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Necrology 1970'sJohn Fintan Lalor '71A free-lance writer and sometime systems analysis consultant, was born on August 26, 1949, the younger son of Walter R., a public health educator, and Lenadel Poore Lalor, a high school teacher, in Terre Haute, IN. He grew up in Gary, IN, where his mother was residing following his parents' divorce. While at Horace Mann High School in Gary, he became president of the Debate Club and varsity debate captain, as well as founder and president of the school's History Club. Following his graduation in 1967, he came East to enroll at Hamilton because of the reputation of its speech department, and joined the local fraternity Gryphon. In addition, he continued his interest in debate and was active in the Root-Jessup Public Affairs Council. While majoring in history, he also developed an interest in plant cultivation and served on the landscaping committee for the Bundy residence halls. Despite being caught up in the youth culture of the times, he succeeded in completing his course of study and was graduated in 1971.After acquiring an M.S. degree in education from Purdue University in 1973, John Lalor settled permanently in New York City. Residing on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan's East Village, he obtained certification in systems analysis and information processing from the New School for Social Research, and found employment as a free-lance systems and procedures analyst and consultant. In his spare time he also helped beautify the neighborhood with greenery by planting trees and shrubs along East 13th Street. In addition, when he had the means and opportunity, he enjoyed travel, and once spent a year roaming around the globe. John F. Lalor, died on February 4, 2007, in Brooklyn, NY, where he had last resided, of lung cancer, according to reliable information received. The College has no information on survivors. [Return to Top]
Whose career took her from acting to the practice of psychotherapy, was born on January 26, 1956, in Rochester, NY. She entered Kirkland College in 1974 from the Rochester suburb of Pittsford as a graduate of Pittsford Mendon High School. While on the Hill, she pursued her intense interest in the arts and especially theatre, in which she majored. As part of her senior project she took the leading roles in college productions of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro. Lauded by faculty members as "an actress of superior ability and skill," she was also recognized for her "intensity, dedication, discipline, and ability to organize." |
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