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Obituaries | Faculty2013/10/23

REGINALD BARTHOLOMEW

REGINALD BARTHOLOMEW, a senior diplomat and ambassador who taught at Wesleyan from 1964 to 1968 before joining the government, died Aug. 26, 2012, at age 76. Always interested in working overseas, he passed the Foreign Service exam as a sophomore at Dartmouth College. After graduating in 1958 with degrees in history and political science, he attended graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he received his master’s in political science, worked toward his doctorate, and taught, in addition to spending a year in France studying French politics. He then took a job teaching European government and politics at Wesleyan, where he met Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times reporter who worked with him later in the Defense and State departments, and who was teaching at Wesleyan as well. In 1968 Mr. Gelb persuaded him to join the staff at the Pentagon, from which he moved to and from various departments in different roles. During his long tenure, he served four presidents, negotiated for nuclear disarmament with the Soviet Union and for the preservation of American military bases in Europe, served as ambassador to Spain and Italy, and survived a bomb attack while ambassador to Lebanon in 1984. He received an honorary degree from Wesleyan in 1985. Among those who survive are his wife, Rose-Anne Dognin Bartholomew, three sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, and his brother.

Obituaries | Faculty2013/10/23

LAUREL F. APPEL

LAUREL F. APPEL, adjunct associate professor of biology, died Mar. 4, 2013, at age 50. A graduate of Oberlin College, she received a PhD in genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1993, when she moved to Connecticut. At Wesleyan, she also directed the Ronald E. McNair Program, which supports and nurtures first-generation college students and students in underrepresented groups for entry into graduate programs. She is survived by her husband, Wesleyan Professor of Biology Michael Weir, two children, her mother, two brothers, and three nieces and nephews. Her father died on April 19, 2013, six weeks after his daughter.

Obituaries | 2010-20202013/10/23

NOAH LANGHOLZ ’14

NOAH LANGHOLZ, a studio art major with an interest in photography, died Mar. 19, 2013. His parents, Susan Auerbach and Bryan Langholz, and his grandparents survive.

Obituaries | 2000-20102013/10/23

MICHAEL L. SPIRER ’06

MICHAEL L. SPIRER, an executive assistant for Houghton-Mifflin, died Jan. 8, 2013. He attended both Wesleyan and the University of Connecticut. Predeceased by his mother, he is survived by his father, Alan Spirer, his adoptive mother, three siblings, and a niece.

Obituaries, Obituaries | 1990-19992013/10/232013/10/25

PETER A. SALZMAN ’97

PETER A. SALZMAN, 38, who received his degree with high honors in anthropology with a minor in religion, died May 19, 2013. He interned in the Jewish chaplain’s office at Wesleyan and after graduation, continued his religious studies in Israel and his special interest in Jewish mysticism. An avid musician, he sang and played the guitar and piano, in addition to experimenting with electronic music. Survivors include his mother, Jill Roberts; his father, Scott Salzman; his stepfather; his brother and sister; his grandmother; and a large extended family.

Obituaries | 1970-19792013/10/23

RODERICK K. McLUCAS ’78

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.

Obituaries | 1970-19792013/10/23

ADRIENNE WIENER BERNARD ’78

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.

Obituaries | 1970-19792013/10/23

MICHAEL E. NEWTON ’77

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.

Obituaries | 1970-19792013/10/23

ARTHUR C. CLAFLIN ’72

ARTHUR C. CLAFLIN, an attorney in Seattle, Wash., died May 23, 2013, at age 62. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree magna cum laude and then received his law degree from Yale University. He had been with the law firm of Bogle and Gates for 25 years, and since 2000 was with Hall, Zanzig, Claflin, McEachern. He had an interest in current events, great literature, and history, and he was an avid runner, having completed several marathons, including the Boston Marathon. Among those who survive are his wife, Gretchen Anders Claflin, two daughters, his brother, and several nieces and nephews.

Obituaries | 1960-19692013/10/23

WILLIAM W. LEWIS JR. ’69

WILLIAM W. LEWIS JR., 66, who worked in community development and who had worked in the alumni office at Wesleyan, died May 19, 2013. He received an MALS from Wesleyan in 1982. He worked for Community Action of Greater Middletown until the agency closed, then was employed by The Middletown Press and most recently by Kuhn Development Opportunities. Survivors include his mother, Frances Lewis, a cousin, and several close friends.