Author: etaylor

Julie Kraushaar Zurcher ’82, P’18 passed away on July 21, 2022. A report of her death can be read here.

Class Secretary Michael Ostacher contributed a personal note about Julie in the Fall 2022 Class Notes:

Julie Kraushaar Zurcher passed away on July 23 after a struggle with her mental health that developed over the past year, unable to find a clear diagnosis or successful treatment. I had a chance to sit with her husband Werner and son Bryce ’18, in their home in Ladera, California, to remember Julie’s vibrancy, love, and optimism. I met Julie freshman year in Clark Hall and we lived near each other in Silicon Valley. When I moved here in 2010, we stayed in a hotel until our housing became available. Julie happened to be staying there, too, returning herself with her family from Switzerland and waiting for their own home to become available, and we recognized each other immediately. Her warmth and hospitality made our transition from Cambridge so much easier. She will be missed terribly, but our memories of her and how she touched us will remain.

Frank B. Benson III ’72 passed away on July 5, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Marshall C. Webb ’70 passed away on August 11, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Christopher S. J. Wallach ’64 passed away on June 4, 2022. An obituary will be posted when it becomes available.

Wink Davenport Jr. ’64 passed away on May 3, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Stephen R. Baker ’64 passed away on May 27, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Colebert “Colby” L. Andrus Jr. ’63 P’91, ’00 passed away on August 7, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

John A. Driscoll ’62 passed away on June 12, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Calvin “Pete” S. Drayer Jr. ’61, GP’26 passed away on May 30, 2022. A full obituary can be found here.

Alan S. Roberts ’60 died on April 18, 2022. As a tennis player at Wesleyan, he had an unsurpassed singles’ meet record of 37–1 over four years and was inducted into the Wesleyan Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2022. In addition, Al won the U.S. Tennis Association’s National Junior Boys’ Championship in 1957.

After Al completed medical school, internship, and U.S. Army service, he became a successful orthopedic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California.  He is survived by two sons (also tennis players), Daniel and Michael, and three grandchildren: Esme, Ryan, and Kensington.