In the classroom, he took great interest in math and economics, and his English teachers noted how he developed into an excellent writer. A summa cum laude graduate of Georgetown University, Leach was a member of the Georgetown Economics Honor Society. After graduation, he worked as a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in Greater Washington, D.C., an international firm that provides management and technology consulting and engineering services. He moved on to a position as senior analyst at United Health Care in Austin. The Jeff Leach Foundation Inc. has been established to benefit males who are battling eating disorders. The foundation’s address is 22 Liberty Drive, #3J, Boston, MA 02210. Leach is survived by his parents, Jeff and Cindy; his sister, Maddie ’10, and his brother, Dan ’12. Lawrence Kirby Lunt Jr. ’42 passed away April 30 at age 92. A resident of Tucson, Arizona, and Brussels, Belgium, Lunt was raised in Concord, Massachusetts. At Nobles, he played football and was crew captain and a standout dash man on two undefeated track teams. He was also vice president of the Student Council and Glee Club president, and was voted best dancer in his class. Lunt attended Harvard Medical School for one year and enlisted in the Air Force, serving three years on Okinawa as a radar operator. He reentered
the service during the Korean War. Lunt moved to Cuba in the 1950s, where he was a rancher and, as it turned out, an informant for the CIA. In 1965, the Castro government arrested him, and he spent 14 years in Cuban prisons, where he received harsh treatment, including lengthy solitary confinement. After his release, Lunt moved to Belgium with his family and spent the next decade writing “Leave Me My Spirit,” an account of his ordeal and resolve, published in 1990. He immersed himself in writing, completing several unpublished novels and also spending time at his brother John’s cattle ranch in Wyoming. In his later years, Lunt found relaxation in turning scrap iron into garden sculptures and spoke fondly of his time at Nobles. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; and his sons, Larry, Anthony and Michael. Bruce Turner Marshall ’81 passed away in his sleep on October 14 in Gardner, Massachusetts, at age 54. Born in Ayer, Massachusetts, Marshall hit a home run in his final varsity at-bat for the Nobles baseball squad in a victory over Milton, earning a standing ovation from his teammates. He was a popular member of the hockey team for his gritty play on defense and sense of humor in the locker room. Marshall went on to become a four-year hockey letter winner at the University of Connecticut, where he was co-captain of the 1984-85 team that made the ECAC playoffs for the first time
in program history. He returned to UConn in 1988 and was head hockey coach for the next 25 seasons, transitioning the program from ECAC Division 3 to its current Division 1 NCAA status. He left UConn in 2013, and this fall he was starting his second season as head hockey coach at Franklin Pierce University. Marshall was presented the Edward Jeremiah college division award for national coach of the year and was also named ECAC coach of the year in 1992. He was formerly vice president of the American Hockey Coaches Association. He is survived by his parents, Peter and Cecily; his children, Matthew, Mollie, Marissa and Marikate; and his siblings, Jonathan ’76, Stephen ’85 and Kristin. Richard MacEwen Roberts ’58 passed away May 18 in Taos, New Mexico, at age 76. He resided in Wellesley during his Nobles years when he was assistant football manager and a member of the soccer, wrestling and crew teams. He served on the Nobleman board and was a member of the choir and Camera Club.
Roberts received highest Honorable Mention his junior year for the quality of his Wiggins Memorial Essay, named for headmaster Charles Wiggins II (1920-43). A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Roberts was in the Army’s Ordnance Corps, serving in Germany from 1961-63. He moved to New Mexico more than 30 years ago, driving there in his truck and camper. Roberts was comfortable in motorcycle boots, Wrangler shorts, Levi jeans and mirror sunglasses. He was an artist and had a passion for music, singing and making up songs and playing banjo and mandolin. Described by a close friend as an unpretentious, one-ofa-kind person, Roberts also cherished his dogs and enjoyed a rugged, close-to-the-earth lifestyle. A Buddhist, he also loved certain portions of the Bible and translated them into French and Spanish. He also made walking pilgrimages during Holy Week to the chapel at Chimayo, New Mexico, which has a reputation as a healing site. He is survived by his sister, Carolyn.
On November 30, 2016, Nobles lost a vibrant young member of our community: Jane Song ’19. A talented violinist, Song performed with the Nobles orchestra and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. She was an involved member of the Nobles community, editing for the new science magazine, the Nobelium, and serving as a coxswain for the crew team. The community that deeply mourns her loss will miss her intelligence, kindness and patience. Her obituary will be published in our next magazine.
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