Cornelius O’Donnell WG63, 86, died on September 7 in Corning, NY. He was an avowed “home cook” whose great joy in his middle years was passing along workable recipes, cooking tips, and techniques. Neal (some friends called him “Cornie”) was born in 1935 in Manhattan, the first son of Cornelius Sr. and Genevieve (McCloskey). He was an ROTC cadet and ultimately achieved the rank of first lieutenant while serving in peacetime Korea from 1958 to 1959. Neal joined Corning in 1963, where he became spokesperson for Corning’s cookware and appeared on television and in department stores, demonstrating CorningWare. As manager of creative services, he wrote a column promoting Corning products that appeared in national magazines such as Bon Appétit. He wrote the Cooking With Cornelius cookbook and subsequently edited the Designed for Living cookbook. After his “retirement,” his food-oriented essays appeared in Mountain Home Magazine.