Deaths

These deaths have been reported to us in the past month. Obituaries may appear in this or a later issue.

Richard P. Watts '2O • July 10, 1994 Harold Austen Countryman '24 • Jan. 22 Harold Bond Fields '28 • Jan. 14 John Creighton McAvoy '28 • Feb. 21 Joseph Augustine O'Leary '29 • Jan. 26 John Fredric Sanders '29 • Oct. 3 Alfred Mitchell Seaber '29 • Dec. 21 William Joseph Reinhart '30 • Feb. 17 Charles Greenleaf Street '30 • Jan. 25 Ambrose Lanfear Cram '32 • Feb. 14 Harold Robert Hackett '33 • Jan. 27 Kenneth Merwin Spang '33 • Feb. 20 David Alexander Mitchell '34 •Jan. 30 Leonard Franklin Hoefler '36 • Feb. 12 Richard Gordon Wood '37 • Feb. 19 Richard Maurice Verrill '40 • Feb. 12 James Hyde Meissner '41 • Jan. 30 Frank Earl Bixby '42 • Feb. 16 Austin Bartlett Wason '45 • March 6 Robert Franklin Wilcox '45 • July 1994 Charles Stephen Regan '46 • Aug. 18, 1994 Elbert William Dey '50 • Jan. 21 Joseph Andrew Hendrich '50 • Dec. 3 H. Joseph McDonald '51 • Feb. 3 Theodore R. Molinari Jr. '54 • Nov. 12, 1982 Albert Inskip Dickerson '56 • Feb. 11 Edward Lee Ferguson '56 • December David Thomas Kidd '56 • Sept. 30 Eric Richards Rippel '57 • March 9 Charles Frederick Budd '62 • July 25, 1994 Jonathan Richardson Brown '73 • March 13

1924

Arnold Phillips George died on December 18. He attended Dartmouth Medical School in 1925 and then went on to receive his M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1927. He then returned to his hometown, Haverhill, Mass., where he continued to practice medicine until his retirement. He became president of Haverhill Medical Hospital, specializing in surgery and obstetrics. Arne served as a medical officer in the army during WW II and was assistant chief of surgery with the 130th Station Hospital in England. He was the U.S. medical liason officer among British hospitals and at British Evacuation Headquarters. He retired from the army in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant colonel and resumed practice in Haverhill. He volunteered his services on behalf of many medical and civic organizations. Arne's wife, Grace, predeceased him, but he is survived by his daughters Elizabeth Manning and Anna Mae Barney, his sister Juliette Richards, 12 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

William Stanley Patten died on January 18 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa. After college he spent ten years in interior decorating ana then, after a two-year stint in the oil burner business, he became a partner in an electrical-appliance business, which he mixed with being a gentleman farmer and retirement. He was active in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Pennsylvania Rock Garden Society and was a championship bridge player. Bill was survived by his wife! Katherine, his sons William C. Patten '50 and David C. Patten '59, daughters Linda Fenton and Martha P. Lodge, 13 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

1926

Chester Thomas Morrison died November 16 in Marblehead, Mass., after a brief illness. Chet grew up in neighboring Swampscott, where he graduated from high school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Gamma Delta Chi fraternity and the Glee Club.

In 1929 Chet earned an M.B.A. at Harvard Business School, and he spent his 40-year career with the State Street Bank & Trust Co., Boston, rising to senior vice president of the personal trust division in 1965. He was president of the New England Home of the Deaf, and he was director of Loyal Protective Life Insurance Cos. for 25 years.

In 1941 he married Elizabeth Merrill, a graduate of Wheaton. She died in 1993. Chet is survived by his son Jay and three grandchildren.

1928

Harold Bond Fields died on January 14. He lived in East Lansing, Mich. Harold received his master's from the University of Chicago and his Ph.D. there in 1942. He served with the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, D.C., from 1942 to 1945 and received the Good Conduct medal in 1944. He taught American and Latin American history at Michigan State University from 1929 to 1967. In retirement he continued his research and writing and enjoyed travel and compiling a geneology of his family. He was not married!

1929

Irving John Hanssman died on July 23, 1994, of heart-related causes in Council Bluffs, lowa. Irv came from Richmond Hill High School in Woodhaven, N.Y., and belonged to Phi Kappa Sigma and the Round Table. He worked at the Bell Telephone Labs, the Spencer Lens Company, and Upjohn Company before earning his M.D. at New York University in 1936.

He was a captain in the Medical Corps from 1943 to 1947 and practiced medicine in New York and West Virginia before moving to Council Bluffs. He belonged to many medical associations and fraternities and taught at Creighton (Neb.) Medical School.

He was an organist and choir director and a leader in many community affairs.

He leaves his wife, Elaine (Pettet), son Dr. Dennett Hanssman, and daughter Camile Fickel.

Richard McLellan Kuhns died of cancer on January 21 in Allentown, Pa. He came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy and belonged to Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was a partner in clothing businesses in Allentown.

He leaves his wife, Janet (Boyer), and daughter Nancy Lambert.

1930

Kirt A. Meyer of Heritage Village, Southbury, Conn., died January 21 in a Waterbury hospital. At Dartmouth he was managing editor of The Pictorial and was on the yearbook staff. Kirt graduated from the Tuck School in 1932 and spent his entire career at Macy's, retiring in 1972 as a vice president and manager of the Herald Square store in New York City. From 1937 to 1956 he was an annual lecturer at Tuck School. He and his wife, Mildred, moved to Southbury about 20 years ago, and she died several years ago.

Kirt is survived by his son William, daughter Nancy Beth Mann, and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Amos Tuck School.

Donald Atkins Shaskan died in Berkeley, Calif., on January 5 of a kidney disorder. He lived in San Francisco and was a class agent from 1992 until his death. Trained at New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital, Don was a American psychiatric pioneer who led a therapy group in 1936 when the technique was new in the United States. He helped bring group therapy to the West Coast when he founded the western regional division of the American Group Therapy Association in 1954. Don's wife of 50 years, Frances Marsh, died in 1986. In 1987 he married Adele Raeburn. She survives along with Don's daughter Isabel, sons Edward, Jonathan, and Geoffrey, two sisters, a brother, ten grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

Robert Taylor Whittlesey died on October 1. He lived in South Yarmouth, Mass. Born to parents who were missionaries in China, he came to the United States in 1918, graduated from Dartmouth as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and spent his career in publishing. He began with Plimpton Press in Norwood, Mass., and Beacon Press in Boston, then worked for Little Brown in Boston until his retirement in 1973. Bob had a lifelong interest in singing, and he sang with several choirs over the years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, a son and daughter, two grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.

1931

Edwin Alfred Rothschild died at his home in Chicago on January 10. Ed came to Dartmouth from the Francis Parker School in Chicago and majored in history. He obtained his LL.B. in 1938 from Harvard Law School. He practiced law briefly until entering the military in 1941. He served as a lieutenant and platoon leader with the 5307 Composit Unit (Merrill's Marauders), which parachuted into Burma in September 1943 and fought there behind enemy lines earning a presidential citation until "VJ Day.

Ed returned to law practice with the Chicago firm of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, becoming a partner in 1954. A passionate defender of free speech, he rose to prominence as a leader in the American Civil Liberties Union fighting McCarthyism in the fifties. He was president of the Illinois A.C.L.U. in 1977 when its defense of the right of the American Nazi Party to march in Skokie caused widespread angry protests.

He is survived by his wife, Ann, daughter JoAnn, son Michael, brother George, and three grandchildren.

1932

Frank W. Peyser of Rochester, N.H., died at a local hospital on January 1 after a sudden illness. He was a member of Theta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1935 and started his law practice in Rochester. During WW II he served four years with the navy, from which he retired as a lieutenant commander in 1946, then resumed his practice. He was a member of the county, state, and national bar associations and was very active in local civic affairs. He was a former director and past president of the Rochester Country Club and an avid golfer, skier, and bicyclist.

His wife, Anne Kipp Peyser, died in 1992. Survivors include his daughters Barbara Riley and Kate Huntress, two grandchildren, and a brother, Richard W. Peyser '41.

1933

John Boudinot Hunley died in Buffalo, N.Y., on November 9. He prepared for Dartmouth at Walnut Hill High School in Cincinnati, was a member of Delta Upsilon, performed on the parallel bars on the gym team, and majored in economics.

Jack went to work for Republic Steel in Buffalo and, except for his war service years, was employed by that company as an industrial engineer overseeing transportation until his retirement in 1975. He was active in Dartmouth alumni programs and in veterans' affairs. He entered the army in 1941 as a private and served until 1946 in the 36th (Texas) Division, participating in infantry campaigns in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany, rising to the rank of major and winning the Legion of Merit and a Bronze Star for heroic achievement in combat.

Jack is survived by his wife, Adelaide.

1934

John Henry Feth died on January 23 in a nursing facility near his Carmichael, Calif., home. Jack came to Dartmouth from Bronxville High in Westchester, N.Y., was membership director of the Outing Club, a member of Theta Chi, and a sociology major. He got his M.A. from Columbia, then a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1947. From teaching journalism and the social sciences, he switched to geology and hydrology and was on the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1949 until 1982. There he developed the concept of the chemical sequence from precipitation to meltwater to ground water. Later, as chief editor of the division's publications, he received the Communications Award from U.S.G.S. and a Meritorious Service Award from the Department of the Interior. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Frances, his son John and daughter Jan Pearson, and four grandchildren.

H. Lewis Meyer died on January 6 of heart failure at his Tulsa home. Lew came to Dartmouth from Sapulpa, Okla., majored in English, and was Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an LL.B. from the University of Michigan in 1937, but books soon became his career. He wrote them, reviewed them, sold them.

Lew had a bookstore in Tulsa, and "Lew Meyer's Bookshelf' was the longest-running (42 years) and most popular TV talk show in the community. His books were largely humorous and about his family; among them, Mostly Mama and Preposterous Papa, ana his best-selling Off theSauce was his salvation from alcoholism.

Lew is survived by his widow, Natasha, and daughters Elizabeth and Renee.

1935

Wayne Allen Geib died January 16. He had made his home in Albuquerque, N.M., following his retirement from the practice of medicine. While at Dartmouth, Wayne was a member of Tabard and Sigma Chi. He attended Jefferson Medical College and did his internship at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.

Wayne entered the service in 1941 as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps, serving until 1946 when he retired as a lieutenant colonel

Following his service he was associated with St. John's McNamara Hospital and the Black Hills General Hospital in Rapid City, S.D., where he entered the practice of pathology.

Wayne is survived by his wife, Dorothy, whom he married in 1938, and by two sons, Timothy and Philip. Wayne served Dartmouth as a class agent and as a member of the Campaign for Dartmouth leadership committee.

E. Edwin Goodman died of Parkinson's disease on December 27 at his home in Memphis, Tenn.

During WW II Ed served as a chemist in the army's Chemical Warfare Service, retiring as a captain. Following the war he earned a degree in pharmacy at the University of Tennesseeand ran the family pharmacy in Memphis for 25 years until his retirement. He became an accomplished potter, humorist, botany enthusiast, and baker in his retirement years. He applied his chemistry knowledge to become an expert on potting glazes, an he transformed his yard into an arboretum and nature garden.

Ed leaves his widow, Lillian, daughter Laura, and sons Ralph and Douglas.

George Peabody Hoke died of a massive stroke in Minneapolis, Minn., on December 31. At Dartmouth George was active in squash, tennis, hockey, Glee Club, and Bait & Bullet. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He received his law degree from Yale in 1938. George went into practice in Minneapolis and formed various partnerships over the years. He retired in 1991, after which he worked out of his home. He was also vice president of Otter Creek Coal Co. for many years starting in 1944. George was Minnesota state squash champion for six years in the forties and fifties and was state singles tennis champion for several years.

He was married to Elizabeth Glass, from whom he was divorced in 1963. He leaves sons George and Jared and daughter Jill Johnson.

Herman Hormel died of a heart attack on December 21 at his home in Amagansett, N.Y. Fritz entered Dartmouth from Roxbury Latin School and was active with Ledyard Canoe Club, Cabin & Trail, and Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Following graduation he received his law degree from Harvard in 1938.

During WW II he served in the army's cavalry division and later in military intelligence, through which he was involved in the Manhattan Project. After the war he resumed his practice of law and became a senior partner in the Inmont Corp. in New York City. In retirement Fritz became a trustee and chairman of a chapter of the Nature Conservancy, which honored him its highest volunteer award, the Oak Leaf, in 1989. He volunteered for Meals on Wheels for more than ten years.

Fritz's wife, Madeline, and daughter Elizabeth predeceased him. He leaves a stepdaughter, Alison, and a sister, Lillian Burton.

William Dillaway Serrat died January 12. He made his home in Hampton, N.H.

Bill entered Dartmouth from the New Hampton School and was a member of Delta Upsilon. Following Dartmouth he attended graduate school at Harvard and went to work for Poor's Publishing Co. as an editor. Bill served in the army field artillery 1942-46, rising from lieutenant to captain. After the war he joined the Simplex Wire and Cable Co.'s Submarine Cable Division. He never married.

1936

Vance Edgar Miller of Dayton, Ohio, died on November 17. He came to Hanover from Scotia (N.Y.) High School. He was a Tuck major and a member of the Spanish Club.

Vance worked for General Electric in Cincinnati between 1937 and 1943. In 1943 he entered the navy as an apprentice seaman and rose to the rank of lieutenant (j.g.) before being discharged in 1946.

After WWII Vance and his wife, Mary, owned and operated J-V Motors until he went to work for the U.S. Treasury Department, from which he later retired. His wife survives him.

Alfred Pactovis died on October 1. He entered Dartmouth from Quincy (Mass.) High School, was a chemistryzoology major, and was a member of Zeta Alpha Phi.

After graduation Al joined Filene's Department Store as manager of its shoe department in Portland, Maine, and later served in the same capacity in the Wellesley, Mass., store. In 1942 he took over ownership and operation of the Reliable Shoe Store in Quincy, a family business which he managed until he retired in 1983.

He is survived by his wife, Edythe, and their son William.

1937

Harold G. Gould died January 5. Harold (a.k.a. "Goldy") entered Dartmouth from Lawrence (Mass.) High School. He was president of Pi Lambda Phi, played varsity lacrosse, and graduated with honors. He married Sally Hartman shortly after graduating and immediately joined her family's Hartman Shoe Mfg. business in Haverhill, Mass. Harold became its president, guiding it through many successful years, and was recognized as a community leader in Haverhill and in the shoe industry. He retired to Plaistow, N.H. Harold was on dialysis for several years but never focused on his illness. There was always a strong love and support of family He lost his wife, Sally, five years ago and is survived by his daughters Elizabeth and Laura, several grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

William Homer Timbers died of kidney failure November 26. He was senior judge on the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals and former chief judge of the Federal District Courts in Connecticut.

At Dartmouth Bill was a Phi Psi, Phi Beta Kappa, senior fellow, varsity soccer player, Rhodes Scholar, and member of the DOC council and Ledyard Canoe Club. He was president of the Alumni Council in 1969-70.

Bill received an LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1940. In 1956 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention He also was an elder and trustee of the Noroton Presbyterian Church in Darien. Bill raised, trained, and showed Norwegian elkhounds and was president of the Norwegian Elkhound Association of America.

Bill is survived by his wife, Charlotte, daughter Nancy, sons John '64, Dwight '70, and William Jr., brother Harley '47, and ten grandchildren, including Katharine '92, Meredith '94, and Caroline '99.

1938

James Clark Barrett died at home in Ruxton, Md., on January 23 after a long illness. Coming from Oilman Country School, he president of Alpha Delta Phi, belonged to Sphinx, and was a member of the Interfraternity Council. He majored in Spanish.

He was class president 1978-83, class agent 1989-93, and reunion giving chair for the 50th Reunion.

Clarkie served as a naval aviator in the Pacific theater aboard the U.S.S. Hornet and NatornaBay. In 1942 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his action in the Battle of Midway and the Air Medal for his role at the Battle of Santa Cruz. He was discharged in 1945 as a lieutenant.

He started his business career in 1938 with McCormick and Co. as a salesman and later became a supervisor in charge of chain-store sales, retiring in 1975 as director of trade relations. He is survived by his brother John, sisters Susan and Joan, a stepson, three stepdaughters, and ten grandchildren. His wife, Dolly, died in 1993. He was the brother of the late Allen Barrett '44.

Frank Webster Brett died at home in Newton Center, Mass., on June 19, 1994, of Alzheimer's disease. He was affiliated with Connecticut General Insurance Cos. from 1938 until his entry into the Quartermaster Corps in 1942. He was discharged in 1946 with the rank of major. He then founded the F.W. Brett Co., paint consultants specializing in protective coatings, in Boston. He was president and sole owner. He was a director of the Boston Rotary Club and belonged to the Army Officer's Club. A brain tumor forced his retirement in 1986.

He entered Dartmouth from Roxbury (Mass.) Latin School. He majored in economics and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Ledyard Canoe Club.

Frank was a very active alumnus and was responsible for many class activities in the Boston area. He is survived by his wife, Sandi, whom he married in 1968.

Warren Golden Flynn died of heart failure in New Rochelle, N.Y., on August 29, 1994. He lived in Pelham. Warren (a.k.a. "Pierre" and "Trapper") entered Dartmouth from Pelham Memorial High School, was a member of Alpha Delta, and played in the band.

With a degree from Tuck he worked as a salesman with IBM until entering the navy in 1940. He was aboard the U.S.S. Maryland during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was the chief engineer on the attack transport Whitley at Iwo Jima. He was discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant commander.

Warren spent 26 years in a variety of positions at Citicorp and retired in 1987 as vice president of the government relations division. He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Westchester County and a class agent. He was president of the board of education for the Pelham Union Free School District 1969-72, a member of the Conference Board Marketing Research Council, and a trustee of the Marketing Science Institute.

He is survived by his wife, Helen, two sons, a sister, and two grandchildren. His brother was the late David Fiynn '33.

John Guy Nelson died of Alzheimer's in Manchester, N.H., on December 24. John entered Dartmouth from St. Paul's School in Concord and majored in economics. He was in Sigma Chi and Phi Beta Kappa and was manager and captain of the squash team. His father was in the class of 1913, his brother 1933, and a nephew 1972.

He served in the army as a lieutenant in the Transportation Corps for three and a half years.

A certified public accountant for more than 30 years, he was the owner of the Hartford-Nelson Cos., a past president of the New Hampshire chapter of the National Association of Accountants, and also a past president of the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences.

He leaves his wife, a son, a daughter, two sisters and three grandchildren.

1939

Martin Henry Howell of Framingham, Mass., died on November 13. A lifelong resident of eastern Massachusetts, Martin entered Dartmouth from the New Hampton (N.H.) School. He was the publicity director of The Players and majored in English. He went on for one year at the Harvard School of Business Administration.

He was in the business training program of General Electric Co. briefly before serving in the Army Air Force in WW II in the Philippines and Japan. Upon discharge he entered the junior executive program at R.H. White, a Boston department store, where he served as traffic manager. Finally he settled in at Cambridgeport Savings Bank in 1953, where he became the assistant treasurer until retirement in 1981.

Martin was proud that he had traveled across the U.S.A. by car on four separate occasions. He never married.

1940

Henry S. Marlor Jr. died on January 25 after a long illness. Hank was a resident of Naugatuck, Conn., and a graduate of the Manlius School when he entered Dartmouth. He was a political science major and a member of Sigma Nu. After graduation he worked for Remington Arms for two years before serving in WW II in the Pacific theater. He was discharged as a captain in the Marine Corps. At Washington University in St. Louis he earned a J.D. degree and then began his law practice in Naugatuck in February 1949. His local affiliations included the Elks and the Rotary Club, of which he was a president. He was chairman of the borough's board of police commissioners. His wife, Martha, a son, and two daughters survive him.

Coleman J. Ross passed away peacefully in his Scottsdale, Ariz., home on October 15. Coley was born in Everett, Mass., and entered the College from Watertown High School. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and majored in English. He went on to work for the General Electric Co. for 30 years, first in Syracuse and then in Phoenix. He loved music, literature, gardening, and the arts and passed his love of these things along to his wife, Dorothy, and his three sons.

1941

Julian Armstrong Jr. died of pneumonia on April 17, 1994, in a Barrington, Ill., hospital. Julian came to Dartmouth from Lake Forest, Ill., and four years at Culver Military Institute, where he was an outstanding swimmer. He continued his speed swimming in Hanover, but left during his sophomore year. During WW II Julian served as an Army Air Corps officer and navigator. Returning to Illinois, he later was president of Corricut Inc., a manufacturer of packaging machinery. He is survived by his son James.

Burton Leroy Hedin passed away on November 24 in a York, Maine, hospital. Burt served in the marines for four years during WW II, becoming a captain. His service included logistics and staff duty with the Third Amphibious Corps in the Solomon Islands, where he was awarded the Bronze Star. In 1946 he returned to Hanover to complete his graduate studies at Tuck School. Burt then began a long and successful career in investment banking and financial administration. He formed the mortgage company of Huntoon-Copeland-Hedin in New York City in 1957 and served as president for 17 years. Upon retirement he moved to Maine from New Canaan, Conn., and worked for ten years as assistant to the treasurer for the city of York. Burt is survived by his wife, Amelie, and their three children, Jon, Cheryl, and Kristina.

Norman W. Locke died in Port Charlotte, Fla., on January 31 after a long and courageous fight to recover from a 1993 car accident. Norm's cheerful disposition never deserted him, as it had carried him through a career in which he started as an army officer in WW II and ended up owner and president of Argonne Mills in Connecticut. In between he worked as product manager of Raybestos-Manhattan and assistant to the president of Bridgeport Fabrics. Norm was past president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Bridgeport and was named its outstanding man of the year. He also served as president of the Dartmouth Club of Bridgeport. Norm is survived by Janet, his wife of 43 years, and their four daughters.

Edwin Hall Marks Jr. succumbed to cancer on December 12 in San Antonio, Texas. Ted left Dartmouth after one year to go to West Point, where he graduated in 1942. He fought in WW II with the 88th Infantry Division during campaigns in Italy, earning the Combat Infantry Badge, a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts. He later commanded an infantry battalion in Korea and brigades in Germany and Vietnam, where he was awarded another Silver Star, Purple Heart, and CIB. Ted retired from the army as a colonel in 1972 at West Point, where his final duty was as chief of staff of the Military Academy. He is survived by his wife, Millie, and their children Margaret, Edwin, and James.

1943

Connor Bliss Shaw died May 17, 1994, at home in Monee, Ill. At Dartmouth Connor played basketball and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He obtained an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and joined Marshall, Field & Co., where he became a vice president and manager of Field's Forest Park store in Chicago. Connor was president of his local alumni club in 1950 and 1951. He is survived by his wife, Marian, and his children Connor, Edward, Clarke, and Elizabeth.

1944

Calvin Duran Allen died in Savannah, Ga., on December 1 after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth from Winnetka, Ill., and the Hill School. He served three years in the Army Air Corps during WW II and did not return to Hanover. In 1967 he was a branch manager for a duplicating machine company in California, but nothing more is known about his career.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and two children.

Lemuel Hastings Arnold died January 28, a week before his 73rd birthday, in Van Nuys, Calif., of a rare connectivetissue disorder. Lem came to Hanover from Greenwich, Conn., and St. George's School. He majored in comparative literature and philosophy and was active with The Dartmouth, WDCR/WFRD, the Dartmouth Players, and the DOC. He was also a member of the DKE fraternity and Dragon.

He served for three years in the Navy Air Corps during WW II and was recalled for another year's duty during the Korean War. He joined Lockheed Aircraft Corp. and worked there in various capacities for the rest of his life.

Lem was active in Dartmouth affairs and environmental causes, especially Tree People, which plants trees in urban areas. He also enjoyed tennis, bicycling, hiking, photography, and travel. He is survived by his wife, Ellie, son Barry '76 (T'82), and daughters Carolyn and Tracy.

Lubor Masaryk Capek died November 15 of heart failure. He lived in Torrance, Calif. Lu came to Dartmouth from Boston. After graduation he served briefly in the army and then did graduate work at the universities of Chicago and Southern California. He spent his career as a clinical psychologist, both at the University of Southern California and in private practice. Lu was married but had no children, and it is unknown whether his wife, Elsie, survives.

1945

John Davis Mortimer died of emphysema on November 8. He attended Evanston (Ill.) Township High School and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Dartmouth. He entered the navy in 1943 and served in the Pacific and other venues. He returned to Dartmouth in 1946, graduating in 1948 with a B.A. in sociology ana psychology. He received a B.S. in geology at the University of Illinois in 1949. He also studied Arabic and French, as well as Middle East cultures.

Jack was a consulting geologist with Atlantic Refining Co. 1951-59 and Miller and Fox Mineral Corp. in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1959-62. He was district manager of Sun Oil's gas division in Corpus Christi 1962-74 and manager of geology for the Oman Sun Oil Co. in Oman 1974—77. Fie retired as district manager of geology at the Sun Exploration and Production Co. in 1983.

Tack was affiliated the American Association of "Petroleum Geologists and the Dallas and Corpus Christi Geological Societies. He was also a past juvenile court volunteer in Corpus Christi. He is survived by a brother, James K. Mortimer.

1948

Donald Warren Kuhn died after a severe heart attack on February 4, 1994, in Grosse Pointe, Mich., where he resided most of his 66 years. Don arrived at Dartmouth as a civilian freshman from Detroit University School in July 1944, majored in economics, and went on to Tuck after graduation. He was active with the Dartmouth Players, the Winter Sports Council, and the Glee Club. During college he served in the army, rising from private to second lieutenant.

Don joined Burroughs Corp. in Detroit as a salesman in 1950 and remained with Burroughs and successor Unisys as a computermarlceting and engineering executive until his retirement in 1990. He served in the air force for two years during the Korean War. He married Rae Garber in 1955, and he was active in local theater, the Boy Scouts, and the Presbyterian Church.

Rae predeceased him. Don is survived by daughter Ellen Brooks, sons John and Douglas, four grandchildren, and his brother Richard '53.

1950

William S. Dunford died in Kailua, Hawaii, on August 17, 1994. At Dartmouth Bill was a member of Phi Sigma Phi. He served in the army during the Korean War, married Elizabeth Paris in 1952, had three children: Richard, Dorothea, and Elizabeth. He worked for the Matson Lines in Hawaii.

1952

Alex Athanas of Lowell, Mass., died in December. Alex was an outstanding athlete in high school and college, starting as a lineman for Dartmouth varsity football. He served in the army in WW II and was recalled during the Korean conflict, which postponed his graduation until 1953. He went on to receive an M.B.A. from Tuck and then entered a lifelong career with General Electric Cos. in executive positions throughout the United States. He retired shortly before his death. He is survived by his daughters Anne Athanas and Paula Corcoran and his son Thomas. His wife, Tula, predeceased him.

1953

Francis D. Thomas Jr. died of cancer January 9. Frank, who lived in Rockville, Md., was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He attended the St. Alban's School, and entered Dartmouth from the Lawrenceville (N.J.) School. He was a member of Chi Phi. He went on to George Washington University Law School.

Frank was a patent attorney, and for many years he was the managing partner of the Bacon and Thomas law firm founded by his father.

His first marriage to Carla Spaatz ended in divorce. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Dalzell Thomas, a sister, two brothers, and eight children from his first marriage.

1961

David D. Schmidt died on December 14 of a heart attack at his home in Hartford, Conn. David was a professor and chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and director of the Department of Family Medicine at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. He is former national president of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.

He was proud that his posts allowed him to set standards for clinical practice.

At Dartmouth he was in Zeta Psi and a premed major. He entered Dartmouth Medical School after his junior year and graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1964. After a stint in private practice, he held a series of academic posts at the University of North Carolina and at Case Western Reserve University before moving to Connecticut.

David was divorced. He is survived by his children Christopher '90, Nicole '94, and "Gregory.

1973

Gary Alwyn Mason died on December 20 of multiple sclerosis. A resident of the Rockingham County (N.H.) Nursing Home for the past four years, Gary had struggled with the disease for 20 years.

A native of New Hampshire, Gary prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club, Bones Gate, and the wrestling team.

After graduating with a major in engineering, Gary remained at the Thayer School, where he earned a B.E. in 1974 and a M.E. in 1976. Later in his career he obtained a M.B.A. at the University of Connecticut.

Between 1976 and 1985 Gary held industrial-engineering positions with Proctor & Gamble, C.H. Dexter, Varian Assoc., and Batesville Casket Co. In 1988 he became a headhunter of engineering talent with the Rockingham Co. as a vice president and general manager. Gary was a member of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers and an alumni fundraiser.

Gary is survived by his wife of 21 years, Nancy, daughters Erin and Heather, his parents, and three brothers.