Deaths

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

Abraham J. Newmark '14 • Jan. 5 Maurice Albert Leland '18 • April 7 Lowell McCutcheon '19 • Nov. 19 F. Garland Tucker 'l9 • Sept. 8 Lawrence K. Hussey '20 • Jan. 23 Edward Francis McNamara '22 • Feb. 2 Wade Hull Kepner '23 • Oct. 28 Joseph Laurence Malone '23 Jan. 21 Robert Alvan MacCready '25 • Jan. 9 Llewellyn Patten White '25 • Feb. 1Gardner Walcott Brown '26 • Jan. 21 Walter D. Bowley '27 • Oct. 11, 1987 Oren Clive Herwitz '27 'Jan. 16 Melvin Heald Partridge '27 'Jan. 5 John Lawrence Norris '28 • Jan. 13 H. Hoyt Thompson '28 'Jan. 6 William Theodore Palmer '29 "Jan. 28 Joseph Roger Bennett '32 • Dec. 27 Benjamin Brooks Burrill '32 • Dec. 28 Kenison Melville Hill '32 • Jan. 6 Robert Edward Kay '33 • Dec. 20 Whitefield Frost Kimball '33 "Jan. 14 David Barr Paulson '33 • Jan. 9 Larry Davis '35 • July 8 Arthur Robert Werthiem '35 'Jan. 5 Louis K. DeBus '36 • Dec. 31Jeremiah Ingels Rhodes '36 • Sept. 16 Frank Parmelee Kwett '37 • Jan. 2 John Franklin Ohlinger '37 • Dec. 14Arthur Groves Whyte Jr. '37 • Dec. 24 George John Zeiss Jr. '37 • Jan. 3 Harry Sargent Connor '38 • Jan. 25 Douglas Wright Farrington '39 • Dec. 26 Robert Macke Sullivan '39 • Jan. 11Stuart Mills Anderson '40 'Jan. 8 Richard Nichols Hawkes '40 'Jan. 8 James Russell Whitman '41 • Nov. 9 Richard Eustache Rondeau '44 • Jan. 18 David. B. Meeker '48 'Jan. 22 Robert V. Jeck '52 • Dec. 21Richard David Lombard '53 • Feb. 10Raymond T. Maurey Jr. '55 'Jan. 21 Schach A. VanSteenberg '56 'Jan. 17 Sandra Marie Bernal '76 'June 6, 1986 Marcus Bernard Walker '78 • Dec. 31 Jack Lamont Stokely '79 • May 19

1914

Abraham J. Newmark president of his class at graduation and from 1981 until his death at 97, died on February 1 in Beverly, Mass., where he had lived for many years. Born in Salem, Mass., Abe together with his late brother Joseph '16 operated Newmark's Store in Salem until he retired in 1965.

An English major and a four-year member of the College orchestra, Abe was a class agent for many years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was a past commander of his American Legion post; he also held offices in the YMCA, the Boy Scouts, the Salem Chamber of Commerce, and the Masons.

Surviving is his daughter Patricia McCue, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

1915

Merrill Haskell died on November 10 at his home in Yarmouth, Maine, at the age of 96. Known as "Merry" by his classmates, he also earned a degree from Tuck in 1916, and spent many years as an accountant in private practice in Maine. During WW I he served in the Navy Blimp Corps. His wife, Grace, died in 1971. Surviving are his daughter Lucy and son Owen, eight grandchildren, and four greatgrandchildren.

1916

Daniel S. Dinsmore who died December 19 in a nursing home in Bloomington, Ind., came to Dartmouth from Laconia. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and after receiving a B.A. from Dartmouth and a M.A. from Harvard, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in France during World War I.

He began his career as a chemical engineer at Merrimac Chemical Company. When Merrimac became a division of Monsanto Chemical Company, he was sent to plants in Wales and England to introduce American methods. Later he returned to head the Merrimac Division, and rose to the position of vice president before resigning from the firm. After working briefly as a consultant, he joined American Potash and Chemical Company in Los Angeles as director of research and development. In 1980, he moved to Bloomington.

He will be fondly remembered for his generosity, music, love of the outdoors, and ability to appreciate the other person's point of view. We will also remember him as an enthusiastic Dartmouth man. He served on the Past Alumni Council from 1942-44 and the class executive committee in 1961. From 1946-50 he was class treasurer, and from 1978-85 head agent. In later years, his goal was to convince his classmate to accept the many changes occuring at Dartmouth.

He is survived by his son James '43, and three grandchildren, Daniel, Mara '78, and Robert '80.

Robert S. Dinsmoor '80

1918

Maurice Albert Leland died on April 7, 1988, as reported by his daughter, Cynthia Leland Thomas. Maurice resided in Natick, Mass., and was an insurance and real estate broker, owning his own business before his retirement in 1962. He was married to Ida Wright; the couple had two children, Maurice and Cynthia, and there are eight grandchildren.

After graduation from Dartmouth, Maurice served in the U.S. Navy. From 1919-29 he worked for the Dennison Manufacturing company in Framingham, in the foreign trade department. He opened his own busiess in 1929. Maurice was a lifelong Republican and an active member of the Baptist Church. He was in city government as a representative. Maurice counted among his hobbies the church, his grandchildren, genealogy, and blueberry pie making! He also enjoyed stamp collecting. He was a member of the Cosmos Club. Maurice was delighted that the class of' 18 retained the Indian symbol on its newsletter masthead.

1919

Lowell McCutcheon died recently in Florida where he had resided since his retirement. He was a loyal classmate and will be missed. Larry came to College from Brooklyn, N.Y. At the start of WW I he enlisted in the navy and was sent to Annapolis. He left the navy in 1921 with the rank of lieutenant.

Most of his business career was with the Frigidaire division of General Motors at Dayton, Ohio. He retired in 1956. He is survived by his widow, who lives in Boca Raton, a daughter, and a son.

Raymond Martin Vorce of Boxborough, Mass., died on November 18. We have little recent information about Ray, who left the class to serve in France in the field artillery. His business career was spent in sales, and much of that in the cosmetics business with Shulton, Inc. Surviving are sons Roger and Raymond, and daughter Mary Lee Stenstrom.

1923

Wade Hull Kepner died last October 28. Shortly after graduation Wade took a very keen interest in the Benevolent Order of Elks and maintained a lifetime interest, becoming Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. During his lifetime he held almost every office in the organization.

Wade also had other interests such as operating an 800-acre dairy farm in Ohio and a wholesale milk business in Pennsylvania. While with the Elks he flew a small plane and established an ambulance air service. And he also operated Wheeling's, four undertaking establishments, and became president of the National Selected Morticians. He was also a director of the National Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, the Ohio Valley Industrial Corporation, his local YMCA, the Fourth Street United Methodist Church, and the Security National Bank and Trust Cos. He established the Fraternal Order of Police Associates, was a 32nd degree Mason, and belonged to Alpha Chi Rho in College. He is survived by a son, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

1926

Stephen William Mitchell of Port Washington, N.Y., died December 23 of cancer at Calvary Hospital where he had been a patient for seven weeks. Steve grew up in Boston and graduated from Roxbury Latin School. He had an active career at Dartmouth, and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Round Robin.

He spent nine years with New England Confectionary Company as manager of their tabulating department. He then went with International Business Machine and was an IBM sales representative in the Boston area until retirement in 1968.

Steve and his first wife, Doris, known to all as Dot, participated in many class activities. Their son Peter is a member of the class of 1954. Dot died as a result of an auto accident. In January 1978 Steve married Helen Thornbury, and they made their home on Long Island. They enjoyed extensive travel both abroad and in the United States. Steve was a generous contributor to the Alumni Fund for 55 years. Helen and Peter survive.

1927

John Palmer Williams died in his sleep in his home in Manchester Center, Vt., on December 3. He was 83. Born in New York City, he attended high school in Laconia, N.J.

In College, Palmer, as he was called, was active in the Outing Club, Cabin & Trail, and the Ledyard Canoe Club, and was the director of the Dartmouth Winter Carnival in 1927. He belonged to Alpha Chi Rho.

His post-college career was varied and interesting, starting with the Pennsylvania Railroad in New York City as an assistant traffic manager. This was followed by nine years as traffic manager of National Folding Box Co. of New Haven, Conn. Then, in 1947, he left to manage the family rug cleaning business in New York City. Until the business was sold in 1947 it was well known and respected as the best in the business. During this period, the family lived in Cheshire, Conn., where Palmer was active in his church and other local organizations. In 1982 he and his wife moved to his family's 1868 homestead in Manchester Center.

He is survived by Olive, his wife of 51 years, and two daughters, Margot Taylor and Charlotte Lutton.

1929

Earl Harris Fyler died on December 18 at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville, N.H., after a long illness.

He came from West Burke, Vt., and Lyndon Institute, and belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was outstanding in the Glee Club, our top discus thrower in track, and majored in history.

After a few months at Dartmouth Medical School and a winter as a lumberjack, his deep love of people led him to personnel worlc with U.S. Steel, where he became superintendent of industrial relations. He was a director of the National Safety Council and president of the Gary YMCA.

He retired to Wells River, Vt., and was a frequent visitor to the Kaffee Klatsch. He was a '29 class agent. Surviving are his wife, Harriet, a son John '65, and daughters Elizabeth and Jane.

Edmund Leavenworth McGibbon died on December 27 in Green Valley, Ariz. Ed came from New Trier High School and Wilmette, Ill., belonged to Phi Kappa Psi and the Arts, and majored in English. He attended Harvard Business School and Stanford Law School and earned his J.D. from Northwestern in 1933.

He practiced law with Williston, Mc- Gibbon and Kuehn in Chicago and, later, in Barrington, Ill., his summer residence. A U.S. Naval Reserve officer since 1939, he was on active duty in intelligence and as commander of ships in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, and retired a captain.

He belonged to many legal, social, church, and community organizations. He served Dartmouth as an interviewer and class agent and belonged to the Dartmouth Clubs of Chicago and Tucson.

Eds hobbies included raising sheep, golf, hunting, and gunsmithing. He leaves his wife, Catherine, a son, and two daughters.

John Gordon Milligan died last August 15 in Austin, Texas. John came from Manchester (N.H.) High School and majored in chemistry. He belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Sigma Chi, the honorary chemical fraternity.

He assisted in Dartmouth's chemistry department, where he earned his master's degree in 1931. He received his Ph.D. from Brown in 1934. He worked for several chemical companies and was moved to Texas by the Jefferson Chemical Company in 1949. He belonged to the American Chemical Society. John leaves his wife, Beatrice, three daughters, and a son.

1931

Albert Raymond Beisel died on December 28 in Delray Beach, Fla. Al came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, manager of the varsity lacrosse team, and majored in English.

After graduation from Yale Law School he studied at Columbia University, where he held the Newbold Morris Fellowship. He was a fellow at the Brookings Institution and an attorney with the Civil Aeronautics Board in this early period.

He joined the faculty of Boston University School of Law in 1946, becoming professor of law in 1949. Upon retirement in 1975 he was appointed professor emeritus, then awarded an honorary doctorate in 1976. He specialized in constitutional, administrative, and criminal law, and jurisprudence.

Al was involved extensively in community affairs in the Greater Boston area, serving on committees of the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Counci of Churches, and the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. He also served as president of the Community Council, and on many other community service organizations.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, son Stephen, daughter Karen, and a granddaughter.

1932

Charles Raine Boak of Seminole, Fla., died on November 29. Charley was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He majored in biography-comparative literature. After Dartmouth he received an M.A. from Harvard and did other gradaute work at Penn. From 1943-45 he was a field director for the American Red Cross. He then taught English at Edinboro (Pa.) State Teachers College before joining the Educational Division of Chas. Scribner's Sons as a college editor.

Charley is survived by his wife, Eleanor, a son Stephen, and a grandchild.

Martin Mutterperl of New York City died on December 24 after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth from DeWitt Clinton High School. Marty was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu and of El Centra Espanol. He received the Tuck School degree in 1933. His wife, Muriel, survives him, as well as his sons Donald '64 and William '68. Marty's business career was with Sol Mutterperl Company, a business founded by his father.

Albert Patridge Whitehill died on December 23 at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Al came to Dartmouth (by way of St. Johnsbtfry Academy) from Passumpsic, Vt. Indeed, he lived there most of his life. After earning a degree in civil engineering from Thayer School (1933), he began working immediately for the Vermont Highway Department. Then for 15 years he was a construction engineer for Lewis and Scott. Finally he returned to the Vermont Highway Department and was assistant district engineer until his retirement.

After our 50th Reunion, Al used to tailgate with us on mini-reunion weekends. He would drive down from Passumpsic with Marge just to be with the gang before the football game. Even after a leg amputation he commuted to come, with Marge or son Clifford driving the car. Al was a quiet man, and his love of Dartmouth ran deep.

Al is survived by Marge and Clifford and his daughter Beverly. His brothers Lynwood '35 and Alvin '37 predeceased him.

Leslie Oscar Wilson of Laconia, N.H., died in a Concord Hospital on November 29. Les came to us from Phillips-Exeter, was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa, and majored in sociology. For 39 years he was employed by Public Service of New Hampshire, and at the time of his retirement he was central division manager.

During World War II Les enlisted as a private in the army, attended officers candidate school, and was discharged as a captain after serving with the occupation forces in Japan. Les's wife, Mary, died in 1979. He is survived by nieces and nephews.

1933

May Fetcheimer died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 20. A native of New York City, he prepared at Deerfield Academy, and left College after his sophomore year to join the Fetcheimer Brothers Clothing Company of Cincinnati.

He served in WW II, and was prominent in business and civic affairs. His wife predeceased him by several years. They had no children.

Robert Edward Kay suffered from Alzheimer's disease for several years and died in his hometown of Neenah, Wis., on December 20. He is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters Marthea and Vinje, and three grandchildren.

A National Honor Student from Milwaukee, he majored in economics and was graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Casque & Gauntlet.

Bob received a law degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1936, was on the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., and served in the navy in WW II with the rank of lieutenant commander. He maintained a law office in Neenah till his retirement in 1986. His interests were his church, the Rotary Club, and gardening.

James Adamson Petrie Jr. died December 5 of multiple myeloma, a form of bone cancer. He entered Dartmouth from Montclair (N.J.) High School, and belonged to Phi Kappa Psi and Dragon. He was graduated from Thayer School with honors and a Phi Beta Kappa key.

Jim had a lifetime business association with the WW. Kellogg company, specializing in petroleum refineries. Though he spent much of his time in London, England, he also did executive work in Tehran, Tokyo, and China. He retired in New Jersey and continued his interest in Dartmouth.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, sons James and Bruce '66, and a granddaughter.

1935

Larry Davis died of cardiac and respiratory arrest on July 8, 1988, at home in Castleton on Hudson, N.Y. In College Larry played freshman and varsity football, joined Psi Upsilon, and majored in history.

After graduation he received an M.A. in school administration and a school principal's certificate and a school superintendent's license. In 1942 he became principal in Castleton on Hudson—but a year later he was navigator, executive officer, and then commander of an LST for the U.S. Navy. Returning to Castleton on Hudson in 1946, Larry stayed there for the remainder of his life.

In 1937 he married Anne Marie Bossert, who survives him, with son Larry '74 and daughter Barbara.

1937

John F. Ohlinger a retired lietuenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force died of cancer on December 14 at his home in Toledo, Ohio.

John came to Dartmouth from Scott High School in Toledo, where he was president of the student body. His scholastic record in College was outstanding; he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year and tied for the highest average in the class at graduation. He graduated with distinction from Tuck in 1939.

John entered the military in 1941 and became an expert in piloting multi-engine planes, with the giant C-130 cargo plane his favorite. When he retired John had flown more than 20,000 hours, including service in WW II, in Korea, and in Vietnam, when he airlifted P.O.W.s out of Hanoi at the end of our Vietnam presence. Earlier in his flying career, while on assignment to Pan American Airways, he was a pioneer in long distance flights, including new routes to China through Africa, the Near East, and across the Himalayas. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

After his retirement in 1974 he returned to Ohio and taught accounting for 11 years at the University of Toledo.

John is survived by his wife, Wanda—an American Airlines stewardess in the days when planes carried 21 passengers and one cabin attendant—and by their sons John Jr., Franklin '75, Birchard, and David. He will be missed by his family and his many friends.

Ted Harbaugh '35

Arthur G. Whyte Jr. of Greenwich, Conn., died on Christmas eve at Greenwich Hospital of cardiac arrest. He was 74.

Bom in Orange, N.J., and raised in Scarsdale, N.Y., Bill prepped at Pawling School where he lettered in football. At Dartmouth, where his small size might have been against him, he played with the scrubs, a group whose scrimmages against the varsity won Coach Red Blaik's praise during two successful seasons.

A member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx, Bill's grin seldom quit. A veteran of WW II, he served in Naval Intelligence, then on armed guard duty on freighters carrying war materiel across the North Atlantic.

After the war he became a vice president of Art Medals in New York,, and a director of Knoll Associates. He was later an executive recruiter with Haley Associates and, after retiring, a consultant for the Stamford, Conn., firm of Sullivan & Murphy.

A loyal tailgater at Dartmouth-Yale games, Bill savored Indian victories but seldom, if ever, criticized the players or coaches for a loss—he figured they knew more than he did.

Bill is survived by his wife, Mary, daughters Barbara Moeling and Honey Scuterud, four grandsons, and a sister.

1938

Dave Camerer '37

James Whitaker McKenna died of emphysema on December 19 in the Boulder (Colo.) Memorial Hospital. Although Jim had three Dartmouth brothers he did not join our class until he transferred from the Colorado School of Mines at the beginning of our sophomore year. Jim was a geology major, went out for cross-country and track, and joined Beta Theta Pi.

After we got our A.B.s he got his MA. in geology at the University of Colorado in 1940. Before Pearl Harbor he was drafted into the army and became a meteorologist with the air corps, serving in Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, and Florida. While watching the skies he and his wife, Kay Hickman—whom he had known in high school, romanced in El Paso, and married in Las Cruces-had their first three children in three different states. He was discharged as a captain in 1946.

He joined J.A. Hogle & Cos. security brokers in their Boulder office and was associated with this company, which later became Goodbody and Co., for the rest of his business career. Jim served on the planning boards for both the city and the county, and as director of the First National Bank.

Classmate Howie Fogg, a neighbor of Jim's in Boulder, recalls that, "Jim had a very active role in the Meals on Wheels program, one of the best such programs in the country, and lived to play bridge." He had become one of the first Colorado life masters in the American Contract Bridge Association in 1959.

Jim leaves his wife, Kay; daughters Kathleen, Marjory, and Carla; sons Michael '65 and Kenneth; a sister; and six grandchildren.

Robert Issac Owen died October 30 in Lynchburg, Va. He entered College from the Virginia Episcopal School, was a member of Kappa Sig, and got his degree from Tuck in '39.

In 1940 Ike joined the Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation in Lynchburg as assistant purchasing agent. Then he enlisted in the U.S.M.C., serving in the Pacific and China. He was commanding officer of a rifle platoon during the invasion of Peleliu, and was made a major. Helen Adair Sears became his wife in 1942.

After the War he returned to Craddock- Terry, became their leather buyer, and spent his entire business career with them until retirement in 1983. He had signed on to be with us last June for our 50th, but his illness with cerebral cancer caused him to cancel at the last moment.

His son Alex '75 wrote to the College in November, "It would be inaccurate to say that he was happy with the changes during the last 20 years ... but he was proud of the school and loved it and Hanover very much. Since my own graduation and moving to Boston he had returned for the Harvard game nearly every year." He volunteered in enrollment activities up to the time of his death.

Ike's wife of almost 40 years, Helen, died in 1980. In addition to Alex he is survived by his son Robert and by four Dartmouth relatives, brother Earl '44, brother-in-law H. Bruce Thompson Jr. '44, nephew Herbert B. Thompson III '75, and niece Mary Wilder Marrow '74.

1939

J.R.S. Jr.

Douglas Wright Farrington of Oak Beach, Long Island, N.Y., and Delray Beach, Fla., died on December 26 of complications caused by two strokes over the past five years. He was 70.

Doug came to Hanover from Exeter Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in economics, was in the freshmen Glee Club, and on the freshman swimming team. Doug also served as the entertainment chairman for our 40th Reunion.

During World War II he spent four years in Army Air Force procurement and was discharged as a captain. After the war, Doug attained his law degree at Brooklyn Law School and subsequently joined the family firm, Hoff, Farrington and Saner-Levine, from which he retired in 1985.

He was active in volunteer work, with Good Samaritan Hospital, the American Red Cross, and the American Cancer Society.

Doug is survived by his widow, Grace, daughters Susan and Libby, son Robert, and two grandchildren.

Royal E. Hassrick died December 20 at his home in Walpole, N.H. He was 71 and one of the country's foremost authorities on native American art and anthropology.

He came to Hanover from Friends Central School in Philadelphia. A member of Theta Chi at Dartmouth, he majored in sociology and anthropology before moving on to graduate work in the disciplines at Harvard and Penn. Next came a job in New York as director of American Indian Affairs, which led him to the federal government's Bureau of Indian Affairs. After World War II, in which Hassrick served the Office of War Information, he was put in charge of opening the South Plains Indian Museum in Oklahoma. He was subsequently appointed to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Department of Interior, a post that he held—the only non-Indian among the board of five—until his death.

Hassrick's success as a museum director led him to the Denver Art Museum, where he was the first curator of American art and later of native art. He ended his Denver career as assistant director of the museum, and as author of two books, Western PaintingToday and The George Catlin Book of American Indians. Other books he authored were Cowboys and Cattlemen and a novel I and Tex, which stemmed from his experience as a cattle rancher in Colorado.

Strong believers in history, Royal and Barbara, his wife of over 50 years, restored three fine old houses—in Virginia, New Jersey, and their home in New Hampshire.

Besides his wife he is survived by sons John, Royal, and Peter, and by daughters Judith Walker and Anne Marales.

1940

Kenneth Bryson Elliot Jr. died of cancer on August 9, 1988, at 69. At Dartmouth, Ken Elliot was a member of the Corinthian Yacht Club and Kappa Sigma. After graduation, he went on to Harvard Business School for his M.B.A.

He worked for Sears Roebuck for some years, then shifted to the Kuppenheimer Manufacturing Co. before moving to the Sweetheart Cup Corporation as director or market research.

Among his other interests, Ken served as a deacon in his church and was active in the Boy Scouts, playing a leadership role in this organization over a 30-year period.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, a daughter Louise, and sons John, William, and Edward.

1941

James Russell Whitman Jr. moved on .to the next dimension when uremia took his life away last November 8 at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 69 years of age.

Jim was born in Watertown, Wis. His secondary education included Northwestern Military and Naval Academy. After Dartmouth Jim topped off his higher education in Thayer. Immediately thereafter WW II laid claim to his time, as it did with most of his classmates. Jim served in the U.S. Navy for over.three years, emerging with the rank of lieutenant, and he remained active in the Naval Reserve.

Not much is known of his activities after 1949, but in that year he was manager of Appleton Music Publications, Inc., publishers of band music and school band instructionals. He took up flying as an avocation and held a commercial pilot's license. His marriage to Shirley E. Schneider took place in Reno, Nev., in 1945, and the following year saw the birth of Teru Lynn, both of whom survive.

1943

Russell Thomas Feuerhan died August 25, 1986, from cancer. He entered Dartmouth from Hackley High School in Rye, N.H.

Russell left Dartmouth before graduating to join the U.S. Army. He served in the European Theater and received a direct commission in 1943. He was living in Rio Rancho, N.M., at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Elinor, and daughters Joanne and Elissa.

Richard Hill Rudolph died last November 3 in an automobile accident. He entered Dartmouth from Wyoming Seminary and was a member of Delta Tau Delta, manager of the varsity basketball team, and a member of the Athletic Council.

Richard served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1943-46. He was associated with B.G. Goon Construction, general manager of Motor Twins Inc., vice president of W.H. Nicholson Co., and his last position was president of Nationwide Tire Cos. in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Richard is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and children Cathy, Cynthia, and Richard.

1946

Andrew S. Bullis died at home on December 6 of complications from two serious illnesses he had faced stoically for more than two years. He suffered a stroke first, then cancer.

Andy entered Dartmouth from Mount Hermon School and was active in music froups—the band and Barbary Coast, and e sat in with the Boston Pops Orchestra during its concerts in Hanover. He was a member of Zeta Psi, joined the V-12 unit at Dartmouth, then served on carriers during the war.

Andy took a master's in government and public finance from Wesleyan in 1949. He held positions in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. He was with HUD, serving as a speechwriter for the secretary, and traveled extensively on behalf of the department, lecturing and giving speeches to municipal and state governments. During his career he held faculty appointments at Muhlenburg, American University, and George Washington University. Andy was active in the Naval Reserve, retiring in 1969 as a lieutenant commander.

Andy took early retirement and with his wife, Patricia, built a beautiful home on the edge of Fishers Island Sound in Stonington, Conn. He was an expert on Persian rugs, an oenophile of the first rank, and had equal knowledge of orchids. Less than two months before he died, I thoroughly enjoyed a magnificent Bordeaux wine, then savored a gourmet lunch he prepared.

A good friend and former roommate will be missed.

1953

Dan Fuller '46

David M. Burner gravely ill for two years, died on October 3. Dave grew up in Decatur, Ill., and entered Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy. He was a member of the Glee Club and Delta Upsilon, serving as its president senior year. Following Dartmouth, he embarked on two careers. He went into the army for four years of active duty and then stayed in the reserve for another 28 years, rising to the rank of brigadier general. He attended Northwestern Law School and then practiced law in Chicago. Active in the community, he served on the Board of Zoning Appeals, as a scoutmaster, and as a certified swimming official. A year ago, Dave and his family moved to Tampa, Fla. He leaves his spouse, Barbara, daughters Deborah Zucksworth, Mary Hardy, and Sarah Burner, and son Clark.

1972

Larry Joe Barr Barrdied August 9 in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. Larry came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass., where he excelled as a student. At Dartmouth, Larry was elected to the freshman council and was very active in the Tucker Foundation, serving as an intern in Richmond, Calif., in the '52—'72 Project, as a tutor in the summer ABC program in Hanover, and in Operation Heaastart. Larry was an active member of Phi Delta, the Afro-American Society, and Dragon.

After graduating from Dartmouth with a government major, Larry accepted a position with Davidson College in North Carolina, first as a counselor in the admissions office, and later as assistant director of admissions. He left Davidson in 1975 to attend law school at the University of South Carolina, and later worked as a consultant in Atlanta and New York. Larry is survived by his mother and two brothers.