This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue.

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.

Thomas Michael Campion '14 • unknown Howard Gardsell Cann '18 • unknown George Raymond Putt '22 • April 1994 Chesley Tasker Bixby '23 • Aug. 15,1999 Morris Fiterman '24 'July 26, 1999 John Dillingham Jacob '25 • unknown Carl, Wilder Smith '25 • Aug. 4, 1999 Everett Lucien Downing '26 • July 26,1999 Henry Barker Williams '28 • Sept. 16, 1999 Carlos Slafter Countryman '29 • July 15, 1999 Herman Henry Richardson '29 • Sept. 4, 1999 Philip Dakin '30 • March 1981 Francis Henry Horn '30 • Jan. 11, 1999 Orodon Stevens Hobbs '31 • Sept. 27,1999 William Henry Rudy '31 • Aug. 21,1990 Samuel Mills Taylor '31 • July 22, 1999 Jacob Russell Ackerman '33 • Sept. 26,1999 William Burt Harris '33 • July 11, 1999 John Winston Mayo '35 • July 20, 1999 John Austin McPherson '35 • Sept. 8,1999 Bernard Elliott Rein '35 • July 11, 1999 Walter Everett Chase '36 • Nov. 2,1999 Harry Louis Coronis '36 • Aug. 11,1999 John Stephen Sullivan '36 • April 13,1999 Robert Hollander Bohlke '37 • April 4, 1999 Frederic Standish Bunce '37 • Aug. 28, 1999 Jerome Whitman Cross '37 • Aug. 27, 1999 Vincent Charles Turecamo '37 • Sept. 15,1999 Robert Lewis Deery '38 • Aug. 28,1999 Wayne Merriman Guyther '38 • July 1, 1999 Richard Conrad Jones '38 • Oct. 27,1999 James Paul McGovern '38 • Aug. 5,1999 Harold Croy Sprague '38* Sept. 21.1999 Peter Scoville Talbot '38 • Oct. 30,1999 Elmer Burleigh Hampton '40 • May 24, 1997 Iver Manuel Olson '40 • July 23, 1999 Edward Kaple Shaw '40 • Dec. 12,1998 Douglas Parke Bridge '41 • Sept. 17,1999 John Joseph O'Connor '41 • April 22, 1999 Robert Nesbitt Steele '41 • Oct. 20,1999 Paul Henkels Forte '42 • July 11, 1999 Price Lewis '42 • Aug. 10,1999 Richard Ludwig Silver '42 • Oct. 27,1999 William Benjamin Davies '43 • Oct. 20,1999Stanley Joseph Levin' 43 • Sept. 19,1999 George Frederick Stratton '43 • May 27,1999 David Turner Eckels '44 • Nov. 4, 1999 Charles Thomas Glines '44 • Sept. 2, 1999 Harry Tyson Carter '45 • Oct. 23,1999 Eugene Hirsh Edson '45 • Aug. 7,1999 Thomas Ernest Goss '45 • June 13,1999 George Brooks Kelley '45 • May 22,1999 Thomas Andrew King '45 • July 1999 John Atkins Ruch '45 • Sept. 9,1999 Paul Jerome Breslin '46 • Oct. 5, 1999 Louis Joseph Capwell '46 • Aug. 13, 1999 Benjamin Francis Homan '46 • Sept. 21,1999 Thomas Robertson Leech '46 • Sept. 21,1999 Abram David Reynolds '46 • Aug. 29, 1999 Oliver Alexander Martin '47 • July 11, 1999 John David Kilmartin '49 • Oct. 3,1999 William James Kane '50 • Oct. 29,1999 David J. Oestreicher '52 • Oct. 5,1999 E. William Crotty '53 • Oct. 10,1999 James R. Goldstone '53 • Nov. 5, 1999 Meade D. Schaffner '53 • Oct. 18,1999 David Hanford Fitch '54 • Aug. 21,1999 John Turner Harlor '55 • July 10, 1999 Howard John Millman '55 • Sept. 5, 1999 Donald L. Alexander '56 • Oct. 6,1999 Lewis Lee Dail '56 • Oct. 9,1999 Harry Peter Harpending '56 • May 5, 1999 Don Andrew Hessler '56 • June 14, 1999 Winchester Cooley '57 • Aug. 21,1999 Peter Dyche Falcon '57 • May 14,1999 Gordon Thayer Heald '58 • Oct. 30, 1998 Leonard Willmarth Schmitz '60 • Sept. 27, 1999 Jack Walter Stevens '62 • Feb. 5,1999 Lawrence Otto Graeber '66 • May 16, 1999 Mark Kandel Zebrowski '66 • Aug. 22,1999 Gerald Eugene Magonigal '67 • unknown Stephen Kent Nugent '69 • Aug. 3,1999

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Morris Fiterman died July 26, 1999, at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia of kidney failure. A graduate of South Philadelphia High School in 1920, after graduating Dartmouth he earned an M.D. from Hahnemann Medical College in 192 8 and a master's in public health from the University of Pennsylvania in 1941. He had a private practice in West Philadelphia, lectured at the Hahnemann Medical College and was a medical inspector of the Philadelphia Bureau of Health. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942, and was a medical officer in action in North Africa, Italy and the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he worked for the Philadelphia Bureau of Health until he was recalled to the U.S. Army in 1951, to serve two years in the Korean War and four years as administrator of a hospital in Japan. During his military career he earned the European Ribbon, the Asiatic Ribbon and the American Ribbon and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. When he returned home in 1957, he joined the Department of Veteran Affairs, and became director of its outpatient clinic in Philadelphia, retiring in 1979. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marjorie, and three sisters.

1925

Donald Cushing Hunt of Westwood, Mass., died Sept. 7,1999. Before retiring he was president of the Shaw Furniture Cos. of Cambridge, Mass. His widow, Barbara, survives him. He is also survived by children Barbara, Nancy, Dorothy and William '67. His Dartmouth relatives include son-inlaw Carroll Swezey Jr.'50, and Raymond Hopkins '24 and Edward Burns '25, both deceased. In college Don was a member of Theta Delta Chi, the Dartmouth Players and the band. Don was class vice president (1988-1989) and class agent in 1989.

Carl Wilder Smith of Cutler, Maine, died Aug. 8,1999, in a nursing home after a brief illness. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him. He is survived by daughter Valerie and granddaughters Valerie and Sandra. His Dartmouth relative was Russell Chase '50, deceased. In college he was a member of Bones Gate. Carl began his business career with the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of N.Y. as a brokerage supervisor. In early retirement in 1943 he returned to Maine to assume responsibility of his family's interests. In 1954 he became head of the Maine Farmer's Home Administration. Carl was active in town affairs. He was a charter member and first president of the Maine Farm Bureau and was past member of the Order of the Masons in Cutler.

1930

Arthur Bamberger Behal died March 12, 1998, of heart failure. He came to Dartmouth from Far Rockaway, N.Y., and in College competed in boxing and lacrosse. He did not graduate. From 1928 to 1941 he worked for Bear, Stearns and Co., finally becoming an Exchange member. In 1942 he entered the U.S. Navy, serving as a navigational instructor in many areas. He was retired in 1968 as a commander. He then returned to the brokerage business, serving as a partner or director in many firms and then opened his own business, and became an independent stockbroker. In 1939 he married Sylvia Rosen, who predeceased him. They had one son, Arthur Jr. '79.

Maurice Monte Chait died Dec. 24,1998; the place and cause are unknown. Maurie came to Dartmouth from Central High in Scranton, Pa. He left at the end of his freshman year, having been married while in College to Lynne Schlesinger, who predeceased him. He had a variety of positions in department store promotion and management. He is survived by daughter Phyllis, who married Bruce Arthur Roga '50, and son Neil.

Walter Scott Draper Jr. died Nov. 2,1999; the cause and location are unknown. He spent all of his business career with Draper Brothers of Canton, Mass, excepting 1944-45 when he served with the U.S. Marines. His marriage to Mary Penfield in November 1930 produced two girls and three boys. They later divorced, and he married Joyce New comb, and they later divorced. He is survived by his third wife, Beatrice, and all five children. His fraternity was Alpha Theta/Theta Chi. He left College before graduation.

George Edward Godfrey died Dec. 30,1998, in Cornwell-on-Hudson, N.Y. He came to Dartmouth from Stamford (Conn.) High School. He worked for the New York Telephone Cos. He married Adelaide Gardner in 1931, and they had son Richard. It is not known if the marriage was terminated by death or divorce, but he later married Desiree Halm, and they had daughter Linda and son John. George did not graduate.

Francis Henry Horn died Jan. 11, 1999, in Kingston, R. 1., of a heart attack after many months in the hospital. He came to Dartmouth from Libbey High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he was the commencement speaker. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Delta Chi, Alpha Delta Sigma, DCA Cabinet, The Arts Round Table and Tower. He was also a cheerleader. He obtained an M.A. in education at Yale, as well as his Ph.D. In 1935 he married Xenia "Billie" Beliavsky, and they had three children, Michael, Barbara Ann and Elizabeth Marie. Fran's total accomplishments are too numerous to list here, but highlights include his work as dean of Quinnipaic College and of a division of John Hopkins, president of Pratt Institute and of the University of Rhode Island and assistant dean of the Army University in Biarritz, France. He held 26 honorary degrees (none from Dartmouth, to his dismay) and had written more than 65 articles and chapters in books and 25 book reviews. His trusteeships and directorships totaled more than 20. He served the class by editing the yearbook and the class directory and as newsletter editor for a year.

Walter Rex Johnston died Sept. 6,1999. He came to Dartmouth from Northern High School in Detroit, Mich., but did not graduate. The Sarasota Herald Tribune listed him as having lived there for 20 years, but none of us knew or heard of him in later life. He was president of Johnston-Cutting Inc. of Oak Park, Mich. In 1927 he married and had two sons, W. Rex HE and Robert. After a divorce he married Kathryn Steffes, who bore him daughter Sharon. He and she owned a DC7B and flew all over the world. He leaves son Robert, Sharon, four grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Arthur Patrick O'Brien died late in 1998; the date and cause are unknown. After two minor jobs he went to work for New York Life Insurance Co. in 1934 as an agent. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1942 as a lieutenant (j.g.) as a deck officer on a transport and next as executive officer on a repair ship, and was discharged in November 1945 as a lieutenant commander. In October 1945 he married Margurite Doyle, who survives him. They had two daughters and three sons. Pat is predeceased by brother John '34. Pat's fraternity was Bones Gate.

Theodore Rudolph Wolf Died June 28,1999, of renal failure. He came to Dartmouth from New York City by way of Choate School where he participated in football, wrestling and track. He continued his participation in sports in College, where he played football and water polo and boxed. He was a member of Tri-Kappa and served the college as head agent and class as agent, vice president and president. He had an illustrious business career with several large corporations and then became an independent consultant, and in this capacity traveled all over this country and many European locations. In later years he won many tennis championships in senior divisions (some in his 80s). In March 1933 he married Elizabeth Wairwright Bull, and had sons Peter, a Superior Court judge in Washington, and Roger '60, a lawyer, who all survive him.

1931

Harrison Copp Baldwin died Sept. 20, 1999, in Hillsboro, N.H. From Manchester via Proctor Academy, "Happy" came to Dartmouth but left to pursue becoming a dentist, which he did by graduating from Tufts Dental School in 1934. He moved to Hillsborough in 1937, and practiced there for 50 years, rearing in 1986. Except for time out for service in the Army Dental Corps as a first lieutenant during WW 11, Happy devoted the years after 1937 to his practice and to community services, which were legion—town moderator and treasurer, member of the Congregational Church, director and manager of the Hillsborough Band, a founding member of the local Model Railroad Club and of the Village Playhouse, town historian, columnist for the local newspaper, entertainer as a clown for children in the Concord Hospital, holder of a 70-year certificate from the Masonic Order, and as organist for that fellowship. Happy is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two sons, one daughter, six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Robert Watson Caverly died Sept. 9, 1998, at a health-care facility in Belfast, Maine. Although Bob was born in Dover, N.H., he prepared for Dartmouth in Clifton, N.J. At college he was a member of Delta Upsilon, and in his senior year he followed in his father's footsteps by enrolling in the Medical School. However, in 1931 Bob began a business career at the Bellevue Surgical Supply Cos. of Passaic, New jersey, becoming a partner and owner before retirement. He had been active in community matters as a trustee of the Glen Ridge Congregational Church, vice president of the Glen Ridge Community Chest and president of Passaic Rotary. His wife predeceased him, and his is survived by daughter Ann.

Robert Wellington Fraser Jr. died at home in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 10, 1999. Bob came to Dartmouth from East Denver High School to major at the Medical School. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and of the medical fraternity Alpha Kappa Kappa. He graduated from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1934 and was at St. Luke's Hospital in N.Y.C. until 1939. He was with the Medical Corps of the Ist Army in the ETO from 1942 until 1946, separating from the service as a major. He then practiced surgery in N.Y.C., and was attending surgeon at St. Luke's until retirement. Bob had been president of the Medical Board of St. Luke's; a member of the A.M.A., Medical Society of the County of New York and Medical Society of the State of New York; fellow of the American College of Surgeons; and diplomat of the American Board of Surgery. He had also been a member of the board of directors of the Idarado Mining Co. of N.Y.C. His wife predeceased him, but he is survived by son Robert III '70 and daughter Helen.

Orodon Stevens Hobbs died Sept. 27,1999, in Wolfeboro, N.H. Ori majored at Thayer School, and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He had come to Dartmouth from Maiden (Mass.) High School. After Thayer Ori joined his father's company, Morton Oil, in Maiden. Following his father's retirement Ori became president and treasurer of that firm. He was president of the Boston Oil Heating Institute, the Better Home Heat Council of Massachusetts, the Maiden Chamber of Commerce and the Maiden Rotary Club. In retirement Ori and his wife resided winters in Sarasota, where he was president of the Dartmouth College Alumni Club, and served as president of the Sarasota Art Association for two years. His wife, Thelma, predeceased him, but he is survived by brother Richard, sons Jeffrey and Don, daughters, Judith and Beverly, nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Robert Solberg Wagner died Sept. 18,1999. His wife, Jane, predeceased him, but he is survived by daughters Marna and Cynthia, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Brother Frederick '38 and cousin Edward '29 also predeceased him. Bob came to Dartmouth from Milwaukee University School, and was a member of 1 beta Delta Chi, Green Key, the Council on Student Organizations and the Arts and was manager of Musical Clubs. He majored at Tuck. Upon graduation in 1931 Bob joined, as a salesman, the E.R. Wagner Manufacturing Cos., a firm founded by his father that produced hinges, stampings, tubular items, casters and wheels. He became vice president in 1942, and president in 1953, when he also became chairman of the board of directors. The company, under his leadership, became a nationally known manufacturer. He served on many civic organizations in Milwaukee and environs. Having a significant interest in international affairs he traveled widely in overseas markets. Bob kept his interest in Dartmouth by being local chairman for the Alumni Fund.

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George S. Coxon died May 16,1998. The location and cause are not available. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and majored in chemistiy/zoology. He was employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, daughters Nancy and Sheila and son William.

George P. Hill died March 25,1999. The location and cause of death are not available. He came to Dartmouth from Butte (Mont.) High School, was a member of Kappa Sigma, and attended Tuck School and the law school of Gonzaga University. He was an officer in the trust department of Seattle First National Bank and in 1960 joined the Beverly Hills office of the California Bank as trust officer. We have no information regarding his marital status, and there appear to be no survivors.

James Dennis North died May 28, 1999, in San Francisco after months of declining health. At Dartmouth he was a cheerleader and a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon. He graduated from Tuck School and joined General Foods in 1937. In WW II he was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Forces. In 1947 he joined an advertising agency, then became general manager of Western Sugar Beet Production Association. In 1954 he returned to General Foods and became a vice president before retiring in 1969 to San Francisco, where he lived until his death. Jim was a marketing executive with this company in the formative years of radio and television, and helped make Jell-o and other brands household words. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, son Daniel, grandson Evan and sister Mrs. William Davis '32.

1933

J. Russell Ackerman died Sept. 28,1999, in Daytona Beach, Fla., after a short illness. He came to Dartmouth from Litchfield (Conn.) High School. He was on the varsity fencing team, majored in economics and was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. He began his business activity with Litchfield Light and Power, then served as vice president and treasurer of Bantam Supply Cos., ending his career as a social welfare worker for the State of Connecticut. He and his wife, Helen, moved to Daytona Beach in 1974. He is survived by Helen and children Linda, Peter, Susan and Michael.

1934

Edwin Robinson Davis died July 4, 1999, in Spring Hill, Fla., of heart problems. "Eddie" came to Dartmouth from Middlesex School and at College was the squash champion and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and majored in French. He received a certificate in prospecting from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1935 and a master's degree in business administration from Northeastern University. He was a participant in the first gold strike in Manitoba and prospected in the summers from 1928 to 1936. He worked mainly in Canada during the late '30s, and in 1941 he served as a construction engineer for two U.S. firms hired to help the British build secretiy, in Scodand and Ireland, port facilities, hospitals, shore installations, docks and machine shops. He returned to this country in 1942 to supervise the building of docks at Quonset, R. 1., and on the Great Lakes. He worked for other engineering firms before he became plant engineer of Whiting Machine Works in the late '50s. He taught fundamentals of materials handling in 1960 to 1963 at the University of Rhode Island and then went on to serve as plant engineer for two other companies. He was a champion squash player. Surviving are his wife "Sanie" and children Linda and Edwin IV.

1935

John Winston Mayo died July 20,1999, at Myrtle, Beach, S.C., three days after the death of his wife, Roberta. Win attended Columbia Law School for a year before deciding his career was on Broadway, where Roberta was a Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Win was an art major, played freshman and varsity basketball, sang with the Glee Club and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He performed in many top Broadway shows, sang with the Xavier Cugat band, toured with Martha Raye and Imogene Coca and was a member of the N.Y. City Center Light Opera Cos. He leaves son Alfred.

John A. McPherson died Sept. 8, 1999, in Mount Dora, Fla. "Scotti" was retired as president and CEO of the Mosinee (Wis.) Paper Corp. He came to Dartmouth from Wasau, Wis., majored in sociology and was a member of Sigma Chi. He served on the Interfraternity Council, was president of Boot & Saddle and was active in Ledyard Canoe Club. Scotti did graduate work in pulp and paper manufacture at the University of Wisconsin. He joined Mosinee in 1948 after service in WW II as a Marine Corps captain in the Pacific, the same year he married Patricia Toomey. Survivors include three daughters, a son, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Son John Jr. died at age 10 of lymphoma. Scotti's hobbies included lawn bowling, and he was past president of the club at Mount Dora. He was also involved in the local yacht club.

Bernard E. Rein died July 11,1999, in Milwaukee, Wis., where he had a dental practice. Ben majored in chemistry-zoology and was a member of the German Club and Chess Club. He took his dental training at Marquette University and during WW II served with the U.S. Army Den- tal Corps. Ben's hobbies were music, bridge, golf and, in the summertime, the North Woods. Ben and his wife of 45 years Joan, raised a family of three children, a son and two girls, and lived at Whitefish Bay, about 20 minutes from his office in Milwaukee.

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William Waldron Baxter died in Clearwater, Fla., on Dec. 19, 1997. He came to Hanover from Culver Military Academy. Bill was a member of Phi Sigma Psi. After spending a short while at Tuck School, he went to work with the Travelers Insurance Cos. and spent 40 years in various assignments in Camden, N.J., Atlanta, Ga., Philadelphia, Pa., Jacksonville, Fla., and Washington, D.C. He retired in 1979 as casualty underwriting manager. During WW II he spent three and a half years with the U.S. Air Force as a weather forecaster. Fie is survived by wife Anne, son Terry, daughters Barbara and Constance and five grandchildren.

Wayne Merriman Guyther former managing editor and cartoonist with the Fack-0-Lantern, died on July 1, 1999, in Vineyard Haven, Mass. He entered Dartmouth from Alexander Hamilton School in Brooklyn, N.Y. He majored in art, sang in the Glee Club, and worked with the Dart. Wayne founded and was the owner of the Guyther Advertising Agency. He is survived by sons Wayne III and Nelson and daughters Laura and Elizabeth. Several of his cartoons appeared in our 50th Reunion Book.

James Paul McGovern died Aug. 5,1999, of diabetes in McLain, Va. He came to Dartmouth from Lynbrook High School in Rochester, N.Y. He was a Phi Gam and played football and soccer. He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander and commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier, spending 14 years in naval aviation, mostly aboard aircraft carriers. In his final tours of duty, he worked in the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and later for the Federal Aviation Administration in Leesburg, Va., retiring in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, son, James and three grandchildren.

Harold Croy Sprague who had managerial assignments with General Motors in Detroit and Connecticut for 34 years, died of Alzheimer's in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 2, 1999. He entered Dartmouth from Tilton Academy and was an U.S. Army veteran of WW 11. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bette, daughter Sandra and a grandson. His father was a member of the class of 1907.

David Vander Verr Rugen who retired in 1971 after spending 40 years with the Wigton-Abbott Construction Corp. helping with the design and building of industrial plants and research laboratories, died on Aug. 17,1999, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Born in Plainfield, N.J., he came to Dartmouth from Worcester Academy. He was a member of Alpha Delt and sang in the Glee Club. He spent some time with Pratt Institute, and his work gave him the opportunity to live for periods of year in Memphis, St. Louis and Fort Worth. Daughter Joan, son Richard, five grandchildren and brother Robert '51 survive him. He also had two other brothers and a niece who graduated from Dartmouth.

1940

Edward Kaple Shaw died Dec. 12,1998, in Butte, Mont. Ed came to Dartmouth from Vermont Academy. He received his degree in sociology and was a member of Sigma Nu. He was in field service with United Aircraft Engines and retired in 1975 from United Technology.

1941

Douglas Parke Bridge died in Sun City Center, Fla., on Sept. 17,1999. He was a native of Albany, N.Y., and came to Dartmouth from Albany Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity. During WW II Doug served in the Coast Artillery, primarily as an instructor in antiaircraft gunnery, being discharged with the rank of captain. He worked for 34 years with Albany Felt Co. and its successor, Albany International Corp., retiring in 1980. Doug served in sales and administrative positions, the last 19 years as corporate secretary. He and his wife, Anita, whom he married in 1941, moved to Florida in 198 3, where Doug remained active in bicycling, swimming and other outdoor sports. He is survived by his wife, children Leigh, Edward and Andrew and nephew Kendall Bridge '56.

Robert Nesbitt Steele died in a Pordand, Maine, hospital on Oct. 20, 1999. He had suffered for some time with a blood disorder. Bob was born in Wallingford, Conn., and attended Choate School in that city before entering Dartmouth. During WW II he served in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. He was employed for 30 years by the Hartford Insurance and Indemnity Cos., retiring as a special agent for the state of Maine. An avid fisherman and photographer, Bob also played hockey in the '50s on the Gary Merrill team. He is survived by Barbara, his wife of 57 years, and their three daughters Linda, Kristina and Nancy.

1942

Paul Henkels Forte died at his home in Naples, Fla., on July 11, 1999. "Bud" was an avid sportsman and lived in Naples the past 15 years. He had previously been a resident of Weston, Mass., from 1947 to 1960, when he moved south. After graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served as a first lieutenant on the USS Baltimore in the Pacific during World War 11. He was in "the thread business" after that and then president of the Walnut Corp.—warehouses, real estate and industrial development in Alabama. He is survived by children Lindsey Smith, Michele Bauer and Jeffrey; brothers Orville, Donald, Jack and William; six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Price Lewis a retired U.S. Navy captain, died at his home in Thurmont,Md., of congestive heart failure on Aug. 10,1999. Captain Lewis was manager of polar operations for the National Science Foundation before retiring in 1986. He had served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years, and after retiring he helped transfer the U.S. Antarctic program from the Defense Department to the National Science Foundation. Price was assigned to the North Atlantic and Pacific during World War II. After the war he worked as a schooner master, sailing it for the Congregational Church to the South Pacific. He rejoined the U.S. Navy in 1950 and served in the Pacific during the Korean War. He taught at Columbia University and then commanded an icebreaker in the Arctic and Antarctic. He was assistant for cold weather and hydrographic operations with the-Fleet Operations Division and held administrative posts before retiring. Price had numerous honors, including the Silver Star and presidential achievement awards. A bay in Antarctica was named in his honor. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Dorothy; children Price III, Christopher, Brendan, Deidre, lan and Floyd; a brother and five grandsons.

Richard Ludwig Silver died Oct. 27, 1999, after a brief battle with prostate cancer. He was in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, after a winter of skiing and a spring of travel. Dick was chairman and CFO of the Akrochem Corp. He had been active in the rubber industry for 54 years, first with Akron Chemical, then as Midwest district sales manager for American Cyanamid Co., rejoining Akron in 1962 as vice president and then president from 1963 to 1990, when he was named chairman and CEO. Dick was long active on the board of trustees of the local American Red Cross chapter and the Boy Scouts and was past president of the Akron Chamber of Commerce. After graduation from Tuck School, Dick was a U.S. Naval Reserve line officer doing sub-chaser duty from 1942 to 1946. He was discharged as a lieutenant commander in 1957 after having commanded the reserve unit in Akron. He is survived by mother Elida Silver; wife Betsy; children Walton, Lee, Sally Peterson, William and Richard; seven grandchildren; and brothers Bruce and Stuart.

1943

William Benjamin Davies died Oct. 20,1999, at Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, III., of heart failure. Bill grew up on Chicago's North Shore, living in Kenilworth and Winnetka and attending North Shore Country Day School before entering Dartmouth. A member of Phi Tau (Phi Sigma Kappa), Bill majored in chemistry and following an accelerated graduation in December '42, he went to the University of Cincinnati for post-graduate work in chemistry. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1943 and received his commission and wings as a fighter pilot just prior to VJ Day. He joined the family business, which had been founded by his grandfather, and was its CEO for many years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Barbara (LaBochelle), daughters, Robin Hubbard, Pamela Hasler and Barbara Flanders, and six grandchildren. Bill's father was a Dartmouth alumnus, as was his brother-in-law Robert Strasenburgh '42.

Stanley Joseph Levin died Sept. 19,1999. Stan grew up in BrooJdine, Mass., and attended Brookline High School prior to entering Dartmouth. In College he was an economics major (graduating Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude and with highest distinction in economics) and played freshman baseball. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. Stan went into merchandizing following WW II, and started his own company, Dainty Dot Hosiery. In semi-retirement he remained active in merchandizing, working for Mil ton's, a men's clothier. He was living in Natick, Mass., at the time of his death, and is survived by Betty (Metzner), his wife of 53 years, and sons, Edward '69, Andrew '73 and Jeffrey '78.

George Frederick Stratton died May 27, 1999, in Mission Viejo, Calif., of natural causes. George grew up in Tenafly, N.J., attending the Hackley School prior to entering Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Phyliss, son George and daughter Joan, DMS '82. He was predeceased by brother William '55.

1944

Charles Thomas Glines died Sept. 2, 1999, of respiratory failure at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn., where he had been a resident for most of his life. He was a direct descendant of Josiah Knapp, one of the 11 founders of the town of Greenwich. A graduate of Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass., at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi, the Dragon Senior Society and the lacrosse team. During WW II Chuck served in the infantry in Italy, participating in the Anzio beach landing. As owner of Thomas J. Glines Inc. (insurance and real estate), he was a past president of the Insurance Board of Greenwich, and served in various capacities, including that of chairman, on the Greenwich Housing Authority. Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy, he is survived by a son and two daughters. His father, Thomas Glines, was a member of the class of 1920.

Beckett Jones of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died June 8, 1999. The cause of his death is unknown. During WWII he served as a corporal in the U.S. Air Force. A Tuck graduate in 1948, he apparently spent most of his working life in the newspaper publishing business. He is survived by his wife, Hermine, sons C. Brace and Andrew and daughter Phebe. His father, Ralph Jones, was a member of the Class of 1910.

George Peter Pulakos died April 27,1999, in Albuquerque, N.M., where he had lived since 1951. A native of Erie, Pa., George was a graduate of Choate Preparatory School and attended Dartmouth until 1942, when he enlisted in the Bth Weather Squadron, North Atlantic division, serving until 1946. Returning to his studies in accounting, he received certification as a C.P.A. in 1956. In 1958 he started his own practice and 14 years later formed the accounting firm of Pulakos & Alongi, which continues today. During his career George participated in many professional areas at local, state and national levels as well as in community and civic activities. He had received a 1998 Lifetime Achievements Award in recognition of outstanding contributions and dedication to the C.P.A. profession. Predeceased by his first wife, Betty, George is survived by his wife, Priscilla, one son, five daughters, three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

1945

Eugene Hirsch Edson long-time Chicago business executive, died Aug. 7,1999. After attending Tuck School while at Dartmouth and doing a hitch in the U.S. Air Force in Africa, Gene joined the firm founded by his father. In 1959 he became president of Edson Inc., a volume producer of decorated latex pillows. Class records indicate that he also became chairman of the board of Bell Group Inc. and a director of Postal Instant Press, Stein Health Services and Pioneer Industrial Products. He later became a business consultant. He is survived by his wife, Fern, with whom he had sons Michael and Gary.

Robert Waram Hacker died July 18, 1999, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Ky., of lung cancer. Bob came to Dartmouth after graduating from Culver Military Academy. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in a chemical warfare unit in New Guinea and Japan. After returning postwar to Dartmouth, Bob had the opportunity to join a Davenport, lowa, Buick dealership, thus beginning a long career in the automotive field. In 1957 he bought the Oldsmobile-Cadillac agency across the river in Moline, III, where he prospered as a community leader before selling the dealership in 1984. He retired to a life of golf, fishing and boating in Naples, Fla., until moving to Burlington, Ky., in 1998 to be near his youngest daughter, Elizabeth Anderson, who survives him, as do daughters Christine Courtland and Ellen Hacker and son Theodore.

1947

Owen Bradford Butler died of cancer on April 21,1998, at his home in Denver, Cos. Known as "O.B." in college, he graduated from Dartmouth with a B.A. in economics. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and was active in the Dartmouth Players. He was an overseer of the Amos Tuck School 1980-86. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1941 and subsequently was at Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 Program. He served in the Pacific. He was recalled during the Korean War and served one year on a destroyer, ending up as a lieutenant (j.g.). Brad started at Procter & Gamble shortly after being discharged from the U.S. Navy, and lived in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Grand Rapids, Detroit and Cincinnati. He retired in 1986, after serving the last five years as chairman. Brad won the Alexis de Tocqueville National Award for outstanding volunteerism in 1997. He moved to Denver in the mid-19905, where he led the initiative "Colorado Bright Beginnings" to improve children's lives. He leaves his wife Erna, children Nancy Accetta and James Butler and four grandchildren.

1948

John Henry Conlin died Sept. 11, 1999. He arrived in Hanover from Nashua (N.H.) High School in June 1944 along with Gil Shattuck and Carl Evans. A Crosby Hall denizen, Jack left for U.S. Navy service, returning in 1946 to major in history. After a year back in Nashua, where he met and married Terry, they moved to Washington, where she worked as a nurse and he worked for the National Security Agency while obtaining a law degree from Georgetown University. He then went to the F.C.C., where he became an administrative law judge, with two years off as general counsel to the Postal Rate Commission. He received outstanding performance awards from both agencies. Jack was a resident of Annandale, Va. He is survived by his wife and children John, Rose, Suzanne, Clare and Mary.

1950

William J. Kane died Oct. 29, 1999. Bill and his wife, Margaret, had moved to Piedmont, Calif., from Philadelphia in 1972 and he was retired from many years in advertising for Newsweek magazine. He came to Dartmouth from Doylestown, Pa., majored in English, was a member of Phi Gam and earned his varsity letter in swimming. Bill was an accomplished musician, having been an accompanist in Catholic church services since age 16, and he loved opera. He was an avid bridge player and had defeated his opponent in duplicate only a few days before his death. In addition to Maggie, Bill is survived by sons Coleman, Lachlann, Nevan and Brennan; daughter Caroline Weston; three sisters; a brother and four grandchildren.

1952

William A. Bryan died of a heart attack Sept. 26,1999. He served on a minesweeper in Korea and remained on active duty in the U.S. Navy until 1958, rising to commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He married Ginny in 1952. She joined him as a "tourist" in Japan, where he was stationed, and their first daughter was born there. Another daughter and two sons followed in civilian life. Bill spent his career in industrial sales and helped start a new company in 1972, selling trucks and material-handling equipment, from which he retired. He is survived by Ginny, their children and ten grandchildren. In our 25th yearbook, Bill wished his friends and classmates "fair winds and following seas." We wish the same to him.

Henry C. Sperka a first-generation Polish lad, grew up in the Hell's Kitchen of New Jersey, according to classmate Ned Sullivan. Hank was older than most of his classmates and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the cruiser Astoria in WW II. He was, therefore, something of a father-figure to his classmates. After graduation he threw off a very short banking career to take a job with a radio station in Philadelphia. He was "something of a ham," with a stentorian voice, precise diction, a striking appearance and a good sense of humor, says Ned. Early in his career as a radio announcer in Long Island, Hank made a classic blooper: "This is Hank Speaking Sperka," which was long remembered. He had a brilliant career as a beloved television CBS anchor in Philadelphia for many years. Hank married late in life but, says Ned, his wife, Helene, "was a prize worth waiting for." The couple retired to Florida in the late-1980s, where Hank busied himself on the tennis court and with dramatics and piano lessons. He died in June 1999 of heart failure. Hank is survived by his wife, stepson Glenn Grekin and two granddaughters.

William Ziegler got his service behind him before Dartmouth as a sergeant in Japan for the two years before matriculating. After four undergraduate years, he attended Tuck to prepare for a business career. He was president of the international trade division of Champion Paper for seven years, during which he traveled constantly all over the world. Tiring of this, he left Champion and became executive vice president of Ris Paper Co., a fine-paper distributor serving the East Coast with headquarters in New York City. Bill married Audrey while in Tuck and the couple raised children Linda, Billy, Warren, Leslie and Mary. Bill was active in alumni activities and was a member of Chi Phi. He died in August 1997 of a heart attack at home in Pompton Plains, N.J.

1954

David Hanford Fitch died Aug. 21, 1999. Dave entered Dartmouth from Mount Hermon School. He was a brother of Delta Tau Delta. At Dartmouth he was a member of Green Key, Dartmouth Outing Club and Cabin & Trail and was commodore of the Corinthian Yacht Club. He was President of Rugg Lumber Cos. until his retirement in 1992. A longtime resident of Greenfield, Mass., Dave was a community leader, avid sailor and philanthropist. His community activities included serving in the chamber of commerce, Rotary Club, YMCA and United Way of Franklin County; and as director of Pioneer National Bank, incorporator of Franklin Medical Center, member of the advisory board of Franklin County Technical School, Greenfield town meeting member, Greenfield Community Foundation member and trustee of the Jennie L. Bascom Fund. Dave was an accomplished sailor, winning many races including four national competitions. He was district commodore of the New England Lightning Class Association. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, sons Robert and Thomas and daughter Laura Fitch Mattson '89.

Douglas Alan Glasgow died in 1996 in California. Doug entered Dartmouth from the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. He was a brother of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Doug has not been in contact with the class for many years. He was involved in real estate franchising and property management. He is survived by children Margaret and Robert.

Ruel Stevenson Smith died Feb. 15, 1999, after a long illness. Ruel entered Dartmouth from Scarsdale (N.Y.) High School. He was a brother of Alpha Delt. Prior to his illness he was employed by Bloomingdales in New Jersey. He is survived by daughter Linda and sons Ruel III and Andrew.

Loring Thompson Yates died May 2 7,1999, in Newburyport, Mass. Pete entered Dartmouth from Governor Drummer Academy. He was a brother of Phi Gamma Delta. He played freshman football and baseball. Pete had been retired from the First and Ocean National Bank for several years. He is survived by son Peter.

1958

Gordon T. Heald died Oct. 30,1998, in West Falmouth, Mass., after battling Alzheimer's. He entered the College from his home in Worcester after having prepped at Deerfield. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter Kimberly and son William.

1966

Paul A. Babcock III of Freedom, N.H., died June IS, 1999, after battling for more than a year the complications of an auto accident that left him a quadriplegic. He attended the Milton, Mass., public schools. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology, participated in the Dartmouth Outing Club and was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He received his M.B.A. in hospital administration at Northeastern University and was employed for more than 25 years as a hospital administrator at the Deaconess Hospital in Boston. In 1994 he took an early retirement package and moved to the family homestead in New Hampshire. There he started Dearpath Associates, a healthcare consulting business that he successfully ran until the time of his accident. Paul was an active Dartmouth alumnus, and served as class treasurer for 10 years, regional and class agent and on the class executive committee. He is survived by his wife, Frances, and sons Andrew and Matthew '94. His father, uncle and brother Ernest were Dartmouth graduates.

Mark Zebrowski a world famous authority on Decanni art and bronze, silver and gold sculptures of India, died of pneumonia Aug. 22,1999, in London, England. Mark came to Dartmouth from Enfield (Conn.) High School, and went on to earn his Ph.D. from Harvard. He became interested in Indian art and metal sculptures during a two year Peace Corps stint in India. After working at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, cataloging its Indian artifacts, he opened a fine aits gallery in London. His gallery became a world center, attracting such visitors as Jackie Kennedy Onassis when she became involved in a grand exhibition of Indian art and metallic sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He wrote two books on Indian art and metallic sculpture, and a third is in the process of being published. He lectured at many universities, galleries and museums in Europe and the United States. There are no known survivors.

1969

Stephen Kent Nugent died Aug. 3,1999, in Indianapolis. Steve came to Dartmouth from Lincoln High School in Vincennes, Ind., and returned home to receive his M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1974. He served his residency in pediatrics at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis and a pediatric critical care fellowship at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the associate director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1977 to 1980. He was the founding director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital and worked as physician and director there from 1980 until his retirement in 1993. At Dartmouth Steve played on the freshman basketball team and was a member of Alpha Chi Alpha. He is survived by his wife, Lyn Means, children Katherine and Matthew, his parents, a brother and a sister.

Faculty

James L. Steffensen Jr. died Oct. 27,1999, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center of complications arising from a five-month bout with esophageal cancer. He had been professor of drama at Dartmouth College since 1980 and served as chair of the drama department from 1981-84 and 1987-90. He presided over the growth of the film studies major, guided the unification of the drama department during the expansion of Hopkins Center and building of Hood Museum, and created the department's foreign study program in London. He created a scene-book used for workshops and auditions, publishing two volumes of "Great Scenes from the World Theatre" (Avon Books) in 1965 and 1972. His major scholarly work was the complete edition of an 18th-century English playwright, "The Dramatic Works of George Lillo," published in 1992 by Oxford University Press. He will be remembered for the tours of London and Stratford theater he conducted in 1991 and 1999, and for his courses in modern drama and theater history, his tutorials in advanced playwriting and the foreign study program. Survivors include his companion of 38 years, Dartmouth English professor Peter Saccio, his father, brother Donald, one nephew, three nieces and many great-nephews and great-nieces. Memorial donations for the Professor James L. Steffensen Memorial Fund for support of Drama Study Program in London may be sent to Stewardship Office, Dartmouth College, 63 S. Main St., Suite 6033, Hanover, NH 03755-2047.