Deaths

This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secre-

taries, may appear in this or a later issue. Warren Fisher Daniell '22 • July 25 Stowell Coolidge Goding '25 July 13 Bernard Louis Levison '25 May 8,1999 Ira Gordon Colby '27 • July 3 John Newbold Hough '27 July 22 John Pitts Sheldon '27 • jcm.21 Richard Blackford Swartzbaugh '27 'Nov. 11,1998 George Weir Lee '28 • June 30 Charles Marion Shaeffer '29 • July 3 Max Kenneth Horwitt'30 •Aug.1 George Winchester Stone '30 •Jueu 11 Walter James Edward Wasmer '30 •Aug. 6 Gordon Mather Carver '31 • June 30 David Pendleton Winkler'31 May 22 James Davidson Corbett'32 • July 6 Ernest Henry Johnson '32 • June 26 Carroll Stange Johnson '32 'Dec.3,1999 C. Russell O'Brien '32 • July 4 Victor Ruebhausen '32 • June 24 Harold Myer Sack '32 • JulyS 8 James Sewall Tomlinson '32 'Apri 16 John Wybert Brooke '33 May 14 Edwin Wilbur Humes '33 • unknown Charles Walter Evans '34 • June 9 Irving Silverman '34 • July 5 Raymond Carlton Hauschel '37 'May 12 Stanley William Lappin '37 'Aug. 21 George E. Roewer '37 • June 2 John Bottomley Burnap '40 'July 21 Paul Francis Dyer '40 • Feb. 17 John Clark Maynard '40 'Aug. 2 William Sutherland Cashel '41 •Aug. 22 Bertrand Carr French '41 'Aug.1 Linwood Kittredge Thompson '41 • Nov.9,1998 Edwin John Spiegel '42 •Aug.3 Herbert Stebbins Gordon '43 • July 7 Seward Wilber MacDonald '43 'July 31 James Richard Oppenheimer '43 • June 27 Hamilton Canfield Bates '44 • July 26 Sydney Dana Bowers '44 'May 16 Frederick Pearson Harrsen '44 • 0ct.31.1999 Robert William Pease '45 June 30 Charles Leroy Youmans '45 Aug. 6 Thomas Joseph Campbell '48 • July 3 A. Thomas Davis '48 • June 23 Samuel Carlisle Jefferson '50 • June 14 Langdon Palmer '51 •June 18 James R. Cobb '53 Aug.9 William Klemann Madden '54 • June 1 Willard Arthur Small '55 • June 4 Charles Newton Holkins '60 • June 1 Bruce James Ennis '62 • July 29 William James Garry '66 • June 29 Joseph Michael Allyson '73 'Aug.21 Leroy Lockhart '84 • unknown

1922

Warren Fisher Daniell died July 25 in Hanover after a brief illness. At Dartmouth he was especially active in outdoor affairs and still holds the one-daylong-distance College walking record of 86 miles. He was employed 43 years by the Great Northern Paper Cos. in Millinocket, Maine, where he became an internationally recognized expert on the groundwood process of making newspaper. From 1950 to his retirement in 1965 he was the company's chief engineer. Warren and his first wife Mary (Holway)—who died in 1981—had six children who in turn, produced 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, all of whom survive him. Nine of the survivors are Dartmouth graduates: Warren Jr. '48, TH'50, and his daughter Elizabeth '77; Samuel '52, TU'53, TH'53, and children Christopher '76, Stephen '79 and Zia '91; Jere '55, Leah Yegian '88 and Derek Yegian '91. After Mary died, Warren was remarried to Jeanne Robinson, widow of Joseph Robinson '22. Warrens retirement years were spent mostly in Hanover. His favorite activities were competitive running, which he continued until age 90, and service to the College.

1929

Leonard William Doob died on March 20 in Hamden, Connecticut. He came from Evander Childs High School in New York City and majored in philosophy. He edited the Tomahawk, was on The Dartmouth board, and was president of the Round Table. He belonged to Phi Beta. He earned his M.A. from Duke and his Ph.D. from Harvard. After teaching at Dartmouth he spent five years with the U.S. Office of War Information. His latest book was published in 1999. He leaves sons Christopher, Anthony and Nicholas.

Gordon Burgess Smith died February 11 in Rutland, Vermont, where he had practiced medicine for over 60 years. He came to us from Rutland High School and left after three years to enter Vermont Medical School, where he earned his M.D. in 1932, making three M.D.s from Rutland with classmates Bob Fairchild and Al Bellerose. Gordon interned at hospitals in Albany, New York, and Waterbury, Connecticut, and returned to Rutland to practice for his career. He leaves his wife, Edith (Greene), and children Susan and Burgess. He served in Europe in the 65th medical regiment as a captain.

1930

Avery Heath Gould died June 10 in the nursing unit of Freedom Village, Bradenton, Florida; death being listed as "natural causes." Red came to Dartmouth from Manual Training and Pawling Prep, where he participated in football, lacrosse, swimming, track, basketball and Glee Club. At Dartmouth he played freshman football and after three years in lacrosse and gym was captain of both, earning two intercollegiate championships in the latter. He was Ail-American in lacrosse, and was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1967. In 1996 he joined Phelps Dodge Copper Canada, eventually became a district manager of utility sales. He is survived by his wife, Julia (Auten), whom he married on June 29,1943, a sister-in-law and four nieces and nephews. He received many commendations for his many community services in the Bradenton area.

1931

Bennett Warner Carrington Jr. died on March 17. Ben came to Dartmouth from the Terrill School in Dallas, Texas, to major in zoology/chemistry, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. In 1935 he received his LL.B. from the University of Missouri, and was in private law practice until the Naval Reserve called him for sea duty with carriers in the South Pacific. He also was with the Fleet Air Wing in the Caribbean, and had state-side duty through late 1945. He then took over the position of marketing manager of the Morton Salt Cos., and soon became manager of the southwest division of the firm. Ben served Dartmouth alumni groups in both Kansas City and Dallas over the years, having been club secretary and president in each. His wife Margaret and brother Geddes '43 predeceased him, but he is survived by son Bennett III, stepdaughter Jean and step-son Thomas Cochran Jr.

Alfred Emerson Jones died on April 28 at his home in Friendship Village, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Alf came to Dartmouth from Uniontown (Pennsylvania) High School to major in English, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Dartmouth Players. He received his LL.B. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1934, and was a member of the Fayette County Bar Association for 66.years. He was involved with the Laurel Highlands school district, the Trinity Presbyterian Church; the area child welfare advisory committee, the Uniontown Public Library, the Waynesboro College of Arts and Sciences and the American Judicature Society. Alf was active in the Uniontown Art Club and the Friends of Art and studied painting, donating several of his paintings to Dartmouth. In 1999 he published a book of memoirs and art work, The Way Back. He had been a class agent. His wife, Anna, predeceased him, but he is survived by sons J. Morrow and Daniel.

Wesley Ordway Taylor died on February 21,1999, at the Augusta, Maine, campus of the Maine-General Medical Center. Wes came to Dartmouth from Berlin (New Hampshire) High School to major in economics. He was a member of the varsity and freshmen glee clubs, and president of the Press Club. For more than30 years he was owner and operator of Taylor & Palmer Associates Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants in Augusta. Wes was a long-time member and president of the Augusta Kiwanis Club, president of the Past Presidents Association of the Augusta Kiwanis Club and a member of the Real Estate Appraisers and Consultants Institute. He was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude, and brothers Donald, Mark and classmate H. Lewis. He is survived by son David, daughter Ann and brothers Arthur and William.

William Walter White died on April 24 in Fort Myers, Florida. From the Bulkeley School in New London, Connecticut, Bill came to Dartmouth, transferring to the Rutgers School of Banking to get his bachelor's degree. His career in banking began in the Bank of New London, where he became vice president before moving in 1946 to become president of the Wellesley National Bank. In 1966 that bank merged with South Shore Bank, for which he served as vice chairman of the board until retirement in 1975. In 1960 Bill and his wife, Shirley, bought and operated the Wellesley Inn on the Square. After their son took over as assistant manager, Shirley and Will lived six months on Frye Island in Sebago Lake, Maine, and six in Florida, moving to Fort Myers in 1987. He is survived by his wife, son William Jr. and daughter Shirley.

1932

James Davidson Corbett died July 6 in Sarasota, Florida, long his winter home. After Dartmouth and graduating from the Stem School of Business at NYU, his career took him from Chase Manhattan Bank to Standard & Poors and then to Merrill Lynch, becoming its youngest partner in 1952- He retired in 1970, after long service as its head of research. He and Amy moved from East Williston, Long Island, to their summer home at Huletts Landing on Lake George, New York, where he took an active part in community organizations. Coming from New Rochelle, New York, at Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta, now Bones Gate. Although not a graduate, Jim rendered great service to the class as Alumni Fund head agent, class bequest chairman and class president. Amy died a few years ago. They had three daughters, one of whom is deceased, and five grandchildren.

John Visscher Eliot Jr., anative of Califomia who came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy, died on February 26. Jack was on the track team and a member of Green Key, Casque & Gauntlet, Phi Kappa Psi and the Interfraternity Council. His business career was largely with Remington Arms Cos., retiring in 1974. He was an Ail-American skeet shooter for 17 years, winning several hundred professional championships. He then spent 11 years with the American Kennel Club, attending field trials in the western part of the country for various breeds of dogs. In recent years he had been living on Mercer Island, Washingson.

Ernest Henry Johnson died June 26 at his home in Monmouth, Maine. He joined us in Hanover from East Providence (Rhode Island) High School. After graduation he added a law degree from Northeastern in 1939, and then was on the staff of the Maine Municipal Association from 1940 to 1946 except for service in the Army 1943-1945, where he received the ATO, Good Conduct and Victory medals. In 1947 he was town manager of Stonington, and then a Maine tax assessor. Active in local affairs, he had been on the Monmouth budget committee and was a trustee of Monmouth Academy. He was also active in regional and national tax organizations, and had been president of the National Tax Association. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, four children, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Charles Russell O'Brien died July 4 following a stroke three months before. Russ arrived in Hanover from Battle Creek, Michigan, where his father was president of the Kellogg Cos. At Dartmouth, he was business manager of The Dartmouth and a member of Psi Upsilon, Green Key and Palaeopitus. His business career started in advertising, retiring in 1962 as a vice president of Benton & Bowles, to then found Russell O'Brien Associates Inc., New York, corporate merger and acquisition brokers. Before moving to Princeton in 1962, he and his family lived in Montgomery Township, New Jersey, where he was on its first volunteer fire department, its industrial commission, and its board of education. In 1963 he was among the organizers of the Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Anne, and five children, including James '62 and Charles '70. Among his grandchildren are Anne Desmond '86 and Owen Desmond IV '89.

Charles Edwin Odegaard came to Dartmouth from Glencoe, Illinois. He died November 14,1999, of heart failure. At Dartmouth he was manager of freshman track and a senior fellow, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He received his master's and doctor's degrees in history from Harvard. He taught at the University of Illinois until 1948, except for serving as an officer in the Navy in WWII. After four years as executive director of the American Council of Learned Societies, he became a professor at the University of Michigan. In 1958 he went to the University of Washington as president, serving through 15 often tumultuous years. During that period, the enrollment more than doubled to 34,000 and 35 buildings were added. He continued as a professor of biomedical history 1975-1981. He authored a couple of books, received nine honorary degrees, including Dartmouth's, and was awarded the Washington State Medal of Honor. His wife, Betty, died in 1980. He is survived by his daughter, her husband and four grandchildren.

Ronald Walker Olmstead died March 23 after a briefillness. Coming to Dartmouth from Winchester, Massachusetts, Ron was active in the DOC as a member of Cabin & Trail and the Ledyard Canoe Club. After his M.B.A. at Tuck, he earned his C.P.A. and was associated with Niles and Niles, an accounting firm in New York. Subsequently he was with Rensselaer Valve Cos. in Troy, New York, then with Ford Manufacturing Cos. in Waterford, New York, before becoming treasurer of Utica (New York) Drop Forge and Tool Cos., a division of KelseyHayes, manufacturing jet engine turbine blades. He held that post for 13 years until being appointed comptroller of the University of New Hampshire in 1959. He later became the budget director of the University Systems of New Hampshire. Ron was preeminently an outdoorsman, and enjoyed camping, hiking, canoeing, skiing, hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Beatrice, two children and four grandchildren.

Donald Atwood Simpson died of cancer December 12, 1999. He came to Dartmouth from East Orange, New Jersey. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta, now Bones Gate. Don left before his senior year but returned to graduate in 1933. He spent several years with Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Cos. as office manager in Chicago, and in 1942 joined the Western Electric Cos. at its Chicago area plant to engage in war work. At war's end he was working to open a new wire and cable plant in Buffalo, where he continued until retirement in 1972 as chief of employee activities and services for AT&T Technologies, as it was then called. Don served three terms as president of the regional chapter of Telephone Pioneers of America. He and his wife, Grace, moved to Bradenton, Florida, where she predeceased him in 1981. He had four children, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

John F. Whitcomb died of a heart attack on May 24 while driving near his home in Naples, Florida. He came to Dartmouth from Keene, New Hampshire, after graduating from Holderness School. He played freshman baseball and varsity football and hockey. Jack was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. His 41-year career was with the Minnesota Mining and Mining Cos. of St. Paul, ending as a vice president and director. He is survived by his wife, Laura, two sons, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

1934

James J. Darling of Thetford, Vermont, died on April 3.At college Jim sang in the Glee Club and was an honor student in English and a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He attended Harvard Business School's advanced management program. He was advertising and merchandising manager of the Jello division of General Foods in White Plains, New York. After working at Crowell-Collier Publishing Cos. in New York, he became advertising promotion manager for Colliers. Later he moved to the magazines editorial staff as an associate editor and occasionally became a contributor. During WWII he served with the Marine Corps as a lieutenant in air combat intelligence and was on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific and involved in the invasions of Tinian and Guam. He left General Foods in 1964 to join Mars Inc. as corporate vice president and then retired in 1974 to Thetford, where he did consulting work. Survivors include his companion, Phyllis, daughter Patty, sons Roger and Steve and four grandchildren.

Carl Reynold Vickland of Santa Rosa, California, died in his sleep on March 31. At college Ray was a member of Zeta Psi and the Round Table and his major was Tuck School. He was an Alumni Fund solicitor. After college he joined First Bank Stock Corp. in St. Paul as a research analyst and a year or so later he went with McKesson & Robbins in Cleveland until his retirement as vice president. He wrote for Fair Trade and the Retail Drug Store magazine and was active with trade associations, the chamber of commerce, Cub Scouts and Little League. He was a discussion leader for the Great Books Society and enjoyed golf, the opera and music. Surviving are his wife, Margaret, son John, daughter Virginia Shepard, two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren.

1935

Daniel J. Corcoran died May 28 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dan came to Dartmouth from Methuen, Massachusetts, and was one of three brothers to graduate from the College; Cornelius '33 predeceased him and John '34 survives him. Dan prepared at Clark School and majored in political science. He was a member of DKE. Dan's career was as a news reporter. He worked for several newspapers and radio stations and for 15 years was a financial writer for The Boston Globe. He retired in 1975. He leaves sons Daniel Jr. and James and four grandchildren. Dan was predeceased by his wife, Helen. Citing his long life as a newsman, Dan requested that his obituary end with a centered number 30, the traditional "end of story" signal to newspaper compositors, and so:

Albert Jack Zimmerman died April 10;he lived in Framingham, Massachusetts. His career was with Sears Roebuck, where for 37 years he was a merchandising executive. Since his retirement in 1962 Jack volunteered with the Service Corps program and helped small businessmen with financial problems. He was also active in community and B'nai B'rith affairs and was a Framingham town meeting member. Jack came to Dartmouth from Maiden (Massachusetts) High School and was a political science major. He leaves his wife, Rebecca, daughters Elinor and Gail, a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren.

1936

Frank Curtis died September 1999. Frank had held every office available in the Dartmouth Club of St. Louis and also served many years as class and regional agent. He served his country as a command pilot in the Air Force, and enjoyed wind power in a sailboat as much as he did yet engine power in a plane. His record in community service was exemplary, including church, Rotary, local Dartmouth clubs (Nashua) and recipient of the Reynolds Award for the best performance by a head agent for classes more than 25 years out. In classmate Paul Guibord's words: "If we were to encapsulate Franks career in one word, it would be service. Service to his class, his college, his community and his country. Each recognized and awarded him suitably, and each will cherish his memory"

William J. Minsch died April 30. Bill went into our war as an Army private and emerged six years later as an Air Force captain in charge of his outfits intelligence section. The military got it right; Bill graduated as Phi Beta Kappa. Not content with the mundane practice of law, he took an appointment to the office of general counsel of the Atomic Energy Commission, later becoming special counsel to the Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. In college he was editorial director of The Dartmouth and undergraduate editor of The Alumni Magazine; wrestling, Boots & Saddle and the Canoe Club balanced his editorial work with fresh air and muscle. As a legacy, he carried on family tradition in exemplary fashion.

1937

William O'Brien Ashe of Weston, Connecticut, died in the Norwalk Hospital on March 11. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, sons Christopher and Peter and three grandchildren. He was born in North Adams, Massachusetts, and served in the Navy in WW II. He worked 11 years for the National Credit Office in New York City, and the rest of his working life for the Great Lakes Carbon Corp., which he served as treasurer and vice president. He was a member of the New York Credit and Financial Management Association and the Dartmouth Club of New York City.

Walter R. Hard Jr., the long-time editor of Vermont Life, died March 14. Both of his parents were writers and booksellers. Walter majored in English at Dartmouth, and began his writing career at the Rutland Herald in 1946. He joined the staff of the new Vermont Life in 1946, and in 27 years developed it into the best state magazine in the nation. His wife predeceased him. He is survived by sons Crosby and Stephen.

Crawford Holmes Hinman died on May 26. He had been living during his retirement years in Exeter, New Hampshire. During his Dartmouth years, he was a member of Sigma Chi, Green Key and the Sphinx. He has been a member of the class executive committee during recent years. He was a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a trustee of the Cardigan Mountain School. He was an Air Force flight surgeon in WW II. His Dartmouth relatives include: father John H. Hinman '08; brothers Howard '35, Richard '45 and Edward '35; sons Michael '71, Bradford '75 and Timothy '80; a nephew and many first and second cousins.

1938

Carl William Boothroyd,who received a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation to study diseases of corn in Costa Rica and other Central American countries, died on May 7 in the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, New York. Carl came to Hanover from Cushing Academy and his major was botany. He received an M.S. from Washington State College in 1941 and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from Cornell in 1950. He served for four years in the U.S. Medical Corps in 1942. In 1949 he joined the Cornell faculty, retiring in 1980 as emeritus professor of plant pathology. Carl was recognized both nationally and internationally for his research on corn diseases. He was a charter member, past president and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Ithaca-Cayuga Rotary Club. Carl is survived by his wife, Sureyya, son Richard, daughter Margaret, stepdaughter Yasemin, twin sister Charlotte and six grandchildren.

Irving Nicholas Stronach died in Falmouth (Massachusetts) Hospital on April 16 after a lengthy illness. Nick entered Dartmouth from Governor Dummer Academy, where he majored in sociology and was a member of Zeta Psi. Living in Marblehead, Massachusetts, he was the founder and owner of the Royal Tape Cos. for more than 40 years prior to his retirement in 1979. He had lived in West Falmouth for the past 20 years after long being a summer resident. Among his many interests he loved boating, gardening, golfing and playing bridge. His wife, Ida, daughters Sally and Judy and one grandchild survive him.

1939

George William "Ace" Bailey Jr. of Tryon, North Carolina, died on January 5 after a long illness. An outstanding athlete, Ace went to Williston Academy before Dartmouth. At the College he was secretary of the Interdormitory Council and a member of the freshman track and the freshman and varsity soccer teams, the latter of which he captained. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was graduated from Thayer School of Engineering and went on to be a senior vice president of Raymond Construction Cos. of New York City, from where he supervised heavy construction projects all over the world. He was a holder of several patents for engineering inventions. He then formed Bailey and Associates, consulting on nuclear plants for Maryland Casualty Cos. in Hanford, Washington. In his retirement he was in the real estate business in Tryon. Survivors include his wife, Gwen, two sons, four stepsons, seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Richard Clark Dunham has died, date and cause unknown, according to reports from the College. Dick was a Hanover boy, coming to Dartmouth from the Clark School. His father, a member of the class of'11, taught French at the College. He did not graduate with our class. He was a member of the "Dartmouth Squadron" of Navy fliers during WW II. After the war he returned to Hanover to work on a Navy research project at Thayer School. Following this project he joined the ClAin Washington, D.C., and served in Cyprus and London. After retirement he had a second career as purchasing agent for two Virginia nursing homes, before retiring some time before our 50th. We believe he was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy, and is survived by children David, Diane and Caroyl.

Bertram R. MacMannis died after a brief illness at the Stamford (Connecticut) Hospital on June 20. Twenty classmates were among those attending his funeral. Bert had served as president of his class for the past 36 consecutive years, and before that served as class agent, reunion chair and newsletter editor. Bert came to Dartmouth after a year at Exeter Academy. At Dartmouth he was business manager of The D, was in the Glee Club and served as treasurer of SAE and Green Key, president of the Interfraternity Treasurers Council and editor-in-chief of the 1941 Freshman Handbook. He also was treasurer of Palaeopitus and a member of Dragon. He ran the two-mile on the track team and was a member of the cross-country team. After graduation Bert earned five battle stars while serving four years in the Pacific on the aircraft carrier USSRandolph, retiring as a full lieutenant. He worked for Scripps-Howard newspapers, Conde Nast, Curtis Publishing and This Week magazine, retiring as a VP for Reader's Digest after 26 years. His wife, Sally, sons Bert Jr. and James, daughters Marcia and Barbara and nine grandchildren survive him.

David Parsons Spring of West Hartford, Connecticut, died on January 20. Dave came to Dartmouth from Vermont Academy, was a brother in Sigma Nu and majored in English. He spent his working life in Hartford, at the Hamilton Standard division of Pratt & Whitney. Besides his wife, he is survived by sons David and Peter and four grandchildren

Robert Kollock Thomas died May 2 at the DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center of causes unknown at this writing. Bob and Pat had moved from New Jersey to Hanover three years ago. Bob came to Dartmouth from Richmond Hill (New York) High School, and at Dartmouth was president of Delta Upsilon. He was a Navy veteran of WW II, and held master's degrees from Berkley Divinity School (Yale) and NYU (English). He served as dean of students and taught English at the Suffolk County, New York, branch of Adelphi University in the late '50s. He later taught at Mac Murray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, and Atlantic Community College in New Jersey. Prior to retiring he served as the interim rector at Christ Church in Somers Point, New Jersey. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Patricia, son Robert S„ daughter the Rev. Barbara Cheney, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

James Greeley Whiting of Hayesville, North Carolina, died of a massive stroke on November 29,1999. Jim came to Dartmouth from Deerfleld Academy.Amember of Phi Gamma Delta Jim left Hanover before his senior year and worked in his fathers paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts, which at one time printed U.S. Treasury notes. Aveteran of World War 11, he was in the Navy and served in the Pacific theater. Following the war the Whiting Mill plants were sold and Jims financial activities after that were with investments. The family moved to Florida in 1960, and retired in Hayesville in 1981. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, daughters Felicia Taibl and Anna Whiting, son Samuel and two grandsons.

1940

John Clark Maynard died August 2 in Seattle, Washington. Jack came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy and majored in national problems. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Glee Club. On graduation he joined J.C. Penney Cos., served in the U.S. Navy for one year before the end of WWII, and then was in marketing with Maytag, General Electric and Teachers College, publishing division. After he retired in 1975 he cruised the East Coast on their sailboat and motor yacht. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and daughters Jared, Carrie, Sara and Helen and son John.

John William Powell died May 29 at the Portland (Maine) Hospital after a long illness. Jack came to Dartmouth from Hebron Academy, majored in English and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Glee Club, Vigilantes and freshman hockey. After graduation he taught and coached at Woodstock Academy and Wilbraham Academy before entering the FBI in 1943. He resigned in 1960 and became associate dean of students and director of security at Yale—the first professional in the field of college security. In 1968 he started John W. Powell Consultants Inc. and organized more than 100 security programs for colleges and universities. Later he added large corporations, hospitals and other facilities and was the first consulting firm engaged by architectural firms to plan for extensive security systems. Jack is survived by his wife, Marjorie.

1941

George Denny died on May 24 at his home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. George was born in Montpelier, Vermont, and attended high school there. After graduating from Dartmouth with a major in business administration, he was commissioned as an ensign in February 1942. He served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor and on the atolls of Eniewetok and Kwaljalein. He was employed by Union Mutual Insurance Cos. in Portland, Maine, and then moved to Pittsfield in 1952 when he joined Berkshire Life Insurance Cos. He retired in 1993 as director of underwriting. In 1965 George and his wife Jo Anne Lord, whom he married in 1951, moved to Richmond, Massachusetts, where they purchased and restored an 18th-century farmhouse. A skier, George also enjoyed ocean and lake sailing and gardening. He was predeceased by his wife in 1993.

Bertrand Carr French died on August 3 at his home in Warren, New Hampshire, after an extended illness. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and attended Dartmouth for two years. During WWII Bert worked for Pratt & Whitney as a representative to the Army Air Corps. After the war he attended the University of Connecticut and then worked for 31 years in Barnstable, Massachusetts, as a right-of-way agent for Cape and Vineyard Electric Cos., acquiring land rights for the company. Bert was known locally for his sweet corn and his flower garden. He and his wife, Sally, who predeceased him in 1988, started going to Warren in 1973 and became permanent residents in 1992. They are survived by sons Richard and James. Bert was preceded at Dartmouth by his father '09 and his grandfather.

Richard Norman Silberstein died on March 11 in New York City after several years of declining health. Richard was a member of Pi Lambda Phi at Dartmouth. He worked for many years in an executive capacity for the Island Telephone Answering Service Inc. in Hicksville, New York. He and his wife, Doris, resided in Huntington, Long Island, until the last three years of his life, when they moved to New York City. Richard is survived by his wife and their children Laura, David and Sam. Brother Laurence '46 predeceased Richard.

William Henry Sleepeck died in a nursing home in Burr Ridge, Illinois, on April 26. Bill, born in Oak Park, Illinois, majored in business at Dartmouth and did post graduate work at Tuck School and Tufts University. He entered the Navy one day after Pearl Harbor and was trained to fly torpedo bombers. He served in the Pacific area aboard the USS Essex and the USS Enterprise, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. After the war he joined the family printing business and became president of Sleepeck Printing Cos. and several subsidiaries.Bill was married to Barbara Tillotson in 1943, and she survives him with children Michael and Cheryl. Bill was an active sponsor of Boy Scouting and the Boys' Club in Illinois. He was also president of the Printing Institute of America.

Linwood Kittredge Thompson died of cancer on November 9,1998, in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Lin was a native of Brockton, Massachusetts. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta at Dartmouth and he served in the U.S. Air Force as a captain during WWII. He managed Thompson Shoe Products in Brockton for many years and then moved to Prince Edward Island, Canada, where he and his wife owned and operated the Rainwater Pottery Shop. Lin's wife, Elizabeth, died in 1982. Their sons David and Jeffery survive the couple, as does Lin's brother Errol'43.Son Linwood Jr. predeceased his parents.

Frederick Charter Wieting died at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts, on April 3. Fred was born in White Plains, New York, and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and was active in the Players, the Outing Club and boxing. After graduation he trained in the Naval Reserve at Notre Dame and then served in the amphibian force in the South Pacific. Fred began his career as a radio newscaster in Philadelphia and became the radio, TV and media director of the American Lung Association in New York City. He later became public relations director of the National Association of Retarded Citizens and ended his professional career with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in NYC. He was married in 1943 to Monica Kelly, who survives him with their son Frederick.

1942

Gordon F. Burgess, a physician in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for almost 40 years, died on May 3 of cancer at his home there. Bud was an obstetrician/gynecologist at Milwaukee Lutheran Hospital, later becoming chief of ob/gyn at Columbia Hospital. Following college he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and delivered troops to Omaha Beach during the first wave of the Allied invasion of Normandy. Discharged as a lieutenant commander, Bud then got his medical degree at Marquette University. He opened his medical office in downtown Milwaukee in 1952 and later another office in Shorewood.He retiredin 1990. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Patricia; daughters Donna McSorley, Shelley Burgess and Patricia Burgess; 10 grandchildren; and sister Patricia Anderagg. Son Tad predeceased him.

George K. Hinkley died in Rochester,New York,on June 27 of cancer. George had entered the Army Air Corps meteorology program at MIT in March 1942, graduated with us in May and was commissioned a second lieutenant in November. He served in Canada on the Russian supply route during the war and remained in the service until 1950. He retired as a lieutenant colonel of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He entered Tuck School, graduating with the class of 1952. He joined Eastman Kodak Cos., moving to Rochester with his family, and retired in 1980 after 28 years as a project leader. His wife of 38 years, Bettie, also worked at Kodak and after retirement they traveled extensively. He volunteered for various community services. He is survived by his wife; children Beverly, Cathy and David; two sisters-in-law; one cousin; eight grandchildren; one great-grandson and many nieces and nephews.

Howard R. Morse Jr.diedon March 31at St. Mary Home in West Hartford, Connecticut, where he had lived for more than 30 years. Randy graduated in 1941 from Nichols College and went on to join the U.S. Air Corps. He flew countless missions during WW II and was discharged as a captain. Following the war he was a pilot for TW A based in Los Angeles. He settled in West Hartford in 1954 and was sales manager for Graphic Microfilm and the 3M Cos. In 1983 he retired to East Dover, Vermont, where he served as the town zoning commissioner. He is survived by children Trip, Brad and wife My, Jeff and wife Lisa, W. Randy and Danyel; sister Barbara and eight grandchildren. He was predeceased by sister Anne.

Richard R. Peebles Jr. died on May 30. Cambridge, Massachusetts, was his hometown from 1954 on. Following graduation Dick served with the Army as a communications chief through five campaigns, from Normandy to Berlin and was awarded a Bronze Star. When he returned from service he received his A.M. from Teachers College at Columbia University and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Boston University. He served on the staff of the child psychiatry service at Massachusetts General Hospital, retiring as chief psychologist in 1985. Dick was appointed to the original Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists in 1972, serving as secretary and chairman. He earned the Ezra Saul Psychological Service Award by the Massachusetts Psychological Association. He is survived by his wife, Phoebe, half-brother Phillip, cousin Clifford and several nieces and nephews.

Robert R.Rodgers died on November 25,1999. while he and his wife Jeek, were living in Del Mar, California. Rodg left a detailed biographical sketch in our 50th reunion book. He was very proud at having left New York City and a floundering career in TV to take advantage of his art history minor to become the director of public relations for the Detroit Institute of Arts, where he remained for years. After graduation he wrote and edited for The Stars andStripes while serving as a platoon leader, and later joined the New York Daily News and then NBC TV. He retired to California in 1983. He leaves Jeek and their daughter Terri.

John Henry Roseboom died on January 17 in Austin, Texas, after a short illness John, who graduated from Tuck in December 1942, entered the U.S. Navy and served from 1943-46 at the Naval Proving Ground in Dahlgren, Virginia. He was operations director on the three-man team that developed PERT, the scheduling system for the Polaris FBM for the Navy. He was a technical consultant to Sears Roebuck at his retirement in 1991, and had served previously with the CECO Steel Cos. He had also worked as a mathematical statistician at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He had been on the fac- ulty of Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of South Carolina and done consulting for many years as an associate of Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He was a founding partner and vice president of Management Technologies Inc. John leaves his wife, Dorothy, children Carolyn and David and and three grandchildren.

1943

Philip Somervell Bowie died March 14 at Manor Care Nursing Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland, following a stroke. Phil, who came to Dartmouth after graduating from St. Albans School, was a native Washingtonian and had been president of G. Calvert Bowie Inc., a Washington mortgage banking firm, prior to retirement in 1998. At Dartmouth Phil was a member of SigmaAlpha Epsilon and the Dragon Society. After graduation he served in the Army during WW II, prior to joining the family-owned mortgage and real estate firm. He served on the board of directors of the Chevy Chase Club, the Episcopal Home, National Cathedral School and Washington Hospital Center. He was president of Washington's Rotary Club and a member of the Alfalfa, Chevy Chase and Metropolitan clubs. Phil was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara; children Barbara, Calvert '73 and Christine and six grandchildren.

Herbert Stebbins Gordon died July 7 athis Bennington, Vermont, home. Born in North Adams, Herb came to Dartmouth from Drury High School. He graduated cum laude and following military service in the infantry during WWII, Herb returned to Tuck to earn a master's degree with distinction. An active member of the North Adams and Williamstown communities, Herb was a principal in the contracting firm of Gordon & Sutton until his retirement in 1983. He was past president of the North Adams Rotary Club, former VP of the Northern Berkshire Industrial Development Commission, past president of the North Adams Regional Hospital board and involved with numerous other community boards. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Frances, daughters Gail and Marilyn, five grandchildren, a great grandson and sister Barbara.

James Richard Oppenheimer died July 5 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Jim was chairman of the board of trustees of the Blandin Foundation, a charitable foundation identified with his family and a provider of grants of $20 million a year to Minnesota communities. He was a partner in the St. Paul law firm of Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly. Jim came to Dartmouth from St. Paul Academy, was Phi Beta Kappa and a Tuck major. He graduated from Yale Law School and was in the Navy during WW II. His wife, Christine, and stepson Stephen predeceased him. He is survived by daughter Susan, stepdaughter Christine, brother William and seven grandchildren.

1944

Robert Herbert Davis of Ormond Beach, Florida, died in December 1997. Bob entered Dartmouth with the class of' 44, but graduated from Ohio State University in 1945 following service in the U.S. Air Corp. He received his medical degree at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1949 and practiced general medicine in Columbus, Ohio, for 13 years. In 1963 he changed specialties, and began practicing psychiatry in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is survived by his second wife, Marie, daughters and six grandchildren.

John Howard Stephenson died March 24 from complications of lymphoma at the Brookside Nursing Home in White River Junction, Vermont. During WW II he joined the 10th Mountain Division, from which he was later assigned to the O.S.S., serving in the China-Burma theater. Returning to Dartmouth in 1946 Jack completed his bachelors degree, then continued on to Tuck School, where he received his M.B.A. in 1948. Joining Yale and Town Co.,which later became Eaton Corp., Jack began a 34-year career, culminating in the general managership of the company's industrial lift truck division in Detroit. Jack was noted for his salesmanship and his ability to inspire those with whom he worked. On his retirement, he and Ellie, his wife of 48 years, moved to Norwich, Vermont, where he became active in the alumni affairs of both the College and Tuck School. He is survived by his wife, daughters Janet and Catherine and two granddaughters.

1945

Charles Edward Holt Jr., New England hockey great, died of cancer March 17 at his home in Durham, New Hampshire. A native of Melrose, Massachusetts, Charlie starred at Dartmouth as captain of the 1945-46 hockey team and also played football. He was an early member of the class executive committee. Following WW II service in the U.S. Navy, Charlie pursued a teaching and coaching career that included the Northwood School, Cranbrook School, Colby College and the University of New Hampshire, where from 1968 to 1986 he led the hockey team to a record 347 victories and three trips to the NCAA Final Four. He was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. He was named National Coach of the Year twice. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Nancy (Gile), son Bradley and daughter Brenda.

Edwin Beaumont Hubbard Jr. died March 30 in Stuart, Florida, where he had lived for the past 10 years. Born in Boston,Ed came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps during WW II and served as a night fighter pilot in the Pacific. After graduation he worked for the Campbell Soup Cos. and the J.M. Hubbard Cos. before becoming treasurer and business manager of the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts. During his 27-year career there until his retirement in 1983, Ed served as campaign chairman for the United Way, a member and past president of the Northampton Rotary Club, an overseer of Williston Academy and board member of the former Northampton School for Girls. Ed is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sarah (Showalter), son Edwin III, daughters Elizabeth and Ann and five grandchildren.

Steven Lyons Mackey died of pneumonia in Billings, Montana, on March 16. Alumni records on Steven, who hailed from Lewiston, Idaho, when he matriculated,are extremely sparse. Our 25th reunion yearbookindicates he was a banker in Lewiston at that time. Son Stephen C. confirmed his fathers passing.

Gordon Winfield Phelps, who came to Dartmouth from Drury High School in North Adams, Massachusetts, died on Januarys He joined the Navy in WWII and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947. College records indicate that he served in the Navy until 1973, having earned his M.B.A. at the Harvard Business School in 1958. He worked with the National Steel Shipbuilding Cos. from 1973 to 1990. He had been living most recently in La Mesa, California, and is survived by his wife, F. Corinne.

1946

Frederick M. Garfield died on July 25 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Fred attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, and Harvard University, entering the Navy V-12 program in 1944. Fred served as a Navy ensign, and completed his studies at Dartmouth, graduating in 1946. While at Dartmouth, he was on the varsity football team. After graduation he received a M.B.A. degree from Syracuse University. He married Elizabeth Tiffany in 1949, and joined the Koppers Cos. of Pittsburgh in 1950, retiring in 1985 after 35 years of service. At Koppers he served as manager and later as director of Koppers market research and planning. After retiring, he was a business consultant specializing in high-technology start-ups. Fred was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsylvania and interviewed prospective students. Fred is survived by his wife Elizabeth, son Frederick Jr. and daughterin-law Bette, son Leonard and daughter Constance and son-in-law Paul.

1947

Perry Emmanuel Anderson died mid-November 1998 at Elizabeth General Hospital, Princeton, New Jersey, following a stroke. After graduating from Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York, he attended Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and participated in intercollegiate wrestling. Subsequently he became a pilot in the Navy Air Corps in WW II. After he graduated he worked as a national field sales manager for more than 20 years with the Lenox China Cos. He later worked in the field for Wood & Sons in jewelry sales. His wife, Virginia Hughes, predeceased him. He is survived by sons Perry and Peter and two nieces.

George Francis Carroll Jr. died on January 8,1999. After graduating from Norwalk (Connecticut) High School, he went to Dartmouth in the V-12 program in the summer of 1943. He subsequently served in the Navy in Washington, D.C., becoming a midshipman in the Navy Supply Corps in Boston and ending up as a lieutenant, j.g., in Manila. He returned to Dartmouth to graduate with honors in business administration with the class of 1947. He attended Tuck with the class of 1948, but did not graduate.After Tuck he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1950. He served as executive secretary to the late U.S. Senator Brian McMahon in Washington, D.C., then took up general law, with stints during the next 46 years as prosecuting attorney and judge of the Norwalk City Court. He is survived by his wife, Julie, sons Charles '80 and Robert 82, daughter Julie Ann and two grandchildren.

Oliver Alexander Martin died in Grantham, New Hampshire, on July 11,1999. He was born in West Virginia and was raised by his mother and grandfather after losing his father when he was 12. Turning down a football scholarship, Pat served as a "Seabee" in WW II. While in the Navy he met his wife, Ruth Gildea, and they were married on December 1,1945. At college he was a member of the V-12 unit and graduated in 1947. Careerwise, he started out at Bethlehem Steel, developing a management training program that is still used widely. As a foreman at U.S. Rubber Cos. in Connecticut, he helped orga- nize a group of men to dig the factory out of the mud following the Flood of 1955. He worked 32 years in the rubber industry, ending up as GM of UniRoyal Indo-Products worldwide. He leaves his wife; sons John and Timothy; daughters Virginia, Angela and Mary; sister Rachel; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Earle Tyler Welch died September 13,1996, in Wilmington, North Carolina, of heart failure, the College learned recently. He attended Cheshire Academy and graduated from Ashville School. After attending the Navy V-12 program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, he graduated from Dartmouth. While at Dartmouth he was a brother of Phi Delta Alpha. Subsequently, he attended the Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Initially he worked for American Express in Paris and later was a stockbroker for Brown, Harris, Stevens in New York City, where he resided for many years. He was active in many civic endeavors and he and his family traveled extensively. His wife, Margaret Elizabeth, predeceased him. He leaves sons Peter and John, daughter Andrea, granddaughters Heather and Erin and sister Karine.

1948

William Cary Jones died in his native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in April. He was a member of DOC, ski and cross country teams, Glee Club and Beta Theta Pi. From Hanover he did a year of graduate work in organic chemistry at Penn State before moving back to Pittsburgh and obtaining an M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. His internship was in Pittsburgh and he settled on a pathology residency in New York. He had been a surgical pathologist until retirement. Bill helped interview Dartmouth applicants. He was divorced and is survived by sons William and James.

Homer P. Young Jr., the recent subject of a feature article on his positive effect on the architecture of the Merrimack Valley, died on April 21. He had been the designer for many public buildings in the area. A native of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Homer came to Dartmouth as a Marine V-12. He returned to campus and obtained a degree in architecture. Returning to Haverhill, he practiced in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire for 37 years. He was a member of Kappa Sigma and a past president of Haverhill Kiwanis and the American Institute of Architects. Homer was an alumni interviewer. On retirement, he and Lyberta moved to nearby Hampstead, New Hampshire. She survives him, as do his four children and two stepchildren.

1949

Raymond George Hammel died at home in Belleville, New Jersey, on February 14. Ray arrived at Dartmouth in the spring of 1946, shortly after his discharge from the Army. He came from Scarsdale, New York, and Iona Prep and majored in English literature. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. After graduation he held a number of corporate advertising and sales promotion positions before opening his own advertising company, from which he retired. He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action in France. Armed with only an automatic pistol, he gave flank protection to his squad leader when the enemy launched an attack, giving the troops time to reorganize for a counter attack. Ray is survived by sons Todd, Bradley and Bruce, daughter Alison and five grandchildren. Burial was at Arlington National Cemetery.

Robert Ellsworth Leary died of Alzheimer's on April 8 in Middleboro, Massachusetts. He came to Dartmouth from Middleboro High School and majored in education while also active in intramural sports, the freshman football team and Zeta Psi. After graduation he returned to the Middleboro area, retired from Motorola Inc. and was later a successful group insurance salesman and insurance consultant. He served Dartmouth as vice president and president of the Southeastern Massachusetts Dartmouth Club. He was also an active 4-H Horse Club leader in East Middleboro. Survivors include his wife, Madeline, sons Bradford and Douglas, daughter Christine, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

1950

Theodore F. Prime died of cancer on June 22,1988, at his home on Heather Hill, Lake Placid, New York, the College learned recently. A few months before his death, undaunted by his deteriorating condition, he took one last trip with Dartmouth friends and brother Case to his favorite fishing spot, the DuMoine River Rod and Gun Club in Quebec.Ted graduated from Westminster School and was a navigator aboard a B-29 during WWII. He was on the ski team, a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and was famous for bringing spectacular beauties to the camps. After Dartmouth he earned his law degree at Cornell. For many years he was president of Pepsi Cola Bottling Cos. of Keesville, New York. Ted is survived by his wife, Meredith, sons Peter and Jonathan and daughter Darcy.

1951

Langdon Palmer died June 18 at his home on Schooleys Mountain, New Jersey. He died within six weeks of learning he had advanced cancer. Don's passing leaves a giant pair of unfilled shoes in the New Jersey environmental movement, to which he had devoted enormous time and effort for the past two decades, leading and promoting myriad efforts to preserve open space, parklands, wetlands and farms. He was chairman of the New Jersey chapter of the Nature Conservancy for three years and president of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, which preserved more open space (75,000 acres) than the state park system. Don came to Dartmouth from the Holderness School. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Green Key and captain of the rifle team, but most of all he was an outdoor enthusiast and DOC stalwart. He graduated after one year .at Tuck School, and served two years in the Army, rising to master sergeant and winning the Bronze Star in Korea. He was a banker for more than 30 years, with Chase Manhattan and Horizon Bank in Morristown, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife, Millicent, daughter Jennifer, sons Langdon and Christopher and five grandchildren.

1953

Dean B. Brady died on December 21,1999. Following graduation Dean served for three years with the U.S. Marine Corps. Upon his return he entered the computer field attaining the position ofVP of data processing for the Friden division of Singer in 1968. later he formed his own computer consulting firm, which he operated for many years. But he had the most fun helping his wife, Betty Lou, run her catering business after hours. Dean was the enroll- ment director for the Dartmouth Club of Houston. At Dartmouth Dean participated in track and soccer and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and the DOC. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Betty Lou, a daughter and a son.

Richard B. Markey died in Sedona, Arizona, on February 23. Following graduation Dick attended Case Western Reserve Medical School, receiving his M.D. in 1958 followed by residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He served on active duty with the U.S.A.F. for two years, where he received the Air Force Commendation Medal for neuropsychiatric service at his base in Spokane, Washington. He practiced general and pediatric psychiatry in the Cleveland area during the '6os and '70s. After undergoing a successful kidney transplant in 1990, Dick pursued his love and support of the arts with emphasis on Southwest Indian culture and assistance to those in need. In 1994 he became a part owner of Quail Ridge Resort in Sedona, Arizona, which became family owned in 1998. Dick was involved with Dartmouth enrollment for more than 30 years. At Dartmouth John was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, sang in the Glee Club and was a member of the DOC. He is survived by his wife, Joan, two daughters, a brother and one grandchild.

Meade D. Schaffner died of natural causes in Bausman, Pennsylvania, on October 18,1999. After graduation Meade attended the Temple University School of Dentistry. He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement Meade was a practicing dentist in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, area. At Dartmouth he majored in history and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He is survived by two nieces.

1955

John Hudson Brabb died April 27,1998, in Mount Clemens General Hospital in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, the College learned recently. After Dartmouth he attended the Detroit College of Law and Wayne State University, where he received a certificate in management. During his career as a technical writer, John worked for the Big Three automobile companies as well as numerous other engineering and manufacturing firms. He enjoyed playing bridge, traveling, playing tennis and swimming. John is survived by his wife, Angela; sons John III, Robert, James and Brian; brother Earl '51 and five grandchildren.

Julian Roy Klein died December 8,1998, the College learned recently. At Dartmouth Julie played baseball and was a member of the Navy ROTC Program and Pi Lambda Phi. After two years of active duty as a deck division officer on the USS Tarawa, he began a long career in broadcast media, culminating with ABC-TV, where he served in positions of increasing responsibility from 1961 until retiring in 1985. Following his retirement, he pursued interests as a Republican Party activist. In 1994, for "his commitment to preserving the conservative principles that are the foundation of the Republican Party," he was awarded the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom. He is survived by his aunt Alva Daniels.

Willard A. Small of Kansas City, Missouri, died June 4 at Baptist Medical Center. At the time of his death, he was general manager, vice president and secretary of Earp Distribution Cos. of Kansas City. Previously he was an executive with Parkview-Gem Inc. He was a member of the Congregation Beth Shalom, Dartmouth Alumni Association and Oakwood Country Club and had served as a member of the Menorah Medical Center board of counselors. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving at the Aberdeen (Massachusetts) Proving Grounds. He was predeceased by parents Harry and Clara. He is survived by brother and sister-in-law Dr. Paxton and Sue Small, sister Carolyn Berlau, sister and brother-in-law Shirley and Marcel Matson, numerous nephews and nieces, other extended family and many friends.

William Clark Snyder died February 18 on Long Island. A graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, where he completed his studies after his freshman year at Dartmouth, Bill was later employed by Symbol Technologies. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He is survived by brother John.

1957

Albert Sturtevant McWade died February 22,1999, in Miami, Florida. Al came to Dartmouth from Manchester, New Hampshire. As a freshman he rowed, sang and joined the Army ROTC. He became battalion adjutant and was a member of the drill and rifle teams. Al majored in history and was a brother of Phi Kappa Psi, where he was athletic manager. He was known on campus as a reliable, friendly and constructive man with "a great disposition." After marrying Carolyn in June of 1957, he spent three years as a company commander in the Army Airborne Infantry. Then he joined the Foreign Service. After serving in South America and Vietnam, Al retired to Miami in 1991 and became a consultant to other countries, specializing in matters of property management. He is survived by Carolyn and daughters Heather, Liz Jennifer and Victoria.

1959

Dirk Frankenberg died June 9 of a heart attack at his home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. A native of Concord, Massachusetts, Dirk played hockey at Dartmouth while enjoying life at Kappa Sigma and Sphinx. Following graduation Dirk earned his masters and doctoral degrees at Emory University. He became an internationally known professor of marine sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Institute of Marine Sciences from 1980 to 1993 and its marine sciences curriculum from 1974 to 1990. Dirk spent the last 10 years of his career writing books about North Carolina's beauty. Dirk is survived by his wife, Susan, daughter Elizabeth and son Eben '88.

Alvin Bricker Snider died April 1999, the College learned recently. There is limited information about Al's death. A brother of AD and an avid swimmer while at Dartmouth, Al continued his education at George Washington Medical School and practiced medicine in Texas. Al's last address was Eugene, Oregon, and he is survived by his wife, Elsa, and children Sally, Scott, Cindy and Tiffany.

1960

Charles N. Holkins died on June 1 in Howell, Michigan, after a heart attack in his office. He was the fourth-generation owner-operator of his family's retail lumber business and lived in Howell most of his life. His home was just a block from where he had grown up, and he also had a winter home in Ft. Myers, Florida. He attended Deerfield Academy before entering Dartmouth, where he majored in economics and was a member of Delta Upsilon. After graduation he earned a master's degree in business at the University of Michigan and worked for a time for General Motors, before returning to his hometown to become a partner of his father,broadly expanding the business. He also served on the board of directors of the First National Bank in Howell for 14 years. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Emilie, and daughter Stephanie.

Jay G. Sigmund died on March 31,1999, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of pancreatic cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Cedar Rapids, lowa, where his grandfather, for whom he was named, was a noted regional poet. In Hanover he majored in biology, enjoyed the outdoors and had a naval ROTC scholarship. Later Jay made a career in the Navy, working in naval intelligence and for the Defense Intelligence Agency, with the Soviet Union as a specialty. He retired as a commander in 1987. He loved the water, working for marine environmental protection and writing a book on boating adventure. Buying a 22-foot New England lobster boat, he sailed it down Florida's intercoastal waterway. He is survived by his wife, Maureen, daughters Sara and Amy and his mother, Virginia Myers.

1962

Stephen Paul Lasch died of cancer in September of 1999 in Chicago. Steve is survived by sister Susan Stevenson and his mother. Steves battle with cancer extended over five years and was one which he fought uncomplainingly and privately. At Dartmouth Steve played rugby and varsity football and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Sphinx. After Dartmouth Steve went to Stanford, where he studied electrical engineering.

1966

William J. Garry, the longtime editor magazine, died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on June 29. The magazine flourished under William's stewardship and reflected his own passions for cooking and entertaining. His witty monthly letter from the editor, touching on subjects from food to philosophy, had a wide following. A native of San Francisco, William participated in the Dartmouth Players, the Dartmouth Outing Class and WDCR and was a senior fellow. He earned a master's of fine arts degree at Columbia and began his career as a stage manager, actor and director in regional theaters. He spent a decade editing various publications before being named managing editor of Bon Appetit in 1980. A few years later he became the editor in chief. William was also a champion of charities. He is survived by his second wife, Mary.

1979

Ken Loos died March 27. Ken was a 1975 graduate of Sidwell Friends School, where he played baseball and football. He was an All-Ivy offensive guard on the 1978 Dartmouth team that won the Ivy League football championship. After college he worked as a geologist in mining camps in Idaho, Montana and Arizona, receiving a masters degree in petroleum geology at the University of Cincinnati. He then began his career with Amoco in Houston. In 1992 he was posted to Norway, and from there worked on the North Sea oil fields. He was transferred to Egypt in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer, whom he married in 1987; children Jonathan, Katherine and Claire; parents Dickson and Beatrice; four sisters and a brother.