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 in a later one.

Nichol M. Sandoe '19 • Sept. 28 Ralph W. Pendleton '21 • Aug. 8 Theodor S. Geisel '25 • Sept. 24 Paul A. Dillingham '26 • Sept. 6 Ross S. Welch '26 • Aug. 27 William B. Willard '26 • Aug. 20 Alfred J. Fowler '28 • March 5 John B. Wallace '28 • Sept. 3 Frederick Armstrong Jr. '29 • Sept. 14 John J. Yellin '29 • Aug. 31 Manuel Glass '30 • Sept. 5 Charlie E. Widmayer '30 • Sept. 20 Robert Guggenheim Jr. '33 • Sept. 20 Curtiss Howard '34 • Sept. 19 Merwin K. Mcintosh '35 • May 9 Donald E. Waggaman '35 • Aug. 19 Frank B. Nairne Jr. '36 • Sept. 6 Alexander Calder Jr. '38 • Sept. 18 Arthur Wheat '38 • April 4 John R. Bowers '41 • Sept. 10 R. Binney Tower '43 • Sept. 7 John S. O'Connor '44 • Sept. 3 Joaquin Castillo '46 • June Alexander H. Prew '46 • July 6 Franklin R. Stern '48 • Aug. 31 Donald W. Scholle '49 • Sept. 15 Robert A. Purse '53 • July 25 Richard A. Dwyer '55 • Aug. 29 R. Nelson Jones '55 • Aug. 20 Benson A. Green '56 • Aug. 16 Irwin G. Libo '56 • Sept. 9 Thomas F. Boudreau Jr. '62 • Aug. 4 Allen H. McCoy '65 • Aug. 18 Patrick G. Maddox '67 • Sept. 6 William C. Gwin '69 • Nov. 1990

1917

Richard Laurence Holbrook died on January 27 at home in Keene, N.H. He came to Dartmouth from Keene High School and Northfield-Mount Hermon School. Richard was involved in the Glee Club, played football, and earned his varsity letter on the track team. After leaving Dartmouth, he entered the army and served in WW I until he was discharged as a captain with a Purple Heart in 1919.

He then worked for Holbrook Groceries and Keene Savings Bank, where he was a trustee and president, until his retirement in 1971. He was mayor of Keene 1938-46.

He leaves his wife, Altha, three children, and thirteen grandchildren. Richard's brothers Sidney 'lB and Pat '20 also went to Dartmouth.

1919

Elmer K. Pilsbury died June 10 after a long illness. Born in Somerville Mass., he had lived most of his life in Newton.

Most of his business career was with the United Way of Massachusetts. He was campaign director in later years.

For many years he and his wife spent their summers in Maine and winters in Florida. He was married to Frances for 66 "long and happy" years.

He is survived by his wife, son Robert '48, and a daughter.

1920

George Adams Fiske died on September 28,1986, in the Clearwater, Fla. At Dartmouth Gugger played freshman and varsity hockey and was a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity. In World War I he served a year and a half in the 26th Yankee Division 101 Ammunition Train. He returned to the College in the fall of 1919 but did not take his degree. Later he attended Basson College.

in veterans' organizations and was a member of the St. Petersburg Dartmouth Alumni Club. He attended a number of class reunions.

Gugger's wife Josie predeceased him, and there are no known survivors.

1921

Russell Bailey died suddenly and peacefully in his Melrose home on April 17, the morning following his 92nd birthday.

Born in Wells River, Vt., in 1899, he graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1917. Like the rest of the class he was inducted into the SATC, but he was able to rejoin us for a full sophomore year, followed by graduation in 1921. Shortly thereafter he decided to cast his lot with Boston's United Shoe Manufacturing Corporation. Russ married Esther Abbey in 1927 and Settled in Melrose. Retirement in 1964 allowed him to concentrate more seriously on his two life-time hobbies: Dartmouth and the class of 1921. At the time of his death he was serving concurrently as class newsletter editor, class secretary, and class agent, having taken these posts in 1981,1986, and 1988, respectively.

Along with Esther, Russ is survived by his daughter Cynthia Anderson and two grandchildren who live in Montreal.

1925

Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer III died of leukemia April 28. He had a bout with pneumonia in December. Pete is survived by his wife, Virginie, three daughters, a brother, and a cousin.

He served his class as president '86-'87, treasurer '41-'45, Alumni Council '42-'45, Executive Committee '91—'91, Class Agent '85 and '87, and Dartmouth Club President '37 '38. In business he was chairman of the board of Narragansett Brewing Cos.; general manager of the Mt. Hope Bridge Division; vice president and treasurer Herreshoff Manufacturer Cos. (Yachts, etc.); treasurer of Utah Mining Cos. of Fall River; and director of Industrial National Bank of R.I., United Fund, and Narragansett Council Boy Scouts of America. He won a Good Neighbor Award and was a member of the Rhode Island and Agawam Historical Societies, the Bristol Yacht Club, and the Dartmouth Club of Rhode Island. He is remembered for loyalty to class and college, wide service to the community, and strong personality.

William Balfour Sleigh Jr. died April 6 in Salem (Mass.) Hospital from a blood clot after hip surgery. Bill is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, a brother and two granddaughters. A beautiful memorial service, written by himself, was held in Marblehead on April 9. Dartmouth tunes were played softly throughout.

Bill served as class secretary '83—91, Alumni Council member '85—'88, Reunion Committee member '85, class agent '89, and as an editor of the newsletter. With an L.L.B. from Harvard in '28, Bill had a brilliant career in the law. He was admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1947. He was a member of the Maritime Law Assoc., American, Massachusetts, Essex County, and Boston Bar Associations. He was a selectman in Marblehead '49-'50, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, and Director of YMCA. He assisted the Peabody Institute on-ship records and was member Society of Colonial Wars of Massachusetts. He raced his sloop Shelikibouqui off Marblehead. He was known for deep loyalty to class and college and wide service to community, state, and profession.

1926

John Irvin Gearhart died April 13 in Pittsburgh. Born in Altoona, Penn., he grew up in Pittsburgh, became a student for two years at the University of Pittsburgh, and then transferred to Dartmouth where he became a member of Sigma Chi.

He married Hazel Helem in 1928 and they made their home in Pittsburgh. John was active in 1926 activities as a regional agent for the Alumni Fund. He became president of the Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsylvania and later was a member of the Alumni Council. John started his career in public accounting and then joined Hicks Coal Interests where he became vice president and worked for 20 years. In 1950 he formed his own consulting organization which accumulated large acreages of coal for leasing to major steel and coal companies. He was able to terminate his business and retire in 1960.

Hazel, his wife of 53 years, died in 1981 He is survived by his sister.

Henry Langdon Parker III died of a stroke April 5 in Winnetka, III., his home for 50 years. A Psi Upsilon and active member of 1926 at Dartmouth, he earned his M.B.A. at Harvard Business School and went with Harris Trust Cos., Chicago. For 40 years Hank gained new positions, being vice president from 1950 to 1968, when he retired.

An avid tennis and squash player (and often the winner), he was president of Skokie Country Club and a member of several tennis clubs. He was a member of the Alumni Council, president of the Chicago Dartmouth Alumni Club, and his 1926 services were many: executive committee, bequest chairman, and Alumni Fund Chicago regional agent. Hank and his wife, Jane, attended many class events in Hanover and elsewhere, and in 1970 he won the Dartmouth Alumni Award.

Not many have equalled the Henry Langdon Parker legend of four generations with the exact same name: HLP I, class of 1856; HLP II, 1885; HLP III, 1926;and HLP IV; 1963.

He is survived by his wife, Jane, his son Henry W, a daughter, a sister, a brother, and two grandchildren.

Nathan Kuhns Parker died of cancer on May 6 in Pittsburgh, Penn. Nate was captain of the 1925 national championship football team, winning Ail-American honors. He won the Barrett Cup, Dartmouth's highest undergraduate honor, was marshall at 1926 graduation, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Palaeopitus Casque and Gauntlet, and Psi Upsilon. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and studied law at Magdalin College, Oxford University, and later earned his L.L.B. at Columbia University in 1929. He became a member of the Pennsylvania Bar in 1930.

As an alumnus he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsylvania and served on the Alumni Council in many capacities. In 1970 Nate won the Dartmouth Award. He was a captain in the U.S. Army military government in France 1943-45.

Being a member and director of both the New York and Pittsburgh Stock Exchange, Nate was co-founder and chairman of Parker/ Hunter, Inc., Pittsburgh, an investment firm. He served on numerous boards—corporate, civic, charitable, and social.

His wife of 44 years, Jane, died in 1973, and his second wife, Lois, died in 1980. He is survived by sons Nathan Jr. '52 and Charles '6O, a daughter, a brother, 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

1929

Paul Aldrich Babcock Jr. died on March 30. Paul came from Milton (Mass.) High School, played football, and transferred to Brown after one year, graduating with honors. He was public relations manager for Boston Edison Company. He leaves his wife Evelyn and sons Paul III '67 and Ernest '70.

William Terence Henreta died on April 29 at Greensboro, N.C. Bill came from Kane (Penn.) High School and majored in economics. He belonged to DKE, Green Key, Sphinx, the Arts, and was manager of baseball.

He was secretary and treasurer of Holgate Toys in Kane and later became a broker with Payne Webber in Goldsboro. He was a lieutenant in Naval Air Combat Intelligence at Quonset, R. I., and in the Marshall Islands.

He leaves his wife Adelaide, six children, thirteen grandchildren, and two brothers, including James '24.

1931

Robert Howard Barker died on May 3 at a nursing home in Mashpee, Mass. A native of Cleveland, Bob was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta, and of the freshman and varsity track teams.

After Dartmouth Medical School he obtained his M.D. from Harvard Medical in 1934, following which he was an obstetrician in the Boston area for more than four decades, retiring in 1981. He served with the navy in the Pacific theater in WW II, attached to Marine Air Group IS, and he became a lieutenant commander.

He was on the staffs of Boston Lying-in Hospital, Boston Hospital for Women, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was a founding fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology; a member of the Aesculapian Club, of the American Medical Association, and of the Obstetrical Society of Boston. He held various positions on the Harvard Medical School faculty, including assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology.

Bob is survived by his widow, Athalia, three daughters, a son, and 14 grandchildren.

Richard Fisher died on April 3 at The Seabrook, Hilton Head Island, S.C. Coming to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy, Dick majored in Economics. He centered the varsity hockey team and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Green Key, and Casque and Gauntlet.

After a year at Harvard Business School, Dick began his career in the leather industry with Hamilton Brown Shoe Cos. of St. Louis. He finished up with the Avon Sole Cos. of Avon, Mass., in 1973. Moving to Hilton Head from Mequon, Wise., in 1972, he was a starter and ranger of the Sea Pines Plantation golf courses for 17 years, during which his occupation was the envy of many of his golfing classmates.

Dick is survived by his widow, Marjorie three daughters, and six grandchildren.

1932

Alexander Christie died of a massive heart attack on May 9. He suffered from emphysema in recent years but never lost his good spirits. He came to Dartmouth from White Plains, N.Y., and was a member of Zeta Psi, Green Key, Ledyard Canoe Club, Cabin and Trail, and was manager of the winter sports team.

He graduated from Tuck and started his career with W.T. Grant Cos., where he remained until 1942. After seeing active duty as a naval officer in WW II, he joined Sears and Roebuck. His posts included Miami, Chicago, Bogota (Columbia), and Dallas. Upon retirement he settled in Florida. His wife, Helen, died a few years ago; he then married Mary Rome, a widow and longtime friend of Al's and Helen's, and moved to Dallas.

Al was generous in his support of Dartmouth, both as a perennial Alumni Fund worker and as a donor, and was known for warmth and cheerfulness. He is survived by his wife, his daughter, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Marvin Chandler '32

1933

Maurice Fox died in Palm Beach, Fla., on May 9, 1990. He had been suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. He came to Dartmouth from DeWitt Clinton High School and attended Tuck School upon graduation.

During his diverse career he was president of Allcraft Corrugated Corporation, worked as a private detective and a research chemist, and in more recent years he engaged in real-estate investment. He also traveled widely in Europe and the United States. He was retired at the time of his death.

His wife, Dena, predeceased him. Two children survive him.

1934

Walter William Blood Jr. died suddenly on June 10 at his home in Dardanelle, Ark., where he had moved after retirement. Walt came to Dartmouth after graduating from Lawrenceville. He was a Beta and got his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1935.

Walt's career began at Bank of New York, and after WW II service as infantry captain he became a security analyst with Brown Bros. Harriman, living in Oceanside, N. Y. He is survived by wife Ada, two sons, and a grandson.

1937

Alexander James MacKenzie of Richmond, Va., died on April 28 in Mary Hitchcock Hospital, having been stricken while attending the Class Officers' Meeting in Hanover. Mac assumed the position of class agent after serving as regional agent since 1985.

Mac lived in Elmhurst, Long Island, until moving to Richmond in the last year of his life. He attended Brooklyn Poly Prep, majored in history/political science, and was a member of Theta Chi.

He was a combat infantryman with the 32nd Infantry Division in the South Pacific and Philippines and became a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve. He was a graduate and instructor at the General Staff College, Ft. Levenworth.

Mac served for many years as president of the board of trustees of the Elmhurst Methodist Church and for two years as president of the Queens Federation of Churches.

Mac was known for his cheerful optimism and his readiness to accept an assignment for the class. He and Isabella regularly attended reunions, football games, and other Dartmouth gatherings. He died doing what he loved best—serving Dartmouth and the class of' 37.

1938

Philip Wimmer Beatman died May 25 in Weymouth, Mass., after a short illness. He came from the Horace Mann School in New York City and after graduation went into farming in Harpersville, N.Y.

Phil enlisted in the army as private in November 1940 and rose through the ranks to captain, serving in Fort Wright, N.Y., Camp Davis, N.C., and Fort Ruchman, Mass., in the Coast Artillery. He married Lynne M. Olsen of Newburyport.

In addition to his wife, Lynne, he leaves two brothers.

J.R.S. Jr. '38

John William Scarbrough died February 19. Jack was a Texas native and attended Deerfield (Mass.) Academy. He was a member of Zeta Psi and majored in civil engineering, spending his senior year at Thayer. He received a degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford in 1940.

Jack worked as an aeronautical engineer at Douglas Aircraft Cos. in El Segundo, Calif., 1940-46, during which time he helped to develop military aircraft including attack/dive bombers, fighters, and the first two navy turbojet and rocket transonic research planes. He then returned to Austin, Texas, to join the family business, E.M. Scarbrough and Sons, Austin's leading department store at the time. He became president of the company in 1955, then resigned in 1962 and sold his part of the business in order to pursue his interest in sailing and designing boats.

He is survived by Betty, his wife of 50 years, as well as three children including John '67.

1939

George D. Jacob Jr. a native and lifelong resident of Houston, Texas, died on March 1 as a result pneumonia. George came to Hanover from San Jacinto High School and was a member of the freshman golf team and secretary of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

He was with Andrews & Kurth, a legal firm in Houston, and was a member of the Houston Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He was also a member of The Allegro and a former officer of the Lone Star Retriever's Club. He was a longtime member of St. Michael's Parish.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, three daughters, and two grandsons.

1940

John A. Allen died of congestive heart failure in Westport, Conn., on May 23. John grew up in Littleton, N.H., and attended schools there before graduating from Worcester Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of DKE. During World War II, John was a platoon leader with the 401 st Airborne Division. He was awarded a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and five battle stars.

He joined the credit department of the Bankers Trust Company in New York City in 1946 and retired in 1982 as a vice president and lending officer, banking division. In Westport he was active in many community affairs , including Boy Scouts, Little League, and as President of the Dartmouth Club of Westport.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, and three children.

1941

Frank Pickering Brooks died of bone cancer on March 18 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. At Dartmouth Frank distinguished himself by graduating cum laude with membership in Phi Beta Kappa, and he proceeded to form, a long association with the University of Pennsylvania: M.D. 1943, Sc.D. 1944, faculty appointment 1952, and chief of the University Hospital's gastrointestinal section 1962. Upon retirement in 1990 Frank was designated professor emeritus in medicine and physiology.

Dr. Brooks was president of the American Gastroenterological Association in 1980. His many awards include the Julius Friedenwahl Medal for his work with tire association, and Frank holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Aux-Marseilles in France. Research was Frank's stock in trade, and he focused primarily on the role of nervous control in gastrointestinal functions and the regulation of pancreatic exocrine function. His work resulted in nine books, as well as significant additional contributions to medical literature.

Frank is survived by his wife, Emily, and two children.

Everett Harvey Lord-Wood a long-time resident of West Hartford, Conn., and president of Lord-Wood/Larson Associates, consulting engineers, and town planners, died on March 18, 1991. Ev's civil engineering interest developed at Dartmouth, and he became a registered professional engineer in several states. He served on the board of directors, American Land Development Association, and chaired its land use committee. Ev lectured extensively about land use planning and the environment.

An interest in skiing also stemmed from Ev's Dartmouth years, and this served him well in WW II when he was a member of the army's 10th Mountain Division. In Europe Ev earned silver star, bronze star, and purple heart medal. After the war he remain ed in the reserve until he retired with the rank of major. The surviving immediate family consists of his wife, Betty, and daughter Sandra Jean.

John Julian Trant was born in Baltimore and lived in Utah, Colorado, and Connecticut before returning to Maryland, where he died from cancer on January 12, 1991. Professionally a certified public accountant, Jack worked for Peat Marwick Mitchell, Kennecott Copper, and U.S. Synthetic Fuels over a span of 35 years.

Although he did not graduate from Dartmouth, Jack was an active alumnus who for many years interviewed candidates for admission. For five years he chaired enrollment activities in the region that included Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. His military service in WWII included campaigns in Tunisia, Rome-Arno, and the southern Appenines.

Jack is survived by his wife, Claudia, and daughters Elizabeth and Marsha '84, T'89.

James Wallace Jr. was Brooklyn-born, came to Dartmouth via Vermont Academy, left in 1939, and went to work in advertising for the New York Sun. He succumbed to congestive heart failure at the Toledo Hospital in Ohio on February 12,1990.

Jim served in Europe during WW II with a military policy combat unit. Thereafter, he was employed by Chase National Bank, St. Regis Paper, Olin Mathieson and National Container, subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Glass.

Jim married Margaret Penn in 1943, and in dying he leaves her and their two daughters. For the 50th reunion yearbook, Jim wrote: "A good look at this voyage (life) tells us that we need to concentrate on enjoying our shipmates and on doing all we can to improve the quality of the trip. It is only sensible."

1944

John Roberts Englehorn a retired businessman, died of a heart attack on May 8 at his home in St. Michaels, Md.

John came to Dartmouth from Cleveland, and in Hanover he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1942-46, with service in Italy and Africa, and attained the rank of captain. His post-graduate studies included the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the Harvard Business School.

He spent his entire business career in the non-ferrous metals industry, and he lived with his family and worked in Stamford, Conn., Missouri, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.

John is survived by his wife, Fran, a brother, Wesley Englehorn '14. His late father, Elmer, was a member of the class of 1915.

Charles McDuffy Wilder died in his sleep on April 16 in his apartment near Annapolis. He had retired there within the past year.

"C" came to Hanover from Washington, D.C., and at Dartmouth he majored in French, was editorial chairman of the Jack-O-Lantern and was Phi Beta Kappa.

He spent his entire career in journalism and teaching. He received an M.S. in journalism from Columbia University and was published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. A collection of short stories, Another Side of theBlues, appeared in 1980. Over the years he taught at Morgan State and Howard Universities. He also traveled widely in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Brazil, and the Caribbean, and was a translator of Spanish and Portuguese.

Charlie never married and is survived by his sister.

1945

Robert Edwin Willcox died March 31 at Sonoma Valley Hospital in Sonoma, Calif. He was 70 years old. A native of New York City, he attended schools in New England before entering Dartmouth where he was involved in winter sports. After graduation he went on to Columbia School of Public Health where he received a master's degree in 1947.

Bob worked as an administrator for Kaiser Hospital in Oakland and Honolulu. A resident of Sonoma for the past 11 years, he served on the board of directors of Sonoma Valley Hospital for five years and was president of Sonoma Health Resources. He was also a member of the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation.

1958

Thomas Carlton Towse died of cancer on February 19 at his Hollywood, Calif., home.

While at Dartmouth Tom majored in psychology before going on to earn an M.B.A. at the Tuck School. A certified public accountant, at the time of his death he was a sole practitioner, specializing in taxes and financial strategies.

Torn was involved with the College through the Los Angeles Alumni Club as a director, enrollment worker, and job development officer. He was also a member of the Dartmouth Club Officers Association during 1976-77.

He had a keen interest in alcoholism rehabilitation and was active in service to Alcoholics Anonymous and the Van Ness Recovery House. He supported individual human and civil rights organizations and related political action groups.

Tom is survived by his mother, Mrs. Charles Towse, and five brothers.

1963

Frederick Baldwin II died March 17 in Torrington. Fred was a partner in the Protopac Cos. of Watertown, Conn., a parts supplier to the telecommunications industry.

With his wife, Margaret, Fred also founded Pace Atlantic Cos., a franchiser of European skin-care salons which operates Beau Visages in Southport, Conn.

At Dartmouth Fred was a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and was active in intercollegiate skiing. An art major, Fred enjoyed oil painting and taught painting on the side.

In addition to his wife, Fred is survived by his mother, a daughter, two step-daughters, and a brother, Richard '60.

1980

James C. Hodgdon died suddenly on February 10 at a California hospital after a short illness. He graduated from Dartmouth as a psychology major with highest honors and went on to earn his M.D. from McGill University in 1984. He was a member of Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity.

He worked as a research technician at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston 1981-84 and as a senior research associate at the Repligen Corporation in Cambridge, Mass. In 1987 he moved to California and joined Genetech Corporation. In 1989 he joined Apple Computer Cos. as a software engineer.

James is survived by his parents and a brother.