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Rev. F. Dean Nemecek passed away Thursday, October 25, 2007, at age 82. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sylvia A. Nemecek; his children Julie (Joanne) Nemecek of MI, Paul (Beverly) Nemecek of MI; Stephen (Kathryn) Nemecek of England and Beth Witkowski of Warsaw, NY; his sister Jessie Stastny of IA; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandsons; several nieces and nephews. He was Dean of Students at Roberts Wesleyan College and a Chaplain for the State of New York. During his retirement years, he served as Interim Pastor for Ogden Baptist, Holley Baptist, Hilton Baptist, Parma Community Baptist, Greece Baptist and Waring Baptist churches. As an Army veteran of WWII, he was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery.
Anna Rose Roushey’30 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2007, at age 98. A 1925 graduate of Wellsburg High School, Wellsburg, WV, Anna continued her education at Chesbro Seminary (Roberts Wesleyan College). She joined the Free Methodist Church at an early age, was a faithful contributor, held numerous offices and was a member of the Gerry Free Methodist Church. Anna was active in the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and had held offices at the local, county, and state levels. She had been a part-time resident at Heritage Village since 1992 and year round since August 2002. Anna loved God and the many people He brought into her life. She will be greatly missed by all.
John W. Hicks’37 died at the age of 93 on July 29, 2007.
Lily Horwood King’45, age 95, passed away Friday, September 21, 2007. Lily was born May 4, 1912, in Burtley, Durham County, England, daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel Annie Roberts Horwood. In 1922, she and her family immigrated to the US through Ellis Island to Pennsylvania and settled in Welsh, WV. Lily attend Roberts Junior College from 1943-1945 and graduated from Greenville College in Illinois with a B.A. degree in 1947. She furthered her education at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY.
Sensing a call to the mission field while at Greenville College, Lily was appointed to Portuguese East Africa (now Mozambique), where she served lovingly for over 30 years. She was an ordained deacon in the Pittsburgh Conference of the Free Methodist Church and attended the Gerry Free Methodist Church. She was also a member of Women’s Missionary International.
Lily was the wife of the late Carroll W. King, Sr. who died May 17, 1986; step-mother of Rev. C. Wesley King, Jr. and step-grandmother of Kathryn A. Decker, both of Lakeland, FL; step-great grandmother of Erika of Olympia, Washington; sister of William Arthur Horwood of Sun City, Arizona; and the late Allen and Kenneth Horwood.
Millie Copeland’60 gives praise to the Lord for a successful Wycliffe Family Weekend in August 2007. Over 2,200 people attended and people were informed about getting Bibles translated to the remaining 2,200 plus language communities still without God’s word.
Joy Halaby Thomson’68 entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 25, 2007. She was the daughter of the late Douglas and Yvonne Thomson, of West Hartford. She received her B.A. from Roberts Wesleyan College and served as Secretary of the Board of Directors of The Church of the Good Shepard, in New Haven. She continued her studies at Pinecrest Bible School and PAER Institute, where in 1977, she received a degree in art and fashion design. While at Pinehurst, she was a counselor, and taught art and English. In 1982, she moved to Florida to become a missionary for the aged and the poor. In 2000, she purchased a scenic waterfront home, where she regularly held prayer meetings and cared for those in need. Ms. Thomson was a classically trained mezzo soprano and loved music, fashion, and art. The portraits and paintings she did were as perfect as a photograph. She made wedding dresses and gowns that received the highest of praise. She was best known for her closeness to God, gentleness, kindness, caring, love of family, and carrying out God’s work.
Doug Buchanan’69 recently retired after 35 years in information technology at Dofasco, Canada’s largest steel producer. He has responded to God’s call to further education by enrolling full-time in a 2-year Master’s of Theological Studies program at McMaster Divinity School near his home in Ancaster, ON.
Judith Johnson Markell'71, of Greenville, IL is working as a Maternal Child Health staff nurse at Bond County Health Department and was recently promoted to the Maternal/Child Health Coordinator. She is a Certified Lactation Consultant in the state committee for promotion of breastfeeding.
Ralph Dutcher’72 is now working for the University of Rochester at the Monroe County Public Health Department as an Emergency Preparedness Specialist.
Linda Weber’74, age 55, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Gary Weber; son and daughter-in-law, Gary Christopher and Sarah Weber of Brunswick, ME; daughter and son-in-law, Rebekah and Jonathan Prince of Mississauga, ON; and two granddaughters, Laura Prince and Aaliyah Weber. Linda was a member of the Oakwood United Methodist Church in Elmira Heights. She has a strong faith in God and loved to worship Him with her beautiful singing voice. She was also very active with her children as they were growing up, volunteering her time with many organizations they were involved in. She loved summers sailing on Seneca Lake with her family. She was a Past Commander of the Seneca Squadron of the Untied Seneca Power Squadron and served as Commodore and Vice Commodore of the Finger Lakes Yacht Club.
Susan (Rich) Mahle'77, of Rock Hill, SC is currently working at Piedmont Medical Center as a Clinical Educator. Moved to Rock Hill in 2005. Pursuing her M.S.N. in Nursing Education through Walden University online.
Faith Turner’82 is teaching part time in special education (kindergarten) as aide in N. Colonie School district and serving children, teens, and women’s ministries at Grace Fellowship in Latham, NY.
Frances Northrup'85, of Byron, NY is a retired RN, MS Education. Has 10 grandchildren, volunteers twice a week at Northgate Free Methodist Church and took a 3 week trip to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji last year.
Charlie Armstrong’93 recently won a design contest for a new specialty license plate in Maine. The plate features an agriculture awareness theme. The competition was promoted by the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Association, a group dedicated to the promotion of agriculture awareness through education. Maine began issuing the new plates on Oct. 1, 2007. Part of the income from each plate will be transferred to a special fund for agriculture education in the state. Charlie, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, lives in Etna, ME, with his wife, Heather Stewart Armstrong’93, and their two children, Galen, 8, and Hannah, 6.
Elizabeth J. Cooke'95 of Wilmington, NC after seven years of being a full-time mom at home, is taking the R.N. Refresher course and hopes to be working part-time again in 2007.
Annasheril Richards’95 is a dog training associate and behavioral consultant for a boarding facility in Houston, TX.
Terry Wallace'95, of Rochester, NY working as an Operating Room Nurse at Lakeside Health System. Was voted Employee of the Month in January 2006 and then Employee of the Year for 2006. Became CNOR and is currently working on his RNFA.
Amy (Corbett) Gummo'96 of Lancaster, NY is working as an RN in the Admissions/Access Dept at Hospice Buffalo. Received certification as Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse in 2005. Amy is happily married with an 8 year old son, 5 year old daughter and twin 2 year old daughters. She has great memories of her time spent at Roberts.
David Restivo'96 recently received the 26th annual National Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation by the National Park Sercice and the Pantional Parks Conservation Association in November 2007. He was honored for designing, writing, and crating a series of innovative exhibits for Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road, elevating traditional National Park Service information to a new level by incorporating technology and interactive activities. David also received first place in the Interactive Interrpretive Multimedia awards from the National Association of Interpreters for designing and creating eHikes, a web-based virtual tour application of Glacier National Park's hiking trails. David is a graphic designer and park ranger for Glacier National Park, Montana. He, his wife Katrina (Folsom)'96, and their two sons, Carson and Blake reside in Glacier National Park.
Aaron and Rebekah (Lyndaker) Thomas’96 welcomed a daughter, Ariana Jane, on January 25, 2007. Ariana joins sister Athena, 7, and brother Jaaron, 6. Aaron is a staff sergeant in the army and deployed to Iraq. Rebekah is a full-time mom stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.
Kory Bay'97 and wife Megan welcomed Adam Gerald Leslie Bay to their family on 2/28/05, and Polly Greta Bay on 10/11/06, joining big brothers Mitchell, 9, and Evan, 7. Kory is working as an administrator at Prattsburgh Central School. They reside in Naples, NY.
Nanae (Kishigami) Benson’97 is married to Gregory Benson from Long Island, NY. They welcomed a son, Alexander Kaito Benson on December 21, 2005. They are currently residing in Brooklyn, NY.
Matthew French’97 was appointed as the pastor of the Honeoye Falls United Methodist Church in the village of Honeoye Falls, NY. He and his wife, Angie (Moser)’98, have recently sold their house in the city of Rochester and moved to the village. Matthew served on staff at United Methodist churches for seven years, and earned his M.A. in Theology from Northeastern Seminary before taking on this new role.
Tammy (Briceland) McGarvey'97, of Chili, NY is currently working at Churchville Family Medicine as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Has three children: Elizabeth born in 2002, adopted from Russia in 2003, Rebekah born in 2004 and Benjamin born 2006.
Pamela (Hissin) Munckton’97 and husband Hedley welcomed a daughter, Micah Carhys, born July 14, 2007. Mica joins sister Miah Ashley (3) and brother Rhyan Liam Nathan (2). They live in Hampshire, England.
Amy Beth Will’97 purchased her first home in Rochester in July 2007. She also has a new job as employment advisor at Monroe #1 BOCES in Fairport, NY.
Sue Mintz’98 just got a new job as a professional development and transition specialist at Genesee Valley BOCES.
Marc Coffie’99,'07 married Kristin Johnston on June 30, 2001, at Colgate Divinity Chapel in Rochester, NY. He now teaches math at Spencerport High School and just received his EDM from Roberts this past August. Kristin is a social worker for St. Ann’s Community in Rochester.
Rachel (Stevens) Meurer’00 welcomed a new baby girl, Elianna Riley, on April 19, 2007.
Steve Christenson'03 Utica College men's soccer coach was recently named Doug May Coach of the Year for the Empire Conference and he and his team have had the most wins for the 2007 season in College history.
Kimberly Martin’03 will be spending over two months in Jerusalem this fall, volunteering for a teaching/tour ministry.
Julie (Cranmer) Shutt’04 is currently teaching preschool at Circle Nursery School in Avon, NY. She receives her Master of Education degree in Literacy from Roberts in December 2007.
Elizabeth Jenks’04 has accepted a position as the Director of Education at the Smithtown Historical Society in Smithtown, Long Island. She will be planning and coordinating school and public programs starting in October.
Hannah Elizabeth Wyllie’04, daughter of Stephen’74 and Carla (Duffy) Wyllie'77, was married to Michael Anthony Santiago on Saturday, August 11, 2007. Hannah is an elementary teacher for NYC School District in the Bronx and Michael is an LPN for the Bronx VA Hospital. The couple resides in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Debra McKeown’04 RWC, ’06 NES married Angelo McKnight on December 31, 2006. Debra works as a home-based crisis counselor for Hillside Family of Agencies. The couple resides in Rochester.
Courtney Roberts’05 has a new job as Museum Educator: The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY.
Erika Schatz’05 recently graduated with a Master’s in Literacy from Sage Graduate School. She moved to Charlotte, NC, where she has started her career as a special education teacher with autistic students.
Benjamin Cooper’06 married Rebekah Letter’07 in August 2006. Ben is currently employed by Immediate Message Service, in Rochester, NY. Rebekah is a part-time nanny and works from their home in Rochester.
Ruth (Powell) Gay’07 is currently attending RIT for Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Energy and the Environment. She will graduate Spring 2009. Ruth married Michael Gay on August 11, 2007.
Lauren Wieder’07 married James Vorberger on May 27, 2007. The bridal party included Lauren Meyers’07, Kelly Nelson’07, Ashley Farner’07, and Kyle Sortore’07. Lauren is a middle school music teacher at the North Iredell Middle School and Jimmy is a design engineer at Precision Friction Brakes in Clover, S.C.
O.M. Graduates
Steve Wilson'94 O.M. 46 a member of of the California National Guard is presently on duty in Iraq. Steve writes, "it is starting to cool off--80's but it feels like 40s. Going from extreme heat to the 80's is a significant drop in temperature. I am about to pull out my winter gear (smile). I'm doing well, long hours...14 to 16- 7 days a week. We have been receiving some mortar fire but all is well. Steve is now the Operations Non-Comissioned Officer In Charge and the experience is great!
Kevin Beckford’04 O.M.116 recently relocated to Tampa, FL, for a new position as the South East Group Operations Manager, VP of Research & Adjustments for Bank of America. He is also the South Florida Market Leader for Service Fulfillment & Operations. Kevin moved to Tampa in November of 2006 with his wife, Linda, and their two-year old daughter Paris. They are enjoying the warmer climate.
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