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.

John L. Ames '16 • Nov. 24, 1996 George Richard S. vonKapff '18 • April 7 Chauncey Newell Allen '24 • March 26 Clark Weymouth '26 • March 30 Lane Dwinell '28 • March 27 Stanton Abeles Friedberg '29 • March 16 Sheldon Hubert Stark '30 • Feb. 6 Willard Elwin Matteson '31 • Feb. 23 John Francis Bicknell '32 • April 6 Aniello Frank DeStefano '32 • Sept. 3, 1996 George Wesley Jacobus '33 • Jan. 20 Martin McCulloch Kerwin '33 • Feb. 20 Vincent Thomas Young '33 • Feb. 10 William David Laurie '35 • July 12, 1996 Samuel Richard Stern '35 • Feb. 19 Jesse McCanless Gait '36 • March 10 John French O'Hare '36 • January 1994 Robert Priest Fuller '37 • March 23 Charles Edgar Hotaling '37 • April 1 Dana Doane Johnson '37 • July 19, 1996 John Fisher Graham '38 • April 6 Walter Wennemar Halfman '38 • March 5 Emlyn Harrison Marsteller '38 • March 5 Bruce Learned '39 • Dec. 5, 1994 William Lorenz Lyon '39 • March 9 William Brooks Squier '40 • March 17 Joseph Alfred Ozaime '41 • March 5 Arthur Charles Samson '41 • March 13 Gordon Davidson Bingham '43 • March 5 Richard Putnam Emerson '43 • 1993 Robert Radford Hibben '43 • March 28 Donald de Jongh Cutter '45 • March 25 John Frederick Pfau '46 • March 27 Edward Bryan Feaster '49 • Feb. 10 David William Reier '50 • March 30 Gerald Zimmerman '52 • Sept. 21, 1996 Andrew Keggi '57 • May 1996 David Charles Hjortsberg '63 • March 13 William Almon Pierce '63 • Feb. 19 William Seldon Bos '65 • April 10 Arthur Mosby Harvey '65 • Feb. 28 Bradford Tefft Hills '65 • March 21 Christopher Whiter Whiter '81 • Feb. 18

1921

Clifford C. Corbet of Carmel, Canada, died at home April 1, 1996. Born June 16,1989, in Spokane, Wash., Mr. Corbet had been a 28-year resident of Monterey County and Carmel. He was a 1917 graduate of Exeter Academy and graduated from Dartmouth College, receiving a master's degree in business from the college's Tuck School in 1921. He was an army veteran of WWI. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, to work in the neon products industry and later became self-employed. He served on the boards of many clubs and organizations, including the Better Business Bureau, the Terminal City Club, and the Usadian Club, all of Vancouver. He was an avid mountain climber, scaling Washington's Mt. Rainier in 1918, and Mont Blanc in France and the Matterhorn in Switzerland in 1921. He climbed the Grand Tetons in Wyoming at age 65. He is survived by sons Burke and Barry, brother James, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

Jack Hubbell Sadly I report the death of jack Hubbell on March 12, 1997. He is survived by his widow, Ruth, living at 2106 Theall Road, Rye, NY 10580, and also by his children, John Jr., Jean, Susan, and Patricia.

1930

William John Harrison died December 11, 1996, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, N.M. At Dartmouth Bill lettered in swimming and water polo, and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He received a D.D.S. degree from the University of Pittsburgh and, after a period of private practice, joined the U.S. Navy Dental Corps in 1942. In service he received numerous decorations before retiring in 1970 with the rank of captain. Following retirement he was active in veterans' affairs. Bill is survived by his wife, Elaine, daughters Aline Faure Giesler and Caroline Seiter Cline, granddaughter Mchelle, stepson Richard Bowman, stepdaughter Patricia Stockard, eight stepgrandchildren, and two step greatgrandchildren.

William Charles Smith died January 7, 1997, of respiratory failure at St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, Del. Bill came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy and graduated from Tuck. He was a member of Green Key, Theta Delta Chi, and Casque & Gaundet. In 1994 he attended the University of Pennsylvania and attained the designation chartered property casualty underwriter, and later founded and was a partner in the firm of Weymouth and Smith. Bill is survived by his wife, Doris, son Kennard, daughters Christine C. Rocca and Deborah A. Smith-Hemphill, brother Donald, sister Virginia Grier, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

1932

Jay C. Whitehair died February 11, 1997, near Boston, Mass. At College he was on the football teams and in the debating club, and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He left Dartmouth in 1931 to work with his father in the insurance business. In WWII he served with the army in the Pacific Theater, was a staff officer, and was awarded the Legion of Merit. After the war he joined Standard Brands and served there was a vice president, retiring in 1976. Jay was a secretary of the Cleveland Alumni Club and a president of the Westchester (N.Y.) Club. Following retirement he spent 18 years recruiting people for International Executive Corps, which uses private donations and retired executives to spur economic development abroad. He is survived by sons Jay '55 and Edward, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Janet McKenzie, in 1984, and by his second wife, Norma Mac Lean, in 1996.

1936

Ralph Waldo Earl of Manlius, N.Y., died February 19, 1997. An English major, he came to Dartmouth from Columbia High School, Maplewood, N.J. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Storr's House. A 43-year resident of the Syracuse area, he had retired from the presidency of his own company, the Ralph E. Earl Co., a distributor of air and hydraulic equipment. He was an avid sailor and past commodore of the Northern Lake George Yacht Club and a member of the boards of the Everson Museum, the Excelsior Insurance Co., and the Somerset Hills Bank of New Jersey. He was a private pilot. Survivors are his wife, Dorothy Harris Earl, daughters Susan Earl Klebl and Mary Earl, two brothers, three sisters, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

Henry Sorrenson Woods of Wichita, Kan., died December 27, 1996. At Dartmouth he was captain of the undefeated ski team in 1935 and 1936. His father, Dr. Erville B. Woods, was founder of the College's sociology department. In College he was also a member of the Outing Club as well as Cabin & Trail, Green Key, and Zeta Phi. An internationally renowned skier, he was a member of the FIS Team, which competed in the world championships at Chamonix. He was also a ski-jumping judge at the 1968 Olympics in Grenoble, France. He was a ski coach and secondary school language French and German—teacher for many years. He belonged to the American Association of Teachers of French and German. Survivors include his wife, Jean, and sons William '64 and Robert. Cousin Andrew A Titcomb and nephew Walter F. Williams also attended the College.

1937

Warren Hoyt Meredith of Albi, France, died on January 7, 1997. Warren majored in German and was a member of Germania and Kappa Sigma. In 1939 he received an M.A. from Harvard. He was in the 208th Coast Artillery from 1941 to 1944 serving in Australia and New Guinea. In 1948 he married Jean Usher of London. Warren worked for American Express in Frankfort, Germany. In 1977 he retired from American Express in France and continued to reside there. They had four children, Paul, Sarah, Peter, and David. We extend the sympathy of the class to his widow, Jean.

Richard A. Ziemer died on January 20, 1997. He became an adopted member of our class when he married Jean, the widow of Bill Breitinger. He founded the Lincoln Chemical Co. in Reading in 1948. Dick was a member of the board of trustees and international committee of the YMCA of Reading and Berks County. He was also a member of SCORE. He is survived by his wife, Jean, sons Thomas and Robert, stepsons William and Capt. Thomas Breitinger, U.S.N., and stepdaughter Marcia. Dick was an enthusiastic member of the class and we extend our sympathy to Jean and the family.

1938

Donald Winser Boyle one of the many Booklynites who entered Dartmouth from Poly Prep, died at his home in Tiger, Ga., on December 26, 1996, after a long bout with cancer. In College Don played freshman football, majored in economics, and wrestled in the 165-pound class for his fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon. In 1940 he enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps as an aviation cadet, retiring in 1945 as lieutenant colonel. Don was shot down over Rebaul, New Britain, and captured as a prisoner of war. He was listed as missing in action for 21 months until the war ended. Don was the recipient of the Air Medal and Purple Heart. In 1945 he became commercial printing salesman for the George W. Donneman Co., retiring in 1982 as vice president. He is survived by sons Donald Jr., Richard, and Robert; daughters Elizabeth and Patty; and ten grandchildren.

1943

William Illingworth Zeitung died March 2,1997, at the Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital. Bill entered Dartmouth from the Choate School. At College he majored in art and archeology, was a member of Green Key and Dartmouth broadcasting system, and served as managing editor of Jack-O-Lantern. During WWII he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and subsequently earned a master's from Columbia University. Bill, newly married to Harriet Beach, sailed to Paris to study at the Sorbonne, earning a doctorate in philosophy. Returning to the United States, Bill embarked upon a career in advertising agency management, which brought him from New York to the West Coast, Chicago, and finally back to New York, where he retired as president of Bergelt Litchfield in 1987. In retirement he lived in Norwalk. Bill leaves his wife, Harriet, sister Ann, and several nieces and nephews.

1944

Robert Gerard Gonroy died of prostate cancer March 13, 1997, in New York City. Bob came to Hanover from Brooklyn Poly Prep, and at Dartmouth he majored in economics and was a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He served three years in the army during WWII and was wounded in the Batde of the Bulge. He graduated from Tuck School in 1946, and after foul' years with a small accounting firm, he joined Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. as a certified public accountant. He became the youngest-ever partner in 1957. Bob had become a motor-carrier specialist and in 1972 he established his own firm, Motor Carrier Financing Inc. In 1978 he was named chief executive officer of Cooper-Harrett Inc., a long-distance motor carrier, and became its president later that year. Bob is survived by his wife, Ann; children Robert '74, Kimberley '76, Curtis '78, and Kyle Ann; and brother Richard '47.

Charles Cutter Jack died March 13, 1997, at a medical center in Lowell, Mass., after a long battle with cancer. A chemical engineer, he and his wife had retired in 1984 to his family homestead in Pelham, N.H. He majored in botany at Dartmouth, and after three years in the Air Force, as a navigator first lieutenant with service in Italy. He then received a M.S. degree in horticulture from the University of New Hampshire, and worked for Amchem Products Inc. in Ambler, Pa., in herbicide research and farm management. Prior to retirement he was farm manager of the Union Carbide Research Farm, also in Ambler. Charlie was an avid skier, hiker, and out doorsman, and was a longtime member of the DOC He is survived by his wife, Carolyn, three children, and six grandchildren.

1947

Robert A. Schroeder a resident of North Conway, N.H., passed away February 27, 1997, of sudden illness. He grew up in Hartsdale, N.Y., and came to Dartmouth with the U.S. Navy V-12, and saw service at sea in WWII. In College Bob played on both soccer and ski teams, and won letters in each sport. After a brief period in the brokerage business in N.Y.C., Bob joined the regular navy in 1950. He went on to see service in virtually every area of the world, in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During his career, Commander Schroeder captained two destroyer escorts, two radar ships, and the admiral's flagship in the Persian Gulf. He also served as naval adviser to the Iranian navy for 4 years, retiring in 1973 as commander. He and his family retired to North Conway, way, N.H., where Bob was active in his community, serving as library trustee. He was an avid skier, golfer, and sailor. Throughout his career and travels, Bob kept in touch with Dartmouth friends and classmates. He is survived by Evelyn, his wife of 43 years, and by their daughter, Stacy Schroeder.

George P. Welch of Louisville, Ky., died January 23, 1997, at Jewish Hospital. In responding to a class survey in 1993, George indicated he had survived two bone marrow transplant operations in 1988. George came to Dartmouth in 1942, joined the U.S. Navy in 1943, and served two years active duty in the North Atlantic as an ensign. He returned and graduated with his class in 1947, and from the Tuck School in 1948. He began his business career with General Electric, and continued with GE for the next 40 years, as a general manager in marketing in several departments, including major appliances and the customer brands division. George served as club president of the Kentucky Alumni Association, 1976-1980. He was four times elected mayor of Glenview Hills, and continued to serve his community as a board member for several non-profit organizations, including Visiting Nurses, and several hospitals. In 1953 George married Margery Tompkins, and they were blessed with four children: Amy, David, Melissa, and Jennifer. George is survived by Margery, and the four children.

1948

Arthur Alfred Schoen died of multiple myelomic cancer at Suburban Hospital in Rockville, Md., on December 8, 1994, after a life of service in atomic energy and environmental health. Art graduated from St. Johnsville High in New York State before joining the navy in WWII. He transferred in late 1945 to Dartmouth's V-12, where he majored in psychology. He joined Delta Upsilon and Foley House prior to graduation in 1948. Having developed a strong interest in the health aspects of atomic energy, Art worked for General Electric in Schenectady for several years in this field until 1956. He then joined tire government's Atomic Energy Commission in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and later transferred to the Washington head office. In 1979 he left government employ as chief of the Energy Department's environmental protection branch to work as an officer for five years with NUS and thereafter with SAIC. He is survived by his wife, Veda, sons Christopher and Eric, and four grandchildren.

1951

Percy G. Cornish III Hied December 20, 1996, in Albuquerque, N.M., where he grew up. As the son and grandson of doctors, it was not surprising that he became a leading physician and surgeon. At Dartmouth he lettered in golf and JV football and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Dragon. He received his medical degree from the University of Colorado and returned home for a distinguished lifetime practice. He became chief of staff at Presbyterian Hospital before retiring in 1986. Percy's wife, Barbara, died in 1979. He is survived by his second wife, Collie Hinton Cornish, three children, and three stepchildren.

1954

Stephen Hall Smith died on December 21, 1996, in Coopers Mills, Maine. He came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy and graduated Dartmouth in 1960. His life's work was varied, he crewed a yacht in the Caribbean, was a shrimper in the Golf of Mexico, taught school at Brooks Academy, worked as a real-estate broker, and was employed by the Maine Real Estate Commission. After leaving the commission, Steve was employed by the Maine Department of Transportation. In 198S Steve and his wife started Black Duck Realty, a small real-estate brokerage firm specializing in properties in the northern Lincoln County, Maine, area. Steve is survived by his wife, Helen, daughters Lydia Twomey and Nancy Foley, twin sons James and Joshua, and stepsons Gregory, Gary, and Grant Taylor,

1959

George Hampton died on October 21, 1996, at his home in Greenfield, N.H. George came to Dartmouth from Mamaroneck (NY.) High School. While at Dartmouth George joined Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and was a member of the band. George also attended Columbia University. He served with the Air National Guard in Germany. George was an active sailor through the Larchmont Yacht Club. He thereafter moved to Lyndeborough, N.H., where he resided for many years. George was deeply interested in conservation and wildlife, and was an avid reader and collector of books. I have known George since grade school, and have lost one of my closest friends. He was probably the best-read person I have ever met and was a wonderful conversationalist and companion for our family during his many visits. We solved problems of the world during many discussions into the night and long bicycle rides through the countryside. Tim Crane '59

1971

Douglas M. Urban Hied on March 9, 1997, in a snorkling accident in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Doug is survived by his wife, Kathryn Nelson Urban; children Abigail, Ashley, and Stephen; mother Harriet D. Urban; and brother Roger '65. Doug grew up in Massachusetts, graduated from Choate in 1967, was awarded a B.A. degree with distinction from Dartmouth. While at Dartmouth Douglettered in track for three years, was the "voice" of the Dartmouth Hockey Team for WDCR and was a member of Bones Gate. He later received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Business School in 1974. He was a senior vice president and member of the board of directors of Capital Guardian Trust Co. He was also a chartered financial analyst and a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco. Prior to joining Capital Guardian, Doug was a senior vice president of Dodge & Cox Inc. in San Francisco. Doug was an avid golfer and active in various organizations.

1982

Marie Anne Center Mecaskey died of breast cancer on August 21, 1996, at her home in New York City following a three-year battle with the disease. "Wrigs" is survived by her husband, Jeffrey W. Mecaskey, parents Daniel '47 and Beverly, and sisters Carole, Valerie, and Laurie '79. She was predeceased by sister Diane Marie. A cum laude history major at Dartmouth, she wrote for The Dartmouth and played the trumpet in the marching band. Most notably, she was elected editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth in her junior year. After College she served in the Peace Corps in Nepal for three years, then earned a master's in education in reading from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Marie devoted her life to education and social service, most recently as director of education at the Grosvenor Neighborhood House in Manhattan Valley.