{"id":58574,"date":"2025-10-01T01:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=58574"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:05:23","slug":"memoriam-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"class-notes-year-navigation\" style=\"--class-groups:6\"><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<\/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 id=\"block-da12dee4-8c90-46de-8353-21e14a7f2d22\"><em>Editor\u2019s note: Please submit notification of alumni deaths\u2014including an obituary, if possible\u2014to the University at <a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#97;&#97;&#100;_&#x64;&#x65;c&#x65;&#97;&#115;&#101;d&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#114;ne&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;&#97;i&#108;&#116;o&#x3a;&#x63;&#x75;&#x62;&#105;o&#45;d&#x65;c&#x65;&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;d&#x40;&#99;o&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#x64;&#117;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">c&#x75;&#x62;&#x69;&#x6f;-d&#101;&#99;&#101;&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;&#x64;&#x40;&#99;o&#114;&#110;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#x2e;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;<\/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=\"&#109;a&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;&#58;&#97;bb&#x38;3&#64;&#99;&#x6f;&#114;&#110;&#x65;&#108;&#108;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;&#x75;\">a&#x62;&#x62;8&#x33;&#x40;&#x63;o&#x72;n&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;ed&#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>\u201946 BS HE\u2014Virginia Dondero Pfundstein<\/strong> of Snellville, GA, May 23, 2025; hospital dietitian; teacher; home economist; enjoyed travel, the outdoors, biking, cooking, baking, reading, and adult education classes; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947, BS CALS \u201949\u2014Henrietta Pantel Hillman<\/strong> of Santa Rosa, CA, April 8, 2025; enjoyed travel, fly fishing, and collecting antiques; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201947 BS ILR\u2014Lois Citrin Waldman<\/strong> of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, May 9, 2025; attorney; director, Committee for Law and Social Action, American Jewish Congress; also worked at the National Labor Relations Board, Harlem Legal Aid, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, and the legal publisher Matthew Bender; educated the Jewish community regarding the prevalence of the BRCA gene among Ashkenazi women; enjoyed art, music, and gardening; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948\u2014Marian Lang Blanchard<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Hamilton, NY, February 10, 2025; associate director, Office of Communications, and managing editor, the <em>Colgate Scene<\/em>, Colgate University; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Chi Omega.<\/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 BS HE\u2014Clara Melvin Thomas<\/strong> of Baldwinsville, NY, June 10, 2025; dairy farmer; owner, Nimble Thimble Sewing Shop; co-owner, Cold Springs Crafts; founding member, Colonial Days Festival; 4-H leader; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951, BME \u201952\u2014Donald S. Griffin<\/strong> of Pleasant Hills, PA, June 3, 2025; expert in structural mechanics in the nuclear power field; worked at Westinghouse; enjoyed international travel, cross-country skiing, bicycling, and sailing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 JD\u2014Helaine Blutman Knickerbocker<\/strong> of Brooklyn, NY, July 18, 2025; attorney; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952\u2014Gertrude Krueger Winsberg<\/strong> of Boynton Beach, FL, June 15, 2025; co-owner, Green Cay Farms; co-founded a women\u2019s health clinic in Pompano Beach, FL; advocate for women\u2019s rights, farmworker justice, and environmental conservation; avid tennis player; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Theodore W. Winsberg \u201952, MS \u201953.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, BME \u201954\u2014Charles O. Berlinghof<\/strong> of Newport, RI, June 3, 2025; executive in the construction industry; vice president, Gilbane Building Co.; helped build hospitals, medical centers, pharmaceutical facilities, university campuses, airports, and train stations; manager, Vincent J. Smith and Salter Co.; assisted in the restoration of the historic Newport Performing Arts Center; veteran; enjoyed skiing, golf, and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS HE\u2014Enid Spangenberger Miles<\/strong> of Chevy Chase, MD, May 7, 2025; painter; enjoyed gardening; active in civic, community, and alumni affairs. Pi Beta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 JD\u2014Robert D. Taisey<\/strong> of Quechee, VT, April 16, 2025; attorney; worked at Holland &amp; Knight and Windels, Marx, Lane &amp; Mittendorf; accomplished tennis player; talented pianist; enjoyed the performing and visual arts; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, B Chem E \u201955\u2014Robert H. Williams<\/strong> of Easton, MD, June 18, 2024; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Tau Omega. Surviving spouse: Helen Tackbary Williams \u201954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BS CALS \u201955, PhD \u201961\u2014Frank G. Dennis<\/strong> of East Lansing, MI, June 2, 2025; professor emeritus of horticulture, Michigan State University; author; editor, <em>Hortscience<\/em>; amateur genealogist; helped former prisoners find work and housing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. Surviving spouse: Katharine Merrell Dennis \u201954, MS \u201959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA, MD \u201958\u2014Michael H. Stone<\/strong> of New York City, December 6, 2023; psychiatrist, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons; sought to understand the motivations for evil criminal acts; television host of \u201cMost Evil\u201d; author; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955\u2014Warren P. Bird<\/strong> of Raleigh, NC, July 13, 2004; director, Duke University Medical Center Library; associate professor of medical literature, Duke University School of Medicine; taught at the graduate library school, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; radiological physicist, Columbia University; author; planned, designed, and oversaw the construction of the Seeley G. Mudd Building for the Duke Medical Center Library; avid collector; enjoyed classical music and reading; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 MFA\u2014Carolyn Powers Bishop<\/strong> of Martinsburg, WV, January 13, 2025; owner, Finale Farm Kennels; artist; active in religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Leslie F. Blodgett<\/strong> of Peoria, AZ, June 18, 2024; owner, CMIT Solutions; owner, Computer Moms; vice president, Alliance Development Corp.; president, CMstat Corp.; consultant, Firebird Capital Inc.; active in professional affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955, BA \u201956\u2014Laine Ginn Katz<\/strong> of Washington, DC, April 29, 2015; consultant on Japan; worked at <em>Mainichi Shimbun<\/em> and <em>Nihon Keizai Shimbun <\/em>newspapers; educator; student of Asian literature, art, and culture; docent at the Freer-Sackler Galleries and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; enjoyed international travel, art, skiing, and tennis; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956\u2014Barbara Decker Berger<\/strong> of Madison, WI, August 3, 2024; ran a Junior Great Books program in the Park Forest public schools; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel, reading, choral singing, playing piano, and diving; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957, BEP \u201958\u2014Rowena Ofelt Chester<\/strong> of Clinton, TN, December 2, 2022; worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; consultant; author; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957\u2014Carole Garfield Reeder<\/strong> of Syracuse, NY, formerly of Jamesville, NY, April 26, 2025; special education teacher; volunteer guardian ad litem; enjoyed bingo, mahjong, and reading; active in civic, community, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS ILR\u2014Carl R. Krause<\/strong> of Pittsford, NY, June 5, 2025; attorney; partner at Harris, Beach &amp; Wilcox; veteran; Rotarian; enjoyed travel, fishing, tennis, and paddleball; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958, BS CALS \u201959\u2014Lynn J. Pilaroscia<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, July 28, 2024; president and owner, family insurance business; veteran; enjoyed skiing and playing Irish fiddle; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BArch \u201964\u2014Peter Brellochs<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, July 2, 2025; architect; partner, Thomas Associates; veteran; served on the Dryden Zoning Board of Appeals; Rotarian; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Jacqueline Klune Brellochs \u201961.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 BA\u2014Ene M. Inno<\/strong> of Oneida, NY, March 25, 2025; director of personnel, Griffiss Air Force Base; also worked at the Pentagon; veteran; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959\u2014Hans S. Kalinka<\/strong> of Chilton, WI, July 9, 2016; veterinarian, Calumet Veterinary Service; enjoyed fishing, racing snowmobiles, restoring Model A Fords, attending brat fries, and arguing politics; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959\u2014David J. McConnell<\/strong> of Warwick, NY, April 11, 2025; clinical professor emeritus of medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; oversaw the Adult Allergy Clinic at Columbia Presbyterian; postdoctoral fellow, Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine; veteran; researcher; author; enjoyed travel, choral singing, hiking, cross-country skiing, canoeing, and birdwatching; active in community, professional, and 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-c8a5fe309a867a3f401af444bdd152df\">1960s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201960 MD\u2014Alvin F. Poussaint<\/strong> of Chestnut Hill, MA, February 24, 2025; professor emeritus of psychiatry, associate dean for student affairs, and founding director of the Office of Recruitment &amp; Multicultural Affairs, Harvard Medical School; associate professor of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; authority on race relations; participated in the historic 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery;author; television script consultant for nationally broadcast programs; mentor; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962, BEE \u201963\u2014William R. Graham<\/strong> of Manhattan Beach, CA, February 2, 2025; middle school teacher; newspaper columnist; enjoyed puzzles; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962\u2014Richard G. Traum<\/strong> of New York City, January 23, 2024;  in 1976, became the first amputee to complete the NYC Marathon on a prosthetic leg; president, United States Wheelchair Sports Fund; founder, Achilles International; author; active in community and professional affairs. Alpha Epsilon Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS HE\u2014Karen Kraengel Evenden<\/strong> of Ojai, CA, June 12, 2024; owner, New Oak Press, New Oak Ranch, a kitchenware store, and a popular cooking school; adventurer; entrepreneur; philanthropist; co-founder, Ojai Women\u2019s Fund; author; enjoyed international travel and cooking; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta. Surviving spouse: William A. Evenden \u201962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BS Hotel\u2014Marvin L. McConnell<\/strong> of Kirkland, WA, February 12, 2025; owner, the Vault art gallery; owner, Alaskan Heritage; also worked at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service; veteran; enjoyed travel, woodworking, fishing, and hunting; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS\u2014John E. Franzreb III<\/strong> of Staten Island, NY, May 21, 2021; horse show producer; owner, Clove Lake Stables; actor; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014David W. Gates<\/strong> of Somerset, NJ, June 30, 2022; worked at Public Service Electric &amp; Gas; enjoyed antiques and reading; active in community and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Satyendra S. Huja<\/strong> of Charlottesville, VA, February 14, 2025; mayor and director of strategic planning and community development, City of Charlottesville; director of planning and chief planner, City of Portsmouth, VA; lecturer in the School of Architecture, Planning Division, University of Virginia; author; advocate for construction of the Charlottesville Downtown Pedestrian Mall, Historic Court Square revitalization, University Corner revitalization, and Starr Hill neighborhood revitalization, and for housing for the elderly, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty; enjoyed travel, nature, art, and international affairs; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014George E. Johnson<\/strong> of Chevy Chase, MD, March 30, 2023; attorney; partner at Dickstein Shapiro; worked at several federal agencies; research director, Institute for Research and Policy, Synagogue Council of America; senior editor, <em>Moment Magazine<\/em>; veteran; author; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS, MS Ed \u201965\u2014Judith Schwartz Kramer<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, April 28, 2024; teacher; active in alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Henry S. Kramer \u201963, JD \u201966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BS CALS\u2014Douglas R. MacBeth<\/strong> of Reading, PA, April 7, 2025; assistant superintendent, Hamburg Area School District; state supervisor of science and environmental education, Delaware Department of Public Instruction; science curriculum coordinator, Lewisburg Area School District; instructor in biology, Gwynedd-Mercy College; instructor in anatomy and physiology, Penn State University; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Zeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BS CALS, MBA \u201966\u2014Judith Fowler Quagliaroli<\/strong> of Needham, MA, June 1, 2025; executive director, Management Development Programs, Simmons University School of Management; vice president and consultant at IBM; mentor; volunteer EMT; avid reader; lifelong learner; enjoyed travel and sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA\u2014David A. Snyder<\/strong> of Manassas, VA, May 1, 2025; worked in the railroad industry; consultant; expert witness; part-time policeman, Vermont State Police; veteran; author; volunteer fireman; avid railfan; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Delta Tau Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS Nurs\u2014Joyce I. Creamer<\/strong> of Kensington, MD, October 13, 2020; administrator; nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS EE, MS \u201968, MD \u201972\u2014William W. Frayer<\/strong> of Pound Ridge, NY, February 8, 2025; professor of clinical pediatrics in neonatology and director of clinical information systems, NewYork-Presbyterian\/Weill Cornell; enjoyed international travel, playing the piano and organ, building and playing harpsichords, collecting stamps, woodworking, quilting, needlepoint, stained glass, calligraphy, repairing and selling fountain pens, and classical music; active in professional and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS ORIE\u2014Louis J. Schwartz<\/strong> of Lido Beach, NY, May 8, 2024; president, S&amp;H Management Group Ltd.; active in alumni affairs. Tau Epsilon Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA\u2014Rochelle Green Neiburger<\/strong> of Stilwell, KS, January 22, 2025; research scientist in immunology and allergy, Children\u2019s Mercy Hospital; office manager, Allergy &amp; Asthma Care PA; author; enjoyed gardening and baking; 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971, BA \u201972\u2014Marvant M. Duhon<\/strong> of Bloomington, IN, May 31, 2023; homecare nurse; veteran; active in civic and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Susan Tausch Duhon \u201974, BA \u201975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971 BS Hotel\u2014Francis W. Masterson<\/strong> of Sharon Springs, NY, November 30, 2022; director of dietetics and assistant coach for track and cross country, SUNY Cobleskill; veteran; master carpenter; author; enjoyed travel, power walking, running marathons, and Civil War and military history; active in community and professional affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201971 BA\u2014Kris A. Perry<\/strong> of Bradenton, FL, January 25, 2025; high school social studies teacher and coach; owner and president, Tolene Farms; assistant director of Workforce Development, Business, and Training at Terra Community College; president, Sandusky County Health Department; avid golfer; enjoyed international travel, bridge, the arts, and collecting orchids; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Tau Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972 BS ILR\u2014David Moriah<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, June 4, 2025; founder, Cornell Outdoor Education; worked at Voyageur Outward Bound School; journalist; baseball fan; enjoyed collecting memorabilia; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Deborah Linker Moriah \u201974.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 MS, PhD \u201979\u2014Sandra Ginsburg Stein<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, July 4, 2025; assistant dean of students, Cornell University; co-president, Parent-Teacher Association for East Hill School; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 BArch\u2014Richard J. Leonori<\/strong> of Scranton, PA, and Montrose, PA, July 22, 2024; architect; partner, Hemmler + Camayd Architects; director, School of Architecture and Building Trades, International Correspondence Schools; design consultant, Penn Furniture; taught architectural history at Marywood University; historic preservationist; enjoyed playing piano and organ; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 BS CALS, MPS \u201978\u2014Eugenia M. Barnaba<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, May 3, 2025; worked at the Cornell Institute for Resource Information Sciences; expert on the use of remote sensing tools and maps to manage land use; Foreign Service officer; owner, the Rafters Club; also worked at Greek Peak Mountain Resort, Cortland County Community Center, and ANSCO; author; mentor; Hospicare volunteer; enjoyed international travel, African culture and music, gardening, and singing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201975 JD\u2014Elijah Huling Jr.<\/strong> of Baldwinsville, NY, April 28, 2025; trial attorney; justice, Baldwinsville Village Court; founder, Huling Law Office and Dadow &amp; Huling; visiting professor, Syracuse University College of Law; veteran; Scout leader; Rotarian; member, Optimist Club; active in civic, community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201977 JD\u2014Anne Solomon Clavel<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, May 31, 2025; attorney; Ithaca city prosecutor; hearing examiner, State of New York; city planner; guardian ad litem for elders; enjoyed international travel, reading, and collecting rocks; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Pierre Clavel, PhD \u201966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201978 BA\u2014Nicholas S. Nerode<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Chicago, IL, June 9, 2025; writer; poet; also worked at a hospital; student of languages; enjoyed international travel; active in religious 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>\u201982 BS Hotel\u2014Lawrence P. Carrozzella<\/strong> of Wallingford, CT, August 19, 2021; independent real estate entrepreneur; founder, Cazman Investment Co.; also worked at McDonald\u2019s Corp., real estate division; youth sports coach; enjoyed golf; active in professional and alumni affairs. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201982 BS CALS\u2014Mark A. Mesmer<\/strong> of Glen Mills, PA, May 21, 2025; software consultant; youth coach; enjoyed sports; active in community and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Epsilon. Surviving spouse: Roselle Dagostino Mesmer \u201982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201983 BS CALS\u2014Michael D. Dudzik<\/strong> of Alexandria, VA, March 30, 2025; freelance graphic designer; senior graphic designer, National Academies Press; stage and film actor; enjoyed hiking, photography, birdwatching, fishing, tasting wine and mead, and jazz; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Kappa Delta Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 BS CALS\u2014Gail Williams Hoefler<\/strong>\u00a0of Anchorage, AK, April 20, 2025; executive director, Alaska Botanical Garden; supervisor, Bough Haus Inc.; also worked at Alaska Mill &amp; Feed; Scout leader; avid cook; enjoyed gardening, the arts, and cross-country skiing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Brian G. Hoefler \u201982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201987 BS ILR\u2014Keith P. Chutjian<\/strong> of New York City, October 27, 2019; chairman, H3 Enterprises Inc.; co-founder, Lava Trading Inc.; 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-0068812d883e3f214943bf86f25cffe2\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201991 BA\u2014Gregory<\/strong> \u201cLandis\u201d <strong>L. 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