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.

Walter Lawrence Kidde '24 • June 20 Harold Howard Beloin '29 • Aug. 14 William Reaume Bishop '32 • July 23 David William Russell '33 • July 24 Harry Ellis McCann '34 • Aug. 20 Dana Carroll Douglass '37 'July 30 Edward Francis Ryan '37 • July 25 Harry Otto Hoyt Jr. '40 • Aug. 16 Richard Thomas Wigginton '42 • June 13 Frank Edwin Williams '43 • July 20 Frederick Lorenz Hier '44 • Aug. 18 David Tilden Sanders '44 • Aug. 4 Robert Hardy Haffenreffer '45 • June 23 Wallace John Baker Jr. '46 • July 18 Richard John O'Haren '47 • June 23 Richard Harrison Small '47 • July 27 Arthur Richard Wilson '47 • July 23 John Francis Rnapp '50 • Aug. 5 William Stuart West '50 • Aug. 7 Charles T. Coffin '75 • Aug. 1 Jason Sheppard Greer '90 • July 27

1924

Walter Lawrence Kidde died June 20,1999. He had recendy been at the Andrus Retirement Community in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. He entered Dartmouth from Montclair (N.J.) High School and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduation he was in the Bell System and Western Electric for 19 years. On his father's deadi in 1943, he joined the two companies his father had founded, Walter Kidde Constructors and Walter Kidde & Co., manufacturers of fire-protection equipment and aerospace products. He was predeceased by his first wife, Ervine, and sons Kyle and Richard. He is survived by his second wife, Beatrice, and son Walter II. His hobbies were golf, sailing, and bridge, and he was a member of the Lawyers Club of N.Y.C., the Montclair Golf Club, Westhampton Country Club, and Westhampton Yacht Squadron. He was also an officer of the N.J. Welfare Council and on the board of Bonnie Brae Farm for Boys.

1930

Gene Jay Seagle died May 24,1999, at his home in Sixpack, Pa., of causes not available. He was born in New York City, and although he left Dartmouth early, obtained a master's degree from Columbia University. He started working on Wall Streetin 1934 and did market research for Gruntal & Co. from 1985 to 1994, when he started Tactics & Technics Consultants, which he ran out of his home. In 1934 he married Jessie Smith, who survives him, as do daughters Leslie Medina and Gail Brown, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

1931

John Michael Elliott of Sycamore, Ill., died on March 10, 1999. Coming to Dartmouth from West Chicago Community High School Jack majored in English and was a member of Phi Delta Theta and the Players. His business career included representing Ideal Industries Inc. of Sycamore, a manufacturer of electrical maintenance equipment, until retirement. Jack is survived by his wife, Lucy, and two daughters and one son and their families.

Sidney Solomon Rubin died on May 6, 1999, at the N.Y. Hospital of Queens. From New Utrecht High in Brooklyn Sid came to Dartmouth to major in history. He was a member of the varsity cross-country team and the Roundtable, and won The New York Times current events contest in 1928. Sid received his law degree from Columbia in 1934, and was moving along toward private practice when WW II intervened. After service in the U.S. Army Air Corps he went to Korea to take a legal job with the U.S. military government as a civilian. He then served as a member of the Property Claims Commission from 1947 through 1948, and since had been in private practice in New York City. Wife Edith and he became experts in ballroom dancing and won a big waltz contest in New York. Edith predeceased him, and he is survived by his second wife, Henrietta.

William Haunton Smith died on July 7, 1999, at the Bayside Medical Center in the Springfield, Mass., area. From South Hadley High and Williston Academy in Massachusetts Bill came to Dartmouth to major in economics. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta, the Ledyard Canoe Club, and the Winter Carnival show. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1933. His business career was in banking and investments, first with the trust department of the Hadley Falls Trust Co., as treasurer of the Springfield Institution for Savings, and lastly as president of the Holyoke Savings Bank until retirement in 1974. He was also active as treasurer of the Wesson Memorial Hospital and member of the finance committee of the Massachusetts Congregational Conference, the First Church of Christ, the Holyoke Canoe Club, and the Appalachian Mountain Club. His firstwife, Ross, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Alice, and three daughters and three stepdaughters and their families.

1933

James Charles DeHaven died of Alzheimer's disease on March 28, 1999. He came to Dartmouth from Allegheny High School in Glenshaw, Pa., was a member of the band, the Deutscher Studenten Verein, and Sigma Chi (Tabard). He received an M.S. at Carnegie Tech in 1935. As a chemical research engineer, he was employed by the Batelle Memorial Institute and the Rand Corp.; served on the California Air and Water Board under Governor Reagan; and for ten years worked as a consultant for the Netherlands government. His research covered a wide variety of subjects in the course of which he developed an analysis of blood and urine that could be programmed into a computer. His wife, Gladys, predeceased him, and he is survived by son William and daughter Wendy.

William Pinckard Forbes died in Lake Mary, Fla., on Feb. 27,1999. He prepared for Dartmouth at Chicago's Morgan Park Military Academy and was a member of Sigma Nu. He left Hanover before graduation and graduated from Babson Institute in 1932. He was employed by Foster-Forbes Glass Co. and subsequendy by DeMuth Glass Works. He served three years in the U.S. Army during WW 11. In retirement he moved to "six acres of woods and swamp with an old black dog and two retired greyhounds. "He devoted his time to raising and racing greyhounds, which he found thrilling and great fan but not profitable. His marriages ended in divorce. He is survived by daughters Nancy, Linda, Teresa, and Kathy.

David William Russell died on July 24, 1999 in Tequesta, Fla., of Alzheimer's. He came to Dartmouth from Red Bank (N.J.) High School and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa/KCK. He played squash and boxed and was a class agent and club president for many years. He began his business career with Standard Oil, then moved into transportation as owner of Boro Buses, Russell Oldsmobile Cadillac, and Central Jersey Mack Sales. He was a director of Merchants National Bank, a member of the local chamber of commerce, and served on the Shrewsbury (N.J.) Borough Council. He commanded a sub chaser in WW II. His first wife, Delphine, predeceased him, and he is survived by his wife, Jeann, and children Kenneth, Ronald, James, Jan, and Mchael.

John Trickey Jr. died in Milford, Pa., on July 1, 1999. He prepared for Dartmouth at Lynn (Mass.) Classical High School; was a member of The Dartmouth business board, the Interfraternity Council, and Theta Chi (Alpha Theta); and majored in Tuck School, where he took additional graduate courses. His early employment was as sales manager for Kendall Corp. in Walpole, Mass., for many yeare, then he served as executive vice president of Eaton-Dickman division of Knowlton Brothers for nearly 20 years, retiring in 1976. He was a board member of the Carlisle school district and the Blue Mountain Railroad of York County. He is survived by his wife, Edith, and children Susan Pinkham, Barbara Lampe, and John.

1934

Henry Osborne Allen died Aug. 12,1998, at his home in Hartland, Wis. Henry came to Dartmouth from Columbia High School in South Orange, N.J. He was a member of the varsity lacrosse team (undefeated in 1933) and Alpha Delta Phi, and his major was Tuck School. He also attended the Business Management School at New York University. He was production manager of Consolidated Laundries Corp. in New York City, plant industrial engineer for Continental Can Co., and then senior vice president of public affairs for the A.O. Smith Corp. He later became chairman, president, and director of Allen Management Inc. and Aura II Inc. and then financial vice president and director of Sorba Medical System Inc. He was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Milwaukee, director of Chenequa Country Club, and active in civic affairs. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, sons Jim and John, daughters Patti and Toni, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Charles Henry Armes died Feb. 9, 1999; the cause and place of death are unknown. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Western High School, Washington, D.C. At college he was an English major and member of Sigma Chi. After college he was chairman of Dartmouth's interviewing committee and chairman of recruiting in Baltimore, Md. In the business world he was with the Association of American Railroads, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Homelife Insurance Co. until retirement. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, daughter Carol Pitz, and sons Richard and Paul.

Chester Thomas Birch died Jan. 17, 1999,inPa1m Beach Gardens, Fla. "Chet" came to Dartmouth from Ossining (N.Y.) High School, was a member of Sphinx and Phi Gamma Delta, served as varsity golf captain, and majored in political science. After graduation he was with various advertising agencies in New York City and, except for five years spent in Cincinnati when he was vice president in charge of advertising for the Andrew Jergens Co., remained an Easterner and eventually became president of Dancer, Fitzgerald, and Sample handling such important accounts as Procter and Gamble, Borden Co., and Nestle. He retired to Chatham, Mass., and Tequesta, Fla., in 1967. He was an extraordinary amateur golfer who taught himself mastery of the game. He won the qualifying medal in his first tournament the 1930 Westchester Junior Championship. He is survived by son Bruce, daughter Susan Duffy; four grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.

Robert Knox Corwin of Dayton, Ohio, died of heart failure onNov. 4,1998. Bob came to Dartmouth from Oakwood (Ohio) High School; was a member of DKE, the Aegis, and TheDartmouth; and was an economics major. He received an LL.B. from the University of Michigan in 1938 and practiced general law his entire business life. He was an attorney for the U.S. Secretaries Office, for the U.S. Air Force, with law firms in Dayton, and finally as a partner in Frank, Thomas & Corwin and then Altick & Corwin. He was a trustee and secretary of Woodland Cemetery Association and president of the Dayton Bar Association, the Dayton Lawyers Club, and the Oakwood board of education. He entered the air corps as a private in March 1941 and rose to the rank of captain in April 1945, receiving several medals, ribbons, and meritorious awards. He leaves his wife, Kathleen, and children Dorothy, Thomas '68, and William.

1935

John Charles Kingery died May 7,1999. Jack came to Dartmouth from New Trier High School. As an undergraduate he joined Alpha Delta Phi, majored in economics, and was merchandising manager of The Dartmouth. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and after graduating he went to the University of Michigan, where he earned a master's degree in economics. He worked for 36 years at R.R. Donnelley & Sons in Chicago, becoming vice president for sales. In retirement he worked with the Chicago Crusade of Mercy managing loaned executives. His wife, Betty, predeceased him, and he is survived by daughter Lucinda Lenhardt, brother James, and grandsons David and Brian.

Charles Francis Nayor died at Massachusetts General Hospital on jan. 16,1999, of pneumonia. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Brookline (Mass.) High School, and as an undergraduate he majored in political science and was active in campus life, being elected to Green Key and serving as business manager of The Pictorial. He graduated from HarvarLaw School and was a member of several bar associations during his 52 years of active legal practice, during which he earned a distinguished reputation as a trial attorney in both Boston and New York. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. In 1959 he married Phyllis Ponn, who survives him, as does daughter Nancy and two sisters.

1936

Robert E. Bennett died March 18,1999, of Alzheimer's. He was a chemistry major, an M.D. (Tufts Medical), and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Worcester Memorial Hospital. Somehow this left him time to be moderator of his church, as well as its organist, and instructor in celestial navigation for the Power Flotilla, which seems appropriate. On dry land he was a good golfer; a member of the Worcester Players Club, the local Shakespeare club; and a talented maker of fine furniture and musical instruments. He kept a low profile at College but quickly achieved prominence in his profession and community. He stayed married to the samgirl (Roz) for 57 years. He leaves his wife, three sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and 2,000 others who have particular reason to be indebted to him: He delivered them.

Paul Guibord diedjuly 12,1999. Those of you who didn't know what Paul was doing when he was not playing Ail-American hockey or tennis, as general agent for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., he was running a $20-million business in life insurance and a $21-million business in group insurance. This brought him many business community and public service awards, for which his College shared credit. But what put the gloss on his career was a commendation from the secretary of the navy for his work in naval combat intelligence, and his subsequent efforts to help Dwight Eisenhower become President. Nixon, too. Paul was somewhat reticent about all this. We will miss him.

John Alois Matzinger died Jan. 27, 1999. In our time he was both an athlete and a scholar, with varsity letters in football, baseball, and track, and a B.S. in economics. After graduation he started with Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, where he learned how to outfit both himself and others in the menswear business. He parlayed this experience into the ownership of the oldest established men's furnishings salon in San Diego. Football by then had given way to golf, at which he was just as good, and San Diego lost out to La Jolla, where in his later years he was known as the "Unofficial Mayor." During our war he commanded a squadron of PT boats in the Pacific, to the intense discomfiture of the Japanese. We can be as proud that he was our classmate as his family is of his multileveled career and accomplishments.

1939

Robert Hart Kwis died Aug. 8, 1998, of a respiratory disease in Augusta, Ga., where he was living, the College has recently learned. Bob entered Dartmouth from Roosevelt High School in the Bronxville, NY, and left Dartmouth in the spring of 1938 to spend four years in the army as a GI, including half a year at Cornell studying the Italian military government. He also spent some time at George Washington University and Washington & Lee. He worked for Sterling Drug in the late forties and fifties and briefly with Colgate Palmolive Co. and Canada Life Assurance Co. In 1960 he worked with J. Strickland & Co. of Memphis, Tenn., manufacturers of cosmetics and toiletries. He is survived by his wife, Anne, and sons Stephen and David.

William Melvin Means died on April 11, 1999, of unknown causes. Bill came to Dartmouth from Concord (N.C.) High School for freshman year, after which he went back down South to Davidson College, where he played on the varsity basketball team and was graduated in 1940. He taught public relations at Davidson immediately after graduation as well as coaching the basketball team. He spent 34 years in sales and management with Harcourt Brace Jovanich publishers. He retired in 1984. Bill was apparendy a lifetime bachelor and had no kin we know of.

Edwin J. Robinson Jr. of Edina, Minn., died on May 19, 1999. Ed had been graduated from Shorewood (Wis.) High School in 1933 and attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee for two years before coming to Dartmouth. He majored in zoology, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated cum laude. In 1942 he enlisted in Cornell Medical School field hospital as a lab technician before being transferred to Ft. Benning, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant, infantry, in 1943. He was a platoon leader in the 87th Division before being captured in the Ardennes. He earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in biology with a specialty in parasitology in 1949 from New York University and was commissioned in the U.S. Public Health Service, serving in malaria control in Burma and in communicable disease research in Georgia until leaving in 1954 to teach biology at Kenyon College and Macales'ter College. He is survived by wife Marie, six children, and six grandchildren.

1940

Julian Gus Blass died May 22, 1999 in Little Rock, Ark. He came to Dartmouth from Little Rock High School, majored in history, and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. During WW II he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He was president of the family business of Guss Blass Cos., until it was sold, and then served as a director of the Commercial National Bank for 25 years. He was Dartmouth's area enrollment director for more than 35 years, interviewing most of the applicants from Arkansas. He is survived by his wife, Clarice, daughter Elizabeth Jean Blass-Smith, her husband, and two grandchildren.

Marshall Lee Brekke died May 29,1999, in San Diego, Calif. Brek came to Dartmouth from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Freshman Glee Club, and Flying Club. During WW II he spent five years in the U.S. Navy advancing from ensign to lieutenant commander in sub-chaser duty and underwater demolition. Brek retired in 1979 after 25 years with Kentile Corp. He was on the admissions committee interviewing in Denver, Kansas City, and Milwaukee for Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Lynn, and daughters Linda and Dana.

Harry O. Hoyt Jr. died Aug. 16, 1999, in Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., after a short illness. Harry came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy; majored in economics; and was a member of Psi Upsilon, Dragon, Vigilantes, freshman basketball, and freshman track During WW II he was in the army infantry. Harry was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Cos. for 40 years, retiring as senior vice president of the group division. He had worked for the Met in St. Louis, Boston, Detroit, and New York City. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette, daughters Holly Novell and Linda Hoyt, and son Harry "Jack" III.

Lewis Houghton Lambert died Oct. 3, 1998. Lew came to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy and majored in chemistry-zoology. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Dartmouth Undergraduate Scientific Society, and The Players. He then received his M.B.A. from Wharton School of Finance and was employed by Westinghouse Electric before joining the army. Following WWII Lew attended Tufts College, and after receiving his M.D. he was an intern and resident at Mary Hitchcock Hospital. He moved to Sacramento, Calif., and beginning in 1966, spent four years establishing a hospital in Saudi Arabia. Lew is survived by his wife, Marlene, six children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

1941

Karl deSchweinitz Jr. died April 17, 1999, in Evanston, Ill., after a struggle with Alzheimer's. At Dartmouth Karl was a member of Bones Gate/DTD and a varsity soccer player. After wartime service in the army he attended Yale and earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1949. He then began a long career in teaching at Northwestern University and was professor emeritus of economics when he retired there in 1988. Karl is survived by his wife, Margery, and three daughters.

Arthur Ross Hills died June 28, 1999, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Art played varsity tennis and squash as an undergraduate, attended Tuck School, and was a member of Bones Gate/DTD. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was wounded at Saipan during WW II. He was a C.P.A. partner at C.F.Rittenhouse in Boston and then became a partner of the accounting firm of Touche Ross before retiring in 1986. Art was a lifelong volunteer for worthy causes and served in an executive capacity in the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, the Upper Valley Hostel, and the Hospice of the Upper Valley. He served Dartmouth as Alumni Councilor, head agent, and class treasurer. He was married to Elizabeth Trott in 1972 and in 1986 they settled in Hanover. Two earlier marriages had ended with the deaths of Art's wives. He is survived by Libby, five step-daughters, and sons Jeffrey '67, Gerald '68, and Andrew '72.

Robert Arthur Nicholson died March 13, 1999, in a nursing home in Dennis, Mass., as a result of emphysema. Bob did not graduate from Dartmouth, but finished his studies at Cornell in 1942. No farther information is available.

1943

Frederic Ahlborn McCrae died June 17,1999, in Ft. Myers, Fla., after a lengthy illness. Ted grew up on Long Island, attending Hempstead High School before entering Dartmouth. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in China and India during WW II. For many years he was production manager for the William Morris Publishing Co. He traveled widely and studied at the Sorbonne, Oxford, and Cambridge. Living on Sanibel Island in recent years, Ted was interested in orchids and bridge. A lover of live acting he was an avid theatergoer. No next-of-kin information is available.

1944

Nolan Paul Benner Jr. died Dec. 26, 1998, after being stricken while swimming in St. Croix, where he was on vacation. A native of Allentown, Pa., "Buss" was a member of Sigma Nu and graduated in 1943 in the accelerated wartime program. He served for three years during WW II as a supply officer in the navy, with duty in the Pacific. After the war he worked in investments and other small businesses before founding a series of regional insurance agencies in 1958. He sold his business interests in 1980 and spent the rest of his life pursuing his artistic bent. He was a director of a number of museums and art institutions and exhibited widely. His paintings are also in many private collections. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, two daughters, a sister, and six grandchildren.

Robert Carpenter Colwell died Aug. 16, 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 WW II, then returned to Hanover to graduate in 1947. He soon joined the family insurance firm and over the years served as a director, vice president, and secretary. He became president in 1967. Bob was active in community affairs and social and insurance organizations and received the highest award given by an insurance association. His first wife died in 1963 and his second died in 1984. He is survived by his fiancee, three children, five grandchildren, and cousin Larry "Ted" Colwell '44.

Charles Edward Foster a retired director in the graphic arts business and an active breeder of pug dogs, died of cancer Dec. 23, 1997, at his home in Warren, Vt. Chuck came to Dartmouth from Montclair, N.J., and was a member of Beta Theta Pi before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in July 1942. He was a gunner on B-29s and logged more than 1,000 combat hours in the ChinaBurma-India theater, earning a distinguished flying cross, an air medal, two oak leaf clusters, and five battle stars. He went into the gas and oil exploration business after the war and into printing materials in the mid-fifties. After his second marriage in 1986, he and his wife Joan, began raising and showing pug dogs. Chuck is survived by Joan; three children by his first marriage, including Mark '72; four stepchildren; and a brother John '58.

Richard Taylor Murchie a resident of Naples, Fla., died Dec. 17, 1998. Dick came to Dartmouth from the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi. In April 1943, Dick left the College to report to the Navy. Achieving the rank of lieutenant, he served aboard a destroyer escort doing convoy duty in both the North Atlantic and the Pacific. Returning to Dartmouth in the summer of 1946, he completed his degree in February 1947. In March of that same year he joined Sieling and Jarvis Corp., a ship brokerage firm in N.Y.C. that he would eventually head and own. Dick traveled throughout Europe and Asia arranging charters of tankers. Predeceased by his wife, Jean, Dick is survived by a son, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

1945

Huber Henry Heintzelman a long-term member of the class executive committee, died of cancer May 3, 1999, at his home in Bethesda, Md. As a student at Dartmouth, he entered the army in WW II, serving briefly with a field artillery unit and later with the Office of Strategic Services. After postwar graduation from Dartmouth and a master's degree in English from Columbia University, Henry worked for 26 years for the CIA. During his career he served as an analyst with the Southeast Asia desk and became a branch and division chief. He also edited the "President's Daily Brief," an intelligence report compiled by the CIA, and was the recipient of the agency's Career Intelligence Medal. His wife, Rosalie, died in 1995. He is survived by daughter Katherine Heintzelman '76, sons Roger and Karl, brother Richard, and four grandchildren.

Paul Sylvan Newman "King of the Comic Book Writers," died of a heart attack May 30,1999, in Columbia, Md. After emrolling at Dartmouth, Paul served in three theaters during WWH, then returned to Hanover, where he was active in Green Key, the Jack-O-Lantern, and the Dartmouth Players. It was as a homework assignment that he wrote the first original play staged by the Dartmouth Players. Starting in 1947, his prodigious writing'career produced more than 4,100 stories, in every comic-book genre from humor to horror, from romance to science fiction. He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most prolific comicbook writer of all time. His talent extended to five syndicated comic strips, in addition to film documentaries, screenplays, and TV sketches for such stars as Boris Karloff. He is survived by his wife, Carol, son Peter, daughter Lisa, two grandchildren, three stepdaughters, and five step-grandchildren.

John Frederick Scholer died at his home in Atherton, Calif., June 22, 1999, after a 20-year battle with cancer. Jack left Dartmouth in 1942 to enter the U.S. Army Air Force and served as a navigator. Postwar graduation from Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins Medical School led to internships at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and at the Mayo Clinic. Moving to California in 1956, Jack joined the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, where he founded the nuclear medicine department. An internist with a profound respect for human life, he served on die Stanford Hospital staff, specializing in endocrinology, until his retirement in 1993. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; daughters Susanna and Sarah, sons John and Thomas, two step-daughters, and ten grandchildren.

1947

John Jason Anthony of Chatham, Mass., died Nov. 22,1997. He participated in the Marine V-12 program at Dartmouth, ending up as a second lieutenant. Following his war service, he graduated with a B.S. in engineering sciences at Thayer. He was recalled for the Korean War, ending up as a first lieutenant. After WW II he worked for the M.A. Reidy Co. in Boston from 1946 to 1950. After Korea he started work for General Electric at Lynn, Mass. During a leave of absence he earned his M.B.A. from Harvard in. 1955, after which he returned to Lynn. He was subsequently transferred to Philadelphia as an expert in technology marketing. He was a member of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Harvard Club of Boston. His other interests included his church, sailing, swimming, Elderhostels, and civic activities. He leaves his wife, Dorothy, sons John Jr. and Robert, daughters Janet Spencer and Judith Anthony, and six grandchildren.

Lynn Hammond Knapp died in Framingham, Mass., March 6, 1999, and was buried at Pine Knoll Cemetery, Hanover, N.H. At Dartmouth Lynn was active in The Dartmouth, D.O.C., and the Flying Club; a member of Pi Lambda Phi; and in the U.S. Marine V-12 unit during his early years. Graduating from Dartmouth in 1947, he had a "special" major, with an emphasis on mathematics. For many years he worked for General Electric in four states, ending up in Massachusetts. He also worked for BASF Systems as a quality control engineer, for RCA, and for Helix. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II and Korea, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corp reserves. He was an assistant class agent and was active in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and as a computer lab volunteer and Boy Scout leader. He leaves his wife, Joyce, sons Jeffrey and Kenneth, daughter Rebecca, two grandchildren, and four brothers. Two daughters predeceased him.

Palmer Wilson Townsend died Oct. 26,1998, at his home in Morris Plains, N.J. Palmer was raised in New York City and served in the navy during WW II, ending up as an ensign. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1947, where he majored in chemistry. After Dartmouth he obtained a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Columbia University. He was employed by Air Reduction Co. and Allied Chemical; later he was a self-employed consultant in chemicals and plastics. He was a member of the Association of Consulting Chemists & Chemical Engineers. He was also a member of the choir of Stanley Congregational Church of Morris Plains. Survivors include his wife, Helen; daughters Janet, Martha, Amy, and Rebecca; son Andrew; sister Janet; and six grandchildren.

1948

Alvin H. Battison died Nov. 19, 1998, in Binghamton, N.Y. A native of Windsor, Vt., Al was a machinist, draftsman and junior engineer before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in WW II. Upon discharge he came to Dartmouth and majored in education. After three years teaching school he joined IBM Corp. and remained there until retirement in 1981, rising to be a senior associate engineer in developing engineering. He held several U.S. patents. He was a life member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Active in veteran affairs, he commanded his local post and served in many activities. A ham radio operator for more than 60 years, Al was also an antique auto enthusiast. He held a private pilot's license. Not many of us knew him well as he was ten years older and lived off campus for his entire time at Dartmouth. Survivors include his wife, Lois, and daughters Judith, Janice, and Joan.

Thomas Augustus Gallant died Aug. 11, 1998, of bone cancer. He came from Wooster School to Dartmouth in March 1944 in the V-5 (Naval Air Cadet) class and remained in the service until June 1946. Returning to campus in fall 1946, he majored in history and was a member of the Dartmouth Corinthian Yacht Club. After graduation he returned to his native Fort Wayne, Ind., to work principally in the insurance business until retirement. He participated in community and church activities. Tom is survived by his wife and daughter Melissa.

Richard Sydney Ruggles who spent one of his last afternoons making calls for the Alumni Fund, died June 13,1999. Dick lucked out in having the navy send him to Hanover in 1943 in the V-12 program and he returned to finish up with our class. On campus he was a psychology major and a member of Delta Upsilon, band, and the Interfraternity Council. Following graduation he returned to his native Virginia and personnel work for five years before going to Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and the active Presbyterian ministry in 1956, serving three churches until 1981. He then became administrator of two Presbyterian homes until his retirement in 1987. Dick belonged to whatever Dartmouth club was nearest, served as a class agent for many years, and returned to Hanover almost every year. He is survived by his wife, Martha, and daughters Frances and Martha.

1949

Jonathan Robert Jenkins of Frostburg, Md., died June 30,1999. "Jenks" came to Dartmouth from Beall High School and St. Christopher's Prep in Richmond. He played outstanding football and in 1948 was selected for the All-New England team and the All-Eastern team and was captain of the North team during the Blue-Gray game of 1949. Nicknamed "Meathooks" for his outstanding strength, he went on to play with the Baltimore Colts as both an offensive and defensive tackle. While at Dartmouth he was a member of both Sphinx and Sigma Chi. He was associated with his father and brothers in the coal business and was a member of the board of directors of the Jenkins Development Cos. of Frostburg. His many business ventures included founding the Au-Petit-Paris Restaurant dealing in real estate. He is survived by his wife, Joan, stepdaughter Bettye, stepsons Jimmy and Bobby, six grandchildren, and three sisters.

1953

George S. Hutchins Jr. died of cancer J an. 15,1999, at his home in York, Maine. "Hutch" left Dartmouth in 1952 to serve in the U.S. Army. Following two years in the army, including service in Korea, he entered the University of New Hampshire, graduating with honors in 1956. He then attended Boston University Law School and was awarded a J.D. in 1960. Hutch practiced law in the York area for more than 20 years, during which he served on the York board of selectman and as the first assistant York County attorney. In 1987 he retired from his law practice and skippered his four-foot ketch on charters in York and in the Virgin Islands. While at Dartmouth Hutch played football and was a member of Psi U. He is survived by his wife, Melinda, son George III, and twin daughters Karen and Priscilla.

Robert G. Kendall Jr. died of cancer at home in Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 21, 1998. Bob was a long-time automobile dealer and community activist in the Northwestern United States. He started with a Ford dealership in Seattle in 1956, rising to the position of northwest field manager. In 1971 he started his own Chevrolet dealership in Vancouver, serving as president for the next 27 years before selling the dealership to GM. In 1989 Bob and his wife, Joanne, established Open House Ministries, a homeless shelter in a former boarding house. Primarily through their efforts, a new 107-bed shelter opened nearby in 1991. Bob served on the board of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington and was a commissioner for the Port of Vancouver. At Dartmouth he was a member of the AD fraternity. Bob is survived by wife Joanne, two daughters, two sisters, and two grandchildren.

1956

Arthur Theodore Katz died April 1,1999, in New York City Hospital, of cancer. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and sons Steven, Paul, and John. Artie came to Dartmouth from Southside High School in Rockville Center, N.Y., where he lived nearly all his life. He majored in English, was in the honors program, and spent his senior year at the Tuck School. He was involved in many activities at Dartmouth, including service as president of Pi Lamda Phi. The first part of his business career was spent in the garment industiy, where he served as president of Holbrook Shirt Co. and later as a senior executive at the Enro Corp. He then moved into the commercial realestate industry in New York, where he enjoyed a successful second career. He will be sorely missed by his many lifelong Dartmouth friends.

1958

Henry Wellington Bland died March 21, 1999, of arteriosclerosis in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Hank entered the College from Hillsboro High School in Nashville, Tenn. He left Dartmouth after his freshman year and completed his degree at Vanderbilt University. He spent his entire career in the insurance industry as a marketing representative and, for a time, as an independent agent. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. Hank was an avid sportsman and loved hunting and fishing and the change of the seasons. An athlete throughout his life, his declining health in recent years made him more of a spectator of basketball, tennis, and golf. His wife, Frances, four daughters, a son, and eight grandchildren survive.

1959

Rupert Canisius Schneider died early this summer, exact date not known. Rupert, a member of the DKE house, will be remembered by many of us as a fierce competitor in basketball and rowing. After graduating from Dartmouth, Rupert graduated from the University of Montana School of Law, leaving Brooklyn and the East in favor of the Rocky Mountains. He leaves behind his wife, Sharron; sons Mchael '83, Stephen, and Robert; and daughters Margaret and Star Lynn. Rupert also leaves behind his former wife, Mary. For those who want to communicate with Sharron, the address is Trailer 233,62 SW. Humboldt St., Battle Mountain, NV 89820-2616.

Robert Donald Walker died March 2 9,1999. While at Dartmouth Robert was a member of Zeta Psi. He later obtained a J.D. from U.C.L.A. in 1962. He went on to practice law in the Pasadena, Calif., area. Robert leaves his wife, Shirley, sons Michael and William, and daughter Catherine.

Michael Judson Williams died of leukemia March 25, 1999, in El Paso, Texas. After graduation from Thayer in 1960, Mike received anM.BA. from Case Western Reserve in 1963. Amember of Beta Theta Pi while at Dartmouth, Mike was president of Gross Manufacturing Corp. in El Paso. Mike leaves behind his wife, Nan, daughters Kathryn and Lynn, and son Michael.

1963

Peter M. Stern a labor lawyer who devoted much to the Jewish and Dartmouth communities, died May 14, 1999, in Philadelphia, Pa. Stern graduated from University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was partner in the law firm of Blank, Rome, Comisky, and McCauley before establishing his own practice in Philadelphia. He resided in Narberth, Pa. Stem served on the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and was a past president of Federation Day Care Services. As a Dartmouth alumnus, Stem was a member of the National Resource Development Program and Campaign for Dartmouth Leadership Committee. He also served as fraternity/sorority agent and had been secretaiy for both the class of '63 and the Dartmouth Club of Philadelphia. As an undergraduate Stern was a member of Green Key and the Inter-Dormitory Council. He held a class of' 26 Fellowship and was a brother of Pi Lambda Phi. Stern is survived by his wife, Lillian, daughter Karen Rosen, son Daniel, and two grandchildren.

1964

Lee Kenneth Foote died in a traffic accident Jan. 14, 1999, in Lancaster, Pa. While at Dartmouth Lee was a member of the football, hockey, and tennis teams; was active in the Dartmouth Outing Club; and was a brother of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He received his M.B A from Columbia in 1965 and for a number of years was employed by E.I. DuPont as a financial analysis and manager. He was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Delaware, serving as secretary, treasurer, and president. He was also active in the community, serving as chairman of the Kennett Township audit committee and as president of the Chester County Skating Club, the Vicmead Hunt Club, and the Delaware Curative Workshop. He is survived by daughters Beverly and Allison and son David.

1971

Henry Randall Allen died Dec. 20, 1998, in Hartford, Conn., of cancer. Mentored by Professor Frank Smallwood, Henry went on to get his master's in public administration from U.N.C. at Chapel Hill in 1974. After holding the assistant town manager's position Wilson, N.C., and Newington, Conn., Henry went to Wethersefield in 1981, where he became the youngest town manager in Connecticut. He joined the law firm of Updike, Kelly, and Spellacy as business manager in 1986. While at Dartmouth Henry was a member of Ledyard Canoe Club, The Film Society, D.E.C., and U.S. Army ROTC. Henry was a tireless volunteer, a natural organizer and leader, and a dedicated supporter of the community. In Wethersfield he served as chairman of the housing authority, founder of the Friends of the Charter, and trustee of the endowment at First Church of Christ. Henry is survived by his wife, Patricia, son Geoffrey, daughter Julia, mother Maria, and sister Heather.

Gregory W. Taylor died July 11, 1999, at U.C.L.A. Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Greg, an English major who included WDCR among his Dartmouth activities, began his career in New York as a company manager with the AMAS Repertory Company. He then moved on to the Phoenix Repertory as an assistant company manager and worked with such notable figures as Harold Prince, Glenn Close, and Joan Van Ark. He later relocated to Los Angeles and worked in the publicity department at Lorimar Television (now Warner Bros.) for four years on series such as Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, and the miniseries The Two Mrs. Grenvilles and Lace. Greg retired last year from The Walt Disney Co. as vice president of publicity, having overseen campaigns for HomeImprovement, Golden Girls, and The Magical World ofDisney, among others. He is survived by his mother, Laura, and life partner John Moll.