Deaths

The following 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.

John Warren Guppy '23 • Jan. 17, 2002 Theodore Rose '27 •March 6,2002 Donald Bishop Dodd '28 • Dec. 1,2001 Albert Warren Kitts '28 • Oct. 16,2002 Maurice Russel Goudey '29 • March 14,2002 Stanley Shaw Holmes '29 • Sept. 30,2002 John Henry Quebman '29 • Oct. 17,2002 John Francis Milos '31 ' April 23,2001 Rafael Baragano '32 • Oct. 1,1994 George Edwin Burnett'32 • N0v.9,1990 Anthony Joseph Cunis '32 • June 18,2002 Charles Stanley Cutler '32 'April 2,1999 Pierce Milton Davis '32 • May 8,1989 Paul Henry'Ducharme '32 • Sept. 12,1990 George Kirk Ellsworth '32 • Jan. 1,1976 John Euclid Fish '32 • Nov. 10,2002 Clifford Walker Fitton '32 • July 1,198$ William Howard Gratton '32 • June 29,1988 William Russell Holm '32 • Feb. 1,1990 Thomas Carleton Hope '32 • Nov. 17,1993 Hempstead Lee Kennett'32 'Aug. 10,1988 Gordon Max Lane '32 • Feb. 10,2002 Jack Houseworth Light' 32 'Aug.20,1997 Robert Fancher Miter '32 • Sept. 15,1999 Lathrop Barrere Nelson '32 • Jan. 1,198$ John Philip Pochna'32 • May 19,1993 Howard Rubin '32 • Jan.2,2002 Robert Krauss Swartchild '32 • Dec. 1,1985 Henry Gibbs Weston '32 • Jan. 22,1990 John Franklin Woodman '33 • Oct. 12,2002 John Fleming Anderson '34 • June 8,2002 Stuart Bogart Barber '34 • Nov.17,2002 Bernard Sills '34 • Aug. 31,2001 Alfred Eugene Bonniwell '35 'March 8,2002 Arthur Leslie Flinner'3s • June 20,2002 William Bradford Chase '36 'April4,2002 Philip George Clark '36 • Oct. 7,2002 Harry Hartshorn Hughes '36 • June 22,2001 Leonard Chapin Mead '36 • Oct. 11,2002 Patrick Roche Doherty '37 • Oct. 22,2002 Donald Carl McKinlay '37 • Nov. 12,2002 Thomas Carl Reck '37 • June 7,2002 Charles Edward Sine '37 'April 5,2002 William Orvill Thomas '37 • Nov. 16,2001 Elliot Dillon Herrick '38 • Oct. 10,2002 Charles Whiting Rice '38 'April 2,2002 Richard Lakeman Brooks '39 • Oct. 24,2002 Harland Martin Deos'39 • Sept. 17,2001 Joseph Raymond Mason '39 • Sept. 6,2002 Donald Haggett Brown '40 • March 25, 2002 Richard Cartland Chase'40 • Oct. 12,2002 Robert Le Cron Clark '40 • Sept. 18,2002 Alfred Samuel Eiseman '40 • Oct. 1,2002 Robert Eldredge Kelley '40 • Nov. 1,2002 Thurston Baker Perry '40 • Oct. 24,2001 James Rose Sullivan '40 'April 8,2002 John Wadsworth Ahlswede '41 • June 16,2001 James William Costello '41 • Feb. 3,2002 William Atkinson Lynch '41 • Feb. 7,1988 Joseph McElroy Rich '41 • Oct. 4,2002 Dale Eugene Bartholomew '42 ' April 30,2002 Robert Allen Myers'42 • Oct. 4,2002 Douglas Raymond Starret '42 • Nov. 5,2001 Charles Worcester Bradley '43 'Aug. 1,2002 Leon Thomas Ellis '43 • Feb. 11,2000 Frederic Gershom Goldman '43 • Nov. 5,2002 Clarke Seth Lyon '43 • Oct. 6,2002 Thomas Ernest Redstone '43 • June 9,2001 David McCulloch Spencer' 44 ' Aug. 26,2002 Donald Wesley Warner'44 • Sept. 21,2002 Arthur Warren Backer'4s 'Aug. 8,2002 Charles Dabney Crockett '46 • July 17,2001 Walter Charles Emmett '46 • Feb. 21,2002 Clyde W. Meder '46 • Oct. 11,2002 Shelton Law Pogue '46 ' March 5,2002 Philip Alden Stedfast '46 • April 16,2002 Robert Niedner Thayer '46 • Nov. 2,2002 Willard Hiram Wyeth '46 Aug. 8,2002 Frank B. Aberle '47 • Sept. 23,2002 Edward H. Concannon '48 • Oct. 2,2002 Raymond Joseph Howland '48 • Nov. 4,2002 Gordon G. Noe '48 'May 14,2002 Edwin K. Rutherford '48 • Nov. 23,2001 David B. Story '48 • Oct. 11,2002 John Oliver Brotherhood '50 • Sept. 27,2002 David Estes Kinney '50 • Oct. 5,2002 Robert Edwin McConaughy '50 'May 27,2002 Lloyd Rumrill Woodbury '50 • July 20,2002 Thomas H. Clark '51 • Sept. 28,2002 Henry J. Binham '52 • Oct. 13,2002 Albert William Hastings '52 • June 30,2002 Emery Lancaster Pierson '53 • Oct. 4,2002 Stephen A. Sanderson '53 • Oct. 27,2002 Donovan Lee Kvalnes '54 • July 27,2002 John Frederick Cant '55 • Oct. 5,2002 Wilson Edward Wright '55 • Jan. 5,2002 James Davy Loghry '56 • Oct. 26,2002 Stephen Arnold Weiss '57 • Oct. 9,2002 David H.O. Lawson '58 • Aug. 17,2002 Edward Harvey Ephraim '59 • 0ct. 25,2002 Nathan Waller Oakes '59 • Oct. 6,2001 Lawrence John Gazley '60 • Nov. 6,2002 Alex Richard McGinnis '60 • Oct. 26,2002 Fred Marshall Spitz' 64 ' Aug. 28,2002 John Kern McPherson '67 'Aug. 8,2002 Susan Marie Dow '83 • Sept. 2002 Malcolm Andrew Verras '86 • Nov. 28,2002

1929

Maurice Russel Goudey died in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on March 14,2002, at the home of his daughter. Rus came to us from Brookline, Massachusetts, High School and belonged to Beta Theta Pi. He majored in music. He joined the Dartmouth Players, the Marching Band, the Barbary Coast and the Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra. He was the life of our reunions with his piano playing. After graduation he spent six years in Europe, then five years in Argentina, then worked for NBC in New York City. At the end of his career he formed his own company, Radio Music Service, catering to the whole music industry. He leaves sons' Jay, William and Frederick and daughter Jacqueline Pink, who will miss him.

Stanley Shaw Holmes died on September 30, 2002, in Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He came to us from Elgin Academy and belonged to Chi Phi. He left before graduation and worked for Western Electric Cos. He leaves a daughter, Collette, and a son, Stanley.

John Henry Quebman died on October 17,2002, at Falmouth, Massachusetts,hospital Johnny came to us from Hughes High School in Cincinnati. He belonged to Theta Delta Chi and majored in economics. He was on the winter sports team for all four years as a speed and figure skater. He worked for Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. until 1936, then joined Attleboro Refining Cos., manufacturers of gold and silver. He retired in 1968 as vice president and an owner. He was active in community affairs, including Rotary, Boy Scouts and hospital administration in Attleboro and Norton, Massachusetts. He was a fund-raiser for Dartmouth and a member of the 1929 executive committee. He leaves his wife, Adelaide (King), daughter Carol and son John.

1930

Harrison F. Condon Jr., a resident of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and formerly of the Bourne area, died September 1,2002, at Jordan Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara H. (Hartford). Born in Aurora, Illinois, he graduated from Dartmouth in 1930 and the Tuck School in 1931. He was class treasurer for more than 60 years. A financial analyst with Scudder, Stevens & Clark in Boston from 1936 to 1948, he also served in the Navy during WWII, from 1943-1946. Thereafter he was associated with Massachusetts Financial Services Inc., retiring as a trustee in 1973. He was a former member of the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill and a member of The Country Club and The Kittansett Club. Besides his wife, survivors include sons Peter and Harrison III and four grandchildren.

1932

Anthony Joseph Cunis died June 18,2002, in St. Elizabeths Hospital in Boston. Coming from Ashland, Massachusetts, High School, he was involved with the Dartmouth Christian Fellowship and the Tucker Foundation. He left after his freshman year, a victim of the Great Depression. He became a manager with Telechron Co., located in Ashland, the first electric clock maker, later acquired by General Electric. After a 45-year tenure, he retired and went on to serve from 1974 to 1986 as town clerk of Ashland, his lifetime home. He was an experienced woodworker and an avid golfer. He and his wife, Eleanor, were frequent travelers and it was in Spain two years ago that his health began to fail severely. He is survived by Eleanor; four sons, including David 76, DMS'79; eight grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Warren Sawyer Hallamore, who had been living in Concord, New Hampshire, died September 9, 2002. He came to Dartmouth from Brockton, Massachusetts, and was active in The Players and the Art Club. After attending Harvard's School of Fine Arts, he was with Little Brown & Cos. publishers. In WWII he was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, seeing action in the Navy's air force in the Atlantic and Pacific. He was assistant director of admissions at Northeastern University, then joined the New Hampshire Public Works and Highways Department, becoming chief of public relations. In 1965 he moved to Bermuda and became advertising director of H.A.&E. Smith Ltd. and Horizons Ltd. In 1975 he returned to the United States to live in Concord, but retained his Bermuda residence as a second home. His wife, Frances, predeceased him.

Ernest Henry Johnson died June 26,2000 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 town of Monmouth budget committee, and 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 Lewis "Pete" Knight Jr. died March 13, 2001. He belonged to Alpha Sigma Chi and Cabin & Trail and was president of Ledyard Canoe Club. He earned a masters in landscape architecture at Harvard, which granted him a traveling fellowship in 1938 to study famous gardens in Europe. When war came, he worked on the Pentagon and then with the Federal Public Housing Authority, planning sites for 55,000 dwelling units at war industries and military bases. Postwar he was landscape architect for the city of Cleveland, then vice president of Richard H. Cutting & Associates. He then founded Knight & Stolar, which completed more than 1,000 projects for schools, municipalities and private clients, retiring in 1987. The American Society of Landscape Architects gave Pete its highest award, the Chapter Medal. He and his wife, "Rusty," are survived by a daughter, three sons and 10 grandchildren. The sons and five grandchildren attended Dartmouth.

Gordon Max Lane came to Dartmouth from Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi. After Thayer School and wartime service in the Navy he returned to Barre, where he became a location engineer for the Vermont Department of Highways. He then was appointed director of right of-way in 1948 arterial locations engineer in 1954, and highway engineer in 1957, in charge of design until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of the Vermont Engineering Society, the Granite Masonic Lodge in Barre and the Northeastern and American associations of State Highway and Transportation Officials.We remember him as the man who regularly put a 1932 sign high on the Dartmouth Night bonfire. He had two brothers and a brother-in-law who attended Dartmouth. Gordon died February 10,2002. He is survived by his wife, Edith, and two daughters.

Charles Edwin Odegaard died November 14,1999, of heart failure. At Dartmouth he was manager of freshman track and a senior fellow, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. His received his masters and doctorate degrees in history from Harvard. He taught at the University of Illinois until 1948, except for serving as an officer in the navy in WW II. 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. A biomedical history professor, he authored a couple of books; received nine honorary degrees, including Dartmouth's; was awarded the Washington State Medal of Honor; and had the Michigan campus undergraduate library named after him. Charlie was our class agent, 1985-1987. His wife, Betty, died in 1980, and he is survived by his daughter, her husband and four grandchildren.

Richard Noel Statham died April 19,2001. Coming to Dartmouth from Irvington, New York, and Westminster School, Nick was a member of Kappa Sigma and worked on the Aegis. He lived in Estes Park, Colorado, where he owned and operated Translator TV Inc., providing low-cost television rebroadcast services to the Park and surrounding area. At the time of his death his home was in Allenspark, Colorado. His wife, Florence, predeceased him; he is survived by three children and four grandchildren.

1933

John Franklin Woodman died in Rochester, New Hampshire, on October 12,2002. He prepared for Dartmouth at Rochester High School, was vice president of the De Molay Club, a member of the cabinet of the Dartmouth Christian Association and the band. He graduated with highest honors in chemistry and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He taught at Dartmouth and received an M.A. in 1935- He received a Ph.D. at Princeton in 1938. His only employer was Rohm and Haas Cos., a Philadelphia manufacturer of chemicals and plastics, which he joined in 1938, rising to become head of the firm's plastics engineering laboratory and retiring to Maine in 1973. His avocation was choral singing, and he appeared at concerts with the Philadelphia barbershop group. He was clerk of the Waterboro Society of Friends. He is survived by his wife, Mary, sons David and Douglas and daughter Priscilla.

1936

Harry Hughes died in June 2001. After graduating he achieved his D.M.D. at Harvard, served as lieutenant commander in the Navy and spent the rest of his career practicing dentistry in Manchester, New Hampshire. Our sympathies to his wife, Ellen Hughes.

Russell Hurd died in September 2001. Russ came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy. He took active roles in the Outing Club, the Glee Club, Boots & Saddle and the Dartmouth Players. He was a member of Gamma Delta Chi. The Hurd Shoe Co., of which he was treasurer, was his lifetime business career. His friends and classmates extend their sympathies to Bette, his wife, and to his brothers Kenneth and Gilbert and nephew Peter, all Dartmouth graduates.

John Cook Parish died on September 4,2001, in Naples, Florida, his home for the past 30 years. He was born in Montezuma, lowa, and spent most of his early years in southern California and traveled extensively around the world for Ginn and Cos. Publishers He began his undergraduate career at UCLA but graduated from Dartmouth College in 1936, a brother of Beta Theta Pi. In 1936 he married Elizabeth Myers of St. Paul, Minnesota, and started working for the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. in June of that year. He lived in St. Paul until his retirement from the St. Paul Co. as executive vice president in 1972. He was active in many charitable and civic organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, receiving its highest awards. He is survived by his wife of 65 years; four children, including Michael '62; 11 grandchildren, including Judy Parish Oberting '91; and nine great-grandchildren.

Henry "Hank" Smith died in September 2001. He was vice president of the Babb Co. in Haverford, Pennsylvania. In college he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and majored in sociology. He is survived by his wife Julia, and three children. He served as class agent (1988-97) and fraternity/sorority agent (1986-87). His many campus friends extend sympathies to the Smith family.

1937

William Orvill Thomas Jr. of Portland, Oregon, died on November 16,2001, survived by sons William and David. After Dartmouth Dr. Bill graduated from Harvard Medical School, and went on to a distinguished career in obstetrics and gynecology. He retired in 1984 from leadership in those specialties at the Metropolitan Clinic in Portland. He held important offices in several professional societies and authored six articles in medical publications. He taught for several years at the University of Oregon Medical School. His 25th reunion bio says he lived the old cliche: "Happiness is still service to your fellow man." In his college days he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He credited Dartmouth as a great help in preparing him for his career, and served as a class agent in the 1980s.

1938

George Babin Lynch died on September 3, 2002, in Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn, two daughters and one grandchild. He entered Dartmouth from Taft School where he was a Phi Bete, majored in history and belonged to the Delta Nu. He did post-graduate work at Holy Cross College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Connecticut. George was a manager at the American Optical Co. for 29 years before becoming personnel director for the Rathbone Corp. in Palmer, Massachusetts, for six years, retiring in 1977. He served for three years as a selectman for the town of Sturbridge and later was appointed as executive secretary to the board of selectman. George was an avid motorcyclist and served a number of years in volunteer posts, including in the Sturbridge Volunteer Fire Department and as a member of the Republican town committee.

Charles Witing Rice died on April 2,2002, of heart failure in a local nursing home in Wrentham, Massachusetts. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Harriet; sons Walter, Charles Jr. and William; and nephew, Edward Baldwin '73. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Phillip Exeter Academy and left College at the end of his junior year. In 1939 he joined Witing & Davis, a metal mesh company in Plain ville, Massachusetts, becoming vice president in 1940 and president in i960, retiring in 1970.

1939

Stephen J. Bradley of Longmont, Colorado, died on November 13, 2002. He was perhaps best known as the executive director and manager of the Winter Park Ski Area for some 27 years. A member of the ski team at Dartmouth, Steve medaled in four events, and was a member of the Olympic ski team. A member of Phi Gamma Delta and Casque & Gauntlet, Steve was the president of The Players his senior year. He later served as a ski racing official at the 1958 Squaw Valley and 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics. Steve attended the Yale School of Drama and earned a masters degree in fine arts from the University of Colorado. He invented the Bradley PackerGrader for snow grooming to level the dreaded moguls from ski hills. He was inducted into the National Ski Association and the National Association of Ski Managers. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Durrance, and is survived by son Daniel, daughters, Lynn and Kat.

Richard Lakeman Brooks died at his home on 17 Curiosity Lane, Essex, Connecticut, on October 24,2002. Brooksies early education was at Tabor Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of The Players, the band and Delta Tau Delta and as a Winter Carnival committeeman he created the now-famous snow sculpture of Eleazor Wheelock lifting his mug skyward. Brooksie studied art with Emile Guppe and George Demetrios. During WW II he served in the Navy and created a book of cartoons about a sailor named Elmer Squee. After the war he studied illustration at Pratt Institute and shortly thereafter sold the Jackson Twins as a Sunday and daily strip, which he did for 25 years. He was active in many charities. He leaves his wife, Barbara, daughters Virginia and Laura and three grandchildren. He also leaves seven children and 25 grandchildren from his second wife, Bunny, and his first wife, Phyllis, both of whom predeceased him.

Joseph R. Mason of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, died of cancer on September 6,2002. He came to Dartmouth from Highland Park High School in Detroit, Michigan. Joe spent his freshman and sophomore years with us in Hanover, and then transferred to the University of Michigan, where he received his B.A. degree. In the '60s he was connected with automotive concerns and was a vice president and member of the board of Rinshed-Mason Co, paint manufacturers. His wife, Ann Lilley, predeceased him. He is survived by son Roger and daughter Meredith.

1940

Donald Haggett Brown, M.D., died March 25, 2002, in Freeport, Maine. Don came to Dartmouth from The Loomis School in Windsor, Connecticut, and earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1940. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and earned his masters degree in botany from Washington State University and attended the University of Rochester Medical School. He practiced at Maine Medical Center; UCLA Medical Center; private practice in Ukiah, California; and Ohio University Student Health Center, retiring in 1986. Don is survived by his wife, Barbara, sons Douglas and James and daughters Susan and Jennifer.

Richard Cartland Chase died October 12,2002, at home in Scarborough, Maine. Dick graduated from Portland High School; came to Dartmouth from Hackley Prep School in Tarrytown, New York; majored in history; and was a member of Chi Phi and Hell Divers Ski Club. Before serving in the Army in the Pacific he was employed by Burnham & Morrill Co. and Marble Nye Co. He was then employed by McKesson & Robbins and Irving M. Sobin Co. Dick is survived by his wife, Barbara Moulton Chase; son Graham; daughter Linda and her spouse, James; and daughter Nancy and her spouse, Frank.

Robert Le Cron Clark died September 18,2002, at home in Weston, Connecticut. Born in London, England, Bob came to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy, Andover. He graduated from Tuck and was a member of the French Club Jack-O-Lantern and Phi Delta'Theta. He served in WW II as a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander on the Carrier Wake Island in the Pacific. He worked for Standard Oil of New Jersey as assistant chairholders representative. As vice president of Hayden, Stone Inc., he worked in many areas. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Mariana Clark; and survived by children Peter, Paul, Daniel, Christopher and Victoria Dibner.

Alfred Samuel Eiseman Jr. died at home in Westport, Connecticut, on October 1,2002, after a long battle with Parkinsons disease and lung cancer. Al came to Dartmouth from Columbia Grammar School, received a degree in English, was a member of Phi Lambda Phi, Green Key, The Players (president), Junta and American Student Union. During WW II he was a lieutenant commander of the Naval Reserve, with a destroyer in the Pacific fleet. After service he joined Pantheon Books Inc. and Murray Printing Cos. Al is survived by his wife, Alberta Friedenberg Eiseman, and daughters Margot Benedict and Nicole Eiseman.

Bruce Goddloe Miller died in July 2002. He came to Dartmouth from Senn High School in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated with a degree in national problems. Bruce was a member of the varsity gym team and Sigma Nu. Before and after serving in the Air Technical Service Command during WW II, he was employed by Metal Cutting Tools Inc. He is survived by his wife, Marion, son Gregory and daughter Gayle.

Thurston Baker Perry of Sarasota, Florida, died October 24,2001, following complications from heart surgery. He came to the college from Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was a member of Cabin & Trail and Delta Tau Delta. In 1941 he was promoted ensign in the U.S. Navy. Was a pilot for Matson Navigation Co. in 1947 and a salesman for West Coast Engine and Equipment Co. in 1950. He returned to flying as pilot with Overseas National Airways in 1951. He had flown 200,000 miles a year and saw very few Dartmouth classmates. He is survived by his wife. James Rose Sullivan died April 8,2002, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boyn ton Beach, Florida, after a long illness. Sully came to Dartmouth from Phillips-Exeter Academy; graduated with a degree in zoology; and was a member of Phi Upsilon, Vigilantes, freshman football and basketball. He served in the Army Medical Corps during WW II. He was team physician for the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Bisons, and was also on the staff of Buffalo General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ferguson Sullivan, daughter Elizabeth Bond and son Kenneth Sullivan.

1941

John Wadsworth Ahlswede died in Vista, California, on June 16,2001, according to his son John, who survives him with daughters Paula and Linda. Jack was married to Ann Wilkins in 1948 and then divorced in 1979. Jack was in the Signal Corps from 1941 to 1945 and then attended UCLA. He had a long career in California as a wholesale nursery operator specializing in subtropical flora.

Calvin Murray Austin died of unknown causes on August 24, 2002, at his daughters home in Gainesville, Florida. His wife, Clarisa May, died of emphysema several years earlier. After graduation Cal served in the Navy in WW II and later during the Korean conflict. He was chief chemist and then general engineer at the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot in Crane, Indiana, and then worked for the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. After retirement in 1971 Cal moved to Florida, where he served as laboratory director of the Museum of Archaeology in Fort Lauderdale. His interest in ecology and environmental problems led him to serve for many years as president of the Broward County Archaelogical Society and the local civic association, where he was named director emeritus after 25 years of devoted service. He is survived by his children, Murray, Bob, Chris, Carla and Madeline.

James William Costello Jr. died in Florida on February 3, 2002, and his wife, Nona, died shortly later, on April 20. Jim grew up in New Jersey and attended Lawrenceville Academy there. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta at Dartmouth, though not graduating with his class. Jim was a veteran of WW II.

William Atkinson Lynch died on February 7,1988, according to information recently received. He attended high school in Peoria, Illinois, participating in football and golf as well as band, dramatics and choir. He did not graduate from Dartmouth.

Jackson Wentworth Morton, a resident of Cresskill, New Jersey, died on September 11,2002, of unknown causes. He did not graduate from Dartmouth, but served in the Navy from February 1942 to October 1945, achieving the rank of lieutenant. He then attended the University of Lowell and earned a B.S. degree. Jackson worked for Cluett, Peabody and Co. from 1947 to 1952 and then joined Celanese Corp. of America as a district sales manager. He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma, whom he married in 1942. Jackson is survived by daughters Judith Ureelard and Susan Kreitz.

Shackelford Reeder, a longtime resident of Midland, Texas, died on April 30,2002, of unknown causes. At Dartmouth Bill was manager of the cross country team and a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After four and a half years service as a Navy pilot he attended Yale Law School and received his L.L.B. in 1948. He and his wife, Sally Erwin, married in 1943 and moved to Midland, a small town experiencing an oil boom. Bill concentrated in the oil business as an independent and then added real estate, land development and shopping centers to his business interests. He is survived by his wife and their five children, twins William and James, twins Susan and Michael and Robert '77

Joseph McElroy Rich died on October 4,2002, of non-Hodgkins lymphoma at the Medford Leas retirement community in Medford, New jersey. Joe was active in Cabin & Trail and the Debate Club at Dartmouth. He studied at the University of Illinois, earning a master's degree in psychology. He then served as a master sergeant in the Army from 1944 to 1946, organizing and directing a training program for separation center counselors. For 20 years he worked as a personnel manager at such companies as St. Regis Paper in New York and American Pulley, Blumenthal Bros. Chocolate and Sharp and Dohme in Philadelphia. Along the way Joe earned a doctorate in organizational behavior at Temple University. He had a second career from 1969 to 1984 teaching at Rutgers University. He is survived by Marion Schneider Rich, his wife of 60 years, and their children, Peter, Joellyn and Stephanie.

1942

Robert A. Myers died on October 4,2002, of heart failure in his apartment in Morristown, Newjersey. Bob was commissioned as an officer in the Army infantry immediately after graduation and served from 1942 to 1946, leaving as a first lieutenant. After the war he joined Houghton-Mifflin publishing in Boston in sales promotion and considered that his specialty for the rest of his business career. He was the co-founder and president of the Sales Promotion Executives Association of Boston and on the board of directors of the Sales Promotion Executives International. He also worked with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, Bache and Co. in New York and Dolan-Wohlers Printing Co. in Morristown, where he remained until his retirement. Wife Roberta predeceased him. He is survived by son Christopher and daughter-in-law JoAnne; son Clark and partner Lyndsay; daughter Stephanie and partner Jimmy; and daughter Lisa withjohn; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother Gilbert.

Douglas Raymond Starrett died on November 5, 2001. Douglas and his wife Janet, lived in Athol, Massachusetts, and his family company is located there as well. Doug spent two and a half years in the 8th Air Force England during World War II as a first lieutenant and B-17 aircraft commander. He returned to the L.S. Starrett Co., where he traced his family tree back to 1880 when the company was founded. He was the greatgrandson of the founder. He started as an apprentice toolmaker and successive advances through many titles brought him to the presidency of the company in 1962. Starrett is a manufacturer of precision tools, gages, hacksaws and handsaws. In 1994 he was named chairman, while still maintaining his position as chief executive officer. He relinquished his duties as president to his son, Douglas. He is survived by janet and their children, Susan, Sarah and Douglas.

1943

Leon Thomas Ellis died in February 2000. He was living in Toledo, Ohio, at the time of death. Raised in Kenilworth, Illinois, Tom attended New Trier High, where his sports activities included football and swimming, before entering Dartmouth. He left college before graduation.

James Philip Evans died December 6,2001. He was living in Brookfield, Connecticut, at the time of his death. Born in Detroit, Michigan Jim graduated with his A.B. in December 1942 and immediately entered the Marine Corps, serving with the rank of second lieutenant, 1942-44. Jim married Ruth Porter, a graduate of Finch Junior College, in May 1943. Following military service Jim attended Columbia University, obtaining an M.A. in 1948, and then taught history at William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri. Seeking a dry climate for an asthmatic son, he lived briefly in Phoenix, Arizona. Returning to his eastern roots in the early 'sos, Jim went to work for the Evans Chevrolet Agency of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, where he was advertising and promotion manager. He is survived by son Philip and daughter Frances. A younger brother, Donald Evans, was class of 45.

Clarke Seth Lyon died October 6, 2002, at Holyoke Hospital. A Holyoke native, Clarke attended The Loomis School and served in the Air Force in Italy during WW II. After the war he attended Harvard Law School, graduating and passing the bar in 1948. Avery successful lawyer in the Holyoke area, he headed the firm of Lyon, Ferriter and Fitzpatrick. Clarke made his greatest contribution in the field of community services, where his affiliations included the Holyoke Boys and Girls Club, Loomis House, Holyoke Hospital, chamber of commerce, Rotary Club and Visiting Nurse Association. Holyoke's mayor praised Lyon: "He was from the old school and he believed in this city and its people." His wife, Helena, predeceased him. He leaves daughter Trudy, two sisters, grandchildren, a great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

Charles William Milmore died at Pensacola, Florida, where he had been living since retirement from the military in 1967. At the time of our 50th "Mil" wrote about his departure from Dartmouth in July 1940 to enter West Point and "recognizing" Stan Calder, who entered the Point two years later. Military service took him to Japan, where as language instructor he encountered Nobu Mitsui; also later in China his path crossed classmate Jack Jouett. After losing his wife, Tudy Crim, in 1981, Mil married Marilyn Kearley Thomas in August 1991. An experienced instructor in computers and a descendant of Rachel Jackson, Marilyn provided Mil with two married stepdaughters and three step-grandchildren. He maintained contact over the years with former roommates Jim Stewart and Bud Hall.

Thomas Ernest Redstone died June 9,2001. He was living in Fredericksburg, Texas, at the time of death and had been ill for some years following a massive stroke sustained about 12 years ago. Tom came to Dartmouth from Bronxville, New York, graduated in December 1942 and immediately entered the Navy. He served on the USS West Virginia and following the war returned to Dartmouth, obtaining his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1947. In 1951 Tom married Jacqueline (Brabant) Redstone. Tom began his business career with Time-Life and then went into the selling of printing equipment. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Jacqueline; children Paul, Scott and Debbie-Lynn; and four grandchildren.

1944

Frank Anthony Ames of Chestnut Hills, Massachusetts, died of heart disease on October 6, 2002. Frank was born in England, moving at the age of 5 to Providence, Rhode Island. Graduating there from Moses Brown, he went on to Dartmouth, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi. In the war Frank served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard. Returning to Dartmouth in 1946, he graduated and was married the following year. Beginning a lifelong career in the paper business, he moved to Nashua, New Hampshire, where he joined the Nashua Gummed and Coast Paper Co. Next, moving west, he became president of the Dwight Brothers Paper Cos. in Chicago. And in 1971 he moved to Boston, to be vice president and general manager of the Saxon Paper Corp. of New England until his retirement. He leaves Carlotta, his wife of 55 years.

Franklin Charles Behrle, M.D., died, at his home in Grantham, New Hampshire, on October 6, 2002, following a long illness. Frank received his medical degree from Yale in 1946. He served in the Navy during the war. Both teacher and practitioner, he lived and practiced in Kansas and New Jersey. He was an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Kansas School of Medicine and subsequently professor and chairman of pediatrics at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He also served as executive director for Statewide Prenatal Services and Research Center of New Jersey. A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, he was also a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. He was predeceased by brother Carl and grandson Sean. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Peg; daughters Barbara, Susan and Carol; twin sons Richard and Robert; and seven grandchildren.

Donald W. Warner died of heart failure on September 21,2002, at St. Lukes Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Don graduated from DeVilbiss High School and attended Western Reserve Academy before going on to Dartmouth. During the war he served with the Army in the European theater, then returned to Dartmouth and completed his degree in economics. After a brief stint in Washington working for Senator John W. Bricker of Columbus, Don returned to Toledo, married Marjorie Kiefer and founded the Warner-McDufee Co., representing Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. of Canada. He was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Toledo and several prestigious life underwriter organizations. He was also recognized for his service in a number of community and governmental activities. He was predeceased by Marge, brother Joe and grandson Arthur. He leaves daughter Carol; sons Chris, William, Peter, Don Jr. and Steven; sister Carolyn; and nine grandchildren.

1945

Preston Kelsey Aishton died June 17, 2002, in Naples, Florida. Coming to Dartmouth from New Trier High School in suburban Chicago, Dutch entered WW II service in the Army in 1943. He was then assigned to the ASTP program at Stanford University and was able to complete all but three credits for graduation before being ordered to the South Pacific. Before leaving the States in 1944 he was married to Dorothy Farrington at a quiet ceremony in Carmel, California. He served overseas until 1946 and was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action during the bitter fighting for the island of Peleliu. Dutch then joined the retail training program at Sears Roebuck & Co., retiring as senior vice president after 38 years. Dutch came from a strong Dartmouth family with a father, an uncle and two brothers all Big Green. In addition to his wife of 54 years, he leaves daughters Mary Susan and Martha, son Richard and four grandchildren.

Frederick McAllister Davies died May 6,2002, in Hanover Terrace nursing home after a long illness. Fred left Dartmouth in June 1942 to enlist in the Navy and was transferred to the V-12 program at Tufts, then to midshipman's school at Columbia. Finally he was assigned to DE-140 operating in the North Atlantic submarine war, where he served until the ship was decommissioned in 1946. He returned to graduate from Tufts, followed by four years at Harvard Medical School. This led to a 35-year career in the field of general surgery, where he acquired honored recognition in medical societies in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He practiced for 20 years at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts and from 1977 until retirement in 1985 at Alice Peck Day Hospital in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He leaves his wife, Annette, to whom he was married for more than 45 years; sons William, DMS'82, and Jonathan; daughter Kathryn; and seven grandchildren.

William Henry Gunther a lifetime resident of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, died September 4,2002, at Beach Health Care Center. Bill left Hanover in 1942 to join the Coast Guard Offshore Patrol, but was referred to the Navy V-12 program at Northwestern University. After two years he was sent to the Navy Supply Corps School at Harvard Business School and ended up with a degree from Northwestern before being assigned to the Naval Supply Depot at Guam. Alter his discharge from service and his marriage in 1948 to the former Jean Campbell, he joined the H.C. Prange Co. of Sheboygan, a regional department store chain. He spent his entire working career in various accounting capacities with this organization before retiring in 1985. Bill's wife predeceased him in 1959. He is survived by children Peter '71, Lisa, Barbara and Anne and five grandchildren.

William Glover Porter died February 23,2002, in Boca Raton, Florida, after a long illness. He left Dartmouth during WW II to become a naval aviator and served in submarine patrol duty off the coast of Brazil. Following his discharge in 1945 he resumed his undergraduate studies at CalBerkley. He earned his LL.B. degree from Ohio State University. He then joined the family law firm in his hometown of Columbus, OhioPorter, Wright,Morris & Arthur—and opened a Washington, D.C., office in 1981. He became the presiding partner of that office, handling a variety of contacts with the government for clients in the electric utilities industry until retiring in. the early 1980s. He was married first to Eve Peterson of Columbus. They had two daughters, Cynthia, who survives, and Marcia, who died in 1997. Also surviving are his wife of the last 12 years, Nancy Porter, and brothers Thomas '51,Tu'52, and Sam.

1947

George David Bean of Norfolk, Virginia, died on July 18,2002. He joined the class with the Navy after graduating from South Portland, Maine, High School. He majored in economics. He served in the Navy from 1944-1950 and again from 1950-1954, and in the reserve until 1970, retiring as a lieutenant commander. He graduated from the N.A.B.A.C. School for bank auditors and comptrollers in 1960. He served as chief accounting officer of Virginia National Bankshares, a major holding company, retiring in 1984. He was active in the Norfolk Host Lions Club, Norfolk Yacht and Country Club and the Harbor Club. He served as treasurer and president of the Executives Club of Norfolk Beach. He is survived by his wife, Betty, two children and three stepdaughters.

Elmer "Bud" Gordon Burke of Columbia, South Carolina, died on October 15,2001. He joined the class in the Navy from Paintsville, Kentucky, High School. He served in the Navy as a supply officer, retiring in 1947. Following his military service he served as an auditor and then treasurer for the division offices of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in Seattle, Washington, and in Louisville, Kentucky, retiring in 1981. He was predeceased by his wife and is survived by three children.

Allan Harold Gasner of Bethesda, Maryland, died August 9,2002. As an undergraduate he played varsity soccer and was active in the Outing Club. He served in the Navy as an ensign from 1944-1947. Following graduation with a degree from Tuck-Thayer in 1949, he worked for various engineering firms until forming the firm of Gasner & Levine in 1955 and becoming president of the Richards Group of Washington, a home construction firm, in 1972. He served as alumni club secretary and was an assistant class agent. He is survived by his wife and thee children, including Stuart '76 and Mary '78.

Henry "Hank" Foster Williams died at his home in Cushing, Maine, on August 9,2002. He came from Brookline, Massachusetts. After service in the Marine Corps from 1943-46, he graduated with a major in education. His professional life was spent in the wholesale lumber business with Garelco Sales Co. of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, where he rose to become vice president in 1971. He retired to Maine, where he ran a sawsharpening business, the Tillage Grinder, and enjoyed sailing and tennis. He is survived by a brother and four children.

1948

Edward Hurley Concannon died at home in Wilton, Connecticut, on October 2,2002, after a long illness. Moose came on campus in 1943 with the Marine V-12 unit. After completing the course at Dartmouth, he found himself at Camp Pendleton, California, where he was to prepare for combat but was too large for standard foxholes and regular issue gear so he remained there as cadre. At discharge he returned to campus and went on to get an M.C.S. at Tuck School in 1949. He was active in WDBS, Phi Gamma Delta and Dragon. After a few years at Cannon Chemical Co, he joined Young and Rubicam, where he served the advertising business for 40 years, retiring as a vice president. Moose's passion was golf and he played wherever and whenever the opportunity arose. He was a loyal class member, class agent and regular attendee at reunions and Dartmouth gatherings of all kinds. He served as class secretary until his last illness. He is survived by Catherine, his wife of 49 years, and daughters Leslie and Carey.

Raymond Joseph Howland Jr. died at Hillsboro County (New Hampshire) Nursing Home on November 4,2 002. He entered Dartmouth from Vermont Academy in July 1944. He later joined the family business, Eastern Tool & Stamping, in his hometown of Saugus, Massachusetts. In 1962 he moved his family to Stratham, New Hampshire, where he ran Evergreen Sod Farm and invested in local real estate. He later moved to Windham, New Hampshire, and was involved in many different enterprises. He served as a trustee for the University of New Hampshire and worked for the New Hampshire Democratic party. He enjoyed traveling, particularly to Europe and China. He is predeceased by wife Aurore and survived by daughters Carol and Cynthia.

James Harris Mattoon Jr. died in Southbury, Connecticut, on August 12,2002, leaving sons James and Richard and their families. Nancy, whom he married in 1954, predeceased him. They had relocated to Heritage Village in Southbury after his retirement in 1987. Jim came to Dartmouth from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, High School, served in the Navy and obtained his economics A.B. in 1948; his Tuck School M.C.S. in 1950. He was a member of the band and crew. After graduation Jim spent 3 8 years with General Electric in various sales and management positions retiring, as New jersey manager for the lamp department. In retirement he took an active part in the management of his condominium, the Heritage Village Civic Association, and served as chairman of the villages environment committee. He also kept active with tennis, golf and curling.

Gordon Godfrey Noe died May 14, 2002, on his and Bettys 57th wedding anniversary. Coming from Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, he arrived at Dartmouth in 1943 as a V-12 naval officer candidate and moved on to the fleet, seeing action in the Pacific. Returning to campus in 1946, he was an economics major. Following graduation he joined a hardware and appliance retailer in Brunswick, Maine. In 1961 he moved to Midlothian, Virginia, and was employed as a consultant/designer. In 2000 they retired to Seminole, Florida. Gordon wrote a poignant description of his feelings about Dartmouth that was published in our 50th reunion book—putting into words what many of us have felt about our alma mater. He is survived by Betty, sons Douglas and Glenn and daughter Nancy.

Edward Keatley Rutherford on November 23,2001, the College recently learned. He came to Dartmouth from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, High School, majored in history and was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Following graduation he obtained an M.B.A. degree from University of Michigan in 1950 and joined DuPont, where he specialized in tax work until his 1984 retirement. On retirement, they moved to Southern Pines, North Carolina. He was a Dartmouth legacy, with his father '08 and two brothers, '39 and 40, having preceded him to the Hanover Plain. He survived by his wife, Nona, and children Ellen, Edwin and Bruce.

David Baird Story, one of our more colorful classmates, died at Longview, Washington, on October 11, 2002. Dave came to Hanover from Hammondsport, New York, in July 1944 and worked at the Streamliner Diner, about which he wrote in his autobiographical sketch in our 50th yearbook. He was in the band and Barbary Coast orchestra, and was a member of Cabin & Trail. After a two-year stint in the Army, he got into education, completing an M.Ed, at Alfred University in 1953 and an Ed.D. from NYU in 1963. Moving west, he became supervisor of training evaluation for the Boeing Co., and then got back into public education through the State Board for Community College Education, moving on to be president of Lower Columbia College. After 10 years in that post he returned to the state board and retired in 1996. Children Stephen, Nancy and Michael survive him.

1949

Kinsley A. Ball Jr. died in Portland, Maine, in November 2002. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and came to Dartmouth via Kimball Union Academy. While at Dartmouth he was a physics major, member of the band and belonged to Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduation he spent two years in the Navy. King then went into the insurance business, managing his own agency in Augusta and Portland. He is survived by his daughter, Lillian, and son, Kinsley II.

1950

John 0. Brotherhood died on September 27,2002, after a lengthy illness. In 1985 he and his wife, Lee, had retired to Block Island, Rhode Island, where he was active in conservation activities. John came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy and served in the Merchant Marine. He majored in English and was a member of DKE. He and Lee lived in Wigwam Circle and were avid skiers (Lee was the only female member of the Dartmouth Ski Patrol). After Dartmouth John worked in banking and advertising, and in 1968 he formed a marketing and public relations firm. He was an accomplished blue water sailor, having served as navigator in several Newport to Bermuda yacht races. He sailed across the Atlantic aboard the Libra and served as guest navigator for the National Geographic Society aboard the White Mist. Besides Lee he leaves three daughters, a son, and seven grandchildren.

Gerald M. Brown died on August 19, 2002, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He came to Dartmouth from Berlin, New Hampshire, High School after serving for 39 months in the Army. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology and was a member of the Dartmouth Liberal Club and Psi U. After graduation he served again in Korea and then earned his masters degree from McGill University. His business career was in management with the Royal Canadian Bank. After retirement he was active in Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport. Gerald leaves his wife, Maria Angela Pantaloni, a daughter and three grandchildren.

David E. Kinney died on October 5,2002, at the Salem, Massachusetts, Hospital, having lived in nearby Marblehead since 1974. After graduating from Providence, Rhode Island, Country Day School he briefly attended Brown University and served in the Navy in the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres. Dave was a member of SAE and majored in English literature. He spent his business career in the insurance industry, living in Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as Massachusetts. He was an avid outdoorsman and sailor, hunting and fishing in Iceland and Canada, as well as participating in offshore races, including several from Newport to Bermuda and Annapolis to Newport. Dave was a cousin of classmates Sandy and Neil McCulloch. Other Dartmouth relatives were H. Hersey Johnson '25, Norman McCulloch '17 and Carl Wilson '35. He leaves son David, three sisters and a grandson.

Robert E. McConaughy died May 27,2002. Bob came to Dartmouth from Valley Forge Military Academy and was living in Salt Lake City, Utah. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delt. After graduation he worked for 15 years in commercial investment real estate and then operated a guest ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He and his wife, Claire, had two daughters, Kim 'BO and Carin '81. The family worked together, operating the JH Rodeo and a small cattle ranch in Idaho. They were avid skiers. Another Dartmouth relative was Robert E. McConaughy '21.

Lloyd Woodbury died on July 20,2002. He had been living in Clinton, Massachusetts. Woody came to Dartmouth from Hillsboro, New Hampshire, and he majored in economics. He was a member of Chi Phi and Heriot. His business career was in banking and investments. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and three children.

1951

Thomas Hunter Clark died on September 28, 2002, after a teaching career that covered 48 years. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, and a product of its public schools, he entered Dartmouth with every intention to teach, majoring in education. After obtaining his masters degree in education at Columbia he held teaching posts at high school and junior high levels before arriving at Northeastern University in 1965. A professor of education for the next 35 years, he allowed that (in his own words) he had ample time for developing to the fullest whateverwhim might cross his mind. That is, he sang, danced, acted, sailed, canoed, hiked, camped and "quite literally enjoyed life to the fullest." He was a Scoutmaster for 11 years, played the flute and sang in several choirs. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and children Nor- man, Andrew, Letitia and Lisa.

Richard Kimball Hulbert died July 17,2002, from Alzheimer's. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, where his father worked for General Motors, Dick was a resident of Rye, New York, since 1940. He prepared for Dartmouth at Rye Country Day School and Taft Preparatory School. Five generations preceded him at Dartmouth. Eleazer Wheelock was a forefather. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, Dick lettered on the squash team and played varsity tennis. After one year of Tuck he served two years in the Army, the last as a second lieutenant. After graduating from Tuck and a few years with Travelers Insurance, he joined Chemical Banks auditing department. He carved out a 35-year career, the last 11 years as a senior V.P. and general auditor of the bank. He leaves his wife, Deborah, daughter Katharine and son Kimball.

1952

Henry J. Bingham III died on October 13,2002, in New York City. "Harry" came to Dartmouth from Albany, New York. A member of Chi Phi, Harry graduated from the Tuck School and after OCS served for three years in the Navy. He spent his working career in the financial area, starting at Spencer Trask & Co. as a securities analyst. By 1968 Harry was a general partner, vice president and a director of that firm. Following his convictions that gold was the only investment which could provide a true hedge against inflation and offer economic security, he moved to United Services Advisors in 1978 where he managed the firms precious metals mutual funds. In 1984 Harry shifted over to Van Eck Associates, a New York firm specializing in gold and related securities. He was acknowledged as a world authority on gold investing. Harry lived in Rye, New York, and is survived by his wife, Marianne, three children and nine grandchildren.

Walter E. Grevatt died on November 20,2002, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized for several weeks. Coming to Dartmouth from Glen Ridge (New Jersey) High School, Walt majored in Far Eastern civilization. After receiving a master s degree in ethics at Oberlin he went on to earn a degree in divinity at the University of Chicago. He was ordained as a Protestant minister. Walt served as pastor of several small churches and then began to devote himself to the impoverished. His career took him into the origination and management of anti-poverty programs in various major cities. Walt achieved national recognition for his work with Project HOPE in inner-city Cleveland. Twenty years ago Walt moved to Plainfield, Vermont, and became associated with the Lebanon social services agency. At the time of his death he was assistant director. Walt is survived by his wife, June, two sons, a daughter, and a brother, Ren 43.

A. William Hastings died on June 30,2002, when an automobile crash claimed his life near his home in Minneapolis. The accident came only weeks after he attended his class's 50th reunion which, Bill told classmates, was one of the happiest times of his life. He came to Dartmouth from Minneapolis and was a history major and a member of Phi Sigma Chi. After graduating Bill spent three years as a Marine officer, following which he earned a masters degree and eventually took the position of personnel director at Northland Co., a large financial services firm. Bill retired in 1994. After retirement Bill and Ruth traveled very extensively, visiting every continent except Australia. He was deeply committed to his church, which he served as a deacon and a trustee. Bill was active in Meals on Wheels and other volunteer jobs. Bill is survived by his wife, Ruth, son Bill '82, Th'84, two daughters and four grandchildren.

Roger R. Phillips died on November 19,2002, of colon cancer, a disease he had fought off for eight years. He came to Dartmouth from Pelham, New York, Memorial High School. After graduating as a government major Roger attended Harvard Law School and then served for three years as a Navy legal officer. He then went on to work in patent and corporate law, eventually deciding that he preferred the business world. In 1982, together with a few associates, Roger took over the Bailey Co., a failing auto parts manufacturer. Under Rogers presidency the firm became profitable, paid down its debt and grew enormously. It was sold in 1996 (for what Roger subsequently described as "a bundle") and he retired. Roger and Judy, his wife of 47 years, lived in New Canaan, Connecticut. They also had a winter home in Vero Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife and sons Roger Jr. '78, James '80 and Charles.

1954

Richard Sprague Danforth died on August 7, 2002, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He came to Dartmouth from Nashua, New Hampshire, High School. At Dartmouth Dick was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and the Dartmouth Christian Union. He lettered in track. He served in the Air Force for two years and retired as a major in the Air Force Reserves. In 1960 Dick received a masters degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania. He was an urban redevelopment specialist working in Buffalo, New York, where he reshaped the downtown and waterfront areas. In Chelsea, Massachusetts, he helped to develop Admirals Hill. Dick also authored master plans for Saratoga Springs, New York, Dartmouth College, New England College and Newtown, New York. In retirement, he worked as a docent at the New Hampshire Historical Society and the Kearsarge Indian Museum. Dick is survived by his wife, Nicole; children Heidi, Scott and James and stepchildren Kim and David.

Edwin Jack Godfrey died on April 12,2002, in San Diego. He entered Dartmouth from Montclair, New jersey, High School. At Dartmouth Jack was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Vigilantes and the Interdormatory Council. He was also a member of the varsity football team. He received a masters in Russian civilization from Georgetown. Jack was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marines in 1954, serving for 35 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant general, serving most of his career in senior positions throughout the Pacific and Far East. After retirement in 1989 he joined Mercury Aviation, serving as president. Jack served on the board of directors of the Aimed Services YMCA, United Way of San Diego County and the San Diego Council of the Navy League. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and daughters Kathleen Dickman and Kristi Allmen.

Charles Frederick Hooper died on May 5,2002, in Gainesville, Florida. He entered Dartmouth from Newton High School in Newtonville, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was a member of NROTC and served two years of active duty in the Navy. He received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins. Chuck joined the faculty of the University of Florida, teaching graduate and undergraduate physics courses and pursuing research in theoretical, statistical and plasma physics. At the time of his retirement, he was chairman of the physics department and had gained recognition for his research in laser-fusion. Chuck is survived by his wife, Renate, and daughters Margaret and Elizabeth.

Joseph Hayes Keenan died on September 20, 2001. He came to Dartmouth from Allentown Central Catholic High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He received his M.B.A. from Tuck School. After serving two years in the Navy, Joe then worked for Price Waterhouse, General Foods, Continental Can Co. and Caltex Petroleum. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In 1974 Joe joined Philip Morris U.S.A. and eventually became manager of management control systems. After his retirement he became a staff member of the Virginia Historical Society. He also was a member of the Battle Abbey Council of the Virginia Historical Society and the John Garland Pollard Associates of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Joe is survived by his wife, Carol.

1955

John Frederick Cant was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Octobers, 2002. Born in Milwaukee, John moved to Amherst, near Buffalo, in 1945 and graduated from Amherst High School in 1951. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Glee Club, D.O.C. and Alpha Theta. After graduation he served in the Army in Germany from 1955-57. returning to his family s business Lancaster Knives, of which he became president in 1963. John was active in charitable and conservation associations. Being an avid hunter and fly-fisherman, his favorite charity was Ducks Unlimited. He is survived by his wife, Connie, son Scott and daughter Deborah Christel.

Thomas E. Hardenbergh III died of cancer at his home in Newport Beach, California, on August 16,2002. Tom came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy and was a member of Alpha Delta, participated in lacrosse and joined the Air Force ROTC. Tom subsequently received his master of architecture degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design. He later served as a lectureron building construction at the same institution. In 1984 he became managing director of CBT/interiors in Boston, living many years in Newburyport, Massachusetts. By 1995 he was consulting in facilities planning and then moved to California. Prior to his death Tom wrote a stirring survivor article which appears in the '55 newsletter of October. Tom is survived by his wife, Linda; boys Thomas, Mark and James; and daughter Helen.

1956

Joseph Merritt Elliott died on November 2,2002. After his graduation in 1959 from Union Theological Seminary, New York City, Joe was assigned to the staff of St. Paul's Church, Morrisania, a mission of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. In 1964 he was named vicar of this South Bronx parish; and in 1972, when the congregation became financially independent, he was elected its rector. He continued to serve St. Paul's until his death. Joe was named to the Society of St. John the Theologian by Bishop Richard F. Grein and served as chaplain to both the Sons of the Revolution in New York and to the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. He is survived by his wife, Odessa; daughter and son-in-law Rachel and Joseph Michael Rigonino; two grandsons; mother Cleeta Davidson Elliott Jacoby; sister Jane Jacoby McLeod; and a niece.

James Davy Loghry died on October 26,2002, of Lou Gehrig's disease. Son of Clarence and Norma Loghry, Jim grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and received degrees from Dartmouth and the University of Arizona. Jim's career in mining took him from the Northwest Territories to southern Peru, but his first love was the economic geology of the Southwest. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, sons Michael and Douglas, daughter Elizabeth (Bryan) Matthias, granddaughter Brynn and brother Jack. His many interests included fishing, hunting, hiking, birding and history. He was an active member of the Society of Economic Geologists, Arizona Geological Society, Society of Mining Engineers, Mining Foundation of the Southwest and the Dartmouth Club. He was our class book award chair, 1989-2002, and the scholarship fund chair, 1989-1991.

1957

David Elliott Canfield of Ridgefield, Connecticut, died on March 26,2002. He came to Dartmouth from Vermont Academy, where he later served as a two-term trustee. After graduation and three years in the Army, he joined Fahnestock & Co., an investment banking firm. In 1967 Dave made a calculated lifestyle change, moving his business operations from New York City to Danbury, Connecticut, while he and his wife built their home in Ridgefield. Dave and a partner worked to build a flagship office for the firm, with Dave rising to senior vice president before retiring in 2001. He was active in the Danbury Hospital Development Fund, the United Way, the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce and the Ridgefield youth hockey program. An ardent golfer, he was a member of a committee that built a local golf course. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Virginia, two daughters, including Kimberly '91, a son and twin granddaughters.

Joel S. Samuelson died on September 9,2002, in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where he had maintained a dermatology practice for more than 30 years. Joel and Larry Lubow were fraternity brothers (Tau Epsilon Phi) and roomed together for four years at NYU Med School where they were joined for the last three years by George Cox and Bob Creasy. Joel was known as "Big Sam" and was a great cook. He interned at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; did postgraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, Scripp's Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla, California, and Stanford Medical School; and was chief of the division of allergy of Darnall Army Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas. Joel settled in East Stroudsburg in 19 68. He was married to Jintana Samuelson and to the late Nilda Samuelson. In addition to his wife, he is survived by five sons, three daughters and six grandchildren.

Stephen A. Weiss died of cancer on October 9, 2002. Steve was a brother of Pi Lambda Phi, a member of the Dartmouth ski patrol (director, senior year) and of Army ROTC (company commander, senior year). After military service he began a long and successful career in real estate development. In 1974 Warwick Investors of Rye, New York, made him general partner. In 1980 hewas named president of Flintlock Construction Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut, a firm specializing in public sector low- and moderatecost housing. Away from work Steve enjoyed time with his family at Windjammer Farm in North Salem, New York. Always an outdoorsman, Steve was an active skier, participated in horseback riding and competitive ocean sailboat racing. He is survived by his wife, Tyler, three sons and four daughters.

1958

David Herbert Otis Lawson died August 17,2002, at his home in Alexandria, Virginia, after a long battle with cancer. David was born in Shelter Island, New York, and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia. He matriculated from Virginia Episcopal School, majored in psychology and served as vice president of Gamma Delta Chi. David received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from George Washington University. For 28 years he was head of the Northern Virginia Training Center, a 200 bed state residential facility for the developmentally disabled. During his tenure David instituted a patient advocacy system that was widely credited with providing dignity and independence for people with difficulty understanding or responding. An active civil rights advocate with his wife, Vola, they picketed the city government in Alexandria to remove the Confederate flag outside City Hall, as well as Virginia ABC stores and cab companies that would not hire blacks. Vola and three sons survive.

1959

Edward Harvey Ephraim died October 25,2002, in Norwalk, Connecticut, of lymphoma. After Dartmouth Ed entered the Navy, then graduated from Yale Law School. Following Yale Ed worked in the family printing business, Mansfield Press. Ed's lifelong love of golf manifested itself in his countless trips to Scotland and Ireland. A perfect evening for Ed would be spent with friends enjoying a great meal, drinking wonderful wine and listening to great jazz. An occasional game of poker with Dartmouth friends in the area has been going on since 1967. Ed leaves his wife, Helen, and daughter Jennifer-the true loves of his life.

Nathan W. Oakes Jr. died October 6,2001, at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Fighting ill health for several years, Nate finally succumbed to pneumonia. Following graduation Nate attended the University of Michigan Law School and worked for Society National Bank for 16 years, leaving as a vice president to head Oakes & Associates. He rejoined Society in 1982 as a senior trust investment officer and retired in 1994. Nate was involved with many civic activities and served on several boards in the Cleveland area. He also chaired the area interviewing committee for Dartmouth. Nate is survived by his wife, Carolyn, sons Jonathan and Timothy, daughter Susan, three grandchildren and a brother.

1960

Lawrence J. Gazley died on November 6,2002, at his home in Seneca Falls, New York, of brain cancer. He grew up in Hanover, the son of longtime Dartmouth history professor John Gazley. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and a ski jumper on the freshman Nordic team. Much of his business career was in the hospital supply industry, but in 1991 he moved from Connecticut to the wine-producing Finger Lakes region of New York state, where he lived 100 yards from the shores of Cayuga Lake and founded the Cayuga Wine Co., hosted a jazz program on local radio and performed with the Seneca Community Players. "My life has more pleasure, albeit is less hedonistic, than the old days," he wrote in our class publication Musings. He is survived by Abbie, his wife of 42 years, daughters Barbara Kupiec and Pamela and son John.

Alex R. McGinnis died on October 26,2002, in Quincy, Illinois, of pneumonia and the complications of a fungal infection. He came to Hanover from Peoria, Illinois, and was distinguished at Dartmouth by his musical talent on the Glee Club and presidency of Casque & Gauntlet and membership in Palaeopitus. He went on to Northwestern University Medical School and became a surgeon, with some time out for a year of travel spent mainly in New Zealand and India. He also served in the Navy. Akey decision in his life was to move his practice to Quincy, a small city on the banks of the Mississippi River, where he enjoyed a general surgical career in which he was self-employed for many years. Alex also was a member of the American College of Surgeons. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, and children Kevin, Andrew, Brian and Amy.

1962

Charles D. "Chuck" Gelman of Oak Harbor, Washington, died on November 29,2002, at Swedish Hospital, Seattle, from complications of pneumonia. Chuck came to Dartmouth from Lake View High School in Chicago, was a member of Zeta Psi and majored in Spanish. He spent his professional career in marketing and communications: 17 years with Golin/Harris Communications, a national public relations agency in Chicago; five years heading his own PR firm, Gelman and Gray, in Los Angeles; and two years as vice president of communications with the San Diego Padres Baseball Club. Chuck then went back to his Chicago roots, joining Discovery Zone Inc., an operator of children's indoor play areas, until his 1995 retirement in Seattle. Chuck and his wife, Peggy, moved to the Seattle area in 1995 and built their dream home on Whidbey Island overlooking Puget Sound in 1999. Chuck is survived by Peggy and his mother, Gladys Washington.

1964

Fredrick Stewart Meils of New Canaan, Connecticut; East Orleans, Massachusetts; and New York City died unexpectedly August 11,2002, in East Orleans. Fred came to Dartmouth from Ithaca, New York, majored in economics and was a brother at Alpha Delta Phi. After graduation he received his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1965. He retired from the Pepsi-Cola Cos. after 26 years of service, finishing in its international division, where he served as president of Pepsi Cola Philippines and later as president of the company's northern European operation. He had been running a small real estate investment company, Treehouse Associates, in New Canaan, Connecticut, after his years with Pepsi. Fred is survived by his wife of 37 years, Mary Ann; sons W. Douglas, Matthew and John; grandson Matthew; and sister Marianna Glennon. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Fred Marshall Spitz died August 28,2002 at his home in Miami, Florida. Fred came to Dartmouth from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, New York, and majored in government. At Dartmouth he was a government major and a brother of Tau Epsilon Phi. Fred received his LL.B./J.D. from St. John's Law School in N.Y.C. He never really liked the law and practiced for only one year. Fred spent his working life in all areas of real estate, serving as senior V.P. of Merrill Lynch Realty Group in N.Y.C., the McArthur Foundation realty division in Palm Beach, Florida, and Talisman Co., LLC, in Coral Gables, Florida, and as president of Somerset Properties in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Fred is survived by children Jonathan, Amanda and Kim; grandchildren Zachery and Taylor; and sister Patricia Mondre. Fred's Dartmouth relatives include brother Stuart Spitz '67, Tu'68, and nephew Benjamin Spitz '91.

1967

John Kern McPherson of Danville, California, died in August 2002. He came from Great Falls, Montana, majored in economics, sang with the Glee Club and Injunaires, and was a member of Alpha Theta/Theta Chi. He completed his M.BA at Tuck in 1972. An Armyveteran of Vietnam, John earned a Bronze Star. He worked for Mervyn's Department Store, then from 1990 with Safeway Inc., from which he retired. He was teaching economics at many junior colleges throughout the East Bay in California. John is survived by wife Charlene McPherson; children Heather, Toby and Kern; and brother Michael McPherson.

1976

Kenneth Eugene Norman died at his home surrounded by family November 23,2002, after an extended bout with cancer. At Dartmouth he majored in French, was president of Casque & Gauntlet and twice co-captain of the track team. In 1976 he ran the fastest time in the world for the 660-yard run. He received the Dartmouth College President's Ray W. Smith Award for outstanding contributions to the College and the Everett E. Watson Trophy for outstanding athlete. He later earned a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of Law in 1982. Concurrent with his first two years in law school, he served as group leader and then West African coordinator for Crossroads Africa, a service and educationally oriented program. Ken had a successful law career as a public defender in both San Francisco and Alameda counties, and in October 2001 Governor Gray Davis appointed Ken to the Alameda County Superior Court, where he presided in the Juvenile Court. Ken is survived by his brothers, sisters, extended family and friends.

1986

Malcolm Andrew Verras died on November 28, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Cape Cod. Loved ones will remember Malcolm for his intelligence and quick wit. His stability and support was a source of strength to family and friends. He enjoyed travel, entertaining and had a love of art and design. After Dartmouth, Malcolm earned his Law Degree at Duke Law School and then worked for the Goodwin and Procter Law Firm for a time before leaving to join the Paul Tsongas Presidential campaign as Legal Counsel. For the past eight years, Malcolm was a director at Fidelity Investments in Boston. He is survived by parents Hope and Andrew Verras; his partner of many years, Davin Wedel; brother Alexander; sisters Constance Geraniotis and Katrina Hanewich; and 10 nieces and nephews.