IN MEMORIAM
REMEMBERING GUILFORDIANS These members of the Guilford College community died in the past year. A full list of obituaries is available on the Community Notes page at www.giving.guilford.edu.
Talmadge Neece ’44
Tom Evaul ’51
Doug Galyon ’53
A lifelong Quaker,
Tom, as a professor at
Doug’s long career in
Talmadge enrolled
American University
the textile industry
at Guilford College
and Temple University,
included positions
at 15. He was a Navy
was a widely
with Burlington
officer for a unit that
published and highly
Industries, Allied
included jazz great
regarded scholar in
Chemical and Guilford
John Coltrane, and he met Dr. Martin
his field of Health, Physical Education
Mills. He served on Greensboro City
Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. He
and Recreation. He was a Guilford
Council and Guilford County Board
worked for the U.S. Weather Service and
College trustee and served as Alumni
of Commissioners as well as the N.C.
had a long insurance career. He also
Association President. He served in the
Department of Transportation Board,
helped found a Brooklyn, N.Y., school
Army in Korea and founded a newspaper
including as Chair. Greensboro’s multi-
for children with learning disabilities.
in his hometown of Merchantville, N.J.
modal transportation center was named
Talmadge died Jan. 31.
Tom died March 23.
in his honor. Doug died April 7.
Vivien Bauman For more than 30 years Vivien and her husband, Ed, were generous benefactors and active members of the Guilford community, despite not having matriculated at the College. Their gifts supported construction of Bauman Telecommunications Center in 1991 and the 2004 Founders Hall renovation. Founders’ front plaza and galleries also bear their names. Vivien died April 13.
Mary Kim '60 Hughlene and Bill Frank
A native of Korea, Mary learned about
Hughlene and Bill were two of Guilford’s most generous benefactors and Greensboro’s
Guilford through an
most engaged citizens for many years. They were members of Guilford’s Board of
international pen
Visitors for 15 years, benefactors at the President’s Club level and members of the
pal. She worked her
Bryan Series Legacy Society. In 2017, Bill and Hughlene were honored with the Spirit of Philanthropy Award. Hughlene and Bill died tragically in a fire in their home May 19.
way through school washing dishes, waiting tables and sewing dresses for faculty wives.
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