Weddings and Celebrations

1992   

Randy Benzel and Kathy Duran were married June 21, 2014, at Mueller State Park near Divide, Colo. Randy is an independent data warehouse development consultant, and they live in Castle Rock, Colo.

2001

Hadiya Strasberg married Kevin Horne June 7, 2014, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Hadiya is an architectural designer and contractor and Kevin is an architect. They live in Boston.

2003

Adam Cornelius and Anne Kagi ’04 were married July 26, 2014, in Anacortes, Wash.

2006

Jessica Malisow married Peter Leisz on Sept. 14, 2014, in Vail, Colo.

2007

Michael Meyer and Rachel Shaffer ’08 were married Sept. 1, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M. They reside in Washington, D.C.

Julia Ela and Phillip Sasser ’09 were married July 12, 2014, in Milwaukee, Wis. Many CC friends were in attendance.

Births and Adoptions

1998

Jennifer Rudge Carwile and Jeff Carwile had a son, Nicholas Elliott Carwile, July 19, 2013, in Denver. 

2001

Quinn Sawyer and Vanessa Sawyer had a son, Alexander George Sawyer, Aug. 5, 2014, in San Francisco. 

2002   

Elizabeth Sauer Frederick and her husband, Carl B. Frederick ’02, had a daughter, Amelie Beatrice, on Aug. 11, 2014. She joined big sister Malia Elizabeth, born in 2009. 

2010

Douglas Garrison and his wife, Robin, had a baby girl, Evelyn MacQueen Garrison, May 23, 2014, in Denver.

Obituaries

1935

Reed Morgan Simpson, July 5, in East Lansing, Mich. He was preceded in death by his wife, Isabel; and is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

1937   

Mary Gayle Dowson Kalt, May 26. She was a member of the Barnes Society and, in 1943, earned a diploma in voice at The Juilliard School.

1939   

Roberta Geraldine Rice, April 1, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Barnes Society. Roberta, a doctor, completed her surgical residency at the Mayo Clinic during World War II, and in 1956 began 22 years of service in Korea as a surgical missionary.

1942

Marvin Bernard Payne, June 6. His wife, Dorothy, preceded him in death. Bernie was born in a log cabin in Kentucky and became the first college graduate in his family. He enlisted in the Marines before World War II and flew transport planes in the South Pacific. After the war, he graduated from dental school and started a practice, which he owned for 30 years until he retired and began donating his services to people in need.

1943

Barbara “Bobbie” Donaghy Chapman, May 20, in Grand Junction, Colo., from ischemic heart disease. She was 93. She met her future husband, John Chapman, while at CC, earning a degree in sociology. She went to work for the Girl Scouts in New York after graduation, where she and John were reunited and married during a historic blizzard in 1945. They were married for 66 years. The couple lived in Grand Junction for 22 years, then lived in Arizona and Denver before returning to Grand Junction to retire. Bobbie is survived by a son, David, and a daughter, Carol Bergman. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Jim.

1946   

Thurston Edmund “Ted” Manning, July 19. Survivors include his children, Ellen Manning Nagy ’81, Julia and Peter. His wife, Jeanne Louise, preceded him in death. He was an 1874 Society member. Ted earned his doctorate in physics from Yale, then taught at Oberlin College and the University of Colorado.

1947   

Robert Francis Jackson, July 2. Survivors include his wife, Frances Leman Jackson ’49. Robert earned his master’s degree in finance at The Wharton School and served as a Marine in Korea before spending 35 years in the banking industry.

1948   

Nancy Roberts Berge, June 30. Survivors include a son, Bradford Craig Berge ’75. Her husband, William, preceded her in death. Her career in social work was cut short by marriage and motherhood, but she was proud of her volunteer work on behalf of Craig Hospital and the Denver Children’s Home.

John Francis Keating, July 27. John enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and was assigned to naval intelligence, then served in the Pacific during World War II. In 1958, John founded Topographic Engineering Co. in Oklahoma, where he worked until shortly before his death. His wife, Barbara, survives, as do six children, 18 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.

Kathryn Jean Scott Stirdivant, Aug. 16. While attending high school in Grand Rapids, Mich., Kathryn worked in a factory producing airplane parts for the war effort; she later earned her pilot’s license. Her husband, Phillip, and one son preceded her in death. She is survived by four children, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Warren A. Kitchen, May 15. He enlisted in the Navy and went through officer’s training at CC. At about that time, he met his future wife, Vivian, but married Nancy Brown, who preceded him in death. Warren set up a dental practice in San Francisco after returning from the Korean War. His second wife found him via the Internet after her husband died, and the couple married when Warren was 77. He also owned the Choose & Cut Christmas Tree Farm in Healdsburg, Calif., and was known as the “Christmas Tree Man.” He is survived by his wife, Vivian; his daughters Anne and Susan; and five grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by his son, Warren Jr.

1949

Chester Arnold Stewart, July 22. Chet operated Stewart Insurance in Colorado Springs for 48 years. He retired as a major in the Air Force Reserves after 26 years. His wife, Ruth, preceded him in death; he is survived by his second wife, Alva, two siblings, one daughter, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

1950

Willard Anthony “Tony” Morrison, June 22. He was a Marine during the Korean War and loved to scuba dive in locations around the world. He is survived by four children, nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his “beloved companion,” Sonia Shirasaki, and her children.

Charles Andrew “Sandy” Pradt, July 24. After graduating from high school, Sandy enlisted in the Marines and served in the South Pacific. He attended CC until he was recalled to active duty in Korea, where he served until 1952. While living in Houston, he joined the U.S. Treasury Department Customs Service, where he served with distinction for 33 years. His wife, Shirley, survives, as do three children, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

James Rice “Bud” Parlapiano, Aug. 28. Bud served in the U.S. Navy in 1944-1946 and graduated from the Columbia School of Dentistry in 1954. He practiced dentistry for 41 years, retiring in 1995. At CC, Bud played football and wrestled, and was president of the “C” Club and of the class of 1950. While running for class president, he worked with two U.S. senators to procure the school’s victory bell from the Navy. It was shipped to campus in 1949 and remains in the bell tower of Cutler Hall. Survivors include his wife, Jodene; daughter, Leanne Parlapiano Maglia ’84; and three granddaughters. He was predeceased by his sisters, Anne Elner Parlapiano Hamner ’43 and Mary Jane Parlapiano Strieby ’45.

Gordon Westcott, May 29. Gordon was the president of Westcott Advertising in Denver for many years. He is survived by his wife,

Anne Wiedman-Westcott ’50, whom he met while both attended CC.  He also is survived by three children and three grandsons.

1951

Nancy Joan Overholser, May 10. She also studied at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wyoming. Survivors include three children; she was preceded in death by one son.

1952

Jay Dewey Cayton, July 30. He was a member of the Legacy Society, including Barnes. He earned his master’s degree at the University of Colorado. Survivors include his children, Bob and Peggy. His wife, Betty, preceded him in death.

Donald James Robertson, July 19. Donald grew up in Canada and came to CC on a hockey scholarship. Two children, Deborah Lynn Elliott and Linda D. Johnson-Conne, survive, as do four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. His wife, Nancy Lee Robertson ’53, preceded him in death.

Vivian Agnet Sabean, May 15. She earned a master’s degree from CC and did her graduate work at Pennsylvania State University and Temple University. Vivian coordinated the art program in the State College, Penn., area schools for many years. After her retirement, she was a docent at the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State.

Margaret “Peggy” Costello Mokler, June 13. She joined the Navy WAVES in 1942 and served in Boston, Hawaii, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Corwin Morris Mokler ’50.

1957

Lawrence Anastasio Liascos, April 5. He taught in the Lamont School District in California from 1965 to 1992. His wife, Virginia, and four children survive.

Bonnetta “Bonnie” Boothe Hoppin, June 23. She worked as a psychometrist at Children’s Hospital of Seattle and as a certified financial planner in Bellevue, Wash. Survivors include her husband, William; and a son, Stephen Jaffray Hoppin ’86.

1958

Margaret “Molly” Bradshaw Adams, July 1. Despite a bout with polio in her first year, she graduated from CC summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Molly published two anthologies of poetry and was a champion for the poor, sick, and elderly. She is survived by her husband, Barry Banfield Adams.

1960

Harry Richard “Dick” Smith, July 18. Dick married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Hirschman, who survives. He earned his master’s degree in business from UCLA. He also is survived by two sons, Craig Patrick Smith ’84 and Curtis W. Smith ’83.

Lynn Terrill Moss, Sept. 6. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Louis Moss ‘61, who died July 24. Dick suffered from Parkinson’s for several years, and Lynn died of cancer. Lynn was active in college life, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She worked at California State University in San Bernardino and launched her own business, Career Designs. Dick earned a master’s degree at the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. at the University of New Mexico, then taught economics at California State University in San Bernardino. Lynn and Dick are survived by their sons, Robert and Scott, and by six grandchildren.

1962

John Alan Lenox, July 16. John served in the Army and was stationed at Fort Carson in 1957-1959. He was a periodontist with his own practice for 25 years; he also taught at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry and consulted for the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Thompson Lenox ’60, three children, and five grandchildren.

James J. Wujcik, Sept. 13, 2013, in Downers Grove, Ill. He was 73 and had battled cancer for more than two years. He is survived by Beverly, his wife of 54 years, and their children: Chris McLees, Mike (Andrea) Wujcik, and Cindy (Joe Jr.) Cirlincione. A brother, sister, and seven grandchildren also survive. Jim was a football player and biology major at CC, and taught high school biology and coached football.

1964

Mary Borden Burck Stevens, April 3. Mary and her husband, the late Rodney Stevens, raised two children; after they were grown, she returned to school and earned her bachelor’s degree in social work. She loved painting, singing, writing, and working behind the scenes in local theater. Mary is also survived by three grandchildren.

1967

Joel Kennedy, June 23. Joel served in the Army during the Vietnam War before returning to his native Hawaii to work in corporate communications. Joel loved his time at CC, which included managing the lacrosse team and membership in the Canterbury Club. He was very loyal to the school and steered many Hawaiians to CC, including his niece, Raquel Kennedy Leong ’86. He is survived by his wife, Ann, their children, Carole and Scott, three brothers, and two grandchildren.

John Schiffer, June 19. John served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy and won the Bronze Star. He was a rancher in Wyoming and was on the board of The Nature Conservancy. His passion for conservation issues led him into politics and he was selected to finish the term of State Senator Bob Trent; this launched him on a 20-year-plus career in politics. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; two children, Ben and Wynne Katherine Schiffer ’96; a sister, four brothers, and two grandsons.

1970

Janet Stenehjem Meury, July 22. After CC, she earned a master of library science degree and taught English as a second language. Janet was a librarian in Powell, Wyo., for 26 years before retiring to Helena, Mont. In 2005, she co-authored a book of poetry and planned to publish more books from her body of work. Her poetry was shaped by her love of nature and its beauty. She is survived by her son, two granddaughters, and many other relatives and friends.

1971

John Robert Sexton, April 27. John studied dentistry at the University of Colorado Dental School and the Medical College of Virginia. He led teams to provide dental care to children in Romania, Uganda, Cambodia, Philippines, Korea, and Kazakhstan. His wife, Barb, and their two daughters and two grandchildren survive.

Alexandra Smith, June 19. Alexandra worked in real estate before attending the University of Minnesota School of Law and earning her JD in 1985. She moved to Dallas and worked at various law firms there. Her husband, Gordon Pennell, survives.

1975

John Dallas Thomson, March 3, at home in San Lorenzo, Calif., at age 64. He was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, and the suspected cause of his death was exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. John worked as a psychologist, counseling inmates, returning war veterans, troubled adolescents, and homeless people. He met his wife, Quy, when he returned to visit the orphanage where he and his mother, Kitty, sponsored two girls. He taught transcendental meditation and enjoyed driving old trucks and paddling his kayak on a river at dawn. Survivors include his wife, two sisters, and a brother.

1979

Bryan Reed Bracken, Aug. 10. Bryan fell in love with geology while at CC, and went on to earn his master’s and Ph.D. in the field. He inspired his students, colleagues, and family. Survivors include his wife, Judith Waldo Bracken ’79 and their children Cameron, Ryland, and Stewart.

1980

David Tab Rasmussen, Aug. 7.  David earned his Ph.D. in physical anthropology and taught at various universities, including Washington University in St. Louis. He wrote scholarly articles and led field research at sites around the world. He is survived by his parents and three siblings.

1981

Gifford Van Eckhout, June 22. Gifford earned his M.D. from St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his anesthesiology training at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He made a difference in others’ lives through his medical expertise. Survivors include his wife, Marlise, and their two children.

1982

Sara Jill McCauley Slack, June 20. Sara had a distinguished career in the arts and education, most recently working as an art therapist at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. She is survived by two daughters, three grandchildren, and two sisters.

1986

Marie Christine Sanner, April 17, while hiking in California with her German shepherd, Fiona. After earning an art degree at CC, she earned bilingual teaching credentials and taught elementary school, most recently at Think College Now in Oakland, Calif. Marie was an accomplished flamenco dancer, painter, tennis player and a compassionate, giving soul. Survivors include her friend, Scott Mayhew; her father, Paul; and a brother, Michael.

2013

Kyle Coleman Kennedy, July 14. Cole died in an ice avalanche while climbing in the Peruvian Andes. His family, including his parents, Jim and Karen Kennedy of Castle Rock, Colo., felt he died doing what he loved. He also is survived by a sister, Quinn, and many friends in the mountaineering community.

Friend

Lucille White, Aug. 18. She was a member of the Legacy Society, including Barnes. Her daughter, Patricia M. Powell, survives. Her husband, C. Ford White ’41, preceded her in death.

Correction

1960

Janice H. Jilka McElroy, Jan. 25. She is survived by her husband, James; and their two children, Helen and Bryan.