In Memory of our Dearly Departed ISB Brothers and Sisters
Arrived ~ June 22, 1945
Departed ~ March 15, 1968
SGT. Gilles David Adams ~ Class of 1963
Killed In Action S. Vietnam 3/15/68- Location on The Wall Panel 44E – Row 056
http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/223/GILLES-D-ADAMS
Please send pictures (old and new), anecdotes, articles, stories, and tributes to isbeings at gmail dot com or visit us on Facebook at ISBeings
Departed ~ 7/18/2018
Please send pictures (old and new), anecdotes, articles, stories, and tributes to isbeings at gmail dot com or visit us on Facebook at ISBeings
Departed 4/29/2019
Friends and former students of Elisabeth Inannelli,
Sadly, Elizabeth Iannelli passed away on Monday of this week. She had valiantly overcome cancer twice before, but this time she succumbed to this dreadful disease. She leaves behind her loving husband Piero, devoted sons Fabio (’92) and Marco (’94), both ISB graduates, and adorable grandchildren. Elizabeth was a fiercely loyal friend with unwavering determination, enormous energy and an ‘I can do’ attitude. She could be both an elegant lady and a fearless trucker when it served her purposes such as a gala dinner at the Ritz or a home renovation.
After retiring from ISB as a dedicated French teacher, Elisabeth continued to be closely connected to Thailand often vacationing with family and friends at her Golden Buddha island bungalow in Khao Lak. Always a globe trotter, she will be laid to rest on Rome with a second ceremony in her hometown in France. The tiny woman had a huge heart. Her indomitable spirit will live on in the many lives she has touched. May she Rest In Peace.
[A special thank you to my good friend Barbara Kalis for communicating this sad news to Isb Alum]
Freda Britt Williams ~ F-Faculty 1968-1970 ~ 1972-1973 ~ 1984-2002
Departed February 1, 2017 ~ Complications from Heart Surgery
Freda Britt Williams passed on February 1, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held in Cambridge MA on the afternoon of Friday, June 30th. Please email Marilyn Holladay at mjsholladay at gmail dot com to RSVP and for event details. Also, if you are so moved (attendees or those who can’t make it) please send a photo with a story/caption to same email so we can include it in the slideshow. The celebration will allow us to gather and reflect, share memories, laugh and remember Freda in all her glory (She left a very detailed plan, not surprisingly). Hope to see you there. Kids welcome!
My Hero
Freda was my hero. Using her tools of love and compassion, she mentored me and our friendship deepened as we both shared a love for ISB. Initially, I met Freda when she was asked to serve as the liaison between the school and the ISB Network after a long line of faculty members were tasked with the extra job of opening the lines of communication between the school and the alumni. For more than a year, Freda and I communicated via email, until she attended the Long Beach Reunion in 1998. For countless hours, we spoke as to how we could coexist and she left telling me she would make it her mission to get the school to recognize us as a partner, a “Sister Alumni Association for North America.” True to her words she convinced the Board of Directors at ISB to recognize us, and thusly, the foundation was laid for the ISBN to establish themselves as a 501-C-3 non-profit foundation. As the ISB Foundation, we established a scholarship fund and also partnered with the school in 2002 to celebrate its 50th anniversary and Tsunami relief in Kao Lak. The 50th anniversary was one of the greatest celebrations I have ever witnessed. After the celebration was over, Freda was hospitalized for exhaustion. She always gave 1000% to every endeavor.
I last spoke to Freda in late October when she called me one evening. I was in Rehoboth Beach helping David and Janice Elder remodel their upstairs porch in to an art studio. David, Janice and I were at dinner, but I saw the caller ID and excused myself. She was calling to see if I was all right. She had heard that the company I had been working for had closed its doors and she said she was worried about me and wanted to check on me. I knew something was up because she seldom called me; I usually called her. I told her all was well and we chatted for about 30 minutes. We talked about her life, her kids, my kids, her health, and then the Daytona reunion. I had tried so hard to get her to come but she just wasn’t able to travel. I wish I had gone to see her, and I am angry with myself that I did not make the trip. As I look back now, I can’t help but believe that she was calling to say goodbye. I will cherish her memory as long as I hold breath and I will always remember her kind and loving spirit. Till we meet again Mrs. Williams, I toast your life and will miss you always. Chaiyo! David A. Wilkerson
Freda’s life of adventure began after marrying Roger Williams, a US Army officer. It included a number of postings in the US and then during the Viet Nam Era they lived in Bangkok where she taught at the ISB satellite campus. After a number of postings back in the US, they returned to Bangkok again in
1985.
Freda was enthusiastically welcomed back into the ISB faculty, family and friends. She taught grade 6 as a long term substitute before moving to the High School as an English and Journalism teacher. Freda was a demanding, kind and supportive teacher getting her students to improve, especially their writing skills. She modeled excellent writing by contributing articles to Living in Thailand and other publications. Who can forget her article on getting their big American car caught in a narrow Bangkok Soi!
Freda knew that promoting the extracurricular side of education was just as important as the academic. When the opportunity came in 1990 to become Activities Director, Freda used her creative skills to improve and grow the program on the Sukhumvit Soi 15 campus. After the move to Samakee, the Activities Office grew dynamically! Freda did not “direct” activities – she was involved. From donning costumes for every dress-up day, to performing in the “Sister Act” and Dolly Parton for Faculty Follies, Freda never missed a chance to be part of the fun.
Freda was an ultimate Event Planner. Her magnetism inspired and attracted the support from faculty, students and community that was needed to plan and implement events from IASAS conventions to the spectacular ISB 50th anniversary celebration. Her work ethic was matched by the rest of her committee members to make ISB events memorable for visitors and the talk of the town!
After retiring from ISB in 2003, Freda and Roger, who became an ISB middle school teacher after his army career, returned to North Carolina. Freda’s life revolved around her husband, Roger, children Tracey Williams Lowenstein (Eric) and Dan Williams, her much adored grandsons Eben and Cal Lowenstein, her sisters and countless friends. Tracey (Class of 1987) and Dan (Class of 1992) are proud ISB graduates. Retirement for Freda included regular tennis games, pontoon boat rides on the river, and enjoying Red Hat lunches. Her writing took a new twist as she spent time communicating on Facebook with former students, colleagues, and anyone else she ever met! Whenever friends passed within shouting distance, she welcomed them with her gracious southern hospitality.
Former ISB student – my daughter – Sarah Jones (Class of 1988) knocked on their door & was welcomed in to their home during a long US road trip in 2005, two decades after Freda had been her favorite journalism teacher! Those several days with Freda inspired Sarah’s husband enough to seek a school counseling degree in order to head overseas and live the life Freda & Roger clearly represented. The warmth and generosity of her spirit will be missed by all who knew her.
Departed ~ 2/22/2019
Posted by Judi’s daughter Zoe:
Hello all of Judi Molthen Nelson ‘s facebook friends. I am posting on my mother’s wall to bring you the very tragic news of my mother’s passing.
For those of you that do not know, mom has been courageously battling cancer since April of last year. It pains me more than words can express to announce to you that on Friday at 8pm she drew her last breaths while Eric Nelson and I tried to provide as much comfort to her as we possibly could.
My mother is now and will always be my greatest hero. She possessed an astounding light within her spirit that touched so many of you. She will live forever in our hearts and memories.
In the coming weeks our family will be grieving and sharing memories of her and if you would like to share with us, or share here to her page, we welcome your stories and condolences. We are also requesting to see any and all pictures you might have so that we can add them to a slide show.
We are planning a gathering in her memory for sometime this week. When we have more details i will post here and all who are able are welcome to attend. We will be leaving her facebook online to act as a living memorial. Thank you to you all for filling my mother’s life with friendship and love.
Departed ~ June, 2014 ~ Lung Cancer
Please send pictures (old and new), anecdotes, articles, stories, and tributes to isbeings at gmail dot com or visit us on Facebook at ISBeings
John Fluker ~ Class of 1968Departed ~ 3/26/2019
Departed ~ March 15, 2014 ~ Cancer
Roland Donat Desnoyers ~ age 55 of Highland Park formerly of Round Lake Beach at rest March 15, 2014. Dear brother of Linda (Steven) Mandel, Kevin and Richard. Fond uncle of 6, great uncle of 2. Memorial mass Sat. March 22, 2014 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Church, Deerfield & Green Bay Rds., Highland Park. In Lieu of flowers contributions to charity of your choice appreciated.
I apologize for this late entry. But, his memory triggers from time to time as it did just now. And it always will be there. As stated in another entry he had a unique refreshing way of seeing things. He was a friend I didn’t see often enough. I was lucky to have crossed paths with him, you Linda and your Family twice. Once in Centerbook Ct. and once in Bangkok. I will always have the fondest memories of him and all the Family. I miss him.
Rudy Urban March 6, 2019
The Stewart family of Allentown PA are saddened to hear of Roland’s passing at such a young age. We have fond memories of spending time with him and his siblings when we shared an address in Italy from 1966-1969. Roland always had an interesting observation about the simplest things and his point of view and memory were of constant amazement to us. We are sure he will be missed by his family and friends. Good night, sweet prince. Frank Stewart. effess2010 at hotmail dot com February 21, 2019
Dear Linda, John Burke told me of Roland’s passing. Although it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other, I want to send you my condolences at this sad time. I’m glad John gave you the snapshot I took of your Dad’s grave. He had a profound, life-long influence on me (and many others). I wish you and your family God’s peace and fond memories of your Dad, Mom and Roland. Bill Irwin March 25, 2014
Please send pictures (old and new), anecdotes, articles, stories, and tributes to isbeings at gmail dot com or visit us on Facebook at ISBeings
Timothy “Tim” John Lockhart ~ 1975Departed ~ 3/17/2019
Timothy John Lockhart, Sr., 62, of Linden, Virginia passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Virginia.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 4 PM at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal.
Mr. Lockhart was born on September 14, 1956 in Bloomington, Indiana to the late Harold Wayne and Mary Kay Lieber Lockhart.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Deborah Dail Lockhart of Linden; son, Timothy John Lockhart Jr. of Fairfax, Virginia; daughter, Amanda Leigh Lockhart of Fairfax, Virginia; three brothers, Michael Lockhart of Boynton Beach, Florida, Dr. David Lockhart of Quincy, Illinois and Todd Lockhart of Rock Camp, West Virginia and granddaughter, Peyton Lockhart of Fairfax, Virginia.
Georgia Moore Crump ~ Class of 1971Departed ~ 3/24/2018 ~ Heart Failure
Phillipe W. Ritter (ISB73)
It is with a broken heart that I give tribute to Georgia Moore Crump who passed away March 24, 2018. As I understand, Georgia and her husband were coming home from dinner with friends. She complained to her husband that she did not feel well and to head to the emergency room. Georgia died of a heart attack that evening. She is survived by her husband, son, mother, and her brother Derek (ISB73). Georgia’s daughter passed away June 2017. Her father passed some time ago. In Memory of Georgia Moore Crump ISB, Class of 1972
I have never met someone who was so cheerful, positive, effervescent, and full of life. I have never met anyone who did not like, love, or cherish her. Those attributes certainly kept her from crumbling through the loss of her daughter and as a nurse working in hospice care. Things that would kill most of us.
My fondest remembrances of her lead me back to my ISB days. Georgia sang and played the organ in the Internationals for which I played bass during one of its incarnations. This was not the ISB Young Internationals, which she was also member of, but a pop/soul/dance band that played the Teen Club often. It was a hard-working band that was led by our singer, Loli Pettegrew (ISB70). Between practice and gigs, we spent much time together. On late nights coming home in the back of the Pettegrew’s station wagon, we often slept warmly against each other.
I would visit her and her brother Derek in Florida during college Christmas breaks in the 70’s. We lost touch as we moved on. Georgia became a nurse, married Bill Crump, had a son, adopted a Chinese baby girl, lived abroad. In the late 90’s, she could not resist her fellow ISBings. She started attending reunions. Her work to gather and sing with the Young Internationals at the Daytona Reunion showed how much she was a part of us.
I lost a few days of functionality when her dear friend Lee Quillin (ISB73) reached me and gave me the news. I will forever miss Georgia and her endless smile. May her memory heal my heart. I imagine her spirit is soaring. May it visit us from time to time. Phillipe W. Ritter (ISB73)