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Musical Theater, Film, Video, Set Design, Lighting, Sculpture, Painting, Watercolor, Pastels, Photography, Drawing, Jazz, Classical, Opera, Gospel, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip-Hop, Concertos, Oratorio, Drama, Musical Theater, Film, Video, Set Design, Lighting, Sculpture, Painting, Dear Alumni and example, the A&F funded Arts in Action club, Friends, the largest in the school, has 140 students from all studios who create and perform The blizzard has events for parts of the NY communities that provided some quiet are underserved by the arts. time to write this issue – I hope you all have Special thanks to Jerome Witkin, M&A ’57, survived it unscathed. for designing this year’s holiday card, and to The fall has sped by – all of you who gave so generously to A&F. there have been so many great opportunities The strength of the Music & Art, Performing and projects at A&F. You’ll read about many Arts, and LaGuardia communities of students, of them in the following pages: our new web- teachers, alumni, parents, and friends contin- site, our newest staff member, Joy Pak, and ues to sustain this incredible institution. many new initiatives with the school. Best, Our students continue to succeed and amaze – we had 17 YoungArts winners; In the Heights,

DIRECTOR the annual musical, played to eight sold-out houses; the Halloween parade was wonder-

From the Executive From fully creative (as you can imagine); our choirs performed at the MetLife Building and at the main branch of the NY Public Library during the holidays. The depth of spirit and commit- Barbara Engel ment of our students are equally amazing. For Executive Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS HONORARY BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Executive Committee Shelly Berger (PA ’56) Barbara Engel (M&A ’72) Peter Bakstansky (M&A ’57) James Burrows (M&A ’58) Executive Director President James Conlon (M&A ’68) Joy Pak Audrey Flack (M&A ’48) Alexis Christoforous (LaG ’88) Director of Advancement Charles Fox (M&A ’58) Vice President Robindra Deb Norman Gladney (M&A ’40) Database & Technology Benjamin Flaim (LaG ’96) Milton Glaser (MA ’47) Treasurer June Lebell* (M&A ’61) Gunther Marx (M&A ’45) Copy Editor Hal Linden (M&A ’48)

Members Melissa Manchester (M&A ’68) Melinda Moore (Parent) Peter Nero (M&A ’51) Type and Design Chris Denham (Parent) Charles Osgood (Friend) Gregg S. Fisher (Friend) Toby Perlman (M&A ’60) Peter Frishauf* (M&A ’66) Tony Roberts (M&A ’57) Gabriel Kosakoff (M&A ’44) Jerrold Ross (M&A ’51) Walter Mankoff (M&A ’47) Carole Bayer Sager (M&A ’61) William Meezan (M&A ’63) Susan Stamberg (M&A ’55) CONTACT US Suzanne Vega (PA ’77) Christine Scott-Deutsch (M&A ’67) Alumni & Friends of LaGuardia Herbert Wachtell (M&A ’48) Peter Shankman (LaG ’90) High School Peter Yarrow (M&A ’55) Melissa Spohler (Parent) 100 Amsterdam Ave. Rm. 853 New York, NY 10023-6406 Marty Verdrager (M&A ’63) EMERITUS BOARD (Tel.) 212.595.1301 Betsy Vorce (Friend) Warren Kass (M&A ’52) (Fax) 212.595.0243 Van Zebooker (Parent) Michael Kates (M&A ’57) Barbara Weitz Pollard [email protected] *Past President (Retired Faculty) www.alumniandfriends.org A&F NEWS

Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

Our HeARTfelt Thanks…

... to the generous that LaGuardia is the most diverse special- alumni and friends ized school in the city. We are proud that the who donated to A&F’s holiday campaign. The demographics of our student body mirror response was extraordinary this year – double those of New York City. And we are always the amount of last year’s contributions! mindful that one-third of our students have financial need. But wait ... the school year is not over yet; we still have to raise much-needed funds Please continue to support the education for scholarships, equipment, and more. Our of our future artists. A donation envelope grant committee is working to allocate money is enclosed. If you have questions, please for summer study and we’ve had requests contact Joy Pak, Director of Advancement, for three times our budget. We are proud 212-595-1301.

Reunion 2015: Save the Date For Classes That Graduated in Years Ending in O or 5 And all our founding classes from 1940-1949

M&A Alumni will continue to have their reunion at “The Castle” on 135th Street so they can reconnect, tour the school, have mocktails on the terrace, and a catered dinner in the cafeteria. Following dinner, buses will take alumni to the school at Lincoln Center for the Semi-Annual senior orchestra and chorus concert. LaGuardia Alumni reunions will be organized by class and will come together for the Semi-Annual concert. PA Alumni reunions are organized by SPAA (School of Performing Arts Alumni Association), http://www.highschoolofperformingarts.com. You can find more information on the PA website and we will also post information on the A&F website. Classes that have leaders have a much better reunion experience. We have lots of ways to help leaders and would like to work with every class having a reunion this year. If your class doesn’t have a leader, please call the A&F office to hear about how we can work together to enhance your class reunion. For the class of M&A 1960: If you have email and did not get the winter newsletter from Alison, Robert, and Paul, please contact Alison at [email protected].

A Shout-Out for A&F

The NY POST recently approached A&F to share some vintage yearbook pictures for an article they were doing about the school’s famous alumni, to coincide with the Golden Globe Awards. The lead-in for the article acknowledged A&F: “the group raises about $450,000 a year in extra funding to pay for scholarships, buy equipment and order master classes led by the nation’s top actors, musicians, singers and artists.” Alums Adrian Grenier (l.), LaG ’94, (http://nypost.com/2015/01/11how-many-of-these-laguardia-high- Adrian Brody (top r.), LaG ’91, and Jennifer Aniston (bottom r.) , LaG ’87, school-graduates-can-you-name/#1) featured in NY Post article. 3 A&F Welcomes its New Staff and Board Members

We are happy to introduce service, social media, public relations, our newest staff member. Joy marketing, and advertising. He is also founder Pak, Director of Advance- and CEO of The Geek Factory, a boutique ment, come to us from NY’s consulting firm with clients worldwide. Peter Roundabout Theatre, the is the author of four books and a proud alum Dairy Center for the Arts in (www.shankman.com). Boulder, CO, and the NY City Melissa Spohler, a proud Opera. She has significant expertise in devel- parent of an alum, Lindsay, opment and a passion for the arts. Joy will help LaG ’13, has been a generous A&F grow its endowment and provide further donor to the school and A&F. support for the school and its students. She brings an expertise in And, we are happy to announce the addition fund raising and networking of our new board members: and will help A&F reach out

A&F NEWS to and engage other parents of alumni. Peter Shankman, LaG ’90, is an author, entrepreneur, A&F is grateful to Richard Mishkin, M&A speaker, and worldwide ’61 for his participation on the board and the connector. Peter is recog- work he does with his class. His term ended in nized for new ways of January 2015. thinking about customer

Our New Website

We are excited to announce the launch of our new website (www.alumniandfriends.org) which will allow visitors to: n Stay connected with the school and today’s students n Keep informed of alumni events and activities n View yearbooks from 1940 to present n Learn more about the school’s history n See recent and past newsletters create a profile, search for fellow classmates, n Keep current on school performances and post news and events to the calendar and buy tickets before they go on sale to the Where Are We Now sections. public We encourage everyone to fill out their n Support A&F’s mission to enhance the profiles. Even if you want the information to world-class arts education at the school and be kept private (not viewed by other visitors to ensure that all students can pursue their the site), many of our students are looking to talents regardless of family income. find alumni and friends who went to a certain A special section for alumni allows you to college or who pursued a specific career. 4 A&F NEWS

Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

A Special Thanks to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Legal Expert Gerald Lefcourt

Following the Ferguson, MO, and Eric Garner legal system. It was a memorable discussion events, many of our students were concerned for both students and speakers: about what they could do to have a positive “Much thanks for including me in a discussion impact on the issues facing the NYPD and the that I will never forget. LaGuardia IS a very black community. A&F got in touch with Ms. special school. The students and staff are Brewer and Mr. Lefcourt who, with 24 hours awesome.” — Gale Brewer notice, came to speak with our students. Ms. Brewer spoke with students about ways they “I agreed to come out of a sense of commu- could get involved with their communities to nity service but the event was really a effect positive change. Mr. Lefcourt, who has service to me. I am so thrilled to see young, defended many high-profile clients, including brilliant minds joining in the fight to improve Abbie Hoffman and the Black Panthers, spoke our lives.” — Gerald Lefcourt about the strengths and weaknesses of the

A&F and LaGuardia Team Up for New Seminar Series

In September, A&F board member and alumna Alexis Christoforous (LaG ’88) kicked off the first lecture in an monthly lecture series featuring notable speakers from the arts and academic worlds. A&F is working with principal Dr. Lisa Mars and coordinator of student affairs Neal Singh to plan the series, which will provide thought-provoking and engaging speakers who will expose the audience to a wide range of ideas and experiences. Alums Alexis Christoforous (LaG ‘88) and Roy Eaton (M&A Alexis spoke about her passion and dedica- ‘46) were the first guest speakers at LaGuardia’s new tion to the school, breaking into the news seminar series. business, and the impact LaGuardia had on her career. She has been a network television the Advertising Hall of Fame and is featured in and radio broadcaster for more than 22 years. the PBS documentary, First Look: The Real Mad Most of that time, she has been an anchor Men & Women of Madison Avenue. As a pianist, and correspondent for CBS News, where she Roy won the first Kosciuszko Foundation Award has appeared on The CBS Evening News with in 1950 and debuted with the Chicago Symphony Scott Pelley, CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Orchestra and at NY’s Town Hall in 1952.

Osgood, CBS This Morning, and over 200 CBS After serving in the Korean war, he was hired affiliate stations across the country. Alexis was by Young & Rubicam as a copywriter and jingle the first woman to report from the floor of the composer. He was the first black person at NY Stock Exchange. a major agency with a creative function on In October, alum Roy Eaton (M&A ’46), spoke general accounts. He continues to tour and about his experience as one of the “Real Mad teach and has been inducted into the Adver- Men of Madison Avenue.” Roy is a member of tising Hall of Fame.

5 In the Heights

This year’s annual musical, In the Heights, played to sold-out audiences over eight nights in our 1200 seat concert hall and was a big hit. (We hear that tickets were being scalped on the internet!) This year, students received class credit for being in the production and all four studios were involved. Watching this multi-studio group of students go from auditions to perfor- something new about acting, about singing, mance was spectacular. From a vocal student: about how to put on a musical, and so much more. Ms. Faison, Mr. Larry, Mr. Shifman, and From a vocal student: all my fellow cast-mates taught me so much “During the beginning of this school year, I was about myself. I didn’t realize I had so much in lucky enough to be a part of something magical me! It made me realize I had potential; it was here: I was able to take part in the production one of the best reasons to wake up for school of In the Heights. Everyday I learned the next morning and give it my all….”

LaGuardia Drama and Tech Theater Departments Announce a Partnership with SUNY Potsdam

GUARDIA NEWS GUARDIA The caliber of arts they will be credited with education at LaGuardia three transferable college is consistently recog- credits from SUNY. Assis- A nized by colleges tant Principal Sandy Faison and universities. worked closely with Jay

L After examining the Pecora, the Chair of the curriculum in the drama and technical theater SUNY Potsdam theatre and dance programs, studios, SUNY Potsdam offers college credit to create this great opportunity for our students to our graduating seniors in these studios. If and is working with other colleges and universi- seniors choose to attend a different school, ties to develop similar opportunities.

Upcoming Shows and Performances

Gospel Concert...... February 13 @ 7:30 pm Senior Art Show No. 3. . March 20 @ 4-7 pm Senior Art Show No. 2. . . Feb. 27 @ 4-7 pm Annual Opera: Sweeney Todd. . March 27-29 Black History Month Cabaret. . . . .Feb. 27 Show Choir...... April 17 @ 7:30 ...... @ 7:30 pm Concerto Concert ...... April 24 @ 7:30 Senior Jazz Concert . . . March 6 @ 7:30 pm Carousel* ...... April 23-25 Choral Concert. . . . . March 17 @ 7:30 pm *Part of the Spring drama festival. at The Riverside Church The Art Shows are free and open to the public. Laughing Stock *...... March 19-21 For tickets, please go to www.laguardiahs.org 6 L

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The Tony Awards Acknowledge Excellence GUARDIA NEWS in Theater Education

The Tony awards seek to acknowledge teachers who create the next generation of theater artists. They are looking for dedicated professionals who discover talented students, nurture then, inspire them, and launch them on a lifelong journey as theater supporters and professionals. The drama department has nominated teacher Harry Shifman for the coach. No surprise that his students come 2015 award, which includes $10,000 for the back to the school each year to seek his advice teacher’s school and acknowledgment at the and share their successes; he has transformed Tony Ceremony. For those who have seen any so many lives. We encourage you to go to the of the annual musicals at the school, note that website below and nominate Mr. Shifman; Harry Shifman has directed almost all of them. we believe he would be an especially worthy Watching him take young talent and develop, recipient. nurture, and enable them to perform profes- sionally in a 1200-seat theater each night is nothing short of spectacular. Mr. Shifman is a http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/news/arti- masterful story teller, director, mentor, and cles/2014-10-23/201410231414085029016.html

Congratulations to LaGuardia’s 2014/2015 YoungArts Winners!

The YoungArts Foundation identifies and Javier Spivey, theater, finalist (nominated for supports the next generation of artists to a presidential scholarship) contribute to the cultural vitality of the nation Abdulrahman Amer, jazz, merit by investing in the artistic development of talented young artists in the visual, literary, Emmett Sher, jazz, merit design, and performing arts. Each year there Sophie Hoyt, theater, honorable mention are approximately 11,000 applicants from Katherine Marshall, theater, honorable 15-18-year-old artists; from these, about 6%, mention or 700, are selected to participate in special programs. This year, LaGuardia had SEVEN- Charlotte Williams, theater, honorable TEEN talented LaGuardia student winners mention including our first winner for cinematic arts. Khady Gueye, voice, finalist Four years ago, A&F created a video and film studio for the school, which has enabled many Jessica Graves, voice, merit students to study video and film. Our students Georgia Belmont, voice, honorable mention have also won awards at the Tribeca Film Maya Carney, voice, honorable mention Institute and many have gone on to study film in college. Here are this year’s winners: Daphne Gampel, voice, honorable mention Christopher Vega, cinematic arts, merit Grace Kaiser, voice, honorable mention Yaegy Park, drama, finalist Maria Kolomiets, voice, honorable mention Ciaran Bowling, theater, finalist Janysa Rodriguez, voice, honorable mention

TedX at LaGuardia

The TedX program is an offshoot of TED. LaGuardia’s TedX, run by students, will be com, a non-profit devoted to spreading devoted to presentations related to the theme ideas, usually in the form of short talks that of Making an Impact. Speakers will cover are streamed online. TED began in 1984 as a topics from diversity to environmentalism and conference where Technology, Entertainment everything in between! The conference was and Design converged; today, it covers almost held on February 11 and was funded by A&F all topics – from science to business to global and the Parents Association. issues – in more than 100 languages.

Kudos to LaGuardia

n In 2014, our 2506 students had a 99.1% n The U.S. Department of Education named graduation rate. LaGuardia a “rewards school” for having no gaps in achievement by race or socioeco- n LaGuardia recently was named the “Coolest nomic status. High school in the Country” by Teen Vogue n The NY Post listed LaGuardia as one of n US News and World Report awarded the top schools based on graduation rate, LaGuardia a gold medal in its Best High regents scores, and SAT scores Schools feature based on performance on state proficiency tests and college n Citydescribed.com named LaGuardia the preparedness. top high school in NY City. GUARDIA NEWS GUARDIA

A Save the Date for the LaGuardia Spring Gala! Honoring L Alan and Marilyn Bergman (M&A ’45) May 18, 2015

You love the songs! You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?, How Do You Keep The Music Playing? & more! On May 18, 2015 — for one night only — join our school community along with luminaries from stage, screen and television as we honor the multi-Emmy, Grammy and Oscar award- winning husband and wife team behind the songs: our own Marilyn Bergman (class of ‘45) & Alan Bergman! It’s also LaGuardia’s 30th Anniversary! Be there along with our hosts Deborah Roberts and Al Roker as our talented students perform on the same stage as legends of song and dance! Mark the date on your calendar! To see updated info on performers, to purchase tickets, or to become a sponsor, visit LaGuardia Spring Gala 2015 at: http://bit.ly/laggala2015

8 NOW? Where are we

Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

Where Are We Now?

Naomi Rosenblum, M&A ’41, is part of a Linda Mia Turkel, M&A ’55, had an exhibi- family of M&Aers: sister Vera Baker Williams tion at The National Arts Club in Gramercy graduated in ’44 and is a prize-winning chil- Park of her art and books entitled, “My Animal dren’s book author, daughter Nina Rosenblum Alphabet: Paintings and Poems.” graduated in ’67, and daughter Lisa Rosenblum graduated in ’71. Naomi taught art in the ’60s Pat Wynne, M&A ’57, received the Joe Hill and ’70s and then returned to graduate school Award from the Labor Heritage Foundation. for a Ph.D. in art history. She is the author of A Her book, Singing Out and Fighting Back, is in World History of Photography and A History of the Folk Life Archive at the Library of Congress. Women Photographers. Lisa graduated from She recently performed with her group at her Yale and Connecticut Law School and is an retirement residence. In the audience she found executive vice president at Cablevision. Nina her homeroom teacher, Mr. Goldblum, who is graduated from Cooper Union, earned her MFA now 102 years old and going strong! at Queens College, and is a renowned docu- Lowell Halpern, M&A ‘58, recently published mentary film maker. the book, Who Am I and Where Did I Come Leah Brittman Karp, M&A ’43 has published From?: Pathways to the Past. The book is the her latest book, Ruins and Castles (available result of years of research into the ancestry on Amazon). She describes the book as “a of her family, some of it going back to 1739. It potpourri of literary forms – prose, poems, culminates with the story of Lowell’s life from tales, plays mini-essays – dealing with universal birth to the present, and includes her years at truths, authentic life observations, and ques- M&A, recorded as some of the best years of tions to ponder; a fresh approach to memoir.” her life. Marilyn Bergman, Dr. Lucy Shapiro, M&A ‘58, received the Pearl M&A ’45, will be Meister Greengard Prize, an annual award celebrated alongside celebrating the achievements of outstanding her husband Alan women in science. In 2013, she was honored Bergman on May 18 with the National Medal of Science. She is a at LaGuardia Arts 30th professor of Developmental Biology at the Anniversary Gala! Lyrics Stanford University & Legacy. The multi- School of Medicine, the Emmy, Grammy, and Ludwig Professor of Oscar award-winning Cancer Research, and the husband-and-wife director of the Beckman team who wrote You Center for Molecular and Don’t Bring Me Flowers, Genetic Medicine. She has What Are You Doing the published a reflection on Rest of Your Life?, How Do You Keep The Music her early days in Brooklyn Playing? will be joined by luminaries of stage, and on her life in science. screen, and television. Paul Dunkel, M&A ’60, presented a concert Alan Goldstein, M&A ’55, created numerous celebrating “51 years of trying to play the flute” paintings about 9/11 that were exhibited at the on the NY Flute Club’s ’14-’15 subscription James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, season. Paul is the first chair flutist with the PA, and posted on the 9/11 virtual museum. He NYC Ballet Orchestra. has been selected, along with an architect, to Nathaniel (Ned) Dubin, M&A ’61. The Modern design a monument that will be built next to Language Association of America awarded the new Justice Center using an I beam from Ned its 10th Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize the towers. Alan would like to reach out to for an Outstanding Translation of a Literary fellow alums to help this project get funded. Work, The Fabliaux, published by Liveright. Donations should go to the Travis Manion Foun- He is a professor emeritus of French at Saint dation (a 501 (c)(3) organization; PO Box 1485, John’s University, MN. 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Alumni & Friends of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

In Memoriam We deeply regret the loss of our classmates, alumni and friends and send our condolences to the families of those who have passed away. This list includes notifications we received since the last printed newsletter.

Irving Glazer, M&A, Retired Faculty, a Bonnie Goodman Sher, M&A ‘46 popular teacher of woodwinds and band conductor at Music & Art High School for over Eugene Becker, M&A ‘47 25 years. He leaves behind his two sons, both Jerry Dresner, M&A ‘48 of whom are alumni of the school. Mr. Glazer was a beloved teacher who was dedicated to Elizabeth Cooper Schmeltzer, M&A 48W our school and was a positive influence on the lives of his many students. Stanauld (Stanley) Gould, PA ’49 Julius Grossman, PA, Retired Faculty Joel Cogen, M&A ’50W Stanley Levin, Retired Faculty Frederick Harris, M&A ’50 Roslyn Schein, PA, Retired Faculty, on Carol Koenigsberg Newman, M&A ’50 August 22, 2014 at the age of 90. She taught Helen Lovett Kaplan, M&A ’52 voice, diction, and drama at Performing Arts for 40 years and was the only teacher to be Loretta Wilson Post, M&A ’52W mentioned in the movie Fame. She is survived by her daughter, two grandsons, brother, Judson L. Yalkut, M&A ’53, on July 23, 2013. nieces, nephews, and many adoring friends. His work in avant garde, experimental film is recognized internationally. His collaborations Marjorie Friedman Teperman, M&A ’39 with Nam June Paik, Charlotte Moorman, Yayoi Bess Myerson, Kusama, and Trish Brown continue to inspire and M&A ’41W, on inform artists and scholars today. As an educator December 14, and mentor, Judson’s generosity of spirit inspired 2014 at age 90. and supported scholars and artists throughout She became the his career. first Jewish Miss Diana Rosenberg Engel, America in 1945 M&A ’54, on January 13, and went on to 2015, from breast cancer. become a televi- After college, she moved sion personality to Washington, D.C. in (I’ve got a Secret) and a significant force in 1966 and decided that public affairs and politics. She led two NYC “what this city needs is agencies, the departments of Consumer and a good music school.” Cultural Affairs, advised three presidents, Together with two championed social causes, and supported others, Ruth Cogen, political careers. A memorial is posted on the M&A ’53, and Jaclin Marlin, Diana launched A&F website (www.alumniandfriends.org) the Levine School of Music in 1976, which by her cousin Sy Mayerson, M&A ’56, who is began in a church basement with two pianos married to another M&A alum, Edi Mayerson, and a few dozen students. Today, the school M&A ’56. is an independent community school that has Paula Prinz Silken, M&A ’42 partnerships with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, serves children and adults of every Marcia Branower Silver, M&A ’42 skill level, has 150 faculty members and 3700 students. In 1983, Diana graduated from Blossom Werboff Meyerson, M&A ’43 Georgetown University Law School and prac- Irving Krauss, M&A ’44W ticed law until her retirement in 2014.

11 12 IN MEMORIAM James Smith, M&A‘58 Jane Thiell O’Connor, M&A‘56 three step-grandchildren. dren andtheirspouses,11grandchildren, Chorus. Heissurvivedbyhiswife,fourchil show, MitchMiller, andtheFred Waring the Ray Charles Singers onthePerry Como jingles, recordings,andvideos.Hesangwith and wroteproducedchildren’s songs, wife founded Charlotte Russe Musicin1971 composer, arranger, andproducer. Heandhis 2014. Hewasapianist,accordionist, vocalist, Herb Davidson,M&A’47, greatest choreographersonBroadway. and movies. She worked withmanyofthe Ed SullivanShow) andnumerousshows the Carole Silver, M&A‘54 Stephen Lepp,M&A‘54 include youinthisandotherpublicationsasamemberoftheLegacy Society. pension orprofit-sharing plan.Ifyou’vealreadylisted A&Finyourestate,pleaseletusknowso we can provided long-termsupportforLaGuardiaanditsstudentsbymaking Legacy Society The Society Legacy A&F Ellen Harrow Caryl Johnson HudsonBaron,M&A‘59 Betsy Goldberg, Retired Faculty Francine Hannay, M&A‘41 Peter BakstanskyM&A‘57 Jane Berkowicz M&A’63 Christine Kellogg, PA ‘72 Peter Frishauf, M&A‘66 Barbara Engel,M&A‘72 Mady Chalk, M&A‘57 , M&A‘58 recognizesgenerousalumniandfriendswho,throughtheirestate planning,have Hardart Children’s Hour,Hardart Children’s sion ( career includedtelevi- of Hello,Dolly!Her the originalcompany pion musicalsincluding several Gower Cham- in cancer. She appeared after battlinglung on December22, 2014 Nicole BarthPA ’55, onFebruary7, The Hornand - Veronica Pellitteri, LaG‘09 two children,mother, andsister. decades. Elizabethissurvivedbyherhusband, ibles.Her careerspannedmorethanthree Hills, LaBamba,RushHour, andTheIncred Line. whose filmsincludedAChorus a braintumor. Hewasadancerandactor Gregory Burge,PA ‘75, ofcomplicationsfrom and nephews. survived bytwobrothers,sisters,nieces, loved photographyandmotorcycles.Lloydis worked asafreelanceviolinistinNYC. He studies atManhattan School ofMusicand middle sonoftriplets,hecontinuedhisviolin Lloyd Carter, M&A’74, onMay11,2014. A Joyce Bockar Szalkay, M&A‘58 her legacyofart:lauriesucher.wordpress.com. and friendshavecreatedawebsitedevoted to Laurie Sucher, M&A’58,in2009. Herfamily Judith Landsman Slishman M&A‘62 Sally BakstanskyRosoff, M&A‘54 Dr. William Meezan,M&A‘63 Victoria Lydecker M&A‘62 Dr. DorisPfeffer, M&A‘45 Dr. Jerrold Ross, M&A‘51 Leslie Silverman, Friend Leslie Silverman, A&F thebeneficiaryofanIRA, Edwin Miller, Friend and Out inBeverly films includingDown starred innumerous Family.also She character in Sophia Vergara’sof role asthemother her recurringguest She isknownfor 14, 2014 atage55. PAOctober on ’77, Elizabeth Pena, Modern - THANK YOU… 13

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