Obituary

Deaths

May 1993
Obituary
Deaths
May 1993

This is a listing of deaths which 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.

Eugene S. Clark '18 • Jan 3 Howard P. Almon '22 • Jan. 29 Robert G. Hess '23 • Feb. 20 James E. Henretta '24 • Feb. 2 Horace S. Bush '26 • Mar. 6 Francis C. Campbell '26 • March 1 John F. Carey '27 • Dec. 15 Hendrick D. Livingston '28 • Jan. 7 David C. Mcintosh Jr. '29 • Dec. 18 John R. Meany '29 • March 5 Edward W. Merkel '29 • Jan. 6 Ellis W. Gilbert '30 • Nov. 2 Williston C. Rich '30 • May 30, 1992 William H. Schuldenfrei '31 • March 25 Robert M. MacLaury '32 • March 18 Robert W. Mitchell '32 • March 9 Frederick J. Orner '32 • Dec. 28 Howard B. Smith '32 • Feb. 1 Evan R. Collins '33 • March 12 Everett R. Dann '35 • March 26 Charles H. Sewall '35 • March 2 Clarence Bogert '37 • Dec. 14 Joseph J. Jova '38 • March 31 Charles W. Moses '38 • March 12 Robert H. Austin '40 • March 20 Allan L. Feldmeier '40 • March 18 Charles R. Heydt '41 • Feb. 2 John M. McMillin '41 • July 20, 1991 Daniel L. Hagge '42 • March 7 James S. Deakins '44 • Feb. 15 Lawrence E. Davis '45 • March 24 Theodore Walter '46 • March 9 Joseph M. Flounders '47 • Aug. 30 William F. Knight '47 • Jan. 19 John E. Gingrich Jr. '48 • Nov. 9 Robert W. Pierce '49 • March 2 Robert D. Williams '49 • Feb. 4 Charles W. Dorries '54 • Sept. 16, 1986 Irwin M. Herrman '54 • Oct. 24 Ray B. Johnson Jr. '54 • Dec. 29 Roy P. Kernaghan '55 • Dec. 12 Frank M. Andrews '57 • Dec. 23 William E. Walsh '58 • Feb. 18 William H. Lowry '59 • Nov. 18 Gregory R. Fellows '60 • Oct. 30

1921

William Plumer Fowler

of North Hampton, N.H., died at his home January 12. He graduated from Roxbury (Mass.) Latin School, was active in the Outing Club, and was a founding member of the Ledyard Canoe Club. He graduated from Harvard Law.

Bill was a retired lawyer, poet, and Shakespearean scholar.

He was a life member and past president of the Appalachian Mountain Club of Boston, member and past president of the Shakespeare Club of Boston, and a trustee of Union Chapel of North Hampton. He was active in com- munity service throughout this life and served as commissioner for the Little Boar's Head District of North Hampton for 61 years.

He leaves his wife, Virginia, three children, eight grandchildren, and several greatgrandchildren.

1922

Spencer Franklin Smith

died December 5,1922, at Knollwood in Oct. 1990. Spenny was a forward on die soccer team, a pole vaulter on track, a brother in Phi Kappa Psi, and a member of Casque and Gauntlet. He was president of the Springfield Dartmouth Club (1950-51), and he served with distinction as head class agent on the Alumni Fund (1972-86). Spenny and Marge often attended class gatherings.

His business career consisted mainly of 38 years in partnership with Herm Carlisle '22. Together they developed an extensive busi- ness, Carlisle Hardware Co., with headquarters in Springfield, Mass., and 14 branches. Spenny retired as vice president.

For many years Spenny was also a trustee and a deacon in Springfield's United Faith Congregational Church. He is survived by his wife Marjorie (Smith College '25), a daughter, two grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

1924

William Eugene Buchanan

died at his home in the Village of Golf, Fla., on February 12. He came to Dartmouth from Appleton (Wise.) High School and went on to earn an M.B.A. from Harvard. Bill served Dartmouth on the Alumni Council 1959-61 and on the Board of Trustees 1961-73, and he chaired the Third Century Fund 1970—71. The College awarded him two honorary degrees, an M.A. in 1962, and an LL.D. in 1977, and he was presented the Alumni Award in 1974.

Bill began his career with the family busi- ness, Appleton Wire Works Corp., in 1926. He became president upon his father's death in 1938. The company merged with Albany Felt in 1969, at which time Bill became chairman of the combined firm Albany International Corp. He served as a director there until 1975, and he held directorships on the boards of numerous other companies, in- cluding Northern Paper Mills, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Marathon Corp., and American Can Co.

Bill was a benefactor and chairman of the board of trustees of Lawrence University. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the local hospitals, the Appleton YMCA, Boy Scouts, and the United Fund. He received two hon- orary degrees from Lawrence University.

Bill is survived by his wife, Josephine, his sons Charles '53 and Robert, TU '67, a daughter, a sister, 11 grandchildren, three of whom attended Dartmouth, and eight greatgrandchildren. His son William Jr. '56 died in 1991.

1925

William Robert Cubbins Jr.

died December 2. At Dartmouth Cubby played on championship football teams, ran track, and belonged to Phi Delta Theta. From 1943 to 1945 he was assistant to the president of the Flight Training Research Association, but for most of his career he was a sales execu- tive for Mack Trucks Inc. in New York City and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. In retirement he moved to Tequesta, Fla., and became active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is survived by his wife, Elisabeth, of Delray Beach, a son, and two step-children.

Lincoln K. Davis

died suddenly on December 24 at his home in South Easton, Mass. Line was born in Brockton, Mass., and attended local schools before college. After Dartmouth he attended MIT for a year. He was active in the radio business and then in a variety of research and engineering projects. He worked in the Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory from 1941 to 1945. Line then joined the Foxboro Company, retiring in 1970 after 2 5 years with the firm.

Line held about 25 patents, was a regis- tered professional engineer, and was a life member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. He also wrote magazine and book articles on engineering and photog- raphy, one. of his hobbies. He was a director of the Colonial Brass Company in Middleboro, Mass., and the Berwick Boys Foundation. He became a trustee of The Pilgrim Foundation of Brockton in 1943.

Surviving are a sister, Marjorie Davis Tucker, and several nieces and nephews.

Marjorie Davis Tucker

Charles Wight MacMillan

died September 13 in Rock Island, Ill., after a long illness. Chuck came to Dartmouth from his native Denver. Having never been east be- fore, he stepped off the train in White River Junction wearing a cowboy hat, boots, and chaps. He became active in the Glee Club and Chi Phi, and he majored in sociology.

Chuck formed the Jumping Jack Tire Company in Pampa, "Texas, but his interest soon bent towards engineering. He attended the Colorado School of Mines for one year, then transferred to MIT, where he graduated in 1933 with a degree in medical engineering.

He joined the Kent Moore company in Detroit and then was called into service in 1941. He as served an officer in the Pentagon, rising to the rank of colonel, and was discharged at the end of the war. He joined Bear Manufacturing in Rock Island as chief engineer. Holding more than ISO patents, he retired in 1968.

Chuck visited Darmouth frequently when his son Frederick '66 was an undergraduate, and he attended every one of his reunions since then. He leaves his wife, Sally, and two sons.

1926

Edgar Allard Farnum

died December 28 at a hospital in Natick, Mass., after a stroke at his home in Dover. Born in Revere, he graduated from the high school there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Gamma Delta Epsilon. In 1934 he earned his M.B.A. at Boston University. He joined New England Telephone Co., Boston, in 1926, and his positions ranged from business-office manager to general sales manager (1956). After 42 years of service he retired in 1968.

Ed was past president of New England Sales Executives and of Lowell Rotary Club, vice president of Boston 1936 Community Chest, chairman of the trustees of Dover Congre- gational Church, a trustee of First American Bank for Saving, and a member of Squam Lake Association.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marjorie Dodds Farnum, a daughter, a son, and six grandchildren.

1927

Robert Wellington Page

died December 12 in Norwood, Mass. At Dartmouth Bob was a swimmer, member of Theta Delta Chi, and an economics major. He graduated from the Tuck School. He was an independent insurer after working for Lib- erty Mutual and served in this capacity for the Federal Housing Authority in New England.

Bob was active in the community affairs of Needham, Mass. He was Town Meeting member for 31 years and a president of the Exchange Club and of the Sons of the American Revolution in Massachusetts. Bob enjoyed spending his summers in Derby, Vt.

He leaves his wife, Madeline, son Robert Jr. '66, daughter Bonnie, and two grandchil- dren, one of whom is and engineering student at Thayer.

1929

Edwin Victor Deans

died at Moore Hospital in North Carolina on December 11. Eddie came to Dartmouth from Potsdam (N.Y.) High School, belonged to Zeta Psi, and majored in economics. He worked for General Electric, then for several paper companies, spending most of his career with Racquett River Paper Company in Potsdam. He was president of Potsdam Rotary Club and headed several other church and civic activities.

He leaves his wife, Alice, two daughters, and son Edwin.

1930

Edward Sterling Meyers

died on August 24 of heart failure. At the time he lived in Santa Rosa, Calif. Ed began his career in banking, served in the military as a private 1943-1945, and spent the rest of his career in the wine-importing business. He worked with Picker-Linz Importers Inc., then from 1935 was traffic manager with Christian Brothers Wines and Brandy of New York City. In 193 8 Ed married Anita Prager, who died in 1975. They had one son, John. Ed was active in scouting, was a volunteer driver for the Cancer Society under the auspices of the Re- tired Senior Volunteer Program, and also served as a director of Valle Vista Manage- ment Association Inc. in Santa Rosa.

Raymond Noble Olsen

died January 4. He had been living in Sharon, Mass., for many years.

Following an M.B.A. from Harvard, Ray's banking career began in 1939 when he joined Poor's Publishing Co. as associate editor of its banking advisory service. In 1941 he became head of the investment division of the Shawmut Bank of Boston and headed the investment research department until 1959 when he was made senior vice president and was chief economist until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of the Business Association of America and the Boston Security Analysts Association. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

In 1937 Ray married Eleanor Rackliffe, who died in 1945. He married Constance Barber in 1947. Their children are Elizabeth and Deborah.

Romaine Andrew Philpot

died February 28, 1990, of heart failure. At the time he lived in Atlanta, Ga. Gerry was in the insurance business for most of his career, ending up as an estate analyst with New England Mutual Life. He was a member of Million Dollar Round Table for several years. He was also a member of the Stanford Board of Representatives and served as president of Ludlow House Inc., a non-profit foundation providing a "half-way house" for people leaving mental institutions.

Gerry had an interest in fine glass and ran an antique shop which featured glass. In 1969 he produced "Conversations with Carder," a two-record album of talks with Frederick Carder, head and founder of the old Steuben Glass Co., and also a booklet with color pictures of Carder's glass.

Gerry married Cecily Roberts in 1948. She survives along with their four children.

Warren Scott Vanderbeck

died November 10 of respiratory failure following surgery. At the time he lived in Ft. Myers, Fla. Van spent his business career with the Prudential Insurance Company, holding various positions until his retirement in 1969, at which time he was assistant to the presi- dent. He did not graduate. He was class agent from 1938 to 1944 and from 1947 to 1977, president of the Alumni Association of Northern New Jersey 1950-51, chairman of the interviewing committee in Summit, N.J., a member of the class executive committee 1949-55 and 1960-66, and was active in community-fund work.

Van married Doris Stone in 1935. They had no children.

1931

Wilson Tilden Seney

died July 12 at the North Shore University Hospital in Flushing, N.Y. Bill was salutatorian of our class, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a sociology major, and president of Delta Upsilon. Captain of the gym team, he won the intercollegiate tumbling championship in 1931. He came to Dartmouth from Central High in Bridgeport, Conn.

Bill did graduate work in sociology at Chicago 1931-36, social work in Cook County, and was an instructor in that science at the College.

His business career in accounting and controlling beginning in 1937 and including employment with the Container Corporation, Marshall Field, Hallmark Greeting Cards, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Univis Lens, and McKinsey & Co. He published extensively and wound up his career with 22 years as president of his own business consulting firm.

Bill was a regional Alumni Fund agent. His wife, Arlene, predeceased him, as did his brother Clyde '34. He is survived by his daughter Pamela and son John.

1932

John F. Barry Jr.

of New Canaan, Conn., died at his summer home on Forth Lake, N.Y., on August 15. After graduation and Tuck School he joined IBM. Following three and a half years in the navy during WWII, in which he attained the rank of lieutenant commander, he returned to IBM. He retired from that company in 1971 as national account manager for sales of dataprocessing equipment.

He spent his retirement years pursuing his hobbies of photography, carpentry, and especially skiing and ornithology. He instituted Audubon evenings and bird walks for the Art Center at Old Forge N.Y. He was president of the New Canaan Audubon Society and a member of the Cornell University Board of Ornithology. His wife, Marie, survives him.

Morton T. Brown

died October 28 at his home in Cromwell, Conn., after a stroke, he came to Dartmouth from Cushing Academy. After graduation he did postgraduate study at Columbia University and then became editor and part owner of the Moosup Journal, Jewett City Press, and Plainfield Journal. He joined Stanley Tools in 1945 and later supervised the advertising of the hardware division until he retired. He was a member of the Hartford Chapter of the American Marketing Association.

His wife, Helen, and two children, Christopher and Sarah, survive him.

Thomas Bradford Curtis

died January 10 at Allegan, Mich., of heart failure. After graduation from law school, his early practice was interrupted by naval service in WWII. He rose to lieutenant commander. After the war he resumed law practice until 1950, when he was elected to the House of Representatives from the 12 th District of Missouri. He was re-elected eight times, later from the Second District.

He served on the Ways and Means Committee and later on the Joint Economic Committee, where he became the ranking Republican member. He strongly supported civil rights and medical issues, and he encouraged blacks in his party.

In 1969 he became general counsel for Encyclopedia Britannica. he was chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1973 but resigned because of a disagreement with the White House. In 1975 he chaired the Federal Election Commission. When Congress tried to curb the Commission, Tom claimed the changes would render the Com- mission "a toady of Congress" and asked not to be reappointed.

Tom was on the boards of several colleges and lectured at a number of law schools. He received honorary LL.D.s from Westminster College and Washington University and an M.A. from Dartmouth.

His Dartmouth activities were many: Alumni Council 1936—42; Trustee 1951-72; Thayer School overseer 1957-58; and Tuck School overseer 1967. He received the Alumni Award in 1976.

Tom's wife, Susan, died two years ago. He is survived by sons Leland '65, Charles '7O, Allan TU '73, and Jonathan, daughter Eliza- beth, brothers William '36 and James '4l, and 15 grandchildren.

1933

Samuel Aaron Gass

died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Lowell, Mass., on November 29 as he was preparing to leave for his winter home in Florida. He had had a heart valve replacement six months before his death. He prepared for Dartmouth at Lynn Classical High School, was business manager of the 1933 Aegis, ma- jored in economics, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu. He served two years in the marines during WW II.

Sam's career was with the Klev-Bro shoe manufacturing business in Derry, N.H., from which he retired 15 years ago. He served as trustee of the Belvedere School of Chelmsford, Mass., and two terms as a class agent. He is survived by his wife, Carol, and two sons, Richard '68 and James '70.

Edwin Parker Home

died on July 14. He came to Dartmouth from Maiden (Mass.) High School and Bridgton Academy and left before graduation. He served in the army during WW II and was active in the Maiden Post of the American Legion and the 40 and 8 Voiture of Middlesex County. He was an import food and drug examiner for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's Boston district until his retirement. He had been divorced and was single at the time of his death. He is survived by a sister, Virginia Home.

1934

Arthur James Leonard Jr.

died January 2 8 of heart failure after undergo- ing quadruple-bypass surgery. At the funeral service in his home town of Loudonville, N.Y., Art was warmly remembered for his unflagging leadership in the Albany Community, as head of PTA, United Way, die symphony board, and Boys Club, and as a trustee of Siena College. Class bequest chairman since 1968, he was largely responsible for '34's recordsetting gifts to the College. He saw Alumni Council service from 1969 to 1973, was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern New York, and a regional Alumni Fund chairman.

Art attended Saratoga high and Rutgers Prep School. At Dartmouth he was manager of varsity boxing, a member of DKE and Dragon, and an English major. During WW II he was in the Adjutant-General Department, attaining the rank of major. He retired only two years ago as president of Graves & Rogers, liquor wholesalers, where he spent most of his business life. Art is survived by his widow, Janet, and by two sons, a daughter, and four grand- children.

Henry Jameson Peirce

died January 26 in Indianapolis, where he had lived nearly all his life. Hank was a graduate of Tabor Academy, a sociology major, a member of Theta Delta Chi, and played freshman football. His career was life insurance, and for 40 years as a CLU he was among Massachu- setts Mutual Insurance Co.'s top sales agents. He saw WW II service as an infantry first lieutenant. He was locally active in Indianapolis's chamber of commerce and many other organizations. Hank's wife, Elizabeth, predeceased him, and his sole survivor is his son Roger.

Howard Veith Rosenblum

died January 15 at his home in White Plains, N.Y., after a sudden illness. A graduate of Worcester Academy, he was an economics major and member of Pi Lambda Phi. After getting his LL.B. at New York University, he practiced law. Then, after army service in WW 11, he became active in real estate in the Westchester County area, specializing in shopping malls. Howie was active in his local United Way and was one of the class's more ardent sports fans. His two daughters now live in the Hanover area, where he and his widow, Shirley, had been planning to move.

1935

Joseph E. Fellows

died on December 7. He made his home in Sarasota, Fla., for the last 15 years. Joe had been a partner in the firm of William Wallace and Co. in Boston. He served on the board of the Salem Savings Bank and the Salem Hospital. He was a Hospice volunteer and a member of the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota.

During WW II Joe served in the army as a captain and was stationed in the Philippines at the end of the war.

Joe entered Dartmouth from Exeter Academy. He married Alison Chappie in 1941, and she predeceased him. He leaves two sons Joseph and David, both of whom attended Dartmouth.

Hiram Harlor

died of cancer on December 7 in The Dalles, Ore. Harry entered Dartmouth from Shaw High School in East Cleveland, Ohio. Fol- lowing graduation from Dartmouth Harry entered the insurance business with the American Society Co. of N.Y. He entered the U.S. Air Corps and received his commission as a first lieutenant in 1944. He was stationed then at Scott Field in Illinois.

Harry leaves a daughter, Susan, and a granddaughter.

William Cameron Mumler

died October 5. He made his home in Palm Desert, Calif., with his wife, Margaret, whom he married in 1939 after completing his medical degree at Dartmouth and Rush Medical School in Chicago.

During WWII Bill served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from May 1941 until January 1946, retiring as a major.

He began his medical practice in international medicine and became a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. He was associated with the Southern California Medical School, where he taught internal medicine.

At Dartmouth Bill was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, and following graduation he continued his interest in golf and political activity.

During his years of medical practice he served as president of the Los Angeles and California Societies of Internal Medicine.

Charles Hull Sewall

died March 2 of cancer of the liver. He was a history major and a member of Theta Delta Chi. He entered the navy in 1942 and took part in the invasions of the Marshall and Mariana Islands, as well as Iwo Jima. He remained in the navy until 1968, attaining the rank of captain. In 1965 he received the Naval Reserve Association Award of Merit. During the Korean War he served on five aircraft carriers with Carrier Air Group Seven, which received the Presidential and Navy Department awards for outstanding performance.

After retirement he was a member of the board and, for two years, president of directors of Neighborly Senior Services of Pinellas County.

He is survived by his wife, Jean C. Sewall., USNR (Ret.), a son, William J. Sewall '70, and his two daughters.

Charles Shaw

died in Boca Raton, Fla., on October 23, of cardiac arrest. Charles entered Dartmouth from Long Branch (N.J.) High School. Be- cause of die Depression Charles had to leave Dartmouth, and he later pursued his college education at CCNY. He cherished his "single year's joyous participation in Dartmouth education." He is survived by his wife, Goldie.

Clyde Gibson Shaw

passed away July 22, 1992, at his home in Latrobe, Penn., after a long illness with cancer. Gibby entered Dartmouth from McKeesport (Penn.) High School. Following graduation, he became a partner in his father's real estate and insurance business in McKeesport. He leaves his wife, Velma.

Frederick B. Tomlinson

died January 25 of pneumonia at the Brookside Nursing Home in Bradford, Vt. After a career in engineering in Connecticut, where he was chairman of the board of Tomlinson and Hawley Inc., he founded Vermont Tables in Groton, Vt., and moved to Bradford.

Fred married Katherine Barem in 1938 after completing his degree in engineering at Thayer School in 1946. He was past president of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers and held memberships in the Society of Engineers and the Society of Military Engineers. Fred was active in community affairs, especially

in the Boy Scouts of America, which grew out of his early interest in the outdoors. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Outing Club and Otto Schiebs's ski team. He helped design and supervise the building of the Oak Hill ski tow for the DOC.

Fred leaves his wife, Katherine, three sons, and ten grandchildren.

1936

Mitchell Campbell Boyd

died November 5 in Denver, Colo., of Parkinson's disease. Mike entered Dartmouth from Needham (Mass.) High School, and while at Dartmouth was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Italian Club, and Ledyard Canoe Club. After graduation he was in the Merchant Marine as a purser until 1941, when he entered the army. He was discharged in December 1945 with the rank of captain. From 1946 until his retirement in 1973 Mike was employed by the Stearns-Roger World Corporation, where he was in charge of the design, construction, and initial operation of large electrical power-generating stations. Mike was an assistant class agent at various times, and from 1983 to 1985 was a regional agent. He is survived by his wife, Dora, a son, and a daughter.

Aldis Perrin Butler

died February 19 in Mill Valley, Calif., after a brief illness. At Dartmouth Aldis was class president for three years, a member of Psi Upsilon and Casque & Gauntlet, president of Palaeopitus, and a varsity hockey player.

As a management supervisor for Young & Rubicam in New York, he developed cam- paigns that launched several General Foods products including Maxwell House instant coffee. He also worked for J. Walter Thompson and Benton & Bowles.

From 1942 to 1945 he served in the navy as communications officer aboard ships that moved infantry troops throughout the South Pacific. From 1965 to 1981, he lived in Vero Beach, Fla., where he operated his own advertising agency and served the community as president of its Chamber of Commerce. He played also played a major role in the development of its Riverside Theater.

Survivors include his daughter Louise, son Aldis Jr., sister Alice, and eight grandchildren.

Robert Louis Paterson

died in Rochester, N.Y., of Alzheimer's disease on December 27. Bob prepared for college at Monroe High School in Rochester and at Exeter. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, and he graduated from Tuck in 1937.

Bob held several jobs before joining Chemical Sales Corp. in 1945. He retired from that company as VP in 1972. In the meantime he and his son Robert H. formed Chemreal Corp., and he remained active in that company until 1986. Bob was very involved in Dartmouth and community affairs, serving as an assistant class agent for many years and later as a class agent. He was also on the Alumni Council for several years and served one year as president of the Dartmouth Club of Rochester and of the Board of Ushers of the Third Presbyterian Church, and he was a director of the Rochester General Hospital Foundation.

Bob was predeceased by his wife, Catrina ("Tink"), and is survived by sons Robert '64 and Andrew.

James Percy Pollock

died in Hendersonville, N.C., of heart failure on October 25. He came to Hanover from Evanston "Township H.S., majored in chem- istry and zoology, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Jim left Dartmouth in his senior year to attend MIT, where he received his B.S. in 1938 and an M.S. degree in 1940. From that time on he was involved in geological work for various companies until he retired in 1980 as chief geologist for the Ralph Parsons Co., which conducted foreign and U.S. exploration. During this time he worked for the Alumni Fund and was a member of the Lions club.

Jim was predeceased by his wife, Mavis, and is survived by three children, Martha, James, and Peter.

Charles Bancroft Thompson

of Hilton Head Island, S.C., died July 13,1992. Chick came to Hanover from Central High School in Washington, D.C., majored in business administration, and graduated from Tuck in 193 7. He was a member of Sigma Nu.

Chick spent his entire career with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. and AT&T, the final 18 years as general personnel Manager of C&P Tel. He retired in 1977. In 1942 he joined the navy, serving in Washing- ton, D.C., the first two years, and then in the Pacific. He was released to inactive duty as lieutenant commander in 1946. While living in the Washington area he was active in the D.C. Urban League, the board of trade, and the Red Cross. He also served at various times as a class agent and in the applicant-interview program.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, and three children.

1937

Warren J. Crumbine

died January 5 at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital of lung cancer. At Dartmouth Crummy played varsity soccer, majored in English, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.

World War II interrupted his banking career. He served on the U.S.S. Jenks (DE 665), which received the Presidential Unit Citation with Bronze Star. The ship was part of a task force that captured a German submarine, the first enemy man-of-war captured since the War of 1812. He served as a vice president of National Bank of Cleveland until his retirement in 1978.

Crummy was apresident of the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland and was elected to the Alumni Council in 1966. He and his wife, Marian ("Tommy"), moved back to the Upper Valley in 1989. She survives him, along with sons Peter '60 and Dennis '62, two daughters, and eight grandchildren.

1938

John Albert Hall

died January 22, 1993, after a long illness. He entered the College from Medford (Mass.) High, majored in English, and was a brother in Tri-Kap.

Right after college he joined Clark Brothers produce merchants as a buyer. The next year he married Mary Burham Ayer of Medford and Smith College. Sometime prior to 1949 he established the John A. Hall Co. in Houlton, Maine, potato buyers, shippers, and brokers. He was on the town council and the budget committee there. They returned to Massachusetts in 1960 when John joined the Robert Stone Co. in Topsfield to work in real estate and insurance. Later he was a salesman for Sears Roebuck in the Boston area. He retired in 1982.

Mary died in 1987. Johnnie is survived by his son John S. of Athens, Ga., and his daughter Deborah Hutchinson of Lexington. Johnnie remembered Dartmouth very fondly and would go with Mary to football games in the fall and reunions in the spring.

Robert Palmer Hallock Jr.

died January 3 after a long and courageous bout with cancer. To him his family were first and foremost. Bob leaves his wife of 51 years, Mary Helen, two sons, a daughter, and six grandchildren.

He served on the Alumni Council 1968-72 and was head class agent 1970-74 and class vice president from 1982 until his death. He received the Alumni Award in 1983.

He served in the air force in the Pacific during the war, rising from private to major. He rose to vice president in the Paul Revere Insurance Co., then started his own agency in 1961, and was a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable since 1965.

Bob was a deacon of the First Baptist Church of Worcester, a trustee of many medical institutions, and past president of the New England Science Center. The National Conference of Christians and Jews conferred upon him its Brotherhood Award, and Assumption College awarded him an honorary doctorate of humane letters. His role in saving from demolition and restoring Worcester's historic Mechanics Hall meant very much to him. The hall once again presents many worldfamous musicians.

-Henry C. McDuff '38

Gilbert Henry Kruschwitz

died at home in Hopedale, Mass., November 19 after a lengthy battle with a failing heart. Gil entered Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter and Amesbury High School. He had an enthusiasm for languages, English poets, and juggling. His "Siegfried and the Dragon" won the" 1935 Carnival ice sculpture prize for College Hall. After Tuck School he rose to manage his family's laundry and dry-cleaning businesses in Amesbury. Retiring in 1965, Gil joined Investors Diversified Services in Boston. During WWII he served in the Quartermaster Corps from February 1943 until July 1946, a first lieutenant at the time of discharge. In Amesbury, Mass., Gil was a past president of Rotary. In 1941 Gil married Elisabeth Newhart, a Simmons graduate. In addition to Elisabeth he leaves his son Gil Jr. '64, a daughter, his brother Henry '46, and a sister.

Blair D. Motrissey '38

1939

H. Leroy Allen

of West Hartford, Conn., died on December 15 at the Rocky Hill Veterans Hospital in Holyoke, Mass., after a long illness. Roy had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease since 1981. Roy came to Dartmouth from the Kingswood School in Hartford, where he played football. He was a member of Zeta Psi at Dartmouth and majored in chemistry and zoology. He graduated from the Temple School of Medicine in 1943. During WW II he served in the navy with the Amphibious Fleet present at both Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Following the war he served his residency at the Hartford Hospital and then entered private practice in internal medicine. During his career he served as assistant medical examiner for the Town of West Hartford and as a school physician for the American School For The Deaf.

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

Lester O. Terry

died December 6 in Brandon, Fla., after a short illness. Before entering Dartmouth, Les was an honor student and on the debating team of Randolph (Vt.) High School. He majored in international relations.

Les married Emily Seward, a nurse with Dick Hall's House, in September 1940. He started his career as an industrial engineer trainee with Bethlehem Steel Company in January 1941. In 1948 he returned to Vermont to engage in bookkeeping, accounting, and a financial business, something he pursued throughout his career. He served as an auditor for the New York State Bureau of Transportation and as a tax advisor for AARE

Les was an enthusiastic volunteer wherever he lived, serving as a Cub Scout master, superintendent of the Poultey (Vt.) Methodist Church School for seven and a half years, and PTA president for two.

His wife predeceased him, as did his son David. He is survived by two daughters, Susan Zullo of Brandon, Fla., and Patricia Kardash of Oriskany Falls, N.Y., five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

1940

James Robert Gibson Jr.

died on November 30 of a heart attack, he had been living on Longboat Key, Fla. Jim came to the College from the Culver Military Academy. He was on the freshman debating team, a member of Phi Delta Theta, and a graduate of the Tuck School with an M.B.A. degree. He volunteered for the army and served in the Quartermaster Corps, from which he was released as a captain. His career as a banker was with the Fifth Third Union Trust Company in Cincinnati, from which he retired in 1978. His wife, Greta, died in 1982, and he is survived by his two sons.

Donald Roy Shippam

died on October 26 from lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was a resident of Westminster, Calif. Don came to Dartmouth from the Washburn School in Minneapolis and was a member of Gamma Delta Chi. He attended the Midshipman School of Northwestern University and was commissioned in 1941. He was assigned to the batdeship WestVirginia when it was torpedoed and sunk on December 7. He participated in many of the Pacific batdes and was released as a lieutenant commander in 1945. He served in the Korean War and was released as a commander in 1953.

Don worked as an aerospace engineer with Douglas Aircraft in design, development, and testing of missiles and rockets, including the Saturn and the Manned Orbital Laboratory. He was pleased to be able to participate in the 50 th Reunion of the Pearl Harbor Survivor Association with President Bush and other notable persons. He is survived by his wife, Alice, and two daughters.

1941

Lloyd Fishman

died on December 30 at his winter home in Sarasota, Fla. Coming from Manchester, N.H., at Dartmouth Lloyd was a letterman in track who competed in the 35-pound weight throw. After graduation he served as a navy officer in the South Atlantic and the Philippines. Following WW II he studied at the University of Cincinnati in preparation for his career in the commercial-laundering business. He owned the Standard Uniform Company in Manchester and was active in the International Institute of Industrial Launderers for 27 years, until he retired in 1972 because of several heart attacks. He and his wife, Esther, lived on the island of St. Lucia for the next 18 years, until several strokes caused them to return to the U.S., where Lloyd continued to play golf, dividing his time between Manchester and Sarasota. Lloyd is survived by his wife and two married daughters.

1942

Nathaniel Horace Luttrell Jr.

died of cancer on October 26 at his home in Bethesda, Md. John came to Dartmouth from the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. He graduated with a B.A. in physics, served in the navy, and was discharged in October 1945 with the rank of chief petty officer. He later worked as an electronics engineer in the Naval Ordnance Lab, Silver Spring, Md.

John is survived by his widow, Bette, and son Robert Diley '86.

1943

Robert L. Burnap

lost a battle with pancreatic cancer July 3 in Alto, Michigan. He prepared for Dartmouth at Exeter and served in WW II as a naval aviator, later continuing his education in the sciences at Columbia. He was employed by numerous nonprofit organizations in the environmental and conservation fields, occupying executive positions in planning, research, action, field work, PR, and writing.

Bob comes from a long line of Dartmouth graduates, including brothers Clement '39, John '4O, two cousins, an uncle, and a grandfather going back to the late 1800s. He is survived by a son, Robert, a professor of microbiology in Oklahoma, Emily, an avocado rancher in California, and five grandchildren.

John L. Hutchinson

died January 29 in Amherst, N.Y., succumb- ing to a chronic heart condition. Hutch came to Dartmouth from. Greenwich High School, was editorial chair of Jack-O-Lantern, and belonged to Casque & Gauntlet and Vigilantes. He served as second-in-command on a destroyer in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns and was one of the first to enter Nagasaki after the atomic bomb was dropped.

After the war he fell in love with television, trained at the Television Workshop in N.Y.C., then embarked upon a career in commercial and later public TV in the Buffalo area. He gained national recognition in the industry as a director, programming manager, marketing executive, and producer, particularly in the areas of special events and public affairs. Hutch is credited with conceiving or producing the "Mark Russell Comedy Hour," "Joffrey Ballet at Artpark," "Woman," and numerous specials and documentaries. He was founding chair of the New York State Programming Managers Association. He was known as a strongly principled and caring person. He is survived by his wife, Jean, sons William '76 and John, and a daughter, Holly.

Donald H. Taylor

died at his home in Grantham, N.H., on November 29. He entered Dartmouth from Moses Brown School in Providence, majored in economics, and received an M.B.A. from Tuck in 1947. Don managed the squash and tennis teams and belonged to Tri-Kap fraternity. He married Leslie Miner, a Pembroke College graduate, in February 1948. He is survived by Leslie and four children including Ralph '73. Don served Dartmouth as president of the Rhode Island Alumni Association, a member of the class executive committee, fall reunion chair, treasurer, and class agent, and also interviewed applicants and initiated the Arthur Ruggles Scholarship Fund.

While in Providence he belonged to yacht clubs and performed community service for a multitude of organizations including the Heart Association, Chamber of Commerce, United Fund, Rhode Island Camps Inc., United Church of Christ, and Boston Seamans Friends Society. Don and Leslie had recently retired to Grantham.

Frank L. Torney Jr.

died December 14in South Weymouth,Mass., having long suffered from emphysema. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, whom he married in June 1946, four daughters with whom he enjoyed a wonderful relationship, and four grandchildren. Entering Dartmouth from Thayer Academy, Frank saw WW II service with the Army Signal Corps, returning to earn an M.S. degree from Thayer School in 1949. He worked as a physicist for Tracerlab, National Research Corp., and Cabot Corp. He was directly involved in the designing of instruments for our space program and also for the detection of radiation levels for the protection of navy personnel during atomic tests. Frank was a member of the Dartmouth Soci- ety of Engineers, American Vacuum Society, and the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. He enjoyed poetry, science, and nature, finding time as well to perform valuable work as a volunteer in opposition to smoking and in combating lung disease.

1945 A

Alan Myron Herrick

died September 16 after a brief illness. He graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H., took his A.B. from Wesleyan Univer- sity in 1941, and served as a lieutenant (j .g.) in the navy. A former sales manager at BillingsStarlake Dairy in White River Junction, Allan joined Dartmouth's Office of Development as an associate in 1964. He was adopted by the class of 1945 in May 1966. He was also a director of the Upper Valley Development Council and a member of the corporation of Mary Hitchcock Hospital.

After leaving Dartmouth in 1973, Allan worked as director of development at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., and director of annual giving at Duke. He was later employed by Campbell & Co. of Durham, N.C., and at the time of his death was an associate of Joseph M. Bryan, a foundation in Greensboro. He remained very loyal to Dartmouth, serving as club president 1978-81, enrollment interviewer, regional agent, and class agent. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and six children.

Alan M. Herrick

1947

William F. Knight

of Centerville, Mass., on Cape Cod, died January 19 after a heart attack. He grew up in Worcester and Needham, Mass., prior to attending Dartmouth. He also served in the navy during WW II.

He worked for Lumber Mutual, The American Mutual, and The Great Insurance Co., all in New England, prior to establishing a business as an independent insurance agent.

He enjoyed performing in plays and musicals in his home community theaters. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, a daughter, and three sons.

Albert T. Schmidt

of garden City, N.Y., passed away on November 24. He and Mary Anne, his wife of 47 years, were enjoying retirement after his many years of working for Mutual of New York, where Al was vice president.

Al served in the navy, starting in 1942 as a pharmacist's mate, and came to Dartmouth in 1944 with the V-12 unit. He graduated with the class of '47 and received a degree from Thayer School as well.

He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren. His wife's tribute would please any husband: "a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather, he will be forever in the hearts of his family."

1949

Richard W. Bandfield

died at Sloane Kettering on January 1 after a short battle with cancer. A native of Port Washington, N.Y., Dick was a member of Sigma Nu, a class treasurer, and active in the Handel Society.

After Tuck School Dick joined Home Life and then New England Life. He was president of the C.L.U. organization of New York. He became national director of personal financial planning for Shearson American Express, and then formed his own financial advisory firm in 1986.

Active in Dartmouth and civic affairs, Dick ran the class's Alumni Fund drive, was a former mayor of Plandome, N.Y., and was involved with his church and Sea Scouts.

He is survived by his wife, Chesta, a daugh- ter, son David '76, and two grandchildren.

1955

David G. Hurlbut

died of a heart attack in Phoenix, Ariz., on December 10. Dave came to Dartmouth from Millers Falls, Mass., and was a member of Chi Phi and a mathematics major. In 1956 he joined the actuarial department of The Prudential, then served in the army for two years. In 1960 he joined the John Hancock Mutual Life Company as an associate actuary. Dave became a senior vice president of John Hancock and for a number of years representedit in labor negotiations in Washington, D.C. In 1987 he retired after two heart attacks and moved to Phoenix, where he became director of insurance for die State of Arizona.

Dave leaves his wife, Beverly, three sons, a stepdaughter, five grandchildren, a sister, and a brother, Alan '59.

Alan Hitrlbut '59

1957

Frank M. Andrews

died of liver cancer at his home in Whitmore Lake, Mich., December 23. Frank came to Dartmouth from Tenafly (N.J.) High School, majored in English honors, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, and graduated magna cum laude. He studied at the University of Sidney, Australia, for a year on a Rotary Foundation Fellowship and in 1962 earned his Ph.D. in social psychology at the Univer- sity of Michigan. He remained there as a re- search scientist at the Institute for Social Re- search and then as professor in the psychology Department and the School of Public Health. The statistical methods that he developed to measure the quality of life took him around the world as a consultant to international agencies and foreign governments. He wrote more than a dozen books and scores of articles on subjects such as scientific creativity. In 1990 the University conferred on him its Distinguished Research Scientist Award.

Frank was an avid sailor and cyclist who bicycled across the United States. He is survived by his wife, Ann, and their two sons.

1971

Douglas A. Jones

died October 24 in Lebanon, N.H., after a courageous battle with cystic fibrosis. For many years Doug was devoted to helping children and their families cope with CF. Several years ago he established the Douglas A. Jones Cystic Fibrosis Fund, an educational fund at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for the promotion of CF education among medical professionals.

Although he had no children of his own, Doug and his wife, Gisela, had a special love for young people and opened their home to three high school students from Spain, Denmark, and Brazil through the American Field Service (AFS) exchange program.

A government major at Dartmouth, Doug graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1975 and entered the practice of law with his father, Robert A. Jones '38, in Lebanon. He subsequently was a partner of Jones & Cooper, and, later, Jones & Wade of Lebanon. Most recently he was of counsel to the firm of Stebbins, Bradley, Wood, and Harvey, P. A., of Lebanon.

In addition to Gisela, whom he married in 1976, Doug is survived by his father, a brother, and a sister.

Jack DeGange