4 minute read
In Memoriam
| Titans we will miss.
Word has reached us of the passing of the following alumni and friends of Westminster College. To submit information for the In Memoriam section, please provide a complete obituary notice (if available) to the Office of Alumni Engagement.
ALUMNI
CHARLES STIVER ’46 of Cortland, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2021. GENEVIEVE DICK STRONG-SCUPHOLM ’47 of Warren, Ohio, formerly of New Wilmington, May 19, 2021. JANET CANNON TEMPLETON ’48 of Warren, Nov. 12, 2017. LOIS WAITE JOHNSON ’48 of Monroeville, Feb. 8, 2021. JOSEPH MASTRO ’48 of Elizabeth City, N.C., April 26, 2021. CHARLES “CHUCK” BLACK ’49, M’54 of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Hermitage, April 7, 2021. MARILYN HAMMER KOLTERJAHN ’49 of Westfield, N.J., July 25, 2021. JANET HATCH DUNLEVY ’49 of Norton Shores, Mich., Nov. 21, 2020. MARGARET SCULL MOORE ’49 of Elmer, N.J., April 3, 2021. DAVID FLAMINO ’50 of New Castle, Sept. 13, 2021. JOHN REGULE ’50 of The Villages, Fla., formerly of Sharon,
March 24, 2021. JESSE BOAK ’51 of New Castle, June 15, 2021. CHARLES McGARY JR. ’51 of Williamsburg, Va., Feb. 26, 2021. ROBERT RANDOLPH ’51 of Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 12, 2020. RICHARD DEPRITER ’54 of Fayetteville, N.C., Feb. 25, 2020. ELEANOR NYE BALDWIN ’57 of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2021. RUTH STEVENSON ’57 of Youngstown, Ohio, May 11, 2020. FRANCIS DAVID SUTTON ’57 of Fort Myers, Fla., June 25, 2020. THOMAS MITLOW JR. ’58 of Berlin Center, Ohio, July 6, 2021. ALYCE RHOADES M’58 of Hermitage, Aug. 5, 2021. JOHN SHAFFER ’59 of Seville, Ohio, April 10, 2021. DONALD GILL ’60 of Allison Park, April 12, 2021. SAMUEL MOORE ’60 of Valencia, Aug. 3, 2021. ANITA CORYEA McMANN ’62 of Townsend, Tenn., Oct. 14, 2020. RICHARD HAAS ’62 of Lima, Ohio, Dec. 12, 2020. EMILY GREEN COOPER ’63 of Chippewa Township, April 14, 2021. FRANK BROSKO M’65 of Boardman, Ohio, Aug. 30, 2021. DAVID GURA ’65 of Upper St. Clair, Dec. 30, 2020. DAVID SEAMANS M’65 of Zoar, Ohio, March 25, 2021. DR. CHARLENE VOGAN ’66 of East Lansing, Mich., April 25, 2021. VINCENT GOLLETTI ’67 of Cumming, Ga., May 16, 2021. WAYNE ALAN LUCE ’67 of Asheville, N.C., July 16, 2021. ANGELO PERROTTA JR. M’67 of New Castle, Aug. 24, 2021. PAUL WILMER “WILL” WISE M’67 of Franklin, April 6, 2021. CAROLE COOK DONOVAN ’68 of Jonesport, Maine, April 30, 2021. FREDERICK PORTER ’68 of Warwick, May 20, 2020. LOUIS SALOOM M’71 of Masury, Ohio, June 16, 2021. ROBERT SHOEMAKER ’74 of Butler, Jan. 29, 2020. STEPHEN HEFFNER ’77 of Ford City, Aug. 9, 2021. GERALD “JERRY” DELO ’78 of Kingsport, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2019. CHRISTINE RUSSO ’80 of Longwood, Fla., Aug. 2, 2021. CLAUDIA GERONI M’83 of Hermitage, Sept. 5, 2021. VERDA BYLER ’90 of Boardman, Ohio, June 16, 2021. KEITH DRYBURGH ’01 of Hilliard, Ohio, May 9, 2021. DANIEL CARPER ’09 of Pittsburgh, June 17, 2021.
FRIENDS & CAMPUS FAMILY
DONALD FOX ’44
APRIL 22, 2021
While DONALD FOX ’44 was an undergraduate at Westminster, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to serve his country during World War II. While he was overseas serving in the South Pacific, his mother accepted his Westminster diploma on his behalf. Fox continued his commitment to country and community by serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 18 years, as well as a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education for 11 years.
MARGARET McKEE M’61
JULY 10, 2021
As wife of longtime faculty member DR. DELBER McKEE, MARGARET McKEE M’61 was a familiar face on Westminster’s campus and throughout the New Wilmington community. She taught in the local school system, was active with the New Wilmington Presbyterian Church and received the Rotary Citizen of the Year Award in 1987 for her community work. For the past two decades she resided in New Wilmington’s Shenango on the Green, which as a board member she helped to establish. Margaret is survived by her children RICHARD McKEE ’70, ANNE McKEE CRAFT ’73 and MARY McKEE SNYDER ’77.
D. ALAN WILLIAMS ’52
AUG. 3, 2021
In retirement, D. ALAN WILLIAMS ’52 remained connected to Westminster College, serving as a member and past president of the Alumni Council. A founding member of the College Football Association, Alan was also a four-time president of the Atlantic Coast Conference, chair of the NCAA Long Range Planning Committee and the NCAA Committee on Infractions. He was a professor emeritus of history at the University of Virginia, where he also served as the institution’s first vice president for student affairs. While a student at Westminster, Alan lettered in track and soccer, served as a junior and senior class officer and was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He and his wife, LLWANDA
“LOU” KNEPSHIELD
WILLIAMS ’52 established the D. Alan and Llwanda K. Williams Scholarship Fund at Westminster, which benefits education majors pursuing careers as elementary or secondary teachers.
ROBERT BUEHNER JR. ’75
SEPT. 3, 2021
ROBERT BUEHNER JR. ’75, who served on Westminster College’s Board of Trustees from 2008-2016, was an attorney and served his community as the Montour County District Attorney for 20 years. He was elected as president of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and served as the spokesman for Pennsylvania’s prosecutors in matters of statewide importance. While a student at Westminster, he was active with the Student Government Association, was sports editor of The Holcad student newspaper, served as the radio voice for Titan football and was a varsity wrestler. In memory of their daughter, Bob and his wife, Alice, established the Robin Emily Buehner Memorial Scholarship Fund to benefit political science and criminal justice studies majors.