ADOLPH G. SCHWENK, a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Marine Corps, died Mar. 24, 2004. He was 81. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he was the brother of the late Otto G. Schwenk ’30 and of the late Gustav A. Schwenk Jr. ’33; he was also the cousin of the late William C. Schwenk ’39. Among those who survive are his wife, Mary Kaiser Schwenk, and two children.
JAMES R. SMITH, 69, a teacher in a Fishtown, Pa., middle school for 37 years, who co–founded DRIVE, an innovative program for at–risk students, died Feb. 26, 2009. He was a member of Chi Psi and received his degree with honors. After receiving his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, he began his long teaching career, and after retirement continued to mentor students. Among those who survive are his wife, Kathleen Gallagher Smith, a daughter, and a granddaughter.
THOMAS M. STEPHENSON, who was associated with Bennett Brothers, a corporate employee rewards program, died May 1, 2004. He was 64 and had earned his bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College in 1992. Survivors include his wife, Janet Hanzalek Stephenson, his mother, three children, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister.
ARTHUR F. STAUBITZ, a philanthropist and former Baxter International executive, died May 28, 2009, at age 70. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in government, and received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He started his legal career with Sidley and Austin, later moving to Sperry Univac (Unisys), where he became director of operations for Japan. After 20 years with Baxter International, he retired in 1999 as Baxter’s senior vice president and general counsel. He was also president of the Baxter Foundation. At the time of his death he was a trustee of both Arizona Opera and Carthage College, and as founder of the Staubitz Charitable Trust, he saw the trust fund seven Habitat for Humanity houses, as well as establish both a Stroke Registry and a Cerebral Palsy Registry at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Linda Miller Staubitz, three children, and five grandchildren.
ANTHONY M. SCHWARZWALDER, a former Agency for International Development mission director at the forefront of USAID strategy development, and a longtime leader in international relief and development, died Feb. 3, 2012, at age 71. He was a member of Eclectic and received his degree with distinction. He received an MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University and was a graduate fellow at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. During his 23-year career with USAID, he served overseas in Bangladesh, where he was the first mission director following the Bengali war for independence, in Jordan, and in the Philippines, in addition to his base in Washington, D.C. He received the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Government Service and Leadership in 1972. After leaving USAID he worked for several Washington, D.C.-based organizations focused on HIV/AIDS prevention programs. He is survived by his wife, Cecilia Javier, three children, four grandchildren, his sister, and a niece.
G. THOMAS REYNOLDS JR., a practicing attorney who also taught business law at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, N.J., died Jan. 27, 2007. He was 61. A member of Chi Psi, he received his law degree from George Washington University. Survivors include his wife, Marianne Reynolds, one son, his mother, and three brothers.
TIMOTHY W. RUEFLI, professor of management at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and a specialist in management information systems, died June 19, 2010. He was 67. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received his degree cum laude. After receiving his master’s and doctoral degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, he worked with the Rand Corporation for the U.S. Air Force and then joined the Texas faculty in 1968. His research and teaching included high technology strategic management, information systems, management science, and microeconomics. An award-winning professor, in the 1980s he advanced the use of an integrated computer and telecommunication system at the university, and was a leader in establishing the MBA concentration in management information systems. Among those who survive are his wife, Mary Jane Connelly Ruefli, five children, and five grandchildren.
STEPHEN W. PALUMBO, 62, the owner of Po Gallery in Providence, R.I., died Dec. 22, 2009. He served two tours in Vietnam and worked at several libraries before starting the gallery. Among those who survive are his wife, Anne Huntington, and six siblings.
ROBERT C. ORESKO, an editor, publisher, and private scholar, died Feb. 15, 2010. He was 63. A member of EQV, he received his degree cum laude. After studying at Columbia University, he moved to England, where he began his research, particularly on the Savoy–Piedmont region of Italy. Interdisciplinary in nature, his studies crossed the boundaries between political, social, and cultural history, and his seminars in London attracted distinguished scholars. His civil partner, Roger Clark, survives.
PETER W. ODELL, 66, who worked in college admissions and in real estate, died Jan. 15, 2005. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received a master’s degree from Middlebury College. He was the former dean of admissions at New College in Sarasota, Fla. Survivors include two sons, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.
