JOSEPH A. DIPAOLO, a renowned cancer researcher, died Nov. 3, 2015. He was 91. A member of Delta Upsilon, he was elected to Sigma Xi, received a master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University, and a doctorate from Northwestern University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. His wife, Arleta Schreib DiPaolo, predeceased him. Survivors include his son, John K. DiPaolo ’89, his daughter, and a granddaughter.
HAROLD O. GRAVES, a former teacher, coach and banker, died May 23, 2015. He was 91. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received a Purple Heart. He received his bachelor’s degree from Clark University and a master’s degree from Springfield College. He was also a graduate of the Brown School of Banking. After teaching for several years after receiving his degrees, he joined the Ware (Mass.) Savings Bank in 1958, retiring as president in 1986. He served on several community boards and enjoyed woodworking. Among those who survive are his wife, Charlotte Crandall Graves, four daughters, and a granddaughter.
WILLIAM B. DUANE, a retired insurance broker, died Feb. 18, 2016, at age 92. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, when he flew 36 missions in Europe. He had a successful career as an insurance broker, specializing in life, group and pensions. He was also a talented photographer and an athlete, and he served several terms as the president of the Wesleyan Club of Boston. Predeceased by his wife, Carolyn Bittner Duane, survivors include three children, one granddaughter, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews.
CHARLES H. TURNBULL, the former president of Fenwick Engineering, died Apr. 18, 2016. He was 92. A member of Delta Tau Delta, during World War II he served in the U.S. Army and then received his degree in 1947. After working in Alaska and in Philadelphia, Penna., he and his family lived in New Jersey before moving to Connecticut in 1970. He spent much of his career as a packaging engineer, working for Burry Biscuit and Chesebrough-Ponds, among other companies. He also served as president of Fenwick Engineering, was a partner in Resource Recovery Systems, and was the Libertarian Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1982. After retirement, he volunteered in a New London, Conn., magnet school. He was also a sculptor and a published writer of nearly a dozen books, and numerous articles and essays. His wife, Priscilla Dickson Turnbull, survives, as do three children, seven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
SANFORD W. HARVEY, M.D., 94, a retired specialist in physical medicine, died Sept. 19, 2016. He was the son of Carl C. Harvey, M.D., of the class of 1912, and the brother of David C. Harvey, M.D., of the class of 1945. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and served several tours of duty with the U.S. Army while on leave from practicing medicine in Middletown, Conn., with his father. In 1957 he studied at the Yale University School of Medicine, where he trained to specialize in physical medicine, which was a new field. He worked at several hospitals in Connecticut until his retirement at the age of 75. A lifelong avid boater and cyclist, he was known for his compassion and caring bedside manner, as well as his diverse interests and curiosity. He is survived by one son, five daughters, five grandchildren, and his sister.
WALTER N. PLAUT, a business executive, died July 4, 2016, at age 97. A member of Beta Theta Pi, after graduation he worked for the Westinghouse Corporation at a job critical to the war effort. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a top turret gunner on B-17s and flew his first combat mission over Normandy on June 6, 1944. An associate of the management consulting firm, Frank C. Brown & Co., Inc., he was also president for many years of the Lehn & Fink Products Company, a consumer products company, which first introduced Lysol to the U.S. He was an alumnus of the Lawrenceville School and remained active in the alumni association, while also leading other volunteer development efforts in Fairfield County, Conn. His wife, Sally Hayes Plaut, and one son predeceased him. Among those who survive are his second wife, Beryl Plaut, three children, and ten grandchildren.
JAMES FIZZOLIO, 95, an attorney, died Aug. 10, 2015. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his degree with honors and with distinction in French, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a graduate of Yale Law School and began his long career as an attorney on Wall Street. He later moved to Southern California where he and his twin brother, Tom, opened the firm Fizzolio and Fizzolio in North Hollywood, where he practiced for more than 20 years. Later, he was a partner in the law firm Fizzolio & McLeod. He was a member of the Los Angeles Bar Association, Unico, and the San Fernando Bar Association, where he was recently honored for more than 50 years of service. Predeceased by his wife, Joyce Krause Fizzolio, survivors include three children and five grandchildren.
DOUGLAS R. ROSS Sr., a banker, died Feb. 6, 2015. He was 95. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star for valor in the battle for Guam and participated in the battles for Iwo Jima, Guam, and Bougainville, along with many others. He worked for Fortune Federal in Clearwater, Fla., for many years and was an active member of the community. His wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) Carmack Ross, predeceased him. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The Rev. Frank Wayne, born November 10, 1924 in Johnstown, PA died on March 28, 2015. He was the seventh child of Ray Emmet Penick and Esther May Groff.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jane Flegal Penick of Louisville, daughter Sharon Sochinski (James) of Blacksburg, VA, son Richard (Cynthia) of Bisbee, AZ, daughter Jan (Joe) of Louisville, and granddaughter Katie Dougherty (Paul) of Colorado Springs, CO.
Rev. Penick served in the US Navy from 1943 – 45 in Officer’s Training School. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Princeton Theological Seminary. He was pastor in Trenton, NJ, District Heights, MD and Jefferson City, MO.
In 1964, he joined the Fifty Million Fund of the United Presbyterian Church as an area counselor in Rochester, NY and Pittsburgh, PA. From 1971-1980 Rev. Penick was Vice President for Development at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
In 1980 he and his wife moved to Louisville and served eight years as the Vice President for Development at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary until his retirement in 1988.
Rev. Penick was the founding president of Kentuckiana/Ohio River Valley Chapter, National Society of Fund Raising Executives. In 1993 he received the lifetime award of CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) designation from the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, by the National Society’s Board of Directors.
From 1988 to 1992 he was President of Creative Associates, Fund Raising Consultants and also served as regional counselor for the Bi-Centennial Fund, Presbyterian Church (USA) during that same period.
He was a member of the Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
There will be a private interment at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary Memorials Gardens. A memorial service will be held at Highlands Presbyterian Church, 1101 Cherokee Road, on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary or to Hosparus of Louisville. – See more here.
David S. Wadsworth died peacefully on Wednesday March 16, 2016 at Cathedral Village in Philadelphia after a long illness. His wife of 55 years, Rosamond W. Wadsworth, was at his side. He was 87 years old.
David Stanley Wadsworth was born in Providence, RI on October 28, 1928, the only son of Milton S. and Amy K. Wadsworth, and grandson of the Rev. William Kugler, the first pastor in the new building of Westport Point United Methodist Church. He grew up in Providence and spent summers with his family at the beloved family homestead in Westport Point, Mass. He attended Classical High School in Providence, graduating ahead of his class, at age 16, in 1945. He earned a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University, served as a finance officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and went on to supervise the first computer installation for Rhode Island Hospital Trust National Bank in Providence.
