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Winter 2020

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

John Joseph Gallagher Jr. '71

John Joseph Gallagher Jr. '71 died Dec. 26 at his home in Lexington Park, Md. He was 75. He was born in Philadelphia on Oct. 13, 1944, to John Joseph Gallagher and Marion Rosalie Bonner Gallagher. He enlisted in the Navy after high school and served as an…

10s

Joseph Rothleutner '10

Joseph Rothleutner '10 is the new director of horticulture and facilities at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. He previously served as the director of horticulture at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Under his tenure, the zoo achieved accreditation as an…

Passings

Dr. Donald F. Evans '79

Dr. Donald F. Evans '79 died unexpectedly on Nov. 3. He was 63. Evans had a thriving private practice of podiatric medicine in Nags Head, N.C., for more than 30 years. He was a graduate of UMD and Temple University's School of Podiatric Medicine. His…

80s

Carl Elefante '80

Carl Elefante '80, FAIA, FAPT, LEED AP, retired as a principal with Quinn Evans Architects and a renowned leader in historic preservation practice. Elefante, who was with Quinn Evans since 1996, is now principal emeritus and continues to consult on…

Passings

Robert P. Ernst '82

Robert P. Ernst '82 died Nov. 9 at age 59. Ernst was born on June 27, 1960, in Cheverly, Md., to George and Lillian (Gaither) Ernst. He met his future wife, Tracey, in band class at Beltsville Junior High School, and graduated from High Point High School.…

90s

Jeffrey Rosen '98, MBA '05

Jeffrey Rosen '98, MBA '05 was recognized by The Daily Record as one of the 2019 Most Admired CEOs. He is CEO of Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander, a business consultant and CPA firm.

Passings

Oliver Slater “Ollie” Travers Jr. '49

Oliver Slater “Ollie” Travers Jr. '49, a business executive whose holdings included wheelbarrow manufacturing and who co-founded a charitable foundation to aid Baltimore’s poor and other causes, died of leukemia Oct. 23 at Gilchrist Hospice Towson. He was…

Passings

Ronald Dean Raynie '58

Ronald Dean Raynie '58 died Dec. 20 at his home in Denham Springs, La. He was 83. Born on Dec. 9, 1936, he was the oldest son of Gora Hayden Raynie and Eleanor Violet Raynie (Carlson). Raynie graduated from UMD with a bachelor’s degree in business…