CLASSNOTES

The College of Liberal Arts

50 Louis Goldman was honored to be
included in the forthcoming publi-
cation of Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime
Maryland, where Leon continues to live. She
is survived by Leon, three sons and seven
grandchildren. Anna had a long career as a
garden plants to friends, and she will visit
them when they bloom.
Louise (Lerner) Rapkin helped her sister
Achievement Awards, marking the fifth time he professional psychologist, retiring in 2010. celebrate her 90th birthday at a large family
will appear in an edition of Who’s Who. Two of Anna and Leon’s sons are nearby gathering. Otherwise things are pretty stable:
with their families. The third son and his still driving and living in her own house.

55 Sol Gittleman reports that he has

been in contact with Floyd Woolf,
Dick Semeraro, Doug Lonnstrom
family are in Massachusetts. Leon writes
that “Anna always remembered Drew with
great fondness.” See In Memoriam, page 71.
Carole (Horncastle) C’59 and Dick
James’ son, Drew, has retired. His brother,
Scott, plans to retire soon. Three grandsons
C’58 and Nancy Zwerling C’56, among others. In August 2018, Edward Newman’s life are all doing well. The family gathered at a
ended. He had a long career at Temple beach resort in Connecticut for a fun week.

56 Ronald Vander Schaaf

van5256@yahoo.com
Someone should have reminded
University. He directed the university’s
developmental disabilities center from 1974
to 1991. He served in the Office of Economic
Dick and Carole met up with Hal and
Barbara (Young) Quigley in church. The
Quigleys were visiting friends in Endicott.
me about the principle of unintended con- Opportunity under President Johnson. He Nancy P’79 and Paul Stone C’56, P’79 are
sequences. Desperate for news, my rather also served the federal government under in reasonable health, just moving at a slower
harshly worded proclamation has buried me President Nixon but resigned when Nixon or- pace. They have a young Gordon setter and
in responses. Thank you, thank you, thank dered him to testify against a rehabilitation use him to hunt grouse and woodcock in the
you! But you might want to get a cup of coffee program that Ed supported and had helped fall. Lots of rain came to their large garden
or a glass of wine, because it will take a develop. His wife, Claire (Dresner) Newman, but did not ruin it. Paul is trying to divert
while to get through this column. survives him, along with their children, his attention from “the slow destruction of
Five stars in our firmament have gone Mark, Julie and Paul. They also have seven the country I have lived in and was proud of.”
dark. In May 2018, we lost Betty Hartman, grandchildren. Bill Onderdonk’s daughter Susan con-
who was living in Reno, Nevada. See In Joe Sobota likes going to dinner at his tinues her work of many years at Mariner
Memoriam, page 71. retirement home but claims that at times Wealth Advisors in Manasquan, New Jersey.
In June 2018, Deborah A. Norris Crouch it seems like attending a geriatric clinic. Bill still f lies occasionally as long as he takes
passed away, a resident of Denton, Texas. He and Pat divide their time between their a semi-qualified pilot with him. Question:
See In Memoriam, page 71. cottage in Harbor Springs, Michigan, and the Would you trust a semi-qualified pilot to land
In August 2018, Jean (Barbour) Petersen Woodlands Retirement Community on the your plane, or get on a plane commanded
also passed away. She was living near her campus of Furman University in Greenville, by one?
daughter in Tappahannock, Virginia. Jean’s South Carolina. Their five children and eight Jim Hill now notches a four on the great-
son posted her obituary on Jean’s Facebook grandchildren are spread all over the world. grandchild scoreboard. Two grandchildren
page. Worth reading. Jean was born in He works with the Apjohn Group, a business got married in the fall, one in Oklahoma
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, and if her family accelerator, and serves on the affiliate fac- and the other in New York. He listens to
had stayed there, she and Patty Kiefer Vander ulty of Furman. audio books and recommends The Soul of
Schaaf would have been classmates in that Lynn (Swader) Fedor plans to move to a America by Jon Meacham.
high school. See In Memoriam, page 71. senior apartment in the spring. She is now Roy and Ruth (Schubert) Haynes
Leon Rosenberg wrote to say that his wife, in the process of that familiar activity: down- vacationed with daughter Anita and her
Anna M. Rosenberg, died in April 2017. She sizing. Lynn is not happy to leave her woods husband, Robert. They saw Hershey,
was 83 when she died, a resident of Columbia, and wildf lowers, so she is dispensing favorite Pennsylvania, where Ruth’s family had

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a reunion, and then toured the Memorial
Park in Gettysburg. As usual, they spent
March in Florida. On the way, they stopped
Walt Everett quotes the AARP and claims,
“We are not getting old; we are perennials,
we keep coming back.”
with some of our classmates who live closer
to Drew, perhaps to watch Warner Johnson
play in the alumni baseball game. Time is
60 Carl Verrusio C’60, P’93
grapevinee@aol.com
You probably noticed that there
and Elaine (Price) Berkoff was unable to
find a sitter for her border collies. It turns
out Bill has a house on the tony north end
to see Ron Vander Schaaf. While in Florida, Peggy and Jim Bloom enjoy traveling by f leeting, and I yearn for more news from was no news from the Class of ’60 in the last of the island. We, alas, live south.
they toured the Selby Gardens with car. In May, they rented a house on St. George all of you. issue of this magazine. As my friend Luke You may recall that Pete C’59 and Jodi
Prunella (Read) Williams and Doris Island in Florida. Jim’s grandson completed (not the biblical one, but the one with cool Della-Cerra Headley endowed a scholarship
(Ramagli) Wright.
Dottie (Simpfendorfer) Noyce visited
New York City. With her sister, she attended
the first year of an MBA program and then
managed to have a trip to Costa Rica, a work/
study project at a South Pacific island resort
58 Walt Adams
pawalt606@gmail.com
John Borden has asked me to
hands) would say, “What we got here is a
failure to communicate.” First, you guys
with me, and then I with the folks at Drew.
for commuters in honor of his late brother
Rich C’60. There was a feature article in
Drew Magazine about this year’s recipient.
a gathering of Chileans including a bishop and another project in Milwaukee. substitute for him in this issue as he deals Add to this the fact that my computer I received an email from the Headleys,
from Chile. That was followed by a family Your class secretary, Ron Vander Schaaf, with a health matter. We wish him well as delights in embarrassing me, and you have who were vacationing in Mexico, about the
reunion in the Poconos. toured Greece for a week in October. Starting he contends, like the rest of us, with the a missing column. I sent the column to 1960 passing of George Hayward this winter. Allen Hood C’65, Jean (Van Camp) Norlander C’47 and
Audrey (Chapin) and Sten Svennson C’54 and ending in Athens, the tour included challenges of aging. Classnotes, but the computer substituted the George was one of nature’s noblemen. He Margaret Campbell C’63.
spent several weeks in the summer at their visits to the pinnacles of Meteora, the Sacred Imagine: 60 years since we graduated word “Classmates” and I didn’t notice—it was defended himself against our admiration
condo in Wilmington, Vermont, which Way of Delphi, the Temple of Apollo, ancient from Drew. A few of us made it to the 60th 2:45 am. So, I guess the column is f loating and affection by making us laugh. He was volunteer on five boards and with a few
puts them closer to six of their nine grand- Olympia (site of the first Olympic games), Reunion on June 3, and we raised a mimosa around somewhere in cyberspace—do I even nice, thoughtful, kind and as a former girl- other organizations. Her husband, Dave,
children. They are in touch with Nancy the Temple of Zeus, Mycenae, Nafplio and toast to classmate Ellie Long Hazarian know what that means? Never mind, I’ll just friend put it: “damned good-looking, too.” continues to work part time in his own real
(Schoonmaker) Zwerling. They recommend the Corinth Canal. as she received the alumni achievement send an updated version again. He was the consummate gentleman, and we estate company so she can be retired!
video lectures by Sol Gittleman C’55, which Ellie (Nelson) Clark’s grandson graduated award for volunteer activity. Her many civic I was lolling around the house contemplating were fortunate to have known him. Drew She and Dave took a Viking river cruise
were also recommended by Joe Sobota. magna cum laude from Florida Atlantic contributions include efforts to increase the luxury of idleness when an email from hosted a luncheon this spring in Mead Hall from Budapest to Nuremberg. They loved
Suzanne (Harvey) Hampton finally University in May. About 20 people attended organ donor awareness, in which she Ruth (Epping) Olsson reminded me that to honor George for his many contributions the intimacy of the small ship cruise.
retired at 81 from Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Ellie’s birthday party at The Villages. She accepted significant leadership roles. Classnotes were due that day. Did I rush to the university over the years and a very She and Vicky Motch C’64 stay in touch.
It was her fifth attempt! She tried it at 65, met with Barb and Hal Quigley in Tennessee. Eight of us met for lunch in Mead Hall. around like the White Rabbit in Alice in generous bequest in his will. Elaine and I Susan has even gotten Vicky involved in
didn’t enjoy it and went back to Bayer as a Ellie has a new email address, available Along with yours truly and Nancy Adams, Wonderland muttering, “I’m late, I’m late for attended along with Pete and Jodi Headley, the Greater Cincinnati Woman’s City Club.
consultant. She and her housemate, Marcy, through Alumni House. we broke bread with Kathryn (Casey) Smith a very important date”? No, I called the dog Midge Campbell, Nancy Stroh, the dean Susan says life is good and considers herself
have a vital interest in conformation show- Don and Mimi (Brewster) Hollister took Mollach C’58, P’81, who descended from and we went for a walk on the beach—my of the college, the head of the athletics lucky to be happy and healthy.
ing and breeding of dogs, which entails a cruise down the Douro River in Portugal her Tanner Hill Herb Farm in Cooperstown, solution to every stressful situation. The department, staff from the alumni office, Sue Morrison has now been retired as a
travel to the Crufts dog show in England. in March. They also went to Seattle to visit New York, to join us, and Lorraine “Woody” soothing sound of the surf relaxed me and and George’s family and friends. The Spring Methodist bishop for over 12 years. She lives
Suzanne is president of the Kennel Club of Mimi’s sister and their 5-month-old grand- and Bill Craven C’57, who were also my dog, so that we could take our afternoon 2018 issue of Drew Magazine included an in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and is very
New Jersey. Ever ready with a quip, she says, daughter, Lily. Then on to Vancouver to visit celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary nap. I had a high school teacher who used obituary for George. active in the community. She would enjoy
“If I wake up in the morning and nothing their daughter and her son. But they say that and the arrival of their first great-grandchild. to say: “On time is late and early is on time.” Every time I write this column, footfalls visiting with any classmate who comes
hurts, I worry that I may be dead!” not much beats relaxing on their sailboat in Alan Carvalho, retired from active ministry, I didn’t like her! echo in my memory. Forgotten scenes and down her way.
Prunella (Read) Williams and Doris Marblehead at sunset. was at our table, along with Chris and Doug Ruth was concerned that some people conversations spring up at me from I know Martha Hazard sent word that she took
(Ramagli) Wright took a river cruise on the Frank C’52, T’55 and Christine (Azzaro) Lonnstrom, Julie and Robert Phyliky, and who are not traveling to exotic places, or not where, and I am transported back to an interesting six-week adult education
Danube in July, along with Doris’ son Clint’s Dreisbach have been in Minnesota for 54 Gene Snyder. As we renewed old friend- saving the planet, or producing musicals another place—a kinder, gentler place that course called “Dare to Understand” at the
family. Pru and Pat (Brown) McQueen had years. Chris worked for the Hamline University ships, we lamented the absence of so many or sheepherding (!) might think that their was Drew in the 1950s. Mark Twain said: Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning. It
lunch at Wake Forest, near Pru’s home. Pru library for 23 years. They have three children, of our classmates—those who were unable news was not worthy. She, and I, would still “Distance lends enchantment to the view.” taught her the best ways to conduct civil
and her daughter-in-law, Tammy, visited seven grandchildren and two greats. She to travel and those who have died. like to hear from you. We don’t care if you Time does, too. discourse in today’s fractious nation. Martha
Flora (Robinson) Hullstrung after a visit remembers the carol competitions at Sadly, we add to our list of absent friends haven’t won an Oscar, the Nobel Prize or the Lastly, congrats to the class for the boost was making plans to see her younger son,
to her son, Mark, in upstate New York. Christmas. As a kid from Brooklyn, she Larry Story, who passed away May 15, lottery. What were you doing on Tuesday? in giving to the College Class of 1960 Jim, in Maine, and we hope to hear more in
Speaking of Flora, she had lunch with says, “I adored the campus.” Her email 2018. It’s hard to think of someone with Ruth leads a quiet, peaceful life: doing cross- Internship fund, thanks to our classmates the next issue.
Hal and Barbara Quigley in the spring. address is available through Alumni House. such a zest for life and adventure (and word puzzles, rereading classics, walking the who gave in memory of George Hayward Barbara (Feri) Ditman and her spouse
There was a Celebration of Life service for Connie (Cappé) Williams is doing well, mischief) as being gone. Our condolences to dog, seeing friends and reading The New York C’60. Turn to page 29 to read about your continue working on their 19th-century
Bob Hullstrung T’60 in May 2018 at the and her email address is available through Lucille and their family. See In Memoriam, Times. (She remembers a Drew official telling gift in action. brownstone. They plan to bring it back to its
West Swanton, Vermont, UMC summer Alumni House. page 71. her that the purpose of a liberal arts educa- original state, except where the original was
chapel where Bob preached for 18 summers.
Doris (Ramagli) Wright now lives in
Canton, Mississippi, near her eldest daugh-
This past summer, Jean (Salisbury) Gill
visited her children and grandchildren. Her
daughter lives in Arlington, Virginia, and
Mac Hubbard reports enjoying a calm
life. “Just waking up each a.m. is good
news!” The news from Delores (Cuva)
tion is to produce people who can read and
understand The Times.)
She does the acrostic, too. While it’s “not
63 Ellen (Earp) Baker
eebaker@aol.com
Greetings from Maryland!
not well done. They also collect botanical
art, and most of their French original water-
colors have been promised to the National
ter, Linda. Two grandsons were recently her son in upstate New York. She also made Cooke in Umatilla, Florida, is much exactly fodder for a column, I like it that Congratulations to Bob Fenstermacher, Gallery, with their English art to Yale.
married. In August, she visited her daughter her annual pilgrimage to the McQueens’ the same. way right now.” A Sherlock Holmes fan, she Dan McFadden and Maryann Zolota for Barbara is involved with the feeding pro-
Cindy and Cindy’s husband, Gary, who is home in Raleigh, Virginia. Llew Pritchard apparently doesn’t sends a quote from Arthur Conan Doyle: “Life attending our 55th Reunion. Hopefully, gram at Middle Church in Manhattan.
director of dining service at the University Two of our classmates are among the accept the calm life. He reports from the is infinitely stranger than anything the mind more of us will be there in five years for After Drew, Gail (Mudge) Binder went
of Washington. missing. Gail White’s and Barbara (Barton) American Bar Association House of Delegates could invent.” Amen! our 60th. Can you believe it? In July, my to the University of Pennsylvania for a
Timm’s addresses and phone numbers are a “call to action to the lawyers of America Mike Berman seems as sharp as ever. daughters and I made a quick trip to Cape master’s degree. She taught chemistry
not active. If you know anything about these in defense of immigrants, refugees and He remembers research that I was doing Cod, and while there we had a wonderful for 37 years at the Rochester Institute of
two classmates, please let me know, and I newcomers, just like my grandparents.” decades ago and still collaborates with visit with Gerie Schumann. Despite the Technology. Widowed and retired, she
University Advancement will let Drew know. His continued leadership in the UMC gave colleagues at the National Eye Institute. He technological advances and all the instant enjoys travel and keeping busy with her
him the opportunity to support the election has done research on the eye in Finland, communication methods available, many wirehaired dachshunds. This past June,
SUBMIT YOUR CLASSNOTES
classnotes@drew.edu 57 Eleanor (Sheldon) Stearns
ebstearns@rochester.rr.com
In August, Gail (Fisher) Moizeau
and consecration of the first openly gay
UMC bishop, Drew graduate Karen Oliveto
C’80, G’91,’02, who has also been named
Japan, Switzerland and Belgium and as an
associate professor at Harvard, Johns Hopkins
and Emory Medical Schools. Mike still has
of us enjoy reading in this publication about
our classmates, so please consider sending
some news to share with each other.
Gail went with Lyndelle Fairlie C’66 to a
remote lodge in Denali National Park in
Alaska. For the past two years, Gail has met
ALUMNI & PARENT RELATIONS and I attended the Shakespeare Theatre of this year’s distinguished Drew seminary his keen sense of humor, and it was good to In February 2018, Matthew Steckel up in Madison with her Drew roommate,
973.408.3229 New Jersey’s production of “Blithe Spirit.” graduate. Llew and Jonie (Ashby) will hear from him. was named a director of Stockholm IT Sandy (Chere) Groom; Sandy’s husband,
Our old Bowne Gymnasium is now a won- celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Nancy (Marshall) Stroh has sold her Ventures AB, a Swedish public company George, and their mutual friend, Jim Mills
800.979.DREW
derful theater. It was very nostalgic, as Gail this year. house, packed up her Phillies baseball that specializes in energy-efficient crypto- C’59, T’63. Gail occasionally sees Ruth
alumni@drew.edu currency mining and blockchain-related
and I had both performed in “Blithe Spirit” I look forward to enough years to see memorabilia and moved to an apartment (Steele) Kuchinad and corresponds with
in the Bowne Gymnasium in our senior year! a return to civil discourse and tolerance in a Quaker senior living facility. She joined technology. her freshman year roommate, Martha
ALUMNI HOUSE
A few lines even came back to us after all in our country’s public life. To that end, Norman MacArthur, Bill Hayes and Elaine (Burt) Hassard.

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36 Madison Ave. these years. The next day we saw “Carousel” Nancy and I keep busy and involved with (Norris) Verrusio C’60, P’93 at our beach Allen Hood Margaret “Peggy” (Leichthamer) Domber
Madison, NJ 07940 on Broadway and had lunch at Sardi’s. We political and environmental projects house on Long Beach Island for our annual allenhood3@gmail.com wrote her update while at her family’s cabin
talked about trying to hold a mini-reunion and activities. mini-reunion. Judy Smith couldn’t make it, Susan Noonan continues to on a beautiful New Hampshire lake where

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she spent much of the past summer. She in February 2018. I have gotten to know two sons and keep busy on the farm and with the Alumni Office for his tremendous assis- of directors. He’s also mentoring a newly soccer with his friends. He is ready for a
had the joy of visits from her sons and their other Drew graduates who are also now traveling. They are “showered with blessings tance in setting up a gathering spot for us minted CFO for a Seattle-based company less hectic schedule (just class and soccer) at
families. Peggy has four grandchildren. members of my church, Bethany Church UCC and hope God is holding you close to Him.” by the Pub on Friday night, where we had and having a great time with each of these school this fall. It was nice having him back
Peggy and her husband, Emil, reside in in Randolph, Vermont. See photo, page 57. More news from Karen Lawrence. She a great turnout of over 40 alumni, friends activities. home for a brief time. It’s amazing how fast
Kinnelon, New Jersey. Emil continues to Your correspondent, Allen Hood, wants and her husband, David C’69, became grand- and family. Marla put together a great slide Bob and Deb took an annual trip with time f lies.
work as a CPA, but with a more f lexible you all to please keep in touch. No one’s parents of triplets this summer! Two grand- show, thanks to donations from the class. friends to Europe. They went to Amsterdam, I look forward to hearing from everyone
schedule that allows them to enjoy his shore activity is unworthy of reporting. Just know- daughters and one grandson—all doing well. On Saturday, some of us went to hear Perry took a river boat cruise up the Rhine and when it comes time for the next update!

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home in Chadwick Beach, New Jersey, and ing that you are in this world with us is a Best wishes and much love to you all! Leavell give a lecture, some went to see the concluded with a few days in Lucerne,
to travel. The past two Januarys they have worthy tidbit for this column. Please keep Not much new with your secretary. I enjoy alumni rugby game, and some cheered on Switzerland. Bob said many of the stops Clint D. Bolick became
cruised in the Caribbean. They celebrated in touch! visits to my daughter Stacey, her husband, Cordelza Haynes C’78, T’11,’13, who was along the way reminded him of his Brussels a justice on the Arizona
Emil’s 75th last year with a week in Scotland Alan, and my two grandsons, Van and Kai. presented with the Frances B. Sellers Alumni semester in 1976–77, which he said “is still Supreme Court in 2016. He
and then joined friends on a small expedition
ship traveling from Oban, Scotland, to north
of the Arctic Circle in Tromso, Norway. This
67 Joyce Subjack
joycesubjack@hotmail.com
So now we are all in our 70s and in
Our most recent visit was to celebrate Kai’s
first birthday. Our son Jack and his wife,
Jenni, live nearby, and we enjoy seeing
Award. The garden party and dinner on the
Mead Hall lawn saw the class out in force,
showing they had not lost their dance moves
one of the greatest experiences of my life.”
Bob said both of his young adult children
have settled in as confirmed Pacific
credits an internship at Sen.
Orrin Hatch’s office in the
40th Reunion summer before his senior
year, Peggy celebrated her 75th with a trip our golden years. Write and tell us what is them. I just returned from a luncheon with from 40 years ago! Things wrapped up after- Northwesterners. They see each of them year at Drew with having set him on the
to Africa with friends, seeing Cape Town, on your bucket list! 12 girlfriends from my high school class of ward at the Pub. often at home, and Deb continues to work path toward law school, which he attended
Victoria Falls, and safari camps in South Sue (Vroman) Walker lives in the San 1966. We had not started getting together It was a great to see so many class mem- really hard to arrange the logistics so that at the University of California, Davis.
Africa and Botswana. Peggy has also been Bernardino mountains in Lake Arrowhead, until we all met again at our 50th reunion. bers, and it was sad to see it end. JoAnn they can all still take at least one vacation
researching her family’s genealogy. She is
now a trustee of the Morris Area Genealogy
Society in New Jersey. Peggy sends her best
California. Sue and her husband, Bob,
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary
this past summer. Sue keeps busy with the
So when our Drew 50th Reunion comes in
two years, be there!
Thank you, everyone, for keeping in touch.
Keatz invites (or challenges?) as many of us
as possible to come back next year, May 31
to June 1, 2019, for C’79’s 40th and “show
together each year.
Anne and Rich Degener sent their regrets
that they missed the fun. Their lives handling
80 Chris Walsh
chris.walsh@alumni.drew.edu
As I write this column, I realize
to all of us ’65ers as we embark on our next Mountain Homeless Coalition and grant I love you all. ’em how it’s done!” their rental properties in Cape May go into that it was 40 years ago that I was in England
quarter of a century. writing. She says “hi” to all. The following is a list of the Class of 1978 overdrive in the summer, and they couldn’t on the Drew London Semester. I wonder
As for your correspondent’s life, it has
become a bit restricted. I can no longer lift
any object over 20 pounds. No more chain-
Susan (Holmes) Brady wrote because
she felt badly that our class had no news in
the last issue. Her teaching career included
72 David Green
david.green@alumni.drew.edu
Lynn Perkins is semiretired after
(and honorary C’78 where noted) members
who turned out during Reunion. I apologize
if I forgot to mention anyone.
get away.
Jim Miller sent word that he is retiring
at the end of the year. He remarried a year
how many others are thinking back to that
fantastic time. Other attendees in the fall of
1978 were my roommates, Bob Epstein and
sawing and splitting firewood! However, I’m English, music, grades 3–6 and middle school. 11 years managing design and construction Joan Albanese, Lou (and Ronnie) Albert, and a half ago. He plans to relocate from Norm Spier C’79; the late Perry Walinsky;
happy cooking meals, doing dishes, baking, Husband Bruce taught high school biology of the Gates Foundation campus in Seattle Gerry Barker, Paul and Marla Boren, Carolyn California back to Tennessee, where he lived Chuck Castellano; Rich and Jill (Wilkinson)
seeing about us the wonder-filled world, and became head of guidance and then as an architect and project manager. She Cass, Marlene Connor, Sandy Craig C’79, Al in the 1990s. Riker; Lori Kramer; Sandy Rice; Monica
hearing wind and music and laughter. I was earned a law degree in 1976 and practiced recently designed a second home on Whidbey Diaz, Chuck Dooley, Ethel Eaddy-Thomas, Debra Moody Bass C’78, G’90,’02 was Ziegler; Keith Martin; John Gilrain C’79;
perfectly happy staying put as my wife, Kit criminal law. The Bradys have two sons, 11 Island and has joined the board of the summer Bob Evans, Gary Freed (with Rui and Lillian), the Bible study leader at the Alabama–Florida Larry Babbin C’79; Andy Cutliff C’79; Rob
(Hollins College, Class of 1963), took a birding grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Island Shakespeare Festival. Her son George, Nikki Freundlich Rinklin (and Bob), Chip Convocation of the AME Zion Church in Davis C’79; Charlie Gruen C’79; and I know
trip in December 2017 to Cuba and went They retired to Cape Cod in 2010 and would 25, was adopted from China as a baby and is and Barbara Gertzog C’77, Pete Gmunder, June 2018. She used her recently published I’m forgetting some others. Interestingly, to
kayaking with a group in the Sea of Cortez welcome Drew friends. now a lawyer in Manhattan. Mickey Green, John Hambright, Cordelza book, The Female Prophets, as the resource for me at least, I have seen three of those people
Marilee Adams holds a PhD in clinical Rick Guhl is serving as an interim Haynes, Martha Herrmann, Bruce Hershatter, her presentation. within the last year and am in touch with
psychology. Her 2004 book, Change Your pastor at St. John’s United Church of Christ, Michael Hoad and Carolyn Young, Kurt Anne (Wildnauer) Rettew is retiring after several more through email and Facebook.
Questions, Change Your Life, is now in its Allentown, Pennsylvania, after several years Hoffmann, Ken Hyne, Jo Ann Keatz C’79, the 2018–19 school year, and she is transition- Bob Epstein and his wife, Judy (Dolinko)
third edition. of semiretirement. Lisa Kinnaird, Eric Krantz, Marc LeBlanc, ing her personal email to a new account. C’82, recently moved to Jersey City. John
Send me news! Sam Zeichner is planning to retire and Rob LeMoine and Nancy Specht LeMoine If you’d like to reach out, contact me and I Gilrain and I occasionally get together to
move back to Southeast Florida after spend- C’79, Tom Mahoney, Mike McKean, Dave will forward you the new address. golf, often with Bob Skoblar C’76 and

70 Charleen (Duffie) Caulk

charleen8@gmail.com
Greetings, everyone. It was good
ing the past several years in Switzerland as
visiting professor of medical imaging at the
University of Basel.
Mortensen, Mike Pollack, Sara Rafter,
Nicole Shomer and John, Jim Simon C’77,
Rob Strupp, Tom (and Christine) Tani, Dawn
The Tanis—my wife, Christine, and I—had
fun seeing everyone at the Reunion. We
enjoyed a “trifecta” of big events over the
Michael Ravensbergen.
Michael, who’s a financial advisor at
Merrill Lynch, and I had dinner with Charlie
to hear from several of you. Don Watson Many of us will have attended our 50th Thomas, Carol Torchia (and Joseph), Cathy summer. The first was celebrating our 25th Gruen and Don Press a few months ago.
C’70, P’01 remembered a pivotal moment high school reunion this year. I was fortunate Ulozas, and Mike Veloric. That’s 53 if wedding anniversary in July in Atlantic Don was also in England in the fall of 1978

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in his life, when the first Vietnam draft to enjoy the reunions for both of the high you’re counting! City, New Jersey. We stayed at the Borgata, but on a different program.
lottery was held in December of 1969 and schools I attended. We’re getting closer and One classmate who had been to past walked the boardwalk, had our anniversary I recently heard from Dave Abend, who

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he got a number. On July 4, 1970, Don and closer to our 50th college celebration. Reunions but missed this one was Marc dinner at Wolfgang Puck and “made” money wrote to let us know that he’s alive and
Ada (Mitchell) C’75, P’01 became engaged. Patrick. Rob LeMoine and Mike McKean by not gambling! Our second and third big well, living and teaching/practicing in South

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On July 3, 1971, they were married, and in
August, Don was inducted into the Army.
Ada delayed her studies at Drew and joined
76 In February 2018, David B. Johnson
became the new director of risk
management for Chesterfield
visited him just prior to the Reunion, and
sadly he passed away within a week after-
ward. Marc was a really nice person who
events involved a family trip out to San
Francisco in August. We visited my parents’
final resting place in Colma, California, and
Jersey. Dave sold his Bergen County (Oradell,
New Jersey) osteopathic medical primary
care and manipulative medicine practice
him for two years in Germany, returning County, Virginia. will be missed, and our thoughts and had a nice reunion with some of our “left after 24 years and joined the faculty at the
Drew has a new online and graduating in 1975. They settled in prayers are with his family. See In coast” family members. While our son, Phil, Rowan University School of Osteopathic
platform so alumni, families
and students can build
their community through
Gloucester, Massachusetts, and put down
roots. They have two sons, Donnie C’01 and
Tommie. The late Rev. Rick Townley C’70
77 John R. Harding is founder, presi-
dent and chief executive officer of
eSilicon Corporation, a privately
Memoriam, page 71.
Someone who had made every Reunion,
Carol Allen, was sorry to miss this one
went to spend a week with his girlfriend,
Chris and I took a one-week car trip on the
legendary Pacific Coast Highway down to
Medicine, one of the New Jersey state medical
schools. He is an assistant professor and
also sees patients there, teaching medical
served as the officiant at each son’s wedding. held company that designs and manufac- (“for the first time, I think”) due to a family Los Angeles. The drive was spectacular and students and residents. Dave said that he has
purposeful connections. My roommate, Susan Staples, wrote a tures complex, custom chips. Jack is also wedding. She did pass on some wonderful is something that should be on everyone’s always loved teaching. On the family front,
newsy Christmas card that was sent late an independent director of Qorvo. news—she and her husband, Chris, became bucket list. Another highlight was visiting Dave’s oldest son graduated from Dave’s
Join via LinkedIn, because she and her husband, Mac, were grandparents in May 2018. Her daughter the Hearst Castle in San Simeon. In Los own medical alma mater this past year and
Facebook or email now at
drewconnect.drew.edu.
in Laos, visiting their son, Jay, who works
there. Susan enjoyed the city of Luang
Pragang on the Mekong River. Susan and
78 Tom Tani
ctsquared@optonline.net
The big event for C’78 was gathering
and son-in-law, Laura and Jay, had their first
child, Louisa Jane. Everyone is doing well.
Carol and Chris are thoroughly enjoying
Angeles, we had a get-together with more
family members. I also made a vow to
never complain again about traffic jams
married his medical school sweetheart, and
they’re both starting their residencies at
Morristown Memorial Hospital. His youngest
Mac then visited with daughter Anna, who for our 40th Anniversary at the Reunion being grandparents. in New Jersey after experiencing LA traffic. son just gained admission to the same medical
lives in Queens. in June. The Reunion Committee (Marla Bob George and his wife, Deb, also When we returned home, Phil began his school as well, and Dave’s middle child, a
Another roommate, Joy Godbold, sent Boren, Gary Freed, Tom Mahoney, Gerry sent regrets for missing the fun. He hopes second year at Stevens Institute. He spent daughter, is a special ed teacher at a state
a lovely letter and photos. She and Blake Barker, Martha Herrmann, Jo Ann Keatz to make it to our 45th. Bob has happily the summer at a film editing internship school in Newark. Dave mentioned that
have four sons and three grandsons. They C’79 and I) did a Herculean job of contacting transitioned into retirement status from in New York City at the Bindery, a film he’s loving the amazing sports posts by our
retired to a small house on 13.1 acres in class members and planning the activities. his company (Esterline) and is thoroughly production company. He also worked at classmate Meg Taranta on Facebook and is
Kentucky, where they are closer to their We’d also like to thank Zach Davis C’02 of enjoying it. He still serves on two boards Mendham Golf Club and played a lot of advocating for Meg to work for ESPN.

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 The annual Reunion Weekend was held area, and Tony Buttacavoli C’82 f lew in achievement award in the sciences. Larry by Gov. Phil Murphy to facilitate shared
in the spring. Tom Tani C’78 did an excep- from Detroit. Bill Ehlers C’82 walked three spent an additional year at Drew taking services among New Jersey’s municipalities.
tional job getting a huge contingent of that blocks to attend, and Mike (MFE) Stern physics classes, later earned a master’s in

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DREW
class to attend. On Friday night alone there C’80, T’84 came down from Vermont. physics and chaired the science department Sandi Miller
were over 40 members of that class in atten- What have we learned since the last at his alma mater, the Delbarton School. In samiller1029@gmail.com
dance. That’s a pretty high bar for us to publication? Perhaps not as much as the pre- the early 1990s, he was a health physicist First of all, a huge thank you to
try to surpass. Mark your calendars (Laura vious time, but here’s an interesting piece with the U.S. Army. In 2006, his lab developed Sonnie Hirsch Carpenter, who rallied our
[Moorehead] Milsom, Steve Barrows), our of information: Mike Stern ran for office in an inspection system to test ballistic integrity class via Facebook to take first place in the
REUNION
2019
40th is less than two years away and will be Vermont as a write-in candidate for the State of the ceramic body armor insert plates 150-Hour Fundraising Challenge.
the weekend of May 29–31, 2020. The weather House of Representatives. I am sure Mike issued to U.S. soldiers. In his remarks, Larry Sonnie met for lunch with Mary Ellen
is forecasted to be perfect that weekend. I had the support of all the Drew alumni in mentioned cherished professors of our time Landolfi and her son, Michael, who has
ran into Steve Barrows at one of the many the Bennington area. as mentors, including the late Alan Candiotti been looking at colleges. Sonnie and Mary
New York City Alumni events that the Office Nancy J. Barbara developed an award- and Bob Fenstermacher C’63. Larry’s Ellen spent time catching up and boring
of Alumni and Parent Relations puts together. winning American Sign Language instruc- daughter is an admissions assistant at Drew, Michael with stories of the good old days at
Steve lives in Brooklyn and works in tech- tional program for her middle school and his son has taken math and science Drew. In August, Sonnie and her husband, MAY 31–JUNE 1, 2019
nology for the MTA. Incidentally, Drew’s students in Land O’ Lakes, Florida. She summer courses at Drew as well. Greg, celebrated their 23d anniversary at a
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations considers signing her own first language, Following the Award Ceremony, it was Rod Stewart concert while on their annual
holds alumni events in many cities around as both of her parents were deaf. on to the Ehinger Center (formerly the UC) Arizona vacation.
the country besides New York. I highly Peter L. LeJeune has been elected to to sample the beer in the Pub and get lunch Congratulation to Ann (Bready) King,
recommend them, especially if President partnership in the Philadelphia law firm of at the food trucks. We enjoyed our meal who was honored with the 2017–2018 Mary
Baenninger is attending. Swartz Campbell. He joined the firm in 2010. outside with Rosa Sepulveda C’82 (sister Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award at this year’s
Getting back to this past Reunion, among Marc E. Zukovich lectures on deer-resistant of Edgar) and her husband. College Sports Information Directors of
the attendees I caught up with for at least gardening. He teaches horticulture at the Spotted later in the afternoon after the America (CoSIDA) convention. Ann just
a little while was Kurt Hoffman C’78, who County College of Morris. Marc studied Arthur “Soc” Deacon III C’82 Memorial finished her ninth year at The Sage Colleges
arrived shortly past midnight on Saturday botany at Drew. Rugby Match were Ralph Sorrentino, Ken as director of athletic communications, after
and departed at some ungodly hour Sunday Drop me a line like Doc Abend did. Let Siegel, Barry Friedman, Mike Johnson C’82, 17 years at The College of New Jersey and six Your classmates.
morning. Hoofa retired from the Army a
few years ago and now works as a civilian
me know what you’re up to via the Drew
Alumni office, or email me at chris.walsh@
Jimmy Nicolson, Bob Muir, Jim Dobbins,
Steve “Loader” Thompson, Lynn Cummings,
years at Drew.
In July, Laura Macdougall celebrated the Your memories.
for the Army down in North Carolina. “I do
the same work but for better money,” Kurt
alumni.drew.edu. Jen Garrett and Mona Weisberg.
Several of us attended a wonderful lecture
10-year anniversary of her personal chef
business, Home Plate Advantage. She feels
Your Drew.
relayed. Rob C’78 and Nancy C’79 (Specht)
Lemoine disembarked from their boat to
attend the festivities. They plan to cruise the
83 Susan Apter
apter4@gmail.com
Andy Polovoy reported the sad
at Alumni College with Professor of History
Emeritus J. Perry Leavell: “Outsiders, Popu-
lists, and Nationalists in American History.”
lucky to have a great client base. Laura and
her husband traveled to Scotland in the spring
to see and taste the Highlands, including the
Next spring, join your fellow Drewids
for a weekend of fun back where
waterways of the U.S. for the foreseeable news of the death of Tom Sharpe in February. There was a garden party and tent dinner, mighty haggis. it all began! From the Campus
future. Carol (Torchia) Clinton C’78 and Andy and fellow Hurst 34 suitemates Kelly and additional Pub socializing, but Alan and Lisa McCourt is still ghostwriting. The 10th
Joan Albanese C’78 were both on campus Kavanaugh and Ethan Silverman C’84 at- I met up with Brian Winters C’79 and his sequel to her children’s book I Love You, Stinky Carnival and Beer Garden and the
for the Friday events. Martha Hermann tended a memorial service in Leonia, New wife for a meal that evening. There was also Face will release in September, making it her annual Mimosa Toast and Alumni
C’78 and Chuck Redfern C’78 were also Jersey, in April, along with Jim Iannella C’84. a class photo taken; you will find it on the most successful series by far, with over 8
there for some of the festivities. None of Tom’s survivors include his wife, Marlene, Drew website. million now sold. Although she hasn’t seen Achievement Awards, to nights at
them have changed a bit. and her children, with whom he shared a Apologies to anyone who attended and any Drew friends lately, she thinks fondly of The Pub, midnight breakfast, faculty
We held the annual Soc Deacon Memorial special bond and kinship. is not listed. them and sends hugs and love to all.
presentations and more, there’s
Alumni Rugby Football match on the ancient Best wishes to Cindy Waneck, who married In September, Alan and I became first- In August, Lisa and Dan Chiariello C’86,
and sacred pitch officially known as Doc Young Robert Erickson in May 2018 at Grace Episcopal time grandparents. P’22 dropped off their youngest son, Jared, something for everyone. Mark
Field. Bob Joyce C’82 and Paul Cortellesi Church in Westwood, New Jersey, with a Please send me your news! at Drew to start his freshman year. He is your calendars!

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C’84 (with some family members) strapped reception at the Ramsey Country Club. Susan living in Brown, where Dan lived in his own
on some inappropriate footwear and joined Haviland was a bridesmaid. Kathy (Scott) John Hammett sophomore and junior years. Lisa started a
the melee. Among the numerous spectators Notine and Jennifer Garrett were readers dochamm@optonline.net full-time job working for Rutgers University drew.edu/reunion
in the almost-rain were Tom Keoughan C’82, at the service. Other Welch 2 attendees, Monique (Weggeland) at their county cooperative extension. Their
Dave Mortensen C’78, Chuck Dooley C’78 including two from the West Coast, were: Flynn checked in from her son David, who graduated from Rochester
(in all the way from the Pacific Northwest), Susan (Pease) Gadoua, Suzanne Spangler, home in Great Britain, Institute of Technology last year, is working
Louis Albert C’78, Greg Leuser C’77, Steve Diane Bohman C’84, P’19, Lisa Eisenhardt, 35th Reunion inquiring about our upcom- as a concept artist for a soon-to-be-released David W. McIntyre was awarded the Boy with friends online. Stay tuned for Classnotes
Thomson C’83, P’20 (aka Dingledad) and, of Diana “Dindy” Sousa and Jody Bell. See ing Reunion. She hopes to make the trip to video game. Scouts of America 2018 Silver Beaver award. requests from me in the coming months.

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course, Rich Fisch C’77. photos, page 63. join us. She and her husband, Mike, spent Marc Scarduffa was named to the board Thanks for your updates. I love hearing
My wife, Ruth, brother Doug (London ’79), Our 35th Reunion was held the weekend the long Easter 2018 weekend visiting with of directors for Pet Partners, the nation’s from you. Gerald D. Gunster II has
Chip C’80 and Lisa C’84 (King) Nolet joined of June 1 and 2, 2018. We were definitely a Andrea (D’Auria) Vallandingham and her leading organization registering therapy been named to the board
Andy Rupp and his wife, Rosie, at the Rupp
household for our annual get-together. We’re
all mostly or completely empty nesters now.
smaller crowd this year, but many thanks
to those who turned out! Several classmates
met up at the Pub on Friday, including Jim
family in Prague. Andrea’s daughter had
been studying abroad for the 2018 spring
semester. Sue Clark joined Monique in
animals for animal-assisted interventions.
I, Sandi Miller, had a full summer, starting
with a family trip to the Azores, where we
87 Karen L. Hunter spent 16 years as
a reporter with the New York Daily
News, where she was a member of
of Wyoming Seminary, the
Methodist college prepara-
tory school in northeastern
Andy has been very active in engaging alumni Nicolson, David Reis, Robert Muir, Jim London this past June; they had lots of fun went on a wild canyoning adventure that the 1999 Pulitzer Prize– and Polk Award– 30th Reunion Pennsylvania from which
support for the men’s basketball team at Dobbins C’83, P’15, Steve Thompson C’83, reminiscing about their semester in London fell into the category of “what doesn’t kill winning teams. She now hosts a radio show he graduated.
Drew. The men had a very successful season P’20 and Jeremy Smith. and catching up in general. In November, you makes you stronger.” Fortunately, we all on Sirius XM Channel 125, “Urban View.” Thomas P. Hadley is CFO of BodyArmor,
last year, coming close to the record number My husband, Alan Apter C’80, and I Ari Levine was in London as well, and they made it. I’ve also been eating my way across a sports drink start-up backed by Kobe
of wins that was set when we were on cam-
pus. With a strong core of players returning,
Drew is looking for another exciting season.
attended the Saturday morning Alumni
Achievement Awards in the Commons dining
hall and caught up with Rob Rosh (an attorney
went to a bonfire night celebration. Thanks,
Monique, for the news, and hope to see
everyone soon enough! See photos, page 63.
New England for an article I’m writing about
food tours. I visited almost 20 restaurants in
August alone and still have two states to go.
88 Lavinia Boxill
lavinia.boxill@ruf.rutgers.edu
The Class of 1988 converged on
Bryant and other athletes.
Lisa Schlotterhausen was recently named
vice president for academic and student ser-
If you are in the area, check the schedule in White Plains, New York, and father of Judy Philips recently relocated to Honolulu, Kevin J. Bodnar is head of corporate The Forest on Friday, June 1, and Saturday, vices at Lamar (Colorado) Community College.
Karen Mancinelli

and consider coming to campus for a game. two, ages 25 and 21) and Marwan Kreidie after accepting the position of first assistant advisory at Peapack-Gladstone Bank, based June 2, 2018, for our 30th Reunion. Turnout
The Rose City Classic is still held at Drew!
Steve Thomson held his annual party
that is well attended by Drewids. Charlie
C’83, P’21 (who teaches at West Chester
University and is also a father to two children).
The four of us watched fellow classmate
U.S. Attorney for the new U.S. Attorney in
the District of Hawaii.
Jordan M. Glatt, a former two-term
in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Catherine Zbyszynski Brennan was
named as New Jersey’s deputy treasurer,
was great, and Drew did an awesome job
hosting us all! Reconnecting with classmates
was amazing. Check out our Facebook page
90 Emilio Cordova
DREWC90@cordovacorp.com
Here is the latest update from our
Russomanno C’82 was up from the D.C. Lawrence D’Aries C’83, P’17 receive the mayor of Summit, New Jersey, was tapped serving under Gov. Phil Murphy. to see photos from the weekend and connect fellow classmates!

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 Having spent a year traveling in Costa
Rica and the U.S., and two years living in
Nashville, Tennessee, Bonnie Draina, her
working with Drew’s administration to
develop a cybersecurity minor.
Dave Scott was recently promoted to full
and their girls (Ella, 11, and Sabrina, 8) love
taste testing! Jamie is managing partner of
sales and marketing at Insight Experience, a
Family Album
husband, Matt, and son Rio, 5, have settled professor at Berklee College of Music in leadership development company based in
in Carbondale, Colorado. Her Breathing Book Boston, where he works in the voice depart- Concord, Massachusetts, and he is serving his
for Singers is slated for publication by Mountain ment. Dave lives in Somerville, Massachusetts, second term on their town’s school committee.
Peak Press. with his wife and three kids, ages 13, 10 and Fran Caggiano-Swenson completed her Cindy Waneck C’83
Our very own Bryon Backenson has been 6. He manages to squeeze in some gigs as first 140.6 distance race at Challenge Roth and her husband,
awarded, along with a group of investigators, a singer, pianist and bass player and even in Germany, with a time of 14:43. She says Robert Erickson.
a $10-million grant from the federal Centers releases some recordings, which you can it was an “amazing accomplishment and
for Disease Control and Prevention to better find at www.davidthornescott.com. Germany is a fantastic country.”
understand, prevent and treat diseases passed Vanessa Allen Sutherland was named Casey O’Donnell started the MBA
from insects to people. vice president (law) for Norfolk Southern, program in healthcare management at
David Sizemore has recently changed jobs, one of the nation’s largest transportation Quinnipiac University and completed a
leaving his high school alma mater to become companies. certificate program in Health Information
the principal of St. Joseph School, a pre-K Denise Reboli was selected as the John Technology Leadership.
through grade 8 Catholic grammar school. H.A. Whitman Distinguished Service Professor Drew Holmes and his wife, Jamie
As for yours truly, Emilio Cordova C’90, at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Barbaccia-Holmes C’01, welcomed a
P’22, this summer has kept me busy. Our where she is a professor and chair of the second son, Samuel, on February 17. Sam
family recently took a vacation to London education department. joins big brother Timothy at home in Monique (Weggeland)
and Paris, where we explored many muse- Frank D. Isoldi has joined the board of Loveland, Colorado. Flynn C’84 and Sue
ums and historical sites. We were in Paris directors of the Trinitas Health Foundation Lt. Col. Scott McLellan completed 26 Clark C’84 on the
Thames.
for all the festivities when France won the of Elizabeth, New Jersey. months as battalion commander at Fort
World Cup. My son, Antonio, is now a junior Please drop me a line if you have news Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and moved on to
at Texas A&M University studying biomedical of your own to share: DrewUClassof1992@ his next assignment with the Joint Staff in
sciences. My daughter, Adriana Cordova gmail.com. Washington, D.C.
C’22, graduated from Vandegrift High School Kristin Korpos, an attorney specializing
and has started her freshman year at Drew
as a Baldwin Honors Scholar.
I encourage my fellow alumni from the
93 Rita (Mascellino) Aquilio was
elected to a three-year term as
Trustee of the Somerset County
in sales tax for 15 years, works as a tax
manager at Intuit; she says she loves helping
small business owners. Last year, she and
The Drew presence at Cindy Waneck’s wedding.
Diane Bohman C’84, P’19 at far left; all others C’83: Jennifer Garrett, Susan Haviland, Cindy
Class of ’90 to email me at the email address Bar Association, and she was also appointed her wife, Maarit, purchased a house in Waneck (bride), Susan Pease Gadoua (behind the bride), Lisa Eisenhardt, Kathy Scott Notine,
above and send your latest news and updates to the editorial board of New Jersey Lawyer Sussex County, New Jersey, where they Suzanne Spangler, Jody Bell and Diana (“Dindy”) Sousa.
to share with our fellow classmates. Magazine. live with their 4-year-old twin girls, Carly

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and Dylan. Kristin’s newest hobby is beat

92 Tom Fowler
DrewUClassof1992@gmail.com
This issue of Classnotes is the first
Elisa Velazquez was elected
president of the New Jersey
Academy of Pediatric
making—“taking the experience from my 15
years of deejaying to make my own music.”
Kathy Forrestal is in her third year as
for your new correspondent, Tom Fowler. I Dentistry. a seventh-grade humanities teacher in
am married to our classmate, Clara Schaeffer. Lyndonville, Vermont, focusing on social
After Drew we took a somewhat winding 25th Reunion studies, and most of her free time is spent
path through Tucson, Chapel Hill and Austin hiking in the White Mountains. She’s work- Monique (Weggeland)

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and now live in Houston with our three Laura Genovese-Behrmann and ing her way toward hiking all the trails in Flynn C’84 and Ari
Levine C’84 at a
daughters, 13, 10 and 4. I’m a journalist her husband, Brian Behrmann, the National Forest.
bonfire in London.
(formerly with Houston Chronicle and The Wall welcomed a baby girl, Madison Joe Mihalchick married Amy Forte in the
Street Journal, currently with Argus Media), Elizabeth, in November 2017. Madison joins beautiful Catskill Mountains of New York. Laura Genovese-Behrmann C’96 and
while Clara is a librarian (formerly at the big brother Connor, 9. Laura is with AIG as I was lucky enough to attend, along with her husband, Brian, welcomed baby
daughter Madison Elizabeth.
University of Texas, the University of an assistant vice president in the environ- William Addis, Carolin Collins, Marsha
Houston and currently at MD Anderson Cancer mental and mass tort claims department. Harman, Aaron Smith and all of our plus
Center). We were among the many thousands See photo, page 63. ones—or three, in Aaron’s case (with baby
of Houstonians whose houses f looded Evan and his aunt). Steven Strafford C’99
during Hurricane Harvey last year, so we’ve
been rebuilding for the past year and should
be back home by the time you read this.
97 Dan Ilaria
dilariaj@msn.com
I hope everyone had a wonderful
officiated the ceremony (cue the tears, folks).
We missed Sarah Murphy, who was busy
graduating with a new master’s from Bread
I’ve created a wicked clever email address, summer. I was able to continue a small Loaf School of English (Middlebury College).
above, if others would like to share updates. tradition of gathering with alumni and their Speaking of Marsha, she has a relatively
And there’s an existing Drew University families this summer. Patrick Aylward, JD new job as a standardized patient educator
Class of 1992 Facebook group that Max Urbach, Brian Nell and David Cennimo all at Rush University Medical Center, training
Handelsman started a few years ago, came out to Pennsylvania for the day. We actors to portray patients as part of learning
should you feel so inclined to join. were able to swim, hang out with our families and assessment exercises for medical and
So, here are a few folks I’ve heard from and catch up in person about life. I was also nursing students. “I’m digging it so far.”
with updates: able to spend some time with Josh McKee near Much to the chagrin of their large posse
Fred Roden is a professor of English at Albany, New York. It was certainly a great of family-friends in the Northeast, John
the University of Connecticut, where he summer of catching up with great friends. Holden and Mike Lonardo have relocated
coordinates English and Judaic studies at the Please share stories of how you are keep- and are the new owners of Casa de Amistad
Stamford campus. A scholar of religion and ing in contact with friends or any other news. Guesthouse in Vieques, Puerto Rico!
culture, his most recent book is Recovering Heather Hemmer and her husband, Bill
Jewishness: Modern Identities Reclaimed.
Jason Winder is happy and healthy, living
with his wife, Sharon, in Chevy Chase,
98 Kristen Daily Williams
kwilliams3@drew.edu
Christina Meo Hayman has a
Boettger, had fun at Reunion’s beer garden
and carnival with their three kiddos, Will,
6, Robert, 4, and Kayla, 2. She saw Sarah
David Reynolds T’80 vesting his daughter, Sarah, as she was ordained
a deacon.
Maryland. He owns a boutique cybersecurity bona fide baking business called Lynnfield (Bray) and Chris Renner, Andrew Granas, Andrea (D’Auria) Vallandingham C’84 and Monique (Weggeland) Flynn C’84 in Prague.
consultancy, Aerstone, and is currently Baking Co. (lynnfieldbakingco.com). Jamie Andy Snyder (who made it to the reunion

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Family Album

Brodie, the son of Jameson

and Kittie DeLuca Pain G’00.

Amy McNeece C’01 and her

husband, Ryan Mitchell.

Drew friends celebrating with Jake and Caitlin (Gallagher) Fastiggi C’10.
Many Drewids with
Amy McNeece C’01
and her groom on Benjamin with Baby Michael George
their wedding day. his proud Steiger with his happy
mom, Iwona Sienna Brooke Friedland, the daughter of Corinne Mulroy parents, Michael and
Spytkowski Friedland C’10 and her husband, Andy. Rebecca (Skedzieleweski)
C’01. Steiger C’10.

Samantha
Golden C’12
at work.
Paige (Miller)
Hackett C’02
with her fourth
child, Dashiell
Patrick.

Pierre Orbe C’00 and his bride, Dayane Pereira, with members of their
wedding party.

Paola Mathe C’08.

Sean McGowan C’12

proposing to Brianne
Flynn C’13.

DeAndre James proposing to Samantha

Golden C’12.

C’10’s best friends: Laura Lakin’s Newman, Katharine Overgaard’s Sadie,

Delia Barr’s Calliope, Grace Wingerter’s Remi, Christine Beckhusen and
Nathan Hoffman’s Brady, and Keira Driscoll’s Sox.

Emilia Grace Walker with her proud parents, Caitlin Aase C’12
Sarah (Albano) and Matt Walker C’10. at the LA premiere
of her recent
feature film.
Margaret Glover with Drew friends on her wedding day.
Maximilian Sinsteden C’09, Katie Petrelius C’08, Alistar Erickson-Ludwig C’09, Esme Daniels in her Drew spirit
Margaret Glover C’09 (bride), Mark Boffa C’07, Jane Farren C’09, Alexssa Todd gear, the daughter of Paige
C’09 and Daniel Sorenson C’09. (Dudley) C’07 and
Colin Daniels C’05.
Sara Storer C’12 and John Nogiewich C’14 at their wedding reception with Drew friends.

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with his wife and three children despite the
fact that his car broke down along the way!),
Jonathan Miller and William Addis.
Training Centers, a component of the
Department of Homeland Security. 05 Craig Middleton and Corey
Helly C’07 are both asassistant
coaches for boys’ lacrosse at
Evan Kimberly C’08, Kate Costanzo C’09
and Kyle Nugent C’09.
Sarah (Albano) and Matt Walker, along
Sean McGowan got engaged to Brianne
Flynn C’13 in August. See photo, page 64.
Sara Storer married John Nogiewich
In May 2018, Billie Krishawn Holmes
found herself starring in two shows at the
Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C.,
I also had a great time at Reunion, seeing
Marsha, Kathy, Joe, William, Carolin, Aaron,
Sarah, John and Mike, Betsy Covert, Shawn
01 Maren (Watkins) Calzia
marencalziaphd@gmail.com
Pavan Ramdya is a professor in
Watchung Hills High School. The varsity
boys made it into the semifinals of New
Jersey’s Tournament of Champions.
with their puppy, Alfie, welcomed Emilia
Grace Walker, born in August 2018. See
photo, page 65.
C’14 at Stockton (New Jersey) Seaview Resort
in March 2018. See photo, page 64.
Franklin Barbosa Jr., an attorney, recently
and also working as a teaching artist with the
Manhattan Theatre Club and the Tectonic
Theater Project. Billie survived several weeks
Steinhart, Derek Ziegler, Lisa Cornacchia neuroscience and bioengineering at the Dogs are achievements, too. Pictured joined the commercial litigation practice in which she often worked in both D.C. and
and Jeanine Columbo Anderson. I some-
how missed nearly all the folks Heather saw,
but it was a pretty good showing for our
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
Alex D’Amico shared the happy news
07 Paige (Dudley) and Colin Daniels
C’05 are the proud parents of baby
girl Esme. See photo, page 65.
in the collage: 1. Newman (Laura Lakin),
2. Sadie (Katharine Overgaard), 3. 150-lb
Calliope (Delia Barr), 4. Remi (Grace
group at Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP
and is based at the firm’s Florham Park,
New Jersey, office.
New York City on the same day.
Francine E. Odri directed “Mary Poppins
Jr.” at the Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre,
20th—though many were missed! that classmate Amy McNeece married Ryan Matthew J. Spadaccini is the new acting Wingerter), 5. Brady, aka Foles/Wentz Jarod Grossman earned a PhD in chem- Camden County College, Blackwood, New
Mitchell this summer. Many Drewids were business administrator for Little Egg Harbor, (Christine Beckhusen and Nathan Hoffman), istry at Syracuse after his time at Drew and Jersey, in late July 2018.

00 Janet Wong
janetpwong@gmail.com
Kate (Harvey) Gratto
in attendance, including Jennifer Miller,
Lisa Rossi C’99, Maggie (Gunderman)
Wohltmann C’00, Liz (Cozine) Krug C’03,
New Jersey, having previously served under
Gov. Christie.
6. Sox (Keira Driscoll). See photo, page 65.
Anne-Marie M. A. Tang is now a practicing
obstetrician/gynecologist. She has joined the
then did postdoctoral work at the EPA. He
now works as an application scientist at
Agilent Technologies and is an expert in 15 Andrew Bodo is teaching Latin
and French at Xavier High School
kate.gratto@gmail.com
Jen (Hicks) Tocco; jenhicks78@gmail.com
Chad Bridges is the assistant head of school
Eileen Herr C’03, Rachel Holland C’00,
Jennifer Shea C’04 and Maryann Zaleski
C’03. See photos, page 64.
08 Erica (Palmieri) Stasio
erica.palmieri@gmail.com
Paola Mathé was featured in the
Rubino OB/GYN Group of Clark and Madison,
New Jersey.
exposomics—exposure to pesticides and
other agents.
in New York City.
Andrew Barnes’ new play “Canarsie”
premiered at Manhattan’s Summerfest
and dean of students at The Pennington
School in Pennington, New Jersey, where
Drew University President MaryAnn
Congratulations to Jamie Barbaccia-
Holmes and Drew Holmes C’98, who
welcomed their second son, Samuel,
famed September issue of Vogue magazine.
Paola created Fanm Djanm (meaning “strong
woman” in Haitian Creole), a collection
12 John Dabrowski
jdabrowski315@gmail.com
Caitlin Aase joined the Actors’
13 Brianne Flynn accepted Sean
McGowan’s [C’12] marriage proposal
in August. See photo, page 64.
Theater Festival and boasted a cast and
crew made up entirely of Drewids! Darielle
Shandler C’13, Sandra Sanchez Silva,
Baenninger was welcomed as 2018 in February 2018. Sam joins big brother of head wraps that has become a lifestyle Equity Association after appearing as Emilie Jessica L. Yuppa Huddy has co-authored Alicia Whavers C’14, Jessie Thiele C’14,
Commencement Speaker. The Methodist Timothy at home in Loveland, Colorado. brand. Paola lives in Austin, Texas, with in “The Moors” by Jen Silverman at Fusion a book titled Say This, Not That to Your Teenage Mikaele Semexant, Pierce Vosper Lo, Liz
school, founded in 1838, celebrated its Iwona Spytkowski and her husband, her husband, Tyler Drake C’07. See photo, Theatre Company. She also starred in a Daughter. Jessica holds a master’s degree in Fruhmann C’14 and Edith Amber C’14
180th Commencement Ceremony. Maciu, welcomed their son, Benjamin, who page 64. feature film, “Two in the Bush: A Love applied psychology. were all part of the production.

14
Emily Musil Church still lives in Los was born in March 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. Varun Makhija is a visiting assistant Story,” which premiered at Outfest LA in Nathan A. Forster choreographed a dance
Angeles, California, with her husband, Josh, Iwona and her family reside in Papua New professor in the physics department at July. See photo, page 65. Bridget McRory piece, “Development,” and performed it
and their daughter and son. As senior direc- Guinea, where she works with the United Bowdoin College in Maine. Varun completed Marissa Kraynak earned a PhD in bmcrory6@gmail.com before adjudicators at the American College
tor of education and strategic engagement at Nations. See photo, page 64. a PhD in atomic and optical physics at endocrinology and reproductive physiology George Steiner and Carolina Dance Conference, held in March 2018 at
XPRIZE Foundation, Emily went to Tanzania Adam Vidiksis concluded his time as Kansas State University, followed by a post- at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Kuras moved to San Francisco, Montclair State University. His piece was chosen
earlier this year to conduct site visits for the composer-in-residence for the Chamber doctoral fellowship in molecular physics at has accepted a fellowship with the California where George accepted a job for the conference’s closing gala concert.
foundation’s Global Learning project. Orchestra of Philadelphia with the premiere the University of Ottawa. Council on Science and Technology. 5th Reunion as a project manager at Face-
Kimberly Engan has agreed to volunteer
for a week as a Spanish interpreter at the
South Texas Family Residential Center, a
of two works at the Kimmel Center in
Philadelphia. He is an assistant professor
at Temple University.
Nathan Band is a judge advocate with
the Massachusetts National Guard. He is
currently deployed to Kuwait, where he is
Nadia Raoof and Greg Hamilton C’11
celebrated their first wedding anniversary.
Samantha Golden is finishing a master’s
book Messenger.
John Nogiewich and Sara Storer C’12
were married in March 2018. See photo,
17 Jake R. Rose, a history major, has
developed a series of coloring books
that highlight picturesque features
detention center run by the Department serving as a fiscal law attorney for U.S. in reproductive clinical sciences at Eastern page 64. of historic cities and towns, including
of Homeland Security. We hope Kim will
02 David Lee Army Central. Virginia Medical School, while also working In February 2016, Brooke B. Gagliano many neighborhoods in Jake’s native New

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provide an update for the next issue on her dl.davidlee@gmail.com in the field. She also got engaged to DeAndre visited California and was inspired by the York City.
experience there. Earlier this year, Sarah Marchitto Kelley A. Blessing’s play, James, and they are planning a wedding in healthy casual dining there. Within three
We heard from Dan Kahn, who reports
that he and his family—including kids
Aidan, 6, and Aviva, 3—have finally found
completed a nearly 13-year tenure at New
York University Stern School of Business,
overseeing alumni relations and operations.
“You Don’t Know How It
Feels,” premiered at the
Dream Up Fest 2018.
Jamaica. See photos, page 65.
Candace Reilly is back at Drew University,
working in the Methodist Archives and
months, Brooke had opened a shop, Frutta
Bowls, in Howell, New Jersey. By February
2017, she was franchising the concept. By
18 Joseph E. Afanador launched what
he calls “Foot Soldier Barbering”
while still a student at Drew. Joe
their dream house in Lutherville-Timonium, She also completed an MBA there. Margaret Glover married serving as an adjunct instructor in the June 2018, the company had four corporate volunteers to bring joy to the homeless by
Maryland, after a 13-year search and are In February, Steph Mazzarella was 10th Reunion Scott Melton in Standish, English department. stores and nearly 100 franchises had been sold. offering free haircuts.
having a blast. promoted to director of student engage- Maine, in July 2018. They celebrated the
Catherine Magia’s second historical ment in Drew’s student activities office. big day with several of her Drew classmates

VISITS.
fiction novel, A Fisher of Women, is slated In August, I returned to Princeton and friends: Maximilian Sinsteden, Katie
for release in late 2018. Her first novel, The University’s undergraduate admission
Fisherman’s Bride, won the 2017 New England office as an associate dean.
Petrelius C’08, Alistar Erickson-Ludwig,
Mark Boffa C’07, Jane Farren, Alexssa Todd JANUARY 21, 2019 FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Book Festival. Catherine lives in Boston
where she is director of oncology market
Paige (Miller) Hackett and her husband,
Frank, welcomed their fourth child, Dashiell
and Daniel Sorenson. See photo, page 64. Experience Drew Day Experience Drew Day
Interview Day
insights for a pharmaceutical company.
Pierre Orbe has worked for the New York
Patrick, in May 2018. Dash joins big sister
Dagny and twin brothers Drake and Dante, 10 Delia Barr
delia.k.barr@gmail.com REFERRING A STUDENT TO DREW? MARCH 23, 2019
City Department of Education since 2001,
first as a teacher and now as principal of
and the family is over the moon! See photo,
page 64.
On the occasion of their third
wedding anniversary, Caitlin (Gallagher)
ENCOURAGE THEM JANUARY 26, 2019 Discover Drew Day
DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx.
He has also spent summers training educators
Danielle Lippe works as an accounts
receivable associate for FinishMaster and
Fastiggi would like to give a shout-out to
the Drew contingent that celebrated with
TO VISIT CAMPUS! Discover Drew Day & Grad Open House
for the U.S. Consulate in Brazil. There, he is planning a trip to the Canadian Subarctic. her and her husband, Jake, on their wedding
met Dayane Pereira, whom he married in We hope to hear about the trip in the day of July 25, 2015, in New Brunswick, New
August 2017. See photo, page 64. next issue. Jersey. See photo, page 65. Register online at drew.edu/visit or contact Heather Robinson

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Rebecca (King) Weber lives in Minneapolis, Rebecca (Skedzielewski) and Michael
Minnesota, with her husband and two Nicole M. Warchol has Steiger are proud to announce the birth of at hrobinson@drew.edu or 973.408.3602.
daughters, 10 and 8. Becky is putting her taught middle school for their son, Michael George Steiger, in July
chemistry degree to good use by home- more than a decade. She 2018. See photo, page 65. Tours are offered Monday–Thursday at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
schooling her children, which she notes holds a master’s from Corinne Mulroy Friedland and her and Friday at 10 a.m., starting with brief information sessions.
has been both “really fun and really Kean University. She is a husband, Andy, welcomed Sienna Brooke
challenging.” 15th Reunion lead ambassador for the While we are open on selected Saturdays, some holidays
Friedland in October 2017 in New York City.
We have one of our own updates, too: National Council of Teachers of English See photo, page 65. and open house dates may not be available.
Jen (Hicks) Tocco was recently promoted and a consultant for the Kean University Monica O’Kelly and Melissa Louie got
to senior policy and project analyst in the Writing Project. married in the spring of 2018. They cele- Pick a date and register
director’s office at the Federal Law Enforcement brated the day with fellow Drew alumni at drew.edu/visit.

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 The Caspersen School
PhD Jeffrey C. Pugh G’85 delivered
the May 2018 baccalaureate
address at Elon University, where he is
On July 1, 2018, Patricia Sodano Ireland
G’92,’05 became the senior vice president of
academic affairs and provost at Mount Aloysius
In March 2018, Linda C. Epps G’10 cele-
brated Women’s History Month by giving
an address titled “Open the Door—I’ll
the Maude Sharpe Powell professor of College in Cresson, Pennsylvania. Get It Myself: Migration Stories of African
religious studies. Brian Regal G’96,’98,’01 recently pub- American Women” at the Housing Autho-
Jeffrey Richards G’83,’85 made his third lished his seventh book, The Secret History rity of the City of Orange (New Jersey). She
educational mission to Africa, supporting of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and is the former president and chief executive
approximately 800 local pastors through Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster (Johns officer of the New Jersey Historical Society.
a series of educational institutes in the Hopkins University Press), co-authored with
Democratic Republic of the Congo. Frank J. Esposito.
DLitt Victor Alcindor G’13, a
longtime English teacher
at West Orange (New Jersey) High School,
has published his first book of poetry,
Stand Mute.

MA Pamela S. Wight G’76 is a

published author of three books.

The Theological School Her illustrated children’s book, Birds of

Paradise, was just named a finalist in the
International Book Awards. Pam blogs

A FOREST IS A LOT
her “flashes of life” at roughwighting.net.

50s Forrest C. Stith T’58, P’84

was the subject of a March 26,
Catholic Church in September 2013. He also
established Veterans Services Partnership
Jennifer L. Berry T’14 was recently
appointed pastor at New Paltz (New York)
Rebecca Rego Barry G’01 has published
a book titled Rare Books Uncovered, in which

MORE THAN JUST

2018, Washington Post article LLC in 2017 to provide housing for homeless United Methodist Church. she recounts some remarkable discoveries
recounting his youthful success in breathing veterans. Hillary D. Raining T’14 co-authored from the world of book collecting.
new life into a shuttered Methodist parish in a book called Faith With a Twist: A 30-Day Brigitte N. Fielder G’04 delivered
Northeast Washington, D.C. He is now 83.
90s Michael L. Blaine T’93 retired
from Park Avenue Baptist
Journey Into Christian Yoga. The book is
available at forwardmovement.org.
ONE TREE. Marymount University’s 2018 Bisson
Lecture. Brigitte is an assistant professor

70s Thomas L. Shanklin T’72,’74

has written 14 books. His most
recent is While the City Slept, a
Church in El Dorado, Kansas,
on April 1, 2018.
Jacob H. Eun T’15 recently became the
pastor of First United Methodist church in
Wallingford, Connecticut. His prior church
of comparative literature at the University
of Wisconsin–Madison.

Give today is support of our most cherished traditions

mystery set in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Charles Grimm T’59,’79 contributed a
segment of research from his doctoral disser-
00s Stephen L. Ayers T’00 founded
Hillvue Heights Church in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, with
was in Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
Christy L. Cobb T’16, an assistant
professor of religion at Wingate University,
and boldest new initiatives. Join us and be a part of MLitt Kittie DeLuca Pain G’00
and her husband, Jameson,
welcomed their son, Brodie Christopher
tation, “Descriptive Analysis of the Role of a 30 members in 1991. The church celebrated received a Reeves grant for summer 2018 Drew’s future. Daniel Pain, into the world in March
Protestant Chaplain in a Juvenile Facility,” the milestone of 10,000 baptisms in July 2018. research. 2018. Kittie reports he’s healthy and
to Allen D. Ferry’s book Insights From Inside, Adam E. McKee III T’02 has become the On January 28, 2018, Melvin Andrew adorable! See photo, page 64.
providing practical and relevant information first black senior pastor of Brainerd UMC in Davis T’17 was installed as the 11th pastor drew.edu/donate
to benefit correctional chaplains. Chattanooga, Tennessee. of Zion Baptist Church in Columbia, South
Brian Bodt T’79 officially retired from active Sharon D. Browne T’07 heard a call to Carolina. The packed church welcomed the
ministry on June 24, 2018, as pastor of the Mary seminary at Ground Zero on 9/11. After participation of more than 12 preachers.
Taylor Memorial UMC in Milford, Connecticut. finishing her degree at Drew, she became an Ashley A. Boggan Dreff T’17 was accepted
Army chaplain. She was recently promoted into the 14th Oxford Institute of Methodist

80s David Reynolds T’80 vested his

daughter, Sarah Reynolds, with
a stole when she was ordained
to major.
Wayne Croft T’02, G’05, T’09 recently
published a book, The Motif of Hope in African
Theological Studies at Pembroke College,
Oxford, England. She is director of United
Methodist studies and student recruitment
a deacon in the Los Angeles diocese of the American Preaching During Slavery and the at Hood Theological Seminary.
Episcopal Church, June 2, 2018. See photo, Post-Civil War Era: There’s a Bright Side In June 2018, the Friendship Baptist Church
page 63. Somewhere (Lexington Books). of Brooklyn, New York, celebrated 108 years
Michael B. Brown T’81 has joined the of history and ministry. Craig B. Gaddy Sr.
board of trustees at High Point University.
He recently retired as senior minister of
Marble Collegiate Church, New York City.
10s Bruce L. Hartman T’13 has
published a book, Jesus & Co.:
Connecting the Lessons of the Gospel
T’17 has served as pastor since 1999.
Thomas F. Millary T’17 earned the
Ralph Waldo Emerson Prize at the Eighth
Kenneth R. Reed T’82 retired on June 24, With Today’s Business World. Annual Congress on Ecstatic Naturalism,
2018, as pastor of Greensburg (Louisiana) Eric C. Jackson T’13 was formally which took place at Drew in May 2018.
UMC, and turned 86 in July. installed as the senior pastor of Brookside Rebekah Forni T’18 has accepted a call
Nicholas J. Cucchiaro T’87 was ordained Congregational Church in Manchester, New to become the settled pastor at Middlefield
into the priesthood with The American Old Hampshire, on April 29, 2018. (Connecticut) Federated Church.

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 Deborah A. (Norris) Crouch C’56 met the Southern California. They later retired to Jacob A. Neufeld C’84 of Boise, Idaho,
love of her life at Drew—William C. Crouch Arizona. Denny passed away at age 77 in was formerly of Moorestown, New Jersey.
T’56,’62. She became a Methodist minister’s July 2018, a resident of Gilbert, Arizona. He Known to many as “Dr. Jay,” he passed away in
wife in the same year that she finished her leaves Nancy and many family members, September 2017. He leaves his wife, Wendy,
bachelor’s and he graduated from seminary. including their three children and eight his mother, and other family members,
Debby and Bill raised four children and grandchildren. including two sisters and their children.
served churches in Montana, New York and James L. Murch C’66 grew up in Johnson David M. Soroka C’84 of Clark, New Jersey,
Texas, ultimately returning to Denton, Texas, City, New York, and met the love of his life, maintained a lifelong interest in math and
for their retirement. Debby passed away at Jane, at Drew. They were married in his physics, both of which he enjoyed studying at
age 83 in June 2018. She was predeceased by graduation year, whereupon naval service Drew. He read avidly and found satisfaction in
Bill and leaves a large family, including four took them to the Pacific Northwest. They tutoring others. His father recalls Drew as
children and 10 grandchildren. stayed in Washington and Oregon, where Jim “an open sesame for Dave’s love of knowledge.”
Betty Hartman C’56 passed away in May became a lawyer and then a judge, and they Dave passed away in December 2017.
2018. She was a resident of Reno, Nevada. enjoyed the area, building a log cabin with Kimberly J. (Henderson) Gustafson C’91
Jean (Barbour) Petersen C’56 passed friends in Bend, Oregon. As retirees, they pursued a sales career in the food industry
away in August 2018, a resident of traveled the U.S. with NOMADS, a Methodist after graduating from Drew, and she completed
Tappahannock, Virginia. She was originally volunteer group. Jim died in March 2018 as an MBA in 2003. A Pennsylvania native, Kim’s
of Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Her survivors a resident of Salem, Oregon. He leaves Jane, work took her to Nashville, Atlanta, Denver,
include a son and a daughter. two sisters and many other family members. London and eventually to Colorado, which
Anna M. (Larson) Rosenberg C’56 passed He was an uncle to 12 and a great-uncle to 26. became her favorite home base. In April 2018,
away in 2017. Charles H. Collins Jr. C’68 was raised in she passed away unexpectedly at her home
Lawrence P. Story Jr. C’58 spent five Florham Park, New Jersey, and served in the in Salida, Colorado. She was 48. Kim leaves
years immediately after Drew as a naval Army before attending Drew. He remained one sister.
officer in the Pacific. He married Lucille a lifelong resident of Morris County. Chuck Charles E. Toms III C’99 was a chemist. He

In Memoriam at the end of his service and then began a

40-year career as a realtor in New Canaan,
Connecticut. Larry and Lucille were avid
pursued a technical career and was also
involved in many civic causes and in state
and local politics, serving six years as president
performed three semesters of independent
research at Drew and then pursued graduate
chemistry studies at Lehigh. He was employed
The Drew community and its alumni associations extend their heartfelt sympathies to the families and friends sailors in their 54 years of marriage, and of the Roxbury Board of Education. He died as a scientist and program manager. He was
they raised three children. Larry passed in June 2018 at age 74. Preceded in death by also an enthusiast of New Jersey’s vineyards
of those alumni and members of the Drew community listed below. Our ranks are diminished by their loss. away in May 2018 at age 81. He is survived his first wife, Takako, Chuck leaves his wife, and wines and was the published author of a
by Lucille, their three children, six grand- Elena, two children, a stepdaughter, three book highlighting them. He passed away at
children and two siblings. grandchildren and two siblings. home in Colonia in April 2018. Charlie leaves
College of Liberal Arts Institute of Technology. He retired from the that included years with the choir of the Richard A. Madigan C’59, a resident of Marc P. Patrick C’78, a native of Staten his parents, a grandmother, and many close
Carroll W. Bennett C’41 studied sociology U.S. Navy in 1967 as a commander, after 25 Methodist church in Chatham, New Jersey. Dobbs Ferry, New York, died in April 2018. Island, New York, graduated from Drew and friends and relatives.
at Drew and went on to earn a master’s at years of service. He taught mathematics and Bob is survived by a large family, including Herman O. Bips C’62, T’66 passed away embarked on a decades-long managerial Jennifer L. Doering C’03 of Roslyn Harbor,
the University of Pennsylvania. After serving electrical engineering at George Washington his wife, Hilary; six children; and nine in March 2018. career in the shipping industry. He then went New York, passed away in April 2018. Jennifer
in the World War II Army Air Corps at the University, American University and Johns grandchildren. Shirley (Domb) Shalit C’62 died at her to Wagner College for a master’s in education leaves her mother, three siblings and other
Battle of the Bulge, Carroll enjoyed a 40-year Hopkins. Mickey was also widely published Virginia (Witzler) Kadri C’50, P’79 was Morristown, New Jersey, home in March and became a history teacher. The Drew family members, including two nephews. She
career with DuPont. He passed away in April and served as a senior vice president at known for her special love of music and 2018 at age 96. A lifelong resident of London Semester was the start of a love affair was predeceased by her father.
2018, a resident of Apex, North Carolina. He McGraw-Hill. He passed away peacefully in sports and enjoyed playing the bells at the Morristown and a lifelong learner, Shirley with travel, which Marc enjoyed throughout Toni H. (Koch) Kampf C’06 earned a
was 97. Preceded in death by Elizabeth, his March 2018 at age 93, a resident of Boynton Presbyterian church in her hometown of earned her Drew degree as an adult and Europe and the U.S. and which sometimes master’s degree at the University of Missouri
first wife of 46 years, and by two daughters, Beach, Florida. He was preceded in death by New Providence, New Jersey. She passed pursued a career as a textbook editor. She involved supporting his beloved New York after completing her bachelor’s at Drew. She
he leaves his wife, Anne, and six children his wife of 63 years, Libbie, and is survived away at age 89 in March 2018. Her husband, was widowed in 2003 by Nathan, her husband sports teams in their away games. He passed became a resident of West Chester, Pennsylvania,
and their families, including 37 additional by a large family with two daughters and Robert C. Kadri C’43, preceded her in death. of over 50 years. She leaves their two daughters away at 61 in June 2018. Preceded in death and was the associate director of the
descendants, along with four stepchildren their families, including four grandchildren, Virginia is survived by family members, and a son-in-law. by his parents and two siblings, he leaves student union at West Chester University of
and their families. two great-grandchildren and one brother. including two children, a grandson and two John M. Grenfell C’63, a resident of four siblings, a sister-in-law and a niece. Pennsylvania. Toni passed away in August
Robert L. Nelson C’45, a resident of Raymond C. Maronpot C’46, a resident siblings. One surviving daughter is a Drew Worcester, Massachusetts, passed away in Stephanie A. Reiss C’78 passed away at 2018 along with her infant son. She leaves
Rockville, Maryland, died in February 2018 of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, passed away in alumna, Barbara A. Kadri C’79. April 2018 at age 76. A Methodist minister her home in Black Rock, Connecticut, in her husband, Joseph, her mother, two
at age 93. Robert was predeceased by his July 2018. He was 94. Thomas C. Davis C’51, T’54 was received and pastoral counselor, he served churches April 2018. She was 62. After graduating siblings and other loved ones, including her
wife, Carolyn. Robert’s time at Drew over- Robert J. Fishbaugh C’47 has passed into the Episcopal Church as a priest after throughout New York and New England and from Drew, she pursued a career in human mother-in-law, nieces and nephews.
lapped that of his brother, Carl E. Nelson away. Robert died as a resident of Lake originally being ordained a Methodist offered psychotherapy to members of under- resource management and had many interests, Larissa A. Schaffnit C’07 pursued her
C’48, who predeceased him. Robert leaves two Forest, California. minister. He served as an Army chaplain privileged communities. After graduating from including reading, travel, sports, baking and interests in fine art and environmental
children and their families, including four Gilmore Chen C’48 lived in Newton, in Vietnam and also served churches in Drew, he earned doctoral degrees at Yale helping the homeless. For the past several science at Drew and continued with them
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. New Jersey. He passed away at age 90 in his native Pennsylvania, Massachusetts School of Divinity and Boston University years, Stephanie co-owned a shop at Captain’s after graduation. She also collected and sold
Frederic G. Weber C’45 was born in November 2017. and South Carolina, where he remained School of Theology. He is survived by five Cove Seaport in Bridgeport, Connecticut, vintage and antique goods. She passed away
Massachusetts but relocated in his youth June (Jurke) Anthony C’49, an elementary a Clemson resident after retiring from his children, four grandchildren and two sisters. where she sold hats. She leaves three siblings. in March 2018, a resident of New Jersey.
to Newton, New Jersey, where he put down educator, lived in Roseland, New Jersey, last church there. Thomas passed away in Richard H. Olmsted C’63, a Congregational Dorothy M. French C’80 passed away in Larissa leaves her parents, three siblings
permanent roots. After graduating from Drew, for over 50 years. She passed away in January 2018 at age 88. He was predeceased minister, completed a doctoral degree at Yale July 2018 while looking out at the ocean from and many pets.
he served in World War II and then graduated February 2018 at age 90. June wore many by Frances, his wife. He leaves many family after his time at Drew. He taught philosophy her home in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey.
from law school at Rutgers. He practiced law hats in life, including that of a beekeeper. members, including four children and eight and theology at the collegiate level and She was 78 and a lifelong New Jerseyan. As Theological School
in Newton and then rose to the Sussex County Preceded in death by her husband, Paul grandchildren. served churches in Minnesota and in his a mother of three teenage children, Dorothy George E. Thomas T’42 lived to be 100. The
bench in 1972, where Muhammad Ali later L. Anthony C’52, she leaves two children William J. Warren C’54, P’84, a medical native Massachusetts. Richard passed away earned a degree at Drew and then became a Philadelphia native met Carmel, his future
appeared in his courtroom as a witness. Along and their families, including three doctor, passed away in September 2017 at in Wisconsin at age 77 in January 2018. financial analyst on Wall Street. She retired wife, at Drew. They married in the summer
with much civic, professional and Methodist grandchildren. age 84. He was a resident of St. Petersburg, He leaves his wife, Marjorie, one daughter in 2006. She volunteered generously, honing of 1942, and he became a Navy chaplain.
church involvement, he made time for the Robert E. Stannard C’49 passed away Florida. William’s survivors include a Drew and siblings. He was preceded in death by her construction skills on 10 Habitat for Their twin sons were born while they were
activities of his children and grandchildren. peacefully in April 2018 at age 90, a resident alumna, his daughter Susan Warren C’84. another daughter. Humanity work projects and serving as posted to San Francisco. George’s naval
He died in May 2018 at age 94, survived by of Florham Park, New Jersey. After his time Ilse J. (Peterson) Meyer C’55 passed away Dennis A. Tarasevich C’64, a New Jersey an ordained elder in four Presbyterian career included a year at Harvard Divinity
his wife, Patricia, and four daughters and at Drew, Bob joined the Army band and also in Springfield, Missouri, in February 2018. native, earned an MBA at New York University congregations. Dot leaves Wally, her high School. After retiring from the Navy, George
their families, including five grandchildren. pursued furniture design at Pratt Institute, She was 84. Her husband, Edward C. Meyer after graduating from Drew. He and Nancy, school sweetheart and husband of 58 years, and Carmel became educators. George died
Milton Gussow C’46 held degrees from later establishing his own design firm. He T’52, was also educated at Drew; he passed his wife of 51 years, began their family in and other family members, including three a resident of Cornwall, Pennsylvania, in May
the U.S. Naval Academy and Massachusetts maintained a lifelong interest in music away the following month. New Jersey and then relocated to coastal children and six grandchildren. 2018. Widowed in 2011, George is survived

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by their sons, four grandchildren and four B. Crowther C’79, Molly Waldron Crowther Western Pennsylvania Conference. He held circles and joined the Selma-to-Montgomery
great-grandchildren. C’82 and Jessica A. Crowther C’07. district- and conference-level leadership March. He shared over 40 years of marriage
Edward C. Meyer T’52 passed away in
Springfield, Missouri, in March 2018. He
Clifton E.A. Gatewood Jr. T’56 served
Methodist congregations for 40 years and
roles and took mission trips to Haiti and
Appalachia. He passed away in February
Drew Mourns the Death of Ben Davol C’82 with Astrid, whom he met while a student
pastor in Whitman, Massachusetts. He died
was 91. His wife, Ilse J. Meyer C’55, was also remained very involved in his New York City 2018 at age 79, a resident of Meadville, Proud father, loyal friend, wise political strategist. in July 2018 at age 96. Preceded in death by
a Drew graduate, and she predeceased him church after retirement. He passed away in Pennsylvania. He is survived by Myrna, his Astrid, Gard leaves a large family, with four
by a few weeks. December 2017. high school sweetheart, whom he married in Benjamin D. Davol C’82 passed away unexpectedly in New Haven, children, six grandchildren (including Drew
Olon Rex Lindemood T’53 grew up in Robert E. Nida T’56 met his wife of 61 1959, and many family members, including Connecticut, on September 8, 2018, while participating in a bicycle alumna Laura Moss Bubeck C’06), two step-
Idaho, completed college in Oregon and then years at Drew—Jeanette C. Nida C’56. Bob two children, four grandchildren and one ride for charity with his friend Pete Smith C’80. Ben was 58 and a grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and
enrolled at Drew. While serving as a student also earned a doctoral degree at United great-granddaughter. resident of Stonington. two sisters.
pastor at a Methodist church in Brooklyn, Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and James H. Zeisloft Sr. T’58,’78 spent his Ben studied political science at Drew and pursued a career in Norma A. Rust T’78, a lifelong resident of
New York, Rex met Verna, and they married spent nearly 40 years as a pastor in the West undergraduate years at Penn State and then political consulting. Simsbury, Connecticut, passed away in May
while he was still in seminary. They served Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church. became a Methodist deacon and began seminary 2018. She was 86. In her ministry, Norma
Methodist churches in the Northeast, the He passed away in April 2018, a resident of at Drew. He pastored several Methodist churches Ben’s father was a career naval officer who knew John McCain’s father. From age 7, Ben was pastored several churches in her home
Pacific Northwest and the Upper Midwest, Waverly, Ohio, at age 86. Predeceased by in the Central Pennsylvania Conference aware of McCain’s imprisonment in Vietnam and eventually watched his 1973 release on tele- region. She retired twice and then ultimately
eventually retiring to Penney Farms, Florida, Jeanette, Bob leaves four daughters and their and traveled to South Africa as a mission vision. Ben went on to run McCain’s successful 2000 presidential primary campaign efforts in served in retirement as pastor of visitation
where Rex passed away in February 2018 families, including seven grandchildren, two representative. He passed away at age 90, a Connecticut and New Hampshire. The campaign relied upon the tireless efforts of hundreds of with her home church, Simsbury United
at age 89. He leaves Verna and many family great-grandsons and a sister. resident of Harrisburg, in May 2018. James volunteers, and Ben was credited with coordinating the troops with no money. Methodist. Norma was preceded in death
members, including three sons, 11 grand- Charles C. Thayer Jr. T’56, an Episcopal was preceded in death by Jean, his wife of McCain died in August 2018, and Ben was interviewed about him on National Public Radio. by her husband, Frank. She leaves several
children and nine great-grandsons. He was priest, passed away at his home in Sioux 62 years. He leaves three children and their It was not anticipated that Ben would outlive him by only two weeks. relatives, including a niece and a nephew.
preceded in death by three grandchildren. Falls, South Dakota, in April 2017. He was families, including two grandchildren. Allan J. Cease T’79, of Dallas, Pennsylvania,
John C. DeBoer T’54 was born in India, 85. Charles and his Drew alumna wife, James E. Howard T’60 was born on Ben was also a writer, contributing to The Hartford Courant, The New London Day and passed away at age 72 in April 2018. A
the son of Reformed Church missionaries. Evelyn M. Brush Thayer C’55, were married his family’s farm in Lancaster County, other periodicals. Methodist minister, he served many churches
He became an engineer at the University of in 1956. His active ministry took them to Pennsylvania; served as a student minister The good qualities that were evident during Ben’s time at Drew—those of a caring and loyal in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. Allan is
Michigan and worked for Grumman Aircraft parishes in Tennessee, Minnesota, Wisconsin in the Pennsylvania Coal Region; and friend—persisted into his career, setting Ben apart. He is remembered for the increasingly rare survived by Lynne, his wife, and by one son.
in the World War II era. He later became a and his native Virginia. They settled in Sioux eventually settled in New England. Jim quality of spanning all politics, having friends of every political stripe. Charles F. Christiansen T’79, a Baptist
Congregational minister and a published Falls in 2006. He gave of his time to many became a vice president with ITT Sheraton, minister, served churches in New York,
author. John’s ministry took him and his civic and denominational organizations. had long involvement with the American His mother was from Australia, and Ben equally embraced his Australian heritage, enjoying leg with 28 years at Greece Baptist Church in
wife, Clara, to New Jersey, Vermont and Charles was predeceased by his son. He leaves Friends Service Committee and built Habitat of lamb and an Old Yankee Ale as part of his favorite meals. Rochester, New York. He founded the Greece
New York City. They eventually retired to Evelyn and family members, including three for Humanity houses in Nepal with Peggy, Of Ben’s many accomplishments, he was proudest of his role as father to Emily (of Washington, Ecumenical Food Shelf and Clothing Closet.
Arizona and then to Reno, Nevada. As a grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. his wife of 46 years. They traveled worldwide D.C.) and Charles (of Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts), who survive him. An only Upon retirement in 1994, he served as a
widower, John relocated again to Windsor, William M. McOmber T’57 was a native and spent the past 20 winters in Santa Fe, child, Ben was preceded in death by his parents. He also leaves his former wife, Tricia Crowley; Methodist visitation pastor. He died in May
Vermont. He passed away at age 94 in of Ohio. He centered his Methodist ministry New Mexico. Jim died at age 84 in June several cherished cousins in the U.S. and Australia; and many friends. Drew friends have already 2018 at age 87, leaving his wife, Nancy, and
April 2018. John and Clara leave two there, serving many churches, and then 2018, a resident of Peterborough, New shown their support to the family, with over 30 Drew mourners attending Ben’s memorial service. family members, including two sons and
children, four grandsons and seven great- retired to St. Marys, Ohio. After completing a Hampshire. He leaves Peggy, two children two grandsons.
granddaughters. master’s degree at Drew, he earned a doctoral and a sister. Donald C. Esslinger T’82 served with
Barbara (Nan) Peterson T’55 loved her degree at United Theological Seminary. He Matthew V. Labriola T’60, a Methodist the Army in the Korean War, then became
work as an elementary school teacher and passed away at home in March 2018 at age minister, passed away at age 89 at his a minister after working in business and
her service as a pastor’s wife. Born in Seattle 88. Bill enjoyed 68 years of marriage with Brewster, Massachusetts, home in August earning an MBA. His parish ministry
and raised in Montana, Barbara traveled Dottie, who survives him, along with their 2018. He served churches and engaged in included UCC churches in his native Ohio,
extensively with her husband of 54 years, four children, nine grandchildren and 18 popular art ministry programs throughout New York and Pennsylvania. He passed
Edward C. Peterson C’46, T’49,’54, with great-grandchildren. New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and away at age 88, a resident of Bethlehem,
whom she also shared a Drew connection. Joseph Franklin Moist T’58 completed Pennsylvania. He is survived by Sandra, his Pennsylvania, in June 2018. Donald shared
Together, they raised four daughters. In undergraduate work at Juniata College wife of 26 years, along with his former wife almost 60 years of marriage with his wife,
March 2018, Barbara passed away at age and then attended Drew and was ordained and their five children, four grandchildren Doris, and their family includes two children
86, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas. She was in 1958. He had a long career in hospital and seven great-grandchildren. and two grandchildren.
preceded in death by Ted and is survived by chaplaincy and Presbyterian parish ministry Donald C. Thompson T’62, a New Jersey Drew friends who traveled to Ben’s memorial service. Wade H. Houston T’83 was buried with
a large family, including four daughters, 10 in the Northeast, continuing as a supply native and Methodist minister, held a full military honors after service as an Army
grand-children, two great-grandchildren and minister into 2017. He passed away in April master’s and two doctoral degrees. He chaplain that included time in Germany and
three siblings. 2018, a resident of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. Vietnam. After leaving active duty, hospital
Robert W. Crowther Jr. T’56,’77, the same town in which he was born. He was and Cesar Chavez, served in Peru with chaplaincy became the focus of his ministry,
P’77,’79, A’07 served in the Air Force 84. Frank leaves many nieces and nephews Methodist missions and celebrated children and their families, including four at age 74 in May 2018, a resident of Orlando, which included 21 years as chaplain at the
after high school and found his call to and their families. Christmas by purchasing small livestock grandchildren, four great-grandchildren Florida. John leaves Tina and one son. VA Hospital in East Orange, New Jersey. In
the ministry. He earned a bachelor’s degree John E. Jameson T’64 grew up in Florida, for underprivileged families through World and two siblings. John H. Swann T’76 was born in that time, he completed doctoral work at
at the University of Pennsylvania and served in the U.S. Army in Germany in the Vision. He passed away in Port Charlotte, Doris J. Conway T’64 passed away in Connecticut as the son of Scottish immigrants. Drew. Wade passed away in March 2018 at
graduate degrees at Drew and at Princeton 1950s and then completed undergraduate Florida, in November 2017 at age 81. August 2018 in Granville, Ohio, where she He met Judy, his future wife, as an under- age 86. He leaves Louise, his wife of 63 years,
Seminary. He served Methodist churches work at Penn State. After earning a master’s Predeceased by his wife, Jane, and one resided. An Indianapolis native, she spent graduate at the University of Connecticut, and family, including three children, six
throughout South Jersey and attended at Drew, he completed a doctoral degree grandson, he leaves seven children and much of her working life in community and and they shared 59 years of marriage. He grandchildren and four sisters.
almost 70 years of services at the South at Lycoming College. His parish ministry their families, including 12 grandchildren human development through the Institute became a Presbyterian minister, serving George H. McNeely T’85,’90 passed away
Seaville Camp Meeting. Active to the end, included Methodist and Presbyterian and 12 great-grandchildren. of Cultural Affairs and its predecessor, the churches in New York, Massachusetts and at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, in
Robert bowled weekly on a team with a churches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Robert S. Boston T’64 was born in Ecumenical Institute. Her work took her Florida. Jack and Judy divided their retire- January 2018. He was 64. George shared a
son and grandson, and his recent travels Florida. He also worked to provide housing Oregon in 1935. He served in the Air Force throughout the U.S. and to Canada and ment between Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Drew connection with his wife, Cassandra M.
included Alaska and Maui. He passed away for the urban poor and to bring Meals on upon high school graduation, translating Indonesia. Doris leaves two children and Atlantic Beach, Florida. Jack passed away McNeely T’84, who preceded him in death.
in May 2018 at age 89, a resident of Spring Wheels to Altoona, Pennsylvania. John died Russian military communications. At Drew, their families, including four grandchildren in Jackson Hole in June 2018, surrounded Wendell E. Minnigh T’85 earned degrees
Lake, New Jersey. He was predeceased by at age 86 in his Duncansville, Pennsylvania, he met his future wife (Beverly Cole Boston and other loved ones. by loved ones. He leaves Judy and their from Allegheny College and Boston University
Mary, his wife of 66 years. He leaves four home in February 2018. He is survived C’64). They were married the year they both John D. Painter T’69 earned an under- family, including three children and four School of Theology before enrolling at Drew.
children and their families, including by his wife of 60 years, Sally, and family graduated from Drew and served many graduate degree at West Virginia Wesleyan grandchildren. His career as a Methodist pastor included
eight grandchildren and three great- members, including four children and many Methodist churches in New York, Idaho College, where he met Tina, who would Gard L. Rowe T’78, A’06 enjoyed a churches in Massachusetts, New York and
granddaughters. His survivors include grandchildren. and Vermont. Robert died in Schenectady, become his wife of 52 years. He pursued pastoral career of almost 70 years, serving his native Pennsylvania. He traveled to all
two younger generations of Drew alumni: Richard H. Sanford T’67 pastored many New York, at age 83 in April 2018. He was active parish ministry for 45 years and retired several churches throughout the Northeast. 50 states and many other countries. Wendell
Deborah Crowther Pritchard C’77, Jonathan Methodist churches, principally in the preceded in death by Beverly. He leaves two to Central Florida in 2010. He passed away He also worked tirelessly in interfaith passed away in May 2018 at age 81 at his

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 endeavors took her beyond New Jersey to Clare, his wife of 41 years, and two sons and David G. Massey G’79 held degrees
places such as El Salvador, Russia, Western their families, including three grandchildren from Nyack College, New York University
Charles Rice: Scholar, Priest and Leader Europe, South Africa and the Holy Land.
Shirley died at age 91 in October 2017. She
and two siblings. and Drew, where his doctoral dissertation
focused on the novels of Willa Cather.
He influenced many who now mourn his loss. was predeceased by Burton and leaves many Caspersen School His career included time as a machinist, a
loved ones, including two daughters, three Alvin S. Rudisill G’67, a Lutheran pastor, Presbyterian youth pastor, a developer of
Charles Lynvel Rice was generous with his time and talent as grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and completed a doctoral degree at Drew. He software and finally in his own business,
a scholar, an educator, a priest and a spiritual leader. He passed a sister. was also a Fulbright scholar at Heidelberg where he designed and created stonework
away on October 10, 2018, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 81. Nancy Townley T’93 was a Massachusetts University and held degrees from Gettysburg for home landscaping. David passed away in
Born in Chandler, Oklahoma, he moved to Costa Mesa, California in native who became a minister and served College, the Lutheran Theological Seminary April 2018 at age 71. He is survived by Joan,
his boyhood and graduated from Newport Harbor High School. numerous churches, eventually retiring and the University of Pennsylvania. His his wife of 31 years, and many family
He went on to earn degrees at Baylor University, Southern Baptist from St. Paul UMC in Castleton-on-Hudson, career included decades at the University members, including two children, two
Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary and Duke New York, and relocating to Maine, where of Southern California, where he held roles grandchildren and two siblings.
University. He was first ordained a Baptist minister at age 19, in she became active in the West Kennebunk as chaplain, associate professor, medical Yang Sun Choi G’95 attended Seoul
his native Chandler. UMC. She was also a published author and ethicist and builder of bridges between the National University and then moved to
a jewelry maker, who formed a small Cape university and its neighbors. He died at age Massachusetts in 1974 to attend Harvard
Charles’ Duke degree was a PhD in religion. While a graduate student at Duke, he became a Cod jewelry business with two of her sisters. 89 in February 2018. He is survived by many Divinity School. He went on to spend over
minister in the United Church of Christ. In 1970, he joined the faculty of the Drew Theological Nancy passed away in February 2018 at age beloved friends and family members, including 30 years as a pastor in Woodside, New York.
School. In 1984, he made a life-changing pilgrimage to Taize, an ecumenical retreat center in 74, leaving James, her husband of 56 years; his wife, Janice, two children, five stepchildren, He passed away at 82 in May 2018, a resident
France. He was confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1987 and ordained to the priesthood in a granddaughter; and two sisters. She was five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren of New Milford, New Jersey. He leaves his
1988 at Grace Church in Madison. predeceased by her daughter. and one great-granddaughter. wife, Young Hee, and family, including
Along with teaching for 32 years at Drew, Charles chaired the Theological School building Georgia Frye T’97 grew up in Carthage, James F. Strange G’70 grew up in Texas three children, 11 grandchildren and
renovation and expansion. He also engaged in active ministry during his years at Drew, serving North Carolina, and became a teacher, and became a Baptist minister and biblical two siblings.
11 parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark and other parishes in Pennsylvania and Maine. earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees archaeologist. He held a degree from Yale Joyce C. McNeill G’05 was a retired
Charles retired from Drew in 2002 as Professor Emeritus of Homiletics. He said, “It is with deep at North Carolina A&T University in Divinity School and a doctoral degree from professor who lived in Boonton, New Jersey,
regret that I retire from the faculty of the Drew Theological School. But knowing that the school Greensboro. After over 30 years of teaching, Drew, founded the Somerset Hills Baptist and was involved in the Boonton Rotary and
is in such great hands makes that easier.” she answered the call to preach, earning Church (now in Basking Ridge, New Jersey) Boonton Historical Society. She died at age
a master’s at Shaw University in Raleigh and participated in the civil rights movement. 77 in July 2018. She leaves her husband,
As a retiree, Charles continued to lead groups to Taize. He also continued to teach at the and a doctoral degree at Drew. Her North He taught at the University of South Florida Donald, and three daughters and their
Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center in the mountains of Pennsylvania, where he gave 20 years Carolina parish ministry included two in Tampa for 46 years. His archaeological families, including seven grandchildren.
of leadership as a member of the board. AME congregations in the Sanford district digs took him to many sites in the Holy Land, John D. Healy G’15 was a lifelong resident
Charles leaves Robert Barker, his partner of over 40 years, whom he married in 2014 and with and a Presbyterian church in Carthage. and his lectures took him throughout Europe. of Little Falls, New Jersey. An attorney, he
whom he had resided in Tucson for the past several years. He also leaves his brother, Wayne, She passed away peacefully in May 2018 He died at home in March 2018 surrounded maintained a 47-year legal practice there. He
along with many nieces and nephews and their families. Charles’ influence on the future of Drew at age 86 in Carthage. Georgia was by family. He was 80. He is survived by Lillian, passed away at 72 in March 2018. John leaves
will continue, as he graciously included Drew in his estate plan. preceded in death by her husband, James. his wife of 57 years, and four children and his wife, Shelley, and his mother.
She leaves loved ones, including a nephew their families, including six grandchildren.
and many cousins.
Andrew H. Willis T’98 passed away at
age 80 in October 2017. He was a resident
home in Concord, New Hampshire, with Alexander A. Aiton T’90 was a native of Philadelphia.
family present. He is survived by Beverly, his New Jerseyan who served over 40 years in Gordon H. Tremaine T’99 held degrees
wife of 56 years, and two children and their active Episcopal ministry in New Jersey, from Dickinson College, Virginia Theological
families, including seven grandchildren and Central Pennsylvania and Iowa. Al passed Seminary and Drew. Episcopal parish
two of his four siblings. away in July 2018 a resident of Ames, Iowa. ministry took him from New Jersey to
Tom H. Collins T’56 grew up near Drew, He was 68. He leaves many loved ones, Florida, where he later became CEO of the
in rural New Vernon, New Jersey, and including three daughters, six grandchildren Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County
completed a bachelor’s at Rutgers. After and two sisters. and served there until his retirement in
a few years of teaching, he renewed Royce Robb T’91, a Methodist January 2017. He died unexpectedly at
acquaintance with Leslie, a friend from minister and lifelong Texan, served many home in Gainesville, Florida, in March
his childhood church, and they were married congregations and was Conference director 2018 at age 63. Gordon leaves many family
in his time at Princeton Theological Seminary. of evangelism and missions. He also served members and friends, including two sons
Decades of Presbyterian parish ministry as president of the Jasper Lakes Area and a sister.
and outreach followed, including 32 years Humane Society. Royce passed away in Hyung Il Moon T’01 was an award-
at Hickory Street Presbyterian Church in February 2018 at age 84, a resident of winning opera singer from Seoul, Korea,
Scranton, Pennsylvania, and a 2011 call to Jasper, Texas. Preceded in death by Betty and a veteran of the Republic of Korea Army
the Santee (South Carolina) Presbyterian Lou, his wife of over 60 years, Royce leaves Special Forces. He built a performing career
Church. Tom died at age 74 in January 2018, three children and their families, including in the U.S. and then became a Methodist
a resident of Santee. He leaves Leslie, his eight grandchildren and three great- minister, serving churches in Washington,
wife of 44 years, and family, including two grandchildren. D.C., and Virginia. He passed away at age
sons, two grandsons and three siblings. Shirley B. (Seabrook) Cathie T’93 55 in July 2018, a resident of Williamsburg,
John William Talbott T’86, a Maryland co-founded the Plainfield (New Jersey) Virginia. At the time of his death, he was
native, earned degrees at Frostburg State Community Church of God with her pastor of Susanna Wesley UMC in Gloucester,
University, American University and Wesley husband, Burton. Ministry and education Virginia. He leaves his wife, Yeon Sook Jung,
Theological Seminary before earning a were central to her life. She grew up in two daughters, his mother and two brothers.
doctoral degree at Drew. A Methodist minister, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and went on to James P. Biedenharn Jr. T’04 was born
he actively served in Maryland and Florida earn bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and became a
for 47 years. He passed away surrounded by Rutgers, along with master’s degrees from Methodist minister, serving several churches
family in Delray Beach, Florida, in March Montclair State and Drew, and to teach throughout his home state. Always known
2018. He was 79. Bill’s survivors include at Rutgers. She enjoyed over 60 years of as a storyteller, Buck published a collection
Joanne, his wife of 56 years, two daughters, marriage with Burton, including 50 years of stories in 2017. He passed away at home
two grandsons, a sister and other relatives. as co-pastors. Her ministry and educational in March 2018 at age 71. He is survived by

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