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Obituaries | Faculty2014/08/26

PETER S. WHARTON, Professor of Chemistry

PETER S. WHARTON, professor of chemistry emeritus and the person who introduced the Wharton Reaction, died Apr. 28, 2014. He was 82. An alumnus of Cambridge University, he received two master’s degrees and a PhD from Yale University. After completing post-doctoral study at Columbia University, he joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin in 1960. He attained the rank of full professor at the University of Wisconsin before joining the Wesleyan faculty in 1968. A gifted organic chemist, he introduced generations of Wesleyan students to the rigors of organic chemistry. He was also known for his musical ability and played the piano, in addition to continuing to bike, hike, and travel until a year ago. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ethel Hoffman Wharton. Survivors include his partner, Helen, and five children.

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ANDREA Z. DEANE, MALS ’98

ANDREA Z. DEANE, a freelance food stylist and the chef at the president’s house at Wesleyan for 10 years, died Feb. 2, 2014. She was 55. A graduate of the University of Vermont, she received an MALS in 1998. She studied cooking at the Cordon Bleu in Paris, apprenticed at The Four Seasons restaurant in New York City, and was associate food editor at Weight Watchers magazine. She went on to a successful career as a freelance food stylist with her work featured in several cookbooks as well as for Bon Appétit, Cuisine, and Parade magazines, before moving to Haddam, Conn., in 1986, to raise a family. At the Wesleyan president’s house she oversaw all official catering functions for three presidents. Since 1999 she focused on her fine art painting career and had several successful exhibitions. Among those who survive are her husband, Eric Deane, two children, her mother, four siblings, and an extended family.

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WILLIAM A. MAILLET, MALS ’71

WILLIAM A. MAILLET, a teacher at Choate Rosemary Hall for 20 years, died Oct. 21, 2012, at age 84. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and in the Korean War, and he received his bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College. A teacher at the Kent School and at Williston Academy, he joined the faculty at Choate in 1961, where he taught English, coached, and built chess sets in his spare time. He received an MALS from Wesleyan University in 1971 and did further study at the University of South Florida. He was the author of a book about Anthony Burgess, A Window in the Womb of Time. During his retirement he also hosted a classical radio program. He leaves no immediate family.

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GRANVILLE S. PRUYNE, MALS ’59

GRANVILLE S. PRUYNE, 100, a teacher in Massachusetts and an accomplished athlete, died Jan. 18, 2014. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he received an MALS in 1959. At the University of Massachusetts he was the first person to be named All-American in the school’s history and was designated as their athlete of the decade for the 1930s. In addition to teaching, he coached hockey, soccer, and golf. His first wife, Elizabeth Pierce Pruyne, one son, and two grandsons predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Sheely, three children, seven grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

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THOMAS A. DUKE, MAT ’58

THOMAS A. DUKE, a teacher in the Rocky River (Ohio) schools, died Jan. 9, 2014, at age 79. A graduate of Kenyon College, he received an MAT in 1958. He was very involved in the American Field Service and the Cleveland International Film Festival. Survivors include his brother and several cousins.

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GEORGE S. STANFORD, MA ’51

GEORGE S. STANFORD, a nuclear reactor physicist and a member of the team that developed the Integral Fast Reactor, died Oct. 7, 2013. He was 85. He received his bachelor’s degree from Acadia University, a master’s degree from Wesleyan University in 1951, and a PhD from Yale University. He retired from Argonne National Laboratory after a career of experimental work in power-reactor safety. Survivors include his wife, Janet Bowlby Stanford, and three children.

Obituaries | 2000-20102014/08/26

JOCELYN MOORE SWEET ’04

JOCELYN MOORE SWEET, 31, an attorney and health insurance specialist at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, died Apr. 2, 2014. She received her degree with honors. In the years since her diagnosis with bone cancer, she earned a law degree from American University and became a health insurance specialist so that she could make sure others had access to health care. Among those who survive are her parents, Laurie Kaslove and David Moore, and her husband, Brian Sweet, two sisters, and a nephew and nieces.

Obituaries | 1990-19992014/08/26

BRIAN LENHARD ’91

BRIAN LENHARD, an attorney and computer programmer, died Mar. 13, 2014, at age 44. After graduating from Wesleyan he worked at Continental Life Insurance Company and earned an MBA from Villanova University at the same time. A gifted computer programmer, he founded Grayson Consulting and Lightning Bolt Software. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, from which he graduated in 2004. He clerked for the Honorable Vice Chancellor Stephen P. Lamb in the Delaware Court of Chancery before becoming a commercial litigator at Skadden, Arps in Wilmington, Del. He spent time on pro bono matters and helped with adoption services and children’s literacy programs. He served as general counsel of Lightning Bolt Software, and he and his wife also founded Lenhard/Clark Legal Services. He was an enthusiastic outdoorsman as well. Survivors include his wife, Melissa Dodds Lenhard, two children, his parents, his brother, and two nieces.

Obituaries | 1980-19892014/08/26

JASON G. HUNT ’89

JASON G. HUNT, 45, a specialist in computer graphics technology and photography, died May 2, 2013. He received a master’s degree from New York University and worked for several corporations before becoming an independent consultant for Star Company. An award-winning photographer, he was also an avid athlete and volunteer fireman. His parents survive, as do his twin brother, his sister, and a large extended family.

Obituaries | 1980-19892014/08/26

MARGARET E. ELKIND-VAN GELDER ’83

MARGARET E. ELKIND-VAN GELDER, an educator and counselor, died Jan. 30, 2014, at age 52. She received a master’s degree from the Bank Street College of Education. Survivors include her husband, Todd Van Gelder, two sons, her sister, and her brother.