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  In Memoriam
     
    1928-1950

1951-1998

Friends



1951

John C. Langland Sr.  
June 19, 1998  
At Saints Memorial Medical Center in Dracut, Mass., at 69. Mr. Langland had been the first principal of Englesby Junior High School in Dracut, retiring in 1992 after more than 27 years of service. Previously, he had been a teacher at Dracut High. A veteran of the Marines, Mr. Langland served in the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; three sons; a daughter; a sister; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. 

1952  

Francis P. Nealin  
Oct. 15, 1997  
In Colorado, at 67. Mr. Nealin is survived by a son; and a daughter.  

George E. Reardon, M.D.  
Sept. 6, 1998  
At St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Conn., at 68. During his medical career, Dr. Reardon had served as the director of the endocrinology department at St. Francis Hospital. He also taught at the University of Connecticut Medical School and was a consultant for the former Newington Children's Hospital. Dr. Reardon served in the Navy as a lieutenant commander from 1961 to 1963. He is survived by two children; a brother; two sisters; and several nephews and nieces.  

1953  

Robert L. Fraser  
Aug. 23, 1998  
In Waterford, Maine, at 68. Mr. Fraser had been the founder and president of Conference Call USA Inc., retiring in 1997. He served in the Navy from July 1955 until November 1958, earning the rank of lieutenant. Mr. Fraser is survived by his wife, Penny; four sons; three daughters; two stepdaughters; two brothers; and 12 grandchildren.  

1954  

Donald J. Duffy  
Sept. 21, 1998  
At Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., at 66. Mr. Duffy, a certified life insurance underwriter, retired several years ago as group sales supervisor in the Boston office of New England Life Insurance Co., where he worked for 35 years. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Duffy is survived by his wife, Doris; two sons; a daughter; two grandchildren; and a nephew and a niece.  

F. Stanton O'Connell  
June 29, 1998  
At his Whispering Pines, N.C., home, at 65. Mr. O'Connell had been a chemist at Monsanto Chemical Corp., Springfield, Mass., retiring from the specialty resins group in 1991. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; three sons; two daughters; two brothers; and five grandchildren.  

1955  

Walter E. Duggan Jr.  
June 27, 1998  
At York (Maine) Hosptial, at 65. Prior to his retirement in 1991, Mr. Duggan had been a senior supervisor at the state Department of Education, where he worked for 23 years. Previously, he had been a teacher for 11 years in the Auburn school system. Mr. Duggan was a veteran of the Army. He is survived by two sons; three daughters; a sister; eight grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.

1957  

William J. McSweeney, M.D.  
Aug. 1, 1998  
In Stowe, Vt., at 63. Dr. McSweeney had been a professor of radiology at George Washington University and chairman of the department of pediatric radiology at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from 1973 to 1987. He is survived by his wife, Anne; two sons; a daughter; three stepsons; nine brothers and sisters; five grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.  

1959 

Arthur F. Tubridy Jr.  
April 5, 1998  
In West Haven (Conn.) Veterans Hospital, at 60. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Tubridy had been a teacher for many years in Texas, at the University of Texas and Howard Payne University, as well as high schools in Arlington. He had also taught in Connecticut at West Haven, Trumbull and Hamden High Schools, and, in New Orleans, at Dillard University. A Navy veteran, Mr. Tubridy served from 1959 to 1964 on the USS Ranger, attaining the rank of lieutenant. He is survived by a brother; and a sister.  

Andrew R. Wright Jr.  
July 22, 1998  
At Kessler Rehabilitation Institute, East Orange, N.J., at 60. Mr. Wright had worked for Key Handling Systems in Hackensack, N.J., for 17 years, retiring in 1985 as a general manager. He was a veteran of the Air Force. Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Ann; a son; three daughters, including F. Kelly '85; his mother; two brothers; a sister; and four grandchildren.

1961  

Joseph K. Greaney  
July 9, 1998  
In New Jersey, at 58. A Municipal Court judge since 1986, Mr. Greaney had previously served 15 years as municipal prosecutor. He had also maintained a law practice in Ridgefield Park, N.J., for 35 years. Mr. Greaney is survived by his wife, Linda; a son; a daughter; a grandchild; a brother; a sister; and nephews and nieces. His father was the late Charles E. '24. 

John M. Moynihan  
Aug. 11, 1998  
At Anna Jacques Hospital, Newburyport, Mass., at 60. Mr. Moynihan had worked for the Massachusetts Electric Co. for more than 35 years. During that time, he served as a sergeant at arms and the workers' compensation counselor for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 326. Mr. Moynihan had also played football in high school, at Holy Cross, and, professionally, with the New York Giants and Boston Patriots. He is survived by a son; three daughters; his mother; a brother; two sisters; three grandchildren; and seven nephews and nieces.

1963  

H. Kevin Donaghy  
July 19, 1998  
In New York. Mr. Donaghy had taught information technology at the Rochester (N.Y.) Institute of Technology. He is survived by his wife, Rolla; two sons; two brothers, including Edward J. '58; an aunt; cousins; and nephews and nieces.

1969  

John G. Colgan Jr.  
Aug. 3, 1998  
At Noble Hospital, Westfield, Mass., at 51. Mr. Colgan taught English at Northampton (Mass.) High School since 1972 and coached tennis, football, track, and cross country at the school. He was also active in the youth football program for many years. He is survived by his wife, Molly; three sons, including Patrick E. '01; a daughter, Maureen Kirsch '90; his mother; two brothers; a sister; three granddaughters; and nephews and nieces.

1971  

Stephen J. Scorza  
July 18, 1997  
In New York, at 48. Mr. Scorza had been a field representative for the Rochester branch of Sager Electrical Supply, based in Hingham, Mass. He is survived by his wife, Ann; his parents; a son; and a daughter.  

1998  

Heather C. Lochmuller  
Oct. 20, 1998  
At her home in Durham, N.C., after a long battle with cancer. Miss Lochmuller, 22, had been a chemistry and pre-med major at Holy Cross until the end of her second year when she had to leave school because of illness. She attended commencement ceremonies last spring and received a special blessing from the Class of 1998 during the Baccalaureate Mass. After returning to North Carolina, Miss Lochmuller attended classes at Duke University and was a student-intern at the National Institute of Education and Health Services. Prior to her death, co-workers sponsored a trip for her mother and her to Paris and Lourdes. Miss Lochmuller is survived by her parents; and two brothers.  
 
 

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