In Memoriam | Winter 2024
Jacquelyn Lasseter, MA ’60, passed away on August 8, 2023
John S. Rice, BA ’60, passed away on October 10, 2023
James H. Hoffman, BSBA ’61, passed away on October 7, 2023
John P. Schockmel, MA ’62, passed away on August 7, 2023
Lorraine J. Tacke, BA ’62, passed away on August 14, 2023
Ray C. Podesta, BSBA ’63, passed away on July 30, 2023
Allan B. Afterman, BSBA ’64, passed away on September 1, 2023
Albert E. Covili, BSBA ’65, passed away on July 1, 2023
Elaine J. Malas, BA ’65, passed away on August 24, 2023
Niesje M. Parker, BS ’65, passed away on November 21, 2023
Neal A. Rogin, BSBA ’65, passed away on June 16, 2023
Bosiljka Stojkovich, BA ’65, passed away on July 8, 2023
Patricia J. Borg, BSBA ’66, passed away on November 25, 2023
Barbara R. Moss, BA ’67, passed away on October 1, 2023
Robert W. Hayden, MBA ’68, passed away on September 4, 2023
Weston B. King, BSBA ’68, passed away on August 5, 2023
Eugene Toms, MA ‘69, passed away on August 3, 2023
Grace L. Turner, MA ‘69, passed away on June 27, 2023
Robert E. Walker, BA ’69, passed away on July 5, 2023
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