1960

Anthony J. Bravo, M.D.
Nov. 19, 2004
In Bridgeport ( Conn.) Hospital, at 66. Dr. Bravo had worked 28 years for the Bridgeport Radiology Associates, retiring in 1998; during this time, he had been associated with Bridgeport Hospital, where he served as chairman of the department of radiology from 1980-93. Also interested in anthropology, Dr. Bravo pursued a second career at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn.–he had been medical director of the diagnostic imaging program at the Bioanthropology Research Institute. An Army veteran, Dr. Bravo attained the rank of first lieutenant. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Dr. Bravo is survived by his wife, Beverly Ann; two sons; a daughter; and five grandchildren.

1962

Gerald J. Fleming
Oct. 5, 2004
In Andover, Mass., at 63. During his career, Mr. Fleming had been the owner of Spectracorp in Lawrence, Mass. He was a member of the American Chemical Society. Mr. Fleming is survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons; a daughter; a daughter-in-law, Tara E. ’91; a brother, Thomas F. Jr. ’61; two grandsons; and several nephews and nieces.

1965

Frederick J. Manning
Sept. 22, 2004
In Maryland. Mr. Manning was a retired Army colonel. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; a son; a daughter; his mother; two brothers; a sister; and many nephews and nieces.

J. Ward Rafferty
Aug. 29, 2004
In Connecticut. During his career, Mr. Rafferty had served as the chief attorney for the contract administration section of Koke Steel Ltd., Koke, Japan; previously, he had worked as an associate attorney with the Washington firm of Dann Elston & Lambe. Mr. Rafferty began his career as a legal intern to the general counsel in the Department of the American Maritime Association; he then worked for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., as an associate attorney in the area of maritime law. Returning to his hometown of New London, Conn., Mr. Rafferty served as an associate attorney for Judge A.A. Washton. He had also been a corporate counsel for the Margaret Mead Foundation, the World Fellowship and the Mead School of Human Development. Mr. Rafferty is survived by his wife, Setsuko; his mother; and two daughters.

Robert F. Stewart Jr.
Sept. 24, 2004
In Delaware, at 60. Mr. Stewart had most recently served 12 years as chairman of the labor and employment department of the Philadelphia, Pa., law firm of Dilworth Paxson; previously, he had worked seven years in the Philadelphia office of the firm Duane Morris. At the start of his career, Mr. Stewart had been an officer in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps, serving in South Korea, Clovis, N.M., and Anchorage, Alaska, until his retirement in 1977. He then joined the Philadelphia-based firm of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, where he was named a partner. Other professional responsibilities included serving as chairman of the Employee Relations Committee; senior counsel and labor adviser to the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce; and labor counsel to the MidAtlantic Employers’ Association. President of Common Cause of Delaware for 40 years, Mr. Stewart had also been a member of the board of Catholic Charities. He was the author of a monthly “Labor Advisor” column which appeared in the Delaware publication, The Business Ledger, and on the Dilworth Paxson Web site; his writings appeared as well in the Wall Street Journal and Business Week. Mr. Stewart was listed in Best Lawyers in America and Who’s Who in American Law. He had been a member of the varsity football team at Holy Cross. Mr. Stewart is survived by his wife, Tara; three daughters; three sons-in-law; two brothers, including James W. ’72; a sister; and six grandchildren.

1966

Charles F. Fewore
Sept. 18, 2004
In Massachusetts, at 60. Mr. Fewore had been the president of the Steco Engineering Co. in Falmouth, Mass., since 1989. Previously, he and his wife had owned the pet shop, “Wet Pets,” also in Falmouth. An Army veteran, Mr. Fewore had served in Korea and Germany as a military policeman. He is survived by his wife, Cathleen; two sons; uncles; aunts; and cousins.

1971

Robert L. Elliott
Oct. 16, 2004
At Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H., at 55. A 1974 graduate of Suffolk University Law School, Mr. Elliott had maintained a law practice in Manchester, N.H., until the time of his death. An amateur golfer, he had won New Hampshire State Golf Championships in 1969 and 1972 and City Championship titles in 1970 and 1972. In 2000, Mr. Elliott was inducted into the Queen City Hall of Fame. He had been a four-year member and a co-captain of the College golf team. Mr. Elliott is survived by his wife, Constance; his mother; two daughters; three sisters; a granddaughter; uncles; aunts; and nephews and nieces. His father was the late Robert H., D.M.D., ’43.

1977

Paul R. Pfeifer
Dec. 1, 2004
At Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Mich., at 49. During his career, Mr. Pfeifer had worked as an engineer at General Dynamics, Raytheon Corp. and General Motors in Michigan for many years. Previously, he had been employed by Hughes Aircraft in California. Mr. Pfeifer had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Sharon; his father; his stepmother; four brothers; two sisters-in-law; a sister; a stepsister; two stepchildren; an uncle; and two nieces.