In Memoriam
An unstoppable advocate
On October 6, 2020, Professor Emerita Maurianne Adams, 82, reached what she termed her “endgame,” showing the same humor and aplomb at the end of her life that she had throughout it.
Adams began working at UMass as the coordinator of academic affairs for a residential education program in 1973. She pushed for a social justice curriculum in the College of Education, and her tireless work led to her being named director for social issues and instructional development for residential academic programs in 1982. In the years that followed, she was a key player in the formation of Social Justice Education—a groundbreaking graduate program. She also served as editor of the College of Education’s journal Equity & Excellence in Education for 12 years.
During her early years at UMass, she met co-worker John Hunt who quickly became a friend, and later her husband. When they weren’t busy championing social justice issues, they enjoyed sailing and traveling together until Hunt’s death in 2015.
Friend and colleague Ximena Zúñiga describes Adams best: “Maurianne was a rigorous scholar, a relentless advocate for social justice, and a believer in the transformative power of a pedagogy centered in the nexus between what, who, and how we teach.”
Photo courtesy of Southern University
The economics of access
Roosevelt D. Steptoe ’66PhD, former chancellor of Southern University and A&M College, died in November at age 86. Steptoe held a bachelor’s degree in economics from Southern University and began his career there as director of economic and transportation research and professor of economics. His career in education also brought him to Alabama State University, Florida A&M University, and Alabama A&M University.
From Southern University’s remembrance:
A Liberty, Mississippi native, Steptoe’s career spanned not only higher education campuses, but the communities to which he was connected. He was a member of several organizations and agencies, including serving as the chairman of the board of directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, New Orleans branch.
Steptoe was also a published author of several articles concerning transportation, economics, and other community-focused issues. He held a special interest in researching these topics with disadvantaged populations in mind.
A lifetime member of the Southern University Alumni Federation, Steptoe held a master’s degree in economics from Atlanta University (now Clark-Atlanta University) in Atlanta and a PhD in economics from UMass Amherst. He completed post-doctoral study in urban development at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A life of many projects
Malcolm “Mac” Henry ’49, ’51MS was a research chemist whose life was full of adventures and scientific discoveries. Some of his projects involved developing Kevlar helmets, Arctic gear, and chemical protective clothing, and publishing many papers in scientific journals. He died in September at age 93.
Henry grew up in Westborough, Massachusetts, and came to UMass after serving in the Navy during World War II. He spent most of his career at the Army Research Laboratory in Natick, Massachusetts, and spent time working on a post-doctoral research grant at Heidelberg University, Germany, and Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Henry and his wife, Connie, were married for 72 years and lived in Harvard, Massachusetts during his career. The family raised much of their own food, maintaining a large garden, fruit trees, and animals. Henry served as a selectman for 21 years, sang in the church choir, and entertained many by playing the piano and accordion.
After Henry’s retirement, the couple’s adventurous spirit took them on treks across the United States and around the world. They moved to Harpswell, Maine, where they bought a lobster boat to explore nearby islands, enjoying their many adventures and mishaps.
Joan Snyder, Resurrection, 1978, a color etching and aquatint. Gift of Lois Beurman Torf.
An ‘incredible ripple effect’
If you’ve been to the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA) at UMass—or the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston—you may have benefited from the sharp eyes and generous heart of Lois B. Torf ’46, ’86HON, who died in September at age 93.
Torf, the first woman in her family to attend college, and her husband, Michael K. Torf, were noteworthy art collectors and had a gallery at the MFA named in their honor. After her husband’s death in 1988, Torf remained involved with the MFA as a member of the collections committee and as a trustee.
Starting in 1979, Torf donated many landmark prints to the UMCA. “She started off as a collector of modern masters,” says Loretta Yarlow, director of the UMCA. “But she worked with us to really expand our collection and fill in gaps with major names like Jasper Johns, all the major pop artists, and even more recent experimental prints.”
Torf’s legacy lives on, as her gifts are not only viewed and enjoyed but also used in arts instruction. Yarlow says, “I’m not sure if she even knew the incredible ripple effect that her donations have had.”
Below we recognize the alumni and faculty whose deaths were reported to the UMass Amherst Alumni Association between October 1, 2020, and March 1, 2021. Please submit address changes and nominations for remembrances to: updates@umass.edu.
1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | Faculty
1930s
Mary W. (West) Ferguson ’39, 09/07/2020, Plymouth, MA
1940s
Marion D. (Delorey) Kearns ’41, 11/16/2020, Pittsfield, MA
Henry R. Wolfe ’42, 07/14/2020, Toluca Lake, CA
Charles F. Fraker ’45, 11/23/2020, Hartford, CT
Irene (Toyfair) Powers ’46, 01/27/2021, Watkinsville, GA
Cedric H. Beebe ’47, 10/17/2020, Santa Rosa, CA
Elinor (Palmer) Dinsmore ’47, 11/19/2020, Nazareth, PA
Estelle Freeman ’47, 10/09/2020, Newton Highlands, MA
Fred J. Pula ’47, 01/24/2021, Quincy, MA
Frances K. (Kiley) Sellar ’47, 02/11/2021, Westborough, MA
Wallace W. Turner ’47, 11/30/2020, Wethersfield, CT
Walter B. White ’47, 12/27/2020, Braintree, MA
Louise B. (Brisset) Denis ’48, 09/17/2020, Longmeadow, MA
Mario DiCarlo ’48, 12/29/2020, Newton Center, MA
Adeline L. (Leonard) Green ’48, 01/15/2021, Bellaire, TX
Mary (Riley) Riley Gilman ’48, 11/02/2020, Greenfield, MA
Marilyn L. (Moser) Barstow ’49, 09/29/2020, Southwick, MA
Margaret S. (Slate) Dixon ’49, 08/02/2020, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Malcolm C. Henry ’49, 09/28/2020, Harpswell, ME
Roy W. Kimball ’49, 12/20/2020
Phillip G. Marsh ’49, 02/25/2020, Roxbury, MA
Margaret M. (Marshall) Signer ’49, 10/18/2020, Pittsfield, MA
Ruth E. (Sullivan) Woodward ’49, 11/16/2020, Raleigh, NC
1950s
John R. Addison ’50, 09/25/2020, Arvada, CO
Horace H. Brown ’50, 02/01/2021, Manchester, CT
Jacquelyn V. (Morse) Fellows ’50, 12/25/2020, Gwynedd, PA
Richard C. Joseph ’50, 12/12/2020, Boynton Beach, FL
Nicholas V. Karas ’50, 12/25/2020, Lowell, MA
G. Paul Lynch ’50, 12/31/2020, Union Bridge, MD
Carl S. Oberg ’50, 11/18/2020, Guilderland, NY
Gerald Pributsky ’50, 11/25/2020, Virginia Beach, VA
Irene (Bresnick) Silin ’50, 12/29/2020, Falmouth, ME
Ann M. (Mcelroy) Spencer ’50, 01/27/2021, Trumbull, CT
Thomas C. Walz ’50, 10/12/2020, Portland, ME
Charles J. Wenk ’50, 10/06/2020, West Chicago, IL
William R. Colton ’51, 01/19/2020, Houston, TX
James T. McDonough ’51, 09/12/2020, Mattapan, MA
Robert R. Smith ’51, 11/28/2020
Elaine S. (Smith) Baskin ’52, 01/19/2020, Greenwich, CT
Santino P. Fantozzi ’52, 12/18/2020, Leominster, MA
Mary A. Lowry ’52, 02/05/2021, Worcester, MA
Irene E. (Finan) Mitchell ’52, 10/02/2020, East Brunswick, NJ
Stephen J. Sorrow ’52, 10/29/2018, Suffield, CT
Selma G. (Garbowit) Tandowsky ’52, 09/29/2020, Burlingame, CA
Nancy J. Bachman ’53, 11/17/2018, Troutville, VA
Pamela T. (Tuttle) Humphrey ’53, 05/03/2020, Mattapoisett, MA
Dennis F. Murphy ’53, 10/15/2020, South Hadley, MA
Rocco R. Petrillo ’53, 10/02/2020, Peabody, MA
Herbert R. Bamel ’54, 12/12/2020, Needham Heights, MA
Frank D. (Bartlett) Bartlett ’54, 12/22/2020, Harrison, ME
Donald J. Cormier ’54, 12/07/2020, Sunnyvale, CA
Allen P. Doe ’54, 01/29/2021, Holden, MA
Martha W. (Wilson) Hegg ’54, 11/15/2020, Indianapolis, IN
Robert E. Stocki ’54, 02/01/2021, Waltham, MA
Nadia (Fedoryshyn) Cassady ’55, 11/12/2020, Olathe, KS
Priscilla C. (Chaplin) Haydon ’55, 09/15/2020, Nokomis, FL
Richard H. Holm ’55, 02/15/2021, Belmont, MA
John A. Lipski ’55, 01/12/2021, Hadley, MA
George Minasian ’55, 01/18/2021
Carol (Longmore) Norman ’55, 12/25/2020, Centerville, MA
Jack Roseman ’55, 09/30/2019, Pittsburgh, PA
MaryAdele (Sadler) Taylor ’55, 12/24/2020, Wakefield, MA
Arthur B. Chandler ’56, 12/14/2020, Canton, MA
Thomas A. Farragher ’56, 11/01/2020, Westborough, MA
Rosemary M. (Manning) Graniewski ’56, 02/02/2021, Springfield, VA
Lee H. Hall ’56, 12/29/2020, Enfield, CT
Carol G. (Green) Hall ’56, 01/29/2021, Enfield, CT
John F. Hamel ’56, 01/02/2021, Holyoke, MA
Barbara B. (Bullock) Jones ’56, 12/25/2020, Burlington, VT
Phyllis M. O'Neil ’56, 02/12/2021, Easthampton, MA
Warren C. Packard ’56, 01/31/2021, Suffield, CT
Norma L. (Levinson) Pisetsky ’56, 12/19/2020, Hamden, CT
Irving J. Arons ’57, 12/18/2019, Peabody, MA
Joseph L. Boucher ’57, 01/24/2021, Easton, PA
Valerie L. Boudreau ’57, 02/14/2019, Lunenburg, MA
Ronald A. Cadieux ’57, 12/01/2020, Kennebunkport, ME
William J. Deary ’57, 12/19/2020, Worcester, MA
John Del Vecchio ’57, 11/23/2020, Saratoga, CA
Charles E. Drake ’57, 10/27/2020, Amherst, MA
Henry W. Jensen ’57, 09/19/2020, East Falmouth, MA
William P. Levins ’57, 03/28/2020, Lenoir City, TN
Eleanor W. (Warren) Loomis ’57, 10/25/2020, Williamsburg, MA
Gerald W. Murphy ’57, 12/02/2020, Phoenix, AZ
William H. O'Rourke ’57, 12/02/2020, Westborough, MA
Richard M. Steele ’57, 12/19/2020, Newburyport, MA
Barbara G. (Graves) Whitsel ’57, 11/20/2020, Lafayette, IN
Rene J. Berard ’58, 12/29/2020, Chambersburg, PA
Hazen C. Boyd ’58, 12/22/2020, Rowley, MA
Alice C. (Mannino) Ernst ’58, 02/11/2021, East Sandwich, MA
Lynn R. (Robbins) Etman ’58, 02/09/2021, Sebastian, FL
John C. Kristoff ’58, 02/03/2021, Sterling, MA
Raymond H. Marr ’58, 11/07/2020, Fort Myers, FL
Richard M. Price ’58, 09/30/2020, Rochester, NY
Paul D. Suorsa ’58, 02/06/2021, Upton, MA
Mary (O'connell) Whitaker ’58, 10/06/2020, The Villages, FL
Robert A. Bachand ’59, 12/05/2020, Sutton, MA
Donald G. Bamford ’59, 01/29/2021, Springfield, MA
Louis H. Blanchard ’59, 01/05/2021, Mechanicsburg, PA
James J. Capeless ’59, 01/31/2021, Ashland, NH
Bradley S. Eaton ’59, 01/01/2021, Lake Worth, FL
Dana W. Eldridge ’59, 01/08/2021, East Orleans, MA
Robert L. Hamelin ’59, 01/12/2021, Henderson, NV
Martin E. Hebert ’59, 11/16/2020, Williamsburg, MA
Joseph H. Leonovich ’59, 12/17/2020, Longmeadow, MA
Roger G. Mack ’59, 12/08/2020, Doylestown, PA
Richard F. Martel ’59, 02/10/2021, Allenhurst, NJ
Richard P. Michaud ’59, 10/10/2020, Schenectady, NY
Edmond M. Sanna ’59, 01/10/2021, Abington, MA
Michiko I. (Ikegami) Totman ’59, 2020, Hamden, CT
William W. Waslick ’59, 11/07/2020, Florence, MA
Paul V. Whitney ’59, 10/25/2020, Exeter, NH
1960s
Edward P. April ’60, 01/12/2021, Marshfield, MA
Roger H. Barrett ’60, 03/21/2019, The Villages, FL
James R. Brown ’60, 01/17/2018, Ipswich, MA
Calvert F. Eck ’60, 09/28/2019, Marstons Mills, MA
Ralph J. Grasso ’60, 12/04/2020, Boulder, CO
Robert A. Mennella ’60, 12/02/2020, Hendersonville, NC
Joseph H. Moore ’60, 10/18/2020, Vero Beach, FL
Rene O. Moser ’60, 01/02/2021, Hinsdale, MA
Charles M. Repeta ’60, 11/26/2020, Franklin, MA
Valdis A. Augstkalns ’61, 01/11/2021, Vienna, WV
Judith M. (Cochran) Delaney ’61, 01/03/2021, Milford, CT
Richard A. Hall ’61, 12/08/2020
Peter E. Hanson ’61, 12/29/2020, Feeding Hills, MA
Robert F. Hatch ’61, 11/13/2020, Duxbury, MA
Peter P. Kowalchek ’61, 12/07/2020, Washington, DC
Nancy R. (Kratowich) Matheson ’61, 03/13/2020, Athens, GA
Lorraine J. (Bieniek) Snyder ’61, 09/28/2020, Clermont, FL
Roland E. Theberge ’61, 01/15/2021, Hudson, NH
Carolyn (Robbins) Abbott ’62, 01/27/2021, Columbus, OH
John E. Beam ’62, 09/18/2020, Dedham, MA
Douglas D. DeVries ’62, 01/03/2021, Montgomery Center, VT
Ellsworth H. Getchell ’62, 11/28/2020, San Jose, CA
John L. Keith ’62, 01/07/2021
Ruth C. (Cronje) McGlothlin ’62, 11/05/2020, Hereford, AZ
Robert B. Russell ’62, 12/09/2020, Natick, MA
Shirley M. (Matthews) Sawyer ’62, 01/12/2021, Raynham, MA
William G. (Swan) Swan ’62, 11/23/2020, Lady Lake, FL
Carole C. (Crossman) Volman ’62, 10/20/2020, Weston, MA
Edward J. Ward ’62
Judith A. Cherry ’63, 11/20/2020, Wakefield, MA
Carol L. (Tarr) Cox ’63, 12/20/2019, Saugus, MA
Edmund J. Curry ’63, 05/21/2018, Brooklyn, NY
Arthur E. DeAngelis ’63, 12/01/2020, Virginia Bch, VA
John N. DiTomasso ’63, 01/15/2021, Glastonbury, CT
Richard J. Golden ’63, 12/19/2019, Delray Beach, FL
Barbara H. (Davidowicz) Leavitt ’63, 11/09/2020, Cumberland Foreside, ME
George H. Newton ’63, 01/05/2021, Framingham, MA
James M. O'Hare ’63, 11/20/2020, Newtonville, MA
Frederic S. Smith ’63, 10/16/2020, Sandwich, MA
Donald T. Tepper ’63, 11/04/2020, Westborough, MA
Donald L. Tremblay ’63, 01/06/2021, Pompano Beach, FL
Aaron Balasny ’64, 12/01/2020, New York, NY
Robert W. Boskus ’64, 10/30/2020, Brewster, MA
Donald W. Boyd ’64, 01/08/2021
Norman M. Carpenter ’64, 12/12/2020, Porterville, CA
James R. Crawford ’64, 09/30/2020
James F. Fitzgerald ’64, 10/25/2020, Raleigh, NC
John H. Greendale ’64, 09/20/2020, Holliston, MA
Kenneth C. Perkins ’64, 01/08/2021, Enfield, CT
Fred Scheyhing ’64, 11/24/2020, Fort Pierce, FL
Margaret C. (Chalmers) Soucy ’64, 10/30/2020, Fremont, NH
Judith L. (Roche) Wheaton ’64, 11/06/2020, Watertown, MA
Edwin G. Baker ’65, 11/26/2020, Longmeadow, MA
Stuart L. Belden ’65, 10/05/2020, Arlington, MA
John D. Callahan ’65, 09/16/2020, Plymouth, MA
John S. Downs ’65, 11/19/2020, York, PA
John H. Goodrich ’65, 01/01/2021, Sunset Beach, NC
Robert A. Kravitz ’65, 11/09/2020, Hudson, NH
Jeanne M. Letourneau ’65, 12/21/2020
Frederick G. Linnemann ’65, 10/10/2020, Windham, NH
Michael J. Noferi ’65, 10/24/2020, Milford, MA
David I. Randolph ’65, 12/13/2020
Robert J. Wise ’65, 10/25/2020
Lee-Ann (Latham) Day ’66, 10/26/2020, Weston, MA
James S. Dusenbury ’66, 12/12/2020, Punta Gorda, FL
John A. Gallagher ’66, 11/25/2020, Norton, MA
James A. Hurley ’66, 09/17/2020, Lee, MA
Joan (Goldberg) Lamkin ’66, 10/17/2020, Sudbury, MA
Maryanne (Kuczynski) McDonald ’66, 11/15/2020, Rockingham, NC
Sandra S. (Shaw) Meyerhoefer ’66, 09/26/2020, Hudson, NH
Peter M. Richard ’66, 01/08/2021, Raymond, NH
Frederick W. Smiledge ’66, 12/13/2020, Norristown, PA
Roosevelt Steptoe ’66, 11/20/2020
Donald A. Delinks ’67, 11/17/2020, North Falmouth, MA
Richard Desper ’67, 12/17/2020, Northborough, MA
Michael T. Duggan ’67, 12/27/2020, Tavernier, FL
Allan M. Kline ’67, 10/23/2020, Sudbury, MA
Gareth L. Pass ’67, 01/11/2021
Ann R. (Robinson) Perry ’67, 01/27/2021, Greenfield, MA
Linda R. Dunay ’68, 01/13/2021
Jean T. (Taylor) Ferrier ’68, 04/07/2020, Ludlow, MA
Neil C. Giroux ’68, 09/14/2020, Deland, FL
Paul R. Hartzel ’68, 12/27/2020, Dedham, MA
Ruth S. (Starratt) Innes ’68, 01/10/2021
Philip E. Larson ’68, 10/28/2020
Richard D. Majka ’68, 02/20/2020, New Haven, CT
Audrey S. (Wyke) Milley ’68, 03/29/2020, Fernandina Beach, FL
Timothy F. O'Leary ’68, 03/07/2020, Arlington, VA
Martin J. Robidou ’68, 11/21/2020, Norton, MA
Craig L. Schofield ’68, 02/06/2021, Northborough, MA
Karen L. (Schmidt) Scott ’68, 09/05/2020, Sedona, AZ
Kathleen S. (Brown) Stewart ’68, 01/28/2021, Easthampton, MA
Diane B. (Baptiste) Williams ’68, 01/16/2021, Lexington, MA
Anne L. Woods ’68, 02/12/2021, Agawam, MA
Thomas P. Keating ’69, 12/11/2020, West Boylston, MA
Lois A. (Baker) Koven ’69, 01/27/2021, Westborough, MA
David C. Mankowsky ’69, 11/27/2020, Port Charlotte, FL
Francis X. McWilliams ’69, 12/19/2020, South Hamilton, MA
Wendy W. (Werthamer) Oppenheimer ’69, 05/09/2020, Shelburne, VT
David F. Perry ’69, 02/16/2021, Rockport, MA
Beatrice O. Pressley ’69, 12/06/2020, Walnut Creek, CA
Robert T. Rice ’69, 10/08/2020, Florence, MA
David M. Rose ’69, 01/28/2021, Portsmouth, NH
Susan C. (Kiernan) Scogland ’69, 01/29/2021, Marblehead, MA
John F. Senger ’69, 10/27/2020, New Lebanon, NY
Bruce E. Wood ’69, 10/30/2020, Pittsfield, MA
1970s
James B. Bartlett ’70, 01/08/2021, York, ME
Jerome J. Burdulis ’70, 09/15/2020, Naples, FL
Philip P. Courtemanche ’70, 12/11/2020
Carlton J. Garen ’70, 02/03/2021
Richard K. Healy ’70, 01/24/2021, Acton, ME
Steven A. Hitov ’70, 09/06/2020, Hyattsville, MD
John B. Hubley ’70, 09/19/2019, Needham, MA
Elizabeth C. (Chudnovsky) Leary ’70, 01/12/2021, Norwalk, CT
Diane A. Libbey ’70, 11/24/2020, Windsor, CT
John N. Maraganis ’70, 09/18/2020, Dracut, MA
Robert H. McCollum ’70, 01/02/2021, Northfield, MA
Daniel A. Oleksak ’70, 10/12/2020, Granville, MA
Ronald R. Shillady ’70, 11/09/2020, Sun City Ctr, FL
Robert B. Weisenbach ’70, 09/29/2020, Westcliffe, CO
Sherry J. (Morse) Courage ’71, Amherst, NH
Barbara A. (Benson) Dziczek ’71, 11/06/2020, Covington, KY
Marilyn R. Erickson ’71, 11/14/2020, Wilbraham, MA
Cynthia J. (Davis) Goldsmith ’71, 02/10/2021, Delray Beach, FL
Judith A. Hartwich ’71, 01/13/2021, Pasadena, CA
Candice B. (Neil) MacNeil ’71, 12/03/2020, North Conway, NH
Toni Ruth Manning ’71, 10/08/2020, Shelburne Falls, MA
Stephen E. Pia ’71, 12/22/2020, Pittsfield, MA
Paul C. Riley ’71, 11/22/2020, Gloucester, MA
Jonathan D. Runaldue ’71, 02/03/2021, Buford, GA
Jonathan Sharkey ’71, 12/08/2020, Port Hueneme, CA
William S. Wright ’71, 01/18/2021, Bridgewater, MA
Ronald M. Bryant ’72, 11/05/2020
Nancy H. Craemer ’72, 11/17/2020, Harwich, MA
Marilyn C. (Cummings) Cummings-Washington ’72, 01/07/2021, Tupper Lake, NY
Albert L. Debonis ’72, 10/19/2020, Millbrook, NY
Raymond R. Gagnon ’72, 11/15/2020, Southampton, MA
Deborah H. (Harris) Haskell ’72, 02/07/2021, Ellensburg, WA
Peter J. Hurley ’72, 01/27/2021, Cohoes, NY
Barbara J. Moroney ’72, 11/06/2020
Mark C. Richardson ’72, 12/05/2020, Ladys Island, SC
Jon T. Skerry ’72, 09/22/2020, Salem, MA
Brenda S. (Saltman) Slobodkin ’72, 01/02/2021, Monroe Township, NJ
Michael W. Yang ’72, 05/26/2020, Marietta, GA
Joseph Y. Arsenault ’73, 01/14/2021, Gardner, MA
Asher Bar-Zev ’73, 01/13/2021, Palm Beach, FL
Lawrence E. Bombara ’73, 09/20/2020, Douglas, MA
Charles R. Bowlus ’73, 12/23/2020, Oshkosh, WI
Marilyn J. Brown ’73, 02/03/2021, Milford, MA
Joseph M. Cangro ’73, 02/02/2021, Huntington, MA
William H. Collings ’73, 10/18/2020, Frederick, MD
Margaret G. Labat ’73, 09/09/2020, Washington, DC
Thomas R. Rurak ’73, 09/20/2020, Methuen, MA
Frank M. See ’73, 10/08/2020
Carroll F. Towey ’73, 09/24/2020, Fairfax, VA
Diane R. (Klemyk) Witkos ’73, 11/27/2020, Deerfield, MA
Harold S. Bolsover ’74, 10/01/2020, Sandwich, MA
James B. Costello ’74, 11/01/2020, Manchester, NH
Roger L. Gagnon ’74, 10/14/2020, Ludlow, MA
Rhonda A. (Anderson) Gordon ’74, 09/27/2020, Amherst, MA
Judith E. Hindle ’74, 12/19/2020, Columbus, OH
Martin C. Kelley ’74, 12/11/2020, Endicott, NY
Kenneth G. Kenneally ’74, 11/22/2020, Westhampton, MA
Walter W. Kuchyt ’74, 01/15/2021, Tampa, FL
Jane M. Malone ’74, 11/06/2020, Westfield, MA
William P. McLaughlin ’74, 01/23/2021, Greenville, NC
Eugene E. Niemi ’74, 12/25/2020, Dracut, MA
John D. Roberts ’74, 02/01/2021, Brockton, MA
Jeffery S. Rossbach ’74, 10/17/2020, Auburndale, MA
Jane E. (Elkind) Savoie ’74, 01/04/2021, Berlin, VT
Mary E. (Bainbridge) Sieruta ’74, 12/10/2020, Leverett, MA
Robert T. Sullivan ’74, 12/06/2020, Longmeadow, MA
Robert L. Townsend ’74, 11/22/2020, Springfield, VT
Brent A. Wilkes ’74, 09/10/2020, Gloucester, MA
Joel G. Brown ’75, 01/14/2021, Topsfield, MA
Richard J. Delguidice ’75, 01/12/2021, Saint Petersburg, FL
Jeffrey M. Leblanc ’75, New York, NY
Peter R. McCarthy ’75, 09/20/2020, Springfield, MA
Deborah S. Orzack ’75, 01/11/2021, Worcester, MA
Paula Pomerantz ’75, 12/01/2020, Pittsfield, MA
J. B. Ryan ’75, 2020, Oak Bluffs, MA
Sharon S. (Smeedy) Sawant ’75, 01/08/2021, Knoxville, TN
David E. Sullivan ’75, 01/04/2021, East Hartford, CT
Janet R. Sutton ’75, 11/27/2020, Buffalo, NY
Audrey Szlachetka ’75, 10/30/2020, Agawam, MA
Arthur J. Vaughn ’75, 11/03/2020, Jacksonville, FL
Meredith A. (Weiss) Weiss-Belding ’75, 09/15/2020, Belchertown, MA
Scott P. Bacon ’76, 11/26/2020, Wakefield, RI
Stephen J. Brady ’76, 01/17/2021, South Easton, MA
Robert J. Drake ’76, 10/11/2020, Avon, CT
Frances Fitzpatrick ’76
James A. Gibbons ’76, 01/03/2021, Clinton, MA
Patricia B. Hill ’76, 09/09/2020, Naples, FL
James J. Kackley ’76, 11/17/2020, Milton, MA
Janet W. Knight ’76, 01/30/2021, Athol, MA
James T. MacDonald ’76, 12/11/2020, Pittsfield, MA
David M. Palangi ’76, 12/05/2020, South Hadley, MA
Mary F. (Ross) Ross-Wilmot ’76, 10/12/2020, The Villages, FL
Edward B. Stambovsky ’76, 11/16/2020, Feeding Hills, MA
Erik L. Stenson ’76, 11/15/2020, Florence, MA
John R. West ’76, 11/26/2020, South Dartmouth, MA
Marie E. (Walsh) Beausoleil ’77, 12/02/2020, Haverhill, MA
Gail E. Chesworth ’77, 11/21/2020, Stoughton, MA
Karen J. Dragon ’77, 11/17/2020, Bloomington, MN
Kenneth P. Fritz ’77, 01/27/2021, Merrimack, NH
Gerald M. Goolkasian ’77, 10/30/2020, Wilmington, MA
Michael G. Kopeloff ’77, 11/06/2020, Framingham, MA
Larry J. McBryde ’77, 12/13/2020, Flower Mound, TX
Lawrence L. Ruhf ’77, 01/10/2021, Heath, MA
Sigrit J. Schutz ’77, 09/19/2020, Pelham, MA
Arleen B. (Sharad) Seidman ’77, 09/01/2020, Great Barrington, MA
James F. Soldi ’77, 12/12/2020, Lancaster, MA
Peter M. Wheelock ’77, 01/19/2021, Arlington, MA
Sylvia E. Cuomo ’78, 01/08/2021, Kittery, ME
Janine T. (Thomas) Giles ’78, 12/20/2020, Hadley, MA
Elizabeth S. (Bowker) Jackson ’78, 12/14/2020, Fort Collins, CO
Douglas W. Kimball ’78, 10/30/2020, Wilbraham, MA
Michael J. Richards ’78, 01/25/2021, Ponte Vedra, FL
Stephen P. Wells ’78, 01/15/2021, Middleburg, FL
Marsha J. White ’78, 09/04/2020, Rome, NY
Ronald N. Casey ’79, 01/01/2021, Guilford, CT
Sabina G. Cournoyer ’79, 10/30/2020, Amherst, MA
Steven M. Kushner ’79, 09/26/2020, Granby, CT
Dr. Sterling A. Lamet ’79, 09/07/2020, Shutesbury, MA
Michael T. Lawless ’79, 11/01/2020, Weymouth, MA
Norman A. Smith ’79, 02/02/2021, Longmeadow, MA
Joyce K. Thompson ’79, 12/02/2020, Ocean Park, ME
Brian W. Turner ’79, 01/31/2021, Florence, MA
1980s
Thomas J. Anischik ’80, 02/16/2021, Tolland, CT
Paul A. Douglas ’80, 01/28/2020, Rockport, MA
Corinne E. Dugas ’80, 02/10/2021, Deerfield, MA
William M. Maykel ’80, 11/22/2020, Paxton, MA
Rosemarie Miskiewicz ’80, 12/22/2020, Silver Spring, MD
Jocelyn M. (Payne) Ryals-Brown ’80, 01/27/2021, Roslindale, MA
Sandi J. Stewart ’80, 12/09/2020, Scarborough, ME
Kerry E. Sullivan ’80, 11/23/2020, Southbury, CT
Nancy M. Bildzok ’81, 10/02/2020, Warwick, RI
Peter F. Demers ’81, 01/10/2021, Chatham, MA
Warren T. Grinnan ’81, 11/08/2020, South Deerfield, MA
Christine W. (Whitely) Nelson ’81, 12/22/2020, Somerville, MA
Dr. Mary E. (Bradford) Sailer ’81, 10/28/2020, Amherst, MA
Carrie M. Bell ’82, 11/23/2020, State College, PA
Betsy L. (Lahteine) Goodman ’82, 11/06/2020, Gainesville, FL
Deborah P. Green ’82, 2021, Redmond, WA
Jill D. Kanter ’82, 05/13/2020, Boxford, MA
Katharine K. Miller ’82, 02/04/2021, West Hartford, CT
Patricia A. Moriarty ’82, 12/31/2020, Holyoke, MA
Paul J. Pasko ’82, 10/02/2020, West Springfield, MA
Marjorie (Epstein) Smith ’82, 12/30/2020, Longmeadow, MA
Ronald L. Ausbrooks ’83, 10/13/2020, Washington, DC
Charles E. Barnard ’83, 12/20/2020, Colchester, VT
Peter W. Childs ’83, 11/24/2020, Billerica, MA
Sharon S. (Stenberg) Doyle ’83, 01/11/2021, Marblehead, MA
Douglas W. Osmond ’83, 11/24/2020, Wolfeboro, NH
Patricia A. Randolph ’83, 12/18/2020, Portland, ME
Robert C. Andrews ’84, 02/13/2021, Mashpee, MA
Clifford Bordeaux ’84, 11/03/2020, Somers, CT
John T. Gaucher ’84, 01/03/2021, Millbury, MA
Elizabeth J. Tenore ’84, 10/12/2020, Saint Helena Island, SC
Cynthia A. Adams ’85, 12/25/2020, Sturbridge, MA
Sean P. Brosnan ’85, 09/24/2020, Rockport, MA
Kathleen (Bowler) Straight ’85, 12/20/2020
Frank F. Knippenberg ’86, 01/10/2021, East Sandwich, MA
William J. Gately ’87, 02/12/2021, Winchester, MA
John M. Packer ’87, 02/07/2021, Attleboro, MA
Chris E. Singley ’87, 12/31/2020, Shelburne Falls, MA
Allen P. Wallen ’87, 11/16/2020, Mystic, CT
Richard P. Beal ’88, 09/21/2020, Hingham, MA
William J. Dion ’88, 02/28/2021, Hadley, MA
Lucille W. Clark ’89, 12/06/2020, Williamsburg, MA
Thomas E. Lamachia ’89, 12/09/2020, Provincetown, MA
Beatrice A. (Tremblay) Lee ’89, 09/24/2020, Hermosa Beach, CA
1990s
Steven A. Brownell ’90, 10/17/2020, Derry, NH
Jenifer-Ann (Winters) Burnham ’90, 01/14/2021, Park City, UT
Maureen M. Burt ’90, 10/22/2020, Lakeland, FL
Susan E. Schuman ’90, 2018, Ashfield, MA
Joan M. Edstrom ’91, 08/04/2020, Teaticket, MA
Hugh F. Hall ’91, 12/08/2020, Stamford, CT
Katherine M. Kelly ’91, 10/16/2020, Lynn, MA
Bruce M. Lemieux ’91, 12/02/2020, Ashburnham, MA
John J. Aherne ’92, 01/24/2021, Pembroke, MA
Jayde E. Campbell ’92, 10/06/2020, Hadley, MA
Joel M. Goodman ’92, 01/27/2021, Auburn, MA
Timothy E. Lyons ’92, 10/03/2020, Hampton, NH
William P. Kenoi ’93, 01/26/2021, Hilo, HI
Kellie K. Paige ’93, 11/25/2020, Ashburnham, MA
Harriett Beltrandi ’94, 11/12/2020, Canton, MI
Paula M. Cormican ’94, 11/22/2020, Shelburne Falls, MA
Sara E. Freedman ’94, 09/24/2020, Cambridge, MA
Todd E. Nixon ’94, 01/20/2021, Manchester, NH
Bernard P. Szymanski ’94, 09/14/2019, Ashburnham, MA
Michael R. Vannata ’94, 01/25/2021, Marshfield, MA
Richard S. Zebrowski ’94, 09/18/2020, Ware, MA
Matthew J. Burns ’95, 01/14/2021, San Diego, CA
Elizabeth A. Rossi ’95, 10/28/2020, Brattleboro, VT
Lynn L. Serper ’95, 02/07/2021, Waltham, MA
Frances E. (Fitzpatrick) Foley ’96, 01/27/2021, Aptos, CA
Brian T. O'Brien ’96, 11/22/2020, Newport Beach, CA
Suzanne B. Schecker ’96, 09/16/2020, Easthampton, MA
Donna D. Corliss ’97, 12/24/2020, Suffield, CT
Shawn M. Dalton ’97, 01/10/2021, North Reading, MA
Sean I. Kay ’97, 11/13/2020, Delaware, OH
James R. Loux ’97, 09/14/2020, Dublin, VA
Lynn D. Self ’97, 01/23/2021, Manchester, CT
Ruth B. Thornton ’97, 12/29/2020, Granby, MA
Adrienne F. (Slattery) Fine ’98, 12/28/2020, Walpole, MA
David J. Czarnecki ’99, 10/23/2020, Manchester, CT
Wynora D. Mccants ’99, 2020, New York, NY
Christopher R. Rule ’99, 12/24/2020, Hamilton Square, NJ
David M. Wojcik ’99, 12/03/2020, Springfield, MA
2000s
Justin P. Labaire ’02, 01/18/2021, Stamford, CT
Jeffrey M. Robert ’03, 01/13/2021, Stamford, CT
Dominic J. Torretti ’05, 11/06/2020, Ludlow, MA
Eric E. Gass ’08, 01/17/2021, Greenfield, MA
Pamela J. (Bourque) Bourque Smith ’09, 01/17/2021, Wales, MA
2010s
Samuel P. Deptula ’10, 01/21/2021, Londonderry, NH
Travis S. Bassett ’12, Seattle, WA
Nathan E. Bruckert ’12, 10/22/2020, Maynard, MA
Dvora Cohen ’12, 01/11/2021, Wendell, MA
Rebecca A. Pennington ’13, 01/02/2021, Springfield, MA
Robert Tucker ’14, 12/30/2020, Raleigh, NC
David J. Lassalle ’17, 10/08/2020, Upton, MA
Kristina M. Mahoney ’17, 03/31/2020, Scituate, MA
Elizabeth Tiley ’17, 11/23/2020, Northampton, MA
John Winske ’17, 11/20/2020, Boston, MA
Jie-Kai Yang ’18, 05/27/2020, Cambridge, MA
Daniel R. Rick ’19, 01/04/2021, White River Junction, VT
Faculty
Professor Wynn A. Abranovic, 10/07/2020, Amherst, MA
Dr. Maurianne Adams, 10/06/2020, Amherst, MA
Helen S. Besko, 10/31/2020, Hadley, MA
Professor Lyle Blundell
Professor John J. Brehm, 01/16/2021, Doylestown, PA
Lucille W. Clark ’89, 12/06/2020, Williamsburg, MA
Marilyn C. (Cummings) Cummings-Washington ’72, 01/07/2021, Tupper Lake, NY
David E. Dudek, 10/09/2020, Hadley, MA
Professor Michael A. Gauger, 01/18/2021, Easton, MD
Warren T. Grinnan ’81, 11/08/2020, South Deerfield, MA
Bernadette Hait, 01/21/2021, Easthampton, MA
Raymond J. Hmieleski, 12/21/2020
Kenneth G. Kenneally ’74, 11/22/2020, Westhampton, MA
Professor Robert V. Krotkov, 02/14/2021, Hadley, MA
Dr. Sterling A. Lamet ’79, 09/07/2020, Shutesbury, MA
Joan H. (Swartz) Land, 01/11/2021, Northampton, MA
Dr. David R. Lenson, 2020, South Deerfield, MA
Martha E. Lofland, 11/12/2020, Belchertown, MA
Marilyn B. Lopes, 11/26/2020, Buzzards Bay, MA
Marion Markwell, 01/29/2021, Holyoke, MA
Mr Mark L. Maroni, 02/02/2021, Gill, MA
Wynora D. Mccants ’99, 2020, New York, NY
Dorothy A. Mogelinski, 01/09/2021
Sara Jane Mutch, 11/12/2020, South Hadley, MA
Douglas F. Pratt, 12/01/2020, Greenfield, MA
Professor Irving P. Rothberg, 11/28/2020, Easthampton, MA
Dr. Mary E. (Bradford) Sailer ’81, 10/28/2020, Amherst, MA
Professor Nadine E. Shank, 10/08/2020, Amherst, MA
Professor Shirley A. Shute, 01/15/2021, Collierville, TN
Emeritus Professor Curt Tausky, 11/08/2020, Framingham, MA
Holly T. Tozloski, 02/02/2021, Stowe, VT
Professor Merle G. Willmann, 01/08/2021, S. Deerfield, MA
Joseph S. Zidik, 12/28/2020, Florence, MA
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