1946
Martin Silbersweig, physician, Tenafly, N.J., on January 9, 2023. Silbersweig graduated from VPS in 1950, trained at Mount Sinai and NewYork-Presbyterian and served as a Navy physician in the Korean War before working in private practice as an internist for more than 55 years. Upon retirement from Englewood (N.J.) Hospital, where he was a member of the teaching faculty, Silbersweig assumed emeritus status in 2004. Predeceased by his daughter Susan, Silbersweig is survived by his wife, Jean; son, David (Emily); daughter, Laurie BC’84 (Lew); son-in-law, Tod; and four grandchildren.
1948
Herbert Goldman, engineer and businessman, Teaneck, N.J., on November 5, 2023. Born on April 29, 1926, Goldman lived in Englewood, N.J., for more than 60 years and spent his last five years in Teaneck. After graduating from Snyder H.S., he served in the Navy during WWII and earned a B.S. in engineering from NYU. He was president of Jewel Electric Supply in Jersey City and ran the business with his brother, Larry, until they sold it three weeks before Herbert’s 91st birthday. Goldman was predeceased by his wife of nearly 69 years, Tamara (née Gurvitch) JRN’48, and his son, Eliot ’79 [see the 1979 entry, below], and is survived by his brother, Larry; sons, Glenn ’74 (Elizabeth) and Barry (Laurie); six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
1949
Robert L. White, engineering professor, Palo Alto, Calif., on December 10, 2023. Born in South Plainfield, N.J., White, whose time at Columbia was interrupted by service in the Navy 1945–46, graduated with a B.S. in math and physics and earned a Ph.D. in physics in 1954 from GSAS, where he studied under future Nobel laureate Charles H. Townes. After working at Hughes Research Laboratories and General Telephone Electronics, White joined Stanford’s School of Engineering in 1963 with dual appointments in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Materials Science. His research initially focused on magnetics, but in 1970 White pivoted to developing the cochlear prosthesis, which occupied much of his research for the next 20 years. He left Stanford in 1987 to become director of the San Francisco Exploratorium, then returned in 2001 and was on staff another 14 years as the William E. Ayer Professor of Electrical Engineering and a professor of materials science and engineering, emeritus. He authored three textbooks and more than 200 research articles, co-founded a biomedical diagnostic company, was on the leadership board of multiple startups and consulted for many others. White is survived by his wife of 71 years, Phyllis Arlt White; children, Lauren, Kimberly, Christopher and Matthew; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
1952
Clifford C. Blanchard Jr., engineer and businessman, Naples, Fla., on November 25, 2023. Born in NYC on August 12, 1930, Blanchard earned a B.S. in civil engineering from Columbia Engineering in 1953. He was co-editor-in-chief, with Roone Arledge ’52, of the 1952
Columbian, photographer for
Spectator 1948–51 and managing editor of the 1953 Engineering yearbook. Blanchard worked for M.W. Kellogg in NYC 1953–60 in the design and construction of foundations and reinforced concrete for heavy industry, a time that was interrupted by two years of service in the Army. He married Sara “Sally” Evans in 1960, moved to East Greenwich, R.I., and joined the family business, Evans Plating Corp., in North Providence, R.I. Blanchard worked under his father-in-law, who retired in 1970. Blanchard then was president and treasurer until he retired in 1994. He moved to Florida and was active in several church organizations, and spent summers at Buttonwoods Beach, Warwick, R.I., in the family homestead. In addition to his wife of 63 years, Blanchard is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Rafferty; son, Clifford C. III (Diana); sister-in-law, Mimi Findlay; and three grandchildren.
Milton C. Lee Jr., physician, Scarsdale, N.Y., on February 18, 2019. Lee, a son of Milton C. Lee CC 1926, graduated from New York Medical College in 1956 and interned at Queens Hospital, Honolulu, where he met his wife, Kazuko SW’85. He served two years in the Navy, including aboard destroyers with the Seventh Fleet, and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Navy Reserves while serving as chief medical officer at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn. Lee was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and had his primary practice in Scarsdale. In addition to his wife, Lee is survived by his brother, Martin ’66; sons, Michael and Bryan; and daughter, Jeri Anne SW’85.
1954
Brian Tansey, health services administrator, Cincinnati, on January 31, 2024. Born in Cincinnati, Tansey served in the Army 1955–58 and graduated from Louisville Presbyterian Seminary in 1962. He left the clergy after several years and switched to work in long-term health care, nursing home administration and elderly community services. In his final years, Tansey lived in Twin Towers Senior Living Community, enjoyed discussing politics and theology and was a devoted reader of the works of Wendell Berry. Tansey was predeceased by his sister Maureen Tokar, and is survived by four daughters from two marriages.
1955
Judah “Judd” Maze, psychiatrist, Mamaroneck, N.Y., on March 7, 2024. A graduate of Stuyvesant H.S., Maze graduated from SUNY Downstate and completed a residency at Kings County Hospital Center in 1964. He served in the Air Force 1964–66 as staff psychiatrist at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Tachikawa, Japan. Maze was in private practice in Great Neck, N.Y., for 40 years, during which time he worked for the New York City Board of Education Bureau of Child Guidance as a school psychiatrist, the North Shore University Hospital Drug Treatment and Education Center, and as medical director of the Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island. Maze was a clinical instructor and assistant professor at Cornell Medicine 1972–88 and president of the New York State Psychiatric Association 1981–84. He is survived by his wife, Marion; and sister, Phyllis.
1956
Gerald L. Fine (né Finkelstein), orthodontist, Setauket, N.Y., on December 15, 2023. Fine, who grew up in the Bronx, earned a dental degree from Penn and completed orthodontics training at NYU. He served in the Army and was honorably discharged as a captain, later serving in the Reserves during the Vietnam War. Fine practiced orthodontics for more than 40 years in the Stony Brook area of Long Island. He was a devoted supporter of the College and a founding and lifelong member of Temple Isaiah in Stony Brook. He enjoyed playing tennis, traveling, reading and photography. Fine is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Barbara; sons, Ken, Rob ’63, VPS’87 and Doug; daughters-in-law, Dionne and Amanda; and four grandchildren.
Gerald Modell, businessman, Palm Beach, Fla., on February 27, 2024. Born in Brooklyn on May 7, 1934, Modell was president of Sigma Alpha Mu and rowed lightweight crew. A member of ROTC, he served in the Army and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant. Modell started his career as a diamond dealer before taking the reins of the family pawnbroking business. He was president of the Collateral Loanbrokers Association of New York for 25 years and a director for more than 20 years of the National Pawnbrokers Association, which honored him with the Charles R. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award. He was involved in fundraising for his College class, served on the boards of numerous charitable institutions and enjoyed traveling the world with his wife of 43 years, Paula. Modell is survived by his sons, Gregg, Steven ’81 and Eric; daughter-in-law, Jeanette; and three grandchildren.
1957
John F. Mathews, news producer, Woodstock, Vt., on September 3, 2023. Born on June 22, 1935, Mathews was a lifelong newsman who enjoyed family and friends, baseball, travel and reading. At Columbia, he worked in the dining hall and met Roberta Isaacs BC’56, whom he married in June 1957. Mathews was a newspaper reporter and editor for 24 years, including assistant managing editor at
The Washington Star. In 1981, he moved to local television news as a producer at WRC-TV and then was a producer at NBC News Channel 1991–98. Mathews had two children, Suzanne and John ’93, with Roberta; their marriage ended in divorce. He married Patsy Frank in 1980 and they lived in northwest Washington, D.C., and Cabin John, Md., before retiring to Woodstock.
Ira N. Silverman, journalist, Rockville, Md., on March 6, 2024. Born on May 17, 1935, in Brooklyn, Silverman was an editor of Spectator before beginning an award-winning career as a print and television journalist. Upon graduation he edited a newsprint forerunner of CCT created in 1957 by College Dean Lawrence Chamberlain. In 1960, Silverman teamed with Robert Friedberg ’51, GSAS’52, George McKay ’48 and Bruce Buckley ’57 to launch The Morningsider, a weekly community newspaper for Morningside Heights that lasted four years. In 1967 he joined NBC News, where he was an investigative reporter, writer and producer. In 1976 he coauthored The Pleasant Avenue Connection with NYC police detective David Durk and Durk’s wife, Arlene, about Durk’s investigations into drug money and police corruption. Silverman was senior producer, special projects, for NBC Nightly News in Washington 1977–95, after which he became a contributor and editorial consultant for The New Yorker and a consultant to NBC News and Public Broadcasting Service. He is a four-time recipient of the National Headliner award and a two-time winner of the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University award and the Emmy award for news and documentary, and also received the George Polk and George Foster Peabody awards. Silverman was predeceased by his first wife, Betsy; and is survived by his second wife, Elizabeth; sons, Bruce and Gary; and daughters, Elizabeth, Aime and Alison.
1958
Peter Gruenberger, attorney, New York City, on March 6, 2024. Born on May 19, 1937, in Czechoslovakia, Gruenberger and his parents fled Nazi-occupied Europe for Palestine in 1938 and then the Bronx the following year. A graduate of Bronx Science, Gruenberger rowed crew and founded the student-run Columbia Refreshment Agency before earning a J.D. from the Law School in 1961. He served for six years in the Army Reserves as a lieutenant in the office of the Judge Advocate General. Gruenberger was a trial and appellate advocate for Hughes Hubbard & Reed 1961–69, senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges 1969–2014 and senior counsel at Greenberg Traurig 2015–20. He was lead litigation counsel in a landmark antitrust class action representing players in the NBA and was head litigation counsel for debtors in the three largest financial firm bankruptcy cases on record: Drexel Burnham Lambert, Enron and Lehman Brothers. A lifelong mentor and learner, Gruenberger co-chaired a Columbia seminar, “Science and Subjectivity” with Robert Pollack ’61, was a Columbia College Fund Class Agent and established the Peter Gruenberger Family Scholarship. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Carin Lamm; former wife, Judy; sister, Joyce Bromberg (Carl); children, Karen Abrams (Bill), Richard and Laurie; three stepchildren; and 10 grandchildren.
physician, Tucson, on February 2, 2024. Smith graduated cum laude and earned an M.D. from Washington University in 1962. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, where as chief resident he edited the 19th edition of the
Manual of Medical Therapeutics. After moving to Tucson, Smith became program director of the internal medicine residency program and section head of general internal medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. In 1981, while on sabbatical, he was an honorary consulting physician at the John Radcliffe Hospital at Oxford University, England. He received many teaching awards during nearly 30 years as a professor of medicine at Arizona. Smith is survived by his wife, Sandy SOA’58; daughters, Shawn (Joe) and Shannon (Derek); and two grandchildren.
1959
Bennett Miller, entrepreneur, Rockville, Md., on October 20, 2023. Born in NYC on January 18, 1938, Miller grew up in Roselle, N.J., and graduated magna cum laude and as president of his class. He wrestled, played baseball and sang in the chorus and later with Columbia Alumni Singers. Miller earned an M.A. in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1965, both in physics from GSAS. After teaching at Ohio State, he worked for the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Energy. Miller left government service to pursue alternative energy entrepreneurial ventures. He developed technology to reduce nuclear waste, built factories that converted wood waste into energy and consulted on the building of a plant that created activated carbon for use in pollution control devices. Miller is survived by his wife of 62 years, Patricia; daughter, Beth (Gregory); son, Jeffrey (Shawn); and four grandchildren.
1960
Frank P. Zmorzenski, naval officer, Stuart, Fla., on November 3, 2023. Born in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn on June 15, 1938, Zmorzenski majored in economics under a four-year NROTC scholarship and was commissioned as an ensign upon graduation. He earned an M.A. in management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and pursued a 30-year career in the Navy, attaining the rank of captain and serving as commanding officer of the
U.S.S. Meredith, the
U.S.S. Edward McDonnell and the
U.S.S. Ajax. Zmorzenski was highly decorated while serving in Vietnam as a U.S. naval advisor onboard a Vietnamese naval gunfire support vessel, and as an advisor to Vietnamese Navy Fleet Command. In retirement he was a consultant, deputy director and section manager for several large defense contractors in the Washington, D.C., area, most notably as deputy director, human systems integration on the Navy’s new destroyer DD(X) Shipbuilding Program – Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. After relocating to Florida in 2005, Zmorzenski became president of the Port St. Lucie Anglers Club, a member of the Port St. Lucie Stamp Club and an active member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Regina; son, Douglas (Christine); daughter, Lisa Just (Marc); one granddaughter; and sister, Joan Mantovi.
1961
Arnold Intrater, attorney, Boynton Beach, Fla., on October 15, 2023. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1939, Intrater’s family escaped from Nazi Europe to Cuba, where he attended the American School in Havana for two years and was the first in the family to learn English. In 1947, his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Forest Hills, N.Y. After graduation from the Law School in 1964, Intrater moved to the Washington, D.C., area and launched his career as a public servant, holding leadership positions in the Treasury Department’s Office of the General Counsel, the White House Counsel’s Office, the Peace Corps and the Federal Housing Finance Board. Intrater is survived by his wife, Karen; son, Marc; daughter, Michelle; and six grandchildren.
1962
Martin S. Kaufman, attorney, Scarsdale, N.Y., on October 3, 2023. Kaufman graduated from Bronx Science, earned an M.A. from the CUNY Graduate Center before graduating from the Law School in 1964. He also received a Ford Foundation grant to study at The Hague Academy of International Law. Kaufman was an associate at Cahill, Gordon and Reindel, working on cases including The Pentagon Papers. He moved to Lovejoy, Wasson, Lundgren & Ashton, handling cases for the Swiss government and judiciary. Kaufman took a leave of absence to become deputy assistant general counsel of the newly created U.S. Department of Energy, returning to become a partner in the firm. He joined the Atlantic Legal Foundation as general counsel in 1987, where he handled cases involving antitrust law, discrimination and separation of powers. Kaufman is survived by his wife of 55 years, Millicent TC’65 (née Lee); sons, David ’91, GS’92, VPS’97, and Andrew GSAS’97 (Heather); daughter, Kristina ’99, TC’04 (Eric Goebel); and five grandchildren.
Edward J. Pressman, paper products executive, Yonkers, N.Y., on January 13, 2024. Pressman was a graduate of Forest Hills H.S., where he became friends with Art Garfunkel ’65. He worked in the family paper business, which supplied high-quality paper to the graphic arts community. In 1992 Pressman sold the business to a larger competitor and remained with the division until he retired in 2009. He was a Columbia College Fund Class Agent, interviewed prospective students with the Alumni Representative Committee and was a CCT class correspondent from the Fall 1987 issue to the November 2003 issue. Pressman was an ardent supporter of Columbia football and had a lifelong passion for classical music. He was predeceased by his brother, Michael ’55, SEAS’58, and is survived by his partner of 14 years, Marcia Gellert; son, Mark; daughters, Deborah and Susan; and six grandchildren.
1963
Roland G.F.J. Droitsch, Salt Lake City, government service employee, on January 26, 2024. Born in Berlin on November 17, 1941, Droitsch arrived in NYC in 1947 with his mother and sister. He earned a master’s in political science from Syracuse in 1966 and a Ph.D. in economics from Georgetown in 1976. He worked at Chase Bank before dedicating himself to public service at the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations and the Policy Planning Office of the Cost of Living Council. Droitsch joined the Department of Labor in 1975 and became deputy assistant secretary, shaping policies, systems and applications that benefit American workers and businesses. He played a key role in developing the web-based application elaws Advisors and ensured the evolution of these interactive e-tools that provide clear, accurate and accessible information about federal employment laws. His passion for education was evident in collaborations with federal agencies, the military, nonprofits and academia. Droitsch is survived by his second wife, Leah Riesner; daughters, Danielle and Nicole; stepdaughters, Ria and Gabrielle; five grandchildren; sister, Ingrid (Lazlo Jurak); and ex-wife, Helen.
1964
Melvyn M. Kassenoff, attorney, West Orange, N.J., on August 22, 2021. Kassenoff earned an M.S. from MIT in 1966 and a J.D. from George Washington in 1970. He was an attorney in the pharmaceutical industry, active in his synagogue and interviewed prospective students for the College with the Alumni Representative Committee. He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Joan; son, Allan SEAS’95; daughter, Laura Kassenoff Posner LAW’95; and four grandchildren.
1965
LeRoy E. Euvrard Jr., environmental lawyer, Knoxville, Tenn., on January 13, 2023. Euvrard, a history major, was commissioned as a Navy ensign upon graduation and became a Navy pilot. He earned a J.D. from Boston University in 1973, studying labor law, and practiced corporate law before switching to environmental, health and safety engineering in Cincinnati. When Euvrard retired in 2007, he moved to Héricourt, France, a small town that was home to many of his ancestors, and for 10 years explored Europe in his RV and immersed himself in history. He was an activist who volunteered his time to causes he was passionate about, including driving his RV to the Greek-Macedonian border to help refugees in 2016. Health issues led Euvrard to return to the United States, where he lived in Michigan and then Tennessee. He was an active member in the Unitarian Universalist Community who enjoyed camping and hiking and proudly served as a scoutmaster. Euvrard is survived by his daughters, Annica Waalkes (Philip), Aimee Terry (Eric) and Illaina Neigebauer (Adam); son, Adrian (Melissa); step-daughter, Jessica Roten (Craig); and 11 grandchildren.
1967
Arthur C. Sprenkle, physician, Seattle, on May 25, 2023. Sprenkle, who lettered in basketball and played for the Old Blue rugby team, earned an M.D. from VPS in 1971 and practiced as an allergist in Seattle and Everett, Wash. He also served three terms as a state legislator, sponsoring the legislation creating the Washington State Health Care Authority and the Waste Not Washington Act. Sprenkle was eager to learn, never shied from debate and often took the path less traveled. He believed an individual could make a difference in the world and lived every day in that effort. Sprenkle is survived by his wife, Marianne Lile; children, Preston (Linda Fan), Kirsten (Jason) Gudmundson and Collin; and four grandchildren.
Craig B. “Barr” Taylor, psychiatrist and educator, Stanford, Calif., on November 30, 2023. Born on June 8, 1945, in Salt Lake City, Taylor, who went by his middle name, studied art history and was offered a scholarship to continue his studies at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence but instead chose to study medicine at the University of Utah so he could live at home, avoid debt and help his mother, who had polio. He was drafted in 1969 but as a conscientious objector, he worked with Native American communities to create one of the nation’s first rural mental health programs. He served his residency at Stanford and was an assistant professor at Utah before returning to Stanford in 1977. He studied a broad range of psychiatric conditions and their relationship to environment, biology and especially behavior. Taylor, who was passionate about the environment and climate change, retired in 2015 but continued his research as emeritus professor and as a research professor at Palo Alto University. He was past president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and an elected member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters. Taylor is survived by his wife, Suesan; daughter, Megan; and twin granddaughters.
1969
Gregory H.C. Knox, political activist, San Diego, on December 8, 2023. After graduation, Knox was a pioneer in community TV and cable TV, acting as the leader and innovator of the Sunnyvale, Calif., cable TV network. In his later years, he was a friar/brother at the Madre Grande Religious Center south of San Diego.
1973
Errol G. Holt, marketer and brand manager, Hackensack, N.J., on November 22, 2023. Born in Boston on April 12, 1950, Holt earned and an M.B.A. from the Business School in 1976. He managed business and brand identity for a portfolio that included Samsung, 3M, Consolidated Edison and the NYPD. Holt negotiated the billion-dollar deal between PepsiCo and Stolichnaya that also included the Russian government, and spearheaded campaigns for the Special Olympics World Games. He was a founder of the largest film and TV studios outside of Los Angeles and was an officer of New York Studios, which became Steiner Studios. Holt was an adjunct professor of marketing at Ramapo (N.J.) College and was working on a college textbook focusing on marketing and diversity. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jean; children, Nicole, Michelangelo, Patricia and Priscilla; two grandchildren; and sisters, Nancy, Charlotte and Barbara.
1974
Bruce M. Malamut, international trade professor, New York City, on February 28, 2024. Born in Atlantic City, Malamut grew up on the Upper East Side, where he lived the rest of his life. A graduate of the Collegiate School, he earned an M.B.A. from the Business School in 1976. Malamut worked for many years in the international tea trade, which led to his traveling the world to procure teas for his clients, which included Lipton. Later, he traded exotic hardwoods and worked with troubled youth in the NYC public schools. Malamut taught at several local colleges and finished his career on the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, specializing in international trade. He avidly followed rock music, played brass and drums and wrote reviews for
Crawdaddy and
Rolling Stone. He also followed local and national politics and wrote about those subjects as well. Malamut is survived by his half-siblings, Michael (Catherine), John (Judith) and Wendy Malamut Blackwell.
1978
Robert G. Josephs, real estate attorney, Chevy Chase, Md., on December 19, 2023. Josephs had a long career as a real estate attorney, lobbyist and government contractor dealing with real estate and housing issues in Washington, D.C. An avid skier, runner, traveler, soccer player and coach, he donated his time to several boards of directors related to senior housing, music and international exchange. Josephs is survived by his wife of 40 years, Geraldine Carr; sons, Matthew, Michael ’15 and William; sister, Barbara Liotta; and brothers, Frank and Michael.
1979
Eliot Goldman, attorney, New York City, on October 31, 2022. Born in NYC and raised in Englewood, N.J., Goldman majored in history and economics and graduated from law school at Washington University in St. Louis. He was self-employed on the Upper West Side with a law practice focusing on real estate and probate, and also owned and managed a portfolio of apartments. Using his expertise and experience as a real estate attorney on behalf of the Army, he was instrumental in protecting the interests of the joint armed forces recruiting station in Times Square. Goldman was predeceased by his mother, Tamara JRN’48; and father, Herbert ’48, who died on November 5, 2023 [see the 1948 entry, above]. He is survived by his brothers, Glenn and Barry; and partner, Tamara Simakova.
1987
Stephanie K. Wissinger, nonprofit administrator, Brooklyn, N.Y., on November 15, 2023. A proud member of the first fully coeducational class at the College, Wissinger majored in political science, interviewed prospective students with the Alumni Representative Committee and maintained many friendships from her College days, particularly with her Phi Epsilon Pi cohort. She graduated from Brooklyn Law and worked in administration, but her passion was caring for animals. Wissinger was president of Little Wanderers Cat Rescue, volunteered for many years at animal shelters and fostered numerous rescue cats. She was known for her wry sense of humor, love of show tunes (and ability to quote them verbatim), dedication to friends and family, and taste in shoes and coats. She baked a mean wedding cake, loved to travel and was always the last to leave the party. Wissinger is survived by her partner, Tony Limuaco; and sister, Anne Louise Wissinger Scandariato.
1988
Felicia L. Needleman Levinson, lyricist and writer, Stamford, Conn., on July 18, 2023. After majoring in English and comparative literature, Levinson became a musical theater writer with her longtime professional partner, Laurence Holzman ’88, LAW’92. Together, they wrote hundreds of songs and dozens of shows including
Jerusalem Syndrome, which was performed at the York Theater in NYC during the 2023 winter holiday season. Their other shows include
Wallenberg: The Musical and
That Time of the Year. Levinson also was a talented tap dancer and baker who shared her love of baking and writing on her blog, Unwritten Recipes. Known to many as “Fufie,” Levinson is survived by her husband of 35 years, Rich; sons, Simon and James; daughter, Annabel; one grandchild; sisters, Allison and Jennifer; and mother, Susan Needleman.
David J. Stoll, attorney, New York City, on November 20, 2023. Stoll majored in political science, graduated from Yale Law and clerked on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals before practicing trusts and estates law, eventually becoming a partner at Milbank. He became a nationally recognized trusts and estates lawyer who for years taught at Yale Law as an adjunct professor. He lived in Carnegie Hill, where he was chair of the Board of Directors of Carnegie Hill Neighbors and president of the Board of Directors of his co-op. He also loved Princeton, where he took great pride in having started a campaign, involving many and eventually successful, to save green space from development. Stoll is survived by his husband, Ellis; parents, Robert and Joyce; and sisters, Rebecca and Rachel ’92.
1990
Tina Bose, reading specialist, New York City, on March 26, 2024. Born in Jaipur, India, Bose grew up in Indiana, majored in sociology and earned an M.A. from Teachers College. She was a professional tutor who focused on reading, writing and dyslexia. Bose was active with her College class, donating time as a Columbia College Fund Class Agent, on Reunion Committees and as an interviewer of prospective students with the Alumni Representative Committee. Bose is survived by her husband, Marion Chan; son, Edward; and daughter, Annabelle.
1999
Jodi L. Norton, athlete, artist and philanthropist, Tucson, on January 7, 2024. Norton majored in psychology and competed as a springboard diver. Her successes in academics and sports, despite severe autoimmune disease, led her to earn the ECAC Award of Valor in 1996 and the Giant Steps Award-Courageous Student-Athlete in 1997. In 2001, Norton founded the Lupus Inspiration Foundation for Excellence, helping students battling lupus to be their own advocates and pursue their dreams. In 2015, Norton and her mother, Del, started Toys of Courage to brighten the lives of children who are undergoing difficult medical treatments. Her life was a testament to resilience, compassion and an unwavering drive to outwit her disease and to help others overcome adversity, and she left an indelible mark on the lupus community. In addition to her mother, Norton is survived by her brother, Kevin.
2003
David B. Gerrard, novelist and teacher, Chappaqua, N.Y., on December 8, 2023. Born in Queens, Gerrard moved with his family to Chappaqua when he was in the first grade. He graduated from Horace Greeley H.S. and earned an M.F.A. in 2007 from SOA. Gerrard published his first novel,
Short Century, in 2014 and followed with
The Epiphany Machine in 2017. He also passed on his knowledge to a new generation of writers by teaching at The New School, Manhattanville College and other venues. In his fiction and his life, Gerrard displayed a fierce commitment to justice, empathy and honesty. He was known for his kindness, humor, intelligence, creativity, passion for writing and film, and fellowship with other writers. Gerrard is survived by his wife, Grace Bello; daughter, Amelia Bello-Gerrard; father, Michael ’72; mother, Barbara; and brother, William ’05.
Molly M. Nichols, community activist, Columbus, Ohio, on December 25, 2023. Born on February 1, 1981, in Charlottesville, Va., Nichols grew up in Carlisle, Pa. She majored in English and said her readings in African literature, and a semester in Cameroon, helped her make connections among politics, history and the arts. Nichols spent her early professional years teaching, until she moved to Pittsburgh to manage a nonprofit leadership program and became involved in activism and community organizing. Discovering the power of collective action, she helped found Pittsburghers for Public Transit and later worked with Tacoma Tenants in Tacoma, Wash., and the Sierra Club in Columbus. Nichols loved biking, swimming, kayaking, tubing down creeks, going to parties, dancing and visiting new cities with her partner of 15 years, Liam Murphy O’Loughlin. She had always wanted to be a mother and filled that role with joy, despite being diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer when her daughters, Fiona and Nora, were 3 and 1. In addition to her husband and daughters, Nichols is survived by her parents, B. Ashton and Kimberley; and sisters, Amy, Libba Hockley and Tessa Garcia.
2007
Timothy A. Walker, educator, Sparta, N.J., on January 16, 2024. Walker grew up in Lincoln Park, N.J., and was a talented athlete and scholar who played football and rugby and majored in American studies. He loved being an educator and taught at the Buckley School in Manhattan before securing a position at Chapel Hill Academy in Lincoln Park, N.J. Walker is survived by his wife, Cory; and son, Cameron.
— Alex Sachare ’71
