Mattis I. Fern ’55

Mattis I. Fern ’55, of New York City; July 7. He was a dentist in Manhattan and Roslyn for more than 50 years. He graduated from NYU College of Dentistry, where he was a clinical professor, and lectured at dental societies in New York and in Israel. At Brown he was on the swim team and a member of the Tower Club. He was honored in 1972 as area chair of Nassau and Suffolk County of the National Alumni Schools Program (NASP) for Brown, which became the Brown Alumni Schools Program (BASC). He was an officer of the Brown Club of Long Island for several years and class president for 10 years. In addition, he was an aide to the Grand Marshal for his 50th reunion. He was the recipient of the Volunteer Leadership Excellence Award from the Brown Alumni Association and the Association of Class Leaders. He attended every Brown reunion in person through his 60th in 2015. He enjoyed golf, traveling, and everything Brown, especially football games, presidential inaugurations, reunions, and concerts. His favorite friends were also loyal and devoted Brunonians and he never missed an opportunity to promote the University. Once while on vacation in Hawaii he met Sidney Frank ’42; they discussed the opportunity for Sidney to return to campus and reconnect with Brown. He is survived by his wife, Susan; daughter Jacqueline Fern ’83; son Steven Fern ’86; and four grandchildren, including Benjamin Winston ’19 and Emily Winston ’20.