Deaths
(This is a listing of deaths of which word has been received since the last issue. Full notices, which are usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this issue or a later one.)
Maude D. French, April 14 Earl E. Clough '15, May 27 Berton V. Phinney '16, April 3 Chester W. De Mond '19, March 26 George W. Jones '19, Summer 1984 Burdette E. Weymouth '20, April 3 James B. Dodge '21, March 31 Clark B. Bristol '22, March 28 Nathaniel Sawyer '24, March 18 Bernard E. Toland '24, May 27 David M. Burner '25, April 27 Ralph B. Bristol '26, March 5 F. Kenerson Johnston '26, March 28 Edward N. Poole '26, May 20 Frederick E. Dugdale '28, April 5 Maxweli J. Eile '28, March 16 Donald F. Jeffrey '29, May 25 John L. Dean '30, March 24 Clark Denney '30, April 12 Edward F. Hamm Jr. '30, March 19 George A. Coley '31, February 25 Hollis E. Vernon '31, April 16 Max H. Wolff '32, March 26 Kenneth W. Henchey '33, May 1 W. Paine Knickerbocker '33, April 3 Fred J. Robinson '33, March 10 Luke W. Wilson '34, April 30 Derek A. Lee '35, April 11 Maynard L. Rogers '35, January 28, 1984 S. Remsen Ryder 111 '35, May 11 James R. Atwill '36, May 3 Joseph W. Bishop Jr. '36, May 19 Robert D. Densmore '36, May 27 Walter M. Greenspan '37, May 15 Bernard Gutmari Jr. '37, March 31 G. Gaston Johnston '38, May 6 Augustus R. Southworth Jr. '38, May 22 Carl F. von Pechmann '38, May 13 John E. Kuhlke '39, May 16 Robert J. Winton Jr. '39, March 20 Loren T. Wood '39, December 21, 1984 Raymond M. Helm Jr. '40, April 18 Thomas S. Nichols Jr. '40, April 15 Hyzer W. Jones Jr. '41, March 7 Franklin C. Gurley Jr. '42, February 17 Walter G. Blaisdell Jr. '44, July 13, 1983 William H. Stewart Jr. '45, May 6 John B. D'Albora Jr. '46, May 8 Roy F. Lovell Jr. '49, May 17 Robert M. Burrill '50, May 13 Donald C. Hall '50, April 27 Peter B. Bulkley '55, March 18 Ronald D. Farnan '59, May 1 David W. Cohen '65, April 8
Administration
MAUDE DORRANCE FRENCH, former art librarian at Baker Library, died April 14 at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover. She was 84.
A native of Concord, Mass., she earned her B.A. at Simmons College in Boston in 1923, followed by a degree from Barnard College. She came to Hanover in 1928 to work as an art and medical librarian at Baker. She became an art librarian exclusively in 1929 and held the post until her retirement in 1963.
She had a wide range of interests, including bagpipes, stamp collecting, the study of King Richard III of England, and antique Thunderbirds. Her many friends remember her as a warm and outstanding person.
She is survived by a sister, a nephew, a niece, two grandnephews, and two grandnieces.
1916
BERTON VESPER PHINNEY, 91, one of the first pilots trained in the Army Air Corps during World War I, died April 3 in Hyannis, Mass.
For many years he worked for the Charles T. Main Company in Boston as an engineer. He was also associated with the Massachusetts Division of Building and Construction.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine Moran Phinney; a son, Alcott Phinney of Needham; a daughter, Barbara Martin of Hyannis; six grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.
1919
CHESTER WHITING DE MOND died in New York City on March 26, after an illness of several years. A loyal Dartmouth man and treasurer of the class for many years, he will be sorely missed.
He entered college from Leominster, Mass., and was the youngest member of the class. He served with the marines during World War I and saw service with the occupation army in Germany. He returned to college and after graduation joined Price Waterhouse. He was with them all of his business career and spent all but two years in the New York office. During the last eight years he was in charge of the New York office. He retired in 1960.
He was a member of many accounting societies. A good golfer, he belonged to several golf clubs. He was an excellent bridge player and played for many years for the Dartmouth Club of New York. In recent years he had lived in New York City in the winter and in Connecticut during the summer.
He leaves his wife, Virginia; one daughter, Mrs. Carol Downs of Simsbury, Conn.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
1920
BURDETTE EARLTON WEYMOUTH died at Hanover Terrace on April 3 at the age of 87. A stroke suffered in August 1982 had been followed by a broken hip in July 1983, and he never fully recovered from the combined effects.
Bud came to Dartmouth from Orange (Mass.) High School. He joined Theta Chi and did his army stint in 1918. Later he earned an M.A. in Romance languages at Harvard and an M.Ed, at Boston University.
Before returning to Hanover in 1944 to teach at Clark School, Bud had taught in Petersham, Shrewsbury, and Williamstown, Mass., and at American International College in Springfield, where he met a language student, Alice Wright, whom he married in 1934 and who survives him. He had also spent a number of summers as nature counselor at Camp Pinnacle in nearby Lyme.
After Clark School closed in 1953, Bud spent 22 summers as manager of the Dartmouth-Hanover Information Booth on the Green. College Secretary Mike McGean cited him thus in June 1975: "For your longtime service to Hanover and Dartmouth, but more particularly to the thousands of travelers who have passed this way and been helped cordially by you with tact and generosity of spirit, we are proud to recognize you on the occasion of your 55th reunion as one of the kindest and most generous spirits Hanover and Dartmouth College have ever known." In 1983 a bench near the booth was dedicated in his honor.
From the time of classmate Al Foley's death until his own illness, Bud was the devoted editor of the 1920 newsletter, which he imbued with his own dry Yankee humor. (The chuckle, not the guffaw, was his style.) He also took over as class secretary from Bill Carter for a brief period of double duty.
A lifelong bird lover, Bud, in Alice's enthusiastic company, much enjoyed spotting tropical avifauna on Florida visits to his brother Douglas '23 but always came back to his beloved New Hampshire with the returning swallows.
1925
DAVID MILTON BURNER died April 27 in the Woodland Nursing Center, Mount Zion, III. Private family graveside services were held in the Fairlawn Cemetery. "Ike" came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy. He was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and Dragon Society.
He spent most of his life in the insurance business in his hometown of Decatur, Ill., as an agent for John Hancock Insurance Company and was a chartered life underwriter. In Decatur, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Junior Association of Commerce, Country Club of Decatur, past president of the Kiwanis Club and Decatur Club, and was a Lincoln Trail Boy Scouts leader and Community Chest volunteer.
He leaves his wife, Mary Virginia (Baldwin); two sons, David M. Burner Jr. '53 of Western Springs, and James B. Burner '59 of Naperville; a sister, Mrs. Arthur M. (Florence) Metzler; and seven grandchildren.
1926
THOMAS CLYDE COLT JR. died March 6 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He had been hospitalized since March 3 when he suffered a heart attack and lost control of his automobile near his home. Born in Orange, N.J., he.graduated from Blair Academy and at Dartmouth was a well known, active classmate and a member of The Arts.
After five years with the Rehn Galleries in New York and with the Richmond, Va., Academy of Fine Arts, Tom organized the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 1935, serving as director until 1948. .He took leave to serve four years as a marine corps aviator in the South Pacific in World War II, being discharged as a lieutenant colonel after a distinguished career. He then served eight years as director of the Portland, Ore., Art Museum. In 1957 Tom became director of the Dayton, Ohio, Art Institute. He retired in 1975 after 18 memorable years, during which he enriched collections, mounted exhibitions of both national and international significance, and substantially increased income and endowment. At his retirement celebration, staffers affixed red and purple prize ribbons on more than 300 art objects that had been acquired during Tom's administration. In 1972 he was one of the first to receive an Ohio Art Council award for excellence in art administration. He was one of the three persons singled out by Governor John J. Gilligan for the award.
He leaves his wife, Priscilla; five children: Thomas O. Colt III, Corinne Null, Penelope Smith, Susannah Colt, and Christopher Colt; and two grandchildren.
FREDERIC KENERSON JOHNSTON died March 28 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Rice Lake, Wis. He was born in Attleboro, Mass., where he graduated from the high school there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and continued at Tuck School, taking his M.C.S. degree in 1927. Ken had an active career in college, having followed his father, Frederic, who was a member of the class of 1903.
After two years with Montgomery Ward and Company Ken worked during World War II with the War Production Board and also served with the Milspauth Financial Mission for the state department in Iran. Later he was an associate with the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency. During the Korean War he was employed by the National Production Authority, after which he owned and operated an industrial catering service in College Park, Md.
Ken and his wife, the former Marie Peterson, whom he married in 1947, enjoyed retirement in Rice Lake, Wis., where they knew other Dartmouth people. He was a loyal alumnus and proud of his association with the College. Marie and a sister-in-law survive him.
GEORGE EDWARD MANSER JR. died March 23 at the Hanover Terrace Healthcare facility after a long illness. He was born in Melrose, Mass., graduated from Colby Academy, and had a very active career at Dartmouth. Known widely at college as "John," he was captain of the freshman hockey team and captain of the varsity team his senior year, sharing with Doug Everett outstanding play during their four years on the teams. John was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Sphinx senior society, and Green Key.
He joined U.S. Rubber Company after graduation and became a district manager and then automotive sales manager for the coated fabrics division, retiring in 1965. He had married Elise Carpenter in 1930, and she died in 1961. After retirement John made his home in Hanover, living in the Village Apartments. He took a very active part in Hanover life and in all sports, especially hockey. He was very helpful in enrollment and did much for 1926 in making arrangements for many Hanover events. He served four five-year terms on the class executive committee, and was a staunch supporter of the College, and a generous contributor to various Dartmouth funds.
John is survived by his sister, Grace L. Achorn of Deltona, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. The class was represented at his services by Ed Emerson, Charlie McKenna, Les and Dot Talbot, and Tubba and Barbara Weymouth.
LAURENCE MCCONWAY SCOVILLE died January 23 at St. Joseph Hospital, Savannah, Ga. He had been in poor health for several months and had entered the hospital for a total hip joint replacement, realizing a great risk due to heart and blood problems, but willing to take the risk to be active again.
Larry was born in Torrington, Conn., grew up in Northampton, Mass., and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy. At Dartmouth he was on the freshman football team and the varsity football squad and was a member of Ledyard Canoe Club, Bait and Bullet, and Theta Delta Chi fraternity. He enjoyed the outdoor life at Dartmouth, which continued through his lifetime, and had many friends in the College.
In 1928 Larry earned a master of forestry degree at Yale University; he did some cruising timber in Canada and was a field engineer for Georgia Power Company and in 1930 entered the wood preserving business. He was with Southern Wood Preserving Company of Atlanta, Ga., serving in Detroit and retiring in 1969 as regional sales manager. He and his wife, the former Mary Williams, then built their retirement home in Crescent, Ga., overlooking the Sapelo River.
Larry was president of the Dartmouth Club of Detroit, served on enrollment committees, and was a member of the Detroit Boat Club. He maintained a keen interest in Dartmouth, was a generous donor to various alumni funds, and was happy that his son Larry Jr. was a member of the class of 1958.
Besides his wife, Mary, and son Laurence he is survived by his son Michael and three grandchildren. The class was represented at his services by Chuck Morton.
1927
REEVE WEST BROKAW died February 1 in Treasure Island, Fla., of a heart attack. He was born October 4, 1904, in New York City and attended the high school in North Plainfield, N.J., before entering Dartmouth. He is survived by a daughter, Linda (Andrews) of Auke Bay, Alaska.
MERTON LIONEL COTTON died March 25 in his home in Laconia, N.H., where he was born 80 years ago and where he had spent his entire life. He graduated from the Laconia High School and attended Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of the College band, the Musical Clubs, and Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
After college, Mert returned to his hometown and worked for 17 years for the Laconia Savings Bank. In 1944, while assistant treasurer of the bank, he decided that being a "Peddler of Pennies," as he put it, was not compatible with the outdoor life which he craved and had always loved. So he left to set up a local shop under the name of "Opechee Trading Post." His name soon became a legend to sportsmen throughout the Granite State, where fisherman from six to 60 learned the fine art of fly fishing over the counter.
The local paper at one time noted that at the Trading Post, the sparkling eyes and Mert's quiet and good-natured personality had been an inspiration to fellow fishermen. His wife, Barbara, was as much a part of the Trading Post as her husband and was, herself, a master of the fly rod. They were inseparable in their little bait shop, where they welcomed anglers at 4:00 A.M. on opening day of the salmon season, maintained long hours all through the spring, and then locked up the doors for extended trips where they themselves fished for trout. Mert was also active in many local affairs, including the Masons, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, and the Laconia Men's Club. Quite appropriately, the memorial service held in his honor took place streamside on the bank of Durkee Brook in the Union Cemetery in Laconia.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara (Beaton), son John '56, and a grandson.
WILLIAM CHILDS JAMIESON, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., died in July 1983 at the age of 80. "Chilly," as he was called in college, attended Dartmouth for only two years, and no information concerning him is currently available. He is believed to have spent his entire working career of more than 40 years with Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in Tulsa, Okla., and to have moved later to Atwater, Calif.
MICHAEL HENRY ROSS died on March 14 in a hospital in Sherman Oaks, Calif., according to information received by the Dartmouth Office of Alumni Records. He was born on October 22, 1904, in New York City as Morris Henry Rosenbaum and was known by that name until shortly after his graduation from college. His education after Dartmouth included graduate courses at the University of Michigan and the Sorbonne.
Mike began his business career as a stock broker in New York City, where he spent ten years with the brokerage firm of H.G. Epstein and Company and served several years as its manager. In the 1940s he was a buyer for L. Bamberger and Company and in the early 1950s he was a vice president of Decca Records. From 1953 until his retirement in 1969 he worked as an industrial consultant and as president of the Knox Company.
He was predeceased by his wife, Jean, who died several years ago.
1928
FREDERICK EARLE DUGDALE, chief of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Haven, Conn., for the last 16 years of his career, died March 16 at home in Branford, Conn., after a long illness.
He was born in Lowell, Mass.; he attended school there and graduated from Dean Academy. Dug graduated from Dartmouth and the McGill University School of Medicine in 1933.
Hfe was a physician in Portland, Maine, until 1941 when he entered the service of the Veterans Administration in Dayton, Ohio, with an army reserve commission. The army put him on active duty from 1944 to 1946 as a surgeon at the same hospital and promoted him to lieutenant colonel.
In 1947 he was transferred to the VA Hospital in Fort Thomas, Ky., as chief surgeon. Ten years later he was transferred to the VA Medical Center at West Haven. He was a diplomat with the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dug retired in 1973. His hobbies were woodworking and gardening.
Besides his wife, Alda (Eldridge), he leaves two daughters and two grandchildren.
MAXWELL JULIAN EILE died March 16 of heart failure at his home at East Hills, N.Y. His illness forced him to stay in bed for the last three months.
Mac graduated from the Columbia Grammar School in New York City. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He graduated from Fordham University Law School in 1931 and opened his own law office in New York City in 1932. He was a busy lawyer there until he retired in 1972.
He was a former trustee of the Village of East Hills and prosecuting attorney of the Village. Mac was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Long Island.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred (Rosenbluth); a son, John; two daughters, Nancy and Phoebe; and two brothers.
JOHN FREDERICK STONE died August 20, in the Central Vermont Hospital in Montpelier, due to a burst artery following surgery.
A native of Montpelier, John graduated from Montpelier High School and Worcester Academy. After a year at Dartmouth he attended Cornell University and graduated from Stetson University Law School in 1931. He was a member of the Washington County Bar Association and practiced law all his life in Montpelier. In his late sixties, when many people his age were retiring, John became one of the first lawyers to work for Vermont Legal Aid when it was formed. He then returned to private practice and maintained a busy practice until his death.
He was a member of the local Dartmouth Club. A great fan of Dartmouth football, he tried to attend all Hanover games as well as Harvard and Yale away games. He attended our 55th reunion and many '28 fall reunions. A cheerful and popular man, John was liked by people of all ages.
He is survived by two sons, both of Montpelier, a daughter, seven grandchildren, and a sister. Robert H. Ryan '30 was his cousin.
1930
The class has lost one of its loyal alumni with the passing on January 4 of JOSIAH BARTLETT CHANDLER, who died of cancer at his home in Yarmouth Port, Mass.
"Si" prepared for Dartmouth at Tabor Academy. In college he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Casque and Gauntlet, and Alpha Delta Sigma and was business manager of the Jack O'Lantern. He remained at Tuck School for an M.C.S. degree in 1931. Si's father graduated from Dartmouth in 1898.
Before and shortly after World War II Si was associated with Gilmour Rotherty and Company in Boston. In 1942 he entered the navy and came out in 1945 a lieutenant, commanding a supply ship in the Pacific. From 1947 to 1954 he was personnel director of the International Basic Economy Corporation. He then joined the Connecticut Bankers Association and remained as executive vice president until his retirement March 1, 1972. He was active in civic affairs, as chairman of the Child and Family Services of Connecticut and the YMCA Outdoor Center in North Colebrook and as a director of the Greater Hartford YMCA and the Hartford Symphony.
In retirement Si moved to Cape Cod, where he continued an active life in golf, fishing, gardening, and bridge, and dedication to his college and class. He was a contributor to the Alumni Fund every year since graduation, served on the executive committee from 1935- 1950, and was chairman of the fifth, tenth, and 15th class reunions. As he said in a 1955 questionnaire, he "never kept track of dates or offices; it has been just lots of fun and satisfaction."
Si is survived by Margo, his wife of 45 years, to whom the class offers consolation in her loss. There are three children, three grandchildren, and a brother, James R. Jr. '3B.
I regret to report the death on January 4 of NELSON CARLYN RANNEY, after a long illness. Nels came to Dartmouth from Lakewood (Ohio) High School. In college he majored in economics, was manager of'the varsity gym team, and a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. During the early thirties he was employed by the Central National Bank and the Iron Fireman Company, both of Cleveland. He joined the Lott and Geckler Company in 1936 and became its secretary-treasurer before moving to Cincinnati at the end of 1953 to become president of Ranney-Brown Distributors, Inc., distributors of floor covering. He was a member of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and the University Club and had been secretary and director of the Clifton Club in Lakewood. He had also served as secretary and president of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland.
Nels retired and moved to Pompano Beach, Fla., in 1975. Despite deteriorating health and eyesight he was active for several years in SCORE and in later years devoted much of his time to a genealogical study of the Ranney family, which he traced back to the 1600s. Though concerned about changes which had taken place at Dartmouth in the past decade, he remained a loyal and deeply interested alumnus.
Nels's first,wife died in 1965. He remarried the following year but lost his second wife in the summer of 1984. He is survived by a daughter and two grandchildren, as well as three stepchildren and two step-grandchildren.
1931
Our class suffered another loss with the death of GEORGE ALBERT COLEY on February 25. "Geo" had lived for most of his life in Cheshire, Conn., and it was there that he died.
For a number of years after graduation, George worked as a cost accountant for a Chicago management engineering firm. However, he joined the Interstate Container Corporation in New Haven in the early 1950s and spent the rest of his active business career there, retiring in 1975. The company produces corrugated shipping containers. He served as production planner and liner board purchasing agent, "keeping up production schedules and insuring proper inventories for maintaining same."
His principal outside interest was the Cheshire Community Theatre, with which he was associated for more than 30 years as a frequent performer and president. He described himself as "a devout attender at all performances."
He was a longtime volunteer at the Gaylord Hospital and a member of the Cheshire Grange, the First Congregational Church, and the Cheshire Senior Citizens Club.
George and Doris McCall, who survives him, were married in 1936. After his retirement, they had two memorable trips to Alaska and Nova Scotia. They have one son.
Another loss to the ranks of the class of 1931 has come with the death of FRANKLIN THAYER NICHOLS on February 8 in Miami, Fla. He had lived in that area since 1953.
Nick enjoyed three entirely different careers. After graduation, he earned his master's degree in history at Harvard in 1932, serving as an instructor in history there until 1940. After World War II, he received his doctorate in history at Harvard in 1947. He then was an associate professor of history at the University of Massachusetts until 1949 and held the same position at Oregon State College of Education from 1950 through 1952. He then moved to Miami for reasons of health, ending his career as an educator.
Nick's active military career covered the years 1941-46. He had been a second lieutenant in the army reserve since 1933 and was called to active duty in that rank. He served throughout the war at various posts in this country, finally attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel and winning three medals. He continued to serve in the reserves.
In Florida, he entered the stock brokerage business as a registered representative and later account executive with the firm of Thomson and McKinnon Securities. He retired in 1976.
He was vice president of the Dartmouth Club of Greater Miami for a number of years and was also very active in many other community organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Louise (Arthur). They were married in 1942. She has our deepest sympathy.
Another loss is ours with the death of HOLLIS EDWARD VERNON at his home on Cape Cod, near Falmouth, Mass., on April 16, following an illness.
Holly had three careers: as an anesthesiologist, a military hospital administrator, and the operator of a fishing tackle shop for the last 15 years of his life.
Following graduation, he earned his medical degree at the McGill University Medical School, Montreal, and then took a degree in anesthesiology at the Hartford (Conn.) Hospital.
His medical speciality took him to Tobey Hospital, Wareham, Mass., where he became chief of that department, and to Cape Cod Hospital.
During and after World War II, he served as a captain in the Army Medical Corps as a regimental surgeon and commander of hospitals at Fort Devens, Mass., Salzburg, and Vienna, Austria. He held the latter two positions after leaving the army in 1946 to go into private practice at home and after returning for a term of military service from 1948 to 1952. He also taught his speciality while in Europe. He left the service with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He continued to be a consultant to the military.
He resumed the private and hospital practice of anesthesiology and settled in the Falmouth area in 1955. He was an enthusiastic fresh- and salt-water fisherman, competing in annual tuna tournaments and spending as much time as possible on the water.
In 1970, he retired from medicine and opened the Cape Cod Rod and Reel Fishing Tackle Shop at Falmouth, which he ran until his final illness.
Holly is survived by his wife, Harriett, and by four sons, three of whom graduated from Dartmouth: Paul, Kirke '63, Charles '66, and Dale '73. To all, our deepest sympathy.
1932
CHARLES NICHOLAS REITEN MCCOY passed away in October 1984. We are indebted to the widow of his twin brother, Dr. James McCoy, for the information. Both Charles and James were graduated in our class.
While at Dartmouth, Charles was a member \of the Players Orchestra and the Dartmouth Symphony. He was a brilliant scholar; he was a Rufus Choate scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, receiving his A.B. magnacum laude. Following Dartmouth, Charles continued his scholastic pursuits, winning Ph.D.'s from the University of Chicago and Lavaf University, Quebec, the latter with a summa cum laude citation. Then, after being ordained a priest, Charles was on the faculties of several universities, including Catholic University of America, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University. He was the author of numerous philosophical treatises.
Certainly, our classmate Charles McCoy led a worthwhile life.
MAX HENRY WOLFF died on March 26 in Sarasota, Fla. He was a much respected and greatly supportive member of our class. We have held him in esteem and affection during the many years that he and his wife, Gladys, have attended reunions.
Most of the details of Max's career have been included in the 1932 column, but I quote from a fine letter from Gladys: "First, I must tell you that the last day of Max's life revolved about Dartmouth. Together with his oldest and dearest friend from college days, Max Saltzman '32, his wife, Julie, and myself, he attended a luncheon given by the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota. Max was delighted to find old friends there, including someone with whom he had played hockey. . . .
"One of the chief influences on his life was his education at Dartmouth. He was especially fond of his classmates and looked forward to reunions and get-togethers in Hanover and New York throughout the years. He enjoyed working as class agent right up to the end.
"Max's interest in hockey also stems from his days at Dartmouth. . . . Incidentally, Max and I met each other at a skating rink in New York where I was stumbling along and he Came up to offer his assistance. For the next 30 years he was right there beside me. . . . Max was a devoted family man. Although we had no children of our own, he was a wonderful stepfather to my son, Mark, and an adored grandfather to Mark's three boys."
Max's successful business career is well known; it is what we would expect from one with Max's keen intellect and eagerness to learn throughout his life.
To Gladys, we are indebted for helping us to say a sad farewell to one of us whom we will miss very much.
1933
WILLIAM PAINE KNICKERBOCKER died on April 3 in a Tiburon, Calif., nursing home, following a long illness. He is survived by a daughter and son, children of his first wife, Nancy, who died in 1976; by his wife, Martha, whom he married in 1978, and by the two stepchildren from this marriage; and by three grandchildren.
Knick did not use his first name and professionally was just "Knickerbocker." He was born in New York City and prepared for Dartmouth at Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. At Dartmouth, he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and served on the '33 Green Book and The Arts board. He majored in Tuck School.
After graduation, Knick's first employment was with advertising agencies in New York and San Francisco. In 1939, he received his M.A. from the University of California, closely following with two years spent as assistant to the president of Mills College in Oakland.
World War II saw Knick as a lieutenant in the navy, an intelligence officer for Torpedo Squadron One, on the aircraft carrier Bennington.
When he returned to civilian life, Knick was a reporter for the Oakland Tribune and covered the trial of Tokyo Rose. Then, in 1952, he became film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. He had found his vocation. As such, "Knickerbocker" won the 1963 Critics' Award from the Directors' Guild - the "Oscar of Movie Criticism." His fame won him a bit part playing himself in a Clark Gable/ Doris Day picture, Teacher's Pet. He was instrumental in moving the American Conservatory Theater to San Francisco, finding it a home. His fellow critics in the San Francisco Bay Area established the Paine Knickerbocker Award, presented annually for creative excellence in the theater. He retired, for health reasons, in 1974.
On Monday, April 8, a memorial service was held for him. Appropriately, it was in the Geary Theater in San Francisco. His family, recognizing his love of Dartmouth, specified that it be one of the recipients of gifts in memory of Paine Knickerbocker.
HARRY VIVIAN OSBORNE JR. died on March 19 at his home in Cranford, N.J., after a brief illness. He had always been a resident of New Jersey: born in Montclair, then living in South Orange, and finally, for many years, in Cranford.
He entered Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy. In college, he was a member of Zeta~ Psi fraternity, of Green Key, Boot and Saddle, and the Glee Club. Following Dartmouth, he attended Yale Law School, receiving his LL.B. in 1936.
Harry became a member of the New Jersey bar in 1937 and was also a member of the Newark, N.J., law firm of Osborne, Cornish, and Scheck, of which his father was senior partner. He served three terms as an elected member of the Union County Board of Freeholders, was chairman of the board of the Public Employees Retirement System, and also for many years was president of the board of trustees of the Bonnie Brae Home for Boys. This last is a home for neglected and emotionally disturbed boys, founded by Harry's father in 1916.
During World War 11, Harry served with the Judge Advocate General's Office, U.S. Army, and received the Legion of Merit medal for his outstanding service. He remained in the Army Reserves until 1972, when he retired with the rank of colonel.
In 1970, Harry received the outstanding government service award from the Union County Chamber of Commerce. In that same year, he was named a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey and served in that capacity until his death, having been asked to continue long past the normal retirement date because of his wisdom and devotion to duty.
Harry had a host of friends from his beloved Dartmouth and his Yale Law School years, his long connection with the New Jersey bar, his tours of duty in the army, his community services, and his years as an esteemed judge. He will be sorely missed by those friends and especially by his wife, Elsa, their daughter, Susan Orsoni, and their son, Harry T. Osborne. The class extends its deep sympathy to this family in its loss.
MANSFIELD D. SPRAGUE '33
FREDERICK JOHN ROBINSON, always called "Jack," died on March 10. For the past year, he had been in failing health, after surviving a stroke which paralyzed his left arm and suffering a tumor of the neck. These "minor ailments," as Jack described them, did not prevent him from spending last summer at his beloved island in McGregor Bay, Ontario, where he was always a ready host for '33 classmates seeking wonderful fishing and his warm friendship.
Jack prepared for Dartmouth at Tabor Academy. In college, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and played varsity soccer. He was an assistant class agent in Alumni Fund campaigns for many years. As evidence of his loyalty to his class, his annual gift always had a 33 in it either dollars or cents. Once he drove 20 miles to a phone in McGregor Bay to ask me to make a contribution to the Alumni Fund, in his name, before the June 30 deadline there was no post office within easy reach of his cabin.
The story of Jack's career is less a tribute to his memory than a happy recounting of pleasant memories. For 30 years, he was employed by American Airlines in sales promotion. It was his duty, ably assisted by his late wife, Alice, to greet and entertain visiting VIPs. Admirals' Clubs at various airports were his second home. His experience with American led to similar duties with Hilton International, its ambassador to the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Hilton Explorers' Club was located on the roof of an exhibit building that overlooked the fountains where, each evening, a colorful water display was the main attraction. Jack made many of his friends honorary "Explorers." A newly created position at Radio New York, Worldwide, an international shortwave commercial broadcasting company, followed. Jack was in charge of special projects.
At reunions, from our fifth to 50th, Jack was always the"most happy fella," so enjoying companionship with his classmates.
Jack is survived by two sons, two daughters, and numerous grandchildren. At the time of his death, he lived with his daughter, Gail Egol, in Ossining, N.Y.
MELVILLE J. KATZ '33
With the passing of WALTER SPALDING DOUGLAS on March 15, our class and Dartmouth College have lost a distinguished and beloved member. A civil engineer, he was known internationally as a public transportation system expert. Before his retirement in 1975, "Douger" was senior partner and chairman of the board of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade, and Douglas. He received many honors, including the James Laurie Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1969 for his contributions to the field of transportation. In 1975, he was cited as one of the "top ten construction men of the last 50 years" by the construction division of the Society. In 1982, he received an award from the National Society of Professional Engineers for distinguished service to the engineering profession. Last year, he was named to the American Public Transit Hall of Fame.
Douger played a major role in the development of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System in the San Francisco area. Other of his projects included the initial design of the metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and public transportation systems in cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago, and Detroit and several foreign nations.
Douger was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the Dragon Society. He took his senior year in Thayer School, followed by Harvard, where he completed graduate work for his M.S. degree.
Upon retirement, he moved from Plainfield, N.J., to Jamestown, R. I., where he and his family pursued their lifelong love of sailing. He had been president of the board of trustees of Plainfield's Muhlenberg Hospital and of the Newport, R. I., hospital.
Douger will be remembered by his host of friends as the most pleasant of companions. He spoke quietly and thoughtfully, stating his convictions in unmistakable and basic terms - it was always worth listening to him.
His classmates express their sorrow and deep condolences to Douger's wife, Jean, their two daughters, Joanne Olsson and Nancy Engblom, three grandchildren, and his two sisters.
EDWARD J. FOLEY JR. '33
1935
ARTHUR CECIL ALLYN died, after a long illness, on March 22 in Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Fla. He attended Dartmoqth with our class for three years and later transferred to Beloit College. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Art's business career started on the West Coast, but in 1949 he returned to his native Chicago and became a partner in the brokerage firm of A. C. Allyn and Company, founded by his father. He later merged it with Francis I. duPont and Company in 1963. In 1961 Art and his younger brother bought control of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. He gave up the position of president in 1969 and, shortly thereafter, moved to Sarasota, where he created the Allyn Museum of Entomology and Jungle Gardens. The museum is the principal research facility in the study of butterflies and has a collection numbering hundreds of thousands. In 1981 Art was awarded a doctor of science degree, honoriscausa, by the University of Florida.
Art is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren, to whom we extend our sympathy.
DEREK ARMITAGE LEE died in New York on April 11. He was with us in Hanover for only one year and left in 1932 to go to work in the family textile business, then headquartered in Birkenhear, England.
As his father was a British subject, Rick held dual American-British citizenship. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1940 and served until 1946, receiving many promotions, decorations, and citations during a very distinguished military career. He also served on special assignment during the war with the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in China, India, and Burma. Operating as an undercover agent behind enemy lines in Burma and Malaya by infiltrating by parachute, surface craft, and submarine, he guided Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell's and Lord Louis Mountbatten's forces into enemy territory in the Southeast Asia theater. He received the United States Legion of Merit, with officer rank, and the British King's Medal for the successful completion of 32 such missions.
For more than 50 years Rick was associated with Lee Jofa, Inc., formerly Arthur H. Lee and Sons, and served as president and chairman of the board from 1949 to 1979. Because of his British background Derek concerned himself with British-American trade and was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander, by Queen Elizabeth II in 1973.
Rick is survived by a son, Derek A. Lee Jr. '66, two brothers, two sisters, and three grandchildren.
1936
WILLARD EMERSON BALLOU died February 6 at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover after a prolonged illness.
Willard was born in Greenfield, Mass., graduated from Greenfield High School and Deerfield Academy, and followed his brother, James A. Ballou '32, into Dartmouth but was forced to leave after his sophomore year because of his father's death. He remained a lifelong resident of Greenfield.
Willard worked for the Greenfield Tap and Die Company, now a division of TRW, for 43 years, retiring as supervisor in 1978. He was a member of All Souls Church, Unitarian Universal, and a former member of the YMCA and the Country Club of Greenfield.
A quiet, overly modest fellow and a very good tennis player, Willard was active in the development of tennis in Greenfield, having played with a town team and having helped develop the town-owned courts.
He leaves his wife, Elizabeth (Zitkus); a brother, James A. of Greenfield; and several nieces and nephews, to all of whom the class extends sincerest sympathy.
JOSEPH WARREN BISHOP JR., Sam Harris Professor of Law at Yale Law School, died at his home in New Haven on May 19, within days of retirement from a distinguished teaching career.
An acclaimed expert in the fields of corporate law, international terrorism, and military jurisprudence, Joe was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and spent many of his early years in Washington, D. C., where his father, Joseph Warren Bishop '95, was editor of Nation's Business. He prepared for Dartmouth at Deerfield Academy and received his law degree from Harvard in 1940. After a clerkship with the undersecretary of war, he served in the army from 1943 to 1946, in the office of the European theater judge advocate. After the war, he held positions as special assistant to the U. S. attorney general and as assistant to the general counsel for the U. S. High Commission in Germany.
As acting general counsel for the Department of the Army from 1952 to 1953, he defended the army against Senator Joseph McCarthy's charges of Communist infiltration. Denounced by the senator for his refusal to turn over confidential loyalty-security information, he said later of McCarthy's attack, "I am, oddly, the only member of the Yale Law School to have been so honored, and some of my colleagues feel the injustice very keenly." For his significant contributions, the army awarded Joe its Exceptional Civilian Service citation.
After a brief period with a Wall Street firm, he joined the Yale Law School faculty in 1957, assuming the Richard Ely chair in 1967. Joe published several books, among them JusticeUnder Fire: A Study of Military Law; Laic in theControl of Terrorism and Insurrection: the BritishLaboratory Experience; and Obiter Dicta, a corlection of essays from a vast canon of articles written for legal journals and general magazines. "My strongest motivation (other than vanity)," he said, "was impatience with the flood of cant, fustian, and emotional nonsense which pollutes the intellectual atmosphere."
His classmates honored Joe in 1982 with a class award, in recognition of his service to profession, community, and the College.
Joe is survived by his widow, Susan Oulihan Bishop, and their son, Joseph W. Bishop 111 '78.
MARY BISHOP Ross
LEO FRANCIS GLYNN died suddenly on March 6 from a massive coronary attack. Leo was the founder of the Boston Admiralty law firm Blynn and Dempsey. It recently became affiliated with the law firm Gaston, Snow, and Ely Bartlett.
Leo was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., and came to Dartmouth from Boston Latin School. He majored in Latin and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He went on from Dartmouth to Boston University School of Law. After serving as a navy, commander during World War II, Leo was a lawyer with the War Shipping Administration in Washington, D.C. He then returned to Boston to practice admiralty law.
Leo was a member of the Weston Country Club and the Badminton and Tennis Club. He was a resident member of the Bald Peak Colony Club of Melvin, N.H., and the John's Island Club of Vero Beach, Fla.
Leo also had served as vice president of the Longwood Cricket Club and chairman of the Weston School Committee and Weston High School Building Committee. On an Alumni Records Office questionnaire, Leo listed his special interests or avocations: "golf, tennis, traveling, and social entertainment. I also talk and dream more than I should."
He leaves his wife, Adriana (Van Noortwyk); three daughters, Astrid Cornelia Van Noortwyk and Leslie Adriana Van Doom, both of Boston, and Laura Christina Van Waalwyk of Waltham; and a brother, Thomas Patrick Glynn, of Ridgewood, N.J., to all of whom the class wishes to extend its sincerest sympathy.
WILLIAM GERARD WATSON JR. died July 24, 1984, in Buffalo General Hospital after a long illness. Bill came to Dartmouth from Kokomo High School and Virginia Military Institute. He majored in sociology and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. From Dartmouth Bill went to work for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, for whom he worked in various capacities until his retirement in 1975.
After numerous posts in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, Bill and his family settled down in Orchard Park, N.Y., in 1955. He promptly became known as the "mayor" of Meadow Road. Besides keeping a busy schedule of civic activities, Bill was also a great sports enthusiast. As a younger man his golf handicap was three. He and his wife had season tickets for the Bills and attended all the Little Three basketball games in the Buffalo area.
Bill was a member of the Orchard Park Country Club and a former member of the Park Country Club of Buffalo, the Buffalo Athletic Club, and Buffalo Rotary Club. During his retirement he and his wife traveled extensively, and when he got back home, he was influential in getting local boys to choose Dartmouth as their college.
Bill leaves his wife, Marjorie Ann (Willis); two daughters, Mrs. A. Scott Johnson of Manama City of Bahrain and Mrs. Peter M. Camplin of Cape Nedick, Maine; a son, William G. Watson of San Francisco; a brother, Frederick P. Watson of Venice, Fla.; and five grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends the most sincere sympathy.
GEORGE CHESTER YOUNG passed away on March 6 in Scituate, Mass., after a long illness. He was a retired member of the Massachusetts legislature, a history scholar, and a civic leader. He was also an avid sportsman who coached football and basketball and played tennis and golf. Born in Quincy, Mass., he entered Dartmouth from Tabor Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in history, was a member of DKE fraternity, and participated in freshman football, baseball, and varsity soccer.
After graduation he taught at Quincy Central Junior High School and was principal in 1956. He also did graduate work at Boston University.
Chet entered the army in 1942 as a private and served with the Third Army in its march across Europe under Gen. George Patton. He was discharged from the regular army in 1946 as a captain and retired from the army reserves in 1962 as a lieutenant colonel.
Chet served several terms on the Scituate School Committee and had been an acting superintendent of the Scituate Schools. He was first elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1966 and was reelected in 1968, serving the Second Plymouth District (Scituate, Cohasset, and Hull) until his retirement in 1976.
Former governor Francis W. Sargent said, "Chet Young was a big man with a hearty laugh, but a humble man and an outstanding legislator who really cared about people and their problems." Rep. William G. Robinson, House Republican leader, said, "In addition to his distinguished career as a legislator and educator, one of his greatest contributions was that he inspired young people to work and serve in government."
Chet leaves his wife, Evelyn (Clarke) of Scituate, two sons, Geoffrey '69 of North Carolina and Jonathan of Braintree; two daughters, Catherine Clough, who attended Dartmouth, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and Sarah Young of Scituate, and four grandchildren. The class of 1936 extends to all deepest sympathy.
1938
PAUL FRANCIS MCLAUGHLIN died suddenly on March 1 due to an automobile accident in Montgomery, Ala. He and his wife, Rita, were on their way home after a month's stay in Florida.
Paul served with distinction as a captain in the U.S. Navy in World War II and served in the naval reserve until 1963.
He was well known and respected in the casualty insurance field in Rhode Island, having worked as director for Starkweather and Shepley Insurance Company until 1981. He then became the administrator of the Association of Rhode Island Independent Insurance Agents.
He loved the game of golf, was a member of the Warwick Country Club in his home city, and participated regularly in the monthly sessions of a group of 1938 golfers, playing at various courses around New England in the golfing season.
Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Paul F. McLaughlin Jr., two daughters, Karen R. McLaughlin and Margaret L. Gardiner, and two brothers, Arthur L. McLaughlin and Richard McLaughlin.
He will be much missed by his friends and classmates.
PARKER HOLDEN
CARL FREDERICK VON PECHMANN, "the Baron," 68, died on May 13 at the Hanover Terrace Healthcare Center. He was born on Staten Island, N.Y., July 9, 1916, the son of Ludwig von Pechmann and Elsa Bleidner.
Following graduation from Dartmouth he joined the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company in Hartford, Conn., and at the time of his retirement in 1976 was assistant vice president and director, International Department. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1947, attaining the rank of major.
Carl's civic interests included being president and board member of the Hartford Neighborhood Centers and member of the board of directors of the Old Guard, West Hartford, and the Greater Hartford Red Cross.
His unfailing exuberance, cheerfulness, and goodwill were the mark of this man. No one in the class was better known and respected. As an undergraduate he was class secretary, vice president of the Interfraternity Council, on the News Board of The Dartmouth, and a member of Green Key, Casque and Gauntlet, and Palaeopitus. Active as an alumnus, he served as class secretary, class president, and 35th reunion chairman. During his 51-year relationship with the College, the Baron was ever willing to accept any responsibility that would benefit his class and Dartmouth. In 1977 he received the Alumni Award "with abiding appreciation and grateful recognition of [his] outstanding service to the College and to [his] class."
He leaves his wife, "Ellie," who now resides at Berrill Farms, Hanover, N.H.; a son, Frederick '67 of Simsbury, Conn.; a daughter, Lisa of Evanston, Ill.; two grandchildren, Christopher and Anna; and a sister, MarieLouise Trainer.
Contributions in his memory may be made to the Class of 1938 Scholarship Fund.
ULYSSES SAMUEL WHARTON, M.D., of Paterson, N.J., died at Paterson on January 6. He was 68 years old.
Born in Altoona, Pa., "Use" came to Dartmouth from Altoona High School. A chemistry/zoology major, Use was a member of Zeta Alpha Phi and earned his track numeral in 1935 and his letter in track in 1936, 1937, and 1938. He roomed with his brother, G. Murdock Wharton '40, now deceased, who also became a physician.
He was graduated from the Howard University School of Medicine in 1942, following which he served with the AUS until 1944 and continued as a member of the USNR from 1944 to 1946.
He was acting Crawford County (Pa.) coroner, a member of the County Medical Association, and the AMA and NMA. He was active in the Dartmouth Club of Bergan-Passaic, N.J.
He is survived by his wife, Aurelia, and a daughter, Patricia Gail.
1939
Louis HARRISON BRADLEY, 69, of Brewster, Mass., died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on February 12.
Lou was born in Derby, Conn., and lived in Orange, Conn., before retiring to Cape Cod in 1971.
He was a 1934 graduate of Cheshire Academy, where he played on the basketball team for four years and on the soccer team in his senior year. At Dartmouth he was an English major and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He worked for 29 years for the Farrel division of Emhart Corporation, retiring in 1970 as manager of production engineering.
He was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod and before that of the Dartmouth Club of New Haven. He was also a member of the Orange Fire Department.
A memorial service was held at the First Congregational Church in Derby, Conn., highlighted by the reading of tributes by his children. Bob Dickgiesser, Ted Wolfe, and Duke Lyon were on hand to represent his class.
Lou is survived by his wife of 45 years, Elizabeth Downs Bradley; a son, Sheldon of Rochester, N.Y.; two daughters, Carol Sullivan of Bellingham, Mass., and Lynn Benjamin of Westbrook, Conn.; and three grandchildren.
A note from his wife, Betty, says, "I don't believe one week in our married life ever went by that Dartmouth was not mentioned in a very fond and nostalgic way. There seems to be a feeling of closeness among the Men of Dartmouth."
Lou's warm heart and keen sense of humor endeared him to his many friends and relatives. He will be sorely missed but never forgotten by anyone who knew him.
ERWIN L. LYON JR. '39
WILLIAM NESBITT MULKIE, 68, of Erie, Pa., died on February 5 at Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie.
Bill, known to his friends as "Monk," was born in Erie and prepared for Dartmouth at Union City High School and Strong Vincent High School. He played football and basketball for four years, was manager of track, and was class president his junior year and a member of the student council for two years. At Dartmouth Monk majored in economics, played baseball in his freshman year, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He served as a captain in the U.S. Army during World War 11.
Until his retirement in December 1981, Monk had been a vice president of Yates Company, an organization engaged in making plastic extrusions.
He was a member of Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul, where he was a former head of the Sunday School. He was also a former chapter member of Lawrence Lodge 709, F&AM, and Scottish Rite Bodies of Erie. He was active in United Fund drives, Masonry, Kahkwa Club, and the YMCA.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Missimer Mulkie; a son, John R. Mulkie of St. Louis; and a daughter, Elizabeth Jane Mulkie of Erie.
1940
RAYMOND MORRIS HELM JR., 67, died April 18 at Deerfield Beach, Fla. Ray had a bout with cancer in 1978, and it recurred very substantially in March 1985. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Enders Helm, two daughters, Catherine J. Winter and Deborah J. Helm, and one son, Richard J. Helm.
Ray was my roommate for the first two years at Dartmouth, and we had been associated in business for nearly 30 years until he retired in 1981. For ten years prior to that date Ray had been my assistant as vice president of Har-Tru, a manufacturer of tennis court equipment.
RICHARD N. FUNKHOUSER '40
1941
ROY JORDAN GOTSHALL, who planned and ran 1941's 40th reunion, died on the eve of our 45th. He passed away on March 30, in Bethlehem, Pa., after a long battle with lung cancer.
"Gotch" had been among the most active members of the class in alumni and 1941 affairs for the past 20 years. He was secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Eastern Pennsylvania, headed enrollment work in that area, and was a member of the Philadelphia Leadership Committee during the Campaign for Dartmouth a few years back.
For '41, besides serving as reunion chairman in 1981, he was a member of the executive committee, a regional class agent, and a bequest chairman. It was Gotch who developed and promoted the idea of the Class of 1941 Memorial Scholarship; he chaired the committee that selected the first Class of '41 Scholar.
Gotch was born and raised in Yeadon, Pa., a Philadelphia suburb. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, ran freshman track and cross-country, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and from Tuck School in 1942. During World War II, he drove an American Field Service ambulance in Italy with the Eighth Army.
For three years after the war, Gotch worked for the Arthur Andersen accounting firm in Philadelphia. In 1949, he moved to Bethlehem, Pa., to become controller of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. He retired in 1975 as vice president and treasurer after a 15-fold expansion of the company.
Gotch was very active in Junior Achievement for 20-odd years and was a director of the Lehigh Valley J.A. organization. He served on the finance committee of the Allentown Sacred Heart Center. He was a member of the American Management Association and the United States Chamber of Commerce.
He leaves his wife, Margery Leinroth Gotshall (who joined Gotch in his Dartmouth activities as he did her in Wells College activities), a son, and a daughter. His daughter, Susan, is married to Lee Maxon '75.
1944
Word has just been received that WALTER GRANT BLAISDELL JR. died July 13, 13,1983. He suffered a stroke and then succumbed to cancer.
"Pete" came to Dartmouth from Bradford, Pa., where his father was associated with the Zippo Lighter Company. Pete was an avid skier and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He served four years in the U.S. Army, from 1942 to 1946, with extensive duty in Europe.
He worked for several oil companies after the war and was assistant to the president of the Bradford Motor Works, manufacturers of oil well subsurface pumps, from 1962 to 1970. He then took on a Washington assignment and was business industry specialist for the Small Business Administration from 1970 until the time of his death.
He is survived by his four children, three daughters and a son, and his mother and a brother.
1945
ROLAND FRANK BEERS JR., of Dorset, Vt., died March 20 at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was the son of Roland F. Beers of Manchester and the late Helen C. Beers. He and the former Helen Rogers were married on March 25, 1945.
Roland graduated from Vermont Academy in 1941, from Dartmouth in 1944, and from the University of Rochester Medical School in 1947, where he received his medical degree. His internship and residency were served at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, and from there he went to the National Naval Research Institute in Bethesda.
After his tour at the Institute, Roland went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., where he received his Ph.D. in biochemistry. He was then appointed a Research Fellow in the Robert W. Johnson Foundation at the Children's Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Two years later, in 1954, he went to the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, where he was in charge of several research projects as well as a member of the faculty.
During his time at Johns Hopkins, he was also a consultant for many years for Miles Laboratories in Indiana.
In 1972, Roland left Johns Hopkins and moved to Elkhart, Ind., to become a corporate vice president at Miles Laboratories in charge of all research affairs, a position that took him to many corners of the world.
He retired from Miles in 1984, and he and Helen moved to Dorset, Vt. A few months later he was appointed by the Public Health Services in Washington, D.C., to the position of assistant to the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in the field of biotechnology, a position he held at the time of his death.
In addition to his wife and his father, he is survived by three sons, a daughter, a sister, and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent to the Rolf Syvertsen Memorial Fund, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03755.
1947
Word has been received of the death on April 2 of Louis SAMUEL PEARLSTEIN, 61, of Newton, Mass., a member of the class of 1947. He attended both Dartmouth and Notre Dame and served as a naval ensign in World War II. He entered the family business, Louis Men's stores of Boston, founded by his grandfather. As vice president of the company, Louis saw its growth to three stores in the Boston area.
He is survived by his wife, Meredith, and three sons, all of Newton.
1948
With deep regret we announce the death on June 24, 1982, of Dr. KEITH MCLOUD in San Diego, where he had pursued his medical career as a pediatrician following discharge from the navy and completion of his residency requirements.
Keith grew up in Scarsdale, one of three children of Anson McLoud '09 and Antoinette. His older brother, Malcolm, was of Dartmouth's class of 1944 and predeceased Keith as did his sister Mary.
Keith, just out of Scarsdale High, arrived in Hanover in July 1944 with about 270 other civilian freshmen in World War II. He was tall and lanky, somewhat shy, and had an active sense of humor, a marvelous capacity for the practical joke, and a fondness for the outdoors. His first three semesters were spent in Richardson Hall, where he established a number of close friendships. His career in Hanover was interrupted by service in the navy.
After his return to Hanover he decided on medicine as a career, joined friends in Theta Delta Chi and the Glee Club, and entered Dartmouth Medical School in the fall of 1948.
After graduating from Dartmouth Medical School in 1950 Keith went on to his M.D. at Cornell Medical School two years later. This was followed by an internship, residencies, medical service on the SS United States out of New York, a return to the navy in 1956 when he served with the Mediterranean fleet (the writer and Keith skiied together in the Appenines outside Rome in 1958), and a brief return to the navy in 1960.
Keith spent the final 22 years of his life in California, where he completed the requirements for pediatrics and served in both Palo Alto and San Diego. He never married, and no members of his immediate family survive him. He is remembered with great affection by many friends, among whom are Don Drescher '48, who spent the summer of 1948 with Keith on the Cog Railway of Mount Washington, N.H.; Dr. David Miller '48, who first met Keith in an institutional setting one Halloween eve in Scarsdale before they again met and roomed together in Richardson; and the writer, who also shared a room with Keith in Hanover some 40 short years ago.
F.R. DRURY JR. '48
It is with regret that we report the sudden passing of IRWIN FRANKLYN WODAR in Montreal on August 11, 1983.
Frank, born in Brooklyn and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High, first arrived in Hanover just prior to his induction into the Navy V- -12 program on July 1, 1943, during World War 11. He remained in Hanover until October the following year, when he was transferred to Midshipmen's School at Columbia, following which he attended the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes and held posts at San Diego and Charleston, S.C. He was awarded the Victory Ribbon, American theater, prior to his honorable discharge on May 18, 1946.
In September that year Frank returned to Dartmouth and moved into Topliff. Two years later he had successfully fulfilled the requirements of the chemistry/zoology major and was watched by his bride-to-be, Elaine Wolson, also of Brooklyn, as he graduated.
Frank went on to graduate work at Brooklyn College and Rutgers, married Elaine in December 1948, and went to work in the technical sales area of the food business. Continuing to live in Brooklyn with his growing family, Frank in 1964 helped found the Continental Seasonings Company of Teaneck, N.J. He went on to become president of the firm, which acted as manufacturing chemists to the food processing industries.
Frank and Elaine were on vacation with friends in Montreal when he suddenly and tragically died, five days after a wonderfully happy visit to Hanover, their first since Frank's graduation 35 years earlier. He is survived by Elaine and by their three daughters, Andrea, Sheryl, and Caryn. His classmates sadly salute Frank and his bereaved family.
1949
AUGUSTUS PAGE FARNSWORTH was one of the most charismatic and likeable members of the class of 1949. News arrived at the College in March of his death on December 19, 1984. He was living in Honolulu, Hawaii, at the time of his death and is survived by two children: Tamara, who is 15 years old, and Charles Mark, who is 14 years old. Our classmate, Ed Macßurney, an Episcopalian minister in Davenport, lowa, is Gus's brother-inlaw.
Gus was born and raised in Stamford, Conn., and graduated from Phillips-Exeter Academy in 1944. In the fall of 1944, he entered the Army Air Corps at Fort Devens, Mass., and served at Keesler Field in Biloxi, Miss., the Roswell Air Force Base in Roswell, N.M., and Westover Field at Springfield, Mass., as a pre-aviation cadet. He was discharged in November 1945 and entered Dartmouth with the last of the three groups matriculating that year in March, July, and November, respectively. Gus was a member of Beta Theta Pi and majored in economics.
After graduation, he joined Kaiser Steel Corporation and for many years was engaged in sales work. In 1958, he was transferred to Kaiser's general sales office in Oakland, Calif., and subsequently moved to Honolulu. He entered the real estate management field as a self-employed owner and developer.
Most of us probably knew Gus best as one of the most competitive, effective members of winning Dartmouth lacrosse teams during his undergraduate years. He was disciplined, purposeful, and respected. The class has lost a decent brother and human being.
1950
The class has lost another loyal son. DONALD CARTER HALL of Media, Pa., died on April 27. He was with two associates, who were unable to rescue him soon enough from the waters of the Chesapeake. He succumbed several days later at a nearby Annapolis hospital.
Don grew up in Manchester, Conn., where he starred as captain of his track team, which won both the state and New England Championships. At Dartmouth, he captained the freshman cross-country team and in subsequent years led the Theta Chi team to victory in the annual winter interfraternity track competition.
At graduation, Don received his bars as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and in the ensuing Korean war received the Presidential Unit Citation and Korean Campaign Medal while serving on the USS Essex.
In 1955, he received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for Aetna Life and Casualty as agent, supervisor, and branch manager. Don later became a specialist in the marketing of deferred compensation programs, occupational insurance, and tax shelter investments. He had been a vice president of National Security Retirement Programs.
Don is survived by his wife, Sandra, daughters Diedre, Linda, and Andrea, son Chip, and a grandson, Stephen. A memorial service was held at the Media Presbyterian Church on May 3. I was privileged to deliver the eulogy.
DICK MCSORLEY '50
1957
RICHARD JOHNSON VAULES JR. died on March 18 of complications arising from the disabling rheumatoid arthritis which he had had since graduation. Dick had been retired since 1972. A native of Great Neck, N.Y., he was very active during his undergraduate years at Dartmouth. His principle activities were Alpha Theta fraternity, the Glee Club, and the Dartmouth Outing Club.
Following graduation Dick headed for Arizona, where he obtained a master of education degree in American history from the University of Arizona. Until retirement, he taught in local Phoenix schools and was active in city administration. He was also involved in local Dartmouth activities, serving as secretary, vice president, or president of the Dartmouth Club of Phoenix for a number of years. During the early seventies he was a member of the Alumni Council, which led to some pleasant visits to Hanover. A lot of us will remember him for his poems, which were a great delight to his classmates when they appeared in the class newsletter or the Alumni Magazine.
His courage in presenting a cheerful face to the outside world despite a lifetime of disabling health is a great example. He is survived by his wife, Ginny; his children, George, Robert, Virginia, and Richard; and his brother, Dave, class of '60.
