In Memoriam

In Memoriam: May 2025 (In Memoriam 628135)

melissa.birdsey — Fri, 16 May 2025 14:17:53 +0000

In Memoriam: May 2025 (In Memoriam 628135) melissa.birdsey Fri, 05/16/2025 - 10:17 In Memoriam: May 2025May 16, 2025

Ellen Boal, wife of former Interlochen president Dean Boal, of Boulder, Colorado, passed away on March 12, 2025.

Mozelle Bell (IAC/NMC 40-43, UNIV 44) of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away on March 12, 2025.

Sylvia McCallister (IAC/NMC 45) of Stillwater, Minnesota, passed away on May 15, 2024.

Melinda Dalley Wagner (IAC/NMC 47-58, IAC St 59, 62, IAC Fac 64, IAA Fac 62-65) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on April 20, 2025.

Jean Shorr Langhaug (IAC/NMC 51-53) of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on March 24, 2025.

J. Wesley Ridley, Jr. (IAC/NMC 54) of Arizona passed away on March 10, 2025.

David Wahr (IAC/NMC 54) of Andover, Massachusetts, passed away on March 30, 2025.

Judith Schlabach (AS 55-56, IAC St 57, Trustee Emerita) of Suttons Bay, Michigan, passed away on March 20, 2025.

Dr. Robert Beitman (IAC/NMC 63) of Brownsville, Texas, passed away on April 16, 2025.

John Cooper (IAC/NMC 66, 68) of Taylorville, Illinois, passed away on June 26, 2024.

Brenda Shotwell (IAA 70-71) of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, passed away on May 20, 2024.

Joan Larimer (IAC St 72, 82-84, 89) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on May 11, 2025.

Erik Dyke (AS 72, UNIV 73-75) of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on March 15, 2025.

John Frevert (AS 76-77, IAA 78-80, IAA St 85-87, IAC St 86) of Whitesburg, Georgia, passed away on May 13, 2025.

Leif Marwede (AS 78-79) of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on March 30, 2025.

Richard Gray (ICA St 84-94) of Lake Ann, Michigan, passed away on March 21, 2025.

Holly T. Bird (IAA 85-87) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on April 2, 2025.

Barbara Wilcox (ICA St 88-19) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on March 31, 2025.

Charles (Abraham) Woods (IAC 95-99) of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on Feb. 26, 2025.

Lindsey Woodward (AS 95-97, IAC St 21-24) of Naperville, Illinois, passed away on May 1, 2025.

Robert Condon (IAC St 02-04) of Frankfort, Michigan, passed away on March 9, 2025.

In Memoriam: March 2025 (In Memoriam 627575)

melissa.birdsey — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:13:18 +0000

In Memoriam: March 2025 (In Memoriam 627575) melissa.birdsey Tue, 03/11/2025 - 10:13 In Memoriam: March 2025March 12, 2025

Jean Bardonner (IAC/NMC 46) of New Palestine, Indiana passed away on Feb. 15, 2025.

Dr. James Barber (IAC/NMC 50-51, UNIV 52) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on Jan. 8, 2025.

Ann Sherman Bernstein (IAC/NMC 51-53) of Mendham, New Jersey, passed away on May 21, 2024.

Sarah Richards (IAC/NMC 58, IAC St 62-64) of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on Jan. 26, 2025.

Douglas Sturdevant (AS 64, IAC/NMC 65, IAA 65-66, UNIV 66-67) of Ottawa, Canada, passed away on Jan. 14, 2025.

Harry Pevos (IAC/NMC 66-72) of West Bloomfield, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 9, 2024.

Lawrence Starr (IAA Fac 67-77; IAC St 68, 71-72, 74-75; ICA St 99-00, 01-04) of South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Feb. 27, 2025. Starr thoroughly enjoyed teaching mathematics at Interlochen Arts Academy and often reminisced about the wonderful students he met there. While teaching at Interlochen, he co-authored a series of high school mathematics textbooks for Random House and served as President of the Michigan Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1977. Starr family members enjoyed living in the Interlochen area and are grateful for the many opportunities to experience the arts in their backyard.

Daniel Brosier (IAC St 70-73, 77-79, 82-84; IAA St 76-81, 82-84) of Elgin, Illinois, passed away on Feb. 16, 2025.

Debra Johnson (IAC/NMC 72) of Livonia, Michigan, passed away on March 8, 2025.

Dawn Yanok (AS 84-85) of Shelby Township, Michigan, passed away on June 30, 2024.

Susan (DeFreitas) Timmons (IAA 94-95, IAC Fac 18-21) of Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed away on Feb. 26, 2025. Timmons is the author of the award-winning novel, Hot Season, and the editor of Dispatches from Anarres: Tales in Tribute to Ursula K. LeGuin. Her short stories and poems were published widely, and her writing classes were celebrated. She is the creator of Workshops Against Empire, an alternative M.F.A. program for writers who want to change the world.

Elfriede “Elfie” Steigerwald (Volunteer 95-22) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 13, 2025. Steigerwald, who volunteered in Interlochen’s Costume Shop and ushered at concerts, was named the 2014-15 Volunteer of the Year and received the President’s Distinguished Service Award in 2014—becoming the third volunteer to receive the honor since the award’s inception.

Robert Mueller (IAC Fac 03, 05-14) of Fayetteville, Arkansas, passed away on March 6, 2025.

Mary Felix (IAC St 04) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 9, 2025.

Katie Baumgarten (IAC 06) of Norcross, Georgia, passed away on Feb. 22, 2024.

In Memoriam: January/February 2025 (In Memoriam 627438)

melissa.birdsey — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 18:22:37 +0000

In Memoriam: January/February 2025 (In Memoriam 627438) melissa.birdsey Mon, 02/10/2025 - 13:22 In Memoriam: January/February 2025February 12, 2025

Richard Cogdal (UNIV 35-39) of Urbana, Illinois, passed away on April 30, 2024.

Carol Gray (IAC/NMC 51) of Frankfort, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 19, 2024.

Nancy Bausch Thomas (IAC/NMC 52-53) of Kenilworth, Illinois, passed away on Dec. 13, 2024.

Adella Lyon (AS 60) of DeWitt, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 2, 2024.

Mabel Kinder (IAA 63-65) of Columbia, Missouri, passed away on Jan. 20, 2025.

Kazuo (Kaz) Tokito (IAC/NMC 65-66, IAA 65-67, IAC/NMC 65-66) of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, passed away on Dec. 28, 2024. Born in Sapporo, Japan, Kaz came to the U.S. to attend Interlochen Arts Academy, graduating in 1967. After earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in flute performances, he served as Assistant Principal for Flute and Piccolo with the Vancouver Symphony for several years before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1981, where he played for 35 years until retiring in 2016. He was a longtime teacher at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University.

Lavinia Moss (IAC St 66-67, ICA St 68-90) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 18, 2025.

Francisco Leon (IAA 67-69) of Palo Alto, California, passed away on Nov. 29, 2024.

Thomas Stephenson (IAC/NMC 70-73, IAA 71-74, IAC St 74) of San Diego, California, passed away on Dec. 19, 2024.

Audrey Andrews (IAC St 71, 79-80, 84; IAA St 76-80, 84-85) of Cadillac, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 4, 2024.

Doug Moffet (IAA 77-78) of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away on Jan. 27, 2021.

Celeste Hurst (IAC St 78-81; UNIV St 82-84) of Bloomington, Indiana, passed away on Nov. 25, 2024.

Laura Godsey (IAC/NMC 77-79, IAA 79-81) of Bellingham, Washington, passed away on Oct. 15, 2024.

John Alfieri (IAA Fac 80-15; IAC Fac 81, 93, 06, 10, 12-14) of Grawn, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 29, 2025.

Dianne Block (IAA St 87-10, IAC St 87-06) of Beulah, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 9, 2025.

Margaret Beery (IAC St 86-98, 06-13, 16-19, 22; ICA St 98-06, 15-20) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 9, 2025.

Robert Holmes (IAC/NMC 90) of Maywood, New Jersey, passed away on March 18, 2024.

In Memoriam: November 2024 (In Memoriam 627217)

melissa.birdsey — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:13:17 +0000

In Memoriam: November 2024 (In Memoriam 627217) melissa.birdsey Tue, 10/29/2024 - 12:13 In Memoriam: November 2024November 13, 2024

Richard Allen Deck (IAC/NMC 46-47) of Forest Grove, Oregon, passed away on Aug. 16, 2024.

Joann (Loos) Sewell (IAC/NMC 46, UNIV 47) of Natick, Massachusetts, passed away on Aug. 30, 2024.

Franklin Williams (UNIV 46, 48, IAC St 54-55) of Milton, Florida, passed away on Oct. 10, 2023.

Thomas Olkkonen (IAC/NMC 47-51, 53; IAC St 54-56, 68-70) of Louisville, Colorado, passed away on Sept. 17, 2024.

John Shroyer (IAC/NMC 50-51, IAC St 52) of Naples, Florida, passed away on Sept. 26, 2024.

Sarajane Lecklider (AS 52-56, UNIV 57, 60) of Niles, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 12, 2024.

Linda Mathison Duiven (IAC/NMC 57-58, UNIV 59) of Seattle, Washington, passed away on July 27, 2024.

Carol Wicks (IAC/NMC 58, UNIV 65) of Northfield, Minnesota, passed away on Aug. 19, 2023.

Rita Austrins (AS 60) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away on March 15, 2024.

Wendy White (IAC/NMC 60-63, UNIV 66) of McCormick, South Carolina, passed away on April 20, 2024.

Sue Ann Schiff (IAC/NMC 61-62) of Piedmont, California, passed away on June 22, 2024.

Marvin Preston (IAC St 62-63) of Princeton, New Jersey, passed away on Sept. 30, 2024.

Sharon (Stock) Johnson (IAC/NMC 65, IAA 65-66) of Naples, Florida, passed away on Oct. 6, 2024.

Brian Wolfe (IAA 65-66) of Edina, Minnesota, passed away on Oct. 21, 2024.

John W. Hopkins (IAC St 65-68) of Telluride, Colorado, passed away on Aug. 20, 2024.

Martha “Marty” Hill Baker (IAA 66-68) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on Feb. 28, 2024.

Larry Boeing (IAC St 66-68) of Oxnard, California, passed away on Jan. 6, 2022.

Jo Anne McManus (IAC/NMC 67) of Waterford, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 24, 2024.

A. James Liska (IAA 67-69) of Livingston, Montana, passed away on Sept. 20, 2024.

Daniel Stenberg (IAA Fac 68-71) of Buchanan, Michigan, passed away on Aug. 30, 2024.

Linda Dodge (IAA 70-71) of Montrose, Colorado, passed away on Aug. 9, 2024.

Kathryn Lambert (IAC/NMC 77-80, IAA 80-84) of Peoria, Illinois, passed away on Sept. 22, 2024.

Nancy Jo Zerban (IAC St 79) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Sept. 30, 2024.

Russell Morgan (IAA 85-86) of Denver, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 11, 2024.

Mary Cooper Nelson (IAC Fac 85-04) of Oberlin, Ohio, passed away on Sept. 27, 2024. A music educator by training, Nelson taught flute at National Music Camp/Interlochen Arts Camp for 20 consecutive summers.

Brandon Hampton (AS 94-95) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 9, 2023.

Jon Gagnon (IAC St 12, ICA St 12-13) of Grawn, Michigan, passed away on Sept. 21, 2024.

In Memoriam: September 2024 (In Memoriam 627057)

melissa.birdsey — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:55:45 +0000

In Memoriam: September 2024 (In Memoriam 627057) melissa.birdsey Wed, 09/04/2024 - 13:55 In Memoriam: September 2024September 11, 2024

Winston “Jack” Budrow (IAC Fac 79-17, 19) of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Sept. 4, 2024. Widely regarded as one of the nation’s foremost double bass teachers, Budrow taught at Interlochen Arts Camp for nearly 40 years and was a professor of double bass and co-chair of strings at Michigan State University. Budrow also enjoyed a vibrant career as a performer—holding principal bass positions with the North Carolina Symphony, American National Opera, and Santa Fe Opera—and served on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists.

Ruth Browning Noyce (IAC/NMC 42-43, UNIV 44-45, IAC St 46) of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away on Aug. 27, 2024.

Eleanor Briccetti (IAC/NMC 46-47, IAC Fac 79) of El Cerrito, California, passed away on April 25, 2023.

Gloria McClay (IAC St 47-48) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on July 29, 2024.

Phyllis Seeman (IAC St 48-49) of Rockford, Illinois, passed away on July 4, 2023.

Patricia Somers Bloxom (IAC/NMC 50-51) of Salisbury, Maryland, passed away on Aug. 16, 2024.

John Kirkpatrick (IAC/NMC 55-56) of Chandler, Arizona, passed away on Aug. 18, 2024.

Mary Smith (IAC/NMC 56-57, UNIV 61) of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Aug. 3, 2024.

James Wolfe (IAC/NMC 56-57) of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on Oct. 30, 2023.

Richard Boyd Meyn (IAC/NMC 62, IAA 63-65) of Eugene, Oregon, passed away on Aug. 18, 2024.

Margaret Baack (IAC/NMC 67) of Sycamore, Illinois, passed away on June 13, 2023.

Gloria Gustafson (IAA Fac 67-70) of Shorewood, Wisconsin, passed away on Aug. 14, 2024.

Max Bonecutter (IAA 67-70, IAC 68) of La Porte, Indiana, passed away on Aug. 9, 2024.

James Lyman (IAA 76-78) of Sevilla, Spain, passed away on Aug. 21, 2024.

Pamela Suslak (IAA 78-80) of New York passed away on Sept. 2, 2024.

William Stokes (IAC St 80) of Midland, MIchigan, passed away on July 8, 2024.

Laura Nichols (IAC/NMC 80-81, IAA 80-82) of McCall, Idaho, passed away on July 22, 2024.

Alexandra Becklin (IAC 08-09) of Madison, Wisconsin, passed away on Aug. 17, 2024.

In Memoriam: July 2024 (In Memoriam 626631)

melissa.birdsey — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:57:42 +0000

In Memoriam: July 2024 (In Memoriam 626631) melissa.birdsey Wed, 07/10/2024 - 11:57 In Memoriam: July 2024July 24, 2024

John “Jack” Driscoll (IAA Fac 75-82, 83-05, 06-08) of Mystic, Connecticut, passed away on June 25, 2024. A founding faculty member of Interlochen Arts Academy’s Creative Writing Division, Driscoll initiated many of the division’s opportunities—including the Visiting Writers Series and The Interlochen Review—and mentored hundreds of young writers. Driscoll also maintained his own practice as a writer, penning 12 award-winning books and earning numerous accolades, including a Pushcart Editors’ Book Award, two Pushcart Prizes, two NEA Creative Writing Fellowships, and seven PEN Syndicated Short Fiction Awards.

Mary Butler (IAC/NMC 46) of Houston, Texas, passed away on May 15, 2024.

Allen Norris (AS 49-50) of Elkhart, Indiana, passed away on May 2, 2024.

Eugenia (Baird) Whitesell (IAC/NMC 51-52) of South Fulton, Tennessee, passed away on June 26, 2024.

Marion Hart (IAC/NMC 51-58, IAC St 60-63) of Salem, South Carolina, passed away on June 3, 2024.

Donald Jaquish (IAC St 59-63) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on May 28, 2024.

Don Wilcox (UNIV 61, IAC Fac 76) of Northport, Michigan, passed away on May 27, 2024.

Carolyn Thompson (UNIV 62, IAC St 63-64) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on May 10, 2024.

Karen Yahr (IAC St 64-68) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on May 31, 2024.

Raymond J. Bates (IAC St 65-67, IAA St 66-68) of Caro, Michigan, passed away on July 10, 2024.

Wesley Warren White (IAC/NMC 69, IAA 71-73) passed away on April 5, 2024.

Jane Huber (IAA 78-79) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 1, 2024.

Nancy Hoekstra (IAC/NMC 80-87) of Elmhurst, Illinois, passed away on June 16, 2024. Nancy’s family has been deeply connected to Interlochen for more than 60 years. She will be missed by her mother Nancy (Jordon) Fako (IAC/NMC 59-60, UNIV 61, IAC Fac 68-70) and siblings Lisa (Fako) Brusen (IAC/NMC 75-82), Laura (Fako) Utley (IAC/NMC 77-83), Margaret Fako (IAC/NMC 84-90, IAC 91-95, IAC St 96-00, ICA St 00-24), and Robert Fako (IAC/NMC 89-90, IAC 91-96, IAC/NMC 89-90,IAC St 96-98). Nancy was preceded in death by her father, Martin Fako (IAC Fac 68-04).

Sandra McArthur (IAC St 96-97) of Cedar, Michigan, passed away on May 9, 2024.

In Memoriam: May 2024 (In Memoriam 626410)

melissa.birdsey — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:20:31 +0000

In Memoriam: May 2024 (In Memoriam 626410) melissa.birdsey Fri, 05/10/2024 - 11:20 In Memoriam: May 2024May 10, 2024

We are deeply saddened to share that Claire Corson Skinner (IAC/NMC 71) passed away on March 23, 2024. A seven-year member of Interlochen’s Board of Trustees, Skinner served as chair, vice-chair, and an active member of several committees and provided generous support for the Green Lake Waterfront revitalization, the institution’s musical theatre and dance divisions, and students scholarships.

Paula Golden (IAC/NMC 42) of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Aug. 31, 2023.

Laurence Butcher (IAC/NMC 45) of Hunt, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2024.

Dr. Walter W. Baker (IAC/NMC 50-51) of Bowling Green, Ohio, passed away on April 22, 2024.

Richard Garrison (IAC/NMC 51) of Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away on April 17, 2024.

Dr. Alan Banack (IAC/NMC 58) of Ontario, Canada, passed away in April 2024.

Paul Kyprie (IAC/NMC 59-62) of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, passed away on July 10, 2023.

David Silden (AS 61, IAC St 63-67) of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on Feb. 24, 2024.

Vicki Heller (IAC/NMC 62, 64, 66-70) of Cambridge, Massachusetts, passed away on March 29, 2024.

Richard Krupka (IAC St 63-65) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 21, 2024.

Carrol McLaughlin Cousineau (IAC/NMC 64-66, 69) of Tuscon, Arizona, passed away on March 10, 2018.

Gary Dean Schaaf (IAA 67-69) of Richmond, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 17, 2024.

Mark Williams (IAC/NMC 69) of Old Saybrook, Connecticut passed away on Jan. 18, 2024.

Wendy Murphy (AS 82) of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away on April 28, 2024.

John Watson-Baggott Jr. (IAC 95, IAA 95-97) of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on April 7, 2024.

In Memoriam: March 2024 (In Memoriam 625883)

melissa.birdsey — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:38:53 +0000

In Memoriam: March 2024 (In Memoriam 625883) melissa.birdsey Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:38 In Memoriam: March 2024March 27, 2024

Janet Ferguson (UNIV 48) of Oberlin, Ohio, passed away on Dec. 16, 2023.

Sheila Work (AS 49-51, IAC/NMC 53, IAC St 55-57) of Portage, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 31, 2023.

Paddy Ash (AS 50, IAC/NMC 51, IAC St 52-54) of Ypsilanti, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 13, 2024.

Shirley Raiford (IAC St 61) of Anchorage, Alaska, passed away on Dec. 31, 2023.

Marie Arsenault (IAC St 64, ICA St 64-65) of Kingsley, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 21, 2024.

Carl Scheffller (IAC Fac 66-72; IAA Fac 66-75; IAC St 75, 83-84; ICA St 75-80, 97-04) of Grawn, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 8, 2024.

Bonnie Koestner (IAC/NMC 67, IAC St 70-78, 87) of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Dec. 3, 2023.

Aaron Milgrom (IAA 68-69) of Covington, Kentucky, passed away on Jan. 27, 2024.

Jack D. Metz (UNIV Fac 69-71) of New Jersey passed away on Jan. 31, 2024.

Lorraine Hamilton (IAA St 70-71) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 28, 2024.

Alan Nagel (IAA 70-72, IAC St 72) of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, passed away on Feb. 4, 2024.

Richard M. Brett (IAC/NMC 76-77) of Westminster, Maryland, passed away on Jan. 24, 2024.

Darius Gueramy (IAC/NMC 77-79, IAA 79-82) of Midland, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 19, 2023.

Gerald Papazian (IAC Fac 87-88) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 7, 2024.

Karen Culp (IAA St 98-99) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 31, 2024.

William “Bill” Wesling (IAC St 00-10) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 25, 2024. The father of Dean of Camp and Special Projects Jennifer Wesling, Bill served for ten summers as a crossing guard at Interlochen Arts Camp. In this capacity, he helped thousands of campers and staff safely cross J. Maddy Parkway for classes, performances, and recreational activities.

In Memoriam: January 2024 (In Memoriam 625719)

melissa.birdsey — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:29:37 +0000

In Memoriam: January 2024 (In Memoriam 625719) melissa.birdsey Mon, 01/15/2024 - 13:29 In Memoriam: January 2024January 15, 2024

We are deeply saddened to share that Interlochen Center for the Arts President Emeritus Dean Boal (ICA St 89-94) passed away on Nov. 14, 2023. A gifted pianist, educator, and public radio leader, Boal championed the growth of Interlochen Public Radio and oversaw the creation of the Sasaki Associates Campus Master Plan, which guided three decades of construction projects and infrastructure improvements at Interlochen.

Rudean Fairman (AS 47) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 27, 2023.

Joel Spiegelman (IAC/NMC 49) of Princeton, New Jersey, passed away on Nov. 13, 2023.

Jane Leiner Jones (IAC/NMC 49-50) of Scottsdale, Arizona, passed away on Nov. 29, 2023.

Ninion Landy (IAC/NMC 49-51, IAC St 52) of Runnells, Iowa, passed away on July 25, 2023.

Patricia Byrne (IAC/NMC 50-51, IAC St 64-66) of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Jan. 2, 2023.

Judith Leece (AS 52-53) of Northport, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 18, 2023.

Donna Jean Martin (IAC/NMC 54-57, 59; UNIV 61) of Los Altos, California, passed away on Oct. 8, 2023.

Frank Tesinsky (IAC/NMC 58) of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Nov. 9, 2023.

Thomas Bletcher, Jr. (IAC St 61) of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on Feb. 6, 2023.

Charla Johansen Pierce (IAA Fac 64-65) of Marengo, Illinois, passed away on Jan. 1, 2024.

Ellen Alterman (IAC/NMC 65, IAA 65-66) of Durango, Colorado, passed away on Dec. 7, 2023.

Robert Classens, Jr. (IAA St 66-71) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 21, 2023.

Timothy Luckey (IAA 73-74) of Traverse City, Michigan, passed away on Jan. 9, 2024.

Caryn Wilson (IAA 73-74) of Three Rivers, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 21, 2023.

Julia Lieblich (IAC/NMC 73, IAA 73-76) passed away on Nov. 23, 2023. An award-winning journalist and author specializing in human rights and religion, Lieblich’s news and feature stories and op-eds appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Time, Life, Ms., Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, and Agni literary review, among others. Lieblich's first book, Sisters: Lives of Devotion and Defiance, about how obedient nuns evolved into radical sisters, stemmed from a cover story she wrote for The New York Times Magazine. Her book, Wounded I Am More Awake: Finding Meaning After Terror, co-authored with Esad Boskailo, tells the story of a Bosnian concentration camp survivor who becomes a psychiatrist in the United States helping survivors heal from the trauma of war.

Andrew Boyd (IAA 83-85) of Houston, Texas, passed away on Jan. 14, 2024.

Dr. Paul Morris (ICA St 83-94) of Interlochen, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 8, 2023.

Shanda Lowery-Sachs (IAC/NMC 85, IAA 87-90, IAC St 91) of Huntington Woods, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 15, 2023. A gifted violist, Lowery-Sachs joined the Detroit Symphony Orchestra viola section in 2001. During her 22-year career with the orchestra, Lowery-Sachs was part of the ensemble’s 2001 European tour, performed on the 2013 Carnegie Hall concert, and participated in several residencies at Interlochen Arts Camp.

Bradley Creswell (IAC Fac 87-04) of Huxley, Iowa, passed away on Dec. 4, 2023.

Patricia McMahon-Eichenlaub (IAC St 99) of Northport, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 19, 2023.

Ema Gross (IAC 01) of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on Jan. 11, 2024.

Victoria Baldwin (IAA 10-11, IAC St 18-19) of Augusta, Michigan, passed away on Dec. 30, 2023.

Sophia Sorensen Jones (IAC 14-19) of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on Nov. 29, 2023.

Michaella Barton (IAC Fac 21-22) of Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away on Nov. 11, 2023.

In Memoriam: November 2023 (In Memoriam 625585)

melissa.birdsey — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:07:12 +0000

In Memoriam: November 2023 (In Memoriam 625585) melissa.birdsey Thu, 11/02/2023 - 14:07 In Memoriam: November 2023November 8, 2023

Nancy Jerome (IAC/NMC 47) of East Thetford, Vermont, passed away on Sept. 26, 2023.

Cecily McNeil (IAC St 47) of Kalispell, Montana, passed away on Oct. 5, 2023.

Jefferson Fraser (IAC/NMC 49) of Rochester, New York, passed away on May 31, 2023.

Fred Voelpel (IAC St 50-51) of Torrington, Connecticut, passed away on June 22, 2022.

Thomas Buettner (IAC/NMC 55) of Caledonia, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 7, 2023.

Carol Dare (IAC St 56-57) of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Jan. 23, 2023.

Thomas Bambas (IAC Fac 64-65, IAA Fac 65-66) of Bear Lake, Michigan, passed away on Aug. 15, 2023.

Arvida Steen (UNIV 66) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, passed away on March 16, 2023.

Ann Singer (IAC/NMC 73-74) of San Francisco, California, passed away on Feb. 5, 2023.

Kathryn Paauw (IAA 76-77) of Redmond, Washington, passed away on Jan. 17, 2023.

Elizabeth Graffius (IAC/NMC 86, IAA 86-88, IAC St 90) of Woodbury, New Jersey, passed away on Oct. 21, 2023.

David Horger (AS 86, IAA 86-87) of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 18, 2023.

Samantha Woll (IAC 95-99) of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on Oct. 21, 2023.