Class of 1951
Send your news to class president Constance Del Gizzi or class president Gene Weinberg or directly to the BAM at alumni_magazine@brown.edu.
Donald Jaffin remembers Dr. Richard J. Smith ’51. “I met Dick Smith in September 1947, when we were both assigned rooms in Adams House on George Street. Early in his Brown career, Dick indicated his intention to study medicine. Shortly after receiving his medical degree, Dick decided that he was going to specialize in surgery of the hand. After serving in the military, he received fellowships with famous hand surgeons in California and England. Following years of practice in New York, Dick was appointed chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital department of orthopedic hand surgery. During his entire career, Dick was a strong supporter of training and mentoring young doctors. He wrote many articles and lectured all over the world. In recognition of his achievements, Mass. General created the annual Richard J. Smith memorial lectureship, which was attended by prominent hand surgeons from all over the world. Apart from his medical accomplishments, Dick had a wonderful personality and was very well known and respected. My wife and I were very close friends of Jane and Dick Smith. We have never recovered from his passing at such an early age. Dick Smith was a treasure to medicine and to Brown University. He should be appropriately remembered.”
Mordecai Rosenfield writes: “This is to note the publication of my seventh collection of essays, Passing the Pandemic Day. Earlier collections have received such praise as, “No matter the mood in which it may be written, any Rosenfeld essay can be a tonic to restore the spirits” (Dee Brown). I attended our 70th Zoom Reunion and it was good to see some old friends I hadn’t seen for too many years. Paula and I still reside in Greenwich Village. I am able to get about using my walker if it’s not too hot or too humid or too this or too that.”
Mordecai K. Rosenfeld writes: “I have published my sixth book of personal essays, My Ivy Library (this one is self-published). These 18 pieces will, I hope, make you think and laugh. Writing about an earlier collection, novelist Dee Brown wrote: ‘Clarity, humor, and grace distinguish the essays of Mordecai Rosenfeld… No matter the mood in which it may be written, any Rosenfeld essay can be a tonic to restore the spirits,” and essayist Louis Auchincloss, who wrote the foreword to my first two collections, wrote that I have ‘a sharp eye and a biting wit.’ I suggest that this book merits the same good vibes. The principal essay in this collection is about my own library of some 2,500 books on a wide range of subjects, including many from the John Carter Brown Library. I still have the Brown University General Catalog 1947-48 sent to all incoming freshmen and the Bulletin of General Information for Applications for Admission (with a cover picture of William Rogers, Brown’s first student, who entered in 1765 and graduated in 1769). My wife Paula and I still live in Greenwich Village. I’ve graduated from a cane to a walker, but these days the pandemic keeps me mostly at home.”
Ann Matteodo Dupre writes: “Having the good fortune to have three brothers precede me at Brown (Sam Matteodo ’51; Maurice Matteodo ’53; and Eugene Matteodo ’56, ’78 PhD)—their mantra was that it was appropriate for me to graduate in 1961 because it could be read upside down, proving I did not know if I was coming or going. It always raised my love and awareness to think of that distinction.”
George Wallerstein retired from teaching astronomy at the University of Washington in 2003 but continues his research on the chemical composition of stars.
Constance Hunt Del Gizzi has been living in an apartment in Mass. for two years. She writes that there are all kinds of activities and interest groups, and it accommodates assisted living residents.
Michael Cantwell published his 10th novel, The Black Hole Express. It is the story of two young physicists who escape the cruelties of their planet’s ruler by unleashing the energies of a Black Hole that takes them to New York City in the early 21st century. When he was a student at Brown, he was coeditor with Hillary Masters ’52 of Brunonia, the literary magazine.
Elizabeth Maass Phipps writes: “Sending good wishes to all my classmates. I’ve been residing in California for 65 years and I’m still going semi-strong. I enjoy the company of my four children, five grandchildren.”
Joanne Kunz White writes: “I’m living in a senior place. Don’t have to cook or clean anymore.”
Natalie Johnson Walls writes: “I enjoyed notes and pictures from classmates who had attended the class reunion last May.”
Jane Fulton Street writes: “I’m writing from my trailer at the Martha’s Vineyard Family Campground. This is my 20th summer at this particular campground, having had to move here after 18 summers at the closed Webb’s Camping areas. My lifestyle is called affordable living on Martha’s Vineyard. I returned in the fall to my home of 52 years in Hingham, Massachusetts, and have to really connect with Connie Del Gizzi who has ‘set up camp’ in Hingham. For now, good health, good times to all—and pray for good weather.”
Mordecai Rosenfeld self-published a new collection of essays, Mozart as Lawbreaker: Humorous Essays: Autobiographical, About The Law, and About Poetry. It is his fifth book. He writes: “I also now use a cane (for balance, not as a prop à la Charlie Chaplin), and added a mustache (but not sure about keeping it).”
Joan Henry Plumb writes: “I have moved to Maine. The house in which I lived in Whitinsville, Massachusetts was sold, and I am now in an apartment in Edgecomb, Maine. I would appreciate hearing from my friends.”
Mary Harris Marks writes: “We have moved to a retirement community in Santa Barbara, California. Our daughter and son-in-law live here, and one son is close by in Los Angeles, and, of course, it’s far better weather than Oregon.”
Virginia Marlatt Hershey writes: “I am content, happy, and busy. My apartment is spacious and I am close to family. I wish I was close enough to Providence to see you all. Good luck and good health to all my classmates.”
Margaret Jolly Estey writes: “I’m having fun helping a Turkish woman with conversational English.”
Margaret Dampman Edwards writes: “Greetings to all. I moved from a retirement home in North Carolina to one in northern New Jersey. My son flew in from San Francisco to pick me up in Charlotte and drove me in a rental nonstop to New Jersey and then to my daughter’s house near New York for an Easter reunion. I still have permanent back problems, but I tootle around with a walker and I’m otherwise quite healthy. I wish I could get back to see all the changes at Brown. Best wishes.”
From the November/December 2017 Issue
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Henry Shea Jr. writes: “Best wishes to my ’51 classmates. I’m living happily in Johns Creek, Georgia.”
From the September/October 2017 Issue
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Warren Galkin and his brother Bob ’49 were awarded honorary doctorates on Apr. 30 from New England Tech, along with Red Sox great David Ortiz. On May 6, both Warren and Bob were inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Warren became involved with the Warwick Boys and Girls Club as a benefactor and was the first inductee into the Club’s Hall of Fame. Warren established physics and brain science fellowships at Brown and also funds a scholarship for the Spanish department at the Community Preparatory School. He is a major supporter of the John F. Kennedy Museum and a recipient of the Common Cause Distinguished Service Award. For 22 years he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring with the rank of Lt. Commander.
From the July/August 2017 Issue
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Michael Cantwell’s book Max the Mouse and the Secret of Mars was published in December and is available on Amazon.
From the May/June 2017 Issue
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Katherine Baccaro writes: “In 2016 I completed my second novel, Joss, a thinly veiled account of dormitory life at Pembroke in the mid–twentieth century. It is available at Amazon and other venues, as is my other novel, Precipice, and my two volumes of short stories, Catscratch Fever and Discombobulated. On the occasion of the book signing for Joss, the locale also exhibited seven of my paintings from the series A Celebration of Beer.”
From the January/February 2017 Issue
Constance Hunt Del Gizzi reports: “Members of the Pembroke Class of 1951 met on Saturday of reunion weekend and enjoyed lunch and each other’s company at the Hope Club. A proposal to donate $1,000 from the class treasury to the Pembroke Class of 1951 Scholarship in memory of classmate Susan Wright was accepted unanimously. Classmates traveled from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, and Illinois. Of the 15 members attending, eight stayed in dorms and took in events on campus. Attendees were Zita Grant Brier, Anne Hunt Brock, Mary Criscione, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Lorie Lyons Fuller, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Judy Brown McDonald, Mary Harris Marks, Eleanor Moushegian, Eleanor Oddo, Joan Henry Plumb, Dottie Blair Sage, Jane Fulton Street, and Joyce Tesler.”
From the November/December 2016 Issue
Joan Trescott Heald (see Virginia Macmillanean Trescott ’38).
From the September/October 2016 Issue
Hank Shea writes he is enjoying life and retirement.
Reunion chairman Gene Weinberg reported that the class of 1951 celebrated a very successful 65th reunion, with 40 men and women attending from California, Washington, Illinois, New York, and New England. “On Friday and Saturday we enjoyed dinner, cocktails, and good conversation at the Hope Club. During Friday dinner we were serenaded by the Chattertocks, led by Armie Merolla’s granddaughter, Jennifer Hogan ’18. The Campus Dance had great music by Duke Belaire and beautiful weather. Officers elected at the lunch class meeting were: President Gene Weinberg, Secretary Guido Salvadore, and Treasurer Warren Galkin. Neil Donavan, gift cochairman, reported that the class of 1951 fund-raising is among the top contributors to the Brown Annual Fund and has set fund-raising records for the 60th and 65th reunions. The 2016 Commencement was highlighted by an unforgettable march down College Hill to deafening applause. We were led by Class President Armie Merolla, who was accompanied by his grandson, Robert Hogan ’15. Armie was also our class marshal and resplendent in formal attire. Ben Eisenberg, accompanied by his grandsons, wore his father’s graduation cap from 1923. Neil Donavan, Bob Fearon, and Dottie Blair Sage carried a banner with the impressive inscription “25,095 days later—Sept. 14, 1947, to May 29, 2016.” In addition to those mentioned, these classmates also attended: Norbert Fessel, Brewster Gifford, Everett Greene, Don Jaffin, Russ Kinne, William Moran, and George Wallerstein.”
From the May/June 2016 Issue
Mordecai Rosenfeld self-published his book, Cases I Lost and Other Injustices, which chronicles his legal career as a solo practitioner. He writes: “I specialized in cases challenging (alleged) corporate excesses, and while I won some, this book is only about the cases that I lost—even though the (alleged) greed was extraordinary. And I lost them from the U.S. Supreme Court (9–0) on down.”
From the March/April 2016 Issue
David M. Curry writes: “I would like to hear from classmates interested in a gathering at our 65th to address the culture of the campus and whether trustees and administration are giving constant regard to and seeing that effectual care be taken of the morals of the college as specified in the Charter of the University.”
Allen Goldman ’53 ScM writes: “We have had a wonderful summer in Maine. Perfect ‘blue diamond days.’ I actually got out to sail on beautiful Penobscot Bay.”
From the January/February 2016 Issue
Perry S. Herst Jr. writes: “After 22 years residing in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., my wife, Angela, and I have moved to San Juan Capistrano, about 50 miles north of Rancho Santa Fe, on the California coast. San Juan Capistrano is one of the original Spanish missions famous for the return of the swallows every March. Angela, who is 15 years my junior, likes the small-town atmosphere and the convenient access to the coast cities of Newport Beach and Dana Point. A new lifestyle for me—going on 86. All is well, and we see our children and grandchildren on a regular basis, including Perry Herst III ’86.”
Shirley Nagle Holmes writes: “In May I adopted yet another cat, a Maine Coon—he’s a hoot. Still playing bridge and gardening. Really sad to read that Tekla Torell Steuart had died—she was a roommate and one of my bridesmaids.”
Alex Robinson writes: “I have retired from basketball officiating after doing more than 8,000 games. At age 86, a bad knee forced the retirement. Otherwise my health is fantastic, and I still jog every day but with difficulty. I’m living in Maine with wife Pat and one of my six children (also have seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren).”
From the September/October 2015 Issue
Katherine Baccaro writes: “In 1950 I began writing a novel for which I received a stipend from what was then Harper & Bros. publisher, but I never finished the story. Instead I became a U.S. Department of Defense Dependents Schools teacher and went off to live in England, Italy, Turkey, and Korea. Now I have picked up that old manuscript and am attempting to make it a novel. I’m still having fun with the local art group. Much love to my dearly remembered classmates.”
Micki Israel Balaban writes: “I’m healthy except for osteoporosis, which makes travel difficult. It’s been a year and a half since my husband Len (Red) died, and I’m playing bridge and meeting friends and family to fill the gap. There was a second musical tribute and fund-raiser in Red’s name in July. Daughter Rachel’s daughter, Olivia, is spending two years in Europe getting her master’s in dance. Rachel ’80 is adjunct lecturer and cofounder and codirector of Artists and Scientists as Partners at Brown.
Margaret Nuss Bobb has lived in a retirement community in Wyomissing, Pa., for ten years. She is active on several committees and served a three-year term on the resident council. She continues to work part-time in local needlework shops, specializing in cross-stitch. She and Donald, a retired attorney, are celebrating 63 years of marriage this year.
From the May/June 2015 Issue
Sanford Golin and his wife, Jane, spent last summer on Cape Cod with their children and seven grandchildren and celebrated Sanford’s 85th birthday with them. Among those present were Eric Golin ’81, ’85 ScM, ’91 PhD; Marion Abrams Golin ’81; Sarah Golin ’84; and James Golin ’13. Sanford still works part-time as a psychology consultant for the State of Florida Division of Disability Determination. Sanford writes: “Jane and I live in Boynton Beach, Florida, near many of our friends who have retired in the Sunshine State. In April, Jane took a river cruise from Paris to the Normandy beaches. We hear from our friends that this a very moving experience.”
From the March/April 2015 Issue
Michael Cantwell writes: “In my latest novel, Graven Images, hundreds of patients in a public hospital and home summon the power of art as they rise up against the abuses of bureaucracy.”
From the January/February 2015 Issue
Micki Israel Balaban, wife of the late Leonard Balaban, writes: “Len had been ailing for some time and was honored in February 2014 with a musical tribute by the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven. Friends, family, and musicians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and elsewhere comprised the more than 200 that attended.”
Bob Warsh writes that his daughter, Alexandra Warsh Steele ’91, is a professional meteorologist on CNN who broadcasts out of her home station in Atlanta under the name Alexandra Steele. Bob, a former president of the Brown Club of Northeastern New York and a past member of the Alumni Association Board of Governors, retired from his position as chairman of children’s retail clothing stores for the United States Shoe Corp. He writes: “Enjoyed homecoming football this year with Howard Fain ’49 and Carol Ostroff ’49—all except for losing to Harvard.”
Mason B. Williams (see Dick Williams ’56).
From the November/December 2014 Issue
Joan Trescott Heald (see Virginia MacMillan Trescott ’38).
From the September/October 2014 Issue
Mordecai K. Rosenfeld announces the publication of a book of original essays, Brooklyn Local—Growing Up Jewish in the 1930s and ’40s, available on Amazon. He writes: “My two previous essay collections from long ago (The Lament of the Single Practitioner, Univ. of Georgia Press, and A Backhanded View of the Law, Ox Bow Press) received rave notices from, among others, The Times Literary Supplement, and I hope that these new essays are of the same quality. The writing keeps me busy.”
From the July/August 2014 Issue
Micki Israel Balaban, wife of the late Leonard Balaban, writes: “Len had been ailing for some time. He was honored on Feb. 8 by the Neighborhood Music School [in New Haven] with a musical tribute. Friends, family, and musicians from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and elsewhere comprised the over 200 that attended. Friends and family are helping me adjust to this challenging time. For some more pleasant news, my daughter, Rachel Balaban ’80, wife of John Burnham ’78, is an adjunct lecturer of theater, speech, and dance at Brown. She is the regional coordinator for Dance for Parkinson’s Disease, and cofounder and codirector of Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) at Brown.”
Allen Goldman ’53 ScM writes: “Our Great Works Round Table (in its eighth year) has begun to read and study Shakespeare. Having finished Macbeth with great enthusiasm, we are about to embark on King Lear. We have suspended our annual cruises so that our grandchildren can go to college.”
Hank Shea writes: “Happily retired in Johns Creek, Georgia. Investing in stocks and bonds plus golfing, exercising, and travelling. Hope to make my 65th reunion in 2016.”
Ellen Eaton Wilson writes: “Hello to all my classmates. Dick ’50 and I are in reasonable health and are delighted to be spending our 29th year here in Florida. Best wishes to all our classmates and Brown friends!”
From the May/June 2014 Issue
Dorothy Blair Sage writes: “2013 was a good year and included a trip to Britain to see my granddaughter graduate from Oxford. I also sailed to the Bahamas with Helene Vincent ’12, Carolyn Vincent ’14, and their parents. I went to Belize in March 2013 for work.”
From the March/April 2014 Issue
Michael Cantwell’s new book, Rosa’s Gift and Other Stories, was named an Editor’s Choice by the editorial staff of iUniverse; it’s available through Amazon.
From the November/December 2013 Issue
Jim Keat was inducted into the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia (MDDC) Press Assoc. Hall of Fame on Aug. 15. The association comprises all the dailies and most of the weeklies in the two states and the District. Jim retired from the Baltimore Sun in 1995 after serving as a reporter, foreign and Washington correspondent, foreign editor, assistant managing editor, and associate editor of the editorial page. He was awarded the Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information Award in 1991 and MDDC’s Distinguished Service Award in 2005. MDDC’s annual award to the newspaper that has done the most to advance freedom of information was named for Jim in 2000. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, Christine Thompson. At Brown he was editor-in-chief of the Brown Daily Herald in his senior year.
Elsie Zelman Robinson reports the recent death of her husband, Herbert Robinson. She writes: “We had 56 wonderful years together. Surviving are our three children, Steven ’80, Deborah Robinson ’83, and Heidi Sedovsky.”
Natalie Johnson Walls writes: “Bill and I enjoyed our annual visit with Jane Fulton Street and her two daughters in April. Jane was vacationing in Daytona Beach, and we met halfway between our home and Daytona for dinner in New Smyrna Beach.”
Ellen Eaton Wilson writes: “Dick and I are in good health and enjoying our home on Amelia Island. We celebrated our 64th wedding anniversary on Sept. 3. We have lots of great memories of the class of 51—love to all!”
From the September/October 2013 Issue
Susanne Cohen Olin is active playing golf and doing arts and crafts. She spends time in Longboat Key from November until early May. She writes that she had lunch with Barbara Hunt Meehan, who lives a few miles away from her in Florida. She also downsized in New York and now lives at the Towers, which is on a golf course.
From the March/April 2013 Issue
Michael Cantwell writes: “In my latest novel, The Halls of Montezuma (Book Three of the Tollan Trilogy), Peter and Rosa, now in their teens, fly back in time to the dawn of the new world and help in the making of America.” IUniverse published the book and awarded it Editor’s Choice for outstanding fiction; it is available through Amazon.
From the January/February 2013 Issue
Allen S. Goldman writes: “We just returned from a cruise up the St. Lawrence to Gaspe Peninsula. On the Saguenay River is a colony of beluga whales trapped in the river and fed by the changing tides of the St. Lawrence. We will continue our perusal of the Iliad.”
Suzanne Osborne Shea is a feature writer and photographer for the monthly Heritage Hills newsletter. She drives patients for Friends in Service Here (FISH) and is a bronze life master in bridge.
Ivan Spangenberg writes he is alive and well with his wife of 57 years, Dell, and six children and 19 grandchildren. He and Dell recently had their first great-grandchild. He spends half the year in Wilton, Conn., and the other half in Naples, Fla. He keeps busy tending a large vegetable garden and hacking around the golf course.
From the September/October 2012 Issue
Michael Cantwell writes: “In my recently published novel, The Rising of the Fifth Sun, Book Two of the Tollan Trilogy, sixth graders Peter and Rosa fly in time on the back of the plumed serpent to the first morning of the world. The book is available through Amazon.”
Shirley Nagle Holmes retired from the real estate business on Dec. 31 and now acts as a referral agent. She writes that her oldest grandson, Matthew Holmes Linder, is a classical guitarist and played with the San Francisco Symphony in April.
From the March/April 2012 Issue
Cleo Palelis Hazard writes: “This was the 11th annual holiday gathering for some of our local Brown ’51 classmates and executive board members. It was held in our private room at the Faculty Club on Dec. 15. We enjoyed a beautifully presented and bountiful buffet with luscious desserts. We caught up on all our personal and family and classmate news and reminisced with highlights of our most successful and record-breaking 60th reunion, held last May. Enjoying the festivities were: Wes and Grace Kennison Alpert, Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Martin and Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Joyce and Warren Galkin, Norma and Everett Greene, Bob and Cleo, Shirley Nagle Holmes, Kitty Barclay Merolla ’52 and Armie Merolla, Ellie DeBlasio Oddo, Charlotte and Sandy Taylor, Joyce Cohen Tesler, Kay Cauchon Thurber, and Jane McGeary Watson.
From the January/February 2012 Issue
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM writes: "Rachel and I just returned from a four-hour drive from St. Andrews, New Brunswick. This is a delightful town full of interest and right on Passamaquoddy Bay (almost as nice as Camden, Me.). The leaves changed to beautiful magentas, golds, and apricots just in time for our trip home after Canadian Thanksgiving on Oct. 10. Returning to teach a class on The Iliad. Oh, to have been alive at the time of Achilles!"
Billy Kelly (see Lee Jacobus '57).
From the November/December 2011 Issue
Michael Cantwell writes: "My latest novel, The Secret of the Smoking Mirror, is the story of two sixth-graders who travel in time to Ancient Mexico. Named 'Editors' Choice for Outstanding Fiction,' the book is available at Amazon.com.
From the July/August 2011 Issue
Gordon D. Dewart writes that he is saddened by the loss of Bob Warren, with whom he had been communicating through the years.
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM and his wife, Rachel, write they are not traveling this year, in order to fix up their home and send their grandchildren to college. Allen continues to teach a study group around his dining room table. This will be his eighth year.
Phyllis Van Horn Tillinghast is living in a continuing care retirement community an hour from Manhattan and close to the Connecticut shore. She writes: "Several Brown alums have passed through, and a few of us are still here!"
From the May/June 2011 Issue [60th]
Neil Donavan, chair for the 60th reunion gift committee, writes: "We are fast approaching our 60th reunion weekend, which starts May 27. If you have not yet sent in a reunion gift to ensure that your name is on the '100% for Brown' honor roll list, there is still time to be included. Don't be left out. Quickly send your gift to: Brown University, Gift Cashier, Box 1877, Providence 02912. And if you have already sent in your contribution, we thank you!"
From the March/April 2011 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports that the 10th annual holiday gathering for local classmates and executive board members was held at the Faculty Club on December 16. "We enjoyed a lovely buffet, while catching up on all our personal and family news, our new bionic working parts, our recent loss of classmates, and on an uplifting note ... our upcoming 60th reunion in 2011.
Todd Andrews '83, vice president of Alumni Relations stopped by and addressed the group, which included: Charles A. Andrews, Jane McGeary Watson, Warren Galkin, Ellie DeBlasio Oddo, Kay Cauchon Thurber, men's class president Everett Greene, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Natalie Bailey Perry, women's class president Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Sandy Taylor Armie Merolla and Kitty Barclay Merolla '52, Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg, Grace Kennison Alpert, and Shirley Nagle Holmes.
If you are planning to attend all the great functions scheduled for our BIG-SIX-OH REUNION, and you haven't sent your postcard back to Sandy Taylor, please do. Also, if you intend to stay at our reunion headquarters at the Renaissance Hotel in Providence, please make your reservations. The 40 rooms reserved for '51 are going fast. If you have any questions, call your reunion co-chairs: Sandy Taylor, Gene Weinberg, or Cleo Hazard.
Beth Becker Pollock (see Engagements & Weddings, Russell Pollock '76).
From the January/February 2011 Issue
Katherine Baccaro published her new book, Discombobulated, a collection of 24 short stories with illustrations, in 2010. This is her third book and, she thinks, the best so far. Please visit her website, baccarobooks.com, for a glimpse of her recent artwork.
Benjamin P. Eisenberg and his wife, Marilyn, have four great-granddaughters. He writes: "One never knows what retirement will bring!"
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM and his wife, Rachel, are teaching "the Odyssey redux" around their dining room table for the second time to 10 or 12 very curious and intelligent friends. He writes that they have also downsized to a 27-foot coastal motorboat that they plan to picnic on with their two poodles this summer.
Dinah Lauterbach Heller teaches in a master's program in early childhood special education at New York University. She also supervises student teachers in their field placement. But she writes that her "greatest joy is the time that I spend with my grandchildren."
Edgar E. Johnson Jr. writes with memories of being a political newspaper reporter in Fort Worth, Tex., and Washington, D.C. When people ask him what was the biggest story he covered, he replies that he was in the 1963 motorcade in Dallas when President Kennedy was assassinated and Texas governor John Connally was severely wounded. In 1962, he spent more time with Connally than with his bride-to-be, traveling around Texas as a reporter. He admired Connally's wife Nellie. Connally died in 1993.
Susanne Cohen Olin spends half her time on Long Island, N.Y., and the other half in Long Boat Key, Fla. She plays golf several times a week, makes and sells jewelry, and mentors foreign students.
Daniel M. Pilot (see Engagements & Weddings).
In 2009 Alan F. Rogers moved to Fort Myers, Fla. He writes that he and Muriel fully enjoy their life there and struggle to limit their involvement in the many activities available daily. They would be happy to hear from any classmates.
From the September/October 2010 Issue
Ben Eisenberg is on the board of the 45-member Sarasota–Manatee Brown Club. He spends seven months a year in Sarasota and five months on Cape Cod. He currently has three great-grandchildren, with another on the way.
From the July/August 2010 Issue
Michael Cantwell has published The Labyrinth of Love. He writes: "It is a story of love and adventure set amid the social and political upheavals of contemporary Mexico." The book is available on Amazon.
In 2009, Ken Holmes received the Lillywhite Award from the Employee Benefit Research Institute in Washington, D.C., for lifetime contributions to the economic security of Americans.
Gene Rogers is semiretired and living in Saratoga, Calif. He writes that his local Brown Club activities help to keep alive memories of the class of '51.
From the May/June 2010 Issue
Richard M. Gibney writes that he is in good health and retired from Gibney & Co.
In Nov. 2009, John F. Morrissey Jr. moved to a continuing-care community in Wallingford, Conn. After 10 years in Fla., he now lives close to his three sons and eight grandchildren.
Jim Pollock married Sally Higgins on Nov. 21 at the Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach, Fla.
Charles Robinson retired from basketball officiating in 2009. He has been married to Patricia for 58 years and they have seven grandchildren.
Henry F. Shea Jr. writes that he is looking forward to the 60th reunion next year.
From the March/April 2010 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: "The 9th annual holiday gathering for some of our local classmates and executive board members was held on Dec. 16 at the Brown Faculty Club. We enjoyed a lovely buffet while catching up on all our personal news, and then solved all the economic issues and world problems to our liking. Todd Andrews '83, vice president for alumni relations, addressed the group. In attendance were: Charles A. Andrews, Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Warren Galkin, Everett Greene, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Armie Merolla and Norma Barclay Merolla '52, Ellie DeBlasio Oddo, Natalie Bailey Perry, Joyce Hall Poyton, Sandy Taylor, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Jane McGeary Watson, Win Wilson, and Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg. As an added treat that evening, we had a special book signing by Win Wilson for his recently published book, Good Swimming. (See Sports, page 24.) Due to illness, Grace Kennison Alpert and Henry Litchman could not attend but sent best wishes to the group, as did Bill Surprenant from Florida. As a reminder, last fall we mailed out a questionnaire and survey to all classmates. Please return it ASAP. The reunion planning committee needs your input in order to make our big 60th reunion in 2011 another memorable one."
Norman Duquette writes that his three daughters visited him in Anchorage, Alaska, to celebrate his 90th birthday in early October. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1972, when his wife, Patricia, agreed to remain in Anchorage and make it their permanent home.
James M. Hutchinson enjoys retirement in Bonita Springs, Fla., after 43 years in Indianapolis. He also has a summer cottage in Dexter, N.Y., near one of his five children. He attends alumni events regularly in Naples, Fla.
Maxwell A. Howell took up the saxophone and clarinet a couple of years ago after 50 years of silence. He now plays with several musical organizations in the Washington, D.C., area.
Dave Leys, chairman of Bank Newport for 13 years, is now retired. He is vice president and a trustee of the Preservation Society of Newport and is active in many Newport-area nonprofit organizations.
George Wallerstein is a professor emeritus at the Univ. of Washington, where he researches astrophysics and concentrates on the chemical composition of stars.
From the January/February 2010 Issue
Katherine Baccaro published her second book, Catscratch Fever. It is available through Amazon and other booksellers, along with her novel, Precipice.
Henry Daden enjoys living with his daughter and family in Simsbury, Conn.
Benjamin Eisenberg is fully retired and spends winters in Sarasota, Fla., and summers in Mashpee, Mass., on Cape Cod. He is a committee member of the Sarasota-Manatee Brown Club, and he and his wife, Marilyn, are the proud great-grandparents of three girls.
Allen Goldman writes that in summer 2010 he and Rachel will cruise to the North Cape of Norway and then to St. Petersburg, Russia. They also will conduct their study group on Sundays in January, discussing The Oresteia by Aeschylus.
Sanford Golin is busy writing a book on psychotherapy.
Cleo Palelis Hazard reports that the Pembroke '51 mini-reunion was beautifully organized by Connie Hunt Del Gizzi and Joyce Cohen Tesler at the University Club in Providence. A luncheon was served, and all shared family news, friendly gossip, bionic-limb tales, and travel adventures. They also discussed their 60th reunion in 2011. In addition to Cleo, Connie, and Joyce, attending were Micki Israel Balaban, Zita Grant Brier, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Ellie Deblasio Oddo, Natalie Bailey Perry, Betty Hogarth Pinson, Joan Henry Plumb, Joyce Hall Poyton, Dottie Blair Sage, Kay Cauchon Thurber, and Jane McGeary Watson. Anne Korman Fine and Shirley Nagle Holmes were unable to attend.
Perry Herst's wife, Angela, gave him an 80th birthday party attended by 12 children and grandchildren. On Sept. 18, they celebrated with a western barbecue at their house in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., and on Sept. 19 they celebrated with a clambake on the beach at Del Mar, Calif. He writes: "Great fun was had by all, and I was glad when Sunday came. Now the challenge is to stay fit physically and mentally!"
Don Jaffin retired to Florida, travels, and is active in politics. He and his wife, Sue, have three active Brown alumnae daughters.
Charles Mack retired from Citibank and spends his time sailing, curling, and consulting to small businesses through the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE).
Frances Wexler O'Connell writes: "I've been speaking at book clubs about my novel, The Apostate's Daughter, enjoying the lively discussions, and wondering why I waited so long to do this. When readers ask whether I'm working on another, I equivocate, all the while thinking, 'Well, who knows? I'm only 80!'"
Susanne Cohen Olin was on Long Island from May through Nov. She is on Longboat Key, Fla., for the rest of the year. She plays golf and makes costume jewelry.
Bob Warsh writes that his son, Kevin, is on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. His daughter, Alexandria '91, is a meteorologist and an anchor on the Weather Channel.
Tony and Pat Estes Waterman moved to a new retirement community in Pittsburgh.
From the November/December 2009 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard writes: "On August 13, the annual joint executive committee of the men and women of our class met again at the Goat Island gazebo. This has been an annual summer event co-hosted by Warren Galkin, past president of the men's class, along with his wife, Joyce, who always plans the sumptuous buffet lunch. Because of the unusual Newport mist, the venue quickly changed to our other host's condo, also on Goat Island, where Everett Greene, the men's class president and his wife, Norma, treated us to delicious desserts of Ev's special fudge, fruit trays, and coffee. Enjoying the affair were Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, president of the women's class, as well as Charlie Andrews, Saul Arvedon, Bob and Cleo Palelis Hazard, Amadeo Merolla and Norma Barclay Merolla '52, Bill Surprenant, Charlotte and Sandy Taylor, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Jane McGeary Watson, Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg. We missed the other board members who could not attend because of either illness or scheduling conflicts: Natalie Bailey Perry, and Anne Korman Fine due to conflicts, and Grace Kennison Alpert, Tom Brady, Henry Litchman, and Win Wilson because of illness. Class reports were submitted and discussed."
From the September/October 2009 Issue
Ed Girard writes that he is "still vertical, in good health, and very thankful to view the amazing universe/nanoverse developments." Ed is also singing in his church choir.
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM writes: "Rachel and I just circumnavigated the globe for nearly four months. We saw 27 countries, 38 states, many gulfs, and most of the major oceans. Thales was right: there is a lot of water between here and there." They enjoyed Australia, New Zealand, Tanzania, India, and Singapore, and going through the straits of Malacca.
Eugene Weinberg writes that he has completed 14 years teaching English at International House of R.I. Gene and his wife, Arline Kerzner Weinberg, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Aug. Their son, Robert '74, '78 MD, has become a grandfather with the birth of their first great-granddaughter, Natalie.
From the July/August 2009 Issue
F. Monroe Allen was recently appointed probate judge for the town of Smithfield, R.I., and continues to practice law full-time. He also swims, runs, plays tennis, and volunteers as a swim instructor twice a week at the YMCA.
Frances Wexler O'Connell has published a novel, The Apostate's Daughter, which is largely set at Brown. She coedited her 50th reunion yearbook and used to edit the New Jersey Pembroker.
Phyllis Van Horn Tillinghast spends winters in Florida and summers in Connecticut.
From the May/June 2009 Issue
Francis L. Crowley retired as director of the Ledge Light Health District in Feb. 2007. He is involved in several volunteer projects, including a new nonprofit to help seniors in their homes. He and his wife, Carolyn, like to travel and enjoy their grandchildren, who live nearby.
David M. Curry writes: "This year, Brown celebrates 150 years of rowing. Were it not for the vision and energy of two members of the class of 1951, Harlan Bartlett and the late Jim Donaldson, who were responsible for the rebirth of rowing at Brown in 1949, there probably would be no rowing at Brown today. What they started from scratch has developed into one of the elite rowing programs in the U.S."
Maxine Rosenbaum Goldman is a volunteer at KIPP Academy Lynn working with students in the Wilson Reading System.
Parker Handy writes that all is well with the Handys and their 12 grandchildren and five daughters. Parker and his wife live in their old neighborhood in Lyme, Conn.
Kenneth Holmes won the award for lifetime contributions to economic security from the Employee Benefit Research Institute for his work with investment firms and for his consulting work in pension and investment matters to the Treasury and Labor departments and to public and private pension plans.
Pat Panaggio writes that he has served for several years as cochair of the Community Partnership Board of the National Federation of the Blind. With his wife, Arline, he has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada, and Africa. In addition, they have driven across the U.S. several times, including along Route 66 from beginning to end. Pat is also a Maryland Grand Lodge Trustee in the Order Sons of Italy in America. He is active in several Italian culture heritage groups in the Baltimore/D.C. area and is a member of the Brown Club of Greater Baltimore. While vacationing in St. Petersburg, Fla., last February, Pat and Arline had many happy get-togethers with their good friend William Surprenant and hope to see him again this winter. Pat sends best wishes to Warren Galkin; his wife, Joyce; and his colleagues who are working to make the 60th reunion a huge success in 2011.
From the March/April 2009 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports that the eighth annual holiday gathering for some of the local '51 classmates was held at the Brown Faculty Club on Dec. 17. Attending were: Charles A. Andrews, Jane McGeary Watson, Warren Galkin, Ellie DeBlasio Oddo, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Everett Greene (men's class president), Henry Litchman, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Win Wilson, Natalie Bailey Perry and Mahlon Perry, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi (women's class president), Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Sandy Taylor, Armie Merolla, and Norma Barclay Merolla '52, Grace Kennison Alpert, Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg. Todd Andrews '83, Brown's vice president for alumni relations, stopped by to greet everyone. Bill Surprenant sent his best wishes via e-mail from Florida.
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM and his wife, Rachel, set sail on Jan.10 for a trip around the world in 107 days. Their itinerary includes Mumbai, Bangkok, Somalia, and 23 other stops.
Sanford Golin writes: "My wife and I had dinner with Peter Calise and his wife. We learned they live near us in Florida. Peter and I were on the Classical High School track team in Providence."
Donald G. Rich and his wife, Joan, celebrated their 57th anniversary last June. He writes: "We're still doing well, considering we're both just one short of four score years. Playing tennis and duplicate bridge once a week helps keep me physically and mentally fit." Since retiring in 1994 from Carrier Corp., where he worked for more than 40 years as a research engineer and engineering manager, Donald has continued to be active in the air conditioning industry through membership in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). He served on many ASHRAE committees throughout his career, and was its national president from 1991 to 1992. Donald has worked as an AARP Tax Aide volunteer for the last ten years.
Charles A. Robinson III writes: "After 50 years, I have finally retired at age 79 from basketball officiating, thanks to a cranky knee. I will be inducted into the hall of fame of our association this spring. It has been an eventful and incredible career. All else remains the same; my basketball camps continue to flourish. My health (excluding my knee) remains excellent, and if I can resolve the knee problem I may return to officiating."
From the January/February 2009 Issue
Communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: "The Pembrokers held a mini-reunion in October at Beth Becker Pollock's condo overlooking Boston Harbor. Eleanor Moushegian helped host the luncheon. Photos were sent via e-mail to classmates. If your e-mail address has changed, and you wish to receive future class news, please contact Cleo. Attending the mini-reunion were: class president Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Jane Fulton Street, Beth Becker Pollock, Anne Korman Fine, Constance Heath Burr, Sally Gates Cook, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Natalie Bailey Perry, Eleanor Moushegian, Ellie Deblasio Oddo, Maxine Rosenbaum Goldman, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Dottie Blair Sage, Cleo Palelis Hazard, and Thalia Moschos Calmar."
Susanne Cohen Olin writes: "I still split my time between Long Island and Longboat Key, Fla. I enjoy doing arts and crafts and making jewelry, as well as going to plays, concerts, and lectures. I manage to keep busy, but still find it very lonesome since my husband, Gerald Olin '48, passed away."
Phyllis Van Horn Tillinghast spends winters in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she can be found almost daily at the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College. She spends her summers at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Conn. She writes that Meadow Ridge is "a wonderful life-care center atop a big hill. It's full of Brown grads—none from our class that I've found yet, but many of their children and grandchildren have attended Brown."
From the November/December 2008 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: "On August 25, the annual joint executive committee meeting of the men and women of the Class of 1951 was held again at the beautiful Goat Island gazebo, overlooking Newport harbor and Narragansett Bay. (This has been an annual summer event hosted by past president Warren Galkin along with his lovely wife, Joyce, who always plans the sumptuous buffet lunch.) After a joint class business meeting, we made preliminary plans for our next class reunion, the big Six-Oh, in May 2011.The group walked to Everett Greene's condo (also on Goat Island) for coffee, fruit, and delicious desserts provided by his wife, Norma. (Everett is the men's class president and, as always, made his special secret-formula chocolate fudge for the group.) Enjoying the affair were Bill Surprenant (visiting from Florida), Charlie Andrews, Sandy Taylor, Saul Arvedon, Win Wilson, Armie and Kitty Barclay Merolla '52, Maureen and Tom Brady, Judy and Henry Litchman, Anne Korman Fine, Natalie Bailey Perry, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Jane McGeary Watson, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Kay Cauchon Thurber, and Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, president of the women's class."
From the September/October 2008 Issue
Michael Cantwell recently published Chasing Mayan Dreams.
From the July/August 2008 Issue
Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: "Another Pembroke spring mini-reunion, organized by our very talented Priscilla Wright Lingham and Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, was held on Wednesday, April 30, at the Agawam Hunt Club in Rumford, R.I. The gals enjoyed a lovely and healthy luncheon with plenty of time to share their special news, family stories, jokes, and past and future travel plans. (Mercifully, politics was not discussed!). Those attending: Mickey Israel Balaban, Anne Hunt Brock, Mary Criscione, Ann Tingey Ellsworth, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Anne Korman Fine, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Shirley Nagle Holmes, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Judy Benander Moreau, Ellie De Blasio Oddo, Natalie Bailey Perry, Betty Hogarth Pinson, Kay Cauchon Thurber, and Jane McGeary Watson. Our next mini-reunion will be in October in the Boston area."
Maxwell M. Mozell '56 PhD was honored in April for a lifetime of service and outstanding accomplishments as he retired from the faculty of SUNY Upstate Medical Univ. He served on the faculty for 47 years. A new classroom was dedicated in his honor, his portrait was hung, and a special dinner featured speakers from the National Academy of Sciences. At the time of his retirement he was dean of the College of Graduate Studies, a SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, and professor of neuroscience and physiology. NIH funded his pioneering work on the olfactory system for 44 years.
Gene Rogers is enjoying the Sarasota, Fla., lifestyle and is still active in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning industry. He continues to log flight time in his 1956 Cessna.
From the May/June 2008 Issue
Katherine Baccaro's novel Precipice was recently published and available at bookstores.
Maxine Israel Balaban is still working with homeless African American women in recovery and supervising a book, soon to be finished, titled On the Write Path. Leonard Balaban had his second cataract surgery and is doing well.
Benjamin Eisenberg writes: "I am fully retired and living in Sarasota, Fla., for the winters and Cape Cod, Mass., during the summers. I am active in Sarasota as a board member of the Manatee Brown Club. Now we have three great-granddaughters. Looking forward to the 60th reunion!"
Philip W. Thomas writes that he retired in 1986 from Exxon Corp. after 35 years of service. He was widowed in 2001 after 49 years and married again in 2003. Philip is an active traveler and enjoys family activities, church, and his retirement community club. He has five children, 13 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
From the March/April 2008 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: "The 6th annual holiday gathering for some of our local classmates (many who serve on their class executive boards) was held at the Faculty Club on December 12. In attendance were: Jane McGeary Watson, Joyce and Warren Galkin, Ellie DeBlasio Oddo and Dom Mainelli, Kay Couchon Thurber, Norma and Everett Greene, Judy and Dr. Henry Litchman, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Bob and Cleo Palelis Hazard, Win Wilson, Mahlon '50 and Natalie Bailey Perry, Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Martin and Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Charlotte and Sandy Taylor, Armie and Norma Barclay Merolla '52, Wes and Grace Kennison Alpert, Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg. Todd Andrews '83, vice president of Brown's alumni relations department, stopped by to greet everyone. Bill Suprenant sent his best wishes in an e-mail from Florida with a photo of him, properly attired in shorts!"
Saul D. Arvedon boarded the Pacific Princess in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. for his sixtieth cruise. This cruise will take him around the world.
Jean Heffernan Cook (see Robert B. Cook '46).
Francis Crowley and wife, Carolyn, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2006. Francis retired in February 2007 and enjoys boating.
Edward Dugan retired in 2007 after 15 years in social work and 40 years in architectural practice. He spends his time in Florida and Cape Cod.
Charles Frankenbach writes: "Teedie and I are still able to enjoy our place in the Poconos, but for our children's peace of mind we have purchased an apartment in a continuing care facility in Bethlehem, Pa. It's a one-and-a-half-hour drive from our Pocono club. Last summer the club celebrated its 125th anniversary and we noted our 30th as members; for 16 of those years I served as a director and officer of the club. This provided a perfect transition for my retirement from our business. Our four children are happily married, and we enjoy nine grandchildren. I do plan to attend the 60th reunion."
Allen S. Goldman '53 ScM writes: "This is the third year my wife, Rachel, and I are teaching the classics to a group in our house in the winter and spring. The first year we did Homer's Odyssey, the second the Aeneid and Beowulf, and this year Herodotus' Historia and Gilgamesh. This is a wonderful way to pass our Northern winters and springs. We just returned from a wonderful cruise up the Hudson. I had never done this on my boat. Sadly, after 43 years of owning a sailboat and four years a power boat, I have had to give up boating, and my motor boat (Duffy's 35) is for sale."
Sanford Golin writes: "My wife and I have moved to Palm Beach, Fla. I recently retired from my job as psychological consultant to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Disability Determination."
Robert Greenlees is still living at 62 Seaview Ave., Swansea, Mass. 02777.
Ken Holmes writes: "After almost 55 years, I had a nice retirement send-off from the financial services trade press. I promised to continue to heckle (and still do)."
James M. Hutchinson writes that his son, George Hutchinson '75, was honored in Washington, D.C., in December to celebrate his receipt of the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award for his book In Search of Nella Larsen.
Don Jaffin writes that he is retired, living in Florida, traveling, and staying active in Republican politics.
John Klimko writes: "I feel so lucky to have been able to obtain my education at Brown. When I graduated I thought I knew it all, but as time passed in my job in industry, I found out the knowledge I had represented the tip of the iceberg. I'm feeling good, and if I had known that I would live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
Ray D. Leoni writes that he retired from the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in 1992 after 41 years as senior vice president of engineering: "I wrote a book entitled Black Hawk—The Story of a World Class Helicopter, which was published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in October 2007. I served as chief engineer and program manager for the Black Hawk and hold the design patent for this helicopter. I also have nine other patents."
John F. MacNeil and wife, Betty Jean, visited the Clan MacNeil Castle on the Isle of Barra in the outer Hebrides and enjoyed a fun, informative tour of Scotland.
Robert W. Murray writes: "I retired from my faculty position at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. My current title is Curators' Professor of Chemistry Emeritus."
Charles A. Robinson III writes that he recently received an award for 50 years of service as a basketball referee: "I officiated at USA vs. Russia; the Olympic trials in Raleigh, N.C., before the Montreal Olympics; and spent two years on the National Basketball Association (NBA) staff of officials. I refereed 8,000 games on the high school and college schedules, a national record."
Bill Surprenant is living in St. Pete Beach, Fla. He would like to hear from any classmates in the area or receive a visit from any classmates.
Eugene Weinberg writes that Robert Weinberg '74, '78 MD is a pediatrician who has been elected chief of staff for the Geneva (New York) General Hospital through 2009. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has served as the president of the Ontario County Medical Society. Bob lives in Geneva with his five children and wife, Barbara, a nurse manager for the intensive care unit at Geneva General.
Donald F. Whiston retired in 1990 and is still in good physical shape, and skis every January and February. He and his wife, Marie, spend part of fall and spring in Longboat Key, Fla. Due to Marie's Parkinson's they are unable to travel for reunions.
From the January / February 2008 Issue
Class communications officer Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: “On August 9, the annual joint executive committee meeting of the men and women of the Brown Class of 1951 was held at the Goat Island gazebo, overlooking both Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay. (This has been an annual summer event hosted by Warren Galkin, past president of the men’s class, along with his wife, Joyce Galkin, who always plans the sumptuous buffet lunch.) After a joint class business meeting, preliminary plans are under way for our next class reunion, the big six-oh, in 2011. The group walked to Everett Greene’s condo (also on Goat Island) for coffee and delicious desserts provided by his wife, Norma. (Everett is the men’s class president, and as always, made his special, secret-formula chocolate fudge for the group.) Enjoying the affair were Charlotte and Sandy Taylor, Saul Arvedon, Win Wilson, Armedeo and Kitty Barclay Merola ’52, Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Jane McGeary Watson, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Sally Gates Cook, and Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, president of the women’s class.
“In September, another annual get-together was held on Cape Cod. This year’s pot-luck supper was hosted by Marie McCarthy Sexton and her husband, Mark. Enjoying the good food and catching up were Ann Tingey Ellsworth and husband, Stote ’50, along with Ken and Anne Hunt Brock, and Cleo and Bob Hazard.
“The second Brown ’51 women’s class mini-reunion of 2007 was held at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass., on October 2. Priscilla Wright Lingham and Connie Hunt Del Gizzi planned the affair. Our large class banner, made by Ginny Marlatt Hershey for our 55th class reunion luncheon, was proudly displayed on the wall in our private dining room at the Marriott. Attending the luncheon were Maxine Rosenbaum Goldman, Beth Becker Pollock, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Jane McGeary Watson, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Polly Welts Kaufman, Priscilla Loring Griffin, Ellie Deblasio Oddo, Anne Korman Fine, Ellie Moushegian, and Priscilla Wright Lingham. Connie reported all the news of the gals who could not attend.”
From the November / December 2007 Issue
Winthrop B. Wilson participated in the annual swim across Narragansett Bay to support the Save the Bay organization. Winthrop, 80, was the oldest among 455 starters and finished 274 out of 443 swimmers. He has been a competitive swimmer all his life and was a varsity swimmer at Brown.
From the September / October 2007 Issue
Beth Becker Pollock (see Steve Pollock '73)
From the July / August 2007 Issue
Jean-Ann Heffernan Cook (see Robert Cook ’46).
Cleo Palelis Hazard writes: “After a weeklong siege with our Apr. Nor’easter, the sun finally came out on Thursday, Apr. 19th. Why? Because it was to celebrate another Pembroke ’51 mini-reunion! What a lovely day for our luncheon in the New England setting of the Agawam Hunt in Rumford, R.I. The event was beautifully planned and executed by Priscilla Wright Lingham (with her creative invitations) and the ’51 Women’s President, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, and her committee. We looked at past—way past—reunion group photos and enjoyed our special favors. We had time to mingle and catch up with all our news prior to a delicious buffet luncheon.
A flyer of recent ’51 Pembroke news was also handed out. (The news and some luncheon photos will be sent out via e-mail to all who are on Cleo’s list. The photos and news will also be posted on our class web site.)
Those attending were: Mary Cristione, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Seena Kovitich Dittelman, Anne Korman Fine, Natalie Bailey Perry, Midge Servis Russell, Jane McGeary Watson, Janice Drake Box, Anne Hunt Brock, Ann Tingey Ellsworth, Shirley Nagle Holmes, Joyce Hall Poyton, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Thalia Moschos Calmar, Dottie Blair Sage, Judy Benander Moreau, Marjorie Schneider Litchfield, and Joan Laboissoniere Lisi. (Ellie Deblasio Oddo had to cancel at the last minute.) Martha Davis Schroeder, Dinah Lauterbach Heller, Joan Henry Plumb, Ann White Gilman, Anne Stellwagen Connor, Lesley Davison Perrin and Nancy Hamilton Brown wrote but couldn’t make our get-together. Our next mini-reunion might be in the fall with a change of venue to somewhere interesting outside of Boston.”
Paul Michael writes: “I’m still acting after my Broadway debut in 1956 in Bells are Ringing, starring Judy Holliday. There have been fourteen more Broadway shows since then; lots of film and TV, including Seinfeld and Frasier. I spent last summer acting with Marion Ross (Mrs. C. in Happy Days) at the New Theatre in Overland Park in Kansas. I cruised in May to Rome, Athens, the Greek Isles, Istanbul, and Venice. I remember with great affection my Brownbroker and Sock and Buskin classmates way back when.”
James H. Stoehr and his wife, Margot, have three children: Jay, Tom ’81, and Katherine. He also has two other children, John and Phillip, from his previous marriage. After Brown, James joined the Air Force flying a C-46 in the Korean War, then a C-119 in Europe, being discharged in Dec. 1955. He joined the family business, Cincinnati Floor Co., founded by his grandfather, Robert Stoehr ’27. In 1977 James purchased Robbins Flooring and was CEO until retirement in 2003. His son is now CEO of the company and James carries the title of chairman and owner.
From the March / April 2007 Issue
Saverio Caputi Jr. retired in 1995 from the practice of radiology medicine. Saverio received a certificate of distinction from the Indiana Medical Association for fifty years of practice. Saverio enjoys walking, music, reading, and traveling, and occasional visits to the Indiana Riverboat casinos. He also is an avid Indianapolis Colts football fan.
Samuel R. Goodson is retired, volunteering, and wandering.
Kenneth L. Holmes continues to give talks at investment conferences. His daughter, Kristin Holmes-Linder ’76, is an artist visiting the University of Delaware for a mural art program.
Raymond V. Leonard writes: “My wife, Bettie, passed away last year so I spent the winter in Apache Junction, Ariz. I intend to do the same this year. I also plan to continue hiking and enjoying the sunshine.”
John Mac Neil writes: “I will forever consider it a privilege to have attended Brown, having earned a degree in German literature at Brown and an ensign’s commission in the U.S. Navy. At Brown, I made priceless, lasting friendships. Though I violently disagree with the decision to remove the ROTC from the school, I still agree with the values and principles taught there. My NROS professors convinced me not to major in NROS Sci, but to grasp the opportunity to broaden my education in a field of my choice. ‘Nuf said.”
Robert H. Scott bought a new home in Evans, Ga., after fourteen years of retirement in Florida. He and his wife made the change to be near family and to enjoy the four seasons.
Jim Sutherland writes: “Marie and I retired to Brewster, Mass., on Cape Cod twenty years ago. We had seven children while living in Brown town. We have twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, with two more due any day. We hope to celebrate our 60th wedding anniversary this spring.”
Robert L. Warsh is still living in the suburbs of Albany, N.Y., but escapes the winters by spending them in Palm Beach, Fla. His daughter Alexandra ’91 is a meteorologist and TV anchor on the Weather Channel. Her television name is Alexandra Steele. Son Kevin was recently elected a governor of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., and at 35 he is the youngest governor in the history of the Federal Reserve system. Son Brad is developing a software package to increase occupancy in apartment developments.”
From the January / February 2007 Issue
Allen S. Goldman ’53 ScM writes: “I am teaching, along with my wife, Rachel, a course in the Odyssey for ten weeks beginning in the winter 2007 at the University of Maine College in Belfast, Me. It will be an honor to lead a class.”
From the September / October 2006 Issue
Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: “We were blessed with wonderful weather during our 55th reunion for class of 1951. Our reunion headquarters was at the lovely and intimate Johnson and Wales Inn in Seekonk, Mass., fairly close to the Brown campus. Please note that the space restriction policy of the BAM prevents us from including the list of 129 classmates who attended the many fun events during our memorable weekend. Those who have computers can log on to our ’51 Web site, www.alumni.brown.edu/ classes/1951, or just go to the Brown site, www.brown. edu, sign in, and check out the different links available.
“On our own Web site you will find the 55th reunion attendee list and a list of the newly elected officers for the men’s and women’s classes serving until our 60th reunion. Also in a special section of the Web site is our wonderful ’51 photo gallery. Take a look at the fun classmate candid shots taken at the J&W Inn during Friday’s reception/buffet dinner and Saturday’s dinner/dance (orchestrated by our own classmate Stu Baird), the ’51 Pembroke luncheon, the Commencement March, and finally the Newport dinner/cruise. The Campus Dance (no rain), our memorial service Saturday morning, and the interesting University forums were well attended by classmates. I proudly report that we broke another University record for 55th reunions in class attendance and class gift and annual fund giving. Of special note, five years ago, at our 50th reunion, we marched down the Hill waving flags that said, ‘19,614 days later’ (since graduation). This year for our 55th, we sported our new, updated banner, ‘21,439 Days Later.’ To make an even more festive Commencement March event this year, our classmates proudly carried two-foot-by-three-foot placards with our messages of wisdom and experiences from ’51. The signs read, ‘Huzzahs—class of ’06!’ ‘Pamper your cerebrum!’ ‘Keep reading!’ ‘Be ever true,’ ‘Brown is forever!’ ‘Read, read, read!’ ‘There’s a ton more to learn!’ ‘Never miss an annual fund,’ ‘Think critically!’ ‘Be useful to society!’ and ‘Active alumni are cool lovers!’Yes, we certainly do have fun at our reunions, so we thank our team of men and women of the reunion and gift committees for making it another memorable class act.”
From the May / June 2006 Issue
Reunion ’06 weekend is almost here—May 26– 28. Return to campus to renew ties with old friends. Start with Campus Dance and finish the weekend by passing once again through the Van Wickle Gates. Visit the reunion Web site for complete details: http://alumni. brown.edu/news_events/reunions.
From the March / April 2005 Issue
Cleo Palelis Hazard reports that she and her husband, Bob, hosted the fourth annual holiday gathering for local ’51 classmates at the Brown Faculty Club, Dec. 10. “Also in attendance were Jane McGeary Watson (president, women’s class), Ellie DeBlasio Oddo, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Everett Greene and Norma Greene, Judith and Henry Litchman, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Win Wilson and Nonny Mills, Joyce and Warren Galkin (president, men’s class), Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Natalie Bailey Perry and Mahlon Perry ’50, Sandy Taylor and Charlotte Taylor, Armie Merolla, and Norma Barclay Merolla ’52.”
From the November / December 2004 Issue
Alan S. Calnan writes: “I am still active with the American Club of Brussels as a board member and past president. After serving seven years on the Belgian-Luxembourg European Union Fulbright commission I was recently elected its chairman. The commission selects the European candidates going to the U.S. and approves the U.S. candidates going to study or do research in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the European Union. I retired from my marketing consultant job at the beginning of the year.”
David Curry writes: “I have retired from the U.S. Department of Justice and am heavily involved in rowing in Pittsburgh and Naples, Fla.”
John R. Davidson writes: “We spend our summers in North Carolina and the winters in Mesa, Ariz., with 200,000 other snowbirds. About a year ago I presented a research paper to NASA about a method to predict the radiation dose to electronic equipment and astronauts on a Mars mission. But most of the time we enjoy retirement, grandchildren, and golf. We hope to see everyone again at the 55th reunion.”
Parker D. Handy writes: “Sally and I are enjoying our ‘dotage years’ with five active daughters, respective sons-in-law, and twelve grandchildren—ages 26 to 4—all of whom reside on the East Coast, which makes it easy for them to visit us in Lyme, Conn., at a moment’s notice. In June, 2003, my fly-fishing wife and I traveled to a ranch in Creede, Colo., where we had some of the best trout fishing of our lives. We have also traveled to New Zealand (in 2000) and Argentina (in 2002) and waded some top rivers. One great plus about retirement is that you have the time to plan some exciting fishing excursions, and we have—from Alaska to the Bahamas. In May we spent ten days in Athens doing the classical tour and ended up on the Greek islands of Mykonos and Santorini. We traveled with our two oldest daughters—a birthday surprise for both. It was a special time for the four of us to be together. Naturally the remaining three are waiting in the wings. While in Boca Grande, Fla., in March, we had lunch with Jim Stoehr and his lovely wife, Margot. They have a winter home in Boca Grande, which in June and July is a tarpon-fishing mecca. In fact, they sell a T-shirt with a tarpon holding a martini glass with the slogan boca grande—a nice little drinking village with a fishing problem!”
Paul Levesque writes: “By the time you read this, I will have passed my 79th birthday and, contrary to my attitude as an undergraduate, it has dawned on me that we don’t really live forever. My wonderful wife, Dorothy, passed away May 1, 2003, after fifty-one years of soulmatesmanship. Life has changed for me since then. I spend much time at my computer forwarding jokes to friends (it seems that’s what e-mail is all about). More time passes reading or listening to jazz. Otherwise I’m at a bowling alley twice a week complaining about the glue on the bottom of the seven and ten pins. I’d like to hear from you.”
Robert Lindner writes: “Since I retired in 1998, I’ve been bringing music from the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s to residents of Rockingham County Retirement (or Nursing?) Home three days a week. I’m still doing work in my vegetable garden despite an arthritic knee. My wife, Jackie, died in 2000. My daughter lives with me.”
Pat Panaggio writes: “Since my retirement in 1989 as director of administrative services with the Maryland Department of Human Resources, my wife, Arline, and I have traveled extensively in Europe and the United States. We have made several cross-country trips, traveled Route 66, visited Hawaii and Alaska. Travel has become our hobby, and we are now planning a trip down the Danube from Amsterdam to Budapest. I am also active in community affairs and civic clubs. My major volunteer endeavor is with the National Federation of the Blind, the largest organization in the country dedicated to improving the lives of the visually impaired. I was appointed to its Community Partnership Board several years ago. The federation has chapters in all fifty states, and its headquarters are in Baltimore.”
William White writes: “This is year five at the little mini-farm I got in Bristol, R.I. We did an overhaul of the old barn last winter, which now has five spacious stalls and a wash stall with radiant heat. It’s all leased to a trainer and instructor who runs a successful business and cares for it all. A great pleasure and not much effort for me. My daughter, who runs a tutoring academy in Puerto Rico, brought her entire school of twenty-four to New England in May. The high point was hiking to Tuckerman’s Ravine during a three-day mountain education course by the Appalachian Mountain Club. After several days of seeing Boston, they capped their visit with a TV interview in Bristol, R.I., by George Sisson and a sumptuous picnic lunch at the Bristol Yacht Club courtesy of Matt Hayes, owner of the East Bay Newspapers. We’re enjoying the many activities offered by Narragansett Bay.”
From the September / October 2004 Issue
Class secretary Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: “The spring foliage was in its glory on May 12, and some of the regional ’51 Pembrokers gathered to celebrate. An elegant reception and luncheon was held at the University Club in Providence with seventeen in attendance. The wonderful occasion was planned and sponsored by Joyce Cohen Tesler, the women’s vice president and mini-reunion chair. After lunch president Jane McGeary Watson discussed our shared need to continue supporting our own Susan Wright Scholarship Fund, which offered assistance to two scholars this year. Our 55th class reunion is coming up in 2006 and a survey will be mailed to all the men and women in our class. Those enjoying our mini-reunion were Micki Israel Balaban, Anne Hunt Brock, Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Priscilla Loring Griffin, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Eleanor DeBlasio Oddo, Eleanor Moushegian, Natalie Bailey Perry, Joyce Cohen Tesler, Kay Cauchon Thurber, Jane McGeary Watson, Ann Tingey Ellsworth, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Ruth Wall Hopkins, Shirley Nagle Holmes, and Zita Grant Brier. Janice Drake Box was unable to attend.”
From the July / August 2004 Issue
Acting class secretary Charles Andrews writes: “The executive committee of the class of 1951 and class president Warren Galkin extend condolences to Pete Williams’s family. We are grateful for all his work on behalf of the class. Pete, our class secretary and a past president, died on Feb. 25 (see Obituaries). He had been active on our executive committee since 1964 and was one of our most ardent members and one of the greatest contributors to our class’s success through the years. He will be missed.”
Walter Barsamian writes: “Great-grandson Matthew Lovett enjoyed his third birthday party on Feb. 20 at the house of my daughter Sandy, who is his grandmother. Also present were six grandchildren (two sons and two daughters) and son-in-law Vince Jackson.”
From the May / June 2004 Issue
Jean Heffernan Cook (see Robert B. Cook ’46).
Joan Henry Plumb writes: “On Jan. 16, seven 1951 Pembrokers met for lunch to celebrate Natalie Bailey Perry’s birthday. Reminiscing about gracious living were Jane Fulton Street, Connie Hunt DelGizzi, Mary Criscione, Janet Blake Eschenbacher, Anne Korman Fine, and I.”
From the March / April 2004 Issue
Class vice president and reunion cochair Joyce Cohen Tesler and her committee are planning a mini-reunion luncheon for ’51 Pembrokers at the University Club in Providence on May 12. Five rooms have been reserved for May 11 or 12 at The Inn at Brown for those coming from afar. You can reach the inn at (401) 863-7500. Contact Cleo Hazard for more details. A notice for the luncheon will be sent out to regional classmates in March.
Grace Kennison Alpert (see Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth ’59).
Cleo Palelis Hazard writes that she hosted the third annual holiday gathering for local ’51 classmates at the Brown Faculty Club on Dec. 12. In attendance were: women’s class president Jane McGeary Watson; Ellie DeBlasio Oddo; Kay Coachon Thurber; Norma and Everett Greene; Maureen and Tom Brady; Priscilla Wright Lingham; Win Wilson and Nonny Mills; men’s class president Warren Galkin and his wife, Joyce; Connie Hunt DelGizzi; Mahlon ’50 and Natalie Bailey Perry; Martin and Seena Kovitch Dittelman; and Gene and Arline Kerzner Weinberg.
From the January / February 2004 Issue
Alan Calnan writes: “I’m still active as a consultant. I’m participating in American Club activities. I also serve on the Fulbright Commission for Belgium and Luxembourg."
James A. Garland writes: “I’m enjoying my retirement from Boston University School of Social Work. Beverly and I are increasingly enjoying what we read in the BAM about diversity efforts being led by President Simmons. I saw what she did at Smith when I taught there in the late ’90s and I believe that she will do that at Brown.”
Edward W. Girard writes: “I’m rejoicing to see Euclid proved right—the Universe is flat—it is open, expanding, and accelerating. Who could ask for anything more?”
Robert Warsh writes: “Daughter Alexandra Warsh ’91 is a meteorologist with the Weather Channel in Atlanta. Her on-air name is Alexandra Steele.”
From the November / December 2003 Issue
Charlie Andrews writes: “President Warren Galkin and vice president Everett Greene hosted the annual meeting of the class of ’51 executive committee at Goat Island in Newport, R.I., on July 31. Those attending were Saul Arvedon, Armie Merolla, Warren Galkin, Charlie Andrews, Tom Brady, Everett Greene, Henry Litchman, Bill Surprenant, Pete Williams, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Jane McGeary Watson, Eli DeBlasio Oddo, Joyce Schreiber Tesler, and Kay Cauchon Thurber. Warren’s wife, Joyce Galkin, arranged the buffet luncheon in the outdoor pavilion before the meeting. In addition to the usual reports, the agenda included advanced planning for the 55th reunion, including the appointment of Sandy Taylor as reunion chair. We also discussed mini-reunions; a memorial tree planting in memory of Phyllis Wodogaza, who served as our main liaison with the development office; and class public relations. After the meeting concluded, we all adjourned to Everett Greene’s condo, where his wife, Norma, was waiting with coffee and enough dessert to overload the entire class with cholesterol.”
Graham D. Andrews writes: “I am the current president of the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia. Among other activities, we send students on scholarships to Scottish universities.”
Albert Capozzoli writes: “I retired from the practice of dentistry many years ago, and in 1991 I bought a condominium in Florida. I am in the process of selling my home in East Greenwich, R.I., and plan to live in Florida year-round.”
Luis Fernando Echavarria writes: “Last May, I was on campus to celebrate the magna cum laude graduation of my eldest grandson, Alejandro Landes Echavarria ’03. I celebrated my 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 29 in Mexico with all our children, grandchildren, and in-laws—a total of thirty-six people!”
Cleo Palelis Hazard writes that she is “surprised, honored, and certainly thrilled” to have received the 2003 Brown Alumni Service Award. The honor was presented to her at the 20th annual Alumni Recognition dinner on Oct. 4.
Lloyd Hill writes: “Although I am now retired, I still teach at Northeastern Univ.”
Maxwell Howell reports that he and his wife dined in June with Charlie Williamson ’50 and his wife, Helen. Howell writes: “Ned Killeen keeps us informed of events from Stuart, Fla. Ned and his wife, Linda, seem to spend much time traveling the world. Ned and I have sailed some close-in parts together, but I’m not quite as adventurous as he is. Russ Kinne ’50 and his lovely wife, Jane, breeze into town from time to time and always are a delight to see. One of my best friends is Jim Carroll ’57 Sc.M. Jim and his wife, Mary Gesens Carroll, have retired to their farm in Connecticut.
“After thirty years as a Washington lawyer, I stopped to devote more time to other pursuits, one of which was ice dancing. I also returned to my long-neglected clarinet and saxophone. My wife, Jill, and I spend our summers in Sun Valley, Idaho. I still remember our broadcasts over WBRU Thursday evening with lovely Nancy Whitney Smith ’56 belting out tunes à la Ella Fitzgerald. Roy Stratton and I accepted any gig that came up, and we always played the same songs, ‘Sunnyside of the Street,’ ‘The Man I Love,’ ‘How High the Moon,’ etc.
“My daughter Patricia Howell Geyer ’78, ’80 A.M. also attended Brown, where she got her A.B. and an advanced degree as well as a husband from the medical school.”
Jim Hutchinson writes: “We still spend about half the year at our place in Bonita Springs, Fla., where I play golf regularly with Gil Borjeson’s younger brother, Howard ’55. Normally, Gil makes a visit to Bonita Springs from Key Largo, where he spends part of the winter, but we missed him this year. I also do a fair amount of small-boat sailing.”
Robert J. Kramer writes: “My wife, Ruth Lytle Kramer ’53, and I have relocated to Harvey Cedars, N.J.”
Bob Lindner writes: “I am retired but now play music from the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s for residents of the Rockingham Court Nursing Home in Brentwood, N.H., three days a week. My wife, Jackie, died in November 2000. My daughter lives with me. My health is reasonably good.”
John MacNeil writes: “I received a B.S. in occupational safety and health from Univ. of New Haven in 1988. I’m spending summers with my second bride, Betty Jean, at Gardner Lake, Salem, Conn.”
Armie Merolla writes: “My wife, Norma ‘Kitty’ Barclay Merolla, and I are delighted to report that our oldest grandchild, Jeremy Kay ’07, is now at Brown. His parents are Katherine A. Merolla ’76, a partner in our Providence law firm, and her husband, George Kay ’76, a dentist.”
Jim Mullaney writes: “I’m enjoying my fourteenth year of retirement. I am a board member of the Central Mass. Council on Aging, as well as a member of the AARP State Legislative Committee and the Association of BellTel Retirees. I host a local cable TV show in Milford, Mass., called Senior Scene. I survived a quadruple heart bypass and now attend Gold’s Gym three times a week.”
Richard Pemstein (see Dorothy Cotton ’58).
Charles Robinson writes: “At the age of 74, I continue to be the country’s oldest basketball referee who does ‘meaningful’ games. They haven’t run me out yet, so I will continue. I’m also operating a popular summer basketball camp for boys and girls. I was a mentor for last year’s Brown football team.”
From the March / April 2003 Issue
Cleo Palelis Hazard reports: “The second annual holiday gathering for local classmates was held at the Brown Faculty Club on Dec. 18. The festive affair was hosted by my husband, Bob, and me. Also in attendance were women’s class president Jane McGeary Watson; Ellie DeBlasio Oddo; Kay Cauchon Thurber; Everett Greene and his wife, Norma; Tom Brady and his wife, Maureen; Priscilla Wright Lingham and Lee Goodstone; Win Wilson and Nonny Mills; men’s class president Warren Galkin and his wife, Joyce; Pete Williams and his wife, Jane; Connie Hunt DelGizzi; Natalie Bailey Perry and Mahlon Perry ’50; and Sandy Taylor and his wife, Charlotte. Sarah Pierson ’99, from the Brown development office, stopped by to say hello. Grace Kennison Alpert and Bill Surprenant canceled due to illness.
John Dee (see Nancy Dee ’82).
From the November / December 2002 Issue
Robert Fearon writes that son Jeffery Fearon '75 and his wife, Regen, are the parents of twins, Sabrina and Fiona, born on June 14.
The Rev. Everett Greene (see Rachel Salmon-Brown '99).
Cleo Palelis Hazard has been named president of the Brown Alumnae Club of Kent County.
Jane McGeary Watson has been named vice president of the Brown Alumnae Club of Kent County.
From the September / October 2002 Issue
Public relations chair Charles A. Andrews Jr. reports: "Since our 50th reunion in 2001, we have received more notes than ever and wish to keep our classmates informed about one other as we plan our 55th.
"Allen Goldman '53 Sc.M., who is retired from a career as a research pediatrician and a professor of pediatrics, genetics, and pharmacology, has picked up some new hobbies. He keeps busy with needlepoint, astronomy, sailing, and traveling with his wife, Rachel.
"Jason Green and his wife, Marjorie, announce the June 18 birth of their fifth grandchild, Jack Hayden Green. Jason writes: 'I am retired from the practice of medicine and actively engaged in helping fund early- stage health-care companies. I would like to hear from both entrepreneurs and potential investors in these fields.'
"Ray D. Leoni, who is retired from Sik-orsky Aircraft in Stratford, Conn., will celebrate his fiftieth wedding anniversary this year with his wife, Patricia. They have three children and eight grandchildren, all living close by in Connecticut. His two sons are engineers with Sikorsky and his daughter, a 1977 Brown alumna, is a mathematics teacher at Cheshire Academy.
"Bill Maguire was married in 2001 on Bastille Day.
"James L.S. McLay writes: 'I am sorry to report that Barbara Lynn Gibson McLay, my beloved wife of forty-six years, died in Bloomington (Ind.) Hospital on March 20 from a stroke. She is survived by our four children and ten grandchildren.'
"Charles 'Alex' Robinson III has been married to Patricia for fifty-two years, and the couple has three daughters and three sons. Alex has been a referee, a high school and college baseball coach, and the proprietor of dozens of summer basketball camps. He writes: ÔMy health is great, and I run every day. I still referee basketball games, and I'm told I'm the oldest referee in the country still doing meaningful games.'
"Bob Schueler, who is is under medical care at the Chesterfield, Brandermill Woods, Midlothian, Va. 23112, would appreciate news from his class friends.
"Richard Scott writes: 'Five kids and we just had our ninth grandchild. I've been retired for a year and am very busy with volunteer work, sports, gardening, etc. We also recently toured Italy. Nostalgia time - I lost my class ring in the Atlantic Ocean a week after graduation, and I would like to locate another. Does anyone know of an available '51 ring?'
"Hank Shea writes: 'Everything is fine in Atlanta - the Braves are back in first place. I just got back from a scuba-diving trip with the family in the Cayman Islands. I had a great time at the reunion and can't believe a year has gone by. I plan on returning in '06.'
"Win Wilson entered his fifth World Masters Swimming Championship this year in New Zealand and won three titles. In June he was inducted into the International Scholar/ Athlete Hall of Fame. He is also in the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame and the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame."
Communication cochairs Anne Hunt Brock and Cleo Palelis Hazard report: "We grieve the loss of Phyllis Wodogaza of the Brown development office, who had a special place in her heart for the class of '51. She worked closely with the 50th-reunion class-gift committee for several years before taking medical leave. Her gracious good nature and help to us in our organizational efforts developed into lasting friendships that we will forever cherish. We were so happy that she could join us in some of our special 50th-reunion festivities last year. Charles A. Andrews Jr. and Cleo Palelis Hazard attended the memorial service for Phyllis held at Manning Chapel on campus in late June."
Anne and Cleo add that twenty-three Pembrokers gathered on May 10 at the Ledgemont Country Club in Seekonk, Mass., for a mini-reunion: "The luncheon was planned by Joyce Cohen Tesler. The day was beautiful, the luncheon was delicious, and it was so great to get together and catch up with friends. Everyone reminisced about our wonderful 50th reunion last year and vowed to hold these mini-reunions at least annually. Also in attendance were Grace Kennison Alpert, Zita Grant Brier, Maxine Israel Balaban, Mary Criscione, Marilyn Mason David, Connie Hunt Del Gizzi, Seena Kovitch Dittelman, Ann Tingey Ellsworth, Joy Shuler Harbeson, Shirley Nagle Holmes, Grace B. Kiernan, Peggy Morley LaSala, Priscilla Wright Lingham, Marjorie Schneider Litchfield, Eleanor DeBlasio Oddo, Natalie Bailey Perry, Betty Hogarth Pinson, Tina Sammartino, Katherine Cauchon Thurber, and Jane McGeary Watson. The fun continued Friday evening at the Inn at Brown on Thayer Street, where a number of us were staying. Peggy Morley LaSala and Joy Shuler Harbeson drove together from New Jersey and Pennsylvania, respectively, and stayed for a few days to savor the campus. Ginny Marlatt Hershey was planning to come, too, but suffered a heart attack a few days before. We're happy to report that she is home recuperating.
"Our class was also well represented this year by both men and women in the Commencement March, and another gathering is planned for Oct. 22 to 25. This will be a four-day Elderhostel program, just for the class of '51, in Gloucester, Mass. Priscilla Wright Lingham is making the arrangements, and it's not just for the women. Men from the class of '51, spouses, and significant others are welcome, too. For further information, contact Priscilla."
Anne and Cleo also pass along news of these classmates: "Nancy Poole Armington is enjoying life at Aquidneck Place in Portsmouth, R.I. Her daughter and family live nearby in North Kingstown.
"Zita Grant Brier and her husband, Milton '50, traded their house for a condo in South County, R.I., where they have lived for more than twenty-eight years.
"Eleanor Annis Cappon writes that she and Gordon 'Bill' Bowman were married on March 2 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass.
"Enid 'Sue' Andersen Chace and her husband took a Brown Travelers cruise in May from Rome to London. They also did a trip last October from Venice to Istanbul.
"Mary Sullivan Hanley, of Seattle, completed a four-month world cruise.
"Shirley Nagle Holmes went on a Brown Travelers trip to Ireland last summer and on a trip to Holland for a flower show in April.
"Peggy Morley LaSala married Stafford McQuillan on June 16. Joy Shuler Harbeson was matron of honor, and Ginny Marlatt Hershey and her husband, Glenn, were wedding guests.
"Jane Fulton Street, of Hingham, Mass., while packing for her thirtieth summer on Martha's Vineyard, discovered a copy of her bio that should have appeared in the class of '51's 50th-reunion yearbook. Here is some of what she had written: ÔFresh out of Pembroke, I began teaching for $1,250 per year - the cost of our eldest granddaughter's recent two-week trip to France. All told, my teaching years amounted to twenty years in public and private Massachusetts secondary schools. My final annual salary was $35,000, which would be scoffed at by most college graduates today. But I loved my teaching years and would choose the same path again. I'm still married to the same man after forty-one years, and we have been blessed with three children.'
"Phyllis VanHorn Tillinghast writes that she has taken birding trips this past year to Scotland and Madagascar, which has Ôone of the highest percentages of endemic birds on earth.' Phyl's birding life list is approaching 4,000 sightings."
President Warren Galkin reports: "The class of '51 had a 51st reunion in May cruising to Bermuda on the Pacific Princess. We returned just in time for the graduation ceremonies. In addition to my wife and me, the group included Brad Pease and his wife, Monica; Wesley Hall with his wife, Joan Stapelton Hall '53; and Priscilla Wright Lingham and her friend Lee Goodstone. What we lacked in numbers, we made up for in congeniality and good spirits."
Maxine "Micki" Israel Balaban writes: "We celebrated our 50th anniversary in January. Our three kids and five grandkids gave us a wonderful celebration in West Haven, Conn. Grace Alpert and her husband, Wesley, attended, along with 136 others. I received my Reiki master certificate in May. I am booked solid. Len's music is going strong."
Jan Drake Box (see Hank Vandersip '56).
Saverio Caputi Jr., of Greenwood, Ind., writes: "I retired in January 1995 after practicing medicine for more than thirty-three years. I am enjoying traveling, classical music, sports, and occasional visits to Las Vegas and the numerous riverboat casinos in Indiana. My three children are all grown, and my only daughter has blessed me with a granddaughter, Katherine, 10. My sisters and brother are still living and healthy in Rhode Island, Virginia, and Florida."
From the July / August 2002 Issue
Eleanor Annis Cappon and Gordon "Bill" Bowman were married on March 2 in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. The wedding party included five children and ten grandchildren.
Gordon D. Dewart, of New York City, writes: "I enjoyed Brown's football season and seeing classmates and friends at the Yale and Columbia games."
From the May / June 2002 Issue
Anton "Bud" Bantel writes: "I am delighted to see that show on television, Providence. I hope they work in some episodes around the University."
Jean Heffernan Cook '51 (see Robert Cook '46).
Channing W. "Deak" Deacon writes: "I enjoyed the 50th reunion very much. The ceremonies were great, as were the visits to the open houses and frat houses and downtown Providence."
Cleo Palelis Hazard writes that she is coordinating an Elderhostel trip of coastal New England towns in October. If interested, contact Priscilla Wright Lingham.
John Swan writes that his wife, Gloria, died Feb. 2 after a short battle with cancer.
From the November / December 2000 Issue
Reunion cochair Everett H. Greene reports: “Your reunion committee is hard at work finalizing plans for our 50th reunion to be held May 25–28. This is our chance to remember the old, visit the new, greet old friends, and make some new friends. We’ll be spending time on campus, at the Biltmore Hotel, and at other places well remembered. The River Walk, Waterplace Park, and one of Providence’s newest and finest restaurants are on the schedule, along with the traditional on-campus events. Watch for mailings with full information and make your reservations early.”
From the September / October 2000 Issue
Reunion cochairs Jane McGeary Watson and Ev Greene report: "Plans for the big five-oh are well under way. Our 50th reunion will be the best ever. Look for more information this fall in a special mailing and save the weekend of May 25—28." Jane and Ev saw several classmates on campus this year. Among them were Bill Surprenant, Eleanor DeBlasio Oddo, Charlie Andrews, Tom Brady, Win Wilson, Amedeo Merolla, Cleo Palelis Hazard, Sandy Taylor, and Pete Williams. All said they look forward to next year’s reunion.
Tom Brady ’51 (see Hank Vandersip ’56).
Sanford Golin writes that he and his children, Eric, ’81, ’91 Ph.D.; Sarah ’84; and Carol, spent their annual vacation in Chatham, Mass., on Cape Cod this August, continuing a family tradition. Eric is chief technology officer of Broadvision, a Silicon Valley software company; he and his wife, Marion Abrams Golin ’81, live in Menlo Park, Calif. Sarah is copy chief at the Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J. She and her husband, Dan Gerger, live in Maplewood, N.J. Carol (University of North Carolina) and her husband, Andy Kaplan, are doctors on the faculty of the UNC Medical School. Sanford, a retired psychology professor from the University of Pittsburgh, works part-time as a psychological consultant for the Pennsylvania bureau of disability determination. His wife, Jane, is a vice president of the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh. Jane and Sanford have eight grandchildren. They spent part of the summer with Carol, Andy, and their two children in Lucca, Italy, and will travel to Israel in October. Sanford writes: "Work and traveling to see our grandchildren keep us pretty busy, but we still manage some time for our favorite fun activity — sailing on the Chesapeake Bay and the British Virgin Islands. We look forward to the 50th reunion."
From the July / August 2000 Issue
Class president Bill Surprenant announces that the 50th reunion committee is fully organized and that the reunion agenda is nearly complete. As of last count, 134 men, seventy-eight women, and 130 spouses and guests plan to attend the May event. That total will make this the biggest ’51 reunion ever. If you haven’t responded yet, don’t be discouraged – you’ll have a chance. Don’t get left out. Direct questions to secretary Mason B. "Pete" Williams.
From the May / June 2000 Issue
Class President Bill Surprenant writes: "I am pleased to announce that next year’s 50th-reunion committee is fully organized, and the final reunion agenda is nearly complete. At last count, 134 men, seventy-eight women, and 130 spouses and guests plan to attend. This will be the biggest ’51 reunion yet. If you haven’t yet responded, don’t be discouraged. You’ll have a chance. Don’t get left out."
Andrew Gibson has published The Abandoned Ocean: A History of United States Maritime Policy (University of South Carolina Press). He recently served as the Admiral Emory S. Land Professor at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., where he is now an advanced research fellow.
Allen S. Goldman ’53 Sc.M., of Camden, Maine, writes: "My retirement is going very well. I am so busy with my daily routine that I can’t imagine how I had time to work!"
David Lusty (see Sarah E. Gilbert ’80).
Hal Spalter, of New York City, writes that he and his wife, Diane, completed a fact-finding mission to Cambodia and Vietnam, where they reviewed efforts to reduce blindness caused by trachoma and vitamin A deficiency. He made the trip as a trustee of Helen Keller Worldwide. Hal is professor of clinical ophthalmology at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. He is also chairman of the scientific advisory panel of Research to Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit that supports eye research at departments of ophthalmology in medical schools throughout the country. Hal is medical coordinator for ophthalmology at the New York State Department of Health’s office of professional medical conduct. He eagerly looks forward to next year’s 50th reunion.
From the November / December 1999 Issue
Nancy Welch Dalton, of Ellicott City, Md., writes: "I have not written in many years, and my news is not good news. I lost my husband of forty-eight years, Donald J. Dalton, in March. He leaves sons Stephen, Brian, and Keith and eight grandchildren."
Allen S. Goldman reports that he was named professor emeritus of pediatrics and genetics after retiring from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago on June 1. He has been funded throughout his career by the National Institutes of Health, has published more than 220 articles in major scientific journals, and has researched the causes and prevention of birth defects. From 1959 to 1985 he was at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was teratologist and professor of pediatrics and pharmacology. From 1985 to 1995 he directed the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. From 1995 to 1999 he focused on completing his research.
Ronald Wilson '50, a graduate of the Veterans College at Brown, wishes to contact fellow alumni of the program to collect their memories and to document the effect it may have had on their subsequent lives. If you entered Brown through the Veterans College (earlier known as the Veterans Extension Division), please contact Ron.
From the July / August 1999 Issue
John Hilpman (see Amy McLaughlin '93).
Charles F. Leveroni (see Amy McLaughlin '93).
Jim Sutherland writes: "On Nov. 13, 1998, the 1951 hockey team was installed into the Brown Hall of Fame. All living members attended, including classmates Tony Malo, Warren Priestley, Don Whiston, and me."
From the May / June 1999 Issue
Class president Bill Surprenant reports: "replies to the 50th reunion survey we received from approximately twenty-five percent of those contacted. Planning to attend in May 2001 are 245 men, women, and spouses. Seventy-five percent are planning to stay in downtown hotels, with the Biltmore as our main headquarters. Events most favored by classmates are the cocktail party, dinner dance, clambake, and boat trip. Those who have not replied as yet should send in their forms or request additional ones from Everett Greene, reunion cochair, 20 Ellery Rd., Newport, R.I. 02840."
From the March / April 1999 Issue
Mordecai Rosenfeld announces the birth of his grandson, Raúl, on Oct. 2, to Michael John Rosenfeld '89 and Vivian Levy '89.
From the January / February 1999 Issue
Kathie Baccaro writes: "Not unlike the phoenix, old Angell House arose on the desert out of the ashes of the past when Brock (Annie Hunt), Hazard (Cleo Palelis), and Hershey (Ginny Marlatt) came to visit Baccaro (Kathie) in February. Prompted by the magic of the occasion, Arizona turned as cold and blustery as Providence was in 1947, but in spite of some gray hair and wrinkles, the four of us were transmuted to radiant youth, remembering with affectionate nostalgia and lots of giggles all our beloved Angells of yore."
David M. Curry writes: "I retired two years ago after twenty-six years as assistant U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh. Looking forward to the 50th anniversary of the rebirth of Brown rowing in 1999, thanks to the work of Harlan Bartlett and the late Jim Donaldson. Brown's outstanding crew program is the result of the efforts of many fine people over the past five decades, but it all began with Bart and Jim."
Mary-Jo L. Ebner, Rochester, N.Y., announces that her son, Fritz Ebner, has earned a Ph.D. in color imaging from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Jim Sutherland announces that the 1950- 51 hockey team that played in the NCAA national championship finals was inducted into the Brown Hall of Fame on Nov. 13. Classmates present included Jim, John Casey, Tony Malo, Warren Priestley, and Don Whitson.
George Tingley, North Kingstown, R.I., is launching Tingley Consulting, Ltd., to provide computer consulting and programming to cope with the year 2000 problem and to support regional and urban planning. He writes: "This activity is a welcome alternative to chair dancing at the senior citizens center and helps me in meeting the alimony payments."
From the November / December 1998 Issue
Ellen Eaton Wilson has published Two Paths in the Wilderness, a novel for young readers about the King Philip's War. Ellen was the education coordinator for Brown's Haffenreffer Museum for seventeen years, where she researched and studied the museum's rare books, artifacts, ethnographic materials, and historical records. She consulted with Native American peoples and amassed an extraordinary amount of material that she then simplified to present to the schoolchildren of southern New England and beyond.
From the September / October 1998 Issue
George Wallerstein married Julie Lutz on February 28. George has retired from his professorship of astronomy at the University of Washington but will continue to teach part-time and conduct research on the chemical composition of stars. He plays on two softball teams and keeps up his climbing and skiing.
From the July / August 1998 Issue
Richard Rubin and Helene Rice Rubin (see Laurie Rubin '83).
Duke Templeton, Knoxville, Tenn., writes: "I know that as we get older, our values and those of younger people differ. Most of my friends and classmates were affected by World War II. I warn the classes of '91 and '01 that years move on very quickly."
From the May / June 1998 Issue
Henry Shea writes: "I'm enjoying retirement in Alpharetta,Ga., just north of Atlanta. I'm active in golf, tennis, scuba diving, and the Internet."
George Tingley, North Kingstown, R.I., retired from Swissair in 1991. He is now studying at the Community College of Rhode Island, where he is "getting up to date and up to speed on the Year 2000 problem."
From the March / April 1998 Issue
Graham D. Andrews was re-elected commissioner of Radnor Township, Pa., in November. He has served in that position since 1984.
Allen S. Goldman, Bertram Wolfson '52, and Paul Von Loeseke '49 met at the Camden Yacht Club in Camden, Maine, in August to sail to the Bay of Fundy. Allen skippered and Bertram was a crew member on Nepenthe, a 34-foot mason sloop. Paul was skipper of a 36-foot power boat, also named Nepenthe.
Obituaries
Stephen T. Smith ’51, of Moorestown, N.J.; Mar. 15. After Brown, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was selected for Officer Candidate School. He was married in 1953 and discharged from active duty in 1954. He then earned a master’s degree from Harvard and taught mathematics, computer science, and data processing for more than 30 years at Moorestown Junior High School and later Moorestown High School. He served as Moorestown Education Association president and coached cross country, track and field, and swimming teams during his tenure. He also remained active in the Army Reserves, retiring as lieutenant colonel after 30 years of service. In 1985, he and his wife, Betsy, opened the House on the Hill ice cream parlor and restaurant, which they operated until 1990. He was active in numerous roles in community organizations, including the local Boy Scouts and the Moorestown Rotary Club. He was bookkeeper for Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development and was subsequently named Moorestown’s citizen of the year in 2006. He and Betsy were avid cloggers and square dancers and enjoyed traveling before her passing in 2012. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, a sister-in-law, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Barbara Maxwell DeLaittre ’51, of Somerset, Wisc.; Feb. 7. She earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota and was later the regional development director of the Nature Conservancy. During her career she served on several boards, including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Stevens Square Nursing Home, and the Minnesota Orchestra; she was president of the Young People’s Symphony Concert Association and the Women’s Association of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, and a docent at Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She is survived by two daughters, a son, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Barry Cohen ’51, of Berkeley Heights, N.J.; Aug. 28, 2023. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Navy. Following military service, he earned an engineering master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and worked in the semiconductor field at Bell Labs for a decade. He was a Fulbright fellow (1967-68) at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, followed by a position at Solitron Devices before forming his own company, Research Devices, which designed, manufactured, and marketed infrared microscopes. An avid ham radio operator since he was a teenager, he made friends all over the world and met many in-person during his many travels with his wife. He is survived by his wife, Norma; four children and their spouses; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Elizabeth Brownlee Sherk ’51, of Prairie Village, Kans.; Dec. 17, of cancer. After moving to Kansas in 1963 with her family, she attended the Kansas City Art Institute and studied ceramics. She showed her creations in the Plaza Art Fair for 13 years. She also knitted, sewed, and did needlepoint. She enjoyed cooking and baking and while her children were young would make fresh bread daily. She volunteered at Children’s Mercy Hospital for many years. She is survived by her husband, John; three children and their spouses; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Marie McCarthy Sexton ’51, of Williamsburg,Va.; Nov. 4. She is survived by three sons and two grandchildren.
John R. Hooton ’51, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Pa.; Oct. 21. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, he began working in the insurance industry. Later, he became a certified financial planner for Hefren-Tillotson. He was a volunteer with Montour Trail Council, where he was instrumental in transforming abandoned railroads into bike trails. He enjoyed being a leader for Boy Scout bike trips, reading, attending jazz concerts, and playing tennis. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and a sister.
Thomas D. Fenley ’51, of Perkasie, Pa.; Dec. 4. He enlisted in the Navy and served during World War II. Following the war, he matriculated at Brown and learned that in addition to building race cars, he enjoyed racing them, and a racing career began. After graduation, he moved to Augusta and worked at DuPont building the Savannah River nuclear site, while continuing to race, including at Daytona. He transferred to the New Jersey DuPont facility and continued to race in New England. He left DuPont to join a start-up, then followed that job with a position at Moore Products Company (Pa.) as a research and design engineer. He stopped racing and began farming. In 1966, he moved to Perkasie, left Moore Products, raised cattle, and became an entrepreneur. In retirement he sailed the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and developed and patented a unique way to control motors and generators. He also enjoyed traveling the country with his wife. He is survived by his wife, Anne; six children and their spouses; and 13 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.
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.
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.
James L.S. McLay ’51, of Bloomington, Ind.; May 30. After Brown, he served four years in the U.S. Navy. Upon discharge in 1955, he began a long and successful career with ALCOA. While working in Pittsburgh, he met his wife of 45 years, Barbara Lynn Gibson, who predeceased him. He remained with ALCOA for 30 years, serving as a managing director in subsidiary companies in the UK for several years, then relocated to Ft. Wayne, Ind., as a vice president of sales for Rea Magnet Wire, then went on to related engineering sales work before retiring in 2000. Active in the local community, his work with the Newcomers Club allowed him to meet Carroll Tolsma, who became his late-in-life-love and closest companion. Together they enjoyed traveling and cruising. He also studied financial markets and was a successful investor. He is survived by his companion, Carroll; four children and their spouses; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Judith Brown MacDonald ’51, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; June 8. She was a professor of education at Montclair State College. Phi Beta Kappa. She is survived by daughter Rebecca MacDonald ’87; a son; a son-in-law; and a granddaughter.
Polly Welts Kaufman ’51, of Harpswell, Me.; Jan. 22. She was the former program director of elementary and middle school libraries for Boston Public Schools. She cocreated and cotaught the core course for training women to serve as librarians in the Boston Public Schools while at the University of Massachusetts. As a founding member of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, she was lead author of all the BWHT guidebooks. She moved to Harpswell in 1991 and was a visiting professor at Bowdoin College for a year and then became an associate professor at the University of Southern Maine, where she remained from 1995 to 2014. During her tenure, she created an original course in the history of the inhabitants of the Casco Bay Islands and developed women’s history trails in Portland and Brunswick. She was also a Fulbright Scholar teaching American Studies in Norway from 1999 to 2000 and developed a walking trail to statues of named women in Oslo that was printed in both Norwegian and English. She wrote and/or cowrote numerous books and articles, including being coauthor of Her Past Around Us: Interpreting Sites for Women’s History. She was the author of National Parks and the Woman’s Voice: A History; Boston Women and City School Politics, 1872-1905; and Women Teachers on the Frontier. Her scholarly work focused on the personal experiences and practical achievements of diverse women in American history, and she was a lifelong advocate for the empowerment of all women. She was on the board of the Pejepscot Historical Society, serving as its president during the 1990s. Her lifelong affection for the natural world, especially Haskell Island, led to the publication of The Changing Tides of Maine: Rediscovered Poems (2021). She and her since deceased husband, Roger W. Kaufman ’50, hiked all 48 of the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. She is survived by a daughter; son Roger Jr. ’83; and a brother-in-law.
Robert L. Newton ’51, of Durham, Conn.; Mar. 20. He is survived by his wife, Emily; four children; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.
Mary Harris Marks ’51, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; Feb. 24. She was an interior designer and owner of Design Center, Inc. of Chicago. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law; two sons, including William ’75; two daughters-in-law; and five grandchildren.
Robert G. Lopez ’51, of Glen Ellen, Calif.; Jan. 6. He served with the U.S. Air Force Intelligence in the Korean War and then had a career with Kaiser Aluminum in the Bay Area and throughout Europe and the Middle East. After returning to the Bay Area, he and and his longtime partner, Gary Bottone, owned and operated a vineyard in Glen Ellen for many years before enjoying 20-plus years of retirement. He was an accomplished pianist and music was his lifelong passion, including opera and symphony performances. He also enjoyed reading books of all genres. He is survived by his partner, Gary, and several nieces and nephews.
Carl K. Kuester ’51, of Guilford, Conn.; Feb. 27. He worked at United Illuminating Company for 25 years in engineering, plant operations, and new construction. He opened his own business in 1975 called Condenser Technology Inc. His company serviced power plant operations throughout the world. He eventually sold his share of the company to his partner and transitioned to a successful consulting firm in the same field. He attempted retirement three times before finally retiring in 2020. He was a licensed pilot and, in addition to flying, he also got pleasure out of restoring and driving his 1928 Model T truck and 1931 Plymouth sedan. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by five children and their spouses, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Donald H. Kallman ’51, of New York City; Mar. 30. After Columbia Law School and service in the U.S. Coast Guard, he joined the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He later became vice chairman of Manhattan Industries, where he worked for more than 20 years. Additionally, he was an executive vice president of Calvin Klein in charge of worldwide licensing. He retired in 1992. He and his wife, who predeceased him, traveled extensively, visiting more than 100 countries and all 50 states during their 37 years of marriage. He enjoyed reading, rare book collecting, painting, and playing tennis and golf. He is survived by two children and their spouses, including son James ’84; and three grandchildren.
Lloyd H. Hill ’51, of Milton, Mass.; Apr. 15. He was an educator serving the Quincy community through a career spanning 35 years as an administrator and coach with his final 20 years as the principal of Quincy High School. Subsequently, the Lloyd Hill Center for Performing Arts at Quincy High School was named in his honor. He was an adjunct professor at Northeastern University and Quincy College. In addition to being captain of Brown’s football team and named All-American and inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame, he completed 37 Boston Marathons. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; a daughter and son-in-law; four sons; three daughters-in-law; eight grandchildren; a sister; and nieces and nephews.
Everett H. Greene ’51, of Newport, R.I.; Mar. 6. He is survived by three children and their spouses, 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
William B. White ’51, of Peabody, Mass.; Nov. 3. He was the founder of the former Stow-A-Way Sports in Cohassett, where he provided camping food and outdoor camping gear. He was an avid sailor and enjoyed sailing the coasts of Maine and the Cape and participating in Bermuda races. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; and nine grandchildren.
Philip W. Thomas ’51, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Nov. 17. He was employed with Exxon Oil for 35 years, retiring in 1986. In addition to the U.S., he lived in Italy, Libya, and Saudi Arabia. He traveled the world and enjoyed cruising. Favorite pastimes were square dancing and researching family genealogy. He is survived by his wife, Louise; five children and their spouses; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Charles A. Robinson III ’51, of Freeport, Me.; Dec. 16. He was a sports enthusiast and his career as a basketball referee spanned more than 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; six children; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two brothers.
Fritz D. Regenstein ’51, of Barrington, R.I.; Dec. 15. His college years at Brown were interrupted by the Korean War and he served in Germany until 1952. Upon his return, he completed his studies and then worked at Northeast Paper Converting Company prior to purchasing and operating a Meineke Muffler franchise in Warwick, R.I. After closing this business, he pursued his passion for cards by working as a casino dealer and managing the Bridge Club of Rhode Island. He was an avid tennis player and competed in many tournaments. He was skilled at chess, playing many times a week, but he excelled at bridge. He played in bridge tournaments across the country, achieving Gold Life Master status in 1993. In his final years, he played online daily and had a regular game at the Barrington Senior Center. As a member of the Viking Bridge Club, he was known for mentoring and teaching those new to the game. He is survived by two daughters, including Anne Regenstein ’80, and four grandchildren.
George O. Podd Jr. ’51, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Hinsdale, Ill.; Nov. 4. After Brown, he served in the Army Corps of Engineers during the Korean War. He then attended Northwestern Law School before settling in Hinsdale, where he had a banking career. He was an active member of several clubs in the Chicago area and enjoyed playing golf. He is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Richard J. Israel ’51, of Great Barrington, Mass.; Nov. 7. He attended law school at Yale after Brown and spent the first several years of his career in partnership with his father in Woonsocket, R.I. He joined the Rhode Island Army National Guard in 1955 and served more than 20 years, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1967, he left the law partnership to serve as an assistant attorney general in Rhode Island and was twice honored to be elected attorney general of the state. He returned to private law practice in 1974. In 1984, he was nominated to serve as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. He retired in 2000. He is survived by his wife, Lana; five children and their spouses, including son Eric ’80; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister.
Virginia Marlett Hershey ’51, of Nutley, N.J.; Dec. 18. She worked first as a microbiologist and later as a teacher in Bloomfield. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the American Association of University Women. She was also a Sunday school teacher at Vincent United Methodist Church in Nutley. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law and four grandchildren.
Gordon D. Dewart ’51, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Nov. 19, after being hospitalized with COVID pneumonia and other health issues. He had a career in advertising that included years at Esquire and Newsweek. Though a New Yorker for 66 years, he was a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox and proud member of the BLOHARDS (Benevolent Loyal Order of the Honorable Ancient Red Sox Diehard Sufferers). He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by three children, a grandchild, and three siblings.
Thalia Moschos Calmar ’51, of Middlebury, Conn.; Dec. 6. After Brown, she moved to Boston to train as a buyer for Filene’s Department Store and met her future husband. They settled in Connecticut and she taught elementary school in Bristol before starting a family. She returned to teaching after the death of her husband and taught sixth grade for many years. In addition to teaching, she volunteered at and led local organizations. She enjoyed reading, playing classical music on the piano, discussing politics, and shopping. She is survived by two daughters, including Elizabeth Calmar ’86; a son; seven grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Hugh A. Stein ’51, of Boca Raton, Fla.; Aug. 23. After Brown, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He chose Army Intelligence and spent three years in Japan. When he returned to the states, he attended Columbia University and received an MBA. He then went to work for Union Carbide (N.Y.) until he retired. He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed being a part of the Blohards, a group of diehard Red Sox fans. He also enjoyed playing tennis and golf. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son and daughter-in-law, seven grandchildren, six stepchildren, and his former wife, Lane Bolton.
Irma Greenblatt Silver ’51, of Meriden, Conn.; Oct. 31. She was a social worker for the State of Connecticut for many years. She served as a member and a president of the local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women, helping to raise scholarship funds for students and various charities. Fascinated by geology, she collected rocks and gems and was a lifelong lover of art who began painting in her seventies. She is survived by two daughters; son Gary ’82; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; and two grandchildren, including Ben Silver ’17.
Angus M.P. Laidlaw ’51, of Harwich, Mass., formerly of Montclair, N.J.; Sept. 16. After military service, he became a professional writer and editor for Mechanix Illustrated, Foreign Car Guide, Science and Mechanics, and FleetOwner. Being a collector of antique guns, he additionally wrote an advice column for American Rifleman. He was a member of several associations, including the Society of Automotive Engineers, International Motor Press Association, the New Jersey Arms Collectors Club, and the National Rifle Association. He is survived by a daughter, three grandchildren, and a sister.
Carl A. Jacobson ’51, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Worcester, Mass.; Sept. 28. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he matriculated at Brown. He spent five years as a Massachusetts State Police trooper before joining State Mutual of America as a claims examiner. He retired as director of employment and employee relations. He was an active member of St. Michaels on the Heights Episcopal Church in Worcester. After moving to Florida, he became an active member of St. John’s Church. He is survived by his longtime companion Georgie Sands; two daughters and sons-in-law; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Horace Almy ’51, of Lake St. Louis, Mo.; Sept. 27. He worked for Westinghouse, which later became Electrolux of Sweden, from 1951 to 1989. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and he enjoyed woodworking, golfing, fishing, and traveling—having been to all 50 states. He is survived by his wife, Diana; two daughters and sons-in-law; six grandchildren; a great-grandson; and nieces and nephews.
Nancy Fergus McIver Watkins ’51, of St. Louis, Mo.; July 24. She met her future husband, Albert G. Watkins ’51, during freshman week at Brown and they married shortly after graduation. While Al spent his career in advertising sales for Time Magazine, she dedicated her life to raising their family and contributing to various causes. She is survived by five children, including sons James ’78 and Thomas ’80, six grandchildren, and
one great-grandchild.
Charles L. Mack ’51, of Stamford,Conn.; May 1. After graduation he joined the Navy and attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. He later had a successful career as a management consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and for many years was a bank executive for Citibank. He volunteered with SCORE in retirement. He was an avid sailor and raced with the Stamford Yacht Club. He was also passionate about the sport of curling and was a member of the Nutmeg Curling Club. He is survived by a son, two stepchildren, and three grandsons.
Nancy Haight Lundgren ’51, of Waterford, N.Y.; Mar. 15. She taught for many years at Pine Plains Elementary School (N.Y.). She was a member of Vanderbilt Gardens and enjoyed taking elder hostel trips. She is survived by four children and their spouses and many grandchildren.
Loring E. Hawes ’51, of Centreville, Md.; May 20, of COVID-19 complications. He was a retired Baltimore attorney who was part of a 1964 public accommodations civil rights case and who was later a leader in Eastern Shore conservation efforts. He began his legal career in Baltimore as an associate practicing general law at Pierson & Pierson from 1957 to 1960 and at Constable, Alexander & Daneker. He was assistant attorney general for the State of Maryland from 1962 to 1968. He argued criminal and civil appellate cases in the Maryland Court of Appeals. He developed regulations and procedures for the water resources agency and Department of Agriculture and drafted legislation for revenue bonds, water and air pollution, strip mining, and public authority for cost-sharing dam construction projects. In 1964, he briefed and argued Bell v. Maryland, a textbook civil rights case in the U.S. Supreme Court. It involved the arrest of sit-in protesters at a restaurant in Baltimore City. It was among several important cases of reference that contributed to the drafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He also served as Special Assistant Attorney General to the University of Maryland from 1964 to 1968, where he negotiated contracts for an advanced cyclotron on the College Park campus and handled other legal affairs. In 1968 he joined Commercial Credit Company in Baltimore as an associate and was eventually promoted to deputy general counsel and assistant secretary. During his 20-year tenure, he gained strong expertise in corporate finance, securities, and banking law, and managed the international legal staff. His company became part of Citigroup after a series of acquisitions. From 1988 to 2000, he finished out his career as a corporate lawyer with Gordon, Feinblatt, Hoffberger & Hollander LLC in Baltimore. He was a board member of the Mt. Royal Democratic Club and the Mt. Royal Improvement Association and headed the PTA of Public School No. 66. He was a charter member of the Bolton Hill Swim & Tennis Club and a regular patron of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Centre Stage. He is survived
Lloyd H. Hill ’51, of Milton, Mass.; Apr. 15. After Brown, where he was captain of the football team, an All-American football tackle, and member of the Athletic Hall of Fame, he was an adjunct professor at Northeastern University and Quincy College. He served the Quincy community through a career spanning 35 years as an administrator and coach with his final 20 years as the principal of Quincy High School. The City of Quincy and its education leaders honored him by naming the Lloyd Hill Center for Performing Arts at Quincy High School. He was a veteran of the Korean War and he completed 37 Boston Marathons. He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; five children and their spouses; and eight grandchildren.
Carl E. Anderson ’51, of Cranston, R.I.; May 24, 2020. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and worked for a variety of manufacturing companies in the shipping and receiving departments. In retirement, he enjoyed playing cribbage and was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; three granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
Joyce Cohen Schreiber Tesler ’51, of West Warwick, R.I.; Feb. 21. Prior to starting a family she was a social worker. She later returned to the workforce as a real estate agent. She was active in Temple Sinai for more than 50 years. She enjoyed playing games, especially canasta, mahjong, and bridge, and she achieved life master status. She also enjoyed baking. She is survived by four children, including Jill Schreiber ’77; two stepchildren; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
James T. Scott ’51, of Glen Mills, Pa., formerly of Huntington, N.Y., and Wilmington, Del.; Mar. 28. He was a member of the NROTC and a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. For more than 30 years he worked at the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and retired as vice president. He was an avid golfer. A man of faith, he served multiple terms as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; three grandsons; and his brother Gordon ’58.
Richard L. Rubin ’51, of Purchase, N.Y.; Jan. 25. After a successful career in textiles, he earned his PhD from Columbia and became a professor of political science at Swarthmore College in 1979. During his 30-year tenure, he authored numerous papers and books, including Jewish in America: Living George Washington’s Promise. Involved in the arts, he was the founding president of the Dedalus Foundation. He was an avid competitive golfer and achieved the title of club champion at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in 1984. He is survived by his wife, Helene Rice-Rubin ’51; four children, including Steven ’74 and Laurie Rubin Spangle ’83, ’84 AM; nine grandchildren, including Dylan Spangle ’16, ’17 ScM; and six great-grandchildren.
Robert S. Murray ’51, of Fall River, Mass.; Jan. 19. He had a long career in the healthcare industry that included positions as COO of Cape Cod Hospital and Charlton Memorial Hospital, under secretary of health and human services in Boston, and president of the former Truesdale Hospital. He was also vice president of Durfee Trust and president of the Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his healthcare positions, he taught science at Henry Lord Junior High School in Fall River and coached basketball and baseball. He is survived by three children, ten grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Richard K. Gage ’51, of Durham, N.C.; Apr. 3. He met his future wife while a student at Brown. After graduating, they married and on that same day, he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He went on to serve in the Korean War and earn the Korean Service Medal with Three Bronze Battle Stars, the UN Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He was discharged in 1953 and worked for the next 38 years with ALCOA in sales and marketing. He was an avid gardener and received a master gardener certification. He enjoyed reading and playing golf with his wife before her passing. He is survived by a daughter, a son, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a sister
Robert J. Smith ’51, of Swampscott, Mass.; Nov. 4. He worked in his family apparel business his entire career. During the Korean War he served in the U.S. Army. He was involved in his community and served as president of Temple Emanu-El, helping develop its Senior Connection, as well as serving on the board of Lynn Hospital. He was an avid Boston sports fan and enjoyed playing golf and teaching his grandchildren the game. He is survived by four daughters and their spouses, six grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Libby H. Jacobson Greenberg ’51, of Dedham, Mass.; Nov. 9. She worked as a pediatric nurse at Long Island College Hospital and Grasslands Hospital (N.Y.) and was later a nursing instructor at Grasslands Hospital School of Nursing. She volunteered as a reading tutor in the Framingham (Mass.) school system and with Literacy Volunteers of America. She was a member of Temple Beth Am in Framingham and enjoyed gardening, cooking, and the performing arts. She is survived by three children, including son Mark ’76, ’79 MD, and their spouses; and six grandchildren.
Mary Reece Gray ’51, of Brunswick, Me., formerly of St. Louis, Mo., and Providence, R.I.; Dec. 17. After graduating, she and her husband moved to St. Louis, where she attended Washington University to pursue a library science degree, taught in the Lower School at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, and promoted the arts in education, helping to bring children’s theater productions to public schools. She was a staff member of the first Head Start program in the city and trained as a volunteer in the first docent program at City Art Museum. In 1972 she moved to Providence to become director of alumni relations at Brown, then returned to freelance work, including several years working with the president of RISD as a consultant. She was a member of numerous boards. She is survived by three children, three stepchildren, 12 grandchildren, and a sister.
Cynthia Kirk Grant ’51, of Lake Placid, N.Y., formerly of Rhode Island; Dec. 8. While at Brown she was president of her sophomore class and a member of the tennis team. After graduating, she married and began working as an assistant to the book editor at MacMillan Publishing in New York City. She was president of the Friends of Rhode Island Philharmonic and sang in the Barrington Presbyterian Church Choir before moving to Lake Placid. There, she was active in choirs and clubs, served on the floral committee for the 1980 Olympics and, as a member of the Lake Placid Knit Wits, knitted countless scarves for teddy bears given to addiction treatment patients. She was an excellent tennis player and swimmer who won medals in the Empire State Games in her 70s, after two knee replacements. She enjoyed literature and believed in the goodness of our country. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister Barbara Kirk Hail ’52; and many nieces and nephews, including
Cynthia Elder ’13 MPA.
William K. Glavin ’51, of New Bedford, Mass.; Nov. 4. After Brown, he served in the U.S. Navy, then deferred his Harvard Law School acceptance to teach at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., for a year—but didn't leave until his retirement 41 years later in 1996. He enjoyed worldwide travels and collected a wide range of Greek and Latin books that filled his home bookshelves. He was a great storyteller. He is survived by two nephews.
Cleopatra Palelis Hazard ’51, of Mystic, Conn., formerly of North Kingstown, R.I.; Oct. 16. She was the office manager of her husband’s industrial design consulting business, Robert E. Hazard Associates, Inc., for many years, former president of the Brown Alumni Club of Kent County, and a member of the Wickford Yacht Club. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law.
Sanford Golin ’51, of Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Pittsburgh, and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Sept. 22. After earning a doctorate in psychology from the University of Iowa, he became a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and later joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh. He published numerous articles on depression and trained generations of young psychologists over a 30-year career. He retired from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995 and moved to Florida, where at the age of 80, he studied and passed the Florida psychologist licensing exam. In retirement, he continued to work as a clinical psychologist both in Pennsylvania and Florida. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed traveling and sailing in the Chesapeake Bay and the Caribbean. He is survived by his wife, Jane; two daughters, including Sarah Golin ’84; son Eric ’81, ’85 ScM, ’91 PhD and his wife, Marion Abrams Golin ’81; a son-in-law; seven grandchildren, including James Golin ’13; two stepchildren and their spouses; four step-grandchildren; a sister; and three nephews.
Grace Burnham Evans ’51, of Oriental, N.C.; June 12. She worked within the North Carolina Highway Commission for 40 years in various capacities. She also owned a sailing school and delivered sailboats to marinas and owners. She was instrumental in the opening of the Oriental History Museum and involved in the startup of the town’s annual New Year’s Eve “Dragon Run.” She worked to raise funds for Heartworks and Hope Clinic and volunteered with the Red Cross. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law; a stepson; two grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a sister-in-law; and four nieces and nephews.
Gifford R. Dean ’51, of North Palm Beach, Fla., formerly of Cohasset, Mass.; Oct. 6. He worked in the paper industry before switching careers and founding Dean and Hamilton Real Estate in Cohasset. In 1976 he moved o Florida and continued in the real estate business. He was instrumental in helping numerous recovering alcoholics. He enjoyed boating and is survived by two children, five grandchildren, two great-grandsons, a step-grandson, and two former wives.
Richard B. Walsh ’51, of Chesterfield, Mo.; July 5. He spent his career in marketing, working in New York, Michigan, Ohio, New Hampshire, and Missouri. He served in the U.S. Navy as a pilot. He enjoyed reading, watching all sports, and spending time with his family and Labrador retrievers. He is survived by his wife, Janet Colby Walsh ’53; two daughters; a son and daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kenneth L. Holmes ’51, of Wilmington, Del.; Apr. 22. After graduation he reported for active duty during the Korean War and then served for many years as a member of the Navy Reserve. He later attended Duke University and earned a master’s in American literature, then was recruited as an intern at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fehher, & Beane. He moved up the corporate ladder to become institutional accounts manager. He left the firm to form two investment companies: Holmes, Clark, Marong and AllianceBernstein, which eventually became Alliance Capital. In 1976, he was instrumental in forming the National Association of State Investment Officers and was awarded the Ray Lillywhite Award for outstanding lifetime contributions to America’s economic security. He also served as a consultant to the U.S. Treasury and Labor Departments and provided testimony to Congress in support of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. During this time he completed executive management studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He moved to Wilmington in 1983 and became senior vice president of investments for the Delaware Trust Co., from which he retired after their merger with Meridian. In Wilmington, he was a board member of the Visiting Nurses Assoc. and served as chair for their finance committee. He was active in his community and enjoyed playing golf and tennis. He is survived by his wife, Norma; daughters Marnie Holmes Carmichael ’79, Holly Holmes ’77, and Kristin Holmes-Linder ’76; two sons-in-law; four grandchildren; a step-grandson; and a brother.
Robert W. Connelly ’51, of Lincoln, Mass.; Apr. 12. He was a hardworking and successful businessman. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he enjoyed playing golf and bridge and is survived by three sons and nine grandchildren.
Lorraine Fish Bassan ’51, of San Francisco; June 23. She is survived by two sons, including Gabriel ’83; two grandchildren; and a sister.
Stephen S. Barnet ’51, of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Guilford, Conn.; Aug. 4. He was established in the fine china business, working his way to the position of U.S. branch vice president and treasurer of German-based Hutschenreuther Corporation. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and enjoyed skeet-shooting in his earlier days as well as photography, reading, and the arts, including various Theatre by the Sea productions while spending summers in his Narragansett (R.I.) home. He is survived by his wife, Helen; a son and daughter-in-law; and at the time of his death was awaiting the arrival of his first grandchild.
Robert M. Barlow ’51, of Great Falls, Va.; June 12. During his time at Brown he was captain of the swim team and met his future wife. Following graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy, then settled in Virginia. He worked as a distributor for Techbuilt, a prefabricated home panel manufacturer. In 1966, he partnered with John D. Van Wagoner to cofound the distribution company Division 7. Their partnership produced several construction-related businesses, including Prospect Management, Prospect Industries, Prospect Enterprises, Prospect Waterproofing, Geotech, and Insulated Building Systems. In addition, he was a founding shareholder of Patriot National Bank and Cardinal National Bank, both startup community banks. He helped to establish Great Falls Swim and Tennis Club, serving as its president, and provided financial and construction guidance to St. Thomas Church in McLean, Va. He and his wife enjoyed traveling together to all seven continents and produced vintage homemade wine labeled Shatto-Barlow. He is survived by his wife, Laura Shatto Barlow ’53; daughter Julia B. Vail Cronin ’81; a son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law, including son Duncan ’78; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Robert Aron ’51, of Pompano Beach, Fla., formerly of Cranston, R.I.: July 12. He was the owner and operator of Technoprint and Ardon Printing in Providence for more than 30 years. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He enjoyed all aspects of the performing arts, was an avid art collector, and attended many art auctions and antique shows. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, two grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, and a niece and nephew.
George Wallerstein ’51, of Seattle; May 13. He partook in Brown’s Naval ROTC and served as a junior officer on a ship during the Korean War. He did graduate work at the California Institute of Technology and later joined the faculty at UC Berkeley. In 1965, the University of Washington invited him to be the chair of the astronomy department, a position that he occupied until 1980. In the early 1970s he was instrumental in obtaining funding for a research telescope on Manastash Ridge, which still operates today. Over the years, he conducted research at many institutions and observatories, including the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of Munich, and Uppsala University. In 2000, he was awarded the American Astronomical Society’s Henry Norris Russell Prize for a lifetime of distinguished research. He was also elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and received an honorary degree from Tougaloo College. He spent three months on the Greenland Ice Cap and a summer doing research on glaciers in Alaska. He enjoyed meteorology and taught a basic meteorology course at UW, where he won the weather prediction contest in the UW Department of Atmospheric Sciences several times. He was a distinguished mountaineer with many first ascents in California, Alaska, and Greenland. A longtime member of the American and Canadian mountain clubs, he was honored as a Pioneer of St. Elias. He supported organizations such as the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the United Negro College Fund, Tougaloo College, Morehouse College, Planned Parenthood, and the Nature Conservancy. He is survived by his wife, Julie Lutz; two stepdaughters and their spouses; a sister; six step-grandchildren, including Emile Blouin ’16; a niece; and three nephews.
George E. Hall ’51, of Troy, Mich.; Apr. 24. He was an industrial product salesman for Brown & Sharpe until 1959 and then worked for the Chas. A. Strelinger Company as field sales manager, general manager, vice president of sales, and vice president of marketing before retiring in 1991. He was president and keynote speaker of Central States Industrial Distribution Association Convention in 1984 and a member of Hall Industries board of directors for 23 years. He served on the Eastern Michigan University Industrial Distribution Council along with serving on several of the manufacturing company advisory councils. He was a lifetime member of the Grand Lodge Masons of Michigan. He was an avid golfer and member of Western Golf and Country Club for 25 years. He considered it a privilege to have played Pebble Beach and Cypress Point (twice) on the Monterey Peninsula (Calif.) and also to have attended the Masters in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Yvonne; three children; and five grandchildren.
John “Jack” Clark ’51, of Springfield, Mass.; June 30. Prior to his retirement in 1990, he was director of policy issues at MassMutual, where he had a 36-year career. During the Korean War he served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church for 57 years and proud of his lineage dating back to his late uncle, the Hon. Hughes Wagner, who presided as pastor for three decades. An avid sports fan, he was dedicated to his favorite Boston teams: the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. As a golf enthusiast, he enjoyed playing the game into his 90s. He is survived by three sons; two daughters-in-law; brother Albert ’58 and his wife; several nieces; and a nephew.
Martha Davis Schroeder ’51, of Slingerlands, N.Y.; Feb. 25. After moving to Albany, where she became a mother and homemaker, she returned to school at Albany Business College to gain secretarial skills, which led her to working as a secretary for 15 years at the Unitarian Church in Albany. Among her many volunteer pursuits, she was active in education and advocacy for the Right-to-Die movement on local and state levels for most of her adult life. She is survived by a daughter, a son and daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, and two brothers.
William L. Oliver ’51, of Middleton, Mass., formerly of Beverly, Mass.; Mar. 25. He retired from Johnny Appleseed’s in Beverly. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was the recipient of the Bronze Star for meritorious service in the Battle of the Bulge. He is survived by his companion, Mary Maggiacomo; two daughters and their spouses; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a sister; and several nieces and nephews.
Edward W. Girard ’51, of Lilburn, Ga.; Mar. 11. He retired from Boeing and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by three sons, a daughter-in-law, and five grandchildren.
Mansfield S. Templeton ’51, of Stuart, Fla.; May 15, 2020.
Victor M. Pierce ’51, of Felton, Del., and Mattapoisett, Mass.; Dec. 17. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and then worked at the General Foods plant in Dover, Del. He worked for many years at Dover Air Force Base as an industrial engineer with the management engineering team until his retirement. In his earlier years, he was a deacon in the United Church of Christ. He was an active member of Toastmasters International and the Rotary Club. He is survived by his wife, Roz; three children and their spouses; and seven grandchildren.
Frederick H. Hall ’51, of North Kingstown, R.I.; Dec. 30. He was a sales manager and later the head of engineering quality control with Brown & Sharpe Mfg. Co. before retiring. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was an active member of Faith Christian Center and an avid fisherman, boater, and outdoorsman. He is survived by his wife, Ann; a son and daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother.
Helen McBride Ryer ’51, of Glens Falls, N.Y.; Nov. 28. She was a homemaker and is survived by two daughters, a son, seven grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, a sister, and several nieces and nephews.
Joyce Borgeson Novak ’51, of Gloucester, Mass.; May 9, 2019. Due to her husband’s work, she moved 21 times, but called Gloucester home. Along the way and everywhere she lived, she became a champion for obtaining services for her disabled son and those like him, including fighting for special education inclusion. She remained an advocate for rights and services until her declining health rendered her unable to continue. She was an avid fan of hockey and football. A lifelong competitive athlete, she was an accomplished tennis player and golfer, water skier, and snow skier. She was creative with watercolor paintings, planning parties, and she enjoyed gardening. She is survived by four children and their spouses and four grandchildren.
William B. MacColl Jr. ’51, of San Francisco; Oct. 18, following a short illness. Most of his professional career was with Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco, from which he retired as a vice president after 33 years. In 1949, he joined the U.S. Navy to fulfill his dream of becoming a fighter pilot. He flew single engine propeller planes and jets during the Korean War. Always a Navy man, he sported his wings pin on every jacket lapel and never missed the Blue Angels during Fleet Week. He married and together with his wife they skied at Sugar Bowl, hiked the High Sierra Camps, off-roaded in Idaho, and enjoyed time at Stinson Beach. As a member of the Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club and a founding member of the Boho Bikers, Bill’s avid love for motorcycling took them on innumerable excursions touring the western states, including a trip to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. He served for four decades as the treasurer of the Laguna Honda Hospital Volunteers, was a volunteer for the Friends of Recreation and Parks, and was a member of the Floor Committee for the San Francisco Cotillion. He enjoyed collecting trains and regularly operating a fleet of self-made model boats at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park through the SF Model Yacht Club. He is survived by daughter Lauren MacColl Maass ’83; son Ian ’84; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; and four grandchildren.
Robert S. Lynn ’51, of Center Valley, Pa.; Oct. 8, of COVID-19. After Brown, he served in the U.S. Air Force as a first lieutenant during the Korean War. Upon discharge, he attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and then joined AT&T Bell Laboratories. He spent 32 years at AT&T before retiring in 1989. He enjoyed traveling with his wife Joanne before her passing, reading, and spending time at his summer residence in Ocean City, N.J. He is survived by two daughters, a son, a daughter-in-law, two sons-in-law, and five grandchildren.
Henry A. Daden ’51, of Simsbury, Conn.; Nov. 26. He was a plant engineer, beginning his career at Bethlehem Steel and working at several local companies, including Stanley Works and Veeder-Root. He retired in 1991. He actively volunteered in Simsbury and oversaw the construction of the town’s first water treatment plant. He enjoyed woodworking and built his family home, as well as building furniture and dollhouses for family and friends. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He is survived by four daughters and their spouses, eight grandchildren, a great-grandson, and several nieces and nephews.
John W. Cnossen ’51, of Uxbridge and Douglas, Mass.; Oct. 19. He served three years as an officer and six years as a Reserve officer in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of captain and commanding a field artillery battery during the Korean War. He spent several years as a mechanical and electrical engineer in the aircraft industry in California and Connecticut before returning to Uxbridge as a local businessman and teacher of physics and math at Uxbridge High School from 1970 to 1986. In addition, he, along with his wife and sons, owned and operated Glen Acres restaurant and the Quaker Motor Lodge for many years. An avid lover of flying, he owned his first airplane at the age of 15 and enjoyed taking his family and friends flying. He was a former president at Douglas Camp Meeting and distributed Bibles with the Gideons International around the world. He is survived by four sons and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
Herbert J. Burrows ’51, of Bowie, Md.; Oct. 13. During the Korean War he served in the U.S. Navy and went on to serve in various positions while earning advanced degrees. He was an instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy during the 1960s, which led to a professorship at Charles County Community College (now Southern Maryland University). He retired after more than 20 years of service as dean of mathematics and science. He took pride in never missing a day at work in 40 years. He enjoyed poetry and traveling abroad, especially to London. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; three children; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Bradford I. Boone ’51, of Warwick, Mass.; Sept. 24. He was a writer and a graphic designer. He wrote features for small magazines and produced newsletters, pamphlets, promotional materials, books, and magazines for numerous organizations. His favorite was the Bayside Banjo Aggregation, which he cofounded in the 1980s. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1952 to 1954 and he had a passion for sailing. He also collected antiques and played a variety of musical instruments. He is survived by two daughters and their spouses and by nieces and nephews.
Thomas H. Williamson ’51, of Squantum, Mass.; July 13, after a short illness. He was employed as an underwriter for Liberty Mutual. He eventually left a managerial position to work as an independent consultant to small agencies. He served in leadership roles in the American Legion, the Sea Explorers, and in many positions in the First Church of Squantum, including singing in the choir. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran and is survived by a son.
Marjorie Servis Russell ’51, of Romulus, N.Y.; July 29. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught in California, Connecticut, and New York. She is survived by five children and their spouses, 13 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Eleanor DeBlasio Oddo ’51, of Warwick, R.I.; June 27. She taught kindergarten at the Webster Avenue Elementary School in Providence, and later married and raised four children. She watched her children and grandchildren play many sports and was an avid Red Sox and Providence College basketball fan. She was also actively involved in alumni events for both Classical High School and Brown. After her husband Vincent passed in 1979, she was employed at Ross-Simons in Warwick, where she worked for 25 years. She is survived by three children, eight grandchildren, and a sister-in-law.
Theodore Lobsenz ’51, of Round Rock, Tex.; Nov. 16, 2019. After his graduation from law school, he served in the United States Air Force. A career in commercial real estate followed. In addition to serving at the Barnert Temple of Franklin Lakes, N.J., in a variety of capacities, he also did repairs and built almost anything the temple required. He enjoyed gardening, current events, and playing duplicate bridge. He is survived by his wife, Janet; three children, including son Jim Lobsenz ’87, and their spouses; and seven grandchildren, including Josh Lobsenz ’24.
E. Eugene Jemail ’51, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; Aug. 17. After Brown, he entered Yale Law School and from there entered the Army and was commissioned at Fort Benning, Ga., where he became a qualified parachute jumper. After moving to California, he began parachuting again in his 60s. Gene served six years in the Army. Fluent in German, he served several years with the Judge Advocate General’s office in Salzburg, Austria. He left the Army in 1958 and was hired by Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, where he worked in finance and accounting. His last two positions were as manager of profit and cash flow forecasting and international financial analysis, which included supervising employees in 35 countries. He retired after 27 years. He was treasurer of the board of trustees of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and a division manager for the United Way, and he cochaired a three-year fundraising campaign for Brown. Once in California, he became CEO of Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa. He retired a second time in 1995 and signed up to crew on a small sailboat at age 66. That was followed by a two-and-a-half year assignment with the Peace Corps. In 1998, he married and traveled with his wife to 150 world destinations. He climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania when he was 72. He enjoyed classical music and the opera, and reading Civil War histories. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter; a son; four grandchildren; a sister; and Betty’s children and grandchildren.
Henry Pelletier ’51, of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; May 17. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps and graduating from Brown, he began a career in international sales, first at W.R. Grace and then at R.J. Reynolds Metals. Wanting to remain stateside, he accepted a position at Smith Kline & French. Finally, he worked as a buyer for IBM from 1966 until his retirement in 1987. He enjoyed spending summers with family at his home on Cape Cod. He is survived by his wife, Marita; three children; seven grandchildren; and six nieces and nephews.
Priscilla Loring Griffin ’51, of Melvin Village, N.H., formerly of Reading, Mass.; June 5. Upon graduation, she worked at Draper Labs. In 1970, she began working for her mother at Roger A. Reed, a wax manufacturing company in Reading. She would later own and operate the company until her retirement in 1987. She was a member and past president of the Reading League of Women Voters and a member of the Ipswich League of Women’s Voters, and she served on the Governor’s Council and board of directors for Mass Bank. She enjoyed gardening and playing tennis. She is survived by a daughter, two sons, a daughter-in-law, eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
David M. Curry ’51, of Verona, Pa.; Mar. 30. During his time at Brown he was captain of the rowing club that evolved into a varsity program. After graduating, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he served in Korea and was discharged with the rank of captain. Upon returning to Pennsylvania, he worked at the advertising firm of Ketchum, McLeod & Grove as an account executive. In 1968, he graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. After a short tenure in private practice, he worked at the U.S. Attorney’s office, retiring in the 1990s. He was a deacon of Shadyside Presbyterian Church, an active board member for Family Resources, and a supporter of Three Rivers Rowing Association, where he was instrumental in the creation of its adaptive rowing program for the blind. He is survived by his wife, Natalie; a daughter; three sons; and 10 grandchildren.
Maxwell M. Mozell ’51, ’53 ScM, ’56 PhD, of New York City; Mar. 28, from COVID-19. He served in the U.S. Navy in Florida, assigned to study flight and g-forces as part of the nascent space program, then became a distinguished national and international leader in the field of chemosensory research. He was professor emeritus of neuroscience and physiology at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a former dean of its College of Graduate Studies. In 1978 he founded the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, which studies the science behind taste and smell, and was editor of its journal Chemical Sciences. He published 78 peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters, served as chair of the International Commission on Olfaction and Taste, and was the recipient of many prestigious awards. He enjoyed politics, traveling, boating, swimming, playing chess, and wearing bow ties. He is survived by partner Beatrice Farnsworth, a son, four daughters, 12 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
John B. Mills ’51, of Virginia Beach, Va.; June 6, 2019. He worked at General Electric for 35 years. At Brown, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the varsity football team. He served in the U.S. Navy and enjoyed sailing, skiing, traveling, and square dancing. He is survived by his wife, two children, three stepchildren, a brother, and grandchildren.
Vincent A. DeConti ’51, of North Providence, R.I.; Feb. 1, after a brief illness. He was an internist with a private medical practice and served on the medical staff at both St. Joseph’s Hospital and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital until his retirement in 1994. He was a member of several local medical societies as well as the American College of Physicians. He was the recipient of the Unitam Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mankind in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Ann; two daughters; and three grandchildren.
P. David Chernov ’51, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Marstons Mills, Mass.; Feb. 8. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army, attended NYU School of Law, and then was a partner in the National Tax Department at Ernst & Young until his retirement in 1990. He is survived by son Joel ’79 and his spouse; two daughters, including Carrie Chernov ’84; a son-in-law; and six grandchildren, including Allison Chernov ’13 and Evan Chernov ’18.
Katherine E. Baccaro ’51, of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Mar. 2. She joined the U.S. Department of Defense and taught U.S. military personnel children in England, Italy, Korea, and Turkey. After retiring, she moved to Arizona and published novels Precipice and Joss and two volumes of short stories, Catscratch Fever and Discombobulated. She also showed her art in two art shows.
Robert E. Anderson ’51, of Redding, Conn.; Dec. 13. He served in the U.S. Navy and lived two years in Naples, Italy, then began his career in marketing with Procter & Gamble in Ohio. In 1962 he moved his family to Darien, Conn., and joined the William Esty advertising agency in New York. He became executive vice president and member of the board at first Lever Brothers (N.Y.), then R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem, N.C. He then became COO and board member at Mattel in Los Angeles. He retired to Key Largo, Fla., where he lived for 30 years while keeping a house in Darien, Conn. His final move was to Redding. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, stamp collecting, and playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Anne; a daughter; and many cousins.
Neil Donavan ’51, of Laguna Beach, Calif.; Nov. 5.
Charles F. Clarke Jr. ’51, of Lake Forest, Ill.; Jan. 1. He served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After he left the military, he began a career in Chicago real estate at Arthur Rubloff & Co., where he became vice president in 1963. He was recruited by Sudler & Co. in 1965, a firm known for its residential property management in Chicago. This led to managing and leasing the new John Hancock Center building and later work on Water Tower Place. He continued to work in commercial brokerage at Sudler for 39 years. He served on the boards of the Mid City Bank, Verado Energy Inc., the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Catholic Charities, Barat College, Onwentsia Club, and Lake Forest Hospital. He was mayor of Lake Forest from 1990 to 1993. He enjoyed the outdoors, horseback riding, fishing, skiing, camping, hunting, and especially traveling to Telluride, Colorado, where he purchased a ranch. He also enjoyed trips to Eastern Europe, Ireland, Asia, Africa, South American, Australia, and New Zealand. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; three sons; a daughter-in-law; seven grandchildren; a sister; and several nieces
and nephews.
Michael J. Cantwell ’51 of New York City; Apr. 8, 2019. He published his eleventh novel, The Minister’s Wife, on Feb. 26, 2019. He is survived by a sister.
Charles I. Bearse Jr. ’51, of Bethlehem, Pa.; Dec. 9. He had a long career in sales with Bethlehem Steel. After retiring, he served as vice president of Philadelphia Steel and Wire. He enjoyed hosting at his beach house in Avalon, N.J., and genealogy. He is survived by four children, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two nieces, and a nephew.
Theodore A. Lobsenz ’51, of Round Rock, Tex.; Nov. 16. After his graduation from law school, he served in the U.S. Air Force. A career in commercial real estate followed, but his real loves were his family; serving the Barnert Temple of Franklin Lakes, N.J., in a host of capacities; repairing and building almost anything; gardening; current events; and playing duplicate bridge. He is survived by his wife, Janet; three children and their spouses, including Jim Lobsenz ’87; and seven grandchildren, including Josh Lobsenz ’24.
Donald E. Ellis ’51, of Plymouth, Mass., formerly of Stoughton, Mass.; Aug. 29. He was a retired civil engineer for Sigma Instruments in Braintree, Mass. He was a member of the Plant Engineers Club, the West Stoughton Civic Assoc., and the First Congregational Church in Stoughton, where he served as a trustee for many years. He was also a U.S. Navy World War II veteran. He enjoyed bowling, dancing, and playing golf. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a grandson, two great-grandchildren, and a brother.
Eleanor R. Moushegian ’51, of Boston; Mar. 4. She is survived by a sister, a brother, and nieces and nephews.
David Hedison ’51, of Beverly Hills, Calif.; July 18. A theater, television, and screen actor who was best known as a submarine captain on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. In the early 1950s he appeared in the plays Much Ado About Nothing and A Month in the Country, which won him a Theatre World Award for most promising newcomer. Signed by Twentieth Century-Fox, he appeared in The Enemy Below (1957), Son of Robin Hood (1958), and The Fly. He was the first actor to portray CIA operative Felix Leiter in two non-consecutive James Bond films; Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill. He later had recurring roles on daytime dramas Another World and The Young and the Restless. He appeared in seven episodes of The Love Boat and six episodes of Fantasy Island. His last movie role was in Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk (2017). Over the course of a six-and-a-half-decade career he appeared in more than 100 films and television roles but said theater was his first love. In the 1990s and early 2000s he appeared in regional theater, often in Massachusetts and Maine. He is survived by two daughters.
John G. Fuller ’51, of Warrenville, Ill.; June 25. While studying at Brown, he wrote an award-winning short story, Emma Gets Her Way. He later attended Northwestern Law School and passed the bar before being drafted. He served in the Korean War before joining JAG in Fort Benning, Ga. Despite success in law, he changed career paths and became an author. In 1960 he moved his family to live in Vienna for three years and Barcelona for a year while writing his novel Portrait of a Boy, which was published in 1968. He dedicated much of his life to poetry writing and won several awards, including the President’s Award for Literary Excellence from the National Author’s Registry in 1968. Through the years he published several volumes of his poetry, including The Forest Holds a Secret Place. He is survived by four children, including David ’75, and 11 grandchildren.
Gordon Fallow ’51, of South Yarmouth, Mass.; May 18. He worked for Sears, Roebuck & Company for 41 years in several different positions and as general manager of stores in Massachusetts and Maine. He retired in 1987. He also served in the U.S. Navy. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, gardening, and woodcarving. He is survived by his wife, Pauline, as well as a daughter, four sons, eight grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
Francis L. Crowley ’51, of Groton, Conn.; July 2. He spent three years in U.S. Army Counterintelligence before starting his professional work career. He worked at General Dynamics/Electric Boat division contracts department in 1957. In 1970 he began working at Yale University School of Medicine as director of the school’s grants and contracts office. In 1985 he joined Ship Analytics Inc. in North Stonington (Conn.) and assumed the position of vice president for administration and general counsel. After a short time with a specialized law practice, he capped his professional career as director of health for Ledge Light Health District, which expanded under his team leadership from Groton to a six-town local public health agency. He retired in 2007. He was a member of the State of Massachusetts and Connecticut bar associations and the Court of Federal Claims bar. He owned several boats for cruising and sailing and enjoyed being past commodore of Ram Island Yacht Club. He was also a member of the Ocean Cruising Club and the Off Soundings Club. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Larry Coletti ’51, of Norwich, Conn.; July 24. After completing a residency in general/vascular surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital, he returned to Connecticut, serving two years as chief of surgery at the naval base in Groton, followed by two years as a solo surgical practitioner at Backus Hospital. In 1969 he opened a private surgical practice in Norwich in conjunction with Backus Hospital and was involved in executive and philanthropic capacities. He retired in 2004 as chairman of the department of surgery. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an avid sports fan. He also enjoyed playing the clarinet and was a life-long learner. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; three children and their spouses, including Carolyn ’80 and Lee Psinakis ’80; eight grandchildren, including Thomas Wetmore ’10; two sisters; and a brother.
Saul D. Arvedon ’51, of Greenville, R.I., formerly of Needham and Plymouth, Mass., and Boynton Beach, Fla.; July 21. He was a sales representative for Lightolier for 32 years. He enjoyed traveling and cruising around the world. At age 50 he went skydiving for the first time and at age 73 he bungee jumped for the first time. He is survived by three children and three grandchildren.
Claire Fitzpatrick Luther ’51, of Elkhart, Ind.; Apr. 24. She was a founding member of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Elkhart and an active member of the community. She enjoyed playing golf and tennis, traveling, and solving crossword puzzles. She is survived by four daughters, five grandchildren, and two sisters, including Virginia Fitzpatrick Bainton ’49.
Paula Skellet Pendleton ’51, of Deephaven, Minn.; Jan. 24. She was a homemaker who enjoyed nature, the arts, and weaving. Over the years, several of her weavings won blue ribbons for woven textiles at the Minnesota State Fair. She is survived by five children, four grandchildren, and sister Carla Huntting ’53.
William R. Moran ’51, of New York City; Feb. 6, after a short illness. He worked as a patent attorney for Union Carbide in New York City. He is survived by a brother and seven nieces and nephews.
Albert E. Mink ’51, of North Scituate, R.I. and Venice, Fla.; Feb. 9. He had a long career as an educator and principal in the Providence School Department, was a visiting professor at Rhode Island College Graduate School, and was adjunct faculty with the New England Institute of Technology. He was also a junior high school basketball, football, and baseball coach. Among the professional organizations he belonged to were the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Rhode Island Association of Secondary School Principals, Rhode Island Council of Teachers of English, and Rhode Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. He was also a member of the Boy Scouts of America and involved with Yawgoo Scout Reservation for more than 40 years, retiring as reservation director. He was active in his community and enjoyed fishing, gardening, swimming, woodworking, and music. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons; two daughters-in-law; and three grandchildren.
David P. Leys ’51, of Middletown, R.I.; Apr. 2. He had a 50-year career as president and owner of Leys Century Store, the family business his father started in 1912. Additionally, he served as president and chairman of the board of trustees of BankNewport, was a lifelong parishioner and trustee for St. Mary’s Church, served on the board of trustees and was interim CEO of The Preservation Society of Newport County, was president of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, volunteered on the Middletown Beach Commission, ran the Newport Downtown Merchants Decoration Committee, and was the longest serving volunteer fireman on the Newport Fire Department, having served with distinction for more than 50 years. He helped re-establish the Newport Fireman’s Relief Assoc. and was recognized for his service to the community as a recipient of the Newport Daily News Community Service Award and Jefferson Award for volunteer service from WJAR Channel 10 in 2017. He enjoyed sailing and playing tennis. He is survived by his wife, Judy; six children and their spouses; 15 grandchildren; and brother Bill Leys ’50.
Harry Hake III ’51, of Cincinnati; Jan. 23. He was a third generation Hake architect who joined Harry Hake & Partners in 1954, became sole proprietor in 1968, and retired from architecture in 1978. In 1979 he donated sketches and drawings of hundreds of projects completed by the firm to the Cincinnati Historical Society Library. He was a member of several boards and president of the University Club in Cincinnati. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and golf. He is survived by his wife, Albina; a daughter; two stepsons; five granddaughters; one great-granddaughter; a sister; and two nephews and a niece.
Duncan C. Gray ’51, of Great Falls, Va.; Jan. 29. He worked for various engineering firms in New York and Washington, D.C., and in 1962 opened his own business, Duncan C. Gray Consulting Structural Engineer. He later partnered with Arthur Heinzman, forming the firm Gray & Heinzman. He was a member of the American Concrete Institute and the American Consulting Engineers Council, and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was in the Naval Reserve until 1955. At Brown he was co-captain of the swim team and elected to the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977. He built and sailed a 31-foot sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay and enjoyed traveling. He is survived by his wife, Maxine; three children; and five grandchildren.
Arthur Barnes ’51, of Twinsburg, Ohio; Mar. 18. He did his anesthesia residency at Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, where he later ran the residency program. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and then continued his career at the Cleveland Clinic in 1976, where he was vice chair of the division of anesthesiology from 1977 to 2001 and chair of general anesthesiology from 1987 to 1994. He taught as residency director in anesthesiology and was medical director of the School of Nurse Anesthesia at the Cleveland Clinic until his retirement in 2001. He enjoyed traveling, gardening, bicycling, and playing bridge and chess. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Marsh Barnes ’53; five children and their spouses; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister.
John M. Wood ’51, of Janesville, Wisc., and Delray Beach, Fla.; Jan. 25. He lived in Milwaukee working at the Plankinton Hotel for a short time before moving to Janesville, where he managed the Monterey Hotel until it was sold in 1963. He then took over the lease of the Tap Room restaurant in Delray and ran it until he changed careers and became an investment advisor. He returned to Janesville and in 1966 opened the Robert W. Baird office. He was named vice president in 1969 and managed the branch until his retirement in 1997. He was an active member of the Janesville Chamber of Commerce. He was a gifted piano player and enjoyed attending concerts and musical theater performances. An avid tennis player, he was instrumental in the building of the Janesville Country Club tennis courts. In retirement he enjoyed traveling and cruising. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two daughters; two sons-in-laws; and four grandchildren.
Shirley Gorlick Ebenstein ’51, ’68 MAT, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of West Hartford, Conn.; Oct. 9. She was a retired reading and math specialist at a learning center in Hartford. For 50 years she worked alongside her husband as an officer and director of the family company, Capital Commercial Properties. She enjoyed reading, especially biographies, and traveling and cruising. Phi Beta Kappa. She is survived by a daughter; son, Douglas ’75 and his wife; and two granddaughters, including Lori Ebenstein ’17.
Kenneth W. Dehertogh ’51, ’55 AM, of Cumberland, R.I.; Nov. 2. He was employed as a science teacher for the Providence School Department for 22 years. He was also the owner of several successful businesses. He enjoyed singing at the German club in Pawtucket, R.I., and at the Warwick Senior Center. He is survived by six children, including daughter Deborah Dehertogh ’74, ’77 MD; nine grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Martha Brinton Mermier ’51, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Nov. 14, of Parkinson’s disease. She tutored children and adults in reading while her own children were young, then returned to school to obtain a master’s degree in social work. She spent most of her career as a psychiatric social worker working with severely mentally ill patients at Ypsilanti Regional Psychiatric Hospital, retiring in 1989. In 1993 she published Coping with Severe Mental Illness; Families Speak Out. She enjoyed traveling all over the world and climbed Mont Blanc in Europe, hiked the 100-mile Tour de Mont Blanc, trekked in Nepal in her 60s, and hiked the Milford Track in New Zealand. She also enjoyed opera and attending performances at the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico, Michigan Opera Theater, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. She is survived by two daughters, a son-in-law, two granddaughters, a brother, and nieces and nephews.
William R. Maloney ’51, of Charlotte, N.C.; Nov. 13. He had a 34-year military career in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served with distinction on assignments in Korea, Vietnam, Okinawa, the Mediterranean, and Hawaii; taught at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis; served as a commanding general; and was deputy chief of staff for Manpower for the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C. He received numerous citations, awards, and medals for his service and retired in 1985 with the rank of lieutenant general. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked for the National Soft Drink Assoc. (now the American Beverage Assoc.) until 1998. During his tenure, he was appointed vice president of operations and president of InterBev, at the time one of the largest trade shows representing the beverage industry. He also continued his dedication to the military through volunteer commitments. He enjoyed reading and traveling. He is survived by a daughter, a son-in-law, and three grandchildren.
Philbrick W. Dodge ’51, of North Sandwich, N.H.; Oct. 29. He worked for the Ford Motor Co. for 17 years before purchasing White’s Garage, a Ford dealership in West Ossipee, N.H. In addition to White’s Garage, he built White Mountain Subaru in West Ossipee, then relocated it to Conway, N.H. He served on the vestry of St. Andrew’s Church and enjoyed singing and playing hymns on the piano. He also enjoyed swimming, hiking, running, and playing tennis. He is survived by his wife, Anne; a daughter; a son; a daughter-in-law; and two grandchildren.
Frank Bednarczyk ’51, of Lewiston, Me., formerly of Warminster, Pa.; Oct. 21. He was a mechanical engineer for manufacturing company SKF in Philadelphia and in 1974 moved to Lewiston to work for Philips Elmet Corp. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Polish National Alliance. He is survived by two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a sister.
Graham D. Andrews ’51, of Newtown Square, Pa.; Oct. 26. For many years he was a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch in Philadelphia and Wayne, Pa. He was active in politics and served as commissioner of the Fourth Ward of Radnor Township. He was an elder, trustee and deacon at various times at Wayne Presbyterian Church and was active on several boards, including St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and the Delaware County Medical Society Public Health Fund. During the Korean War he served in the U.S. Navy. He was a proud Philadelphia Flyers season ticket holder and enjoyed spending time on the water with family. He is survived by his wife, Jean; three daughters, including Margaret Andrews Rosecky ’86; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; a brother; a niece and two nephews.
David R. Tillinghast ’51, of New York City; Aug. 15. He was in private practice, then made partner at the law firm of Hughes Hubbard & Reed. He joined Chadbourne & Park as partner from 1990 to 1999, and from 1999 until his retirement in 2014 he was partner and then Of Counsel at Baker & McKenzie. He taught international tax law at NYU School of Law and delivered lectures at conferences all over the world. In 1996, the NYU School of Law, with Baker & McKenzie, established the annual David R. Tillinghast Lecture on International Taxation. He was formerly International Tax Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department, chairman of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International Fiscal Assoc., consultant to the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, and author of numerous articles and books, including Tax Aspects of International Transactions. He enjoyed traveling, telling jokes, solving puzzles, and was enthusiastic about sports, as a participant and later as an observer. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; a daughter; a son-in-law; a stepson; and a grandson.
Linda Wilson Grubin ’51, of Chatham, N.Y.; Sept. 2. She worked for a Pfizer product testing laboratory until 1959. In the mid-1960s, she became an elementary school teacher in the New York public school system for 20 years. She retired in 1988. She is survived by three daughters and five grandchildren.
James A.D. Pollock ’51, of Mystic, Conn., and West Palm Beach, Fla.; June 30. He joined Lever Brothers after graduation and later General Foods, which he left in 1976 to form Karr-Dorr Foods. Eventually he started Target Sales Management, an independent sales company, and later founded Granitaur Marketing. He fully retired in 2014. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a member of the Brown Club of New York. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, specifically the New York Times crossword puzzle; golf; and the New York Yankees. He is survived by his life partner, Barbara MacDougall; a daughter; a son; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Joan Laboissoniere Lisi ’51, of Wakefield, R.I., formerly of Sharon, Pa.; May 19. She was a pediatric nurse prior to switching career paths and becoming a flight attendant for United Airlines. In 1977 she moved to Rhode Island and worked for Scallop Nursing Home while completing her master’s in gerontology. She enjoyed learning, reading, cooking, and traveling. She is survived by four children, a stepson, four grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
Edward H. Toole ’51, of Whately, Mass.; Mar. 28. He had a 30-year career with the CIA, specializing in Russian and European countries. He also served a tour as executive secretary of the U.S. Economic Intelligence Agencies board. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and enjoyed traveling. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and seven children.
Peter N. Kondon ’51, of Acton, Mass.; May 18. A retired dentist. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard before attending Tufts Dental School and practicing in Concord, Mass. He enjoyed playing golf and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Julie; a daughter, Mary Kondon Toth ’81; two sons, including Nicholas ’84; two daughters-in-law; a son-in-law; and eight grandchildren.
Maxwell A. Howell ’51, of Washington, D.C.; May 4. A lawyer, he spent the majority of his legal career as a sole practitioner specializing in transportation. He was an accomplished musician; he performed in the U.S. Army Band, duos, trios, and quartets, and was a member of the Alexandria Citizens Band. He was a skilled marksman and a model railroad hobbyist, and he enjoyed deep sea diving, woodworking, reading, bicycling, and photography. He is survived by his wife, Jill; daughter, Patricia Geyer ’78, ’80 AM; a son; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; five stepchildren; and eight grandchildren.
Harold C. Fisher ’51, of North Conway, N.H.; Mar. 22. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he began a career in the investment business. He worked in Boston for several investment firms and retired in 1987 from MASSCO Investments. He then founded Conway Investment Management Services, where he managed individual investments until his early 80s. He was commodore of the Conway Lake Sailing Assoc. and served on the Conway Lake Conservation Assoc. for more than 25 years. In addition to sailing, he enjoyed skiing, fishing, hiking, and playing tennis. He is survived by his wife, Marge; a daughter; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister.
Dimas Costa ’51, of Rumford, R.I.; Apr. 3. He worked as a civil engineer from 1952 to 1998 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He is survived by five children and their spouses, including son Daniel ’74; daughter Elizabeth M. Costa ’87; 11 grandchildren, including Hilary Costa ’06, Paul Costa’07, Laura Costa ’13, Elizabeth J. Costa ’14, and John Costa ’20; and a sister.
Ronald J. Burns ’51, of Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Connecticut; Mar. 12. He began his financial career as an analyst for J.P. Morgan, specializing in the oil industry, then working at Amerada Hess. He later was a financial executive at CIGNA. In 1964 he joined the Home Insurance Co. in New York City, where he rose to executive vice president and in 1978 joined the Bank of Boston as chief investment officer. After moving to Florida in 1985, he founded Augustine Asset Management, where he served as chief executive officer before retiring in his 80s. He also served on several boards over the course of his career and was a former trustee of Brown and a U.S. Army veteran. He enjoyed golf, tennis, bridge, skiing, reading, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Carol; three daughters; a son; a daughter-in-law; two sons-in-law; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two sisters and their spouses; several nieces and nephews; and his former wife.
Leonard G. Tubbs Jr. ’51, of New Orleans; Jan. 20. He had a lifelong career in the marine insurance industry working with the Mariner’s Club of the Port of New Orleans and the Home Insurance Co. in New York, and as a vice president of Ferd. Marks-Smither & Co. in New Orleans. He was a charter and founding member of the Mariners Club of the Port of New Orleans and member of the New Orleans Board of Trade and the Southern Yacht Club. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and enjoyed birding and bird photography. He is survived by four sons; three stepdaughters, including Lucinda Flowers ’77; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Edward G. Tefft ’51, of Royersford, Pa.; Jan. 30. He worked his entire 38-year career as an electrical engineer with General Electric, primarily in New York. He was an active member of Sacred Heart Church in Royersford and volunteered with several committees and organizations. He enjoyed sketching and painting. He is survived by his wife, Mary Anne; four children; seven grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; and five great-grandchildren.
Shirley Nagle Holmes ’51, of Barrington, R.I., formerly of Briarcliff Manor and Ossining, N.Y.; Jan. 19. She was a real estate agent for more than 40 years both in Westchester County, N.Y., and for Coleman Real Estate and Residential Properties of Barrington. She retired in 2012. She enjoyed traveling and playing tennis and bridge. She is survived by daughters Kristin Holmes-Linder ’76, Holly Holmes ’77, and Marnie Fuller Holmes Moody ’79; four grandchildren; and a brother.
Perry S. Herst ’51, of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; Feb. 6. He began his career in real estate at Arthur Rubloff & Co. before moving to Tishman Realty and Construction Co. in 1964. In 1968 he purchased Tishman Realty and Construction Co., which was later known as Tishman West Companies. It was eventually sold to an affiliate of American Express. He was involved in many philanthropic and charitable endeavors over the years, including serving on several boards. He was a recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and of the Civic Achievement Award from the American Jewish Committee. At Brown he was captain of the tennis team and a member of Zeta Psi. He was an avid outdoorsman and traveled around the world on fishing and hunting excursions. He is survived by his wife, Angela; son Perry III ’86; a stepdaughter; a stepson; six grandchildren; a sister; and nieces and nephews, including John S. Stamler Jr. ’98.
Stanley E. Salva ’51, of Durham, Conn.; Dec. 14, after a short illness. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a retired research chemist for Uniroyal and a member of the American Chemical Society. He is survived by three sons, two daughters-in-law, eight grandchildren, and one step-grandchild.
Robert W. Helm ’51, of Hingham, and formerly Needham, Mass.; Dec. 12. He founded the Robert W. Helm Insurance Agency in 1955 and was cofounder of the Needham Assoc. of Independent Insurance Agents. He was a Needham Town Meeting member for 25 years and was active at Christ Episcopal Church. An avid sailor, he is survived by his wife, Bette; four sons; three daughters-in-law; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Bruce A. Hausman ’51, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of New York City; Dec. 1.
John Calannino Jr. ’51, of San Antonio, Tex., formerly of Mobile, Ala.; Oct. 18. He joined the civil service in 1963 and worked at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio until his retirement in 1987. He continued to volunteer for the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Assoc., doing income taxes for seniors, and was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church, where he was a founding member of the Our Lady of Angels Family Guild. He enjoyed playing golf and bridge. He is survived by his wife, Hilda; two daughters; and three grandchildren.
Marilyn Dunn Dauch ’51, of Glastonbury, Conn.; Oct. 28. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, reading, and traveling. She is survived by five children, 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister.
Robert S. Fields ’51, of Stamford, Conn.; Dec. 6. He established an orthodontic practice in Stamford, from which he retired in 2016. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served on numerous boards, including those of Stamford Hospital and Temple Beth-El. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two daughters, including Andrea Oley ’77; a son; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
E. Patrick Flynn ’51, of Carmel, N.Y., formerly of New York City; Nov. 26. He had a career in real estate and bred Black Angus cattle. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War. He enjoyed sailing, playing polo, and traveling, especially spending a few months each year at his home in France. He is survived by his partner, Toni, and her son; five children; eight grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a sister and brother.
James K. Mullaney ’51, of Milford, Mass., formerly of East Greenwich, R.I.; Oct. 18. He was a directory sales manager at New England Telephone Co. for 36 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a past Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus and a past president of the March of Dimes in Providence, was active in the United Way, and was a board member of the AARP in Massachusetts. He was also the lead commentator for The Senior Scene on Milford Community Cable Television for many years. He is survived by three daughters; three sons, including James ’76; two daughters-in-law; a son-in-law; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Alan M. Stone ’51, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Anchorage, Ky.; Nov. 26, from complications of Parkinson’s. After serving in the U.S. Army, he worked in manufacturing management and was active in civic organizations. In retirement he was a financial planner and was active in the First Christian Church in Venice. He is survived by his wife, Bette; a daughter a stepson; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; and three grandchildren.
Kenneth E. Curewitz ’51, of Cameron Park, Calif., formerly of Framingham, Mass.; Sept. 5, of Alzheimer’s. He worked in computer design and application for Honeywell and Raytheon before becoming founder and president of the former Devonshire Computer Corp. in 1969. He earned a U.S. Patent while working at Honeywell. He enjoyed music, singing, and playing handball, in which he won many city and regional championships. He also enjoyed bowling—he achieved a perfect score of 300 in 1967—and playing golf, hitting a hole in one in the 1990s. He is survived by three sons, including Kenneth ’85, ’93 ScM; three daughters-in-law; and five grandchildren.
Carolyn Holt Homestead ’51, of Allentown, Pa.; Sept. 18, from pneumonia. She worked as a registered medical technologist at Rhode Island Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Allentown, where she was co-owner of Roto-Rooter Sewer & Drain Service in Lehigh Valley. She retired in 1993. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, and needlepoint. She is survived by her husband, John; three children; and a granddaughter.
Thurman Pava ’51, of Huntington, Mass.; Sept. 27. He owned and operated four Gas Mart gas stations before establishing Rosa’s Candies, where he marketed Rosa’s Fudge. He is survived by four stepdaughters, a brother, a sister-in-law, and a nephew.
Albert G. Watkins ’51, of Clayton, Mo.; Aug. 3, from a stroke. He spent his career as an advertising salesman and manager in the magazine business with such publications as Better Homes & Gardens, Life, Time, Collier’s, and the Condé Nast group. He is survived by his wife, Nancy McIver Watkins ’51; a daughter; four sons, including Thomas ’80 and James ’78; and six grandchildren.
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