Obituaries

Jack Wands, of Providence; Jul. 19. He was the Jeffrey and Kimberly Greenberg-Artemis and Martha Joukowsky Professor in Gastroenterology and professor of medical science at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School. He founded and developed the Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Liver Research Center. His clinical interests included acute and chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and gastrointestinal malignancies, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma and alcohol-induced liver disease and subsequent complications. He was an internationally renowned physician/scientist who had received numerous awards, including two N.I.H. merit awards. He was the recipient of 204 U.S. and international patents related to investigative work in hepatology, published more than 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and contributed to 56 textbooks. He is survived by two children, two grandchildren, and two brothers. 

Bernard K. Waldrop, of Providence; Jul. 27. He taught at Brown for 40 years and retired as the Brooke Russell Astor Professor of Literary Arts and Comparative Literature in 2011. In addition to publishing his poetry, he was a translator whose work earned him the rank of Chevalier of Arts and Letters from the French Government. He cofounded Burning Deck literary press and was a cofounder of Wastepaper Theater, which produced original works. He was the recipient of the National Book Award in Poetry in 2009 for his trilogy Transcendental Studies. He is survived by his wife, Rosmarie, and six nieces and nephews.

James F. Davis ’97 AM, of Bristol, R.I; Sept. 9. He taught English and history at Bristol High School, St. Andrew’s School, and Bristol-Warren Regional, and was an adjunct faculty member at Roger Williams University. He is survived by his wife, Virginia; a daughter; a granddaughter; and nieces and nephews.

Michael L. Carlebach ’84 AM, ’88 PhD, of Asheville, N.C.; Aug. 22. He was a staff photographer for the Miami Herald and The Village Post and a freelancer contributing to the Miami Herald’s Tropic magazine, Time, and the New York Times before he began teaching photography at the University of Miami in 1978 and continued until 2005 when he retired as professor emeritus. While at the University of Miami, he directed the American Studies program and chaired the Department of Art History. During his tenure he won the Wilson Hicks Conference Award, the freshman teaching award, the excellence in teaching award, and a provost’s award for scholarly activity. He authored nine books, including American Photojournalism Comes of Age, a historical account of the photographs and photojournalists who shaped American news in the early 20th century. Having lost four siblings to cystic fibrosis, which he had himself, he made time each year to photograph the children at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Ventilation Assisted Children’s Center sleepaway camp. He donated images from his personal archives to the University of Miami Libraries’ Special Collections. He is survived by his wife, Margot; two sons; a brother; and two grandchildren.

David G. Hall ’79 PhD, of Ballwin, Mo.; Jun. 20, of metastatic prostate cancer. For more than 40 years he worked in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in St. Louis, Mo. He also worked for a time as an administrative officer for the physics department at Washington University in St. Louis. He enjoyed woodworking, playing golf, and solving crossword puzzles. He is survived by his wife, Denee, and four children.

Kathleen Bragdon-Brown ’77 AM, ’81 PhD, of Williamsburg, Va.; Jun. 29. Following adjunct appointments at MIT and George Washington University, she joined the faculty at the College of William & Mary in 1990 and subsequently chaired the department of anthropology from 2010 to 2015. She was a scholar of the history and culture of Indigenous peoples in New England and a leading expert on the written form of Algonquian languages in the region. Her published works include Native People of Southern New England, 1500-1650, which won the American Society for Ethnohistory’s Erminie Wheeler-Voegelin Prize for best book of the year; Native People of Southern New England, 1650-1775; The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Northeast; and Native Writings in Massachusetts. She enjoyed decorating, gardening, and reading crime novels. She is survived by her husband, Marley R. Brown III ’69, ’87 PhD; a son; and two brothers. 

Alden Mosshammer ’71 PhD, of Escondido, Calif.; Jul. 31. He is survived by his wife, Mary; four stepsons; and two sisters. 

Martin J. Grourke ’69 PhD, of Lansdale, Pa.; Jul. 13. He spent his entire career working at Rohm & Haas and was an adjunct member of LaSalle University’s faculty for more than 30 years. He was a devoted family man, an avid tennis player, enjoyed music, and stayed active in his parish community. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; three children and their spouses; and 11 grandchildren. 

David L. Vitiello ’67 ScM, of Somerville, Mass.; Sept. 16, of multiple myeloma. He worked at Raytheon in the missiles system division and Los Alamos, N.Mex., and retired from Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Mass. At age 50, he earned his registered nurse degree. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Jamaica. He is survived by his wife, Iris; a sister and brother-in-law; and a niece. 

Elizabeth Odoroff ’67 MAT, of Pittsburgh; Sept. 19. She taught English at Taylor Allderdice High School from 1967 to 1971 and taught composition part-time at the University of Pittsburgh from the mid-1970s until her retirement in 2007. She enjoyed reading and was one of the founders of the Children’s Library of Pittsburgh. She is survived by her husband, David, and three children. 

Carol I. Thompson ’66 AM, of Portsmouth, Va.; Jul. 12. She was a genealogist and worked part-time at the New Jersey State Archives helping clients trace their family roots. She was a former president of Monmouth County Genealogy Society. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and participating in literature discussions and writing groups. She is survived by her husband, Harold L. York ’64, ’69 PhD; two sons and daughters-in-law; and
four grandchildren. 

Byung C. Eu ’66 PhD, of Montreal, Canada; Aug. 25. He was a professor at McGill University from 1967 to 2001, retiring with emeritus status. His research was in the areas of molecular scattering theory, non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, fluid dynamics, and irreversible thermodynamics. He authored and/or coauthored several research articles and was honored to present a lecture at the 32nd International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics in Seoul, Korea. He is survived by his wife, Hui Young; two children and their spouses; five grandchildren; a sister; and two brothers. 

Fran DuRocher ’66 ScM, of Dunfries, Va.; Aug. 5. After Brown, she graduated from the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1970. She worked at the Guthrie Clinic (Pa.) and Group Health Association (Washington, D.C.) before opening an internal medicine practice in Fairfax, Va. The practice closed in 2004. She is survived by a sister and many nieces and nephews. 

William S. Cain ’66 ScM, ’68 PhD, of La Mesa, Calif., formerly of New York City; Jun. 20. He was emeritus professor of surgery (otolaryngology) at UC San Diego, which he  joined after many years at the John B. Pierce Laboratory and Yale University, where he had been professor of environmental health and psychology. He studied how humans perceive odorants and irritants, how they interact, and how they affect health, which led to extensive work on indoor air quality and consulting work for corporations. He evaluated ENT patients with smell impairment. The CCCRC smell test he helped develop was used to assess loss of smell with Covid-19. A former head of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS), he spent a sabbatical at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and later served on its external advisory board. He collaborated with scientists from the U.S., U.K., Australia, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Israel. During his career, he mentored postdoctoral fellows from the U.S., Sweden, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Korea in his Chemosensory Perception Laboratory. He was a former president of the New York Academy of Sciences. He’s survived by his wife, Claire, and her three children; a daughter; a son; and four grandchildren. 

Bettina Havens Letcher ’63 AM, of Kingston, R.I.; Jul. 16. She was an ESL teacher, taught creative writing to prison inmates, wrote poetry, and was coeditor of the Northeast Journal. She was involved in South Providence ministries and enjoyed exploring hiking trails locally and around the world. She is survived by her husband, Stephen ’64 PhD; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; and a brother.

Lawrence E. Wright ’61 ScM, of Williamstown, Mass.; Jul. 20. He worked at Sprague Electric before moving to Williams College, where he was the director of the computer center and lecturer in computer science. He retired in 2000 as associate professor of computer science and department chair at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. He was active in his community and served on several committees, including the Conservation Commission, the Rotary Club, Friends of the Milne Library, and the Williamstown Historical Museum, and he was a 30-year member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. He enjoyed solving puzzles, gardening, reading, canoeing, and playing squash. He is survived by his wife, Judith; a daughter; a son; and a brother-in-law.

Gary M.G. Boone ’54 AM, of Presque Isle, Me.; Aug. 1. He was professor of geology at Syracuse during the academic year and spent summers as a research geologist with the Maine Geological Survey (1961 to 1989). In 1985 he became one of three editors of the Bedrock Geologic Map of Maine, still in existence. He was a senior fellow of the Geological Society of America. He was among the pioneer geologists of northern Maine to be honored posthumously at the fall meeting of the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference. He is survived by his wife, Alice; a daughter; a son; six grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and a brother. 

Vincent M. Paulino ’07, of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; Aug. 21. He attended American University Medical School after Brown and became a medical researcher and educator. He enjoyed snowboarding, scuba diving, and playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Laura; his parents; a niece; and two nephews. 

Haakon T. Donnelly ’98, of Dallas; Jul. 15. After Brown, he graduated from SMU Dedman School of Law. He practiced law in Dallas as a partner with Bellinger Suberg for two decades focusing on commercial litigation, employment, and insurance defense matters. He was recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star. While at Brown, he was a four-year letterman on the varsity men’s crew team, winning the 1995 collegiate national championship. He also rowed with the U.S. National Team as part of its Olympic Development Program. He is survived by his partner, Kristi Madden; his mother; two brothers; and six nieces and nephews. 

Itamar Grunstein ’97, of Bend, Ore.; Jul. 17. After Brown he went to Stanford for medical school and became an emergency room doctor at USC in Los Angeles. He was a first-line physician in Los Angeles during the early Covid-19 pandemic and due to that experience he was inspired to found Company 730, a mental health and wellness company based in Oregon. Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. 

Greg J. Patrick ’91, of Akron, Ohio; Jan. 22. At Brown he was a four-year starter on the football team and served as team captain in 1990. He went on to play six years of professional football with the Detroit Lions, the Calgary Stampeders, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and was a two-time CFL Defensive Player of the Week. Following his career in professional football, he went into business in 1996 with positions at Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter. He was managing partner of G&G Holdings and later became the chief marketing officer for American Green, Inc. In 2002, he began his football coaching career at Valley Christian H.S. He coached and served as a defensive coordinator at several high schools in Phoenix before coaching at Texas A&M University and University of Arizona. He was also a special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for the Virginia Armada. He last coached as an assistant defensive line coach for the New Orleans Breakers in the USFL. In addition to football, he enjoyed golfing with his teammates and Delta Tau Delta fraternity brothers and traveling. He was a member of the National Football Coaches Association. He is survived by a son, his parents, a brother, an aunt and uncle, and many cousins.

Amanda M. McGovern ’87, of Coral Gables, Fla.; Apr. 22, of cancer. She graduated from the University of Miami Law School and for 15 years worked as a trial lawyer at Kenny Nachwalter in both federal and state court in commercial litigation and securities arbitration. The following eight years she was a litigation partner at Rivero Mestre in Coral Gables and litigated multiple high-stakes trials and business matters, domestically and internationally, including representing the proclaimed Bitcoin creator. The Daily Business Review recognized her as its 2022 Attorney of the Year. She is survived by three children, her parents, four siblings and their spouses, and nine nieces and nephews.

Kathleen Bouthillier ’84, of Narragansett, R.I.; Sept. 2. She worked in vocational education for the state of Rhode Island before retiring. She enjoyed reading and knitting. She is survived by three stepchildren, seven grandchildren, a sister, a brother, and five nephews.

Stephen Presser ’81, of Red Hook, N.Y.; Mar. 26, of pancreatic cancer. He earned a law degree in 1984 from Harvard University. He joined Cohen, Weiss & Simon, LLP in 1987 and spent 11 years representing unions, with a particular focus on the North American airline and steel industries. In 1997, he joined KPS Special Situations Fund to advise on airline and other industry restructuring. There, and later at his own firm, Athena Advisory Group LLC, he represented the Airline Pilots Association and the broader airline labor force. He and his team developed a new financing strategy to compensate unionized pilots and other employees when airlines filed for bankruptcy. For the past 18 years, he worked as a founding partner at Monomoy Capital Partners, a market private equity firm specializing in manufacturing and consumer businesses.He is survived by his wife, Diane;
a daughter; son Michael ’14; his mother; a sister; and a brother. 

Robert P. Kindler ’81, of Harrisburg, Pa.; Sept. 9, after a brief illness. The Kindler family started several successful businesses, including the West Shore Health Club in 1968 and a restaurant in 1979. Upon graduating from Brown, he became the general manager of his family’s restaurant and banquet facility, the Jolly Bull, for 10 years. Following that, he partnered with his brother to manage the family’s health club, West Shore Health Club, and they subsequently opened several independent fitness centers that eventually were converted to Planet Fitness franchises. He enjoyed playing golf and watching TV, especially sports, and was an avid New York Yankees and Las Vegas Raiders fan. He is survived by his wife, Ann; seven children and their spouses; three grandchildren; two brothers; and a sister-in-law.

Namsun Jack ’80, of San Marino, Calif.; Sept. 7. After Brown she attended Washington University School of Law in St. Louis and received her JD in 1983. She moved to Los Angeles and worked as a commercial litigation attorney for more than 10 years, including at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. She settled in San Marino, where she lived for more than 25 years. She was a devoted sports fan, especially tennis and cross-country running, and spent many years cheering on her children around the country as they competed in their respective sports. While at Brown she was a member of the women’s tennis team and continued to be a supporter. After the practice of law, she directed her attention to educational, community, and nonprofit service activities, including being a board member and other executive roles for the Southern California Tennis Association, Brown University Sports Foundation Parents Leadership Council, San Marino National Little League, National Charity League of San Marino, Crowell Library Foundation, and Lacy Park Tennis Foundation. She is survived by her husband, J. Michael; daughter Devon Jack ’20; a son; a sister and brother-in-law; two brothers and sisters-in-law; a niece; and five nephews. 

Donald Gomes ’78, of New Bedford, Mass.; Aug. 6, after a long illness. He was employed as a compliance officer for the city of New Bedford until his retirement. He was active in his community and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He is survived by four children, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a brother-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. 

Eugene W. Gafkin ’75, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Apr. 8. He traveled and worked as a tour guide for luxury travel companies before settling in Hawaii. He moved to Brazil in 1988 but relocated to Paris in 1996, then back to Brazil in 2011. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, an aunt, a niece, two nephews, and cousins.

Marcella J. Driscoll ’75, of Framingham, Mass.; Aug. 22. 

Joyce L. Walker ’74, of North Kingstown, R.I.; Jul. 31. She was employed in the hospitality industry for many years until her retirement. She traveled across Europe with a good friend and enjoyed exploring new countries. She also traveled to Oregon many times to visit family and discovered Powell’s Books. She would return home with a suitcase full of books. She was known for her chocolate chip cookies and for enjoying cooking for friends, finding yard sale deals, and surprising friends and family with gifts. She is survived by three siblings and six nieces and nephews. 

Karen Jakubowski ’74, of New York City; Jun. 16. She went on to earn her MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and at the time of her death was working as a media marketing executive at PHD Marketing. She volunteered with FedCap Inc. She was an avid reader and enjoyed completing the New York Times crossword and Spelling Bee puzzles. She is survived by a sister and two nephews. 

Nellie L. Bailey Drinkard ’74, of Knoxville, Tenn.; Aug. 25. She is survived by her husband, Stanley; three children; a granddaughter; a sister; and three brothers, including Harold Bailey Jr. ’70. 

Julien W. Grant ’73, of Kissimmee, Fla., formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Aug. 23. He was the executive director of the nonprofit Amboy Neighborhood Center for more than 35 years. He enjoyed sports, especially football, baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf. He attended the U.S. Open Tennis Championships frequently and was a fan of Tiger Woods. He enjoyed playing pool, backgammon, chess, and poker. He was an avid traveler and returned to St. Thomas frequently for family reunions and Carnival. He is survived by his wife, Kathie Rones ’77, ’80 MD; four children; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. 

Dean R. Hoag ’71, of Saint Louis, Mo.; Jul. 15. While attending Brown, he spent time playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League, but when a career as a professional baseball player was not an option  he enrolled in law school, and upon graduation he joined the Circuit Attorney’s Office in Saint Louis. In 1982, he joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where he served as an assistant U.S. attorney for 40 years, primarily in the Organized Crime and Drug Task Force Unit. During his federal career, on occasion he was asked by the Department of Justice to prosecute high-profile state-court murder cases. The most notable of such cases was State v. Edward Post, involving the bathtub drowning of a New Orleans woman by her husband during a weekend trip to Saint Louis. In his retirement, he was appointed by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office to a specially created Cold Case Unit where he helped solve and prosecute murder cases that had gone unsolved for decades. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter; a son; and three siblings. 

Thomas J. Connors ’71, ’78 AM, of Montreal, Canada; Sept. 9, after a brief illness. Tom spent his career as an archivist. He held positions at Yale and the University of Vermont prior to being named assistant archivist of the AFL-CIO Archives in Washington, D.C. In 1991, he received a grant to educate Pakistani archivists and records managers. In 1993, he was named archivist for the National Public Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland, where he managed the archives associated with public broadcasting in the U.S., including National Public Radio. In 2008, he was named George Washington University’s Labor Archivist for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He retired in 2018. He was a member of the Society of American Archivists and published numerous articles and presented papers on labor and government archives in the U.S. and worldwide. He is survived by his wife, Michelle Dolbec; three sisters; two brothers; and many nieces and nephews.

Daniel E. Stein ’70, of Canton, Mass.; Jul. 24, of Lewy body dementia. He worked as a software developer for the Royal Bank of Canada, then cofounded Novinsoft, a Canadian software company still in operation today. He was a lifelong folk dancer. He performed with his Israeli dance troupe for Canadian prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He was a central part of the Vermont folk dance community, leading Israeli dancing at Ohavi Zedek Synagogue for more than 20 years. He also taught international, Scottish country, and English country dance, as well as being active in contra and square dancing. He enjoyed hiking, skiing, and bicycling. He is survived by his wife, Portia; two children; a grandchild; three siblings; and several nieces and nephews. 

Robert L. Hurst ’70, of Chatham, N.H.; Jul. 22. He worked as a finish carpenter for 38 years before retiring. He was a member of the Rosicrucian Order for 50 years and enjoyed tending to his produce garden. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl, and a daughter. 

Michael W. Ailes ’69, of Mattapoisett, Mass.; Jul. 2. He earned an MBA from Boston University and was a serial entrepreneur, IT consultant, and seventh grade math teacher. He is survived by his wife, Melinda; two daughters; a son-in-law; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. 

David R. Trower ’68, of New York City; Jul. 3. He was head of The Allen-Stevenson School for 32 years until his retirement in Jul. 2022. He is survived by his wife, Carol, and daughter Emily Trower-Young ’06.

Charles P. Minifie ’68, of Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Jul. 2 of cancer. After Brown he earned a master’s from the University of Southern California and then pursued  a career in the insurance industry in the Hartford, Conn., area. Minifie was a lifelong learner and enjoyed reading, especially history, science, and science fiction. He and his wife of 55 years visited dozens of American and Canadian national parks and all 50 state capitals. He gave back to his community by donating blood his entire adult life and in more recent years by providing transportation for seniors with poor eyesight, poor mobility, and other health issues. He is survived by his wife, Debbie; two children and their spouses; and four grandchildren.

Alice Swartzman Englander ’67, of Pacific Grove, Calif.; Sept. 8. 

Ann Whitney Cleaves ’67, of San Pedro, Calif.; Jul., 7, 2022. She was an award winning cartoonist. Her work appeared in the Palisadian Post, Random Lengths News, and La Prensa San Diego. Her cartoons have also appeared in The Washington Post, the Pasadena Star-News, and the Temple Daily Telegram. She began cartooning as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia. Then as a volunteer in Fiji she illustrated school books for the Fiji Ministry of Education. She worked at her studio at Angels Gate Cultural Center for more than 15 years as a full-time cartoonist. She was a member of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. She is survived by her husband, Courtland ’65.

Barbara Hanscom Gagnon ’66, of Colfax, Calif.; Jun. 11. She spent many years working for the state of California while raising a family, eventually heading the Employment Training Panel in San Mateo. She enjoyed entertaining, cooking, gardening, painting, and hiking the Sierra foothills. She is survived by her husband, John Gagnon ’66; two sons; two daughters-in-law; four granddaughters; four step-children; and three step-grandchildren.

Nancy Kilpatrick Adelman ’65, of Silver Spring, Md.; Aug. 11. She was an elementary school teacher but spent most of her career working in educational policy research for school systems. Prior to retirement she was a senior research associate with SRI International. She enjoyed reading, playing games, birds, and all things Harry Potter. She is survived by two sons and two granddaughters. 

Laurence J. Hoffman ’64, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., formerly of Washington, D.C.; May 13. He graduated from Boston University Law School in 1967 and started his legal career at the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. Within less than a year, he was recruited to join Steptoe & Johnson in their labor practice department. Three years later, he was invited to become the third associate at a new start-up satellite office of the Texas-based firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, where he remained until his retirement in 2007. He was active with the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the DC YMCA, where he played basketball most workdays at lunchtime for years. In retirement he enjoyed fishing and playing golf. He was also a self-taught woodworker and enjoyed crafting furniture and toys for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Michele Levine Hoffman ’64; two sons, including Matthew ’91; a daughter-in-law; and two granddaughters. 

James H. Hayman ’63, of Portland, Me.; Jun. 15, after a six month battle with glioblastoma. He worked at Young & Rubicam as a creative director before moving to Maine in 2001. At age 65 he began a second career as a novelist and was the author of the Maine-set police procedural series, McCabe and Savage, which sold more than a half million copies and was published worldwide. He was president of the Maine Writers and Publishing Alliance for several years and in addition to enjoying reading and writing he also enjoyed drinking good scotch and supporting his wife’s passion for art. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; two granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews. 

John G. Berylson ’75, of Wellesley, Mass.; Jul. 4, following a tragic car accident. As a former member of the Brown football team, he remained a staunch supporter of the team throughout his life and was awarded the Andrew J. Joslin ’65 Award and the Bob Hall Award for outstanding contributions to Brown football. After graduation, he received a master’s degree from New York University and spent two years at the accounting firm Peat Marwick. He then attended Harvard Business School, where he met his wife during their first day of class. They were married after their first year of business school and began a family following graduation. He joined Paine Webber, followed by Cowen and Company as an investment banker. He later worked at Advent International prior to founding GCC Investments in 1993. When contacted by a former Paine Webber colleague about an English football club in distress, he was intrigued by the opportunity and, in March 2007, became the primary owner and chairman of the Millwall Football Club. Under his leadership the club was transformed and he established a close bond with those who worked for him. In addition to his responsibilities at Millwall, for the last 21 years he served as chairman and CEO of Chestnut Hill Ventures LLC, a private equity firm. He also served as chairman at American Capital Access Holdings Ltd., and chairman of Manifold Capital Corp. since 2000. He was chairman of the Boston Police Athletic League for nearly a decade during the early 2000s and served as a longtime trustee of the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation. He was a generous philanthropist to causes he believed in, including the Brown Sports Foundation and the Brown Football Association. His generosity allowed for the reconstruction of the University’s practice fields, now known as the Berylson Family Fields, which were completed in 2007. He served as the lead donor for the Berylson Family Football Complex, which serves as the home of Brown’s football program and contains state of the art facilities. He regularly served as a lead donor for the annual Brown Football Association Golf Classic. He and his wife have supported many priorities at Brown, including academic programs, research, the library, and financial aid. Phil Estes, former head football coach, remembers him as a selfless family man who was always looking to help others. He was an avid reader with an extensive book collection and he enjoyed skiing in Killington, Vt., playing golf, but especially spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Amy; a son; two daughters and sons-in-law; six grandchildren; a sister; two sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. 

Kenneth H. Walker ’62, of Shelter Island, N.Y.; Jul. 2. After graduating, he began his own architectural business and in 1970 founded WalkerGroup, later becoming WalkerGroup/CNI, which was acquired by WPP Group in 1987. In 1980, he also established WalkerGroup/Designs for product development, licensing, and strategic design services. In 1993, he founded Retail Options, Inc., a retail consultancy. He taught at RISD, Harvard, MIT, and the Architectural Association in London. He received many honors and awards throughout his career. He was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and was a charter member of the Interior Design Hall of Fame and a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization. He also served on the Architectural Design Committee of the Museum of Modern Art and the Advisory Committee of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum. He was chairman of the board of advisors for the College of Creative Studies in Detroit since 2011. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a brother-in-law; two nephews; and a cousin.

John R. Snyder ’62, of Indianapolis; Jul. 11. He went on to earn his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School and accepted a position at Ice Miller Donadio & Ryan, later Ice Miller, in Indianapolis. He spent his entire career with the firm and served as a managing partner for a period of years before retiring in 2003. He did legal work for Tony Hulman and for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1977 and later was asked to be on the Speedway board of directors, serving in that capacity until 2019. He also served as general counsel to the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc., until 1995. In 1992, he served on the board of directors of Marian University, was chair from 1999 to 2004, and was  named chairman emeritus in 2009. He was involved in several school committees, including chairing the steering committee that brought the medical school to Brown’s campus. During his career he also served on the board of directors of the Flanner House of Indianapolis, the Regenstrief Foundation and Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana Academy, and the FBI Citizens’ Academy. He enjoyed running and participated in the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon each May and the Paavo Nurmi Marathon in Wisconsin. He also enjoyed reading, photography, fishing, and auto racing. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, and his children. 

Charles B. Keenan Jr. ’62, of Kingsville, Md.; Jul. 1. After Brown, he attended the University of Michigan Law School. He moved to Kingsville in 1965 and began practicing law in Harford County. He practiced law in Bel Air from 1966 until shortly before his passing. He was an active volunteer in the community and with many organizations including Ladew Topiary Gardens, Springboard Community Services, Harford Day School, St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the Close Foundation. He enjoyed traveling the world. He is survived by his partner, Laura T. Spadone; three sons and daughters-in-law, including son John ’94; four grandchildren; a great-grandson; a brother; and his former wife, Carolyn Wilson Keenan. 

Dennis G. Long ’61, of Ebensburg, Pa.; Aug. 31. He earned his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law and practiced in Ebensburg representing the United Mine Workers of America. He worked briefly as a public defender and assistant district attorney before becoming district attorney in 1975. In 1986, he became a Cambria County common pleas judge and later president judge until his retirement. He enjoyed playing golf and won many Ebensburg Country Club championships. He also was the founder of two golf tournaments that brought lawyers, politicians, and business people together. He was proud of his two holes-in-one. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a daughter; two sons and daughters-in-law; and five grandchildren. 

John S. Hoover ’61, of Chesapeake, Va.; Aug. 3. He was employed with State Farm Insurance and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Kiyoko, and a son. 

Peter D. Esser ’61, of Smithtown, N.Y.; Jan. 31, 2023. He was a medical physicist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, then chief physicist at the Kreitchman PET Center. He was involved in research and developing improvements in nuclear medicine and PET technology. He received several patents and coauthored numerous research papers. He collaborated in the development of a “phantom” for the testing of PET equipment with Data Spectrum, which is still in use today. He was professor emeritus of clinical radiology in environmental health sciences and special lecturer in the department of radiology and the department of applied physics and applied mathematics at Columbia University. He held one of the National Science Foundation’s presidential internships in nuclear medicine at the Medical Research Center of Brookhaven National Laboratory. He was a past president of the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and a member of the Nuclear Accreditation Committee of the American College of Radiology. He was an active member of numerous professional societies and was a fellow of the American College of Radiology and a fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine. He enjoyed photography. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, including Jeffrey ’92; two daughters-in-law; and four grandchildren.

Barbara Kurlancheek Shaffer ’60, of Kingston, Pa.; Jul. 8. She taught art at elementary schools in West Chester, N.Y., for many years prior to opening her own book shop that she operated for 30 years. In 1979 her sister joined her and the book shop grew to become The Tudor Book Shop and Café. Together they brought in local artists and held author signings with both local and nationally published authors. They curated a selection of gifts, custom imprinted stationery, invitations, and unique author events. She enjoyed knitting, was a gifted ceramicist, and more recently enjoyed weaving at the Jewish Community Center. She is survived by her husband, Charles; a daughter; a son; two grandchildren; two sisters, including Lynn Gonchar ’63; a brother; a sister-in-law; and a brother-in-law. 

Elizabeth H. Cranska ’60, of Chestnut Hill, Mass.; Aug. 20. She continued her education at Simmons School of Social Work, earning a master’s degree and then becoming a certified licensed social worker. She was affiliated with Boston hospitals and area clinics and nursing homes in social work and psychotherapy. Her group of Brown friends met regularly for many years and frequently for a long weekend. They continued through Zoom meetings during COVID. She enjoyed traveling and hiking. She is survived by a sister and two nephews. 

Frank V. Boragine ’60, of Gilbert, Ariz., formerly of Danville, Calif., and Chicago; Jul. 29. He had a successful career at Dun & Bradstreet, which led to a management promotion in Chicago in 1969. He retired in 1981 and he and his family moved to Danville, where he and his wife started J. Boragine & Associates in San Francisco. In 2007, he fully retired and moved to Gilbert. He was a member of the ROTC and Sigma Chi at Brown. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons; and six grandchildren. 

Robert M. Nuckols ’59, of Lakewood Ranch, Fla., formerly of Salem, Ohio; Aug. 15. He was an entrepreneur who owned and operated several small businesses in Salem before retiring to Florida. He was a member of several associations, including the Salem Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by three children and their spouses and four grandchildren. 

Jean Giuliano George ’59, of Narragansett, R.I.; Jul. 4. She worked for the State of Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families for more than 20 years and retired as a court liaison. She served on the West Warwick School Committee and supported the Ocean Tides School and St. Joseph’s Indian School. In retirement, she worked as an advocate helping children and families connect. She was a member of the Brown Club and enjoyed gardening and traveling. She is survived by five children and their spouses, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister. 

Timothy B.B. Eland ’59, of New York City; Aug. 3, after a long illness. Following time in the U.S. Army, he worked in advertising at Young & Rubicam. Later, he moved to product development and formed his own company, Eland Brookbanks Vector. He had an interest in landscape architecture, and in 1973 he purchased an old dairy farm, where he spent time developing the garden landscape and renovating the barn. He is survived by his wife, Caddie; two daughters, including Nel Ellwein ’92; son-in-law Charles Ellwein ’90; four granddaughters; and two sisters. 

Warren G. Paul ’58, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of Armonk, N.Y., and Sydney, Australia; Aug. 6. After graduating, he moved to Manhattan, where he worked in banking and met his future wife. After a brief stint in San Francisco working for Blair Television, he and his family relocated to Pennsylvania, where he met and formed a filmmaking company—the Moving & Talking Picture Company of Philadelphia, New York, and Gradyville—with Garrett Brown, who would go on to invent the Steadicam. Warren was the company’s producer and sales rep in the New York office. Afterward he began a more than two-decade career at IBM as an advertising executive. His work with IBM took him around the globe, including a three-year posting in Sydney. He retired to Charleston and was immersed in the beauty and culture of the city, renovating and restoring a historic townhouse, joining historical societies, purchasing a horse, and entertaining friends and family who visited. He is survived by two daughters, including Jennifer Cohen ’86; and five grandsons. 

John V. Reistrup ’58, of Woodbrige, Va.; May 27. He was a self-employed writer/editor. As a journalist, he served in editorial and management roles for such newspapers as the Washington Post, Toronto Star, New York Post, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He was coeditor and webmaster of his Brown class newsletter. He served on the advisory panel of the Fairfax County Council of the Arts, was president of the McLean (Va.) Choral Society, and served as shop steward, unit chairman, and president of the Washington-Baltimore News Guild, by which he was named Guildsman of the Year in 1970. He enjoyed sailing, reading, playing piano, listening to classical music, and was a New York Giants fan. He is survived by three children and seven grandchildren.

Richard W. Miller ’58, of Wiscasset, Me.; Jul. 4. After Brown, he moved to New York City and had a successful career working in sales at New Yorker magazine. He later started a computer design business located in the Empire State Building. He retired to Maine in the later 1990s. He had traveled to numerous countries and embraced the diversity of the people and their culture. He studied Spanish and spent time in Colombia and Mexico. An athlete, he ran several Boston and New York City marathons and, once he stopped running, was involved with swimming and yoga. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. He is survived by a sister and eight nieces and nephews. 

Richard Nooney ’57, of Wakefield, R.I.; Sept. 3. He was employed at ITT Grinnell Corp. and Nooney Controls Corp. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Gail. 

Herbert S. Newman ’55, of Lantana, Fla.; Aug. 7. After graduating from Brown, he received a master’s degree in architecture from Yale and was awarded the Eero Saarinen Traveling Fellowship for Academic Excellence in 1959. He began his career as an architectural designer with I.M. Pei and Partners (N.Y.) working on international projects that included Place Ville Marie in Montreal, Canada. In 1964, he established his own practice in New Haven, collaborating for a ten-year period with Edward Larrabee Barnes as architect and planning consultant to Yale. From 1964 to 2017, he taught architectural design at Yale. In 1967, he collaborated with Dean Charles Moore and Kent Bloomer in the establishment of the Building Project (now the Vlock Building Project), which offers Yale’s first year graduate students a program in design and construction in community building for a nonprofit sponsor, including affordable housing. As part of the faculty, he coordinated and directed this project for 50 years. Some of his many contributions to the city of New Haven included the restoration and expansion of New Haven City Hall, restorations of New Haven Union Station, Yale University Law School Library, Battell Chapel, and the Yale Center for American Arts. He was actively engaged in educational, civic, and philanthropic works. His urban renewal development projects included Chapel Square Mall, Science Park, Ninth Square, Downtown South/Hill North, The Arts Center District, the Dixwell Community Center, and the revitalized Broadway District. He was instrumental in the creation of Yale-New Haven partnerships. He was honored in 1981 for his contributions to the profession by being named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He served as State Commissioner of Design for the Connecticut Society of Architecture. In 1995, he received the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture, a lifetime achievement award bestowed by the American Institute of Architects, honoring his career and contributions to the planning and design of public spaces. During his career he was the recipient of more than 60 awards for design excellence, including five National American Institute of Architects Awards for Design Excellence. He has been published internationally and authored articles for numerous publications, including the Journal of Architectural Education, Architect Magazine, Global Architecture, Architektur & Wohnen, Casa Vogue, the New York Times Magazine, Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, Remodeling Magazine, and Builder Magazine. He retired in 2018. He is survived by his companion, Marsha Schiff; two sons and daughters-in-law; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. 

Jane Heyck Gaucher Montgomery ’57 of Houston, Tex.; Aug. 14. She worked as the manager of the bridal registry at Bering’s Gifts for nine years and for four years as assistant manager at Pavillon Christofle’s bridal registry. She was a member of Christ Church Cathedral for 19 years. She is survived by two daughters, a stepdaughter, a granddaughter, and brother Theodore Heyck ’63.

Edward B. “Pete” McLean ’57, of Bellingham, Wash.; Jan. 18, 2023. He did his residency at Yale, which had connections to Haiti’s Hospital Albert Schweitzer (HAS), where he spent six months to determine if it would be suitable for an ophthalmology rotation. In 1970, he and his family lived for three months on the HAS campus while he did a rotation there. Finally, in 1971, he was a clinical retinal fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami. There he learned how to perform retinal reattachments using laser technology. At the completion of his training they moved to Seattle, where he accepted a teaching position at the University of Washington in 1972. In 1978, he cofounded Ophthalmic Consultants Northwest. In 1980 a lifelong dream was realized when work on the Eclipse, a 46-foot yacht designed by Bob Perry, began. In 1992, he and his racing crew competed in the Vic-Maui, a race from Victoria, BC, to Lahaina, Hawaii. He retired in 2001. He is survived by three children, including daughter Allison McLean ’81; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; and two granddaughters. 

Ralph H. Hood ’57, of Doylestown, Pa.; Aug. 11. Upon graduation, he entered the U.S. Army Reserves and subsequently went on to a long career as a stockbroker and investment banker working at Girard Bank, Parrish & Company, Lionel D. Edie & Company, and Manufacturers Hanover, and retiring from PNC Bank. He was a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club and Delta Kappa Epsilon. He enjoyed playing squash and tennis, which he continued playing into his early 80s. He never missed a game as line judge for his son’s Water Tower Soccer Club team and enjoyed watching his daughter’s tennis tournaments. He is survived by a daughter, a son, and five grandchildren. 

Patricia Kelley Cunningham ’57, of Wilmington, Del.; Aug. 1. After Brown, she received two master’s degrees in French; one from Marquette University and one from Middlebury College. A lifelong learner, she spent most of her vacations studying in France, Spain, and Italy and took further graduate classes at Bryn Mawr College and the University of Delaware. For 40 years, she taught French, Spanish, Italian, and English. She taught world languages at Wilmington Friends School, Tatnall School, St. Edmond’s Academy, and Archmere Academy. From 1981 through 1988 she was chair of Archmere’s Foreign Language Department. After her tenure, she shared her teaching expertise as a supervising and mentor teacher, establishing a program which guided new and developing teachers. After retiring, she was instrumental in the redesign of the Spanish curriculum at Saint Edmond’s Academy. For several years she taught Spanish there to fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students and helped interview and mentor new teachers for the seventh and eighth grade middle school program. She also assisted in establishing a Spanish immersion summer program at the Escuela Idiomas de Nerja in Spain. She is survived by her husband, George. 

Rosemary F. Carroll ’57 of Middletown, R.I., and Stuart, Fla.; Sept. 15. She was an assistant professor at Notre Dame College, then moved to Iowa and became the Henry and Margaret Haegg Distinguished Professor of History and chairperson of the history department at Coe College in Cedar Rapids. She was also an affirmative action officer, a pre-law advisor, and a faculty representative for the Truman Foundation, the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, and the British Marshall Scholarship. She served on the board of directors for Mental Health Associates, was president of the Women’s Leadership Training Institute, and volunteered as legal counsel to help the poor in Cedar Rapids. She was the recipient of the Radcliffe-Hickes prize at Brown, among her many other accolades. She was included in the World’s Who’s Who of Women, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in American Law. She is survived by cousins. 

William E. Jacobsmeyer ’56, of Grantham, N.H., formerly of Dalton, Mass.; Jul. 25. He graduated and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Germany. He served on active duty until 1960 and in the Reserves until 1966. Upon return to the U.S., he and his family settled in Dalton and he worked as an electrical engineer at General Electric for 30 years and obtained his master’s of science degree from Union College. He was an active senior member of the GE Elfun Society and served on the Dalton Planning Board. In 1993, he retired to Grantham and served on the Eastman Community Environmental Control Committee and was a volunteer at the Dunbar Free Library in Grantham. He enjoyed canoeing and sailing in the summers and skiing in the winters. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law and four nieces and nephews. 

Pauline H. Davis ’56, of West Orange, N.J., formerly of California and Massachusetts; Aug. 8. She earned a master’s degree in music education from Harvard and was a lifelong music educator. She taught at the Winsor School (Mass.), Park School (Mass.), and Buckley School (Calif.). She was also a church organist. She enjoyed traveling, visiting the national parks, and the outdoors. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a stepdaughter and son-in-law, a stepson and daughter-in-law, five grandchildren, two siblings, including brother John Davis II ’63, and nieces and nephews. 

William “Ernie” Minor III ’55, of Cincinnati; Aug. 8. He was involved in the printing and radio businesses prior to entering politics in 1968, when he worked in New York for the Richard Nixon campaign for president. He was a member of the Nixon White House until 1972. In 1980 during the Reagan for president campaign, he was named director of family scheduling and was part of the transition team. He was appointed by President Reagan to be a member of his Council on Environmental Quality and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1981. He returned to Cincinnati in 1986 to assist with the city’s bicentennial. He was a founding board member of the Playhouse in the Park and served on the boards of the Camargo Club, Scarlet Oaks, and WCET. He enjoyed running the Reindog Parade and could always be found enjoying lunch at the Mt. Adams Bar and Grill at noon. He is survived by four children and their spouses, including son William IV ’76; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

Martin S. Malinou ’55, of Providence, R.I.; Aug. 21, after a brief illness. He received his Juris Doctor from Boston University and returned to Rhode Island, where he served as an attorney for more than 50 years. He is survived by a nephew and a cousin. 

Philip O. Jarvinen ’55, of Nashua, N.H.; Sept. 7. He earned a master’s from MIT and another master’s from Northeastern University. By age 16 he had acquired his solo pilot’s license and began a lifetime career in the aeronautics and aerospace industry with positions at Boeing and Sanders Associates. For the final 26 years of his career, he was a researcher with MIT’s Lincoln Lab. He received numerous honors and awards, including a Medal of Excellence in math and science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation, and an innovative research grant from MIT. He served as the director, program chair, secretary, and chairman of the New England section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was the holder of 15 U.S. patents and published more than 70 professional articles. He enjoyed traveling and is survived by his wife, Claire Fernandes Jarvinen ’56; four children, including son Christopher ’87; three grandchildren; a daughter-in-law and her son; and a son-in-law. 

Patricia Goodman Frye ’55, of Newport and Pascoag, R.I.; Jul. 25, just after her 90th birthday. She was an avid gardener and known for her garden design projects, including the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House garden and the Whitehorne House Museum. She lived for many years in an 1820s stone school house in Pascoag and created a beautiful cottage garden. She is survived by five children and their spouses, nine grandchildren, and a sister.

Nicholas A. Demetropoulos ’55, ’62 MAT, of Cathedral City, Calif.; Jun. 9. 

Thomas C. Tritschler ’54, of Ontario, Canada; Sept. 8. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and professor emeritus at Guelph University, Ontario. While at Brown, he was a member of the track team. He is survived by four children, a granddaughter, and a brother. 

Tovia Mancoll Siegel ’54, of Providence, R.I.; Jun. 10. She was a librarian at the Wheeler School, Gordon School, and Temple Emanu-El. She was active in many community organizations, including the Miriam Hospital Women’s Association, where she served as president. She is survived by two daughters and a sister.

Phyllis Rome Schwartz ’54, of Tenafly, N.J.; Aug. 17. She received a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University and worked in the public school system. In retirement she enjoyed bicycle trips and traveling around the world with her husband, Jay, who survives her. She is also survived by four children and two granddaughters.

Roy D. Meeks ’54, of West Lafayette, Ind.; Sept. 15, of kidney disease. After serving in the U.S. Naval Intelligence Reserves, he married and began operating the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge and Restaurant in Lafayette. He was a real estate developer in the Lafayette area and he served on several professional and community boards. Throughout his career he received several hospitality and business awards and was the recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash award by Gov. Robert Orr. He enjoyed traveling to many countries and playing bridge and golf. He also enjoyed stamp collecting, reading, and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Frances; two sons and daughters-in-law; three grandchildren; and a brother.

Edwin F. Boynton ’52, of Rockville, Md., and Naples, Fla.; Jun. 18. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War after graduation. He was deployed to Washington, D.C., where he served as a commissioned officer in the Department of Finance. On weekends, he worked part-time for the Wyatt Company, an actuarial consulting firm, where he spent his entire professional career following his honorable discharge from the Army. He worked for 32 years as a consulting actuary for the Wyatt Company, advising Fortune 100 companies on pension plans and retirement benefits. He testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert for important pieces of legislation, including the 1972 Supreme Court decision in Flood v. Kuhn in which major league baseball’s reserve clause was upheld under the antitrust exemption granted to it by Congress. He gave testimony and was one of the architects of the landmark federal legislation Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which established minimum standards for pension plans in private industry, and he helped to preserve and extend retirement benefits when he served as the subject matter expert to Congress for the passage of the Social Security Reform Act of 1983. He served as an officer on the board of directors of the American Academy of Actuaries, including the role of president from 1977 to 1978. He also served for 20 years as chairman of the board of actuaries for the Civil Service Retirement System. He retired in 1987. Phi Beta Kappa. He enjoyed being a snow bird and scuba diving coral reefs, playing golf and bridge, reading, photography, and travel. He is survived by his wife, Mary; five children and their spouses; 12 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild. 

Edmund Traverso ’52, of Ipswich, Mass.; Jun. 17. He worked for the U.S. Rubber Co. after graduating. In 1957, he received a master’s in education from Boston University and relocated to Amherst, where he taught history. He was named history department chair at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School in 1962 and moved to Ipswich. In 1970, he joined the faculty at Boston State College and following a merger with UMass, became the director of continuing education. In retirement he consulted with Tufts University and served as an elected member of his local school committee. He enjoyed classical and folk guitar, gardening, carpentry, cooking, hiking, bird watching, fishing, and sailing. He is survived by a daughter, a son, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and three nieces.

James F. McGinn Jr. ’52, of Lexington, Mass.; Jul. 8. He was a veteran of World War II, and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Winslow. After Brown he received a master’s in electrical engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He then worked at Mitre Corp. for 30 years, living in Brussels during his last two years at Mitre, subsequently traveling around Europe with his wife. They enjoyed running in 10k races together for many years. In his retirement, he took cooking classes with his wife and scuba diving lessons during winter months spent in Florida. He was a lifelong learner who enjoyed reading, food, and Beefeater gin and tonics. He is survived by four children and their spouses, eight grandchildren, a great-grandchild, brother John ’56, and many nieces and nephews. 

Mary Mako Carson ’52, of Durham, N.C.; Aug. 1. After raising a family, she continued her education at Duke University, where she received her master’s in education. She spent more than 20 years in the Durham public school system. She volunteered with the Salvation Army of Durham and with the IRS, helping others do their taxes. She enjoyed cooking, playing bridge, and spending time singing with the Durham Savoyards. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son, three grandchildren, two great-granddaughters, and a sister. 

Lester Berkelhamer ’52, of Armonk, N.Y.; Sept. 9. He graduated from Columbia Law School and enlisted in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany. Upon his return, he was a labor attorney and worked for the National Labor Relations Board and Dewey Ballantine, Borden, Lipkowitz & Plaut, retiring from Bleakley Platt & Schmidt. He enjoyed fishing, boating, cycling, and playing tennis. He is survived by daughter Karen Harrison ’87; a son; and three grandchildren. 

Mark S. Pratt ’51, of Washington, D.C.; Aug. 12. He served 35 years with the U.S. State Department that consisted of postings in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Vientiane, Paris, and Taipei, ending his career as U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou, China. Upon retirement, he returned to Washington, D.C., and remained active with foreign affairs and China-related organizations. He is survived by two stepsons and nieces and nephews. 

William H. Huling ’51, of New Providence, N.J.; Sept. 1. After Brown and service in the U.S. Army, he had a successful career with Bell Telephone Company. He managed telephone operations in roles that included comptroller and systems and audit development. He enjoyed playing golf and traveling with his wife, who predeceased him. He is survived by six children and their spouses, 14 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. 

Sara “Sally” Ashbaugh Goin ’51, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Mansfield, Ohio.; Jul. 9. She spent her summer after graduation working as a set designer for a summer stock theater in Wickford, R.I. She then worked for Mansfield Smart Shopper creating display ads and writing, followed by a position responsible for the production of special advertising editions for the Mansfield News Journal. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed flower arranging. She was past president of Mansfield Garden Club, past president of the Flower Arrangers Club, and life member of Garden Club of Ohio. She is survived by four children and six grandchildren. 

Aram V. Chobanian ’51, of Boston; Aug. 31. He was president emeritus of Boston University, and previous dean of Boston University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and became a world-renowned cardiologist, principally responsible for establishing the connection between hypertension and accelerated vascular disease, including atherosclerosis. His work propelled him to leadership of the Joint National Commission on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure, which developed the national health care guidelines for hypertension for the United States. He was the founding director of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute in 1973. From 1975 to 1995, he also served as director of the Hypertension Specialized Center of Research, funded by the National Institutes of Health. He became dean of Boston University School of Medicine in 1988 and provost of the BU Medical Campus in 1996, and he was president of BU from 2003 to 2005. In September 2022, the school of medicine at Boston University was renamed the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine after a generous gift by Avedisian, his childhood friend. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Hypertension from the American Heart Association, the Modern Medicine Award for Distinguished Achievement, the American Heart Association Award of Merit, and the Massachusetts Medical Society Lifetime Achievement Award. He was a past member of the board of directors of the Fund for Armenian Relief and chaired the International Advisory Board of Yerevan State Medical University. He was an elected Foreign Member of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences and was a Gold Medal recipient from the President of Armenia. He enjoyed music and taught himself to play the piano. During his later years, he studied music composition and composed songs, operas, operettas, and musicals. He is survived by three children and two grandchildren. 

Ursula Heineman Rickenberg ’50, of Providence, R.I.; Jul. 28. She continued her education at Smith College earning a master’s in social work. For decades she was employed as a social worker at Bradley Hospital. She also had a private practice and later worked with children at Harmony Hill School. She was a talented painter and enjoyed skiing, swimming, and boating. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, two grandchildren, a niece, and a nephew.

Arlene M. Duffy ’50, of Providence, R.I.; Aug. 2. She was employed as an administrative assistant in the fields of neurology and surgery. She later worked as an administrative assistant for the R.I. Parent Information Network. She attended RISD and enjoyed interior design work. She was an avid reader, a gardener, and member of the Pembroke Club of Providence and the Dunes Club.

Arsen Shamshoian ’49, ’59 MAT, of Little Compton, R.I.; Jul. 28. After earning degrees in both chemistry and physics, he taught for 45 years. He enjoyed good conversation and a lively debate. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two sons, including John ’00; two daughters-in-law; and four grandsons. 

Charles H. Schaeffer ’49, of St. Louis, Mo.; Jul. 23. He was a partner and project manager for Carl I. Schaeffer Electric Company. He held two U.S. patents. He was a member of the American Legion, the Jaycees, Crestwood Elks, Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club, and Delta Xi Kappa. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by four children, 10 grandchildren, a brother, seven sisters, and two brothers-in-law. 

Robert M. Gittleman ’49, of North Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Providence; Jun. 28. After graduating, he joined the family business, Lincoln Lace and Braid, and operated it until he retired. He enjoyed playing golf, tennis, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte; three children, including son Rick ’77; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. 

Edna Brownlee Bush ’49, of Avon Lake, Ohio; Sept. 6, on what would have been her 71st wedding anniversary. She was a homemaker and active volunteer, having given her time to  Community Hospice and RedCoat at Playhouse Square and been a past member of Aquarelle Watercolor Society, the Children’s Board of Lakewood Hospital, and Lake Erie Nature & Science Center. She traveled to six continents and enjoyed knitting, water aerobics, and genealogy. She is survived by three children and their spouses, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, a sister, and a brother. 

Joan Pollen Arms ’49, of Deerfield, Mass.; May 9. She was active at St. James Church and sang in the Pioneer Valley Symphony Chorus before moving to Deerfield and starting a family. In 1968 she became an assistant speech therapist with the Greenfield School Department and tutored many students. In 1998, she began volunteering with local nonprofit Adopt-a-Family and soon took on a leadership role that lasted 16 years. She was presented with the St. James Cross Award from the bishop of her Episcopal diocese in recognition of her significant contributions to the church. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and skiing. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, two sons, a daughter-in-law, and five grandchildren.

Bernard Nemtzow ’48, of Key Biscayne, Fla.; Sept. 4. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, he matriculated at Brown and was editor of the Brown Daily Herald and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He continued his education at Harvard Law School and practiced corporate litigation with Mudge, Stern, Williams & Tucker, followed by a position as corporate executive and vice chairman of Borden, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Doris; a daughter and son-in-law; a son; a granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and a sister. 

William J. Golden Jr. ’48, of LaGrange, Ga.; Jul. 8. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was an entrepreneur and retired as vice president of Seamco Sporting Goods. He was president of the Troup County/LaGrange Chamber of Commerce, a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in LaGrange, and enjoyed playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; five children and their spouses; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Woodbury C. Titcomb ’46, of Holden, Mass.,  and Naples, Fla.; Aug. 23, at 100 years of age. While at Brown, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy ROTC and was commissioned to the USS New Orleans in February 1945. He was a fighter director and visual intercept officer in the Combat Information Center (CIC), where he used new radar technology to identify and intercept enemy craft. He returned and married his high school sweetheart but was called to active duty a second time. He was promoted to lieutenant and CIC officer commissioned to the USS Macon. After his military service, he began a long career in banking. He spent 15 years with First National Bank of Boston, where he rose to vice president before being hired as president of First Manufacturer’s National Bank of Lewiston, Me. In 1976, he returned to Massachusetts and was a consultant to Framingham Trust Company. In 1978, he was hired as president and CEO of Peoples Savings Bank of Worcester, Mass., and remained there until it was purchased by Shawmut National Corporation. He was active in the Worcester community, serving as president of the Worcester Club and a member of Worcester Country and Tennis clubs. In 1994 he retired to Naples, where he enjoyed 26 active winters. He is survived by his companion, Karen Donovan; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; and five grandchildren. 

Gerard “Jerry” Fernandez ’46, of Longwood, Fla., formerly of Maine and New York; Apr. 21. After graduating from St. John’s University Law School, he began working at the law firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood in New York City. He was instrumental in maintaining and growing the firm’s practice and reputation during his 66-plus years with the firm. Additionally, he helped with the expansion of the firm’s practice in Maine prior to retiring in 2017. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He is survived by a son, three granddaughters, and a great-granddaughter. 

Sherwood G. Moe ’44, of Tiverton, R.I.; Aug. 2, at the age of 101. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating. Toward the end of World War II, he was a commanding officer of a military police unit responsible for containing Japanese POWs. He was subsequently promoted to captain in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He went on to earn a master’s degree in international and public affairs at Columbia University. From 1948 to 1954, he lived in Paris, France, to support the Marshall Plan as executive assistant and economist for the Embassy to France. He then worked with the United Nations as the executive assistant, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and moved to Beirut, Lebanon. He returned to New York and was promoted to the director and senior adviser, UNRWA Liaison Office. He later transferred to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as special assistant to the executive director until his retirement in 1982. He was a long-term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and was engaged as a consultant to coauthor a monograph on the early history of UNICEF profiling Henry R. Labouisse, UNICEF executive director from 1965 to 1979. He is survived by two sons, including Christopher ’77; two daughters-in-law; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. 

Shirley Burr Darling ’44, of Aurora, Colo.; Mar. 18, at the age of 100, from complications related to multiple myeloma. After graduating she worked at the International Institute of Rhode Island. In 1948 she “re-met” her former neighbor and they were married. They lived in Chicago for a few years and she worked for Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, recruiting high school girls to apply for admission. She traveled around Ohio for Western through 1974. In 1975, she and her family moved to Denver and she worked for Lindenwood University recruiting students. Finally, in 1979, she started her own business, Educational Consulting Service, and for more than 40 years she helped families find their way through the labyrinth of the college admissions process. She was honored to receive the Brown Bear award in 1981. For 43 years until her retirement she belonged to the Independent Educational Consultants Association, frequently attending conferences and visiting colleges with the group. She was a frequent and much sought-after presenter at professional conferences and enjoyed mentoring new consultants. In March of 2020, she moved to the independent living community at St. Andrew’s Village in Aurora, participating in the activities and becoming a member of the community. 

Barbara Charlton Adams ’57, of Meadville, Pa., and Hyannis Port, Mass.; Aug. 2, after a brief illness. After graduation, she and Barbara Sears Tessmer traveled internationally. Following their travels, she studied library sciences in Boston and was a librarian at MIT’s Dewey Library, where she met her future husband. She was an avid reader, a certified indexer, and trained editor. She belonged to many book clubs and was a patron of the Meadville and Hyannis public libraries. She is survived by her husband, Earl, and two sons. 

Lee Eliot Berk ’64, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Oct. 21. Son of the late Lawrence Berk, founder and first president of the Berklee School of Music, he was the institution’s namesake and second president. After graduating from Brown and Boston University School of Law, he began working at Berklee as bursar. His legal background  supplemented the courses he taught on music law and copyright issues, which were the first at the school and, in 1992, led to the establishment of a major in music business and management. He authored the book Legal Protection for the Creative Musician, which won the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Deems Taylor Award in 1971 as best book in music. From 1971 to 1979 he served as Berklee’s vice president and worked on acquisition of new properties for the school’s growing student body. He became the second president in 1979 and held that position for 25 years until his retirement in 2004, overseeing growth that was faithful to Berklee’s reputation for contemporary music education, and instituting new courses that included music production and engineering, music synthesis, and film scoring. In an interview posted on Berklee’s website, he observed: “The move into technology more than anything else has made Berklee become the college of the music industry.” He also established Berklee City Music to offer music education and scholarships to underserved youth, created the Berklee International Network—now called Berklee Global Partners—with music schools around the world, and was instrumental in the 1998 founding of the Boston Arts Academy. When asked in the same interview for a highlight of his career, he replied: “If I could mention only one, it would have to be when we gave Berklee’s first honorary degree to Duke Ellington at the 1971 commencement and then having him decide to sit down at the piano during the reception to play for the graduates and their families. I don’t think anything can top that.” Beyond Berklee, he played a pivotal role in the establishment of New Mexico School for the Arts and received numerous awards that included the President’s Merit Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences; the National Association of Music Merchants Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Music Products Industry; and the Hall of Fame Award from the International Association of Jazz Educators. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for strengthening Japanese and American cultural ties. He was chair of the New Mexico Music Commission and founded the Friends of Santa Fe Jazz and the Jewish Arts and Culture Group of Santa Fe. In 2014, after moving to a senior living community in Phoenix, he and his wife created a concert series and welcomed local and international jazz and classical artists. He is survived by his wife, Susan; two daughters and sons-in-law; and four grandchildren. 

Elliot Berman ’51, of New York City; Oct. 15, as a result of kidney failure. He was a photochemistry pioneer. After Brown, he earned his doctorate in chemistry from Boston University and went on to work with the National Cash Register Co. (Ohio) and Itek Corp. (Mass.). But it was in 1973 that he began the work that would define his career, founding Solar Power Corporation in Braintree, Mass., in affiliation with Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (later known as Exxon), driven by a belief that he described this way during a 2019 interview with NPR: “Here’s the sun. Here are the people. All you have to do is figure out a way to put the two things together.” Berman’s groundbreaking research into solar photovoltaic technology, which converts sunlight into electricity, came about in the context of soaring demand for oil in the 1960s followed by the U.S. oil crisis of 1973. Oil companies looked all the way to space, where the first solar panel had been deployed in 1958, for ways to diversify. With Exxon’s financial support, Berman designed a cheaper and more efficient solar cell, bringing the price down from $100 per watt to $20 per watt—enough to make it useful in extreme settings such as ocean oil platforms, or for uses such as powering wells in remote villages, says NPR. Then a different oil company—Los Angeles–based Atlantic Richfield—acquired a solar company, renaming it ARCO Solar, and Berman joined as chief scientist. During his tenure, ARCO [later aquired by Siemens] invested in further efficiency and durability boosts, quickly making it the world’s largest solar manufacturer and laying the foundations for the ultra-reliable solar panels of today. Berman was often cited for his advances in the technology. John Perlin, author of Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, told NPR: “I think Elliot’s most brilliant thing was to delineate all the markets that existed for solar at even the relatively high price that it was,” and credits him “with planting the flag of solar photovoltaics throughout the world.” Among his many awards and professional affiliations, Berman was a 50+ year member of the American Chemical Society and a recipient of the Boston University Arts and Sciences distinguished alumni award, having been instrumental in founding Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy. In addition to his scientific interests, he was  a founding member and president of Temple B’Nai Shalom in Braintree and enjoyed art, music, gardening, sports, and the opportunity to visit many museums during his worldwide travels. He is survived by his wife, Ann; two sons; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grand-children; brother Ned ’63; and a sister-in-law.

Robert S. Shein ’89 AM, of Jamestown, R.I.; Oct. 10, of cancer. He was the director of the language lab and taught in the department of modern languages at Rhode Island College for more than 25 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1982 to 1986 as an analyst and was discharged as a sergeant. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and going for long walks with his dog, Margot. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Reid Losee ’96; two daughters; a son-in-law; two grandchildren; and three siblings. 

Silvia J. Dasilva ’86 AM, of Bristol, R.I.; Nov. 14. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in secondary education with a major in Portuguese. She continued her post graduate studies at Brown, obtaining her master’s degree in Brazilian Studies, and taught Portuguese at Rhode Island College. She was involved in several Portuguese organizations and was a member of the American Association of Speakers of Spanish and Portuguese. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. 

Thomas E. Leary ’85 PhD, of Youngstown, Ohio; Oct. 29. While obtaining his doctorate at Brown, he was curator of Slater Mill in Pawtucket. Upon graduation, he settled in Buffalo, N.Y., and was director of interpretation for the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. While there, he coordinated a survey of Buffalo industry, along with the National Park Service’s Historical American Engineering Record, and he and his wife wrote a history of Bethlehem Steel’s Lackawanna plant. They also organized exhibits documenting the area’s industries titled “Made in Buffalo.” In 1988, the couple formed Industrial Research Associates, a consulting firm doing mitigation and other research for government and private agencies, including the Youngstown Museum of Industry and Labor. In 1999, he was hired by Youngstown State University as a history professor. He taught American architectural and industrial history and trained students in the art of public history documentation and museum practices. He retired from teaching in 2021 and continued to work at the museum until his death. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Sholes.  

Bryan D. Goodwin ’82 MAT, of South Hadley, Mass.; Sept. 22, from brain cancer. He was a reference librarian at Mount Holyoke College for 34 years. He was an avid reader, especially interested in the Civil War and World War II. He enjoyed the outdoors and was scuba certified. He is survived by his wife, Joan; a stepdaughter; a brother; and several nieces and nephews.

Douglas J. Manley ’79 AM, of Fort Benton, Mont., formerly of California; Oct. 13, from complications of COPD. Following his military service, he attended the University of the Pacific and Cabrillo College and obtained a degree with a double major in anthropology and sociology from UC Berkeley in 1975. While at Brown earning his master’s degree, he met Cynthia Maxwell and they married in 1980. They moved to California, where he worked  in the private security industry. Cyndi and Doug enjoyed riding and showing their Arabians and he put much of his time and energy into managing the stables and property, which he continued to do after their amicable divorce. In 2017, he moved to Fort Benton to enjoy small-town life and to be nearer to friends and relatives in the area. He especially enjoyed breakfasts at the Wake Cup Coffee House and dinners at the VFW. He is survived by a sister, two brothers, two nephews, and his former wife, Cynthia Maxwell Curtin ’80.

Juliet Jussaume Lapointe ’77 AM, of Fall River, Mass.; Sept. 25. She was a retired teacher, a 20-year Eucharistic minister, and a pianist for the former North End Senior Center Whippoorwills. She is survived by five daughters, four sons-in-law, two sons, a daughter-in-law, 10 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. 

Robert F. Baker ’67 PhD, of Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Feb. 24, 2023, of Covid, followed by pneumonia that led to respiratory failure. Prior to Brown, where he met his wife, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford and a master’s degree from the University of Kansas. He was a professor of molecular biology at USC for more than 46 years. He retired in 2015 as professor emeritus.  In 1975, he took a sabbatical from USC to work at Harvard Medical School for a year as a visiting associate professor. His research specialties were cancer biology, signal transduction and gene regulation, and structural biology. He enjoyed reading the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,  The Economist, Nature, and Science to keep up with the latest developments. He is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret Murphy Baker ’65 ScM; daughter Allison L. Baker ’89; a son; and two brothers. 

Earlene Mara ’66 MAT, of Pawtucket, R.I.; Oct. 23. She was a math teacher in the Cumberland (R.I.) school system for many years and served as the department chair as well, helping to shape the curriculum. After retiring, she enjoyed volunteering at local nursing homes and was an active member of St. Teresa’s Church. She is survived by a sister, a brother, a sister-in-law, and two nephews. 

Seymour Glantz ’66 MAT, of Barrington, R.I.; Oct. 9. He was a teacher in the Barrington Public Schools and head of the art department from 1957 to 1988. He was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran and past president of the RI Art Educators’s Association and the RI Audio Visual Educators Association. He is survived by two sons, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister. 

Dwight M. Scott ’65 AM, of Wayland, Mass.; Apr. 16. After serving in the U.S. Army, he had a long career as a systems staff analyst with Honeywell in Newton, Billerica, and Waltham. He continued his career when Honeywell merged with Bull HN in the United States and France. He enjoyed researching genealogy, all types of music—especially classical, popular, and folk—and cross country skiing. He is survived by his wife, Judith; a daughter; and the mother of his daughter. 

Herbert A. Mehlhorn ’56 PhD, of Portland, Me., formerly of Lexington, Mass.; Oct. 10. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he ​received a PhD in physics from Brown and began working at Schlumberger-Doll Research Center (Conn.). He married and started a family as his career led them to Lexington and to a long tenure at Raytheon’s Missile Systems Division, where he managed programs that developed critical systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. He applied for and received multiple patents in the area of optical physics. He retired in 1990 and enjoyed traveling the globe with his wife before her passing, especially to South America and Germany. He is survived by two daughters, two sons, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, and seven grandchildren. 

Rosalind Ekman Ladd ’56 AM, ’62 PhD, of Lancaster, N.H., and Providence, R.I.; Oct. 6. She was a professor of philosophy at Wheaton College for more than 30 years and a visiting professor in biomedical ethics at Brown. She will be remembered for her work in the areas of children’s rights, especially in healthcare, medical decision-making, and women’s issues. She was a member of the board for the RI Committee for the Humanities and volunteered on various medical ethics committees at Rhode Island Hospital, Bradley Hospital, and Women and Infants Hospital. In retirement she wrote articles for the New Hampshire Historical Society. She served on the board of directors for the Lancaster Historical Society and volunteered at Weeks Memorial Hospital and Weeks Memorial Library. She also enjoyed gardening. She is survived by three daughters, a son-in-law, eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Eliza Banchoff Grover ’21, of Towson, Md., originally from Menlo Park, Calif.; Oct. 7, hit by a drunk driver while walking. At the time of her death, she was studying to be a doctor at Goucher College in Towson. While at Brown she was a research assistant at E.P. Bradley Hospital Sleep Laboratory and a member of Sigma Xi. During the summers, she worked as an intern at Grail, Inc. and as a research assistant at the Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center, where she contributed to a published paper on concussion in girls. She returned to Oaxaca, Mexico, where she spent time as a child, with Child Family Health International to study health equity and gain experience in community health centers and hospitals. She loved sports and being part of a team, playing soccer and basketball before settling into volleyball. At Brown she played Division 1 NCAA volleyball as a right-side hitter for the Bears, earning Academic All-Ivy and Academic All-District honors, as well as All-Ivy Honorable Mention twice. An intrepid outdoorswoman, she enjoyed downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, and swimming in mountain lakes. When Covid stripped her of her senior season, she earned her EMT and Wilderness First Aid certifications and worked in a low-income clinic in Providence. She also found her love for running and completed the first of many half-marathons. Upon graduation, she spent a summer leading outdoor trips for Overland Adventures and then moved to Seattle. She joined Rainier Clinical Research Center as a research assistant and then as a clinical research coordinator, helping to implement medical device clinical trials for people with diabetes. This opportunity led to her decision to become a doctor and in May 2023, she began a year of intensive study at Goucher College. She is survived by her parents, two sisters, three grandparents, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Alexander G. Burdo ’20, of Fairfield, Conn., and Yarmouth Port, Mass.; Oct. 29. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 12. His obituary read, “No matter the state of his health, he didn’t let the disease limit him, rather he used it to live life fully, casting away any thoughts of mortality. Alex had a deep love and respect for all birds, which he often credited with saving his life and his six years in remission; his favorite was the Florida scrub jay. From the age of ten he wanted to be an ornithologist and could often be seen with binoculars draped around his neck and a bird guide in hand.” In 2010 at age 13, he was the youngest recipient of the L.L. Bean  Outdoor Heroes award for his dedication to the Connecticut Audubon Society. He was a founding member and served as president of the Connecticut Young Birders Association and was  involved in banding at the Birdcraft Sanctuary in Fairfield. He was also a volunteer at the Wing Island Bird Banding Station in Brewster, Mass. In addition to being an Avian Point-Count Technician at the Intermountain Bird Observatory in Montana, he was active with the Connecticut and Massachusetts Audubon Societies, participating in the Christmas Bird Counts in both states. While at Brown, he wrote for the Brown Political Review, was a member of Kellner Lab, and was a teaching assistant. Additionally, he was a research assistant for two of his advisors studying the white-collared manakin in Costa Rica; the resulting work is being prepared for publication. For many years he maintained his blog, aphelocoma.com, where he’d write about birds and travels. He also enjoyed photography, politics, geography, history, astronomy, linguistics, music, the Boston Red Sox, the Miami Dolphins, and University of Michigan football. His memory was remarkable and he could relay the statistics for any major league player, give the scientific names for thousands of birds, discuss current global politics, and recite song lyrics from the 1970s. He is survived by his girlfriend Ann Walters;  his parents; two sisters; and many extended family and friends.  

Gabriela O’Leary ’07, of New York City; Oct. 28, of cancer. She was an educator who taught English as a Second Language from 2009 to 2012. From 2014 to 2017 she was involved in the CUNY Language Immersion Program and later with the School Access and Community Programs at Whitney Museum of American Art from 2016 to 2020. She worked to make museums more accessible to children and people with disabilities and to advance justice and opportunity for immigrants. She was a skilled photographer, enjoyed art, music, and literature, and had a lifelong love of Brazilian culture. She is survived by her partner, Ben Gottlieb ’08; her newborn son; a sister and brother-in-law; her grandmother; a niece and nephew; and Ben’s relatives. 

Joel J. Salinger ’06, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Oct. 28. Upon graduating, he pursued a variety of entrepreneurial paths before working in the insurance industry for both AIG and Starr Insurance. He later earned his MBA at Indiana University Kelley School of Business. At the time of his passing, he was actively working on a new venture related to the restaurant and hospitality industries. He enjoyed providing a safe home for rescued animals. He is survived by his parents, Lynda and John Salinger ’70; a sister and brother-in-law; his grandmother; and two nephews.

Albert Franco ’95, of Needham, Mass.; Oct. 22. He was an obstetrician/gynecologist at Boston Maternal-Fetal Medicine and an attending physician at both Steward Healthcare and South Shore Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; a daughter; a son; his parents; two brothers; and nieces and nephews.  

James Rooney ’89, of Dover, Mass.; Sept. 13. Throughout his career in nonprofit and policy leadership, he worked in government and community relations at Brown, helped to launch and lead CEOs for Cities, and served as director of public affairs for the Boston Foundation. For ten years he operated his own public affairs consultancy, including six years in the United Kingdom. Most recently, he served as director of partnerships at Candid, coordinating campaigns and coalitions to advance transparency and equity in the nonprofit sector. He was a cofounder of the Community Foundation Climate Collaborative, bringing together community foundations to drive and support climate action. His second career was political campaigning, including time working on the Obama-Biden Domestic Policy Council in 2008. He enjoyed traveling, was a New England sports fan, and is survived by his wife, Tara Levine ’92, and two sons.

Jennifer Garst ’86, of Ames, Iowa; Nov. 1, of pancreatic cancer. After earning a master’s degree and PhD in social psychology from Michigan State University, she became an assistant professor at the University of Maryland. She eventually left academia and began a career in the nonprofit sector and within the Garst family businesses. Her professional activities included serving on numerous boards and being involved with various community organizations. She had a passion for bicycling and embarked on a solo bicycle tour of the U.S. covering 11,000 miles in 11 months. In 1995, she fell in love and together they spent eight months bicycling 6,000 miles around the country. Together they enjoyed international trips, train rides, hiking, and cross-country ski junkets. She is survived by her husband, Steve Libbey; four sisters; a brother; two brothers-in-law; three sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. 

Wendy Adler ’82, of Washington, D.C.; Sept. 26. During her career she worked for various organizations, including Bethesda Cares, the National Governors Association, Wider Opportunities for Women, and the Citizens Party. She is survived by her sister Amy Adler ’85. 

David B. Stoneback ’81, of Durango, Colo.; Oct. 3. He was the cofounder of Resort Technology Partners in Vail, Colo. He enjoyed brewing beer, building guitars, completing the New York Times crosswords, and reading. He is survived by his wife, Betsy; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a grandson; and his father. 

Jill A. Soffer ’81, of Carbondale, Colo.; Oct. 23, of cancer. After college she moved to Santa Monica, Calif., and built her reputation as an interior designer and LEED developer of sustainable homes. She had an unwavering commitment to nature and environmental causes. She was a major donor to the Natural Resources Defense Council and a board member of the Sierra Club Foundation and the Wilderness Workshop. She created Our Part, a nonprofit that funds initiatives to fight the climate crisis and protect democracy. She also launched Banking for Climate, a network of high-net-worth individuals who pressured their banks to stop funding and supporting the fossil fuel industry. In 2020, she financially supported land acquisitions that blocked the development of the Tar Sands Pipeline in Northern Minnesota. In 2023 she dedicated 285 acres of her own land between Spring Park Reservoir and the base of Basalt Mountain as a conservation easement, forever limiting development and protection for the wildlife habitat. She is survived by her partner, Steve Elder; her father; seven siblings; and her four dogs. 

Sally E. Rudney ’81, of Takoma Park, Md.; Sept. 19, of lung cancer. She was the founding executive director of Montgomery County Community Foundation and led the foundation from 1996 to 2013. She subsequently established Philanthropy Advisory Services, helping donors to maximize the impact of their charitable giving. After Brown, she earned her MBA from the Yale School of Management. Her expansive career in philanthropy resulted in numerous awards and honors, including the inspired leadership award from the Montgomery County Community Foundation (2016), peacemaker of the year from the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County (2013), champion of education by College Tracks (2013), an honorary degree from Montgomery College (2013), an appointment as a trustee of the Montgomery College Foundation (2013-2017), and an achievement award from the National Association of Counties for creating and sustaining the Neighborhood Safety Net Initiative (2010). After settling in Takoma Park in 1994, she became a neighborhood leader, organizer, and community builder. She enjoyed time in New Hampshire at her home on Loon Pond in Hillsborough. Together with family and friends, she enjoyed kayaking, walking through the woods, and lounging on the dock. She is survived by her husband, Scott Hoekman; two children; a sister and brother-in-law; a brother and sister-in-law; five nieces and nephews; and her mother-in-law. 

Robert E. Henenlotter ’78 of Westlake, Fla.; May 18, 2022, of complications from primary progressive aphasia and a heart attack. He graduated from Golden Gate University Law School and specialized in entertainment law. He was general counsel for computer manufacturer Xybernaut Corp. in Virginia. At Brown he played soccer and rugby and was a member of Delta Phi Omega. He was a member of Brown Student Agencies organizing concerts his senior year, promoting Elvis Costello and Utopia featuring Todd Rundgren among others. He enjoyed rock and roll, cycling, and coaching youth soccer. He spent his later years enjoying an outdoor environment, ushering concerts at the Mauch Chunk Opera House, and attending concerts at Penn’s Peak. He is survived by his wife, Jackie; two daughters; a sister; and a brother.  

Maureen Murphy Leydon ’77, of Lynnfield, Mass.; Sept. 25, of ovarian cancer. She spent 40 years in the insurance industry working at MetLife and New England Financial. During her time at Brown she was a member of the women’s swim team. She was also a former first runner-up in the Massachusetts Miss Teen Pageant. She is survived by her husband Joe; two sons and daughters-in-law; two grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law; two brothers and sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. 

Emily Honig ’75, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; Oct. 14, of cancer. She was professor emerita of history at UC Santa Cruz. She went on to complete a master’s degree in East Asian Studies and a PhD in Chinese history at Stanford. Her research and teaching focused on modern China with particular attention to labor and gender. She lived in Shanghai for two years studying at Fudan University. There she investigated the history of women cotton mill workers in prerevolutionary China and published her first book. Her subsequent books explored changing gender configurations in late twentieth-century China, the shaping and reshaping of ethnic tensions in Shanghai’s working class, and the experiences of youth during the Cultural Revolution. She taught at Lafayette College and Yale before joining the department of women’s studies at UC Santa Cruz. In 2008, she joined the department of history and taught there until her retirement in 2020. She was fluent in multiple languages, including Japanese, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, and various dialects of Chinese. She enjoyed music, playing piano, bassoon, recorder, and cello. She was a constant presence at folk festivals and jazz concerts throughout the Bay Area and active in numerous  philanthropic organizations, including being a member of the Race, Gender, and Human Rights Fund and founder of the Victor & Lorraine Honig Initiative for Bay Area Social & Economic Justice. She was a fourth-degree black belt in Aikido and enjoyed hiking, traveling, and cooking. She is survived by her son and sister Lisa Honig ’76. 

John E. Fraser ’75, of Clearwater, Fla.; Oct. 6, of a suspected pulmonary embolism. He was a Naval officer from 1977 to 2007, retiring with the rank of captain, then worked as a civilian defense consultant and senior program analyst attached to the U.S. Special Operations Command headquartered in Florida. He was a member of Phi Delta Beta and an avid reader of history. He is survived by his wife, Sandra, and her daughter; two sons; a daughter-in-law; six granddaughters; a sister and brother-in-law; and nine nieces and nephews.  

John J. Kelly Jr. ’65, of East Orleans, Mass.; Aug. 18. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Yale–New Haven Medical Center before serving in the United States Public Health Service. As a physician in the USPHS, he was stationed at the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Native American Reservation and provided medical care to Assiniboine and Sioux tribes for two years. In 1973, he was accepted into the Mayo Clinic neurology residency program and, upon completion, continued at Mayo with a fellowship in clinical and electrodiagnostic neurophysiology, subsequently appointed to the faculty as assistant professor of neurology. In 1981, he became associate professor of neurology and director of the electromyography lab at Tufts New England Medical Center. He became the chair of neurology at George Washington University Medical Center in 1991 and, during his tenure, founded the GWU Neurosciences Institute, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinic, and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center. He was chief of the department of neurology and deputy director of Cooper Neurological Institute (N.J.) in 2011. There he founded the Neurological Institute and developed their neuromuscular and stroke programs. He retired from GWUMC as professor emeritus in 2016. His educational legacy continues after his death as he chose to participate in the brain tissue donation program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two daughters and sons-in-law; five grandchildren; two sisters and brothers-in-law; a brother and sister-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. 

Robert J. Mendelsohn ’73, of Providence, R.I.; Oct. 7. After earning his PhD in clinical psychology from Florida State University, he  moved to Brookline, Mass., where he established a clinical psychology private practice in both Boston and Providence. For more than 30 years he operated his private practice serving patients in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He enjoyed blues music, foreign films, and spending time at the beach with his family, and had a deep connection to Judaism, and was known for his insightfulness and humor. He is survived by his wife, Debbie; a daughter and son-in-law; a son; and two grandchildren. 

Gary H. Sockut ’72, of Watertown, Mass.; Sept. 22. He was a retired software engineer and researcher for several companies, with a specialty in database reorganization. He received his master’s from MIT and his PhD from Harvard. He is survived by his sister Judith Sockut Silverman ’67, ’69 ScM, ’85 ScM; a brother-in-law; and nephews Alan Silverman ’94 and Kenneth Silverman ’00.   

Philip G. Osborne ’68, of Bristol, R.I., and Pine Island, Fla.; Oct. 31. He was a retired vice president of Amica Mutual Insurance Co. after 31 years of service. He was an avid sailor and raced the Marion to Bermuda Race twice. He is survived by his wife, Tracey, a son, 16 nieces and nephews, and 29 grand-nieces and nephews. 

R. Bruce Gillie ’67, of Westerly, R.I.; Oct. 21. He was a family physician and endocrinologist for more than 40 years in the Westerly-Pawcatuck area. In addition, he was medical director of Watch Hill Manor and Apple Rehab Clipper Home. He lectured and published research articles in Scientific American and Nature. He enjoyed spending time with family on Damariscotta Lake in Maine. He is survived by his wife, Polly; a daughter and son-in-law; a son; two grandsons; and a brother. 

Thomas H. Smith ’65, of Norfolk, Va.; Sept. 16, following a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Elly; a daughter; a son; and five grandchildren.

Michael R. Mackensen ’65, of McLean, Va.; Sept. 20. He had a 29-year career with Mobil. His position in the treasurer’s department took him to Asia, Europe, Australia, West Africa, and the Middle East. He was based in New York until 1990, when Mobil’s headquarters moved to Virginia and he directed the corporate foreign exchange operations. He retired in 1996 and purchased a Huntington Learning Center franchise. He established a new operation in Manassas, Va., where he provided SAT preparation and education training for students who needed help in reading, writing, and math. He sold the franchise in mid-2000. He was an active member of Immanuel Presbyterian Church, where he served as treasurer, deputy treasurer, and member of the finance and stewardship committees. He was instrumental in the development and ongoing operation of Chesterbrook Residences in Falls Church, Va. Upon news of his passing, the board created a Michael Mackensen Memorial Fund in his honor. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; a sister; a brother; and four nieces and nephews.  

Paul F. Hammond ’65, of Fairfield, Conn.; Oct. 1. After Brown, he earned a master’s degree at NYU in international development. He then served three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and earned an Army commendation medal. He began his business career at International Paper, then worked at Emery Air Freight before starting his own company, U.S. Trade and Transport, for which he traveled the world selling heavy construction equipment. He later entered market research working for Teeton Group and TRC, where he was an executive vice president and principal shareholder. In retirement, he researched and wrote four novels related to the American Revolution. He was involved in the community and enjoyed water skiing, hiking, traveling, and golf. He is survived by his wife, Paige; two stepchildren and their spouses; five grandchildren; a sister; and many nieces and nephews.  

Michael S. Sorgen ’64, of Berkeley, Calif.; Jun. 1, from Alzheimer’s. After Brown he earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and moved to San Francisco. He later taught political science at Virginia Union University and American literature at Tuskegee University in Alabama. Returning to San Francisco, he joined the San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation, where he fought the use of racially biased IQ tests in public schools, among other precedent-setting cases. He worked to improve public education as legal counsel for the San Francisco and Oakland Unified School Districts and taught law at UC Hastings, Golden Gate University Law School, Whittier College, and UC Berkeley Law. He taught law in French as a Fulbright professor in Nice, France, and in Spanish while on a second Fulbright professorship in Bogotá, Colombia. He returned to private law practice in San Francisco and for 30 years litigated civil rights, access to education, employment discrimination, and prison and labor reform cases. He defended the rights of U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam and first Iraq wars. His international human rights work included seeking restitution for Vietnamese citizens affected by Agent Orange, challenging Chevron’s suppression of labor organizing in Nigeria, and releasing child immigrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border. He enjoyed music, dancing, tennis, the outdoors, and good conversation. He is survived by his partner Mary Maloney Roberts; two daughters; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; three grandchildren; a brother; and the mothers of his children.

Marion Morey Meenan ’64, of Lincoln, Mass.; Oct. 9. She held several jobs in publishing in New York City and Boston before raising her daughters and becoming a volunteer for several local organizations. While working part-time for Brandeis University, she earned her MBA at Babson College. She subsequently held several management positions at XRE Corporation in Littleton before becoming vice president of engineering. She was active with her grandchildren and enjoyed attending theater and ballet performances, visiting museums, biking, cross country skiing, hiking, and traveling. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, five grandchildren, and a sister. 

William G. Waldau ’62, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Fairfield, Conn.; Sept. 11. He was commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the USMC Reserves followed by employment at DuPont as a programmer. Deciding to change careers, he matriculated at Villanova School of Law and practiced in Darien, Conn., until his retirement in 2002. In retirement he and his wife sailed for three years on the Intercoastal Waterway and finally settled in Fort Myers. He enjoyed gardening, woodworking, photography, and sailing. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; and five grandchildren, including grandson Maxwell Waldau ’22.

Theodore R. Colborn Jr. ’62, of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.; Sept. 30, of pancreatic cancer. His career included positions at the Detroit Port Authority and the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce. In his later years, he worked at Barnes & Noble, was a crossing guard for the Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety, and was a gate guard at the Grosse Pointe Woods Lakefront Park. He was also a member of the Grosse Pointe Woods Tree Commission. He took on leadership positions and was a member of several fellowship groups at St. Michael’s Church, including having served as the junior warden of the St. Michael’s Vestry. He is survived by his wife, Kate; four children; six grandchildren; sisters Deborah Colborn ’60 and Ann Colborn Herrick ’68; a brother; nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Margaret Colborn. 

Charles Brown Swartwood III ’61, of Cotuit, Mass.; Nov. 16. He graduated from Boston University School of Law and was known to most as “Brownie.”He was employed with the Worcester law firm of Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting. In 1993, he was appointed a full-time U.S. Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court in Worcester. He retired from Federal Court in 2006 and went on to work at Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services in Boston as a mediator, arbitrator, and case evaluator. In 2009, he was appointed chairman of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission and served until his term expired in 2013. He was a member of several clubs in Worcester and Boston and a lifelong member of the Cotuit Mosquito Yacht Club. He enjoyed sailing and is survived by his companion Heidi Baracsi; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; eight grandchildren; two sisters; a brother and sisters-in-law; a brother-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and his former wife, Judith Swartwood.

Robert Jacobsen ’53, of Wheaton, Ill.; Nov. 4. After Brown, he served in the Army for two years during the Korean War, then joined the packaging industry working with Continental Can Company. Later in his career at Continental, he served as executive vice president and introduced beverage cans and vending machines to South Korea. He and his family moved to Wheaton in 1971, but from 1983 to 1987, he and his wife lived in South Korea while he managed a can plant. In 1987, he returned to Wheaton and remained employed with U.S. Can Corporation until 1998. He then consulted for DS Containers until his passing. He was a local history enthusiast who was the driving force behind three museum exhibits in DuPage County.  He was the longtime chairman of the Milton Township Cemeteries Authority, which ultimately cleaned up and restored three pioneer cemeteries in Milton Township, and he organized and planned annual Family Remembrance Day events at each cemetery. He was also responsible for a golf exhibit in Wheaton that was unveiled in 2006. Working with the DuPage County Historical Museum, he wrote and assembled the book Wheaton, Illinois: Golf History Starts Here, which the museum published in 2018. As part of a greater focus on golf history in Wheaton, he led a team of local historians to nominate golf course architect Herbert Tweedie for the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame, and the group celebrated Tweedie’s induction in 2021. He was an avid golfer and had been a member of the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton since 1973. He is survived by his wife, Caroline; a son; daughter Jennifer Jordan ’83; and six grandchildren.  

Douglas M. Hackett ’61, of Potomac, Md.; Oct. 26, from Covid. He was a retired commander of the U.S. Navy, having served in naval intelligence for most of his career. He was awarded several medals, including the Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Bronze Star. After retiring from the Navy, he was employed for 15 years with GTE Corp. as a program manager conducting analysis and architecture development for intelligence related communications systems. An Eagle Scout, he remained active with the Boy Scouts of America and served as a scout leader. He was a member of the Naval Intelligence Professionals, U.S. Naval Institute Pentagon Ski Club, and Smithsonian Associates. He volunteered with Wounded Warriors. He enjoyed reading, skiing, cooking, solving the New York Times crossword puzzles, and running; he completed three marathons. He is survived by his companion, Susan Little;  daughters Kyle Hackett Smith ’93 and Nancy Hackett Harrison ’86; a son; two sons-in-law; and four grandchildren.

Walter Gately ’61, of Mashpee, Mass.; Nov. 13. He worked as an electrostatic engineer and industrial salesman traveling the world for many years. A longtime lover of jazz, in retirement he deejayed at radio stations in Worcester and Provincetown. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his children; and three grandchildren.  

Linnea C. Freeburg ’61, of Hartford, Conn.; Oct. 18. She worked as a researcher for Carnegie Mellon University for many years. More recently, she used her medical research skills to work in the IT department for the State of Connecticut, Hartford Hospital, and UConn Medical Center. She enjoyed spending hours researching her family’s genealogy. She had an interest in art and enjoyed classical music, gardening, and Eastern European folk dancing. She is survived by two sisters, a brother, a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, and seven nieces and nephews. 

J.Barry Burns ’60, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Prov-
idence, R.I.; Nov. 17. After Brown he entered the Navy and later worked for Honeywell in human resources. He moved on to Digital Equipment Corp. and Bank of Boston before pioneering Outsourcing Solutions for smaller businesses needing human resource consulting. For 40 years he taught and mentored people in the human resources field. While at Brown, he was a member of the “Cinderella Crew.” He enjoyed wood carving, photography, cooking, sailing, and traveling. He is survived by a daughter; son Geoffrey ’90; a daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law; and four nieces and nephews. 

Richard F. Judkins ’59, of Palmetto, Fla.; Sept. 18. After Brown, he graduated from Boston University Medical School and completed his residency at Rhode Island Hospital. He then served two years in the U.S. Navy as an ENT head and neck surgeon during the Vietnam War. His medical career began at South County Hospital (R.I.), followed by The City of Faith Hospital (Okla.), then the Medical College of Ohio, before retiring to Florida. He was proud of his medical mission trips, especially to the Dominican Republic, where he was known as “El Caballo,” the workhorse. He is survived by his wife, Linda; five children; and 11 grandchildren.

Daniel B. Beresford ’59, of Columbia, S.C.; Oct. 5, after living with dementia for several years. A graduate of Michigan Law School, he was an attorney and served as Asst. Gen. Council for RCA, Inc., working with business leaders in Japan, SE Asia, and Europe. He served his community as a guardian ad litem and on multiple nonprofit boards, including the Princeton Junior School, the Arts Center of Kershaw County and the Rotary Club of Montgomery/Rocky Hill (N.J.), where he was a founding member. He was a host for the Rotary student exchange program and forged lifelong friendships. He is survived by his wife, Joanna; four children, including son Drew ’03 and his wife Amanda Lombardi Beresford ’03; and seven grandchildren.  

Richard N. Sauter ’58, of Venice, Fla.; Jun. 26, 2022. He was employed with IBM for 40 years. He was treasurer of Gulf Horizon Condominium Association and was a member of the Venice Theatre Committee and the Venice Yacht Club. He and his family enjoyed traveling, especially visiting all of the National Parks. He is survived by his wife, Pat; two daughters and their spouses; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law; a brother-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. 

Jerrold A. Olanoff ’58, of Boston; Oct. 12. He was a lawyer who practiced construction law for more than 50 years with Corwin & Corwin. He went on to take over the firm and mentored younger lawyers who in turn became partners and still carry on the practice today. He owned a series of boats and enjoyed sailing up and down the East Coast, in addition to traveling the world together with his partner, Jill Cohen, who survives him. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.

Richard M. Dunn ’58, of Bristol, N.H.; Oct. 25, after a fall. For 54 years he worked in the power industry. He worked at New England Power (Mass.), C.E. Maguire (R.I.), and Stoner and Webster Engineering (Mass.), traveling extensively for work in the U.S. and overseas. He climbed all 48 peaks of the New Hampshire White Mountains 4,000-footers list. He enjoyed hiking, downhill skiing, and gardening. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. He is survived by his wife, Anne; a daughter; and a son.  

Judith A. Cole Costello ’58, of Hughesville, Pa.; Oct. 20. Quilting was her passion and life’s work. She was a member of numerous quilting guilds. She was the author of two published quilting books and a designer of four copyrighted quilting patterns. She taught numerous quilting workshops and was a frequent guest lecturer throughout the country. She volunteered for the Lycoming County and Muncy Historical Societies. She was also president of the Junior League of Williamsport and president of the Williamsport Law Wives Association. She is survived by her husband, Edward; four children, including Ashley Grace Youngman ’87; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

Frank M. Jackson ’57, of Lakeland, Fla.; Apr. 6, 2023. He had a 35-year career in education as an English teacher at New Trier High School; acting dean and associate professor at New York State University at Potsdam; humanities chairman at Genesee Community College; and dean of humanities and communications at Mohawk Valley Community College. In retirement he served on the board of Mid York Library System and enjoyed researching his family’s history. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and three daughters. 

Donald Huttner ’57, of Denver; Oct. 22. He was a retired cosmetic surgeon and veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed politics, the Denver Broncos, and Brown. The Huttner Room of the Faculty Club is named in his honor. He is survived by a daughter; sons David ’88 and Michael ’92; and eight grandchildren. 

Nancy Brookover Beil ’57, of Port Washington, N.Y.; Nov. 1. She was employed at Clarke Botanical Garden and enjoyed being a patient relations volunteer at North Shore University Hospital. She enjoyed gardening and playing golf in her ladies league at Plandome Country Club. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Beil ’55; daughter Robin Mansfield ’80; two sons and daughters-in-law; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

Donald M. Wolins ’56, of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of France, Vermont, and New York; Sept. 16. After Brown, he attended medical school at the University of Paris, married, and started a family. He and his family returned to the U.S. for his residency and they settled in Vermont in 1964. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, stationed in Belgium. Upon discharge, he returned to Vermont and began a private ob-gyn practice. In 1989, he and his wife moved to New York and he practiced at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital until his retirement in 2004 to Wilmington. He was an avid tennis player, a life master duplicate bridge player, and enjoyed playing golf. After his wife’s passing in 2016, he later met and married Sophie Hilburn Massengill, who survives him. He is also survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, a stepdaughter, a step-grandson, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews.

Frederic C. Espey ’56, of San Francisco; Sept. 26. After college he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. While in Texas, he taught mathematics to Air Force cadets and learned how to pilot small airplanes. After he was honorably discharged, he worked as a salesman for an air conditioning company, married, and settled in the San Francisco Bay Area. He returned to night school to become an attorney, graduating from San Francisco’s Golden Gate University School of Law, and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1974. He practiced law for 38 years, eventually passing his law practice on to his two attorney daughters. He enjoyed playing golf, reading history books, flying small planes, gardening, working on cars, and countless handyman projects. He was a devoted Giants and 49ers fan and attended many games at Candlestick Park, including Game 3 of the 1989 World Series when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck. He is survived by his wife, Jean; and two daughters and their spouses.

Howard Elliott Jr. ’56, of Hobe Sound, Fla., formerly of St. Louis, Mo.; Oct. 12. After graduating from Washington University School of Law, his career included service on the Missouri Public Service Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and years at Laclede Gas Company. He retired to Florida and enjoyed swimming, biking, boating, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Susan; two daughters; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; and a brother. 

Thomas G. Doherty Jr. ’56, of Southport, Conn.; Oct. 20, of a pulmonary embolism. After graduation, he became an Air Force navigator and enjoyed traveling around the world. He then spent many years working at PerkinElmer and eventually retired from United Technologies. In his early years, he enjoyed playing baseball and later could be found enjoying tennis, golf, and the beach. He was a fan of the New York Yankees and UConn basketball. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; daughter Sarah Doherty ’86 and her husband; son David ’83 and his wife; two grandchildren, including granddaughter Caroline Doherty ’15; and many nieces and nephews, including Mary Drakeley Heath ’80.

Joseph Watmough Jr. ’54, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Harmony, R.I.; Sept. 18, 2022. He taught science at Johnston High School (R.I.) from 1962 to 1989. He was a talented carpenter and landscape artist who enjoyed designing and building homes for functionality as well as landscaping the grounds. He was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran. He was active during the winter months skiing and eventually retired to Florida, where he enjoyed traveling. He is survived by his wife, Joan Capen Watmough ’52; a daughter and son-in-law; and a son and daughter-in-law. 

James R. Gorham ’54, of Emmett, Idaho.; Sept. 27.  He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. 

Eleanor Stehle Mellish ’53, of Williamsport, Pa.; Sept. 24.  She was a homemaker and active Williamsport volunteer. She was involved with the Junior League of Williamsport and First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed playing bridge, listening to jazz music, traveling, and spending time with her family at the beach in Avalon, N.J. She is survived by two daughters, including Susan Edwards ’82; two sons; two daughters-in-law; a son-in-law; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and eight nieces and nephews.

Eugene M. D’Andrea ’53, of Warwick, R.I.; Oct. 26. He went on to earn a master’s degree and PhD from MIT and UConn, graduating from the Air Force ROTC at MIT. He had a long career in the Air Force followed by time served in the reserves and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He, in turn, was an ROTC instructor at MIT. He was a psychologist in private practice in Warwick for more than 40 years, taught at Wheeler School, and was an adjunct professor at Bryant University. In the late 1960s he served as a staff member to the Rhode Island Governor’s Council on Mental Health. He was past president of the New England Regional Air & Space Forces Association and active in alumni affairs at Brown. A skilled jazz musician, he played professionally in Rhode Island under the stage name Gene Milton and was a 50+ year member of the Providence Federation of Musicians. He is survived by two sons and many nieces and nephews. 

George P. Moser Jr. ’52, of South Newfane, Vt., formerly of New Jersey; Nov. 19. He graduated from Rutgers University Law School and practiced with his father at Moser, Roveto, McGough & Von Shaumberg in New Jersey. In 1987, he was appointed a justice of the New Jersey Superior Court, where he presided until his retirement to Vermont in 1991. He enjoyed deer hunting and playing blackjack. He is survived by four children, six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two nephews.

Maxine Rosenbaum Goldman ’51, of Swampscott, Mass.; Sept. 27.  She earned a master’s degree from Lesley College and taught reading to dyslexic students in Marblehead and Winthrop, Mass. She also trained reading teachers through the Wilson Reading System. She is survived by four children and their spouses, including son Jeff ’83; 13 grandchildren; a sister-in-law; two nephews; and four cousins. 

Rosalyn Murphy Kinne ’50, of South Glastonbury, Conn.; Oct. 4. She was a social worker in Connecticut for more than 30 years and a volunteer at South Glastonbury Public Library. She was a member of the Orchard Hill Pool Club and she enjoyed reading and hunting for treasures at tag sales. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, five grandchildren, and two brothers, including Brian Murphy ’61.

Alton J. Curran ’50, of Pawtucket, R.I.; Sept. 22. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II and graduation from New York Medical College, he was an internist who operated a private practice in East Providence until retirement. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law.

Richard E. Arnold ’50, of Greenwich, Conn.; Oct. 10. He worked for his father in publishing and then as a stockbroker. He enjoyed sailing and was a member of the Riverside Yacht Club. He was also a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by three children, including son Robert ’74; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister. 

Miriam Klein ’46, of Hamden, Conn.; Oct. 3. She was an education coordinator from 1968 to 1973 for the former New Careers Program in New Haven (Conn.). She subsequently held positions at Yale before retiring in 1992. She enjoyed music and played both piano and cello. She also enjoyed traveling the world and staying connected with friends whose relationships spanned 50+ years. Mindful of staying physically fit, she worked out with a physical trainer up to the age of 95. She is survived by three daughters. 

Fowler Blauvelt ’46, of Vero Beach, Fla.; Nov. 10. After Brown, he joined Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation as a sales trainee and was promoted to branch manager in 1960. In 1969, he became group vice president responsible for domestic manufacturing, marketing, and sales functions relating to textile fiber used in fabric and reinforced plastic applications, and insulation for transportation and home appliance applications. He was elected executive vice president and a member of the board of directors in 1975 with additional management responsibilities such as overseeing the human resources, industrial relations, and information technology systems departments. He retired in 1985. He was an NROTC Brown graduate and served in the final months of World War II. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Burning Tree Country Club, International Club, and the Moorings Club. He is survived by a daughter; two sons, including Richard ’84; two daughters-in-law; and four grandchildren. 

Martha Hunt Stevens ’45, of Burlington, Vt.; Oct. 19. She worked for New England Telephone Company before getting married. Her husband’s job took them to California, Ohio, New York, and finally to Vermont while raising a family. She enjoyed playing golf and traveling. She was a member of the Burlington Country Club and College Street Congregational Church. She is survived by two sons; sister Anne Hunt Brock ’51; a niece; and a nephew.