Deaths

This is a 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.

Robert Frederick Weinig '25 • June 27 Kier Marcus Boyd '26 • July 7 Gaylord Edward Leslie '28 • May 23 James Lee Montague '2B • June 18 Gene Jay Seagle '30 • May 24 Milton George Shultz '30 • unknown Theodore Rudolph Wolf '30 • June 28 Sidney Solomon Rubin '3l • May 6 William Haunton Smith '3l •July 7 JohnTrickey '33 • July 1 Paul Laurence Guibord '36 • July 12 Arthur Benjamin Toan '36 • July 13 Robert Norwood Bott '3B • unknown Robert Hart Kwis '39 • August 1998 Edwinjames Robinson '39 • May 19 Julian Gus Blass '40 • May 22 Marshall Lee Brekke '40 • May 29 Frederic Ahlborn Mcßae '43 • June 17 John Frederick Scholer '45 • June 22 Walter Dickinson Carver '46 • June 18 Robert Vaughan Owen '46 • July 6 Jonathan Robert Jenkins '49 • June 30 William Ziegler '52 • Aug. 25, 1997 Josiah French Hill '56 'July 20 Arthur Theodore Katz '56 • April 1 Rupert Canisius Schneider '59 • unknown Paul Aldrich Babcock '66 • June 15 Gregory Wilson Taylor '7l • July 11

1925

Frederick "Pete" N. Blodgett Tu '27, of Dover, Mass., died on June 17, 1999, at his summer house in Marion, Mass. His wife, Alice, predeceased him. He was a retired vice president of the First National Bank of Boston. His Dartmouth relatives are nephew Putnam Blodgett '53; brother-in-law Robertßrace's2; and Lloyd Brace' 2 5 andWentworth Blodgett '24 (both deceased). In college Pete was a member of the track team, Green Key, Bait & Bullet, Cabin & Trail, and DOC. Pete was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Casque & Gauntlet.

1929

Irving Milton Levitas died on May 27, 1999, in Reston, Va. He came to us from Staunton Military Academy and majored in zoology and chemistry. He earned hisM.D. at Long Island College of Medicine and practiced with his father. He was a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University ofMedicine and Dentistry of Newjersey, a fellow of the American College of Physicians, and headed the first Cardiac Stress Center in Newjersey. He wrote extensively on heart and aging problems. He retired from the U.S. Medical Corps as a major in 1947. He leaves son John Henry '55 and daughters Betty Ann and Susan. Wife Ethel Ruth (Eisenmann) died in 1953.

1930

Carl William Haffenreffer died May 26,1999, in Rhode Island Hospital. He came to Dartmouth from Fall River, Mass., by way of Taft and Westminster schools. After Tuck School he went with the Herreshoff Shipyards, and was general manager and vice president when he left in 1938 to join the family business—Old Narragansett Brewing Cos., and was president when he retired in 1965, having supplied "The Rich and Creamy" for many reunions. He was a leader in class activities, including a stint on the executive committee. In January 1934 he married Carolyn Huffard (Hollens), who survives him, as do sons Carl Jr. and David. Carl and his deceased brother Pete '25 founded the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University. His fraternity was Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Paul Victor Heftier died May 28,1999, at his home in Grosse Pointe, Mich., of unknown cause. He came to Dartmouth from Northern High School in Detroit, Mich. He attended the University of Michigan Engineering School, from which he received a 8.5. P.E., and the University Law School, from which he received a J.D. in 1934. He then entered a law firm that made him a partner in 1946. He entered the navy injanuary 1943 and was made a full lieutenant in January 1946. In May 1936 he married Margaret, who survives him with daughter Patricia. He was predeceased by son Peter. He was a member of the Detroit and the Michigan bar associations and the American Judiciary Society. He was a member of the law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta and had been city attorney for Grosse Pointe and a supervisor of Wayne County.

Richard Leon Royce died May 7,1999, in Montefiore Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, Dick came to Dartmouth from Cleveland Heights High School. His entire business life was associated with merchandising, and at the time of our 40th Reunion he was district manager of Richmond Bros. He married Evelyn Korachonjune 8,1939, and she survives him with daughters Leslie and Connie and two grandchildren.

Milton G. Schultz died July 1, 1999, in the Reading, Pa., hospital after a day's illness. For 25 years he was assistant sales manger of Berkshire Knitting Mill and later for Interwoven Stocking Cos. He also worked as a manager for the former Sonotone Cos., as a manager for the Reading office of Eastman, Dillion Union Securities Cos., and as a stockbroker for A.G. Edwards & Sons in Sarasota, Fla., before returning to the Reading area. His wife, Grace, died about seven years ago, and his is survived by Dr. Barry Schultz '64 and Bradley '66 and five grandchildren. He came to Dartmouth from Reading High School and in college was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma.

1933

Kenneth Borden Jacques died on March 19,1999. He came to Dartmouth from Halifax Academy and Quincy (Mass.) High School; was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa, the Outing Club, and the Canoe Club; and majored in Medical School. He received anM.D. degree fromMcGill in 1937 and from then practiced orthopaedic medicine in Boston, Edmonton, Montreal, and Los Angeles, in which latter city he carried on his specialty and was chief of medical staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital. He served over three years in the U.S. Air Force in WWII, retiring as major from rehabilitation surgery. He was an elder at the Church of die Open Door and also acted as secretary of the 1934 class at Dartmouth Medical School. His first wife, Elizabeth, predeceased him and he is survived by his wife, Barbara, and daughters Elizabeth and Heather.

1934

James Fergus Gifford Jr. died, although the date, place, and cause of death are unknown. Jimmie came to Dartmouth from Lynn (Mass.) Classical High School, was a member of Phi Tau/PSKFraternity, and majored in chemistry. He leaves his wife, Joyce, and at least one son, James 111 '61.

Charles Henderson Pyewell ofWernersville, Pa., died onjan. 2,1999, at the Phoebe Berks Health Center. Charlie," who was a non-graduate, came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy and was a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity. He leaves his wife, Mary, and children Robert John, and Richard.

1935

Charles Francis Barnes died Feb. 17,1999, in Gold Coast Hospital in Florida. He came to Dartmouth from The Gunnery School and majored in sociology. He was descended from a long line ofDartmoudi people, starting with Francis Brown, the third president of the College, who fought the Dartmouth College Case to a successful conclusion. His career included service with GMAC before joining the moving industry, where he became vice president of Nationwide Moving and Storage Cos., from which position he retired inl977.Heandhiswife, Katharina, built themselves a home in Sanibel, Fla., where they lived until his death. He is survived by his wife.

1936

Frank Weston recently left us at tire age of 83. We should know and appreciate his many contributions to the College, to the accounting profession, to the San Diego Cadiolic Diocese, the Sap Diego Symphony, the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, and to the reputation and prestige of Arthur Young & Cos. (Ernst & Young), ofwhich he was a partner. Most of his life was devoted to his profession and to using his talents (as a volunteer) whenever he was asked. But what was really important was the way he handled his saxophone and clarinet. Applause for his accounting, but admiration for his talent, his philosophy, his humor, and his love for his fellow men, all tastefully expressed and well understood by those who played music with him in college.

1938

Raideau Donald Jenny came to Hanover from West High School in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduation he went to Tuck, earning his M.C.S. in 1939. He also spent two years at Western Reserve University. He served with the U.S. Army during WWII. Upon discharge he went to work with Thompson Products, manufacturer of automotive and aircraft parts, as an industrial accountant. He later became office manager of the Mardigan Corp., manufacturer of tolls and ties. He also worked with Clevite Electric Components and, finally, as controller with the Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Cos. He is survived by his wife, Laura, daughter Jane-Ellen, and son Gregory.

1939

Henry Harwood died on May 7, 1999, at the Brewster (Mass.) Senior Care Center. Henry came to Dartmouth from Andover. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and Bait & Bullet. He started his working life in Morganton, N.C., where he worked in a hosiery business. Moving back to the state of his birth, Massachusetts, he was employed as a supervisor in a defense plant for Ucinite Cos. In the 1940s he worked for and then became the owner and operator of the Luther Paul Oil Cos. in Newton Center, Mass. He retired to Brewster in 1973. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; sons Albert L. III, David K., William 8., Kenneth M., and Gordon D.; and daughters Elizabeth Eldredge, Priscilla Karlgren, and Jane Benson; and 11 grandchildren.

Archie P. Mallon died in his sleep at his Lyndonville, Vt., home on May 22,1999.Apa5t Lyndonville Institute headmaster (1963- 1973), Archie had returned to the northern Vermont town four years ago from Chatham, N.Y. At Chatham Archie had been a teacher and administrator both before and after serving as headmaster at Lyndonville. He started his teaching career at Riverside Academy in Gainesville, Ga., and Hollywood, Fla., and also taught for several years at Norfolk Academy in Norfolk, Va. In Hanover Archie was on the freshman soccer team and the freshman and varsity baseball teams. An avid sports fan all his life, Archie made it a point of appearing at all Dartmouth home football games up until his death. He is survived by daughters Mary Macomber and Susan Ross and five grandchildren. His wife, Catherine Propst, whom he married in 1946, died in 1978.

Edward Phillips Wells died at New London (N.H.) Hospital on June 6,1999. At college he was a member of Cabin & Trail, and the championship varsity ski team. He was a member of the Olympic team that did not compete because of the war in 1940. He went to Dartmouth Med School and finished up at New York University School of Medicine. He served in the Army Medical Corps attached to the Air Force during WWII. Postwar he returned to Mary Hitchcock Clinic, where he was a resident in radiology. His professional affiliations included Rutland Hospital, North Shore Radiological Associates in Wakefield and Lynn, Mass., and he was chief of staff with the Addison-Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Mass. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Barbara (Mix); sons James and Kenneth; daughters Phyllis, Lucy, and Patricia; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and sister Betty, widow of late classmate Osmo Linden.

1940

David Waldegrave Leake died Nov. 1,1998, inNorthbrook, 111., from pulmonary emboli. Dave came to Dartmouth from Hoosac School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and manager of varsity lacrosse. During WWII he was first lieutenant, field artillery, and his final assignment was Headquarters Cos. of the Sixth Army Group, Heidelberg, Germany. Dave was associated with F.W. Woolworth Cos. and Benton & Bowles Advertising and retired from McGraw-Hill Book Cos. in 1982. He is survived by daughter Rebecca and son David.

John Morris Manley died quietlyonjune 18,1999, athomein Lajolla, Calif. John came to Dartmouth from Horace Mann School in New York City, where he had been active as business manager of several school publications. He received his M.C.S. from Tuck in 1941. During WWII John served in the U.S. Army—overseas from January 1944 to October 1945. Always active in Dartmouth activities, he was especially known for his interest in football and was awarded championship football rings. In 1989 the football weight room was dedicated as the Manley Weight Room. We will always remember the "Man- leymobile" seen at every home football game. In 1994 John was the first recipient of the award, Honorary Wearers of the Green, for people who have helped Dartmouth athletics. Over 31 years John was an active member of the American and New York stock exchanges as a floor trader and a member of a major arbitrage firm, retiring in 1987. He is survived by his wife, Carla, and daughter Ann Louise.

Peter J. Shedden died April 29, 1999, of cancer in Rochester, N.Y. He came to Dartmouth from Springfield (Vt.) High School and graduated from Tuck. During WWII he served as navigator ferrying aircraft in Europe, India, South Pacific, and the Far East, retiring as a captain in 1946. He then joined Lybrand, Ross Bros., & Montgomery. In 1955 he moved to Rochester and was a corporate financial executive for Rochester Transit, Bernzomatic, and Labelon corporations. He is survived by his former wife, Edythe Cowgill, son Peter, and daughter Darryl of Rochester.

1941

John Brodie Bjorklund Jr. died Dec. 31,1998, at Glen Cove Hospital, N.Y., from a stroke suffered the previous day. He entered Dartmouth from Boston Public Latin School. While at Dartmouth he majored in economics, earned his freshman numerals in baseball and football, and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He was a past president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Long Island and served as chairman of the Scholarship Fund. From 1941-46 he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a supply officer on an attack transport in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. Following his discharge he became a special agent of the FBI with duty in Knoxville, Tennessee, and New York City, where he was in charge of many major criminal cases. His wife, Frances, predeceased him in 1993. Children Hand and Betsy, grand- son Tyler, brother Paul '49, and sister Marie survive.

Herand Charles Kazaross passed away on Oct. 2 3,1998, at his home in Pawtucket, R. 1., following a massive coronary. Charlie was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon at Dartmouth and played freshman football. A lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve, he served on the U.S.S. Enterprise in the South Pacific from 1943 to 1945. In 1946 he attended post graduate school at the U.S. Naval Academy, studying aerological engineering. Charlie was a partner in Eastern Products Cos., a manufacturer of advertising specialties from 1946 to 1971. He then worked part-rime as a tax consultant and real estate salesman, allowing plenty of time for his hobby of golf. Charlie was married to Lee Wolven in 1956 and she survives him along with their children Neil and Karen.

1942

Richard Longstreet Rugen died on April 23, 1999, in Sarasota, Fla., of leukemia. Dick was a former class president and someone for whom Dartmouth was an extremely important part of his life. He and Peggy split their time between Charlestown, R. 1., and Longboat Key, Fla. He was a graduate of thayer and the Lowell Textile Institute. As an engineer at Curtiss-Wright Aircraft, Dick designed components for military aircraft during WWII. Following employment with Ernst & Ernst in Boston as a manufacturing consultant, he joined the Warren Woolen Co. in Stafford Springs, Conn., and in 34 years served successively as assistant superintendent, superintendent, and president. Dick served on the boards of various hospitals, banks and charities. Dick is survived by Peggy; sons Sanford and James and daughter-in-law Nancy; daughter Kate, brothers David and Robert; and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.

George R. Sumner died on Dec. 31,1998, at the Holyoke Soldiers Home, near his residence in. Springfield, Mass. George was a retired urologic surgeon who practiced from 1951 until his retirement in 1986 at the Baystate Medical Center, Noble Hospital, the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, and Western Mass Hospital. Following graduation George attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He then served as a medical officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve and on active duty as an intern at the U.S. Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., and at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Island. George was a descendant of Springfield's early settlers. Survivors include his wife, Audrey, sons Bradford and the Rev. George Jr., daughter Julia Gross, and five grandchildren.

1943

Ormand Norman Birkland died Jan. 1,1999, in Denver, Colo. "Boo" was born in Shreveport, La., but moved to Denver at an early age, where he attended East Denver High School before entering Dartmouth. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Sphinx. On graduating he entered the U.S. Navy and flew Hellcats from carriers Bennington and Lexington. Following military service he spent 2 5 years with May Department Stores in Denver. He enjoyed fishing and golf and was a member of the Denver Country Club. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joan (Packard).

Earl Keith Russell died April 9,1999, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Earl grew up in suburban Chicago, attending Lake Forest Academy before entering Dartmouth. A member of Theta Delta Chi, he was active in tennis and swimming. Leaving for naval service prior to graduation, he later received an A.B. degree from Northwestern and a law degree from Chicago Kent College of Law. Moving to California in the fifties, he became a senior officer of Columbia Savings and Loan Association. He later formed his own property management and development company. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Margaret (McKnight), daughter Keitha, and son Kent '85.

Edwin Fuller Uhl died Nov. 8,1998. Ted came to Dartmouth from Central High School, Grand Rapids, Mch. He did not graduate and did not maintain contact with the College on leaving Hanover. He was living in Grand Rapids at the time of his death and had been a partner in the firm of Wheeler, Upham, Bryant & Uhl for many years. No information is available on kin.

1945

Jonathan Bursey died at his home in Bristol, Vt., on March 18, 1999, after a long illness. A native of Newfoundland, Canada, Jack was a wartime transfer, following ayear atMcGill University. Post-graduate studies at Boston University's College of Theology and Pastoral Care qualified him for fall membership in the Troy Conference of the United Methodist Church. He served in a number of rural parishes throughout Vermont over a period of 33 years, fulfilling a leadership role in church and community affairs. His special talents as a craftsman enabled him to organize popular church school workshops wherever he went. Living a rich life of nearly 90 years, the last 20 in Bristol, the Rev. Bursey leaves his wife of 62 years, Joyce, along with sons Basil, David, and Barry' 73.

Edward Irving Comins Jr. died March 10,1999, in Phoenix, Ariz., where he had lived since graduation from Tuck School in 1948. Ed's Dartmouth education was interrupted by WWII U.S. Army service of nearly three years, primarily in Europe. Ed was a member of Bones Gate/DTD. His Dartmouth Glee Club experience led to lifelong participation in the world-traveling Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix. His entire business career was in banking. After 36 years he retired in 1984 as assistant vice president of First Interstate Bank of Arizona. A former resident of the Dartmouth Club of Phoenix, Ed was single and a devoted son to his ailing mother. He leaves sister Priscilla Craig and brother Carleton.

1946

Robert E. Bogart died in Toledo, Ohio, June 9, 1999, after a brief battle with cancer. Bob entered Dartmouth but left Hanover to serve in the U.S. Army. As a sergeant in General George Patton's 3 rd Army, Sixth Infantry Division, he was gravely wounded during the battle to cross the Rhine near Metz, France. After a lengthy recovery he returned to Dartmouth to graduate in 1949. He was president of Phi Gamma Delta and a member of Green Key and Sphinx. Bob first worked for his father's appliance distribution business in sales, but in 1961 joined the fledglingXeroxCorp. as an account manager. He retired from Xerox having managed many key national accounts, including Ford Motor Company, Dana Corporation, and Owens-Corning. He is survived by wife Sally; children Susan, Robert Jr., Nancy, Steven, and Gregory, brother Homer, and 11 grandchildren.

1948

Roy Edmund Wilson came to Dartmouth in 1943 from Williamsville, N.Y. as a member of the V-12 program. He became a naval officer and commanded an LCI in the Pacific. After his release he returned to campus, joined Delta Upsilon, and majored in education. He taught high school for two years before being recalled for Korea. Roy remained in the navy and retired as a captain after 21 years. He then joined the staff of the National Archives and became commissioner for the Capital Region, spending ten years at that job. Retiring again to Florida, he became active in the Republican Party and represented Florida at the National Bicentennial Commission in 1987. He and Frannie moved to North Carolina in 1991 where he was active in many causes until taken by a brain tumor on May 13, 1999. She survives him, as do children Harry II and Carolyn. He was buried with fall military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

1949

Marshall Richard Blake diedonMarch 16,1999,inTruckee, Calif.. When Marshall was at the College his name was Richard Edward Raybold 111. A member of Sigma Nu and a skier, he had been a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot during the war and served again during the Korean War with the Nationalist Chinese air force. While stationed in Japan at that time he skied for the U.S .A.F. against the Japanese military team at Nagano. His career included teaching languages but skiing remained a principal activity. Marshall, who had had a son in 1951, was divorced. Two sisters and a brother survive.

Robert Christopher MacLaren of Houston, Texas, died on Nov. 26, 1998. He joined the class from Port Washington, N.Y., but did not graduate with us. The College has no information about his life or career or survivors.

1950

Terrance Francis Guider died April 7,1999, at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, N.Y. A long-time resident of Suffern, N.Y., Terry came to Dartmouth from Bennett High School in Buffalo, NY. Originally accepted to the class of 1949, his matriculation was delayed by service in the U.S. Army Air Corp during and after WWII. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Chi, lettered in cross country, and was a member of the track team. He graduated from Tuck School in 1952. His entire working career was spent with Otis Elevator in various sales and management positions. He served on the planning board of the Village of Suffern and the vestry of Christ Church of Ramapo, and coached youth baseball and hockey. He is survived by Mary, his wife of 46 years; sons Bill '75, John, and Alex; daughter Marianna; and five grandchildren.

1952

John W. Riggio died on May 22,1999, in Southampton, L.1., N.Y., of lung cancer. Jack went to dental school after Dartmouth at Georgetown University and then served in the U.S. Air Force in Panama. There he met his wife, Gilda, the daughter of the Peruvian ambassador. They moved to Port Jefferson, where Jack opened a practice and the couple raised their three sons. Jack later retired and moved to Southampton, where he built a painting studio and became a full-time artist. His paintings were diversified; tending to impressionism and abstraction. He loved the light and it reminded him of southern France. He began winning prizes 30 years ago with an oil called Tin Throne. His output was enormous. Toward the end, he started to do a lot beach scenes. He is survived by his family and an enormous quantity of wonderful works.

1953

Ralph Charlie Kahle died of cancer in Seattle, Wash., on Dec. 7,1998. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Scarsdale, N.Y., and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi at Dartmouth. Following graduation from Dartmouth Charlie attended Columbia University, where he received his M.B.A. in 1958. He then went to work for ESSO Standard Oil Cos. on Long Island, leaving ESSO in 1959 to take the position of area manager for Eurpac Service Cos. covering Japan, Okinawa, and Korea. In 1964 Charlie joined Omni Inc., a family-owned U.S. food and beverage producer, performing export marketing functions in the Far East for the next 30 years.

Rufos A. Tilden died on Dec. 18,1998, at his home in White Fish Bay, Wis., of a form of emphysema. Following graduation from Dartmouth, Ruf worked in sales for Grafis Brokerage Inc., specializing in food brokerage. Ruf was an AIl-American swimmer and was drafted by the New York Giants as a left-handed pitcher. He also was a nationally ranked badminton player, competing with the Midwestern Badminton Association. Following his death this association named a memorial tournament in his honor. While at Dartmouth, Ruf was on the swimming team and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Beverly, and sons Robert and Thomas. His son Matthew predeceased him.

1961

Jerome Earl Akin died Feb. 15, 1999, at Bethesda North Hospital in iMontgomery, Ohio. A chemical engineer, he was a vice president of Quantum Chemical Corp. in Cincinnati at the time of his death. At Dartmouth he was a chemistry major, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and a four-year member of the Newman Club and the Dartmouth Outing Club. He got his master's degree in engineering at the University of Arizona. During his career he designed and built chemical plants in Germany and England and worked for firms in the Unit- ed States. "I especially like to explore other culturestheir food, history, philosophy," Jerry wrote in our 25th Reunion book. He is survived by his wife, Marti Bergen-Akm, daughters Christine and Erika, son J. Eric, stepson Christopher, sisters Susan and Kathleen, and brother Dan.

Anthony John Oestreicher died May 3, 1999, of a heart attack. After a distinguished career as creative director for advertising agen- cies in New York and Chicago, he had recendy enjoyed working as a proposal writer for AT&T Solutions in New Jersey. During a visit to the class gathering at the Frost statue last fall on Dartmouth Night weekend, Tony explained that he had gotten out of the advertising business because "it was a young man's game." As an undergraduate, he majored in English literature, was a Phi Gam, played intramural hockey, and had a reputation as an extraordinary cocktail hour piano player. During the 1980s he returned often to Dartmouth, participating in two Alumni College programs and, on the weekend before our 25 th Reunion, witnessing the graduation of his daughter Lisa '86. Besides Lisa, he is survived by his wife, Georgette, daughter Cara Latham, son Jack, and brother David '52.

1962

David Ballard Armstrong died at his home in Rockville, Md., on June 29,1998, from cancer, David came to Dartmouth from Scarsdale, N.Y., and was an economics major. He played in the band, served on the interdormitoiy councilandthe Green Key Society, and was a brodier of Sigma Phi Epsilon. After college David attended Georgetown University Law School, graduating in 1965. He specialized in aviation law, having been a senior vice president and general counsel for Midway Airlines and more recently a partner in the Washington law firm of Ginsburg, Felman, and Bress. Surviving David are his wife of 33 years, Muriel, children Eleanor and Edward, father George, and brother Gerald.

William George Lutz died at his home in Rockville, Md., on Oct. 27, 1998, from lung cancer. Bill was a native of Floral Park, N.Y.,' and attended Dartmouth College for a while before entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1963. Bill served two tours in Vietnam. During his 30-year amy career, Bill's service included teaching engineering and management science at West Point and chairmanship of the physical evaluation board at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He retired with the rank of colonel. Bill earned a master's degree in operations research and systems analysis at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In the years after military retirement Bill ran a vending machine business. He is survived by his wife of seven years, Barbara, and children William and Tracie.

Don L. Miller died on Oct. 26, 1998, in Omaha, Neb., of renal failure. Don was an economics major at Dartmouth and worked as a financial analyst. In 1997 Don took an early retirement from his position as assistant vice president and securities manager for Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society, where he had worked 26 years. Don had been president of the Omaha-Lincoln Society of Financial Analysts and also was active in the National Fraternal Congress of America. Don is survived by daughters Valerie Miller and Dana Thelander, son Mark Thelander, as well as three grandchildren.

John Kent Morton died suddenly at home in Williamsburg, Va., on March 8, 1999. Kent came to Dartmouth from Menlo Park, Calif., and was active in many activities, including wrestling, interdormitory council, and the Green Key Society. He was a brother of Delta Upsilon and a member of Casque & Gauntlet. After graduating from Dartmouth Kent earned hisM.B.A. from Sanjose State University. Kent worked for many years for Eastman Kodak and retired from that company but later resumed work, becoming national account manager for Fuji Photo Film Inc. Kent was active in the United Way as well as in countless other civic and family activities. Surviving Kent are his wife of more than 36 years, Dianne; parents John and Mary; son J. C. and daughter-in-law Kim; daughter Mary Jane and son-in-law William; brother Thomas; sisters Jane and Martha; and four grandchildren.

Daniel Baran Radner of Chevy Chase, Md., diedonFeb. 13,1998, at George Washington Hospital, Washington, D.C., of cardiac arrest. Dan was a native of Honolulu and majored in economics at Dartmouth. After college Dan earned master's and doctoral degrees in economics at Yale. He worked for the government beginning in 1966, originally with the Commerce Department and later in the Social Security Administration. Dan's specialty was population income and wealth distribution with particular emphasis on the elderly. Dan is survived by his wife, Donna Lopatin Radner, with whom he shared more than 20 years of marriage, and brother Michael.

John E. Winchester II of Sudbury, Mass., died on Aug. 23, 1997, of cancer. John came to Dartmouth from Whittier, Calif., and was an engineering science major. He was a brother of Delta Kappa Epsilon. After college John earned an M.S.E.E. at Northeastern University in 1972 and pursued a career in engineering and computing. His nonvocational interests included sailing and skiing. He is survived by his daughter Amy and Cindy Orcutt, his companion of more than 16 years.

1967

John Vernon Keston Helfrich 111 came to the College as a National Merit Scholar from the Catonsville Senior High School in Baltimore, Md. At college he majored in mathematics. After graduation he served in the U.S. Navy then went on to earn a master's degree in marine biology from St. Mary's College. He taught high-school math and science in the early 19705. In 1975 moved to Cape Cod with the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory as a research administrator. John was a founding member of the Woods Hole Morris dance group. His passions included folk music, dance, acting, and cycling. Hedied unexpectedly ofa heart attack on Oct. 15,1998. John is survived by daughers Mariah and Sarah, parents Edith and J ohn, brother Robert, and sister Valerie.

1971

Theodore A. Kustermann diedonjuly 14,1997, of cancer. After attending St. John's Prep in Collegeville, Minn., Ted majored in French at Dartmouth. He had taught high-school French in the Heniy County, Ga., public schools since 1988. He was involved in Dartmouth alumni activity, having been a class agent in 1972 and 1985. Wife Beth survives him.

1992

Jill Alexandra Hopper of Avon, Conn, died March 17,1999, in Washington, D.C., of a pulmonary embolism. Jill was salutatorian of her Avon High School class. At Dartmouth she served as an undergraduate advisor, on the Class Council and the government steering committee. She completed an honors thesis, graduating cum laude. After a Bundestag Fellowship in Bonn and a teaching Fulbright in Chemnitz, Germany, Jill's exemplary academic career continued as a University Fellow at the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown, where she received an M.A. with honors. She completed the German Federal Chancellor's Fellowship in Berlin, and cofounded the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Germany. At the time of her death she was teaching and writing her Ph.D. dissertation at Georgetown. She leaves her parents, brother, and friends around the world.

Faculty

Hannah Thompson Croasdale a freshwater biologist and the first woman to become a tenured professor at Dartmoudi College, died July 27, 1999, at her home in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. She was 93. Her long career at Dartmouth was divided between research and teaching. She joined the staff of Dartmouth Medical School in 1935 as a research assistant and two years later became a technical assistant in the zoology department. She became an assistant professor in 1959, was given tenure in 1964, and became a lull professor in 1968. In 1971 she retired as a professor emeritus but continued to teach for seven years after her retirement and conducted research for another 20 years. Her specialty was phycology, the study of freshwater and marine algae, and she was recognized as an audiority on Arctic plant life.