radio and television courses. Survivors include his wife.
1965
Douglas S. Dietrich, July 9, 2013, of Sanibel, Fla., at the age of 70. He was a financial consultant. Survivors include his wife.
1966
A. Edward Gardner, Jan. 17, 2015, in Bloomington, Ind., at the age of 70. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and United Methodist minister. Survivors include his wife and son, Joshua E. Gardner ’97.
1967
Edwin W. Burney II, Nov. 19, 2012, of Hope, Ind., at the age of 67. He was a member of Delta Upsilon, certified public accountant and financial officer. Jon E. Newcomb, Oct. 12, 2014, of Bremen, Ind., at the age of 69. He was a member of Sigma Chi and attorney in private practice. Survivors include his wife.
Steven S. Clark, Jan. 12, 2015, of Pullman, Wash., at the age of 54. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and an environmental scientist.
1972
Philip G. Heyde, Jan. 10, 2015, of Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 65. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, attorney and adviser to corporations.
G. Michael Monnett, Jan. 7, 2015, of Cloverdale, Ind., at the age of 55, of a heart attack. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and certified public accountant in private practice.
David S. Williamson, Nov. 26, 2014, of Xenia, Ohio, at the age of 64, from cancer. He was a member of Delta Chi and principal in an insurance agency.
Maureen Diercxsens Thompson, Oct. 21, 2014, of Spicewood, Texas, at the age of 50, of breast cancer. She was a member of Delta Gamma and The Washington C. DePauw Society, architect and homemaker. Survivors include her husband.
1973
Dr. Ernest F. Kreutzer Jr., Oct. 28, 2014, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, at the age of 63. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and an anesthesiologist. He was an active advocate for research in Parkinson’s disease after being diagnosed 19 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Jackie Nave Kreutzer ’73.
1974
Gerald W. Bassett, Nov. 9, 2014, in Savannah, Ga., at the age of 62. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and attorney.
Jennifer Wheeler Kiel Glick, Oct. 11, 2014, of Fairfax, Va., at the age of 69, from complications of a blood infection. She was a member of Delta Gamma, homemaker and retired office manager for the Office of Probation and Parole. She was preceded in death by her second husband. Survivors include her husband.
Arthur A. Bryant, Oct. 30, 2014, of Plainfield, Ind., at the age of 70. He was a high school teacher. Survivors include his wife.
1968
1980
Nancy Englehart Stimson, Oct. 5, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 68, of cancer. She was a member of Delta Gamma and retired United Methodist minister. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Virginia McNutt Englehart, Class of 1918, and brother, Theodore M. Englehart Jr. ’72. Survivors include her father, Theodore M. Englehart ’42; husband, John J. Stimson Jr. ’68; and cousin, Sarah Englehart Standley ’80.
1969
Loy Malone Madison Waters, Oct. 24, 2014, in Timonium, Md. She taught in public and private schools, including being a part-time instructor at DePauw. Survivors include her husband and daughter, Mary E. Madison ’84.
1971
LaDonna McNeff Kelly, Nov. 10, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 76. She was an elementary school teacher and homemaker. Survivors include her husband. 56 DEPAUW MAGAZINE SPRING 2015
1982
Vera Rowings Evens, Nov. 2, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 97. She was a school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.
1979
Stephen G. Bruce, Nov. 28, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 58. He was general manager of Indiana Bolt and Nut in Indianapolis, and benefits specialist for Family Development Services. Survivors include his wife.
1981
John E. Davis, Dec. 27, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 58. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He worked for Simon Corporation and was a business entrepreneur. Timothy D. Hopkins, Sept. 10, 2014, of Louisville, Ky., at the age of 54, from cancer. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and worked in the information technology business as product manager. Survivors include his wife. Jennifer J. Szendrey, July 27, 2012, of Highland, Ind., at the age of 54, from cancer. She was a professional musician and elementary school music teacher. Survivors include her husband.
1986
1987
Julia A. Neary, Jan. 3, 2015, of Chicago, at the age of 50, from cancer. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, combat specialist, athlete and teacher. She was an adjunct professor at The Theatre School at DePaul University, and assistant professor of acting and movement.
1995
Ronja Leopold-Holle, Dec. 2. 2014, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, at the age of 43, from cancer. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and homemaker. Survivors include her husband and brother, Alexander M. B. Leopold ’93.
2007
Kimberly A. Taylor, Aug. 31, 2013, of Burlington, Ky., at the age of 28.
2013
Sarah M. Julian, Dec. 27, 2014, of Willowbrook, Ill., at the age of 24. She was a nanny and English tutor.
Faculty
W. Edward Farley, Dec. 27, 2014, in Brentwood, Tenn., at the age of 85. He was a Presbyterian minister, distinguished scholar and writer. He was an assistant professor at DePauw from 1959-63. DePauw awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1985. He was professor emeritus at Vanderbilt Divinity School and taught at the university for nearly three decades. Rick L. Hillis, Oct. 8, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 58. He
was associate professor of English at DePauw and on sabbatical in Texas. He joined the DePauw faculty in 2002 and taught courses in fiction writing, screenwriting, poetry and songwriting. His books included a poetry collection, The Blue Machines of Night, and a short story collection, Limbo River. Survivors include his wife. Ruth L. Lester, Jan. 1, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 85. She was professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation at DePauw and the Tigers’ first women’s tennis coach. She served as head coach of DePauw’s women’s basketball team. She was instrumental in the creation of Putnam County (Ind.) Operation Life. Roger Ptak, Sept. 19, 2014, of Bowling Green, Ohio, at the age of 76. He was an assistant professor at DePauw. He was a retired physics professor from Bowling Green State University after 30 years of service. Survivors include his wife. Christena Trusler Biggs ’59, Jan. 17, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 77. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and taught English in public high school and was an English instructor at DePauw from 1972 until her retirement in 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Daniel Biggs ’58; father, Milton S. Trusler ’31; mother, Mary Carney Trusler ’33; and sister, Cornelia Trusler Searl ’60. Survivors include her brother, Alton C. Trusler ’64; sister, Ann Trusler Brookshire ’62; brother-in-law, James A. Searl ’59; and many DePauw relatives.
Friends
Maxine Ellis, Dec. 31, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 86. She worked at various fraternities and sororities at DePauw. Survivors include her husband. Cathleen A. Nees, Dec. 6, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 59. She worked in the Physical Plant Department at DePauw. Survivors include her husband. Ronald R. Phillips, Jan. 10, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 79. He retired from the DePauw Maintenance Department after 16 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife.