Deaths

This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this or a later issue.

Robert Carroll Hazelton '27 • May 27,1998 George William Conklin '31 • Dec. 14,1999 George Wesley Jacobus '33 • Jan. 20,1997 Clifford Cready Rosser '33 • Nov. 20,1999 Arthur Phillip Moebius '34 • Jan. 2 William James Chapman '35 • Dec. 2,1999 David Laundon Johnson '35 • Aug. 28,1999 William Horton McNeal '35 • Jan. 2 LeonardJ.T. Shortell '35 • July 12,1999 Eugene William Austin '36 • Dec. 17,1999 Gilbert Bancroft Cutler '36 • Dec. 26,1999 John Henry Fager '36 • Dec. 19, 1999 Frederick Elston Tucker '36 • Jan. 9 LeRoy Cooley '37 • Jan. 18 William Bums Douglass '37 • 1997 William Ellis Norcross '38 • Dec. 31,1999 Eric Wentworth Vaughan'3B • Dec. 31, 1999 George William Bailey '39 • Jan. 5 Barton Frederick Jones '39 • Nov. 25,1999 David Parsons Spring '39 • Jan. 20 James Greeley Whiting '39 • Nov. 29,1999 Robert O. Berger '40A • Jan 12 J. Deane McGowen '40 • Jan. 22 Arthur George Kirchner '41 • 1998 Charles Dickinson French '42 • Aug. 15, 1999 Laurence George Holfelder '42 • Oct. 29, 1999 David Rudedge Sargent '42 • Jan. 22 Archibald Henry Welch '44 • Tan. 28 Kwock Sum Yee '46 • Aug. 8,1999 Alfred E. Crehan '51 • Feb. 1999 Richard W.Ellis '51 • Jan. 21 James F. Penney '53 • lan. 11 Roy Blanot Hill '55 • Dec. 20,1999 Mark Cleveland Tobin '56 • Jan. 4 Robert William Ramsdell '57 • May 25,1999 Morton Brewster Scharmann '57 • Jan. 21 David John Loomis '60 • 1995 Richard Vincent Ellington '62 • Dec. 24,1999 William Ervine Swift '67 • Dec. 31, 1999 Gordon Maslen McWilliams '7l 'Jan. 16 Marina Lakhman '95 • Dec. 25,1999

1921

Arthur John Higgins died January 5,2000, at his home in Walingford Conn. He came to Dartmouth byway of Meriden (Conn.) High School, and went on to work for Aetna Life Insurance Cos. in Chicago for more than 40 years before retiring. He was a 50-year member of the Masonic Order and was an avid fly fisherman. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. Although he entered as a member of the class of 1921, he officially graduated the year after.

1929

Edward Edson Abbott died November 2,1999. He came from Franklin (Mass.) High School and majored in English. He earned his J.D. from George Washington University and his LL.M. from Georgetown. He worked for the Department of Justice from 1931 until 1940, then became an F.8.1, agent until retirement in 1965, serving in Texas, Nebraska and California. He led many activities in Big Bear City, Calif., and published several volumes of poetry, ending with Miss Me, But Let Me Go.

Dwight Hubbard Allen died October 13,1998. He came from Brookline (Mass.) High School , belonged to the Round Table, and majored in sociology. He attended Harvard Business School and worked in schoolbook publishing until 1937, then worked from New England to Virginia for Connecti-cut General Life Insurance Co. Later he and his first wife lived in Switzerland for many years. He was a board member of the American Unitarian Association. He leaves his wife, Ann, daughter Linda and sons Hamilton and Jonathan.

Robert Cornelius Waddell died August 3, 1999, in Crown Point, Ind. He came from Jeanette (Pa.) High School and Mercersburg Academy. He was a member of Psi Upsilon Green Key, Dragon, the Christian Association and the Occom Council and majored in English. He spent most of his life as a representative for the Lederle Laboratories of American Cyanamid Cos. He was active in the Presbyterian church and civil affairs. Ks wife, Anna May, died before him. He leaves daughter Jacqueline and son James.

1931

John Greer Mackechnie died November 26, 1999, in Delray Beach, Fla. Mac came to Dartmouth from Newark Academy to major in political science. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta the Interfraternity Council and Dragon. He obtained his LL.B. from Harvard Law in 1934. After practicing law with the firm of Lum, Tamblyn & Fairlie in Newark from 1934 to 1942, he joined the Eastwood-Nealley Corp. in Belleville, N.J., steadily advancing to become its president, CEO and principal owner. With that background he was elected chairman of the Wire Cloth Manufacturers Association of America. Mac was a former director and chairman of both the N.J. Business and Industry Association and the N.J. Manufacturers Insurance Co. and served as a director for many years of what is now the Summit Bank. He served his community as a town councilman and as director and trustee of many other local entities. Mac is survived by his wife, Ruth, son Andrew, two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

Joseph Power Merriam died in October 1999. His wife, Frances, predeceased him, and he is survived by daughter Abigail and son the Rev. John '70. Coming to Dartmouth from Middletown (Conn.) High School, Joe majored at Tuck, obtaining his M.C.S. in 1932. He had been a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Kappa and the Interfraternity Council; as well as circulation manage of The Pictorial and a member of the business staff of The Dartmouth. After a tour with Macy's and Kerr's Inc. of Oklahoma City Joe became a partner in Cresap McCormick and Paget, specializing in business management. During WWII he served in management affairs of the Navy, after having been head of the publishing and printing Unit of the Office of Price Administration. His peacetime residence was in Pond Ridge, N.J., where he was active in community affairs before moving to the retirement community in North Branford Conn.

1933

Charles Henry Irvin died June 23,1999, in Huntington, N.Y., as a result of Parkinson's disease. He came to Dartmouth from Hempstead (N.Y.) High School, was a member of the freshman cross country team and left Hanover midway through our term. His business career was with Socony Vacuum Oil Co., which he served until retirement. He is survived by his wife, Mary, daughter Francine and son Charles.

John Eugene Masten died November 11,1999. He came to Dartmouth from Canandaigua (N.Y.) Academy. He played in the symphony orchestra and the Band, was manager of boxing, a member of Green Key, Zeta Psi and Phi Beta Kappa and majored in political science. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1936 and practiced law in New York except for the war years, when he was counsel for the Metals Reserve Co. He also was chief assistant counsel for the congressional committee investigating the Pearl Harbor attack. He subsequently became secretary of Phelps Dodge Corp. and retired in 1977 as vice president. He was a loyal Dartmouth alumnus and a stalwart member of 1933 who served in innumerable College activities and was a valued adviser and worker in support of the class. He also was a dedicated public servant in Rye, N.Y., acting as a leader in several important civic programs of municipal improvement. He was an elder of the Rye Presbyterian Church. His wife, Laura, predeceased him, and he is survived by son John '69 and daughter Elizabeth Hammill.

Walter Lowrie Snead died November 16,1999. He came to Dartmouth from Evanston (Ill.) High School, majored in history, participated in track and was a member of Psi Upsilon. After serving with General Mils and Union Starch & Refining Cos., he purchased C.L. Dietz & Co., an Indianapolis leader in the grocery sales field, which he served as president until his retirement. He was active in community affairs and Dartmouth programs. He served three years in the Navy in WW II, seeing action as a lieutenant commander in the battle of Midway. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth, and is survived by his wife, Ruth, children Blair and Sarah and twin brother Thornton '33.

1934

George Libman Engle died November 26, 1999, in Pittsford N.Y., of an apparent heart attack. After graduation he attended the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and received his medical degree in 1938. He received a medical degree (honorary) from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 1980 and a science degree (honorary) from the Medical College of Ohio in 1986. George came to Dartmouth from the Columbia Grammar School in New York City and at college was Phi Beta Kappa, a member of Zeta Alpha Phi and the varsity gym team and majored in chemistry. He was professor of medicine and of psychiatry at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He has been lauded for founding a whole new understanding of how medicine should be combined with science and personal evaluation. He pioneered use of film and audio and videotape in studying human interactions. He was predeceased by his wife, Evelyn, and is survived by son Peter, daughter Betty Engel and two grandchildren.

Myron Albert Menchel of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., died November 27, 1999. "Mike" came to Dartmouth from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., and at college he majored in economics and was a member of the varsity baseball team and Pi Lambda Phi. After Dartmouth he joined Gimbels Department Store until 1941, when he joined the U.S. Army Amphibious Engineers of the U.S. Army. He also worked for the John Wanamaker Department Store, the Broadway Department Stores and toy manufacturer AMSCO, retiring as president and owner in 1965. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary, and is survived by daughter Suzan Hinshaw and son Michael

1935

Eugene G. Burnkrant died November 8,1999, in Arvada Colo. Gene's career was in education and he had been superintendent of schools in Boulder, Colo., the Scottsdale-Phoenix district in Arizona and Wauwatosa Wis. He began as a biology teacher in Marshfield Wis. Gene came to Dartmouth from Woodridge, N.J., played varsity hockey and football and was active in the Dartmouth Christian Association. His fraternity was Alpha Tau Omega. He earned a master's degree at the University of Vermont, and a doctorate at the University of Wisconsin. Gene retired in 1979 and for the next five years held assignments with the Department of Defense in Germany, following which he moved to Arvada. For two years he was assistant state superintendent of the Colorado school system. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Beatrice, sons Robert and Richard, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

1936

Frank M. Curtis died September 20, 1999, in Nashua, N.H., where he was secretary of the Rotary for 17 years and practically ran the Dartmouth club. He was our class secretary for 15 years. The U.S. Air Force had him for 20 vital years, from 1941-1961, when, as a lieutenant colonel, he returned to civilian life to serve as executive director of the United Way in eastern St. Louis and Nashville. But he never quite let go of the Air Force; they needed each other. On his own time Frank was an avid golfer and churchman. In his active life his contributions to country, community, church and College set an example of which our class can indeed be proud.

David L. Fox died in December 1999. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Dave went on to a year at Tuck, where the knowledge he gained was later put to use to keep solvent the following employers: Smith Barney, McKinsey & Co., Celanese Corp., General Foods and the U.S. Army Signal Corps, which had a special secret section for people with out-sized intellects. In later years Dave was with the U.S. Educational Testing Service, about which one can only say, how appropriate. And how refreshing, to learn that this Phi Beta economist spent his leisure time engrossed with painting and singing, not racking the stock market.

Victor Kiarsis died December 13, 1999, we hear from South Dartmouth, Mass. Vic was known to the rest of the world as doctor, pathologist, lab director, teacher, fellow of medical associations, command pilot for an association of winged medics with 6,000 hours in the air and captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. In most of these incarnations he was a chief this or that, and his influence extended well beyond South Dartmouth to the rest of Massachusetts and indeed to the rest of the country. He was a credit to his class, his profession and his community. His survivors, including wife Barbara, two sons, two daughters and seven grandchildren, should know of the great esteem in which his classmates, held him.

1937

LeRoy Cooley died January 18,2000, at Silver Ridge Park, N.J., where he moved from lanoka Harbor, N.J., four years ago. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, two daughters and four granddaughters. He was a casualty manager for M.W. Kellogg Co. in New York for 18 years, and a project manager for Sterns-Rogers of Denver, retiring in 1985. He was an Army captain in WWII. He was a former treasurer of his local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. At Dartmouth he majored in economics.

A. Benedict Doran longtime class leader, died at his home in Hanover on Sunday January 16,2000, after lingering illnesses during the last year. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie and daughters Marianne, Patricia and K. Brewer Doran '76. Ben was the senior vice president of Union Camp Corp. when he retired in 1980. He served four terms as the president of the Pulp Chemicals Association. He and Marge were leaders of Planned Parenthood, the Red Cross, the Youth Consultation Service and their Episcopal Church in their hometown of Montclair, N.J. Ben was an important benefactor, consultant and loyal friend of Dartmouth, and the class of 1937, which he served as president for several years. Recalled 1937 class officers just a few days before he died. We were in his thoughts then; he is in our thoughts now. A mighty oak has fallen—leaving an empty space against the sky.

William Burns Douglass of Naples, Florida, died on January 20,2000. He majored in political science at Dartmouth, and was active in fencing and cross-country running. He received a law degree from Indiana University in 1940. He was a legal specialist with General Electric from 1948 to 1968, and president of the Turner Corp. from 1968 to 1981. He served on the board of trustees of Franklin College in Indiana, and was a sheriffs office commissioner in Colliere County, Florida, in 1989.

Thomas D. Nast died in Rye, N.Y., on December 16,1999, of heart disease, leaving his wife, Janet, and four children and seven grandchildren. He Prepped at Phillips Exeter Academy, and majored in economics and political science at Dartmouth. He was a member of Sigma Chi, the Dartmouth Band and the Players. He served in the Army Signal Corps in WWII in the Pacific theater. He founded the Allstate Welding Alloys Co. Inc., an international metals company, in White Plains, N.Y., in 1970. After his retirement he was president of the school board, the chamber of commerce and the Westchester Conservatory of Music. He was a board member of the local hospital, the YMCA and the Children's Association. Tom and Janet traveled to more than 70 countries. He was an active leader of the class of 1937, and treasurer for several recent years.

John Albert Schilling died on November 29,1999, in Bellevue Washington, leaving his wife, Helen, and four children. He graduated from Dartmouth with honors, and was president of his class of 1941 at the Harvard Medical School. He completed his internship and residency at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City from 1941 to 1944 and became a board-certified surgeon in 1949. He spent more than 30 years in important academic appointments at the universities of Rochester, Oklahoma and Washington. He was chairman of the American Board of Surgery in 1968-69 and chairman of the board of scientific counselors to the National Cancer Institute in 1969-1971.

1938

Frederic Anderson Becker a former class secretary and country lawyer, died January 11, 2000. He entered Dartmouth from Babylon (N.Y.) High School, where he majored in English and was a member of KKK fraternity and the Corinthian Yacht Club. During WWII he served four-plus years in the Signal Corps with the Panama Mobile Force. He received his law degree from the New York Law School in 1952. He belonged to the Great South Bay Racing Association and participated in races from Annapolis to Newport and from Newport to Bermuda. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, daughter Barbara, son Frederic '69 and grandsons Jeffrey '96 and Todd '99.

Robert Hosmer Brew died October 30, 1999, of heart complications at the Hilton Head (S.C.) Medical Center and Clinics. He came to Dartmouth from East High in Rochester, N.Y. In college he was a member of the Outing Club and Alpha Sigma Phi. Leaving college early, he finished his education at the University of Rochester, graduating in 1938. He worked for the Spaulding Fiber Co. in Chicago, until retiring in 1978 and moving to Hilton Head Island, S.C. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jean, three daughters, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

William Ross Lansberg died March 16, 1999, of Parkinson's disease in a special care facility in Tucson, Ariz. He entered Dartmouth from Needham (Mass.) High School. His major was French and he belonged to Le Circle Francais and Centro Espanol. He was a Phi Beta Kappa and a Rufus Choate Scholar. He obtained his Ph.D. in romance languages from the University of North Carolina in 1945 and a B.S. in library science from Simmons College in 1949. He was an instructor in French at the University of North Carolina, Southwest Missouri State College and Boston University. He was a supervisor of the circulation department at the University of North Carolina Library. He spent nine years (1951-1960) at Dartmouth's Baker Library as assistant to the librarian and as director of acquisitions. Three years later he became director of libraries at Elmira College and later librarian of Hobart and William Smith colleges. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, brother Alexander '39 and a stepson and stepdaughter.

Charles Richard Perryman who helped the military study the impact of radiation on soldiers nine years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, died on March 29,1999, in the Asbury Heights Nursing Home in Mt. Lebanon, Pa., of pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Dick entered Dartmouth from Red Oak, lowa, where he majored in chemistry/zoology and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He earned his M.D. at Cornell in 1942 and a D.Sc. in 1947 from the University of Pennsylvania. He helped open the Philip Murray Radiation Center at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he provided cobalt radiation treatment to district patients and served as director of the department of radiology and the radiation therapy center. During his career he won an appointment from Queen Elizabeth II to the Royal Society of Health in England. He is survived by his wife, Charlene twin sons Richard and Charles and five grandchildren.

Peter Scoville Talbot who was closely associated with the Sports Car Club of America and actively raced sports cars, died October 3 0,1999, after a long illness, in Santa Fe, N.M. He came to Hanover from the Choate School. He was active in the founding of the men's crew program and was an inductee in the College's Hall of Fame. He received his M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians and Sur- geons. In 1945 he moved to San Francisco to complete his final two years of training in obstetrics/gynecology. He was one of the founders of the Menlo Medical Cen- ter in Menlo Park, Calif., where he practiced for 2 7 years. He also had a love for sailing and built his own 52-foot cruising catamaran catch. He is survived by his wife, Trudi and daughters Catherine, Susan, Helen and Prudence.

1940

John Dennis O'Shea died December 8,1999, at home in Laconiaw N.H.Jack came to Dartmouth from Laconia High School and Newman Prep School in Lakewood, N.J. He majored in local institutions; was a member of Delta Tau Delta, Paleopitus, freshman football and tennis; and served as business manager of Jack-O-Lantern. The day following Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Army and was an officer in the Army Quartermaster Corps, retiring as a major in 1946. Jack Joined his father in running O'Shea's Department Store in Laconia until he retired in 1990. Jack was involved in many civic activities serving in elected positions and received many awards recognizing his civic and social contributions. He is survived by his wife, Lee, sons John Jr. and Thomas, daughter Sara, stepsons Robert and Rodney Collins, and one stepdaughter Lori Wegener.

1941

Vincent Roland Else an outstanding student athlete, died November 30, 1999, after a long illness. He is survived in Naperville HI., by his wife of 57 years, Mary Ann, four daughters and 11 grandchildren. Vinnie was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Green Key Society and Casque & Gauntlet. He lettered in baseball and basketball. After receiving his bachelor's degree, cum laude he earned a master's degree with distinction from Tuck Business School. During WWII Vinnie served in the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance in Washington and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1946. He was then employed by Hasking and Sells in Minneapolis and became a certified public accountant, working as a controller and treasurer of several firms until 1963, when he joined Kroehler Mfg. Co. in Naperville until his retirement. He was very active in city, school and church organizations.

1943

Frank William Hartmann died in Florida on December 3, 1999. Frank grew up in Huntington, N.Y., and attended Army & Navy Prep before entering Dartmouth. In college he was a member of the Glee Club, Green Key, Jack-O-Lantern, Casque & Gauntlet and Beta Theta Pi. He participated in five sports: golf, squash, baseball, football and basketball. Anaval reservist, Frank was called to active duty at the end of sophomore year and served on the USS San Diego in the Pacific, returning to graduate from Dartmouth in 1947 and from Harvard Business School in 1950. Frank was a fine golfer and a member of the Royal and Ancient St. Andrew's Club. He and his wife, Margot, traveled the world on behalf of International Senior Golf programs. Classmates will remember his magnificent baritone voice. He served his class and College long and loyally, as class president from 1972 to 1977 and as a member of the executive committee from 1988 until his death. He is survived by Margot daughters Margot, Christina, Lisa, Regina and Sondra; brother George '49; nephews Steven '85 and Michael '83; and niece Elizabeth '91.

John Albert Puelicher died October 30,1999, of liver cancer at his home. Jack grew up in the Mlwaukee area attending Riverside High School before entering Dartmouth. He left Dartmouth for the University of Wisconsin, where he received his B.A. in 1943. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy during WWII, returned to Mlwaukee and the family bank, Marshall & Isley, becoming chairman in 1963. He was the third generation of his family to head Marshall & Isley, which enjoyed extraordinary growth during his 30 years as CEO. Jack served on many corporate boards as well as numerous civic organiza- tions. His first wife, Jimmie Ann, died in 1989. He is survived by his second wife, Melissa, daughters Nancy Phipps and Mary Uihlein, sister Dorothy Ann Van Housen and three grandchildren.

1945

Norman William Brown died October 3, 1999, of unspecified causes, at South Shore Hospital in Cohasset Mass. A standout football player on the Dartmouth freshman team, Norm joined the Navy V-12 program and was later sent to the Midshipman-Officers Following wartime service as a lieutenant (jg) in the Supply Corps, he received his M.B.A, from Harvard. Alongtime resident of Cohasset and active in the oil and gas industry, Norm retired in 1982 as a senior vice president of Bay State Gas Co. He was married to the late Janet (Foster) Brown for 53 years. He is survived by son Gregory, daughters Marcia Ann Lineberiy and Ann Kathryn two grandsons and two great-granddaughters.

1946

Robert Poet died from coronary occlusion at his home in Fullerton Calif., on December 20,1999. Bob came to Dartmouth from Barringer High School in Newark, N.J. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and the Sphinx. He lettered in track as a middle-distance runner and in football as an end. He majored in chemistry, graduating in 1947 after serving in the Navy during World War II. He served in the Dartmouth V-12 program, graduated from Cornell Midshipmen's School and the Miami Destroyer School and served in the Pacific aboard a destroyer escort. Bob's entire career was spent in the plastics industry; he started in sales at General Electric and retired as an executive with BP Petroleum. In 1981 he was honored by the Society of the Plastics Industry as the Man of the Year in the West Coast district. He is survived by wife Liz, sons Bob and Kevin, daughters Jamie and Patricia and seven grandchildren.

1949

Frederick Y. Briscoe Jr. died December 24, 1999, in West Hartford, Conn. Fred came to Dartmouth from Framingham Mass., via Vermont Academy. His time at Dartmouth was interrupted as he served as an Army infantry sergeant in Germany for 13 months. He was an economics major and member of Chi Phi. After graduation he worked as sales manager for Pan Am, received a B.S.I.E. degree from the University of Toronto and then spent most of his career in manufacturing engineering, eventually retiring as president of Newcomb Young & Cole of San Antonio Texas. Dartmouth relatives included uncle Channing Cox '01 and father Frederick Sr. '24. Classmates Bob Pridham and "Rocket" Reed were ushers in Fred's wedding to Jean Campbell, who has predeceased him. He is survived by daughters Sharon Strickland and Kim Leether and sons Frederick and Christopher.

1954

John Alan Blum died November 30, 1999, in San Diego, Calif. Jack entered Dartmouth from Milford Prep. He was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi and Phi Beta Kappa. He received an M.D. from New York University in 1958 and anM.S. in urology from the University of Minnesota in 1965. He served in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps in Vietnam, retiring as a captain, and served as president in San Diego of the Vietnam Veteran Leadership Program. He practiced urology in San Diego for many years and remained active in academics, having served as assistant professor of surgery/urology at Chicago Medical School and the University of Mnnesota. As a National Institutes of Health independent researcher, he pioneered the application of silicone rubber in the urinary tract as a prosthesis and catheter. Jack served his community in leadership roles with the San Diego Blood Bank, San Diego Surgical Society, Doctors Service Bureau, Planned Parenthood of San Diego and San Diego Rotary. He also was fleet surgeon of the San Diego Yacht Club and an enthusiastic boatman. Jack is survived by his wife, Debra, daughter Jackie Fogel and sons Jeff and Alfred '82.

James Arthur Greenwood died November 8,1999, in Pensacola Fla. Jim entered Dartmouth from Pleasantville (N.Y.) High School. He served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years, serving in Korea and Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Joan; sons James Michael and John; and daughter Kim Jones.

1956

Mark Cleveland Tobin died January 4,2000, of complications due to lung cancer at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Center City, Pa. He attended Dartmouth after graduating from St. Luke's School. He spent his business career working as a management consultant for Xerox Learning Systems Inc., president of Tobin Learning Resources in Valley Forge and head of Philadelphia division of the Fortune Group based in Atlanta. He was a member of Dartmouth Club of Philadelphia, Society of Colonial Wars, the Society of the War of 1812 and the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution and its color guard for 20 years. Mark retired and moved from Philadelphia to his home on Nantucket Island. He is survived by his wife, Lois, children Alison and Daniel and grandson Nicholas.

1959

William Gorsline Long died November 12,1999, at his home in Bronxville N.Y. Bill, an -untiring worker for the class, finally succumbed to his long battle with cancer. Bill's passion for the Big Green football team never ceased to amaze his friends, a passion we remember from our undergraduate days. A former Navy lieutenant, Bill's business career was in the financial services industry, and he was a partner in McDonald, Long & Associates in Scarsdale, N.Y. At his memorial service classmate and close friend Larry Toal shared a lovely set of remembrances. Bill is survived by his wife, Tina, and children Katherine and Will.

Robert Meek Weston Jr. died July 10,1999, of complications arising from treatment for acute leukemia. Bob, a retired Navy officer (Dartmouth ROTC), served as a helicopter pilot most of his 20 years in service. He participated in the Apollo 13 rescue mission and, among other things, specialized in antisubmarine warfare. More Recently he earned a master's degree from National University and worked in the aerospace and technology industries in San Diego as a technical writer and editor. At Dartmouth Bob's rich bass voice blessed our beloved Injunaires. With wife Barbara, Bob settled in Colorado, Calif., more than 25 years ago, where he delighted in driving his prized Studebaker car in the annual Independence Day parade. Bob is survived by Barbara, daughters (Jail Wright and Aubrey Breay and five grandchildren.

1960

David J. Loomis belated word comes that he died on October 2, 1995, in Troy, Pa., of lung cancer. After leaving Dartmouth he received his B.A. at Lycoming College, an M.A. in psychology at Bucknell University and a Ph.D. in psychology at Syracuse University. He taught for a decade at Lycoming as an assistant and associate professor of psychology, and then assumed control of a familyowned orchard, growing apples, peaches and pears, in his hometown of Troy. He also served as a trustee of Lycoming College for six years and as president of his Methodist church. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Eleanor, and children Patricia, Dorothy and David.

1965

Jonathan K. Lee died December 3,1999, after a two-and-one-half-year battle with cancer. Jon came to Dartmouth from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Md., and after graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth, he earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from Indiana University. While teaching mathematics at the University of Florida he began to develop a strong-interest in conservation and became active in the leadership of the Sierra Club. He spent a significant part of his career as a hydrologist and is credited with major advances in the mathematical modeling of die interactions of floodwaters and bridges. He is survived by sister Pamela Van Velsir and her husband, Gary.

1966

Lawrence Otto Graeber an employee benefits attorney, died on May 16,1999, in Irvine, Calif. Lawrence was a member of DKE fraternity and participated in freshman crew at Dartmouth. He earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School in 1981 and worked with Johnson & Higgins a global insurance company. Fie was the legal counsel for the technical resource center, advising 10 business offices in the western part of the United States on employee benefit law. He is survived by his mother, Cynthia Graeber.

1967

Charles George Farnum III died July 11, 1999, in Abingdon, Va. He came to the College from Peoria (III.) High School. After Dartmouth he fought with the Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. Charlie enjoyed fishing and travel. In Bristol, Va., he ran a travel agency specializing in London flat rentals. He is survived by his fiancee, Frances Foster, brother James, sister Patricia Beal and children Taylor and Charles.