Deaths

This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full notices, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this issue or a later one.

Warren Turner Osman '20 • Feb. 16 Sumner Dudley Kilmarx '22 • March 2 Ellsworth Samuel Weed '23 • March 4 William Robert Tobey '27 • July 25, 1995 Paul William Cutler '28 • Dec. 10, 1995 Arno Rudolph Vogt '30 • March 3 Henry Hamilton Gilbert '30 • Dec. 28,1995 Horace Coomer Weston '30 • Feb. 23 James Alfred Ballard '34 • Feb. 10 Alan Robert Tawse '34 • March 7 Alan Bennett Clark '35 • Dec. 21, 1995 Omer Karl Whipple '35 • Jan. 30 Robert Loeffler Frank '36 • March 7 Frank Cecil Newman '38 • Feb. 18 Charles Solon Oliver '38 • Feb. 16 Richard Cooper Passmore '38 • Feb. 5 John Willard Stone '37 • Feb. 29 Karl Jolivette Sax '39 • May 16, 1995 Richard Frederick Mather '4O • Jan. 23 Almon Gerard Stevens '43 • Feb. 17 Clinton Kenneth Mason '53 • Jan. 17 Gordon K.W. Roeder '59 • Feb. 7 Thomas James Adriance '59 • Feb. 15 Stanley James Brown '65 • Nov. 7, 1995 Allan Cameron McLean '70 • Feb. 18

1921

Gerald Eugene Cutler died October 18,1995, in Royal Oak, Mich. Jerry lived in Glen Arbor, Mich., as also does his, son Dr. William Cuder. Jerry's wife, Helen, predeceased him.

1924

Frederick Braidwood Laidlaw died at the Cape Cod Hospital on October 16, 1995, after a brief illness. Frederick was born in Manhattan and graduated from the Collegiate Prep School in Manhattan.

After attending Dartmouth, he graduated from Bates, and then earned a master's from the University of Connecticut. He taught English in various colleges, including an assistant professorship at Penn State. He wrote the definitive book on anti-fouling, shipbottom paints for the navy. He did a great deal of volunteer work with youngsters at various schools in Brewster, where the children called him Uncle Fritz. He is survived by his son, Angus Laidlaw, daughter, Anne Laidlaw, two sisters, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Lloyd Larkin Parker died on January 13,1996, at the Bolton Manor Nursing Home. He was born in Boston but spent most of his life in Hudson, Mass. He was president of Larkin Lumber Co. for more than 40 years and he did not retire until 1994. He and his wife, Arline, were married for 69 years. He is also survived by three sons, Alan K., David S., and Lloyd Jr., and by 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Lloyd was "Mister Hudson," and was involved in Boy Scouts, Masonic lodge, historical society, Universalis! Church, school committee, board of selectmen, and in the business community; and served as past president and chairman of the board of the former Hudson Cooperative Bank, trustee of the Hudson Savings Bank, and a director of Hudson National Bank.

Jerome Paul Sutten died at home in Los Altos, Calif., January 24,1996, at the age of 92. Jerry prepared for college at Townsend Harris Hall of City College of New York. At Dartmouth he majored in English. After graduation he began a 40-year career in the then-infant motion picture industry, starting with Paramount, which sent him to pioneer film distribution in a territory of 23 countries from Panama to Peru. Mode of travel ranged from Indian canoe to donkey-back to single-engine planes over the mountains.

In 1936 he and wife Pat moved to her home city of Johannesburg, South Africa. There Jerry opened up new African markets for American films, working for 20th Century Fox, Metro, and, for the last 25 years, Warner Bros. After retirement, Jerry and Pat moved to France in 1972, becoming fluent in a new language and culture. He is survived by daughter Ann Marie, son Paul, and a few old friends, including Dartmouth roommate Larry Treat.

1927

Stephen Dow Mills died in Scottsdale, Ariz., on December 27, 1995. He attended Westfield (N.J.) High School before going to Dartmouth. After completing the two-year course at Dartmouth Medical School, he earned his doctor of medicine degree at the Columbia University. He received a master's in pediatrics from the University of Minnesota.

Dow entered private practice in his hometown, Westfield, N.J., before serving in the Navy Medical Corps. He served five years in England and Washington, D.C., before his release with the grade of lieutenant commander. Dow returned to Rochester, Minn., as a member of the Department of Pediatrics of the Mayo Clinic. He retired after 23 years as a senior consultant.

Dow married Alice McGough in 1940 and they had four children, Mary Ann Home, Kathleen Elliott, James R.,and Stephen Jr. (deceased). There were also nine grandchildren. Alice died in 1988. He and Ruth Baker, the widow of Horace Edward Baker '27, were married Dec. 9, 1995.

1928

Bradford Waldo Brown died August 1,1995. Brad prepared for Dartmouth at Shaw High School in Cleveland, Ohio. At Dartmouth he majored in English literature; joined Sigma Nu, Casque and Gauntlet, and the Round Table; was captain of the water polo team; and competed on the football, track, and swimming teams.

During WWII he entered the navy and was assigned to the Naval Supply Depot, where he was in charge of packaging, preservation, and material handling. After the war he was retained as a consultant in this field and spent two years in Iran to assist the shah in these matters and in food production. In 1957 he went to Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. in Sunnyvale, Calif., where he was responsible for in-plant packaging and preservation of the Polaris missile.

Brad is survived by his wife, Annette, two daughters, and at least one grandchild.

George Ilsley Davis died January 7, 1996, at home in Queensbury, N.Y. George prepared for Dartmouth at Needham (Mass.) High School. At Dartmouth he joined Sigma Phi Epsilon and attended Tuck School. After graduation he was employed by the Glens Falls Insurance Co., starting in the mail room. He held various financial offices before being named board chairman in 1962.

During WWII George served as an army lieutenant colonel in the Pentagon and was awarded the Legion of Merit. He served as trustee of the State University of Plattsburg, Albany Medical College, and Skidmore. He served Dartmouth as class agent, member of the enrollment committee, secretary of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Glens Falls, and Alumni Council member and president in 1966-67. He was the Alumni Award recipient in 1973.

He is survived by his wife, Marion, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

Edwin Hall Lyman died November 23, 1995, at St. Joseph's Living Center, Windham, Conn. Ed prepared for Dartmouth at Springfield (Mass.) Central High School. At Dartmouth he majored in political science, joined Delta Sigma Rho, the Forensic Union, and the Players. After graduation he took a law degree at Harvard in 1931. He then practiced law in Springfield and Longmeadow, Mass. In 1964 he formed the partnership of Lyman and Godfrey. He was active in the Longmeadow Country Club, secretary for 17 years and president for three. He was general counsel for the Westfield River Paper Cos. and town prosecutor in Longmeadow.

Ed's wife, Louise, died in 1989. He is survived by a son, daughter, a sister, three grandchildren, and a greatgrandchild.

1930

Charles Knickerbocker Faye died on November 2, 1995. At the time he was living in Belvedere, Calif., and had worked with UP Freight Sales with Western Pacific Railroad Co. since 1946. He served on the class executive committee from 1949 55, and as club secretary and class agent. At Dartmouth he was active in swimming, soccer, Art Club, and debate. Chuck married Elene Murphy in 1934.

Richard Peabody died on November 15,1995, after a brief illness. Chuck earned a civil engineering degree and was a member of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers at Thayer School since 1969. Fie was formerly with Carrier Corp. from 1935 to 1960. During WW II he worked on a number of projects for the Defense Department and in 1948 he settled in Bucks County. After his retirement in 1970 he was a mechanical engineer and executive with his own firm, Peabody and Wind Engineering. His wife, Grace R. Coleman, whom he married in 1935, died in 1992. They had four sons.

Fred Andrew Tangeman died on May 6, 1995. At the time he resided at San Pasadena, Calif. Fred held a number of sales positions during his career in Wisconsin and Indiana before going to Los Angeles with Pillsbury Mills in 1947. After retiring in 1957 he turned to freelance ventures including real estate and a night club called The Roaring '20s which thrived for six years and then folded, as Fred related, because he and his partner "got too complacent, or, rather, lazy." Fred married Esther Beerkircher of Madison, Wise., on April 25, 1936. They had two daughters and had three grandchildren. Fred had been assistant class agent. He said he had always been on the lookout for basketball players for Dartmouth.

Clifford John Vogt died on October 20, 1995, of cancer. At the time he lived in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He received his M.D. from Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1934 and was assistant clinical professor of obstetrics gynecology, a member of the American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Central Association of Obstetrics, and received the first Clifford J. Vogt Alumni Service Award established by the board of trustees of the Western Reserve Medical Alumni Association.

He received his post-graduate training at University Hospitals and was an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Case Western Reserve University for the rest of his career. He was a trustee of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine and the Cleveland Medical Library Association and a past president of the Pasteur Club.

Cliff is survived by his wife, Marian, two sons, five grandchildren, a great-grandchild, and a sister.

1931

Wilder Percival Montgomery died at his home in Washington, D.C., on November 1,1995. Wilder came to Dartmouth from Dunbar High School in D.C., where he had been valedictorian of his class. He continued that excellent performance at the college, graduating summa cum laude, becoming a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and majoring at the Medical School. He received his medical degree from Rush.

His private practice in internal medicine in D.C. included consulting to the federal government on black lung disease and to the D.C. penal system on pulmonary disease. He was attending physician for the D.C. Chest Clinic, directed the chest clinic of Howard University Hospital, and was the first black physician to be named to the district board of police and fire surgeons.

He is survived by his wife, Doris, sons Dr. Gordon and Dr. Stephen, a brother, and four grandchildren.

John Conrad Weisert died at home in St. Jean de Luz, Ciboure, France, on November 9,1995. Jack came to Dartmouth from the Francis Parker School in Chicago. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and of Dragon. He had been manager of the boxing team and had majored in English. After graduation he joined Bissell-Weisert, his father's retail business in Chicago, becoming president in 1940. Then came a stint in the Marine Corps in WW 13 from enlisted buckprivate in 1943 to captain via O.C.S. In 1952 he began a second career, this time in the State Department, including service in Marshall Plan agencies and assignments as consul, commercial attache, and first secretary in Beirut and Hamburg, before retiring in 1971 to reside in St. Jean de Luz.

He is survived by his wife, Ilona, son Conrad '57, and daughter Hilde.

1932

Abraham E. "Babe" Weinberg died following a cerebral hemorrhage on December 18, 1995, in New York City. He came to Dartmouth from the Peddie School, majored in sociology, and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. Following graduation he attended Cambridge University and studied anthropology and archeography. Most of his life was spent in the wholesale newspaper and magazine distribution field. He was a partner in the Weinberg News Co. and president and CEO of the Long Island News Co. In 1980 Babe was named "Man of the Year" by his association of executives and distributors. His civic activities included supporting Brandeis University, the United Jewish Appeal, the Anti-Defamation League, and archeological museums. For his class he is particularly remembered for his work on our 50th Reunion publications— " '32s 50th" and "Warming Up for 50 Years."

He is survived by daughter Gail, sons Laurence '62 and Kenneth, and three grandchildren, including Victoria Weinberg '91.

1933

Samuel Heagan Bayles died of cancer on January 30, 1996, at his retirement home in Fort Lauderdale. He came to Dartmouth from Stony Brook (N.Y.) Preparatory School, majored in comparative literature and was a member of Psi Upsilon. After post-graduate study in marketing, Heagan joined Ruthrauff & Ryan, and, when radio came into prominence, moved to that field to become a leader, responsible for Rinso White and Pall Mall jingles. In 1946, recognizing that advertising would become increasingly global, he joined in the founding of SSC&B, an agency which, through its acquisition of Lintas, had offices in 34 countries. He continued as chairman and principal owner of SSC&B-Lintas until its sale in 1979.

His first wife, Gladys, predeceased him and he is survived by his second wife, Jane, son S. Heagan Jr., and daughters Elizabeth Wheeler and Christina Callahan.

Francis Woodman Cleaves died on December 31, 1995, at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H. He came to Dartmouth from Needham (Mass.) High School, majored in Greek and Latin, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He received his doctorate at Harvard and studied further at the Sorbonne, was a fellowship holder at the Harvard-Yenching Institute in Peking, and was director of the Sino-Indian Institute in Peking. He was appointed an instructor on the Harvard faculty in 1942, leaving for service in the navy. He acted as a translator on the staff of Admiral Nimitz and served as civil affairs officer in Tientsin. After his war service, he returned to Harvard where, as an expert in Sanskrit, he rose to the rank of full professor of Far Eastern languages, retiring in 1980. He is survived by his brother, Bertram, and his sister, Marcia, and was predeceased by his brother, Frederick '36.

Edward Siebert Hansis died of pneumonia at Deaconess Glover Hospital in Needham, Mass., on December 19,1995. He came to Dartmouth from Needham High School and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Eddie left Hanover after two years and entered Harvard School of Dental Med- icine, from which he graduated in 1935. He served in the Philippines during WW 11. His career was in the private practice of dentistry in Needham, where he practiced for 60 years and where he also was a director of the Needham Cooperative Bank.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie, son John, daughter Margaret, and brother George '28.

1935

Alvin G. Dodd died November 30, 1995, at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass. He came to Dartmouth from Tom's River, N.J. He was president of the SAE fraternity, a member of Dragon Society, and was on the varsity baseball team. A regular visitor to Hanover, Al served for many years as class agent and was deeply involved in Dartmouth alumni affairs. Al worked with National Biscuit Co. in Philadelphia and The Travelers Insurance Co. In 1972 he was appointed executive director of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, where he worked until his retirement in 1978.

Survivors include his wife, Marianne Beaudreau Dodd; five children, Sara Donahoe, Susan Whelan, Sheila Forehand, Sherry Bonacci, and Stephen Dodd; 10 grandchildren, including John J. Donahoe '82; six great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law, including Thomas A Donahoe '57; and one granddaughter-in- law, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe '81.

Carl Heinrich Funke died of cancer on November 7,1995, at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J. After two years with Compton Advertising Co. he joined Herman Funke and Sons, where he worked until his death.

Carl was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity and Dragon Senior Honor Society and captained the gymnastics team. He received his M.B.A. from Tuck School. He was extremely active in alumni affairs, and served as president of the Dartmouth Club of New York and on the Alumni Council, received the Alumni Award in 1973, and played leadership roles in many fundraising activities. He received the Warren County Soil Conservation District Award as woodland steward of the year for his outstanding preservation management and utilization of forestry resources.

Surviving are his wife, Patricia, sons Carl '62 and Peter '63, and daughter Jennifer.

John Marsh Howe died December 28, 1995, at his home in Gainesville, Fla., after a brief illness with cancer. He had a 22-year career with the United Nations. When he retired he was chief of the UNESCO mission in Brazil and was a liaison officer in India. He became a member of the board of the U.N. Association. He was an active member of the International Association of Near Death Studies and recendy retired as chairman of the board of Spiritual Frontier International.

John was a member of Sigma Chi and leader of the band at Dartmouth. After graduation he continued his studies at Southern and Mssouri State University and at Columbia University.

He is survived by his wife, Lea, whom he married in 1941, and by three daughters, Lynn, Kathy, and Sally.

Kenneth Morse Kurson died August 12,1995, at Boca Raton Hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., where he lived during the winter. His home was in Chestnut Hill, Mass., the remainder of the year. He majored in economics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Until his retirement he was involved in the theater. He served as a lieutenant in the navy during WW II.

He is survived by Phyllis, his wife of 57 years, daughter Carol, and son Donald '65. His brother, Newell '32, predeceased him.

Frank Richard Meyers died on September 23, 1995, in Dallas, Tex. He was a member of Sigma Chi and participated in soccer in College. He was active as a real estate agent from 1965 until he retired in 1989.

He is survived by his wife, Florence, two sons, Frank Richard II and Kenneth, and four grandchildren.

1938

Onslow Allen Gordon died in a nursing home in Elizabeth, N.J., after a long illness, on December 14, 1995.

Born in Brooklyn, he entered Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. While in College, "Sheriff' majored in German, was a member of Germania, and belonged to Delta Tau Delta, Bones Gate, and Casque and Gaundet. He was also manager of the track team and a member of the Athletic Council. After graduation he went on to Cornell Medical School to get his degree in 1942. He setded in Westport, N.Y., where he established a medical practice until his retirement in 1982. He served as medical director at the N.Y. State Education Department, mayor of Westport, and coroner of Essex County. His wife, Gussie, predeceased him and he is survived by a son, three daughters, five grand- children, and a brother and sister.

Frederick Clovis LeComte of Washington, D.C., died at home of heart disease on January 14, 1996. For about the last 45 years he had practiced law in northwest Washington, specializing in estates and taxes. Fred came to Dartmouth from Western High School. His major was sociology. After graduating he received a master's degree in 1940 from the University of Wisconsin, where he taught medieval history before serving four and a half years in the army during WW II.

Fred received his law degree in 1949 from Georgetown University. He leaves no immediate survivors.

1939

Almon Hammond Andrews of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died at his home on December 9,1995. Al came to Dartmouth from Attleboro (Mass.) High School. At Dartmouth, he played freshman basketball and baseball and was a brother in Alpha Delta Phi. Our 25 yearbook suggests Al was a salesman for Evan Case Cos. and lived in Great Neck, N.Y. However, much of his life was apparendy spent in retail store operations in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands), where for 35 years he was general manager of Cavanagh's Inc. and Cavanagh's Butik on nearby St. Croix. Later he was associated with the Leather Shop in the same location. He was a member of St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce, and the St. Thomas Retail Stores Association.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Hession Andrews, daughter Marilyn Wiseman, son William P. Andrews, and five grandchildren.

Robert James Bryant of Hanover, N.H., died on January 7,1996, after a long and courageous struggle with emphysema. At Dartmouth Bob was on the freshman swimming team, baseball team, and a member of Phi Delta Theta. During WW II Bob served as gunnery officer on merchant ships in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans as well as the Red Sea. He once spent eight days in a lifeboat after a German sub had torpedoed his ship.

In 1947 he received a master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and joined the U.S. Foreign Service, where he served for more than 30 years. In retirement Bob moved with his family to Grafton, N.H., where he was a selectman for five years, and then to Hanover. He is survived by his wife, Dale (Peters), daughter Susan, three sons, Robert, Peter, and Douglas, and three grandchildren.

Henry Conkle of Cashiers, N.C., died on January 12, 1996, of cancer complications. Hank came to Hanover from Radnor High School in Wayne, Penn. At Dartmouth he was a member of the canoe club and Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He then taught English and coached soccer and baseball at Mercersburg Academy until joining the navy in 1942. He served for the duration in the Pacific as a communications officer on a destroyer escort.

After the war the Conkles settled in Cashiers, where they organized and ran the successful Carolina Mountain Shop (where a Dartmouth grad could always get a free green tie). Hank served as president of the Western Carolina Dartmouth Club and as class secretary.

He is survived by Dot, his wife of 55 years, daughter Nancy Swann, son John, and two grandchildren.

James Dunne Gordon of Brooklyn, N.Y., died on November 5, 1995. Jim left Hanover before graduating and finished up at Union College in Schenectady, N. Y. He came to Dartmouth from Poly Prep, in Brooklyn.

Jim was a lawyer, and for the past 19 years was the reference librarian of the Brooklyn Law School.

Jim leaves his wife, Lydia M. Gordon, a brother, and 13 nieces and nephews.

1940

Cecil Wright Moore died September 28,1995, in Medford, Ore., following emergency heart surgery while on an extensive tour of the Northwest with his wife, Ardie.

Cecil was born in Bayside, N.Y., and came to the College from St. Paul's School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Chi Phi and Interfraternity Council and managing editor of the Aegis.

After graduation he worked for J.C. Penney, Eastern Airlines, and Pan American Airways. During WW II Cecil had a navy commission. He then returned to Pan Am, retiring after 37 years as vice president.

He is survived by his wife; sons John Ritchie Moore, Dr. David Pringle Moore, L. Scott Perry, Dr. Bruce Edgar Perry, and Baird Ernest Perry; and daughters, Joanne Moore Phillips and Laura Perry Urban.

Raymond A. Unangst died November 29, 1995, in Sedona, Ariz., of carcinoma of the prostate. Ray came to Dartmouth from Westwood (N.J.) High School. He was a member of Sigma Nu and majored in psychology. Brother Robert Unangst is also a member of the class of '40. After graduation Ray spent one year at Wharton School of Business and Finance before joining American Airlines.

Ray was a navigator and instructor in the U.S. Air Force. He then returned to American Airlines, holding various positions before being named vice president in charge of the company's activities from Washington, D.C., to San Antonio, Tex. He was involved in civic activities and the Episcopal Church.

Ray is survived by his wife, Jeanne Yantes Unangst, son Alan, daughter Barbara, two grandchildren, one great grandchild, and sister Peg.

Rushton Marot Williamson died August 14, 1995, after a brief illness. Rush came to Dartmouth from Germantown (Penn.) Friends High School. He was a member of the Interfraternity Council, Interfraternity Treasurer's Council, and Theta Chi. After graduation he attended Harvard Business School.

Rush entered the Marine Corps Reserve in 1938 and reported for active duty in September 1941. After service in the Pacific Theater during WW II, he continued in the reserves until he resigned in 1960 as a lieutenant colonel.

Following active service, he worked for Standard Oil, Ditto Inc. and Bell and Howell. He retired in 1980.

Rush is survived by his wife, Marjorie, sons Rushton Marot Williamson Jr. and Ernest Woods Williamson, and four grandchildren.

1941

Wilson Mabry Cornwall passed away in Okoboji, lowa, on October 4, 1995, as a result of Alzheimer's disease. Mabe was active in Outing Club and Sigma Chi at Dartmouth. After receiving his J.D. degree from the University of lowa Law School in 1943, he served in the army with the 10th Mountain and 28th Infantry divisions and saw action in Europe, where he earned the Bronze Star as a captain. Mabe returned to lowa after the war and formed a law partnership in Spencer with his brother, Tom '50, who remains active in the firm. Mabe worked as a trial lawyer for many years and also served as a director of several lowa banks and civic organizations. Married in 1942 to Edna Ward Oed, sister of Bill Oed '50, they had three children, Peter (deceased), Susan, and Sally. Asecond marriage added children Todd and Sara to the family. The children and his wife, Sarah, survive Mabe.

Robert Wakefield Dickson died in Kensington, Md., on October 1,1995, as a result of a ruptured aneurysm. Bob came to Hanover from Northampton, Mass., and Deerfield Academy. He didn't graduate with the class but completed his education at Columbia University, where he did graduate work in physics. Bob served in the army in WW II and received a Purple Heart after being wounded in Italy. In 1952 he began a career in the Washington area when he joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a physicist. In the mid-1970s he moved over to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and worked there until his retirement in the mid-1980s. His marriage to Nancy Veltre ended in divorce. She and their two sons and three grandchildren survive Bob.

Juerg Albert Meier died of unknown causes on March 24, 1994, his last address being Whiting, N.J. At Dartmouth Al was active in the German Club and Outing Club. He served with the Air Corps in the Pacific during WWII and in 1946 earned a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked as a research chemist and then as manager of administrative services for Ciba-Geigy Chemical Co. in New Jersey. Al never married, but was active in community projects in Dover and Toms River, N.J., all his life. He was also a member of the .Toms River Yacht Club and was a golfer at the Toms River Country Club.

Werner Leonard Neudorf died in Seatde, Wash., on December 5,1994. At Dartmouth Neudy was a member of Tri-Kap fraternity, graduated cum laude, and played on the JV football team, being selected for the Michelet Inspirational Award in that sport. After serving in WW II as a chief petty officer, he setded in Seatde, earned a master's degree in education, and began a long and honored career as a teacher, coach, and sports advocate in Washington high schools. Recognized as one of the finest prep coaches in state history, he was named to the Washington Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986. At Foster High School in Seatde the stadium was named in his honor in 1976 when Neudy retired from active coaching. He suffered a massive stroke in 1985 and was somewhat disabled until his final stroke in 1994.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and two children, Chuck and Patti.

Myron Frank Pollack succumbed to a heart attack on August 26, 1995, in Chico, Calif. Mike had a distinguished career in university educational circles. After the war, in which he served as an officer with the Combat Engineers and Military Intelligence, he attended Stanford University for a master's degree in English and then served on the faculty there. Mike later joined the faculty of San Francisco State, Calif., State College at Hayward, and New York University. Along the way he earned a Ph.D. in higher education administration at Stanford and was a consultant to the California Youth Authority, the British Broadcasting Corp., and the government of Colombia. Mike also owned a professional remedial reading service and was author of numerous reports on reading problems. After serving as dean of faculty at Manhattan Community College, he retired to California. Mike is survived by his wife, Ann, a daughter, Judith, and his brother, Robert S. Pollack M.D. '38.

1942

Richard Alton Braman died on January 26,1996, in Hartford Hospital (Conn.). He came to Dartmouth from Blair Academy. At Dartmouth Dick was a member of Gamma Delta Chi fraternity. Dick served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from August 1942 to December 1945 and participated in the invasions of Sicily, Italy, and Normandy on an LST. He was discharged as a lieutenant.

Dick's career was in tie management of Anaconda American Brass sales to the U.S. government.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Williams Braman, son Robert J. Braman, daughters Laura B. Corcoran and Susan B. Trivella, and six grandchildren.

Donald Clark Gates died on December 21,1995, at the Mequon Care Center, Milwaukee, Wise. At Dartmouth Don majored in English and was art editor of the Jack-O-Lantern. In WW II he was a naval aviator and served as a landing signal officer on a baby flattop in the South Pacific, seeing action in the Palau, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa campaigns. During the Korean War he returned to active duty, flying in a squadron based at Atlantic City. Don worked in advertising and insur- ance before establishing Donald Clark Gates & Associates to serve clients in advertising and public relations, retiring in 1985. Don performed in more than 20 plays for the Shorewood Players, and received the organization's best actor award for lead roles in The Seven YearItch, A Thousand Clowns and Take Her, She's Mine.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, daughter Diane DeVane, son Chris '74, and brother Theodore '40.

Richard Winston Lippman died of a heart attack in St. Vincent's Hospital in New York on January 13, 1996.

Dick came to Dartmouth from Atlantic City (N.J.) High School. After graduation he served as a communications officer in the Army Air Corps in a B-24 squadron in the South Pacific. He was discharged as a captain in 1946 and pursued a career in advertising before becoming a printing salesman in 1951.

As many of his classmates know, Dick had a second lifelong career in which he was also very successful: working for Dartmouth and the Class of 1942. Some highlights include head class agent; winner of the Harvey P. Hood Trophy, Alumni Award, and Class Award; Newsletter Editor of the Year; president of the Class Newsletter Editions Association; editor of the 25th Reunion Book; class president; and Dartmouth Club of Philadelphia president.

Dick is survived by his wife, Deborah, daughter Jane Louise, and sisters Miriam Finkel and Hannah Pickett.

R.R. McCathran II died of a heart attack on October 15, 1995, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Chevy Chase, Md.

Rod came to Dartmouth from Central High School in Chevy Chase. He served in the army in the Pacific during WWII, then returned to Dartmouth to study at Tuck School. In 1947 Rod joined Bell Telephone and worked at various posts in Virginia until 1955, when he returned to the Washington, D.C., area. He later joined C & P in northern Virginia, retiring in 1984 as an executive in the commercial division.

Rod is survived by his wife, Grace, and their three children, Paula McCathran Winkler, Ellen, and William.

1943

George Turell Van Petten died December 21, 1995, at Newport (R.I.) Hospital of prostate cancer. He entered Dartmouth from the Central High School in Aberdeen, S.D. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Glee Club and DOC. After completing his junior year Van left to join the navy and to enroll at the Washington University School of Medicine, from which he graduated in 1945 with an M.D. His assignments in the navy were varied: surgeon aboard the hospital ship Consolation during the Korean War, for which he was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation; chief of surgery at Yokosuka (Japan) Naval Hospital (where he visited with our classmate Nobu Mitsui); and chief of surgery at Naval Hospital, Boston, Mass., where he retired from the navy in 1965. Van then joined the medical staff at Newport (R.I.) Hospital from which he retired fully in 1986.

Van is survived by his wife, Grace, sons Karl, Robert, and George, and four grandchildren.

1945

John Lawrence Carroll of Fremont, Ohio, died February 15,1995, after a long illness. He graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1941 before entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of the 1943 championship Ivy League basketball team and Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1946. Leaving the navy in 1949, he returned to Fremont to help run the family business, Quikut, a cutlery manufacturing firm, becoming president and retiring in 1969. In 1973 he was chairman and CEO of Sadler Industrial Services and Rilco Manufacturing Co.

Returning home to Ohio in the mid-1980s, his last years were spent renovating an historic home, playing golf, and renewing old friendships.

Jack is survived by his second wife, the former Shirley Strong Talbut, daughter Lin, twins Jack and Lisa, stepsons Gregory, Jeffrey, and March Talbut, and two grandsons.

John Webster Foster of Normal, Ill., died October 9, 1995, at his home of cardiac dysrhythmia. At Dartmouth he was a member of the DOC and played on the tennis team.

His studies were interrupted by WW II, when he joined the Aviation Cadet Program. His flying career was cut short when he suffered a concussion and serious ear injury when he bailed out of a B-29 bomber after an engine fire and explosion. He returned to major in geology at Dartmouth and attended Colorado School of Mines. He received a master's in geology and mining engineering from Ohio State University.

John's outstanding career as a geologist included work at the Illinois State Geological Survey, in the Arab Middle East for construction/hydrology firms, and as geology professor at Illinois State University.

He is survived by his wife, Sylvia de Versterre; son John L.; daughters Sarah, Rebecca, Hill, and Connie; half-brother Robert E. Kelley '40; sister Betty Parsons; and nine grandchildren.

William Albert Trischett of Santa Ana, Calif., died on March 31, 1995, after a long illness. He attended A.B. Davis High School in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., before entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of Psi Upsilon and Sphinx.

His education was interrupted in November 1942 when he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and went through pilot training, receiving his commission as a second lieutenant. He was a B-17 pilot, and served with the 8th Air Force, 398 th Bomb Group, in England, flying missions over Germany. Most of Bill's career was spent in the office furniture business. He was president of Macey Fowler Inc. in New York City, and later organized Trischett Associates Inc., a manufacturer's representative group in San Francisco, Calif.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and two brothers, Donald and Thomas.

1947

Edward F. Brophy died on October 11, 1995, in Tuckahoe, N.Y.

Ed majored in psychology while at Dartmouth. After graduation, he went into the insurance field, sales and administration. He had a 45-year career with Mutual of New York, and served as CEO of his office on Park Avenue in NYC. Ed was active in the Dartmouth Alumni Club of NYC, and served on the interviewing committee for 15 years.

He is survived by his wife, Veronica Cunningham; their children, Ellen, Maureen, Edward Jr., Vincent, Thomas, Matthew, and James; and five grandchildren.

John Francis Cooney died July 14,1995.John served in a V-12 unit at Dartmouth in 1944. He was not in touch with the College or class, and so none of his college, career, or family details are known.

Roy Harris died August 14, 1995, in Minetonka, Minn., after a long illness. His family celebrated his life with a booklet of favorite action photos. He was a positive, energetic man, a lover of life's activities, and active among many groups of people. Roy came to Hanover in the summer of 1943. He left in 1944 to serve in the army and saw service in Germany. Roy was trained in his youth by working in his grandfather's chain of Harris Optical stores in New York and New Jersey. After Dartmouth Roy went into advertising with Advertising Distributors of America, becoming president and chairman. He also founded RH Marketing in NYC.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Louise (Jedlicka) Harris, stepdaughter Wendy Jedlicka, daughter Alison Maartensen, son Dean Harris, sister Susan Ginsberg, and three grandchildren.

1964

Brian Douglas McMahon died December 20,1995, in the crash of the American Airlines 757 in the mountains of Columbia. Brian came to Dartmouth from Abby High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., majored in philosophy, and was a member of Alpha Chi Alpha, the Dartmouth Outing Club, the Newman Club, and the Forensic Union. He did a stint with the Peace Corps in Columbia before returning to Hanover to complete his degree. He then returned to Columbia and in 1970 received his M.B.A. from Valle University. He spent most of his professional career overseas, serving as president of several divisions of United Technologies in both Latin America and Europe. In 1993 he joined SIEBE, pic, England's largest engineering group as president of its diversified products division. Brian lived in London for the past 10 years and was on his way to a family Christmas gathering in Cali at the rime of the crash.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, twin sons Patrick '94 and Michael, and his father, Donald '40.

1973

George Hendrick Bullock died after an illness on December 14, 1995. George was a native of Henderson, N.C. He graduated from the Mercersburg (Penn.) Academy, where he worked parttime in the school's Upward Bound program. His principal hobby was car racing. George left Dartmouth before graduation. He did not maintain contact with the College and consequendy we have no information about his personal or professional life.

At the time of George's death he was a resident of Raleigh, N.C.