{"id":38157,"date":"2024-08-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=38157"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:06:23","slug":"memoriam-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:9\"><ul>\n\t<li rel=\"1940s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1940s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1940s\" data-class-group=\"1940s\" href=\"#class-group-1940s\">1940s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1950s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1950s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1950s\" data-class-group=\"1950s\" href=\"#class-group-1950s\">1950s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1960s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1960s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1960s\" data-class-group=\"1960s\" href=\"#class-group-1960s\">1960s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1970s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1970s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1970s\" data-class-group=\"1970s\" href=\"#class-group-1970s\">1970s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1980s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1980s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1980s\" data-class-group=\"1980s\" href=\"#class-group-1980s\">1980s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"1990s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"1990s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-1990s\" data-class-group=\"1990s\" href=\"#class-group-1990s\">1990s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"2000s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2000s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2000s\" data-class-group=\"2000s\" href=\"#class-group-2000s\">2000s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"2010s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2010s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2010s\" data-class-group=\"2010s\" href=\"#class-group-2010s\">2010s<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li rel=\"2020s-wrapper\" ><a rel=\"2020s\" class=\"rkv-no-underline alumni-hub-class-notes-year-2020s\" data-class-group=\"2020s\" href=\"#class-group-2020s\">2020s<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">The University recently learned of the passing of these Cornellians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at\u00a0<a href=\"m&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#58;&#x61;&#x61;&#100;&#95;&#100;&#x65;c&#x65;&#x61;s&#101;&#100;&#64;&#99;o&#x72;&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#x6d;a&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#99;&#117;b&#x69;o&#x2d;&#x64;&#101;c&#101;&#x61;&#115;&#x65;&#x64;&#x40;cor&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#99;&#x75;&#98;i&#111;&#x2d;&#x64;&#x65;&#x63;&#101;&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;d&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;e&#108;&#108;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#117;<\/a>. Once the University records an alumni death in its database, the relevant information is forwarded to <\/em>Cornellians<em> 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 \u201912 at\u00a0<a href=\"&#109;a&#105;l&#x74;o&#58;&#x61;b&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#x40;&#99;&#111;&#114;n&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#x75;\">&#97;&#x62;b&#56;&#x33;&#x40;&#x63;&#111;r&#x6e;&#101;l&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-553fc078c26bb7e6103a69c30bb47d02\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, BME \u201947\u2014Stanley London<\/strong> of La Jolla, CA, November 16, 2015; worked in the family clothing business; engineer at Ansco; veteran; avid reader; enjoyed skiing, flying, photography, tennis, and investing; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947\u2014Henry Darlington<\/strong> of West Palm Beach, FL, April 6, 2024; investment executive; worked for Hill Darlington and Loeb Rhoades investment firms; veteran; governor, Society of Colonial Wars; helped maintain part of the Appalachian Trail; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947 BME\u2014Stanley F. Reiter<\/strong> of Bal Harbour, FL, formerly of New Haven, CT, May 5, 2024; president and CEO, Rome Fastener Corp.; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BME\u2014Alan M. Strout<\/strong> of Needham, MA, May 17, 2023; lecturer and executive director, Special Program for Urban and Regional Studies, MIT; consultant for Southeast Asian countries, Agricultural Development Council; senior fellow, Brookings Institute; veteran; author; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Cayuga Lodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201949 B Chem E\u2014Joseph W. Mengel<\/strong> of Chapel Hill, NC, May 11, 2024; chemical engineer, Eastman Kodak Co.; veteran; author; enjoyed travel, photography, golf, tennis, jogging, music, history, and genealogy; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-f158a2e314d23a0a891572f1cbd8602e\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BS Hotel\u2014Robert S. Fite<\/strong> of Cape May, NJ, May 3, 2024; hotelier; owner, Colonial Hotel and Motel; veteran; Mason; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed running and tennis; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BS CALS\u2014Frank P. Schwencke<\/strong> of Henderson Harbor, NY, April 13, 2024; international agricultural development specialist and bureau chief, U.S. State Department; county farm agent; also worked for the United Nations in Zanzibar and Rome; veteran; enjoyed international travel, sailing, and golf; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014David J. Becker<\/strong> of Vero Beach, FL, May 1, 2024; physician; veteran; enjoyed running marathons; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS CALS, PhD \u201960\u2014Josiah B. Dodds<\/strong> of Denver, CO, April 8, 2024; helped create the Denver Development Screening Test, an assessment of early child development; professor and founder, School of Professional Psychology, University of Denver; director, Rocky Mountain Region of Head Start; high school teacher; also taught at Robert College (Istanbul); lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel, snorkeling, cross-country skiing, classical music, camping, and backpacking; active in community and professional affairs. Sigma Phi. Surviving spouse: Vivian Boggs Dodds, BS Nurs \u201951.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS HE\u2014Marilyn Scher Greben<\/strong> of Toronto, ON, May 3, 2024; social worker, Hospital for Sick Children and the National Ballet School; enjoyed gardening, arts and design, reading the <em>New York Times<\/em>, and playing piano; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS HE\u2014Denise Cutler Kimball<\/strong> of San Diego, CA, April 3, 2024; registered dietitian; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BA\u2014Joseph F. Morgan<\/strong> of Worcester, MA, formerly of Saugerties, NY, May 6, 2024; sales representative, Parke-Davis; laboratory technician; veteran; self-taught fluent speaker of French and Russian; wild mushroom aficionado; classical music collector; avid golfer; enjoyed fine wine and dark chocolate. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 MA\u2014Joanne Willard Nesteruk<\/strong> of Manchester, CT, March 28, 2024; high school math teacher and guidance counselor; helped pass Connecticut\u2019s first bottle recycling bill; enjoyed travel; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS CALS\u2014Peter L. Ward<\/strong> of Candor, NY, May 8, 2024; dairy farmer; developer, Deerfield Estates; veteran; Candor town supervisor; legislator, Tioga County; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953\u2014Nancy Ralph Tavel Balbus<\/strong> of Elkins Park, PA, April 4, 2024; owner, Nancy Tavel Kitchen Designs. Alpha Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, B Chem E \u201954\u2014James M. Blackwood<\/strong> of Mountainside, NJ, May 7, 2024; professor of trauma surgery and director of surgical intensive care, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; also worked as a chemical engineer at SOHIO; avid skier and reader; enjoyed playing the piano, listening to classical music, jazz, and opera, and building and programming computers, stereos, and TVs; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, B Chem E \u201954\u2014Robert E. Freyer<\/strong> of North Bellmore, NY, January 12, 2024; aerospace engineer, Grumman Corp.; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BA\u2014Bruce Kennedy<\/strong> of Steilacoom, WA, January 1, 2024; radiological and medical physicist, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; colonel, U.S. Army Artillery, Ordinance, and Medical Service Corps; contributed to the Army\u2019s ballistic missile defense system; active in professional and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BArch \u201957\u2014John J. Fodor Jr.<\/strong> of Huntington, CT, May 4, 2024; architect and interior designer; designed the Children\u2019s Zoo at Beardsley Park, Wonderland of Ice, and Cathedral High School; director of facilities planning and design, Yale New Haven Hospital; veteran; member, Knights of Columbus, Lions Club, Kiwanis, and Algonquin; recruiter for Cornell University football; avid fan of UConn women&#8217;s basketball; enjoyed travel, Native American history, and visiting museums; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Tau Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954\u201355 GR\u2014Greta Gordon<\/strong> of Lorain, OH, March 14, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS HE\u2014Joan Klein Jacobs<\/strong> of La Jolla, CA, May 6, 2024; philanthropist; dietitian, Groton Central School District and Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital; Foremost Benefactor and Presidential Councillor, Cornell University; helped establish the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech; established the Irwin M. and Joan K. Jacobs Scholars and Fellows Programs in Cornell Engineering; one of the original 40 signers of the \u201cGiving Pledge\u201d campaign organized by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates; recipient of the Helen Bull Vandervort Alumni Achievement Award, the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, and the Philanthropy in the Arts Award from Americans for the Arts; active in artistic, community, civic, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Irwin M. Jacobs \u201954, BEE \u201956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS Nurs\u2014Dorothy Leverage Petroulas<\/strong> of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, March 12, 2024; director, Nutley Home Health Care Agency; registered nurse; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS Hotel\u2014Stephen M. Sherrill<\/strong> of Altadena, CA, May 7, 2024; hotelier; resort developer; licensed pyrotechnic expert; event planner, White House Advance Operations, for presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush; veteran; enjoyed jazz, horse racing, roulette, old movies, custom cars, fireworks, and cooking; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Zeta Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955, BS ILR \u201956\u2014Robert J. Benewick<\/strong> of Brighton, UK, 2023; political scientist; expert on British and Chinese politics; professor of politics and dean, University of Sussex; lecturer in politics, Hull University; research fellow, University of the West Indies; co-founder, Myriad Editions; author; active in professional affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS CALS\u2014Ransom A. Blakeley<\/strong> of Dryden, NY, March 21, 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS Hotel\u2014Theresa Savarese Cini<\/strong> of Potomac, MD, May 20, 2024; interior designer; founding partner, Interior Space; avid reader; enjoyed travel and the arts; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS CALS\u2014V. James Vanicek Jr.<\/strong> of Middletown, RI, April 27, 2024; president, Rhode Island Nurseries; veteran; enjoyed international travel, skiing, and boating; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Pi. Surviving spouse: Sally Zautner Vanicek \u201955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 MS\u2014Herbert C. Cheung<\/strong> of Birmingham, AL, March 28, 2024; professor emeritus of biochemistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), School of Medicine; also taught biophysics at UAB; researched the mechanisms of cardiac muscle regulation; research chemist, Allied Chemical; mentor; enjoyed international travel; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BS CALS\u2014Janis Pulsifer Fishman<\/strong> of Princeton, NJ, March 29, 2024; computer consultant; florist; enjoyed gardening, sewing, and caring for turtles; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Carolyn Wolfinger Selldorff<\/strong> of Needham, MA, formerly of Weston, MA, December 26, 2023; program manager for software design and implementation, U.S. Department of Transportation; computer analyst, RAND Corp. and Systems Development Corp.; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, sailing, skiing, gardening, cooking, and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS CALS\u2014Gerard W. Gehrke<\/strong> of Medway, MA, formerly of Litchfield, CT, May 26, 2024; mechanical engineer; chief engineer and director of engineering for European operations, the Torrington Co.; farmer; planted thousands of trees; enjoyed travel, golf, and bridge; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BS CALS \u201980\u2014Jane Taber Gillett<\/strong> of Thousand Island Park, NY, March 30, 2024; ceramic artist; director, Thousand Island Textile Museum and Craft School; veterinary practice administrator; school board president; literacy volunteer; Girl Scout leader; enjoyed international travel; active in artistic, community, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BCE \u201958, MBA \u201959\u2014George W. Rocklein<\/strong> of Manhasset, NY, January 29, 2024; civil engineer; worked for North Hempstead Department of Public Works, Grumman, Hardesty &amp; Hanover, and W.J. Barney; enjoyed travel, dancing, entertaining, playing bridge, old movies, stock market investing, and yard sales; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Frederick G. Berlinger<\/strong> of Columbus, NC, May 8, 2024; physician; snakebite expert; directed the Medical Civil Action Program that provided healthcare in Vietnamese villages; veteran; enjoyed dogs, horses, photography, writing, and singing cowboy songs; active in community and professional affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 JD\u2014Bruce K. Byers<\/strong> of Cornwall, VT, May 22, 2024; attorney; veteran; philanthropist; enjoyed woodworking, pottery making, tennis, golf, softball, and paddle tennis; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS HE\u2014Mary Wyant Cardillo<\/strong> of Bridgeport, CT, formerly of Hilton, NY, April 8, 2024; Scout leader; Sunday school teacher; enjoyed international travel, cooking, baking, sewing, and knitting; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958, BME \u201959, MS \u201960\u2014John P. Diamond<\/strong> of Hilton Head Island, SC, May 4, 2024; management consultant; attorney at Booz, Allen, Hamilton; project engineer and contract administrator, TRW; enjoyed international travel, golf, gin rummy, bridge, reading, woodworking, and following the stock market; active in artistic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958\u2014Manfried L. Hoch<\/strong> of Joliet, IL, March 26, 2024; engineering manager, Tenneco. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BS HE\u2014Merrilyn Clarke Bacon<\/strong> of Chesapeake Beach, MD, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, April 3, 2024; owner, Bear Tracks teddy bear and doll shop; enjoyed international travel, collecting antique bears, playing bridge, cooking, and flower gardening. Alpha Phi Omega. Surviving spouse: John M. Bacon \u201959, BS CALS \u201960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BS CALS\u2014Gerald M. Brenchley<\/strong> of White Plains, KY, April 23, 2024; hog and vegetable farmer; dairy technician; driver for the Amish community; avid reader; enjoyed travel, fishing, woodworking, blacksmithing, trail walking, and playing guitar, banjo, and organ; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 MS\u2014John W. Daiber<\/strong> of Roswell, GA, formerly of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, March 29, 2024; aeronautical engineer; Scout leader; member, Knights of Columbus; enjoyed gardening, solving puzzles, and playing cards, board games, and Sudoku; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BEE \u201961\u2014Thomas S. Martin<\/strong> of Heppenheim, Germany, March 31, 2024; engineering consultant; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army; member, Lions Club; enjoyed singing; active in community and alumni affairs. Alpha Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Edwin T. Weiss<\/strong> of Cincinnati, OH, May 1, 2024; professor, North Kentucky University; state geographer of Kentucky; geography editor, <em>Collier\u2019s Encyclopedia<\/em>; veteran; member, Kentucky Humanities Council; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BArch \u201960\u2014Wallace W. Wolff<\/strong> of Lansdale, PA, formerly of Souderton, PA, May 8, 2024; architect; co-founder, Diseroad and Wolff Architects; enjoyed painting and woodworking; active in religious affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-2e5c6beccd0224e638f6f6f486a3fc75\">1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS HE, MEd \u201962\u2014Susan Phelps Day<\/strong> of Kensington, CA, and Avon, CT, May 28, 2024; administrator, Trinity College; elementary school teacher and advocate for education; Scout leader; recipient, Frank H.T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; president, Cornell Association of Class Officers, class president, and member of the Cornell Council; enjoyed card games and the beaches at Cape May, NJ; active in civic, community, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: William H. Day \u201959, BME \u201960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BA\u2014Robert D. Lockard<\/strong> of Mechanicsville, VA, April 14, 2024; retail banker; veteran; Baltimore sports fan; Red Cross volunteer; enjoyed travel, competitive shooting, hunting, fishing, and boating; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Tau Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 BS CALS\u2014Thomas F. Manley<\/strong> of Norwich, NY, May 8, 2024; worked for Procter &amp; Gamble Pharmaceuticals; research purchasing manager, Norwich Pharmacal Co.; also worked for International Harvester; enjoyed collecting antique tractors, golfing, and hunting; active in professional and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960\u2014Ann Fearon Stevens<\/strong> of Watertown, NY, May 6, 2024; nutritionist, Greene County Nutrition Program; worked at the Greene County Office of the Aging; local director, Meals on Wheels; animal lover; enjoyed baking, reading, history, and gardening; active in community and religious affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BA\u2014Richard L. Kaufman<\/strong> of Leawood, KS, April 24, 2024; math and science tutor; avid music lover; enjoyed hiking; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 MBA\u2014Anthony J.J. Cloutman<\/strong> of Wayland, MA, formerly of Medfield, MA, May 18, 2024; vice president of private wealth management, Merrill Lynch; hospital administrator, Deaconess Hospital; veteran; enjoyed travel, tennis, and golf; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 MILR\u2014Carroll N. Jackson Jr.<\/strong> of Colebrook, NH, April 12, 2024; worked for Boston Edison; manager of industrial relations, Rust Craft Greeting Cards; also worked for Sylvania Electronics and Pickard &amp; Burns; veteran; Mason; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed travel, reading, skiing, snowboarding, and playing music; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BME \u201964\u2014William H. Browne<\/strong> of Rock Spring, GA, April 30, 2024; instrument manager, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; also worked for Westinghouse Aerospace Division; helped develop Phantom F4 radar and the TV equipment used on the first moon landings; enjoyed travel and the outdoors; active in professional and religious affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, MD \u201966\u2014David G. Fraser<\/strong> of Santa Rosa, CA, April 3, 2024; vascular and general surgeon; chief of surgery instruction, UCSF; chief of surgery, Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, CA; Fellow, American College of Surgeons; veteran; enjoyed playing piano, composing music, gardening, and running; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS\u2014Loretta DeMartini Brustman<\/strong> of Guilderland, NY, May 21, 2024; microbiologist and geneticist; worked at Karner Psychological Associates; researcher, New York State Birth Defects Institute; author; enjoyed international travel, cooking, reading, sewing, dollhouses, and visiting U.S. national parks; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Richard D. Brustman \u201963, BCE \u201965, MCE \u201966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Robert J. Bruyr<\/strong> of Pittsfield, MA, April 1, 2024; stage manager for Broadway, Off-Broadway, summer stock, ballet, and opera productions; worked at North Shore Music Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Joffrey Ballet, and New Jersey State Opera; musical director; vocal coach; principal councilor, Equity State Manager\u2019s Committee; Equity\u2019s state manager ombudsman; contract negotiator; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 MS, PhD \u201968\u2014Michael K. Barnoski<\/strong> of Newport Beach, CA, February 23, 2024; pioneer in fiber optics; inventor, optical time domain reflectometer; founder, PlessCor Optronics and nanoPrecision Products Inc.; worked at Hughes Research Laboratories and TRW; taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara; recipient, Tyndall Award for optical fiber communications; author; editor; patent holder; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BS Hotel\u2014Gary L. Kepler<\/strong> of Sarasota, FL, formerly of San Diego, CA, January 20, 2024; accountant, Jack in the Box Corp.; veteran; enjoyed hiking and bicycling; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS CALS\u2014Joel W. Alsdorf<\/strong> of Spartanburg, PA, May 22, 2024; owner, A-Jay Farms; inducted into the Agricultural Hall of Fame and Ag Industry Program; avid reader; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BA\u2014Frederick J. Amrose<\/strong> of Beverly Hills, MI, April 30, 2024; corporate attorney; veteran; member, Birmingham Historical Society; active in community and religious affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA, MAT \u201969\u2014Janet Smith Anderson<\/strong> of Canandaigua, NY, February 20, 2024; children\u2019s book author; co-founder, Quaker Meeting of Malm\u00f6, Sweden; enjoyed travel; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: John B. Anderson \u201967, PhD \u201972.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MS\u2014Earle E. Cary<\/strong> of Brooktondale, NY, April 24, 2024; organic chemist, Cornell University; also worked at laboratories in California and Washington; fan of Cornell hockey and lacrosse; enjoyed travel, fishing, riding motorcycles, boating, camping, and hiking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968, BA \u201970, PhD \u201987\u2014Alex J. Lange<\/strong> of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Ithaca, NY, April 5, 2024; professor of biochemistry, molecular biology, and biophysics, University of Minnesota; also taught photography; researched liver enzymes and diabetes; author; artist; musician; enjoyed Moosewood Restaurant and gardening; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 JD\u2014David L. Maulsby Jr.<\/strong> of Lincoln, MA, formerly of Baltimore, MD, April 7, 2024; attorney, City of Baltimore Development Corp.; enjoyed travel, gardening, historical linguistics, hunting, fishing, and collecting pocketknives; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Surviving spouse: Sara Hadeler Maulsby, MAT \u201968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA, MPS \u201982\u2014Robert C. Roe<\/strong> of Danby, NY, April 28, 2024; lecturer in graduate studies, SUNY Cortland; county coordinator for bowhunting education; enjoyed hunting, history, and golf; active in community and professional affairs. 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Stolberg<\/strong> of Arlington, VA, March 25, 2024; program manager, National Science Foundation; professor and chair of mathematics, University of Puerto Rico; also taught at Carnegie Mellon University; creator and co-host of a math and science program on public television; judged science fairs; enjoyed international travel, jogging, baking, and citrus fruits; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-16fa875f8415f52935bdf93192ed96ae\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BA\u2014John Livingston Mangan<\/strong> of Tacoma, WA, April 21, 2024; instructor and station manager, radio broadcasting program at Clover Park Technical College; program manager, KBRD radio station; veteran; Lionel train and British sports car aficionado; enjoyed travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 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Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 BS HE\u2014Mira Tetkowski Berkley<\/strong> of Fredonia, NY, February 14, 2024; professor and chair of early childhood development, SUNY Fredonia; professor, Jamestown Community College; kindergarten and preschool teacher; also worked for Quality Stars; enjoyed travel, Italian culture, baking, and Monarch butterflies; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 MPS\u2014Vivian Law Thomas Haulton<\/strong> of Columbus, GA, May 23, 2024; worked in communications\/public relations at West Virginia Cooperative Extension, Fred Riger Advertising &amp; Public Relations, and New York State Electric &amp; Gas Corp.; avid reader; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BA\u2014Rebecca Nunn Warburton<\/strong> of Victoria, BC, March 13, 2024; health economist, BC Ministry of Health; professor emeritus of public administration, University of Victoria; CIA analyst; also worked at the BC Treasury Board; author; enjoyed skiing and wakeboarding; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 BA\u2014Judith A. Dexter<\/strong> of Bethlehem, PA, April 30, 2024; attorney; group home housemother; Rotarian; enjoyed travel and knitting; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Robert E. Rice \u201976, BCE \u201977.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 PhD\u2014Neil H. Johnson<\/strong> of Albion, NY, April 14, 2024; founding partner, Clune and Johnson Archeological Consulting; university archeologist and professor of anthropology, SUNY Brockport; Albion Village historian; author; co-founder, Orleans County 4-H Rabbit Raisers Club; avid reader; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 BS ILR\u2014Robert M. Dutkowski<\/strong> of Tampa, FL, May 22, 2024; CEO, Tech Data; general manager for Europe and COO of global technology services, IBM; president and CEO, J.D. Edwards &amp; Co.; avid golfer; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 MA, PhD \u201980\u2014Stephen E. Fix<\/strong> of Williamstown, MA, April 23, 2024; professor of English, Williams College; expert in 18th-century literature and the works of Nabokov and Pynchon; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 BA\u2014Richard T. Lee<\/strong> of Morristown, NJ, April 21, 2024; engineering director, BEA Systems and Oracle; also worked for Bell Labs; volunteer tax assistant, AARP; enjoyed tennis and pickleball; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 BA\u2014David Terasaka<\/strong> of North Syracuse, NY, May 7, 2024; pediatrician, Wee Care Pediatrics PLLC; also worked at Health Services Association, Crouse Hospital, and Summerwood Pediatrics; musician; Bible teacher; active in professional and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201978, BA \u201979\u2014Marguerite E. 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Sachenik<\/strong> of Wyomissing, PA, April 6, 2024; radiologist; section head, ultrasound department, Reading Hospital; enjoyed travel, music, playing piano and guitar, gardening, cooking, woodworking, and computing; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201986\u2014Christopher L. Thomas<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, May 20, 2024; electrical engineer; veteran; enjoyed computers, photography, science fiction, guitars, and breadmaking; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-848dc6482595877eec3fe01b4e13a89c\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201992 MBA\u2014James T. Lombardi<\/strong> of Lansing, NY, April 21, 2024; associate director, Technical Support Services, Cornell University; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-94c127324072c9609e07aad746c402f2\">2000s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201901 BA\u2014Michael J. Belleville<\/strong> of Albany, NY, May 8, 2024; worked with computers and technology; lifelong learner; avid reader; enjoyed travel, snowboarding, and surfing; active in community and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201903 BS CALS\u2014Marian L. Boutet<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, October 26, 2023; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-35d91e07c1877fa551fe0e3ae2f817af\">2010s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201912 BS Hotel\u2014Keith M. Coats<\/strong> of Syracuse, NY, April 29, 2024; worked for Hyatt Regency Corp.; member, Elks Club; avid Yankees fan; enjoyed the New York State Fair; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201912 DVM\u2014Kerry Worhunsky<\/strong> of Saunderstown, RI, May 2024; veterinarian, VCA Povar Animal Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-class-group has-cornell-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-a7040998e054a2293a39c243ef84994e\">2020s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201925\u2014Jacquelyn Tien Mei Wang<\/strong> of Grosse Pointe Park, MI, May 16, 2024; studied industrial and labor relations; talented writer; recipient, National Scholastic Writing Award; avid reader; fashion enthusiast; advocate for equity and justice; enjoyed international travel, swimming, and music; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at\u00a0<a href=\"&#x6d;a&#105;&#108;&#116;&#x6f;:&#x61;&#x61;&#x64;_&#x64;e&#x63;e&#x61;s&#101;&#100;&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;n&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;edu\"><\/a><a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;&#x63;&#x75;b&#105;&#111;&#x2d;&#x64;&#101;&#x63;&#101;a&#x73;&#x65;&#100;&#x40;c&#111;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#108;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#117;&#x62;&#x69;&#x6f;&#45;&#x64;e&#99;e&#97;&#x73;&#x65;d&#64;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;&#110;&#x65;&#108;l&#x2e;e&#100;&#117;<\/a>. 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