In Memoriam

Sarah Lawrence College expresses its condolences to the family and friends of the following members of our community who died since the publication of our Spring 2005 issue:

Sybil Dillman Latimore’31 April 26, 2005

Elizabeth McCreary Simonds’32 May 13, 2005

Elizabeth Dunham Aurelius’36 January 25, 2004

Elizabeth Perkins Nickerson’36 November 15, 2004

Janet Pinckney Borden’38 February 12, 2005

Elizabeth Brownlee Gezon’38 February 19, 2005

Arline Bliss Pearse’38 2005

Curran Earle Carr’39 May 17, 2005

Katharine Jackson Reese’39 March 25, 2005

Mary Novak Schmick’40 April 13, 2005

Florence Neumann Vipond’40 March 21, 2005

Joyce Morgenstern Kingsley’43 February 18, 2005

Nancy West Mrozinski’43 February 28, 2005

Edith Ingalls Vignos’45 June 6, 2005

Elizabeth Merker Sligh’46 April 9, 2005

Barbara Harrington Murray’47 July 26, 2004

Ruth Aldis Timberman’50 April 20, 2005

Patricia Lettiere Altschul’51 unknown Mary Hooker’51 March 10, 2005

Leslie Tamases Ellen ’53 November 19, 2004

Caroline Eschauzier Carroll’58 May 5, 2005

Brian M. Zlotkin’78 October 27, 2004

We also acknowledge the deaths of the following alumnae/i of which we’ve only recently received word:

We remember the following faculty and staff members who were vital members of the Sarah Lawrence community:

Marc Lappé, who taught developmental biology at the Center for Continuing Education in 1975, died at age 62 on May 14, 2005, at his home north of San Francisco. In addition to teaching, he was a noted author of books about the hazards and misuse of industrial chemicals.

Harold McLeod Turner, library assistant in reader services from 1960 to 1962, died on November 8, 2004 at age 90. During his time at Sarah Lawrence he also helped students with the business management of The Campus, as the student newspaper was then known.

Susan Sontag, the essayist, novelist, and cultural and political commentator, who taught philosophy at Sarah Lawrence in 1959-60, died in New York City on December 28, 2004.