Deaths
This is a listing of deaths of which word has been received since the previous issue. Full notices, usually written by the class secretary, may appear in this issue or a later one.
George Carpenter Arnold '18 • Aug. 28 Theron L. Millspaugh '20 'July 26 Carl Elbridge Newton '20 • Oct. 12 Leon Louis Freeman '23 • Sept. 30 William Ruston Carter '25 • Oct. 10 Michael Eugene Choukas '27 • Oct. 2 Martin John Knorr '27 • Oct. 7 Warren Sewell Lockwood '29 • Sept. 21Donald A. MacCornack '29 • Aug. 1Harold Edward Montamat '29 • Sept. 20 Henry Ross Sharpe '29 • May 2 Jay Cooke Alexander '30 • Aug. 17John Philip Mcßriarty '30 • Mar. 22 Keith Elbert Fox '31 • Aug. 19 Dana Hill Howe '31 • July 16, 1986 Edmund A. Symonds '31 • October 1989 Seymour Shulman Rogers '32 • May 5 Ralph Douglas Wheelock '32 • Aug. 22 Stuart Hills Durkee '33 • Oct. 8 Albert Bernard Terry '33 • Oct. 11 Harry Smith Ferries '35 • Oct. 8 Henry Joseph Mascarello '36 • Oct. 5 James Dick Cooper Jr. '39 • July 29 William George Wrightson '40 • Sept. 23 Robert Hensler Koenig '41 • Oct. 6 John Willard Middleton '42 • Oct. 8 John Champion Milnor '42 • Aug. 27 Wendolin John Nauss Jr. '42 • Oct. 4 William Emil Schumacher '43 • Sept. 27 Russell Foote Stryker Jr. '45 • Sept. 9 Charles R. Cowap '53 • Aug. 27 Barnard Simmons '6B • June 19 Charles Robert Bacheller '70 • Sept. 21 David R. Haas '92 • Sept. 160
Faculty
Helen L. Robinson after a ten-year battle with multiple sclerosis, died in Connecticut last May at the age of 44. Prior to receiving her degree from Dartmouth Medical School with the class of '78, Dr. Robinson was the first woman in the College's faculty of arts and sciences to hold an endowed chair as the Gross Taylor/Cornelia Pierce Williams Assistant Professor of Biology.
Dr. Robinson attended Bryn Mawr and in 1971 won her Ph.D. in biology at Yale. She joined Dartmouth's biology faculty in 1972 but subsequently decided to fulfill a lifelong ambition ana seek her M.D. at DMS. She was appointed a resident in maternal and child health at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, but was forced to leave her position because of her illness.
Dr. Robinson is survived by her parents, Drs. Franklin and Gloria Robinson, her sister Dorothy, her brother Geoffrey, and a grandmother.
Earl R- Sikes a professor of economics at the College from 1922-60, died last March in North Carolina, survived by his wife, Katherine. Professor Sikes was graduated from Trinity College, now Duke, in 1915, received his M.A. from Pennsylvania, and earned his Ph.D. at Cornell. The author of several textbooks and a contributor to an interdisciplinary text entitled Introduction to the Social Sciences, Professor Sikes was a member of the original faculty committee responsible for the Great Issues course under President Dickey. At one time he also chaired the advisory committee of the Tucker Foundation.
Donald W. Wendlandt who retired in 1983 after 31 years as a member of the music faculty, died September 20 in Prescott, Ariz.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he also earned his master's, Professor Wendlandt was director of the marching band and wind ensemble and taught courses in orchestration and chamber music. A clarinetist and soloist with the Dartmouth Symphony, he also directed the Handel Society Orchestra and several local community bands.
1914
Frank Albert Llewellyn a decorated aviator from World War I, died in a Connecticut nursing home on September 2, following a short illness. He was 98.
Hank, as he was known, came to Dartmouth from Minneapolis, joined Alpha Delta Theta and Sphinx, and was on the Walter Camp list of Ail-American football players. After graduation he was an assistant football coach at the College for a short time.
Following the war Hank held several sales positions in the life insurance business, making his home in Wheaton, Ill. He retired in 1970. During WW II he was a flight instructor in Florida.
His wife, Helen, died in 1954. Survivors include his son Jack, with whom he had lived in Groton, his daughter Helen Cutting, and seven grandchildren.
1918
George C. Arnold Jr. died at his summer home in Nantucket on August 28. He was a student pilot in naval aviation at M.I.T. when World War I ended. In 1920 he was invited to work at the State Department. He served as a vice consul in Milan, Seville, Barcelona, and Madrid. He then served as consul in Bucharest, Rumania. In 1933 he returned to America and represented his father's real estate interests in Providence, R.I. During World War II he was in the U.S. Naval Reserve, Naval Intelligence, and was attached to the British Royal Navy, serving in North Africa and Italy. In 1945 he became U.S. commercial attache in Beirut. He returned to America in 1946 where he again managed his father's real estate business. He married Louise Stark of Nantucket in 1962. He was past president of the Cincinnati, Rhode Island Chapter, a member of the Mayflower Society, Sons of the American Revolution, Order of Founders, and Patriots of America. He also was a member of the Everglades Club, Bath and Tennis Club of Palm Beach, and the Nantucket Yacht Club. He is survived by his wife, three nieces, and three nephews.
1920
Theron L. Millspaugh of Walden, N.Y., died on July 26. "T.L." was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth, served in the U.S. Marine Corps 1918—19, and was a math instructor at the Harvey School for Boys in Hawthorne, N.Y., 1921-221 Thereafter he was employed in the family furniture business, which was established in 1858, in Walden.
Active in civic affairs, T.L. was a member of the local board of education for 18 years, was War Fund chairman of the Red Cross in World War II and on the Civil Defense World War II local headquarters staff. He also served as deacon and elder in the Reformed Church.
His wife, Faith, whom he married in 1923, died in 1981. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Magee.
Charles H. Sargent Jr.
of Wakefield, Mass., died on December 8, 1988, in the Bear Hill Nursing Home after a long illness.
Bom in Boston in 1898, Charlie was a veteran of both World Wars. His life work, both before and after his five-and-a-half- year service in World War 11, was devoted to Free Masonry. While still a student at Dartmouth he was raised a Master Mason in Bezaleel Lodge No. 100 of Hanover. Previous to World War 11, after a brief stint with the Veterans Administration in Boston, he was affiliated with the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts service department for 15 years. In May 1949 he became the Massachusetts Grand Lodge relief commissioner, retiring in 1966. In 1963 he was installed as president of the Masonic Relief Association of the United States and Canada, and he presided over the 36th biennial meeting of that association in Reno, Nev., in 1965.
Charlie's long military career was equally distinguished. Serving in Europe before and after V-E Day, he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, and was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Bronze Star.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene (Gardner) Sargent, daughter Charlene S. Kiley, three grandsons, and one nephew.
1925
William R. Carter died October 10 at his home in Wellesley, Mass., following a long illness. After College, he obtained his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School and settled in Wellesley, where he formed his own business, W.R. Carter, Inc., manufacturing storm and screen windows. He was a 35-year member of the Wellesley Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife, Ruth (Peabody), three sons, William Jr. '55, Robert, and Stephen, ten grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Francis Michael Shea died on August 8 in Alexandria, Va. After graduating from Dartmouth, Frank earned his law degree at Harvard and practiced law in Buffalo, N.Y., until 1933, when he moved to Washington, D.C., on an appointment to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, then briefly to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Subsequently he was general counsel of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration. In 1933 he became dean of the University of Buffalo Law School until 1939, when he became assistant U.S. attorney general in charge of the Claims Division. In 1945 he served as associate counsel in conducting the Nuremberg war criminal trials, then returned to Washington and joined a Washington law firm. He was a director of Government Employees Insurance Company and later chairman of its board. He founded the Washington law firm of Shea & Gardner in 1947, and for the next four decades engaged in litigation, including trials and appellate cases, among which were more than 30 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a member of several bar associations, the American Law Institute and the Cosmos and Metropolitan Clubs. He is survived by his wife, Hilda, and son Richard.
1926
Albert Lacey Metzger died on August 21 in his home town of Cromwell, Conn. He was born in Randolph, Vt., and graduated from the high school there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and was active in Cabin & Trail of the Dartmouth Outing Club. He earned his master of arts degree at Princeton University in 1928.
Al's entire educational career was with The Englewood School for Boys 1929-70, being assistant headmaster 1965-70. He taught history, government, mathematics, and Latin. As part of the Fullbright Exchange Program, he taught at Lawrence Sheriff Grammar School, Rugby, England, in 1954 and 1955.
In World War II he spent two years with the Army Air Corps teaching navigation, retiring as captain in 1945. Al and Gladys, his wife for 60 years, enjoyed returning to Hanover for College events and class reunions including the 60th in 1986. Besides his wife he leaves his daughter Ann, two brothers, and two grandchildren.
Ritchie Cornelius Smith after having heart problems for some years, died August 24 in his sleep at his home in Orinda, Calif. Born in San Francisco, he frew up in Beverley and graduated from the high school there. His father Seldon Smith, class of 1897, was reason for Ritchie's choice of Dartmouth, where his chief activity was music. All four years he was with the Glee Club and The Players (president his senior year). He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Omega Gamma, Dragon, Kappa Phi Kappa, The Arts, Green Key.
Ritchie's 15-year business career with Ginn & Co. was spent in Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco. He went with the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in 1942, retiring as lieutenant commander in 1947. Then he was a partner in a San Francisco moving and storage business, retiring in 1972.
He was a trustee on the Orinda school board, president of the Orinda Association, a director of Salvation Army and YMCA. Ritchie served Dartmouth well and was a most generous supporter. He was president of the Alumni Association of Northern California, a member of the Alumni Council, the leadership committee of the Third Century Fund, for many years the 1926 executive committee, and Alumni Fund regional agent. In 1965 he was given the Alumni Award, the highest honor the College gives. He established a foundation to build a new DOC cabin, to keep cabins in good repair, and add other cabins when needed.
Betty, Ritchie's wife for 50 years, predeceased him. He leaves two daughters, Deborah Wentworth and Patricia Taylor, nephews John S. Hatfield '5l and Robert S. Smith '67, and five grandchildren.
1927
Michael Eugene Choukas
professor emeritus of sociology at Dartmouth, died October 2 at the age of 87. Mike graduated summa cum laude in 1927, Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega. He received his M.A. degree from Columbia in 1928, joined the faculty at Dartmouth in 1929, and received his Ph.D. from Columbia in 1935. He was promoted to assistant professor at the College in 1934 and to full professor in 1940.
In 1930 he initiated a course in propaganda in the sociology department at Dartmouth—one of the first of its kind in the country—and he was soon recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the subject.
He was granted a leave of absence from the College during World War II when he was called to Washington to serve with the Office of Strategic Services as chief of plans and production for morale operations. Following his first retirement in 1967 he became director of liberal arts and later provost of Pierce College in Greece, retiring finally in 1975.
Mike was the author of two books: "Black Angels of Athos," a sociological study of the monks of Mt. Athos monastery with whom he lived in 1931, and "Propaganda Comes of Age," a prophetic look at the increasing role of propaganda in the western world.
In recent years Mike lived in Portsmouth, N.H. He leaves his wife of 62 years, Gertrude, his son Michael Jr. '51, three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Francis Lloyd Eno died July 29 at the age of 85. A native of Manchester, N.H., he prepared for college at Worcester Academy (Mass.). He remained at Dartmouth for only 1923-24.
After college Lloyd joined the family's company, a manufacturer of shoe machinery. He later served as chairman of the board for Eno Systems, Inc., for almost two decades.
During World War 11, he began a long and distinguished career with the Civil Service, first with the United Nations as director of administration management in Iran and Tehran. Later, he moved to the Executive Office of the President as director of the Emergency Preparation Division in the General Services Administration.
After 40 years with the government, he retired in 1973 but continued for several years as a consultant to industry. He was the author of many articles and pamphlets, including a treatise on "Comparison of the British and U.S. Labor Movements."
He was predeceased by his wife, Noar Mangin, and survived by his daughter Mary Irene Eno.
1928
Linwood Ernest Gray died last March 15 following a stroke. He was a native of New London, N.H., and prepared for Dartmouth at Colby Academy. He was a member of Sigma Chi and Green Key, and attended Tuck School. He was employed by the Corporate Trust Company of New York and became an assistant vice president. He lived in Wilmington, Del., and commuted to New York, but after retirement lived at Leisure Manor, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lin is survived by his wife, Ella, whom he married in 1933, and two grandsons.
1929
Reed Clifford Banks of Trumbull, Conn, died in July at Connecticut Hospice at Branford.
He came from Wm. H. Hall High School in Hartford, belonged to Zeta Psi, and majored in English. He worked most of his career with branches of United Aircraft Corporation and became personnel manager of their Sikorsky Division.
He belonged to the Bridgeport Manufacturers Association, was on the board of the Bridgeport Urban Coalition and the American Helicopter Society, and active in Nichols United Methodist Church.
He leaves his wife, Bertha (Stattman), a daughter, and four sons.
Ayres Boal Jr. died on May 22 in Evanston (Ill.) Hospital.
He came from North Shore Countiy Day School in Winnetka and stayed with us three years. He then joined the International Grenfell Association at Northwest River, Labrador, as a teacher. He was prominent in real estate in the Chicago area.
He leaves three daughters.
Everett Sturgess Buckley Jr.
died on March 11 at Wilton Meadow Health Care Center in Norwalk, Conn., where his wife, Helen (Fanton), died two weeks earlier. He leaves two nephews. Buck came from Norwalk High School, belonged to Theta Delta Chi, and majored at Tuck School. He was the owner of Fox Cycle and Hardware Co. of South Norwalk.
He served as a lieutenant at Pearl Harbor during World War 11. He was a director of two banks, the East Norwalk Library Shorehaven Golf Club, and the Chamber of Commerce, and was given a Distinguished Service Award by the city and the Sportsman Award from the Sportsmen of Westport. He was also active in the YMCA and the American Legion.
Seth Whyte Jewell of Fayetteville, Ark., died on January 20. Seth came from Danville (Ill.) High School and belonged to Delta Upsilon. He was active in Cabin & Trail and was secretary of the Ledyard Canoe Club. He left after three years and graduated from the University of Michigan.
He worked at several trades, then started a magazine which led to a life work in advertising, much of it for the Buchen Company in Chicago. He was active in The Nature Conservancy and the National Audubon Society.
He leaves his wife, Virginia, three sons, and a daughter.
Stanfield Bryant Johnson died on July 30 of cancer and heart disease at his home in Bethesda, Md.
He came from Omaha Central High School in Nebraska, joined Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon, and majored in history.
He graduated summa cum laude from Creighton Law School and belonged to the national law fraternity Delta Theta Phi and to Alpha Sigma Nu, a national honorary society. He served a term in the Nebraska state senate.
He was a railroad attorney and became chairman of the American Association of Railroads. He belonged to Chevy Chase, Burning Tree, and the Metroplitan Club. He leaves his wife, Jean, and two sons.
Edward Allan Kennard
of Reno, Nev., died on June 15 of a stroke. Eddie came from Horace Mann School in New York City and majored in sociology. He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Columbia in 1936 and devoted his work to research among many Indian tribes, including Hopi, Navajo, and Dakota. He wrote and edited many publications on Indian languages, particularly on Sioux linguistics.
He worked at times under the State Department and the Veterans Administration. He was adjunct professor of the University of Nevada and professor emeritus of the University of Pittsburgh. He leaves his widow Helen (Quammen).
Warren Sewell Lockwood of Essex, Conn., died on September 1 after a long period of paralysis.
Soup came from Leonia, (N.J.) High School, belonged to Lamda Chi Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa, and majored in history.
He was attache to the American Embassy in London in 1943-44. He was director of the Crude Rubber Development Bureau and other rubber associations and became executive vice president of the Rubber Manufacturers Association. He served with the Commerce Department in Singapore, Washington, and London.
He belonged to the Dartmouth Clubs of Washington and New York, and the American and East India Sport Club in London. Later he ran his own firm as a public relations consultant.
He leaves his widow, Ann, two daughters, three stepdaughters, and one stepson.
Harold Edward Montamat died at his home in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on September 20 at the age of 84. Born to American parents in Antwerp, he joined the Foreign Service after Dartmouth and held posts in Cuba, China, and Panama. Then, during WW 11, he was stationed in Iceland. Following the war he served in Cuba, Honduras, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Retiring in 1953, he returned to the U.S. where, until 1970, he was secretary of the Pan American Society in New York City. He first went to Martha's Vineyard in 1965, drawn by the fine sailing—a sport he enjoyed into his 85th year.
He was married in 1945 to Joan Long, who died in 1979; surviving are three daughters, Marie Hoguet, Beatriz Maxen, and Kristine Montamet, and three grandchildren.
John Watson Spangler died on July 6 in Deltona Beach, Fla., of cancer.
Wat came from Bellevue (Pa.) High School, belonged to Delta Tau Delta and the Players, and majored at Tuck School.
He worked for Kay-Richards brokerage firm, then as general accountant for H.H. Robertson Co. in Pittsburgh and for McKinney Manufacturing Company.
After three years of active duty in World War II he was tax accountant for Jones & Laughlin Steel Company.
He leaves his wife, Rosemund (Schwerin), and one sister.
1931
Keith Elbert Fox
died on August 9 at the Presbyterian Nursing Home in New Hartford, Conn.
Red came to Dartmouth from Utica Free Academy, and majored in Romance languages. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and of the Outing Club. His sports activity was fencing.
The Graduate School of Banking at Brown prepared him for a career in banking with the Savings Bank of Utica from which he retired as vice president.
Red kept in contact with the College by interviewing applicants for admission. He is survived by his widow, Dorothy, by sons Jonathan and Christopher, and by five grandchildren.
Dana Hill Howe who died on July 16, 1986, came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. He majored in chemistry/zoology, and participated in track, cross country, the Players, and the Glee Club.
The Depression forced him out of Yale Medical, but he kept up his interest in medicine in the thirties by working for pharmaceutical houses, and then for Uncle Sam as a medic in the Army Air Corps for five years in the South Pacific and European theaters. The pay-off for those long years was his enrolling at McGill Medical in 1946 and receiving his M.D. in 1949.
Private practice in Long Beach, Calif., being staff member of four nearby hospitals, duty as a captain in the Marine Reserve, and official medical doctor for American Legion boxing tournaments were in his career in medicine until his recent retirement. Additionally he found time for skiing and boating and interviewing applicants for admission to the College. He is survived by his widow, Helen.
1932
Walter Stephen Rushmore of Cutchogue, Long Island, a retired officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, left us on August 6. For some time he had been fighting bone cancer, and his illness was not easy.
A graduate of Friends Academy in Locust Valley, Wally was an economics major at Dartmouth and a brother in Delta Tau Delta. A former president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Long Island, he became a member at the inception of the club. He was also active in the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society. Wally is survived by his wife, Florence (Keppler).
Ralph Douglas Wheelock of Stuart, Fla., died at Martin Memorial Hospital there on August 22. Aphasia after a massive stroke suffered in 1976 left Ralph with no memory whatsoever of his College days, though his wife reports that "the determination with which he approached his therapies and his positive attitude allowed him to live a full, happy life."
Ralph was a chemistry major at Dartmouth and a member of the chemistry society Alpha Chi Sigma. He played violin in the Dartmouth Symphony (and in other symphony orchestras throughout his life).
After a year's graduate study at Harvard, Ralph made a career in electronics manufacturing. He was president of Wheelock Signals, Inc. for 25 years and a consultant there for four years after retirement. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his sons Donald and David, a daughter Candace, a sister Marcia Greene, and five grandchildren.
Olin Verner Porter who came to us from Beverly, Mass., and lived all his life there, died in Beverly on August 27. He and Alma were antique dealers, traveling to Europe to do their buying.
All through his undergraduate life at Dartmouth, Red was active in sports. He played freshman football and basketball. He was a letterman in football and lacrosse the other three years, starring in the Yale football game as a junior and in the Stanford game in his final season. Red was a brother in Delta Kappa Epsilon and a member of Sphinx. He majored in history.
After graduation Red was office manager of a paper company before serving in the Air Force. His wife, Alma, predeceased him.
1935
William Gordon Moody
died of cancer on August 4 at home in Bethesda, Md.
Gordon, who never married, spent his life as an interior designer working in Boston, New York, and Beverly Hills before he settled in the Washington area.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. John W. Odin, and a companion, Dallas Coors.
John Bruce Ross died of cardiac arrest on June 25 in Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla.
John was advised to leave the College by his doctor because of the extremes of the cold winter. He then graduated from Georgetown and got his M.D. from Johns Hopkins. But he loved our College and kept in touch until his death.
After service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps he spent his life in Jacksonville specializing in hematology and blood bank problems. John is survived by his wife, Anne, two sons, two daughters, and nine grandchildren. His brother Walter '37 predeceased him.
Alexander Esleeck Sheldon Jr. died of a heart attack on August 15, 1986, at Hilton Head Island, S.C.
We are not informed of the details of his life but he served as a captain in the coast artillery during World War II and is survived by his wife, Lorraine. Alex did not graduate with us and did not keep in touch.
Oran Howard Waterman died of cancer on July 14 at home in Warrenton, Va.
Oran joined us with the Poly Prep group from Brooklyn but did not graduate. Transferring to St. Johns in New York, he also got his law degree there and then spent his career in Washington—first with toe FBI, then with the Attorney General's office.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and three children—John, Joan, and Jean.
1936
John William Wiesman died of the complications of hemochromatosis last March 19 at the Westchester Medical Center. He had resided in Crestwood, N.Y., for the past 40 years.
John came to Dartmouth from Clinton (Mass.) High School. He was a member of Tri Kap and the Glee Club. He majored in sociology and was graduated "with distinction" in his major subject.
John joined the firm of Hope's Windows and became a sales engineer working with architects and contractors. He was a consultant on many prestigious buildings including the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Waldorf Astoria.
After retiring from Hope's, he continued to work as a consultant for Skyline Windows until the time of his death.
John sang with the University Glee Club of New York for many years and served several times on the vestry of St. John's Church, Tuckahoe. He is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters Mary Carter and Constance Adams, and granddaughter Anne Carter. Two brothers, A. Clarke and James, also survive.
John was an active member of the executive committee of the class of '36 and participated as a regional agent from 1983-86.
1937
Thomas Price Jacobs
a cardiologist, died on August 24 while on a cruise ship off Alaska.
Jake came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy, was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and majored in pre-med. He attended Dartmouth Medical School '38, and graduated from Rush Medical College of the University of Chicago in 1940.
Since 1948, he had a private practice in New Rochelle, where he was a resident and member of the attending staff at the Roosevelt Hospital Medical Center. From 1948 to 1958, Jake was on the staff at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y.
A U.S. Army captain, he commanded a medical company with the Third Army in Europe from 1941 to 1945 and was awarded the Silver Star.
Jake is survived by his wife, Anne, and seven sons and one daughter. All eight children graduated from college (including George '65 and Christopher '71) and six earned advanced degrees.
His career and family kept him from attending many class activities, but he and Anne were with us for our 50th Reunion. George wrote that his father believed that the searching, questioning, exploring education he received at Dartmouth equipped him wonderfully for his profession.
1942
Robert G. Emerson
died on July 26 in Edison, N.J., after a long illness.
Bob came to Dartmouth from Camden High School in New Jersey. At Dartmouth he was a brother in Theta Chi and a member of the Rowing Club.
After serving four years as a meteorologist in the Air Corps during World War II, Bob got his master's degree in city planning at M.I.T. Throughout his life he worked in the municipal planning field, his last position being that of city planner in New Brunswick, N.J.
He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Janet.
Bradley B. Bates died on August 11 in Bloomfield, Conn., after a long illness.
Brad came to Dartmouth from West Hartford (Conn.) High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi.
After serving with the U.S. Air Corps in Europe during World War II, Brad went on to study law at the University of Virginia Law School. He joined the Hartford law firm of Day, Berry & Howard and prior to retirement was senior partner in charge of their trial department. He was active in bar activities in Connecticut for many years.
He married Jean Sarr, by whom he is survived along with their two children, Bradley Jr. and daughter Lynn Bates Shepard.
John O. Thomas died suddenly of a heart attack in Euclid Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, on August 19.
John attended Dartmouth for two years before entering the army. After service in France and Italy, he returned to complete his studies at the University of Minnesota.
John was in the real estate and development field, serving as vice president of Tishman Realty and Construction Company in New York City from 1955 to 1975. He moved to Cleveland in 1976, overseeing sales and development of a condominium project in that city.
John is survived by his son, Theodore. His wife, Eleutheria, predeceased him.
John C. Milnor
died August 27 in Honolulu. John, who entered Dartmouth from the Punahou School in Honolulu, took a premed course at Dartmouth and later graduated from Temple University Medical School. At Dartmouth John was involved in gymnastics and the Scientific Society.
John's specialty was pediatrics, with special emphasis and interest in handicapped and mentally retarded children. He practiced for 39 years at the Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and daughters Mary Christine and Jean Ann.
Walter W. Friend Jr. died of a heart attack at his home in South Norwalk, Conn., on August 29.
Bill came to Dartmouth from Poly Prep in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived at the time. At Dartmouth he was on the skating team and was manager of freshman baseball.
In World War II he served in the army, being separated with the rank of first lieutenant in 1946. Bill attended Yale and New York University Law Schools, but spent his entire business career in the investment business. He was with Pressprich Corp. for 28 years, the last seven as president of this New York Stock Exchange firm. He retired about a year before his death, serving at that time as a senior vice president of Paine Webber.
Bill was always active in Dartmouth alumni work. He took pride in his ten years as chairman of the alumni interviewing process in New York City.
Bill is survived by his wife, Doris Schwanhausser, son Walter 111, daughter Eleanor Hickok, and three grandchildren.
1976
Duane Jonathan Gibbs
died on July 5 in a car accident which also took the life of his six-year-old son Jonathan. Duane was born in Chicago, Ill., and attended Kenwood Academy before coming to Dartmouth. In 1980 Duane married Joyce Coleman, and their son, Jonathan Duane, was born in 1983.
At Dartmouth, Duane was on the freshman football team, was a member of the Afro-Am board, and was on the WDCR staff. He was an economics major and a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
At the time of his death, Duane was employed by IBM in Atlanta, Ga., where he had worked since 1984. Duane was an active bowler, played on the company basketball team, and had recently been captain of the 1988-89 Atlanta Whist Championship team. Duane is survived by his parents, Jacquelyn and Joseph Watson, his brother Joseph D. Watson, and grandparents Wilma Dent and Thomas Gibbs.
