Worcester State Magazine
In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Alumni, friends and faculty who passed between September 1, 2024-February 28, 2025
IN THIS SECTION

Class of 1947

Virginia Collins '47

Class of 1950

Barbara E. (Wiseman) Waters '50, M.Ed. '53

Class of 1951

Jane M. (Beringer) Hickey '51, '56
Edwin S. Titus '51, M.Ed. '54

Class of 1953

Barbara (Kelleher) Argento '53

Class of 1954

Margaret M. Curran '54, M.Ed. '56

Class of 1955

Richard D. Lang '55, '59
David J. Twiss '55, '58

Class of 1956

Thomas A. Sheahan '56, '64

Class of 1957

Judith (Hees) Garrett '57

Class of 1958

Jean M. (Guibord) Wheeler '58, '88

Class of 1960

Mary H. Lonergan, M.Ed. '60
Ralph L. Zona '60, '63

Class of 1961

John F. Gaumond '61, M.Ed. '64
Sheila A. (Johnson) Hennessey '61
Edward F. King '61, '64

Class of 1962

Michael J. Cavanagh '62
Patricia A. O'Grady King '62

Class of 1963

Stephen F. Bennett, M.Ed. '63
Joan A. (Triba) Helmer '63
Doris L. Light, M.Ed. '63
Frank R. Viscardi, M.Ed. '63

Class of 1966

Neil F. Collins '66, '70
Ruth C. (Carlson) O'Connor '66

Class of 1967

Jean V. (Jeffers) Corbin '67
Kevin R. Power '67
Janet M. Sylvester '67

Class of 1968

Anna Kontaxis '68
Joseph T. Mahoney, M.Ed. '68

Class of 1969

Alice C. Gannon '69
Eileen A. Linga '69
Richard J. Quinlivan '69
Marilyn R. (Hasz) Schur, M.Ed. '69

Class of 1970

Gerald F. Barnicle '70

Class of 1971

Isabel E. Flynn '71, '80

Class of 1972

Barbara Dowgieliewicz, M.Ed. '72
William F. McAuliffe '72, '79

Class of 1973

Rita M. (Comeau) Bernard '73, '88
John J. Nolan '73
Margaret A. Sorenson '73, '76

Class of 1974

John C. Lemon '74

Class of 1975

June E. (Sullivan) Eressy '75, M.Ed. '96
Philip Farlinger '75
Eugene Savage '75
Anne K. (Melican) Servideo '75, '78

Class of 1976

Chester P. Hanratty

Class of 1977

Ruth A. (Bloomfield) Gadbois '77
Rita M. Traft '77

Class of 1978

Betty Lou Lambert '78, M.Ed. '93
Thomas P. McNamara '78
Patricia L. Scarborough '78
Jeffrey W. Taylor '78

Class of 1979

Kathryn Waryas-Fisk, M.S. '79

Class of 1980

Jeanne R. Hayes '80

Class of 1981

Judith Leary '81
Karen E. Prescott '81
Bernard P. Quinlivan '81
Costa Rapo '81
Kathryn Reilly, M.Ed. '81

Class of 1982

Robert P. Fahlin '82
Scott F. Horgan '82
Melvin E. Laughton '82, '94
Arleen Slawinski-Watkins '82

Class of 1983

Margaret M. (Plante) Burgess '83
Gayle M. Ilacqua '83

Class of 1984

Gregory P. Burke '84, M.Ed. '00
Cindy L. (Besly) Fanning '84

Class of 1985

Alice H. Forrester '85, '90
Susan J. (O'Brien) Kelly '85

Class of 1986

Lisa M. Boucher '86

Class of 1989

Judith A. Hall, M.Ed. '89

Class of 1990

Joan M. Spellane, M.Ed. '90
Penelope C. Temple '90

Class of 1991

Joan M. Bedard '91
Sean R. Horrigan '91

Class of 1995

Sarah L. Heller, M.Ed. '95

Class of 2008

Jeffrey P. Moffett '08
Jeffrey J. Perron '08

Class of 2009

Jonathan G. Stadig '09

Friends of the Institution

Francis Carroll
Barbara Englander
Donald D. Hochstetler, Ph.D.
Michael Massouh
Doryce M. Moosey
Bruce D. Russell
Cynthia A. Taberner
Helena B. Semerjian