ALUMNI Leslie Stiles Jr. ’71B, May 21, 2008. Kenneth Gene Coan ’80B, June 2, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Kori Reneke, and ex-wife Linda (Dowdell) Eisman ’81B, and daughters June and Joy Coan. He worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island as a technical support employee for 15 years. He relocated to Florida in 2002 for health reasons. He was a devoted Denver Broncos fan.
the game fun while producing winning and successful teams. In the early 1970s he went to great lengths to ensure the success of Title IX and equality for women in athletics. He is survived by his wife, Grace. Robert Sutton ’50B, March 20, 2008. His life motto, “You are never doing as well as you could be,” showed in his
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constant quest for self-improvement. Robert achieved the rank of major in the United States Army and later led Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) in Gloucester, MA. His teaching career continued at Gordon College, where he was a professor of English. He also served as the vice-president at Endicott College and was dean of the graduate school at Lesley College.
Deborah (Barclay) Madeddu ’81B, June 17, 2007. She is the daughter of John Barclay ’54B. Melinda Sharpe ’07, June 3, 2008. Melinda was an avid reader and writer. She loved comedic films starring Lucille Ball and Bob Hope, and the music of Bing Crosby and Al Jolson. She is survived by her mother, Diane (Gosselin) Sharpe ’82, stepfather Bernie Mazza, her father Gary Sharpe ’78 and her twin sister, Carissa ’07.
Faculty and Staff in Memoriam Marion E. Carter, July 7, 2008. Throughout her life Marion excelled in academics. She received her B.A. in French from Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, and her M.A. in romance languages and two Ph.D.s from Catholic University of America and Georgetown University, both in Washington, DC. Mary Evelyn Ketcham, February 3, 2009. Longtime supporter and friend of the College, she was the wife of the late Leymon W. “Deak” Ketcham, director of development at Gordon from 1960 until his death in 1966. Among the many family members surviving her are alumni Margaret “Marnie” (Kerr) Ketcham ’66; David ’70 and Claudia (Houston) ’71 Ketcham; Wendell ’73 and Brooke (Mackie) ’75 Ketcham; Geoffrey Ketcham ’80; Jonathan Ketcham ’96; and Lindsey (Ketcham) Peabody ’01. C. Raymond Loring, September 6, 2008. Ray was an adjunct professor of music at Gordon, teaching music composition since 2006. He was an accomplished outdoorsman and hiker, completing the famous “New Hampshire 48” and “New England 67,” two lists of the region’s top trails. He studied piano with the White House pianist for presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Ray scored nearly 100 episodes for the PBS series NOVA as well as other programs for PBS and the History Channel. In recent years he served as a board member of Emmaus Road Ministries and was actively involved in local and international Christian ministries. Miles Strodel, June 27, 2008. Miles was a former Gordon director of athletics. When he was a basketball coach and camp director he was known to keep
Barrington Alumni Reconnect Barrington alumni, pictured in the Barrington Center for the Arts, reconnected during Homecoming Weekend. Among them are current Gordon faculty and staff: Jim Trent, sociology; Roger Green and Marvin Wilson, biblical and theological studies; Stephen MacLeod, college counsel. More reunion photos: www.gordon.edu/sabichphotos
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