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.

William J. Montgomery 'l8 • Feb. 27 Julian G. Shepherd '21 • Nov. 19 Lester N. Gerrish '23 • March 7 Herbert H. Hoffman '24 "Jan. 17 Nathaniel D. Ryder '24 • Feb. 12 William Mac Shepard '25 • Feb. 11 Robert W. Bliss '27 • March 9 Fen-Min Tung '27 • Jan. 27 Blyth Adams '29 • Oct. 6 Otto K. Bach '31 • Nov. 18, 1990 Bert D. Unobsky '32 • Feb. 3 Carlyle W. Crane '35 • Feb. 21 Clifford W. Roe '36 • Jan. 27 Roger M. Baker '38 • March 14 Prescott W. Downer '38 • Feb. 20 Robert W. Tabor '38 • Feb. 1 James H. Brigden '39 • Feb. 29 Henry B. Britton '39 • Jan. 25 Manton C. Cotton '39 • Feb. 6 Henry G. Dahl Jr. '40 • Feb. 18 Charles S. Frantz '41 • March 7 Elliot C. Taber Jr. '43 • Feb. 2 Harold C. Cannon '44 • March 15 Warren S. Leopold '44 • March 7 Wesley G. Carr III '50 "Jan. 29 Thomas H. Ford III '52 • March 4 Jon F. Kropper '55 • March 9 David J. Carroll '72 • March 11 Paul S. Bullock '78 • Nov. 23

1924

Albert Solomon Anderson died of a heart attack in Hyannis, Mass., on January 27. Albert graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1928 and served various United Methodist Churches in Massachusetts for the next 48 years. He had parishes in West Quincy, Hamilton, Wayland, Lynn, Hudson, Ludlow, Southbridge, and Nantucket. He had lived in Hyannis since his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Mae, a son, a daughter, a sister, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Robert Lees Branson died of congestive heart failure at the Whitney Health Center in Hamden, Conn., on January 5. Most of his life was spent in selling hardwood lumber and associated products. At various times he lived in Chicago, St. Louis, Grand Rapids, and Cleveland. While in the Cleveland area Bob was a deacon of Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights (UCC). He was an avid bridge player and supporter of the Cleveland Orchestra. Upon his retirement he moved to Hamden.

He is survived by his daughter, Harriet B. Applewhite, and three grandchildren.

Arthur Hyde Keyes died at his home in La Jolla, Calif., on December 5. Owl was a native of Des Moines, lowa, and was an investment officer for the Des Moines National Bank and Trust Company until his retirement at the end of 1952. He and his wife, Dorothy, moved to La where Al spent the rest of his life largely in civic, charitable, and community affairs.

He had one eye removed surgically and became very much interested in eye care. He was founder and trustee of Scripps Memorial Hospital Foundation. He and his wife, Dorothy, were instrumental in founding the Partial Vision Center at Mericos Eye Institute of the Scripps Hospital. They established the Dorothy Keyes Endowment Fund and received numerous achievement and appreciation awards and citations, including the hospital's humanitarian award. Art was also one of the founders of the local Meals on Wheels program. Survivors include his wife, a daughter-in-law, two grandsons, and two great-granddaughters.

Frederick Eugene Wood died October 30 in Sun City, Fla. After a year of study at the University of Strasbourg in France, Fred worked for several business machine companies and later was in the securities business. He lived for many years in Coral Gables, distinguishing himself on the golf course, and moved to Sun City in 1972.

Fred did Library of Congress recordings for the blind in both English and French, and he was a past president of the Dartmouth Club of Miami. He is survived by his wife, Alleam, and a sister.

1925

Carl Bridenbaugh died January 6. An eminent authority on Colonial America, he wrote 15 books. He taught history 11 years at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 12 at University of California at Berkeley, and 11 at Brown, where he retired in 1969. After graduating he won master's and doctor's degrees at Harvard. Among his works were Cities in the Wilderness, Rebels and Gentlemen, Vexed and Troubled Englishmen, The Spiritof '76, and Jamestown 1544-1699. Carl was the first director of the Institute of American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Va. He served in the navy in WW II. He is survived by his second wife, Roberta, who was co-author of Vexed and Troubled Englishmen.

Paul Kenneth Hartstall died December 3 in Washington, D.C., of cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Hartford, Conn., and majored in English. He was involved with The Arts, French Club, Mitre, and Phi Sigma Iota romance language honor society. He received a master's in French from U.C. Berkeley in 1928. During the thirties he taught French at the University of Iowa, spending summers teaching in British Columbia. In 1942 he joined the National Security Agency in Arlington. He resumed teaching as an associate professor of French at Maiymount College in Arlington in 1963.

In 1988 he was cited as top fundraiser for the Francis Scott Key Memorial at the entrance to Georgetown, of which he was also a director. Another of his volunteer activities was recording for the blind. In recent years he enjoyed an annual trip to England and France. A bachelor, Paul had been living in Georgetown since 1953.

1926

George Edmund Douglas died December 28 at his home in Montpelier, Vt. Born in Barre, he graduated from the high school there and at Dartmouth was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sphinx. He played freshman and varsity baseball and basketball.

He married Almeda Turney in 1933, and they made their home in Montpelier. She predeceased George after 56 years. He was with the New England Telephone Company and the Barre Gas Company until 1942 when he entered the army, retiring as captain in 1946. He had various positions with the state of Vermont, retiring in 1970 as administrative officer in the Department of Institutions.

George is survived by a brother, two sisters, and four nephews.

Bruce Webb Eaken died October 30 at Hamlet Manor, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he had been recuperating from a stroke. Cleveland was his lifelong home. At Dartmouth he was a member of the College Band, Players Orchestra, and College Orchestra. He earned his M.B.S. degree at Tuck in 1927.

Bruce earned his LL.B. at Case Western School of Law in 1929. He was 13 years in private practice, and during wartime worked in the office of price administration in Indianapolis. Then for 25 years he was a partner in Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue.

Bruce was active with Dartmouth as 1926 bequest chairman, member of the executive committee, and a regional agent for the Alumni Fund, to which he was a generous donor. He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland, and as such, a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council. In Cleveland circles he was a member of Union Club and the 107th Armored Cavalry.

He is survived by Kathryn, his wife of 60 years, his son, Bruce Jr. '60, his daughter, and four grandchildren.

Frank Kinloch Nelson Jr. died December 25. His home was Saint Simon's Island, Ga. He entered Dartmouth from New York City, having finished his freshman year at Columbia University. He was with our class sophomore and junior years, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.

Frank was in the investment business for over 50 years, having taken courses in economics and accounting at Harvard and New York University. He was associated with a number of financial firms, was a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts, and in 1940 made his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., retiring in 1986.

His wife, Dorothy Goods, whom he married in 1940, predeceased him, and he is survived by their daughter, Margie Stockton, a grandson, and a niece.

Gilbert Hill Robinson died January 1 in Sarasota, Fla., his home for the past 31 years. Born in Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the high school there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Psi Upsilon, Glee Club, and Instrumental Club. He earned his M.B.A. at Harvard. For 14 years Gib was with Marshall Field Company in Chicago, and then spent 22 years with Forstman Woolen Company, being president when he left to live in Florida. In Sarasota he joined Hardy, Hardy and Associates, security investments, and retired in 1980.

Gib served a term as secretary of the local Dartmouth Club, was a member of the Field Club and Ivy League Club, and was a director of the Siesta Key Association.

He is survived by Alice, his wife of 56 years, a daughter, two sons, and two cousins.

1927

Lawrence Watson Jones of North Easton, Mass., died December 12. He transferred from Dartmouth to Massachusetts Normal Art School and became a designer for Jones and Vining Inc. of Brockton, Mass. He married Beatrice Hoxie in 1927. She survives, as does their son Lawrence Jr.

John William Machen died of leukemia at his home in Towson, Md., on January 4. At College Johnny played baseball, and he was a member of Zeta Psi and later of Kappa Phi Kappa educational fraternity. After graduation he attended the School of Social Work at Columbia University, then entered Georgetown University Medical School from which he received his M.D. in 1933. He practiced pediatrics in Baltimore until his retirement in 1979, serving on four hospital staffs in that city. He taught pediatrics as a faculty member of the University of Maryland Medical School and was a member of several local and national medical societies. He is survived by his wife, Irene, two daughters, five granddaughters, and a sister. A son preceded him in death.

Roy Arthur Wesselman died in Winter Park, Fla., on January 2. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After graduation he became manager of the Cleveland office of the New York Life Insurance Company and a member of the American College of Certified Life Under writers. He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Toledo in 1940 and of the Central Florida Dartmouth Club in 1970. He also served the College as an assistant class agent. He married Dorothy Oakes in 1929. She died in 1984. They spent many summers in Hanover and, in 1979, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Dartmouth's Minary Center with family and friends. Bud was a loyal alumnus and host to undergraduates visiting Florida, where he had retired. He is survived by his sons Glenn '54 and Lee '58 and granddaughter Debbie '81.

1928

Edward A. Thomas died January 5 at his home in Monoma, Wise. Born in Milwaukee, he prepared for college at the Wauwatosa, Wisconsin High School He attended the University of Wisconsin 1924 26 before transferring to Dartmouth. He joined Delta Upsilon and attended Tuck School. He served in the navy during: the War.

Tommy became part owner and, in 1951, treasurer of the O'Keefe Soap & Supply Company of Madison. He remained with the company until his retirement in 1974. He was active in Monoma community affairs and served on the boards of several of its organizations.

Tommy's wife, Irene, died in July 1991, a month short of their 60th wedding anniversary. He is survived by a brother, John, a nephew, and several nieces.

1929

James Isaac Loeb Jr. died on January 10 of Alzheimer's disease. Jim came from Harvard Prep School and Highland Park, Ill., was managing editor of the Aegis, and belonged to the Round Table and Phi Beta Kappa. He majored in English.

After graduation he went to France for a year with John Minary and returned to teach at Northwestern University, where he earned his master's and Ph.D.

He became active in the anti-communist left and the Union for Democratic Action (later Americans for Democratic Action), of which he was executive secretary for years. He was active in several presidential campaigns and was ambassador to Peru and Guinea under Truman. In Peru he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Lima.

Later he was editor and president of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. He was active with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and president of the Reinhold Niebuhr Award Fund.

With his first wife, Ellen Katz, he had a son and daughter. In 1971 he married Anna Frank and moved to Norwich, Vt.

George Martin Naylor Jr. died of heart failure on January 4 at Framingham Union Hospital in Massachusetts. George came from Mercersburg Academy, belonged to Zeta Psi, and majored in history. He earned his LL.B. at Harvard.

He joined the Boston firm of Tyler & Reynolds and became a senior partner. He was a director of the New England Home for Little Wanderers, the Framingham Union Hospital, and of several companies. He was also a deacon of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Framingham and a 1929 class agent.

He leaves his wife, Helen, two daughters, a son, and three step-daughters.

1931

Arthur G. Boardman Jr. died November 5 at a retirement community in Hightstown, N.J., of emphysema. He had lived in Short Hills until two years ago. Coming to Dartmouth from New Bedford, Mass., Art graduated with high honors and earned his M.C.S. at Tuck School in 1932. Art then joined Irving Trust Company where he spent his entire career, interrupted only by three years of navy service. As executive vice president of Irving he headed die international division, becoming a director of the bank and its president in 1970. He retired in 1975, enjoying golf and visits to Cape Cod and Florida.

Art was a member of the Association of Reserve City Bankers, a past trustee of the Citizens Budget Committee and served two years as general chairman of the United Hospital Fund of N.Y.C.

Art leaves his wife, Jean, a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.

John K. Benson '31

Edmund Mudge Campbell died November 4. After 17 years in sales for International Milling, General Concrete Units, and Mine Safety Appliance, Ned associated with the Von Senden Company, a Pittsburgh advertising specialties firm, in 1946. He became its president in 1953 and board chairman in 1983, retiring in 1985.

He was active in the Pittsburgh area in Rotary, Cub Scouts, and the Pittsburgh Athletic Association. He was an avid golfer and bowler.

Ned was class newsletter editor in the early fifties, and he was a member of the Western Pennsylvania Dartmouth Club. At College he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and of the Interfraternity Council and an English major.

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

Robert Edward Lee Jr. died November 9. For 58 years Bob held the College record for the longest run from scrimmage 95 yards in a football game against Norwich in 1930. In that same game he ran back a kick-off for 97 yards, a record which stood until it was tied in 1969 and broken in 1973. Bob came to Dartmouth from Hughes High in Cincinnati, majored in economics, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Green Key, and Dragon. He was also a sprinter on the track team.

He enjoyed a career selling supplies to the chemical industry. In 1973 he retired to Sea Girt, N.J., from Brockway International, where he had handled sales of industrial glassware in the Delaware division.

Bob is survived by his widow, Geraldine, and by a daughter.

William Bartholomew Minehan died November 30 in Milwaukee, Wise. From Riverside High in Milwaukee, Bill came to Dartmouth to major in economics with a semester in Tuck. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Green Key, and of the freshman and varsity track teams.

In June 1931 in Milwaukee he began his business career with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, from which he retired in December 1970 as secretary. Interrupting that career were his nearly five years of service in the army. He was discharged as a captain in November 1945.

Bill was board member, director, or member of a dozen prominent civic organizations. For the College he was president of the Alumni Association of Milwaukee, regional and class agent for the Alumni Fund, and class president. He received the Dartmouth Alumni Award in December 1980.

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

1932

Harold Charles Chinlund died December 12 at Bosworth Memorial Hospital in Sun City, Fla., after an operation for pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Carnell, a daughter, and a son.

Hal majored in English and was a brother in Sigma Chi. In 1939 he became a certified public accountant. A partner in Coopers & Lybrand, he was in charge of their Baltimore office. He was president of the Maryland Association of CPAs and on the council of the American Institute of CPAs. Hal was a board member of the Baltimore YMCA and president of the Maryland Association of Children with Learning Disabilities. He was also president of the Maryland Arthritis Foundation.

During WW II Hal served in the anti-aircraft artillery and was a captain in the air force.

John Henry O'Brion died in a Richmond, Va., hospital on November 30 after a brief illness. As an undergraduate he majored in economics and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. During his career he became president of the Dartmouth Club of Atlanta and later secretary-treasurer of the Dartmouth Club of Virginia.

Jack's furniture career started with the Biggs Antique Company in Richmond. Later he became a buyer for Miller and Rhoads and then established his own company, O'Brion Associates. His son Jim joined him in this business, which continues today. He was a member of the Mayflower Society and the Sons of the American Revolution.

He is survived by sons John and James, a brother, and five grandchildren.

Irving Stein Rosenblum of Stamford, Conn., died after a long illness on November 26. He majored in sociology, was a member of the Round Table, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. In 1936 Irv received an LL.B. at Columbia. In 1942 he joined the Army Quartermaster Corps and attained the rank of captain. Later he was a prosecutor for the war crimes commission in Nuremberg.

His law career was in private practice. He was particularly active in community affairs in Stamford: scouts, the Jewish Center, Temple Beth El, and Stamford Good Government Association, among others.

Irv is survived by his wife, Gertrude, a daughter, a son, four brothers, and two grandchildren.

1933

Leo Eugene Bernache died November 13 in Warrenton, Va., after surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Bernie came from Northampton High School, was a member of Theta Delta Chi, Green Key, Palaeopitus, and Dragon, and majored in economics. He had a lovely tenor voice and sang with the Glee Club, the Campus Quartet, and in various presentations of The Players.

Bernie started his distinguished musical career with the choir of St. John the Divine and the Radio City Music Hall chorus, and he was a regular with Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians for many years. He appeared widely as a concert soloist, in operettas, and in opera. He was a featured performer in the famous Lambs Club theatrical group, of which he was a member.

During the War he served three years in the navy. He was director of the National Folk Festival for five years.

In retirement, he resided with his wife, Nathalie, in Rectortown, Va., where he kept his hand in music by playing the organ at the local Methodist church. His daughter Catherine, son Thomas, and six grandchildren survive.

Christopher Frederick Curtis died in Michigan on November 30. He came to Hanover from Petosky (Mich.) High School, was a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon and majored in biography/comparative literature. He played hockey and was a pole vaulter on the varsity track team.

Fritz returned to his home town and served as president of the First National Bank & Trust Company and of Curtis Wire Products Inc. He was a director of the Burns Foundation and a member of the local hospital, Red Cross, and Community Chest boards. He was treasurer of the Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mildred, and his daughters, Carolyn and Mary.

1935

Richard L. Kenney died December 30 in Chatham, Mass., after a long illness. Dick came from Tabor Academy and was a member of Boot and Saddle, crew, varsity football, and Theta Delta Chi.

After graduation he entered the insurance business before joining the navy in 1942, serving in the Pacific. He took executive command of the destroyer U.S.S. Kidd when it was damaged by a kamikaze attack off Okinawa. He retired as a lieutenant commander.

Dick served as a buyer for Paine Furniture in Boston after the war, and then president of Richard Kennedy Sales, representing several major furniture companies in the Northeast. He lived for many years in Newton, Mass., summering in Ashburnham before retiring to Chatham in 1974. Dick married Shirley Williams in 1935 and Elizabeth Adams in 1982. He is survived by Elizabeth, a daughter, a son, and two grandchildren.

1937

G. Gardner Cook died December 4 in Nashoba Community Hospital. For four years he suffered from pulmonary hypertension. He was a lawyer who had practiced in Fitchburg, Mass., for 45 years.

Gardner came from Middlesex (Mass.) School, majored in history, was a brother of Phi Kappa Psi, and graduated from Harvard Law in 1940. He served as captain, field artillery, 94th division, ETO in four campaigns and earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

A leader in community service, he served as president of the Chamber of Commerce, the United Way, Fitchburg Art Museum, the Fay Club, and Ritter Memorial Library. He was a class agent and participated in interviewing candidates for Dartmouth. Lie is survived by his wife, Eleanor, two sons, and a daughter.

1938

John Oscar Barrows died October 24 in Hyannis, Mass., after a brief illness. John was an English major and a brother of Chi Phi.

He joined the Warm Spring Foundation in Georgia and was a vocational counselor at the Human Engineering Laboratory, 1940-41. Then it was into the army with the 54 th Medical Amphibious Battalion. He returned to the Laboratory in 1945 and married Cornelia Dewey in 1948. She predeceased him. They had no children.

John earned his master's degree in education in 1950, became a teacher in the Walpole School System for many years, and retired as director of the guidance department at the Sharon High School, also in Massachusetts. He enjoyed blues, jazz, and the music of the '6os, was a member of the NAACP and the Audubon Society, and volunteered with the AIDS program in Boston. He was a caring gentle person who took a deep interest in the welfare of his friends. —J.R.S. Jr. '38

Leighton Buchinia Tuck died August 13. Leighton joined us from Wakefield High in Massachusetts. He went to Tuck and was a brother in Tri-Kap.

Gunner began his lifelong career in banking at the East Cambridge Savings Bank but interrupted it for a few years to navigate B-29s over the hump. While training in California he met Phyllis Pirie of USC, and they were married before he was sent overseas.

After the war Leighton moved to Los Angeles and started with the California Bank. The bank became the Interstate Bank of California, and Leight became senior vice president of its real estate loan department, retiring in 1986. Active in many banking and real estate associations, he was honored by being inducted into the Building Industry Association's Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, a sister, two sons, and four grandchildren. —J.R.S. Jr. '38

1941

Paul Robinson Badger died at his home in Winnisquam, N.H., November 19. Badge retired to his native New Hampshire as a lieutenant colonel after a long career in the Air Force. His service included assignments as a navigator in the Eighth Air Force in Europe during WW II, in the 307th Bomb Group in Okinawa during the Korean War, and later as a staff officer with the Strategic Air Command and the U.S. Air Forces Europe in Wesbaden, Germany. His decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters. Between service hitches from 1946-50, he was principal of secondary schools in Andover, Maine, and in Enfield, N.H. Badge was married in July 1945 to Dorothea Sawyer, who survives him with their two sons.

Sanford Rushbrook Courter died December 17 in Cincinnati of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare viral infection of the central nervous system. Sandy was a standout quarterback at Dartmouth, attended Dartmouth Med School ('42), served as a medical officer in the Naval Reserve 1942-54, and had two periods of active duty, including 11 months in Korea.

He was a highly respected cardiologist in Cincinnati 1950-82, during which time he was president of the medical staffs of two of the city's hospitals. Part-time hospital work in his specialty followed that long service and he retired completely in 1986, enjoying his second home in Taos, N.M.

Sandy was active in historical societies, played tennis and golf, hiked, traveled, and shared a lifetime of love with his wife, Maryetta, his son John, and his daughter Margaret, who predeceased him.

Clayton Frank Gray died December 19. He had gone to the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for a minor circulation problem when his condition worsened and brought about his untimely death. Clayt was born in Hanover but grew up in Watertown, Mass., and attended schools there. After graduation from Dartmouth he piloted B-29s out of China and India during WW II, receiving five battle stars for his 36 missions. After the war he operated Dartmouth Airways, flying out of Lebanon, N.H., to various eastern cities.

Recalled by the Air Force for the Korean conflict, Clayt elected to stay in the service and concluded his active career as a lieutenant colonel in 1973. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and many other citations for his work as a command pilot. After retirement he settled in New London, N.H., with his wife, Evelyn. He also leaves a son and a daughter.

1943

Thomas H. Kelly Jr. died in Owatonna, Minn., on January 3. Entering Dartmouth from Owatonna High School, he majored in English and belonged to Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx.

He retired in 1980 having devoted 32 years to a career in banking. His brother Jim was a member of the class of '45. Tom and Janie had no children, but for many years they enjoyed a hobby of raising golden retrievers. They spent considerable time at their nearby country cottage, spent summers fly-fishing in Montana, returned to Minnesota for the fall duck and goose hunting season, and spent winters curling and cross-country skiing.

1944

Fred Martin Rankin Jr. died of head injuries December 14 after being struck by a car while walking to a church function in Macon, Ga. Fred came to Dartmouth from Akron, Ohio. He served three years in the air force during WW II, attaining the rank of captain, and graduated from Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1950. He had his own general practice in Akron until 1982 and taught at two Akron hospitals. He was a member of a number of medical societies in both Ohio and Georgia, and an active Mason and church member. He also maintained a private pilot's license and logged thousands of hours in his own plane.

Fred is survived by his wife, Julia, their three children, and three children by his first wife, including Fred M. Rankin III '73.

1953

Ralph Bryant Lash died October 6 after an intense struggle with cancer. A graduate of Burlington (Vt.) High School, Ralph always had a funny story to tell. He was a sociology major, a member of Gamma Delta Chi, and trumpet player in the Green Collegians Orchestra. For more than 30 years Ralph ran the Lash Furniture Store in Barre, Vt. He was the catalyst in many other successful business ventures. Ralph served Dartmouth as president of his local club from 1959-71. Ralph leaves wife Betty, two sons, two daughters, and numerous grandchildren.

-Byron A. Allen Jr. '53