In Memoriam

Margaret Lester A'69

Margaret V. (Peggy) Lester (A'69) Of Quincy, Massachusetts, died on March 9, 2023, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Beloved mother, grandmother, and life partner, she was born in Manhattan in 1946 to Margaret and Gerard Schoen.

Myron Manes CE'49

March 6, 2023. Husband of Belle (nee Marder). Father of Alan Peter Manes and the late Orianne (William) Davis. Grandfather of Robin Davis, Rebecca Davis (Nicholas Natalicchio) and Johanna Davis (Eli Zigon). Great grandfather of Emma and Iris.

Walter E. Beck A'69

Canaan, NY. - Walter Beck, 73 (A'69), died peacefully at his home Thursday, January 21, 2021. Walter was born on February 6, 1947, in New Jersey to Elgin and Carolyn Beck.

Christopher B. Evans A'90

Christopher Evans (A'90), age 54, of Paris, France, formerly of Prospect, CT, passed away on March 1, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. Christopher was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and Cooper Union in New York City.

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.