Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a later number.]
Kendall, Archibald R. '98, Dec. 4 Burpee, Benjamin P. '09, Nov. 27 Foster, Walter H. '09, Nov. 21 Cuddy, Clifford M. '11, Oct. 25 Curtis, William E. '11, Nov. 29 Haskell, Royal J. '12, Dec. 4 Hovey, Julian R. '16, Nov. 27 Hooven, William A. '19, Nov. 14 Cheney, Elliott W. '20, Nov. 24 Pinney, Thomas H. '22, Nov. 28 Bundy, C. Le Grand '23, Aug. 27 Taylor, B. Clinton '25, Nov. 30 Collier, Franklin P., Jr. '27, Nov. 13 Rank, Sawyer '38, May 22 Baldridge, Russell Y. '44, Nov. 16 Kettering, Charles F., Sc.D. '39, Nov. 25 Rock, Thomas S. 548m, Nov. 27
1885
WARREN SANFORD ADAMS, Dartmouth's oldest living graduate, died on October 20 at his home, 580 Park Ave., New York City. He was born in Shelburne, Mass., November 4, 1862.
After graduation lie taught classics at St. John's School in Ossining, N. Y., for six years. In 1837 he received his M.D. from New York University Medical School and interned at Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Adams then began a long career as a general practitioner in New York. During this time he won some note as a golfer, having served on the U.S. Seniors International Team in matches against Britain, Canada and other nations.
Retiring from active practice 25 years ago, Dr. Adams took up book binding and painting as hobbies. He spent his summers at Little Boar's Head in New Hampshire and his winters at Palm Beach. Although he had never done any painting until his retirement, he had had many artists as patients, among them George Bellows, Robert Henri and John Sloan. Among his paintings were professional-looking flower pieces and New Hampshire scenes. An omniverous reader, he had always been struck by the fact that so many books were badly bound. So he learned to do a professional job of binding in fine leathers, hand tooled in gold leaf.
Dr. Adams' wife died some years ago. He is survived by a nephew,-Warren S. Adams and, with whom he made his home.
1901
After a long illness of nearly two years, JOSEPH RAPHAEL passed away on October 11 at his home, 100 6th Ave., Brooklyn, where he had lived for many years. Joe had borne his suffering with extreme courage and fortitude, knowing full well from his medical training he never could be well again.
He was born in Brooklyn, June 23, 1878, and graduated from the Brooklyn Boys High School in 1897. He came to Dartmouth with Eliot Bishop and Tom Remsen, winning the first prize in the entrance examinations. He soon made a place for himself in college life, serving as toastmaster of our sophomore banquet, on the Aegis board, playing in the college orchestra, and as manager of the varsity baseball team, and a member of the executive committee, senior year. A brilliant student and scholar, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of Theta Delta Chi, Theta Nu Epsilon sophomore society, and Sphinx.
Joe received his M.D. from Long Island College Hospital and served there as intern from 1904 to 1906. For many years he pracdeed as a physician and surgeon and was-also a demonstrator and instructor in various-hospitals. He entered the Army as a Captain in the Medical Corps during World War I and continued his interest in the American Legion until his death.
A true physician, with high ethical standards in his profession, Joe was beloved by all his patients and was noted for his outstanding work in the various hospitals. He valued his friendships and was devoted to his sister, with whom he made his home and who survives him, Miss Maude Raphael. He never married.
The class was represented at the funeral by Harry Gilmore, Francis Marsh and Everett-Stevens.
THOMAS RICHARD REMSEN passed away at his home, 3 Clark St., Hudson Falls, N. Y., on November 5.
A descendant of one of the old Dutch families which settled Long Island, he was born in Brooklyn, January 15, 1879, the son of William K. and Martha (McNeil) Remsen. Graduating from St. Luke's School, he entered Dartmouth and was graduated with this class, followed by a year of study at the Thayer School.
Tom entered the employ of the George P. Hardy Co., noted paper mill engineers, and all the rest of his business life was engaged in paper mill construction and management. Soon after World War I he went to Three Rivers, Canada, where he was engaged by the International Paper Co. to construct a paper mill which at that time was the world's largest. Later he became president and general manager of the Iroquois Paper Co. at Thomson, N. Y.
Tom was one of the popular men of the class. Of a most jovial, friendly nature, full of fun and enthusiasm, and a most loyal alumnus, he always added joy and gaiety to any group. He was a wonderful friend and most hospitable host.
He had been a member of the Glens Falls Rotary Club since 1924 with a perfect attendance record for 27 years. He was interested in forming Rotary Clubs in Three Rivers and in Hudson Falls. He was also a member of various engineering associations, and belonged to the Glen Falls Country Club, where until very recently he continued his deep interest in golf. In college he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi and Casque and Gauntlet.
On June 20, 1908, Tom married Ethel Clements who passed away October 18, 1935. On February 9, 1939, he married Inez A. Mason of New York City.
Surviving are his widow; a son, Thomas C. Remsen, of Hudson Falls; a daughter, Mrs. Anne Pope of Naugatuck, Conn.; and four grandchildren.
The class was represented at the services by the Secretary.
1911
CLIFFORD MOORE CUDDY died on October 25 in the Charlotte, N. C., Memorial Hospital following a third bout with pneumonia since March, when he retired.
Jim was born in Meriden, N. H., September 22, 1888, attended Kimball Union Academy, entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1911 and got his B.S. degree in 1912. After leaving college he established himself as owner of the New England Trucking Co. which he continued to operate until he became a tire conservation engineer with the Goodyear Rubber Co. During the war he opened his own tire conservation business in Charlotte, N. C., and continued this up to the time of his illness.
In November 1916 he was married to Vera P. Schuran in Cleveland, Ohio, who survives him and is now with her sister, Mrs. E. P. Parshall, 4464 Lahm Drive, Turkey Foot Island, Akron 19, Ohio.
Although Jim was not a frequent reuner, he always retained his interest in the class and College. In his wife's last letter she wrote, "We had high hopes for his retirement and among them a trip to Hanover with time enough to browse around and really enjoy it."
ROBERT GAGE KIMBALL died at his home, 45 Oak St., Manchester, N. H., on November 8. He was a native of Concord, N. H., a graduate of Saint Paul's School and was associated with the Class of 1911 at Dartmouth for the full four years. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Casque and Gauntlet.
He spent many years in Boston selling life insurance, first with Gilmour, Rothery & Co., then with State Mutual Life Assurance Co. After establishing his home in Manchester he spent much of his time in the Maine woods where he had a camp. He fished, trapped, hunted and even guided and canoed on the Allagash. He had a great love for the out-of-doors.
In 1916 Bob married Natalie Allen, which union resulted in the birth of his two children, Natalie and Morrill, of whom he spoke with great pride. A divorce followed in 1934 and in 1939 he married Addie May Dalton. Since 1942 he has been married to Marion Jackson, who survives him.
He is also survived by his son and daughter Natalie (Mrs. Robert L. McMillan).
Funeral services in Manchester were attended by Josh and Polly Clark and son Dick. Burial was in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N. H.
HOWARD STONE POWER of Central St., Norwell, Mass., died on October 24 at the Massachusetts General Hospital after a long illness. Howard was born in Norwell, the son of Arthur and Mary (Nash) Power, on December 29, 1888. He was educated in the Norwell public schools and Thayer Academy before entering Dartmouth. He was very active in college affairs during his two years there. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, the Glee Club, College Choir and Orpheus Club both years and participated in the "King-of-UKan" in sophomore year.
He became a salesman for the Franklin Motor Car Co. of Boston, and was promoted to be assistant sales manager until the car was superseded by others. He became interested in operating his farm in Norwell, which led to his late activity as a contractor and landscape artist.
He is survived by' his wife Elizabeth (Berry) Power, a son, T. Curtis Power, and three grandchildren.
November 9 suddenly brought an end to the long illness of CARL LOUIS STUCKLEN. Carl was born in Roxbury, Mass., April 23, 1890 and came to Dartmouth from Roxbury Latin. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Dragon, and a regular on the hockey team and member of the squad for three years. After graduation he attended M.I.T., receiving the B.S. degree two years later, and leading to his becoming a registered architect.
The first seven years in business were spent as a structural engineer and a sales engineer in structural materials. He next became a real estate broker with Street & Co. In 1924 he formed a partnership with Hugh P. McNally, real estate brokers, which was continued to the time of his death. He maintained his athletic interest with squash at the University Club and golf at Brae Burn Country Club. He was treasurer and a director of 68 Beacon Street Cooperative Apartments, a trustee of West Hill School, and a member of the Greater Boston Rent Stabilization Board and Boston Real Estate Board.
Carl's marriage to Betridge E. Tucker took place in July 1943. She survives him together with a brother, Ferdinand M. of Mt. Vernon, N. H. Henry W. Stucklen '09 was also his brother. Carl made his home at 25 Chestnut St., Boston.
1912
RALPH DUSTIN TWITCHELL died in the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover on October 23 of self-inflicted bullet wounds.
Twitch was born in Stockbridge, Vt., February 21, 1888, the son of Royal and Melissa (Dustin) Twitchell, and graduated from the Randolph, Vt., High School.
After graduating with our class he taught for two years in Wells River, Vt., and then for three years in White River Junction. After teaching at Mercersburg Academy for a year he served in the army during World War I. Since 1919 he had been with the Detroit school system and since 1928 had been head of the mathematics department in Cooley High School.
Twitch retired last spring and returned to his old home in Bethel, Vt. The funeral was held in the United Church in Bethel and burial was in the Cherry Hill Cemetery. Queech French, who had been Twitch's roommate, and Bertha, represented the class.
Twitch had never married. He is survived by four nieces.
1915
AUGUSTINE JOHN KELLY, manager of the Maiden office of the Division of Unemployment Security for the past ten years, died suddenly on November 5 at his home, 144 Fourth St., Medford, Mass.
Born in North Andover, Mass., he had resided in Medford for 32 years and was a Navy veteran of World War I, with the rank of Ensign.
A 1917 graduate of Dartmouth, Gus is recorded as of the Class of 1915. He had been employed by the government since 1937 and was a member of the Medford Disabled American Veterans.
He leaves a wife, Elizabeth (Manning) Kelly, and a brother, Frank, of Minnesota.
A solemn requiem mass was sung in St. James Church, Medford, and services were held at the Gaffey Memorial Funeral Home, Medford Square, on November 8.
1917
CHARLES MELDON CLARK died suddenly at his home, 187 Moffatt Rd., Waban, Mass., on September 27 as the result of a heart attack.
Chuck, son of Helen Elizabeth (Estes) and Joseph L. Clark, was born at Dover, N. H., on March 21, 1896. He prepared for Dartmouth at Dover High School. In college he was particularly interested in music and was a member and at one time assistant manager of the College Band. He also played in the College Orchestra and the Dramatic Association Orchestra.
Chuck enlisted as a private in the Army Ordnance Department on June 16, 1917, and after a series of promotions, was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on Sept. 17, 1918. He was stationed at Camp Meade and elsewhere until he received his discharge on August 5, 1919.
On July 16, 1921, Chuck married Alice Miriam Hudson (Wellesley 1918) at Dover, N. H. At the time of his death Chuck had two daughters, Barbara, now Mrs. Jack W. Landon ('44) of Barrington, R. I., and Priscilla, now Mrs. Douglas Furbush of Waban, Mass. Chuck was particularly happy when daughter Barbara married a Dartmouth graduate, Class of 1944, and Tuck School 1947. Chuck is survived by his two daughters and eight grandchildren. Mrs. Clark died in 1944.
Most of Chuck's business career was spent with the United Drug Co., and for some years he was superintendent of that company's candy manufacturing plant in Boston. He "retired" in 1947 but soon teamed up with a friend and neighbor, also "retired", and for ten years these two retirees operated the Waban News Co.
He was a member of the Newton, Mass. lodge of the B.P.O.E. and Newton Post 48 of the American Legion.
Word has been received of the death on October 15 of HERBERT WENTWORTH GRIFFIN at his home at Plymouth, Mass.
Herbert was born at Toronto, Ont., Canada on November 10, 1892, the son o£ Martha L. (Wing) and John C. Griffin. His boyhood was spent at Skowhegan where he attended school. He graduated from Hebron Academy and attended Dartmouth but one year.
Following the first World War, in which he served as an officer in the overseas armed forces, he entered the insurance business in Boston. He acted as special agent for the Commercial Union Assurance Co. for many years prior to his retirement in 1957.
Herbert is survived by his widow, Bertha Terry Griffin, a native of Waterville, Maine; a sister and three nieces.
1918
PHILIP ROCKINGHAM CHASE died in Wads-worth, Ohio, on October 10 after a long illness. His home was at 172 Hall Drive.
Phil was born in Grand Rivers, Ky., April 4, 1894. He prepared for college at University School in Chicago, where he was a member of the basketball, baseball and track teams.
He left college to serve in the Field Artillery in France during World War I. Returning to college he received his degree in 1924, with the Class of 1918, and his M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1926.
Phil was tor some years a fire prevention engineer with Eastern Underwriters Inspection Bureau in New York. Later he was an investigator for the U.S. Department of Labor in Pennsylvania. He then became assistant to the general manager, New Departure Division, General Motors, in Bristol, Conn., and made his home in Farmington. After a short time in Longview, Texas, he estab- lished his home in Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1954.
Phil was married in 1921 to Kathleen Goold of Hanover, who survives him with a son Charles and a daughter Virginia.
OTTO KUBIN died in his sleep of a heart attack on October 2 in his home, 59½ West First St., Stuart, Fla.
Otto was born in Chicago, October 17, 1894. He left college to enter the Navy in 1917, and served as a quartermaster aboard the U.S.S. Winchester. After the war he became secretary and treasurer of the Atlas Brewing Co. in Chicago which his father had founded. For the last 18 years he had been engaged in the real estate business in Florida, where his father had been one of the earliest developers of the Palm Beach area.
Otto was married on June 26, 1929 to Helen Doyle, who survives him with two sisters and two brothers, one of whom is Charles J. Kubin '19.
Ernie Earley had several pleasant visits with Otto in the last few years in Florida and found him happy to reminisce about Dartmouth days.
1919
WILLIAM AUGUSTUS HOOVEN passed away on November 14 in the Englewood, N. J., hospital after a short illness. His home was at 151 Cedar St., Englewood.
Bill was born in Ashland, Penna., on April 6, 1897, and after attending Englewood High School entered with the Class in 1915. During World War I he served in the U. S. Navy.
Bill spent all his business life in the investment and banking business. He was a partner in Halladay & Co. of New York for seventeen years before joining the staff of the Palisades Trust Co. He was executive vice-president and trust officer of this company at the time of his death.
Bill was also on the board of directors of the Englewood Field Club and the Knickerbocker Club and a member of the University Club. At one time he was treasurer of the Englewood Hospital and at his death was assistant treasurer of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Surviving are a brother, Robert L. Hooven, of River Edge, N. J., and a sister, Mrs. J. Bradford Sargent Jr. of Englewood, to whom goes the most sincere sympathy of the class. Bill was a loyal Dartmouth man and '19er and he will be missed by all of us.
1921
WARREN POMEROY CLARK, since 1953 secretary of Chittenden and Eastman Co. of Burlington, lowa, took his own life during a duck-hunting trip on November 4. When he did not return home as expected, his wife Hilda notified the police who found him dead in his car in a country lane about 20 miles from Burlington. It is believed that he was suffering from a sudden nervous breakdown induced by business worries. His home was at 611 North 7th St., Burlington.
Born October 1. 1899 in Burlington, the son of Charles Clapp and Ella (Lamson) Clark, Warrie attended Burlington High School where as a member of the Rifle Club he developed his interest in guns and hunting.
At Dartmouth, Warrie was business manager of the 1921 Aegis, a position for which he was fitted as a result of managing the year book at Burlington High. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he lived at the house during his junior and senior years where he formed his life-long friendship with Bob Mac Donald who, with Helen, visited Warrie's widow for a few days to be of what help they could in her tragic bereavement. Warrie was also close to Reg Miner, Bill Perry, Roger Patch, and Newc Newcomb.
After graduation Warrie went to Chicago and took the student training course with Western Electric. He disliked city life so much that in 1923 he returned to the semirural life of his home town in lowa and began to work for the firm of furniture manufacturers and wholesalers, Chittenden and Eastman, with whom he was associated for the remaining 35 years of his life.
On March 8, 1924 Warrie married Hilda Mabley in St. Louis. Their two daughters, Judith and Louise, now Mrs. W. S. Stephens and Mrs. Edwin W. Goodpaster, both at- tended their mother's university, Wisconsin.
Warrie's hobbies were golf and duck hunting on the Mississippi. He gave up tennis in 1950. His political affiliations were Republican; church, Congregational. He was or had been a member of the following organizations: Masons, Crystal Lake Club, Burlington Golf Club, Flint Hill Club, and the Minneapolis Athletic Club. In World War I he attended the Officers Training Camp for Tank Corps at Gettysburg, Pa., and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant.
1923
EUGENE CARBAUGH JR. died on October 7. He was born April 8, 1901 in Kansas City, Mo. After one year at Kansas University he transferred to Dartmouth. During his college career he alternated with Irish Flanigan as Mayor of Hanover. Gene graduated from University of Virginia Law School in 1926. On a European trip the summer of 1926 he met Gladys Royle on shipboard. They were married February 5, 1929 and their daughter Constance was born in 1933. They lived in Kansas City until 1934 when they moved to Massachusetts while Gene attended Babson Institute.
In 1935 Gene went into the bank liquidating business, making his home in Short Hills, N. J., until 1952. At that time he promoted, built and operated two 500-car parking garages in Roanoke, Va. Their home was at 2700 Longview Ave., Roanoke.
ERNEST LEWIS MATHEWS passed away on October 5. His death was attributed to a heart attack.
Ernie was a native of Brooklyn, N. Y., and attended New York Military Academy. After graduation from Dartmouth he received his J.D. from New York University Law School.
In 1929 he organized the Mathews Bond and Guaranty Co. in Woodside, N. J. This company has been among the leaders in developing Queens County and in pioneering low rental housing. For the past ten years he was actively engaged in sandlot baseball in the metropolitan area where he sponsored a team.
He is survived by his wife, the former Edmee Winterbottom, and a son, Ernest L. Mathews Jr. Their home is at 53-05 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, L. I., N. Y.
Irish Flanigan writes as follows: "Ernie was a soft-spoken, quiet, unassuming man. Quiet in the sense of being kindly, humble, a good listener; a man of keen perception and gentle understanding. No monuments will be reared to Ernie. He needs none. Etched in the hearts of countless sandlot boys he served so devotedly are indelible memories of affection, gratitude and deep respect - a memorial not earned by many men, not even the greatest of the great."
1924
RICHARD CAMERON LEONARD died on June 21, 1958, in Minneapolis. He was born in Mandan, N. D., November 17, 1901.
He was a member of Psi Upsilon and with the class three years, but never maintained any contact with the class or the College. He was connected with the First National Bank of Bismarck, N. D., for a time, before moving to Minneapolis.
He is survived by his wife and a brother, Eugene W. Leonard '21.
1925
GERALD FRANKLIN GOULD died on October 21 after a lengthy illness at his home, 19 Linden PI., Middletown, N. Y. He had prepared for Dartmouth at Middletown High School. Jerry was a member of Zeta Psi.
After graduation he became associated with his father in the lumber business. He was elected treasurer of H. D. Gould Lumber Co. in 1932 and president in 1946, which position he held at the time of his death.
A member, trustee and elder of the First Presbyterian Church, Jerry also was a member and past president of the Kiwanis Club and Middletown Club; a director of the chamber of Commerce and Middletown Savings Bank; and vice-president of Braeside Camp.
Surviving are his wife, the former Antoinette Adams Fryer; two sons, Gerald F., a student at Colby College, and Charles V. Fryer II '51; two grandchildren; his father, Harry D., and a sister, Miss Katharine Gould, to each of whom the Class extends its sincere sympathy. Their loss also will be felt by both the Class and the College.
A sudden heart attack on November 30 proved fatal to BURGESS CLINTON TAYLOR of 116 Roberts Road, West Medford, Mass.
Clint was born in Concord, N. H., April 27 1902, but spent his youth in Littleton, N. H., where he was interred. He prepared for Dartmouth at Littleton High School and Phillips Exeter Academy. While at Dartmouth he played on the frosh baseball team and on the varsity baseball squad during his sophomore and junior years. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.
Clint had worked for the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. ever since graduation. During the past several years he had been stone deaf and notwithstanding the handicap of this affliction he had successfully served the organization as a district traffic supervisor in charge of several hundred operators.
He is survived by his wife, school chum Inez Carpenter of Littleton, whom he married shortly after graduation; a daughter, Mrs. Jean Donovan; and a son, Burgess C. Jr. '51 of Metuchen, N. J., with whom the Class joins in their sorrow over the loss of a devoted family man and a loyal Dartmouth alumnus.
1926
ALBERT WILLIAM BISHOP died suddenly of a heart attack on October 6, at his home 1616 42nd St., Sacramento, Calif. Burial was in Topeka, Kansas, where he was born in 1902, the son of Alfred and Lela (Harvey) Bishop. Al came to Dartmouth from Topeka High School. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
After graduation, he joined W. T. Grant, a company he served until the time of his death. He managed Grant stores in Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans, La.; Newport News, Va.; and, the last five years, Sacramento. During World War II he was a Captain in the U. S. Air Force, managing post exchanges in Liberia. In Sacramento he was a member of Kiwanis and the Masons, and was vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce.
In 1947 in Jackson, Miss., Al married Sara Johnston, who survives him. Other survivors include his father; his stepdaughter, Mrs. Sally Munson; a granddaughter, Kelly MunSon; and two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Waller and Mrs. Ruth Bernasek, all residing in Kansas.
1927
FRANKLIN PERRY COLLIER JR. died early in November at his home at 47 Ferdinand St., Melrose, Mass.
Frank was born in Dorchester, Mass., on June 16, 1995, the son of Franklin Perry and Joanna (Plaisted) Collier. He entered Dartmouth from Melrose High School. He was a member of Kappa Kappa, and of the Press Club.
Following graduation, he worked for the Boston Sunday Advertiser, the Boston American, and for Wm. Goodwin, Inc., publishers. In the late thirties he was a writer for the Federal Writers' Project, and later managed a bookstore in Boston.
He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Philip Cooper of Lynnfield Center, Mass.
1928
WILLIAM HOWARD HALEY died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in Preston City, Conn., on October 1.
Howie was born in Newmarket, N. H., on July 4, 1906 and prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter. At Exeter and during his two years at Dartmouth he played on the baseball teams. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
After college, Howie worked his way up in the Lincoln Stores, a department store chain in New England, to become one of its top buyers and merchandisers. In 1937 he and Ivan J. Martin '23 purchased the Reid & Hughes store in Norwich, Conn. Later they established other stores in Salem, Mass., and Lewiston, Me.
Survivors are his wife, the former Mary Graves; two sons, Douglas, 18, and William Howard Jr., 4; two daughters, Patricia, 8, and Marsha, 13, all of Preston; and two brothers and two sisters.
1931
THOMAS FRANCIS EAGAN JR. died in the Fall River, Mass., Hospital on October 17 after a long illness.
Tom was born in Somerset, Mass., graduated from Somerset High School and attended New Hampton School before entering Dartmouth. After graduation he received his Master's degree in Education at Boston University, which was followed by several years of teaching at Somerset High School and at New Hampton. During World War II he served with the.air arm of the Navy, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
For the past twelve years Tom had served as personnel manager of Standard Oil Company's installation in Aruba, Netherlands West Indies. He had recently returned to Fall River because of illness, and made his home at 327 Winter St.
Both as undergraduate and graduate Tom was widely known for his athletic ability, as third baseman on the varsity baseball team, captain of the varsity soccer team and later in semi-pro baseball in the Old Colony and Cape Cod leagues. He was a former member of the New Bedford Country Club and president of the Standard Oil Gold Club of Aruba.
He is survived by his wife Marjorie (Hanson), his mother, two brothers and three sisters.
1933
ROBERT WILLIAM SUMNER died of injuries suffered in a fall from the upper deck of a partly submerged car ferry in the harbor of Ashtabula, Ohio, on November 6. Bob was inspecting the salvage operations being conducted by his client, McQueen Marine Limited, when he fell through a hole cut in the deck to facilitate the salvage work.
He was born in Detroit and came to Dartmouth from Dean Academy where he played football and baseball. In Hanover, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and played freshman football. Bob transferred to the University of Michigan from which he received an A.B. degree in 1933.
Aside from three years spent in the Navy as a lieutenant, Bob, a nationally known figure in the marine insurance field, was associated with his late father in the operation of their own insurance agency until four years ago, when he became a partner in the Grow-Sumner-Englebert Agencies of Detroit and of which Robert Grow '33 is also a partner.
Bob was a member of the Bayview and Detroit Yacht Clubs and a past president of the Detroit "chapter of the Propeller Club. He made his home at 422 University Place, in Grosse Pointe, Mich., with his wife, Isabelle (Kanter), and his two daughters, Stephanie, 15, and Mary McKay, 13, who survive him and to whom the Class extends its most sincere sympathies.
1934
FRANK STANTON BRIDGES died suddenly in New York City on August 7.
Frank had graduated from Francis W. Parker High School in Chicago. While there he had played on the football and basketball teams and was literary editor of the school paper. He was with us only during freshman year and roomed with Frank Legro.
For a number of years he was with Haskelite Manufacturing Co., and then in 1942 he became advertising sales manager for Parents' Magazine, which organization he was with at the time of his death.
Although with the Class only one year, Frank was always interested in Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, who lives with the children at 206 Midland Avenue, Montclair, N. J.: two daughters, Pamela Ann and Mary Elizabeth; a son, Frank Jr.; his mother, Mrs. Lucy Bridges; and two brothers, Leonard Bridges and Horace E. Bridges. The Class extends its sincere sympathy to his family.
1939
ALLEN HAZEN died of Hodgkin's disease in Minneapolis on October 20. He began to have trouble with his health in the early 1940's but the cause was not diagnosed until 1951, soon after he moved to Minneapolis. His courage, good spirit, and determination to live a full life in the face of certain death have been an inspiration to his family and friends.
Except for one or two nearly fatal bouts with the disease and frequent visits to the hospital for treatments, Allen was. able to continue his railroad work, vacation trips with his family and other activities until last summer. He did his work well, too - so well in fact that he declined promotion because he felt his strength was not up to larger responsibilities. He had the scientific curiosity, ability and enthusiasm of a real engineer, and with better health, almost certainly would have reached the top of his profession. Although his mind remained alert to the end, Allen began to lose strength rapidly about Labor Day and mercifully died within a few weeks.
He was born in Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., August 21, 1917, and was educated in the local schools and Phillips Academy, Andover. He married Lenore Haucke in June 1938, and their first child was born in Hanover. A railroad enthusiast from boyhood, Allen never thought seriously of any other kind of work. He was an ardent model railroad fan and may be remembered best at Dartmouth as the guiding spirit behind the large layout on the top floor of the old Thayer School building. A real craftsman and a stickler for detail, he won several awards in nation-wide competitions.
Following graduation from Thayer School, Allen worked for one year with the Pennsylvania Railroad, and then moved to the Maine Central in Portland. In 1951 he joined the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad in Minneapolis, where he was engaged chiefly in the installation of new yards and automatic equipment in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. He was active in technical committee work of the American Railroad Engineering Association. He was a licensed professional engineer in Maine and Minnesota, a member of the Theta Chi, and a Mason.
Allen is survived by his wife, Lenore, his daughter Rebecca, a freshman at Bryn Mawr, and two sons, Allen Jr., and David, students at the Blake School in Minneapolis. Four sisters and one brother, Richard Hazen '32, also survive.
1942
Only recently was it learned that ARTHUR CHARLES HUNT died April 10, 1957 in a Dallas, Texas, hospital after an illness of several months.
Arthur was a native of Dallas, having prepared for Dartmouth at the Terrill Preparatory School there. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He was married in 1943 to Lorraine Thompson. Information concerning his activity since leaving Hanover is scant. In the early thirties he was an insurance broker, and prior to his death he had been owner of the A. C. Hunt Aircraft Company for four years.
Surviving are his wife; a sister, Mrs. Rex Townsend of Dallas; a brother, C. E. Hunt of Warren, Ohio; and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Stanley A. Vezey of St. Louis, Mo., to whom the sympathy of the Class is extended.
1947
RICHMOND VANDENHEUVEL died at his home on Jericho Road, Syosset, L. I., N. Y., on October 6.
Van was born in Jamaica, N. Y., July 15, 1926 the son of Edward and Mildred (Hathaway) VandenHeuvel. He attended Cathedral School of St. Paul in Garden City. He entered the Marine Corps in July 1944, as an aviation cadet, and was assigned to the V-5 unit at Williams. In October 1945 he was transferred to Holy Cross and in February 1946 to Dartmouth. He remained at Dartmouth until October 1947 when he received his degree as with the Class of 1947. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
In 1948 Van joined Trautmann, Bailey and Blaxnpey, Manhattan lithographers, as a salesman. He became executive vice-president in 1954 and was president of the firm at the time of his death. He was a former director of the Young Lithographers Association of New York, a member of the Lithographic Technical Foundation and the Dartmouth Downtown Athletic and New York Athletic Clubs.
In October 1948, Van was married to Barbara Schmid who survives him with a son, Eric, and a daughter, Kyle. He is also survived by his father.
1954
MARC FIESTAL SICKEL died in a. drowning accident October 4 while swimming in the ocean off a private beach on Margarita Island, Venezuela.
He had been working as sports editor for The Daily Journal, English language newspaper of Caracas, since March of this year. He also was a stringer for Variety and Sporting News.
After graduating from Dartmouth, Marc spent the summer of 1954 in Caracas employed by Rovenca. He then entered Yale Law School from which he transferred after one year to the Columbia University School of International Affairs, where he earned a Master's degree.
Marc attended Lakewood (N. J.) High School and while at Dartmouth majored in English. He was a member of Alpha Theta, worked on The Dartmouth, and was active in many extracurricular organizations.
On the day following Marc's death, TheDaily Journal printed, as scheduled, the weekly feature he edited, "The Seven Lively Arts." He loved jazz and played it well on the piano. Marc was a perceptive critic who revealed through his enthusiasm and good taste the signs of art in the popular media. The enthusiasm was characteristic; a typical week would see Marc travelling from a concert in Philadelphia, to a play in New York, to a lecture in Boston, with a side trip to New Haven for the newest sounds. And he once said, "It's a sin to miss a movie."
Marc's body was flown to Lakewood where the funeral services were held on October 9. About 200 people attended the rites; approximately 50 were Marc's contemporaries. He is survived by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Sickel of 318 Forest Ave., Lakewood, N. J.; a sister, Ellen; and a brother, Dr. Hugh Sickel. For a number of us, Marc was the nicest person we knew.
G. R.
