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.
John Lane Griffin '23 • Dec. 14, 1994 Karl Wesley Lundberg '23 • Jan. 22 Joseph W. Schiffenhaus '23 • March 18 Harry Schuyler Foster '25 • March 2 Charles Edward Wallis '26 • Oct. 19, 1995 Stephen Armstrong Osborn '27 • March 1 Wayne Carl Boeker '28 • March 21, 1995 Robert Zahrt Blocksom '31 • March 20 Arthur S. Brettler '31 • March 24 Gabriel Bromberg '31 • March 16 George Lill '31 • March 30 Carl John Bang '32 • March 2 Everett Prielipp Hokanson '32 • Feb. 16 Joseph Walter Langley '32 • March 21 Alva Zer Allen '33 • March 5 Leland eland Otis Hunt '34 • Oct. 21, 1995 Frank Richard Schueler '34 • March 23 Donald W. Alexander '35 • June 14, 1995 Wilson S. MacIntire '36 • Sept. 16, 1995 James Virum Garvey '38 • March 10 John Appleton Rand '38 • March 27 Walter Federman '39 • May 8, 1990 Thomas Welles Hine '39 • March 15 James Roland Raymond '40 • Jan. 5 Richard Marvin Engelbert '41 • March 9 Oscar Alwin Goedecke '44 • Nov. 11, 1995 Thomas Whittick Kunau '44 • March 6 Charles Perry Lesh '46 • Jan. 10 John Witmer Heagy '47 • Feb. 4, 1994 Thomas Farrell Dempsey '49 • March 7 Marshall Bruce MacIvor '54 • March 7 John Allen Scoville '54 • April 3 Kenneth D. Vankleeck '59 • April 3 Paul Brewer Gould '89 • March 22
1922
Sumner D. Kilmarx
died March 2, 1996, at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y.
He was born in New York City, and came to Dartmouth from New York Military Academy. He went on to graduate from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration in 1923. As manager of Dartmouth's 1921 football team, he arranged for its first Southern schedule and trip, during which it defeated top-ranked University of Georgia.
After graduation he joined Theodore Hofstatter & Cos., his father's interior decorating firm, succeeding to its presidency and running it with his wife, Elizabeth, until her death, and thereafter until 1989. He was an early platform tennis champion, winning the first national doubles championship in 1935 and again in 1939. He served the College as chairman of the Athletic Council in 1951, and received the Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1966.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Wood Kilmarx; son Robert Kilmarx '50; grandchildren John Peter '83, and Elizabeth Kilmarx; and four great-grandsons.
1925
Kenneth F. Montgomery
whose belief in the power of education led him to be one of the prime philanthropists in the field, died at home January 14, 1996, of natural causes.
His desire to aid people in search of higher education has been a central theme in his life, and he provided scholarships for students at Dartmouth College. He and his wife, Harle also established the Montgomery House at Dartmouth to expand the opportunities of a college experience for students by bringing outstanding figures, not only from the academic world, but from non-academic spheres as well. Montgomery Fellows have included writers John Cheever, Robert Penn Warren; politicians Dean Rusk, Sir Edward Heath, and Oscar Arias Sanchez. He was born in Apalachicola , Fla., and came to Dartmouth from Culver Academy and Notre Dame Academy. He went on to Harvard Law School, later becoming a partner in Wilson & Mcllvaine, a Chicago law firm. He maintained an active litigation practice until the 1980s. He was an active member of the Democratic Party, receiving a John F. Kennedy Public Service Award in 1988.
He is survived by his wife, daughter Henrietta Montgomery Heydon, son Kenneth L. Montgomery, stepson Marvin Harris, stepdaughter Tyrell Dammann Edwards, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson.
1927
Reginald F. French
professor of romance languages, emeritus, of Amherst College, died of cardiac arrest at his Amherst home on February 10,1996, after a long illness.
After Dartmouth he studied Italian literature at the University of Rome and earned his Ph.D. in Italian from Harvard University. French joined the Amherst faculty after teaching appointments at the University of Missouri, Williams College, and the University of Nebraska. French taught Italian and other courses in the humanities at Amherst for 35 years, from 1937 until his retirement in 1972. With his wife, Rachel (Clapp) French, he also pursued until 1993 a separate career as an antiquarian, collector, and antiques dealer at his home, R&R French Antiques, on South Pleasant Street in Amherst. He was a member of the Modern Language Association and served as chairman of its Italian section in 1949. He was a former trustee of Amherst Academy and a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Amherst.
Besides his wife, survivors include two daughters, Polly French and Rebecca F. Lynn; a son Richard French; a brother, Everard French; and four grandchildren.
1928
Henry Victor Hartjens
died January 30,1996. Neither place nor cause of death were reported except that the cause was natural. Vic and Mary moved from Kensington, Md., to Florida in the recent past. Vic prepared for Dartmouth at the Norwalk (Conn.) High School. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and joined the Round Table. After graduation he was self-employed as a sales representative for wholesale housewares. He was active in the Washington, D.C., Dartmouth Club and interviewed applicants for admission to the College. Vic is survived by his wife, son Peter, cousin Charles F. Spitoir Jr. '39, nephew Clifton C. Smith '62, nephew Arthur L Smith Jr. '55, and grandnephew C. Eric Smith '91.
Charles Nancrede Proctor
died February 1, 1996, in Scotts Valley, Calif., of cardiac arrest. Charlie prepared for Dartmouth at the Hanover (N.H.) High School and Worster Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in biology and joined Phi Gamma Delta, the Outing Club, Green Key, and Casque & Gauntlet. He was captain both of the golf and ski teams. He won intercollegiate titles in jumping, downhill, and slalom, and was a member of the U.S. Olympic team at St. Moritz in 1928. After graduation he was purchasing agent for the Yosemite Park & Curry Cos., and director of winter sports at the park. He held high offices in the Far West Ski Association and served on the Olympic Ski Events Advisory Committee. In February 1959 he was elected to the Ski Hall of Fame at Ishpeming, Mich. Charlie is survived by his wife, Mary, two daughters, brother John '36, and granddaughter Heidi Nadiak '85.
1930
Ranald Purcell Hobbs
died on February 4,1996, of a heart attack. He was living in Naples, Fla. Ranny began his career in publishing in 1935 and he joined the Macmillan Cos. and made his mark at Rinehart & Cos., which he joined in 1943. At Rhinehart he helped build the company's textbook department in college texts, putting together the Rinehart editions of the classics with introductions written by leading authors and experts. He served as executive vice president at Rhinehart from 1935 to 1960, after which he became an executive vice president at the Bobbs-Merrill Cos., based in Indianapolis. For 12 years Ranny was consultant and vice president and treasurer with Moselely Associates, a worldwide publishing consulting firm, and helped setup the first indigenous publishing company in Nigeria. He was also a member of the American Publishers Textbook Institute, serving as collection chairman and as a member of the board. Ranny is survived by his wife, Vera, and his daughter, Linda Hobbs Young.
Randolph Rnowlton Martin
died on February 9, 1996. At the time he lived in Shelburne, Vt. He attended Teachers College in New York City, then Dartmouth in 1928 and Harvard in 1930. During WW II he worked at Polaroid Corp. for the U.S. military in research and development. He taught metalworking at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass. He joined his wife, Nancy, whom he married in 1936, in teaching, and he handled shop work and some science studies at Lincoln School of Teacher's College from 1922 to 1926. He is survived by his wife; son John V. Martin; daughters Meredith Martin, Susan Martin Mahoney, and Christina Martin; and four grandchildren.
Theodore Roosevelt Seidman
died on January 20,1996. He graduated from University of Rochester Medical School in 1934. During WWII he became a lieutenant commander in the navy, stationed in Italy and was on his way to Japan when the war ended. He was certified in obstetrics and gynecology and after his residency he worked at Doctor's Hospitals (known as Beth Israel North) and worked at Beth Israel Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital. In addition to his wife, Arline Wadt, whom he married in 193 8, he is survived by a son, a daughter, two brothers, and two grandsons.
1931
Baxter Fenton Ball
died on January 20, 1996, at Bal Harbour, Fla.
Out of Columbus (Ohio) East High, Bax worked part of his way through Dartmouth as a door-to-door salesman, while being a member of Chi Phi and majoring in English. His postgraduate work was at the University of Washington, and he earned an A.M.P. at Harvard. He began his business career in the oil industry as a salesman in Seattle for General Petroleum, becoming district manager, division manager, and then vice president and director of marketing until 1957, when he joined Mobil, the parent company, as general sales manager. In 1962 he was made vice president of marketing, a position he held until retirement in 1972.
Although very active in the petroleum business, he found time for the Masons, Red Cross, and Cub Scouts, and for Dartmouth, as class agent and member of the enrollment committee and the Alumni Association of Southern California. Bax is survived by his wife, Barbara, and by children Elizabeth, Baxter, and Kim.
Lincoln Ridler Page
died on January 14,1996, at Huggins Memorial Hospital in Wolfeboro, N.H.
Coming to Dartmouth from Woodsville (N.H.) High, Line majored in chemistry, and was a cross-country skier on the winter sports team. He followed up his bachelor's with a master's in geology at the University of Minnesota, adding his doctorate in that discipline there in 1937. Following a brief period of teaching in several schools including Dartmouth, Line began an outstanding 44-year career with the U.S. Geological Survey. His Workin every state and countless foreign countries investigating thorium and uranium resources was matchless—on the Atomic Energy Commission, on the Apollo 16-17 field geology investigation team, as a consultant and adviser to numerous parties including the U.S. delegation to the U.N. international atoms for peace conference in Geneva, authoring more than 100 reports and maps, and in natural history including geologic research for the legendary lost continent, Atlantis.
He is survived by sons Norman '61 and Milton, sister Miriam, and three grandchildren.
1932
Paul W. Cook
died March 10,1995, of pneumonia at San Clemente, Calif. He came to Dartmouth from Imperial Union High School in California. He majored in history, was in the band, and was a member of Alpha Chi Roe. Except for the WW II years, when he was a U.S. Army ordnance officer, he worked in the California school system as a teacher and then administrator of several different school districts. In 1951 Paul received the advanced degree of master of science in education. In 1971 he retired from his last position, which was superintendent of the Anaheim High School District, one of the largest in the state. His civic activities included the Disneyland Community Service Awards Program and the Anaheim United Fund. Surviving Paul are his wife, Henrietta, and two daughters, Nancy and Suzy.
1933
David Eugene Warden
died of pneumonia in Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital on January 25, 1996. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Peddie School, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, and majored in chemistry-zoology.
He took his postgraduate study in medicine for three years at the University of Pennsylvania and received his doctor's degree from Columbia in 1937. Dave specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and practiced in Huntington with the North Shore Medical Group, of which he was a founder. He was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and for many years served as clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the New York University School of Medicine. In 1979 he received the Bellevue Obstetrical and Gynecological Society's Distinguished Alumnus Award and the certificate of merit of the American Cancer Society.
He is survived by his wife, Alice, son David, and daughter Alice. A son, John, predeceased him.
1934
James Alfred Ballard
died on February 10,1996, at his home in Black Mountain, N.C. Jim attended Culver Military Academy and Northern High School in Detroit, and at Dartmouth majored in sociology, was a member of Green Key and Casque & Gauntlet, and starred on the varsity swimming team. He served in the Marine Corps from 1941 to 1945, attaining the rank of captain. A good part of his business life thereafter was spent with Diebold Inc. in Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio.
Jim was associated with the Economic Development Center at Western Carolina University, and in 1976 was director of alumni and development at that institution. He was a state director of AARP and active in the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.
Surviving are his wife, Lucille "Teal" Ballard; son Richard, daughter Margaret Bailey, four grandsons, and one niece.
1935
Alan Bennett Clark
died December 21, 1995. He lived for many years in Deadwood, S.D., after serving in the army, where he finished as a major. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and played in the band.
His wife, Margaret, predeceased him. He is survived by two daughters, Marilyn and Linda, and a brother, Charles '33.
Perry Wachtel
died February 9, 1996, of viral pneumonia. He was president of De Perri Inc., an advertising agency in New York City, the name of which was derived from his first name and the nickname of his wife, whom he married in 1936. He was an eager golfer and was active in charitable
and civic affairs. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Alpha Nu fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Dee); three daughters, Stephanie, Robin, and Lynn; and five grandchildren.
Omer Karl Whipple
died January 30, 1996, at a Snohomish, Wash., nursing home in his hometown. An outstanding scientist, he received his master's degree from Columbia University and was a professor of chemistry at California Polytechnic State University for 20 years. He was named California Teacher of the Year in the mid-'70s.
His wife, Ruth, whom he married in 1942, predeceased him in 1970. He is survived by five sons, Omer Jr., Mark, Todd, David, and Peter; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
1936
Winslow Heg
of Leipsic, Ohio, died August 23,1995. He did not finish at Dartmouth, but got his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1946 and held the rank of captain when discharged.
After the war Sunny joined the Peter Pan Bottling Cos. of Santa Barbara, Calif. From 1951 until 1979 he owned and managed Perry's Hardware in Leipsic.
He is survived by his wife, Melba, daughter Nancy, and son James.
Stanley W. J. ogush
of Grass Valley, Calif., died December 14, 1995. He entered Dartmouth from Winwood Schoolin New York City. Stan majored in psychology and was a member of Kappa Phi Kappa. He later earned his M.D. degree from N.Y.U. College of Medicine. During WWK Stan was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and served as flight surgeon on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. His unit, Air Group 11, saw action in the Philippines, Formosa, Indo China, the South China seacoast, and the battle for Leyte Gulf.
After the war Stan worked in the Marysville (Calif.) Clinic for a time, then had his own practice in internal medicine until he retired in 1971.
He was predeceased by his wife, and they had no children.
Franklin Edgar Whitlock
of Westfield, N.H., died October 4,1995, after a long illness. At Dartmouth he majored in English and was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the Players.
From 1936 to 1943 Whit was with Newhouse and Sayre Inc. in various capacities in several different cities. He served in the army, 1943-45, and after his discharge he returned to Newhouse and Sayre in St. Louis. That company merged with Home Insurance Cos. in 1948. In 1950 Whit moved to the New York office of Home Insurance and was with them until he retired as vice president of personnel in 1976. He had been a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wesfield and the Sons of the American Revolution.
Whit is survived by his second wife, Helen, and daughters Linda, Judith, and Betty.
1937
Douglas E. Butman, M.D. died on December 27,1995, in the Deaconess-Waltham Hospital. Doug graduated from Waltham High School in 1932 and attended Exeter Academy. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and served his residency at Mary Hitchcock. During WW II he served as lieutenant commander of the U.S. Navy Seabees. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and interviewed Dartmouth applicants for many years.
Doug served as treasurer and trustee of Waltham Hospital and was a trustee of Chauncey Hall-Chapel Hill School. In our Golden Jubilee Report he spoke of the Dartmouth influence "as a glistening jewel of academic environment embedded in an indelibly beautiful portion of the earth forever carried as a visual image." He operated a medical practice on Main Street in Waltham before moving it to Waltham-Weston Hospital, where he worked for almost 50 years. The new medical oncology center at Deaconess-Waltham Hospital was recently named in his honor.
Louis A. Valier
died on November 4, 1995, in Honolulu and is survived by his wife, Hazel, and daughter Katherine. He came from Palm Beach and the Ashville (N.C.) School. At Dartmouth he majored in physics and was a member of KKK. For many years he was a lecturer at the planetarium at Bishop Museum in Honolulu. Lou was on active duty as an officer in the U.S. naval reserves from June 1941 to December 1945 and retired as a lieutenant commander. Louie's principal hobby was sailing. He sailed more than 50,000 miles in the Pacific Ocean on his own and other small boats.
In our Jubilee Report, he says that Dartmouth "gave me a high regard for finding the truth in all matters" and urges students to "find the subject which interests you most and pursue it."
1938
Cyrus Leland MacKinnon
died on February 10, 1996, in a swimming accident at his winter home on Harbour Island in the Bahamas.
Cy came to Hanover from Chicago's New Trier High School. He was a Psi U and a member of Green Key and Casque & Gauntlet. He also belonged to Junto, the Canoe Club, and was a Commencement usher. After graduating from Tuck in 1938, Cy joined the Automatic Electric Cos. He later became personnel director in the Chicago office of the Sherwin Williams Paint Cos., and after several assignments with newspaper publishing companies in the Chicago area, he joined the R. R. Donnelley Cos. as a sales manager. In 1981 he retired as president and CEO of the Courier-Journal and Times Cos. in Louisville, Ky.,
He was very active in community affairs, being the central figure in the redevelopment of Louisville's business district, the shaping of health-care policy, and in the construction of hospital facilities through the Louisville Area Health Facilities Council.
He is survived by his wife, Vergre, two sons, two daughters, and a brother and sister.
Frank Cecil Newman
died February 18, 1996 in Oakland, Calif. He had a distinguished career as professor and dean of the law school at UC-Berkeley. He taught there and at other U.S. and foreign institutions until the week before his death. He had also served as a justice on the California Supreme Court and was an internationally recognized authority on human rights law.
Born in Eureka, Calif., and schooled in South Pasadena, Frank majored in sociology and played piano, first in freshman commons, then with the Barbary Coast, which he led during his junior year. It was during the Coast's summer engagements on Atlantic cruise ships that he was first introduced to international travel, which later became a significant part of his and his students' pioneering work in the protection of human rights.
After receiving his law degree at Berkeley, advanced legal studies at Columbia, and wartime service in the Office of Price Administration and tie navy, Frank returned to Columbia to earn his J.S.D. degree.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Frances, daughter Holly, and a sister.
Richard Cooper Passmore
of Mendham, N.J., died on February S, 1996, at Morristown Memorial Hospital following a short illness.
Dick entered Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy. His major was history and he belonged to Beta Theta Pi. He also was a member of Dragon. He did graduate work at both Columbia and New York University. After graduation he went to work with Lybrand Ross Bros. & Montgomery and served in the Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1946. In 1947 he joined the Regal Paper Corp. as assistant secretary. In his later years he was a self-employed certified public accountant.
He is survived by his wife, Yvonne; two daughters, Christine and Denise; a sister; and four grandchildren.
1939
Karl Jolivette Sax
of Burlington, N.C., died on May 16,1995. He entered Dartmouth from Roxbury Latin School in Boston. He completed his freshman year in Hanover before transferring to Harvard, where he earned a B.S. degree in chemistry. He received his master's and doctorate in organic chemistry from Yale.
Karl worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago in 1943, and at the Oak Ridge and Hanford facilities during WW II. Following this he worked with Shell Oil in California, where he developed lubricants used in the early NASA rockets. As a research chemist for Lederle Labs in NYC for 26 years, he did research to develop antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs.
He was a founding member of Rockland Friends Meeting (Quaker) in Blauvelt, N.Y., where he served as clerk and treasurer. An avid golfer, he enjoyed canoeing, hunting, fishing, and mountain climbing, as well as stamp collecting, reading, and thinking about building a boat.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marjorie Bollinger Sax; a son, Karl II; a daughter, Cynthia Sax Bland; and six grandchildren.
1940
Lawrence Horr Falls
died February 25, 1996, in Florida after several years battling emphysema. He had stopped smoking more than 20 years ago.
Larry came from Columbia High School in Maple-wood, N.J. At Dartmouth he was secretary of the Dartmouth Undergraduate Scientific Society, manager of the intramural department, and member of Polo Club and Rowing Club. He graduated from Thayer in 1942 and did post-graduate work at N.Y.U.
During WW II he served in the army stationed in Italy, France, and Berlin during the occupation. After discharge he taught engineering at Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, N.Y. He then was a designer with Buck, Seifert Jost and a structural engineer with the consulting firm of Wescott and Naps, New Haven, Conn. He also held the position of city sewer commissioner for a rime. Larry was a skilled handyman, an avid bird watcher, model builder, and worked with the YMCA and the chamber of commerce.
He is survived by his wife, Elsa (Smith '44); daughter Carolyn; sons William, Stephen, and Thomas; and four grandchildren.
Robert Lewis Zeman
died April 9, 1995, in Canonsburg, Penn. He entered Dartmouth from Canonsburg High School and transferred to Miami, graduating in 1941. He received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1943. He was a partner in the law firm of Zeman and Zeman.
In 1946 he married Dora Goodwin. They had three children, Jonathan, David, and Valerie.
1941
Richard M. Engelber
died in Foster City, CA, on March 9, 1996. Dick was a native of Binghamton, N.Y., but settled in California after WWII. His navy service as a lieutenant included duty aboard the USS Washington and the USS Amsterdam. He worked from 1947 to 1993 as a marketing representative for the Todd Shipyards. Dick was a member of the Port Engineers Club, was past president of the San Francisco Propeller Club, and was an active golfer at the Olympic Club. He served as a senior warden and in many other capacities for 43 years at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Belmont, Calif. Married in 1944 in New York City to Vera Raset, he is survived by their two children, Susan and Richard, and by his second wife, Helen Lamp, whom he married in 1990. Dick will be remembered as a man who loved the outdoors, especially in the sports of salmon fishing, swimming, and canoeing.
Peter Francis Scott
died of cancer in a Bethesda, Md., nursing home on January 27, 1996. Pete was a member of Green Key and manager of The Players at Dartmouth, where he continued his studies at Tuck Business School in 1942. After four years service in the navy, he began a long career in communications, first working in New York City for AT&T from 1950-54 and then transferring to Washington, D.C. He lived in Bethesda, Md., until his death, working for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Cos. in its business systems planning division. Pete married Margaret Anne Grover in 1943 and she survives him with their three sons, Peter Jr., Michael, and James.
1943
Roy Coningswood
best known as "Butch," died on February 3, 1996, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Bermuda Run, Advance, N.C., after a gallant fight against cancer. Having entered Dartmouth from New Jersey's Ridgewood High School, he majored in economics and was a member of Delta Upsilon. Like so many of us Butch entered the service upon graduation, spending three years as a special agent in the Counter-intelligence Corps. He returned to Tuck for two semesters in 1945, then gained an M.B.A at New York University Graduate School of Business Administration. After several years in pubic accounting and association with Walter Kidde & Cos. Inc., Butch joined Phelps Dodge Corp., from which he retired as general controller. Butch leaves his wife, Patsy, sons Robert Coningswood and William Wrenn, and daughter Margaret Poovey
Henry Welty Coulter
died February 12,1996, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief illness. We called him "Hank." He prepared for Dartmouth at The Hill School. At College he majored in geology. An accomplished mountain climber, he established, with his climbing partner Jack Durrance, some of the most demanding routes in the Grand Tetons, and in 1941 participated in the Devil's Tower rescue of George Hopkins. In 1947 Hank co-authored The Mountain Climbing Guide to the Grand Tetons. He was awarded his doctorate from Yale University in 1954, when he was already a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington. Having investigated the 1964 Alaska earthquake, he became involved in the resettlement study for the city of Valdez, and served as an advisor to the secretary of the interior on the Trans Alaska Pipeline. In 1973 he was appointed assistant director for environmental conservation for the Geological Survey, a position he held until his retirement in 1980, when he returned to the Hanover area. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, daughters Elena and Margaret, sons Richard and John, and two grandchildren.
James Anthony Donahue Jr.
died August 5, 1995, having suffered a heart attack at his home in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. Jim entered Dartmouth from Hartford (Vt.) High School and majored in economics and was a member of Zeta Psi. Upon graduation Jim joined the army, serving with the Fifth Infantry in England, France and Germany. After discharge he returned to Tuck School and earned a master's degree. There followed some six years of teaching as a professor of commerce and economics at Rutland Junior College and the University of Vermont, following which Jim joined the Ford Motor Cos. His career with Ford's Lincoln-Mercury division spanned some 27 years including service in New England and the Northwest, and culminating in his position as national field sales manager. Jim retired in 1980 and moved to the San Diego area. He is survived by his wife, Mary; their children, James III '70, John, Susan, and Thomas; and nine grandchildren.
1944
Albert William Cook
a renowned neurosurgeon, died of brain cancer February 27,1996, at his home in Oyster Bay, N.Y.
Al (he retained his nickname, "Cookie," throughout his life) was professor and chairman of the department of neurosurgery of the Downstate Medical Center and director of neurosurgery at the University Hospital in Brooklyn until his retirement. He was the author of scores of papers on the nervous system and the brain, and was widely honored both for his medical practice and his research. He also collected an extensive private library on his specialties.
Al came to Hanover from Brooklyn and Brooklyn Poly Prep. He lettered in lacrosse at Dartmouth, was an intramural Wrestler, and a member of the Dartmouth Players, Green Key, and the Council of Student Organizations. He was also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Dragon Honorary Society, and he served in the Naval Medical Corps. He received his M.D. from the Long Island College of Medicine.
He is survived by his wife, Bea, two children, five grandchildren, and brother John Cook '51.
1948
Richmond Wilcox Landon
passed away on December 20,1995, at Daytona Beach Geriatrix, Center in Florida of causes related to a heart condition generated by a stroke nine years ago.
Rick graduated from Lynbrook High School before coming to Dartmouth, where he was manager of the baseball team, a member of Psi Upsilon, and participated Prominently in interfraternity sports. He majored in political science. Rick's early commercial career was in the retail drag trade, before he undertook a long, successful career with Dun & Bradstreet International. While at home on Long Island and commuting to his office in New York City, he covered much of Latin America and rose to eastern marketing manager in 1974. During these years Rick was twice married, had three children, and spent much time in Cub Scout and Boy Scout work. For Dartmouth he reviewed freshman candidates, and was chairman or cochair for two '48 reunions.
He is survived by his mother, Alice Lord Landon; sister Alice Flynn McMuim; and sons Curtis and Steven.
1949
George Irving Oliver
of Manchester, N.H., died November 13, 1995, following a brief illness. George joined the class after service in the air force as a bombardier in B-17s, having also spent 18 months as a prisoner of war in Stalag l. At the College George was in the German Club, Beta Theta Pi, and Sphinx. He followed Dartmouth with a degree from the Massachusetts School of Optometry, practicing in Maine, New Hampshire, and Kentucky. Recently a class agent, he was also active in Manchester organizations including Masons, Choral Society, Little Theater, and the Brookside Congregational Church choir. He is survived by son Peter and daughter Melissa Hammer.
Joseph C. Sullivan
arguably 1949's leading football player, died of an aneurysm on December 29, 1995, in the emergency room of the Dover (Mass.) Hospital. He was thought to be recovering from a slight stroke suffered a few days earlier. He leaves his wife, Nina, son Joseph '78, and daughters Gail and Jill. His brother, Paul '54, predeceased him.
Joe was a Beta, belonged to Sphinx, was in Green Key, and played basketball. But it was on the gridiron that he made his name at the College. A halfback known for long runs, key blocks, and game-saving tackles, Joe contributed significantly to making the 1948 team one of Dartmouth's best. Said Tuss McLaughry, at an awards dinner honoring Joe, "I can say without reservation that Joe Sullivan is the greatest defensive back and as fine an offensive back as I have coached in 30 years of football." Joe was drafted by the Detroit Lions, but decided against a professional career. He was an assistant coach briefly at Georgetown, and then at Dartmouth, 1951-53. Subsequendy Joe went into business for himself as a manufacturer's representative.
1950
Stephen Francis Hartigan
died in Florida on January 19,1996, after a brief illness. He came to Dartmouth from Lowell (Mass.) High School and was a navy veteran of both WW II and the Korean War. At the time of his death, his home had been in Tynsboro, Mass., and he was retired from the Massachusetts Welfare Department as a social worker. He had also been a business agent for bartenders' and teamsters' local unions. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Pi and was on the football and track teams. He leaves his former wife, Pauline Maher, eight children, 13 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
1952
Gene Klenk
died in November 1995 of lung cancer in Denver, where he taught and practiced pediatrics and nephrology for children. After Gene was discharged from die navy, he enrolled in law school at the University of Michigan, but this was not for him. In 1958 he entered Temple University Medical School, which better matched his career preference and undergraduate chemistry degree. He took further training in the University of Massachusetts, Columbia, and Tulane. He became a professor of pediatrics while practicing in Cooperstown, N.Y., from which he moved to Denver. Gene was married to Anne for 35 years. She survives him with their four children, Rebecca, Chris, Sarah, and Melissa. He was a great friend.
1957
Christian M. Weber Jr.
died February 10, 1996, of a heart attack He resided in the seashore community of Stone Harbor, N.J., to which he had retired following the sale in 1985 of the family business of Federal Oil Cos., Camden, N.J. In recent years he devoted much of his energies to the Yacht Club of Stone Harbor, including serving as chairman of the coard and two terms as commodore. A past vice president of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America, Christian was particularly active in that national organization during the energy crisis of the 19705. While an undergraduate he worked for four years on The Dartmouth, rising to fill the positions of city and executive editor. He is survived by his wife, Joan, and three adult children. At his 25th Reunion, Christian said he hoped to have the time "to wander off the main road and stop and smell the roses." This he did.
1968
Richard Hamilton Weeks
of Sonoma, Calif., took his life by carbon monoxide poisoning on December 8,1995. According to his family, he had suffered from clinical depression all his life. Born in Newark, N.Y., he entered Dartmouth from Newark High School. After withdrawing from Dartmouth in November 1966, he joined the navy where, as a communications technician, he worked with naval security in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the National Security Agency in Maryland. He graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1977. His career included managing the San Francisco law offices of Banchero and Lasiter and foreign service in Jerusalem, Johannesburg, and Washington, D.C. Dick and his wife founded and edited Restaurant SF, a newsletter, and the Electronic News Service. He had also been editor of JQ Magazine, a publication in the jewelry industry. Dick is survived by his wife, Susan; a brother, Philip J. '71; and his father, Robert H. '37.
