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Susan Corinne Beeners K’74

Susan Corinne Beeners K’74 was born on July 2, 1951, in Asheboro, N.C., to the Rev. Wilbert J. Beeners, a professor of speech, and the former Dorothy Presnell. She grew up in Princeton, N.J., and graduated from Princeton High School before enrolling at Kirkland College. A biology major, she went on to earn a master’s degree in landscape architecture from Cornell University in 1984.

Susan Beeners met her future husband, Richard Bogusch ’74, on College Hill in 1970, and the couple spent many hours together wandering the glens that surrounded the Kirkland and Hamilton campuses. The two co-illustrated a book about gardening in 1977, and she worked as a planner for the town of Ithaca, N.Y., during the 1980s and was a code enforcement officer for the town of Danby, N.Y., for more than 20 years.

Susan C. Beeners died on Jan. 6, 2016, surrounded by her family, after a long struggle with lung cancer and ALS. In addition to her husband, survivors include a sister, a brother, a niece and two nephews.
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Harry Gardner Familetti ’76

Harry Gardner Familetti ’76, a computer programmer, was born on Oct. 31, 1954, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. The son of George W., a controller, and Betty Jean Famiglietti, a secretary, he attended Havertown (Pa.) High School. On the Hill, he proved his aptitude in mathematics by earning first place in the Junior Mathematics Competition.

Following his graduation, Harry Familetti pursued graduate studies in computer science at the Pennsylvania State University. In the midst of obtaining his master’s degree, he started his first job as a systems developer at the university’s computation center. In 1980, he started working for IBM in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., working on design, development and testing for OS/390 (MVS). He lived there for 18 years before moving to California to work in IBM’s relational database area in San Jose. He held the position of systems analyst for 23 years.

Additionally, Harry Familetti was an inventor, holding two patents — one for a “method of tailoring an operating system” and the other for a “multiprocessor system for updating status information through flip-flopping read version and write version of checkpoint data.” In his free time, he enjoyed scuba diving, biking, cooking, reading and collecting frogs. He also had a strong relationship with his chocolate Labrador, Archie, his constant companion.

Harry G. Familetti died on April 8, 2015, following a heart attack. He is survived by two sisters and several nieces and nephews.
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Steven Edward Friedman ’76

Steven Edward Friedman ’76, a longtime employee of PBS, was born on Aug. 29, 1954, in Rockville Centre, N.Y., to Benjamin A. and Evelyn Edelman Friedman. He graduated from West Islip (N.Y.) High School before heading up College Hill where he majored in German and classics and earned recognition for his achievements. He received the Duell German Prize, the Fitch Prize in Greek and the Winslow Prize in Greek.

In 1978, Fred Friedman moved to the nation’s capital to work as a retirement claims administrator at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Then, in 1985, he found the work he would do for the rest of his life: He took a job with PBS as a copyright associate. As he advanced in the broadcast organization, he developed an expertise that was widely respected and ultimately earned him the title director of copyright administration. “He was known throughout the public media system for his integrity, as well as his music acumen and copyright experience,” PBS said in a statement.

Fred Friedman was a folk musician and performed at the Folklore Society of Greater Washington Mini Fest and the Washington Folk Festival. In 1984, he began to volunteer at a nonprofit now called Learning Ally, which supports blind, dyslexic and visually impaired students. He voiced audiobooks for the organization.

Steven E. Friedman died on April 8, 2015, at his home. According to a friend, he had suffered from cardiovascular disease. Survivors include two brothers and a sister, and a niece and a nephew.
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