pharmaceutical industry to teaching Rebecca Nelson is still in London and on this landmark event, called The Game: chemistry at the college level. So I took a just enjoyed a lovely visit with our classmate A Football Tradition Like No Other (working position at McDaniel College about five Alexis Belladonna. Rebecca Miller title) for the Lehigh Valley’s local film years ago. Since joining the faculty at Anderson ’95 is due to visit soon. She also consortium, Fade In/Fade Out (fifolv.org). McDaniel, I won a community outreach managed to catch the Lafayette-Lehigh She is collaborating with both high schools, award for the work that I’ve been doing game this year at a pub in the east end of alumni, coaches, and community members with the local high schools. I have also won London with a fun group of alum from both to curate stories and archival images. If you the Charles Boehlke mentorship award and schools. know of someone who participated in the the Ira Zepp Teaching Enhancement grant. Tamar Faulhaber was sworn in on game, has family traditions surrounding Most importantly, I just recently (last year) May 4, 2019, as president of the North it, or if you would like to become involved, got tenure. I was also recently named the Fulton Bar Association in Georgia and please contact Clarissa. A teaser will be chair of the chemistry department (last year). has a solo law practice in Alpharetta, Ga., posted in December on fifolv.org. In other news, when I was going through specializing in family law. She also is running two small businesses, this career change, my wife and I bought a Steve and Diana Dobin Kauppinen as owner of The Meandering Monarch cute little café in Eldersburg, Md., called have been living in Fort Lauderdale since (providing arts enrichment education Kismet Cafe (follow us on FB). It’s a coffee/ 2002. Steve is a landscape designer, with to children in the Lehigh Valley) and as bagel shop, and it’s doing really well. We his own firm that specializes in high- end an independent Cabi fashion stylist. She have owned it for almost six years now, and residential projects. Diana is CEO of Valley took part in a Gateway Career Center we’ve been named best bagels in Carroll Forge Fabrics, a supplier of textile products fashion panel last month with alumni County. In other news, both of my sons are and services to the hospitality industry. and enjoyed helping students with in college now (empty nesters!); my oldest They have three children —Jake, 21, is a career advice. Contact Clarissa through goes to University of South Carolina and the junior at Brown University, Caleb, 19, is themeanderingmonarch.com. younger one is here at McDaniel College.”

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Holly Godonis Moxhay went back the LHS Operation Smile Club, wanted to to school in 2013 to obtain her nursing attend an ISLC conference in Rome. “The degree. She graduated in 2015 and worked protective parent in me said, ‘Maybe, they 1995 as a long-term care nurse for a few years. need a chaperone,’” Brian recalled, and he Save the date: June 5–7 on College Hill for Holly started a new job this past May as wasted no time getting involved. “I was so our big 25th reunion! Let’s party like it’s a nurse at an addiction recovery center in inspired by the conference and how many 1995. Registration details to arrive in your Mullica Hill, N.J. It is both challenging students were willing to help children mailbox this spring—sleeping in South, and rewarding. “I really love what I do! around the world. I knew then I had to celebrating in Farinon. Thanks to our This past August, my husband, Matt start a student club at my school,” he said. reunion chair, Siobhan Crann Winograd, St. Lawrence ’93, and I celebrated our Brian joined an Operation Smile mission to for spearheading what is no doubt going to 22nd wedding anniversary, and a week Vietnam last summer. Operation Smile, an be another awesome reunion! later sent our oldest, Kelly, off to her first international medical charity, has provided year at Bucknell. We are feeling very old! hundreds of thousands of free surgeries for Correspondent: Vicki Salemi Our youngest, Charlie, is a high school children and young adults who are born c/o Lafayette College sophomore. He’s got Lafayette on his list of with cleft lip, cleft palate, or other facial Pfenning Alumni Center possible schools, so we’ll see . . .” differences. With Brian’s help, the PCS Easton, PA 18042 After running Global Financial student club has raised money for more [email protected] Enterprise Sales for Pure Storage, Carl than 100 surgeries over the past two years. Gambello recently accepted a role with Claire Fettig Muldoon met up EOS IT Solutions, a company based out with Jenn Frank-Reynolds, and Lisa of Ireland, to help build out their U.S. DiGiovanni McClellan at an August presence. Carl and his wife, Liza, live in reunion in LBI. They ran into Kim 1996 Westfield, N.J., and their oldest child, Jack, Coulson Macaione ’93 while out to dinner. Correspondent: Nancy Davis is now a freshman at Boston College. They “My daughter is a freshman in college 610-664-0503 also have 11th, eighth, and fourth graders, (UPENN), and I still work at D. E. Shaw Nic, Devan, and Brooke, keeping them after 22 years.” busy. Fortunately, Carl is able to keep in I was back on campus last month with touch with many Lafayette alum on social Kathryn Kerge for the Alumni Volunteer media in addition to gatherings in NYC for Awards reception. Kathryn, Lucy Maher, 1997 drinks or dinner. and I received the Alumni Association Correspondent: Eric S. Goll Brian Ciuffreda has quite an interesting Special Commendation award. I also [email protected] and inspiring story. Brian was in his 20s received the Hughes Correspondent Award. and working in business when 9/11 set him I also was at the Morristown telecast on a different trajectory. “I said to myself: party for the Lafayette-Lehigh game ‘I want to do something more meaningful,’” (hooray, we won!) and had a few drinks he recalled. “I moved into education.” with Kim Gronquist Dennison, Greg 1998 After a year as K-12 music director at Dennison ’93, Steve Bonadio, Marc  8 Jennifer Pierce and her husband, Trenton Catholic Academy, Brian came to Levitt ’91, and Shannon Mulvey ’93. I Clay Pierce (co-owners of Clay’s Climate Princeton Charter School (PCS) in 2003 also saw Kristen Kenney Donohue ’90. Control), were able to donate $10,000 to teach science. Seventeen years later Kristen is a physical therapist whom I to CASA of Atlantic and Cape May he is still doing that, but he has pursued worked with back in the 90s at Children’s counties. With their donation, a CASA was a few more assignments along the way, Specialized Hospital. provided for every child in need in those including math teacher, music teacher, jazz I recently became a proud puppy owner— communities. ensemble director, professional musician, we welcomed Ollie, a mini long-haired technology coordinator, and sports coach. dachshund, into our family. I forgot Correspondent: Tarin Decembrino Cataldo A Renaissance man? “I’ve been called that,” that having a puppy is more work than a [email protected] he admitted, and his success at his most newborn baby! recent new job as founder and adviser to the PCS Operation Smile Club since 2017 Correspondent: Mara Weinstein Friedman promises to make him busier than ever in 15 Rainbow Ridge Drive the coming years. About three years ago, Livingston, NJ 07039-1126 1999 Brian’s son, a Lawrence High School (LHS) 973-994-1128 Correspondent: Open sophomore at the time and a member of [email protected]

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Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for 2019. Bethany currently serves as the secretary 2000 2002 of the Morris County Bar Association and Hope everyone had a nice holiday season Courtney DeThomas Shapiro and her was sworn in as the Association’s treasurer and is enjoying 2020! husband, Paul, welcomed their second son, in January.  3 Brian Guzas writes: “My wife, Jake Thomas Shapiro, Oct. 2, 2019.  17 Terrence Monte graduated Emily, and I celebrated our 10-year wedding valedictorian of the Class of 2019 from anniversary with a trip to Iceland in May Correspondent: Christine Socha Czapek Pacific College of Medicine with an 2019. We spent 10 days touring the entire 908-789-3071 MSTOM in traditional Chinese medicine. country in a camper-van, exploring off the [email protected] He opened a private practice, Blue beaten path, hiking and mountain biking. Orchid Wellness, in midtown Manhattan We have two kids, Martin, 6, and Diana, 4, on Madison Avenue. Terrence also got who are the focus of our lives now. Future married last year. Lafayette friends in Leopards in the making (or Cavaliers, if attendance included Michael Koumaras, Emily has her way). I was recently promoted 2003 Chris Hannan, David Donovan, Nate to associate vice president of AECOM, Thanks to everyone who sent in updates. It Wilcox, Derek Strauss, Alison Hodges and am currently serving as the lead sounds like everyone is doing well! Strauss, Meredith Walburg, and Ray structural engineer for several major bridge Brandon Cochenour recently received Weigel. Terrence and his wife, Victoria, reconstruction projects in Rhode Island. the Presidential Early Career Award honeymooned in Bali. A special shoutout to Kevin Franklin for for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), reaching out to me a few weeks ago. It’s been the U.S. government’s highest honor Correspondent: Liza Lesser Schwager far too long.” for outstanding scientists and engineers [email protected]  7 Keri Grunther Brady and I got beginning their independent careers. together in New Jersey to ring in the New The White House confers on PECASE Year. We had a great time with all six of our awards annually to name the nation’s most kids. Always a great time! Keep the updates outstanding STEM professionals who show coming. Hope to see everyone at our 20- exceptional promise to advance science 2004 year reunion. and technology. Brandon leads research in Brandon Ripley was promoted to vice laser communications and ocean sensing at president of construction management at Correspondent: Diane Pisseri Lindemann the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent Penzance and is leading the construction [email protected] River, Md. of new mixed use development, The  15 Kristin Kelly married Justin Highlands in Rosslyn, Va. Brandon resides Janacek Aug. 24, 2019, in Atlanta, Ga., her in Bethesda, Md. hometown since graduating from Lafayette. Julie Niblock-Simmons and Bill Dwayne Thomas ’01 sang in the ceremony Simmons have been happily married 2001 and John ’01 and Shauna Leffler were in since 2008. They live in Delran, N.J., and  6 Jessica Calaman Snyder recently attendance. It was a wonderful celebration have two children, Scarlett who is 7 years accepted the plant manager role at in historic buildings with a ton of family old, and Easton (named after Easton, Pa., DuPont’s health care facility in Hemlock, and some friends. of course), 4 years old. Julie works as a Mich. The site produces medical tubing Adam Foltz completed his Ph.D. in physician assistant in the NICU at St. and adhesives for transdermal patches and mechanical engineering at Stevens Christopher’s Hospital in Philadelphia, and other applications. This was a big move Institute of Technology in May 2019 and Bill is a labor and employment attorney at for her and her family (Pa. natives). So far continues to work for the U.S. Army Littler Mendelson law firm. Vacations in everyone is adjusting well, despite the snow Combat Capabilities Development the Caribbean are still their favorite spot, on Halloween! Command Armaments Center at and they recently bought a condo in St. Picatinny Arsenal. Adam and Diana Croix. Correspondent: Paige Olek Ingelsby Foltz celebrated their 14th anniversary in 69 Plymouth Drive November. They live in Long Valley, N.J., Correspondent: Jillian Dodge Ventresca Royersford, PA 19468 with their two children, Parker, 10, and 841 Duchess Drive [email protected] Emma, 7. Yardley, PA 19067-4619 Best Lawyers in America®, a peer review 201-638-6219 of U.S. lawyers, has included Bethany [email protected] Abele on its Best Lawyers list in the field of Commercial Litigation for 2020. Thomson Reuters has again included Bethany on its

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She is currently the Charles E. Culpeper Fellow in Paper Conservation at the 2005 2007 National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.  16 Matt Bartle and spouse Kristen Emily Goldman Garibaldi and husband welcomed Elizabeth Ann, June 5, 2019, a Pete Garibaldi (Lehigh ’07) welcomed Correspondent: Open beautiful baby girl who relaxes and lets their third daughter, Chloe Francine, Nov. her older brothers cause all the chaos. In 12, 2019. Chloe and her big sister, Isabel March, they moved into their new home (born June 19, 2018), are adjusting well and in South Hero, Vt. The house was built wearing lots of matching leopard gear! and designed by Kristen and Matt and is Kirby Waldinger Baldwin and husband 2010 a super-insulated, net-zero home. They Nick Baldwin ’06 welcomed a baby girl, To the Class of 2010—it feels like we hope the house will be energy independent Alice Elizabeth, Dec. 14, 2019. Alice joins blinked and we’ve been Lafayette alumni moving forward. Finally, the engineering siblings Eloise, 6, Amelia, 4, and George, 2. for 10 years! Please join us and save the degree paid off! Now with a family of five, date for Reunion this year, June 5-7. Visit Kristen has taken time off from work in IT Correspondent: Sara Davis Bowman reunion.lafayette.edu for more information to become a stay-at-home parent. [email protected] or reach out to me with any questions: [email protected]. Correspondent: Zac Howes and Natalie Bowden Catherine A. Hobby McBride Howes welcomed a baby girl, Reagan Jean 973-769-0012 Howes, Oct. 12, 2019. The family lives in [email protected] 2008 Broomfield, Colo. Jenna Firshein recently switched jobs In November 2019, Jeffrey Zimmer and has moved into the nonprofit sector, accepted a position with the U.S. State aligning with her passion of helping others. Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Zack Hyde spent the past eight years Rights, and Labor (DRL) as a program 2006 working in Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. analyst on their Middle East and North  24 Taren Weidaw Kobyra and her Malloy’s administration and the last four Africa (MENA) Global Programming team. husband, Dan, welcomed their first child, years attending University of Connecticut Jeffrey manages DRL’s work supporting Conal James, Nov. 15, 2019. School of Law’s evening division. Zack human rights defenders in Iraq and the Gulf  27 Jennifer Ziznewski graduated from law school at the same States. This move comes after three years as Eppensteiner and her husband, John, time Gov. Malloy’s administration came senior technical expert for the MENA region welcomed their third child, James Joseph to an end, and he took the Connecticut bar at PartnersGlobal, an international peace- Eppensteiner, March 8, 2019. He joins exam in February. Having recently been building and human rights nonprofit in D.C. big sister Evie, 4, and big brother Jack, 2. admitted to the bar, Zack accepted an Michael DiGirolamo recently had the Jennifer is an attorney with Reed Smith associate attorney position at Updike, Kelly opportunity to hear Prof. Don Miller LLP in Princeton, N.J., practicing drug and & Spellacy, P.C., where he practices in the speak at the American Civil War Museum medical device litigation. areas of commercial lending and banking, in Richmond, Va. Prof. Miller, who was general corporate counsel, public finance, Michael’s First-Year Seminar professor Correspondent: Taren Weidaw and commercial litigation. in 2006, spoke about the Vicksburg [email protected] Campaign during the American Civil War, Correspondent: Open and highlighted several interesting themes from his new book, Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke the Confederacy.

Correspondent: Marie A. Garofalo 2009 [email protected]  20 Daniel Sheehan ’08 and Meghan Kelly Sheehan are excited to share the news of the birth of their daughter, Claire Elizabeth Sheehan, born Aug. 7, 2019. Big brother James, 2, is thrilled. 2011 Carolyn Burns received her Master of Allison Berger graduated from Penn State Arts and Certificate of Advanced Study University with her master’s in professional in art conservation, specializing in paper studies in organization development and conservation, from SUNY Buffalo State. change.

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 12 Darlene Cerullo married hybrid publishing company that celebrates, Toole ’16, Elisabeth Burnor, April Barry, Christopher Golas Oct. 5, 2019, in honors, and supports Black women Monica Nelson, Lauren Hinkel, Lindsay Gordonsville, Va. Lafayette attendees were writers worldwide. If you are interested Vill (Marko) Matt Koos , Leah Goldberg, Marina in participating as a donor, author, or Shirley, Laura Kaplan, Lauren Novotny, contributor, visit sovereignnoir.com. Correspondent: Sophie E. Richards Lauren Holck, Ingrid Warner, Kristyn Daniel Ricken has recently moved 901 Southerly Road, Unit 424 Baccaglini, and Andrew Uzenoff ’12. to New York for a job working as an Towson, MD 21204 In May 2019, Susan Grunewald admissions representative at the New York 609-385-3322 graduated from Carnegie Mellon University Film Academy. While there, he is finishing [email protected] with a Ph.D. in history. She is now the his dissertation in theater from Bowling digital history postdoctoral associate at Green State University. University of Pittsburgh’s World History Center. Correspondent: Sarah J. Welsh-Huggins Marina Shirley married Peter Annelli 614-216-5301 cell 2015 (Seton Hall ’07) in Spring Lake, N.J., April [email protected] Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller 12, 2019. Pards who came to celebrate were 2128 Green Mountain Drive Emma Seale Bachner (bridesmaid), John East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 Bachner, Kristyn Baccaglini, Andrew 507-269-4616 Uzenoff ’12, Darlene Cerullo, Lauren [email protected] Novotny, Lauren Holck, and Dr. Leah 2013 Goldberg. Marina currently works at  21 Kevin Doty married Rachel Jersey Shore University Medical Center as Weston (Ithaca College ’15) Aug. 31, 2019, a neurosurgical ICU RN-BC. in Boston, Mass. Lafayette alumni in Matt Crystal will be opening his attendance included Jeff Lombardo ’11, 2016 new dental office in Madison, N.J. The Will Brown, Andrew Anastor ’14, Greg Tiffany Phuong graduated from Salus office is beautifully appointed with the Krieger ’12, and Charlie Chrin ’19. Kevin University with a Doctor of Optometry newest and best equipment. His website is and Rachel enjoyed their honeymoon in degree in June 2019. drmattcrystal.com. Italy, and currently reside in Tampa, Fla. Ryan Semendinger graduated from Life University with a Doctor of Chiropractic Correspondent: Rebecca Musselman Correspondent: Evan R. Gooberman degree in September 2019. [email protected] 609-707-4827 cell Tiffany Phuong and Ryan Correspondent: Taaha M. Mohamedali [email protected] Semendinger got engaged outside of [email protected] Colton Chapel Sept. 28, 2019, during Lafayette’s Homecoming weekend. Daria Donato and Patrick Connelly ’15 2014 got engaged in June 2019 and will be 2012 married in October 2020.  14 Hannah Kowalski got married Nathaniel Musters is currently playing Brent Hoagland will be attending Rutgers to the love of her life, Emily Passarelli, professional basketball and living in Italy, University to pursue a Ph.D. in sociology. Oct. 5, 2019. The ceremony was held at near Venice. After spending six years in the hedge fund the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk with  1 Melissa Trimble and Ryan industry, he entered University of Chicago friends and family. Bressner got engaged in August 2019 on to hone his research interests and received  19 Anjali Fortna and TJ Toole ’16 Cape Cod. They met in Easton Hall in 2012 an M.A. in the social sciences. Broadly, were married in Pennsylvania Oct. 19, and are getting married in August 2020. he plans to blend social network analysis 2019. Many Lafayette alumni were there to In July 2019,  5 Stephanie Benko ’16 and ethnography to investigate topics celebrate their special day! Here are the list graduated from the Lewis Katz School of in economic sociology, organizations, of names of the people in the picture, L to Medicine Physician Assistant Program cognition, and culture. R, front to back: at Temple University. She will be staying  10 Kyvory Henderson married Austin Davis ’15, Dave Hanke ’16, in Philadelphia and working as a P.A. at Tatiana Logan ’13 May 4, 2019, at Avon Jeremy Klein, Julie Haracz, Katie Cooper University Hospital in general Hill Lodge. Stevens ’16, Jordan Close , Dave Young, surgery. She also ran her second NYC Kameisha Jerae Hodge has married her Austin Bashline ’16, Kevin Eherts, Derek marathon in November. passions for English and Africana studies Vill, Sean Murphy ’15, Irvin Cedillo ’16, Phoebe Wilks ran the NYC marathon in by founding Sovereign Noir Publications, a Shannon Moran, Anjali Toole (Fortna), TJ November; it was her first marathon!

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Olivia Hadley Slifer and her husband, boldly for what I believe in is the best cure for Zach, welcomed their first child, a baby hopelessness. I hope to contribute my part in boy named Zachary Joseph Slifer Jr., Oct.17, the political processes of my country!” 2019. Correspondent: Megan C. Reiling Correspondent: Ashley R. Ellis [email protected] 2084 Drake Court Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-956-0706 2018  22 Victoria B. Smith Klinewski and Matthew Klinewski got married this 2017 summer in Tacoma, Wash., with some of Erika Hernández married José González our closest Lafayette friends in attendance Nov. 24, 2019. Samantha Buczek, Chanel and in the wedding party. Matthew was on Mowatt, and Katim Woldemariam the basketball team, and Victoria was on served as bridesmaids. Other Leopard the volleyball team. alumni in attendance were Nirupa Basnet, Danialie Fertile ’16, Will Gordon, Taaha Correspondent: Taylor Corsi Mohamedali ’11, Ian Morse, and Reanna [email protected] Kier ’19. While the football team secured a win against Lehigh, Erika did too! Tamar Jakeli writes: “Since graduating from Lafayette and returning to Georgia, my home country, I first worked as a college 2019 counselor and a teacher for a year and then Hi everyone! Can you believe that it’s been moved to the NGO sector. For another seven almost a year since our class graduated? It months, I worked at Europe Foundation, a feels like just yesterday we were picking prominent local organization. At the same up our caps and gowns (and preparing time, I became deeply involved with activism, ourselves for Senior Week!). In fall, it was particularly with the Georgian Young exciting to see so many familiar faces Greens, an NGO (but actually an aspiring reconnect at Homecoming and Laf-Lehigh. political movement) with values of both Unfortunately, it appears that our class was social and environmental justice, with core Lafayette’s bad luck charm all along— it elements of feminism, queer rights, workers’ was great to finally witness a win! rights, and ecology. I quickly became Speaking of accomplishments, Chloe one of its leaders and started organizing Ortega has begun her postgraduate life as a environmental protests, facilitating a reading clinical research coordinator at University circle, coordinating large-scale educational of Chicago Medical Center. and cultural events like the Green Political While it’s easy to stay in touch via Festival, and representing the group in the Instagram, LinkedIn, and Snapchat, your media. I am constantly in awe of all the fellow Pards and the Lafayette community amazing activists and academics who I get want to hear what you’ve been up to. Send to interact with on a daily basis. We, the me an email about your latest adventure, young greens are working toward creating and I’ll include it in my next update. a green leftist party, so that there can be an alternative discourse to the neoliberal Correspondent: Louise M. Olson policies of deregulation and privatization 914-433-8838 that have had a toxic effect on Georgia [email protected] both socially and environmentally. Finally, I am applying to master’s programs in environment, politics, and society in the U.K. and some similar degrees in Sweden and the Netherlands as well. I have found that acting

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