practic in the Pittsburgh, PA, area for 18 years, and of Mount Pleasant Family Health Group in the Mount Pleasant, SC area for 10 years. He is survived by his mother, Donna Markovich; wife, Nancy Leach, 1117 Waterfront Drive, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464; sons, Phillip, Paul and Daniel Markovich; daughter, Sandra Nunes; four grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Paul ’78, Matthew, John, Daniel ’83, and William Markovich; and sisters, Patricia Poindexter and Kathy Brazzale.
87 Kevin Patrick Quigley, 46, died November 12, 2011, in Carmel, IN. Born January 22, 1965, he was the son of Barbara and Jerry Quigley. Quigley was a four-sport letterman at Park Tudor where he ran cross-country and played football. He performed as Marryin’ Sam in the school’s production of Li’l Abner. Quigley was a summer page for Birch Bayh in the United States Senate. While attending Wabash, Quigley was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He then attended Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. Quigley was a software and hardware specialist and salesman for more than 20 years. He loved open-wheel racing, Notre Dame football, action movies, cooking, running and poker. He is survived by his daughters, Delany and Makenna; parents, Barbara and Jerry Quigley; sister, Erin Quigley; and brothers, Christopher and Michael Quigley.
ROBERT HARGRAVE LONG ’39 Robert Hargrave Long, 93, died November 17, 2011, in Cape Coral, FL. Born March 7, 1918, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Marion and Hargrave Long. Long graduated from Wabash with Phi Beta Kappa honors and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. After graduation, he served as a fraternity advisor, was president of the Chicago Association of Wabash Men, worked with admissions to improve recruiting in the Chicago area, and was a member of the College’s Board of Trustees from 1973 to 1981. Long was honored with the Alumni Award of Merit in 1978. The citation read, in part: “At the time of the 25th reunion of the Class of 1939, you wrote that, as students, your class was ‘blessed with humble but great teachers who passed on to us their love of learning and their sense of duty and responsibility.’ Robert Long, your life is a living testimonial to the success of their teaching.” Long did graduate work at Harvard Business School and Northwestern University. During World War II, Long served in the U.S. Navy and from December 1942 to early 1946 was an officer on the USS Hidalgo. After the Navy, Long returned to the Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago and a career that spanned five decades, retiring as senior vice president and deputy head of the trust department. Long assisted numerous civic organizations with his financial skills, and in 1957 he was elected treasurer of Elmhurst, IL, a position in which he served for 16 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Florence, and his second wife, Winifred; brother, Edward; and long-time companion, Lucia Anderson. He is survived by his sons, Robert H. “Skip” Long Jr. ’71 and his wife, Cathy, 306 Rothbury Court, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, and Douglas Long and his wife, Kathy; two grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and sister, Janice Welty.
A remembrance
My father loved Wabash College. He graduated in 1939 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and was a proud member of Phi Gamma Delta. He also excelled on the baseball field and the basketball court for the Little Giants. After Wabash, while in the Navy, he played on a naval team against college basketball teams. In one game against LSU, he scored 38 points. At a recent Wabash alumni meeting in Chicago, Bob Wedgeworth’59, a four-year letterman and quite a basketball player himself, told me what an exceptional basketball talent my father was. Bob commented about my father’s excellent play in the alumni basketball games. From my father I learned to love Wabash. Some of my earliest memories as a young boy came from when he took me to Wabash home football games and to see the Little Giant basketball team play at Wheaton College. I remember one home football game in particular. It was raining like crazy. My mom and my younger brother (who ended up going to DePauw) left for shelter at half time. Dad and I stayed through all the rain to root the Little Giants to victory. I learned from him that day that “Wabash Always Fights.” My father is one of my heroes. His quiet strength, his many accomplishments, and the way he treated people generated trust and respect. He was my mentor and my inspiration. I am proud to carry his name. To me, he will always be “the big guy”—a person you could always count on to be there for you. He was a tower of decency, caring, and excellence. I have been blessed to have him in my life for so many years and to be his son. Rest in peace, Dad. You were the best. A true Wabash man from the Greatest Generation. —Robert H. “Skip” Long Jr. ’71
Through your 93 years of life, you have blessed our family with my caring father, a man who brought me into this world. His love, wisdom and dedication are a direct reflection of you; by making him the man he is, you have made me the man I am today. So while I thank you for, in turn, affecting the future lives of my children and their children, I thank you most for being my grandfather. —Robert H. Long, grandson
My father was a remarkable man. He was an athlete, a scholar, a World War II veteran, a successful banking executive, an elected public official, a Christian, a generous philanthropist, a loving husband, a great father, and a wonderful grandfather. He was a kind, caring man who put the needs of others first. He was a person of integrity who believed in the importance of duty, honor, and responsibility. He gave generously of his time and talents to his country, his community, his church, to many charities, to Wabash College, and to his friends and family.
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