Western New England University mourns the loss of the following members of our 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 omissions, please call (413) 796-2240 or email alumwne@wne.edu.

Irl O. Brown, Jr. ’57 (Management), South Yarmouth, MA; November 2, 2022

Robert J. Donoghue ’61/G’64 (Mechanical Engineering/MBA), Hampden, MA; January 25, 2023

Donald E. Anschutz ’62 (Mechanical Engineering), Naples, FL; November 18, 2022

Richard F. Beaudry ’62 (Management), Chicopee, MA; December 23, 2022

Donald A. Graves ’63 (Mechanical Engineering), Union, CT; December 3, 2022

Eugene S. Pronicki ’63 (Mechanical Engineering), South Hadley, MA; December 21, 2022

Gary L. Somers ’63 (Management), Chicopee, MA; November 24, 2022

Carroll M. Willey ’63 (Industrial Engineering), Stafford Springs, CT; January 26, 2023

Donald Zaik G’63 (MBA), Peabody, MA; April 12, 2021

Gary W. Donahue ’64 (Management), Chicopee, MA; April 15, 2023

Richard J. Lake ’64 (Accounting), White River Junction, VT; March 23, 2023

Rio P. Leone ’64 (Accounting), Longmeadow, MA; November 26, 2022

Gerald T. Potter ’64/G’67 (Management/MBA), Feeding Hills, MA; March 13, 2023

Herbert J. Olson ’65 (Mechanical Engineering), Laconia, NH; September 18, 2021

George C. Peckham ’65 (Mechanical Engineering), Port Saint Lucie, FL; May 1, 2021

Donald R. Tetreault ’66 (Mechanical Engineering), Rye, NH; January 10, 2021

Edward T. Condron G’67 (MBA), Enfield, CT; July 9, 2022

Albert G. Dugan G’67 (MBA), Palm City, FL; November 20, 2022

Donald C. Mercure ’67 (Accounting), Brewster, MA; April 15, 2023

Dale E. Smith G’67 (MBA), Windsor, CT; December 12, 2022

Peter J. Sullivan ’67 (Management), Tyler, TX; February 11, 2023

William J. Boyle, Jr. G’68 (MBA), Des Peres, MO; October 31, 2022

Robert L. Guerin ’68 (Management), Grafton, MA; December 21, 2022

Jack H. Powell G’69 (MBA), Dawson, GA; January 16, 2023

Max W. Ralph ’69 (Management), Brackney, PA; May 25, 2021

Joseph L. Ambrogi G’70 (MBA), Middletown, NY; January 5, 2023

George Leocopoulos G’70 (MBA), Chicopee, MA; November 4, 2022

Walter L. Leutsch ’70 (Industrial Engineering), Chicopee, MA; March 1, 2021

Anthony F. Rago, Jr. G’70 (MBA), Leland, NC; October 15, 2022

Robert L. Cathey G’71 (MBA), York, ME; June 5, 2022

Leon E. Falardeau G’71 (MBA), Southwick, MA; November 26, 2021

Richard J. Palmisano ’71 (Management), Hadley, MA; March 8, 2023

Richard A. Thomas G’71 (MBA), West Springfield, MA; June 30, 2022

Richard D. Carlow G’72 (MBA), Orange Park, FL; February 12, 2022

Edwin Lachtara ’72 (Accounting), Bridgton, ME; January 4, 2023

Renaldo J. Rondoletto ’72 (Mechanical Engineering), West Yarmouth, MA; May 24, 2022

Stephen F. Donoghue ’73 (Law Enforcement), Holyoke, MA; February 22, 2023

Lesley J. Sleith-Tremblay ’73 (English), Richmond, VA; April 8, 2023

Donald J. Turgeon ’73 (Law Enforcement), Chicopee, MA; July 14, 2022

Dominic J. Chiantera L’74 (JD), Durham, NC; November 12, 2021

Richard C. Lake G’74 (MBA), Enfield, CT; January 22, 2022

John P. McMahon L’74 (JD), Kent, OH; January 12, 2023

Gerald A. Principe ’74 (General Business), Newfoundland, NJ; February 11, 2023

Richard J. Rubin L’74 (JD), Florence, MA; January 9, 2023

Celesta F. Sullivan G’75 (MBA), Webster, MA; November 3, 2022

Ronald E. Wendt ’75 (Management), Houston, TX; January 7, 2023

Brian T. Conway L’76 (JD), Holyoke, MA; February 20, 2023

Clarence A. D'Souza ’76 (Electrical Engineering), Natick, MA; March 21, 2021

Gerald E. Johnson L’76 (JD), Fairhaven, MA; December 17, 2022

Sean Higgins ’76 (Business), Colonial Heights, VA; April 2, 2022

Francis J. McDonough L’76 (JD), Kissimmee, FL; December 22, 2022

Thomas M. Buczala ’77 (Accounting), Easthampton, MA; July 31, 2021

Richard J. Dempsey G’77 (MBA), Cape Coral, FL; July 13, 2021

Lawrence Finklestone L’77 (JD), Canton, MA; March 15, 2023

William H. Kain L’77/G’10 (JD/LLM), Santa Fe, NM; December 11, 2022

William H. McDonough G’77 (MBA), Bloomfield, CT; November 5, 2021

Richard M. Springer G’77 (MBA), Milton, FL; September 19, 2022

Leo A. Whelan G’77 (MBA), Dennis, MA; February 12, 2022

George G. Kane ’78 (Accounting), Chicopee, MA; December 5, 2022

Kenneth L. Moorehead ’78 (Law Enforcement), Springfield, MA; November 11, 2022

Armand C. Rea ’78 (Management), Springfield, MA; December 2, 2022

Robert D. Sullivan G’78 (MBA), West Springfield, MA; December 30, 2022

Ann Priscilla Trauner L’78 (JD), Oakland, CA; April 27, 2021

Kenneth Baldwin G’79 (MBA), Yulee, FL; August 30, 2021

Georgina M. Hendrick G’79 (MBA), Storrs, CT; June 29, 2022

Timothy H. Lowry G’79 (MBA), Greer, SC; November 3, 2021

Charles A. Platten, Jr. ’79 (Management), Springfield, MA; April 1, 2023

Brian G. Gloster ’81 (Law Enforcement), Springfield, MA; May 20, 2021

William F. Lenfest G’81 (MBA), Rochester, NH; February 11, 2022

Carol A. Butterworth L’82 (JD), Tolland, CT; January 14, 2023

Donna M. Piacentini G’82 (MBA), Springfield, MA; March 30, 2023

Charles J. Rollins ’82 (Marketing), Mystic, CT; October 19, 2022

Robert A. Scalise G’82 (MBA), Feeding Hills, MA; November 14, 2022

Doris R. Salemy G’83 (MBA), Needham, MA; December 25, 2022

Alan M. Salus G’83 (Engineering Management), Swampscott, MA; January 7, 2022

Liliane C. Dozois ’84 (Accounting), Lewiston, ME; December 7, 2021

Thomas M. McMurray, Jr. ’84 (Management), Milford, DE; January 30, 2023

Richard F. Nicoll L’84 (JD), Whately, MA; January 2, 2023

James Doyle G’85 (MBA), Wilmington, NC; November 26, 2022

Brian A. Doyle L’87 (JD), Windsor, CT; November 9, 2022

Carol M. Rowan ’87 (General Business), Thornton, CO; July 3, 2021

Dolores Ramos G’88 (Industrial Relations), Orlando, FL; June 14, 2022

Philip H. Schnabel L’88 (JD), Chester, NY; January 23, 2022

Paul J. Swierzewski ’88 (Sociology), Chicopee, MA; December 26, 2022

David E. Macdonald ’89 (Law Enforcement), Watertown, MA; March 4, 2022

Rufus M. Riggs ’89 (Liberal Studies), Catalula, GA; June 28, 2021

Gertrude Cox ’91 (Social Work), Springfield, MA; July 29, 2022

Daniel C. Bartlett ’92 (Mechanical Engineering), Newington, CT; March 7, 2023

William J. Sellgren ’92 (Law Enforcement), Weymouth, MA; May 23, 2022

Michael S. Sweet ’92 (Mechanical Engineering), Manchester, NH; June 16, 2022

Mary Anne Hayes G’93 (MBA), Arlington, MA; March 15, 2023

William T. Stevens ’95 (Government), Saint Augustine, FL; December 21, 2022

Daniel W. Polachek G’97 (MBA), Northampton, MA; January 30, 2023

Michael J. Netishen G’98 (Criminal Justice Administration), Rye, NH; November 27, 2022

Dennis M. O'Connor G’98 (Criminal Justice Administration), Westfield, MA; December 11, 2022

Jeffrey J. Parker ’98 (General Business), Brandon, FL; February 17, 2023

Thomas P. Kelley G’00 (Criminal Justice Administration), South Boston, MA; January 10, 2021

Mary Omartian ’00 (Liberal Studies), Springfield, MA; December 27, 2022

Charles E. Jabri ’02 (Sociology), Springfield, MA; December 15, 2022

Anne M. Yarusewicz L’04 (JD), Rockville, CT; November 28, 2022

David E. Seubert L'05 (JD), Manlius, NY; April 15, 2023

Jonathan R. Grover ’12 (Electrical Engineering), Groton, CT; December 7, 2022

Jose A. Clemente ’13 (Mechanical Engineering), Ludlow, MA; October 19, 2022

Christine F. Archambault (Retired Staff), Hampden, MA; January 13, 2023

David L. Dalton (Retired Staff), Shrewsbury, MA; January 26, 2023

Michael D. Horan (Retired Staff), Whitinsville, MA; December 19, 2022

Artimease B. Little (Retired Staff), West Springfield, MA; December 15, 2022

Bruce E. Robbins (Retired Staff), West Springfield, MA; March 17, 2023

Ann Setnes (Retired Staff), Wilbraham, MA; January 13, 2023

Martin R. Steed (Retired Staff), Springfield, MA; December 8, 2022