In Memoriam

Colin Bourn
Colin E. Bourn '63 Professor Emeritus, of Ashby, on August 29, 2024. Colin joined the Fitchburg State College English Dept. faculty permanently in September 1965 and continued teaching at FSC until retiring on the last day of the millennium in 2000. Colin taught and subsequently coordinated the English course offerings for the FSC Evening and Summer School programs throughout his tenure. He was a popular teacher, promoted to Associate Professor in 1988, awarded the Vincent J. Mara Excellence in Teaching in 1996, and Professor Emeritus in 2002, among other accolades. Read an obituary for Professor Bourn.  

Faculty and Staff

Keyvan Karbasioun, Dr. former Associate Professor of Languages at Fitchburg State for over two decades, of Northampton, on October 2, 2024. Read an obituary for Dr. Karbasioun.
Elizabeth "Betty" (Strong) McKown '48of Northampton, on October 3, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. McKown.  

1950s

Carol (Cali) Kearns '59

of Leominster, on August 13, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Kearns.

Beverly (Morrill) MacBurnie '58

of Newburyport, on April 13, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. MacBurnie.  

Theresa (Goguen) Offredi '53

of Guilford, CT, on August 4, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Offredi. 

Joost Yff '59

of Riva, MD on October 2, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Yff.

1960s

James J. Fair '69

of South Dennis and formerly Framingham, August 31, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Fair.

Janet Parker (Ogg) Johnson '61

of Indiana, PA, on September 5, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Johnson.

Edward C. Marchand '69

of Woonsocket, RI on September 19, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Marchand.

Thomas Marlborough '61

of Bellingham, on February 13, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Marlborough.

Bruce C. Mitchell '69, '76

of Athol, on September 20, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Mitchell.

1970s

Robert P. Cashman '74

of Kittery, ME, formerly of Leominster, on December 28, 2022. Read an obituary for Mr. Cashman.

Verna F. Harrahy '77

of Fitchburg, on October 3, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Harrahy.

Deborah (Anderson) Harrigan '72

of Lunenburg, on September 29, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Harrigan.

James M. Kenney '72

of Athol, on September 14, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Kenney.

Maureen (Grier) McSheehy '70, '82

of Fitchburg, on September 28, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. McSheehy.

Robert E. Montgomery '71

of Glen Allen, VA, on December 1, 2023. No online obituary available.

Carol A. (Weeks) Winberry '75

of South Plainfield, NJ in April 2019. Read an obituary for Ms. Weeks.

1980s

June Philomena Lavallee '86

of Shirley, on September 29. 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Lavalee.

Nancy Mousley '81

of Prescott Valley, AZ and formerly of Orange, MA, on September 1, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Mousley.

Richard "Rick" J. Wilkins '80

of Watertown, WI, on October 16, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Wilkins.

1990s

David Churchwell '92

of Newburyport, on September 26, 2021. Read an obituary for Mr. Churchwell.

Claudia (Cuadra) Commodore '92

of Gardner, on August 17, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Commodore.

Donna L. (Beni) Cornellier '98

of Ayer, on October 12, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Cornellier.

Michelle G. (Hervey) Gasbarro '96

of Moultonborough, NH, on August 17, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Gasbarro.

Steven R. MacDonald '92

of Lynn, on October 14, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. MacDonald.

Marguerite L. Marcoux '90

of Fitchburg, on September 4, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Marcoux.

James "Jim" R. McLean '90

of Manchester, NH, on October 11, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. McLean.

Sheila R. Murphy '91

of Townsend, on August 13, 2024. Read an obituary for Ms. Murphy.

David M. Zielinski '95

of Fort Myers, FL, on August 27, 2024. Read an obituary for Mr. Zielinski.