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Alumni Bulletin, Spring 2023 - Robert J. Terry, Pompton Plains, NJ, December 18, 2022.  A Theta Xi brother, Mr. Terry served in the U S Army during the Korean Conflict.  He worked for many years as the vice president of planning and analysis for Ciba-Geigy.

December 4th, 2000 - Some personal thanks from Gus Magistro (deceased) to Bob for getting him through "Dynamics" at Lehigh.

March 2007:  Hi Bill,  The attached news article was in today's Newsday 3/31/07 showing that Ken Thomson is missing after working on his boat.  I know  this is  our classmate.  We both started work together at Sperry Gyroscope as aerospace engineers.  He also came from Chester, PA.  I also know he was an Army Lt. before starting Lehigh.  I read your listing of a Ken Thomson deceased in 2000 in our class internet site and I don't know him.  Hope to see you at the reunion. I have my Comfort Inn reservation made already.--Your classmate, Dick Barba (deceased)

Dick, Ken was listed in the deceased list with a gray background meaning that he was "Lost" not necessarily "Deceased".  Thanks for the update.  Bill

December 4th, 2000 - Some personal thanks from Gus Magistro (deceased) to Ken for getting him through "Dynamics" at Lehigh.

Joseph R. Toven Jr.   He was a retired owner and president of Catskill Specialties Inc. and a member of Alpha Chi Rho . He received the B.A. and M.B.A. from Pace university and was an Air Force veteran.  Surviving are two sisters.

From the Summer 2010 Alumni Bulletin - He was the retired president of Trimble Building Systems of Sussex, NJ.  He was a brother of Theta Delta Chi.

He was the retired owner of Trost Real Estate in Southampton.  He was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.  Three of his children are Lehigh graduates: Sharon M. Trost '78, William J. Trost IV '82, and Mary Trost Byrne '83.

Supervisor for E. I. Dupont.  Howard received a master's degree in history from Lehigh in 1959, and served as assistant to the dean of students in the early sixties.

Jesse Tucker
October 13, 2014

Jesse S. Tucker, 85, of Vernon, CT, and formerly of Storrs, CT, beloved husband for 63 years of Sarah (Bilheimer) Tucker passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014.  He was born on October 30, 1928 in Northampton, PA to Ralph C and Carrie (Slotter) Tucker.  Raised in Northampton, PA, he graduated from Northampton High School in 1946 and enlisted in the U. S. Army, where he served in Japan.  He received his B.A. (1952) and M.S. (1955) degrees from Lehigh University and his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Connecticut.  

He began his professional career in pharmaceutical research with Pfizer in Brooklyn, New York, in 1955 and moved his family to Connecticut in 1961, shortly after Pfizer opened its Central Research laboratories in Groton, CT.  He joined the Connecticut State Department of Health Services in 1975 as chief of clinical chemistry and hematology and served as bureau chief of laboratory services from 1979 until his retirement in 1992.

He was an active member of the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors until his retirement.  Jesse's interest in and dedication to public health continued after his retirement.  He was an advocate for strong, community-based health care.  He volunteered his scientific and legislative experience to the AARP Legislative Committee for many years.  He was a member of the American Society of Microbiology for more than 50 years.  Jesse was a dedicated blood donor throughout his life, giving gallons of blood through the American Red Cross.

In addition to his wife, Jesse is survived by his daughters, Jane (Tucker) Vergnes of LaGrangeville, NY, and Patricia Tucker of Middletown, CT; his granddaughters, Alicia (Vergnes) Landon of Lexington, KY, and Dominique Vergnes of Brooklyn, NY; his great-granddaughter, Eveline Landon; his sister, Shirley (Tucker) Hower of Schnecksville, PA; and his sister-in-law, Evelyn Tucker of Hawthorne, CA. He was predeceased by his brother, Ralph C Tucker, Jr.

Mr. Utz was a brother of Phi Sigma Kappa and a member of the tennis team.  He worked for Westinghouse Electric.

Walter D. Valovage Sr., Bethlehem, PA., Feb.11, 2021.  Mr. Valovage served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before attending Lehigh. H e spent his career with General Electric Company.    Summer 2021, Alumni Bulletin.

Mentioned briefly in Dick Evan's note of August, 2001

William Van Tuyl
Deceased 6/28/1998

From Summer 2016 Alumni Bulletin:  Dr. H Paul Varley, '86H, Woodland Park, N.J., Dec 15, 2015.   Dr Varley served on the staff of The Brown and White and was a brother of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.   He worked as a professor of Japanese history for Columbia University and as the Sen Soshitsu XV Professor of Japanese Culture for the University of Hawaii.

William D. Vuono Jr., Fairfield, Conn., Feb.  14, 2014.  Mr.  Vuono was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  He served in the US Marines.  He worked for CARE. - Fall 2014 Alumni Bulletin

William Dominic Vuono, Jr., 85, a Fairfield resident, passed away on Feb.  14, 2014.  Bill was born on July 20, 1928, in Stamford, to the late William and Barbara Sheridan Vuono. 

Bill attended the King School and then joined the Marines in 1946.  He was stationed in Guam.  Upon his return, he graduated from Lehigh University and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  After one year of study at Harvard Law School, he decided to pursue his true passions:  the study of languages, and international business. 

While working for CARE in South America, he met his wife Nancy Jane Hamill.  They were married in 1954 and moved to New York City where Bill earned his MBA from New York University in 1957.  Together they raised 5 children in Fairfield, CT. 

Much of Bill's professional life was spent traveling around the world.  When at home, he enjoyed many a match on the tennis courts and was often found at the beach sunning and swimming.  A consummate linguist, Bill was fluent in Spanish, Italian, and French.  He also spoke German and Portuguese.  Upon his retirement, he dedicated his time and energy to teaching conversational Spanish and Italian at local Senior Centers.  His appreciation of music and film is reflected in the hundreds of recordings he made and catalogued. 

Bill was predeceased by Nancy, his brother Irving L.  Vuono, and his nephew Charles Jensen..  He is survived by his sister Rachel Jensen and her husband Dr.  Charles W.  Jensen Jr.; his children, Mary of Brookline, Massachusetts; Ariane and her husband Alfonso Procaccini of Florence, Massachusetts; Frances and her husband Paul Sims of Santa Rosa, California, William the III and his wife Anastasia of Santa Ana, California; Charles and his partner Kiet Ta of Chicago, Illinois; nine grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 

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