Obituaries

PAUL R. MOSHER, a former financial journalist, died Mar. 5, 2017, at age 95. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and received a master’s degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He wrote for the Journal of Commerce, The New York Herald-Tribune, and several public relations firms. He was also an active board member of the New York Financial Writers Association, the Overseas Press Club, and the Overseas Yacht Club, and he was active in community organizations. Survivors include his wife, Grace Ann Tucker Mosher; his son; his daughter, Caroline Gadaleta ’91; two granddaughters and a niece and nephew.

ROBERT A LEWIS, a retired U.S. Department of State officer, died Oct. 12, 2016. He was 95. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. He was stationed in U.S. Foreign Service offices in Greece, France, Korea, and Vietnam, among others, before he retired as a consul general. He received the Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State. Predeceased by his wife, Irene Boggs Lewis, his son, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his longtime companion, Janet Burns, survive.

CLAIRE E. RANDALL, an education training manager as well as a singer and composer, died Dec. 8, 2016, at age 27. A music major who was a natural-born singer and performer, she focused on ethnomusicology and jazz studies. She was a member of New Group and Mad Wow, and she starred in a mockumentary Web series called Wannabes. She led and collaborated on many musical projects. After graduation she joined Trot Fox as a vocalist and worked for Resonant Motion, a nonprofit that focused on facilitating the creation of inspirational music. She also worked as education and training manager at Patron Technology, a customer-relationship management technology company for the arts industry. Passionate about social justice, she was an active feminist and never lost sight of the marginalized. Survivors include her mother, Anita Randall, two siblings, and her partner for six years, Gabe Gordon ’11.

MATTHEW D. LAMOTHE, a film producer, died Jan. 16, 2017, at age 30. A government major, he started his career working at Interactive Creative Management before becoming a producer at a private film production company. He later joined Tommy V Films. Notably, he was the executive producer for the award-nominated I’ll See You in My Dreams, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival; Intruders, which screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival; and most recently, London Town. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, watching movies, and traveling around the world to exciting places where he met new people and experienced great opportunities. Among those who survive are his parents, Laura Beaudin Lamothe and Henri Lamothe ’80, M.D.; five siblings; his maternal grandparents; and many uncles, aunts, and cousins.

MARK P. ANDERSON, a corporate attorney, died Dec. 20, 2016, at age 57. After earning his law degree at the University of Connecticut School of Law, he worked for Shipman and Goodwin before joining the Travelers Insurance Company Special Liabilities Group, where he spent 26 years. At Wesleyan he was an All-American shortstop; he was inducted into the Wesleyan Baseball Wall of Fame. He was an avid reader and he also coached his sons’ youth baseball teams in Hebron, Conn. Survivors include his wife, Juleann Quigley Anderson ’81, MAL’98; his parents; two sons; his sisters; several aunts; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

GARRETT J. DELEHANTY JR., an attorney who specialized in commercial real estate law, died Nov. 13, 2016. He was 64. A graduate of Columbia University Law School, at the time of his death he had just celebrated his fortieth anniversary practicing commercial real estate law. He began his career in private practice in California, served as counsel for a hotel chain headquartered in Georgia, and held several further positions, both in law firms and in-house, before joining Kroll, McNamara, Evan & Delehanty LLP, in West Harford, Conn., where he had been a partner since 1999. He was also an avid golfer, traveler, and reader. Among those who survive are his wife, Sharon Lowman, his daughter, a grandson, and numerous cousins.

OSCAR L. LOOK JR., a lobster fisherman, died July 10, 2014, at age 63. Known for his skill and passion for fishing, he was a mentor, friend, and storyteller to many. He had an extensive literary knowledge and also wrote prose and poetry. As well, he was an active community volunteer. Survivors include his mother, Virginia Mitchell Abbott Look [who died in 2015], four brothers and sisters, a large extended family of nieces and nephews, and a close friend, Elyse Beth Rudner.