Brandeis Magazine

Joel Lebow ’60, P’89, P’92, of Woodstock, Georgia, owner of Lebow Clothing for Men and Boys, died on Sept. 9, 2015. He was recently honored for 50 years of service to the Masonic Lodge. He spent all but the last three years of his life in the Boston area. He leaves his wife of 50 years, Judy; children Lisa ’89 and Pam ’92; and his sister, Henrietta. Jacqueline (Landberg) Moss ’60, of Sun Lakes, Arizona, a business computer-systems analyst, died on Oct. 8, 2015. She was active in the Sun Lakes Chorale, Neighbors Who Care, Temple Havurat Emet, the American Association of University Women and the Sun Lakes Interfaith Council. She leaves her husband, Mel; children Ronda and Brian; and two grandchildren. Eugene Lue ’62, of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, who spent 30 years at IBM, died on Nov. 5, 2015. He enjoyed photography, painting, board and logic games, computers, making websites and videos, and fishing. He leaves his wife of 49 years, Monica; children Deborah and Sharon; siblings Peter, Carmen, June and Franklin; and three grandchildren. Dave Newell, MA’65, PhD’66, of Long Beach, California, a leader in the local LGBT community, died on Aug. 18, 2015, of complications from diabetes. He rallied support against the Briggs Initiative, a 1978 California state ballot proposal that would have banned gays and lesbians from working in public schools, and continued the fight for equality for another 35 years. He is survived by his sisters, Donna and Diane. Walter Stern, Heller PhD’67, of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, died on Aug. 23, 2015. He leaves his wife, Susan; children David, George and Flora; and six grandchildren. Vince Ficcaglia ’68, of Swampscott, Massachusetts, formerly of East Boston, who worked for many years in the investment industry, died on Aug. 25, 2015. He leaves his wife, Jo-Ann, and his son, Gregory. James Martin Balliro ’69, of Ellenton, Florida, a surgeon, died on Aug. 22, 2015. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1978 and completed his residency in Florida. He set up a practice in Tallahassee before moving to Jackson, Wyoming, where he established a highly successful surgical practice. He leaves his children, Jamie, Gregory, Claire, Rose and Grace; siblings Joseph, Juliane, Patrice and Linda; and two grandchildren. Joel Sheveloff, MFA’69, PhD’70, of Burlington, Massachusetts, professor of musicology at Boston University for 46 years, died on Nov. 8, 2015. He leaves his wife, Thea, MFA’66; children Micah and Eva; and sister Harriet.