Obituary

Deaths

APRIL 1992
Obituary
Deaths
APRIL 1992

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.

Willard H. Wyeth '17 • Dec. 16 Thornton H. Wood '19 • Jan. 27 Paul Bowerman '20 • Jan. 15 Roland Auger '21 • Jan. 27 Edward A. Laycock '22 • Jan. 18 Ralph H. Emerson '23 "July 12, 1991 Dwight L. Keef '23 • Jan. 16 Albert S. Anderson '24 • Jan. 27 Frank H. Granata '24 • Jan. 9 Robert L. Branson '24 • Jan. 5 Arthur H. Keyes '24 • Dec. 5 Edmund F. Mansure '24 • Jan. 25 Harry C. Mills '24 • Aug. 9 Justin G. Bugbee '25 • Jan. 17 Paul K. Hartstall '25 • Dec. 3 Frank K. Nelson Jr. '26 • Dec. 25 John W. Machen '27 • Jan. 4 Erwin B. Paddock '27 • Jan. 16 Theodor Swanson '27 • Feb. 11 Alfred E. Clarke '28 • Jan. 17 John H. Moody '28 • Jan. 21 Edward A. Thomas '28 • Jan. 5 George M. Naylor Jr. '29 • Jan. 4 Hugh M. Alcorn Jr. '30 • Jan. 13 David A. Latham '30 • Feb. 23 Charles A. Babbitt '31 • Feb. 16 Edward A. D'Ancona '32 • Dec. 14 Edgar C. Greiner '33 • Feb. 4 John J. Foley '34 • Jan. 16 Joseph B. Lehmann '34 "Jan. 3 James A. Dingwall '36 • Jan. 21 Andrew P. Schmidt '36 • Jan. 22 Edward M. Skowrup '37 'Jan. 11 Henry A. White '39 • Jan. 5 William H. Banford '41 • Jan. 29 Clayton F. Gray '41 • Dec. 19 Olindo W. Di Fabio '42 • Oct. 24 Albert S. Goldman '42 • Feb. 12 Richard W. Wilson '42 • Apr. 11, 1991 Orin G. Witter' 42 'Jan. 12 Thomas H. Kelly II '43 • Jan. 3 Leonard J. Kokins '44 • Jan. 17 Frank L. Parker Jr. '44 • Feb. 4 Ralph P. Pringle '44 • Jan. 29 Fred M. Rankin Jr. '44 • Dec. 14 Gordon C. Sleeper '45 • Jan. 18 Albert L. Worthen '45 • Sept. 3 Richard Wetherill II '46 • July 1John H. Drury '46 • Nov. 22 Jack G. Carlin '47 • Nov. ISReed Haviland '48 • Summer 1989 Scott G. Olin '50 • Feb. 18 Forrest R. Adams Jr. '51 • Dec. 19 Warren D. Mulloy '51 • Jan. 14 Harris Saxon '65 • Jan. 17

1916

Everett Humphreys Parker Sr. died in Denver, Colo., on November 16. After graduating from Dartmouth, Ev attended the Columbia School of Mines, earning his degree in 1920. He settled in Denver in 1928 and later became manager and director of the Wilda Realty Company until his retirement in 1959. He remained as secretary/treasurer until his family sold the company in 1975. He was also a former director of the MacKinnie Oil and Drilling Company and of the Family and Childrens' Service of Colorado.

At Dartmouth he managed the soccer team and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. An active alumnus, Ev was class president from 1976-1991, served on the alumni council, and was a head agent.

His wife, Clare, predeceased him in 1965. He leaves three children including Everett Parker Jr. '64.

Joshua Frank Dunbar Jr. died on November 28 in New York City. He left Dartmouth for MIT in 1914, and he left MIT for New York City in 1915. He served in WW I from 1918-1919. He returned to carry on his father's crude rubber brokerage business, the J. Frank Dunbar Co., of which he was vice-president and, later, proprietor. He leaves no known survivors.

1918

George Dunlap Weare died on October 12 at the Homestead in Kittery, Maine. He came to Dartmouth from the schools in York, Maine, and Phillips Exeter Academy. He served in World War I in the navy and World War II as a member of the Merchant Marines.

George owned and operated the Hillcrest Inn in Ogunquit until 1957, when he sold it and opened The Pasture Spring Motel, which his son now operates. George was a trustee of the Ogunquit Memorial Library.

George was predeceased by his wife, Helen, in 1977. Surviving him are two sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, and eight great- grandchildren.

1920

Leo M. Ungar of Council Bluffs, lowa, died on August 16. An economics major at Dartmouth, Leo also received an M.B.A. from Tuck School. President- owner of the Continental-Kellar Company (furniture) of Council Bluffs from 1921 to 1956, Leo continued to be active in many civic projects after his retirement. On his 85th birthday he was selected for the "Outstanding Citizen" award of Council Bluffs, and in 1984 he received a Heritage Award for his contribution to the quality of life in southwest lowa."

An activity that Leo especially enjoyed was membership (and presidency) in the association of Amateur Chefs. He and his wife, Alice, traveled widely and amassed a fine collection of local and international paintings. .

An enthusiastic Dartmouth alumnus, Leo served two terms on the Alumni Council and was class agent 1988-1991.

He is survived by his widow, a daughter, and two granddaughters.

1924

Philip Merrill Morse of Warren, N.H., died on October 8 at the Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth.

Phil was a renowned naturalist, world traveler, and a big-game sportsman, as well as a lecturer and botanist. He began traveling with his father right after graduation from Dartmouth. As he traveled through Africa and India, his collection of mounted animals and trophies grew so much that he and his father opened the Morse Museum on July 4, 1928. The popular museum, located in Warren, is still open and contains many interesting contents, including African spears, a mummy, a stuffed hyena, a stuffed lion, and uniforms and shoes from around the world.

Phil is survived by his wife, Jane, two sons, two step-daughters, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

1925

Scott Kerr Lowry died October 18 in Oconomowoc, Wise., of smoke inhalation from a fire in his home. He is survived by his wife, Janet, and three children. He graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School. His distinguished career in the law included ten years as county district attorney and 20 years as a judge. He acquired a reputation of running a "taut" court, and was fair and strict. He was elected district attorney and, as a reform candidate, pledged to stamp out gambling and other vices.

Robert Reynolds died October 8 in Santa Monica, Calif., from unknown causes. After Harvard Business School, he served in the navy for three years. He engaged in counseling, investments, and brokerage. He is survived by his sister, Roberta, of Santa Monica.

1926

Lawrence Sanford Kennison died December 2 of cancer at his home in Westport, Mass. He was born in Ayer, Mass. At Dartmouth he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of the Mathematical Society, and won the Thayer Mathematical Prize and the Class of 1846 Latin Prize. He received his master's from Brown, and his doctorate from California Institute of Technology. Larry taught mathematics for four years at Brown, then 38 years at Brooklyn (N.Y.) College, retiring as an assistant professor. He then continued to teach as chairman of the mathematics department of Southeastern U-Mass. until 1975.

Larry and his wife, Jean, attended Alumni College, Hanover events, and many class reunions. He was regional Massachusetts agent for the Alumni Fund, to which he was a 65- year contributor. In Westport he was a member of SCORE (Service Organization of Retired Executives) and an excellent player in the American Contract Bridge Association. In 1942 Larry was commissioned a lieutenant in the navy reserve, serving until 1965 when he retired as commander.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, a son, three daughters, and nine grandchildren.

Arthur Bingham Seibold Jr. died September 30, his home being San Diego, Calif. Born in Evanston, Ill., Art graduated from New Trier High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and secretary of the Players. He earned his J.D. degree at Northwestern University Law School. He was a patent attorney and became senior partner in 1963 of the Chicago firm he had joined after graduation in 1929. Art served in the navy 1942-45, retiring as lieutenant commander. When living in Glencoe, Ill., he was president of the park board and a member of the planning board.

Art married Julia Fleming in 1932 and they had a son, Arthur Ill, but were divorced in 1940. In 1945 he married Elaine Anthony and they had two daughters, Laura and Katherine. Elaine and his three children survive him.

William Blackmore Wolfe died October 3 in Pittsburgh, Penn. where he was born, grew up, and graduated from Shady Side Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and Ledyard Canoe Club, and he won his letter in cross country. Bill and his wife enjoyed class reunions, their latest being the 50th. He had a number of business connections, mosdy in the field of energy, and later the Pennsylvania state welfare organization.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Fannie Midgley, three daughters, and a son.

1927

John William Draper died of gastric cancer October 12 in San Mateo, Calif. He was a 1931 graduate of Cornell University Medical School. Jack was a urologic surgeon, director of that specialty at St. Lukes-Roosevelt and Bellevue Hospitals in New York, clinical professor of urologic surgery at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and a past president of the New Yark section of the American Urologic Association. Jack served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Jack married Mary Ayres in 193 6. They had homes in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., and recently in San Mateo. Sailing on Long Island Sound was their hobby. He was a trustee of Mystic Seaport in Connecticut and the New York and Larchmont Yacht Clubs. He was a charter member of the Hastings Historical Society.

Survivors besides his wife are a son, three grandchildren, and a brother.

Erwin Breck Paddock died of cardiac arrest after surgery to correct a para-esophageal hernia at a Boston Hospital on January 16. Charlie, as he was known, was born in Springfield, Mass., and entered Dartmouth from Melrose High school. He played the trumpet at an early age, was a soloist with the Melrose Symphony and later played with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler.

In college he played with the marching band, the Barbary Coast, and the Dartmouth Symphony. He was an Alpha Chi Rho member.

Charlie was our class secretary from 1977 to 1992, and in 1983 he received the Class Secretary of the Year award from the College. He also served as assistant class agent.

After graduation from Tuck he was a system analyst for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company in Boston, then a certified public accountant for louche, Ross & Co.

He served three years in WW II. In retirement he did voluntary tax preparations for senior citizens and was treasurer and vestry man of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in his home town of Wayland, Mass.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, two daughters, a son, three sisters, and five grandchildren. His father graduated with the Dartmouth class of 1900.

1928

Frank Herman Connel died November 15 in Bellingham, Wash. Tax prepared at Nashua (N.H.) High. At Dartmouth he joined Lambda Chi Alpha and majored in zoology. He became a teaching fellow at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a master's and a doctorate in parasitology. After accompanying a Harvard Medical School expedition to Mexico as parasitologist he returned to Dartmouth, where he spent the next 20 years as a professor and head of the zoology department. He also served as professor of parasitology at the Dartmouth Medical School.

During the war Tax was a major in the Army Medical Corps specializing in malaria control in the Mediterranean region. Brazil awarded him a Medahlo de Guerra for this work. He taught briefly at the University of Florence before returning to Dartmouth.

In 1950 Tax joined the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Hiroshima and became an associate director. He was appointed executive secretary of the Committee on Atomic Casualties for the Academy of Science, served as professor of parasitology at Baylor U. Medical School, joined the China Medical Board of New York and, from 1960-72, traveled widely in the Far East as the board's associate director.

He is survived by his wife, Katherine, son John' 55, four grandchildren, and three great- grandchildren.

Kenneth Folsom Graf died December 19 in Manchester, N.H. Ken prepared for Dartmouth at the Central High School in Manchester. He majored in political science, joined Kappa Kappa Kappa, was a member of Green Key, and played freshman football and baseball. He went to Harvard Law School and then joined the Manchester law firm of McLane, Davis & Carlton. He became a senior partner in the firm, which now bears his name. He was active as a trial and business attorney and was considered by his contemporaries as the best trial lawyer in the state. He served as a member of the New Hampshire Legislature 1935-37 and as captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps 1943-45.

Ken was a director, principal stockholder, and president for many years of the Rockingham Park racetrack, was a director of the Thoroughbred Racing Association, and belonged to many clubs. He was a benefactor of many Manchester charities and a strong supporter of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.

Surviving are his wife, Mary, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Edwin Francis Lilley Jr. died October 15 in Milford, Mass., as a result of a stroke suffered late last summer. Ed prepared for Dartmouth at Staunton Military Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry, joined Phi Sigma Kappa, and was active in most of the musical organizations on campus, including the Barbary Coast. Also, he was on the varsity fencing team.

After graduation he joined the Brown Company in Berlin, N.H., as a research chemist. In 1932 he returned to his home town of Milford, Mass., to open an investment office which he maintained thereafter. Later he became branch manager of the local office of Advest Inc. of Boston, a member of the New York Stock Exchange. He served a term as president of the Milford Chamber of Commerce and was senior deacon of the First Congregational Church.

Ed's wife, Dorothy, died in 1984. He is survived by a son, a daughter, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and his son- in-law and fraternity brother, Ron Reed '57.

Frank Budd Maring died September 17 in the Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J. Budd prepared for Dartmouth at Barrington High School in Newark, N.J. At Dartmouth he majored in English and joined Phi Sigma Kappa.

After graduation he joined a Wall Street brokerage firm and later opened a real estate and insurance office. In later years he was a broker, consultant, and real estate appraiser. During the war he joined the naval reserve as a coxswain and ended up as a lieutenant, senior grade. He is survived by his wife, Mildred. They had no children.

1929

Nelson Sibley Bell died October 28 at Brookhaven in Lexington, Mass. He joined '29 from the Clarke School.

Nels left after two years to get into business. He started the Music Box in Wellesley and turned it into an outstanding source of innovative sound equipment. He was a mentor to many of his employees in the field. He was president of the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce.

Though only with us two years, he was unwavering in his loyalty to Dartmouth. He leaves his wife Carolyn Shaw Bell, the noted Wellesley College economist, columnist, and TV personality, a son, a daughter, and five grandchildren.

Shu Hsien Chang of Alexandria, Va., died of lung cancer January 31,1990. Shu started with the class of 1928, but his studies were interrupted when his father, who was premier of China, was assassinated in March 1928. Shu graduated with '29.

He earned a Ph.D. at the London School of Economics and Political Science, then returned to China to work with its government until 1949. On the Communist takeover he withdrew to Formosa and became special deputy for its affairs with British interests.

In 1949 he joined the office of the U.S. military attache in Taipei as chief translator, then in 1950 came to Washington and served as a geographic names specialist with the Army Map Service.

We have no word of next of kin except for nieces and nephews in China.

Edwin Pier son Felch Jr. of Blacksburg, Va., died on November 17. He came from Madison (N.J.) High School and majored in physics. He was active with The Dartmouth and the Camera Club and was editor-in-chief of the Pictorial.

At Bell Laboratories he led research on missile systems and detection devices and had 21 patents. He was field station director of Kwajalein Islands and directed what Secretary Packard said was America's most successful test program.

He received the Armstrong Medal of the Radio Club of America and the Outstanding Civilian Service medal. He was a member of many scientific societies and was active in church and historical groups. He played the organ for relaxation. He leaves his wife Eleanor, sons Pierson '60 and David '64, and twin daughters Nina and Susan.

Lloyd Willington Kent died on December 5 following a hip operation. Lloyd came from Moses Brown School, belonged to Phi Delta Theta, and majored in English. He had degrees in architecture from M.I.T. and from Ecoles des Beaux Arts in Fontainbeau, France.

He became an outstanding architect, practicing finally on his own in Providence, R.I. He was president of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects and vice president of the New England Council. He belonged to the Providence Art Club and the Dunes Club. In WW II he was an instructor then a navigator in the Pacific area.

His leaves his wife, Mary, and a son. He attended many recent mini-reunions and appreciated today's Dartmouth.

Charles Wilbur King of Wilmette, Ill., died on November 5. He came from Bethlehem (Penn.) High School and belonged to Theta Delta Chi. He majored in chemistry, was on the Dartmouth board and was an assistant class agent.

Charlie became involved with the new product dry ice and was president of Dry Ice Inc., affiliated with Pure Carbonic and Air Reduction Inc. He enjoyed hunting, golf, and travel and belonged to the Union League, the Adventurer's Club, and the Methodist Church.

He leaves his second wife, Mary, a daughter, and two sons including Charles '57.

1930

Henry Leonard Birge died October 24. At the time he was living with his son in St. Petersburg, Fla., his own home having been in Ocean City, N.J. He studied medicine originally at Dartmouth, continued at U-Penn., and graduated at the University of Minnesota. He became assistant clinical professor of ophthalmology at Yale, followed by numerous connections in his specialty. He originated and developed the first single operation for both cataract and glaucoma, which was subsequently put into worldwide use. He wrote numerous medical articles, received the Medal of Honor from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and was president of the New England Oph- thalmological Society. Among his many honors was the Selective Service Medal. He received the Physician's Recognition Award from 1972-83, was a corporator of the Connecticut Institute for the Blind, and became a major in the AAF. He retired in 1972

Henry was married to Sylvia Dunham of Hartford, Conn., who survives with a son, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.

G. Dalglish '30

Travers Denton Carman Jr. died on August 20, 1990, of cancer. He was living in Simsbury, Conn.

Little is known of Dent. He transferred to Harvard, from which he earned an A.B. in 1931, and he did graduate work at Boston University until 1933. He was in advertising and real estate. He is survived by his wife.

1931

Richard Severin Baldwin died September 23 at Klamath Falls, Ore. At Dartmouth Dick was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, The Arts, Round Table, and Cabin and Trail. His major was political science.

He had a career of self-employment in insurance brokerage, securities, publishing, printing, retailing, and real estate in Chicago, California, and at the Flying V Farm in Oregon. He spent ten years in the Marine Corps Reserve, and much of that time he was on active duty in aviation intelligence and communications in the South Pacific in WWII. He attained the rank of captain and became a unit commander. He never forgot his three months service in Nagasaki after the bombing.

His interests were many: family, the environment, wildlife preservation, short wave radio, lay ministry in his church, history, and community service.

He is survived by his widow, Florence, two daughters, a brother, and four grandchildren.

Donald Freeman Ewing died September 27 in Sarasota, Fla. A member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Don majored in education at Dartmouth. After graduation he taught English at the American College in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1931-1935; then at high school in Keene, N.H., not too far from his hometown of Claremont, for another five years. During the latter period he began a career in the insurance business until called into service in WW II in the Army Air Corps. He then joined the State Department, serving in Sofia, Athens, Tangiers, and Tananarive until the late sixties, when he established his own insurance agency in Falls Church, Va.

Don was very active in community affairs in Falls Church, running unsuccessfully once as Republican candidate for county district supervisor. He was president of the Lions and a member of the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota.

Don is survived by his widow, Jean, a son, two daughters, a stepson, a brother, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Robert George Frederick a longtime resident of Rye and Greenwich, died October 4 in Stamford, Conn. Bob received his M.C.S. from Tuck in 1932 and an M.A. from Columbia in 1937. At Dartmouth he was a member of Zeta Psi, the policy committee at Tuck, and Round Table.

His career in advertising in New York began in 1932 and ended with retirement in 1970 from McGraw-Hill as Atlantic District sales manager for chemical industry periodicals. During WW II he served in the New York State Guard on the paper salvage and War Bond commissions. In retirement he taught marketing and sales at Westchester Community College.

Bob was a volunteer in community service, an avid golfer, a saltwater sailor, and a painter in oils. He was an assistant class agent for the Alumni Fund throughout the tough thirties.

Bob's wife and their second son predeceased him. He is survived by his sister, a son, and three grandchildren.

Frederick Nathan Hamerstrom died April 20, 1990, in Roseburg, Ore. After his sophomore year at Dartmouth, where he was a member of Zeta Psi, Hammy transferred to Harvard where he obtained his bachelor's in English. Then he and his wife, Frances, both greater Bostonians with little background in outdoor life, began their careers in ornithology at the Game Conservation Institute in Clinton, N.J. Ensuing doctoral studies, research and field work at the Universities of lowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan, brought international recognition in that field. Doctor Frances became an authority on eagles, and Doctor Hammy the leader of the Wisconsin Prairie Grouse Management Research Unit. Both, for their work on prairie grouse, were cited in 1970 for a Distinguished Service Award by the National Wildlife Federation.

He is survived by his widow, a son, and a daughter.

Edward Taylor Mecutchen died September 28 at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Ed graduated cum laude with a major in mathematics. He came to Dartmouth from Northeast High in Philadelphia and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi, the math and chess clubs, and the varsity fencing team. In the thirties he did graduate work at Penn and Temple in math, accounting, and business law.

Ed taught math for one year at Massanutten Military Academy before joining what is now NASA in 1941. At Langley Field and in Cleveland and Washington he had 28 years of budget and administrative work before retiring in 1969. At that time he was a director of NASA's Washington Federal Credit Union.

Ed interviewed applicants for admission in the Washington area for many years and was an enthusiastic bowler on the Dartmouth Club team.

He is survived by his widow, Valerie.

1932

Dryden Mackay Snow of Lexington, Mass., died October 17 at Symmes Hospital in Arlington. He came to us from North Conway High School and was a brother in Alpha Tau Omega. In 1949 he received a master's degree in education from Tufts. During the thirties he was an instructor in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and he was also an instructor in the army in WW II. At retirement Jim was a purchasing agent with the U.S. Postal Service.

Jim was a founding member of the Lexington Methodist Church. Always a lover of good music, he was an active member of the Lexington Choral Society. He is survived by his wife, Lillian, and two sons.

Richard Prescott True died at his home in East Dennis, Mass., on October 9 after a long bout with prostate cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Newton High School. Though he did not graduate with us, he always took an active interest in Dartmouth affairs and was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod. His brother- in-law was our Tom Foss, who died in 1982.

Dick attended law school at Northeastern and later studied at Rhode Island School of Design. During WW II he served in the navy, then returned to Sayles Finishing Plants in Lincoln, R.I., to finish 40 years of service. On retirement, he was president of Special Fabrics in Lincoln. Dick is survived by his wife, Dorothy, two sons, and a daughter.

Clarence Farman Willey died at Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin on October 15, a month after the death of his wife, Florence. He is survived by nieces and nephews.

CF majored in psychology. In 1933 he received an M.A. from Princeton, and in 1936 Princeton awarded his Ph.D. That autumn he became a professor of psychology and education at Norwich University. 1943-46 he served with the air force. Returning to Norwich, he served in the reserves until retiring in 1967 as a lieutenant colonel.

Among his civic activities, CF was active in the American Legion, the Northfield Historical Society, and the Rotary Club. He wrote articles in psychology and education and was author of a book of poems entitled Vermontage.

1932A

Francis Church Savage died at his home in Athens, Ga., on November 17 after a debilitating stroke. He is survived by his wife Sunny, a son, and a daughter. If ever a man exemplified the wisdom of class adoption, Francis was he. Class members came to know him very well at the 50th Reunion, where he did a magnificent job as treasurer.

In 1973, after his retirement from Mobil Corp. in London, he and Sunny moved to Hanover, their "ideal place of retirement," and became a vital part of Hanover town. Active in church affairs, Francis had occasion to speak out on controversial issues like divestiture of stockholdings in companies that did business with South Africa. An attendee at the morning Kaffee Klatsch in the Hanover Inn, he became very interested in College affairs. He was the motivating force in raising funds for the Upper Valley Hostel, which provides a home-like environment for outpatients of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center. He provided wise counsel at executive meetings of our class. In 1990 the Savages moved to Georgia to be nearer their son.

1933

Garleton Pratt Burrill died in Needham, Mass., on November 11. A graduate of Brockton High School, he was a member of Theta Chi and majored in economics. He served over two years in the army in WW II. Prior to D-Day he was an infantry instructor, and then, after reassignment, he won three battle stars for his service in France, Belgium, and Germany.

Carleton worked as an investment advisor and trustee, and he specialized in family trust administration work, being associated at various times with a prominent Boston law firm and several investment groups. Fie lived in Whitman, Mass., for 53 years and was a model of dedication to the public interest. He served the people of his community in so many different ways that he was honored in 1966 by a town testimonial dinner attended by over three hundred people.

Carleton was a dedicated Dartmouth alumnus and served the College and the class in many capacities, including as a class agent and a member of the '33 executive committee. He is survived by Lillian, his wife of 56 years who shared his devotion to Dartmouth and 1933.

1934

Stewart Francis Alexander died December 6 while on vacation with his family on the Caribbean island of Mustique. His home was in Park Ridge, N.J. He came to Dartmouth from Staunton Military Academy, was active in the Round Table, on the Pictorial Board, and was a pre-med major. His M.D. was from Columbia. He specialized in internal medicine and was a fellow of the American College of Physicians, director of several Bergen County medical societies, and on the advisory council of Dartmouth Medical School 1967-74.

During five years in the Army in WW II, and eventually as a lieutenant colonel on Eisenhower's staff, Stewart became expert in chemical weapons use. His tracking down a leak of mustard gas after the bombing of a British ship Bari, Italy—against orders at the time, but an acknowledged achievement years afterward—led to his saving hundreds of lives. He later had a major impact on the fledgling field of chemotherapy. In North Africa Stewart met Bernice (Bunny), then director of nurses for the Allied forces, and they were married in Algiers. She survives, as do two daughters and five grandchildren.

John Joseph Foley died January 16 of complications following surgery for diabetes and muscular problems. Worcester, Mass., was John's hometown, and he came to Hanover from Worcester Academy. He played freshman football, basketball, and baseball and was a member of DKE. Tuck School was his major.

John was director of labor relations for the New England Electric System, in the Boston area for several years, and then also in Lebanon, N.H., and Danvers, Mass. He retired in 1976. He also taught classes in industrial relations at Holy Cross. John was '34 class secretary for nine years, 1950-55 and 1959-63.

John is survived by his second wife, Elena, and by a sister and three brothers, including Robert '38 and Paul '46. His first wife, Mary, died in 1968. Also surviving are their son, Thomas '62, three daughters, and ten grandchildren.

Joseph Beaulieu Lehmann died of cancer January 3 at his Elgin, Ill., home. A native of New York City and graduate of Dewitt Clinton High School, he was an English major at Dartmouth and received a master of social work degree from Columbia. He taught English for several years in Puerto Rico. Later he was involved with community service programs in Cleveland and New York and with the American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service. During the Korean War he was an executive director of American Relief for Korea, developing and implementing aid projects in Korea, for which he was thanked in person by President Truman. Before retirement he did family service work with the Elgin Mental Health Center in Illinois. Joe is survived by a son, two grandsons, and a brother.

1936

Rogers Bayles died in Tequesta, Fla., on November 3. Rog came to Dartmouth from Allenhurst, N.J., and Asbury Park High. At Dartmouth he majored in economics with senior year at Tuck, and he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity.

Rogers joined the Home Insurance Cos., which he served in various executive capacities for 40 years. He also was a director of the company and of a number of other insurance companies. Before moving to Florida he was a long-time resident of New Canaan, Conn., where he was active in the Congregational Church and the Historical Society. He was also a member of the Dartmouth Clubs of New York and of Western Connecticut.

Rog was pre-deceased by his first wife, Lois. He is survived by his wife, Helen, sons Richard '66, David, James '74, and seven grandchildren.

John H. Mallory of New Canaan, Conn., and Stuart, Fla., died on December 15 in Norwalk Hospital. John came to Dartmouth from Douglaston, N.Y., and was a graduate of the Loomis Institute. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology, was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the German Club, and played varsity soccer.

John spent his entire business career with Fritzsche D & O Inc., suppliers and manufacturers of essential oils and aromatic chemicals. He started in purchasing, ending his career as vice president.

He is survived by his wife, Betty, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

Robert Malin Prentice died suddenly on October 31 as a result of an automobile accident. Bob entered Dartmouth from Cleveland and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from Tuck in 1937 and began his career with General Electric before moving into advertising and marketing at General Foods. After being drafted in 1942, Bob was promoted to first lieutenant at the New York Port of Embarkation in Brooklyn.

After working at several advertising agencies and Lever Brothers, Bob took early retirement in 1973 and became a full-time consultant in advertising and marketing from his home in Greenwich, Conn. He is perhaps best known for his Consumer Franchise Building concept which showed a direct relationship between advertising versus promotional spending in their effect on brand profit.

Bob was active in Dartmouth and the community. With Theo, his wife for 50 years, his favorite travel destination was his grandfather's camp on the Ottawa River. Bob is also survived by brother John '45 and two children, including David '69.

D.L.P. '69

Joseph N. Schaeffer died October 16 at his home on Sugar Island, east of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he graduated from Steele High School and attended Dartmouth for two years. He completed his undergraduate work at Ohio State University, from which he received his medical degree in 1940.

As an army flight surgeon during WW II he served in the China, Burma, India Theater of Operations. He stayed in the Air Force for a number ofyears after the war, specializing in rehabilitation medicine. He retired as a lieutenant colonel and eventually became head of the Rehabilitation Institute of Detroit, one of the largest private, non-profit facilities of its kind in the country.

After his retirement in 1980 he and his wife, Jane, established a mission of the Episcopal Church in their home and eventually were able to build a beautiful chapel on their property, called "St. Luke's on the Trail," which many of his classmates helped build.

He is survived by his wife, Jane, three daughters, a son, and eight grandchildren.

1937

Robert Hallett Areson a prominent physician who practiced medicine in Montclair, N.J., for 32 years, died October 12 in a hiking accident in Baxter State Park, Maine.

Bob was a member of Palaeopitus, Green Key, Casque and Gauntlet, and Phi Kappa Psi. He received his medical degree in 1941 from Yale.

He was an internist with a specialty in diabetes and became involved with the New Jersey Diabetes Association's Camp Nejeda and devoted many years to this camp for diabetic children.

Bob was a corporate medical director of Union Camp Corp., working part-time from 1969 to 1981 and continuing full time until his retirement in 1989.

He had a love for nature and the outdoors and was on an annual hiking expedition with members of his family at the time of the accident.

He is survived by his wife, Lois, a sister, a brother, and six children.

1938

John Alden Cutler died of cancer April 2, 1989, in Evanston, Ill. He prepared at New Trier High. He majored in English, was president of Phi Delta Theta, on the Interfraternity Council, Palaeopitus, and gave the Address to the Old Pine at commencement.

Cut's enrollment at Northwestern University Law School was interrupted by his enlistment as a private in the marines in September 1940. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor before it was attacked and served in the South Pacific, earning a battlefield commission as second lieutenant at Midway. While there he was selected to read the Annual Proclamation on the 167 th anniversary of the Marine Corps to the troops. He was discharged as a captain after being posted to Tientsin China, and he returned to Law School.

John joined Chapman and Cutler as an associate in 1947 and married Catherine Hedman that year.

He is survived by his son Philip, daughter Martha, and brother Paul '28. J.R.S. Jr. '38

1940

Albert J. Feeley died November 19 after a long illness. He had been living in Wolfeboro, N.H., following his retirement. Al came to Dartmouth from Winthrop, Mass., high school. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and a major in economics. During WW II he served three years in the army, managing the distribution of petroleum. Following the war he was located in Weymouth, N.H., where he established the Almar Petroleum Company. Al was involved in many civic activities there. He is survived by his wife, Martha, a son, and a daughter.

Percy C. McIntire died in a fire in his Marlborough, N.H., home December 12. He was living alone. "Doc" entered Dartmouth from Woodsville (N.H.) High School. He was a pre-med major and a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa honorary society. In 1942 he graduated from New York University Medical School. During WW II he served with a mobile army surgical hospital unit in Europe. He served as superintendent and as physician at the Central Maine Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Fairfield, Maine, for several years. He became director of tuberculosis control for Maine and later served as a physician at the New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord. His wife, Edythe, died in 1986. He is survived by three sons.

1941

John R. Bowers succumbed to a heart attack in Petoskey, Mich., on September 10. John was business manager of the Pictorial and a member of the Winter Carnival Committee, Interfraternity Treasurers' Council, Green Key, and Phi Delta Theta.

After graduating from Tuck School and serving as a navy officer in WW II, he settled in Detroit with his wife, Nancy, and began a notable career in advertising. When he retired in 1982, he was director of advertising for Ford Motor Company. Moving to northern Michigan in retirement, John devoted his efforts to civic works in that area, serving as a trustee of several hospitals and as executive director of the local civic association. Surviving are his wife, a son, and a daughter.

Kenton S. Donaldson died of heart problems in Homosassa, Fla., on December 1. Ken came to Dartmouth from Fort Thomas, Ky., and he returned there to spend more than 30 years as an active civic member and president of the Donaldson Art Sign Company, a metal-decorating firm. He served in the Air Corps as a pilot-navigator during WW II and again during the Korean War when, as a major, he commanded the Air- Sea Rescue Service on Guam. He retired to Florida in 1982 with his wife, Mildred, who survives him together with four children from an earlier marriage. Also surviving is Ken's brother Andrew '34.

1942

Denman Keith Holmes died of a heart condition on March 11 in Sacramento, Calif. Deke entered Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. He was with us for only two years before transferring to the University of Arizona to study geology. At Dartmouth Deke won his numerals as a member of the freshman lacrosse team and was a brother in Alpha Delta Phi.

Most of his adult life was spent in the West, where he was involved in heavy construction, building dams for Merritt, Chapman, and Scott, and in mining construction.

He retired to Sacramento in the mid-eighties. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Janie, by whom he had a son and two daughters. He is also survived by his brother Thomas '38.

Matthew Wallace Rapf died in his sleep December 11 at his home in Malibu, Calif. He had been ill with the flu. Matt came to Dartmouth from Los Angeles High School. He was editor-in-chief of the Jacko, an early pioneer in the college radio system, and a member of the Dartmouth news board his sophomore year. He played freshman soccer and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi.

Matt served three years in the navy as apprentice seaman, midshipman, and lieutenant. He then began a long career in the entertainment industry. He was with MGM, 1946-48, and Columbia Pictures, 1949-5 3, and worked in television as screen writer, assistant producer, and executive producer. Matt's television shows won three Emmy awards, two Screen Producer Guild awards for best television series ("Slattery's People" and "Ben Casey"), three TV Guild awards and another from TV-Radio Mirror. He also produced the "Loretta Young Show" and "Kojak." It was written of Matt that in a profession of sharks and wolves, he was recognized as a superb human being and a man of high principle.

Matt was married to Carole Tannenbaum. She survives him as do four sons, two stepsons, eight grandchildren, and his brother Maurice '35.

William Alexander Stockdale died in May 1991 of leukemia. He came to Dartmouth from lopeka, Kans. He served in the army 1941-45, spending time in North Africa and Italy and earning a Silver Star and Purple Heart. He returned to Dartmouth to finish his degree, and went on to the University of Cincinnati on a teaching fellowship. He was a professor for many years at the University of Minnesota. He leaves his wife, Anne, and two daughters.

1943

Ernest E. Armstrong died on October 2, presumably in Wetumka, Ala., where he resided with his wife, Celia. Born in Toronto, Ernie entered Dartmouth from Ridgewood (N.J.) High School. He was a member of Sigma Nu, was on the track team, and sang for the Glee Club. During WW II, he served in the army in the U.S., Philippines, and finally in Japan, discharged as an infantry captain. His working career was spent entirely with the investment firm of Sterne, Agee and Leach Inc., from which he retired in 1984 as senior vice president. In addition to his wife, Ernie is survived by one daughter, a stepdaughter, three step-sons, one grandson, and five step-grandchildren.

Frederic R. Coldwell collapsed and died suddenly following a seniors golf tournament on October 4 in Middletown, N.Y. Entering Dartmouth from Beacon High, Fred majored in economics and played varsity golf. After serving with the 20th Armory Division in Germany, he embarked upon a successful career in the furniture business as president and owner of Hait Furniture Company and Crawford Furniture Company, both in Middletown, and Roosa Furniture Company of Beacon. Fred belonged to the Orange County Golf Club of Middletown, and the Lone Palm Golf Club of Lakeland, Fla. Prior to retiring in the mid-seventies, he was a board member of a multitude of organizations in the Middletown area. Fred married Jan MacDowell in August 1944. She survives him as do one son and three daughters.

George D. Mason died August 11, 1991 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He had moved there recently from Costa Rica, where he and his wife, Josephine, had lived for several years. While there he published the Costa Rica Report, a newspaper providing a variety of information for tourists.

Entering Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy, George was a member of Bait and Bullet and Sigma Nu. Following navy service aboard the U.S.S. Maryland in the Pacific, he joined the family business, Dunham Shoe Company in Brattleboro, Vt., serving as president when the company was sold in 1970. He was involved for a while in warehouse development and cattle ranching in Reno, Nev., returning to Keene, N.H., in 1977 prior to relocating in Costa Rica. He occupied important posts on Republican state committees in Vermont and Nevada, was active in many civic and charitable organizations, enjoyed tournament fishing, and served as director of the Vermont National Bank and a trustee of the University of Vermont. Avery loyal and communicative member of his class, George also attended Tuck School 1953-55. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters and a son.

1945

Thomas Edward Candler of Grosse Pointe, Mich., died December 12. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, worked for The Dartmouth, and was on the track and wrestling teams. He entered the service in July 1943 and was assigned to the V- 12 unit at Dartmouth. After serving overseas in the Pacific he was discharged in July 1946 as an ensign and returned to Hanover to attend both Thayer and Tuck schools.

Tom was the fourth generation of Candlers involved in the building and rebuilding of Detroit's waterfront. His alumni activities included presidency of the Dartmouth Club of Detroit 1955-59 and class agent for many years.

He is survived by his widow, Kathleen, and three daughters.

Edward B. Smith '45

Earl Howard Gallup Jr. of Loudonville, N.Y., died of cancer on October 9. He graduated from Albany Academy, and at Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He went on to Albany Law School, where he graduated in 1950. Earl spent most of his career as a law partner with the firm of Whalen, MacNamee, Creble and Nichols until his retirement in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two sons, David '75 and John '77; and two daughters.

E.B.S. '45

Robert Oliver Grunditz of Medford Lakes, N.J., died of cancer November 29. He came to Dartmouth from North High School in Worcester, Mass. He was on the hockey and baseball teams and a member of Sphinx and Phi Gamma Delta. He joined the marines in 1943, served for a time in the Pacific, and returned to Dartmouth in 1945, graduating in 1947. He taught at Worcester Academy for a year and then returned to Tuck School, graduating in 1949.

Lefty worked for Barton-Blakeslee Inc. as a regional manager, and later for Allied-Signal Inc., as northeast regional sales manager before his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Carol, two daughters, and a son. He and Carol attended the 45 th Reunion last year. E. B. S. '45

1948

Walter Ozro Wood died August 8 in Bristol, N.H., after a long and spirited bout with cancer. Walt loved his small Lakes Region town, where he ran the personnel department of the Feudenberg- NOK (formerly IPC) manufacturing company for 28 years. He and wife Bebe—whom he first courted as an undergraduate in Hanover—raised four children. He also held almost every position of civic responsibility in his community. He was a captain in the marines and served in WW II and the Korean War.

Walt was an ardent sailor, hiker, and skier on the lakes and hills of his adopted state, and he prided himself on being a marine and a Dartmouth man.

Walt is survived by his wife of over 40 years, his children, five grandchildren, and his mother.

1949

Donald Williams Scholle died of unknown causes on September 15 in Southampton, N.Y. Don came to Dartmouth from Choate School and earned a letter as a member of the sailing team. He was also a member of the ski team and Sigma Chi fraternity. He spent his career in New investment banking and was for a time director of the city's Police Reserve Association. He was divorced and leaves no known survivors.

1950

George Weld Jewett died August 6 in Westport, Conn., after five years of complications from lupus. George graduated from Reading (Mass.) High School, served in the navy, then went on to Dartmouth.

Though geology was his major, woodworking was his pleasure. After graduation he worked with Virgil Poling in the woodshop for a year, and then taught for three years in Hanover High School. He then moved to Connecticut and taught woodworking until 1982 in Darien, Stratford, and Norwalk High Schools. In Norwalk he initiated an apprentice program. For 12 summers he was associated with Camp Viking, a boys sailing camp in Orleans, Mass.

During the 1976 Bicentennial in Darien he directed five volunteer work groups in building a large replica whaleboat which is now at the Maritime Museum in Norwalk. Following early retirement from teaching, he was an active carpenter in the Fairfield County area.

He leaves his wife, Ann, a son, and a granddaughter.

1951

Ildon B. Livingston succumbed to cancer on August 8. Jake had just concluded five years as Alumni Fund head agent, having enlisted 71 percent participation for the 40th Reunion, the class's best in 14 years, and the third highest dollar amount since graduation. He had previously served as an assistant class agent and 35th Reunion treasurer.

Jake came to Dartmouth from Oakwood High in Dayton, Ohio. He went out for light- weight crew, the Jacko, and debate. He joined Tri-Kap, and served on Green Key and the Interfraternity Council. He was half of the duo who won the Tufts Trophy for debate in December 1949.

A business major, he received his Tuck M.B.A. in 1952. After five years with the navy in Korea and France, Jake began a 28-year career with Sun Oil Company at various locations, retiring early as a systems analyst from its Philadelphia headquarters. Along the way he devoted ten years to the Boy Scouts, most as a scoutmaster.

Susan Parker, who brought her two sons to sign up with his troop became his second wife. Susan, her two sons, and Jake's two sons survive him.

Russ Dilks '51

1953

Capen Farmer died October 2 while awaiting a heart transplant. For the past year he had been suffering congestive heart failure, and he had fought heart trouble for over a decade. A graduate of the Medford, Mass., school system, "Sandy" majored in sociology, wrote for the Daily D and was a member of Tri-Kap.

After Dartmouth and a two-year stint in the army in Korea, he worked in advertising and publishing in New York 1957-1960. Sandy earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Columbia in 1967 and moved with wife Cornelia, also a clinical psychologist, and family to Denver. Sandy was a staff psychologist at Denver General Hospital and later deputy director of the Araphahoe Mental Health Center.

In 1980 the Farmers moved back to Farmington, Maine, where both he and Nelia conducted their practices. Sandy was active in church, the Lions Club, and the local library. He is survived by Nelia and their three children, Elizabeth, Mathew, and Rick '94.

Byron A. Allen Jr. '53

Charles Sample Fleet died after a long illness on November 12 in New Orleans, his home for the last eight years. He retired in 1988 as vice president and corporate secretary of Louisiana Land & Exploration Company, an international oil and gas producer. Previously he had been executive vice president of Dominick & Dominick, a New York brokerage firm. After graduation from Tuck in 1954, he served as a naval officer in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Middle East.

At Dartmouth Charley was a member of Casque & Gauntlet and Alpha Theta and was Coach Tom Dent's favorite manager. But he was best known for his clear and pure tenor voice as frequent soloist in the Glee Club and Injunaires. In his junior year, he gained campus distinction for his memorable rendition of "Three Bells," securing a hum victory for his fraternity.

Charley is survived by his wife Jacquelin, a daughter, his mother, and a sister.

Robert A. Purse died July 26 of renal and respiratory failure. Bob came to Dartmouth from the Hill School and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Bob served in the Navy 1953-56 and was an officer on the U.S.S. Norris.

"Possum" lived most of his life in Lookout Mountain, Term. For the past 15 years he was president of the Purse Distributing Company, which specializes in household furnishings. He served as treasurer of the Lookout Investment Club for 30 years.

Possum is survived by his former wife, Jean Everett, daughter Kerry, and son Robert Jr.

Byron A. Allen Jr. '53

Karl A. Zimmerman II died August 5 of a severe heart attack. Karl attended Denver schools before coming to Dartmouth. He majored in geology, lettered in track, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Summers, Karl and Anson Mark worked in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado oil fields as "roughnecks." A 1952 auto accident forced Karl to withdraw from college, and he graduated with the class of 1954.

Karl went to Marine Corps flight school and flew F-4 phantoms over Vietnam. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 197 5. He lived a short time in San Diego before moving to Laguna Niguel, Calif., where he was a soil tester for a soils management firm. Most of his leisure time was devoted to his ardent interest in the outdoors, but also was active in alumni activities. Karl is survived only by his daughter Karen Zimmerman.

Byron A. Allen Jr. '53

1954

Fredric Alpert succumbed to cancer on November 19 after a long and courageous battle. After graduating from Tuck and spending two years with the army in Japan, Fred entered the retail furniture field. He and his brother, Hershel, built Alpert's Furniture Store in Seekonk, Mass., into one of the country's largest furniture chains. Fred was chairman of the board of Alpert's Management and Merchandising Corp.

Fred was a trustee of the University of Massachusetts, having served as vice chairman and treasurer of Southeastern Massachusetts University. He was chairman of the St. Luke's Hospital Health Foundation board of trustees in New Bedford, and he held leadership positions in many other civic groups.

Fred was on the class executive committee and was a former class secretary and newsletter editor, as well as being an enthusiastic participant in other College activities. He was an outgoing and giving individual. Surviving him are his wife, Lynn, and their three sons.

Edward H. Berg died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on September 30. He did not graduate with the class, having left Dartmouth for two years in the army. He graduated in 1956. Ed was president of E.A. Berg & Sons Inc., a family firm representing confectionery and snack manufacturers in the metropolitan New York City area. He was a member of the National Food Brokers Association, the National Candy Wholesalers Association, and the National Confectionery Salesman's Association. Ed never married; he is survived by his brother Harry.

Charles Henry Gruning Jr. died of unknown causes on July 20, 1989. Charles had not been active in class or alumni affairs and we have no information regarding his career after leaving the College. His widow, Theresa, and their children live in California.

1965

John Alfred Matzke died November 8 after an 18-year struggle with melanoma. Coming to Dartmouth from Saginaw, Mich., he majored in geography, played varsity football and track, and was a member of Germania and Beta Theta Pi. With a lengthy interruption for service in the U.S. Army in Europe, he graduated in 1969. The next year he married Lyn Pillsbury of West Lebanon, N.H. After a dozen-year odyssey of school teaching, organic farming, cancer patient counseling, and helping found a hospice in Lebanon, John entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Penn. In 1987 he received his Master of Divinity there and was called directly to Trinity Lutheran Church in South Paris, Maine, where he served as pastor until his death. He is survived by his wife and their two sons. John led a life of remarkable service, achievement, and courage.

V.E. Starzinger

1967

Patrick G. Maddox died of respiratory problems September 6 in Concord, Mass. Pat came from New York City to Dartmouth, where he was a government major and was active at WDCR. After receiving his doctorate from Columbia, Pat worked in many areas of applied political science. Having spent four years on the staff of the Social Science Research Council, he became director of the Harvard-East Asia corporate outreach program and associate director of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard. His recent research included work on implications of Taipei-China trade for the United States.

Pat is survived by his wife, Shiao-kuan Hsueh.

1980

John F. Brennan Jr. died of complications of AIDS on October 28 at his home in Washington, D.C. John was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.

He received his M.D. in 1984 from Georgetown Medical Center, where he was class president during his last two years. He completed his residency and internship in internal medicine at Northwestern University. He joined the national Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C., as a fellow in medical oncology in 1987 and joined its staff as a senior clinical investigator in 1990.

He was active in the D.C. Frontrunners, a member of the D.C. Sports Water Polo Team, and a captain in the air force, from which he was discharged last year. He leaves his father and stepmother, Dr. John F. and Helen Brennan; four brothers, two sisters, four stepbrothers, and his grandmothers.