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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

John N. Connelly ’51

John N. Connelly ’51 of Siesta Key, Fla., died at the age of 93 on Oct. 29. He was born in Braintree, Mass., to John and Eva Connelly. He served in the U.S. Navy stationed in Japan and worked for New England Bell. He was known for his love of music. He…

90s

Joe Cumello ’93

Joe Cumello ’93 was promoted to senior vice president of global marketing and communications at Ciena, a telecommunications networking equipment and software services supplier.

90s

Betty Valdes MPP ’91

Betty Valdes MPP ’91, who works as Montgomery Municipal Cable, Channel 16, was one of the winners of the 2020 Icon Honors awards, which recognize leaders across Maryland in business, law, politics and nonprofits, who are over the age of 60.

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…

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Scott A. Hughes '04

Scott A. Hughes '04 was recently promoted to counsel at global law firm Hogan Lovells. He works in the Intellectual Property, Media and Technology group in the Washington, D.C. office.

Passings

Margo G. Bailey ’65

Margo G. Bailey ’65, a former mayor of Chestertown, Md., died Sept. 1 at age 76. She was born to Robert William Goggin and Marjorie Russell Goggin, raised in Florida and graduated from Coral Gables High School. She was married to the late Bill Nicholson,…

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…

00s

Jack Cleveland ’02

Jack Cleveland ’02, who died of heart failure in January 2020, is the author of the new coffee-table book, “Fractals,” filled with art plates that reflect the beauty and mystery of the natural world and demonstrate the power of computer-aided design in…