Tag: Obituary

Hillary Gravendyk, an assistant professor of English at Pomona College, died May 10, 2014, at the age of 35, after a long illness. Colleagues, students and family members remember her life as one of joy and humor, love and laughter. “You always think about Hillary smiling, or laughing, or somewhere

For 26 years, Leticia “Letty” Fuentes worked in Pomona College’s dining halls, most notably as a cashier at Frary Dining Hall. Since December, she had been struggling with cancer, and on March 23, Fuentes passed away. She is remembered as a supportive mother, compassionate co-worker, and loyal friend. “Growing up

Pomona College music professor Katherine Hagedorn passed away Tuesday night, Nov. 12, at her home after a long battle with cancer. After working at the U.S. Department of State and completing her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at Brown University, Hagedorn arrived at Pomona in 1993 and became director of Pomona’s ethnomusicology

Today at 2 p.m., Claremont McKenna College will hold a service to remember the life of Tamar Kaplan CM ’14. Kaplan died Jan. 6 due to injuries she sustained in a car accident while traveling in Bolivia with Haley Patoski CM ’14 after their semesters abroad. Tamar’s parents, Daniel Kaplan