Spring 2020

Class Act

More Than a Meal

Reconstructing Lives Forgotten

Class Act

Alumni Association News

Class Act

The Role of a Lifetime

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Edward J. Norris ’69

Edward J. Norris ’69 died on March 18 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 77. Norris was born on March 8, 1943, in Cumberland, Md., the son of the late Jesse and Beulah Norris. He graduated from Fort Hill High School and UMD, where he…

90s

Jeff Lavore ’93

Jeff Lavore ’93 CPA joined the executive board of the Metro Washington chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors as treasurer.

Passings

Louis Sardella M.S. ’74

Louis Sardella M.S. ’74, an innovator in the corrugated box industry, died of heart failure Jan. 21 at his home in Crystal Bay, Nev., according to The Baltimore Sun. He was 73 and formerly resided in Hunt Valley. Born in Baltimore and raised in Hampden,…

Passings

Richard Spinelli ’71

Richard Spinelli ’71 of Watertown, N.Y., died on Jan. 10 at age 78. Spinelli was born on July 4, 1941, to Paul and Alberta (Eddy) Spinelli. He received his bachelor’s degree from UMD and taught for 28 years at South Jefferson Central School in Adams…

70s

Bruce Surosky, M.D. ’79

Bruce Surosky, M.D. ’79 was recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Lifetime Achiever in the field of Medicine as an OB/GYN at Twin Tier Women's Health. He trains residents in vaginal surgery and has served as a clinical professor of OB/GYN at Rochester…

Passings

William Talbott ’66

William Talbott ’66 died March 15 of heart failure at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center. He was 87. Talbott, son of William S. Talbott Sr. and Louise Talbott, was born in Baltimore and raised in the Hamilton neighborhood. After…

80s

David Wajsgras ’82

David Wajsgras ’82 was nominated to serve on the board of directors of Martin Marietta Materials. He served as Raytheon vice president and president of the Intelligence, Information and Services business from 2015 to April 2020. Prior to this role, he was…

80s

Jonathan Gold ’89

Jonathan Gold ’89 joined law firm Dickinson Wright’s Washington, D.C., office. Gold focuses on creditors' rights and complex financial restructuring matters, as well as in state court and bankruptcy litigation matters. Gold received his J.D. from the…