Albert J. Bonitatibus

May 16, 1949 – February 20, 2012

It’s been a year ago yet the pain of missing you has not lessened. We love you and you will always live in our hearts and will never be forgotten.

Our Love Always and Forever

Mom and family

Gail Baldwin Simmonds, 70, formerly of Wyndmoor, a headmaster’s assistant at Chestnut Hill Academy for 14 years and a longtime community volunteer, died of cancer March 7 at Cathedral Village, where she had resided for the past year.

For her service to CHA, which included starting a boys’ knitting club, Mrs. Simmonds was presented with the school’s Landreth Award and made an Honorary Alumnus in 2009.

Frank Steel, head of school at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, said Mrs. Simmonds has been “a true and loyal force in our school community for most of her life.

She also had worked as an administrative assistant at advertising agencies and the Donesco Company.

She had been a volunteer with the Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library, Springside School, Wyndmoor Community Association and Chestnut Hill Hospital. She hosted Springside reunion luncheons and started the Spring Lane block party.

An active member of St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh for nearly 60 years, she served on the Vestry, stewardship and search committees. She also chaired the Country Fair and Memorial Committee, and organized galas, dinners and trips.

A native Philadelphian, Mrs. Simmonds was a graduate of Springside School and Centenary College, Hackettstown, N.J., where she earned an Associate of Arts degree. After graduation, she spent a year working in London, where she met her future husband, the late David F.C. Simmonds.

She was especially known for her love of sewing, gardening, walking her beloved basset hound in Valley Green and traveling extensively with her daughters – from the coast of Maine to remote villages in Malawi.

She is survived by daughters Barbara Simmonds of Palo Alto, Calif., and Caroline Simmonds Cook of Washington, D.C., and sisters, Barbara Baldwin Miller, of Chestnut Hill, and Candace Baldwin Richards, of Scottsdale, Ariz.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh.

Memorial donations may be made in her name to St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, P.O. Box 247, Fort Washington, PA 19034, or the National Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown St., Suite 2D, Watertown, MA 02472. – WF

John J. “Jack” Scanlan, 77, formerly of Germantown, an addiction counselor and a former diving champion, died March 2 of complications of pneumonia at Jeanes Hospital in Philadelphia.

Mr. Scanlan had worked as a counselor for 25 years at several rehabilitation centers in the Philadelphia area, including the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, the Fairmount Behavioral Health Center and – most recently – Whitemarsh House.

His own history with addiction was the start of a lifelong crusade assisting others with their trials. Many of those he had counseled said Mr. Scanlan had changed their lives.

An athlete and sportsman, he won the Philadelphia diving championship in 1951 and 1952, and was an avid squash player.

Raised in Philadelphia, he attended Norwood Academy and St. Joseph’s Preparatory School. He was a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross.

During the late 1950s he served as a cryptographer with the Army Signal Corps.

Mr. Scanlan is survived by daughters Sara Scanlan, Laurie Barkhorn and Amy Brueckner; sons Jack and Daniel; sisters Molly Kelly and Alice Bateman Doyle; a brother Edmund Scanlan; former wives Ann McNamara Scanlan and Linda Teir Scanlan, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers Michael, Joseph and David.

A celebration of his life will be held at 12 noon Friday, March, 15, at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave. in Chestnut Hill. Relatives and friends may call at the church from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Friday. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Wyncote.

Memorial donations may be made to The Salvation Army, Adult Rehabilitation Center, 4555 Pechin St., Philadelphia, PA 19128. – WF

Pierre Joseph “Pete” Marcolina, 82, of Lafayette Hill, a retired masonry contractor whose work graced many area estates, schools and colleges, died March 9 of cancer at the VNA Hospice in Vero Beach, Fla., where he had a second residence.

For more than 50 years until his retirement in 2000, Mr. Marcolina worked at his his family’s business, Marcolina Brothers Inc., becoming president when his father retired. The firm, which had offices on Mermaid Lane in Chestnut Hill, also operated a quarry on Waverly Road in Cheltenham that produced Wissahickon Schist stone used in many regional buildings.

The Marcolina firm was widely known for providing high-quality and authentic stonework, using highly skilled Italian masons, and its services were employed by many local institutions, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation, the Albert M. Greenfield Estate (now the SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College), Chestnut Hill Hospital, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Villanova University, Bryn Mawr College and many more.

Raised in Laverock, Mr. Marcolina graduated from La Salle College High School, where he starred on the tennis and track teams, and received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and business from Drexel University. At Drexel he ws a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and president of both the Newman Club and Independent Men of Drexel.

He had served on the boards of Chestnut Hill College and Chestnut Hill Hospital.

He also was a talented singer and had recorded many CDs, among them “Love Songs of Broadway,“ which included a duet with his granddaughter Dana, an aspiring actress.

He was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Lafayette Hill, Holy Cross Church in Vero Beach, and St. Francis of Assisi Church in Beach Haven, N.J.

An avid golfer, he was a member of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, where he had won many trophies. He spent many summers deep-sea fishing on his boat, the Sol y Mar.

Mr. Marcolina is survived by his wife, the former Amelia “Geri” Lulewitch; sons Daniel, Peter and Kirk, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 15, at St. Philip Neri Church, 437 Ridge Pike in Lafayette Hill. Relatives and friends may call at the church after 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Cheltenham. – WF

Memorial donations may be made to the Beach Haven Hurricane Relief Fund, 300 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven, NJ 08008.

Carol P. McLean, on March 9, 2013. Wife of Orville “Chris” Robinson. Mother of Kate McLean Robinson and Orville “Michael” Robinson. Grandmother of 4. Sister of James Burke. Member of the City Committee, Green Party of Philadelphia. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Thursday from 6-8PM at the John F. Murray Funeral Home 1220 Bethlehem Pike Flourtown, PA 19031. Funeral Service and Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Holy Redeemer Hospice, 12265 Townsend Rd., Philadelphia PA 19154

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Mary Ellison Hastings of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died peacefully in the company of her family on Friday, January 4th at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta after a brief illness. Ellie was the daughter of Dr. Richard T. Ellison and Mary Cunius Ellison of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, where she was born in 1921 and graduated from Springside School in 1938. She attended Wellesley College for a time and then worked as a lab technician at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. After the war she was married for several years to Henry C. Hastings. In 1954, Ellie returned to Chestnut Hill where she raised her two sons Rip and Jeff, working at Chestnut Hill Academy from which both boys graduated in the 1970s. In the 1990s Ellie moved to Maine, first to Bath where she lived for several years, and then in 2000 to St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where she became a fixture of the local needlework scene until her death. She was an artist in cross stitch, counted thread and needle work of all types. Countless children have worn her baby sweaters, soldiers and marines have worn her knitted helmet liners, and dozens of all ages are comforted by a prayer shawl that she made. She holds the hard-earned distinction of Master Craftsman from the Embroidery Guild of America and she has filled the world around her with the work of her hands and shared her skill and passion by teaching others. From the time she was a girl, Ellie spent the summer on Squirrel Island, which ever since has been her spiritual home and family. Ellie is survived by her brother Tom, his wife Jean and their children and grandchildren; by her son Jeff and his children Drew, Nick, Will and Sophie; and by her son Rip, his wife Beth and their children Emily, Andrew, Zach, Molly and Lucy. Ellie wanted to be remembered along with other Squirrel Islanders at the first chapel service this next July on Squirrel Island. In the meantime, if you wish, the family suggests that you remember her with a contribution to the Squirrel Island Preservation Foundation or your favorite Squirrel Island organization or activity, c/o Rob Hopkins P.O. Box 85, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538.

Arrangements are entrusted to Simmons Harrington and Hall Funeral Home 975 Wiscasset Road Boothbay, ME 04537

Mitchell Wesley “Mitch” Melton, 69, of Chestnut Hill, a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a co-founder of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, died March 11 of prostate cancer at Nazareth Hospital.

Mr. Melton served as a Democratic representative from the 196th District in North Philadelphia from Jan. 7, 1969, to Nov. 30, 1972. He helped to organize the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus in 1969.

During his time in the legislature, he wrote and sponsored a bill that provides for a moment of silent prayer and meditation in public schools at the beginning of the day for those who wish to pray. The bill was enacted into law on Dec. 6, 1972.

He also wrote and sponsored a bill that says anyone found guilty of a motor-vehicle code infraction and sentenced to pay a fine would be given seven days to pay before being imprisoned. The bill became law July 29, 1971.

Mr. Melton served on the board of the Chestnut Hill Community Association from 1997 to 2006 and also had been a board member at the Mt. Airy Learning Tree from 2008 until the time of his death.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, he attended public schools in the city and received a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in education from Antioch University.

He was an insurance agent, writ server and Democratic committeeman before his election to the State House of Representatives in 1969. Until January of this year, when he was hospitalized, he had served as a court officer in Philadelphia’s Municipal Court.

As a young man, he joined the Morris Brown A.M.E. Church in North Philadelphia and later became a church steward and a member of the choir and male chorus. He also served as a Boy Scout master.

Mr. Melton is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Evelyn Grace Riddick; sons Tyrone Eugene and Kevin Mitch; a daughter, Donna Marie Russell; his mother, Ethel Melton; a sister, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held March 19 at Morris Brown A.M.E. Church with interment in Chelten Hills Cemetery. – WF

Anna Ingersoll Roberts, 90, formerly of Whitemarsh, a longtime community volunteer, died March 10 of complications from a stroke eight days earlier at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr., where she had resided since 1996.

Mrs. Roberts was a former president of the Women’s Committee of the College of Physicians and was co-chair for four years during the 1960s of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s Antiques Show, when it became a significant annual event for Philadelphia. She also worked on many fundraising projects for the Child Guidance Clinic of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

She served on the Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and for many years led tours in the museum as a volunteer guide for an ever-expanding range of galleries.

Mrs. Roberts was a direct descendant of Jared Ingersoll, a signer of the Constitution from Pennsylvania and the progenitor of a family prominent in Philadelphia Democratic circles from the time of Andrew Jackson until the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

Raised in Whitemarsh, she attended Shady Hill School in Chestnut Hill and graduated from Westover School in Middlebury, Conn. She was a graduate of Vassar College, where she was president of the class of 1943.

She worked at the War Labor Board in Philadelphia until her marriage to Brooke Roberts in 1944. Dr. Roberts, a surgeon at HUP, died in 2003.

An avid gardener, she was a lifelong member of the Weeders, a women’s garden club that contributed to tree planting along the banks of the Schuylkill River.

She is survived by sons Jared, of Arlington, Va., Andrew, of Chestnut Hill, and Thomas, of Wyncote; sisters Gainor Miller, of Cathedral Village, and Ann Clay, of Arlington, Va., and seven grandchildren.

A memorial service was held March 15 at St. Asaph’s Church in Bala Cynwyd. Memorial donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 3925 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, or to St. Asaph’s Church, 27 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd, PA. 19004. – WF

Bjorn G. Bache, 83, formerly of Chestnut Hill, an employee of the Wissahickon Skating Club for more than 40 years, died March 2 at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Va.

Until his retirement in 2001, Mr. Bache had been a familiar presence at the skating club. A certified refrigeration engineer, he managed the cooling equipment, maintained the ice and operated the skate shop.

Cathy Coyle Romano, a former skating instructor at the club, said Mr. Bache “kept the best ice, not only in Philadelphia but in the country.”

He was born in Princeton and attended high school in Trenton. During the Korean War he served in the Navy.

He and his wife, the former Carol King, had lived in Chestnut Hill for 44 years before moving to Virginia Beach, Va., in 2002.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Bache is survived by a son, Christopher; a daughter, Lori Bacon, and two grandchildren. A sister, Gloria Hendrickson, preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held March 9 in Virginia Beach, with interment in Rosewood Memorial Park in that city. – WF

Raymond J. Tatlow, Jr., on March 13, 2013, age 92, of Gwynedd Estates, formerly of Lafayette Hill. Husband of the late Helen (nee McCall), devoted father of Mary Jane Walker (Mike), Raymond J. III (Claire), James M. (Terry) and Paul V. Tatlow (Jackie), grandfather of Kevin (Kaleen), Conner, Jimmy, Leslie, Brian, Nick, Greg, Jack, Brendan, Audrey and the late Andrew Walker, great grandfather of Maeve. Funeral Mass was held Monday, March 18, 2013, at St. Philip Neri Church, 437 Ridge Pk., Lafayette Hill, PA 19444. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cementery. In lieu of flowers memorials to the above church.

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Dr. Kenneth Lowell Kershbaum, 70, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a nationally recognized cardiologist, died March 19 of lymphoma at his home in Center City Philadelphia.

Dr. Kershbaum practiced internal medicine and cardiology at Pennsylvania Hospital for more than 40 years. He served twice on the hospital’s executive committee and for more than 20 years on its Cardiology Foundation.

He also had been an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania for nearly four decades and in 1986 won the prestigious Viner Teaching Award. He had many peer-reviewed articles published in leading medical publications, including the American Heart Journal and Circulation.

He was known for refusing to “watch the clock” while examining patients, whom he served with devotion, compassion, meticulous attention to detail and problem-solving acumen.

Raised in Chestnut Hill, Dr. Kershbaum lived in the community with his wife, the former Susan Sions, for 30 years before moving to Center City in 2008. He attended the Miquon School and graduated from the William Penn Charter School. He received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College.

As a young person, he was a nationally ranked tennis player and participated in the Boys U.S. National Tennis Championships in 1958. The next year, at age 17, he became the youngest men’s tennis champion in the history of the Philmont Country Club.

He was a member of both the tennis and squash teams at Cornell University and was still playing tennis and teaching his grandchildren the game up until the final months of his life.

Dr. Kershbaum also served on the board of Springside School for six years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Kathy Evans, of Atlanta, and Sharon Kershbaum, of Washington, D.C; his mother, Judith Kershbaum Jacobs; sisters Marjorie Shiekman and Susan Stevens, and four grandchildren. Dr. Kershbaum’s father, the late Dr. Alfred Kershbaum, also was a cardiologist.

Memorial donations may be made to the Joan Karnell Cancer Center of Pennsylvania Hospital, 230 W. Washington Square, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or to the Abramson Cancer Center, 3535 Market St., Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104 – WF

Margaret Mary Martin Sowter, 70, known to all as Mags, passed away on March 21 after a long struggle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, Kevin John Sowter, her sisters Bridget Cryan, Colette Martin, Teresa Duffy, Ursula Mulleady and their families, Kevin’s children John Sowter, Margaret Sowter, Andrew Sowter, Neil Sowter and their families, and her cousin Margaret Mary Murphy. Mags was born in 1942 to James and Winifred Ellen Martin in Ballangare County, Roscommon, Ireland. She had a long, successful career in finance with Citibank in Dublin that continued when she arrived in the United States in 1985. Mags had a love of Chestnut Hill and her beautiful historic home, The Anglecot. Her Irish-themed decorated home was featured on the Chestnut Hill Holiday House Tour. She was a member of the Daughters of the British Empire and had volunteered at the Chestnut Hill Women’s Exchange. She touched the hearts of all who knew her with her warmth, charm and wit. Services will be held on Tuesday April 2. Visitation begins at 10am, followed by Funeral Mass at 11am, in Chestnut Hill, at Our Mother of Consolation Church. Mag’s ashes will return to Ireland for a service and burial at a later date.

Edward J. Calisto, age 79, on March 25, 2013 of Chestnut Hill. Survived by his brother Joseph, sister Frances Brill and nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Our Mother of Consolation Church, 9 E. Chestnut Hill Ave., Wednesday, April 3rd at 10AM. Funeral Mass 11AM. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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A memorial service for Allen B. Clayton,, a longtime music teacher and soccer coach at Germantown Friends School, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Germantown Friends Meeting, 47 W. Coulter St. in Germantown. Mr. Clayton, who was 85, died Dec. 27 of cancer at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine.

Until his retirement in 1993, Mr. Clayton had been a member of the Germantown Friends faculty for 39 years. Earlier he had taught music at Haverford Friends School and Montgomery County Day School.

A musician himself, he played cello, viola da gamba and recorder as well as jazz piano in many groups. In retirement he played piano at the Island Nursing Home in Deer Isle, Maine, and at Parker Ridge in Blue Hill, Maine. He sang in the Bagaduce Chorale, headquartered in Blue Hill.

Mr. Clayton and his wife, Julia, had lived in Mt. Airy for 45 years before moving to their summer home in Sedgwick, Maine, in 1998.

During summers, Mr. Clayton taught canoeing and led trips at Keewaydin Camp in Vermont and later at Robin Hood Camp in Maine. He played all sports, especially soccer and tennis.

In 1968 he was a Fulbright Exchange music teacher at St. George’s School for Girls in Edinburgh, Scotland. He subsequently taught at the Aberdeen Grammar School and St. Margaret’s School for Girls in Aberdeen, Scotland.

A Quaker, he was a member of Germantown Friends Meeting and, in later years, of the Eggemoggin Meeting in Sargentville, Maine. In retirement he and his wife were resident Friends for a year at Quaker Centers in Melbourne, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Clayton is survived by a daughter, Sarah Elmendorf, of Peru, N.Y.; sons Bart, of Ellsworth, Maine, and Robert, of Plymouth Meeting; five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. A brother, Robert Clayton Jr., preceded him in death.

The memorial service on April 27 will be followed by a musical tribute to Mr. Clayton put on by Germantown Friends School. Memorial donations may be made to the Scholarship Fund of Germantown Friends School, 31 W. Coulter St., Philadelphia, PA 19144. – WF

Longtime naturalist, conservationist, birder, business and civic leader James Martin Stewart died on April 19 at the age of 87 from complications after a fall.

Born November 29, 1925 in Philadelphia, Stewart, known as Jim, attended Chestnut Hill Academy and graduated from the Avon Old Farms School in 1943. He received his BA in Economics in 1950 from Trinity College, where he was a member of the Trinity Pipes and St. Anthony Hall. He attended the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.

He joined the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II and served as a 2nd Lieutenant and navigator in the 7th Emergency Rescue Squadron out of Hickam Field in Oahu, Hawaii. He was employed at SmithKline & French in several capacities, before serving on the Board of Directors at SmithKline Beckman Corporation.

Stewart was a founder, longtime member and former chairman of the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association (WVWA), which honored him in 2010 as a Trailblazer. At WVWA, Stewart was the creator of the Green Ribbon Trail, a 21-mile recreational trail along the Wissahickon Creek. In 1965 he pioneered one of the first conservation fairs. He was also a founder and driving force for the Wissahickon Birdathon, an annual event for birdwatchers.

Stewart served as a board member for numerous schools and conservation organizations including the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Zoo, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill Hospital, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Nantucket Trustees of Reservations, the Hill at Whitemarsh and many other organizations in Philadelphia, Nantucket, Mass. and Stowe, VT.

In his spare time, Stewart was a long time singing member of the Orpheus Club of Philadelphia.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joly Walton Stewart, his sister, Patricia Stewart Walsh, and six children: Lea A. Stewart of Campton, NH, James M. Stewart, Jr. of Ambler, Catherine L. Stewart of Manchester Center, VT, Mahlon K. Stewart of New York, NY, Elizabeth S. Hunter of Ambler, James H. Hunter of Mt. Shasta, CA and 6 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 27 at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, Camp Hill Road and Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington, PA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association at 12 Morris Road, Ambler, PA 19002 or St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, P.O. Box 247, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

Betty D. Rothenbach, of Gwynedd Estates, on April 21, 2013. Age 95. Born in Philadelphia, she was a long time resident of Chestnut Hill. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Maryland and active in the Gwynedd community. Beloved wife of the late Harry Rothenbach. Survived by her sister Louise Lawson also of Gwynedd Estates, sister-in-law Sandra Derr and nieces and nephews Linda, David, Wendy, Scott, and Karen. A memorial service will be held at Gwynedd Estates, 301 Norristown Rd. Ambler, PA 19002 on Sunday, May 5th at 11 am. Interment private.

Susanne Van Leer “Van” Nolde, 82, a longtime teacher at Chestnut Hill Academy, died April 17 at her home in Wyndmoor.

Ms. Nolde, who began her teaching career at CHA in 1953, taught English and history in the Lower and Middle schools for more than five decades before retiring in 2007. She received the academy’s Headmaster’s Award in 1989 for “exceptional service to the school.”

For several years in the 1960s, she worked as a reading specialist at the Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential in Wyndmoor and was interested in addressing reading problems faced by persons with dyslexia.

A lifelong resident of Wyndmoor, Ms. Nolde was raised on a part of the former Jarden Estate, named for her grandfather, Walter H. Jarden. She attended Germantown Friends School and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Delaware. She completed graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania.

She was an active equestrian and a fox-hunting enthusiast for many years. She owned and raced horses and was a regular rider in Fairmount Park.

She is survived by her sister, Fredericka Berger, of College Park, Md. - WF

by Walter Fox

Frederick Park “Fred” Williams, 89, of Chestnut Hill, a retired investment broker, musician and longtime community volunteer, died April 28 of heart failure at Fairview Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for the past six years.

Mr. Williams retired in 1989 from the Kidder Peabody & Co. investment firm, but he was best known in the Chestnut Hill community for his 36-years as manager of the Pastorius Park Summer Concerts. For his years of dedicated service to this annual event, he was cited by the City of Philadelphia and received the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Benefactor’s Award in 2000.

Mr. Williams’ community service, however, went well beyond the Pastorius Park concerts. He was a member and past president of the former Chestnut Hill Fathers Club, a member of the Water Tower Advisory Council and an active Town Watch member.

On major holidays, like Memorial Day or the Fourth of July, he could be found either leading or playing tuba in local bands. He served for many years as a judge, and for a time was head judge, at the Mummer’s Parade in Philadelphia.

Mr. Williams was considered to be an authority on music history, especially on John Philip Sousa and the marching-band music of that era, which he loved. He wrote numerous articles for music journals and was constantly sought after for his encyclopedic knowledge of music.

His extensive record collection of marching-band music is now housed at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Born in Los Angeles, he traveled around the world with his mother and father, who was a mining engineer, and, while living in New York, became an Eagle Scout. During World War II he served in the Canadian Army.

He received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a master’s in music from Columbia University. He taught music in the Philadelphia public schools for several years in the 1960s before entering the investment field with Eastman Dillon & Co.

Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Barbara; a son, Robert W.; four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. A son, Frederick L. Williams, preceded him in death. Funeral services were private.

Dominic Anthony DeLaurentis, M.D., age 88 of Coral Gables, Florida and La Romana, Dominican Republic, formerly of Philadelphia, PA and Williamsburg, VA on May 14, 2013. Born February 2, 1925 in Abruzzo, Italy, Dr. DeLaurentis immigrated to Philadelphia in 1928. He was educated in the Philadelphia public school system, graduating from Olney High School where he was a serious violinist and a talented gymnast; St Joseph’s University with honors in Chemistry and Temple University School of Medicine where he was elected to AOA. He served in the United States Army assigned to a maxillo-facial mobile surgical unit. In 1958 Dr. DeLaurentis was appointed Associate Professor of Surgery, Temple University Medical School and Hospital. He was awarded a Hartford Foundation cardiovascular fellowship in 1963 and named first Chief of Surgery at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1966. Dr. DeLaurentis was appointed Professor of Surgery Hahnemann Medical School and Hospital in 1971 and in 1974 was named Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital. In 1986 he was appointed First Chief of the Vascular Surgery Section and in the year 2000 Dr. DeLaurentis was honored by the University of Pennsylvania as Professor Emeritus. Dr. DeLaurentis was deeply committed to surgical education, teaching many generations of physicians and authoring or co-authoring upwards of 135 surgical publications. He was elected and served as President of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Delaware Valley Vascular Society, Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, and the Eastern Vascular Society. He was involved in the formation of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery, and recognized as an Honorary Life member. Dr. DeLaurentis was predeceased by his wife of 51 years Molly Stephens DeLaurentis, and is survived by his wife Conchita Llach DeLaurentis, four children and ten grandchildren including Denise DeLaurentis Cilio, Peter Cilio, Caroline and Charlotte Cilio, Dominic Jr. and Julie DeLaurentis, Mary Elizabeth and Dominic A. DeLaurentis III, Gina and Rob Steers, Whit and Anna Steers, Lauren and Jeff Brown, M.D., Mary Mason, Graham, Olivia and Bo Brown, and a brother Anthony Laurent of Hilton Head, S.C. Dr. DeLaurentis became a passionate sailor later in life recommending the sport to anyone who is “afflicted with impatience.” He had a profound love of family, great appreciation for education, and epitomized life-long learning. He was hugely accomplished but remarkably modest. His openness, generosity, and wisdom made him a natural second father to residents, colleagues, and son-in-laws and his wise council will be greatly missed. There will be a memorial service and internment in Williamsburg, VA at a later date.

Julie Margaret VanSciver (Meg) age 39 on May 12th, 2013 died in Lakewood Colorado. Meg was the daughter of Joseph B.,III and Carol M. Van Sciver of Chestnut Hill,Philadelphia, Pa., and sister of Carolyn L. Armstrong of Orlando,FL. and Joseph B.Van Sciver IV (Kate Olson) of N.Y. Services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 22 E. Chestnut Hill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. on Friday, May 24th, 2013 at 10 A.M. In lieu of flowers please send donations to any of the following: The William Penn Charter School, the Humane Society, or Africa Aide of Colorado.