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Deacons We Lost in 2019
In Memoriam: Deacons We Lost in 2019
12/23/2019 9:52:00 PM | General
Jan. 3: Frank Fishburne '62 was one of Wake Forest's top tennis players on the 1961 and 1962 teams. Following his graduation, he went on to the New York Institute of Finance and The Securities Industry Institute at The Wharton School of Business through the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career with IBM before working with the family business in Asheville and working as a stockbroker and financial advisor.
Jan. 5: Pete Manning '63 was one of Wake Forest's top receivers on the 1957-59 football teams. He had 48 career receptions for 693 yards during his three-year varsity career, earning first team All-ACC honors in 1959 and second team in 1958. He went on to play two seasons with the Chicago Bears and spent time in the Canadian Football League, earning All-Star status with Calgary in 1962 before coaching at Florida State and Texas-El Paso.
Jan. 5: Jim Scales '75 was a defensive tackle on the 1973 football team. After earning his MBA at Wilkes University, he lived in Vestal, NY before moving to Myrtle Beach in 1998. Jim was an all-conference fullback and basketball player at Newark Valley High in New York before coming to Wake Forest.
Jan. 12: Jill (Daugherty) Shipman '87 was the MVP of Wake Forest's 1985 women's volleyball team. She graduated with a degree in psychology and used her compassion and empathy in the field of counseling at Rex Hospital. She was the director of RexAware and coordinated KidsCan!
Jan 14: Max Eller '52 was a pitcher on the Wake Forest baseball team from 1949-51. He compiled a career record of 11-4 with a 2.08 ERA. Max played on the Wake Forest team that represented the United States in the Pan American Games in 1951, earning a win over Brazil. Following his graduation from Southeastern Seminary, Max pastored in Knightdale and Maxton before becoming a Navy chaplain in 1957, a position he served with distinction for 30 years, rising to the rank of captain.
February 21: Suzie Telleysh Clark '90 was a member of the women's basketball team from 1987-90. An honorable mention All-American at Herndon, Va. High, she was inducted into the Herndon Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Suzie worked in the legal field and real estate industry in the Phoenix area for a number of years.
March 9: James J. Moore '78 was a pitcher for the Demon Deacons on the 1977 ACC championship team. A transfer from College of Albemarle, Moore went 5-3 during the 1977 season. Following graduation, Moore spent four decades in the automotive industry.
March 10: David Connors III '70 was a quarterback on the 1968-69 Deacon football team and the top reserve to Freddie Summers. David was a high school teacher and football coach before entering a family business. He had transferred to Wake Forest after backing up Bob Griese at Purdue in 1966.
March 24: Randy Cox '74 was a letterman as a linebacker on the 1971 and 1972 football teams and a member of the 1970 ACC Championship team. He served the Union County Sheriff's office for 27 years, retiring as a captain.
March 25: Danny Moses was a member of the 1972-73 basketball team. He played in eight games and scored eight points before transferring to Pikeville College where he became a two-time NAIA All-American.
March 26: Oren Muse '57 was a pitcher on Wake Forest's national championship baseball team in 1955. He came to Wake Forest after having served three years in the Air Force. After graduating cum laude, he began his career with Chevrolet Motor Division and retired as Zone Business Manager in 1987.
April 27: Ed Butler '51 was a football letterman from 1948-50. Ed was a football, basketball and track star at R.J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem before entering the service where he served two years in World War II as a sergeant. He also ran track for the Deacons where he excelled in the hurdles and field events. After earning his masters degree at Middle Tennessee State, he was a teacher, coach and high school administrator in the Atlanta City school system for 28 years and later in the Dekalb County school system. In 2017 Ed was inducted into the Chamblee High School Hall of Fame.
April 30: John Stokoe '57 was a member of Wake Forest's 1955 College World Series championship team. John pitched for the Demon Deacons from 1955-57, compiling a 9-8 career record with a 2.97 earned run average and 123 strikeouts in 141 career innings pitched. During the deciding game of the 1955 NCAA district series at West Virginia, Stokoe singled, stole second, went to third on an error and scored the winning run on a ground rule double by Luther McKeel. In the semifinals of the CWS, Stokoe threw a four-hit complete game shutout with nine strikeouts in beating Oklahoma State, 2-0.
May 3: Ernie Lehto '60 was a quarterback on the freshman football team in 1953 and the varsity team in 1954. He spent three years in the Army and returned to Wake Forest in 1957. He went on to coach at Missouri Military Academy but returned to North Carolina and enjoyed a successful career in real estate, retiring with Coldwell-Banker in Winston-Salem. He was an avid tennis player in Forsyth County.
May 11: Clarence "Wood" Beasley was an offensive lineman for the Deacons from 1949-51 after breaking in as the starter at left tackle on the 1949 freshman team. Wood retired as the president of Beasley Farms and served for many years on the Board of Directors of Planters Bank, later Centura Bank.
May 16: Joe White '54 was a quarterback on the 1953-54 Deacon football teams. He was Wake Forest's leading passer in 1953 when he threw for 495 yards and three touchdowns.
May 17: Kirk Patchel '69 was a sprinter on the 1967 track team. Following his graduation, he served in the Army and spent most of his professional career in banking in Asheville and Charlotte. He was an outdoorsman with a passion for fishing and bird hunting.
May 19: Abe Elmore '55 worked his way through Wake Forest by serving as the head football equipment manager for the football team. He was elected the first non-athlete to serve as president of the Monogram Club. Abe served as a two-time Harnett County Commissioner and received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1990. Abe was the chair of the "Has-Beens," a group of Wake Forest alumni who were in attendance at many Demon Deacon events.
May 24: Ron Collie '56 was a member of the Wake Forest baseball team. He posted a 2-0 record during the 1953 season, posting wins over Lehigh and Elon. He retired after many years of service as a manager for Richmond Converters.
May 29: Heather Kahl Holmes, Wake Forest's volleyball coach from 2005-2012, died after a courageous battle with cancer. She led the Demon Deacons to 108 victories, the most wins by any Wake Forest volleyball coach. She is survived by her husband, Michael, a former Wake Forest pitcher, and son Landon.
June 18: Kay Walker Haddock, the widow of former golf coach Jesse Haddock, passed away peacefully on June 18. Born in Elkin, she and Jesse were married for 60 years. She was instrumental in creating and running the Jesse I. Haddock Golf Camp and she and Coach Haddock enjoyed many summers helping to train and entertain young golfers from all over the world at Wake Forest and their home in Bermuda Run, NC.
June 21: Darrell Leon Lewis was a letterman on the 1957 and 1958 Deacon football teams as an end. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves and had a long professional career with The Delmar Company in Charlotte.
June 22: Jim "J.C."Turner was the first Demon Deacon football player named to the ACC All-Academic team in 1954. Following his graduation, Jim served in the U.S. Army before beginning a 36-year career with Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Company, reaching the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. He was a past recipient of the Gene Hooks Achievement Award.
July 12: Pedro Dumont, who played tennis for the Demon Deacons in 2012-13, passed after a six-year battle with cancer. Dumont started his career at Mississippi State and transferred to Wake Forest for a year. He played No. 5 singles on the 2013-14 team that reached the NCAA Sweet 16.
July 17: James Hobbs was a letterman at linebacker and center on the 1965 football team. The Harrisburg, Pa. native served 35 years as a national accounts sales manager for the Nestle Corporation.
July 23: David Walters '03 was a football letterman in 2001 and 2002 and a member of the Seattle Bowl team in 2002.
August 1: Dr. Jack Dolbin '70 was one of Wake Forest's top offensive threats in football from 1967-69. He rushed for over 100 yards in three consecutive games in 1967. He was also Wake Forest's top sprinter on the track team and set several school records. Dolbin played semi-pro football following his graduation, including a stint with the Pottstown, Pa. Firebirds, a team that was documented by NFL Films. Dolbin then joined the Denver Broncos and spent five years as a wide receiver including starting in Super Bowl XII in 1978. A member of the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dolbin became a nationally-recognized chiropractor and expert on chiropractic and sports.
August 30: Ted Healy was a graduate assistant football coach at Wake Forest in 1990-91. He played football at Notre Dame and after earning his master's degree, had a highly successful career in corporate security in the Midweat and the United Kingdon.
August 31: Kit Basler '74 played quarterback for the Deacons in 1970-73 and helped engineer a 9-7 upset win over Duke in 1972 as the starting quarterback. He earned his master's degree from Wake Forest in 1978 and became an entrepreneur working with various business. He spent the bulk of his career working with Piedmont Airlines.
Sept. 8: Rex McMillan '59 was an All-American in baseball and a first team All-ACC outfielder in 1958 as he led the ACC in batting average with a .397 average. McMillan hit .374 for his career with six home runs and 27 RBIs. He was a second team All-ACC selection in 1957. He played in the Pirates organization following graduation before serving in the Army. At the age of 48, Rex walked from Murphy to Manteo, covering 561 miles and ending at Nags Head Beach on the Outer Banks and said it was one of the greatest experiences of his life.
Sept. 11: Doug Mackie '74 was a letterman at quarterback on the 1973 football team. Doug had been the chief executive officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company.
Sept. 13: Joe Polshaw '64 played right end on the Wake Forest football team in 1963. He worked for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel as a supervisor in the Metallurgy and Quality Control Department for 38 years.
Sept. 19: Charles Argenzio '17 was a member of the football team from 2013-16. He was a fullback and key special teams player who earned three letters as a Deacon. He had been working as an intern with the Florida State football team at the time of his passing.
Oct. 1: Hugh Curd '56 was a member of the freshman basketball team before serving in the Navy during the Korean War. He returned to Wake Forest and spent 36 years working for Esso (Exxon) in Baltimore.
Oct. 21: John Reed played basketball for head coaches Murray Greason and Bones McKinney in the mid-1950s. He earned his medical degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1962 and became a cornea specialist. He spent time teaching and performing surgeries around the world and spent a decade as the medical director of the North Carolina Eye Bank.
Nov. 1: Chris Smith '88 was a linebacker on the 1988-89 Wake Forest football teams. He had 47 career tackles while playing for Coach Bill Dooley and helping lead Wake Forest to a 6-4-1 record in 1988.
Nov. 3: Morris Rozar '56 was a member of the Wake Forest tennis team in 1951. After attending Wake Forest, he enlisted in the Air Force before returning to Wake Forest to finish his degree and earn a law degree. He served as a federal prosecutor, assistant Arizona Attorney General and assistant Phoenix city attorney.
Nov. 12: Forest Wiest '67 played on the football team from 1964-66. Forest spent 39 years in the education system in Harford County, Md. As a teacher, football coach and athletic director.
Jan. 5: Pete Manning '63 was one of Wake Forest's top receivers on the 1957-59 football teams. He had 48 career receptions for 693 yards during his three-year varsity career, earning first team All-ACC honors in 1959 and second team in 1958. He went on to play two seasons with the Chicago Bears and spent time in the Canadian Football League, earning All-Star status with Calgary in 1962 before coaching at Florida State and Texas-El Paso.
Jan. 5: Jim Scales '75 was a defensive tackle on the 1973 football team. After earning his MBA at Wilkes University, he lived in Vestal, NY before moving to Myrtle Beach in 1998. Jim was an all-conference fullback and basketball player at Newark Valley High in New York before coming to Wake Forest.
Jan. 12: Jill (Daugherty) Shipman '87 was the MVP of Wake Forest's 1985 women's volleyball team. She graduated with a degree in psychology and used her compassion and empathy in the field of counseling at Rex Hospital. She was the director of RexAware and coordinated KidsCan!
Jan 14: Max Eller '52 was a pitcher on the Wake Forest baseball team from 1949-51. He compiled a career record of 11-4 with a 2.08 ERA. Max played on the Wake Forest team that represented the United States in the Pan American Games in 1951, earning a win over Brazil. Following his graduation from Southeastern Seminary, Max pastored in Knightdale and Maxton before becoming a Navy chaplain in 1957, a position he served with distinction for 30 years, rising to the rank of captain.
February 21: Suzie Telleysh Clark '90 was a member of the women's basketball team from 1987-90. An honorable mention All-American at Herndon, Va. High, she was inducted into the Herndon Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Suzie worked in the legal field and real estate industry in the Phoenix area for a number of years.
March 9: James J. Moore '78 was a pitcher for the Demon Deacons on the 1977 ACC championship team. A transfer from College of Albemarle, Moore went 5-3 during the 1977 season. Following graduation, Moore spent four decades in the automotive industry.
March 10: David Connors III '70 was a quarterback on the 1968-69 Deacon football team and the top reserve to Freddie Summers. David was a high school teacher and football coach before entering a family business. He had transferred to Wake Forest after backing up Bob Griese at Purdue in 1966.
March 24: Randy Cox '74 was a letterman as a linebacker on the 1971 and 1972 football teams and a member of the 1970 ACC Championship team. He served the Union County Sheriff's office for 27 years, retiring as a captain.
March 25: Danny Moses was a member of the 1972-73 basketball team. He played in eight games and scored eight points before transferring to Pikeville College where he became a two-time NAIA All-American.
March 26: Oren Muse '57 was a pitcher on Wake Forest's national championship baseball team in 1955. He came to Wake Forest after having served three years in the Air Force. After graduating cum laude, he began his career with Chevrolet Motor Division and retired as Zone Business Manager in 1987.
April 27: Ed Butler '51 was a football letterman from 1948-50. Ed was a football, basketball and track star at R.J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem before entering the service where he served two years in World War II as a sergeant. He also ran track for the Deacons where he excelled in the hurdles and field events. After earning his masters degree at Middle Tennessee State, he was a teacher, coach and high school administrator in the Atlanta City school system for 28 years and later in the Dekalb County school system. In 2017 Ed was inducted into the Chamblee High School Hall of Fame.
April 30: John Stokoe '57 was a member of Wake Forest's 1955 College World Series championship team. John pitched for the Demon Deacons from 1955-57, compiling a 9-8 career record with a 2.97 earned run average and 123 strikeouts in 141 career innings pitched. During the deciding game of the 1955 NCAA district series at West Virginia, Stokoe singled, stole second, went to third on an error and scored the winning run on a ground rule double by Luther McKeel. In the semifinals of the CWS, Stokoe threw a four-hit complete game shutout with nine strikeouts in beating Oklahoma State, 2-0.
May 3: Ernie Lehto '60 was a quarterback on the freshman football team in 1953 and the varsity team in 1954. He spent three years in the Army and returned to Wake Forest in 1957. He went on to coach at Missouri Military Academy but returned to North Carolina and enjoyed a successful career in real estate, retiring with Coldwell-Banker in Winston-Salem. He was an avid tennis player in Forsyth County.
May 11: Clarence "Wood" Beasley was an offensive lineman for the Deacons from 1949-51 after breaking in as the starter at left tackle on the 1949 freshman team. Wood retired as the president of Beasley Farms and served for many years on the Board of Directors of Planters Bank, later Centura Bank.
May 16: Joe White '54 was a quarterback on the 1953-54 Deacon football teams. He was Wake Forest's leading passer in 1953 when he threw for 495 yards and three touchdowns.
May 17: Kirk Patchel '69 was a sprinter on the 1967 track team. Following his graduation, he served in the Army and spent most of his professional career in banking in Asheville and Charlotte. He was an outdoorsman with a passion for fishing and bird hunting.
May 19: Abe Elmore '55 worked his way through Wake Forest by serving as the head football equipment manager for the football team. He was elected the first non-athlete to serve as president of the Monogram Club. Abe served as a two-time Harnett County Commissioner and received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 1990. Abe was the chair of the "Has-Beens," a group of Wake Forest alumni who were in attendance at many Demon Deacon events.
May 24: Ron Collie '56 was a member of the Wake Forest baseball team. He posted a 2-0 record during the 1953 season, posting wins over Lehigh and Elon. He retired after many years of service as a manager for Richmond Converters.
May 29: Heather Kahl Holmes, Wake Forest's volleyball coach from 2005-2012, died after a courageous battle with cancer. She led the Demon Deacons to 108 victories, the most wins by any Wake Forest volleyball coach. She is survived by her husband, Michael, a former Wake Forest pitcher, and son Landon.
June 18: Kay Walker Haddock, the widow of former golf coach Jesse Haddock, passed away peacefully on June 18. Born in Elkin, she and Jesse were married for 60 years. She was instrumental in creating and running the Jesse I. Haddock Golf Camp and she and Coach Haddock enjoyed many summers helping to train and entertain young golfers from all over the world at Wake Forest and their home in Bermuda Run, NC.
June 21: Darrell Leon Lewis was a letterman on the 1957 and 1958 Deacon football teams as an end. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves and had a long professional career with The Delmar Company in Charlotte.
June 22: Jim "J.C."Turner was the first Demon Deacon football player named to the ACC All-Academic team in 1954. Following his graduation, Jim served in the U.S. Army before beginning a 36-year career with Liggett and Meyers Tobacco Company, reaching the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. He was a past recipient of the Gene Hooks Achievement Award.
July 12: Pedro Dumont, who played tennis for the Demon Deacons in 2012-13, passed after a six-year battle with cancer. Dumont started his career at Mississippi State and transferred to Wake Forest for a year. He played No. 5 singles on the 2013-14 team that reached the NCAA Sweet 16.
July 17: James Hobbs was a letterman at linebacker and center on the 1965 football team. The Harrisburg, Pa. native served 35 years as a national accounts sales manager for the Nestle Corporation.
July 23: David Walters '03 was a football letterman in 2001 and 2002 and a member of the Seattle Bowl team in 2002.
August 1: Dr. Jack Dolbin '70 was one of Wake Forest's top offensive threats in football from 1967-69. He rushed for over 100 yards in three consecutive games in 1967. He was also Wake Forest's top sprinter on the track team and set several school records. Dolbin played semi-pro football following his graduation, including a stint with the Pottstown, Pa. Firebirds, a team that was documented by NFL Films. Dolbin then joined the Denver Broncos and spent five years as a wide receiver including starting in Super Bowl XII in 1978. A member of the Semi-Pro Football Hall of Fame, Dolbin became a nationally-recognized chiropractor and expert on chiropractic and sports.
August 30: Ted Healy was a graduate assistant football coach at Wake Forest in 1990-91. He played football at Notre Dame and after earning his master's degree, had a highly successful career in corporate security in the Midweat and the United Kingdon.
August 31: Kit Basler '74 played quarterback for the Deacons in 1970-73 and helped engineer a 9-7 upset win over Duke in 1972 as the starting quarterback. He earned his master's degree from Wake Forest in 1978 and became an entrepreneur working with various business. He spent the bulk of his career working with Piedmont Airlines.
Sept. 8: Rex McMillan '59 was an All-American in baseball and a first team All-ACC outfielder in 1958 as he led the ACC in batting average with a .397 average. McMillan hit .374 for his career with six home runs and 27 RBIs. He was a second team All-ACC selection in 1957. He played in the Pirates organization following graduation before serving in the Army. At the age of 48, Rex walked from Murphy to Manteo, covering 561 miles and ending at Nags Head Beach on the Outer Banks and said it was one of the greatest experiences of his life.
Sept. 11: Doug Mackie '74 was a letterman at quarterback on the 1973 football team. Doug had been the chief executive officer of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company.
Sept. 13: Joe Polshaw '64 played right end on the Wake Forest football team in 1963. He worked for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel as a supervisor in the Metallurgy and Quality Control Department for 38 years.
Sept. 19: Charles Argenzio '17 was a member of the football team from 2013-16. He was a fullback and key special teams player who earned three letters as a Deacon. He had been working as an intern with the Florida State football team at the time of his passing.
Oct. 1: Hugh Curd '56 was a member of the freshman basketball team before serving in the Navy during the Korean War. He returned to Wake Forest and spent 36 years working for Esso (Exxon) in Baltimore.
Oct. 21: John Reed played basketball for head coaches Murray Greason and Bones McKinney in the mid-1950s. He earned his medical degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in 1962 and became a cornea specialist. He spent time teaching and performing surgeries around the world and spent a decade as the medical director of the North Carolina Eye Bank.
Nov. 1: Chris Smith '88 was a linebacker on the 1988-89 Wake Forest football teams. He had 47 career tackles while playing for Coach Bill Dooley and helping lead Wake Forest to a 6-4-1 record in 1988.
Nov. 3: Morris Rozar '56 was a member of the Wake Forest tennis team in 1951. After attending Wake Forest, he enlisted in the Air Force before returning to Wake Forest to finish his degree and earn a law degree. He served as a federal prosecutor, assistant Arizona Attorney General and assistant Phoenix city attorney.
Nov. 12: Forest Wiest '67 played on the football team from 1964-66. Forest spent 39 years in the education system in Harford County, Md. As a teacher, football coach and athletic director.
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