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Memorials Dr. Daniel Melicow Malcolm '46, Hematologist and Oncologist (provided by John Malcom '78) Dr. Daniel Malcolm of Tenafly, N.J. passed away on June 13, 2015. After graduating from Horace Mann School, Dan earned his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He also earned a master's degree from Indiana University. Dan spent most of his career in private practice as a hematologist and oncologist at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. Dr. Malcolm and his wife Marian (Dr. Marian Malcolm), whom he met while he was at Columbia, were married for 63 years and had three children. They developed a shared passion for African art, eventually acquiring one of the most important private collections in the U.S., sharing this passion with other collectors throughout the world. Dan cherished his experience at Horace Mann, and maintained a long-term friendship with both Alfred and Charlotte Baruth, who were regular visitors to the Malcolm's home. He was delighted that his oldest son John chose to attend his alma mater, and graduated in 1978. Dr. Malcolm is survived by his wife Dr. Marian Malcolm, son John (Mary Lee) Malcolm '78, daughter Betsy (Michael Lebowitz) and son Jim (Jodi Logan) Malcolm, and by four grandchildren. William Sokolin '47, Wine Connoisseurship Pioneer Horace Mann School records with sadness the April 28, 2015 death of William Sokolin '47. Sokolin excelled in sports at HM and at Tufts University, was signed by Branch Rickey to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and played for the Hornell (N.Y.) Dodgers, until he left to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon his return he went into the liquor business his father had opened on Madison Avenue in 1934. There Sokolin discovered a passion for wine long before wine connoisseurship reached the masses in America. By 1959 he had innovatively changed the store's focus from liquor to wine. A pioneering force in the fine and rare wine business Sokolin was considered one of the leading experts on wine and wine investing, essentially inventing the concept of fine wine investment in the Bordeaux market in the mid-1960s. He published Liquid Assets: How to Develop an Enjoyable and Profitable Wine Portfolio in 1987 and The Complete Wine Investor in 1998. Known for his consideration to customers as well as his vast wine knowledge, Sokolin famously asked: "What is the definition of a good wine? It should start and end with a smile." He is survived by his wife, Gloria Sokolin; children, Deanne (Glenn Goldstein) Sokolin '82 and David Sokolin, and two grandchildren. 62 Horace Mann Magazine Summer 2016 Alan B. Jonas '48, Banker With regret Horace Mann School informs the community that Alan B. Jonas '48 passed away on February 25, 2016. A graduate of Lafayette College he served in the U.S. Army and had a long career at Bankers Trust, becoming a Vice President. Predeceased by his wife Barbara, he was the devoted father of Daniel Jonas '79 and Lori Jonas, father-in-law of Mimi Hoang and Robert Kruger, a grandfather of two, and brother of Gordon Jonas '43 and cousin of Saran Jonas '48. Jeremy P. Tarcher '49, Publisher of Nonfiction Best Sellers The death of Jeremy Phillip Tarcher on September 20, 2015 is reported with sadness. Tarcher earned a bachelor's degree from St. John's College in Annapolis, Md. During the Korean War he was stationed with the Army in Paris. He later studied Eastern philosophy in India before settling in L.A., and founding J.P Tarcher publishing in the 1970s. Specializing in nonfiction books on health, psychology and New Age spirituality the house is now part of the Tarcher Perigee imprint of Penguin Random House. Tarcher remained with the company until 1996. Married to the television puppeteer and children's author Shari Lewis he also published some of her books, including The Kids-Only Club Book (1976), and collaborated with Lewis on a 1969 "Star Trek" episode script. Tarcher had a stellar record as a publisher of such best sellers as Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards, and Women Who Love Too Much, by Robin Norwood, Marilyn Ferguson's The Aquarian Conspiracy, and Bikram's Beginning Yoga Class, by Bikram Choudhury. In 1982 he published the English translation of German author Heinrich Harrer's Seven Years in Tibet. Lewis died in 1985. Tarcher is survived by his companion, Harriet Stuart, his daughter Mallory Lewis, his sister, the novelist Judith Krantz, and a grandson. Lawrence Van Gelder '49, Reporter, Film Critic and New York Times Columnist Horace Mann School mourns the death of Lawrence Van Gelder '49 on March 11, 2016. Van Gelder worked in the newsrooms of five New York City newspapers over 55 years, most of them as a critic, columnist and editor at The New York Times. He first sought a job in journalism as a copy boy at The Times when he was 15, but was told he was too young. He went on to graduate from Columbia College and later from Columbia Law School but chose journalism over the law at a time when NYC's newspapers were thriving. Joining The Daily Mirror as a reporter in 1955 Van Gelder worked there until the paper closed in 1963. He moved to The New York WorldTelegram and Sun doing rewrite and later worked for its short-lived successor, The World Journal Tribune. After a brief stint at The Daily News, Van Gelder, then 34, was hired by The Times, where he accumulated more than 5,200 bylines as a reporter, film critic and obituary writer. He also worked as an editor on the culture and metropolitan desks, before retiring in 2010. He is survived by daughters Miranda Van Tony Cenicola/The New York Times video, cable and satellite TV provided commercial reasons to do so. Mayer became president of MGM Laboratories, and, in 1986, moved to Turner Entertainment as president and chief executive when Ted Turner acquired the MGM library. Mayer founded and chaired the National Film Preservation Foundation in 1997 to help archivists save and restore hundreds of newsreels, documentaries, silent movies and more, that are today stored in meticulously climate-controlled settings, because of Mayer's efforts, saving hundreds of films. In 1996 the Library of Congress was mandated to establish the National Film Preservation Board. Mayer became a board member. He was recognized at the 2005 Academy Awards with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, for his film preservation advocacy and his support of the Motion Picture & Television Fund that provides healthcare and social services. Mayer is survived by his wife Pauline, children Patty and Larry, and two granddaughters.

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