IN MEMORIAM

Donald Whiteman ’49

Donald Whiteman died June 28, 2023, in Staunton, Va., after a short illness. He was 97.

A World War II Navy veteran, Whiteman graduated summa cum laude from Monmouth, where he served as student body president and editor of the student newspaper and was a member of the prestigious Octopus Club. He went on to receive a master’s in business administration from Harvard University and also earned a degree from the University of Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking.

A retired banker, Whiteman served most recently as chief financial officer and director of The Northern Trust Co. of Arizona. He previously served as executive vice presi-

1966

Rick Hoy, 78, of Elgin, Ill., died in April 2023. He graduated with a degree in physics and also studied at Northern Illinois University and Loyola of Chicago, from which he received his Ph.D. Hoy spent his career his education, including a stint as department chair at Streamwood High School and principal at two suburban Chicago schools, Tefft Middle School and Bartlett High School. He spent much of his retirement volunteering for Elgin Senior Services.

Barbara Ballard Huwe, 79, of St. Paul, Minn., died March 18, 2023. She completed her undergraduate degree in zoology at the University of Kansas and also earned a nursing degree from St. Catherine’s University. Huwe served as a public health nurse for 33 years, spending much of her career working with St. Paul’s Hmong immigrant community.

1967

Daniel McNally of East Peoria, Ill., died Aug. 28, 2022. He graduated with a degree in business administration. After four years working and traveling in California, he returned to his family’s business, Pekin Ready Mix Concrete, in 1973. The business was sold two years later to develop Central Illinois Dock Company at mile 158 on the Illinois River. In 1993, McNally founded Central Illinois Freight Handling and served as CEO. His company imported semi-finished steel product and distributed it to several major U.S. companies, including nearby Caterpillar.

dent and director of United Bank of Arizona. He also was president and CEO of City Reconstruction Corp. of Los Angeles for seven years, which planned, built and financed more than 1,600 luxury high-rise apartments in downtown Los Angeles, Tulsa, Okla., and St. Paul, Minn. He earlier had been vice president and cashier of the Northern Trust Bank of Chicago.

Whiteman served on the Monmouth College Board of Trustees from 1960-73, and he had previously served as class secretary. He was preceded in death by his father, Wendell Whiteman ’27 , and his wife, Joann Weakly Whiteman ’50 . Survivors include his brothers, Ralph Whiteman ’52 and Richard Whiteman ’64

1969

Mary Buchanan Lindsay, 77, of East Greenwich, R.I., died Feb. 21, 2023. She graduated with a degree in sociology and was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Prior to working in the insurance field, she held many volunteer positions while raising her family.

Joseph Peruti, 75, of Long Branch, N.J., died April 23, 2023. He graduated with a degree in government, then used his entrepreneurial spirit to own and operate several companies before working for McVac Environmental Services in New Haven, Conn. Peruti, who was an avid runner and triathlete, is survived by his wife of 52 years.

1970

Thomas Stevenson of Valencia, Calif., died in Sept. 14, 2022. He graduated with a degree in psychology.

Peter Vlasis, 73, of Lake Forest, Ill., died Dec. 18, 2022. He graduated with a degree in biology and was a member of the track team. After graduating from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1977, Vlasis practiced as an optometrist for 40 years, seeing patients in the suburban communities of Zion and Mundelein. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Barbara Puck Vlasis ’70.

1971

Ronald Downs, 73, of Independence, Mo., died Dec. 31, 2022. He graduated with a degree in physical education and was a member of the football and baseball teams and Alpha Tau Omega. His obituary read that Downs “was born with a silver whistle in his mouth,” and he used that love of sports during a long career as a coach and teacher, starting and ending in Missouri at Hazelwood West and Lee’s Summit high schools, respectively. Downs, who earned a master’s degree in education from South Dakota State University, was also a fundraising manager for Nestle Beich and a 40-year volunteer with Heart of America Pop Warner Football and Cheer. Survivors include his wife of 51 years.

Jeff Langner, 71, of Rushville, Ill., died April 9, 2023. Langner graduated with a degree in physical education and was an all-conference member of the undefeated 1972 football team and Theta Chi. Langner received a master’s degree in education and physical education from Western Illinois University and was a sixth grade teacher for more than 30 years in Rushville. He was also a successful football coach at Rushville High School and was part owner of Wells Fargo Inn for a few years.

Cynthia Frazier Moore , 73, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Nov. 4, 2022. She graduated with a degree in art and was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She and her late husband, William Moore ’70 , who was in the military, lived in Georgia, Virginia, Kansas and Washington – as well as Germany and Italy – before settling in Arizona. She built an art studio in every home in which she lived.

Patty Schwass, 90, of Monmouth, died June 13, 2023. After attending Carl Sandburg College, she earned her degree in sociology from Monmouth. Schwass taught for 20 years at Monmouth’s Harding Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years.

1972

Kimberly Nelson, 72, of Farmingdale, N.J., died April 16, 2023. During her short time at Monmouth, the lover of music played the bagpipes. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Utica College, then earned a master’s degree there in education. Nelson taught preschool in Georgia for five years before returning to her native Staten Island, where she was as an assistant accountant for several companies.

1973

Joan Carlson, 88, of Galesburg, died Nov. 19, 2022. A non-traditional student, she graduated with a degree in English. In 1974, she established and was the first manager of the Cottage Corner Gift Shop, a fundraising project of the Cottage Hospital Service Guild in Galesburg, Ill. She held a variety of other positions in her career, including substitute teacher, toy store manager, tax preparer, administrative assistant and bank teller.

1974

Cynthia Rice Westfall, 70, of Bloomingdale, Ill.,