Deaths

This is a full list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this or a later issue.

William Junior Bryant '25 'June 13 Warren Breton Smith '27 • Aug. 17 Morris Lamprey Heath '29 • April 17, 1994 Edmond Louis Loeliger '32 • July 29 Theodore Walker Allen '33 • Sept. 6 Thomas Taylor Hale '33 • Aug. 9 Arthur Harry Oesterheld '33 • March 25 Richard Walter Hardt '34 • Aug. 2, 1997 William H. Scherman '34 • Sept. 11 Robinson Emery Keyes '37 • July 15 Stanley Melvin Brown '39 • Aug. 21 George Thompson Mills '40 • June 15 George Philip Schneider '40 • July 16 Wilbur Ray Smallwood '4O • Sept. 2 George Rutzler Cruze Jr. '41 •June 16 Alfred Wallace Gordon '41 • Sept. 2 Frank Miller Vorse '41 • July 21

Robert Joseph McLean '42 • June 9 Robert Warren Schuette '42 •July 29 Richard Eilert Koester '43 • June 3 Robert Dugald Pearson '43 • June 2 Valentine Schuler '45 • Aug. 30 Richard Hood Southwick '45 • Aug. 28 Joseph W. Hickman '48 • Aug. 10 George Leonard Snyder '49 • Aug. 16 Stergios Spanos '49 • July 29 A. Stephen Cowperthwaite '52 • Aug. 12 Burns C. Flounders '52 • Aug. 17 Richard M. Roraback '52 • Aug. 22 John Gilbert Upton '52 • Aug. 5 Frank J. Casalvieri '53 • Sept. 2 James L. Howard 'S3 • June 2 David Richard Wetmiller '69 • July 20 John Andrew Higgins '96 • Aug. 19

1924

Douglas Graham

died May 24, 1998, at South Yarmouth, Mass. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived for years in Ridgewood, N.J., and after graduating from Dartmouth worked for two years at Chemical Bank in New York City. He then joined the family firm of Wright and Graham until his retirement in 1991 and served as a director of Wright and Graham and Westboro Weaving Co. Over the years he served his firm as secretary, as treasurer, and eventually as president. In 1929 he married Marion Wood of Ridgewood, a Skidmore graduate, and they had two sons, Robert and William '57. After Marion's death Douglas remarried in 1980 to Dorothy Noble, and she survives him in South Yarmouth. Other survivors are his sons, six grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Douglas was a member of Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, N.J., and for years active in the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ridgewood.

Edward Winsor

died June 6, 1998, at Beechwood of Laurelmead in Providence, R.I. Born in South Framingham, Mass., he lived most of his life in Providence and was a longtime summer resident of Matunuck. He was a graduate of Classical High School, where he was state champion of the mile run in 1920. He graduated from Dartmouth a Phi Beta Kappa major in political science, member of Theta Chi and Delta Sigma Rho, lettering in track and cross-country, and a member of the debating team. After his law degree from Harvard in 1927, he joined the firm of Edwards and Angell, where he was a senior partner 70 years later. During those 70 years he served in numerous Providence and Rhode Island positions in business, politics, and social affairs. Specially notable in Dartmouth affairs were his presidency of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rhode Island, member and vice president of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, area chairman of the Capital Gifts Campaign, from 1983 until within recent months secretary of the class of 1924, and in 1984 recipient of the College's prestigious Alumni Award. In 1927 he married Mary MacDowell Stiness, and they had son Edward '51 and daughter Ann. After Mary's death he remarried to Elizabeth Lee Jeffers, and after her death remarried again, to Mary Eliot, who survives him in Providence. He is also survived by two stepsons, a stepdaughter, seven grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.

1932

John Rodger Brown

died June 20, 1997. He came to us from Birmingham (Mich.) High School. At Dartmouth he received honors in his major, which was economics, and he was a member of Chi Phi. Rodg joined Curtis Publishing Cos. in 1943 as an advertising sales representative, later as Detroit and then district manager and a vice president of Curtis. His wife, Rosemary, died in 1989. He is survived by sons Thomas and Robert and daughter Janet Wolf.

1933

Robert Edward Niebling

died of a stroke in Fairport, N.Y., on August 5,1989, where he had been under care for Parkinson's disease. He prepared for Dartmouth at Exeter, was a member of the Deutscher Studenten Verein, Freshman, and Varsity Glee Clubs, the Carnival Show, Psi Upsilon, and Dragon. He was also secretary of the class freshman year and was manager of freshman hockey. He majored in Tuck School and received there an M.C.S. in 1934. He was a longtime devoted participant in alumni activities, having served as class bequest chairman, on the CFD Leadership Committee, on the '88 Leadership Committee, and for ten years as assistant and head agent. Bob's career was in investment and financial research with Model, Roland, Lee, Higginson, Metropolitan Insurance, and he was a certified financial analyst. He was predeceased by wives Polly and Drusilla, and survived by wife Virginia, son Michael, daughter Kate, and four stepchildren.

1934

Arthur W. Eriksen

died at his home in Hightstown, N.J. April 9, 1998. Art came to Dartmouth from Bloomfield (N.J.) High School and at Dartmouth was an economics major and a member of the varsity track team. He graduated from Rutgers Law School in 1937 and was employed by the Congoleum Corp. of Hamilton Township for 33 years, retiring as the firm's assistant secretary in 1972. Art was a member of the American Bar Association and of the local Masonic Lodge 93. Surviving are wife Alma, son Frederick, sister Ruby, and two grandchildren.

Robert Emerson Foster

died on March 15, 1998. Bob came to Dartmouth from Exeter and was a member of DKE. For 50 years he was with Morrill & Everett Inc., an insurance and real estate firm in Concord, N.H., becoming vice president. In his later years Bob decided to enter the ministry, as he admired the work of the Friends in sponsoring spiritual retreats for laymen. He decided that by studying under Dr. Trueblood and his Earlham Associates he would be provided with the type of training he wanted for a nonpastoral ministry. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and children William, Penelope, and Gerald.

Thorwald Johnson Fraser

died on May 17, 1998. He came to Dartmouth from Boise (Idaho) High School. At college he was associate editor of the 1933 Aegis, president of Phi Delta Theta, an economics major, and a member of Dragon. Thor began his business career in the investment department of Bank of New York on Wall Street. He then worked for T. Johnson Co. in Chicago for five years, prior to serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a gunnery officer. In 1947 he married Henrietta Young in Boise, where they resided for the next 51 years. He worked for the Bureau of Reclamation acquiring property for the development of Cascade Reservoir. After that he served as president of Fraser Wholesale Inc., E. W. Little Co., and E. W. Little Sheetmetal Co. He is survived by son William; daughter Anne; grandsons Christopher and Michael Brown; sisters Jane Mack, Patricia Wilson, and Phyllis Lanphier; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife and grandson Timothy Curtis Brown.

Robert Louis Palmer

died on January 31, 1998. Bob came to Dartmouth from Bronxville (N.Y.) High School and became a member of ATO, majoring in economics. He began in business at Young & Rubicam in New York in 1934 and switched to Cluett, Peabody in 1935, retiring in 1968 as vice president, treasurer, and a director. He enrolled in die USNR as a lieutenant j.g. in August 1942 and saw active duty in Balboa as lieutenant commander. In his retirement Bob spent half his rime in Shalimar, Fla., and half in Shreveport, La. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, and children James and Mary.

Wolcott Willoughby Robinson

died on March 9, 1998. He came to Dartmouth from William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, having attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1931 to 1933. He was a salesman, a farmer, and a teacher before his employment as an account executive with the Arndt Advertising Agency in Philadelphia. Robbie was in the Coast Guard from 1942 until 1945, attaining the rank of lieutenant. Surviving are his wife, Marjorie, daughter Abigail, and son Wolcott Jr.

William H. Scherman

whose writing if not his real name was widely known to readers of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine through his pseudonymous column "Dr. Wheelock's Journal," died September 11, 1998, at his home in Hanover. Born in New York City, Scherman spent most of his career in publishing after his graduation from Dartmouth. He was with Time Inc. for 18 years and then with Newsweek as vice president and promotion director, retiring in 1980. He and his wife, Gerry, moved to Hanover in 1986. He had many enthusiasms, but his prime interest was his alma mater. He edited his class newsletter for most of the years after he graduated from Dartmouth, served as class agent for eight years, class president for nine years, and at the time of his death was vice president of the class. He also served on the Dartmouth Alumni Council and received its highest award in 1967. More recently he was a member of President Emeritus James O. Freedman's Public Affairs Advisory Committee. He wrote the "Dr. Wheelock's Journal" column beginning in 1990, offering readers news about and a personal alumni perspective on events and developments at Dartmouth. He was a member of the United Church of Christ, where he played bass at the church's Goodnight Irene Cafe. He also played piano at The Greens in Hanover, Hanover Terrace, and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H. Scherman was predeceased by a son. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, four sons, six grandsons, a granddaughter, a great-granddaughter, several nephews, and a cousin. Memorial contributions may be made to The William H. Scherman Fund at Dartmouth College, in care of Dartmouth's Alumni Office.

1936

William B. Garlick

of Loudonville, N.Y., died in July 1998. He was an air surgeon in the Pacific theater during WWII. His professional medical training was at Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center. There he became clinical professor of urology and then chief of the department of urology at St. Peter's Hospital. A member of many professional associations, he was founder of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, president of the Northeastern section of the American Urological Association, also president of the American Urological Association. He is survived by his wife, Ann Fitzgerald Garlick, daughters Ann Fassett and Joan Lewis, five grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

Duncan Hale Newell Jr.

died in June 1998. Coming to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., he was a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude alumnus from the College, with a "with distinction" M.B.A. from Tuck School. In college he was on The Dartmouth staff, and wrote a play produced by 25 freshmen with the Players. His Dartmouth activities since graduation include seven years as Boston Alumni Association secretary, leadership in Dartmouth clubs in Portland, Maine, Toledo, Ohio, and Phoenix, Ariz.; Dartmouth enrollment activities; 1968 area chairmanship of Third Century Fund; and 1969-1972 membership on the Alumni Council, from which he received the 1976 Dartmouth Alumni Award. In banking he was investment officer of Old Colony Trust, Boston, and successively with bank in Portland, Toledo, and an extended tenure in Phoenix. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Dorr Newton, daughter Julie Newton, son Duncan Newton HI, and three grandchildren.

1938

Walter Atherton Fuller

died on June 1,1998, in a Bangor, Maine, hospital. He entered Dartmouth from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. While in college Athy belonged to the Outing Club and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After Tuck School he practiced law with the Boston firm Nutter, McClennen, and Fish while obtaining his LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School. In 1949 he moved to Ellsworth, Maine, where he opened his private law practice before joining the firm of Hale & Hamlin in 1961. He remained a partner there for more than 20 years. Since 1985 Athy had been of counsel to the firm. While practicing alone he served as county attorney and judge of probate. He is survived by his wife, Betty, three daughters, two sons, and ten grandchildren.

John Nickolas Nassikas

who was chairman of the Federal Power Commission from 1969-1975 when it began deregulation of the national gas industry and the shift away from using natural gas to generating electricity, died of a heart attack on June 9, 1998, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Even after Three Mile Island he predicted that the environmental groups would one day embrace nuclear power. In 1984 John was appointed as special public utility commissioner for New Hampshire. After leaving the Federal Power Commission he was a senior partner in the Washington law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey until 1986 and then continued in private practice. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology, belonged to Kappa Kappa Kappa, and worked on the Jack-O-Lantern. He graduated from Harvard Business School in 1940 and Harvard Law School in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Deena, three daughters, a son, a sister, and 12 grandchildren.

Robert Henkle Reno

one of the most distinguished lawyers in New Hampshire and at one time a special agent for the FBI, died on June 23, 1998, at his home in Kendal at Hanover of cancer. Born in Macomb, Ill ., Bob came to Hanover from University High School. He majored in English, was a Phi Bete, and a member of Green Key, Palaeopitus, and Casque & Gauntlet. Bob was also a' senior fellow, manager of the football team, played basketball, a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity, and served as assistant marshall for 1938's Commencement. After graduation he was active in class and college affairs. He served as class secretary, president, bequest chairman, alumni fund agent, and was on the reunion giving committee. Bob received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1941. In 1946 he joined Dudley Orr in the practice of law in Concord, N.H. Survivors include wife Marion; two sons, including Richard '79; a daughter; and one grandchild.

Philip Sutherland

who spent most of his working life in banking, died on June 3, 1998, in the Bryant Community Hospital, Canton, Ohio, after an extended illness. He entered Dartmouth from Athol (Mass.) High School. He belonged to the KKK Fraternity and graduated from Tuck School in 1939. Prior to moving to Cleveland, Ohio, he spent time with Continental Can Cos. and 12 years with Tyson Rollerbearing Co. in Massillon, Ohio. In 1956 he joined the National City Bank of Cleveland, retiring in 1983 as vice president. He moved to Canton in 1986. His wife, Marjorie, died in 1996. He is survived by son Bob, daughter Kathleen, and two grandchildren.

1941

George Rutzler Cruze Jr.

passed away near his home in Severna Park, Md., on June 16,1998, after a long illness. At Dartmouth George was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, the band, and Barbary Coast orchestra. He served in the army during WWII as a lieutenant with the 34th Division and was awarded two Purple Hearts for wounds received at Cassino and the Anzio beachhead in Italy. George was a career business manager for a number of well-known newspaper companies in Burlington, Vt., the Chicago area, and Indianapolis. Finally in the Baltimore-Washington area he was chief business executive and advertising director from 1969 to 1995 for Capital-Gazette Newspapers. Active in civic affairs in the Annapolis area, George was also a tennis, racquetball, and golf player. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ruth Hoffer, and their three children.

James William Keating

died July 11, 1998, of cancer and kidney failure at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans, La. Born in Nunda, N.Y.Jim lived most of his life in New Orleans. He served in the army during WWII as an infantry lieutenant with 20 months' combat duty in North Africa and Italy. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, and he later described his war service in a book, An American in Italy. Jim attended the Fulane School of Business and spent his working career in the field of accounting, auditing, and finance. He worked for C. Horton Smith Co., Hobson Tool and Dye Co., and the New Orleans Dock Board, retiring finally in 1984. Jim was long active in Scouting and as a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, helping to found their school. He was predeceased by his wife, Bernice Ross, and son Robert and is survived by sons James' 66 and John.

Thomas Burgess Lawley

succumbed to lung cancer on July 27, 1998, in Tacoma, Wash. Tom originally came from Arlington, Mass. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Chi and was active in the Sailing Club. After graduation he attended the University of Rochester and earned a medical degree in 1944. He then served in the army as a medical officer in the U.S. and in the Army of Occupation in Berlin Germany. His first wife of 20 years, Gertrude, died in 1965. Tom specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and in 1955 became a partner in Western Clinic, Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by his second wife, Glee, and children Frank, Scott, and Brian. Children Kurt, Patricia, and Joel predeased him.

Hal Harker Newell

died in Potomac, Md., of heart failure on June 1, 1998. Hal was a member of Sigma Chi and Dragon at Dartmouth. Rejected by the United States for military service because of poor eyesight, he joined the Canadian Army and served as a lieutenant in Europe. After the war he earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve Law School and practiced in Cleveland for several years. In 1953 he joined Dill Manufacturing Co., which was soon acquired by Eaton Corp, a diversified transportation and electronics manufacturer. In 1968 he left Ohio to open a government relations office in Washington for Eaton Corp. Retiring in 1980, Hal devoted his energy to the Eaton Charitable Fund and an endowment fund for Colonial Williamsburg. He was also active in enrollment and Alumru Fund work for Dartmouth. Married for 55 years to his wife, Ruth, Hal is also survived by their four children.

Frank Miller Vorse

died near his home in New Cumberland, Pa., on July 21, 1998, of a pulmonary embolism. According to his second wife Jean Mackenzie, Frank also suffered from Alzheimer's. He was a non-graduate who came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy. Frank worked for Schramm Inc. in West Chester, Pa., as a sales representative for central Pennsylvania, retiring in 1983. He is survived by his wife and children Stewart and Kathiyn.

1942

Edward Mastin Crane

died on June 20,1998, at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital. He had lived in Nantucket year-round since his retirement from Kodak Research Labs in 1982, where he had been a research associate. He was for a time "the world's expert in picture sharpness, modulation transfer function, etc. Tim received an A.M. in chemistry from Harvard in 1943 and after wartime service in the army returned and obtained his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Harvard in 1949. He had lived in Brattleboro, Vt, for 18 years and Rochester, N.Y., for 34 years. His special hobbies included amateur movie making, computer programming, and reading. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Sarah, sons Peter and Norman, daughter Susan, and seven grandchildren.

Elmer Jacob Hansen

died on June 7, 1998, at the Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, Vt, after a brief illness. He had previously lived in Manchester, Conn. He was a welldecorated veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving as a bombardier and navigator on 26 missions over Germany and France during WWII, and discharged as a first lieutenant. He came back to Hanover and graduated in 1948 from Tuck School. He then went to work for Celanese Corp., the Monsanto Chemical Cos., and from 1960 the J. Merritt Cos., where he was in charge of defense contracts, government contracts, and microfilm operations until he retired in 1987. Hansen is survived by seven children, 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister and brother-in-law.

Robert Joseph McLean

died on June 9, 1998, at the California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, of heart failure. Bob had gotten his B.A. from Columbia in 1942 before joining the armed forces for three years during WWII. He returned to get a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1947. He spent his entire business career with one company, Sante Fe Pacific Corp., first in New York and then in San Francisco. He rose to become vice president, finance, and retired in 1985. Bob is survived by his wife, Claire,' and their son, Robert.

Robert Warren Schuette

died on July 29, 1998, of brain cancer at Hospice House of Cape Cod in Barnstable, Mass., where he lived. The publisher of the Wayland, Weston, and Sudbury Towm Criers until 1985, he relished being on the cutting edge of community journalism. Bob joined the army following graduation and served in the Asian theater, ending with the rank of major. After the war he worked in public relations, representing railroads and fire protection agencies and then started his own PR company. It was in 1951 that he joined two others to start a weekly community newspaper. Bob made news in the mid-1980s when he was one of the first publishers in the area to refuse cigarette advertising. His was one of the first papers in the area (19505) to change to offset printing. He is survived by his wife Margaret 'Midge"; daughters Ellen, Martha, and Anne; stepchildren Deborah and lan; stepmother Grace; brother Walter; and three grandchildren.

1943

Richard Eilert Koester

died suddenly June 3, 1998. Dick came to Dartmouth from Gillman School, Baltimore, Md., attending college for two years before joining the U.S. Army, where he served for four years in the Supply Corp. organizing cooks and bakers schools in die Persian Gulf and Italian sectors. At Dartmouth Dick earned numerals in lacrosse, played freshman hockey, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Alter four years of military service he joined the family business and was president of E. H. Roester Bakery. Dick was active in community affairs in Baltimore, which included the Maryland Science Center and hospital trusteeship. His other interests included the Episcopal Church, the Masons, and the Royal Jesters. Dick is survived by his wife Gloria, son Richard, daughter Margaret Hancock, five stepdaughters, 16 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and brother William '42.

1944

Robert Carpenter Colwell

died August 17, 1998, in White Plains, N.Y., from injuries sustained in a July automobile accident. Bob came to Dartmouth from New Rochelle and subsequently lived in the White Plains-New Rochelle area for the rest of his life. He served as an air force sergeant in the European theater during WWII and returned to Hanover and graduated in 1947. He soon joined the family insurance firm and served as a director, vice president, and secretary of the company. He became president in 1967. Bob was active in community affairs and received the highest award given by an insurance association. His first wife died in 1963, and his second wife died in 1984. He is survived by his fiancee, three children, five grandchildren, and cousin Harry "Ted" Colwell '44.

Philip Davidson May

died March 11, 1998, in Palm Beach, Fla. He came to Dartmouth from Pittsburgh, Penn., and Avon Old Farms School and served as a corporal in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Nothing is known about him or his connection to Dartmouth since then. A daughter, Emilia, informed the College of Phil's death.

Louis Donald Pfeifle

died of prostate cancer July 26, 1998, at his home in Contoocook, N.H. He was born in Long Island and graduated from Sewhanaka High School in Garden City. Don majored in English at Dartmouth, worked for the Jack-0-Lantern, and was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and the Ledyard Canoe Club. After service as a pilot in the Navy Air Corps during WWII, he was involved with the manufacture of children's clothing in New York; but in 1960 he and his wife made a major family-business decision and built the Sugarloaf Inn in Maine. The Pfeifles and their four sons had the distinction of doubling the population of Crockerstown, Maine, where Don was subsequently president of the Sugarloaf Area Association and the Sugarloaf Ski Club. Don is survived by his wife, Maryann; four sons, including Peter '68 and John '71; and 11 grandchildren.

Walter Richard Prosser

a life-long director and executive of educational institutions, died July 1, 1998, in New York City. Walt was born in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn Poly Preparatory School, and at Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After three years as a first lieutenant in die OSS during WWII, he taught school in Ohio and Scotland and subsequently became involved in overseas educational programs in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He was director of the Near East College Association and Institutional Services when he retired and was also on the board of the American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon. Walt is survived by two sisters, nieces, and nephews.

Philip Richard Sholl

a general surgeon in Janesville, Wise., for most of his life, died there june 22, 1998, from complications related to lymphoma. Dick came to Hanover from South Hadley, Mass., and Mt. Hermon School, and at Dartmouth he was a pre-med and a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He received his medical degree from Harvard University and interned at Mary Hitchcock. He served as a captain in the Air Force medical corps, won a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, and then joined the Riverview Clinic in Janesville in 1954. Dick retired in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia; five children, including John '71, Richard 73, and Robert '77; and nine grandchildren.

1945

Kenneth A. DeGruchy

died June 30, 1998, of undisclosed ailments. During his Dartmouth career Ken was a member of Green Key, executive manager of the DCAC, and president of Theta Delta Chi. He joined the Naval Air Corps during WWII and spent nearly three years as a single-engine fighter pilot. Following the war he returned to Hanover to take his senior year at Tuck School. In the fall of 1947 Ken went to work for Graybar Electric in New York, where, over a span of 35 years, he rose through a series of managerial positions. lii 1983 he joined Anixter Bros. Inc. in the wire and cable communications business to become vice president of national accounts. He retired in 1994. Surviving are his wife, Jean, son Kenneth Jr., daughter Cheryl Davis, and five grandchildren.

Frederic Scott Perry

died June 27, 1998, of cardiovascular disease at the Carleton Willard Village in Bedford, Mass. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he attended St. George's, a British boarding school there. He later came to the United States to attend Worcester (Mass.) Academy and to earn his degree in economics at Dartmouth. Fred spent his entire career in the family business of Perxy & Todd, S.A, world-wide wool dealers, retiring in 1991 as president and principal in Boston. His Dartmouth family connections may be close to a modern record. They include father W. Scott Perry '10; uncle Stephen Perry '13; and sons Winthrop '70, Edward '73, and F. Philip '82. Family survivors also include wife Virginia, daughters Elizabeth and Virginia, brother Charles, sister Mercedes, and eight grandchildren.

1948

Joseph Whitehead Hickman

died of cancer at Vero Beach, Fla., on August 10,1998. He had come to campus in the V-12 program in 1943, returning in 1946 to complete his degree in physics. He was a member of Dartmouth Outing Club. He joined Bendix International from college, shifted to the furniture business for a while, went into the ALCOA sales force, and finally settled in Florida as district manager for Equity Funding of America, from which he retired. Joe served as president of the Dartmouth Club of Bergen County, N.J., and had other club duties. He was a member of Rotary, Optimists, Y's Men's Club, and a county committeeman. He stayed physically active in retirement with golf, fishing, and boating. He is survived by children Jeffrey and Gwynne and three grandchildren. His wife Jean, predeceased him.

Edward Lawrence Tarca

died March 1, 1998, in Vancouver, Wash., after a twoyear batde with throat cancer. A native of Milford, Mass., he joined the V-12 unit at Dartmouth in November 1943 and was commissioned in July 1945. He served on a navy cargo ship until his release in August 1946. Returning to campus in 1947, he completed his degree in 1948 and received an M.S. in engineering from Thayer School in 1949. Ed joined an electronics manufacturer in Philadelphia but moved on to California, where he joined Aerospace Corp., working on satellite electronics, and from which he took early retirement in 1977. Moving to the Northwest, he became an entrepreneur and owned several small businesses and rental properties for eleven years before retiring again. He loved the out-of-doors and hiked whenever he could. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine, and brother Aldo.

1949

Lawrence Theodore Barnett Jr.

died on July 29, 1998, at his home in Glencoe, Ill., having lost his battle with lung cancer diagnosed only in mid-June. He leaves his wife, Claire; sons Sam, Peter, and Charles; two grandsons; and a sister. Ted came to Dartmouth after navy service, joined Sigma Nu and Dragon, lettered in track and baseball, and wrote for the Jacko. His career in advertising took him to Foote, Cone & Belding and Leo Burnett, where he created many national campaigns. Family, writing, and golfwere Ted's passions and in the 1970s his book Golf is Madness was published by Simon & Schuster. His'father was a '22 and an uncle was a '24.

George Leonard Snyder

a field geologist who mapped Precambrian geology for the U.S. Geological Survey for 42 years, died on August 16, 1998, at his home in Denver, Colo. George was born in Kingston, N.Y., and trained as a navy pilot for two years. After brief stints at M.I.T. and the University of California at Los Angeles, he came to Dartmouth, where he graduated cum laude. He later earned a master's in geology from the University of Chicago. Before retiring in 1994 George received a Meritorious Service Award from the government. He was a past president of the Colorado Scientific Society. A widower, George is survived by daughters Marilee Jane, and Sandra; son Daniel; two brothers; a sister; and three grandchildren.

1954

Masao James Itabashi

of Washington, D.C., died on Ju1y 6,1998. Mas entered Dartmouth from Los Angeles (Calif.) High School. He was a brother of Alpha Theta. During WWII as a Japanese American, Mas was interned at the Gila River Relocation Camp in Arizona. He graduated with a master of architecture degree from Harward (19J8) and worked as an architect in Mchigan before moving to Washington in 1965. As a chief designer throughout his career, he designed several award-winning buildings including the Uniform Services University for Health Sciences building, a component of the master plan which he developed for the Bethesda Naval Hospital; Hyatt Regency Hotel and shopping center in Bethesda; Crowne Sailing Center and renovation of Dahlgren Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is survived by his wife, Irene, daughter Ann Swedish, and son James.

1996

John Andrew Higgins

died August 19,1998, at his new home in Chicago. Following college John and a friend successfully formed Internet Answers, a website consulting company in Cincinnati. John had recently moved to Chicago to work for Hewitt Associates, a human resource consulting firm. At Dartmouth he earned a combined degree in economics and engineering and was a member of Alpha Delta. John served as intramural chair, responsible for organizing numerous sporting events. His friends remember John for his loyalty, sense of humor, and easygoing demeanor. He is survived by parents William '66 and Jane, sister Molly Aube '91, and brother William.