Deaths

(This is a listing of deaths of which word hasbeen received since the previous issue. Full notices, which are usually written by the class secretary, may appear in this or a later issue.)

Chauncey Allen Steiger '17, January 4 Harold Coburn Avery Sr. '19, Dec. 31, 1987 Maxwell C. Huntoon '19, January 25 Theodore W. Smith '19, June 29, 1985 Joseph Sidney Cohen '22, January 26 Keith Drake '24, January 16 Herbert LeRoy Rice '25, September 21, 1987 Patten Dangaix Allen '26, Dec. 13, 1987 Joseph Harold Smith '28, January 10 James Howland Latham '29, February 6 Sydney Rufus Mills '29, December 21, 1987 Russell Payne Thomas '29, October 8, 1987 George Gunther Zahm '29, January 11 Jerome Goodman '30, December 22, 1987 Davis Horner Owen '30, October 27, 1987 Donald Keniston Tasker '30, Dec. 19, 1987 David Levy '31, July 8, 1987 Morton Albertson Howard '32, January 26 Norman Gordon Levin '32, August 26, 1987 Donald A. Thompson '32, August 3, 1987 John Adolph Banks '34, February 15, 1987 Harold Sumner Farwell '37, January 12 Colin Davidson Marr '37, Dec. 14, 1987 James Joseph McKeon III '38, January 11 Donald Sisson Hause '40, January 20 Alden Mygatt Taylor '43, February 8 James Tillson '44, January 25 Emery Frederick Lewis '46, January 2 Duncan MacFarlan '47, January 24 Donald Vincent Briggs '48, Nov. 13, 1987 John Belknap Mack '48, November 23, 1987 John Steadman Trickey '50, October 3, 1987 Brooke Powell Taylor '52, February 5 Glenn Hubert Wilson '55, January 30 Jere Crews Smith '64, June 30, 1987 Lawrence Stephen Lowic '65, January 8 William McKennan Rust '65, January 13 Gary Elbert Gipson '74, January 26 Linda Young Murray '76, January 26 Edward George Tyler Jr. '79, Nov. 16, 1987

1917

CHAUNCEY ALLEN STEIGER died at his home in Longmeadow, Mass., on January 4. He was 94 and had spent his entire career since Dartmouth with Albert Steiger, Inc., a department store chain founded by his father 94 years ago. At his death Chan was chairman of the firm's board.

Born in Westfield, he graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and was a navy veteran of the first World War. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. In later years he was a director of Valley Bank and Trust Co. and a trustee of Springfield College, Springfield Library and Museum, Wesson Memorial Hospital, and the United Fund of Greater Springfield.

Chan is survived by his son Reynolds and daughter Elisabeth Ann Low, and by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

1919

HAROLD COBURN AVERY SR. died on December 31, 1987, at the Burlington (Vt.) Convalescent Center. Born in Bradford, Vt., Hal had lived in Burlington for more than 50 years. For eight years he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Burlington.

At the College he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Casque & Gauntlet. During a long career in the insurance industry he was a general agent for several prominent firms. Hal was widowed twice. Surviving are his daughter Jean Perkins and son Harold Jr., along with eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

MAXWELL CARPENTER HUNTOON died on January 25. He was active until the end and two days before his death he drove his car to do some errands. He had lived in Little Compton, R.I., for many years.

Born in Providence, after Dartmouth he attended Philadelphia Textile School. During World War I he served in the army chemical warfare services.

During his business career he was president of the Providence Braid Co., the Woodlawn Finishing Co., and vice president of Marshall and Williams Corp.

A director of several banks and insurance companies in the Rhode Island area, he was also active in Red Cross and United Way. From 1963 to 1968 he was a member of the Rhode Island State Senate.

He leaves his wife, Caroline, sons Maxwell of Chappaqua, N.Y. and David '47 of Ridgefield, Conn., a daughter, Frances H. Hall of Nahant, Mass., eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

The College recently learned of the death on June 29, 1985, of THEODORE WOODMANSMITH, who attended Dartmouth for two years, leaving at the outbreak of World War I. He died of acute leukemia and is survived by his widow, Helen, of Manchester, N.H.

In Hanover Ted sang with the Glee Club and in the choir. His business career was first in construction and later in insurance; he retired in 1956.

1921

Col. ROLAND C. BATCHELDER died at the Mark Wentworth Home in Portsmouth, N.H., on December 22, 1987. He is survived by three of his four sons: Theodore of Trumbull, Conn.; Robert of Honolulu; and George of Woodstock, Conn. He also leaves one daughter, Jessica Siegars of Watervliet, N.Y.; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one sister, Doris Batchelder of Manchester, N.H.

Batch was born in Manchester and graduated from Manchester High School. After our graduation he taught at Vermont Academy, Laconia High School, and in Elizabeth, N.J. He did graduate work at both Rutgers and Harvard.

With the start of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933, Batch was commissioned a captain. After various army posts he attended the Command Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. He reached the rank of colonel, with foreign service that included tours of duty in Australia, New Guinea, Italy, and Germany. In civilian life he served as a member of the New Hampshire General Court and devoted many years to the Deerfield School board.

Batch's very popular wife, Jessie, predeceased him in 1983.

1925

JAY CHARLES ELDER died December 27, 1987, in Frederick, Md., aged 89. Prior to entering Dartmouth he served as a private in the army in World War I. At college he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. Jay spent his life in the steel industry with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was superintendent of production and planning at the Aliquipa Works Division. Prior to his retirement he served as president of Aliquipa Rotary Club and later enjoyed traveling and his hobbies of music and photography. He would have been 90 in April of this year. Jay's wife, Helen (Parke) Elder, predeceased him. He is survived by two nieces, Janet Nicodemus Smith and Josephine Nicodemus Hughes.

1926

PATTEN DANGAIX ALLEN died December 13, 1987, at his home in Eltoro, Calif., of congestive heart failure. Born in Amagansset, N.Y., he graduated from Flushing High School at an early age, studied two years at Ecole des Roches in Paris, and entered Dartmouth with the class of 1927. Because of his educational background he was moved to the class of. 1925.

Pat was one of 11 students who lived at 17 West Wheelock Street when, in February 1925, it was completely destroyed by fire. All possessions were lost—including books and class papers—but no lives. Pat elected to leave college, returning for only one term with our class and graduating cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. During his Dartmouth days he was a member of The Arts and the French club, and was on the soccer squad.

Pat had a distinguished 24-year career in the U.S. Foreign Service. Some of his assignments were first secretary at our Embassy in Manila, National Defense College in Canada, director of the Department of Commerce's European division, commercial attache in Paris. In 1914 45 he was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. In the midfifties he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Paris.

His first wife died in 1970, and he is survived by his wife, Joanne, and three stepchildren.

1927

PHILIP ROLAND FRENCH died October 29, 1987, in the St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Okla., having suffered from Parkinson's disease for several years. He was 83.

A native of Boston, Phil attended Tabor Academy before entering Dartmouth where he remained only one year. He belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. He graduated from Lowell Textile Institute and pursued a career in textiles.

He started as a buyer of men's wear at G. Sommers & Co. in St. Paul, Minn., and later, with his second wife, opened a French dress shop for women in Ponce City, Okla. He was well known in the area and for many years was the supplier for local Indian chiefs and princesses.

He served for four years between 1942 to 1946 as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

He is survived by his brother Richard, daughter Barbara Brandt, sons Richard and Philip, four grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.

1928

JOHN WESLEY WOOD died December 29 at Memorial Hospital in Albany, N.Y., after over a year's illness in a nursing home. He was born and had lived most of his life in Troy, N.Y.

At Dartmouth Wes was a member of Theta Chi and majored at Tuck. He and Dorris attended almost all of our reunions.

For 35 years he worked for MarvinNeitzel Corp., manufacturers of hospital garments in Troy, and was its president and treasurer from 1968 until he retired in 1977. He was active in church and community affairs, including chairman of the Rensselaer County Community Chest campaign, president of the Troy Boys Club, and a member of the Troy Area Council of the Boy Scouts.

His wife of 53 years died two months before he did. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Moore, a son, Smith, three grandchildren, and cousin Charles Morris '49.

1929

MORGAN BAKER died on November 21, 1987, in Santa Barbara, Calif., after a brief illness.

Bake came from Cleveland Heights High School and lived at 21 South Mass. He belonged to Delta Kappa Epsilon, The Arts, and the Dartmouth Christian Association. He majored in English.

He worked for Guaranty Trust Co. in New York and Paris and with Odyssey Cruise Lines, then was resident manager of the Publick House in Sturbridge, Mass.

He served in World War II in air intelligence in North Africa and in India, reaching the rank of captain. He then moved to Ojai, Calif., as assistant manager of El Roblar Hotel and was active in many Ojai organizations and created sets for theatrical productions for the Community Art Center. He operated a shop called "Things and Stuff" until retiring in 1955.

Bake leaves his widow, Margaret (Perkins), and a stepson John A. Perkins.

FRANK EVERETT SMALL died on November 11, 1987, at Roswell, Ga., where he had recently moved from Waquoit on Cape Cod.

Tux came to us from Waltham High School and Worcester Academy. He belonged to Theta Chi and majored at Tuck School. He was a class agent.

He worked for Pogson Peloubet & Co. in New York City and earned his C.P.A. in 1936. He became a partner in the firm and later a partner with Price Waterhouse. He belonged to the American Institute of Accountants, the N.Y. State Society of C.P.A.s, and the Downtown Athletic Club.

He retired to the Cape where we saw him too seldom, because his golf conflicted with most of our Dartmouth Club meetings. He was a member of the Town of Mashpee finance board until he moved. He leaves his widow, Lillian, daughter Joan, and son Frank '61.

GEORGE GUNTHER ZAHM died January 11 in Delray Beach, Fla., of a brain tumor. George came to Dartmouth from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, N.Y. He was a member of Theta Chi and Alpha Chi Sigma, leader of the Mandolin Club, a member of both the Band and the Barbary Coast orchestra. He majored in physics and chemistry and, on leaving college, was employed briefly as a chemist in Chicago. He then joined Zahm & Nagel Co., Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y., where he served as vice president and then president until his retirement.

In Buffalo, he was a member of the Twentieth Century Club, Athletic Club, and Canoe Club. In 1927, he married Ruth Thomas, who died in 1953. In 1954, he married Frances Ely, who survives him. He had no children.

George served as class agent, head agent, class vice president and, at the time of his death, as class president. In retirement, he and Fran lived in Delray Beach where Fran was a landscape gardener. The Zahms will long be remembered as donors of the beautiful garden between the Inn and Hopkins Center.

1932

Dartmouth and the class of 1932 had reason to be proud when CARL EUGENEMCGOWAN became a judge of the U.S. court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. That pride increased when his judicial career became a model of how a judge at that lofty level should behave and perform: quietly, judiciously, scholarly, eloquently.

At the time of his death on December 21, 1987, the nation was gripped by an acrimonious effort to identify the qualities that members of the federal judiciary should possess. The search could have stopped with Carl McGowan. An editorial in TheWashington Post made this clear: "How refreshing ... to find on a deeply divided court during deeply divisive times . . . the moderating influence and persuasive intellect of a conscientious jurist. His common sense, coupled with a gentle demeanor and kind humor, made Carl McGowan an important figure on this important court."

Carl came to Dartmouth from Paris, I11. A member of DKE and Dragon, he graduated magna cum laude, then earned a degree from Columbia Law School. He engaged in many parts of the legal profession: private practice; teaching (at Northwestern Law School); government service (in the Navy Department and State of Illinois); politics (Adlai Stevenson's presidential campaign); and ultimately the judiciary.

Carl was the principal speaker at the memorial service for Adlai Stevenson, and each speaker at Carl's own memorial service appropriately quoted from his moving tribute to that earlier ornament of the legal profession.

Those of us who knew Carl for over half a century will miss him grievously.

Surviving are Carl's wife, Josephine, a son, and two daughters—including Hope '77. May proud and loving memorials console them.

MICHAEL H. CARDOZO '32

ADRIAN JESUP NITSCHELM died on January 11 after a short illness. He was 76.

Ade came to Dartmouth from high school in Red Bank, N.J. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He majored in economics and graduated from the Tuck School in 1933.

After working as an actuary for the Prudential Insurance Company, he held management positions in several hotels. Then he and his wife, Terry, purchased and operated Glenwood-on-the-Saco in Glen, N.H., their first of three inns. In 1942 they purchased the Cranmore Inn in North Conway, N.H.

Ade retired in 1970 and spent much of the time since in traveling, entertaining friends, and staying in touch with his family, to which he was devoted. He was a gentle man and a caring man who enjoyed the opportunity of giving assistance to a number of young people.

He was an active alumnus, serving as class agent for both the Alumni Fund and for Tuck School. He and Terry became "regulars" on his class reunion committees.

Ade leaves his wife; four children, Ruth, George, Martha, and Fred; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

RICHARD W. OLMSTED '32

HERBERT EDWARD PIKE died on January 3 in Akron, Ohio. He came to us from West Roxbury, Mass., where he attended public schools, later graduating from Phillips Academy. Herb was a member of our freshman track team, joined Kappa Kappa Kappa, and majored in economics.

He was identified with sales and sales training, first with U.S. Rubber, then with Champion Spark Plug, and finally with General Tire and Rubber, from which he retired in 1973. He resided principally in New Haven and Akron. In both cities he was an enthusiastic participant in Dartmouth recruiting. In New Haven he was treasurer of the local Dartmouth Club, and when he moved to Akron helped form the Dartmouth Club of North East Ohio and served as its president.

Herb was a volunteer at Akron General Medical Center, served on the board of the Visiting Nurse Service, and was chairman of the Service Review Panel of the United Way.

Survivors are his wife, Evelyn, his daughter Dorothy Diehl, his son Herbert Jr., and sister Louise Marshall. A granddaughter, Elizabeth Pike, will graduate with Dartmouth's class of 1988.

On August 3, 1987, DONALD ALEXANDERTHOMPSON died at the Mesurck Home in Baltimore. Don matriculated with our class but transferred to M.I.T. after his freshman year. He married in 1935, worked for a time in Peabody Book Shop and the Yale University Press, then joined Arthur Thompson & Company, color lithographers, becoming president in 1940.

Don is survived by his wife, Betty, and three children, Peter, David, and Amanda.

1933

WILLIAM RICHMOND JONES died suddenly of a myocardial infarction, November 25, 1987, in Exeter, N.H.

He entered Dartmouth from the Friends School of Brooklyn, majored in French, and spent his junior year at the Sorbonne. He was active in Cabin and Trail, served on the Winter Carnival committee, and was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He was the recipient of the Charles O. Miller Memorial Fellowship, and earned a Phi Beta Kappa key. After he was graduated he continued studies in France, and was conferred a doctorate from the University of Paris. Bill then started a long teaching career at the Phillips Exeter Academy.

In 1941 he entered the air force as an enlisted man and was promoted through the ranks to major. His main mission was to plan drops for both personnel and material. After military service he returned to Exeter and, in 1959, was appointed the Independence Foundation professor. Bill served in many local and national organizations, including the American Association of Teachers of French.

A bachelor all his life, he leaves no children of his own, but there are many "sons" of Exeter on whom he has left an imprint.

WILLIAM RAY PAGE JR. died in Baltimore on December 18, 1987. He is survived by his wife, Faye, two daughters, Anita Bogert and Myrna Berry, and two grandchildren.

Bill entered Dartmouth from Camp Hill (Pa.) High School, was a psychology major, and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, he worked in a Colorado gold mine in which his father had an interest. But this effort was unproductive, and he returned East to start a long association with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, first in Harrisburg, Pa., and later in Baltimore. He retired in 1977.

He was active in the Masons, and was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Baltimore. The Page family had a strong association with Dartmouth. His father, William Sr., was graduated in the class of 1906, his brother John was '39, and a nephew, Jonathan, was '68. Memorial gifts were suggested for the Page Worthington Scholarship Fund, a fellow Baltimorian and '32 whom Bill knew over the years.

DANTAN WINSLOW SAWYER died November 19, 1987, in a convalescent home in South Carolina of progressive cerebral failure.

He entered Dartmouth from Saugus, Mass., and though a history major had an underlying interest in art. He belonged to the Zeta Psi fraternity, and was a member of the Arts Council.

After graduation Dan studied architecture in France and opened his own office in Hamilton, Mass., in 1935. This was interrupted by service as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1941 till 1946.

Dan's chief interest was in period architecture and in historic restoration of houses and towns, Bedford, Mass., being one. His knowledge and expertise were recognized by Who's Who, and by Arts and Artists, where he served as an editor. He was also chairman of the Castle Hill Arts Center for many years.

In the seventies his health started to fail. He closed his office and moved to Charleston, S.C., where he was a consultant on the restoration of that beautiful and historic city. Married twice, he is survived by a daughter, Anne Manners, of Wellesley, Mass., by his first marriage, and several stepchildren by his second.

1934

We recently learned that JOHN ADOLPHBANKS died February 15, 1987, of a blood clot. This occurred in Shreveport, La., where he had lived for the past 25 years.

Jack was native of Indiana but came to Dartmouth from Evanston, I11. He had two years with us and then went to work for Swift & Co. and the Boy Scouts in Chicago before air force duty in communications. After that, the work was all with Western Electric, in Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, and. then Shreveport, where he was in charge of maintenance for buildings and equipment. Along the way he got his B.A. at Central YMCA College in Chicago and a B.S. at Oklahoma City U. He was active with Toastmasters International and a member of Sigma Chi.

Jack is survived by his wife, Helen, their son Gregory, and daughter Julie Ann.

1935

ROBERT LYNN BUSEY died of throat cancer on December 4, 1987, in the Bryn Mawr Medical Center. The family had been living in nearby Berwyn, Pa., for many years.

Bob came to us from Bridgeport, Conn., via Phillips Exeter.

After graduating from Tuck School he joined General Electric and spent his career with them until retirement in 1969. He was stationed around the East—Cleveland, Boston, Springfield, New York—and then moved to Philadelphia as district sales manager in the lamp division.

Two children, Bob Jr. and Lynn, survive, as does his wife, Jeanne. To them we send our sympathy.

HAROLD JOSEPH KENNEDY died of cardiac arrest on January 10 at Doctors' Hospital in New York City.

The New York Times gave him a two-column head with a byline and described him as "a jack-of-all theatrical trades and for nearly half a century a champion of the summer theater circuit. He wrote, directed, and produced plays that traveled, -on the power of the stars in their casts, to summer stock theaters around the country. They always contained a comic role for the playwright." He met with some success in film roles in the fifties.

His communications with the College in recent years were limited. There are no survivors to the best of our knowledge.

1938

RAYMOND HENRY BERQUIST died January 3 in Naples, Fla. He came to Dartmouth from Melrose (Mass.) High and lived in 18 Crosby with Dascomb Stewart '36, then with Duck Hunter in Topliff, and in the Chi Phi house his sophomore and junior years. He was in Tuck School the next two-years and lived in Woodbury with Bill Main the first year and with Karl Hill in Chase the next.

Ray served in the navy during WW II on LaVallette, a destroyer, and earned the American Theatre ribbon, the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with three battle stars, the Philippine Liberation ribbon with two battle stars, and the Victory ribbon. His business career was spent primarily with Colgate-Palmolive in New York where he was director of employee relations and compensation administrator. His public service contribution included participating in the Plans for Progress Program under Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hart Berquist, of 2050 Crayton Rd., Naples, FL 33940. They were married in 1947. Ray also left his son, Raymond Jr., and his daughter Jane B. Phellipon, two grandchildren, and many warm memories for us.

JOHN R. SCOTFORD JR. '38

THOMAS DONALD GOODRICH died March 6,1985, at the Bayfront Medical Center Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. Don, as he preferred to be called, came to Dartmouth with four others in our class from A.B. Davis High School in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. His fraternity was Theta Chi, and psychology was his major.

The only communication the College had with him was his request in 1942 to be listed as member of '38 rather than '40. Beyond the fact that his certificate of death notes that he never married and listed his occupation as distribution supervisor for the plastics division of Union Carbide, nothing else is known about Don's life.

J.R.S. JR.

WILLIAM BALDRY HARDWICKE died June 7, 1987, in Evans, N.Y., of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He joined our class at Dartmouth from Gowanda (N.Y.) High, and lived in 102 Hitchcock with Bob Crowe as a freshman. He served in the Marine Corps (Reserve) on the Russell Islands, Okinawa, and in Peiping, China. Bill was hospitalized for five months and earned a battle star for the Okinawa campaign. After the war he was employed as an engineer with the N.Y. State Highway Dept. in Derby, N.Y. There is no record of his ever being married. And that is all we know about Bill Hardwicke.

J.R.S. JR.

RAYMOND CHARLES ARMOUR HARRIS died sometime in 1975 according to information just received by the Alumni Records Office. Ray prepared for Dartmouth at four different schools—Lenox (Mass.) High; Brighton and Hove School in Surrey, England; Lebanon (N.Y.) Prep; and Pittsfield (Mass.) High. He roomed in 404 New Hampshire Hall with Jack Ahern and Alex Behr, and in his senior year at his fraternity, Kappa Sigma. Ray majored in history, was a member of Centro Espanol, and on the freshman cross-country and track team.

Ray served in the U.S. Army in the European Theatre during WW II, and became a citizen in 1944. He joined New York City's library system, and graduated from the library school of Pratt Institute. In 1953 he was appointed head of the new $450,000 Library for the Blind at the Avenue of the Americas and Spring Street.

There is no record of his being married and of having any family survivors.

J.R.S. JR.

WILLIAM ATWOOD MOWRY died March 9, 1987, at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. He grew up in Wisconsin and prepped for Dartmouth at the Loomis School in Connecticut. He roomed with John Stein in 405 South Mass as a freshman. Bill was a brother of Phi Delta Theta and very active with the Players.

He continued in the theater after Dartmouth, managing his own theater in Glouchester, Mass., and acting with the Orson Welles Mercury Theater Group in New York. In 1940 he joined the Kimberly Clark paper company in Wisconsin as a promotion and advertising consultant.

When the war came Bill served as a gunnery instructor, then an intelligence officer with a field artillery battalion, and later as an aide-de-camp to the commanding general of the 94th Inf. Div. When hostilities ceased Captain Mowry acted as planner and advisor in the reconstruction and development of the French and Belgian paper industries. He returned to Kimberly Clark after the war.

He leaves two children, Sherrard Mowry Jr. and William A. Mowry III. His classmates will remember warmly the many roles he played on the stages of Robinson Hall and Webster.

J.R.S. JR.

1940

WILLIAM HENRY FITZELL JR. died at his home of a heart attack on October 2, 1987. He was 70 years of age.

At Dartmouth Bill was a member of the DKE fraternity. He was a boxer, and a member of both the gym and wrestling teams. After graduation, he went on to Harvard, receiving his M.A. in 1941.

He spent three and a half years in the air force during WW II, stationed in England. He attained the rank of staff sergeant prior to his discharge in 1945.

After the war, Bill went to Hollywood, Fla., where he owned and operated the Palm Villa Court and Apartments. He was living in North Miami Beach at the time of his death. Bill was active in the American Legion and a member of Kiwanis. The most recent information the class has is that he is survived by his wife, Jean, two brothers, Robert '47 and Paul, and two daughters.

ROBERT TODD FOSS died on December 15 of natural causes. He was 69 years of age.

Bob came to Dartmouth from Classical High School in Springfield, Mass. As an undergraduate he was active in cross-country and was a member of SAE fraternity. He went on to Tuck School after graduation, receiving his M.C.S. in 1941,

Bob was in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the 87th Airborne, the 511 th Parachute Infantry, and the 11th Airborne. He was a major at the end of the war.

After the war he worked with Dan River Mills until 1959, at which time he moved to the Milliken Company, where he was until his retirement.

Active in civic affairs, he served on the Spartanburg, S.C., planning commission and was its chairman. He also worked with the United Way as chairman of the allocations committee and member of the board of directors and executive committee. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Advent, serving on the vestry and as senior warden and treasurer.

He is survived by his wife, Joan, sons Halcott, Robert Jr., and Charles, a daughter, Olive, and two stepdaughters, Jan Scalisi and Jennifer Scalisi.

RICHARD DAVIS KIDDER died on October 14, 1987, at the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Florida. He was 70 years of

ageDick came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. As an undergraduate he was active in golf and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

After graduation he operated the Kidder Lumber Company with his family and, later, founded the Kidder Fuel Company, which he owned and managed until his retirement in 1975.

Dick Kidder was active in interviewing for Dartmouth, was a member of the Mason's Lodge 60 of Franklin, N.H., and was a former director of the Franklin National Bank. He belonged to several country clubs and was past president of the New Hampshire Golf Association. Dick and his son Alan were frequent winners of the New Hampshire father and son tournament.

After his retirement Dick moved to Florida where he kept up his interest in golf. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine (Marchand), two sons, three daughters, seven grandchildren, and a brother, Arthur.

Dr. JOHN WILLIAM SCHLEICHER died at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital on January 5. He was 68.

Jack Schleicher came to Dartmouth from Montclair College High School. After graduation, he went to the Dartmouth Medical School for two years and then to Cornell University Medical College, where he graduated in 1943.

He served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps in the Pacific as a lieutenant during WW II.

Jack became a member of the staff of Mary Hitchcock Hospital in 1949 and served there until his death. In 1971 he became associate clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Dartmouth Medical School.

He was a member of the Grafton County and New Hampshire Medical Societies, the A.M.A., and a number of obstetrical and gynecological societies. He was a past member of the board of directors of the Hitchcock Clinic, a member and chairman of the Hanover school board, and a longtime member of the Church of Christ at Dartmouth College.

He is survived by his wife, Inez (Craik), daughters Kathryn Manchester and Martha Clark, sons Mark '69 and Paul, and six grandchildren.

1941

GEORGE ELMER FLATHER JR. died at his home in Gaithersburg, Md., on December 19, 1987. He was 69 years of age and the cause of death was arteriosclerosis.

At Dartmouth George majored in history and was a member of SAE. Following graduation he served with the U.S. Navy during World War II, leaving with the rank of lieutenant, and he took his law degree from Harvard in 1948. He then engaged in private practice in Washington, D.C., until he joined Union Trust Co. as vice president and trust officer in 1965. George was executive vice president of the bank—then called North American—when he retired in 1983.

His professional affiliations included several bar and banking associations, and he served as secretary of the D.C. Estate Planning Council. George was a member of the board of the Girl Scouts Council, he belonged to the Chevy Chase and Metropolitan Clubs, and he was very active in Dartmouth affairs: Alumni Council (1963-65), Dartmouth Club of Washington (president 1961-63), and Third Century Fund (chairman, area general campaign).

George and Carolyn Avery were married in 1944. Their children are Ann Miles, George III '72, and Lyn Anderson. The grandchildren are seven in number.

EVERETT MELLEN STEVENS of Schenectady, N.Y., died on August 16, 1987, following a brief illness. Born in Medford, Mass., Ev graduated from Tabor Academy, attended Dartmouth for one year, and then moved on for professional training at the New York Institute of Photography. In 1939 he joined the photography unit in the advertising department of General Electric. After an interruption for Marine Corps service in World War II, Ev rejoined GE and later became a publications specialist at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratroy. He retired in January 1985.

His community activities included the Schenectady Photographic Society, of which he was president, American Legion, Schenectady Amateur Radio Association, Steamship Historical Society of America, and the GE St. Helen's Church where his funeral mass was celebrated.

Ev's survivors include his wife, Katherine, daughter Kim Roberts, son John, and one grandson. His father, Everett M. Stevens '01, was secretary of his class for 50 years.

1944

HOWARD WESLEY PENNINGTON, 64, of Lafayette, Calif., died of cancer December 28. A native of New York, he majored in history at Dartmouth and was business manager of the Aegis. He served in World War II as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the navy, with duty in the South Pacific. He returned to Hanover after the war and received an M.B.A. from Tuck School.

Howard joined the Wellington Sears Co. in New York in 1947 and was associated with Wellington Sears and West Point Pepperell for 25 years. He was transferred to San Francisco in 1961, where he was named western regional manager for Pepperell. From 1972 to 1984 he was owner of Lafayette Natural Foods.

He was active in Dartmouth fund raising, enrollment work, and the local Dartmouth Club; he served as its vice president 1968-69. He and the whole Pennington family were ardent swimmers and tennis players.

Howard is survived by his wife, Alita, whom he married in 1951, two sons, and six grandchildren.

HAROLD JOHN WEEKS JR. died December 19 after a sudden heart attack at his home in Wellesley, Mass. He was 65 and was retired assistant treasurer of New England Telephone Company.

Born in Rochester, N.Y., Jack prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and received his M.B.A. from Tuck School in 1947. He served as a navigator with the Bth Air Force for two and a half years, 1943-45, based in England.

He joined New England Tel & Tel in 1947 and was subsequently transferred to Portland, Maine, where he became an active member of Dartmouth alumni groups. He was moved to the Boston office in 1958 and resided in Wellesley since. He retired from the phone company in August 1986. He participated in local civic activities, charitable fund drives, and political campaigns, and was a tennis and golf enthusiast.

Jack is survived by his wife, Phyllis, two daughters, two sons, and a grandson. His father, Harold J. Weeks, was a member of the class of 1917.

1945

RALPH BLACKBURN JR. of Salisbury, Conn., died on December 15. After graduating from Dartmouth he spent six years in sales with Bridgeport Brass and a year with the National Production Division of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Bud joined McGraw-Hill in 1953 in circulation and served as circulation director of Business Week from 1958-1968. He then became director of circulation for all McGraw-Hill publications worldwide, with headquarters in Hightstown, N.J. He claimed that although he had many close brushes he somehow managed to escape the tender trap and, therefore, as a bachelor, was freer than most of his associates to travel for the company to cities in the Far East and in Europe.

Bud took early retirement to devote more time to golf, tennis, and oil painting. But that was not enough of a challenge, so he became a partner of The Connecticut Yankee, a retail operation for men's and women's wear and gifts, in his hometown. He was also a vice president of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce and a director of the Marketplace of Salisbury.

Many classmates will recall his attendance at our 40th Reunion in 1985 and his poetic efforts in our Reunion Book. Contributions in Bud's memory may be made to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.

1946

JOHN JOSEPH RANKIN of Potomac, Md., died suddenly at his home on December 16, 1987, of heart failure. He had undergone open heart surgery in 1967 for an aortic valve implant.

At the time of his death Jack was a senior executive with the federal marketing office of IBM. During his 41 years with the company he was located in Westchester, Hagerstown, Trenton, and for the past 26 years in Washington.

Jack came to Dartmouth from New Hampton School. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and played basketball for Joe Vancisin's famous team. During World War II he served as a naval officer in the European theater.

Rank was a loyal Dartmouth booster—a past class officer and a member of the executive committee. He and Grete only missed one reunion and attended most of our mini-reunions. He was active in church and community affairs and coached Little League baseball and Catholic Youth League basketball.

He is survived by his wife, Grete; daughters Linda Wildman, Patricia Vasco, Holly Wagner, and Elizabeth Mac Donald; sons Thomas and Russell; and eight grandchildren.

JACK WHITMAN '46

1948

VINCENT ROLAND VAYO died of cancer of the esophagus at home in Dunwoody, Ga., on December 20, 1986.

Vince grew up in Millbury, Mass, and graduated from Millbury High in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was sent to Dartmouth as a member of the V-12 officer training program. After completing requirements in Hanover and at midshipman school at Columbia, he was given frogman training at Norfolk because of his prowess as a swimmer. Commissioned an ensign, he served in the Pacific and in China.

In 1946 Vince returned to Hanover, found spare-time employment, and worked his way through his final two years at Dartmouth with the assistance of the G.I. Bill. He then spent two years with Eastern Airlines at LaGuardia. During the Korean War Vince rejoined the navy. During this period he met Helen Glovas of Norfolk, whom he married in 1951.

Discharged as a full lieutenant, Vince went to work with IBM and remained with the firm until his death, specializing in computer-assisted business systems design, development, and marketing. He worked in Baltimore, Roanoke, Berwyn, Pa., and Stamford before moving to Dunwoody, a suburb of Atlanta, in 1974. Vince and the family enjoyed our 25th Reunion in 1973.

Surviving are Helen, daughters Laura and Denise, three sisters, and one brother. Vince was a serious, highly capable Dartmouth man who quietly carried out his duty to his country, his company, and his family. His '48 classmates extend sincerest condolences to Helen and his family.

1951

JAMES TORREY FREDERICKS passed away on December 21, 1987. Jim was a native of Buffalo, N.Y., and except for a stint in the U.S. Army spent most of his life living and working there as an aerospace engineer. First he was with Grumman, involved in the planning and development of the Apollo lunar module. He then spent 25 years with the Bell Aerospace-Textron Company. As an expert in rocket propulsion, Jim was active in various professional organizations such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, New York Society of Professional Engineers, and Dartmouth Society of Engineers.

At Dartmouth, Jim was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and of the Dartmouth Outing Club. He received his graduate engineering degree from Thayer in 1954. Jim is survived by his wife, the former Nina Johnson, and four children, Barbara, William, Carol, and Peter. Also surviving are his sister, Mrs. J. Robert Waltman, brotherin-law Tony Anthony '46, and nephew David Anthony '80.

ALBERT FRED STREELMAN JR. of East Aurora, N.Y., passed way on August 31,1987. One of the many air force veterans at the College, A1 was an economics major and a member of the Dartmouth Players. After graduation A1 worked in industrial relations for a number of companies: Forstmann Woolens, Schenley, Mercy Hospital (Springfield, Ohio), and Fisher-Price Toys. Since 1969, he had been the industrial relations director of the Delevan Electronics Division and the Electronics Instruments Group of American Precision Industries.

Among his activities in the Buffalo area, A1 continued his interests in dramatics with the Aurora Players, was president of the East Aurora Philatelic Society, and belonged to the Industrial Relations Society of Buffalo.

1955

JOHN ROBERT GRADY died of lung cancer on November 24, 1987, at the VA Hospital in Orange, N.J. Bob spent one year at Dartmouth, leaving to join the U.S. Navy and then to return to NYU, where he graduated with honors. He worked for State Farm Insurance and lived in Vernon Valley, N.J., close by the ski slope. Bob leaves his mother—widow of Jim Grady '26, Tuck '27—and brother Jim Jr. '54, Tuck '55, to whom we express our sorrow.

1958

Dartmouth lost a loyal, distinguished son when Dr. STEPHAN ROBERT RHEINGOLD passed away on December 16, 1987. After graduating from Dartmouth and Emory Medical School in 1962, he was associated with Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., from 1968 until his death.

He was a fellow in the American College of. Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the Gastroenterological Association, and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He began the Independent Physicians Association in Dutchess County, N.Y., and was founder and president of the Spackenkill Ice Hockey Booster Club.

His Dartmouth service included the Alumni Council 1977-81, club president, leadership gifts area chairman, club liaison officer, and district enrollment officer.

For our 25th Reunion book Stephan Rheingold wrote: "Forever grateful to Dartmouth for enabling me to rise from my humble surroundings and for opening the portal of my mind."

The class extends sympathy to his wife, Edythe, son Hugh '84, daughter Lori '86, and son Todd.

1959

THOMAS ROBERT LENNOX died on November 25, 1987, at the Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Calif. A history major at Dartmouth, Tom earned an M.A. degree at the University of Chicago in 1961, and a Ph.D. in history at the University of California at Berkeley in 1974, where he taught history for many years. While at Dartmouth, Tom lettered in both cross-country and track. He was interested in gardening, swimming, music, theater, and particularly opera. He spoke fluent French and German.

A lifelong bachelor, Tom is survived by his mother, who still resides in the Collingwood, Pa., family home from which Tim entered Dartmouth. She described him as a very "deep" yet easy-going individual, whose unassuming and uncomplicated outlook on life had attracted him to the comparatively "laid-back" California life style. Tim is also survived by two brothers and two sisters. The class extends its sincere sympathies to Tom's family.

PAUL DAVID MATUSOW died of cancer on December 7. He was 49 years old. Paul came to Dartmouth from White Plains High School, White Plains, N.Y. He spent four active years at Dartmouth, involved with the College and Sigma Nu fraternity.

After graduation Paul enrolled in medical school at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. He did one year of residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, then spent two years as physician to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, D.C. Paul then trained at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, where he served a three-year residency in ophthalmology, culminating in certification by the American Board of Ophthalmology as an ophthalmic surgeon. Paul was a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American College of Surgeons.

In Washington Paul met and married Arlene Sherman. Their marriage produced three children. Jeffrey is enrolled at Dartmouth, class of '90. Deborah is at Ithaca College, class of '91. Richard is completing his junior year at Oyster River High School in Durham, N.H.

Paul returned to New Hampshire in 1972. He lived in Durham and practiced ophthalmology in Exeter. He was active in the civic, business, and professional affairs of Durham, Exeter, and Dover to the very end of his life. He is survived by Arlene and his children, his mother, Rose Boroff, and by his brother, the undersigned.

GENE R. MATUSOW '57

1964

IVARS BEBRIS died last November 21 at his mother's home in Rochester, N.H. For over ten years he had struggled with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and since 1980 had been confined to a wheelchair.

Ivars was born in Riga, Latvia, and lived in Germany and France until he and his family moved to the United States in 1955. He graduated from Spaulding (N.H.) High School as valedictorian of his class and received a scholarship to Dartmouth.

While at Dartmouth, Ivars majored in history and was cited for excellent academic achievement by the French department. After lettering in soccer for three years he was chosen a member of the Ail-American soccer team.

After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army and then worked for Hussey Manufacturing in North Berwick, Maine. He re- mained with Hussey until he was diagnosed with ALS in 1976. Even when he became confined to his bed and wheelchair he continued to actively pursue his interests in writing, photography, and traveling—including a trip to Mexico. During this period he won several ribbons for his photographic accomplishments.

He was always very active in his children's activities and this past summer coached a recreational youth soccer team using a special communicator. For the past two years, Ivars had been involved with the Handicapped Awareness Program at the McLellan School in Rochester.

He is survived by his mother, Vetta Bebris Poisson of Rochester, and two daughters, Marrisa Bebris and Jane Bebris, of West Lebanon, Maine.

1969

MICHAEL ALFRED BRUCE STRATTON, 40, died on November 14, 1987, in Milton, Mass., after a long battle with cancer.

At Dartmouth, Strats majored in English and participated in many activities including football, lacrosse, the DOC, the Ski School, and the Aegis. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and co-founder of the Dartmouth Outward Bound Program.

After graduation Strats continued with Outward Bound and in 1971 became the director of the Carroll School Outward Bound Program, where he worked with young people suffering from dyslexia and other learning disorders. In 1982 Mike was one of the winners of the Boston Jaycees' Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award. In 1984 he was selected for the first annual Esquire Register for Outstanding Americans under age 40.

Strats is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three children. He touched many people and his influence will extend long beyond the 40 years he was with us.