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.]

Tirrell, Cornelius U. '00, Dec. 31, 1968 Matteson, B. Wynne '03, Dec. 27, 1968 Andrews, Herbert M. '04, Dec. 18, 1968 Smith, Watson B. '06, Dec. 23, 1968 Wallace, Robert B. '06, Dec. 20, 1968 Reed, Mark '12, Jan. 8 Spillane, Bernard '13, Dec. 15, 1968 Fishback, Horace '16, Dec. 9, 1968 Black, Angus C. '17, Jan. 9 Davis, George G. '18, Dec. 13, 1968 Wales, William C. '18, Nov. 15, 1968 Clark, Harold E. '20, Jan. 4 Noyes, Hermon B. '21, Dec. 12, 1968 Hopkins, Edward B. '23, Dec. 14, 1968 Pope, Ernest E. '23, Jan. 7 Shapleigh, Theodore D. '23, Dec. 25, 1968 Windsor, John F. '23, Jan. 11 Butt, Floyd P. '24, Dec. 19, 1968 Solly, David A. Jr. '24, Jan. 2 Curtis, Herman D. '25, Jan. 4 Ryan, Stephen W. '25, Dec. 28, 1968 Hale, Henry F. '27, Dec. 30, 1968 Campion, James W. '28, Dec. 19, 1968 Evans, William A. '28, Dec. 16, 1968 Pratt, John L. '29, Dec. 25, 1968 Sawyer, Parker E. '30, Dec. 14, 1968 Robinson, Charles L. '31, Dec. 16, 1968 Kieselbach, Richard '38, Nov. 21, 1968 Housel, William E. '42, Jan. 8 Wilson, Richard H. '42, Dec. 21, 1968 Hurlburt, Russell B. Jr. '44, Dec. 18, 1968 Gray, Robert T. '50, Dec. 5, 1968 Williams, John M. 3rd '53, Jan. 4

1901

REV. CLAUDE ALBERT BUTTERFIELD passed away on November 14 in Bourne, Mass. Since his retirement in 1954 he had been a resident of Brewster, Mass.

He prepared for college at St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy and after graduating from Dartmouth attended Hartford Theological Seminary in Connecticut. His principal pastorates were in Foxboro, Springfield, and Fairhaven, Mass. From 1939 until his retirement in 1953 he was the New England executive director of the Save the Children Federation.

Surviving, in addition to his widow, the former Mildred Moore, are two daughters, a son, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His son Robert is a member of the Class of 1937.

1903

We have just received word of the death of our BYRON WYNNE MATTESON in St. Luke's Hospital, Denver, Col., after a long illness. Byron was born in Woolcott, N. Y., August 31, 1880. He died December 27, 1968.

He was educated in New York and at Dartmouth College where he became a member of Sigma Chi and Dragon. On December 17, 1914 he married Mary Van Dyke in Los Angeles, Calif. In addition to his widow he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Seth Bradley of Lakewood, and two grandchildren.

Byron worked at his chosen profession in many locations until 1938 when he was moved to Denver to take charge of the Bureau of Public Roads where he was put in charge of federal and highway work in the eleven Western states and Hawaii. In 1952 he received the Department of Commerce Gold Medal award for his work in national highway development and on the Denver Valley Highway project.

Byron was a member of the Denver Rotary Club and several professional organizations. He retired in 1953 after 33 years as an engineer with the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.

The sympathy of the Class goes out to the family.

1906

ROBERT BURNS WALLACE died at Deerfield Beach, Fla., December 20, after a long illness. He was born in Milford, N. H., July 13, 1884. His father, Judge Robert M. Wallace, was a Dartmouth graduate 1867 and a Trustee of the College, 1906-11. Bob prepared for college in the Milford High School. His undergraduate career included membership in Psi Upsilon and Sphinx and managership of the varsity hockey team. Cordial and outgoing, with a good sense of humor, he readily made friends.

For two years after graduation he was with Webster and Thomas, wholesale grocers of Boston. In 1908 he entered the sales department of Bethlehem Steel Company in their Boston office, and soon rose to be manager of sales and later general manager of the Boston office. He retired in 1950 because of ill health. In retirement he lived for a time in Arizona, but about ten years ago moved permanently to Deerfield Beach. Although in recent years unable to return to reunions, he was always a loyal member of the Class.

Bob married Marie Troy of Boston in 1925. She survives him, with their three daughters and ten grandchildren. The sympathy of the Class goes out to all of them.

WATSON BTKCHARD SMITH of Larchmont, N. Y., died December 23. He was born in Omaha, Neb., April 9, 1882, and prepared for Dartmouth in the Omaha High School. In college he was widely popular and highly respected, He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Sphinx, and Palaeopitus, and was business manager of the Aegis in his junior year. He graduated from the College in 1906 and from the Thayer School in 1907. He engaged in general engineering work in the Middle West for twelve years, with tie Union Pacific Railroad at Omaha until 1914 and as senior civil engineer, valuation of railroads, U. S. Bureau of Valuation at Kansas City, 1914-18.

In World War I he became an American Red Cross volunteer in the Army Field Service and with the rank of lieutenant was attached to the 90th Division at St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne, and to the Army of Occupation in Germany.

After the war he engaged in new foundation and building construction work in New York City and took up residence in Larchmont. He was with the Todd, Robertson and Todd Engineering Corporation, 1919-27; vice-president and president, H. D. Hynds Inc., engineers and builders, 1927-44; engineer, Rockefeller Center Inc., 1944-54; and consulting engineer 1954 to retirement.

Throughout these years he resided at 6 Iden Avenue in Larchmont. He was a member and elder of the Larchmont Presbyterian Church. Watson married in 1920 Hazel Ann Howard of Omaha, who survives him with their two sons, Watson 8., Jr., and Burton H. and three grandchildren. The Class extends sympathy to all of them.

1907

PERLEY WALTER CHURCHILL passed away on November 25, in Berlin, N. H., peacefully and with a radiant smile.

Perley was born in West Stewartstown, N. H., on July 19, 1885 and prepared for college at Berlin (N. H.) High School. Since 1924 he had lived at 262 Hillside Ave. in Berlin.

His chosen profession was teaching but because of his mother's wishes, he entered the pulp and paper business with the Brown Company and served for 52 years as manager of the Woods Department. He was also a director of the Berlin National Bank and Commissioner of the Police Department. At the time of his passing he was the oldest living member of the Berlin Masonic Lodge and a member of the Congregational Church. On November 7, 1968 the new concrete bridge over the Diamond River in the College Grant was named in his honor.

Perley married Esther Buchan on September 18, 1918 in Barre, Vt., and two sons were born to them. The death of their son John '44 in a rock slide on Mt. Blanc in 1952 was a tragic event. Their son Alexander received his M.A. at Carnegie Tech and now lives in Rochester, N. Y. Survivors also include his widow, and two grandchildren.

1907 thus says farewell to another loyal classmate and a devoted Dartmouth man. He enjoyed our class reunions and will be missed by all of us. Our deepest sympathy goes to his family.

1910

CHARLES ALBERT CORNELIUS THOMAS died November 26, 1968, while en route to St. Vincent's Hospital after he was stricken at his home with a heart attack.

Born in Buffalo, November 22, 1887, he prepared for college at Lafayette High School. After graduating from college he remained in Hanover and in 1916 went to Bridgeport, Conn. He became associated with the Bridgeport Publishing Company and was active until the time of his death. He was a proofreader for TheBridgeport Telegram and contributed editorials for the three Post Publishing Company newspapers, The Telegram, The Bridgeport Post and The Bridgeport Sunday Post.

His career was marked by his ability to make friends and to receive recognition for his services. In 1966 he was honored by Telegram composing room employees at a luncheon marking Ws 50th year with the Post Publishing Company. His memory was honored by the great number °f floral tributes from the many groups in the Publishing company.

He was the oldest Dartmouth graduate in Connecticut and was active many years in the Fairfield County Dartmouth Alumni Club. He served as Draft Board Commissioner in World War II.

Charlie Thomas was married to Mary Dover Needham on November 24, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pa. Survivors are his widow, who lives at 94 Cowles St., Bridgeport, his son, James A., a brother, four sisters, and four grandchildren.

The funeral was held November 29 at St. John's Episcopal Church.

1911

PHILIP MCQUESTEN, prominent New Hampshire physician, died on Thanksgiving morning, November 28, in a Boston Hospital. His entire life was devoted to New Hampshire and in large part to Nashua.

Phil was born there December 27, 1888, attended Nashua High School and Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard Medical School where he received his M.D. degree in 1915. His military service was as a Ist Lieutenant, AUS MC 1917-1919. At Dartmouth he became a member of Chi Phi fraternity and was manager of freshman track. He started his practice as a physician immediately following his army service and continued it up to the time of his death.

In addition to his private practice, he served the Nashua Hospital in many capacities. He was a former chairman of the executive committee of the Hospital Association and chief of the medical staff of the hospital, and at the time of his death was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Memorial Hospital. He also had been active in raising funds for the hospital's growth. He was eminently regarded both as a physician and surgeon by his contemporaries in the medical profession. He was a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Church. Phil was president of the Telegraph Publishing Company from 1949 to 1966, and a director thereafter. Much of the company's growth was due to his leadership.

He was married to Elizabeth Swart, September 27, 1917. She survives her husband along with a sister, a brother Eugene '16, and several nieces and nephews.

1913

DR. BERNARD SPILLANE, of 443 Simsbury Road, Bloomfield, Conn., former chief of the urological department at Hartford Hospital, died December 15 after a brief illness.

"Red" was born in North Easton, Mass. He attended Williston Academy and Holy Cross College and then transferred to Dartmouth, graduating with our Class. He attended Dartmouth Medical School for two years and then went to Tufts where he received his medical degree. He trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, Hartford Hospital, and Hartford Isolation Hospital from 1918 until his retirement in 1956. He was a member of the Hartford Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Connecticut State and Hartford City Medical Societies, and the American Urological Association. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in World War I.

He leaves his widow, Hannah (Linnea), two sons, Dr. Richard J. '41 and Robert 8., a daughter, Grace, and six grandchildren. The Class extends its heartfelt sympathy to Hannah and to the entire family.

1914

It would be hard to name any man in our Class who, leaving us, would be more missed than JOHN MICHAELES PIANE. His death at age 78 at his home in Hanover on December 3 followed a long illness.

John was born in New York City but except for a brief period with the National City ,Bank following graduation and army service in World War I his entire career was identified with his life in Hanover.

Here in 1919 he founded the Dartmouth Cooperative Society, and in 1939 he established Dartmouth Skis, Inc. In both organizations he pioneered many new ideas, creating new styles, setting new fashions and opening world-wide trade channels to his own organizations and to those of others who sought his help. Long before the national boom in skiing he was perhaps the largest ski importer and dealer in the country. John also founded the College Bookstore, in connection with the Dartmouth Co-op, and other business interests included College Supplies in Hanover, Hanover Realty, Inc., and Universal Tool Corporation of Springfield, Mass.

Over the years in Hanover John was a charter member and past president of the Hanover Rotary Club, and past president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce and Hanover Board of Trade. He also was a field adviser for the U.S. Small Business Administration.

John is survived by his wife Madeleine, residing at 13 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover; a daughter, Mrs. Richard Fowler ('54) of Hanover; a son, John M. Jr. '50 of Hanover, and five grandchildren.

1916

HORACE FISHBACK JR., a life-long resident of Brookings, S. D., died December 9 in the University Hospital at Minneapolis. He was 74.

He took his freshman year at Carleton College and as a sophomore joined us at Hanover in the autumn of 1913. He was a happy and welcome addition to the Class. His fine bass voice and his joy in using it made him a "natural" for the Glee Club and College Choir. He played on the varsity football team. He was a member of DKE, Casque and Gauntlet, and the Arts. His lively interest in the Class and Dartmouth, as an alumnus, was evidenced by — among other thingsthe long journeys he and Margaret made to our class reunions.

Following graduation Horace went with the National City Bank of New York and, except for a year's service as 2nd Lieutenant in the British Flying Corps, was employed in the London and Calcutta offices of that bank until 1922.

But Horace came of pioneer BrooKings STOCK and the call of the West prevailed. In 1925 he joined his father and brother Van in organizing the Security National Bank. This later became the First National Bank of Brookings and from 1937 until his death Horace served as its president. He became a leader in community affairs, and his banking policies for agriculture, downtown businesses and the South Dakota State University played a vital role in the financial growth of the area.

Horace and Margaret Nason were married at Highland Park, Ill., on June 11, 1927, and this marriage was a great blessing to both. A month before his death Horace wrote: "Margaret takes exceedingly good care of me. She has been a peach all through the years." With her in Brookings for the memorial and interment services were their four sons and their daughter.

The esteem in which Horace was held is attested by a local guest editorial written by Dan Johnson, head of the South Dakota State News Bureau, which, after hailing him as a business and community leader, says in part: "Completely an individual, Horace Fishback was also a rare and unique being in this closing third of the Twentieth Century—he was a 'personal' banker. His desk was as close to the entrance as he could get it, and his business transactions were invariably on a first-name basis. 'His' people were his life—and they were more important than vacations or long holiday weekends.... And more intimately Horace Fishback leaves to his family a moral and human legacy quite as precious as the material. Is . there any greater tribute?"

—J. B. B. JR.

1917

PAUL LEWIS BURNHAM died at Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital last June 8, following a short illness. He was born in Kennebunkport, Me., July 22, 1893, and had lived in Lawrence since 1905, where he was associated with the Eagle-Tribune Advertising Department for 42 years. Paul enlisted in the Ordnance Reserve Corps in Hanover in 1917 and was discharged as first lieutenant in 1919 after twelve months' service in France and Germany. He is survived by two sons, a brother, and three grandchildren.

DR. ANGUS CECIL BLACK died in his sleep in Dick's House, Hanover, January 9 after a short illness. He was born in Dorchester, N. H., February 20, 1892 and was graduated from Phillips Andover Academy, Dartmouth College and Medical School, and College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He enlisted as a private in the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps at Portland, Me., January 9, 1918 and was discharged on December 14, 1919. Angus leaves his second wife Gladys, a son Angus C. Jr. '45, and several grandchildren. He made his home for the past few years in Jaffrey, N. H., where the funeral service was conducted at the United Church on January 12.

While practicing in Gorham, Angus made a dramatic rescue of a Dartmouth skier who had fallen and broken his back in Tuckerman's Ravine. He took him to the hospital in Berlin by horse-drawn sled where the young man was treated, afterwards living with the Blacks for several months while recovering.

1918

WILLIAM CHAUNCEY WALES died November 15 at Princeton Hospital, in Princeton, N. J., where he had made his home for the past several years. It is sad that Chaunce could not have been with us last June in Hanover, but his daughter writes she is confident he knows how much he was and is missed, and of the tributes accorded him.

Chaunce was born in North Abington, Mass., on January 29, 1897. He earned his way through college by pressing clothes and working at "Ma" Haskins' Eating Club.

In World War I he became an Air Force pilot at Love Field, Texas. It was there he met Elizabeth Wilson, whom he married in 1921. Following graduation from Harvard Business School he returned to Texas and gained a professorship at Southern Methodist University, where he established a course in marketing, his major interest. In later years he taught marketing at New York University, and then at Seton Hall. He also supervised marketing for the Donnelly Garment Co.

His family was always the center of his life. In Princeton he lived near both of his daughters. His now 12-year-old grandson Jack, his constant companion, he took to all local sports events in which Dartmouth competed, young Jack wearing a plainly marked Dartmouth sweater. Ardent Dartmouth supporters too, though perhaps less regular attendants at games, Chaunce's adoring granddaughters, Barbara and Cornelia Reeder, shared with their brother Chaunce's gentle, loving companionship.

Survivors include his widow Elizabeth, his twin daughters Elizabeth and Cornelia, and three grandchildren. Burial in Princeton was in All Saints Chapel Cemetery, where a World War I bronze star and an American flag mark the grave of Lieutenant William Chauncey Wales. The family are very gratefully appreciative that in his honor friends have provided a Theological School scholarship at Southern Methodist University.

H. C. D.

1920

ARTHUR DREW THOMSON of 1269 Canton Avenue, Milton, Mass., died December 2, 1968 while cruising on his yacht in Philipsburg Harbor, St. Martin, Netherlands West Indies.

Art was born in Boston, Mass., January 13, 1898. He attended Roxbury Latin School and after Dartmouth graduated from Harvard Law School in 1923. He was a partner in the law firm of Thomson, Morse & Erickson, and a member of the firm Thomson and Thomson, both of Boston. He was a member of the Boston Bar Association and the Boston Patent Law Association, a trustee of Roxbury Latin School, and a member of Sigma Nu. He also was a member of the Hingham Yacht Club and Blue Water Sailing Club, a Veteran of World War I, and a member of the Wollaston American Legion. He was guest lecturer at Harvard Law School in 1967-68.

Services were held at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Milton. He is survived by his widow, Mary (Curtis), three sons, five stepchildren, and a brother Earl H. Thomson of Boston.

The Class extends its deep sympathy to Art's wife Mary and the other surviving members of his family.

1922

CLAYTON ALEXANDER WILKIN died November 16, 1968, at Wesson Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Mass.

He was born December 13, 1899 in Barre, Vt. and came to Dartmouth from Spaulding (Barre) High School. He was a veteran of World War I and was with the Class during freshman year.

For 46 years before retiring in February 1965 he was an engineer for the Boston and Albany Railroad. For many years he had lived in West Springfield, most recently at 320 Park St. He is survived by his widow, Frances (MacNair), to whom '22 offers its condolence.

1923

EDWIN BALDWIN HOPKINS died December 13 at age of 66 at the Ayer, Mass., unit of Nashoba Community Hospital after being stricken with a heart seizure at his home on Highland Ave.

The dean of doctors in the Ayer area, Ed served his community for over 40 years. In November 1967 he was honored at a public testimonial sponsored by the local fire department which he had served as physician for over 30 years. More than 800 friends attended this affair.

Ed was one of the founders of the hospital in which he passed away. Born in Ayer and a lifelong resident there, he attended Ayer schools, came to Dartmouth from Wilbraham Academy, and graduated in 1926 from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He served his residency at Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia and at Boston Floating Hospital. A member of the medical staffs of both the Ayer and Groton units of Nashoba, Ed also held memberships a the American and Massachusetts Medical Societies and the New England Pediatric Society. At Dartmouth he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Funeral services originally planned for the Federated Church of which Ed was a long time member were transferred to the Ayer High School. More than a thousand of his friends m loved ones attended the ecumenical services presided over by the Rev. Clinton A. Condict of the Ayer Federated Church, assisted by six other clergymen representing the Catholic, Jewish, an Protestant faiths. Memorial gifts totaling well over $5000 have been donated to the Nashoba Community Hospital in Ed's memory.

Ed is survived by his widow, the former Dorothy Jubb, four sons, three of whom are doctors. and by seven grandchildren. His life's work is best described in the headline epitaph from one of the many news stories announcing his death: "You have faithfully and humanely served the Community."

THEODORE DELMONT SHAPLEIGH died on Christinas Day 1968 following a long illness. His 68th birthday was December 13.

Ted came to Dartmouth from Milton (Mass.) High School where he had already made a name for himself as an athlete. In college he played freshman baseball and was varsity shortstop for three seasons.

Following his years at Dartmouth, Ted graduated from Harvard Business School and was a long-time guest lecturer at the Tuck School. His business career included associations with Crawford Hollidge in Boston and Gladdings Department Store and Shepards in Providence, R. I. In 1938 he became associated with Hamilton and Co. in New Haven, Conn., and later bought out the business, becoming its president and sole owner. In 1964 he liquidated this business and was shortly thereafter elected vice-president of Bruce Payne and Lehman Associates, management and personnel consultants in New Haven. He was a director of the New Haven Savings Bank, the Union Trust Co., and the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, serving as president of the latter organization from 1951 to 1953.

A member of the New Haven College board of governors, Ted also belonged to the New Haven Rotary Club and the Quinnipiac Club and was past president of both organizations. At Dartmouth he became a member of Zeta Psi. He served as 1923 class agent from 1957 to 1963.

Funeral services were held at the Church of the Redeemer in New Haven on December 28. Charlie Zimmerman, Charlie Rice and Ed Lyle represented the Class and acted as honorary pallbearers.

Ted is survived by his widow, the former Marjorie Hunt, by two daughters, and by six grandchildren. The Class of 1923 will long miss this optimistic, able man. He well loved Dartmouth and the men and women of 1923.

1924

FLOYD PAUL BUTT died on December 26, 1968 at his home in Cape Coral, Florida, where he and his wife Adele had taken up residence after his retirement from the Sun Oil Company in 1964. "Buttsy" left Dartmouth before graduation and began his business career as a public accountant in New York City. Later he served with Mohawk Carpet Mills in Amsterdam, N. Y., W. & J. Sloane in.Detroit, and Tidewater Oil Co. in New York. Following three years in the Navy during World War II, at the end of which he held the rank of Lieutenant Commander, he joined the Sun Oil Company at Philadelphia. In addition to his widow, he is survived by a son Richard.

DAVID ATKINSON SOLLY JR. died on January 2, 1969 at his home in West Hartford, Conn., at the age of 66. After 25 years with Aetna Insurance Co., of which he was treasurer and director, Dave retired in 1962. Born in Virginia, he came to Dartmouth from Glens Falls, N. Y. In College he became a member of Phi Psi.

Dave was closely involved with numerous community interests in Hartford, including the Oak Hill School for the Blind, of which he was a director, the State Savings Bank of Hartford, the Hartford Golf Club, and the Asylum Congregational Church, of which he was treasurer and deacon. He was an active member of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford. He is survived by is wife Rosalyn, a daughter, Mrs. Sandra Asbury, of Port Washington, L. I., N. Y., and two sisters.

ERNEST GROSVENOR WALKER died November 8, 1968 in Rochester, N. Y. A native of Buffalo, he attended Dartmouth for three months in the fall of 1921, then went to the University of Buffalo and graduated from the College of Pharmacy there. He suffered several cerebral accidents which permanently incapacitated him in 1960. He is survived by his sister, Dr. Helen G. Walker of Buffalo.

1925

STEPHEN WEBBER RYAN died in Cambridge, Mass., December 28, 1968.

Steve was born in Calais, Me., August 11, 1903, and prepared for Dartmouth at Winchester (Mass.) High School. As an undergraduate he became a member of Theta Delta Chi, Delta Omicron Gamma, Kappa Phi Kappa, Sphinx, and Pleiade. He was also president of Green Key and Occom Council and manager of baseball.

Little is known of his activities. He held different jobs from time to time, the last one of which on record was with the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. in 1950. He married Priscilla Chapman of Winchester and later Grace Ballantyne. There is also a notation in the record that he had a daughter, Joanne Lois. He had lived several years with his sister, Jean Ryan, who survives him. Interment was at Calais, Me.

HERMAN DEMING CURTIS died at Naples, Fla., January 4, 1969.

Born in Newcastle, N. H., August 8, 1902, Charlie went to Manchester High School and transferred to Dartmouth from New Hampshire State College, getting his degree in September 1925. He was a Michigan Public Service Commission accountant for 33 years until his retirement in 1964, when he moved to Naples.

Surviving are his wife, Catherine, and a daughter, Elizabeth, of Kalamazoo. His twin brother, Ballard, of Akron, Ohio, preceded him in death by one day, also at Naples. Interment was at Detroit, Mich.

HARRY WALKER VINCENT JR. died in a California hospital, January 11, 1969, after a series of mild strokes.

Born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 22, 1901, Walk acquired his preliminary education at Scott High School, Toledo, Ohio. He was a member of Kappa Sigma and served on the Green Book board, Aegis board, and DCA Cabinet.

He was associated with Owens-Illinois Glass Co. until his retirement in 1960, when he moved to 28403 Saddle Rd., Miraleste, Calif. Surviving are his wife, Helen, a son, Martin, of Portuguese Bend, Calif., and two grandchildren, to whom the deep sympathy of the Class is extended.

1927

WILLIAM SHERMAN PRESCOTT died suddenly at his home, 25 Woodchester Rd., Wellesley Hills, on December 12.

Bill, a native of Chicago, prepared for Dartmouth in Minneapolis. Since graduation he had devoted his life to the securities business and was the founder and head of the Boston firm, William S. Prescott and Co. He was a member of the Brae Burn Country Club, Boston Madison Square Garden Club, Bald Peak Corporation, Boston Securities Trade Association, a life member of the Boston Yacht Club, and a former member of the Boston Stock Exchange. While in college he was a member of D.K.E., Sphinx and Green Key.

He is survived by his wife, Katharine Snow, and two sons, William M. S. '58 of Wellesley and John K. '61 of Madison, Me.

A memorial service was held at St. James Episcopal Chapel in Greenfield. Charles and Barbara Bartlett and Doane and Marie Arnold attended the services.

Those of us who were privileged to know Bill well will miss him greatly. He was the soul of honor and integrity in all his dealings, a man of many interests with a good sense of humor, a fine husband and father, and a staunch friend. To Katharine and his family the Class extends its deepest sympathy.

1928

A friend of Dartmouth men the world over, JAMES WALSH CAMPION JR., proprietor of the famous clothing and sporting goods store in Hanover, died December 19 at his home at the age of 63. After an exploratory operation in September, Jim knew that he had cancer of the liver and had only a few months to live. He attended the annual fall reunion of the Class at the Norwich Inn on October 12 and was amazingly courageous and philosophical about his condition.

He was a native of Amherst, Mass., and came to Hanover as a boy. Following graduation from Worcester Academy, he attended Dartmouth for a year. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

In 1926 he became owner of James Campion Inc., a store that had been started by his father 20 years earlier, and which is now being continued by Jim's two sons.

Jim was always active in Class affairs, serving as chairman of our 25th reunion. At our 35th Jim and his late wife, Esther, entertained the Class at their home for the class picnic.

Jim was active in Democratic Party and civic affairs, and was an avid supporter of Dartmouth athletics. In 1955 he was elected to the New Hampshire State Legislature, the first Democrat to represent Hanover in over 50 years. He was chairman of the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Expansion Fund in 1964-65, which raised $2.8 million.

Jim was married in 1926 to Helen B. Ronan in Oneonta, N. Y. She died in 1958. He was married to Mrs. Esther A. Chamberlain in 1959 and she died in 1966 while the Campions were traveling in Europe.

Jim leaves two sons, James Campion 3rd and Edward Ronan Campion '55, two stepdaughters, Mrs. Emmy Chamberlain Causing and Anne Chamberlain, and eight grandchildren.

WILLIAM AMOS EVANS died suddenly in Miami Shores, Fla., December 16. He was a resident of Scituate, Mass., where he was a former partner in the Curtis Bakery.

Bill came to Dartmouth from Brookline (Mass.) High School. Nothing is known of his career after graduation until 1937 when he became a partner in the Curtis Bakery. From 1942 to 1946 he was in the Air Force Transport Command, participating in the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. He was a Captain at the time of his discharge.

Bill never married. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. A. H. Strong of Weathersfield, Conn.

1930

PARKER EMERSON SAWYER died December 14 at his home in Franklin, N. H., after a short illness. Parker had retired in 1966 after 19 years with Palazzi Corp. of New Hampshire as a superintendent. He was a lifelong resident of Franklin and had served his city as a member of the City Council and Water Board and as an organizer of Civil Defense. He had also represented his district in the State Legislature.

In World War II he served for 21 months on Attu in the Aleutian Islands. He held membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Meridian Masonic Lodge, and the order of Eastern Star.

Sympathy of the Class is extended to his widow Olive, who lives at 152 Prospect St., Franklin, N. H.

1931

CHARLES LEWIS ROBINSON died December 16 in Glendale, Calif. He had been afflicted with a serious chronic nerve disease. Private funeral services were held; instead of flowers memorial contributions were requested for the Dartmouth College Scholarship Fund.

Chuck was an insurance consultant and past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Insurance Buyers. He was past president of Toastmasters International while at Omaha in 1948.

He served four years during World War II, participating in the initial occupation of Japan, and retiring from the Air Force with the oak leaves of a major, four battle stars and an Army Commendation Medal.

Chuck was continually active in behalf of Dartmouth, serving at various times as assistant class agent, a director of the Dartmouth Outing Club of Northern California, and taking an active part in alumni activities in San Francisco and Los Angeles. At the time of his death he was enrollment director for the Southern California District, San Diego-Imperial District and the Greater Santa Barbara District, and a member of the Third Century Fund. He is recognized as having done an outstanding job on enrollment for the College.

As an undergraduate he majored in Sociology, was a member of the varsity football team and a member of Green Key.

Chuck is survived by his widow, Mary G., of 916 Idlewild Road, Glendale, Calif., a son Geoffrey T., and a sister.

1942

RICHARD CARLTON HETFIELD, of 1158 Evergreen Avenue, Plainfield, N. J., died November 28, 1968 in Muhlenberg Hospital. His death followed a one-week battle with spinal meningitis. He was a lifelong resident of Plainfield, a partner in the Hetfield and Hetfield law firm, and a brother of the city's mayor, George F. Hetfield

'31. His widow is the former Margaret Morehouse. Surviving him in addition to his brother and his widow, are four children at home: Richard C. Jr., Robert 8., Diane L., and Margaret; also two other brothers, Judge Walter L. 3rd '29 and Bertram C. '35.

Richard was a practicing attorney since 1949, and was admitted before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1957. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Holland Society, the Plainfield Country Club, the Sons of the American Revolution, and president of the United Family Children's Society. In 1966 he was solicitations chairman of the United Community Services drive.

Memorial services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Plainfield, with interment in Hillside Cemetery.

RICHARD HENRY WILSON, of Tifiany Road, Norwell, Mass., passed away suddenly on December 21, 1968.

He was a member of the Norwell Republican Town Committee, the Arts Association, the Historical Society, and Community Theater groups. Also he was active in church affairs and school and scouting activities. Richard was one of the founders of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Fall River, Mass., where he was a resident for eight years. While there he was very active in the Supervisors Club, the Little Theater, and fund drives for several hospital clinics which were launched in Fall River in the 1940's. His hobbies were gardening and furniture refinishing.

Richard is survived by his widow, Irene M., and two children, Bradford M. and Marcia K., both at home.

Memorial services were held in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Hanover, Mass., on December 23. Friends will miss his laughter, persuasive arguments, enthusiasm and drive.

1952

The Class' 15th reunion was deeply affected by the announcement of the death of PETER HEIDLER McCREARY. Early in the morning of June 3 Pete died of cancer at Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield, N. J., where he had been a patient for almost two months.

A quiet, determined, and hard-working student and athlete, Pete came to Dartmouth from Lawrenceville with the reputation of being one of the country's finest prep-school hurdlers. By example he led his classmates in what was undoubtedly the best freshman track team on the East Coast. In the succeeding years in Hanover, Pete went on to earn a just reputation as one of Dartmouth's great athletes.

Pete was Heptagonal and IC4A indoor and outdoor high hurdles champion, Penn Relays champion, and his Dartmouth high hurdles records still stand. In addition to his great performances as a hurdler he was an outstanding sprinter and quarter miler. He ran these events both individually and as a member of the recordbreaking mile relay team.

Most of his classmates called him "Pete" and knew him as a pleasant, smiling classmate who worked hard at his studies and trained the year round for track. Coach Ellie Noyes and a few very close friends knew how difficult he found the beginning of his college life and the necessity of selecting his career goals. In 1954 Pete received his M.B.A. from Tuck School. After a short stay in public utilities he entered banking, first at Guaranty Trust and later as an Investment Counselor at the New York BanK where he was Assistant Vice President. As Treasurer on the Board of Deacons of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church and an active participant in the Special Gifts Campaign of the United Community Fund in Plainfield, Pete was involved in the life and problems of his own community.

Pete enjoyed a full and rewarding family life. He married Harriet J. Apgar in 1952, and she and their two daughters, Patricia Anne an Elizabeth Jean, still live at 965 Fernwood Ave., in Pete's home town of Plainfield, N. J.

The members of the Class of 1952 are proud to have been friends and classmates with Pete McCreary. To his wife and daughters the Class extends its sympathy.

John Michaeles Piane '14

Horace Fishback Jr. '16

James Walsh Campion Jr. '28