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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Glen E. Weston ’43

Glen E. Weston ’43, the S. Chesterfield Oppenheim Professor of Antitrust & Trade Regulation Law Emeritus at George Washington University, died July 26, five days after his 98th birthday, at his home in Naples, Fla. Raised on a small farm in Shawnee,…

Passings

John “Jack” T. Schofield ’66

John “Jack” T. Schofield ’66 died Oct. 15 in Annapolis, Md., two weeks shy of his 77th birthday. Born on Oct. 27, 1943, he was the son of Mary and John T. Schofield Sr. Jack was a standout athlete from a young age, playing football for the Annapolis…

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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.

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Benjamin Picker ’00

Benjamin Picker ’00 formed his own law firm, Donoghue & Picker, in Norristown, Pa., focused on business litigation, consumer protection litigation, civil rights litigation, securities litigation, employment law, personal injury, family law and…

Passings

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65 died after a brief illness Dec. 3 at the age of 77. He was born in Madison, Wisc., to Howard and Dolores Heggestad. He spent his young childhood in Greeneville, Tenn., and moved to College Park, Md., with his family in 1955. He…

90s

Claude de Vastey Jones ’95

Claude de Vastey Jones ’95 joined the board of directors for Heritage Housing Partners Corp., which works to promote and provide affordable housing in Howard County, Md. She has more than 20 years of experience in law, including as deputy state’s attorney…

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Benjamin Gottlieb ’05

Benjamin Gottlieb ’05, a wealth management financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, was named to the 2020 Financial Times “401 Top Retirement Advisers” list.

Passings

John L. Whaley M.A. ’90

John L. Whaley M.A. ’90 died in Wilmington, N.C., due to complications from COVID-19. He was 83. He played football and was team co-captain at High Point High School, graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, was accepted into the…