In Memoriam

ALUMNI

Ira M. Chaplain ’71

Ira was born on October 28, 1953 in Auburndale, Massachusetts. He passed away on March 11, 2022 in Manchester, NH due to multiple myeloma. His daughters, Liana and Samara, his three sisters, Gina, Lauren and Hilary, and Lucas, Gina’s son, were all able to be there with him and surrounded him with love, tears, laughter, prayer, stories, stories about food, and a playlist of his favorite music to send him gently along his way.

Ira was a photographer who had lived in Asia since 1983. His family characterized him as an “intrepid, adventurous, talented, humorous, generous, loving, and always hungry rebel.”

Richard L. Eaton ’78

Richard L Eaton was born May 14, 1960 in Methuen, Massachusetts, the son of David Eaton and Diane (Struss) Eaton. Rich grew up in Deerfield, NH. He earned a B.S. in computer science in 1982 from Cornell University and an MS in computer graphics from Cornell University in 1988. Rich worked for 30 years as a software engineer at Cornell University, where he helped develop theorem-proving software. Rich died on December 28, 2021 due to glioblastoma. He left behind his wife, Donna (Meachum), his daughter, Jennie and son, Corey.

Connor R. Garstka ’06

Connor Garstka, Esq., 34, of Richmond, Virginia passed away suddenly on February 13, 2022 after a long illness. He left behind his parents, Ellen & Alan, his brother Colin FX, and sisterin-law Elizabeth. Connor graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 2011, and from William & Mary Law School in 2016. He was a senior attorney in the legislative services department of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The brevity of his life belies the complexity of his life experiences. His boundless curiosity drove him to excellence in anything he pursued. He was a true Renaissance man.

Mary-Ellen M. Goodspeed ’72

Mary-Ellen McDonough Goodspeed passed away peacefully in her home on February 17, 2022 at the age of 67. Mary-Ellen grew up in Manchester, NH, though she spent nearly every summer in Rye Beach with her beloved grandparents Ethel and George Carrier. She was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where she studied social work. She later earned a master’s degree in psychotherapy from Notre Dame College. She spent most of her career at the Family Therapy Institute, working with children and families.

It was her love of family, friends and of entertaining and cooking for which Mary-Ellen will be most fondly remembered. She was a consummate hostess, loved to feed people, to “fool” and surprise people with a well-placed non sequitur that never failed to get a resounding round of laughter. Christmas was her favorite holiday. She thrilled in giving gifts and was sure to have multiple trees throughout her house.

Michael MacEachran ’91

Michael David MacEachran cast his final lure on Feb. 2, 2022. Originally from New Hampshire, Michael spent some time at New England College before escaping to warmer climates, never returning to the place he lovingly deemed a “frozen wasteland.”

Michael spent time in Texas and Louisiana, where he met his first love, Virginia (McReynolds). They married in 2011 in Austin, TX, moved from there to Fort Lauderdale, FL, and eventually landed in Marathon, FL, where Michael did the thing he had wanted to do his entire life. He bought a boat. Nothing brought Michael more joy than being out on the water.

After Ginger’s death in 2019, Michael moved to Dade City, FL to await the rebuilding of his home in the Keys. There he met Erin, who was his partner until the end. Life finally brought Michael back to his passion project—time on his boat with a person he loved.

Michael was predeceased by his wife, Virginia McReynolds MacEachran and his father, David Freeman MacEachran. In addition to Erin, Michael is survived by his mother, Joanne MacEachran of Dade City, FL, his sister, Aimee (MacEachran) Gerbi and her husband Christopher of Orono, ME, his nieces Erin, Megan, and Jordan, and his baseball-loving kindred spirit nephew, Evan, all of Orono, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Alicia McNall ’82

Alicia (DeeDee) McNally, born on January 28, 1964, passed away September 15, 2021. She was known to light up a room and to always keep people laughing. She will be missed dearly, and she is survived by her built-in best friend, and sister, Alexandra McNally ’84.

FOUNDERS

Elenore Freedman

Elenore (Ellie) S. Finklestein Freedman, 96, of Manchester, died April 16, 2022 after a brief period of declining health. She was born in Brockton, MA on January 15, 1926 to Benjamin and Dora (Markovitz) Finklestein. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Radcliffe College in Cambridge in 1947 and lived in Bedford, NH for most of her life.

Called the “dean” of educational reform and advocacy in New Hampshire, Elenore was executive director of the New Hampshire Council for Better Schools; program coordinator for the Center for Educational Field Services; executive director of the NH Association of School Principals; and director of the NH Alliance for Effective Schools’ School Improvement Program (SIP). Elenore was a longtime trustee of the Currier Museum of Art and on the boards of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and New Hampshire Public Television.

Elenore was included in “Notables in New Hampshire”, a book published by the NH Historical Society, as one of 422 people who “helped shape the character of the state.” In 1990, she was awarded the Granite State Award for Outstanding Public Service from the University of New Hampshire, in recognition of her substantial contributions to the quality of education in New Hampshire during the last 40 years.

After retirement in 1991, Elenore both took and led courses in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement, chosen as a “Distinguished Member” in 2010. She mentored young professional women in NH, and provided editorial feedback to constitutional scholar/author Geoffrey Stone. A strong alto, she sang with the Manchester Choral Society.

Elenore was predeceased by her husband Peter in 1986. A loving and devoted mother and grandmother, she is survived by her daughter Dorrie Freedman of Melrose, MA, son Hal and his wife Margaret Popper of New York, NY, granddaughters Cecily (Zelie) van Buren-Freedman and Petra PopperFreedman, both of New York, NY.

Charlotte S. Krentzel

Charlotte (Shapiro) Krentzel, 97, of Auburndale, MA, passed away on February 23, 2022. She was born to Emma Shapiro and Alex Shapiro, on September 10, 1924 in Manchester, NH. She graduated from Manchester Central High in 1941, received an associates degree from Colby Sawyer College in 1943 and graduated the University of Michigan in 1946 with a bachelor’s degree in social work.

Charlotte was a strong and devoted woman giving of herself to her family, the community, and social causes, in New Hampshire and throughout New England. Growing of age during a time when traditional women’s activities were mostly centered around the home, Charlotte did that and more. Her activism for social justice and concerns for the rights of the less fortunate caused her to enlist as a volunteer for New Hampshire Legal Assistance in the organization’s formative years in the 1970s. She interviewed clients, engaged in problem solving and served as an advocate in the confident and outspoken style for which she was well known. Charlotte worked long hours as a reliable legal assistant. Later she became a volunteer at Elliot Hospital.

Charlotte grew up in the Temple Adath Yeshurun family, married Ted Krentzel and remained within that extended family throughout her life. Charlotte was famous for being a “straight shooter,” and woman of strong opinions, characteristics that endeared her to many people. She was also a philanthropist and dedicated supporter of many non-profit organizations. In recent years, Charlotte was an outspoken supporter of Media Power Youth, a Manchester, NH based organization dedicated to guiding young people to lead healthy, active lives by understanding the influence of, and how to smartly interpret today’s media, especially social media in all of its forms.

In 2007, Charlotte relocated from Manchester to Lasell Village in Auburndale, MA, where she enjoyed a very productive life as part of a college-based community. She was predeceased by her loving husband Theodore Krentzel, a prominent Manchester business leader and partner in one of the state’s largest meat packing companies, and her dear son Alan Krentzel. She is survived by her daughter Lee Krentzel Forgosh and husband Jeffrey Forgosh. Her grandchildren Lauren Forgosh Brooks, Karen Forgosh Cooper, Alyssa Krentzel, and Evan Krentzel.