Deaths
Roy George Metcalf '19 • Dec. 21, 1995 Harold Lincoln Miller'21 • Oct. 1, 1981 George Edward Ducro '22 • Sept. 29,1979 Laurens Livingston Henderson '22 • June 30 Clarence Whitney Sanders '22 • August 1994 Charles Mussey Hinckley '25 • Feb. 9 William Sylvester Forrest '26 • May 6 Harold Norton VanDuyn '26 "June 16 William Shepard Lord '28 • July 7 Robert Hitchcock Winchester '28 • June 18 George Evarts Low '30 • July 6 Hugh Burnton Mitchell '30 • June 10 John Brutus Stigall '30 • May 14 William Tracy Wendell '31 • Aug. 4 Robert Batson Davidson '32 • April 19, 1992 Roland Wainwright Burbank '33 • July 29 Frank Abney Hardy '33 • July 21 Mahonri Sharp Young '33 • June 16 James Henry Oughton '35 • June 11 Edwin Bickford Brooks '36 "July 17 John Martin Witzel '36 • June 15 Gordon Blanchard '38 • Feb. 20 William Charles Chamberlin '38 • June 28 George Rollo Reynolds '38 • June 25 Thomas Charles Roberts '38 'July 12 Philip Dressier '39 • June 14 Laurence Horr Falls '40 • Feb. 25 Paul Eliot Goodwin '40 • June 21 John Leland Knutsen '40 • July 12 Joseph James O'Hare '40 'July 27 Roger Louis Epply '41 • July 2 John Lawrence Scolaro '42 • April 19 Edward Warren Lider '43 • July 30 Alexander Joseph Gillespie '44 • July 3 Wiley William McMinn '45 • June 12 Leo Leland Cunningham '47 • March 10 John Arthur O'Connell '47 • Sept. 29, 1982 James W. Hughen '48 • June 21 Richard Michael Buckley '50 • July 31 Richard Echikson '50 • July 10 Daniel Francis Featherston '50 • June 25 Dan William Schausten '50 • July 23 Schuyler W. Tompson '51 • June 10 Norman La Cour Olsen '56 • July 14 Peter Croft Buswell '57 • July 15 Richard Frank Aronsohn '60 • July 12 James Ralph Nattinger '62 • Oct. 18, 1995 Edward Harriman Northrop '66 • July 16 Joshua Gunther Hane '89 • June 22 Karl Edward Clancy Olguin '89 • July 4 Charles Wyman Drake '90 • June 22
1919
Roy Metcalf
died in the NJ. Veterans Memorial Home at Paramus, N.J., on December 21,1995. During WWII the Dartmouth junior served in the Chemical Warfare Service. His first commercial job was with the Boston and Maine Railroad. He then joined the Illinois Central Railroad and, later, the New York Central System. Throughout his railroad career, Roy designed and built parts of railroads in various states and Canadian provinces. He is survived by daughter Ann Schlamp and son Roy. His wife, Bess L. Broadly, predeceased him.
1920
Warren Turner
ofMorristown, N.J., died on February 16,1996. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After Dartmouth he started work with the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, later moving to the New England Telephone and Telegraph Cos. in Boston. In 1927 he began a long career with Bell Systems when he joined the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in New York. During his tenure at Bell, he served as director of traffic study for Bell Labs in Holmdel for 43 years, retiring in 1964. Warren was past president of the Civil Conference of Glen Ridge and was a member of the Boston Masonic Lodge. He is survived by sons Warren H. and Dr. John D. '60, three grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren. His wife, Madge, predeceased him.
1923
Robert Clark Fenn
died April 21,1995, at the home ofhis daughter in Middlebury, Conn. His wife, Kathryn, predeceased him. He was born in Middlebury and spent his entire life there. He prepared at Crosby High School, and at Dartmouth his major was history. From 1923 to 1959, he headed Brookdale Farm and Fenn's Dairy Farm. He also worked for Tranquility Farm from 1959 to 1964 and Electronic Specialty from 1964 to 1976. He then worked for Four Corners Store until his death. He is survived by son Robert M. Fenn II, daughter Ellen Parker, and two grandchildren.
Harry Schuyler Foster
died March 2,1996, at MenloPark, Calif., of pneumonia. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was active in the Forensic Union. His major was political science. After Dartmouth he obtained his AM. from Harvard in 1928 and his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1932. From 1943 until 1975, he served as a public opinion analyst for the U.S. State Department, writing articles on public opinion in Public Opinion Quarterly, Foreign Affairs, and the Department of State Bulletin. He was a member of the American Political Science Association, vice president of the District of Columbia Political Science Association, and president of the American Association for Public Opinion on Research. He is survived by daughters Gwyneth and Bronwen. His wife, Doris, predeceased him.
1931
George Lill II
died at the Whitehall North Convalescent Home in Deerfield, Ill., on March 30,1996. George came to Dartmouth from Chicago Latin, majored in economics, and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. Leaving school before beginning his senior year, he started his business career with the family firm, George Lill Coal & Oil Cos., which had a history as old as that of Chicago itself. It began as the Lill and Diversey Brewery in 1833, the year of Chicago's incorporation as a village. The Great Fire of 1871 destroyed the brewery, but the horses and wagons were driven into Lake Michigan and saved from the fire. George, having obtained his bachelor's from Northwestern, became its president, remaining in that position until the firm was sold in the mid-19705. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; sons George, William, David, John, and Stephen; and seven grandchildren.
Frank Rogers
died athome in Carmel, Calif., on February 23,1996. Rosy came to Dartmouth from White Plains (N.Y.) High and Tabor Academy. He had majored at Tuck. Up to 1937 he was employed by the Stecher Tracing Lithograph Corp. in Rochester, N.Y., then became a member of the New York Stock Exchange until he entered military service in 1940. After a tour of duty in the Army Air Corps he left the service, but then returned to an active status in the U.S. Air Force. In 1959 he became deputy commander of the 7500 Air Base Group in the U.K., serving in that capacity until retirement to Carmel in 1962. In retirement Frank renewed his interest in the College. He was at our 60th Reunion in 1991, and had looked forward to attending our 65 th. His wife, Paula, predeceased him, and he is survived by his sister Jean England.
1932
Shirley E. Greene
died May 31,1996, at Sante Fe, N.M. He came to Dartmouth from Laconia (N.H.) High School. At College he was president of the Dartmouth Christian Association and majored in sociology. He obtained his master of arts from the University of Chicago and a master of divinity and honorary doctorate from the Chicago Theological Seminar. Following ordination by the Association of Congregational Christian Churches (later the United Church of Christ), he became director of the Meron Institute in Indiana, a center that advocated for small farms and economic justice. His career included service with the United Church of Christ, the National Farmers' Union, and the Hunger Program of the United Church of Christ. Retirement to Sante Fe meant deep involvement in the community to Shirley and his wife, Mary, also a minister. They helped to found the New Mexico Conference of Churches and brought Habitat for Humanity to the state. He was predeceased by Mary in October 1995, and is survived by his son Donald and granddaughter Ellen.
Donald Stewart Simpson
died January 9,1996, at Dallas, Tex., of cardiac arrest. He entered Dartmouth from Evanston High School, was a member of Psi Epsilon and the varsity track team, and attended Tuck School in 1932. He was employed by Sears Roebuck from 1932 to 1958 except for the WWII years, when he served in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a lieutenant commander. By 1962 he had become president of the McAx Sign Co., a manufacturer of signs, and continued in this until retirement. Surviving are his widow, Esther, and sons David '74 and James.
John Swenson
died of cancer on May 21,1996, in Green Valley, Ariz. From Phillips Exeter Academy, he entered Dartmouth, where he majored in economics. He was on the boxing team and a member of Alph Delta Phi. At graduation he delivered the address at the "Old Pine." Immediately following, he married Margaret Towne Eveleth. The following May, the class baby, Stephen S. Swenson, was born. As a longtime resident of Concord, N.H., John served on numerous municipal boards, was an alderman, and a member of the state legislature. After 36 years in the. family business, he retired as general manager and vice-president of the John Swenson Granite Cos. There he became involved in a number of civic organizations and the Episcopal Church. He is survived by his second wife, JoAnn; sons Stephen '56 and John Eric; and four grandchildren, including Carl Swenson '92.
1933
G.Jacques Mohr
died at Jewish Memorial Hospital in Roxbury, Mass., on April 4, 1996, after a three-year illness involving Alzheimer's and other complications. He prepared for Dartmouth at Harrisburg Academy and majored in economics. He was a member of the Mountain Club. Jack entered the army in 1939 and spent six and a half years in the corps of engineers in repairs and utilities. On discharge, he lived for a time in New London and finally settled in Boston. He was a canny investor and a highly successful forecaster of market trends. He is survived by his adopted son.
Raymond Edward Peck
died in Decatur, III., on March 22,1996. He prepared for Dartmouth at Mercersburg, was on the football and track teams and a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Green Key, and the Outing Club. He majored in science, chemistry-biology. Ray did not graduate with the class, but studied at Northwestern and Loyola, gaining B.S. and M.S. degrees, and subsequently studied for two years at Hahnemann Medical College. In WWII he served three years in the army in the Infantry and Medical Administrative Corps. His business career was in the paper industry, where he worked with several corporations in chemical research and sales, retiring in 1965. Ray's wife, Barbara, predeceased him and he is survived by daughter Patricia Randall.
John K. Smart
died on June 2,1996, in New Milford (Conn.) Hospital from lung cancer, exacerbated by a broken hip sustained in a fall. He came to Dartmouth from Peddie School and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Kappa Phi Kappa, and Sphinx Senior Society. He was a member of Green Key and played on the varsity football and basketball teams. He majored in education. After graduation Jack received a master's degree at Brasenose College, Oxford, and thereafter taught at St. James School (Md.) and Redding Ridge School (Conn.). He served in the army during WWII, rising to the rank of major. He afterward settded in Connecticut, spending his latter years in Roxbury, where he engaged in the real-estate business. He is survived by his wife, Henderika, and two daughters.
Douglas Harold Stanton
died at his home in Abilene, Tex., in August 1990 after a sudden illness, we have just heard. He prepared for Dartmouth at Ohio Military Institute and majored in English. He did not remain with die class, but left to obtain his A.B. from Ohio State in 1933, hisM.A. from the same University in 1934, and his M.D. from Western Reserve in 1938. He practiced at Receiving Hospital in Detroit and Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville, Md., as a psychiatrist. He was later a reporter on the Lincoln (Neb.) State Journal and in 1952 was executive secretary of the Nebraska Council on Children and Youth. He moved to Abilene in 1958, where he practiced as an ophthalmologist until 1979. He was president of West Texas Mensa International, an organization for people with IQs higher than 98 percent of the population. He is survived by his wife, Roberta, and son Douglas Cal.
Alvin Edward Strock
died in Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, N.H., on June 1, 1996, from stomach cancer. He prepared for Dartmouth at Boston Latin School. He was a member of Zeta Alpha Phi, the Deutscher Studenten Verein, and the Round Table. He majored in comparative literature-biography. After graduating from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Al had a distinguished career as an inventor and innovator in dental science as well as a practitioner. As a dental surgeon, he was known as "the father of dental implantology" from the discoveries and new procedures which he initiated. Harvard honored him as a distinguished alumnus in 1983. He was also a real estate developer on Martha's Vineyard. In WWII he served in the U.S. Public Health Service. He is survived by his wife, Ann, son Douglas, and daughter Ronnie.
Mahonri Sharp Young
died at his home in Bridgehampton, Long Island, on June 20, 1996. He did not graduate with the class, but went on to receive his M.A. from New York University. After four years service in the Air Force in WWII , he taught for nine years at Sarah Lawrence College. He was acting director of the Munn-Williams Proctor Institute in Utica and then director of the Columbus Gallery of Fine Art in Ohio, where he served for 23 years and from which he retired in 1976. He wrote one novel and numerous books and magazine pieces on art. He was a great-grandson of Brigham Young. His wife, Rhoda, predeceased him and he is survived by his son, Mahonri.
1935
Donald Wood Alexander
died June 14,1996, of cardiac arrest. He is survived by stepson Paul Leahy. Donald served in the navy in WW 11, and his decorations and citations included American Theater; European Theater, two stars; Asiatic Pacific Theater; Philippine Liberation; Victory. At College he ran cross-country and track. He was employed by Johns Mansville Products Corp. and by First National Stores Inc.
Alan Bennett Clark
died December 21, 1995; place and cause of death unknown. He is survived by daughters Marilyn and Linda and by brother Charles T. Clark '33. His former wife, Margaret Howe, predeceased him. He played in the band at College, and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Charles Matthew Dinneen
died April 13, 1996, at Sibley Memorial Hospital of pulmonary fibrosis. He is survived by his wife, Olga, son William '71, and daughter Mary Ellen, He graduated from Harvard Law School and served in the army in Europe during WWII. After the war he joined the legal staff of GS A lived in Washington, D.C., and retired in 1972.
Philip Nelson Guyol
died May 19, 1996, after a two-month illness, at the Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia, Ark. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, and children Deborah and Nicholas.
Harold C. Klein
died April 18,1996, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Miriam, daughter Melanie, and a granddaughter; son Marc predeceased him. At high school and College he was a competitive swimmer. Dr. Klein was the developer of Larynxvue, which enables easy, quick, and comfortable diagnosis of cancer of the larynx, and was a cum laude graduate of Georgetown University Medical School. His distinguished career included authorship of writings, which were published in the American Journal and the Archives of Laryngologu, and most recently he wrote and published Pages Off the Doctor's Pad, a compilation of short stories based on his medical experience.
James Henry Oughton
died June 11, 1996, at the Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Ill. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy before entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Psi and of Dragon honor society. Jim was a successful businessman and civil leader in Dwight, Ill., where he was president of Leslie E. Kelley Cos. and former administrator of the Keeley Institute, one of the earliest facilities in the world for treating drug addiction and alcoholism. He served for one year in the Illinois state legislature, swept into office in 1964 on the Republican ticket although legally blind since 1960. During WWII he served as lieutenant J.E. and had two years of sea duty in the South Pacific area. His wife predeceased him. He is survived by daughters Pamela Oughton-Armstrong, Carol, and Deborah. A daughter Diana was killed by an explosion when active as a member of Students for a Democratic Society. His brother Richard is a member of the class of 1941.
Alistair English Ritchie
died April 10, 1996, at Kendal at Hanover; cause is unknown. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He spent his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, where he was director of switching systems engineering in Holmdel, N.J. At Bell Labs he played an important role in developing the national directdialing system. His book, The Design of Switching Systems, was published in 1951 and became a standard text. His wife, Jean McGee, died in 1988. He is survived by sons Dennis, John '71, and William; daughter Lynn; sister Adele Ritchie Porter; six grandchildren; and a greatgranddaughter.
Omer Karl Whipple
died January 30, 1996, at Snohomish (Wash.) Nursing Home; cause of death unknown. He is survived by his former wife, Ruth Evans, and sons Omer Jr., Mark, Todd, David, and Peter.
1936
Edwin B. Brooks
died July 17, 1996, in the crash of TWA Flight 800 with his wife, Ruth (Daugherty), on their way to celebrate her 80th birthday in Paris. In the course of their 57-year marriage they had traveled the world, visiting every continent except Antarctica. After College Ed joined Binney & Smith, maker of Crayola crayons, where he was in charge of international sales. He then joined Columbia Carbon Co. and became president. After the company was merged with Cities Service Co., the parent company named him group vice president for its chemical division. He served as a marine officer in the Pacific in World War II. After retirement they moved to Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, after having lived in Manhattan and Old Greenwich, Conn. They are survived by daughters Susan Mastrolla, Sarah Foehl, and Stephanie Ellman; son Edwin H. '72; ten grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
A. Heaton Underhill
of Tucson, Ariz., died December 21, 1995. He was a graduate of Summit (N.J.) High and Choate School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Bait and Bullet and Beta Theta Pi, arid his major was botany. Heat did graduate work at Cornell while working for the N.Y. Conservation Department, and he received a Ph.D. in fisheries and wildlife management in 1940. He later served as director of the N.J. Division of Fish and Game, assistant director of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, U.S. Department of Interior, and research scientist and adjunct professor at the University of Arizona—National Park Service. During WW II Heat was an officer in the First Special Service Force, and a few years ago he wrote an historical novel, The Force, about his outfit. He is survived by children Lynn, Pamela, A. Heaton Jr. '74, Leslie, and John and brother Frederick '39.
Amos Addis Ziegler Jr.
of Drexel Hill, Pa., died suddenly on April 17, 1996, of an aneurysm. He was a graduate of Upper Darby High, and in college he participated in varsity track and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. His major was engineering and he received his C.E. degree from Thayer in 1937. During a career in engineering, Ad worked for the American Bridge Cos., Fairchild Aircraft Cos., the National Defense Research Committee, Belmont Iron Works, and F.M. Weaver Steel Cos. in Lansdale, where he stayed until he retired. Ad was a member of Incarnation/Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church in Drexel Hill, where for several years he served as organist. Other memberships included the Engineer Club of Philadelphia and the Llanerch Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, daughter Susan, and sons A. Addis III and Allan '74.
1937
Charles Kligerman
M.D., died on March 30,1996, at the Bernard Michell Hospital, Chicago. He came to Dartmouth from Adantic City and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. Charlie received his medical degree from the University of Chicago. He later studied at the Institute for Psychoanalysis. During WW II he served with the 78th Armored Medical Bn, 8th Armored Division in France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Charlie was known for his psycho-histories, in which he studied famous fictional and non-fictional characters to analyze their actions. He might, for example, look back on Charles Dickens' life in an effort to find out what may have prompted him to create the name Jacob Marley in his Christmas Carol. In his spare time Charlie played the violin. He is survived by his wife, Honore, sons Daniel and Peter, and daughter Rachel.
1938
Charles Carpenter Bullock
died at home in Joplin, Mo., on April 28,1996, after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth byway of Newton (Mass.) High School and Proctor Academy (Andover, N.H.). He left College before graduation, joining the Zippo Cos. as a sales representative and later on,as a sales representative for Accent Advertising of Kansas, Mo. In our 50th yearbook, Chuck mentioned that a highlight of his career was moving from Baltimore to Dallas to Oklahoma City to Joplin while still working for Zippo. He is survived by his wife, Betty, two daughters, a son, two stepsons, two brothers, and seven grandchildren. An uncle, Henry I. Cushman, was a member of the class of 1865.
1939
Roy M. Sherburne
M.D., of St. Johnsbury, Vt., died on December 8, 1995. He came to Dartmouth from Barton Academy in Vermont. He left Hanover for the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo., after which he opened his practice in Bridgton, Maine. He moved to St Johnsbury, Vt., in August of 1949, where he opened his office, retiring in 1991 after 50 years of practice. A past president of the Vermont State Osteopathic Association, he was a member of the Vermont State Board of D.O. Examiners. He was also the president of the Maple Sugar Makers Association, a member of Caledonia Field & Stream Club, and a life member of the NRA. He is survived by his wife, Muriel, whom he married in 1991, son Dale and his family, and daughter Dawn Lowrey and her family.
1940
Richard Nelson Funkhouser
died June 13, 1996, at his home in Hagerstown, Md. Dick came to Dartmouth from St. Johnsbury Academy and Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy. He majored in geology and was a member of freshman swimming and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. During WW II he was a pilot assigned to ferry command flying A-10s and B24s. Following service, Dick was vice president of Funkhouser Co.; vice president and general manager of Ruberoid Co.; and retired in 1982 as president and director of Har-Tru Corp. (manufacturers of tennis courts). Dick founded Goodwill Industries of Hagerstown, Md., served on the Methodist Church Council, and in 1964 was elected president of Dartmouth's General Associations of Alumni. He is survived by daughters Jill Fera and Jane Cain, son Richard N. Funldiouser Jr., and stepson Edward A. Fielden.
John Leland Rnutsen
died July 12,1996, athis home in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He came to Dartmouth from the University School, majored in economics, was treasurer of Boot and Saddle, and a member of Polo Club, Glee Club, and Phi Kappa Psi. John served in the army during WW II in Europe and the South Pacific. He was founder and president of Knutsen Machine Products Inc. In 1940 he won the National Twelve Goal Polo Matches. For 15 years he was ring steward for the Chargrin Valley Hunt Club and for 10 years he was head of the Dartmouth Tea Dances in Cleveland. He is survived by his wife, Suzanne Smith, daughter Lois K. Powell, son John L. Knutsen Jr., and one grandchild.
Harold Cleveland McAllister Jr.
died April 26,1996, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C., after a brief illness. Mac came to Dartmouth from Manchester (N.H.) Central High School. He majored in economics, was a member of Chi Phi, manager of freshman lacrosse, and a '41 Tuck gaduate. The McAllisters are a Dartmouth family, with grandfather George, father Harold Sr., brothers Donald and Alan, and niece Susan. Mac was Dartmouth club president, leadership gifts area chairman, and class agent for several years. Following his retirement as a major in the U.S. Army, he joined the Phoenix of Hartford, which was purchased by the Travelers Insurance Co. He retired in 1981 as district manager. Mac was president of the Rotary Club of Raleigh, director of the United Way of Wake County ,and director of Triangle Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is survived by his wife, Louisa (Sanford), daughters Meribah Mast and Gayle, and son Donald.
1941
William Bartlett Burgard
passed away in Eugene, Ore., on May 27, 1996, after a long illness. Coming to Dartmouth from Nicholas School in Buffalo, N.Y., he was active in the Forensic Union and debating. Bill later earned a master's degree from Harvard and spent his working career in Buffalo, retiring as vice president and general manager of the J. W. Clement Co., which had become Areata Graphics. He and his surviving wife of 53 years, Phyllis Meyer, moved to Eugene in 1982. Bill is also survived by his two daughters, Sara and Mardis, as well as two brothers, Edward and Ralph '49.
Roger L. Epply
passed away in Old Saybrook, Conn., on July 2,1996, after a long illness. A native of Manchester, N.H., Rog attended Vesper George School of Art in Boston after Dartmouth. During WW II he served as an army motion-picture photographer and chronicled the action in the Pacific Theater with General Mac Arthur. Sent home with malaria in 1945 he began a long and successful career as a freelance artist. His watercolors have been in major exhibits in New York, Washington, D.C., and New England and his prints have been sold worldwide. Rog also worked on assignment for American Export, Bethlehem Steel, and Ford. He and his artist-wife, Patricia, who predeceased him in 1984, were longtime residents of Old Saybrook and Rog had recently been honored by the town for his many activities in the community. He is survived by children Anne, David, and Sally, sister Susan, and brother William '44.
Henry J. Fisk
died June 6,1996, in a Ponta Gorda, Fla., hospital. Hank was doing well after a triple by-pass and aortic valve replacement, but then an unusual blood condition sent him back to the hospital. Hank came to Hanover from Summit (N.J.) High School and Dean Junior College. After graduation from Dartmouth he served in Africa and Turkey in the Army Air Corps during WW II. Following graduate work at the University of Vermont and Harvard, he taught for 18 years in the White River Junction, Vt., schools. He also established and owned the A. J. Fisk Aluminum Cos., which he operated until his retirement and move to Florida in 1988. Hank was always an avid sportsman. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Esther, who was the head nurse at Dick's House for many years, son Dr. Henry J. Jr., and daughters Joanne Reeder and Anna DeFoe.
Kenneth E. Gross
died on May 7, 1996, at his home in Tacoma, Wash. Ken came to Dartmouth from Union, N.J., attended Dartmouth Medical Schoolin 1942, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1943. He then interned at Mary Hitchcock Hospital, where he met and married Gertrude Keating, a registered nurse at the hospital, on Christmas Day in 1943. Then Ken was off to war, serving in the army as a battalion surgeon in the Pacific Theater. He returned home to specialize in radiology, becoming a diplomat of the American Board of Radiology in 1949. Moving to the state of Washington, Ken practiced radiology in Spokane and Tacoma until his retirement in 1987. In his long career in the Northwest, he served in various capacities in radiological societies including president of the Washington State Radiological Society. Ken is survived by his wife, son Fred, and daughter Karen. Son Robert died in 1973 at the age of 16.
Clayton Talmadge Koelb
passed away of unknown causes at his home in Wakefield, R.I., on May IS, 1996. Clayt was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth and graduated magna cum laude. He then worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and the accounting firm of Ernst and Ernst before joining Automobile Mutual Insurance Cos. of America (AMICA) in Providence in 1948. Clayt retired from that company as executive vice president in 1991. He continued to serve on its board until this year. He was a member of the board of South County Hospital and past president of the board of Providence Country Day School, which he had attended in the late 19305. Clayt was married in 1941 to Jane Miller and she predeceased him. He is survived by their children Clayton Jr., Albert, and Susan.
1942
John Francis Lenfestey
died on April 9, 1996, at tie Greater Baltimore (Md.) Medical Center, of complications after surgery. John entered Dartmouth from the Taft School He did not graduate with our class, but later attended New York University and the University of Rhode Island, from which he received a master's degree in industrial management. During WW II John served with the Army Air Corps and pioneered a method of laying communication lines quickly in a jungle environment. He was discharged with the rank of sergeant in 1945. At the time of our 25th Reunion in 1967, John and his family lived in Chappaqua, N.Y., and he was the plant purchasing agent for the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp. in Ashton, R.I.John is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Katherine Schelmm, son John A., daughter Marion Bernard, brother William R., and a granddaughter.
Herbert Sidney Morrison
died at the New London (N.H.) Hospital on May 12, 1996. Herb came to Dartmouth from the Rivers School of Brookline, Mass: At the College he was active in the Outing Club and as a member of Phi Delta Alpha. He did his graduate studies atMcGill University Medical School and received his M.D. degree in 1945. Herb began private practice (primary care) in Newton, Mass., and was on the staff of Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He continued his practice there for nearly 40 years, with the exception of the period 1953-55 when he was on active duty with the navy as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps. Herb loved the outdoors—skiing, hunting, fishing, and hiking. When Herb retired in 1986, he and his wife, Carol, moved to Elkins, N.H. Herb is survived by his wife, daughters Linda and Martha, son Charles, sister Hilda Hammond, brother Donald, and two grandchildren.
Edwin Forbes Self
died on April 16,1996, at the Casa Palmera Care Center, Del Mar, Calif. Ed came to Dartmouth from San Diego High School. At the College he was a member of Green Key, Phi Beta Kappa, Bones Gate, and DTD. After graduation Ed enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for training as a reserve officer. He served on a cutter off the Pacific Coast and on an LST in the Philippines and Okinawa campaigns, rising to the position of executive officer of his ship. After several years in newspaper publishing in California, in 1948 Ed founded and edited the monthly San Diego Magazine, a project so successful that it is widely believed to have pioneered the concept of "city-magazines" that continues to this day. Ed is survived by his wife, Gloria, daughters Carey Hickman and Joan Merrick, son Robert, and stepdaughter Winke Self.
1943
George Theodore Schaefer
died January 4,1996, of heart disease at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. George prepared for Dartmouth at Roosevelt High School, Yonkers, N.Y. He roomed in Topliff Hall, leaving the College to perform classified work for a defense manufacturer during WWII. He returned to complete the work for his degree after the war. Subsequently he established and operated a business boarding and grooming animals in Erie, Penn., where he made his home. George is survived by his daughter, Leslie.
1944
Alexander Joseph Gillespie Jr.
a lawyer and retired general counsel and vice chairman of Asarco Inc. in New York City, died July 3,1996, of a heart attack in Greenwich, Conn., where he had lived for over 40 years. Alex came to Hanover from Westchester County and the Brunswick School in Greenwich, and at Dartmouth he graduated magna cum laude, was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Rufus Choate Scholar, and a graduate of Tuck School. He served from 1943 to 1946 in the navy, with service in both major theaters on a destroyer escort. He attained the rank of lieutenant (ig). After eight years in finance and marketing, he attended Fordham law school, where he was salutatorian of his class and editor of the law review. He was a lawyer on Wall Street for four years before joining Asarco, an international mining, mineral, and chemical company. Over the years he was a director and counsel to a number of business and cultural organizations, and he was active in Greenwich affairs. Alex is survived by his wife, Betty, five children, and five grandchildren.
1945
Thomas George Lantzas
of Olney, Md., died at Brooks Grove Nursing Home in Olney on April 26, 1996, of heart failure. He graduated from Nashua (N.H.) High School and upon entering Dartmouth was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Outing Club, DCAC, the Fencing Club, and Spanish Club. His education was interrupted by WWII, when he entered the army in April 1943 and rose to the rank of staff sargeant before discharge in January 1946. During much of his time in the service he was assigned to the O.S.S. in Cairo, Egypt and Athens, Greece, as a cryptographer, training members of the Greek resistance and engaging in counter-intelligence activities. He received the Good Conduct Medal, O.S.S. Certificate, Battle Star, and E.T.O. Service Medal. Returning to Dartmouth, he majored in psychology and received his B.A. in June 1947. He joined Westinghouse in 1955 as a sales engineer in the firm's Baltimore office, later becoming marketing manager for Westinghouse naval operations. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan Argiropoulos, and is survived by sons George S. and Thomas D., sisters Helen Flores and Dorothy Lantzas, and four grandchildren.
1947
Leo L. Cunningham
a resident of Fountain Hills, Ariz., passed away on March 10,1996, at his home, of melanoma. Leo entered Dartmouth as a Navy V-12 trainee, and graduated in 1946 with a degree in civil engineering from Thayer School. Upon graduation he joined the engineering firm of Burns and McDonnell in Kansas City, Mo., in 1946. He stayed with this firm for 34 years, being named vice president in 1970. He and his wife, Catherine, moved to Arizona upon retirement in 1981. Leo served their community as a church elder, a president of Kiwanis, as a director on the Sanitary District Board, and as a volunteer for the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-North. Survivors include his wife, son Richard, daughter Judith, and three grandchildren.
1948
Jose Antonio Suarez
died of a heart attack on January 14,1990,in Saint John of God Hospital in Madrid, Spain. Jose was born in Cuba and prepared for Dartmouth at Malvern (Pa.) Preparatory School. Jose returned to Cuba soon after Dartmouth, incurred a permanent heart condition in 1952, but nevertheless completed law school at Havana University, where a classmate was Fidel Castro. In the early 1960s the Castro regime dispossessed Jose's family, which moved to Miami. In the early 1970s Jose moved to Madrid, acquired Spanish citizenship, and by 1977 entered the hospital. He interviewed from his bed three candidates for Dartmouth's freshman class of 1984. Jose is survived by his married sister.
1949
Warren Gerald Norris
who retired in 1987 as a senior vice president of Johnson & Higgins, died on May 18,1996. He lived in Toms River, N.J. Known as Jerry, he graduated cum laude with a major in economics, served in the army, joined New York Life in 1950, and was with J&H from 1967 until retirement. He was active in the Presbyterian church, serving as a deacon, elder, and president of the board of trustees of his local church. Sailing was his hobby. In the class'52th Reunion book Jerry said,"...the four years at Dartmouth stand near the top of the list of happy times.. .in my life." Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Barbara; three daughters JoAnne, Robin, and Donna; brother Robert '46 and brother-in-law George Swick '46; and four grandchildren.
1954
James Abbott Hoeven
of Fort Collins, Colo., died on May 10, 1996. Jim entered Dartmouth from Central High School in Aberdeen, S.D. He was a brother of Sigma Nu. After service in the air force, he graduated from Harvard Business School and thereafter was awarded a doctorate in economics from Colorado State University. He worked for Rubinson Brick and Tile of Denver and then was president of Hoeven Enterprises. Jim taught finance at Colorado State University for 22 years. He served his community as a member of the Larimer County Retirement Board and its planning and zoning board. Jim is survived by his wife, Evelyn Ann, sons Kurds and Matthew, and daughter Laura Ecton.
1960
Richard F. Aronsohn
died on july 12,1996, near his home in Wyckoff, N.J., of cancer after a distinguished legal career. A past president of the Bergen County Bar Assn., active in the New Jersey state bar and Democratic politics, Dick had long practiced family and administrative law in Hackensack as a partner in a firm that bore his name. He was so loyal a son of Dartmouth that his son, John '9O, put a Dartmouth cap in his grave at services attended by a number of classmates. Dick had asked that contributions be made to the College in his memory. At Dartmouth Dick, a government major, was treasurer of his fraternity, Pi Lam, managed the squash team, and served on the athletic council. He is survived by his wife, Deborah, and children John and Elizabeth Ann.
James D. Jones
died on Aug. 27, 1995, in a hospital at Trenton, N.J., of cancer. He had worked in the advertising department of The Times of Trenton newspaper for 23 years and before that in the insurance business in the Virgin Islands for seven years. Jim left Dartmouth in his sophomore year and never married, living a quiet life, mostly in Morrisville, Pa., according to a brother. He was an avid reader of history. He is survived by three brothers, John Thomas, Robert, and Guy.
1989
Joshua G. Hane
died in an avalanche June 22,1996, in Alaska while climbing Mt. Hunter. He had been climbing with Chuck Drake '9O, who was also killed. Josh graduated from Dartmouth in 1990 and stayed in the Upper Valley, working in cartography for three years. Following geography research work in Mexico, Josh began a master of science in geography program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He had recendy defended his thesis and completed the program. In order to farther pursue his love for art and maps, Josh started a master of fine arts program at Madison. Josh has always loved the outdoors and adventure. He grew up in Aspen, Colo., learning to climb and ski. At Dartmouth his activities included the nordic ski team, climbing, and lightweight crew. Over the last several years Josh ad traveled around North America to rock- and ice-climb. Last winter he ice-chimbed in Banff, British Columbia. He is survived by his mother, Julie Druhl.
