Alumni News & Notes
1960
Bernice Epstein Cohen spends time with her two granddaughters and attends their academic and sports activities. Bernice has been a world traveler for many years. She visited Tokyo in Fall 2018 and Scandinavia this past summer. In addition to traveling, she spends her time dancing, remaining active in a French cultural group and a book club, and going to theatres and museums in New York City.
It hardly seems possible, but your class councilors are thinking about our 60th reunion! A gathering, probably a luncheon, will be planned on the uptown campus during the University’s Homecoming Weekend in 2020 so that alums can conveniently attend other functions, including the Half-Century Club Breakfast and the Sorority and Fraternity Coffee Hour.
Class notes councilors: Joan Cali Pecore, [email protected]; Dorris Brossy, [email protected]
1962
Hank Moss and Pat Jones Moss still savor their shared life together, with Arizona winters and Finger Lakes summers. They volunteer, travel, and are in touch with Dan Shultz and Terry Lehrkerwin ’60.
Bob Sweeney and wife Phyllis Lindsey ’77 rejoice in their illness recoveries. Bob had three brain operations to stop a bleed and infection. Phyllis had a mastectomy.
Earl Buzz Welker visited London and Ontario to meet up with fellow Peace Corps volunteers from his stint in Sierra Leone.
Cliff Demorest lives in Hawaii and enjoys European travel.
Class notes councilor: Sheril McCormack, [email protected]
1964
We are sad to report that John Civill passed away in April. He held bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math education. He was a member of Kappa Beta fraternity and taught math in the Coxsackie-Athens School District for 34 years. He retired in 1998. John became a pastor at Grace Chapel in Ravena, N.Y., and volunteered in many community organizations.
Our 55th-reunion committee has been working diligently to organize a Homecoming Weekend event that can’t be missed. Be sure to update your contact information with the Alumni Association so we can keep you informed, and send us any news you’d like to share.
Class notes councilors: Alan Minarcik, [email protected]; Bill Robelee, [email protected]
1965
Every year while visiting his son in San Diego, Ira Rubtchinsky completes a nine-mile bike ride from his home to the Cabrillo Monument at Point Loma, which involves a total elevation change of 1,000 feet. “I do it to see if I’m still alive,” he says. In December 2018, Ira climbed to the gate of the monument’s national-park entrance. The gates were locked due to the government shutdown. “It was still a thrill, especially being able to still do it at age 74!”
Class notes councilor: Judy Koblintz Madnick, [email protected]
1967
Carol Marohn Zahurak and Steve Zahurak of Rotterdam, N.Y., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July. They visit campus for UAlbany athletic events and social activities. Carol is retired from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services, and Steve is retired from teaching in the Guilderland Central School District. Their oldest son, Todd, lives with his wife and two children, ages 10 and 8, in Walpole, Mass. Steve and Carol’s son Andrew lives with his wife and two children, ages 5 and 1, in San Diego.
Francesca Paolucci-Rice and husband Richard celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary and 40th year living in Jackson, Wyo., last summer. They enjoy winter sports and remain in Jackson year ‘round with the exception of short excursions away from the snow. Last November, Francesca officially retired from her job as a senior project manager for Jorgensen Associates, an engineering, surveying, and land-planning company. She will continue to work part time for a few more months to help phase out several projects with which she has been involved for years. Francesca’s only child, Marissa, has lived and worked in Queretaro, Mexico, for 13 years. She is an ESL teacher and serves as director of the language department at Carol Baur International School.
Class notes councilor: Canon Kay Carol Hotaling, [email protected]
1974
Gamma Kappa Phi sister Barbara Paley is retired and living in Utah, where she enjoys skiing in winter, and hiking and mountain biking in summer.
1976
Alan Lefor is a professor of surgery at Jichi Medical University in Tochigi, Japan, specializing in surgical oncology and education. He is pursuing a second doctoral degree in engineering at the University of Tokyo.
1977
Janet Bostwick was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Boston, Mass. She has practiced bankruptcy law in Boston for more than 37 years.
1979
Paul Feldman of Davis, Malm & D’Agostine, P.C., was recognized in 2019 Chambers USA for his work in commercial development and deal making in the Boston real-estate market.