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’45 in memoR¹am David Richard Lehrer ’40, on December 18, 2010. The Bradenton, Florida, resident was ninety-one. David was a biology major. He was a member of the Kenyon Klan and was president of the Pre-Med Club. David, known as Dick while at Kenyon, was a Lords swimmer and joined Beta Theta Pi. David was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa and was a Mensa member. He earned a medical degree at the Ohio State University in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. David was a surgeon at the Lehrer Clinic, a general medical and surgical practice, in Sandusky, Ohio. He donated a collection of 450 records to the College in 1969. Music professor Paul Schwartz at the time described the collection as “remarkable” and “of great educational value.” David was survived by his wife, Betty, and nine children. Alvin W. “Al” Bunis 1945 P ’78 GP ’12, on August 26, 2011. The Cincinnati man was eighty-seven. Al served three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He went on to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. He became a metals broker and retired from that field in 1969. He founded and became president of Sports Marketing Properties in Cincinnati. A nationally ranked junior tennis player, Al immersed himself in seniors tennis at age forty-five. He created the Grand Masters tennis tour and conducted more than 200 seniors tournaments in twenty-five countries in the 1970s and 1980s. The tour included top professionals in the twilight of their competitive playing careers. A 1989 column in the Baltimore Evening Sun described Al as “dapper” and youthful at age sixty-five. He also served as chairman of the U.S. Tennis Association seniors committee. Al was survived by his wife, Ann; sons Henry Bunis and Alvin Bunis Jr.; daughter, Catherine McDonough; and seven grandchildren, including Gregory B. Bunis ’12. Al survived the 2004 death of his son William Bunis 1978. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cincinnati Recreation Commission Foundation, Centennial 2, 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202. Victor “Vic” Adams IV ’46, on April 6, 2011. The St. Charles, Missouri, resident was eighty-six. Vic was a chemistry major. He joined the U.S. Navy Reserve and was called into active duty after his first year, during World War II. He was part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program, which was designed for officer training. After his return to the College, Vic in memory of alvin w. bunis Al Bunis immersed himself in seniors tennis at age forty-five, created the Grand Masters tennis tour, and served as chairman of the U.S. Tennis Association seniors committee. in memoriam E. Peter Schroeder ’50 His photographs of sports figures and celebrities were published around the world. ’50 E. Peter Schroeder ’50 died on July 10, 2011. The New York City man was eighty-six. Peter was a German major. He joined the soccer and track teams and was a member of Delta Phi. He had served in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist’s mate during World War II before enrolling at Kenyon. His career as a photographer was sparked by a three-month motorcycle tour of Europe with a fraternity brother after graduation. Peter went on to study photography at the Chicago Institute of Design. He became a freelance photographer, and his photographs of sports figures and celebrities, including his friend Paul Newman ’49, were published around the world. His work was seen in Time, Life, and Sports Illustrated. His tennis-related photographs were published in a number of books. Peter became a senior communications specialist and photographer for IBM. In addition to photography, he enjoyed tennis, travel, the arts, the New York Times, and Riverside Park in New York City. An obituary for Peter included his thoughts on living, including, “Love your life and treat it with respect. Love your family … Always say, ‘I love you.’ ” Peter was survived by DeeDee, his wife of fifty-six years; children Kyra, Keith, and Kirsten; and six grandchildren. Donations in his name may be sent to the Riverside Park Fund, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 455, New York, New York, 10115. was part of the swimming team and became president of Alpha Delta Phi. He took advanced-degree courses at the University of Detroit. He embarked on a career of construction-equipment sales and eventually opened Vic Adams Construction Machinery, a construction-equipment sales company in St. Charles. Vic had a passion for hunting, fishing, and canoeing. “Vic treasured his Kenyon ties, maintaining close contact with Kenyon friends and fraternity brothers throughout his life,” said his classmate Thomas F. Lechner ’46. Vic was survived by his son, Victor Adams V; daughters Amy Roesslein and Marcy Murphy; sister, Cynthia Leslie; and five grandchildren. William D. “Bill” Brand ’47, on September 24, 2011. The Waukesha, Wisconsin, resident was eighty-five. Bill was a mathematics major. He played Lords basketball and joined Phi Kappa Sigma. Bill was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a bachelor of electrical engineering degree at Pennsylvania State University in 1948 and a master’s in physics from that university in 1950. He became an electrical engineer and worked for Cutler-Hammer Inc. and the Eaton Corporation. He later worked as an engineering consultant. Bill was survived by Dorothy, his wife of thirty-seven years; seven children; eleven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. Memorial donations may be sent to the Humane Society of the United States, Department MEMIT9, 2100 L Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20037; or Kenyon College, Office of Development, Gambier, Ohio, 43022.
Robert J. “Bob” Derham ’47, on August 17, 2011. The Danville, Virginia, resident was eighty-eight. Bob was a history major. He played on the tennis and basketball teams and joined Beta Theta Pi. He was an accomplished tennis player, ranked nationally as a teenager. Bob left Kenyon in 1943 to enlist in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and served in the meteorological section until 1946. Bob later earned a master’s in business administration at New York University. He worked at the Hanover Bank and the New York Stock Exchange for ten years. In 1957, he moved to Florida and entered the University of Miami School of Law. In 1960, he opened a law practice in Florida, retiring in 2002. Bob survived the death of his first wife, Virginia. He was survived by his wife, Denise, and stepchildren. Memorial donations may be sent to Sacred Heart Catholic School, 540 Central Boulevard, Danville, Virginia, 24541, or the Danville Cancer Association, 2323 Riverside Drive, Danville, Virginia, 24541. Robert R. Branen ’49, after a long illness, on September 24, 2011. The Staten Island, New York, man was eighty-eight. He was a history major and graduated with honors. Robert was on the Collegian staff and joined Psi Upsilon. He earned a master’s in business administration at New York University in 1955. Robert served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1941-45 during World War II in the China-Burma- India Theater. He began his career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and later became an accountant, retiring in 1986 as a vice president at Bessemer Trust Co. He enjoyed painting, gardening, family time, and singing to the accompaniment of his wife, Madeline, on piano. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. Robert was survived by his wife of sixty-one years; sons Daniel, Donald, Dennis, and David Branen; and seven grandchildren. John C. Young ’50, on June 30, 2011. The Shaker Heights, Ohio, resident was eighty-five. John was a biology and chemistry major. He joined Delta Tau Delta. John became the owner of Young Environmental Services. John was a generous donor and loyal volunteer for Kenyon, serving on the Alumni Council in memoriam James C. “Jim” Livingston ’52 A teacher, mentor, and scholar with few peers. James C. “Jim” Livingston ’52 died after a stroke, on July 31, 2011. The Williamsburg, Virginia, resident was eighty-one. Jim was a history major and graduated with honors. He was president of Delta Kappa Epsilon and joined the lacrosse team. He later earned a master’s degree at Union Theological Seminary and a doctorate, in 1965, at Columbia University. As a Presbyterian minister, he worked on the staffs at Riverside Church and Central Presbyterian Church in New York City. Jim began his teaching career at Southern Methodist University in 1963. He joined the faculty at the College of William and Mary as the founding head of the Department of Religion, now known as the Department of Religious Studies, in 1968. Jim taught at William and Mary for thirty years, retiring as the Walter G. Mason Professor of Religion in 1998. He also served as the first dean of the undergraduate program at William and Mary. “As an author and scholar, Professor Livingston had few peers,” William and Mary President Taylor Reveley said in a news release. “As a teacher, mentor, and devoted member of the college community, Jim set the standard. He never shied away from the difficult assignment and was one of our most respected faculty members and campus leaders.” William and Mary Provost Michael C. Halleran called him “a pillar on which the modern William and Mary was built.” Jim was widely known in religious-studies circles as an expert in nineteenth-century Christianity. His fellow and a number of regional and alumni committees. He received the Distinguished Service Award in 1974 and 1990 and the Cleveland Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award in 1993. He survived the deaths of his wife of fifty-four years, Nancy, and his son, John C. Young Jr. He was survived by daughters Elizabeth Boles, MacKensie Young, Alice Klug, and Heather Wiehe; eleven grandchildren; a great granddaughter; and brothers Wallace Young and James Young. Contributions may be sent to the Shaker Schools Foundation, 15600 Parkland Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 44120; Alzheimer’s Foundation, P.O. Box 74924, Cleveland, Ohio, 44194; or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2747 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 44106. Randall Mendelsohn ’55 (Bexley Hall Seminary) P’83, on August 24, 2011. The eighty-two-year-old retired Episcopal priest lived in Cincinnati. Randall had worked in the Diocese of Michigan and had continued to serve during retirement at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Cincinnati. He survived the death of his wife, Dorothy. He was survived by his children Mary, Martha, Chad, Clare, and Elizabeth Mendelsohn ’83. Memorial donations may be sent to the Diocese of ’52 scholars often called him “Mr. Nineteenth Century.” JIm wrote eleven books on religious studies, including Anatomy of the Sacred and Modern Christian Thought, and hundreds of articles and scholarly papers. He edited several books. Jim was a fellow at the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He was an early activist in the civil rights movement and was arrested during a protest in Georgia in the early 1960s and spent several days in jail. “He was very passionate about that,” his daughter, Susannah Livingston, told William and Mary officials. In a profile for his 40th class reunion, Jim said, “I found my classes and out-of-class life rather intense, heady, and memorable.” In a note to the College, Susannah Livingston said, “He … always spoke of his time there as one of the happiest and most enriching periods of his life.” He loved tennis, classical music, dancing to big-band music, and summers at Lake Michigan and other travel. Jim was survived by Jacqueline, his wife of fifty-six years; daughters Sarah Livingston and Susannah; and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to Kenyon College, Office of Development, Gambier, Ohio, 43022; Union Theological Seminary, 3041 Broadway, New York, 10027; or Bruton Parish Church, P.O. Box 3520, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23187.
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