IN MEMORIAM
J. Grant McCabe III L’ 50 of Media, Pa., died on Dec. 14.
Elaine Newman Moranz GCP’70, L’80, who specialized
He was 88. Mr. McCabe practiced law at Rawle & Henderson
in commercial real estate law, died on Oct. 27. The resident of
for more than 40 years. He served as a managing partner, and
Newtown Square, Pa., was 65. Mrs. Moranz had been a partner
was chairman for 10 years. In 1979, when the firm’s fortunes
in the Philadelphia law firm of Rothschild, O’ Brien & Fran-
were declining, McCabe flew to Tokyo and persuaded a major
kel since 1987. She and her husband, Joel, along with another
client to stay with Rawle. That gave th. firm the boost it needed
partner bought and renovated the Cornerstore Bar & Grille in
to merge with Hudson, Wilf & Kronfeld under the name Rawle
Ketchum, Idaho. Built in 1884, the restaurant is on the National
& Henderson. It expanded its offerings from maritime law to
Register of Historic Places. Mrs. Morantz dealt withi the nu-
general litigation, business, and commercial cases. Mr. McCabe
merous federal preservation regulations required to complete
grew up on the Main Line in the Philadelphia area. He served
work on the building. Mrs. Moranz worked for the Philadelphia
in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War, retiring
Planning Department for two years and then for the Delaware
as a lieutenant commander. Mr. McCabe put considerable en-
County Planning Department, where she was executive director
ergy into community work. He was active with the Presbyterian
from 1976 to 1977. After earning her law degree, Mrs. Morantz
Church of America and served on its law committee. He was
joined the law firm of Meltzer & Schiffrin, which later merged
also on the board of Springton Lake Village, the retirement com-
with Fox, Rothschild. An accomplished tennis player since child-
munity where he lived for eight years until his death, as well as
hood, she later took up golf. Mrs. Morantz is survived by her
a Lower Merion Township commissioner from 1966 to 1972.
husband; a brother; a sister; and eight nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his wife Alberta; stepdaughter Janice H. Murdoch; sons Joseph Grant IV, Randall, Anderson, and Franklin;
William B. Moyer L’61, who practiced criminal and civil
daughter Sheridan Vastine; stepchildren Henry Hauptfuhrer IV
law for more than 30 years as a partner at Power, Bowen and
and Linda B. Hauptfuhrer; six grandchildren; six ste-grandchil-
Valimont in Doylestown, Pa., died June 10, 2011. He was 77.
dren; and a sister.
Mr. Moyer served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, beginning in June of 1956 as an ensign and later as a lieutenant in the U.S.
Clinton Miller L’40, a former senior patent counsel for a
Naval Reserve from 1960 to 1964. During part of his time with
chemical and munitions manufacturing company named Hercu-
the Navy, he also served with the National Security Agency in
les, Inc., died June 29. He was 97. He worked for Hercules for
Washington, D.C. He later ran for the Pennsylvania State Sen-
37 years. Mr. Miller was a member and president of the Wilm-
ate and for the U.S. Congress. In the community, he served on
ington (Del.) Jaycees. He served on the vestries of St. Andrew’s
the Bucks County Government Study Commission and was a
and Trinity Episcopal churches in Wilmington. Mr. Miller was
member of the board of trustees at Bucks County Community
active in Delaware politics. In retirement he served for eight
College from 1985 to 1994, serving as chairman of the board
years on the Governor’s Council on Aging. He helped create
from 1989 to 1991. Mr. Moyer was predeceased by his wife,
and promulgate legislation benefiting the elderly and counseled
Nancy. He is survived by sons William of South Carolina, Ste-
seniors as part of the ElderInfo program. He was predeceased
phen of Newtown, Pa., and Edward of Perkasie, Pa.; daughter
by his wife Elizabeth and sister, Eloise McLaughlin. He is sur-
Eva Moyer Rohrmiller of Furlong, Pa.; two brothers; two sisters;
vived by his children and their spouses, Dr. Clinton F. and Laurel
11 grandchildren; and Sandy Teal Trainer, with whom he had a
Miller of Portsmouth, NH and Penelope E. Miller and Victor
committed relationship for eight years.
Sitty of Mystic, Conn. He is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Adele E. Wick, of Greenland, NH and four grandchildren.
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