James Shortell ’64

James Shortell ’64, of Greenfield, Mass.; Nov. 7. After Brown, he went on to earn a master’s and PhD in psychology at UMass Amherst. While completing his doctoral dissertation, he worked at the Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center in Norwalk (Conn.) and was then invited to become the staff psychologist of the East Spoke inpatient behavioral health unit at the Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, where he worked for the majority of his career, in addition to operating a private practice. He had a keen sense of humor and while working at East Spoke, he organized a humorous in-house newsletter called “The Loose Spoke” about and for his coworkers. He enjoyed designing holiday cards to make the recipients laugh. He spent time at his vacation home in Friendship, Me., where he enjoyed hiking and skiing. He is survived by his wife, Carol; three children; and two grandchildren.