CLASS NOTES | FALL 2023 | 75 of the basketball team and Phi Delta Theta. He retired from General Electric. Edward K. Delany ’58, Wyomissing, Pa., Aug. 7, 2023. A veteran of the U.S. Army and Phi Delta Theta member, Delany made his career in banking and retired as vice president of Hamilton Bank. He was also a member of the Tower Society. Robert J. Eckert ’58 M.S. ’59, Danville, Calif., July 18, 2023. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Eckert was a member of the golf team and Delta Phi. He worked as a computer programmer for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and NASA. Thomas J. Healy ’58, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., May 1, 2023. Healy was captain of the basketball team and a member of Theta Delta Chi. He grew the family business of Congress Gas & Oil to be one of the largest petroleum distributors in the Northeast. He was very active with his local alumni club, hosting many Lehigh-Lafayette telecasts. He was also a member of the Tower Society. His child, Thomas J. Healy Jr., is a member of the Class of 1985. Scott E. Wollaston ’58, Ridgewood, N.J., Jan. 16, 2023. Wollaston was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the swim team. He retired as general counsel of Siemens Corporation. His child, William Wollaston, is a member of the Class of 1990. Philip A. Burrows ’59, New Vernon, N.J., July 10, 2023. Burrows served in the National Guard. He worked for Road and Track and Car and Driver magazines. Robert J. Sherman ’59, Lahaska, Pa., June 29, 2023. A Tau Delta Phi member, Sherman retired from Prudential Insurance. John M. St. Clair ’59, Aiken, S.C., June 5, 2023. An Alpha Chi Rho member, St. Clair was an owner of a steel warehouse. He was a member of the Tower Society. William S. Wolfe ’59, Seabrook Island, S.C., June 25, 2023. Wolfe served in the U.S. Navy in Korea before attending Lehigh, where he was a Delta Upsilon member. He worked with General Electric for 34 years, working in the general counsel’s office. 1960s Edward A. Argue ’60, Hendersonville, N.C., April 13, 2023. Argue retired from Stone & Webster, Inc. He was a member of the Tower Society. John C. Heiss ’60, Auburndale, Mass., July 28, 2023. A member of the Marching 97, Heiss was a teacher at the New England Conservatory of Music for over 50 years. He was also a flutist, composer and conductor. Richard G. Lynn ’60 ’61, Tunkhannock, Pa. May 6, 2023. Lynn was a Phi Sigma Kappa member. He was president of Paperskills Intl. His child, Eric Lynn, is a member of the Class of 1984. Henry S. Sedgwick Jr. ’60, Bern Township, Pa., June 19, 2023. President of Alpha Tau Omega, Sedgwick made his career in the garment industry, co-founded Viatech, a material handling company, and retired as a real estate agent. Edward S. Sider ’60, Seattle, Wash., June 10, 2023. Sider was a member of the soccer and lacrosse teams, as well as Pi Lambda Phi. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the Vietnam War and went on to found Edward S. Sider & Associates, Mechanical Engineers. Larry E. Moyer ’61, Mertztown, Pa., Aug. 18, 2023. A member of the football team and Sigma Nu, Moyer was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked as an insurance agent. He volunteered with his class as an alumnus and was awarded the Alumni Award in 1986. His children, David Moyer ’86 and Suzanne (Moyer) Outt ’88, are members Herbert J. Siegel ’50, an investor, philanthropist and former trustee of Lehigh University, passed away Aug. 12, 2023, at the age of 95. Siegel received his B.A. in journalism from Lehigh in 1950. During his undergraduate years, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, The Brown and White staff, Interfraternity Council and the band. He also participated with the swimming and J.V. football teams. Siegel established numerous endowed funds for scholarships as well as faculty support. In 1987, he created the Franz Faculty Development Fund and Franz Fellowship Fund to honor the retirement of Paul J. Franz, Lehigh’s first vice president of development. In 1990, Siegel established the Ann L. Siegel Scholarship in honor of his first wife, Ann, to support female students majoring in journalism or pre-med. He also created the General Colin L. Powell Scholarship in 1996 and, in 2000, the Peter Maas Endowed Journalism Scholarship Fund. Siegel also supported the Siegel Gallery, part of the Lehigh University Art Galleries, and established the Ann and Herbert Siegel Chair for the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1994. More recent gifts included annual support and endowment for athletics. “Mr. Siegel made lasting gifts that honored and supported the people and programs he believed in,” said Dean Robert Flowers II, who currently holds the Siegel deanship. “The impact of his generosity will continue to be felt in the College of Arts and Sciences and across Lehigh for generations to come.” Siegel built his career at Chris-Craft Industries, a boat manufacturer and chemical business. A prolific investor with a passion for the entertainment industry, he evolved Chris-Craft into a non-network television organization. In 2001, Chris-Craft Industries was acquired by News Corporation of America, where Siegel served as a senior adviser. He was also a director at Citadel Broadcasting. Siegel was honored by the New York Alumni Club with the “L-in-Life” award in 1992 for his outstanding service to Lehigh. He served as a university trustee from 1989-92. REMEMBERING Herbert J. Siegel ’50 Investor, Philanthropist Siegel served as a Lehigh trustee from 1989-1992.
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