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LARGER THAN LIFE
J. WILLIAM LOVING, JR., 1934-2009
VOLUNTEERS! 1950 Katherine “Kit” Bowen Harra Beverly Clark Campbell Daniel Drake Ed Granberry Nancy Neide Johnson, Class Chair
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, BILL LOVING LOVED THE PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY, Rollins soccer, Hunter S. Thompson (a fellow Kentuckian, he noted proudly), Pippin (after whom he named his beloved and much-spoiled dog) and musical theater generally, the
1955 Bill Cary Joan Curtis McKeithen Frank Hutsell ’68MBA David Jaffray Carmen Lampe Boland Mary Martin Hayes, Class Chair Yvonne Oliver Milligan Bruce Remsburg Jim Robinson Peggy Sias Lantz Don Tauscher Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer
Rollins Players, classical music, good photography (especially that of André Kertész, Jerry Uelsmann, Edward Weston, and Ansel Adams), the Orlando Magic, wine and rich food, the Kentucky Derby (his annual Derby party with his special mint julep recipe was legendary), Beef and Bottle, Mexican food, English and American history, political debates, gossip, old movies, new movies, Harry Potter, South Park, and Johnny Carson’s Carnak the Magnificent. Loving, who served as director of financial aid at Rollins from 1970 to 1986, passed away September 13, 2009. His memorial service at the Maitland Art Center drew more than 120 former students, colleagues, and friends, many of whom shared heartfelt memories. “Bill was the wittiest person I have ever known,” said Sam Crosby ’73. “In my senior year at Rollins, when I told him I had been accepted at the University of Florida Law School, he said, ‘You will raise the average IQ of both places.’ He possessed a subtle but powerful ability to disarm with charm and humor, which he used to bring everyone into his large circle of friends.” Loving came to Rollins after serving as financial aid director at Florida Technological University (now University of Central Florida). He believed in the power of aid to give lower- and middle-class applicants a chance for a superior education, and he liked underdogs. He also believed students should work for the privilege. “For kids on financial aid like me, Bill was a large part of why we were able to come to Rollins in the first place,” said Todd Pittenger ’85. “He counseled students on work-study jobs, helped choose professors and major fields, shared his love of the arts, cheered on the athletes amongst us at events, encouraged the leaders, and helped get us jobs or into graduate schools.” He was committed to his role as faculty adviser to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, recruiting students to the organization and helping the fraternity maintain high standards. “Bill was instrumental in bringing the Florida Beta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta back to life,” Pittenger said. “He was a superb mentor and kept the oral history of the fraternity. He could go through a room of composites and tell you something about virtually every person pictured for every year. He was the living link between several generations of Phi Delts.” Loving embodied the liberal arts ideal of Rollins in his wide range of cultural interests. One rarely left a meeting with him without coming away with a book, CD, or DVD in hand. He had an encyclopedic memory for jokes—most of them bad. He was an ordained Baptist minister, art collector, accomplished photographer, avid reader, dedicated fan of Rollins sports teams, mentor, informed political observer, music lover, and devoted husband. In the words of Michael Stewart ’82, “He is ‘largely’ missed.” —Bobby Davis ’82 (To read a longer tribute featuring remembrances by Loving’s friends and colleagues, go to Rollins.edu/magazine/stories/loving2.html.)
1960 Valerie Baumrind Bonatis ’64MAT, Class Co-Chair Sydney “Syd” Burt Goodwin, Giving Co-Chair Barth Engert, Class Chair Dan Laurent John “Jack” Leffingwell, Giving Co-Chair Dick Mansfield Bruce McEwan Gwen Ogilvie Salyer, Class Co-Chair Gail Sutcliffe McGrath 1965 Gene Sullivan 1970 Allan Keen ’71MBA, Giving Co-Chair Daniel Ramey Chip Weston 1975 Anne Crichton Crews Frank Joseph, Class Chair 1980 John Attwell, Class Chair Mimi Carrington Mudgie Couch Holland Dan Flynn ’83MBA, Giving Co-Chair Royce Imhoff Leslie Lloyd Renz Jana Slavens Ricci David Stromquist, Giving Co-Chair Wyndi Zumft Fournie 1985 Bob “Spike” Baldwin, Giving Co-Chair Carroll Hanley Goggin, Class Chair Judy Jones Creel, Giving Co-Chair Craig Polejes Brenda Tamburo Andolina 1990 David Collis Laura Nafis Pennington Andy Slabaugh, Class Chair Thaddeus Seymour ’82HAL ’90H, Honorary Giving Volunteer 1995 Charles Gallagher Sally Fleischmann Oyler ’00MA Kurt Wells
Dick studied with composer Ernst von Dohnanyi under a fellowship at Florida State University, where he obtained a master’s degree in music composition. He published several choral works as part of the acclaimed Robert Shaw Choral series, which were first recorded in summer 2009 and are being prepared for release by his record label, PARMA Recordings, LLC. As an engineer for IBM, Dick wrote experimental programs for musical editing, which pioneered the sophisticated music software available today. His service in the U.S. military during World War II and the Korean War inspired his musical career; his work “I Am Proud to Be An American” was performed in 2008 by the Bach Festival Orchestra in Winter Park. Though he became blind following a medical accident during surgery, Dick lived life to the fullest, continuing his compositional work and traveling with his wife Jeanne. He is survived by his wife, a brother, a sister, nieces, and a nephew.
’54 William “Bill” B. Hardy died September 9, 2009. Born in New York, Bill worked as a self-employed gunsmith. A music aficionado, he served as the choir director at First United Church of Christ and as a baritone soloist at the First Congregational Church in Winter Park. He was also a member of the Chorus Master for the Opera Gala and helped pave the way for the future of opera in Central Florida with a newcomers’ training program. In partnership with the director of Florida Symphony, Henry Mazer, William cofounded the Camerata Choir, for which he directed numerous concerts and operas. Bill served his alma mater as a teacher of musical theater and director of musical productions with Rollins’ theater department. He also directed the Rollins Summer Theatre. He is survived by beloved wife of 41 years, Anne, a daughter, and two grandchildren. ’55 Jane Laverty Henry died December 26, 2009 of lung cancer. See memorial tribute p. 81.
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’55 Stewart M. Ledbetter, 76, died November 5, 2009 after a three-year battle with cancer. Following his studies at Rollins, Stewart received an MBA from Stanford University, where he was a member of the 1953 NCAA national championship golf team. After meeting his future wife, Sheila, at a bowling alley, the couple wed in 1959 and moved to France, where Stewart served as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Finance Officer at SHAPE headquarters. After returning to the U.S., he studied economics at Columbia, settling in Greenwich, CT, where he and Sheila started their family. Stewart was an investment counselor for First National City Bank, advancing to vice president at the age of 35. In 1971, he purchased a real estate firm in Manchester, VT and established a home construction company, which afforded him more time for his beloved family, community volunteer work, and leisure activities such as golfing. In addition to serving as commissioner of the state Banking and Insurance Department in Montpelier,
2000 Megan Fusco Ames Lara Littlepage Matthew Mitchell ’04MBA, Class Chair Lee Reese ’09MBA 2005 Meeghan Borzillo Stephanie Bowen, Class Chair Kimberly Brackett Manson Steve Cahill Angela Ciambrone Logan Elsass Kristina Fuller Matt Gerber Memphis Hackl Olivia Malloy Ryan Parsons Brian Pennacchio Bethany Turk Gerber Men’s Basketball Bruce Howland ’76 Women’s Basketball LaToya Campbell ’99 Jeryl Faulkner Townsend ’54 Mary Louise Johnston ’04 ’09MBA, Co-Chair Larissa McDonough ’07 Tami Newcomb Stark ‘97 ’00MAT Shannon Pranger Shoultz ’03, Co-Chair Cheerleading Joy Buendia ’04, Chair Kay McDonnell Griffith ’53 Margy Mountcastle Robinson ’51 Allie Ng ’08 ’09MBA Bethany Turk Gerber ’05 Emily Weidner ’07
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