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Those We Have Lost

Pratt mourns the community members we have lost during this very difficult time, whether to COVID-19 or other causes.

Pratt Remembers Arthur Robbins, Professor Emeritus of Creative Arts Therapy
May 12, 2022

Pratt Mourns the Passing of Edward Lazansky
March 25, 2022

Pratt Mourns Director of Residential Life Chris Kasik
December 10, 2021

Pratt Mourns the Passing of J. Roger Guilfoyle
November 1, 2021

Pratt Mourns the Loss of Linda Daly
October 28, 2021

Pratt Remembers Acclaimed Children’s Book Author and Alumnus Ted Lewin
August 5, 2021

Pratt Mourns the Passing of Laurel M. Thompson
July 12, 2021

Pratt Remembers Professor Emeritus Danny Gerzog
February 22, 2021

Pratt Mourns Honorary Degree Recipient, Alumnus, and Paleontologist Jerry Case
January 10, 2021

Pratt Mourns the Passing of Seoud M. Matta
January 4, 2021

In Memoriam

  • Mary Anika McConnell Burney, Illustration ’48
  • Gerald Reinbold, BArch ’70
  • Cosimo Orofino, Certificate, Mechanical Design ’50
  • Anita R. SantaLucia, BFA Merchandising ’69
  • Donald Chapman, BArch ’62
  • Ena Millington, BS Food Science and Management ’77
  • Zelda Haber, Certificate, Illustration ’46
  • Barbara Bader, MLS ’63
  • Walter Altenburg, BS Chemistry ’62
  • Charles Wanda, MS Art Education ’71
  • Jeanette Fioravera Linder, BID ’57
  • Frances Hope (Clark) Wilson, BS Home Economics ’49
  • Tormod “Tom” Reinersten, BID ’59
  • Theresa Rosalie Toscano, attended
  • Kenneth J. McGahren, BArch ’68
  • Jacqueline C. Dodes-Walter, BFA Art Education ’63
  • Alexander Russo, attended
  • Gladys (Riese) Smith, Dietetics ’40
  • Ira Madris, BFA Advertising Design ’61
  • Moulton Mayers, MS Urban Design ’83
  • Lee Koppelman, MS Planning ’64
  • Peggy Luhrs, attended, Advertising Design
  • Lewis F. Zurlo, BArch ’58
  • Welter Holden, attended, Architecture
  • Saad D. Abulhab, MSLIS ’91
  • Phyllis R. Janto, MFA Art Education ’65
  • Evelyn Ruth Fowler, attended, Chemical Engineering
  • Sarah Elizabeth Hall, BFA Interior Design ’87
  • Henry E. Stevens, BCE ’43
  • Raymond Nuytkens, BFA Interior Design ’51
  • Dennis O’Brien, BFA Integrative Studies ’77
  • Roderick M. Rezek, BEE ’53
  • Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Janes, BFA Art Education ’75
  • Janet Cooling, BFA Painting ’73 (read the ARTnews obituary)
  • Paul Willen, MArch ’62
  • Frank Doughty Rawlinson, attended, Architecture
  • Alden Blair Blackwell, attended, Mechanical Engineering
  • Louis R. Sansone, BFA Illustration ’56
  • William F. Cosgrove, BME ’51
  • Geza Desider Koncz, Teacher Training ’43
  • Thomas Sheffield Cowles, attended, Fine Arts
  • Bernardine M. (Velgot) Butcaris, Certificate, Costume Design ’51
  • Stephen B. Jacobs, MArch ’65
  • MaryEllen Green Dohrs, Certificate, Industrial Design ’50 (read the GM Authority obituary)
  • Jenni Crain, BFA Fine Arts (Sculpture) ’13 (read the Artforum obituary)
  • William Lee Joel II, Interior Design, attended
  • Paul Schuchman, MLS ’69
  • Millard Fillmore Harty, Certificate, Industrial Design ’50
  • Jerry Malin, BCE ’64
  • Alexander F. Durante, BFA Communications Design ’15
  • Irene Blanchard, Food Science and Management ’56
  • Thomas Leonardi, BME ’72
  • Marlene Auerbach Falke, Merchandising and Fashion Management ’61
  • Assaf Kroll, Fine Arts, attended
  • Margaret Metzler Siefert, MLS ’71
  • Irving Newman, Building Construction, attended
  • Patrick Landi, BArch and MS Planning ’67
  • Ronald J. Johansson, BArch ’58
  • Marc Joseph DeNovellis, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’88
  • Sam Weiss, Certificate, Mechanical Engineering ’54
  • Dolores (King) O’Connor, BS Home Economics ’55
  • Gail Griffin Stringer, MLS ’68
  • Barbara M. Rosett, MLS ’70
  • Jeanne (Pitta) Pacchiana, BArch ’83
  • Madeline (Pomarico) Ferrara, Costume Design/Dressmaking ’41
  • Arlene Dahl, wife of Pratt Trustee Emeritus, Honorary Doctorate recipient, Alumni Achievement Awardee, Pratt alumnus, and professor Marc Rosen (read the New York Times obituary)
  • Elizabeth A. Watkins, MSLIS ’78
  • Helen Janette (Dolan) Bauer, Certificate, Dietetics ’45
  • Frances Manville, BS Home Economics ’46
  • Belforte Diggs, BS Food Science and Management ’77
  • Andrew P. Yanchus, Industrial Design, attended
  • Paul F. Bopp, AAS ’60
  • James Wenzel, BFA Interior Design ’68
  • Jerome Seigel, BEE ’54
  • David A. Sellers, MSLIS ’93
  • David Cooper, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering ’56
  • Lorita “Laurie” Donovan, Certificate, Costume Design ’52; BFA Costume Design ’57
  • James T. Dietrich, BFA Communications Design (Advertising) ’58
  • Paul J. Klucznik, BID ’58
  • Mae (Hillman) Daub, Drawing ’43
  • Jerry Pinkney, former faculty member of Undergraduate Communications Design
  • Lawrence E. Weider, Chemistry, attended
  • Margaret-Ann Clemente, Fashion Design, attended
  • Denis Cumberbatch, BEE ’79
  • Mark Braunstein, husband of Pratt Trustee Katharine L. McKenna, MID '84, and friend of Pratt Institute
  • Helen Neumunz, Certificate, Interior Design ’48
  • Beverly Ann Bradshaw, Advertising Design, attended
  • Philippe Barrière, MArch ’85
  • Seena Donneson, Illustration, attended
  • Elise Klingensmith, MS Art Education ’75
  • Dennis Blake Clark, MS Planning ’71
  • Norman Cicelsky, BArch ’60
  • Bert Schoemann, Engineering, attended
  • Angela Wottitz Kalischer, Interior Design, attended
  • Joseph Haran, Building Science, attended
  • Joe Bruni, Certificate, Advertising Design ’50
  • Murray Keshner, Certificate, Communications Design (Illustration) ’48
  • Margaret Weeks, MLS ’70
  • Brian Boland, MS Art Education ’71
  • Chrystyan Dain Ellerton, BFA Fashion Design ’73
  • Virginia “Ginny” R. Aussiker, Certificate, Interior Design ’50
  • Charles Garo Takoushian, Pictorial Illustration, attended
  • Bob Diamond, Electrical Engineering, attended
  • Florence Ruth Sillen, Fine Arts, attended
  • Julie Lancaster Hickcox, Certificate, Costume Design ’48
  • Elaine Heyman, attended
  • Bernard Bier, Certificate, Communications Design (Advertising Design) ’47
  • Irving Levine, Mechanical Engineering, attended
  • Ann L. (Merschrod) Moran, Certificate, Industrial Design ’46
  • Carla Jean Block, MS Communications Design ’80
  • Sandra (Greenberg) Eisdorfer, MLS ’53
  • Gregory J. Zoltowski, BFA Advertising Design ’70
  • Stuart Silver, BFA Advertising Design ’60
  • Pamela D. Stockamore, MFA Fine Arts ’84
  • Florence Goemaat, MSLIS ’72
  • Harry Twitchell, BArch ’53
  • Jeffrey Shorn, BArch ’66
  • Ada Alice Pearsall, Certificate, Illustration '50
  • Katherine Grace (Rounds) Weisman, BFA Fashion Design '88
  • Karl Mueller, BME '55
  • William H. Dreyer Jr., BID '58
  • Charles “Chuck” Thatcher, former professor and dean of the School of Engineering and Science
  • Fr. John Battista Giuliani, Illustration, attended
  • Raymond C. Keith Jr., BA Social Science ’69
  • Kenneth Kirsten, BFA Communications Design (Advertising Design) ’53
  • Nancy Cofield Brown, Certificate, Costume Design '54
  • Joel H. Levitt, former faculty member of Math and Science and Engineering
  • Eric William Allison, MS City and Regional Planning ’92
  • Lauren Elizabeth Charles, MS Historic Preservation ’06
  • Frederick K. Troiano, AAS Advertising ’59
  • Ivy Bottini, Certificate, Advertising Design ’47
  • Roger Coast, BFA Communications Design (Advertising Design) ’55
  • Rajie Cook, Certificate, Advertising Design, ’53
  • Sam Martine, former faculty member of Communications Design
  • Albert Holimon Sr., BID ’59
  • Jason Benjamin, Illustration, attended
  • Joel Maxwell, Industrial Design, attended
  • J. Budd Steinhilber, Certificate, Industrial Design, ’43
  • Robert Francis Manning, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’58
  • Lawrence C. McAteer, Art Direction, attended
  • Richard Suner Thomas, BArch ’68
  • Forrest Moses, Interior Design, attended
  • William R. Gregory, Advertising Design, attended
  • Marc Zimetbaum, Art Teacher Education, attended
  • Stephen Parisi, BID ’61
  • David Weisbrod, former faculty member of the School of Information
  • Amy Jill Rosenbaum, BFA Fashion Design ’75
  • Cassandra Baker, MFA Fine Arts ’09
  • Bartholomew Allen Sowul, BArch ’64
  • Gloria Jacobi, Evening Art School, attended
  • Robert Tennenbaum, BArch ’59
  • David Easton, BFA Interior Design ’63
  • Joyce Burrows Dinkins, member of the Black Alumni of Pratt Advisory Council
  • David Judd Nutting, BID ’55
  • Janet G. Stenger, Advertising Design, attended
  • Lawrence Sykes, MS Art Teacher Education '57
  • Nina Cocchi, BS Art Education ’64
  • Calvin “Cal” Schoenfeld, Advertising Design, attended
  • Patricia Hurley Marek, Interior Design, attended
  • Gene Norman, Building and Construction, attended, former faculty member of the School of Architecture
  • Anthony Alexander Pugliese, BFA Advertising Design ’62
  • Gail Stetson Hollenbeck, MFA ’66
  • George Taft, BArch ’65
  • Ann Gunn Everitt, BFA Graphic Arts and Illustration ’63
  • Jordan Gary Mertz, BArch ’57
  • Alban Albert, attended, Evening Art School
  • Barbara Michelena, Certificate, Advertising Design ’51
  • Joseph Van Putten, attended, Architecture
  • Sidney Frankel, BID ’61
  • Elisabeth Heep Beckman, BID ’61
  • John Matthew Fimian, BIE ’72
  • Brian Tenorio, MPS Design Management ’10
  • Helen Slawson Beckerhoff, BFA Art Education ’42
  • Robert “Bob” Kissane, BFA Art Education ’71
  • Doris Darlington Cohen, BFA Advertising Design ’51
  • Jean Russell Brewer, attended, Costume Design
  • Marion D. Degruttola, Certificate, Costume Design ’40
  • Joseph Merz, BArch ’50
  • Gnesha Ozick, Certificate, Merchandising and Fashion Management ’43
  • Anthony M. Missere, BS Food Science and Management ’68, former head basketball coach and head baseball coach
  • Bernard Yenelouis, former visiting assistant professor of Fine Arts
  • Doris Mae Kretz, Certificate, Textile Design ’49
  • Louis Delsarte, BFA Graphic Design ’67
  • Lowell D. McFarland, BFA Advertising Design ’60
  • William “Bill” F. Haasters, BArch ’65
  • Annie Duffy, MFA ’99
  • William “Bill” Ryan, BID ’59
  • Mary Ann Page Eaton, MSLIS ’71
  • Harry Wilhelmsen, BID ’52
  • Rudolph “Rudy” J. Wimberger, BEE ’51
  • Sandro Carrasco, BArch ’12
  • Stanley Wysocki, BID ’66; MFA ’81, former faculty member of the School of Art and Design and the School of Architecture
  • Tomie dePaola, BFA ’56
  • Margaret Lawton, Certificate, Graphic Design ’47
  • Mildred Henderson, MLS ’49
  • Norma Bunnell, Certificate, Illustration ’43
  • James Gillis, BEE ’58
  • Barbara Ann Vesey Brown Reed, MSLIS ’71