1940
James M. Myers, MD, Rolla, MO, died February 28, 2009. James completed medical school at St. Louis University and his internship at St. John’s Hospital in St. Louis during World War II, serving his residency with the Army. After his discharge and a short time in Georgia, he returned to Missouri to open an office as a general practitioner in 1947, when he also became staff physician at Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, now called Missouri University of Science & Technology (S&T). In 1950, he and two other physicians formed the Rolla Clinic, working together in private practice and at the campus. James retired from S&T in 1983 after 36 years including 15 years as its student health service director. He loved golf, hunting, fishing and travel. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary, a daughter and extended family.
1948
Henry J. Scully, Rockville Centre, NY, died February 6, 2009. He served as a Navy pilot during World War II and retired from a career with the Immigration Service at Kennedy Airport in New York. Henry enjoyed a lifetime interest in drama and poetry. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Betty, daughters Kerry ’94 and Colleen, his brother, Rev. John T. Scully, SSE, a sister, Marguerite Diaz, and extended family.
1950
Francis J. Clark, Malta, NY, died December 20, 2008. Frank was a radio man in the Navy during World War II and served the occupying forces of Japan, traveling through Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He was a research scientist at Knolls Atomic Power laboratory in Schenectady, winning management awards and a high Navy honor for patents that he achieved. Active in his parish, he enjoyed classical music and his lake camp. He is survived by a sister. Thomas D. Haughian, Incline Village, Nevada, died April 15, 2007, the college learned recently. Thomas studied at the Foreign Service Institute of the State Department in 1955-56. Retired from the Air Force, he had been co-owner of an inn in Wisconsin and a sales associate with Lakeside Sales Company, and once served as president of the Incline Village Board of Realtors. He and his wife, Donna, had a son and two daughters. Salvatore Romano, White Plains, NY, died March 20, 2009. A combat veteran of the Korean War, he had worked most recently for Viacom International, Inc. (previously Gulf & Western) as a tax administrator, and before that for American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a show budget estimator and for Burrough’s Wellcome as an accountant. He was a member of the Tax Executive Institute and the VFW and enjoyed golf, boating and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Pam, a son, two daughters and extended family. Bernard C. Smith, Naugatuck, CT, died December 12, 2007, the college learned recently. A Navy veteran of World War II, Bernard’s graduate studies were at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. He retired in 1987 from Uniroyal Chemical Co. after 25 years of service. He belonged to the American Legion and enjoyed sailing, golf and bowling. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ann, a son, two daughters and extended family.
1954
George E. Lucia, MD, Malone, NY, died March 7, 2009. After graduation, George finished medical school at McGill University in Montreal in 1959, completed a year’s internship in Denver, CO, and his residency at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington from 1961 to 1963. He continued there with a specialty in anesthesia until 1968 when he moved to Madison General Hospital in Wisconsin until 1983. Then, until his 1994 retirement, George worked at Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone as chief of anesthesiology. He is survived by three sons, two daughters, a sister and extended family. Michael J. Paschal, Norristown, PA, died April 18, 2009. He lived in Connecticut for 20 years before moving to Norristown three years ago. Michael had worked as an industrial engineer and manufacturing manager for many years, including with Aldon Rug
Mills in Pennsylvania and Ozite Corporation in New England. He was predeceased by his wife and a son, and is survived by a son, two daughters, two brothers and extended family.
1956
Gene J. Austin, Huntsville, AL, died April 28, 2009. Gene served in the Marines and spent many years working as a technical writer for General Electric in Huntsville. He also had worked as a defense contractor and with the space program and belonged to the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, June; two sons, two daughters, five brothers, a sister and extended family.
1957
Frank C. Devane, DDS, Burden Lake, New York, died March 29, 2009. Frank graduated from Georgetown University School of Dentistry in 1961. Most recently he served the New York State Department of Correctional Services as assistant state dental director, and was in private practice in East Greenbush, New York, from 1963-1997. A strong supporter of the college as a President’s Medallion Society member, Frank was an avid sports fan who liked to hunt, fish and golf, and recently he traveled to Ireland with his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary, two sons, three daughters, including Kathleen ’89, two brothers, a sister, and extended family.
1959
Michael F. Burke, Saratoga Springs, NY, died May 3, 2009. An English major at Saint Michael’s, he later earned an MBA from University of Nebraska. Mike served in the Air Force from 1960 to 1989, was a graduate of the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama and a navigator on C-47s and B-52s, serving a tour of duty in Vietnam, and he had worked for NATO in Belgium and at various U.S. bases before his final assignment at the Pentagon. He worked on Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and on a joint Air Force Project with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his military retirement as a colonel, Mike worked in the ballistic missile defense industry, fully retiring in 2003. He loved horse-racing and was a researcher at the National Museum of Racing. He was predeceased by his first wife, Kathy, and is survived by his wife, Diana, three daughters, a stepson, a sister and extended family. Timothy Dailey, Granby, CT, died March 14, 2009. After attending Saint Michael’s, Tim moved to Connecticut and was a partner with Dailey & Sargent Insurance Agency in Somers. He was very active in that community with the Booster Club, Lions, Knights of Columbus and as a school board member, and was the popular longtime announcer at high school football games. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia, and is survived by four sons, four daughters, a brother and extended family.
1968
Edward D. O’Brien, West Springfield, MA, died March 17, 2009. After graduation Edward enlisted in the Army before starting a long career as a real estate appraiser. He also served on the Clinton Planning Board and in 1984 was appointed assessor for the Town of West Springfield, a job he held nearly 25 years. He was active in his parish and the Knights of Columbus (past Grand Knight, 4th degree), Rotary, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Elks and the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers, who presented him their Lifetime Achievement Award. He loved travel, history and golf. Edward is survived by three brothers, a sister and extended family.
1972
Kevin T. Althouse, Surprise, AZ, died February 27, 2009. He was a graduate of Syracuse University S.I. Newhouse School of Communication and Syracuse University School of Law, had worked as a newspaper reporter and been active in local politics in upstate New York. He also had worked for the New York State Bar Association, held positions in the banking and insurance industry and taught writing at colleges in New York, Maryland and Florida. He had also been a contributor to Founders Hall and Saint Michael’s College Magazine. He is survived by his sister.
1974
Lucien J. Barrette, Smyrna, GA, died September 16, 2008 of pancreatic cancer. Lucien was a banking executive in the Atlanta area and a community volunteer. He was a U.S.-Coast-Guard-approved captain and loved the sea. He is survived by his wife, Julia, a son and two daughters, and by his father, a brother, two sisters and extended family.
1980
Lawrence F. Slamons, Poughkeepsie, NY, died February 21 from diabetes and heart disease. A native of Connecticut, he received a master’s in education from the University of Bridgeport after Saint Michael’s and had been employed as a permanent substitute teacher for the West Side Middle School of Waterbury, and prior to that was a claims adjuster in Cheshire and Farmington for Allstate Insurance. He is survived by a son and a brother
1996
Gregory D. Houser, Minnetonka, MN, died March 6, 2009. Born and raised in New Jersey, Greg received his MBA from the University of Minnesota after Saint Michael’s and had worked as a securities-based mortgage analyst for GMAC and Washington Mutual Bank. He enjoyed cycling, skiing, fishing, skating and boating. He is survived by his wife, Stacy, two sons, his mother and stepfather, two sisters and extended family.
Master’s
M1966
Daughters of the Holy Spirit Sister Alice Belanger, Putnam, CT, died March 30, 2009, at the age of 100. A Rhode Island native, Sr. Belanger made her religious profession in August 1927 at the Daughters of the Holy Spirit Motherhouse in France and was then known as Sister. Anne Aimee. A graduate of Annhurst College, she earned her master’s and TESL certification at Saint Michael’s and was a teacher most of her religious life in New England and Canada, along with performing other duties in her congregation. She is survived by extended family.
M1990
Sister of Notre Dame Helen D. Seager, Ipswich, MA, died March 3, 2009. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur at Waltham, Massachusetts in 1955, later receiving a bachelor’s from Emmanuel College and an education master’s from Boston State College before earning her master in theology from Saint Michael’s. Sister Seager served many schools in greater Boston as a teacher. She is survived by a sister, a brother and extended family.

Faculty and Friends
Rabbi Max B. Wall, Burlington, VT, died on May 12, 2009. Rabbi Wall, born in Poland and raised on New York’s Lower East Side, was a distinguished moral educator and activist for justice and human rights, and a prominent and beloved Burlington community leader and former World War II Army chaplain who taught Jewish-related classes as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Michael’s from 1964-1993. The Rabbi Wall Endowment Program, established in 1993, contributes to the Judaica collection in the college’s library and an annual Rabbi Wall lecture. He also taught at other area colleges. His degrees were from Yeshiva University and the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. After enlisting in the Army Chaplain Corps as a newly ordained rabbi, he served with the Ninth Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of the concentration camps, helping thousands of displaced persons. He served many boards and groups dedicated to justice and humanity through the decades and received many honors, including honorary doctorates from Saint Michael’s and other institutions. He belonged to Rotary Club, several veterans and Jewish organizations and was chaplain emeritus of the Masons. He was an avid reader and adult learner in retirement and a big baseball fan of the Yankees since childhood. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Miriam, three daughters and extended family.