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Nancy Setright Grove (’39) wrote that her older brother Jim graduated in 1935 and was no doubt one of the blurry guys in the back row of the picture we printed in 2006 of the Class of 1935.  Her sister Ann Setright Mercer was in the class of ’48 and her younger brother Jack Setright was in the class of ’42.

Obituaries

Culver "Daws" Taylor ('42), 87, of Fayetteville, died in the Syracuse VA hospital on December 1, 2011. He was raised in Syracuse and graduated from Nottingham High School in 1942. After learning to fly in his late teens, Daws served as a P-51 fighter pilot in WWII. He received his bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1952. He then went into sales and was a manufacturer's representative until early this year. Daws had many summers of enjoyment at the family cottage, fishing and sailing in Henderson Harbor. He was predeceased in 2009 by Mary, his wife of 60 years. Daws is survived by his son, Doug; daughter Sue Dublin; Doug's wife Kathy; Doug's daughter Sarah Anthonypillai and her husband Brijesh; Doug's son Matthew; Sue's husband Gary, their son Ben, and his wife Leslie and great- grandaughter Abigail; their daughter Kaitie Lynch and her husband Brian and their daughter Elizabeth.

Martha M. Rogusz ('42), 86, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Syracuse Home. She was the daughter of the late Anna (Kalinowski) and Stanley Bazydlo. Martha was born and raised on the east side of Syracuse, lived her adult life on the west side and retired to the Liverpool area. After graduating from Nottingham High School in 1942, Martha was trained in ordnance material inspection courses at Syracuse and Cornell Universities. Her 25 years of U.S. government service began during WWII as inspector of ordnance materiel, where she inspected 1903 A3 Springfield rifles, land mines and bomb fuses. During the Korean War, she supervised 15 government inspectors in the quality control inspection of high velocity fuses. Her career in the United States Postal Service began in 1965. Before she completed her career as manager of budget and cost analysis for Syracuse Sectional Center, she worked her way up through a variety of positions. She was the Postal Women's Program Representative for four years. Recognized as Federal Woman of the Year in 1983 by the Syracuse Federal Executive Association "for having contributed the most to promoting the positive image of women in Syracuse," Martha was one of the first female supervisors and "endured the initial resistance that accompanies a break with tradition." Retiring in 1984, Martha volunteered her skills in preparing taxes for seniors, serving in the Polish Heritage Society and continuing her interests in writing poetry, collecting the work of local artists and traveling. An accomplished seamstress and excellent cook, Martha was a warm-hearted, caring, generous person whose counsel and pragmatism will be missed. Martha was predeceased by her husband, Joseph M. Rogusz, in 1977; her sisters, Rose, Anastasia and Xavier; and brothers, Zigmund, Stanley, Chester and Peter. Surviving are a daughter, Susan Pingel; son-in-law, William Pingel; beloved grandson, Erich; and several nieces and nephews.

Elizabeth “Betty” Hall Murray (’42), 82, died July 16, 2007, in North Kingstown, RI. She was an active volunteer with Syracuse Symphony Guild and other organizations. She worked as an administrator of residence life at Lemoyne College. After retirement, she and her husband traveled extensively. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Carleton Murray (’40), three children, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Herbert E. "Herb" Thomas ('42) 86 , of Calkins Rd., Cato, passed away June 17, 2010, after a battle with cancer. Herb was born March 23, 1924, in Syracuse, a son of William H. and Ina Moss Thomas. Herb was a graduate of Nottingham High School in 1942 and then from Syracuse University in 1952. He was a flight engineer on PBYs (VP-84) for the Navy during WWII and was a member of LaBuff-Cole American Legion in Cato. He was an industrial engineer at Carrier Corporation for 30 years, until retirement in 1984. Herb was a Little League coach, Cub and Boy Scout leader, initiated the girls' softball league for the Cato-Meridian area in the 1970s and was part of the "chain gang" for high school football. Herb served on the Cato-Meridian school board for 25 years and was president for several terms. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Fern; son, Darryl (Elizabeth) of Cato; two granddaughters, Ashley Nicole and Amy Elizabeth Thomas, both of Cato; two sisters, Drusella Barr of Syracuse and Nancy (Glenn) Proseus of Sodus Point; sister-in-law, Jean Thomas of Camillus; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; son, William H., in 1975; and brother, William A., in 2010.



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Updated: December 05, 2011