Sam Mangano: Remembered by Terry Wilkerson
How can one narrate the love of two people who were so compatible for 37 years? It is extremely difficult. I lost my love on January 5th due to a massive heart attack. He was 89 but looked and felt 69 up until September of last year. Since he was never sick for 88 years, he did not know how to react to pain. He had beautiful white hair. A lot of women would come up to him and wanted to touch his hair. Several people thought he looked like Cary Grant. When Sam was younger “admiring fans” would come up to him thinking he was Jeff Chandler. They insisted that he give them his autograph, so he did even though he didn’t want to.
Sam was a very shy man. He kept most of his thoughts in his terrific mind. Sam truly believed in this philosophy: “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say it at all.”
Sam was born in Italy. His family moved to this country when he was a baby. They resided in St. Louis, MO. There were five children in the family. He lived a few blocks from Yogi Berra and Joe Garagiola. They lived on “The Hill” which is a well-known Italian community with lots of great restaurants and bakeries. Sam was a corporal in the Army. He went to a business school in Oklahoma and finally settled in D.C.
Sam worked for the Library of Congress, had his own hair salon in Chevy Chase, MD, excelled in the court reporting industry—where he met me—and finally retired from the FAA.
I shall continue to cherish every precious moment with my true love for the rest of my life. There was no finer gentleman in the world.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Metropolitan Community Church, P.O. Box 191, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
Phillip Alan Bulliner
Phillip Alan “Al” Bulliner, 67, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011.
Al grew up in Silver Spring, Md., the son of Philip and Ida Bulliner. He graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in 1961 and went on to Lehigh University where he was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Scholar Award and Scott Paper Co. Scholar Award. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi. He played on the varsity basketball team, was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and graduated in the class of 1965 with a bachelor of science in chemistry, continuing on to Princeton University where he completed his Ph.D. class of 1970.
During these years he was the recipient of the Honorary Woodrow Wilson Fellow, NASA Trainee, Resident Fellow and Sigma Xi. He continued on doing postdoctoral research for six months at Berkley University, Calif.
He took a position with E.I. Dupont and Nemours Co. as a research chemist until 1972 when he entered into law school at the University of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Order of the Coif, and graduated magna cum laude, receiving his J.D. in 1975. He then clerked for the Hon. James Hunter at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In 1976, Al began his career at the Philadelphia law firm Drinker, Biddle & Reath. He joined Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon Corporation) in 1983 as a general attorney with responsibilities for mergers and acquisitions and federal securities laws. After a number of promotions, he was appointed vice president, corporate secretary and counsel in 1992. Al retired in 1999 as associate general counsel and corporate secretary. His co-workers recall him as a lawyer of exceptional intellect and a man of calm judgment and kindness.
Al volunteered service to the National Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity in a number of different capacities. Some of his positions were grand chapter national counselor (1978-82), national secretary (1986-88), and national vice president (1988-90). He also served on the board of directors of the Norwich Housing Corporation (1992-2002) and as president (2000-02). He received the following awards for his many years of service: Reginald E.F. Colley Award (Most Outstanding Undergraduate Member in the Fraternity)—1965; Alumni Award presented by the Grand Chapter; Distinguished Service Award (highest Award in Fraternity) presented Aug. 18, 1990; Theta Chi for Life Award presented June 6, 2006; and Theta Chi Silver Legion presented June 6, 2006 (member for 25-plus years). Al also volunteered after his retirement working in the LGBT community with CAMP Rehoboth, in The Life Media and Sage. He was truly a lover and seeker of knowledge and traveled extensively, producing wonderful travel videos that he shared with friends and family. He enjoyed the theater, art, dance, opera and film. He was currently residing in Manhattan, N.Y., but also spent much of his time at his home in Rehoboth Beach.
He leaves behind his spouse, H. Michael Weinert of Manhattan; his sister Ann Evans of Rehoboth Beach; his nephew Mark Evans of Silver Spring Md.; and his sister-in-law Joan Marie Weinert of Langhorne, Pa.; along with many family and friends who will miss him greatly.
Services will be private and expressions of sympathy may be sent to CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach DE 19971.