A Service of Worship and Remembrance Reunion Weekend Sunday, June 12, 2022
The Irvine Memorial Chapel Mercersburg Academy
Carillon Prelude
James Brinson
Greeting
Rev. Dr. William Whitmore
Organ Prelude
Before Thy Throne I Stand
J.S. Bach
*Call to Worship We have come to affirm our historic faith. To worship the God of our mothers and fathers. We have come to remember God’s benefits to us, the living. To respond in thanksgiving to the mighty works of God in our lives. We have come to affirm our trust in the God of all futures, To whose name be blessing and honor, glory and power forever and ever. Amen. *Hymn No. 526
For All the Saints
Sine Nomine
Prayer for the School Community Time of Remembrance Welcome Ann Marie Bliley-Ester ’01 Call to Remembrance Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 13: 1-13 Katie Stover ’07 Reflection Time of Silence for Reflection Reading of the Names Katie Stover ’07 and Diane Wynter ’74 Prayer of Thanksgiving The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Offering
Hark! A Voice Saith, All Are Mortal
J.S. Bach
Prayer of Dedication *The Mercersburg Academy Alma Mater High tower above us her pillars in majesty crowning the hill. She’s faced the wild storm waves of years, and bravely she faces them still. Come, Mercersburg all, and we’ll praise her. The world will we tell of her fame. Till down the long train of the ages shall echo old Mercersburg’s name. This world sweeping mightily onward will whiten our heads with its years, but ever we’ll greet Alma Mater with full hearts and loud swelling cheers. *Benediction Carillon Postlude
For All the Saints
*Please stand, if you are able. Please read bold text out loud together.
arr. by Bryan Barker
The list below includes the names of deceased reunion-year alumni. The italicized thosedeceased we learned of within the past five years The below list ofnames names are includes reunion year alumni; asterisks indicate deaths Mercersburg has learned of in the past five years. and the italicized names with an asterisk are those we learned of within the past year.
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1948 1947 Joseph Adams Will Allen* Russell Adams Ed Anderson Jr. Chauncey Anderson Jr. Walt Anderson Harvey AndrussJr.Jr. Bill Andes Jr. Jr. George Bacon William Baker Robert Badger Dale Baldridge William Bailey Bill Baldwin William Bair* Nelson SamuelBarber Bates Tony Barcelo Arnold Bauer* Edwin Barnitz Lynford Beard, Jr. Thomas Barton George Beck William Bassett Robert Belber* Paul Bauer Jr. Robert Bennett Bill Berilla Jr. Charles Berry Marsh Victor Bogar Bihl Pete Borlo Jr. William Borah Dave Boulden Edward Bou* Walter Braham Jr. Jack Brown* Well Bramhall Jr. Howard Bucy Jr. Doug HarryBrooks* Bunker Jr. John Browning William Buttling Jr. Sumner Brumbaugh Robert Clappier Bob Brush Richard Cleveland Vere Buller Henry Clutz John Burych Charles Coburn Harold ThomasByron Cottom Skip RileyByron Daniels III Franklin Cappon Edward Danielson Bob Cavanaugh Howard Dankel Jr. Tom Chidester Charles Day Tom Chidsey Cornelis DeKuijper Bill Clapp II John deRuyter Cleck JosephCleckner DetwilerIII George ThomasCoffin DeweyIII George ThomasCohill Diehl* Maurice Jr.* Charles Cohill Duryea Robert RichardCohill Eadie Robert Conlogue Earley* Graham Richard Courtney Easler* Victor Jr. Jr. Oscar Craig Eichhorn Arthur Davis
George Ester Bill DeShields Edward Etchison Bill DoltonEve Jr. Warren Tom Edelblute Edwin Fager Jr. Bill Edgar John Faust* Ben Eisenberger Jr. Robert Fike Dave Emerich Albert Flenner Jr. Ed Eshleman John Follansbee Jr. Chuck Felton Ed Fox III* Jr. Charles RobertFickinger Franklin Jr. Ted Fike John Gegenheimer Roger Fish Robert Gibb Jr. Robert Frantz Allen Gibson Thomas Freeman James Gibson* Paul Friend Jr. Jr. Hays Glover Robert JamesFunkhouser Gordon Francis JamesGift Grove Dave Graffam Robert Hammon Dick Graham William Harris Bill GrantHartman James William Gregson Frank Heckel Parker Hall Jr. Donald Height Jr. Charles KahlerHammond Hench Dick RayHartranft Heppenstall Kent Haskell Edmund Hill Donald Heist Richard Hollenbaugh Bill Helfferich Elvin Jones John Hemphill Richard Jones Jim Higgins* Richard Jones Judiah Higgins William Jones Jr. Frank OrloHigley Kane Dick Hileman Howard Keller* Dick Hindman Allen Kirkpatrick John Hoch Harry Landis III* Merv Jr. JohnHolland Laupheimer Earle HurdLaw* Richard Dick NealJacoby Layser* David James Morgan Lear Jr. Wilbur Johnson Jr. Herbert Lebovitz Wallace Jones Jr. Frank Ledgerwood George Jordy Charles Libby Karl Kahl Lincoln George John Kaltenthaler
William Kane II Bill Kanenson Bob Kelley Andrew Kirk Bill Knights Jim Kohl Jim Kopliner Sr. Joseph Kurey Frank Lance Charles Lathrop Bob Lehman Laurence Levy Bob Lewis George Lewis Bill Livengood Herb Lorentz Jr. Ric Luhrs Jim Lyne Jr. Mac MacGregor Lloyd Magai Carl Mapel Raymond Mateer Harry McAlpine Jr.* Bob McCann Thomas McClure Jr. Edward McConnon William McConnon Andrew McDonough Guy McKinstry Jr. Dan Miller William Moennig Charlie Moore Jr. Joe Mulson James Nagle Arch Newton III Frank O’Day III Bill Oehrle John Oliver Jr. Larry Otto* Al Paget Bill Perry Leighton Phraner Jim Pierson Harvey Posert Jr. John Preston William Pursell Dutch Rahn Jr. Donald Ramsayer
Bob Rankin Bill Raymond* Richard Redington Walter Reineman Jr. George Resh Jr. Marshall Roberts Jr. Robert Rohe Bill Rommel IV* Ernie Rosenbaum Jim Ruder Ed Saeger* William Sawyer Bill Schaub Dick Schindelar Robert Schoyer Hart Sebring William Sedgwick Jr. Jack Sevier Jr. Thomas Shartle Jr. Tom Shields Samuel Shipley Jr. Charles Sieg Cliff Skinner Jr. Howard Smead Sanford Smith Jay Snape Douglas Speicher Wendell Stainsby Owl Staley Dick Stanier John Steele III* Robert Steele Lewis Steinman Charles Stella Dick Stevenson Bob Stranahan Jr. Joe Strode Jr. Charles Swope Bob Teufel John Theobald Charles Thomas Robert Thomas Robert Tomchick Mark Tome Charlie Trepel Morton Trilling James Trull Bob Utz
Tom Varden Dick Verkouteren George Von Uffel III Tom Waltersdorf Coates Walton Jr. Ed Wenzelberger McCrea White Jr.* Dick Whittaker Bill Whittlesey Jr. Jack Williams Walter Windsor John Wolf Burt Young Russell Young Curt Zook 1952 Paul Adams Jr.* James Andreae Charlie Austin III* Albert Baker* Bo Bare Jack Bates Charlie Beall Darrell Booth John Boyle Bill Braunlich Dave Carr James Cox Jim Craig Jr. Scott Crisler Donald Cunard John Davison Eugene Defulvio Joseph Diem Gerry Droz Grant Dunn Robert Eisenhart Ed Etzweiler Ralph Evans II* Michael Fackenthal Richard Feldman George Feltyberger Jr. Fred Fichthorn Donald Fisher Pat Flanagan Jr. Fred Fox Jr. Lou Galliker III*
Gibby Gibson Sr. Fred Grove* George Grove Jr. Ben Harris Bob Hartman Lawrence Hartung William Harvey Bruce Hausch Fred Heinz Jr. Bill Hensel Dale Hess Roger Hindman Randy Hipple Daniel Hoff Sheldon Holmes Bill Houser Jack Hungiville Robert Huntley Par Johnstone Walton Jones Bill Julias Steve Katz Bob Kelso* Bill Kent Jack King III Jim Kirk Jr. Richard Koch Lou Kraft III Rolf Kreitz Bob Larkin Bill LeGore Jr. Robert Lemke Dave Lenington* Bill Lightner Jr. Daniel Lombard James Longacre Bill Lutz Jr. Stanley Margolis G.P. Martin Austin McClain Jr. Wayne McGinnis Charles McGivern Jack McQuiggan Octavio Mejia Don Miller James Moraitis John Morefield
David Morrow Ron Mussman Jerry Novatney Jr. James Patterson Jerry Platek Charles Pyne George Reed Leroy Rowe Sonny Russo Dick Semple Jose Suarez Jr. Tom Thomas Bill Thompson III Walt Tighe Harry Ward Jr. Jim Watt Ed Westwood Dennis Whitley Jay Willman Jr. Jack Woodman 1957 Jim Andrews Jr.* Peter Auty Bob Barrow Marsh Bates Tom Bates Albert Baumann III Joe Beyer Jerry Black Brian Blades Bill Bremmer Jr. Dick Brubaker Bob Buchanan Albert Buck III George Burke Lance Canon James Carroll Jeff Carver Tom Cole II Fred Cooper Bob David Sr. Monty Davis Dick Dittmar* William Dorsett Dosh Doscher Bill Dryfoos
Glen Duensing David Eynon Henry Fletcher Flog Flogaus Dave Gichner Gordon Harrison Lynn Heinbaugh Richard Helbig Ed Holschuh Jr. Mike Isenberg Michael Kearney Dave Kinsey Ray Lassiat John Lewis Larry Long Allen Lowrie Jr. Norm Macartney Keith Mantell Robert McClure Bob Mertz Jr. Larry Miles Tom Moore Raynor Morton Ben Muros Jr. Jack Oppenheim Dick Perkins Owen Phillips Bill Popp William Reith Jr. Bill Rinehart Dick Robbins Raymond Russell George Rust Dave Shinn Bob Smith Mason Sproul Richard Standen Arthur Stanfield Jr. Mark Stevens Joel Tolerton Chuck Utts III Hans Veeder Howard Weddell Dave Williams Bob Wilson Tom Wilson III Ellis Wolfe Jr.
Jeffrey Zack Frederick Zepernick Alfred Zinn Jr. Jack Zulick III 1962 Merl Ake III Harry Allison Bob Andrews* Anthony Berkman Charles Bidelspacher III Donald Birrell Jim Blackmer Larry Bowers II Ray Branscome Jr. Steve Brody Robert Bruce Jr. Roger Budny Howard Carpenter Clarence Charlton Tom Danaher Jr. Laning Davidson David Eakle James Ericson Henry Fidler Daniel Forbes Jr. Doug Hanks Jr. John Haviland Peter Helwig Brian Hesse James Hiltner Bob LaFollette Jim Lawrence Tom Long III* John Mackey* Theodore Mastin III Bill McKee Hugh McLean Mario Mercado Dick Merrill Joel Myers John Myers Jim Patterson Andy Petty III Bob Prince Jr. Eric Rice Bruce Scheuermann
Philip Seibert Jr. Michael Shultz John Smith Leonard Smyth Phil Statton Charles Steiner Buck Stultz Jr. Ron Taylor Patrick Terry* Dave Van Horn Frank Weise III Owen Wilson 1967 Harold Allen II Jim Avirett Jr. Paul Burton Jr. Mike Cahalan Bob Day Chuck DuBois Lester Egerman Fred Feld Tom Fritz* Burley Grimes II Ron Guy* Pete Hotaling Skip Johnston Jr. Bruce Jones Jim LeSar Bill Matchneer III* Charlie Metcalf Gregory Moller Charles Moore III Daniel Muehlman Bob Reiniger Keith Ross Marc Ruben Ivan Sag Bob Smith Sandy Soars III Solly Solomon John Stamets John Tonkin Jr. Charlie Tucceri Frank Utano Paul Valverde Allen von Spiegelfeld
Thaddeus Waterman Brian Watson* Gary Wein David Zeski 1970 Curtis Baer John Bemus Harold Bierly Jason Chalfant Carl Conway John Crawford Jay Eddy Parsons Hanks Fred Jameson Howard Levin William Linn Curtis McWilliams Wallace Moore Jr. David Rector John Robertson Thomas Robertson Pede Scarborough Rick Schaub Mark Schneider Bob Sellers Jr. Nick Shields IV Gregg Spyridon Peter Stapleton Don Stauffer Paul Steiger Jr. Stewart Tabakin Brenda Ward Leroi Watts 1971 Nasser Ahari Lou Armstead Mike Benjamin Joshua Brodsky Philip Burns Steve Cooksey* Bill Endres Don French Bob Fulbright Dave Ganelin Dug Greevy
Paul Griffiths Dan Harbour Jr. William Heyser Edmund Johnstone Jr. Gary Katz Robert Kennicott Russ Knerr III Peter Krooss Ross Krummel Mike Martin Dan McCarty Heaton McKee Glenn McKnight Doug Meek Bill Merrell* John Moore Bill Moore Jr.* John Newman Jim Rubino Michael Sachs Phil Schlecht William Scott III Dave Shutack* Paul Swagart* Bill Thalheimer Jim Thompson Jr. George Turnbull Wendell Wickerham Jon Wisotzkey Chris Worley 1972 Jeffrey Angle Tom Ashby Paul Ausherman Chip Baker III Dennis Bergan Jeffrey Blackburn Phil Clark Pete Dolan Robert Ellers
Tony Eshelman Fredie Felices John Gregory Greg Harp Barb Hawbaker Goldthwait Paul Johnson III Jim Kirk Dave Krusen Jr. Lawrence Kuss Tom Lansdale III* Mark Logsdon Amy MacDonald Anthony Mandan George McCune Jr. Ted Merrick Stephen Records Jay Sewell Jr. Lewis Thomas III Lance Winkler* 1977 Sharon Adams Brian Bacik Kevin Campbell David Diaz Bruce Findlay Rob Garner II John Glass Doug Mack Laurie Marino Karl McGhee Jr. Cathy McLellan Smith Ted McShane II Bill Power Neil Troup 1982 Mike Andreas Thomas Covell
Jace Eliason Robert Harness Howard Harris* David Illingworth Jay Jennette III Bill McKelvey Jr. Sarah Parkes O’Culachain Loren Roth Philip Wood 1987 Sara Deal Temple* Dave Ferris Tina LaCerda Tom Mendham Jr. Kenny Roberts Andy Tyson 1992 Kirk Cummings Tarek Tannous Avery Wilson 1997 Brian Adams Aziz Badr Jon Hahn Falk Ischinger 2002 Jason Thomas 2007 Colton Nelson 2012 Taku Yamane
For a full list of alumni who have passed away from classes prior to 1947, please contact the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations at 717-328-6100 or alumni@mercersburg.edu.
The below list of names includes deceased reunion year alumni; asterisks indicate deaths Mercersburg has learned of in the past five years. 1954 Ken Carmel Joe Eyler Pete Flowers Gerald Hoover Deke McLaughlin Bob Nolan Pipe Sanchez Ed Wish Jr. Dick With
1948 Joseph Adams Russell Adams Chauncey Anderson Jr. Harvey Andruss Jr. George Bacon Jr. Robert Badger William Bailey William Bair* Samuel Bates Arnold Bauer* Lynford Beard, Jr. George Beck Robert Belber* Robert Bennett Charles Berry Victor Bihl William Borah Edward Bou* Jack Brown* Howard Bucy Jr. Harry Bunker Jr. William Buttling Jr. Robert Clappier Richard Cleveland Henry Clutz Charles Coburn Thomas Cottom Riley Daniels III Edward Danielson Howard Dankel Jr. Charles Day Cornelis DeKuijper John deRuyter Joseph Detwiler Thomas Dewey Thomas Diehl* Charles Duryea Richard Eadie Robert Earley* Richard Easler* Oscar Eichhorn Jr.
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1953 Dick Mayer Frank Smith
1951 Bill Clutz John Howell Don Kennedy Ike Smith IV Si Waugaman Jr. 1950 Jim Braham Nick Coyne Richard Krebs Harry Leader
1949 Stanley Bachman James Johnston Bill Kollas Bill Long Jr. Dick McCann Philip Ripepi Pete Slicer Joel Warner Jr. Richard Morris Jim Pfautz Gifford Scott Delane Shultz
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1948 Marvin Gross Charlie Hoffman Bob Love John Lowry
George Ester Edward Etchison Warren Eve Edwin Fager John Faust* Robert Fike Albert Flenner Jr. John Follansbee Jr. Ed Fox III* Robert Franklin John Gegenheimer Robert Gibb Jr. Allen Gibson James Gibson* Hays Glover Jr. James Gordon James Grove Robert Hammon William Harris James Hartman Frank Heckel Donald Height Jr. Kahler Hench Ray Heppenstall Edmund Hill Richard Hollenbaugh Elvin Jones Richard Jones Richard Jones William Jones Jr. Orlo Kane Howard Keller* Allen Kirkpatrick Harry Landis III* John Laupheimer Richard Law* Neal Layser* Morgan Lear Jr. Herbert Lebovitz Frank Ledgerwood Charles Libby George Lincoln
1946 Phil Kelly Edwin Meckstroth Bill Smith Dick Stoeltzing
1945 Ray Adler II Sam Knappenberger Bill Potts 1944 Dick Bleznak John Brandon III Jim Cowan Jr. Bill Hock Jr.
1943 Robert Billhimer Tom Massey III 1942 John Ayres Cliff Diver Mac McBride Fred McKee 1941 Al Neff Jr. Jim Rodney
1938 Frank Whitesell 1936 Martin Myers Jr.
The list below is everyone whose deaths we have learned of within the past year, including faculty, staff, and friends.
1955 Bud Gwosden Mal Halliday J.J. Murray Rick Stever Jr. Stan Weener 1956 Bill Boys Jeff Dando Jesse Fosselman Carl Slesinger Sr. Chas Wood III 1958 Dave Bliley Scott Bowman Mark Cohen 1959 Reeve Howland Bob Watkins 1960 Steve Sellery 1961 Jeff Carpenter III
1963 Edgar Cheely Jr. Gary Marshall Rob Sollenberger 1964 Martin Collison Bill Everhart 1966 Dave Saxe Woody Uphouse 1969 Steven McCune Tom Shoemaker 1973 Nate Koenig Rob Stringert Jr.
1978 Don Little 1979 Lisa Ferrington Shock 1980 Michael Portmess 1983 Jeff Dailey 1986 Raeanne Shilling Crum 1988 Dean Hinton 1990 Steve Koning
1974 Bob Portmess
1994 Chip Bandawe
1975 Dave Killius
2009 Mike Dodson
1976 Bob Neubauer
2019 Tiffany McGhie
This list of names includes former faculty, staff, and friends. Madeleine Albright Bo Burbank Jr.
John Farrell Brendan Fitzsimmons
Pat Goglin Lucia Kempe
Participating in the Service: James A. Brinson, Carillonneur and Organist Rev. Dr. William R. Whitmore, School Minister Ann Marie Bliley-Ester ’01, Alumni Council President Katie Stover ’07, Alumni Council member Diane Wynter ’74, Alumni Council member —————— • —————— Today’s offering will be donated to My Neighbor’s Bounty in Mercersburg, PA. My Neighbor’s Bounty is a recently opened food pantry, serving Mercersburg and the surrounding area. Mercersburg Academy students have worked with the pantry, supporting its mission and providing needed items, when possible. Please give as you are able. —————— • —————— Restoration work continues on the stained-glass windows in the Irvine Memorial Chapel. We remain grateful for the support of alumni, families, and friends of the Academy who make this work possible. If you have any questions about the stained-glass restoration or the Chapel program at Mercersburg Academy, Dr. Whitmore will be available at the conclusion of today’s service. —————— • —————— The Irvine Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1926 to the memory of alumni who lost their lives in World War I and the mothers who sent their sons to Mercersburg Academy. The Chapel was rededicated at the school’s centennial in 1993 to the memory and vision of founding Headmaster William Mann Irvine, who walked with God throughout his life in joy and strength and love.