IN REMEMBRANCE | FALL/WINTER 2025 | 59 1950s Howard G. Lasser ’50, Fairfax, Va., June 3, 2025. Lasser was a member of The Brown and White and Sigma Alpha Mu. His siblings, Arnold Lasser ’44 and Joseph Lasser ’45, were members of the Lehigh family. Richard L. Stiles ’50, Wayne, Pa., June 13, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II, Stiles contributed to the U.S. space program through his work for GE. His grandchild, Joseph Lobeck, is a member of the Class of 2020. Robert T. Hoyt ’51 ’52, Newtown Square, Pa., June 5, 2025. Hoyt was a member of the cross-country, swimming and wrestling teams. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked for GE before starting his own payroll services company, which he operated for 35 years. A. Charles Kuss III ’52, Center Valley, Pa., Aug. 24, 2025. Kuss was a member of the lacrosse team and Chi Psi. A veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he worked as the VP of operations at A-Treat Bottling Co. He volunteered extensively with his class and the Senior Alumni Council. For this, he was honored with the Alumni Award in 2017. He was also a member of the Tower Society. William P. Schlecht ’52, Sun City, Ariz., May 30, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Schlecht worked as the head of the test center division for Bucyrus-Erie. Spencer T. Foote Jr. ’53, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 15, 2025. Foote was a member of Delta Phi and the football team and was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired as a manufacturing engineer from Cincinnati Milacron. Paul Niederer Jr. ’53, Pittsboro, N.C., Sept. 21, 2024. Niederer served in the U.S. Army before beginning his career with General Electric Co. Aircraft Engine Group. His sibling, Robert Niederer, was a member of the Class of 1956. Richard J. Melchner ’55, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., June 8, 2025. A member of Sigma Alpha Mu and The Brown and White, Melchner was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. His children, Leanne (Melchner) Rettig ’87 and Jason Melchner ’89, are members of the Lehigh family. John H. Westerman ’55, Eagan, Minn., March 1, 2025. A Phi Delta Theta member, Westerman made his career in sales and retired as the vice president of Bucyrus-Erie mining manufacturing. IN REMEMBRANCE The alumni and university communities extend their sympathy to the families of the alumni listed. Obituary sources include relatives, alumni and friends. Send details to Advancement Services, 306 S. New St., Suite 500, Bethlehem, PA 18015; 1-866-517-1552; askrecords@lehigh.edu. The following were reported to us as of August 31, 2025: man Campus celebrating our time at Lehigh, and now, we’re spread all around the world starting our next journey. I enjoyed how busy my summer was, catching up with friends and starting my fulltime job. One particularly special night I had was celebrating David Cueva just before he moved to San Francisco. David has been a close friend of mine since we lived next door to each other on the third floor of Palmer Hall our first year. David’s heading to work as a software engineer at Google, and I could not be prouder of him. Of course, this would not be a true Lehigh celebration without a lot of story sharing that made the people sitting next to us turn their heads. While I won’t share the details of the stories exchanged (those are far too special to be in writing), it was nice to hear what everyone’s been up to post-grad. Joey Pedone and Lee Kermanshahchi enjoyed summer before starting their full-time jobs in the fall. Jordan Bell liked his summer internship in tax at PwC in Boston. Sara Iuzzolino dove head first into her job as an underwriter at Crum & Forster and is thriving living in NYC. Overall, it’s been so fun randomly bumping into a handful of you and seeing what everyone’s been up to on social media. ’26 Amanda Rowan, abr226@lehigh. edu Wow, I can’t believe it’s officially senior year! Walking around campus, soaking up all the Lehigh love, I wish I could go back to my first year. Dakota Russell is an environmental engineering major and spent the summer in Boise, Idaho, as a surface water engineering intern. Dakota said that throughout her internship, she learned so many different things and especially valued learning about different engineering software and learning about the behind the scenes. She will be returning next summer as a fulltime surface water engineer. When home, she volunteers at her local shelter in Virginia, but since she wasn’t there last summer, she wanted to find a way to get involved with the Humane Society out in Boise. Without time to dedicate though, she found another way. Dakota said that every year for her birthday, she does something to celebrate, but not your typical party celebration. For her 20th, she biked 50 miles; for her 19th, she ran 19 miles. For her 21st, she decided to do a triathlon—2.1-mile swim, a 21-mile bike and 21-mile run. In total, she raised $2,245 and donated it to the Humane Society. She also is president of the Mountain Hawk birding club and on the soccer and track and field teams. Congratulations, Dakota. This is so important and impactful! And to stay on the track of our engineering majors, meet Ben Tesman, a mechanical engineering major with a minor in applied math.Last summer, Ben interned with Skanska, a construction and engineering company. He was on site every day in Hunts Point in the Bronx, helping them build a wastewater treatment plant. He said that with all the hands-on work, he learned so much, such as helping with hot water pipe flushing and grout progress tracking. Ben was also able to keep up with his photography skills, showing off all the cool work he’s doing, which I loved seeing. At Lehigh, he recently brought back the men’s mental health club, where he plans on doing a variety of philanthropy events. As always, email me for a chance to be featured next time. Now, it’s time to cherish our senior year! Peace out, Mountain Hawks. ’27 Ava Koslowsky, ask227@lehigh. edu and Sydney Floch, sff227@lehigh.edu ’28 Laura Preston, lap328@lehigh. edu
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