Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices mayappear in this issue or a later one.]
Twiss, William B. '06, Oct. 15, 1966 Woodworth, Charles P. '07, Feb. 16 Chase, Thornton '11, Mar. 2 Scott, Arthur L. '13, Mar. 7 Phelps, Elmer H. '19, Feb. 18 Stern, Frederick W. '20, Sept. 14, 1962 Dodds, William G. '22, Mar. 1 Howard, Charles N. '23, Feb. 5 Myers, Vernon B. '23, Mar. 19, 1962 Clair, Thomas B. '24, Feb. 17 Turner, F. Sumner '24, Feb. 21 Clarkson, Allan C. '25, Mar. 4 McNeil, Virgil J. '28, Feb. 27 Johnson, Arthur S. Jr. '29, Jan. 19 Howell, Richard P. Jr. '35, Nov. 1963 Davis, Elbridge G. Jr. '45, Feb. 15 Stearns, William B. '5O, Dec. 18, 1966
1901
CHARLES RICHARD CHASE, of Rensselaerville, N. Y., died at Kent, Ohio, January 27, 1967.
Charles was born in Rochester, N. H. He was graduated in 1901 and from Thayer School in 1902. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
After graduation he was first employed by the New York Central Railroad, in Albany, N. Y., where he acted as Supervising Engineer on the Barge Canal.
Later, Chase served as a construction engineer. on the New York City subway system; the Washington, D. C., Water System; and Camp Eustis and Langley Field, Virginia. During the Second World War, he served with the Defense Corporation in Boston and Worcester, Mass., and Providence, R. I.
He is survived by his widow Helen (Golden), a daughter, Nancy, of New York City, a son Richard '38, of Kent, Ohio, a brother, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Kent, Ohio; interment to take place later in the Rensselaerville Cemetary.
1904
A long silent member of our class, CLARENCE Blauvelt Paul, Passed away at the Foxboro Mate Hospital, Foxboro, Mass., on August 15, 1966.
Born in Stoughton, Mass., on May 15, 1882, Clarence had been a nursing home patient for many years. His next of kin is listed as a nephew, Ralph Paul, who lives at 89-11 63rd Drive, Rego Park, N. Y.
1906
CHARLES ALONZO RUSS died in Ridgewood, N. J., January 30, 1967. Graveside services were held in the George Washington Memorial Park at Paramus, N. J., on February 3.
He was born in Boston, April 2, 1884, and came to college from Somerville High School. A gay, happy-go-lucky lad, who bore his responsibilities lightly, Lonnie was a very popular member of his class, belonging to Kappa Kappa Kappa, Turtle, and Casque and Gauntlet. He played on the varsity basketball team and the class baseball team.
After graduation he went with the United States Rubber Company and remained in their employ in Boston, Pittsburgh, and New York City for 43 years, retiring in 1949. His last ten years with the company he was manager of their New Products Department, Mechanical Division. During World War II he served on several ordnance committees, representing U.S. Rubber Company.
He continued to live in New York after retirement, acting for some time as special sales representative for Charles F. Nathan Inc., but about ten years ago moved to Gulfport, Fla. He returned to New Jersey a few months before his death.
Lonnie was married in Cambridge, Mass., November 1, 1910, to Nellie Blanche Daniels, who died in 1947. His only surviving relative is a brother, Ira A. Russ of Ho-Ho-Kus, N. J., to whom the Class extends its sympathy.
WILLIAM BERTRAM TWISS died at the Veterans Hospital in East Orange, N. J., October 15, 1966, of cancer, after an illness of some months.
He was born in Springfield, Mass., April 26, 1883, but moved with his parents to New Bedford, Mass., in his infancy. He prepared for college at New Bedford High School and Friends Academy in Providence. He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1907, but completed his course in three years, graduating in 1906. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and on the board of the Dartmouth Literary Magazine.
Bill obtained his A.M. from Harvard in 1907. From 1907-10 he was an English instructor at Temple University. From 1910-54 he taught English at Rutgers University. He headed his department from 1938 until his retirement in 1954.
Bill was married in Philadelphia November 21, 1907, to Hannah Evans Rollins, a Wellesley graduate and a member of the family who gave Rollins Chapel to Dartmouth. Of their two sons, the elder died in childhood and the younger, Benjamin Rollins Twiss '34, was killed in an automobile accident in Penn Yan, N. Y., in 1941. His death was a crushing blow to his parents. Hannah died December 23, 1963. Bill has no surviving relatives.
1907
WILLIAM EASTBURN WITHAM died at his home, 2 Crest Lane, Swarthmore, Pa., on December 12, 1966.
Bill was born May 10, 1881 at Philadelphia, Pa., and prepared for college at Perkiomen Seminary. After graduation he became interested in suburban real estate development, and his projects have been concentrated in the Swarthmore area.
He served with the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corps in World War I as staff assistant to the vice president of the Board.
On July 23, 1912 he married Amy Shultz. They were the parents of one daughter and three sons.
Bill and his wife were enthusiastic travelers to the beauty spots of our own country, such as New England, New York State, and the mountain areas of the Southeast, and to such vacation lands as the Caribbean Islands.
The Class has lost a loyal member and we extend our deepest sympathy to Amy and the family.
CHARLES PARKER WOODWORTH died at the New London (N. H.) Hospital on February 16, lfter a long illness.
A native of Concord, N. H., where he was born on July 8, 1885, he prepared for Dartmouth at Concord High School. While in college Charles was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Sphinx and the Mandolin Club. He served the Class as secretary and treasurer.
After graduation he joined the Woodworth Co., wholesale grocers of Concord. In 1912 he went with the Woodstock Lumber Co. of Boston, serving as assistant treasurer from 1914 to 1931 and treasurer from 1931 until 1952. He was also president of the company. He had been an executive of the Lisbon Mfg. Co., Lisbon, N. H., and assistant treasurer of the Parker Young Co. of Lincoln.
Charles was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of New London and was a former warden of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Weston, Mass. During World War I he served as an Ordnance Captain in the U.S. Army.
On October 4, 1919 at Rye Beach, N. H., he married Sarah Cheney Fish who survives him at Mid Meadow, New London, N. H. He is also survived by two daughters and five grandchildren; a sister, several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services were private and burial was in Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord, N. H.
No one- loved Dartmouth more than Charles, no one was more loyal. He will be greatly missed by all his classmates. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Sarah and the entire family.
1909
WILLIAM HENRY BULLOCK died at his home at 14 Winter St., Everett, Mass., on Sunday, January 29, 1967.
Heinie was born in Henderson, N. C., on October 27, 1883. The family moved north and settled in Everett, Mass. He was a star in baseball, football and track in high school and at Andover Academy where he broke several records. He followed his older brother, Matthew W. '04, to Dartmouth but had to leave when his father died during his sophomore year.
His love of sports made him happy to be a guard at horse parks in the Northeast and follow the fortunes of the Bruins hockey team and the Celtics basketball team where he was on familiar terms with all the players.
His wife Alice was blind the latter years of her life and Heinie gave her most careful care and attention until her death a few years ago.
Funeral services were held on Friday, February 3, at the Davis funeral home, Walnut St., Roxbury, Mass.
ALBERT WHITFORD PLACE passed away unexpectedly from a coronary occlusion at his home, Tricklin Falls, East Kingston, N. H., on Saturday, January 28, 1967, shortly after his 80th birthday.
Vic was born at Milton, Wis., on January 22, 1887. The family moved East and settled in Francestown, N. H., and he came to Dartmouth from Manchester High School. In college he belonged to Gamma Delta Chi fraternity.
When World War I came along Vic enlisted in the Quartermaster Corps, served at Camp Devens in Massachusetts and was discharged as a second lieutenant. He was storekeeper at the U.S. Veterans Hospital at Rutland, Mass., for twenty years until his retirement about twenty years ago.
Vic was married to Amalia Cherbuy in Boston on April 26, 1923. A son Mark was born to them. He was graduated magna cum laude in mechanical engineering from the University of New Hampshire.
In their retirement years, Vic and his wife traveled a great deal and developed their place, Tricklin Falls, as a tree farm. It was a show place in the community. Sherman Adams '20 while governor presented to them a sign which reads TREE FARM A. W. Place.
Surviving Vic are his widow, son Mark of Bethel, Pa., grandaughter Laureen, and grandson Mark Jr., who is in the Air Force at Fire Island, Alaska.
Funeral services were held January 30 at Brewitt Funeral Home, Exeter, N. H., and interment was in Hillside Cemetery, East Kinagston, N. H.
1912
Word reached New England only in December that HENRY ELY MCELWAIN JR. had died on August 3, 1966 at his home, 320 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. No details have been available as to his health prior to his demise. A few months ago the Class Secretary received a cordial letter saying that he was continuing his law practice on a part-time basis.
Chick was born June 19, 1891 at Holyoke Mass. His college preparation was carried out at Holyoke High School. During his career at Dartmouth he was a Rufus Choate Scholar for three years, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, won honorable mention in Latin, French, mathematics and economics as well as departmental honors in English and economics, graduated summa cum laude, was salutatorian of the Class, and delivered an address on "The Courts and Democracy." In addition to this phenomenal record of scholastic achievement Chick played on the class baseball team, was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Casque and Gauntlet, and was business manager of the Aegis. After Dartmouth he attended Harvard Law School from which he received an LL.B. in 1915.
His military service in World War I included a tour of duty as first lieutenant at the Coast Artillery School at Fortress Monroe, Va., and service overseas in France from April 1918 until his discharge in March 1919. He was promoted to captain on November 2, 1918.
Chick Mc El wain was ail esteemed member of the bar in Kentucky. He served as president of the Louisville Bar Association in 1934-35 Kentucky State Bar Association, 1942-43. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute, and the American Judicature Society. In addition to these professional associations he served on the Louisville Civil Service Board from 1945 to 1957 and was a member of the Pendennis Club and the Louisville Country Club.
On June 15, 1915 he married Elizabeth Ward Callahan of Louisville. They had two sons, Robert P. '4O and Kent, a lawyer in Louisville. Elizabeth died in 1949 and on December 21, 1955 Chick married Iva Louise Oliver Embry Castner of Louisville, who survives him together with his two sons, one stepson, a brother, a sister, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Louisville on August 4 with burial in Cave Hill Cemetery. The Class regrets that no one received notice in time to be present to do honor to such a distinguished member of Dartmouth 1912.
1914
GEORGE MARSH WEBSTER died on November 16, 1966, in Tucson, Arizona. Intracerebral hemorrhage is listed as the cause of death.
George and his wife Jane moved to Arizona in 1962, having lived since graduation in Highland Park, Ill., where he was in the retail fur manufacturing business. In college he had been a member of Phi Delta Theta and Dragon, and during World War I he had served in the aviation section of the Signal Corps.
George is survived by his widow, two children and two grandchildren. We are all sorry to hear of his passing.
1915
RICHARD LUDDY, owner of The Richard Luddy Company of Stamford, Conn., died January 25, 1967 at the Veterans' Hospital, West Haven, Conn.
Dick was born July 5, 1893, attended Lynn Classical High School, and spent one year at Dartmouth where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
During World War I, he was a motorcycle dispatch rider with the 14th (Ry) Engineers in the A.E.F.
Besides his wife, he leaves a sister, Anna Luddy, of West Roxbury, Mass. Funeral services were private.
1916
GEORGE SANGER RICHARDSON died in Danvers, Mass., on February 12, after a long siege with muscular dystrophy.
Bora in England on August 12, 1894, he came to Danvers in childhood, and from high school there came to Dartmouth for two years. About that time his father died, his mother moved to California, and Sanger left college and went on his own. After service in World War I he was employed by the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company until he retired. Several cousins survive him.
He was not alone, and that is a saga of friendship. Good neighbors on the same street where his family had lived, a Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merrill, were attracted by Sanger's keen mind, retiring nature, and good habits, and their home became his home for more than fifty years.
It is said that George always devoured the Class news, which did much to brighten his last years.
1917
John William Hill died on January 28, 1967 at Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. His home was at 17 Surf Road, Cape Elizabeth.
Jack was born in Portland on November 2, 1895, and prepared for College at Portland High School. At college he was editor of the Bema, served as correspondent for several Boston newspapers, and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.
After the War, when he served with the artillery in France, Jack attended Harvard Law School, and for a brief period was principal of Limington Academy in Maine. He became a member of the Maine Bar in 1922. In addition to the practice of law, principally in corporate and estate work, Jack for thirty years prior to his retirement in 1960 was active as president of the Congress Street Corporation, which he founded.
Jack was married in 1920 to Helen McAndrew. This alliance ended in divorce. On November 27, 1933, he married Delma M. Kennedy at Portland, Maine, and she survives and Delma made many trips to Europe. They lived briefly in Sarasota, Florida, but returned to Portiand in 1963. During his last years, although ill, he responded to the requests of others and continued his earlier-acquired responsibilities as trustee for several estates.
Jack was a member of the Maine and American Bar Associations, the Cumberland Club of Portland, a former member of the Lotos Club in New York, and the Ivy League Club in Sarasota.
In addition to his wife, Delma, he is survived by three sons: John W. Jr. '42, Peter '51, and David; a stepson, John W. Dresser, and nine grandchildren.
1919
THAYER KINGSBURY passed away February 4 in Punta Gorda, Fla., at the age of 69. His death was the result of a malignant brain tumor.
Thayer prepared for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, and while in Hanover was a member of Psi Upsilon. During World War I he served in France with the 101 st Engineers of the Old Yankee Division, and during World War 1I he served in the Navy.
A resident of Keene, N. H., and nearby Spofford Lake for most of his adult life, he was in the investment business and before his illness was resident manager for H. C. Wainwright in Keene.
Surviving are his son Thayer Jr., who resides in Punta Gorda, having retired from 20 years in the Air Force, and a brother Frederick. To the family goes the most sincere sympathy of the Class in their sorrow.
ELMER HERBERT PHELPS passed away on February 18 in Bons Secours Hospital in Methuen, Mass., at the age of 73. Elmer had lived in Salem, N. H., for the past ten years since his retirement as a history teacher in the Boston English High School. He received his master of arts degree from Harvard and was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include several cousins, to whom goes the most sincere sympathy of the Class.,
1921
RANDOLPH EMERY HODGSON, for more than 35 years president of the Somersworth Textile Company of Somersworth, N. H., manufacturer of yarns, died February 1 in the Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, N. J. Born in Sanford, Me., January 23, 1900, he prepared for college at the South High School, Worcester, Mass., and at Dartmouth was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. At the end of his freshman year he joined the Navy and after the war completed his education at the Philadelphia Textile School.
He was active in town affairs. A trustee of the Somersworth-Rollins Savings Bank, he served as director of the Greater Somersworth Berwick Chamber of Commerce. He was a leader in the First Parish Church, and belonged to the Men's Club and the Masonic Lodge in Worcester.
He is survived by two married daughters and two married sisters. Burial was in Hope Cemetery of Worcester, his boyhood home.
1922
ROBERT LELAND CARPENTER passed away, as the result of a stroke, on January 11 in Leon, lowa, where he lived at 601 S. Main Street.
Bob was born August 4, 1899, in Knoxville, lowa. He was graduated from high school in Trinidad, Colo., served in World War I, and attended Colorado College before he came to Dartmouth in 1919. As a friendly fellow student and a member of Sigma Chi he will be well remembered by many classmates and other friends. His loyalty to Dartmouth was steadfast thoughout the years.
Following graduation Bob initially worked with the Carpenter Weber Clothing Co., Trinidad. In 1926 he went to Joplin, Mo., where he worked for four years with the Frisco Railroad. In 1931 he suffered his first attack from arthritis, an illness which grievously afflicted him for more than thirty years. Despite this burden, he had been associated with the Ben Franklin Store, Leon, lowa, since 1938 and has been the owner since 1962. He was a member of the Leon Presbyterian Church and the Blue Lodge of Masonry.
Bob and Inda (Bunnell) were married September 21, 1923 at Trinidad. She survives him and to her goes the sincere sympathy of the Class as well as its profound gratitude for her kindness to Bob when he undoubtedly needed love and care.
MATTHEW JAMES CASSIN died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Oroville, Washington, on February 5.
Born in Wallingford, Conn., March 18, 1899, Matt entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1918 after high school preparation in Wallingford. His friendliness, ready wit, affiliation with Jack-o-Lantern, and his high scholarship made him an esteemed classmate.
Following graduation he taught mathematics in the North Shore area of Massachusetts and in 1927 he commenced his ten-year span as teacher and eventual superintendent of schools in Nahant, Mass.
On July 2, 1928, at Calais, Vt., Matt married Natalie Gallagher, sister of his college roommate, Bill Gallagher. In 1945 the Cassin family moved to Washington and the remainder of Matt's teaching career was in that state. For five years he taught mathematics and served as guidance counselor in Omak High School, followed by four years at Washtucna High School and from 1954 at Oroville until his retirement in the early '60's.
He returned East at infrequent intervals, trying whenever possible as a loyal alumnus to make the journey coincide with a class reunion. He had already made plans for this June.
Matt is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Thrapp of Omak and Mrs. Janet Morse of Calais, Vt.; eleven grandchildren, a brother, Frank, and a sister, Mrs. Ann Massicatte, both in Wallingford. To the family the Class offers its heartfelt condolence.
1923
CHARLES NORMAN FAY, a prominent Boston businessman, died on January 23, 1967 at the age of 65.
After attending Dartmouth and graduating from Boston University in 1923, he was president of the C. E. Fay Company for many years. The company, founded by his father, was the first Chrysler-Plymouth distributor in the New England area.
Norman was past president of the Boston Automobile Association and a director of the Massachusetts Automobile Dealers Association. He also served as director of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Better Business Bureau, and the International Friendship League.
During World War II he served overseas with the Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion, a 32nd degree Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
He leaves his widow, Jean (Becker) who resides at 25 Cliff Rd., Weston, Mass.; two daughters, Norma of Weston and Mrs. Patricia Stinette of Larchmont, N. Y.; and two sons, Charles of Pittsburgh and Peter '56, stationed at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts.
CHARLES NICHOLAS HOWARD, of 324 Berkeley Drive, died February 5, 1967, in Syracuse, N. Y., after a short illness.
He was account executive for Hayden Stone, Inc. for ten years. Before that he was with New Process Gear Corp., as assistant to the president and employee and community relations director.
He graduated from Horace Mann School, New York City, entered Dartmouth, and graduated in 1923 from Syracuse University.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Jeannette Ross Howard, and two daughters, Mrs. John H. Farnham Jr. of DeWitt, and Mrs. John D. Ingram of Winnetka, Ill.
1924
ALFRED LEE BURKE died accidentally by choking on January 28 in Dallas.
Al was bom April 9, 1903. He came here from Helena (Montana) High School. At Dartmouth he was active in the Christian Association, the Bema, and Forensic Union, and was a member of Gamma Delta Epsilon.
After graduation from Tuck School in 1925, he started work in Chicago, and from 1935 to date was associated with Duff & Phelps. He had just stepped down from the Presidency of Duff & Phelps to become Vice-Chairman in a planned move toward full retirement.
During World War II he served as an Army Captain and was attached to the Allied Military Government for two years.
In addition to being president of the Investment Analysts Society of Chicago, he was an officer in Philadelphia firms: the Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. (as director), the Philadelphia Surburban Water Co., and the Southeastern Public Service Co. of New York. He was a member of several golf clubs in and around Chicago and also a member of Midday in Philadelphia.
Our very deep sympathy goes to his wife Margaret, to his daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Van Blarcom and Mrs. Barbara Longstreth, and to his son Walter Lee Jr. We respect Mrs. Burke's wishes that, instead of flowers, gifts be made in Al's name to the Alumni Fund for 1924. We are glad to have had Barbara and DeLong Monahan represent the Class at the funeral February 1 in Chicago. They had been close both socially and in a business way and had had dinner with Al three days before his tragic death.
His memory is cherished.
Although SAMUEL BELL STICKNEY withdrew from Dartmouth in June 1922 and went to work with Washburn Crosby (flour) at once, he was always close to the College and classmates. He died December 29, 1966 in the Huntington Memorial Hospital of cancer, after 15 months of sickness. We send our sympathy to Beatrice (Hall), whom he married in 1927, their two children, Samuel and Jane, and Sam's brother, Hal '28.
From 1922 to 1927 Sam was with Washburn Crosby and Hotel Pennsylvania, but he started his work in insurance in 1927 as an underwriter, then life insurance (in agencies and alone) until he formed a partnership with the William H. Beers agency, New York, for New England Mutual. He stayed in the metropolitan area (Chappaqua), but shifting his ties until 1941 when he went to St. Paul with the Diebold Safe Co. This set the pattern for the rest of his business activities. By 1950 he was with this firm in Los Angeles, working with business control systems, in the sales department of Wassell California Co. in 1951, and became assistant manager for Bridgeman Safe and Equipment Co. (bank vaults, mainly) in 1955.
Sam was born in St. Paul, but attended Englewood (N. J.) High School preparing for Dartmouth. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. Friends of fraternity and Westchester days may contact Beatrice at their home, 1171 Huntington Drive, South Pasadena, Calif.
1926
As first reported in October Class Notes, DONALD STUART HOFFMAN was taken from us last June 26, at the age of 61, as the result of a sudden heart attack.
Don came to Hanover from the Haverford School and while in college became a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon. At the time of his death he operated a railway supply business from his home, 409 Boxwood Rd., Rosemont, Pa. Before that he was successively salesman, representative, assistant vice-president, and vicepresident of Peerless Equipment Co.
Don was a devoted son of the College and a loyal and loved member of '26. His sudden death following so quickly his presence at our 40th Reunion was a great blow to all his classmates who were privileged to be with him on that happy occasion.
The Class extends its heartfelt sympathy to his widow, Emma, to whom he was married in 1930; his son Donald '53, and daughter Joan.
Again sudden death struck a classmate who was with us at our 40th Reunion last June. This time MARSHALL MCCLINTOCK passed away on February 9, at his home in Washingtonville, N. Y.
Mike came to college from Topeka, Kan., having been preceded to Hanover by two brothers, William S. '21, and Theodore '23. While in college Mike was a thespian with The Players and a member of Psi Upsilon.
Always of a literary bent, Mike went into the publishing business with Doubleday and Company, Viking, and Vanguard presses. In 1949 he became associate editor of Colliers magazine and then a free-lance writer specializing in late years on children's books. His publications include The Man Who Lives inParadise, The Autobiography of A. C. Gilbert,A Fly Went By, Stop That Ball, David and theGiant, and What Have I Got?
Mike is survived by his widow May (Garelick) to whom he was married in 1961. He is also survived by two children by his second wife, one by his first, and his brother Theodore.
Mike's quick wit, lively imagination, bright mind, and genuine warmth of spirit will be sorely missed at all future class gatherings. We extend our sympathy to his family.
1927
We have been advised of the death of JOHN DEAN ASKEW, on October 17, 1965.
Dean was born December 2, 1904, in Kansas City, Mo. He married the former Iris Wells in 1934 and she and their daughter Margery survive, in Litchfield, Conn.
During the war Dean installed a Salary Evaluation Plan at Remington Arms Co. where there were 82,000 employees. The Manhattan Project was the next to benefit from his knowledge of salary evaluation, and for a while he did the same sort of work for Macy's.
In 1963 the Class received a clipping indicating that Dean had become a member of the Staff of Hardy, Hardy and Associates, Inc., Sarasota investment firm.
Our sympathy is extended to his surviving family.
1931
EDMUND BENEDICT SUTTON died January 31, at his home in Waterbury, Conn., after a brief illness.
He obtained his medical degree at the University of Vermont, and interned at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover. He was a fellow in urology at the Mayo Clinic. During World War II he spent two years in the Army Medical Service. For twenty years he practiced urology in Rockford, Ill.
Ed distinguished himself as a varsity fullback during his years at Dartmouth, until an injury to his shoulder in the fall of his senior year ended his playing days. One of his teammates pays him the following tribute: "He was a big, blond, handsome, smiling man, always in there doing his very best - a great team man."
He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth (Hollis) Sutton, of Rockford, Ill.; one son, Edmund; two daughters, Mrs. A. McDonald Stuart, and Miss Patricia Sutton; and one sister, Miss Catherine Sutton.
1932
DR. LINDSAY EUGENE BEATON died of a heart attack on February 8 at his home in Tucson, Arizona. He was chairman of the American Medical Association's Council on Mental Health and served as the psychiatric member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the Social Security Administration. He was also psychiatrist for the University of Arizona.
Lin was born in Chicago, Ill., on January 25, 1911 and attended Evanston High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Theta Pi, and participated on the freshman tennis and fencing teams, as well as the varsity fencing team.
He had suffered from a heart condition to the past two years and had curtailed his private practice, but not his activities in several national medical programs. After Dartmouth, he received his M.D. degree from the Northwestern University School of Medicine, and did graduate work at Northwestern's Institute of Neurology as a medical fellow of the National Research Council.
During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel in the Army Medical Corps and served three years in the Pacific theater of operations. He moved to Tucson in 1946 as chief of neuropsychiatry services at all the community hospitals and as consultant to the Fort Huachuca and Vererans Hospitals.
The Class of 1932 extends its deepest sympathy to his wife Betty; to daughter Kay, attending college in Annapolis, Md; and to son, Jerry, at college in Santa Fe.
MORTON BURDEN JR. of Sewickley, Pa., died on January 22. A partner in the law firm of Webb, Burden, Robinson and Webb in Pittsburgh, Mort was a member of the board of managers of the American Patent Law Association and an elder in the Presbyterian Church of Sewickley.
Mort was born in Pittsburgh on February 19, 1911, and attended Sewickley Academy. Although he attended Dartmouth but three years, he always maintained interest in the College and served on various committees of the local alumni club. From the University of Pittsburgh he received a B.S. degree in 1932, and the degree of LL.B. in 1935. During World War II he served as a major in the Army Ordnance Corps and wrote several manuals on enemy equipment.
He was a member and director of the Edgeworth Club, and a member of the Seeing Eye Association of Morristown, N. J., and the Sewickley Valley Kennel Club. He was active in the Sewickley Community Center and with lighting activities of many amateur theaters.
The Class extends its deepest sympathy to his widow, Elizabeth (Hoffmeir), who lives at 516 East Drive, Sewickley, and to his son Jan and daughter Elizabeth.
1935
The Class of '35 lost a loyal member with the death of GEORGE ELLIOT BARNES, February 2 at St. Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, in Louisville, Ky., after a prolonged illness. Burial was in Clinton, Mass., where George was born and lived much of his life.
At the time of his death, George was Field Director of the American Red Cross in Louisville. He had joined the Red Cross in 1954 and had dedicated much of his life to this, service, first in Germany, later at Aberdeen Proving Ground and for the past year in Louisville. He lived at 8709 James R. Rd., Fairdale, Ky.
George was bora January 13, 1914 in Clinton, Mass., and prepared for college at Clinton High School. At Hanover he majored in political science and was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. He attended Harvard Law School for one year, later worked at the Clinton Savings Bank, and served as liaison officer for the V.A. Administration in Clinton before joining the Red Cross.
The Class extends its deepest sympathies to his widow, Helen (Young), and his daughter, Mrs. Maureen Merrill of St. Petersburg, Florida. It was the family's wish that flowers be omitted, and memorial gifts are being turned over to the College, which George so dearly loved.
1943
WILLARD RICHARDS GRAY died suddenly onFebruary 13, 1967 in Parish, N. Y., where he wasone of its best loved citizens and businessmen.
Bora in Parish, June 27, 1920, Will attendedthe local high school and later he was an outstanding baseball and basketball player atManlius Military Academy. At Dartmouth hePayed freshman and varsity baseball, was amember of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Sphinx, and a Tuck major. Before graduating he entered military service for five years, rising to Captain, Military Intelligence. He returned to Dartmouth after the war, graduated, and took an M.C.S. degree from Tuck School in 1948.
Will worked for Sun Oil for a brief period, then joined the family business, Parish Oil Company, distributor of Sunoco products throughout northern New York. At his death he was executive vice-president.
In 1953 he married the former Carolyn Desens, who survives with their children, Leslie, 13, Gloria, 12, Melanie, 10, Diane, 8, and Belle, 6. Funeral services were held in the Parish Methodist Church with interment in Parish.
Will was a giant in his community. From 1957 to 1965 he was mayor of Parish, when many constructive programs for the town were initiated and implemented. He was a trustee and director of the Methodist Church, chairman of the Red Cross, Heart Fund, and Cancer Drive, member of the Oswego Hospital Finance committee, Lions Club, and Oswego Country Club. The Mexico (N. Y.) Independent said of him: "Anyone who knew Willard Gray as a public servant, businessman, sportsman, relative or friend knows full well how much was given him in talent and in understanding - and how superbly he fulfilled his responsibilities."
At Dartmouth Will was quiet and unassuming, hardly the type one would expect to be holder of the Ivy League strikeout record of 18 in one game. He was a remarkable contrast to his coach, the giant Jeff Tesreau, who saw major league potential in Will and helped him develop one of the greatest curve balls in collegiate baseball. His sense of humor was known to those close to him, and he had the great gift of being a true competitor and gentleman at all times. He never lost his love for Dartmouth, returning there on his honeymoon, and as recently as last summer. His Dartmouth classmates and teammates remember Willard Gray with the greatest affection and send deepest sympathy to his widow and family.
C.M.D.
1945
ELBRIDGE GERRY DAVIS JR., age 45, died February 15, 1967 in Hamilton, Mass., after a long illness.
Born in Maiden, Mass., the son of Elbridge Gerry and Mildred Cleworth Davis, he attended Vermont and Hebron Academies. He was a veteran of U.S. Army service 1943 to 1948. He had operated the Red Feather Farm in Essex, Mass., for the past nineteen years.
The Class extends its sincere sympathy to his wife Natalie and his two children, Michael and Rita.
