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Gustaf E. Lindskog ’23, 99, the William H. Carmalt Professor of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, died on August 4. Widely recognized for his contributions to the field of thoracic surgery, Lindskog taught at Yale from 1930 to 1932 and rejoined the faculty in 1933 after a year as a National Research Council Fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He was chair of the Department of Surgery at Yale and also surgeon-in-chief of the Grace-New Haven Community Hospital University Service from 1948 to 1966. He was a consultant to the Veterans Administration Hospital, as well as to many community hospitals in Connecticut, including Greenwich Hospital. The author of hundreds of research articles on the anatomy and physiology of the lung in health and disease, Lindskog co-authored with Averill Liebow and William Glenn the seminal textbook in thoracic surgery, "Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery & Related Pathology," which is now in its 11th edition. He also wrote many papers on lung cancer and its treatment, and was a pioneer in the surgical resection of chronic pulmonary abscess. . . Lindskog served for four years as a Lieutenant Commander in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy during World War II. While at Yale, he was involved in the first application of penicillin in the United States and later in the first application of chemotherapy for lung cancer. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1903. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1923 and his M.D. degree cum laude from Harvard University in 1928. . . Lindskog is survived by twin sons, David of Old Greenwich and Carl of New Haven, both Yale ’58; five grandchildren including Dieter, Yale ’93 and Stefanie, Yale 2000; and four great grandchildren. . . (M2 Presswire8/13/02) Harry C. Buell ‘31,91, of Petersham, died 9/30/02 at Athol Memorial Hospital. Born in Eastford, CT, March 27, 1911, he was the son of Charles W. and Mabel (Clemens) Buell. He came to Petersham with his family in 1917, and lived and worked at the family farm, Hope Farm, on Oliver Street all of his life. He graduated in 1929 from Petersham High School and in 1931 from Stockbridge School of Agriculture, now the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. While operating Hope Farm, he also did construction work and started Petersham Sanitary Service, and was still working the farm at age 91. In 1941, he purchased the first tractor in town and expanded his summer garden produce sales and increased his dairy herd. In 1957, he and his first wife, the former Ruth Beals, built and operated Oak Ridge Dairy Bar until 1969, now Quabbin Woods Restaurant. She died in 1976. He was a member of the Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church. Buell was one of the founders and co-chairman of the Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church. Buell was one of the founders and co-chairman of the Petersham Agricultural Fair from 1944 to 1962, served as animal inspector for 28 years, and served on the Petersham Board of Health for many years. He was also a past member of the Petersham School Parent-Teachers Association, serving as its president. He was a charter member of the Petersham Lions Club. He was a 56 year member of Star-Athol Lodge of Masons A.F. and A.M. He played for 53 years in the Petersham Brass Band. This summer, the Petersham Lions Club established "The Harry C. Buell Adult Agricultural Awar" to honors his longstanding contribution to local agriculture and farming. Throughout his life, he contributed much to the Petersham community from his donations of produce to his construction of the "Buell Pond" on Oliver Street, as a place for townspeople to skate, fish and relax. He had a deep interest in stonework, as demonstrated in his building of a stone barn. He was also interested in the history of barns in Petersham. Concerned about the future of the land, he set up a trust to preserve part of the Buell homestead. Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Shirley F. (Woodman) Roy Buell; three sons, David of North Sullivan, Maine, and Lawrence and Charles, both of Petersham; a stepson, Robert A. Roy of Herndon, Va.; eight grandchildren; a step-grandchild and a great grandson. (Greenfield Recorder10/1/02) James Paige MacKimmie ‘34, 91, formerly of Ascutney, Vt., an Amherst native, died November 5 in Rochester Manor after a period of failing health. Born September 25, 1911, in Amherst, he was the son of the late Alexander and Jean (Ross) MacKimmie. He was a 1930 graduate of Amherst High School and in 1934 received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He studied for one year at the Yale School of Forestry. After moving to Ascutney, he farmed and worked for 19 years as a guard at the state prison in Windsor, VT. He also worked for a short time at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Earlier he had taught high school and coached high school baseball in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Mr. MacKimmie was a life member of the Masonic Lodge in Windsor, VT. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening, farming and sports, especially baseball. His wife of 58 years, Jean M. (Archibald) MacKimmie, died in 2001. He leaves a son, John MacKimmie of Amherst; three daughters, Janet Jones of Berwick, Maine, Andrea McNeil of Perkinsville, Vt., and Judith Flewelling of Nicholasville, Ky.; a sister, Jean Engleheart of Sandy Spring, Md.; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. A daughter, Nancy MacKimmie, died in 1951, a brother, Ross MacKimmie, died in 1935 and another brother, Alexander, died in 1971. . . (Gazette Magazine11/11/02) Marian (Bullard) Adams ‘36, 88, of Athol, died Monday (11/4/02) at the Baldwinville Nursing Home, in Baldwinville. She was born in New Salem, August 29, 1914, the daughter of William and Harriet (Paige) Bullard. She grew up in New Salem but had lived in Athol most of her life. She graduated from New Salem Academy in 1932 and from Massachusetts State College (now the University of Massachusetts at Amherst) in 1936 with a degree in English. She worked at the former Maples in Orange, the Tea Room in Amherst, Union Twist Drill in Athol and the Athol Savings Bank. She was a member of the Athol-Orange Baptist Church, the FaHoLo group and the sewing club of the church. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern StarThemis chapter and the American Association of Retired Persons. She enjoyed reading, sewing, traveling, and spending summers at her summer home at Packard Heights. Her husband of 50 years, R. Terry Adams, died in 1989. She leaves five daughters, Maryann Peterson of Newark, NY., Susan Adams of Burke, Va., Joann Deacon of Athol, Leann Adams of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Ann Adams of Sunnyvale, CA; 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; a sister, Glenna Gray of Athol, and several nieces and nephews. . . (Greenfield Recorder11/6/02) Kathryne (Spaight) Moore ‘38, 85, of Northampton, died Saturday, November 16 in SunBridge Care for Northampton. She was born in Springfield Feb. 26, 1917, the daughter of the late Harry and Rose (Knox) Spaight. She attended schools in Springfield and received a degree in Nutrition from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She managed the food service at the Davis Student Center and was the head cook at the Jordan House for 40 years, both of Smith College, Northampton. She retired in 1989. Kathryne was the widow of Clayton Moore who died in 1972. Surviving are three sons, Terry Moore of Sturbridge, Garry Moore of Belchertown, Jeffrey Moore of Buffalo, NY; one daughter, Candace Lynde of Easthampton; one brother, Harry Spaight of Florida; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great great grandson. . . (Springfield Union News11/18/02) Raymond J. Marcinowski ‘41, 81, of Easthampton, died October 15 at home. Born October 18, 1920, in North Hadley, he was the son of the late Seth and Mary (Gnatek) Marcinowski. He attended Hadley schools and was a 1941 graduate of the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He had lived for a time in Connecticut before moving in 1955 to Easthampton. Mr. Marcinowski owned the former Easthampton Nursery and Landscaping for 40 years, retiring in 1992. He created the landscaping at many area businesses, including Sacred Heart Church, Easthampton Savings Bank, First National Bank, Williston Northampton School and Pulaski Park, all in Easthampton. Earlier he had managed the former Prospect Wholesale Nursery in Cromwell, Conn. He received several landscaping awards and was a member of the American Nurseryman’s Association. He leaves his wife, Stacia (Kostek) Marcinowski; a son, Raymond J. Marcinowski; two daughters, Carla Marcinowksi of Boston and Kathleen Campbell of Easthampton; a brother, Henry Marcinowski of California; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. . . (Daily Hampshire Gazette11/16/02) Clinton W. Allen ’43, 82, of Ann Arbor died 8-28-02 at home. Born in Greenfield, MA, August 16, 1920, he was the son of Clinton and Dorothy (Wright) Allen. He graduated from Greenfield High School and earned his bachelor of science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his doctorate in public health from the University of Michigan. While in college, he met his wife, the former Louise Newman, on a blind date. They were married on October 14, 1944, at Camp Roberts, CA. Allen served in the Army in Japan (Yokohama and Tokyo) following World War II in the medical/sanitation corp. He was employed by N.S.F. International for 30 years until his retirement. Allen helped with the Boy Scouts and Motor Meals. He enjoyed gardening. Besides his wife, he leaves four children, Clinton W. Jr. and wife, Terri, of Durango, CO, Dorothy Burkhead of Del Rio, TX, Arthur N. and his wife, Martha, of Ann Arbor, and Douglas W. and his wife, Beth, of Farmington, Maine; 11 grandchildren, Timothy, Stephanie, Mark, Morgan, Tanya, Clinton A. , Katherine, Derrick, Gregory, Meredith, and Hannah. . . (Greenfield Recorder8/31/02) Gertrude (Wolkovsky) Hirsch ‘43, 80, of Holyoke, died Saturday in Riverdale Gardens Nursing Home. She was born and lived in Holyoke all her life and worked as a math teacher at Holyoke High School from 1964-1988. She was a graduate of Holyoke High School and Mass State (UMass) where she was a math major. She was a lifelong member of Congregation Sons of Zion, a past president and treasurer of its Sisterhood, a member of the Jewish Women’s Community Council. She was a Life Master Bridge Player and was one of the top players in Western Massachusetts. Her husband, Harry Hirsch, died in 1976. She leaves two sons, Barry and his wife Diana Hirsch of West Springfield and Jeffrey and his wife Janey Hirsch of Longmeadow; two grandchildren, Alison Hirsch of Boston and Seth Hirsch of Holyoke; numerous nieces and nephews and many lifelong personal and bridge playing friends. . . (Sunday Republican8/4/02) Alice P. (Oleaga) Marcotte ‘47: no obituary available. Florence (Gordon) Lavin ‘49, 74, of Longmeadow, died Monday, July 29, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Melvin Lavin; loving mother of Dr. Robert Lavin of Baltimore, MD, Atty. Linda Gotlib of Metuchen, NJ, and Dr. Kenneth Lavin of Newton, MA; dearest sister of Renne Neikrie of Avon; and devoted grandmother of Scott, Douglas, Elizabeth, Aaron, Rebecca and Zachary. Born in Springfield, MA, Florence has lived in Longmeadow, MA the past 43 years. She was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, majoring in nutrition, and was the former director of Dietary Services for 26 years at the Jewish Nursing Home of Western MA, retiring in 1992. . . (Hartford Courant7/31/02) Michael J. Woynar Jr. ’49, 81, of Amherst, died October 17 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born August 1, 1921, he was the son of the late Michael and Aniela (Krowba) Woynar. He graduated from Amherst High School in 1940, and from Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He served in the U.S. Navy as an ensign co-pilot of PBY and PBM seaplanes during World War II. After he was discharged, he again attended UMass, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1949. He worked as a food and drug inspector for the federal government before transferring to the Massachusetts state government, where he worked as a senior inspector for 39 years. He was a member of St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in Amherst, and recently served as co-chairman of the Parish Center Roof Committee. Mr. Woynar belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 754 and Knights of Columbus Council 619, where he served as past grand knight and chairman of the annual Tootsie Roll Sale Drive and Free Throw contest. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Josephine P. (Srodulski) Woynar; two sons, John G Woynar and Mark A. Woynar, both of Amherst; a brother, George A. of Amherst; three sisters, Katherine L. and Mary E. of Amherst, and Margaret Kane of Westfield; and two grandchildren. One sister, Suzanne Garvey and three brothers, John, Anthony, and Joseph, died earlier. (Amherst Bulletin10/25/02) George J. Gibavic ‘50S, 85, of Leverett, died Thursday (8/1/02) at home. Born in Worcester, April 9, 1917, he was the son of Eva and George Gibavic. He attended Worcester schools and graduated in 1935 from Commerce High School. He was a shipper and receiver for the JJ Newbury Co. He served in the Massachusetts National Guard until 1941. Gibavic was an Army veteran of World War II with the 181st Infantry Regiment of the 26th Yankee Division from January 16, 1941, to December 5, 1945, and with the Allied Forces Headquarters in Italy. He was discharged as a sergeant in December 1945. After World War II, he attended the Stockbridge School of Agriculture in Amherst, graduating in 1950. He lived two years in Vermont and the remainder in Leverett. He and his wife, the former Annette Nelson, were square dancers. They were members of the College Town Twirlers Club in Amherst. Later, as the "Leverett Rovers", they danced in all 50 states as well as in Canada, Bermuda, and Nova Scotia. Gibavic enjoyed athletics, especially baseball, playing semi-professional baseball in Worcester County before World War II, baseball and softball in Italy in 1945, and in Vermont and Canada from 1950 to 1952. He was involved for 15 years in the Amherst Little League and Babe Ruth programs. He managed Babe Ruth all-star teams that were state finalists in 1960 and state champions in 1967. He was also a fan of the University of Massachusetts athletics, holding season tickets to its football and basketball programs, while also enjoying baseball, softball, and soccer. He was a candlepin bowler from 1935-2000. Gibavic contributed to a town softball backstop, the Amherst Athletic Field Floodlight Fund and was an annual contributor to the UMass Athletic Fund. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Leverett, serving as auditor on the Finance Committee and chairman of the Dixon House Building Committee. He was a clerk and assessor for the Leverett Board of Assessors for 20 years. He also served on the Planning Board and School Search Committee. Gibavic was a member of the UMass Stockbridge School Alumni, Franklin County Home Care Corp., American Association of Retired Persons, National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Amherst College Town Square Dance Club, New England Square Dance Association, and the Dana Farber Institute. Besides his wife of 54 years, he leaves two sons and two daughters and their families: Donald, Nancy , Aubrey, and Abigail Gibavic of Leverett, Paul Denise, Elaine and Amanda Gibavic of Montague, Anne, Bill, Jamie and Eben Witherspoon of Sutton, VT, and Eva Gibavic and Cheryl Howard of Leverett; two sisters, Adele Halloran of California and Lillian Emmott of Bridgewater, and several nieces and nephews. . ( Greenfield Recorder8/3/02) William P. Looney ‘50; no obituary available Patricia Phalon ’50, 74, of Daytona Beach, a resident since 1988, died Saturday at home. Mrs. Phalon, a former substitute school teacher, was born in Westfield, MA, and moved to this area in from Greendale, Wis. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Ormond Tennis Club. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She was a tennis player and a Senior Olympic swimmer. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Paul; three sons, Robert of Salt Lake City, Peter of Plano, Texas, and Thomas of Manassas, Virginia; three sisters, Joann Taugher of South Hadley, Maureen Howard of Westfield, MA, and Margaret O-Rourke-Feeney of Denver; and four grandchildren. . . (Springfield Union News11/16/02) Florian E. "Bud" Rogers ‘50, 76, of Belchertown, died Monday at Baystate Medical Center. Born in Springfield on September 15, 1925, he was the son of Florence Schofield Rogers Boncik and Richard Rogers, Sr. Florian lived part of his childhood in Dana, MA before moving to Belchertown. He graduated from Belchertown High School and attended Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received his associate’s degree in floriculture. He served his country during WW II in the U.S. Navy as an aviation machinist. He was employed as a lab technician at Ludlow Corporation in Holyoke. Florian was a previous member of the Belchertown Congregational Church. He was predeceased by his wife, Diane (Allen) Rogers, in July of 1988. He is survived by his children, Kathleen Rogers Smith and her husband Bruce of Wayland, and their children Dana and Zachary, Elizabeth Rogers Richer and her husband Michael of Nashua, NH and their children Ryan, Stephanie, and Leslie, David Edward Rogers and his wife Jan of Nelson, NY and their children Laura and Eric, Joseph Allen Rogers and his wife Georgette of Pepperell, MA and their children Elliot and Deanne, and Stephen Rogers, with whom he lived in Belchertown. He also leaves a sister, Evelyn Rogers Bates of Springfield. Florian was predeceased by his brother, Richard Rogers, Jr., in 2001. . . (Springfield Union News9/4/02) Henry E. Martineau ‘51, 73, of Warren, Connecticut died Monday (9/16/02) at Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. He was the husband of Elsie (Grub) Martineau and the widower of Marjorie (Baker) Martineau. Born in Northfield, MA, February 21, 1929, he was the son of Samuel and Elsie (Burnham) Martineau. He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School and received his master’s degree in animal husbandry from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For over a quarter of a century, he was a field representative for Agri-Mark. He was active in the Boy Scouts of American with his four sons, all of whom became Eagle Scouts. An active member of the Warren Congregational Church, he served on numerous boards over the years and was a member of the Warren Volunteer Fire Co. While a resident of Massachusetts, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Besides his wife, he leaves four sons, Stephen S. of Phoenix, AZ, Michael R. of Pleasant Valley, Douglas T. of New Milford, and Danie of Northfield; three step daughters, Deborah Flerx of Florida and Judith Craigmile and Rebecca Crowley, both of New York; a sister, Elva Wood of Keene, NH, and 11 grandchildren. . . (Greenfield Recorder9/18/02) Clifford J. Knight ‘52S, 72, a World War II veteran, died Thursday, August 8, in MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham. He leaves his wife, Silvia L. (Barrows) Cook Knight; three sons; two daughters, including Jennifer J. McDaniel of the Whitinsville section of Northbridge; two brothers, including Robert Knight of Westboro; a sister; two stepsons; 21 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces; and his former wife. He was born in Gaysville, Vt., and lived in Framingham, Medway and Ashland before moving to Bellingham. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Knight worked 15 years in the shipping and receiving department of Data General Corp., Southboro, retiring in 1990. He also worked in the garden department of Wal-Mart and at dairy farms in Massachusetts and Vermont. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bellingham and the Boston Baptist Social Union. . . (Worcester Telegram & Gazette8/10/02) Carmelo J. Scuderi ‘54, 77, of Springfield, died Wednesday, October 16, at Baystate Medical Center. Born on April 13, 1925 in Springfield, he was a lifelong resident and communicant of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Mr. Carmelo Scuderi graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1942. He was one of two high school students that had enlisted prior to graduation and attended the ceremony in his naval uniform. He fought in World War II from 1942 to 1946 and was part of the force that invaded Normandy on D-Day. Mr. Scuderi was an honors graduate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a degree in mechanical engineering. He had over 40 years of practical experience inventing, developing, testing, and commercializing new technology. He worked for and consulted with the U.S. Navy and Air Force, Hamilton Standard, Raytheon, Avco Lycoming and Hughes Aircraft Corporation. Among his accomplishments included the design and development of aircraft component test systems that certified flyable hardware for both commercial and military aircraft, the development and production of military fire trucks, development and test simulation equipment for the Navy’s Advanced Development Torpedo systems. In addition, Mr. Scuderi holds several patents in the area of refrigerant oil-less compressors. This technology is the primary method used today to recover refrigerant chemicals in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. His latest and most significant accomplishment was the development of the Split Phase Internal Combustion Technology. A patented technology that improves both the power output and efficiency of internal combustion engines. His company, The Scuderi Group, LLC, is in the process of commercializing this technology. He was the son of the late Salvatore and Calagera (Saccomando) Scuderi. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Alvera (Barbieri) Scuderi; five sons, Stephen Scudri and Salvatore Scuderi, both of Westfield, Angelo Scuderi of Chicopee, Michael Scuderi of Longmeadow; and Nicholas Scuderi of Feeding Hills; three daughters, Cynthia Fioretti of Longmeadow, Deborah Scuderi of Feeding Hills, and Tina Potwardowski of Westfield; one brother, Salvatore Scuderi of Marco Island, Florida; and 22 grandchildren. (Springfield Union News10/19/02) Robert F. Reagan ’55; no obituary available. Donald P. Slattery ‘56S, 65, of North Hatfield died August 6 in SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Northampton. Born February 27, 1937, in Northampton, he was the son of the late Edward and Margaret (Corkery) Slattery. He was raised in Easthampton where he attended local schools. He was a graduate of the former St. Michael’s High School in Northampton and received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Slattery drove locally for the Ryder Trucking Co., retiring in 1999. Earlier he was also a local driver for 30 years with the Agway Co. He was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church in Easthampton. A former hockey referee for leagues throughout the area, he was past president of the Mohawk Valley and Nonotuck Valley hockey associations. He leaves his wife of 22 years, Janice (Boyle) Slattery; a daughter, Cheryl M. Slattery of Easthampton; three sons, Gary W. Slattery of Collingswood, NJ, David J. Slattery of Easthampton and Joseph V. Astuccio of Springfield; a brother, Francis M. Slattery of Enfield, CT; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Edward W. Slattery Jr., died in 1959. . . ( Daily Hampshire Gazette8/9.02 Jane Donahue Branch ‘57, died suddenly while vacationing with her family in Texas. Her unexpected death, and the deep sadness that follows, underscores how she was revered by everyone who knew her. A woman of humor, optimism, and compassion, Jane Branch exerted a steady and uplifting influence on the people she loved. She will always be known for her great generosity of spirit, her gentle guidance, the selfless way she illuminated the lives of her family and friends- as well as those of strangers. Jane was a competent businesswoman, and devoted church member as well as a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to running her former business, The Carousel children’s store in St. Simons Island, Georgia, Jane Branch’s real work came from the heart; her lifelong sense of sharing included her service with Van Ministries of St. Paul of the Cross, North Palm Beach. But she will likely best be remembered by her family simply as its center of light, the woman who cheered on her son’s powerboat races, or grandson’s football games, or was magically there when someone was sick or sad or lonely. She was the woman who quietly made sure everything was in balance, that people were fed and happy and safe and nurtured. She made people believe in themselves- and in each other. Jane is survived by her husband, Paul Clinton Branch of Sarasota; her three children, Mary of Ocean Ridge, FL; David (Leigh Ann) and Daniel (Karen), and four grandchildren Clinton, Kayla, Savannah and Ryan, all of Sarasota who affectionately called her "Mi Mi"; her sister Ann Donahue McCarthy of Venice, Florida and many nieces, nephews and cousins. . . William J. Campbell ’57S, 65, of Shelburne Falls, died Thursday (10-10-02) at home. He was born in Greenfield Dec. 16, 1936, the son of Weldon S. and Marion (Mayer) Campbell. He was a 1955 graduate of Greenfield High School and a 1957 graduate of the Stockbridge School at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he majored in arborculture. Campbell served in the Army from 1958 to 1962. HE was stationed in Berlin, Germany when the Berlin Wall was constructed. Prior to his retirement on August 1, 1992, he was employed by Yankee Atomic plant in Rowe for 22 years, retiring as a senior operations engineer. He had also worked for the town of Greenfield as arborist for five years. From 1963 to 1967 he worked for the former Bendix Corp. as a precision grinder. From 1967 to 1970 he was employed by the former Parts Manufacturing Co. in Greenfield also as a precision grinder. On May 11, 1970 he started working at Yankee Atomic in Rowe. He was a member of the Clan Campbell Society of North America where he and his wife served as deputy commissioners for the Massachusetts chapter. On Sunday, they were presented with the Clansmen of the Year Award by the society. They were also tent managers at the Highland games in the New England area. Campbell was a member and past secretary of the Franklin County Amateur Radio Club. He retired as emergency coordinator where he was instrumental in organizing emergency communications for the Bridge of Flowers 10K race, the CROP walk, multiple sclerosis walk, the Greenfield Triathlon and the Charles Burrows Memorial Walk in Bernardston. Campbell was a member of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. He was also a member of Trinity Church of Shelburne Falls and the Trinity Men. For a long time, he served on the properties committee of the church. He married the former Rebecca W. Wilder on June 26, 1965. Besides his wife, survivors include a son, Robert W. of Shelburne Falls; a sister, Judith Norwood of Montague, uncles, aunts, and several nieces and nephews. . . (Greenfield Recorder10/11/02) John R. Ennis ’57, 72, of Amherst, died Oct. 3 at Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable while at his summer residence. Mr. Ennis was a graduate of Amherst High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a law degree from Suffolk University Law School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Mr. Ennis, a lifelong resident of Amherst, began his law practice there in 1963 and continued until his retirement in 1993. He was a communicant of St. Brigid’s Church, where he had served on the parish council and was one of the first lectors. He was a member of VFW Post 754 in Amherst. He served on the building committee for Wildwood School and was a Town Meeting member. He leaves his wife of 41 years, Jeannette (Poulin) Ennis; two sons, Paul A. Ennis of Amherst and James J. Ennis of Malden; and one grandson. . . (Daily Hampshire Gazette10/5/02) Giles Powers ‘57, 68, owner and president of JBS, Inc., died Saturday morning (June 27, 2002) at a Cambridge hospital after a long illness. Mr. Powers was born in Waltham and graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. After serving in the Army during the Korean War, he lived in Framingham and worked for Dennison Mfg. Co. Employed as a plant manager in Jacksonville, Florida, he purchased his own business and started Jax Business Services, Inc. JBS ultimately expanded to encompass a string of temporary help offices in the South, Northeast, and Midwest. Mr. Powers continued to work as president of that corporation until his hospitalization in June of this year. Mr. Powers was a resident of Wellesley and Ocean Ridge, Florida, for many years, a supporter of the BSO and several political organizations, and was a regular donor to numerous charities such as the Hospice Program and the Arthritis Foundation. He was an active member of the UMass Alumni Association, TIPS, and Kappa Sigma. He leaves his wife, Carol Powers; and two daughters, Paula Powers of Los Angeles, CA, and Pamela Powers of Sienna, Italy; a brother, Thomas Powers of Shrewsbury, MA; and a grandson, Julian Levendusky of Sienna, Italy. . . Marie J. Desmond, '59, '65G, '71G, of Amherst, a retired clerk in the English Department died Oct. 24 at home. She was 74. She served the University for 19 years before retiring in 1995. In 1971, at the department's request, she created the English Graduate Research Library with just $1,500. She ran the library until her retirement. She leaves a brother, Peter of California; and five nieces and nephews. David R. Ellis ‘61, 66, the first spokesman for the Massachusetts State Lottery, died of a nerve disorder on Sunday at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. Mr. Ellis had a wide variety of work experience, but he was never far from politics. "He really did care about how this world was going to evolve, and how this country was going to keep its democratic traditions," said his daughter, Courtney E. Peckham. In 1973 Mr. Ellis was elected to the Gloucester City Charter Commission, which returned the city to a mayoral form of government. Mr. Ellis served on the board of the Sawyer Free Library, and in 1993, he helped to revive the Gloucester Lyceum, a committee founded in 1830 to host speakers and performers. Raised in Attleboro, Mr. Ellis served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, he began a career in journalism at the now-defunct Holyoke Transcript Telegram. In 1964, he moved to the Boston Herald, and from 1967 to 1971, he worked for The Boston Globe, where he covered Kevin White’s first mayoral administration. In 1971, his daughter donated a kidney to him, keeping him in good health until about a year ago, when he began suffering from liver failure. Besides his daughter, he leaves his companion, Elizabeth Roland of Gloucester; a son, Stephen J. of Kingston, NH; his former wife, Marion McCormick Ellis of Gloucester; a brother, James R. of Jupiter, FL; and three grandsons. . . (The Boston Globe7/24/02) Janice (Jones) Clause ‘63, 61, of Port Washington, New York, died on October 17, 2002. She died of a heart attack complicated by Juvenile Diabetes. Janice graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and also had an advanced education degree from California State University. Janice was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts of Fred and Phyllis Jones. She is survived by her brother, Steven Jones and her adoring husband, John. . . (The New York Times10/24/02) Thomas E. Mahoney, Jr. ‘65, 60, of Avon, husband of Susan M. (Beaton) Mahoney died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, August 31, 2002. He was born March 20, 1842 in Boston, MA, son of the late Thomas E. Mahoney, Sr. and Dorothy E. (Donahue) Mahoney and moved to Avon 23 years ago. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and was a member of Theta Chi. Mr. Mahoney was president of consumer sales for the Americas at Stanley Works of New Britain upon his retirement in 1999. During his 34-year career at Stanley Works, he had been the president of the Steel Strapping Division, the National Hand Tools Division and the Hardware Division. He was a member of the church of St. Ann, Avon and was involved with The United Way, Habitat for Humanity, The March of Dimes and City of Hope. After retiring, Mr. Mahoney was on the Board of Directors at Starrett Tool, Co., Athol, MA, and Jore Corporation in Montana and did consulting for Flynn Hannock, Inc., of West Hartford. Besides his wife, he is survived by his eldest son, Thomas E. Mahoney, III of Denver, CO; his daughter, Kathleen Mahoney of Dallas, TX and Michael Mahoney at home. . . (The Hartford Courant9/3/02) Paul Harold ‘70, 53, Norfolk Register of Deeds who also served in the state senate and as a Quincy city councilor, died at home Sunday after a yearlong battle with stomach cancer. In a 30-year career in public service, Harold was a Quincy city councilor-at-large, state senator for the Norfolk District and city council president. "He was a good friend," said Mayor William Phelan. "He had integrity and he loved the city. He had the ability to speak his convictions whether everyone else was behind him or disagreed. He formed his own judgements. He made a career of helping others and was someone who cared. The city will miss him." Harold served as a state senator from 1977 to 1991. In 1992, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District, losing to incumbent Gerry Studds. Harold was a city councilor in 1976 and 1977. He left the council and returned again in 1996, serving as Council president in 2000 and 2001. Harold was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He earned a law degree from Suffolk University Law School and a masters in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is survived by a brother, William Harold of San Diego; three aunts, Helen Norcott and Marie Cordani of Quincy and Edith Brickhouse of Braintree; seven nieces and nephews. . . (Associated Press8/12/02) David F. Papuga ‘70, 53, of Ware, died Sunday, July 28, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield. He was born in Ware, son of the late Frank S. and Mary A. (Milos) Papuga, and lived in Ware all of his life. He graduated from Ware High School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was employed by the Town of Ware at the Sewage Treatment Plant for many years. David was also the steward for the Teamsters Local 404 Ware D.P.W. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Ware. He is survived by his aunt and uncle, Frank and Claire Magada of the Thorndike section of Palmer; his cousins, Boris and Diane Magada-Labovsky of Marlborough, and John and Mary Ellen Orzech of Ware; and his dear friends, Robert, Tina, Michael and James Kaczuwka of Ware. . . (Springfield Union News8/1/02) Robert H. Carriere ‘72, 79, of Chicopee, a former longtime teacher and principal, died Wednesday at Mount Saint Vincent Nursing Home in Holyoke. He was born in Holyoke, attended local schools and graduated from Westfield State College in 1958, and received his Masters degree in 1961. He earned his doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1973. Robert was a teacher and principal with the Chicopee School Department for 37 years, retiring in 1995. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 733rd Field Artillery attached to General Patton’s Third Army. He received battle stars for the campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe. He leaves two brothers, Joseph of Fort Myers, FL, and George of Holyoke; one sister, Jeannette Kelly of Granby; and several nieces and nephews. . . (Springfield Union News11/9/02) Joseph P. Parent Jr. ’73, 61, of Holyoke, died Tuesday at his home. He was born in Holyoke, son of the late Joseph P. and Jeanne (Vincent) Parent, and graduated from Holyoke High School, Holyoke Community College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Joe was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam era, and was very active in the Holyoke Youth Baseball League and Friends of Holyoke High School Football. He belonged to the Holyoke Lodge of Elks #902 and was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church. He was an 18-year production supervisor at Hazen Paper Company of Holyoke, retiring in 1991. Joseph is survived by his wife, Sandra A. (Valenti) Parent; two sons, Keith A. and his wife Susan of Southwick, and Kenneth J. of South Hadley; one daughter, Kelly A. and her husband Bradley Smith of Holyoke; a brother, Robert Parent of Chicopee; and five grandchildren, Amanda, Anthony, Dillon, Jordan, and Cameron Parent. He was predeceased by a sister, Larette Marlow. . . (Springfield Union News7/25/02) Aldith (Sutton) Kent Allen ’74, 81, of Amherst, died August 6 in Keene, NH, while staying at her summer home in New Hampshire. Born January 17, 1921, in Newton, she was the daughter of the late Harry Milton and Ethel (Tillinghast) Sutton. She graduated from Newton High School and Westbrook Junior College in Westbrook, Maine, and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mrs. Allen lived in Boulder, Colo., from 1948 until 1968, when she moved to Amherst. She worked for many years as a guide at Historic Deerfield, where she was especially popular leading tours for children. She retired in 1999. Earlier she had been a pre-school teacher for many years in Boulder and Amherst. She was interested in antiques and needlework and enjoyed opera. She was a member of the Emily Dickinson International Society and had a lifelong concern about the welfare of children. She leaves her husband of 60 years, Jeremiah Milton Allen; four sons, Jeremiah M "Jay" Allen of Alberta, Canada, Peter Allen of Providence, RI, Stanley Allen of NYC and Princeton, NJ and Jonathan Allen of Boulder; a daughter, Barbara Nearpass of Seneca Falls, NY; two sisters, Nance White of Spring Valley, CA, and Barbara Jeffries of La Jolla, CA; 10 grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and great-nieces and great-nephews. . . (Daily Hampshire Gazette8/8/02) David F. Cronin ‘74, 65, of Pembroke, a vocational education administrator and advocate, died Thursday at home. Born in Boston, Mr. Cronin was raised and educated in Jamaica Plain. He graduated from Boston College and earned his master’s degree and doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He also received a certificate of advanced graduate study from Boston University and completed a senior management in government program at Harvard University. He lived in Pembroke for 42 years. Mr. Cronin served as the executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators. He was the former associate commissioner of vocational and occupational education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was a member of the Pembroke Kiwanis Club and was the Pembroke Jaycee’s former Man of the Year. He served on the Pembroke School Committee for eight years and was also a lector at St. Thecla’s Church in Pembroke. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Patricia E. (Moran); two sons, Kevin M. of North Andover and Timothy S. of Pembroke; a daughter, Susan Cronin-Jenkins of North Andover; two sisters, Madeline Richardson and Eleanor Richardson, both of Hull; an aunt, Sr. Rosalie McKenzie of the Order of St. Joseph; and seven grandchildren. . . (The Boston Herald8/10/02) Martha Leary Knapp ’74S, ‘76 fought a courageous four-year battle against breast cancer which overcame her Sunday, October 20, at home. Her determination and independent spirit enabled her to remain a devoted mother to her son, Ian, and her daughter, Elizabeth, and a loving wife in the face of her illness. Martha’s many interests included painting, horses, and interior decorating. Her boundless energy often left her family steps behind. She was born in Springfield and earned a BS in veterinary sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Martha was the business manager of the Springfield Indians Hockey Club during her father’s, George W. Leary, tenure as owner. She retained the position after the franchise was sold to Peter Cooney. Most recently, Martha was the business manager for the Cooney Management Company, a division of that organization. She is survived by her husband, Matthew; and her children, Ian L. Dailey and Elizabeth H. Knapp. She is predeceased by her parents, George W. Leary and Constance S. Leary. She is also survived by her brother, Steven W> Leary of Northampton; her sisters, Ann L. Rines of Concord, NH, Teresa L. Ellison of East Longmeadow, and Catherine L. McDonough of West Barnstable; her sister and brothers-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. . . (Springfield Union News10/22/02) Margaret (Brown) McLaurin ‘74, 71, departed this life on Thursday, October 17, 2002, at the Ring (East) Nursing Home. Born in Springfield, MA on August 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eliza (Williams) Brown Sr. She was a member of the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Springfield where she was a former director of the Youth Choir. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Classical High School. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of MA, where she graduated with honors. She was a former employee of the F. W. Sickels Co. of Chicopee, and the Springfield Family Center. She was a former Springfield schoolteacher, retiring in 1986. She was predeceased by her husband, Vert McLaurin Jr. in 2000; three brothers, Daniel, Charles and Henry Brown Jr.; and one sister, Ellen Glover. She leaves one son, Vert McLaurin III of Newport News, VA; two daughters, Margaret Therese McLaurin-Showell, and Lisa Ann McLaurin, both of Springfield; one sister, Remell Williams of Springfield, MA; five grandchildren, Kevin Marlin Jr., Omar McLaurin, Derek McLaurin, Jazmine McLaurin, and Sterling Showell; one son-in-law, William Showell Jr.; and one daughter-in-law, Jacqueline McLaurin. . . (Springfield Sunday Republican10/20/02) William J. Brunette ‘78, 51, of East Longmeadow, was found dead at home on Tuesday, October 2, 2002. Born in Springfield, on July 30, 1951, he was the son of the late Harold J. and Rita F. (Walsh) Brunette. Williams resided in Springfield for most of his life, and in East Longmeadow for the past 15 years. William received his undergraduate degree from Western New England College in Springfield and his Master in Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He also had attended Wentworth Institute in Boston. William had been a systems analyst for the U.S. Postal Service. He had worked for several years at the Springfield Main Street facility. He is survived by 2 brothers; Richard F. Brunette and Daniel J. Brunette both of Springfield and 2 sisters; Lynne Brunette and Joan Lamoureux both of Springfield. . . (Springfield Sunday Republican10/6/02) Gail (South) Newby ‘85G, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at St. Paul Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. She was born January 3, 1956 in Greencastle, Indiana. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at DePauw University where she earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She received a master of music degree at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and pursued doctoral studies at Indiana University School of Music. She taught at Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana, where she was Assistant Director of the Academic Skills Center. In 1989, she joined the Antelope Valley College music faculty and became principal pianist for the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra. She maintained a private piano studio and was a member of the Music Teachers Association of California. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rose. She is survived by her husband David; her daughters, Diana and Helen; her stepdaughter, Sarah of Chicago; her father and stepmother, Donald and Kathy South of Bainbridge, Indiana; her brothers and sisters, Chris South of Bainbridge and Jonathon South of NYC; Donna Boals of Indianapolis, and Cynthia Allen of Muncie, Indiana. (Submitted by David Newby) William A. Klein ’89, graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Sorrowfully and quite unexpectedly, Bill passed away in his own bed on July 18, 2001. The shock was more than the family could bear. He was a very gentle, generous, loving son. Bill taught himself to play guitar, and he was a natural. He played guitar for 30 years. He also sang very well. Bill lived very simply. He always said, "Money is not important to me." He loved working with wood, and his family cherishes the coffee table he made for them for their 25th wedding anniversary. Bill brought much joy to his family throughout his life. (Submitted by Ronald and Rosalie Klein) Richard N. Anderson ‘90, 35, of Arlington, formerly of Winchester, a mechanical engineer, died Saturday at home. Born and raised in Winchester, Mr. Anderson graduated from Winchester High School in 1985. He was a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Anderson worked as a mechanical engineer for Raytheon for the past nine years. He was active with the Young Adults Group at St. Catherine of Genoa Church in Somerville and St. Eulalia’s Parish in Winchester. Mr. Anderson is survived by his mother, Marion L. (Ruggles) of Winchester; three sisters, Nancy M. Burns of Billerica, Carol M. Allan of Londonderry, NH, and Jean M. Allen of Lancaster; two brothers, Michael E. of Winchester and David P. of Chelmsford; and 11 nieces and nephews. . . Edward S. Vickers Jr. ‘90, 58, died Friday at his home with his family by his side. He was born March 28, 1944 in Rockville Center, New York the son of the late Edward S. Vickers Sr. and Lois L. (Cone) Vickers of Richmond Hill, Georgia. He was a beloved teacher of History at East Longmeadow High School for 32 years. He taught in the classroom as well as traveled the world educated his students. He graduated from Seaford High School in 1961. In 1966 he received his bachelors from Hartwick College and went on to obtain his masters in education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Besides his mother he is survived by his wife of 36 years Sonya E. (Warner) Vickers and a daughter Elizabeth S. Vickers both of Hampden, as well as a brother Keith Vickers of San Francisco. . . (Springfield Sunday Republican10/20/02) John S. Butler ’91, 38, of 521 Shawmut Ave., [Boston], formerly of Athol, died Monday (11/25/02) in Boston Medical Center after being stricken ill. He was born in Athol on September 22, 1964 the son of Joseph A. And Claire J. (Anderson) Butler. He grew up in Athol and graduated from Athol High School in 1982. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts School of Fine Arts in 1991. Butler worked for a period at his father’s business, Butler’s Decorating Center. He was also employed by In Furniture in Natick, Ethan Allan in Auburn, Domain in Boston and recently as a real estate agent for Gibson Domain Domain Real Estate of Boston. Besides his parents of Athol he leaves a daughter, Maxine R. of Lincoln, R.I.; a brother, Michael J. of Athol; two sisters, Susan E. King and Carol A. Forand both of Athol; his partner, Paul Gramazio of Boston; two uncles, John C. of Orange, S. Edward Anderson of Mount Airy, N.C.; three aunts, Rita Armienti of Florida, Bernadette Litchfield of Athol and Teresa Gallagher of Athol; and several nieces and nephews… Janis Ruth Coulter ’91, 37, was one of five Americans killed July 31, 2002 when a bomb exploded in a crowded cafeteria at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Two Israelis were also killed. Friends and relatives remember her as a woman who loved her adopted religion and lived a zestful life cut short. Coulter, an assistant director of graduate studies for the Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School in New York, was escorting a group of 20 American students to Israel. Before she left for Israel, she talked about the ongoing violence there, saying, "when it’s my time to go, it’s my time to go. I don’t’ have any control," recalls her sister. Coulter grew up Episcopalian and converted in 1996. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Coulter went on to Denver’s Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, where she was finishing her master’s thesis on the Book of Ruth. She spent a year at Hebrew University pursuing her master’s degree and learning Hebrew. Penzner said Coulter once stated: "I would rather die as a Jew in Israel than be killed in some random violence in the United States." Relatives and friends described her scholarliness and her professionalism, but above all her kindness and her passion for life. (Guardian Unlimited8/ 7/02) Nancy (Haddad) Ingels ‘99, 38, died unexpectedly July 8 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born September 25, 1963, in Worcester, she was the daughter of Emil M. Haddad of Worcester and Winona B. (Sawers) Kostic of Hyannis. She had lived in Worcester and on Cape Cod before moving to Whately. She was a graduate of Cape Cod Community College and received a full academic scholarship to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where she graduated summa cum laude with a grade point average of 3.83. While at UMass, she received numerous awards and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa scholastic honor society. Besides her parents, she leaves her companion of five years, Keith A. Tardy; four sons, Julian C. Haddad, Dana E. Haddad, Harrison D. Ingels and Jake A. Tardy, all of Whately; a brother, Jeffrey G. Haddad of Hyannis; two sisters, Cynthia J. Roberts of Greenfield and Susan Haddad of Dennis; a niece and two nephews. Two brothers, Emil M. Haddad Jr. and Joseph P. Haddad, died earlier. . . (Daily Hampshire Gazette 7/12/02) STUDENTS Peter C. Gallant , 23, of North Oxford, a junior in Chemical Engineering, died Oct. 2 in Springfield. In addition to being a student, he worked part-time at Gallant Electric in Leicester. He had served in the U.S. Marines. A 1998 graduate of Oxford High School, he held an associate's degree in engineering from Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester. He was a member of St. Jude's Church in Leicester. A racing enthusiast, he loved driving R/C gas-powered cars with his family and sports and the outdoors in general. He leaves his companion, Jacquelyn M. Desaulnier of North Oxford, with whom he lived; his parents, David W. and Joan M. Gallant, of Rochdale; three brothers, David W. Jr., of Leicester, Derek P. and Justin J., both of Rochdale; a sister, Eleisha J. of Rochdale; and other family. FACULTY Dr. Donald Chrisman, Anthropology, 84, adjunct faculty member, who became a research associate in Anthropology after retiring as an orthopedic surgeon, died of a brain tumor July 31 in a retirement community in Bedford. Born in Springfield, Mo., he attended Drury College in that city before enrolling at Harvard College, where he completed his bachelor's degree in 1938. Four years later, he earned his M.D. at Harvard Medical School. In 1943, he completed an internship in surgery at Boston City Hospital. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy. In 1947, he completed a residency in fractures at Boston City Hospital and in 1949, a residency in orthopedics at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Later that year, he moved to Northampton, where he was the first board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Hampshire County. He and his medical partner formed Hampshire Orthopedics. From 1951 to 1985, he was Chief of Orthopedics at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, where he established and supervised the physical therapy unit. In 1954, he joined the faculty of Yale Medical School as an instructor and established a research laboratory investigating the causes of arthritis. He published more than 50 research articles and won several awards for his work. He became an assistant professor in 1960 and a clinical professor in 1975. After retiring from medical practice in 1985, he enrolled as a master's degree student in Anthropology at UMass, where his wife, Miriam Usher Chrisman, was a professor of History. Dr. Chris-man completed his master's in Archaeology in 1988. In 1990, Chrisman joined the Anthropology Department as an adjunct faculty member in archaeology, an affiliation that lasted about 10 years. He was also an associate of the Andover Foundation for Archaeological Research, based at the Robert S. Peabody Museum in Andover. He authored two chapters of "Pendejo Cave," a forthcoming book from the University of New Mexico Press. Along with his wife, he leaves two sons and five grandchildren. Alton B. "Butch" Cole, Forestry and Wildlife Management, 83, a retired assistant professor, died June 25 of congestive heart failure in Bradenton, Fla. He served the University for 18 years before retiring in 1978. He entered Massachusetts State College as an undergraduate in 1937, later leaving for Army Air Force duty flying the "Hump" over the Himalayas between Bur-ma and China in World War II. He returned to finish his BS in Forestry in 1946. He did graduate work at the University of Montana and went on to Yale where he received a master of forestry with honors, in 1948. He joined the faculty as an instructor in 1948 and was recalled to U.S. Air Force duty in the Korean War. He remained in the Air Force after the war, retiring at the rank of major and returned to the faculty in 1966. He taught timber harvesting, dendrology, forestland management in the Stock-bridge School, and had administrative duties in the department. "He was a fine fellow and he was always helping somebody fix something," said William Rice, retired professor of Forestry. His first wife, Jane Cole, and his second wife, Dorothy Cole, predeceased him. He leaves four sons, Doug, Barry, Jeff and Ray; and several grandchildren. Benjamin C. Crooker Jr., Astronomy, 78, of Amherst, a retired assistant professor, died Aug. 2 in Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. He served the University for 40 years before retiring in 1987. As a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he worked as a meteorologist. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Dorothy R. Crooker; two sons, four daughters, 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Everett H. Emerson, English, 77, of Lenox, a retired professor of English, died of congestive heart failure July 9 at home. He served the University for 19 years before retiring in 1983. He taught American literature for an additional 10 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before retiring a second time in 1993. At his retirement, UNC created a distinguished professorship in his name. A Marine veteran of World War II, he served in the Pacific. During his tenure at UMass, he directed both the Honors Program and freshman composition for several years. He also helped to establish the Chancellor's Lecture Series, now called the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series. He taught at Leigh University from 1955 to 1960. He then became a founding faculty member of Florida Presbyterian College, now known as Eckerd College. He authored three books and many articles on early American authors and their English contemporaries. He was secretary of the Conference on Early American Literature at the Modern Language Association and edited the journal, "Early American Literature. "Known as a long-term mentor to his graduate students, he saw 11 of the 15 dissertations he directed at UMass become books. "He will be much missed by all those who knew and learned from him," said English professor Mason Lowance. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Katherine Emerson; a son and many nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Maxwell H. Goldberg - http://www.umass.edu/chronicle/archives/02/12-06/obits.html Robert Morris Grover, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 79, of Hadley, a retired professor, died Sept. 21 in Cooley Dickinson Hospital. He served the public for 31 years, including 19 at the University, before retiring in 1979. He specialized in poultry science, working for nine years as a county agricultural agent in Maine and for several more each as a county extension agent in eastern Massachusetts and a supervisor for White's Poultry Farm and Hatchery in Skowhegan, Maine. For two decades after he retired, he wrote a weekly column for the United Cooperative Farms Newsletter. He served in the U.S. Navy Corps of Engineers during World War II. In 1965 he was given the Epsilon Sigma Phi award for outstanding service in extension work for his contributions to the development of programs for state poultry raisers. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Avis Grover; two sons, Richard of Portland, Maine, and Bruce of New Orleans; a daughter, Marilyn Wax, of London, England; and five grandchildren. Vladimir Haensel , 88, a nationally recognized professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, died Dec. 15 after a brief illness. In 1981, Mr. Haensel joined the UMass chemical engineering faculty after a 42-year career in industry. As a teacher and researcher at UMass, he served as a mentor to many undergraduates. He retired in 1998. Before coming to UMass, he enjoyed a distinguished career with UOP (formerly Universal Oil Products), where he served as vice president of research. He led the team there that invented "platforming," a chemical engineering process essential in producing clean fuel for transportation and in supplying materials to the plastics industry. The technique, which creates cleaner-burning high-octane fuel, is widely considered to be one of the most significant achievements in chemical engineering in the past 50 years. Mr. Haensel was the recipient in 1973 of the National Medal of Science. He leaves his wife, Hertha Skala Haensel; a daughter, Kathee of Virginia Beach; and three grandchildren (Daily Hampshire Gazette 12/19/02) William E. Heronemus, Mechanical Engineering, 82, a pioneer in wind and solar power of Amherst, died Nov. 2 of cancer. He served the University for more than 16 and a half years as a professor emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, spanning the energy crisis of the 1970s, when he designed and advocated for the use of alternative energy sources, such as wind, solar, and ocean thermal differences. A veteran of World War II, he was awarded the Bronze Star. Arriving at UMass with 27 and a half years of U.S. Navy experience, including two master's degrees from MIT in naval architecture and marine engineering and experience building ships and nuclear submarines, he was associate head of Civil Engineering and helped launch the College of Engineering's graduate program in ocean engineering. He gave a Chancellor's Lecture in 1977 and received a Chancellor's Medal. The author of more than a dozen reports related to wind power, in places such as Long Island, the Lake Ontario region, and offshore, he also wrote dozens of articles and was the subject of many others. Several of his reports were written for a congressional subcommittee. He gave more than 100 invited talks, many in Massachusetts, but others around the U.S. and in Europe and Africa, and was a consultant to the U.S. Department of State, the states of New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts and to the offshore oil industry. He received funding from the National Science Foundation to study the feasibility of heating a New England home without fossil fuel and the feasibility of ocean-sited power plants. He taught hundreds of students about wind, ocean and solar power and how to harness it. His students went on to build alternative energy equipment, including the power-generating windmills of California's Pacheco Pass. He had also been an engineering manager for United Aircraft Corp. in Farmington, Conn. He also bought and sold homes through 3H Woodlot and Construction Inc. He leaves his wife, Phyllis Heronemus; three daughters, Lee Martin of Amherst, Ellen Bryan of Concord, NH, and Marcia Heronemus-Pate of Tulsa, Okla.; three sons, Robert and Peter, both of Leverett, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. David P. of Newport, RI; a sister, two brothers and other family. Fernande Kaeser, a member of the UMass Music Department Piano Faculty from 1969-1982, died of cancer complications on August 25, 2002 at her home in Klosters, Switzerland. Ms. Kaeser who returned to Europe in 1982 as Professor of Piano at the Staatliche Hochschule Für Musik in Stuttgart was a top winner of the coveted Geneva and Munich International Competitions and was also awarded the Beethoven Prize by the Harriet Cohen International Music Foundation in London. She had appeared in major musical centers in Europe, both in recital and as soloist with leading orchestras such as the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the BBC Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, the Bayerische Rundfunk, the Tonhalle orchestra and the RAI Roma amongst others. A scholarship student of the legendary pianist Dinu Lipatti, Ms. Kaeser's performances were praised unanimously by the musical press. After her performance of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto, the London Times wrote "She seemed to give this concerto a spiritual glow like a nimbus of light in an old painting". Many of her former students are teaching in colleges and music schools around the world. Two of her outstanding UMass students include Professor Phiroze Mehta at Ithaca College, NY, and Professor Baycka Voronietzky at the University of Maine in Orono, ME. Ronald F. Reid, Communications , 74, of Northfield, a retired professor, died Aug. 10. He served the University for 32 years before retiring in 1991. A graduate of Pepperdine University, he held a master's degree from the University of New Mexico and a Ph.D. from Purdue University. He was a member of the International Society for Preservation of Rhetoric and the American Speech Association. His wife of 44 years, Dorothy Reid, died in 1997. He leaves two daughters, Cheryl Momaney of South Park, Pa., and Janice of Easthampton, and two grandchildren. Franklin W. Southwick, Plant and Soil Sciences, 85, of Amherst, a retired professor and longtime chair of his department, died June 5 in the Center for Extended Care. He served the University for nearly 43 years before retiring in 1983. Initially a research professor in Horticulture, he eventually was chair of Horticultural Sciences, which became Plant and Soil Sciences, between 1963 and 1977. He held a bachelor's degree in Pomology from the University, a master's degree in Horticulture from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in pomology from Cornell University, where he later worked in extension for three years. He also taught and did research at the University of Connecticut for several years. A specialist in pomology, he published dozens of pieces on orchard management, plant science, botany and horticulture. He participated in developing the use of cold-atmosphere storage for apples. He was awarded a gold medal and $1,000 in 1965 by the trustees of the Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, and in 1968 he was elected a fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science. He co-chaired the campus's United Way Campaign and was a member of Sigma Xi. His wife of 63 years, Rita Southwick, died in October. He leaves four sons, David of Haydenville, Peter of Amherst, Donald of Leverett and Steven of El Macero, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Wayman Strother, Mathematics, 79, of Naples, Fla., a retired professor of Mathematics and Statistics and former head of the department, died June 21 at home. He served the University for more than 30 years before retiring in 1989. During the 1960s, he headed his department for half a dozen years, overseeing the development of a doctoral program. He had taught earlier at schools in Alabama and had been a principal in Collinsville, Ala. He headed the math department at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and was Buckingham Research Professor there prior to coming to the University. A recipient of bachelor's degrees in secondary education and mathematics from Jacksonville State College in Alabama, he received a master's degree from the University of Chicago and a doctorate from Tulane University, both in mathematics. A genealogist, carpenter, and mechanical gadget enthusiast, his other interests included collecting music indigenous to Sand Mountain. He leaves his wife of 28 years, Rosmarie Strother; a son Mark of Sumner, Wash.; a daughter, Lynn of Mount Vernon, NH; two brothers, a grandson; and three nephews. Meyer "Mike" Weinberg, Afro-American Studies , 81, a former author, editor, civil rights activist and college professor who taught in Chicago from the late 1940s through the 1970s, died of lung cancer Thursday, Feb. 28. In his Chicago home. He was born in New York in 1920, after his Russian immigrant mother was rushed to a hospital in labor from the ship bringing her to America. Mr. Weinberg grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1945 with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in U.S. History. He had polio as a child and it kept him out of the military during World War II. But he still wanted to contribute, so during the war he worked at the Dodge plant in Chicago where B-29 aircraft engines were built. After the war, Mr. Weinberg began teaching at Wright Junior College in Chicago and in 1971 he became a professor of history. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s in Chicago, Mr. Weinberg worked to advance civil rights primarily as one of the pioneers of integrated education, family members and colleagues said. In 1962, Mr. Weinberg helped found Teachers for Integrated Schools. From about 1963 to 1978, Mr. Weinberg also was publisher and editor of the journal Integrated Education, which was distributed nationally to activists as a way to keep tabs on the movement. Mr. Weinberg’s focus on integration was a natural outgrowth of his career as an educator in the aftermath of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, colleagues said. Mr. Weinberg wrote 18 books, including studies of the education of poor and minority children. Many of his books, such as a world bibliography of racism and a source book on African American scholar W.E.B. Dubois, were built from his relentless habit of reading and cataloging important points. Known for his humor and generosity, Mr. Weinberg was an avid sports fan and lover of popular culture. In Chicago, from 1963 to 1967, Mr. Weinberg chaired an education committee of the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations, an umbrella organization for civil rights and activist groups throughout the city. During this time, he also served as a consultant on desegregation issues to Howard University, the Florida Desegregation Center at the University of Miami, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Ford Foundation, the National Catholic Conference on Interracial Justice and the Stanford Research Institute. From 1972 to 1978, Mr. Weinberg became director of the Center for Equal Education at Northwestern University, and held a similar job until 1990 at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. At UMass, he also worked as an education professor and in the department of Afro-American Studies. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Weinberg held the first chair in multicultural education at California State University in Long Beach. Survivors include his wife, Erica, sons David, Daniel, and Carl; and six grandchildren. . . (Chicago Tribune3/8/02)

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