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wolfgang S. de Beauclair of Tucson, AZ, passed away on February 15. Born in Freiburg, Germany, on March 2, 1920, he grew up in China, where he became fluent in Chinese, German, and English. Mr. de Beauclair served in WWII, married Hella Poettgen, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1949. He taught at Southern Lehigh H.S. (1956-1963). In 1963, Mr. de Beauclair established the Asian Studies program at TAS, while Mrs. de Beauclair worked as the cafeteria manager. The family stayed at TAS until 1969, before moving to Tainan the following year. Mr. de Beauclair later taught at Wainwright High School (DOD) until 1973. He returned to the U.S. to establish an Asian Studies/Chinese program at Lehigh University. In 1986, he returned to mainland China to teach university classes. In 1991, he and his wife retired to Florida, where he authored “Journey to Destiny,” recounting his early life on three continents. He was predeceased by his wife Hella in 2010. He is survived by his children, Claudia Banchi ’67 (husband Mark) of Langhorne, PA, Julia de Beauclair ’71 (husband David Moore) of Susan Ing ’77 born on August 30, 1958, passed away on April 9, 2012 from lymphoma. Susan married Ken Hsiang ’73 and they have a son, Kenson Hsiang. For the past 14 years, she lived and worked in Los Angeles and moved to Shanghai after retiring in July 2010. She moved back to Taiwan with her family in September 2011. In her last days, she was surrounded by loving family and friends. Her sweetness and lively personality will always remain vivid in the hearts of those who knew her.

CLAUDIA MARIE CHAILLÉ ’61 of Reston, Virginia, and Waimanalo, Hawaii, passed away on January 18, 2012. Dr. Chaille was the Principal at Stratford Landing Elementary School from 1996 to 1998. She also worked at Marshall High School, South Lakes High School, and Clearview Elementary School. She was an Adjunct Robert D. (Bob) wenger of Waynesboro, Virginia, passed away April 22, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Wenger served as TAS Lower School Associate Principal from 1981-88 and Principal from 19881993, and was also an assistant coach for the high school baseball teams for several years. Mr. Wenger worked nearly 50 years in education in the United States, India, the Philippines, Hungary, China, Japan, Lebanon and, most recently, in Thailand. Of all these locations, TAS was significantly the longest tenure of Mr. Wenger's career. Mr. Wenger is survived by his wife, Lisa Woo; four sons, Brad Wenger '84, Brent Wenger, David Wenger '88, and Tim Wenger '93; and 7 grandchildren.

Tucson, AZ, Walter de Beauclair ’72 (wife Deborah) of Wescosville, PA, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Professor for NOVA Southeastern University. She is survived by her sister, Angela Meixell ’67 (Tim) and nephews, Manu and Pono. Donations may be made to Homeless Animals Rescue Team (HART), P.O. Box 7621, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

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