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William J. Mergenthaler III, D.D.S.
Jan. 13, 2003
At the University of Maryland Hospital in Oxford, at 70.
During his career, Dr. Mergenthaler had practiced family dentistry
for 30 years in Hazlet, N.J. He had served two years in the
U.S. Army Dental Corps. Active in several service organizations,
Dr. Mergenthaler had been the past commodore of the Monmouth
Boat Club and the North Jersey Yacht Racing Association; he
had also served as a docent at the Chesapeake Maritime Museum
in St. Michaels, Md. Dr. Mergenthaler is survived by his wife,
Laurena; three sons; two daughters; and 16 grandchildren.
Ralph J. Wadsworth
Dec. 11, 2002
At Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, of leukemia complications,
at 72. During his career, Mr. Wadsworth had been the director
of language arts and reading for the Glastonbury, Conn.,
public school system for 27 years, retiring in 1990; from
1983 to 1988, he had been the coordinator of the Connecticut
Writing Project at the University of Connecticut. Following
retirement, Mr. Wadsworth served two years as the chairman
of the English department for the American International
School of Zurich, Switzerland. In 2002, he had been a member
of the volunteer services at Rockville General Hospital.
Mr. Wadsworth received the Ford Foundation Award from Harvard
University in 1952 and 1956. The recipient of the Fulbright
Award as a lecturer in American literature in 1960, he was
named the John Hay Fellow by Bennington (Vt.) College in
1965. Mr. Wadsworth was the author of several books on the
English language. During the Korean War, he served in the
Army. Mr. Wadsworth is survived by a son; a daughter, Elizabeth
H. Sheeran, M.D., ’90; his mother; two brothers; a sister;
a grandson; and two nephews.
Paul D. Burke
Dec. 16, 2002
In Eliot Health Care Center, Natick, Mass., after an
illness, at 70. Prior to his retirement in 1996, Mr. Burke
had worked in the security department at Raytheon Corp.,
Marlboro, Mass., for 10 years. Previously, he had been employed
more than 10 years as an inventory control manager for Data
Terminal in Maynard, Mass. During the Korean War, Mr. Burke
served in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie;
two sons; four daughters; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Thomas M. Gray
Dec. 9, 2002
In Connecticut, at 70. A 31-year resident
of Tolland, Conn., Mr. Gray had been active
in the town’s athletic
programs. Founder of the Tolland Soccer Club Girls Program
and former vice president of the Connecticut Junior Soccer
Association, he had coached baseball, softball, soccer and
basketball. Mr. Gray had been named “Tolland Citizen
of the Year.” He is survived by his wife, Joanne; two
sons; five daughters; and eight grandchildren
Donato A. Palermino, M.D.
Dec. 12, 2002
In Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, at 70. Dr. Palermino, who
specialized in obstetrics and gynecology, began his career
at Hartford Hospital in 1958. Beginning private practice
in 1964, he co-founded the Hartford Obstetrics and Gynecology
Group, with offices in Hartford, Glastonbury and Avon. In
1992, Dr. Palermino became the director of OB-GYN Ambulatory
Services at Hartford Hospital; he also taught in the obstetrics/gynecology
residency program there and at the University of Connecticut.
A diplomat of the American Board OB-GYN, Dr. Palermino received
the CREOG National Faculty Teaching Award in 1994 and 1998
and the Joseph Millerick Annual Teaching Award, OB-GYN department,
in 1992-93 and 1996-97. He had been a veteran of the U.S.
Army Reserve. Dr. Palermino is survived by his wife, Winifred;
two sons; four daughters; 10 grandchildren; his sister-in-law;
and two nephews and a niece.
Thomas G. Cunningham
Jan. 4, 2003
At Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, at 67. Prior to
his retirement in 1992, Mr. Cunningham had owned the former
Rhode Island Specialty Co., Rumford, for more than 20 years.
Previously, he had worked for Fram Corp. in East Providence.
An amateur golfer, Mr. Cunningham had won the Rhode Island
Junior Amateur Golf Tournament in 1955, 1956 and 1957; he
had also been a finalist in the Rhode Island State Amateur
Golf Championship. Mr. Cunningham was a Navy veteran, serving
as lieutenant junior grade on a destroyer escort. He is survived
by his wife, Gayle; four daughters; and five grandchildren.
David L. Arnold
Dec. 7, 2002
In Delaware, at 64. Prior to his retirement in 1995,
Mr. Arnold had been employed 28 years as an accountant by
Grumman Aviation in Bethpage, N.Y. Relocating to Lewes, Del.,
he had worked as a substitute teacher in the Cape Henlopen
School District following retirement. Mr. Arnold is survived
by his wife, Mary Lou; two daughters; two stepsons; two stepdaughters;
a brother; eight grandchildren; and seven nephews and nieces.
William E. Mishler
Dec. 9, 2002
In Amherst, Mass., at 62. Prior to his retirement last
spring, Mr. Mishler had been an associate professor of Norwegian
language and literature at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. A noted translator and the author of numerous
publications, he focused his research on the drama of Henrik
Ibsen, modern Scandinavian literature, and modern Scandinavian
cinema. As a student at Holy Cross, he had served as co-editor
of The Purple. Mr. Mishler is survived by his wife,
Marie; and a son.
H. John Faccini Jr.
Sept. 11, 2002
At his home in Toronto, Canada, at 60. During his career,
Mr. Faccini had served as president of his own personnel
firm, Office Force Ltd., in Toronto, for over 25 years. He
is survived by two sisters; three nephews; two nieces; and
a grandnephew.
Michael T. Duignan
Oct. 27, 2002
In Antigua, in a motorcycle accident, at 52. Mr. Duignan
had been the vice president of research and development and
chief technology officer of Potomac Photonics Inc., headquartered
in Lanham, Md.; he co-founded the laser research and fabrication
company in 1982. During the Vietnam War, Mr. Duignan served
in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Susan; a son; his
parents; a brother; and two sisters.
William J. Sullivan Jr.
Dec. 29, 2002
At his home in Allentown, Pa., at 47.
Mr. Sullivan had been the chairman and
chief executive officer of Navillus
Securities Inc., West Conshohocken, Pa., since 1992. He was
a former board member and emergency medical technician for
Cetronia Ambulance Corps, South Whitehall Township; former
girls’ softball coach for the Orefield (Pa.) Athletic
Association; and former girls’ basketball coach for
the North Parkland Buffalos. Mr. Sullivan is survived by
his wife, Patricia; his parents; three daughters; a brother;
two sisters; and nephews and nieces.
Carla M. Power
Feb. 23, 2003
Of Old Brookville, N.Y., at 33. Ms. Power is survived
by her father; a brother; a sister; and two nephews.
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