Class Notes Brian E. Mullan ’92 passed away on February 18, 2010, in Great Falls, VA. Survived by his parents, Silvia and Michael Mullan, his sister, Ana Cecilia Mullan, his brother, Sean A. Mullan. A memorial service is planned later in the year. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to NAMI, www.nami.org.
of spirit and a loving, compassionate and wise nature that was entirely unique and a gift to all who were lucky enough to know her. Pam lived in New York City and was a working and deeply devoted Mother. She was a most treasured and admired professional as the Director of Human Relations for Rolling Stone Magazines for roughly two decades. Pam is survived by her son Marc, who is 16, her husband Neal, her extraordinary mother, Marilyn Steiner, who was her best friend, and who was with her at every step of the way throughout Pam’s brutal fifteen month battle, her father Ken Fox, her stepfather and stepbrother, Joe and Perry Steiner, her sister, Jeni Steiner ‘02 and her beloved brother Tom Fox ‘83, who donated his stem cells for her transplant and who, along with Marilyn, tirelessly researched and worked to find a miracle to save Pam, a miraculous human being. Pam is missed beyond words by her many bereaved friends and relatives.
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Paul Quantinetz, father of Rebecca Quatinetz ’00, writes, “Approximately one year has transpired since [my daughter’s] tragic death on August 3, 2009 in her Manhattan apartment due to an arrhythmia triggered by a condition called Long QT2. At the time of her death, neither she nor anyone else in her family was aware of this condition, but genetic testing confirmed the diagnosis indicated on an ECG administered in May of 2009. Her mother and father, Stephanie and Paul Quatinetz, and her siblings, Lara Quatinetz, Hilary Quatinetz, and Mitchell Quatinetz survive her. Her doctors failed to inform either her or her parents about this genetic condition, which we now know her mother and brother also carry. In 1998, Rebecca trans-ferred from Scarsdale High School in order to attend Friends for her Junior and
Senior years. According to her parents, Rebecca credited Friends for having had a significant influence on her academic success in college and law school and on shaping her worldview. Her father, Paul Quatinetz, who is a Learning Specialist at Friends, stated: “The teachers at Friends really opened Rebecca’s eyes and encouraged a shy girl to take substantial risks. She participated in Charlie Blank’s mock trial class and had a supporting lead in Pirates of Penzance directed by Jennifer Hayes and Linda Monssen—to mention but two highlights. When I close my eyes in the Meeting House, I still hear her lovely voice and picture her in character—that of a devoted if somewhat daffy daughter. As she continued to blossom into a young woman, she made wonderful steadfast friends who have supported and inspired us with their devotion.” She graduated from Pitzer College where she played on the tennis team and earned high praise for her Senior thesis. After working in banking, she was accepted at New York Law School where she made Law Review and became vice-president of the student association. She was a recipient of the Frank Weg Excellence in Contracts Scholarship. While working as a research assistant for Professor Karen Gross, she helped update Chapter 111 of Collier on Bankruptcy. She co-authored an article for the 2009 Bankruptcy Conference entitled Single Asset Real Estate Bankruptcy and Recent Developments. She died a mere couple of weeks after being sworn in to the New York State Bar and
beginning her professional career. The weekend before she died she joined her family and several friends in Washington D.C. to attend Paul McCartney’s concert. Rebecca was very self-effacing; she had many talents—hidden and otherwise, so few people other than her guitar teacher knew that she had started composing music. The lyrics she wrote to one of her songs include the following lines: I don’t want to analyze I don’t want to theorize I don’t even want to know. Shut the windows and close the door Leave a message, there’s no one home. I don’t want to see your face You can’t see what you ain’t looking for You don’t hear when it is knocking at your door. Don’t tell me that love’s never come your way! Her funeral at Temple Israel Center of White Plains was attended by friends and family from all over the country and by representatives of Friends Seminary including Principal Bo Lauder, Rebecca’s former teacher, Charlie Blank, and by other teachers and Friends’ friends, Linda Chu, Matt Cashin, Jessi Suzuki, Zenny Groce, and Sisi Kamal. The Quatinetz family is also immensely appreciative to all the people who came to visit with us at our home and to those who gave donations in Rebecca’s name.” | f