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November
13, 2013: Late Fall Luncheon at Route 7 Diner:
A great turnout with 14 Pottermen and guests
enjoyed lunch, fellowship, and discussed Potter
archives at UAlb. Geoff Williams, UAlb
Archivist, discussed with us ways by which we can
determine how to put web site info into the
archives. A suggestion to make a commemorative
donation to the Potter Room was voted on and
accepted. More at a later date about the
nature of the donation. Pictures of the group
are in the Photo Gallery (see link at the left)
under the Albany Luncheons. Attending by year:
Ken Doran, `39; Bob Umholtz, `51; Art Batty, `52;
Frank Ioele, `52; Joe Persico, `52 (accompanied by
his cousin, Jim Vetro); Claude Palczak, `53; Paul
Ward, `53; Peter McManus, `54; Jack Higham, `57;
Fred Culbert, `65; Grant Downs, `68; Gerry Leggieri,
`68; guest, Geoff Williams, UAlb Archivist. On
the sick list and unable to attend: Carlton Coulter,
`35, recovering from a pacemaker implant; Jim
Panton, `53; Milan Krchniak, `53. Several
others sent regrets. Date for the next
luncheon will be determined at a later date and will
be posted here. announcements will go out
prior to that event, as usual.
September
24, 2013: Fall Luncheon Held at New
Location: Six Pottermen assembled for the
Fall Luncheon at the new venue. Several
regrets received, and a couple of "No-Shows."
In
the picture at left: Ken Doran, `39; Claude Palczak,
`53; Milan Krchniak, `53. Right picture:
Milan; Paul Ward, `53; Waitress; Bob Umholz, `51;
Doug Davis, `69. Picture taken by Jack Higham,
`57. This venue gave us a private dining room
with lots of opportunity for chatting without
interruption.
Click on each picture for a full view.
Plans were
made for a late Fall Luncheon to be held
Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at Noon.
At that time further discussion will be held about
archiving our recent Alumni activity with UAlbany,
especially electronic material from the web site,
and a possible commemorative donation to the Edward
Potter Room at Alumni House, suggested by Paul Ward.
An announcement will go out prior to the luncheon to
all on the Luncheon contact list. Be sure to
respond if you plan to attend. If you didn't
receive notification about this luncheon and want to
be added to the list, contact Jack.
September
14, 2013: Fall Potter Luncheon to be
held Tuesday, September 17, at Route 7 Diner,
Latham (New Location). Stay tuned for more
info following the event.
In memoriam: The
following deaths were listed in the recent UAlbany
Alumni Magazine. Also listed was Robert Taber,
`53, whose passing was listed here at the time of
his death in 2009 (See Potter Archives for 2010).
[N.B. See the current list of all deceased
Pottermen at the "In Memoriam" link at the left.]
Robert W. Bell, Class of 1952 (Obituary in The
Morning Call)
Robert W. Bell, 82, of Bath, PA, passed away on
Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Largo, FL. Born on
November 27, 1930, in Amsterdam, NY, he was the son
of the late Charles and Ada Bell. Robert was the
husband of the late Elsie L. Bell, with whom he
shared 56 years of marriage, prior to her death in
January. Robert had a long and illustrious career as
manager of the Lehigh University Bookstore in
Bethlehem. Prior to Lehigh, he was the bookstore
manager at State University of New York at Albany
and bookstore manager at American International
College in Springfield, MA. He was actively involved
in the college store industry for many years
teaching numerous educational seminars and workshops
and leaves a long and positive legacy as he was a
mentor to many. He served on many regional and
national industry committees and boards including
being a founding member of the Middle Atlantic
College Stores Association and serving as president
in 1978 to 79 as well as trustee of the National
Association of College Stores from 1975 to 1981 and
president of NACS in 1980 to 81. He served in the
U.S. Army. Robert was a member of St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bath, where he sang on
the choir for many years, was past treasurer and
served on numerous other committees for the church.
He was also a past member of the Bath Lions Club and
the Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. Survivors:
Brother-in-law, William Barth and his wife Nancy of
Auburn, NY; nieces, Lorraine Budlong, Jennifer
Barth; nephews, Mark Bell, Matthew Barth and
Christopher Barth. He was preceded in death by a
brother, Earl Bell. Services: Memorial
Service will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29,
2013 in St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206
E. Main St., Bath, PA. Call, Monday, 6 to 7 p.m. in
the church. Interment will be private at the
convenience of the family. Arrangements have been
entrusted to the Bartholomew Funeral Home, Bath.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions in Bobs memory may be made to St Johns
Lutheran Church, 18014.
Robert W. Bell, 82,
Robert W. Bell, 82,
Robert W. Bell, 82, of Bath, passed away on
Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Largo, FL. Born on
November 27, 1930, in Amsterdam, NY, he was
the son of the late Charles and Ada Bell.
Robert was the husband of the late Elsie L.
Bell, with whom he shared 56 years of
marriage, prior to her death in January.
Robert had a long and illustrious career as
manager of the Lehigh University Bookstore
in Bethlehem. Prior to Lehigh, he was the
bookstore manager at State University of New
York at Albany and bookstore manager at
American International College in
Springfield, MA. He was actively involved in
the college store industry for many years
teaching numerous educational seminars and
workshops and leaves a long and positive
legacy as he was a mentor to many. He served
on many regional and national industry
committees and boards including being a
founding member of the Middle Atlantic
College Stores Association and serving as
president in 1978 to 79 as well as trustee
of the National Association of College
Stores from 1975 to 1981 and president of
NACS in 1980 to 81. He served in the U.S.
Army. Robert was a member of St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bath, where he
sang on the choir for many years, was past
treasurer and served on numerous other
committees for the church. He was also a
past member of the Bath Lions Club and the
Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. Survivors:
Brother-in-law, William Barth and his wife
Nancy of Auburn, NY; nieces, Lorraine
Budlong, Jennifer Barth; nephews, Mark Bell,
Matthew Barth and Christopher Barth. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Earl Bell.
Services: Memorial Service will be
held at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2013 in
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206
E. Main St., Bath, PA. Call, Monday, 6 to 7
p.m. in the church. Interment will be
private at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Bartholomew Funeral Home, Bath.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in Bobs memory may be
made to St Johns Lutheran Church, 18014.
Published in Morning Call on March 29, 201
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=robert-w-bell&pid=163910745&fhid=8464#fbLoggedOut
Robert W. Bell, 82, of Bath, passed away on
Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Largo, FL. Born on
November 27, 1930, in Amsterdam, NY, he was
the son of the late Charles and Ada Bell.
Robert was the husband of the late Elsie L.
Bell, with whom he shared 56 years of
marriage, prior to her death in January.
Robert had a long and illustrious career as
manager of the Lehigh University Bookstore
in Bethlehem. Prior to Lehigh, he was the
bookstore manager at State University of New
York at Albany and bookstore manager at
American International College in
Springfield, MA. He was actively involved in
the college store industry for many years
teaching numerous educational seminars and
workshops and leaves a long and positive
legacy as he was a mentor to many. He served
on many regional and national industry
committees and boards including being a
founding member of the Middle Atlantic
College Stores Association and serving as
president in 1978 to 79 as well as trustee
of the National Association of College
Stores from 1975 to 1981 and president of
NACS in 1980 to 81. He served in the U.S.
Army. Robert was a member of St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bath, where he
sang on the choir for many years, was past
treasurer and served on numerous other
committees for the church. He was also a
past member of the Bath Lions Club and the
Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. Survivors:
Brother-in-law, William Barth and his wife
Nancy of Auburn, NY; nieces, Lorraine
Budlong, Jennifer Barth; nephews, Mark Bell,
Matthew Barth and Christopher Barth. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Earl Bell.
Services: Memorial Service will be
held at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2013 in
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206
E. Main St., Bath, PA. Call, Monday, 6 to 7
p.m. in the church. Interment will be
private at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Bartholomew Funeral Home, Bath.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in Bobs memory may be
made to St Johns Lutheran Church, 18014.
Published in Morning Call on March 29, 201
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=robert-w-bell&pid=163910745&fhid=8464#fbLoggedOut
Robert W. Bell, 82, of Bath, passed away on
Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Largo, FL. Born on
November 27, 1930, in Amsterdam, NY, he was
the son of the late Charles and Ada Bell.
Robert was the husband of the late Elsie L.
Bell, with whom he shared 56 years of
marriage, prior to her death in January.
Robert had a long and illustrious career as
manager of the Lehigh University Bookstore
in Bethlehem. Prior to Lehigh, he was the
bookstore manager at State University of New
York at Albany and bookstore manager at
American International College in
Springfield, MA. He was actively involved in
the college store industry for many years
teaching numerous educational seminars and
workshops and leaves a long and positive
legacy as he was a mentor to many. He served
on many regional and national industry
committees and boards including being a
founding member of the Middle Atlantic
College Stores Association and serving as
president in 1978 to 79 as well as trustee
of the National Association of College
Stores from 1975 to 1981 and president of
NACS in 1980 to 81. He served in the U.S.
Army. Robert was a member of St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bath, where he
sang on the choir for many years, was past
treasurer and served on numerous other
committees for the church. He was also a
past member of the Bath Lions Club and the
Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. Survivors:
Brother-in-law, William Barth and his wife
Nancy of Auburn, NY; nieces, Lorraine
Budlong, Jennifer Barth; nephews, Mark Bell,
Matthew Barth and Christopher Barth. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Earl Bell.
Services: Memorial Service will be
held at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2013 in
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206
E. Main St., Bath, PA. Call, Monday, 6 to 7
p.m. in the church. Interment will be
private at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Bartholomew Funeral Home, Bath.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in Bobs memory may be
made to St Johns Lutheran Church, 18014.
Published in Morning Call on March 29, 201
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=robert-w-bell&pid=163910745&fhid=8464#fbLoggedOut
Robert W. Bell, 82, of Bath, passed away on
Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Largo, FL. Born on
November 27, 1930, in Amsterdam, NY, he was
the son of the late Charles and Ada Bell.
Robert was the husband of the late Elsie L.
Bell, with whom he shared 56 years of
marriage, prior to her death in January.
Robert had a long and illustrious career as
manager of the Lehigh University Bookstore
in Bethlehem. Prior to Lehigh, he was the
bookstore manager at State University of New
York at Albany and bookstore manager at
American International College in
Springfield, MA. He was actively involved in
the college store industry for many years
teaching numerous educational seminars and
workshops and leaves a long and positive
legacy as he was a mentor to many. He served
on many regional and national industry
committees and boards including being a
founding member of the Middle Atlantic
College Stores Association and serving as
president in 1978 to 79 as well as trustee
of the National Association of College
Stores from 1975 to 1981 and president of
NACS in 1980 to 81. He served in the U.S.
Army. Robert was a member of St. Johns
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bath, where he
sang on the choir for many years, was past
treasurer and served on numerous other
committees for the church. He was also a
past member of the Bath Lions Club and the
Bethlehem Kiwanis Club. Survivors:
Brother-in-law, William Barth and his wife
Nancy of Auburn, NY; nieces, Lorraine
Budlong, Jennifer Barth; nephews, Mark Bell,
Matthew Barth and Christopher Barth. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Earl Bell.
Services: Memorial Service will be
held at 7 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2013 in
St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, 206
E. Main St., Bath, PA. Call, Monday, 6 to 7
p.m. in the church. Interment will be
private at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the
Bartholomew Funeral Home, Bath.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions in Bobs memory may be
made to St Johns Lutheran Church, 18014.
Published in Morning Call on March 29, 201
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mcall/obituary.aspx?n=robert-w-bell&pid=163910745&fhid=8464#fbLoggedOut
Norman Arnold, Class of 1940
(Obituary from Washington Post)
Norman
W. Arnold, 94, an engineer who retired in 1995 as a
Washington-based private aviation consultant, died
April 26, 2013, at home at Asbury Methodist Village
in Gaithersburg. He had heart ailments. A
daughter, Margaret Ostrove, confirmed his death.
Mr. Arnold opened his aviation consulting business
in 1984, after having been a Federal Aviation
Administration engineer for nine years. In 1980, he
received an FAA commendation for outstanding
service.
Norman William Arnold was born in Massena, N.Y.
He graduated in 1940 from what now is the
University at Albany, the State University of
New York. He worked at the Army’s Aberdeen
Proving Ground in Maryland and for Burroughs, a
manufacturer of business equipment, in Paoli,
Pa., early in his career. He relocated to the
Washington area in 1964 with TRW Systems and
later was a consulting engineer in Washington
and Miami with Howard Needles Tammen &
Bergendoff.
Mr. Arnold did
volunteer work at Foundry United Methodist
Church in Washington and was a founding
member of the National Association of
Environmental Professionals. He was a
30-year resident of McLean before moving to
Asbury Methodist Village seven years ago.
Survivors include his wife of 72 years,
Margaret Cherry Arnold of Asbury Methodist
Village; four children, Cherry A. Fuller of
New Castle, Del., N. William Arnold of
Batesburg, S.C., Margaret A. Ostrove of
Brick, N.J., and Stephen W. Arnold of
Mexico, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
June 29,
2013: The obituary below for Harry Johnson, `51,
was forwarded by Paul Ward. He was alerted to
Harry's passing by Hal Smith.
In Memoriam:
JOHNSON - Harold R. Of Akron,
NY, entered into rest peacefully June 27, 2013,
loving husband of 61 years to Kathryn (Loucks)
Johnson; dear father of Cynthia (late Matthew)
Kenealy and the late Bruce Johnson and Diane
(William Dixon) Johnson; cherished grandfather
of Matthew and Kathryn Kenealy; brother of
Kenneth (late Elizabeth) Johnson, Eleanor
(Everett) King and the late Carl Johnson; also
surviving are several nieces and nephews. Family
will receive friends on Sunday 2-4 and 6-8 PM in
the CHILDS FUNERAL HOME, LLC, 10 Eckerson Ave.,
Akron. Funeral services will be held on Monday
at 11 AM in the First United Methodist Church, 7
Church St., Akron. Flowers gratefully declined.
Memorials in Harold's memory would be
appreciated by the family to Hearts and Hands
Faith in Action, 50 John St., Akron, NY or
Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
http://www.childsfuneralhomeofakron.com/harold%20r%20johnson.html
Published in
the Buffalo News on June 29, 2013.
April 25,
2013: Potter Luncheon held Wed. April
17 at 76 Diner.
A good turn out for the Spring 2013 Luncheon.
Regrets received from many as a response to the
paper mail and email invitations. Most asked
to be kept informed even though they might not be
able to attend future gatherings.
Attending and pictured at the right clockwise from
the bottom: Frank McEvoy, `57; John Schneider,
`65; Claude Palczak, `53; Art Batty, `52; Jim
Panton, `53; Carlton Coulter, `35; Doug Davis, `69;
Ken Doran, `39; Bob Umholtz, `51; Paul Ward, `53;
Jack Higham, `57 (taking picture); Milan Krchniak,
53; Pete McManus, `54; and Fred Culbert, `65.
Click on the picture for a larger view.
Scenes from
around the table. Click on each for a larger
view. These pictures will eventually be moved
to the Photo Gallery and will be in the Albany
Luncheons album.
When asked his age, Carlton mused for a bit and
said, "In six weeks (mid-May) he would be 99!"
Ken said he was 95. Milan reported on
communications from those sending regrets.
Bob Sage, `55, responded with regrets and included
the following message for EEPs.
Hey Guys. Will still be far removed so won't
make the scheduled get together. Have a note,
however, that may be of interest to Club members who
are aviation buffs, may be interested, and/or are
snow birds who may be traveling up and down the east
coast.
On May 18th and 19th here in Virginia Beach the
Military Aviation Museum is holding our annual "Warbirds
Over the Beach" air show. This museum is the
world's largest collection of FLYABLE vintage
aircraft, and this show features our WW II birds.
Highlight should be the appearance of the world's
only airworthy "Mosquito" fighter/bomber from the
UK's Royal Air Force. Folks coming from all
over the world to see that beauty in the air.
When I use the presumptive "our" Museum, I'm a
volunteer docent at the Museum, and have been
involved for 4 years now. If any of the guys
should make it down this way for the show, (or at
any time for that matter!) would be more than happy
to give one and all a personal guided tour!
Anyone can just drop me a note on their schedule and
we'll make it happen. Also, recommend checking
out the "Military Aviation Museum" web site to see
what it is all about, and what is offered. [Editor's
note: Go to link at
http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/ ]
Best
regards to all, and in Fellowship, Bob
Gerry Holzman,
`54, also responded with regrets and included the
following message about his new blog:
To my large family, my
many friends and my two enemies,
Having finally succumbed to the twin demons of
ego and technology, I have started a
light-hearted weekly blog which will be updated
every Monday. The first post, about teaching
my dad how to carve, is contained within my new
website:
http://www.soundsofcarving.com
When you click on the link above,*** it
should take you to the website's home page
which will explain everything. However, in the
interest of simplicity, I offer a brief summary
of the blog's intent, and content, below:
It is NOT my intention to teach the reader
how to carve. It is my intention to
comment generally about the quirkiness and
unpredictability of life by relating some
unusual and sometimes humorous moments from my
43 years of
chiseling and gouging.
I am doing this because I believe that we
woodcarvers have some grand stories to share
with the rest of the world. And, by telling a
few of my own stories, I hope to suggest some
useful ideas for surviving, and even
flourishing, in this increasingly perplexing
world.
If you visit the website and
like what you see there, I hope that you will
return regularly and, equally important, that
you will forward this invitation to some friends
who might enjoy the ramblings of an old
chiseler.
Thank you, Gerry Holzman
PS: *** The various
search engines--Google, Yahoo, et al.--won't
pick up the website for a couple of weeks so if
you have trouble reaching the site, type it
into the website search box, not
the search engine box. The formal address
is:
http://www.soundsofcarving.com
Next Albany Luncheon (Fall 2013) scheduled
for September 18, 2013. Location
tentative, to be announced later.
March 25,
2013: Potter Albany Luncheon set for April 17,
2013 in Latham. The word has gone out by
email to about 42 guys and to about other 12 guys by
paper mail... The next luncheon will be Wednesday,
April 17, at the 76 Diner in Latham, NY. Let
Milan or me know by April 10, 2013, if you plan to
attend. If not attending, send along something
to let us what you are up to these days.