Obituaries
Jane Whitney Roberts ('35), 94, a resident of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at St. Luke's Nursing Home in Oswego. Jane was born August 13, 1917, in Syracuse. She graduated from Nottingham High School in 1935, and she graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Music in 1939. Jane married Thomas B. Turner Jr. in 1943; he died in 1952. Jane later married Dr. Edwin W. Roberts in 1974, and he died in 1987. She was employed by Niagara Mohawk Power Co. from 1939 until 1943. She was also employed by Syracuse University as an associate director of Alumni Programs from 1956 until 1968. Jane performed as a concert harpist. She was a volunteer at Pulaski Library, and she was a member of the Tuesday Study Club and Pulaski Park United Methodist Church. Surviving: three sons, Rich Whitney Turner of California, Thomas B. Turner III of Minetto and Ernest B. Turner of Sandy Creek; one sister, Ruth Nayberg of Stockton, CA; and four grandchildren, Benjamin, Amy, Thomas and Allison.
Ruth Iles Waxman ('35) passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at Syracuse Home in Baldwinsville, NY. Born in Syracuse in 1918, Ruth graduated from Nottingham High School in 1935, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University in 1939 and a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1946. She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1946 and began her professional career as confidential law clerk to Judge Edmund H. Lewis of the New York State Court of Appeals. Ruth was named Associate Counsel of the State University of New York in 1951 and moved to Albany, NY. She was named one of Herald American's 12 women of the year in 1952 recognized for her achievements in the field of law. During her career, Ruth also served as an assistant attorney general of New York State. Upon retirement from public service, she joined her husband in the law firm of Waxman and Waxman. She was a member of many professional, community, and service organizations throughout her lifetime, and a charter member of the TNT's. Known to her associates as "Ruth", her childhood friends as "Ilesy", and her family as "Ruthie", Ruth has been described as remarkable, intelligent, strong, generous, spirited, full of life, a great friend, and as a thoughtful and caring caretaker and mentor. She will surely be missed by us all. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Irving I. Waxman; her brothers, Robert Graham Iles and Walter Garfield Iles Jr.; her sister, Marion Iles Todd; and her nephew, Walter G. Iles, III. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Richard Todd of Hueytown, AL; her sister-in-law, Marilyn Smith Iles of Asheville, NC and many loving nieces, nephews and their families.
Alfred M. Cady Jr. ('35) died peacefully at his home on June 21, 2010. Al was born in Syracuse on January 4, 1918. While a student at Nottingham, he fell in love with Patricia "Pat" Brown. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1940 and married Pat on May 30, 1942. After serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during WW II, he returned to Syracuse, where he became a salesman for the McMillan Book Co. and the Rome Soap Co. Subsequently he joined his father at the Syracuse Oil Co. Al shortly became president of the company and had a successful career building and expanding the oil business. After his family, which always came first, he loved to fish, golf and play bridge. When he retired in 1975, Al and Pat moved to Marco Island, Florida, where they lived by the ocean and spent countless hours together fishing and exploring the area. They often fished with their friend and guide, Todd Geroy, who eventually named two remote bays in the 10,000 Islands for them--Al's Bayou and Pat's Bayou. Al was a member of Onondaga Golf and Country Club for 57 years. He was considered one of its finest putters; however, his proudest golfing moments were his two holes in one. When he could no longer golf, he continued to visit the club twice a week to play bridge with his loyal friends who faithfully transported him from his apartment at the Nottingham to the club. He was also a longtime member of the Royal Poinciana Golf Club in Naples FL, and the Century Club, and University Club of Syracuse. Al was predeceased by his wife, Pat, in 2007 and his daughter, Elizabeth, in 1963. He is survived by his sons, Al Cady (Toni) of Edina, MN, and Bob Cady (Linda); of Naples, FL; his daughter, Jane Haley of Greenwich, CT; his brother-in-law, Robert Brown (Barb) of Syracuse, NY; nine grandchildren; five great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.
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January 08, 2012