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.

Frederick Newton Blodgett '25 . June 17 Louis Cowles Conant '26 • June 2 Herrick Findley Norcross '26 • unavailable Richard Sugden Sagendorph '26 • May 2 William Burdett Crane Jr. '27 • Oct. 17, 1998 Lionel Clark Gore '27 • May 23 Hsi-Jui Shen '28 • Feb. 24, 1996 Alfred Page Downing '29 • unavailable Philip Edgar Fitzpatrick '29 • June 11 Armer Lloyd Johnson '29 • April 30 Irving Milton Levitas '29 • May 27 Kenneth Murdo Macnair '29 • March 16 Francis Servis Wilson '29 • March 31 Carl William Haffenreffer '30 • May 26 Pierre Victor Heftier '30 • May 28 Robert Miller Marr '30 • April 4 Richard Leon Royce '30 • May 7 George Osborn Bliss '31 "Jan. 27 John Michael Elliott '31 • March 10 Nicholas Bowden Oleksiw '31 • Sept. 7, 1998 George Sterling Coxon '32 • May 16, 1998 George Porter Hill '32 • March 25 James Dennis North '32 • May 28 Nathan Henry Wentworth '32 • March 25 James Charles DeHaven '33 • March 28 William Pinckard Forbes '33 • Feb. 27 Kenneth Borden Jacques '33 • March 19 Robert Knox Corwin '34 • Nov. 4, 1998 John Charles Kingery '35 • May 7 William Henry Hall '36 • June 23 William Lehner Hoffmann '36 • May 22 John Donald MacNeary '36 • Feb. 13 Thomas David Duff' 37 • June 10 Carl L.N. Erdman '37 • April 23 James Winslow Hathaway '37 • Jan. 22 Walter Frederick Heer '37 • March 24 Harry Robert Marschalk '37 • April 4 William Ross Lansberg '38 • March 16 Charles Richard Perryman '38 • March 29 Henry Harwood '39 • May 7 Archie Pratt Mallon '39 • May 22 William Melvin Means '39 • April 11 Edward Phillips Wells '39 • June 6 Lewis Houghton Lambert '40 • Oct. 3, 1998 David Waldegrave Leake '40 • Nov. 1, 1998 John Morris Manley '40 • June 18 Peter Joseph Shedden '40 • April 29 Karl de Schweinitzjr. '41 • April 17 Arthur Ross Hills '41 • June 28 Anthony Peter Nanos '41 • July 24 Robert Arthur Nicholson '41 • March 13 Richard Longstreet Rugen '42 • April 23 William Roth Thompson '42 • March 18 Ormand Norman Birkland '43 • Jan. 1 Earl Keith Russell '43 • April 9 Jonathan Bursey '45 • March 18 Edward Irving Comins '45 • March 10 Huber Henry Heintzelman '45 • May 3 Paul Sylvan Newman '45 • May 30 Louis Lee Abbott '46 • January Robert Ellis Bogart '46 • June 9 Thomas Rodney Cochran '46 • April 3 Paul Chapman Kintzing '46 • March 12 William Francis Donahue '47 • Jan. 16 Russell Danforth Foster '47 • May 13 Edward John Grady Jr. '47 • May 20 James Malcolm Holway '47 • June 21 Lynn Hammond Knapp '47 • March 6 Vincent Harvey Prendeville '47 • May 29 Leland Bourke Welch '47 • June 1Thomas A. Gallant '48 • Aug. 11,1998 Richard S. Ruggles '48 • June 13Roy E. Wilson '48 • May 13 Terrance Francis Guider '50 • April 7 John Alec Marson '50 • July 27,1998 Charles C. Knudson Jr. '52 • March 17 John W. Riggio '52 • May 17Henry C. Sperka '52 • June 3 George E. Davies '53 • April 16Peter J. Gartland '53 'June 23 Douglas Alan Glasgow '54 • 1996 Ruel Stevenson Smith '54 • Feb. 15Loring Thompson Yates '54 • March 28 Arthur Anderson '55 • March 6 Daniel Sargent Codman Jr. '56 • June 9 George Smart Jobson '56 • Feb. 8 Henry Wellington Bland '58 • March 21Robert Donald Walker '59 • March 29 MichaelJudson Williams '59 • March 25 Anthony John Oestreicher '61 • May 3 Peter Michael Stern '63 • May 14Richard Stockwell Bettes '74 • May 13Leo Park '97 • April 20

1922

Leonard E. Morrissey Sr. died Oct. 30,1998,at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, N.H. After graduation he went to work for New England Telephone Co., working in various management positions in Boston and surrounding areas until retiring in 1964. He was class secretary from 1956 to 1996; named Secretary of the Year in 1970; recipient of the Alumni Award in 1974; past president of the Upper Valley Dartmouth Club; and a Dartmouth track meet official from 1965 to 1984. He was one of the founders of the Aquinas House Catholic Student Center at Dartmouth, and was trustee and overseer there from 1957 to 1995.He had a lifelong interest in Irish lore, history and literature, and was a frequent user of Baker and Howe libraries. He took frequent trips to Ireland. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; Leonard Jr., John, and Charles; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

1925

James C. Martin diedjan. 31,1999. He graduated from Thayer School of Engineering in 1926. He worked for the Del E. Webb Construction Co. of Phoenix, Ariz., for 12 years and Utah Construction of San Francisco for 14 years. He leaves a wife, Kathleen, and sons James and Paul.

1929

Kenneth Murdo Macnair died on March 16,1999, at Hendersonville, N.C. He belonged to Theta Chi and majored in economics. He was a finance officer for Western Electric Co. in Washington, D.C., New Haven, and New York City. He lived in Rockwell Center, Long Island, and retired to Hendersonville, where he was active in church and hospital work. He loved his piano playing, bridge, and being with people. His wife, Sally, died before him. He leaves daughters Sally Kent and Janet Price, brother Evan, and numerous grandchildren.

1930

Robert Miller Marr died at La Posida Healthcare in Green Valley, Ariz., on April 4,1999. He came to Dartmouth from Lakewood (Ohio) High School and later graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He married Liela West, who predeceased him, in May 1934. He was commissioned in the U.S. Army in 1943 and assigned to the office of strategic services, where he served until the end of the war, when he was then assigned to the Foreign Service and served in Paris, France, and Pretoria, South Africa, as well in the Foreign Service Inspection Corps. His last post was in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from which he retired as counselor of embassy. He served as class and club treasurer and as class secretary. He is survived by his sister, Katherine Turde, and two nieces.

1931

George Osborn Bliss died on Jan. 27,1999, at die Jupiter Medical Center in Tequesta, Fla. Oz came to Dartmouth from Deer-field-Shields High School in Highland Park, Ill. He majored in economics and was a member of Zeta Psi, Green Key, and Dragon. He was a head usher at our commencement. He had served the College as class agent for the Alumni Fund in 1987 and as regional agent from 1991 on. From 1931 through 1979 Oz was an insurance broker with the firm Childs and Wood in Chicago. He had been a member of the Union League Club of Chicago and of the Riverbend Golf Club. His civic contributions from his residence in Wilmette, 111., were many to Community Chest, Red Cross, and his church. After retirement in 1979, he and his wife, Jean, moved to Tequesta. Oz is survived by his wife, son Henry, and daughter Lelia.

Nicholas Bowen Olesiw died on Sept. 7,1998. Nick came to Dartmouth from Wyoming Seminary in Shamokin, Pa., to major in economics, and he was a member of Theta Chi. After college he obtained his M.B.A. from Harvard Business in 1933. He began his vocational career with B. Altman & Cos. in New York, then was associated with Macy's, where he became treasurer, secretary, and a member of the board of directors. He was transferred to Macy's California in 1949, continuing with them until retirement. He had also held an interim position for a short time in 1947 as treasurer of the William Hengerer Cos. in Buffalo. With family he had resided in the fast-growing region south of San Francisco, his last address having been in San Carlos. His wife, Virginia, predeceased him, but he is survived by daughters Alexandra, Marion Rose, Susan Anne, and Jane Marie.

1932

Oscar Augustus Noyes Jr. of Mount Dora, Fla., died March 26,1999. The cause and place of death are not available. He majored in English and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and after graduation he attended a business school for a year and then entered the insurance business. In WWII he served as a naval lieutenant and following the war he returned to the field of insurance in Marblehead, Mass., and then to Cape Elizabeth, Maine. He was active in many community affairs and enjoyed fishing and photography and camping in the National Parks of the West. He moved to Florida in 1978. Surviving are his wife Janet, sons Peter and Lawrence, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

Nathan Henry Wentworth died March 25,1999, from renal failure. Bo was on both freshman and varsity football and hockey teams, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude with highest distinction in history. He entered the insurance business in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Spain before WWII, and during the war he served in the OSS in Algeria, Corsica, and with the U.S. Seventh Army in France. Bo rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and received the French Croix de Guerre. After the war he returned to the Continental Insurance Co., where he ultimately became the CEO. While in New York he served on several bank boards of directors as well as for charitable organizations. He was predeceased by daughter Linda and is survived by his wife of 62 years, Virginia, and grandchildren Jonathan and Virginia.

1933

Wesley Hall Beattie died in Sun City, Fla., on Jan. 8, 1999. He prepared for Dartmouth at B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, Mass.; was manager of freshman football and a member of Green Key, The Round Table, and Sigma Phi Epsilon; and majored in sociology and Tuck School. An actively loyal member of the class and a stalwart supporter of the College, he received an M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1934. He later studied chemistry and engineering sciences at M.I.T. and worked in the securities business with Halsey Stuart & Cos. in New York and Rochester (N.Y.) Savings Bank and in chemicals distribution with Geo. Mann & Cos. in Providence, finally as assistant to the president. He served for five years in the army during WW II, rising from private to captain, retiring as colonel in the reserves. He was active in numerous Dartmouth positions, including as class president, head agent, class secretary, and alumni councillor. He is survived by his wife, Janet, and children Jeanne, Robert, and Susan.

1935

Richard Wood Hube died of a heart attack while vacationing in Zermatt, Switzerland. He came to Dartmouth from New Britain (Conn.) High School. At Dartmouth he joined Zeta Psi, was an active member of Cabin & Trail, including chairing a Winter Carnival, was manager of the soccer team, and was elected to Green Key. His academic major was economics. He was a successful business executive, having been vice president of North & Judd Manufacturing Co., where he worked for 25 years. He was president of Avon Cast Metals from 1975 to 1985. Moving to Norwich, Vt., in retirement, he became an indispensable leader in class affairs, including being reunion chairman for our 55th. Elected a vice president of the class, he quietly gave vital support to all aspects of class matters. He is survived by daughter Jane and son Richardjr. His wife and daughter Elizabeth predeceased him.

1936

Dick Dorrance died Feb. 19, 1999. "Eleazer" has left us. As you were not supposed to know, the Eleazer of our college days was a two-headed phantom bearing the names Dorrance and Kappler. Both left on the same celestial train. Dick was managing editor of The Dartmouth and after graduation almost took over the entire FM broadcasting medium as founding director of FM Broadcasters Inc., where his talent and imagination, no longer confined to the print media, spread around the world via the FM airwaves. Broadcast Pioneers of New York was proud to have him as a member and industry leader. Dick is survived by his wife, at home in Gorana, Brazil; a host of offspring; many friends and admirers in the broadcasting, writing, and advertising professions; and all those classmates who were still wondering who the poet of the thirties, Eleazer, actually was.

1937

Carl L.N. Erdman died April 23, 1999 in Wyomissing, Pa., while walking home after a physical exam, a requirement for renewal of his license to fly his airplane, his favorite means of transportation between Wyomissing and his summer home near Hanover at Eastman. He entered Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi. In 1981 he retired as vice president and treasurer of the American Bank and Trust Co. of Pennsylvania. At the time of his death he had been class secretary since 1987, and was a class agent. He had been active in his local Dartmouth Club and served on a number of reunion and fundraising committees. In 1997 he was named Class Secretary of the Year. He had received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America and been president of the board of regents of Mercersburg Academy. He leaves his wife, Carolyn, daughter Christine, and son Lee '63.

1938

William M. Bronk won the American Book Award in 1982 for his collection of poems, Life Supports, and was considered one of the most prominent poets of his generation, passed away at his home in Hudson Falls, N.Y., on Feb. 22, 1999, of respiratory failure brought on by emphysema. In College his major was English and he worked on the Dart and belonged to Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity. After graduation he studied briefly at Harvard. After serving as a first lieutenant in the Army during WWII, he taught at Union College and then took charge of his family's coal and lumber business, which he ran until his retirement in 1978. He published at least 29 books, 10 since 1990. He leaves cousin William S. Bronk '57. Bill wrote the poem "The Red at Sherman's Barn," for the class 50th Reunion Book.

1941

Frank Hartwell Simpson died at his home in Sunapee, N.H., on March 3,1999. He was active at Dartmouth in the German Club, Sigma Chi, and the Players. Frank served in the Marines during WWII and fought in the Pacific, including the battles of Guadalcanal and New Britain. He remained in the reserves, retiring in 1968 in the rank of colonel. He returned to his native Cincinnati after the war and worked for 25 years for the Multi-Color Type Cos., retiring as vice president of this label manufacturing company in 1969. During this period he was an actor and director of many theater productions for the Mariemont Players and performed in several movies. In 1970 Frank moved to Sunapee where he and his family owned and operated Dexter's Inn until 1987 when his daughter and son-in-law took over the operation. He is survived by wife Shirley, four children, and six grandchildren.

George Shepherd Tamlyn died on March 4, 1999, in Morristown (N.J.) Hospital. George and his wife, Faye, had lived in Chatham, N.H., since 1960, spending the winter months in Longboat Key, Fla. At Dartmouth he was president of Sigma Phi Epsilon and the German Club and also was active in the Players and the Glee Club. During WWII he served as a B-26 bomber pilot in Europe being awarded the Air Medal with three oak-leaf clusters and being discharged as a major. In 1954 George received a master's degree in economics from New York University and began a long and successful career in finance in New York City. He was with, the National Securities and Research Corp. for many years, retiring as senior vice president in 1984. During that time he was also president of a subsidiary, the Fairfield Fund. George is survived by his wife and their four children.

1942

Alvan Smith Hutchinson Jr. of Oyster Bay, N.Y., died on Dec. 18,1998, of a stroke at the North Shore University Hospital. Alvan had been inducted into the U.S. Army, assigned to the 355th Engineers, and fought his way through much of Europe during WWII, including Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. He was wounded at Rhinehausen, Germany, in March 1945. He returned and entered the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and after passing the bar, worked for six years with Hutchinson & Chase, attorneys in Glen Cove. He then established his own law practice in Oyster Bay and was joined by son Richard in 1990. Hutchinson & Hutchinson had an active practice into the nineties. A1 is survived by his wife, Dorothy, Richard, and daughter Sally.

1947

Edward J. Grady Jr. a 26-year resident of Redding, Conn., died on Thursday, May 20, 1999, at Danbury Hospital after a brief illness. After graduating from high school in New York he attended Dartmouth College. For many years he was class secretary and newsletter editor. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He participated in the occupation of China and Guam and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. He was very active with the Marine Corps League in Ridgefleld. Prior to his retirement 12 years ago, he was employed at Harvy Hubbell Inc. in Bridgeport in the wire devices division. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary, daughter Siobhan, and grandchildren James and Patrick. He was predeceased by son Sean Grady.

1954

Thomas Quin Kong Sr. of Ventura, Calif., died on April 1,1999. T.Q. entered Dartmouth from Santa Barbara (Calif.) High School. He was a brother of Heorot (Chi Phi). He graduated from Cornell Medical School in 1958. T.Q. served his medical internship and residency at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and completed his cardiovascular sub specialty training at the Cleveland Clinic. He was a founding partner of Ventura Cardiology and served on the staff of Community Memorial Hospital and Ventura County General Hospital, where he served as director of cardiologic services. T.Q. was a fellow of the American College of Physicians, an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA and a member of the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, and the Ventura County Medical Society. T.Q. is survived by his wife, Pattie, and sons Thomas Jr. '85, Mchael '87, Peter '89, and Stephen '90.