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Spring 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Joanne Wise Williams ’60

Joanne Wise Williams ’60, of Ocean Pines, Md., died on Feb. 15 at age 84. Born in Forest Glen, Md., she was the daughter of the late Joel Wise and Anna Schauck Wise. Williams taught elementary school in Montgomery County, Md. She also worked in…

80s

Loren H. Brown ’88

Loren H. Brown ’88 joined DLA Piper’s new management team as vice chair of disputes. He is the former global and U.S. co-chair of DLA Piper’s Litigation and Regulatory practice. He joined the firm in 1996 and is based in New York.

Passings

Edythe Zeck Adams ’50

Edythe Zeck Adams ’50 of Hollywood, Fla., died on Jan. 21 at age 92. Adams was born July 9, 1928, in Washington, D.C. She earned a B.S. in practical arts from UMD, where she met her future husband, Charles B. Adams. They were married in 1950 and lived in…

Passings

Charles L. Zipp ’65

Charles L. Zipp ’65 died at age 78 on Feb. 19 after a long illness. He was born in Baltimore and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity at UMD. His interests included reading, watching science fiction, biking and playing tennis. He is survived by his wife,…

10s

Naina Soni ’13 and Dr. Joshua Thompson ’13

Naina Soni ’13 and Dr. Joshua Thompson ’13 married on Feb. 4 at Tranquility Farm in Purcellville, Va. Soni is a litigation associate at Cooley and Thompson is an otolaryngology resident at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Passings

H. Frank Carpentier ’55

H. Frank Carpentier ’55, of Ocean Township, N.J., died at his home on Jan. 4. He was 88. Following his graduation from Asbury Park High School and while attending the University of Maryland, he worked in the United States Senate under the patronage of…

90s

Marisa Grimes ’99

Marisa Grimes ’99 was named chief diversity and inclusion officer of the USTA. She came from MasterCard, where she most recently served as director, diversity and inclusion. Grimes also sits on the board of directors for the Northeast STEM Starter Academy…

90s

Gary Lembo ’90

Gary Lembo ’90 was added to the leadership team of Paladin, a middle market advisory firm providing financial and operational consulting services.