In Memoriam June 2026 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s The University recently learned of the passing of these Cornellians Editor’s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths—including an obituary, if possible—to the University at cubio-deceased@cornell.edu. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to Cornellians for inclusion in a future In Memoriam section; deaths are generally listed three to four months after the University receives notice. If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Bond ’12 at abb83@cornell.edu. 1940s ’46, BS HE ’45—Nancy Allen Chamberlain of Croghan, NY, February 2, 2026; home economics teacher; local and district FHA advisor; Cub Scout leader; Sunday school teacher; enjoyed travel, reading, knitting, quilting, exercising, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. ’48 BA—Dorothy Dows Kopf of Lake George, NY, formerly of Garden City, NY, February 5, 2026; office manager; Girl Scout leader; enjoyed international travel, cards, games, and puzzles; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. 1950s ’50 BA—Jerrald J. Bedenk of New Smyrna Beach, FL, formerly of Elmira, NY, February 6, 2026; owner, Queen City Paper Co.; veteran; avid golfer; enjoyed international travel, reading, sailing, swimming, and watching Westerns; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’50 BA—Marjorie Maddy Croop of Cincinnati, OH, February 7, 2026; market researcher, Procter & Gamble; enjoyed travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. ’50 BS HE—Margaret Saecker Eldred of Marlton, NJ, January 16, 2026; homemaker; Girl Scout leader; enjoyed travel, golf, bridge, old movies, puzzles, and reading mysteries; active in community and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi. ’50 BA—Sonia Pressman Fuentes of Venice, FL, formerly of Sarasota, FL, December 20, 2025; co-founder, National Organization for Women; attorney, Department of Justice, National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Housing and Urban Development, GTE (formerly General Telephone & Electronics) Corp., and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc.; co-founder, Federally Employed Women; advocate for women’s rights; author; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’50 BS CALS—James W. Wright of Canandaigua, NY, February 5, 2026; vice president, Beaverite Products Inc.; also worked at Bok Industries and Agway; member, Lions Club; Rotarian; enjoyed international travel, bowling, sailing, and golf; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Cayuga Lodge. ’51, BCE ’52—James L. Calderella of Manchester, NJ, February 7, 2026; civil engineer, Ocean County Utility Authority; veteran; avid golfer; Philadelphia Eagles fan; enjoyed reading and taking walks; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi Delta. ’51 BME, MS ORIE ’58—William S. Gere Jr. of Cheshire, CT, January 20, 2026; dean of the Graduate School, University of New Haven; worked at Uniroyal Inc.; professor, School of Engineering, Yale University; veteran; enjoyed birdwatching, running, tennis, wordplay, puzzles, and coin collecting; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi. ’51 BA—Robert M. Smith of Massena, NY, February 4, 2026; radiologist; medical director, GM Central Foundry; veteran; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel, kayaking, windsurfing, hockey, downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, and mountaineering; active in community and professional affairs. ’51, BCE ’56—Robert J. Strohl of Worthington, OH, July 2, 1997; section manager, Battelle Memorial Institute; veteran. Surviving spouse: Hallie Pugh Strohl ’53. ’52 BS HE—Patricia Stitt Truell of Williamsville, NY, January 31, 2026; president and CEO, Pat Publications; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’52, BME ’63—Henry C. Ver Valen of Towson, MD, February 2, 2026; engineer in radar and steel industries; worked at Dravo Corp., Bendix Corp., and other businesses; veteran; enjoyed restoring sports cars; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’52 BA, JD ’56—E. Terry Warren of Austinburg, OH, February 27, 2026; attorney; specialist in probate, trust, real estate, and corporate law; veteran; recipient, President’s Award, Growth Partnership for Ashtabula County; Rotarian; enjoyed international travel and sailing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta. ’53—John N. Facklam of Charlotte, NC, January 27, 2026; marketing analyst, Westinghouse; veteran; master woodworker; enjoyed travel, gardening, reading, and genealogy; active in professional affairs. ’53 BA, MD ’57—Daniel Fishkoff of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Colonia, NJ, January 20, 2026; ophthalmologist; enjoyed international travel, tennis, bridge, pool, and swimming; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’53 BA—Marguerite Goetke Larsen of Middletown, NJ, January 25, 2025; physician; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’53 BS HE—Janis Peet Thomsen of New Paltz, NY, formerly of Homer, NY, November 29, 2023; worked at the Elizabeth Brewster House; substitute pre-school teacher; enjoyed cats and walking; active in community and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi. ’53 BS Hotel—William R. Welsh of Rochester, NY, January 21, 2026; assistant manager, Eastman Kodak Co.; veteran; volunteer, Monroe Community Hospital and the Strong Museum; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha. ’54 BS HE—Martha Cary Manilla of Skaneateles, NY, January 25, 2026; elementary school teacher, Skaneateles Central School District; avid reader; enjoyed bridge, golf, and puzzles; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. ’54—Robert M. Schless of Wayne, IL, September 2, 2025; corporate secretary, Illinois Constructors Corp.; owner, Schless Construction Co.; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed travel, horseback riding, sailing, tennis, and paddle tennis; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta. ’54 BA—Andrew Swatkovskey of Cazenovia, NY, January 17, 2026; antiques dealer; real estate broker; taught Russian studies at Norwich and Colgate universities; veteran; avid gardener; enjoyed reading and playing chess. Sigma Phi. ’55 BA—Jane Elters Smith of New York City, February 2, 2026; homemaker; computer programmer, Mutual Life Insurance Co.; avid seamstress and knitter; enjoyed opera, theater, ballet, concerts, and quilting; active in community and alumni affairs. ’56 BA—Lana Brennan Branton of Lexington, MA, February 5, 2026; director of the docent program, Harvard Art Museums; also led the docent and outreach program at the DeCordova Museum; public school teacher; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, choral singing, ballet, and the arts; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Daniel Branton ’53. ’56—Wilson A. Chase of Huntsville, TX, formerly of Byers, CO, August 6, 2025; pharmacist; owner, Chamber Heights Pharmacy, Kipling Rexall Drug, the Pharmacy Ltd., Bigg’s Pharmacy, Chase Pharmacy, and Chase-Altura Drug; veteran; active in community and professional affairs. ’56, B Chem E ’57—Joseph J. Fitzsimmons of Frankfort, MI, and Ann Arbor, MI, October 18, 2024; president and CEO, University Microfilms Inc.; CEO, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work; served on the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services; Rotarian; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’56 BA—Barbara Allen Grambow of Durham, NC, March 17, 2026; enjoyed international travel, skiing, golf, the color blue, animals, and playing Yahtzee; active in community and alumni affairs. Chi Omega. ’57 MD—James W. Beattie of Rye, NH, formerly of Andover, MA, January 13, 2026; pathologist, Lawrence General Hospital; veteran; avid mountain climber; enjoyed international travel, hiking, and bridge; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’57 BA—Alan R. Hinman of Decatur, GA, January 26, 2026; senior public health scientist, Task Force for Child Survival and Development; adjunct professor of global health and epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University; director of the Immunization Division and the National Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Assistant Surgeon General; also worked with the state health departments of New York and Tennessee; helped advance the first Presidential Initiative on Immunization; author; editor; enjoyed international travel and running; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’57 BS CALS—Beverly Wormley Steuer of West Simsbury, CT, February 6, 2026; chemist, General Foods Research Center; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. ’57, B Chem E ’58—Charles J. Wascheck of Oxford, PA, February 8, 2026; chemical engineer and senior design consultant, DuPont Co.; member, Lions Club; avid Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles fan; enjoyed international travel, military history, reading, nature, animals, and building models; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’58, BEP ’64—Thomas H. Gifft of Lansing, NY, January 28, 2026; owner, T.H. Gifft Co. Inc., designer and manufacturer of the Gifft Depth Recorder for oceanic exploration, and atmospheric equipment used by the National Weather Service, the U.S. Navy, and other government agencies; helped design the inertial navigation system for the Minuteman missile at North American Aviation; patent holder; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon. ’58 BS CALS—Raymond L. MacDougal of Waterloo, NY, December 4, 2025; co-founder, Mac’s Drive-In; agriculture and biology teacher, Waterloo and Marcus Whitman school districts; veteran; enjoyed international travel, flying, boating, and fishing; active in community and professional affairs. ’58 BA—Barbara Buehrig Orlando of New York City, January 31, 2026; director of corporate communications, MTA/New York City Transit; director of public affairs and communications, New York City Department of Sanitation; director of publicity, Money magazine, Time Inc.; public relations account executive, Hill & Knowlton Inc.; freelance reporter; member, President’s Council of Cornell Women; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta. ’58, BME ’59—Carl T. Pfirrmann of Cincinnati, OH, February 3, 2026; president, Art Stamping; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi. ’58 BS CALS—Hugh I. Worley of Lititz, PA, February 11, 2026; assistant manager, Stafford Chevrolet; veteran; enjoyed gardening; active in community and religious affairs. ’59 BS CALS—L. Roland Doerschug of Fancy Gap, VA, formerly of Alfred, NY, September 9, 2023; administrator, Alfred University; computer instructor; veteran; volunteer fireman; enjoyed travel and puzzles; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho. ’59, BArch ’60—Albert R. Mauri of Poughkeepsie, NY, formerly of Hyde Park, NY, January 15, 2026; architect; veteran; enjoyed skiing, waterskiing, tennis, bicycling, kayaking, racquetball, and pickleball; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’59 BS CALS—R. Kimberly Mitchell of Southbury, CT, January 17, 2026; manager, Mitchell Farm; Little League coach; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’59 BA—Anne Wynne Rogg of New Milford, CT, formerly of Wytheville, VA, January 30, 2026; treasurer, Rogg Manufacturing Corp.; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’59—Robert J. Schuler of Marshall, MI, January 27, 2026; restaurateur; founding member, Marshall Forward and the National Resource Center for the Healing of Racism; enjoyed international travel, climbing, river rafting, hunting, and fishing; active in community and professional affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’59 BS ILR—Frederick K. Wallach of Summit, NJ, February 12, 2026; attorney; active in alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi. ’59 BA—Marjorie Holeton Weaver of Naples, FL, February 18, 2026; travel agent; tennis pro; ski instructor; enjoyed international travel, golf, tennis, theater, watercolor painting, and playing ukulele; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. 1960s ’60 BA—Alan R. Butler of Olney, MD, January 8, 2026; civilian employee, U.S. Army; veteran; spoke French, German, Italian, and Spanish; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel; active in religious affairs. ’60 BA—Eugene S. Casey of Weaverville, NC, February 9, 2026; charter pilot; founder, Casey Property Services; also worked at Casey Engineering; veteran; timpanist, Baltimore Symphony and Montgomery Symphony orchestras; Rotarian; mental health advocate; lifelong learner; avid bicyclist; enjoyed classical music, reading, investing, golf, and racquetball; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Phi. ’60 BA—Thomas F. Lynch of Decorah, IA, formerly of College Station, TX, May 25, 2023; executive director, Brazos Valley Museum; adjunct professor, Texas A&M; professor and chair of anthropology, Cornell University; excavated pre-Columbian archaeological sites in South America; enjoyed international travel, motorcycles, folk and country music, and collecting historic firearms; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’61 BS Hotel—Kenneth K. Binder of Danville, KY, November 4, 2025; hotelier; owner, Binder Hospitality; manager, the Caneel Bay St. John Resort and the Grand Teton Lodge Co.; veteran; enjoyed tennis, golf, and barbecuing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. ’61 BA—Donald S. Coburn of Monterey, MA, formerly of Morristown, NJ, August 7, 2024; judge, New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division; also worked as a county prosecutor and attorney; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed skiing, sailing, swimming, bridge, art, music, and theater; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Ellen Jacobs Coburn ’63. ’61 PhD—Donald A. Edwards of St. Charles, IL, December 19, 2025; physicist, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron; expert in accelerator theory; responsible for the technical design of the Cornell Synchrotron; also worked at Fermilab and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory; veteran; foremost benefactor, Cornell University; endowed the Boyce D. McDaniel chair in accelerator physics at Cornell; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’61—Judith Bergman Feig of Springfield, VA, May 29, 2025. ’61, BEE ’62—Wesley R. Grace of Marlborough, MA, formerly of Andover, MA, August 22, 2024; chief engineer, Zoll Medical Corp.; also worked at Raytheon, MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory, and American Pacemaker and InfusAID corporations; contributed to the gyroscope guidance system for NASA’s Apollo missions; hiked New England’s 67 4,000-foot peaks; enjoyed canoeing, camping, bicycling, rock climbing, skiing, creating poetry and songs, and making and renovating furniture; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Pi. ’61—Louis S. Jagerman of Portland, OR, February 7, 2026; ophthalmologist; author; enjoyed travel, music, chess, writing, languages, math, and collecting trains and stamps; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi. ’61 BA—Stephen L. Love of Santa Fe, NM, November 1, 2025; senior vice president, Love & Co.; options trader, American Stock Exchange; attorney; also worked at BGK Properties; enjoyed international travel, golf, tennis, skiing, and walking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi. ’61, BCE ’62—Michael J. Meyer of Whippany, NJ, February 12, 2026; civil engineer; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi Omega. ’61 PhD—Edward G. Miller of North Manchester, IN, February 8, 2026; professor emeritus and chair of chemistry, and founder of the Medical Practicum course, Manchester University; director, Brethren Colleges Abroad at Hokusei University, Sapporo, Japan, and in Xalapa, Mexico; enjoyed international travel, music, reading, gardening, camping, and birdwatching; active in community and professional affairs. Surviving spouse: Martha Showalter Miller, MS ’59. ’61, B Chem E ’62, MS ’63—G. Terence Reuland of Lawrenceburg, IN, February 5, 2026; physician; also worked at Procter & Gamble; soccer coach; enjoyed sailing, golf, electronics, stained glass, and ham radio; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’62 BS HE—Carol Shaw Andresen of Burlington, NC, formerly of Greensboro, NC, January 27, 2026; worked at nonprofit organizations; chair, community outreach art committee, Center for Creative Leadership; Rotarian; enjoyed international travel, choral singing, and dogs; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. Surviving spouse: Fred H. Andresen ’59. ’62, BME ’63, MME ’64—Neil A. Schilke of Rochester Hills, MI, February 7, 2026; consultant, Automotive Resource Institute; general director of engineering and product planning, General Motors of Canada; enjoyed international travel, marathon running, golf, skiing, bowling, walking, and watching sports; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’63 BA—Lynn Litwin Ross of Madison, NJ, February 1, 2026; realtor, Coldwell Banker; director, Temple B’Nai Or Nursery School; leader, Family Planning for Better Living; fashion editor, Daily News Record (now Women’s Wear Daily); also worked at NYC Human Resources Administration; civil rights activist; enjoyed running, gardening, reading, skiing, tennis, and golf; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Phi. ’64 BS CALS—Bruce W. Bergen of Hope, ME, and Fort Myers, FL, October 3, 2025; attorney; farmer; enjoyed wood craftsmanship, fly fishing, golf, tennis, and skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’64 PhD—Robert K. Bohn of Storrs, CT, January 22, 2026; professor emeritus of chemistry, University of Connecticut; NATO postdoctoral fellow, University of Oslo; enjoyed travel, softball, choral singing, bodysurfing, and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’64–65 GR—Ann Schlesinger Sheppard of Santa Rosa, CA, January 19, 2026; elementary and middle school teacher; social activist; enjoyed music and choral singing; active in community and religious affairs. ’65 BS CALS—David J. Ames of Punta Gorda, FL, January 30, 2026; senior vice president, Santander Bank; expert in lending, portfolio management, loan restructuring, and risk mitigation; attorney; veteran; enjoyed travel, sailing, boating, bicycling, and reading; active in community and professional affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon. ’65 BA—Elizabeth Fowler of Brunswick, ME, February 18, 2026; manager in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; development team leader for Velcade, used for the treatment of multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma; director of instrumentation, Biotechnology Research Unit, Ciba-Geigy; faculty member, Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; enjoyed choral singing and sailing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta. ’65 BS CALS—Jane E. Harris of Austin, TX, August 14, 2023; director of toxicology, American Cyanamid Co.; consultant; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Phi Epsilon. ’65 BA, JD ’68—Carl R. Hollander of New York City, February 18, 2026; attorney; partner, Murray & Hollander LLC; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’65 BEE, MEE ’66—J. Regino Perez of Galveston, TX, January 26, 2026; professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and director, Sealy Center for Molecular Science, University of Texas Medical Branch; also taught at the University of Texas, Austin; active in professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. ’65 MPA—Steven E. Rhoads of Earlysville, VA, January 2, 2026; professor of government, University of Virginia; veteran; author; mentor; enjoyed international travel, football, tennis, and basketball; active in professional affairs. ’66 MEE, PhD ’68—Ho-Chung Huang of Rockville, MD, January 18, 2026; president, Amcom Communications Inc.; also worked at Monsanto, RCA, and COMSAT; expert in communication satellite transponders; patent holder; recipient, David Sarnoff Technical Excellence Award; enjoyed international travel, dancing, and mahjong; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’67, BS Hotel ’68—James K. Poffley of Bishop, CA, January 31, 2026; corporate communications specialist; professor, Penn State University; English teacher at an orphanage in Laos; enjoyed music, art, and fishing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’67 MA—Lynton R. Wilson of Oakville, Ontario, February 9, 2026; president, CEO, and chairman, Redpath Industries; vice chairman, Bank of Nova Scotia; deputy minister, Ministry of Industry and Tourism; vice president and director, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.; director general of industrial R&D policy, Ministry of State, Science, and Technology; corporate economist, John Labatt Ltd.; Foreign Service officer, Canada’s Department of Trade and Commerce; chancellor, McMaster University; member, International Trade Advisory Commission; officer, Order of Canada; recipient, Vanier Medal; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’68 BS CALS, PhD ’94—Douglass L. Capogrossi of Everett, WA, formerly of Keaau, HI, December 19, 2025; founder and president emeritus, Akamai University; developed curricula for life skills courses for adult inmates, Hawaii Department of Corrections; founder, American Builders; created a housing and resource center for unhoused migrant farm workers; taught adolescents, including those with social and emotional challenges; high school wrestling coach; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’68 BA—David K. Kilbon of Shelburne, VT, February 26, 2026; town selectman, East Granby, CT; program manager, Department of Economic Development, State of Connecticut; also worked at Connecticut General Insurance Company; representative, Capital Region Council of Governments; chair, Farmington Valley Health District; author; enjoyed international travel; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta. ’68 BA—Thomas E. Noble of Hardeeville, SC, January 22, 2025; gastroenterologist, Hardeeville Medical Group; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’69 PhD—John F. Soechting of Great Barrington, MA, formerly of Minneapolis, MN, January 8, 2026; professor of neuroscience, University of Minnesota; researched how the brain controls hand and eye coordination; author; mentor; co-founder, Berkshire Catalyst: Promoting Access to Post-Secondary Education and Training Fund; enjoyed travel, stamp collecting, and the outdoors; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Jerry Johnson Soechting, MS ’67. 1970s ’71 BS CALS—William J. Battista of Madison, WI, February 5, 2026; vice president of sales, Fearing Manufacturing/Destron Fearing; general manager, Dairy Herd Improvement Association of Wisconsin; executive director, West Madison Little League; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed Wisconsin sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’71 BA—Mark D. Goldman of University Park, MD, February 17, 2026; hospitalist, Kaiser Permanente; palliative care physician, Montgomery and Prince George’s County Hospice; advocate for environmental and humanitarian causes; enjoyed music and playing guitar; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Ellen Kirk Goldman ’70. ’71 BME, PhD ’81—Edward M. Remick of Greer, SC, October 6, 2025; managing intellectual property attorney and truck tire designer, Michelin North America; also worked in research and development, Corning Glass; avid bicyclist; enjoyed hiking, fishing, and sailing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’71 PhD—Leopold E. Wierzbicki of Lemoore, CA, February 1, 2026; food scientist in the dairy and fuel ethanol industries; founder, Wierzbicki & Associates and California Bio-Productex; owner, Crown Natural Foods; active in professional affairs. ’73 JD—Richard J. Sinnott of Albany, NY, February 3, 2026; attorney; worked at New York State Conference of Mayors, Tax & Finance, the State Comptroller, and the Office of Real Property Services; basketball, baseball, and softball coach; enjoyed international travel, theater, rock and folk music, smooth jazz, reading, crosswords, Notre Dame football, and the Mets; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’74 BS CALS—John T. Ingalls of Ellicott City, MD, February 6, 2026; industrial hygienist, Maryland State Department of Health; enjoyed international travel, reading, classical music, the outdoors, bicycling, mechanical skills, and volunteering; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’74—Michael J. O’Hagan of Connelly Springs, NC, January 28, 2026; worked in corporate security at Bank of America, MBNA (Maryland Bank National Association), and Wells Fargo; active in professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’75 MD—Warrick L. Barrett of Indianapolis, IN, December 10, 2025; staff physician at Concentra, Franciscan Immediate Care, and Methodist Health Care Centers; medical director, Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc. and United Technologies Essex; occupational physician, Unity Physician Group; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’75 BS ORIE, MBA ’77—Thomas B. Patterson Jr. of Southport, NC, February 19, 2026; director of Global Services Employee and Executive Compensation, IBM; marketing manager, Meritus Consulting Services; founding member, Jack Moakley Endowment Fund and the Cornell Track Alumni Association; track and cross country coach; enjoyed golf and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Psi. Surviving spouse: Martha Wright Patterson ’76. ’75 PhD—Sue Sullivan Twilley of Urbandale, IA, February 14, 2026; seed geneticist; director, research and development, Renessen LLC; also worked at the University of Delaware; enjoyed international travel, reading mysteries, and watching mystery movies; active in professional and religious affairs. ’76 BS CALS—Wayne D. Stokes of Ithaca, NY, March 9, 2026; social worker, Cayuga County BOCES; therapist; life skills mentor; talented hockey player and passionate enthusiast; active in community and alumni affairs. Chi Psi. ’78 BS Nurs—Yvonne Adams Knight of Walnut Creek, CA, formerly of Fort Collins, CO, December 18, 2025; registered nurse; enjoyed choral singing and bicycling; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. 1980s ’83—David Raimon of Ithaca, NY, December 1, 2025; restaurateur and chef; owner, Gables Inn (formerly Turback’s); partner, Great Tastes Inc.; owner, Creative Catering; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’86—Clinton W. Swank of Ithaca, NY, August 5, 2025; musician. ’89 BS ILR—Marcy Douglas Lekagul of Larchmont, NY, July 1, 2025; labor relations representative, Metro-North Commuter Railroad; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Ninat Lekagul ’89. ’89 BS ILR—Mary C. Vitullo of Newtown Square, PA, March 5, 2026; benefits advisor, Willis Towers Watson; enjoyed travel, rafting, hiking, card games, and attending sporting events; active in community and alumni affairs. 1990s ’92 BME—Kenneth D. Warnock of Manchester, MA, March 2, 2025; executive, Medtronic Vascular Inc.; vice president, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering; patent holder; mentor; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’97 BS HE—Mary E. Ewing of Homer, NY, January 14, 2026; executive director, Access to Independence; social worker; communications director, Cortland Memorial Hospital; enjoyed international travel, puzzles, card games, board games, reading science fiction, and following Syracuse University men’s basketball; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’97 BS ILR, MBA ’05—John D. Steed Jr. of Thomasville, GA, January 17, 2026; brand manager, OFF!, S.C. Johnson & Son; veteran; avid Bruce Springsteen fan; enjoyed running and following the Miami Dolphins and the St. Louis Cardinals; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Megan Sorrell Steed ’06. ’98 BS CALS—Elizabeth A. Healy of Stamford, CT, formerly of New York City, February 8, 2026; global consulting partner, IBM; senior manager, Deloitte Consulting; advocate for colorectal cancer awareness; recipient, Cornell Crew Big Stick Award for exceptional leadership and spirit; marathon runner; enjoyed travel, skiing, swimming, theater, and cheering the Mets; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. ’99 BS CALS, MS ’03—Jody N. Sebastiano of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Callicoon, NY, July 27, 2025; air export agent, DHL Danzas Air & Ocean. Kappa Delta Rho. 2000s ’02 MMH—Adolfo D. Hodari of Lausanne, Switzerland, formerly of Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 25, 2026; professor of strategic management, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne; founder and director, EHL Executive Teaching Fellowship Program; author; podcaster; enjoyed international travel, sports, the Detroit Tigers, and reading; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’08 BCE, MCE ’09—Eric D. Cunningham of Clinton Township, NJ, February 28, 2026; civil and structural engineer, MKA International Inc.; enjoyed hiking, skiing, rock climbing, reading, cooking, and playing board, card, and online games; active in professional affairs. 2010s ’11 BS HE—Travis R. Marshall of Nichols, NY, February 17, 2026; research assistant, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; lifelong learner; enjoyed travel, playing guitar, cooking, hiking, fishing, sledding, animals, and science; active in community affairs. ’18—Joy Shaoyi Xue of Glen Ellyn, IL, January 18, 2026; avid animal lover; enjoyed acting, writing, sports, and the arts. Phi Sigma Sigma. Editor’s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths—including an obituary, if possible—to the University at cubio-deceased@cornell.edu. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to Cornellians for inclusion in a future In Memoriam section; deaths are generally listed three to four months after the University receives notice. If you have questions, please contact Alexandra Bond ’12 at abb83@cornell.edu. Top: Photo by Jason Koski / Cornell University. Published June 1, 2026