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.

James Walker Dodge '23 • Sept. 6,2002 Gerald George King' 24 •Jan. 7 Lewis J. Bressett '27 • Jan. 24 William Howard MacKay '27 • Nov. 27,2002 John James Barry '28 • Feb. 1 Daniel Benjamin Luten '29 • Jan. 18 Carl Fehring Norden '29 • Nov. 30, 2002 Dudley Wainwright Orr '29 • Dec. 20, 2002 John Kountz '30 • March 16, 2001 Harry Edward Wilson '30 • Dec.23, 2001 William Henry Downey '31 • Dec. 13, 2002 Millard Obrig Hallenbeck '31 • Jan. 9 Franklin Sprague Peart' 32 • Sept. 11,2002 Harry Payne Rowe '32 • Dec. 25, 2002 Robert Mathis Cox' 33 • Dec. 19, 2002 James John Doherty Jr. '33 • Oct. 2, 2002 William Stewart Carr '34 • May 23,2002 Robert Stanley Gallagher '34 • April 2, 2002 William Manning Hackley '34 • Sept. 8, 2001 Daniel Merrick Schulyer '34 • Sept. 25, 2001 Herbert William Hands '35 • July 30, 2001 Harold Joesph Silverman '35 • June 15, 2002 Martin Joseph Waters '35 • Dec. 27, 2002 Calvin Jewett Wright '35 • Nov. 8, 2002 James Robert Blake '36 • Dec. 19, 2001 Earl Picard Copp '36 • March 12, 2002 Robert Osborn Fernald '36 • Jan. 16 Baxter Tracy Fullerton '36 • Dec. 25, 2002 Arthur Albert Greene '36 • Oct. 10, 2002 MacGregor Holway Hill '36 • Jan. 10 Robert Temple Keeler '36 • Dec. 19, 2002 Harry Wesley Brown '37 • Aug. 27, 2002 Robert Aubrey Mulliken '37 • Nov. 30, 2001 Wilson Parke Todd '37 • Dec. 31, 2001 John David Wright '37 • May 25,2001 Charles Harris Brown '38 • Aug. 31, 2002 Franklin Lynch '38 • July 22, 2002 George Douglas Nichols '38 • Jan. 16 Robert Seymour Pollack '38 • Jan. 11 Thomas Joseph Sheehan '38 • Nov. 16, 2001 Arthur Turner Soule '38 • Jan. 20 Robert Servey Stearns '38 • Dec. 27, 2002 Stephen Joseph Bradley' 39 • Nov. 13, 2002 Robert Cushman '39 • Jan. 7 John Wallace Davis '39 • Dec. 22, 2002 Walter Gresham '39 • April 10, 2000 Robert Bell Harlan '39 • Oct. 31, 2002 John Frederick Jacobson '39 • March 12, 2000 Robert Fredric MacLeod '39 • Jan. 13 Charles Francis Spiltoir '39 • Nov. 19, 2002 Harrison Percy Warrener '39 • Dec. 16, 2002 Edward Waters '39 • Jan. 10 William Herbert Coulson '40 • Dec. 3, 2002 Powell Wesley Holbein '40 • Oct. 22, 2002 Robert Walker Unangst '40 • Jan. 20 Hall Gerald Buzzell '4l • Dec. 29, 2002 George Kissenberth Canfield '41 • Dec. 18, 2002 Robert Van De Car Flouton '41 • Nov. 4, 2002 John Robert Griffeth '41 • Oct. 28, 2002 Robert Kellogg Hess '41 • March 3, 2002 Thomas Joseph Jack '41 • March 20, 2002 Donald McLane Taber '41 • Nov. 26, 2002 Frederick Washington Cassidy '42 • Jan. 28 Robert Dana Brown '43 • Aug. 18, 2002 John Kimball '43 • Nov. 11, 2002 Frank Kirkpatrick Lallande '43 Aug. 27, 2002 Guy Chandler Mallet '43 • Jan. 30, 2002 Eugene Edward McCarthy '43 • Jan. 10 Richard Cushman Pierce '43 • July 27, 2002 Robert William Straub '43 • Nov. 27, 2002 William Garrison Distin '44 • Jan. 23 Stephen Anthony Flynn '44 • Aug. 1, 2002 Richard Francis Lewis '45 • Dec.26, 2002 De Hart Earl McMillan '45 • Aug. 17, 2001 Warren Bryant Smith '45 • March 3, 2002 John Walter Handel '46 • July 2, 2001 James Rudolph Huck '46 • May 26, 2002 George Hill Jamison '46 • Nov. 26, 2002 Charles Sherburne Eaton '49 • July 31, 2001 Berford Seaich Oakley '49 • Oct. 31, 2002 Leonard Ingalls Matless '50 • Jan. 13 Richard D. McCarthy '50 •March 29, 2002 William Frederick Stark '50 • Jan. 25 Charles Latimer Wilkes '50 • Nov. 15, 2002 John A. Cook '51 'May 15, 2002 Peter Knox Little '51 • Oct. 26, 2002 Conrad S. Carstens '52 • Jan. 24 Walter E. Grevatt '52 • Nov. 20, 2002 Roger Roux Phillips '52 • Nov. 19, 2002 George VanBrunt Cochran '53 • Jan. 7 Barrick W. Groom '53 • Jan. 5 Charles H. Haws '53 'April 2, 2001 Philip Edmund Pendleton '54 • Nov. 28, 2002 Joseph Merritt Elliot '56 • Nov. 2,2002 Glenn McClure Gardner '56 • Sept. 2, 2002 Ewing Park Goff '56 • Oct. 5, 2001 Mansir Waite Hicks '56 • Nov. 14, 2002 Robert Thomas Wolfe '56 • Dec. 8, 2002 David Bruce Maline '57 • March 18, 2002 Fowler Penfield Stone '57 • Aept. 7, 2002 Bruce French Baker '61 • June 20, 2002 Peter David Price '61 • Sept. 28, 2002 Abbot Bruce Schwebel '61 • Oct. 2, 2002 Anthony Steele Wattleworth '61 • Dec. 12, 2002 Charles Dick Gelman '62 • Nov. 29, 2002 John William Heiss '62 • Feb. 2 Brock Alan Kier '62 • Oct. 12, 2002 Albert Campbell Brunelli '67 • Nov. 5, 2002 Patricia E. Downing H'71 • Dec. 25, 2002 David R. Wendell '75 • Jan. 22 Robert Fred Amundsen '76 • Jan. 22 Kenneth Eugene Norman '76 • Nov. 23, 2002 Peter E. Smith '77 • Dec. 12,2002 William Walker Shields '82 • Jan. 31 Kirsten Ruth Lorentzen '91 • Dec. 28, 2002 Justin Randy Firestone '92 • Nov. 28, 2002

1929

Carl Fehring Norden died on November 30, 2002, in Washington, D.C. After four years in Paris and London with the National City Bank of New York, he joined the U.S. Foreign Service, serving in Berlin, Surinam, Algiers, Argentina, Italy, Cuba and the United States. While at the Army War College he received his MA. degree from Harvard. Carl was on the staff of Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean in Italy when he met privately with Marshall Tito in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He took part in the San Francisco conference of the U.N.O., from which the United Nations was formed. He served three years with NATO in Paris as economic advisor on Venezuelan affairs until he retired in 1968. His fist wife, Ellen (Hart), predeceased him, and he leaves his wife, Vivian, and four daughters.

Dudley Wainwright Orr, former chairman of Dartmouths board of trustees, died on December 20, 2002, in Branford, Connecticut. Dud was an alumnus cum laude and trustee of Phillips Exeter Academy and a long-time trustee at Exeter. He was chairman of Dartmouth's board and a trustee for 30 years. He graduated from Harvard Law in 1934 and served as assistant attorney general of New Hampshire. He served the Navy as a legal assistant during WW II. He founded the law firm of Orr and Reno with Bob Reno '38 and was a director of many companies and president of the Concord Natural Gas Corp. and the Northern Railroad. With John Kemeny he led Dartmouth's move to coeducation. He leaves his wife, Florence-Gene [Ward], daughters Marjorie and Carolyn, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

1931

Millard O. Hallenbeck of Cranford, New Jersey, died January 9. He is survived by daughters Claire McCulloch and Lois Roesel, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. His wife, Marion, died in 1990. Millard was bom in Brooklyn 92 years ago. He was a choir member of the Cranford United Methodist Church. A gentle and sociable companion at class reunions, he was also an active member of the Cranford Swim Club and the Westfield Old Guard. While a member of the Old Guard he delivered Meals on Wheels. He had re- tired from Bell Labs after 38 years of employment in its purchasing department handling military contracts. Millard and I drove to Hanover for a reunion," writes class secretary Victor King '31. "I well remember how he made the drive a very interesting and agreeable experience."

1932

John Lamont Davidson died December 12, 2002. He came to Dartmouth from Los Angeles and the Montezuma School for Boys after studying in Switzerland. He belonged to Phi Delta Theta and Deutscher Studenten Verein. He later attended the Sorbonne in Paris. Except for five years in the Navy, 1941-1945, in both the Atlantic and Pacific, leaving as lieutenant commander, he was with Western Lithograph Cos. of Los Angeles from 1933, rising to the presidency until it was sold in 1953. Adirector of Coastal Envelope Cos. since 1939, he then became president, retiring in 1975. He lived in Pasadena in the same house for 50 years, his family home, and had a winter residence in Laguna Beach John had been a director of the Merchants & Manufacturers Association and a counselor to the Small Business Administration. He is survived by his wife, Betty, a daughter, a son and five grandsons.

John Euclid Fish Jr., afterdeteriorating health, died November 10, 2002. He followed his father, DMS class of 1896, to Dartmouth, where he was a member of Theta Delta Chi, Players and Marching Band. He went to work with Beatty and Graham, Boston wool merchants. In WW II he became a lieutenant in a tank company in 1943, occupying Japan in 1945. He then joined as a partner in his brothers wool firm, Robert S. Fish Cos., ultimately becoming president and chairman. In 1975 he retired to his second home in Eastham on the Cape .At Canton Institution for Savings he was trustee, president and chairman, continuing as honorary chairman and attending meetings regularly. He had been president of the Canton Historical Society, vice chairman of the Canton Housing Authority and on the Canton and Eastham finance committees. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him. He is survived by a sister and numerous nieces and nephews.

Franklin Sprague Peart died September 11, 2002. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In his freshman year he roomed with cousin Jack Whitcomb '32. (Another cousin is Manny Sprague, president of the class of 1933.) Frank's entire career, from 1932 to 1984, was with Sprague and Carleton, a family-owned furniture manufacturer in Keene, New Hampshire, where he was a designer, production manager, vice president and consultant. Frank had been a director of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers and the Keene Cooperative Bank and a 25-year member of the Lions Club, with service as county chairman. At retirement he and his wife, Virginia, were living in Spofford, several miles west of Keene. He was a volunteer at the Keene Red Cross chapter, and also enjoyed tennis, golf, fishing, skiing, hunting, photography and listening to music. He is survived by Virginia, two sons, a daughter and four grandchildren. His first wife, Dorothy, died in 1971.

Harry Paine Rowe died of cancer at his home in Grantham, New Hampshire, on December 25, 2002. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Chi and The Players. He then taught English at private schools, earning a masters degree in 1939 at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1944 he joined Houghton Mifflin Publishing Cos. in Boston in the educational division, becoming manager of the new media department 1969 until retirement 1976. He and Charlotte, who predeceased him in 1991, raised their five children in Needham, Massachusetts. Three sons went to Dartmouth. He took up Maine sailing, and was a charter member of the Five Islands Yacht Club. In retirement he kept a busy social schedule and developed his passions for reading, vegetable and flower gardening at his Henniker, New Hampshire, summer cottage. His love extended to 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Harry served his class well as secretary, head agent, vice president and 70th reunion chairman.

1933

Robert Mathis Cox died at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, on December 19, 2002. He prepared for Dartmouth at Mercersburg Academy; was a member of the Glee Club and its Campus Quartet, Green Key and Phi Kappa Psi; and majored in Tuck School. His career was spent principally in Cox's, the family business founded by his grandmother in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where he rose to be president and general manager. He was also active as a community leader in other respects, including service as chairman of the local parking authority, a member of the chamber of commerce and president of the radio station WMCK. He maintained an active life outside of business as a writer of songs and as a commentator on public affairs. He is survived by his wife, Louise, son Robert Jr. and daughter Mary.

James John Doherty died on October 10, 2002. He prepared for Dartmouth at Brockton (Massachusetts) High School; was a member of the freshman track team, Kappa Kappa Kappa and Kappa Phi Kappa; and majored in economics. He gained an M.B.A. from New York University and spent his career in the communications manufacturing business with the Western Electric Cos., in which, beginning in 1946, he rose through the ranks to become vice president of manufacturing at Newark, New Jersey, where he served until his retirement on 1975. He was a director of Nassau Smelting & Refining Cos. and Newark's Symphony Hall and a trustee of the Greater Newark Hospital Development Fund. He served five years in the Army in WW II, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel and being awarded a Bronze Star for service in the invasion of France in 1944. His first wife, Ethelmae, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Rhoda, and daughter Deborah.

William Morrison McCombs II died on November 22, 2002, in Panama City, Florida. He prepared for Dartmouth at Quincy (Massachusetts) High School and Thayer Academy, was on the swimming and water polo teams, was a member of Zeta Psi and majored in Tuck School. He was employed for many years by Patterson-Sargent Cos. in Boston and subsequently was active in the paint merchandising trade. He served as zoning board of appeals chairman and as a vestryman of St. Andrews Church in Pembroke, Massachusetts, moving to Florida in 1991. For four years in WW II he served in the Navy in the Pacific theater and in Norfolk. Elizabeth, his first wife, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Mary, sons William III and James and daughter June.

1934

Robert S. Gallagher died on April 2, 2002. Bob came to Dartmouth from Manual Training High School in Brooklyn, New York, and at College he was active with boxing, The Players and Spanish Club; majored in economics; and was a member of Phi Delta Alpha. He was office manager for Economic Forum from 1934 to 1936 and a buyer for Western Electric from 1936 to 1972, when he retired. At his death he lived in Rochester, New York, where he enjoyed playing golf. Surviving are his wife, Helen, and daughter Roberta Fuhrman.

William M. Hackley died on September 8, 2001. Bill came to Dartmouth from Oak Park (Illinois) High School but left college in 1931 with the hope of being able to work his way through Northwestern University. However, there is no record of his having been there. He remained in the Chicago area until 1947 and after that moved to North Hollywood, California, and later to Portland, Oregon.

Daniel M. Schuyler, noted scholar and attorney, died on September 25, 2001. Dan graduated Dartmouth summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and with a senior fellowship; was a member of Dragon Society, Philosophical Club and Phi Kappa Psi; was captain of men's gymnastics; and majored in philosophy. He received his law degree from Northwestern School of Law in 1937, becoming an associate and then partner in the firm of Schuyler & Hennessy until he retired. He also taught at Northwestern School of Law—lecturer 1946-50, associate professor 1950-52, professor and later professor emeritus 1952-80. He was a second vice president and member of the board of managers for Maty Bartelme Home for Girls and a member of the board of directors for Garfield Park Community Hospital, Chicago Hospital Council and United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Chicago. Surviving are his wife, Claribel, son Daniel and daughter Sheila.

Bernard Sills died August 31, 2001. Bernie came to Dartmouth from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn and at College was a member of Zeta Alphi Phi, majored in zoology and was a member of the freshman track team and varsity lacrosse. He graduated from the University of Mexico with a doctor s degree in 1944, and after that lived in New York City.

1936

James Robert Blake left us in December 2001 for the other shore loaded with information on materials handling equipment, in which he spent his entire career with the well-known Clark Equipment Cos. in Newark, New Jersey, and elsewhere around the world. "Bob" started in investment banking and, like so many of us, left that for the Army Air Corps, flying upward from second lieutenant colonel to lieutenant colonel at the end of WW II. After the war he joined the Clark Cos. in various management capacities and became a recognized authority in his specialty. Our sympathy is extended to his wife, Olive.

Earl P. Copp, research director at different times for the Pennsylvania House majority and minority leader, died March 12, 2002. Earl was a Republican, but was able to work with officials from both parties. Meanwhile, he found time to be editor of Tithe and our class agent for the years 1957 to 1961. His writing style, so effective in the state legislature, was enhanced by his Dartmouth B.A. in English and his M.A. from Duke University, 1943, in the same subject. For a time he served a local radio station, WMSP, as an M.C. and commentator on classical music programs, which allowed him ample opportunity to recruit Mozart for the Republicans and leave Bach to the Pennsylvania Democrats. Earl is predeceased by his wife, Florence, and survived by two sons.

Baxter T. Fullerton, who died in December 2002, was at the same time an economics major, an acceptable tenor and a good golfer. These attributes led him to the Varner & Swasey Cos. of Cleveland, where he long presided over their machine tool sales as vice president. "Bax" served as an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Cleveland Heights, where he made his home, and as a director of the Mayfield Country Club, where he excelled in local golfing circles. Of his four children only one, Baxter Jr. '73, went to Dartmouth, but the other three found careers in business and religion, in both of which Bax was equipped to provide good grounding. On campus Bax was manager of the soccer team, an honors student in his major and a member of Sigma Chi. He was well known and well liked, and his career exemplified Dartmouth at its best.

John R. Groh, M.D., died May 21, 2002. He majored in chemistry and won his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1940. He served as flight surgeon in WW II, receiving the American Campaign and the WW II Victory medals. His post-war career was solely devoted to surgery, for which he received many appointments and awards, among them being honored as a founder of the well-known American Trauma Society.The profession that he so single-mindedly enhanced will miss his substantial contributions. Our sym- pathies to his family and friends.

William F. Yelverton of Dragon, Sigma Nu, economics and Tuck School, left us from Hilton Head, South Carolina, on August 29, 2002, but not before writing countless words and profound views as associate editor of the famous Kiplinger Washington Letter, where he undoubtedly influenced many of ourvotes, our investments and our various opinions. The fact that he was on the Republic National Committee only attests to the breadth of his journalistic perception; he also at one time worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An amiable and well-liked classmate, he leaves a wife and three sons.

1937

Robert Aubrey Mulliken died in his hometown of Kingston, Massachusetts, on November 30, 2001, leaving his wife, Lois (a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College), and children Jeffrey, Carol and Bruce. Most of us will remember Bob for his lifelong devotion to long-distance running and his skills on the xylophone. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.

Thomas Carl Reck of St. Joseph, Missouri, died on June 7, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Margot, and children Christine and Margot. He received an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1939 and served as a lieutenant in the Navy in World War 11. He was in the wholesale supply business, and served on several corporate boards in his home city. As an undergraduate he was a member of Zeta Psi. In recent years he had been an Alumni Fund volunteer and a member of the reunion giving committee.

Charles Edward Sine of Millarville in Alberta, Canada, died on April 5, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth, and children Brett, Michael and Dixie. He was in the retail lumber business. At College he was a member of Phi Delta. Classmates will remember him as a goalie on the '37 freshman hockey team.

Wilson Parke Todd died on December, 2001. He was a resident of Palo Alto, California. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth. He earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1940, and became a manager of the Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. in San Jose, California.

John David Wright died on May 25, 2001. At Dartmouth John was a member of Alpha Delta/Theta Chi and majored in romance languages. He was a purchasing manager for General Electric in Louisville, Kentucky. His wife, Elise, and daughter Judith survive him. He was predeceased by son John Jr., who had earned a Ph.D. in American history at Columbia University and authored Lexington: Heart of the Bluegrass.

1938

Charles Harris Brown died on August 3, 2002, in Gloversville, New York. Charlie came to Dart- mouth from Gloversville High School, and majored in chemistry/zoology. He received his M.D. from Albany State College. After serving his internship in the Waterbury Hospital, he set up his private practice in medicine in Gloversville. Brownie was a captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, receiving the Bronze Star during the Normandy invasion. He is predeceased by his wife, Rita, and is survived by two daughters and one son.

Paul Hayes Feakins of Orange City, Florida, died on September 8, 2002. Paul was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, worked on The Daily Dartmouth, majored in economics and spent his senior year at Tuck School. He was also a member of the Bartlett Tower Society. After graduation Paul worked for W.R. Grace & Cos. in New York City and Santiago, Chile. During WW II he was a Marine bomber pilot with five years of service in the South Pacific. He was discharged as a captain. After the war he returned to W.R. Grace, where he became manager of the oil department. He left Grace in 1951 and was a cofounder of Degan Oil & Chemical in Jersey City. Paul retired to Stuart, Florida, in 1978. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Jane; daughters Kathryn, Mary and Sara; sons Paul '73, Peter '76 and Rob '78; and 11 grandchildren, including Susan Feakins '01.

Elliot Dillon Herrick died of pneumonia on October 10, 2002. He came to Dartmouth from Montclair, New Jersey, High School. Elliot belonged to Sigma Nu and spent his senior year in Tuck School. During WW II he served in the Army Signal Corps, being discharged as a first lieutenant. He was president and owner of Herrick Mowny Cos. Inc., specializing in office business machines. His wife, Peggy, predeceased him. They had no children.

Franklin "Bud" Lynch, who was awarded the Bronze Star during the Normandy invasion and in 1963 was honored by Sports Illustrated as a recipient of its Silver Anniversary Ail-American Award, died in Hanover in July 2002. Bud entered Dartmouth from the Holderness School, and majored in French and was a member of DKE, Sphinx, and the 1937 undefeated football team. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and received his M.D. from Columbia University in 1943, specializing in pediatrics. He then joined the Naval Reserves, was wounded in the invasion of Normandy and was hospitalized for more than three years. He then returned for residency at Babies Hospital in New York City, and opened an office in Hanover after practicing in Westport, Connecticut, for 27 years. Bud belonged to the American Association and the American Academy for Pediatrics. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; daughter Elizabeth; sons Franklin '72, Christopher '78, Michael 'BO and Timothy; and brother Jacob '39.

Thomas Joseph Sheehan died on November 16, 2001. He was predeceased by his wife, Florence, and is survived by sons Thomas and John and daughters Joyce and Kathy. Tom entered Dartmouth from Bridgton Academy in Maine, but left the College after his freshman year, graduating from Boston University in 1939. After graduation he joined the U.S. Navy Aviation Credit Program, where he learned to fly. After 38 years of service he retired from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft.

Robert Servey Stearns died in the Park Health Center in Fairfield, Connecticut, on December 27,2 002. Bob entered Dartmouth from Fairfield High School and left college after his junior year. He served four years with the Army as a medical technician in London and Paris. After discharge he was employed by The Boston Rolling Mills, leaving them in 1958. The balance of his career was with Bridgeport Brass as secretary in charge of sales and with Admiral Brass and Xerographies. He is survived by his second wife, Rita; stepchildren Karen, Michael and Richard; four step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild.

1939

Lawrence E. Gilbert of Homestead, Florida, died on November 13, 2002. Larry came to Hanover from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York. A political science major, he was a member of Theta Chi. During WW II he served with distinction as a lieutenant commander on LST 282, which brought ammo to the French coast during D-Day. He also served in the Pacific, and was awarded the Navy Cross, among other medals and citations. His chosen field of business was insurance, and he served as a marine insurance underwriter and general insurance broker from 1939 to 1988 with American International Underwriters; Marsh & McLennan; Rollins, Burdick Hunter; and Corroon & Black in Havana, Cuba. He was predeceased by his wife, Grace Mac Govern, whom he married in November 1941. He is survived by daughters Grace Ellen and Lauren, sons Terrance and Michael and six grandchildren.

Charles F. Spiltoir Jr. died at his home in Harrisville, New Hampshire, on November 17, 2002, following a period of failing health. Amember of the gym team at college, Chick was also active on the stage with The Players. He was a member of Theta Chi. He got his master's degree at Williams College, where he received a Cramer Fellowship. He also earned a doctorate in botany from Columbia University. During WW II he was active in the Marine Corps, serving as a major. He was an emeritus professor at the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut). He attended a National Science Foundation Institute and had a faculty fellowship at Yale University. He was a member of the Botanical Society, Mycological Society, New York Academy of Science and Society of the Sigma Xi. He was predeceased by his wife, Shirl, and is survived by daughter Annala, son Thomas and five grandchildren.

1940

William Herbert Coulson Jr. died December 3, 2002, in Leucadia, California. Bill came to Dartmouth from Garden City High School. He was a member of Zeta Psi and Spanish Club and played freshman lacrosse. He served in the armed forces for five years, retiring as a captain with topsecret clearance. After service Bill was in Brazil for nine years representing Morehouse Foods Inc. He retired in 1986 as VP and general manager. In 1971 he was awarded the Grocery Hall of Fame annual award for manufacturers—the first awarded to a food manufacturers representative. He is survived by his wife Josephine, and children William III, Cinda and Christina.

Powell Wesley Holbein died October 22, 2002, of a cerebral hemorrhage. Hobe came to Dartmouth from Pawling School and majored in English. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Dragon Senior Society, varsity squash and tennis. During WW II he was in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps, retiring in 1946 as a major. Following service Hobe was with Esso Standard Oil Cos. and retired from a real estate business in 1987. He served Dartmouth as district enrollment officer for the central New York area and as assistant class agent for five years; he served his town as school board member for 15 years. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, sons Bruce '69 and Gordon '78 and daughter Tina.

Robert Eldredge Kelley Sr. died November 1, 2002, at home in Whitingham, Connecticut. During his 11-year battle with Alzheimer's disease he was cared for by his wife and family with the help of many dedicated caregivers. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1940 and received his M.B.A. from Tuck. He was a member of freshman track, fencing and skiing. He retired as captain in the U.S. Army Accounting Center and was employed by General Electric Cos. in corporate accounting. Bob is survived by his wife, Marcia Kelley, son Robert Jr. and daughters Carolyn Nisseley, Nancy Gillard and Joanne Clark.

1941

Robert Van De Carr Flouton passed away at the Meadows at Edgewood in North Adams, Massachusetts, on November 18, 2002. He had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for eight years, and was given loving care by Jessie, his wife of 57 years, until her death on June 7, 2002. Bob was on active duty with the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and he served as a commander in their reserve ranks until 1966. He was a manufacturer's representative in the field of wood and wire fencing material. He later formed his own company in Bethel, Connecticut, and as president directed the wholesale distribution of fences. Bob also served as chairman of the Wilton, Connecticut, planning and zoning commission. He is survived by his brother, Allen '36, and daughters Barbara, Margot, Emily and Christine.

Robert Kellogg Hess died in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on March 3, 2002. Bob, a native of Bronxville, New York, was a member of Theta Chi at Dartmouth. After Army service from 1942 to 1946 as an intelligence officer, he was associated with John Price Jones Cos. in New York City as a professional fundraiser. Some of the organizations he represented were New York University, Bellevue Medical Center, Phillips Exeter, Salvation Army, Williams College, Franklin and Marshall College and University of Michigan. Bob married Maurine Van Meter in 1945 and they were later divorced. In 1997 he married Shirley Kimmet, who survives him along with a son and daughter from the first marriage.

Thomas Joseph Jack died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on March 20, 2002. Tom attended Tuck Business School in 1942 and then served as a tech sergeant in the Air Force for four years. T.J. was with the Packaging Corp. of America for his entire business career. The firm manufactures paper and paperboard for commercial use. Tom became a vice president in 1962 and a director in 1965. In 1947 he married Cynthia Murray, who predeceased him. Tom is survived by three children of that marriage and by his second wife, Margaret, and her children.

Donald M. Taber died in Venice, Florida, on November 26, 2002, after a period of failing health. At Dartmouth he played freshman lacrosse and belonged to TriKap. He taught at Tilton School for a year and then served in the Navy for four years as commanding officer of a sub chaser in the Caribbean and an LCI in New Guinea and the Philippines. Married to Betty Lewis in 1942, he settled in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he operated a hardware store and served as councilman and mayor of that city. In 1972 he moved for health reasons to Venice, where he opened a plumbing and irrigation supply business that he operated until 1987. Don was active in the Sarasota Dartmouth Club for many years, serving as vice president and president from 1993 to 1997. Dons wife, Betty, died in 1993. He is survived by children Jack, Molly, Charles and Betsy and his wife of five years, Joan Holmes.

1942

Frederick W. Cassidy Jr., one of the stars of the 1942 line-up, died on January 28, 2003, of a stroke while driving to a Dartmouth luncheon in Maryland from his home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he and Kathy had lived for the past 17 years. "Buzz" had been class head agent for a number of years and succeeded in breaking many records for gift-giving to the College. Following graduation in 1942, he spent four years of Army service, starting as a private and exiting as captain, with tours in Panama, Great Britain, France, Germany and the Philippines. He then spent 20 years with Oakite Products Inc., a specialty chemical company in New York City, followed by eight years as planning director of at Cornell's Medical College. He finally left his Long Island, New York, birthplace to work as a fund counselor for the Presbyterian church in Delaware, Maryland and Philadelphia. He is survived by Kathy; daughters Judy, Gail and Pam; and four grandchildren.

F. Scott Matthews died on January 17, 2003, after a brief illness, in the Stamford (Connecticut) Hospital. He was a longtime resident of Greenwich. After graduation he volunteered for the U.S. Naval Air Corps and during World War II distinguished himself as a pilot on the aircraft carrier The Essex. His decorations included the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals and he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander. After the war he worked in advertising and marketing, attended the advanced management program at Harvard Business School in 1961, and in 1965 became chairman and managing director of Colgate-Palmolive U.K. Ltd. Scott's passion was trout fishing and he was president of several Trout Unlimited organizations, championing the preservation of Connecticut streams. His first wife, Helen, predeceased him. He is survived by their daughters Sara, Elizabeth and Margaret; wife Dagmar; five grandchildren, including Benjamin Herman '96; and one great-grandchild.

1943

Charles Worcester Bradley died August 1, 2002. At the time of death he was living in New Canaan, CT. Charles came to Dartmouth from the Pomfret School. He left Dartmouth to attend the General Motors Institute at Flint, Michigan. He received his commission as a second lieutenant from Yale in 1945 and was assigned to the 897 th Bomb Group of the 20th Air Force at Saipan, where he participated in the first B-29 raid on Tokyo. He flew a tour of 35 missions and was awarded the Air Medal as well as the Distinguished Flying Cross. Following the war Charles entered industry and became president of Worcester Products Inc., specializing in orthopedic products. He is survived by his wife, Ann (Teal); children Ann, Charles '71, Gail and John '81. His father, Albert, was class of '15.

Robert Dana Brown died August 18, 2002. Raised in the Chicago area, Bob attended Culver Military Academy prior to entering Dartmouth. A Tuck major, he was active in the Dartmouth Players and a member of Green Key, Casque & Gauntlet and Beta Theta Pi. Bob left college at the end of 1942 with his A.B. and entered the Army, serving in the North African and Italian campaigns. Major Brown was recipient of the Purpie Heart and a Bronze Star with a citation for "heroic achievement in battle." Living in Nashville, Tennessee, at the time of his death, Bob's business career began with International Harvester in Chicago until a move to Nashville brought a switch to finance, first with Dobson & Johnson Insurance Cos., of which he was vice chairman, and later Dana Investment Cos., of which he was president. He is survived by his wife, Ann, and children Robert and Susan.

Frederic Gershom Goldman died November 5, 2002, of a heart-related condition at his home in New York City. Raised in Andover, Massachusetts, Fred was an honors student at Lowell High prior to entering Dartmouth. He graduated with that contingent of '43 s that left for service at the end of 1942. He served in the Coast Guard and, following the war, he spent 50 years in financial planning and investment management in New York. His principal hobby was stamp collecting. Fred acquired a great love for the White Mountains while in college and frequently vacationed in their midst. He is survived by children Jonathan '85, Jacqueline and Frank.

John Kimball died November 11,2002, in Green- brae, California. Born in Wakefield, Massachu- setts, Jack lived in neighboring Topsfield for 43 years before moving to California in the fall of 2001. Jack joined the Marine Corps on gradu- ating from Dartmouth, serving as a fighter pilot during WW II and also during the Korean con- flict. He retired from the reserves in 1964 with the rank of lieutenant colonel, having been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1948 Jack graduated from Harvard Law School and in 1952 joined the Hale & Dorr law firm, where he practiced law for 34 years. He was a prominent trial lawyer and early in his career he served as assistant counsel to Joseph Welch during the famous Army-McCarthy Hearings. Jack cared greatly for Topsfield and served on many town committees. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Susanne; children Sara, Richard '78 and Margo '81; and two grandchildren.

Frank Kirkpatrick Lallande died August 27, 2002, in Longwood, Florida. Frank came to Dartmouth from San Juan, Puerto Rico. ATuck major, Frank was a Theta Delta Chi and member of the Spanish Club. He graduated under our class' accelerated program in December '42. Serving in the Navy during the WWII, he returned from the Pacific for Caribbean duty where he and Paul Randall '43 teamed up. Following the war Frank operated an automobile dealership in Puerto Rico. On retirement he moved to Longwood. He is survived by his wife, Vera, and children Nicole, a graduate of the University of Southern California; Mark, a graduate of Boston College; and Michael, a graduate of Pepperdine University.

Guy Chandler Mallett Jr. died in January 2002 in Paris, France, where he lived for manyyears, first working for TWA and then entering the US Foreign Service, which initially sent him to Karachi. Later returning to Paris he progressed through the ranks to become a senior U.S. representative at OECD and finally a senior international official. Guy grew up in Garden City, Long Island, and attended Taft School prior to entering Dartmouth. An English major, he was associate editor of The Dartmouth, lettered in soccer and squash, was vice president of Green Key and a member of Casque & Gauntlet. Following a December '42 graduation Guy entered the Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. His early training station was the USS Prairie State and it was at that time he married Jo, his wife of 60 years, who survives him along with a son and one grandchild.

Richard Cushman Pierce died July 27 cancer. At the time of death Dick was living in Springfield, Vermont, where he had operated a travel agency, Pierce-Barton Travel Inc., for many years. Born in Enfield, New Hampshire, he attended the Mt. Hermon School before entering Dartmouth. Upon graduation in 1943 Dick studied Japanese at the University of Michigan under the Military Intelligence Program. He was fluent in half a dozen languages, which perhaps influenced his selection of the travel business as a career. While a trainee with American Express in the '50s he met and in 1951 married Marie- Louise Liane Honore. A talented French actress, singer and dancer, she was a victim of cancer and predeceased Dick by some five years.

1944

William Garrison Distin died January 23, 2003, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, New York. "Moe" came to Dartmouth from Northwood School in Saranac Lake and became captain of the ski team. During the war he served in the U.S. Air Force, piloting the famed P-40S. His passion for flying resulted later in his owning a Cessna Turbo 210. An all-round athlete, Moe especially excelled in skiing and was elected to the 1948 Olympic ski team without even a tryout! However, instead of competing, he married Mili Lee on April 31, 1948, and went into the boat business with his brother. After that business broke up, he managed Branch and Callanan, a well-known construction firm that he purchased seven years later. Moe was widely known and respected for his participation in community activities and his many accomplishments throughout the tri-lakes area. Moe is survived by his wife and three nieces.

Stephen A. Flynn of Wilton, Connecticut, died August 1, 2002, at Honey Hill Care Center in Norwalk, Connecticut. Steve left Dartmouth in 1942 to enlist in the Navy. Following his separation in 1946, he returned, graduating with a degree in economics in June 1947. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta and was one of the co-founders of the Dartmouth Broadcasting System. After graduation he joined the National Broadcasting Cos. Inc., starting a highly successful career of some 35 years. At NBC Steve held a number of prestigious positions and actively participated in the development of television network broadcasting. He retired as a vice president. A lifelong resident of Wilton, he was active in community affairs. He also served as president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Western Connecticut. Predeceased by his first wife, Catherine, he is survived by his wife, Maiy Louise, sons Stephen Jr. and Jules, daughter Louise and one grandson.

Clark MacGregor, a former Republican congress- man from Minnesota, died on February 10 of respiratory disease at a hospital in Pompano Beach, Florida. He made his home in Washington, D.C. Clark graduated cum laude from Dartmouth in 1946 and from the University of Minnesota Law School two years later. After WWII service with the OSS in Burma, he practiced law in Minneapolis until his 1960 election to Congress, where he established an impeccable record of service. In 1971 he was invited by President Nixon to join his White House staff. Shortly thereafter the Watergate scandal broke and Clark, due to his spotless reputation, was picked to take over Nixon's re-election campaign. Nixon won. Clark soon left politics for good, joining United Technologies Corp. as a senior vice president, serving as its chief aeronautics lobbyist in Washington until his retirement in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters Susan, Laurie and Eleanor; and eight grandchildren.

Henry L. Marshall of Bluffton, South Carolina, died of dermato myositis on December 29, 2002, in Lyndonville, Vermont. Hank matriculated with '44 but left in May of 1943 for active service with the E.R.C. He was sent to the University of Nebraska, where he picked up enough credits to graduate from Dartmouth in absentia. He served with the 104 th Division in Europe, returning home in 1945 to join the A.G. Nelson Paper Cos. In 1972 he left the family paper business, purchasing the Iron Kettle Motel in Shaftsbury, Connecticut, which he operated with his wife, Elizabeth, for 11 years. They moved to Bluffton in 1990.Hank was very active with the Boy Scouts of America. He was predeceased by his wife. He is survived by son John and wife Jan and their daughter, Samantha; brother-in-law Herbert and wife Marie; nephew David; and nieces Joyce, Susan, Ginny, Carol and Happy.

1945

Arthur Warren Backer died August 8, 2002, in San Anselmo, California, his home for the past 25plus years. Art s Dartmouth education was interrupted by WW II service in the Army, which sent him to the ASTP program at Stanford University along with classmate Dutch Aishton. He was later assigned to the Army Combat Engineers in the Philippines, where he won the Bronze Star and promotion to captain before his discharge in 1946. Graduation from Dartmouth and his marriage in 1947 to the former Alice Collins of Pasadena led to a life-long business career in the San Francisco Bay area. In 1960 he was appointed chief examiner of the Pacific Fire Rating Bureau, an indispensable service to the insurance industry, where he served until retirement in the late-1980s. In addition to his wife of more than 55 years, he is survived by three sons, a daughter and four grandchildren.

De Hart Earl McMillan died August 17, 2001, after a lengthy illness in Austin, Texas. De Hart left Dartmouth in WW II to serve in the Air Force, where he flew C-47S in the European theater as a flight captain. After his discharge, he finished college in 1948 at the University of Texas, majoring in business administration. He entered the oil drilling business with Cable Tool & Rotary Drilling Cos., becoming a co-partner and general manager in the 19505. His lifelong career in the oil business led to holdings in real estate and real estate development, and eventually to early retirement in Austin. He was married first in 1947 to Patricia Allen in Terrell, Texas, and they had four children, all of whom survive: Kathryn, De Hart Jr., Walter and Brian. Also surviving is his wife of the last 27 years, Elsie.

1946

Willard Wyeth Jr., a former manager of athletics at Dartmouth, died August 8, 2002, at the Lookout Mountain Golf and Country Club. He was a native of Andover, New Hampshire. He was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Lookout Mountain, where he served on the vestry, and previously was a deacon and director of children's education at the First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He was a decorated veteran of the Philippines campaign in WW II, when he served as staff sergeant. He graduated from Tuck in 1949, and was the former executive vice president and a member of the board of directors of Provident Life and Accident Insurance Cos. and a former first vice president of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Cos. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Maxine; sons Craig, Stephen and Peter; daughter Lucinda; and five grandchildren.

1947

Frank B. Aberle died on September 23, 2002, in Concord, North Carolina. He came to college in the Marine V-12 unit from Valley Forge Military Academy. As an undergraduate he played football, wrestled and participated in the Film Society and the Outing Club. He was a member of Sigma Chi, the Tabard and the Dragon. He attended the V-12 50th reunion but was unable to make our class 50th. He is survived by five children and his wife, Virginia, as well as his brother, Gustave Aberle '55, and cousin Richard Aberle '55.

1949

Berford Seaioh Oakley Jr. died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 31, 2002. Berf was born in New York City and came to Dartmouth after serving as a sergeant in the Army from 1943 to 1945. He majored in economics and was a member of Chi Phi, the Flying Club, crew and the debating club. He graduated from Tuck School in 1950 and received an M.A. in education from Arizona State University. He worked in marketing with Procter & Gamble, was financial editor of The Investigator & Reporter, and later a professor at Grand Canyon University. His father, B.S. Oakley Sr., graduated in the class of 1920. Berf is survived by his sister, Mary Anne Oakley.

1950

Leonard I. Matless died January 13, 2003, as he and his wife, Sue, were taking snow from the roof of their house in Hanover. At Dartmouth he majored in education and was a member of Gamma Delt, DOC and the band. After graduation he married Sue and they moved to New Jersey, where he was an executive with the Boy Scouts of America. He later served with the BSA in upper New York State. Upon moving back to Hanover in 1973, Len continued his career of service to Dartmouth and his class as mini-reunion chairman for many years. From 1973 to 1984 he and Sue owned and managed the Hillwinds Gift Shop on Main Street in Hanover. Later they both exercised their experience at Campions. From 1986 to 1990 Len was director of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce, and for 25 years until his death was floor manager of the Annual Hanover Home Show. Survivors include Sue, daughters Susan and Sally and two grandsons.

Richard D. McCarthy died March 29, 2002, in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, where he had been living with his wife, Suzanne. Dick came to Dartmouth from Classical High School in Springfield, Massachusetts. An English major, he was a member of the DOC and was on the ski patrol. After graduation he took courses at the Rhode Island School of Design. His career in design involved him in several firms until he started his own company whose clients were in the United States, Sweden, South America and Italy. Dick loved sailing and racing, was a mem- ber of the New York Yacht Club and The "Corinthians, where he was the "master" (com- modore) for two years. Another interest was playing drums in various big bands. Dartmouth family members include his father, Walter H. McCarthy '13, and uncle, Eugene R. Cowles 'l7, both deceased. Besides Suzanne, Dick leaves four children, two stepchildren and two grandchildren.

William Stark died January 25, 2003. After graduation he returned to his hometown, Nashotah, Wisconsin, where he joined the family candy manufacturing business. He became president in 1959. The business was sold in 1988. Bill pursued a career in writing and was the author of seven books, primarily histories of the upper Midwest. An article chronicling his experiences as a seaman on the barque Pamir, which was the last Cape Horn voyage made in commercial sail, appeared in the April 1993 issue of the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Bill was married to Judy Stark, who survives him with their four children. Dartmouth family members include his son, Peter '76, and several cousins and nephews.

Charles L. Wilkes died at his retirement home in Vero Beach, Florida, on November 15,2002. He came to Dartmouth from Roosevelt High School in Washington, D.C.A history major, he was a member of the DOC and DTD. He received his law degree from D.C.'s Georgetown University in 1954 and practiced law with Wilkes, Artis in Washington and Lerch, Early and Brewer in Bethesda, Maryland. In 1957 he was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Charles was chairperson of the D.C. Bar Association, which drafted the Comprehensive Probate Reform Act of 1980. He was very active in the YMCA and Masons organizations. He and his wife, Nancy, were the parents of four children and grandparents of eight.

1951

Peter Knox Little died on October 26, 2002, of cancer in Manville, Rhode Island. After graduation from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, East High School he served in the Army Air Corps before matriculating with the class of 1951. Already married, he spent all four years living in Wigwam Circle. "P.K." majored in art and was a member of Dragon Society. His career was in packaging and printing, 1952-95. He was the fifth member of his family to attend Dartmouth, having been preceded by a '14, a '23, a '40 and 43. Three younger brothers graduated in '53, '55 and '57. Surviving him are one child, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

1952

Conrad S. Carstens of Palmyra, Virginia, died at his home on January 24. Connie came to Dartmouth from Manhasset, New York. He majored in history and was very active on The Dartmouth. He served as the papers editorial chairman, responsible for editorials, columns and letters to the editor. It was truly a labor of love, which he enjoyed enormously. Connie started out on a newspaper career, working on a Worcester, Massachusetts, paper and as editor of an Army post newspaper. He obtained a master's degree from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. But he soon gravitated into public relations work. Connie spent 34 years with a major New York PR firm, now called Magnet Communications. He retired in 1995 as a senior vice president. Connie served his class as newsletter editor (twice) and for 20 years was the class matching gifts coordinator. He is survived by Lois and sons Christopher '79, Timothy, Stephen and Jeffrey.

Dwight F. Ketcham died of a heart attack on February 18, 2003, at his home in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania. Coming to Dartmouth from Summit, New Jersey, he majored in English and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation Dwight joined the Ketcham Cos., a family agency that served as the sales arm for the famous lighters and other products of the Zippo Manufacturing Cos. Dwight assumed direction of the business in 1970 and was joined by his son in 1996. Their territory was the entire northeast United States. Dwight also served as Zippos representative to various national technical standards organizations. Dwight s avocations included travel and activities supporting the arts in the Philadelphia area. He leaves his wife, Jacqueline, and children Elizabeth and Michael.

1953

Emery L. Pierson died of cancer on October 4, 2002, in Claryville, New York. Following graduation he served as an intelligence specialist in the Army and upon discharge, assumed management of a 10,000-acre cattle farm owned by his grandfather in LaGrange, Missouri. He taught Russian at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. In the 1980s he moved to New York City where, recovering from alcohol addition, he discovered his talent for counseling and mentoring alcoholics. He was known throughout New York State for those he helped in recovery. He also continued to raise cattle as a partner of the Pierson Brothers Cattle Cos. through 1996. At Dartmouth Emery majored in Russian civilization and was a member of DKE and the Sphinx. Emery also played varsity football for three years. He was predeceased by his wife, Diane, and is survived by sons Emery and Peter; daughters Carol, Michele and Roxanne; five grandchildren; and his first wife, Joan.

John H.R. Richardson died in his sleep in Zellwood, Florida, on January 14, 2002. John left Dartmouth early, and then attended the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1956 with a B.A. in business administration. He entered the family business, HMR Electronics in Minneapolis. With his first wife he had children Lome and Michael, and is survived by a number of grandchildren.

Stephen A. Sanderson died of a stroke at his Clearwater, Florida, home on October 27, 2002. Shortly after graduation from Dartmouth he entered the Army, serving in the Korean War. Upon release from the Army in 1956 Steve attended Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He joined Mutual of New York advancing to the position of VP for management personnel and development. In 1973 he joined a small consulting company, Teren Cos., of Virginia Beach as executive VP, staying until retirement in 1985. In retirement he assisted in managing a golf shop and worked in real estate. Steve also was involved with voluntary literacy tutors and enjoyed golf and water exercise. At Dartmouth Steve was a member of Sigma Nu and played lacrosse and in the marching band. He is survived by two daughters and by wife Mickey Nault.

1956

Ewing "Huff" Park Goff died October 5, 2001, and is survived by his wife, Esther, and their three children. Following his graduation he served in the Air Force for 28 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. During that time he continued his education, obtaining a bachelor of arts in 1964 from Northern Michigan University in mathematics in 1964 and a master of arts from the University of Washington in psychology in 1988. Following his service in the Air Force he became a captain for Trans World Airlines. He was a trustee of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and participated in a retired pilots association; the Black Knights of the Mekong; fishing; golf; the TWA Seniors and a handicapped support program.

Mansir "Mac" Waite Hicks 111 died November 14, 2002, in Smithfield, Virginia, after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, Ann, children Todd and Susan and two grandchildren. Married to Ann in the summer following graduation, Mac served in the Army, rising to the rank of captain in artillery. He was employed by the General Electric Cos. and served in its financial management division as manager of cost accounting and later as manager of medical diagnostic equipment and services until his retirement in 1991. When not at work, he enjoyed golf, cross-country skiing, biking, hunting and fishing, gardening and serving as treasurer for G.E. Elfun Society. In addition he was active in Boy Scouts, Little League baseball, the Red Cross, the United Fund and his Presbyterian congregation.

Robert Thomas Wolfe died December 8, 2002, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer and is survived by his wife, Diane, and four children. Following graduation Bob served in the Army's Special Services for two years and then went into advertising film production. Bob retired from a television and film-directing career in which he produced everything from TV specials, documentaries and TV commercials and then a stint as a successful yacht broker on the south shore of Long Island. He was a member of the Directors Guild of America, the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute and the Los Angeles International Film Exhibition. His community activities included serving on the board of directors for the Fair Harbor Community Association, the Fire Island Association and the National Wildlife Federation. He was as well a member of the Fair Harbor Fire Department.

1957

David Bruce Maline of Port Ludlow, Washington, died on March 18, 2002. He was remembered by his classmates as a jovial, friendly guy in Butterfield Hall who had a sort of inner light. At Dartmouth he was picked as a senior fellow. After Dartmouth he graduated from Boston University Medical School and after internships and residency, his exceptional promise was recognized as chief resident at the Lahey Clinic. He moved to southern California in 1967, when he went into private practice as a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal and intracranial surgery. David retired in 1998 and developed an interest in the relationship between healing the skin and electromagnetic fields of the body. He moved to Washington state, where he founded a skin care products company. Friends recall him as "a humanitarian, a warm and generous person and an avid yachtsman." He is survived by Michael Fessler, sister Diane Aaron, nephews and their children.

Fowler Penfield Stone of Aspen, Colorado, died on September 7, 2002, of lymphoma and complications from cystic fibrosis. Pete attended Dartmouth for two years, and was a member of the ski team and Kappa Sigma. He transferred to the University of Utah and earned a degree in business management. Pete started work with 3 Min the Midwest, then, wishing to get back to the mountains, he took a job with Warner Chilcott in Bolder, Colorado. Pete dreamed of owning a ski lodge. In 1969 that dream came true when he bought Prospector Lodge in Aspen, which he ran for 14 years. After selling the lodge he was proprietor of Airport Liquors, but never missed a good powder day. Pete was known as the oldest person with cystic fibrosis and contributed to medical research. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Ruth, two children and two grandchildren.

1967

Albert Campbell Brunelli died November 5, 2002, in Nashua, New Hampshire. Al came from the St. Paul's School, was a member of Phi Sigma Psi, active in rugby and winter sports, majored in engineering science and attended Thayer. After graduating he taught at New Hampshire Vocatinal Tech College, in 1987 was president Metis Engineering and recently was a software engineer at Cookson Electronics in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was an active member of the Granite State Wheelmen, and enjoyed outdoor activities, especially biking and hiking. Survivors include his companion, Barbara Milne, daughters Crystal and Heather, father Albert and sister Jane. Our sympathies to the family.

1975

David R. Wendell died January 22 after a courageous 10-year battle with brain cancer. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Dave attended the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Shortly after college he joined the Ford administration, acting as a liaison to the news media on domestic and international trips. He then became assistant press secretary to vice presidential nominee Bob Dole. Dave graduated from Stanford Business School in 1979 and pursued a successful business career with executive positions at Saga, Western Atlantic Clubs and Montgomery Securities, and later served as a strategic advisor to several food companies. At Dartmouth Dave organized the bluegrass band, Bitter Root, playing at fraternity parties, ski areas and ultimately at our 20 th reunion with Livingston Taylor. He leaves his wife, Jane, daughter Sarah, son David, stepdaughter Teal Van Saun, parents Bud and Dickie Wendell, brother Harlan and sister Thayer Adams. We will miss all Daves spirit and his joy of living.

1976

Robert Fred Amundsen Jr. died on January 22 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, after an extended illness. He leaves his wife of 25 years, Mary Spruill Amundsen '77 and daughters Jennifer and Katie. At Dartmouth he was a quarterback on the freshman football team and a member of Beta Theta Pi. After Dartmouth he and his wife earned their M.B.A.s at the University of Texas in Dallas and he then gravitated toward the pharmaceutical industry. From 1986 to 1993 he was chief financial officer of the Austin startup Pharmaco Dynamics Research Inc., and its parent, Applied Bioscience. From 1993 to 2 000 he was founder and CFO of Covance Biotechnology Services of Research Triangle Parkin North Carolina. Since 2000 he was senior VP, CFO and member of the executive committee of Triangle Pharmaceutical Cos. of Durham. He was active in religious organizations, from Young Life to his local church.

1977

Peter E. Smith died of a heart attack on December 12, 2002. Peter came to Dartmouth from Southampton High School in New York. While at Dartmouth Peter was a history major and very active member of Native Americans at Dartmouth and as vice president. He was a fierce competitor in intramural golf, football and basketball. Steves cousins, Stacey Coverdale '88 and Brian Hughes '89, followed him to the "College on the Hill." Peter, one of golf's unsung heroes, was the head superintendent at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club during the U.S. Open Championships held there in 1986 and 1995. He was also chairman of the tribal trustees and spearheaded the creation of the Shinnecock Indian Health Services Program, a state and federally funded program that provides greatly discounted outpatient healthcare to many poor members of his tribe. He is survived by his wife, Diane, daughter Tonya and sons Brian, Peter Jr. and Ethan.

1991

Kirsten Ruth Lorentzen passed away on December 28, 2002, as a result of unexpected complications from the treatment of lymphoma. Kirsten grew up in Sunnyvale, California, and graduated from Wilcox High School in Santa Clara. At Dartmouth she graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in physics, was a member of Casque & Gauntlet and the Nordic ski team and participated in the music FSP program in London. Following graduation she served in the Peace Corps in Punta Gorda, Belize. Kirsten earned a Ph.D. in geophysics at the University of Washington and worked as a research scientist at The Aerospace Corp. in El Segundo, California. Her research on magnetospheric phenomena took her to the Arctic and Antarctic, where instruments she helped to design, build and test are used. Kirsten is survived by her husband, Michael Loverude, son Jasper, parents Grace and Einar Lorentzen, brother Peter '93 and her extended family.