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Earle W. Dennis ’60, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on May 3. A varsity athlete at Brandeis who went on to study at West Point, he worked for Fleet Bank for 31 years and served as a vestryman in local Episcopal congregations. Survived by wife Carolyn, two children, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Vincent J. Falcone, GSAS MA’60, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, on May 30. After serving in the Vietnam War, he was a physicist and engineer at Hanscom Air Force Base; taught at Western New England College, Boston State College, and Massachusetts Bay Community College; and, in retirement, split his time between Cape Cod and Sarasota, Florida. Survived by wife Del, a daughter, three stepchildren, and three grandsons.

Stanley Davis ’61, of Brookline, Massachusetts, on March 5. A professor at Harvard Business School, Columbia Business School, and Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, he left academia to write, consult, and lecture around the world. Survived by two children, three stepchildren, and 10 grandchildren.

Martin Allen Zelnik ’61, Brandeis National Committee, of the Bronx, New York, on April 1. A five-sport inductee into the Joseph M. Linsey Brandeis Athletics Hall of Fame and graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, he led the architecture firm Panzel Associates for 50 years and created the interior design program at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Survived by wife Lassa, three sons, and two grandsons.

Arthur C. Beale ’62, of Scituate, Massachusetts, on May 7. An internationally known conservator of sculpture, and chair emeritus of conservation and collections management at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, he was equally at home on an archaeological dig in Cypress or perched on scaffolding underneath the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Survived by wife Teri Hensick and a son.

Stanley G. Rabinowitz ’62, P’88, of Chicago, on March 27. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a professor of internal medicine at Northwestern University Medical School, and the recipient of several National Institutes of Health grants, and — with his wife of nearly 58 years, Harriet, P’88 — he traveled the world, collected art, and enjoyed opera and the symphony. Survived by his wife; two children, including Richard ’88; and three grandchildren.

Robert S. Greenberger ’63, of Washington, D.C., on March 25. As a 30-year Wall Street Journal reporter, he covered labor, economics, foreign policy, and the Supreme Court; as a beloved father, husband, and grandfather, he enjoyed time on the basketball court, on the beach, and in the Adirondacks. Survived by wife Phyllis, three sons, and seven grandchildren.

Jerome Hantman ’63, of Columbia, Maryland, on March 28. A former Brandeis tennis player under then-coach Bud Collins, Jerome became a cardiologist and hospital administrator who regularly ignored time limits on his patients’ appointments, and collected more than 1,200 doctor figurines from around the world, many of them given by grateful patients. Survived by wife Irene, three children, a stepchild, and three grandchildren.

Carole (Greene) Elias ’64, Brandeis National Committee, of Armonk, New York, in October 2021. Her career at Family Centers, a nonprofit in Connecticut, where she served as chief operating officer, began in 1989. Survived by husband Arthur, three children, and six grandchildren.

Florencia (Ulate) Helman ’65, of Denver, in February. She spent her junior year abroad in Spain, then became a simultaneous Spanish interpreter for the U.S. State Department and traveled internationally before settling in Denver. Survived by two daughters and three grandchildren.

Davida D. Pekarsky ’65, GSAS MA’68, of Brighton, Massachusetts, on June 11. A psychologist who, working with developmental psychology pioneer Jerome Kagan, developed a manual to help parents foster their children’s cognitive development, she was appreciated for her genuineness, empathy, and compassion, which medical challenges could not dim. Survived by family and friends.

David Gordon, GSAS PhD’67, of Chicago, on June 6. Once the acting head of theoretical physics at what is now Fermilab, he later became a pediatric cardiologist who was compassionate, brilliant, and humble, maintaining a great sense of humor and a sense of wonder about the world. Survived by two sons and four grandsons.

Anthony J. Scarsella ’67, of Beverly Hills, California, on May 10. He was a trailblazer in the fields of HIV and gay men’s general health care, and the chief of research at the Pacific Oaks Medical Group, where he directed clinical trials in the areas of infectious and male-related diseases, hyperlipidemia, and aging. Survived by husband Terry Williams.

Ellen Short Goldin ’69, P’05, of Wayne, New Jersey, on June 5. A social worker with a deep connection to Judaism, she worked for 25 years at Temple Beth Tikvah, first as a religious school teacher, and later as a principal and administrator. Survived by husband Michael; two children, including Laura Goldin Ames ’05; and four grandchildren.