I Obituaries I
1957
Michael A. Hyman, beloved husband of Arleen, has died. He was also a devoted father of Lawrence Hyman, Robin, and Ric Davidovich, a cherished grandfather of Sammy, Matthew and Sophie, and a dear brother of Gale and Rose. He was an uncle, cousin and friend.
1959
Andrew Julien, father of Sharon Julien, has
passed away.
1964 1961
Edward T. Dunne, 71, of Holmdel, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015. He served on Poly’s Board of Trustees. He was a 1965 graduate of Norwich University, Northfield, VT, where he received a BA and a commission in the US Army. He served as the Adjutant, US Army Garrison, Fort Polk, LA from 1967-1969 and later became a member of Norwich University’s Board of Fellows. Mr. Dunne attended the NYU Graduate School of Public Administration, New England School of Law, and the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Edward had a distinguished career on Wall Street and lectured on the securities industry at a number of graduate schools. Most recently, he served as a Managing Director at Willowbridge Associates, Plainsboro, NJ. He will be sadly missed by his colleagues, family and friends. His parents, Edward T. Dunne, Sr. and Kathryn Nicholson Dunne, predeceased him. Surviving are his devoted wife of 47 years, Gail; his son, Brendan and his wife Nicole; two daughters, Meredith and Tara; his sister, Lucille and her husband, Sean and daughter, Katie; his grandchildren and “granddogs.”
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Neil H. Brandt, passed away April 28, 2014 after a long illness. He lived his life in the pursuit of both spiritual and creative endeavors. He is survived by his brother Jay C. Brandt ’68. ¶ Andy Weber, passed on October 10, 2014. Happily, he was able to attend his 50th reunion celebration at Mel Immergut’s home which he was thrilled to do. He loved Poly, which he attended from 6th grade through high school with his brother Steve Weber ’58. He is survived by his wife, Becky.
1965
Edwin John Effinger, 68, of Rixeyville, Va., passed away on March 10, 2015. Mr. Effinger was born in Brooklyn on March 5, 1947 to Edwin John Effinger and Alma Weida Effinger. He graduated Hamilton College in 1969 with a BA in History; earned his MA in History from Wake Forest; served as headmaster of private schools for over 25 years until he became an owner of E Title & Abstract LLC of Culpeper which operated for over 13 years. Mr. Effinger served as Headmaster of Academy Prep in St. Petersburg, FL, and was co-class president for life at Hamilton College, where he last attended his 45th reunion. In 2001 he married Pamela Enriquez on the St. Petersburg beach. Surviving Mr. Effinger is his wife, Pamela of Culpeper, VA.; his children, John W. Effinger of Danbury, Conn., James C. Effinger and his wife, Heidi of Homer, NY, Corey Goodrich and her husband, Kyle of Denver, CO, Mark C. Enriquez and his wife, Tiffany of Cleveland, OH, and Melinda Pomeroy and her husband, Corey of Palmyra, FL; his grandchildren, Lulu Effinger, Emma Effinger, Haven Goodrich, Holden Goodrich, Pippa Enriquez, Autumn Pomeroy, and Alex Pomeroy; his sisters, Gay Colina of Trenton, NJ, and Elsie Tierney of Oriental, NC; and
his first wife, Lynne Muller of Brookhaven, NY. ¶ On the morning of July 5, 2015, Richard Kastendieck passed away peacefully, after an 11-month battle with a rare form of cancer. He was born on January 26, 1948 in Brooklyn, the son of renowned Poly teacher Dr. Miles Merwin Kastendieck and Clementine Hall Kastendieck, both deceased. Kastendieck received degrees from Drew University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Temple University. He was an attorney for over 35 years in Philadelphia, Bucks County, PA, and Baltimore, MD. In 2003, he retired from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office after almost 20 years of dedicated service as Assistant Attorney General. Always an active member of his community, he served 2 years post-college with VISTA as a draft counselor during the time of the Vietnam War. For 20 years, he was a board member with New Pathways. He was president of the Mt. Washington Improvement Association in 1999, and served as an officer on the board of the Mt. Washington PTO. An athlete and sports enthusiast, he was a wrestler and football player, and continued to stay active, hiking parts of the Appalachian Trail and attending Pilates classes every Saturday. He was also an avid Baltimore Orioles and Ravens fan. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sally J. Miles, and his children, Molly Kastendieck and Miles Kastendieck, and his beloved pets. He is also survived by his twin brother, Dr. Jon Kastendieck of Denver, CO, and sister, Carol Kastendieck of Brooklyn.
1973
Henry D. Finkelstein M.D. passed away on June 20th, 2014. Born in 1920, he received undergraduate and medical degrees from Louisiana State University. An accomplished surgeon, he began his career as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps stationed in Japan. Paul was devoted to and loved by both his family and patients. He was the Chief of Urology at The Brooklyn Hospital Center from 1971–1989 and served as Chairman of the New York State Board of Medicine, President of the Kings County Medical Society, Vice President of IPRO and Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, and was a board member of The Brooklyn Hospital and Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Home.