1952 John B. Hagner enjoyed a 41-year career as an accountant with Ratke, Miller, Hagner & Co., a Philadelphia firm founded by his father and grandfather in the 1930s. He earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and was drafted into the U.S. Army the following year. After completing his service, he worked for PriceWaterhouse in Puerto Rico, where he met his future wife, Graciela Nogueras. An avid mountain climber, Mr. Hagner had scaled 27 of the Rocky Mountains’ 14,000-foot peaks by age 70. He died October 20, 2014, and was preceded in death by his first wife. He is survived by Mary Ellen Yuhas Hagner, his wife of 27 years; six children; and 13 grandchildren. n An advocate for innovative approaches to health care, Dr. Paul W. Scharff established, with his wife, Ann Moyer Scharff ’53, a senior living commu- nity in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., that was consid- ered an early experiment in long-term care. The intergenerational work-based long-term care community came to be known as the Fellowship Community, and it hosted numer- ous Oberlin students over the years. Dr. Scharff died April 29, 2014, and is survived by his wife. 1953 Dr. Leonore Davidoff enjoyed a long career teaching gender and women’s studies at the University of Essex. Originally a music student at Oberlin, she earned a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, with studies on the employment of married women that laid the groundwork for the research field of women’s history. Over the years, her extensive studies focused on women’s roles in society throughout English history—work that resulted in numerous publications. She devoted great energy to founding the international journal Gender and History, and she served as its first editor from 1987 until 1994. In retirement, she continued to research and write. Her final book, Thicker than Water: Siblings and their Relations, 1780-1920, was published in 2012, just before her 80th birthday. Dr. Davidoff died October 19, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Lockwood, with whom she had three sons. 1957 Conrad Malicoat was an artist who earned acclaim for gravity-defying fireplaces he sculpted for homes and businesses around his hometown of Provincetown, Mass., where as a boy he led his high school basketball team to a state championship. After living in Paris for a year as a young man, he was invited to attend the Skowhegan School of Art and Design in Maine, where he met his future wife, artist Anne Lord. As they began to have children, they built a tiny house on the back of a truck—their “gypsy wagon”—and traveled the country in it, working odd jobs to pay their way as they went. At this time, Mr. Malicoat began to study sculpture, a skill that led to the creation of his artful and efficient chimneys. Mr. Malicoat served as a fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center, where his creations in stone, wood, metal, and brick were highly regarded. Today, four of his works reside in the permanent collection of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. Mr. Malicoat died October 16, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, three daughters, including Galen ’86, and seven grandchildren. 1958 Stanley I. Richards was president and chairman of the Richards Corp., a Virginia- based photography-equipment company founded by his father in 1945. He served on the board of trustees of the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, was former president and board member of the McLean Orchestra, and was a member of the McLean Rotary Club. He also maintained close relations with Oberlin, assuming various roles in support of admissions and development and serving on numerous reunion committees. Mr. Richards died July 29, 2014, leaving his wife, Jacqueline Richards. 1960 Dr. Richard Charles Boelkins II enjoyed a wide-ranging career that included stints in academia as assistant professor of psychology at Georgia State University and at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he was a consultant to the World Health Organization and a reviewer of submissions to scientific journals. By 1978, he turned to his love of the arts and woodworking, beginning a career as a designer and builder of residential furniture. A decade later, he became a leader in recycling efforts, and he devoted the last 11 years of his career to working for the State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Dr. Boelkins earned a master’s degree in experimental psychology from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD in the same discipline from Stanford University. He died October 26, 2014, and is survived by Sue Chappell, his wife of 38 years; a daughter and son; and two grandsons. 1963 Burr Angle built chicken coops in a leprosar- ium as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia before returning to school to earn his master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His varied career included stints as a jackaroo on a sheep station in Australia, professor at the University of Maryland, book editor and writer for a national hobby publisher, and manager of a hobby store. He edited and wrote numerous articles and books in the hobby field and on Madison history, and was a guest speaker at the East Side History Club. He served on the board of Historic Madison, Inc. Mr. Angle enjoyed bicycling, hiking, gardening, crafting model airplanes and boats, and doing historical research. He died September 8, 2013, leaving his wife, Dolores. 1970 A native of Portugal, Thomas Chase enjoyed a career as a skilled roofer, having shingled countless homes and businesses around his hometown of Woods Hole, Mass. An avid sailor and windsurfer, he competed in numerous competitions and was a member of the boat crew that won a 2014 summer racing series. Mr. Chase died December 8, 2014, leaving his daughter as well as his longtime companion, Lisa Murray. 1985 Constance Ann Wynne studied film at NYU and the American Film Institute and earned a master’s degree in education and museum science from Bank Street College of Education. She studied art at Oberlin, where professor Athena Tacha ’61 became one of her strongest influences. Ms. Wynne worked in the special education department of the Chappaqua School District. She enjoyed traveling, the arts, and the water, especially at Leetes Island, Conn., where her family spent time. Ms. Wynne died December 29, 2014, and is survived by her mother, a brother, and a daughter; a son predeceased her. 1987 Susanna Goldman formed lifelong friendships during her time at Oberlin. She died January 15, 2015. Survivors include her husband; her mother; her father, William Goldman ’52; and her sister, Jenny Goldman ’84. OBERLIN ALUMNI MAGAZINE 2015 / SPRING 43