In Memoriam June 2025 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 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 ’42 BEE—Albert Brodzinsky of Woodridge, IL, formerly of Rockville, MD, January 19, 2025; research engineer, U.S. Department of the Navy; radar expert; veteran; patent holder; pilot; active in professional and religious affairs. ’45, BME ’44—Stanley Noss of West Palm Beach, FL, March 1, 2025; mechanical engineer, aerospace industry; president, Science Horizons Inc.; director, Barden Corp.; veteran; active in community and professional affairs. ’49 BA—Janice Steele Regulski of Clearwater, FL, February 13, 2025; community volunteer; also worked at Procter & Gamble Co.; advocate for women’s and children’s rights; enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, church music, and the Florida Orchestra; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. 1950s ’50 BS CALS—George Allhusen of Aurelius, NY, February 16, 2025; farm management specialist; worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Farm Credit Service, and Beacon Milling Co.; owner, Allhusen Small Business; enjoyed computers, the outdoors, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’50 BS Hotel—Paul L. Gaurnier of Tucson, AZ, February 9, 2025; professor emeritus and associate dean, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’50 BS HE—Faith Fudell Saunders of New Rochelle, NY, January 21, 2025; president, Children’s Service League of Westchester; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’52 BA—Donald F. Kruse of West New York, NJ, February 18, 2025; worked at ExxonMobil Corp.; also worked at Union Carbide; veteran; enjoyed international travel and astronomy; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Chi. ’53—Richard D. Berner of Williamsville, NY, December 19, 2020; owner, Berner’s Flowers; enjoyed gardening. ’53, BS CALS ’54—M. Paul Friedberg of New York City, February 15, 2025; pioneering landscape architect; artist; city planner; educator; worked at Carver Houses in Harlem and at Jacob Riis Houses in Manhattan’s Lower East Side; established the Urban Landscape Architecture program at City College; advocate for public housing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho. ’53 BS CALS—Wilhemina Klein Wolk of Raleigh, NC, January 26, 2025; children’s librarian; record librarian, WVBR; enjoyed gardening, flower arranging, big band music, cooking, and the outdoors; active in community and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Robert G. Wolk, PhD ’59. ’55 BS CALS—Douglas S. Brodie of Lowville, NY, February 27, 2025; senior vice president and district administrator of the North Country, Key Bank; coach; member, Elks Club and Kiwanis; enjoyed golf, gardening, and choral singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. ’55 BS Hotel—James E. Petzing of Sebastian, FL, January 20, 2025; private club manager, Atlanta Athletic Club and the National Republican Club; managing director, Cayuga Hospitality Advisors; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma. ’56 BS ILR—Burtram W. Anderson of Annapolis, MD, February 13, 2025; worked at C.J. Tower & Sons, West Virginia Pulp and Paper, and Kroger Co.; veteran; enjoyed music and gardening; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi. ’56 BS HE—Aiden Ehlert Payne of Dryden, NY, February 28, 2025; home economics teacher, Dryden High School; co-coordinator, Dryden Kitchen Cupboard food pantry; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, camping, cross-country road trips, gardening, swimming, and birdwatching; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’57 MS HE—Janet Fietsam Hale of Ithaca, NY, February 1, 2025; home economics teacher, Newfield High School; also taught at the University of Massachusetts; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, nature, gardening, Chinese cuisine, and bridge; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’57 JD—Gabriel S. Pellathy of Latrobe, PA, October 22, 2024; professor emeritus of political science and Fellow of the McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government at Saint Vincent College; also taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Cincinnati, and the SUNY system; Fulbright Fellow; author; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. ’57—Adele Petrillo Smart of Lafayette, LA, January 28, 2025; editor, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at Tulane Medical School; tennis columnist, Times of Acadiana; enjoyed tennis; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. ’58 DVM—A. Jack Gorelick of Moorestown, NJ, February 14, 2025; veterinarian; owner, Garden State Animal Hospital; enjoyed international travel and orchids; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’58–61 GR—Sung Mo Han of Seoul, South Korea, 2016; general manager, International Inspection and Testing Corp. ’58 BA—Sonja Kischner Wilkin of Clayton, CA, February 23, 2025; manager, Chicago Trust Co.; senior escrow officer, North American Title Co.; enjoyed bicycling and choral singing; active in community and alumni affairs. Chi Gamma. ’59 BA—John W. Durso of Bala Cynwyd, PA, February 6, 2025; professor emeritus of physics, Mount Holyoke College; patron of the arts; enjoyed international travel, photography, beer brewing, and fine wine; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Lois Silverstein Durso ’61. ’59 BA—Rachel Jacoff of Boston, MA, January 24, 2025; professor emerita of comparative literature and professor of Italian, Wellesley College; also taught at the University of Virginia, Stanford University, and Cornell University; fellow, Woodrow Wilson Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Foundation, Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies, Bellagio Center, Liguria Study Center, and the American Academy of Rome; author; editor; mentor; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Phi. 1960s ’60 BA—David H. Armstrong of Mont-Tremblant, QC, April 13, 2022; vice president, Drytex; enjoyed skiing and cars. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. ’60 BA—Van C. Campbell of Kiawah Island, SC, February 10, 2025; vice chairman of finance and administration, Corning Inc.; avid golfer; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. ’60 BA—Theodore B. Donson of Ossining, NY, February 19, 2025; fine art dealer; attorney; editor, the Cornell Widow; author; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Delta. ’60 BS CALS—Sydney Reeve Leach of Morris Plains, NJ, January 27, 2025; worked at Morris Plains Planning Board; assistant to the director of the Morris County Park Commission at Frelinghuysen Arboretum; avid photographer; enjoyed birdwatching; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. ’61 BS Hotel—William V. Eaton of Centreville, MD, February 12, 2025; president and COO, Cini-Little International; worked on food service projects at Windows on the World, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of the American Indian, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Universal Studios, Cornell University Hotel School, and the White House; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Chi. ’62 MA—Barry E. Gross of East Lansing, MI, and Delray Beach, FL, January 22, 2025; professor of English and founder of the Jewish Studies Program, Michigan State University; expert in 20th-century American literature; author; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Sandra Nasar Gross ’60. ’64, BS CALS ’65—Richard L. Rotnem of Harpswell, ME, March 1, 2025; vice president of wealth management, Smith Barney; also worked at Harris-Upham Investments and First National City Bank; veteran; kayaking instructor at L.L. Bean; youth hockey coach; enjoyed international travel, sea kayaking, and open ocean racing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon. ’65 BS CALS—Gerald L. Kestenbaum of Orangeburg, NY, February 3, 2025; certified public accountant; active in religious and alumni affairs. ’66–67 GR—Joseph C. Dell of Washington Crossing, PA, March 2, 2025; dairy team specialist at Cornell University; also worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension; dairy farmer; founding member, Ithaca Farmers Market; active in community and professional affairs. ’67 BS MSE—J. Franklyn DeRidder of Newfield, NY, February 18, 2025; owner and engineer, Omni Electro Motive Inc.; active in alumni affairs. ’67 BS CALS—H. Thomas Gillespie of Seabrook Island, SC, June 2, 2023; founder, TNT Enterprises; enjoyed international travel, food, and music; active in community and professional affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa. ’67 BA—Candace Baldwin Richards of Falls Church, VA, formerly of Scottsdale, AZ, February 1, 2025; teacher; assistant to the headmistress, Baldwin School; human resources analyst, John Hancock; enjoyed international travel, choral singing, knitting, sewing, and puzzles; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma. ’68, BS CALS ’69, MS ’72—Van Dyke Billings of Dolgeville, NY, formerly of Southbury, CT, December 3, 2022; broker/owner, Van Billings Real Estate LLC; also worked at National Cash Register; avid fisherman; enjoyed nature and gardening; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu. ’68 BS ILR—Claire Stavola Hunter of Ashburn, VA, June 5, 2024; worked at O’Donnell & Associates; active in alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. ’69 BS Eng—Irwin Blau of New Castle, NH, December 19, 2024; director, Gillette Co.; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Phi Omega. 1970s ’71 BEE—David R. Carlstrom of Seattle, WA, January 12, 2025; president and CEO, Air Serv International, a humanitarian relief organization; marketing director, Fairbanks International Airport; also worked at Intercristo; enjoyed sailing, flying, cycling, and crossword puzzles; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi. ’71 BA—Charles J. Guttman of Ithaca, NY, February 17, 2025; attorney, City of Ithaca; member, Collaborative Law Group; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’72–73 GR—Elizabeth Ann Fougner of New York City, April 12, 2024; worked at KPMG, Chemical Bank, and Fidelity; active in religious affairs. ’72 BS CALS, MBA ’76—Warren E. Gager of Wallingford, PA, February 22, 2025; administrator and CEO, William B. Kessler Memorial Hospital; also worked at USDA and the Health Services Agency; enjoyed running, swimming, bicycling, gardening, and conservation; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta. ’73 BS CALS—Bruce H. Davis of Clifton, ME, February 6, 2025; hematopathologist; president, Trillium Diagnostics; associate director of clinical research, Maine Medical Center Research Institute; deputy director, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; author; active in professional and alumni affairs. ’74 JD—Carl R. Cicchetti of Waterbury, CT, October 10, 2023; attorney; corporation counsel, City of Waterbury; veteran; coach; enjoyed international travel and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. ’74 BS CALS—Kathleen A. Kiely of Napa, CA, December 1, 2024. ’78 BS CALS—Janice Balitz Brown of Dryden, NY, February 20, 2025; director, undergraduate program in food science, Cornell University; senior lecturer; animal lover and SPCA volunteer; active in community and alumni affairs. ’78 BS CALS—Philip A. Davis of Cortlandville, NY, January 27, 2025; horticulturist and grower at Guterman Greenhouses, Cornell University; owner, Davis’s Greenhouses; owner, Snowbelt Adeniums; active in professional affairs. ’79 B Chem E—Paul F. Werbaneth of Pittsburgh, PA, February 7, 2025; worked in the semiconductor industry; global product marketing director, Intevac; also worked at Tegal, Motorola, and Hitachi; author; avid reader and outdoorsman; enjoyed international travel, movies, skiing, hiking, backpacking, and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 1980s ’80 DVM—Holly Cheever of Sudbury, MA, formerly of Voorheesville, NY, February 9, 2025; veterinarian; co-founder, Village Animal Clinic; veterinary columnist, Good Housekeeping magazine; established a wildlife preserve; instructed the New York State Police about animal abuse laws; taught veterinary forensics; testified in animal abuse cases; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 2000s ’02 MS—Linda Wolff Tompkins of Webster, NY, February 28, 2025; associate director, Engineering Learning Initiatives, Cornell University; biology teacher and science department chair, Mynderse Academy; facilitator, LeaderShape Inc.; director, Creative Choices; director, Ten Thousand Villages; member, Toastmasters International; enjoyed travel, hiking, wildlife, yoga, triathlon training, live music, and reading;active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 2010s ’19 MPH—Darryl R. Ware II of Shreveport, LA, March 1, 2025; ambassador to the Democratic National Committee; youngest mayoral candidate in Shreveport history; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. 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, 2025