Obituaries | 1980-1989

Patricia Head Minaldi ’80 passed away on Dec. 1, 2019. A full obituary can be found here.

Doris P. Barry ’84 passed away on June 11, 2018. She had a 30-year career on Wall Street where she managed and inspired staff while battling Lupus. A woman of faith who loved her family and friends, Doris was a member of Delta Theta Sigma, Incorporated, and was on the Board of Trustees at Concord Baptist Church where she inspired many of the church’s best and brightest to attend Wesleyan. Doris loved Wesleyan and her legacy will be evident in the scores of students who attended Wesleyan because she was the University’s number-one cheerleader especially for first generation students of color. See her obituary here.

We thank Ricardo Granderson ’84 for this heartfelt tribute.

Robert D. Marraffa ’82 passed away on Dec. 6, 2018. A full obituary can be found here.

Michael S. Kucinskas ’81 passed away on Oct. 16, 2018. A full obituary can be found here.

Peter F. Wojnar ’81 passed away on June 8, 2018. He was 59. Wojner majored in government at Wesleyan and earned a doctoral grade from Harvard University. Wojnar was a longtime resident of Tarrytown.He is survived by his former wife, Laurie Jacobs ’81, his children Elizabeth ’12, Julia Ann, and Benjamin Wojnar, as well as his siblings, Mark and Andrea Wojnar-Diagne’86, and his nieces and nephews.

Gregory R. Ballarino ’89 passed away on March 19, 2018. A full obituary can be found here.

Zahara Heckscher ’86 passed away onJune 3, 2018. A full obituary can be found here.

Virginia H. Wilcox ’84 passed away on Dec. 28, 2017. A full obituary can be found here.

Daniel J. Taub ’83 passed away on April 11, 2018. A full obituary can be found here.

Richard F. Leggio ’80 passed away on Dec. 29, 2017. A full obituary can be found here.