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Alan N. Miller ’56
2010. Miller earned a B.S in 1957
from the Engineering School and
an M.S. in finance in 1958 from the
Business School. Prior to becoming
a nephrologist, he was an engineer.
Miller served as a captain in the
Special Forces training Green Berets.
An avid learner, he took classes
at Columbia all his life. President of
his College class as well as his class’
CCT Class Notes correspondent
for many years, Miller worked
tirelessly to keep his classmates
connected. He attended many
Columbia events and was deeply
involved in class activities and
lunches. Some fellow Columbians
referred to him as “The Class Act.”
An advocate of the 3 x 5 index card
form of organization, he also was a
proud cigar smoker, stock watcher
and wine collector. Miller was widowed
after 37 years of marriage to
Libby Shana Halpern Miller Ph.D.
He is survived by his partner, Helene
Ruddy; mother, Iris; daughter
and son-in-law, Elisa Miller and
Greg Griffin; daughter, Jennifer van
Voorst van Beest; sisters, Barbara
and her husband, Maurice Kupritz,
and Mona and her husband, Lee
Berg; and four grandchildren. Memorial
contributions may be made
to the Columbia College Class of ’56
Scholarship Fund.
1957
albert J. anton Jr., oil analyst, Louisville,
Ky., on April 10, 2010. Anton
was a graduate of Chaminade H.S.
on Long Island and the Wharton
School. At Columbia, he was president
of Delta Upsilon Fraternity
and was a member of the Newman
Club. Anton had a long career as an
oil analyst and was for more than
30 years a partner and director of
research with Carl H. Pforzheimer
& Co. in New York. He was a
chartered financial analyst and a
past president and honorary life
member of the National Association
of Petroleum Investment Analysts.
Anton was a featured guest on the
popular television show Wall Street
Week. A former New Jersey resident,
Anton served on the Board of Trustees
of South Orange, was chairman
of the board of the YMCA of the
Oranges and was a member of the
Advisory Board of St. Benedict’s
Prep in Newark. He was recently an
instructor with the Veritas Society at
Bellarmine University in Louisville.
Anton is survived by his wife of 51
years, Sara (Lembcke) ’58 Barnard;
daughter, Claire; and sons, Christopher
and Thomas. Memorial contributions
may be made to Food for
the Poor at foodforthepoor.org.
1961
robert l. trelstad, physician, Prince -
ton, N.J., on February 15, 2010. Trelstad
was born in Redding, Calif., and
raised in Salem, Ore. He graduated
from Harvard Medical School in
1966, where he worked with the
pioneers of cell biology. Trelstad was
a resident at Massachusetts General
Hospital and in 1972 became an assistant
professor at Harvard Medical
School. From 1975–81, he was chief
of pathology at the Shriners Burns
Institute in Boston. In 1981, Trelstad
became chair of pathology at Robert
Wood Johnson Medical School
in Piscataway, N.J., and in 1998
founded the Child Health Institute
of New Jersey. He also founded Keyboard
Publishing, which developed
computer-based learning products,
and chaired the Health Professions
Advising Committee at Princeton.
Trelstad is survived by his wife of 48
years, Barbara; brothers, John and
Donald ’69, ’73 P&S; sons, Derek ’91
Arch., Graham ’89, Brian and Jeremy
’97; and five granddaughters.
1970
Robert W. Butterfield, sexton,
Bethlehem, Pa., on January 5, 2010.
Butterfield was born on November
7, 1948. A lifelong resident of
Bethlehem, he was a graduate of
Moravian Preparatory School and
the inaugural session of the Citizens
Academy of Bethlehem. After a career
in home renovation, he served
as sexton for Central Moravian
Church for 24 years, turning his
role as curator of historic properties
into a unique ministry to the church
and congregation. As a member
of the Bethlehem Area Moravian
Trombone Choir, Butterfield took
part in its mission trip to Jamaica
in 2005. He also was a board
member of the South Bethlehem
Neighborhood Center, secretary/
treasurer of the Sacristans Corp at
Central Moravian, treasurer of the
Wednesday Men’s Bible Study and
treasurer of the Bethlehem Area
Moravian Trombone Choir. Butterfield
is survived by his wife of 14
years, Helenann Celecz Butterfield;
son, Joseph Florio; brothers, Nicho-
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las and his wife, Rachel Osborn,
and Jonathan and his wife, Sally
Lifland; sister, Janice Ostock and her
husband, David; in-laws, Pam and
Louis Celecz Jr.; and several nephews
and nieces.
1987
albert J. weisel, freelance writer,
New York City, on February 27, 2010.
Weisel was born on July 18, 1963.
He wrote for publications such as
Rolling Stone, The Washington Post,
New York Newsday, Us, Premiere, Spin,
Tracks, George, Travel & Leisure, Out,
Time Out New York and The Bulletin
(Australia). From 1999–2002, Weisel
was the movies editor at CDNow,
where he launched the video/DVD
section. In October 2005, Live Fast,
Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making
Rebel Without a Cause, a book coauthored
with Larry Frascella, was
published, which explores the making
of the film Rebel Without a Cause
and in particular the relationships
between director Nicholas Ray and
leading actors James Dean and Natalie
Wood. Weisel was known as Jon
Swift in the blogosphere, where he
wrote a satirical political blog (jon
swift.blogspot.com).
Lisa Palladino
Columbia College Today also has learned of the following deaths. Complete obituaries will be
published in an upcoming issue, pending receipt of information. Due to the volume of obituaries
that CCT receives, it may take several issues for the complete obituary to appear.
1933 clarence barasch, New York City, on August 31, 2010.
1935 william c. oberkirk, retired engineer, Old Lyme, Conn., on June 6, 2010.
1936 herbert M. olnick, retired radiologist, Blue Ridge, Ga., on July 25, 2010.
1940 robert benjamin, retired textile executive, New Rochelle, N.Y. on August 27, 2010.
1941 cecil h. london, magazine executive, Greenbrae, Calif., on August 21, 2010.
1943 Edward M. Marwell, Mount Kisco, N.Y., on September 7, 2010.
1947 Edward b. gold, retired writer and editor, New York City, on September 9, 2010.
Ellis levine, Bronx, N.Y., on September 5, 2010.
robert h. Marshall, business executive, El Paso, Texas, on August 20, 2010.
1948 Marvin a. schlaff, UN official, New York City, on August 18, 2010.
irwin f. “woody” woodland, retired attorney, Seattle, on August 25, 2010.
1949 david n. ilchert, retired INS executive, Novato, Calif., on August 9, 2010.
francois d. vaillant, teacher, Pensacola, Fla., on September 14, 2010.
1950 william J. hill, quality control expert, Weston, Conn., on September 20, 2010.
1952 donald J. bainton, business executive, Boca Raton, Fla., on June 13, 2010.
thomas E. Murray sr., retired advertising executive, Venice, Fla., on August 5, 2010.
Eugene c. thomas, attorney, Boise, Idaho, on September 13, 2010.
harold h. “hal” wanamaker, retired otolaryngologist, Syracuse, on August 29, 2010.
vernon c. wynott Jr., sales executive, referee, Belmont, Mass., on April 17, 2010.
1953 william M. bason, physician, Chesapeake, Va., on September 18, 2010.
Erik d. wensberg, writer and editor, New York City, on June 5, 2010.
1954 daniel r. thompson Jr., retired insurance executive, Queensbury, N.Y., on June 17, 2010.
1956 seymour wallace, anesthesiologist, Los Altos, Calif., on August 25, 2010.
1960 John M. radbill, Albuquerque, N.M., on August 7, 2010.
1962 david M. lowrey, economics professor, Paris, France, on February 27, 2010.
ovadya Yesodi, Laguna Woods, Calif., on August 22, 2010.
1964 leslie M. “les” pockell, publishing executive, literary anthologist, White Plains, N.Y., on July 26, 2010.