PETER NUELSEN ’62

PETER NUELSEN, an architect who specialized in healthcare facilities, died Dec. 31, 2014. He was 74. The grandson of Albert E. Nuelsen of the class of 1920, he received his degree with distinction in art. He received a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University, after which he joined Arneill Associates, an architectural and planning firm in New Haven, Conn., where he became a principal, a title he retained with successor firm Stecker La Bau Arneill McManus Architects, now known as the SLAM Collaborative. During a 40-year-plus career, he was responsible for major expansions and renovations at Danbury, Sharon, and Bridgeport hospitals in Connecticut, and also did smaller projects at other Connecticut hospitals. He also served as a guest lecturer on health facility design in the health administration program at the Yale School of Public Health and co-authored a number of papers on that subject. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Luketz Morral; his former wife, Patricia Lipowski Nuelsen; two stepchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

ROBERT F. FOLLEY, D.D.S. ’61

ROBERT F. FOLLEY, D.D.S., 76, a dentist, died Dec. 27, 2015. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received his dental degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. A U.S. Navy veteran, he practiced dentistry in Glens Falls, N.Y., for 32 years. He was an avid golfer and was a course rater and a member of the U.S.G.A. Green Committee. He was also an avid skier and was active in his community. Survivors include his wife, Georgette Laporte Folley; two daughters; four grandchildren; his brother, John F. Folley III ’60; and a cousin, Jarrett H. Folley Jr. ’63.

ROBERT G. VOTAW ’60

ROBERT G. VOTAW, a microbiologist and medical school administrator, died Jan. 26, 2016. He was 77. A member of Eclectic, he received his degree with distinction in biology and was elected to Sigma Xi. He received a PhD in microbiology from Case Western Reserve University in 1964 and taught there until 1966 when he was appointed associate professor of biochemistry and director of multidiscipline laboratories at the soon-to-be built University of Connecticut Health Center. During his tenure with the UConn Health Center, he was instrumental in the design of the multidisciplinary labs and the medical school’s first microbiology curriculum. Later, he also served as an assistant dean of medicine and led the development of the school’s first computer-based education program. After retiring from UConn he was an alternate energy project developer. He was married to the former Joye Lynn Dickens in 1961 and the couple divorced in 1988. Among those who survive are three children, a grandson, and his close friend, Norma Hartley.

GORDON A. BIDDLE ’59

GORDON A. BIDDLE, an insurance executive, died Sept. 29, 2015, at age 78. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. After graduation he joined the Traveler’s Insurance Company, and worked in their San Francisco office. In 1984 he became president of Frank B. Hall and later AON Corp. He came out of retirement to work three more years at Lockton Insurance Company. Survivors include his wife, Leona Hansen Biddle, a daughter, two sisters, his brother, and three “adopted” sons.

WILLIAM J. HUNT ’58

WILLIAM J. HUNT, 79, an attorney, died Oct. 11, 2015. He was a member of Sigma Nu and received his law degree from Seton Hall University. Formerly a federal magistrate, he had been a principal of the Hackensack, N.J., law firm William J. Hunt & Associates. He leaves behind a loving family and many friends.

ARTHUR M. LARGEY JR. ’57

ARTHUR M. LARGEY JR., a business owner, died May 18, 2015. He was 83. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves. He spent 30 years as the co-owner of three small business companies in Brockton, Mass. After retiring in 1990, he became an active community volunteer, primarily with disadvantaged people, and in 1998 he founded the Greater Taunton (Mass.) Community Services. His wife, Marjorie Land Largey, survives, as do four children and five grandchildren.

MALCOLM GORIN, M.D. ’56

MALCOLM GORIN, M.D., an ophthalmologist, died Nov. 28, 2015, at age 80. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and received his medical degree from the University of Rochester. After a year of internship at the University of Virginia, he spent two years with the United States Public Health Service and then completed a residency at the University of Maryland. In 1966 he opened a solo practice in ophthalmology in Middletown (Conn.), which then grew to be the largest in the area. An enthusiastic traveler and a musician, he was also involved in community government. Among those who survive are his wife, Linda Thorburn Gorin; three children, including Stephen Gorin MA’89; six grandchildren; his mother; his sister; and a niece, Sheryl L. Knapp ’86.

H. COCHRANE CHASE ’54

COCHRANE CHASE, an advertising executive, died Feb. 5, 2016. He was 85. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1966 he established his own advertising agency, Cochrane Chase. He started as a one-person agency and rose to be in the top 100 agencies in the country. Predeceased by a son, survivors include his wife, Janis Kueber Chase, two daughters, and five grandsons.

CHARLES H. ROGOVIN ’52

CHARLES H. ROGOVIN, 84, emeritus professor of law and a longtime law enforcement official at the state and federal level, died Jan. 10, 2016. He was a member of Chi Psi and received his law degree from Columbia University. A specialist in criminal law, as well as in organized and white-collar crime, he joined the Temple University School of Law faculty in 1977 and upon his retirement in 2009 was named professor of law emeritus. He held numerous high-profile jobs in public service, including serving as vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission, assistant attorney general and chief of the criminal division in Massachusetts, and several positions with the Philadelphia district attorney’s office. A former director of the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, he was a member of the President’s Commission on Organized Crime during the Reagan administration and was also an active civic volunteer. Among those who survive are his wife, Marcy Rogovin, two children, two stepchildren, two grandchildren, his brother, and his former wife, Amy Levy Rogovin.

FREDERICK R. PITTS JR., M.D. ’50

FREDERICK R. PITTS JR., M.D., a neurosurgeon, died Mar. 6, 2015. He was 87. A member of Chi Psi, he received his degree with high distinction in creative art. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Rochester, he established a private practice in Madison, Wisc., and served as chief of staff at Madison General Hospital. He retired from medicine and relocated to Costa Rica, where he ran his sheep ranch for 35 years. Survivors include his wife, Tracy Yiu Shin Fu Liu, four daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, six-great-grandchildren, and his brother.