Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices mayappear in this issue or a later one.]
Darling, Harold D. '03, Sept. 28, 1965 Rainie, Herbert W. '06, Feb, 8 Gerry, Louis C. '07, Feb. 5 Woodcock, Robert L. '10, Jan. 2 Stearns, Harold G. '12, June 11, 1965 Worcester, George F. '12, Jan. 31 Rice, Nathaniel P. '13, Feb. 8 Hayes, Perry '15, Jan. 14 Brown, Robert A. '16, Jan. 24 Allen, Donald M. '17, Feb. 3 Smith, Russell Y. '18, Dec. 19, 1965 Seward, Richard E. '19, Feb. 5 Gibson, J. Ralph '20, Nov. 26, 1965 Willard. Leslie T. '20, Jan. 15 Haws, H. Lester '24, Jan. 20 Crowell, Curtis R. '28, Jan. 2 Doorly, Gilbert H. '31, Apr. 1965 Coakley, Edward A. '32, Feb. 1 Bacon, Robert G. '39, Feb. 4 Ruch, Roger E. '48 Savage, Morgan W. '33t, Jan. 11
1900
Within a brief period 1900 has lost another esteemed and able member. HAROLD RIPLEY HASTINGS died in Ashford, Conn., on January 1, 1966. He had been in poor health for a number of years prior to his passing.
Harold was one of our outstanding scholars. He was self-disciplined, studious, and intellectually curious. We knew him as a serious, hard working student, yet with a kindly, generous, and friendly nature. In later life these characteristics enabled him to become an efficient teacher and an able insurance statistician. One classmate who knew Harold well in college speaks of him as a fine scholar and one who possessed all the best traits of sturdy New England Manhood.
Harold was born May 8, 1878 in Lunenburg, Vt., the son of Lemuel S. and Laura Hastings. His father graduated from Dartmouth with the Class of 1870 and was a well-known secondary school educator in Vermont and New Hampshire. In college Harold won a number of prize scholarships; he was a Rufus Choate scholar for three years, the first recipient of the Atherton Greek prize, and in his senior year he received special honors in Greek. He was graduated summa cum laude, salutatorian of the class, commencement speaker, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
In the years immediately following graduation he was a graduate student at Harvard where he obtained his A.M. degree. He went on to be a fellow of the American School for Classical Studies in Athens, Greece, a preceptor in classics at Princeton, and a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin which in 1910 granted him the Ph.D. degree. For the next eight years he was a teacher of classics, first as an instructor at Dartmouth and then as assistant professor at Hamilton College.
In World War I he joined the YMCA and was stationed at the naval base in Hampton Roads, Va. At the conclusion of the war he became affiliated as a statistician with the U.S. Fidelity and Casualty Co. of Baltimore, Md., and continued with this company until his retirement in 1947. During his residence in Baltimore he was secretary and senior member of the Dartmouth Club of Baltimore and acted for the College as interviewer of all prospective candidates from that area. Since retirement he had been living with a cousin in the quiet of the countryside of Ashford, Conn.
He was married in 1911 to Marian Cornwall of Middlebury, Vt., who passed away in 1920. There are three children: Mary, Lemuel, and Henry '39. These and eight grandchildren are the survivors.
1902
JOHN ENDICOTT PORTER was born February 26, 1880 in Danvers, Mass., and died December 24, 1965 in Yonkers, N. Y. He prepared for college at Danvers High, received his B.S. degree with the Class of 1902 and graduated from the Thayer School in 1903 with the degree of C.E.
From 1904 to 1948 he was a draughtsman and bridge engineer with the New York Central Railroad. Among the many bridges he designed was the A. H. Smith Memorial Bridge across the Hudson River. He retired December 31, 1948, and at the time of his death was living in Yonkers.
On July 20, 1914 he married Adelaide Schilling Prate, who is no longer living. They had two children, Marion and John E. Jr. '46.
1903
Dr. HAROLD DUNCAN DARLING died September 28, 1965 at the Hale Nursing Home, West Groton, Mass.
Harold was born November 5, 1880 in Boston, Mass. He left Dartmouth at the end of sophomore year and transferred to Tufts where he graduated with a degree in dentistry.
Although Harold never married, he was always fond of children and in his younger days was active in Boy Scout work. His sister, Mrs. E. payson True, reports that he was cheerful and always had a wonderful sense of humor.
The Class extends to Mrs. True its sincerest sympathy.
1906
The Rev. HOWARD JAMES CHIDLEY was born in Oakwood, Ontario, Canada on January 2, 1878. He prepared at the Burlington, Vt., High School and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1902, graduated in 1906 with an A.B. degree, summa cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1909 he received a B.D. degree from the Union Theological Seminary and in 1917 a D.D. degree from the North Carolina College.
From 1910 to 1915 he was pastor of the Trinity Congregational Church, East Orange, N. J., going from there to become pastor of the First Congregational Church in Winchester, Mass., where he served until 1953 when he retired and became pastor emeritus.
For many years Howard was chairman of the trustees of North Carolina College. A dormitory there was named in his honor. He was also a trustee of Vanderbilt University and the Atlanta Theological Foundation.
For fifteen years he was President of the Florence Crittenton League in Boston and was also a member of the executive committee of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
Howard was only 20 when he was licensed to preach in Vermont. Later, as a nationally-known Congregational leader, he was the author of many books and also edited "A Service Hymnbook" and a "Pilgrim Hymnal."
After a long illness Howard died on Tuesday, January 4, 1966, just two days after his 88th birthday. His widow, Frances of 4 Fenway, Winchester; a daughter; and a sister survive him.
1911
Word has been received of the death of BURTON KEITH BURBECK in London, England on December 15, 1965. Burt, born in Abington, Mass., August 21, 1889, graduated from the local high school and entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1911. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Dragon.
After graduation he became manager of the London branch of Swift & Co. and made London his home from that time on. During the 1930's he became associated with J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. as manager of one of their four large branches in England. He developed their coffee and tea sales into one of the principal sources for these products. Ill health forced his retirement several years ago.
He was a veteran of World War I, having served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. At the end of the war he received a commendation expressing appreciation for the valuable services which he had rendered to the Navy while in the intelligence section of the Force Commander's Staff.
He was married to Ellen Warwick in London on October 6, 1917. She survives him, together with a daughter, two nieces, and three grandsons. Mrs. Burbeck may be reached at 7 Queens Court, Queens Rd., Richmond, Surrey, England.
1913
HORACE PRESCOTT MCCLARY, 76, died unexpectedly on December 26, 1965, of a heart attack after his car had been involved in a minor accident.
He was born in Windsor, Vt„ June 30, 1889, one of a family of eight children. He is survived by two brothers, Andrew E. '05, and Harvey C. '13, and a sister.
Business was the greatest part of Tom McClary's life from 1913 when he left Dartmouth to the time of his death. He succeeded his father as treasurer of the Windsor Savings Bank and also held office in the Windsor County Trust Co. In 1933 he organized the Windsor County National Bank and served as its president to the time of the merger with the Vermont National Bank in 1963.
He assisted in the setting up of Cone Automatic and served as its president on two occasions, until the sale of the company to Pneumodynamics. He was also instrumental in locating the Goodyear plant in Windsor.
Basically a shy, quiet individual, Tom was not one for joining organizations or socializing. His keen interest in politics, however, lasted all his life. He was an active member of the Republican Town Committee.
Although business and politics almost filled his life, a major avocation was his dairy farm on Dingleton Hill in Cornish, N. H. The farm has one of the best prize-winning Jersey herds in New England.
Close friends appreciated his sense of humor as well as his keen mind for business and his ability to advise wisely. His quiet good deeds have been felt, though known to only a few.
1915
THOMAS DOLIBER HAMSON JR., retired director of the YMCA in Fitchburg, Mass., and a former resident of Marblehead, Mass., died January 6, 1966 at his home, 20 Daniel Heights, Fitchburg, after a brief illness.
Tommy was born July 1, 1894 in Marblehead. He graduated from Dartmouth with an A.B. degree in 1915 and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.
He was a World War I veteran serving with the U.S. Army, a member of the Charles W. Moore Lodge of Masons in Fitchburg, and the Unitarian Church of Marblehead.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gladys (Moyse) Hamson, and a sister, Mrs. Porter H. Blaney, whose husband is a member of the Class of 1916.
PERRY HAYES, retired insurance executive, died January 14, 1966 in Holly Hill, Fla., of a heart attack.
Pete was born February 29, 1892 and spent three years at Dartmouth where he was a member of Psi Upsilon.
From 1944 until his retirement in 1960 he was employed by the S. J. Putnam Co. in Hartford, Conn. For the past five years he had lived in various cities in Florida, maintaing a mailing address with his son at 2130 North Taft Street, Arlington, Va.
Surviving are a son, a sister, and a brother.
1916
ROBERT ARTHUR BROWN, a former treasurer of the Class, died from cancer January 24, 1966 at Memorial Hospital, Nashua, N. H., after an illness of several months.
Bob was born August 9, 1895 at Penacook, N. H., and attended the high school there. At Dartmouth he sang in the choir and glee club and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. After graduation he went to Tuck School, then entered the Army and saw service as a lieutenant in France.
At the close of the war he joined the Nashua Corporation and established its Peterboro, Ontario, plant. Later he was the manager of the Middletown, Ohio, plant and in 1930 came to the Nashua plant. He served as president of the company and, at the time of his retirement in 1960, was chairman of the board.
He was formerly a director of the Indian Head National Bank and a past president of the Nashua Country Club and the Nashua chapter of the American Red Cross. He also served on the Memorial Hospital building committee and was a member of various Masonic bodies. In 1954 in Boston he was made an honorary member of the Supreme Council 33rd degree.
Surviving members of his family include his widow, Ann Masson Brown, 100 Wellington Street, Nashua, whom he married in 1919; his daughter Janet, whose husband is Dr. William A. Coleman '48; his son Dr. David A. '44; and eight grandchildren.
Bob was a member of the First Congregational Church where the services were held January 26. The Class was represented at the funeral by Dick Parkhurst, Jim Coffin, Gene McQuesten, and Ralph Parker.
1917
GEORGE SAMUEL MONTGOMERY JR. died on January 6, 1966 at New York Hospital following a long illness. He had lived at 103 East 37th Street, New York.
George, who had practiced law in New York City for nearly 40 years, was associated with Coudert Brothers at the time of his death. He was the author of many pamphlets and articles on constitutional law and economic problems, and his book, "The Return of Adam Smith," was a defense of classical economics.
He first attended the University of Alberta, then came to and graduated from Dartmouth where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilan. He saw service in the U.S. Navy from June 1917 until March 1919. He then went on to Harvard Law School from which he graduated with high honors in 1923. While there he served as an editor of the "Harvard Law Review."
He was a member of the Dartmouth and Harvard Clubs of New York, the Midday Club, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, and the Early Bird Naval Association.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Wanda (Helta) Montgomery, whom he married at Portland, Me., on July 12, 1927; a son; two grandchildren; two brothers; and a sister.
1918
RUSSELL YERBY SMITH, 70, of Gaston Road, Morristown, N. J., died December 19, 1965 in Morristown Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he had lived at the Gaston Road address for eight years. Previously he resided in South Orange, N. J. He was the retired President of the Borden Mining Company, Frostburg, Md.
Rus served on the New Jersey Tercentenary Committee for the Morristown area. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Arms Collectors Association and a member of the Morristown Civil Defense unit. He was active in fund drives for Morristown Memorial Hospital and served as a volunteer in the hospital work.
He was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N. J., and at Dartmouth, a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity. Rus served as first lieutenant in the Field Artillery in World War I.
Surviving him are his widow, Judith T. Smith; a daughter; and three sons.
1920
LESLIE TROTT WILLARD, better known to us as "Lek" or "Les," died January 15, 1966 of a heart seizure in his home in Fairfield, Conn.
He was born in Worcester, Mass., June 14, 1898, and prepared for college at the North High School, Worcester. After graduating from Dartmouth he went on to Tuck School for one year where he was a visiting lecturer on occasions in later years. His fraternity was Cosmos Club. He was also active in the Outing Club.
Lek married Marion Lenci of Murray Hill, N. J., in 1921 and they lived in Worcester for eight years while he was employed by Graton & Knight, leather company. In 1929 they moved to New Jersey, at that time becoming affiliated with Allied Chemical Co. where he served in various capacities both in New York and Syracuse. In 1943 he joined Manning, Maxwell & Moore in Bridgeport, Conn., and settled in Southport, Conn. In 1955 Lek established his own manufacturers' agency known as Wilco Distributors from which he retired in 1963 because of ill health.
He was a member of the Fairfield Hunt Club, the Pequot Yacht Club of Southport, the Athelstan Lodge AF and AM of Worcester, and a member of the Melha Temple, Worcester.
Surviving him are Marion, two daughters, and three grandsons. Thomas A. Lenci '22 is Marion's brother.
Funeral services were held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Southport on January 17 and burial was in Fair Mount Cemetery, Chatham, N. J. Sig and Elizabeth Sigler attended the services representing the Class and probably others about whom we do not know at this time.
The Class extends sincere sympathy to Marion, to his daughters, and to his other surviving relatives.
1922
JOHN ELLSWORTH BLUNT III died December 26, 1965 at his home, 33 Locust Road, Winnetka, Ill. In his passing at age 65, the College lost a loyal alumnus and the Class a talented, highly-esteemed, and friendly classmate.
He was a founder of the Chicago investment banking concern of Blunt Ellis & Simmons. Widely respected in the financial world for his ability and integrity, he had served as chairman of the Central States Group of the Investment Bankers Association and as governor of the Association of Stock Exchange Firms, and the Investment Bankers Association of America.
His philanthropic interests reflected his lifelong kindness and consideration for other people. He was a vice president and trustee of Hull House in Chicago and the Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka.
Jack was born in Evanston, Ill., and was graduated from its high school. His record at Dartmouth includes distinguished scholastic achievement, active participation in undergraduate activities, and high regard by all classmates and contemporaries. He won Phi Beta Kappa honors, was chairman of the Junior Prom Committee, active in Footlights, and a member of Sigma Chi.
Shortly after graduation from Dartmouth, Jack began his investment banking career with Lee Higginson in Chicago. In 1939 he became vice president and a director of the Lee Higginson Corporation. In 1948, he formed and became Senior Partner of Blunt Ellis and Simmons.
Jack and Barbara Thorp were married April 8, 1926 in Evanston. He is survived by her; their son John T. '58; two daughters; and Jack's brother, Carleton '26.
Gene Hotchkiss, who has been associated with Jack for many years both in Lee Higginson and as a partner in Blunt Ellis and Simmons, and Ted Davidson represented the Class at the funeral service. Jack's classmates and his many friends among Dartmouth alumni offer their deep sympathy and join the family in bereavement.
1923
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR died January 6, 1966 after a long illness following a heart attack.
Bill was managing editor from 1956 to 1963 of "Yachting," one of the biggest and best of the boating magazines. He was, at one time, yachting editor of the New York "Herald Tribune." During this time he caused a journalistic sensation in 1934 when he became the first sportswriter to win a Pulitzer Prize for his expert coverage of the America's Cup races between the United States and Britain.
Bill was originator and first commodore of the Frostbite Club, a winter dinghy racing group. He was born with the sea in his blood at New Bedford, Mass. A lieutenant and then a lieutenant commander, he served in the Pacific theatre as commander of a PT boat.
He is survived by his widow, Anne, of 54 Mackey Avenue, Port Washington, N. Y.; his stepmother; and two sons.
1924
Many knew HARVEY LESTER HAWS for a variety of reasons: sports, music, law - in that order, perhaps. He made his fame in football on the freshman team, and I remember being rudely shocked at his speed in the 60-yard dash at time trials. He also played baseball his first year For four years he was in the Glee Club and became our director in the senior year.
Les, born November 28, 1899, came from the Lower Merion High School. After Dartmouth he started as an instructor in public speaking at Temple University, 1926-1928, where he also was assistant coach of football. In 1927 he started his study for the law degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and late that year set up practice in Ardmore, associated with the firm of Haws & Burke there.
1927 was quite a year, because Les went from" his status as an All-America football player in 1923 to play quarterback for the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets in 1924, and then did his coaching. In law, Les represented the Merion fire department and also several Main Line families and businesses. I have referred to one incident, showing his deep humanity, in the Class Letter. The record says that as a trial lawyer, Les had a good "batting average." He was a member of the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Common Pleas and Orphans Courts, as well as County, State, and American Bar Associations. His community activities centered in the Masons.
There was tragedy in Les's recent life. He had married the former Lois Vanderkleed, by whom he had one son, Charles H. '53. Mrs. Haws died after a long illness only a few months before Les died.
CHARLES WILLIAM MORSE, of 527 St. Andrews Road, Newport Beach, died on December 19, 1965, just three weeks short of his 63rd birthday and out in California far away from his native Lowell, Mass. It was from the Lowell High School that he came. While at Dartmouth, he was active in Gamma Delta Upsilon (for whom he later acted as a Director) and was also active in the Canoe Club. Charles earned his M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1925 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
After graduation his first work was with the Boston "Herald" (1926-27), and then the Shawmut Corporation and Banks (1927-36). It was during this second phase that he married Lillian Kerrigan (May 30, 1929) — just before the depression. He and Lillian had a son and a daughter.
His first move came in 1936 when he began to find his niche: in financial advertising, with Doremus & Co. (1936-1953), in Boston. By 1939 he was the director of publicity and was named vice president in 1945. In 1953 he made another move, this one to Vance, Sanders & Co., mutual fund underwriters in Boston.
One of Charles' side interests was the Appalachian Mountain Club, for whom he served as councillor of huts, a vice president, and editor of their "White Mountain Guide," 10th edition, 1936. They moved to California in 1961, where the record stops. His war record mentions non-military duty officer status with CARW, 1943-45.
1929
It is with sorrow that we make the belated announcement of the death of Dr. GEORGE HEINDEL SMITH of Kenwood Avenue, Slingerlands, N. Y., on June 24, 1965. George practiced medicine since 1936. He leaves his widow, the former Jane Anderson, whom he married in 1939, and three sons. The Class will sorely miss him.
1937
CHARLES EVANS STEWART passed away on July 5, 1965.
Stew was a member of Delta Tau Delta and, after leaving college, became a free lance television salesman, representing three outlets.
His widow survives him at 825 S. W. 44th Avenue, Miami, Fla.
1940
News of the death of KENNETH ALLYN HAMILTON from a heart attack on January 7, 1966 in the Greenwich Hospital saddens us all, for Kenny looked so hale and hearty at our 25th Reunion last June. The deep sympathy of the Class goes out to Beverly who lives on Charter Oak Lane, Byram, Conn., with Bonnie, Betsy, and Nancy. His brother, Douglas K., is a member of the Class of 1935.
Kenny was Vice President and Treasurer of Hicks and Griest, a New York advertising agency. He had followed an advertising career for over 23 years, having first worked for J. M. Mathes in 1942 before joining Hicks and Griest in 1945. He had top level responsibility for industrial advertising accounts and was a director as well.
He entered Dartmouth with us from Springfield (Vt.) High School and was a member of the freshman glee club and played freshman baseball. He became a brother in Chi Phi and manager of the varsity soccer team before going on to Tuck School. He was a fine skier and competed in many DOC competitions. He carried over to his adult years his love for the outdoors and lived near the water so he could more easily pursue his interests in sailing and swimming, as well as skiing.
Ken will be sorely missed from our ranks.
1941
GEORGE EDWARD SEXTON was fatally injured on December 30, 1965 in a freak accident at the bottling plant of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Worcester, Mass., where he was Secretary and Treasurer.
George was standing near a wall close to a loading platform opening and directing a truck as it backed up. He was crushed between the rear doors of the truck and the building. He was pronounced dead at the Memorial Hospital where the medical examiner said he died from head injuries.
Born in Watertown, Mass., George entered Dartmouth from Watertown High School and at Hanover became one of the finest pitchers in the annals of Dartmouth baseball. He was a member of Sphinx and Delta Kappa Epsilon.
George was a major in the Marine Corps during World War II and served with the 1st Marine Division at Guadalcanal. He received three Presidential Citations.
He had been secretary, treasurer, and co-owner of the Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. in Worcester since 1955. He was a member of the Holden Exchange Club, the Worcester Executives Association, and several bottling trade associations in New England.
He is survived by his widow, Ethel B. Sexton of 22 Harrington Drive, Holden, Mass.; a son a daughter, his parents, and his brother.
George was one of 1941's most popular members and a loyal son of Dartmouth. The Class will miss him greatly and extends deepest sympathy to his family.
