MEMORIALS

William Francis Burns *69
Bill died June 5, 2021, in Carlisle, Pa. Born in Scranton, Pa., in 1932, he graduated from La Salle College in 1954. He earned an…
Francisco Swett *74
Francisco died Jan. 27, 2022, in Quito, Ecuador, at the age of 74. He was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. After earning…
Gwendolyn J. Gordon *14
Gwen died Jan. 1, 2022, in Philadelphia. She was born May 14, 1980. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell in 2002 and a law…
Edward J. Cotter *63
Ed died May 13, 2022, in Shrewsbury, Mass. He was 85 years old. Ed graduated from Tufts in 1958. He began graduate school at the…
Joseph Andrew Ball *63
Joe, who lived in Laramie, Wyo., died April 13, 2021, at a Loveland, Colo., hospital as the result of a fall. He was 88 years…
Gary C. Breitweiser *61
Gary died Dec. 8, 2021, in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was born Jan. 28, 1937, in Alton, Ill. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Northwestern…
Willard R. Thurlow *42
Willard died April 1, 2022, at the age of 103. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Brown in 1939 and a Ph.D. in psychology from…
Evan J. Chyun ’04
Evan died May 29, 2022, four days short of his 40th birthday, in an automobile accident. Evan was raised in Bristol, Conn., and attended Bristol…
Phyllis N. Fonseca ’79
After a two-year ordeal with Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), Phyllis died Oct. 11, 2021, in Chelsea, Mass. Evincing a lifelong concern for the welfare of…
James L. Marketos ’76
Jim passed away in Washington, D.C., May 13, 2022, from complications of prostate cancer, which he had battled since first being diagnosed in 1998. He…
Timothy S. O’Neil ’76
Tim died May 6, 2022, at his home in Austin, Texas, of a cardiac event after jogging. He was a senior vice president with Herring…
William L. Liscom ’76
Bill died March 17, 2022, of heart failure, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. He was notable for his intellect, energy, good will, humor, and his abiding…
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