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September 25, 2008

Eight Nottingham alumni are scheduled to be honored at the third annual Wall of Fame induction ceremony on October 11. They include Dr. Fred Roberts (’35), Quentin Kopp (’48), Nancy Knapp McCarty (’50), J. Sehl Burns (’62), Ben Burtt (’66), Tony Trischka (’66), Dr. Steven Galson (’74), and Dr. Nancy Andrews (’76).

Obituaries

Ralph M. Weinstein, 90, died December 15, 2007, at his home in Jamesville. He lived in Syracuse most of his life. He retired in 1984 as a senior sanitarian for the state of New York, inspecting nursing homes and other facilities. He was a fine tenor and sang with the Syracuse Chorale. He is survived by his wife, Bernice, daughter Annette Weinstein Buckmaster (’61), son Mark Weinstein (’62), three grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Patrick L. Carroll (’62), of Duluth, GA, died June 13, 2007. He moved to Georgia in 1986. He is survived by his sister, Kathy, of Atlanta, and several aunts and cousins.

Bruce H. Schwartz (’62), 62, of Santa Rosa, CA, died February 7, 2007. He practiced law in Syracuse, San Francisco, Marin County, and Sonoma County. He is survived by his wife, son, and two step-children.

Dr. Martin F. Hilfinger Jr., 87, of Syracuse and Tully, NY, died Feb. 2, 2006, in Syracuse. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Hamilton College. After graduating summa cum laude from the Syracuse College of Medicine, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during WW II. He became an associate Professor of Pathology at the College of Medicine in Syracuse, and was appointed in 1963 as Onondaga County's first full time Medical Examiner, a position he held for the next 20 years. In 1963 he was selected to the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America Football Team, given for lifetime achievements in Athletics and Medicine. A specialist in the Pathology of Cancer, he received the annual award of NY State division of the American Cancer Society in 1956. He is survived by the former Nancy Taylor (’36), his wife of 63 years; daughters, Sarah (Tom) Tomb (’63) and Heidi Wilson, both of Fayetteville, NY; a son, Martin, III (’62)(Nyla) of Tully, NY.

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