In Memoriam

Pingry Remembers Former Headmaster John Hanly

Mr. Hanly, Pingry’s beloved 13th Headmaster who led the School from 1987-2000, championed ethics, the arts, and intellectual rigor, and cheered for Big Blue athletics. The Pingry community is remembering him with sentiments such as “he made me proud to be an educator” and “he made me feel important.” Many have praised his calm authority, presence, encouragement, acts of kindness, and respect for others.

“From my first step on campus, I have been regaled with stories of John Hanly as a leader, as a person, and as the embodiment of the Honor Code at Pingry. He helped shape Pingry as it made its way toward the end of the 20th century, with a huge emphasis on character, community, and the common good. He touched

JOHN HANLY

August 23, 2020, age 78, Upper Manhattan, NY

hundreds of lives and left a part of himself in each and every person with whom he came in contact. Helping to found New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication, Success), after having worked at Prep for Prep in New York City, John cared deeply about educational access and equity, a legacy we are committed to carrying on today,” says current Head of School Matt Levinson.

Born in Wales and educated mostly in England, Mr. Hanly attended Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, UK, and received B.A. and M.A. Degrees (with Honors) in English Language and Literature from Oxford University. He also received an M.A. in Educational Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University. An English teacher, his early experiences included teaching English to foreign students ages 15-19 at St. Clare’s Hall in Oxford, UK; serving as Head of the English Department at Audley House School in Bicester, UK; and being an Examiner in “O” level English language for the Cambridge University Examination Board (now known as Cambridge International Examinations). Prior to his arrival at Pingry, he worked for 19 years at Trinity School in New York City in a number of different roles, including as an English teacher for Project Broadjump (weekend and summer program for urban students), an English teacher for Grades 5-12, Head of the Middle School, Assistant Headmaster/Head of the Upper School, and Interim Headmaster.

At Pingry, Mr. Hanly’s earliest accomplishments included his focus on hiring dynamic young teachers, his creation of three divisions to promote community on the Basking Ridge Campus (Grades 7-8, 9-10, 11-12; Grades 9-12 since returned to being one division), and making sure that ethics permeated the entire Pingry community.

Facing the challenge of student apathy toward the Honor Code, he raised and addressed ethical issues during all-school, faculty, and parent meetings; introduced and taught a junior/senior elective about ethical dilemmas; and initiated a School-wide review of the Honor Code by a committee of administrators and student government to determine how to integrate the Code into daily student life. A major result of the review was the formation of the student-run Honor Board. In addition, the requirement to report an offense was removed, the wording of the Honor Code was revised to apply to both men and women (1988), and the Code of Conduct, a version of the Honor Code simplified for younger students, was introduced at the Lower School (1994).

“John Hanly was the very embodiment of the Honor Code, and valued integrity and character over all other qualities,” says former French Teacher Kelly Jordan P ’04, ’06, who joined the faculty in 1988. “He made me want to become a better person, someone worthy of him. His talks were inspiring and humorous at the same time, and everyone, from the youngest to the oldest member of the community, could understand his message. He had much interest in and compassion for every single member of the community, and he knew everyone by name. Among his many qualities, one that needs mentioning is his outstanding generosity, for John Hanly was a man with a big heart. I feel fortunate to have known him and to have learned so much about teaching and life from him.”

Senior faculty member Miller Bugliari ’52, P ’86, ’90, ’97, GP ’20, ’24 remembers Mr. Hanly’s just personality: “He was charismatic and had a great sense of humor. John also went out of his way to try to fix something he thought was not right, and was very fair in dealing with people.”

Another hallmark of Mr. Hanly’s tenure was his emphasis on the arts. He added three drama courses and a tutorial program in playwriting, the Attic Theater became a home for drama classes and small productions, and the extracurricular drama program expanded. He bolstered the fine arts program to include drawing, painting, photography, pottery, and filmmaking; introduced dance in 1994; and led an effort to showcase more school music, both during the holiday festival and AFS concert. By 1997, all three departments—art, music, and drama—boasted larger arts faculty and more course offerings as part of the curriculum. Although he left Pingry three years before it opened, the Hostetter Arts Center can be seen as a realization of Mr. Hanly’s vision for the arts at Pingry.

Many in the community describe Mr. Hanly as a gifted speaker whose speeches were an experience. “I remember a speech he gave at year’s end,” recalls Upper School English Teacher Tom Keating P ’27, ’29, faculty member since 1988, “and it was probably the last thing we had to do before leaving for the

summer. John gave a speech that was so inspiring, that so finely articulated every reason why teachers want to teach, that I actually walked out of the room wishing that I had a class to go teach. That any teacher could feel that way under those circumstances speaks volumes about the kind of leader John Hanly was.”

He was also fondly remembered for wearing a pink sweater to field hockey games; former head coach Judy Lee says the team referred to it as their “good luck sweater—we continued to take it with us after he retired, and it traveled to all of our state championships. He was one of our most dedicated fans and supporters.” Other school traditions and initiatives established during the Hanly years were Convocation (1987), summer fellowships for faculty professional growth (1989), Monday assemblies, a computer center (Pingry entered the digital age in 1996-97 with Internet and email access), and a more formal community service program (today, Community and Civic Engagement), which requires students to complete 10 hours annually. By 1996, nearly 10 years into his tenure, Mr. Hanly had significantly increased the number of women in leadership positions as department directors.

Pingry became accessible to a more diverse range of students in the early 1990s, when Mr. Hanly, in collaboration with others, conceived of New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication, Success) to prepare motivated, high-achieving, low-income students for admission to independent schools across the country. Since 1993, Pingry has been a SEEDS partner school, offering its campus for SEEDS preparatory programs. Mr. Hanly was a SEEDS Trustee and then named Trustee Emeritus. His other professional affiliations included Secretary and President of the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools; Trustee of St. Philip’s Academy; and member of The Country Day School Headmasters’ Association of the United States and The Head Mistresses Association of the East.

In 1995, toward the end of Mr. Hanly’s tenure at Pingry, the School embarked on The Campaign for Pingry with a five-year goal of $40 million. At the public Campaign launch in 1998, Mr. Hanly remarked that the School needed funds “to provide our students with an even better education than we do now.” At that time, Pingry’s Campaign was the largest among all independent day schools, and with $23 million raised for endowment for financial aid and faculty support, Pingry was able to increase its endowment from less than $5 million (1987) to nearly $45 million (2000), which was critical to the school’s future success. Through many people’s efforts, but particularly Mr. Hanly’s, Pingry surpassed its Campaign goal by nearly $5 million. Among the Campaign outcomes were an increased endowment, a robust Annual Fund, and upgrades of both campuses, including the Arts Center, a new fitness center, a modernized baseball field, and renovations of the Lower School building with a new library, new classroom wing, and a playground dedicated to Joyce Hanrahan.

In 1997, Pingry honored Mr. Hanly with the Cyril and Beatrice Baldwin Family Citizen of the Year Award, which recognizes “members of the Pingry family who, in rendering meritorious service to the community, have demonstrated those qualities of responsible citizenship that Pingry aspires to instill in all of those associated with the school.” In March 1999, Mr. Hanly announced that he would be retiring. To ensure his legacy, donors established a scholarship fund, a lecture series, and a faculty mentorship fund in his honor. The

Then-Headmaster John Hanly being serenaded by the Balladeers (with the Buttondowns in the background) at the Annual Fund Kick-Off on November 1, 1987.

John Hanly Scholarship Fund provides full and partial financial aid to individuals who best exemplify the qualities that he asked students to strive for—academic excellence, commitment to community, respect for and service to others, and ethical behavior. The John Hanly Lecture Series on Ethics and Morality celebrates Mr. Hanly’s commitment to teaching students and other members of the school community how to make tough decisions within an ethical framework, and enables Pingry to bring a variety of speakers to campus each year. The John Hanly Fund for Faculty Development ensures the effectiveness of Pingry’s faculty through continued professional stimulation and development.

Mentoring his younger teachers was one of Mr. Hanly’s most notable qualities. Adam Rohdie, an Upper School history teacher and administrator during that era, now Head of School at Greenwich Country Day School, comments: “I owe him everything. He took a chance on an Anthropology major and hired me to teach history—my first job out of college. When he asked me to be Dean of Students, he said it was a way to impact a larger segment of the School. When situations came up, being able to talk with him and listen to his process of analyzing gave me great insights into how to think about a problem. John Hanly was a legend, and I was so proud to call him a dear friend and one of my most important mentors.” Mr. Rohdie wrote an article about Mr. Hanly that appears in the Winter 2016 issue of Independent School magazine (published by the National Association of Independent Schools) and includes memories from the Pingry community.

After retiring, he remained active with Pingry by returning for one of his namesake lectures; appearing in Pingry: A Portrait in Blue, a special film produced to celebrate the School’s 150th anniversary; and attending both the Beinecke House groundbreaking and the 150th Anniversary Gala.

Mr. Hanly will be fondly remembered by the Pingry community—everyone whose lives he impacted not only as Headmaster, but also through his subsequent visits to campus. The 2000 Blue Book is dedicated to him—in an edition themed “outer space,” the yearbook staff describes him as “the ‘central light’ of our school, the ‘radiating star’ of our community…a supernova of a teacher. He has taught us important lessons for life, in and out of school, and values that will be forever imprinted on our hearts and in our memories.”

He was predeceased by his sister Sheelagh in February. Survivors include his brother-in-law Conor McLoughlin, nieces and nephew, Karen McLoughlin, David McLoughlin, and Michelle McLoughlin, and their families.

In Memoriam

EDWARD WOOD CISSEL ’39 June 16, 2020, age 99, Little Compton, RI Mr. Cissel attended Pingry from 1927-1935, when he left to attend Hotchkiss School, from which he graduated. He also graduated from Princeton University, although his college education was interrupted by World War II, when he served as a forward observer in a field artillery battalion in the U.S. Army’s Fourth Infantry Division. On D-Day, he landed on Utah Beach and fought in the battles of Cherbourg and Saint-Lô, earning a Bronze Star for meritorious service. In 1949, he began a cumulative 18-year career in education at Pingry (working at the School at two different times due to further military service)—teaching various subjects; coaching football, tennis, baseball, swimming (head coach from 1954-1960), and basketball; and serving as Head of Junior School (1960-1964), Director of Admission (1960-1965), Director of Summer School (1960-1967), and Assistant Headmaster (1964-1967). The 1958 Blue Book is dedicated to him. Among alumni memories, Vic Pfeiffer ’67 recalls playing defensive back while Mr. Cissel watched a football scrimmage in Junior School—standing on the sidelines, Mr. Cissel caught a pass that was wide of its mark, so Vic instinctively tackled him. When he saw Vic’s startled reaction, Mr. Cissel patted him on the helmet and said, “Good tackle, Vic.” Other alumni recall Mr. Cissel making them feel relaxed and confident during the admission process. Leaving Pingry, Mr. Cissel became the fourth headmaster of John Burroughs School for 19 years—among his achievements, he invested in the faculty, broadened enrollment by doubling tuition assistance, oversaw a strengthening of the school’s financial position and expansion of its campus, and encouraged students to engineer a new form of self-rule, resulting in the Student Congress. Burroughs bestowed the title of Honorary Alumni on Mr. Cissel and his wife, Jane (only five other people in the school’s history have been recognized that way). He was predeceased by Jane and their son, Edward W. Cissel, Jr. Survivors include four children, Sally, Mary (Paul), John ’73 (Peggy), and Charles; seven grandchildren, Sarah, Amy (Tyler), William, Grace (Peter), Ellie (Nate), Katherine (Graham), and Margaret (Steve); and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Cissel passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Read more about his Pingry memories in the May 2015 issue of The Pingry Review.

HENRY VAN AMERINGEN ’48 September 9, 2020, age 89, New York, NY Mr. van Ameringen graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, was an executive in Paris for International Flavors & Fragrances, a company founded by his father, and served on its Board of Directors. He devoted his life to supporting HIV/ AIDS, the LGBTQ+ community, and mental health issues, and was an active volunteer; his philanthropic efforts began in the late 1980s when AIDS was devastating the gay community. He also supported and served as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of In the Life Media, which produced In the Life, a PBS series on LGBTQ+ issues, and he helped finance the documentary Rebellion: Stonewall!, which aired on MSNBC in 2019. He served on the board of the van Ameringen Foundation, was president of his own H. van Ameringen Foundation, and served as co-founder and trustee of the Galvan Foundation, which addresses poverty and inequality in Hudson, NY. He was preceded in death by his siblings Patricia and Lily. Survivors include his spouse, T. Eric Galloway, and six nieces and nephews.

JOHN ROBERT “JACK” O’BRIEN ’55 May 7, 2020, age 82, Wall Township, NJ and Juno Beach, FL Mr. O’Brien graduated with a degree in Marketing from the College of the Holy Cross before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and achieving the rank of Captain. After being discharged, and with the Garden State Parkway under construction, he opened the O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall Township to serve the population that would be retiring “at the shore.” Years of dedication to his community—from serving on the Planning Board to Kiwanis Club to helping other businesses grow and expand—helped to establish both Mr. O’Brien and his business as pillars of that community. His hands-on approach to building the funeral home led him to future real estate developments in Wall Township, and his success as a businessman not only brought him to service as Officer for several local banks, but also led him to open another branch of O’Brien Funeral Home in Brick. Mr. O’Brien always reminded everyone of the Eighth Wonder of the World, “the magic of compound interest”—while he was most often talking about financial investing, he also saw the value of investing in people and watching them grow. Survivors include his children Lauren O’Neil (Jeff Groezinger), Kara O’Shaughnessy (Michael), John (Laurie Levan), and Kevin (Mark Norkus), and grandchildren Mark, Luke, Ava, Max, James, and Jude.

JOHN ALDEN HALL ’56 May 13, 2020, age 82, Concord, MA Mr. Hall graduated from C.W. Post College, earning a B.A. in Physics. He worked for many years at Polaroid Corporation, reporting to the Founder and CEO. He was responsible for over 120 thirty-second national and global television commercials, which was rated one of the top “50” of its time in television history. He also served on the Board of Directors of Polaroid’s Retiree’s Association. In 1998, he started his own Internet consulting firm, PagePresence, where he created and designed many websites, pay-per-click campaigns, metrics, and keyword and phrase studies. Upon retirement, he was active with the Concord Friends of the Aging, where he served many years on the Board of Directors. Survivors include many local friends and acquaintances.

GROSVENOR HUTCHINS LEE “RICK” RICHARDSON ’56 April 28, 2020, age 82, Pittsford, NY Mr. Richardson graduated with a degree in History from Trinity College. He began his career in the international division of Thomas & Betts Corporation (now ABB Installation Products), living in Europe and on the West Coast. He moved his family to Rochester, where he worked for AMP Incorporated (now part of TE Connectivity) and Hansford Manufacturing. He later founded QA Productivity Systems, which specialized in precision measurement equipment. A lover of sports, furniture making, history, and storytelling, he published a children’s book for his family. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Margy; three children, Rick (Darcy), Merrill, and Benagh Newsome (Josh); five grandchildren, Addie, Hannah, Archer, David, and Maggie; and brother Jim ’53 (Debby).

THAYER “TERRY” TALCOTT, JR. ’56 September 15, 2020, age 82, Morristown, NJ Mr. Talcott played for Pingry’s first lacrosse team (the first in New Jersey), graduated from Middlebury College, served in the Vermont and New Jersey National Guards, received a Master’s degree from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, and spent his career in banking, becoming an executive of First Fidelity Bancorporation (now Wells Fargo) and president and chief executive officer of First Morris Bank, Morristown (now Provident Bank). In addition, Mr. Talcott spent over 50 years as a director of Borden Mining Company, the last 15 as president of the board. Always involved with the community, he was on the Board of Managers of Rosedale Cemetery (the final resting place of Dr. Pingry and his wife) and enjoyed leadership positions with the YWCA of Essex & West Hudson, Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce, Educational Assistance Corporation of Morris County, and Pingry Alumni Association.

Mr. Talcott looked for opportunities to mentor young people and was an ardent conservationist. He was predeceased by his brother Preston Lea Talcott ’59. Survivors include his wife Ann, sister Carol Ackland (Robert), sister-in-law Diana (Lea), and brother-in-law C. David Ward (Ann).

JAMES WHITFORD IV ’57 May 24, 2020, age 80, Staten Island, NY Mr. Whitford graduated from Franklin & Marshall College, where he was managing editor of the campus newspaper, and served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. After four years with James Whitford, Architect, a 100-yearold family-owned business that spanned three generations (designing hundreds of Staten Island residential and commercial structures and public buildings), he joined the Staten Island Advance as a copy editor. He then became a public relations practitioner, working in several fields for the American Gas Association, Dun & Bradstreet, GAB Business Services, and the New York City Department of Correction as Assistant Commissioner for Communications during Mayor Edward I. Koch’s administration. Concurrent with his public relations work, he taught public relations, writing, and journalism at Yeshiva and Adelphi Universities. Mr. Whitford returned to the Advance staff and retired after 25 years as editor of special sections that were published periodically throughout the year. His professional affiliations included the Publicity Club of New York, where he served a two-year term as president, the Overseas Press Club of America, and the International Association of Business Communicators. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Kathryn, whom he met while on the Advance staff; sons James (Jency) and Grant (April); and grandchildren Loryn, Jack, Alex, Henry, and Sophia.

STEPHEN GREELEY WILKERSON ’59 April 24, 2020, age 79, Hanover, NH and Oak Bluffs, MA Mr. Wilkerson graduated from Middlebury College with a bachelor’s in Geography and served in the U.S. Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps. Following an honorable discharge, he began a 35-year career at Nabisco, moving between leadership positions in strategic planning, marketing, and sales. He was actively involved in and committed to his communities. He was predeceased by his brother Oscar A. Wilkerson III ’53. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Kathy, whom he met while in high school; children Stephanie (Philip), Tracey (Pete), and Jim (Christina); grandchildren Kate, Drew, Reiley, Osie, Matthew, and Sarah; and sister Wendy. JOHN SCOTT KERR ’61 July 5, 2020, age 76, Scottsdale, AZ Mr. Kerr received an undergraduate degree from Kenyon College and a Master’s degree from The Bread Loaf School of English, and became a Certified Financial Planner from the College for Financial Planning. During his high school and college years, he was active in sports, particularly, football, wrestling, and track and field. While attending Kenyon College, he met his future wife, Bonnie, and they would have celebrated their 55th anniversary this year. He taught English at the Taft School, then enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served as a Staff Sergeant E6. He was an Area Intelligence Specialist in Da Lat, Vietnam for one year. While in Vietnam, he taught English as a second language to many Vietnamese. Mr. Kerr then began a 39-year career at the Kent School, where he held many positions, including English Teacher, Director of Admissions, Director of Planned Giving, Senior Development Officer, and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. In addition, he coached varsity wrestling. He was inducted into Pingry’s Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the undefeated 1960 Football Team, for which he was first-string center, and wrote an essay on the occasion of Pingry’s 150th anniversary that appears in the Winter 2011-12 issue of The Pingry Review. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and one brother, Douglas ’57. Survivors include his loving wife Bonnie, sister-in-law Peggy (Brian), nephew Michael (Mandie), great-nieces Kenzie and Delaney, and niece Carla and her partner Stacie. Mr. Kerr passed away from thyroid cancer two days before his 77th birthday.

JOSEPH DE RAISMES III ’63 July 10, 2020, age 76, Boulder, CO Mr. De Raismes completed undergraduate studies at Yale and received a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He worked as a lawyer for the Rocky Mountain branch of the American Civil Liberties Union and for the state government before serving as City Attorney for the City of Boulder, known for legally protecting the city’s internationally renowned open space system from 1979– 2003. He also helped lead the city, along with other plaintiffs including Denver and Aspen, in a lawsuit that struck down a voter-approved state constitutional amendment that many residents opposed because they thought it unfairly targeted the LGBTQ+ population. His legal thinking was instrumental in further protecting Boulder open space lands: with his help, open space policy in the mid-1980s was approved for encoding into the city’s charter, rather than an ordinance, so that it could only be changed with a public vote. In the 1990s, Mr. De Raismes helped a team litigate Evans v. Romer all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, successfully arguing that a state constitutional amendment preventing the recognition of gay people as a protected class was unconstitutional. Mr. De Raismes also served as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law, President and Trustee of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, and as a member of the board of Mental Health America. He was a member of the Yale Russian Chorus and held a lifelong love of music, which he applied in a leadership role with the board of the Boulder Bach Festival. He was inducted into Pingry’s Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1962 Football Team. His cousin Bob Kirkland ’48 and cousin-in-law Jerry Graham, Jr. ’52 predeceased him. Survivors include his wife Jaird, son Joseph, sisters Nicole and Michelle, and nephew Stuart Graham ’81.

ROBERT J. NEWHOUSE III ’64 July 21, 2020, age 74, Nantucket, MA and Vero Beach, FL Mr. Newhouse, President of his Pingry Class, received a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He had a long and distinguished career as a senior executive with the global insurance broker Marsh & McLennan. A lifelong artist, he focused on sculpting in both wood and stone and produced a wide range of works. He was inducted into Pingry’s Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the 1962 Football Team. Survivors include his wife Laurie, son Robert (Ellen), grandsons Hayes and Cole, brothers Stephan ’65, P ’95, ’97, ’99 and Britt, and nephews James ’95, Christopher ’97, and Stephan ’99.

GREGORY MILLER DOWNS ’70 June 14, 2020, age 67, East Sandwich, MA Mr. Downs spent a postgraduate year at the Leys School in Cambridge, England and traveled throughout Europe and North Africa before attending Colby College. He spent five years as a deckhand and cook on commercial

The editorial staff makes every effort to publish an obituary for and pay tribute to the accomplishments of alumni who have passed away, based on information available as of press time. If family members, classmates, or friends would like to submit tributes, please contact Greg Waxberg ‘96 at gwaxberg@pingry.org.

In Memoriam

king crab and salmon fishing boats out of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. While on extended fishing trips in Alaska, Mr. Downs became interested in law, so he left the West Coast to study law at Rutgers University, where he received a Juris Doctor. He served as a law clerk for the New Jersey Supreme Court and later relocated to Sandwich on Cape Cod, where he was a partner in the law firm Losordo and Downs. He was active in the community and served as a board member and volunteer with a number of charities. He continued pro bono work and grant writing for nonprofit organizations in his retirement and up until his passing. Survivors include his brother Christopher ’68 (Paula); nieces Christine and Kathryne; stepdaughter Trinity and her partner Steven; and grandchildren Broderick and Liberty.

JOHN C. LIVENGOOD ’70 June 26, 2020, age 68, Washington, D.C. Mr. Livengood received an Architecture degree from Syracuse University and a Law degree from Catholic University. He was a Senior Managing Director at Ankura and a leader in the field of forensic construction schedule delay analysis (retrospective analysis of an event that delayed a project). His service to the profession included contributing to the work of AACE International (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) for the past two decades, including serving as president in 2016-2017; he was honored with the 2020 O.T. Zimmerman Founder’s Award in recognition of his significant achievements and contributions. He also contributed to the ABA Forum on Construction Law, UK Society of Construction Law, and the International Bar Association. Among his favorite activities, he coached and managed youth soccer teams and taught referee certification courses to girls and boys. He was particularly proud of his work for WAGS (Women and Girls in Soccer, formerly Washington Area Girls Soccer), a competitive soccer league for girls. His grandfather, Horace R. Livengood, graduated from Pingry in 1892 and 1894, and his father, The Reverend Hugh Livengood ’33, also graduated from Pingry. Survivors include Caren Yglesias, his wife of 42 years; children Magenta, Hugh (Arielle), and Ian (Katie); grandchildren Henry and James; sister Becky (Walter); brother Ford ’67 (Geri); and nieces and nephews, including Rebecca ’03. Mr. Livengood passed away from the Powassan virus.

GILL UPJOHN REDPATH ’71 August 27, 2020, age 67, Evans, GA Mr. Redpath graduated from The Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY, received a Bachelor’s degree from Susquehanna University, and received two Master’s degrees from Augusta State University: one in Counselor Education and the other in Educational Leadership. Mr. Redpath taught at St. Edward’s School in Vero Beach, FL; worked at Augusta Prep in Development, Marketing, and Admissions; then taught English at Augusta’s Westminster School. Survivors include his brother, John, sister-in-law, Suzanne, their daughter, Ann (Joakim), and numerous cousins.

PETER J. BOFFA ’74 August 2020, age 63, New York, NY Mr. Boffa attended Vassar College, where he obtained a degree in Art History. He worked for Saks Fifth Avenue as a women’s clothing buyer for 10 years, then for American Express, where he held various managerial positions until retiring due to illness. He was active in caring for the gardens outside his co-op in the West Village of Manhattan. Survivors include his partner of 25 years, Jose Barral; father, John Sr.; brothers Chris, Paul, and John ’72; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Boffa passed away after a seven-year struggle with brain cancer.

ROBERT S. KLIMOWICZ ’74 July 23, 2020, age 63, Allenhurst, NJ Mr. Klimowicz graduated from Lehigh University and was an avid fisherman. Survivors include his loving wife Doris, sons Henry and Eric, and brother Thomas (Gabi).

KRISHNA PAUL SINGHO ’74 August 24, 2020, age 62, Northwest Washington, D.C. Mr. Singho received the C.B. Newton Pingry-Princeton Scholarship Prize and graduated from Princeton University with a major in English. He spent a few years teaching at Gilman School in Baltimore and the remainder of his career in Washington, D.C. in the fields of computerized litigation support and management information systems. He spent many years at MCI Telecommunications and received their “Excellence in Service” Award. The bulk of his career was at the Department of Justice, where Ms. Singho served as a project manager for several components and was recognized with numerous honors and commendations. Survivors include his beloved wife of 23 years, Hilary; cherished son, Jack; loving siblings Romiel and Lora-Rani Singho, and Blair and Garth Bracy; brother and sister-in-law John and Ann Davis-Allan, and their children Will and Becca. Mr. Singho died due to complications from multiple myeloma, which he had battled since 2007. WILLIAM C. “BILL” ADAMS III ’86 April 15, 2020, age 52, Santa Clarita, CA Mr. Adams graduated from Lafayette College. He was a dedicated father and devotee of the game of lacrosse, a sport he learned to love at Pingry, under Coach Gerald Keane, and honed at Lafayette. Miller Bugliari ’52, P ’86, ’90, ’97, GP ’20, ’24, his soccer coach, was also a mentor. For more than 30 years, he played and served as a referee and coach for numerous youth lacrosse teams and games in California. “Bill is synonymous with youth lacrosse in Santa Clarita,” wrote the Southern California Lacrosse Association. He introduced a new generation to the game he loved, and he nurtured young players not only to learn the skills of the game, but also to become great human beings. Mr. Adams died suddenly of a heart attack during a run. Survivors include his son, Griffin; his sister, Caroline ’89; mother, Molly; father, Bill Jr.; and former wife, Shannon. To share stories about Mr. Adams, see forevermissed.com/bill-c-adams.

EDWARD J. ALBOWICZ, ESQ. ’93 September 11, 2020, age 45, Summit, NJ Mr. Albowicz graduated from Brandeis University, cum laude, with a B.A. in Economics and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a lawyer for Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, then a partner at the law firm of Mandelbaum & Salsburg Roseland. Mr. Albowicz also enjoyed coaching youth baseball teams. Survivors include his wife Mitzie; children Nicholas, Zachary ’32, and Mary ’33; father Edward ’68; and brother Dominick.

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FRANCIS L. CHUPICK May 14, 2020, age 88, Succasunna, NJ Mr. Chupick worked at Pingry from 1965-1969, teaching Upper School math and coaching freshman baseball. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, was honorably discharged, and attended Kutztown University on the G.I. Bill. Survivors include his beloved wife of 60 years, Barbara Chupick; three devoted sons, Jonathan Chupick, James Chupick, and Jason Chupick; and six cherished grandchildren, Madeline, Carly, Miles, Henry, Elodie, and Tyler.