In Memoriam: 2017
12/31/2017 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 12: Richard Herring ‘65, a member of Wake Forest’s 1962 ACC Championship basketball team, passed away following a long battle with dementia. He was a long-time resident of North Asheville, NC. During his playing career, Richard appeared in 69 games and averaged 3.6 points per game.
Jan. 20: Dr. Stephanie Morrow Glenn ’77: One of the early stars of Wake Forest’s women’s athletics program, Stephanie graduated in 1977 with a BA in chemistry where she was Phi Beta Kappa, a Carswell Scholar, and played two varsity sports —basketball and volleyball. After graduation, she enrolled in Bowman Gray School of Medicine, receiving her M.D. degree in 1981. After completing her residency at Carolinas Medical Center, she began her medical practice with the Nalle Clinic, and continued her family practice in Charlotte for the next 25 years. She was the recipient of the Gene Hooks Achievement Award from the Deacon Club, and kindly served for many years on the Medical Alumni Association Board of the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Dr. Glenn also started an endowed scholarship for Wake Forest women’s volleyball.
Jan. 20: Dick Holder ’43: track/cross country: An accident crippled his hand while working a summer job at the railroad yard. It caused him to have to forfeit an appointment to Annapolis, but he entered Wake Forest College and earned a partial track scholarship. After a treasured year and a half there, he enlisted and proudly served in the 8th Air Force and was stationed in Biloxi, Miss., England and Germany during WWII.
Jan. 20: Travis Darryl McLendon ‘61: McLendon was a graduate of Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington and was an offensive guard on the 1959 Wake Forest freshman football team and a member of the varsity squad in 1960. He retired from Consolidated Freight Lines in 1998.
Jan. 26: Zeno Martin ’60: While at Wake Forest, Zeno played on the men's tennis team, and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. In addition, he served as basketball statistician for the legendary coach Horace "Bones" McKinney. After graduation, Zeno taught economics at Purdue University and the University of South Carolina. In the 1970's he returned to Wake Forest as the business manager in the Athletic Department. A member of the Deacon Club for 37 years, he was also a member of its highest giving level, the Moricle Society, for 13 years, giving the equivalent of a full scholarship to Wake Forest. In addition, Zeno established three other scholarships: The Zeno Martin College Scholarship Fund, the Zeno Martin Punter/Placekicker Scholarship, and the Zeno Martin Tennis Scholarship Fund. A visible testimony to his generosity to Wake Forest is the Zeno Martin Residence Hall, located in the northwestern quadrant of the campus, and dedicated to the memory of his father.
Jan. 27: Anderson “Andy” Hostetler: A member of the swimming team in 1972-73, Andy spent 35 years in the textile and apparel industry where he worked in manufacturing and corporate finance. He joined Fruit of the Loom in 1993 and became vice president of international sales before retiring in 2013.
March 4: Frank Russell, an offensive guard on the 1963 Deacon football team. An illness forced him to forego football after his sophomore season. He transferred to Mississippi State where he earned both a bachelor’s degree and a J.D. He became an attorney and was elected prosecutor in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Frank became a judge and remained in that role until his retirement in 2002.
March 6: John Parham ’56 was a running back for the Demon Deacons from 1953-55. He rushed for 885 career yards and was ranked fifth in career rushing yards at the time of his graduation. Parham added 22 career receptions and five touchdown catches during his career. He was a 24th round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1956 after leading the Deacons in punt returns and kickoff returns in 1954. Following graduation, John coached in Morganton, NC, his hometown of Oxford, NC and in Henderson, NC.
March 7: Don Scalf ’58. A basketball letterman in 1956-57, Don became the head men’s basketball coach at North Carolina Wesleyan in 1962 and remained until 1998. He was inducted into the North Carolina Wesleyan College Hall of Fame and the USA South Conference Hall of Fame. Both the soccer field and the basketball court at North Carolina Wesleyan are named for him.
March 23: Larry Allgood ’62, a member of the 1961-62 men’s golf team, passed in Burlington. Allgood tied for eighth in the 1962 ACC golf championship and helped Wake Forest to a third place finish. After graduating, he did a two-year stint in the Army then became a plant personnel manager for the Draperies Division of Burlington Industries.
March 24: Bob Bell, a member of the football team in 1975. A native of Richmond, Va., Bob started his career working with the Richmond Sheriff’s Office and Department of Corrections. He opened a trucking company and had a career as a long distance truck driver. After leaving his career on the road, Bob and his wife opened a restaurant where he decorated and designed specialty cakes.
April 1: Fred Barden ‘70 passed away in Charleston, SC. Fred was a starting offensive guard on the 1966 freshman football team. A native of Rocky Mount, NC, he became a high school All-American as well as an Eagle Scout. Fred was a teacher and coach throughout his life and remained a football season ticket holder until his passing. Fred died near the finish line of the 40th Annual Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston on the day that he and his wife Debby celebrated their 45th anniversary.
April 9: Cliff Brookshire ’55 was a two-year letterman for the Deacon football team in 1953 and 1954 as a guard. He enrolled at Wake Forest in 1950 then served in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson before returning to campus and joining the football team. After college his 16-year teaching and coaching career included stops at Canton, Owen, Brevard, Tuscola, and Enka High Schools. While at Brevard, Coach Brookshire led North Carolina's first integrated high school football team to a state championship in 1963. He also led Brevard to state championships in 1960 and 1962. In 2003, he was inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Hall of Fame.
April 23: Don Woodlief ‘53, pitcher for Wake Forest from 1951-1952. Don, from Hopewell, Va., was part of the Wake Forest baseball team that represented the United States in the 1951 Pan American Games. He threw a complete game three-hitter to beat Venezuela on March 4, 1951. In 1952, Don threw a three-hitter and struck out 18 in a 4-2 win over North Carolina, a game in which he also hit a pair of triples. Don signed with the New York Yankees and played semi-pro ball in Nova Scotia. He spent many years working at Phillip Morris before retiring.
May 10: Charlie Darden ’51, was a member of Wake Forest’s 1951 baseball team. Charlie was a Navy veteran and a long-time educator who held degrees from Wake Forest and Duke. He was 89 at the time of his passing.
May 30: Bobby Harris, a pitcher on Wake Forest’s baseball teams from 1967-69, passed after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Harris won eight games on the mound and posted a 4-2 record with a 1.93 ERA as a junior in 1968. He was a teacher and coach at Colonial Heights (Va.) High School from 1970-82 then began a career in financial services.
June 1: Jack McCloskey, the former basketball coach at Wake Forest, passed in Savannah, Ga. after suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. McCloskey was 91. He was best-known as the general manager who built the Detroit Pistons into an NBA Championship team in 1989 and 1990. McCloskey was Wake Forest’s head coach from 1967-72 and compiled a record of 70-89 over six seasons. He left Wake Forest to become the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers
June 5: Ben Wrenn ’56, was a member of the Wake Forest men’s golf team in 1952-53. Following graduation, he received a law degree from Wake Forest and was a criminal attorney for 55 years.
June 9: Bob Coluni, the shortstop on Wake Forest’s 1951 baseball team that represented the U.S.A. in the Pan American games, died on June 9. Following his time at Wake Forest, Bob served in Korea from 1954-56. After earning a master’s degree from SUNY Albany, he became a guidance counselor in the Perth Central School District near his home in Amsterdam, NY.
June 18: Al McCotter ’51: McCotter was Wake Forest’s leading scorer on the 1951 basketball team with a 13.8 average. A two-year starter, he was described in the Howler as a “constant threat under the boards with superior rebound ability.” Following his playing career at Wake Forest, Al earned an MBA at Stanford and spent 30 years with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
July 16: Dr. Raymond “R.D.” Kornegay ’42: A former track and cross country runner, Dr. Kornegay passed away at the age of 96. The son of a tobacco farmer, he became a noted cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon who performed Wake County’s first open-heart surgery in 1968.
July 31: Rev. Bill Rogers ‘55, a member of the Wake Forest tennis team from 1951-55. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Bill earned a law degree and practiced law for a few years in Tabor City before answering the call to the ministry. He was the pastor at a number of churches throughout North Carolina and remained a competitive tennis player for many years.
August 3: Dickie Hemric ’55. Hemric played for the Demon Deacons from 1952-55 and was the Atlantic Coast Conference's first star, headlining the first two seasons of the league. The 1954 and 1955 ACC Player of the Year, he remains the conference's career rebounding leader and held the ACC career scoring title for over 50 years before being eclipsed recently by J.J. Redick of Duke and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina. A two-time All-American, he was the first Wake Forest player to earn first-team All-America honors in 1955. After graduation, Hemric was drafted by the NBA's Boston Celtics with the No. 10 pick in the 1955 NBA Draft. He played only two seasons as a professional before retiring from basketball. In his final season on the court, Hemric was a member of the Celtics' 1957 NBA Champion squad, winning the first of the franchises' record 17 NBA titles. During his post-basketball life, he worked for the Goodyear Tire Company at their world headquarters in Akron, Ohio. He retired as a product manager for highway truck tires thirty years later.
Aug. 12: Calvin “Jack” Mayberry ’46. Jack played basketball for the Deacons and was a key reserve on the 1946 team that reached the finals of the Southern Conference tournament. He spent over 30 years working as a supervisor of procurement with Western Electric
August 19: John White, a member of the 1959-60 freshman basketball team, passed away in Dallas, NC. A graduate of Gastonia High, he would go on to graduate from Catawba and became a stockbroker in New York City.
Sept. 17: Bill Alheim ’53, a member of Wake Forest’s 1953 Southern Conference champion basketball team. A native of Schenectady, NY, Alheim would become the head coach at Miami-Dade North Community College in 1963 and remained until retiring in 1989. Alheim led Dade North to a national junior college championship game, three regional titles, four state titles and 560 career victories.
Oct. 10: Harry Bowers, a member of the 1948 Wake Forest baseball team. Born in Harrisonburg, Bowers enlisted in the Army following high school and served overseas during World War II. Upon his return he enrolled at Shenandoah College in Virginia, spent a year at Wake Forest and eventually graduated from Bridgewater State. He would go on to coach football and basketball at Harrisonburg High. Harry posted a 2-0 record while pitching for the 1948 Deacon baseball team.
Nov. 1: Ernie Marshburn ’58, a member of the Wake Forest swimming team in the late 1950s and at one point held the school record in the 200 breaststroke. A native of Richlands, NC, Ernie spent most of his adult life in Alabama where he worked in substance abuse counseling.
Nov. 7: Kenneth Gray ’58: A member of the freshman football team in 1950 before serving in the Korean War. After the war, he returned to Wake Forest to finish his degree and earn a law degree. He practiced law in Charlotte before becoming a judge and serving on the Superior Court from 1986 until his retirement in 2000.
Nov. 15: Leon Thomas ’63, was a member of the Wake Forest swimming team in the early ‘60s. He was a retired Coast Guard captain and pilot as well as a successful businessman. Thomas finished fifth in the 1650 freestyle at the 1963 ACC Swimming Championships.
Nov. 23: Bob Waggoner ’56, was the starting first baseman on Wake Forest’s 1955 College World Series championship baseball team. Waggoner scored the lone run in Wake Forest’s 1-0 win over Colgate in the opening game of the CWS. A native of Salisbury, he spent 30 years in the U.S. Army Field Artillery which included two tours of Germany and the Vietnam War.