RICHARD LANGERMAN, who was a partner in the Boston law firm of Goulston & Storrs, died July 1, 2003 at age 67. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and received a law degree from the University of Chicago. A member of his law firm for more than 40 years, he was also active in civic and charitable endeavors. Among those who survive are two children, a sister, five grandchildren, and Tina Browne.
IRVING W. LINDENBLAD, an astronomer who retired from the U.S. Naval Observatory and who also served as a clergyman, more recently in pastoral care, died Nov. 11, 2011, at age 82. A member of the John Wesley Club, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received a master’s degree in religion from George Washington University and a master’s degree in divinity from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. During his 32-year career at the Naval Observatory he managed the observation program for sunspots. His first wife, Ann Terry Lindenblad, died, as did his second wife, Jo Nichols Waters. Survivors include two sons, two stepsons, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren
ROBERT G. LUCKIE JR. ’55, the former president of E.B. Meyrowitz, died Jan. 19, 2013. He was 81. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his degree with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received an MBA from Harvard University before beginning his career. He was president of Brentano’s before joining E.B. Meyrowitz, the opticians in New York City. The University has no information about survivors.
JAY W. LOTSPEICH ’55, a business executive, died June 28, 2012, at age 79. The son of Bascom Bradshaw Lotspeich of the class of 1925, he was a member of Psi Upsilon and served in the U.S. Navy. He received an MBA from the University of Miami and joined his family’s contracting firm in Miami, Fla, now called Lotspeich Company. He rapidly expanded the scope of the business, established offices in other cities, and founded All Interior Supply. Among those who survive are his wife, Beth Pankey Lotspeich; three children, including Bradshaw T. Lotspeich ’79 and Kathryn Lotspeich Villano ’86; his son-in-law, Christopher J. Petricone ’82; six grandchildren; his sister; and a nephew, Christopher C. Lotspeich ’87.
WILLIAM F. LUDINGTON, 71, a retired business executive, died Nov. 27, 2006. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the US Army. He joined the Chase Bag Company in 1961, a member of the fourth among five generations in his family to work for this company that had been established in 1847. He served in several capacities and then as president and CEO at the headquarters in Greenwich, Conn. Active in his community, he was co-chairman of the Board of the Forum for World Affairs in Stamford He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Erickson Ludington, two daughters, two sons, and six grandchildren.
DOUGLAS E. NACHOD, a retired assistant professor at SUNY Cortland, died July 12, 2010. He was 76. He was a member of the John Wesley Club, received his degree with honors and with distinction in history, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University.
MARTIN W. LEVENSON, 73, an actuary who retired as senior vice president of Segal Advisors after a 32-year career in the business, died May 26, 2010. He was a member of the John Wesley Club. A pioneer in the field of investment performance analysis, he started as an actuary with the Martin E. Segal Company and then helped to start the firm’s investment consulting business. In 1969, when Segal Advisors, Inc., was formed, he was named its head. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Rabinowitz Levenson; three children; several grandchildren; and a niece, Jill A. Kaufman ’89.
ROBERT H. LARSON, a retired consultant for Exxon Corporation, died May 6, 2010, at age 74. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received a master’s degree from MIT.’s Sloan School of Management He is survived by his wife, Patricia Flynn Larson; two children, including Elisabeth J. Larson-Harsch ’84; and two grandchildren.
ROBERT B. PORTER, 72, died Feb. 23, 2002. A member of Eclectic and the brother of the late Alexander B. Porter ’49, he attended Dartmouth College and Wesleyan before receiving a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. He also attended the University of Virginia Law School. He is survived by two children, four grandchildren, a sister, and his former wife, Monica Ballard Porter.
FRANK A. KENDALL, who retired as the co-owner of Roos-Frick, Inc., a construction company in Minneapolis, died June 26, 2006 at age 76. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with honors. After serving in the Korean War, he received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University. Predeceased by his wife, Martha McIlhany Kendall, among those who survive are his close friend, Ethel Lewis; three children; eight grandchildren; two sisters; a brother-in-law, William H. Wubbenhorst Jr. ’50; and a nephew, Jeffrey K. Wubbenhorst ’78.
