IN REMEMBRANCE | SPRING 2026 | 63 before founding and operating Clever Closets. Dale W. Parker MBA’72, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 3, 2025. Parker worked for Cramer’s Home Centers for over 30 years as a buyer and vice president of operations. Virginia Schocker Ed.D.’72, Easton, Pa., Sept. 10, 2025. Schocker was a third-grade teacher in Greenwich Township, N.J., in addition to several other roles in education. Walt A. Horn M.Ed.’73, Coplay, Pa., Dec. 17, 2025. Horn coached football at college, high school and semi-pro levels. He was a college recruiter and a high school guidance counselor. Richard C. Brace Ed.D.’74, San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 29, 2025. A retired lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Air Force, Brace taught aerospace sciences while completing his doctorate at Lehigh. He was the academic dean of the Department of Defense’s English Language Center. Damir Franekic Ph.D.’74, Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 3, 2025. Franekic taught mathematics as a professor at Penn State University, Lafayette College and Lehigh University, as well as for the U.S. Navy. Dermott M. Garrett M.Ed.’75, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 25, 2025. Garrett worked as a principal for both Upper Dauphin Area and Lancaster Catholic high schools. Lena (Schultz) Johnson M.Ed.’75, Telford, Pa., Dec. 19, 2025. Johnson worked as a principal for many years in the North Penn School District and as executive director of the Adult Literacy Council in Montgomery County. Thomas Kelly Jr. MS’76, South Lebanon, Ohio, Oct. 22, 2024. Kelly worked as a metallurgical engineer for General Electric. Mark E. Kruger Ed.D.’77, Colchester, Vt., Aug. 21, 2025. Kruger was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a professor of special education at East Stroudsburg University. John R. Darrohn MBA’78, Nazareth, Pa., Sept. 28, 2025. Darrohn worked for Genon Energy Systems. Diana L. DiCosmo M.Ed.’80, Easton, Pa., Oct. 28, 2025. DiCosmo was an associate professor (emeritus) and learning specialist at Lehigh Carbon Community College. Barbara D. (Leggitt) Cartal M.Ed.’81, Allamuchy, N.J., Nov. 23, 2025. Cartal taught in Washington Borough Schools for 25 years. Thomas R. Frankenfield MS’82, McPherson, Kan., Nov. 14, 2025. A career veteran of the U.S. Army, Frankenfield retired as a lieutenant colonel. Ronald L. Smith M.Ed.’82, Elizabethtown, Pa., Aug. 26, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Smith retired as the administrative director of the Cumberland Perry Area Vocational Technical School. Howard D. Gneiding MBA’84, Orefield, Pa., Sept. 22, 2025. Gneiding was a self-employed CPA and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Terry L. Mancini M.Ed.’86 Ed.D.’90, Sinking Spring, Pa., Dec. 6, 2025. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Mancini worked as a principal and superintendent, retiring from the Upper Merion Area School District. Beverly R. Bohner MS’88, Allentown, Pa., Sept. 22, 2025. After retiring from Western Electric, Bohner worked as a professor of computer science at Reading Area Community College. Charles L. Cerny MS’88, Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2025. Cerny spent his 33-year career at the Air Force Research Laboratories. His spouse, Barbara Timpte Cerney MS’87, is a member of the Lehigh family. Christine S. (Nowakowski) Greenaway M.Ed.’88, Bangor, Pa., Oct. 31, 2025. William D. Starr Ed.D.’89, Indio, Calif., Oct. 9, 2025. Starr taught and served in administration for several school districts, retiring as the Lebanon School District superintendent. Philip J. Simon Ed.D.’91, Denville, N.J., Sept. 17, 2025. Simon taught, coached, served as principal and director of special education, and retired as the superintendent of Alexandria Township Schools. Jean Boyda Powers MA’05, Bethlehem, Pa., Oct. 12, 2024. Powers was the Northampton County Court Advocate for Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley. Lauren Rose Propst MA’08, Honesdale, Pa., Nov. 12, 2025.
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