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.

Leonard Preston McCoun '22 • Jan. 29 Louis Pelletier '28 • Feb. 11 Raphael Maurice Avellar '30 • Feb. 3 Charles Ezra Simmons '30 • Feb. 24 William Frederick Sinz '30 • Aug. 28, 1999 John Edward Telling '30 • Dec. 31,1999 Frederick Kingsbury Watson '30 • Feb. 8 Maxwell Irving Schultz '31 • Sept. 1998 John Visscher Eliot '32 • Feb. 26 Donald M. Wood '33 • March 26 Hubert Allen Johnson '34 • Feb. 21 Harry Mosher Lowd '36 • Feb. 18 Robert Lyle Blackman '37H • March 17 Theodore Bleecker Ripsom '37 • Feb. 21 Hamilton Yale Ferris '38 • Jan. 29 JackH. Mcintosh '38 'Jan. 25 Frederick B. Pickering '38 • March 23 Joseph Carmen Shenstone '38 • Oct. 20,1999 Richard Henry Sherwin '38 • Feb. 19 Henry Newton Smith '38 • Feb. 16 Preston Pope Joyes '40 • March 5 Werner Martin Kempe '40 • Feb. 2 Hugh Mullen '40 • Feb. 12 Roger M. Hoffman '41 • Feb. 13 Charles Curry Reed '41 • Feb. 8 Harry H. Burdick '42 • Aug. 18,1997 Thomas H. Heneage '43 • Nov. 25,1999 Robert Herbert Davis '44 • Dec. 1997 Joseph Goldstein '44 • March 12 John H. Stephenson '44 • March 24 John W. Allen '45 • Feb. 12 Rupert Burdette Daniels '45 • Feb. 5 Charles Edward Holt '45 • March 17 Gordon W. Phelps '45 • Jan. 4 Ralph Robbins Ranldn '47 • Feb. 24 Paul Samuel Liscord '48 • Feb. 23 John D. Fitzgerald '49 • Oct. 5,1999 William Curtis Stowell '50 • Jan. 29 David H. Hilton '51 • March 17 Richard B. Markey '53 • Feb. 23 John E. Sackett '53 • Feb. 27 David Edwin Reed '54 • Jan. 28 William Rouse Hotchkiss '59 • Feb. 29 Carl W. Schulz '59 • March 7 Alvin B. Snider '59 • April 1999 Thomas Ernest Allen '61 • Feb. 29 Richard E. Baum '61 • Nov. 1997 Edward W. Stern '64 • March 4 Robin Publow Armstrong '71 • Feb. 16Dana Robin Hill '78 • March 3 Kenneh D. Loos '79 • March 27

1930

Richard Compton Squire died January 18 in the Berkeley Heights (N.J.) Convalescent Center of cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Central High School in Washington, D.C. He graduated magna cum laude, went on to obtain a degree of civil engineering from Thayer, and then attended Tuck School. After trainee positions with several companies, he ended up with Hahne & Co., from which he retired as vice president and general superintendent. He then went with Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J., as director of general services, from which position he retired at age 65. During the war he joined the Navy Reserves as a lieutenant, j.g., and served in the Portsmouth Navy Yard as a personal relations officer. He married Brace Rutter of South Orange, N.J., and they had a son, Richard. After her death, Dick married again, and Alvera survives him, as does his son, a brother and two grandchildren.

1931

George William Conklin died at home in Woodbridge, Conn., on December 14, 1999. George came to Dartmouth from the Deane School in Santa Barbara, Calif. His major was architecture, and he was a member of Chi Phi, the Arts, Deutscher Studenten Verein, the Instrumental Club, the Players Orchestra and the French, Outing and Chess clubs. He attended the architecture school of Princeton in 1931 and 1932, and received a degree in that discipline in 1934 from the University of Pennsylvania. George was an associate architect before entering the Navy in 1942, and he eventually retired as a lieutenant commander in 1946. George's activity in his professional career in architecture in Connecticut was matchless in the number of cases he undertook, and in their scope and complexity, lasting from 1947 through 1999. In those years he was involved in a legion of civic and political activities, always providing time for Dartmouth alumni matters. He is survived by wife Anne, daughters Holly and Mimi and four grandchildren.

1933

Ferdinand Fritz Galbos died June 26, 1988, from heart failure after a stroke, the College has learned. He came to Dartmouth from Shaker Heights (Ohio) High School, but left Hanover after sophomore year due to Depression-related financial problems. He attended Western Reserve for one year, then spent his business career in quality control with the White Truck Co, and, during WW II, with Packard Appliance Co. in the manufacture of airplane parts. He was a skilled writer, producing a newsletter in connection with his wife's decorating business and authoring a book of verse proposed for publication. He is survived by his wife, Jean, who later married his roommate Kip Rosser '33.

1934

Arthur Philip Moebius one of Aurora, Ohio's leading citizens, died January 2; the place and cause are not available. "Art" came to Dartmouth from Washington Irving High School in Tarrytown, N.Y. The Depression terminated his college career, but while at Dartmouth he was a member of the Glee Club, Jack-o-Lantem, the Symphony Orchestra and Alpha Theta/Theta Chi Fraternity. Around 1933 he worked as a sales- man for F. Schumacher & Co. until his retirement at 65 in 1977. He learned to fly through private lessons and during WW II served in the Navy as a flight instructor and later as an intelligence officer in the South Pacific on the aircraft carrier Roi. He left the Navy in 1945 as a lieutenant commander and in that year moved to Aurora. He and his wife, Ruth, were named Aurora citizens of the year in 1991 and he again in 1999. Surviving are his wife, sister Katherine Herbert, brother Charles, 13 nieces and nephews and 25 grand-nieces and grand- nephews.

1937

Robert Lyle Blackman an honorary '37 and the legendary Dartmouth football coach from 1955 to 1970, died March 17 from an unknown disease contracted during a trip to the Far East. He leaves his wife, Katherine, daughter Julie and granddaughter Melissa Blackman '94. His son Gary '6B predeceased him. Bob will always be revered by Dartmouth alumni for seven Ivy League championships and two Lambert Trophies. In 16 years in Hanover he recorded two undefeated seasons, 104 wins, 37 losses and three ties. In 1987 he was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame. We credit Donald C. McKinlay '37 with making him an honorary member of the class. Despite moving on to national achievements, all the Blackmans remained part of the Dartmouth family.

Arthur A. Ekirchjr. a distinguished historian and the author of TheDecline m American Liberalism, died on February 5 at St. Peter's Hospital in Delmar, N.Y., surrounded by his wife, Dorothy, and son Arthur '72. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. He taught for many years at American University in Washington, D.C., and was professor of American history at the State University of New York at Albany from 1965 to 1986. He was a Guggenheim Fellow and the author of 10 books. In addition to his widow and son, Art is survived by daughters Cheryl Remley and Caryl Williams.

1938

William Ellis Norcross a retired Navy captain, living in Honolulu, Hawaii, died of complications from Alzheimer's on December 31, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine, a daughter, a son and two grandchildren. Bill entered Dartmouth from the Chauncey School in Boston, Mass., graduating from the Thayer School with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation he was employed by the American Bridge Co. He was called to active duty in 1941, having held a reserve commission with the Navy Civil Engineering Corps. His first tour of duty was at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and he spent time in Europe, North Africa, the Pacific Islands and the Philippines. Duty stateside included the Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, N.J., and Camp Pendleton and El Toro in California. From 1967 to 1980 he worked with the Bank of Hawaii in the real estate loan division.

Morrow "Peyt" Peyton died February 10 at his home in Naples, Fla., after a lengthy illness. He came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy and majored in English and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. "Peyt' spent his entire corporate career with several banks in the Northwest Bankcorporation, retiring in 1980 as senior vice president of the Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis. He served in the Navy for four years and was discharged as a captain. He was president of the Viking Council of the Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver Award upon his retirement in 1968. He is survived by his wife, Betty; sons John, Jay and Whitney; six grandchildren; and brother Thomas. His father-in-law, Whitney Eastman, was a member of the class of 1910.

Richard Harry Sherwin retired president of the Vermont Printing Co. and a former selectman of Brattleboro, Vt., died in the Thompson House in Brattleboro on February 19. Dick came to Dartmouth from the New Hampton School, majored in English and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Sphinx. A lieutenant in the Navy, he served as the commander of a minesweeper on the coastal waters of the United States and Japan. Upon his discharge in 1946, he began a long career with the Vermont Printing Co., retiring as company president in 1981. He was a past president of the Brattleboro Rotary Club and a director of the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and the Brattleboro Savings and Loan. He was an avid golfer and took part in many class matches and luncheons. He was predeceased by his, Eunice, although he is survived by a daughter, three sons, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

1940

Chappell Cranmer died February 18 after suffering a massive stroke. At Dartmouth he was a member of Cabin & Trail, Mountaineering Club and Canoe Club. He climbed with Henry Coulter '43 and Jack Dorrance. He tried to climb K2 and was successful in the rescue of a parachutist on Devil's Tower in Wyoming. Chap was a Marine during WW II, and served at Guadalcanal retiring as a captain. After several business ventures, in 1969 he attended divinity school and went to Granby, Colo., as an Episcopal priest. He is survived by his wife, Betty, sons Holbrook Mahn and Bruce Cranmer and daughters Susan Mahn Gorman and Jean Cranmer Clark.

1941

Charles Curry Reed a native of Wisconsin and sometime resident of Naples, Fla., died February 8. Chuck belonged to Chi Phi at Dartmouth, was a member of Green Key and was active in managing intramural athletics. After graduation he studied mechanical engineering at Milwaukee Area Technical College and worked for many years as a sales engineer for Sundstrand Corp. Chuck was active in Chicago and Milwaukee YMCA work and represented that organization as an envoy to seven countries in South America in 1975 and 1978. He came out of retirement in 1988 to work as a marketing consultant for Omega Technical Corp. in Wisconsin. In 1992 he became a volunteer policeman for the city of Naples, Fla. Chuck is survived by Patricia, his wife of 54 years, and their children Robin, David and Patricia.

1942

David Rutledge Sargent died January 22 of complications from Parkinson's disease. Dave was a leading financial publisher and civic leader. He was named president and CEO of United Business Service of Boston in 1961, a publisher of weekly reports on business and investments, having joined the company in 1946 immediately after his WW II service as an R.A.F. pilot and U.S. Air Force flying instructor. Dave was an active resident of Wellesley, Mass., from 1947 until his retirement to the family farm in Norwich, Vt.,in 1992, serving for more than 20 years on various boards and commissions and as town moderator and selectman. Dave was active in 1942 activities and served as class secretary from 1982-86. He is survived by his wife of 57 years; daughters Karen Sirkin and Ann Walker; sons Dwight '72, Dave Jr., Carl and Thomas; and 10 grandchildren.

1944

Sherman Nott Dowsett died December 23, 1999, at his home in Holualoa, Hawaii. Sherry left Dartmouth almost immediately following the declaration of war, joining the Air Force, where he served through- out WW II and sometime later in the Korean conflict. In business, as president of the Pantheon Co. and the Kalama Land Co., he was a successful land developer in both Hawaii and California. For a number of years he also held the coveted franchises for Fuller Brush products and the bottling and distribution of Pepsi-Cola in Hawaii. In the islands he served on the Territorial Boxing Commission and was a member of the Honolulu Redevelopment Agency. He played golf and tennis and was an ardent and record-holding deepsea fisherman. He was predeceased by two wives, Carol and Joanne. He is survived by six children and five grandchildren.

1945

Ralph Gannett Tyler Jr. died of cancer on January 16 in Conway, S.C. Bud came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter and was an active participant in football and wrestling. As a Navy V-12 student, he received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Thayer School. After serving as a lieutenant with the Sea Bees in the Pacific, he returned to Hanover for his master's degree in mechanical engineering. He was president of Green Key. He served '45 as secretary/chairman. Bud spent seven years with Bethlehem Steel, then became coowner of Bolton-Pratt Construction Co. in Cleveland. After he retired, he was head of the Ashtabula County, Ohio, building department. He moved to Myrtle Trace, Fla., in 1995. His survivors include his wife, Dolores, daughters Elizabeth Hast and Martha Tyler, stepdaughter Karen Capadona and five grandchildren.

1947

Robert Theodore Moorehead has died. The College was advised in 1997 by son Jonathan that Robert had passed away "about 10 or 12 years ago," but there are no further details. Robert was in the Navy V-12 Program at Dartmouth and served in the U.S.N.R. as an ensign and ending up in Kodiak, Alaska, as an ordnance officer. He returned to Dartmouth after WW II but did not graduate. He subsequently became secretary and treasurer of Cannon & DeFina Co. in the Bronx; at that time he was living in Scarsdale, N.Y. His interests, outside of his family, were sports and dancing. Other than Jonathan, his only known kin was his wife, Faith-Elizabeth (Phelan).

1948

Francis Emil Hummel died January 26. From being Mr. Everything at Crosby High in the Waterbury, Conn., class of 1944, Fran came to the Hanover Plain and made his mark on our class. Lettering in football, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and earned an M.B.A. from Tuck School with honors in 1949. For the next four years he taught marketing at the University of Massachusetts and Tuck School before joining manufacturers in Vermont and Connecticut as a marketing manager. In 1963 he settled in as director of marketing and advertising at the Stanley Works in New Britain, from which he retired in 1993. As late as 1997 he was still a part-time marketing director for a Connecticut ad agency. He and Gert would have celebrated their 50th anniversary in September. He not only was class agent for his Tuck class for 21 years but masterminded our 40th and 50th reunions as chairman. We have lost a loyal brother and share our sorrow with Gertrude, Francis '74, Peter TU '76, and Paul '78.

1949

Anthony Edward Sousa died some years ago, the College has just learned. He came to Dartmouth in 1945 from Gloucester (Mass.) High School and roomed in New Hampshire Hall. He left after a short time and did not graduate, but returned to Gloucester and was self-employed in the fish business. He is survived by his wife, Alison, and son Gregg.

Robert B. Swift died February 19 of a heart attack at home in Falmouth, Mass. Swifty came to Dartmouth in the V-12 unit, serving in the Navy as an aviation radioman from 1943-1946. He returned after his naval duty and completed his degree, also serving as a sergeant in the Marine Corps Reserve. While in Hanover he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and very active in inter-fraternity events. After graduation he taught for a time and coached Little League baseball and hockey, then went into the laundry and dry cleaning business. Bob was a pilot who held rat- ings in private, instrument and commercial aviation and was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. He served in local Dartmouth clubs as well as being the class treasurer and Alumni Fund agent. He is survived by his wife, Phyliss, two sons, two daughters and one grandchild. Another daughter predeceased him.

1951

Alfred Emmanuel Crehan died in February 1999. A1 came to Dartmouth from Boston English High School. Shortly before his death he wrote to 'SI Fables, "I thoroughly enjoyed my (freshman) year at Dartmouth and went on to West Point somewhat reluctantly, but once there took up the challenge." He was commissioned upon graduation there in 1952, became an Air Force pilot of F-86 fighters in the Far East and later returned to be a flight instructor in the United States. He retired as a lieutenant colonel to live in Franklin Lakes, N.J., and work in New York City selling large electronic telephone systems. He later moved to Chester, N.Y., and "fell in love with the Hudson Valley. Our proximity to West Point helped with the tailgates in football season." Al's wife, Bernadine, died of lung cancer in 1994. He is survived by six children and 10 grandchildren.'

Andrew M. Drury died December 9, 1999, at his home in Lewiston, Maine. Andy grew up in Hanover and Norwich and graduated from Kimball Union Academy. He left Dartmouth after freshman year and graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 1952. After serving in the Army in Japan during the Korean War, he earned a master's degree in history from Boston University and later embarked on a career teaching in public schools in Goffstown, N.H., and Kents Hill and Lewiston, Maine. His fellow teachers voted him Lewiston Teacher of the Year in 1984. Father Francis Drury graduated with the class of '26, TH'3B. He is survived by daughters Donna Bleakney and Diana Snapp and brothers Francis Jr. '4B and Herbert '52.

Richard William Ellis of New London, N.H., died January 21 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a long illness. He grew up in Newton Center, Mass., and attended Newton High School. At Dartmouth Dick majored in history and religion, rowed on the crew and was a member of Zeta Psi and photographic editor of the Green Book and the '5l Aegis. He then went straight to the U.S. Naval Academy, was commissioned in 1955, and served a career as a Navy Supply Corps officer. He retired with the rank of commander in 1981, lived in New Hampshire and was a longtime member and lay reader at All Saints Church in Peterborough and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in New London. Dick's father, Richard, was a member of the class of '16. Dick was predeceased by daughter Kimberly in 1992. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Barbara, daughter Pamela Ellis Averell and two granddaughters.

David Hale Hilton died March 17 at Evanston Hospital, near his home in Winnetka, I11. At Dartmouth he was Aegis adver tising manager and member and treasurer of Alpha Delta Phi, Green Key, Undergraduate Council, Casque & Gauntlet and Palaeopitus. Following Tuck School and an Air Force hitch, Dave joined Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and in a spectacular 38-year career sold an astonishing $458 million in policies. For Winnetka he put in years of civic service and was a village trustee. For Dartmouth he spearheaded Alumni Fund and deferred giving, Alumni Council and class activities. A year ago Dave developed terminal stomach cancer. He calmly told everyone and eschewed debilitating treatment. He is survived by wife Ginny, son David Jr. and daughters Linda H. Garten and Laura W. Hilton.

1952

Bert Diker died in September 1999 of cancer at home in Southampton, N.Y. An honors history major at Dartmouth, Bert received a degree from Harvard Business School and then served a two-year hitch in the Army. His business experience was wide-ranging and successful. He founded several textile-related companies and was asked to go to California to lead Pacific Holding Corp., a business which manufac-tured building related products and was capitalizing on the California housing boom. The company was failing, but Bert turned it around and made it very profitable. He repeated this story many times during his business career. He retired within the last three years and limited his activities to managing family investments. He was very active in charitable and civic pursuits and served on the board of the World Affairs Council. He is survived by his wife, Rhona, and daughter Susan.

Donald C. "Rusty" Jackman another of our great musicians, died in June 1999. Following graduation Rusty served four years in the U.S. Navy and then received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He lived in Chicago, St. Louis and Boston, all in advertising sales. He returned to Connecticut and worked for McGraw- Hill as international sales representative of industrial advertising for Aviation Week & Space Technology. His last job was as executive vice president of advertising agency Shepler & Co. of Hickory, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and children Michael, Jill, Sally and Alison. He and his "bone" will be missed at our 50th Reunion.

1953

James R. Goldstone died of prostate cancer at his home in Shaftsbury, Vt., on November 5, 1999. After graduation from Dartmouth, Jim served a two-year tour in the Army and then studied at Bennington College, where he obtained master's degrees in both drama and dance. He spent the next 30 years in Los Angeles pursuing a career as writer, producer and director of television and films. He directed 11 motion pictures including Red Sky in the Morning, The Gang That Couldn't ShootStraight and Swashbuckler, as well as hundreds of television episodes including the pilot episode of StarTrek. In 1981 he won an Emmy for best director for Kent State. In 1988 Jim moved back to Vermont, where he was active in the arts. At Dartmouth Jim majored in English literature, was a member of Pi Lambda Phi and was on the Daily Dartmouth staff. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, his mother, two sons, one daughter and six grandchildren.

1954

William Milne Holton died January 17 in Washington, D.C. Milne entered Dartmouth from the Baylor School of Chattanooga, Tenn. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta (Bones Gate). He received a law degree from Harvard and a master's and Ph.D. from Yale and in 1961 joined the English faculty at the University of Maryland. He retired from the university in 1999. Milne was widely known for his books of translation of Serbian, Macedonian and Eastern European poetry. He was the author of Cylinder of Vision, a study of Stephen Crane. After his retirement, he was appointed as a Fulbright professor to a university at Olomouc in the Czech Republic. At the University of Maryland he served on dissertation and thesis committees in the departments of English, music, American studies and comparative literature. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia.

1955

Stuart Blackwell Duncan died August 8, 1997, at St. Mary's Hospital, Grand Junction, Colo., after a short illness. Before coming to Dartmouth he attended Concord, N.H., schools and earned his high school diploma from Vermont Academy. Stuart owned numerous businesses over the years and also wrote more than 30 books of a technical nature. At the time of his death he was the owner of the Book Worm Book Store in Gunnison and the Book Worm Book Seller in Crested Butte, Colo. At Dartmouth he was a member of Green Key, the Freshman Rifle Team and WDBS. Of the College, he wrote in 25th Reunion Yearbook: "The 'Dartmouth experience' was one of the several bright spots in an interesting life and one that I feel most fortunate in having undergone." He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Marcia, and brother James.

W.H. Holden Gibbs died of cancer November 7, 1997, at his home in Sparks, Md. A vice president for liability management at Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. at the time of his death, he was a popular figure in Maryland's banking community and contributed much of his time to civic causes. He was also treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and served on the board of the Episcopal Ministries to the Aging. Nicknamed "Jumbo" in high school because of his considerable physical size, he was at Dartmouth only briefly with the class of '55, trans- ferring to Franklin and Marshall College, where he received his B.A., followed by an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Ellen Bruce Bordley, daughters Ellen and Anne and three grandchildren.

Robert Edmund Waugh died August 1, 1997, after a long illness. A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, he served as a medical intern at UCLA followed by a residency in anesthesiology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He then served two years in the U.S. Navy as an anesthesiologist at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. He was a member of the Connecticut State Medical Society, the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Connecticut State Society of Anesthesiologists. He was a charter member of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and a founding member of the American Board of Ambulatory Anesthesia and the Society of Ophthalmologic Anesthesiologists. Bob had many interests and hobbies, including being an avid horticulturist and a collector of antique clocks. At Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Epsilon and the DOC. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Elizabeth, and sons David and Steven. Daughter Katherine predeceased him.

1958

Daniel N. Hall died February 15 in Cleveland, Ohio, after a long batde with cancer. Dan entered the College from Bronxville Senior High School and majored in chemistry. He was a Rufus Choate Scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. Upon graduation Dan was named a National Science Foundation Fellow and pursued graduate study in organic chemistry at Princeton, where he received his Ph.D. in 1964. After 10 years of research work with Exxon, Dan received a law degree from Seton Hall University. Dan specialized in patent law and moved to Lubrizol Corp. as a patent attorney. In 1984 he was named senior patent counsel for Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. in Akron, and he continued with that firm for the remainder of his career. Dan's wife of 42 years, Janet, and children Katherine and Michael survive.

1964

Michael A. Radasch died December 14, 1999, in Somerville, Mass., after a short illness. Mike entered Dartmouth from Roslyn (N.Y.) High School. He was a brother of Alpha Delt. After graduation Mike received his M.B.A. from Tuck in '66. He later formed his own company, MAR Associates, and was involved in tax accounting. He is survived by his wife, Ilse, daughter Karin Maddox, son Peter, brother Peter, four grandchildren and parents Margaret and Donald '35.

1967

Allen H. McCook died in November 1999. He came to the College from the Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, Pa. A geography major, Allen was active in Glee Club and Theta Delta Chi. From 1967 to 1971 he served in the Air Force and was discharged as a captain. He received his M.B.A. from Wharton School of Management in 1973 and was a retired real estate officer at his death. In 1990 he married Valerie Cowdery in Minneapolis. In 1994 they moved to Chatfield, Minn., where Allen was an active member of Chatfield Lutheran Church and a member of the Chatfield VFW. He enjoyed studying the Civil War, reading, remodeling, camping, baseball and football. Survivors include his wife, daughters Catharine and Eleanore and brothers Bill and Ned '65.

1971

Robin Publow Armstrong died February 16 of pancreatic cancer, in Ottawa, Canada. Robin came to Dartmouth from Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario. At Dartmouth he received a degree in geography, ran cross country and was a special-education tutor. Robin went on to complete an M.A. and a Ph.D. in geography at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario. Following several years as an itinerant scholar, teaching at a variety of universities, Robin began working for the Canadian government in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. After 16 years with that department, he moved to Statistics Canada, where he was employed most recently as associate census manager, content and analysis. He is survived by wife Marcia and children Allison, Christine and John.

Gordon Maslen McWilliams died in an avalanche January 16 while skiing at Crystal Mountain, southeast of Seattle. He leaves his parents, younger brothers Kenneth and Mark, wife Mary and children Angus and Katie. At Dartmouth he studied architecture. After graduation he assisted Russell Mittermeier '71, then at Harvard, researching new monkey species in the Amazon River basin. He later moved to Grand Junction, Colo., where he worked as an architect and met his future wife, Mary Davidson. He then earned a master's in architecture with honors from the University of Pennsylvania. He soon focused on designing research facilities for various industries and became a recognized expert for design of biotechnology research facilities in the Northwest. Outside work, he supported the arts, was an avid outdoorsman, was an active hiker, accomplished skier and competitive rower at the George Pocok Rowing Foundation in Seattle.