1951-1952 Henry Gangwisch, of Panama City Beach, Fla., died on Jan. 23, 2007, at 77. During his career, Mr. Gangwish had served as executive vice president of the Arnoldware-Rogers Plastic Co. and, also, as a Realtor in Panama City Beach. He had been a member of St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church. Mr. Gangwisch is survived by a son, Arnold Clayton, D.M.D., ’80; two daughters; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; two sisters; and two grandchildren. 1953 Edward Lynch died on Jan. 29, 2008, at the Caritas Norwood (Mass.) Hospital, at 79. During his career, Mr. Lynch had been the owner of Northeastern Distributors Inc. in Cambridge, Mass. A lifelong resident of Canton, Mass., he had served as a member of the Board of Selectmen, School Committee, Finance Committee and Conservation Commission; town historian and a regular contributor to the weekly newspaper the Canton Citizen, Mr. Lynch had also been a member of the board of trustees and Executive Committee of the Bank of Canton. Other professional and community affiliations included membership in the Norfolk County Selectmen’s Association and the St. Vincent de Paul Society, as well as board membership in the Old Colony Council, Boy Scouts of America; in addition, he was a former president of the St. John School Foundation and an Equestrian Knight of the Holy Sepulchre. Mr. Lynch was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Tara; four sons, including Edward J. III ’84; two daughters, including Maryann Byrne ’86; a son-in-law; two daughters-in-law; and nine grandchildren. John F. McHale Jr., D.D.S. Dr. John McHale died Jan. 3, 2008, in Geneva, N.Y., at 77. During his career, Dr. McHale had practiced dentistry for many years in the Westwood, Mass., area. A former member of the Westwood Rotary Club, he had been a Paul Harris Fellow. Dr. McHale is survived by a sister; a sister-in-law; two nephews; and a niece. 1954 L. Edward Considine, of Elmira, N.Y., died Feb. 29, 2008, at 76. During his career, Mr. Considine had worked 30 years for the Elmira Water Board, retiring in 1991; appointed assistant general manager in 1960, he assumed the position of general manager in 1972. A former trustee and president of the American Water Works Association board of governors-New York section, Mr. Considine was honored by the association in 1981 with its George Warren Fuller Award for outstanding service; in 1990, the New York section presented him with its John M. Diven Jr. Award, for his contributions to the organization. Following his retirement from the Water Board, Mr. Considine joined Hunt Architects and Engineers in Corning, N.Y., as a consultant. His civic involvement included serving on the board of directors of Elmira Savings & Loan; Creative Orthotics and Prosthetics; the Chemung County (N.Y.) Department of Health; Tanglewood Nature Center; and the New York State Environmental Protection Agency. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Considine served in the Navy from 1954-56; attaining the rank of lieutenant junior grade, he had become a certified salvage operation diver, upon graduation from the U.S. Navy Salvage School in Bayonne, N.J. A 1959 graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, Mr. Considine received his professional engineering license the following year. He had been a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Elmira. Mr. Considine is survived by his wife, Teresa; four daughters; three sons-in-law; seven grandchildren; many nephews and nieces; and a cousin. Frank D. Craemer Frank Craemer died Feb. 11, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Conn., at 75. Involved for many years in the insurance field, Mr. Craemer had most recently been associated with the Kerin Agency in Newington, Conn.; at the start of his career in 1957, he had been a partner in the firm Daly and Craemer. A three-year veteran of the Marine Corps, Mr. Craemer had attained the rank of first lieutenant. He had been a parishioner of the Church of St. Timothy, West Hartford, Conn., for 49 years and, of St. Gertrude Church, Windsor, Conn., since 2006. Mr. Craemer had been a member of the golf team at Holy Cross. He is survived by his wife, Kitty; two sons; three daughters, including Elisa C. Genovese ’81 and Rosanne H. Shea ’86; three sons-in-law, including Robert F. Shea Jr. ’85; a daughter-in-law; a brother, George H. Jr. ’52; a sister-in-law; 10 grandchildren; three nephews; five nieces; and several cousins. 1955 Michael Magnier, of Seabrook Island, S.C., died on Feb. 12, 2008, at 74. During his career, Mr. Magnier had worked for the New England Life Insurance Company, retiring as a group department manager. A veteran, he had served in the Army. Mr. Magnier had been a two-term president of the Kiawah-Seabrook Exchange Club and an active parishioner of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, John’s Island, S.C. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Magnier is survived by his wife, Shirley; two sons; four daughters; a son-in-law; two daughters-in-law; a sister; and 12 grandchildren. 1956 Robert Graney died Feb. 12, 2008, in Tampa, Fla., at 73. An English teacher and administrator for 40 years in New York, Mr. Graney had worked in the Chittenango, LeRoy and Lafayette School Districts, where he had been the dean of students at Lafayette High School. Following his retirement from Lafayette in 1989, he taught at Morrisville (N.Y.) State College, LeMoyne College and Onondaga Community College in Syracuse—and, from 1992-96, served as the principal of St. James School, also in Syracuse. Active in community affairs, Mr. Graney had been a literacy volunteer for more than 15 years and a member of Person-to-Person Citizen Advocacy; he had also been involved with Camp High Hopes, a summer camp program for boys with hemophilia, and the Valley Little League in Syracuse—as well as a volunteer at shelters for the homeless and food pantries—and a tutor to immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship. Mr. Graney was a veteran of the Army. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Graney is survived by his wife, Shirley; a son; two daughters; two stepdaughters; a son-in-law; a daughter-in-law; and five grandchildren. Francis W. Paton Francis Paton, of Bokeelia, Fla., died on Feb. 8, 2008. Mr. Paton is survived by his wife, Joan; two sons; three daughters; a brother; and two sisters. 1959 William Cooney died Feb. 6, 2008, in the Adventist La Grange (Ill.) Memorial Hospital, at 70. A longtime attorney in Chicago, Mr. Cooney had been associated with the law firm McBride, Baker, Wienke and Schlosser—now McBride, Baker & Coles—from 1965, until his retirement in 2001. He began his career in 1962, working with the Securities and Exchange Commission; following retirement, Mr. Cooney served part time as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers. An active member of the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, he had also been a member of the board of directors of the Riverside Public Library and the Riverside Planning Commission. Mr. Cooney had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Julie; two sons; two daughters; a son-in-law, Kevin P. Maloney ’82; two daughters-in-law; brothers-in-law, including Thomas E. Walsh ’58; 11 grandchildren; and a cousin, Joseph Murphy ’43. Daniel P. Dennehy Daniel Dennehy died on Jan. 16, 2008, at his home in Falmouth, Mass., at 69. A certified public accountant, Mr. Dennehy had worked 34 years for Tech-Etch, Inc., in Hingham, Mass.; joining the firm as a comptroller, he retired in 2002 as the executive vice president. At the start of his career, Mr. Dennehy had worked at Haskins and Sells, now Deloitte & Touche. He had been a Holy Cross class agent. Mr. Dennehy is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four sons; three daughters-in-law; a sister; 10 grandchildren; and three nephews. Peter F. Devaney Jr. Peter Devaney died Jan. 11, 2008, in Leominster (Mass.) Hospital, at 75. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Devaney had worked 25 years for ITT Suprenant of Clinton, Mass.; he had previously served as an accountant for the U.S. General Accounting Office in Boston. A veteran, Mr. Devaney had served in the Army during the Korean War. He had been a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in Clinton. Mr. Devaney is survived by a sister; a brother-in-law; two nieces; a grandnephew; and a grandniece. John A. Shields John Shields, of Hamlin, N.Y., died on Feb. 22, 2008. A longtime attorney, Mr. Shields had most recently been associated with Wilmorite, Inc., in Rochester, N.Y.—serving as vice president and general counsel until his retirement in 2002; previously, he had maintained a private practice in Rochester with his partner, John J. Petrucelli. Beginning his career as an assistant district attorney in Monroe County, Mr. Shields had been a member of the Young Republicans—and served on the Henrietta Town Board. Active in the Monroe County Bar Association, he had taken part in its “lawyers for learning” program. Mr. Shields is survived by his wife, Sandra; a son; a daughter; a daughter-in-law; and five grandchildren. Arthur J. Spring Arthur Spring died Feb. 29, 2008, in St. Cloud, Minn., at 70. A longtime educator, Mr. Spring had taught many years at St. Mary’s College of Minnesota in Winona; during his tenure he had served as director of the Honors Program, incorporating volunteer service into the curriculum. Mr. Spring most recently taught geography and education at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. A 1959 graduate of Columbia College with degrees in English and history, he taught high school while earning his master’s degree in English. Joining the Peace Corps, Mr. Spring went to Tunisia in 1964 and spent the following seven years training new volunteers in West Africa and the United States, for service in Tunisia and other African countries. He earned his Ph.D. in teacher education in 1980 at the University of North Dakota. Mr. Spring is survived by his wife, Rosamond; 10 children; six siblings; and three grandchildren. 1961 John McLean, D.D.S., died Feb. 17, 2008, at his home in Fort Collins, Colo., at 68. During his career, Dr. McLean had practiced dentistry for many years in Fort Collins; he was a past president of the Larimer County Dental Society. His affiliations included the Colorado Mountain Club, Fort Collins Sertoma Club and the Homelessness Prevention Initiative board; Dr. McLean had also been in charge, for several years, of St. Patrick’s fundraiser for the Mission, a local homeless shelter. An Army veteran, he had served in Hawaii and, upon discharge, volunteered for a year with the Catholic missions in St. Lucia, establishing dental clinics. Dr. McLean then practiced general dentistry in Bronxville, N.Y., before pursuing a graduate degree in orthodontics at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He is survived by two brothers; a sister; nine nephews and nieces; and 24 grandnephews and grandnieces. Paul K. Robbins Paul Robbins died Feb. 23, 2008, at his home in Weathersfield, Vt., at 68. A longtime ski and travel journalist, Mr. Robbins had been a freelance writer and a historian for the U.S. Ski Team for 30 years; his articles appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Skiing, SKI, Ski Racing and The Boston Globe. Beginning his career in the late 1970s in response to an invitation to publicize the World Cup cross country ski races at the Telemark Lodge in northern Wisconsin, Mr. Robbins became a correspondent with the ski team in the early 1980s, which included travel with the teams on the Nordic circuit. Public relations director for the team in 1986, he assumed the role of full-time correspondent in 1988—with his coverage expanding to include all ski sports, plus snowboarding. Mr. Robbins worked at eight Olympic Games, beginning in 1980 at Lake Placid where he had been press chief for luge; at subsequent games, he served as press officer for the U.S. Ski Team—and, also, as an expert commentator on Nordic sports for CBS and NBC. At the start of his career, he had worked for United Press International in Boston as the New England bureau chief—and, as public relations director for Sheraton Hotels in the Pacific, in Honolulu. Mr. Robbins had been a member of the Society of American Travel Writers for many years. An Army veteran, he served as an information officer in South Korea in the early 1960s. Mr. Robbins is survived by his wife, Kathe; and other family members. 1962 Walter Barker died Feb. 7, 2008, at his home in Orinda, Calif., at 67. During his career, Mr. Barker had been involved in the field of finance and commercial real estate; joining U.S. Leasing International in 1970, he subsequently established and ran the San Francisco office of Integrated Resources, Inc. In 1980, Mr. Barker began working for E.F. Hutton & Co., where he established and managed its real estate investment banking group and attained the position of executive vice president of the parent company. Instrumental in the development and use of real estate sale leaseback transactions, Mr. Barker later became a co-founder of Pacific Realty Partners. An accomplished athlete, he had been a member of the track and cross country teams at Holy Cross—and was the recipient of the Student Athlete Award. A participant in the College NROTC program, Mr. Barker later served three years in the Navy while stationed in Mayport, Fla.; upon the completion of military service, he worked for IBM in Massachusetts. Mr. Barker had been a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; five sons; two daughters; two sons-in-law; two daughters-in-law; a sister; nine grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. 1963 Rev. George Ham died on Jan. 22, 2008, at the Bishop Peterson Residence in Manchester, N.H., at 66. A longtime priest of the Diocese of Manchester, Fr. Ham had most recently served as the pastor of St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Alton/Wolfeboro; he had previously been the pastor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish in Hampton and St. Patrick’s Parish in Pelham. Ordained to the priesthood in 1967, Fr. Ham first served at the St. Joseph Cathedral Parish in Manchester, and subsequently, at St. Elizabeth Seton Parish in Bedford. An accomplished pianist and organist, he had been involved in music ministry at each of his parish assignments, organizing adult and children’s choirs to take part in liturgical celebrations. In addition to his pastoral work, Fr. Ham had held the post of director of vocations and vice chancellor for the diocese. He is survived by a brother; a sister-in-law; and several cousins. 1964 Roger Desautels, of Ruskin, Fla., died Dec. 17, 2007, at 64. During his career, Mr. Desautels had worked many years at Providence (R.I.) College, serving as a member of the foreign languages faculty and, subsequently, as an administrator; he retired in 2001. Mr. Desautels had been a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin. He is survived by his wife, Vivian; a son; a sister; and a nephew. 1965 Joseph Altman, of Rockville Centre, N.Y., died on Jan. 17, 2008, at 64. Mr. Altman had been a member of the President’s Council at Holy Cross and a Holy Cross class agent. He is survived by his wife, Camille; three sons; two daughters-in-law; two sisters; two grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces. Griffith M. Owen Griffith Owen died Feb. 12, 2008, in Muskogee, Okla, at 65. During his career, Mr. Owen had taught English at Rundlett Junior High School in Concord, N.H., and later served as a laboratory technician for the state of New Hampshire. He had also studied drama in graduate school at Ohio State University, where he was voted “Outstanding Drama Student” in 1970. His philanthropy endeavors included working at Dismas House in Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Owen is survived by a sister; many nephews; nieces; and cousins. 1972 Mark Brookman, of Shirley, Mass., died on Jan. 29, 2008, at 57. A longtime businessman, Mr. Brookman had served as a vice president with Maidenform Inc., and other companies; he had most recently been an executive in his father’s yarn business, Brookman & Sons. Mr. Brookman is survived by a son; two daughters; his father; his stepmother; three brothers; three sisters; a granddaughter; and several nephews and nieces. Robert C. DelSignore Jr. Robert DelSignore died Jan. 5, 2008, at his home in Shrewsbury, Mass., at 57. An engineering manager for many years, Mr. DelSignore had worked for the Digital Equipment Co., Lucent Technology Corp., Hypnion, and other engineering and biomedical engineering companies. At the start of his career, he had been a registered pharmacist. Mr. DelSignore had also been active in youth sports, coaching hockey, baseball, softball and soccer in Shrewsbury; managing and coaching hockey in the Boston Metropolitan Hockey League; and serving as an umpire for youth baseball. He had been a longtime member of St. Mary’s Church in Shrewsbury. Mr. DelSignore is survived by his wife, Judith; a son; a daughter; a daughter-in-law; a sister; a nephew; and a niece. George R. Fougere George Fougere died Feb. 19, 2008, in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, at 76. During his career, Mr. Fougere had been a longtime director of volunteers at the Grafton (Mass.) Senior Center. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951-60, retiring with the rank of staff sergeant. Mr. Fougere was a member of St. Mary Parish in North Grafton, Mass., where he had lived for more than 40 years. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; a son; four daughters; three sons-in-law; seven grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. 1973 David Broderick died Feb. 7, 2008, in Concord (N.H.) Hospital, at 56. During his career, Mr. Broderick had been an assistant U.S. attorney for many years; he had previously served as an attorney with the Manchester, N.H., law firm Malloy & Sullivan, specializing in media law. Former chairman of the Hillsborough County Democratic Party in the 1980s, Mr. Broderick had been the chairman and the commissioner of the Manchester Transit Authority and Parish Council president of the former Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, also in Manchester. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son; two daughters; a brother, Francis J., D.M.D., ’64 and his wife; two brothers-in-law; many nephews; nieces; and cousins. 1977 Fayne Erickson died on Jan. 25, 2008, in Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, at 52. During her career, Ms. Erickson had been the publisher of Ms. Magazine in New York City; she served in this capacity from 1998, until the magazine moved its headquarters to Los Angeles. Most recently the director of development at Interval House, an agency assisting victims of domestic violence in Hartford, Conn., Ms. Erickson had spearheaded its 2007 fundraiser featuring women chefs—and had been involved in planning the organization’s 2008 event “Fire and Ice.” A longtime resident of Naugatuck, Conn., she had been a past president of the Naugatuck Taxpayers in Revolt group—as well as a member of the town’s zoning commission and a parishioner of St. Hedwig’s Church. Earlier in her career, Ms. Erickson had been a vice president with American Express and president of AC&R Direct, a marketing agency in New York City. A past president of the National Association for Female Executives, she had also been a member of the board of directors of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and a past president of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University; in addition, Ms. Erickson had been a volunteer in the young people’s theater program of the Waterbury (Conn.) Youth Services Board. She is survived by her husband, Peter J. Kulas ’74; her mother; a son; a daughter; a brother, Robert C. Erickson Jr. ’73; her brothers-in-law, Paul J. ’74 and Stanley H. Kulas ’74; and several nephews and nieces. 1978 Scott Harris, of Arlington, Va., died Feb. 21, 2008, at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, at 51. Mr. Harris is survived by his mother; two brothers; and several nephews and nieces. 1981 Cynthia Blair died Jan. 15, 2008, at her home in East Hartford, Conn., at 48. During her career, Ms. Blair had worked as an attorney in private practice—and, subsequently, served as an attorney for the Hartford (Conn.) Probate Court. Her interests included camping and bowling. Ms. Blair is survived by her husband, Jerry Petri; her parents; two stepchildren; a brother; three sisters; two brothers-in-law; an uncle; two aunts; her godmother; six nephews and nieces; and two stepgrandchildren. Diane E. Puliafico Diane Puliafico died Feb. 17, 2008, at her home in San Diego, at 48. During her career, Ms. Puliafico had served as an account executive for Sprint/Nextel. She was a graduate of the Brockton, Mass., public school system. Ms. Puliafico is survived by her father; her mother; two brothers; two sisters; two sisters-in-law; uncles; aunts; a nephew; three nieces; and cousins. 1997 Luke Dunivant, of Colorado, died on Jan. 10, 2008. During his career, Mr. Dunivant had been a social studies teacher at Arvada (Colo.) West High School; he had earned his master’s degree in education at the University of Colorado in 2000. A history major at Holy Cross, Mr. Dunivant had been a member of the College varsity soccer team for four years. He was a 1993 graduate of Wheat Ridge (Colo.) High School; his interests included exploring the outdoors and playing competitive sports. Mr. Dunivant is survived by his wife, Denise; his parents; a brother; a sister; and a brother-in-law.
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