INMEMORIAM Krupa A. Shah has joined O’Connor Redd LLP as an associate in White Plains, N.Y. Scott R. Swayze has joined Vindigni & Betro, PLLC in Oneida, N.Y., as an associate.
Marriages Jason M. LaFlam ’03 and Lauren R. McMullen were married on May 22, 2010, in Altamont, N.Y. Erica A. Brauer ’05 and Jason D. Navarino were married on Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Hackensack, N.J. Nicholas S. Tuffarelli ’05 and Nicole (Casara) Tuffarelli were married on May 1, 2010 in Merrick, N.Y. Stephanie A. Straw ’06 married Joseph Huffnagle on September 11, 2010 in Buffalo, N.Y. Kerri-Ann J. Wright ’07 and Shervon M. Small ’07 were married on July 1, 2010 in Bedford, N.Y. Judy Tsang ’07 and Jeffrey Chow were married on November 19, 2010. Kathleen “Casey” A. Copps DiPaola ’09 and Jeffrey S. DiPaola Jr. were married on June 11, 2010 in Rexford, N.Y. Arlene (Akiwumi-Assani) Osterhoudt ’09 and John Osterhoudt were married on July 4, 2010, Beacon, N.Y.
Births and Adoptions Shannon D. Frazier ’00 gave birth to daughter Kaira Leigh on March 3, 2010. Sarah K. Delaney Vero ’04 and John R. Vero ’00 welcomed their daughter, Isabella Maley Vero on February 3, 2011. Molly J. Slingerland Philipp ’03 and Helmut S. Philipp ’03 welcomed their daughter, Marigold Jane Philipp, on May 1, 2009. Julie N. Perez ’04 gave birth to daughter Gabriella Rose Laquidara on March 4, 2010. Meghan R. Keenholts ’05 and Doug Keenholts welcomed daughter, Saige Olivia, on September 2, 2009. Sonya Smelyansky Van Bortel ’06 and Peter Van Bortel ’07 welcomed their son Zachary on April 30, 2010.
Leo Sawyko ’35 Leo T. Sawyko died on June 16, 2010. He was 98 years old. Leo’s family has honored their father’s legacy by endowing a $50,000 memorial scholarship in his name. Leo was proud that he never missed an annual Rochester alumni event or his class reunion. He practiced law in Rochester through his career, staying close to his law school roommate Lester Rapapport ’35, who died last year at the age of 98. Leo’s career began in 1935 when he hung his single in the boarding house section of his parents’ saloon known as the Dutchtown Hotel in Rochester. In addition to maintaining a general practice, Leo also worked in the law office of Jack McInerney. From there, he moved to the U.S. Immigration Service of the U.S. Department of Justice where he became a hearing officer. He then joined the Monroe County Legal Department as an assistant attorney in the tax foreclosure office. In 1960, he was appointed town attorney for Greece, N.Y. He also maintained a private law practice through most of his career. In 1967, Leo retired and divided his time between Rochester and Florida, before returning full time to Rochester 25 years later.
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George E. Whalen, Dover Plains, N.Y., November 15, 2010.
Conrad (Ted) Carlson III, Delmar, N.Y., August 10, 2010.
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Donald B. Frederick, Waverly, N.Y., December 19, 2010.
Adelaide I. Cartwright, Vero Beach, Fla., December 27, 2010.
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Richard R. Rowley, Slingerlands, N.Y., October 3, 2010.
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Henry J. Gelles, Menlo Park, Calif., December 11, 2010.
Stewart Schantz, Cooperstown, N.Y., February 15, 2010.
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