Obituaries | 1970-1979

DONNA L. MORAN-AMARANT, 55, a nutritionist who had just completed a master’s degree in library science from Southern Connecticut State University, died Sept. 8, 2005, of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. After attending Wesleyan as an Etherington Scholar, she received a bachelor’s degree in nutritional science from the University of Connecticut. She was a member of the Haddam (Conn.) Land Trust and was a past president and leader of her synagogue in Deep River. Among those who survive are her husband, George Amarant, their son, another son from her first marriage, her father and stepmother, four sisters, and many nieces and nephews.

RICHARD A. MONROE, a real estate broker, died Nov. 29, 2009, at age 68. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a member of Kappa Nu Kappa, received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville, and then received an MBA from Indiana University. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Roberts Monroe, two sisters, and a large extended family.

ELIZABETH (LIZ) MARINER, 52, an executive who had been associated with several large corporations and was also an active handweaver, died May 21, 2007. She was in the College of Letters and later received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently she worked for the Upjohn Company and for the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo (Mich.). An Olin Associate, she provided for Wesleyan in her will. Her husband, David Magerlein, and her brother survive, as do many friends. (For more information, see the Boston Globe on 5/24/2007.)

 

Music program director and associate professor at Drexel University, died July 2, 2012. He was 60. A specialist in African American composers, he received his PhD from the University of Michigan. Before joining the faculty at Drexel, he was music department chair and director of bands at Southern Connecticut State University, and an invited guest conductor at Yale University, the Hartt School, and the University of Michigan. His parents, Sonya Kleider and Robert I. Moss survive, as do his sisters and two nephews.

JOHN H. MANDIK, a statistician for the Delaware Department of Public Health, died of a brain tumor Jan. 5, 2005 at age 52. He received master’s degrees from the University of Delaware and from the Stern School of Business at New York University. He had also directed statistical analysis for a division of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and he owned and operated the Internet Design and Management Company. Among those who survive are several cousins, his fiancee, and many friends.

JEFFREY A. MARSH, 59, who had suffered severe degenerative neurological damage in an accident during his college years, and who spent most of his adult life in nursing homes, died Aug. 1, 2010. He was an advocate for the rights and interests of nursing home patients. Predeceased by his mother, he is survived by his father, stepmother, three sisters, and two stepsisters.

LEROY O. MOORE, who spent more than three decades smoothing the pathway for more minority students to succeed in college, died Jan. 18, 2010. He was 62. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he also received a degree from the College of William and Mary, where he was associate dean of students. In 1980 he joined the University of Tennessee in his native Memphis, and held several positions until his most recent one as assistant vice chancellor in the Center of Health Sciences, where he oversaw the Office of Health Career Programs. Survivors include his wife, his mother, three children, one grandson, his uncle, and a large extended family.

PETER B. MARTIN, 57, a psychologist who specialized in educational assessment, died Apr. 8, 2005. The son of the late Lewis B. Martin ’41, he was a member of Kappa Nu Kappa and received both master’s and doctoral degrees in counseling psychology from Boston College. He had a private practice as a licensed psychologist and was the founder of Psychological Services of Northfield (Mass.), where he focused on the assessment and support of children and adolescents with learning disabilities. More recently, he trained other professionals in educational assessment. Survivors include his wife, Molly Scherm, a daughter, two sons, and two brothers.

THOMAS K. LONGSTRETH, 52, the former U.S. undersecretary of defense for readiness and training, died April 28, 2009. After receiving a master’s degree in defense analysis and security policy studies at George Washington University, he worked successively for the U.S. Senate, the Federation of American Scientists, and the Defense Department, where he first worked on the staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later directed task forces for the secretary of defense on Iraq, Bosnia, and Somalia. He had also been associated with Teledyne Brown Engineering, the Rand Corporation, and the Center for Naval Analyses. In 1988 he received a MacArthur Foundation grant and in 1990 a Council of Foreign Relations fellowship. Survivors include his companion, Crystal Denunzio, his companion’s daughter, his mother and stepfather, a brother, and two sisters.

DORATHEA ANN LINDBECK, 54, an artist, bookbinder, and teacher, died Sept. 5, 2011. She received an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art. Survivors include her husband, William D. Stempel, one son, and a brother and two sisters.