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at a marketing company in New-
ton, Mass., called Demand Drive.
Closer to our college home,
Saddie Serviss
has accepted a
full-time position as a technician
at Atlantic Testing in Canton.
And
Lindsay Hanson
landed a
position as an 8th grade English
teacher at her high school alma
mater, General Brown in Dexter,
N.Y., near Watertown.
Michael Ranellone
moved to
Brattleboro, Vt., and is working at
Mondo MediaWorks, a marketing
agency specializing in content
development for the web. As cu-
rator, he writes for and manages
social media accounts and blogs
for Mondo's clients.
After traveling to France for a
week after graduation,
Charlotte
Edson
is living in Old Green-
wich, Conn. She works at Half
Full Brewery as the office Tasting
Room and marketing manager
under Jordan Giles '06.
Benjamin Landry
is living at
home in Harvard, Mass. When
he’s not building paddleboards
with his dad, he’s working for a
company called Alpine Outfitters
Inc., doing key account marketing
for The North Face dealers in
New England.
Kalei Buczek
moved from
Utica, N.Y., to Boston after being
offered a job at a pharmaceutical
and bio-medical consulting firm,
Halloran Consulting, where she’s
an executive assistant to the chief
operating officer.
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Morgan Jackson
is attending
Wake Forest School of Medicine
to become a physician’s assistant.
Meanwhile,
Lindsey Wyatt
is attending the University of
Vermont College of Medicine, and
Ye “Amy” Yao
is at the Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai Hospital.
Eric Jameson
is working in
Penn Yan, N.Y., as a child and fam-
ily support worker, while
Stephanie Jones
has joined
the LEAP Program at Touro Law
School.
Pierson Fowler
, left, Academic
All-American captain of the
Saints men’s lacrosse team last
spring, and
Sam Marvin
were
selected to play in the North-
South Senior Game over Memorial
Day Weekend in Baltimore, Md.
Pierson later took a job with Fen-
way Sports Management.
Matthew Shoen
is spending the
summer and fall building military
bomb disposal suits in Ogdens-
burg, N.Y., to help raise money for
a study tour to Cambodia that he
plans on taking in December.
Stephen Cash
’s dream of living
in New York City and working on
Wall Street has finally come true.
He’s joined the work force with
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in the
Private Client Division. When he
wrote he was studying for the
Series 7 license, a generic exam
for individuals who want to sell
various types of securities,
in September.
In July,
Katherine Figueroa
moved to Boston to work for
investment consulting firm Cam-
bridge Associates, as an invest-
ment associate. Nearby,
Alexander Durocher
is a busi-
ness development representative
Kimberly Guillen
has enrolled
in the CUNY Graduate Centers
Middle Eastern Studies master’s
program and is working full-time
as a school assistant at the New
Visions Charter High School for
Advanced Mathematics and Sci-
ence II in the Bronx, NY.
Thomas Lockwood
headed
west to Golden, Col., to Colorado
School of Mines to start a two-
year master's program in geology.
Madison Schoeberlein
has
been working for a small busi-
ness called Paper in the Park in
Severna Park, Md., doing custom-
designed cards, wedding invita-
tions and stationery.
Amanda Treco
interned in the
Education Department at the Par-
rish Art Museum in Southampton,
N.Y., developing a curriculum and
guide books for children
and teens. She also taught
Open Studio art classes related
to the current exhibitions. In the
fall, Amanda became an
administrative assistant at Little
Learning, an early childhood
development enrichment pro-
gram in New York City.
Kristen Linder
married John
Luke Willson on August 9, 2014,
in Sauquoit, N.Y., and bought a
house in Utica. Kristen started a
business called Focus Pho-
tography and Graphics, which
concentrates on portraits and
wedding photography as well as
invitations, logo design and other
graphic needs. In a similar vein,
focusing on marketing and finaliz-
ing the logo for his own company,
Leonardo Claudio
has released
the webpage for his business,
Leographic Photography.
Alexa McKenna
is living in D.C.
and working at a political consult-
ing firm called New Partners, while
Craig Davis
is employed as an
RSR associate for PepsiCo. Also in
D.C.,
Chathuri “Rochi” Cooray
is a research assistant at the
American Institutes for Research.
In October,
Kendra Sultzer
will
begin working through Ameri-
Corps for the Maryland Conserva-
tion Corps in New Germany State
Park in western Maryland. She will
conduct trail maintenance and as-
sist with other conservation proj-
ects as needed for 10-11 months.
investment banking at Citigroup.
Full-time work started in August
in San Francisco.
Catherine Johnson
is working
for Solid Ground Shelters, a com-
pany co-owned by her brother,
Jason Johnson ’09. It’s a "glamp-
ing" (glamorous+camping) com-
pany that does music festivals all
over the East Coast. Although it’s
a very new company and they
are in their first full season, Solid
Ground Shelters has booked a
festival called Lockn’, in Virginia,
where
Grace Potter
, an honor-
ary member of our class since
Commencement, will perform.
While attending Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences’ accelerated PharMD pro-
gram,
Sarah Kossak
is also work-
ing as a pharmacy technician at St.
Joseph hospital in Nashua, N.H.
Alyssa Couse
was an agricul-
tural research intern at the Miner
Institute in Chazy, N.Y., for the
summer. She moved in on the
evening of our graduation day
and finished in mid-August. She
did many hands-on tasks in the
dairy barn as well as the lab, and
researched the effects of slow hay
feeders on feeding behaviors and
nutrient digestibility in Morgan
horses. Her experiences validated
that she wants a career working
with large animals.
Hillary Spivey
is working at
Charles Schwab in their Orlando
headquarters. She’s part of their
adviser services team.
Jamie Caroccio
got hitched
in November 2013 and was ac-
cepted into the Beta Program in
Madrid, Spain, to teach English for
a year. No word on what’s next.
Roselyne Laboso
was at
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
in Berkeley, Calif., for the sum-
mer, working with a seismolo-
gist and geochemistry scientist
on geology, geochemistry and
earthquake-related topics.
Haley Burrowes
led a trip for
National Geographic Student Ex-
peditions in Tanzania, with John
Linsley '04. She was also offered
a job in the admissions office at
Colby College.
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CLASS OF 1936
Barbara Tripp Williams
died April 25, 2014, at her home in Horse-
shoe Bay, Texas. She majored in English while earning honors and
membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She was on the staff of
The Laurentian
Magazine
and a member of Kappa Delta. After earning a master’s
degree from SUNY New Paltz, she taught Latin and English before mov-
ing into elementary education. She and her husband retired to the Blue
Ridge Mountains, where she enjoyed golfing, bridge and music. In 2005,
she moved to be near her daughter in Texas. She is also survived by her
son, Richard C. “Rick” Williams ’64.
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CLASS OF 1941
Virginia “Ginnie” Harner Frink
of Boise, Idaho, died May 12, 2014.
She attended St. Lawrence as a transfer student for one year before
leaving to marry in 1939. She taught English to Turkish nationals who
were coming to the United States to continue their education. She
worked with the Boise Philharmonic and was actively associated with
the League of Women Voters and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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LASS OF 1942
Arthur J. O’Connell
died May 21, 2014, in Brewster, Mass. He was an
English major and a member of Alpha Tau Omega,
The Hill News
staff
and the Outing Club. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army’s
field artillery, stationed in northern Africa and then Italy. He worked for
Norcross Greeting Card Company, first as a salesman and then in sales
management. In 1949, he married Elizabeth “Betty” Tew O’Connell ’46n;
they retired in 1992, splitting their time between Brewster and Tequesta,
Fla. He was predeceased by both Betty and his daughter Barbara ’75
and son, Timothy ’82, in whose name the family established a memorial
scholarship at St. Lawrence. He is survived by daughter Anne ’73.
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CLASS OF 1943
Marjorie “Midge” Dean Sanborn
died April 19, 2014, in Oakland, Ca-
lif. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta,
The Hill News
staff, and Beta
Beta Beta, the honorary society for biology, her major. She entered the
U.S. Navy as an ensign in the supply corps and was stationed at Pearl
Harbor. She was active with the Alta Bates Volunteer Board for over 35
years and enjoyed travelling, gardening, cooking and baking.
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CLASS OF 1944
Garth E. Kauffman
died May 27, 2014, at his home in Salisbury, Conn.
He is remembered by his daughters Tracy Kauffman Agro ’78 and Christy
Kauffman Valentine ’84, who is married to Alan J. Valentine ’81. Garth
graduated magna cum laude, earning departmental honors in English
and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He also was a member of Beta The-
ta Pi. Serving in World War II, Garth was an LCT officer in the Anzio and
Southern France invasions and a gunnery officer on the
U.S.S. Enterprise
in the Pacific. He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1949 and
worked in advertising, retiring from Young and Rubicam in New York as
vice president. He then served as director of development at Greenwich
Academy. At St. Lawrence, he was an alumni trustee and was president
of the Alumni Council 1962-1964.
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CLASS OF 1945
Iris Scruton Brown
of Bradenton, Fla., died November 6, 2013. She
majored in sociology and was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi.
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CLASS OF 1946
Gloria Wright Lyng
of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died May 22, 2014.
She played field hockey and basketball and was a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma. After receiving her B.S. in psychology, she married Ken-
neth H. Lyng ’44. He preceded her in death in 1982. She is survived by
her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara Lyng Baroody ’71 and Richard J.
Baroody ’72; son, Kenneth H. “Chip” Lyng Jr ’75; and daughter and son-
in-law, Elizabeth “Betsy” Lyng Sauter ’77 and A. William “Bill” Sauter ’77.
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CLASS OF 1950
Phyllis Failing Marvin
of Queensbury, N.Y., died April 29, 2014. She
pledged Pi Beta Phi and wrote for
The Hill News.
She was also elected
to Mortar Board. Her major in history combined with a master’s in
education aided her in her career as a social studies teacher at Glens
Falls Middle School from 1969 to 1986. She promoted local history as
a volunteer for the Chapman Historical Museum. She and her husband
enjoyed boating on Lake George and travelling, visiting more than 30
countries in their lifetimes.
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CLASS OF 1952
Peter F. Brucato Sr.
of Whitefish, Mont., died April 22, 2014. He served
in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. After the war he entered St.
Lawrence, where he was a member of the ski team. He was a 1948 alter-
nate for the U.S. Olympic Ski Team and completed the 1956 Olympic sail-
ing trials. Working for US Steel, he settled in Sun Valley, Idaho, where he
married and began raising three sons. He is survived by them, his brother
and five grandchildren.
William C. “Bill” O’Riley
of North Port, Fla.,
died April 14, 2014. A veteran of World War II, he majored in economics.
After commanding the police department in Lake George, N.Y., he joined
the Office of Naval Intelligence as a special agent. He retired in 1983
and began employment with MSM Security Services Inc. in Maryland.
Remembering him are his wife of 64 years and two children.
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CLASS OF 1953
Karen Pflugheber Gunnison
of Riverton, Wyo., died May 20, 2014.
She majored in English and pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma. She became
a high school English teacher, retiring in 1989. She was predeceased by
her parents, Fern Hubbard Pflugheber ’29 and Edward G. Pflugheber
’30. Those remembering her include her son, Stanley H. Gunnison ’77;
brother, Edward G. Pflugheber Jr. ’52, who is married to Joan Hansen
Pflugheber ’53; and nieces Gina Pflugheber-Wells ’77, Ellen Pflugheber
Taber ’80 and Jill D. Pflugheber ’86.
Samuel R. Whiting
died July 7,
2014, at his home in Delmar, N.Y. He enlisted in the U.S. Army after high
school and was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. At St. Lawrence,
he majored in English and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He
earned his J.D. from Albany Law School in 1964 and began 40 years as
a lawyer. Also a ski instructor at Windham Mountain in the Catskills, he is
survived by his wife, two daughters and two granddaughters.
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CLASS OF 1954
Joan Jensen Brandt
of Tucson, Ariz., died July 30, 2013. A business
administration major, she was a member of Mummers and Pi Beta Phi.
She began a career in advertising in New York City. In 1971, she and her
husband, Hank, moved to Tucson and opened Hank Brandt Associates,
Inc., an advertising and fundraising firm. She enjoyed golfing and being
with their family and friends at their camp on Lake Champlain.
Eug-
enie “Genie” Van Drooge Kissinger
of Melville, N.Y., died April 26,
2014. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and the women’s basketball
team at St. Lawrence, where she also earned a B.A. in economics. Hav-
ing started out making sandwiches and cooking for participants of the
United Way, she had become director of the United Way’s agency rela-
tions division by the time of her retirement in 1991.
Stuart K. Krupkin
of Sarasota, Fla., died March 30, 2014. He was active with the Geology
Club, the Jewish Student Union, KSLU,
The Hill News
staff, L Club, and
the baseball and basketball teams. He studied economics and after
graduating served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a supply
sergeant in Alaska. Expanding his father’s business, he started Lewis
Uniform Company in 1957 in Watertown, N.Y., before moving the com-
pany to Syracuse in 1964. He was active in his communities and enjoyed
painting.
Laurence W. “Larry” Schneible
of Rocky River, Ohio, died
May 16, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy “Dody” Beiermeister
Schneible ’54, daughter Carol Schneible Lewis ’80 and granddaughter
Jessie R. Lewis ’14. He majored in sociology at St. Lawrence. A brother
of Beta Theta Pi, he competed on the hockey and football teams and
was a member of the Athletics Hall of Fame.
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CLASS OF 1958
Richard R. “Dick” Collins
died May 22, 2014, in Tacoma, Wash. He
joined the Air Force in 1950 and served during the Korean War. With sup-
port from the GI Bill, he attended St. Lawrence, receiving a degree with
honors in physics and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He taught high
school physics for two years, then joined the Navy to work on the Polaris
Missile program. After serving on the
U.S.S. America
for three years dur-
ing the Vietnam War, he retired in 1977 and enjoyed traveling and being
outdoors with his family.
Barbara A. Gray
of Farmingdale, N.Y., died
June 19, 2014. She majored in history at St. Lawrence and was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa. She pledged Pi Beta Phi.
Edmund W. Griffith Jr.
died June 19, 2014, in Mobile Ala. He sang with the Laurentian Singers,
pledged Sigma Pi and majored in business administration. Continuing
his education at the University of Alabama, he retired from the insurance
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