In Memoriam

Howard H. Church, Jr., 75, of Newington, a longtime employee at UConn Heath, who retired in 1997, on March 29.

Barbara Ellis-Cascio, 78, of Pasadena, California, was assistant to the administrator of the UConn McCook Hospital in Hartford and assisted in the design of the present UConn Health hospital building in Farmington, on March 26.

Dr. David Krutchkoff, 80, of Avon, a professor emeritus and founder of the oral and maxillofacial pathology department at UConn Health, on April 12

Doris E. LeCasse, 95, of Windham, a retired secretary from the College of Agriculture, on March 23.

Arland Meade, 103, of Bartow, Fla., a retired faculty member who was the head of agricultural publications, on April 16.

Michael McAndrews, 73, of West Hartford, a former adjunct instructor at UConn Law, on March 20.

Tessie Naranjo, 75, of Southington, a finance director for 35 years before retiring in 2010, on April 10.

Jerome Smith, 87, of Mansfield, a retired professor from the psychology department, on March 30.

Clara Taylor, 72, of Storrs, a laboratory technician of 27 years who retired from the microbiology department in 2003, on April 10.

Charles Van Doren, 93, of New Canaan, a former adjunct instructor in English at UConn Torrington, on April 9.

Retirements

Phyllis Horvith will be retiring from her role as an administrative specialist in May. Phyllis came to UConn in 2005, and has spent the last six-plus years supporting the Office of the Vice President for Research. She plans to relocate to Boise, Idaho.

Notable Achievements

Stuart Brown, Director of Student Services at UConn Waterbury, has launched his own online Broadway music radio station, Sounds of Broadway, which offers wide-ranging listing of music from the off-Broadway, Broadway, and London stages.

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