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 of in a later one.

Edward F. Heydt '19 • Dec. 16 Raymond D. Mallary '21 • Nov. 22 Peyton Hawes '23 •July 22 DeLong H. Monahan '24 • Nov. 17 William W. Smith '24 • May 5 Elmer E. Richards '25 • Nov. 1 Robert C. Saunders '25 • Sept. 8 Warren L. Fellingham '26 • Nov. 3 Paul F. Hannah '27 • Nov. 4 Everett W. Rodormer '27 • December George W. St. Amant '27 • 1990 Allan P. McGune '28 • Oct. 10 Spencer E. Norton '28 • Nov. 2 William G. Rohlffs '28 • March 3, 1993 Paul E. Biron '29 • Oct. 18 James E. Cavanagh '29 • Oct. 19 James W. McQuiston '29 • Oct. 29 Carl D. Jenson '30 • Nov. 25 Radcliffe E. Kilbourne '30 • Dec. 9 Fred C. Scribner '30 • Jan. 5 Samuel M. Stayman '30 • Dec. 11 Harold H. Hubbard '32 • Oct. 28 Wilbur W. Templin Jr. '32 • Aug. 19 Daniel C. Degasis '33 • June 4 Alfred J. Jennings '33 • Oct. 28 Fred E. Prince '33 • Nov. 3 Chester L. Thomson '33 • Oct. 31 John H. Ellis '34 • Nov. 29 Richard L. Emerson '34 • Nov. 9 Gordon G. Kibbe '34 • Dec. 10 Robert C. Garr '35 • Nov. 12 Charles G. Griffith '35 • Nov. 26 Aldo A. Nicoletti '35 • September Channell T. Libbey '36 • Oct. 23 William S. Spring '36 • Oct. 12 Edwards C. Whitmore '36 • Aug. 24 Dexter R. Branch '37 • Oct. 8 Frederick D. Forsch '37 • Dec. 3 Charles S. King 111 '37 • Oct. 25 Stuart McWhood '37 "June 2 Donald N. Otis '37 • Aug. 22 Eric Rafter '37 • Nov. 16 John L. Lutz Jr. '38 • Nov. 18 Albert V. Gorman '39 • Dec. 17 George H. Lugrin Jr. '39 • Dec. 7 Gordon D. Stokes '40 • Nov. 19 Chapman Wentworth '40 • Dec. 10 William M. David '41 • Dec. 9 Thomas F. Dunlevy '41 • Oct. 18 Frederick V. Maloon Jr. '41 • Dec. 12 Harold P. Rodes '41 • Nov. 29 Robert H. Simon '41 • March 26, 1993 Richard J. Spillane '41 • Nov. 27 John E. Hagy '42 • June 19 Harvey N. Daniels '43 • Oct. 22 Charles S. Feeney '43 • Jan. 10 Wilbur C. Reinman '44 • Nov. 12 Seymour Schutz '44 • October Alexander McAliley '45 • Nov. 4 Donn R. Githens '46 • unknown James E. O'Neil '46 • Dec. 16 John F. Sayers Jr. '46 • Nov. 4 David M. Russell '47 • Dec. 21 William J. Hartwig '48 • May 18 Edmund P. White '49 • Nov. 7 Wade P. Abbott '50 'June 16, 1989 Howard B. Parker '50 • Oct. 23 David G. Pendleton '50 • Nov. 4 A. Robert Terrace '50 • Feb. 16, 1993 John H. Wetenhall Jr. '50 • Nov. 26 Norman Olesky '50 • Oct. 31 Marshall T. Meyer '52 • Dec. 29 John C. Franklin '53 • Sept. 23 James R. Hefler '53 • May 30 Joseph B. Loew '54 • Nov. 20 John T. Nixon '54 • Dec. 16 Donald J. Singer '56 • March 15, 1993 David M. Carter '58 • Nov. 7 John R. McCaughey '59 • Dec. 7 David A. Farfan '60 • Nov. 29 Peter W. Wright '62 • Dec. 22 Robert L. Zartler '66 • Nov. 4 John E. Burns '67 • Nov. 2 William O. Gustafson '71 • Oct. 22 James T. Reilly '74 "July 27, 1991 John T. Kulik '77 • Nov. 4

1922

William Harper Pope died September 20 at a Columbus, Ohio, nursing home. He attended Oberlin College for two years before transferring to Dartmouth. Bill majored in economics and belonged to Theta Delta Chi. For the first 15 years after graduation he worked in banking in New York City and Toledo, Ohio. In 193 7 he began a gratifying career in real estate.

He was active in the Dartmouth Club of Toledo and a founding member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Lorain, Ohio.

In 1929 he married Sarah Cooke ofMonroe, Mich. They were the parents of four daughters. She died in 1979. In 1983 he married Lois Monosmith of Lorain. She died in 1990. Bill's survivors are his four married daughters, ten grandchildren including James Pope Saeger '87, and five great-grandchildren.

1926

Lester Moore Richard died September 11 at the Portland, Conn., Convalescent Center, where he had been since 1983. Lee entered Dartmouth with the class of 1925 but graduated with '26, having been a classmate most of his college career. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and the Aegis board.

He was with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York 1927-42, and then with Mohawk Carpet Co., Yonkers, NY. After retirement he lived with his sister in Pompano Beach, Fla., until her death. Les never married. His niece Sherrill and her husband Paul Peterson brought Les to the local convalescent center in their hometown of Portland after he had a series of strokes. He enjoyed many holidays and other visits with them, their children, and grandchildren.

1927

Paul F. Hannah died at his home in Weston, Mass., November 4. He entered Dartmouth from the Berlin, N.H., high school. He was a member of Kappa Sigma, the editorial board of The Dartmouth, and Phi Beta Kappa. The class valedictorian, he graduated summa cum laude.

Paul earned his law degree from George Washington University in 1933 and joined the firm of Morris, RixMiller and Baar in Washington, D.C. From 1941 to '46 he served in the Army Signal Corps, receiving the Bronze Star of Merit and reaching the rank of colonel. He was associated with Raytheon Corp. for 17 years, then formed his own legal firm, Gadsby & Hannah, in 1963, with offices in Boston and Washington. Paul received the American Bar Association's Fifty Year Award in 1984. In 1986 the Dartmouth Alumni Council honored him with its Fifty Year Award also.

Paul served as class president 1982-87. He is survived by Betty, his wife of 60 years, sons Richard '62 and Paul Jr., and nephews Frank '64 and Selden '65. His brother Selden '35 preceded him in death.

1928

Wesley Allen McSorley died October 12 after a long illness. Wes prepared for Dartmouth at the Rindge Technical School in Cambridge, Mass. At Dartmouth he joined Sigma Alpha Epsilon. For many years he was employed as a food consultant at Jones, McDuffy and Stratton in Boston, a food-service equipment company where he became vice president before retiring in 1988. He was a longtime member of the Ford Service Consulting Society. He was a class agent from 1984 to 1992.

Wes is survived by his wife, Barbara, two sons including Richard '50, a daughter, a brother, four sisters, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

1930

Edward Harper Hazen died on September 19. He lived in Ruskin, Fla., and North Hero, Vt. Ed was in education his entire career. He began as a junior high teacher in Newport, N.H., and continued at Franklin Junior High School, where he was the principal. Ed received his master's degree from Columbia University in 1937, then taught at Keene (N.H.) Senior High School until his retirement.

Ed spent his summers as a beekeeper, operating his Fine Clover Honey company in North Hero.

In 1932 Ed married Dorothy Poor, with whom he had a son, John. She died in 1963, and he married Ethel Button later that year. She survives along with Ed's son, diree grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

1931

Joseph Emery Choate died of Lou Gehrig's disease September 25 at the Waterbury, Conn., Hospital. From 1942 to 1945 Joe was on active duty with the Coast Guard in the sailboat picket fleet on antisubmarine patrol. He was made skipper of a 58-foot yawl when it returned to port after being lost at sea for three weeks following a savage winter storm. Prior to WW II he had a varied background in investment, industrial organization, retail, insurance claim investigation and corporate-trust administration.

After Coast Guard service Joe entered the recreational boating field. He organized and managed the boat show at the New York Coliseum from 1949 until 1969, when he retired to be a freelance writer and photographer.

Joe came to Dartmouth from Philips Academy, majored in economics, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He is survived by his wife, Jane.

1932

Herbert S. Friedman died September 26 in White Plains, N.Y. He earned his M.D. at Columbia University and served his residency at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. In WW II he served with the army in the Pacific Theater, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

Herb was a diplomat of the American Board of Otolaryngology, a fellow of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, and a member of several other related organizations. He practiced in these specialities at Presbyterian, White Plains, and New Rochelle hospitals.

Surviving are his widow, Shirley, daughter Nancy, and son Richard '72.

William P. Shaw was killed in an automobile accident in Falmouth, Mass., September 16. After graduation from Dartmouth he obtained his M.A. from Clark University and taught history at Worcester Academy. During WW II he served 33 months with the Marine Corps Reserve. From 1946 until his retirement in 198 5 he was owner and manager of Shore Haven Motor Lodge and Cottages on Cape Cod.

Besides his widow, Ruth, Bill leaves two children and four step-children.

1933

John Hamilton Paull Jr. died of cancer in Farmington Hills, Mich., on September 24. He prepared for Dartmouth at Houghton (Mich.) High School. He was a member of Sigma Nu and a Tuck major.

Jack gained an LL.B. degree from the University of Detroit and anM.B.A. from the University of Michigan. During WW II he rose from private to captain in the Army Air Force. He was a senior accountant with S.S. Kresge for 26 years and closed his business career as an attorney with J.L. Hudson Co. He was active in community affairs and was an avid skier and sailor.

Jack is survived by his wife, Sarah, a son, and two daughters.

1935

Carmine James Goppeto died September 1 in Waterbury, Conn. As an undergraduate Jim was active in the Spanish Club and il Circulo Italiano. He received his M.D. from Marquette University in 193 9 and married Betty Santovasi. After working for a summer at a tuberculosis clinic in Meriden, Conn., he interned and went into general practice in his native Waterbury.

Betty predeceased him. Jim leaves two daughters and a son, James, who attended Dartmouth Medical School.

1937

Jonathan Wright Coggeshall died on July 5 at his summer home in Port Clyde, Maine, after a long illness. Jon was born in Pleasantville, N. Y., and graduated from the Kent School before entering Dartmouth. He majored in engineering and attended the Thayer School, receiving his professional civil engineer degree in 1938. He was a member of Sigma Chi and played on both the fraternity and dorm hockey championship teams.

Jon ran his own consulting-engineering (civil and electrical) firm in Pleasantville, N.Y., from 1950 until 1992.Hewas active on school and church boards and a soloist in the Episcopal church choir. He loved sailing the Maine coast with his wife, Carol.

Jon is survived by his wife, his son jonathan, his twin brother, Allan '37, and his brother David. He was predeceased by his son Allan '64. He greatly valued his Dartmouth liberalarts education.

Russell Stearns '37

Donald Nichols Otis died August 22 after a lengthy illness. A native of Gloucester, he came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy. At Dartmoudi he majored in physics, played varsity football and hockey, and was a member of Green Key and DKE.

The Marine Corps was his life for 26 years. From November 1942 to May 1944, he was group commander with the Tenth Defense Battalion, which provided part of the defense of the Guadalcanal-Florida Island Group, and later participated in the invasion of the Russell Islands and of Eniwetok. He was awarded the Letter of Commendation, with combat distinguishing device, the Navy Unit Citation, and the Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon with four stars. Later he served as commanding officer of the marine barracks in Charleston, S.C., and Philadelphia.

After retiring from the military Don managed a real-estate firm and then served as vice president and administrator at the College for Advanced Studies in Canaan, N.H.

Don is survived by his wife, Ramona, a son, two daughters, and brother James '37

1938

Thomas Ward Holmes died of cardiac arrest in Grand Junction, Colo., on June 25. He entered Dartmouth from Exeter. Speck majored in Spanish (having learned the language as a boy in Mexico) and was a member of Dragon, Alpha Delta Chi, Bait & Bullet, and Centro Espanol.

In 1942 he was the first student at the Arizona School of Mines to get a combined B.S. in mining and geology. He then married the dean's secretary, Evelyn, and began his lifelong career in mining tungsten, uranium, molybdenum, gold, and silver in seven states, Mexico, and Panama. He was a miner, foreman, engineer, superintendent, and head of the world's largest tungsten mine.

In 1952 in the High Sierras his home was hit by an avalanche and buried 15 feet deep with his wife and infant son trapped inside. He was able to rescue them. In 1965, while he was directing the drilling of a tunnel, a cavein crushed his back. After five years and four operations, Speck got back to mining, hunting, fishing, golf, and tying flies.

He leaves his wife and two sons.

J.R.S. Jr. '38

1939

Albert Meyer Jr. of Edina, Minn., died of the effects of a stroke on October 14. Al came to Hanover from Milburn, N.J., where he graduated from Newark Academy. He was a member of Germania and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity.

He spent 43 years as a cost accountant for Prudential Insurance Co., interspersed with tours of duty with the navy in WW II and the Korean War. He concluded his military service as a lieutenant commander.

He was a founding elder of Christ Presbyterian Church of Edina and served as general council director of Minneapolis Presbytery. A 33rd-degree Mason, Al served as treasurer of Minneapolis Scottish Rite and was a past treasurer of the Prudential Retired Employees Association. He was honored as Knight Commander of the Court of Honor of the Scottish Rite Foundation in 1969.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.

George Addison Walker of Topeka, Kans., died on February 9, 1991, at the Topeka Hospital. George was born in Sioux City, lowa, but his family moved to Topeka, and he graduated from Topeka High.

He spent most of his working years at Pelletier Stores, where he was a vice president, before he retired in 1984.

He married Florence Longshore in 1936. She died in 1976. A son, Morgan, died in 1959.

Survivors include his daughters Julie Teel, Susan Walp, and Georgeanne Barnes, two sisters, brother John '37, and nine grandchildren.

1941

Austin Lothrop Baker passed away on September 25 in Acworth, Ga., where he had recently moved because of failing health. Bake was born in Medford, Mass., attended Newton High, and came to Dartmouth from Hebron Academy in Maine. He was a member of Zeta Psi and was distinguished on campus by his considerable height and easy-going temperament.

He worked as a wool salesman until 1955 and then found his true vocation as a smalltown banker in his beloved Massachusetts. He attended the graduate school of banking at Rutgers dent of Wellesley National Bank. Bake was active in Wellesley civic affairs as treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce and president of the Boosters Club.

He is survived by Polly, his wife of more than 40 years, a son, and a daughter.

Fred Hurlburt Begole III died on October 12 of pulmonary fibrosis in Old Greenwich, Conn. Fred came to Dartmouth from Waban, Mass., a product of Newton High and Philips Exeter. He was sports editor of The Dartmouth. After gaining an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1943, he served as a navy officer for three years, including duty in French Morocco. For the next 16 years Fred lived overseas, mosdy in Frankfurt, Germany, where he married, raised a family and worked as general manager of American Express. After returning to die U.S. in 1962 for a brief stint in the N.Y.C. office of American Express, he began a second career as a country-club controller and financial advisor in Greenwich, Conn. He continued in this capacity for almost 30 years. Fred is survived by his Frenchborn wife, Denise, and a son and daughter.

1942

Robert Munsey Burdett died on September 28 at his home in Middlebury, Vt., after a long illness. Bob came to Dartmouth from Swampscott High School in Massachusetts. After graduation he enlisted in the air force and served as an aircraft armorer in Hawaii, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Okinawa.

Following an early postwar experience in the retail department-store business, Bob got a master's degree in education from the University of Vermont in 1949 and began his teaching career at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass. He left teaching in 1956 for seven years in industry and then returned to high-school administration and to Vermont, serving as assistant principal and then principal of Spaulding High School in Barre. In 1979 he moved to Middlebury, where he served as principal, teacher, and coach at the Salisbury Elementary School until his retire- ment in 1982.

Bob is survived by his wife, Linda, three daughters, and a son.

1943

Gerald Ellison Peterson died May 9 in St. Louis. Gerry entered Dartmouth from Webster Groves (Mo.) High School and left during his junior year to join the Air Corps, finishing his education later at Washington University in St. Louis.

Initially employed by IBM, he joined Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis, remaining there for the rest of his working career. Appointed assistant vice president in 1957, he was named vice president in charge of consumer credit in 1965. In 1960 he was honored by the National Committee of Consumer Credit in Commercial Banks for leadership in contributing to growth in consumerinstallment credit. A past president of the Installment Bankers Association of St. Louis, he served on the Missouri Bankers Association Installment Credit Committee and was president of the St. Louis Retail Credit Bureau. His interests included scouting.

Gerry is survived by his son Roger and daughters Lisa and Laurie. His wife, Janet, predeceased him.

1950

James W. Jones 111 died in Seattle, Wash., on September 24. He came to Dartmouth from Broadway High School in Seattle, and his father was a member of the class of 1924. Jim majored in history and economics and was a member of Psi Upsilon, Dragon, and the Interfraternity Council. Returning to Seattle after graduation, he became a stockbroker. He was active in the Dartmouth Club, where he was club secretary and president. He is survived by his wife, Ragna.

William A. Sholten, Jr., died in Chicago on September 25. He lived in Winnetka. A consultant specializing in commercial lending for the past ten years, he had previously been a banker with the First National, Merchandise National, and Michigan Avenue Banks in Illinois.

Duke graduated from New Trier High School and served in the air force before entering Dartmouth. He was a member of Gamma Delta Chi, majored in economics, and was on the staff of the Jack-o-Lantern. He earned his M.B.A. at the University of Wisconsin.

He was a director of Employee Mutual Life Company, past president of the Chicago chapter of Robert Morris Associates, and active in the Episcopal church. Duke is survived by his wife, Joan, and four children.

1951

Edward P. Sine died May 28. Ed came to Dartmouth from Buffalo, N.Y., graduated magma cum laude, and was member of Phi Beta Kappa. After earning an M.B. A. at Columbia University he became a securities analyst. He was a 2 5-year resident of Magnolia, Wash., near Ed bequeathed to Dartmouth a magnificent collection of 3,000 watercolors and penandink drawings by noted British illustrators, principally from the Victorian period, and some 6,000 books incorporating those images as illustrations. These items, donated in honor of Prof. Herbert Faulkner West, give the College one of the top three or four research collections in the field.

He is survived by his wife, Sonia.

1954

Ben Bowden died on June 16 after a brief illness. He was very active in many student activities and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Palaeopitus, and Casque & Gaundet. Ben worked with and served as class treasurer from 1954 until 1960. He is survived by his daughters Linda and Elizabeth and son Benjamin W. Bowden.

1956

Kendall Link of Chambersburg, Penn., died on June 28 after a long and courageous battle with AIDS. Ken entered Dartmouth from Curtis High School in Staten Island, N.Y. While at Dartmouth, Ken was a member of Phi Sigma Psi fraternity, WDCR, and co-captain of the cheerleaders. After 14 years as pastor of the Salem United Church of Christ in Harrisburg, Ken moved to Chambersburg where he filled a ministry at Franklin County Prison and was treasurer of the United Church of Christ Conference. Having contracted the HIV virus during open heart surgery in 1985, Ken spent his last years sharing his experience as an AIDS victim with the public through his ministry and seminars.

Ken leaves his wife, Joanne, and children Montgomery, Trevor, and Elizabeth.

Carl Health Marshall of Virginia Beach, Va., died on April 15 after a lengthy illness. Kit entered Dartmouth from New Canaan (Conn.) High School. At Dartmouth he captained freshman track and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. An avid surfer and racquetball player, he was an environmental engineer with the Newport News Planning Commission. He is survived by his wife, Deborah, and six children.

1965

Alvin R. Martin died March 24 in San Antonio of a sudden illness. He was an internationally recognized scholar and critic. Alvin held a Ph.D. in art history from Harvard University and taught both art history and fine arts in various institutions in England and the United States, including the Byam Shaw School of Art in London, theUniversityofTexas at San Antonio and, most recently, at Whitman College as Ludwig A. Gaiser Professor of Art History. He published extensively and was considered a leading authority on Cubism and American Realism. At the time of his death Alvin was co-founder of the Martin-Rathburn Gallery in San Antonio and was developing a second career as an actor. He is survived by his mother, Laura Martin of Houston, and his sister, Melissa Martin of Oakland, Calif.