August 15, 2024: Dan Twomey, `63: Daniel F. Twomey, 88, passed away on July 24, 2024, at Mountain Valley Hospice House in Gloversville, NY. He was born June 9, 1936, in Worcester, NY, the son of Thomas and Hannah (Crowley) Twomey. Dan graduated from Worcester Central School, Class of 1954. After a two-year stint in the Army, he went to Cobleskill Community College and Albany State (MBA 1964). Along the way, he and six friends took a WWII surplus amphibian DUKW on self-styled friendship tour through Central and South America. The famous Duck trip launched on NBC’s “Today” show and landed one year and 27,000 miles later at the Kennedy White House. It was later the subject of an award-winning documentary film, “The Duck Diaries.”  A wedding to Dan’s college sweetheart, Rosemarie Feuerbach, (UAlbany 1962), followed at St. Raphael’s Church in East Meadow on Long Island in 1963. Dan and Rose had corresponded throughout the Duck trip. That set the tone for a life full of adventures and global interest and inquiry, including some travel via sabbatical, some under their own steam — to Ireland, England, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and China, among others. On one occasion they accepted a student’s last-minute invitation to travel for six weeks across Europe as part of a song-and-dance troupe.

Dan worked for the American Management Association in New York City before attending Kent State where he received a Doctorate in Business. He taught Management and Leadership for 15 years at West Virginia University. He was hired as the Tri-Campus Chair of Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ, teaching there for 21 years. While at FDU he was the Co-founder and Director of CHRMS/Institute for Sustainable Enterprise. He was awarded the university’s Distinguished Teaching Award and upon retiring was elevated to Professor Emeritus.  For two decades, Dan and Rose wintered in the rainforest in Costa Rica, in a cozy jungle home they built and named Casa de Early Bird — most every day by sunrise, they walked through their backyard to stroll on the beach. There they also created and taught a study-abroad program. They were always gratified to hear from former students about how the trip to Costa Rica influenced their lives.

Anyone who knew Dan also knew his passion for basketball. From shooting a ball through a bottomless peach basket nailed to the barn, to playing on the high school team with his brothers, to years of pickup games, to finally playing in the National Senior Games four times, often with his brothers — and one time winning the Gold. Dan is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Twomey; their children, Michael (Helen) Twomey, Teresa (Drew Harris) Twomey, Matthew (Alison Rose) Twomey and Luke (Jessica) Twomey; grandchildren, Ariana, Elizabeth, and Katherine Harris, Julia and Georgia Twomey and Sonia Twomey; his twin brother, Thomas (Sal) Twomey; sister, Hannah Emhof; sister-in-law, Ella Mae Twomey and many cherished nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Cornelius, Alfred, and John (Janet) Twomey and brother-in-law, Carson Emhof. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, at Heller & Skinner Funeral Home, 155 Main St., Worcester, NY. The funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 201 Main St., Worcester, NY, with the Rev. Joseph Arockiasamy as celebrant. The burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 201 Main St., Worcester, NY, 12197, or to Cherished Mom at www.cherishedmom.org. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to www.hellerskinnerfh.com

July 31, 2024:  Dr. Eugene McLaren, `45, to celebrate his 100th Birthday, Saturday, August 3, 2024.  An email message has been sent to all Potter Club members alerting them to this joyous event and includes a link to the Photo Gallery in which you can see all of the Potter Club events of recent years in which Gene's picture was captured.  We wish Gene and all of the McLaren family the best and long life!

July 24, 2024:  In memoriam: Russell Weinlein, `70
Russell Weinlein,Jr. notified us of the passing of his father.  The following link is to the obituary for Russell:  https://www.newcomeralbany.com/Obituary/279487/Russell-Weinlein/Albany-NY

January 5, 2024:  In memoriam:  Bernard F. McEvoy, `57
Bernard F. McEvoy, MD Schenectady - Bernard F. McEvoy, MD, died on December 31, 2023 after an illness.  A native of Little Falls, New York, he was educated in the public schools there. He graduated from the New York State College for Teachers in Albany with a bachelor of science in physics. He was the recipient of a New York State Regents scholarship. While in Albany, he met his wife Barbara at a freshman mixer. He was a member of the Potter Club. They married in 1962 in Amsterdam, New York.
He earned his medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1961. He interned at Michael Reese Hospital, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies Hospital, in Chicago, Illinois. After a year as a resident in internal medicine at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital he entered the Army Medical Corps as a captain. He was posted at the Outpatient Depot at Walson Army Hospital in Fort Dix, New Jersey. On discharge from the military in 1965 he became a dermatology resident and later chief resident at Boston City Hospital (Tufts University). He was a cancer research fellow at Roswell Park Hospital in Buffalo. He authored five peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on dermatology. In 1967 he was a US Public Health Fellow in cancer research at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in Buffalo. He authored five papers in peer reviewed medical journals and chapters in two dermatology textbooks. He was a member of the Schenectady County Medical Society as well as numerous dermatology and dermatologic surgery organizations concerning pediatric dermatology and laser surgery. He was a fellow of the American College of Physicians. He was an assistant professor at Albany Medical College and entered private practice in Schenectady in 1970 with Dr. William Wells. He became a solo practitioner in 1977. He was on the staff at Ellis and St. Clare's Hospital and a consultant to hospitals in Cobleskill, Gloversville, Amsterdam, Saratoga and Cooperstown. He was a member of the state and county medical societies and a member of numerous dermatology organizations.  He was on the county health department advisory board for 10 years.
     Upon his retirement from private practice in 1998, he and his wife Barbara spent countless hours volunteering in the revitalization of the historic Vale Cemetery. Upon his leadership, Vale Cemetery won numerous awards in the areas of urban green spaces, and green burials. They also enjoyed organizing historic tours of the cemetery, focusing on prominent citizens from the past and present. He was also a leader in the diversification of the cemetery, welcoming citizens of all races and religions to conduct burials in line with their values and traditions. In 2011, Bernard and Barbara were recognized for their work, receiving the Patroon Award in Schenectady. He was a long-time communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church. Currently, he and Barbara are trustees of the church. Also, he was a long-time member of the Schenectady Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Schenectady Veterans Club.
     He is survived by his three children Bernard McEvoy (Blair) of Franklin, TN; Irene Sellers of Wilmington, NC and Mary Manjikian (Ara) of Chesapeake, VA. He is also survived by his sister, Nan, and ten grandchildren: Haig, Lucine and Rubina Manjikian; Will, Christopher and Elizabeth McEvoy, and Sydney, Ian, Westley, and Emma Sellers.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial, which will be celebrated, Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 12 noon at St. John the Evangelist Church, 810 Union Street, Schenectady. Calling hours will be Friday, January 5, from 3 until 6 p.m. at the Gleason Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Little Falls, NY at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Evangelist Church.
Published by The Daily Gazette Co. on Jan. 3, 2024.