Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or mop appear in a later number.]
Atwood, Howard D. '05, May 2 Chase, Lyle D. '12, May 3 Graves, Warren E. '12, April 9 Boynton, William H. '13, April 9 Hugus, Wright '13, April 23 Norris, Ralph H. '15, April 29 Blackmur, Maurice A. '17, April 16 Durkee, James T. '17, May 12 Harris, Daniel L. '17, April 6 Holden, Kenneth W. '17, April 20 Dixon, Frederick R. '19, April 11 Glasheen, Harry C. '19, April 12 Page, Edwin W. L. '21, May 3 McCasky, Ralph P. '22, May 2 Oatman, Lewis M. '26, April 18 Plumb, Edward H. '29, April 18 Dwyer, Edward M. '27, April 14 Green, Lewis A. '34, April 12 Ferry, Robert R. '35, April 17 Nixon, S. Frederick '39, April 13 Grant, Robert Jr. '46, April 26 Blattmann, James A. '57, April 18 Rice, Lloyd P., A.M. '34, May 10 Seabury, Samuel, LL.D. '34, May 7 Delahanty, Robert J., A.M. '36, May 5 Makowski, Stanley J. '28m, April 4
1905
WILLIAM PLUMMER CLOUGH died April 9 at the New London Hospital after a short illness. He was born September 13, 1879, in New London, N.H., the son of Brig. Gen. Joseph M. and Cornelia (Smith) Clough.
Bill entered Dartmouth from Colby Academy and received his degree in medicine from the Dartmouth Medical School in 1911.
He began practice in Sutton in 1911, and in 1917 he entered the Army and served as a major in the Medical Corps in various bases and hospitals overseas. Upon his discharge in 1919 he returned to his native town where he continued to serve his community for nearly forty years, until failing health forced him to give up work, but that only in the last month of his life.
At Dartmouth Bill was one of the best known and best loved men in his class. As a stalwart on the famous football team that christened the Harvard Stadium in the fall of 1903 with a victory, Bill helped to make football history for Dartmouth. He likewise was respected for his earnest perseverance and sterling character.
As a family physician serving his home community with untiring devotion, he traveled untold miles through all sorts of weather and road conditions, first with horse and buggy, later with car after car, a life dedicated to service to his people.
Bill had been a member of King Solomon Lodge F.&A.M., Heidelberg Lodge I.O.O.F., New London Grange, Sons of Union Veterans, American Legion, Merrimack County Medical Society, New Hampshire Surgical Society, and the Military Surgeons of the United States.
In 1905 Bill married Bertha H. Ross. Two sons were born to them: Joseph '31, now a doctor associated with the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and William P. Jr. '34 of New London, also a physician. Bill is survived by his wife, their two sons and three grandchildren.
In memory of Bill the William P. Clough Memorial Fund has been started by friends and medical associates, to provide funds for the care of needy patients at the New London Hospital, where he was for many years a member of the staff.
RAYMOND RICHMOND ROOT died April 3 at Hale Hospital in Haverhill, Mass. His health had not been good in recent years. The son of Dr. Richmond B. and Jennie (Dalrymple) Root, he was the third generation of his family to serve Georgetown, Mass., as a family physician. His grandfather was Dr. Martin Root. Ray was born January 22, 1882, in Georgetown.
At Dartmouth he was a member of the glee club and college choir. Quiet and somewhat reserved, he won respect and was well liked. After graduation he tried a business career as a salesman for a Boston publishing firm, but after five years Ray decided to turn to medicine for his life's work. He selected Harvard Medical School for his training. His degree attained in 1914, he settled in his home community, where he practiced for 43 years.
Ray served as a first lieutenant in the Army during World War I. In Georgetown he had been associate medical examiner for the sixth district for some thirty years, had served as school physician for many years, and had been town clerk from 1937 to 1944. He had also served for a long period on the staff of Hale Hospital. A member of the Pentucket Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Society and the American Medical Association, Ray was widely known in Essex County and his state. For hobbies, Ray interested himself in inventions and had written children's books and songs.
In 1906 he married Molly Perkins of Tops-field, Mass.
Ray is survived by his daughter, Mrs. L. Marlon Taylor Jr. of Georgetown.
1907
FRANK FULTON ROWELL died in Sunapee, N. H., on August 28, 1957. He had reported earlier in the year that he was in poor health.
Frank was born in Sunapee, April 6, 1885. He prepared for college at Tilton Seminary. He was a member of Chi Tau Kappa.
Frank married Helen Clark on August 11, 1910, at Bellows Falls, Vt. Their children were Irving Clark and John Fulton who died in 1955. Mrs. Rowell died in 1947.
Frank was associated with the U. S. Home Co., in Buffalo, N. Y., for many years as assistant secretary and statistician. He was later president of his own lumber company.
Besides his son Irving, Frank is survived by a sister, Mrs. A. L. Gamsby of Sunapee.
1911
FRED ARTHUR BOURLET died suddenly of a coronary thrombosis at the hospital in Hanover on April 9. He was born in Norwich, Vt., April 6, 1886, graduated from Proctor Academy, got his B.S. degree from Dartmouth in 1911, and his M.S. degree the following year.
Fred lived with his sister, Mildred, in Hartford Village, Vt., and was active in business and community affairs in White River Junction. He founded the Claremont Cement Products Company to manufacture concrete blocks and other products. He managed this company until his retirement in 1948. During this period he also owned and ran the Hartford Pressed Stone Co.
Active in the Hartford P.T.A. for forty years, he headed a study group on student and school problems during the past eleven years. He was a member of the Masonic Order and Cascadnac Grange, had served on the board of trustees of the Second Congregational Church in Hartford, and worked with the local Scout organization. At one time he was chairman of the local Democratic organization. In his own words, "I am a disturbing element at annual* town meeting, frankly tell town officers and manager where they fall down, try to influence desirable people to accept civic responsibility. I attend about half the Great Issues lectures and attempt not going to seed too rapidly." He was indeed a competent and useful citizen of his community.
Funeral services were in the Hartford Congregational Church and interment in the Grafton Center, N. H., cemetery. His sister is the only survivor.
1912
CHARLES RAYMOND CABOT died peacefully at his home, 18 Bullough Park, Newtonville, Mass., on April 1, after a long, lingering illness.
He was born at Newton, August 12, 1891. After preparatory education at Newton High School, he entered Dartmouth and graduated with the Class of 1912 as salutatorian. After attending Harvard Law School for one year, he received his LL.B. from Boston University and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1915.
Except for two years' service in France in World War I, he was in continuous practice of the law in Boston. For three years he was assistant attorney general of Massachusetts, and then a partner in the firm of Sherburne, Powers & Needham until his death.
In college he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, Turtle, C. & G., and Phi Beta Kappa. For three years he played on the college hockey team and was manager of the baseball team in his senior year.
Ray had served as commander of the Newton American Legion and chairman of the Newton Red Cross and of the Newton School Committee. He was a trustee of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital and of the Peabody Home for Crippled Children. He had served as president and secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Newton and as vice-president of the General Alumni Association.
Surviving him are his widow, the former Eleanor Banchor, whom he married on December 14, 1921, and a son, Rogers Cabot '49.
WARREN EDWIN GRAVES died suddenly on April 9, from a coronary attack suffered at his home, 15 Marion Ave., McLean, Va.
He was born at Lynn, Mass., August 15, 1887. He received his preparatory education at Amesbury High School and entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1912, remaining only one year. In 1930 he received an A.B. degree from George Washington University.
In his early years he was employed by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, later entering government service and becoming chief statistician for the Division of Rivers and Harbors, from which position he retired four years ago.
On February 12, 1924 he was married to Geneva Reed of Washington, D. C., who survives him with two sons, Warren and Philip Reed. During World War I he was an Air Corps Lieutenant, serving in France.
Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery.
1913
WRIGHT HUGUS died suddenly at his home in Forest Hills, Wheeling, W. Va., on April 23. He had been outdoors playing with his grandchildren and then collapsed at the table.
He was born November 8, 1890 in Wheeling, the son of Annie Wright and Thomas J. Hugus. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Wheeling High School.
In college, judge, as he has been affectionately known, was a member of the tennis team, Sigma Chi, Casque and Gauntlet and Palaeopitus. He earned his LL.B. at Harvard Law School in 1916. In October 1916, Judge was admitted to the Ohio County Bar and a new law firm, Hugus and Wilson, opened an office in Wheeling. He was named general counsel for the Wheeling Steel Corporation when it was formed in 1920. In 1925 he became associated with Carl O. Schmidt and Albert Laas in the firm of Schmidt, Hugus and Laas, which firm continues with the addition of Henry Schrader as a member.
After the First Officers Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., he was commissioned first lieutenant, Infantry, in August 1917. He attended the French School of French Warfare, serving in France from June 1918 to September 1919 as captain and then major in the Adjutant General's Department.
Prominent in Republican politics, he was a member of the State Legislature for several terms, serving in the House of Delegates in 1921, 1943 and 1945 and in the State Senate from 1923 to 1930.
He served as class secretary, 1913-23; was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, 1929-35; and president of the General Alumni Association, 1932-33. He was a member of the Board of Governors of West Virginia University from 1937 to 1941. He served as president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1935 and 1936, and as president of the West Virginia State Bar in 1951 and 1952. He was chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fourth Street Methodist Church for ten years.
Always active in civic enterprises, he served on the board of the Salvation Army for twenty years, as chairman for three years; was chairman of the Ohio County Chapter of the National Polio Foundation for eleven years; past president of the Wheeling Tennis Club and the Wheeling-Oglebay Tennis Club; and was a director of the Security Trust Company.
Judge married Martha Majesky of Wheeling on December 27, 1927 and their daughter, Mary Anne (Mrs. Philippe Neff of Washington, D. C.), was born October 31, 1928, and Wright Hugus Jr. on November 8, 1930. All survive him.
He was an active tennis player for many years, champion in College, Harvard University and in West Virginia; he held seven state championships, two in singles and five in doubles between 1914 and 1936. He was one of the driving forces behind tennis in West Virginia.
Judge was a member of Wheeling Lodge No. 5, A. F. and A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies, Osiris Temple of the Shrine, Wheeling Court No. 13 Royal Order of Jesters, Wheeling Post No. 1 American Legion, Fort Henry Club, Wheeling Country Club, Twilight Club, Dartmouth Club of New York and was listed in Who's Who in America.
Besides his immediate family, he is survived by two brothers, three sisters and three grandchildren.
Judge's passing is a great loss to the Class, the College, the community and all his friends. For every worthwhile Dartmouth project, he was found to be working hard.
1915
RALPH HAWTHORNE NORRIS, 66, of Hollis, N. H., retired lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, died on April 29 at the Chelsea Naval Hospital following a long illness.
Son of Charles A. and Elizabeth (Woodin) Norris, Ralph prepared for college in the Chelsea schools, entered Sanborn Seminary in New Hampshire and later attended Dartmouth for two years in the Class of 1915. He was a member of Kappa Sigma.
In World War I, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve and after the war joined the regular Navy in which he was commissioned an ensign. In 1920 he took part in the Asiatic insurrection in the Philippines. Much of his time in the Navy was spent aboard ship and he served in all parts of the world. He was commissioned a lieutenant commander at Norfolk, Va., in 1932 and retired from the Navy in 1937.
Commander Norris was a member of several Masonic bodies and of the American Legion at Nashua, N. H.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ina (Wallace) Norris, and two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Hardy of Belfast, Me., and Mrs. Priscilla G. Moore of Valley Forge, Pa.
He also leaves a brother, Clarence W. Norris of Chelsea, a court officer at the Chelsea Court; a sister, Mrs. Ellen Woods of Wilmington; and six grandchildren.
Well attended services were held at the Woodlawn Cemetery chapel in Everett, with Rev. George A. Magoon of Woodsville, N. H., officiating.
1917
KENNETH WINSLOW HOLDEN, which is the formal indentification of our indomitable "Bunny," came to the ultimate yielding point on April 20 in the Norwood, Mass., Hospital as the result of complications and a final lung congestion.
The mysteries and confusions with which Bunny wittingly surrounded his disabilities in recent years made it difficult to comprehend the seriousness of his illness and to that extent his death was sudden. No added clues could be obtained from his wife, Millie, for she has been very sick herself and at the time of Bunny's emergency admission to the hospital was occupying a room nearby.
The funeral services were conducted at the Waterman Chapel in Boston on April 23 and the class was represented by Asty Bartlett, Forry Emery, Spique MacIntyre, Pete Olds, Ralph Sanborn and Ray Sault.
For all that we think of Bunny as gregarious and remember his contagious effervescence, there's a contradictory absence of information about him, either in the record or the recollection. He entered Dartmouth from Roxbury, Mass., Latin School where he had been active and successful in a variety of athletic activities, and of these he continued an interest in cross-country and hockey at college. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Dragon.
Bunny enlisted in the Navy early in World War I and had lengthy overseas service with the Adriatic Fleet. He was in the wool business and its affiliated lines throughout his career, his major association being with Nichols & Co. of Boston.
His marriage in 1921 to Ida Nelson ended in divorce and their daughter, Doris Ann, survives him. He is also survived by two sisters and his wife, Mildred Hathaway, whom he married in 1931. They had only recently occupied a new home at 6 Joy Street in Norwood.
Although Bunny has not left us compilations of personal data by which to record his life, he has indeed left us many pleasant, personal recollections. If, on some late October afternoon in' the Harvard Stadium, we can hear a far-away cry of "Come On - DartMOUTH!", we'll know that Bunny's squirming in his seat in those celestial bleachers reserved for very, very loyal Dartmouth men - which he was.
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PALMER ELLSWORTH KISER died at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Sunmount, N. Y., on December 24, 1957, following a long illness.
Palmer, the son of Samuel Ellsworth and Mildred May (Palmer) Kiser, was born at Cleveland, Ohio, on June 3, 1895. He prepared for college at the Evanston Township High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi.
On August 15, 1917, Palmer enlisted at Fort Sheridan as an Army private. On September 1, 1917, he was assigned to Headquarters Company, 332nd Infantry as Battalion Sergeant Major. Later he was assigned to 0.T.C., 3rd School, and then transferred to the provisional training regiment at Camp Lee. His final assignment was as an instructor with the 3rd Puerto Rican Officers Training School. He was discharged from the Army at Camp Las Casas, P. R., on December 7, 1918.
Palmer is survived by three grandchildren and a brother, Howard S. Kiser.
1918
GEORGE MCEWAN died in the Franklin County Hospital, Greenfield, Mass., on March 26. His home was in East Northfield, Mass.
Mac was born in Holyoke, Mass., December 23, 1889 and prepared for college at Mount Hermon. Like so many other members of our class he left college in June 1917 to enlist in the Army and served as a 2nd Lt. until December 1918.
He immediately became connected with the Northfield Schools as comptroller and continued this association until his death, when he was assistant treasurer of the Northfield School for Girls.
A former Northfield town moderator, he was treasurer of the Trinitarian Congregational Church for 25 years. On October 4, 1919, Mac was married to Lois A. Home, who survives him with two daughters, Mrs. Robert Whitesell and Mrs. Edgar Parker.
1919
THE REV. FREDERICK RUDOLPH DIXON, 71, a Congregational Christian missionary in Southern Rhodesia, Africa, for fourteen years, died April 11 at Henniker, N. H.
He was appointed a career missionary by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1920 and began his evangelistic work at Chikore, Southern Rhodesia, early the following year. Throughout his active and productive term of service in Africa his work was centered alternately at Chikore and Mt. Silinda, the two major missions stations of that area.
A native of Glastonbury, Conn., Mr. Dixon was educated at Emerson College of Oratory, Boston, and Bangor Theological Seminary.
Shortly after graduating from Dartmouth, he married Madeline Halford of Pittsfield, Mass. Mrs. Dixon went with her husband to Africa as a missionary wife and their three children were born during the period of their overseas service.
The Dixons returned to this country for their second furlough in 1933 and, for reasons of health, did not go back to Africa. Thereafter Mr. Dixon held pastorates in Heath, West Holly and Bernardston, Mass., and Piermont, N. H. He withdrew from the active ministry in 1953 and since that time had lived in Henniker.
Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. (Barbara) John Morton, Concord, N. H., and Madeline Dixon, Henniker; a son, David Dixon, Los Angeles; four grandchildren; a sister and three brothers, to all of whom the class extends its sincere sympathy.
ALBERT RUDOLPH STEWART died suddenly on April 1 after being hit by an automobile near his home, 4430 Wickford Rd., Baltimore.
Rudy was born in Wilmington, Del., on September 9, 1896, the son of Albert Thomas and Meta B. Stewart and attended Wilmington High School before coming to Hanover. Rudy was a member of Phi Delta Theta, Pi Delta Epsilon, Dragon, Round Robin and was editor-in-chief of the Jack O'Lantern.
Rock and Alice Earle Hayes were in Baltimore at the time of the accident, on their way to Virginia to their son Randolph's wedding, and expressed the condolences of the class to the family and arranged for flowers to be sent. Apparently the car that hit Rudy was travelling at a high rate of speed and there was no chance of recovery.
To the survivors, his wife Helen, his daughter McGregor and his son Rudolph S., goes the .sympathy of the class in their great sorrow. Rudy was a grand chap and a loyal classmate and Dartmouth man. He will be missed by all of us.
ARNOLD GEORGE TEW passed away in Providence, R. J., on February 28.
Born in Central Falls, October 15, 1896, Arnold attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., before coming to Hanover where he remained with the class for one year. He then transferred to the University of Virginia.
At the time of his death he was associated with the Carbic Color & Chemical Co. as technical sales representative.
He is survived by his wife Huldah, and three children, Arnold Jr., John Andrew 2nd, and Priscilla A., to whom the class extends its sincerest sympathy.
1924
Notice appeared in New York papers of the death, on April 11, of EDWARD FELIX SHNAYERSON, in his life-long home, Brooklyn. No details have been obtained as to his last, and short, illness. His home was at 476 Westminster Rd., Brooklyn.
After graduation from Boys' High School (Brooklyn) and from Dartmouth, Ed graduated from Cornell University College of Medicine in 1928. Internships were served at Woman's Hospital (1928) and Gouverneur Hospital (1929-31) in New York. He began to practice gynecology and obstetrical medicine in Brooklyn, gaining recognition as a fellow in the International and the American Colleges of Surgeons; membership in Military Surgeons of the U. S., and Brooklyn Gynecological Society. He was a Diplomate in the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His roommate at Dartmouth was Dr. Leo Stone, New York psychiatrist. Ed's medical practice was interrupted by war service at several camps in this country, where he held the rank of Captain.
While a medical student, Ed married Hilda Brook, Cornell '26. They had one daughter, Lucille May (Rich), born in 1935.
Many will remember that Ed Shnayerson had a strong interest in music, finding time for his violin and to build a collection of good records. The Memorial Book will be selected with an eye to his career and interests.
EDGAR KLOPP CONRAD JR. was born in 1902, in Hackensack, N. J., and attended Blair Academy before coming to Dartmouth. He left in his junior year and contact has been broken most of the time since then.
The record tells that he was married to Madeline Boise in 1924; that they had three children (Edgar, 1927; Robert, 1929; and Donald, 1931). He was a member of the firm of Conrad Brothers, nurserymen and florists in Allendale, N. J. His home was on East Saddle River Rd., Westwood, N. J.
There are no details of his death other than that this occurred on November 6, 1957.
1927
ROGER BROWN SALINGER died very suddenly of a heart attack, on April 12 at his home, 149 Dorset Rd., Waban, Mass. He had been in seemingly perfect health until the attack, which came in the early hours of the morning.
Always vitally interested in Dartmouth and the Class of 1927, Rog had been elected president of the Boston Alumni Association on February 13, and was currently in his second year as Head Class Agent, two positions which crowned many years of devoted service to the Class and College which he loved.
Rog was born in Newton, Mass., on January 22, 1905, the son of Alex D. Salinger '92 and Alice Dennison Salinger. He graduated from Newton High School in 1922, then attended Tabor Academy for a year before entering Dartmouth. While in college he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Green Key, and Casque and Gauntlet. He was active with The Players, and a member of the Glee Club, an interest which he kept up in later life as a member of the Highland Glee Club in Newton, and of the Union Church choir.
He was married on June 4, 1930 to Marjorie Tucker, and they had two children, John and Mary Louise. His brother, Robert D., graduated from Dartmouth in 1926.
Following graduation, Rog went to work for Harris Forbes and Co., and later was a salesman and investment counselor for Studley Shupert and Co. In this latter capacity he became connected with the Massachusetts Gear and Tool Co. and in 1944 was elected president. During the years he was connected with Massachusetts Gear, he served as treasurer and member of the executive committee of the American Gear Manufacturers Association, and as president of the Boston branch of the National Metal Trades Association. In 1950 he resigned the presidency of Massachusetts Gear to engage in his own Business Advisory Service. At the time of his death he was treasurer and director of the Bishop Co. of North Attleboro, Mass.
Rog was very active in Newton civic affairs and in the Union Church and Neighborhood Club in Waban. He was a director of the Newton YMCA and of the Waterville Valley Association in New Hampshire, where he and Midge had a summer home. At the services in the Union Church on April 14, a completely full church attested to the regard with which he was held in the community. Representing the Class were Doane and Marie Arnold, Barbara Bartlett, Bill Cusack, Bill Elliott, Kern Folkers, Ethan and Mary Hitchcock, and Bill and Kay Prescott.
Rog had attended our 25th reunion last June, and was only prevented by recurrent back trouble from attending the fall reunion in October. He was in New York for the Hopkins Dinner and the meeting of our executive committee. During the course of our meeting, he outlined his plans for the current Alumni Fund campaign, and expressed the hope that his efforts this year would be rewarded by a much higher rate of participation than we have ever had in past years. Because they felt that he would have wanted it that way, his family requested that tributes to Rog, rather than flowers, be in the form of contributions in his name to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.
Rog had that rare combination of ability to enjoy life to the full and at the same time assume more than his share of the responsibility for making life more enjoyable for others. To come in contact with him was to feel that life was not so dreary as it had seemed to be before. We will all miss him, tremendously. Our sincere sympathy goes out to Midge, his wife, to John and Weezie, his children, and to Bob, his brother; they will miss him even more.
1928
WILLARD ISHAM died March 22 in Los Angeles as the result of an auto accident, bringing to a close an inspiring success story. We are indebted to his old roommate, Jack Rose, for the details. Most of you will remember Woody as a Big Green swimming champion, a Dragon, Psi U, member of the Philosophical Club, and The Arts. But not many knew how he continued to demonstrate real championship stuff right up to the end of his courageous life.
Starting out with IBM soon after graduation, Woody became a pace-setting salesman in the specialized field of business forms and was sent to Washington during the war to help various agencies in setting up new procedures. In 1942 he was stricken with multiple sclerosis.
Hoping that the California climate might be more favorable to his condition, Woody transferred to Los Angeles and went to work for Sunset McKee, west coast representative of Standard Register Co. Undaunted by the knowledge that there is no known cure for his disease, Woody not only carried on with his chosen business, but also somehow found time to help other multiple sclerosis sufferers. He became active in the work of the California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, serving as secretary and a member of the board of trustees. He later joined the sales "department of Uarco, Inc., another producer of business systems and printed forms.
Then, in 1951, a further physical set-back came in the form of a major operation which took away two-thirds of his stomach. He still came back pitching - in fact, he even extended his various public service interests and, as president of the Westdale Home Owners Association, helped organize a Little League and other worthwhile community activities - all the while continuing to build stature for his firm. At the time he died he was leading the entire country in sales of his company's products. In short, while Woody's weight and physical capacities went down, his spirit and determination soared. He was a guy with guts and was an inspiration for all of us.
The Class extends its sympathy to his wife, Dorothea, his son Willard Harte, his sister, Mrs. Laura Isham Long of New York City, and his mother. Woody's home was at 11312 Kingsland, Los Angeles.
1929
DAVID JACKSON DONOVAN died very suddenly in Kew Gardens, N. Y., on November 20, 1957, of a coronary occlusion. Dee, who was 49, had never married.
He came to Dartmouth from West New York, N. J. He transferred to the University of Minnesota in his junior year, graduated therefrom, and received his LL.B. from the University of Minnesota in 1933.
Dee enlisted in the U. S. Army the week of Pearl Harbor and was later inducted into the U. S. Army Air Force as a private in 1942. He was sent to the O.C.S. Statistical School at Harvard Business School where he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in July 1942. After serving in the United States as a non-rated officer, he served at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, then in New Guinea, the Philippines and Okinawa. In November 1945 he was discharged with the rank of Captain. He was active in the reserves and was a Lt. Col. at the time of his death.
Upon returning to civilian life, he joined the legal department of the Home Title Guaranty Company of Brooklyn where he specialized in insuring of titles to real property. He was with this company at the time of his death.
The deepest sympathy of the class is extended to his sister, Mrs. Katherine D. Prussak of 44-62 St., West New York, N. J.
JAMES FAIRBANKS BOWLER died January 1 in the Elliott Community Hospital in Keene, N. H., after an illness of three years. He was born in Amsterdam, N. Y., on November 20, 1904.
After college Jim went to New York and worked with Sears Roebuck & Co., moving to Bloomingdale's in 1931. In 1944 he moved to Keene to help establish the furniture and decorating firm of Bowler, Jones and Page, Inc., of which he was vice president and treasurer. He was active in this business until his health failed about three years ago. He enjoyed these final years in his pleasant home looking out over the hills of New Hampshire.
He is buried beside his mother in Ashfield. Mass., and is survived by his brother, Douglas Bowler of Broadalbin, N. Y.; a nephew, Malcolm; and two nieces, Shirley and Barbara Bowler, all of Bridgeport, Conn.
EDWARD HOLCOMB PLUMB died suddenly on April 18 at Sherman Oaks Hospital, Sherman Oaks, Calif., from a gastric hemorrhage at the age of 50. Ed was taken to the hospital two days before his death with a perforated gastric ulcer.
Ed was a member of Psi Upsilon, Sphinx and headed the Instrumental Clubs. Most members of the class will remember him as a member of the Barbary Coast orchestra. His major was music, and after graduation he continued his studies in Vienna. For many years he had been associated with Walt Disney Studios, where he worked on many world-famous cartoons and features. He was musical director of "Fantasia," a production which introduced stereophonic sound, years before it became a standard method of recording.
Ed's home was at 12203 Laurel Terrace Drive, North Hollywood. He was deeply devoted to his family and to his work and lived conveniently close to the studios in Burbank.
Most recently, Ed was handling musical assignments for the Disney TV shows in addition to his film work and, no matter what the musical assignment might be, he invariably acquitted himself with honors.
He was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the Screen Composers Association, and the Composers and Lyricists Guild.
Ed is survived by his widow, Louise Mason Plumb, three daughters, and a brother.
1934
We learn with sorrow of the death of LEWIS ALBERT GREEN in Grand Rapids, Mich., on April 12. His home was at 833 Rosewood Ave., S.E.
Lew was born in Erie, Pa., in 1911 and spent most of his life in Grand Rapids. He prepared for Dartmouth at Central High School. While at college he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and majored in economics. In World War II he served as a Navy lieutenant and for a time was stationed in Oran, North Africa.
Lew was a former secretary-treasurer of William A. Berkty Co. His grandfather was one of the founders of this company. He was also a vice-president of the Kentley Corp. and with John Widdicomb Co. When furniture factories in Grand Rapids were consolidated in the Grand Rapids Industries, Inc., he served as secretary of the organization.
Lew married Catherin Fitzpatrick and they had five children, Lewis Peck (a student at Colgate), Margot, Sheila, Fitz-Dixon, and Candace. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Green, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Peck, also survive him.
Lew was a real gentleman, quiet and kind, and his death at such an early age comes as a shock. The deep sympathy of the Class is extended to Nan and the children and to his family.
1935
ROBERT RUTSON FERRY died in Paget, Bermuda, on April 17 at the age of 45 Bob had had a heart attack about two years ago, but apparently had recovered and had resumed his work with an advertising firm in New York City. He and his wife had gone on a vacation to visit friends in Bermuda, where a second attack brought an unexpected and sudden end.
Bob will be remembered well by most or the members of our class. He was an individual of high intelligence and strong personality; his brother "Ping" was an outstanding member of the Class of 1932 and his father, Hugh J. Ferry (who lives with Bob's mother in Detroit) was formerly president of the Packard Motor Co.
Bob was born in Detroit, and before coming to Dartmouth attended the University of Detroit High School. In college he was a member of Psi Upsilon, and played freshman football and squash.
After graduation he went into the advertising business, and served in key positions with various agencies, including Young & Rubicam; Guyer, Cornell; Charles Dallas Reach; and the C. J. La Roche agency. For several years he teamed up with two partners to run his own advertising firm, Ridgway, Ferry & Yocum. Since his recovery he had been serving as a consultant with the advertising firm of Fletcher D. Richards.
Bob, during his career, participated in some important and spectacular ad campaigns, and during one period, when he added considerable poundage to an already robust frame, he was described by a New York columnist as "the Orson Welles of advertising." During World War II he served as an associate director of War Information under Elmer Davis.
A year following his graduation, Bob married a Smith graduate, Harriet Butts of Spokane, Wash..'affectionately known to their friends as "Butter." Also surviving Bob are three children: Hugh, 18, and two daughters, Sebern, 15, and Kevyn, 12.
Bob lived with his family in Scarborough-on-Hudson, just above New York City. He was a member of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, the University Club, and the Advertising Club of New York.
1941
WILLIAM HERVEY WYCKOFF died very suddenly, of a heart attack, on April 1, in Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N. J.
Bill, a direct descendant of Pieter Wyckoff, one of the first Dutch settlers in New Amsterdam, was born in New York 37 years ago. He came to Dartmouth from Horace Mann High School in New York City. He belonged to Kappa Sigma and majored in mathematics.
After graduation Bill entered the Navy and served three years as a radar specialist in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre. He obtained the rank of Lieutenant Commander and was awarded the Navy Silver Star.
Six years ago Bill moved from Evanston, Ill., to Madison, N. J., to join the Public Service Electric and Gas Co. of Newark. He had been in the Comptroller's Department of this company for five years and was a supervisor for the company at the time of his death.
Bill is survived by his wife, Ruth Pace Wyckoff, two sons, William and Steyen, and two daughters, Patricia and Barbara, all at home at 35 Lawrence Road, Madison; his mother, Mrs. Leslie H. Wyckoff, of East Orange, N. J., and two sisters, Mrs. Donald C. Platten of Darien, Conn., and Mrs. Carlyle Anderson, of Evanston.
1944
JORGE ROBERTO PRADILLA and his daughters Cecilia, nine, and Elsa, eight, were killed when his bimotor Apache plane crashed near Manizales, Colombia, on January 27. He was considered an excellent pilot, having flown for many years. His home was at Calle 82 #9-F1, Bogota, Colombia.
George was born in Bogota, January 19, 1921, the son of Jorge and Rosita (Keith) Pradilla. He attended the Gimnasio Moderno in Bogota and was with our class for two years. He was a member of Gamma Delta Chi.
From 1945 to 1955 George managed his own company in Bogota, when he became affiliated with his family's concern, Mercantil Praco, importers of agricultural machines, trucks and refrigeration equipment, of which he was vice-president.
On June 15, 1946, George was married to Cecilia Ortiz, who survives him with four children. He is also survived by his parents; his brothers Alvaro '45 and Jaime 54; and an uncle Henry M. Keith '23.
1945
WILLET RODIER RANNEY and his wife Dorothy were killed in an automobile accident in Palos Park, Ill., on November 16, 1957. Their home was at 12350 83rd Ave., Palos Park.
Bill was born in Chicago, December 31, 1923, the son of Willett Brewer and Marie (Rodier) Ranney. He attended the Harvard School in Chicago. He was with the class from September 1941 until May 1942. He enlisted in the Army and served from May 1943 to February 1946 in the Asiatic theatre. After his discharge he attended the University of Colorado. At the time of his death he was the owner of the Ranney Engineering Co.
Bill is survived by two sons, Willett and Thomas, and his mother, Mrs. Marie R. Ranney of 8848 Pleasant Ave., Chicago.
1946
ROBERT GRANT JR. died on April 26 of multiple sclerosis at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Roxbury, Mass.
The disease that couldn't kill Bobby Grant's spirit, finally claimed him as a victim. He was originally stricken by the crippling disease of the nervous system in 1946, after he had returned to school from service as a Navy radioman during World War II. He stayed on to receive his degree with honors in 1947 but within months he was hospitalized and eventually in a wheel chair and finally restricted to his bed. His indomitable spirit became a legend throughout the nation after he composed several songs and wrote several magazine articles. One of his articles "I've Got the Most Mysterious Disease" was published in the Saturday Evening Post. His first effort was to write a poem, "Evening Prayer." Encouraged by a Red Cross Gray Lady, he picked out a melody for the poem. Arthur Fiedler, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, heard the song, liked it and played it at a Boston Pops Concert. Bobby, tears of joy runing down his face, sat in his wheel chair at the concert and heard 2500 people demand that the orchestra play "Evening Prayer" a second time.
Two years ago, despite his crippling condition and even though confined to a wheel chair, he flew to France for a two weeks' visit at the Grotto of Lourdes.
Bobby came to Hanover as a three-letter athlete from Belmont, Mass., High School and immediately became a popular member of the class. He boxed, won freshman numerals in hockey and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
Bobby Grant lived and exemplified the Dartmouth spirit. He will be sorely missed but will be long remembered by '46s and Dartmouth men everywhere for his spirit, devotion and courage.
He is survived by his father, Robert Grant, of 94 Prescott St., Cambridge, Mass., to whom we extend our heartfelt sympathy.
1954
It is with deep regret that we report the death of JAMES SCOTT MILLER JR. in an automobile accident near Walnut Creek, Calif., on Easter Sunday, April 6. Funeral services were held at the Albert Browne Mortuary on April 8.
Jim was born on April 19, 1932, in Geneva, Ill., the son of J. Scott and Sara (Lewis) Miller. He attended Evanston Township High School, where he was quarterback on the football team which won the state championship.
Jim entered Dartmouth on the coveted Chicago Alumni Scholarship. His friends will always remember him for his great love and ability in athletics, surpassed only by his love for people. All who knew him will never forget his warm and winning personality.
Jim played quarterback on the freshman and varsity football teams for four years and was considered one of the best quarterbacks in the East. His football career was beset with misfortune, however, for he broke his leg in the Princeton game his junior year and then was forced to quit football after only two games his final year because of a concussion received during the Navy game.
He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx and majored in English Literature.
Following his graduation he married Joan Hagey. step-daughter of William Abbott '27 of Piedmont, Calif., and then entered the Air Force as a and Lieutenant. He graduated first in his class at Navigation School and served in the Military Air Transport Service during his three years of service. He was discharged in November 1957, and was working in the public relations department of Gerber Products Co. at the time of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, who is expecting a third child this spring; two sons, James 3, and David 1; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Miller of Evanston, Ill.; his father, James S. Miller of Hayward, Wis.; and a sister, Jane M. Smith, wife of Ruel S. Smith Jr. '54.
His friends will always remember their rewarding association with Jim Miller, and we want to express our deepest sympathy to his wife and family.
Wright Hugus '13
Roger Brown Salinger '27
Robert Rutson Ferry '35
