Thayer first job at Harvard Medical School where she worked as a research assistant. In later years she worked with her husband at his Waltham dental practice. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bernard F. MacDonald and their children and grandchildren Joyce Payson Slavin Lenz ’48 died peacefully on April 26th, 2012. Joyce attended Colby –Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, majoring in English and Art. She also attended Academy Modern in Boston where she trained professionally as a model. Joyce married Francis “Frank” Slavin from Stamford in 1954. Frank died in 1958 leaving Joyce with three young children and his business. Joyce became a licensed real estate and insurance broker and assumed and operated the Frank T. Slavin Agency for seven years. She remarried several years later to the late Frederick P. Lenz, Jr., who later served on the Board of Representatives in Stamford’s 1st District and became Mayor of Stamford from 1973-1975 when Joyce enjoyed her responsibilities as Stamford’s First Lady. Joyce is survived by her four children and their families. E l i z a b e t h Co l l i n s Sullivan ’48 of Worcester and Harwich Port died February 18, 2012. She leaves her husband of 57 years, William F. Sullivan, and three children. She is also survived by brother, Philip Collins ’46 and Thayer relations Elizabeth Ruscitto Lizardo ’64, Peter Ruscitto ’66, Katherine Bachman Hanley ’88, and Elizabeth Lizardo ’03. She also had seven brothers and sisters who predeceased her. She was an avid reader and very interested in the arts and travel. Paul D. Anderson Jr.’51 of Plymouth, formerly of Randolph, passed away May 17, 2012, after a brief illness. Paul grew up in Randolph and, after graduating from Thayer, attended the University of Maine before enlisting in the Air Force in 1953. Appointed to the Randolph Fire Department
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in 1958, he rose to Captain, Training Officer, and Deputy Chief, before reluctantly retiring in 1994 after 36 years. Paul’s greatest joy was spending time with his family and grandchildren, especially traveling to hockey rinks, ball fields, and sporting events throughout New England. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marie (Gillis), their four children, and five grandchildren. Ann C. Beyer ’53 a longtime resident of Palo Alto, CA passed away January 21, 2012 after a long illness. She is survived by her life partner Millard J. Knepper, her former husband, Karl Beyer and their two children. A woman of diverse interests and talents, she was a graduate of Mount Holyoke College ’57 and Boston University School of Social Work ’60. Ann worked as a social worker for many years in Boston and San Jose CA before becoming an artist. John Warren Brewer, Jr. ’53, 76, died June 19, 2011 in Rockledge, FL. After Thayer he attended the University of MassachusettsAmherst and served in the U.S. Army specializing in guided missiles. After military service in Germany, where he made many friends, he came to FL in 1966 and was employed at Kennedy Space Center for 29 years. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Juanita; sister, Ann Brewer Toole ’54; sons Jay and Chris, daughters Kathryn and Elizabeth, and their families. Paul Tempesta ’53, 77, of Cotuit, died June 1, 2012 at the McCarthy Care Center from complications of end stage Parkinson’s after nearly 40 years of living with the disease. He graduated from Brown University in 1957, where he played varsity baseball for four years. After Brown, Paul served in the United States Marine Corps and then started his work career at Scott Paper Co. He was regional sales manager and director of personnel at The Polaroid Corporation for a decade and then finished his business career as a principal and executive vice president of Food Automation-Service
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Techniques in Stratford, Connecticut. He leaves his devoted wife Maureen (Kerin), and five children and their families. Elizabeth Munro Wa r r i n e r ’ 5 3 , 7 6 , died October 11, 2011. After graduating from Thayer, Elizabeth went to the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School and worked for several years at Wayland, MA Public School as a secretary. Surviving are her husband, Walter “Bud” Warriner, and their children and grandchildren. Dr. Jack Wolper ’54 of Scottsdale, Arizona and formerly of Quincy passed away on March 20, 2011 at age 74. He is survived by his wife Salpi Rowinsky Wolper, a stepson, and brother Howard. Forrest J. McCarthy ’55, 75, of Ludlow, MA, passed away on August 1, 2012. A graduate of Middlebury College, he is survived by his wife Bonnie Laurie (Barnes) McCarthy and their children and stepchildren. He is also survived by his sister Maureen McCarthy Scalia ’56, and her husband Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and many other family members. Deane Shafer Colby ’56 passed away on February 12, 2012. Deane was born on December 11, 1938 to George and Elizabeth Shafer and grew up on Cape Cod. After graduating from Thayer, she attended Randolph-Macon and graduated from Florida State University in 1960. She spent several years teaching in the Florida school system, and then moved to N.H. where she operated several businesses. She moved to Ft. Myers in 1985 and worked in the hospitality industry at several hotels and resorts until 2008. She was the devoted wife of 52 years to Robert Colby, who survives her. She is also survived by two sons, one granddaughter and one brother.
IN MEMORIAM 2012