Western New England University mourns the loss of the following alumni and members of the University community who have recently passed away. Please note that this information is updated by our records team. If you are aware of any errors or ommissions, please call (413) 796-2240 or email alumwne@wne.edu.

ROBERT F. BESSETTE L’41/H’01 (JD), Shelburne Falls, MA; March 14, 2018

ROSE M. RISKALLA ’52 (Accounting), Wellesley, MA; January 18, 2019

WILLIAM A. BODOLAY ’56 (Engineering and Business), Lakeland, FL; April 22, 2019

JAMES M. SWEENEY L’60 (JD), Holyoke, MA; March 27, 2018

CHARLES L. HALLER ’61 (Mechanical Engineering), Easthampton, MA; June 1, 2018

RONALD P. LALLI ’61/G’76* (Mechanical Engineering/MBA), McCormick, SC; August 7, 2018

VICTOR C. BARA ’63 (Mechanical Engineering), Springfield, MA; January 14, 2018

PATRICK A. COLCA ’64 (Engineering and Management), Enfield, CT; May 8, 2019

GARY P. INNARELLI ’64 (Industrial Engineering), Lilburn, GA; August 6, 2018

NORMAN W. RASMUSSEN ’64 (Management), Elgin, SC; August 23, 2018

STANLEY J. BORONSKI ’65 (Mechanical Engineering), Ludlow, MA; April 6, 2019

ROBERT F. MCCARTHY ’65 (Mechanical Engineering), Ware, MA; July 14, 2018

EDWARD R. SHAW ’65/G’79 (Mechanical Engineering/MBA), East Longmeadow, MA; January 16, 2019

MICHAEL P. COURTEMANCHE ’66 (Management), Houston, TX; February 20, 2018

ROBERT E. LABELLE ’66 (Mechanical Engineering), El Paso, TX; May 9, 2019

RONALD C. GOULET ’67* (Management), Hampden, MA; February 26, 2019

EDWARD J. RYAN L’67 (JD), South Hadley, MA; July 29, 2018

KENNETH J. BROTHERS ’68 (Accounting), Jensen Beach, FL; June 19, 2018

JEROME L. LUKE ’68 (Electrical Engineering), Feeding Hills, MA; February 22, 2019  

DONALD M. CAMPBELL ’69 (Accounting), Agawam, MA; April 12, 2019

ROBERT B. PUZZO ’69 (Accounting), Springfield, MA; April 25, 2019

ALAN F. STEWART G’69 (MBA), Wilmington, VT; July 26, 2018

ALAN K. GALIN ’71 (Industrial Engineering), West Hartford, CT; April 4, 2019

ALLYN K. PETERSON ’71 (Management), Portland, ME; April 14, 2019

JAMES A. RIBEIRO ’71 (Accounting), Hadley, MA; April 12, 2019  

FRANCIS J. SCHILLINGER ’72 (Electrical Engineering), Westfield, MA; June 6, 2019

WALTER V. POWELL L’73 (JD), Slippery Rock, PA; February 27, 2019

PAUL G. WILDMAN G’73 (MBA), South Hadley, MA; May 8, 2018

RICHARD W. BARROWS ’74 (Management), Springfield, MA; April 25, 2019

JAMES F. POWERS L’74 (JD), West Springfield, MA; November 8, 2018

GORDON E. CLARK ’75 (Engineering and Management), Beaver, PA; March 22, 2019

JOHN R. KIRCHHOF ’75 (Law Enforcement), Wilbraham, MA; May 21, 2019

EDWARD M. YOUMELL ’75 (Management), Myrtle Beach, SC; March 25, 2018  

RICHARD W. BAILINE L’77 (JD), Great Falls, VA; December 24, 2018  

GUY B. BEACOM L’77 (JD), Columbus, IN; October 7, 2018 

JEFFREY G. HUNTER G’77 (MBA), Jamestown, RI; December 28, 2018

ROBERT J. MILDRUM ’77 (Accounting), Fairfield, CT; February 8, 2019

GARY F. BEVILACQUA L’78 (JD), Westfield, MA; April 9, 2019

CURTIS V. OAKLEY ’78 (Accounting), Springfield, MA; September 16, 2018  

MICHAEL D. COFFEY G’79 (MBA), Westfield, MA; April 2, 2019

ROBERT A. MARTIN L’79 (JD), Old Lyme, CT; June 11, 2019  

KEVIN P. MCMAHON L’79 (JD), Niantic, CT; February 18, 2019

DANIEL J. LAUGHLIN ’81/G’90 (Electrical Engineering/Production & Manufacturing), Chattanooga, TN; October 7, 2018

GERALD B. HEAP L’82 (JD), Springfield, MA; March 22, 2019  

MELINDA D. HERDMAN ’82 (Sociology), Mount Freedom, NJ; April 5, 2019

EDWARD M. REILLY L’82 (JD), Pittsfield, MA; March 19, 2019 

DAVID E. COHEN L’83 (JD), South Windsor, CT; May 16, 2019

GARRETT K. GAVITT G’83 (MBA), Shalimar, FL; May 12, 2019

JAMES A. DAVIS ’84 (Management), Nashua, NH; March 17, 2018

MICHAEL G. WINBOURNE L’84 (JD), Deep River, CT; March 22, 2019

SARA A. JOLICOEUR ’85 (Electrical Engineering), Brewster, MA; March 17, 2019

ABE DELSON L’86 (JD), East Longmeadow, MA; June 30, 2018

HEATHER E. DANIELE ’87 (Marketing), Wilbraham, MA; February 16, 2019  

JEAN M. FIELDING G’83/L’91 (MBA/JD), Greenfield, MA; December 14, 2018

EUNICE R. SMITH ’92 (History), New Hartford, CT; May 1, 2019

JENNIFER E. DESJARDINS ’95 (Government), Hubbardston, MA; March 9, 2019

HOLLY M. BELL ’96 (Social Work), East Longmeadow, MA; March 28, 2019

PATRICK B. KROLL L’96 (JD), Hadley, MA; March 23, 2019

RICHARD A. TENDLER L’97 (JD), Delray Beach, FL; December 15, 2018  

TERRY L. HOCKLA L’00 (JD), Willington, CT; July 22, 2018

LORIANN KILLORAN ’00 (Psychology), Sutton, MA; March 10, 2019

THOMAS G. QUIN ’02 (Law Enforcement), West Newbury, MA; March 23, 2019

JESSICA G. LIBBY ’03 (Criminal Justice), Enfield, CT; March 23, 2019

DEBRA A. CURRY L’05 (JD), Waterford, NY; March 28, 2019

JOSEPH D. MCDONALD ’07 (Law Enforcement), Foxboro, MA; March 20, 2019

MARCUS D. KAPLAN ’14 (Management Studies), Glenmont, NY; April 5, 2019

CURTIS L. BLAKE* West Hartford, CT; May 24, 2019

ARTHUR J. DICKMAN* Somers, CT; January 5, 2018

CHESTER N. GIBBS* Springfield, MA; May 21, 2018

CARMEN GUEVARA NEUBERGER, ESQ.* Alexandria, VA; September 5, 2018  

* Former Trustee