Elaine M. Decker ’67

Elaine M. Decker ’67, of Cromwell, Conn.; Oct. 3, of lung cancer. She began working at Arthur Andersen as a programmer. After two years, she joined Colgate, where she spent 17 years, rising to become a marketing director. She went on to create Business Theatre Unlimited (BTU). She was devoted to fundraising and held various positions at Wheaton College, Brown, and the Fund for Community Progress. In 2014, she relocated to Cromwell. Throughout her life she was a passionate writer, crafting social satire. Her work appeared in her regular blog, Retirement Sparks, in numerous periodicals, and in five books—three on retirement, one on coping with cancer, and one on the sense of humor (all available on Amazon). She is survived by husband Jagdish Sachdev, a sister, and a brother.