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 or a later issue.
Leo Stone '24 • July 29 Edouard James Petrequin '25 'July 17 Lawrence Rudolphus Vermillion '26 • July 7 Robert Lancaster Long '27 • June 30 Clarence K. Hayes '28 • Jan. 27 Laurence Augustine Kenney '28 • Feb. 27 Joseph Shepard Tidd '28 'Jan. 13 Stephen Theodore Zawistoski '31 • June 26 William Francis Dowling '33 • July 1 F. Lupton White '33 • Aug. 14,1996 John Junior Kneisel '34 • July 4 Rudolph Pacht '35 • July 2 Hugh C.G. Chase '36 • July 28 Charles Nichols '36 • May 27 Robert Jackson Smith '36 'July 16 Lawrence F. Brooks '37 • March 7 Frank Kenneth Danzig '37 • July 6 Frank Albert Kaufman '37 • July 31 Henry Wilder Pierce Jr. '37 ' Jan. 28 Walter James Dodd '38 • April 1, 1994 Martin Ronayne King '38 • April 8 John Lothrop Tower '38 • July 9 Wesley Dana Goding '39 • July 14 William Herbert Risley '39 • July 21 John Fowle Treadway '39 'July 12 Arthur Stanley Congdon '40 • May 17 Everett Watson Czerny '40 • July 30 Edward White Miller '40 • July 12 Thomas Hudner King '43 • July 24 Martin Schenck Meigs '43 • July 10 Robert Andrew Miller '44 • July 27 Fred Howard Page '44 • Feb. 17 Litton Edward S. Field '45 • July 14 David Kilton Andrew '46 • Oct. 22,1996 „ Richard R. Rearick '47 • March 5 Joseph Jerome Brady '48 • Jan. 16, 1993 Joseph N. Marple '48 • Aug. 23, 1996 John W. Parker '48 • July 17 Stevenson Flamer '50 • Feb. 2 Roger E. Williams '53 • June 4 Dean Frank Berry '54 • July 1 David Francis Gogan '54 • March 20 Dwight Henry Ketelhut '54 • March 5 Walter Lionel Cooper '55 • Sept. 28, 1995 Robert Edmund Waugh '55 • Aug. 1 Clarence Dilworth Kerr '57 • July 5 Alexander Carl von Summer '60 • July 4 Gordon Campbell Wentworth '61 • May 9 Phillip Bickford Cleaves '64 • June 23 Donn Alan Tenney '64 • July 2 Edward Leo Boyle '65 • July 27 David Neal Soule '65 • July 28 John Leich Parkhurst '70 • July 19 Dwight Locke Wilbur '73 • March 10 Adam J. Lieberman '88 • June 27
1921
JackHubbell died March 12, 1997. Aborn salesman, he chose to sell two main things in his life: Dartmouth and mattresses (he was the vice president of Simmons). He served as chairman of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, the Alumni Council, and the Athletic Council. He received the Went worth Bowl for Distinguished Service to the College in 1959. He later joined the corporation for the Dartmouth Medical School, while continuing aggressive fund-raising for the College. As he said in a magazine profile of himself, "I retired from Simmons. I didn't retire from life." Indeed, he remained as active as ever, joining Time Magazine as a marketing consultant, as well as the boards of two major movie firms; raised millions of dollars in corporate support for the voluntary Council for Financial Aid to Education; participated in the Anti-Defamation League; and continued to play golf and tennis competitively until his late 80s. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Seanor Hubbell, four children, and five grandchildren.
1924
Chauncey Newell Allen died on March 26, 1997, in Hanover, where he had lived since 1925. Following graduation and a brief six months in advertising in N.Y.C., Chinee returned to Dartmouth as an instructor in the psychology department, and earned.a master of science from the College in 1927 and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1931. He taught courses in abnormal psychology and the psychology of advertising until retirement in 1966 and throughout a long career maintained a practice in clinical psychology, counseling local families and testing pre-adoptive children for the Catholic Charities of New Hampshire. An avid stamp collector, Chinee organized stamp clubs for Hanover youth, spoke about stamps in local schools, and for 50 years wrote a column for Stamps Magazine called "Here's Your Answer." Chinee was secretary of the class from 1954 to 1974 and president at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, daughter Sylvia Allen Nelson, son Jonathan '56, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
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Terrence F. McGaughan died at his home in Jamestown, R.I., on April 28, 1997. His wife, Mary, predeceased him. In College he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and of the freshman cross-country team. In 1930 he graduated from the Fordham University Law School. A past president of the Dartmouth College Alumni Association of Rhode Island, he served many years as an interviewer. An active member of the Rotary Club, he was president for two years. A veteran of WW II, Terry served in both Europe and the Pacific, retiring as a commander. Terry was connected with several insurance companies and was past president of the Springfield and R.I. chapters of Charter Life Insurance Underwriters. He is survived by stepson David Martin.
1928
Seymour Lane Dwinell died March 27, 1997, in Hanover as the result of a heart attack. Lane prepared for Dartmouth at the Lebanon (N.H.) High School. At Dartmouth he joined Theta Delta Chi. His major was Tuck School, where he received his M.B.A. in 1929. After graduation he joined General Motors as a financial analyst. In 1936 he returned to Lebanon to work for Carter and Churchill, becoming principal owner in 1949. He served as House speaker then Senate president before being elected governor of New Hampshire in 1955. He was appointed by President Eisenhower to be assistant secretary of state for administration in 1959. In 1969 he was appointed by President Nixon to be administrator of the Agency for International Development. He served on Dartmouth's Alumni Council and Committee for the Arts and was an overseer of the Hanover Inn. Lane's wife, Elizabeth, predeceased him by five months. They had no children but are survived by several nieces and nephews.
Robert Whidden Hill died June 16, 1997,at home in Hudson, N.H. The cause of death was not reported. Bob prepared for Dartmouth at the New Hampton (N.H.) Literary Institute. After Dartmouth he was employed by Nashua Brass and later by Johns-Manville Products in Nashua, where he remained until retirement. Bob is survived by his wife, Ida, daughter Anna Duke, a granddaughter, and sister Marion Sederberg.
Walter Leonard McKee died recently at Rogers Center, Hilton Head, S.C. The date and cause of death were not reported. Walt prepared for Dartmouth at White Plains High School, Belmont, Mass. At Dartmouth he joined Phi Kappa Psi and Casque & Gauntlet, made Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of Paleopitus, and was manager of track. His major was Tuck School, where he received his M.B.A. in 1929. In 1936 he joined the foreign division of Remington Rand and remained there until inducted into the U.S. Army in 1941. Starting as a private he rose rapidly, later joining the staff of the American Military Advisor to the European Advisory Commission, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. After the war he returned to Remington Rand and in 1948 joined Ford International Corp. as regional director for the Middle and Near East. In 1957 he was named group director of Latin American operations. He is survived by his wife, Gisele.
L. Howard Moss died May 7, 1989, at the Meadow Lakes Nursing Home in Hightstown, N.J. The cause of death was not reported. Howie prepared for Dartmouth at the Richmond Hill High School. At Dartmouth he joined Theta Delta Chi. After Dartmouth he became an advertising copywriter with Albert Frank Guenther Law Inc. in New York. Howie's wife, Helen, died in 1986. He is survived by daughter Marilyn and son Howard.
Walter White Simpson died March 18, 1997, in a nursing home in Natuck, Mass., of old age. Walt prepared for Dartmouth at the East Orange (N.J.) High School and Mercersburg Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and joined Kappa Sigma and the Outing Club. He was manager of lacrosse. After graduation he was employed by Western Electric Co. in Manhattan as a tax and realestate accountant and remained with them until retirement in the early 19705. At this time he moved from Milburn, N.J., to Sandwich, Mass., on Cape Cod. Walt's wife, Ethel, died in 1992. He is survived by sons William and Booth '64, brother Donald '32, granddaughter, and a great-grandson.
1929
Stanton Abeles Friedberg died on March 16, 1997, at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. Stan came from Chicago University High School, was active in winter sports and soccer, and majored in zoology. He belonged to Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha and was a member of the class executive committee. A 1934 graduate of Rush Medical College, he was instrumental in reactivating the school after WW II and merging it with Pres by terian-St. Luke's. He was chair of otolaryngology and bron choes ophalogy and continued teaching and lecturing on medical history and running die library. He was a member and president of many medical societies, and in 1987 was awarded the center's highest award, its Trustee Medal. He served in WW II from New Guinea to the Philippines as a major. His wife, March (Asher), died before him. He leaves sister Louise Strouse, children Ann, Cass, Jon, and Laura, and 11 grandchildren.
Harry Thomson Lewis died in Englewood, Colo., on March 14, 1997. He came from Manual Training High School in Denver, was active in the Canoe Club, and majored at Tuck School. He was a class agent and a club treasurer. He became a lieutenant and a ranger and belonged to the Army Corps of Engineers. He was a C.P.A. and a managing partner of Hamma and Nelson in Denver. His wife, Margretta (Borrmann), died before him. He leaves daughter Margret, sons Harry '55 and Charles '58, nine grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
David Thomas Martin died on May 15, 1997, in Kearney, Neb., from pneumonia. He belonged to Alpha Chi Alpha and was a class agent. After 25 years in the lumber business and a run for the Senate from Nebraska, he served seven terms in Congress and was ranking member of the Rules Committee when he retired. He was a member of the Republican National Committee. The Washington, D.C., Dartmouth Club gave him its Daniel Webster Award for Distinguished Service in 1987. Dave's gifts to Dartmouth included a valuable painting of St. Veronica's veil on display at the Hood. He was active in many civic organizations and was an avid sportsman and hunter. He leaves his wife, Margaret (Tancie), son David '54, daughter Patricia Maloney, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Edward Campbell Swift died on May 5, 1997, at a nursing home in East Hartford, Conn. Eddie came from Tisbury High School on Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and majored in sociology. He lived in Newington, Conn., for years and was director of vocational rehabilitation for the state. He leaves daughter Maureen and son Bruce. His wife, Gertrude (Kiley), died before him.
1930
Wilfred Anthony Blais died on May 8, 1997. After graduating from the College, Bill spent two years at Dartmouth Medical School and three years at the McGill University Medical School, where he obtained M.D. and C.M. degrees. He returned to his hometown of Pittsfield to practice surgery, and during WW II served with the Army Medical Corps in Iceland, England, and France. He was a member of the American College of Surgeons, chairman of the surgical service of St. Luke's Hospital, and president of the Pittsfield Surgical Society. Bill was active in alumni affairs and was president of the Dartmouth Club of Berkshire County from 1953 to 1954. He is survived by his wife, Doris.
Herbert Myles Garratt died on April 18, 1997, in Eustis, Fla. Herb came to Dartmouth from Somerville (Mass.) High School, played football, and was a member of The Tabard/Sigma Chi and the Canoe Club. Following graduation he worked for the New York Telephone Co., and in 1950 became manager of the New England Tel. and Tel.'s Portsmouth, N.H., office. Herb was active in Boy Scouting and was a thespian and golfer. He is survived by son David K. '61, daughter Dr. Gail A. Garratt, two grandsons, and a great-grandson.
Sheldon Hubert Stark of Pacific Palisades, Calif., died of pneumonia at the UCLA hospital in Westwood on February 7, 1997. Shelly came to Dartmouth from the Lincoln School of Teachers College of Columbia University. He lettered in soccer and lacrosse, was on the editorial staff of Jack O'Lantern, and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. After graduation he wrote documentaries for radio and television, one of which received a Peabody award, and scripts for such popular programs as Lone Sanger and Green Hornet. Shelly was also a playwright and his first play, Time of Storm, enjoyed a long run off Broad- way. He was blacklisted in the McCarthy era but was subsequently cleared. In 1960 he moved to California, where he was a prolific writer for TV, and, with his wife, Jacqualen, a co-founder of Theatre Palisades. Shelly is survived by Jacquie; children Penelope, Jeffrey, Gertrude, and Sheldon; step-children Mike Chester, Toni Hamilton, and Sherry Friedlander; and numerous grandchildren.
1931
John Canfield Ewers died at Arlington Hospital in Arlington, Va., on May 7, 1997. After graduating from Dartmouth with a major in sociology, he continued with graduate study at the Art Students League in New York at Columbia and obtained a master's in anthropology with honors in ethnology from Yale. His professional career in those disciplines began in the National Park Service, and ended with retirement from the Smithsonian as senior scientist/ethnologist in 1979. His work included was his living with Blackfeet Indians for more than three years and establishing the Museum of the Plains Indians in Montana. An associate editor of Jack-O-Lantern., John continued his literary career as author or editor of scores of books and publications. The Smithsonian honored him with two of its highest awards, and he received honorary degrees from the College and the University of Montana. John is survived by daughters Jane Robinson and Diane Peterson and by three grandchildren. His wife predeceased him.
Willard Elwin Matteson died suddenly on February 23, 1997, at the hospital near his home in Pompano Beach, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Lorene, daughter Judy, and two grandsons. In June 1966 Matty retired as manager of casualty underwriting for Travelers Insurance Co.'s, where he began work in September 1931. During that career he and family had resided in Houston, Tex.; South Bed, Ind.; and Buffalo. His community service included membership in the Shriners, the Elks, and the Masons and support of his church. From Morris High School in Illinois Matty came to Dartmouth to major in economics, and had been a member of Chi Phi. He was consistently generous to the Alumni Fund and served as president of the Houston Dartmouth Club.
Charles Kendall O'Neill died at home in Green Farms, Conn., on June 19, 1997. Chas came to the College from Bridgeport (Conn.) Central High. He majored in English, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Chi Phi, and Casque & Gauntlet His College activities included serving as editor-in-chief of Jack-O-Lantern, associate editor of The Dartmouth, and vice president of Palaeopitus. In WWII Chas served in the O.S.S. and with the 7th Army Headquarters in the E.T.O. Before and after those years he was a writer for newspapers, radio, magazines, and movies until returning from Hollywood to Connecticut to begin work on his first book, Morning Time, an historical novel which was published in 1949. He continued TV, radio, and magazine work and began a Guggenheim-encouraged book on the Kentucky unionists of 1861-62. He is survived by his wife, Cornelia; sons Bracken, Dennis '70, Christopher, and Trevor '73; and seven grandchildren.
Harold Everett Radin died on May 26, 1997, after a long series of strokes. Coming from De Witt Clinton High in New York, Hal majored at Tuck, finishing his second year in 1932. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi, and was the winner of the College Open Handball Championship in our senior year. After working as sales manager of the Joe Lowe Corp., suppliers of products for bakery and ice cream manufacturers in the Los Angeles area, in 1976 Hal became self-employed as a management consultant, working with firms to improve their profits, and to control growth proportionate to their ability to finance that growth. In that work he was successful and remained active into the late 1980s. Hal is survived by wife Sara, who is a judge in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County, daughter Virginia, and sons Michael and John.
Raymond Loomis Robinson died on April 21,1997, at the Bristol Hospital in Bristol, Conn. From the local high school in Putnam, Conn., Ray came to Dartmouth to major in history, and was a member of Kappa Phi Kappa, the professional education fraternity. Following graduation he pursued a career in education, and taught for 42 years before retiring in 1977. His professional specialty was as a reading consultant. He attended Keene Teachers College in 1934-35, obtained his master's in education from Harvard in 1944, and attended and taught at the University of Hartford in the late fifties and early sixties. His community service included activity at the First Congregational Church, AARP, the teachers' credit union, Red Cross, and the Bristol Historical Society. Ray is survived by his wife, Katherine; sons John, Peter '69, and Harlow; brother Albert '24; and four grandchildren.
1932
John F. Bicknell died April 6, 1997, at his home in Rangely, Maine. He left College at the end of his first year to join his family's business in Worcester, Mass. He lived in nearby Grafton and was active in the Unitarian Society and historical groups, and was an avid hydroplane motorboat racer. He retired to Rangely in 1976. He was predeceased by his wife, Jane (Reid), in 1994. Surviving are son John, a brother, and two granddaughters.
Aniello Frank DeStefano died September 3, 1996, the place and cause of death not indicated. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. In WW II he enlisted in the infantry, served in combat at Oran and Salerno, and was a captain when he completed his five years of service. Most of his working years he spent with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. He was a bachelor; we have no records of a next of kin.
Charles Adams Hall died May 14, 1997, at his home in Cleveland, Ohio. He came to us from Cleveland Heights, was active in baseball and basketball, and was a member of Chi Phi. After graduating from Dartmouth and Tuck School he joined the Cleveland Trust Co. During WW II he worked for Cleveland Hardware and Forging Co. and then the War Production Board, returning to the former after the war, where he became sales service manager and secretary, retiring in 1970. Through these years and during retirement he was very active at the Fairmount Presbyterian Church, Kiwanis, the public library, the YMCA, and St. Luke's and university hospitals. He and his wife traveled extensively. In the 1970s he led tours throughout Europe, the Pacific Northwest, and U.S. national parks. He is survived by his wife, Lee G.; sons Jerome and Thomas; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Charles H. Owsley died of a cerebral hemorrhage June 11, 1997. Chuck came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter; was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Green Key, Sphinx, and the Arts; majored in English literature; and was secretary of our class 1932-1937. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1939. In WW II he commanded the Counter Intelligence Corps of the Eighth Air Force and later was attached to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. Following his discharge from the army he became a U.S. Foreign Service officer in Washington, Berlin, and Geneva. Retiring from Foreign Service in 1971, Chuck returned to Youngstown, Ohio, to practice law and later to head the trust department of the Union Bank and join many civic organizations. In 1983 he moved to Thomas ville, Ga. His wife, Elizabeth, survives him, as do their seven children, Michael '71, Irene, John, Mary, Keith, Roderick, and Scott, and 13 grandchildren.
John M. Watts died May 13, 1997, at his home in Casanovia, N.Y. He majored in comparative literature, was a member of Phi Delta Theta, and engaged in track and cross country. Following graduation he acquired his master's degree at Swarth more and a doctorate of humane letters at Hofstra University. During WW II he served as a lieutenant commander, participating in five amphibious invasions in the Mediterranean theater. He was the dean of students at Hofstra from 1946 to 1958, and the dean of Cazenovia College from 1958 to 1972, where a residence center was designated as Watts Hall on his retirement. He served on the New York Library System, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Eastern Association of College Deans, and his community civic activities were many. He is survived by his wife, Mary Phelps Watts, daughter Olivia Corning, son John M. Jr., four grandchildren, and one great- granddaughter.
1933
Robert Trask Cox died of pneumonia at Valle Verde Health Care Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., on May 24,1996. He prepared for Dartmouth at Pingry School and Deerfield Academy, served on the business board of Jack-O-Lantern, was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and majored in comparative literature. He left Dartmouth before graduation and received a bachelor's degree in architecture from New York University in 1935. He practiced architecture with Henry L. Wright and then opened his own office, where he specialized in public school design. He served in the navy during WW II and was commander of APc 19, stationed in the Philippines. He was active in college fund-raising campaigns and sponsored a Dartmouth book award program in nine southern California prep schools. His first marriage, to Lois love, ended in divorce, and his wife, Shirley Scott, predeceased him. He is survived by children Judith, Thomas, and Lucinda and stepchildren Eric Remelmeyer and Karen Avery.
1934
Robert Bruning Terhune died on August 11, 1996, word of which has just reached us. Bob came to Dartmouth as one of our many classmates from Exeter. He was a member of Psi U and Dragon, was on the Interfraternity Council, and majored in English. He worked for the Caterpillar Tractor Co. after graduation, eventually becoming its director of advertising. He was called to Washington during WWII, where he was appointed chief of the farm publicity section of the Treasury. Briefly he was in advertising at Brown & Bigelow in St. Paul, Minn., then founded his own company in Dallas, Southwestern Engineerig and Equipment Co. He retired in 1955 to farm fulltime in central Illinois. Bob's wife Helen, "Chee," died in 1977, and he is survived by daughters Helen T. Walker and Patricia King Terhune; sons Robert '64 and Stephen '74; and three grandchildren.
David Henry Callaway died of heart failure on April 17, 1997, at his home in Darien, Conn. He came to Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, and very soon became one of our class's leaders. He was a Tuck School major; a member of Green Key, Paleopitus, Phi Psi and Casque & Gaundet; business manager of the Jacko; and manager of varsity swimming. Dave's first and last job was with First of Michigan Corp., where he became president in 1956 and board chairman in 1993. He took First of Michigan public in 1972, the first regional brokerage firm to do so. His club memberships were The Municipal Forum and the Bond Club in New York, the Detroit Club, and Wee Burn Country Club in Darien. Dave was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, and brother Lynn '38, and is survived by daughters Nancy and Patricia.
Phipps Cole died on June 4, 1997, at his home in Wethersfield, Conn., where he had lived for 40 years. He came to Dartmouth from Berlin (N.H.) High School and graduated cum laude with distinction in physics. In 1948 Phipps received his M.S.E. from the University of Pennsylvania. He spent eight years as a statistician with the Brown Co. in Berlin, then served in the U.S. Army, rose to the rank of captain, and retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Reserves. In 1952 he joined Pratt and Whitney Aircraft as an engineer, worked there for 20 years, then joined the Hartford Insurance Group as a supervisor, retiring six years later. Phipps was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Wethersfield, an avid bridge player, and a former member of Civitan and enjoyed classical music. Besides his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth, Phipps leaves son Stephen, daughters Susan and Kathryn, and two granddaughters.
Elmer Bryant Fulton died on June 14, 1997, at Dartmouth-Hitch cock Medical Center, of cancer. "Spike" came to Dartmouth from Manchester (N.H.) High School, majored in English, and after graduating, cum laude, received his master's degree in library science in 1965 from Simmons College. For 39 years Spike taught English and coached skiing in various New Hampshire schools. In WW II he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in both Atlantic and Pacific waters. In the last ten years of his career Spike was librarian and girls' ski coach at Hanover High. He retired in 1972 and devoted full time to his resort business, Loch Lyme Lodge, in Lyme, N.H., which he and his wife, Effie, had operated since 1946. Effie predeceased him in 1976. He is survived by daughter Judith Fulton Barker, sons Thomas and John, six grandchildren, sister Althea French, and brother George.
David Akers Hill died on September 3, 1992; word has just reached us. He came to Dartmouth from McKinley High School in Washington, D.C., and in Hanover worked on TheDartmouth and was a member of Sigma Nu. Dave left before his senior year, and later received certificates in electronics and management from UCLA. He started in business as a salesman with Johnson and Faulkner, then became chief of quality control with Federal Telephone and Radio. Later he was a consultant to the secretary of defense on electronic parts; vice chairman of the Institute of Radio Engineers' Professional Group on Reliability; a director of the American Society of Quality Control. In 1950 he was Hughes Aircraft's chief of test engineering in missile manufacture at the company's Tucson, Ariz., plant, and in 1959 was appointed president of the Santa Barbara Research Center, a subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft. Surviving him are his wife, Patricia, and children Robert, David, and Eleanor.
Matthew Stefan Korol died of cancer at his home in Augusta, Maine, on April 30, 1997. He was born in Lucyze, Poland, of Ukrainian parents. The family emigrated to Manchester, N.H., just before the outbreak of World War I, and Matt came to Dartmouth from Manchester High. He left Dartmouth after two years and later took courses at Lowell Textile and MIT. In 1938 he began work at the Bates Mill in Augusta, became night superintendent in 1948, general superintendent in 1954, and was plant manager from 1957 until his retirement 1973. Three years later, he was persuaded to un-retire and manage the W.S. Libbey mill in Lewiston, and in six years turned it from a failing business to a profitable one. Matt was active in his community and in All Souls Unitarian Universalist church, chosen Man of the Year in 1966, and president of the Augusta Chamber of Commerce in 1960-61. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Louise, daughters Stefanie Barley and Deborah White, son William, six grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
1935
David A. Buxbaum died on May 26, 1997, at the Yarmouth (Maine) Health Care Facility, after a long illness. He came to Dartmouth from Brighton (Mass.) High School. He majored in English. After Dartmouth he joined the family food business, and after what he described as "ten stormy years," he turned to the field of estate planning. He worked in the sales department of Guardian Life Insurance Co., starting in the mid-19405, and continued in insurance and estate planning until his retirement in 1978. In 1937 he married Marjorie Mapes. They had three children, Jacqueline Cross, Donald, and Robert. His wife died in 1993. Dave was an excellent pianist; he gave lessons and composed. He was a member of the Wellesley Players Club, and a part president and course champion of the Chebeague Island Golf Club. Always active in class affairs, he was secretary of the class at the time of his death.
George V. Dole died on April 18, 1997, at Chrisman, Ill., of pneumonia. He entered Dartmouth from Paris (Ill.) High School, joined Phi Kappa Psi, and majored in history. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1938 and served as a special agent in the FBI during WW II. He returned to private law practice in Paris, Ill., after the war, and continued in that practice for 50 years until his retirement. He married Dorothy Thomas in 1942. They had two children, Peter '66, and Elizabeth D. Gardiner. His son joined him in his law practice in 1975. His wife died in 1992. His son says of him: "He was always loyal to the memories of Moosilauke; he had the hill winds in his veins, and the granite of New Hampshire was part of him till death."
Lester Greene died October 30, 1996, in Waterbury, Conn., the city in which he was born and lived most of his life. He came to Dartmouth from Crosby High, majored in chemistry, and played in the band and the symphony orchestra. After graduation he went on to earn a master's degree in chemistry at NYU in 1937. His first employment was as a labor supervisor for U.S. Rubber Co., but he changed careers, going into the field of community service, first as executive director of United Cerebral Palsy in Waterbury, and then with the City of Waterbury in community planning and development, where he became deputy director of the community Development Action Plan. He was very active in community affairs, including local politics and volunteer service as a director of numerous agencies. He married Lois Bader in 1939. She survives him, as do their children, Andrew and Barbara.
Douglas K. Hamilton died of congestive heart failure on November 6, 1996, at Fallston (Md.) General Hospital. He entered Dartmouth from Springfield (Vt.) High and Phillips Exeter Academy, was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma, and majored in sociology. His early career was with Commercial Credit Corp. in Albany, N.Y., during which time he married Arlene Van Heusen, with whom he had children Sandra, James, and Susan. During his years in Albany he was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Northeastern New York. He served in the Army during the war, seeing battlefield service in Europe, where he earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Medal. He later moved to the Colonial Trust Co. in New York City as vice president. His last position before retirement in 1973 was a vice president of Horizon Bank in New York City. He is survived by his second wife, Mildred Zika, the children of his first marriage, and step-son Robert Zika.
James S. Holden died on November 18, 1996, at Longwood, Fla, after a long illness. He entered Dartmouth from Bennington (Vt.) High School, majored in political science, and joined Chi Phi. Following graduation, he earned a J.D. degree from Albany Law School. At our 50th Reunion Dartmouth awarded him the honorary LL.D. degree. He started legal practice in his father's law firm in 1938, leaving that to served in the 172nd Infantry, 43 rd Division, throughout the Pacific campaigns, rising to the rank of major. He had a long career in the Vermont court system, including serving in Vermont Superior Court. In 1955 he was appointed to the Vermont Supreme Court, and advanced to the chief justice, serving in that position from 1963 to 1971. He then served as chief judge of the U.S. District Court from 1972 to 1984. Wife Helen Vetal survives him, as do their children Susan Spaeth, Peter '67, and James Jr.
William D. Laurie died July 12, 1996, in Georgian East Nursing Home, St. Clair Shores, Mich., of complications following a stroke. He entered Dartmouth from Detroit University School, and left after sophomore year, graduating later from the University of Michigan. He began his career with the Moxon Advertising Agency in Detroit in 1934, becoming president. WW II interrupted his career, and he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve as a gunnery officer on ships carrying supplies to Russia. In 1957 he joined the J. Walter Thompson Co. as vice president. He became executive vice president and manager of the Detroit office. He retired in 1971. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Thayer, sons Duncan and David, four grandchildren, and a brother.
James A. Petrequin died at his home in Willoughby, Ohio, on December 23, 1996, of cancer. He entered Dartmouth from Shaker Heights (Ohio) High School and Deerfield Academy. At Dartmouth he joined DKE, the Freshman Glee Club, and, being a voracious reader, made Baker Library his second home. He started his career with a commercial bank, but served in the army during WW II with the 325th Fighter Squadron in Italy. Following the war he became advertising manager at Harris Intertype in Cleveland, and moved to Buehler-Printcraft of Cleveland as sales manager in 1956. He retired from that position in 1968. He married June Hunt on December 13, 1948. They had three children, James A. Jr., Pamela 74, and Elizabeth, all of whom, together with his wife, survive him. Jack loved to travel, and he and June covered Western Europe during 12 trips together, made more enjoyable by his fluency in three languages.
Dudley J. Russell died on November 28, 1996. He entered Dartmouth from Blake School, ran cross country, and became a member of Cabin & Trial, the Canoe Club, The Dartmouth, and SAE. Following graduation, a European trip, and some courses at the University of Minnesota, he went to work for the Duluth Universal Milling Co., becoming president in 1940. In 1958 he sold the company and joined Atkinson Mlling Co. in Minneapolis, becoming president. He left the company in 1968 and became director of transportation for the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, retiring in 1978. During the years in Duluth he married Helen "Bette" Miller, who, together with their two children, David '64, and Judith, survive him. In Duluth he served the Republican Party in positions from block captain to a member of the county committee. He was elected to the city council and served two years as its president. He was also a director of the local Red Cross and president of the Duluth Kiwanis.
S. Richard Stern died at Hospice House, Bradenton (Fla.), on February 19, 1997. He entered Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Nu, the Interfraternity Council, and the business board of The Dartmouth. He attended Tuck School in his senior year. His whole career was in advertising and public relations, having worked with several firms before founding S.R. Stern Associates in 1941, which he ran until his retirement. He married Jimmey Stupel on December 8, 1938. She predeceased him. They had a daughter, Lizabeth. Dick served in the army during WW II. For the past 30 years he had a home in Southbury, Conn., where he founded the Southbury Jazz Society, and acted as a mentor to many Pomperaug High School students, inculcating in them his own love of literature and community service.
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Fred Courtney Babcock died quietly in his sleep at his home, Crescent B Ranch, Punta Garda, Fla., on May 12, 1997. At Dartmouth he played football and was a member of Tabard/Sigma Chi. In 1936 he married Marion Barnes Babcock, who survives, was named chief executive officer of Babcock Lumber Co., and began development, continuous throughout his life, of Crescent B Ranch—90,000 acres, 140 square miles—one of the largest ranches in the United States. An environmentalist, mason, philanthropist, cattleman, and noted steward of the land, he was recipient of many awards, including Florida's Outstanding Tree Farmer of 1987 and Bangcock Lumber Co.'s 1992 recognition as Company of the Century by the North American Wholesale Lumber Association. Other survivors are daughters Ellen B. Cuda, Jean B. Harnbeck, Dorothy B. Currly, and Courtney B. Borntraeger; eight grandchildren, including Marnie W. Curry-Tash '89 and Fred B. Cuda '83; and six great- grandchildren.
Jesse McCandless Gait died at his home in Dover, N.H., early in March 1997. He came to Dartmouth from Marietta, Ga., where he had attended high school. In College he was a member of AKK fraternity and a pre-med major. He received his M.D. from Emory University. In the eighties he was Dartmouth Seacoast Club president and Alumni Fund agent. In WW II he was a major in the Army Medical Corps; thereafter, he established his Dover family practice, which continued until his retirement in 1992. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice and president of Went worth-Douglass Hospital and chief of its surgical service. Dr. Gait was a member, president, and secretary treasurer of the Stafford County Medical Society and twice president of the New Hampshire Medical Society. In 1960, he received the society's A.H. Robins Award for Out- standing Community Service by a Physician. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Drake Gait; daughter Diane; sons John A '66, Jesse '75, and Steven; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Niels Christian Nielsen died in Flat Rock, N.C. For college he prepared at Lake Forest Academy, Ill., and while at Dartmouth majored in sociology, played freshman basketball, and sang in the Glee Club. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta, a regional class Alumni Fund agent, and member of the class executive committee. After College he was a sales representative for Abbott Laboratories until WW II service in the navy. In civilian life he was president of The Prescription Shops Inc., 1946-1969, president of Vermillion Development Corp., and treasurer of Danville Motel Corp. (Holiday Inn). A civilian pilot, he was a member of the Aircraft Owners' and Pilots' Association, the Elks Club, and the Danville Country Club. Survivors are his wife, Jane E. Melick Nielsen; daughters Karen, Laura Jane, and Christine; and son Carl Peter.
David Edward Scherman died early in May at his home in Stony Point, N.Y. In College he was city editor of The Dartmouth and active in the Players and varsity gym. On April 17, 1941, as Life magazine photographer aboard the liner, ZimZam, he photographed its sinking by the German surface raider, Atlantis. One of his pictures, smuggled in tooth- paste tubes through German officer inspection and printed in Life, enabled the British Navy to identify, find and sink the Adantis. As a Life photographer during WW II, he survived two light plane crashes, was shot down over Germany, and covered the D-Day invasion of Europe, the battles for Normandy, and the liberation of Paris. Among the first photographers to enter Munich he discovered Hider's hideaway before the Allied forces did. At Life he became the only photographer to become an editor, ultimately senior editor for movie, book, and television reviews. He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie; sons John '73 and Anthony '74, brother William '34, step-nephew Daniel '83, and nephew Timothy '85.
Terry Staples of Maiden on Hudson, N.Y., died at his home in April 1997. A political science major, he was a member of Heorot/Chi Phi and Dragon. Survivors are his wife, Helen Whiting Staples, and children Susan, Alva, and Andrea.
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Allan Bancroft Coggeshall of Greensboro, N.C., died on April 17, 1997. He came to Dartmouth from Kent School and was a member of Sigma Chi. He served three years in the army and was discharged with the rank of major. Allan practiced surgery in Greensboro for ten years and was a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and was fellow of the American College of Surgeons. In 1958 he became the first full time emergency room physician at Cone Memorial Hospital, and retired in 1978. His identical twin brother and classmate, Jonathan, died in 1993. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Russell Coggeshall. In the Golden Jubilee Report, he wrote, "There is nothing very specific that the College has done to influence me, but I have never lost that vague sense of strength and integrity that entered my soul from the very first day of my College experience and which Richard Hovey must have felt when he wrote 'the still North in our veins.' "
Robert P. Fuller died at his home following a short illness on March 23, 1997. Captain Whitey was class secretary in 1947-48, class agent, and a member of Sigma Nu and Sphinx He started his writing career as a member of the Dartmouth Press Club and from 1937 to 1942 was director of athletic publicity for the Dartmouth Athletic Council. He served in the European and Pacific theaters and also in the Korean War. He was well-known for his work in naval intelligence and served on the joint staffs with the Air Force. He was a commandant of the Naval Intelligence Center in Washington- and was commanding officer of the Atlantic Intelligence Center in Norfolk. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for outstanding service. Whitey put together an all- Dartmouth WW II navy fighting squadron, called the Dartmouth Indian Unit His wife, Virginia, died in 1991. He is survived by sons Robert and Richard.
Charles Edgar Hotaling died on April 1, 1997, in Ely, Minn., after a short illness. A member of SAE, he majored in economics. His first employment after Dartmouth was with the "home newspaper stand" on Times Square in New York founded by his grandfather in 1905. When the fire razed Boston's Coconut Grove night club, so many New Yorkers with relatives or friends in that city crowded Hotaling's depot that he had to take on three extra helpers. Chuck returned to Toms River, N.J., and developed a yachting empire of marinas and "red carpet service" for his Tom's River facilities. His philosophy was as stated in The New York Times, "Let the skipper have fun at the wheel: Hotaling will do the dock side chores before and after the cruise." In 1963 he was named sales manager for the Bertram Yacht Co. in Miami and moved to Ft. Lauderdale. Survivors include his wife, Margaret, and children Charles, William, Margaret, and Arthur.
Dana Doane Johnson died at his home on July 19, 1996, of complications due to heart surgery. At Dartmouth he was a member of ATO, majored in art, and ran track and cross country. He earned an Ed.M. and Ed.D. degrees at Boston University. Dana was chairman of the art department at the University of Memphis from 1954 to 1976. From 1944 to 1945 he served as a lieutenant in the navy. Dana was a widower of Francis Greer Johnson and leaves daughter Julie Greer Johnson.
Emil Michael Martocci died suddenly at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y., on November 24, 1995, of cardiac arrest. He entered the army in 1942 and served in campaigns in the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe and was discharged as a captain in 1946. Emil came to Dartmouth from New Rochelle (N.Y.) High School and majored in economics-political science. He was a vice president of Industrial Lithographic Co. of New York. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and daughter Linda.
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Albert Austin Bliss a retired Wall Street real estate lawyer, died at home in San Francisco on September 7, 1996, of acute myocardial infraction. "Red" was born and raised in Bradford, Penn. While at Dartmouth he majored in political science, belonged to Psi Upsilon fraternity and Dragon, and played on the golf team. He received an LL.B.in 1941 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and joined the legal department of the Irving Trust Cos. in New York City, where he enjoyed a career of more than 30 years, retiring in 1975 and moving to the West Coast. He is survived by his first wife, Caroline Cushman, son Michael '62; daughter Annie, six grandchildren, and his companion of many years, Frances Klein.
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Alan H. Bodge died on April 2, 1997, in Sebastopol, Calif., after losing a long battle with prostate cancer. Bud entered Dartmouth after a post graduate year at Exeter. He was assistant managing editor of The Daily Dartmouth and a brother in Sigma Chi. Drafted in the army before Pearl Harbor, he served in the Signal Corps, and became a master sergeant in a radar outfit. After the war he moved to California, where he ran the West Coast sales operation tor Audio Devices Inc., a manufacturer of master recording disks and later, recording tape. He was sent East to Connecticut in 1964 to run the factory, which he did until 1969, when he left the company and returned to Sebastopol. He bought and enlarged a small business making boat wheels. He suggested that being an entire small wheel rather than a cog in a big wheel has it points. Bud's first wife died in 1978, and he eventually remarried Josephine, who died in 1990. He is survived by son Andrew '72, four stepchildren, and several step-grandchildren, including Andrew Field '91.
Andres B. Calleja of Union City, N.J., died on February 9, 1997, at Palisades Medical Center, Bergen, N.J. A native of Cuba, Andy prepped at Santa Clara Institute. At Dartmouth he played freshman baseball and was a member of the Spanish Club. After graduation Andy went back to Cuba and obtained a master's degree in civil engineering from Havana University in 1942. Following this he was head of transportation for Brown Engineers, an American company in Cuba. He returned to the States in 1968 and Gerard Engineering Co. until 1971, when he became the principal engineer with the Hudson County Engineering Division until retirement in 1981. He was a Knight of Columbus at the Santa Rosa de Lima chapter, Union City, and a fourth-degree Knight of Monsignor Stroudford, North Bergen. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, daughter Mary Blanco, two grandchildren, and a great grandchild.
Wesley D. Goding of West Harwich, Mass., died on July 13, 1997. Wes came to Dartmouth from Melrose High School. At College he was an outstanding goaltender on the freshman and varsity championship hockey teams, and was selected on the All-American team. He received an invitation to tryout for the 1940 Olympic team, but the winter games were canceled because of WW II. So great was Wes's fame that he was asked to practice with the Boston Bruins. He co-authored a book on hockey with his coach, the late Eddie Jeremiah. He was a brother in Phi Gamma Delta. He joined the Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in 1940, and worked in New York and Massachusetts, retiring as vice president after 42 years. While in New York he attended Fordham Law School, graduating in 1949, where he received a doctorate. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Anne Baker Goding, son David, daughter Melinda, and one grandson.
Bruce Learned died of cancer at his home in Reston, Va., December 5, 1994, although word of his passing only recently reached the College. Bruce came to Dartmouth from Choate. He didn't finish his education with the class, going on to the University of Perugia in Italy, and graduating from Georgetown University. He was a reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer before WW II, when he served in Europe with the army. He then joined the predecessor of the CIA. After retiring in 1977 he was assistant editor of American Hunter magazine and taught English and French for about four years at the Highland School in Warrenton, Va. His marriage to Betti Learned ended in divorce. Survivors include second wife Cecilia Learned; children from his first marriage Michael Learned, Gred Learned, Susan Harris, Sabra Learned, Dorit Zingarelli, and Phillippa Learned; stepchildren Ronald Gordon, Leslie Boisvert, and James Learned; son from his second marriage Tarquin Learned; and ten grandchildren.
William L. Lyon of Los Gatos, Calif., died of cancer in his home on March 9, 1997. Bill came to Dartmouth from Manhasset (N.Y.) High School. At Dartmouth he was manager of the freshman track team and was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He went on to get an M.B.A. from Tuck before working in N.Y.C. as a C.P.A. Called to active duty in 1941, Ensign Lyon spent almost five years in the service before being honorably discharged as a commander. Following the war, Bill worked in Savings and Loan from 1948 to 1982 when he retired to travel extensively with his wife Barbara. This seemed to be in Bill's blood, as he had spent each College summer vacation leading cycling tours in France, England, Germany, and Mexico. His wife of 54 years predeceased him. He is survived by daughters Barbara Lyon Hopkins and Margaret Lyons Hyer and two grandchildren.
William Benton Ormsbee Jr. died on February 2, 1997. At the time of death he was under the care of the Merrimack County Nursing Home suffering with Alzheimer's disease. He came to Hanover from Penacook (N.H.) High School, and at College was known as the Music Man, playing for the Barbary Coast as well as the marching band. During WW II the army trained Bill at Penn State in electrical engineering, and he spent part of the war in Los Alamos working on the A-bomb. This experience prompted him to enter UNH in 1946, where he earned a B.S. in electrical engineering. His working life was spent in the Bell system, from which he retired as VP of the engineering department of New England Telephone in Boston. He was predeased by wife Lillian "Hildy" and son Rolf. He is survived by son Clay S. Ormsbee.
William H. Risley died in his sleep in his home at Litchfield, Conn, on July 21, 1997. Bill came to Hanover from the Taft School. At Dartmouth he participated on the track and swimming teams and was a member of Psi Upsilon. Following military service in WW II, Bill worked as an executive for Pan American Airways for 22 years before retiring. He was the founder of Sailfish Sports- craft of Canada and Italy, and later Travel Consultants of Litchfield. He also served as an officer of the First National Bank of Litchfield. He was active in the leadership of many community endeavors and was the 1996 recipient of the Citation of Merit from the Taft School. He is survived by daughter Mary S. Risley, sons William S. and John T. Risley, step-sons Dr. Carles J. de Sieyes and David C. de Sieyes, and eight grandchildren.
Harvey Lee Rohde died on February 1, 1997, in Juno, Fla., of pneumonia after undergoing a triple bypass, complicated by a stroke. Dusty came to Hanover from University City High School outside St. Louis, Mo. Dusty was a top sprinter on the Dartmouth track team for four years, and a member of Green Key, Palaeopitus, Alpha Delta Phi, and Dragon. A skipper of a navy crash boat during WW II, he then returned to the advertising world with Aufenger Ad Agency in St. Louis. He later joined Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath as a stockbroker in New Canaan, from which he retired in the early sixties. Dusty had seven children by his first wife, Harriet "Happy" Mathes Rohde, who predeceased him. She was the sister of the late Jim Mathes, '39. He is survived by his wife, Holly; sons Harvey L. Jr. '64, James, Carl, and Thomas; daughters Robin McCarthy, Ruth Ross, and Mary Rohde; 13 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and four step-children.
Pedro Gortjan Salom Ill died April 10, 1997, at his Swarthmore, Penn., home after a long illness. A native of Philadelphia, Pete attended Episcopal Academy. At Dartmouth he was on the freshman and varsity soccer teams, business manager of the Aegis, vice president of the Spanish Club, president of Theta Chi, and a member of the Interfraternity Council. An army veteran of WW II, he spent his working life with Merck and Co., where he was director of marketing and research before retirement after 36 years. He served as the president of International Marketing Research Association. He was an active member of the Episcopal Church, having served as a vestryman and warden of St. Paul's Parish in Westfield, N.J., and on the Bishop's Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. Pete was also an avid bridge player. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Colleen Keller Salom, sons Pedro G. IV and Andrew K., and three grandchildren.
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George Henry Brinley died June 18, 1997, at home in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. George came to Dartmouth from the Suffield Academy (Conn.), majored in national institutions, and received his insurance degree from the University of Connecticut. He entered the insurance business in Hartford with the Phoenix Insurance Co. After his transfer to Pordand, Maine., he became a partner in the John C. Paige Co. He retired from Fred S.James in 1976. George was active in church, business, and civic activities in Pordand. He is survived by his wife, Diane Dissell Brinley, daughters Barbara B. White and Dee Dee Wright, and granddaughter Kristyn Brinley Allen.
Arthur Stanley Congdon died May 17, 1997, in New Hampshire. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he came to Dartmouth from Wooster School in Danbury, Conn. He majored in economics, skied, and was treasurer of the Dartmouth Flying Club and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. During WW II he was with the old 7th Regiment, spending two of his five years of service in the European theater. He worked for J.P. Stevens & Co. for 33 years. After retirement began his own antique business in Far Hills, N.J., and Center Sandwich, N.H. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and children Arthur, James, Todd, David, Sandra, and Warren.
John I. Fitzgerald Jr. died June 22, 1997, after many occurrences of cancer. Jack came to Dartmouth from Boston Latin School, majored in history, and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. After military service, he received a law degree from Boston College Law School. Following a brief period with Guardian Life Insurance of New York, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Jack served with the Ist Marine Division on Guadalcanal, New Guinea, New Britain, Russell Islands, and Peleliu, retiring as a colonel. Jack founded and was the first president of the 1 st Marine Division Association. In 1948 he joined J.J. Connolly Cos. Jack was always active in Boston civic activities. He is survived by his wife, Alice Reardon Fitzgerald, son John I. Fitzgerald 111, and daughter Sheila F. (Cronin) Soja. Jack will be greatly missed by the class newsletter editor and class secretary. For 57 years he regularly supplied us with material for our columns.
William Brooks Squier died March 17, 1997, at Laurels of Hendersonville (N.C.) after an extended illness. Bill came to Dartmouth from Newton High School. He was circulation manager of The Dartmouth, member and secretary of Psi Upsilon, played freshman tennis, and was a member of Dragon. During WW II Bill was a pilot in the U.S. Naval Air Corp and received the Presidential Unit Citation. He was sales executive for Converser Inc., retiring in 1982. Bill had been president of the Charles River Dartmouth Club, the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston, and the Club Officers Association. For the class he chaired the nominating committee and was on the executive committee. Bill is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pattie C. Squier, son William H. Squier, and several nieces and nephews.
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Lee Barrett passed away on May 3, 1997, after a long illness. He had been a resident of Wellesley Hills, Mass., since 1952 and a summer resident of West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, since 1941. Lee was a member of Psi Upsilon at Dartmouth. He served as a marine officer in WW II and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medal for his actions during combat in the South Pacific. After the war Lee began a career in advertising, eventually joining New England Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1952. He was appointed director of advertising for the Boston home office of that company in 1966. Married to Eleanor Haselton in 1941, Lee is survived by his wife, two daughters, Marjorie Van Voorhis and Marilyn Barrett and a brother William E. Barrett III '44
Lewis Knox Johnstone died of unknown cause in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 30, 1997. Lew was a member of Sigma Nu and was active in the Outing Club at Dartmouth. He earned a graduate degree at Tuck School in 1942 and then served as a naval officer until 1946. He worked for the Cincinnati Enquirer until 1949, then operated his own company, Flow Equipment, for six years. Lew began a long career as a sales executive in the pulp paper industry; with Champion Papers from 1955 to 1961 and I.V. Sutphin from 1961 to his retirement in the late 70s. Lew was one of the most active and dedicated alumni of any Dartmouth class. He served as class president (1946- 51 and 1956-66), member of the Alumni Council (1956- 59), Cincinnati Dartmouth Club president (1948-49) and secretary (1946). He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Virginia (Beanie), and their six children, including Lewis Knox jr. '67, and 17 grandchildren.
Joseph Alfred Ozanne died on March 5, 1997, in Danbury (Conn.) Hospital. Joe went to Stonington High School in Westerly, R.I., before coming to Dartmouth, where he was active in the varsity Glee Club. He devoted his life to the important, field of public school education with a teaching career that spanned four decades. Along the way he earned a master's degree in French from Mddlebury College and other advanced degrees from the University of Bridgeport and Fairfield University in Connecticut. Joe taught French, Latin, and social studies—and coached soccer—at Newton, Conn., for many years. Later he was principal of Newton High School and then department chairman of foreign languages until he retired in 1983. Joe was married in 1946 to Kay Fitzsimmons and she survives him with their two daughters, Denise and Adele Ozanne.
Arthur Charles Samson passed away in New York City on March 13, 1997, after a brief bout with cancer. Art came to Dartmouth from Fieldston School in New York City and he spent his entire working career in that city in the field of textile manufacturing. He was married to Lucille Ann Topkis, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, in 1955. She survives him along with their daughter Peggy and two grandsons. Art was active in the N.Y. Dartmouth Club for many years. He was predeceased by his brother, David '37, but is suvived by two Dartmouth nephews, David Jr. '70 and Peter Samson '73.
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Matthew Joseph Bride of Ridgfield, Conn., died on May 21, 1997 after a long illness. Matty was among those called up by the Marine Corps before graduation and spent the war in marine aviation, discharged in 1946 as a captain; he was promoted to major in 1953. Dean Neidlinger enabled him to get his degree. His business career Was mainly as an advertising sales representative for such publications as Women's Day and Parade. He later was regional sales manager for the transportation services division of the Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., selling advertising in the Official Airline Guides and
. Matty served as an assistant class agent for many years. He played lacrosse at Dartmouth, where he was a sociology major and a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He entered Dartmouth from Polytechnic Preparatory in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he was living at the time. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jeanne, and children Stephen and Colleen.
John James Craig Jr. died at his home in Knoxville, Tenn., on April 6, 1997. John came to Dartmouth from Knoxville High. At the College he was active in the DOC, swimming, and track, and was a member of Kappa Sigma. John took graduate classes in Tuck and Thayer in 1943. From September 1942 to 1945 he was in military service in the Marine Corps, Pacific area, and was in Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. He was discharged with the rank of captain. In 1946 John entered the family-owned marble business, becoming president of Candora Marble Cos. until his retirement in 1984. John is survived by his wife, Joan Rice Craig, children John, Jeffrey, Jennifer Davis, and James, and 19 grandchildren.
Edward A. Ferbert died at an unknown date and location. His death was reported to the College by his brother, Frederick W. Ferbert '45. Ed came to Dartmouth from the University School, and was then living in Lakewood, Ohio. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Nu, was active on the Jack-O-Lantern and the tennis team, and also attended Tuck School. In WW II Ed served in the navy from 1942 to 1946. He served on the destroyer USSLaws and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant. After the war he joined the firm of Pickands Mather & Co. and became New York sales manager. In a second marriage in 1964 he married Elinor K. Nielsen, and is survived by her and their daughter, Susan.
Theodore Edward Lapres Jr. one of Dartmouth's hockey greats, died on June 7, 1997, after a short battle with cancer. Ted had been a lawyer in Atlantic City, N.J., for 45 years, and a resident of nearby Margate City. Following graduation, he served as a captain with the 2nd Ranger Battalion, which participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart. After the war he attended Cornell Law School. Along with his war service and family he was proudest of his work in church affairs. Ted was an assistant class agent from 1989 to 1997 and also an admissions interviewer for many years. During his College years he won renown as captain and goalie of the hockey team, played lacrosse, was a member of Green Key Society, and president of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Donahue; children Michelle, Anne, Theodore III '97 John, Gilbert, and Patricia, and grandchildren.
Harro Miller of Luray, Va., died on September 9, 1993, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Harro was never married and left no known survivors. He did not graduate and there is no record of his business or civic activities; he was not in the military service during WW II.
Murray B. Pinks died at an unknown place and unknown date. Murray came to Dartmouth from Dickenson High and was then living in Jersey City, N.J. He entered the Army Air Corps as a private in October of 1942 and later attended radio school and other technical schools as a communications cadet. He became a communications officer at Eglin Field, Fla., and then served in Italy in 1944 and in Austria in 1945-46 as a military intelligence officer. He was discharged with the rank of captain at Fort Dix, N.J., in November 1946.
Thomas J. Sellinger died on September 19, 1996, of causes unknown. Thomas came to Dartmouth from Lake Forest Academy and was then living in Sheboygan Wise. At the time of our 50th Reunion he was living in Kohler, Wise. Thomas is survived by his wife, Ruth.
Davis S. Smith of Torresdale, Penn., died May 22, 1997, of complications following a stroke, at the Frankford Hospital- Torresdale Campus. David, who was born in Ipswich, Mass., received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He joined the medical staff of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, in 1949 and went on to become its acting director of the department of pediatrics and acting chairman of pediatrics at Temple University School of Medicine, among several prominent positions during his long career. He was known throughout the area as "die pediatrician's pediatrician" and received numerous awards for both his long advocacy of children and as an acclaimed teacher. Davis is survived by his wife, Eleanor Spangler Smith, sons David Smith Jr. and Donald Smith, daughter Virginia Smith Wiegand, and several grandchildren.
Robert John Strasenburgh died after a long illness on June 10, 1997. Bob led an active corporate life and devoted much time to Dartmouth affairs, community, and charitable activities. He grew a family pharmaceutical business until it was sold in 1969, and then stayed active in real estate and as an investor. Following graduation he attended Tuck School ('43) before entering the U.S.N.R. Submarine Service and putting in six war patrols. In addition to service for many non-profit organizations in education, health, and the arts, he was a member of several corporate boards. He served Dartmouth as member of the Alumni Council, president of the Rochester Alumni Association, a member of the class executive committee, and in several fund-raising efforts, such as the major gifts committee of the Third Century Fund. He also gave the College a major gift for Strasenburgh Hall. His late father, Edwin, and brother, E.G., were Dartmouth men, as is brother David. Bob is survived by his wife, Betty, and children R. John ('85 Tuck), Peter, Coralie, Thomas, Anne, and Amy, and brother David '49.
Fred Lloyd Wells Jr. died May 13, 1997, in a fatal automobile at Eau Claire, Wise. Fred, whose home was in Doylestown, Ohio, left Dartmouth after sophomore year to enroll at lowa State University. He graduated in 1943 with a degree in chemistry and went to work for the chemical division of PPG Industries at their Barbeton, Ohio, plant, moving to the Bedford, Ohio, plant of Ferro Corp.'s chemical division in 1971 as the plant environmental and health and safety manager. He retired in 1984. Fred is survived by his wife of 50 years, Esther Thorndike, and children Fred L. III, Anne Atwater, Nancy Eckert, and Mary Wells.
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Gordon Davidson Bingham died March 5, 1997. Gordon entered Dartmouth from Glenbard High School, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and joined Beta Theta Pi. He left College in February 1942 and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He became a pilot, and earned the rank of major, serving in WW II and in Korea. Subsequently he held various aerospace positions in industry and with NASA, and became associated with the University of California as budget and financial officer.
Richard Putnam Emerson died in 1993. Richard came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. He left the College as an undergraduate to enroll at Harvard University, from which he graduated in 1943, then entering Harvard Medical School in the U.S.N.R. SV-12 program. Assigned to duty at Chelsea Naval Hospital, he contracted tuberculosis and was given a medical discharge from U.S.N.R. He recovered and earned his doctor of medicine degree from Harvard Medical School in 1952. Richard practiced medicine in the Coral Gables, Fla., area. Married, he and Doris had four children, Carolyn, Charles, Victoria, and Alan. Dartmouth relatives included father Sumner B. Emerson '17 and cousin David W. Emerson '51, Ph.D. Our sympathies go to his widow and children.
Robert Radford Hibben died March 28, 1997, of cancer at Goodwin House, Alexandria, Va. "Rad" entered Dartmouth from the Landon School, Washington, D.C. He majored in history and was a member of Kappa Sigma and the Freshman Glee Club. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in WW II. After the war he returned to the Washington area, becoming associated with American Airlines and later with Prudential Insurance Co. In 1959 he joined the U.S. Postal Service, from which he retired in 1980. He worked extensively as a volunteer with Alcoholics Anonymous, and was a vestryman and verger at Episcopal All Saints Sharon Chapel in Alexandria, Va. From 1986 to 1997 he served as class agent for the Washington area. His first marriage ended in divorce and his second wife died in 1993. He is survived by his two children from his first marriage, Margaret Lovett LaGarde and Ann Feller, five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
1944
Randolph Anderson Lomas died January 3, 1997, in Concord, N.H. He was a self- employed antique dealer and an expert on antique authorization and furniture restoration. Randy came to Hanover from Verona, N.J., and was a fifth-generation graduate of Dartmouth. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, and during WW II served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force. He worked briefly in advertising in New York City before returning to New Hampshire, where he apprenticed in furniture making. He lived in Hopkinton for the rest of his life. Randy never married and is survived by his mother.
1948
Hubert Morse Blalock Jr. died February 20, 1991, at Hansville, Wash., of abdominal cancer. Tad started with the class in the summer of 1944 from Loomis School, joining the navy that December and returning to campus in the fall of '46. He was a math major at Dartmouth but shifted to sociology at Brown, where he obtained an M.A. in 1951. He moved to the University of North Carolina for his Ph.D. in 1954. His dissertation dealt with race relations and raised some eyebrows in that Southern state. He taught at Michigan, Yale, North Carolina, and University of Washington, where he was a distinguished professor from 1971 to 1989. He headed the faculty- senate and was elected to the National Academy of Science in 1976. Tad was the author of many texts and scholarly dissertations as an internationally renowned sociologist. He is survived by his wife, Ann, children Susan, Kathleen, and James, and three grandchildren.
Allan James McCurry died April 21, 1994, in Englewood, Fla. A native of Holyoke, Mass., and 1942 graduate of Holyoke High, Mac entered the College in March 1944 in the Navy V-12 program and later saw service as an aerial gunner in the Asia-Pacific theater during WW II. Back at Dartmouth after the war, President Dickey awarded him a Henry Elijah Parker graduate fellowship for the study of history. He subsequently earned an A.M. and a Ph.D. in history from Cornell. Mac was professor of history and dean of the School of Social Sciences at Southern Illinois University, Edwardville campus, of which his wife was an alumna. He was active in Masonic affairs in nearby Belleville, Ill. Mac always retained his interest in Dartmouth, returned to Hanover several times, and regularly interviewed freshman candidates. Survivors include Mac's second wife, Kathrine, sons Bruce and Michael White, and two grandchildren.
Paul Bagley Richrath of Oxnard, Calif., succumbed to a heart attack on April 23, 1994. Paul came to Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program in July 1943 from the Isaac E. Young High School, New Rochelle, N.Y. Long interested in dramatics, the theater, and voice, he was active in the Glee Club and was a member of Zeta Psi. After graduation Paul returned to the West Coast. He managed a theater for two years, then spent the remainder of his working life in various phases of real-estate title insurance with Los Angeles firms, where at various times he specialized in both customer relations and public relations. Latterly he became an officer in Los Angeles' World Title Co.
1949
Edward Bryan Feaster of Simsbury, Conn., died on February 10, 1997, leaving his wife, Barbara, and daughter Cindy. Ed came to Dartmouth after four years in the Marine Corps during WW II. He was a member of Theta Chi and majored in history. Most of Ed's working life was with Aetna Life & Casualty, where he was a regional director, and with Tillinghast, Nelson & Warren as a claim management consultant. He retired in 1986. Daughter Cindy earned her degree in nursing from Mary Hitchcock Hospital.
1950
Laurence Tatum McCurdy of Mobile, Ala., died on July 28, 1996. Larry entered Dartmouth from the Episcopal Academy. He was a brother of Phi Delta Alpha. At Dartmouth Larry was a member of Green Key and Council on Student Organizations and manager of Glee club. He served in the Air Force for 20 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Larry is survived by his wife, Antoinette, and sons Laurence III, Keith, and John.
David W. Reier died on March 3, 1997, of cancer in Middle town, Conn. He came to Dartmouth from West field (N.J.) High School following service in the U.S. Army. He majored in government, was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and was a two-year varsity basketball letter man. After graduation he earned a master's degree in government at the University of Pennsylvania and worked for several years with the states of Vermont and New Jersey. In 1954 he co-founded a metal products fabrication company in Middle town, Conn., where he and his family lived since. Dave is survived by his wife, Beverly, and sons Carl and John.
Thomas N. Rowe died of heart disease on April 12,1997, at his home in North field, Ill., outside of Chicago. Red entered Dartmouth from Oak Park (Ill.) High School. At Dartmouth he majored in economics, was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Sphinx, and earned varsity letters in football, basketball, and track. He received the Dartmouth Cup for academic and athletic excellence, was selected as a football All-American, and played in several All-Star post-season games. After Dartmouth Red became an insurance underwriter with Equitable, a life member of the Million Dollar Round table, and the co-founder of EOI Services Cos. He was active in working with young children, on the board of the Chicago YMCA, a trustee of George William College, and a member of Rotary and the Economic Club of Chicago. He leaves special friend Kay Robb; daughter Leslie; sons Thomas, Anthony, Robert, and Peter; seven grandchildren; and a brother and sister.
Howard W. Watts died November 22, 1996, after a long illness. He and Cynthia had lived in Palm Beach Shores, Fla., since 1975, following his retirement as president of Adstat Co. and a career in advertising. Howie came to Dartmouth from Hill School and after a stint in the navy. He was active in squash, majored in psychology, belonged to D.U., and lived in Sachem Village with their firstborn. Howie and Cynthia loved golf and travel, linking the two by playing in England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, New Zealand, Australia Jamaica, Bahamas, and Hawaii. In retirement he repaired golf clubs, was a president of the property owners' association, and assistant chief of the volunteer fire department. He ran a protective program for endangered sea turtles where he and children volunteers put 40,000 hatching turtles in the ocean over 10 years. In addition to Cynthia, his wife for 49 years, Howie leaves a daughter, a son, and five grandchildren.
1951
Donald Steele Smith II died April 24,1997, at his home in Durham, N.C., of cancer. Don was born in St. Paul, Minn., but soon after moved to Hanover, where his father was administrator at Mary Hitchcock Hospital. He came to Dartmouth through Hanover High School, majored in geography, was a member of Theta Chi, and a four-year mainstay on The Dartmouth staff, becoming features editor in his senior year. He earned a master's degree in health administration from the University of Minnesota, and served with army medical units on active duty and reserve status. After early health administration positions in New England and Washington, D.C., he moved to the Duke medical complex in Durham for more than 30 years of achievement in teaching and administration. He is survived by his wife, Virginia; sister Zandra Daniell (wife of Sam Daniell '52), four nephews, and a niece.
1952
Joseph B. Bullock died in January in his home city, Washington, D.C. Joe was the youngest of eight children, and his three brothers, including Daniel Bullock '43, were all physicians; his four sisters, all teachers. In his letter to AT Dickerson, written to gain admission to the College, Joe said he attempted to live a life following his Baptist minister father's teachings of "brotherly love, respect for the rights of others, integrity of character, high moral standards, and perseverance. "Joe left Dartmouth before graduation. In 1953, he asked the College for a transcript needed for admission to Howard University Law School, where he became a student. Thereafter, he vanished from the screen, leaving a photograph of an earnest young man in the College records.
Gerald Zimmerman died in September 1996. He and Ray Alexanian, Larry Newman, and Walt Salmon received the Dartmouth Plaque for De Witt Clinton High School, New York City, for the delegation of three or more freshmen achieving the highest scholastic record for the first semester (3.046). Jerry went on to dental school at the University of Maryland, graduating in 1957. He then served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. He married Muriel Gellert, who survives him with their children Jean and Eric.
1960
Robert M. Akin died on June 20, 1997, in an air crash in San Diego. He was a pilot for all his adult life, flying 235 combat missions for the marines in Vietnam and then working as a private commercial and charter pilot after retiring from the militaiy in 1978. For his Viemam duty he was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 18 Air Medals, and a Purple Heart. He left Dartmouth— where he was a math major, wresded on the freshman and varsity teams, worked on the college radio station, and was in Theta Delta Chi—in his junior year to join the marines. He is survived by his wife, Terri, daughter Karen Erb, son Robert, who is a Navy pilot, and mother Therese Akin.
1973
Ronald Brown of New York City died at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital on May 21, 1997. Ron was a graduate of DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. At Dartmouth he majored in psychology and participated in the FSP in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Ron was a competitive and accomplished ice skater and the manager of the varsity track team. He was social chairman of the Afro-American Society. Ron earned a master's degree in business administration and education at New York University. He worked in urban housing development administration prior to joining The Prudential in Newark, N.J. From 1980 until shortly before his death, Ron was a worldwide telecommunications consultant with Equitable Life Assurance Co. Since 1994 Ron was president of his building's tenant's association. He enjoyed art and music, particularly spirituals. Ron is survived by his mother, Frankie Brown, two sisters, a brother, and his friend and companion, Michael Hardy.
