In Memoriam USM wishes to acknowledge and celebrate the lives of our dearly departed alumni and friends. We thank them for enriching our lives throughout their friendship.
William L. Randall MUS’48 passed away peacefully on June 23, 2014 at the age of 83. Randall excelled at tennis during his tenure at Milwaukee University School and was awarded “greatest contributor of the year” award upon graduation. He later received his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School before serving as an attorney and banker for 37 years, retiring as president and chairman at U.S. Bank. A lifelong advocate for public service, Randall was a founder and first president of the United Performing Arts Fund; chairman of the Performing Arts Center and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee; a trustee of the Medical College of Wisconsin; a trustee and board chairman of the Faye McBeath Foundation; and director of numerous organizations, including Alverno College and Milwaukee Academy of Science. At 35, Randall was the youngest president in the history of the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, and was recognized with honorary degrees from the Milwaukee School Of Engineering and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Randall also founded USM’s Alumni Association Board in 1964 and served as its first president in 1964 and 1965. He was recognized as the Alumnus of the Year in 1968, an annual award that preceded the current Alumni Service Award. Randall is survived by his wife of 59 years, Wendy Shea Randall MDS’50; daughters Rebecca Randall (Paul Gigot) and Cynthia Randall (Paul Albrecht); sons Kip (Karen) and Kevin (Lynn); a sister, Judy Randall Thompson MUS’51; and five grandchildren.
Cindy Zautcke spent a peaceful afternoon and evening with the family she loved, and drew her last, gentle breath on June 4, 2014. Zautcke received her bachelor’s degree in German and English from Luther College, and earned her master’s in education at Vanderbilt University. She displayed an unwavering passion for education that included work as a teacher, school founder, classroom volunteer, and charter school advocate. Returning to Milwaukee in 1990, she taught at-risk students at Grand Alternative
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High School, and helped found El Puente High School. Zautcke later lobbied for the state’s first charter school law, and served as a policy expert, resource, advocate, and leader for charter schools in Milwaukee. Over the past 10 years, Zautcke became a parent, committed volunteer, and leader at University School of Milwaukee, where she recognized and helped support a community of gifted and passionate teachers who shaped the lives of her children. To honor her legacy and commitment to education, the ZautckeOstermeyer family has established the Cindy Zautcke Memorial Scholarship Fund at USM with the goal of supporting students from the city of Milwaukee wishing to attend the School. The scholarship will be awarded to a student from a low- to middle-income family that demonstrates outstanding achievement in academics, character, leadership, and community service. Zautcke is survived by her husband of 29 years, Michael Ostermeyer; children Billy ’11, John ’16, and Liz ’17; sister Katy Zautcke Thomas; mother Ranae Zautcke Stavish, nieces, nephews, cousins, colleagues, and countless friends.
Charles Sprague passed away on June 22, 2014, at the age of 64, at home surrounded by his loving family and friends, after a brief but valiant battle with esophageal cancer. As part of his lifelong dedication to education, Sprague served as a University School of Milwaukee Trustee from 2002-2007, holding positions on the Finance and Development Committees of the Board. He was also a member of both the School’s Next Generation Campaign and Annual Giving Cabinets. Some of his favorite memories included joining students at Lower School and Middle School lunch tables, watching USM theater productions, and following the USM boys’ hockey team to state. He believed in “History Rules” and the benefits of a Harkness roundtable discussion. Sprague was raised in Short Hills, N.J. and graduated from The Pingry School in 1967 and Yale University in 1971. After a year of service in the New Jersey National Guard, he matriculated to New York University, where he earned joint JD-MBA degrees in 1976. He moved to the Milwaukee area in 1994 to serve as general counsel and executive vice president at Fiserv. He retired in February 2014. Sprague was passionate about reading and learning and served on the Milwaukee
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