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Carmen A. Miller
May 11, 2007
At his home in Corning, N.Y., at 75. A longtime attorney in Corning, Mr. Miller began his practice in the area in 1961; he had also been the Corning town attorney from 1968 until the time of his death. Mr. Miller was a three-year veteran of the Air Force, serving in the Judge Advocate General department. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette; a son, Philip ’91; a daughter; a daughter-in-law; two brothers; a sister; two sisters-in-law; an uncle; nephews and nieces; and cousins.
Donald J. Slattery
April 25, 2007
Of Surprise, Ariz., at 75. Mr. Slattery is survived by his wife, Kathleen; three sons; a daughter; three daughters-in-law; a son-in-law; two brothers, including Lee T. ’62; two sisters-in-law; and 20 grandchildren.
Robert W. Zeiller, D.D.S.
April 22, 2007
Of Nokomis, Fla. Dr. Zeiller is survived by his wife, Marilyn; seven children; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Harold J. Wallum Jr.
June 29, 2007
At the Atlantic Health Care Hospice in Morristown, N.J., at 73. During his career, Mr. Wallum had been an attorney for many years in New Jersey, specializing in federal and state environmental law and regulation. Interested in ornithology, he had been the president of the New Jersey Audubon Society for several years. A veteran, Mr. Wallum had served with distinction as a Judge Advocate General officer in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Irene; a son; a daughter; a stepson; a sister; three granddaughters; and a step-granddaughter.
John J. Geis
April 7, 2007
Of Freedom, Pa., at 72. Mr. Geis is survived by his wife, Marcia; three sons; three daughters; a sister; 10 grandchildren; and a nephew.
Arthur W. Lavallee
June 30, 2007
In South Shore Memorial Hospital, Weymouth, Mass., at 72. Prior to his retirement in 1984, Mr. Lavallee had worked more than 25 years for the Internal Revenue Service as a special agent in the law enforcement and criminal investigation department. He had served in the U.S. Armed Forces as a counterintelligence specialist. A member of the National Rifle Association Silhouette Committee, the Military Intelligence Association of New England and a charter member of the Holbrook Sportsman Club, Mr. Lavallee had been an International Pistol Champion and a Class-A trap shooter. He is survived by his wife, Lucy; a son; two daughters; a son-in-law; a brother; a sister; a brother-in-law; a sister-in-law; two grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Paul K. Maloney Jr., M.D.
July 1, 2007
In Norwalk, Conn., Hospital, at 72. A urologist, Dr. Maloney had been associated for many years with Norwalk Hospital, where he had been a former chief of staff. A past president of the Fairfield County (Conn.) Medical Association, Dr. Maloney had been the president-elect of the Connecticut State Medical Society—which has established the Paul K. Maloney Distinguished Service Award, in honor of his strong commitment to community service. Dr. Maloney was co-founder of the Irish Brigade—an annual event designed to enhance collegiality within the physician community; he also established the Frank J. Scallon Medical Foundation, to encourage young scientists and inventors and provide awards to physicians in the surgery department at Norwalk Hospital who develop innovative techniques in patient care. In addition, Dr. Maloney had been a past president of the Catholic Club of Norwalk. A veteran, he had served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Maloney had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross. He is survived by his wife, Maureen; a son; two daughters; a son-in-law; a brother; a sister; two granddaughters; and many nephews and nieces.
Harris E. Matthews
June 10, 2007
In Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, Pa., at 72. During his career, Mr. Matthews had been employed for many years by the pharmaceutical company Smith-Kline Beecham—now GlaxoSmithKline; he retired in 1992 as the vice president of its chemical division. Previously, Mr. Matthews had worked for the Scott Paper Company in the operations research department—and, for the Burroughs Corporation, as a systems analyst. From 1993-2002, family members and he operated Matthews Sports retail stores at four locations in Pennsylvania; Mr. Matthews subsequently taught mathematics for several years at the Delaware County (Pa.) Community College. A veteran, he had served with the Marine Corps. Mr. Matthews is survived by his wife, Rita; four sons; a daughter; a brother; two sisters; and 13 grandchildren.
John. K. McMahon
May 16, 2007
Of Ohio, at 73. A veteran, Mr. McMahon had served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He is survived by two sons; three daughters; two sons-in-law; two daughters-in-law; and five grandchildren.
Francis J. Smith
June 8, 2007
At the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Mass., at 76. A longtime teacher in the Springfield, Mass., public school system prior to his retirement, Mr. Smith had taught Latin at Classical High School. During his career, he had also worked for the Holyoke Welfare Department and served as a reporter for the Holyoke Transcript and Hello Holyoke newspapers. Mr. Smith was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by a sister; and several nephews and nieces.
John F. Finnegan
May 13, 2007
At his home in Worcester, at 72. Active in the insurance industry for many years, Mr. Finnegan had established the Finnegan Insurance Agency—now Steffon, James and Finnegan—in Worcester, in 1979. During his career, he also took part in local politics, serving as a Worcester County commissioner and as a District 5 Worcester city councilor. A Navy veteran and a lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserve prior to his retirement, Mr. Finnegan had been the vice chairman of the Committee for the Worcester County Vietnam War Heroes Living Memorial; board member of the Korean War Memorial Committee of Central Massachusetts; and a member of the Armed Forces Committee of Worcester County and the Massachusetts Retired (Military) Officers Association—as well as a member and past president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 36. Vice chairman of the Worcester Irish Memorial Committee, he had been the co-chairman of the first Worcester Irish Festival, held in 1982. His professional affiliations included membership in the Chartered Life Underwriters and past president of its Worcester chapter. Mr. Finnegan is survived by his wife, Gail; a son; four daughters, including Mary Pat Finnegan-Rosselli ’82; four sons-in-law; a brother; a brother-in-law, Joseph E. Murphy Jr. ’53; a sister-in-law; 14 grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Michael J. Singelyn, M.D.
July 5, 2007
In Newport Beach, Calif., at 70. During his career, Dr. Singelyn had been an orthopedic surgeon for 30 years in Whittier, Calif.; following his retirement in 1996 to Newport Beach, he began a practice in forensic medicine. Dr. Singelyn is survived by his wife, Lillian; four sons; four daughters-in-law; two sisters; and eight grandchildren.
William T. Maguire
July 15, 2007
In the MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, Mass., at 67. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Maguire had worked more than 37 years for the Hudson, Mass., public school system, serving two years as a teacher before assuming the position of principal of the Cox Street/Joseph L. Mulready Elementary School. A member of the International Association of Basketball Officials for more than 30 years, he had been an umpire/official at local high school baseball and basketball games—and, also, a coach of Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams. A graduate of the former Peters High School in Southborough, Mass., Mr. Maguire had been a member of its 1957 basketball championship team. He is survived by his wife, Anne; two sons; two brothers; a sister; a brother-in-law; and nephews and nieces.
Kevin M. Guy
May 31, 2007
In Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, at 66. A real estate and insurance broker during his career, Mr. Guy had owned and operated his own agency in Portsmouth for many years. Also involved in community affairs, he had been a member of the Portsmouth Athenaeum; trustee of the Trust Funds, Portsmouth Gundalow Project; and president of the Honorary Commanders of Pease. A former president of the Seacoast Board of Realtors and member of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Guy had been an incorporator of Portsmouth Hospital and member of both the Portsmouth Historical Society and the Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum—as well as a volunteer for Portsmouth High School in various capacities—among other service endeavors. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son; two daughters; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; a brother; three sisters; three brothers-in-law; a sister-in-law; six grandchildren; many nephews; nieces; and cousins.
Thomas P. Llewellyn
July 19, 2007
In Hingham, Mass., at 65. During his career, Mr. Llewellyn had worked as a newspaper and radio correspondent and, also, as a sports reporter in Savannah, Ga., and Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Fla. Involved with the startup of the publication Baseball America, he had been the owner, for seven years, of the radio station WTAL in Tallahassee; in 1989, Mr. Llewellyn had been one of the voices of Florida State University baseball. Later working as a freelance writer, he assumed the position of development director for the John Paul II Catholic High School, Tallahassee, when the school opened in 2001. Mr. Llewellyn also produced newsletters for both Good News Outreach and Open Door Women’s Clinic—and covered events for the Pensacola-Tallahassee edition of The Florida Catholic newspaper; in addition, he had been an active member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Tallahassee. Mr. Llewellyn is survived by his wife, Jennifer; two daughters; a son-in-law; two brothers, John S. Jr. ’56 and David R. ’59; and two granddaughters.
Warren A. Stebbins Jr.
July 9, 2007
At his home in Scituate, Mass., at 62. During his career, Mr. Stebbins had worked 35 years for Mass Mutual, as a life insurance and estate planning agent. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Stebbins is survived by his wife, Jane; three sons; three daughters; two sons-in-law; a daughter-in-law; two sisters; two brothers-in-law; two grandsons; nephews; nieces; and cousins.
George E. Engdahl Jr.
June 30, 2007
At his home in Hingham, Mass., at 58. A longtime bank executive prior to his retirement, Mr. Engdahl had held the post of president of the former Lincoln Trust Company in Hingham, from 1985-91; he subsequently served as a financial consultant. Mr. Engdahl had belonged to St. Mary’s Parish in Hull, Mass. He had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Engdahl is survived by his mother; a son; a daughter; a son-in-law; three brothers; two sisters; two brothers-in-law; a sister-in-law; a grandchild; and 10 nephews and nieces.
Rev. Philip J. Geogan
May 31, 2007
In Stonington, Conn., at 59. A priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn., Fr. Geogan had been the pastor of St. Mary Church in Stonington for the past 14 years; previously, he had served as the parochial vicar of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in New London, Conn. Ordained to the priesthood in Worcester in 1979, Fr. Geogan subsequently fulfilled various ministries, including parish priest, hospital chaplain, high school teacher, retreat director and chaplain for youth; he joined the Norwich Diocese in 1988. Fr. Geogan had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by a brother, F. Joseph Geogan II ’76; two sisters, including Robyn Geogan Noble ’79; and seven nephews and nieces. His father was the late Robert J. ’42.
Michael A. Goode
May 14, 2007
On Nantucket, Mass., at 58. A longtime real estate attorney, Mr. Goode had maintained a private law practice on Nantucket and in Newton, Mass., for more than 20 years; he began his career with the Boston firm of Harrison & Maguire. Mr. Goode had also been a Massachusetts Land Court examiner. He is survived by his mother; three brothers; four sisters; three brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and many nephews and nieces.
Lee J. Merkel
June 12, 2007
In UMass Memorial Medical Center–university campus, Worcester, at 58. During his
career, Mr. Merkel had worked at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, most recently serving, for the past 18 years, as the news editor—he assumed this position in 1989, when the former Worcester Telegram and The Evening Gazette merged to form the Telegram & Gazette. Working part time as a wire monitor at the newspaper while a student at Holy Cross, Mr. Merkel joined the staff following graduation as a part-time and, then, full-time reporter. Appointed copy editor in 1973, he had served on the regional, city, news and Sunday desks; Mr. Merkel was named chief of the copy desk in 1983. He was honored in 1991 by the New England Associated Press News Executives Association—along with Editor Harry T. Whitin and photo editors Len Lazure and Joyce Sacks—in a competition for “best front page.” Mr. Merkel had also been a volunteer with the nonprofit organization, the Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network. He is survived by his companion, Ellen P. Moran; his mother; a daughter; a brother; two sisters; a brother-in-law; and three nephews.
Joseph A. Vogt, D.D.S.
July 25, 2007
At his home in Centerville, Mass., at 56. A longtime dentist and 22-year Navy veteran, Dr. Vogt had most recently been a partner of Bravman, Langston and Vogt Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery on Cape Cod, Mass., from 1998-2007. He began his Naval career in 1972 after graduating from Holy Cross—Dr. Vogt had served a three-year tour as an engineering officer aboard the USS Samuel Gompers. Receiving his dental degree in 1979 from the SUNY-Buffalo College of Dentistry, he rejoined the Navy, working as a general dentist until 1985. Dr. Vogt then completed a one-year fellowship in exodontics at the Naval Dentist Center, Norfolk, Va., and, from 1988-92, his residency in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. The oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMS) and dental department head aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) from 1992-94, he completed his Naval career in 1998 as a captain at the Groton (Conn.) Naval Hospital—where he had been both OMS and director of surgical services. Dr. Vogt’s interests included photography, fine wines and cuisine, music, sports, travel and automobiles. He is survived by his wife, Mary Patricia; a son; a daughter, Caitlin M. ’03; his father-in-law and mother-in-law; a sister and her husband; and numerous Gillis and Lawler family members, including brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Vincent J. Lawler ’80 and his wife, Lisa (Panciocco) ’81, and Kevin R. Lawler ’87 and his wife, Mary Catherine “Katie” (Kinsella) ’87.
Brian R. Swords
July 24, 2007
In Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, at 55. Mr. Swords had most recently served as the program director of the Hanover Technology Group, Hanover Insurance. Beginning his career after graduation with the St. Paul Insurance Company in Boston and St. Paul, Minn., he returned to Boston in the early 1980s to accept a position with the Perini Corporation; Mr. Swords joined Allmerica/Hanover Insurance in 1991. A member of the Holy Cross rugby team, he had belonged to the Beacon Hill Rugby Club for many years—and, in 1980, appeared three times for the U.S. National Rugby team, “The Eagles.” Mr. Swords had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by a son; two daughters; his mother; his mother-in-law; three brothers, John M. ’76; Kevin R. ’82 and Brendan J. ’83; three sisters; two aunts; many brothers-in-law; many sisters-in-law, including Regina Murray Swords ’77; and nephews and nieces, including Caitlin J. Padick ’05, Erin M. Swords ’06, Alison M. Padick ’08, Kyleen E. Swords ’08 and Bridget M. Swords ’10. His father was the late John P. ’43; his grandfather was the late John G. O’Connor ’18; and his uncle was the late Reverend Raymond J. Swords, S.J., ’38, former president of Holy Cross.
Joseph H. Mullin Jr., D.M.D.
June 12, 2007
Of Sudbury, Mass. Dr. Mullin was a graduate of the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston; a resident of Sudbury, he had been active in community affairs, serving as a volunteer for the town Little League program. Dr. Mullin is survived by two sons; two daughters; his mother; Paul Mullin of Boston; and Mary Mullin of Sudbury.
Cecilia C. Enos
June 26, 2007
In Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital, at 45. During her career, Mrs. Enos had worked in sales and human resources in the Boston area; her interests included horseback riding and cooking. Mrs. Enos was a 1979 graduate of Pittsfield (Mass.) High School. She is survived by her husband, James; her parents; two sons; a daughter; her father-in-law and mother-in-law; six sisters; 10 brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; and 21 nephews and nieces.
Joseph J. Stavola, M.D.
June 9, 2007
In Connecticut, at 46. Dr. Stavola had most recently served as the associate director of clinical research for Progenics Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown, N.Y. Previously, he had held the position of chief of pediatric infectious disease at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. An assistant coach of the Pelham (N.Y.) Little League, Dr. Stavola had also been a judge of the annual, local school Science Fair. He is survived by his mother; two sons; a brother; a sister; a sister-in-law; a nephew; a niece; and cousins. His wife was the late Jeanne C. Serocke ’84; his father was the late John J., M.D., ’51.
James W. Packer
May 7, 2007
At his home in Stoughton, Mass., at 44. A registered nurse, Mr. Packer had worked 13 years at the Boston Medical Center—in the cardiac care intervention unit, the emergency room and, most recently, the recovery room. He had been a member of the Massachusetts Nurses Association and Who’s Who in American Nursing. A graduate of the Northeastern University School of Nursing in Boston, Mr. Packer had been a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society there. At the start of his career, he had worked for several years in credit and collection in the Boston area. Mr. Packer is survived by his wife, Linda; his parents; a daughter; a brother; two sisters; and 14 nephews and nieces.
Jeanne C. Serocke
June 9, 2007
In Connecticut, at 44. Mrs. Serocke had worked for Quest Diagnostics in Teterboro, N.J., serving in various capacities, including senior corporate counsel, Six Sigma Black Belt and executive director of the Quest Diagnostics Foundation; she began her career as an associate with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers in New York City. An advocate for special needs children, Mrs. Serocke had been named president-elect of the Special Education Parents’ Association. She is survived by two sons; an aunt and her husband; her mother-in-law; a brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; a nephew; a niece; and cousins. Her husband was the late Joseph J. Stavola, M.D., ’83.
Lewis R. Harper III
May 3, 2007
Of Springfield, Va. Mr. Harper is survived by his wife, Karen; his mother; a son; a daughter; a brother; and a sister.
Michael G. Peretti
June 27, 2007
Of Wellesly Hills, Mass., at 37. During his career, Mr. Peretti had served as an investment banker with BKR International; he received his master’s degree in business in 1996 from Babson College, Babson Park, Mass. Mr. Peretti is survived by his wife, Sheila (Walsh) ’96; his parents; a son; his grandmother; two brothers; a sister; a brother-in-law; two sisters-in-law; an uncle; and two aunts. |
