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memorials ily, above his desk is a caricature drawn of him from his days at Pi Lambda Pi fraternity at Lafayette. It is labeled “Saint Henry” and portrays him as an angel with the word “duty” inscribed above. Hank is survived by wife Rita, daughter and son-in-law Cary and Gary Scottoline, son and daughter-in-law Robert and Barbara Bangser, grandsons Matthew, Peter, and Jason, and granddaughter Rachel, and by his brother William (Bill) Bangser ’44. Henry Bangser was pre-deceased in 2009 by his son Alan. Alan J. Goldman ’49 Goldman’s Yarn Stores Owner Alan J. Goldman ’49 of White Plains, NY died on Feb. 16, 2010 at age 77. He was the owner of Goldman’s Yarn Stores of Westchester, the Bronx and Brooklyn, a retail chain founded by his father and a favorite destination for customers for generations. He is survived by Phyllis Goldman, his wife of 52 years, daughter Terri Shapiro, sons Bruce and Michael Goldman, daughters-in-law Linda and Karen and son-in-law Rob, and seven grandchildren, and by his brother and sister-in-law Elliot and Jill Goldman. graduate of Boston University Akselrod turned his love of stamp collecting into a profession when he worked as a stamp appraiser. He later founded a specialty foods importing business. While in the Army he joined the Free Masons, and was very active in the NYC branch, serving as District Deputy Grand Master of the 10th Manhattan District 1998-2000. He also served as Grand High Priest of the Constitution Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. After retiring, he worked as the Secretary of the Scottish Rite in Manhattan and as an editor for the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in New York City. He loved to travel, golf, dance, and vacation in Maine. He is survived by his domestic partner of 19 years, Barbara Shelley, two nieces and a nephew. Richard Lipsett ’54 Lighting Designer and Book Editor Richard Lipsett ’54 died June 5, 2010 at age 73 at the Village Crest Nursing Center in New Milford, CT. Horace Mann School expresses condolences. A graduate of Columbia University he was a lighting designer for Ellis Rabb’s A.P.A. repertory theater on Broadway and had an encyclopedic knowledge of theater and musicals. Lipsett later became a book editor. He was a longtime resident of New Preston, CT. $ Marcel Akselrod ’51 An Active Mason Horace Mann School mourns the passing of Marcel Akselrod ’51 of New York City, who died June 25, 2010 after a long illness. A In Memoriam Horace Mann records with sorrow the deaths of the following graduates and members of the Horace Mann community and extends its sympathies to all family and friends who have lost loved ones. Robert Werner ’29 ...................................................... MAY 14, 2010 Lamson Blaney ’32............................................... AUGUST 15, 2008 John Dirks ’35 ................................................... JANUARY 26, 2010 Andre Mendell ’35 .................................................MARCH 13, 2010 George W. Phillips ’35...................................... FEBRUARY 15, 2010 Raymond V. Luthy ’37 .............................................. APRIL 13, 2010 Ira Gabrielson ’40 .............................................. JANUARY 18, 2010 William Kronthal ’40 .......................................... AUGUST 25, 2010 Joan Goldwasser Schine ’40......................... SEPTEMBER 18. 2010 Norman Yarmis ’40 ......................................... FEBRUARY 13, 2010 John Wenner ’40 ............................................... JANUARY 16, 2006 Ross Cone ’41 ......................................................... MARCH 25, 2010 Charles J. Miller ’41 ...................................................JULY 22, 2010 Richard Simonoff ’41 ...................................... FEBRUARY 16, 2009 Frederick Staats ’41............................................OCTOBER 17, 2008 Andrew Rohman ’42 .............................................. MARCH 12,2010 Bette Burson ’43............................................ SEPTEMBER 16. 2010 William Heineman ’43 .................................... FEBRUARY 21, 2010 Ralph Dikeman ’45B .......................................... JANUARY 10, 2010 Sanford Friedman ’45..............................................APRIL 20, 2010 Richard J. Posner ’45 ................................................ JUNE 15, 2010 Howard M. Fox ’47 ........................................... FEBRUARY 27, 2010 Warren Meyers ’47 .....................................................JULY 24, 2010 S. Robert Weltz ’47 .................................................MARCH 21, 2010 Malvin Cole ’49 ........................................................ APRIL 12, 2010 Alan Goldman ’49 ............................................ FEBRUARY 16, 2010 Jack Raiff ’50........................................................... MARCH 1, 2009 Marcel Akselrod ’51 .................................................. JUNE 25, 2010 Victor Shiry ’52 ........................................................... MAY 14, 2010 Richard Lipsett ’54 ......................................................... JUNE 2010 John Radbill ’56 ......................................................AUGUST 7, 2010 Peter Felder ’60 .................................................OCTOBER 30, 2008 George Choderker ’62 ....................................NOVEMBER 18, 2009 Joseph Knoepfler ’68 Eugene Matthews ’77 ........................................ JANUARY 31, 2010 Keith Rodman ’85 ................................................. AUGUST 21, 2010 62 Horace Mann Magazine Fall/Winter 2010-11

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11
Contents
Letters
Greetings from Dr. Tom Kelly, Horace Mann School Head of School
Greetings From Melissa Parento, Horace Mann School Director of Development
Horace Mann School Today
Dr. Tom Kelly Looks Back, and Forward, with Appreciation
Patricia Zuroski Launches New Diversity Initiative
Marcia Levy is New Head of Nursery Division
News of the School
Alumni Council Corner
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann Magazine - Fall/Winter 2010-11