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1932

Arthur A. Gladstone, retired judge and teacher, Reno, Nev., on May 8, 2009. Gladstone was born in New York City in 1911. He earned a degree in 1934 from the Law School and served in the Army and Coast Guard during WWII. From 1934–41, Gladstone was an attorney with the Federal Power Commission and then worked for the FCC from 1941–72, serving in almost every area before becoming the chief of the Domestic Radio Division, an administrative law judge in 1962 and then the chief administrative law judge in 1969. He retired in 1972 and in 1990 moved to Reno. Gladstone taught administrative law at the National Judicial College there for 28 years until his second retirement, at 91. He also served as a designated settlement Judge for Nevada State Supreme Court, taught himself Indian Tribal Law and became an Indian Tribal Judge and an Indian Appellate Court Judge from 1991–97 before retiring completely. Gladstone is survived by his sons, Kenneth and Donald, and was predeceased by his wife, Grace. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

1935

Richard P. “Robert” Tucker Jr., retired physician, Atlanta, on April 27, 2009. Tucker was born in Charleston, S.C., in 1914. He won scholarships to attend Columbia at 16 and after three years graduated with honors in organic chemistry. Tucker attended Harvard Medical School on scholarship and in 1938 graduated cum laude as class salutatorian. Following surgical residencies at Massachusetts General and other Boston hospitals, he became a flight surgeon for Pan America Africa Ltd. and helped establish hospitals in equatorial Africa. He later saw service in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the Pacific and was among the first team of American doctors to visit Japan after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1947, Tucker established a family medical practice, for many years remaining open 24 hours a day. He also became known nationally as a pilot’s advocate and friend. Tucker retired in 1998. He was a member of the Governing Board of Woodward Academy for more than 25 years. Tucker is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marion Carlson Tucker; children, Robert III, Richard, and Suzanne Tucker Plybon; and eight grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation or to the Emory Eye Center, Rm 4403, 1365B Clifton Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322.

1937

Richard F. Hess, retired market research executive, Lancaster, Pa., on June 14, 2009. Hess was born in Manheim, Pa. During college, he needed to work, and thus graduated in 1938. Hess’ career began with The Gallup Poll and Benson & Benson in Princeton, N.J. He spent 28 years with CBS in New York City, where he had managerial responsibilities and directed audience research for the radio network and CBS-owned radio stations. Subsequently at Opinion Research Corp. in Princeton, he was v.p. for financial marketing, corporate communications and media research. Hess was president of the Grand Jurors Association in Queens County, where he lived with his first wife, the late Barbara McCann Hess. He was a founding member and president of the Media Research Directors Association. With his second wife, Hess operated the marketing research firm Hess/Harris Associates in Pound Ridge, N.Y., and later in Somers, N.Y., retiring in 1984. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Jay Harris Hess; son, Richard, and his wife, Mary Elizabeth; stepdaughters, Carolyn Jay Harris and her companion, Art Henderson, and Marilee Scott Twine and her husband, Jeffrey; two grandsons; four step-great-grandchildren; and sister, Marcelia Phaneuf. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sons of the Revolution, 108 South Liberty St., Independence, MO 64050-3701 or to the Hospice of Lancaster County, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.

1938

Arthur B. Colvin, retired intellectual property attorney, New York City, on November 27, 2009. Colvin earned a degree in 1940 from the Law School. While at the College, he was on the track team, and he ran in the famed Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, a feat of which he was very proud. Colvin is survived by his wife, Phyllis; daughter, Andrea Roberts ’79 Business and her husband, Calvin ’78 P&S; son, Geoffrey ’74, ’77L, ’78 Business, and his wife, Marcia Eppler Colvin ’81 TC; and six grandchildren, including Jeremy Colvin ’08, Andrew Colvin ’10 and Leigh Colvin ’14. Memorial contributions may be made to Park Avenue Synagogue, 465 Grand St., 4th Fl., New York, NY 10002, or to the Columbia College Fund, Columbia Alumni Center, 622 W. 113th St., MC 4530, 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10025 or www.college.columbia.edu/giveonline. [Editor’s note: Colvin’s wife, Phyllis, passed away on January 18, 2010.]

Dudley W. Stoddard, retired insurance executive, New York City, on April 25, 2009. Born October 23, 1915, Stoddard was a WWII veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He had a passionate interest in history and was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Huguenot Society, the Portsmouth Athenaeum and the Mayflower Society. He was retired from Chubb Insurance. Stoddard is survived by his sister, Frances Stoddard Dunn; and six nieces and nephews.

1939

Frederick R. Long Jr., physician, Richmond, Va., on March 17, 2009. Long was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on September 17, 1917. He was a direct descendant on his mother’s side of Simon Hoyt, who arrived in Salem, Mass., from England in 1628 or 1629. Long graduated from the Brooklyn Friends School (1935) and the Long Island College of Medicine (M.D., 1943). He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during and after WWII. Originally slated to participate in the Japanese invasion, Long instead served in occupied Germany. He and his family settled in Woodhaven, Queens, following his release from active duty, then moved to Huntington, Long Island, in 1960, where they resided until settling in Midlothian, Va., in 1990. Long was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Hazel (McGregor) Long, in 2006. He is survived by his sons, Kenneth and his wife, Elizabeth, Donald and his wife, Barbara, and Kerry; daughter, Sally J. DeGaetano, and her husband, Jack; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial contributions may be made to a charitable organization supporting families of wounded or deceased veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

1943

Domenick A. Luppino, retired businessman, Glen Rock, N.J., on March 25, 2009. Born in New York City, Luppino resided in Glen Rock for 45 years. He served in the Air Force during WWII and worked for Shearson Lehman Brothers in New Jersey for a number of years. Luppino was an active member of The Community Church of Glen Rock, serving on the consistory for many years. Previously, he was with Marble Collegiate Church in New York and played an active role in its young adults group. For more than 25 years, Luppino was involved with Faith at Work. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; daughter, Leslie; son, John, and his wife, Catherine; two grandchildren; and a niece and a nephew. Luppino was predeceased by a brother, Rudolph. Memorial contributions may be made to The Community Church of Glen Rock.

Alvin S. Yudkoff, writer and filmmaker, Water Mill, N.Y., on May 27, 2009. Born in New York City, Yudkoff graduated from DeWitt Clinton H.S. While at Columbia, he played on the varsity tennis team, the beginning of his lifelong love of the sport, which he continued well into his 70s. Upon graduating from Columbia, Yudkoff enlisted in the Army and served as a second lieutenant during WWII. He was trained by the Army to speak Japanese and served in military intelligence in the Pacific Theater, for which he was awarded a bronze star. Yudkoff was recalled during the Korean War and served in Japan and Korea. He spent his civilian career as a writer and a filmmaker and wrote numerous television screenplays and several books, including a 1999 biography of Gene Kelly. In the early 1960s, Yudkoff founded Silvermine Films and led it until the late 1980s, when he returned to writing, including serving as his class’ CCT class correspondent from July 2003 to March 2006. Yudkoff is survived by his wife of 55 years, Lilli; son, Royce, and his wife, Jody; three grandchildren; and a nephew.

1944

Thomas T. Tamlyn, cardiologist and professional choir singer, New York City, on April 26, 2009. Tamlyn earned a degree in 1947 from P&S and served in the U.S. Public Health Service in Europe. He later was an attending physician at Roosevelt and St. Luke’s hospitals. In 1969, Tamlyn served on the teaching hospital ship S.S. Hope in Tunisia. For 75 years, he was a singer and soloist in numerous choirs and choral groups, including the Columbia Chapel Choir, Calvary Church, the Canterbury Choral Society, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and Central Presbyterian Church. During the 1960s, he was lead tenor for the Village Light Opera Group. A lifelong enthusiast of history and literature, Tamlyn was fluent in German, French, Spanish and Dutch. He is survived by his wife, Ann Donaldson Tamlyn; sister, Elisabeth T. Harris; daughter, Lucy; sons, Thomas Jr. and Benjamin; and three grandchildren. A third son, Edward, died in 1978.

1945

Burton P. Fabricand, physicist, economist, financier and author, Danbury, Conn., on May 5, 2009. Fabricand, a WWII veteran, was born in New York City on November 22, 1923. He earned a Ph.D. in physics in 1953 from GSAS and was professor emeritus at the Pratt Institute. Frabricand was an expert in many areas and had been published widely in the fields of atomic and nuclear physics, oceanography, finance, free market economic theory, chaos theory, and, most notably, horse racing and the stock market. He and his wife, Heather, traveled the world. She survives him, as do his children, Nicole Person and Lorraine; stepchildren, Robin James, Leslie, Anthony and Thaddeus North; and seven grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum in NYC.

1948

Clinton N. Latimer, Power Squadron instructor and past commander, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., on April 16, 2009. Clinton earned a B.A. at the College and a Ph.D. from Syracuse. He is survived by his wife, Pat; sons, Clinton J. and his wife, Nancy, and Christopher M. and his wife, Jennifer; daughter, Candace P. Brabant and her husband, Ken; brother, William; sister, Sybella Mierzwa and her husband, Ed; sister-in-law, Theresa; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Arty. Memorial contributions may be made to VNS Hospice of Rochester.

1949

Walter H. Blum, feature writer and editor, Santa Rosa, Calif., on March 22, 2009. Born in New York City, Blum earned an M.A. in music in 1951 from GSAS and was a skilled pianist and composer. Before moving to the Bay Area in 1960, he was a disc jockey and announcer along the East Coast. Blum became a feature writer and editor with the San Francisco Examiner and was there for more than 30 years. He was a novelist, a continual scholar and a longtime volunteer reader for Recording for the Blind. Blum is survived by his wife of 52 years, Shirley; sons, Dave and Brian; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at www.leukemia-lymphoma.org or to Hadassah at www.cpcr.hadassah.org.

Robert J. Breza, executive and violinist, Conyers, Ga., on March 23, 2009. Born in New Brunswick, N.J., Breza attended Rahway H.S. and then earned a B.A. in chemistry from the College and a B.S. in chemical engineering in 1954 from the Engineering School. Breza worked for General Foods for 33 years in various locations including Dover, Del., and Hoboken, N.J. He began playing the violin at 3 and was an accomplished violinist, playing in various community orchestras, including the Summit Symphony, Hilton Head Orchestra and the Conyers-Covington Orchestra. Breza enjoyed researching family genealogy, cooking, traveling, collecting stamps and visiting relatives. He was preceded in death by his brother, E. Richard. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean; daughters and sons-in-law, Marika and Randy Kanip and Barbara and Brian Coyne; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Conyers-Covington Orchestra, Robert J. Breza Fund, c/o Arlene Woods, 270 Doubles Dr., Covington, GA 30016.

John A. “Jack” Denehy, retired accountant, Toms River, N.J., on April 7, 2009. Denehy was born in White Plains, N.Y. He earned an M.B.A from NYU and was a four-year veteran of the Air Force, serving in the Philippines during the Korean conflict. Denehy was a corporate accountant for Celanese Corp. in New York City for many years before retiring in 1990. He was a volunteer for Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, for 13 years and was involved in the Lakeridge Men’s and Computer Clubs as well as being a charter member and 15-year treasurer of The Irish Thoracic Society. Denehy was an avid sailor, a Tennessee Squire and had an unrelenting passion for the Jersey Shore and the Caribbean. He is survived by his wife, Terry; sons, Thad and his wife, Ann, and Paul and his wife, Ellen; daughters, Jackie Higgins and her husband, Matt, and Kathy; brother, Bob, and his wife, Sarah; and nine grandchildren.

1950

John “Jack” P. Neville, retired executive, Northville, Mich., on May 2, 2009. Neville was raised in Port Henry, N.Y., and earned a graduate degree in economics from Ohio State. He spent his entire career working in management positions at Ford Motor Co., retiring in 1995. Neville spent the happiest years of his life making frequent visits to his grandchildren, learning Spanish, collecting and caring for any stray animal that crossed his path and supporting all the social causes for which he was passionate. Neville is survived by his children, Ann Humphreys and her husband, Hill, John P. Jr. and his wife, Kristie, Kathleen and her husband, David Gill, Amy and her husband, John Frasik, Jane Buckley and her husband, David; former wife, Sue; and eight grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Michigan Animal Rescue Community.

1951

Anthony V. Porcelli, physician, Hackensack, N.J., on May 21, 2009. Porcelli was raised in Demarest, N.J., and while in high school studied classical violin at the Juilliard School of Music. He earned a B.A. from the College and then entered the Boston University School of Medicine. Porcelli married Mary Lou Burket in 1953, and the couple settled in Montvale, where they raised three children. Porcelli was a family practitioner for 17 years in Pearl River, N.Y., then completed a residency in rehabilitation medicine in 1977. He was chairman of rehabilitation medicine at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson from 1978–2004. Porcelli’s wife died in 1995, and he married Mary Ellen Haun in 2002. The couple moved to Wanaque four years ago. Porcelli’s second wife survives him, as do a son, Steven ’79; daughters, Elizabeth Gigli and her husband, Walter, and Janet and her husband, George Combs; stepdaughter, Tara Haun Casbarro and her husband, Bruce; and two step-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (www.lbda.org) or St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center (www.stjosephshealth.org).

H. Peter Wilson ’51H. Peter Wilson, retired development executive, Leawood, Kan., on August 16, 2009. Born in Paris, France, on April 13, 1926, Wilson lived in London before moving to Texas in 1928. He joined the Army Air Force in 1944, serving in WWII until his discharge in 1947. Wilson graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors and earned an M.A. in 1952. That year, he became employed by U.S. Rubber Co. in advertising, and joined McGraw-Hill in 1955. He retired in 1981 as s.v.p., development. Wilson cherished “extraordinary voices” in opera. His passions included Enrico Caruso, Italy and Italian cooking. He was an avid supporter of Friends of Chamber Music and was a ranked chess player, fine wood craftsman and excellent photographer. Wilson is survived by his wife, Ann; children, Cynthia, Claudia Howard and Scott; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and stepchildren, Jan, John and Jane Booth. Memorial contributions may be made to The Friends of Chamber Music, 4635 Wyandotte St., # 201, Kansas City, MO 64112-1537.

1952

William K. “Ken” Jones, law professor, on July 28, 2009. Jones earned a degree from the Law School in 1954 and had taught there since 1959 as the Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law. Jones was valedictorian of his College class and editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He clerked for Justice Tom Clark of the U.S. Supreme Court and served in the Navy. Jones also served as public service commissioner for the State of New York from 1970–74. A 2003 book, Insult to Injury: Libel, Slander, and Invasions of Privacy, caps his many publications. Jones was predeceased by his wife, Bunny. He is survived by his children, Deborah and her husband, Andrew, Patricia, and John and his wife, Beth; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Law School.

1953

Frank Barabas, retired UN senior information officer, New York City, on May 21, 2009. Barabas was born in Jersey City, N.J., and was a longtime resident of Corona, Queens, N.Y. He was a senior information officer in the Press and Publications Division for the Department of Public Information of the United Nations and was best known for his work in computerizing the Department of Public Information at the UN. Barabas started his career in the UN in 1955 as a clerk and retired in 1993. Afterward, he worked as a press officer for the International Seabed Authority on a freelance basis. He is survived by his wife, Anne; daughter, Florence Jacqueline Fedyshyn; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation.

1956

Roy G. Berkeley, teacher, folksinger, photographer and writer, Shaftsbury, Vt., on April 24, 2009. Berkeley was born in New York City on June 2, 1935, and was raised in Washington, D.C. After earning a B.A., he worked briefly for the New York Post as assistant to the news editor, then was editor of the Long Island Post. During his 20s, Berkeley worked for the Port of New York Authority in its photography department, and wrote thrillers, westerns and adventure books under 14 pseudonyms. He also did graduate work in American history at Columbia and in political science at The New School for Social Research. Early in life, Berkeley taught himself to play the guitar, and in 1959 he was the first folksinger to sing at a coffeehouse in Greenwich Village (the Gaslight). He also performed at the first Newport Festival, and throughout the United States at colleges and in coffeehouses. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Ellen Perry Berkeley; brother, Arthur; and nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and cousins. Memorial contributions may be made to Bennington Rescue Squad, Manchester Music Festival and/or the Museum of Black WWII History, all c/o Mahar Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201.

1957

C. Jack Bark, retired physician, San Diego, on May 23, 2009. Bark was born in Paris, France, on November 21, 1935. Escaping the Nazis, his family arrived in New York via Ellis Island in 1940, and Bark spent his childhood in New York. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1961. It was during medical school that he met his wife, Jean Chotiner. They traveled out West, where Bark completed his internship at County Hospital in San Diego and residency in pathology at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles. Bark returned to San Diego in 1968, joining the faculty at the new UCSD School of Medicine. In 1972, he was recruited to design and direct the clinical laboratory at the then under-construction Alvarado Hospital and remained at Alvarado until his 2007 retirement. Bark is survived by his wife; sons, Alan, David and Michael; brother, Maurice; and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Jewish Community Foundation (memo line: Bark Family Fund) and mailed to 4950 Murphy Canyon Rd., San Diego, CA 92123, or made online at https://www.JCFsandiego.org/donate.asp. Choose “other” as designation of funds and fill in “Bark Family Fund” in the box below.

1961

Daniel L. Blanchard, former TV host, Oklahoma City, Okla., on May 25, 2009. Blanchard earned a degree in sociology from the College and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. From 1961 on, he was president of the American Institute of Discussion, primarily responsible for developing A.I.D.’s read and discuss course materials. From 1970–91, Blanchard hosted three television series produced by the Community Workshop of the Oklahoma County Metropolitan Library System: Creative Crafts, Medicine and You and Money and You. In 1974, he received a medal from The National Academy of Western Art at The National Cowboy Hall of Fame, for hosting a TV show on Robert Lougheed. Since 1977, Blanchard was the co-owner of The Grapevine Gallery in Oklahoma City and beginning in 1987 was a longtime influential member of the Oklahoma Center for the Book, serving two terms as president, from 1988–89. He is survived by his father, Everett; sisters, Ann Cronin, Mary Simon and Louise Angelo; sister-in-law, Charlotte; and brother, Jim. Memorial contributions may be made to Oklahoma Center for the Book, 200 NE 18 St., Oklahoma City, OK 73105.

1962

Galen R. Plummer, retired Naval captain, Northport, Maine, on March 24, 2009. Born November 16, 1938, in Milo, Plummer graduated from Robert W. Traip Academy, Kittery Point. At Columbia, he earned a B.A. and then a B.S. in mechanical engineering science in 1963 from the Engineering School. Plummer received a commission in the Navy and was accepted for duty in the Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program and submarines. Career highlights include serving on seven submarines, culminating with commands of the nuclear attack USS Archerfish - SSN 678 and nuclear attack Submarine Squadron Seven in Hawaii; program manager of Nuclear Propulsion Program and submarine detailer; and chief, Strategic Command and Control Division for the chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff. He retired from the Navy in 1992 as a captain after 36 years of service. In 1994, Plummer married Barbara (English) Murray and they moved to Northport, where Plummer began his second career, working with the church and in community service. He was predeceased by his first wife, Regina (Conklin) Plummer and a brother, Gerald. Surviving are his wife; children, David, Sandy Stroud and Rebecca; stepchildren, Juanita Rogers and Kevin Fletcher; five grandchildren; and sisters, Sandra Plummer Hooper and Shirley Johnson.

1963

Eli A. Segal ’63 Eli A. Segal, media historian, author and retired professor, Kalamazoo, Mich., on April 5, 2009. Segal was born September 19, 1941, in Boston and raised in New York City, although he always considered Kalamazoo his home. Segal earned a B.A. in English and then an M.A. in broadcasting and film, from NYU. In 1969, he moved to Kalamazoo and Western Michigan University, where he was professor of broadcasting and instructional communications until 1982 and director of media services at Eastern Connecticut State University from 1982–87. From 1987 until his 2007 retirement, Segal worked at a Chicago university as professor of media communication. During this time, he moved back to Kalamazoo and commuted to work. Segal wrote/produced/directed more than 4,500 programs and won numerous industry awards for excellence, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award in 1978. In 2002 and 2004, Segal was Part-Time Teacher of the Year at WMU. He is survived by his wife, Connie; children, Ethan and his wife, Miho, Mike and his wife, Kate, Todd Arndt and his wife, Nancy, Debra DeVries and her husband, Daryl, and Tamara Schafhauser and her husband, Bill; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Visit Segal’s Web page at www.lifestorynet.com.

1965

Kim T. Ziegel, professor emeritus, Covington, Ohio, on May 7, 2009. Ziegel was born in Cincinnati and was a magna cum laude graduate of Walnut Hills H.S. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa fraternity’s Delta Chapter. Ziegel earned an M.A. from Indiana and initiated his doctoral studies at Yale. He taught at Cincinnati State for 28 years before retiring in 2007, but continued to teach part time. Ziegel was a birder, a photographer, a biker and explorer of Ohio River Valley canals and rivers and in the last year was working to photograph the Miami and Erie Canal. Survivors include his partner, Tammy Kramer; father, Kenneth; stepmother, Priscilla Mac-Knight Ziegel; and sisters, Penny Ross, Patricia Timm and Jan Taylor. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kim Ziegel Memorial Scholarship Fund, Cincinnati State Foundation, Cincinnati State Institutional Fund, Rm 164, 3520 Central Pky, Cincinnati, OH 45223 or the Northern Kentucky Greenway and Trails, South Bank Partners, 421 Monument St., Newport, KY 41071.

1969

Jonathan Z. Souweine, attorney and community advocate, Amherst, Mass., on April 7, 2009. Souweine attended Harvard Law and after graduation was a clerk for Federal District Court Judge Joseph Blumenfeld, Hartford, Conn. He then was staff attorney and later director of MassPIRG, where he led the first state-wide Bottle Bill campaign. Souweine worked for Attorney General Frank Bellotti in the Consumer Protection division in Springfield, Mass., before joining the law firm of Lesser, Newman, Souweine and Nasser in Northampton, Mass. where he was a partner for more than 25 years. Souweine was a devoted public citizen and served many environmental, civic and community groups, including as a board member of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the Connecticut River Watershed Council. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Judith; and children, Jesse, Isaac ’02 and Daniel; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pan-Mass Challenge at www.pmc.org or at PMC, 77 4th Ave., Needham, MA 02494 (specify donation for JS0476 or write “Tribute to Jonathan Souweine”) or to the Kestrel Trust in Amherst.

1982

Steven B. Tompkins, Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 23, 2009. Tompkins had been employed by Bank of New York/Mellon Bank in Manhattan. An avid reader, he was fluent in German and published widely online and in print on American genre fiction. He is survived by his parents, Gerald and Mary; and brothers, David, Jeffrey and Mark.

2000

Celine H. Berliet, teacher, New York City, on April 5, 2009. Born in New York on August 10, 1978, Berliet spent her early years in Lake Forest, Ill., before moving to Connecticut. As a child, she was recognized as a gifted amateur clarinetist, fluent French speaker and effortless scholar. A graduate of New Canaan H.S., Berliet earned a B.A. in classics magna cum laude from the College and the Departmental Prize for Classics. In her graduate studies at NYU, she was a contributor to the publication Classical Antiquities at NYU. Berliet taught Latin, Greek and French at the Orme School of Arizona, where she learned to enjoy fly fishing and horseback riding, and at the Bullis School of Maryland, and also tutored in New Canaan, Conn. Berliet is survived by her parents, Martine and Jean Pierre; and siblings, Melanie and Damien. Memorial contributions may be made to New Canaan H.S. to provide college scholarships for Latin students. Mail checks to New Canaan High School Scholarships, 111 Farm Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840.

2003

Dereck G. Chiu, doctoral candidate, Bloomfield, N.J., June 30, 2009. Chiu was born in New York City and raised in Bloomfield, where he was salutatorian at his graduation from Bloomfield H.S. and was awarded the Governor Byrne Scholarship Award of Environmental Science. He attended the College on full scholarship and furthered his graduate studies at Rutgers. Chiu moved to Gainesville, Fla., last year to attend the University of Florida, where he was a doctoral candidate in psychology. He was named an honorary University of Florida psychologist prior to his death. Chiu is survived by his parents, sisters, brother, grandmother, godparents, niece and other relatives. Memorial contributions may be made to The Dereck Chiu Counseling Psychology Training and Research Scholarship Fund, Tax ID No. 008873, Attention: Dr. Carolyn M. Tucker, Dept. of Psychology, University of Florida, PO Box 112250, Gainesville, FL 32608.

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