Obituaries

The Rev. Deborah McGill-Jackson ’76 of Newport News, Va., who died Sept. 25 from complications of a stroke, was an author, educator, and preacher. She was one of 14 women at Brown who chartered the Iota Alpha Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 1974 and would go on to work at its corporate office, as well as pursuing legal studies at DePaul University Law School and Indiana University School of Law, before she answered the call to the ministry. She earned a master of divinity with distinction in worship and administration from the school of theology at Virginia Union University, becoming ordained in January, 1982. As a chaplain, she ministered in various settings that included seven universities, two seminaries, and the Women’s Correctional Center (Va.). She taught courses in history, the humanities, political science, sociology, English, and world religions. She was a noted author and preacher and was included in Those Preachin’ Women: Sermons by Black Women Preachers. In 2014, she was honored by Hampton University Ministers’ Conference (HUMC) as a woman in ministry founder. She was instrumental in forging the way for women participating in the conference when she was the first woman permitted to participate in a public capacity in 1981. The honor was bestowed on her by former United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Dr. Suzanne Cook-Johnson, the first president of the HUMC. During the last year of her life she celebrated her 50 years of service to Alpha Kappa Alpha by attending Brown’s Black Alumni Weekend and at the Iota Alpha chapter’s chartering anniversary weekend, where she was given the distinction of being a golden soror and received her flowers for being a charter member of the chapter. Before retiring in 2019, she served as an assistant professor in the College of Education and Continuing Studies and as the assistant university chaplain of Memorial Church at Hampton University. McGill-Jackson served on the board of the Peninsula Head Start Program, Aberdeen Gardens Historic Foundation, and other academic and civic organizations. Additionally, she spent several years teaching religion and history at Norfolk State University and social science courses at Strayer University, and was affiliated with several churches. She is survived by a daughter, a son and daughter-in-law, four granddaughters, a sister and brother-in-law, a sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. 

Joseph A. Chazan FAC, of Providence, a leading doctor, professor, businessman, and supporter of local arts, died Jul. 26. After completing his training at the former Boston City Hospital, he was a renal fellow at New England Medical Center and Beth Israel Hospital and served as a doctor in the public health service in Birmingham, Ala., before joining the Brown faculty. He developed and initiated the kidney dialysis program at Rhode Island Hospital. For many years he was clinical professor of medicine at Brown and director of renal diseases at Miriam Hospital, Memorial Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital. In 1973, he established the Artificial Kidney Center of Rhode Island, the state’s first free-standing dialysis clinic. He went on to open eight more R.I. clinics and two in Massachusetts and was the founder of Nephrology Associates Inc. A great supporter of the arts, through the years he donated much of his collection to more than 40 museums. All the dialysis clinics he was associated with were furnished with art by local artists. “I think it would be nice if there were many more professionals who adorn their offices with local art instead of posters and prints,” he would say. In 2008 he launched NetWorks Rhode Island, a visual arts project. His wealth of knowledge and experience were instrumental in shaping the WaterFire Arts Center and its programs. He was involved with the Steel Yard, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, AS220, Farm Fresh, and the Providence Public Library. In 1978, he and his wife Helene, who predeceased him, established a scholarship in their names at the Rhode Island Foundation for the benefit of the Wheeler School. In 1984, they endowed the Friends of Glass scholarship at RISD, and in 1985, they established a scholarship fund for University at Buffalo medical students. He was honored with the 2013 Pell Award for outstanding leadership in the arts, while the American Kidney Fund named him its national caregiver of the year. The RISD Museum presented a selection of objects donated by the Chazans in its 2005 exhibition “Chazans’ Choice,” and in 2019 presented him with the RISD president’s medal of honor. He was proud of his Jewish heritage and served as a member and supporter of Temple Beth-El for more than 60 years. He is survived by his partner Vicki Veh; two daughters and sons-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 

Ezra F. Tawil ’92 AM, ’00 PhD, of New York City; Jan. 23, 2024, of melanoma. He was an English professor at the University of Rochester. Prior to joining that faculty in 2011, he taught in English departments at Wesleyan, Harvard, and Columbia universities. He authored two books, The Making of Racial Sentiment: Slavery and the Birth of the Frontier Romance and Literature, American Style; and The Originality of Imitation in the Early Republic. He also edited two books during his career. Eight of his essays and articles appeared in a variety of scholarly journals and publications. He is survived by his wife, Kirsten Lentz ’00 PhD; a son; and three sisters. 

Mojtaba Rajaee ’90 ScM, ’92 PhD, of Brookfield, Wisc.; Oct. 21, of metastatic squamous cell cancer to the lungs. After emigrating to the U.S. and earning an education, he worked as a mechanical engineer at Harley-Davidson. He also previously worked as an engineer at Zebra Corp. and Hewlett-Packard and taught as an adjunct professor at URI, UW-Milwaukee, and Marquette University. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He enjoyed bird watching, playing table tennis and chess, and listening to famous Iranian musician Mohammad-Reza Shjarian. He is survived by his wife, Zahra; daughter Sareh Rajaee ’11 MD; a son; and a granddaughter.  

Donna M. Piazza ’80 PhD, of Hampden, Mass.; Oct. 14. She was a clinical assistant professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She was also a member of the staff of McLean Hospital and had a long career in private practice. She is survived by her husband, John R. Muenster; a son; two sisters; three brothers; and several nieces and nephews. 

Peter B. Green ’80 AM, of Hamilton, Bermuda; Nov. 11. He was the head of a family of hospitality investors and a charitable donor and believer in Bermuda’s potential. The family owned Sonesta Beach resort property, the Hamilton Princess, Waterloo House, and Overbay, in addition to resorts in the Caribbean. After his wife died of breast cancer in 1990, he and his sons became supporters of the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. He was an original supporter of the British research and care charity Breast Cancer Now. In 2007, the family established the Green Family Scholarship to allow ten Bermudians in financial need to study abroad. He also was involved with Prospect College in Jamaica, a fully funded boarding high school set up by his father-in-law. From 1997 to 2003 he served as a member of the Brown Corporation. He is survived by sons Alexander ’99 and Andrew ’01; a daughter-in-law; two grandchildren; and two brothers. 

Paul T. Carcieri ’80 AM, of North Providence, R.I.; Sept. 27. He worked for the state of Rhode Island in the department of the attorney general and then in the department of transportation, most recently as chief facilities management officer. He taught history in the evenings at local colleges, most recently as an adjunct professor at CCRI. He was a lector at Blessed Sacrament Church and enjoyed running, playing golf, camping in Maine, and going to New England Patriots games. He is survived by his wife, Dea; a son and daughter-in-law; and three granddaughters. 

Nancy D. Buchenauer ’80 PhD, of Severna Park, Md.; Oct. 1, as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage after a fall. She taught at St. John’s College, first on the Santa Fe, New Mexico, campus and then in Annapolis. She retired from teaching in 2013. She is survived by her husband, Frank Rowsome.

Alfred P. DeFonzo ’75 PhD, of Amherst, Mass.; Aug. 30. In 1976 he got married and moved to Washington, D.C., where he joined the Optical Division of the Naval Research Laboratory. In 1983, he left government service to join the faculty at the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at  UMass Amherst. He played a critical role in developing the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) Engineering Research Center. He authored more than 50 research articles. He was a skilled sailor and enjoyed sailing with his family, hiking, and traveling. He had a passion for cooking and enjoyed creating intricate meals and sharing them with friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Adele, and a son. 

G.A. Adegboyega ’75 ScM, of Nigeria; Oct. 1. He was on the engineering faculty at Obafemi Awolowo University from 1979 until his retirement in 2018. He was a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. He enjoyed fishing and farming.  

Ronald G. Fisher ’74 AM, ’77 PhD, of East Lansing, Mich.; Nov. 6, after a 13-year battle with cancer. He was a professor of economics at Michigan State University for 49 years. He served for more than a decade as dean of the MSU Honors College and was the recipient of 2014’s Steven D. Gold Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. He authored State and Local Public Finance. He enjoyed playing the saxophone and performing in an adult jazz band. He was an avid sports fan and rarely missed an MSU football, hockey, or basketball game. He also enjoyed camping in the Adirondacks. He is survived by two sons, a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, a sister, a brother and sister-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. 

Clifford Hickey ’69 AM, ’77 PhD, of Ladysmith, B.C.; Jan. 19, 2024, of Guillain-Barre syndrome. He had a long career in the anthropology department at the University of Alberta, rising to the rank of full professor. He specialized in the circumpolar region, supervising and training many graduate students in this field. He also served on the advisory board of the Boreal Institute until its dissolution, then founded the Canadian Circumpolar Institute to replace it. Later, he served on the board of the Sustainable Forestry Management Network of Excellence. He moved to Ladysmith in 2006 and enjoyed sailing, golf, visiting old students and colleagues, and travel. He is survived by his wife Lynn Mooney Hickey ’67, ’69 AM; two sons; and a brother. 

Daniel B. MacLeod ’67 MAT, of Charlestown, R.I.; Sept. 8. He taught at Cranston East High School (R.I.) and St. Luke’s School (Conn.). He spent seven years in Nova Scotia, where he was a guidance counselor at a vocational school. After moving back to Rhode Island, he spent many years on the Chariho school committee. He is survived by his wife, Judith; three daughters and their spouses; three granddaughters; and a sister. 

Roland Folter ’67 AM, ’69 PhD, of Larchmont, N.Y.; Aug. 30. He was a rare book cataloger at the Beinecke Library before becoming a professor of German at the University of Illinois. He was also a director of H.P. Kraus Rare Books in New York from 1977 to 2023. A former violinist in the Frankfurt Youth Symphony Orchestra, he published two books  and was a member of the Bibliographical Society of America, the International Association of Bibliophiles, and the Grolier Club. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Kraus. 

Thomas D. Dudderar ’66 PhD, of Chatham, N.J.; Sept. 10. He was a research scientist and engineer at Bell Labs, later AT&T, for 40 years. He obtained several patents throughout his career. He collected Lionel model trains and railroad memorabilia and enjoyed reading, boating, traveling, and working in the yard and on house projects. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter; and a son. 

Nancy E.L. Schulze ’65 AM, of Baltimore; Sept. 2. She received her JD from the University of Cincinnati and worked as an attorney for the law firm of Venable, Baejter & Howard in Baltimore for several years. She later was self-employed practicing health care law in Baltimore and consulting with the firm of Hanysworth Sinkler Boyd of Greenville, S.C. She donated her time and resources to numerous causes and was instrumental in the creation of the Red Devils, a Maryland based charity devoted to assisting families of individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, hosting dinner parties for friends, gardening, reading, and traveling. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, a niece, and a nephew. 

Susan Thierolf Jarosz ’65 MAT, of Liverpool, N.Y.; Sept. 9. She taught high school English for nearly 30 years  and was honored to have been voted one of Liverpool High School’s teachers of the year. After retiring, she worked with Literacy Volunteers and was an active member of the English Speaking Union’s Syracuse branch, where she served as secretary for 10 years and was cochair of the Shakespeare committee, which organized the branch’s annual Shakespeare competition for area high school students. She also enjoyed traveling all over the world with her husband Theodore Jarosz ’65 MAT, who survives her. She is also survived by a son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.

Carl W. Smith ’63 ScM, ’66 PhD, of Albuquerque; Sept. 7, after suffering a stroke five years earlier that had left him in a wheelchair. He had worked at Sandia National Labs before retiring in 1996. In retirement, he and his wife traveled the world and he chronicled his life through photography that he published. Before his stroke, he enjoyed climbing mountains all over the world, running marathons, cycling with the New Mexico Touring Society, and skiing as a member of the New Mexico Cross Country Ski Club. He later enjoyed working on the Continental Divide Trail and joined the Friends of the Sandia Mountains, where he was a sawyer and could cut down 20-inch diameter trees. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews. 

 John “Jack” T. Stevenson ’60 AM, of Toronto, Canada; Sept. 9. He taught elementary school in Winnipeg before attending Brown and becoming a professor of philosophy, first at the University of Manitoba, then at the University of Toronto, where he remained for three decades. He was instrumental in creating a course in ethics for the applied science and engineering department. In 1987 he published the textbook Engineering Ethics: Practices and Principles. He won a teaching award in 1988 from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations. He retired in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Shelagh; a daughter and son-in-law; two granddaughters; three sisters and brothers-in-law; a brother and sister-in-law; and 15 nieces and nephews. 

Diana I. Richardson ’05, of Rumford, R.I.; Nov. 22, a few days after giving birth. She spent more than 15 years at Brown in a variety of roles, beginning as an operations and event coordinator. In 2019 she joined the division of advancement, first as a program manager in regional engagement on the Alumni Relations team, before transitioning into a new role with biomed advancement in 2022. In July, she was promoted to assistant director of biomed engagement in recognition of her outstanding work. She had many talents that included being a writer, photographer, and visual artist. She was passionate about storytelling and was working on a novel at the time of her death. Originally from Bermuda, she enjoyed spending time with her loved ones there and with her family and friends here. She was a lover of music and enjoyed traveling. She is survived by her wife, Kirsten Mello Richardson; a son; her mother and stepfather; a sister; a stepsister and her husband; a stepbrother and his wife; her mother and father-in-law; a sister-in-law and her husband; a brother-in-law and his wife; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Chatchai Atsavapranee ’87, of Bangkok, Thailand; Nov. 25, 2023. After graduating, he spent five years in Paris, earning the Diplôme d’Etudes at the Université de Paris VII. He then studied history and international relations at the University of Sydney. He returned home and entered the Royal Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1994, rising through the ranks and receiving appointments that included First Secretary Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations, New York. He resigned before his final year at the U.N. to return home to Bangkok and take care of his ailing mother. Following her death, he rejoined the Thai Foreign Ministry in 2006 in Bangkok, serving as a diplomat in various development and international affairs organizations. In 2010, he was appointed counselor and later minister counselor at the Royal Thai Embassy in Paris, France. He served in various director positions in the Office of the Permanent Secretary, and in the departments of ASEAN Affairs, European Affairs, and American and South Pacific Affairs. In his final post, he served as consul-general of the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Xiamen, China. At the time of his death, he was to receive an ambassadorial appointment. He was the recipient of the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand and the Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant. He is survived by two younger brothers, three nieces, and four nephews.

Jeffrey P. Gradinger ’83, of San Mateo, Calif.; Oct. 6. He is survived by his three children, his mother, three siblings, eight nieces and nephews, and his former wife, Mary Gradinger. 

Peter L. Brunelli ’80, of North Eastham, Mass., formerly of Franklin, Mass.; Sept. 8. He had a successful career in the insurance industry working for Liberty Mutual & New Hampshire Insurance before joining the Thomas F. Keefe Insurance Agency, eventually becoming a vice president and co-owner. He was actively involved with his community as a board member of the Franklin Housing Authority, president of the Fletcher Hospital Corporation, and member of the United Chamber of Commerce, Franklin Finance Council, Franklin Business Association, and founder and president of the Franklin Gridiron Club Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons; two daughters-in-law; a granddaughter; and three siblings and their spouses. 

Thomas J. Curchin ’78, of East Montpelier, Vt.; Sept. 21.  He graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1982 and completed a family medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia before returning to Vermont to practice. In addition to life in East Montpelier, he lived two years in the territory of American Samoa, where he operated the emergency room. He enjoyed hiking, biking, Nordic skiing, gardening, and reading. He is survived by  his wife, Sarah Kinter; two daughters; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; two sisters and brothers-in-law; and a brother and sister-in-law. 

Steven P. Levine ’77, of Waban, Mass.; Sept. 18, of metastatic thyroid cancer. After Brown, he continued his education at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, graduating in 1980. He completed a residency in general practice at Albert Einstein Medical Center (Pa.), an anesthesia residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and an endodontic residency at Nassau County Medical Center (N.Y.). He joined Limited to Endodontics in 1986 and practiced there until his retirement in 2019. He volunteered as a clinical instructor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. He took pride in his physical fitness and continued to work out and run marathons, including the Boston and New York marathons. He was an avid Boston Red Sox and Bruins fan. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Wennett; a son; a sister; brother Mark Levine ’70; and nieces and nephews. 

Mark M.G. Pendergast ’76, of Whitinsville, Mass.; Sept. 22, after a period of declining health. After graduating from Brown, where he played varsity football for four years, he began a career in the U.S. Army. He was a field artillery officer and Middle East foreign officer, was stationed at several posts in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East, and was a recipient of the Bronze Star for action in the Gulf War, along with several other medals and commendations. After retiring as a Lt. Colonel in 2000, he served as dean of students at Northbridge High School. In 2006, he accepted a position in Afghanistan as a government contractor and spent the next eight years there, serving the Afghan Chief of Staff as his civilian advisor in Kabul. In 2010, he accepted a position as senior operations mentor to the Afghan National Army’s Special Operations Command. He retired in 2014. He loved all animals, especially his cats, and visiting the casinos, especially playing Keno. He kept in touch with a broad group of friends from all stages of his life. He is survived by his wife, Franceen Moran; four sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. 

Robert L. Farnsworth ’76, of Greene, Me.; Nov. 11, of cancer and Alzheimer’s. He joined the faculty at Colby College in 1983 as a creative writing teacher. He taught at numerous institutions, spending the last 26 years of his career at Bates College, from which he retired in 2018. While at Bates, he received the Kroepsch excellence in teaching award on two separate occasions. He published three volumes of poetry, served as seven-year poetry editor of The American Scholar, was 2006 resident poet at the Frost Place in Franconia (N.H.) , and brought poetry to libraries, schools, jails, and hospitals. He enjoyed sailing, playing tennis, jazz, rock, folk, and classical music and sang in the Maine Music Society. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Nigro ’76; two sons; an aunt; and cousins.

Joanna K. Zawadzki ’75, of Bethesda; Feb. 10. She struggled with multiple chronic illnesses throughout her life. After completing her medical training to become an endocrinologist at Harvard and through an NIH-Georgetown University Fellowship, she worked in private practice and was later employed as a researcher at the FDA. She was a congregant and docent at Washington National Cathedral. She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law; a niece; and her former husband, James Everhart. 

Vincent R. Sghiatti ’75, of Los Angeles; Sept. 24. He was a family medicine physician for 44 years before retiring. He is survived by a daughter; son Vincent III ’13; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law; and nieces and nephews. 

Matthew S. Lieber ’75, of Pittsboro, N.C., formerly of Weston, Mass.; Oct. 13, from glioblastoma. He began his career as a teacher and coach at the Chestnut Hill School in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He went on to become the assistant headmaster of the school and director of the Chestnut Hill Creative Arts Summer Program. He later changed his career path to banking and retired after 25 years in wealth management at Cambridge Trust Co., Boston. In Weston he was actively involved in community service, coaching, as commissioner of the Little League, a comaster of Northside Scouts, a member of the Weston Boosters Board, and served on academic review committees for Weston High School. He enjoyed tennis, kayaking, and being the head chef of the Lieber household. He is survived by his wife, Lucy Leyland ’75; two sons; a daughter-in-law; two grandsons; two sisters; brother Fritz ’70 and his husband; two sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law, including Stephen Barlow ’74; and several nieces and nephews. 

Denise M. Perreault ’73, of Cumberland, R.I.; Oct. 22. She worked as a writer/reporter for the Woonsocket Call (now Blackstone Valley’s Call & Times) for 24 years before retiring. She was an avid reader and member of the Red Hat Society. She is survived by three cousins. 

Steven H. Cramer ’72, of Denver; Sept. 12, after several years of suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He continued his education to become a CPA and worked as a business and software consultant at JD Edwards, Arthur Andersen, and Metaphor. Later, he began his own company, Next Business Systems, which he operated for 10 years. He enjoyed the fact that living in Denver offered him the opportunity to ski in the mornings and golf in the afternoons. He was an avid fan of the Denver Broncos and enjoyed traveling and discussing politics and history. He is survived by his wife, Kathi; a son; a sister; two brother-in-laws; and 14 nieces and nephews.

Steve Morse ’70, of Cambridge, Mass.; Oct. 26, of lung cancer. After graduation, he taught high school for two years, then freelanced at the Warwick Beacon and Walpole Times, writing music reviews, until being hired at the Boston Globe in 1978, where he had a 28-year career. He covered major events that included Live Aid, Farm Aid, and Woodstock II and III. For two years after leaving the Globe in 2006, he had a weekly radio show, “Morse on Music,” on WBOS. He wrote and taught the online rock history course for Berklee College of Music for the last 12 years, teaching thousands of students all over the world. He served seven years on the nominating committee of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and was, himself, inducted into the New England Music Hall of Fame on Sept. 30, 2023. (See the BAM article “Live and In Person,” Beyond the Gates, Nov.-Dec.’24.) He was a proud advocate for his artist son, who has autism and survives him. Morse is additionally survived by his fiancée Jessa Piaia, a sister and brother-in-law, and two nephews.

John D. Rulon ’69, of Celina, Tex.; Sept. 11. He was an architect, whose buildings can be seen north of San Francisco in the Napa Valley area, and an inventor. He is survived by his wife, Laure Mandin; a daughter; a son; and two grandchildren. 

Robert C. Maddox ’66, of Reno, Nev.; Oct. 11. He graduated from Harvard Law School and practiced law in San Francisco for 54 years before opening his own practice in Lake Tahoe, and later in Reno and Las Vegas. He was instrumental in the creation of Nevada’s first construction defect statute and a supporter for the Eddy House serving homeless youth. He received the Nevada Justice Association’s trial lawyer of the year award and lifetime achievement award. He enjoyed hiking, biking, skiing, swimming, and jet skiing. He is survived by wife, Iryna; a daughter; a son; a grandson; and two sisters. 

John B. Nolan ’65, of West Hartford, Conn.; Nov. 1. While at Brown, he played varsity ice hockey and lacrosse. He went on to earn a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and joined Day Pitney LLP in Hartford in 1969. He became a partner in 1976. He spent more than four decades as a commercial litigator, was recognized as the go-to lawyer for bankruptcy cases in the State of Connecticut, and was included in The Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 years. At the end of his career, he served as an arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes. He was active in the Hartford community, including as a director and member of the executive committee for the Greater Hartford Arts Council. He enjoyed playing golf and was a member of the Hartford Golf Club, where he served as president from 2006 to 2008. He enjoyed traveling the world with his wife prior to her passing. He is survived by three daughters, including Suzanne Nolan Vinson ’95 and Caroline C. Nolan ’98; a stepdaughter; a stepson; his brother David ’71; and 13 grandchildren. 

Robert D. Meringolo ’65, of Cumberland, R.I.; Nov. 5. After graduating from Brown, where he was a member of the squash club and president of the chapter of Delta Phi, he continued his education at Jefferson Medical College, earning his medical degree. He did his residency/fellowship at St. Luke’s Hospital and joined the Public Health Service in Washington, D.C., at the Health, Education & Welfare Department, completing a one-year tour in Vietnam. In 1978, he moved to Rhode Island and started in private practice. He later joined Cardiovascular Associates of R.I. and became affiliated with South Coast Physicians Group. He was on staff at Miriam and Roger Williams hospitals. He retired in 2017 as an emeritus clinical associate professor of medicine. After retiring, he was a facilitator in the second year cardiology course at the Warren Alpert Medical School, where he was recognized as an outstanding teacher by his students. During his career he volunteered at the Washington Free Clinic in Georgetown and at the R.I. Free Clinic in Providence. He enjoyed exercising and traveling. Among his favorite vacations were a safari in Tanzania and a combination Galapagos Islands and Amazon River tour. He had a lifelong commitment to education and continued to take non-medical online courses regularly. He is survived by his wife, Debra; a daughter; a son; two stepchildren; five grandchildren; a brother; and two nieces.  

William G. Earle Jr. ’65, of Weymouth, Mass.; Aug. 2. While at Brown, he played football for four years and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He went on to teach Latin and coach for nine years at the Berkshire School, followed by 30 years of teaching and coaching at Thayer Academy. Thayer Academy honored him by installing a plaque on his former classroom in his name. He enjoyed time spent at his vacation home in Tuftonboro, N.H., fishing for trout, playing bridge, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Carol; a son and daughter-in-law; a granddaughter; and a brother and sister-in-law.  

Stephen W. Richter ’64, of Barton, N.Y.; Oct. 4. He was a mental health therapist, working until a month before his death. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl; three children; and four grandchildren. 

Anthony T. Matteo ’64, of Northfield, Mass.; Sept. 3, after a brief illness. While at Brown, he was cocaptain of the football team and received semi-pro offers after graduation. He was honored as a defensive lineman of the Brown Football All-Decade Team in 2003. He also played lacrosse at Brown and was named All-Ivy Second Team. He went on to play for numerous clubs in the Boston area after graduation. He was a teacher and a coach. The highlight of his coaching career included being named New Mexico High School Football Coach of the Year while at Albuquerque Academy in 1976. He was a long-time soccer coach at Pioneer Valley Regional School in Northfield and coached numerous sports during his teaching and guidance career. He was active in his community and served on several boards. He enjoyed being outdoors, especially fishing, gardening, or hiking the Appalachian Trail. He is survived by his wife, Judith; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons; a daughter-in-law; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

Robert T. Hiatt ’64, of Minneapolis; Sept. 14. After Brown, he volunteered with the Peace Corps and spent three years in Panama, where he met his future wife. They settled in Washington, D.C., and he trained volunteers for VISTA before working for the Rural Housing Alliance. They moved to South Dakota in 1972 to join the S.D. Office of Economic Development. He eventually became the executive director of the S.D. Housing Development Authority. He also had a business, Flying Lobsters, that flew live Maine lobsters to Pierre, S.D. He earned a law degree from the University of South Dakota, opened a law office, and later became the Crow Creek Reservation’s tribal prosecutor. They moved to Minneapolis for his wife to attend graduate school and for him to try a variety of careers that included bartender, service dealer, real-estate agent, and kickboxer before accepting the position of retiree. In retirement he enjoyed puzzles, cooking, reading, collecting art, and taking road trips. He is survived by his wife, Dee; a daughter; and a son. 

Joseph J. Dougherty ’64, of Berkley, Mass.; Sept. 1. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and graduating from Boston Law School, he practiced law from his home office. He was also the owner and operator of Pride of the Heather kennel and served as the president of the National Greyhound Association for several years. He played hockey at a young age and continued playing through school, and following Brown, as a member of the Boston University club team. He later enjoyed ice skating with his granddaughters. He is survived by three daughters, a son, seven granddaughters, and his former wife, Kathleen Dougherty. 

Robert E. Dineen Jr. ’63, of Kent, Conn.; Oct. 12, after a brief illness. After more than 40 years of practice in domestic and international financial transactions, he retired as a partner from the New York law firm of Shearman & Sterling in 2009. During his tenure, he spent time in the firm’s offices in Algeria, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Toronto, and Washington. During the 1980s and 1990s, he led the sovereign debt restructurings of several Latin American countries and Vietnam. He was a generous donor to many causes. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Olivier, and a sister. 

Barbara Funk Hackett ’61, of Boulder, Colo; Jan. 19, 2024. 

Peter C. Greene ’61, of Sag Harbor, N.Y.; Sept. 6, of a heart attack. He taught at Dickinson College before accepting a position teaching in the psychology department of Southampton College. He owned his own plane, which he flew for decades. In the 1980s, after leaving teaching, he used his plane as a source of income, flying banners over beaches. He is survived by three sons, a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, a brother, two nieces, and a nephew. 

Arthur Will “Bill” Bertsch Jr. ’61, of Boca Grande, Fla., formerly of Oyster Bay, N.Y.; Sept. 15, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. He had a long and successful career as a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, working at G.A. Saxton & Co., G.H. Walker Laird & Co., and Kuhn Loeb & Co. In 1977, he founded A.W. Bertsch, Inc. which grew to be a large independent brokerage firm before being sold to Bear Stearns in 2000. He is survived by three children, including daughter Hilary ’88; seven grandchildren, and a sister. 

Ann Hansen Knepp ’60; of Titusville, Pa.; Sept. 22. After Brown she graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and passed the bar exam the first time in both California and Pennsylvania. She began practicing law in Titusville in 1975 and retired in 2006. In retirement she cofounded Annie’s Keepers, which manufacturers accessories for needleworking. She was a member of the American Association of University Women and served as president of the League of Women Voters. She belonged to St. James Memorial Episcopal Church, where she served on the vestry. She served on numerous boards that included the Titusville Chamber of Commerce, Titusville United Way board, Titusville Garden Club, YWCA board of directors, and the Titusville city zoning board. She enjoyed gardening. She is survived by her husband, Burton; a daughter; two sons; five grandchildren; and three sisters, including Martha Hansen Adams ’69 and Amanda Hansen ’72.

Denis R. Dignan ’60, of Port Townsend, Wash.; Sept. 19. He always had a passion for boats—building and sailing them—and in 1976 purchased Hadlock Boatworks. During his career, many of the boats that he built could be seen in boating magazines and were showcased in the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. He launched his last boat in 2019, named after his grandchildren. He is survived by his companion, Ilana Smith; a daughter and son-in-law; two grandchildren; and two stepchildren. 

June Nyberg Diller ’59, of Portola Valley, Calif.; Jul 8, 2023. After graduating and marrying her high school sweetheart, Jim Diller, they started a family and moved several times due to Jim’s job. She lived in Hong Kong, Germany, and Singapore before settling in Portola Valley. During her time traveling, she became interested in Chinese brush painting and antiques. Once settled in Portola Valley, she started her own Chinese antique business. She also made Chinese jewelry. She continued to travel and enjoyed sailing. Phi Beta Kappa. She is survived by her husband, two sons and daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren. 

Norman J. Bogar ’59, of Baldwin, Md.; Nov. 4. He attended Brown on a ROTC scholarship and was a member of the men’s basketball team. Following college, he served in the U.S. Navy and remained in the U.S. Naval Reserves for two decades. He began a career at Mobil Oil in Pittsburgh after earning his MBA at the University of Pittsburgh. His career continued to the Koppers Company, which moved him to Baltimore in 1977. He retired in 1997 as executive vice president and general manager of the succeeding organization, United Container Machinery Group, Inc. He is survived by his wife, Ruthanne; two daughters and sons-in-law;  and four grandchildren. 

Jane Loveless Howard ’58, of Arlington, Mass.; Sept. 7, after the onset of dementia and a fall. She worked briefly as a public health nurse, then married and joined her husband in South Carolina at the Naval Ammunition Depot, where she became involved in the officers’ wives club. Upon his discharge, they moved to Cambridge, Mass., while he attended MIT and their family grew. After his graduation, they settled in Arlington and she became involved with the local Girl Scouts; Adventures in Music; St. Agnes Church, where she taught Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; and Arlington’s town planning department’s Vision 2020 task groups. An active member of Voice of the Faithful, she was also involved with Careful Where You Sit, an annual public viewing and sale of repaired and decorated old chairs. She enjoyed music and singing and, for many years, was a member of the MIT Women’s Chorale, where she was a skilled soprano and occasional piano accompanist. She helped run annual public lectures at MIT called Aging Successfully and enjoyed sewing, knitting, weaving, and gardening. She is survived by her husband, Peter ’58; two daughters; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister.

Nancy C. Dodson ’56, of Cambridge, Mass.; Feb. 5, 2024, after a brief illness. She worked at the former Pioneer Investments for more than 30 years. She had a wide collection of poetry books and enjoyed visiting the Cambridge Public Library and the Boston Athenaeum. She is survived by a brother and three nieces.  

Teresa McGowan Heavey ’55, of Chatham, Mass.; Aug. 24. She worked in publishing at Little, Brown and Company and at TV Guide before stopping to raise her daughter. She later returned to the workforce and was involved in writing grants for Harvard School of Dental Medicine, then managed an oncology practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She retired to Chatham and worked part-time as a medical transcriptionist at Cape Cod Hospital and was secretary for the Brown Club of Cape Cod. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Heavey Evans ’83, ’85 ScM, and son-in-law Peter Evans ’83; three granddaughters, including Katie Goldman ’10 and Sally Evans ’11; five great-grandchildren; a sister; a brother; and several nieces and nephews. 

Hazel Fay Davis ’55, of Schenectady, N.Y.; Nov. 18. She is survived by her husband, James ’55; four children; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 

Robert A. Bernheim ’55, of State College, Pa.; Jul. 15. He received his master’s degree from Harvard and his PhD from Penn State, then joined the faculty of Penn State in 1961. He remained in the chemistry department teaching and performing research focused on fundamental molecular structure problems and applying spectroscopic techniques. He retired as professor emeritus in 1998. He published Optical Pumping and spent sabbaticals in Paris, Germany, and Colorado. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, a fellow of the American Physical Society, a fellow of the former Optical Society of America, and a lifetime national associate of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.  He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; a daughter; a son; and a grandson. 

Adrian R. Ise ’54, of Media, Pa.; Sept. 14. After graduating from Georgetown Law School and Temple University, he worked with the IRS for many years and retired from GlaxoSmithKline in 1994. He was an active member of Our Lady of the Assumption Church and made a pilgrimage to Italy commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding, as well as serving on its Academy School Board and on the Parish Council. He was a 4th degree knight in the Knights of Columbus and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed cooking, home improvement projects, and sailing. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; four children and their spouses; and eight grandchildren. 

Peter C. Haensel ’54, of Levering, Mich.; Oct. 9. After graduating from the University of Wisconsin Law School, he joined the U.S. Army JAG Corps and served in Fort Sheridan, Ill. Once discharged, he returned to Milwaukee and joined the law firm of Affeldt & Lichtsinn, later renamed Lichtsinn & Haensel, S.C., where he practiced in banking, estate planning, and foundation law. In retirement, he and his wife moved to Michigan, where he enjoyed reading, golfing with his family, biking, ziplining, and taking his daily swim. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren, two sisters, a brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. 

Diana Coates Gill ’54, of Noank, Conn.; Sept. 6, after living with Alzheimer’s disease. While attending Brown, she made lasting friendships and met her future husband, Robert ’54, who preceded her in death. After graduating, they lived in Newport, R.I., for a short time before settling in Noank, where they were active in their community. She worked as an ophthalmic assistant and later was an assistant to the director of the Mystic Art Association. She was an artist and helped organize shows. She played the piano, sang and was in the choir at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Mystic. She also served as a class officer and was a member of the Ram Island Yacht Club. She is survived by daughter Cathryn Oulighan ’78 and son-in-law J.David Oulighan ’77; sons Christopher ’82 and Robert ’89; two daughters-in-law; and seven grandchildren, including grandson Christopher Gill ’12. 

Robert Ouloosian ’53, of Cranston, R.I.; May 14. He worked for the Department of Health and Human Services for 26 years in divisions of the Social Security Administration, Medicare, and Medicaid. He is survived by three sisters and nieces, nephews, and cousins.

David B. Kunstler ’53, of Miami; Feb. 29, 2024. He had a long career in sales and marketing with Eastern Air Lines. He is survived by his wife, Carol. 

Gloria Wright Werner ’52, of Wilmington, N.C., and Chatham, Mass.; Oct. 7. After Brown, she married and started a family. Her husband’s job meant they moved often, living in New York, Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. In 1992 they settled in Wilmington and she was involved in the garden club, a docent, and a member of St. James church choir. She enjoyed spending summers in their Chatham summer home. She is survived by five children and their spouses, 12 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.  

Carlen P. Booth ’52, of Wakefield, R.I., formerly of Barrington, R.I.; Nov. 2. He was in the NROTC program at Brown and served in the Korean War. After active duty, he served as an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserves and retired as commander. He earned an MBA from Boston University and had a 40-year career at New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Boston. He was involved in many committees and clubs—Newbury Investment Club, Barrington Committee on Appropriations, Barrington High School Building Development Committee, R.I. Society of Sons of the American Revolution, R.I. Society of Colonial Wars, R.I. Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots, Varnum Continentals, CT Society of the Sons of the American Revolution,  AE Club, Providence Art Club, Squantum Association, Anawan Club, the Wardroom Club, and many genealogy and historical associations plus coached Little League and was cubmaster for the Boy Scouts of America. He loved to travel, enjoyed books about maritime and naval history and U.S. history, collected stamps and coins, and was an avid fan of Providence Bruins hockey. He is survived by three children and their spouses, seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and his brother Anthony ’57.

Cavit M. Toran ’51, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; Aug. 1. After Brown, he continued his education at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and earned  his master’s in electrical engineering. For most of his career, he worked as a professional engineer at HNTB, a civil engineering company specializing in transportation infrastructure. He and his wife retired to St. Petersburg to be closer to family and enjoy the Florida sunshine. He enjoyed tinkering around the house, cooking Turkish meals, and watching tennis and football. He is survived by two sons, a grandson, his stepdaughter and son-in-law, and their two daughters. 

Eugene E. Rogers ’51, of Sarasota, Fla.; Oct. 7, of lung cancer. While at Brown, he participated in the NROTC program and served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy following graduation. He worked as a mechanical engineer and consultant, earning his professional engineer license through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Before moving to Sarasota in 2006, he held positions with Johnson Controls, founded his own business in St. Croix in 1967, and then moved to Puerto Rico in 1970. He was considered a pioneer in HVAC environmental control for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and held several patents. He had a lifelong passion for flying and worked with local flying associations. He owned several aircraft. He flew his plane to 48 states, as well as to Canada, continuing to fly until just two weeks before his death. He is survived by five children, 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. 

Mary Criscione ’51, of Providence, R.I.; Sept. 17. After receiving her master’s from Middlebury College, she taught in the Providence school system for 39 years, 28 of them at Classical High School teaching French and Spanish. She is survived by two sisters-in-law and several nieces and nephews. 

Cynthia Vaughan Baker ’50, of Columbus, Ohio; Sept. 15. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution,  Hickory Hill Country Club, and First Community Church’s Guild and Couples Circle. She enjoyed playing tennis for years until tennis elbow sidelined her, then turned to golf. She also enjoyed playing bridge. She is survived by three children and their spouses, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Frederic W. Thomas Jr. ’48, of Lebanon, N.H.; Sept. 13. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and went on to hold positions at Otis Elevator, in G.E.’s Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program, and as a consultant and principal at McKinsey & Company in Chicago; Vancouver BC; and Melbourne, Australia, where he established McKinsey’s first Pacific Rim office. He retired as a vice president at Citicorp in charge of its international insurance division in New York City. He joined the local chapter of SCORE and helped many small businesses in the Upper Valley to thrive and later became SCORE’s national president, leading efforts to recruit more women and minorities to its ranks. He was a founding member of Thetford’s Conservation Commission, and regional director of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and served on the board of Upper Valley Land Trust. He also chaired the board of Childreach International (formerly Foster Parents Plan) and helped establish Australia as a donor country. He enjoyed sailing, gardening, and beekeeping. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; two daughters; a son-in-law; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren. 

Jane Walker Skogley ’48, of Exeter, R.I.; Sept. 25. After raising her children, she received a master’s degree in library science from URI and worked as a school librarian for the Exeter-West Greenwich school district until her retirement in 1989. She was proud to be a member of the board that established the Exeter Public Library. She volunteered and was involved with several organizations, including the Association of American University Women, the Kingston Hill Gardeners, the Kingston Book Club, Friends of Kingston and Exeter Libraries, and Kingston Congregational Church. She enjoyed playing tennis, giving it up only once she reached her mid-80s. She is survived by three children and their spouses, and two grandchildren. 

Harold W. Demopulos ’46, of Bristol, R.I.; Sept. 16, at 100 years of age. He practiced law in Providence for more than 50 years. He was proud of his Greek heritage and was a member of St. Spyridon’s Greek Orthodox Church in Newport. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ever true, he spent decades every fall at Brown Stadium with his late friends in seats at the fifty-yard line cheering on the Bears. He is survived by daughters Abigail ’94 and Amelia ’90, a son-in-law, two grandchildren, a sister-in-law, and a cousin.  

James H. Wyche, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Jul. 1, following an illness and after dealing with years of glioblastoma and kidney cancer. His career as a cell and molecular biologist and cancer researcher spanned five decades. At the time of his death he was emeritus professor in the department of chemistry at Howard University. He began his career as an assistant professor of biology at the University of Missouri–Columbia, then became associate professor of biology at Hunter College (CUNY), where he also was chair of the minority biomedical research program. This provided him opportunities to develop programming aimed at increasing the representation of underrepresented minority students in science. He held appointments as associate provost and professor of medical science at Brown from 1987 to 2001. In 1988, he was appointed associate dean for minority affairs with the charge of overseeing minority faculty hiring and graduate program development as well as overseeing minority affairs. Under his direction the Summer Research Early-Identification Program (SRE-IP) was established along with the Minority Faculty Fellowship Program in 1989. He was instrumental in the creation of the Leadership Alliance and served as its executive director. From 2001 to 2002 he served as interim president of Tougaloo College. After that, he became vice provost, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of biology and molecular pharmacology at the University of Miami (2002-2005); vice provost for academic affairs and the Edith Kimmey Gaylord Presidential Professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2005-2007); and division director of human resource development in the education and human resources directorate at the National Science Foundation (2008-2010). He then returned to Howard as provost and chief academic officer (2010-2012) and professor of chemistry. Dealing with his illness, he left administration and taught in undergraduate chemistry laboratories from his wheelchair before retiring in 2019. He held two U.S. patents and was an investigator on many grants and projects. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Karen Fraser Wyche; two sons; a daughter-in-law; a grandson; a sister; and nieces and nephews. 

Newell M. Stultz, of Newport, formerly of Barrington, R.I.; Jan. 12, 2024. Professor emeritus of political science. After graduating from Dartmouth, he spent a year as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Olckers Stultz, who predeceased him. After three years serving in the U.S. Navy, he earned a doctorate in political science and African studies at Boston University. A year on the faculty of Northwestern University followed before he joined the Brown faculty in 1965. He retired from Brown after 38 years, having chaired the political science department from 1973 to 1977 and subsequently having served twice as its acting or interim chair. He was a member of the committee that produced the Maeder Report, which gave birth to the Open Curriculum. He was the author or coauthor of four books and numerous articles. Most of his research focused on Africa, specifically South Africa, and was supported by the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations and the Heinz Endowments. He held visiting appointments at Yale and the University of South Africa. He served as president of the New England Political Science Association. He is survived by a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, and a brother. 

 William L. Lasswell ’89 MD, of Vero Beach, Fla.; May 4. After earning a bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Florida State University, he obtained a PhD in natural products chemistry at the University of Mississippi. He was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health at the University of Kentucky in 1978 and became an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy from 1978 to 1984. He applied for an Army scholarship and entered Brown as a captain. Upon graduating, he trained at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 1989 to 1994 and was promoted to major. He continued to serve in the Army until 1998. He then practiced in the Treasure Coast Community as an endocrinologist until his retirement in 2023. In addition to home improvement projects, he enjoyed reading, watching tv, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Anita; two daughters; and a sister. 

Adam K. Epstein ’17 AM, of Burbank, Calif.; Aug. 13, of brain cancer. An award-winning Broadway producer and former political pundit on Fox News, he was raised in Miami and starred in several of his high school’s musical productions before matriculating at NYU. While in college, he worked as an intern for former Congressman Peter Deutsch and later for former U.S. Senator Bob Graham. It wasn’t until he finished college that he began a career on Broadway. He started as an intern, then was a casting assistant, before working as a production associate in 1997 on The Life. A year later he was producing A View From the Bridge. At age 28, he coproduced with Margo Lion the Broadway hit Hairspray, which received 13 Tony nominations and won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Some of his other credits include The Wedding Singer, Cry-Baby, Amadeus, and The Crucible, starring Laura Linney ’86. During his Broadway producer career, his productions received 46 Tony nominations and won 12 Tony Awards. From 2014 to 2016 he lived in London and wrote a column titled “Expat Enquiry” discussing politics and culture. Upon return to the U.S., he attended Brown and earned a master’s degree in American Studies, which led to a television career as a political pundit on Fox News. He was a guest lecturer at both Harvard and Columbia, in addition to having numerous essays published on culture and politics. He hosted “The Dispatch” on his YouTube channel in 2020 and in 2021 launched his podcast “Dirty Moderate,” sharing his political opinions and interviews with politicians and pundits. He is survived by his parents, a sister, a brother, three nieces, and a nephew. 

Susan Erno ’02 AM, of Cranston, R.I.; Aug. 16, of cancer. She taught English at Shea High School in Pawtucket (R.I.) for many years and then worked as a reading specialist. She went on to teach adult education classes in Cranston. She enjoyed reading, gardening, and especially entertaining in her festively decorated house. She is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, and 11 nieces and nephews. 

Stephen J. O’Brien ’98 AM, of Wakefield, Mass.; Jun. 9. He was a senior portfolio manager for BNY Mellon in Boston and a chartered financial analyst charter holder. He enjoyed trips to Aruba and was a dedicated Red Sox and Celtics fan. He is survived by his wife, Julie; his partners; a stepmother; a sister and brother-in-law; two nieces; his mother-in-law; and a brother-in-law.

John T. Anderson ’86 PhD, of Worcester, Mass.; Jul. 13. He was professor emeritus of the department of mathematics and computer science at the College of the Holy Cross, where he taught from 1986 to 2023. Curious about history, literature, and philosophy, he had an extensive book collection. He was an avid runner and cyclist and enjoyed hiking, fishing, and gardening. He is survived by three sons and their spouses, five grandchildren, two sisters, and his former wife, Laurie. 

Salvador H. Talisa ’78 ScM, ’82 PhD, of Ellicott City, Md.; May 15. After graduating, he joined Westinghouse Research & Development Center in Pittsburgh, beginning a long and distinguished career developing advanced microwave devices, materials, and techniques to improve the performance of military radar systems. In 1997, he transferred to Northrop Grumman Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector near Baltimore and became a program and business development manager for radar receiver and exciter technology. He joined Johns Hopkins’s applied physics laboratory in 2001 as a member of the sensor technologies group in the air and missile defense sector. He was promoted to the highest technical staff level in 2005 and was appointed group chief scientist in 2018. During this time he became an internationally recognized leader in advanced radar technology. He was the principal author of a seminal and widely cited technical paper on the benefits of digital phased array radars and his research on the effects and mitigation of phase noise was essential in the development of multiple advanced radar systems, including the AN/SPY-6 radar installed on the U.S. Navy’s newest destroyers. He authored and/or coauthored more than 60 technical papers and was granted eight patents. He is survived by his wife, Monica; two sons; three grandchildren; and three siblings.

Kingston W. Heath ’77 AM, ’85 PhD, of Eugene, Ore.; Jun. 29. He was a professor of architectural history and made contributions to the field of architectural preservation. In the 1980s he was associate professor in the School of Architecture at Montana State University. He accepted a position as associate professor in the college of architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1987 and taught upper level architectural history. He was promoted to full professor in 2001. In 2003 he served as the state architectural historian for the Montana State Historic Preservation Office before accepting a position as professor and director of the graduate program in historic preservation at the University of Oregon, from which he retired in 2019. He published The Patina Of Place: The Cultural Weathering of a New England Industrial Landscape, which was recognized in 2002 with the Abbott Lowell Cummings Award and the award of merit from the American Association of State and Local History. He is survived by a son, a daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter. 

Thomas D. Mead ’76 AM, of Lochmere, N.H., formerly of Orinda, Calif.; Jul. 28 in a boating accident on Lake Winnisquam. He worked for Allendale Insurance (R.I.) and Cambridge Associates (Mass.), and was an investment manager and research director in Orinda before retiring from Axa-Rosenberg in 2010. He moved to New Hampshire in 2012. He enjoyed coding and his hobby morphed into developing an app, Solarlunar Data, to determine the direction and length of shadows cast at any point on Earth at any time. He enjoyed sculling and reading and was a U.S. Army veteran. Phi Beta Kappa. He is survived by his wife, Lenore; a daughter; two sons and daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; two brothers; and a sister-in-law.

Wilson J. Moses ’75 PhD, of State College, Pa.; Jun. 13. He taught literature and history and published 11 books. He was fluent in German and continued his studies in French into his 60s. He enjoyed classical music and played the violin. He is survived by his wife, Maureen; two sons; four granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter.

Janice Wilson Plante ’74 MAT, of Bluffton, S.C., formerly of Newton, Pa.; May 22. She was a teacher before accepting a position at the Law School Admission Council in 1979. She remained there for seven years before accepting a position at Educational Testing Service, where she held leadership roles in test center management and new product development. She retired in 2011. She became a master gardener and enjoyed traveling all over the world with her husband, Roger, who survives her. She is also survived by a daughter, a son, four grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Bernice Forrest Guillaume ’74 AM, of Las Vegas; Jul. 10. She had a long career teaching at Xavier University, Saint Louis University, Benedict College, and more recently at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She published The Collected Works of Olivia Ward Bush-Banks. She retired in 2021 to Las Vegas. In 2022, the BAM published a profile of her titled “Roots, Reconnected,” available on our wesbite. She is survived by two sons and their spouses, two granddaughters, and a brother. 

Everett E. Crisman ’74 ScM, ’84 PhD, of Woonsocket, R.I.; Jun. 2, of liver cancer. He worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh for eight years before becoming a visiting scientist at the research laboratory on Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts. A position as a research professor at URI from 1998 to 2012 followed, when he achieved emeritus status and continued as a research affiliate until 2020. He was an eighth degree black belt and a sensei at R.I. Uechi Karate School and practiced tai chi daily for decades. He obtained his pilot’s license in 1979 and continued flying for almost four decades. He was an avid reader, researcher, and biker. He was a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and the North American Uechi Karate Association. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; a sister; and several nieces and nephews.

William A. Orth ’70 PhD, of Hummelstown, Pa.; Jun. 24. He had a long distinguished military career that culminated with numerous titles, honors, and awards before retiring from active service in 1983. From 1983 to 1985 he was president at Trident Technology College (S.C.) then relocated and became president of Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Okla.) from 1985 to 1987. From 1987 to 1993 he served as president at Atlantic Community College (N.J.). He is survived by his wife, Doris, and two daughters. 

Raymond L. Dudley ’70 MAT, of Guilford, Conn.; Jul. 13, from Lewy Body dementia. He taught English at Daniel Hand High School in Madison (Conn.), retiring in 2008. A descendant of one of Guilford’s founding families, he was part of Guilford’s farming community that included his family’s gardens on Clapboard Hill, his cousin’s dairy farm, and volunteering at the Dudley Farm Museum in North Guilford. He helped to found Guilford Recycling, a volunteer group associated with the Guilford Land Trust. He delivered Meals on Wheels, served for 20 years on the conservation commission, was a board member of Alder Brook Cemetery, and was a member of the Preservation Alliance, the Guilford Keeping Society, the Dorothy Whitfield Historical Society, the Guilford Foundation, the Guilford Agricultural Association, and the Draft Horse Association. He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, five grandchildren, a brother and sister-in-law, and his former wife, Carol Brown. 

Davis A. Young ’69 PhD, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Aug. 20. He taught for 36 years at NYU, UNC-Wilmington, and Calvin College. He published numerous papers exploring the history of geology and its intersection with Christianity. Outside of academia, he enjoyed birding and classical music. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; three children and their spouses; and six grandchildren.

Egidio V. Lunardi ’69 AM, ’76 PhD, of Painesville, Ohio; Jun. 27. After graduation, he moved to Painesville and began his career as an Italian professor at Lake Erie College. After 30 years, he was awarded the distinction of emeritus professor. He enjoyed traveling to Italy with his children and grandchildren and playing cards. He is survived by four children, two grandsons, two sisters, and a cousin.

Patricia Fern Allen ’69 MAT, of Cranston, R.I.; Jul. 16, after a brief illness. She was an accomplished award-winning painter and longtime member of the Providence Art Club and the South County and Wickford art associations. She is survived by her daughter and three grandchildren. 

Krishna S. Vanguri ’68 ScM, ’71 PhD, of Frederick, Md., formerly of North Brunswick, N.J.; Jul. 30. He immigrated to the United States in 1966 to pursue his PhD at Brown and he became a naturalized citizen in 1978. He had a long career as an engineer for both the David Sarnoff Research Center-RCA in Princeton (N.J.) and Bell Laboratories-AT&T (N.J.). He was a founding member, trustee, and past vice chairman of the Sri Venkateswara Temple of Bridgewater (N.J.). He retired to Frederick to be closer to his grandchildren and enjoyed playing bridge at the senior center and volunteering as an AARP tax advisor. He is survived by two sons, two daughters-in-law, four grandchildren, a sister, and three brothers. 

Nalin Jayantilal Unakar ’65 PhD, of Rochester Hills, Mich.; Jul. 17, after a brief illness. After completing his master’s degree in India, he journeyed to America and graduated from Brown with a doctorate in biological sciences. He went on to work briefly in Canada before joining the faculty at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., where he advanced from professor to chairman of their biological sciences department. He was instrumental in helping the University expand its biological sciences department and securing funding for its first electron microscope. He retired in 2000 and spent time traveling the world with his wife, Nita, who preceded him in death. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, and four grandchildren. 

Richard M. August ’64 AM, of Providence, R.I.; Jul. 13, after a brief illness. He was a numismatist, runner, track coach, and math teacher who guided countless people. He also enjoyed gardening. He is survived by a sister and seven nieces and nephews. 

Deborah Hacker Oakley ’60 AM, of Chelsea, Mich.; Aug. 21. She was a faculty member at the University of Michigan, where she also served as a member of federal National Institutes of Health and state review and advisory panels. Her research focused on women’s health and included groundbreaking tracking of contraceptive behaviors and institutional effects on women’s health in the U.S. and China, evaluation of delivery care by certified midwives, documentation of nurse-managed centers in the U.S. and China, and women’s health behaviors in Iran. She collaborated with colleagues from multiple universities and, together with the late Meiyu Yu, established an educational and research partnership with Peking Medical University School of Nursing. She served on the board of directors of Planned Parenthood and was a member of the American Public Health Association. She helped found the American Public Health Association’s Women’s Caucus. In her retirement she continued as a peer reviewer for international journals and enjoyed work as an ESL tutor. She also liked gardening. She is survived by her husband, Bruce ’60 ScM, ’62 PhD; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; four grandchildren; and six nieces and nephews. 

Robert P. Erickson ’56 ScM, ’58 PhD, of Bethesda; Jul. 10. He was professor emeritus of psychology at Duke University. He joined the Duke faculty in 1961 and retired in 2000. He was a member of the American Physiological Society, Psychonomic Society, and Sigma Xi. He is survived by three sons, including Lars ’79; five grandchildren, including granddaughter Phoebe Erickson ’17; and former wife, Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’57, ’59 AM.

Robert L. Miller ’54 PhD, of Farmington Hills, Mich.; Jun. 15. His career centered around the study of the structure and behavior of crystalline polymers while working at Monsanto Co. and later at the Michigan Molecular Institute. He published 69 papers and articles. He was a longtime member of the American Chemical Society and the American Physical Society. In addition to his science career, he bred Shetland sheepdogs and was active with the American Shetland Sheepdogs Association and the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Detroit. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, two grandsons, and two great-grandchildren. 

Paul N. Schatz ’52 PhD, of North Branford, Conn., formerly of Charlottesville, Va.; Jul. 7. While at Brown, he married Virginia Margaret Bogert ’55 PhD, who predeceased him. He had a long career teaching physical chemistry and molecular spectroscopy. After a postdoctoral fellowship with Linus Pauling and time served in the U.S. Army, he joined the chemistry faculty at the University of Virginia in 1956. He was promoted to full professor in 1965 and served as department chair from 1971 to 1974. He authored more than 100 scientific publications and enjoyed sabbatical years spent at Oxford University in England, the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and the Australian National University. He retired in 1997 and moved to Connecticut in 2007. In retirement, he taught himself computer programming. He also taught several science-related continuing education classes. He enjoyed playing squash and tennis and walking. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, including son Peter ’82, ’82 ScM; six grandchildren; a sister-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. 

 Juan Marcos Rodriquez ’20, of El Paso, Tex.; Jul. 2. After Brown, he pursued his masters in ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine. He continued there as a teaching assistant and mentor. He enjoyed hiking. He is survived by his parents, five siblings, two grandmothers, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. 

Carmen Hawkins DeCecco ’99, of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; Jul. 19. She had a career in marketing, advertising, and communications. After 10 years in Providence, she returned home to Hilton Head Island and wrote a regular column in The Island Packet. She had a passion for creative writing and wrote short films and screen plays as well. For the last 10 years she was in charge of communications and marketing of the Italian American Club of Hilton Head Island. She enjoyed walking on the beach and spending time with her beagle Sammie. She is survived by her husband John and a stepson. 

Mary-Bestor Bankhead Grant ’98, of Homewood, Ala.; Jul. 22. After Brown she traveled extensively before returning home to Alabama. She spent many years working in nonprofits in Birmingham that included the YWCA, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, and the Cawaco River Project. She had an adventurous spirit and enjoyed scuba diving, zip lining, skydiving, hiking mountain summits, hot air ballooning, and going on safari in Zambia. She hiked Mount Kilimanjaro and walked the Camino de Santiago Trail in Spain. She enjoyed meeting people of all kinds. She is survived by her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, a brother, a niece, and two nephews.

Christopher T. Anderson ’97, of Huntington, W. Va.; Aug. 9, of cancer. He chose to move to Germany and learn the language during his senior year at Brown, after which he started an internship at ZF Friedrichshafen. He then moved to Spartanburg, S.C., and later enrolled in law school at Indiana University in Bloomington. After graduating and passing the Pennsylvania Bar, he worked at Pepper Hamilton and was married. In 2008, he and his wife moved back home to Huntington and started a family. He worked in a variety of roles that included public works director and administrator of Marshall Pediatrics. He and his wife homeschooled their children. He enjoyed playing basketball, reading, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Mary Beth; his mother; a daughter; a son; two aunts; and an uncle. 

Susan K. Henderson ’92, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Santa Monica, Calif.; Jul. 7. After Brown, she earned a master’s degree in education from Pepperdine University and settled in Santa Monica. She eventually moved to Pittsburgh to be close to family. A lover of animals, she repeatedly adopted rescue dogs. She was a lifelong Steelers fan and a collector of vintage jewelry. She is survived by a son; her mother; brother Paul T. Henderson ’90; and three nieces and nephews. 

 Alaine Owsley Davis ’92, of Kenmore, Wash.; Jun. 16, 2023, of complications from neuroendocrine tumors. Following Brown, she received a master’s in secondary education and teaching from the University of Washington and dedicated her career to STEM education. She taught for 25 years, the majority of which was at Woodinville Montessori School in Bothell, Wash., where she cofounded the middle school and served as lead curriculum developer and a faculty mentor and advocate. She also thrived as a certified college counselor. A pillar of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church for two decades, she guided the community as board president and led the nonfiction book club and annual women’s retreat, among many roles. She enjoyed solving the New York Times crossword puzzle and was a voracious reader, talented chef, and brilliant artist who often gifted her creations to her family, friends, students, and community. She enjoyed playing games, attending plays, camping, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and hiking. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Lane Owsley ’91; two sons; a sister; a mother-in-law and father-in-law; sister-in-law; brothers-in-law; nephew; and two nieces.

David H. Barkhuff ’86, of Setauket, N.Y.; Jun. 20. After earning a PhD from the University of Virginia and completing postdoctoral fellowships at MIT, he worked at Renaissance Technologies for 25 years. He was an avid cyclist, guitarist, reader, and art collector. He is survived by two brothers. 

Keonaona D. Peterson ’83, of Riverside, Calif.; Aug. 10. She worked at Harper & Row (now HarperCollins) publishing company, where she rose to be managing editor. She left publishing to do IT management work but was disappointed in the work and became a freelance editor specializing in art books. She is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, a brother and sister-in-law, seven nieces and nephews, and her Brown roommate and friend Patricia Steen ’83. 

Mary Louise Borg ’81, of East Sandwich, Mass., formerly of Burlington, Vt.; Jul. 24, of endometrial cancer. She graduated from Boston Law School in 1985 and worked for several years at a large Boston firm before transferring to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Boston office. After marrying, she moved to Burlington, started a family, and had a long career at Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources, where she served as deputy director of the Watershed Management Division. Following her diagnosis in 2020, the family moved to Massachusetts for her treatment. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially hiking, canoeing, biking, and cross-country skiing. She also enjoyed time spent with family at the family home in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and at the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Three Mile Island Camp in New Hampshire. She is survived by her husband, William Dorrow; two daughters; a son-in-law; and a brother. 

 Lee Warshavsky ’80, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Aug. 26, from complications of ALS. He was an attorney for the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development and more recently was associate director and general counsel at the Settlement Housing fund. He is survived by his wife, Susan; a son; his mother; his mother-in-law; two brothers-in-law; and two nieces. 

Kevin A. McCarl ’79, of Pittsburgh; Aug. 8, of cancer. He continued his father’s legacy by working at the family business, McCarl’s Services. He spent many years involved with McGuire Memorial, serving as chairman of the McGuire Memorial Foundation, and was active in his community serving on numerous boards. In 2010, he was honored by the Mental Health Association of Beaver County for his lifelong work to support those with physical and intellectual disabilities. He is survived by his wife, Tammy; six children and their spouses; and nine grandchildren. 

Seth A. Chernick ’79, of Weston, Mass., formerly of Providence, R.I.; Jul. 21, from metastatic gastric cancer. Following Brown, he graduated from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business and had a long career at Fortune 500 companies in roles that included consulting, sales operations, strategy and project management. His most recent position was with CVS Caremark. A former Eagle Scout, he was an assistant scoutmaster in Weston, where his son also earned the rank of Eagle Scout as the third generation of Chernick men to do so. Ever true to Brown, he remained involved in a variety of alumni leadership roles, including being class marshal at his 45th reunion. He is survived by his wife, Randee L. Cassel ’79; daughter Rebecca Chernick ’18, ’19 AM; a son; a brother; two aunts; nephew Eric J. von Wettberg ’07 PhD and his wife Kristin Bishop ’07 PhD. 

Michael A. McCullough ’77, of Beverly, Mass.; Jul. 7, following a brief illness. After receiving a master’s degree from University College, Dublin, he worked in New York City writing copy for various professional publications and marketing/advertising firms. He later worked as a senior editor at Coopers & Lybrand writing speeches for the firm’s top executives and producing the monthly newsletter. He left Coopers to found McCullough Communications LLC, where he wrote promotional and website copy as well as personal memoirs for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Josephine; two sisters, including Kate McCullough ’83; and five nieces and nephews. 

William E. Warren III ’76, of North Richland Hills, Tex.; Aug. 19. He was a self-taught computer programmer and worked at IBM, Electronic Data Systems, and BNSF, from which he retired as a senior systems developer. In 1988, he was ordained a minister in the AME Zion Church and served as the pastor of Redeeming Covenant Church in Dallas. He suffered a life-altering stroke in 2004 but his resilience never waned. He enjoyed singing and was an active member of the Brown Black Chorus and the Gates of Praise Choir. He also enjoyed playing chess, fishing, bowling, and playing golf. He is survived by his wife, Joy Wycliff Warren ’77; eight children; seven grandchildren; and extended family. 

Richard G. Van Etten ’75, of Warner, N.H.; Aug. 20. He joined the Peace Corps and traveled to Nepal, Antarctica, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. He later worked at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, where he met his future wife, Sarah, who survives him. He is also survived by two sons and six siblings. 

Steven F. Karlin ’75, of Warwick, R.I.; Jul. 26. After Brown he went on to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and devoted his career in psychiatry to caring for the severely mentally ill in centers in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He helped struggling physicians through the Physician Health Committee of the Rhode Island Medical Society, of which he was a member. He was a talented abstract artist and an accomplished wood sculptor. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Heiss; a daughter; son Sam ’16; a brother and sister-in-law; and three nephews. 

Gabrielle Michael Graham ’73, of Seal Cove, Me., formerly of Philadelphia and Seattle; Jul. 19. After graduating from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, she became an interventional radiologist at Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. She moved to Seattle in 1978 and was the director of the Swedish Radia Imaging Center for many years. She retired to Seal Cove in 2000 and founded the Mount Desert Island Footloose Friends hiking group, and she was involved with the Downeast Humanists and Freethinkers Society. She enjoyed doing arts and craft projects and enrolled in courses at the Acadia Senior College. She is survived by her husband, Bill Allen; two sisters; five stepchildren; and many step-grandchildren. 

James A. Fellows,’70, of Columbus, Ohio; Aug. 13. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and went on to have a successful business career. He was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, where he served as treasurer, vestry member, and senior warden. He is survived by his wife, Rae Roberts Fellows ’70; two sons and daughters-in-law; four grandsons; and a sister. 

James A. Northrop ’69, of Onchiota, N.Y.; Aug. 7, of lung and brain cancer. After earning his MBA from Columbia University in 1972, he worked in marketing at Quaker Oats and later became president and COO at Monet. He went on to hold CEO positions at companies that included the Trifari/Marvella Jewelry unit of Hallmark, the Popular Club Plan business of J. Crew, and Crystal Brands Jewelry. In 1989 Fortune Magazine “crowned” him the “King of Costume Jewelry.” In 1994, he acquired Princess House from Colgate-Palmolive and was its CEO for 12 years. He brought the direct selling business model to subsequent roles with the Canadian public company Immunotec and eventually his own Winfield Consulting, founded in retirement. With his colleagues at Winfield, he served more than 60 companies in the direct selling business ranging from start-ups to multibillion-dollar enterprises. He also served on multiple corporate and nonprofit boards, including the Direct Selling Association and the Direct Selling Education Foundation. He is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren.

Jeff Carter ’69, of Los Angeles; Mar. 4, 2024. He went on to graduate from Columbia Law School and began his law practice at Whitman & Ransom in New York City. He later moved to INCO ElectroEnergy & Exide Corps. in Philadelphia as a legal officer and assistant secretary. While in New York he tutored students in Harlem and served on the board of the Timothy School for disabled children. He also served as a deacon at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian and as a counselor in their men’s homeless shelter. After moving to California he continued his litigation practice, but he also spent many years as a mediator in the L.A. County Superior Court Mediation Panels, where he also served as a judge in the Judge Pro Tempore Program throughout Los Angeles County. He served his community tirelessly and was elected multiple times to the Studio City Neighborhood Council. He continued to read and study history and enjoyed golf, tennis, and summer reunions with his cousins. He remained close to many of the friends he made at Brown, particularly those he met in his Sigma Nu fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Rosalind Moore, and a son. 

Hugh G. Bingham ’67, of Greenwood Village, Colo.; Jul. 26. He was a trial lawyer for 20 years before leaving to form a business with his wife helping those who needed a secure financial settlement plan for their futures. After retiring, he worked as a docent for 10 years at the Denver Art Museum. He is survived by his wife, Gina; three children and their spouses; and four grandchildren.

Peter W. Billings ’67, of Salt Lake City; Jun. 29, from metastatic prostate cancer. After Brown, he received a Samuel T. Arnold Fellowship to King’s College in Cambridge. While there he played tennis and rowed. After Cambridge, he graduated from Harvard Law and moved to Washington, D.C., to practice law. In 1974, he moved to Salt Lake City to manage Wayne Owens’s U.S. Senate campaign and joined Fabian & Clendenin, where he practiced law for more than 45 years, 25 of them as president of the firm. Throughout his career he served in various leadership positions that included Brown University trustee, chairman of the Utah Liquor Commission, chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, and president of Salt Lake Country Club. His children taught him how to ski and appreciate the outdoors, which included hiking, snowshoeing, and biking through the mountains and deserts. He in turn taught his grandchildren how to drive (a golf cart) and play pickleball. He is survived by his wife, Margaret “Marney”; a daughter and son-in-law; son David ’02; a daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; and brothers John ’69, Thomas ’73, and Stuart ’77. 

Peter C. Smith ’66, of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia; Jul. 22. After Brown, where he played on the rugby team and was a senior captain, he worked at Avco in Wilmington, Mass. He decided to change his career path and returned to school and graduated from a joint MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute program in 1973. In 1975 he accepted a position as research scientist in coastal oceanography at Bedford Institute of Oceanography. He remained there directing numerous programs until his retirement in 2012. His knowledge of currents helped assist rescuers when looking for the remains of the Swissair disaster. He enjoyed spending time with his sons, whether coaching their sports teams or helping with science projects. He is survived by his wife, Julia Berry Smith ’67; two sons; two grandchildren; a sister; and a brother. 

H. Stanley Rebert ’66, of York, Pa.; Jul. 28. He earned his JD from Boston University and was a public defender. In 1986, he accepted the position of County of York district attorney, from which he retired in 2010. He was a member of numerous organizations, including the York County Bar Association, York County Fraternal Order of Police, and Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, and was a former member of the Victory Athletic Association. He is survived by his wife, Susan; two daughters and sons-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; and three grandchildren. 

Alexander “Figg” Newton ’66, of Madison, Ga.; Jan. 15, 2024. He earned his JD from Duke University School of Law and headed to New York City to practice law. After a while his adventurous spirit emerged and he left the law practice and spent two years in Guatemala serving as a Peace Corps volunteer. That led to a career with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He spent two years in Mali, five years in the Ivory Coast, and four years in Quito, Ecuador, traveling regularly for work throughout the region, which led to him meeting his future wife, Betsy Wagenhauser, at the South American Explorers’ Club, where she was working. A five year tour in Bangladesh followed with frequent work visits to Nepal. They started a family and then spent four years in Kazakhstan, where he served as democracy office chief. He was promoted to USAID deputy mission director of Haiti in 2000 and returned to West Africa in 2002, first to Ghana, then four years in Mali as mission director. He retired in 2012 but began a series of short-term assignments for USAID that took him back to Africa, Indonesia, Egypt, and Ukraine. In between assignments, he and Betsy built a home in Madison. He continued to enjoy high adventure hobbies such as hang-gliding, scuba diving, bungee jumping, and surfing. He is survived by his wife; a daughter; and a son. 

Lawrence M. Lapine ’66, of Ridgefield, Conn.; Aug. 22, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He graduated from UConn’s law school and had a successful career as a trial attorney that spanned more than 40 years. He volunteered at his synagogue. He enjoyed lunchtime pickup basketball games, skiing, tennis, golf, reading, and watching sports. He is survived by his wife, Susan; a daughter; a son and daughter-in-law; and five grandchildren. 

Stephen R. Krone ’66, of Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Jul. 23. He had been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in 1984 and overcame until he was recently diagnosed with myelofibrosis. He graduated from Penn State Dickinson Law in 1969 and joined PA Legal Services, where he remained for 43 years. In retirement he continued to mentor legal services attorneys and on Aug. 29, 1992, the Mayor declared it Steve Krone Day in honor of his years of public service. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, and a son. 

Eugene K. Achter ’66, of Lexington, Mass.; Jul. 8, from complications of ALS. While at Brown, he met his future wife, Kathy Relson ’67. After graduation they moved to Chicago while he earned his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was a scientist and engineer by trade and had a career involved with the NIH, medical instrumentation, and bomb detection. In retirement he enjoyed volunteering in the MIT Venture mentoring service. He enjoyed hiking, snorkeling, music, and singing, along with telling stories and making puns. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, including Jeff ’92; two daughters-in-law; four grandchildren; a sister; and brother-in-law Peter Relson ’77. 

John C. Parry ’65, of Plymouth, Mass.; Aug. 4. As a student he was a star athlete on Brown’s football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. After receiving an MBA from the Wharton School at UPenn, he spent years in Philadelphia working for IBM and Instant Data Corp. In 1975 he returned to Brown, where he had been inducted into the University Hall of Fame for football, to begin a career as an athletic director. For the next 40 years he was an athletic director at Brown, Butler, and Cleveland State. He served on the local host organizing committee for the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Final Fours, was a member of the NCAA Management Council, and served as president of the East Coast Athletic Conference. In addition to playing, officiating, and coaching lacrosse, he started programs at Butler and Cleveland State and served as chair of the NCAA Lacrosse Committee. He was one of the founding members of the Indiana Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse. He enjoyed reading, watching sports, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Candi; four children and their spouses, including daughter Alyson Drew ’91 and her husband Parker ’91; six grandchildren; a sister; and many nieces and nephews. 

Howard B. Hile ’64, of Sun Peaks, B.C., formerly of Philadelphia; Jul. 16. He was part of the ROTC program at Brown and upon graduation was sworn into the U.S. Navy. He completed his active service with the rank of lieutenant and remained in the reserves for more than 25 years. He began working at Union Carbide (NYC) before enrolling at the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia to obtain his MBA. He then worked at National Bulk Carriers and got married. In Philadelphia, he worked in marine transport with Sonat Marine and Maritrans. He specialized in oil spill response and eventually was a consultant with Gallagher Marine Systems. He became a liaison to federal, state, and local agencies in the area of spill response and worked with companies all over the world in their preparation of U.S. waters oil spill response plans and training. He retired to Sun Peaks and enjoyed bird watching and skiing. He is survived by his stepdaughter and her spouse, a brother and sister-in-law, and a cousin. 

Freda Wallace Macleod ’63, of East Providence, R.I.; Aug. 4. After earning a master’s degree in library science, she worked in the Boston area before working in an administrator role in Brown’s graphic services department. Due to health issues, she retired early and assisted her husband who was a professor at Stonehill College. She participated in book groups and Alliance Française de Newport, where she was president for several years. She enjoyed the theater and classical music. She is survived by son Gregory Wallace ’89 AM, ’96 PhD; a daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; and three stepchildren. 

Christine MacGillis ’63, of West Hartford, Conn.; Jun. 23. After graduation from Brown, she spent time traveling throughout Europe before starting a career at Connecticut General Corp. (now Cigna), where she rose to be an officer of the company. She enjoyed scouting for books at tag sales and libraries and took a class on mystery writing. She wrote several manuscripts. She is survived by two sisters, four sisters-in-law, a brother-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. 

John C. Davis II ’63, of Port Townsend, Wash.; Aug. 31, from prostate cancer. After Brown, he joined the Navy, where he had a 21-year career. After retiring from the Navy, he worked for Hughes/Raytheon as a computer engineer while also flying Learjets for Flight International. In 2007 he retired for a second time to Port Townsend. He was a member of Delta Phi. He is survived by his wife, Claudia; two daughters and sons-in-law; four grandchildren; a sister; and seven nieces and nephews. 

Barbara Bromer van Achterberg ’62, of Hebron, formerly Easton, Conn.; Jul. 14. She got married in 1965, settled in Easton, began a family, and started an organic farm. At age 50, she returned to school and earned a master’s degree in library science from Southern Connecticut State University and worked as a reference librarian at the Bethel Public Library for 20 years. She was an avid reader and participated in several book groups. She also enjoyed gardening and was an active member of the North American Rock Garden Society. She ran the soup kitchen as a member of the Easton Congregational Church. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son and daughter-in-law, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers, a sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. 

Elaine Remley Perachio ’62, of Issaquah, Wash.; May 28. She was a grant manager for the Moody Foundation and executive director of the Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund. She is survived by her husband, Adrian ’61; two daughters; and a son. 

Susanna Opper ’62, of Alford, Mass.; Jul. 16, of ovarian cancer. She had been one of the early woman reporters at the Brown Daily Herald. After graduation, a career in magazine writing followed at Time Life prior to transitioning to corporate communications at Federated Department Stores, Exxon, and BankBoston. She cowrote Technology for Teams: Enhancing Productivity in Networked Organizations. After she met her future husband at a Brown reunion, they married and together founded Southern Berkshires Toastmasters Club in 1997. Susanna also cofounded Berkshire Entrepreneurs Network, helping the growth of small businesses and solo entrepreneurs. In 2003 she created Shawenon Communication. She volunteered with Hospice Care of the Berkshires. For four years she worked at Villages of the Berkshires as chair of the Sage Committee, enabling people to age in their own homes. She enjoyed interviewing Brown applicants and being in the outdoors. She hiked and skied until just two years ago. She is survived by her husband, Will Ryan ’62; two stepsons; a step-daughter-in-law; three grandchildren; and two great-
granddaughters.

Joyce Klaber Gore ’62, of Australia; May 26. She was a retired drama teacher and stage manager. She is survived by three children, eight grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. 

Paul J. Forrest ’62, of Essex, Conn.; Jun. 25. He attended Brown through the Navy ROTC program and served as an aviator in the Mediterranean and at Guantanamo Bay. He was reactivated in the reserves in Pennsylvania and pursued an MBA at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation, he began working with TWA, offering him the opportunity to travel the world. He went on to work at Morgan Stanley, then was CFO for Josephson International, and later was a partner and CFO for Heating Oil Partners in Connecticut. He retired to Essex, where he was a member of the Essex Yacht Club and served on the regatta committee. He volunteered with HomeFront, helping others who couldn’t afford to make their homes safe environments. He is survived by his wife, Adrienne; five children; seven grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.

Avery W. Bates ’61, of Tucson; Aug. 20. He was a vice president at Seatrain, managed a wild blueberry farm in Massachusetts, and worked in the retail food business along with his entire family. Later he was involved in real estate. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn “Dee” Bates ’62; four children; eight grandchildren; a sister; and a brother. 

William J. O’Neill ’60, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., formerly of Red Hook, N.Y.; Jul. 5, of cancer. Following Brown, he graduated from Duke Law School and was appointed a special agent with the FBI in 1963, serving for eight years in North Carolina during the height of the civil rights era. After his divorce from his first wife, he relocated to Red Hook, where they remained friends and coparents. Upon his return to New York, he was hired as an assistant district attorney in Dutchess County and remarried. He retired from the district attorney’s office on December 30, 2002, concluding 31 years as a trial lawyer, as well as being instrumental in the training and development of many young attorneys. He then joined his longtime friend’s law firm part-time and retired a second time in 2012. In retirement he served as the appointed chief deputy of the town and was instrumental in the preservation of farmland and public spaces. He was elected four times to the Town Board through 2021. He is survived by his wife, Jean; four children and their spouses, including son Alec ’03; three stepchildren; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law; a brother-in-law; and many nieces and nephews. 

George S. Champlin ’60, of Barrington, R.I.; Aug. 22. After Brown he earned his MBA from Pace University and was a member of the National Business Honorary Society. He worked for a variety of companies, including CBS Inc., Ard Appraisal Company, and the Vanguard Group. He was a member of the Appraisal Institute, having completed an MAI Designation as a successful real estate appraiser. In retirement he was a member of several social clubs and organizations. He was a coordinator for courses at Providence’s Lifelong Learning Collaborative. He served on the board of directors as the treasurer and secretary of the Bristol County Water Authority. He was a member of the Barrington Garden Club and served as an elder at Barrington Presbyterian Church. While at Brown he was a member of the sailing team. He is survived by his wife, Betsy; son John A. Champlin ’09, two stepchildren, a daughter-in-law, two grandchildren; and two siblings. 

David E. Birenbaum ’59, of Washington, D.C.; Jun. 18. He was a renowned lawyer known for his groundbreaking work in international law and his influential role as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.  His career began with a federal clerkship in Hartford before moving to Washington, D.C. In 1968, he joined the landmark Kerner Commission established by President Lyndon B. Johnson to study the causes of racial riots. As assistant general counsel, he played a role in organizing hearings and contributing to the report’s sections on education and urban policy. During his career he lectured at the University of Pennsylvania Law School on international trade law and served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform during the Clinton Administration, working on proposals to reform the institution while building relationships with ambassadors from various nations. Upon leaving the U.N. in 1996, he created and chaired the Emergency Coalition for U.S. Financial Support of the United Nations. He had been a longtime partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, specializing in international trade and investment law, and retired from the partnership in 2000. Throughout his career, he took multiple leaves of absence to work on Democratic campaigns and political assignments. He authored several publications in reference to the United Nations and served in various positions on numerous boards. He was an avid traveler and Nationals fan. He enjoyed the opera, reading, and dancing with his wife, the Hon. Vanessa Ruiz. He is survived by Ruiz; a daughter; son Matthew ’87; a daughter-in-law; stepdaughter Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz ’01; four grandchildren; and a brother and sister-in-law. 

Robert A. Brown ’60, of Mattapoisett, Mass.; Aug. 19, after a short illness. He worked for many years as an engineer for different companies, including Sippican Company and the Acushnet Company, which makes Titleist products. He holds many patents for his unique inventions. His passion for the beach led to countless hours restoring Cannonville Beach. He enjoyed biking, sailing, and playing tennis, which he did into his 80s. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son, and two grandchildren. 

E. Lang D’Atri ’60, of Canton, Ohio; Aug. 2. After Brown he continued his education at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and then pursued a master of laws at Northwestern University. He was admitted to the Bar in 1963. He practiced law in Canton his entire career and was a trustee or member of numerous boards. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and reading. He is survived by three children and their spouses, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson. 

Daniel S. Wolk ’59, of New York City; Aug. 19. He graduated from Hebrew Union College and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia before becoming a rabbi at Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester for 43 years. He also taught a course on ethics and Holy Scriptures at School of the Holy Child in Rye, N.Y., for 50 years. He published three books and numerous articles. He is survived by his wife, Ann; four stepsons and their spouses, including Scott Siege ’89; and 10 grandchildren. 

Harry W. Townes ’59, of Glendive, Mont.; Jul. 6. After earning his doctorate from Caltech, he accepted a position as professor at Montana State University and taught there for 25 years. He was a lifelong learner and taught himself computer coding in retirement that he used to reconstruct auto accidents for his profession as an expert witness. He was an avid hunter and he enjoyed hiking in the mountains and floating in the rivers. He remained physically active, walking two miles a day until the year before he died. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, two grandsons, three siblings, and several nieces and nephews.

Alan L. Stuart ’59, of Greenwich, Conn. and Brooksville, Me.; Aug. 1. He was a founding partner of Stuart Brothers/New York Hanseatic, a corporate and government bond dealer, and member of the NYSE. He later founded several investment and investment advisory firms. A proud alum, he supported Brown through the Stuart Family Fund in support of the performing arts. He was a member of several boards, including board member and treasurer of the nonprofit Careers Through Culinary Arts Program. Sailing was his passion and he enjoyed cruising with family and friends and recruiting friends and extended family to crew and race, including four Newport to Bermuda races. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline; daughters Victoria Stuart Guiliano ’87, Carolyn Stuart ’90, and Elizabeth Stuart ’92; two sons-in–law; four grandchildren; and 12 nieces and nephews. 

Jean Thomas Runnells ’59, of Gloucester, Mass.; Sept. 3, of cancer. She pursued her love of art by continuing her education at RISD. Once married, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where her love of landscapes and nature grew. Upon returning to Massachusetts, she began to exhibit her work. She visited New Mexico yearly, and there she became an oblate at the Benedictine Abbey. Her paintings exhibited her deep belief that the divine is present in every detail of our lives. She was a spiritual director and a facilitator of creative play workshops. As a member of Animas Valley Institute, she searched for ways to heal our planet. She is survived by her husband, Ernie; three children and their spouses; four grandchildren; and three nieces. 

Lenore A. Donofrio DeLucia ’58, ’61 AM, ’63 PhD, of Wakefield, R.I.; Aug. 5, of cancer. She worked at Rhode Island College for 10 years as a faculty member prior to becoming the associate dean of the School of Education. She spent two years as the acting dean of the School of Education and then helped to establish RIC’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning. During the last 14 years of her 42-year tenure, she was the vice president for administration and finance. During that time, she launched a capital campaign to renovate many older buildings on the campus. In 1969, she was elected to the Jamestown School Committee and served for seven years, during which time the Melrose School was constructed. Lee also served for several years as the chair of the Democratic Town Committee in Jamestown. She and her husband retired to Wakefield, and she served on the board of their homeowner’s association for more than six years and was president for many years. She discovered Mahjong and enjoyed Thursday night games, playing up to the week before she died. She was recognized for her hard work and accomplishments by being named to the Distinguished Young Women of Rhode Island in 1970 and Outstanding Educator of America in 1971. In 1977, she was named Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Jamestown Business and Professional Women’s Association. Her husband, Clement “Ken” DeLucia ’63, preceded her in death. She is survived by daughter Karen E. Pinch ’88 and her husband, and two grandchildren. 

Thomas J. Cogswell ’58, of Macon, Ga.; Jul. 1, of cancer. Music played a major role in his life. At age seven he began playing the piano and later mastered the trumpet. He went on to play the trumpet in the Culver Military Marching Band. After college, he spent six years in the Illinois Air National Guard, where he played in the marching band as well. In 1974, he and his family moved to Coral Gables, Fla., where he became president of Dade Rigging Company. In 1985, he moved to Kiawah Island, S.C., and started a new business, Laser Imaging Products. There he learned the game of golf. He married Jane Thomas in 1996 and moved to Seabrook Island. He retired in 2006 to Callawassie Island, where he continued to play golf, served on the Callawassie Marketing Committee, and joined the choir at The Parish Church of St. Helena. The couple enjoyed traveling the world together, including visits to Alaska, South America, and Europe. At the end of 2022, they moved to Carlyle Place in Macon, and he joined the Choristers. He is survived by his wife, Jane; a daughter and son-in-law; a son; two stepchildren and their spouses; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Marilyn Mapes Yeutter ’57, of West Caldwell, N.J., formerly of Montclair, N.J.; Aug. 22. While attending Brown, she met her future husband, Bruce D. Yeutter ’57, and upon graduation they were married and started a family in Montclair. She was a member of Union Congregational Church, the Montclair Garden Club, Bradford Bath & Tennis Club, and the Montclair Golf Club. She had a lifelong passion for sports that included traveling to attend Brown football and soccer games but, more importantly, watching her daughter compete on the Brown swim team. She also attended her grandchildren’s sporting events. For more than 40 years the family gathered at the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where she enjoyed collecting sea shells and walking the beach with her children and grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three daughters, including Diane Rothberg ’83 and Stacey Ross ’94; three sons-in-law; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. 

Priscilla “Shelley” Everett Richardson ’57, of Manitowoc, Wisc., formerly of Portsmouth and Dover, N.H.; Jul. 1. She retired as director of medical records at Seacoast Mental Health Center in Portsmouth. She enjoyed tutoring elementary school students, baking, sewing, knitting, and traveling, especially to Switzerland. She is survived by two daughters, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren, a great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews.

Cynthia Galazzi Lewis ’57, of Bristol, R.I., formerly of New York; Aug. 11. She was a biology lab technician and held office manager positions at multiple companies during her career. She enjoyed sailing, gardening, visiting museums, and traveling. She is survived by two children. 

Jules A. Titelbaum ’56, of South Orange, N.J.; Jul. 28. He received his medical degree from Baylor University College of Medicine in Houston and did a residency at Yale University School of Medicine, where he served as chief pediatric resident and completed a fellowship in infectious disease. He also completed a fellowship in developmental biology at Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Additionally, he served in the U.S. Army as captain of the Medical Corps from 1962 to 1963. Since 1972, he had been an associate professor of pediatrics and associate professor of preventive medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honors and a member of the board of trustees of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, was past president of the Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey. He was chairman of the Medical Center’s Infection Control Committee and served on the Infectious Disease Review Board for many years. He is survived by his wife, Susan; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; five grandchildren; a sister; and many nieces and nephews. 

Robert A. Schneider ’56, of Billerica, Mass.; Aug. 7. He had a career that included being a business manager, Christian school administrator, small business owner, and school bus driver. He enjoyed woodworking, painting, gardening, and vacationing with his family. He is survived by four children and their spouses, 20 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. 

Edward Koczak ’56, of La Jolla, Calif.; Jun. 21, 2023. He is survived by a sister. 

Joan Peterson Klimann ’56, of Jupiter, Fla.; Aug. 19. She continued her education at RISD and worked in the art field for many years before opening her own gallery in Boston. She closed her gallery in 1981 and moved to Florida in 2000. She enjoyed playing golf and traveling. 

Donald M. Seifert ’55, of Summit, N.J.; Aug. 28. During his time at Brown, he was a national collegiate champion and All-American in the hammer throw. He went on to Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Upon completion of specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery, he established Summit Oral Surgery. He was an attending surgeon at Overlook Hospital and helped develop their dental residency program, serving as chief and director of dental education at Overlook for more than 10 years. He was also an assistant clinical professor at Columbia University. A member of several boards, he was the recipient of an outstanding citizen award. He enjoyed sailing with his daughters and teaching them how to build a boat. He was an avid skier, bird watcher, and gardener. He enjoyed music and at age 70 learned to play the flute. He also enjoyed traveling the world with his wife, Lynn Betts Seifert ’56, who survives him, along with his two daughters and their spouses; two grandchildren; a sister; and his mother-in-law. 

Robert A. Murchelano ’55, of Falmouth, Mass., formerly of Easton, Md.; Aug. 24. After Brown he went on to earn a master’s degree in microbiology from URI. He then served in the U.S. Medical Service Corps before earning a PhD in oceanography from URI. He began doing research for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Milford, Conn., and in 1970 accepted a position in Maryland to continue his research for NOAA. His career eventually brought him back to Massachusetts, where he worked for NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency at Woods Hole Laboratory. He authored and published several research papers. In retirement he enjoyed boating, fishing, woodworking, cooking, and classical music. He is survived by his wife, Josephine; two daughters and their spouses; four grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; and a sister and brother-in-law. 

Stephen K. Halpert ’55, of Portland, Me.; Jul. 13, from complications of pancreatic cancer. He served in the U.S. Air Force and, upon discharge, lived in Italy with his wife and children, working on his writing. After moving back to his hometown of Portland, he taught at Deering High School for several years and was a reporter for the Portland Press Herald. He also taught full-time at Westbrook Junior College-University of New England as chair of the English Department for more than 50 years, at Portland School of Art for many years, and at the University of Maine. While at Westbrook (UNE), he began exhibiting photographs featuring local artists, and in 2016 the Stephen K. Halpert Photography Collection was formed in the UNE Art Gallery. He curated three exhibitions in the past year at age 90. He had a passion for cinema that began at Brown and culminated in the purchase of The Movies on Exchange in 1979, where he and his wife showed art and repertory films until 2009. In addition, he owned and operated the Custom Shop, a custom drapery business founded in 1935. He was active in many organizations, including as president of the NAACP and the Baxter Society. He was a trustee of the Tidebrook Preserve in Freeport and coached Little League. He is survived by his wife, Judith Ann Venner; four children; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister; and many nieces and nephews. 

Herbert Ablow ’55, of Lake Worth, Fla., formerly of Swampscott, Mass. ; Jul. 25. He worked at Salem Paper Company, a wholesale paper and packaging distributor founded in 1922 in Salem by his father and uncle. He was vice president and general manager and spent his entire career growing the business. In 1984 he became president and CEO of the company, and in 1992 he sold the business to Eastern Bag and Paper but stayed on to support the relationship until he officially retired in 1994. He was president of the New England Paper Merchants, president of the Salem Lions Club, and trustee of Salem Hospital. He enjoyed playing golf and had memberships at Kernwood Country Club (Mass.), Broken Sound Old Course (Fla.), and Wycliffe Country Club (Fla.), but he was especially proud of his three holes in one. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters Linda Ablow Youngentob ’83 and Lauren Ablow Fryefield ’86; two sons-in-law, including Andy Fryefield ’81; six grandchildren; and a sister. 

Melvin L. Robinson ’54, of New York City; Aug. 20. After graduating from Brown and Columbia Business School, he joined the family business, B. Robinson Optical, and brought it to new levels of success. He was a supporter of UJA Optical Industry and Brown and he enjoyed playing tennis. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; a daughter; son Cliff ’92; a daughter-in-law; and four grandchildren, including Jacob ’28. 

Peter P. DePaola ’54, ’56 AM, of Fall River, Mass.; Aug. 9. He was a foreign language teacher at Classical High School in Providence for more than 40 years and head of the language department. He was fluent in eight languages. In addition to teaching, he would work alongside his brother at Viking Pharmacy in Fall River. He enjoyed music and was a talented pianist. He was continuously active in charitable causes. He is survived by a sister-in-law and nieces and nephews. 

Barbara Kemalian Stone ’53, of Warwick, R.I.; Jul. 30, from kidney failure. After receiving her MAT from Harvard, she taught on American Air Forces bases in Germany and Libya for several years, which allowed her the opportunity to travel extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East. Stateside she taught English and was a drama coach at Warwick Veterans High School. She eventually became a mother of twins and triplets, two years apart. She enjoyed book clubs and playing bridge as a member of Warwick Country Club. She was an avid New England sports fan and also an active member and former president of her Brown class and served as class marshal at her 65th reunion. She is survived by her significant other, E. Allen Reed; daughter Laura Stone ’89; four sons, including Thomas ’89; two daughters-in-law; a son-in-law; and eight grandchildren. 

George F. Smith ’53, of South Hadley, Mass.; Jul. 31. He had a long career as an educator, retiring as head of the science department at South Hadley High School. Previously, he had served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a founding member of All Saints Church and active in its many committees. He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, a son and daughter-in-law, five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. 

Ann J. Kingsbury Resch ’53, of Bennington, Vt.; Jul. 16, from complications of a stroke. After Brown and while in London for three years, she earned a licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She followed with a career in theater and for four years was the assistant to Joseph Papp, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival. She was also an assistant stage manager and business manager of Group 20 Players in Wellesley, Mass., and worked at other regional theaters, including the Antioch Shakespeare Festival and the Brattle Theater. For 10 years she lived in Manhattan, where besides her association with Joseph Papp, she worked as a play reader for Lynn Austin and Roger Stevens. In 1966 she got married, started a family, and left Manhattan. She eventually taught voice at the Emma Willard School in Troy (N.Y.), and at Bennington College, where she later served as coordinator of the dance-drama division. She helped to organize the Vermont Symphony’s youth concerts in Bennington and was active with the Beyond War movement of the 1980s. Many of her reviews of regional drama productions were published locally. She enjoyed swimming and had a fondness for cats. She is survived by her husband, Tyler; two daughters; a son-in-law; a sister; and several nieces and nephews.