August 10-21, 2012 baltic
treasures Luxury Cruise
Nancy Thomas Gregory ’55, sister, March 30, 2011 Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow ’55, husband, April 5, 2011 Nancy Crichton Lewellen ’56, husband, May 23, 2011 Elliott Shearer ’57, sister, Feb. 18, 2011 Charlie Brabrand Jr. ’59, brother, April 17, 2011 James “Jim” Kauffman ’59, father, March 21, 2011 Malcolm “Mac” Haas ’62, son, April 16, 2010 Mary “Mickie” Fielder Haas ’61, son, April 16, 2010 Frances Watts Lamb ’62,mother, March 16, 2011 Andrew “Andy” Brabrand ’63, father, Jan. 13, 2011 Andrew “Andy” Brabrand ’63, brother, April 17, 2011 Barbara Long Bowles ’64, father, March 31, 2011 Sandra Mayer Croson ’64, husband, Jan. 8, 2011 Doris Dewitt Deady ’65,mother, Feb. 16, 2011 Doris Dewitt Deady ’65, father, March 28, 2011 Janet “Jan” Cocke Sigler ’65,mother, Feb. 4, 2011 Carolyn Austin Eubank ’67,mother, May 12, 2011 Robert “Bob” Fredrickson ’67, father, March 31, 2011
Nancy Kauffman Harvie ’67, father, March 21, 2011 Betty Fogleman Long ’67, husband, Feb. 22, 2011 James “Jim” McKinney ’67,mother, Feb. 18, 2011 Edwin “Ted” Gulick Jr. ’70, father, Dec. 13, 2010 Michael “Mike” Harris ’71, father, May 6, 2011 Richard Hawkins Jr. ’72, father, Feb. 26, 2011 Tom Papageorge ’73,mother, April 3, 2011 Gabor Jilly ’74, father, Jan. 10, 2011 George B. Field III ’75,wife, Jan. 8, 2011 Layton Marshall Jr. ’75,mother, March 27, 2011 David Capps Sr. ’77,mother, Jan. 31, 2011
Donna Barringer Neighbors ’77, husband, March 16, 2011 Stanley Ward Jr. ’77, father, May 23, 2011 Carolyn Torbert Foster ’78, father, March 3, 2011 John Hoade ’78,mother, June 25, 2011
Deborah “Debi” Sheets Tosi ’79 M.Ed., husband, May 29, 2011
Germany • Denmark
Poland • Sweden • Latvia Estonia • Russia • Finland
• Join President and Mrs. Kenneth Garren on the cruise!
• From $3,999 per person double occupancy, including airfare (discounted rates end October 26!)
• 10 nights’ accommodations and most meals cruising onboard Oceania Cruises’ “Marina” to Baroque palaces and stunning harbors
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We Remember
Margaret Nelson ’78 M.Ed.,wife of Joseph L. Nelson Jr., East Distinguished Professor of the Humanities who taught at LC from 1952-1994, died June 12, 2011. She was 84. Margaret received her B.A. from Randolph- Macon Woman's College in 1947 and a master of education from Lynchburg College in 1978. She taught elementary school in Norfolk, Richmond, and Lynchburg. As an outstanding teacher, she was selected for the LAS/LCE. P.D.A. program in 1969 and was inducted into Alpha Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Societies of Education. She was active in the congregation of The Church of the Covenant, was a member of the Lynchburg Junior Woman's Club, serving as its secretary, and in the Lynchburg Woman’s Club. She was a supporter of a host of local charities and community service organizations. She played the piano and organ, sharing her passion for music by providing private lessons once she became the mother of six children.
Howard Ramagli, associate vice president for Information Technology and Resources at LC for the last ten years, died June 14, 2011. He was 61. While a computer whiz by day, Howard’s true love was theater, and he performed in many local plays, most recently at
the Renaissance Theatre in downtown Lynchburg. Howard came to LC after working as manager of higher education consulting with KPMG, one of the largest professional services firms in the world. He also had experience in planning, management, and implemen- tation of information technology at medical centers at St. Louis University School of Medicine and the
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University of Tennessee, Memphis, as well as Memphis State University and Lake Forest College. He earned his B.A. in psychology from Davidson College, a master’s in education from Harvard University, and an M.F.A. and Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Florida. Howard was an avid fan of baseball and Bruce Springsteen.
Peter Emmons Viemeister, former longtime member of the LC Board of Trustees, died March 2, 2011 at his home in Bedford County. He was 82. With a Grum- man Engineering Scholarship, he attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He joined Grumman in
1950 as an engineer, beginning with missile design (a true “rocket scientist”). Following a year’s sabbatical to attend M.I.T. Sloan School, and earning a patent on a simulator of human behavior, Peter became the first president of Grumman Data Systems Corp. He moved back to the parent company, eventually becoming the vice president of development. He was particularly proud of his participation in the Lunar Module project and the Gulfstream jet. Retiring in 1978, Peter set up Hamilton’s on West Main Street in Bedford and became known as Bedford’s historian. He wrote nine books, including The Peaks of Otter, The Beale Treasure, and History of Aviation.He was a volunteer for the Bedford Chamber of Commerce, the Lynchburg Community Trust, the Bedford Historical Society and the Bedford Rotary Club. He was a founding member of Bedford Centertown and served as chairman of the boards of the Bedford City/County Museum, the Bedford Community Health Foundation, and the National D-Day Memorial Foundation. In 1992, Peter was the Bedford Area Cham- ber of Commerce Citizen of the Year.
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