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1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | obituaries
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The Rev. William H. Gray III retired from Bright Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia on Feb. 1. It is the first time in more than 80 years that a member of the Gray family has not steered the 97-year-old church, which has 2,500 members. Bill’s father, William H. Gray, Jr., and his grandfather, William H. Gray, Sr., preceded him in the pulpit.
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From Essex, Conn., Henry “Toby” Dunn reports that he retired in 2006. As a board member of the Lyme Academy of Art, he is actively involved in development, scholarship, and preservation. He and his wife, Marcy, are restoring a 1797 Loyalist cottage in Harbour Island, Bahamas. He is also pursuing his oil painting career and currently painting two commissions for friends in Essex and New York. • From Warner Robins, Ga., Frank Gadbois writes: “I retired in 2001 after a 30-year career as a senior civil servant. Most of my career was spent in the U.K. from where I visited every European nation.” • Brent O’Brien writes: “I have ’retired’ after nearly 35 years in the leisure travel and hospitality industry following six years as a USAF pilot. I fill my ’spare’ time as an independent consultant with the Cruise Holidays office here in Williamsburg, Va., marketing cruises and tours around the world. I live in this beautiful town of Williamsburg with wife, Joan; son Greg (18); and daughter Kendall (12). Grown daughter, Carrie, lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Eric, and my two granddaughters, Larsen and Kennedy, ages 5 and 7.” • The Rev. Olof Scott reports from Charleston, W.Va.: “I celebrated 30 years as pastor at St. George Orthodox Church. In October, St. George was proclaimed a cathedral of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic, Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese. I was named dean of the cathedral.”
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In February, Mellon Financial Corporation appointed Robert Penney as president of its Private Wealth Management group’s new Connecticut region. He will head the group’s sales, portfolio management, and private banking efforts throughout the state. He has more than 25 years of experience in the investment and wealth management field and most recently was managing director and sales manager for U.S. Trust in Connecticut.
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From West Hartford, Conn., Syd Elkins P’00 reports: “In Nov. 2006, I was re-elected as probate judge for the District of West Hartford. I look forward to our upcoming Reunion.” • Marty Laufer writes that he and four of his ZBT brothers gathered to celebrate the wedding of Stephen Ginsberg, son of Richard “Ginz” Ginsberg in August. Also in attendance were Robert “Brownie” Brown, Paul Raffer, and Andy “Ax” Axler ’67. • Lew Myers, director of business development for the Freelon Group, an award-winning architectural firm based in Research Triangle Park, N.C., has been named a member of its board of directors and a shareholder. He has also served as assistant secretary for small business in the N.C. Department of Commerce and chaired the NCCBI Economic Development Committee. He serves on the boards for the Center for Community Self-Help, the North Carolina Institute of Economic Development, and North Carolina State University’s Industrial Extension Service. • Raymond Sanseverino, Esq., current chair of the firm’s national commercial real estate leasing practice, has been named the chair of Loeb & Loeb’s New York Real Estate Department. As chair, he will oversee practice development, new business initiatives, client relations, practice group policies, and work flow. A seasoned real estate industry negotiator, he joined Loeb & Loeb in August 2006, with five other real estate industry attorneys. Ray is president of F&M’s Alumni Association.
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In February, Benjamin Bowser, Ph.D., was named interim dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences at California State University, where he is chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Services. As director of the Cal State East Bay Urban Institute, Bowser heads a program that works with community organizations to evaluate the effectiveness of social-welfare programs. His work led to an appointment in 2005 to teach graduate courses in race and ethnic relations and research methodology at The University of Paris – Sorbonne. He also serves as research director of the Oakland-based Social Research, Evaluation and Training Network.