47James J. Baker of Darien, CT, October 4, 2016; VP marketing, Precision Valve Corp. Kappa Sigma. 57 BAJan Klein Surasky of Victor, NY, August 23, 2021; author of four award-winning novels, several travel and nonfiction books, articles, and short stories; founder of two publishing companies; taught writing and held workshops and seminars at Finger Lakes Community College and a variety of colleges and other venues; active in civic, charitable, and community affairs. ; chief of infectious disease, medical director of infection prevention and employee health, and chief of the medical staff, Valley Hospital; marathon runner and Ironman triathlete; enjoyed golf, pickleball, skiing, hiking, Shakespeare, Broadway, museums, and birdwatching. Alpha Xi Delta. How did Dinkytown in Minneapolis get its name? 49 MBAJane Harley Brooks of Los Angeles, CA, November 28, 2021; WWII veteran in the Womens Air Corps. An organ builder was selected to do the job and in July 1990, the organ parts were transferred from warehouse storage to the new Minneapolis Convention Center. 57 BS HotelWilliam D. Brown of Marietta, GA, January 22, 2022; worked in sales and marketing at IBM in Old Greenwich, CT, and Milan, Italy; veteran; enjoyed world travel, racing sailboats, Italian cooking, painting, and gardening. 37 BASelig Finkelstein of Elmhurst, NY, May 29, 2008; career dentist; used formal hypnosis to manage anxiety and alter physiological responses in patients; skilled in crisis intervention; active in professional affairs. 62 BS ILRDavid M. Dameron of Abilene, TX, formerly of Las Vegas, NV, November 5, 2021; director of human resources, Microdot Inc.; labor relations specialist, Stauffer Chemical Co.; veteran; Osher Lifelong Learning Inst. Phi Sigma Kappa. Of that amount, $488,000 was privately raised through 3,200 donors and a series of benefit concerts, including a gala performance featuring the Minnesota Orchestra. 70David L. Winkelblech of Bethlehem Township, formerly of Hawley, PA, January 19, 2022; CPA in private practice; enjoyed playing the piano and gardening. of Research (WRAIR); expert on chronic diseases and advocate for soldiers with traumatic brain injury; veteran; published in several medical journals; enjoyed photography, music, computers, philosophy, travel, and art. Watermargin. 95 BAAvinash Agarwal of Charlottesville, VA, January 19, 2022; transplant surgeon and researcher; associate professor, Dept. 54, BME 55Fred O. Jensen of Hingham, MA, formerly of Chatham, MA, January 29, 2022; management and business development consultant; professor of management, Stevens Inst. 58 BS ILRArthur V.N. 50 BAPeter N. Rowe of Northampton, MA, January 17, 2022; professor emeritus of government, Smith College; expert in American foreign policy, international politics, and international law; Fulbright scholar in Hyderabad, India; researched opposition politics and the role of law in Indian development; also taught politics of India at Wesleyan U. and Amherst College; veteran; member on numerous boards and commissions in support of the City of Northampton; enjoyed European art and literature; active in professional affairs. 74 BS AgMorris A. Diamant of Lexington, MA, February 5, 2022; radiologist, Brigham Community Radiology; also practiced with Suburban Radiology and at Symmes, Somerville, and Massachusetts General hospitals; enjoyed travel and cruising; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. 54, BEP 55Murray E. Sherry of Sarasota, FL, January 29, 2022; computer management consultant at the US Postal Service, Arthur D. Little, and PHI; served on the boards of several arts, sciences, and community organizations; avid stamp collector; enjoyed international travel. 67 BS EngRobert M. Kurzon of Hollywood, FL, February 9, 2022; surgical pathologist; chief pathologist, Memorial Hospital West; also worked in information technologies, aiding in installation and training for the hospitals new informatics system; veteran; enjoyed music, his guitar collection, computer science, reading, movies, and international travel. 25Benjamin P. Daus of Flemington, NJ, January 23, 2022; biology student in Arts & Sciences; Cornell Tradition Fellow; avid traveler and gifted pianist. 57 BAA. 68, BS Ag 69Martin J. Pirsic of Dryden, NY, February 2, 2022; business owner, providing carpentry, masonry, and stonework; home designer and builder; research technician, Dept. 66 BARichard L. Fogel of North Potomac, MD, January 24, 2022; provided homeland security solutions to CBP, TSA, and the NSA at Lockheed Martin; associate partner/marketing development lead, homeland security at IBM; founder and CEO, SonoStik, creators of vascular access technologies; assistant comptroller general, US General Accountability Office, responsible for audits and evaluations of government financial regulatory operations, tax administration, and law enforcement operations; fellow, Natl Academy of Public Administration; advocate for public education, democratic values, and social justice; enjoyed professional sports, travel, tennis, and reading; active in community, professional, and religious affairs. Alpha Zeta. "This truly marvelous instrument is so good that it deserves to be in a place where it can be heard on a regular basis. Husband, James A. Hodges Jr. 60. Zeta Beta Tau. The Minneapolis Auditorium opened to great fanfare in 1927, hailed by one local business leader as "one of the greatest civic attractions we have." Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Phi Delta Theta. 55 PhDKarl O.E. Barone, a leader of the 1980s campaign to save the organ, said finding a suitable home for the instrument is a major roadblock. 68 MSSeymour R. Friedman of Wellesley Hills, MA, December 30, 2021; career systems engineer, MITRE Corp.; enjoyed ocean sailing; active in religious affairs. of Dance, U. of North Carolina, Greensburg, where he developed the BFA and MFA degree programs; department chair and developer of the MFA degree program, Temple U.; director and teacher, John Gamble Dance Theater; co-founder, designer, and builder, Georgetown Workshop and Church Street Theater, producing concerts by local choreographers in Washington, DC; recipient of numerous awards and fellowships; enjoyed playing and performing music, gardening, cooking, sports, sailing, building, travel, and reading; active in community and professional affairs. of Biological Sciences, with expertise in comparative morphology, evolution, and the history and philosophy of science; research associate in the evolutionary biology of birds, American Museum of Natural History; published author and member of numerous international scientific societies; president, Intl Ornithological Congress; conservationist and environmentalist; enjoyed camping, hiking, and canoeing. for Asian Studies; carried out extensive research in Thailand; published author, editor, and co-editor; active in professional affairs. Medical Center and Bergen Regional Medical Center; enjoyed British murder mysteries, attending plays and concerts, travel, home renovation, and collecting unique dreidels; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Sigma Kappa. 51 BArchHoward L. Hyde of South Abington Twp., January 15, 2022; senior architect, Burkavage Design Assocs. Tony OConnell of New York City, December 21, 2021; psychiatrist and educator; provost and dean, New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY; vice chair and clinical director of psychiatry, St. Vincents Hospital & Medical Center; also taught at Cornell U. 93 PhDPatrick J. Morcillo of Newark, NJ, July 1, 2021; research teaching specialist and laboratory manager, Dept. Organ tuner James Milne, Jr. works on some of the organ's 10,000 pipes in 1957. One of the unique features of the Kimball is the two consoles, a concert console and a theatre console, which in its early days rose dramatically out of the basement on elevators (a feature which was removed in the 1960s during the Auditorium remodel).While the idea for the Kimball was strong, it lacked sufficient funding and support from the start, which caused problems throughout the organ's lifetime. director, Delaware Water Resources Center; professional consultant on environmental/biological engineering issues; expert in agricultural waste management and public policy related to water quality issues; senior extension assoc., NYS Water Resources Inst. 65 BS AgSteven V. Beer of Ithaca, NY, January 12, 2022; biochemist and bacteriologist; professor emeritus, Dept. A Twin Cities Musicians Union rule requiring the employment of 15 musicians whenever the organ was played, combined with the economic depression and new innovations in organ technology, meant that the organ was rarely played after its grand opening in 1928. Organists Ramona Gerhard and Leonard Leigh play the concert and theater consoles, respectively, of the Mighty Kimball organ in 1947. "All you have to do is listen to recordings to realize how special it is," Barone said. Kappa Sigma. 54, BME 55William P. Simon of Charlotte, NC, February 5, 2022; founder, Natl Belting Service, providing products and machinery to the coal mining industry; also worked at US Steel; veteran; enjoyed boating, golf, tennis, and following the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers; active in charitable, community, and religious affairs. Alpha Sigma Phi. Alpha Zeta. Delta Delta Delta. 63 MDRalph A. 91 BS AgNicole Knapp DoBell of Vestal, NY, February 2, 2022; CPA; business manager, AT&T; volunteer and board member, A Room to Heal, advocating for children affected by serious medical conditions; active in community, religious, and alumni affairs. Malungu of Kampala, Uganda, 1980. 63 MSThomas G. Taylor of Essex Junction, VT, January 8, 2022; Methodist minister in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, and Alaska; formerly a division manager, IBM Federal Systems Division; enjoyed international travel; active in community affairs. (Jeff Johnson, the convention center's executive director, declined the Star Tribune's request to photograph the organ. 59 BASallie Sook Joachim of Troy, NY, formerly of Lake Placid, NY, February 5, 2022; writing specialist, Hudson Valley Community College; grade-school teacher; homemaker; avid gardener; enjoyed book groups and choral singing; active in community and religious affairs. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award; established the Class of 1957 Veterinary College Memorial Scholarship and the Grambow Family Scholarship; school board member; enjoyed outdoor sports, international travel, and tending his rosebushes; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta. Editors note: The large number of entries from the Class of 37many of them reporting deaths that occurred years agoare due to the Universitys annual updating of records for the oldest classes. Kimball ultimately settled for an additional $24,000 for the largest pipe organ it ever produced, meaning the company collected 50 cents on the dollar. Beta Theta Pi. 64, BS Ag 65Lawrence E. Fitts of Cicero, NY, formerly of Homer, NY, January 14, 2022; founder and appraiser, Fitts Appraisal Co.; town assessor for over a dozen towns in Central New York; avid golfer, bowler, and local sports fan; active in community affairs. Cost projections for resuscitating the Mighty Kimball have escalated. 96 MLA/MRPDeborah B. Chernin of Richmond, CA, September 29, 2018; landscape architect; senior planner/project manager, City of Berkeley, Dept. ", In other words, not an exhibition hall, "Where few clients have, in the back of their mind, an organ prelude or interlude," Barone said.
Husband, David R. DoBell 91. 71 B Chem E, ME 72Charles H. Beckmann of Getzville, NY, February 3, 2022; worked at the DuPont Yerkes plant in Buffalo; avid golfer. 62, BEE 63J. But the grand pipes of the "Mighty Kimball" fell silent three decades ago banished to storage at the Minneapolis Convention Center, which now occupies the former site of the auditorium. 66 MDRichard A. Hodder of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Somers, NY, December 15, 2021; director of medicine, Hebrew Home for the Aged in Riverdale, NY, and several other nursing homes; director of medicine, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center; faculty member and acting chair of the Dept. 54 BS AgRobert E. Stuerzebecher of Largo, FL, formerly of Cortland, NY, January 15, 2022; self-employed farrier for over 40 years; also worked for the Orleans County Cooperative Extension; assistant professor, Delhi Ag & Tech; sales manager, Syracuse Agway and W.F. Hennepin County Library Special Collections. of Animal and Food Science, U. of Delaware; assoc. 56, BS Ag 57, DVM 59John C. Burns of Henrietta, NY, February 12, 2022; veterinarian; founder, Henrietta Animal Hospital; also worked as a salesman for Central Petroleum Co.; member, Knights of Columbus; avid pilot, fisherman, and ham radio operator; active in alumni affairs. Sigma Alpha Mu. Young; avid polo player and umpire; also taught polo umpiring; active in community and religious affairs.
Hennepin County Library Special Collections. Is Minnesota really one of the nation's top sugar producers. The Kimball Organ Collection consists of one box which includes newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, promotional material, and correspondence from the Kimball Organ Preservation Steering Committee. 66 PhDG. 7476 GRElaine R. Fingerett of Davis, CA, December 21, 2021; worked in public programs at the UC Davis Arboretum, including the Learning by Leading Program; also worked in the rape prevention education program; political and environmental activist; played accordion and ukulele in regional bands; enjoyed singing, bicycling, gardening, and travel; active in civic, community, and cultural affairs. 55 BS Ag, DVM 57Richard C. Grambow of Durham, NC, January 27, 2022; small animal veterinarian; owner, Fairmount Animal Hospital in Syracuse, NY; named NYS Veterinarian of the Year; president, NYS Veterinary Medical Society and the North American Veterinary Conference; recipient, Frank H.T. 60 DVMMerle C. Loveless of Delhi, NY, December 9, 2021; faculty member, SUNY Delhi, U. of Rhode Island, and U. of Georgia; enjoyed hiking, gardening, reading, raising Persian cats, and listening to classical music. "Everything is in storage and does not photograph well," he replied in an email. 63 DVMDonald M. Herr of Lancaster, PA, December 12, 2021; veterinarian and co-founder with his wife, Manheim Pike Veterinary Hospital; pioneer in advanced veterinary dentistry; VP, trustee, and board member, Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Assn. The 10,000 pipe Kimball organ has been part of the heritage of the City of Minneapolis since it was first installed in the Municipal Auditorium in 1928. 55 BAJames S. Schoff of Rye, NY, and Morrisville, VT, February 6, 2022; buyer, general merchandiser, and president, Bloomingdales department store; also worked at Marshall Field; advocate for education; school board president, Pelham Public Schools; avid gardener and fly fisherman; enjoyed choral singing; active in religious affairs. Kappa Delta Rho. 51 BAEdmund N. Votry of Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Amsterdam, NY, January 8, 2022; worked for Prudential Life Insurance Co. in Newark, NJ, and Boston; veteran; active in community and religious affairs. and the Scripps Inst., whose research led to the understanding of stimulating the immune system to help conquer diseases; enjoyed travel, camping, and summering on Cape Cod. And some wonder if it will ever be heard again. "The organ itself was never beautiful or easy to photograph. 55 BS AgWalter J. Bock of Tenafly, NJ, January 27, 2022; professor, Columbia U. Dept. 57 MASuzanne Dougall Sweeney of Chittenango, NY, January 12, 2022; piano teacher; English teacher, Chittenango School District; advocate for social justice; enjoyed gardening; active in community affairs. College of Veterinary Medicine; expert in connective tissue diseases; chemist, Merck, Sharp & Dohme; homemaker; advocate for equal opportunity; enjoyed gardening, piano, singing, classical music, and travel. Alpha Phi. 49 BS HEJane Masson Jackson of Shaker Heights, OH, February 5, 2022; homemaker; nutritionist, Beech-Nut Packing Co. Kappa Alpha Theta. Today, Barone estimates that it will take $3 to $5 million to make the "Voice of Minneapolis" sing once again, and another million to maintain the instrument. 37 BS Ag, PhD 42Leon Bernstein of Riverside, CA, 2004; plant physiologist, US Salinity Laboratory, US Dept. The plan was to reassemble it inside one of the convention center's domed exhibition halls. Mann of Lewisburg, PA, formerly of Yardley, PA, January 6, 2022; professor of industrial relations and human resource management, Duquesne U.; also taught at U. of Toledo and Rider U.; office methods engineer, Black & Decker; labor economist, US Dept.
63, BCE 65, ME 66William O. Mooney Jr. of Birmingham, AL, February 18, 2022; executive VP and general manager, Thompson Tractor Co.; board president, Red Mountain Theatre Co. and Birmingham Boys Choir; enjoyed international travel, classical music, musical theater, and restoring classic sports cars; active in alumni affairs. ; veteran; Fulbright scholar in Lithuania; advocate for the protection of waterways; enjoyed sailing and playing with the All-Worn-Out Jug Band; active in community and religious affairs. 67 MA, PhD 68Haskell E.S. Please submit notification of alumni deaths to: cubio-deceased@cornell.edu. 73 PhDWilliam A. Loomis of Ridgefield, CT, December 24, 2021; nuclear physicist; principal researcher, Schlumberger-Doll Research Center and Fermi Laboratory; taught physics at Harvard U.; tax preparer in retirement, H&R Block; avid model airplane builder and competitor; enjoyed reading, watercolor painting, and photographing the cosmos; active community volunteer. Husband, Frederick H. Mitchell 71. 58 BS HEJeanne Perkins DuBois of Chatham, NY, January 19, 2022; co-owner, the Milk House ice cream franchise; co-founder, Glenrest dairy farm; nursery and grade-school teacher; Scout leader and PTA president; supporter of the Mac-Hadyn Theatre, housing dozens of cast and crew during the summer months; enjoyed cross-country and international travel, cooking, and baking; active in community and religious affairs. Alpha Kappa Alpha. With the backing of Mayor Donald Fraser and support from other city promotors including StarTribune Columnist Barbara Flanagan, the Minneapolis Organ Trust Fund was established to kickstart preservation efforts and save the Kimball from destruction. The collection is available for use in Special Collections during the department's open hours. How did Nicollet Island become parkland with private housing on it? They felt it. Yet the Kimball was never forgotten and from the 1950s to the 1980s, it was used an estimated 10 or 12 times per year.In 1986, plans were developed for a new convention center on the site of the Minneapolis Auditorium. 67 BS ILRSteven Wechsler of Syracuse, NY, and Key West, FL, January 1, 2022; professor emeritus, Syracuse U. Kappa Delta Rho. 72 BS AgGary G. Knackmuhs of Wyckoff, NJ, January 14, 2022; infectious disease physician, Ridgewood Infectious Disease Assocs. 50 BA, MBA 51Paul W. Brass of Wyomissing, PA, January 11, 2022; worked in the financial department at Carpenter Technology; veteran; held numerous positions in the Wyomissing Borough, including treasurer, planning commission chair, and on multiple committees and boards; avid skier; enjoyed international travel, tennis, swimming, and hiking; active in community and religious affairs. 51 BADayton E. Livingston of Oberlin, OH, November 17, 2021; vice president of business and finance, Oberlin College; worked in the finance department at General Motors; veteran; organic farmer; raised livestock; enjoyed singing, gardening, travel, and studying geography; active in community affairs. 67 PhDCharles F. Keyes of Portland, OR, formerly of Seattle, WA, January 3, 2022; professor emeritus of anthropology and international studies, U. of Washington; chair, Dept. Wife, Vaughan Koehler Brown 62. 73 PhDDonovan W. Russell of Auburn, NY, December 9, 2021; country director, US Peace Corps in Lesotho and Kathmandu, Nepal; worked in overseas development for USAID in Southern Africa and South Asia; school planner, North Carolina Dept. Pi Lambda Phi. Wife, Joanna Haab Schoff 55. 12 BAWilliam P.G. ; avid golfer; active in charitable, community, professional, and religious affairs. School of Urban Affairs; published and lectured on land use and environmental issues, consumer protection, and governmental reform; fought for the elimination of discriminatory housing policies; served two terms in the Ohio House; veteran; enjoyed swimming, tennis, singing, and the outdoors; active in civic, community, and professional affairs. Beta Sigma Rho. 83 JDM. (now the Inst. 75 BS HotelJeffrey S. Zimmerman of Yardley, PA, January 26, 2022; VP and senior management in corporate real estate lease negotiation at Cresa, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch; also held hotel and restaurant management positions at Hilton Hotels and Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel; assistant varsity softball coach, Germantown Academy; enjoyed reading, golf, cycling, music, and Philadelphia sports; active in professional and alumni affairs. of Justice; established a formula that systematically checked Nazi-era German records against U.S. immigration records, which led to dozens of deportations; director, American Israel Public Affairs Committee; active in alumni affairs. 61 MSJohn P. Parker Jr. of Jefferson, OH, December 8, 2021; area dairy industry agent, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster; district supervisor, Canfield, and assistant to the extension director, Columbus; advisor, Middlefield Original Cheese Cooperative; agricultural column writer, Warren Tribune Chronicle and Jefferson Gazette; recipient of numerous awards and accolades and member of several committees and boards; active in community, religious, and professional affairs. 61 PhDAlma Beth Clark of Baton Rouge, LA, December 28, 2021; instructor and director, School of Home Economics, Louisiana State U.; helped found the Home Economics College in Karachi, Pakistan, and later developed a graduate program there with Oklahoma State U. and the Ford Fdn. The "Mighty Kimball" or "Voice of Minneapolis" as it was christened in 1928, is one of only three of its particular size ever manufactured by the Kimball Company. 6465 GRLois Kerstetter Snook of St. Paul, MN, April 28, 2021; with her husband, a Lutheran minister, helped launch the Lutheran House of Studies and the Luther Seminary Program at the U. of Zimbabwe; founder, Working Opportunities for Women; editor, Event Magazine; assistant editor, Cornell U. publications; author; expert in African literature and Shona stone sculpture; enjoyed international travel, literature, and the arts; active in civic and religious affairs. Hedrick of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Malvern, PA, January 12, 2022; founder, chairman, and CEO, Innovative Solutions & Support Inc., designers and manufacturers of flight guidance and cockpit display systems; co-founder, Harowe Systems Inc., an avionics company; award-winning electrical engineer and owner of nearly 100 patents on avionic innovations; endowed the Hedrick Senior Professor of Engineering position at Cornell U.; enjoyed fast cars, skiing, playing polo, cooking, and chamber music; active in professional and alumni affairs. Phi Sigma Sigma.
"Although that's better than having it sit in storage.". Its 28,000-plus pipes make it the world's largest pipe organ, and the building's current occupant, Macy's, stages brief concerts for shoppers twice a day, six days a week. Two gigantic, showy consoles one is for theater music, the other is designed for the concert repertoire are required to take full advantage of the organ's glories. Wife, Margaret Brackbill Brass 51. "It seems like a waste to have some big, beautiful instrument, sitting in boxes," said Plymouth resident Tyler Breuch, one of several people who sought answers about the whereabouts of the instrument from Curious Minnesota, the Star Tribune's reader-powered reporting project. 71 BAElizabeth Dunn Mitchell of Alden, NY, January 13, 2022; co-owner, Mitchell Greenhouses; active in community and religious affairs. When its components were shipped from Kimball's Chicago factory, they filled five railroad boxcars and weighed 30 tons. of Education, Raleigh; director of school planning, Prince Edward Island; continued to work overseas after retirement; active in alumni affairs. In 1987, shortly before the Minneapolis Auditorium was razed, the organ was carefully dismantled, catalogued and stored in wooden crates. 82 BARachel Dwares Shanfeldt of Garnet Valley, PA, January 2, 2022; real estate attorney; founding member, Connolly Gallagher LLP; active in the formation of the Delaware Childrens Museum. 37 BAGladys C. Burgess of Auburn, NY, July 12, 1984; dean of students, Wells College; assistant dean of women, Miami U. of Ohio; guidance counselor, Shaker Heights School District; active in religious affairs. Sigma Phi. 55Richard S. Jensen of Waupaca, WI, January 8, 2022; salesman, Johnson Controls; owner, Fox Valley Communications, a two-way radio business; 20-year Naval submariner and electrical engineer; enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, tennis, Packers and Navy football, and cold walks; active in religious affairs. of Technology; led strategic planning and new product development, Dun & Bradstreet and McGraw-Hill; pioneer in the application of computers to business management systems, Shriver Assocs. Lambda Chi Alpha.
Why did Minneapolis' famous flour boom go bust? It features an astounding 10,000 handmade pipes, ranging in length from a few inches to 32 feet and fashioned from wood, lead, tin and zinc. 57Millard G. Ripley of Palmetto, FL, January 17, 2022; management consultant, Crown Mercedes-Benz of Dublin, OH; automobile dealer/owner, Ripley Motors in Ithaca and Sunwest Volkswagen, Porsche Audi, BMW, Subaru of St. Petersburg, FL; named Automotive Dealer of Distinction by the American Intl Automobile Dealers Assn. 55 BS AgWillard G. Schwarting of Springport, NY, January 3, 2022; founder, Repco Industries; also worked for GLF and managed Agways egg plant; enjoyed country living, working his small farm, raising bees, and involvement with numerous clubs, boards, organizations, and committees; active in community and alumni affairs. A crew of five took 12 months to complete the installation. 66 PhDLois M. Brockman of Winnipeg, MB, August 26, 2021; award-winning professor of child development, U. of Manitoba, Dept. Arthur Co. Inc. hardware store; enjoyed skiing, fishing, hiking, canoeing, and working outside; active in community and professional affairs.