HOWARD MARSTON, who taught mathematics at the Principia School in St. Louis for 46 years, died Jan. 10, 2002. He was 75. A member of Delta Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He received master’s degrees from Columbia University and from the University of Illinois. Among those who survive are his wife, Elizabeth Steele Marston, and three children.
The Rev. RICHARD S. McCONNELL ’55, a Presbyterian pastor, died Nov. 15, 2012, at age 79. He was a member of Eclectic. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree with high honors and with high distinction in English. He also received a bachelor’s degree in divinity from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a doctorate of theology from the University of Basel (Switzerland). He served as pastor of the Clarence (N.Y.) Presbyterian Church for 16 years. His wife, Lynette Giffen McConnell; three children, including Timothy S. McConnell ’89; four grandchildren; and three siblings survive.
JAMES F. MONTEITH, an attorney with Dilworth Paxson in Philadelphia, died Apr. 27, 2008, at age 71. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his law practice, he served on the boards of several community institutions. His wife, Mary Benedict Monteith, survives, as do a daughter, grandson, and a sister.
DONALD L. MATTES, a retired vice president of Towers Perrin, died Apr. 21, 2012, at age 77. A member of Chi Psi, he was a U.S. Army veteran. During his 30-year career at Towers Perrin, he managed the largest actuarial unit and eventually became a principal of the global consulting firm. His wife, Patricia Bradbury, predeceased him. Five children, including Matthew J. Mattes ’85, survive, as do 12 grandchildren and his wife of five years, Patricia Donahue.
The Rev. PAUL N. L. MUNSON JR., 75, a retired Congregational minister, died June 29, 2010, after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He received his degree with high honors and with distinction in English. A member of Sigma Nu, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received his divinity degree in 1959 from Harvard Divinity School. Forced to retire early from his parish ministry, he became active with the Nature Conservancy and the Hartford Audubon Society. He and his family traveled through many of the 50 states, about which he wrote songs that were published as a songbook titled Herons at Sunset. His wife, Carol Kroymann, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his son and three grandchildren.
LEWIS H. MARKOWITZ, an attorney in York, Pa., for 40 years, died July 3, 2006. He was 72. A member of Delta Sigma, he received his degree with distinction in government and received a law degree from the University of Michigan. Survivors include his wife, Tobye Markowitz, three sons, three grandchildren, and a sister.
ROSARIO S. MANGIAFICO, 75, the retired president of Mangiafico Development Corp. of Wethersfield, Conn., died Apr. 1, 2008. He was a member of Chi Psi. Active in many professional organizations, he was a life director of the National Association of Homebuilders. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Carrozella Mangiafico, three children, five grandchildren, a brother and a sister.
JOSEPH H. MOLL, M.D., a retired orthopedist, died Jan. 22, 2006 at age 74. The son of Francis K. Moll ’24, he was a member of Sigma Nu and received a medical degree from the Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine. He served as an orthopedic surgeon in the U.S. Army for 15 years before going into private practice in Stuart, Fla. While in the Army he published articles and lectured; he also served in Vietnam and was awarded a Bronze Star. Survivors include his wife, Donna N. Moll; four daughters; two step-sons; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Francis K. Moll Jr. ’54, M.D.; and a nephew, Francis K. Moll III ’84, M.D.
ROBERT LESCHER ’52, an editor and literary agent who founded Lescher & Lescher Ltd, died Nov. 28, 2012, at age 83. He was a member of Sigma Chi and began his career with Henry Holt & Company, where he became editor-in-chief before he was 25. At Holt, he worked with a wide array of distinguished 20th-century authors.
He began his own agency in 1965 and was known for his aesthetic insight and painstaking attentiveness to writers. Robert Frost, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Alice B. Toklas, Calvin Trillin, Frances FitzGerald, Benjamin Spock, Paula Fox, Madeleine L’Engle, Andrew Wyeth, and Georgia O’Keeffe were among his clients. In working with Alice B. Toklas on her memoir, he developed an interest in food and wine that led to his representing such writers as Robert M. Parker, Marcella Hazan, and M.F.K. Fisher. Survivors include his wife, Susan Corridan, three daughters, a granddaughter, and two sisters.
ROBERT S. LONGWORTH SR., 80, a retired industrial engineer, died Feb. 25, 2008. A member of Sigma Chi, he was a manager of product control at the Stanley Works in New Britain. Survivors include his wife, Joan Robinson Longworth, three sons, four grandchildren, and two step-granddaughters.
