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Matthew T. Gamber (MSJ97)

Fr. Matthew T. Gamber S.J., age 61, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Matt was a graduate of Loyola Academy, and received a bachelor’s in political science from Marquette University, a master’s in philosophy from Loyola University, a master’s of divinity from Weston Jesuit School of Theology, and a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University. Father Matt was a gifted journalist, and was published in the National Catholic Register, Catholic World Report and Catholic Herald. He was most recently appointed chaplain and director of youth ministry at St. Xavier High School. Previously, he was associate pastor at St. Francis Xavier Church in Cincinnati, and he enjoyed a lifelong career in the religious order including positions in Chicago, Gonzaga University in Washington, Xavier University in Cincinnati, and in the Vatican Radio and Catholic News Service in Rome, Italy.

Father Matt loved being a priest, and a channel of God’s healing graces and love for the people he served. He led a profoundly spiritual life, dedicated to his faith, his family, the Society of Jesus, and his many friends. Known for his hearty laugh and inquisitive spirit, Father Matt was beloved by many and enjoyed connecting with people wherever he went.

Matt was preceded in death by his father Mark J. and brother Lawrence M. Gamber. He is survived by his mother Ruth Ann (nee Henneman) Gamber; siblings Mark (MaryJo), William (Linda), Mary Margaret, and Robert (Suzan) Gamber; sister-in-law Carol Gamber; nieces and nephews Matthew (Alexandra), Casey, Charlie, Jamie, Mary Kate and Luke Gamber; and great nephew Benjamin.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=matthew-t-gamber&pid=196973475

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1960s Legacies

Paul “Stan” Carlson (MSJ64)

Paul Stanley “Stan” Carlson, 81, of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020. 

He was the beloved husband of Mary Carlson; loving father of Eric and Christopher Carlson; beloved son of Reverend Paul E. Carlson and Ruth Anderson Carlson and stepmother Wilma Jewel Carlson; fond grandfather of Shayley Lynn and Ian Carlson; dear brother of Lynette Rathbone and the late Marilyn Carlson and Pauline Nelson; and fond uncle of Brad Nelson, Kay Mork, Janine Starceuich, Lynda Kay, Erin Wester and Scot Effenheim.

https://www.dupagecremations.com/obituary/Paul-Stanley-Stan-Carlson/Oakbrook-Terrace-IL/1883300

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1940s Legacies

Annie-Kate Carpenter (BSJ45)

Annie-Kate Carpenter, 96, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Born in Tampa, Florida, on May 31, 1924, she was the daughter of John Selby Brengle and Mary Margaret Monroe Brengle. She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1945.

After working with the Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune, she returned to Tampa to teach elementary school, high school and college students. She attended Hyde Park Presbyterian Church and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, DAR, the St. Andrew’s Society, the Florida Genealogical Society and the Huguenot Society of Florida. 

Annie-Kate was preceded in death by her parents and by her daughter, Mary-Phyllis Dolcimascolo Harvey. She is survived by her son, Samuel B. Dolcimascolo (Mary Margaret); son-in-law, John W. Harvey; grandchildren, Paul S. Dolcimascolo (Jessica), Mollie Dolcimascolo, Caroline Elizabeth Harvey, and Mary Kate Harvey; and three great-grandchildren.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tampabaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=annie-kate-carpenter&pid=196976167&fhid=5875

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Kenneth M. Wylie, Jr. (BSJ51, MSJ52)

Kenneth M. Wylie, Jr. (J 51, MSJ 52) died on June 1, 2020, at his home in Evanston following a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, the former Sarah Hibbard, and three daughters: Clarissa Wylie Youngberg, Mary Barr Wylie and Jennifer Sundy Fallon. 

Ken was born 93 years ago in southwestern Pennsylvania. He moved as a child to the Chicago area and later to Tidewater Virginia. He served in the army from 1945 to 1947, spending 1946 in the U.S. zone of Germany as a radio technician/operator.

After graduating from Medill, Ken’s work was in magazine editing and reporting, university publications work (Northwestern and IIT), freelance editorial work, industrial technical writing, public relations and advertising. He was devoted to his church (First Presbyterian Church of Evanston) and to his community, serving frequently as an officer of the Kiwanis Club of Evanston Breakfast. During the 1960s he was among the founders of the Evanston Ecumenical Action Council, now known as Interfaith Action of Evanston. He published his novel, “Driving to Mercer,” in 2017. 

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2010s Legacies

Michael P. Kelley (MSJ12)

Michael Patrick Kelley passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Kingston General Hospital in Ontario, Canada.

He was born in Milton, Florida, on October 22, 1958, to Patricia O’Donnell Kelley Cronin and the late John E. Kelley.

He grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Cathedral Preparatory High School and Northwestern University with a degree in journalism.

Michael was a loving son and brother, travelling much of the world through his work as a journalist. He worked for Bloomberg News in Amsterdam, Holland, and London, England, covering European stories. He then worked for the National Press in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and the United Nations out of Geneva, Switzerland. Michael spent several years teaching journalism in Morrisville, New York, before moving to Canada. He loved golfing and playing tennis. Michael enjoyed movies, reading, being in nature and Formula One racing, which he also covered for Bloomberg News throughout Europe and the United States.

Michael was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his mother, Patricia of Erie; a brother, Mark Kelley (Sussana) of Austin, Texas; and a sister, Maureen Allen (Keith) of Columbus, Ohio; and their children, Jack and Claire of Cincinnati, Ohio.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?n=michael-patrick-kelley&pid=197028049&fhid=8452

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1970s Legacies

Patricia B. Sagon (BSJ71, MSJ72)

Patricia B. Sagon, a longtime journalist, world traveler and style connoisseur who embraced classical music and the arts as both a passion and a philanthropic cause, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020, from cancer at the age of 70. 

Patricia was a true Washingtonian, born and raised in a city that she called home for most of her life. She savored all of the capital’s museums and cultural touchstones, from her attendance as a teenager to the Beatles’ first American concert in Washington in 1964 to her involvement with the National Symphony Orchestra, where she served on the board for 25 years. 

A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Patricia was an astute observer of the world around her with a natural curiosity. Patricia worked for years as a journalist in both print and television, including stints at the Wall Street Journal, WMAQ in Chicago and WPLG in Miami, during which she interviewed Pope John Paul II in Nassau, Bahamas. Her final position was also her most prominent, as the White House correspondent for the Westinghouse Broadcast Company in Washington in the 1980s, where she interviewed President Reagan and Princess Diana, among others. 

Patricia spent her entire life as an ardent consumer of the news. Daily, she would read the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Late at night, she listened to the BBC and NPR. She championed good writing and speaking. One of her favorite T-shirts read, “I am silently correcting your grammar.” And she was. Just not always silently. For years, she mailed her close friends news clippings until recently when she finally gave in and mastered email and emojis. Patricia also brought her keen sense of style and fashion to her work, known as being the best-dressed journalist at many a Washington press stakeout. She always exuded grace, and she loved dressing up to go out on the town, bemoaning the lowering of dress codes and the absence of table cloths at many fine restaurants. There was truly nothing casual about Patricia. 

Patricia was an inveterate reader and lifelong learner. She enrolled in Sotheby’s classes and became knowledgeable about porcelains and other decorative arts. Her passion for the decorative arts culminated in using all her knowledge and taste in creating her ultimate home. After she retired from journalism, she committed herself headlong to supporting cultural, educational and health organizations in Washington. She was a master in organizing gala fund-raising events for The Octagon House, the Phillips Museum, Choral Arts Society of Washington and the National Symphony Orchestra, among others, and she created an endowment for the Washington Hospital Center’s new Heart and Vascular Institute. 

She also served on many boards, such as the National Cathedral School, WETA, the Phillips Museum, and the Choral Arts Society. But it was the National Symphony Orchestra that she considered her most prized endeavor. Her long involvement and support for the NSO allowed her to pursue her passions for both classical music and world travel, as she accompanied the orchestra on national and international tours and traveled most recently to Vienna with the Kennedy Center International Committee for the Arts. This spring, she made a special gift to NSO to help it through the pandemic. 

Gary Ginstling, NSO Executive Director, says, “Patricia shared her expertise and guidance generously as a Board member, traveled often with the Orchestra, and helped lead the NSO to the success it has found over the years. Above all else, she was a steadfast champion for our Orchestra and for classical music in our city.” 

In her travels, Patricia loved nothing better than lingering at a museum in London or Paris, spending hours studying each exhibit and reading every descriptive plaque. Her world travels took her to every corner of the globe, from penguin sightings in the Arctic to breakfasts with giraffes in Kenya, tenting in the desert of the United Arab Emirates and, earlier this past spring, braving the midnight subarctic temperatures to view the Northern Lights in Churchill, Manitoba.

Patricia was the single child of Philip Sagon, a lawyer and real estate developer in Washington, and Martha (Silverstein) Sagon, a social worker and philanthropist. Patricia was a loving and doting child to her mother who lived well into her late 90s. While having no children of her own, she was known as aunt Patricia to over dozens of children and grandchildren of her friends on whom she always generously doted. She will be missed by all those now adult children who loved having her as a part of their lives. She leaves a chasm in the lives of her many friends — who will not be getting their birthday or anniversary cards in the mail — and especially in the life of her constant companion of 35 years, Charles Miller. Patricia was a lifelong member of the Washington Hebrew congregation.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=patricia-sagon&pid=197052130&fhid=10909

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1950s Legacies

Robert Bradner (MSJ59)

Robert Bradner, beloved brother, father and grandfather, died peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020. Born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1932 to Louise and William M. Bradner, Bob was a man who remained faithful to the family, values and institutions in which he was raised.

A son of an Episcopal priest, Bob grew up in New England spending every summer at his family’s home in Rhode Island. Bob sang as a boy chorister at St. Martins Church in Providence and at St. Albans in Washington D.C., and his love for choral music remained with him always. Over more than 40 years as a parishioner at Christ Church in Winnetka, Illinois, Bob served on the vestry, led searches and oversaw building plans. He acted as church historian and proud bass in the choir. With the choir he traveled to York Minster where he sang with two of his grandchildren, a memory he cherished for the rest of his life.

Bob graduated from Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and from Yale University in 1953 with a degree in English. He earned a master’s degree in Magazine Journalism from Northwestern University in 1959, placing first in his class and winning the prestigious Harrington Award in the magazine field.

After serving in the U.S. Army, Bob moved to Chicago to work for R.R. Donnelly & Sons. As a young North Sider, Bob jumped into the 42nd Ward Young Republicans where he served as president and, more importantly, where he met his future wife, Jeanne. Together they formed a bond over civic engagement that was a cornerstone of their 54-year marriage.

The Bradners moved to Winnetka in 1968 where Bob served on numerous public boards and acted as campaign manager for Brian Duff in his successful bids for state representative. Perhaps Bob’s biggest role in politics was as a supporter of his wife in all her political activities. Bob was his wife’s confidante, cheerleader, steadfast supporter and chief of staff. Their common belief in the importance of good government, participation and Robert’s Rules of Order informed everything they did.

Bob was equally dedicated in his volunteer work for Yale University. He served first as an alumni interviewer, later serving as a delegate to the AYA (Association of Yale Alumni) and then as chair of the AYA. In 2001 he received Yale’s highest volunteer honor, the Yale Medal, as recognition of his service.

Bob spent the majority of his career at The U.S. League of Savings Association, the trade publishing arm of the Savings and Loan Industry where he served as magazine editor and ultimately publisher. Later, Bob launched his own imprint: Conversation Press, focused on creating an outlet for public policy discussion and thought leadership.

Bob was predeceased by his wife Jeanne in 2012 and his brother William Murray Bradner, Jr. in 2008. He is survived by his adored sister, Helen Reid; three children Anne, Robert (Jerilyn), Lisa (James Burnham) and seven grandchildren: Brian and Connor Gates; Hunter and Joe Lohman; Emily Bradner; and James and Kate Burnham.

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=robert-bradner&pid=197061086

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Julie M. Layton (MSJ83)

Julie Marie Layton, 61, of Belleville, formerly of Deerfield, IL, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Julie received a Master of Science in Journalism degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and was an award-winning author with numerous published articles, poems and short stories. Beloved wife to James Weber; loving mother to Alex (Qian) Weber; cherished grandmother of Griffin Weber; dear sister of Diane (Wayne) Lindquist and Peter (Meg) Layton; and fond aunt to many nieces and nephews.

https://www.kelleyspaldingfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Julie-Layton?obId=19001400

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Alyk R. Kenlan (MSJ20)

Alyk Russell Kenlan passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020. He was 24 years old, having completed his master’s degree in journalism at the Medill School of Journalism in August.

He was born Alyk Xam Kenlan, but later chose Russell to be his middle name after his grandfather Don Cooper. Lisbeth and Don Cooper were his cornerstones throughout his life. His initials became ARK, and his friends and classmates refer to him as ARK.

Alyk was the most compassionate and caring of men. His sense of style is legendary. He was a real world traveler and had visited seven continents before going to Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he graduated in 2018 with a degree in cinema and media studies and a minor in music. He had a radio show at Carleton called “Arkadia” his family listened to weekly.

Before Carleton, he was a student at Asheville School (NC), which he often said were his best years ever! He loved wearing bowties and smart blazers and was voted the most stylishly dressed student and the most accomplished swimmer. His past swimming experience was swimming in the family pond. He loved playing board games and acquired an extensive collection of sophisticated games to play with his friends, both in person and virtually every weekend. His sharp mind made him a tough competitor and teacher.

He was fluent in the Mandarin language, and his goal was to return to China or Taiwan to work as a journalist. This ambition led to achieving his most recent accomplishment of earning his graduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism in their Magazine Specialization program. Faculty and classmates remember him as kind, bright, and deeply committed to becoming a fine journalist.

Alyk finished his time in Medill reporting virtually on politics and foreign affairs under the direction of Medill’s Washington, D.C. Bureau chief professor Ellen Shearer, who said, “Alyk continued to show great promise as a budding writer and reporter. (He) was a leader in the Washington Virtual newsroom because of his creativity and intense desire to improve his craft and mission for telling stories that affect and improve people’s lives. He dove into his national security beat, reporting on stories from ways veterans were battling the isolation created by the pandemic to a sophisticated analysis of how China is trying to surpass the U.S. Military.”

From Prof. Doug Foster: “He was one of those students any professor loves having in a cohort because he researched deeply, absorbed information quickly, made connections between bodies of research in interesting ways, and was brave enough to challenge assumptions of the group with incisive questions that always advanced, and deepened our work.”

From Prof. Desi Hanford: “Alyk’s knowledge of the world always made for thought-provoking conversations in and out of class. His insights from his travels abroad gave him an understanding of the world that few people ever have. He could as comfortably discuss what was happening in Asia as he could in the U.S. Alyk was truly a global citizen.”

Alyk leaves behind his bereaved mom Daniele Albert Frost and stepdad Stuart Frost; his dad Geoff Kenlan and his partner Felicia Buske; his beloved maternal grandparents Lisbeth Riis Cooper and Don R. Cooper; his loved paternal grandparents, Jay and Carol Kenlan and his maternal grandfather, Sid Albert; his aunt and uncle, Helene Albert and Jon Young of Chicago, his uncle and aunt on Martha’s Vineyard, Erik and Rhonda Albert, and his Aunt Bekki Matthews in Colorado; his cousins Iris and Miles Albert, Sean and Ana Young, and Nick Matthews; and countless friends. He is sorely missed by them all.

https://www.herdegenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Alyk-Russell-Kenlan?obId=19096223

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Domini T. Suarez (MSJ67)

Domini Torrevillas Suarez died Monday, December 28, 2020, in her hometown of Gingoog, Philippines. She was 80 years old.

Domini was a columnist for the Phillipine STAR. Her column “From The Stands” came out in the newspaper’s opinion section every Tuesday and Thursday. She was a feature writer and editor of Panorama magazine in Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. from 1961 to 1987 before she joined The STAR as columnist.

Domini attended Gingoog Institute in Misamis Oriental for high school and earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Silliman University in 1961. She attended the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism in 1967. She was awarded Outstanding Sillimanian in the field of Journalism in 1980.

“At the height of martial law, she was … subjected to military threats, harassments and intimidations for her daring reporting,” wrote a classmate of Domini’s.

She is survived by her husband, Saeed A. Daof; son, Andres Torrevillas Suarez; brother, Lemuel Torrevillas; and sister-in-law, Rowena Tiempo.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/12/29/2066809/star-columnist-domini-torrevillas-writes-30