Deaths
(A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notice mayappear in this issue or a later one.)
Norris, Clifford E. '07, October 25 Comstock, Marshall E. '10, November 13 Pearse, William H. '11, November 22 Allen, Horace E. '12, November 5 Dudensing, Frank V. '13, February 21, 1967 Kingman, Lawrence '14, July 16 Lawrence, Carl A. P. '14, November 9 Spore, Leland P. '14, November 13 Newton, Perley A. '16, November 12 Atwater, Irving T. '17, October 29 Fritz, Emdon '17, November 28 Guay, John B. '17, November 30 Hutchinson, Perne R. '17, November 21 Towler, Eugene D. '17, November 21 Haerle, Louis H. '19, November 17 Sawyer, Sewall C. '19, November 15 Gove, Philip B. '22, November 16 Hovey, Almon G. '23, October 26 Norris, Whitton E. '23, November 24 Haywood, Charles F. '25, December 5 Marshall, Lawrence C. '25, November 29 Walter, Paul B. '25, October 1 Butterfield, Dwight W. '26, November 3 Purnell, Edward C. '28, September 29 Waterman, John I. '31, October 23 Perrino, John J. '32, October 27 Kraszewski, Henry W. '34, December 4 Wardwell, Frank P. '34, 1970 Parenteau, William A. '37, October 31 Robson, Walter E. Jr. '37, August 10 Howard, Kenneth R. '38, July 2 Walk, William E. Jr. '40, September 8 Powers, Walter Jr. '43, December 3 McLaren, Edward L. Jr. '46, September, 1971 Powers, Edward D. '51, November 17 Ceriello, Michael A. '54, December 15, 1971 Winters, Edward G. Jr. '56, August 25 Hall, Edward K. 3rd. '61, November 29 Ilfeld, Thomas J. '64. August 22 Wall, Alan W. Jr. '68, November 16
1907
CLIFFORD EATON NORRIS died October 25, 1972 at the Brentwood Nursing Home, Warwick, R. L He was 94 years old, and our oldest classmate.
Cliff was born in Herndon, Va., and prepared for Dartmouth at the Durfee High School, Riverdale, R. I. After graduation he was associated with Blackstone Mutual Fire Insurance Co. from 1910 to 1946 serving as assistant secretary.
After retirement his main interests were in church work and his flower garden. In politics he had been an Independent. He was Deacon of the Congregational church. He delivered the address to the Old Pine on Class Day.
Cliff married Grace R. Hudson in 1909 and she passed away in 1925. In 1927 he married Jessie 3. Healy. There were three sons of the first marriage, all of whom survive.
Cliff was a very loyal Dartmouth man and he kept in touch with many classmates.
1909
CLARENCE EUGENE DUNBAR died in a Manchester, N. H. hospital on the evening ot October 28, 1972. He had been in frail healtn for some years. Dunnie was born in Manchester on January 25, 1888 and came to Dartmouth from the local high school. He graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank and wen on to the Dartmouth Medical School, became a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical eternity and received his M.D. degree in 1912 He joined the staff of the Elliot Hospital Manchester in 1916.
in He served as a captain in the Marine Corps in World War I from 1917-1919 and was the Corps battalion surgeon at the front. In World War II, he was a colonel in the Marine Coros and commanding officer of the 500-bed 64th Station Hospital at Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria.
He was a member and past president of the Manchester Medical Association; Hillsborough County Medical Society; New Hampshire Medical Society; a member of the American Medical. Association and the American Diabetes Association. He was chief of the medical unit Manchester Civil Defense, from 1956-1964 He was also a member and past president of the Manchester Kiwanis Club; a 50-year member of Tashington Lodge #61, F. & A.M.; a member of American Legion Post #79 and a member of the Reserve Officers Association. He was on the military staff of Gov. Charles Tobey, 1928-1929.
On April 2, 1913, Clarence was married to Caroline MacDonald in Manchester. Two sons were born to them, Robert, and Richard '43. Mrs. Dunbar died in 1958. He is survived by his two sons, two grandsons, a brother Victor '13 and several nieces and nephews. • 1 1J 1
Funeral services were held November 1, and 1909 said farewell to a loyal member who will be greatly missed at reunions.
1910
MARSHALL ERNEST COMSTOCK died on November 13 at West Medford, Mass. He was born in Maiden, but moved to West Medford 53 years ago.
He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1910 but transferred to M.I.T. from which he was. graduated in 1911. He was manager of the Boston office of the Wagner Electric Co. until his retirement, and was active in M.I.T. alumni affairs as well as the Boston Exchange Club.
He leaves his widow Helen (Ogilvie), a son, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
1911
HENRY JORDAN MORTON passed away on October 19, 1972 in the Salem Memorial Hospital, Salem, Ore., after an illness of about nine months.
Jinks joined our Class from Kennebunk Maine High School, having selected Dartmouth instead of the family college, Bowdoin. Following receipt of his MCS degree from Tuck School he went to Chicago where he lived with Slim Eaton and they had their meals with General Butler and George Morris who were in law school at that time. At their eating establishment were two music students, girls from Meridian, Miss., one of whom was Mary Gayle Hamilton who later became Mrs. Morton in 1914.
Jinks spent four years each with Western Electric and LaSaile Extension University before landing with Ditto, Inc., where he remained some 30 interesting years in an executive capacity on Systems development and sales.
When he retired, he and his wife returned to her old home in Meridian, Miss. Only when Jink's health began to fail did they move to 1350 S. W. Orinda Way, Salem, Ore., to be near their son Henry Jr. He is survived by his widow Mary Gayle and two sons, Henry Jr. 39 and Joseph, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Jinks was always an ardent supporter of Dartmouth and a well-liked and active member of our Class.
1913
Belatedly we announce the death of our classmate FRANK VALENTINE DUDENSING in France on February 21, 1967. His brother Dick Dudensing '19 had not heard from him for years. He was informed by a distant cousin that Frank had died. He did not mention any illness. His wife died February 6, 1971. Their daughter Mrs. Anthony Horne still resides at Chateau de Basty, Thenon, Dordogne, France.
Frank was born February 14, 1892 in New York City. He married Margaret Vander Gross in June of 1920. Frank was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Dragon, played baseball for a year and was a member of the Glee Club for four years. He retired in 1943 from his "own art gallery, The Valentine Gallery of Modern Art located at 61 East 57th St., NYC and purchased Chateau de Basty in Thenon. In 1970 tragedy struck; his wife went blind suddenly and from then on his life was only of solitude and withdrawal. Our heartfelt sym- pathy goes to his family and to his brother Dick.
1914
LOWRENCE KINGMAN, 80, a lifetime resident of 3 Bates St., Brockton, Mass., died on July 16, 1972 after a long illness.
He was born October 10, 1891 and came to Dartmouth from Brockton high school. World War I found him a lieutenant in the U. S. 303rd Machine Gun Battalion of the 76th Division with one year of service overseas in France.
After the war Cap served many years as a captain in the Massachusetts National Guard and in World War II was active in Civil Defense as a Chief Air Raid Warden and as Civil Defense Director for Brockton and Region 6.
For over 30 years he worked in the Brockton Office of the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Bureau.
Survivors include his widow Clara R. (Depuis), his son Philip, and six grandchildren. Another son Donald died in 1952.
LELAND PORTER SPORE of 218 46th St., Sandusky, Ohio, who is also a graduate of Tuck School, died November 13, 1972.
Leland was born in Sandusky March 13, 1892 and it was from there that he went to Oberlin College, from which he transferred to Dartmouth. He joined the Army Air Force and became a bomber pilot flying giant Capronis on the Italian front in World, War I as a Foggiano member of the 3rd Squadron, 14th Group commanded by New York's famous LaGuardia.
World War II found Leland back in service as a major in the Ferrying Division of the Army Air Transport Command.
Leland married Dorothy Merrill Biederwolf on April 19, 1919. She survives as do their two daughters Nancy and Gloria, their son Leland Peter, and nine grandchildren.
Most of Leland's business life was with the American Crayon Co. of which he was president before retirement at age 65. In civic matters he was a trustee of the Sandusky Good Samaritan Hospital and a director of the local Chamber of Commerce.
CARL ASA FORTER LAWRENCE, a descendent of one of the earliest settlers of Groton, Mass., died in his home in Groton on November 9.
He was born in Leominster, Mass., July 27, 1891 and it was from Lawrence Academy that he came to Dartmouth. Cap's entire career was in banking and his corporate and civic interests included directorships in the Groton Water Company; the Certified Drymat Corp. of N. Y.; the Ist National Bank of Ayer; the Union National Bank of Lowell; trustee and president of North Middlesex Savings Bank of Ayer; and trustee of Lawrence Academy and the Groton Community Hospital and Public Library.
Cap married Mary Scattergood in December 1923 and on her death in 1946 married Lucy Gordon White in December 1952. She survives as do a daughter Mary, a son William, and five grandchildren.
KENNETH GRANT of 110 Mechanic Street, Camden, Me., died of arteriosclerosis on October 6, 1972, following a brief illness.
Born in Lowell, Mass., April 15, 1893, Chick was a member of Kappa Sigma, the varsity basketball team, and a member of the Junior Prom Committee.
His military service in World War I found him a second lieutenant in the Army Heavy Artillery and a captain in the Military Police.
His career in business which began as assistant paymaster with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., led to many years of association with Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Old Colony Oil Company, and Standard Oil Co. of N. Y.
He is survived by his widow Evelyn (Crooker) whom he married in March, 1956; two sons Alan '47 and Howard; and a daughter Carol. Survivors also include a sister and ten grandchildren.
1916
PERLEY ATHERTON NEWTON, for all his 78 years a resident of East Unity, N. H., died in the nearby Newport Hospital on November 12. From a Manchester news obit gleaned by Gran Fuller, we also learn that Tubby was a veteran of World War I, a 63-year member of the Sunapee Mountain Grange, had been an East Unity selectman for 37 years, also moderator of town and school meetings for several years; and that he is survived by his widow, four sons, four daughters, 25 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a sister. The sympathy of the Class is extended to them all.
HENRY ROY BRAHANA, University of Illinois Professor-Emeritus of Mathematics, died at the Hyannis (Mass.) Hospital on October 9, 1972. He had suffered a heart attack two days earlier at his home in nearby Dennis. He was 77.
Born on a mountain farm in Lowell, Vt., Roy came to Dartmouth from Barton Acad- emy. He worked his way through college, won the Thayer Prize in Mathematics our junior year, and was graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Departmental Honors in Mathematics.
Roy received his A.M. in mathematics at Princeton in 1917 and, after a year and a half as a Ist lieutenant in the heavy Coast Artillery, received his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1920. He joined the Illinois faculty that same year, became a full professor in 1940, and was acting head of the math department in 1947 and 1948. Upon his retirement in 1963, his colleagues presented him with a bound volume of tributes from his friends and most of his 39 Ph.D.s. To honor him further they also established a fund to finance the award of a Brahana Prize in Mathematics to the undergraduate winning an annual competitive examination.
In research even his doctoral thesis made a very important contribution to the then new branch of mathematics, topology. When he went to Illinois, he began the study of finite groups. From 1930-1970 he worked on successively deeper problems. His key classification was not completed but that incomparable attack on any problem in group theory" stands as a landmark beyond which only comparable power using new techniques can advance. Over 50 of his articles were published in American, Canadian and Italian journals. He is listed in the Dictionary of International Biography and in Who's Who (West). He was also a member of Sigma Xi and of the American Mathematics Association.
At St. John, New Brunswick on July 3, 1918, Roy was married to Myrtle Van Wart, a sister of Mrs. Gordon Bill. Their summers were almost invariably spent by the ocean, at either Dennis or St. John. Myrtle died at Fiesole in 1963 just as they had begun their long-planned post retirement year in Italy. In early 1966, Roy married the former Melinda G. Goodlett of Dennis. She survives him, as do two sons: Thomas and John, a brother and two sisters; six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. To them all, the heartfelt sympathy of 1916 is extended.
1917
IRVING TAFT ATWATER, 78, retired president of Nott-Atwater Wholesale Mill and Mine Supplies, died on October 29 in Spokane, Wash., where he lived at S. 3729 Manito Blvd. Born in Helena, Mont., he moved to Spokane for his high school education at Lewis and Clark. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1917, Carp enlisted in the Field Artillery at San Francisco on May 12, 1917. He joined the 166th F. A. Brigade and from there served in the 7th Army Corp of the 3rd Army. Atwater served overseas in the Meuse Argonne offensive and during that period was cited in orders at Brest, France. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant in May, 1919. After service, he returned to Spokane and engaged in business in Spokane until his death.
Carp was a charter member of the American Legion Post #9 and a member of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, The Northwest Mining Association, the Spokane Country Club, Spokane Club, and the Northwest Senior Golf Association. Surviving are his widow Dorothy, a daughter, Nancy, two sons Robert and Ricahrd, as well as three grandchildren. Memorial services were held on November 1 in the Cathedral of St. John.
JOHN BAPTIST GUAY passed away suddenly on November 30, 1972 at the age of 76; he was stricken with a massive coronary attack at his home in Charlestown, N. H. He had been retired for many years and had enjoyed excellent health prior to the attack.
John graduated from Dartmouth in 1917 and served in the Navy as an ensign during World War I.
He is survived by his widow Evelyn (Gallant) and daughters Cecile and Doris, three granddaughters, one grandson and four great-grandsons.
EUGENE DAVIS TOWLER of 1602 Vincennes Dr. Sun City Center, Fla., long a resident of Darien, Conn., and Cranford, N. J., died of leukemia on November 21 at the age of 77. Gene demonstrated exceptional talent for leadership during his undergraduate days. He served on the Dartmouth Board, the Dramatic Association, and as assistant manager of varsity baseball. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Prior to commencement, he was selected by President Hopkins to serve as his secretary, leaving that post to enter the U. S. Army on March 15, 1918. He was discharged in 1919 with the rank of second lieutenant. Chemical Warfare Service.
Gene's business activities included executive positions with the Western Electric Co. and the Graybar Electric Co. in New York City and the Curtis Publishing Co. of Philadelphia. He made a name for himself in the advertising and publishing world, known especially during later years for his work as a member of the advertising staffs of National Geographic and Look.
He was active in many community organizations, both in Cranford and Darien. Among these were included appointments as a member of the Cranford School Board and an elder of the Darien Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his widow, the former Lucile Hagen, a son Thomas H., a daughter Jane, and four grandchildren. With the passing of Gene Towler 1917 has lost one of its best known leaders, a loyal and devoted alumnus, and a friend beloved by his classmates. The Class extends its deepest sympathy to Lucile and his family.
Our classmate JAMES EDWARD BURNS, passed away on July 10 '72 at his home, 70 Birchwood Terr., Clifton, N. J. Eddie' as he was known to members of the Class, died suddenly of a massive heart attack. Like many of our class, he enlisted in World War I on May 5, 1917 with the rank of seaman, U. S. Navy. He was appointed to the Naval Training School on November 26, 1917, and commissioned as Ensign April 15, 1918.
Eddie was connected with the Child's Restaurant chain for a period of 35 years, and at his retirement some 15 years ago, was general manager of that organization.
According to reports from the family, he lived a quiet life during the retirement period, spending his winters in Florida and his summers in New Jersey. His widow Adele tells us that they had completed 41 years of happy married life as of April, 1972. There are two sons James F. and Edward S. The sympathy of classmates goes out to Adele and members of his family.
1918
JOSEPH EDWARD DEROSIER, 75 of Depot Road, South Harwich, Mass., died October 22 at the Cape Cod Hospital. Jed came to Dartmouth from Brockton High School. At college he was active in the French Club and became a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. During World War I he was an ensign in the Navy. From 1919 to 1922 he was a chemist for U. S. Rubber Company, and from 1926 to 1932 an industrial engineer. He then became production supervisor of the American Woolen Company at Magnolia, Mass., from which he retired in 1952.
On retiring to Cape Cod he became auditor for several inns and a motor lodge. He was a member of B.P.O.E. and American Legion. Also from 1942 to 1946 he served as chairman of Price Control for the O.P.A. in his area.
He is survived by his widow Hazel and a stepson. Funeral services were held on October 25 with burial in the South Chatham cemetery.
1919
Louis HOLLWEG HAERLE died on November 17' after a short illness in LaJolla, Cal., where he has made his home in recent years at 7450 Olivetas Ave.
Louis left college to enter naval aviation and did not return, but joined Hibben Hollweg Co. of Indianapolis, Ind., a wholesale dry goods business established by his grandfather. He continued in the business until retirement in 1960. In the latter years he was president. He was a loyal member of the College and the Class.
He is survived by his widow Dorothy, and a daughter, Mrs. Emmy Dwight of Melbourne. Fla. His brother Rudolf is a member of the Class of 1924 and two nephews, Rudolf Haerle and R. Thomas Unkefer, are both members of the Class of 1953.
1920
HOWARD ALFRED HITCHCOCK passed on Otober 28 at Seminole Park, Fla., where he and his wife Dorothy had gone from their home, 34 Red Oak Dr., Southington, Conn., to spend the winter months. ,
Howard entered Dartmouth in the autumn f 1916 but left college in May, 1918 to join the U S. Naval Reserve in World War I. Later he returned to college and graduated with his class of 1920.
Following graduation he spent nine years in business with various firms, starting first with the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., and terminating his business career with the Sun Ray Neon Corp. of Rochester, N. Y. Then he entered secondary schoolteaching first in Rochester and later in West Hartford, Conn He made teaching a career, serving 29 years as a teacher of science and an administrator. He retired in 1962 as vice principal of the Talcott Junior High School of West Hartford. While teaching he continued his studies summers at the University of Rochester, Cornell University, and New York University. From the latter institution he was awarded his Master of Arts degree.
Always interested in Dartmouth, he was an active member of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford and a frequent returnee to the Hanover Plain to participate in his college and class affairs. He also loved the water and was a former commodore of the Wethersfield Cove Yacht Club and a member of the Hartford Power Squadron. He also held membership in the West Hartford Post 96 of the American Legion, the Old Guard of West Hartford, and the National Retired Teachers Association.
Howard is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two married daughters, two sisters, and seven grandchildren. To them the Class extends its deepest sympathy in their bereavement.
A quiet, thoughtful, fun-loving, loyal Dartmouth man has gone to his rest after a rich life of service in his community.
ALBERT DUNBAR OSBORN, senior partner in Osborn Associates, handwriting experts of New York City, died on October 28 in Mountainside Hospital, Glen Ridge, N. J., at the age of 76 years. He lived at 215 Midland Avenue, Montclair, N. J.
He was born on March 2, 1896. It was Al's good fortune to work closely with his illustrious father who first interested him in the "examination of questioned documents" in which his father had become renowned. The family concern of Osborn Associates became internationally famous and the two Osborns were called on for consultation and verification on many, many cases involving questionable documents, notably in the Lindbergh kidnapping case of the early thirties and more recently in the forgeries relating to the Howard Hughes-Clifford Irving case.
Albert attended Dartmouth in 1916-1917 but left in his freshman year for service in World War I, entering first with the French Army and later serving with the American forces.
He was past president of the American Society of Questioned Documents which was founded by his father and he was also the coauthor of Questioned Document Problems.
He kept in touch with Dartmouth through membership in the Dartmouth Club of New York City and when time permitted he returned to the campus for class reunions.
Surviving him are his two sons Paul A. and Russell D., a sister Dorothy and six grandchildren. His second wife Grace predeceased him in 1970. To his surviving family the Class of 1920 extends its deepest sympathy.
The College has lost an illustrious son; the Class of 1920 has lost a revered member.
1922
DR. PHILIP BABCOCK GOVE, 70, died of a heart attack October 16 at his home, Old Patrick Rd., Warren, Mass. A distinguished linguist and teacher, he was in 1961 editor-in-chief of Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
Phil entered Dartmouth from Concord, N. H., High School. Classmates remember him with admiration and affection as a brilliant scholar and a considerate campanion. He was on the editorial boards of the Dartmouth and the Aegis. As an alumnus he returned to many reunions and the Class was particularly pleased to have him at the Fiftieth last June.
He received an M.A. from Harvard in 1925, a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1946, and an honorary Lit.D. from Dartmouth in 1963. He taught English at Andover, New York University and Rice Institute. He was the author of The Imaginary Voyage in ProseFiction, edited The Role of the Dictionary and wrote many articles on linguistics. He served in World War II as a lieutenant commander in the Navy. He was keenly interested in nature and the preservation of its environment.
Phil joined the dictionary firm of G. and C. Merriam Co. in 1946. He became general editor in 1952, editor-in-chief in 1961, and managing editor of the company in 1965. He retired in 1967 but continued to serve the firm as a consultant.
He advocated increased liberality in both spoken and written English as a continuously growing language. Many of the innovations he developed for Webster's Third have been adopted by current lexicographers.
He was a member of the editorial board of Encyclopedia Britannica and was active in the Linguistics Society of America, the Modern Language Association, National Council of Teachers of English, International Society for General Semantics and the Johnson Society of London.
Phil and Grace Potter were married 43 years ago. She survives him together with their son Dr. Norward R. and two daughters Susan and Doris. The Class joins them in deepest bereavement.
1923
From his son-in-law Arthur W. Cheney, comes word of the death at Fredonia, N. Y. of ARTHUR FREDERICK BALDENSPERGER. Mr. Cheney writes, "Baldy, as he liked to be called, died of an apparent heart attack on July 7. On July 8 he would have celebrated his 76th birthday. He was in apparent good health and suffered no illness of any kind. Throughout his life he was extremely proud of his Dartmouth education. His senior cane always rested against the fireplace in his home."
A graduate of Hutchinson High School in Buffalo, N. Y., Baldy was on the freshman and varsity baseball squads and a member of Alpha Chi Rho at Dartmouth.
Baldy's entire business career was spent with Mobil Oil Corp. in various management posts. In 1959 he retired after spending many years in western New York representing that firm. His retirement years were spent following his favorite hobby of growing flowers, with time off for golf and travel.
Survivors include his widow Helen, now living at 4750 Norman, Fort Worth, Texas; a son Arthur Jr. '51 and a daughter Sheila. Also surviving are six grandchildren.
ALMON GUION HOVEY died of a heart attack on October 26 at Atlantic City, enroute to the Paint Convention. He lived on Village St., Northford, Conn.
Born September 1, 1901 in Bridgeport, Conn., Alcame to Dartmouth from Bridgeport High School.
He had an outstanding career as a chemist, principally in the field of plastics and coating resins. After graduation he became associated with Remington Arms and later with General Electric at Schenectady, N. Y. In 1927 he earned an M.S. in chemistry at Union College. In 1955 he joined Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation and continued as a consultant with this firm and several other corporations following his retirement in 1967.
A member of the American Chemical Society since 1923 Al also held memberships in eight other scientific societies. Over the years he was granted 29 U. S. Patents and was the author of many technical and scientific articles. He was also a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, Sons of the American Revolution, the Graduates Club of New Haven, and the Chemists Club of New York. Al was married in 1921 to the former Bessie Harris who survives him, together with a son Roger W. and a daughter Mildred.
1925
NORMAN CLARK died in Marietta, Ga., December 2, 1970. Word of his passing was received belatedly this fall and efforts to obtain further information have been unsuccessful.
Norm was born in Valparaiso, Ind., July 14, 1902 and came to Dartmouth from Battle Creek High School. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
LAWRENCE CLARK MARSHALL died November 29 in Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Saraosta, Fla. He was born. in East Orange, N. J. April 13, 1904 and came to college from East Orange High School.
Tibby followed a banking career and became president of the Bank of Manhattan Company in New York City. When this bank merged into what is now the Chase Manhattan Bank in 1955 he became executive vice president and was vice chairman of the board of directors. He retired in 1969 and spent the winters in Sarasota but for some time was not in good health.
During his business career he was also an officer and director of various public service organizations. With his family he enjoyed a country home near Stowe, Vt., and usually spent some winter vacation weeks in the Caribbean. His hobbies included woodworking, clock collecting and repairing, gardening and sketching.
In college Tibby was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Delta Epsilon, and Dragon and was managing editor of The Bema.
In 1929 he married Sylvia Hitch who survives him as do two sons, Allerton and David; a daughter Sylvia and nine grandchildren. His home was at 7825 Sanderling Road, Sarasota.
JOSEPH ROBERT WALTON JR. died in Cleveland, Ohio, October 22. He came to Dartmouth from West High School, Cleveland. Since 1966 he had lived at 7199 Chillicothe Rd., Mentor, Ohio.
While Joe was with us in college only part of one year he remained a loyal and interested Dartmouth man, attending many of the College events in Cleveland and supporting the Alumni Fund regularly. He had many good friends in the class.
During the thirties he founded and operated the Walton Coal Company and in recent years he was owner and president of Walton Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. He is survived by his widow Virginia and a brother C. Russell Walton.
1928
STEPHEN BROOKS DAVIS died October 31, 1971 according to a note just received from his widow Eleanor.
Steve was born in Las Vegas, N. Mex., May 23, 1904 and came to Dartmouth from Peddie. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and left college after one year. The only information available is from our 25th year book at which time he was a partner in the Meadow City Gas Co., distributors of propane gas in his home town, and had a son Stephen B. Jr. '55.
THOMAS PROCTOR TALBOT, a lawyer and claims manager for the Ohio Casualty Insurance Co., Pasadena, Calif., until he retired last year, died August 26 after a sixweek illness.
Tom prepared for college at Abington (Pa.) High School and at Dartmouth was a member of the freshman track team, the Round Table, and Alpha Tau Omega. After graduation he attended Temple Law School and received his LL.B in 1933. He was an attorney in Philadelphia for two years and then became claims manager for London Guarantee & Accident Co.
In 1941 he went on active duty as a lieutenant (jg) in the Navy and served 61 months, one of the longest "stretches" of anyone in the Class. From October 1944 to October 1945 he served on the USS Burleigh, an attack transport. He saw real action as a beachmaster on Okinawa where he landed 1½ hours after H-hour and was in charge of a lively section of the beach for six days. He was a commander when released from active duty.
For the next three years he was president of Damon's Candies, Inc., in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, but then returned to Philadelphia as an insurance company claims manager. In 1952 he moved to Los Angeles and the position which he held until his retirement.
He was married in 1950 to Fae Benson, who survives him along with their two sons Harry A. and Thomas P. Jr.
1929
DR. JOHN CONDIT PAYNE JR. died May 18 at Providence Hospital in Baltimore after a long illness. A distinguished physician, he practiced in Washington, D. C. for 37 years. He was born in Washington in 1909 and attended its schools. He graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington. He was a good student, majoring in medicine at college.
He married Frances Cardozo on October 19, 1935. They had three children David W., John C. '59, and Neenah E. They and three grandsons survive him.
His son John sent a fine letter about his father and their family which follows:
"My mother and the rest of the family thank you for your expression of sympathy concerning my father's death from cancer. Many of my father's happiest memories were from his association with members of the Class of 1929 at Dartmouth.
"Following his graduation from Dartmouth College and then from the Medical School, he finished his training at Howard University Medical School and at Freedman's Hospital. For several years he was active in the Dermatology Department at Freedman's Hospital. He went into General Practice until 1965 when he then served as a civilian physician at the Navy Yard in Washington, D. C., until three months before his death."
1929 lost a respected and popular member in the sudden death of GEORGE WATSON MARBLE JR. which occurred on June 16 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City. The cause of death was due to a massive reaction from a wasp or bee sting received at his home 924 Burke, Fort Scott, Kan. He was born in Fort Scott, Kan., on August 30, 1907. Wat graduated from Fort Scott High School and attended Fort Scott Junior College for one year before entering Dartmouth.
In college his major department was Tuck School which he entered in his senior year, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1929; and returned to Tuck School for a second year, receiving his M.S.C. degree in 1930. He was a fine musician, playing the horn in the Instrumental Club and in the Band. He also played in the Player's Orchestra and the Community Symphony.
Wat returned to Fort Scott after graduation and took over the Fort Scott Tribune and Monitor, succeeding his father who had founded and been editor and publisher of both papers. He states in the 25 year Class Book, "I have been a newspaper editor and publisher since the day I left Tuck School." On March 16, 1935, he married a high school classmate Sara W. Taylor, who survives him. He is survived by one daughter Sara Manette married to Dr. Frank Emery of Springfield, Mo., and by four grandchildren, and two sisters.
He was Fort Scott's leading citizen, a trustee of Mid-America Inc., a director of Kansas State and Fort Scott Area Chambers of Commerce and of the Urban Renewal Agency, and chairman of Community Improvement Committee. He was president of the Rotary Club and on the advisory committee of Mercy Hospital. He fostered the development of a new residential district, named Marblecrest in his honor. He was president of Kansas Press Association and Inland Daily Press Associa- tion. He was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church where his funeral was held.
' '29 can well take modest pride in Wat's contribution to his state and his town which he made better places in which to work and live. We all share in the loss sustained by his widow, daughter, and grandchildren.
1929 suffered the loss of another distinguished and esteemed member in the death of WALTON O'HARA HEAD which occurred on June 10 after a brief illness. He was born in Stephenville, Texas, on June 5, 1909, and was educated in the Terrill Preparatory School in Dallas, Texas. He was an excellent student, majoring in Economics. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated cum laude with B.A. degree in 1929.
He returned to Dallas where he entered University of Texas Law School from which he graduated in 1932 with highest honors. He practiced privately for several years and then joined Employers Insurance of Texas as an attorney, an association which lasted for a lifetime except for four years of service with the Army Air Force during World War Hi which he entered as a first lieutenant and retired from as a lieutenant colonel. He was attached to Hdq. of Army Air Force Planning Division, Washington, D. C., as assistant executive officer. He received the Legion of Merit.
After his return from service he received several successive promotions, becoming president and chairman of the board of the four related companies which make up Employed Insurance of Texas. He served the insurance industry in many capacities: on the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of American Institute for Property and Liabilities Underwriters Inc., on Board of Governors of Insurance Institute of America Inc., a Truste of Texas Research Foundation at Renner an Trustee of Texas Safety Association.
His contributions to the civic and social life of his city were significant. He was a mem of Dallas Citizens Council, of Executive Board of circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts of America, Development Council of Collier Hearing and Speech Center; and Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Medical Information Inc.
His funeral service was held in Highland Park Methodist Church of Dallas. Walt was never married. He is survived by one brother W. B. Head, 1838 Chimney Rock Road, Houston, Texas 77027.
1931
JOHN IRVILLE WATERMAN died in Pittsburgh on October 23. He had been a selfemployed accountant and was politically active in the Pittsburgh area. His wife Louise is administrative assistant to U. S. Senator Hugh Scott, R-Pa
Beside his wife, John leaves three daughters: Marcena, Sarah, and Anne.
1932
FRANKLIN SWEET EGGLESTON of 88 Brunswick Rd., Warwick, R. I., died of cancer in the Jane Brown Hospital at Providence on October 26 after a four-month illness. A longtime member of the executive staff of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, he was vice president of the Downtown and Retail Division and assistant general manager at the time of his death.
Frank was born at Attleboro, Mass., on July 28, 1911. His family was living in Daytona, Fla., at the time he entered Dartmouth, for which he had prepared at the Daytona High School. He majored in chemistry, was a member of the Alpha Chi Sigma scientific fraternity, and of Alpha Chi Rho.
Following postgraduate work at Brown and Northeastern Institute at Yale, Frank became manager of the Rhode Island Truck Owners Association. During World War II he was Rhode Island district manager of the Office of Defense Transportation. When the war ended, he became traffic manager of the W. J. Halloran Trucking Company, and from 1947 to 1953 was a transportation consultant. In that year he joined the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce as manager of its civic affairs and development division, and subsequently served many other divisions of the Chamber. He helped develop the city's downtown master plan, and was active in planning the redevelopment of the central business district. He also directed the Chamber's participation in fire prevention and cleanup programs, which won Providence several national awards.
Active in alumni affairs, Frank was secretary of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rhode Island, and for many years took part in alumni interviewing. He was secretary of the Providence Traffic Club and of Providence Kiwanis. He served as a senior warden and treasurer of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Warwick, vice chairman of the Kent County YMCA, and was a corporate member of the Warwick Community Guidance Clinic.
Frank married Barbara Gaisford in Cranston in 1938. He is survived by his wife and two daughters Betsey and Judith, both of Warwick, and two grandchildren. To them the Class offers its deepest sympathy.
CHARLES ROBERT MAXWELL JR. died in Funchal, Madeira, on November 3. He had practiced law in New York City for 37 years.
Chuck was born in Warsaw, Ill., on March 26, 1913. He came to Dartmouth from Laramie, Wyo., where he was graduated from 'he Laramie High School. At Hanover he Majored in English, was active in The Players, and became a member of Theta Chi. At graduation he was the youngest member of the Class.
In 1935 Chuck received a law degree from Yale, where he was editor of the Yale Law Journal. He joined the firm of Breed, Abbott, and Morgan in New York, becoming a partner in 1946. At that time he had returned to the firm following three years service in the U. S. Army, where he was a sergeant in military intelligence service.
He was a partner with Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn from 1951 to 1953, at which time he became assistant general attorney and assistant secretary of R. H. Macy and Company. In 1963 he became a partner of Hardy, Peal, Rawlings, Werner, and Maxwell. Later he was special counsel for the Walworth Company, and was a partner in the firm of Delson and Gordon at the time of his death.
For many years Chuck edited a loose-leaf securities law service. He was active in the New York County Lawyers Association, in church work, and service on lawyers' committees of Travelers Aid, Legal Aid, and other societies.
He leaves his widow, the former Elizabeth Scheuer, whom he married in New York in 1838; a daughter Elizabeth; a son John D58, and his mother. The Class extends its deepest sympathy to his family.
NATHANIEL ELIOT CARPENTER died in St. Charles, Ill., on October 25. Nat was born in Glencoe, Ill., on May 1, 1909. He came to Hanover after attending Racine College, and did not return following his sophomore year. The College received the sad news of his death from his sister, Frances K. Carpenter of Kenosha, Wise. She writes: "Although he had been out of touch with Dartmouth for many years, he loved the two years there." The Class extends its deep sympathy to members of his family.
1938
PARKER BROWNELL was born October 11, 1915 in Providence, R. I., and entered Phillips Academy (Andover) from Salem, Mass. He also attended the Stearns School before entering Dartmouth.
While in Hanover, he was a member of the "Randall Club" and Chi Phi fraternity. Following graduation from Dartmouth, he attended and graduated from Harvard Law School.
He began private practice in Boston in 1941 and served in World War II as a Navy lieutenant. He was general counsel for the Boston and Maine Railroad, vice president, general counsel, and a secretary of Seatrain Lines in New York, and then returned to Marblehead, where he was general counsel for the MBTA. In 1969 he moved to Parallel St., Harwich on Cape Cod, where he practiced until his death on November 9 in the Barnstable County Hospital. Memorial services were held in the Congregational Church of Harwich.
He was a member of the Americab, Boston, Essex County, and New York Bar Associations, the Maritime Law Assn of the United States, the Association of Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners and the First Congregational Church in Harwich.
Through his college career he spent his summers as a Hutmaster for the Appalachian Mountain Club and continued his interest in the mountains throughout the rest of his life. He and his wife Barbara spent many weeks hiking through the White Mountains. He kept up his contacts with the Club through the Hutmasters' Association, with it's annual reunions and other functions.
Brownie will always be remembered for his brilliance as a trial lawyer, but even more so for his ready wit, infectious laugh, and his loyalty to his friends.
He leaves his widow Barbara (Belcher); a daughter, Sarah; two brothers; and a host of friends both within and without the Class of 1938. He will always be missed.
LAWRENCE CAMERON HULL 3rd died of a heart attack at his office on October 30, 1972.
Larry was public relations manager for Shell Oil Company in Chicago, a post he held for the past six years after joining the company in 1946 as a salesman in Brooklyn. He lived at 736 Morningside Dr., Lake Forest. His travels for Shell carried him coast to coast and he had the opportunity through the years to meet many '38ers.
Larry was born and grew up on the Brooklyn Heights where he attended Friends School and Poly Prep. His grandfather was headmaster of Poly Prep in the Old Latin School tradition. Larry's father also studied there, and later became an Oxford Rhodes scholar from Michigan. His father was also one of the great milers of his time.
Larry, as we remember, did his best running in lacrosse and football, catching a touchdown pass in Dartmouth's long-awaited first win over Yale. Playing both offensive and defensive, he was named all-Ivy end for two years, and end to Grantland Rice's 1937 Team.
As the war clouds gathered, Larry joined Squadron "C" Cavalry Regiment in Brooklyn in December, 1940. This regiment was later mechanized and trained at Fort Devens, Mass. After O.C.S. at Waco, Texas, he joined another winning team as a member of General Patton's staff where he served until V. E. Day.
Active in many civic affairs, Larry will be remembered as one of the first to activate Little League in Garden City. More recently he was a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest and a member of the Knollwood Club.
Larry was a truly great human being and will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His many friends of the Class and the College extend deepest sympathy to his widow, the former Lucille Cate; his sons, Lawrence 4th, Brooks, Jeffrey and Norman; his brother Steven '45 and sister Margaret Dennis.
1941
ROBERT LASSITER SIMMONS, a member of the Washington firm of Simmons Properties, real estate brokers, died October 16 after a long illness, at the age of 54.
Coming to Hanover from D. C., Bob was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and president of Germania. Commissioned in the Navy V-7 program, he served in the Pacific in World War II and was discharged a lieutenant commander. He had been active in the company through the post-war period and belonged to the University and Chevy Chase clubs. His mother Mrs. Berkeley L. Simmons of Washington, and a brother Berkley L. Jr. survive.
1946
DR. ALEXANDER ZINOVENKO died at Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, September 9. He had been elected to the post of coroner of Lackawanna County in November, 1971, and had taken leave of absence, due to failing health, shortly before his death.
After graduation from Dartmouth, Alex received his medical degree from Temple, served his internship at Scranton State General Hospital, and practiced medicine thereafter in that area. During World War II he served overseas with the Navy, attaining the rank of lieutenant (j.g.) Prior to his election as coroner he was chief resident physician of Scranton State General Hospital, and a staff member of other area hospitals. He was an active tennis player, a member of the Dartmouth Clubs of Philadelphia and New York, and served as a scout for the athletic department of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy.
Dr. Zinovenko is survived by his son Alexis of Stoystown, Pa., two sisters, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
1954
Word has recently, but belatedly, reached us advising of the sad passing of our classmate MICHAEL ANTHONY CERIELLO in Concord, N. H., on December 15, 1971.
Mike prepared for Dartmouth at St. John's High School in Concord where he was active in student publications and debating, as well as being a three-letter man in football, basketball, and baseball. He is survived by his widow Ellen and by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Ceriello of Concord, N. H. To his near ones we extend our sincere sympathies.
1964
The Class was saddened to learn that THOMAS JAY ILFELD died on August 22 in Beverly Hills, Calif., from injuries which he sustained in an automobile accident.
Tom majored in history at Dartmouth, and served on the staff of the Daily Dartmouth and WDCR. He was active in the Cosmopolitan Club and the Dartmouth Outing Club. As a freshman, Tom was a member of the Ski Team. Members of Bait and Bullet, the Yacht Club, and the Dartmouth Film Society will also recall that Tom participated in those groups.
The Class extends its deepest sympathies to Tom's family in their time of great loss. We will always carry fond memories of Tom and of his contributions to the College. His mother Mrs. Frederick W. Ilfield lives at 525 Rodea Dr., Beverly Hills, Calif.
Eugene Davis Towler '17
