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 a later one.
Milton D. Blauner '23 • April 9, 1987 Mitchell May '23 • Aug. 25, 1992 Howard E. McGlure '23 • Aug. 19, 1991 John L. Miles '23 • Jan. 13, 1993 Arthur M. Morse '23 "July 19, 1991 Darrell R. Neale '23 • Nov. 8 Philip C. Weinseimer '23 • April 19 Emilio A. Lanier '24 • March IS William B. Bunting '25 • May 13 Richard K. Holden '25 • March 24 Edward J. Hanlon '26 • April 11 Leslie F. Kilmarx '27 • April 30 Lawrence L. Carter '28 • April 13 Earnest A. Wright '28 • Dec. 2, 1992 Kenneth F. Rice '28 • March 18 John D. Ristine '29 • Feb. 14, 1993 Edmund B. Downey '30 • Jan. 22 Loren E. Heron '30 • Dec. 16 Alex J. McFarland '30 • Feb. 8 Frank D. Mitchell '30 • March 21 Frank H. Rath '30 • May 20 William G. Miller '31 • March 6 Horace W. Schneider '31 • May 8 Floyd E. Leonardson '32 • April 10 Holden C. Lewis '32 • March 30 Morrison G. Tucker '32 • May 4 Edward R. Janjigian '33 • March 22 Eugene Kaplan '33 • May 6 William E. Richards '33 • June 1 Karl M. Scheibe '33 • May 19 Horace B. Shaw '33 • March 17 Lincoln Daniels '34 • May 15 , Charles A. Donohue '34 • March 7 Alfred Levenson '34 • April 7 Frank L. Sweetser '34 • April 29 Oscar J. Cahoon '35 • June 4 Mercer E. Curtis '35 • March 19 Edward B. Hinman '35 • March 23 Frank J. Specht '35 • May 21 Frank J. Wright '35 • April 11 Fred G. Gaenslen '36 • Dec. 1, 1992 Spencer Johnson '36 • May 21 Kenneth Lieber '36 • Jan. 25, 1993 Richard H. Taylor '36 "June 12 Charles H. Bassett '37 • April Bancroft Dwinell '37 • May 22 Charles F. Belcher '38 • May 17 Hermon Holt '38 • April 20 Louis H. Van Dike '38 • May 6 Roderick R. Washburn '38 • May 30 John R. Cathcart '39 • April 13 Philip M. Sellinger '39 • April 11 Frederick C. Eaton '40 • March 31 Marshall J. Hollander '40 • April 26 John W. Michael '40 • Sept. 2, 1993 Harold A. Petterson '40 • Nov. 1980 Harry R. Towle '41 • March 13 Preston W. Reynolds '42 • March 18 Richard M. Dunbar '43 • April 6 James T. Heenehan '43 • April 19 Robert J. Adams '44 • Feb. 11 Kenneth E. Nicholson '45 • June 7 Richard M. Seybold '45 • May 22 Frank H. Carleton '46 • Aug. 1, 1993 Donald P. Drake '46 • March 20 Paul M. Engelhart '46 • April 30 Rudolph T. Lorraine '46 • June 29, 1993 Dale E. Metts '46 • Oct. 5, 1993 Robert L. Bastian '48 • April 5 Thomas P. Matthews '48 " June 1980 Allan J. McCurry '48 • April 21 Paul B. Richrath '48 • April 23 William A. White '49 • April 7 David G. Bull '50 • April IS John E. Newby '50 • April 4 Robert D. Cole '56 • March 4 Peter M. Gonroy '56 • April 27 Peter B. Hawes '58 • May 12 Robert E. Bunnell '63 • May 6 Franklin G. Koory '63 'June 15, 1992 John S. Rittershofer '63 • April 10 William L. Parkerton '66 • April 1 Michael J. Hollnagel '67 • April 23 Ernest D. Grinnell '69 • March 17 Aaron W. Smith '72 • April 3 Elvia L. Rodriguez West '76 • May 11 David A. Holden '81 • April 20 Paul V. Sandresky '81 • May 27
1919
Edward Foerster Heydt died in December at his home in West Caldwell, N.J. Eddie enlisted in naval aviation at the outbreak of WW I. He did not return to college at the end of the war, but always remained a loyal Dartmouth man. He started and spent his career as head of Vapon Inc., a maker of drug products.
1923
Joseph Greeley Pollard died February 25 in Hanover. Joe was assistant professor of physical education, assistant medical director, and physician for all athletic teams at Dartmouth from 1934 until his retirement in 1969. During that time he attended every Dartmouth football game, home and away, for a record total of 310. A football player himself as an undergraduate, he was also a wrestler and a member of Cabin & Trail and Alpha Delta Phi. He majored in chemistry.
Joe attended Dartmouth Medical School and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1928 he married Alice Hickey received his M.D., and underwent surgery for a brain tumor. He moved to Hanover to recuperate. It was several years before Joe recovered from the surgery. He wasn't sure he could ever practice medicine, but he went on to serve his internship at Mary Hitchcock. During his final year there he was offered the post of team physician. "Doc" Pollard's infamous Hygiene 1, or "Smut," class at Dartmouth was required of all freshman from 1931 to 1954.
Joe was predeceased by his wife in 1992, and their daughter Susan in 1981. He is survived by his son Charles and brother Wallace '28. His father was class of 1895.
Douglas French Weymouth died January 29. After Dartmouth he became a manager of the Pittsfield (Mass.) Farmer's Cooperative, then joined the Great A&P Tea Co. as supervisor in 193 6. He remained there until 1966, then retired to Bonita Springs, Fla. He enjoyed fishing and gardening.
Doug married Dorothy Horwood in 1931. She predeceased him, as did his brother Burdette '20. There is no known next of kin.
1925
Elmer E. Richards died November 1 in Clearwater Beach, Fla., his winter home. Dick prepared for Dartmouth at South Bend (Ind.) High School and attended Harvard Business School after graduation. He worked with Lehman Brothers in New York, was treasurer of Studebaker and Studebaker Packard Corp. from 1947 to 1955, and was later senior vice president of McGann Securities and then Bache & Cos., South Bend. He was active in a number of civic organizations in South Bend.
Dick's wife, Doris, died last year. He is survived by his daughters Jane Richards and Anne Nite, two grandchildren, and his brother Sherman.
Robert Cleaves Saunders died January 6 in Roanoke, Va. A native of Clinton, Mass., he was a radio engineer with die War Department in Atlanta before joining the Federal Aviation Administration in Roanoke as a district supervisor. He rose to assistant supervisor and served briefly in Puerto Rico before retiring in the late sixties.
His first wife, Laura, died in 1960. He is survived by his second wife, Milbry two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren.
1928
William Girard Rohlffs died of heart failure March 3, 1993, in Seattle, Wash. Bill prepared for Dartmouth at the Freeport (N.Y.) High School, majored in economics, and joined Alpha Tau Omega. After graduation he joined die New York Life Insurance Company. Later he moved to Portland, Ore., to become secretary of the Standard Insurance Company. He served as a class agent in 1933.
Bill's wife, Emelyn died in October 1990. He is survived by three daughters.
1929
Frederick Grant Campbell died on November 30 of heart failure at Glendora (Calif.) Convalescent Hospital. Fred came from Bellevue (Penn.) High School, was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Rifle Team, and majored in English.
He worked for Kaiser Steel in Chicago and Pittsburgh, then for U.S. Steel as a metallurgical engineer. He belonged to the American Society for Metals, the Audubon Society, and was active in his Presbyterian Church, He had a passion for Civil War history. He leaves his wife Luella, a daughter, and three sons. His brother Francis was a '26.
James Walter McQuiston died on October 29 in Harwichport. Mass. after a short illness. Walt came from Newton, Mass., and Worcester Academy. He worked for General Motors and served in naval aviation in World War II. He belonged to Eastward Ho Country Club and the Dartmouth Club of Boston.
He leaves his widow, Dorothea, and two daughters.
1930
Carl Daniels Jenson died November 25. At the time he lived in Wethersfield, Conn. Jens had a career in writing, first with Disney Studios, and eventually retired as an award-winning editor at the Hartford Courant where he had served since 1930. At Disney he worked with some of the most famous animated films, including Pinnochio and Alice in Wonderland.
He left the paper during the war to serve with the Army Air Corps. Upon his return he resumed work at The Courant. He became a member of the Connecticut Air National Guard and was called to active duty again during the Korean conflict, in which he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He received 14 awards and decorations during this service.
He became editor of the Sunday Real Estate and Home Section in 1957 after covering Hartford City Hall for several years. Jens was recognized by his peers and other professional groups for his accomplishments in journalism.
In 1941 Jens married Mary Goodrich, who survives along with their son and daughter.
Samuel M. Stayman died December 1. Sam's business career was originally in wool manufacture with Stamina Mills Inc. in N.Y.C., where he became president. He later sold the business and became a portfolio manager operating Strand & Company beginning in 1966. He received his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1931.
Sam was considered one of the world's greatest bridge players. He was treasurer of the American Bridge League beginning in 1966 and was world champion in contract bridge in 1950,1951, and 1953. He was president of the Cavendish Club of New York, represented the United States in four world events, and was noted for his scholarly innovations. He was also a member of the U.S. team in the Bridge Olympiad in 1960 and 1964 and authored Expert Bidding in 1951, TheComplete Stayman System in 1956, and Do youPlay Stayman? in 1964. In 1944 he was a Life Master, with more than 4,000 Master Points.
Sam married Marjorie Schmukler in 1941, and she died in 1961. He married Josephine Lewis in 1962. She survives along with Sam's two stepdaughters and one grandchild.
1933
Daniel Charles Degasis died of lung disease in Nashua, N.H. on December 22. He came to Dartmouth from Nashua High School and was a member of the freshman football squad and Tri-Kappa.
Dan worked for some time in the metals-disintegrating industry in New Jersey, then returned to Nashua in 1949 to serve as manager of an insurance agency, joining the Degasis Insurance Agency in 1955 and becoming its president in 1961. He was secretary of the Nashua Dartmouth Club from 1950 to 1955.
He is survived by his wife, Rachel, and two daughters.
1934
Irving Mayo Cohen died January 27 of a heart attack at his Hanover home. He came to Dartmouth from Windham High in Willimantic, Conn., and economics was his major. He got his LL.B. from Harvard Law in 1937. He practiced law in Connecticut for 41 years, was a judge in Willimantic for eight, and served in the infantry as a staff sergeant in Europe during WW II.
Mayo and his wife, Bernice, retired to Hanover nine years ago. He was an escort volunteer at Mary Hitchcock Hospital and an active rooter at all Dartmouth sports. Mayo is survived by Bernice, his son Norman '72, his daughter Leila, and two grandchildren.
John Harvey Ellis died of Parkinson's disease November 29, 1993, at his home in Portsmouth, R.I. He came to Dartmouth from Arlington, Mass., as a graduate of Mount Hermon School. He was president of the Ledyard Canoe Club, and botany was his major.
His primary career was as designer of tools and hardware products and as an application engineer for New England Bendix-Scintilla. tie had nine years in California, including WWII service at the North California Naval Shipyard. A recent issue of Sierra Heritage reports that he helped create the first ski tow in the Donner Pass area.
John is survived by his wife of 56 years, Evelyn, and by their three sons, three daughters, and 17 grandchildren.
Gordon Charter Kibbe died December 10 in the Baystate Medical Center near his Longmeadow, Mass., home. He came from Springfield, majored in economics, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a longtime trust officer of Shawmut First Bank & Trust in the Spring- field and Longmeadow areas. He was trustee of Longmeadow Museum, treasurer of the Safety Council, active with Kiwanis and golf. During WW II his army service included duty on a hospital train in Europe.
Kib is survived by his wife of 51 years, Elizabeth, his son Alan '70, and two grandsons.
Robert Peck Morris died September 18, 1993, after an extended illness. He had suffered from multiple sclerosis for many years. Bob lived in the Cleveland area throughout his life, coming to Dartmouth as a graduate of Lakewwod High School. English was his major, and he was on the Jack-O-Lantern staff and a member of Kappa Sigma.
He went back to Cleveland to join The Glidden Company, manufacturer of paint and varnishes, and was with them 40 years, becoming manager of their color studio. He had service in the navy during WW II as a security officer and retired as a lieutenant commander in 1946.
Bob was a widower and is survived by his sons Charles and Kellum brother-in-law Clifford Vogt '30, and several grandchildren.
John William Zabriskie died January 8 at his home in Park Ridge, N.J. He came to Dartmouth from Park Ridge High School, was active in Radio Club and the Dartmouth, and was an economics major. He started his career teaching at private schools in Oradell and River Edge, N.J., and working at North Jersey College. He joined Dun & Bradstreet in New York City as a credit analyst in 1950 and later became a keyaccounts supervisor.
John was on the Board of Education at Park Ridge, and active with Cub Scouts. He is survived by his widow, Marie, a son, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
1935
George Earle Goodman died on December 20 in Boynton Beach, Fla. He made his home there after retiring from the textile business which he had built into a chain of home furnishings, Elliotts Home Furnishings and Carpet Centers.
George entered Dartmouth from Lebanon (N.H.) High School and participated in football and The Dartmouth. He was president of the local Dartmouth Club 1951—53 and served as a class agent 1961-62 and again 1981-84.
He owned and served as president and treasurer of Elliott Stores Inc. of New England and was active in many local affairs and organizations.
He leaves his widow, Maxine, and two sons, Elliott and Peter.
Wallace Robinson Hodges died on December 10 in Rochester, Mich. Wally entered Dartmouth from Cranbrook School, was Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated from Tuck School in 1936.
He started his business career with General Motors but soon left to take over his father's daily business. He was also involved in the real-estate business and was an active civic leader.
He leaves his widow, Elizabeth, and five children.
Aldo Albert Nicoletti died in September 1993. Nick left Dartmouth after two years and took classes in architecture at Columbia University to prepare himself to join his family's construction business, A. Medici & Co. He stayed with the company throughout his career and lived in New York City.
He leaves his widow, Frances, and a son.
Donald kilbourne Saunders died January 12 at the Portland, Maine, hospital after a long illness. He leaves his wife, Eleanor, and four grandsons.
Don was born in Bridgton Maine, and entered Dartmouth from Phillips Andover Academy. He was member of Alpha Sigma Phi, the D.O.C., Green Key, and was active in winter sports, serving as manager.
After graduating he joined Sauders Bros.
Dowel Mill, the woodworking business where his father was a partner. He rose to become president and chairman before retiring in 1980. He made his home in Westbrook, Maine, where he served a three-year term as mayor 1968-71 and was active in local affairs. He served as a class agent, and as club secretary 1978-81.
1936
William Stevens Spring died on October 12, in Lake Worth, Fla. He came to Dartmouth from the Loomis School, majored in English, and played varsity soccer.
Bill joined the Travelers Insurance Co. in 1936 and, except for the war years, stayed with it until his retirement in 1972, working as a field representative in various offices in New York and Connecticut. During WWII, from 1942 to '46, he served on DE172, U.S.S. Cooner in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and South Pacific. He left the service as a lieutenant (s.g.).
Bill was a ham-radio operator and traveled extensively in Europe and Africa. He is survived by his wife, Marie, and son William Jr.
1937
Frederick David Forsch died on December 3 in the Amsterdam Nursing Home in Manhattan. At Dartmouth Fred was a member of The Dartmouth's editorial board, Phi Beta Kappa, and majored in sociology. He held a law degree from Yale.
He enlisted in the Army Air Force, served as captain of intelligence, and was assigned to the Free French as a liaison officer.
Fred was a securities analyst with Lazard Freres and Kuhn, Loeb before he started his own investment firm, Frederick D. Forsch Inc. He was a past president of the United Hospital fund of New York and a trustee of Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center.
He amassed one of the best collections of Churchill memorabilia outside official British and American archives. Fred gave this valuable collection to Dartmouth College and Baker Library. He also served for many years as class agent.
He is survived by his wife, Lillian.
Eric Rafter died on November 16 at his home in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Known to us as Casey, he came from St. Albans School, majored in history and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He received an LL.B. from Harvard Law School.
Casey served as a glider pilot in WWII with the Army Air Corps in Europe and received the Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, a Presidential Citation, Bronze Arrowhead, Croix de Guerre and the ETO ribbon with seven battle stars.
He practiced law for 40 years in Hermosa Beach and was a 50-year member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He was active in the chamber of commerce, Kiwanis, and the Legal Aid Committee of California State Bar. Casey had been a Vestryman at St. Cross by the Sea Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his wife, Elsie, and two daughters.
1939
Ernest Fetske died at his residence in Essex, Conn., on January 14 after a brief illness. Ernie lived on an island in the Connecticut River at the entrance to Hamburg Cove which had become known as Fetske Island.
He came to Dartmouth from Jefferson High in Elizabeth, N.J., and was a varsity swimmer.
After graduation he was employed by the naval-architecture firm of Sparkman & Stephens before joining the Coast Guard during WWII to serve in the coastal picket force. After die war Ernie became an independent naval architect. One of his hydroplane designs, "Skip Along," won the Gold Cup award in the late 1940s.
One of Ernie's passions was flying. He built his own plane on his island. He was an original member of the Pettipaug Yacht Club, the Essex Veterans Memorial Hall, and Essex Boat Club.
He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Cerf Fetske, and is survived by two sisters-in-law.
Frederick B. Fiigon of Lewiston, Penn., died on November 9 at the Lewiston Hospital.
Fred came to Dartmouth from Jefferson High in Elizabeth, N.J. He played tennis and was a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He received an M.B.A. from Tuck.
Early in life Fred was a department manager of E.E. McMeen Cos., later taking up a banking career and serving as a vice president and trust administrator of the Mellon Bank in Lewiston. He retired in 1983.
He was a veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict serving in the army as a lieutenant colonel.
He was a trustee of die First Presbyterian Church in Lewiston served on the boards of the Mifflin County Industrial Development Corp., the Juniata Valley Council of BSA, the Lewiston Country Club, Rotary Club, and chamber of commerce, and was a vice president and member of the board of the Lewiston Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Brenneman Clark Fiigon whom he married in 1960, three daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Harold H. MacGilpin Jr. died on September 8 after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Mac graduated from Classical H.S. in Worcester, Mass. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and was active in the Players. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1940 and earned his medical degree from U-Penn in 1942.
He served on the U.S.S. Ingersoll as medical officer of a destroyer group in the Pacific in WW II and was awarded the Bronze Star.
Mac practiced internal medicine in Worcester and was a former chief of medicine at Worcester Memorial Hospital. He authored many scientific papers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. He was past president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Central Massachusetts, and retired as associate of Worcester Diabetes Metabolic Associates.
He is survived by Jeanne, his wife of 48 years, three sons, six grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.
1940
Gordon D. Stokes died on November 19 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland. Gordon entered Dartmouth after attending Haverhill High School and the Tilton School. As a pre-med student he joined the Alpha Kappa Kappa society. After completing his two-year training at the Dartmouth Medical School, he received medical degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Minnesota. His internship was at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital. He did his residence at the Mayo Clinic and was elected to Sigma Xi, the honorary scientific research society. Gordon had private practices in Ridgewood N.J., and Fall River, Mass., where he became chief of medicine at the Fall River General Hospital. The Fall River Lions Club elected him Lion of the Year in 1978.
He leaves his wife, Lillian, a son, and two daughters.
Chapman Wentworth died of pulmonary fibrosis on December 3 at the California Medical Center in San Francisco. Chap was a native of Wellesley Hills, Mass., and came to Dartmouth from the Beacon School. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and a downhill skier, one of only five in his class who were awarded a varsity letter in skiing.
During WW II he served in the navy's Bureau of Ordinance. In addition to being a pilot, Chap was a licensed Federal Aviation Administration aircraft mechanic engineer. After a stint as president of an aircraft company he bought a weekly newspaper in Dunsmuir, Calif., in 1952. As a journalist there and at Tahoe he promoted and supported the establishment of several ski resorts: Mt. Shasta, Heavenly Valley, Incline, Mt. Rose, and North Star-at-Tahoe. Just before his death Chap produced one of his excellent class newsletters. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Janet Bruce Wentworth four sons, and three stepdaughters.
1944
Wilbur Carl Reinman died November 12 of congestive heart failure in Youngstown, Ohio. He had been ill for a number of years and was confined to a wheelchair.
Bill was a native of Youngstown and came to Dartmouth from the Peddie School. He was in the army for three years in WWII and served as a second lieutenant in Europe. He returned to Hanover after the war and graduated from Tuck School. Pie served on the post-war Winter Carnival Committee and was a member of Green Key.
Bill worked in merchandising, radio, and commercial real estate for American Parking Corporation of America. He was active in the American Legion, the Masons, and church affairs.
He is survived by his wife, Georgia, four children, and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers, Alfred '37 and Myron '38.
1945
Alexander McAliley died of a heart attack on November 4 in McCandless, Pa., at the hospital where he was once CEO. He was born in New York City and prepared for Dartmouth at Pauline-Preparatory. He was a member of Casque & Gauntlet, Theta Delta Chi, and the swim team.
Al left Dartmouth to serve in the Army Medical Administration Corps during WW II. He retired as a colonel in the Army Reserves before returning to the College.
After graduation in 1948, he was a member of the local Dartmouth Club and worked with interviewing committees from 1955 on. He received an M.S. in hospital administration from Columbia University. He worked at several hospitals in various capacities, and in 1988 he retired after 28 years with North Hills Passavant Hospital and North Hills Passavant Health Corp. as president and chief executive officer. Al became a board member of Sherwood Oaks Retirement Center and Eden Hill Foundation.
He is survived by his wife, Muriel, whom he married in June 1949, and by their four children and four grandchildren.
1947
Lawrence K. Coachman of Seattle Wash., passed away on November 12. For two and a half years he resisted melanoma with strict adherence to alternative therapy and with courage. Coach entered Dartmouth in July 1943 with V-12 and returned after navy service. He was very active in the DOC and Cabin & Trail.
Coach loved water. From a childhood sloop to the U.S.S. New Jersey to the famous Brigantine Yankee and the schooner BlueDolphin's research expeditions to Labrador, he acquired a love for oceanography. His original studies of gases in glacial ice helped form a basis for understanding global climate changes.
Marina survives him, as do his four children and his sister, Martha Wood. His friends will miss his irrepressible spirit, joy in song, and improbable skiing feats.
1950
Norman Olesky died on October 31, 1993. He and his wife, Sandra, lived in Bondville, Vt. Norm came to Dartmouth from East Orange (N.J.) High School and served in the army in Europe. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi and received an M.B.A. from Tuck School. He worked as assistant to the president of Nite Kraft Corp. in New York City before joining leLand Advertising Inc. He was vice president of LeLand when he retired to Vermont a few years ago. His wife survives him.
David Chapin Pendleton died at the Rutland Regional Medical Center on November 4. He came to Dartmouth from Rome (NY.) Free Academy after a two-year stint in the navy. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and majored in government. After graduation Stretch was an investigator and analyst with naval intelligence in Washington, where he attended law school in the evenings. He received his LL.B. from American University and practiced with a law firm in Rome, N.Y., and the corporate legal staffs of Sinclair Oil and the Singer Company in New York City. In 1969 he moved to Manchester, Vt., and established his own practice. He was active in recruiting for Dartmouth in Bennington County. His Dartmouth family included two uncles, John '15 and Walter '11; brother-in-law, David Schreiber '45; and nephew Stephen Schreiber '79. Stretch was divorced and is survived by his son David III.
John H. Wetenhall Jr. died of a heart attack on November 26 at his home at the family-owned Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla. Born in Knoxville, Tenn., Jack caine to Dartmouth from Marquette High School in Milwaukee. He was a history major, active in the Inter-Dormitory Council and the Vigilantes, a swimming instructor, and a member of Beta Theta Pi. He also attended luck School. After a stint in the Marine Corps, Jack worked for Kraftco, becoming a vice president of the Blackstone Division, and then for a New York brokerage firm. Later, he became an investment banker with interests in real estate, banks, hotels, resorts, cattle, citrus, and oil. He was a member of President Ford's Council of International Economics Policy and on the advisory council for the General Services Administration under President Reagan.
Jack is survived by his son John '79 and daughters Nadine, Jacqueline, Jean, and June.
1952
Herbert Ronald Pickett died on November 26 at home in Durham, N.C. Born in Philadelphia, he attended high school in Stillwater, N.Y. Before entering Dartmouth he served in the navy. He was an education major at the College and received a master's in education from New York State College for Teachers at Albany and an M.B.A. from Cornell.
He worked a short time for Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co. in New York, but spent the rest of his life in education. He was registrar of the University of Virginia and then treasurer until 1982, when he became a professor of investment and finance at North Carolina Central University. He was still teaching there at the time of his death.
Herb is survived by his wife, Katherine and two daughters.
1954
Joseph B. Loew died of cardiac arrest after attending the Dartmouth-Harvard football game on November 20. After graduation from Dartmouth Joe served as an intelligence officer in the air force for two years, then earned an M.B.A. in marketing at Columbia University. He worked in New York City as an account executive with Milprint Inc., a subsidiary of Philip Morris, from 1958 to '68, and then founded Horizon Packaging Corp., a vertically integrated manufacturer of printed, die-cut labels and tags in St. Petersburg, Fla. At the time of his death he was chairman of the board but living in Lebanon, N.H.
In recent years Joe's wife, Catherine, was a visiting associate professor of drama at Dartmouth. She survives along with Joe's children from a previous marriage, Rebecca and Joshua.
J. Thomas Nixon died of a sudden heart attack on December 16 in San Marino, Calif. Tom had suffered from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the platelets of the bone marrow, since 1979, and developed heart trouble in October. In spite of years of chemotherapy, he continued his career with Eastman Kodak Company. He moved to San Marino from Rochester, N.Y., in 1986, when he was made general manager of the company's Western Zone Health Sciences Division.
Tom came to Dartmouth from The Hill School. He was a member of Sigma Chi and Sphinx and majored in government. He served as a second lieutenant in the Army Tank Corps in Germany for two years after graduation.
He is survived by his wife, Joan, a daughter, a son, and a grandson.
1961
Richard Sandreuter died on January 6 in Winchester, Mass., after a long battle with cancer. Dick was vice president of sales, printing, and publishing for S.D. Warren Paper Co., a subsidiary of Scott Paper Cos. He had worked for the firm for 32 years.
Dick came to Dartmouth from Old Green-wich, Conn., was secretary of Tabard (Sigma Chi), concert master after four years of band, and in BOTC. In the '61 25th Reunion book, he wrote he was "realizing success is someone complimenting your kids or appreciating something you've done or just knowing you've helped someone and tried to do the right thing." He served with army intelligence after graduation. He was an avid golfer.
Dick is survived by his wife, Nancy Plowman Sandreuter, a daughter, two sons, and two stepsons.
1977
Scott Willand Newton died April 20,1992. He had been battling diabetes since he was 14. Scott came to Dartmouth from Melrose (Mass.) High School, where he was an excellent student and a member of its tennis team. He majored in French, took courses prerequisite for medical school, and graduated with honors. He received his M.D. from the University of Massachusetts and completed a four-year residency in psychiatry at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, N. Y. Scott then obtained a three-year fellowship at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. He remained in Philadelphia and practiced child psychiatry. Scott never married, but was very close to his nieces and nephews.
