Deaths
This is a listing of deaths that have been reported to us since we prepared the previous isssue. Full notices, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this issue or in a later one.
G. Donald Smith '20 • July 6 William W. Kimball '23 • May 9 Robert M. Buswell '24 • July 23 James H. Jenkins '26 • May William P. Elliot '27 • Aug. 10 Edmund B. Abbott '2 • July 19 William M. Garrico '28 • Aug. 14 Charles F. Tower '28 • Aug. 17 Christian E. Born '29 • Aug. 26 Charles G. Zey '30 • May HawleyJaquith '31 "Aug. 16 Henry C. Reed '31 • June 16 George E. Cogswell '34 • July 8 Frank P. Colten '34 • June 25 William K. Daniells '34 • Aug. 10 William A. Haist '34 • Aug. 19 Herman E. Anstatt '37 " June 16 Walter Averill '38 • July 11 Edward A.L. Goodkind '38 • July 19 Arthur M. Adler Jr. '39 • July 17 John R. Graham '39 • June 6 Arthur O. Huck '42 • July 20 Bradley T. Morse '43 • Aug. 3 John G. Chanalis '45 • July 8 Edward Kosmo '46 • May 2 William T. White '46 • Aug. 29 Robert A. Schlichting '47 • Aug. 9 James W. Vanderbeek '47 • Aug. 22 Henry W. Jaeger Jr. '5O • June 9 Wesley L. Nutten '51 • Aug. 8 Edward P. Sine '51 • May 28 Dekkers H. Davidson '52 • Aug. 29 Benjamin J. Bowden '54 "June 16 Arthur T. Snyder '54 • June 29 Kendall Link '56 • June 28 John S. Cushman '62 'June 27 Richard B. Riggs '67 • May 23 Daniel A. Sullivan '67 • May 14 John W. Keeler '73 • June 22
1921
Sherman Furber Haight died April 28 in a nursing home in Taos, N.M. At Dartmouth Furber was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Dragon senior society. He earned his "D" in hockey.
He remained faithful to Dartmouth all his life, serving at various times as president of the Southern California club 1938-40, interviewer for more than 25 years in Los Angeles, and later director of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of New Mexico. He was a class agent 1971-91 and a member of the DCAC National Committee 1934—89. At 1921's 60th Reunion, through a gift of real estate from Furber and his wife, a new complex of dressing, shower, and drying rooms for women was dedicated in the Alumni Gymnasium. The Haights also established trusts benefiting Dartmouth.
Furber's business career was in textile sales, first in New York, then in Los Angeles from 1930 until he retired and moved to Taos. His wife, Mary, predeceased him, and there is no known next of kin.
Lawrence John Nardi died January 22 in Stuart, Fla., where he had been living with his daughter Anne Louise Rogers. In his freshman year Larry was inducted into the military and stationed in North Carolina and Long Island with a tank corps. He was discharged in January 1919 and returned to Dartmouth. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Cabin & Trail, and the Bema Board.
At his 65th Reunion he reported that he and his wife, Alice, were in their 61st year of a very happy marriage. He had been manager of Nardi Inc., then manager of various clothing-retail businesses, ending up with Saks Fifth Avenue, all in New York. In 1970 he retired and moved to Annapolis, Md., where he and his wife were active in organizations particularly connected with Anne Arundel General Hospital. Alice and their daughter survive him.
1922
Richard Charles Litchfield died May 10 in Lancaster, N.H. Dick entered Dartmouth from Boston Latin School. He served in the Student Army Training Corps, majored in economics, and received a master's from Tuck School in 1923.
In 1928 he married Mary Motlong of Crete, III. For many years they lived in the Newton-Wellesley area while he owned and managed a ship chandlery and canvas supply business. A Rotarian, he was also secretary of the Charles River Dartmouth Club for ten years and its two-term president, 1949-50.
In 1960 he and Mary moved to Chocoura, N.H., where he had a gift shop and served as president of the Conway, N.H., Historical Society.
After Mary died in 1975, Dick returned to Hanover. A familiar figure on campus, he was a devoted supporter of Dartmouth's athletic teams and was warmly greeted by students, coaches, and Baker Library personnel.
He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Werne, of Shelburne, N.H., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Herman Schoenau Oliver died June 3 while living at Kendal at Hanover. Herm served in the Student Army Training Corps, majored in economics, and was a brother in Alpha Chi Rho. He received a master's from Tuck in 1923. As an alumnus he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Western New York. Herm attended '22's 70th Reunion in June 1992 along with his son Andy '59.
As a prominant business man in western New York, Herm had two different careers. For many years he owned and managed Oliver's Department Store. Subsequently, he was one of the founders of the Buffalo Lithograph Co., from which he retired as president in 1960.
Herm and Florence Knox were married in October 1926. She died in 1988. Their survivors are son Andy, daughter Ann Oliver Judge, four granddaughters, and five greatgrandchildren.
1924
James Edward Henretta of Kane, Pa., died in Columbus, Ohio, on February 2. Jim was a lifetime resident of Kane but had been wintering in Florida for several years. After graduating from Tuck School in 1925 he was with Holgate Educational Toys for 30 years, at the time the largest maker of wooden toys in the country. His employment included much travel abroad in northern Europe in search of good sources of raw material. He also set up a factory in Finland. In addition, he had a business of his own called Chef Specialties, which manufactured and sold a patented pepper and ginger mill which he designed. He sold this business.
Jim is survived by his wife, Arlene, one daughter, two sons, 11 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.
Wales Richardson Holbrook of Santa Barbara, Calif., died March 23,1992. After graduation and a period of travel and further study, he did advanced work at Harvard and received a master's degree in history. Hobey taught at Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., Catalina Island School, the Midland Ranch School (which he helped found in Los Olivos, Ca.), and the Bonita School in San Diego, where he served as headmaster. He served as a reader in history for the College Entrance Examination Board. He then taught for 22 years at Santa Barbara High School in the field of psychology and counseling. He was a former treasurer of the Audubon Society and of the Sierra Club. His wife, Barbara, died in 1972. He is survived by his daughters Charis and Susan, a brother, and two grandchildren.
1925
Norman William Strickland died November 23, 1992. He received an M.C.S. degree from Tuck in 1926 and had a very successful career in banking, first with F.S. Mosely & Cos. and then with National Shawmut, both of Boston. He is survived by his wife, Ethel, and son Norman Jr.
Channing Smith Walker died of kidney failure August 2 at a hospital in San Diego. He was retired president of the George E. Walker lumber business, having been with the company for 55 years. He served as area chairman of the United Givers Fund and as president of both the Washington YMCA and the Washington Kiwanis Club. He was a trustee of the Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church in Washington and served on the boards of the Metropolitan Building Association and of the Riggs and Lincoln National Banks.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Ann Watson of San Diego and Marjorie Walker Lyon of Fairfax, Va., five grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. His wife of 58 years, Helen, died in 1985.
1926
Richard Warren Lamb died June 18 in Rapid City, S.D., having resided in that city for 61 years. Dick grew up in Hinsdale, Ill., graduated from Exeter Academy, and spent two years at Dartmouth where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. When his father died he moved to Rapid City and became president of his father's business, Warren Lamb Lumber Co., operating the lumber mill and Harney Peak Ranch.
During WW II Dick was a Civil Air Patrol volunteer flying 5,000 hours. Dick spent two years recuperating from an airplane accident; after that, two major fires, and the Rapid City flood of 1972, Warren Lamb Lumber Co. ceased operations.
He is survived by his sons Richard, Theodore, and David, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister, and a brother. His wife, Sally, predeceased him in 1961, as did his second wife, Sybil, in 1981. His brother Theodore '24 died in 1943.
William Frederick Pitney died March 15 in New York City. His retirement home for the past 15 years was in Aiken, S.C. Born in New York, he grew up in Geneva, Ill., graduating from high school there. At Dartmouth Bill was a member of Beta Theta Pi. After college he worked in advertising for various firms, eventually co-founding the Pitney Ewing Associates agency. He invented and developed an audio-visual device for use in advertising which he and a partner manufactured and sold nationally.
Bill's wife, Rose, predeceased him after 62 years of marriage. He is survived by his son William N. Pitney '54, T'56, and his daughter Sue P. Viden.
Lester Talbot died June 9 in Hanover. Les grew up in East Orange, N.J., where he graduated from high school. At Dartmouth Les was on the editorial board of the Green Book. After graduation he spent a year at Oxford University and then spent 43 years in the brokerage business as a member of the New York Stock Exchange. He and his wife, Dot, and family made their home in Short Hills, N.J., except the four years during which Les was a lieutenant commander in the navy in the European Theater.
Les retired in 1974, and he and Dot decided that Brook Hollow and Hanover would be an ideal place for enjoying local as well as out- of-town friends. He was chairman of the Memorial Book Program and met with Dartmouth class officers annually. He was called upon to help with class functions such as football weekends, luncheons, suppers, and all manner of get-togethers. He is survived by Dot, his wife of 62 years, his son Henry II '70, daughter Ann Brown, nephew Geoffrey Talbot '54, grandnephew Alan '83, two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. His brother Herbert '25 predeceased him.
1927
Kenneth Crowell Ballantyne of Old Greenwich, Conn., died May 5 at Stamford Hospital of injuries from a fall in his home. Ken entered Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Green Key, and Casque & Gauntlet. He was a fouryear member of the varsity relay swimming team that set a record time which stood for many years.
A 1928 graduate of Tuck School, he worked for Kidder Peabody in New York City, retiring as vice president in 1976. For the next 15 years he was a volunteer worker for Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center in Stamford. Ken was vice commodore of the Riverside Yacht Club.
He is survived by his brother Donald '36, nephew Duncan '67, and daughters Maury and Susan. His wife, Catherine, died in 1990.
Gordon Raymond Hope of Redington Beach, Fla., died June 27 at Palms of Pasadena Hospital. He entered Dartmouth from Melrose, Mass., and was a brother in Delta Tau Delta. After graduation he moved to Greensboro, N.C., as a yarn sales representative. Fifteen years later the family moved to Higham, Mass., where Gordon was co-owner and treasurer of Gilman Bros. Drug Co. in Boston, Manchester, and Worcester. He served in WW II as a It. commander in the navy and later was a member of the Retired Officers Association and Naval Reserve. The family moved to Redington Beach in 1971 and spent the summers in Center Lovell, Maine. He was buried there next to his wife, Dora, who died in 1991. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Chase of Seminole, Fla., two grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.
Lawrence Whidden Scammon died of chronic cardiovascular disease May 24 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Larry entered Dartmouth from Exeter (N.H.) High School were he was valedictorian. After Tuck School he worked briefly for IBM in sales, then for the Auto Rating Bureau of Massachusetts in Boston, where he rose to become manager.
On retirement in 1970 he and his wife, Ora, moved to Hilltop Place in New London, N.H., and spent winters in St. Petersburg, Fla. Larry was active in class affairs. He was on the Leadership Committee in 1982 for the Campaign for Dartmouth. He received an Alumni Award that year. He was an assistant head agent for the Alumni Fund 1977-81 and treasurer for the 60th Reunion. Larry was '27' sclass representative to Dick's House. He is survived by Ora, their son Lawrence Jr. '56, and a grandson, cousin, and nephew who all attended Dartmouth.
1929
Allan Risley Finlay died of cancer onjune 15 at his home in Falmouth, Mass. Al came to Dartmouth from Weaver High in Hartford, Conn. He graduated summa cum laude, belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Delta Sigma, and majored in philosophy. He was a salutatorian of the class and active in the Ledyard Canoe Club.
Allan was senior vice president for banking and mergers with Scudder, Stevens and Clark in Boston. He was chairman of the Massachusetts state board of education and the Wayland school committee, and was chairman of the trustees of Simmons College, who honored him with the college's degree of Doctor of Humane Letters.
He was an avid golfer and curler and headed many winning teams at bonspiels around the country.
He leaves his wife, Lucy, two sons including Richard '59, and a daughter.
1930
Richard Anthony Parker died on June 3. He was living in Providence, R.I. Dick had a distinguished career in Egyptology, beginning in 1948 with Brown University after taking his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He was regarded as one of the foremost scholars dealing with ancient Egypt. A prolific author of both articles and books, he was a member of Chicago's Oriental Institute and made numerous trips in collaboration with Prof. Emeritus Otto E. Neuhebauer, with whom he was elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dick taught at the University of Chicago and completed considerable field work before joining the faculty at Brown. He wrote and collaborated on ten volumes in the field, completing between 1942 and 1969 a three-volume study entitled Egyptian Astronomic Texts, published as part of the Brown studies.
In 1934 Dick married Gladys Burns, who survives along with their daughter Beatrice. A son, Michael, died in 1956.
Stanley Randolph Swanson died on May 26. He lived in Lauderdale-by- the-Sea, Fla. Stan attended New York Institute of Finance in 1953, Brooklyn Law School, and St. Lawrence University. An investment counselor and broker, he held various posts including assistant to the vice president in charge of finance at the New York General Electric Co. He was in military service from 1943 to 1946, becoming a first lieutenant and serving as chief of educational reconditioning until 1946.
Stan's wife, Carolyn Morse, predeceased him. His daughters Stacy and Christina survive him.
1931
Samuel Bradford Child died onjune 26 at the Meriden-Wallingford Hospital in Connecticut. After Greenwich (Conn.) High School, Sam's career at Dartmouth included a major at Tuck and membership in Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He retired as treasurer of the Connecticut Electric Equipment Company at Meriden after decades with that firm. He served with many local civic groups before he and his wife, Jill, moved to a continuing-care retirement community in Cheshire. They both had a lifelong interest in foreign travel and frequently hosted foreign students and visitors.
Sam is survived by Jill, a daughter, three sons including Howard '65 and Ralph '72, and eight grandchildren.
Harold Hooker Lane died on June 27 in Bethesda, Md. Hal came to Dartmouth from Spaulding High School in Barre, Vt., majored in astronomy, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. In astronomy he earned his master's at Harvard and his doctorate at Yale, and he became a member of Sigma Chi scientific society.
He began teaching astronomy at Harvard in 1933, and his career included periods at Amherst, Dartmouth, Yale, and Colgate (through 1962). He served during WW II as ground instructor in navigation for prospective pilots of Northeast Airlines and of the Army Air Corps program at Middlebury College. He then joined the National Science Foundation, retiring as director of its optical astronomy program.
He is survived by his widow, Ruth, two sons, his brother Gordon '32, a sister, and two grandsons. His brother Wendell '28 predeceased him. Other Dartmouth relatives include nephews Steven Bradish and Roger Lane, both '61, and grandnephew Julian Bradish '92, who recently died.
Henry Clinton Reed died on June 16 at home after a long illness. Harry came to Dartmouth from Guayaquil, Ecuador, where his father was a missionary. After prepping at Shaker Heights High in Cleveland, he took a year off before college to make a trip from the source of the Amazon River to its mouth.
As a Foreign Service officer he held posts in Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique, and was an adviser to United States delegations to many international conferences around the world. After retirement he and his wife resided in Arezzo, Italy, until illness returned him to the States.
He is survivecbby his widow, Frances, and a son. His son Francis '54 predeceased him.
1932
John Edward Collins died June 9. He came to Dartmouth from Antigo (Wise.) High School and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity. After graduation from Dartmouth he received his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1934. He served in the U.S.N.R. Supply Corps during WWII. Before the war he owned and operated a cheese company, but he later worked as a security analyst and money manager. His wife, Mary, predeceased him, and he is survived by his son Jeffrey '65.
Frank W. Gilbert died July 6 in Bennington, Vt. He came to Dartmouth from the Nutley, N.J., high school, was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, and graduated from Tuck School. In WW II he was a lieutenant with the navy in the Pacific Theater.
Frank was a resort hotel manager for many years in Pinehurst, N.C., Augusta, Ga., and the Hillsboro Club at Pompano Beach, Fla. He also owned the Wayside Inn in Pierce Bridge, N.H. After leaving resort management he became a real-estate broker in Connecticut, finally retiring to his birthplace, Dorset, Vt. His wife, Dorothy, survives him in Dorset.
Malcom Ward Metcalf died suddenly on May 5 after collapsing with a heart attack on a golf course near his home in Claremont, Calif. Always a stellar athlete and sportsman, In 1932 Mai set a Dartmouth javelin-throw record of 220 feet which stood for 40years. He made the 1932 and 1936 U.S. Olympic teams in Los Angeles and Berlin.
A native of Springfield, Mass., Mai stayed in California after the 1932 Olympics. He acquired a teaching credential at the University of Southern California and became an instructor of economics at Mt. San Antonio College for 30 years, coaching in football and track as a sideline.
Mai won many tennis and golf awards over the years, and he was active in the life of the college town of Claremont (Pomona). At Dartmouth, with a major in economics, he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and played football in addition to track. During WW II Mai served in the navy's Aviation Cadet Training Program.
Mai's wife of 50 years, Marie, survives him. He also leaves two daughters, two brothers, and three grandchildren.
Winston R. Smoyer '32
Carlton J. Ward died May 26 in Santa Rosa, Calif., of pancreatic cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy, was a member of Kappa Sigma, and graduated from Tuck School. He served in the air force in WW II and then in the Reserve, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
He worked for the Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. in Worcester, Mass., and later in San Francisco. Carl was devoted to Dartmouth, and his activities for the College were many: chairman of the Outing Club of Boston; chairman of the Outing Club of Northern California; president of the Dartmouth Club of Northern California and Nevada, 1960; club treasurer, 1962; and club secretary from 1966 to 1974. In grateful recognition of these services he was given the Alumni Award in 1970. Carl came from a Dartmouth family. His mother was born in Hanover, his father graduated from the College in 1897 and the Med- ical School in 1900, and his brother Arthur is class of '34.
Carl is survived by his widow, Phyllis, a son, a daughter, and his brother.
1933
Evan Revere Collins died of Parkinson's Disease on March 12 at his home in Marblehead, Mass. Van came to Dartmouth from Newton High School. He was a member of DKE, Casque & Gauntlet, and Green Key and was manager of the track team. He majored in English.
He taught at Tabor Academy and then at Harvard, where he was assistant dean and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. During WWII he was a special consultant to the Assistant Secretary of War for Air. In 1945 he became dean of the College of Education of Ohio University. At age 37 in 1949 he took over as president of N.Y. State College for Teachers in Albany, then an institution with 1,500 students. When he left 20 years later he had developed it into the State University of New York with 10,000 students and a broad curriculum. His open communications with students resulted in a quiet campus durdied ing the turbulent sixties. After leaving Albany he taught for several years at Boston College. Van is survived by Virginia, his wife of nearly 58 years, a daughter, and his son Evan Jr. '59.
Gerard Henry Dericks died in Tulsa, Okla., April 16. He prepared for Dartmouth at Tabor Academy, was a member of Sigma Nu, served on the Interfraternity Council, and majored in philosophy.
Hank made his career as a manager of construction for major commercial buildings, including Rockefeller Center, the Washington Statler, and the First National Tower in Tulsa. He joined Fifth & Boston Corp. in 1949 and served there until his retirement in 1975, acting as president for eight years. He commanded destroyer escorts in WW II and returned to the navy in Korea. He was active in Dartmouth Club activities and naval affairs and was a championship tennis player.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and sons Gerard Jr. '65 and Richard '68.
Douglas Buxton Field died on April 15 in Craftsbury Common, Vt., after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth from the Berkshire School, was a member of Sigma Chi (The Tabard), and majored in economics.
Doug spent his life in secondary education, teaching a variety of subjects at Wilbraham, Stuyvesant, and Berkshire. He was a founder of the Sterling School in Craftsbury Common in 1958, serving as its dean and teaching math ematics and physics until his retirement in 1969. The school was named after his first wife, Margaret Sterling, who died in 1957. He was active in community and church affairs and, as a justice of the peace, officiated at the wedding of a son.
His second wife, Mabel, predeceased him, and he is survived by two sons and two daughters.
Harvey Sylvester Hopkins died in Wilmington, N.C., on May 18 after a stroke. He came to Dartmoudi from Newon (N.J.) High School, was a member of Phi Delta Theta, and majored in sociology.
Harvey worked in real estate from graduation on, principally being active as a negotiator of W.T. Grant Co. He was an officer in the navy during WW 11, having trained at Hanover. He served as alumni interviewer and also worked in various youth and community organizations.
He is survived by his wife, Louise, and sons Dirk and Bruce.
Edwin Cromwell Knapp died on July 10 in Vero Beach, Fla., after an extended illness. He prepared at Port Chester High School, was a member of Delta Tau Delta, and majored in political science. He received an M.B.A. at Harvard in 1935.
Ed began his business career with the Aetna Insurance Company in Hartford and later worked there as an investment specialist with G.H. Walker and Estabrook & Co. He retired in 1973 and moved to Florida. He served as a communications officer in the navy during WW II, taking part in the North African and Italian invasions. He was active in Dartmouth alumni affairs.
Ed is survived by his wife, Margaret, three sons, and three grandsons.
Thomas Maskilieson died on March 26 at his home in Quincy, Mass. He had been ailing for several years with a variety of ills, but the immediate cause of death was congestive heart failure. He came to Dartmouth from Quincy High School, was a member of Sigma Chi (The Tabard), and majored in education. He was captain of baseball his senior year.
Tom's lifelong occupation was in management with several companies in the lumber and building-supply business. He was active in various Dartmouth Club activities and was an avid golfer. He scored a hole in one when he was 60. He is survived by his wife, Peg, and two daughters.
1934
George Elwood Cogswell died July 8 at his home in Wilmette, Ill. George was '34 class secretary 1974-79. He came from Winnetka, Ill, a graduate of New Trier High, and majored in sociology. He was a member of Zeta Psi and Dragon and was on the varsity gym team.
George worked first in the Chicago area with R.H. Donnelly Corp., and the rest of his career with Illinois Bell Telephone as a service representative, ending as general sales manager. During WW II he was in the Signal Corps with the rank of captain when his service ended in Okinawa in 1946. In Wilmette he was active as a hospital volunteer and on fund drives, and as president of Little League and the Lions Club.
George was highly esteemed by his classmates for his skillful reporting of the many important changes in our lives during his five years as class secretary. He is survived by his wife, June, his son Thomas '66, daughter Janet, several grandchildren, and nephews William '6l, John '55, and David '85.
Frank Paul Colten died June 25 at his home in Dover, Del. A graduate of Revere High School in Boston, he was a chemistry-zoology major. After Dartmouth Frank earned a Master of Science from Boston College and worked with Hercules Powder Co. until 1948. Then he shifted to General Foods and became a research chemist in their Walter Baker Chocolate & Cocoa and Jello divisions.
After retirement in 1977 he moved back to Delaware, where gardening and travel were his prime activities. In 1947 Frank married Evelyn Williams. She and their five daughters and several grandchildren survive him.
1935
John Turner AuWerter died June 20 at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, after a series of strokes.
While at Dartmouth he was a most enthusiastic skier. He learned new techniques in skiing from his friend Dick Durrance '39 and became a very successful skier in his own right. In 193 5 Jack tried out the first rope tow in Woodstock, Vt., and went on to ski slopes around the world.
After Dartmouth Jack became owner and manager of Rausch Nut and Manufacturing Co. and also was sales representative for several companies.
Jack was highly successful in raising funds for the Alumni Fund. He is survived by Eleanor, his wife of 53 years, two sons, three daughters, 12 grandchildren, and a brother.
James Carpenter Averill died on December IS, 1992, in Boca Raton, Fla., of a massive heart attack. His wife, Florence, had died earlier. Jim leaves five sons.
Jim retired from the air force as a colonel in 1958. He served with distinction for 41 months during WW II in China, where he received he Air Medal, the Distinguished Fly ing Cross, and the Cloud Banner, a Chinese citation.
Jim graduated from Phillips Exeter Acadxemy cbefore entering Dartmouth.
Elwood Fremont Curtis died March 23 in Trinity Medical Center, Moline, Fla. Elwood made his home in Naples, Fla. He is survived by his widow, Helen, and three sons.
He served in the accounting field for Deene and Co., rising to the position of president and chief operating officer. He was a past president of the Illinois Manufacturers Associa tion and was associated with the First Midwest Bank-Moline and its predecessors for more than 40 years.
He served in many community organizations throughout his career.
Charles L. Haussermann Jr. died May 1 in Hilton Head, S.C. He leaves his widow, Eunice, and four daughters from a previous marriage.
Charles was president of Van Inderstine Co. of New York, and later president of Darling Delaware Co. with offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Montreal. In 1976 he retired and moved to Hilton Head where he was active in local service affairs.
Charles graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Dartmouth.
Gordon Silby Spencer died on April 12, in West Hartford, Conn., leaving his wife, Elizabeth, and two children. Gordon served as an engineer with the Connecticut Highway Deptartment for 30 years after obtaining a degree in civil engineering from the Thayer School in 1936.
During WWII Gordon served in the naval reserves, retiring as a It. commander before returning to the Dept. of Transportation.
Gordon graduated from Kent School before entering Dartmouth.
James Saxton Zieman died June 6 at his home in Bloomfield, Conn. Sax grew up in Bound Brook, N.J. He served as a lieutenant commander in the navy and survived the sinking of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hornet. He later served on the carrier Intrepid. He worked with Union Carbide after the war and later joined Curtis 1000 Inc. in W. Hartford in 1952.
He was active in the Dartmouth Club of Hartford as president, student recruitment worker, and chairman of the nominating committee. He served as associate secretary of the class of '35 from 1985 to 1990. He was active in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Soudi Glastonbury, as senior warden in addition to many other community activities. He is survived by his widow, Carolyne, a son, and a sister.
1937
Herman E. Anstatt Jr. died on June 16 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. At Dartmouth Herm played in the band, majored in economics, and was a member of SAE.
He was the chairman of the board of Midland Bank in Paramus, N.J., and chairman and chief executive officer of Electronic Assistance Corp. from 1966 to 1978.
Herm lived in Ridgewood for about 20 years before retiring to East Dover, Vt., in 1981. He continued an active business career in Vermont as a consultant to a number of companies in New England and New Jersey.
He served on the Reunion Giving Committee for the 50th and as a class agent. He is survived by his wife, Angela, and six children. The youngest, Kim, is class of'9l.
Robinson Bosworth Jr. died April 19 in Naples, Fla., after an illness of several years. He came from Shattuck School, was a brother of Phi Delta Theta, majored in economics, and graduated from Tuck. Bob's service to Dartmouth was legion. He was '37 head agent, class president, and Alumni Fund chairman, and he received die Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1971. He was the spirit behind class mini-reunions.
Bob spent his business career with Will Ross Inc., rising to chairman and CEO. He held directorships in Cutler-Hammer, First Wisconsin Bankshares, NALCO Chemical Corp., G.E. Searles, and Palmer Bank in Naples.
He shared his talents with many educational and charitable organizations. He and Martha were married in 1970 and traveled to more than 25 foreign countries. Martha and their six children survive.
Thomas George O'Brien Jr. died on April 10 in Mansfield, Conn. Tom was the retired vice president and instructor at the Center for Learning in Retirement at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He had been principal of Bedford Park Academy in New York for 40 years and secretary-treasurer and president of Drake Business School.
Tom received a master's in school administration from Harvard's Graduate School of Education and a Master of Science in education from Fordham University in 1952.
Long active in private education, he was co-founder and secretary-treasurer of the Private School Forum.
His wife, Margaret, died in 1990. He is survived by his four children, Thomas, Mary-Jane, Julia, and William.
Donald Frederick Pease died of pneumonia on July 5 in Newville, Pa. Born in Cleveland, he played with the Green Collegians and the Barbary Coast and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa at Dartmouth. He graduated cum laude and received a degree from Tuck in 1938.
He was with U.S. Steel as assistant vice president for general plans and special projects in the Industrial Relations Department and retired in 1972. He worked for the Airline Industrial Relations Conference and subsequently served as a labor economist at the Bureau ofLabor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Don served the Presbyterian Church as deacon, trustee, and elder in Sewickley, Arlington, Va., and Frederick, Md.
He is survived by his wife, Sara, two daughters, and brother Robert '45.
1939
John Ritchie Graham of Villanova, Pa., died of lung disease onjune 6. He attended Radnor High School and Episcopal Academy before entering Dartmouth. In Hanover Jack played freshman lacrosse and was the managing editor of the 1939 Aegis. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
Jack earned his LL.B. and J.D. at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He put in his time in WW II as a captain in the army, receiving the Bronze Star medal for his service in England, North Africa, and Italy.
Jackloved the general practice oflawas long as it was a profession. He said that when it became a business, it was time to retire. Duing his career he also served as an assistant district attorney (trial prosecutor) for Delaware County and solicitor for Radnor Township.
He is survived by his wife, Isabelle, who was his high school sweetheart, two sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren.
Kenneth M. wveodaw died of emphysema on February 14. Ken grew up in Arlington, Mass., and came to Dartmouth from Worcester Academy. He was a star pitcher for the Big Green during his years in Hanover.
A veteran of WW II, Ken served as a lieutenant commander in die navy and had the unpleasant experience of being on board the U.S.S. Pecos when it was sunk in the South China Sea. He was awarded a purple heart.
We know little of Ken's business life other than that he was in sales at one point for Johnson's Wax, working out of Arlington, Mass. He is survived by Virginia, his wife of 52 years, two sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren.
Robert J. Wing died on July 21 at the Holyoke (Mass.) Soldier's Home. At the time of death, "Toby" was retired from Westbank, which he joined in 1966 as a vice president. A banker all his working life, Toby had previously been with Shawmut Bank in Worcester, Mass., before moving with them to Springfield, where he spent the better part of his working life. He retired in 1982.
Coming from Fairfield, Maine, Toby prepared at Lawrence High School and Hebron Academy. At Dartmouth he played freshman hockey and was a brother in Phi Gamma Delta. During WW II and the Korean War Toby served as an Army Intelligence officer. He is survived by his wife, Lillian.
1940
Robert H. Austin died of heart failure on March 19 in Concord, N.H., soon after returning from a pleasure trip to the Caribbean. Bob entered the College from Wellesley High School. Although he did not graduate, he was one of the class's most active and enthusiastic members. In 1941 Bob was drafted and trained in anti-air- craft weapons. He served in Africa, Europe, and Australia until his discharge in June 1945. After taking some courses in hotel management at the University of New Hampshire, he was awarded the B.S. degree in 1946. Following a few years with some major hotel chains, he began his own business, West Wind Village cottages in Webster, N.H. For a few years he had, in addition, a winter business in St. Croix, V.I., where many classmates visited him. In addition to being the class's humorous, interesting newsletter editor for 19 years, he kept busy with many civic and church activities in Webster. He sang for many years with The Coachmen, a barbershop group of which he was a president. He is survived by his wife, June, three daughters, and a son.
Charles Bensinger Jr. died on July 6 at tie Pocono Medical Center. Born in East Stroudsburg, Pa., he was a lifetime resident of that region. "Chud" entered Dartmouth from the Peddie School. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and the Sphinx Society. His enthusiasm for skiing led him to be a founder of the Camelback ski area. During WW II he served in the navy for five years. Following that he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a law degree. During much of his legal career Chud was a partner in the firm of Bensinger and Bensinger in Stroudsburg. Many organizations in that community benefitted from his participation. His brother, Alex, followed him to Dartmouth in the class of 1944, and a niece, Peggy Bensinger McClosky, was in the class of 1977. Chud is survived by Marie, his wife of 51 years, a son, and four daughters.
1941
Malcolm Fraser Scott passed away in Lacey, Wash., when a final stroke ended his life on July 2. Mac served in the army during WW II as an infantry captain in Europe and then worked as a field engineer for Warner & Swasey, a textile machinery manufacturer. In 1949 he made a career change to education administration, a field he loved and served well. For the next 30 years he held positions in school admissions at Hackley School, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1949-53; Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla., 1953-63; University of Florida at Gainesville 1963-73, and Franklin College in Lugano, Switzerland, 1973-79. Mac and Nennette, who were married in Hanover in 1941, retired to Florida and then re-located to Washington State in 1985. In accordance with his wishes, Mac's ashes were spread on Mt. Rainier. He is survived by Nennette, a daughter, and a son.
1942
John Densmore Brewster III died on September 21,1991. The cause of his death is unknown. Jack entered Dartmouth from Wyoming Seminary. His father, greatgrandfather, and several other members of the Brewster family were Dartmouth men. His professional career was in residential real estate, and he and his family lived in Trumbull, C onn. Jackis survived by his wife, Mary, and two sons.
Wendover Neefus Jr. died July 19 at the Columbia-Greene Medical Center in Hudson, N.Y., his birthplace. At Dartmouth Wendy was a member of the DOC and co-editor of Dartmouth Out O' Doors (1940) and The Dartmouth Pictorial.
In WW II he was a navigator in the Air Transport Command. After the war he taught photography at the University of New Hampshire. With his wife, Jinny, and later his son Wendover 111, he owned and operated a portrait. studio and photographic business in Hudson for 45 years. He was especially known for his wildlife photography which appeared in many publications.
Wendy is survived his wife, three sons, his sister Marion Neefus, and eight grandchildren.
James Arthur O'Shea died on July 2 at Wingate of Andover (Mass.) after a long illness. Born in Laconia, N.H., Jim attended the State University of New York, graduating from Downstate Medical Center in 1944. He served in the navy in WWII and for two years in the Korean War.
Jim had a distinguished career in pediatrics, but later his interest shifted to allergies and environmental medicine. He was president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine 1982-83. His pioneering spirit showed itself earlier when, in 1969, he organized and directed the first comprehensive community program in New England dealing with drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. In 1970 he received the Ralph B. Wilkin- son Award for Community Service.
Jim is survived by his wife, Susan, a son, four daughters, two stepdaughters, his brother John '40, nephew John Jr. '68, and 13 grandchildren.
Robert Pierce Williams died on July 23 in Houston, Texas. He came to Dartmouth from New Trier High School in Winnetka, 111., and majored in chemistryzoology.
Bob entered the Army Specialized Training Program in 1942 and was assigned to Northeastern University Medical School. Following discharge from the army in 1945, he entered the microbiology program at the University of Chicago and received his Ph.D. in 1949. Bob taught for two years at the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, and then taught and did research in microbiology and immunology at Baylor University College of Medicine for 40 years, retiring in 1991.
In 1952 Bob was paralyzed by polio; he was in an iron lung for six months and hospitalized for a year. Complete paralysis of his lower limbs confined him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life but did not prevent a very active academic career during which he taught more than 5,000 medical, and 40 doctoral and post-doctoral, students. He was also active in Dartmouth alumni affairs.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betty, two sons, and six grandchildren.
1943
Edward A. O'Brien died of cardiac arrest in Providence on April 16. He served for many years as class newsletter editor until increasing health problems forced his retirement. Eddie had a successful career as a corporate filmwriter, director, journalist, and publisher. "Eddie O'Brien The Writer," as his firm was known, listed General Motors, IBM, Quaker Oats, Swift and Co., Time Inc., NASA, the FAA, and the U.S. Navy among its clients. He also wrote a weekly column for the Wilton (Conn.) Bulletin and was founding publisher and editor of Hockey Magazine.
Entering Dartmouth from Canterbury School, Eddie served as a lieutenant in the air force in WW II. He married Lorraine, a Minnesotan fondly known in class circles as "Sweet Lorraine," in 1953. They raised three daughters and four sons and had ten grandchildren. Eddie and Lorraine regularly attended Dartmouth sports events, fall mini-reunions, etc. Eddie's contribution to his class and to Dartmouth was extraordinary.
1944
Frederick Henry Brandenberg died of cancer April 8 at his home in Marstons Mills, Mass. A devoted tennis player, he began experiencing shoulder pains last November. Diagnosis revealed cancer which subsequendy spread to his lungs.
Fred left Dartmouth freshman year after the death of his father, and subsequendy graduated from Boston University. He served in the Army Air Force and joined the A.W.G. Dewar Inc. insurance company after his discharge from the military. He retired as its president and chairman of the board in 1987.
He served on the boards of local hospitals, youth organizations, and the Curtain Call Theater in Braintree. He is survived by his wife, Frances, five children, and nine grandchildren.
Richard Moore Berlin died February 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. Dick came to Dartmouth from West Hartford, Conn., and received a business degree from Tuck in 1947. He was in the insurance business in Hartford and later with Aetna in St. Louis, Mo. He was predeceased by a daughter and his wife, Marian. His sons Alan and Jeffrey, a sister, and a grandchild survive.
Tony Edward Foster died in Indianapolis, Ind., on April 12. He came to Dartmouth from Indianapolis and Culver Military Academy and joined Kappa Sigma. In WW II Tony served in the Army Air Force. He was a lawyer in Indianapolis for 26 years and was active there in Kiwanis and Young Republicans. He is survived by his wife, Marilynn, and three children.
Henry Walter Hughes died of cancer April 27 at his home in Melrose, Mass. He was a history teacher at Melrose High School for 43 years and hockey coach for 35 years.
Snook Hughes came to Dartmouth from Melrose High School, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and was a star left wing on the hockey team that won 46 games in a row. He served three years in the army during WW II and was awarded the Silver Star in Europe for rescuing wounded members of his battalion while under fire.
Snook began teaching and coaching at Melrose in 1948. In 35 years as hockey coach, he compiled a record of 563 wins and 118 loss- es. The school won state championships in 1950 and 1962 and New England championships in 1950, '56, and '62, as well as 14 league titles.
He was inducted into the Massachusetts High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984, the Medford High School Hall of Fame in 1992, and in 1990 he received the American Hockey Coaches Association John Marriuci Award for outstanding contribution to hockey. Snook is survived by his wife, Irene, a daughter, three sons including Dennis '79, and six grandchildren.
George Edgar Recke died May 17 in Plymouth, Mass., after a battle with cancer. George, known best by the nick-name "Recker," came to Dartmouth from West Medway, Mass. He starred on the freshman football team, majored in botany, and was a member of Psi U fraternity and Sphinx.
He served in the army during WW II and later became a manufacturer's representative for Davis Sales Associates in Waltham. George said he put up with the "rat race" for 14 years before deciding to buy a service station and seasonal motel business in Pembroke in 1960. From 1981 until last year he worked at Reimel's Automotive in Plymouth.
According to his daughter Judith '80, the Recker was always proud of his Latvian heritage, and he was enormously pleased to see that country gain its freedom again.
He is survived by his wife, Catherine, a son, and four daughters.
1945
Lawrence Eugene Davis of Flushing, Mich., died on March 24, 1992. He was born in Flint and lived there most of his life. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. During WW II he served in the navy. On August 23, 1947, he was married to Azora Hatfield.
Larry began his career in 1946 as a chemist with E.I. Dupont Company. In 1953 he entered the Sales Department for Automotive Finishing, and he retired in 1982. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
Edward B. Smith '45
Wilfred Joseph Rinkor of Quogue, N.Y., died onjanuary 20. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Prior to entering the V-12 program at Dartmouth, he attended Seaton Hall and St. John's University. During WW II he served in the marines.
In November 1945 Bill began his career in communications with New Jersey Bell, where he remained for about ten years. He later worked for AT&T in New York City. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, whom he married in 1947, a son, and a daughter.
Edward B. Smith '45
James Harvey Turnure Jr. died on September 29,1992, in Sarasota, Fla. He entered Dartmouth from White Plains (N.Y.) High School, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and majored in economics before continuing graduate work at Tuck School, where he graduated in 1948. During WW II he served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
He worked as sales representative for the Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. and later as product manager for the Dupont Company in Wilmington, Del.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, whom he married in September 1947, and their daughter and two sons.
Edward B. Smith '45
1947
Robert A. Schliehting died after a stroke August 9 in Madison, N.J. Before enrolling at Dartmouth he served with the 80th Infantry Division, Third Army, in Europe, and was awarded a Bronze Star. He majored in business administration.
Starting in 1950, Robert worked for Kidder-Peabody Co. in Manhattan as manager and vice president of the Municipal Bond Dept. He retired in 1986.
He lived in Madison and in Sarasota, Fla.
His first wife, Elizabeth Millwood Schlichting, died in 1977. In 1979 he married Barbara Beatty Schlichting. She survives him, as do his son William, a sister, and four grandchildren.
1948
William J. Hartwig of Milwaukee, Wise., died of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 18 in New York City while at a gift show with his wife, Lynn. Born in Milwaukee, Bill graduated from St. John's Military Academy at Delafield, Wise., in 1944, entering Dartmouth that summer. After freshman year Bill joined the army and served for 18 months. Returning to campus in October 1946, he pledged Beta Theta Pi and became a member of Sphinx. He earned his baccalaureate in 1948 and his M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1949. In 1952 he graduated from Harvard Law, where he was a Chancery Club member.
After three years in New York with Arthur Andersen & Co., Bill returned to Milwaukee and engaged in property management and tax consulting for more than three decades. He was deeply devoted to Dartmouth and a believer in John Sloan Dickey's observation that, "in the Dartmouth fellowship, there is no good-bye." His family, classmates, and friends loved Bill, his wit and intellectual honesty. He is survived by his wife, daughter Karen '90, a son, his brother Dr. Jack Hartwig '49, DMS'SO, and a sister.
Quentin L. Kopp '49
1949
Robert Winthrop Pierce died of a heart attack while skiing on March 2. Bob came to Dartmouth from Admiral Farragut Academy, majored in Math, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Following graduation he served as a lieutenant with the Coast Guard search-and-res- cue teams in East Coast waters. He then worked in sales management for Alcoa, Olin Mathieson, and Hankridge Bros., until he founded his own company, Pierce Aluminum, in 1967.
At the time of his death Bob was a board member of Pierce Aluminum, director of Industrial Blast Coil Inc. and Winninghoff Boat Co., and a trustee of die Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole. In 1991 Bob served as a class agent.
In 1983 Bob moved to Boca Grande, Fla., where he was active in the Homeowners Association and Lemon Bay Golf Club.
Both his father, Winthrop L. Pierce, and uncle Roger G. Pierce were Dartmouth graduates. He is survived by his wife, Jean, five sons, and six grandchildren.
1951
Robert N. Kreidler died on August 30, 1992, in New York City following a long illness. After earning two master's degrees from Harvard and serving four years in the Marine Corps, Bob joined the White House staffs in the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. In 1962 he moved into the first of a series of executive positions with the Sloan, Carnegie, and Teagle Foundations before being named president of the Charles A. Dana Foundation in 1982. He was a trustee of Barnard College and served on a large number of other boards and public-service committees. Bob was especially interested in the links between philanthropy and higher education.
As an undergraduate Bob was Phi Beta Kappa and won highest distinction in his major, government. He was also a crew coxswain. Later, he served on the Alumni Council. Originally from Grand Isle, Mich., Bob spent most of his professional life in New York City and Long Island. He never married.
Henry Shields Robinson III died April 27 in Washington, D.C., after a long illness. He entered Dartmouth from Washington's Dunbar High School, where he had been a salutatorian. Henry majored in history; he worked on The Dartmouth and participated in the French Club, the Dartmouth Christian Union, and the Human Rights Society.
After graduation he attended the Johns Hopkins School of Advance International Studies and the Columbia University Russian Institute. From 1952 to '56 he served in the army and was enrolled in the Language School, Monterey, Calif. In 1966 he earned a Ph.D. in Russian regional history from the University of London. Henry was a certified genealogist. He loved teaching and taught for more than 30 years in the public schools of Washington, at Howard University, the Federal City College, Immaculata College, and Morgan State University. He also taught in England and Italy for the University of Maryland. In 1992 he retired from Morgan after 23 years as a professor of history. His mother and sister survive. O.S. Hobbs '51
Peter A. Van Orden died in February in Goshen, N.Y. Pete came to Hanover from a Dartmouth family that included his father, Louis J. '23, his brother Louis J. Jr. '46, an uncle, Durland '20, and a cousin, Louis Mills '45. After his sophomore year Pete transferred to and graduated from Upsala College. He spent three years in the Marine Corps Reserve.
After 15 years in New York City banking, he moved to Goshen and started his own employment agency. Pete is survived by his widow, Alice "Betty" Cuddeback, a son, and a daughter.
