{"id":46553,"date":"2025-01-31T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=46553"},"modified":"2025-01-31T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:49:52","slug":"memoriam-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:7\"><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<\/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 <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;&#x74;o&#x3a;&#97;&#97;d&#x5f;&#100;ec&#101;&#x61;s&#x65;&#x64;&#x40;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;n&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"m&#x61;ilt&#x6f;:&#x63;&#117;&#x62;i&#x6f;&#x2d;&#100;ec&#x65;a&#x73;ed&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#110;e&#108;l&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;ubio&#x2d;d&#x65;&#99;e&#97;&#x73;&#101;&#100;&#64;&#x63;&#111;&#x72;&#110;&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;d&#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 <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;o&#x3a;&#x61;&#x62;&#x62;&#56;&#51;&#64;&#99;o&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;&#100;&#x75;\">&#97;&#x62;&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;l&#x2e;&#101;d&#117;<\/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-2fdfc970164ef3b046ddab96f550fba0\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945 BS Hotel\u2014Joan Staudinger Dickinson<\/strong> of Northampton, MA, February 8, 2007; taught children with reading disabilities; directress of services, Stouffer\u2019s Restaurant; enjoyed travel and gardening; active in civic and community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945\u2014Marjorie Kampel Palesch<\/strong> of Daniel Island, SC, May 10, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945, BA \u201944\u2014Carol Senft Reiman<\/strong> of Easton, MD, August 1, 2024. Alpha Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, BS HE \u201947\u2014Jean Smith Browne<\/strong> of Lawrence, KS, August 15, 2024; certified financial planner; teacher; enjoyed bridge; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma.<\/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-e6994fc340a371432ed680f3cc1ffbb4\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BEE\u2014David J. Inkeles<\/strong> of Palm Desert, CA, November 8, 2023; vice president, Smith Barney; also worked at Loeb &amp; Co.; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BS Nurs\u2014Ruth Kemper Robson<\/strong> of Tucson, AZ, July 23, 2024; labor and delivery nurse; enjoyed international travel, hiking, tennis, opera, and classical music; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201950 BCE\u2014Walter R. Umbach<\/strong> of Saratoga, CA, March 15, 2024; president, Envirep Inc.; veteran; member, Coast Guard Auxiliary; soccer coach; enjoyed remodeling; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Beta Theta Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951, BME \u201952\u2014Charles E. Sporck<\/strong> of Sunnyvale, CA, October 12, 2024; president and CEO, National Semiconductor; manufacturing plant manager, Fairchild Camera and Instrument; also worked at General Electric; veteran; enjoyed travel and skiing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS ILR\u2014Judith Resnik Chabon<\/strong>\u00a0of Cincinnati, OH, October 18, 2024; longtime supporter of Cornell men\u2019s ice hockey; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BA\u2014John M. Otter III<\/strong> of Granville, OH, October 23, 2024; vice president, NBC; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Joseph H. Reich<\/strong> of Fisher Island, FL, September 29, 2024; co-founder, Beginning with Children Foundation; co-manager, Centennial Associates; partner, Reich &amp; Tang financial management firm; adjunct faculty, Columbia University; co-founder and chairman, New York Charter School Center; founding director, Hunt Institute; veteran; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 DVM\u2014Donald C. Fox<\/strong> of Fort Davis, TX, October 11, 2024; veterinarian; veteran; justice of the peace, Kinderhook, NY; Boy Scout leader; member, Lions Club; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014George A. Nicholson<\/strong> of Grosse Pointe, MI, November 24, 2024; certified public accountant; veteran; hockey coach; volunteer, Habitat for Humanity; enjoyed skiing, running, hiking, and tennis; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 LLB\u2014Donald M. Flanagan<\/strong> of Binghamton, NY, October 23, 2024; attorney; city court judge; representative, Broome County Legislature; veteran; mentor; avid reader; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Sandra Mortola Gilbert<\/strong> of Berkeley, CA, November 10, 2024; professor emerita of English, University of California, Davis; feminist literary critic; poet; memoirist; editor; also taught at California State, Hayward, and Indiana University; co-author, <em>The Madwoman in the Attic<\/em>; enjoyed international travel, music, good food, and fine wine; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Jeffrey Laikind<\/strong> of New York City, October 18, 2024; investment officer; managing director, Prudential Bache Securities and Furman Selz Capital Management; vice president, Wertheim &amp; Co.; also worked at Darien Rowayton Bank; veteran; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Sandra Hemming Cole<\/strong> of Yarmouth Port, MA, October 13, 2024; church organist; music instructor and assistant choir director\/accompanist, Cape Cod Community College; elementary school teacher; active in community and professional affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Thomas A.A. Oleson<\/strong> of Gig Harbor, WA, formerly of Mexico City, Mexico; November 13, 2024; investor; vice president, International Proteins; also worked at Cargill; author; editor-at-large, <em>The Prancing Horse<\/em>; enjoyed international travel, Historical Board wargaming, and Ferraris; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Sandra Strebel Peavey<\/strong> of Hingham, MA, February 7, 2024; trial attorney; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/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-c8a5fe309a867a3f401af444bdd152df\">1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 JD\u2014Bruno Colapietro<\/strong> of Endicott, NY, October 11, 2024; attorney; adjunct professor, SUNY Binghamton and Cornell Law School; Rotarian; enjoyed playing hockey; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Jane Larson Colapietro, MS \u201960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BS Hotel\u2014Harris Rosen<\/strong> of Orlando, FL, November 25, 2024; president and COO, Rosen Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc.; veteran; philanthropist; founder, Tangelo Park and Parramore programs to provide free preschool to children ages 2\u20134; established the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida; founder, Rosen Medical Center; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962\u2014Carol Mickelson Gesslein<\/strong> of Lansing, NY, October 17, 2024; owner, Carol\u2019s Creations; seamstress; teacher; homemaker; gardener; enjoyed international travel and researching family genealogy; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Omicron Pi. Surviving spouse: George J. Gesslein \u201960, BS \u201961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BA, MA \u201963\u2014Judith Revitch Porter<\/strong> of Ardmore, PA, October 21, 2024; professor and chair of sociology, Bryn Mawr College; helped start Prevention Point Philadelphia, a nonprofit harm reduction and addiction treatment center; author; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Gerald J. Porter, PhD \u201963.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 BA\u2014J. Bolling Sullivan III<\/strong> of Beaufort, NC, October 17, 2024; professor of biochemistry, Duke University Marine Laboratory; lepidopterist and expert in moth taxonomy; research associate at major natural history museums; hardware store owner; author; active in community and professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 DVM\u2014Thurston Dale<\/strong> of Medina, NY, November 7, 2024; veterinarian; owner, Ridge Animal Hospital; president, Medina Central School District Board of Education; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963\u2014William J. Kennedy<\/strong> of Cary, IL, November 4, 2024; Sunday school teacher; enjoyed international travel and choral singing; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 JD\u2014Charles L. Nickerson<\/strong> of Wells, ME, October 14, 2024; attorney; veteran; secretary, Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce; member, Kiwanis; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA, MD \u201968\u2014Lois J. Copeland<\/strong> of Ho Ho Kus, NJ, October 14, 2024; internal medicine physician; member, President\u2019s Council of Cornell Women; author; enjoyed painting and photography; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS Hotel\u2014Noel M. Groeschel<\/strong> of St. Petersburg, FL, August 22, 2024; senior vice president and managing director at Dean Witter Reynolds, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Fox-Pitt Kelton; hotelier; veteran; mentor; enjoyed gardening and reading; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Zoe Walter Klippert<\/strong> of Moraga, CA, January 2, 2024; editor and writer, Zoe Klippert Associates; Pi Beta Phi. Surviving spouse: Walter E. Klippert II \u201963, B Chem E \u201964, ME \u201967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964, BEE \u201965, ME \u201966\u2014William E. MacMillan<\/strong> of Jackson, MI, April 27, 2024; worked at Consumers Energy; active in alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi. Surviving spouse: Gudrun Rule MacMillan \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS\u2014Charles F. Zambito<\/strong> of Woodbury, NJ, November 6, 2024; owner, Zambito Produce Sales; veteran; enjoyed vacations at the Jersey Shore; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965, BS CALS \u201968\u2014J. Michael Kimball<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, November 27, 2024; co-owner, Kimball Real Estate; architect and designer; developer, Campus Hill Apartments; basketball coach; enjoyed fly fishing and fly tying; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BA\u2014Michael V. Corrigan<\/strong> of Sarasota, FL, October 28, 2024; attorney; enjoyed travel, sailing, cooking, golfing, and classical music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 JD\u2014William A. Kaplin<\/strong> of Winchester, VA, October 21, 2024; professor of law, Catholic University; expert in constitutional law; attorney, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals; author; enjoyed travel, music, and watching basketball; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA\u2014Richard B. Kasdan<\/strong> of Pittsburgh, PA, November 1, 2024; neurologist; avid Pittsburgh sports fan; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 MPA\u2014William P. White III<\/strong> of Bryn Mawr, PA, October 22, 2024; executive vice president, Turn Key Environmental Service and Advance Remedial Technology; network administrator; also worked for the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Energy; Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria; enjoyed international travel, sailing, classical music, studying physics, and reading; active in community, professional, 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 MPA\u2014Andrew W. Dahl<\/strong> of Naples, FL, November 30, 2024; executive vice president, Magenta Care Continuum; president and CEO, Mid America Health Partners; consultant; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 DVM\u2014Edward L. Tillotson<\/strong> of Killawog, NY, October 27, 2024; veterinarian; basketball coach; member, Lions Club; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BS HE\u2014Judith Epstein Wacht<\/strong> of Purchase, NY, November 10, 2024; teacher; high school guidance counselor; adjunct professor, Mercy College; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 MS\u2014Linda M. Nelson<\/strong> of Henderson, NV, and Santa Ana, CA, November 18, 2024; elder housing specialist, Orange County Housing Authority; VISTA volunteer; active in community and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BS ILR\u2014Alexander W. Nixon<\/strong> of Mount Dora, FL, November 23, 2024; owner, Joseph C. Hansen Co.; city administrator, Umatilla, FL; telecommunications analyst and investment banker, Solomon Brothers; chairman of special projects, New York City Ballet; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Theta Delta Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 MS, PhD \u201980\u2014Anne Gibson Young<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, November 10, 2024; professor emerita of physics, Rochester Institute of Technology; teaching fellow, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; also taught at the Coast Guard Academy and Vassar College; avid reader; instructor, Rochester Scottish Country Dance Society; enjoyed international travel, music, theater, and musicals; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS ILR, JD \u201978\u2014Paul N. D\u2019Onofrio<\/strong> of Delmar, NY, and New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2024; labor attorney; lobbyist, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Sheet Metal Workers; labor counsel, New York State Legislature; also worked at the National Labor Relations Board; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS ILR\u2014Howard E. Green<\/strong> of Los Gatos, CA, October 18, 2024; marketing executive in the computer industry; president, CGNET Services International; helped launch Apple\u2019s first videoconferencing product (now FaceTime) and Apple Speech; consultant; enjoyed international travel, good food and wine, and Yogi Berra quotes; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS CALS\u2014Joseph W. Laubenstein<\/strong> of The Woodlands, TX, September 23, 2024; director of coal combustible residuals, Waste Connections; national director of marketing, Synagra; golf course superintendent; enjoyed cooking; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 MS\u2014Robert D. Sopuck<\/strong> of Lake Audy, MB, October 23, 2024; member of Canadian Parliament for the Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette electoral district; director of Environmental Affairs, Pine Falls Paper Plant; policy analyst, Delta Waterfowl Foundation; fisheries biologist, Canadian federal and provincial governments; director, Sustainable Development Coordination Unit, Manitoba; environmental consultant; author; outdoorsman; enjoyed fishing, hunting, foraging, and camping; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 MA\u2014Marian Ham Van Soest<\/strong>\u00a0of Ithaca, NY, November 1, 2024; director, Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service of Tompkins County; accomplished painter and watercolorist; member, State of the Art Gallery; also taught at National Cathedral School; enjoyed travel, baking, and Scrabble; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976\u2014William G. Bowman<\/strong> of Mohegan Lake, NY, November 10, 2024; worked at IBM and Seagram\u2019s; head lifeguard, Peekskill Parks and Recreation; avid horseback rider; black belt in judo and jujitsu; enjoyed hunting and camping; active in community and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 JD\u2014David A. Dubow<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, October 27, 2024; attorney; partner, Barney Grossman Dubow &amp; Troy LLP; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977\u2014John E. Davis<\/strong> of Cazenovia, NY, October 25, 2024; veterinarian; founded four animal clinics; avid fan of the New York Yankees, Syracuse basketball, and the New York Giants; enjoyed hunting; active in 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-9cc418c1d9e90b2fe7cf412b8e731040\">1980s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201980 MA, PhD \u201990\u2014William J. Skipper<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, December 12, 2024; professor, SUNY Cortland; enjoyed gardening, playing piano, photography, drawing, and reading; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201981 BS Hotel\u2014Jay C. Bloom<\/strong> of Honolulu, HI, October 12, 2024; president and CEO, Hawaiiana Management Co.; operated Rangetsu restaurant; manager of arena and racetrack restaurants, Sport Services Inc.; avid lacrosse player; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201986 MS, PhD \u201990\u2014Rita Sharma<\/strong> of Lucknow, India, formerly of New Delhi, India, October 31, 2024; principal secretary and financial advisor, Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Finance of Uttar Pradesh; member and secretary, National Advisory Council; helped draft the Right to Food legislation and implemented programs addressing poverty, infrastructure, employment, risk management, and intellectual property; active in civic, community, professional, 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-0068812d883e3f214943bf86f25cffe2\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201990 BS CALS\u2014Kevin B. Dunn<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, November 14, 2024; computer support specialist, SUNY Brockport; lifelong learner; avid reader; enjoyed restoring old cars and television sets, and drumming; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201994 BS Hotel\u2014Hanifmohamed H. Jivraj<\/strong> of Brooklyn, NY, March 24, 2024; director of revenue management, Essex House; manager, hotel consulting, American Express; assistant director, New York Hilton &amp; Towers; also worked at Orbitz; active in professional 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-16ac88a805bdbff9874af1f48bc6f6bb\">2000s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201901 MBA\u2014John T. DuGene<\/strong> of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Boulder, CO, June 24, 2024; commander, Joint Warfare Analysis Center; commanding officer, VF-45 \u201cBlackbirds\u201d Fighter Squadron; air boss, USS<em> Carl Vinson<\/em>; math and basic life skills teacher at Homeboy Industries in East Los Angeles; enjoyed international travel, mountaineering, meditation, and the tango; active in community, professional, and alumni 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 <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;i&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;&#x61;&#x61;&#100;&#95;d&#x65;c&#101;&#97;&#x73;&#101;&#x64;&#x40;&#x63;&#111;&#x72;&#110;&#x65;&#x6c;l&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;u\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#116;&#111;&#x3a;&#99;&#x75;&#x62;&#105;&#x6f;&#45;&#x64;e&#99;&#101;&#97;&#x73;&#101;d&#64;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;n&#x65;&#x6c;l&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#x75;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#x75;&#x62;&#105;&#x6f;&#45;de&#x63;&#101;&#x61;&#115;&#101;&#x64;&#64;c&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#101;&#100;u<\/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. 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