ST. ALBANS – Margaret G. Hydorn, 99, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 29, 1924, in Franklin, NJ, the daughter of Millard and Frances Goldsmith. She graduated from Newton High School in 1941 and the College of Wooster in Ohio in 1945. Margie’s love language was music. She would regularly gather her family together to sing around the piano and encouraged them all to make music a part of their lives. She had a lovely voice, played piano beautifully, and was the organist and music director at Grace Linn Methodist Church in Hartland for many years. Margie was a teacher all of her life. She taught her children to sew, to bake, to identify the birds and wildflowers, to garden (though she was always the best gardener of them all!), and to put food by. She led 4-H clubs, gave piano lessons, and taught 6th grade in public schools in New England and in New Mexico, including on the Navajo Reservation. In her later years she taught English as a Second Language and led a Bible study into her 90s. Margie had an abiding faith in God and expressed that not only through her music, but also in the generous support she and her husband Bill gave to many charitable organizations and by extending hospitality to anyone who needed a cup of tea, a meal, or a place to stay. So many have received this hospitality and all will remember her fondly. She is survived by her daughters: Mary Jane Sorensen and husband Earl, Elizabeth Gagnon, and Sarah Hydorn and husband Peter Armstrong; daughter-in -law Donna Farrell; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews and many friends. She was predeceased by her loving husband, William Hydorn; her daughter Susan Hydorn; her son, Thomas Hydorn; her son-in-law, George Gagnon; and two sisters, Mary Struble and Amanda Farrell. A memorial service will be held at Grace Linn Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 Seekins Street, Hartland, at a date to be determined. A committal will be held by the family at the Maine Veterans Blue Star Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Tissues Country Estate in Athens for the loving care they gave Margie in her last months. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to your favorite charity in Margaret’s honor because she strove to make the world a better place by supporting worthy causes her entire life. To leave a message of kindness or to share a memory, please visit www.shoreynichols.com. Care has been provided by Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Pittsfield. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Margaret, please visit our floral store.

Went to my first ever masters swim meet in Auburn, Alabama wearing my Wooster swimming & diving t shirt and end up talking to fellow Swim Team mate Ted Hammond for 5 minutes before asking when he graduated (1976) and then ask his name before finally realizing exactly who he was & that we were swim team mates at Wooster! Ted traveled from neighboring Georgia & then set a national USMS record for 100 free in 70-74 age group at this meet! I had another Wooster swim team shirt with me that I gave to Ted !

The Reverend Thomas E. Johnson, Jr. May 4, 1955 — April 13, 2024 The Reverend Thomas E. Johnson, Jr. died April 13, 2024, at Canterbury Place of heart failure following a stroke. He was 68. Born May 4, 1955, to Thomas E. and Dolores Johnson, he grew up in Wilkinsburg. His parents raised him with a strong belief in the power of education and sent him to Shady Side Academy, where he graduated in 1973. “At Shady Side,” he recalled, “I learned to read well, write well, speak well, and think well, all so that ultimately I could live well.” After his graduation from the College of Wooster in 1977, Reverend Johnson returned to Shady Side, where he served over the course of many years as an English teacher, coach, dorm parent, counselor, and trustee. As the head varsity boys’ lacrosse coach, Reverend Johnson instilled in his players a sense of sportsmanship, integrity, and other life lessons, and he led them in volunteering regularly at Rainbow Kitchen. His iconic pre-game rallying cry says it all: “Take care of yourself, take care of your teammates, and the rest will take care of itself!” With a looming presence and a booming voice, he continued to offer inspiring invocations and benedictions at Shady Side events until his death. Reverend Johnson later earned a Masters of Divinity degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. It was there that he formed his sense of vocation and met Jodie Moore, his partner and dearest friend, with whom he co-founded The Neighborhood Academy in 2001. Over the course of two decades, with their shared passion for educating underserved youth and breaking the cycle of poverty, they built the school from a small program for a handful of students in a renovated warehouse to a beautiful new facility in Garfield for more than 150 middle and high school students. “He and I were the most important people in one another’s lives,” says Mrs. Moore. “We believed that we were called to be together, not just to found the school but to complete one another in some way.” At his core, Reverend Johnson was a profound thinker, philosopher, and empathetic man with a deep and abiding faith formed in the crucible of African American struggle and spirituality. His faith and his relationship with God informed everything he said and did, whether he was preaching, teaching, coaching, or just talking with a friend. Never one to allow obstacles to get in his way, he was fond of saying, “God hasn’t brought us this far to kick us to the curb.” An ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ, he served at Allegheny United Church of Christ and East Liberty Presbyterian Church before turning his attention to become Head of School at the Neighborhood Academy. Even as he led the school, he continued to serve the congregation at the Community of Reconciliation. At the time of his death, Reverend Johnson was in the process of starting another school, the Mon Valley Boys’ Academy, where he had already worked with the first cohort of students in a summer academy and a subsequent tutoring and mentoring program. A transformational educator and leader, Reverend Johnson was recognized for his accomplishments with the Andrew Matheson Award from FAME, a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the General Synod United Church of Christ Excellence in Teaching Award, the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Man of Excellence Award, and an honorary PhD from Bethany College. Reverend Johnson is survived by his partner and dearest friend, Jodie Moore, and her family, and by his cousin, Helen Ford, and her children John and Sonya Ford, along with the hundreds of individuals to whom he was a treasured pastor, teacher, coach, mentor, and friend. While he never married or had children of his own, he is also survived by countless students who cherished him as a father figure, from the summer programs he ran in the 1990s, to Shady Side Academy, the Neighborhood Academy, and the Mon Valley Boys’ Academy summer program that he launched in 2023. Friends will be received Wednesday, April 17 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at John A. Freyvogel Sons Funeral Home at 4900 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh. A funeral service will be held Thursday, April 18 at 11:00 am at Third Presbyterian Church, 5701 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh. Following a private interment, friends are invited to a reception at The Neighborhood Academy, 709 North Aiken Avenue, Pittsburgh. Memorial contributions in Reverend Johnson’s honor may be made

My husband and I visited Nancy and Bill Huffman last month in Naples Florida for a Spring Season baseball game and some shopping. Always fun to catch up with Wooster Friends.

Christine Schneider Smith, 72, of Fremont passed away Monday, April 8, 2024 at Banner Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. She was born August 27, 1951 in Bucyrus, the daughter of Frank A. and Jeanette A. ( Hall) Schneider. Christine was a 1969 graduate of Fremont Ross High and went on to earn her Bachelor’s Degree from College of Wooster in Spanish Education and a Master’s Degree from University of New Mexico. She taught locally in the area schools. She was The President and founder of CASS Enterprises. She married Mark Smith on December 28, 1979 at Trinity United Methodist in Fremont. Christine was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, and served several years with Kairos Prison Ministry, and a founding member of Sandusky County Positive People and the Fremont Ross Alumni and Friends Scholarship Fund. Surviving is her husband Mark of Fremont; sons Chad (Sarah) Gulf Breeze, FL and Ryan Elyria OH grandsons Andrew (Emma Lee Segura) Fremont and Kyle (Samantha) Rossford, Great Grandson Cooper, brother Bruce (Sher) Schneider of San Antonio, TX and sister Carol (Tod) Mazzocco of Orlando, FL and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, Fremont Alumni and Friends Scholarship Fund or Donor’s Choice. Memorial Services will take place at Grace Lutheran Church in May.

Shirley Walker ’76 will be one of 100 buglers performing in the Gettysburg Cemetery on June 8, 2024, as part of 100 Nights of Taps.

She has a Master in Music degree from Cleveland State University, a Bachelor of Music Education from the College of Wooster, and with an Associate in Arts from Cuyahoga Community College. She remains the conductor of the Historic Medina Symphony Orchestra/Symphonia of the Western Reserve continuing her third decade leading the organization.

Mrs. Walker, a trumpet professional, has taught general music, band, and strings in the Ohio Public Schools. She is retired since 2019. She has also taught at the ACSI Association of Christian Schools International Conventions and was Humanities Adjunct Faculty in Humanities for Indiana Wesleyan University. Shirley was named into the Who’s Who of Professional Business Women of America, and was honored to be a Torchbearer for the Salt Lake City, Utah 2002 Olympics. In September of this year, she will proudly accept the induction into the West Technical High School of Cleveland, Ohio Hall of Fame.

Mrs.Walker has been honored for her volunteerism, dedication, and community service for the Military. She was designated as an honorary member of The Medina County Marine Corps League in 2001. Mrs. Walker is proud to have served closure for soldiers and families through TAPS since she was aged fourteen.

She is proud to serve through Taps for Veterans and formerly, Bugles Across America. As a civilian bugler for the military, Mrs. Walker performed with forty buglers at Arlington National Cemetery for the 100th celebration of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Dr. Susan Clayton was my undergraduate advisor at The College of Wooster, and she played a major role in my decision to pursue a PhD. I’m now an assistant professor of anthropology at Southern Utah University (SUU), and I love my job. SUU recently invited Dr. Clayton give the keynote speech at our annual Festival of Excellence, which showcases research and artistic accomplishments by the campus community. It was great to hear an update on Dr. Clayton’s research on psychology and climate change, and we even squeezed in a short hike at Zion National Park!

Lillie Elizabeth Trent, also known as Madame Lillie Jackson, passed away on Tuesday March 19,2024 in Martinsburg, WV. Born in Harlem, NY, Lillie grew up in Lambertville, NJ and received two master’s degrees, one from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, and another from Middlebury College in Vermont. She taught French at South Hunterdon Regional High School in West Amwell Twp. for 20 years. She was also an adjunct professor at two colleges in the Washington, DC, and Virginia areas. A scholarly person and valedictorian of her high school (Lambertville High School) and college (Wooster, Ohio), Lillie loved teaching French and interacting with her students. She was a pillar of her community and the first teacher in Hunterdon County to initiate trips overseas for her students during Easter breaks. She also enjoyed classical music, the opera, playing her piano and doing crossword puzzles form the NY Times. She lived in Paris, France for a total of 16 years where she was a bi-lingual secretary for the Liberian Embassy. She lived in Washington DC for 26 years before moving to Martinsburg, WV in 2020, where she lived with her daughter Evelyn. Daughter of the late William H. Trent and Evelyn Haynesworth Trent, she is survived by her daughter Evelyn L. Jackson, two sisters Barbara H. Trent, Ruth Ann Trent, her brother William R Trent, several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Although she suffered with dementia and other medical issues, she enjoyed her life to the fullest and will be terribly missed by family and friends. Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear. “l will always love and miss you mom for you were the light of my life. Until we meet again. Rest ln Peace.” Rena

David M. MacMillin, 94, passed away peacefully while surrounded in the love of his family at RiverMead Lifecare Community in Peterborough, NH.

David was the third of four children to Howard MacMillin and Corinne (Miller) MacMillin and was born and raised in Mt. Gilead, OH, later relocating to Wilmette, IL. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH where he met, Mary. He transferred to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL where he received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Dave and Mary were married in 1951.

Dave, Mary, and their children lived in Evanston and Wilmette, IL while he designed motion picture cameras at Bell & Howell. In 1966 they moved to Ridgewood, NJ when he worked for Becton Dickinson as a director of new product development until 1985. In the early 1970’s they began vacationing in New Hampshire in the New London area and built a second home near Twin Lake Village.

After his retirement, Dave followed his passion for the design and construction of energy-efficient buildings. After training at Yestermorrow Design/Build School, he designed and built a new home on Cape Cod in Chatham, MA where he and Mary moved in 1986 and another home on Little Lake Sunapee in New London, NH where they lived full-time starting in 1998. He also designed and oversaw construction of buildings for the American Youth Foundation in Tuftonboro, NH and the New London Historical Society. Dave and Mary moved to RiverMead in Peterborough, NH in 2016.

Dave, along with Mary, was always deeply involved in the church, especially the choral music ministry, including church choirs at First Baptist and St. Andrew’s Episcopal churches in New London. Their love of singing also led them to participate in numerous other choruses. They enjoyed their devoted group of life-long friends from college, church, music, and tennis. Dave was also an accomplished woodworker and photographer, enjoyed golf, sailing, and being a DIY’er, and was an avid ping pong player.

What brought Dave his greatest joy was the cacophony while being surrounded by his entire family at the beautiful homes he built on the Cape and in New London. He was affectionately known as “Mac” to his grandchildren. He had a wry sense of humor that he maintained until the very end.

David is survived by Mary Billett MacMillin, his wife of 72 years. He is also survived by his son, Scott MacMillin (Kristine) of Plymouth, MA and his daughters, Martha MacMillin (George Plesko) of Sharon, MA and Katherine Thomas (Michael) of Springfield, NH. David had seven beautiful grandchildren including Eric MacMillin, Brian MacMillin, Stephen Plesko, Corinne Plesko, Dean Thomas, Clay Thomas, and Andrew Thomas and two great-grandchildren of whom he was very proud. He was predeceased by his sister and two brothers.

A memorial service will be held in New London at a date to be determined in spring of 2024.

Donations may be made in memory of David to the American Youth Foundation [ayf.com].

Dr Frances J Johnston Obituary We regret to announce the passing of Frances Johnston on November 3, 2023 at age 84. Frances suffered from a brief illness before being moved to Casey House hospice facility in Rockville, MD where she passed peacefully. Frances was predeceased by her mother Margaret and her father Joseph. She is survived by her sister Mary H Smith, nephew David L Smith (spouse Kristin L Smith nee Kratochvil), nephew Mark C Smith, and grandnephew Christian J Smith. Frances was a long time resident of Rockville, MD and was very active with her condominium association at Grosvenor Park. She also served as a long time donor to her Alma mater at Wooster College. After a long career at ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association), she often volunteered at the Music Center at Strathmore as well as Anderson House museum in Washington DC. She had a vast appreciation for the arts and history, and was an avid tour guide for visiting family and friends within the greater Washington area. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Roy James McCorkel Jr died at home on February 3rd surrounded by family. He was 84. The third generation “Roy McCorkel,” he went by Jamie in his childhood and then by Jim. Jim was a lifelong sociologist both by hobby and by profession. He was fascinated with and delighted by people, often turning around to watch the audience instead of a movie, and attending the circus right into his older years. He made friends quickly and easily, and had a knack for letting his friends know how much he enjoyed and appreciated them.

Jim was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Swarthmore, PA. When he was one year old his parents bought a small woodlot in central Pennsylvania and named it the McCorkel Tree Farm. His family shared this Quaker summer community with family and lifelong friends. He spent time at the Tree Farm nearly every year of his life, in his later years devoting significant efforts towards removing invasive species. His children and grandchildren inherited his devotion to the Tree Farm, spending time every summer on the land that has been tended to by five generations of McCorkels.

His early life was shaped by exposure to other cultures. His father’s international non-profit work led Jim and the family to spend a year in Switzerland when he was in middle school and a year in India in high school. Jim attended the College of Wooster and spent his junior year of college in Ghana immediately following Ghana’s independence from Britain. He climbed mountains and whitewater rafted in Nepal, Tanzania, and North Carolina. His daughters’ childhoods were made richer by his stories (and slideshows) of his many adventures.

Jim became politically engaged while pursuing his PhD in medical sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he led the student organizing effort to repeal the Speaker Ban Law. He was also an active member of Students for a Democratic Society. He remained politically active throughout his life, particularly around feminist and environmental issues, attending marches in Washington DC and locally, donating to progressive political candidates, and keeping up on current events.

Early in his career Jim taught sociology at Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) and at Meharry Medical College (Nashville, TN). He then focused his career on graduate medical education at teaching hospitals such as Mt Sinai Medical Center (New York, NY), Winthrop University Hospital (Mineaola, NY), Jersey Shore Medical Center (Neptune, NJ) and Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, VA). He was especially proud to be a pioneer in training doctors on how to talk to patients about sexuality.

After Jim’s first marriage to Christine Hasenmueller ended in 1975, he married Jan Kline and they started a family together on Long Island, NY. Although he didn’t become a parent until age 45, becoming a dad brought out his youthful side. He was a wonderful, playful, and engaged dad. He entertained his daughters Charlotte and Hunter over long car rides with stories and songs, read them books, took them on adventures, and provided an example of gentle, steady, and tender parenting that they both model in their own parenting today.

Jim moved to central New Jersey after his divorce from Jan in 1995 and began to build the relationships that would define the final decades of his life. He worked on local environmental rights issues through Citizens for Informed Land Use, picketed for abortion access, helped preserve the famous Eero Saarinen Bell Labs building from demolition, and dug deep into many precious friendships. He was an involved member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, at times chairing the Social Action Committee and the Dialog Committee. It was through UUCMC that he met his wife and the love of his life, Elizabeth Spellman Dean.

Liz and Jim first lived together in a house that Jim passionately renovated, incorporating elements of his favorite architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. They then moved into Liz’s 1840s farmhouse in Holmdel, NJ, which they enjoyed together until they moved to Shadow Lake Village in Red Bank in 2015. In all of these homes they loved hosting friends and family, gardening, cooking, and bird watching.

In his retirement Jim started practicing qi gong and quickly decided to become an instructor. He credited qi gong with keeping him healthy through his 60s, 70s, and early 80s. He practiced every day, usually outdoors, and he loved sharing qi gong with friends and family. He taught for many years at senior centers, cancer survivor groups, parks, and around the pool at the McCorkel Tree Farm. During his treatment for stomach cancer in 2017, he practiced qi gong during his chemo infusions.

He loved visiting with family in Cape May Point, Maine, Nova Scotia, Boston, Vermont, Philadelphia, Central PA, Seattle, Pasadena, and Colorado. Vibrant and delicious family gatherings always included walks, arts, cooking, reading, spending time in nature, and doing qi gong together.

For all of his adventures, Jim was a creature of habit. He ate cereal with blueberries every morning for breakfast. He ate salad with lunch and dinner every day. He went for a long walk every day the weather allowed and often spent his walks catching up with his sisters or daughters over the phone. He had a predictable sweet tooth and a secret chocolate stash. He valued simple living. He had a relentless optimism that carried him through life’s challenges with a contagious upbeat attitude.

Jim was an exceptionally lovely man. We are fortunate to have had him in our lives.

He is survived by his wife Liz Dean; his sisters Mary Lou Rozdilsky and Betty Ann Jansson; his daughters Charlotte McCorkel and Hunter McCorkel; Liz’s children Debby Dean, David Dean, Abby Dean, and Libby Dean; and their families.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County in Lincroft, NJ, on April 6, 2024, at 2pm.

Budd, Helen E. “Betty” (nee: Guinther), 98, of Lebanon, passed away on December 15, 2023 at Otterbein Lebanon. She was born in Akron, Ohio and graduated from the College of Wooster, like her parents, Larry and Helen (nee: Morgan) Guinther.

She worked in Cleveland as a chemist and executive secretary, before meeting Walter Renwood Budd Jr. They moved to Parma, Ohio and had sons Larry and Bob. She retired as a school librarian and traveled the world, including Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England and France, as well as the Middle East, Australia, China and Japan. She moved to Lebanon, Ohio, to live near her granddaughters, Lisa, Allison and Morgan. She was active with the Red Hat ladies and attended Lebanon Presbyterian Church before moving to the Otterbein retirement community.

Preceded in death by Ren and her parents.  She is survived by her sons and their wives, Larry and Martha Budd of Lebanon, OH and Bob Budd and Dee Hall of Beverly, MA, as well as her granddaughters and grandson Ryan Budd.
Visitation, Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from 10 AM until 11 AM with funeral service immediately following, all at the Otterbein United Methodist Church Chapel. Interment will be on Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM in the Fairview Cemetery in Galion, OH. Any memorial contributions could be made to Otterbein SeniorLife, 585 N. State 741, Lebanon, OH 45036 or to Hospice of Dayton. Arrangements by the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home.

Dr. Stephen “Steve” McClellan, 83, of The Villages, Florida, died peacefully on Saturday, July 15, 2023, under Hospice care with his wife, Jill, by his side. Steve was born February 12, 1940, in Fostoria, Ohio, to Charles and Faye McClellan. A stand-out student-athlete, Steve lettered in multiple sports at Fostoria High School and went on to play baseball and football at The College of Wooster. For many years, Steve was the all-time leading rusher for the Scots and was inducted into The College of Wooster Hall of Fame in 1974. It was in Wooster that Steve met the love of his life, Jill. They were married in 1962 and celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in June. Steve completed his Doctorate in Higher Education at Michigan State University in 1967 and then began his first career working in University Administration at several higher education institutions, including Tulane University, University of Texas, and Florida State University. Steve and Jill returned to their Ohio roots and moved their family to Findlay in 1979 where they owned and operated Indian Lake Manor which began Steve’s second career in Health Care Administration. He would go on to work in a number of hospital systems including Mount Carmel in Columbus, Ohio, Catholic Medical Centers of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, and Kalida Health in Buffalo, New York. Steve and Jill initially retired to Apple Valley in Howard, Ohio, before moving to The Villages, Florida. For Steve, family was everything and he was the biggest fan of his children, Scott, Chad and Robyn; never missing an athletic game or dance recital. Regardless of the event, Steve was always there supporting and encouraging his kids. Steve was a lifelong learner and a voracious reader. From history to business, fiction to nonfiction, Steve could always be found with his beloved books and paper and pen by his side. He was a great writer of poetry, having many poems published in The Villages Daily Sun newspaper. Jill was his favorite muse and the inspiration for many of his poems and writings throughout his life. Left to forever cherish Steve’s memory are his wife, Jill; son, Scott (Melinda) McClellan of Hillard, Ohio; son, Chad (Melissa) McClellan of Tallahassee, Florida; daughter, Robyn McClellan of Seaford, New York; grandchildren, Devon McClellan, Kayla McClellan, Graham McClellan, all of Hilliard, Ohio; Cole Hennessy and Braden Hennessy both of Seaford, New York. Steve was preceded in death by his parents and sister Bonnie Mutzabaugh. A Celebration of Life will be planned for the near future.

Robert (Bob) M. Weinberg passed away peacefully with loving family around him on June 17, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. Bob crept into retirement starting with his move to Seattle in 2003. While most of his Seattle time was spent in a volunteer capacity working on various civic issues, he could be referred to as the ‘Sentry’ for the universal public good. Bob was a man of extraordinary talent whose professional career, supported by his MBA and JD from Harvard, was primarily in Boston. He did however, begin his public service career working at the Executive Office of the President under the Johnson Administration. When that assignment was complete, he moved to Boston and became the head of the public policy staff of former mayor, Kevin White. Bob used his keen strategic instinct and progressive values to skillfully navigate between the political and business worlds of the city. He continued to serve Boston as the Founding Director of Public Management and professor at Boston University. Before leaving BU, Michael Dukakis appointed him as Chair of the Massport Board. But perhaps one of his most lasting legacies will be Post Office Square Park, an urban oasis for the enhancement of the urban public realm. The qualities that once made him one of the city’s most impactful civic leaders remain in abundance. If one visits Boston and “take(s) a walk downtown, through the Leventhal Post Office Square Park, to the concessions at the restored South Station and then across the Seaport District to the harbor, with Logan Airport in the distance, you would be experiencing the work of many people, but much of it exists because of the inspiration and drive of one man: Bob Weinberg”, as written by author, James Aloisi. Post Office Square could be thought of as Bob’s signature piece in his immense professional portfolio. Bob was the first president of Friends of Post Office Square, a position he held for 22 years. During that time, he became involved with the national organization, City Parks Alliance, and served in various Board positions. In recognition of his many years of service and his personal commitment to improving urban communities through parks and green space, the Alliance has created the Robert Weinberg Scholarship at City Parks Alliance for a graduate-level student majoring in urban policy with applicants drawn from universities through the US including HBCUs. This will make it possible for the scholarship recipient to attend the Greater & Greener 2024 conference in Seattle. It’s yet again, an example of his legacy living on. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Jeannie Butler, daughter Katy Weinberg, son David Weinberg, and daughter by marriage, Jill Butler. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him but his influence will be felt by many for years to come. A private Celebration of Life will be held in Boston at a later date.

My memoir-in-essays, Unarmed: An American Educator’s Memoir, won the Washington Writers Publishing House 2024 nonfiction prize. It will come out in October.

Stemming from the terrible aftermath of surviving a school shooting, the book interrogates the illusions of safety we all live with in our public and private lives.

Bailey Bowers ’17 and Jordan Shusterman ’17 were married on August 13, 2023 at Jorgensen Farms in Westerville, Ohio. Pictured (from left to right) are Claire Trescher ’16,
Stephen Schreiber ’17, Jason Rhee ’17, Michael Whitaker ’17, Jackson Groat ’17, Bailey Bowers ’17, Jamie Lackner ’17, Jordan Shusterman ’17, Skylar Ruprecht ’17, Cat Fiorito ’20, Conor Maley ’17, Bailey (Williams) Pituch ’17, Emily Hatcher ’17 and Sarah McGrath ’17. Jack O’Neill ’17 was also in attendance. The wedding festivities were marvelously photographed by Jessica Love ’04.

Dan Shortridge x’02 has coauthored his third local interest book about Delaware, this one a history book titled “Lost Delaware.” Published by The History Press, it chronicles more than 70 vanished places, businesses, and institutions from First State history, including stories of a neighborhood wiped out by flooding, a nightclub turned into a children’s museum, a closed synagogue, and multiple mansions lost to fire or development. The coauthor is his wife, Rachel Kipp, and this is their third book together.

It is my great pleasure to let everyone know that my third novel, Don’t Falter, is officially released and available in the UK, Ireland and USA, published by Black Spring Press.

Many thanks to fellow alumni Paul Gunning (92), Pete Kostos (91) and George Bell (79) for sending their congratulations. And many thanks, as always, to my IS advisor, Prof Debra Shostak, for her guidance, her encouragement (and her patience, one suspects) when I first began writing at Wooster.

Don’t Falter is the story of Anna Fetlock, a schoolgirl learning to spy in a surveillance-heavy UK. Her parents, unbeknownst to Anna, belong to a secret underground sheltering a pair of environmental protestors fleeing prosecution. When the harboured couple are driven from a hidden room at the Fetlocks’ house, Anna faces an impossible decision – does she choose her family or the state?

With thanks and best wishes – and happy reading
Chris

Linda (Barth) Craft (1970) and Rick Craft (1969) joined my husband Bruce Johnson and me on a trip to France this fall.  We spent several days in Strasbourg where Linda and I had spent the summer of 1969 with other Wooster students as part of the Wooster in Strasbourg program.  The four of us found the school, College Lucie Berger, where we had lived during our time in Strasbourg, and we reconnected with a French woman with whom we had become friends in 1969.  What fun we had reminiscing about the summer of 1969.  The Crafts and the Johnsons have remained dear friends since our college days!

Friends Anna (Fleming) Kegel, Natalie Offen and Erin (Powell) Hickey met up in Gig Harbor, WA in March 2024 (all 2009 alums)

Rachel Eby, 89, died in her sleep at the Wake Robin retirement community in Shelburne on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. She was born on July 28, 1933, in North Adams, Mass., to Edward Morris Collins and Francis Fairley Collins. She was the middle of three daughters who were followed by a son. Her father was a college professor who built a camp on Crescent Beach at Lake Willoughby the year she was born. Rachel was predeceased by her parents; her older sister, Ann; and Ann’s daughter, Susan. She is survived by her husband, John Eby; her younger sister, Mary Collins Eby (married to one of John’s brothers); her brother, Donald Collins; her five children, Kenneth Mitchell-Eby of Barton; Eileen Eby of Daventry, United Kingdom, Paul Eby of Powhatan, Va., Eric Eby of Amesbury, Mass., and Brian Eby of Haverhill, Mass.; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Rachel graduated from high school in Granville, Ohio, where her father was teaching at Denison University, and then entered Wooster College in Wooster in the Class of 1954. There she majored in biology and played French horn in the marching band where she met John Eby. They were married at the end of their junior year, taking advantage of married student quarters on campus, which were no longer in use by students in the GI Bill of Rights. The next year she was invited to the Phi Beta Kappa Society and graduated with high honors. Her graduation gown served well as a maternity outfit, and Kenneth was born in July. The next five years were spent in Rochester, N.Y., where John worked on a doctorate in physics and Rachel produced two more children. Then they rented a house in Marblehead, Mass., for a year while John went to work for Sylvania Lighting Products. They bought a house in Ipswich, Mass., the next year where they lived for 37 years. Two more children were born, the last on New Year’s Day in 1965. Rachel joined the church choir in Ipswich and started taking singing lessons from a local teacher. A little while later she joined the Tanglewood Chorus, the vocal music branch of the Boston Symphony. She was dropped after three years because her voice didn’t blend well with the other singers and was advised to study with a professional singer. So, she did, and she joined the Newburyport Choral Society, a large local community chorus, and Cantemus, a serious vocal ensemble. For the rest of her life singing was a passion and she was an outstanding member of community choruses and church choirs wherever the family lived. In Ipswich she also served as a Sunday school teacher and a group leader for Brownies as well as knitting and taking up quilting in a serious way. After enjoying the Collins family camp on Lake Willoughby almost every year of her life, in 1991 she fulfilled a long-time desire to own property in Vermont when a renovated farmhouse from the 1840s came on the market in Irasburg. This was used for weekends and vacations, particularly when Rachel joined the annual celebration of music at the Barton United Church. When John retired from Sylvania in 1997, the couple moved to Irasburg house, and in 1998 the house in Ipswich was sold. In 2006 the decision was made move to Wake Robin in Shelburne. The pattern for the next 12 years was six summer months spent in Irasburg, followed by six months as snowbirds in Wake Robin. In Irasburg, Rachel continued to participate in church work and choir at the Barton Community Church. She also worked with the Northeast Kingdom Chorus and the Old Stone House Museum as well as creating a torrent of knitting, quilt design and construction projects. At Wake Robin she joined the chorus, enjoyed English country dancing, took oil painting classes and worked with the fiber arts committee on knitting and quilting projects. On two occasions she had a show of her quilts on the walls of the Gentry Gallery. She also sang in the Shelburne Methodist Church choir and participated in worship and study there. The loss of her memory was a decades-long process and testing showed no medical causes other than senile dementia, with no path to recovery. Gradually she was stripped of the experiences of a lifetime and of her artistic outlets until all she had left was her voice and her memory of tunes that let her participate in singalongs. For the last four years of her life, she was confined to Wake Robin’s memory care unit where the constant care and attention of the staff was marvelous, particularly through the time of the COVID-19 epidemic. She died just three days before her 70th wedding anniversary and now is waiting, with her personality restored, for the remainder of the family to join her. Celebrations of her life will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at 1 p.m. in the Barton United Church, as well as on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the meeting room at the community center of Wake Robin in Shelburne. All are welcome, and donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Doctors Without Borders.

March 5, 1928 – May 19, 2023

Aldridge, Alfreda Diggs ~
Passed away quietly on May 19, 2023. Born in Chicago, IL to Dr. N. Alfred Diggs & his wife Carrie Simpson, Alfreda was educated in the public schools of Chicago. Matriculated at Wooster College in Ohio, Graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago and received her MA in English and Drama from New York University.

After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts In NYC she toured England in “Anna Lucasta” for a year, ending the run at The Prince of Wales Theater in London. Desiring to work in TV production she found as an African American and a Woman in the “50’s” the greatest challenge was getting hired by a TV station. Despite the obstacles presented and after unbelievable efforts on her part, she finally joined CBS-TV answering fan mail on “The Garry Moore show” in 1953 where she learned the art of Television Production. Alfreda retired after 40 years as a Freelance Associate Director/Producer of mostly live TV shows, many of which took her around the world. Her last career was as a Real Estate Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker Residential in Briarcliff Manor from which she retired in February of 2019.

Alfreda spent over 10 years as a Guide at Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate and was on the Benefit committees of several local charitable organizations.

She was pre-deceased by her husband Ira F. Aldridge, and her Sister Virginia L. Diggs. Alfreda is survived by her Step Grandson, Oliver Sloman, Cousin, Gina Gunn and her family and many friends. She will be buried with her husband at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY.

At her request there will be no service, there will just be a brief graveside gathering.

At age 88 I built this labyrinth myself, out of 18 pound stones, last summer.   30’ each side. Classic 5 round labyrinth in my back yard. Open to public.  RedfieldLabyrinth.com.
It was built in response to Lamentations 3:22-26 and total healing of bladder cancer and covid.
I also received a Masters of Arts in Christian Leadership from Dubuque Seminary in 2022 and now function as a Lay Pastor in the great Presbytery of South Dakota.

Hi – It’s been about 55 years since I wrote anything.  But retired at last, gives some time!  I’ve been living in Deventer, a beautiful old Hansiatic city in the east of the Netherlands since 1984.  Good health is a gift for which I am daily grateful. Since Jan 2022,, when a friend for whom I was caring died, I am leading a very lazy life, enjoying having time to do whatever pleases me;

• that is a lot of gardening – I live in a condo and have for many years taken care of the borders around our block.  We have welcomed newcomers to take a space of the garden, but no takers.  So I get to do whatever I want, and have been experimenting these last 5 years with different methods, sowing and gathering my own seeds, taking cuttings, and being constantly surprised at the beauty of the smallest things. Since I have a lot of time now – the garden has been looking not bad at all.
• teaching my last small painting/drawing class weekly ( all 5 of us are oldies, our elder  being 95, but are going strong).
• cleaning out all my art materials – the big work is finding good ‘homes’ for it all.
•  two weeks in Stockholm and a month in Luang Praabang, Laos visiting my son Arjan, wife and 2 kids who were on a world trip July 22-July23.  How I loved the country!  Enjoyed it totally.
• another month last november in LA visiting them again at home.  I hadn’t been to the States since covid,
• singing in two choirs
• quitting all (well almost) volunteer work
• reading, walking, visiting friends, hanging out…

So let me know if you want a coffee with tart and a walk around an old medieval town. It would be great fun to see any old classmate who happens to remember me.  Or to hear from the old crowd about what is going on in your part of the world.  +1 6 4648 2941. call or app,text or mail.

Anne Willson Eubank Jolliff

Facilitator, Appreciator Extraordinaire!

Anne Willson Eubank Jolliff was born on September 19, 1935 to missionary parents in Chefoo, China. Her family returned to the United States two years later and she spent her childhood as the daughter of a preacher in a series of West Texas towns including Coleman and Menard. She walked roof-tops with her brother, nailed her sundress to a sandbox, and spent her summers living on the Eubank family ranch in Brown County where she taught herself how to drive on the long, narrow dirt lane that led in from the highway. She wasn’t allowed to pull out onto the main road, so boy, could she drive backward!

Anne (with an “e”) attended Brownwood High School for two years, and in 1951, at the age of 15 she took a solo train trip across the country to Massachusetts to attend boarding school at Northfield.

She went on to get a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the College of Wooster in Ohio. While serving on the student council there, she met James Walter Jolliff, a theater major, who quickly switched majors to pre-med to be a more “eligible” suitor. The two married in 1957 and continued to live in Ohio where Anne got her Masters in Education from Case Western Reserve and taught 4th grade in Cleveland as Jim completed medical school training.

The couple moved to San Diego, California where Anne had their first son, David, in 1965. She almost, but didn’t quite, lose the stroller down the big hill that led to the ocean. Two years later, they moved to Waco, Texas to be near Anne’s parents, her brother, and their beloved family ranch near Brownwood.

Anne had a second son, Rob, in 1967 and a daughter, Jenny, three years later. By then, she’d already become an active parent volunteer at St. Paul’s Episcopal School. She spent her spare evening hours sewing or perusing AAA maps and tour books, plotting out the two-week family driving vacations which took the Jolliffs to all but a handful of states over the course of a dozen years.

When her children moved on to Vanguard Preparatory School, Anne’s energy went with them. She served on the board for many years, including as the head of the Chairperson. In her iconic green (and then yellow) Suburban, she became the much loved unofficial bus driver of countless soccer teams, the Lady Vikings basketball team, and the German Exchange Students. 

Anne was a genuine appreciator and supporter of Waco’s performing arts, regularly attending plays, musicals and symphony performances at MCC, the Civic Theater, and Baylor University. For more than two decades following Jim’s death in 1993, she volunteered as a docent at the Art Center Waco, The Mayborn Museum, and the Historic Village. She was also a “hard hat” supporter of the Cameron Park Zoo during many phases of its construction.

Anne loved to travel. Her globe-trotting journeys with her family and friends took her to five continents and more than three dozen countries including England, India, Chile, Norway, Estonia, Morocco, Switzerland, and, of course, China. She came home with folk art and beads to decorate her walls, and filled album after album with collages of photos from her travels.

Most summers, Anne attended a week-long field school dig sponsored by the Texas Archaeology Society. She delighted in conjecture and speculation, and especially loved to engage young people in mind-bending conversations about books, natural history, and the universal “what if?”

Working with complex spatial relationships came easily to Anne, and she gladly shared her architectural enthusiasm and skills with friends and family. In the 70’s she designed an addition to her own house on Chateau Avenue and remodeled every room to have tons of built-in cabinetry and shelving. She moved on to design a new second floor for her parents’ ranch house plus two remodels for her friends down the street. In the 80’s, she was a key figure in the designing of the Mayborn and Jaworsky Center buildings on the Vanguard campus, and when her son, Rob, built his house a decade later, she was right there, ready to pore over possible layouts with him.

Anne prided herself on her ability to “whip around” and get things done. She mowed her own lawn, cleaned her own gutters, trimmed her own bushes, and used her carpentry skills to build both bookshelves and the attics in which to put them! She had an absolutely astounding ability to sew anything she could imagine. From curtains, bedspreads, pillows, and stuffed animals to tailored suits, formal dresses, Halloween costumes, and reupholstered armchairs, nothing was beyond her. In fact, only a few weeks before she passed, the two most precious things she wanted from her old apartment were her Singer Featherweight sewing machine and her bucket of tools!

Family was always Anne’s priority. She fully embraced her role as “Grannie Annie,” caring for her granddaughters, Emily, Brooke, and Rebecca, many days a week for years and visiting Springer, her grandson in Alaska, every chance she got. She became a second mother to many friends and neighbors as well. Children were always welcome in her yard, in her house, and in her cookie cans (which was a good thing because she had an insatiable sweet tooth and needed their help depleting the resources).

Anne Jolliff died peacefully of natural causes Wednesday, January 3, 2024. We’ve all been so fortunate to have her facilitating and appreciating the good things in our lives. Let’s picture her now, off on her next great adventure, steering her celestial Suburban through the sky!

Anne’s ashes will be strewn in the bluebonnets on the “Aunt Hill” at the family ranch this spring.

Anne was preceded in death by her brother, Joseph Broocke Eubank last fall; and her husband, James Walter Jolliff. She is survived by her son, David Broocke Jolliff, his wife, Kerri (Missy) Bullard Jolliff, and granddaughter Brooke Bailey Jolliff; son Robert Bransford Jolliff, his wife, Michelle Myers Jolliff, and granddaughters Emily Anne Jolliff and Rebecca Marie Jolliff; daughter Jennifer Anne Jolliff, her partner, Ian Moore and grandson, Springer Fenn Moore; and her brother-in-law, David Llewellen Reed.

Please visit this link to see more photos of Anne and add some of your own!

Tidal Echoes Literary & Arts Journal 2023 honored Lin

In 2015, Lin returned to the classroom as a student of creative writing. (Alaskans over 65 can take courses free at the University of Alaska.)  Writing skills learned at Wooster and love of poetry via Professor Raymond McCall and Miss Mateer gave Lin a lyrical way to share her LGBTQ experiences. The 2023 Tidal Echoes Journal featured two queer artists, Chloey Klaak Shaa Cavanaugh, and 80 year-old Lin, proud to share her “Pantoum for Pulse Orlando.” Among other poems, the journal includes her piece about working at Chicago’s Beacon Neighborhood House with a team of Wooster students and Rev. Ray Day.

Nicolas Neary ’11 and Emily Williams Neary `13

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Sarah McCrea of Warrensville Heights High School in Ohio has received a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Program award.

As a Fulbright recipient, McCrea will share knowledge and foster meaningful connections across communities in the United States and abroad. Fulbrighters engage in cutting-edge research and expand their professional networks, often continuing research collaborations started abroad and laying the groundwork for forging future partnerships between institutions. Upon returning to their classrooms in the United States, they share their stories and often become active supporters of international exchange, inviting foreign scholars and educators to their school or campus and encouraging their colleagues and students to go abroad. As Fulbright alumni, their careers are enriched by joining a network of thousands of esteemed scholars, many of whom are leaders in their fields. Fulbright alumni include 60 Nobel Prize laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize recipients, and 40 who have served as a head of state or government.

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program.

For over 75 years, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 participants – chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential – with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. For further information about the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State, please visit http://eca.state.gov/fulbright or contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Press Office by e-mail ECA-Press@state.gov.

Left to right: Austin Russell ’19, Harper Jones ’19, Marco Sapien ’17, Mariel Ward ’19, Lauren Pugliese ’17, Andrew Klein ’19, Julia Rothschild ’17, Emily Donato ’16, Jared Berg ’17, Adam Richert ’19, Matt Witt-Kelly ’17, Maria Witt-Kelly ’17, David Coen ’82, Claire Smrekar ’19, Onyx Marosi ’17, Chrissy O’Grady ’17, Michael Berg ’84

My hubby Keith and I moved in 2021 to the Florida panhandle (near Destin!!) so that I could take an MBSE Systems Engineering position with the USAF. I love the job, the people and the mission. The only downside is that I miss living close to my kids. We travel frequently back to Ohio and try to catch up with Wooster friends when we do.

James Austin and Brigitte Galauner (both Class of 2018) were married on October 14th, 2023, in Olmsted Falls, OH. Alumni in attendance were (from left to right): Nathaniel Längle-Moore (’18), Jackson Groat (’17), Becca Hotz (’18), Janel Romagnoli (’18), and Dora Snow (’17).

On November 23, 2023, Barbara Ann Honhart passed away peacefully at her home. She was 81. Barbara was born February 15, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana.

Barbara grew up in Hanover, Indiana, and attended The College of Wooster in Ohio. At Wooster, she earned a B.A. in psychology, and met her husband, Fred. The couple celebrated their 57th anniversary last August. She later earned an M.A. and PhD from the University of Iowa. Professionally, Barbara taught psychology at both Lansing Community College and Baker College in Owosso and Flint, Michigan. She moved into college administration at Baker, eventually becoming Vice President for Academics for the Baker College system.

Barbara was heavily involved in the community and her church. She enjoyed reading, traveling, going to shows, watching sports, playing with her grandchildren, and spending time with her pets. She is survived by her husband, Fred, her sister, Marilyn, her sons, David and Stephen, daughters-in-law Jena and Niki, and her grandchildren, Elizabeth, Abby, Katherine, and Matt. Services will be held at Gorsline Runciman Funeral home in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday, December 9th, with a visitation from 10 am to 12 noon and the service at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Davies Project or The Greater Lansing Food Bank.

Judith (Judy) Cornell McFarland was born on December 10, 1942 in Glens Falls, New York and died on September 7, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Judy was the only child of Richard (Doug) Walter Cornell and Ruth Colvin Cornell. Although her parents were not college educated, they worked in payroll management and bookkeeping and encouraged their daughter to pursue higher education. Her parents’ love of numbers and order rubbed off, and she graduated from the College of Wooster with a degree in mathematics. She met her husband, James (Jim) Thomas McFarland, at the College of Wooster, and they married on June 13, 1964.

Before she became a mother, Judy worked as a math teacher to support her husband’s graduate education. Once her children were of school age, she returned to part-time teaching as a substitute teacher, math lab coordinator, tutor, and adjunct university instructor. She loved helping people overcome the fear of math and gain confidence in their ability to calculate percentages, make sense of word problems, and solve for the value of x.

When her husband of twenty-five years died in 1990, she went back to school to get a master’s degree in computer science. She built a second career for herself with ProServices, a medical billing firm. She retired early, at 63, and that second career provided her with financial security for the rest of her life.

As a mother, Judy nurtured, protected, and proudly loved her children. She helped them with homework, baked them the best chocolate chip cookies in the world, taught them to drive, and walked with them as they faced the ups and downs of their lives as adults. Judy considered her children to be her greatest legacy.

Judy loved travel, particularly long adventures by train. She loved the beauty of the Oregon coast. She loved talking with her friends and entertaining acquaintances with her sharp wit. She loved to read and think. And as evidenced by her interest in everything from hybrid vehicles to sock knitting, she loved learning. She loathed bad grammar and the film The Wizard of Oz.

Judy is survived by her daughter Colleen Rademaker and son-in-law Robert Rademaker of Bowie, Maryland; her son Kevin McFarland-Porter and daughter-in-law Theresa McFarland-Porter of Rochester, New York; and by three grandchildren David, of Denver, Colorado, Ross, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Elizabeth of Vienna, Virginia.

Her family is particularly grateful for her companion and helper, Christa Runde, and for Susan Borkowsky at Alexian Village who helped her to maintain as much of her fierce independence as possible in her later years as she encountered more health challenges.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 28 at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N. Astor St., Milwaukee, WI 53202. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Immanuel Presbyterian Church or Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.

Bloomington—Paul E. Bushnell, age 93 died October 15, 2023 at Martin Health Center, Westminster Village. He was born May 2, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio the son of Paul Palmer and Mildred (Shackleton) Bushnell who preceded him in death as did his brother Walter Bushnell (Peg), Denver, CO. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lyon Bushnell, and four children, Paul Timothy Bushnell (Yuping Han) Cincinnati, OH, Anne Lyon Bushnell (John Schepers), St. Paul, MN, John Ellsworth Bushnell, Santa Barbara, CA and Sarah Bushnell McManus (James), Normal, IL and four grandchildren, Henry Bushnell, Boston, MA and Benjamin Bushnell Brooklyn, NY, and Oliver McManus and Declan McManus, Normal, IL.

Paul grew up in Wooster, Ohio and attended the College of Wooster where he met Dorothy Moore Lyon. They married just after graduation in June 1953. During what would have been his sophomore year at college, Paul spent time abroad traveling with his parents to Afghanistan. His father was a professor of education at the College of Wooster and was recruited by the U.S. State Department to head an American-style school in Kabul. During that year, Paul also travelled on his own through many historic cities of India and the Middle East before returning to Wooster after his father’s death.

He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan followed by Yale Divinity School and finally, Vanderbilt University in Nashville,TN, where he was drawn to participate in several of the lunch counter sit-in protests and organizing meetings of the local civil rights movement.

In 1966 Paul was hired at Illinois Wesleyan University, and in 1968, he introduced one of the first courses in the country in African American history. He specialized in American history, particularly the history of religion, the American Revolution, and the nineteenth century, as well as African American history.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2pm Sunday, Nov. 12th, 2023 at Evelyn Chapel on Illinois Wesleyan University campus followed by a reception.

Lizzie Newton, class of 2004, joins the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) as the new Director, Marketing & Communications. She moves into this role following her work as VP, Strategy at Walk West, where she led the creative department and won several American Advertising Awards (ADDY). Lizzie continues to combine brand strategy and art business, having received her masters from Sotheby’s Institute, London and majoring in Art History at Wooster. 

Spanning over 5000 years of art history, the NCMA’s permanent collection includes notable works by Picasso, O’Keeffe, Richter, Wiley, and more. The Museum’s campus touts one of the nation’s largest art parks with 162+ acres of trails, public art, and performing arts amphitheater. NCMA is also home to a 40,000 volume art research library and national internship program. (Shameless promotional plug: hop over to ncartmuseum.org to learn more). 

Please reach out if you find yourself in Raleigh – always welcome the chance to catch up or talk all things art!

A group of us met in Montreal for a mini 45th reunion in September. Joining in the fun filled weekend were Evie Ziegler, Bev Dale, Phyllis Vandenberg, Julie Atkins-Hastie, Mary Atkins (79), Anna van der Burg, Steve Hastie, John Vandenberg and Andrew Saslow.

A group of Pi Kappa Peanuts from Classes of ’77, ’78, & ’79 met for our annual gathering. This year we went to Atlantic City, NJ to the home of Gaye Kelly Robinson (’78).  We had a boat ride, went for walks on the beach, did a little shopping, and caught up with each other. Always a fun time!

Front Row: Kimberly Lavin Greenlaw (’78), Cyd Raftus McDowell (’79), Nancy Toll Huffman (’78), Shelley Griewahn (’79), Blake Fidler (’77)

Back Row: Gaye Kelly Robinson (’78), Diana Dewey Emanuele (’78), Wendy Beatty-Burg (’78), Cindy Mache (’78), Lisa Carter Sherrock (’79)

Alec Michael Burns, beloved son, brother, brother-in-law, nephew, cousin and friend to many, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after suffering a heart attack on August 25 at the age of 33.

Alec was a graduate of the Bullis School and the College of Wooster. He was an avid golfer and an enthusiastic fan of the Capitals and the Nationals. Alec was thrilled to have a chance to hold the Stanley Cup when the Caps won it in 2018. He very much enjoyed his meaningful job with the Fairfax County government as a benefits administrator.

Many have described Alec as loving, caring, kind, steady, sweet, fun, funny, gentle, reliable, warm, welcoming and possessing a wry wit. Our favorite, which we believe best sums him up, is “Alec is a quiet leader.” Alec is survived by his parents, Bill & Sue Burns, brother, Chris Burns and beloved sister-in-law, Allyson Follett Burns. He will be deeply missed.

Alec’s Memorial Service will be held on September 30 at 1:00pm at the Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church in Kensington, Maryland. We welcome anyone whose lives were touched by Alec to join us in person, or via Zoom, and hope that you will share your memories of him.

The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is delighted to announce it has hired Laura Kuster as its new program and education manager.

“I see this as a way to maximize GASP’s greatest strength; our staff – its experience and talent,” GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell said. “Laura is a well-connected, outgoing educator and strategic thinker and I personally can’t wait to see how her skill set and passion for advocacy and education help GASP continue to grow and more effectively serve our local communities.”

While the position is new to GASP, Kuster is not: She has served as the nonprofit’s part-time educator since 2019. Prior to her tenure at GASP, she worked as the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh’s health equity specialist.

Kuster earned her undergraduate degree from The College of Wooster and a master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh.

“I’m grateful for this opportunity to dedicate more time to projects that bring GASP closer to our local communities,” she said. “I’m looking forward to getting to know more colleagues in the advocacy arena as well as residents interested in our regional air quality and finding creative ways we can work together to improve conditions for us all.”

GASP President Jonathan Nadle lauded the hire, saying the additional full-time position will allow the organization to expand its educational and outreach offerings in local environmental justice areas.

“Laura has done amazing work for GASP as a part-time educator, spearheading our Fresh Voices for Clean Air initiative and taking the lead on the creation of air quality resources for local elected officials,” he said. “We can’t wait to see what she adds to our organization as a full-time staff member. We are fortunate to have her working with us.”

Friends from the class of `96 were given a tour by Admissions to check out all the new and exciting changes at Wooster.

Back row: Sadie Mahoney, Lavonne Urban, Brittany Bullard, Kim (Reid) Laster

Front row: Pandora (Clark) Cunningham, Beth Wilsee-Sims, Angela (Massoni) Kates

Out Our Front Door (OOFD) is a Chicago based nonprofit that leads bike adventures to immerse and educate in local history and nature. Funded in 2015, OOFD welcomes riders of all ages and abilities to join in immersive, inclusive, and educational bike camping adventures. Volunteers aim to deepen your reverence for the region by exploring local trails while learning about the culture, history, and habitats native to the beautiful Lake Michigan area and beyond.

In 2022, Breanna was unanimously elected to serve as President of the Board. Breanna is the first president of the board that is not a founder.

Wooster alum celebrating a baby shower in Kent, OH together. Nell Morgan Vitale (Schieber) ‘04, Laura Andrews (mother to be) ‘05, David Spano (husband and father to be), Christine McEvoy Prusa ‘05.

Ronald Edwin Youngberg, Jr., 55, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 26, 2023. He was born in Chicago, IL, and grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago where he graduated from Carmel High School in Mundelein, IL, in 1985. He attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, OH, before heading west to Arizona in 1988. While in high school, one of his first jobs was working for a local catering company, and upon arrival in Arizona, he started his long career in the food and beverage industry where he made many life-long friends. Over the course of his career, he worked at many different establishments/companies around the Valley as well as in Nevada and California, including Minder Binders, Rockin’ Rodeo, R.T. O’Sullivan’s, Mickey’s Hangout, Iguana Mack’s, Coach & Willie’s, Kona Grill, SOL Mexican Cocina and Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar. Most recently, after a break from the industry during COVID, he was happy to be back doing what he loves with the opportunity at Bourbon and Bones.

Ron’s life-long passion was cooking; he was always trying new recipes or spice rubs or cooking techniques. He could take a taste of something and name what spices were in it or tell you what to add to improve it. In recent years, he added smoking meats and baking to his repertoire, though he still considered the original Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies the best dessert! If you were lucky enough to have Ron cook for you, you knew you were in for a treat. It wasn’t a family birthday celebration without “Ron’s perfect steak,” and his chimichurri sauce was a Christmas specialty. A family tradition was trying to stump Ron each year with a new Christmas cooking tool—he usually won!

Ron was a loyal friend and was always very focused on helping others. During his high school years, he volunteered at the local hospital, and he completed his service project to meet the requirements to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boys Scouts of America. He supported various causes over the years, including volunteering at food pantries, participating in walk-a-thons, and often raising funds for different charities, including various military causes to support our veterans.

Despite living in Arizona since 1988, Ron was a die-hard Chicago sports fan, always rooting for Da Bears, Da Cubs, Da Bulls and Da Blackhawks, though he did enjoy attending a few Phoenix Rising matches with his friends.

Ron is survived by his sisters Carole Youngberg, Paula Webb (James) and Patricia Andrew (William), nieces Kathryn Andrew and Kelly Andrew, and nephew William Andrew Jr., as well as his maternal uncles, aunts and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Ronald and Rosalin Youngberg. Services will be private. A Celebration of Life will be planned in the future. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of the many charities Ron supported over the years, including: Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrf.org), Pat Tillman Foundation (www.pattillmanfoundation.org), or St. Mary’s Food Bank (www.firstfoodbank.org). And the next time you’re eating out at a local restaurant, please raise a glass to Ron. Godspeed, Ron.

I retired at the end of May, 2022 after 38 years as a biology professor at Eastern Connecticut State University.  I celebrated my retirement by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro this past February (2023), followed by a 5-day safari in northern Tanzania and a few days in Istanbul. I’ve spent the summer sailing on Long Island Sound dingy-racing on the Mystic River. I think I’m getting the hang of being retired.

Cynthia (Jean) Rice Chase, 82, of Laurel, Maryland, passed away peacefully at her home on June 11, 2023, after a long illness. Her devoted and loving husband and daughters were at her side.

Cynthia was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, to Mary Faber White and Kenneth William Rice on August 22, 1940, the oldest of two daughters. From age 11, she was raised by her father and his second wife, Mary Thelma Rice.

In 1962, Cynthia earned a degree in English from the College of Wooster in Ohio, where her future husband, Phillip John Chase, was also a student. They were married July 14, 1962, at Stone United Methodist Church in Meadville. Daughter Margaret Lucetta was born in 1963 in Pasadena, California. Daughter Rebecca Lynn was born in 1966 in Wooster, Ohio. In 1967, the family settled in Laurel, where Phil had taken a position with the National Security Agency (NSA).

In 1981, Cynthia also joined NSA as a Japanese linguist, after amassing 60 credits of language and economics courses while caring for her young daughters. She served in that role for 25 years. In the 1990s, she joined St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, where she sang alto in the choir; volunteered for Winterhaven, a faith-based homeless shelter; taught Sunday school; helped organize and teach at Camp St. Philip’s; and assisted with the church’s annual Main Street Festival Book Sale and Holly Days Bazaar. She was also a dedicated volunteer at Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services (LARS) for many years. As a champion for the mentally ill, those with autism, and the most vulnerable in society, she supported many charities and causes throughout her life.

Cynthia and Phil were married for more than 60 years and were each other’s best friend and constant companions. They enjoyed walking their dogs, traveling, planting roadside flowers, Polka and square dancing, and playing Wordle together. They also often visited the Chase family farm to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, hiking, and reunions with relatives and friends. With their daughters’ families, they regularly celebrated family birthdays, special occasions, and holidays and vacationed in Lewes, Delaware and Maine. Cynthia was especially close to and spent a lot of time with her oldest grandson, Andrew, whom she often tutored after school.

Cynthia was a voracious reader and maintained detailed journals throughout her life. She loved to write letters, short stories, and poems including haikus, some of which were published. She maintained two blogs for years, “And Deliver Us from Meadville” and “Life in Merlin,” which had loyal followings. Her entries were filled with humor, wit, and interesting stories about everyday life. She also enjoyed playing the piano and was interested in almost everything, including history, current events, social justice, civil rights, environmental issues, folklore and culture, religion, politics, language and literature, and music. Her love of music included many types, from Appalachian folk and bluegrass to international, classical, and choral music (especially King’s College Choir).

Her family and friends remember her as a thoughtful and private person, brilliant, funny and fun to be around, generous, and principled. She was known for her unusually clever puns and mastery of word games and puzzles but never one to “toot her own horn.” She was beloved and will be missed by all who knew her.

Cynthia is survived by her devoted and adoring husband, Phil, and daughters, Margo (Michael) Rice and Becky (Thomas) Fowler; grandchildren, Andrew Rice and Nathaniel and Mariel Fowler; sister, Barbara Rice (Ronald) Moline, and two half-sisters Cecilia (Azzam) Muhanna and Margaret (Russell) Taylor; sister-in-law, Cathryn (Stanley) Piekarski; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins; and many friends. Another half-sister, Evelyn (Gary) Flowers, and a brother-in-law, Joseph David Chase, preceded her in death.

Margaret Mueller, 87, a resident of New Philadelphia died peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 after a brief illness.

Peggy grew up in Barberton, Ohio, the daughter of the late James Sleath and Margaret (Antles) McAnlis. She graduated from Barberton High School and the College of Wooster. Upon graduation, she married Ernest L. Mueller of Sugarcreek, who was serving in the US Air Force. They recently celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Dr. Ernest J. Mueller of St. Louis, MO, a daughter, Elise (Kenneth) Lab, two grandchildren, Audrey L. (Kyle) Mattevi of New Philadelphia, OH and Frederick L. Lab of Delaware, OH, and one great granddaughter, Madelyn Mattevi. Additionally, Peggy is survived by her brother Dr. John (Joan) McAnlis of Wadsworth, OH and many beloved nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law Mary Kathryn (Kate) Mueller.

Peggy taught high school mathematics in the United States, Okinawa and Germany. She made a home for her family at each of the 10 Air Force bases where Ernie was assigned. Peggy was a talented cake decorator and created numerous wedding cakes for her family and friends. Peggy and Ernie traveled extensively throughout their lives visiting every continent but Antarctica. She had a tremendous passion for genealogy. She made many trips to Salt Lake City and other locations throughout the world collecting information on not just her family, but assisted others in searching for their family histories as well. Peggy was a member of the First United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia. She was extremely involved in the running of the Clothes Closet there. Peggy was also a member of the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society and College Club. In 2012, she was awarded the Zeisberger-Heckewelder Award by the Tuscarawas Historical Society.

Her dedication, her insight and passion will be greatly missed by many.

(Back row left to right): Eleri Miller 2019, Cami Miller 2020, Eva Stebel 2019, Ashley (Plassard) Tornow 2019, Non alumni, Taylor Mathews current assistant volleyball coach and class of 2018, Marija Cyvas 2019, Mayia Karayianni 2019. (Front row left to right): Erin (Rajewski) Pascoe 2019, McKenzie (Reese) Hull 2019, Jordan Murray 2019, non alumni, Anna Medema 2020, Gab Basinski 2019. Not pictured but in attendance, Head Volleyball Coach Sara Davis.

(Left to right): Joey Gilmore 2016, Brian Tornow 1991, Drew Tornow 2018, Ethan Myers 2019, Michael Houdek 2017. Not pictured but in attendance Jake Kail 2017 and Former Head Baseball Coach Barry Craddock.

Barbara was born on May 3, 1930, in Geneva, NY, to Coleman Hale Mallery and Lucy Gertrude Kleckler. She is survived by her children, Johan Herman (Susan) de Roos of Cincinnati, OH, Leslye de Roos (Joel) Rood of Chapel Hill, NC, and David Mallery de Roos of Irvington, her grandson, Timothy Hale Rood, of Venice, CA, and granddaughter, Anneke Elizabeth Rood of New York, NY.

Barbara excelled at academics, athletics, studied piano and cello, and she enjoyed riding through the fields and woods on her beloved quarter horse, Stacy. She graduated with honors from The College of Wooster, in Wooster, OH, where she lived in the French House. There she developed her love of all things French and was inspired to spend a summer in France following WWII building houses for those displaced by the war. At Wooster, she met and married John George de Roos, a Dutch immigrant, with whom she had her three children. While he attended law school, she worked for the Red Cross in New York. They moved to Irvington in 1961. Following his death in 1988 she married Donald Waesche, with whom she shared a deep love and ten very happy years before his passing.

Barbara had an inquiring mind, artistic eye, creative hands, and a quick sense of humor. She found expression in painting, sculpting, designing costumes for IHS drama productions, gardening, arranging flowers, and doing household repairs. She was an active member of the Irvington Garden Club, the Thursday Club, The Appalachian Mountain Club, and other organizations. She was also a devoted member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Irvington, where she sang for several years in the choir and served on the church’s vestry.

We had a mini reunion in Pensacola today.

Shelley Sanders Zuckerman, ‘85, Dave Sanders, ‘59, Margie Sanders, ‘59 and Laura Schwartz Lindauer, ‘87.

The photo was taken on August 12, which also happened to be Dave and Margie’s 65th wedding anniversary.

Stuart Lee Hills, 8/18/32 – 8/2/23. A devoted father, grandfather, husband, friend, civil rights activist, and acclaimed professor of Sociology at St. Lawrence University passed away peacefully in Sarasota, FL on August 2, 2023 at the age of 90.

One of four children of the late Frederic and Mildred Hills, Stuart was predeceased by his wife of 61 years Wilma, and is survived by his sons Darrick (Mary Ann Schoenberger), Marc and Michael (Laura McDonald), five grandchildren: Samuel, Elizabeth, Bridget, Matthew, Zaeda, and one great grandchild, Piper.

Born and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Stuart spent most summers as a child with his beloved aunt and uncle in Vermont. After high school, Stuart found his way to Ohio where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the College of Wooster in 1955. It was at Wooster where he first met Wilma during an orientation exam when he asked his future wife to borrow a pencil. Years later it was revealed to his boys that their father had purposely broken his pencil as a ruse to speak with the lovely Wilma Smith. Stuart would go on to earn his Master’s and PhD in Sociology at Indiana University. Stuart held part-time teaching positions at Central Michigan University and Indiana, and became a father for the first time. 

In 1962, a full time position in the sociology department became available at Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio where Stuart threw himself into his teaching, scholarly research, and raising three active sons. In 1971, Stuart accepted a faculty position at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York where he was honored with multiple teaching awards, wrote four books in the fields of Criminology and Sociology, and served both the St. Lawrence and Canton communities with distinction until his retirement in 1994. During his tenure at St. Lawrence, Stuart was able to bring his family on his sabbaticals, including memorable stays in Seattle and at the American University in Leysin, Switzerland where he shared with his wife and young sons many memorable experiences in the Swiss Alps, as well as in France and Italy. A lover of sports throughout his life, Stuart was a constant presence at St. Lawrence hockey, football, and basketball games, and was always willing to let his three sons tag along. 

Stuart was at his best in the classroom where he thrived as a teacher and is still fondly remembered by his former students for his engaging lectures and for occasionally arriving to class in costume and beginning his lecture in full character. 

During Stuart’s time in northern New York, he was able to embrace his love of nature and the outdoors with frequent family snowshoeing, cross country skiing, sailing, canoeing, hiking, and camping trips in and around the Adirondack mountains. In retirement, Stuart focused his energies on wood carving and became a highly skilled carver with a special affinity for bird and holiday carvings. Stuart also took on the challenge of learning the craft of building wooden boats and successfully built a beautiful wooden Adirondack canoe and a sailboat that he affectionately named the Little Green Heron. 

After enduring the cold winters of the North Country for over two decades, Stuart and Wilma moved to Sarasota, FL to enjoy the sun and warmth on the Gulf Coast. Stuart was active with the Sarasota Sailing Squadron; he continued to enjoy his carving hobbies while also volunteering at the Pelican Man’s Bird Sanctuary and the Sarasota Audubon Nature Center where he served as a docent and authored “Birding Hotspots of Sarasota” so he could share his love of birding with the greater Sarasota community. Sarasota also proved to be a great starting point for the many cruises that he and Wilma enjoyed over their retirement years as well as a perfect vacation spot for visits by his children and grandchildren.

Stuart is greatly missed by his family, his former students and faculty colleagues, and the many friends that he made during his remarkably well-lived and impactful life. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Sarasota Audubon Celery Fields Nature Center at sarasotaaudubon.org.

Original Slater House Alum in the early 70’s

Current, Left to right, Bob Sturtevant (75), Roger Sturtevant (74), Vanessa Piala (74), John Hallowell (75), Sam Patterson (75) and front Howie Cohen (75.

The group travelled throughout PEI for the week of July 17-24.  Many memories shared.

Michele (Mickie) Burden Johnson (‘71) and her husband, Bruce Johnson, hosted Jean Wilkerson Woessner and Bill Woessner (both ‘71) at their home in Columbus in May 2023.  Michele and Jean were hall mates as freshmen and roommates as juniors at COW; Michele was a bridesmaid at Jean and Bill’s wedding, and they have remained lifelong friends.

Anastasia (Ana) Wallace ’12 married Jonathan Williams in Delaware, OH on March 18th, 2023.

Dr. Virginia G. Allen peacefully passed away at Wesley Glen 0n Thursday February 16^th, 2023, at the age of 92.  She is proceeded in death by her husband Dr. Edward Allen. Virginia is survived by her brother Fred Garibaldi (Carol), son Patrick Allen, (Connie) (grandson, Henry), stepson Brett Allen (Terri), (Grandson, Austin).

Virginia was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 5, 1930.  She attended Mount Lebanon High School, where French was her favorite subject. This whetted a life-long love of travel. Virginia graduated from the College of Wooster, and later earned a master’s degree at Western Reserve University. She then became a third-grade teacher in Rocky River, Ohio.  In 1961 she attended a summer program in Maine for French teachers that changed her life.  There she met Dr. Edward Allen, who convinced her to come to The Ohio State University and enroll in his PhD program.  In addition to being Virginia’s advisor he also became her husband.  On June 7^th, 1968, she received her PhD and on June 8^th, she and Dr. Allen were married.

As a professor, Virginia conducted research in ESL, working with migrant and refugee children. In 1983, with a colleague, she published the book, The Language Arts. She had an amazing ability to engage with people and immediately see what was special about them.  It was almost impossible to come away from a conversation with her without feeling better about yourself.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, and educator who will be deeply missed.

Daniel Robert Crawford, 75, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, July 17,2023.    He was born October 30, 1947 to Robert and Ruth Crawford in Oakland, CA. Dan’s family of origin was a Navy family so they moved several times before settling in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.  Dan graduated with Honors in 1965 from Cuyahoga Falls HS, from the College of Wooster in 1969, from the University of Rochester in 1972 and Leslie College, Cambridge in 1987.

Dan loved being an educator. His second Master’s degree in Special Education allowed him to teach and tutor Special Education students until he retired in 2010 and began his study of economics. He administered and wrote for the blog angrybear.com which was cited by Paul Krugman in the New York Times and honored as one of the best economic blogs on the internet several years running.

Family and friends who loved Dan spoke of his kindness and gentle strength, his great sense of humor, beautiful gardens and the well-earned devotion of his family.

He is survived by his wife, Linda, children Melanie, Adam and Nathan, sister Yael Crawford and brothers Scott Banks and David Banks.

Services will be held at 11 AM Sept 23, 2023 at First Parish Sherborn, Sherborn MA.

Donations are welcomed for Good Shepard Hospice, Wayland MA.

When at Woo (mid-80’s), I was a DJ at WCWS as well as Ichabod’s (later The Underground, idk what it is now.) Some folks may recall our experiment at the radio station with doing a daily morning show known as “The Woo Crew.”
In the 90’s, I worked as a professional radio DJ but found it too constraining. Playlists… ugh.
Now I play what I want as a DJ on YouTube and Patreon going by the name of Corner DJ. (I live on a corner. Clever, huh?)
Check out my webpage, which is my YouTube page: CornerDJ.com and enjoy some musical flashbacks!

Obituary

In 2023, after working in Higher Education for 15 years, I left the University of Dayton to take a role as the Director of Higher Education and Assistance for Allegiant Global Partners, where I still get to work with colleges and universities to support their international travel insurance and assistance needs. This change has allowed me to work remotely full-time, which has been fantastic with my two school-aged children at home!

Marie passed away early Monday morning July 10, 2023, at Harbor View Cottage, where she had spent the last 4 years. with the care givers who loved her. Her time with Alzheimer’s finally over.

Marie’s career spanned 28 years with Time/Life, except time off to live in Greece for a time, from Researcher to Picture Editor of Life Magazine. A time she treasured.

Marie loved animals, especially horses and her beloved cats, probably more than humans. However, her empathy and love of good friends and family was inspiring.

In the summer months she could always be found in her garden.

Wanting to give back in her retirement years she spent several years with Freedom Riders helping challenged children and adults to ride horses.

Everyone Marie touched was made better for it. As her nephew said to me “Words fail to describe the beauty and joy Marie brought to all our lives, making us richer, happier and more fulfilled for knowing and loving her.”

She and Peter sailed together for many years, and both agreed it was one of the very best things they did. The times of pure beauty with sailing friends was priceless. In sailing they discovered Maine.

Marie is survived her husband Peter, sister Nancy, Sister-in-law Anne and nephews Will, Brian and Gordon.

No memorial service is planned. Memorial contributions in her honor can be made in Marie’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Rachel Linnell Wynn died peacefully in her sleep at 104 years old on May 19, 2023 at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Maryland. She was born in Wendell, Idaho on November 11, 1918, to the Reverend E. Payson Linnell and Pearl Huston Linnell. Her brother, Albert Payson Linnell, predeceased her in 2016. She was the beloved wife of John Charles Wynn (JC), who predeceased her on March 31, 2009. They met as students at the College of Wooster and were married in 1943. Rachel is survived by their three children: Mark Wynn (spouse, Barbara) of Arnold, Maryland; Martha Borland (spouse, Robert) of Butler, Pennsylvania; and Maryan Ainsworth (spouse, Charles) of Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She is also survived by five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

In the early years of her marriage, Rachel focused on raising her young family and supporting JC’s work in the Presbyterian church. When the family moved to Rochester, New York in 1959, Rachel embarked on her professional career. She taught high school history and received a master’s degree from the University of Rochester before finding her calling as a guidance counselor. She retired in 1983. During her retirement years, she pursued interests in weaving, photography, and the genealogy of the Linnell family. She produced a book on the Descendants of Robert Linnell, first published in 1985 and founded the Linnell Family Association that continues to this day.

Summers were spent at their beloved home at Cranberry Lake in the Adirondack Mountains. Rachel and JC eventually moved to Columbia, Maryland near their son Mark, and then to Charlestown Retirement Community in 1991. At Charlestown, Rachel was remained active with the First Presbyterian Church of Howard County and the P.E.O. sisterhood and served on the Residents’ Council. She will be interred at the Cranberry Lake Cemetery, New York, alongside her beloved husband, JC Wynn.

I will be accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Chemical Society’s Chemical Health & Safety Division at the Fall ACS meeting in San Francisco. Unfortunately, the best I could do in chemistry at Wooster was a “C” in Chemistry for Non-Science Majors because of my failure to grasp the nuances of calculus.  My History degree wouldn’t normally lead to career in the sciences, but apparently the value of a liberal arts education at Wooster doesn’t restrict you to a particular field.  My path has occasionally taken twists and turns, but it has led to a 40+ year career in environmental health & safety and my current “retirement” job as Executive Director of the National Registry of Certified Chemists.

Geoff Jones and David Martin, freshman year roommates in Armington second section, second floor, recently had a chance to meet and chat along with 300,000 other people at the Indianapolis 500 in May.  A great opportunity to re-connect and catch up 44 years after meeting during move-in day 1979.  Looking forward to meeting again at next years race.

Jim and Barb Hazel (Oetting) recently stopped by Clearwater for a quick visit on their way home from a cruise.  Great chance for former roommates and friends to catch up and share some memories.

In photo:  David Martin 83, Jim Hazel 83, Barb Hazel (Oetting) 83, Tara Martin (Mahlerwein) 82.

August 2022

Tara Martin (Mahlerwein), Miram Englund, Margy Meghdadpour and Deb Albert (Allenby) gathered in Cape Cod for a mini-40th reunion.   Lobsters, beach walks, and lots of stories made for a great fall weekend before classes resumed in September.  Thanks to the COW bookstore for help with the Woo swag to make the reunion complete.

We had a “roomie reunion” last October when Cheryl (Becker) Conrad and Shannon (Dodds) Washington drove to Arlington, VA to visit Michelle (Varughese) Edwards. Great times and memories shared!

Becky has retired from being Rector of wonderful St. James’ Episcopal Church for the past 13 years in the beautiful Village of Skaneateles, NY.  We are moving to Hope Valley, Rhode Island to be near our son, Ben, his wife Rachael, and 3 yr. old grandson, Milo.  I am looking forward to helping Ben on his organic Livestock farm – Wild Harmony Farm in Exeter, RI – “Healthy Land, Healthy Animals, Healthy People”.  We trust the Lord will have more things for us to do in the future, but are happy to take a break for awhile.

SNOOK–Patricia Hartley, 95, of New York, NY, passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 17th, 2023. Daughter of the late Ruth and Lyman Hartley of Washington Heights (Manhattan), she graduated as Valedictorian of the Barnard School for Girls, earned a bachelor’s degree from Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio, (Class of ’49), and two master’s degrees in Early Childhood Education and in Social Work from Columbia University.

She served as a Sunday school teacher for nursery school and kindergarten at The Riverside Church in the early 1960’s, then as Headmistress of the Little Flower Montessori School in the 1970’s, then as a paralegal, and finally as a psychiatric social worker. In her retirement, she was an avid supporter of the New York Historical Society (NYHS), where her husband, John, served as a docent.

She loved going to the theater, to museums, attending Sunday services at The Riverside Church, reading the NY Times, and spending time with her family at Sebec Lake in Maine, and with neighbors at Columbus Park Towers in NYC. Her son John accompanied her for many of these activities, and he was the greatest caretaker one could ask for, always by her side for the last years of her life.

She is survived by her children John, Curtis, and Catherine, daughter-in-law Abigail Snook, son-in-law Steven Branda, her grandchildren Aaron, Sage, Mary, Mel, and Jasmine, nephews Jay and Jim, and nieces Julie, Anne, and Jessica. A memorial service will be held on July 29^th, 2023 at 11am in Christ Chapel at The Riverside Church in New York City. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to the NYHS, nyhistory.org.

Cindy retired from Verizon in 2019 and is now volunteering at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. She and her husband, Michael Sullivan, live in McLean VA.

Marina McGrew is teaching art in a local Waldorf school on a volunteer basis. She also teaches at Sunbridge Institute and does teacher training. Marina is doing pottery, book binding, photography and painting.

Nora Lari is going between Lima, Peru and Boca Raton LF, New Mexico, and soon, New Haven, Ct. She is a part-time doctor in Florida. Nora hopes to travel more! (Europe, North Africa, Australia …)

Mary Kisinger is semi-retired, working part-time for her small New Hampshire town. She’s waiting for Joe (hubby) to retire. Mary enjoys gardening, playing with her dog, Tuli, and remodeling her “ancient” house. Mary would like to retire in Southern Europe soon!

Tim is a retired chemist. He is a carpenter (framing/finishing) for Habitat for Humanity and Servants at Work. Tim is a USA Cycling National Official. He also travels to Indy car and INSA races.  Tim enjoys woodworking and drinking bourbon at his lake house.

Julie is married to Robert (Bob) Courtney. She was a Chemistry Major and the first student under Dr. Paul Gaus (retired). Julie worked five years for Hercules, Inc. as a Chemist and in Program Management. She then chose to be home raising three awesome humans! Interests include promoting healthy choices partnering with Shaklee Co., directing handbells, managing twenty rentals, coordinating care for Bob’s Mom and tutoring middle school math.

Trivial note: they’ve never moved since married in September of 1978!

Larry Retired in 2019 from Montgomery County Health and Human Services. He is moving from Gaithersburg, MD to Beltsville, MD. Larry is also learning to restore old automobiles and he is continuing his real estate management business. Larry enjoys traveling and maintaining physical activity pursuits.

Joan, Sue and Nancy were assigned as roommates on 3rd Main of Holden Hall and are still in close touch with each other. They look forward to each of our Wooster reunions. Nancy retired as a speech language pathologist from a school district. Since then she has been busy volunteering, traveling and taking care of her darling grand-daughter. She tells us she still likes her husband of 41 years, Bill Huffman, Wooster Class of 1977.

I finished 5th place in my fantasy football league this year.

Bob is still working as a safety engineer and hazard analyst for Northrop Grumman Defense now for forty-three years. He travels and is training the next generation of analysts. He is still married to his lovely Wooster bride, Julie Buda Courtney.

The Class of 1978 gathered at Luce Hall during our 45th Reunion. In addition to the wonderful lectures, panel discussions and other celebrations hosted by the College of Wooster, we had some of our own activities. Activities included a Winery Tour & visit to Lincoln Way Vineyards, an Artists and Writers Show in Luce Hall, a Remembrance/Memorial Service hosted by Jon Fancher, and of course: Coccia House Pizza & gathering around a firepit!

Much fun was had by all! Visit our facebook page (6) Wooster Class of ’78 | Facebook to see some of the photos and comments!

Mary is researching her Welsh family history after a 36 year career as a public school music teacher. Jon volunteers at a local performing and visual arts education center following retirement from a 31 year pastorate in suburban Cleveland. They live in Rocky River, Ohio.

Wayne Cornelius is now a full-time volunteer at acute-care hospitals and clinics in the Portland, Oregon area, providing canine therapy to many different types of patients, their relatives, and medical staff. He and his white Labrador “Bentley” work with trauma victims in emergency departments, post-surgical patients in ICUs, women in labor & delivery, oncology infusion patients, autistic children getting vaccinations, and anyone else who may need de-stressing and support in their recovery. They also provide palliative and end-of-life care. They de-stress TSA agents at the Portland airport during peak holiday travel periods. With Bentley along to demonstrate, Wayne lectures on the basic science and best practices for canine therapy at the Oregon Health Sciences University’s medical school and the School of Nursing at the University of Portland. “It’s much better than retirement!” he says.

MIDDLEPORT – Royalton-Hartland High School teacher Colleen Burkett was recognized as Outstanding High School Science Teacher of the Year by the Western New York American Chemical Society (WNY ACS).

The ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and one of the world’s leading sources of authoritative scientific information.

“I am honored to be recognized as the Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year by the American Chemical Society,” Burkett said.  “I have been a member of this professional society since college and have seen so many wonderful educators and scientists recognized for their efforts in their field of expertise. I am honored to be included in that list of individuals!”

Burkett received her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry in 2006 from the College of Wooster.  Following this she joined the University of Arizona’s Surface and Imaging Facilities as a research assistant. She completed her Master’s in 2017 at Arizona and began as a chemistry teacher at Royalton-Hartland High School in January 2018.

Superintendent Jill Heck remembers fondly when Burkett came to work for the district, “She was experienced, knowledgeable and had such a great background in chemistry from her work in the field.  We were fortunate to get her on our staff, and she will continue to be an asset to Roy-Hart Central School District in the future.”

Burkett also teaches both Regents Chemistry and College Chemistry through Niagara County Community College. She has developed a new curriculum through a professional development grant and implemented a modern classroom format often referred to as “Flipped Classroom”, with student-centered self-paced learning.

She has ensured that her students meet academic benchmarks while remaining up-to-date and well-informed on science industry topics and progress.

“The single best thing about being an educator is seeing the ‘lightbulb moment’ for a student,” she said. “It’s the moment that they finally make a connection between something we’re learning and a real-world phenomenon. It’s the moment that they finally grasp a difficult topic we’ve been working on for a while. I know most of my students won’t go on to study chemistry beyond high school, but I love getting kids excited about science in their real lives and I hope they carry this enthusiasm with them into the future.”

Burkett is known for offering support to her fellow teachers at Roy-Hart with her expertise in digital tools and learning management systems. She is very dedicated to her students, colleagues and the community.  Burkett is grateful for the support she receives in return.

“This award also made me incredibly thankful for a supportive administration,” she said. “My principal, Gary Bell, and superintendent, Jill Heck, have given me the freedom to explore new and interesting teaching methodologies in my classroom and we see it paying off dividends in the way my students are motivated to learn! A big thank you to Sarah English from Sweet Home High School, who has been a great mentor over the past five years. It would also be remiss of me to not thank my parents, Thomas and Cynthia Burkett, who were excellent examples of dedicated educators in the Western New York region.”

Elaine Baran Black ’93 died of colon cancer during the early hours of the morning on Friday, April 14, 2023. She was 52 years old. She is survived by her loving husband of 23 years, Kevin Black, her daughter Meryl Black, her father Edward Baran, her sister Caroline Fleming, several in-laws, 5 nieces, 1 great-niece, numerous cousins, and two cats.

Elaine was admired for her wry humor and forthright demeanor. With a passion not only for travel but also for travel planning, she set foot in 17 different countries and arranged for her family to have off-the-beaten-path adventures along the way. She enjoyed an active life. She swam and dove competitively, acted in community theater, made photo books, volunteered at the elementary school, and was once even a TV game show contestant.

Having graduated from the College of Wooster and going on to earn a Masters in Library Science from the University of South Florida, Elaine put librarian skills to work serving communities throughout Georgia and beyond, eventually working as the Director of Children and Family Services for the Georgia Public Library Service. A strong advocate for family literacy, she participated in and designed library programs for children, teens, and adults. Upon retirement, she received well wishes and congratulations from libraries and librarians all over the U.S.

Elaine was a dear and kind person, a dedicated wife, and an outstanding mother. She left her mark on the world in so many ways, and the world is a better place because she was here. Her life ended far too soon, but she made the most of the abbreviated time that she did have. She is already deeply missed.

There will be no immediate funerary services because Elaine generously donated her body to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Suwanee, GA. When the college holds a memorial service for donors and their families, more information will be forthcoming as to time and place.

Elaine specifically requested that her obituary read “In lieu of flowers, go check out a book.”

A group of guys and their wives met for a (chilly) spring cookout at the Menoes’ home.

from left
Andy Nicholson ’89
David Knowlton ’89
Greg Giuliano ’87
Tom Moore ’87
Wes Johnston ’89
Mike Menoes ’87
Alison (Stenta) Johnston ’89
John Murphy ’86
Nora (Land) Murphy ’86

OSHKOSH, Wis. (May 4, 2023)- The Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, was recognized as the 2022-23 NBA G League Franchise of the Year. This is the first time the Wisconsin Herd has won the league’s prestigious award since its inaugural season in 2017-18. The team was also awarded 2022-23 Promotion of the Year for the “Be the Light” Black History Month Celebration Platform.

“The Herd is honored to be recognized as Franchise of the Year and to receive the Promotion of the Year award,” said Wisconsin Herd President Steve Brandes. “This is a testament to the hard work our entire team put into making our fifth season our best season yet. We are so thankful to have such an amazing community including our partners and fans. We can’t wait to share this award with you.”

A selection committee comprised of league executives determined the winner of the Franchise of the Year award. All 30 teams were evaluated on the league’s core pillars: Compete with Intensity, Lead with Integrity and Inspire Play.

The Herd experienced significant growth and development last season, as the team saw a 17 percent rise in social media following across all platforms and a 17 percent surge in sponsorship sales for the 2022-23 season. The Herd drew large crowds at Oshkosh Arena playing before an average of 87 percent of capacity for 24 home games, selling out 11 of those contests, and more than doubling the number of sellouts from 2021-22. Wisconsin also set a single-game team attendance record on its fifth annual School Day presented by BMO, welcoming a franchise-best 4,138 fans.

The Herd was also recognized with the Promotion of the Year Award for its “Be the Light” Black History Month Celebration program presented by TDS Telecommunications LLC. The team partnered with artist Patrick “Patcasso” Hunter to paint 12 portraits of 13 influential Black leaders that were sublimated onto the jerseys worn by the Herd during the February 7^th game and auctioned off to raise funds for the Harold Lefty Williams DARE2DREAM foundation. Wisconsin also facilitated a shoe-design workshop in collaboration with STEAM Revolt at Perry Tipler Middle School and displayed the 12 portraits at the UW-Oshkosh Steinhilber Gallery for the month of February.  Former NBA player and current TNT analyst Kenny “The Jet” Smith received a custom Herd jersey and shared it on “NBA on TNT,” live from their studio.

Martha Jane (McCormick) Cox passed away June 12, 2021 at 92.  She is survived by 3 daughters, 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was born and raised in Lisbon, Ohio and entered college at the College of Wooster in the class of 1950, she married in 1948, she finished her bachelor’s degree at Carnegie-Mellon and received her masters of library science at Kent State University after her youngest daughter had started kindergarten.  Following her master’s degree, she enjoyed a 36 year career as a library administrator at Malone College and the Stark County Law Library in Canton, Ohio. She served in her church her whole life in many positions and leadership roles.  She loved her Lord, family, learning, serving, gardening, and playing bridge.

Chameleon Sky, a poetry chapbook written by Wooster Alumna Sarah E N Kohrs, was published in February 2023 as the 2022 Kingdoms in the Wild Poetry Award recipient. She has over 100 publications of poetry and photography in literary journals, worldwide. Kohrs is also the recipient of five awards from The Poetry Society of Virginia in 2023, including the Judah, Sarah, Grace, and Tom Memorial poetry award.

The Wayne State University School of Social Work is proud to announce the 2023 MSW Student of the Year, LaTricia Mitchell (MSW).

LaTricia Mitchell (she/her/hers) is an MSW and Infant Mental Health Dual-Title Program student. She entered the MSW program with a BA in Africana Studies from The College of Wooster in Ohio and a Master of Divinity with emphasis in African American Church Studies with a wealth of professional experiences and has used her time in the program to further develop and hone her clinical skills. LaTricia participates in the Zero to Thrive Program at the University of Michigan, working in both the Infant and Early Childhood Clinic and Perinatal Women and Infant Clinic where she is gaining skills and clinical experience assessing women and children, cultivating therapeutic relationships, creating measurable treatment objectives, and implementing a variety of evidence-based interventions. LaTricia is a talented young scholar who is deeply thoughtful and reflective about the contextual factors affecting Black families raising young children and about the cultural strengths that Black families leverage to raise their children in the context of racism. She is a student member of MI-AIMH, NABSW, and NASW-MI. She is also a student leader in the Radical Social Work student organization and a student member of the MSW Curriculum Committee. She was also recently awarded the Advanced Clinical Social Work Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center.

I met with my two time Wooster roommate and forever bestie, Felicia Lambe `05 where our kids got to meet in her beautiful Honolulu home.  Check out my son’s COW shirt!

Pictured left to right: Felicia Lambe, Shoshana Raskas Aguilar, Felicia’s wife Kristen, child Andre, and baby Sebastian

Josephine H Hartmann (Brenneman), class of 1965, passed away on 1 December 2022.  She was a wonderful wife and mother.

Brett Dawson ‘11 married Jessica Vargo on December 31, 2022, in Cleveland, OH. Pictured are Nicole Martin (LaPerna) ‘18, Matthew Martin ‘16, Elijah Bresley ‘11, Shane Legg ‘10, Benjamin Bellamy ‘12, Claire Bellamy (Lewis) ‘11, Miatta Cogar (Toothman) ‘11, Éowyn Bestor (Groves) ‘13, and Jordan Welker ‘11.

After retiring from the practice of law three years ago (April 2020), I have been able to devote more time to genealogy research.  I enjoy finding “new” cousins.  Over the decades my research has evolved from in-person visits to courthouses and archives to physically search large volumes and scroll through microfilmed records to doing DNA testing and internet searches.  I also enjoy another area of “roots”, gardening.  I favor perennial flowers and produce (asparagus, rhubarb).

Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Randall Pattee on his induction as a fellow to the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL).

The ACTL has a highly selective, invitation-only membership and is considered the most prestigious association for the Trial Bar in the United States and Canada. Membership cannot exceed 1 percent of the total lawyers in any state or province and invitations to become an ACTL fellow are extended only to trial attorneys “who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose professional careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility and collegiality.”

Pattee, co-chair of Fox’s Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice, represents clients throughout the United States in product liability defense and business and commercial disputes. He has been national or regional counsel for manufacturers in the HVAC, transportation, food, industrial controls and processes, construction, agricultural equipment, pharmaceutical, consumer products and chemical industries.

Pattee earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his B.A. from the College of Wooster.

We all remember Wooster fondly, and I myself took classes there as a senior at Wooster High School.  There were numerous faculty members, including professor Floyd Watts, with whom we became family friends. …Dan Gerrity

Dorothy “Dottie” Gerrity

Dorothy (“Dottie”) Gerrity, 83, of Bellaire, Michigan and Naples, Florida died peacefully and surrounded by her family on April 3, 2023. She was born Dorothy Lee Arnold on March 9, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the middle daughter of Lee Edward Arnold and Dorothy Helen Arnold. Dottie is preceded in death by her parents, her older sister Sharon Shore, and her husband Robert (“Bob”) Gerrity. She is survived by her younger sister Kathy Stafford of Bellaire, her children Dan Gerrity of Seattle, Washington (Marjorie Benditt), Patrick Gerrity of Ann Arbor, Michigan (Lauren Gerrity), Neil Gerrity of Bellaire (Holly Gerrity), and Erin Fry of Dallas, Texas (Barnaby Fry). Dottie is also survived by her nieces and nephews, eight grandchildren, one great grandson, another great grandson on the way, and many dear friends and loved ones.

Dottie graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1958 where she was a member of the National Honor Society (and was the homecoming queen). After high school, Dottie attended Michigan State University where she met Bob, who carried her luggage in for her on the first day. Dottie and Bob married on September 10, 1960 and started their family in Grand Blanc, Michigan and, later, Ann Arbor.

Dottie and Bob and their four children moved to Wooster, Ohio in 1974. At that time Dottie returned to college to earn her bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster where she was the first older student. She majored in Sociology and graduated in 1976 at 36 years old. During this time she taught English at Wooster High School and her poetry was published in several books. In Wooster, she also further developed her strong political and social justice opinions. Dottie was an avid feminist, Democrat, and supporter of the rights of women and minorities. In 1979 Dottie moved back to Ann Arbor where she began her career in the construction industry, working first on the Northbury Condominium project.

Dottie and Bob traveled the world together and made many friends along the way. They lived in São Paulo, Brazil, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and London, England before settling back in Northern Michigan and Southwestern Florida. Dottie was a consummate volunteer. She volunteered at the Deanʼs Office of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan and served as a volunteer at the Torch Lake Yacht Club in Bellaire for many years. Dottie went through the Greater Naples Leadership training (Class Number 2) and she spent many years volunteering in Naples including as the Chair of the Collier County Community Foundation, a Board Member of Fun Time Early Learning Academy, a Member of the Advisory Committee of First Book Collier County, a GAIN Committee Member, the Secretary of the Board of First Book of Collier County, a founding board member of CHS Healthcare Foundation, a Board Member of Collier County Chamber of Commerce, and a volunteer at the Christ Child Society of Naples. Dottie was also recognized as one of the Women of Initiative by the Women’s Foundation of Collier County and received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the Greater Naples Leadership, Inc.

Dottie was happiest when she was helping others. She has been a major influence in the lives of many, especially younger people who needed an open heart, a listening ear, or even a place to stay.

A private memorial service will be held in Naples on April 8th and a Celebration of Life will be held this summer at Dottie’s family home on Torch Lake. In lieu of flowers, donations in Dottie’s memory can be made to the Collier County Community Foundation.

Repatriating to the USA

2010

Charlottsville, VA

Moving/Relocation

Brittany Orr

Class of 2010

Charlottsville, VA

Moving/Relocation

The Orr Family, Brittany 2010 and Patrick 2011 with our daughter Lillian, moved back to the US after living in Taiwan since 2011. We relocated to Charlottesville where Patrick got a job teaching 2nd grade and coaching lacrosse at Saint Anne’s Belfield School, and Brittany as Recruitment Coordinator at Southern Teachers Agency. We are looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, and meeting new ones in the area.

Baby Carithers

2009

Arlington, VA

Professional Achievements

Max Carithers

Class of 2009

Arlington, VA

Professional Achievements

Max and his wife Catherine welcomed their first child, Matthew Richard, in June 2022.

Wooster Baby Shower in SC

2010

Goose Creek, SC

Births and Family

Kristine Gaswint

Class of 2010

Goose Creek, SC

Births and Family

Wooster alum celebrating a baby shower in Charleston, SC together. Rebecca Henson (Haug)‘12, Denise Gosnell (Koessler) ‘08, Jesse Gaswint (father to be) ‘10, Kristine Gaswint (Mann)(mother to be) ‘10, Clare Walsh ‘13, Melissa Haug ‘12, Priscilla Haug ‘12.

In Memory of Jeanne Fegan Fallows `49

1949

Clearwater, FL

In Memoriam

Jeanne Fallows

Class of 1949

Clearwater, FL

In Memoriam

Jeanne Fallows

08/14/1927 – 11/22/2022

Jeanne Fallows, age 95, of Clearwater, Florida passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sylvanabbey.com for the Fallows family.

In Memory of Nancy Rue `68

1968

Athens, OH

In Memoriam

Nancy Rue

Class of 1968

Athens, OH

In Memoriam

Nancy H. Rue, 76, of Athens, Ohio passed away peacefully Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Canton, Ohio, on June 14, 1946, the daughter of Marian P. and W. Donald Huffman. She grew up in northeastern Ohio, but spent her adult life in Athens. She graduated from the College of Wooster in 1968 and received a Master’s degree in Library Science from Kent State University a year later. Following her mother’s career path in librarianship, Nancy enjoyed a successful career as reference librarian at Ohio University’s Alden Library, receiving the Outstanding Administrator award in 1991. She retired as the Associate Dean for Public Service after 35 years of service to the University Libraries. Connecting people with information was her passion as a librarian. She learned to play golf as a youngster, taught primarily by her father, and grew up on the family’s golf course in Austinburg, OH. She remained an avid golfer throughout her life. Nancy was the women’s champion at the Athens Country Club for more than 30 years and a six-time medalist in the Southeastern Ohio Women’s Golf Association tournament. An active member of the Country Club, she served as president of the Board of Trustees, president of the Women’s Golf Association, on various Club committees, and as the Club’s historian. Nancy was a generous benefactor to her alma maters, Wooster and Kent State, as well as to many local and national charitable organizations. She established a scholarship fund to honor her family, supported the Ohio University golf program, and local libraries. She enjoyed and appreciated her friends, especially those with whom she shared many happy times on the golf course and over card games or a glass of wine. Their support and love lifted her spirits through her final illness. She was preceded in death by her parents and her best friend of over 40 years Connie Stanforth and her husband William. She is survived by her husband, Charles V. Rue, Jr., of Athens; and by her brother, Donald S. Huffman and his wife Joanna of Vero Beach, FL; nephews Andrew Huffman and Nathan Huffman, great niece Callie and great nephew James Huffman, and her Stanforth family, Kirby and Will. Nancy’s final message to the world is this: Be kind and love each other. Doing good for others out of love and kindness is the true purpose of our existence: “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.” (S. Grellet)

Tributes and remembrance gifts in Nancy’s memory may be directed to the Huffman Family Scholarship Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO), P.O. Box 456, Nelsonville, OH 45764, or the Ohio University Libraries through The Ohio University Foundation, P.O. Box 869, Athens, OH 45701, or (to benefit the Athens Public Library) the Betcher Memorial Endowment for Library Services, also c/o FAO in Nelsonville.

There will be a memorial gathering and celebration of Nancy’s life on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 3:00 PM at the Athens Country Club. Arrangements are by Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home where You may send a message of sympathy to the family at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.

David Clark Palmer June 7, 1930 – March 5, ...

1952

Milford, NY

In Memoriam

David Palmer

Class of 1952

Milford, NY

In Memoriam

David C. Palmer (Class of 1952) passed away at age 92 on March 5, 2023 from multiple health issues.  He died peacefully at home with family at his side.  He will be remembered for his kindness, respectful manner, and generosity as a loving husband and father, entrepreneur, business executive, and educator.  David is one of a long line of the Palmer family who have benefited from the quality education at the College of Wooster and he was proud to support it with a generous gift/annuity.  After his BA at Wooster he served in the US Army and then received an MBA degree at Cornell University.  He worked for Eastman Kodak and then taught high school business at South Huntington School District on Long Island.  Summers were spent operating Palmer Point Boats and Cottages on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks.  He was married to Joyce D. Palmer (deceased 2014) and leaves two children, Karen Joyce Palmer (Class of ’82) and Stephen Clark Palmer.  

Betty Mabel (Hughey) ’55 Celebrates 90th Bir...

1955

Eurclid, OH

Personal Updates

Betty Mabel

Class of 1955

Eurclid, OH

Personal Updates

Betty Mabel (Hughey) ’55 celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends the weekend of March 12, 2023. Betty was joined at her party by her sister, Ruth Dever (Hughey) ’57 and her children, grandchildren and 2 new great-grandchildren! Betty resides in Euclid, OH and is active in her church, Eastshore United Methodist Church. She sings in her church choir and a community women’s choir. At a recent rehearsal the Director praised her for her amazing high G! She enjoys time at her cottage in Muskoka, Ontario with her family during the summers. She is always ready for a Cleveland Orchestra concert and a visit to the Cleveland Art Museum. She begins every day with a time of devotion and prayer. A voracious reader, she keeps up on current events and usually has a mystery novel by her side with the radio tuned to WCLV. The mayor of Euclid, Ohio, Kirsten Holzheimer Gail, attended her birthday celebration and presented a certificate to honor Betty’s many years of service to her community. Her family is blessed to have this amazing woman as our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother!

In Memory of Robert H Evans `60

1960

Duluth, MN

In Memoriam

Robert H. Evans

Class of 1960

Duluth, MN

In Memoriam

Robert Howard Evans died March 19, 2023.

Bob was born May 1, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA to Howard John and Eugenia Wilson Evans. Bob grew up in Pittsburgh and DuBois, PA, graduating from Plum HS in Pittsburgh. He and his wife, Mary, graduated from the College of Wooster where he received honors and the John F. Miller prize in philosophy, while serving as a member of the Marine Corps Reserves. He attended the University of Indiana, and then received a Mellon Fellowship, and his PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh. He arrived in Duluth in 1964 to replace Henry Ehlers for a quarter at UMD, but Bob proved he was a natural teacher and together they developed a philosophy major where he taught across the curriculum throughout his 40 years on the faculty. Bob taught in the Rusty Ladies program and the Experimental Freshman Studies Program, served on the Athletic Committee, the Award and Honors Committee, and on the All-University Committee on Active Learning. He was Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts under Rip Rapp. Bob became the first Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for the College of Letters and Science, and Head of the Philosophy Department numerous times. He was president of the Duluth Chapter of the AAUP and served as the UEA legislative liaison. Bob served widely including being on the American Indian Advisory Board, the Medical School Admissions Committee, Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, as the Director of the Center for Public Policy and on the St. Louis County Historical Society Board. Three different years he was Director of the Study in England Program and taught two other years in England for a program he loved. Bob had a wide variety of skills, from being the interim Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs to earning a varsity athletic letter in college for wrestling, the latter being a story that he regaled to his children. He received the Jean Blehart Distinguished Teacher Award, and the Advisement Award for CLA. Even in retirement he continued to share his knowledge through courses he taught for the University for Seniors.

https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/obituaries/obits/robert-h-evans-5d0135ff67a60618cb3bf3a9-64190e23f3f54b1dcbb4d73b

In Memory of Carlile B. Marshall ’71

1971

Summit, NJ

In Memoriam

Carlile Marshall

Class of 1971

Summit, NJ

In Memoriam

Carlile Babcock Marshall died on February 7^th, 2023 after a long illness. After graduating from Wooster, Carlile earned his MBA at Ohio State, and then his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law. Carlile began his career at Public Service Electric and Gas Company, then pursued banking for the rest of his career.

Carlile was a very loyal alumnus of Wooster, and, at the drop of a hat, would drive from Summit, New Jersey, where he lived, whether it was to see a play on campus or attend a class reunion.  He was a very generous donor to Wooster and established a scholarship in memory of his mother, Alexandra Babcock Marshall who also graduated from Wooster.

He was also the grandson of Colonel Guilford Babcock who was a trustee of Wooster from 1934 to 1943.

Carlile was an active member of Central Presbyterian Church of Summit, serving as a deacon for many years, and on many committees.

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