Deaths

This is a listing of deaths that have been reported to us since we prepared the previous issue. Full notices, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this issue or in a later one.

Wesley T. Englehorn '14 • Sept. 3 Frank G. Fiedler '18 • June IS Warner M. Washburn '25 • Sept. 5 John G. Andrews Jr. '27 • May 17 David G. Cogan '29 • Sept. 9 Richard E. Bacon '30 • May 20 Richard L. Kirkman '30 • Aug. 28 Herbert S. Friedman '32 • Aug. 26 Frederick G. Robbe '34 • Sept. 9 Oliver M. Sargent '34 • September Carmine J. Coppeto '35 • Sept. 1 Daniel Doan '36 • Sept. 24 John L. Van Nostrand '37 • Sept. 10 Harold H. MacGilpin Jr. '39 • Sept. 8 John C. Osoinach '39 • Aug. 16 George A. Walker '39 • Feb. 10, 1991 John A. Blethen '40 • April 30 Charles L. Martin '41 • Mar. 22 Edward M. Jones '43 • Jan. 26 John W. Handy Jr. '44 • Sept. 3 Adair W. White Jr. '45 'July 6, 1992 Charles P. Furness '46 • Sept. 11 Richard L. O'Brien '49 • Sept. 8 Donald F. Chambless '52 "July John A. Hubbard '52 • Sept. 13 Jeremy F. Foeller '55 • June 26 Paul K. Robertson '58 • Sept. 13 Alexander H. Wirth '58 • Sept. 14 William D. Pettway Jr. '59 • Sept. 18 Fredric T. Rosenblatt '66 • Sept. 22 John S. Pendleton '67 • Nov. 25, 1992 Thomas N. Nicholson IV '75 • Sept. 18

1918

Henry Cameron

died peacefully at his home in Sunset, Maine, on September 9. Cam, a.k.a. "Monk," was a faithful correspondent to his class's newsletter and always had a cheerful, upbeat comment for the class of 1918.

Cam attended the Tuck School after graduation from Dartmouth, and he served with the army in World War I. In November 1917 he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry. He then transferred to the Air Service and became a second lieutenant in May of 1918.

In 1948 he served one term as a town supervisor in Esopus, N.Y. Cam was a fruit farmer for many years in New York and moved to Maine in 1979. He was married twice, and both of his wives predeceased him. He is survived by his stepson Raymond Quick, stepdaughter Cady Ryberg, a stepgrandson, and his companion of 14 years, Alice F. Brown. His remains were scattered over Alaskan waters. Cam's philosophy was "Live, love, laugh."

Frank Graves Fiedler

died June 15. The place and the cause of death are unknown. While a student at Dartmouth Frank was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was married to the former Sue Bedlinger, who predeceased him. The Fiedlers have two daughters, Alice and Janet.

1922

Haskell Cohn

died July 4. He was an eminent Boston attorney. He entered Dartmouth from Concord (N.H.) High School, served in Company I in the Student Army Training-Corps, and majored in history and government. A talented debater, he was vice president of the Dartmouth Forensic Union. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and received his Harvard law degree in 1925.

In 1933 Haskell and a law-school colleague founded a four-attorney law firm. Now known as Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., the firm currently employs 225 attorneys in its Boston and Washington offices.

Haskell was president of the Dartmouth Club of Boston 1954-55. He was also an advisor to the College administration, and he received the Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1977.

He was president emeritus of the Boston Bar Association, which each year since 1975 has presented to a Massachusetts jurist the Haskell Cohn. Award for Distinguished Judicial Service.

Haskell's survivors are Harriet, his wife for 65 years, and two daughters, a sister, six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

1923

William W. Kimball

of Sanibel Island, Fla., formerly a longtime resident of Hinsdale, Ill., died May 9 at his home in Florida. Bill was born in Highland Park, Ill. The fourth president of the W.W. Kimball Co. in Chicago, he was very active in Hinsdale community affairs, including the DuPage County Planning Commission and the La Grouge Community Hospital. He was the founder and first president of the Committee of the Islands on Sanibel, and served as president of the Island Inn Company for 19 years.

He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy in 1982 and his son William II '47 in 1987. He is survived by his wife Carol, his daughter Nancy Krippene, son Curtis '50, 17 grandchildren including William III '73, and numerous great-grandchildren.

1925

Robert Judd Palmer

died in August in a South Hadley, Mass., nursing home. He resided in Applewood. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, and six grandchildren.

In 1926 Robert joined the Parsons and Parker Insurance Agency in Springfield, becoming a full partner in 1930. In 1955 the agency merged with J.E. Keaney Insurance Agency. Active in the community, he was a trustee and past president of the Wesson Women's Hospital. He was also a trustee of Bay Path Junior College. His hobby was golf.

1926

Kendall Palmer Foster

died February 3 at his home in Cheshire, Conn. He had a stroke in 1991. He and his wife, Ruth, had lived in Cheshire for more than eight years at a lifetime retirement community. Born in Wallingford, Conn., Ken graduated from Lyman Hall High School there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and graduated from Tuck School in 1927.

In 1928 he joined the New Haven Savings Bank. He worked there 43 years until retiring as vice president in 1969. He was chairman of the board of trustees of Westville Congregational Church and president of the West End Club, both of New Haven. He enjoyed sailing.

Ken is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Ruth Stevens, and his nephew Peter B. Foster '48. He is predeceased by his brother Cedric '24 and his nephew William '57.

James Hopkins Jenkins

died of prostate cancer in May in Fairfield, Conn. Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Jim graduated from high school there and at Dartmouth was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and the Arts. He was on the varsity golf team three years and was art editor of the Aegis. After working for several financial companies he went with Bankers Trust, New York, in 1944, and was vice president when he retired.

Jim had a strong interest in the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), serving on the board of managers, then as treasurer, and for many years as president. He married Jean Montignani in 1931, and they had two daughters, Deborah and Lynn. The marriage ended in divorce. In December 1981 he married Eleanor Bleuman of New York. In recent years their home in West Redding, Conn., caught fire, and Eleanor was seriously injured. Survivors could not be confirmed, but apparently Jim is survived by his daughters, Deborah and Lynn.

1927

William Pike Elliott

died in Bedford, Mass., August 10. He entered Dartmouth from Newburyport High School in 1923. He was a talented baseball player and lettered each year in college. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity, Green Key, and Sphinx.

He taught and coached baseball at St. George's School in Newport, R.I., from 1927 to 1952, and at Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Mass., until retirement in 1974. His wife, Marjorie, died in 1982. He leaves his sons Robert and William, and his daughter Barbara Elliot Fargo. His brother-in-law Harold Stevens and nephew Robert Stevens were Dartmouth relatives.

1928

Edwin Breckenridge Abbot

died July 19 in San Diego, Calif. He had Parkinson's disease and pneumonia. Ed prepared for Dartmouth at the St. Paul, Minn., Central High School. In 1926 he transferred to the University of Minnesota where he graduated in 1928. After various jobs he became a radio announcer at WCCO in Minneapolis/St. Paul from 1932 to 1940. He then worked for WBBM in Chicago until the war, when he became a captain in the air force. He was stationed at Winston-Salem, where he wrote and produced training films. Later he held advertising jobs producing radio shows. From 1954 to '65 he was with the Leo Burnett Company producing TV shows. In 1968 he became business manager of Ray Winsor Productions, which had two daytime TV shows on CBS which ran for several years. After the death of his wife, Aline, in 1970 he moved to Greenwich, where he became a real-estate broker.

Ed is survived by his brother Don, daughter Elizabeth, son David, and four grandchildren.

William Miller Garrico

died August 14 of a stroke. Bill prepared for Dartmouth at Rockford (Ill.) High School. At Dartmouth he joined Delta Tau Delta. Starting in 1934 he was president of Carrico and Welgus, a real-estate firm.

Bill is survived by his wife, Catherine.

Harry Barrett Davis

died on May 4. Stretch prepared for Dartmouth at Putnam (Conn.) High School and Suffield Preparatory. At Dartmouth he joined Theta Chi. Before graduation he transferred to Emerson College, where he received a B.L.I, degree in 1929. From 1941 to 1972 he was a professor of speech and theater at Lehigh University and, later, professor emeritus. During the war he was an army sergeant attached to Ft. Dix but found the time in December 1942 to marry Elizabeth Hammet and live with her at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

Elizabeth predeceased Stretch, who is survived by his sister, Mrs. Joseph Schmanska, and his two stepsons, Frank and Newton Hammet.

Charles Francis Tower

died August 17 at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Fran prepared for Dartmouth at Newton (Mass.) High School, majored in education, and joined Sigma Alpha. He played in the College Band, the Players Orchestra, and the Symphony Orchestra. Later he received an M.Ed, degree at Boston University. His hobby was sailing, and during the war he served with the U.S. Coast Guard. He served 40 years as a teacher of science and director of music at West Newton (Mass.) High School.

Fran's father was a Dartmouth graduate, and so is his son, Peter '50, who survives along with Fran's wife, Ruth.

1930

Edgar Bernard Nye

died on May 31. He was born on May 25, 1910. Ed was in the apparel business for much of his business career. He was vice president of Darling Stores Inc. and from 1961 was vice president of Apparel Buying Associates in New York City.

Ed married Shirley Schwartz in 1936. They had one son, Richard, and two grandchildren.

1931

Hawley Jaquith

died at his home in Wilmington, N.C., on August 16. Jake came to Dartmouth from Millburn High School in Maplewood, N.J., and majored in economics. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon.

After a start with Bamberger's in Newark he was self-employed in real estate and construction, first in northern New Jersey and later in Connecticut. He was a senior member of the Society of Residential Appraisers and a certified property manager. In WW II he served in flight operations and control of Bermuda-based naval air-transport and air-ferry squadrons. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in July 1945.

Jake is survived by his daughter, Margot Eld. His wife predeceased him.

1932

Richard L. Griffin

died July 14 of cancer in Phoenixville, Pa. He was a management analyst until he retired from the Norristown (Pa.) State Hospital in 1975. He was a past president of the Industrial Management Club of Norristown, a member of the National Association of Accountants, and a former member of the Fairview Farmers Union Company for the Recovery of Stolen Horses. He was an active member of the Norristown Friends Meeting.

His wife, Eleanor, predeceased him. Surviving are a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.

Francis D. Logan

died in Cohasset, Mass., on July 14 of complications following a stroke. After graduation and Tuck School, "Terry" was a salesman and distributor for United Liquors until his retirement in 1972. He also owned Logan Liquors in Cohasset and a food and beverage shop in Scituate, Mass. Surviving are five sons, three brothers, and two sisters.

Robert M. Maclaury

of New York City died March 18. Bob came to Dartmouth from Phillips Andover and attended Columbia University after leaving Dartmouth. His business was investment banking with Kidder Peabody & Co., where he became a vice-president in 1963. His widow, Berthe, survives him.

1933

Robert Mason Estes

died on July 19 in Yonkers, N.Y., after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth from Manchester Central High School, was manager of the Freshman Hand Book, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. He majored in history.

Bob graduated from Harvard Law School and began law practice with Donovan, Leisure in New York. From 1941 through 1945 he served in the Chemical Warfare Service of the army, directing purchase and wage adjustment policies and rising to lieutenant colonel. After the war he joined General Electric, for whom he worked until his retirement in 1976. He became a vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the company in 1964, and a senior vice president six years later. Upon his retirement he taught corporate law at Columbia University for several years.

Bob is survived by his wife, Priscilla, two sons, a daughter, and one grandson.

Pierre Grace

died of complications from Alzheimer's disease on July 10 in the Memorial Home in St. Louis. His body was donated to the Alzheimer's Research Project at St. Louis University. Pete prepared for Dartmouth at John Burroughs School in St. Louis and was a member of the news board of The Dartmouth, secretary of the Interfraternity Council, and a member of the Interdormitory Council, DKE, Casque & Gauntlet, and Palaeopitus. He majored in English.

Pete's business career, after he taught school briefly, was with his family's Grace Sign and Manufacturing Company, makers of metal advertising signs, from which he retired in 1978. He served as a lieutenant commander in the navy 1942-46 on the U.S.S. Yorktown and U.S.S. Essex, earning battle stars in the Wake, Philippine, China Sea, and Tokyo campaigns. He was active in Dartmouth activities as president of the St. Louis club and also served in community and parochial organizations.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, four daughters, three sons, and 14 grandchildren. One son, Paul, two brothers, and two nephews attended Dartmouth.

1934

William Kitchel Daniells

died of cancer in his home on Casey Key, Fla., on August 10. Bill came to Dartmouth from Toledo, Ohio. He was on both the crew and track teams, a member of Phi Gamma Delta, and he spent his senior year at Tuck School.

Following graduation he worked for Libby Owens Ford Glass Company in Toledo until WW II, then served in the Pacific Theatre as a lieutenant commander in the naval reserves. Following the war, Bill moved his family to Connecticut, where he owned and operated first a dairy farm and then a paper-box manufacturing business. He retired in 1977, which brought more time for boating (he was a lifelong sailor), golf, and Dartmouth. Bill split his time between Casey Key and Cape Cod until his death. He is survived by Jane, his wife of 50 years, three daughters, son Tom Daniells '76, and by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

William Amos Haist Jr.

died August 19 at his home in Southbury, Conn., after a long siege of emphysema. From Brooklyn, and Erasmus Hall High, Bill was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Tuck School was his major.

He became a CPA in 1940 after studying at N.Y.U. Until 1954 he was general manager of Belknap Manufacturing in Bridgeport; then president of Detroit Controls Division of American Standard. In 1959 he became president of Sprague Meter Co., a division of Textron in Bridgeport. He was particularly active in Community Chest, Rotary, Shriners, Scouts, and other community activities.

Bill is survived by his wife of 58 years, Dorothy, and by his daughter Linda, son David '62, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Frank J. Hekma

died December 23, 1992, in Florida. He had retired there from Greenwich, Conn., which had been his home base in college days. He was a history major and member of Beta Theta Pi.

Frank's primary career was metals manufacturing and electric-utility management, but he was a farmer as well. He was a lieutenant commander in the Navy Air Corps during WW II. Rotary, church, and country-club boards were his special interests after his retirement. Frank's first wife, Beatrice, predeceased him, and he is survived by their two daughters and by his widow, Dorothee, and her children.

Frederick Gerard Robbe

died September 9 of a heart attack while visiting near his original home in Larchmont, N.Y. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter and was active in track and member of Tri Kap and Dragon. Fred was engaged in business even while an undergraduate, and he helped the classes of 1936 and 1937 as business manager of their freshman Green Books. He was an economics major.

His main career was advertising, serving with American Home Foods, the Young & Rubicam Agency, and P. Lorillard. Later he was a real-estate broker in Connecticut and owner of a Greenwich Construction Company. During WW II he was first lieutenant in anti-aircraft artillery. Sailing was a favorite activity. Fred's wife of 44 years, Gerry, predeceased him, and he is survived by his widow, Wanda, sons Fred '66 and William '76, a daughter, many stepchildren, and six grandchildren.

Oliver Merrill Sargent

died September IS in Ipswich, Mass., after an extended illness. He came to Dartmouth from Salem as a graduate of Phillips Exeter, was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, and majored in sociology. He got an LL.B. from Boston College in 1938. Personal trust administration was his primary career, along with estate management and taxation, and he retired in 1978 after 25 years with Boston's State Street Bank.

Ollie was with the army during WW II, going through OCS at Miami Beach in 1943 and ending as a captain with the occupation forces in Japan. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Katherine, and by two daughters and two grandchildren.

1936

Lindsey Richardson Brigham

died June 19 at the Clipper Home of Portsmouth, N.H. At Dartmouth Brig majored in history, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Green Key, and was on the varsity track team.

Brig served in the Counter Intelligence Corps in both WW II and the Korean War. In the meantime he studied at Fordham U. Law School and later completed his law degree at Boston University.

He began practicing law in Exeter, N.H., in 1947, and after the Korean War became a partner in the firm of Griffin, Harrigton and Brigham, a fixture in Portsmouth for 25 years. He also was County Attorney for many years and served as counsel to a number of local organizations.

He is survived by a daughter, Juliet Brigham.

Joseph Peter Carson

died August 17, 1992. Joe came to Dartmouth from Bloomfiel'd (N.J.) High School. He was a member of Sigma Nu and his major was zoology. He received his M.D. from Yale in 1941 and interned at Cleveland City Hospital. He served in the Navy Medical Corps 1942-46, during which time he received many decorations.

After four years of resident training in internal medicine Joe entered private practice in West Hartford, Conn. In 1954 he moved his practice to Palo Alto, Calif., where he lived until his death. Joe is survived by his wife, Ruth, four children, and seven grandchildren.

Curtis Chester Comstock

died May 4. He came to Dartmouth from Ridgewood (N.J.) High School. He was a member of Zeta Psi, was active in the DOC, and he majored in economics.

After graduation Curt was employed by General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y., for eight years, first in their statistical department and later in the General Manufacturing Department. In 1944 he moved back to New Jersey and began a career with International Telephone & Telegraph, holding positions in manufacturing and Technical Services, and later in Visitor Services until he retired in 1977. This latter position involved planning U.S. itineraries for visitors from overseas. During those years he was active in the Midland Park Community Chest, the high school PTA, church fundraising, and other local services.

Curt is survived by sons Peter, Stuart, and Curtis '64 and four grandchildren.

Daniel Doan

died September 24 after a battle against diabetes which had begun more than 25 years earlier, soon after he retired from a Laconia, N.H., manufacturing firm. He was an author and a lifelong outdoorsman. His book Our Last Backpack was published a month before his death. Dan leaves his wife, Marjorie, daughters Ruth Doan MacDougall and Penelope, and a granddaughter.

During his declining months Ruth, herself a novelist with nine published books, helped her father finish his final work. Several days before his death the Boston Globe printed a feature story about Dan's unique life story, the wide impact of his hiking books, and the writing talents continued by his daughter.

In College Dan, called "Trapper Doan" by many of his friends, was often known to leave campus on Friday afternoon with his dog and reappear on Monday morning just in time for class. He was equally good at skiing, trailblazing, fishing, hunting, and telling stories. A booklover who wrote with an easy, quietly humorous style, Dan drew his strength from the New Hampshire mountains.

Harry Belleville Eisberg

of McLean, Va., died of a neurologic ailment on June 12 at the Arleigh Burke Nursing Home. Harry prepared at the Horace Mann School, and at Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. He received his certificate from Dartmouth Medical School in 1939 and later his M.D. from McGill University.

He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 and was a flight surgeon in WW II. In 1947 Harry accompanied the Byrd expedition to the Antarctic as staff medical officer, and the Eisberg Headland was named after him. After retiring from active duty in 1976 with the rank of Captain, he continued as a civilian navy physician at the Portsmouth, Va., naval base until retiring again in 1982. Harry is survived by his wife, Anna, and three daughters.

Horace Deemer Houghton

died April 28. He entered Dartmouth from Red Oak High School in lowa and Worcester Academy. He did not finish at Dartmouth but received a B.A. from the University of lowa in 1937.

Deemer joined the Houghton State Bank and became its Cashier in 1940. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the Air Corps, entering as a private and being discharged with the rank of captain. He put in almost two years in the China, Burma, India Theater. After WW II he returned to the Houghton State Bank and became its president in 1951.

He is survived by his wife, Frances, and a son and daughter.

1937

Albert R. Gray

died in July. He was a native of Gloucester, Mass. Al excelled in business courses at Dartmouth and got his M.B.A. from Tuck School. He spent all of his business life with Brooks Brothers, at the headquarters in New York City and a production facility in New Jersey.

He was a devoted and generous member of the class of 1937. He was in ill health in recent years, but during the eighties he hosted annual dinners for classmates in the Gloucester area.

Al's wife and son pre-deceased him.

1938

Walter Averill II

died July 11. "Spook" graduated with the class in June 1938 despite the debilitating skull fracture he suffered in a ski accident that March. He began his remarkable career in the hotel industry and New York State affairs by becoming night clerk at the Nelson House in Poughkeepsie. He married Margaret Moore in 1941 and became president of Nelson House from 1942 to 1970. He was an officer in the New York State Hotel Association from 1943 to 1957. In 1951 the association elected him to its board of governors. He also held offices in 20 New York state, Dutchess County, and Poughkeepsie federations, associations, and commissions up until 1985. Margaret died in 1979, and he married Janet Dorsey in 1986.

Walt came to Dartmouth from Phillips Andover. Besides his leadership in the DOC he was chairman of the Carnival Council, a brother of SAE, and an economics major.

He is survived by Janet and his children Deborah and Andrew, stepdaughter Noel Vernon, his brother and two sisters, and two grandchildren.

J.R.S. Jr. with help from Bob Averill '72

Edward A. L. Goodkind

died July 19 in Highland Park, Ill., where he had resided for many years. Ed moved with his family from Montana to Chicago and entered Dartmouth from the Harvard School for boys in that city. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and was on the staff of Jack-O-Lantern.

In WW II he served as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the Naval Reserve and saw active duty in the Philippines in Leyte Gulf and Manila.

After graduation Ed joined the Ryerson Steel Co. in Chicago and there spent the balance of his business career becoming a systems analyst.

In mid-career he earned his M.A. degree in business administration at the University of Chicago. He took early retirement in 1978.

Ed founded and headed for many years the Chicago chapter of the Dysautonomia Foundation, which funds research, prenatal diagnosis, and definitive treatment for that disease. He also devoted much time to working with children with learning problems, reading for the blind programs, and other volunteer activities.

Ed is survived by his wife of 54 years, Floraloise ("Deedie"), his son E. Michael Goodkind '65, his daughter Peggy Miller, his sister Maxine Hahn, and four grandchildren.

John Steele '39

William Tiernan Heydt

died June 9. He entered Dartmouth from Montclair, N.J., and the Canterbury School in Connecticut and joined Sigma Nu.

He married Susan Emily Stuart in 1939. He spent his early post-college career in the defense industry with Bendix Aviation, Eclipse-Pioneer Division, starting in 1941 in Orange, N.J., then in Hartford, Conn., and Stamford. After the war he joined Veeder-Root, manufacturer of counting devices, and in 1951 became their New York District manager. By 1965 he was with Engler Instrument Co. in Jersey City.

His hobbies included playing bridge, bowling, and golf. However, son Charles says, "He and Emily will be remembered most for their love of family." They retired to Ormond Beach in Florida in 1980.

Emily, his wife, died two years ago. Bill is survived by his sons Stuart '62, Charles, and William. Jr., daughters Susan and Sherry, and 11 grandchildren.

J.R.S. Jr.

1939

Herbert McLean Furlow

of Forest Hills, N.Y., died on March 4. Herb attended Tennessee High School in Bristol, Tenn., where he was president of the student body. At Dartmouth he was a Chi Phi and a member of Le Cercle francais. He had a stint in the army from 1942 to 1946 and attained the rank of sergeant T/5.

Herb made his living as a writer, his highest honor being the Virginia Press Association 1952 Newspaper Feature Award. He was a radio news writer for CBS, a freelance writer and editor for various magazines, and did some parttime work for the New York Daily News,

Herb never married. He is survived by a niece, Carol Furlow Price of Lithonia, Ga.

Walter E. Martinson

died November 24 at his home in Quincy, Mass. Walt entered Dartmouth from Quincy High School, played in the Dartmouth Band, and was a member of the Handel Society. He started a long association with the Gamma Delt fraternity as an undergraduate, later serving as director, president, and treasurer of the Gamma Delta Chi Corporation.

Following graduation Walt got his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1941. He was active in the Naval Supply Corps involved in aviation-supply activities. He re-entered civilian life in 1946 after attaining the rank of lieutenant (s.g.). In 1953 he became a CPA, and in 1957 he opened his own accounting office in Quincy.

He served as trustee and treasurer in his church, president and director of the Taxpayers Association board, president of Kiwanis, lieutenant governor of the New England Kiwanis, and a Mason.

He is survived by his wife, Doris, whom he married in December 1963.

John C. Osoinach

of Jonesboro, Ark., died of pneumonia on August 16 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. Johnny came to Dartmouth from Glendale, Ohio. He attended Walnut Hills School. He left Hanover for Cornell, where he received his degree, then went on to the University of Illinois and earned master's and doctorate degrees.

He taught at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, and Rhodes College in Memphis, and from 1963 until his retirement in 1982 he was a professor of sociology at Arkansas State University. A published poet, he spent many of his retirement years involved in poetry and writing.

He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WW II and a member of the Academy of American Poets.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret, a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.

Ralph Winne Reynolds

of Delmar, N.Y., died at his home unexpectedly on July 22. Ralph entered Dartmouth from Albany Academy, was a member of Chi Phi and Zeta Alpha Phi, and majored in chemistry-zoology. He received his medical degree from Cornell University and completed his residency at the Albany Medical Center before joining the army in 1943. He served as company commander with an armored division in Europe.

After his discharge from the military he attended the University of Chicago, where he specialized in cardiology. Ralph had a private practice in the Albany area, and the Medical Society of the State of New York recently honored him for his SO years of distinguished service at Albany Medical Center.

His wife, Jean, died in 1982. He is survived by his sons Mark, Eric, and Craig, and by five grandchildren.

1940

John A. Blethen

died on April 30 after a Jong battle with Huntington's disease. Jack was a lifelong resident of the Seattle area and entered Dartmouth from the Lakeside Preparatory School. He was a member of the Alpha Delta fraternity, the Sphinx Society, and the track team but left Dartmouth after his junior year. Following his WW II service as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, he joined the Seattle Times as a reporter in 1946. At the time of his 25th Reunion he was still with the Seattle Times as vice president and executive editor. Although more recent information is lacking, it appears that he continued in that field until he retired in 1987. Jack is survived by his wife, Barbara, and two sons.

1943

Edward Monrad Jones

died of kidney failure and pneumonia January 26 in Cincinnati. His wife, Phyllis, predeceased him in 1987. A Hanover resident and the son of Dr. Raymond Jones of the German Department, Ted entered Dartmouth from Hanover High. He participated in the Dartmouth Players, the Marching Band, and was on the Dartmouth Broadcasting System staff. He was credited with inventing an "integrator" which cost $6 and was used successfully in the Math Department, replacing a $900 machine.

Transferring to MIT, Ted received a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1944. He joined the Baldwin Piano and Organ Company, where he remained as an electrical engineer and techincal consultant until retirement in 1985. He loved skiing, tennis, boating, and swimming (even under ice), and he briefly participated in hang- gliding. Treasurer of the Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity, he also served as a deacon and choir member at Covenant Presbyterian Curch. He is survived by five children, Ramola, Janet, Benjamin, David and Kenneth.

Bradley Thorpe Morse

died August 3 at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Buffalo, only two months after conducting, with Jim Malley, 1943's 50th Reunion memorial service at Rollins Chapel. Entering Dartmouth in the fall of 1941, originally with the class of 1945, Brad had already graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary. He was allowed to take, and passed, final exams with the class of '43, graduating in December 1942.

While attending Dartmouth he served as a student pastor at Enfield Community Church, commuting to Hanover for classes. Joining the Army Air Corps as a chaplain, Brad saw duty as a protestant chaplain in Asia, Alaska, and in various U.S. posts, retiring in 1973. He was awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star.

He married Elaine Butman of Enfield. Following retirement Brand and Elaine lived in Lebanon, and she predeceased him in 1985. They had five children, four of whom survive, along with 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Andreae W. Mosenthal

died at Veteran's Hospital in White River Junction, Vt., on July 16 following a heart attack. "Bodie" had experienced coronary problems for several years. Fortunately, he and Bobbie were able to attend the class's 50th Reunion just one month before.

At Dartmouth Bodie captained the lacrosse team and earned Ail-American status. He also played basketball and football and belonged to Phi Sigma Psi and Dragon Society. During WW II Bodie distinguished himself as a tank commander. He was wounded in Belgium and later in Germany, and was awarded the Bronze and Silver Stars, both with Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.

Most of his working career was spent with J.P. Stevens Company in Ohio, where he was regional sales manager. He belonged to many business and civic organizations in Ohio, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Retiring to Corinth, Vt., in 1980, he served in many executive positions for his class and for the Upper Valley Alumni Club, where he was president for three years.

He is survived by his wife, Bobbie, three sons including Scott '75 and Todd '76, a daughter, and eight grandchildren.

1944

John William Handy Jr.

died September 3 in Stratford, Conn. He suffered from lung cancer for an extended period and died of heart failure. Jack came to Hanover from Stratford, majored in political science, worked for Jack-O, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the track team.

He served three years with the Army Corp of Engineers during WWII, graduated from Dartmouth in 1946, and received his master's in architecture from Yale in 1949. He worked in Arkansas for two years and then was awarded a Fulbright to study in England. Following a stint in Massachusetts, he established his own architectural firm, John H. Handy, Architect & Associates, in Stratford in 1954. He served as its president until retirement.

He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Bridgeport twice, in the mid-fifties and mid-eighties, and was active in numerous local groups such as Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Heart Association, and Little League.

He is survived by his wife, Lore, five sons, and five grandchildren.

1947

Edmund Robert Senghas

of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., died July 21. Ed served in the navy during WW II and was recalled to active service 1950-52. He graduated from the College in 1947 as a government major and received an advanced degree from Columbia in 1948.

Ed's work was in manufacturing and marketing of textiles, and in the industrial clothing field. He also served as a consultant in financial planning and investments.

He was very active in community, school, and church affairs. He served his local Dartmouth Club as secretary and as president. He was the Club Secretary of the Year in 1966. He served the class of '47 as president 1967-72 and 20th Reunion chairman, and he was on the class executive committee for many years.

His first marriage to Eleanor King produced children Dorothy and Robert and ended in divorce. He later married Lenore Ogden, and acquired a stepdaughter, Alice. His is survived by Lenore and the children.

James W. Vanderbeek

died of a massive stroke, in Eugene, Ore., August 22. The son of missionaries who worked in Turkey and China, Jim was born in Somerville, N.J., in 1926, joined the navy at 17, and graduated from the College in 1947 with a degree in geology. He joined Amoco Production Co. as an oil explorer, becoming senior vice president for worldwide exploration. He retired in 1989.

Jim was a popular civic leader in Denver during the seventies and eighties. As a trustee of the Denver Museum of Natural History, he was primarily responsible for bringing the Ramses exhibit from Egypt to Denver. The exhibit was the museum's most popular ever, drawing nearly one million in 1987.

Jim's decisiveness and willingness to accept risks were legendary in the oil business. President Nasser awarded Egypt's highest award to Jim for discovering two world-class oil fields.

His wife, Benedicta (Judah), and three sons traveled extensively with him in his job, which included seven domestic and five overseas posts. He is survived by his wife and one son, Robert.

1948

Robert Curtis Tracy

succumbed to cancer at home in East Aurora, N.Y., on September 25, 1990 after a year-long fight. His wife Winifred, four children, and six grandchildren survive him. Bob joined the navy's WW II V-12 program right out of Buffalo's Bennett High School in 1943 and spent 16 months at Cornell and Dartmouth before 21 months of active service. Returning to Dartmouth as an honorably discharged lieutenant in the fall of 1946, he earned a combined business/engineering degree at Tuck and Thayer in 1949. While at Dartmouth he was active in the DOC, Cabin & Trail, Ledyard Canoe Club. He dearly loved the outdoors in New England.

Bob earned his living mainly in the construction industry, working several years with H. F. Darling firms. He also bought a cast-iron foundry in Buffalo which he operated from 1971 until 1986 in the face of myriad difficulties, including its near destruction by fire late in his life. He served many community causes, including the Explorer Scouts.

Bob always had time for Dartmouth. He served his class of 1948 in many capacities and also did enrollment and interview work for the College.

1949

Donald Einar Mose

died July 1 in Chicago following livertransplant complications. A native of Oak Park, Ill., he majored in English literature at Dartmouth and received his M.C.S. from Tuck in 1950.

Along with classmates Bill Jones and Dick O'Riley, he authored For Men Lonely in 1947, a gently humored dating guide to northeastern women's colleges (Ripley Publishers, named for their dorm at the time). The little book became something of a hit, with two full press runs selling out, and the three unassuming juniors finding themselves written up in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Saturday Review, etc.

After Tuck Don joined the family business, S.N. Nielsen Company, prominent Chicago builders. He eventually became chief financial officer and retired in 1985.

Books and art, however, remained his lifelong passions, inspired in part by his Dartmouth contact with Ray Nash, Paul Sample, and Robert Frost. He was a serious collector of private press books and modern art.

Don is survived by Patricia, his wife of 17 years, and his children Peter and Lisa from a previous marriage.

Ralph William Sleeper

died July 25 at home in Sanbornton, N.H. Originally from Concord, N.H., he enrolled at Dartmouth following WW II service as a first lieutenant bombardier in the 8th Air Force. He was awarded five air medals and two battle stars. Ralph's B-17 bomber was shot down over France, but he parachuted to safety, thus becoming a member of the Caterpillar Club a group that included airmen who had been forced to bail out of their stricken planes while aloft.

While at Dartmouth he was an avid skier and hiker, a member of the concert band and Germania, served on the student vestry to St. Thomas Church, and joined the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. He graduated as a Rufus Choate scholar.

After receiving his master's and doctorate from Columbia University he taught philosophy at Queens College in New York from 1951 to 1982 before retiring to Sanbornton. Ralph gained professional prominence with his publication of TheNecessity of Pragmatism: John Dewey'sConception of Philosophy (Yale University Press). After retiring he was active in town affairs and assisted at the Canterbury Shaker Village.

Ralph is survived by his wife, Louise, three daughters, and three grandsons.

Robert Harlow Treat

died in Gloucester, Mass., on May 3 after a lengthy illness. Bob graduated received an M.E. from Thayer in 1950. He joined Stone and Webster Corp. in Boston and remained with them until his retirement in 1991.

While Bob lived most of his life in West Port, Mass., he did spend "extra-curricular" time with his wife, Norma, and his Bristol Sailboat in Gloucester, Mass.

Bob's Dartmouth relatives included his uncle John H. Hase '31, cousin Sanford M. Treat '19, and Sanford M. Treat Jr. '46. He is survived by Norma, their three daughters, one son, and eight grandchildren.

1950

Murray D. Sayer

died of cancer on June 14 at his home in Sanford, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and three children. Murray attended Newtown High School in Elmhurst, N.Y., and served in the army as an infantryman. He was wounded in action in Belgium in 1944. At Dartmouth he majored in English and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He received his law degree from Columbia and worked for many years as a lawyer for General Foods in White Plains, N.Y., before retiring to North Carolina.

1951

Wesley L. Nutten III

died August 8 at his home outside Los Angeles. Wes came to Dartmouth from there. After graduation he spent four years in Naval Intelligence in Korea and the Mediterranean. He returned to law school at UCLA and later joined the law firm Shepherd, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, where he spent his whole career and became a partner. Wes specialized in real property, and probate and trust law. He worked on the probate rights of Native Americans and on the property rights of immigrant laborers. He was president, trustee, or board member of countless professional, civic, alumni, and charitable organizations. He also was an active sportsman and animal lover.

Wes was a devoted alumnus, serving on the Alumni Council and Capital Fund Major Gift Committee, and contributing greatly to class activities and the Alumni Fund.

Wes is survived by Helen, his wife of 40 years, two daughters, and a son.

1955

James Wilson Alexander

died of cancer on July 10. He was a professor of history at the University of Georgia in Athens. A specialist in medieval history, he had taught at the university for 26 years and was the founder of the interdisciplinary Medieval Studies Program in the mid-seventies. After graduating from Dartmouth as a government major, Jim received a master's in Russian history from the University of Wisconsin, and both master's and doctoral degrees in medieval history from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to his appointment at Georgia, he taught at Gettysburg College, Hood College, and the University of Saskatchewan. He conducted extensive research in his field, and at the time of his death he was working on a book about Edward III and the problems of chivalry. Previously he had published Ranulf of Chester, a biography of a great English magnate, friend and confident of Richard the Lionheart. He was a member of the Medieval Academy of America, the Medieval Colloquium, the North American Conference of British Historians, and the American Historical Association. Jim is survived by his wife, Betsye.

1956

William George Beagle Jr.

died August 9 in Berkeley, Calif. Bill was was born and raised in Danville, Pa. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, SOC, Green Key, and Casque & Gauntlet. He was the nation's fifth leadingpasser in 1955.

Bill was married after graduation in 1956 and completed his M.B.A. at Tuck before a two-year stint with the air force. In 1958 he joined General Mills and rose through the ranks there and at other major firms until he joined Xerox as a marketing specialist and manager in the early eighties. A resident of Orinda since 1971, he was remarried in 1988 to the former Melinda Marshall.

He is survived by Melinda, three sons, one daughter, three stepdaughters, and his parents, William G. and Mildred A. Beagle. Contributions to celebrate Bill Beagle's life may be made to the Tuck School or to the University of California, Berkeley.

Richard Zock '56

1962

John Cushman

died on June 27 in Minneapolis, Minn., of complications from pneumonia. John was born in Moscow, Idaho, and came to Dartmouth from Shattuck School in Minnesota.

After graduation John attended the University of Idaho Law School. He practiced in Idaho before becoming a special assistant attorney general in Minnesota in 1968. In 1970 he joined the Law Department of Dayton Hudson Corporation and became general counsel of its Target Stores Division in 1983. He also managed Target's public affairs activities.

John brought a love of the outdoors to his years at Dartmouth and beyond, spending summers as a forest ranger and working at Glacier Park. He was active in civic, charitable, and alumni activities. He served as president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of the Northwest, as president of the Minnesota Corporate Counsel Association, and on the board of governors of the Minnesota Bar Association.

John is survived by his wife, Madeline, four daughters, and his mother, Katheryn Cushman of Moscow, Idaho.

1965

Stephen W. Smith III

died of a heart attack on December 13, 1992, at his home in Burlington Flats, N.Y. He was born in Boston and attended the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. At Dartmouth he was a member of the debate team and Alpha Delta Chi and majored in history. He earned his master's degree from Syracuse University. He taught for a while and then became manager of commercial operations at the New York State Historical Association and Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. He was employed by Proctor & Gamble in Norwich, N.Y., as a systems analyst for the past 16 years.

Stephen loved horses and enjoyed caring for them as well as showing them. He was a member of the American Morgan Horse Association. He also enjoyed piloting small airplanes and was a member of the Norwich Civil War Round Table.

He is survived by his wife, Ellen, and their son and daughter.

1966

Timothy Paige Jr.

died of a heart attack on July 24 while vacationing in North Falmouth, Mass. At the time of his death Tim was involved in realestate development in his hometown of Longmeadow, Mass., where he resided all his life.

At Dartmouth Tim was a three-year letter winner in soccer and a forward on the 1964 team that won the Ivy League title and was the first Big Green soccer team to participate in the NCAA championships. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi, Dragon, and the DOC.

After Dartmouth Tim served as president of Electronic Coils Inc. in Springfield, Mass. He was active in local youth sports, especially soccer, and also served as president of the Longmeadow Historical Society.

Tim's father and uncle Clarke were class of 1928 and 1937, respectively. As an alumnus, Tim participated in enrollment activities and served as a job-development and career advisor.

Tim is survived by his wife, Cynthia, and two children.

1967

Richard Booth Riggs died on May 23. Rick was a science teacher and chairman of the science department at Steamboat Springs High School in Colorado, where he had been named Teacher of the Year for his work in biology and physical science. His colleagues remembered him for the enthusiasm and talent that he brought to his work with adolescents. After majoring in botany at Dartmouth, Rick received an M.S. in biology from Middlebury. In college Rich was a brother of Phi Delta Alpha. He was an avid gardener and fisherman in his spare time, and his floral arrangements brought much joy to his friends. Rick is survived by his wife, Betty, and his three daughters.

1969

John Francis Bolger

died on May 21 at his home in Minneapolis following a lengthy battle with cancer. Jack headed Bolger Publications, his family's creative printing and publishing firm in Minneapolis, which he joined after graduation from Dartmouth. He lived in the Minneapolis area all his life. An enthusiastic participant in community affairs, he was a director of Children's Theatre, Boys Club, the Environmental Learning Center, the University of Minnesota Art Museum, and other organizations.

Jack came to Dartmouth from Richfield High School and majored in French. He was advertising manager of the radio station and a teaching assistant in the French foreign-study program, and he graduated with distinction in his major. As an alumnus he served as vice president of the local Dartmouth Club, an enrollment officer, and a class reunion committee member.

Jack is survived by his wife, Andrea, and children Isaac and Sophie.

1973

John Whitman Keeler died June 22 in Santa Barbara, Calif., of Ewing's sarcoma. John came to Dartmouth from Cincinnati Country Day School. John was a member of Cabin & Trail, the Mountaineering club, and the Tucker Foundation. A philanthropist, he carried his love of nature and the outdoors throughout his life. He became an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School after graduation and later worked as a freelance writer. He climbed Mount McKinley several times and annually visited the Tetons near Yellowstone, where his ashes were taken by a childhood friend in mid-August. John is survived by his father, Robert T. Keeler '36, his mother, Florence Field Mithoefer, a brother, and three sisters. He is also mourned by his uncle Thomas T. Keeler '43.