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Pace Magazine

In Memoriam

Honoring Tandieka Stephens Johnson DeClemente '20

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With deep sadness we mourn the passing of Tandieka Stephens Johnson DeClemente ’20. Tandieka was a graduate assistant in Lubin’s Office of Communications and External Relations. She graduated in May 2020 and served as the graduate student speaker at commencement that year. Not too long after graduation, Tandieka was diagnosed with cancer. She briefly went into remission, then this spring, the cancer returned. Tandieka leaves behind her mother, husband, ten-year-old son, and a host of relatives and friends.

While at Pace, Tandieka was very much an engaged student. She actively sought out opportunities to get involved in student life at the University. She looked forward to interviewing students on her International Experience WPUB radio show, she participated in Pace Talks (a Ted Talks-style event), was a member of the IDM Lab, and a Wilson Center intern, among many other things. Tandieka, who was originally from Guyana (and this remained a point of pride for her), started her Guyanese Girl in Transition podcast after graduating from Pace.

Tandieka had an infectious laugh, a charismatic personality, and a fighting spirit, which she embodied until the end. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Remembering Our Recently Passed Alumni

  • Lawrence J. Altieri ’92
  • Joan Ellen Arslanian ’94
  • Elias N. Berbari ’89
  • Robert J. Berger ’72
  • John E. Bischoff ’76
  • Michele L. Blosser ’04
  • Robert J. Butkovich ’76
  • Frank Byrne ’92
  • Rocco T. Candelora ’59
  • Nicholas Cappelleri ’87
  • Marie Connie Casciano ’53
  • Michael Cashman ’65
  • Catherine C. Cassidy ’77
  • Marie H. Castellano ’76
  • Helena J. Chitty ’82
  • Joseph B. Colbert ’73
  • Danielle M. Coletta ’95
  • Esther C. Corinaldi ’75
  • James G. Cullen ’83
  • Barbara Dalton ’88
  • John S. Day ’63
  • Marc A. DeLuca ’02
  • Anne Marie Donovan ’61
  • George Eliades ’57
  • Roger S. Farber ’80
  • Martin I. Feldman ’66
  • Ellen G. Folk ’68
  • Robert W. Forman ’66, ’71
  • Robert S. Garver ’73
  • John J. Gembecki ’80
  • John Ghiorzi ’67
  • Robert S. Gilbert ’55
  • Joseph J. Grimes ’78
  • Gail Guaspari ’72
  • William H. Hargett Sr. ’72
  • Elizabeth A. Harvin ’92
  • Clifton F. Hickok ’72
  • Marsha S. Holloman ’90
  • Joyce H. Huang ’94
  • Keith Inacio ’19
  • Richard C. Johnston ’64
  • Benjamin Jones ’83
  • Cynthia W. Jones ’52
  • Henry S. Jorin Jr. ’74
  • Roger W. Kennedy ’55
  • William E. Kinney III ’62
  • John H. Kirch ’77
  • Joseph K. Kneidl ’75
  • George Kopecky ’49
  • Peshotan S. Kotval ’77
  • John LaRocca ’70
  • Joan R. Levis ’82
  • Jane Reid Light ’89
  • Stanley Lynn ’61
  • Anita Maleski ’88
  • Robert J. Manwaring ’89
  • Richard Manyin ’65
  • Jerome L. Mazo ’69
  • Alisia D. Mcintyre ’97
  • Paul J. Messina ’84
  • Kenneth D. Moir ’97
  • Joan M. Moon ’53
  • Hope A. Morris ’83
  • Anita Nichols ’92
  • Charles R. O'Connell ’62
  • Ann O'Gorman ’60
  • Neil J. O'Shea ’63
  • Ronald S. Padd ’65
  • Mary Jean Quinn ’86
  • Jo Ann F. Rowe ’78
  • Paul W. Ruopp ’54
  • Walter K. Sadowski ’75
  • Rocco V. Salerno ’84
  • Mary E. Schmidt ’77
  • Norman Shakespeare ’74
  • Robert F. Sherman ’91
  • Raj Shrestha ’07
  • Elaine A. Silverstein ’61
  • Glenn Spann ’80
  • Jerrold N. Stevens ’66
  • Richard A. Straub ’82
  • Stanley E. Tatur ’71
  • Susan W. Uram ’87
  • Barbara B. Verrone ’78
  • Jose P. Vibar ’87
  • Gene N. Wendell ’68
  • Angelica S. Whitman ’76
  • Leonard Wiener ’89
  • Grenville N. Willis ’72
  • Mary Ellen Wright ’93
  • Walter T. Zdrodowski ’84