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Stephen L. Woerner
Stephen L. Woerner ’73, Aug. 8, 2012, in Providence, R.I., at 61. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. A CPA, he was city auditor and/or finance director for Providence, Cranston, and Cumberland, R.I., during his career. He is survived by a daughter.
Leonard D. Stern
Leonard D. Stern ’68, Oct. 19, 2012, in Cheney, Wash., at 66. He earned two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. at the University of Oregon and was a professor of psychology at Eastern Washington University for more than 30 years. He wrote two textbooks, on human memory and on statistical software. He played violin and guitar, skied, and is remembered as a problem solver. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Barbara, a daughter, a son, and a stepdaughter.
Frances Matteson Packard '65
Frances Matteson Packard ’65, Dec. 12, 2012, in Berkeley, Calif., at 69. She earned a master’s in political science at San Francisco State and was active in the Berkeley community. She cowrote a book on Berkeley’s ethnic and cultural diversity, and she enjoyed photography, ikebana, and travel. Predeceased by a daughter, she is survived by [cut off]
Diana Tracy Taylor
Diana Tracy Taylor ’65, Jan. 18, 2011, in Ephrata, Penn., at 67. She earned M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees at Lehigh and taught at Cheyney University in Pennsylvania, a traditionally African-American institution. Later she worked in antiques and decorative arts. She married and had two stepchildren.
George M. Shur
George M. Shur ’64, Nov. 25, 2012, in Chicago, Ill., at 70. He earned a J.D. at Boston University and became a partner at the Portland, Maine, law firm Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer, and Nelson before moving to Illinois. He was general counsel at Northern Illinois University for 20 years and later served as interim NIU director of athletics. He remained involved at Colby including serving as an overseer. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Martha, a daughter, a son, and two grandsons.
John S. Sheldon
John S. Sheldon ’63, Oct. 18, 2012, in Scotch Plains, N.J., at 72. He served as a captain in the Air Force and worked at TWA as vice president of sales and reservations. After retiring from TWA he worked for Icahn Associates in Westchester, N.Y., and Premium Retail Services in St. Louis, Mo., and Lakewood, Colo. He is survived by his ex-wife, Marcia Phillips Sheldon ’64, a son, and a daughter.
Frances Wren Raymond
Frances Wren Raymond ’58, Feb. 5, 2013, in Hulls Cove, Maine, at 76. President of the student body in her senior year, she became an accomplished seamstress, making altar furnishings and banners for her Episcopal church. She loved gardening and water sports. She is survived by her husband, Robert M. Raymond ’56, two children, and four grandchildren.
Janet Kimball Clymer '57
Janet Kimball Clymer ’57, Nov. 13, 2012, in Woodinville, Wash., at 77. She earned a master’s degree at Stanford and was head of speech and audiology at Children’s Hospital in Denver. She was committed to public education, particularly to the desegregation of Denver schools. She retired to New Hampshire, where she took care of her [cut off]
Jeffrey C. Cross
Jeffrey C. Cross ’57, Nov. 20, 2012, in Mashpee, Mass., at 78. He worked in the national tube division of U.S. Steel, first in Texas and later in Massachusetts, before starting Silver Services Inc., a home health service for the elderly, in 1978. He served on the conservation commission in Mashpee, Mass. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith, and by a son and two grandchildren.
Lionel E. “Lee” Mathieu '57
Lionel E. “Lee” Mathieu ’57, Dec. 14, 2012, in South China, Maine, at 78. A member of ROTC, he declined an invitation to the New York Giants rookie camp to fulfill his military commitment as a navigator in the Air Force. He sold pollution control equipment in the pulp and paper industry, coached Little League, [cut off]
