Edmund Traverso ’52

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