In Memoriam: Those We’ve Lost to the Coronavirus

We remember the members of the Fordham community and close relatives of Fordham family members who died in the coronavirus pandemic.

Alumni

Emilio S. Allué, GSAS ’81

Danielle Christine Arre, FCRH ’05

Johnny Lee Baynes, FCRH ’78

Antonio Checo, GSS ’91

C. Peter Cunningham, GABELLI ’57

Thomas J. Dolan, FCRH ’51

Kevin Thomas Duffy, FCRH ’54, LAW ’58, PAR

Rafael Eli, GABELLI ’85

Robert B. Fane, FCRH ’66

James G. Fitzgerald, GSE ’89

Jaqueline Corcoran Gill, UGE ’58

Aaron Godfrey, UGE ’58

Elayne B. Haymes, GSS ’98

Curtis Hunt Jr., GSS ’15

Ann Kolb, GSE

Thomas Leonard, FCRH ’81

Runston T. Lewis, GSS ’75

Andrea Ruth Ludgin, GSE ’81

Silverio S. Mazzella, FCRH ’81

Mike McCaffery, GSAS ’72

Audrey McKevitt, GABELLI ’52

William Morris, LAW ’86

Sheila Maria Parris, Ph.D., FCLC ’76

Gennaro Vito Panessa, UGE ’67

Roslyn K. Pulitzer, GSS ’87

Peter F. Regan, FCRH ’45

Stephen Lawrence Reineke, FCRH ’70, LAW ’73

Nicholas Rinaldo, GSAS ’63

Mario César Romero, FCLC ’84

Raymond Schumack, GSE

Joseph A. Sena, Jr., LAW ’79

Louis G. Solimano Jr., FCRH ’73

Miriam Emedan Speight, UGE ’66

Ralph John Steinberg, Ph.D., GSAS ’80

John Vassallo, FCRH ’64

Gerald Welch, PCS ’13, GSS ’15

Donez M. Xiques, GSAS ’62

Daniel Zane, LAW ’48

Faculty & Staff

G. Richard Dimler, S.J., JES ’51

Robert C. O’Brien, Ph.D., FCRH ’53, GSAS ’59, ’68, PAR

Adelaide Mottola

Jaime U. Soriano

Parents

Altagracia Alvarez
Mother of Jessica Cordero, GABELLI ’05, and Grandmother of Justin Cordero, FCLC ’23

Nelson Alvarez
Father of Kevin Alvarez, PCS ’21

Carlos Manuel Callejo
Father of Roxana Callejo Garcia, Associate Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, Information Technology

Marguerite Crispino
Wife of the Hon. Jerry L. Crispino, LAW ’55; Mother of Louis P. Crispino, FCRH ’87; and Grandmother of Felicia M. Crispino, LAW ’22 

Giuseppe (Joseph) DiGrandi
Father of Martin DiGrandi, FCRH ’80, Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Sciences at FCLC

Barbara Ann Doyle
Mother of Brian Doyle, Custodial Supervisor at Rose Hill, Campus Operations

Joseph Falzon
Father of Annette Falzon-Scalisi, FCRH ’86, and Grandfather of Joseph Scalisi, FCRH ’20, and Nicole Scalisi, FCRH ’22

Mavis Haywood and Wilfred Haywood, Sr.
Mother and Father of Kareem Haywood, GSAS ’98

Peter Macaluso
Father of John Macaluso, GABELLI ’86

Silvio Mazzella
Father of Elizabeth (Mazzella) Varenne, FCRH ’96, and Grandfather of Margaret Varenne GABELLI ’25

Edgar Mena
Father of Michelle Mena, FCRH ’19

Crawford Nedd
Father of Roslyn Nedd, Director of Acquisitions/Business Office, Information Technology

Joan Molloy Nedelka and Frank J. Nedelka Jr.
Mother and Father of Jim Nedelka, FCLC ’76, Larry Nedelka, GABELLI ’77, and Bruce Nedelka, GABELLI ’79

Enid Nesbitt
Mother of Shonda Nesbitt, Manager, Office of Strategic Sourcing and University Services

Francisco A. Ramos
Father of Maria Saint Hilaire, Executive Secretary, Gabelli School of Business

Frank J. Randazzo
Father-in-Law of Jason B. Benedict, Associate Vice President for IT

Sergio Rodriguez
Father of Gisselle Rodriguez, Mental Health Professional, Graduate School of Education

Miriam Vera
Mother of John Montes, FCRH ’94, Adjunct Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Grandmother of Isabel Montes, FCRH ’19

John P. Verel
Father of Patrick Verel, GSAS ’15, Associate Editor of Fordham News, and Amy Verel, FCRH ’99

Melinda “Nina” Wernick
Mother of Laura Wernick, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Service

Relatives

Salvador Anselmo
Uncle of Gina Frezzo Fonner, FCRH ’05

Richard E. August
Grandfather of Caitlyn Greene, FCRH ’22

John Benevento
Grandfather of Emily Benevento, GABELLI ’22

Margaret P. Bizzari
Grandmother of Joseph Dorio, Jr., FCRH ’22

Anna Calabria
Aunt of Taylor McDonnell, FCRH ’14, Associate Director of the Fordham Fund

David DeFedele
Uncle of Amanda Marie DeFedele, FCRH ’21, GABELLI ’22

Regina Duffy Cullen
Grandmother of Sean Cullen, GABELLI ’17, and Luke Karavan, FCRH ’23, Aunt of Timothy Cullen, FCRH ’09, and Great Aunt of Matt Corso, incoming freshman

Mary Donoghue
Grandmother of Colleen Hathaway, incoming freshman

Jonathan Hark
Husband of Nancy Hark, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Operations, Employee and Labor Relations

James Murabito
Brother of Carol Murabito, Director of Facilities Management, Budgeting, and Capital Planning

Michael F. Murphy
Brother of Maureen R. Murphy Coffey, UGE ’68

Marie L. Nascenzi
Grandmother of Corey Nascenzi, FCRH ’02

Francisco Nunez
Husband of Xiomara Nunez, Administrative Assistant, Institute of American Language and Culture

Isabella Carmela Panessa
Wife of Gennaro Vito Panessa, UGE ’67

Patsy Simone
Husband of Mary Simone, Education Specialist, Graduate School of Education

Katherine Sullivan-Orefice
Grandmother of Gianna Tilocca, FCRH ’21

Irene Vandal
Great-Aunt of Molly Dunn, FCRH ’20

James Vasek
Brother of John Vasek, Public Safety Supervisor / Investigator at LC

Jessie Mae Weldon
Grandmother of Deja Murrain, GSS ’20

This list was compiled from national listings and notices submitted by relatives and friends of the deceased. To inform us of anyone whose name should be added to this list, please write to [email protected].