Class Notes

In Memoriam

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1940s

Janice R. Mertes, BA ’40, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.20.2017

Virginia D. Close, BA ’44, BA ’44, of Amherst, N.Y. 09.04.2017

Nicholas R. Critelli, LLB ’44, of Williamsville, N.Y. 07.27.2017

Richard H. Adler, MD ’45, of Wyckoff, N.J. 09.21.2017

James D. Arthur, DDS ’45, of Pulaski, Tenn. 10.21.2017

Robert F. Clark, DDS ’46, of Binghamton, N.Y. 07.23.2017

Florence E. Clouse, EdB ’46, of Durham, N.C. 12.22.2016

Philip L. Reitz, MD ’47, of New Hartford, N.Y. 07.25.2017

Robert C. Schnorr, DDS ’48, of Pittsford, N.Y. 07.19.2017

Esther M. Colton, BS ’49, of Arden, N.C. 10.24.2017

Jacqueline L. Paroski, MD ’49, of North Tonawanda, N.Y. 10.07.2017

Rudolph F. Schneider, BS ’49, of Hatfield, Pa. 10.03.2017

1950s

Donald B. Fraser, BA ’50, of Grand Island, N.Y. 07.02.2017

Harry J. Krall, BA ’50, of San Diego, Calif. 07.24.2017

Richard L. Lienert, BS ’50, of Willoughby, Ohio 09.06.2017

John A. Nelson, BA ’50, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 08.30.2017

Norman H. Penner, EdB ’50, of Bedford, N.H. 09.30.2017

Richard E. Pyne, BA ’50, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.23.2017

Floyd M. Seufert, BS ’50, of Thousand Oaks, Calif. 07.12.2017

Constantine E. Tzetzo, BS ’50, of Williamsville, N.Y. 07.15.2017

Nelson E. Braaten, BS ’51, of East Aurora, N.Y. 07.27.2017

George C. Hedden, BA ’51, of Webster, N.Y. 09.30.2017

Allan D. Loughborough, BS ’51, of Syracuse, N.Y. 05.10.2017

Warren M. Shaddock, DDS ’51, of Rochester, N.Y. 10.03.2017

Virginia L. Rhodes, EdB ’52, of Marine City, Mich. 09.29.2017

Dominic J. Terranova, LLB ’52, of Lancaster, N.Y. 09.22.2017

Harry P. Weinrib, JD ’52, BA ’50, of Kenmore, N.Y. 08.08.2017

Daniel D. Leggiere, BS ’53, of Phoenix, Ariz. 07.15.2017

Anthony A. Rotella, JD ’53, of Niagara Falls, N.Y. 10.13.2017

John R. Schlieder, DDS ’53, of Lowville, N.Y. 09.19.2017

Charles R. Barone, BS ’54, of Kenmore, N.Y. 08.21.2017

Frank J. Costanzo, DDS ’54, of Durham, N.C. 07.17.2017

Donald J. Holzman, JD ’54, BA ’53, of Eggertsville, N.Y. 08.17.2017

Edgar F. Viggiani, LLB ’54, of Victor, N.Y. 09.06.2017

Helen E. Zmijewski, BA ’55, of Cherry Hill, N.J. 09.17.2017

Keith A. Lasher, BA ’56, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.18.2017

Alan H. Levine, JD ’56, of Pittsburgh, Pa. 10.09.2017

John M. Melisz, BS ’56, of Lake View, N.Y. 08.11.2017

Paul S. Proefrock, BS ’56, of Mashpee, Mass. 06.01.2017

Janis H. Sarles, BA ’57, of Minneapolis, Minn. 04.17.2016

Paul Shatkin, JD ’57, of Buffalo, N.Y. 08.15.2017

Mary M. Cook, BS ’58, of State College, Pa. 02.20.2016

Mary Ann Krawiec, BS ’58, of Hamburg, N.Y. 08.20.2017

Anthony J. Chimera, MS ’59, BS ’52, of Alpharetta, Ga. 10.02.2017

Mary A. Choi, BA ’59, of West Falls, N.Y. 08.26.2017

Bruce A. Fenn, BFA ’59, of Snyder, N.Y. 09.18.2017

Seymour D. Grauer, MD ’59, of Syosset, N.Y. 07.09.2017

James B. Keats, BA ’59, BA ’59, of Orchard Park, N.Y. 07.27.2017

Kenneth W. Knapp, JD ’59, BA ’56, of Eden, N.Y. 08.15.2017

James H. Schleuss, BS ’59, of Bluffton, S.C. 08.16.2017

Carlyle W. Westlund, BA ’59, of Middleburg, Pa. 07.23.2017

1960s

James M. Buckley, JD ’60, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.29.2017

Peter M. Collard, JD ’60, of Vero Beach, Fla. 10.07.2017

Philip C. D'Angelo, DDS ’61, BA ’56, of Geneseo, N.Y. 09.02.2017

Girard A. Gugino, DDS ’61, of Getzville, N.Y. 08.02.2017

Phyllis M. Henry, EdD ’61, EdM ’53, BA ’47, of Chapel Hill, N.C. 09.12.2017

Rashad Y. Kirdani, PhD ’61, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.20.2017

Ronald J. Mogavero, BS ’61, of Framingham, Mass. 10.11.2017

Steve G. Cottis, PhD ’62, MA ’59, BA ’56, of Westhampton, N.J. 09.16.2017

Frances E. Wenderlich, BS ’62, of Seneca Falls, N.Y. 07.23.2017

William F. Barrett, BS ’63, of Spotsylvania, Va. 09.19.2017

Edward V. Gibbons, BA ’63, of Esmond, R.I. 09.18.2017

John T. Wozer, MS ’63, of Tonawanda, N.Y. 10.07.2017

Herman Birch, PhD ’64, of Costa Mesa, Calif. 02.04.2016

William A. Fleming, MD ’64, of Buffalo, N.Y. 07.28.2017

Richard L. Pejka Packer, MBA ’64, of Franktown, Colo. 07.01.2017

Richard A. Rodon, BA ’64, of Oakfield, N.Y. 09.13.2017

Hope J. Bard, BS ’65, of Hermitage, Pa. 02.04.2017

Jean A. Barrett, EdD ’65, EdM ’56, of Yorba Linda, Calif. 07.00.2017

John A. Brett, BS ’65, of Burnsville, Minn. 07.23.2017

Arthur E. Foley, MS ’65, BS ’62, of Lexington, Mass. 03.02.2017

Gerald C. Peppy, DDS ’65, of Windermere, Fla. 07.22.2017

David G. Publow, MD ’65, of Bedford, N.H. 07.18.2017

Joseph P. Senft, PhD ’65, MA ’61, of Philadelphia, Pa. 09.18.2017

Raymond T. Welsh, MSW ’65, CERT ’62, of Schenectady, N.Y. 08.25.2017

James C. Collins, JD ’66, BA ’64, of Hamburg, N.Y. 08.04.2017

Joan M. Corrie, EdM ’66, of Fort Myers, Fla. 08.11.2016

Walter A. Doehring, EdM ’66, BS ’49, of Batavia, N.Y. 06.09.2017

David E. Flierl, JD ’66, BS ’62, of Clovis, Calif. 08.07.2017

Laverne H. Hardy, MS ’66, of Salinas, Calif. 08.27.2017

Mary M. Horrigan, MSW ’66, of Elma, N.Y. 08.14.2017

Jeffrey L. Kahler, MD ’66, of Pittsboro, N.C. 09.21.2017

Earl E. Kramer, EdM ’66, BA ’50, of Getzville, N.Y. 09.30.2017

John M. Ritch, BS ’66, of Grand Rapids, Mich. 08.04.2017

John C. Scelsi, BS ’66, of Port Charlotte, Fla. 08.12.2017

Frank J. Clark, JD ’67, of Buffalo, N.Y. 09.23.2017

John Belton, EdM ’68, of Schenectady, N.Y. 08.27.2017

Lauren B. Komack, BA ’68, of Boston, Mass. 08.07.2017

Peter M. Longo, BA ’68, of Cheektowaga, N.Y. 07.13.2017

John L. Slack, EdM ’68, EDB ’'65, of Gambrills, Md. 02.00.2017

Gerald A. Wysocki, DDS ’68, of Hamburg, N.Y. 10.19.2017

John S. Csizmar, EdM ’69, BA ’61, BA ’61, of Angola, N.Y. 05.05.2017

Robert R. Mesel, MBA ’69, of Johns Island, S.C. 06.04.2017

Paul O. Pettit, BS ’69, of Georgetown, Texas 10.07.2016

Henry J. Sontag, BA ’69, of Buffalo, N.Y. 07.27.2017

Patti S. Sperling, EdB ’69, of Boynton Beach, Fla. 08.09.2017

Georgiana D. Stewart, EdM ’69, of Jamestown, N.Y. 01.31.2017

1970s

Barbara J. Capell, BS ’70, of Rockwood, Tenn. 09.16.2017

Laurence M. Lesser, MD ’70, of Lawrenceville, Ga. 08.02.2017

John F. McElroy, EdM ’70, of Gansevoort, N.Y. 09.14.2017

Charles B. Mercurio, EdM ’70, EDB '64, of Clarence Center, N.Y. 10.02.2017

Linda A. Proctor, BS ’70, of Redwood City, Calif. 05.16.2017

Julia A. Rotella, MLS ’70, of Lewiston, N.Y. 08.00.2017

Leonard S. Gaby, MBA ’71, BS ’67, of Paradise Valley, Ariz. 08.26.2017

Jeffrey M. Lyons, BA ’71, of Williamsville, N.Y. 09.08.2017

Stephen P. Munn, MBA ’71, of Hobe Sound, Fla. 10.01.2017

Edward F. Ryczek, BS ’71, of Sun Lakes, Ariz. 10.08.2017

Edward E. Van Alstyne, BA ’71, of Waterford, N.Y. 07.29.2017

Wayne R. Williamson, BA ’71, of Montgomery, Ala. 09.10.2017

James L. Fox, JD '72, BA ’69, of Lockport, N.Y. 09.18.2017

Allan J. Kuhn, EdD ’72, of Tonawanda, N.Y. 08.04.2017

Darwin T. Lynner, PhD ’72, MA ’69, of Norwalk, Iowa 08.02.2017

Marguerite K. Serio, EdM ’72, of Lockport, N.Y. 08.29.2017

Gary L. Solodkin, PhD ’72, of New Albany, Ky. 10.08.2017

Geraldine A. Turney, BS ’72, of Carmel, Ind. 09.10.2017

Daniel J. Bolt, BA ’73, of Glastonbury, Conn. 07.29.2017

Mary L. Carlson, EdM ’73, BS ’65, of Erie, Pa. 08.12.2017

Joan R. Giesecke, BA ’73, of Sarasota, Fla. 10.09.2017

Jane B. Lewis, BFA ‘73, of San Francisco, Calif. 08.24.2017

David A. Maxwell, BS ’73, of Seattle, Wash. 09.14.2017

Sandra C. Hope, BS ’74, of Orchard Park, N.Y. 10.17.2016

Gabor Papp, BA ’74, of Sarasota, Fla. 03.18.2016

Michael J. Tabacco, DDS ’74, of Washington, D.C. 07.26.2017

Cynthia A. Brown, EdM ’75, of Buffalo, N.Y. 09.06.2016

Ronald R. Cichocki, BA ’75, of Perrysburg, Ohio 10.26.2017

Gertrude C. Fawls, EdM ’75, of Stella Niagara, N.Y. 02.24.2017

Bertram C. Hoffman, BA ’75, of Williamsville, N.Y. 10.01.2017

Michele C. Kelsey, BS ’75, of Pantego, Texas 09.15.2017

Henry P. Tomiak, MD ’75, BA ’69, of Troy, N.Y. 10.25.2017

Michael R. Bye, MD ’76, BA ’70, of Livingston, N.J. 04.09.2017

Raymond A. Chamberlain, AA ’76, of Orchard Park, N.Y. 04.12.2017

Duane C. Hawk, EdD ’76, of Rush, N.Y. 07.31.2017

Wayne M. O'Sullivan, PhD ’76, of Eggertsville, N.Y. 10.02.2017

Nancy A. Ruggiero, MS ’76, BS ’64, of Clarence Center, N.Y. 07.01.2017

Martin S. Grisanti, BS ’77, of Devils Tower, Wyo. 09.26.2017

Daniel J. Belmondo, MFA ’78, of Wynnewood, Pa. 09.02.2017

Leonard E. Kotkiewicz, BA ’78, of Severna Park, Md. 10.15.2017

Heidi M. Mahoney, PhD ’78, of Le Roy, N.Y. 10.09.2017

Ralda L. Scharstein, BA ’78, of Cottondale, Ala. 08.03.2017

Cherry D. Williams, EdM ’78, BS '76, of Buffalo, N.Y. 10.14.2017

Jean C. Bishop, BFA ’79, of North Tonawanda, N.Y. 07.30.2017

Salvatore W. Catalino, EdD ’79, of Spencerport, N.Y. 07.03.2017

Mozelle Jones, BS ’79, of Buffalo, N.Y. 09.16.2017

Richard Parenti, JD ’79, of Howard Beach, N.Y. 09.21.2017

1980s

Carolyn B. Kalinka, MS ’80, of Williamsville, N.Y. 08.08.2017

Ellen M. Mruk, BS ’80, of Lancaster, N.Y. 08.05.2017

Mary A. Yates, MS ’80, of Lewiston, N.Y. 09.00.2017

Teresa Kuca, BA ’81, of Niagara Falls, N.Y. 09.01.2017

John P. Scofield, BA ’81, of Glenburn, Maine 08.27.2017

Roger J. Smith, BA ’82, of Interlaken, N.Y. 07.27.2017

Gary M. Tydus, EdM ’82, of Buffalo, N.Y. 10.19.2017

Albert A. Foster, JD ’83, of Alexandria, Va. 05.03.2016

Susan A. Hayman, MLS ’83, of San Diego, Calif. 09.29.2017

James W. Mazzo, BA ’83, of Saint Petersburg, Fla. 03.11.2017

Barry Berlin, PhD ’84, of Lockport, N.Y. 10.23.2017

Bruce R. Cummings, MBA ’84, of Kenmore, N.Y. 10.25.2017

Elisabeth A. Welch, BA ’84, of Dallas, Texas 09.04.2017

Mary E. Aramini, JD ’85, of Rochester, N.Y. 08.02.2017

Isaac U. Dim, PhD ’85, of North Baldwin, N.Y. 00.00.2017

Thomas H. Miller, BA ’85, of Mountain Top, Pa. 08.14.2017

Barrie H. McKinney, BS ’86, of Tonawanda, N.Y. 07.18.2017

Joseph W. Barnes, MLS ’87, PHD ’74, MA ’71, of Duluth, Ga. 08.15.2017

George E. Barthel, BA ’87, BS ’87, of Peachtree City, Ga. 01.22.2017

Leo C. Butera, JD ’87, of North Tonawanda, N.Y. 09.18.2017

Janet J. Mather, EdM ’87, BA ’85, of Snyder, N.Y. 10.22.2017

Leslie A. Morgan, MA ’87, of Lake Onion, Mich. 02.20.2016

Diane S. Krasinski, BS ’88, of Orlando, Fla. 10.03.2017

Anthony J. Bianchi, BS ’89, of Amherst, N.Y. 07.24.2017

Mary Ann E. Rooth, BA ’89, of Hamburg, N.Y. 10.14.2017

1990s

Lauren B. Gerson, MD ’90, of Menlo Park, Calif. 07.21.2017

Jason C. Murphy, BA ’90, of Lawrence, Kan. 03.22.2017

Gary L. Preischel, BS ’90, of Hamburg, N.Y. 07.19.2017

Susan P. Jarvis, MSW ’91, AA ’68, of Lackawanna, N.Y. 09.02.2017

Lynn A. Menza, MS ’91, of East Aurora, N.Y. 10.23.2017

Sharon S. Klotzbach, EdM ’92, of Corfu, N.Y. 04.07.2017

Maria R. Mastroleo, BS ’92, AAS ’87, of Buffalo, N.Y. 06.15.2017

Geoffrey R. Wright, MA ’92, of Falmouth, Maine 10.06.2017

Rosemarie Kud, BA ’94, AAS ’88, of Grand Island, N.Y. 09.09.2017

Beverly A. Piccillo, PhD ’94, of Depew, N.Y. 08.01.2017

Alan Sternberg, BA ’94, of Boynton Beach, Fla. 08.28.2016

Leslie M. Hamilton, MA ’95, BA ’87, of Warren, Ohio 09.06.2017

Erik J. Stumpf, MD ’95, BA ’90, of Lake Mary, Fla. 04.17.2017

Scott A. Townsend, BA ’96, of Rochester, N.Y. 10.06.2017

Margaret A. Kulas, MS ’98, BA ’75, of West Seneca, N.Y. 08.19.2016

Paulette Thompson-Clinton, EdM ’98, of Bethany, Conn. 09.05.2017

Debra A. Needle, BA ’99, of Burt, N.Y. 09.13.2017

2000s

Kevin K. McKain, JD ’02, of Rochester, N.Y. 09.01.2017

Gabriel I. Goodwin, BA ’06, of Oceanside, N.Y. 08.04.2017

Nicole L. Pollard, MLS ’08, of Lawrence, Kan. 08.01.2017

Joshua Roetzer, MLS ’08, BA ’03, of Brooklyn, N.Y. 09.27.2017

2010s

Bernadette M. Thompson, MSW ’13, of Lancaster, N.Y. 10.18.2017

Craig E. Lehner, BA ’14, of Buffalo, N.Y. 10.17.2017

Aleshea L. Brown, BS ’15, of Buffalo, N.Y. 02.25.2016