In Memoriam
We remember and honor our departed CLP alumni, and carry forward their lasting legacy.
![Laura Altshul [1941-2024] (CLP Cohort 6) – 1](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Laura-Altshul-1941-2024-CLP-Cohort-6-1-600x600.jpeg)
Laura Altshul
(1941 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 6

Kevin Basmadjian
(1965 – 2016)
CLP Cohort 18
![David Cross [1948 – 2018] photo by David Magnuson (Cohort 16) – 1](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/David-Cross-1948-2018-photo-by-David-Magnuson-Cohort-16-1.jpeg)
David Cross
(1948 – 2018)
CLP Cohort 16

Thomas Robert Ficklin, Jr.
(1949 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 13
![Cassandra Floyd-Cross [1966 – 2019] (Cohort 9)](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cassandra-Floyd-Cross-1966-2019-Cohort-9.jpeg)
Cassandra Floyd-Cross
(1966 – 2019)
CLP Cohort 9

F. Herbert Gruendel
(1947 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 2

Herrick Jackson
(1941 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 3

Joan Jenkins Stewart
(1943 – 2013)
CLP Cohort 8
![Rebekah Lyas [1979 – 2024] (Cohort 18)](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rebekah-Lyas-300x300.jpg)
Rebekah Lyas
(1979 – 2025)
CLP Cohort 18

Sherman Malone
(1943 – 2018)
CLP Cohort 4

Sheila Masterson
(1947 – 2020)
CLP Cohort 2
![Emalie Mayo [1974 – 2024] (Cohort 25) – 1](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Emalie-Mayo-1974-2024-Cohort-25-1-600x600.jpeg)
Emalie Mayo
(1974 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 25

Robert Parker
(1950 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 11

John Michael (“Jack”) Paulishen Jr.
(1964 – 2019)
CLP Cohort 9

Stephen Rediker
(1942 – 2021)
CLP Cohort 10

Semi Semi-Dikoko
(1953 – 2022)
CLP Cohort 10
![Judith Shea [1941 – 2017] (Cohort 1) courtesy of CEIO – 1](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Judith-Shea-1941-2017-Cohort-1-courtesy-of-CEIO-1-600x600.jpeg)
Judith Shea
(1941 – 2017)
CLP Cohort 1
![Jerry Smart, Jr. [1963 – 2021] (Cohort 13) photo courtesy Yale University](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jerry-Smart-Jr.-1963-2021-Cohort-13-photo-courtesy-Yale-University-600x600.jpeg)
Jerry Smart Jr.
(1963 – 2021)
CLP Cohort 13
![Aleta Staton [1958-2024] (Cohort 4)](https://clpnewhaven.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Aleta-Staton-1958-2024-Cohort-4-1-300x300.jpeg)
Aleta Staton
(1958 – 2024)
CLP Cohort 4