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.

E. Vance Clark '21 • Aug. 22 Osborne Bryan Cowles '22 • Aug. 29 Dana Le Roy Haskin '24 • Aug. 8 Robert Everding Pike '25 • Aug. 7 Prentice Bradley '28 • July 31 William Edmund Lyons '31 • Aug. 24 George Beal '34 • June 4 Isaac Fishman'34 • Aug. 6 Stanley Edward Neill '34 • Aug. 11 Cyril Whitman Greene '36 • Aug. 23 S. Allen Jenkin '36 • Feb.20 Albert James Hawkes '38 • Aug. 12 Robb Beardsley Kelley '38 • Sept. 1 Albert Stephen Abbott '39 • Aug. 27 Louis Adolphus Highmark '39 • Sept.2 Jack Dodds Reeder '39 • Aug.5 Edmund John Douglass '41 • July 22 Norman Peter Johnson '43 • Aug. 4 Emil Mosbacher '43 • Aug. 13 Harry Hill Carey '44 • Sept. 4 William Phipps McGrail '44 • unknown Raymond Maxwell Hellmann '46 • Aug. 10George Elliott Landis '46 • March 11Richard Michael Tasso '46 • Aug. 9 Arthur Ralph Young '46 • Aug. 23Paul Joseph Henegan '47 • June 21 Hugh Shearer '48 • June 22C. Allan Blomquist '51 •July 14 Aaron Nathaniel Margolis '54 • July 28 Daniel Charles Cilo '60 • July 28Richard Morris Mobley '60 • Dec. 3, 1996 Charles Hilton Cochran '68 • Aug. 12Thomas Ernst Baer '70 • Aug. 23 Norman Gerald Mireault '76 • Aug. 18

1924

Dana LeRoy Haskin died August 8,1997, in Burlington, Vt., where he lived for 46 years. He prepared for Dartmouth at Smith High School in Worcester, Mass., and was engaged in the transportation industry for most of his life. He worked his way from bus driver to regional manager of transportation in New York and New England, and then was district supervisor and general manager of the Interstate Commerce Commission. In the 1940s he joined Vermont Transit in Vermont, becoming vice president in 1949. He served as president of the New England Bus Association and became a life member. Upon retiring from Vermont Transit in 1971, he became a realtor and joined his wife in the Haskin Real Estate Agency. He was predeceased in 1937 by his wife, Edith, and then in 1990 by his second wife, Marguerite. He leaves two sons and a daughter. Up to the time of his death he was a loyal and effective class head agent.

Leo Stone died july 29, 1997, in Manhattan, where he lived much of his life. Bom in Brooklyn, he prepared for Dartmouth at Erasmus Hall High School. After Dartmouth he attended the University of Michigan Medical School. Trained as an analyst at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute, he became a member of its teaching faculty, in 1951 director of its treatment center, and headed the institute from 1974 to 1976. As teacher, author, and practitioner, he was innovator of a more humanistic approach toward psychoanalysis, an early proponent of the concept that a therapist who remained too distant risked damaging his patient in critical moments or blunting the effectiveness of treatment. His first wife Dena died in 1968. He is survived by his second wife, Marta Tellefsen Stone, a sister, three daughters and a step-daughter from his first marriage, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

1925

Edouard "Bud" Petrequin died on July 17, 1997, at the Meridia Hillcrest Hospital in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. In College he was a member of the Green Key Society, the Dartmouth Players, and Sphinx. Bud served as president of the Petrequin Paper Co. for many years and as president of the National Paper Trade Association for a term. He is survived by his wife, Sara; five children, including Edouard '50; and his sister, Ginie Haffenreffer, wife of Rudolf "Pete" Haffenreffer '25.

Robert Pike an authority on the history of logging in New England and retired professor of foreign languages, died August 7, 1997. Bob wrote Tall Trees, Tough Men and SpikedBooks, self-published reminiscences of his life in the woods. In 1966 Bob established the foreign language department at Monmough University and served as chairman. He remained on the academic staff until 1970.

1929

Stanley Krysher Piatt died on June 8, 1997, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Stan came from St. Paul Academy, belonged to Alpha Sigma Phi, and was active in winter sports. He majored at Tuck School. He worked in sales and banking and as a purser with the Grace Lines, then operating an investment business in Minneapolis where he was active in civic affairs. Many of us have heard of Stan's devoted work for the understanding of the World Federalists the United Nations. He received several awards for these efforts and was organizing convocations at the age of 82. He leaves his wife, Martha, (Rugh), daughter Louise, and sons Vincent, Douglas, and Kenneth.

1933

William Francis Dowling died of heart failure at his home in Annapolis, Md., on July 1, 1997. He prepared for Dartmouth at Utica (N.Y.) Free Academy, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and majored in English. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1936 and practiced law privately in Utica until 1942, when he entered the army, where he served until 1946 in the Quartermaster Corps, attaining the rank of major. In the same year he joined Burroughs Wellcome Co., a pharmaceutical manufacturer in Tuckahoe, N.Y., as general counsel and later became vice president and secretary-treasurer, moving with the company to North Carolina in 1970. He retired in 1974 and moved to Annapolis. He was a member of several financial organizations and served a number of community social agencies. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughters Elizabeth, Maria, Anne, and Margaret; and sons William and Patrick. Daughter Gretchen and son Timothy predeceased him.

1934

John Junior Kneisel a vascular surgeon, died on july 4,1997, in Boston after a long illness. "Junie" came to Dartmouth from the Barnard School in New York City and received his M.D. from Harvard in 1938. At College he was Psi U, Green Key, and Dragon, and played first sax in our Freshman Commons orchestra. Some of his distinctions: medical house officer at Massachusetts General in Boston; surgical house officer and assistant surgical resident at Peter Bent Brigham; fellow in surgery at the Smithwick Foundation; diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the New England Surgical Society. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Ann Hermingsen; children William '69, Peter '72, Elizabeth Krumeich, and Pamela Kneisel '76; and seven grandchildren.

1935

Rudolph Pacht died July 2, 1997, in Los Angeles, Calif. Three years ago he was pronounced cured from a lengthy battle with cancer. As an undergraduate Rudy majored in sociology, played freshman and varsity football, his fraternity was Pi Lambda Phi, and he was on the Aegis staff. Rudy came from a distinguished family of California lawyers and jurists. He had his own law office in North Hollywood for more than 40 years. His legal training was at the University of California School of Jurisprudence (Boalt Hall). He was deputy attorney-general of California 1955-56. He served as class agent, member of the class executive committee, president of the Southern California Alumni Association. Rudy was twice married; his first wife, Vita, died in 1969; they had three daughters. His second wife was Helen, who survives him, as do six grandchildren and two stepdaughters from Helen's first marriage.

1936

Robert Jackson Smith died in Old Greenwich, Conn., on July 16, 1997. In College he was captain of men's swimming team and a member of Green Key and Alpha Delta. In 1939-40 he was class secretary; later a Dartmouth Club president and member of the class reunion committee. Early in his architectural career he was a member of the design staff for the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He was designer of 50 private or public aquatic sports complexes. A national champion diver, he was inducted into the International Diving Hall of Fame in 1983. He coached Navy diver Bruce Harlan, who received a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics. Survivors are his wife, Helen Missirian Smith, daughters Susan Smith Lynch and Penelope Ann Smith Custis, and granddaughter Meghan Lattines.

1937

Frank Kenneth Danzig died July 5, 1997. Loving husband and best friend of Twila: devoted father of Victoria Danzig (Nahum) and Priscilla Gardiner of Berkeley, and adoring grandfather of Rachael. He is also survived by brother Jerry '34. Music, particularly jazz, played an important role in his life. At Dartmouth, he played trumpet in the Dartmouth Band, Barbary Coast, and Green Collegians, and as a young trumpet player was proud that he won the Tommy Dorsey Big Band Award. Dartmouth had a high priority in Frank's life. He served as a president and director of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Southern California, class agent, class executive committee, and on reunion giving committees. After the war, Frank made his home in Los Angeles, and from 1946-5 2, he was an independent radio producer-director. Credits included The Mel Torme Show and The LaneWolf. After 33 years in show business, he made a major career change and became senior vice president of Dean Witter Reynolds in Century City.

Frank Augustus Montei died on April 22, 1997, of cancer at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Ohio. Bill was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and attended Tuck School. He entered the army as a private and was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1946. Bill was president of Brighton Screw Manufacturing Co. and retired from Camcar/Textron in 1987. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, daughter Arden Reid, and sons Stewart and William, nine grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.

Philip Damon Robertson of Franconia, N.H., died at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center on May 31, 1997. Phil came to Dartmouth from the Holderness School. He majored in sociology and was a member of the Outing Club, the Science Club, and Zeta Alpha Phi. We remember Phil as captain of the cheerleaders. For many years he officiated at Winter Carnival and interviewed Dartmouth applicants. He was commissioned as ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1942 and served in Australia in connection with U.S. submarine operations in the Southwest Pacific. He had a deep concern for the environment and helped form a Newton-Sugar Hill antinuclear group. In our Golden Anniversary Report he said, "There is only one earth; we are its trustees." Phil is survived by his wife, Rosalie, and sons Harry, Peter, Philip.

1938

Walter James Dodd a lifetime insurance executive and restaurateur, died in South Yarmouth, Mass., on April 4, 1994. The College has just learned of his death. Walter entered Dartmouth from Brockton (Mass.) High School, and majored in economics and worked with th Jack-O-Lantern. He began his insurance career in Boston with Liberty Mutual before moving to Los Angeles with the Pacific Employee Insurance Co. He retired in 1986 as vice president of claims and losses with the Continental Mutual American Group. It was in that year that he became a restaurateur, purchasing Balboni's Jolly Chef Restaurant in South Yarmouth, Mass. He was predeceased by his second wife, Nona Fumiko, and is survived by a son, a daughter, two stepchildren, and four grandchildren.

John Lothrop Tower died on July 9, 1997, of Parkinson's disease in the Laurelwood Care Center in Ridgefield, N.J. He entered Dartmouth from Newton, Mass., High School and Phillips Exeter Academy, majoring in English, belonged to Sigma Chi, and was a member of the Glee Club. Upon graduation he spent a year with Time Inc. in New York City before beginning his career as a newsman with the Nashville (Term.) Banner. In his career he also joined International Paper as director of public relations, becoming corporate vice president and president. He retired in 1971 .John had two sons—Frederick '39, Richard '43 (deceased) and a nephew, Dana '71, who attended Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, a brother, three daughters, seven grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

1939

Albert Stephen Abbott died on August 27, 1997, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He came to Dartmouth from White Plains (N.Y.) High School. At College he was a member of Gamma Delta Chi fraternity and majored in economics. A 1 formed and operated the White River Coach Lines from graduation until April of 1967, when he sold the company to Vermont Transit Lines. He served as a VP of Concord Trailways from 1967 until last year. He was a member of the board of the United Methodist Church in White River, a former member of the board of Alice Peck Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, past president of White River Rotary Club, and a member of the Windsor County Sheriff's Posse. He is survived by his wife, Lillian, three sons, a stepdaughter, two stepsons, eight grandchildren, five step-grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.

Louis Adolphus Highmark of Indianapolis, Ind., died on September 2,1997, after a summer of illness. Lou came to Dartmouth from Denfield High School in Duluth, Minn. A guard on the varsity football team at Dartmouth, Lou graduated summa cum laude, was a senior fellow, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Delta, and Theta Chi. Following graduation he received his law degree from Columbia University in 1942. He served as a lieutenant in the navy during WW 11, following which he joined the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg, becoming a partner in 19 51, and a partner of counsel in 1983. Lou was a member of many professional and legal organizations. A former trustee of Fairview Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife, Peg; sons Louis Adoiphus, Duncan McClave, and David Allan Highmark; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Jack Dodds Reeder of Vero Beach, Ha., died on August 5, 1997. He was only with us in Hanover through freshman year. He enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1940, was assigned to anti-submarine duty before being stationed in North Africa and Italy, where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, and the French Croix de Guerre. After discharge he joined the family Coca Cola bottling companies, and was president of the Dayton Helicopter Service and Vertak, an experimental aircraft company. Always active in community affairs, he served as a commissioner for the city of Dayton, was chairman of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the Environmental Learning Center in Vero Beach, and the Montgomery County Humane Society. His wife of 54 years died in 1996. He is survived by daughter Jill Kendall, sons Earl and Jack, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and stepmother Thelma Flannery Reeder.

John Fowle Treadway died at Sweetwater Care Center, Williamstown, Mass., on July 12,1997. Jack was one of seven Treadways who have been undergraduates at Dartmouth. He attended schools in Williamstown before going to Williston Academy. In College he was captain of the freshman soccer team, earned his "D" on the varsity, and was class secretary the first three years at Dartmouth. He was a member of the Glee Club and Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Jack served in the army medical corps during WW II and came home to work for 40 years in the family Treadway Inns, serving as vice president. An early environmentalist, he was active in the National Audubon Society, as well as the Mount Greylock Reservation Committee. He is survived by his wife, Louise; daughters Laura Moreno and Mary Ellen Colt '76; sons Richard, John, and Timothy; sister Jane; brothers Richard '36 and David; and 16 grandchildren.

1940

Everett Watson Czerny died on July 30,1997, in Denver following a heart attack. He came to the College from Phillips Exeter Academy. He played freshman baseball, was a member of Phi Upsilon, and graduated from the Medical School. Bud received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Lew Chipman and Ted Bovill were his roommates. During WW II he was a lieutenant in the U.S.N.R. Medical Corps serving at Omaha Beach and in the Philippines. Before moving to Tucson in 1951, Bud was at Long Island College Hospital, Yale, and Memorial Hospital in N.Y.C. During his 35 years of practice he was president of the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons, chief of the medical staff of St. Mary's Hospital, and a member of the Western Surgical Society. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Beb" Rush Czerny, son Bradford, daughter Betsy Frederick, and two grandsons.

Edward White Miller died July 12,1997, at Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital following a stroke. Ed came to Dartmouth from Choate School. He was a member of Psi Upsilon, Casque & Gaundet, Rowing Club, and Flying Club. He earned his varsity letter as coxswain of the varsity crew. Ed was class treasurer 1944-46. His father, Charles Oscar Miller Jr., was a member of the class of 1899. Following graduation Ed was associated with Discount Corp of New York, Norma-Hoffman Bearing Corp., Pan American World Airways, and retired from Union Trust Co. in 1979. His wife, Patricia Arnold Miller, died in 1991. He is survived by daughters Patricia Miller Callard and Anne Miller; sons David Johnson Miller and Charles Edward Miller; and 11 grandchildren. His son David said, "He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and hobbies of model trains and other collectibles."

1943

Thomas Hudner King died suddenly on July 24, 1997, in Atlanta, Ga. Hud was born in Fall River, Mass., and entered Dartmouth from Tabor Academy where, as a member of the crew, he competed in the Henley Regatta. At college he majored in mathematics and was a member and president of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He served on the Intramural Council, was a member of Sphinx, and captained varsity crew in our senior year. Upon graduation Hud joined the U.S. Naval Reserve as an aviation cadet and ultimately served as a flight instructor with the rank of lieutenant (j.g.). Upon his release from active duty Hud settled in Chicago, where he married Lois and began a business career in the automotive aftermarket, both in Chicago and in Adanta as regional sales manager. In 1977 Hud returned to Adanta and founded the King Auto Parts Co., from which he retired in 1986. He enjoyed playing tennis regularly. He served the College as regional agent and as regional chair from 1993 to 1997. Hud is survived by his wife, Lois; their son, Jeffrey; and two grandchildren.

Martin Schenck Meigs died July 10, 1997, in Sonoma, Calif. "Whitey" came to Dartmouth from the Loomis School. He majored in English and was a member of Theta Delta Chi. A top-flight soccer player, he captained the varsity team. Upon graduation Whitey joined the U.S. Army Air Force and after training served in the Asiatic-Pacific Area. He returned from japan in 1946, was discharged from the service, and married Marion. He joined the Boston & Maine Railroad, working for several years in advertising, real estate and industrial development. This led to a second career in real estate in the Acton-Boxborough, Mass., area. His subsequent association with automobile sales and ice rink management afforded opportunity for community service as a member of the board of selectmen of the town of Acton, as a Cub Scoutmaster, and as president-moderator of the West Acton Baptist Church. Whitey is survived by Marion, daughters Susan and Anne, and two grandchildren.

Emil Mosbacher Jr. died August 13,1997, of cancer at his home on Nipowin Island off Greenwich, Conn. Bus entered Dartmouth from the Choate School. True to his life-long interest in sailing he became a member of the Dartmouth Corinthian Yacht Club. He was a member of Gamma Delta Chi. Upon graduation he, like many of us, entered Midshipman's School, USNR, at the University of Notre Dame, subsequendy serving on a minesweeper in the Pacific Area through 1945 with the rank of lieutenant. Once at home Bus assumed, with his brother Robert, the responsibility of managing the family's extensive business interests. He married the former Patricia Ryan and they became the parents of Emil HI '73, Bruce, and John'78, all of whom survive him. In 1969, shordy before the inauguration of Richard Nixon as president, Bus was appointed chief of protocol and served in this position until 1972. A recipient of the Alumni Award, he served as class president and as an overseer of the Hanover Inn; on the Alumni Council, Rockefeller Center Advisory Committee, and executive committee for the John Sloan Dickey Endowment; and was chairman of the Third Century Fund Drive. Bus leaves his wife, Pat, and their three son's.

1944

Robert Andrew Miller died July 27, 1997, at his home in Cincinnati, after a year-long battle with cancer. "Twitch" came from Scarsdale, N.Y., where as a 16-year-old, he went two rounds with Sugar Ray Robinson in the Golden Gloves. At Dartmouth, he won his numerals in cross country and a "D" in speed skating, and he was a member of Sigma Chi, Casque & Gaundet, Green Key, and Palaeopitus. He was a cartoonist for Jack-O-Lantem as well as its advertising manager, and also advertising manager for Aegis. He was an infantryman during WW II in the Pacific and Japan and a cartoonist for Stars & Stripes. After the war he returned to Dartmouth and Tuck School. He worked for American Machine and Foundry, and then the J.H. Day Co., manufacturer of industrial mixers and blenders, retiring as president in 1988. Over the years, he served as class president, secretary, and newsletter editor, and he was an active fund-raiser, both for the college and for causes in Cincinnati. He is survived by his wife, Sheila, son Andrew, and two grandchildren.

1948

John Charles Nacos died February 3, 1997, at the Palo Alto, Calif., Veterans Administration Medical Center after a brief illness. A Manchester, N.H., native, he came to Dartmouth in 1943 with the navy V-12 program. He was commissioned in 1945 and served on several ships before returning to Hanover. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He completed his education at Harvard, obtaining a M.S. degree there in 1949. In 1950 he moved to California and worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and was in the construction business. He then moved into the financial consulting business, where he remained until his death. He was also statistician for the Los Angeles Rams football team. John is survived by daughters Janna Belville and Pamela Leyton and son Charles.

William G, Pace died June 17, 1996, of cancer. Bill came to Dartmouth from Columbus (Ohio) Academy and was a chemistry-zoology major. He joined Phi Gamma Delta and DOC, and moved on to Dartmouth Medical School. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his M.D. in 19 52. He joined the staff of Ohio State's Medical School and became professor of surgery and assistant dean of continuing medical education and assistant dean of administrative affairs. He served on the board of overseers of Dartmouth Medical School when it moved from two to four years and the full M.D. degree program. Bill was very active in local affairs as a member of Rotary, Goodwill Industries, American Cancer Society, and several others. He was a motor coach tourer as early as the '70s and became commodore of the Naples Yacht Club after his retirement to Florida. Bill is survived by his wife, Joann, and three children.

Ira Hersey Pearce died in Locust Grove, Va., on December 5,1994. Bud came to Dartmouth from Washington, D.C. He was a member of Zeta Psi and a physics major. He returned to the Washington area before graduation and received his A.B. and LL.B. degrees from George Washington University. He had been in the V-12 program at Williams and Brown prior to his time in Hanover. His father was Dartmouth' 15. So far as we know, he spent his entire working career in government service beginning with the Department of Health, Education & Welfare in 1955 and moving to the Security & Exchange Commission in 1958, where, he worked in the regulation of securities and markets. Bud was active in church and community affairs in Alexandria, Va. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and five children.

Dean Adelbert Rathbun died March 9, 1997, in his home on Kiawah Island, S.C., after a siege of painful cancer, wife Helen at his side. Dean grew up near Washington and graduated from Bethesda's Landon School in 1944 before he and lifetime friend Everett Wilson'48 entered Dartmouth that wartime summer. Dean majored in psychology and in 1948 was handed his diploma by President Dickey in one of the last Bema graduations. He returned to D.C., studied architecture on his own, and in 1950 formed Dean Rathbun Associates for designing and building family homes, achieving a notable reputation. (His clients included the DuPont family and Paul Mellon.) He and Helen Hance of Philadelphia married in 1953 and moved to the Mddleburg area of Virginia, where Dean over 38 years built 150 homes designed in his office at Washington and Liberty. Survivors are Helen, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

Hugh Shearer III died on June 22,1997, from cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Santa Cruz, Calif., after duty in the WW II navy. He was a member of Delta Upsilon, majored in government, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated summa cum laude. He also received the Colby Political Science Prize—a collection of books that he prized highly. He was awarded a J.D. degree from Stanford in 1951 and moved to Honolulu, where he joined the law firm with which he practiced until his death. Hugh was listed in "The Best Lawyers in America" for his work in corporation law and successfully argued appeals in the Hawaii Supreme Court, CCA Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was a member of San Francisco's Commonwealth Club and enjoyed vacationing at the Bohemian Grove. A life member of the American and Hawaii Philatelic Societies, he gave up golf and tennis when the cancer affected his ability to get around. Hugh never married. He is survived by a sister.

1951

Carl Allan Blomquist died July 14, 1997, at home, in Aspen, Colo., of pancreatic cancer. A 1 came to Dartmouth from Jamestown (N.Y.) High School, was an avid skier, DOC activist, and member of Theta Chi. He was a cartographer in the army, earned a master's in urban planning at the University of North Carolina, and moved up through planning ranks in the governments of Denver, St. Paul, Minn., and Pueblo, Colo. In 1973 he was recruited for the new job of county manager in Pitkin County (Aspen), Colo., beginning a 24-year personal crusade for orderly planning, controlled growth, and development of pedestrian trails and parklands in the famous skiing resort. He retired from fulltime government work in 1976, buying and operating the Chalet Lisl ski lodge, which remains in his family. But he never stopped driving toward his goal of environmental responsibility, serving on the city council, zoning commission, and other public and nonofficial bodies. In recent years he put in untold hours personally digging and maintaining irrigation ditches in his favorite Aspen public park. As his illness became known, the city council passed a lengthy official proclamation, concluding "Al's stewardship of the land is exemplary and will serve as a model to all citizens and youth as a quiet but powerful way to give back to our community." He is survived by his wife, Carol; children Craig, Linda, Karen, Kristine, and Jenifer; and five grandchildren.

William Irving Funk died April 1,1997, of lung cancer, in his lifetime home, Decatur, 111. Bill came to Dartmouth through the Lawrenceville School, majored in botany, worked on Jack-O-Lantern and was a member of Sigma Chi. After serving as an Air Force second lieutenant, he returned home and plunged enthusiastically into agriculture, first managing and then owning large farms, raising corn (Funks G. Hybrids) and soybeans. By our 25th Reunion he had become accomplished in floral design, and went on to own and operate Zips Florist in Decatur from 1979 until 1996. He was a longtime civic leader, serving in top posts of the local Farm Bureau, recreation conservation board, mental health association, country club, local banks, and the Decatur Christian Foundation. He was buried in Funks Grove, named for his forebears dating back to 1830. Bill is survived by his wife, Mary; sons John '82, Steven, and Thomas '87; and nine grandchildren.

1953

James R. Abbott died on March 28, 1995, following a battle with cancer. Jim left Dartmouth prior to graduation, later graduating from Beloit College. He then worked as an investment advisor for several firms, including The Chicago Corp., and later as a private investment counselor. He was also a vice president of the golf course supply company, Coursiens Inc. Jim and his wife, Joan, also a Beloit graduate, had four children. Jim enjoyed sports including golf, ice hockey, tennis, and squash. His father, the late William Abbott, was a member of the class of 1927. In addition to his wife and children, Jim is survived by first cousin Rufus Tilden '53.

Bernard "Barney" Dunnan died at the home of his son on October 13, 1996. Barney had a long and distinguished career as an educator and educational administrator. Following graduation he did postgraduate work at U.N.H., New York State Technical College, and Kent State University, where he obtained a master's in education and an administrative specialist's certificate. For the next 40 plus years, Barney served as science teacher, school principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent of a number of Ohio schools. He was a member of the American Association of School Administrators and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators, where he received the Distinguished Service Award and President's Award. He was also heavily involved in community service as a member of the PTA, Lion's Club, Kiwanis, and local area Growth Foundation. Barney is survived by his wife Mariella, three children, eight grandchildren, his mother, and sister.

1954

Dean Frank Berry of Boston, Mass., died on July 1, 1997. Dean entered Dartmouth from Baldwin High School in Birmingham, Mich. He was a brother of Delta Tau Delta. After graduation Dean taught at Indiana University while obtaining his M.B.A. and then taught at the University of Michigan while obtaining his Ph.D. He then joined the faculty at Wharton, specializing in industrial relations; was a Fulbright lecturer at the London Graduate School of Business; and taught at the London Business School and the University of London. In 1971 he became dean of faculty at the European Institute of Business Administration in France, also serving as deputy director general and a member of the board of governors. He was a world-renowned leader of management education and management thought. He had been a senior partner in three international consulting firms. Dean is survived by his children, Anne, Margaret Pedoni, and Glen, and his companion Judy Livingston.

Aaron N. Margolis of Longmeadow, Mass., died on july 28,1997. "Mugs" entered Dartmouth from Classical High School in Longmeadow. He was a brother of Pi Lambda Phi.m Aaron left Dartmouth after his junior year, joining the army and serving two years in Panama. He returned with his, wife, Doris, to live in Wigwam, obtaining both his undergraduate degrees and M.B.A. from Tuck. Always the entrepreneur, he established many successful enterprises and for the past 20 years served as president and owner of Century Reproductions Cos. of New Haven, Conn. He was an active member of the Brotherhood of Beth El Temple. He was a strong Dartmouth supporter and joined classmates on many occasions to attend football games in Hanover and the surrounding area. He leaves his wife, Doris (Ackerman) Margolis, sons David and Steven, daughter Linda Mazza, and four grandchildren.

1960

A. James Sniderman died junes,l997,in Dayton, Ohio, after heart surgery. He came to Dartmouth from Cranbrook School, and was a brother of Sigma Nu, and a member of the wrestling club and Gile Hall Basement Committee. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University, interned at Detroit Receiving, and completed his residency at University Hospital, lowa City. He practiced urology since 1970. He served in the Third Surgical Hospital Bien Hoa, Vietnam. In Dayton he was on the staff of Miami Valley Hospital, Franciscan, and Kettering medical centers. He was president of the Temple Israel, vice president of the Northeast Lakes Region of Union of American Hebrew Congregations, director of the Jewish Federation and its Arab-Jewish Dialogue Committee, and member of the Jewish Community Relations Committee and Bureau of Jewish Education Board. He is survived by wife, Sonia, daughter Lauren Hirsch, and son Jeffrey.

Alexander Carl von Summer of Riverside, Conn., died on July 4,1997, in a motorcycle accident in Southeast, N.Y. Alex attended Englewood Schools for Boys before coming to Dartmouth. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Dragon Senior Society and the Outing Club. After graduation Alex joined his family's real estate offices in New jersey, following in his father's and grandfather's footsteps. Under his leadership, Alexander Summer Cos. grew to become one of the leading commercial real estate firms in die New York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Alex was a committed environmentalist and lover of the outdoors. He had been an ardent motorcyclist for years; he arrived in East Berlin by motorcycle the night the Berlin Wall went up and was detained by the police for his trouble. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Fellows von Summer, daughters Kristin '87 and Hollis '00, son Von '91, stepchildren Courtney Cotter and Christopher Cotter, and sister Rosalind Summer.

1962

Gary H. Plotnick passed away at home on February 1, 1997, from heart disease. Gary came to Dartmouth from the Horace Mann School. A history major, Gary served as social chairman for Pi Lambda Phi, pioneering the appearances of big name rock-'n'-roll bands on campus. He was very active in Dartmouth sports, as a catcher on the freshman baseball team and as an all-around intramural athlete. Following graduation and an assignment in the U.S. Naval Air Reserve, Gary began a successful import/export business based in New Jersey and Florence, Italy. As a result of his expertise, he was frequently invited to give testimony to the House trade policy subcommittee. Gary was a founder and major fund-raiser of the YM-YWHA of Bergen County and remained active in sports and community affairs in northern New Jersey. Gary is survived by his wife, Peggy, and daughter Jennifer.

Louis John Setti died on April 20, 1997, in the same Watertown, Mass., house in which he had been born and from which he came to Dartmouth. As an undergraduate he was a government major and played freshman baseball and then three years of rugby. As a senior, he was the primary force in raising funds for a rugby team trip to Ireland. Lou was a brother of Kappa Sigma. Lou joined the Peace Corps upon graduation and spent two years in Thailand, where he met his eventual wife and where he maintained a home until his death. From his graduation until his death, he was involved in efforts to improve education in Third World countries, particularly in Southeast he was on an extended trip in Southeast Asia. On his return home he consulted the medical team that had transplanted a new liver for him about ten years ago, and learned that advanced problems gave him a life expectancy of two to three weeks. He leaves his mother, wife Pia, and daughter Naomi.

1963

Edward Delano Bales a securities analyst specializing in the oil industry, died November 7, 1996, at his home in Wilmette, Ill. Born in Kansas City, Kan., Bales majored in history and was a brother of Delta Upsilon. He served two years building bridges for the Peace Corps in Bangladesh before earning an M.B.A, at the University of Chicago. He married Anne-Marie Ruter in 1976 and that same year joined the Amoco Oil Co. pension fund, where he posted a performance 70-percent better than the Standard & Poor Index for seven years. Later he joined Capital Supervisors in Chicago and then SIT Investment Associates in Minneapolis. Besides his wife, Bales is survived by daughters Charlotte and Caroline, mother Helen Bales, and brother Romaine Bales.

David Charles Hjortsberg a Columbia, Md., attorney and president of the Howard County Bar Association, died March 13, 1997,at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He had polymyalgia rheumatica, a vascular disorder. Hjortsberg was a partner in the Columbia office of the law firm of Reese & Carney, which he joined in 1978. The firm has three offices in Maryland. A native of Gary, Ind., Hjortsberg served in the army and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School. In 1973 he was appointed an assistant attorney general assigned to the civil divi- sion of the Maryland Law Department. Hjortsberg is survived by his wife, Carol, son Matthew, mother Doris, and sisters Karin and Gail.

Lee D. Phillips a real-estate consultant, died January 16,1997, at Stamford (Conn) Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He resided in New Canaan. Phillips' 23-year-old firm, The Phillips/Norwalk Co., was based in Westport, Conn., and specialized in real-estate project packaging and implementation services and market and financial consultation. He was previously a vice president of real estate at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Anative of Norristown, Penn., Phillips was a brother of Alpha Delta Phi and played freshman football. He earned a master's in economics at Clark University. Phillips is survived by his wife of 32 years, Jane Mayo., son Derek, brother Glenn S. Phillips, parents Lee D. and Marjorie Phillips. Steve L. Key '65 delivered the eulogy at his funeral.

William A. Pierce a prominent Auburn, Mass., lawyer, died February 19, 1997 in Southwood Community Hospital, Norfolk, Mass. Pierce had been a partner in Pierce & Pierce, which he began with his father Franklin A. Pierce in 1968. He graduated from the Boston University School of Law, where he was a junior editor of the Law Review, and served as a lieutenant in the navy. Pierce had been president and a director of the Auburn District Nursing Association and a former town meeting member. At Dartmouth he worked on WDCR and was a member of the Yacht Club and Dartmouth Outing Club. Pierce served as a class agent through most of the 1980s. He leaves his wife, Ilona; son Arthur; daughters Caroline, Kimberly, and Katherine; step-son Christian; father Franklin; and brother, Robert.

1964

Donn Alan Tenney died on July 2,1997, in Federal Way, Washington. Donn left Dartmouth in the spring of 1961, when he became afflicted with schizophrenia. After a career working for the National Security Agency, he spent his later years trying to help former prison inmates and mental patients adjust to life in society at large. He was also the author of Breaking Ground by Breaking Rules: Collected Stories, a collection of short stories exploring a common modern theme: alienation. Donn was the son of Don L. Tenney '40 and is survived by his mother, three brothers, and his best friend, Leonard Lehane.

1965

William Seldon Bos of Norwich, Vt., died on April 10,1997 after a sudden illness. Bill, a native of Nashville, Tenn., was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and also played rugby. In addition to his degree from Dartmouth, he was a 1976 graduate of Vermont Law School. Bill served as the Windsor County deputy state's attorney from 1979-1983 and as state's attorney from 1983-1987. Following his years in public office, he opened a private law practice in Hartford. The Valley News reported that Bill is "remembered as an intelligent prosecutor who ended his tenure with an 80-percent conviction rate compared with the statewide average of 65 percent." Judge Paul Hudson states that "Bill was an excellent, fair-minded prosecutor. He was a joy to have in the courtroom—very well prepared, an excellent student of law, a tremendous consistency." Bill was actively involved in local youth sports and is survived by his wife, Lydia, daughter Erica, and son William.

Arthur Mosby Harvey Jr. of Muscatine, la., died suddenly on February 28, 1997. Mosby came to Dartmouth from Seahold High School in Birmingham, Mich. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Casque & Gaundet and was also active with the Canoe Club and Gremsleaves, the campus literary magazine. After Dartmouth Mosby received his law degree from the University of Texas in 1969 and then returned to Dartmouth as an associate professor from 1969 to 1973. He then joined the New York law firm of Donovan Leisure Newton and Irvine before becoming assistant general counsel of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in 1978, a firm with which he spent many years. Mosby is survived by his wife, Karin, and sons Lawrence '87, Peter '90, and Erik.

Bradford Tefft Hills of Cornish, N.H., died on March 21,1997, of cancer. Brad came to Dartmouth from Concord (N.H.) High School and was a member of Alpha Delta fraternity. He and his wife, Frances, were Cornish residents for over 28 years while Brad worked in the newspaper and journalism field. He started his career at The Valley News as sports editor before serving as managing editor for 11 years. Most recendy he was an area correspondent and photographer for the Union Leader/New Hampshire Sunday News for the past ten years. He was also the state editor for the Claremont Daily Eagle and worked for United Press International in Concord as assistant bureau chief. Brad also worked for the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine and for radio station WCFR in Ludlow, Vt. He was an avid skier and wrote many articles about skiing and travel. He is survived by his wife, Frances, and sons Peter and Gregory.

1981

Chris Whiter of Phoenix died suddenly February 18,1997, after a brief escalation of a longstanding illness. He was born in England; moved to Summit, N.J., when he was nine; and spent the last 13 years in Arizona. At Dartmouth Chris was awarded the Kemeny Prize for being the best computer science student; he also played in the Dartmouth Symphony and Chamber orchestras. He is survived by three sisters and his parents, Barbara and Paul.

1988

Adam J. Lieberman died suddenly in New York City on June 27, 1997. At Dartmouth Adam was a major contributor and writer for The Dartmouth Review. He was a cum laude English major and wrote an honors thesis under the tutelage of professor Donald Pease. He worked at one time for professor Arthur Hertzberg and lived for several semesters in the Hillel housing. At the time of his death he was director of development and media at the American Council on Science and Health in New York City. Prior to that he had taught English at several New York City public high schools, and taught English, history, and economics at the Windsor School, a private high school in Flushing, N.Y. While teaching, he also had several articles published in local papers in New York, and recendy had an article on the Internet published in Mother Jones. Adam is survived by his parents, Martin and Judith Lieberman, and brother Steven.

Keith Alexander Nelson died on November 14, 1995, in Montreal, Canada, of cirrhosis of the liver. Prior to his arrival at Dartmouth, Keith lived in Hartford, Conn., where he was a 1984 graduate of Thomas Snell Weaver High School, participated on his school's track and tennis teams, and received several awards in mathematics and English. Keith is survived by his parents, Albert and Gloria Nelson.