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1 Paul Mraz ’89 is senior vice president of OrthoPediatrics Corp. 5 Amanda Andersen Gujral ’09 and Amar Gujral ’09 and general manager of ApiFix Ltd., a medical device company have co-founded Minds Matter , a nonprofit that connects commercializing a unique motion-preserving scoliosis correction students from low-income families with the people, preparation, technology treatment. and possibilities to succeed in college.

2 Paul Casalaspi ’84 is director of IT at the Library of Virginia. 6 Mira van Roon Brand ’92 opened a photography business He has shared a photo of him and his colleague Kathy Stewart specializing in photographing wildlife, landscapes, flowers, and Jordan ’91 wearing their Pard Pride. Kathy is director of digital the night sky. initiatives and web presence. 7 Rich Howden ’84 is currently launching a new venture, 3 Marijeanne Seeley Carino ’85 had her Montclair, N.J., home Swiss Cocktails LLC, which features a line of pre-mixed cocktails. featured on the cover of The Times real estate section, thanks to her and her son’s love of lights and lighting. 8 Eileen Murray ’93, associate professor at Montclair State University, took a leave of absence to work as the director of strategic initiatives 4 Susan Barnes Carras ’76 was recognized by Connect Media at Math for America (MÆ’A), a nonprofit that provides four-year as one of the 2020 Women in Real Estate Award winners for her fellowships for accomplished public school mathematics and expertise in leading debt and equity transactions as well as having science teachers. tremendous success as a broker.

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The Lafayette Network—A Point of Pride Tracy Hagert Sutka ’82 P’17 president uring the month of January, over 130 alumni [email protected] participated in the first-ever Explore and Connect program, launched by the Gateway ALUMNI RELATIONS Center. On behalf of the Alumni Association, Rachel Nelson Moeller ’88 P’21 DI would like to thank all of you who volunteered your executive director time and expertise to connect with our current students [email protected] through this initiative. For a list of Alumni Council members As in-person externships were not possible this year, and Alumni Relations staff, the Gateway Center developed this program to give visit alumni.lafayette.edu students the opportunity to learn from alumni in their field of interest. Alumni from a wide variety of industries 223 Pfenning Alumni Center and professions hosted over 350 students. As a result of Easton, PA 18042-1768 their worthwhile experience, many participants plan to 610-330-5040 host students in person next January. Connections have Fax: 610-330-5833 been made! A special shoutout to all our young alumni [email protected] who hosted a student: You may be just starting your CLASS NOTES careers, but to undergrads, your perspective and advice are invaluable. [email protected] As an alumni admissions representative volunteer, I am frequently asked by applicants if Lafayette has a strong alumni network. When considering a college, most high school Dale Mack, graphic designer seniors ask about the current students, popular majors, accessibility of professors, and social life. They want to know their chances of acceptance and success as a Lafayette Visit lafayette.edu and choose College student. But college admissions has become more competitive for both the “alumni” to learn about special events, institution and prospective student. Students and their parents are increasingly focusing the Alumni Association, benefits, on return on investment for the tuition they are about to pay. More and more, applicants travel, and volunteer opportunities. are thinking beyond the four-year college experience; they want to know what the alumni Go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu network can do for them while they are students and after they graduate. and log in with your Lafayette user I love when I get the Lafayette network question in an interview! As Alumni Association name to register for events, update president, I can respond with numerous and specific examples of ways that Lafayette your profile, share photos, and alumni contribute to the alumni network as it pertains to career services. connect through social media. The goal of the Gateway Center is to make students “career ready” by the time they graduate. From their first day on campus (virtually in the case of this year’s first-years), LafayetteCollegeAlumni students can partake of the services, programs, and guidance of our career center @LafayetteAlumni professionals. Alumni are key enthusiastic partners in all of these efforts. Not surprisingly, in developing our soon-to-be-announced Alumni and Parent Engagement Plan, alumni identified “the professional and career support of students” as their No. 1 priority. Thank you to alumni from all academic majors, class years, professional backgrounds, FOR MORE CLASS NEWS and geographical markets who host internships and externships, attend networking events, For all class news, photographs, baby and wedding announcements, reunion planning, and participate in Career Tracks, conduct mock interviews, or offer to look over a student’s more, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes. résumé. We appreciate the many gifts to the College you have made in support of Gateway Click on “search,” then type in your class year. student internship stipends. Thank you to all who have registered on GatewayLink, the Updates can be made through Leopard Link College’s exclusive platform for alumni and student networking and mentoring. or sent directly to your class correspondent. There’s a lot of information on the Gateway website (gateway.lafayette.edu), but here’s To volunteer to serve as a correspondent, where alumni should click to volunteer their time and talent: contact the Alumni Relations office. Class Notes may be edited gateway.lafayette.edu/career-planning/volunteering for length and clarity. leopardlink.lafayette.edu/s/1699/interior.aspx?sid=1699&gid=2&pgid=3762 Please upload notes to Leopard Link or pass them along to class correspondents Keep connecting with and hiring Lafayette graduates! by these deadlines: Summer Issue 4/15 With Pard Pride, Issue 8/15 Spring Issue 12/15

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a mechanical engineer from Lafayette. Columbus. Contributions in Stephen’s He was a 1942 Easton High School memory may be made to the James Keppel 1949 graduate and served in the U.S. Navy Scholarship Foundation (c/o Stephen Norman Sigfried Carlson, 94, of Holland for three years to the war’s end. David Keppel, 503 Forrest Court, Carrboro, Township, N.J., died Aug. 17, 2020. An was employed by Warren Webster & NC 27510). A memorial service is to be outstanding basketball and baseball player Co. of Camden, N.J., manufacturer of scheduled by the family. of West Orange High School, Norman heating and cooling equipment, as a was named to the all-time New Jersey sales engineer for 16 years, then as sales Correspondent: Open baseball team and was chosen for the manager for S.I. Handling Systems West Orange Sports Hall of Fame. He of Easton for 21 years, after which he played semiprofessional basketball for changed to sales of automobile telephones the Lemar New Jersey All Stars. Norman and was a consultant to the Easton Area 1950 entered the U.S. Army in 1943 and served Industrial Land Development Co. David Atlee “A l” Robinson writes: “After in the Pacific Theater as an interpreter of was an active golfer at Harkers Hollow graduation, I worked for a number of small Japanese. He came to Lafayette in 1945 and Club, a member of the Pomfret Club companies while getting a master’s degree earned a bachelor’s degree in economics of Easton, and was a lifetime member from Rutgers University. I worked 19 years and business. He was a member of the of College Hill Presbyterian Church. for Sherwin-Williams in Dayton, Ohio, in Leopards basketball and baseball teams. David is survived by daughter Kim, son management. I also worked for DAP, and He earned a master’s degree in economics Kevin, five grandchildren, and two great- finally found myself unemployed. I got a at Rutgers University. He was the treasurer granddaughters. His wife of 62 years, degree from Sinclair in business and landed of Thomas A. Edison Co. Norman made June Wesley, predeceased him. a job as an analytical chemist working for his home in beautiful Hunterdon County, Frederick Joseph Trumpbour Jr. the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Base N.J., where he devoted his farm to a rescue died Oct. 29, 2019, survived by his wife, in Dayton, Ohio. I developed and tested haven for aged horses and wildlife. He gave Patricia, son Jason F., grandson Graham fuels and lubricants for 14 years before many years of service to the Hunterdon K., and sister Betty Jane Finnerty. Memory retiring in 1996. County SPCA and Hunterdon Humane tributes may be sent to the family at “My wife, Betty, and I now live in a Society. Norman’s philanthropic interests evansfuneralchapel.com. cottage in retirement outside Dayton, also included Lafayette, Johns Hopkins Stephen C. Keppel Jr., 93, of Nazareth, Ohio, and I returned for three reunions, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Pa., a Navy veteran of the Pacific Theater which I enjoyed. I don’t know of any United Presbyterian Church of West of World War II, died July 31, 2020. Lafayette alums in the area but have Orange. Norman prized his marriage of Stephen was a government and law 1949 attended the annual football games 68 years to his wife, Theresa (Tee), who graduate of Lafayette, who was also the in the Tampa area where my son and survives him along with brother-in-law hardworking center of the Leopards 1948 daughter are living, so I have free room Albert S. Weiss and nieces Nancy Weiss championship football team, honored and board too. I have three children and Mooney and her three daughters, Jamie, by the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame, a five grandchildren. Currently I do my Lauren, and Paige, and Tracy Weiss Biehler team co-captained by Joe Diamond ’51 exercising at the YMCA. I am a longtime and husband Daniel and their children, and Jay Barkley ’51, and quarterbacked by member of the Toastmasters Club—since Michael and Megan. Frank Downing ’51. Stephen and his wife, 1959. Probably the oldest toastmaster in William R. Wilson, 91, of Monroeville, Marjorie (Griffin) Keppel, celebrated 70 Ohio. Go Pards!” Pa., died Oct. 17, 2020. He was a member years of marriage Sept. 17, 2019, along with Frank R. Reitter, 94, died Sept. 7, 2020, of the United Methodist Church and Stephen’s retirement after a 45-year career at his home in Framingham, Mass. Frank earned a Ph.D. in theology and religion at with St. Regis Paper Co. and International was a native of Allentown, Pa., and a World Wesley Theological Seminary of University Paper Co., where Stephen was the regional War II Navy veteran who was aboard LST of . After his graduation manager for Nazareth. With retirement, (Landing Ship Transport) 291 at Omaha from Lafayette in 1949, William served Stephen and Marjorie enjoyed traveling Beach on June 6, 1945, and for many months several churches in western , internationally and nationally. Stephen following. His ship transported Army units including in Beaver and McKeesport. was a member of Northampton Country to Omaha Beach to build up and reinforce William is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Club. The Keppels’ children, Curtis, earlier landed units and to engage German (Rhodes) Wilson, sons William and John, Stephen C. III, Claudia Griffin, and defenders. Frank’s ship remained on duty and five grandchildren and one great- Patrick Keppel, and 11 grandchildren and for a year, making over 40 trips across the granddaughter. 19 great-grandchildren all survive Stephen. English Channel to deliver U.S. units to C. David Updegrove, 95, of Stephen was a proud U.S. Navy veteran Omaha Beach, which was first invaded June Bethlehem, formerly of Easton, Pa., and lifetime member of Holy Family 6, 1944, by parachuting and glider transport died Nov. 4, 2020. David graduated as Church of Nazareth and the Knights of 101 Airborne Division. Frank’s LST also

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 47 CLASS NOTES brought casualties and prisoners of war employed in research by Bethlehem Steel journey to the beaches of the Japanese- to England on return trips, beginning Corp. and at Bethlehem’s wire rope plant held atolls. Palmer and his shipmates D-Day, June 6, 1944, the date of Supreme of Williamsport, Pa., for 40 years. While performed their jobs in battle, right in Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower’s son he was employed in Williamsport, his the face of the invasions, and awaited the John’s graduation from West Point. Frank work secured several patents for use of results. Having done his Navy service enlisted in the Navy at 17 years of age. He wire rope. Carl was active in community with great distinction, Palmer returned was trained as a pharmacist’s mate and affairs in Bethlehem and in Lady Lake, home to Chester County, Pa., and soon was “Doc” to the troops and his shipmates. Fla., where he lived with his wife of 60 matriculated to along Frank began his civilian career as a chemist years, Betty. Betty predeceased Carl in with scores of fellow veterans. Palmer at Fels Naptha and for Colgate-Palmolive. 2005. He is survived by his children, Carl majored in government and law and was He worked for Polaroid for 23 years until Jr. and Weston L., a granddaughter, two president of the Government and Law his retirement in 1994. Frank is survived great-grandchildren, and his partner, Society. He went to Dickinson Law School by his son, Rev. Frank J. Reitter, grandson Helen Choplick, and sisters Florence and following his 1950 Lafayette graduation. Stephen, and nieces and nephews. His wife, Margaret. His law study ended after one year due to Bernie, predeceased him. H. Palmer Woodcock Jr. died July 17, his father’s illness, which required him William D. Baseley, 94, a resident of 2020. He was a graduate of Marple to return home. Palmer met Joan Rieger Douglasville, Pa., died Oct. 16, 2020. He Newtown High School, Chester County, while at Lafayette, whom he married and wife, Carolyn, celebrated their 71st Pa., in 1943, when he enlisted in the in 1951, a marriage that prospered and wedding anniversary in June 2020. Bill Navy as World War II was in progress. celebrated a family of four children and was a Navy veteran of World War II. He Palmer was trained as a signalman, a a fine residence in Radnor, Pa. Palmer earned a B.S. in physics at Lafayette and naval post of importance for the essential knuckled down as a successful investment was a math and science teacher at Amity communication with sister ships involved counselor, starting with his father’s firm High School for five years, followed by a in joint missions that required strict of Woodcock, Moyer, Fiske and French, career in developing semiconductors and coordination of actions by ships in a and then Legg Mason, from which he microelectronics proudly contributing battle group. Morse code and secretive retired in 2005 at 80 years of age. Palmer to the science of space travel and the signals were the tools of the signalman. and Joan were devoted members of Bryn successful trip by man to the moon in 1969. For the years 1944 and 1945, Palmer, Mawr Presbyterian Church, where Palmer Bill and Carolyn enjoyed lots of backroad aboard the USS LCI #747, performed was a deacon and elder. Palmer and Joan trips and a memorable visit to China and his job, coordinating his ship’s position enjoyed travel in resort vacations in the the Great Wall in 1987. Bill was a sports and function with other U.S. ships of the Poconos for sailing and cross-country fan who attended the 150th Lafayette/ battle group missions involving invasion skiing. The Woodcock children and Lehigh game at Yankee Stadium in 2014, of Japanese-occupied islands. The “island spouses, 12 grandchildren, and two a Leopard victory. (My wife, Eileen, and hopping” strategy of the U.S. Navy was to great-grandchildren were prized by Joan I attended this game also with Bill and complete the war in the Pacific Theater and Palmer, whom they called “Poppy.” Laura Buck, which was a memorable day.) with the unconditional surrender of Palmer had a fine sense of humor and an Bill Baseley was a Eagles the Empire of Japan and to invade the infectious laugh. He played doubles tennis. and Phillies fan, and was a golfer. He and Japanese homeland, if necessary. Palmer’s Palmer is survived by his wife, Joan, and Carolyn volunteered as a team in charitable ship transported the invasion troops their children, Carolyn Berglund, David work. Bill is survived by wife Carolyn and (Marines) to the shores of several Japanese E., and Wendy W. Cooper. Contributions his children, Sharon Madden and W. Davis bases including Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, can be made to National Multiple Baseley, four grandchildren, and 10 great- 1945, where the famous photograph of Sclerosis Society. grandchildren. the raising of the U.S. flag on Mount Carl William Smollinger, 98, an Suribachi was shot for history and Marine Correspondent: Open engineering and physics graduate, died legacy. The Marines struggled off of LCI Jan. 16, 2020. A resident of Lady Lake, 747 to make their way in barges and rafts Fla., native of Bethlehem, Pa., and Navy to the enemy shores, praying for success. veteran of World War II, Carl served on Palmer’s LCI 747 was an eyewitness to 1951 the USS Pasadena in the Pacific Theater, the invasions in which it transported the Our 1951 classmate Dr. David Zohn died which was involved in battles with the assault troops. LCI 747 sat offshore during Sept. 14, 2020. He was a distinguished Japanese Navy and covered invasions of the huge pre-invasion bombardments by practitioner in the field of physical enemy bases by the Navy and Marines. U.S. battleships, cruisers, and destroyers medicine and rehabilitation, a clinical Carl was a 1939 graduate of Bethlehem- followed by the off-loading of the Marines instructor at George Washington and Area Vocational-Technical School. Upon and soldiers into the invasion barges, Georgetown University Medical Schools, earning his engineering degree, he was rafts, and other watercraft to make the and author of many articles for medical

48 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2021 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 Aug. 2020 through Dec. 2020 journals and text for two editions of Moorestown, N.J., working in sales and 1949 Norman Carlson Aug. 17, 2020 medical journals on musculoskeletal pain, became director of sales in 1976. His Charles D. Updegrove Nov. 4, 2020 William R. Wilson Oct. 7, 2020 diagnosis, and treatment. David was a McNeil career of 33 years took him to native of , a graduate of SUNY retirement in 1992. Harry was a member 1950 William D. Baseley Oct. 16, 2020 Frank R. Reitter Sept. 7, 2020 Downstate College of Medicine. of St. John’s of Easton and St. Paul’s of He completed his medical residency Doylestown Lutheran churches. He 1951 Warren S. Gaudineer Oct. 21, 2020 Harry J. Heck Oct. 24, 2020 in physical medicine and rehabilitation and Nancy retired to Skidaway Island, James Sahadi Aug. 8, 2020 under the Navy’s Berry Plan at Veterans Savannah, Ga., where they enjoyed life by Walter M. Weber Jr. Oct. 2, 2020 Administration facilities in San Diego the sea and from where they made trips in David A. Zohn, M.D. Sept. 14, 2020 and Los Angeles. He served four years North America with their beloved English 1952 Vincent O. Altemose Jr. Nov. 19, 2020 in the Navy and relocated to the District springer spaniel, Maggie. Harry is survived Eugene W. Noll P’74 GP’07 Sept. 23, 2020 of Columbia/Northern Virginia, where by his wife of 65 years, Nancy, three Gilbert N. Shor P’81 Oct. 16, 2020 he was chief of physical medicine and daughters, and six grandchildren. A family 1953 Allan P. Kirby Jr. P’76 Sept, 16, 2020 rehabilitation at Doctors Hospital and burial service was held in Easton. Boyer L. Veitch P’80 Sept. 5, 2020 established a private practice at Falls Walter M. Weber Jr., 92, died Oct. 2, 1955 A. Ralph Bartolacci Sept. 7, 2020 Church, Va., and at Northern Virginia 2020, a resident of Cumming, Ga. Walter Henry J. Kazmar Sept, 22, 2020 Doctors Hospital. was an economics and business graduate 1956 Greer M. Arthur Jr. P’92 Nov. 18, 2020 David and Rochelle Goulde, a special and member of Zeta Psi fraternity. He 1957 Gordon R. Brown Oct. 1, 2020 education teacher, enjoyed a marriage of was an athlete, who earned varsity “L’s” in Roger P. Nelson Nov. 17, 2020 54 years. In addition to Rochelle, David is cross country and track. He was a mild- M. Paul Reiter Oct. 11, 2020 survived by their children, Mark, a school mannered, popular student. Walter was 1958 Thomas E. Harris Dec. 1, 2020 teacher of Atlanta, Ga., and Sheryl Kutner a native of Princeton, N.J., and enjoyed a of Los Angeles, as well as grandchildren successful career managing businesses in 1959 Robert D. Cole Oct. 30, 2020 Gerald P. Crean Jr. Sept. 5, 2020 Sasha and Jeremy Kutner, and brother Chicago. Walter is survived by his wife Herbert Zohn of . David of 64 years, Patricia (Fanning), children 1960 Roger C. Bird Sept. 5, 2020 was a friendly, popular pre-med student at Linda Weber Newman, Thomas Weber, John M. Hickman Nov. 21, 2020 David D. Roper April 8, 2020 Lafayette College. two grandchildren, and two great- Robert W. Slatoff Oct. 14, 2020 David played tennis and senior softball. grandchildren. Peter E. Veruki Nov. 29, 2020 In tennis, he challenged younger players Warren S. Gaudineer died October 21, 1961 Larry L. Cassel Nov. 1, 2020 and often won by skillful play. 2020, a native of Fordham, N.Y., an David M. Weigle Sept. 8, 2020 As a physician, he recorded full medical economics and business graduate of 1962 William C. Rigby III Dec. 6, 2020 histories of his patients and treated them Lafayette, a combat veteran of the war in to help in overcoming their deficits. He was Korea, where he served as a regimental 1964 David T. Arnold, Sr. Oct. 28, 2020 Steven J. Friedman, M.D. P’93 Sept. 7, 2020 creative, and his attitude with patients was intelligence officer. After his Korean for success. service, Warren continued in the Army 1965 Donald P. Lordan Aug. 24, 2020 Harry J. Heck, 90, died Oct. 24, 2020, Reserves until 1962. He met his wife, Irene, 1967 Homer E. Kantner Dec. 1, 2020 a resident of Savannah, Ga., formerly of in Rye, N.Y. They married in 1955 and had Michael L. Scher, M.D. Sept. 11, 2020 Easton and Doylestown, Pa. Harry was three children, Scott, Suzanne, and Gail. 1968 David Archibald P’93 Sept. 22, 2020 a graduate of Easton High School and Sadly, Irene succumbed to cancer. Warren 1970 Frederick S. Tomlin Nov. 15, 2020 Lafayette, where he was a member of Chi remarried in 1983 to Doris. Warren and Phi fraternity, and he was also a graduate Doris celebrated 37 years of marriage in 1972 Harold E. Meeker Oct. 27, 2020 of Eckels College of Mortuary Science. October 2020. Warren was employed 1973 Joseph M. Lane Nov. 22, 2020 Harry worked for his family’s business, by DuPont de Nemours Inc., serving in John M. Rehm Jr. June 7, 2020 Heck Memorial Home, until he enlisted managerial positions in eastern U.S. In 1972, 1974 Randi Gordon Dec. 15, 2020 in the U.S. Air Force at the outbreak of DuPont moved Warren to Los Angeles in a 1978 Daniel E. McIntyre Aug. 31, 2020 the Korean War. He was trained as a radio managerial position, from which he retired Jane Miller Whitehouse Aug. 21, 2020 technician at Scott Field, Ill. He served for in 1990. He and Doris relocated to Arroyo 1985 Sarah Barton Hunter June 18, 2019 four years in the Army of Occupation in Grande, where they enjoyed cruises, golf, Germany. He returned to Easton, where and time with children and grandchildren he met and married Nancy Moss in 1955. until Warren’s death. After employment with the family funeral Your correspondent wishes to pay tribute business, he had a career with McNeil to Lafayette’s outstanding 19th-century Laboratories, Ft. Washington, Pa., a philanthropist Ario Pardee, whose gift facility of Johnson & Johnson Corp., of of Pardee Hall and gifts for institutional

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programs amounted to hundreds of milers in Lafayette’s history. (Not sure what Army’s OTHERS Award, presented to an thousands of U.S. dollars, which in today’s his time was, but it must have been pretty individual who has contributed substantially currency would amount to billions gifted fast—and sprinting once around the Q-mile to the benefit of others. to our College. Pardee set a classic example track is really tough! I have been there Allan was a loyal and patriotic guy, and as for subsequent great gifts and generosity of and decided to stick to 100, 220, and low such established Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center legendary philanthropists of Lafayette. The hurdles.) for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship Class of 1951 celebrates its 70th anniversary Allan was also a member of Knights in Washington D.C., in association with at Reunion this May/June 2021. of the Round Table and DKE fraternity. Hillsdale College. Always supportive of Lafayette, he first In his spare time, Allan enjoyed boating, Correspondent: Richard H. Knox established the Kirby Art Study Center, fishing, and spending time on his farm 511 Roumfort Road which honored his father, Allan P. Kirby, a and with his children and grandchildren. Philadelphia, PA 19119 major contributor to Lafayette. Allan was a private person and gentleman, 215-242-8192 As so many of us in that time (Korean respected by many. His high standards of [email protected] War), he completed his NROTC and excellence pushed individuals to achieve served in San Diego, the home port of their maximum success. What a guy! He the USS Winston. In 1953, Allan married will and has been missed. Shelby Baran, and he served as lieutenant Godspeed, Allan, and rest in peace, my 1952 until 1955, after which the young couple friend. moved to Madison, N.J. There the Kirbys No other news this time. I am still Correspondent: Thomas A. Coughlin would raise five children, Jessie Kirby Lee hobbling around with a walker—may set up 175 W. North St., Apt. 430A (Mountain Lakes, N.J.), Allan P. Kirby III, some races with other walker people. Other Moravian Hall Square (Morristown, N.J.), Slater Kirby and his than that, life is good, and my dear Marilyn Nazareth, PA 18067-1998 wife, Elizabeth (Southport, Conn.), Coray S. is taking good care of me and keeping me 610-746-1396 Kirby and his wife, Cynthia (Newton, N.J.), under control (not easy for her). Among [email protected] and Milan S. Kirby and his wife, Elizabeth other things, she is a fantastic cook! (Morristown, N.J.). Let’s hear from you guys. I will be He was the proud grandfather of “16 making calls if no one sends me some hot wonderful grandchildren.” (Aren’t they all?) news. 1953 Allan was an entrepreneur and well- We have lost a giant classmate (not in respected philanthropist. His early Correspondent: Donald R. Mildrum size, but in contribution to Lafayette) business career began at Reynolds Co., 4321 E. Zenith Lane recently—Allan P. Kirby passed away Manufacturers Trust Co., and Liberty Cave Creek, AZ 85331 peacefully at his home in Mendham, N.J., Square Inc., a real estate company where 480-264-6915, [email protected] Sept. 16, 2020. (Note: I lived in Mendham he served as president. He also was for 20 years many moons ago, but our paths president of the board and trustees of the never crossed. Too bad, we could have Morristown School, trustee of Fred M. played tennis and done some theater stuff and Jessie A. Kirby Episcopal House, and 1954 together.) chairman of the executive committee of Allan was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Investors Diversified Services, and director Correspondent: Gene Harrison June 18, 1931, to Allan P. and Marian S. and chairman of the Alleghany Corp. He 175 Newlins Road W., Apt. 234, Kirby. Allan P., of course, was a major was also chairman of the A.P Kirby Jr. Easton, PA 18042 contributor to Lafayette for years. Among Foundation and the Allan P. Kirby Center 484-714-8722 cell them was Kirby dorm, where I lived for my for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship [email protected] sophomore year while waiting to be able to at . This group promotes move to PKT fraternity a year later. I had “the firm belief that life, liberty, and the a single room on the first floor across from pursuit of happiness envisioned by the two fraternity brothers. It was a brand-new founders may be achieved, protected, and 1955 dorm then, and I have some interesting perpetuated through the free enterprise Henry John “Jack” Kazmar Jr. passed stories about that, but will save them for system and their active encouragement of away in September at his home in Short another time. entrepreneurship.” He was also a trustee Hills, N.J. He is survived by his wife, Allan attended the Morristown School, for Wilkes University and chaired Wilkes’ Rosemary, two daughters, and four where he was tops scholastically and endowment committee. In 2002, he was grandchildren. athletically. In 1949, he entered Lafayette recognized by the House of Representatives Jack was born in Oakbrook, Ill., and and also became one of the best quarter- of Pennsylvania and received the Salvation was raised in Mountainside, N.J., and

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Warwick, N.Y. Prior to coming to to hear that one of our classmates can still Dick only played golf, or volunteered for Lafayette, he played semiprofessional ride a bike for 100 miles. hospice, Senior Olympics, etc. Suddenly, football for the Franklin (N.J.) Miners. He We had a long and enjoyable conversation as if percussions and brass shattered the also helped his family build a dam on their with Dick Batts ’56. Dick called out of the calm with thunder, it was an epiphany. property and create a 60-acre lake. This blue to ask about the lyrics of one of our He sensed something akin to an operatic lake is now part of Wawayanda State Park party songs. Much to my surprise, I was alto breaking out in an aria that literally in northern New Jersey. able to remember them and sent them on came from everywhere, intoning “real He graduated from Lafayette with a to Dick in Florida, where he lives in The estate calls.” Dick’s yearning to own a degree in mechanical engineering and went Villages. It was enjoyable to reminisce realtor’s license was finally delivered by on to work for Worthington Corp. and about the many good times we had and that antiphonal choir. And for 16 years he later Fedders. He subsequently founded underscore what the current students are obeyed the call, until a basso profundo sang, Skillaire and Econergy, a consulting firm, missing thanks to the virus. “Enough now, for you have achieved the lofty which required travel to other countries, art of the oldest realtor in captivity. A second including China. Correspondent: Peter T. Standbridge and final retirement is in order.” I wonder if Jack was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, 330 Watermere Drive Dick will now volunteer to sing in a church the Calumet Society, and ASME. He also Southlake, TX 76092-8113 choir—somewhere? was a close friend and fraternity brother. 817-562-5864 In a conversation with Dick Graham, We both spent a lot of time in the kitchen [email protected] he asked if I ever hear from Greer Arthur, and dining room working for our great a Delta Upsilon brother. I hadn’t, but as chef. I was also able to visit his family home soon as we’d hung up, I called Greer in located in the beautiful area where New California, with no answer. I also received York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania come 1956 no reply to my voice message. Within two together. A barn on the property was once The sad news first: The passing of Donald weeks, I received the obituary for Greer used as a training site by Max Schmeling, Martin Kreuzberger Nov. 5, 2020, Martin Arthur from Lafayette’s alumni the German heavyweight boxer. was conveyed to me by his Phi Gam office. He had died quietly Nov. 18, 2020. Also passing away in September was brother Dick Batts, who heard the news I passed on the obituary to Dick and Ralph Bartolacci in Upper Nyack, N.Y., from Don’s wife, Ginny. Don arrived at George Watts, also a DU, both of whom where he had lived for the past 45 years. He Lafayette as a junior, transferring from were familiar with Greer’s unique story. is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sylvia, Monmouth Junior College, where he Greer lived a storied life. Though born in three children, and eight grandchildren. and Ginny met. They were married in Champaign, Ill., his family lived in several Originally from Phillipsburg, N.J., he August, before our senior year. Following places due to his father’s profession with earned his industrial engineering degree commencement, with an economics major, Kinney Shoes. Ultimately, they settled on at Lafayette and later his master’s from Don joined Prudential Life Insurance Long Island, where Greer attended Garden Lehigh. At Lafayette he was a member of for 35 years, earning a vice presidency City High School. At Lafayette he settled the Physics Club, Lafayette Club, Scabbard before leaving to start, with son Doug, in comfortably with the brothers of DU and Black, and ASME. He was an officer of Chesapeake Insurance Services in and pursued a government major. After the Newman Club, worked on the Melange, Woodland Hills, Calif. graduating from Columbia Law School, and WJRH. He was also on the dean’s list. After retiring, Don and Ginny devoted he practiced briefly, only to realize his Following graduation, he was with much of their time and attention to their heart was made for business. That landed International Business Machines in an own family and their Episcopalian church him with McKinsey Corp. The new life engineering capacity, and was located in family. Don majored in golf in his free eventually led to , where he met England and France and visited or worked time. He and Ginny celebrated 65 years his wife, Veronica Lattman. He courted in over 50 countries. When back in the of marriage. She survives with their three her in his red ’67 E-Type Jaguar. They states he found time to serve as a village sons, Doug, Kurt, and Scott, and four married in November of ’68, and with her trustee in Upper Nyack for 22 years. daughters, Donna, Karen, Suzanne, and children, Alexandra and Vincent, moved He enjoyed boating and visits to his Sandy. Our sympathies to them and Don’s from Connecticut to San Francisco, where pied-à-terre in New York City, where Phi Gamma Delta brothers. Greer assumed the presidency of SSI/ltel he and Sylvia enjoyed the many attractions While I have Dick Batts in mind, I Corp. in ’69. Soon a daughter came, Tanya the city has to offer. should give a review of his “first retirement” Veronica in ’70, and son Greer Martin III John “Sandy” Lauder  1 reports that in ’99 until now. The first decision he “Gem” in ’71. After moving to Atherton, during the pandemic he has spent time and his wife, Mimi, made after work was Calif., in ’74, Greer and partner Martin bicycling and most recently rode 100 miles to pause long enough to exchange their Dennis started Trans Ocean Leasing (TOL). to raise money for the Cancer for Kids Napierville, Ill., keys for new keys in TOL expanded and specialized their charity; they raised $400,000. It’s great The Villages, Fla. For three years there, container vessels. In the ’80s, TOL began

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 51 CLASS NOTES absorbing its competitors and by ’94 was The cabinet is working on it, but it will Evan Hineman reports that he broke the third largest ocean container company depend on our having been vaccinated for his hip during a fall. Now forced to use a in the world. With headquarters later COVID-19. Get it done, lads! If a reunion walker, he’s looking forward to using just established in San Bruno, Calif., and 15 may not be on campus, we may be able a cane. Having spent most of his career in offices worldwide, it served 300 customers to meet off campus, likely on one day, government, his mechanical engineering and was accessible in 250 depots globally. probably a Saturday, date to be announced. major has served him well. Consequently, They sold TOL in the late ’90s to Bill Florence sent some stats about he is concerned about the discontent TransAmerica, which freed up Greer to availability of the vaccines. He says at our and threatening events happening in concentrate on Trans Ocean Distributors age we are in the second tier of recipients for America. Surely that’s the case for most (TOD), acquired in the ’80s. After wide the COVID-19 vaccine, 1-B category in N.Y.: of us. Nevertheless, Evan continues to do success, TOD was sold in the 2000s. Greer shot No. 1 in January and No. 2 in February; consultations for ManTech, most of which used his leisure time to full satisfaction, then the effectiveness is sometime in March are specialized for leadership. pursuing many competitive sports, from or April, at the latest. By then we should be He often talks with Janet and Jim skiing to river rafting, hiking to biking, good to go! Thanks, Bill. Murphy, who are doing well in spite of tennis to golfing, with anyone who’d play A friend from my days as associate limitations most of us are experiencing with him. He traveled more—to Berlin pastor at Camp Hill Presbyterian Church, too. (Jim, however, goes to the gym when the wall came down, to William Haines Kent, passed away regularly and plays bocce too.) Speaking when the Iron Curtain folded. His family Dec. 8, 2020. In the fall issue of Lafayette, of the Murphys, they have bragging rights often joined him in globetrotting, even I mentioned my conversation with Bill, on the occasion of a third generation of on a safari in Kenya and Tanzania. He is though at the time I was not aware of his the Murphy clan joining the Lafayette survived by his wife, Veronica, their four diagnosis with metastatic lung cancer. He family: Jim, their daughter, Cara Murphy children, and eight grandchildren. Our asked, rather, about my health and my Dunaway ’96, and now granddaughter sympathy to Greer’s family and his DU current reading list. It was typical of Bill, Julia Nahm ’24. Though classes are brothers. quiet, kindhearted, and reflective. He had available only online, Julia has accepted the Bill “Bear” Hardy reported the death a natural savvy for politics and government limitations. She has supplied Janet and Jim of Thomas J. McAvoy, Dec. 7, 2020, at and law. with Lafayette masks to resist the sneaky Embrace Hospice House, Myrtle Beach, Though he was born in Philadelphia, his virus. Congratulations for being such good S.C. He was born in New Rochelle, though family later moved to Camp Hill, where Lafayette sales folks, Janet and Jim. The his family spent several years in Panama Bill attended school until he enrolled more Murphys the merrier! before returning to New Rochelle. Tom in and graduated from Mercersburg Harold Hartman sent me two attended Blessed Sacrament High School, Academy in ’52. At Lafayette he majored in wonderful virtual Christmas programs where he had notable success on the history, always with peripheral interest in provided by his Methodist church. One basketball and baseball teams, the latter government and literature, yet took time was the reading of a poem, “The Christmas for which he pitched several no-hitters. At to keep statistics for the basketball team. Guest,” by Helen Steiner Rice. The other Lafayette he was a member of Sigma Chi His residence in Watson Hall was a good was a choral presentation of a “Festival of and studied civil engineering, though he fit since it was the hub of the International Nine Lessons and Carols.” Beautiful ways left early and served in the Army two years. Affairs Department. As avid readers, Bill of celebrating Advent and the Nativity After discharge he worked for his father’s and his wife of 55 years, Tanja, enjoyed Event. Thank you, Harold. surveying firm, which he inherited upon his opera and classical music. Bill had a true I’ve received word from Dick Faust father’s demise. He married his wife, Mary loyalty to jazz. that his wife, Deloris, is in assisted living (Brenner), in ’57 and eventually moved with After Lafayette, Bill did graduate work at Ideal Care in Binghamton after a fall three children to Larchmont, and then to at University of Pennsylvania and earned a down the stairs in their home. Dick was Mamaroneck. Upon retirement he sold his master’s degree from Penn State University providing as much primary care as he could, surveying business and moved to Stuart, in political science and history. His career but he fell out of the bathtub in September Fla. He was predeceased by his wife in 2010 centered in the Pennsylvania Capitol and ended up in the hospital. He has lost after 53 years of marriage, and a daughter in Harrisburg, where he held forth for the use of his right arm and feeling in his Coleen. Our sympathy to his sons, Tom many years as executive director of the legs. Prayers for you and Deloris, Dick. and Michael, and their families, and to his Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Dieu Khuong-Huu has sent Sigma Chi brothers. of the Pa. House of Representatives, the lamentations for his loss of so many Bear revealed that he bought himself a Democratic Caucus. He and his wife, Lafayette friends. As usual with Dieu, recumbent bike for Christmas. He didn’t Tanja (Protassowsky), were married for he also has good news backed up with mention what Santa brought Pat. 55 years. She and their son, Scott, and his pictures. (He is a gifted photographer.) Among others, Bear is hoping for a 65th wife, Kimberly, of Harrisburg, survive. Our The good news is that he and his wife, reunion sometime in the spring or summer. sympathy reaches out to them. Dinh, have celebrated their diamond

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wedding anniversary. And Dieu is 90! formed a formidable running back tandem 2017, he started and is the co-chair of the Congratulations to both of you. at Lafayette. One of Gordon’s last wishes Mount Vernon Regional Historical Society was to be put to rest with “Johnny” in a that aims to educate our local citizens Correspondent: Donald L. Mitchell cemetery in Arlington, Texas, which he was, about the history of our local area. One 5 Pemberton Drive so they are once again in the “backfield” of his faculty colleagues where he teaches East Berlin, PA, 17316-9319 together. Gordon is survived by his wife of at the Alexandria campus is Dr. Jill Biden, 717-619-7459 almost 62 years, Delia, and three children. who plans to continue teaching English as [email protected] Carl Albero sent a note wishing me a first lady. The Class of 1957 commends the continuing recovery and wondered who continuing outstanding work of Glenn. the four remaining Delts were. I looked at We lost Roger Nelson in early my last column and realized Dick Poole November to cardiac/respiratory failure. 1957 was not listed, so I gave Carl Dick’s email. As a young child, he traveled across Europe Thank Heavens! We made it through 2020 This resulted in the two former roommates with his mother and narrowly escaped to and can now look to move quickly toward talking and both shared thanks for the from Nazi-occupied France in 1939. 2022 for our 65th reunion, which might reconnection. Carl is in full retirement and He lived with his mother and stepfather possibly be the sixth time we will be the continues corresponding with The Albero in Cornwall before moving to New Jersey No.1 class to be recognized as the class House at St. Mary’s hoping that it will and living with his adoptive parents. He having the greatest percentage of alumni be functioning long after he is gone. He graduated from Madison High School in donating to the Lafayette College Alumni still roots hard for the Yankees and the 1953 and came to Lafayette graduating with Fund—but we have to get about 23 of our football Giants. He spends time every day honors in history. Despite loving theater classmates to rejoin our gift efforts this in the pool, and a trainer keeps his blood and dance, he was encouraged to go into year (2021) to be certain the 65th will be the flow going. Dick also shared that he had a teaching. He taught in NYC and at an Air grandest ever in the history of the College! couple of small strokes that seemed to have Force Base in England. After returning It was rare that we won the award for the seriously affected his memory but not his to America, he was assaulted by two of second time in 2018 and continued to win motor skills. As they say, aging is not for his students in Manhattan, sustaining for the fourth time in 2020, so a fifth win wimps, but we have been blessed compared physical and psychological injuries leading this year will be the special win setting up to some of our peers. to a disability retirement in 1978. Free to the spectacular in 2022. Rick Cortazzo shares: “I’m now an follow his love of the stage, Roger then Our class alumni numbers have now independent resident at Country Meadows spent many happy hours at the theater in regretfully fallen to nearly 190 and with in Forks Township. I have been on a self- NYC. He joined an amateur tap-dancing a little push, we may be able to reach the quarantine for two weeks having my meals class and had the good fortune to dance 100% that we set as a goal in 2017. delivered to my room. I am now eating in with Gregory Hines. He loved travel and Gordon Brown passed away Oct. 1, 2020, the dining room and learning the names of cruises, and regularly provided unpaid after battling metastatic melanoma for over my fellow residents. My hearing aids don’t entertainment singing and dancing aboard two years. His son Bob Brown ’82 told me seem to help much in the dining room. ships. A longtime resident of Teaneck, N.J., of his death just one month shy of his 85th The ratio of female to male residents is 3 Roger became known as the Moped Man as birthday. Bob followed up with info about to 1, and my ears don’t pick up the higher he journeyed around his neighborhood. how much his dad loved Lafayette, where pitched voices.” This comes about as a (Note: I was fascinated as I wrote this he played football and basketball and was result of the death of Rick’s wife, Cookie. obituary. I knew Roger only as an attendee a member of Phi Delta Theta. He forged May we all look to his difficulties as a at our reunions. I regret not having known a long list of lifetime friends with whom sadness that we may all suffer sometime his personal history. But as I have come for decades he enjoyed Lafayette reunions. before we die. For now, we should just be to know after nearly 50 years of writing Gordie missed our 60th, and Bob came happy that we are alive and able to enjoy this column, the Class of 1957 is even more and spoke to us about how sad his dad was reading this column. special than I could ever imagine.) that due to illness he was missing being Glenn Fatzinger continues to share Paul Reiter died Oct. 11, 2020. He with us. Gordie had a long history with the very positive tales, such as “I am probably was a dedicated baseball player in high College—his father, Henry Brown ’28, son one of our few classmates who is still school and at Lafayette. He studied Bob, and Bob’s wife, Liz ’86. Gordon had working.” He continues to teach remotely mechanical engineering and enjoyed a successful 40-plus years with IBM but as an adjunct assistant professor of history being a brother at Chi Phi fraternity. He always remembered his Lafayette days as at Northern Virginia Community College. graduated ROTC as a commissioned the happiest of his life. He lived the last 43 Since his wife died over 9 years ago, he officer. His first job was as an engineer years in the -Fort Worth area, where has raised over $111,000 from more than for Babcock & Wilcox Co. He was he met up with his best collegiate friend, 160 people for scholarships to be given to called to active military service late in John “Jack” Slotter, the two who had nursing students in his wife’s memory. In 1957 and was deployed to Germany to

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 53 CLASS NOTES complete his two-year commitment. the Alumni Fund. We have resolved all mention that they all had the same reaction His career spanned many decades with concerns about the Alumni Fund. that I had with a tear in my eye and a lump Foster Wheeler Corp., and he settled in Norma Moss continues to make in my throat. Rest in peace. Pittsburgh. He became a manufacturer’s donations in Bob’s (Robert Moss) name. I HOT NEWS rep in 1990 and enjoyed working with remind each of you to include a note with Charley Rose: I speak to him monthly, several power companies when he ran his your donation to the Annual Alumni Fund and he is doing well out in Washington. His own company, Thermal Power Associates. that some portion goes to the Robert E. health is good, and he continues to ride his He enjoyed golfing with friends at Moss Class of 1957 Internship Endowment. bike to stay in shape. We about his son, Shannopin Country Club. He loved jazz. Take care of yourselves so I can meet you Steve, who is in my area and is quite the Nelson Thompson started his email, “I in 2022. paddle ball player. Charley hopes to visit don’t remember whether I have sent any Florida sometime in late spring if the virus info to you before, but since I just received Correspondent: Glenn E. Grube is under control. an email from the College asking for input 15765 W. Fairmount Ave. Mike Houldin: After many years I here is something. And thank you for all Goodyear, AZ 85395-8773 received an email from Mike telling me the work you have done trying to keep tabs 623-455-8184 that he is well and healthy. on our class. [email protected] Bill Kurtz: We are email buddies. We “After graduating I served two years exchange jokes and keep each other up to in the Army as a lieutenant in the date on classmates and friends weekly. He Washington, D.C., area. I then worked a and his family are doing well in New Jersey few years in Massachusetts before joining 1958 and hope to get down to Florida when the the Central Intelligence Agency. I retired The virus sucks. In talking to a lot of our virus situation is under control. I want to from the CIA in the mid-’90s and started classmates in the last few weeks, most mention that Bill was very close with David working as an independent contractor of them are at home and basically doing Branch, and he kept me up to date on the doing work mainly for the intelligence nothing because of the virus. Some have health situation that David was going community. I retired completely in 2007, shots, and some are waiting to see what the through. Bill had a special relationship with and along with my wife, Mary Lee, who government will do to make sure that we Betty Branch and was able to keep a small also retired from the CIA, volunteered for are all taken care of in the next few months. cadre of friends up to date on David’s health. many years with Meals on Wheels, became Classmates who have passed away: Bob Pulcipher: Another one on the email active in the local Republican Party, Thomas Harris was born in 1933. He list, I might mention that several classmates taught PC courses to seniors, authored joined the Marines at age 17 and served in email each other as a group weekly so we an economic development strategic the Korean conflict. Upon discharge, he are kept up to date on activities. Bob is an plan for eight adjacent communities in came to Lafayette and earned a bachelor’s active fisherman and can tell you a lot of South Carolina, traveled a lot, and played degree in industrial engineering. He stories about fishing in his area and life in golf. Our biggest achievement is that we became president and CEO for Columbia general. He is in good health. He sends me have eight children, 16 grandchildren, Gas of Virginia and earned many awards lots of good tidbits in emails, and it is always and two great-grandchildren. We will during his outstanding career. He and his a pleasure to hear from him. probably move out of our house and into wife had retired to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. In closing this article, I hope that all of an independent living facility within the David Branch “is remembered for you who are reading this got the survey from next year as our aching knees and backs his intelligence, warmth, charisma, the College and took the time to fill it out increasingly limit our mobility.” kindness, sense of humor, and readiness for and also add your own comments. (Once again, I am amazed at Nelson’s adventure.” (Quoted from the published I hope each one of you stays in good first-time response for our class column. I obituary.) He was president of Phi Delta health and drops me a line when you get a look forward to seeing him and wife Mary Theta, the Interfraternity Council, and chance. Unfortunately, our numbers are Lee at our 65th reunion in 2022.) winner of the Pepper Prize. His occupation getting smaller so it is always good to hear I received a welcomed holiday card from scaled from Eastman Chemical to Fairchild from one another. Cy Blackfan, which included a regret note Publications, Cap Cities, and Thomson. If Have a great summer. about my stroke. Cy shared that while I had to list his number of friends, it would visiting his son in Memphis about four years take every page in this book. He was the Correspondent: Edward B. Brunswick ago, he also had a stroke. After many drugs, driving force behind the yearbook for our 4931 Bonita Bay Blvd. #801 a few days in the hospital, and rehab, he 50th reunion. He never forgot a name or a Bonita Springs, FL 34134–1708 came out OK. I was pleased because Cy had face. He was one of the kindest people one 239-949-0801 home and fax emailed me a note prior to our 60th reunion could ever meet and be called a friend. 917-855-5844 cell about the way I had had a few classmates I personally sent the obituary to several [email protected] contacting others who were not donors to of our classmates, and I just wanted to

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career-long employee of G.O. Carlson. Windsor, N.J., and we enjoy living here. I Bob was a member of Hibernia United am getting older though, and not being able 1959 Methodist Church and Downingtown to get out due to the pandemic doesn’t help. Greetings, ’59ers! By the time you read VFW, and enjoyed golfing, bowling, One thing I did do though over the last this, hopefully many of us will have been hunting, and fishing. In addition to his four years was write my autobiography. It vaccinated or getting close to being so. At wife, he is survived by his daughter and is called My Life in Aviation Taking Chances least 2021 will offer us the prospect of our two sons, three grandchildren, three and Having Lots of Luck. You can get it on lives returning to normal, and we can once step-grandchildren, and two great- Amazon or at Barnes and Noble. It covers again enjoy the comfort of family and the grandchildren. Adele’s address is 228 Pratts my life and tells all about the jobs and renewed friendships with others. Dam Road, Coatesville, PA 19320-1367; experiences I had. In the fall 2020 edition of Lafayette phone 610-264-1963. There is no email “I have two small grandchildren, 2 ½ and magazine, there is a two-page article on address. 4 ½ years old, and I know that I won’t be “Gift Performance by Class,” which reviews Bill Foster has a new email address: here to tell them the stories when they get the 2019/2020 giving performance of all 81 [email protected]. Other contact older, so I wrote the book to let them know classes between 1940 and 2020. info remains the same: 38 Herbert Terrace, what I did. Lots of tales, and I think it is Once again, the Class of 1959 is West Orange, NJ 07052-1076; 973-736-1022. quite interesting. I hope that you and Mary at the very top in all the measures of In their 2020 Christmas letter, Bill and Ellen and the rest of the Class of ’59 are performance. In “Total Gifts,” ’59’s total Kathryn Lee described their activities faring well. Stay healthy, and Happy New gifts of $2,219,706.46 is topped only by for the year. “2020 began with us involved Year to all.” Contact info: Capt. Samuel W. the $4,032,536.89 given by the Class of with local activities here in Payson, Ariz. Payne, 33 Rainflower Lane, West Windsor 1951. In “Total Participation,” we had 71 In early March, we traveled to Puerto Township, NJ 08550; 609-630-2144; classmates contribute, for a participation Vallarta, Mexico, to spend time with [email protected]. rate of 52.59%. This was exceeded only by daughter Rebecca, who spent 2019-2020 John Tuman sent a great update. “Helen the Class of ’57’s 61 classmates and 62.24%, there working on a Fulbright Project. and I are coping with the lockdown, and and the Class of ’63 with 114 classmates We enjoyed great sightseeing, beautiful helping some of our neighbors struggling and 57.29%. In “Class Annual Fund Gifts,” beaches, and great food. We also explored with physical and mental issues. We are the Class of 1959 contributed $192,827.37, new areas with Rebecca and her friends. in good health and good spirits. The only placing us seventh among all the classes. We came back to Arizona in mid-March negative is that we cannot travel to visit our The six surpassing us were all from much to find restaurants closed, except for children and grandchildren. Nevertheless, larger classes when they graduated, as we takeout, as COVID-19 was taking its with Zoom, Facetime and WhatsApp, we were the most senior class in the ranking. toll. We adjusted to the new rules by keep in touch with family and friends. Many thanks to all our classmates who preparing food at home, wearing masks, “Since I am housebound, I have more make this outstanding gift performance and staying put and safe. We spent nine time to spend on my writing and research possible, and for their enduring support of months remodeling upstairs with new projects. My first historical novel, The our beloved College. floating vinyl plank flooring and painting Sword of Retribution, was published last year Jim Mallay has been our class fund walls. That took much of the spring and on Amazon. My second novel, The Sword manager since we graduated, and over the summer, as we sorted and culled as we of Destiny, is almost complete; however, I years he led the way for us. We all owe Jim moved out and back in. Then Bill built a put it aside for the time being to work on our gratitude for his hard work in always hickory desk from a kit. It is beautiful! a special research paper for The New York keeping in communication with us, and for Christmas, like most of 2020, will be Times 1619 Project. My research paper has ensuring that ’59 could always be counted different with the two of us at home with been published in Academia.edu. My paper on for our gifts. our decorations up and making the house deals with an aspect of slavery not covered The College has been notified of the look cheery. We hope all is well, we wish in The New York Times 1619 Project, namely passing of our classmate Robert Dwight each of you a glorious Christmas and a the slavery of Christian Slavic people Cole, Oct. 30, 2020, in Coatesville, Pa. New Year filled with hope, love, a promise that existed for hundreds of years across Born and raised in Coatesville, he was for a brighter future, and more traveling the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the beloved husband of Adele Smith Cole, in 2021!” Contact info: 1107 Bavarian Way, the Crimean Tartar Peninsula, and the and they shared 67 years of marriage. Payson, AZ 85541-2606; 928-472-6023; new Ottoman Empire. This slavery is older, Bob received a Bachelor of Science email:[email protected]. larger, and more brutal than the African degree in metallurgical engineering from Here’s the latest from Sam Payne. “I slave trade to America. I sent my paper to Lafayette. While there, he was a member haven’t communicated in a while, so I Nicole Hannah Jones at The New York Times, of Sigma Chi fraternity. He served in thought I would let you know that I’m still and volunteered to collaborate to educate the U.S. Army and in the Army National around. My wife, Anna-Stina, and I moved the public on how slavery has shaped Guard in Washington, D.C. He was a four years ago to a senior facility in West humanity. To make the paper available to

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 55 CLASS NOTES the general public, I converted my paper to and graduation. My Georgia Tech the duration of this coronavirus debacle. a book, which is now available on Amazon. sophomore grandson, who was spending One exception is Bob Haigh in Colorado, The book is titled The 1619 Project-Part 2: a semester abroad in France, barely got a who is waging a campaign to reconnect The History of the Slavic Slave Business. My flight back to the U.S. before all flights with his Theta Xi friends. Unfortunately, advice to friends and associates struggling were canceled. It was great having them some of the contact data provided to him during this lockdown is to use your time home, but it certainly wasn’t their choice. by the College is outdated. So if you were and energy to help others and work on those The long-planned wedding for Leslie and in Theta Xi during Bob’s years and have not creative projects you never got around to now husband Dennis had to be postponed. heard from him, please send him a note at completing.” Contact info: 1077 Glendora They did sneak it in in August, when [email protected]. Road South, Poinciana, FL 34759-3655; gathering sizes were reduced. It was a I also heard from Nanci Hargreaves 863-427-9202; [email protected]. wonderful celebration on a beautiful day Ziegler ’85, who reports that when she Here is a 2020 recap from Dr. Russ with family and friends joining. Other and husband Brent recently moved to Wells. “Today each of our lives has been family holiday celebrations have been Connestee Falls in Brevard, N.C., they greatly affected by COVID-19. But rather very limited in number of gatherers to were delighted to discover their neighbors than dwell on the downside of the year, immediate family, but were nonetheless are Paul Komar and wife Teri. She my aim is to tell you about how coping meaningful, especially Christmas. included a picture. I have to say that Paul has also provided some pretty great high “I have caught up on reading, spent hours (my Phi Delta Theta brother and lacrosse points. First: I have told you about my researching my family genealogy, and every teammate) looks to be in great shape and family’s build and move two years ago. This afternoon have gone for a drive somewhere, could probably don his goalie gear and stop finds my daughter’s family and me living with no intention of getting out of the a few shots. independently, with our three-car garage vehicle. Just go to get out of my home and I recently spoke with Al Siegel. We separating our homes. This means that experience the outside world. Finally, I talked about Lafayette and how it has Leslie has been my strength and safety shall finish with the hope that all of you evolved over the years. He told me monitor throughout the past 10 months. and your families have been as fortunate that he is part of a recently formed Initially, she did all my shopping and as I to have the support of family, and group—Alumni/Alumnae Coalition gophering, but as we found ways to better maintained health and sanity.” for Lafayette. The mission statement protect ourselves, we have safely moved Contact: 424 Roosters Road, Port reads, “The Alumni/Alumnae Coalition about more. Two activities, the institutes Trevorton, PA 17864-9788; 570-490-3045; for Lafayette is deeply concerned about of lifelong learning at Susquehanna [email protected]. the management, reputation, lack of and Bucknell universities, to which I Mary Ellen and I are both fine, sheltering nonpartisan free speech, and financial have devoted many hours in the past, in place, and greatly looking forward to health of Lafayette College. We have both were shut down for any in-person our lives returning to normal. I don’t know organized to represent friends, alumni, meetings. Bucknell decided to move to when the spring 2021 edition will arrive in and students who are very much pro online courses, so I dusted off a previously snail mail, but our next ’59 column for the Lafayette College. Our goal is to inspire offered PowerPoint biology survey course summer 2021 edition of Lafayette magazine a debate on issues, to start an open titled The Diversity of Life and edited it for will be due to the College around May 15, discussion as to the direction and future Zoom presentation. Although mastering 2021. Let’s hope this column will arrive of Lafayette College, and to help effect Zoom had its glitches, the course went off before that date, and that you’ll be able to positive change where appropriate. We quite smoothly and was well received by send in your next updates before mid-May. believe this type of positive dialogue has the participants. For me, it was not very In the meantime, stay safe, and let’s go been missing between the administration satisfying. Sharing the screen with the vaccines! We’re beyond ready. and the Lafayette community.” To learn PowerPoint slides meant very limited gallery more, you may visit their website at photos, and therefore limited interaction Correspondent: Norbert F. Smith aclsavelafayette.org. with the participants. I’m a teacher, and for 227 Rivers Edge Like most of you, my introduction to the me there must be interaction. Williamsburg, VA 23185-8933 U.S. Army came in the form of a mandatory “Second: family. Daughter Leslie is 757-229-7377 two years of ROTC Basic Program classes a third grade teacher, and right after [email protected] and the beloved Monday afternoon everything closed down in March, her drill session. I recently participated in a classroom went online. No in-person Lafayette Zoom meeting focused on the contact with students. This fall has been current status of the program. In short, it mostly in-person instruction, so we 1960 is in excellent shape. There were too many socially distance even in our homes. My Judging from the scarcity of news from you highlights to include in these notes, but granddaughter was sent guys, I have to assume that you have all the program was taped and will eventually home, missing her spring senior semester gone into hibernation for the winter or for be available. In my next report I hope to

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be able to provide an online link. Those Even though this will be the last column Jim Zager submitted a nice of you who completed the Advanced before our 60th reunion, I don’t have much summary of his current status. He is Program and were commissioned will to offer about Reunion at this time. It now a retired cardiologist living in Corona find the presentation especially relevant. appears that the post of reunion chair, Del Mar, Calif., with his wife of 54 One example: The monthly stipend for formerly held by Jim Sorrentino, may be years, Susan. Their two daughters and advanced program cadets is $400 a month. shared by Dick Webster and Ed Auble. four grandchildren live nearby. One When I was enrolled, it was $27! One more By the time you read this, the decision granddaughter is a freshman at TCU and item: One of the participants was Paul will have been made. Ed Baumgardner the other is at Colorado. He plays tennis Komar’s son, retired Brig. Gen. David volunteered to help with the reunion effort and Zooms French classes and cardiologist Komar ’87. He has a very impressive unless it’s all virtual. conferences at two local hospitals. Jim military record that you can find at Then, of course, there is our annual noted that he received a wonderful ausa.org.davidkomar. sponsorship of a speaker for the education at Lafayette that left him in great Since my last column, “Taps” has been International Affairs (IA) Department. stead. (Jim, a single asterisk next to your sounded for the following classmates. Ed Auble, who chairs our effort in this area, name on the donor list means the College Obituary references are listed if available. has been working with Caleb Gallemore has you on record as having missed giving David D. Roper, April 8, 2020, of the IA department on the selection for one consecutive year only. Apparently, you Bethlehem, Pa. cantelmifuneralhome.com the next speaker presentation (tentatively missed giving in 2019.) Roger C. Bird, Sept. 5, 2020, Blue Bell, scheduled for October ’21). Issues suggested Below are the deaths reported of ’61ers Pa. mcall.com/obituaries (for the period by the class leadership group include China, since the last issue of Lafayette magazine. Sept. 25–Sept. 27, 2020) the coronavirus, and cities. It now appears Again, I would be glad to publish any Robert W. Slatoff, Oct. 14, 2020, that “cities” is the preferred topic by IA, comments contributed to them. I give Washington Crossing, Pa. Obituary with three speakers given for review. my sincere condolences to the surviving published in Bucks County Courier Times, Bob Howard was contacted and he, like families. Oct. 16, 2020 so many of us, had many of his activities David Weigle died Sept. 8, 2020, at his John M. Hickman, Nov. 21, 2020, curtailed by the virus. He again noted home in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He graduated West Grove, Pa. griecofunrals.com that he has 10 grandchildren, most in and with a degree in history and was a member Peter E. Veruki, Nov. 29, 2020, around college age. Some of the colleges of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He retired Houston, Texas obitsarchive.com they are in or have attended include from the Pennsylvania Department of Carl Meier, Dec. 22, 2020, Princeton, Kansas State, North Carolina State, UNC Revenue after a stint with H&R Block. N.J. No obituary reference available Charlotte, and Clemson. He did note Most of his working days, however, were In closing, some words of wisdom that I that Tom Heist, who owns a successful spent with PNC Bank as a trust officer. hope will brighten your day: “Never under insurance firm in Ocean City, N.J., has Dave was an avid fan of Penn State football any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a turned over much of his former duties and Philadelphia Phillies baseball. He also laxative on the same night.” to his sons. Bob also mentioned that Ed was a longtime member of Lewisberry Gun Vitale, who lives in Virginia, recently Club and once served as its secretary. He is Correspondent: Bob Edwards traveled to Washington state to visit one survived by wife Elizabeth, two children, 6118 Stoney Hill Road of his three daughters. and three grandchildren. New Hope, PA 18938 Just thought I would add a note about Larry Cassel passed away Nov. 1, 215-862-3950 myself, Doug Hobby. My daughter, 2020, at his home in San Francisco. He [email protected] Catherine (Class of ’05 correspondent), graduated from Lafayette with a B.A. in recently delivered a baby girl, Scarlet Rose. psychology and belonged to Sigma Chi She joins her 2-year-old sister, Maggie fraternity. After graduating, Larry joined (McBride), and three cousins, children of the Army and eventually found himself 1961 Brian Hobby ’03, Paige (5), Taylor (4), and based in Germany as a lieutenant. It My classmates are still basically isolating Connor (2) to push my grandchildren total was there that he met his wife, , due to COVID-19, so regular news to five. who also was in the Army. After their regarding them was received rather On a sad note, Don Wiltshire is now discharge they married and moved to their sparingly. However, I did learn sadly of a residing at Brookdale Senior Living Center current address in San Francisco. Both number of their deaths, some just a week in Scottsdale, Ariz. He is suffering from joined Pacific Bell and spent their careers before this column was due. I did my best memory problems, and has fallen and there, Larry eventually becoming director to fill in some details of their lives. injured himself on a number of occasions. of financial services. They did not have I welcome any comments you may have Those who would like to contact Don can any children. regarding any of them for inclusion in the write to him at Brookdale, 15436 N. 64th St., David Dietz died Dec. 25, 2020. next issue. Room 320, Scottsdale, AZ 85254. At the time of his death, he was living

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 57 CLASS NOTES in Harding Township, N.J., with wife and worked there for about 20 years. In more importantly what brought Sherman Jane. He graduated from Lafayette 1997, he became executive director of to the campus and what happened at the with a degree in civil engineering and the Rutgers Center in Camden until his ceremony. Anyone who did not see the belonged to Theta Chi fraternity, where retirement in 2010 to take care of his wife, article on the website or cannot get it he became president. He joined AT&T Mollie, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s through the College’s Communications after college and formed a career in disease. She died in 2019. Department can contact Jeff directly, and international communications in Europe. Bill was a gentle and patient father who he will send it to you electronically. Jeff While there he negotiated relationships had a self-deprecating sense of humor. calls it “the most glorious day” in the with colleagues from Eastern Europe as After serving as mayor of Haddonfield, N.J., College’s history. well as Austria and Switzerland. After 1973-1977, he stated that the only reason Bob Lefelar checked in with news that a number of years doing that, Dave and he won that election was that most people his long career of coaching high school Jane moved to Paris, where he established thought they were voting for his dad, a lacrosse is coming to an end. “I don’t the corporate office of AT&T France longtime superintendent of Haddonfield know what the virus will do to the spring and served as managing director for schools with the same name. Although schedule, but this may be my last year. My six years. He then returned home to an his tenure as mayor was short, Bill’s other old body is kind of wearing out, and it assignment in international public affairs community services were enormous. He especially feels it on those cold, wet March before retiring. Post retirement he served served on the library board (43 years), and days. I do love the game and enjoy assisting enthusiastically on a number of local boards of the YMCA, and Respond (a the varsity coach, who can be a little tough charities, including Nourish N.J. He Camden social services nonprofit). He on the boys—I’m kind of the grandfather to also aided Harding Township by serving also was a member of the Rotary Club and them. I put my arm around them and tell on its planning board, environmental co-founded the Haddonfield Foundation, a them I wouldn’t have said it that way, but commission, land trust, and library local charity. He is survived by sons James don’t you think the coach was right?” boards. and William III and daughter Rebecca, Ted Lundberg had a special 80th Dave loved adventure and traveled two brothers, and four grandchildren. birthday as his daughters arranged to have to exotic spots ranging from northern fellow SAEs send secret emails, letters, and locations such as Greenland, , Correspondent: Douglas Hobby poems that were opened on his big day. The Norway, and Nunavik to southern spots 29 Rowan Road participants included Walt Doleschal, such as Morocco, South Africa, and the Chatham, NJ 07928-2210 Harry Irwin, Jim Montgomery, Jim Andaman Sea. Nevertheless, his most [email protected] Lyttle, Jim Reeve, Ken Poppe, Dave beloved country was Switzerland because Lowe, and Chuck Brick. Now more news of its people, mountains, and cheeses. He from that crew: To continue his study of was known for creating his amazing cheese history, Ted has been taking online courses buffets from around the world. In addition 1962 on the French Revolution, Civil War, and to his wife, Dave is survived by his son, Jeff Ruthizer sent a note about a recent women’s suffrage. Jim and Cheryl Reeve, daughter, and two grandchildren, as well as essay he wrote that is linked up to a news like many of us, had to “scrub two trips, a brother and stepbrother. story appearing several months back and we have barely left the house. The only William “Bill” Reynolds passed away on the Lafayette College website. The thing we have done consistently is grow Jan. 4, from an intracranial hemorrhage. College’s article and linked essay focus on older.” Jim Lyttle sent along a historical Bill earned a degree in English at Lafayette, the day 141 years ago when U.S. President quiz that challenges us to answer such a master’s degree in teaching from Rutherford B. Hayes visited the College. questions as: What country makes Panama Harvard, and a doctorate in education That day in November 1880 is unique hats and what was King George VI’s first from University of Pennsylvania. He was a in the College’s history because Hayes name? Check the internet for “New Senior member of Phi Gamma Delta and was the is still the only sitting president to have Exam—Just for Fun—Anything Goes” for a features editor of The Lafayette newspaper. ever visited Lafayette. It’s also special challenge. After completing his doctoral studies, he because he was accompanied by the Matt Thomases has a new venue for worked as an assistant dean for Penn’s U.S. Army’s commanding general at the his outdoor sculptures, a 15-acre piece Graduate School of Education. He then time, famous Civil War Gen. William of former farmland, which he now calls became principal of the Bancroft School, a Tecumseh Sherman. Hayes came to the Berkshire Hills Sculpture Gardens in nonprofit provider of education to people campus to rededicate Pardee Hall—at the Hillsdale, N.Y. Matt explains that he had with autism and intellectual disabilities. In time one of the largest college buildings always been associated with rural America 1978, he founded Reynolds and Schaeffer in America—after a disastrous fire the and mentions that his father had been Associates, a consultancy that provided previous year. Jeff’s essay is a fascinating a dairy farmer, and he spent part of his marketing, fundraising, and strategic piece of historical research and writing. It childhood milking cows and stacking hay planning services to nonprofit corporations, explores the reasons why Hayes came, but bales in the barn. Later, after his dad sold

58 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2021 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES the herd, Matt managed the farm for a is looking forward to resolving current and kayak gear). I had the help of two out- while before recently deciding to sell it. medical issues and being able to visit of-work college kids (a brother and sister). His new Sculpture Garden will be open children again. The sister is a newly graduated UCLA to the public from May 15 to Oct. 31 each We are saddened to share the news of astrophysicist. We did two 600-mile round year, and he says that “I may have a golf the passing of William “Bill” Rigby in trips over four days using a 26-foot U-Haul cart for those classmates who visit and are December. Bill was a history major, played truck. I paid my helpers what a professional not hikers.” freshman basketball and went through the moving company would have charged. That Doug Nagan checked in to let everyone ROTC program. As a second lieutenant, was a great adventure for a 78-year-old who know that he and his wife, Anne, have two he served in the Panama Canal Zone was told he needed two knee replacements children and four grandchildren. Doug and 1962–1966 and was honorably discharged eight years ago. Anne reside in Estero, Fla., where they are with the rank of captain. He was a history “After attending my Lafayette 55th enjoying the warm weather. teacher for a few years before joining the reunion, I drove to the Arctic Ocean off Jack Holme provided an update on his family business—the J. Nelson Rigby of Alaska (where I worked for 20 years). I and Dottie’s retirement life in Arizona, Funeral Home. He later opened his own visited Prudhoe Bay and then flew to Pt. noting that he had transferred from the funeral home in Chadds Ford, Pa. He Barrow and stayed in an Eskimo village for Philadelphia area to Scottsdale in 1990, worked with his brother and cousin, and four days. It was an 8,500-mile round trip. where he eventually retired. They now became part of five generations in the My bilingual daughter, Justine (master’s enjoy golf, bridge, and “socially distant” family business. Bill and his wife, Charlotte, in public health), lives in San Diego. She friends in Phoenix in the winter and were active members of their local Elam handles health-related problems covering Flagstaff in the summer. Dottie had a Methodist Church. He is survived by four 50 miles on each side of the border. She setback in summer 2020 when she fell in children, six grandchildren, and four great- is now working 12-hour days due to Palm Desert and broke her hip. She ended grandchildren. COVID-19 and has been asked to teach a up in a hospital near Paso Robles, Calif. As we leave 2020 behind, here is a course at San Diego State. Pre COVID-19, One of their daughters was able to drive message from Bruce Vakiener received she escorted President Trump’s doctor down from her home in Novato, Calif., in December. “Let us try to reflect on the (a military man) to the border to check where their two daughters and families positive of our lives, our families, our friends, up on the incarcerated Latino children live. They all returned to her home, where and the goodness of our lives. Let us look there. My son’s wife, Katherine (a nurse), Dottie convalesced for a month. Always forward to more light than darkness in the made the San Diego news as part of its looking at the bright side, Jack commented year ahead. Stay safe and well.” first COVID cluster. The headline was that “it was great to see our two daughters that seven (Katherine tested positive) out and grandchildren.” Dottie progressed well Correspondent: Theodore Elsasser of 10 nurses on a ski trip to Colorado (late and at last word is now back to playing nine 110 Kings Place February) came down with COVID-19. I holes of golf. Later in the year Jack joined Tullahoma, TN 37388-4823 was at my son’s home when she returned. a group of Chi Phis and other classmates [email protected] Surprisingly my son, who slept with her for a Zoom meeting. It was coordinated Correspondent: Kenneth A. Poppe after her return, their triplets, and I did and hosted by Steve Altenderfer’s 45 Barry Lane, Simsbury, CT 06070 not show any symptoms. Note: I am daughter, Karen, whose technical wizardry 860-651-9167, [email protected] 300 pages into Jim Ten Eyck’s The Life enabled the meeting to take place without and Times of Walter Reuther—a lot of U.S. a hitch. Also joining the group were history is covered! Martin Kempner Bruce Applestein, Dick Gilbert, Rich has been getting awards for working Flickinger, and Ted Elsasser. The general 1963 with inner city youth through Rutgers theme of discussion revolved around health, Thomas Kozo writes: “Our class is University. Both of their inputs would current activities, any significant plans, ‘cruising’ (five-car collisioning) past the make our class notes very interesting!” and, of course, updates on children and age that represents the average lifespan of New info: 1421 Oak Knoll Road., Santa grandchildren. Steve spends more time the American male. The daily COVID-19 Maria, CA 93455, 831-917-2305 (cell), doing home projects, reading, and using the news includes our ‘Silent Generation’ as boreasneptune @gmail.com computer. Bruce continues to deal with leg disposables. Talking heads say ‘another Gary Coelho and his wife, Jane, spent and back issues. Treatment and time have COVID death was recorded today, but they the entire COVID summer in Florida since helped improve strength and flexibility, but were over 70 and had underlying medical Manhattan was really not a great place to he still finds standing and walking painful. conditions.’ The herd is being culled! I have be. They rented a house in North Myrtle Dick is disappointed in being limited in recently completed a move from (too hot) Beach for three weeks and met their entire interacting with other residents in his San Diego to (so far perfect temperatures) family there. That was the last time they retirement village. Rich is moving toward Santa Maria, Calif. I moved 10,000 pounds could be together as the pandemic surged. retirement but hasn’t set a firm date. Ted of stuff (mostly books and hiking, climbing, They are now all home going to school

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virtually. As Thanksgiving approached, and Diana (in Colorado), continue with Theological Seminary, from which he they realized that it was the prudent their regular jobs, working mostly from received a Master of Divinity degree in decision to remain near their homes until it home. It’s been eight years since I retired 1955. I first met Charlie when I was in was safe to socialize. A sad and weird year. from full-time product management and ninth grade and the youth fellowship from Otherwise, they are well and happy in their marketing work at technology companies my home church in Bethlehem visited Florida cocoon. They wish you all good including DEC, EMC, NetApp, and his youth group in Stroudsburg. The next health and a more normal 2021. HP. Now my occupation includes a small time I saw him was in 1961 during our Arthur Topilow writes: “I hope you business named ConcordWebBuilders.com, orientation. Charlie was an instructor in are well and are wearing your masks. I developing websites for individuals, small religion at Lafayette, assistant to Roald am retired from my clinical hematology/ companies, and nonprofits. My singing Bergethon, and secretary of the Board oncology practice but run a research enjoyment continues (I still sing tenor) of Trustees for some time, but he came program, write medical papers, and in the Westford Chorus and the West back to his first love, admissions, where he run a premedical student program. My Concord Church choir, and I participate served until he retired. pediatrician wife, Judy, is retired. We in several social organizations and serve on “After I left the admissions staff at are currently volunteering as observers several committees. I have been mentoring our alma mater, I would see Charlie on for the vaccination program being run at students at MIT who are exploring occasion when I was back in Easton. He our hospital  11, in case there are any entrepreneurial activities. The pandemic retired in 1988, having spent almost all of reactions to the vaccine. We have seen a has turned all meetings into Zoom sessions, his ministry at Lafayette. Fast forward to few people with anxiety attacks, but no which eliminates the 30-minute drive to 2014 when I was returning to the Lehigh serious reactions to date. EpiPens at the Cambridge for meetings, but the activity Valley from a trip to New England. I had ready. Stay safe.” is still rewarding and the entrepreneurial called Charlie, and we set up a time for Again, this is your class newsletter. Send spirit is still alive and well. We still live in lunch at a great stone tavern not too far us your family news and activities to keep our home of 35 years.” from his apartment at Lafayette Towers. As this going. Or send us a story about your The Class of 1964 is seeking a new he got into my rental car, he put a box in life experiences, classmates, and great Class Correspondent. Please contact the back seat, and said, ‘More later.’ times on the Lafayette campus: sports, Alumni Relations at 610-330-5040 if “After the table was cleared, he addressed clubs, fraternities, parties, etc. We all interested. Thanks to Don Evans for the box. In it was a set of Lafayette College have stories to share and would love to his years of service. bookends that were his father’s, also an hear about them. Come on guys, please alum. I had never seen anything like them send us something to write about. Best to Correspondent: Open (nor had the College archivist). He said everyone in the class and stay safe in these they were to go to his niece Jennifer, Class hectic times. of 1982, but Jennifer’s life ended much too early in a tragic automobile accident Correspondent: D. Frederick Day 1965 near her home in northern Virginia. 149 Grande Ave. I hope everyone has gotten safely through Charlie knew my dad also had graduated Morrisville, NC 27560 the winter and looking forward to receiving from Lafayette, and I believe he thought [email protected] the vaccine if you have not had your shots of generational legacy when he offered Correspondent: Dr. Michael A. Stillman already. This is one of the few times we are them to me, knowing I would appreciate 131 San Drive happy to be the age we are. having them. I was deeply moved that he Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 As far as news: would entrust these family treasures to [email protected] Rusty Shunk emailed in October me. They have served me well, supporting to say: “Today is the first day of virtual Al Gendebien’s The Biography of a College, homecoming for 2020. Hope all is well The Complete Works of Shakespeare (used with all of you.” heavily in courses with Profs. Watt and 1964 Rusty then proceeded to reminisce McClusky), and a 1952 edition of the RSV The pandemic hasn’t been a major burden about Charlie Staples, who served in Bible I received in Sunday School. for Tom Rarich and Anne. He says, admissions while we were there. “Charlie “As it turned out, this was our last time “Wearing a mask and distancing with served in WWII, and after graduation together. Charlie died in 2018 at the age of friends have become routine activities. from Lafayette in 1946, went on to 92, a life well lived in service to others. The Keeping in touch with family and friends Harvard for an MBA. He worked for time has come to return the bookends to a via Zoom has included regular contact Philco in advertising and sales, but proper home in Easton. The staff members in with our daughters as well as more ultimately was called in other directions. Special Collections & College Archives are frequent contact with the wider family. He taught at Harvard in government and interested in adding them to the collection Our daughters, Kirsten (in Virginia) business, and then entered Princeton of Lafayette-specific material, and I will be

60 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2021 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES returning them as soon as they signal they are of course, Easton and Pittsburgh. A month once again open to receiving such items. in Hanoi and two weeks on and off the “For the Class of ’65, happy 55th and to Antarctic Peninsula were great contrasts. 1966 all, good wishes for safety and health until “At home for the next while, I’m doing I’d like to begin this column with thanks. we are free from COVID-19 and may meet woodworky things—boxes, tables, I’m touched and humbled by the many again in person.” instruments, and expensive sawdust—and messages of condolence and encouragement Jim Heffernan also emailed to say: “I’m keeping 10 fingers attached. Enjoying many I’ve received from our classmates. For those enjoying my third pseudo-retirement from years of work with On Point for College, of you who are interested, I’m chronicling a higher education career, which began a college access and success program for our voyage of adventure and healing on a freshman year as a Lafayette admissions low-income and immigrant students. Also blog: FreedomKeyWest2020.com. tour guide, on to grad work at Columbia and serving as first reader and proofing guy Lee Purcell wrote to tell us that he Michigan, and stints as an administrator, for my wife’s poetry publishing. Her latest volunteers with the local Arts Council professor, researcher, and consultant at such book, What the Gratitude List Said to the in New Bern, S.C. In his research for an disparate places as Syracuse, Dartmouth, Bucket List, and an earlier one, Some of Our upcoming Willie Nelson appearance, D.C., SUNY Environmental Science and Parts, have been well-received. before COVID shut the program down, Forestry, and Cornell. “My best wishes to all in our robust he came across a line of his. Willie said of “My most recent post-retirement gig was Class of 1965. While our short-term dealing with loss that “you don’t get over it, as a senior consultant with academic search memories may be flagging a bit—what was you get through it.” I hope to visit with Lee firm RPA Inc., which was founded by fellow breakfast?—it’s still a gift to recall with on the way north, and with his brother-in- Williamsporter and Lafayette grad Richard clarity the thrills and spills of our years at law on Dataw Island. Allen. Richard has also retired after a very the College. I look forward to hearing more Jay Zebrowski wrote as well, and I hope successful 35 years in the business. catching up.” to catch up with him in his hometown “Like most of you, the grandkids, travel, Subsequent to my reporting on Barry of Melbourne, Fla. If you did succeed in and community work have filled my days. Todd’s passing in my last column, I navigating the Intercoastal Waterway, Four kids, seven grandkids, most are finally received the following note from his wife, maybe you passed by my hometown of in the same time zone. Eldest son Cam is Sue, to whom I am sure we all send our Melbourne. His dad was an engineer at in international media, and wife Tra Pham condolences and fond memories of Barry. Cape Canaveral back in the late ’50s. is a law school administrator in D.C., with “After graduation, Barry was inducted into Stephen Schneider wrote with a ton of two young sparkers, Maxwell Quyt and the Army as a second lieutenant in the news: “I retired from 44 years of practicing his brother, ‘Mayhem.’ Son Aaron is a Chemical Corp. He served two tours in psychiatry in San Francisco July 1, 2020, domestic violence counselor and wife Beth Vietnam. After the regular Army, Barry and am enjoying retirement, despite is a school psychologist in Milwaukee, with got his M.A. degree from Penn State. He spending the great majority of my time at three bright redheads listening (eyes rolled) then worked for CONRAIL, then on to home due to the virus. I am fortunate that to their dad playing bagpipes. Daughter SEPTA in Philadelphia. He retired from my son and his wife live in San Francisco, Emily is also in the higher education biz at the railroad after 30 years. He stayed in the while my daughter and her family live New College, Fla., as associate professor Army reserves and retired after 28 years nearby in Larkspur. My son sells software, of conservation biology and dean of as a lieutenant colonel. We celebrated 50 and my daughter is a psychiatrist who studies—and a renowned lepidopterist to years of marriage in December 2019. Barry practices at the San Quentin prison. She boot—with a tween and a teen to hike with. stayed lifelong friends with Paul Locke was a resident in the same program that I Son Jimmy is a well-traveled musician and and Gary Layton, his Theta Chi fraternity graduated from, 40 years later. She has a social worker in the New York area, now roommates, and Scott Riley.” 5-year-old daughter and almost 3-year-old working with kids via the School of Rock William Ryan emailed to say: “I just son. We love having grandkids, which I and finishing his MSW. Family visits are underwent heart surgery that went just as assume every grandparent feels.” now limited to cacophonous Zoom calls— I hoped it would. My rehabilitation is going Speaking of grandchildren, Wayne they’re very talkative—but we hope to get well, and I am already walking over ½ mile Lesser and his wife, Lorraine, have a in-person next summer. and doing my leg exercises daily. I don’t 1-year-old grandson, and they recently “Gloria and I have enjoyed great travels have any other news but appreciate the moved to Clovis, Calif., where they are since we were married 12-plus years ago. opportunity to update the Class of ’65.” sharing a home with their daughter, Mostly the ‘I’ countries—Iceland, Ireland, Bill, we all wish you a speedy recovery. son-in-law, and grandson. Wayne is a Italy, and everyone’s favorite, “Ingland”— retired attorney and has spent the past and France, Greece, Costa Rica, Alaska, Correspondent: Marshall J. Gluck few years trying to educate people about and last year’s life-changer, Antarctica. 1133 Park Ave., Apt 11W the challenges facing hearing-impaired My trips have included Australia, Africa, New York, NY 10128-1246 people as he has been since birth. He and Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and [email protected] his wife started a foundation, created an

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 61 CLASS NOTES app that measures decibel levels wherever by the Orlons, arguably one of the best pop of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, you are, and they also developed bracelets groups ever from Philly. Criticism noted Daughters of Sarah, Jewish Family Services, and neckwear medallions with the initials and corrected! B’nai B’rith, and the Hebrew Academy H-I-P for hearing-impaired person, similar of the Capital District. He and Barbara to medical alert medallions. Correspondent: Rod Heckman hosted many Passover Seders and Sukkot Stephen reminds us that Alan Novich is 1690 Yardley Drive celebrations, and they helped resettle many still terrorizing New York City. Alan and West Chester, PA 19380-5778 Jewish Soviet immigrants to the Capital his band (as many as 14 at one time), have 484-883-1666 District. In 2005, Beth Abraham-Jacob performed several Aprils (not 2020), at a [email protected] awarded their Noah Losice Award to Mike club in the Lower East Side to celebrate in recognition of his service to the Albany his birthday, and Stephen was fortunate to Jewish community. He was a second-degree attend his 70th birthday party performance black belt in Shotokan karate and was in 2016, along with Don Bermack, Jon 1967 accomplished at tennis, golf, downhill skiing, Smith, and several other class members/ Michael Lee Scher, M.D., died at home water skiing, and playing drums in the big- fraternity brothers. Alan plays keyboard, in Slingerlands, N.Y., Sept. 11, 2020, as a band jazz style. Lifetime Lafayette friends guitar, and sings, and he’s really good. result of Parkinson’s disease and Lewy Lloyd Garren, Eddie Rosof and Bob One of his claims to fame was a one-night body disease. Mike and Steve Hirsch were Anckaitis added great pleasure and laughter performance on Broadway in Les Misérables, friends as they both came from the same throughout the years. Mike is survived by an opportunity he acquired through an area in New York. Steve writes, “I spent a Barbara and their sons, Jeremy and Daniel Actors’ Equity auction (many years ago). good while with Lloyd Garren, Mike, and (Aliza), and three grandchildren. Stephen also asked me to recommend his family at their beach home the summer Homer Earl Kantner of Laureldale, Pa., a book, Gloves Off by classmate Lowell before our freshman year at Lafayette.” died Dec. 1, 2020. After graduating from Cohn. Lowell spent many years as a major Lloyd had been a friend of Mike’s since Muhlenberg Township High School in 1945, sportswriter in the Bay Area. He was junior high school, and they roomed he matriculated with our class nearly two always very controversial and called things together as nervous freshmen at Lafayette. decades later and graduated summa cum as he saw them. Former 49er quarterback Lloyd remembers Mike’s first freshman laude with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Steve Young wrote a preface and credited marching band football parade through He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He Lowell with making him a better player Easton. “Upon returning after banging on worked for Binney & Smith and Textile by his critical comments. Lowell is the bass drum for hours in the hot sun, he Machine Works before retiring as an now retired, and his book describes his stated emphatically that he was giving up engineer for Bell Telephone Laboratories. experiences as a sportswriter during these music and the drums forever. Of course, he Homer loved music and learned to play many years. After Lafayette, Lowell got played the drums throughout his life and the flute and saxophone as an adult. He a Ph.D. in English from Stanford, so his was very accomplished.” also loved the arts, theater, sports, and credentials and talent are undeniable. At Lafayette, Mike was a member of traveling, and enjoyed sharing his joy of Robert Rothman is due for Sigma Nu and the fencing team. Mike those activities with his family. Homer is congratulations: He recently received a was one of fencing captain Dennis Katz’s survived by his wife, June, his daughters, Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award first friends at Lafayette. He remembers Diane Kantner of Virginia and Theresa in Education. Mike as “a competitive sabre fencer whose Kuenzel of Missouri, three grandchildren, Tony Olek wrote as well, from his home blade rarely missed the target, but he was and six great-grandchildren. in Ocean City, N.J. “I can relate as I lost always a gentleman of the first order.” After Our class sends our condolences to the my wife of 47 years in June. The fog is graduation from Lafayette, Mike attended families of Mike and Homer. starting to lift and your sharing has helped. Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, The pandemic has slowed down Diane Nantucket, Key West, and the Chesapeake graduating in 1971. During his internship and Nick Azzolina, but not much. They I’m familiar with. If you sail by here, drop at Albany Medical College, he met Barbara visited with Barbara and Jim Burns and anchor and say hello. Merry Christmas Olian, whom he married in 1976. Between Lynne and Walt Manuel ’66 in Bethany and thanks. P.S.: Our daughter, Paige, is 1974 and 1981, Mike taught medicine in Beach, Del., for golf and dinner in June. the Class of ’01 correspondent and is the Rochester, St. Louis, and Albany, and in 1978 The Azzolinas celebrated their 48th global communication manager for a large he established an internal medicine practice wedding anniversary in August at Congress international corporation and works out of in Albany. In 1996, he became medical Hall in Cape May, N.J. They are planning Wayne, Pa., in normal times. Our reunions director of Northeast Health’s primary a Mississippi River cruise next summer on are always the same year, so hope you see us care network and held appointments at all American Cruise Line. both in 2021.” three major Albany hospitals. Mike was It was good to receive a note from Mike David Robins wrote to shame me devoted to his family, his community, and Glick after many years. We did not see because my playlist didn’t include anything Judaism. He served as a board member him at our 50th reunion because his wife,

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Judith, was battling breast cancer to which expansion of the universe over 11 billion two “brilliant gorgeous” daughters. The she succumbed in 2018. Mike still lives at years. According to Kyle, “We know both Miskins’ youngest is a playwright who has his 400-acre Marble Farm in the Ossipee the ancient history of the universe and its been invited to stage a production regarding Mountains of New Hampshire, where he recent expansion history fairly well, but Andy Worhol and politics. Sol writes that was Center Ossipee’s only dentist until his there’s a troublesome gap in the middle all his children are busy with their careers retirement in 2013. In August 1969, while 11 billion years. For five years, we have and “entirely wonderful people.” Sol also he was in dental school, he attended the worked to fill in that gap, and we are using mentioned that he and Michelle still mourn Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. He that information to provide some of the Maurice Attie, our classmate who you and Judith had four children: Chandra, a most substantial advances in cosmology may recall was killed tragically in a cycling Brown graduate and two-time national in the last decade.” You may view Kyle’s accident in 1992. Sol is in contact with champion in crew who is currently senior presentation by searching YouTube for classmates Dave Archibald, Ernie Wynne, photo editor for Artforum magazine; “SDSS 3D Universe Map.” and others. He looks back upon our years on Ephraim, an MIT graduate with a Ph.D. in Mark the dates: When you read this, our College Hill as “wonderful.” philosophy who is now a software engineer 55th reunion June 3-5, 2022, will be a little This past summer, Leslie Jaffe retired in San Francisco; Henry, a Yale Ph.D. who more than a year away. from a sterling career in medicine and works in the data science field in New teaching undergraduate students. He states Haven; and Noah, a Dartmouth graduate Correspondent: Henry D. Ryder that his journey was one that he could never who is self-employed and lives in Rochester. 30 McClelland Ave. have imagined while spending so much He is a member of the National Corvette Pitman, NJ 08071-1059 time in a study carrel at Skillman Library. Restorers Society and buys, restores, and [email protected] Following Lafayette, Les attended sells 1960s Corvettes. Mike currently owns medical school at New York University nine. He is a worldwide mountain climber and did his residency training in and reached over 20,000 feet on Island pediatrics. While there are many paths Peak, near Mt. Everest in Nepal. 1968 in medicine, Les found his calling in Lloyd Garren and his wife, Mary, both Ken Kukovich emailed recently. After adolescent medicine and did fellowship have retired from their gastroenterologist some kind words for me for having served training at the Adolescent Health Center practice and are living in Carmel, Calif. Lloyd as class correspondent, he gave a brief of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. spends his retirement riding bicycles, doing account of his current life. Les spent 13 years at the AHC, including endurance riding on horses, and learning Ken recently retired after 42 years as its director. The AHC is the largest Spanish and option trading. Their daughter, of service at the U.S. Department of freestanding program for teens in the Melissa, graduated from Yale, received her Commerce in Washington, D.C. Ken and U.S., serving a predominantly urban poor Ph.D. from Scripps College, is a marine his wife, Sandy, retired to an ecovillage population of Black and Latino youth. biologist, and has a 7-year-old daughter. Son in northern Virginia and look forward There Les says he learned firsthand Ross is a musician with a performance and to spending more time with their two of health disparities based upon race, composition degree from Thornton School daughters’ families and their first grandson. gender, education, and socioeconomic of Music at USC. He plays classical, jazz, and Ken attended and enjoyed the 50th reunion status. Les is very proud of obtaining a blues on piano and harmonica, and composes and wrote that he stays in touch with Joe grant to establish the first school-based for movies and television. His wife, Chelsea, Evans, Bob Drury, George Savino, a Chi clinic in New York City, introducing is a singer/songwriter. Phi brother, and numerous Chi Phis. He health education into the family planning We congratulate Linda and Jack Young wished good health to us all. program and several research publications. and Pat and Chet Dawson, who celebrate Sol Miskin emailed over the When Les’ sons were 2 and 4, he found their 50th wedding anniversaries in 2021. summer that he is a board-certified it difficult to balance the work demands Pat and Chet had reservations to celebrate neuropsychiatrist specializing in behavioral of his academic position (clinician, grant with their two sons, their wives, and their neurology and neuropsychiatry. Sol’s writer, administrator) with being a father. four grandchildren in Costa Rica in June wife, Michelle, is a certified audiologist Hence, he moved to Northampton, Mass., but decided to postpone that for a year and speech therapist as well as a licensed and became director of health services because of COVID. Their son, Kyle, a teacher. Sol and Michelle are “down at Smith College. There he was given professor of physics and astronomy at regulating” their professional activities. the latitude to introduce a course on University of Utah, was the principal Sol and Michelle have three children. women’s health into the curriculum. It investigator of the Sloan Digital Sky One is a staff specialist with OECD and a was popular for the 30 years Les taught it, Survey (SDSS), which is a comprehensive professional cellist. One is a playwright who including 75 students this past spring. To analysis of the largest three-dimensional also won two World Cups in fencing. Their his amazement, Les was able to develop map of the universe ever created. The third, a daughter, has a “brilliant beautiful a second course, Women’s Health in map reconstructs the history of the daughter” of her own. Their older son has India, which he has taught for the past

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10 years. Comprising a fall seminar, it Jefferson University, Office of Institutional activity. That takes up two to four hours a included spending January in India with Advancement. day. I don’t feel like I am retired, except for five or six seminar students. For many of the reduction in take-home pay.” them, it was a transformative experience. Correspondent: Howard S. Rednor Tony Sarge was an evening college Les found being able to provide direct 8 Taylor Way graduate and did not know the bulk of the patient care to students and teach Washington Crossing, PA 18977-1046 Class of ’69. He says, “I wrote a bio for our two undergraduate courses made for [email protected] 50-year reunion memory book, worked rewarding work. for a public utility (PP&L in Allentown) Les’ older son, Jonathan, graduated afterward joining IBM in Endicott, N.Y. from Lafayette in 2006; he works in This led to a job transfer to San Jose, Calif., finance in New York. His younger son, 1969 and early retirement in 1993.” Joshua, lives in Connecticut. Les’ wife, I pray that each of you divine ’69ers has Tim Whiting, M.D., president of DKE Lily, retired from teaching, divides her succeeded in avoiding the COVID-19 a couple of times, after a late start went to time between the couple’s co-op in New population reduction. med school in Guadalajara, Mexico. “After York and Northampton. Les has taken Omaha, Neb., has been lucky medically a 30-year career in the U.S., I retired to up cycling in retirement and enjoys the but not financially. The 2020 Berkshire Chapala, Mexico. Enjoyed being back for many bike paths in the area. Les looks Hathaway shareholders meeting (Chairman our 50th with several other DKEs and forward to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine Warren Buffet calls it the Woodstock for their wives.” so that he can resume traveling, including Capitalists) was held virtually and will be At least 10 of my fellow Easton Red returning to India. virtual again in 2021. Rovers class of 1965 joined me as freshmen David “ D a v e ” Archibald passed away Robert McGarrah is celebrating the with our class. My experience taking a Sept. 23, 2020. Dave had been a resident Biden-Harris win every day. He helped run summer evening EE course taught by of Langhorne, Pa., for the last 50 years. the campaign’s western Pennsylvania Voter Larry Conover (for students we did not see He was an educator for more than 40 Protection Boiler Room in Pittsburgh on a daily basis) ended with a take-home years. Ironically Dave and I taught in the for 47 counties. Rob and his Lafayette final, including sharing personal responses same school in Philadelphia immediately roommate, Ted Ruthizer, spoke at with fellow students as potential material after graduating from Lafayette. We a McKelvy House discussion on the for a book Conover was working on. were also neighbors in Langhorne, Pa., upheavals of 1968 and how their years at I look forward to hearing from each of from 1978 to 1987. Dave earned a master’s Lafayette shaped their careers. Ted became you. degree and Ph.D. both in education one of the country’s leading immigration My late mother, Wilda (Erb) Flowers, from . After teaching lawyers and taught at Columbia Law told me that her father, Wilson Richard in the school district of Philadelphia, School, while Rob’s work as counsel to the Erb, an independent tinsmith and roofer, Dave subsequently taught in Neshaminy, AFL-CIO’s Office of Investment resulted was involved in the construction of the Bensalem, and Lower Moreland school in 27 Fortune 100 CEOs’ support for the Kirby Chateau Chavaniac. He passed from districts. For the last nine years, he was Affordable Care Act. He’s now a pro bono an accident in early 1941 (six years before a consultant for Archibald & Associates. attorney for Maryland Legal Aid. my birth, so I never got to meet him). My He served as a member of the board of William Wetmore says, “I retired genealogy research of the Erb family has trustees, Abington-Jefferson Health, 2006 March 3, 2020, after over 40 years as an not turned up a possible relationship to Jon to the present, and as a member of the attorney-adviser at the Board of Veterans’ W. Erb Mus.D. 1928-46. board of trustees, Jefferson University and Appeals (writing tentative decisions for My grandfather, Luther Aaron Flowers, Jefferson Health, 2015 to present. veterans law judges), handling appeals from instructor in forge work 1915-1917, was able Dave came to Lafayette from Plymouth veterans dissatisfied with a VA regional to make use of scrap wood remaining from Whitemarsh High School. While at office decision. Maxed out the 42 years; due the second burning of Paree Hall. I have Lafayette he was a freshman baseball player. to have 16 months of sick leave. I have been a pedestal table using a main support post He also participated later in the Fine Arts remarkably healthy (still not taking any from the Pardee Hall center staircase (no Society and the Social Code Committee, meds). However, I am the treasurer for my elevators then), as well as a desk he built, and was a dean’s list student. local American Federation of Government a wooden lunch box that looks like an Dave is survived by his wife, Judy, Employees and that eats up two to four instrument case, and an assigned student children, David and Kathe, foster daughter hours a day (also doing litigation and project of a wooden plaque with a cast Nina Carrieri, a daughter-in-law, a son-in- negotiations). I am also the third of Lafayette metal emblem. law, and two grandchildren. three VPs for the National Veterans As a commuting student I visited 5,000 The family requested that donations Affairs Council (NVAC), doing national Books for Sale in Tatamy, Pa., and was able be made in Dave’s memory to support negotiations, chairing the NVAC grievance to purchase the two-volume The Biography the David Archibald Scholarship at and arbitration committee, and political of a College by David Bishop Skillman.

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Naturally when Albert W. Gendebien amount of space to enjoy, and enough a registered nurse, now seven years retired wrote the third volume, A History of resources in retirement to avoid food from a local hospital. Lafayette College 1927-78, I purchased a copy or psychological concerns. Our kids are “My four years of singing in the Glee Club, for my library. doing well, each with jobs and careers that with Dr. Raymond, left me with a lifetime provide their needs as well. I have taught interest in singing, and I am currently Correspondent: James A. Flowers my first Zoom medical lectures (my last in my sixth year with a local community [email protected] medical contact, except as a patient), as chorus. I also play squash, swim, read, and well as being in the audience of dozens of enjoy movies. (One of my claims to fame is online discussions. A new world, for sure. knowing all Academy Award winners back I am constantly astonished at the bravery to 1927.) 1970 and dedicated perseverance of all those on “I look forward to seeing fellow I hope you are all safely getting through the new front lines, whether in health care, classmates in June 2021. I remember this unprecedented time. At this point, it is service industries, retail, etc., and hope driving a client of mine to Easton for his not clear whether or not we will have an in- this bodes well for the future, whatever it 50th reunion . . . 25 years ago, and now recall person reunion (conjointly with the Class may hold. I am hopeful that we will be able thinking what a nice elderly gentleman he of 1971) in June. I would advise, either way, to meet in person as a group in June. For was. Ouch!” that you try to contact people you were many of us, it may be the last time we will Christian Pascale writes: “In August friendly with at the College, even if you get together in any semblance of a large 2020, I published my first book of short have been out of touch for months, years, or number.” stories, Memories Are the Stories We Tell decades. With all the social media available, Randal McDowell writes: “In Ourselves. It is available at Amazon, Barnes if someone wants to be available, he can be September 1970, I enrolled at University and Noble, and your local bookstore. reached. Even if you don’t come back for of Kansas School of Law where, (Who needs support? - Ed.) I am currently Reunion (and even if there isn’t a physical surprisingly, in my first class, I saw finishing my second book, a novel, about one), you can Zoom or otherwise virtually a fellow alum, Michael Richmond. global warming and a dystopian future, meet with one or more (fraternity brothers, Lafayette was a wonderful experience, but which will be published in 2021.” living group friends, fellow majors, etc.) the large and coed atmosphere at KU was Frederick S. Tomlin, 74, of Bethlehem, and relive some good (or not so good) times equally great, and I have gotten into big- Pa., died Nov. 15, 2020. He was an inside together. Please feel free to let me know of time college basketball, and continue to sales rep for bulk gases with Airco, Airbags, your successes or any difficulties you might actively follow the sport, especially during and Praxair. He is survived by his wife have finding someone with whom you wish March Madness. (Maybe next year - Ed.) of 37 years, Susan (nee Krisciunas), and to be in contact. “In 1973, I obtained my law degree and his children, Heather, Rebecca (Chase The Class of 1970 has been awarded the moved back to Huntington Valley, a Pomering), and Brandon, his sister, Susan Joseph T. Losee ’94 prize for the highest suburb of Philadelphia, and hung the Magdelain, and many nieces and nephews. total contribution for a reunion class. proverbial law office hinge to start my James Forbes, Ph.D., died Dec. 10, 2020, The award will be presented at a virtual own practice, which continues to this in San Diego, Calif. He earned a Ph.D. in ceremony April 7, 2021. Thanks to all who day. My concentration then and now was 1977 at University of North Carolina, and contributed from our class. estate planning, real estate, and taxes, worked in arts administration at the La Robert Healey writes: “I and Katsuko taking full advantage of my economics Jolla Playhouse, as director of Institutional Gotoh Healey, my wife, and our borzois, degree from Lafayette. Two years after Advancement. Luna and Fox, and Candy, the golden/ my graduation, I returned to Kansas City I apologize that there is not more sheltie, will return to Japan at the for the wedding of a law school friend. At information, but his picture and any beginning of 2021. We came to the U.S. to the reception, I had a good time with a activities weren’t included in our yearbook. be with my parents (in their 90s) almost pretty bridesmaid and, after a two-year I would encourage anyone with memories five years ago, and now it’s time to return long-distance courtship, we were married to write in, so that I can include them in to our new grandchildren, born recently. in 1977. We had four children over the our next column. It has been a very enlightening time as next 10 years (three boys and one girl), America has changed so much since I left and now I am a doting grandfather of Correspondent: Dr. Michael H. LeWitt in 1978. We wish all of our friends and two girls, Magdalena (7) and Hanorah (4). 1128 Cymry Drive colleagues the best of luck and health in the Their father, one of my sons, is an attorney Berwyn, PA 19312-2042 coming year. Let us know if you’re going to with the Marines, currently stationed in 610-647-0744 be in Okinawa; there’s always a spare room San Diego. My wife and I enjoy trips to 610-993-0288 fax available.” California. [email protected] Michael LeWitt writes: “We are very “We have resided in Jenkintown, a suburb fortunate for good health, an adequate of Philadelphia, for 29 years. My wife, Ze, is

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spent in Spring Lake, N.J. I recently asked grew, so did his interest in extreme sports. Joel whether his distant Italian forebearers He became an avid skydiver with hundreds 1971 were ever winemakers, as my son (Barrett, of jumps under his belt at The Ranch in Wanted to get these few posts/notes to Class of 2006) for Christmas gave me a Gardiner, N.Y. He was passionate about you before the Jan. 15 deadline, as I will bottle of Pisano (2018) Pinot Noir, Rio the possibilities that Danbury held, the be traveling to Florida the first week of de Los Pájaros, Reserve, from the Familia ability for the town to revitalize, and had a January. Slim pickings. But, at least, the Pisano. Joel did not think so, other than vision to assist at-risk youth, veterans, and Class of 1971 correspondent is COVID-19 that many southern Italian families made those who found themselves homeless in negative, as I had to get two COVID wine for their own consumption. town. He leaves behind his sons, Wade and tests within the last 10 days so I could Our classmate and resident oenophile Keith Meeker; his daughter and son-in-law, have a small surgical procedure, and my and winemaker Mike McClintock visited Alyson and John Halas; his grandchildren first COVID test results did not make the wine regions of Argentina and Uruguay Aidan Meeker, Mila, and Layla Meeker, it in time to the surgeon’s office for the six years ago and is familiar with Joel’s and Hannah and Reese Halas. first scheduled surgery, so it had to be “unrelated” namesake Pisano wines. On Though this is a somewhat belated rescheduled a few days later, and I had to Dec. 30, 2020, Mike released his annual update, Lad Nagurney and Harold get retested, because the hospital would list of recommended wines. Email Mike Colvocoresses, after two years of trying, only accept a negative test within 48 to 72 ([email protected]) or me for his full finally got together for lunch, just before hours of surgery. Some of the unknown list. Mike still has and makes his excellent the pandemic hit. Though Harold lives less aspects of this pandemic. (and my favorite) Gateway Pinot Noir that than a mile from University of Hartford, Hotelier Lou Prevost (louis@ he brought to our 45th reunion and that I he and Lad’s schedules never seemed to mainlinehotels.com) had to close his two hope he brings to our 50th. coincide. Hopefully things might improve hotels—Radnor Hotel, 591 Lancaster Ave., P.S.: To any of the named recipients, if now that Lad is retired (sort of) once the Wayne, Pa. (610-688-5800) and Wayne I misquoted or miswrote any “fake” news, pandemic is under control. Hotel, 139 Lancaster Ave., Wayne, Pa. (610- please provide the “alternative facts” Dave Bennett was in touch and gave 687-5000) in March due to the COVID-19 corrections. a nice update of what he has done since pandemic, but was able to complete an graduating: “Looking back, I continue entire renovation of the Radnor Hotel’s Correspondent: Arthur H. Goldsmith to be proud to tell folks that I attended 173 guest rooms, and Glenmorgan Bar & 4 Melvin Terrace Lafayette. Acceptance is very competitive Grill (593 Lancaster Ave., Wayne, Pa., 610- Denmark, ME 04022-5457 and many graduates go on to notable 341-3188) and ballroom, and reopened in 207-452-2569 careers, particularly those who go on to October 2020. The Glenmorgan is open for 207-452-2568 fax further education. However, I can’t say online ordering. The food looks delicious. 617-721-7210 cell a B.A. in economics degree was any door A new Main Line restaurant called Rosalie [email protected] opener. After I got out of the Army (as is now open at Lou’s 40-room Wayne first lieutenant from Fort Riley, Kan.), I Hotel (610-977-0600). Check out Lou’s worked as a retail clerk and sold insurance, dining and lodging establishments if in the then stocks. It became evident a master’s area. Lou and his wife, Susan, have two 1972 degree in something specific was needed, daughters: Susie (Columbia), Stephanie Hello, classmates. I hope that your fall so I pursued about 12 courses toward that (Penn) and son Matt (Lafayette, 2003), and winter have passed without any health but never got the title (having a growing and eight grandchildren, the most recent, issues. I am sorry to say that I must begin family pretty much stood in the way). Palmer Julianna Prevost, born in early this update with some sad news. Fortunate for me, and likely true of a March 2020 at Penn. Harold “Hal” Meeker, 70, passed away number of Lafayette grads, there was the John Sommers has moved as of Feb. in a town he loved and deeply cared for— family business to fall back on. So, since 1, 2021, to the Dominion Valley Country Danbury, Conn. Hal was the definition 1978 I’ve been involved in international Club, 5410 Antioch Ridge Dr., Haymarket, of a Danbury Man. He was born and logistics—customs broker and freight VA 20169 ([email protected]). raised there, going through the public forwarder. I’ve worked my way up from Dominion Valley is a 55-and-over golf schools, and playing football at Danbury being a traffic clerk to branch manager and community, and John will be closer to his High School (Class of ’68) with buddies now own a small company specializing in grandchildren. He also expects to improve who became lifelong friends. He was the representing foreign buyers. In hindsight, (i.e., lower) his 18 handicap. fourth-generation owner of Meeker’s if I had to do it all again, I’d get a math or Joel Pisano ([email protected]) Hardware, a Danbury establishment in and engineering degree from Lafayette and retired from the federal of the heart of downtown. He loved history would have pursued a more professional District Court in New Jersey in 2015, and and politics. As a young father, he loved career such as teaching or as a practicing has settled in Beaufort, S.C., with summers adventuring with his kids. As his children engineer. Picking vague and introductory

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I am happy that the science of modeling and measuring how dabbling at a game called golf after a 30- program continues to exist at Lafayette. I people think. With multiple patents and year hiatus and regularly do lap swimming know for myself, it allowed me to grow books under his belt, he’s now reducing at the community pool. My two daughters as an individual and find a calling that I his time in advisory services and focusing live near Cape Canaveral—and I have am proud of and will always be glad that on developing technologies that employ four grandchildren. We moved here from I honored my country and fellow citizens. our modeling of individuals’ thinking outside of Baltimore (Freeland, Md.) in Well, that’s all for now. Stay well, send me structures. See more from Bob on May 2019 and have spent a good amount of updates, and look forward to better times LeopardLink at tinyurl.com/LeopardLink. time organizing two houses we bought (one ahead. Go Pards. Joann Sagarin Kansier retired in 2006 is rented, we live in the other) at St. James.” as a senior executive with the Federal Howie Herbert was in contact and Correspondent: Frank T. Julia Jr. Aviation Administration and then became a is doing well. He promises a lengthier 20403 Sawgrass Drive director at Grant Thornton, LLC. In 2008, update soon. Montgomery Village she, together with husband Bill and their Gunard Travaglini says, “I continue Gaithersburg, MD 20886-4599 springer spaniels, moved to Williamsburg, to stay engaged with Lafayette through [email protected] Va. She’s now volunteering as an executive our Delta Upsilon annual golf outing and partner at William and Mary and as a tutor through support of the cheerleading squad for Literacy for Life. In reaction to the where my two daughters, Sheena ’05 pandemic, she corralled a group of friends and Letitia ’07, were each two-year co- 1973 and started “Stir Crazy in Williamsburg,” captains. With our latest addition this Continuing our 50-year retrospective (and which last year raised $8,000 for a local past April, my wife, Susan, and I now have starting to look ahead to June 2023!): On organization supporting survivors of five grandchildren, four boys and a girl. I campus, spring of 1971 was quieter than domestic and sexual violence. continue to work for our family-owned the previous spring. (Anti-war activities After 40 years in industrial air specialty steel business.” continued, but were less consuming control work with Engineers Without Your intrepid class correspondent than the 1970 strike.) The main topic of Borders in Uganda, and an early (forced) cannot complain (or at least no more than conversation seemed to be about what retirement from Bechtel, Mark Sankey normal). All continues to go well for my major we’d all be declaring. became a semi-retired guy. But he kept wife, Bonnie, and me. We are continuing We also got some 50-year history with writing out of his home in Frederick, Md. to follow health protocols and keeping last fall’s Zoomcast about Lafayette’s This year, he published a spiritual history of ourselves safe. Usually, our fall is one of journey to coeducation. Pete Newman and America, The River of God—Always Flowing. trips to family and friends. Unfortunately, Bob Weiner, emeritus professor of history, The book is on Amazon, of course. that was not the way of it this year. We kept led a fascinating look back. It was also Allen Zebrowski has been living in busy with some house and garden projects. enjoyable to spot classmates through the El Paso and working for himself since The holidays were relatively quiet, and magic of Zoom—it felt like they (including finishing grad school in geological sciences we had fun doing some Christmas cookie George Kaplan, Larry Fast, and Judy and metallurgy at University of Texas at baking this year. Even though we couldn’t Thomson) were in the next room or at the El Paso. He has been an equity partner visit, we could still leave plates of goodies next desk in class. in several Mexican startup mining and on the steps of friends and neighbors and In other news . . . Rich Mayer claims exploration companies. He says that his wave when they came to the door. I did to have field-proven the effectiveness of wife, Ana Maria, who’s from Chihuahua, attend the virtual meeting about ROTC at the Lafayette “Spots” protective mask. Mexico, is his trusted and astute adviser. Lafayette in January. While Lafayette does He refereed a fencing prospect who Their kids are “all over the map,” both not have its own program (it is a satellite subsequently tested COVID-positive. geographically and career-wise: one son’s of Lehigh), the numbers have come back “I tested negative, and will continue a graduate of USC law school and works up so that there is a semiautonomous to proudly wear the mask at future for a law firm in Los Angeles. Another son, company at Lafayette within the battalion competitions until we’re vaccinated.” Aleksey Zebrowski ’16, works in Boston at Lehigh. The meeting had two students Bob Smith seems to qualify as another after completing a chemical engineering from Lafayette speak about the program; of our class polymaths. After graduating degree. Their daughter is a UTEP grad they really were impressive. If you recall, and moving to California, he completed working on marine terminals in Houston.

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Al writes, “I/we are always open to becoming an assistant vice president friendships, helping out, and teamwork at Chemical Bank in New York. Randi with our classmates.” then moved to Switzerland, where she 1975 Joseph M. “Joe” Lane died peacefully concentrated on being a housewife. When December snowstorm, COVID-19, and Nov. 22, 2020. At Lafayette he was an she returned to the United States, Randi vaccines—it’s certainly a mixed bag economics major, a member of Phi moved to Cary, N.C., to be near her for what has turned out to be a very Gamma Delta, and a defensive back younger brother, and shortly thereafter challenging year. I hope this column finds on the football team. Karl Rookstool her sister also moved there. She worked as you well, safe, and healthy as we turn the recalls, “Joe had a great sense of humor a paralegal until her cancer returned. page to 2021. and was one tough cookie on the football During her remission, Randi lived life Retirements and babies seem to be the field.” Stan Johnson elaborated, “On to the fullest, traveling to Cuba, Vietnam, big news this time! the freshman football team, the rest of Japan, New Zealand, Hungary, Iceland, Pat McBride Haines, my former us quickly realized he was the standard Norway, China, Taiwan, and even roommate and dear friend, has sent in the of excellence we all needed to strive for. Antarctica. Back home, Randi attended following report from south Jersey: “I am He was fast, smart, quick to the ball, Carolina Hurricane hockey games, the working remotely, profoundly grateful durable, and a devastating tackler.” After Carolina Ballet, opera, symphony, and that I am still able to be a productive graduation, Joe completed an MBA at our museums, and enjoyed eating out at contributor to the work of the Board of rival school down the road, negotiated interesting or exotic restaurants. Randi was Pensions of the Presbyterian Church. I will contracts at Ingersoll Rand, and later a cat lover, providing a home to as many never prefer virtual work to the in-person served as VP for enterprise development as three cats at the same time. Randi was experience, but I don’t mind a one-floor at Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Joe close to her brothers and sister, with whom commute or wearing slippers instead of real stayed involved with Lafayette throughout she shared many good times right up to shoes! his life, including living on College Hill the end of her life. dignitymemorial.com/ “Our ‘bubble’ includes our daughter, her and mentoring students interested in obituaries/apex-nc/randi-gordon-9948247 husband, and their two children (ages 3 and entrepreneurship. Stan Johnson wrote, Rick Engel brought to my attention 1). They are both teachers—one teaching “Though a quiet and modest man, Joe was the passing of Doug Bracher, who entirely remotely (from her classroom), and always there to help and became a trusted lived in Downingtown, Pa., at Chester the other teaching in a hybrid environment. friend.” See Joe’s obituary at tinyurl.com/ County Hospital Oct. 13, 2020. Doug Their 3-year-old comes to us every morning JoeLane73. was a member of Theta Chi fraternity at so that ‘Gaga’ can take him to preschool. In the last edition, I mentioned Jack Lafayette and graduated with a degree ‘Pop’ (aka Bruce Haines ’73), who is in Sullivan’s role as chair of our 50-year class in metallurgical engineering. Doug had his fifth year of retirement, picks him up gift fund and suggested reaching out to retired in 2019 after working many years every day and takes care of the 1-year-old him with any questions. However, his in the steel and heating industries. He all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It has contact info was removed for space reasons: was a member and former trustee of First been a joy to experience this kind of daily [email protected]. Check Presbyterian Church in West Chester. relationship, but I’m not going to lie—the with Jack about the scholarship fund. Send Doug enjoyed coaching his daughter’s old life of periodic trips and more regular me your news! softball team, sailing with friends on the golf for Bruce was pretty nice too! The two Northeast River, and spending time with trips we lost in 2020 were to Morocco and Correspondent: Chris Wain his family at his vacation home at Long Italy. They are now on our post-vaccine 11875 SW Belmont Terrace Beach Island, N.J. Doug is survived by his list. We are really missing the other half Beaverton, OR 97008-6327 wife, Sandra, three daughters, and five of our family—a son and daughter-in-law 503-641-0553 grandchildren. who live in D.C. They have children the [email protected] same age and have appropriately taken the Correspondent: Edward K. DeHope ‘stay home’ recommendation very seriously. 75 Fairwood Road They are managing very challenging jobs Madison, NJ 07940-1460 and parenting without any nearby family as 1974 973-377-7338 support. This column brings sad news. Randi [email protected] “I have had regular contact with Betsy Gordon died at the hospice of Duke Garlen Arrison, who was also a high Raleigh Hospital Dec. 15, 2020, after a 14- school classmate. She and I are on a year battle with cancer. After graduation planning committee together for our from Lafayette College, Randi worked as 50th high school reunion, which will an auditor for a “Big Eight” accounting hopefully happen next fall. Betsy and Chip firm and later worked her way up to Harpster ’73 have occupied themselves

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during the pandemic with a wonderful and miss the change of seasons (except the reception, which has been postponed until construction project—an addition to their snow) but must admit I can get used to fall 2021. All the best to the happy couple. Maine cabin. They can easily get back and 72-degree days in December!” Deb looks Barb also would like to remind our class forth from Doylestown, Pa., to oversee the forward to our 45th reunion, whenever that of the celebration of the 50th anniversary work since Chip pilots his very own plane.” may be. of coeducation at Lafayette College (First Elsie Rogers Davis and Neil Davis Tom “OJ” Odjakjian passed along the Women of Lafayette). Many classmates report double big news! Their daughter news that Susan Barnes Carras was have been on Zoom for various events so Kate, a 2009 Lafayette graduate, and recognized by Connect Media as one of far, like a virtual toast in September and her husband, Dave, are expecting in the 2020 Women in Real Estate Award January’s panel presentation of The Threads March 2021. Son Mark Davis ’12 and winners. As senior managing director That Tie Us Together, and there will be a his wife, Emily Moore ’11, are also in JLL’s Washington, D.C., office, Sue March Zoom at the Council of Lafayette expecting the end of January 2021. Neil is an expert in leading debt and equity Women Conference hosting a panel retired at the end of 2019 from Maryland transactions across all asset classes as well focusing on women athletics at Lafayette. TEDCO—a Maryland seed investment as an inspiration to those who know her. It is a momentous year. Come celebrate! and entrepreneur resources organization Through her dedication, hard work, and Henry Cauley, now known as “Hank,” where he worked for six years. Neil a mastery of the lending and equity space, has been living with his wife, Michelle, and Elsie managed to get in two great she rose through the ranks and cemented in northern Virginia for the last 27 years. ski trips (Maine and Utah) prior to the a distinguished reputation for herself in They have two sons and a granddaughter pandemic. Neil has kept his toe in the tech the industry. Sue has successfully helped who live close to Hank and Michelle. innovation sector by advising startups dozens of professionals, while having Hank’s daughter is just finishing law school. and entrepreneur support organizations. tremendous success as a broker having Hank started a new organization called In October, Neil joined the University closed over $10 billion in capital market Nature for Justice (N4J), which is focused of Maryland Baltimore graduate school transactions for many premier clients since on helping certain communities most program as a part-time program director returning to the workforce in 2009. Our affected by the climate crisis to adapt to and lecturer, where he is developing and congratulations to Sue on this great honor. climate change. A short blog that Hank managing a new four-course certificate Mike Kadjeski shared the news that recently wrote called “Thrive Thorough in science and medical innovation. First he, his wife, Louise Weikel ’77, and Bob Reinvention” provides some insight on course will be offered in September 2021. O’Brien and his wife, Linda, have booked the winding path from Lafayette chemical And, Elsie and Neil have challenged Carol another European river cruise for June— engineer to starting Nature for Justice, Pescatore Harpster and her husband, from Basel, Switzerland, to Amsterdam which is based in Costa Rica, with an Joe Harpster ’73, to a post-pandemic golf on the Rhine. Mike writes, “Let’s hope Australian colleague. Hank has remained match. Challenge accepted and game on! these promising vaccines will gain control in close contact with rugby players from Pat Lessig Taylor reports that she of this horrible COVID crisis. When not his era: Jim Fisher, Rich Foley, Oscar retired at the end of 2019 and husband, cruising, I’ve been working twice a week at Huettner, and Rick Nawalinski among Jeff Taylor ’73, retired at the end of 2020. the Ecumenical Food Pantry in Harrisburg, others. A few years ago, they celebrated the Like most of us, the Taylor family has been Pa. Kudos to our classmates working in founding of the Rugby Club at a Lafayette staying healthy and minimizing contact the medical field during these challenging reunion. Hank reports that about 20 with others to get through this pandemic. times.” former players showed up and that they, Hopefully by the next column, the notwithstanding the passage of time, pandemic will be under control. Correspondent: Susan Krieger Harris remain legends in their own minds. [email protected] Jan O’Sullivan says, “A few years ago, I Correspondent: Carol Pescatore Harpster Correspondent: Betsy Huston Fadem joined the American Friends of Lafayette 6 Wayland Drive [email protected] (friendsoflafayette.org), and it has been an Verona, NJ 07044-2329 enriching experience in many ways. The [email protected] group has close ties to Lafayette College, and one of our local members offers talks 1977 so that current students can get to know Barbara Levy and Joe Hollander are happy General Lafayette even better. I am now 1976 to announce the wedding of their daughter the assistant editor of the AFL’s Gazette, a Deb Heller writes that she has retired Rachel (Class of 2011) to Greg Shillinglaw twice-yearly publication offering all sorts to Florida after many years in IT in the Nov. 22, 2020. The happy couple were of interesting articles on Lafayette and insurance industry in Connecticut, most married in Barb’s backyard in an intimate the group’s events. We also work closely recently with Stanley Black & Decker. She and joyful setting. The family looks with The Lafayette Trail, which has added, “I did not see myself as a Floridian forward to some serious celebrating at the just started installing historical markers

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along the path of Lafayette’s 1824-1825 therapist who is married and the mother of while she was visiting her son who lives near Farewell Tour (thelafayettetrail.org). The their 3-year-old grandson, Ethan. As with me in Austin, Texas. We postponed getting 200th anniversary is coming up soon, and so many of us, the holidays this year were together, but looked forward to a visit when Lafayette will be in the news! If you are like very limited with everyone trying to stay she returned to Austin later this year. Oh, I was, thinking that you only superficially safe, but Randy and Barb visit Louisville how I regret not making those plans with know your alma mater’s namesake, check as much as possible. Although not too Jane, and it serves as a reminder not to put out these resources! Also, once we can many alum friends are close to Kentucky, things off with friends and family! start traveling again, the AFL has annual Randy reports that he keeps in touch with In September, Bob Baer shared meetings and other gatherings in locations Phi Gam brothers Tom Padilla and Ben news that our classmate Daniel E. pertinent to Lafayette, including one in Chrin. The last words of Randy’s message McIntyre III passed away Aug. 31, 2020, conjunction with the Yorktown Victory were, “See you in Easton sometime,” which at his home in Roland Park, Md. Raised in Celebration every October. Last year, at sounds just great to me! Short Hills, N.J., Dan was a 1974 graduate the annual meeting in Savannah, I was As the class correspondent, I receive the of Seton Hall Preparatory School. He delighted to spend time again with Prof. good news and sometimes the sad. With earned a B.A. in economics from Lafayette Jean-Pierre Cap. Besides the AFL, I a heavy heart, I pass along the news that and was a brother at Zeta Psi fraternity. volunteer on the boards of my local library our classmate Jane Miller Whitehouse After college, Dan went on to obtain and historical society, and for the last 21 tragically died in a moped accident while his law degree in 1981 from Seton Hall years with the AARP Tax-Aide program, at her home in Schroon Lake, N.Y., Aug. University Law School. Dan worked for which provides free tax assistance. 21, 2020. Born and raised in Williamsport, the Securities and Exchange Commission Pa., she was a 1974 graduate of Muncy High in New York City before joining the Correspondent: Michael Margello School. She earned a B.S. degree in biology Manhattan law firm of Sage Gray Todd & 1575 Rising Way at Lafayette and also swam competitively in Sims, where he honed his litigation skills. Mountainside, NJ 07092-1600 the butterfly stroke. Jane went on to receive After moving to Baltimore in 1989, he 908-317-5440 her master’s degree in environmental joined Alex. Brown & Sons as assistant [email protected] health sciences from Harvard University. general counsel, advising the retail She was president and CEO of Whitehouse division and later the investment banking Associates, a consulting firm specializing group. Following that, Dan managed the in industrial health and safety, working legal department at Deutsche Bank until 1978 with companies throughout the entire being sent to London in 2002, where he After penning our class column for about United States. Jane was also president headed a team of 25 investment banking 10 years, Randy Shafer understands how of the Capital District Swim Officials lawyers around the world. While riding happy I was to receive his news to share organization and officiated swim and his bicycle in London in 2007, Dan with ’78 classmates. He wrote in to say diving meets. Jane loved spending time was struck by a motorist, leaving him that he retired in July 2020 after “they with friends and family at her home on paralyzed from the chest down. Using made me an offer I couldn’t refuse,” and so Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks, where a wheelchair, he continued working retirement started about one year earlier she was an avid slalom water-skier and remotely for Deutsche Bank until last year, than he had originally planned. Since kayaker. Jane’s friends and family are when he retired after being diagnosed his Lafayette years, Randy spent most heartbroken at the loss of this beautiful, with the brain tumor that ended his life. I of his professional life in the aluminum vibrant, loving life. Small memorials will be was struck by the words of his colleague industry, most recently managing a plant held to celebrate her life in Troy, N.Y., and who said: “What always distinguished in Kentucky. He and his wife, Barb, have Pennsylvania. Please check her Facebook Dan from others was his casual elegance, called Richmond, Ky., their home since for further details. Donations may be his dignity, and his élan—in a word, his 1989. Barb retired from her job as a high made in her honor to the Double H Ranch, grace,” said Robert E. Patterson, deputy school athletic director about five years ago, which caters to disabled and seriously ill general counsel at Citizens Bank in so in the midst of the COVID quarantine, children, at doublehranch.org/donate. The Boston and a former colleague. “It was the Shafers find themselves with lots of Class of ’78 extends sincere condolences that quality, I believe, that served him time but no place to go! Randy says they to Jane’s son, Ryan Whitehouse, and her so well as a lawyer and when he and his are patiently waiting for the vaccine to brothers, Randy Miller and Tom Miller. family most needed it. As his friends have make things better in 2021 so they can View the full obituary from the Albany said, he was the best of us.” Dan was a travel and hopefully attend some events Times Union at legacy.com/us/obituaries/ familiar presence in Roland Park, rolling at Lafayette. The Shafers have two grown timesunion-albany/name/jane-whitehouse- along Roland Avenue in his wheelchair. daughters who both live in Louisville. obituary?pid=196715027 He enjoyed mowing his own lawn and Their oldest daughter, Katie, is a teacher, On a personal note, I want to add that making home repairs. He also liked sitting and their youngest, Meghan, is a physical Jane contacted me via Facebook last spring on his back deck reading the newspaper

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and lunching on a hot dog while listening celebrate 50 years of coeducation, keep few startup companies. He has been asked to Frank Sinatra. Dan’s many activities on the lookout. Some of our classmates to serve as a trustee member on Lafayette’s included coaching Little League both in and I participated in a Zoom call in Presidential Search Committee. Sue is busy London and Baltimore; board member at November, which gave some perspective with spiritual direction and counseling and Saint Frances Academy and the Roland on the first classes that included women. serves on the council for their parish. Park Community Foundation; member Also, Lafayette has organized an online Bonnie McCorkindale moved into of the Maryland Club, communicant at book club. Currently we are reading Bear a new job at Prudential, in the global St. Ignatius Catholic Church, and he Town by Fredrik Backman. Discussions technology group as an agile coach. Her was also the chairman of the Maryland are facilitated by a group leader. Finally, home office is in Roseland, N.J. She has Governor’s Commission on Disabilities. you can visit Skillman Library’s Special been at Prudential for 10 years and really The Class of ’78 offers sincere condolences Collections digitally. The Marquis de enjoying her new role. She is in a doctoral to his wife of 30 years, Cynthia, and Lafayette Prints Collection includes more program at Drew University in a religious their children, Liam, Peter, and Cecily. than 650 digitized images drawn from the studies/social justice program. She is Dan is also survived by his parents collections at Skillman Library and the about halfway done! Her intended area of and five siblings. Due to the pandemic, Lafayette College Art Collection. research is on the topic of homelessness. memorial services for Dan have not Bonnie’s great love is taking care of horses been announced yet. View the full Correspondent: Susan Sheehan Lee at a local barn, where on weekends she obituary at baltimoresun.com/obituaries/ 1209 Wisteria Drive volunteers as a groom and barn hand and bs-md-ob-daniel-mcintyre-20200914- Malvern, PA 19355-9736 recently started taking riding lessons. ijl4r2upffcu7b5irpifwunoky-story.html [email protected] Last September, Bonnie met Geoff This is the third column that I have Birmingham, and they have been spending written during the COVID pandemic time together. and hopefully the last until we can all get Ana Duarte McCarthy is chairing the back to our new normal in 2021. In the 1981 diversity, equity, and inclusion task force meantime, be safe and well everyone! Christopher Esse has released a four- for her local YMCA, where she serves album rock opera called Resonance available on the board. She also was appointed to Correspondent: Carol Coffey Tarsa on all major streaming services under his a newly formed task force on diversity 4401 Vail Divide name. If you like Bowie and Pink Floyd, and inclusion in her community. After Austin, TX 78738 check it out and let him know what you 21 years at Citicorp, Ana is now at [email protected] think! Forte Foundation, which is focused on Carl DiPiazza and his wife, Lori, advancing more women leaders in business. became grandparents in November. Ana’s daughter, Alissa, works at Prudential Their oldest daughter, Sara, gave birth to as a human resource analyst. 1979 Giuliana Grace, “Gigi.” Sara is a senior In August 2019, Carol Rowlands manager at FPMG. Daughter Jacqueline retired as assistant vice president Correspondent: Barbara L. Siegel works for the NY Rangers in fan of enrollment management at the [email protected] engagement and alumni relations. Lori College. She had been in the admissions retired from nursing after 37 years—33 department for 35 years! Carol received years as an ICU nurse. Carl has been busy her master’s degree in counseling from working at his law practice. Villanova. During Carol’s tenure, she 1980 Tony and Susan DePhillips ’83 was successful in supporting Lafayette Happy spring to all! The winter months Fernandez moved last year within in reaching its goal of recruiting and brought scarce news from our classmates. Ridgefield, Conn., to be closer to enrolling the best students. Congrats! Or perhaps news was sent using snail mail their town. They are enjoying being Keeping our fingers crossed that reunion and has yet to make its way to my mailbox. grandparents to their first grandchild, weekend 2021 in June will be held for our In any case, I believe we may all have Leo, who turned 1 Dec. 23. Daughter Elise, 40th! Will keep you updated. gotten to the point where reorganizing the husband Andrew, and Leo live in Plymouth, closets or delighting in our adult children Mich. Their eldest daughter, Christina, Correspondent: Laura Isken Doyle being home have lost their shine. If you and husband Max are expecting their 703-255-1570 have a moment, feel free to drop me a line first child at the end of January. They live [email protected] about what you plan to do once we all are closer in Brookfield, Conn. Their youngest able to move about more. In the meantime, daughter, Anna, is a senior at Boston if you haven’t taken advantage of any of College. Tony is busy with various boards, the programs Lafayette has offered to public and nonprofit, and working with a

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life as a primary assistant to renowned In this unprecedented time of COVID, sculptor Mark Mennin in a beautiful part we so appreciate your sharing and welcome 1982 of Connecticut. And, son No. 2 is a rising more stories—and perhaps we’ll have Boy, 2020 was a tough year, and 2021 isn’t junior financial analyst at J&J. I’ve resigned in-person family reunions, celebrations, shaping up to be much better. Imagine my position as principal curator with the and travel in the very near future. In the any one of your Pard classmates, sitting Petrucci Family Foundation, where in just meantime, stay safe and healthy! at home, waiting for the mailman to shy of eight years I identified and accrued deliver the most current issue of Lafayette over 420 works of African American art. Correspondent: Ann Marie DeProspo Weeks magazine. When it finally arrives, they I’ll be joining the board of arts organization 16 University Ave. rip open the nonbiodegradable plastic, Rush Arts Philadelphia and lending Hamilton, NY 13346-1320 sense that new magazine smell, and flip decades of experiences as artist, educator, 315-824-1230 immediately to the Class of ’82 column. curator, and program builder to their [email protected] But wait—there’s nothing there because mission of making the arts and creative Correspondent: Nancy Telliho no one sent in an update. One more expression accessible to underserved 60 Riverside Drive, 12B disappointment in a tough, tough year. communities and emerging artists of color New York, NY 10024 Not one update! On the plus side, that in the Philadelphia region. I look forward 212-579-5448 provides me with more time to watch the to reigniting my passion as a full-time [email protected] news and contemplate cleaning out the visual artist going forward. Like most, life basement—as I’ve been contemplating during coronavirus is a patchwork quilt of it for 15 months now. I’m hoping at least emotions, dread, hope, and a rewiring of a few of you can rally for the next issue what constitutes ‘normal.’ In the future I 1984 and either send me something right after was incapable of seeing while at Lafayette, Dallas Hetherington reports that he you read this or right after getting the I’m doing better than OK and accepting just joined C-Change Conversations, reminder email. I am sure many of you blessings as they come.” a Princeton-based not-for-profit. He really wanted to write in and just got Susan Volpicella-Levy writes: “I’m still develops and presents science-based distracted with weddings, marriages, working as a solo family physician. I’m climate presentations for various audiences. grandkids, graduations, children attending seeing a lot of COVID patients virtually Rich Howden is still involved with college, etc. Oh wait, that’s what you’re and in person in the hospital. It’s been a national commercial real estate as well supposed to update your classmates stressful time to say the least, but hopefully as commercial art in public forums. His about. At least I know I can count on Joe things will get better soon with the release work takes him to Chile, Beverly Hills, Skladany to send in an update for the next of the vaccines. I got mine and had no Princeton, Seattle, and the tri-state area. issue. How about you? We all need a little side effects. I’m still training in American He is currently launching a new venture, diversion, so don’t wait; write in now! smooth and rhythm dance and hope to get Swiss Cocktails LLC, which features a line back to the competition floor when the of pre-mixed cocktails. Correspondent: Robert J. Meindl Jr. pandemic situation improves.” Kris Huber Rudisill writes that during 40 Tall Pine Dr, Unit 10 Ellen Poriles Weiler enjoyed teaching Lehigh-Lafayette Week the respective Sudbury, MA 01776, “Stir Crazy: Cocktails for Happy Pards” in Alumni Relations offices sponsored a virtual 508-259-2232 October as part of Lafayette’s ConnectEd trivia contest. The 22 teams were made up of [email protected] virtual learning community. She is excited alumni from both schools. Our Sigma Kappa about the upcoming Council of Lafayette team took first place! Congratulations to Women (CLW) Conference to take place in Diane Gaglia Gottschalk, Maureen Davis 1983 March 2021. Mark your calendars. Bibeau, Paula Polgardy Kumpf, and Kris Alice Curtis Noland let us know that, Huber Rudisill.  2 On an overall scoring Nancy Telliho reports that she is still as a result of Kappa Sigma virtual pubnites basis, Lafayette 692 and Lehigh 386. Well spending much of her time in New Jersey during the COVID shutdown, she and done, Pards! between her family COVID pod and Chris Hugel reconnected. Chris retired The annual Ocean Grove gathering of caregiving duties, while counting the days after 30 years of practicing law and moved Sigma Kappa sisters occurred in August until she is vaccinated, moves back to NYC to Atlanta, where Alice lives. Alice is also 2020. The women who participated were full time, and journeys through the global retired and almost an empty-nester with Maureen Davis Bibeau, Daphne Ferenczi travel gates when opened once again after her youngest son. Well, the happy couple Galvin, Diane Gaglia Gottschalk, Paula the world is vaccinated. is now engaged to be married in April 2021! Polgardy Kumpf, Kris Huber Rudisill, and We heard from Berrisford Boothe, who They hope to travel together as soon as Nancy Bennett Gallagher. is now entering the “empty nest” stage possible. Such great good news for these Paul Casalaspi is director of IT at the of life. He says: “Son No. 1 is making a times—congrats to Alice and Chris! Library of Virginia. He has shared a photo

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of him and his colleague Kathy Stewart an organization called Braver Angels, joy to people.” The Carinos have welcomed Jordan ’91. Kathy is director of digital which seeks to heal the divisiveness in the visitors from near and far, including Peggy initiatives and web presence. country. Schiller ’84 and her family, who drove Point Pleasant Beach has been a great from Florida to spend Christmas with her Correspondent: Glenn C. Slavin, Esq. pandemic location. A big outdoor project son who is working as a pharmaceutical Slavin & Morse, LLC was finished late 2019, so the new deck, researcher in New Jersey. As for “giving 234 Main St. yard, and front porch have come in handy. back” efforts, visitors to Lights on Myrtle Woodbridge, NJ 07095 We lost our awesome dog, Dynamo, in contributed over $1,700 for the local 732-726-3307 June (17+ years old) but adopted 13-year-old animal shelter. [email protected] Pumpkin. Cheslea expressed “big thanks to In closing, we remember two classmates. the Lafayette alum in the health care field Sarah Barton Hunter of North Palm helping us get through this.” Beach, Fla., and formerly of Chestnut Hill, During a video call with Caitlyn de Pa., passed away suddenly June 18, 2019. 1985 la Haba, Lafayette’s softball coach, the Sarah was 56. Sarah attended Springside 2021! Finally. As this new year gets current team, and some alumnae members, School, where she was part of the class underway, stay safe and healthy. To our including Jessica Biamonte ’87 and of 1981. Sarah excelled at field hockey, health care, essential worker, and first Mary Chlopecki ’87, they realized it basketball, and lacrosse while at Springside responder classmates, we extend our was both our classes’ 35th reunion year and was part of the undefeated 1980 Hall continued appreciation. as well as the 35th anniversary of the of Fame lacrosse team. Sarah attended Jeanne Manning posted to softball team’s East Coast Conference Lafayette College, where she was recruited LeopardLink that she and her husband, Pat, championship, which was a real Cinderella to play field hockey and lacrosse. She was relocated from the Chicago area to sunny story. The alumnae mapped out that they also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Denver. After raising three children in live within minutes of each other and have sorority. After graduating from Lafayette, Hinsdale, Ill., and watching them graduate connected after the call. Sarah worked for Deloitte Haskins & Sells from college, the Mannings decided to Not many of us can lay claim to having in Philadelphia before moving to New York have fun in a new place. They are now our home featured as the lead story in City, where she worked for Money magazine, enjoying a new part of the country, in the real estate section of a prestigious The New York Botanical Gardens, and The particular hiking and skiing again. Jeanne newspaper. This past Dec. 18, Marijeanne New England Society. Sarah moved from reconnected with classmate Wendy Marks Seeley Carino’s Montclair, N.J., home, New York to Florida in 2013. She is survived Miller, who also lives in Denver. and son Matt, made headlines. Inspired by her sister, Rosalie L. Hunter of Chestnut Pete Demers, a certified employee by a love of lights and holiday lighting at Hill, her brother-in-law, Joseph Grasso, benefits specialist, started a new position Disney and Zoo, Matt began her nephew and godson, R. Hunter Ferry, in October as area vice president at Arthur hanging Christmas lights outside their and her niece, Taylor L. Ferry. Sarah was J. Gallagher & Co., a U.S.-based global home when he was in second grade. Each predeceased by her mother, Ann G. Fisher insurance brokerage and risk management year, the display grew, and eventually lights Hunter, and her father, Alfred R. Hunter Jr. services firm. covered the entire front of their house and Karen Cedzidlo of Woodland Park, N.J., Nanci Hargreaves Ziegler sent word yard. Meanwhile, Matt studied lighting passed away Feb. 9, 2020. Karen worked that she and husband Brent recently moved and design at Pace University. The annual at Panasonic Corp. of North America in to Connestee Falls in Brevard, N.C. They display, now called Lights on Myrtle a variety of roles for 35 years and was one discovered Teri and Paul Komar ’60 are (check out their Facebook page), was of the first women to achieve the title of their new neighbors. featured on the cover of the Dec. 18 director/executive. She served for three Cheslea Wechsler sent news from Sunday New York Times Real Estate section. years as vice president for court-appointed Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., that after nytimes.com/2020/12/18/realestate/holiday- special advocates for children of Bergen 35 years with AT&T Labs, she took lights.html nytimes.com/2020/12/18/ County. Karen volunteered her time advantage of a layoff to leave AT&T. realestate/tips-for-hanging-outdoor- serving other charities and programs for Her husband is a high school teacher holiday-lights. young girls. Predeceased by her mother, managing the remote learning landscape. The display, with planning started in Joan (nee Lesko,) she is survived by her Despite landing several job offers and January and installation commencing in father, Stan Cedzidlo; brothers Richard contemplating the “realness” of those September, included over 100,000 lights. Cedzidlo (Renata), Martin Cedzidlo, offers, Cheslea realized she liked her The family’s hope is to create something Stephen Cedzidlo (Krystn), and nephews freedom more, even during a pandemic magical that can be enjoyed by people and nieces Matthew, Katharine, Caroline, when there’s not a lot to do. She’s dabbled in their town while giving back to the Helen, Joseph, Michael, and Liliana. in more data science, reading, class- community. The feedback has been Memorial donations in memory of Karen taking, exercise, and general interest overwhelming, with many commenting can be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering areas since retiring. Cheslea is exploring that “this year, we need something to bring Cancer Center or Autism Speaks.

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Our extended condolences to their for June 2-4, 2021.* I think the asterisk is families. because we’re not yet sure if it’ll be safe to Classmates, stay well, creative, hopeful, hold an in-person reunion. The College 1988 and kind. How have you passed the might come up with alternate plans, so stay Hoping everyone is staying well! In pandemic? What have you learned? What tuned! January, I participated in Lafayette’s have you read? What have you built? What Please send in your updates to share Biopharmaceutical Career Track talking have you baked? Let us know. with the class. It’s easy to lose touch after to about 30 current students about my all these years, but it’s great to read about career in pharma, lessons learned, and how Correspondent: Sandy Kazinski one another’s personal and professional Lafayette prepared me. One of the students 444 E. 75th St., Apt. 9H achievements and interests. Don’t be a who emailed me after the session to learn New York, NY 10021-3448 stranger. Let us know what you’re up to. more was Danielle Lemisch ’23, daughter [email protected] of Adam Lemisch. He and I reconnected Correspondent: Karen F. Bush soon after. He’s in the New Rochelle area 1119 Leigh Mill Road in New York, works at Tutor Perini, a Great Falls, VA 22066-2202 construction and engineering company, 1986 703-757-1884 and is married and has two kids. He guest Hello, classmates! I am hopeful that 2021 [email protected] lectures occasionally in engineering at will bring much joy and opportunity to the College and has spent a lot of time all of us as we slowly but surely reemerge on campus recently, of course, with his from the shroud and devastation of daughter there now. the pandemic. Before we get there, 1987 In January, Frank Tournour, in listen to one of our classmates, Diane It’s safe to say that these months since the recognition of his contributions to the Schildknecht Salter, who sent a front- previous issue of the alumni magazine have practice of family law, received the 2020 line memo to our class in December: “I been the craziest ever. Clearly that chaos Edward Schoifet Family Law Award was a biology major at Lafayette, but in resulted in all members of the Class of ’87 presented by the Family Law Section of the 1999 became a registered nurse, where I failing to find time to keep Ed apprised of Middlesex County (N.J.) Bar Association. have been working in the field for 21 years. their comings and goings. No problem! Frank practices in East Brunswick, and his I obtained my master’s degree in 2015 in My New Year’s resolution for 2021 is firm is devoted to the practice of family nursing administration and leadership. “forgive and forget” (replacing my old law. After graduating from Lafayette with Currently, I am the director of surgical standby “judge and judge again”). his degree in government and law, he services at WellSpan Health Ephrata Your neglectfulness now thoroughly graduated from Temple University School Community Hospital in Lancaster forgiven and forgotten, buried deep of Law with a J.D. in 1991. Congratulations, County, Pa. I am also an independent in the filthy soil to rot, you may find a Frank! consultant for a company called the virtue-dependent quantity of guilt-free Beth Freebairn writes that her oldest Healthy Workforce Institute, where enjoyment keeping up with our classmates son got married Aug. 8, 2020. It was small, I travel around the country working by visiting the “Lafayette College Class of hot as heck, but very wonderful. And her with hospitals to eliminate bullying and 1987” group page on Facebook. As of this youngest just bought a house with his incivility in health care. I have always writing, this chatty group is 309 members girlfriend in Hoboken, N.J. Beth is working loved my profession, but I have never been strong. Easy, breezy, beautiful originator/ full time at home (as many of us are!) with prouder to work in health care as I am now. moderator Martie Smith Byrd keeps the her job at Chubb and doing some teaching It has been a long nine months, but every carefree banter flowing. It’s like someone of yoga and BodyPump. day I see the sacrifices that are being made figured out how to make the classified ads Julie Sielicki says she wants COVID-19 by all of us in order to care for those who in mid-1980s issues of The Lafayette way over so she can travel again. She had plans have been affected by the pandemic. Even more interactive and incrementally more to go to Australia and New Zealand, but members of my own team have become ill substantial. COVID-19 nixed those plans. I hear you, with COVID-19. I continue to ask for our And now till we meet again, adios, au Julie! We were supposed to go to Greece communities to pray for those on the front revoir, auf (good night)! and the Galapagos last year, but we took a lines, and please, always thank a health couple of U.S. RV trips instead. care provider when you see them. The Correspondent: Edward I. Ackerman Stu Kim is vice president, regulatory support truly has been tremendous!” If 72 Putnam St., #B affairs and legal affairs at NorthStar you wish to send Diane a note directly, her Needham, MA 02494-2225 Medical Radioisotopes LLC in the email address is [email protected]. [email protected] Chicago area. 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teenagers, a dog and two cats. Her son invasive surgical approach. ApiFix gained also founded the bipartisan 2020 animal is a freshman at Penn State. She’s a FDA approval via a Humanitarian Device protection caucus and is vice chair of the certified professional résumé writer, and Exemption (HDE) in August 2019. SE delegation. she’s also certified in DISC behavior and Paul received a bachelor of science degree communications consulting. in mechanical engineering and a master of Correspondent: Andrew W. Kennedy Stay safe, and here’s hoping to have science degree in mechanical engineering [email protected] the pandemic behind us in time for our and biomechanics from Case Western Correspondent: John Donovan next (35th) reunion in a couple of years Reserve University. He holds 12 U.S. [email protected] ( June 2023). patents for various medical devices and technologies. Correspondent: Tim Hylan Paul lives with his wife and teenage 29 Red Spring Lane daughters on the south shore of Boston, 1990 Glen Cove, NY 11542-1752 Mass., where he and his family are [email protected] also active with community service Correspondent: Matt Sinclair commitments. He claims to do some of his 146 Salter St. best thinking while fishing or running half Springfield, NJ 07081 1989 marathons. 973-218-0736 Melissa Shusterman  14 won [email protected] Welcome to class notes, pandemic reelection for state representative in edition. We have had unique views of the Pennsylvania’s 157th District by securing pandemic since John was recently named 63% of the vote. Melissa Shusterman is regional managing partner of Wilson Elser, an entrepreneur who was prompted to 1991 responsible for the Philadelphia office, and run in 2017 by the old boys’ club and the Carolyn Wylde Greenberg has been Andy joined the FDA office of food policy special interests that control Harrisburg keeping busy during the pandemic in and response to lead tech enabled food and prevent progress on important issues a variety of ways. Her company Page traceability in late 2019. John can confirm in Pennsylvania from being addressed. by Page Learning, whose mission is to that, “bad things happen in Philadelphia.” Melissa campaigned on government promote children’s literacy, has moved Thank you all for those who have transparency and accountability, to Zoom, where it delivers parent and submitted updates. We would like to hear education equity, environmental teacher workshops and virtual book clubs from all of you. If it is more convenient, sustainability, and gun control reform. for children. Her two children, Melanie please reach out to us on LinkedIn at Over the course of the campaign, Melissa and Abby, are following in her footsteps linkedin.com/in/john-donovan-9938636/ knocked on tens of thousands of doors by studying to be teachers. Melanie is and linkedin.com/in/andrewwkennedy/. and gained recognition and support across interested in preschool education, and Paul Mraz is senior vice president the county, state, and country. Abby is a future music teacher. During of OrthoPediatrics Corp. and general Before running for office, Melissa quarantine, Carolyn started a Facebook manager of ApiFix Ltd., where he served as worked in the video production industry page and group for foodies called president and CEO prior to its acquisition for large networks like Food Network, Immaculate Digestion: Food, Fun and by OrthoPediatrics in April 2020. Founded VH1, and HGTV. She returned to Friendship from the Recipe Club. Join in 2006, OrthoPediatrics (Nasdaq: KIDS) Pennsylvania to raise her son as a single the group and share your favorite cooking is focused exclusively on advancing the field mother, where she started her own video ideas and recipes. Carolyn and her husband, of pediatric orthopedics. As such it has production company. Melissa’s business John Greenberg ’89, recently bought a developed the most comprehensive product experience gives her a unique perspective house in Saranac Lake, N.Y., and they have offering to the pediatric orthopedic market in the legislature. Her family includes been enjoying the beautiful Adirondack to improve the lives of children with husband Hans Mueller and son Paris T. outdoors on the water, hiking, and, most orthopedic conditions. ApiFix Ltd. is a Shusterfallou. recently, cross-country skiing. Carolyn medical device company based in Israel and She has authored legislation dealing is rediscovering her love for art and Boston, Mass., commercializing a unique with small business loans, gun control, nature through soft pastel painting and motion-preserving scoliosis correction environmental sustainability, and animal stained glass. She has begun selling her technology and a game-changing approach protections. Melissa was selected as the pieces at local stores and galleries in the to spine deformity treatment. ApiFix’s secretary of the judiciary committee Adirondacks. She would love her Minimally Invasive Deformity Correction and co-chair of autism and intellectual classmates to follow her on Instagram (MID-C) system acts as an “internal brace” disabilities caucus. Melissa is a deputy @wyldecreationsbycarolyn. providing permanent curve correction whip and is the first freshman legislator Paul Casalaspi ’84 works with Kathy while retaining spine mobility using a least to be selected for this position. Melissa Stewart Jordan at the Library of Virginia

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and sent in a picture showcasing their Pard Lisery’s Story based on the Stephen King pride. Kathy is director of digital initiatives novel of the same name. and web presence. She and Paul, director of 1993 Please send any and all updates. Kids, information technology, recently attended Hello, Class of ’93, and my apologies for pets, yourself . . . anything and everything is the Virtual Virginia Datathon co-hosted by not being the beacon of hope and fun you appreciated. the Library of Virginia and the chief data wanted this article to be during the past Stay well! officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. year. I did see many of you on the Randy Oser and Michael Kimelman-hosted Correspondent: Stan G. Horowitz Correspondent: Merri Lee Newby online Zoom calls and charity poker games. 61 E. 86th St., Apt. 51 610-449-7351 home There were too many faces, spanning too New York, NY 10028-1037 215-429-4142 cell many classes, to list here, but it was a great [email protected] [email protected] escape at the height of quarantine. Here are the updates that our classmates have shared. Kris Campbell had a solo show at RoCA 1994 1992 in West Nyack this past fall and one in the Brian Waerig writes: “I live in Plymouth Happy 2021, classmates! Wishing you all Collaborative Concepts Show in Brewster. Meeting, Pa., with my wife and two sons peace and good health in the new year. You can see all of her art and updates at (age 11 and 12). I am a partner at a labor Looking for something different online kriscampbellart.com. and employment law firm named Susanin, in the new year? Check out Lafayette’s Eileen Murray, after receiving tenure Widman & Brennan in Wayne, Pa., and alumni virtual resources on LeopardLink, and being promoted to associate professor have been with the firm for almost 13 including ConnectEd Virtual Learning, at Montclair State University, took a years. My DKE brothers and I have really Faculty Presentations, Primetime Pards leave of absence from the university been lucky with how close and in touch (Athletics), Lafayette Alumni Book Club, to work as the director of strategic we have stayed since we graduated and Alumni Career Services, and much more. initiatives at Math for America (MÆ’A). moved around the country, but COVID In class news, based on many requests MÆ’A is a nonprofit organization in has basically kept get-togethers from by friends and family, Mira van Roon New York City that provides four-year happening. Thankfully, John Terembula Brand decided to open a photography fellowships for accomplished public school lives four houses away from me on the same business showcasing her work at mathematics and science teachers who street, so we get to see each other a lot. I mirabrand.smugmug.com and at make a lasting impact on their schools, miss everyone, and once this pandemic Instagram.com/mirabrandphotography. their communities, and the profession at ends, I am looking forward to a raging Mira specializes in photographing large. In her role, Eileen will be leading reunion party (as much as a bunch of 50ish- wildlife, landscapes, flowers, and the the department in conceptualizing year-old men can rage anyway).” night sky. Much of her work comes from and executing strategic initiatives that Dana Ferraris aka “Lerch” has visiting America’s National Parks, but leverage MÆ’A learning communities been named the John Desmond Kopp she almost always has a camera in hand and networks to increase and amplify Professorship in the Sciences. Dana is wherever she goes. She hopes to bring joy their impact. Eileen will be serving as a an associate professor and chair of the and inspire people with her photography. key liaison between MÆ’A and senior chemistry department at McDaniel. Please take a look and drop Mira a note if personnel in education departments, Dana began teaching at McDaniel in you enjoy what you see. universities, government, and other STEM 2015 as a visiting professor before joining We always like to get classmate news nonprofits and organizations. the faculty as associate professor in and updates! Please send to me anytime at Dave Markowitz was named co-head 2017. During his time at McDaniel, he [email protected] or via LeopardLink of Americas litigation at Goldman Sachs. has mentored undergraduate students (leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes). Dave, who has been with Goldman since completing student-faculty research 2011, is now responsible for managing and, most recently, worked with students Correspondent: Rachel Gordon Skrzypczak litigations, government investigations, on research to discover drugs to fight 224 Central Ave. internal investigations, as well as the COVID-19. Dana also received FDA Pleasantville, NY 10570-3719 internal and external teams handling those approval for cedazuridine, the cancer [email protected] matters throughout the Americas. drug he invented more than a decade ago Lastly, Brian Hutchison can be seen when working in the biotech industry in the 2020 Netflix movie adaptation of as a synthetic medicinal chemist. Prior the Tony Award-winning play (that he also to joining McDaniel, he taught at Johns starred in) The Boys in the Band. You can Hopkins University, Stevenson University, see him next in the upcoming miniseries and The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

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Kim Gronquist Dennison and I met connected, personally and professionally, for a socially distanced coffee recently. with your fellow Pards. Kim has a new career as a real estate agent 1997 in New Jersey. If you’re looking to buy or Yearly get-together with Conrad von Correspondent: Tarin Decembrino Cataldo sell a home, contact Kim! Kim continues Peterffy  9: Almost exactly 4,027 miles [email protected] to entertain me daily with her comical from where they first met in Easton Pa., Facebook posts. more than 20 years ago, Eric Linn ’98 and I spent 11 days in South Florida over Elizabeth and Conrad, and their families, the winter break through New Year’s. got together for a mountain hike and 1999 It may have been Lafayette takes Florida! Swiss cheese fondue. The setting could not I saw Neelah Alpert Pincus twice along have been more magical, and all enjoyed Correspondent: Open with our dogs who got along famously. catching up as they have tried to do once I also enjoyed dinner out with Cassandra per year since graduation. Given travel Toroian before she left for the Bahamas. restrictions and general limitations on Kathryn Kerge wished she could have mobility, this get-together was all the 2000 been there, but really Kath, you did have more meaningful. a three-month extended vacation from Correspondent: Diane Pisseri Lindemann March to June in Montserrat! Finally, Correspondent: Eric S. Goll [email protected] I had another Leopard dinner with my [email protected] SAE buddies Lyle Zuckerman ’93 and Dave Berdon ’92. 2001 Correspondent: Mara Weinstein Friedman 1998 I hope this issue of the magazine finds you 15 Rainbow Ridge Drive Happy spring! I hope this edition of and your family well. Time flies, but it’s Livingston, NJ 07039-1126 Lafayette magazine finds you all healthy still hard to believe this year marks our 973-994-1128 and hopeful! 20th year since graduation. That is quite [email protected] Marisa De Zego has been busy a milestone that deserves celebration— developing her business with Rodan+Fields in one form or another! Class Leadership since 2016. Working with world-renowned Committee members and I began meeting dermatologists, Marisa provides at-home in December to discuss what Reunion 1995 dermatologic care to clients. She also leads could look like given ever-changing Hi there! For reunion news about when we other female entrepreneurs in their own restrictions in these uncertain times. The will celebrate our reunion on College Hill, businesses. Graduating from NYU with College plans to offer a virtual Reunion visit reunion.lafayette.edu/. a master’s degree in education in 2007, (details to follow if you have not already Kristin McGinn Mahoney’s next book, Marisa has taught art in schools and in received them), and fingers crossed, we Elfie Unperfect (Knopf Books for Young art museums. She is a passionate board can also host an in-person reunion at some Readers), will be published in August member and volunteer for CFC Loud and point during the year. We will keep you 2021. Her previous titles are Annie’s Life Clear, an addiction recovery group that fills updated as plans progress. This is a big one, in Lists  6 and The 47 People You’ll Meet the gap between clinical treatment and life. so hope you can join us! in Middle School. Her three teenage children are in middle and high school. Correspondent: Paige Olek Ingelsby Correspondent: Vicki Salemi Lafayette converged in Addis Ababa. 69 Plymouth Drive c/o Lafayette College U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Michael Royersford, PA 19468 Pfenning Alumni Center Raynor ’84 with USAID foreign service [email protected] Easton, PA 18042 attorney Richard Burns took a photo [email protected] together  4 at the camel caravans of Lake Asale, Ethiopia. Sylvia Murphy ’94 (not pictured), with the CDC, was the third 2002 Lafayette graduate turned diplomat posted James Fischer and his wife, Maria 1996 at Embassy Addis Ababa in 2020. Kinzel Fischer ’04, are doing well, living Please remember to email me your in Vermont. Jim is the head trader for Correspondent: Nancy Davis updates throughout the year for inclusion Maple Capital Management, where he 610-664-0503 in our class column. It’s a great way to stay was recently named a partner. They have

When you see this icon  go to page 45 to see your classmates’ images. SPRING 2021 LAFAYETTE 77 CLASS NOTES two sons, James (8) and Charlie (6), and a daughter, Julia (3). When they are not traveling New England for youth sports, 2005 2008 you can find them skiing or mountain Correspondent: Catherine A. Hobby McBride Maddie Stavis Klebanov and her husband, biking in Stowe. Jim wants his classmates 973-769-0012 Michael, welcomed a daughter, Liza, July to know they can get in touch with him [email protected] 8, 2020. She joins big sister Mira, age 2 ½. if ever in town—he’s always looking to Maddie is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, connect with fellow Pards. where she practices labor and employment law. They live in Washington, D.C. Correspondent: Christine Socha Czapek 2006 Sara Riddle and Adam Hernandez are 908-451-9159 In August, Chris DeAppolonio accepted pleased to announce the birth of their [email protected] a role as chief innovation officer for daughter, Eva Marion  7, May 27, 2020. Evil Geniuses, one of the most iconic The family currently resides in Houston, professional esports organizations in the Texas. world. Building upon his previous executive 2003 roles with other top esports teams like Correspondent: Meghan Muldowney I hope everyone’s year is off to a good start. OpTic Gaming and the , [email protected] Unfortunately, I have no news to share Chris continues to be a leader in this since no one sent in any updates. While booming industry. Chris, wife Tiffany, and we have all been stuck at home for almost their two young sons have relocated to one year now, I know you are all still up to the Seattle area and are loving their new 2009 exciting things. I’m sure there are a lot of surroundings. As much as everyone may be ready to things to update each other on like your Mathew Ingraham and his wife, Karah, move on to 2021 and see family and friends, work promotion, new baby, Zoom wedding, were overjoyed to welcome Anna Koree plan events, and resume travel, our class or recent move. So, please remember to Ingraham  15, their first baby, into the (no strangers to hard times, yes recession send in your updates because it looks so sad world August 1. Everyone is happy and graduates) has a lot to celebrate this past to open to our class notes and see nothing. healthy. year. I am looking forward to reconnecting This summer, John Thiel received his with many of you and please feel free to Correspondent: Liza Lesser Schwager master’s degree in behavioral and decision share updates with me throughout the year. [email protected] sciences from University of Pennsylvania. Stay safe! While the graduation ceremony was Jill Carey Hall and Mark Hall unfortunately postponed, he still is proud ( ’07) are happy to 2004 of the accomplishment. Importantly, he is announce the birth of their daughter, Mina grateful for the support of his family and Jacqueline  12, Aug. 30, 2020. Hope everyone is still hanging in. Babies friends over the last 2 1/2 years. Ng’ang’a Muchiri, Ph.D. launched continue to be a bright light in 2020. an Africana Digital Humanities project Pam Roth Goldman and husband Correspondent: Taren Weidaw Kobyra through University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Geoffrey welcomed their first son, Oliver [email protected] Center for Digital Research in the Leonard, born July 11, 2020. He joins big Humanities. The project is titled Ardhi sister Natalie, 6. Initiative and curates colonial land treaties Maura Dailey Verdelli and husband from across the African continent. Project Matt are excited to announce the birth of 2007 site: ardhi.unl.edu. their first child, a girl, named Sloane Jane, Correspondent: Sara Davis Bowman Amanda Andersen Gujral and Amar  5 in November 2020. [email protected] Gujral welcomed their daughter, Noura Keep sending in your news—we love to Shea, in July 2019. Unfortunately, only a hear what you are up to! few weeks later, a car accident left Amanda with a shattered pelvis. Always the Correspondent: Jillian Dodge Ventresca warrior, Amanda has recovered well and 841 Duchess Drive graduated in May 2020 from UT Health Yardley, PA 19067-4619 Science Center at Houston with her adult/ 201-638-6219 gerontology primary care nurse practitioner [email protected] degree. She will be a practicing hematology/

78 LAFAYETTE SPRING 2021 For more class news and photos, go to leopardlink.lafayette.edu/classnotes; click on “search,” then type in your class year. CLASS NOTES oncology NP in Houston starting in the HVAC and refrigeration. Scott continues and growth opportunities. Likewise, he new year. Amar quickly rose to partner at to work at the LiRo Group, where he has interacts with all executive committee LEK Consulting after joining the firm in served as VDC project manager/project and board members and is tasked with March 2019. He is excited for this new role! engineer. quickly understanding and explaining Amar and Amanda have co-founded Minds Melissa Kastner Krublit and Ross complex licensing/regulatory/compliance Matter Houston, a nonprofit celebrating its Krublit welcomed their second daughter, issues and translating into understandable fourth year. Minds Matter connects driven Bayla Danielle, Aug. 19. Big sister Channah information for key partners. Prior to this and determined students from low-income Sushah was born July 19, 2016. They are role, Rob served as the digital compliance families with the people, preparation, and enjoying life as a family of four. manager for William Hill U.S., one of possibilities to succeed in college, create the world’s leading betting and gaming their future, and change the world. Their Correspondent: Rebecca Musselman companies, as well as the licensing manager daughter, Noura, is a thriving toddler, and [email protected] for Sportradar U.S., the leading global they are looking forward to checking out Correspondent: Taaha M. Mohamedali provider of sports data intelligence. the Lafayette campus on a future East [email protected] Coast trip. mindsmatterhouston.org Correspondent: Evan R. Gooberman As for me, I’m living in D.C. with my 609-707-4827 cell husband, Dan (Emory ’09), and our two [email protected] little boys under 3. Life is chaotic, loud, 2012 and full of love. We share an office in the Wishing everyone a healthy, safe, peaceful, basement, enjoy fancy takeout from time to and happy start to 2021! Only one year until time, and are currently bingeing The Crown our 10-year class reunion. Here’s hoping we 2014 during our exciting pandemic life. If you can all meet in person to celebrate in 2022! are in D.C. for a visit or work, let me know! Correspondent: Sophie E. Richards Correspondent: Sarah J. Welsh-Huggins [email protected] Correspondent: Meaghan Spiller 614-216-5301 cell [email protected] [email protected] 2015 Ally Hill graduated from Moravian College 2010 2013 with a master’s in business administration Michael DiGirolamo and his wife, Morgan West and Seth Price ’09 with a concentration in data analytics. Ursula, welcomed a daughter named Claire welcomed their adorable son, Coeden, Hollis Miller and Samuel Hordeski Marie DiGirolamo  10 Aug. 29, 2020. into their lives Sept. 10, 2020. He then  13 married at a small ceremony Sept. They enjoyed Claire’s first Christmas in got to show his new best friends the 12, 2020, in Fort Washington, Pa. They Richmond, Va. ropes a few months later. Dena and Evan plan to hold a full reception in August Inqui Gooberman  8 welcomed their 2021 when, hopefully, it is safe to do so. In Correspondent: Marie A. Garofalo precious twins, Ruth and Micah, into attendance were fellow Pards Marybeth [email protected] their lives Nov. 16, 2020. Despite COVID, O’Connor Weinstein, Jackson Miller ’19, Morgan, Seth, Coeden, and Tatiana and Elizabeth Heintz ’19. Logan were able to fly from California to Pennsylvania to help with all of the difficult Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller 2011 but amazing moments that come with 2128 Green Mountain Drive Welcome, spring! I hope everyone is bringing newborns home. East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 enjoying the approach of warmer weather Robert Lo Giudice  3 recently 507-269-4616 and longer days. Spring is a time of fresh began a new role as the U.S. head of legal [email protected] starts and new beginnings, and the Class of affairs for Elys Game Technology Corp., 2011 looks forward to hearing about those a fully licensed and integrated online in future Class Notes columns. During the and land-based gaming operator that last few months, some of our classmates anticipates entering the newly regulated have been up to their own new beginnings. market in the U.S. In this role, he serves In October 2019, Scott Blond received as the key legal point of contact for accreditation as a professional engineer in executive leadership, analyzing new deals

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have “developed a nurturing, kindhearted, 3D Printing Co. Isabella Santangelo uplifting, and satisfying love that [they] accepted a position with McLean Hospital 2016 plan to sustain for the rest of [their] lives.” as a clinical research assistant in the Nicolette Reilly graduated from Hofstra Geriatric Psychiatry Research Program. University’s physician assistant program Correspondent: Louise M. Olson With positions in the same city, these in December 2019 and began working in 914-433-8838 alumni made the choice to move to March 2020 as an interventional cardiology [email protected] Cambridge, Mass. together. They have had physician assistant at Lenox Hill Hospital the chance to meet up with AGD Lafayette in NYC. The Class of 2016 is so grateful for alumnae in Boston (socially distant of our peers like Nicolette who have been on course). the front lines of fighting the COVID-19 Olivia Resnick has spent the past six pandemic. 2020 months working as a high school college Hello, everyone! I hope everyone is staying counselor for Americorps in Philadelphia. Correspondent: Ashley R. Ellis healthy and positive as 2021 begins. I know Allana Doyle was offered an engineering 2084 Drake Court we are all looking forward to being able position at Verizon, where she is Mahwah, NJ 07430 to visit Lafayette again, but until then completing a three-year networking and 201-956-0706 I hope to see more updates and use this technology rotational leadership program column to shed some positive happenings that sends her to a different city every six for classmates. Remember to share your months. updates/thoughts at any time, and if you 2017 have questions let me know! Send them Correspondent: Isabelle Rein Claudia Rodriguez received her master’s to me via text (860-309-9763) or email [email protected] of education from Ohio University in ([email protected]). summer of 2020. Our graduates are pursuing their education. Amanda Willet has entered Correspondent: Megan C. Reiling her second semester as a Ph.D. candidate at [email protected] Penn State University, working in the Penn State Ice and Climate Research Center (PSICE). Joanna White and Connor Edson 2018 have both relocated to Minnesota, where Katie Brannigan got a new role working they are pursuing Ph.D.s at University of as a media librarian for IMG Studios. She Minnesota in chemical engineering and specifically works on the Premier League mechanical engineering, respectively. Football Archive. Many of you may have seen social media updates from Olivia Coughlin’s recent Correspondent: Taylor Corsi move to Honolulu, Hawaii, to pursue a [email protected] Master of Fine Arts degree in theater for young audiences (TYA) at University of Hawaii. She shares that she is “working as a research assistant on an Asian studies 2019 grant that brings Balinese theater actors Once again, love is in the air for the Class and puppeteers to the island.” In addition of 2019! Charles Evans got engaged to his to this fantastic work, she is continuing long-term girlfriend, Jasmine Hill, Nov. 21, to work with TYA graduates to create 2020. Originally meeting in high school, a national conference for educators and this love story did not begin until Charles’ students, which will be hosted in late sophomore year with us in Easton. Their March. nearly four-year relationship started long This pandemic can’t hold back the distance with Jasmine attending Duke success of the class of 2020! Jenn Schwartz University in Durham, N.C. Fortunately, has started working as a research scientist the two are now in the same place, having at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical settled in PG County, Md. In describing Research in Cambridge, Mass. Sydney his relationship, Charles shared that they Munn is working as an intern at Formlabs

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