Passings
We are sorry to report the passings of the following members of the RCC community :
EMPLOYEES
RAY COFFEY , instructor , American Heart Association courses , October 27 , age 53 WALTER DORRIAN , retired Print Shop operator , October 2 , age 81 KATHY MCGOWAN , Purchasing , October 25 , age 61 MORT MEYERS , retired Executive Vice President , October 10 , age 84 NANCY STOLARKSY , retired Financial Aid Counselor , December 20 BOB SCHULER , retired Director of Plant Facilities , October 18
STUDENTS
JENNA KLICE , of Monroe , a Criminal Justice student , passed away suddenly at the age of 40 .
FACULTY
BRUCE DELFINI , Professor and Chair of Social Sciences , died on September 16 at the age of 65 . He also served as president of the faculty union and chair of the grievance committee . His passion and beliefs for justice , labor rights and love of knowledge never wavered . He used his knowledge for the greater good and to fight for what was right throughout his life .
Any student or colleague who knew him as a professor would attest both to his vast knowledge of his academic domain and that he wore this learning with great humility . He also taught at Dominican College and St . Thomas Aquinas College .
Professor Delfini is survived by his wife , Sharon , his daughters , Heather , Meredith , Erika and Kaitlin , and five grandchildren . He will be missed not only by his family , but also by all of the lives he touched as a professor , colleague , comrade and friend .
LEN GERSTEN , 59 , Assistant Professor / Transfer Counselor , died on November 9 . He inspired others during his battle with cancer with his courage , determination and positive attitude . Born in the Bronx , Len grew up in Yonkers . He earned an AS at Westchester Community College , both a BS in accounting and an MS in counseling at SUNY Plattsburgh . Len was fortunate to earn his living doing what he loved : working with college students . He served as a Counselor and coordinated transfer services at RCC since 1996 . He previously worked at BOCES in Yorktown Heights , Iona College in New Rochelle , and Sullivan County Community College . Len lived life to the fullest with tremendous energy and enthusiasm .
Len is survived by his wife , Sue , his mother , Rachel , his brother and sister-in-law , Randy and Wendy , and his niece and nephew . He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched .
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FACULTY RETIREMENTS
Best wishes to the following faculty members , who have retired since the end of the Fall 2015 semester . PAMELA D . FLOYD , Professor of English SHEILA GOLDSTEIN , Professor of ESL NANCY FONTANA , Assistant Professor of Nursing CALLY KOSTAKIS , Assistant Professor of Psychology DR . MARTIN LECKER , Professor of Business DANIEL MASTERSON , Professor of English DR . KAREN MCGOVERN , Associate Professor of English GRAY ORPHEE , Associate Professor of Social Science DR . ROBERTA PANISH , Professor of English Skills ELISSA SILVERSTEIN , Counselor / Assistant Professor , Financial Aid
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