MERCERSBURG MAGAZINE FALL 2015
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Maryland and worked for the Navy in protein enzyme research and for Oxford Lab. He then worked for R. Fox Inc. in women’s retail clothing and opened the Court Street Pub before eventually operating two food-brokerage businesses, Tidewater Marketing and Exclusive Sales. Survivors include his wife, Carol; two sons, two daughters, two stepchildren, and several grandchildren; his mother; and a sister.
Jerry H. Black, February 22, 2015. (’Eighty-eight, Marshall, football) Jerry attended the U.S. Naval Academy and spent 20 years with the Navy before retiring and working for Sprint. Survivors include his wife, Margaret, as well as two sons.
John H. Ware IV, May 28, 2015. (Colonial Cottage, Irving, Glee Club) John, the son of former U.S. Representative John H. Ware III, attended the University of Pennsylvania and Lincoln University. He worked for Penn Fuel Gas Company and founded the Oxford Area Foundation, and also served on Mercersburg’s Alumni Council. He was preceded in death by a son. Survivors include three daughters, 10 grandchildren, a brother and two sisters, and cousins Mark Edwards ’72 and Beth Edwards Eason ’74.
F. Albert Baumann III, May 1, 2015. (South Cottage, Marshall, Caducean Club, Press Club, Varsity Club, swimming, tennis) Albert earned a bachelor’s degree from Hobart College, an MBA from Cornell University, and a J.D. from American University. He worked for Ford and later for R.L. Polk and Moore Response Graphics. Survivors include three children and a brother, Bill ’65.
Robert W. Mertz, January 19, 2015. (South Cottage, Marshall, Glee Club, Concert Band) Bob was an Army veteran and attended Lehigh University. He ran Sunbury Motors in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and was a partner in Roy Adams & Son Inc. Survivors include a brother, C. Oakley Mertz ’62; a sister; and a niece and three nephews. R. Raymond Russell II, October 14, 2014. (Marshall, Football Band, Blue and White Melodians, Jazz Appreciation Group) “Rusty” attended Washington and Lee University and lived in Omaha, Nebraska. Survivors include a sister, a niece, and several cousins.
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Roger N. James, January 30, 2015. (South Cottage, Marshall, swimming) Roger graduated from St. Lawrence University and served in the Navy before working for Verizon, from which he retired in 2001. He and his wife, Kathryn, lived in Bradenton, Florida, and Bucksport, Maine. In addition to his wife, survivors include a nephew and a cousin. Curtis H. Thomas Jr., May 28, 2015. (Marshall, Caducean Club) Curtis graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He joined Fayette Clinic in West Virginia, where he practiced family medicine until his retirement, at which time he joined New River Family Health Center part time. He also served as medical director for numerous local skilled-nursing facilities. Survivors include his wife, Rosalie; a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren; and his stepmother and two sisters.
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W. Lang Glotfelty, April 7, 2015. (Main, Marshall, Chemistry Club, Rauchrunde, Jurisprudence Society, Gun Club, Christian Service Group, Caducean Club, News Board, Class Day Committee, Football Band) Lang attended the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and worked for Gulf Oil before launching a 40-year career as an entrepreneur. He is survived by his wife, Judy; a son, a daughter, and a stepson; and several grandchildren. Constantine G. Koste Jr., October 25, 2012. (’Eighty-eight, Irving, Student Council, Elections Committee, Class Day Committee, Varsity Club, soccer) “Gus” graduated from the University of
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Michael P. Graney, June 16, 2009. (South Cottage, Irving, Jurisprudence Society, Caducean Club, Stamp Club, Gun Club, Glee Club) Michael earned a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a J.D. from Ohio State University. He was a partner with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Survivors include his wife, Melinda; a daughter, a son, and a stepdaughter; and four grandchildren.
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Merlin E. Ake III, July 29, 2012. (Keil, Irving, Student Council, The Fifteen, El Circulo Español, Jurisprudence Society, International Club, KARUX, soccer) Merlin attended the University of Akron and the University of California, Berkeley, and worked in sales management. He lived in Akron, Ohio. Ronald J. Taylor, May 5, 2015. (Tippetts, Irving declaimer, Chapel reader, Les Copains, Caducean Club, Stamp Club, Electronics Club, Gun Club, KARUX, Press Club, Stony Batter, Music Appreciation, Marshal of the Field) Ron earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington & Jefferson College, a master’s degree in psychology from Yeshiva University, a medical degree from the University of Maryland, and a master’s degree in business from Loyola College in Maryland. He opened a private psychiatric practice and served as medical director for Taylor Medical Group, Marshall Medical Services, and American Psychmanagement. He was also named chief of the Sheppard Pratt-Medlantic Alliance and provided psychiatric counseling services to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, and the Circuit Court of Baltimore County. Survivors include a brother (Rick ’67) and a sister as well as a niece, a nephew, a grand-niece, and a grand-nephew.
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Gordon B. Hughes, February 15, 2015. (Irving, Class Officer, Elections Committee, Orientation Committee, Dance Committee, The Fifteen, Math-Science Group, French Club, Caducean Club, Lit Board, Glee Club, Varsity Club, Marshal of the Field, soccer, proctor) Gordon graduated from Dartmouth College and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He
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