in memoriam
^ DR. MICHAEL STEIN ’55
Jon W. Borough ’63, of Canoga Park, Calif., July 14, 2013. He was 79.
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r. Michael L. Stein ’55, of Belfast, Maine, who dedicated his life to pediatrics and caring for others, died April 7, 2014. He was 80. A graduate of New York University School of Medicine, Michael practiced with Milford Pediatrics in Milford, Conn. from 1965 until 1993. During those years, he also worked in the pediatric gastroenterology clinic at Yale-New Haven Hospital and taught clinical pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. From 1962 until 1964, he was base pediatrician at Tinker Air Force Base (Okla.). Upon retiring and moving to Belfast in 1994, Michael continued his dedication to those in need of care, serving pro-bono at the well-child clinic run by Belfast Public Health Nursing Association. Active in the Belfast community in many other ways, he was chair of the Harbor Committee and the Assess-
John E. “Jack” Drescher ’56, of Raleigh, N.C., who served with the U.S. Air Force before beginning a 35-year career with IBM, and who was IBM’s point person in working with the National Science Foundation to create national computer network connecting 250 college campuses, June 21, 2014. Jack, who volunteered at Cardinal Gibbons High School and was a passionate sports fan, was 79. Robert A. Stute ’57, of Altamonte Springs, Fla. and formerly of Beavercreek, Ohio, Sept. 27, 2013. He was 78.
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John H. Wyman ’63, of Greenwich, Conn., who held an M.B.A. from New York University, was an executive vice president of A.R. Schmeidler & Co. in New York, and was involved in the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin for more than 40 years, Feb. 20, 2014. He was 72.
Dr. Michael Stein ’55 with grandson Andrew McLain ’13
ment Review Board, and a member of the T-2000 committee. An avid sailor, he served on the board of the Penobscot Marine Museum for 10 years. Michael’s civic devotion also extended to his alma mater. He and his wife, Judy, established a generous charitable trust that will equally benefit Union and Mt. Holyoke. Michael was also a valued member Union’s Physician’s Advisory Council, was class
vice president from 2001 until 2013, and was an Annual Fund class agent. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Judy Kramer Stein; son, Dr. James Stein; daughter, Roberta Stein McLain ’83; son-in-law Rodney McLain ’83; grandchildren Alexandra and Andrew McLain ’13, and Stephanie, Dylan and Eli Stein; and brother, Stefan Stein ’59.
John E. Peek ’58, of Salem, Ore., a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the St. Georges Lodge #6 F&AM for 60 years who worked for Xerox in Woodland Hills, Calif. from 1969 until retirement in 1989, Feb. 8, 2014. He was 86.
several Episcopal churches, including St. Peters Episcopal Church in Albany and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in South Glens Falls, Jan. 4, 2014. He was 77.
Carl Richard Cole ’58, of Rochester, N.Y., a graduate of Albany Law School who served in the Navy Civil Engineering Corps and spent his law career at Harter, Secrest and Emry, where he was managing partner, April 11, 2014. He was 77. Rev. Julian K. Schellkopf ’58, of Colonie, N.Y., a priest at
1960s Raymond Laning Jr. ’62, of Colonie, N.Y., who resided in Rochester, N.Y. most of his life and worked as an insurance agent for Marsh McClellan Insurance, and who traveled extensively throughout Europe and was an avid reader and square dancer, March 15, 2014. He was 73.
Lawrence R. Gilman ’63, of Wilmington, N.C., a professor of electromechanical engineering at Norwalk State Technical College (Conn.) for 35 years who also taught at Cape Fear Community College (Wilmington) and founded Nexus Engineering (Wilton, Conn.), April 20, 2014. Lawrence, who was 72, was a dedicated supporter of Union athletics, founding the Gilman Cup in 1997 to help rekindle rowing at the College. Douglas R. McCuen ’64, of New Baltimore, N.Y., a U.S. Air Force veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam, graduated from Albany Law School, worked for the New York State Assembly for 15 years, and then led government relations at Niagara Mohawk until his retirement in 1999, Feb. 27, 2014. A member of many community organizations, he was 72. David C. Radez ’68, of Morehead, Ky., who held a master’s degree from Cornell University and was a hospital administrator in New York City before becoming a real estate broker, June 5, 2014. David, who founded Money Matters Inc. and offered financial planning services in Lexington until retiring in 2009, was 68.