{"id":62704,"date":"2025-12-01T00:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=62704"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:02:42","slug":"memoriam-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/memoriam-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"December 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=\"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=\"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 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;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#111;:&#x61;&#97;&#x64;&#x5f;&#x64;&#101;&#x63;&#x65;&#97;&#x73;&#x65;d&#x40;&#99;&#111;&#114;&#110;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;ed&#117;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;t&#x6f;:c&#117;&#x62;i&#x6f;&#45;&#x64;&#101;&#99;ea&#x73;&#x65;&#x64;&#64;&#99;or&#110;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x2e;&#101;&#x64;u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#x75;&#x62;&#x69;&#x6f;&#45;&#100;&#x65;&#x63;e&#x61;&#x73;&#x65;&#100;&#64;&#99;orn&#x65;l&#x6c;&#x2e;&#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;a&#105;&#x6c;&#x74;&#111;:a&#x62;&#x62;&#x38;&#x33;&#64;&#99;&#111;rn&#101;&#x6c;l&#46;&#x65;&#x64;u\">ab&#98;&#x38;&#x33;&#64;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;nel&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#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>\u201941 DVM\u2014Samuel Bender<\/strong> of Providence, RI, July 8, 2025; veterinarian; federal meat inspector; patent holder; enjoyed international travel, theater, concerts, art, and making jewelry; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201946, B Chem E \u201947\u2014John W. Drew<\/strong> of Chatham and Manasquan, NJ, July 14, 2025; president, Drew Engineering; also worked at Ciba Pharmaceuticals; president, Algonquin Theater; veteran; enjoyed international travel, jazz, birdwatching, skiing, camping, canoeing, and racquet sports; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Alpha Chi Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BA, MD \u201952\u2014Joseph K. Indenbaum<\/strong> of San Dimas, CA, August 5, 2025; physician; medical director, Los Angeles County Health Services; veteran; recipient, Alan Cranston EMS Achievement Award, American College of Emergency Physicians; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201948 BEE\u2014Fred M. Mitchell<\/strong> of North Lovell, ME, and Durham, NH, July 25, 2025; president and CEO, Jenson &amp; Mitchell Inc., a truck suspension spring manufacturing and repair company; veteran; enjoyed international travel, choral singing, hiking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and competitive horseshoes; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.<\/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 Hotel\u2014Donald G. Bickert<\/strong> of Vero Beach, FL, August 6, 2024; hotelier; active in alumni affairs. Seal &amp; Serpent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BA\u2014Nancy Belcher First<\/strong> of Leeds, MA, May 23, 2025; elementary school teacher; oil painter; social justice advocate; enjoyed gardening; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201951 BS CALS\u2014William W. Zimmer<\/strong> of Rotterdam, NY, May 30, 2025; computer accountant, New York State Department of Health and General Electric; teacher of vocational agriculture, general science, biology, driver\u2019s education, reading, and math; volunteer fireman; master gardener; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS CALS\u2014David L. Diana<\/strong> of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Urbana, IL, May 7, 2025; owner, Diana Foods; president, White Hen Pantry and Eisner Food Stores; veteran; member, Illinois Racing Commission; avid reader; enjoyed international travel, golf, and a good cigar; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Pi Kappa Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BA\u2014Edward C. Hanpeter<\/strong> of Novi, MI, July 25, 2025; attorney; partner, Dykema law firm; also worked at Ford Motor Co.; veteran; enjoyed history, sports, model trains, writing, and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Theta Xi. Surviving spouse: Joan Ruby Hanpeter \u201951.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BA\u2014Lucian L. Leape<\/strong> of Lexington, MA, June 30, 2025; pediatric surgeon; father of the patient safety movement; co-founder, National Patient Safety Foundation; adjunct professor of health policy, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University; veteran; author; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Psi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BS CALS\u2014Shirley Sagen Norton<\/strong> of Canton, NY, August 3, 2025; founding member, Canton ZONTA; enjoyed international travel and bowling; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Wayside-Aftermath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201952 BA\u2014Pierre Tonachel<\/strong> of Towanda, PA, July 17, 2025; attorney; active in alumni affairs. Watermargin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953 BS CALS\u2014Gerald W. Crump<\/strong> of Madrid, NY, February 13, 2025; guidance counselor, Massena Central School; Future Farmers of America teacher; veteran; Mason; enjoyed travel, camping, and gardening; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Phi Kappa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201953, BS HE \u201952\u2014Joyce Wisbaum Underberg<\/strong> of Rochester, NY, August 15, 2025; director of government affairs, Schlegel Corp.; avid skier and golfer; enjoyed international travel, tennis, sailing, bridge, reading, and crossword puzzles; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Delta Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA, JD \u201958\u2014Stanley R. Birer<\/strong> of Flossmoor, IL, August 6, 2025; manager, Chapman Laundry; attorney; veteran; reading and mathematics tutor; enjoyed international travel, wine collecting, gardening, and classical music; active in alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Jay Greenfield<\/strong> of New York City, formerly of Mamaroneck, NY, June 29, 2025; attorney; litigation partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton &amp; Garrison; veteran; author; advocate for social justice; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954, BEP \u201955\u2014Marshall Lapp<\/strong> of Walnut Creek, CA, May 5, 2025; physicist, Sandia National Laboratories and General Electric Research and Development Center; expert in laser spectroscopy; developed a mobile laser remote sensing system to study the climatological effects of water vapor and the relation to atmospheric carbon dioxide; author; mentor; enjoyed travel, art, architecture, music, books, long conversations, photography, collecting antique photographic equipment and images, and studying the history of science; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Alfred D. Loizeaux<\/strong> of Bradenton, FL, August 23, 2025; captain, U.S. Navy Dental Corps; mentor; volunteer, U.S. Chicamacomico (NC) Life-Saving Station; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Seal &amp; Serpent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201954 BA\u2014Don O. Noel Jr.<\/strong> of Bloomfield, CT, June 30, 2025; journalist; political columnist, <em>Hartford Courant<\/em>; reporter, <em>Hartford Times<\/em>; senior news correspondent and host of \u201cFace the State\u201d at WFSB; also worked at the American Friends Service Committee; author; enjoyed theater, opera, symphony, and ballet; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955\u2014Toimi A. Parssinen<\/strong> of Newport, NH, February 1, 2025; president, Wilton Pressed Metals; automotive contractor; also worked at Joy Manufacturing; taught in the engineering technology program, University of New Hampshire; active in professional affairs. Alpha Tau Omega.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201955 BA\u2014Samuel W. Salus<\/strong> of Savannah, GA, May 31, 2025; trial judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas; chief public defender, Montgomery County, PA; attorney; founder, Koch, Phelps, and Salus law firm; veteran; member, Kiwanis; enjoyed international travel, golf, tennis, and studying early American history; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Theta Delta Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956\u2014Rhonda Nathan Innes<\/strong> of Chapel Hill, NC, May 19, 2025; community activist and environmentalist; supporter of the North Carolina Symphony and Girl Scouts; enjoyed sailing, gardening, sculpting, long walks in the woods, and golf croquet; active in community affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Paul C. James<\/strong> of Bonita Springs, FL, formerly of Madison, CT, April 27, 2025; president, Pirelli Armstrong Tire Corp.; president and CEO, Armstrong Tire Co.; vice president, research and development, BFGoodrich Corp.; jazz musician; enjoyed editing family home movies and performing in community concert bands and Dixieland groups; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Acacia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 BA\u2014Keith R. Johnson<\/strong> of Sharon, CT, April 26, 2025; member, board of editors, <em>Fortune<\/em> magazine; executive editor, <em>Money<\/em> and <em>Discover<\/em> magazines; writer, editor, and correspondent, <em>Time<\/em> magazine; reporter, <em>New York Herald Tribune<\/em>; columnist, <em>Lakeville Journal<\/em>; chair, choir school, St. Thomas Church, New York City; chair, Advisory Council, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 DVM\u2014Charles A. Mebus<\/strong> of Southold, NY, February 5, 2025; veterinarian; chief, Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture; professor of veterinary science, University of Nebraska; discovered a rotavirus that causes gastrointestinal disease in calves; helped develop a rotavirus vaccine; researched African swine fever, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and Rift Valley fever; veteran; mentor; avid fisherman; enjoyed travel and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201956 JD\u2014Albert J. Morhard<\/strong> of Chardon, OH, August 16, 2025; acting judge, Lyndhurst Municipal Court; trial attorney; adjunct professor, Kent State University; author; enjoyed boating; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BS CALS\u2014Lawrence E. Brown<\/strong> of East Rochester, NY, formerly of Jamestown, NY, July 26, 2025; worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture; veteran; member, Kiwanis; volunteer, Audubon Center; recipient, President\u2019s Gold Volunteer Service Award; enjoyed gardening and fishing; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957\u2014Nancy Moore Gehman<\/strong> of Santa Fe, NM, May 28, 2025; court-appointed special advocate for children; general superintendent, roads and parks, Harris County, TX; sales representative, Triple A Alarm Co.; campaign manager; civil rights advocate; lifelong learner and avid reader; enjoyed international travel; active in civic and community affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201957 BA\u2014Bruce E. Slovin<\/strong> of New York City, August 10, 2025; founder, Center for Jewish History; president, 1 Eleven Associates LLP; president, MacAndrews &amp; Forbes Holdings Inc. and Revlon Group Inc.; attorney; philanthropist; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BS HE\u2014Jewelle Carlson Allen<\/strong> of Mystic, CT, March 15, 2025; special education teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools; taught nutrition to nursing students at Old Dominion University; also taught at Pennfield School (RI) and U.S. Department of Defense schools in Italy; enjoyed international travel, music, sailing, and gardening; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958, BME \u201959, MS \u201963\u2014Charles P. Burton<\/strong> of Centerville, OH, formerly of Lebanon, NJ, July 17, 2025; manager, AT&amp;T; enjoyed baseball, softball, trains, birdwatching, photography, choral singing, and gardening; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma. Surviving spouse: Barbara Baltzel Burton \u201957.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201958 BA\u2014Douglas M. Horne<\/strong> of Amherst, MA, January 31, 2025; pilot, United Airlines; inventor, AccuPark system; veteran; active in professional affairs. Tau Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959, BS ILR \u201962\u2014Richard J. Cowles<\/strong> of Santa Fe, NM, May 6, 2025; executive, Telerate Systems and the Chicago Board Options Exchange; also worked at IBM; facilitated Russia\u2019s and Eastern Europe\u2019s transition to market economies; member, Merchant Marine; Rotarian; helped rebuild and preserve the Cumbres &amp; Toltec Scenic Railroad; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Kappa Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 JD\u2014Victor Friedman<\/strong> of Merion Station, PA, June 28, 2025; judge, Superior Court of New Jersey; attorney; veteran; lifelong learner; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201959 DVM\u2014George C. Shurtleff<\/strong> of Moravia, NY, formerly of Port Charlotte, FL, and Liverpool, NY, June 28, 2025; veterinarian; active in community and professional affairs. Alpha Psi.<\/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, BS CALS \u201961\u2014Peter J. Olin<\/strong> of St. Paul, MN, June 30, 2025; professor emeritus and director, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum; enjoyed international travel; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Kappa Sigma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BA\u2014Edith Milhorat Boothby<\/strong> of Falmouth, ME, July 22, 2025; real estate agent; active in alumni affairs. Delta Gamma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961, BEE \u201963, PhD \u201966\u2014Donald M. Kerr<\/strong> of Denver, CO, July 13, 2025; chairman, MITRE Corp.; director, Michael Baker International LLC and Orbis Operations LLC; principal deputy director, National Intelligence; director, National Reconnaissance Office; assistant to the secretary of the Air Force for Intelligence and Space Technology; deputy director, science and technology, Central Intelligence Agency; assistant director, Laboratory Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation; deputy manager of Nevada Operations, and deputy assistant secretary and acting assistant secretary for Defense Programs and Energy Technology, U.S. Department of Energy; executive vice president and director, Science Applications International Corp.; director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; active in professional and alumni affairs. Psi Upsilon. Surviving spouse: Alison Kyle Kerr \u201962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201961 BA\u2014Emily Tall<\/strong> of Buffalo, NY, September 26, 2024; professor of Russian, SUNY Buffalo; expert on the reception of modern western writers, such as James Joyce, in the Soviet Union; author; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201962, BS Nurs \u201963\u2014Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman<\/strong> of San Anselmo, CA, May 14, 2025; professor emerita of nursing, University of California, San Francisco; expert on dyspnea; author; active in professional and alumni affairs. Kappa Alpha Theta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 MS, PhD \u201965\u2014Uma Godbole Lele<\/strong> of Washington, DC, July 28, 2025; specialist in international economic development, World Bank; researched complex interactions among agricultural policy, agricultural growth, equity, environment, and gender, chiefly in the Global South; professor, University of Florida; prolific author; advocate for women\u2019s empowerment; mentor; established an award for the best research on gender in agriculture; recipient, B.P. Pal, M.S. Swaminathan, and Clifton Wharton awards; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201963 BA\u2014Harold S. Nathan<\/strong> of New York City, August 3, 2025; attorney; partner, Rimon Law; active in alumni affairs. Beta Sigma Rho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014William L. Barney<\/strong> of Chapel Hill, NC, April 28, 2025; professor of history, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; leading scholar of 19th-century America and the Civil War era; also taught at Trenton State College; author; enjoyed travel, physical and mental fitness, and dogs; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Kappa Tau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Arnold M. Friedman<\/strong> of Providence, RI, July 29, 2025; attorney; vice president and deputy general counsel, Textron Inc.; partner, Widett and Widett; also worked at Edwards Wildman; active in professional and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 BA\u2014Michael B. Goldstein<\/strong> of Washington, DC, April 26, 2025; managing director, Tyton Partners; attorney, Cooley LLP; journalist, United Press International; founding director, New York City Urban Corps; assistant city administrator and director of university relations, Office of the Mayor of the City of New York; associate vice chancellor for urban and governmental affairs and associate professor of urban sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago; board member, Washington Ballet; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964 JD\u2014Klaus H. Jander<\/strong> of Greenwich, CT, July 8, 2025; international attorney; partner at Alexander &amp; Green, Rogers &amp; Wells, and Clifford Chance; official counsel to the German government at the United Nations, Consulate General in New York, and Embassy in Washington, DC; veteran; author; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201964\u2014Lee J. Manning<\/strong> of Vienna, VA, July 23, 2025; mechanical engineer; worked at the Environmental Protection Agency; veteran. Lambda Chi Alpha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA\u2014Gordon D. Hirsch<\/strong> of St. Paul, MN, October 7, 2024; professor emeritus of English and director of the Honors Program, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota; author; co-founder and editor, <em>Journal of Stevenson Studies<\/em>; recipient, Morse-Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education and the Gordon L. Starr Award for Academic Advising; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201965 BA\u2014Erik W. Wiisanen<\/strong> of Jacksonville, FL, January 8, 2025; vice president of marketing, Omega Metals; vice president, Barnett Bank; history aficionado; active in community and professional affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 DVM\u2014Errol J. Cady<\/strong> of Columbus, NJ, March 14, 2025; veterinarian; active in alumni affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. Surviving spouse: Nicole Duran Cady \u201964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BA\u2014Christopher S. Kinder<\/strong> of Oakland, CA, April 14, 2025; labor activist, socialist, and writer; printer, Inkworks; Marxist theoretician and researcher; leader, Trade Union Commission, Spartacist League; founder and organizer, Labor Action Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal; enjoyed international travel, camping, nature, music, humor, science, history, river rafting, backpacking, and drawing cartoons; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS HE\u2014Barbara A. Lawrence<\/strong> of Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 20, 2025; owner, Healthy 4 Your Life; also worked at Reagan Equipment Company Inc., Kilo Pak Marine Generators, and Hobart Corp.;active in alumni affairs. Kappa Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201966 BS ORIE, ME \u201967\u2014Richard A. Stone<\/strong> of Park City, UT, November 4, 2024; proposal manager; director, business development, Bull Systems; manager, IBM; enjoyed computers, skiing, biking, Jeeping, and camping; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201967 BS Hotel\u2014Arpad M. Mihaly<\/strong> of Santa Rosa, CA, April 18, 2025; president, Hospitality Unlimited Inc.; active in alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BS ILR\u2014Loren R. Barker<\/strong> of Clinton, MT, May 31, 2025; teacher, Oak Grove Schools; also worked at Hawaii Prep Academy and Career Enterprises; coach; outdoorsman; wellness advocate; enjoyed running, bicycling, hiking, camping, windsurfing, backpacking, fly fishing, and photographing and drawing wildlife; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA\u2014Emily Boykoff Berger<\/strong> of Brooklyn, NY, August 28, 2025; attorney; federal prosecutor and deputy chief of criminal appeals, Eastern District of New York, U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Phi Epsilon. Surviving spouse: Andrew Berger \u201966, JD \u201969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201968 BA\u2014Corinne Dopslaff Smith<\/strong> of Spring Lake, NJ, and New York City, July 11, 2025; worked at IBM; senior consultant, Milliman Inc. and American Re-Insurance; enjoyed international travel, reading, bridge, and canasta; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. Delta Gamma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BA\u2014Kenneth W. Dryden<\/strong> of Toronto, ON, September 5, 2025; led the Big Red to the first three of its four consecutive ECAC Hockey Tournament titles (1967\u201369), two ECAC Hockey regular-season championships (1968, 1969), and the 1967 NCAA title; Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender, Montreal Canadiens; won six Stanley Cups, five Vezina Trophies, the Conn Smythe Trophy, the Stanley Cup playoffs\u2019 most valuable player, and the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s Rookie of the Year; helped lead Canada to victory against the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summit Series; president, Toronto Maple Leafs; executive, National Hockey League; attorney; minister of social development, Canadian Parliament; member, House of Commons of Canada; author; television commentator; inductee, Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs. Sigma Phi. Surviving spouse: Lynda Curran Dryden \u201969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BS Hotel\u2014Walter A. Nacrelli<\/strong> of El Cajon, CA, July 5, 2025; healthcare systems engineer; commander, military hospitals; veteran; active in military and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BA\u2014Robert E. Ryan<\/strong> of Rio Verde, AZ, February 14, 2025; CEO, Union Bank of Switzerland and Source One Inc.; senior executive vice president, Timex, ITT\/Nabisco, and Bulova Watch Co.; active in professional and alumni affairs. Delta Phi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 JD\u2014Brian F. Toohey<\/strong> of Cleveland, OH, August 15, 2025; attorney; partner, Jones Day; veteran; mentor, Veterans Treatment Court; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201969 BME\u2014Richard D. Wright<\/strong> of Bluffton, SC, April 5, 2025; estate and tax attorney; veteran; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma 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-76c592f47fa6afb56b91ca936e7cafc4\">1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 MS Eng, PhD \u201973\u2014James J. Bisogni<\/strong> of Ithaca, NY, August 19, 2025; professor of civil and environmental engineering, Cornell University; studied the chemical and physical processes that shape water quality; consultant and process engineer, Eastman Kodak; village trustee, Cayuga Heights; enjoyed woodworking and making furniture; active in civic, community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201970 BA\u2014Hank W. 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Brazie<\/strong> of Washington, DC, August 24, 2024; championed the future of fiber optics; president, Telcom; also worked at Booz Allen, Arthur Little, Arthur Young, General Electric, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Bell Labs; veteran; enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, and \u201cJeopardy!\u201d; active in civic, community, and professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972, BS CALS \u201973\u2014Thomas J. 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Thai<\/strong> of Singapore, April 30, 2025; director of marketing and sales, Meritus Hotels &amp; Resorts; director, Mandarin Restaurant, Marmaris; general manager, TPC Nghi Tam Village Co.; executive director, Pico Creative Center; director of marketing, Singapore Mandarin International; active in professional and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201972 JD\u2014Albert J. Zangrilli<\/strong> of Pittsburgh, PA, August 13, 2025; attorney; partner, Yukevich, Marchetti, Fischer, and Zangrilli; president, St. Thomas More Society; enjoyed golf and handball; active in civic, community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201973 BA\u2014Mark D. Marder<\/strong> of Weston, MA, May 23, 2025; principal consultant, ASG; systems architect and product manager in the computer industry; attended Woodstock; lifelong learner; enjoyed international travel, boating, landscape painting, woodworking, origami, and chess; active in community, professional, religious, and alumni affairs. Surviving spouse: Mary Chandler Marder \u201973.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 BA\u2014Vincent P. Larobina<\/strong> of Stamford, CT, May 28, 2025; worked in public relations, Norden Systems; fitness center owner; entrepreneur; avid football and basketball fan; enjoyed running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201974 MBA\u2014Wilbur G. Streams<\/strong> of Brentwood, TN, February 3, 2025; director of engineering, National Castings Inc., a steel foundry business that supplied couplers and undercarriages for rail cars; also worked at Philadelphia Electric Co.; enjoyed travel, woodworking, and reading; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs. 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Smith III<\/strong> of Kaktovik, AK, April 20, 2025; wildlife photographer and filmmaker, PolarArt Productions; created the documentary <em>Ice Bears of the Beaufort<\/em>; research director, Stanford Seed Co.; manager, family beef farm; bass guitar player for the progressive metal band Kronos; also worked at Grant Heilman Photography, Waldo Arms Hotel, Frontier Flying Service, USGS, and the City of Kaktovik; active in community and professional affairs.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201976 JD\u2014Michael J. 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Levy<\/strong> of Lowell, MA, June 29, 2025; adjunct professor of mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; professor of mathematics, Colgate University; lifelong learner; enjoyed baseball and exercise; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201984 PhD\u2014Sherri M. Matteo<\/strong> of Palo Alto, CA, July 20, 2025; regulatory affairs consultant, Varian Medical Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201986 DVM\u2014Cecilia Castro<\/strong> of Tupper Lake, NY, July 12, 2025; veterinarian; active in professional affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201987 BS CALS\u2014Tracy Sullivan-Bedford<\/strong> of Kissimmee, FL, April 12, 2025; third grade teacher; taught in Hawaii, Oklahoma, Georgia, and New York State; 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-0068812d883e3f214943bf86f25cffe2\">1990s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201990 BA\u2014Eileen R. McPeake<\/strong> of Walnut Creek, CA, May 13, 2025; financial advisor; principal, McPeake &amp; Co. LLC; enjoyed international travel, hiking, and scuba diving; active in community and alumni affairs. Delta Delta Delta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201990 BS CALS\u2014William A. O\u2019Hanlon<\/strong> of Canandaigua, NY, April 16, 2025; CFO, Leonard\u2019s Express shipping firm; division manager, Lecesse Construction; professional indoor lacrosse player, Buffalo Bandits; enjoyed sports, hunting, fishing, golf, waterskiing, and wakeboarding; active in community, professional, and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201992 DVM\u2014Dorothy N. Chary<\/strong> of West Palm Beach, FL, January 28, 2025; veterinarian; high school French teacher; active in community, professional, and religious affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201997 BA\u2014Cheryl Tourney Campbell<\/strong> of San Francisco, CA, September 11, 2024; developer in the tech industry; helped save endangered turtles in Guatemala, educated impoverished children in Malawi, and tackled deforestation in Uganda; enjoyed international travel, golf, and volleyball; active in community and alumni affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201997 MD\u2014Peter G. 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Kappa Kappa Gamma.<\/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=\"mail&#116;o:&#97;a&#x64;&#95;d&#x65;&#x63;&#x65;&#x61;s&#x65;&#100;&#64;c&#x6f;r&#x6e;&#x65;&#x6c;&#108;&#x2e;e&#x64;&#x75;\"><\/a><a href=\"&#109;&#97;&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;:c&#x75;&#98;&#105;&#x6f;&#45;&#x64;&#101;&#x63;&#x65;&#x61;se&#x64;&#x40;&#99;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;&#108;&#x6c;&#46;&#x65;&#x64;u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#x63;&#117;&#x62;i&#x6f;-&#x64;&#x65;&#x63;e&#x61;s&#101;&#x64;&#x40;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x65;l&#x6c;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#x75;<\/a>. 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