In Memoriam: Dr. Helen Wolle
Helen Wolle, GSEHD MA ’61, EdD ’79, died on Dec. 9, 2013 in Newport News, VA following a brief illness and a long and fulfilling life. She was 94. Wolle was born in Aberdeen, SD, the eldest of three...
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In Memoriam: Richard Fick Purcell
Richard Fick Purcell, CCAS AA ’47, BA ’48, passed away on Aug. 13, 2013. After graduating from GW, Purcell furthered his education by earning an MA from Columbia University and an LLB from Harvard Law...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Margaret Ann Davidson Merritt
Margaret Ann Davidson Merritt, MVC AA ’53, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 in Richmond, VA. She is survived by her husband, Henry, and three sons: David, Jimmy...
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In Memoriam: Marshall A. Levitan
(Courtesy Levitan family) Marshall Levitan, SEAS BS ’64, MS ’73, passed away Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 with his family by his side. Levitan was born and raised in Washington, DC and spent the last 31 years...
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In Memoriam: Francis Edward Field
Francis Edward Field, ESIA MA ’65, passed away Oct. 28, 2013, just short of his 90th birthday. A memorial service was conducted on Nov. 1, 2013 in the First United Methodist Church of Lander, Wyoming....
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In Memoriam: Edward Felegy
Edward Felegy, ESIA BA ’58, a member of GW’s Heritage Society, passed away on Mar. 30 in his home in Alexandria, VA. Born on December 24, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, Felegy graduated from Carrick High...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Orville Wright Donnelly
Orville Wright Donnelly, CCAS MA ’51, SMHS MD ’57, passed away on Mar. 28 in Kennett Square, PA. Born in Trenton, NJ on Feb. 28, 1923, he was the son of Catherine Wright and Frederick S. Donnelly,...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Meagan L. Condon
Meagan L. Condon, ESIA BA ’92, died unexpectedly on February 25, 2014, at the age of 43. A native of Hingham, MA, Condon was living in Charlestown, MA. She worked for Putnam Investments for several...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Evelyn Hull Maddox Pope
Evelyn Hull Maddox Pope, MVC SD ’46, died at her home in Middleburg, VA on April 17, 2014. Born February 5, 1929 in Washington, DC, Pope was the daughter of Captain Charles Hamilton Maddox, USN, and...
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President Knapp on Passing of Trustee Emeritus A. James Clark, HON ’10
A. James Clark, HON ’10 It is with great sadness that I write [on the evening of March 20] to inform you of the passing of a truly remarkable friend of this university, Trustee Emeritus A. James Clark....
View ArticleBarbara A. Bither, CCAS MA ’78
Barbara A. Bither, CCAS MA ’78, who had worked as a museum curator and historical researcher at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s Historical Resource Center, died June 29. Ms. Bither joined the...
View ArticleHarry C. Geserick, CCAS AA ’52, BA ’54
Harry C. Geserick, CCAS AA ’52, BA ’54, who retired in 1974 as deputy director of administration for the federal Renegotiation Board, a now-defunct independent agency that had an oversight role with...
View ArticleStephen Haines, GWSB MS ’75
Stephen Haines, GWSB MS ’75, passed away July 2, 2012. As CEO and founder of the Haines Centre for Strategic Management, he was one of the world’s foremost authorities on the application of systems...
View ArticleJohn Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70
John Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70, passed away June 16 in Los Altos, Calif. Born in San Francisco on May 28, 1931 to Walter and Dorothy Grothe, he was raised in Hillsborough, Calif. His proudest...
View ArticleDoris Bruyninck Millholland, CCAS BA ’45
Doris Bruyninck Millholland, CCAS BA ’45, passed away July 3, 2012 at age 88. After graduating from George Washington University with a degree in English Literature, Millholland went on to live in...
View ArticlePeter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70
Peter Grothe, CCAS PhD ’70, passed away on June 16 at the age of 81. Grothe was an author, educator and philanthropist, and spent 31 years as an adjunct professor at the Monterey Institute of...
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In Memoriam: Remembering Julia Borbon Urbina, CCAS BA ‘09
Julia Borbon Urbina The following tribute was written by friends and GW classmates of Julia Borbon Urbina. Life Lessons from Julia This week, we lost our beautiful friend Julia Borbon Urbina; the...
View ArticleGirard Reuel Jetton, Jr., SEAS BS ’45, CCAS BA ’47
Girard Reuel Jetton, Jr., SEAS BS ’45, CCAS BA ’47, of Findlay, OH passed away on Oct. 7, 2012 at the Saline Evangelical Home, Saline, MI. He was 88. Born on Feb. 19, 1924 in Washington DC. He earned a...
View ArticleDavid M. Howell, CCAS AA ’49, CCAS BS ’50
David Mitchell Howell, CCAS AA ’49, CCAS BS ’50, husband of Loretta Bivens Howell, passed away Nov. 6, 2012 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. He was 85. Born in Florence Alabama , he was the son...
View ArticleElizabeth Gignilliat Downs, CCAS BA ’58
Elizabeth Gignilliat Downs, CCAS BA ’58, passed away on Nov. 11 at the age of 75. Downs was born on Dec. 4, 1936 in Savannah, Georgia. She was a graduate of Savannah High School, Armstrong Junior...
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