{"id":48656,"date":"2025-04-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=48656"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:16:00","slug":"memoriam-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:8\"><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=\"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 <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x61;&#x61;&#x64;&#x5f;&#x64;&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;a&#115;&#x65;&#100;&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;&#x6e;ell&#x2e;ed&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;c&#117;&#x62;i&#111;&#45;d&#101;&#x63;&#x65;as&#101;&#100;&#64;c&#111;&#x72;&#x6e;&#101;&#x6c;l&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#117;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;u&#98;&#x69;&#111;&#x2d;&#100;&#x65;&#99;&#101;&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;&#100;&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#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=\"ma&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;&#x3a;&#97;&#98;&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#x40;&#x63;o&#114;&#x6e;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;d&#x75;\">a&#x62;b83&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#101;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#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-2fdfc970164ef3b046ddab96f550fba0\">1940s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201943 BS CALS, MBA \u201956\u2014Ann E. Ward<\/strong> of Freeville, NY, November 26, 2024; certified public accountant; enjoyed playing bridge and golf; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201944 BS HE\u2014Priscilla Landis Moulton<\/strong> of Marblehead, MA, November 29, 2024; director of libraries, Brookline, MA, schools; expert on children\u2019s books; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945\u2014Victor Parsonnet<\/strong> of Newark, NJ, December 23, 2024; chief of surgery, medical director of the Pacemaker and Defibrillator and Evaluation Center, and director of surgical research, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; co-inventor of the first nuclear pacemaker; veteran; author; founder, North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology; patron of the arts; enjoyed music and bridge; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201945 BS CALS\u2014Lena A. Struglia<\/strong> of Tigard, OR, December 2, 2024; scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture; science teacher; author; 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-e6994fc340a371432ed680f3cc1ffbb4\">1950s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS HE\u2014Ellen Overbaugh Plaisted<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, December 28, 2024; homemaker; president, P.E.O. Sisterhood; 4-H Club leader; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Robert L. Plaisted \u201950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014Sally Williamson Williams<\/strong> of Jericho, VT, December 11, 2024; worked at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; active in alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BME\u2014Albert D. Klingenberg<\/strong> of Longboat Key, FL, December 5, 2024; vice president of business planning management at BFGoodrich and Tremco; veteran; enjoyed golf and sailing; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 LLB\u2014Magnus Lee<\/strong> of Bedford, NY, December 14, 2024; attorney; veteran; enjoyed sailing and swimming; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS HE\u2014Janet Kilby Lankton<\/strong> of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of West Boylston, MA, and Sterling, MA, December 18, 2024; co-founder, <em>West Boylston Banner <\/em>community newspaper; Girl Scout leader; enjoyed crafts, singing, playing piano, tennis, and gardening; active in community and alumni affairs. Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953\u2014Paul E. Mobius<\/strong> of Shelter Island, NY, December 18, 2024; owner, the Pridwin Hotel; veteran; member, Lions Club; enjoyed crafting sets for plays; active in civic, community, and religious affairs. Seal &amp; Serpent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BS CALS\u2014James C. Clayton<\/strong> of Camden, ME, November 28, 2024; dentist; lobsterman; realtor; owner, Blue Harbor Bed &amp; Breakfast; veteran; Boy Scout leader; volunteered overseas with All God\u2019s Children Oral Health Project; enjoyed international travel, antique cars, boats, hunting, and trapping; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BS ILR \u201955\u2014George E. Hoare<\/strong> of Kansas City, MO, December 20, 2024; worked at Corning Glass Works, Owens Corning Fiberglass, and Tamko Asphalt Products; avid woodworker and home remodeler; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS CALS, PhD \u201974\u2014Philip U. Alkon<\/strong> of Las Cruces, NM, December 4, 2024; professor and senior scientist, New Mexico State University; senior research scientist, Desert Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University; author; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BS Hotel\u2014Frederick H. Antil<\/strong> of Warminster, PA, December 24, 2024; executive director, FHA Associates; director, Career Services Office, and special assistant to the dean, Cornell University School of Hotel Administration; also worked at Marriott Corp. and American Management Association; adjunct faculty, Canisius College; veteran; author; expert on Abraham Lincoln; enjoyed international travel and Civil War history; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Norman R. Harvey<\/strong> of Princeton, NJ, and Kennebunk, ME, December 19, 2024; leader, Equity Fund Department, Merrill Lynch Asset Management; portfolio manager, E.W Axe &amp; Co.; director of research, Auerbach Pollak and Richardson; also worked at Bankers Trust; lifelong learner; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Tau Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA, MBA \u201957\u2014Donald Dresser<\/strong> of Hockessin, DE, December 11, 2024; computer systems consultant, DuPont; veteran; avid golfer and gardener; enjoyed bowling, baseball, wildlife, and the beach; active in professional affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956\u2014Joan Blackett Schlank<\/strong> of Hermosa Beach, CA, formerly of New York City, December 8, 2024; real estate broker; owner, Joan Blackett Schlank Real Estate Inc.; enjoyed travel and dance; active in artistic and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS HE\u2014Jane Graves Derby<\/strong> of Exeter, NH, December 23, 2024; medical office manager; real estate accountant; dietitian; enjoyed international travel, golf, bridge, knitting, and crocheting; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Chi Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Kenneth W. Koenig<\/strong> of New York City, November 29, 2024; real estate attorney; enjoyed travel, playing the banjo, running, and the New York Yankees; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Michael Lieber<\/strong> of Fayetteville, AR, December 23, 2024; professor emeritus of physics, University of Arkansas; chief, scientific problems section, Avco Corp.; enjoyed international travel, music, opera, and theater; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BME \u201959\u2014Charles E. Parker III<\/strong> of Carlisle, MA, December 18, 2024; president, Boston Carbon Corp.; founder, Separation Technologies; also worked at Babcock and Wilcox, General Electric, and Stone &amp; Webster; veteran; coach; enjoyed international travel and the outdoors; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS CALS\u2014Robert F. Harrel<\/strong> of Saint Johns, FL, formerly of Darien, CT, December 10, 2024; real estate agent; helped form Darien Bank; partner, Abercrombie, McKiernan, and Harrel Insurance; executive vice president, JM Layton Insurance and Craig M. Ferguson Insurance; owner, the Harrel Shop; buyer, JC Penney; veteran; town selectman, Darien, CT; president, Darien Chamber of Commerce; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS CALS\u2014Mary Gerlach Robinson<\/strong> of Potsdam, NY, December 23, 2024; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Carroll Olton Labarthe<\/strong> of Oakmont, PA, formerly of Ligonier, PA, December 7, 2024; music teacher; librarian; fiber artist; enjoyed international travel, hiking, and birdwatching; active in community and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi.<\/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, BME \u201961\u2014Donald F. Frei<\/strong> of Maineville, OH, December 1, 2024; attorney at Wood, Herron &amp; Evans; arbitrator; taught at Northern Kentucky University law school; also worked in the patent department at IBM; veteran; enjoyed international travel, hiking, skiing, boating, playing tennis, and sailing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962 MD\u2014Barry R. Tharp<\/strong> of Davis, CA, December 5, 2024; physician; head of child neurology, University of California, Davis, Medical School; professor of pediatrics and neurology, Texas Children\u2019s Hospital; director, Blue Bird Circle Clinic for Child Neurology; professor, director of child neurology, and head of the electrophysiology laboratory, Stanford Medical School; veteran; author; enjoyed international travel; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963, BS CALS \u201964\u2014Gary E. Owens<\/strong> of Myrtle Beach, SC, December 24, 2024; rural carrier, U.S. Postal Service; hotel manager; fast food manager; owner, the Lamp Niche; purchasing manager, Traveler\u2019s Insurance; veteran; active in religious affairs. Acacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BA\u2014Arthur D. Silver<\/strong> of Bethesda, MD, December 24, 2024; officer, U.S. Agency for International Development; election judge, Montgomery County, MD; advocate for social justice; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, theater and music festivals, crossword puzzles, and walking the entire 184-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS HE\u2014Margaret J. Story<\/strong> of Troy, NY, December 12, 2024; worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Rensselaer County; also worked at the Commission on Economic Opportunity; president, Rensselaer County Historical Society; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Andrea Martin Bachrach\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Burlingame, CA, December 28, 2024; substitute teacher, reading specialist, and tutor; founder and principal, Martin Communications, a\u00a0public relations firm specializing in strategic consulting for high-tech companies; VP and board member, Sun Microsystems, directing the launch of the first SPARCstation; also worked in data communications, telecommunications, and client-server computing at Telenova, Memorex, Varian Associates, and HP; freelance writer, technical writer, and journalist, holding editorial positions at\u00a0<em>Chemical Week<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Business &amp; Commercial Aviation<\/em>, and the NYC Health Services Administration; social worker, Children\u2019s Aid Society; participant in the Gurdjieff Work and leader\/teacher of the sacred dances; docent, California Academy of Sciences; enjoyed international travel, cooking, hosting extended family, piano and voice lessons, flower arranging, and the performing arts; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964, BS CALS \u201965, DVM \u201967\u2014James C. Franzek<\/strong> of Amherst, NY, December 4, 2024; veterinarian, Lancaster Small Animal Hospital; hockey coach; black belt in taekwondo; enjoyed sailing and dancing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BS CALS\u2014Philip G. Davenport<\/strong> of Queensbury, NY, formerly of Highmount, NY, December 8, 2024; president and treasurer, Ski Highmount Inc.; veteran; enjoyed skiing and ski racing; active in professional affairs. Chi Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965\u2014Mark D. Inglis<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, December 26, 2024; architect; worked on Ulysses Town Hall and the interior of Stella\u2019s Bar in Collegetown; native plant designer; worked on the Pleistocene Garden at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca; veteran; enjoyed family genealogy, creating geometric pop-up cards, and reading; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966, BA \u201968\u2014Robert L. Fabbricatore<\/strong> of Altamonte Springs, FL, December 3, 2024; worked for the New York State Division for Youth; also worked for the federal government; veteran; enjoyed watching horseracing; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 JD\u2014Yvette Grossman Harmon<\/strong> of South Salem, NY, formerly of New York City, December 27, 2024; attorney; partner, McGuireWoods; visiting professor, Cornell Law School; mentor; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 MA, PhD \u201976\u2014Barent F. <\/strong>\u201cPeter\u201d<strong> Landstreet<\/strong> of Toronto, ON, December 23, 2024; professor of sociology and Latin American studies, York University; co-founder, Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean; advocate for democracy and human rights in Latin America; 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 MS, PhD \u201972\u2014Kolumban Hutter<\/strong> of Zurich, Switzerland, December 20, 2024; professor of mechanics, Darmstadt University of Technology; guest scientist, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, ETH Zurich; part-time researcher, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; author; editor; recipient of the Max Planck Prize, the Alexander von Humboldt Prize of the Foundation of Polish Science, and the Seligman Crystal of the International Glaciological Society; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971 BA\u2014John A. D\u2019Addario<\/strong> of Syracuse, NY, December 21, 2024; anesthesiologist, Anesthesia Group PC, St. Joseph\u2019s Hospital; enjoyed cocker spaniels, music, fast cars, harness racing, and watching sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972 BS ORIE\u2014Richard G. Schild<\/strong> of Aurora, CO, formerly of Rochester, NY, and Nyack, NY, December 18, 2024; senior systems designer, Orange and Rockland Utilities; enjoyed international travel, hiking, camping, mountaineering, tennis, paddle tennis, and music; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975\u2014Gordon M. Henry<\/strong> of Hamilton, Bermuda, December 16, 2024; president and director of sales, Privateer Trading Ltd.; veteran; enjoyed gardening, cooking, golf, and entertaining; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201979 BA\u2014Daniel J. Zubkoff<\/strong> of New York City, November 27, 2024; attorney; partner, Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel LLP; enjoyed international travel, reading, crossword puzzles, \u201cJeopardy!,\u201d and music; active in professional and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Pauline Lee \u201979.<\/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 MS, PhD \u201982\u2014Howard A. Scott<\/strong> of Pleasanton, CA, November 25, 2024; astrophysicist; worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute; developed computer code to investigate atomic and high energy systems; mentor; enjoyed backpacking, music, dancing, and baking; active in professional and religious affairs. Surviving spouse: Elizabeth Sufit Scott \u201982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201980 BS CALS\u2014William J. Wilbor<\/strong> of Churchville, NY, December 18, 2024; managing partner, Wilbor Orchards; worked in finance and administration, University of Rochester; voracious reader; avid fisherman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201981 BA, MBA \u201982\u2014Michael G. Hoard<\/strong> of Harbeson, DE, November 30, 2024; director of new product development, Albea Americas Inc.; director of product launch, development, and specifications, Alcan Packaging; active in professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Phi Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201986 DVM\u2014Jill K. Dennis<\/strong> of North Providence, RI, December 17, 2024; veterinarian; designer; artist; chef; enjoyed international travel and marathon running; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201987 BS ILR\u2014David J. Spencer<\/strong> of Miami, FL, December 17, 2024; managing director, Emerald Hill Capital Partners; managing director and senior advisor, STS Capital Partners; acting CEO, Maprao; also worked at Morgan Stanley and GE Capital; food and wine connoisseur; enjoyed international travel and collecting paintings, sculptures, and Southeast Asian art; 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-16ac88a805bdbff9874af1f48bc6f6bb\">2000s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201908 MBA\u2014Keith R. Collier<\/strong> of Wilkes-Barre, PA, December 18, 2024; director of asset allocation research, Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management; also worked at General Electric and Toll Brothers Inc.; founder, the Collier Institute for Intellectual Inquiry and Innovation; enjoyed classic films of the \u201940s and \u201950s, jazz, theater, museums, and the history of science, technology, and exploration; 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-8339ca639e1578039e9c0c89cab839e4\">2010s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201912 JD\u2014Anne Marie Bossart<\/strong> of South Orange, NJ, December 16, 2024; attorney; specialist in intellectual property law; enjoyed choral singing; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201916 DVM\u2014Rebecca R. Benes<\/strong> of Jericho, VT, November 27, 2024; veterinarian, Malletts Bay Veterinary Hospital; enjoyed kayaking, hiking, and skiing; 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-fdd34c8c58a19039439b3b69a8e00651\">2020s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201920 BS CALS\u2014James Mase<\/strong> of East Falmouth, MA, December 16, 2024; veteran; Rotarian; 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 <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;&#108;&#116;o&#58;aa&#x64;&#x5f;&#100;&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;&#x61;&#x73;&#101;&#x64;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;n&#x65;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;cu&#98;&#105;&#x6f;&#x2d;&#100;&#101;&#x63;e&#97;&#115;&#x65;d&#64;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#110;e&#108;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;&#117;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#117;b&#105;&#x6f;&#45;&#x64;&#101;&#x63;&#x65;&#97;&#115;&#x65;&#100;&#x40;&#x63;o&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#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. 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