IN REMEMBRANCE | SPRING 2026 | 59 1950s Donald S. Boyhont ’51 MS’58, Nazareth, Pa., Oct. 10, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Boyhont worked for Bethlehem Steel, Dixie Cup and Fuller Company. Richard M. Bistritz ’52, Silver Spring, Md., Aug. 14, 2025. Bistritz served in the U.S Army in Korea. He worked in social welfare programs at city, state and federal levels. Robert W. Prigge ’52, Plainsboro, N.J., July 25, 2025. Richard A. Smith ’52, Sandusky, Ohio, Sept. 24, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Smith worked for Sam Stein Associated and Ford Motor Company. Richard B. Washer ’52, Hickory, N.C., Sept. 30, 2025. Washer was a veteran of the U.S. Army and made his career with GE. He was a member of the Tower Society. Julius Lauber ’53, Franklin Lakes, N.J., Sept. 13, 2025. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, Lauber ran the Lauber Construction Co. for many years. He served 63 years on the Franklin Lakes Planning Board. Francis M. Leake ’53, Hanover Township, Pa., Sept. 11, 2025. A member of Theta Chi, Leake worked for Bethlehem Steel for over 30 years. James G. Gottling ’54, Sunapee, N.H., Oct. 29, 2025. Gottling was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and the fencing team. He worked as a professor of electrical engineering at The Ohio State University for over 30 years. He was a member of the Tower Society. Ronald B. Madison ’54 Ph.D.’69, Bethlehem, Pa., Nov. 5, 2025. Madison was a member of the football, wrestling and track teams, as well as Sigma Nu. He made his career as a teacher and researcher in the steel and utility industries. His Lehigh legacy includes his children, Michael Madison ’80 and Ronald Madison ’87, and grandchild Alexandra Madison ’18. Andrew R. Willey Jr. ’54, Pennington, N.J., July 21, 2025. A veteran of the N.J. National Guard, Willey worked for Johns Manville Corp. and Thiel Monuments. Wilmer L. Youmans ’54, Pickerington, Ohio, Dec. 10, 2025. A member of the wrestling team, Youmans served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked as an engineer for Western Electric, Bell Labs and the Air Force Aerospace Guidance and Metrology Center. Dean R. Castor ’55, Blue Bell, Pa., Sept. 1, 2025. Castor was a Chi Phi member and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He rose through the family business to become president of Castor Insurance, Inc. Gary C. Smith ’55, Bastrop, Texas, Oct. 15, 2025. A member of Theta Xi and the track and cross-country teams, Smith was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for Shell for nearly 40 years. Z. William Fazekas ’56, Mooresville, N.C., Aug. 30, 2025. Fazekas was a member of the football and track teams, as well as Lambda Chi Alpha. Jesse D. Hasson ’56 M.Ed.’67, Perkiomenville, Pa., Dec. 12, 2025. Hasson was a member of Theta Xi, Mustard & Cheese, and a veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve. He worked in the Central Bucks School District. He was a member of the South Mountain Society. IN REMEMBRANCE The alumni and university communities extend their sympathy to the families of the alumni listed. Please send obituary details to Advancement Services, 306 S. New St., Suite 500, Bethlehem, PA 18015; 1-866517-1552; askrecords@lehigh.edu. The following were reported to us as of December 31, 2025: Graduate College of Business Dave Herold MBA’99 joined the Pearl S. Buck International board of directors. According to the press release, he “currently serves as chief executive officer of Lenape Valley Foundation (LVF), a leading nonprofit behavioral health organization serving more than 14,000 individuals annually across Bucks County and the greater Philadelphia region. In this role, he oversees the operations of 37 programs and is leading LVF in its collaborative efforts to open the first standalone crisis center in the county. … “Herold has a personal connection to Pearl S. Buck International—his godson was adopted from Korea through Welcome House, the adoption agency founded by Pearl Buck specializing in the placement of multiracial children. … This personal connection to the organization has deepened Herold’s appreciation for the history and mission of Pearl S. Buck International. … “He and his wife Doreen have three children and reside in Perkiomenville.” College of Education Tonya B. Amankwatia, Ph.D.’08 P’19 writes that she is “leading a global passion movement for ethical and responsible AI. While I was in Istanbul, the head of Ukraine’s defence university asked me to facilitate a session at a joint ADL conference with Norway and other NATO nations. It’s preserving human judgment, using XR and AI in high-stakes training environments. The invitation was based on a framework I created and shared by invitation at the NATO training technology conference this summer in Istanbul.” The framework is called MARIT (Metacognition, Agency, Resilience, Integrity and Trust). Amankwatia developed it in collaboration “with the international coordination lead for the U.S. Air Force and a NATO European contractor ... since it is an active war.” P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Science Lieutenant Commander George Schultz M’66 served for 22 years in the U.S. Navy. He started as an enlisted ships inertial navigation technician and moved up the ranks, earning a degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in systems engineering along the way. After retiring from service, he worked at Advanced Data Concepts in national systems and research and power utilities in Oregon and Washington. He earned a project management certificate from Portland State University in 2004 and fully retired in 2016.
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