Summer 2012 - Robert Morris University

CLASS NOTES
MATTHEW D. STANLEY '11 is the
financial consultant for MR
Financial Group in Wexford. He
lives in Cranberry Township.
JESSICA L. STUBBS '11 is an
account executive for Comcast
Spotlight, the marketing and
advertising division of Comcast.
She lives in Portsmouth, N.H.
EVAN WRIGHT '11 has published
the book Cost Combat: Guerilla
Tactics for the Retail Jungle. He
lives in Oakdale.
In Memoriam
JOSEPH T. MCCARTHY '50 of Mt.
Lebanon passed away on
February 7 at the age of 88.
MARY ANN MARCINIK KOVAC '57
of Latrobe passed away on
February 4 at the age of 73. She
was a retired secretary from Holy
Family Church and had been
a volunteer at the Latrobe
Elementary School.
WILLIAM MCCOY BECK '58 of
Conway, Ariz., passed away
on November 16 at the age of 77.
He was retired from Robertson
Ceco Corp.
DONNA TRONCATTI CROSSON '62
of Clearwater, Fla., passed away
on November 18 at the age of 68.
WILLIAM J. LOUGHAN '71 of
Hadley, Pa., passed away on
November 16 at the age of 66.
He was an executive for Kemper
Insurance and a U.S. Navy
veteran who served in Vietnam.
He is survived by his wife,
ELIZABETH REIGELMAN LOUGHAN
'71, and their three sons.
RICHARD LAND '99 M'01
of Coraopolis passed away
on February 22, 2011, at the
age of 56 after a yearlong
fight with cancer. He was a
computer science professor
at numerous technical
schools and universities in
the Pittsburgh area.
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GARY WILLIAM GRANCHI '75
of Cross Creek Township, Pa.,
passed away on December 14 at
the age of 58. He was employed
by the Port Authority of
Allegheny County and
Giant Eagle.
KEVIN JAMES MCALISTER '77 of
Moon Township passed away on
April 3 at the age of 56.
DALE R. MCDONOUGH '77 of
Plano, Tex., passed away on
March 25 at the age of 60. Dale
worked 32 years with JCPenney
and retired as a director of
managing assets and vice
president of JCPenney Properties.
GERARD T. MANKO M'03 of Moon
Township passed away on March
12 at the age of 42. He was a
computer programmer for
Fiserv for over 15 years.
Student MARCO GIOVENGO, a sport management major from
McCandless, passed away March 16 in his Lexington Hall
apartment. Marco lived with muscular dystrophy and other
medical difficulties, but these physical limitations did not
prevent him from being one of the most active members of the
university community. Marco was a drummer in the marching
band, a member of the Homecoming court last fall, and a
beloved brother of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He raised
thousands of dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association,
and was given the President's Volunteer Service Award by
George W. Bush as a senior at North Allegheny High School.
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Marco is survived by his parents, Donna and Jude Giovengo;
his sister, Diandra Giovengo, of Palm Beach Garden, Fla.; and
his grandparents, Robert and Cathy Iannelli of McCandless.
On May 5, RMU awarded Marco his degree posthumously,
presenting his diploma to his parents at commencement.
The Giovengos established a scholarship fund at RMU in
Marco's name. You can donate to the fund at
RMU.EDU/MARCOMEMORIAL.
MICHAEL HAINES '05 died
tragically on February 28. He
was an armored truck guard for
Garda Cash Logistics. He was
one of the founding members of
RMU's Phi Delta Theta chapter
and sat on the fraternity's chapter
advisory board. Donations to
the Phi Delta Theta Michael R.
Haines Memorial Scholarship
can be made online at
RMU.EDU/HAINES.
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