From the Albany Times Union, March 31, 2018: Carnes, Sheldon (Troy, NY). After a joyful celebration of his life with family and friends, Sheldon “Rusty” Carnes paddled peacefully to the Pearly Gates around 3:30 a.m. on March 26, 2018. He left behind his sisters, Katy, Roxy, and Sandy; brother Terry; multiple masks, puppets and flutes;…
(Philip Kuekes died on November 29, 2010. This memorial appeared in the November, 2018 Class Notes.) “Your scribe has just learned of the death of Philip Kuekes, from glioblastoma, on November 29, 2010. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Fairfield, Conn. He was a physics major at Yale. He moved to the…
(from https://www.mdislander.com/obituary/michael-emery-smith) Michael Emery Smith, 71, died April 23, 2018, at home with his family by his side after a short, but hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 8, 1946, in Bar Harbor, the son of Emery W. and Elaine (Rumill) Smith. Michael graduated from Pemetic High School (SWH), Class of…
From the Chestnut Hill Local: Edmund Lee Wadhams, 70, of Onancock VA, died on March 21 of natural causes. He was born in Philadelphia, July 6, 1947, to the late Genevieve Newbold Lee and the late Albion James Wadhams, Jr. He was the grandson of Ellen Newbold and Charles Smith Lee, Marcia Elizabeth Hand and…
Please write in with any information on Joel — a summary or a report of the major events in his life, how you knew him at Yale, good pictures, personal reflections, … anything. You can add them as “Comments” at the bottom of this post, or email them to Dan Seiver at seiverda@miamioh.edu. Here’s what we know so far:
From https://today.uic.edu/deaths-howard-ozer Howard Ozer, former cancer researcher, clinician, professor and leader at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), died April 6. He was 71. Ozer, who specialized in treatment of blood cancers, is internationally known for his work on biological therapies for cancer. He made significant developments in research related to blood cell growth factors and cytokines….
An incredible legacy: the winningest coach in Ivy League history (which includes back when Yale won everything nationally); College Football Hall of Fame, 2004; 15 players (including our own Hill and Dowling) going to the NFL; 5 Rhodes scholars; only 7 of his 2000 players failed to graduate. Read Brian Dowling’s remembrance in the Comments section of this post.
Vincent Scully spent virtually all his life in New Haven, as a star student at Hillhouse High School, Yale College, and Yale Grad School — teaching at Yale from 1947 until 2014. A major scholar and gifted teacher, Scully insired us. Read the comments that your Classmates left at the bottom of this remembrance … and leave some of your own.
Jonathan Mowry Steere, III, passed away on November 16, 2017 at Hock Hospice Center in Durham, NC after a prolonged illness. He was 71 years old. Jonathan was born on March 27, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA to Jonathan M. Steere, Jr. and Hilda Fletcher Steere. He graduated from Penn Charter High School in Philadelphia in…
STRUSE, Robert M. died peacefully at home on April 16, 2017, at the age of 69. Bob is survived by wife, Conni and son, Tim. He was preceded in death by parents, Tolbert Bryson Struse and Sarah Patchell (Ford), and brother, William. He is survived by brother, Bryson and sister, Sally. Bob graduated from Yale…
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From Rich’s wife Laurie (lauriemattas@yahoo.com): “In 1965, Rich graduated from Morton West High School in Berwyn, Illinois, where he was an outstanding scholar and athlete and a member of their undefeated football team. He continued to play football at Yale, capping his career with the infamous Yale-Harvard game of 1968. After graduating from Yale in…
(Published in Virginia Gazette on Nov. 16, 2016) WILLIAMSBURG – Neill P. Watson, III, 69, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at The College of William and Mary and faculty member for 32 years, died on November 10th after a short illness. Respected as a teacher, colleague and administrator, Neill focused on clinical psychology in dozens of scholarly papers…
Published by the Pacific View Memorial Chapel: Randy was born January 22, 1947 to Milton Straff and Marcella Konvalinka in Berwyn, Illinois. He passed away July 22, 2016 surrounded by his close friend and caregivers in Lincoln City, Oregon at the age of 69. Mr. Straff was raised in Southern California. After graduating high school…
Published in Tulsa World on July 19, 2016 Dr. James E. Hammarsten, 68, passed away July 15, 2016 in Tulsa. He was born August 26, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Dorothea (Dee) and Dr. James F. Hammarsten. Jim was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather; an accomplished and beloved doctor who helped advanced the…
Len Hill died on June 7, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. From his obituaries in Variety and the Los Angeles Times: “Len began his career as a writer on Adam-12. After working at Paramount, Universal TV, and MTM, he joined NBC as an executive in the drama series department. He later joined ABC…
