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ALUMNI NEWS<br />
In Memoriam<br />
Harvey Kapnick, Former GSB Council Member<br />
Harvey Kapnick, a former chairman and chief executive <strong>of</strong> Arthur Andersen<br />
and member <strong>of</strong> the Council on the Graduate <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Business,<br />
died August 16, 20<strong>02</strong>, near his home in Naples, Florida. He was 77.<br />
In the 1970s, Kapnick raised concerns about potential conflicts <strong>of</strong><br />
interest between the accounting and consulting arms <strong>of</strong> the firm and<br />
eventually left Arthur Andersen in 1979 over the issue, the New York<br />
Times reported. In the 1980s, Kapnick served as chairman and chief executive<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Chicago</strong> Pacific and was a director <strong>of</strong> General Dynamics, where<br />
he was vice chairman for strategic planning from 1991 to 1994. Kapnick<br />
served on the GSB council for nearly a decade in the 1970s and early 1980s.<br />
Survivors include his wife, Mary Redus Johnson; three sons, David,<br />
Richard, and Scott; a sister, Marion Miller; a brother, Ernest; and eight grandchildren.<br />
He was preceded in death by his first wife, M. Jean Bradshaw.—M.M.B.<br />
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James C. Stephenson, ’64, died <strong>of</strong><br />
leukemia July 15, 20<strong>02</strong>, at his Lake<br />
Geneva, Wisconsin, home. He was<br />
73. Trained as a mechanical engineer,<br />
Stephenson sold antique clocks, ship<br />
models, and furniture at <strong>Chicago</strong>’s<br />
Merchandise Mart for 30 years and<br />
traveled widely in search <strong>of</strong> objects<br />
to restore. During his retirement in<br />
Lake Geneva and Marco Island,<br />
Florida, his activities included<br />
teaching English as a second language.<br />
Survivors include his wife,<br />
Joan Ehret Stephenson; a daughter,<br />
Shirley Stephenson Gourvitz; a son,<br />
Stephen; and a sister, June Gesas.<br />
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<strong>Chicago</strong> GSB recently learned <strong>of</strong> the<br />
death <strong>of</strong> Bruce Joseph Bennett, ’67.<br />
64 <strong>Chicago</strong> GSB <strong>Spring</strong> 2003<br />
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Robert L. Gutreuter, ’68, died June 10,<br />
20<strong>02</strong>, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, following<br />
a long illness. Survivors<br />
include his wife, Jill.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> GSB recently learned <strong>of</strong> the<br />
death <strong>of</strong> Richard E. Lynch, ’72, <strong>of</strong><br />
Westchester, Illinois, on June 29,<br />
20<strong>02</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Korean War veteran is<br />
survived by his wife, Carol, and four<br />
children, Thomas, Anne, Susan<br />
Boomershine, and Kathryn.<br />
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<strong>Chicago</strong> GSB recently learned <strong>of</strong> the<br />
death <strong>of</strong> Michael Godwin, ’83, on August<br />
22, 20<strong>02</strong>, after a long illness. <strong>The</strong> Libertyville,<br />
Illinois, resident was senior<br />
vice president at Harris Bank in<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong>. He is survived by his wife,<br />
Mary, and four children, Christopher,<br />
Emily, Molly, and Casey.<br />
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Robert J. Tausz, ’85, <strong>of</strong><br />
Morristown, New<br />
Jersey, died June 7,<br />
20<strong>02</strong>, <strong>of</strong> kidney cancer.<br />
He was 59. After<br />
serving in West Germany<br />
as a first lieutenant in the army<br />
signal corps, Tausz, a C.P.A., started<br />
his career at Coopers & Lybrand. He<br />
became a partner there, leaving in<br />
1987 to become senior vice president<br />
and controller <strong>of</strong> Crum & Forster.<br />
He later served as chief financial<br />
<strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> Presidium Holdings and<br />
senior vice president and chief<br />
financial <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> XL America. Survivors<br />
include his wife, Christine;<br />
daughter, Suzanne; and son, Greg.<br />
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Michael F. Boyle, ’97, <strong>of</strong> Orland Park,<br />
Illinois, died July 10, 20<strong>02</strong>, <strong>of</strong> a heart<br />
attack. He was 46. In addition to his<br />
<strong>Chicago</strong> M.B.A., Boyle had a master’s<br />
degree in taxation from DePaul<br />
<strong>University</strong>. He was a principal at<br />
MBA Consulting, a business and<br />
tax consulting firm. A scholarship<br />
has been set up in his name by the<br />
Orland Youth Association, for which<br />
he had served as coach, treasurer,<br />
and commissioner. Survivors include<br />
his wife, Susan; daughter, Katie; son,<br />
Kevin; and mother, Nora.