The Foreign Service Journal, May 2008

Mr. Kuhn served as an officer in the U.S. Army reserves for nine years, and was on active duty in Thailand, Georgia and Indiana. In October 1972, he was honorably discharged as a captain in the U.S. Army Finance Corps. Following retirement from the Foreign Service in 1997, Mr. Kuhn settled in Naples, where he served as an adjunct instructor in economics at both Edison College and Florida Gulf Coast University. He was also a peri- odic lecturer on foreign affairs at FGCU’s Renaissance Academy and other local groups. He actively volun- teered on both the program and school outreach committees of the Naples Council on World Affairs, and was a board member of the Foreign Service Retirees Association of Florida. Mr. Kuhn is survived by his wife of 26 years, C. Iswati “Wati” Kuhn from Jogyakarta, Indonesia, who is a teacher’s assistant at St. Ann School in Naples; their two children, Ardi Robert of New York City, and Isti Pauline of Naples; and four brothers and sisters: Christopher B. of Annapolis, Md.; Robert B. of Bangor, Maine; Cesarea Miday Belden- Johnson of Avila Beach, Calif.; and Katherine F. Kuhn of Naples. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salesian Missions, 2 Lefevre Lane, New Rochelle NY 10801-5710. William Claude Nenno , 80, a retired Foreign Service officer, died on Jan. 10 at Caritas Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass. Mr. Nenno was born on Aug. 5, 1927 in Olean, N.Y., the youngest of four children. He was raised in East Aurora, N.Y., and graduated fromEast Aurora High School in 1945. He served overseas with the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948. Mr. Nenno earned his bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 1951 and went on to Georgetown University, earning an M.A. in 1954 and a Ph.D. in 1964 in political science. Mr. Nenno joined the Foreign Service in 1955. During his diplomat- ic career, he was posted in Frankfurt, Vienna, Madras, Canberra and East Berlin, in addition to Washington, D.C. A specialist in politico-military affairs, he was a State Department representative for the Mercury space program and in 1974 helped to estab- lish the first U.S. embassy in East Berlin. Following his retirement in 1982, Mr. Nenno continued to work for the Pentagon, the National Archives and the Department of State until 2003. Delivering a eulogy for her father on Jan. 12, Claudia Trombly recalled his diplomatic career with pride: “Language was his gift and he used it well. In Frankfurt, his first post, he hung out mainly with native Germans so much so that he became fluent in German. Even years later, when he helped open the first U.S. embassy behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin, he was mistaken for a native speaker all the time. Dad had a quiet charm that drew people to him, not only at embassy functions and the local restau- rants of India but also in the vegetable section at the grocery store.” Mr. Nenno was a resident of Washington, D.C., until 2005, when he moved to Haverhill, Mass. He was married to the late Shirley E. (Rick- ard) Nenno. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy P. Nenno and Michael Marano of Charleston, S.C., and Claudia G. Trombly and Michael W. Trombly of Haverhill; a granddaughter, Tatiana Trombly of Haverhill; and several nieces and nephews. The family requests that memorial donations be made to WGBH, 1 Guest St., Boston MA, or to HOPE Worldwide, 353 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne PA. David Taylor Paton , 85, a retired Foreign Service courier, passed away at the Masonic Village in Sewickley, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2007. Mr. Paton was born and raised in Tenafly, N.J., and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1940. Follow- ing his service in the Navy during World War II, he attended Miami of Ohio College, earning a bachelor’s degree. In 1951, Mr. Paton joined the Department of State as a diplomatic courier, traveling constantly from overseas courier bases in France, Germany, Thailand and Panama. Mr. Paton’s final overseas posting was Mexico City, where he served as the embassy conference attaché for approximately 12 years. His last assignment prior to retiring from the Foreign Service was as a Pearson Fellow for the city of San Antonio. Mr. Paton was a member of AFSA, as well as a 32nd-degree Mason and member of the Alzafar Shrine in San Antonio. He will be missed by his many friends and family, one of whom recalled: “Dave was big on wit and personality. In social gatherings, he was often the center of attention, keeping things stirred up.” Mr. Paton’s beloved wife, Agnes de Lima Paton, passed away in 2004. He left no immediate survivors. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Senior Living Founda- tion of the American Foreign Service, c/o AFSPA, 1716 N Street NW, Wash- ington DC 20036-2902, or to Forbes Hospice, 115 S. Neville Street, Pitts- burg PA 15213. 72 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / M A Y 2 0 0 8 I N M E M O R Y