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47 Class Notes WINTER 2025 In Memoriam '40s Ray Gag '43 Claire Miers '45 Mabel Poulos '47 '50s Wilton Wilkins '50 Charles Fleck '54 Eleanor Peterson '54 Helen Trionfo '54 Janet Urban '56 Joan Edwards '57 James Pederson '57 Eileen O'Byrne '58 '60s Darlene Petrella '61 Peter Keresztury '62 Helen Tatarsky '64 Sandra Wotanowski Sausville '65 Anne Demarais '66 Rita Hofmann '66 James Kilmer '66 Alice Burns '68 Joseph Szollosi '68 Maryann Bowker '69 '70s Christine Murphy '70, MEd '72 Charles Peters '71 Linda DeGeorge Regan '71, MEd '76 Dennis Boyle '72 Judith Manley '72 Lois Shamer '72 Mary Erath '73 Frank Pucciarelli '73 James Chilakos '74 James Giannell '74 Kevin McCourt '74 Andrew Myers '74 Joan Akhtar '76 Ronald Doggett '76 Betty Ann Bendfeldt Collins '77 Mark Wilcox '77 Kathryn Souilliard '79 Audrey Vernon '79, MAT '86 '80s Melvin Deak '80 James Horner '80 Lucine Nelson '80 Margaret Potenza '81 Ann Walker '84 Scott Markulec '85, MA '94 Janet Haney '86 Patricia Mount '87 John Soden '88 Janet Thompson '89 '90s Helene Szkudlapski '91 Frances Murphy '93 Lisa Milazzo Gunzelman '97 Amy Edwards Eastlack '98 '10s Julie Gardiner '16 '20s Jane Wagner '21 Faculty Aristomen Chilakos '64, professor of health and physical education emeritus TCNJ staff members try to verify the accuracy of the information collected for the Class Notes section of TCNJ Magazine; however, the college cannot be responsible for incorrect information contained herein. If you believe Class Notes has published inaccurate content, please contact the editor at magazine@tcnj.edu. KATHRYN RATHKE Remembrance Neil Gaston Professor of business emeritus I had the privilege of being a student in Neil Gaston's consumer education class at Trenton State College. I'm 67 now, and while it is unlikely that he would have remembered me after all these years, I certainly remember him. Back then, I was a slow-maturing kid who needed a good academic role model; for me, that was Professor Gaston. He was a smart, witty, and very engaging man who had his students in focus. I always looked forward to his class and his discussions. I loved how he frequently found a way to sneak a funny story or joke into his lectures. He convinced many of us to subscribe to Consumer Reports, and I've been a loyal subscriber now for 46 years. I may have been a tiny blip on Professor Gaston's radar, but I truly mourn the passing of this brilliant man who helped me align my life. — Mark Eckhardt '79

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