Obituaries | 1960-1969

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.

TIMOTHY E. NOBLE, a retired newspaper editor, died Feb. 11, 2012. He was 74. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the son of Francis O. Noble of the class of 1917 and the grandson of Eugene A Noble of the class of 1891. During his long career in journalism, he won five first-place awards as an op-ed page editor, was the sole editor responsible for the Watergate coverage his newspaper’s readers received, and rewrote a book for a Nixon apologist. He also served six years as president of his fraternity’s alumni chapter and 22 years as a trustee of the organization, years characterized by a feud with the international body of the group over coeducation.

STEPHEN E. MANTIN, 62, a playwright, short-story writer, and retired teacher, died Sept. 1, 2009. He received his degree cum laude and with honors from the College of Letters, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His plays chronicled the life and changes in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood, where he lived for 35 years. At times a special education teacher, a taxi driver, and a neighborhood basketball player, he was also a member of the Playwrights/Directors unit of the Actors Studio. Survivors include his wife, Kito, and four children.

JAN M. MYTELKA, 64, who retired as vice president of D.J. Mytelka & Associates, Inc., and who also had been a marketing, finance, and operations consultant to the Peace Corps in Colombia, died Aug. 18, 2009. He was a member of Chi Psi and received an MBA from Columbia University. Earlier, he had attended Brandeis University. He is survived by his wife, Tammy L. Mytelka, two sons, a brother, and a sister.

MOREY W. McDANIEL, who retired as an attorney with the Union Carbide Corporation, died Oct. 29, 2009, at age 70. He was a member of the Commons Club, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received his degree with high honors. He received an LL.B. from Stanford University and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. After several years with the firm of Cravath, Swaine, and Moore, he joined Union Carbide as chief finance counsel, where he worked for 20 years. He published numerous articles in finance and law journals, and he served on several committees of the American Bar Association. His first wife, Susan Stephens McDaniel, died. He is survived by his wife, Carol McClain Smith McDaniel; her children and grandchildren; his mother and her husband; his sister and brother; and several nephews.

KEITH M. McBRIDE, who taught science at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va., for more than 31 years, died June 27, 2008. He was 69. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received a MAT from Wesleyan in 1963. In addition to his classroom duties, he served as chair of the Science Department for many years and was involved with numerous other aspects of administration at Foxcroft. He is survived by his wife, Kendra Funkhouser McBride, two daughters, two grandchildren, and a brother.

BERNARD KENT MARKWELL, an educator, died July 2, 2003 at age 64. After receiving his degree with honors, he received both master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago. He retired as chairman of both the history department and the curriculum committee at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Ill. He is survived by his father, a brother, and a sister.

WILLIAM A. LEONE, a partner in his family’s three-generation law firm in East Hartford, Conn., died Feb. 25, 2012, at age 68.  He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received his law degree from the University of Connecticut. After his admission to the Connecticut Bar he joined and later became a partner in Leone, Throwe, Teller and Nagle, which was founded by his father, and where he practiced law with his brother and law partner, Frank Leone ’71, and with his daughter. He was active in community projects, particularly in the Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Sogaro Leone, his mother, three daughters, five grandchildren, two brothers, including Frank Leone ’71, and a large extended family.

STEPHEN M. LEVIN, M.D., 70, who played a leading role in bringing attention to the medical needs of thousands of firefighters, police officers and other rescue workers who breathed in the caustic dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, and who was co-director of the Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, died Feb. 7, 2012.Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree with honors and then received his medical degree from New York University. An advocate for workers and a specialist in occupational medicine, his research and advocacy led to the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which allocated money to provide medical care to responders. Among those who survive are his wife, Robin Levin; his mother, Sarah Schurr; three sons; his daughter; and his sister.