1970-79

David Chin ’70, of Brookline, Massachusetts, on Jan. 19. The first of his Chinese-immigrant parents’ nine children to be born in America, he was a Boston Latin graduate; a retired database administrator at Plymouth Rock Assurance, recalled for his skill at helping people out of a computer jam; and someone who loved hiking, traveling the world, honing his language skills and making the perfect pancake. Survived by wife Jewel and three sons.

Duane Paluska, PhD’70, of Woolwich, Maine, on Jan. 28. He left a career teaching English at Bowdoin College to establish himself as one of his state’s finest custom-furniture makers, as well as an artist and sculptor whose Icon Contemporary Art gallery, in Brunswick, became a hub for Maine’s modern art community. Survived by wife Ellen Frances Golden, two sons and three grandchildren.

Helen Gail (Goldring) Quint ’70, of Brookline, Massachusetts, on Jan. 26. Devoted to family and Jewish education, she spent two years on a kibbutz; taught special-needs, preschool and elementary-school children; mentored younger teachers; and was a dedicated member of Congregation Kehillath Israel, in Brookline. Survived by husband Stanley, three children and five grandchildren.

Thomas B. Scullion Jr., PhD’71, of Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 8. A retired professor of social work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he founded an exchange program between the university’s social work department and the University of Strathclyde’s School of Social Work and Social Policy, in Glasgow, Scotland. Survived by three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Amy Jacobson Yoffie ’71, of Westfield, New Jersey, on March 3. A pioneering entrepreneur in internet market research who founded several web technology companies, she was active in Democratic politics and provided editorial assistance to her husband, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president emeritus of the Union for Reform Judaism. Survived by her husband, two children and a grandchild.

Jane Stojak, MA’72, Brandeis National Committee, of Philadelphia, on Jan. 25. A talented actor, director and impresario with a PhD in psychology, she left a corporate consulting career to create the Random Acts of Theatre company and play a leadership role in the International Performing Arts for Youth group in Philadelphia. Survived by a son.

Berton S. Fliegel, Heller PhD’73, P’93, of Boston, on April 16. A social worker and activist devoted to helping the poor, he served West End residents dislocated by urban renewal, helped develop Boston’s Model Cities social-services program in the 1960s and directed the Columbia Point Community Health Center. Survived by wife Susan; three children, including Jane (Fliegel) Howland ’93; and three grandchildren.

Jerome Smith ’73, of Hazelwood, Missouri, on April 20. A supervisor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s circulation department for 20 years, he was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church of Robertson; an avid fisherman; a St. Louis Cardinals fan; and a proud father to three daughters who survive him, along with four stepchildren and three grandchildren.

Marilyn Ann Trueblood, MA’73, of Seattle, on Jan. 1. A retired editor at the University of Washington Press, who worked with many of the Pacific Northwest’s influential scholars, she served Sunday dinners to the homeless, marched for progressive causes, danced ballet into her 70s, walked the British Isles, and traveled the rivers of Europe and Asia. Survived by husband Pat Soden, a daughter, a stepson and a grandchild.

Delmar C. Wilcox, PhD’73, of Springfield, Massachusetts, on Jan. 23. He was a Nebraska native who taught for 50 years at Western New England University, retiring in 2017 as an associate professor of English. Survived by wife Melissa Dane, a son and two grandchildren.

Rachel Kahn-Hut, PhD’74, of San Francisco, on April 3. A professor emerita of sociology at San Francisco State University, she championed gender equality and social justice; helped create the women’s studies program at the university; and, using dollars from a Holocaust victims’ bank settlement, endowed the Generation to Generation fund, to help defray the costs of applying to graduate school. Survived by friends, colleagues and cousins.

Glen W. Powell ’74, of Worcester, Massachusetts, on May 31. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War who was awarded a Purple Heart, he worked for many years as a film production specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense, and is remembered as an honorable man whose personality could light up a room. Survived by six children, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Reaver Mae Weeks ’74, of Columbia, South Carolina, on March 6. She is remembered for her professional competence, work ethic and effective advocacy for those she served as a human services coordinator at the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Survived by family and friends.

Ira S. Gerstein, MA’76, PhD’83, P’93, of Milton, Massachusetts, on Jan. 22. Recalled as a “mentor, teacher, software engineer and mensch,” he held doctorates in physics and sociology; taught at MIT, Penn and UMass Boston, among other schools; worked in high tech; and loved basketball, tennis, jazz, cooking and hiking Survived by wife Laurie Sheridan, a daughter, two stepsons and four step-grandsons.

Kenneth L. Fox ’77, of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 13. Remembered for his kindness, generosity and quirky sense of humor, he held degrees from the Temple University Law School and the NYU Stern School of Business, and was passionate about social causes, in particular opposing capital punishment. Survived by two sisters, and several nephews and nieces.

Janet (Weintraub) Gool ’77, of Jerusalem, on Feb. 4. A Maryland native who lived her adult life in Israel, she was a psychiatric nurse for more than three decades, and her work as a creative writer appeared in such periodicals as Creative Nonfiction, Madcap Review and Collateral Journal. Survived by husband Yochanan, three children and several grandchildren.

Brad A. Bederman ’78, of Dallas, on Aug. 27. A recruiter and account manager for a leading IT recruiting firm, he was active in Temple Shalom. Survived by wife Olga and two sons.

Susan C. Miller ’78, of Brighton, Massachusetts, on June 13. A voracious reader and avid writer of poetry, prose and letters to elected officials, she demonstrated in behalf of causes she believed in, championed women’s rights and is remembered as a funny, gentle person who abhorred violence in any form against people or animals. Survived by her mother and a sister.