ESU to Hold Remembrance Day for Those Who Died This Past Year

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Posted by: Elizabeth Richardson on October 9, 2019, No Comments

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will hold its annual Remembrance Day program on Friday, October 18, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. to honor the memories of university students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who died during the 2018-2019 academic year (August 27, 2018-August 26, 2019). The program will be held in the Beers Lecture Hall on the front circle of campus and will include musical selections and reflections by ESU students, faculty, staff and alumni. Families of some of those who have passed will also attend and participate. The event is open to all members of the university and local communities.

This will be the university’s 12th Remembrance Day program. The service will be followed by a reception and a time for fellowship. For more information contact Amanda Yetter, executive assistant for campus life and inclusive excellence at (570) 422-3463.

Those whose memories are being honored include:

ESU Students:  Josh Correa, Honesdale, Pa.; Steven Lippincott, Hamilton Township, Pa.; Jacob Shedlock, Laurel Run, Pa.; and Russell Whaley, Upper Darby, Pa.

ESU Faculty and Staff: Peter Bedrosian, Faculty, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Floyd (Mike) Bradshaw, Staff, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Thomas Bubba ’58, Staff, St. Dunellon, Fla.; Joyce Lovey Camall, Staff, South Sterling, Pa.; Jessie Caruso, Staff, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Joseph Davis, Staff, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Darcy Gannon ’97, Staff, Kutztown, Pa.; Roger Gill, Staff, Aurora, Colo.; Timothy Haas, Staff, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Maria Angelina Homar, Staff, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Lewis Judy ’56, Staff, Paupack, Pa.; Stuart Katzman, Faculty, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Gerald Lambert, Faculty, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Sarah Landis, Staff, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; John Leak, Staff, Harrisburg, Pa.; John Muncie ’61, Faculty, Pawleys Island, S.C.; Gustave Nylander ’03, Staff, Delaware Water Gap, Pa.; Dorothy Rarick, Staff, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Felipe Romero, Staff, Saylorsburg, Pa.; Ernest Rydell, Jr., Staff, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Kenneth Sisson, Faculty, North Greece, N.Y.; Arline Smeltz, Staff, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Keith Smith, Staff, Kunkletown, Pa.; John Tobin, Staff, Lenhartsville, Pa.; Trudy Vanderhoof, Staff, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Linda Vandermark, Staff, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Mary Lee Vican, Staff, Bartonsville, Pa.; and Mary Jane Wolbers, Faculty, Temple, N.H.

ESU Alumni:  Thomas Abrams ’59, Wysox, Pa.; Jean Adele ’78, Camp Hill, Pa.; Simona Aguilar ’13, Tobyhanna, Pa.; Winfield Alleger ’72, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Rodney Applegate ’65, Nazareth, Pa.; Carl Armitage ’63, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Marquerote Avella ’69, Hudson, Ohio; Vernon Barlieb ’60, Kunkletown, Pa.; Jane Ann Bartholomew ’57, Penn Yan, N.Y.; Daniel Behan ’77, Pace, Fla.; William Bergen ’80, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Francis Black ’59, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Harold Bombe ’49, Nanticoke, Pa.; Michael Boushell ’67, Easton, Pa.; Richard Bowman ’65, Pen Argyl, Pa.; Lester Brubaker ’58, Keymar, Md.; James Callahan, Jr. ’73, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Lauren (Benninghoff) Carber ’04, Hatboro, Pa.; Frank Castrignano Casty ’56, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; David Charles ’86, Maggie Valley, N.C.; David Christopher ’91, Greentown, Pa.; William Cramp ’55, Quakertown, Pa.; Bryan Cristiano ’12, Old Forge, Pa.; Winnie Schwab Dalgewicz ’67, Stockton, N.J.; Christine Kit Dante ’95, Neptune, N.J.; Sonya Datesman ’88, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Richard Davis ’52, Abington, Pa.; Joseph DeMartino ’78, Palmer, Pa.; Verna Blakeslee Dennis ’59, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Martha Terhune Ditcher ’76, Langhorne, Pa.; Ellis Diviney ’51, New Oxford, Pa.; Linda Plattenburg Drake ’71, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Edith Redclift Dunsavage ’55, Shenandoah, Pa.; Lisa Durnin ’86, Elkton, Md.; Michael Dziak, Jr. ’51, Wyoming, Pa.; Constance Eva ’78, Washington, N.J.; Patricia Filipkowski ’71, Moosic, Pa.; Edna Fleer ’62, Perkasie, Pa.; Lorraine Florey Forgatsch ’50, Martinsburg, W.Va.; Rose Galozzo ’69, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Denis Getman ’63, Huntington, Pa.; Robert Gilmartin ’64, Midland Park, N.J.; Philip Grady ’58, Charlotte, N.C.; Walter Gretkowski ’51, Barre, Vt.; Thomas Gross ’63, Blairstown, N.J.; David Guzak ’51, Vero Beach, Fla.; Audrey Simrin Harris ’61, Grafton, Ohio; James Harron ’52, Allentown, Pa.; Jennifer Strohl Hendershot ’11, Bangor, Pa.; Elizabeth Hertel ’56, Canton, Pa.; Janet Hess ’50, Tulsa, Okla.; Mary Hosey ’64, Dallas, Pa.; Thomas Iacone ’49, Easton, Pa.; Valarie Jackson ’92, Fairview, Pa.; Lillian Jayne ’74, Laceyville, Pa.; Sharon Strouse Jendrzejewski ’77, East Norriton, Pa.; Leonard Jengeleski ’52, Shippensburg, Pa.; Horace Johnson, Esq. ’52, Camp Hill, Pa.; Patrick Kempsey ’50, Ashland, Pa.; Beverly Kester ’79, Binghamton, N.Y.; Dionne Kleback ’00, Pottstown, Pa.; Carson Klinetob ’46, Antigo, Wis.; Kathleen Knowles ’73, Philadelphia, Pa.; Richard Koch ’69, Pocono Manor, Pa.; Helen Long Koenig ’74, Telford, Pa.; Virginia Lacko ’74, Walnutport, Pa.; Ethel Lockard ’51, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; John Lozo, Jr. ’70, Wilmington, Del.; William Martellaro ’87, Port Charlotte, Fla.; Kathleen McCarty ’89, Montague, N.J.; Samantha McCormick ’91, Levittown, Pa.; Jess McKeegan ’07, Dagsboro, Del.; Gloria Cautilli McLain ’47, Yorkville, Ill.; Francis McManus ’58, Collegeville, Pa.; Loretta Leonard McNabb ’44, Elkton, Md.; Robert Mellman, Jr. ’54, Milton, Pa.; Gary Munro ’74, Little Egg Harbor Twp, N.J.; Bruce Neifert ’74, Canton, Pa.; Lloyd Newbaker, Jr. ’54, Stockton, N.J.; Joseph Nickolas ’61, Show Low, Ariz.; Inez Gearhart Oliver ’53, Waterford, Wis.; Eleanor Snarski Oravitz ’44, Shenandoah, Pa.; Karen Palumbo ’68, Moosic, Pa.; Gary Panovec ’57, Easton, Pa.; John Patterson ’52, Clinton, S.C.; Patricia Phillips ’67, Taylor, Pa.; Stephen Redington ’84, New Holland, Pa.; Doris Henning Reeves ’46, Redding, Calif.; Joan Schlecht Rice ’53, Whitehall, Pa.; Joseph Robbins ’75, Allentown, Pa.; Tyler Rodimer ’18, Newton, N.J.; Michael Romano ’81, Saylorsburg, Pa.; George Sandercock ’70, Greentown, Pa.; Nadine Schoonover ’51, Bethlehem, Pa.; Eric Sharpe ’81, Dunmore, Pa.; Walter Shymansky ’52, Cohoes, N.Y.; David Smart M’92, Greenville, S.C.; Lori Pogharian Smith ’93, West Chester, Pa.; Philip Spencer ’54, Laconia, N.H. ;Marie Rosato Squilla ’53, Shavano Park, Texas; Richard Stabingas ’69, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Howard Staeger, Jr. ’58, North Cape May, N.J.; Janet Stewart ’57, New Holland, Pa.; Joshua Stone ’00, Fremont, Calif.; Donald Stump, Sr. ’58, Weatherly, Pa.; Theodore Szmczak ’78, Levittown, Pa.; Judith Brown Thollot ’84, Port Jervis, N.Y.; Mary Trager ’65, Reading, Pa.; Virginia Trudgeon ’51, Sussex, N.J.; Glenn Uhler ’70, Montgomery, Ohio; Scott Vrablic ’02, Allentown, Pa.; JoAnn Wasilkowski ’75, Slatington, Pa.; Sharon Weisensale ’73, Langhorne, Pa.; Gary Williams, D.M.D. ’76, Pen Argyl, Pa.; Michael Williams ’85, Bethlehem, Pa.; Marjorie Morrell Worley ’55, Glen Mills, Pa.; Jean Yaklich ’51, Reading, Pa.; Kelly Bollinger York ’01, Hickory, N.C.; Heather Zettlemoyer ’91, Saylorsburg, Pa.

In special memory of: Robert Barclay, Easton, Pa.; Ellen Behr, Bethlehem Township, Pa.; James Breech, Bellmawr, N.J.; Joyce Burger Brunell; Frances Drago, Roseto, Pa.; John Greco, Old Forge, Pa.; Jeni Rebecca Harris, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Tamara Harron, Wilson, Pa.; Paul Hill, Scranton, Pa.; Genevieve (Jane) Huffman, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Patricia Ann Jarvis, Fredonia, N.Y.; Martha Knowles, Harleysville, Pa.; Steven Matukaitis, North Cumberland, Pa.; Deb McCormick, East Stroudsburg, Pa.; Maryann Morgan-Porter, West Chester, Pa.; David Mulvey, Lynn, Mass.; Gretchen Neill, Smyrna, Del.; Bernard O’Kane, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Richard Perri, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mary Ann Powell, Tannersville, Pa.; Wilma Reese, Stroudsburg, Pa.; Barry Shaner, Leechburg, Pa.; Mark Troyer, Hanover, Pa.; Steven Vincent, Easton, Pa.;  Milton Walton, Hilltown, Pa.; Russell Whaley, Upper Darby, Pa.; and Gwen Whildin, Pompano Beach, Fla.