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Thomas P. Sullivan
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Thomas P. Sullivan

STONE RIDGE- Thomas P. Sullivan, 81, died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at the KingstonHospital.

Born Nov. 9, 1931 in Bronx, he was the son of the late Joseph V. Sullivan and Elizabeth Patterson Sullivan. He was a graduate of Manhattan Prep and Manhattan College (1954) with a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. A Veteran of the U.S. Army (1954-1956) he served in Panama.

He was a licensed Professional Engineer and a partner with Raamot Associates, Manhattan, for 35 years. He moved his family to Stone Ridge in 1976 and continued to work in N.Y.C. and world wide as a consultant. He was a member of ASCE.

He was an avid skier and passed his love of skiing onto his children and granddaughters. He appreciated classical music, exploring new restaurants, and traveling the world. He also enjoyed his family, watching football, and walks through the woods.

Thomas is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Judy M. Strong Sullivan; sons, Brian Sullivan of Stone Ridge; William Sullivan and partner Fatima Caetano, of Stone Ridge and Uberlandia, Brazil; daughters, Mary Maurer and her husband Erik Maurer, of Portsmouth, N.H., Alice Sullivan and partner Jason Vogel of Talkeetna, Alaska; granddaughters, Charlotte, Keating and Madigan Maurer; sisters, Elizabeth Grossman of Roscoe, N.Y., Margaret and Brad Lewis of Jefferson Valley, N.Y.; brother, John and Joyce Sullivan of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.

A celebration of his life will be held, Tuesday, Dec. 11th at Christ the King Church,3021 Route 213 East, Stone Ridge, N.Y. Viewing at 10 a.m. in the church chapel, service at 11 a.m. followed by burial at Fairview Cemetery, Stone Ridge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Rondout Valley Food Pantry, 3021 Route 213 East, Stone Ridge, N.Y., 12484 and the Marbletown Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 323, High Falls, N.Y., 12440.(www.GJ MoylanFuneralHome.com)

Published in the Daily Freeman on December 9, 2012

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Sullivan, Thomas P. [MC1954 RIP]

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Dr. Charles Anthony Panetta
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Panetta, Dr. Charles Anthony

OXFORD, Miss. Dr. Charles Anthony Panetta, 80, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Allen Morgan Health Center in Memphis, Tenn.

Survivors include his wife, Alicia Panetta of Oxford; two sons, Lawrence Michael Panetta and his wife, Adell of Ashburn, Va. and John Carl Panetta and his wife, Clayann of Memphis; four grandchildren, Margaret Adell, Christopher Rocco, Anna Clay and Joshua Charles and three sisters, Anna Zumbo, Rosemary Daly and Marian Neil all of Albany.

Born in Albany, Dr. Panetta was a 1950 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Albany. During his youth, he worked at his family’s well-known Albany restaurant, Panetta’s Restaurant, a favorite among locals for great Italian food. He continued his education at Manhattan College in New York City where he received his bachelor of science in biology and went on to earn his Ph.D in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.

He remained in New York working in Syracuse with Bristol-Myers where he contributed and was named on the patent of the drug, Ampicillin. He served his post-doctoral position at MIT in Boston from 1965 to 1967. Following the completion of his education, he moved to Oxford where he taught chemistry at the University of Mississippi and retired in 1999 as professor emeritus.

He enjoyed spending time outdoors, was an avid bicyclist and was meticulous in tending to his camellia plants, many of which still produce beautiful blooms, which he planted and grew around his home. Dr. Panetta loved classical music and was especially fond of the opera.

Dr. Panetta was preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Burke, and a brother, Joseph Panetta. A funeral Mass will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, in Oxford on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 1 p.m. with Father Joe Tonos officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from 4 to 6 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with a rosary service to follow at 6 p.m. A graveside service will be Monday, October 1, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery in Pensacola, Fla. Waller Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.

Memorial contributions in Dr. Panetta’s memory may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Building Fund, 416 South 5th Street, Oxford, MS 38655 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.

For further information, or to sign an online guestbook, please visit wallerfuneralhome.com or call (662) 234-7971.

Published in Albany Times Union on September 25, 2012

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Panetta, Charles Anthony [MC???? RIP]

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Dear John,

I believe that Charles is a member of the Class of 1954.

May He Rest In Peace.

Mike

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.] 

Panetta, Charles Anthony [MC1954 RIP]

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William E. Griffin
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Griffin, William E.

William E. Griffin passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 1, 2012, after a long illness. He was 79 years old.

William was born in Yonkers, N.Y., the eldest child of William Edmund and Madeline Lane Griffin. He was educated in Yonkers schools and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Manhattan College in 1954. After serving two years with the United States Army in Germany, he attended Villanova University School of Law, and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1960. He practiced Corporate and Business Law in Yonkers, N.Y. and later in Bronxville. In May of 1960 he married Margaret Olive O’Hara, who survives.

From 1960 through 1963 he served as Research Counsel to New York Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson. He was elected as a member of the Westchester County Board of Supervisors from 1963 through 1965.

Mr. Griffin was one of the original organizers of Hudson Valley Bank. He served as a director since its inception in 1972, and became Chairman of the Board in 1990. He served in that capacity until May of this year.

Mr. Griffin was a member of the President’s Council for the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation. He was President of the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation and a member of the Development Committee of St. Joseph’s Seminary. He served as a director of many charitable organizations, including Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise (NICE), the Monsignor Robert Fox Memorial Shelter for battered women, and the Hudson Valley National Foundation. He served as a Knight of Malta of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a former President of the Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Westchester Chapter.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his three children, Colleen, Daniel (Kathleen) and Katherine Griffin, and six grandchildren, Shannon, William, Jack, Michael, Sean and Brian; his brother Gary Griffin, sister Arlene Meyer, and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held at Flynn Memorial Home, Yonkers, N.Y., from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, September 6th at 10 AM at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Joseph’s Seminary, 201 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. 10704.

Flynn Memorial Home, Inc. 1652 Central Park Avenue Yonkers, NY 10710 914-963-5178 www.flynnmemorialhome.com

Published in the The Journal News on September 4, 2012

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Griffin, William E. [MC1954 RIP]

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In Memory of
David Richey
December 10, 1932 – August 19, 2012
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RICHEY-DAVID FRANCIS ON 8/19/12.ONE OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES OF LOCAL 32 B/J(S.E.I.U.) RECORDING SECRETARY OF DISTRICT 2 LOCAL 32 B/J. HIS FATHER DAVID WAS FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE UNION. EMPLOYED BY YONKERS RACEWAY FOR 40 YEARS. LIFELONG RESIDENT OF WOODSIDE. GRADUATE OF ST. SEBASTIAN, LA SALLE ACADEMY AND MANHATTAN COLLEGE. RETIRED AND RESIDING IN HAWLEY, PA FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.BELOVED SON OF THE LATE DAVID AND HELEN(NEE O’HAGAN) DEAR HUSBAND OF PATRICIA(NEE KILCOYNE) DEVOTED FATHER OF MOIRA, JAMES AND THE LATE ANGEL IN HEAVEN DAVID.LOVING BROTHER OF THE LATE GERARD,HELEN BRECHER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW AND FRIEND MELVIN BRECHER.SURVIVED BY MANY NIECES ,NEPHEWS AND FRIENDS.

Visitation
Thursday, August 30, 2012
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Kennedy-Roth Funeral Home
41- 45 58th Street
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 424-5430

Funeral Service
Friday, August 31, 2012
11:00am – 11:45am
St.Sebastian R.C. Church
58-02 Roosevelt Avenue
Woodside, NY 11377
718-429-4442
Driving Directions

Committal Service
Friday, August 31, 2012
12:15pm – 12:30pm
St.John Cemetery
8001 Metropolitan Ave
Middle Village, NY 11379-2948
718-894-4888

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Richey, David Francis [MC???? RIP]

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Dear John,

I believe that David is a member of the Class of 1954.

May He rest In Peace.

Mike

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Richey, David Francis [MC1954 RIP]

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Edward E. Hammer of Nela Park invented compact fluorescent light bulbs: news obituary
Published: Friday, July 20, 2012, 3:54 PM Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 4:01 PM
By Grant Segall

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Mayfield– Edward E. Hammer invented the compact fluorescent light bulb and more.

The retired Nela Park scientist died July 16 at Kindred in Lyndhurst. He was 80.

“Don’t tell Ed Hammer he can’t do something because he’ll likely prove you wrong,” Rocky Kistner wrote last year on his blog for the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Ellis Yan, chief executive officer of Technical Consumer Products in Aurora, said Hammer was both a great scientist and a great popularizer. “He wanted everyone to share his excitement for CFLs [compact fluorescent lights] and was able to explain the complexities of CFLs in a manner that anyone could understand.”

Hammer helped to develop many other products, including the F40 Watt Miser lamp. He shared in at least 35 U.S. patents, 14 foreign ones, and more than 40 papers. He won many national and global honors.

He was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and earned a bachelor’s of science degree at Manhattan College. He played semi-pro hockey at Madison Square Garden, where he met his future wife, Gertrude Filsinger, from Euclid.

Hammer worked briefly in California, then joined General Electric’s lighting headquarters at Nela Park in East Cleveland from 1957 to 2001. He became widely known as the father of fluorescent signature analysis, studying the light’s eventual decay.

The energy crisis of the 1970s spurred the compact fluorescent. Hammer needed a long, narrow bulb that fit a standard socket and came up with a double helix. It worked well but took long, expensive work by glassblowers to make. So the invention sat on the shelf until the 1990s, when companies such as the local Technical Consumer Products found ways to produce the bulbs inexpensively.

In retirement, Hammer consulted widely. He searched for mathematical relationships among subatomic particles. He also helped to develop computer chips to improve the efficiency of compact fluorescents now hitting the market.

“This will revolutionize everything about low wattage,” he told Kistner.

Hammer’s many honors included the Edison Gold Medal from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, where he was made a lifetime member. The Smithsonian Institution displays one of his first compact fluorescents.

The Hammers wintered in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea in Florida. There they liked to roller-blade, a sport reminiscent of their meeting over hockey.

Survivors: wife, the former Gertrude Filsinger; son, Edward D. Hammer of Solon; and three grandchildren.

Memorial event: private.

Contributions: Hospice of the Western Reserve, Attn.: Development, 17876 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110, hospicewr.org.

Arrangements: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

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Hammer, Edward E. [MC???? RIP]

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Dear John,

I believe that Edward is a member of the Class of 1954.

May He Rest In Peace.

Mike

McEneney, Mike (MC1953)

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Hammer, Edward E. [MC1954 RIP]

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William Mott Albert 
Albert, William Mott

William Mott Albert, of Pearl River, passed away peacefully at his home on March 10, 2012, at the age of 79. Bill was born September 1, 1932, at Nyack Hospital to Charles and Frances (Molt) Albert. Bill grew up in Haverstraw graduating Haverstraw High School In 1950. After High School he attended Manhattan College graduating in 1954 with a bachelor of arts in business administration and was a proud alumni association member until his passing. Bill served his country from 1954 to 1956 as a member of the Army during the Korean War. After military service he joined the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. before being named chief auditor of First Westchester National Bank in 1964. The last thirty years Bill worked as a tax accountant and financial adviser. He was a member of The Haverstraw Knights of Columbus Council #581, a parishioner of St. Aedan’s Church for which he served as treasurer for many years. Bill was also a former coach and manager for the Pearl River Senior Babe Ruth League.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 49 years Gloria (Antonelli) of Pearl River. He is also survived by his son Mark and his wife Linda along with his most cherished granddaughter Stephanie of Tappan. He also leaves behind a sister Helene O’Dowd of New City, his brother-in-law Joseph Antonelli of Sarasota Florida, and their families all of whom will miss him dearly. Bill’s family would like to thank their many friends whose love, support and generosity have been greatly appreciated and will not be forgotten. A special thank you to Colleen, Melanie, Marsha, Karold and the members of Rockland Hospice who have made the last few months full of comfort and peace for Bill.

The wake will be held at the Assumma-Shankey Funeral Home from 7-9 PM Tuesday, March 13th and 4-9 PM Wednesday March 14th. A mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 AM Thursday March 1 5″ at the Church of St. Aedan, 23 Reld Dr., Pearl River, N.Y., followed by burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Haverstraw. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to United Hospice of Rockland or St. Aedan’s Church.

Assumma-Shankey Funeral Home 34 N. Summit St. Pearl River NY 10965 (845) 735-4849

Published in the The Journal News from March 11 to March 12, 2012

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Albert, William Mott [MC1954 RIP]

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