1929

29 All Dartmouth celebrates the truly "pro bono" life of our Bill Andres, former chairman of the Board of Trustees and ardent officer and trustee of a host of other institutions. There'll be many tributes to him. Before Mary Lougee takes back her column I grasp the chance to share my last visit with Larry and to touch on some of his career.

His mature dignity made him head of his SAE fraternity and, later, president of our class. After Harvard he practiced in New York, where he lived with Myles Lane '28. In 1942 he enlisted as a private to apply his Outing Club experience to help pioneer the Alaskan mountain infantry. After officer training he was made assistant judge advocate for the Alaskan Highway in Yukon Territory.

He served in the Judge Advocate General's Department as a foreign claims commissioner in England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Hoiland, land, Germany, and Norway, where he met Mary. He earned several medals, battle stars, and citations. His privately printed story, Yearsto Remember and Days to Forget, is in the Library's Special Collections.

He rejoined the regular army and served all over the world, sacrificing business offers that would have made him rich. A general told Larry, "You're a good judge advocate, but the trouble with you, Lougee, is that you act too much like a civilian." Larry responded, "Thank you very much, sir."

He retired from the military as a colonel and became vice president, counsel, and secretary of the Shawmut Bank in Boston. He brought the beloved Ross McKenney to the Dartmouth Outing Club, was alumni advisor to SAE, and took part in many community activities.

Our final visit was one of those heartfelt sessions where we agreed with each other on whatsoever things were good in our time: our respect for authority and for each other, our respect for women, and the unapologetic love we have for our country and our college. He humbly wondered at the miracle of his family, and the way he said "Mary" was the ultimate tribute to her—and so to himself.