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.

Orton Havergal Hicks '21 • May 9 Donald Frederick Sawyer '21 • April 17 Terrence Francis McGaughan '25 • April 28 Arthur Edward Stack '26 • April 2 Robert Whidden Hill '28 • June 16 Walter Leonard McKee '28 • April 13 L. Howard Moss '28 • May 7 Walter White Simpson '28 • March 18 Harry Thomson Lewis '29 • March 14 David Thomas Martin '29 • May 15 Stanley Krysher Piatt '29 • June 8 Edward Campbell Swift '29 • May 5 Wilfred Anthony Blais '30 • May 8 Herbert Myles Garratt '30 • April 18 John Canfield Ewers '31 • May 7 Charles Kendall O'Neill '31 June 19 Harold Everett Radin '31 • June 20 Raymond Loomis Robinson '31 • April 21 Charles Adams Hall '32 • May 14 Charles Henry Owsley '32 • June 11 John Morton Watts '32 • May 13 Robert Trask Cox '33 • May 24, 1996 David Henry Callaway '34 • April 17 Phillips Cole '34 • June 4 Elmer Bryant Fulton '34 • June 14 David Akers Hill '34 • Sept. 3, 1992 Matthew Stefan Korol '34 • April 30 David August Buxbaum '35 May 26 George Vandeursen Dole '35 • April 18 Richard Wagner Eberhart '35 • Feb. 14 Walter Ferre Gage '35 • Feb. 21 James Allerton Petrequin '35 • Dec. 23, 1996 Fred Courtney Babcock '36 • May 12 Niels Christian Nielsen '36 • unknown David Edward Scherman '36 • May 5 John C. Sevey '36 • December 1996 Terry Staples '36 •' April 22 Allan Bancroft Coggeshall '37 • April 17 Emil Michael Martocci '37 • Nov. 24,1995 William Halsell McCluskey '37 • May 27 Frank Augustus Montei '37 • April 22 Phillip Damon Robertson '37 • May 31 Albert Austin Bliss '38 • Sept. 7, 1996 Martin Ronayne King '38 • April 8 Franklin Martin '38 • Jan. 31 Alan Heath Bodge '39 • April 2 Andres Bonifacio Calleja '39 • Feb. 9 Pedro Gortjan Salom '39 • April 10 George Henry Brinley '40 • June 18 Arthur Stanley Congdon '40 • May 17 John Ignatius Fitzgerald '40 • June 22 Lee Barrett '41 • May 3 Lewis Knox Johnstone '41 • April 30 Matthew Joseph Bride '42 • May 21 John James Craig '42 • April 6 Edward Albert Ferbert '42 • unknown Hans Rosenstock Huessy '42 • May 9 Theodore Edward Lapres '42 • June 7 Harro Miller '42 • Sept. 9, 1993 Murray Barry Pinks '42 • April 7, 1996 Thomas John Sellinger '42 • Sept. 19,1996 Edgar Stearns Sivright '42 • Oct. 7, 1993 David Stickney Smith '42 • May 22 Robert John Strasenburgh '42 • June 10 Fred Lloyd Wells '42 • May 13 Randolph Anderson Lomas '44 • Jan. 3 Allen Myers '44 • May 28 Howard Denton Brundage '45 • May 31 William Joseph Doyle '45 • June 1, 1996 Joseph J. Fater '45 • March 23 Charles T. Grossberger '45 • April 3,1996 Robert James Hausman '45 • April 15 James Robert Greene '46 • May 5 John Meltzer Kaufman '47 • April 17 Robert Theodore Moorehead '47 • unknown Earle Tyler Welch '47 • Sept. 13, 1996 Robert E. Norton '48 • May 26 Dean Adelbert Rathbun '48 • March 9 Bobb Mattern Slattery '49 • Feb. 1 Thomas Hugh Rowe '50 • April 12 William I. Funk '51 • April 1 Donald S. Smith '51• April 24 Edward M. Potoker '53 • March 20 Louis Alexander Pfeifle '56 • Feb. 3 Thomas Anthony Ely '57 • May 17 Laurence M. Gould '59 • June 21, 1995 Robert Marion Akin '60 • Sept. 20 Alan James Sniderman '60 'June 5 Russell Alan Knott '62 • Aug. 10, 1986 Louis John Setti '62 • April 20 Davis Cheatham Young '70 • June 14 Joel Harris Reader '72 • December 1996 Ronald Brown '73 • May 21 Herman Livingston '74 • Jan. 10, 1994 Harold Kitsos Washburn '80 • July 20,1993 Keith A. Nelson '88 • Nov. 14, 1995 Kevin Lindsay Aube '91 • February 1996

1921

Orton Havergal Hicks vice president emeritus of Dartmouth College, died May 10, 1997, at Kendal at Hanover. Mr. Hicks served as vice president for development, alumni affairs, and public relations at the College from 1958-66, following a long and distinguished career in the film industry. Using his background in the film industry, he played a central role in launching Dartmouth's Film Studies program. As an undergraduate at Dartmouth, Mr. Hicks played center for the varsity football team, was an associate managing editor of the student newspaper The Dartmouth, and commanded the ROTC unit as a senior captain. He served as class president his freshman and sophomore years; was elected to Paleopitus, a student organization advisory to the college's president; and helped form Green Key, an undergraduate service society. He earned an M.B.A. from Tuck in 1922. He was predeceased by his wife, Lois, and by daughter Caryl Hicks Clark. Survivors include son Orton H. Hicks Jr., daughter Wendy Coerper, 16 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren.

1928

Clarence K. Hayes died January 27, 1997, in Riverside, I11. The cause of death was not reported. Clarence prepared for Dartmouth at Harrison Technical High School in Chicago. At Dartmouth he majored in public speaking and philosophy. After graduation he attended the University of Chicago. Also he was awarded a fellowship at the University of Prague. In 1951 he changed his name from Clarence J. Hajic to Clarence K. Hayes. Other than his early employment in Chicago as an accountant there appears to be no record of his later activities. Clarence's wife, Vlasta, predeceased him. He is survived by son Kenneth, daughter Carlotta, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Laurence Augustine Kenney died February 27, 1997, at his home in Middletown Springs, Vt. The cause was not reported. Larry prepared for Dartmouth at Washington Academy. At Dartmouth his major was Tuck School, where he received his M.B.A. in 1929. He joined Sigma Phi Epsilon, Cabin & Trail, was secretary of the Dartmouth Outing Club, also of the Intercollegiate Winter Sports Union, played baseball and basketball, was on the Interfraternity Council, and was agent for his class and Tuck School for many years. After graduation he joined the Glens Falls Insurance Co., became their Chicago regional manager, and returned to the home office as vice president and chie funder writing officer at the Glens Falls Group. In 1965 he joined the Swiss American Reinsurance Corp. in New York City as corporate vice president. He retired in 1971. He is predeceased by wife Martha and is survived by daughters Caroline Kenney and Alison Kenney Hall; son Richard '70; three grandchildren, including Caroline Kenney Hall '98; five step-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Joseph Shepard Tidd died January 13, 1997, at the Cedar Hill Healthcare Center in Hanover following a brief illness. Joe prepared for Dartmouth at the Taunton (Mass.) High School. At Dartmouth he majored in biology and, on graduation, made Phi Sigma Kappa. He earned a Ph.D. in botany at the University of Michigan in 1935. He served on the faculty of Dartmouth from 1929-31 and 1935-43. During the war he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Later he worked as a plant pathologist for the Associated Feed Growers in New Haven, Conn. At this time he was a member of the Dartmouth Club of New Haven. He also served as a class agent 1985-97. He and wife Margaret retired to Hanover in 1973. For the last year and a half Joe had been living at the Cedar Hill Healthcare Center. Joe was predeceased by his wife and son Douglas, both in 1990. Survivors include daughters Joanne Scobie and Gail Kendrick and four grandchildren.

1933

F. Lupton White died on August 14,1996, at the Kingjames Care Center in Chatham Township, N.J. Lup graduated from Dartmouth with honors in economics. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and the Dragon Senior Society. For many years he was active in alumni fund activities. Mr. White was with Mobile Oil Corp. for 35 years until his retirement in 1969. He held posts as treasurer of Mobil's International Operations and Mobil Chemical Co. and also was assistant treasurer of Mobil Oil Corp. He was for many years a trustee of the American Hospital of Istanbul, Turkey, and a director of the New Jersey Taxpayers Association. During WW II he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy for four years with duty in the South Pacific. Toward the end of the war he studied Japanese and military government at the University of Michigan, and went to Japan with the occupation forces. Surviving are his wife, Jean Wallace White; sons Donald, Richard '72, and Peter; and five grandchildren.

1937

Lawrence F. Brooks died on March 7,1997, of cancer in Gloucester, Mass. Larry came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy, where from 1961-71 he was director of alumni relations and fund-raising. At Dartmouth he majored in history and belonged to Sigma Nu. He received a commission as ensign in the Naval Reserve in May of 1942. He transferred to the submarine service in 1943 and saw most of his duty in the Pacific theater. In 1952 he retired as a lieutenant commander. Active in the community of Gloucester, Larry served on the board at the former Cape Ann National Bank, and was a trustee at the Addison Gilbert Hospital. During his retirement, he became an active volunteer driver for the Meals on Wheels and for 16 years drove for the Red Cross Motor Corps, transporting those in need to medical appointments in Boston. Larry is survived by his wife, Katie, daughter Sally, son Tom '62, and brother Richard.

Henry Wilder Pierce Jr. died on January 28, 1987, in Princeton, N.J., of an intra-cerebral hemorrhage. Hank came to Dartmouth from Jacksonville, Fla., as a member of Sigma Chi and majored in engineering sciences. He spent his entire career with General Electric in employee and community relarions. One of the most loyal class members, Hank served on the executive, reunion, and reunion-giving committees. He and Barbara always attended our reunions and mini-reunions. On a number of occasions they entertained classmates at their beautiful Princeton home after the Dartmouth-Princeton games. Hank planned the Rhine trip, the first of many successful class trips. In Princeton he organized the Dartmouth Club Scholarship Fund, which was named the Henry Wilder Pierce Jr. Scholarship Fund in honor of him. Furm and Mary Stanley represented the class at a memorial service in Princeton. Hank is survived by wife Barbara, son Jay, and daughters Bonnie Stevenson and Wendy Evans.

1942

Hans R. Huessy died on May 9,1997, at this home in Jericho, Vt. Hans, the only son of the German social philosopher Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, emigrated from Germany with his family in 1933. He came to Dartmouth from the Putney School. At Dartmouth he majored in biology and then graduated from Yale Medical School in an accelerated WW II program. He interned in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University and was a psychiatric resident and staff psychiatrist for the U.S. Public Health Service. In 1951 he received an M.S. in psychiatry from the University of Chicago. Hans began research on attention deficit disorder children in 1958 with a study of 500 second-graders in Vermont, becoming widely recognized for his use of Ritalin in the treatment of ADD. Hans is survived by his wife, Mariot; daughters Janet Flanders, Pamela Simon, Paula Huessy Stahmer, and Margaret Laggis; sons, Mark, Peter, Raymond, Alan, Collin, Hans, and Eugen; and nine grandchildren.

Edgar Stearns Sivright died of cancer October 7, 1993, in Minneapolis, Minn. Ed came to Dartmouth from Lake Forest Academy. He also attended Carleton College in North field, Minn., and served as a captain in the Army Air Corps in WW 11. Ed worked 34 years with the Caswell-Ross Insurance Agency in Mnneapolis and was its highest producer from 1966 to 1981. After retiring he began a second career in volunteer services in a local hospital, and participated in sports activities for seniors and young people. Ed is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughters Ellen Sivright, Anne Sivright Jefferson, and Sarah Wilson; and eight grandchildren.

1944

Allen Myers a resident of Swampscott, Mass., for the past 45 years, died of cancer May 28,1997. A vice president of investmerits at Prudential Bache Securities, he worked right up to a few weeks before his death. Al came to Hanover from Chelsea (Mass.) High School, and at Dartmouth he majored in economics, played varsity football, and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He served in WW II as a lieutenant commander of a ship, PC 1120, and took part in invasions of several islands in the Pacific theater. After his discharge he joined his father's paper recycling firm, and worked there until he joined Prudential Bache. He was involved with Dartmouth alumni functions and was an active squash and tennis player. He is survived by his wife, Lois, four children, and three grandchildren.

Fred Howard Page died of cancer February 17,1997, in a hospital near his home in Hamden, Conn. A graduate of New Haven High School, Fred majored in economics at Dartmouth and was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. He served three years in the U.S. Army during WW II and subsequendy founded a wholesale hardware company in Hamden. He was later a representative of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, and wound up his career in a real-estate firm he founded with his wife and brother. Fred played golf regularly and was a member of the New Haven Country Club. His wife died several years ago and he is survived by three children and his brother, Peter '48.

1947

Richard R. Rearick died at his home in New London, N.H., on March 5, 1997. Dick came to Dartmouth from The Looms School. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII, in the 1255 th Engineering Battalion. Upon his return to school, and to study, Dick married Eileen Schurmann in June 1948, living in Hanover until graduation. Dick began a career as a business manager for independent schools: for the Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, N.H., for many years; for the Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y.; for the Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair, N.J.; and the Lincoln School, Providence, R.I. He retired from Cardigan Mountain in 1990. Dick was a former state coordinator for the AARP 55 Alive Defensive Driving Program, a past president of the Sunapee Seniors, was active in the Kearsage Community Bank, and played the flute. He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in New London. He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen, and is survived by their sons, Jon and Peter, and three grandchildren.

1948

Joseph Jerome Brady of Toms River, N.J., died January 16, 1993. He first came to Dartmouth as a member of the Marine V-12 in July 1943 and left late the same year for Parris Island and the Pacific, where he participated in Guam's recapture. He returned to the mainland for OCS at Quantico and a commission, then served in China before disPhi Gam, and played baseball. Joe went back into the Corps for the Korean War and was a member of the Chosen Few from the First Marine Division who reached the Chosen Reservoir. He was twice awarded the Purple Heart, was promoted to captain and finally left the Corps in 1960 after 14 years service. Joe and his family lived in Newark, then Toms River. He held positions with Radio Liberty in New York when it broadcast to the Soviet Union and with the Commodity Control Service Corp., where he retired as treasurer in 1990. Joe is survived by his wife, Regina, two step-daughters, two step-sons, six grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Annette Odak.

1950

Stevenson Flemer died on February 2,1997, in Naples, Fla., after a brief illness. He and Leslie have lived since 1963 in Waitsfield, Vt, where he practiced architecture and they raised their three children, Stevenson, Wrenn, and Benjamin. Steve came to Dartmouth from Princeton, N.J., following graduation from Lawrenceville and a stint in the Army Air Force. He majored in arb/architecture, was a member of Chi Phi and Heorot, and was very active in the D.0.C., including the design of the snow sculpture for the 1949 Winter Carnival (a jack-in-the- box imp popping from a ski boot) and the poster for the 1950 one. After Dartmouth, he got his master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and then worked with several renowned architects. He founded his own firm in Chicago, where he also taught at the University of Illinois for three years before moving to Vermont. In addition to his architectural practice, Steve was active in many civic projects, owned and ran a riding school and a produce garden stand, and enjoyed fishing, playing polo, and soaring.

1954

David Francis Grogan of New Canaan, Conn., died on March 20,1997. Dave entered Dartmouth from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. He was a brother of Sigma Chi. After serving two years in the navy, Dave attended the Columbia Graduate School of Business receiving his M.B.A. in 1958. He was president of Grogan & Company Investment Co. in New Canaan. Dave's avocation was the study of Thomas Hardy, a nineteenth-century author and poet from Dorset, England, and he and his wife, Ann, returned to Dorset many times seeking places mentioned in Hardy's literature. In 1984 Dave established The Hardy-Skillings Literary Prize for the best fiction or poetry by an undergraduate at Dartmouth. Dave is survived by Ann, daughter Parry, and son Edward.

Dwight Henry Ketelhut of Mystic, Conn., died on March 5,1997. Dike entered Dartmouth from Meriden (Conn.) High School. He was a brother of K.K.K and played the sax in the Barbary Coast. After serving as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, Dike established Development Associates (contractors and developers) in Meriden. He was a former president of Easter Seals in Meriden. He is survived by his wife, Helen; son Dwight J. Ketelhut Jr., daughters Susan K. LaBroad and Marcia K. Beekman, and nine grandchildren.

1973

Dwight Locke Wilbur of San Francisco, Calif., died at home at age 93 on March 10,1997. Dr. Wilbur, a prominent San Francisco gastroenterologist and past president of the American Medical Association in 1968, helped overcome the A.M.A.'s aversion to Medicare as "socialized medicine." Dr. Wilbur received an honorary degree from Dartmouth in June 1973 for his lifelong achievements in and contributions to medicine, medical education, and the medical profession as a whole. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in 1923 and received his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. Dr. Wilbur was on the faculty of the Stanford School of Medicine for more than 50 years before he retired from medical practice in 1983. He founded both the San Francisco and the California societies of Internal Medicine. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons Jordan R. and Gregory F.; sister Lois W. Hopper; and seven grandchildren.