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1946 & 1947 Van T. Boughton Jr.5124 Fellowship RoadBasking Ridge, NJ 07920(908) 580-0765vboughton@fvonline.netFund Manager (1947): W. Robert Magee Sr.I am saddened to report the death ofRalph N. Tripp Jr. ’47, who diedFeb. 22 at his home in Richmond, Va.,after a long battle with cancer. His wife,Marina, predeceased him, but he ismourned by his two daughters andfour grandchildren.Ralph was our last class presidentand was always active in planning ourreunions. He and Perc Hill ’47 madesure the hospitality room was wellstocked. A biology graduate, in lateryears he had his own business inWestfield, N.J., as a manufacturer’s repselling specialized industrial equipment.The College learned belatedly thatPaul E. Claster ’46 died Aug. 14,2007, and Joseph J. Baumann ’47passed away March 17, 2010.Fred Magley ’46 took some time offfrom sailing on Lake Canandaigua, N.Y.,where he lives, to let us know he isplanning his 16th work trip to theYucatan with a church group and hopesto visit Vietnam in the spring.Betty and I attended the 50-PlusClub Reunion Dinner. Saw a few oldfriends and sang some of the nostalgicsongs we all know so well. I was pleasedto see that the joint project betweenLafayette and the City of Easton toredevelop the area on Third Street at thefoot of College Hill is taking shape. Atlast the entry to the campus looksworthy of the College. We planned atrip to New England in August to visitfriends and get our fill of lobster.1948 Harvey H. Hunerberg7015 River Club Blvd.Bradenton, FL 34202(941) 351-0303President: Harvey H. HunerbergReunion Chair: William Lockett Jr.George Edward Miller passed awayMay 8, 2010, at age 87. His home,while at Lafayette, was Chatham, N.J.Class Notes1946–1950He was a brother of Delta Tau Delta(see page 62 of the 1948 Melange).Alvin J. Carr died July 5. He livedin Trenton and Yardley, N.J., and DelrayBeach, Fla. After Lafayette, he attendedRutgers, University of Minnesota, andHarvard School of Business. A retiredcertified computer consultant, he waslisted in Who’s Who in Business and hadowned several businesses. Alvin served inthe Army in World War II. His wife,Patricia, a daughter, a stepson, and fourgrandchildren survive him. He wasburied at Greenwood Cemetery.John “Pat” Patterson passed awayJuly 25. He was born in Rheinbeck,N.Y., Nov. 15, 1923. He served in boththe Army and Navy in the post-WorldWar II occupation and in the KoreanWar. He was retired manager of Heely-Brown Co. in Simpsonville, S.C. Pat’swife of 67 years, Mary Adie; a daughter,the Rev. Penelope Urbaniak, and herhusband; sons John D. and Robert andtheir wives; four grandchildren; and fourgreat-grandchildren survive him.1949 Incoming Correspondent: OpenPresident: Harrison W. Wright1950 Irving S. Bravman211 Colonial Homes Drive NW,Apt. 2309Atlanta, GA 30309-5201bravman@comcast.netPresident: Donald B. ChubbFund Manager: Donald B. ChubbReunion Chair: James R. MadaraWeb Page Administrator:Irving S. BravmanJim Woglom referred to a previouscolumn and mentioned two obituariesof classmates who had been at D-Day inJune 1944.The only other classmate heknew who had been at D-Day was NormHarpster (Utah Beach D+10). Jimarrived at Utah Beach D+20. After a50-year effort, the French governmentapproved a medal for Jim’s unit for itsaccomplishments July–August 1944 inliberating Brittany. He received his medalin June. Jim and his wife attended our60th reunion and saw John Wynn, JimMadara, Jack Bennett, Norm Harpster,their wives, and Jack Fitzgerald.Bill Van Buskirk laments that noneof his close college friends are still alive.He reminisced about his wartimeservice, which included Pearl Harbor.Bill Johnston of Fullerton, Calif.,noted the recent obituary for EugeneMiller. Gene was his first roommate inSouth College. He thinks that Genewon a 1947 Plymouth during hisfreshman year.Robert Morris, originally fromPhillipsburg, lives in Doraville, Ga. Bobhas lived in Pennsylvania, California,South Carolina, and now Georgia. Someof his ancestors lived in a house on thePhillipsburg hill across from the College.John Williams Jr. of Lafayette Hill,Pa., passed away April 29. He was aretired engineering consultant andconstruction manager at MontgomeryCounty (Pa.) Community College. Hewas also the former vice president andgeneral manager of weighing and controlsand the executive vice president of STVInc. John attended University of Virginiaalso and received a master’s in civilengineering at Lehigh University. Heserved in the Navy during World War II.He was a member of Tau Beta Pi andSigma Chi fraternities and numerousengineering societies. John’s wife,Cora; daughter, Judi; and son, Scot; twograndchildren; and a great-granddaughtersurvive him.Karl LaBarr died May 10 inBethlehem Township, Pa. After Lafayette,he attended Dickinson School of Law atPenn State and was an attorney in privatepractice in Easton before retiring. He alsohad served as solicitor for the city ofEaston and served in the Navy duringWorld War II. He was on the board ofTwo Rivers Health and WellnessFoundation. His wife passed away in2008. Surviving are a son, Paul, daughtersLisa and Jill, and four grandchildren.Robert Helman of Bethlehem, Pa.,passed away May 13. After a long careerwith Bethlehem Steel, he retired in 1982as superintendent of laboratory servicesin the research department. He beganhis career with the company in 1950as a member of its Loop Course. In1954, he transferred to the researchdepartment as a research engineer inthe product development division. Hewas promoted to manager of laboratoryservices in 1977. He worked onprojects involving product and processimprovements of wire, sheet, plate, pipe,and plastics. He co-held five U.S. patents80 lafayette • FALL 2011 For full version and photos, see – http://community.lafayette.edu
Class Notes1950–1953and co-authored several technicalpublications. After retirement, he workedpart time as an adjunct professor atNorthampton Community College andas an adjunct instructor at Lafayette. Amechanical engineering graduate, he waselected to Tau Beta Pi honor society. Hewas a World War II veteran in the Army’sarmored corps. His wife of 54 years,Joan, survives him, along with daughtersCarol and Jane, and five grandchildren.Robert Salathe passed away June 28in Concord, N.H., After serving in theNavy during World War II, he graduatedwith a bachelor’s in mechanicalengineering and later earned a master’sfrom Newark College of Engineering atRutgers. He pursued a career withMonsanto Research Corp., GE, andGTE, from which he retired. Whileworking for GE, he designed controlsystems and components for fuel cellpower plants for the Gemini SpaceProgram, receiving several patents in hisname. His favorite hobby was modelrailroading. He also enjoyed designingand building systems, such as a solarelectrical system or kitchen cabinets. Hisother interests included golf, bridge, andBoston-area sports teams. Wife Marjorie,daughter Leslie, son Mark, stepdaughterDebra, stepson Jonathan, and sixgrandchildren survive him.Claude Rogers Jr. of Carlisle, Pa.,passed away July 4. After serving in theNavy during World War II, he earned anelectrical engineering degree. Upongraduation, he joined Sperry RandCorp. as a field engineer. He retiredafter 35-plus years with the company.He was active in Boy Scouts andreceived many awards for his service.Claude’s wife, Jean, to whom he hadbeen married for 60 years, predeceasedhim. Daughters Cynthia and Laura, sonsDavid and Richard, six grandchildren,and a great-grandson survive him.John Cleaver died May 4 inSouth Bend, Ind. Daughters Leslie,Lisa, and Danielle, and son Johnsurvive him.Richard West ’53 and HenleySmith ’51 reported the death ofWilliam Fischer July 11 in Hightstown,N.J. Bill, Richard, and Henley wereDUs at Lafayette. Bill was a retired Navypilot with the rank of commander,having served during the Korean War.He was a teacher at Middletown (N.J.)Township High School and a professorof physics at Brookdale CommunityCollege, retiring in 1990. In highschool, Bill played football, ran track,and was elected King of the Prom. Heplayed football at Lafayette andgraduated with a bachelor’s in English.He taught physics, which he learnedfrom his pilot’s training in aerodynamics,electronics, and navigation. He earnedmaster’s degrees from RutgersUniversity and Trenton State College.Bill’s wife of 59 years, Peggy; son, Fred;daughters, Maggie, Ann, and Nancy;four grandchildren; and brother survivehim.1951 John B. Cornish1424-C Catasauqua RoadBethlehem, PA 18017-7473jbcornish@plazarealty.netPresident: Joseph I. Diamond Jr.Fund Manager: Henry Kohlenberger Jr.Reunion Chair: Richard H. Knox1952 John D. Kinard209 Buttonwood WayGlenside, PA 19038-3305suzanne.kinard@verizon.netPresident: OpenFund Manager: Hugh H. Jones Jr.Reunion Chair: John D. KinardWeb Page Administrator: Open’Pard planning is under way for the60th reunion. Contact Bruiser, Peb,Jane, and Pete.The 1952 Scholarship Fund is stillgiving. Final thanks come fromSamantha Chalmers ’11 (cum laude inbiology, heading for her doctorate, andthe granddaughter of Bruce MacKenzie’51) and from Meghan Curtin ’14 (ofLafayette Hills, Pa., and great-niece ofSalvatore Boscia ’51, Thomas Sparta’51, and Theodore Merlo ’53).Received notes from Ray Angle ofSarasota, Fla., one of Charley Gelbert’ssuperb infielders, and Al Swan ’51, aPresbyterian minister tending a Lutheranchurch in Oak Harbor, Wash.Bob Boorujy, 81, Sigma Chi,husband of Jean Kuebler and father ofJoanne Boorujy Catudal ’80, passedaway April 12. A retired mechanicalengineer, Bob designed and constructedat least nine ocean tankers to help supplyfuel for Exxon around the world. Since1968, he lived in Basking Ridge, N.J.During the Korean War, he served in theNavy on a carrier. A life member of TauBeta Pi honor society, he volunteeredwith Deborah Hospital Foundation,Browns Mills, N.J.Gerald Bordman, 79, another SigmaChi, passed away May 9. He was a scholarand author of some 10 books, includingthe definitive American Musical Theaterand others on musical comedy.The Rev. Dr. Jay Confair, 80, passedaway June 21 in Peoria, Ariz. He wasmarried to his first wife, Dorothy, for 57years. His second wife, Harriet, surviveshim. Jay graduated from McCormickTheological Seminary in Chicago. Hewas the retired associate pastor of FaithChurch in Sun City, Utah.William T. Powell, 83, formerly ofEaston, passed away in Nottingham,N.H., June 24. He served in the Armyin Japan at the end of World War IIbefore getting his degree in chemistry.His wife, Gail, three children, and 14grandchildren survive him. He workedfor several companies, including GE,where he was involved with spacecraftand satellites. His interests included bigbands and sports.1953 Leon H. Fox Jr.6 Firethorne CircleLafayette Hill, PA 19444-2405foxls@msn.comPresident: Alan FitzGibbonFund Manager: George E. Patton Jr.Reunion Chair: H. David Moore Jr.Leon Fox and wife Lois attendedthe 140th Annual Dinner of thePhiladelphia Chapter April 14. Theguest speaker was Leroy D. Nunery’77, deputy superintendent and CEOfor the School District of Philadelphia.The Foxes attended the 2010–11 Men’sBasketball Awards Banquet April 15.Leon also spent six days in Clarksville,Tenn., watching his granddaughterparticipate in the AAU BasketballTournament for ages 12-13.Al Rhodes and wife Betsy reportedin April that they had returned from amonth in Florida and were doing well.Col. Stanley Vass died April 20 inLeesburg, Va. His wife, Wilma; sons,Gregory and Jeff; and grandsonsFALL 2011 • lafayette 81
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