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Stephen R. Birrell MAT ’66

Stephen R. Birrell MAT ’66 passed away on May 17, 2023. A full obituary can be read here.

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David Rogers Schwartz ’17

David Rogers Schwartz ’17, age 28, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, and McLean, Virginia, passed away in April 2023. He graduated from Amherst High School (Massachusetts) in 2013 and from Wesleyan University (Connecticut) in 2017 with honors. He completed courses at the London School of Economics and worked on wind technology. He had a passion for computer technology and built his first computer in 2009.  He loved living in California, travel, skiing, piloting drones/aircraft and scuba diving. He was employed in cybersecurity for a national security agency and wanted to be an advocate for disabled officers. He leaves behind his parents, Eugene Schwartz MD and Susan Sturgeon, his fiancée, Tiffany Luong, and many friends and family members who he loved and who loved him dearly.

Photo by Olivia Drake

A tribute to David can be found here:

https://memories.lifeweb360.com/david-schwartz

  

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Tim McCallum ’88

Tim McCallum ’88 passed away on July 22, 2023. Classmate Roger Scholl shared the following memorial:

It is with great sadness that I share news of the passing of the illustrious Timothy Duncan McCallum ’88. At Wes, Tim could be found on the rugby pitch, DJing The Ends radio show at WESU, wrestling with senior house dog, Bilbeaux Amos, practicing his Chapman Stick, posing for life-drawing classes, and hanging with his brothers at The Lodge, among other pursuits.

Throughout life, Tim was a master of the English language, a witty raconteur, musician, poet, and lover of life. He was a true believer of carpe diem.

Tim’s life travels post-Wes included an extended journey to the Far East and Australasia with me, Neil Benson ’88, and Mark Liebert ’90. Tim settled in NYC for a while, then California, back to New York, and eventually on to Maui, Hawaii, where he found his groove as a Pilates instructor and professional DJ on Mana’o Radio.

Despite learning of a dire diagnosis in the summer of 2022, Tim plowed forward, entertained many visitors from the mainland, continued to share his wisdom on the airwaves, and embraced positive vibes, and a lust for life on a daily basis.

Tim lost his battle nearly a year later with family and friends (including Andy Campbell ’88) at his bedside. For Tim’s celebration of life in September, Andy headed back out to Maui and was joined by a strong Wes contingent including me, Neil and his wife, Lori Benson ’87, Wayne Stearns ’87, Chris Pearson ’88, Scott Burns ’88, Eric Krakower ’89, Chris Gentili ’90, and Greg Ross ’90.

In December, a group of Wes alums gathered on campus and visited some of Tim’s favorite spots, while reminiscing with tales of yore. Attendees included me, Mark, Neil, Lori, Wayne and his wife, Shirley, Andy, Scott, Claire Burns ’89, Karl Vitols ’88, Nancy Nachbar ’89, Anne McDonald ’88, Stew Murchie ’87, Ken Rosenberg ’89, Michael Cooper ’87, Katy Quinn ’90, and Leslie Enright.

In his final months, Tim worked valiantly to compile a written record of his observations on life, share his wisdom, and take us on a tour of his journey of self-discovery with chats previously shared on the airwaves with his devoted listeners. His book, Honor Your Trouble, was published shortly after his passing in 2023 (duncanmack.com). Proceeds from book sales benefit his son Logan and the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.

Tim is survived by his son Logan, loving partner, Megan, mom, Lenita, and brother, Bob.

He is dearly missed but will never be forgotten by all whose paths he crossed.

~Roger Scholl ’88