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Lois Thorndike Sharp '52
Lois Thorndike Sharp '52, May 24, 2005, in Camden, Maine, at 74. After several years as a housewife, she worked briefly at Best & Co. and then Fleet Bank (formerly Central Jersey Bank & Trust), where she held positions as teller, loan officer, and bookkeeper before retiring in the early 1990s. She was predeceased by her husband, Russell Brown '51. She is survived by a daughter, Kerry Brown Albano, a son, Michael, three grandchildren, and several cousins.
Paul E. Reece '54
Paul E. Reece '54, April 24, 2005, in Alexandria, Va., at 74. A retired journalist, magazine publisher, and association executive, he is survived by his wife of 36 years, Carolyn, a son, a daughter, and a grandson.
George W. Ellinwood '57
George W. Ellinwood Jr. '57, May 10, 2005, in West Palm Beach, Fla., at 71. Prior to his retirement in 1992 he was a vice president and international private banker with Citibank, where he worked for 36 years. He also served on the board of directors of the Humane Society of New York. He leaves his companion, Hugh L. Harrison, three sons, seven grandsons, a granddaughter and step-granddaughter, and a sister.
Elizabeth L. Holcombe Milliken '61
Elizabeth Lee Holcombe Milliken '61, June 19, 2005, in Carlisle, Mass., at 66. She earned a master's in occupational therapy from Tufts. A community activist, she served as coordinator of services for seniors, youth leader, fund raiser, and journalist. She worked at McLean Hospital before marrying and later as a counselor at Emerson Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Arthur, two sons, a daughter, six grandchildren, three brothers, and a niece, Wendy Holcombe '93.
Janet MacColl Krakauer '63
Janet MacColl Krakauer '63, April 19, 2005, in Durham, N.C., at 63. After earning a master's in zoology from the University of Florida, she taught science in the Roanoke, Va., public school system, at a progressive elementary school, where she served as director, and at the Duke School. She was a member of the scientific research honor society Sigma Xi and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. She is survived by her husband, Thomas, and a son.
Carol Haynes Beatty '64
Carol Haynes Beatty '64, April 2, 2005, in Florida, at 62. After Colby she attended the Katharine Gibbs School. She is survived by her husband, Michael. She was predeceased by a grandfather, Harold W. Haynes, Class of 1900.
Susan L. McGinley '65
Susan L. McGinley '65, April 29, 2005, in Maine, at 62. She earned a master of fine arts degree in theater arts from Boston University and was chair of the theater departments at the University of Massachusetts at Boston and Wheelock College. She was predeceased by her sister-in-law, Nancy Cowing McGinley '55, a cousin, Robert Lombard '66, an uncle, Edward W. Lombard '38, and a grandfather, William Lombard, class of 1893.
Charlene R. Gorsun Solomon '65
Charlene Gorsun Solomon '65, May 6, 2005, in Beverly, Mass., at 61. She earned a master's in mathematics from Harvard and was a professor of mathematics for nearly 20 years at Wentworth Institute of Technology. In 1999 she co-wrote the textbook Precalculus Investigations-A Laboratory Manual. She is survived by her husband, Mark, a daughter, a son, a sister, an uncle, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws.
Joseph Myers Koch '72
Joseph M. Koch III '72, May 20, 2005, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine, at 55. He was president of New England's only cement manufacturer, Dragon Cement and Concrete. After earning an M.B.A. at Washington State University he joined the Boeing Corporation in Seattle and later was a vice president at Cianbro Corporation. He served on the boards of industry associations and was chairman of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Susan, a son, a daughter, his parents, and two sisters.
Michael J. Shay '82
Michael J. Shay '82, May 6, 2005, in Paradise Valley, Ariz., at 46. He studied the culinary arts under Master Chef Emeril Lagasse, worked at Ken's Steak House in Framingham, Mass., and created some of the most popular Ken's Steak House Salad Dressings flavors. He was the former proprietor of World Gym in Framingham. He is survived by his wife, Victoria Marie, a daughter, his parents, his mother-in-law, three brothers, one sister, and many niece, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Pamela Sherbondy '87
Pamela Sherbondy '87, May 22, 2005, in Plantation, Fla., at 55. She earned a degree from the University of Southern Maine and taught for 14 years at the George J. Mitchell School in Waterville.
