STEPHEN E. MANTIN ’69

STEPHEN E. MANTIN, 62, a playwright, short-story writer, and retired teacher, died Sept. 1, 2009. He received his degree cum laude and with honors from the College of Letters, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His plays chronicled the life and changes in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood, where he lived for 35 years. At times a special education teacher, a taxi driver, and a neighborhood basketball player, he was also a member of the Playwrights/Directors unit of the Actors Studio. Survivors include his wife, Kito, and four children.