1931 Ernest J. Dionne Douglas C. Heaven
1981 William J. Albanese Darrell R. Hopkins Anthony Meldonian
1935 James A. Smith
1944 Kenneth H. McKnight 1957 Robert H. DeGroff
Richard S. Dalessandro
1946 Francis X. Callahan Donald V. Fyfe
Nicholas M. Runci
1936 John A. Beals Howard J. Silverman
1939 A. Charles Confalone Donald H. Fuller Francis L. Raymond Robert W. Shayer Lawrence H. Stahley
1940 Ralph Kaplan Steven H. Sagan
1941 Joseph Cushner John A. Grasso Albert Rice Howard J. Schoeffel
1948 H. Kenneth Rand
1949 Joseph R. Broadbent J. Edwin Grace Paul L. Secord
1950 Alexander J. Gryglik
1951 Henry A. Boulanger Edward G. Morris James B. Sandberg
1952 Robert R. Blandford
1954 George A. Sheppard III
1955 Brendan F. Thomas
1958 Albert D. Ramstrom
1959 William F. Sweeney
1960 Ronald J. Johnson
1961 Frank Silveira
1965 John R. Puopolo
1967 John M. Kandres
1971 Eleanor S. Wharton
1977 Angelo Andrianos John W. Ballentine
1982 Walter T. Colbert
1985 Thomas M. Viehl
1986 Michael J. Cimino
1988 Thomas S. Quinn Glenda M. Vigoreaux
1990 Luis M. Zamora
1992 Janet H. Reardon
1993 Martin T. Alexander III Lisa G. Stathas
1942 George A. Masulis
1956 Maurice E. Morin
Rev. Henry W. Gagnon, 79, Catholic chaplain at Bentley from 1978 to 1988, died on November 26, 2008, after a brief illness.
Born in Lynn, Mass., “Father Hank” was a graduate of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and a practicing pharmacist when he entered St. John’s Seminary. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1964.
Rev. Gagnon was a parochial vicar at churches in Salem, Dracut and Waltham. While chaplain at Bentley, he resided and served at Sacred Heart Parish in Watertown. After leaving Bentley, Rev. Gagnon served at parishes in Danvers and Bedford, and as spiritual adviser to the Xaverian Brothers.
“Listening to him relate his experiences at Bentley certainly left the impression that this assignment was for him a gem,” wrote Rev. Robert M. O’Grady in the December 5 issue of the Catholic newspaper, The Pilot.
Cardinal Seán O’Malley was the principal celebrant of Rev. Gagnon’s funeral Mass, held at St. Michael Parish, Bedford, on December 3.
Richard S. Geehr, 70, professor of history and one of the school’s most accomplished and popular educators, died on January 2, two weeks after suffering neurological trauma in his hometown of Brattleboro, Vt. He is survived by his wife, Gerda.
Professor Geehr was a highly innovative teacher who brought
outside scholars, war veterans and other participants in historical
events to speak in his courses, especially those on modern
European history, modern Germany, and World War II. He
also incorporated film, music, and art museum visits to show
how culture reflects or leads in expressing historical changes.
During the professor’s successful bid for tenure in 1981, Bentley students rallied around him with a “Get in Gear with Geehr” campaign.
Professor Geehr earned a BA from Middlebury College, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the University of Massachusetts. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Donations to the Richard S. Geehr Memorial Scholarship Fund may be sent to Peter Kent, Donor Relations Office, Bentley University, 175 Forest St., Waltham, MA 02452-4705.
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