News, Notes, and Nods: In Memoriam

Remembering the alumni and members of the Babson community who have passed recently:

Haakon Fredrick “Ted” Friele ’48, of Camano Island, Washington, April 16, 2024

Jack Donald Brahce ’49, of Montrose, Michigan, Dec. 31

David Lee Turner ’53, of Norwell, Massachusetts, Dec. 26

Robert E. O’Connor MBA’54, of Framingham, Massachusetts, Dec. 17

Edward E. Rosenberg MBA’56, P’82, of Harwich Port, Massachusetts, Dec. 24

Alan S. Braunshweiger ’57, of Boca Raton, Florida, Sept. 11, 2024

William Thomas “Bill” Kendrick ’57, P’89, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Oct. 8

Peter Norman Phillips ’57, of Libertyville, Illinois, Nov. 18

Benjamin Vaughan ’57, of Boynton Beach, Florida, Nov. 10

Richard Ira Cohen ’58, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, Dec. 8

Robert Ingersoll “Bob” Lyman ’58, of Billerica, Massachusetts, Feb. 22

Roger Nadim Tobia ’58, of Winchendon, Massachusetts, Feb. 7

Joseph J. “Joe” Finnegan ’59, of Henderson, Nevada, Oct. 10

Laurence Dorset “Larry” Fitzmaurice ’59, of Bluffton, South Carolina, Dec. 4

Jon O. Hooper ’59, of Santa Cruz, California, Jan. 9, 2024

Leo Arsene Petit Jr. ’59, P’89, of Leland, North Carolina, Oct. 13

R. Bruce Boleyn ’61, of Truro, Massachusetts, Jan. 11

John B. Cahoon ’61, of Randolph, Massachusetts, Jan. 25

Neil William Driscoll ’62, of Concord, Massachusetts, Nov. 4

Dr. Norman James “Jim” Gould ’62, of Mashpee, Massachusetts, May 29, 2024

Charles Evans Aucoin ’63, MBA’64, of Newton, Massachusetts, Oct. 12

Robert John Bennett ’63, of Naples, Florida, Nov. 4

Albin J. “Joe” Ripka ’63, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, Nov. 26

Robert Edward “Duke” Schuemann Jr. ’63, of Westlake, Ohio, Sept. 23

Thomas J. Greensmith ’64, of Rancho Mirage, California, Jan. 26

Col. Henry B. “Hank” Miller MBA’64, of Knoxville, Tennessee, Oct. 12

Lt. Col. Billie Ellsworth Searls MBA’64, of Lancaster, Ohio, Nov. 23

John Candor Lundy ’65, P’89, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30

Jerry Wallace Nicks MBA’65, of Wimberley, Texas, July 16, 2024

Charles Burrell “Chic” Clark ’66, of Brockton, Massachusetts, Sept. 22

Robert Kasky ’66, of Delray Beach, Florida, Oct. 23, 2024

Gary Orleck ’66, of Sharon, Massachusetts, Oct. 17

James F. Patten III ’67, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, Jan. 30

William H. Hohenstein MBA’69, of Norwood, Massachusetts, Dec. 30

Stuart W. Freilich ’70, of North Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 18

Barry S. Gradwohl MBA’70, of Gloucester, Massachusetts, June 12

Gordon Wellborn “Pat” Patterson MBA’70, of Fairfax, Virginia, Sept. 16

Theodore Brigham “Ted” Conklin III ’71, of Sag Harbor, New York, Jan. 31

Ken Maguire MBA’71, of South Bristol, Maine, Nov. 22

Robert Francis Sorrentino ’72, of Naples, Florida, Aug. 30

Antonio Monteiro de Castro Jr. MBA’72, of London, United Kingdom, Sept. 11

Richard P. Witman MBA’72, of Derry, New Hampshire, Oct. 1

James Lester “Jim” Loomis ’73, MBA’74, of Dover, New Hampshire, Sept. 6

Kevin Boynton Meehan MBA’73, of Boca Raton, Florida, Sept. 16

Paul R. Neelon MBA’73, P’87, of Pocasset, Massachusetts, Jan. 15

Bennett Evan Shifman MBA’73, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Dec. 27

Salvatore T. “Sam” Torrisi MBA’73, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, Dec. 25

Vincent J. Gately ’74, MBA’85, of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Jan. 23

Richard K. Haynes ’74, of Deerfield, New Hampshire, Oct. 27

Beverly Jane Hargrove Martin McDonald ’74, of Tallahassee, Florida, Sept. 25

Richard J. Maley MBA’74, of Southborough, Massachusetts, Dec. 26

Warren Canfield Pitts MBA’74, of Mishawaka, Indiana, Sept. 29

James M. McDonough MBA’75, of Hingham, Massachusetts, Oct. 6

John Eric “Rick” Mynttinen MBA’76, of Worcester, Massachusetts, Sept. 18

Mark B. Dilweg ’77, of Collaroy, Australia

Marc Harlan Zeman ’77, of New York, New York, Sept. 2

Jeffry Rogers Copeland MBA’77, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, Dec. 7

Jon Peter Stavros ’78, of Springfield, Massachusetts, Oct. 19

George A. Stromberg MBA’78, of Acton, Massachusetts, Jan. 1

Kathleen M. Woods MBA’78, of Newton, Massachusetts, Feb. 5

Gregory L. Nelson ’79, of Brockton, Massachusetts, Sept. 24

Michael J. Madigan MBA’79, of Pepperell, Massachusetts, Jan. 21

Emile Francis “Mel” Thibault MBA’79, of West Palm Beach, Florida, March 12, 2025

George Farkas MBA’80, of Newton, Massachusetts, Sept. 10

Charles Alan Orth MBA’80, of Wayland, Massachusetts, Dec. 17

Leslie Louise Giardino Mackinson ’81, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Feb. 13

Catherine Ann “Cathy” Manning ’82, of Hingham, Massachusetts, Feb. 18

John Michael Cummings MBA’82, of Hudson, New Hampshire, Oct. 25

Mary Deissler MBA’82, of Boston, Massachusetts, Nov. 3

Allan David Gulliver Jr. MBA’82, of Littleton, Massachusetts, Aug. 30

Andrew Bethune Inglis ’83, of Glover, Vermont, Sept. 20

Pamela Cleval MBA’83, of Concord, New Hampshire, Feb. 22

David Robert Meagher MBA’83, of Hubbardston, Massachusetts, Dec. 31

Robert “Bob” Reni MBA’83, of Ashland, Massachusetts, Jan. 26

Peter K. Jacobs MBA’84, of Southborough, Massachusetts, Jan. 18

Mark Wineck ’85, of Montreal, Canada, Oct. 26, 2024

Malcolm W. Foster Jr. MBA’87, of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, Jan. 7

Lisa Nader Thaure MBA’89, of Milford, New Hampshire, Dec. 19

Pamela Jean Walch Constantine MBA’90, of Beverly, Massachusetts, Aug. 27

Jason James Fasciolo ’91, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nov. 25

Joanne (Guarino) Shifres MBA’91, of Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, Dec. 18

Ravi C. Daswani ’92, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Jan. 13

Rupen Pravinbhai Patel MBA’93, of Highland Park, New Jersey, July 5, 2024

Maryann Carroll MBA’94, of Hingham, Massachusetts, Nov. 12

Pradip Kumar Dev MBA’97, of Hudson, Massachusetts, Nov. 2

Michael Thomas “Mike” Rooney MBA’03, of Westford, Massachusetts, Sept. 6

Salvatore “Sammy” Vatrano ’06, of Hingham, Massachusetts, Feb. 17

David E. Wilusz MBA’06, of White Plains, New York, Dec. 18

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