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.
The Rev. RICHARD S. McCONNELL ’55, a Presbyterian pastor, died Nov. 15, 2012, at age 79. He was a member of Eclectic. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree with high honors and with high distinction in English. He also received a bachelor’s degree in divinity from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a doctorate of theology from the University of Basel (Switzerland). He served as pastor of the Clarence (N.Y.) Presbyterian Church for 16 years. His wife, Lynette Giffen McConnell; three children, including Timothy S. McConnell ’89; four grandchildren; and three siblings survive.
JAMES F. MONTEITH, an attorney with Dilworth Paxson in Philadelphia, died Apr. 27, 2008, at age 71. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his law practice, he served on the boards of several community institutions. His wife, Mary Benedict Monteith, survives, as do a daughter, grandson, and a sister.
DONALD L. MATTES, a retired vice president of Towers Perrin, died Apr. 21, 2012, at age 77. A member of Chi Psi, he was a U.S. Army veteran. During his 30-year career at Towers Perrin, he managed the largest actuarial unit and eventually became a principal of the global consulting firm. His wife, Patricia Bradbury, predeceased him. Five children, including Matthew J. Mattes ’85, survive, as do 12 grandchildren and his wife of five years, Patricia Donahue.
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.
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.
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.)
The Rev. PAUL N. L. MUNSON JR., 75, a retired Congregational minister, died June 29, 2010, after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He received his degree with high honors and with distinction in English. A member of Sigma Nu, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received his divinity degree in 1959 from Harvard Divinity School. Forced to retire early from his parish ministry, he became active with the Nature Conservancy and the Hartford Audubon Society. He and his family traveled through many of the 50 states, about which he wrote songs that were published as a songbook titled Herons at Sunset. His wife, Carol Kroymann, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his son and three grandchildren.
