In Memoriam
Western New England University mourns the loss of the following alumni who have recently passed away. Please note that this information is updated by our records team. If you wish to submit information on an alumna or alumnus who has passed away, please email alumwne@wne.eduor call 413.796.2240.
VICTOR J. PETROLATI ’51/’63/H’01 (Engineering and Business/Mechanical Engineering), Ludlow, MA; January 5, 2018
PHILIP J. MCKAY L’57 (JD), Holyoke, MA; December 3, 2017
EDWARD J. BARNICLE ’61 (Accounting), East Bridgewater, MA; October 15, 2017
RAYMOND F. DES ROSIERS ’61 (Engineering and Management), Southington, CT; February 13, 2018
CHARLES L. HALLER ’61 (Mechanical Engineering), Easthampton, MA; June 1, 2018
CHRISTOPHER BISHOP ’62 (Management), Fort Walton Beach, FL; March 6, 2018
STEPHEN M. HOWES ’62 (Accounting), Cummington, MA; January 9, 2018
ROBERT W. JEFFWAY ’62 (Engineering and Management), Northampton, MA; June 4, 2018
EDWARD R. SNYDER ’64 (Accounting), Springfield, MA; December 18, 2017
JOHN T. WILKINSON SR. ’64 (Mechanical Engineering), Wilbraham, MA; December 16, 2017
JAMES R. DUGGAN G’66 (MBA), Wethersfield, CT; January 13, 2018
DONALD L. GOLON ’66 (Mechanical Engineering), Lantana, FL; October 3, 2017
RICHARD H. BRECK ’67 (Engineering and Management), Leonardtown, MD; September 26, 2017
ABRAHAM B. FEINSTEIN L’67 (JD), Longmeadow, MA; November 9, 2017
BRIAN P. TRELEASE ’67/G’71 (Management/MBA), Longmeadow, MA; January 12, 2018
ROBERT V. DEWEY ’68 (Accounting), Topsham, ME; November 16, 2017
ALAN C. MENDEL ’68/G’73 (Management/MBA), Nashua, NH; September 16, 2017
PETER L. MEUNIER G’68 (MBA), Wilbraham, MA; January 15, 2018
ARTHUR H. MONTANARI ’68 (Marketing), Bethel, CT; March 19, 2018
JAMES A. KORZEC ’69 (Management), North Brookfield, MA; December 31, 2017
ROGER A. TETREAULT ’76 (Law Enforcement), Springfield, MA; January 2, 2018
THEODORE R. AHO ’70/G’72 (Industrial Engineering/MBA), Lunenburg, MA; June 23, 2018
WILLIAM E. GRIFFITHS L’70(JD), Easthampton, MA; April 8, 2018
ROBERT D. JONES ’70 (Accounting), North Brunswick, NJ; June 17, 2018
NICHOLAS A. FAGIOLI ’71 (Sociology), Nutley, NJ; January 4, 2018
GERALD F. GOLDRICK ’71 (Mechanical Engineering), Suffield, CT; September 27, 2017
ELWOOD S. HEWES G’71 (MBA), Laurens, SC; February 17, 2018
CHARLES P. HAGENIAN ’72 (Mathematics), Glen Allen, VA; October 13, 2017
LOREE A. D. PAULSON G’72 (MBA), Depew, NY; September 24, 2017
CONSTANTINE J. CIOCH JR. ’73 (Industrial Engineering), Boynton Beach, FL; May 24, 2018
DANIEL P. DEL TORTO ’73 (Psychology), Watervliet, NY; June 25, 2018
RALPH J. FIORE ’73 (Mechanical Engineering), East Longmeadow, MA; January 23, 2018
ROBERT A. GARD ’73 (Management), North Reading, MA; October 6, 2017
WILLARD E. HICK III ’73 (Management), Wilbraham, MA; April 17, 2018
MICHAEL E. KONDRAT ’73 (Marketing), Brookfield, CT; October 1, 2017
WILLIAM A. MOREAU ’73/G’77 (Management/MBA), Southwick, MA; September 19, 2017
RICHARD W. COWLES G’74 (MBA), Longmeadow, MA; April 8, 2018
DEBORAH G. HARRINGTON ’74 (English), Fernandina Beach, FL; October 10, 2017
JOHN M. TILLMAN G’74 (MBA), Hendersonville, NC; November 11, 2017
JOHN E. MOORE JR. ’75 (Management), Fairfax, VT; April 14, 2018
RICHARD J. WELLS ’75/G’80 (Management/MBA), Easthampton, MA; June 27, 2018
PAUL R. BITTERS ’76 (Marketing), Greenfield, MA; October 4, 2017
GREGORY J. BROWN L’76 (JD), Schenectady, NY; January 8, 2018
MICHAEL E. O'CONNELL L’76 (JD), Westfield, MA; November 1, 2017
LEWIS O. THOMPSON JR. G’76 (MBA), Newburyport, MA; September 15, 2017
JAMES C. WALKER ’76 (Management), The Netherlands; January 30, 2018
VALERIE J. HOLMES ’77 (Psychology), Springfield, MA; October 23, 2017
ROBERT A. KELLY ’77/L’83 (Government/JD), Springfield, MA; May 5, 2018
RONALD A. MAINVILLE G’77 (MBA), South Hamilton, MA; March 13, 2018
RICHARD I. ANDERSON G’78 (MBA), East Longmeadow, MA; February 7, 2018
KATHLEEN M. GORSKI ’78 (Chemistry), Hampden, MA; June 19, 2018
SHELDON B. HERSKOVITZ ’78 (Engineering Management), Lecanto, FL; January 11, 2018
RICHARD B. MARTYNY ’78 (Accounting), Deland, FL; April 12, 2018
ILSE C. SHUMWAY ’78 (Accounting), Amherst, MA; November 19, 2017
JOHN J. STEVENS ’78 (Law Enforcement), Springfield, MA; November 12, 2017
JOHN F. BERRY G’79 (MBA), Feeding Hills, MA; March 9, 2018
FRANCIS S. DISTEFANO ’79 (Accounting), Middletown, CT; November 28, 2017
PAUL F. LOGUE ’79 (Business), Scituate, MA; March 13, 2018
FRANK R. SAIA L’79 (JD), Longmeadow, MA; April 10, 2018
JOHN J. COLELLO L’80 (JD), Rocky Hill, CT; June 16, 2018
JOSEPH L. FOUGERE ’81 (Quantitative Methods), Cumberland, RI; June 10, 2018
CYNTHIA D. SHENKER L’81 (JD), Loudonville, NY; March 26, 2018
JEFFREY A. BIER G’82 (MBA), Vancouver, WA; December 29, 2017
CAROL A. COLLINS G’84 (Industrial Relations), Southern Pines, NC; October 4, 2017
MARY S. WALL G’84 (MBA), Half Moon Bay, CA; December 28, 2017
JEFFREY A. GALICA ’85/G’92 (Electrical Engineering), Suffield, CT; September 13, 2017
MARILYN M. LEE L’85 (JD), Verona, PA; November 19, 2017
JOHN E. HALEY JR.’86 (Electrical Engineering), Springfield, MA; September 17, 2017
FRANK A. TREDINNICK JR. H’87 (Doctor of Laws), Wakefield, MA; December 4, 2017
LINDA J. ESTES L’88 (JD), Southampton, MA; June 1, 2018
MICHAEL P. HARTY L’88 (JD), Bellows Falls, VT; February 11, 2018
JAMES R. WEAVER L’88 (JD), Sandwich, MA; April 5, 2018
JAMES F. MACKIN ’89/G’00 (Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice Administration), Lynnfield, MA; January 3, 2018
CARL. E. RICHARD ’89 (Technical Business), Enfield, CT; November 11, 2017
PAUL F. LIZAK ’90 (Electrical Engineering), Tariffville, CT; April 21, 2018
RICHARD A. RAPOSA L’90 (JD), Palm Coast, FL; May 1, 2018
JODI L. GADAI ’91 (Finance), Waxhaw, NC; March 28, 2018
THOMAS L. GRUNDSTROM ’91 (Electrical Engineering), Hampden, MA; December 28, 2017
THOMAS J. KINSELLA ’91 (Law Enforcement), Peabody, MA; March 17, 2018
MATTHEW A. PELLEGRINO ’95 (Government), Springfield, MA; January 4, 2018
JANE H. GOODE G’96 (Systems Management), Lexington, MA; July 3, 2018
MARY J. KAPLAN G’97 (MBA), Holyoke, MA; October 30, 2017
JAMES A. DESJARDIN JR. G’00(MBA), Windham, NH; February 24, 2018
STEPHEN J. PHILLIPS L’00 (JD), Longmeadow, MA; September 20, 2017
SHEILA R. CRAVEN ’01 (Finance), Suffield, CT; March 28, 2018
WYATT W. KOPP L’02 (JD), Waterford, CT; March 24, 2018
MICHAEL H. CENTRELLA ’06 (Computer Information Systems), Charlotte, NC; April 1, 2018
THOMAS P. BOYLE IV ’10/L’12 (Business/JD), Manchester, CT; December 17, 2017