In Memoriam

Betty Travis Foster ’49, Mount Vernon, Ohio, died May 27, 2025.

James Edgar McDonald ’49, Centennial, Colorado, died Sept. 2, 2025.

Janet Pinch Howson ’49, Gahanna, Ohio, died March 12, 2025.

James G. Faulconer ’50, Dayton, Ohio, died Aug. 19, 2025.

Joyce Walters DuMars ’55, Vero Beach, Florida, died May 21, 2025.

Margaret Hicks Milburn ’55, Danville, Kentucky, mother of Katherine Milby ’77 and Robert Milby ’82, grandmother of Margaret Milby ’22, died Sept. 20, 2025. 

Judy Miller Lambert ’56, Huntington, West Virginia, died Sept. 28, 2025.

Leonard R. Rykaczewski ’56, Medford, New Jersey, died Jan. 29, 2025.

Gene A. McCord ’57, Highland Heights, Kentucky, died July 12, 2025.

Barbara Reliford Faulconer ’58, Nicholasville, Kentucky, wife of Ted G. Faulconer ’55, mother of Joseph C. Faulconer ’80 and Mary June Ball ’84,
died June 28, 2025.

William “Smitty” Smith Lucas ’58, Trinity, Florida, father of Melissa Lucas Bernardino ’86 and Susan Lucas Ginac ’90, died
March 26, 2025.

Allen B. Robinson ’60, Shelbyville, Kentucky, died June 23, 2025.

Ann P. Caldwell ’61, Lexington, died
Dec. 17, 2024.

Alfred Byron Young ’61, Lexington, died Jan. 31, 2025.

Lelia Ganter Handy ’62, Versailles, Kentucky, mother of Aaron M. Tilton ’92, died June 2, 2025.

Mary Louise Kerr Philpot ’63, Frankfort, Kentucky, died Jan. 17, 2025.

Ginger Battenfield Hill ’64, Escondido, California, died April 17, 2025.

Norma Tilford Hylton ’64, Cincinnati, died May 17, 2025.

James S. Iams ’64, Pittsburgh, died July 23, 2025. 

Thomas J. DeMartini ’65, Hendersonville, North Carolina, husband of Jane Wiesel DeMartini ’67, died July 2, 2025.

Carl E. Weisheimer ’65, Boardman, Ohio, died Sept. 14, 2025.

William R. Emery ’66, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, husband of Ann Kirkland Emery ’67, died Oct. 2, 2025.

Marjorie Griese Evans ’66, Hillsboro, Oregon, died July 23, 2025.

William P. Hale ’66, Metamora, Indiana, died Sept. 4, 2025.

Suzanne Bell Beasy ’67, Louisville, Kentucky, died Feb. 14, 2025.

Robert L. Bickers ’67, Downey, Idaho, died Aug. 16, 2025.

William “Bill” Fogg Hill ’68, Frankfort, Kentucky, died Jan. 10, 2025.

Jeffrey J. Phillips ’68, Swampscott, Massachusetts, died Jan. 27, 2025.

Robert A. Riester ’68, Indianapolis, husband of Kathy Morris Riester ’67, father of Sarah E. Riester ’96, grandfather of Hope K. Riester ’27, died Jan. 22, 2025.

Norma Lewis Yost ’68, Versailles, Kentucky, wife of Ron Yost ’68 and mother of Rhonda Yost Kincaid ’94, died Aug. 11, 2025.

Brian P. Gilfedder ’69, Beaufort, South Carolina, father of Brent S. Gilfedder ’00, died May 2, 2025.

Thomas L. MacDonald ’69, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, died Feb. 13, 2025.

Gail Loader Ratterman ’69, Louisville, Kentucky, died July 2, 2025.

Susannah Herrick Prather ’70, Georgetown, Kentucky, mother of Laura Prather ’97 and Jessica Prather ’00, died Sept. 10, 2025.

Ann Sensenbach Garry ’71, Kingston, Tennessee, died Aug. 24, 2025.

Mary A. Turner ’72, Tampa, Florida, died May 2, 2025.

Teresa Winkler ’72, Taylorsville, Kentucky, died Aug. 27, 2025.

William C. Bigelow ’73, Verona, Virginia, died Sept. 14, 2025.

Charles T. Barlow ’74, Louisville, Kentucky, died March 13, 2025.

Sharon Creech Murphy ’74, Cincinnati, died Feb. 22, 2025.

Ruth Anne Sigler ’75, Louisville, Kentucky, mother of Grace Fons Drayer ’17, died
Aug. 13, 2025.

Michael L. Oder ’76, Frankfort, Kentucky, husband of Susie Smith Oder ’78, died
July 21, 2025.

Mitchell D. Shepard ’76, Lexington, died Aug. 8, 2025.

Emily Aspley Dale ’77, Glasgow, Kentucky, wife of Brian Dale ’78, mother of Briana Dale ’06, died May 20, 2025.

Esther Hartl ’77, McConnelsville, Ohio, died Feb. 18, 2025.

David L. Lykins ’77, Lexington, father of Lissa Lykins Daniels ’09, died July 7, 2025.

Robert E. Mueller ’79, La Grange, Kentucky, died Feb. 8, 2025.

Emily “Libbi” Justice Taylor ’80, Lexington, sister of Laura Justice-Slone ’83 and Joseph W. Justice ’85, died Feb. 16, 2025.

John M. Lockhart ’83, Louisville, Kentucky, died March 9, 2025.

John W. Wickizer ’86, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, husband of Bonnie McAuley Wickizer ’86, brother of Vera Wickizer Treadway ’81 and Charles Wickizer ’84, brother-in-law of Lisa Minnick Wickizer ’84, died March 24, 2025.

Lenore Sparks ’89, Olive Hill, Kentucky, died Jan. 31, 2025.

Jeannie Harrod Hixson ’94, Lexington, died June 11, 2025.

Kiersten Washburn Ray ’04, Chapin, South Carolina, wife of Nathan D. Ray ’04, died June 1, 2025. 

Anthony M. Spero ’11, Farmington, Arkansas, died Aug. 7, 2025.