Deaths

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

Ralph Sceva Roberts '20 • Oct. 12, 1997 Arthur Ward Gilbert '21 • Dec. 3, 1997 Vernon B. Hagenbuckle '24 • Nov. 17, 1997 Ralph Howard Richardson '24 • Oct. 30, 1997 Norman Franklin Smith '25 • Dec. 10, 1997 Henry Francis Andretta '26 • Dec. 23, 1997 Hinsdale Smith '26 • Dec. 6, 1997 Ellis Rieger Jones '28 • Nov. 26, 1997 George Bristol Pitts '28 • Oct. 9, 1997 John Bennett Zellers '28 • Nov. 29, 1997 Eugene Martin Davis '29 • Nov. 18, 1997 Paul Crosby Jameson '29 • Oct. 13, 1997 Richard Johnson '29 • Oct. 25, 1997 John Burton Watkins '29 • Oct. 27, 1997 Albert Rudolph Welch '29 • Oct. 19, 1997 George George Kisevalter '30 • Oct. 22, 1997 Richard Sawyer Temple '30 • Dec. 4, 1996 Herbert Uhl '30 • Nov. 9,1997 David Nathan Borkum '31 • Oct. 23, 1997 Richard Andrews Hamilton '31 • Nov. 25, 1997 William Moorehouse Schuyler '31 • Nov. 1, 1997 James Everett Flint '32 • Nov. 8, 1997 Howard Atwell Frisbie '32 • Nov. 17, 1997 Alexander A McKenzie '32 • Dec. 13, 1997 Ernest Stillman Davis '33 • Nov. 23, 1997 William Gaston Raoul '33 • Nov. 1, 1997 Charles Edward Stege '33 • Dec. 5, 1996 Maury Alexander Jones '34 • Dec. 7, 1997 Michael Joseph '34 • Dec. 25, 1997 Ivan S. Bash '35 • Nov. 8, 1997 Joseph Lewis Sholkin '35 • Dec. 22, 1997 Walter Angle Stem '35 • Nov. 3, 1997 Wendell Oliver Harding '36 • Oct. 24, 1997 Elmer Wanstall '36 June 13, 1997 Karl Heness Wolff '36 • Nov. 11, 1997 Lester George Bratton '37 • Oct. 26,1997 Richard Sherman Kolstad '37 • Nov. 9, 1997 Walter Robert Lindemann '37 • Nov. 18, 1997 Roscoe Hunter Philbrick '37 • Dec. 3, 1997 Harry Richard Ryan '37 • Nov. 23, 1997 Arthur Charles Sloggett '37 • Nov. 15, 1997 Stephen Russell Stearns '37 • Nov. 28, 1997 Charles Kane Zelle '37 • Sept 4, 1997 Thomas Starr Chapman '38 • Nov. 1, 1997 John Fitting '38 • Dec. 10, 1997 William Hogin McMurtrie '38 • Nov. 24, 1997 Lewis Jefferson Moorman '38 • Oct. 28, 1997 William Harry Watson '38 • Dec. 2, 1997 William Benjamin Bachman '39 • Dec. 29, 1997 Duncan Larkin Farr '39 • Nov. 28, 1997 Robert Bunten Field '39 • Dec. 8, 1997 Walter Damom Leach '39 • Oct. 28, 1996 Charles Egerton Osgood '39 • Sept. 15, 1991 Lawrence Rogers Gordon '40 • Nov. 26, 1997 John Watson Little '40 • Nov. 1, 1997 Willott Arthur Pitz '40 • Dec. 21, 1997 Fred Laurine Eaton '41 • June 16, 1997 Rowland McWilliams Fairlie '41 • Oct. 4, 1997 Paul Bussell Breck '42 • Nov. 16, 1997 William Brockholst Provost '42 • Aug. 16, 1997 Sylvester Martin Kauffroth '43 • Dec. 12, 1997 Gerald Boger Shattuck '43 'June 13, 1997 Richard Harvey Wood '43 • Dec. 5, 1997 Howard Lee Gilman '44 • Jan. 3 Everett Winslow Turner '44 • Nov. 17, 1997 William Edward Howard '45 • Oct. 18, 1997 Dunbar Nicholas VanDerveer '45 • Dec. 4, 1997 Roger Webster Foster '46 • Oct. 30, 1997 John Bowker Whitman '46 • Dec. 19, 1997 Robert Earl Stewart '48 • Oct. 10, 1997 Edward Nagel Marcus '49 • Nov. 1, 1997 James Garvey Gilmore '50 • Nov. 21, 1997 Edwain Mansfield '51 • Nov. 17, 1997 Samuel G. Wallis '52 • Dec. 21, 1997 Stuart Blackwell Duncan '55 • Aug. 8, 1997 Walter Ayers Lamb '55 • Sept. 28, 1997 Anthony Lawrence Field '61 • Oct. 9, 1997 David Anthony Downey '63 • Nov. 30, 1997 James Aloysius Feeley '64 • Oct. 19, 1997 Michael Francis Leone '65 • unknown John Walter Donovan '67 • Oct. 10, 1997 Theodore A. Kustermann '71 'July 14, 1997 William Whittemore Farnum '73 • Nov. 4, 1997 Paul Hans Ulbrich '73 • May 10, 1997

1924

Vernon Bertram hagenbuckle died November 17, 1997 in Brattleboro, Vt., of heart failure. He entered Dartmouth from Mount Vernon (N.Y.) High School. In college he majored in economics and sociology, joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and Casque & Gaundet, and was an outstanding football player. After study at the Sorbonne, he received a master's degree in history and French from Mddlebury in 1934, taught and coached at the Hill School and at Phillips Andover, and was an assistant football coach at Dartmouth. During WWII he was a U.S. Navy Air officer, led a mobile radar unit, and became liaison officer with a French unit in Morocco, rising by 1946 to the rank of commander. Later he served in civil service training and was in the U.S. Army Engineering Corps in Fort Belvoir, Va. He was married twice, in 1936 and 1950, andin 1965 moved with his wife, Mary, to Brattleboro. She died in 1989. He is survived by daughter Irene Lambert and two grandsons.

Ralph Howard Richardson died October 30, 1997, in a continuing care center in Ayer Mass., the town where he was born, brought up, and lived his whole life, except for his years at Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. From Dartmouth he graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a major in political science. In Ayer he personified public service and community spirit, serving as town moderator for 53 years, planning board member 35 years, conservation committee member 14 years, airport commission member, registrar of voters, deputy chief air warden, war rationing board member, fence viewer. In 1990 he was cited by President George Bush for his lifetime of public service, and was still a member of the Ayer Historical Commission and Ayer Commissioner of Trust Funds at the time of his death. He belonged to a number of community organizations, the Federated Church of Ayer, the Odd Fellows, the Lions Club, and the Men's Brotherhood. His whimsical turn of mind delighted particularly in personal correspondence with old friends in Latin. He never married.

1927

Charles Agne Carrol of Ft. Collins, Colo., died September 6, 1997. He entered Dartmouth from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, lowa. Chuck was a chemistry major and this led him to medical school at the University of lowa. After a year he moved to Colorado and never lost his allegiance to the mountains and trout streams. Chuck joined the Army Medical Corps and served in Gilbert Islands, Philippines, Leyte, and Okinawa and came home with many decorations. He practiced obstetrics. He claimed the reason he could never get back for reunions in June was because that was baby time in Colorado. He married Marjorie Petrovitsky in 1933, and they had two sons, John and Mike. Chuck retired in 1973 and became medical director of the Woodward Governor Co. until his full retirement in 1984. He leaves his two sons, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

1928

Joshua Nicholas Winn died September 10, 1997 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence, Ala., after an extended illness. Nick prepared for Dartmouth at the Coffee High School in Florence. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology. Later he received an M.A. at Columbia. He began his teaching career at the Alabama School, Greenhill, in 1928. Later he taught at Lexington High School and then for 20 years at Tennessee Military Institute in Sweetwater. He joined Florence State Teacher's College (now UNA) in 1950 and retired from UNA as professor of English in 1976. After retirement he taught part-time at Faulkner University, Florence. He was author Of Musscle Shoals Canal.. Life with the Canalers a handbook on English grammar. He was active in community affairs, a member of the Jamestown Society, an adopted member of the Cherokee Indian tribe, and an honorary Kentucky colonel. Nick is survived by his wife, Harriet, a son, a daughter, two sisters, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

1931

Spencer Erwin Cram died on September 28, 1997, at the Carolina Village Health Center in Hendersonville, N.C. He had come to Dartmouth from Shaw High in East Cleveland, Ohio, to major in physics. He was a member of Theta Chi, the Ledyard Canoe Club, and Cabin & Trail. Spence began his business career as stock clerk in W. Bingham Co., a wholesale hardware firm in Cleveland, and worked his way up to president in 1953. In 1961 the industrial division was purchased by another group and Spence served as secretary-treasurer until retirement. Spence and his wife, Jean, had been active in figure skating. Later Spence became president of the USFSA and served on its board. He is survived by daughters Carol and Morjorie sons Roger and Richard, 12 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a sister. His wife predeceased him.

1932

Robert L. Dickey died September 23, 1997, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Penn. He was on freshman and varsity swimming teams, and was a member of Theta Chi and Alpha Kappa Kappa. He graduated magna cum laude and attended Dartmouth Medical School. He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1945, interned at Geisinger Hospital, and practiced general medicine until the WWII years. From 1942 to 1945 Bob served as a flight surgeon, receiving eight battle stars and the Bronze Star. In 1948, after three years at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine, he completed his residency in dermatology and returned to Geisinger to found the department of dermatology, later serving as executive vice president of the organization and president of the Institute for Education and Research. He was predeceased by wife Irene, brother John S. Dickey '29, president emeritus of Dartmouth, and sister Gretchen. Survivors are daughter Gretchen Ruhl, two grandchildren, one great-grandchild, two brothers, and one sister.

1933

Gerald Krosnick died at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven, Conn., on September 3, 1997, of a heart attack. He had prepared for Dartmouth at Ansonia (Conn.) High School and majored in zoology. Gerry received an M.D. from Jefferson Medical College in 1938 and specialized in obstetrics and gynecology in New Haven, where he practiced from 1945 until his retirement in 1996. During WWII he served for five years as a flight surgeon in the air force and when discharged had the rank of lieutenant colonel, having been in seven campaigns in which his unit earned three presidential citations. He contributed several medical treatises to learned publications and served as an associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Yale. He was a member of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is survived by wife Helen and their daughter Ellen Abraman.

1935

William S. Lingley died on September 10, 1997, at the Providence Mother Joseph Care Center, Olympia, Wash., of natural causes. Bill came to Dartmouth from Hanover (N.H.) High School. His father, a professor of history, served a one year fill-in term for Dean Bill and thus was the person who admitted the class of 1935. Bill joined Phi Gamma Delta, and was active in Cabin & Trail, skiing, and cross country. After Dartmouth he went to Harvard Business School, graduating with a degree in marketing. He was a salesman for 17 years, and then taught accounting in Seattle schools for 30 years. He was a member of St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, and was an officer of the local American Cancer Society. He married Elizabeth Simpson on August 7, 1940, and they had 57 years together. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters Harriet Dixon and Elizabeth Gardner, son William Jr., and five grandchildren.

1936

Edward Thoyt Chamberlain Jr. after nearly 50 years of varied service to Dartmouth, 23 as director of admissions, died at his home in New London, N.H., Nov. 6, 1997. More than half of current alumni came to Dartmouth during his admissions tenure. In College he was star halfback on the 1934 and 1935 football teams. After graduation he joined the Dartmouth administration. He commanded a navy submarine chaser during WWII in the Pacific, then returned to Dartmouth, where he received a master's degree. With others he developed standardized examination and selection procedures for coping with sharp increases in college applications after WWII. After his 1979 retirement as admissions director he was director of Dartmouth's special projects. He is survived by wife Mona Moore Chamberlain and children Heidi Lloyd Chamberlain, H. Todd Chamberlain, Pamela Chamberlain Moseby Wendy Chamberlain, and Edward T. Chamberlain III.

Hugh C. G. Chase a native of Milton, Mass., where he prepared for Dartmouth at Milton Academy, died July 28, 1997, at Kendal of Hanover. After graduating from Dartmouth, he studied in Europe for several years and received a master's degree in English from Cambridge University. During WWII he served with the Red Cross in Teheran and other parts of Persia. After the war he returned to the United States and taught English at the University of Vermont until his retirement in 1960; he also engaged in scholarly research in New York City at Columbia University. Survivors include sister Mary Chase Smith, nieces, and nephews.

1938

Paul Irving Ossen a Quincy, Mass., physician who practiced internal medicine from 1949 to 1988, died on September 30, 1997, in a hospice in Boston. He came to Hanover from Everett (Mass.) High School and majored in chemistry,and zoology, and he belonged to Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. Paul received his M.D. from Boston University Medical School in 1943. After graduation from medical school, he entered the Army Medical Corp. and served during WWII attached to the 6th Night Fighter Squadron as a captain in the Asian theater until his discharge in 1946. From 1946 to 1949 he served on the medical staff at the Veterans Administration in Newington, Conn. Paul was a major contributor to the new Roth Center for Jewish Life and the new library building fund. His wife, Bunny, passed away in 1995. He is survived by son Richard '60, daughter Roslyn, and four grandchildren.

John Wilson Smillie well-known ophthalmologist, died at home in Ann Arbor, Mich., on August 5, 1996. John was born in Boston and was one of the many classmates who entered Dartmouth from Newton (Mass.) High School. His major was English and he was active with Junto and the Dartmouth Outing Club. He graduated from Cornell Medical School and completed his internship at Massachusetts Hospital in Boston. During WWII he served in the Army Medical Corps and the U.S. Public Health Service. In 1945 he came to Ann Arbor to work with the Veterans Administrative Hospital eye clinic and later as associate professor of ophthalmology at the University of Michigan. He began his private practice in 1960, retiring in 1985. He is survived by daughter Frances, sons Wilson and Keith, and six grandchildren.

Edward Arthur Tracy life-long attorney in Ballston Spa, N.Y., who served many years as an attorney for Saratoga County, died on September 19, 1997, at Saratoga Hospital after a short illness. He came to Dartmouth from Ballston Spa High School and majored in political science. He was a 1941 graduate of Albany Law School. During WWII he served with the army in counter-intelligence. His wife, Eileen, died in 1996. He is survived by son Peter '68 and a grandchild.

1941

Robert Harry Chisholm died on September 19, 1997, in Tucson, Ariz., where he and wife Margaret had retired in 1981. "Bunk" was a native of Duluth, Minn., and a member of Sigma Chi at Dartmouth. He served in the Air Corps during WWII, received the Air Medal as a lieutenant, and spent a year in a German prison camp. After the war he began a 37-year highly successful career in the mining industry, first in the Mesabi Range and then in Youngstown, Ohio, as president of Carbon Limestone Co. He later was vice president of Pickands Mather in Cleveland. Bunk and Margaret spent half of their retirement years in Brule, Wis. They had three children, Robert and Duncan '72 and J. Douglas, who predeceased Bunk. He is also survived by brother Donald '37. Brothers J. Dougal '36 and Jack '40 predeceased him.

Martin Leroy Nevius passed away on September 18, 1997, after a long illness in a New Jersey hospital. Roy and his surviving twin brother Kenneth came to Dartmouth from Haddonfield (N.J.) High School. Roy went on to graduate from Thayer School of in 1942 and then served with the U.S. Air Corps in the European theater. After several civil engineering positions in the New Jersey area, he opened Contractor's Estimating Service of Haddonfield, Marlton, and Medford in 1959 and operated that company until his retirement in 1992. Roy is survived by his wife of 55 years, Edith, and their children John M., Priscilla Hiter, and Donna Woodhull.

Daniel Edward Provost died of heart failure on October 13, 1997, at his home in Rancho Mirage, Cali. Dan came to Hanover from Maplewood, N.J., high school and was a member of Tri Kap fraternity at Dartmouth. During WWII he served in the navy for three years and as a lieutenant commanded a sub chaser in the Pacific theater. Joining J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in New York after the war, he began a 36-year career as a hard charging, creative public relations executive, culminating in his elevation to vice president in charge of corporate communications for the Liggett Group. Dan had several passions in his life: Dartmouth, for which he served in many alumni capacities including five years as class president, and the public relations business in which he fought to promote smoking through television shows, sporting events, conventions, and college marketing programs. He was predeceased by two wives and was married to Carol in 1991. Also surviving are children Daniel IV, Richard, Michael, and Ellen.

Philip Anthony Thompson died on October 7, 1997, at his home in Stevens Point, Wis. Phil attended DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis and at Dartmouth worked on The Dartmouth and was a member of Trikap fraternity. He served in the army for four years and as a staff sergeant was assigned to the 151st Field Artillery Battalion in Africa and Italy, earning six service bars and four medals. He returned to Hanover and graduated with the class of 1947. Phil worked for the St. Paul Book and Stationery Co. until 1956, when he went to Sentry Insurance. He retired from that company as a senior commercial underwriter in 1986. Phil is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Jane Doheny. They had five surviving children: Philip, Daniel, Rebecca, Patrick, and Mary.

1942

Charles Eugene Drennen Jr. died in Brattleboro , Vt., on October 12, 1997, of heart failure. Charles had been with Uniroyal Inc. in sales and marketing from the time he left the navy, ending up as an account manager before retiring in 1984. He spent one year (1941-42) at Tuck School, where he said his interest in business was stimulated. As an undergrad he sang in the Glee Club, appeared in several plays and "heeled" for the Jack-O-Lantern. He was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve after graduation and had various assignments in Naval Ordnance. After marriage to Alma Marion Johnson in 1964 they lived in North Caldwell, N.J., and Bloomfield Hills, Mich. They moved to Brattleboro on retirement, when their son, a builder, built their home. He leaves his wife, children Karen, Sandra, and Peter, and five grandchildren.

William B. Provost died on August 16, 1997 of amyloidosis in Monterey, Calif., where he had lived for the past 24 years, since retiring as a navy captain. Bill had served in the navy for 30 years, starting immediately after graduating with a degree in geology, and was commanding officer of numerous ships and naval assignments. His combat duty included the invasions of Normandy and Southern France and later in the western Pacific for the Okinawa operation. He was commander of the U.S. Naval Communications Station in Guam during the Vietnam War and his last three tours were in Key West, Fla., Washington, D.C., and Hawaii. Bill also served as a commissioner for the Monterey County Parks Commission for 15 years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, RoseMary; son William; sister Hope Miller; and a grandson.

1944

John Thomas Hempstead died in Tucson, Ariz., September 25, 1997. Jack came to Dartmouth from Rochester, Minn., and served as a lieutenant (jg) in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He lost contact with Dartmouth after that and very little is known about him. He was in the hotel business in California during the early sixties, and never married as far as is known.

West Shell founder of the largest real estate firm in Cincinnati, died there October 12, 1997, of complications connected with diabetes. West came to Hanover from Wyoming, Ohio, and at Dartmouth was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He served three years as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps, with duty in the Pacific. He entered the real-estate business in Cincinnati in 1946 and established his own firm, West Shell Inc., ten years later. When he sold the firm in 1991, it had 26 offices and 700 sales representatives. West devoted his life to Cincinnati and was often cited for civic commitments to that city. Hehelped develop the University of Cincinnati's business school and a chair there was named in his honor. He is survived by wife, Judith, four children, two-stepchildren, and eight grandchildren.

1945

Donald de Jongh Cutter died March 25, 1997, at his home in Lyme Center, N.H., after a long illness. Two themes, besides family devotion, guided his life: skiing and community service. A keen four-event skier at Dartmouth, he went on to international competition in Europe. During WWII he was a member of the 19th Mountain Division. He was later recalled to direct winter sports for the army in Garmisch, West Germany, and to coach the army's Europe ski team. He received many service medals and awards, retiring in 1961 as a captain. He supervised construction of the Dartmouth Skiway and later managed it. The N.H. Municipal Association Outstanding Volunteer Award was presented to Don in 1996, honoring his 50 years of dedication to community service. He is survived by Rosalie, his wife of 49 years; daughters Donna and Sari; and sons Donald Jr. '73 and Thomas.

1948

Lee Winston Browne died October 30, 1992, at Tiburon, Calif. Lee came to Dartmouth from the American High School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 1944. His father was serving in the American embassy at that time. He left to join the army in 1945 and returned to campus in 1947. He joined Gamma Delta Chi. His questionnaire for the 1961 alumni directory puts him in Cupertino, Calif., employed by United Technology Corp. In 1973, according to our 25th Reunion Book, he was doing government contracts (manuals and documents) for Sylvania in Mountain View, Calif. He is survived by four children. His wife, Louisa, predeceased him.

Vincent Everett Edmunds died November 16, 1992, in Staten Island, N.Y. Vince came to Dartmouth in the V-12 unit in March 1944 and was in the navy until 1946. After leaving Dartmouth he joined the RCA Service Co. in Bayonne, N.J., and became manager of the unit there. So far as we know, Vince never married and had no issue. He lived in Staten Island and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Society of the War of 1812, the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, and the American Legion. In 1990 he reported that he was permanently disabled and was living with his mother, who survived him.

Reed G. Haviland II died of a heart attack in the summer of 1989 in New Haven, Conn. Reed came on campus in July 1943 as part of the Marine V-12 Unit. He went to the fleet in January 1944 and received a medical discharge in April of that year. He returned to campus the fall of 1945. He went into the real-estate and insurance business in Darien, Conn., and remained in that business area until his death. Reed married Georgette Verlooy in 1946 in Washington, D.C. She died in January 1960. They had two children, who survive Reed.

Wallis Eastburn Howe III died in Garden City, N.Y., March 6, 1991. Wallie came to Dartmouth after 34 months of naval service as a gunner's mate in the Pacific. He was an English major and a member of Kappa Sigma. His father was Dartmouth '23. He received an A.B. from UCLA in 1956. He had worked as an actor and writer after leaving campus and directed off-Broadway and summer stock under the stage name "Michael Madison." In 1977 he revisited the campus with wife Florencia and his 14-year-old daughter, who survive him. At the time he had just retired from the New York City Public School system after 13 years as a teacher in inner-city schools. He was planning to return to the theater in the autumn of 1978.

Robert James Mackay died in the Yale-New Haven Hospital on February 22, 1991. Bob entered Dartmouth in 1943 as a member of the V-12 program and in 1944 moved on to Notre Dame for midshipman's school, where he received his commission in the U.S. Navy. He served on amphibious landing ships in the Pacific for the next 15 months before returning to campus in the fall of 1946. He was an economics major and member of Sigma Nu. He spent his entire career in the textile business, almost entirely in the southern New England area. He retired from Kay Dee Co. in Westerly, R.I., when he became ill with cancer, which he fought for four years before succumbing. Bob was an avid golfer and was very active in the communities in which he lived. He is survived by his wife, Hilda, and four children.

Edward George Ouellette died in Kennebunkport, Maine, July 13, 1991. Ed was a native of Berlin, N.H. He went from high school to UNH and then into naval service as a radar man for three years. He entered Dartmouth in 1946 and participated in wrestling and lacrosse. He was a member of Kappa Sigma and a zoology major. He went to work for the Peerless Insurance Co. in Berlin shortly after getting his diploma and remained with them until he went into business for himself in the insurance and realestate business. He took an active leadership position in his community, heading the Jaycees, police commission, board of assessors, chamber of commerce, Kiwanis, American Legion, and Elks. He chaired the New Hampshire Parole Board for seven years and wrote a weekly column for the local paper. He is survived by his wife, Yvette, and two sons.

William G. Pace died of cancer in June 1996. He came to Dartmouth from Columbus (Ohio) Academy and was a chemistryzoology major. He joined Phi Gamma Delta, DOC, and moved on to Dartmouth Medical School following his 1948 graduation. He then received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1952. He interned at Penn and did his residence in surgery at Ohio State in his home town. He joined the staff of Ohio State's Medical School and became professor of surgery and assistant dean. 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 other organizations. He is survived by his wife, Joann, and three children.

Ira Hersey Peace died in December 1994 in Locust Grove, Va. "Bud" came to Dartmouth from Washington, D.C. He was a member of Zeta Psi and a physics major. He went back 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 and moving to the Security & Exchange Commission, 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.

Andre Westerman Redding died of heart failure in Boston, Mass., on March 5, 1993. Andre came to Hanover in 1943 as a part of the V-5 unit and was discharged in September 1945. Following Dartmouth he worked with various manufacturers before starting his own plastics development business in 1966. He spent pleasant times fishing out of Naples, Fla. Andre is survived by three children.

Walter August Schubert Jr. died of cancer in Fort Pierce, Fla., on July 29, 1989. Walt grew up in Stamford, Conn., and matriculated at Dartmouth in the wartime summer of 1944 with two classmates from King School, Alfred Fritzsche '48 and Warren Taylor '48. The three initially roomed in Crosby, but Walt joined Uncle Sam's forces within a year. He achieved navy flight school at Pensacola but was discharged Shortly after the war ended before he could win his wings. Walt returned to Dartmouth for a time, but then left and went into business in Stamford for many years, where he and a partner operated Ramsay & Schubert, which ran filling stations, sold automobiles and marketed fuel oil. Walt later bought a large sailboat, which he captained on charter trips around the Caribbean, living in Eleuthra, Bahamas, at the time. Walt is survived by second wife E-Jo and daughter.

Hugh Shearer III died in his adopted home, Honolulu, Hi., on June 22, 1997 of prostate cancer. Hugh came to Dartmouth after WWII duty in the navy, where he had received a commission at age 19. 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. from Stanford in 1951 and moved to Honolulu where he joined the law firm and became a partner in January 1957. He practiced there until his death. He was listed in The Best Lawyers in America for his work in corporation law. He was a long time member of Dartmouth Club of Hawaii. He is survived by a sister.

Philip A.Johnson lost his battle with cancer on October 6, 1997, in Denver. His single-mindedness followed him to the end and he was lifting arm weights until the week before he died. Phil came to Dartmouth via Walpole, Mass., and Kimball Union Academy. He served with the American Field Service during WW II. At the College he was a member of Sigma Nu, played in the Barbary Coast, and sang with the Glee Club. He also was a busboy at the Hanover Inn, where he met a waitress named Virginia. They were married and lived in Wigwam Circle. After graduation they moved to Denver, where Phil developed a housewares, toy, and hobby agency, from which he partially retired in 1990. Virginia survives, along with son Douglas and daughter Cynthia.

1949

Frank Henry Stowell Jr. of Wilmette, Ill., died at home of a brain tumor on August 14, 1997, leaving his wife, Luella and children Sarah and David. A member of Zeta Psi, C.O.S.O., and Green Key at the College, Frank had for many years been president of his family's general contracting business, with a focus on the renovation and construction of commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. His wartime service before Dartmouth was with the army corps of engineers. Unfortunately our information on Frank's later years is sparse.

1953

Roger E. Williams died in New London, Conn., on June 4, 1997. Following graduation Roger attended Yale Law School, receiving his law degree in 1956. He served as a line and legal officer aboard an aircraft carrier until 1960, when he started his civilian practice of law, spending a number of years with the firm of T ownley & Updike in New York. He also served as an assistant professor at Pace University's Graduate School. Roger was very active in community organizations including service as a trustee of the Grace Church School from 1974 to 1983. At Dartmouth, he was assistant managing editor of The Dartmouth and a member of Green Key. Daughter Jocelyn recalls Roger as "a man with sensitivity and integrity who used his knowledge of the law to help friends and their families through difficulties." He is survived by daughters Jocelyn and Karen.

1958

Lawrence B. Bill a retired Wall Street executive, died on October 15, 1996, from complications of diverticulitus. His wife, Jane No yes Bill, a son, and two daughters survive him. A graduate of the Taft School before coming to Dartmouth, he was a member of Psi Upsilon. A major in sociology, he was a member of the Newman Club and the Yacht Club. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Marines Corps before joining Young and Rubicon. in New York City as an account executive. He went on to become vice president and manager of Institutional Trading at Bache & Co. In 1988 he formed Antiques Unlimited Inc. in Marion, Mass., pursuing a hobby he had longed enjoyed. Immediately prior to his death, Larry served our class as a regional agent and a class agent.

1961

Thomas E. Hewitt died in Frontenac, Mo. on October 28, 1997, of cancer. He attended Oak Park River Forest High School before coming to Dartmouth, where he played freshman and varsity soccer, was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and a history major. He got his M.B.A. from Tuck. He then joined the marines, serving with the 3rd Marine Division in Okinawa and Vietnam, and attaining the rank of captain. His business career included service as a CPA with Ernst & Ernst in Chicago; with Waterloo Industries in lowa, where he was chief financial officer and executive vice president; and later as chief financial officer for Cupples Manufacturing Co. in St. Louis. He was active in church and community affairs and was an avid golfer and fisherman. He is survived by wife Jerry, and children Debora, Laura '93, T'98, and Gregory.

Michael Steinberg of Swampscott, Mass. died on October 9, 1997, of cancer Michael came to Dartmouth from Lawrence, Mass. At Dartmouth he was a Rufus Choate Scholar, an economics major, and a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, He graduated magna cum laude, and with distinction in economics and went on to Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review. He first joined the Boston law firm of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar, where he served as head of the tax department. From 1984 to 1992 he was a principal at Aldrich, Eastman and Waltch, where he was a real-estate investment advisor before returning to Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar. He was campaign chairman and member of the executive committee of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore. He is survived by wife Josene son Adam '88, daughter Sara Jane '91, sister Cynthia Gold, and daughter-in-law Sheryl Kalis.

1973

Richard Durand Banks of New York, N.Y., died on August 30, 1997, at St. Vincent's Hospital of AIDS-related illnesses. During his college years he was known as Richard Bangs but changed his name to Banks while living in NYC. A drama major, Richard performed in several leading roles and designed sets in Dartmouth Players productions. For Winter Carnival 1972 he designed both the poster and the ice sculpture around the"The Wizard of Oz" theme. Richard was a member of the cross-country team and was a varsity cheerleader. He earned a master's degree from the Harvard School of Design and worked for several leading architectural firms, including I.M. Pei, prior to establishing his own business. Once diagnosed as HIV-positive, Richard was active for several years in AIDS support groups in NYC. He is survived by mother Helen, sister Claudia, brothers David and Gregg, and six nieces and nephews.

William Whittemore Farnum died in an automobile accident November 4, 1997, while traveling in Indiana on business. With his engaging grin and rock-hard handshake, Bill, like father Chuck '39 and brothers Charlie '67 and Jim '70, came to Dartmouth from Peoria High School. Serving as house manager, then president, of Tri-Kap fraternity, Bill became legendary for his dependability, initiative, and organization. After Dartmouth Bill married his highschool sweetheart, Margee received his M.B.A. from Denver University, and joined Caterpillar Inc., ably handling assignments in Europe and Japan. Returning in 1994 to Peoria, HI., he became a trade manager for Caterpillar. Bill loved canoeing every summer with family and friends in Canada's Quetico Park. Bill is survived by Margee, children Marshall and Molly, his father, mother Betty, two brothers, and sister Patty Beal.

Faculty

William E. Slesnick professor of mathematics emeritus at the college, died November 25, 1997, in Hanover after a long illness. He was 72. The author of more than IS math textbooks for secondary school and college, Slesnick was also active in the Boy Scouts for more than 50 years. He earned bachelor's degrees from Oklahoma in 1948 and Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, in 1950. He earned master's degrees from Harvard in 1952 and from Oxford in 1954. In 1962 he joined the Dartmouth faculty as an assistant professor and was promoted to full professor in 1971, retiring in 1994. He served for many years as a faculty marshall at the college's commencement. Slesnick served a three-year term as president of Dartmouth's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He is survived by a sister and two nephews.