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Class Notes

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80s

Gary K. Kessler ’82

Gary K. Kessler ’82 joined the advisory board at Executive 1 Holding Company. He is the former deputy assistant secretary of the Navy (Air Programs) and has served for over 35 years in the federal government in program management, engineering, flight…

Passings

Hillyer G. Norment ’51, Ph.D. ’56

Hillyer G. Norment ’51, Ph.D. ’56, an accomplished research scientist and genealogist, died Dec. 20 of pneumonia at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Mass. He was 92. Born in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 1928, Norment was the son of the late Hillyer G.…

10s

Courtney Stone ’11

Courtney Stone ’11 married Sean Mirski on Sept. 25 at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., according to The New York Times. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito presided. She graduated from the University of Maryland and received a master’s…

Passings

William K. Espey ’56

William K. Espey ’56 died Nov. 6. He worked in the accounting industry for more than 50 years and was a devoted Terp fan.

Passings

Paula Girven ’81

Paula Girven ’81, a former Olympic high jumper, died on Oct. 17 in Asheville, N.C., at age 62. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of Elijah H. Girven Jr. and Queen Elizabeth Girven. Among her many accomplishments. She attended Garfield High School in…

70s

Steve Orndorff Ph.D. ’79

Steve Orndorff Ph.D. ’79 was named chief operating officer of Renew Biopharma, which develops novel cannabinoids for human therapeutics. He is a seasoned business executive, scientist and serial entrepreneur.

Passings

Kenneth White Sonner ’48

Kenneth White Sonner ’48 died Dec. 9 at his home in Lometa, Texas. White was born to Kenneth Coover Sonner and Kathryn White Sonner in Delaware, Ohio, on May 18, 1926. He was proud to have attended Thomas Nelson Page Jr. High in San Antonio, and one year…

Passings

Vernon H. Walker ’50

Vernon H. Walker ’50, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. engineer and a World War II veteran, died Sept. 25 of cancer at Brightview Severna Park. The former longtime Catonsville resident was 94. The son of Robert Hamilton Walker and Doris Wagner Walker…