Frank Marion Lentz, Jr., 1955
Edward Francis Porteus, Jr., 1958
Frank M. Lentz, Jr. , 72, of Seal Beach, CA, died on January 2, 2005. After graduating from Darien High School in Darien, CT, he attended Trinity with the Class of 1955 and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and the football team . H e subsequently received his bachelor's degree from Claremont Men's College. In 1956 he joined the Marines and spent the bulk of his military career at El Toro Marine Base. H e was dedicated to the Marines throughout his entire life. After his military career, he went to work for the California Division of Highways, now know as Caltrans, where he retired after 35 years of service. An avid sports fan, he becam e a force in the southern California soccer world, founding the Hurricanes Soccer Club in the late 1970s. H e leaves his wife, Patricia Hoch Lentz, of Seal Beach, CA; daughter, Jennifer Lentz Snyder; son, Frank Marion Lentz III; and grandchildren.
Edward F. Porteus, Jr. , 73, of Cape Coral, FL, died on December 24, 2004. After attending K.ingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, he graduated from Trinity in 1959. As a youth, he was very active with the Boy Scouts, attaining the high honor of Eagle Scout. In 1952 he began his insurance career with Aetna in the field of employee benefits, retiring in 1989 . He was also an active lay leader of his church at the local, state, and national level. H e leaves his wife, Verna Lucille Fossum Porteus, of Cape Coral, FL; three sons, D avid, of Pordand, CT, Steven, of Middlefield, CT, and Gregory Mueller, of Olympia, WA; four daughters, Susan Withstandley, ofNaples, FL, Martha, of Cromwell, CT, Karen Mueller, of San Diego, CA, and Dr. Eileen Dryden, of Cambridge, MA.
Guy Roland Shea, 1955
Guy Roland Shea, 71, of London, England, died on January 1, 2005. Mter graduating from the Diocesan Boys School in Hong Kong, he attended Trinity with the C lass of 1955, where he was involved in the Canterbury Club, Jesters, and Alpha Theta fraternity. H e subsequendy graduated from C hristchurch College, Oxford, and the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield, England. In 1961 he was ordained an Anglican priest, and during a 50year career in England, he served in a number of parishes, ending in St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, where he was beloved by his parishioners. He was also a member of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus ofJerusalem. H aving carefully planned out his fun eral , he included many elements of his Hong Kong roots, such as the Chinese black silk chasuble, embroidered with the Great White C hinese Dragon, worn by the priest presiding at his funeral. He leaves his dearest fr iend, R everend Palmer, of London, England. Lawrence Bernard Larsen, Jr., 1958
The R ev. Lawrence B. Larson,Jr., of Bradenton, FL, died on September 27, 2004, at the age of 67. Mter graduating from Pelham M emorial High in Pelham, NY, he attended Trinity where he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and Freshman Inter-dormitory Council; president of the Canterbury Club; chairman of the Religious Embassy; and member of the Glee Club. He subsequently graduated from General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1961. In 1989, he received his master's degree in social work from the University ofTennessee. Following in his fa ther's footsteps, who was an Episcopal priest, he served the church for 40 years in a variety of capacities, including assistant rector (curate) at Christ Church in Poughkeepsie, NY, where he was assistant Episcopal chaplain to Vassar College students; vicar of All Saints' C hurch in East H artford; assistant rector at Trinity C hurch in Southport, CT; and associate priest at the C hurch of the Good Shepard on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. Although primarily a priest, he also trained as a Jungian psychotherapist at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1989 he moved his family to New York where he practiced in rwo psychotherapeutic agencies. H e leaves his wife, Marion Hines Larsen; rwo brothers, one of whom is a Trinity alum, Robert Caswell Larsen '60, of Norwalk, CT; three children, Lawrence Bernard Larsen III , H annah Hines Larsen, and Sarah Larsen Grubaugh; and rwo grandchildren.
E.L. Pierce Milholland, 1960
Pierce Milholland of Seattle, WA, died May 13, 2005 at the age of 69. After graduating from the Darrow School in New Lebanon, NY, he attended Trinity, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, the lacrosse team, the art club, and the art editor for Trinity's yearbook. He attended Yale University and University ofWashington for graduate study in architecture. For rwo decades, he had his own architectural firm, specializing in high-end homes, before becoming a full-time artist. He painted contemporary impressionism, and many of his works centered around the Northwest's landscape. At the time of his death, he had an exhibit at the Patricia Rovzar Gallery in Kirkland, WA. H e leaves his daughter; a son, Thatcher Milholland, of San Francisco, CA; one grandson; and a sister. Ralph Waldo Allen, 1964
Ralph WAllen, 63, of Philadelphia, PA, died on March 22, 2005. Mter graduating from H ebron Academy in Hebron, ME, he attended Trinity, where he began his lifelong commitment to civil rights and graduated with the Class of 1965. He received his master's degree in English in 1982 from Villanova University. In 1962-63, he was involved with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) , in southwest Georgia, organizing voter registration drives. He was arrested on several occasions for his involvement with civil rights, and one time spent 50 days in jail. In 1988, he returned to Trinity to take part in a three-day SNCC conference hosted by the College. H e began his English teaching career at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, PA, where he taught for seven years. He subsequently taught for 33 years at Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, PA, where he frequently included nature writing in his curriculum. Always active outside the classroom, he finished the 2001 Philadelphia M arathon and attempted to hike the entire Appalachian Trail. He is survived by his wife, Sara Moody Allen; his son, Ralph Allen IV; and his daughter, Elizabeth Gage Allen.
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