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

LEAH DAVIS ROWLAND ’41 of Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 2, 2020. WILLIAM DAVIS ’49 of Tampa, Fla., Dec. 19, 2017. JOHN ABRAHAM ’52 of North Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 4, 2018. BARBARA BUNCE JONES ’52 of Grayson, Ga., Dec. 1, 2021. ILSE PACKMOHR NOREN ’53 of Tacoma, Wash., May 20, 2022. BARBARA DAWSON SAMPSON ’54 of Murrysville, Pa., Nov. 24, 2020. DORIS LANGEFELD DORAN ’54 of Gibsonia, Pa., July 22, 2017. GEORGE LINDOW ’54 of Bridgeville, Pa., April 13, 2002. MARGUERITE MERSHIMER WAGNER ’56 of Orrville, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2022. CHARLES GARRETT ’57 of Greenville, Pa., Sept. 27, 2018. ISABEL “SCOTTIE” PRICE DALSIMER ’57 of Alexandria, Va., Feb. 17, 2022. CLARA GILLIS BEATTY ’59 of Omaha, Neb., June 11, 2021. THEODORE TAYLOR ’59 of Plymouth, Mich., March 15, 2022. GARY ALLEN ’60 of Melbourne, Fla., Nov. 18, 2020. CHARLES “GUS” OAKLEY ’62 of Bethel Park, Pa., April 12, 2022. JAMES MOORE ’63 of Pittsburgh, April 7, 2022. LESTER FOSTER ’64 of Ballston Lake, N.Y., Dec. 16, 2022. JOHN WILLIAMS ’64 of Hudson, Ohio, April 15, 2022. KEITH HERCHENROETHER ’66 of Wexford, Pa., March 28, 2022. FRANCIS THOMAS “TOM” RICHARDSON ’66 of Lewes, Del.,

April 18, 2022. JOHN REED ’68 of Glenwood, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2020. DOUGLAS WILSON ’70 of Greensburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 2022. GARLAND JENKINS ’72 of Basking Ridge, N.J., Oct. 16, 2021. THE REV. DR. JAMES A. DURLESSER ’75 of New Wilmington,

Aug. 16, 2022. DOUGLAS HAGY ’77 of Greensburg, Pa., Sept. 30, 2020. JOHN GIBNEY JR. ’78 of Pittsburgh, Sept. 15, 2019. JOHN HOLTZCLAW ’88 of Hebron, Ky., Feb. 6, 2022. EMILY HARDISKY LOVE ’98 of Mercer, Pa., Dec. 6, 2021. AMBER WERTZ BROCKETT ’04 of Clarksville, Tenn., Sept. 14, 2022.

FRIENDS & CAMPUS FAMILY

DR. JOHN PHILIP FAWLEY — JUNE 1, 2022

DR. PHILIP FAWLEY was a member of the Westminster and New Wilmington communities for more than four decades. In 1971, he joined the biology faculty at Westminster, where he developed a deep love for teaching and remained until his retirement in 2014. Outside of the classroom, Phil was a certified scuba diver and an avid spelunker. He helped establish the College’s Spelunking Club and organized student trips to Virginia and West Virginia to explore caves. Within the community, Phil was a paramedic and member of the New Wilmington Emergency Rescue Squad. He also helped establish a soccer program from New Wilmington youth and was a scout leader. Survivors include his son, Trevor Fawlely ’97, and daughter-inlaw Jacqueline D. See Fawley ’98.

DR. ROBERT DeSIENO — APRIL 27, 2022

During his tenure at Westminster College from 1969 to 1980, DR. ROBERT DESIENO, assistant professor of chemistry, and his colleagues forged a multidisciplinary program that sought to combine the expertise of those in literature and in the natural sciences. While at Westminster, Bob captured technological developments in computing to enhance scientific measurement and understanding of the natural world. He built one of the very first personal computers from a kit in the mid-1970s, and he taught his students to connect it to their lab experiments, graphing results, using a keyboard, a TV monitor and even a printer. He retired from Skidmore College where he was a faculty member and chair of the mathematics and computer science department.

THE REV. DR. PAUL MUSSER ’45

Aug. 21, 2022

It was during his first year at Mother Fair when PAUL MUSSER ’45 met the two loves of his life—his wife, Margaret (Peggy) Newcomb Musser ’45, and the Westminster College bells.

During his freshman year, Paul—a Bible/psychology/philosophy major and member of the band—was asked if he would consider playing the chimes for 15 minutes each evening, Monday to Friday.

“The wires were all rusted, the pulleys were tight, nobody had played it for a long time. I got up there with a can of oil and some rags and knocked the rust off it. The first thing I played was an Easter Sunday morning service,” Paul recalled in 2004.

That same year during chapel service, Paul was fortunate enough to be seated two seats away from Peggy. The girl between them often did not attend chapel, so Paul’s and Peggy’s relationship blossomed. The two were married in 1946.

He was a strong advocate for the Duff-Armington Memorial Carillon located in Old Main. He continued to play into his 90s, climbing the 100 steps to the top of the bell tower. In 2005, he and Peggy co-founded the Friends of the Carillon Endowed Fund at Westminster. In 2014, he drove the effort to refurbish and relocate Westminster’s Victory Bell from the tower of Old Main to its current home outside the entrance to Memorial Field House. The Titan Victory Bell Tower was built in memory of the Mussers’ daughter, Rebecca Musser Hosea ’73, who passed away in 1992.

After graduating from Westminster, Paul continued his lifelong passion for learning. He held Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary, an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Westminster, a Doctor of Ministry degree from Ashland Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

Over the years, in addition to the various faculty and administrative roles he held at Westminster, he also served as a missionary in Egypt, dean of students at Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo., and pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in New Kensington, Pa., Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Solon, Ohio, and Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio.

Paul passed away Aug. 21, 2022, leaving behind his wife and two sons, including Paul Musser ’75. Memorial contributions can be made to the Friends of the Carillon Endowed Fund or the Cole Hughes Musser Newcomb Scholarship Fund at Westminster.

Paul Musser at the carillon in 2004.

ELAINE BEAN — MAY 27, 2022

From 1995 to 2003, ELAINE BEAN served as executive secretary to Westminster College Presidents Dr. Oscar E. Remick and R. Thomas Williamson. She also was executive secretary to the Board of Trustees during her tenure. She is survived by a daughter, Andrea Bean Bontrager ’02.

FAYE SWANHART — JULY 13, 2022

FAYE SWANHART, the wife of the late Dr. Harry Swanhart, former professor of history at Westminster, was a nurse at Jameson Hospital and later served in the infirmary at Westminster from 1964 until her retirement in 1989. Faye is survived by two daughters, including Diane Swanhart Summers ’74.

JANICE FARMERIE M’73 — JULY 26, 2022

JANICE FARMERIE M’73 was a familiar face on Westminster’s campus and in the local community. It was during her first teaching position in East Smithfield, Pa., when she met fellow math teacher and future husband, Dr. Samuel Farmerie—professor of education emeritus at Westminster and current curator of the College’s artifacts and antiquities. The two were married on April Fool’s Day in 1961. In New Wilmington, although no longer teaching full time, she shared her excitement about science with school groups, summer camps and college students. Janice is survived by her husband and three children, including Todd Farmerie ’87 and Wendy Farmerie ’91. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Samuel A. and Janice C. Farmerie Scholarship at Westminster College.