Audrey Clough Johnson '38 died August 7, 2006 in Chestertown. A teacher in the Kent County Public School System for more than 20 years, she was a founding member, and later curator, of the Rock Hall Museum. She maintained a collection of American Indian artifacts and often gave talks and guided tours. In 1989 she received a Maryland's Most Beautiful People Volunteer Award. In 2005, her daughter, Karen Johnson '68, established a WC scholarship in her name.
James B. Caine Sr. '45, a realtor and developer responsible for much of the growth in northern Ocean City, died July 6, 2006 in Berlin, MD. The president of Theta Chi fraternity while attending WC, he earned an MBA in accounting from the University of Chicago.
Gloria Mae "Gee Gee" Buschman Voith '47 died in Atlanta on August 4, 2006. At WC, Gee Gee (short for Glamour Girl) majored in math, founded the cheerleading squad, joined the Alpha Omicron Delta sorority and graduated cum laude. She was an accomplished painter and an avid reader who loved poetry. Gee Gee took up the game of golf and became an AWGA champion and women's champion at Ansley Golf Club and Atlanta Country Club. A real estate agent for 25 years, she was a member of the million dollar club.
Samuel C. P. Baldwin '48 passed away May 21, 2006 in Weeks Medical Center, Lancaster, NH. After graduating from Washington College, he attended Johns Hopkins University and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law. He practiced law in Baltimore for many years and was the founder of the Baltimore Rowing Club.
Albert Woonho Ro '78, a dentist and a leader in Baltimore's Korean community, was found beaten to death in his Glen Burnie office on September 26, 2006. He had emigrated with his family from South Korea in 1970, graduated from McDonogh School and studied biology at WC. He received a DDS degree from University of Maryland's dental school in 1982. During his service in the Air Force, he became reacquainted with members of his extended family who still live in South Korea. After leaving the military, he opened a general practice in Lutherville and, soon after, opened a second office in Glen Burnie. He leaves a wife and two grown children.
Major Patrick J. Lamoure '85 died August 9, 2003, of colon cancer. He was 40. Trained as a lawyer, he had been part of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG). The recipient of five Army commendations, he received a posthumous Meritorious Service Medal for volunteering his legal services to victims of 9/11. As a student, he rowed crew and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. His parents, Sally and Thomas, said that their son's time at WC was one of the happiest of his life.
Robin L. Albright-Himmelberger '05, the recent bride of Daniel W. Himmelberger '05, died on October 3, 2006, at her home in Morgantown, PA. The political science major was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society, and Omicron Delta Epsilon, the economics honor society. She had volunteered at Reading Hospital from 1997 to 2001. Robin was a member of St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, Plowville. Her husband and parents are her only survivors.
Bernard Haske, former member of the chemistry faculty at Washington College, died in June 2006 in Richmond, VA. Bernie left Washington College in 1967 to join the faculty at Adelphi Suffolk College, now Dowling College, from where he retired in 1991. He moved back to Chestertown following his retirement and, in 1993, rejoined the Washington College faculty as a sabbatical replacement for one semester as a visiting professor of chemistry.
Margery M. "Marcy" Parker, the wife of John Parker '55, died after a long battle with cancer on August 19, 2006. Marcy was a devoted College supporter who worked for WC for the past several years, first in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and, most recently, in the Office of the President. In 1992, she and John retired from New York to Chestertown to start a bed and breakfast and became active volunteers, enthusiastic Sho'men sports fans and frequent hosts to Washington College alumni, parents and friends; they were especially enthusiastic supporters of the men's and women's basketball programs, traveling to most away games and hosting an annual dinner in their home for players and coaches during winter break.
Joseph W. Sener, Jr., a College trustee and former Chair of The 1782 Society, died on September 4, 2006 at his home in Church Hill, MD. The retired Vice Chairman of Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc. had been active with the College as a member of the President's Advisory Council from 1996 until his recent appointment to the Board. A champion of the liberal arts in general, and of Washington College in particular, he believed in the power of education to shape our nation's future and in the power of one person to make a difference. To that end, he and his wife, Dolly, made significant and lasting investments in WC students, faculty, facilities and programs. Joe also supported the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, where the Visitors Center is named in his honor. He was Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Museum. Additionally, Joe was a founding director and former chairman of Chesapeake Bank and Trust, a former president of the Baltimore Security Analysts Society and past President and Trustee Emeritus of The Boys' Latin School of Maryland.
Sharon Lee Hurd, daughter of Ruth "Miss Dee" Dickerson, died September 7, 2006. Sharon had worked with her mother running the College's Snack Bar for many years, and also operated Sharon's Diner, popular with students and alumni. Her son, Phillip "Cheesedog" Hurd, preceded her in death. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a sister and a niece.
Alice Wickes, a housekeeper for Washington College for 41 years, died October 22, 2006 after suffering a stroke. She was 70. At the time of her death, students were organizing efforts to assist Mrs. Wickes, whose home had been damaged recently in an electrical fire. Within the College community, she had always been the first to organize aid for others in need.
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