Obituaries | 1970-1979

LYNNE MacFARLANE, a corporate human resources executive, died Nov. 1, 2013. She was 61. A pioneer in women’s rights and civil rights in the corporate setting, she started her career at Aetna Life Insurance Company, worked for several other large corporations, and ended it with Jones Apparel as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Nine West Division. In addition to her work in human resources, which included working extensively with executive, senior managers, and Boards of Directors to optimize the culture, morale, and productivity of their workforces, she managed mergers and acquisitions, store and plant openings and closings, union negotiations, building and relocating corporate headquarters operations, associate communications, and public and community relations. She was also a graduate of the Cornell University human resources executive program. Survivors include her husband, George W. Jett Jr. ’72, her son, two stepchildren, three brothers, and a large extended family.

JAMES A. EATON JR., 60, an owner and chief financial officer of Eaton Office Supply, died Oct. 24, 2013. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and earned his MBA from the University of Buffalo. Before joining the family business, which is the largest independent family office supply company in the Buffalo, N.Y., region, he worked for Price Waterhouse. He was also an active community volunteer.

DOUGLAS S. MAYNARD, 65, the owner and operator of Investment & Tax Strategies, died Nov. 1, 2013. He was a member of Chi Psi. An avid lacrosse player, he had an outstanding lacrosse career at Wesleyan and continued to coach lacrosse at the high school and college level. His wife, Lorrie Cook Maynard, survives, as do four siblings and many nieces and nephews.

JAMES M. QUIGLEY, M.D., a radiologist, died Feb. 19, 2006 at age 56. A member of Phi Nu Theta, he received a medical degree from George Washington University. He is survived by his wife, Sandra J. Quigley, three sons, his parents, and five sisters.

WALTER G. TRICE, a retired actuary who was one of the top ten backgammon players in the U.S., as well as the author of several books, including Backgammon Boot Camp, died Aug. 23, 2009. He was 60. A contributing columnist to backgammon magazines, he also wrote computer programs. He received his degree cum laude. He is survived by his wife, Donna McDermott Trice, two stepchildren, three step-granddaughters, six siblings, and numerous nieces and nephews.

GREG A. YOLOWITZ, M.D., 47, an anesthesiologist and specialist in pain management, died July 2, 2005. He received his degree summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned a medical degree from Columbia University. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Sarajane (Shari) Stirling Yolowitz, two daughters, his mother, and a sister. His father predeceased him.

RODERICK K. McLUCAS, 56, a theater director and faculty member at Marymount Manhattan College, died Mar. 28, 2013. He was an actor, director, and choreographer, and he also translated plays. His classical and experimental works were staged in many venues here and abroad. Survivors include two sisters; his brother, Dr. John C. McLucas ’74; several cousins; and his former wife, Margaret Tucker Ackroyd, and her daughter.

ADRIENNE WIENER BERNARD, an attorney and special counsel with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, died Mar. 17, 2013, at age 56. She received her degree magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving her law degree from New York University, she served in the New York City Department of City Planning’s Office of the Counsel. In 2003 she joined Fried Frank, where she specialized in land use, planning, and environmental and zoning law. Among those who survive are her husband, Mitchell Bernard; three children, including Hannah S. Bernard ’15; and a cousin, Pamela G. Dorman ’79.

MICHAEL E. NEWTON, a systems analyst in Seattle, Wash., died Sept. 26, 2012. He was 57. He received his degree cum laude and with honors, and attended graduate school at Washington State University. An avid outdoorsman, he was a member of the Mountaineers and enjoyed exploring the mountains of the Northwest. He is survived by his wife, Mira Zalokar-Newton ’79, D.V.M., three children, his mother, five brothers, one sister, and a sister-in-law, Nadja Z. Golding ’77.