Class Notes
“May the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Eternal rest grant unto them, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.”
In Memoriam Robert R. Gill ’43, Glen Mills Richard G. Lonsdorf, M.D.’43, Gladwyne Frank A. Carroll, M.D. ’47, Alexandria, Virginia Saul Kaplan ’47, Scranton Bernard D. Rosenfeld, M.D. ’47, Walnut Creek, California Harold Lakin ’49, Venice, Florida Theodore N. Tacij ’49, North Abington Township Martin S. Doria, Ph.D. ’50, Pensacola, Florida John J. Judge ’50, Clarks Green Michael A. McLaughlin ’50, Napa Valley, California Frank P. Sabatini, Sr. ’50, Plains Township Bruno P. Silvestri ’50, Peckville Rudolph D. Marciano ’51, Scranton Rev. Edward R. Scott ’51, Scranton William P. Kearns ’52, Juno Beach, Florida John Pisanchyn ’52, Olyphant Theodore P. Rysz ’52, Moosic William L. Reich ’53, Scranton William A. Bohan ’54, Endwell, New York Rodney D. Brown, Ph.D. ’54, Waymart Frank Loughney Sr. ’55, Scranton John J. O’Connell Jr. ’56, Leesburg, Florida Donald F. Gumpert ’57, Clifford Township Edward J. Reuther ’57, Scranton John A. Serafini ’58, Smithtown, New York Robert F. Jordan ’59, East Syracuse, New York
Robert Rasieleski ’59, Scranton Edward F. Mark G’61, Hunlock Creek Paul Mushak, Ph.D. ’61, Durham, North Carolina Eugene G. Coyer ’62, Scranton Joseph F. Grella ’62, Duryea Carmen J. Donato ’63, West Pittston Robert C. Melucci ’63, Philadelphia Rev. Francis E. Skechus, S.J. ’63, G’78, Scranton James Costello ’64, Lafayette, Louisiana Anthony C. Konieski ’64, Willkes-Barre Robert J. Quinn ’65, Virginia Beach, Virginia William Drackly ’66, Scranton Boyd C. Manzer ’66, South Gibson Hon. James B. McNulty ’66, Scranton Albert A. Meskunas ’66, Dover George Senich ’66, Scranton Ellsworth R. Chase ’67, Mechanicsburg Bernard Motichka G’67, Largo, Florida Thomas W. Jennings ’68, Lafayette Hill Gregory O. Hare ’69, Hazleton Thomas O’Malley ’69, Duryea William J. Clarke ’70, Clarks Summit Charles W. Nutt, Jr. ’70, Elgin, South Carolina John P. Klobusicky ’71, Dunmore Edward J. Wreski ’71, Hatfield Roy A. Leber ’72, Scranton Dennis Owens ’72, Pottstown
Frank M. Salva ’72, Blakely Rev. Francis P. Skitzki ’72, Wilkes-Barre Raymond Bulger ’74, Dunmore Alan J. Decker ’75, Pittston Thomas M. Coveleski ’77, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Mary L. Scranton H’77, Dalton Robert J. Gillon ’78, York William F. Crimmins ’79, Horseheads, New York David W. Price ’79, Dunmore Donna M. Manger ’80, G’82, Dunmore Patrick P. Ackourey ’82, G’84, Scranton Frank J. Laboranti ’84, Scranton Paul F. Meyers, Jr. ’85, Scranton AnnaLisa Richards Black ’85, Madison Township Rev. John M. Brndjar G’86, Allentown Harry W. Lafko G’87, Orwigsburg Rev. Edward Glynn, S.J., H’90, Baltimore, Maryland Michael D. Elias, Sr. G’92, Wilkes-Barre Carrie Holderman Gilmore ’96, Durham, North Carolina David A. Clarke ’98, Pittston Vincent Vanston G’99, South Abington Township Margaret McGinley Thomas ’00, Carbondale Charles W. Devereaux ’02, Easton Robert V. Giacometti ’04, Old Forge Joshua J. Lewkewich ’10, Southington, Connecticut
In Memoriam Friends & Family Frank Andrews, father of Mary Andrews Brown ’81 and Patty Andrews O’Connell ’89, father-in-law of Jay O’Connell ’90 Bernard Bechtel, brother of Leonard Bechtel ’85 Meg Cullen-Brown, University Staff, mother of Michael ’13 and Ryan ’16 Phyllis Cunningham, mother of Mary Beth Cunningham Becker ’88 and James Cunningham G’92, wife of Dr. James Cunningham, Professor Emeritus Prof. Emeritus Francis Curtis, father of Francis Curtis ’89 John Dodge, husband of Dena Cirlincione-Dodge ’93 Charles Valor Foulks, son of Mary Kate Webber Foulks ’98 William French, husband of Leah Canary French ’79 James A. Geiger, father of Matthew Geiger ’81, Daniel Geiger ’85, Lawrence Geiger ’87, Gabrielle Geiger Hampsey ’89, Katie Geiger Gallagher ’93 and Mary Geiger Kozak ’96; father-in
law of Ronald Hampsey ’86 and Shawn Gallagher ’88; grandfather of Jamie Hampsey ’16 and Molly Hampsey ’19; uncle of George Riehman ’87, James Riehman ’89, Felicia Gordon Riehman ’85 and Melissa Fries Riehman ’01, G’02. Mary Clare Gibbons, mother of Dr. John Gibbons ’76, Mary Gibbons Holmes ’98, Hon. James Gibbons ’79, Thomas Gibbons ’79 and Patrick Gibbons ’88 Thomas Groncki, father of Dr. Mary Ann Groncki ’94 Nan Grzywacz, mother of Gary Grzywacz ’84 and grandmother of Corey Wasilnak ’16 Shirley Honold, mother of Sally Honold Berlot ’84 and mother-in-law of Joseph Cleary ’84 Evan Jones, father of Richard Jones ’74 James Kompany, father of Karen Kompany Marti ’84, Rosanne Kompany Rutman ’86 and James Kompany ’95; grandfather of Vincent Marti ’17 Marion Kowalski, mother of Karen Kowalski Loyd ’78 Harold Lakin, M.D., father of Meg Lakin Roccasecca ’85
Victoria Laskiewicz, mother of Ann Marie Laskiewicz-Ross ’79, G’09 Harry Raymond Lillie, father of Raymond Lillie ’81 Theodora Liskowicz, mother of David Liskov, M.D. ’74 and Robert Liskowicz, M.D. ’89 Santina Lonergan, wife of Brian Lonergan ’69 Karen Canary Merriman, sister of Leah Canary French ’79 Thomas Phillips Sr., father of Thomas Phillips Jr. ’85 Ann Needham, mother of Kathleen Needham Preston ’87 Geraldine Sare, wife of Lewis Sare ’51 Sr. Maria del Rey Shevlin, IHM, sister of Col. (Ret.) George Shevlin ’60 Michael Spellman, brother of Barbara Spellman Shuta G’78 Stanley Swaintek, father of Michael Swaintek ’78 Helen Zvirblis, mother of G. Anthony Zvirblis ’66 and Joseph Zvirblis ’74
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