Bonnie Bosworth Steen (NC ’67, SW ’86) of Metairie, Louisiana, on Nov. 28, 2014. Fred C. Hartman (PHTM ’69) of Cedar Park, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2014. Vergie Laughlin (SW ’69) of Waco, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2014. Allen M. Johnson Sr. (G ’70, ’00) of New Orleans on Oct. 17, 2014. William P. Nelsen (UC ’70) of Montgomery, Ohio, on Sept. 5, 2014. Grace Murphy Overson (UC ’70) of New Orleans on Nov. 29, 2014. Charlotte Mathes Quinn (UC ’70) of Mobile, Alabama, on Nov. 5, 2014. Peter F. Vant Hull (B ’70) of Minneapolis on Nov. 16, 2014. Rupert C. Morgan (G ’71) of Carlsbad, California, on Aug. 14, 2014. Albert B. Fink Jr. (G ’72) of Denver on Sept. 18, 2014. Nicholas C. Kierniesky (G ’72) of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 16, 2014. John M. Hobart (M ’73) of Lake Forest, Illinois, on Dec. 26, 2014. Gregory McGar (E ’73) of Covington, Louisiana, on Oct. 21, 2014. Lee R. Frazier (PHTM ’74) of Gulfport, Mississippi, on Oct. 16, 2014. John L. Boling (L ’75) of Jacksonville, Florida, on Nov. 6, 2014. Tatham E. Hertzberg (A&S ’75) of Highlands, North Carolina, on Oct. 6, 2014. R. O. Nussbaum Jr. (G ’75) of New Orleans on Oct. 22, 2014. John C. Hildebrand Jr. (A&S ’76, B ’77) of Osprey, Florida, on Nov. 30, 2014. John H. Marlin (SW ’76) of Greensboro, North Carolina, on Nov. 13, 2014.
BELIEVER IN TRADITION W. Boatner Reily III (A&S ’50), who died on Jan. 5, 2015, in New Orleans, was a great believer in tradition, both in our company and for Mardi Gras. Boatner (he always went by his middle name) was my cousin. We shared the same grandfather, William B. Reily, founder of our family business, Wm. B. Reily & Co., whose product lines included tea, coffee, mayonnaise, sauces, bottled water and specialty foods. Standard Coffee Service Co. was one of our service companies. During his time as company president, Boatner always occupied the same office that our grandfather had at our company headquarters on Magazine Street in downtown New Orleans. Boatner didn’t want to change offices. Boatner was Rex for Mardi Gras in 1982. That’s when he started a tradition of his own—the Rex Run, a run through Audubon Park by the Queen of Carnival and members of the Rex court on Mardi Gras morning before the parade. For years, as long as he was able, Boatner participated in the Rex Run. When he no longer ran the race, he dressed in top hat and morning coat, and from the sidelines, greeted the runners. Boatner’s father and my father both attended Tulane. Through the Reily Foundation we have given ongoing support to Tulane University, including the medical school and to building the facility by which many people know our name—the Reily Student Recreation Center. Boatner was a philanthropist, businessman and devoted family man. He served as chair of the Tulane Board and had a great love for his grandchildren. His loss is sadly felt. It was obvious at his memorial service at the Audubon Tea Room in January how many people he had touched. He was, above all, a gentleman. —Bob Reily, B ’51
TULANE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
Tribute W. Boatner Reily III
Jan A. Press (L ’80) of Palm Harbor, Florida, on June 22, 2014.
Pamela Black Duckson (NC ’93) of Mendota, Minnesota, on Sept. 13, 2014.
Walter G. Efird III (M ’83) of Memphis, Tennessee, on Oct. 14, 2014.
Edward H. Heard (SW ’94) of Irvine, California, on Oct. 4, 2014.
Michele Egan (NC ’83) of Brick, New Jersey, on Oct. 18, 2014.
Amy Bonifield Galloway (L ’98) of Broseley, Missouri, on Dec. 1, 2014.
Susan Byars (UC ’84) of Dallas on Oct. 4, 2014.
Kent Waguespack (UC ’02) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Nov. 22, 2014.
Joseph Hefler Jr. (B ’84) of Madisonville, Louisiana, on Dec. 21, 2014. Michael J. O’Dea (B ’84) of St. Louis on Nov. 8, 2014. Mary Yazgi (E ’85) of New Orleans on Oct. 4, 2014. Michael J. Mizell-Nelson (A&S ’87, G ’90, ’01) of Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Dec. 1, 2014. Jack B. Smith (SW ’87) of San Antonio on May 1, 2014.
Elizabeth Sussdorff Claiborne (NC ’78) of Tucson, Arizona, on Nov. 14, 2014.
Carolyn Fletcher Jung (SW ’88) of New Orleans on Oct. 26, 2014.
Donald W. Gibbs (A&S ’79) of Winston Salem, North Carolina, on Sept. 17, 2014.
Amanda Trammell (L ’90) of Naples, Florida, on Nov. 13, 2014.
Napoleon K. Sharma (L ’03) of Santa Fe Springs, California, on Feb. 1, 2014. Robert K. Moore (M ’08) of Crestview, Florida, on Feb. 8, 2014. Terry Fedoroff (’13) of Metairie, Louisiana, on Oct. 6, 2014.
Shelby Ferris Fitzpatrick (NC ’64), who currently lives in Kent, England, was incorrectly listed in “Farewell” in the December 2014 Tulane. We confused Fitzpatrick with her mother, Shelby Flowers Ferris (NC ’40), who died Aug. 3, 2014, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. We apologize for the error.
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