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.

Radford Chappie Tanzer '25 • June 12 Paul Alva Harper '26 • May31 Howard Kolb '26 • Feb. 25 Albert David Ritchie '30 • April 17 Robert Tonis '31 • April 8 Joseph Gibson Byram '32 • March 2 Lawrence Milgroom '32 • April 22 Philip Ayer Marden '33 • June 4 Robert Offenbach '34 • March 19 Phillip Allen '35 • Aug. 18,2002 Newman Hamblet '35 • June 7 Alan Ackerman Beetle '36 • March 27 Robert Van Arsdale Stokes '36 • April 23 Richard Devoll Taber '36 • April 10 Laforrest Holman Thompson '36 • Feb 22 Mortimer Berkowitz '37 • May 5 Arthur Gray Guyer '37 • April 9 Harry Thomas Schultz '37 • April 18 Furman Kneeland Stanley '37 • April2B Donald Briggs Badger '38 • June 7 Robert Andros Jones '38 • March 21 John Hennion Fisher '39 • May 22 Samuel Tilden Lawton '39 • May 22 Lewis Vandegrift Lee '39 • April 19 Charles Arthur Thompson '39 • April 30 Richard Loud White '39 • Feb.3,2002 Robert Ellis Dibble '40 • May 19 Earl Carlton Hotchkiss '40 • April 15 John Bernard Doriss '41 • Jan. 8 Michael Paul Guida '41 • Jan.26,2002 Clarence Bumstead Higgins '41 • Dec 11,2002 George Willard Miller '41 • Ju1y 26,2001 Franklin Albert Munsey '41 • March 22 Richard Bradley Paul '41 • Oct 9,2001 James Earl Brock '42 • Oct 21,2001 James Aloysius Crotty '42 • Aug 5,2001 William Burns Foster '42 • May 31 Loring March Jones '42 • Dec. 8,2001 Leo A. Anderson '43 • Oct. 31,2001 Robert George Clark '43 • May 12,2001 Roger Taft Gaskill '43 • April 2 Raymond Augustus Schroth '43 • May 2 Philip Ward Brown '44 • April 28 Henry Lewis Merritt '44 • May 9 Robert Brown Murphy '44 • January 2001 Harry Anthony Durkin '45 • April 29 Robert Akin Glass '45 • Feb 21 Bryon Adams King '45 • July 7,2002 Martin Aloysius McGetrick '45 • Aug 4,2001 Hugh Wilde Bennett '46 • April 11 Albert T. Holmes '46 • May 11 John Sigfrid Kellstrand '46 • April 18,2001 Leo Bruce Warring '46 • May 22 Frederick Charles Wightman '46 • August 2002 Irwin Marshall Weinstein '47 • July 19,2002 Joseph L. Bannon '48 • June 1 Donald L. Funk '48 • March 21 Robert C. Kennard '48 • Jan 19 Kinsley Allen Ball '49 • Nov 12,2002 Hubert Theodore Baumann '49 • March 25 William Hunter Boardman '49 • May 6 Michael Dinwiddie Ireland '49 • March 16,2002 Samuel Irving Stone '49 • May 18 Robert Beach Underhill '49 • Oct.31,2002 Franklin Hess Barker '50 • May 9,2002 Seward Blanchard Brewster '50 • April 10 William John Cross '50 • June 1 Stephen Barker Mahoney '50 • Apri128,2002 James B. Lowell '51 • Feb. 21 Roger C. McAlister '51 • April 8,2000 Robert Anton McCraney '51 • March 19 Robert H. Simpson '51 • March 12 Peter R. Tennyson '51 • May 20,2000 Gustaf B. Hullman '53 • March 11 Thomas Frederick Burris '56 • April 30 Edward Francis Hennessey '56 • May 25 Alan Levenson '56 • May 11 Robert Allen Keyworth '57 • Feb 23 Ronald Lee Solow '58 • April 20 John Stonebanks '63 • April 15 John Howard Bell '65 • Dec 3,2002 Thomas Edward Marks '65 • May 6 Philip Ward Basquin '68 • April 4,2001 George Marcum Frost '74 • April 25 ErnestS. Kessler '75 • April 30

1925

Radford C. Tanzer, M.D., after an outstanding career as an internationally renowned pioneer in reconstructive surgery, died peacefully at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, june 12. Graduating from Harvard Medical School in 1929, he became in 1936 the first fellow in plastic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, in 1939 founded the plastic surgery service at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and became a clinical professor at Dartmouth Medical School. During WW II he served in the Army Medical Corps. In 1951, seeing a little boy without an ear, Rad spent a year thinking how to help him and used the child's own rib cartilage to form a new ear. It was this pioneering work on which he presented a paper in 1958 to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery that brought him a standing ovation. His first wife, Velma, died in 1990, and in 1995 Rad married Sheila Harvey of Hanover. He is survived by his wife, three sisters, eight nieces and nephews and four stepchildren.

1932

Joseph Gibson Byram, who came to Dartmouth from Reading, Massachusetts, and Andover Academy, died March 2 at Tryon Estates in Columbus, North Carolina. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Green Key and business manager of The Aegis. After attending the Rutgers Graduate School of Banking he was a trust officer of the Mechanics National Bank of Worcester, Massachusetts, and analyst with Poor's Publishing Co. He served in the Army in WW II in Europe and the Philippines. After many years with investment counseling firm Lionel D. Edie & Co. in New York, he retired in 1969 as a vice president, living in Riverside, Connecticut. Joe was a member of the city council and active in the Red Cross and Community Chest and as a church vestryman. After 25 years of retirement there, he moved to Naples, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, a daughter, son, stepdaughter, stepson, grandson and four step-grandsons.

Lawrence Milgroom died April 22. He came to Dartmouth after graduating from Gloucester (Massachusetts) High School. Larry served in the Army in WW II but his field was the food business. He was with Frederick Lawrence Cos. Inc. in Cambridge from 1945 to 1957, becoming president. From 1957 to 1976 he was vice president of sales at Newton Foods Inc., living in Brookline. Both companies specialized in frozen juice. After retirement he had a summer home in Swampscott and a winter residence in Palm Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Ann, three children and two grandchildren.

1933

Philip Ayer Marden, M.D., died on June 4 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He prepared for Dartmouth at Towle High School, was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, Zeta Alpha Phi and Phi Beta Kappa and majored in medical school. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1934 and from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1936. His career was in medicine as a practicing surgeon and as professor of otolaryngology at Penn, where he received a meritorious award for 50 years of service, terminating in 1992. During WW II he served in the Army at the 20th General Hospital in the CBI theater in Ledo, Assam, where he met his future wife, Magdalen, then serving there as a nurse. After their marriage, they frequently attended medical conferences in various parts of the world. She predeceased him in 1987. They were childless, and he is survived by a nephew and a grandniece.

1934

Stuart B. Barber died on November 17,2002. At College "Stu" was a member of The Dartmouth and Zeta Psi and majored in economics. He received his law degree from George Washington University in 1939. He then spent 33 years in federal service, and was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon in 1945 and the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Medal in 1960 and 1970. He began on housing statistics and analysis with the Department of Commerce and later the war housing program until 1942, when he began WWII service as a Navy intelligence officer. He served in Washington and Pearl Harbor and attained the rankof commander. In 1947 he began civilian service with the Office of Naval Operations, first in naval aviation statistics and then in the development of shipbuilding. From 1957 until he retired in 1970 he was assistant director of the Navy's long-range objectives group. Surviving are his wife, Anna, sons Richard and Russell and four grandchildren.

Samuel Fishman died on December 24, 2002, of complications from Alzheimer's. Sam came to Dartmouth from Maiden (Massachusetts) High School and at college was a member of the freshman and varsity football teams and majored in sociology. His fraternity was Sigma Alpha Mu. He received a masters degree in education from Boston University in 1953. He was on his local committee interviewing candidates applying to Dartmouth for admission and helped in the Alumni Fund drive for several years. He worked for Prudential Insurance Cos. from 1934-1936, then Man's Clothing in wholesale sales from 1936-1939 and became a teacher in 1940. He was appointed assistant principal of Lincoln Junior High School in Maiden and in 1963 he became principal. He was a past master of Mt. Scopus Lodge A.F. & A.M., director of Temple Israel, member of the Maiden Rotary Club, Jewish War Veterans Post 74 and the Maiden and Massachusetts teachers associations. Surviving are his wife, Marion, and daughter Rosalyn Provizer.

John Harkness Hallenbeck died on January 17. At Dartmouth he was a member of the band, symphony orchestra, varsity fencing and Alpha Chi Rho and majored in chemistry-zoology. He received his LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School in 1938. He was a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve from 1942-1945 and the rest of his business life was in law. He was a partner in the law firm of Patterson & Hallenbeck and then in 1967 he became judge of the family court of the State of New York in Chautauqua County, retiring 11 years later. He was a director of Brooks Memorial Hospital, secretary-treasurer of Foreign Hill Cemetery Association, president and member of American Legion, member of the American and New York bar associations and president of the bar association of northern Chautauqua County. Surviving are daughter Torrey, son Mark '67, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Robert Offenbach died at his home on March 19. He came to Dartmouth from Boston English High School and at college was a member of the French and History clubs, majored in history, graduated magna cum laude and was Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master of arts degree from Harvard in 1935. He started his business career with Filene's Department Store in Boston as a trainee, salesman and then buyer. Then on to Seidenbach's in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and from there to Regenstein's in Atlanta, and then for many years to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as manager of a women's apparel specialty shop. In 1966 he joined Management Recruiters and was with them for 32 years when he retired in 1998. He was their vice president from 1978-1998. He was active with the chamber of commerce and fund drives and enjoyed golf, bridge, music and an occasional cruise. He leaves his wife, Mildred, and son Richard '66.

Alfred Joseph Seitner died on June 15,2002. Al came to Dartmouth from Saginaw (Michigan) High School and at college was active with The Players. His major was Tuck School, where he graduated in 1935 with a masters degree. After graduation he was active in Dartmouth affairs—secretary, Dartmouth Club of North Florida, 1951-'55; its president, 1961-'62 and 1967-69; assistant class agent ,1934 and 1975; and class agent, 2001. His business career began with Lion Dry Goods Department Store, then J.B. White Department Store and then as divisional merchandise manager of Cohen Brothers Department Store in Jacksonville, Florida. He was with the U.S. Army in its field artillery division from 1942 to 1946, and attained the rank of major. In 1962 he started his own Qbusiness, Al Seitner, Realtor, dealing with real estate and mortgage brokerage and appraising. He also was a professor of real estate at Florida Community College in Jacksonville when he retired. He was active with the Jacksonville board of realtors and the National Institute of Real Estate Brokers. He leaves three sons and a daughter.

Raymond Lawrence Snow died on April 2 of a heart attack in his sleep. Ray came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy and at college was a member of the freshman and varsity basketball and baseball teams, the Dartmouth Outing Club and Chi Gamma Epsilon/Kappa Sigma and majored in sociology. He received his master's from Tuck in 1935. He points out that being a Tuck School graduate didn't land him a plush starting salary—he got $10 a week plus travel expenses working with a management consultant firm in Westport, Connecticut. In 1936 New England Telephone recognized his talents and after a lengthy training period he moved into management assignments in sales, then into the commercial forecasting and revenue areas. He retired in 1976 after 40 years of service. While he enjoyed working with some wonderful people, he says the biggest plus was finding his wife, Evelyn, in a Worcester business office. She survives, as do daughter Linda and her two children and son Bradley and his three children.

1935

Wilfred R. Ogg of Hendersonville, North Carolina, died February 27 at home. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before moving to North Carolina 23 years ago, he lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Illinois and Florida. After graduating from Tuckheworked for Norton Cos. in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1935 until his retirement in 1972. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Hendersonville and served as a member of the diaconate. He was a member and former president of the Golden K Kiwanis Club. He volunteered weekly and was a faithful and committed worker at interfaith assistance ministry. He was always an avid golfer, and a great one. He and his wife, Frances Ware McGarry Ogg, would have been married 67 years in June. Other survivors included son Wilfred Jr. and wife Maty, son Duncan and wife Julie, daughter Caroline and husband Ronald, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

1936

Alan "Doc" Beetle was a four-fold legacy classmate with a B.A. from Dartmouth, a master's degree from University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. from the University of California-Berkeleym, where he taught range management and related subjects and somehow in between wrote a seven-volume book called The Grasses of Mexico, for which he received the highest award from the International Society of Range Management, of which he was the organizer and charter member. Doc, by the way of explanation of his exemplary career, majored in botany at Dartmouth. He developed our country's best grass collections, with more than 10,000 specimens from around the world. Docs survivors are widespread, and his fame lives on in The Alan Beetle Scholarship Fund of the University of Wyoming of Laramie, where, after Dartmouth, his heart rests.

Robert 0. Fernald died January 16, after a full life ranging from marketing research for large companies, community and military service, a fine home life and strong support of Dartmouth and '36. During the war he served with the quartermaster general, Department of Defense. In 1945 he became assistant director of market research for Colgate Palmolive and later director of market research with National Lead Cos. Since retirement he was a leader in the athletic sponsors program, raising funds to bring prospective athletes to see the College. He also managed arrangements for all our class reunions. At his home in Etna he and his wife, Tanna, welcomed classmates and friends to many warm receptions celebrating College games and events. He won the John B. Davis Trophy in 1979 and 1980 as class agent for the largest sum raised in a non-reunion year and the Alumni Council bowl in 1984 for serviceto the College and distinction in career.

William A. Lee II was known as a man of unimpeachable integrity, whose word was trusted by all who knew him in his hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire. He died in August 2002, after a full life as an independent real estate developer, town manager of Hampton, NH, member of the town planning board, Kiwanis and several other civic organizations. For the College he served as regional agent from 1988 to 1995 and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He is survived by relatives of four generations and a devoted wife of 64 years. Our sympathies extend to her and all the family.

Robert Van Arsdale Stokes died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 23, with all the credentials of a computer programmer, an oboist, a golfer, an omnivorous reader and a member of the local Episcopal church choir. Each one of these pursuits requires a special talent, and he was able to bring them into a harmonious relationship in his own mind. His vocal talent found him a place in the very selective Handel Society. He could manage the oboe while marching or sitting, which is no mean feat. He served as class agent from 1987 to 1995, and again from 1997 to 2003. He is survived by his wife and five children, and a reputation for having been a great credit to his class and College.

Richard D. Taber died April 10 after a short cardiac-related illness. The hospital staff was devastated—he was their most popular patient—but he had a noble career. His wife of 55 years, Patty, says they were inseparable. Dick served four years in the infantry, then was a governor of the Boston Stock Exchange, an investment banker and an avid golfer, so she must have been rather busy. He was a nature and outdoor enthusiast, in the best College tradition, and had a brother, now deceased, in the Dartmouth class of 1943. Our sympathies to Patty and the rest of the family, and our pride in having had him as a classmate.

Laforrest H. Thompson died February 22 in Shelburne, Vermont. On campus he belonged to the Tabard and Sigma Chi. His service as an alumnus included the class executive committee, 1997 to 2003; class agent, 1984, and 1986 to 1991; and regional agent, 1992 to 2003. He was a member of a truly Dartmouth family, with sons in the classes of 1962 and 1965, and a grandchild in the class of 1992. We extend our sympathies to his wife, Gwynneth, and four children.

Robert M. Tyler—Tri-Kap, Dragon and longterm class agent—died of lung disease last February at his home in Athol, Massachusetts. He was retired president of Tyler-Mirick Vinyls Inc., director of L.S. Starrett Co. of Athol and a trustee of the Athol Savings Bank, as well as treasurer and director of the Athol YMCA. In addition to his corporate and civic careers, he served in the U.S. Air Force in "our" war from 1942-1946. Among his other legacies he has a son in the Dartmouth class of 1967. Bobs career reflects great credit on Dartmouth, Tuck School and George Washington Law School, of which he was also a graduate. Our sympathies to his wife and family.

1937

Mortimer Berkowitz Jr. died May 5 at his home in New York City after a long illness that prevented his attendance at the 65th reunion of his class. He is survived by his wife, Marjory, and children Hugh, Betsy, John and Mortimer III. Mort was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1915. He graduated from Taft School in 1933, and at Dartmouth was a member of Green Key, Casque & Gauntlet and Palaeopitus. He spent his life in newspaper and magazine work, with Women's Day magazine, BBDO, Fawcett Publishing and Home Garden Publishing. For several years his own company handled advertising for the eight Ivy League alumni magazines. Throughout his life he was a generous and devoted member of the class of 1937. He was co-editor of the class newsletter until the final days of his life.

Kenneth Elmer Chapman of Flossmoor, Illinois, died on July 21, 2001. At the time of his 1971 report to the College, he was employed by R.R. Donnelley and Sons in Chicago. He married Marie J. deHaas, and they had two daughters.

Philip S. Conti died on May 19, 2001. His last address was in Glenwood, Maryland, but he spent much of his time during the last decades of his life in Marco Island, Florida, where he was active in real estate. His sister, Angie Pratt, is listed as his only next of kin. During World War II he was a navigator on a B-24 bomber, whose South Pacific achievements were written up in a 1943 article in the Saturday Evening Post. At Dartmouth Phil was a member of Sigma Chi, and will be best remembered as an effective "scat back" on our successful football team.

Charles Donald Dumont died on March 13 in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Don was formerly of West Hartford, Connecticut. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and children Linda Davis and Sara Ohlheiser. During college days he was active in the Ledyard Canoe Club, the Dartmouth Outing Club, Cabin & Trail and Sigma Nu. He was a deacon of his Congregational Church in West Hartford and served as president of the Greater Hartford Board of Realtors.

Arthur G. Guyer died on April 9, 2003 at the Cape Cod Hospital in Orleans, Massachusetts. Art was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, and graduated from Hanover High School in 1933. After graduation with the class of 1937, he studied medicine for three years at the Dartmouth Medical School and New York University. During World War II he served in the Coast Guard Reserve and the American Field Service. After the war he administered Army and Air Force schools in Germany, England and France. He did a one-year tour of duty in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; son Alfred and daughters Sister Gabriella, Francesca Brady and Catherine Dillard.

Donald C. McKinlay died on November 12, 2002. He is survived by three children and two step-children by his second wife. Don was born in Chicago, and after Dartmouth graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. In undergraduate days he was a leader in Palaeopitus, Casque & Gauntlet and Phi Gamma Delta. He served the class of 1937 in many capacities and the College as a trustee. He has been credited with bringing football coach Bob Blackman to Dartmouth. The coach later became an honorary member of the class of' 37 and gave us many years of memorable football. Don was a naval officer in World War II and later served his community and state of Colorado in several important capacities. He was a loyal attendee of his 65 th class reunion in June of 2002, even though it was a remarkable physical effort to be present.

Furman K. Stanley died on April 28 at his home in Glen Rock, New Jersey, where he was a community leader since 1946. He is survived by his wife, Mary, sons Furman "Neal" Jr. '64 and David '68, daughters Mary Jo and Anne and granddaughter Chandra '9 6. He was an active leader of the class of 1937, and attended the 65th reunion in 2002. As class president Stan Berenson said in condolences to Mary: "He spent his life well and was an inspiration to all of us." Furman was an Army officer in WW II, landing at Normandy Beach and with the troops in Germany. After the war he remained in the reserve, retiring in 1978 as a lieutenant colonel. He was an engineer with the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. for 41 years, and after retirement became president of the N.J. Bell Pioneers.

Joseph Albert Tardiff died in his hometown of Exeter, New Hampshire, on March 8, leaving his wife, Olive, and children Robert, Nancy and Herbert. Joe was an avid hiker, walking the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in 1983, and during his lifetime climbing every peak in New England higher than 4,000 feet. He and Olive were married for 64 years, and were active members of Unitarian/Universalist churches for more than 50 years. He spent all his working years with the Hooker Chemical Co., managing a new plant in Belgium until his retirement in 1969.

1938

Everett Lloyd "Red" Boutilier—whose last 40 years were spent as a freelance writer with artides and photos published in national magazines including Down East, National Fisherman,Offshore and Maine Life and Maine CommercialNews—died February 10 at the Midcoast Senior Health Center in Brunswick, Maine. He entered Dartmouth from Leominster (Massachusetts) High School and majored in Eng- lish. In 1939 he began teaching at Leominster High School and coaching at Amesbury (Massachusetts) High School. In 1943 he worked at Bath Iron Works before becoming sports editor for The Saratogian in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1945. In 1953 he became involved with the Vernon Downs Racetrack in New York, serving as assistant race secretary and photographer, and later worked with the Foxboro, Massachusetts, Harness Racing Track. In 1959 he moved to Bremen, Maine, to begin his career as a freelance writer and photographer. He is survived by son Jim and daughter Patricia.

William Nash Clarke—who, as construction vice president of the Palo Alto building firm of Brown and Kauffmann Inc.—resigned to devote full time to his interest in the field of land development and residential construction, died on January 29, 2002, in Surprise, Arizona. Bill entered Dartmouth from Beaver, Pennsylvania, High School, and he majored in sociology and belonged to Kappa Sigma. Upon graduation he spent four and one half years in the U.S. Navy, being discharged as a lieutenant commander. He then attended Stanford University, studying architecture prior to joining Brown and Kauffmann. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and two daughters, Jean and Kayler. He has four cousins who are graduates of Dartmouth.

Patrick Henry Gorman, a retired commercial investment broker, died March 12 at Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisiana's Inpatient Unit of Norton Audubon Hospital. He entered Dartmouth from the Trinity-Pawling School, where he was an outstanding athlete. In college he belonged to the Dragon Society, was a member of Psi Upsilon, Green Key and the track team and chaired the Inter-Dormitory Council. He saw service with the Army Intelligence Service during the war. His business careerwas mostly spent developing marketing programs for such companies as the American Tobacco Cos., Philip Morris, Colgate-Palmolive, Heublein, Schlitz and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Many of the ad slogans he started in radio and television became nationally famous, such as "Lucky Strike Green goes to war" and "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer." He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise, six children and six grandchildren.

Carl Morris Hecker died on December 4, 2002, in Goffstown, New Hampshire. His wife, Georgette, died in February 2002, and he is survived by sons Peter '68, Frederick and Richard. "Heck" came to Hanover from Manchester, New Hampshire, High School, and he majored in economics and was a member of KKK. He was active in working with the Outing Club and winter carnivals. His first employment was with the R. P. Burroughs Co. as office manager. He then worked for 16 years with the State of New Hampshire in its personnel department as a data systems analyst and, finally, as supervisor of its educational data system.

James Coulton Jones, a self-employed attorney, died on March 14, 2002, in St. Louis, Missouri. Jim entered college from the Country Day School in St. Louis, and he majored in economics, belonged to Sigma Nu and was on the managerial staff of the ski team. He served with the U.S. Army as a captain from 1941-1945. He is survived by his wife, Florence.

Robert Andros Jones died on March 21 at the Del Rey (Florida) Medical Center. He came to Dartmouth from the Lebanon (New Hampshire) High School. Bob majored in economics and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. In 1941 he received his law degree from Boston University Law School and was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar. He lived in Lebanon and practiced law until the early 19905. During WW II he was a lieutenant senior grade in the Navy. He was a member of the Grafton County Bar Association, serving as president in 1952. He served as Grafton County attorney from 1947 until 1953, Grafton County commissioner from 1953 to 1957, and Grafton County judge of probate from 1958 to 1992. Bob was an avid golfer and played many times with the '38 golfers. His wife, Virginia, died in 1988, and he is survived by a son, a daughter and four grandchildren.

George Douglas Nichols died on January 16 in Chatham, Massachusetts, following a period of declining health. He entered Dartmouth from the Loomis School and majored in history. Following military service with the Army during WW 11, Nick went on to a career as a Manufacturers Agent in the hardware and cordage industries with the George H. Graham Cos, and Zanderer Associates Inc., residing in Pelham, New York, before moving to Chatham in 1987. His wife of 55 years, Frances, died in 2000. He is survived by sons Douglas '69 and Lawrence '76 and five grandchildren, including Thomas '02.

Richardson Stoughton died on March 21 in Sarasota, Florida. He entered Dartmouth from the Taft School and majored in economics and belonged to the Canoe Club and Phi Sigma Kappa. He served in the Army as a captain and his business career was as an underwriter for the Boston insurance firm of Brewer and Lord. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie.

George Alfred Wallace died on May 1, 2001. He came to Hanover from Burlington, California, High School. An article in The Pace Setter dated November 3, 1943, tells that he was married and at that time had two children, Regina and Patricia, and was working for the U.S. Pipe and Manufacturing Co. George left school early and little is known except for the article mentioned above.

George Henry Wheelock died on August 19, 2001. He is survived by his son, George, and daughters May, Sally and Kathryn. His brother, Harry, was a member of the class of 1934. George entered Dartmouth from Elgin Academy in South Bend, Indiana, where he majored in economics. Little is known of his business career after graduation except that he was president of the Globe Wheelock Co., a retail store in South Bend.

Sturgiss White died at home in Springfield, Vermont, on February 6,2002. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Clemencia, and two sons. "Red" entered Dartmouth from Governor Academy and was a member of Kappa Sigma. He left college early in 1935. He served with the U.S. Army in the European theater during WW II. His business career was with the U.S. Postal Service, railway division.

1939

R.E. Olds Anderson died at his home in East Lansing, Michigan, on February 21. "Olie" started with us in Hanover, but switched over to Michigan State College, from which he holds a certificate in agriculture engineering. He was awarded an honorary doctor of business administration degree by Hillsdale College in 1977. His aviation career started in 1939 when he soloed off the gravel runway at the Lansing Airport and took him to Texas, where he started work with Civil Aeronautics Administration Standardization Center as a Link trailer instructor. He left there seven years later and went into the hotel business with his father. During his hotel career he was active with the Michigan Hotel Association, American Hotel Association and East Michigan Tourist Association, of which he became president in 1965. He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Doris; daughters Diane, Deborah, Katrina and Metta Jane; son R.E. Olds Jr.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Paul Wheeler Dorsey died on February 18, 2001. Paul did not finish up the four years in Hanover with our class. He was in the Army from August 1942 until May 1946. At one point he was president of the local Dartmouth Club, and for eight years was active in his local Boy Scout program. He apparently spent much of his working life in Tennessee in sales in the packaging industry. He is survived by his former wife and children Virginia, Peter and Deborah.

Robert E. Elkins died on March 10. Bob received his degree from Technical High School in Springfield, Massachusetts, before entering Dartmouth. In Hanover he was on the gym team and was a member of Centro Espanol Club. He earned his degree from Thayer Engineering School in 1940. During WW II he served with the Army and spent a good deal of time designing and building airstrips. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Croix de Guerre with plume by the French government. He retired from Adams & Ruxton Construction Cos., where he served as a treasurer. He was an active Mason, leader of an Eagle Scout Troop 25 and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. His wife, the former Myrtle Hockenberry, died in 1985. He is survived by son John, daughters Suzanne and Elizabeth and three grandsons.

William H. Fairweather died of natural causes February 20. Bill came to Dartmouth from Gorton High, where he played football. In 1942 he got his M.D. degree from the Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He was a resident at the Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital and took special training in caficer surgery at the Sloane-Kettering Hospital before joining the Akron (Ohio) Clinic in 1952 and eventually concentrating his efforts at the Akron General Medical Center. Here he served as chief of surgery and assistant professor of surgery, earning the title of "Teacher of the Year" in 1976. He was a founder and charter member of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons and a member of the Society for Surgical Oncology. In WW II he was an officer in the Navy Medical Corps. He was predeceased by his wife, and is survived by three children.

Donald R. Gray, a retired Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service supervisor, died on June 4 at his home on Staten Island, New York. At Dartmouth "Pep" played on the baseball team. Pep began working with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1941. WW II interrupted his career, and he served in the Army Air Forces as a sergeant from 1942 until 1945, when he resumed airport, border and seaport duties at New York's Canadian border, in the Buffalo/Plattsburgh area in the winter of 1946. After moving to New York in 1958, he worked in Manhattans INS post and at the former federal quarantine station at Rosebank. During the latter part of his career he worked in post-war Vietnam processing Vietnamese refugees. He retired as a supervisor in 1981 after 40 years of duty. He is survived by Rita, his wife of 54 years, daughters Mary and Donita, sons Martin and Gary and nine grandchildren.

Herbert E. Hirschland of Wilton, Connecticut, and Barnard, Vermont, died on June 9. At Dartmouth Herb was the president of Phi Sigma Kappa; in the German Club; a manager in the intramural department, and a member of the Interfraternity Council. After graduation Herb went on to earn a masters degree in chemical engineering from MIT, where he met his wife, Jean Macintosh, in 1942. During the war he was called to Akron, Ohio, to pursue the development of synthetic rubber. After the war the Hirschlands settled in Cranford, New Jersey, and he worked for Metal & Thermit Corp., later known as M&T Chemicals, which later became a part of American Can Co. Herb and Jean divorced, and in 1953 Herb married Ethel Cline. When close to retirement as a VP with American Can, he returned to M&T Chemicals as president. He is survived by daughters Betty and Marjorie and eight grandchildren.

Lewis Vandegrift Lee of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, died on April 19 after having suffered a stroke more than two years ago. "Van" came to Dartmouth from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and while at Dartmouth he was active with Glee Club, Outing Club, Canoe Club and Cabin & Trail. Van earned a bachelors in chemical engineering from Cornell in 1942, and was in a rather distinctive trade—submarine repair—in the Navy during WW II, from 1943 to 1946. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and daughters Catherine and Marguerite.

Charles Arthur Thompson died April 30 at his home in Needham, Massachusetts. Charlie was born in the house where he lived nearly his entire life and from which he practiced family medicine until retiring in 1990. In Hanover he was a member of Sigma Chi, the Glee Club and the Interfraternity Treasurers Council. He received his degree from Tufts Medical School in 1943, and completed his medical training at Hartford Hospital before being appointed to the anesthesia staff at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He joined the Navy in 1944 and served in both the French and Italian invasions. Following the war he returned to Wellesley to open his general practice. During his 44 years as GP he served as the visiting physician to the Fessendon School and was medical director of the Stone Institute for the Aged in Newton Upper Falls. He is survived by his wife, Jean; children Meredith, Dana and R. David; and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by son Charles Jr.

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Howard Paul Akerley died August 19, 2002. Howie came to Dartmouth from Manchester (New Hampshire) Central High School and majored in chemistry-zoology. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. He was a navigator for the U.S. Army Air Corps submarine patrol during WW II. He spent 46 years with New Hampshire Insurance and retired in 1987 but stayed with the company. Howie is survived by his wife, Helen, and children Nancy '83, Robert '72, Susan and Douglas.

Richard Wilson Blodgett died November 15, 2000. Bob came to the College from Phillips Exeter Academy but did not graduate. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force and was associated with Sherwin-Williams Co. in 1948. He is survived by his wife, Joan.

Robert Hughson Brown died April 21, 2002, in Phoenix, Arizona. He retired as a lieutenant colonel with 24 years of service. He completed his B.A. at Arizona State University and received an M.A. at ASU. After military service he served as faculty member with Gateway Community College. He is survived by his wife, Mary Evelyn.

Benjamin Harrison Bryon Jr. died January 15. He came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy and majored in local institutions and problems. He was a member of Zeta Psi. He was a gunnery officer on a destroyer escort in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. He retired from textile sales in 1980. Ben continued carving half-hull models, which are offered at the Mystic Museum Maritime Gallery. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and three children.

Lawrence Abbot Cate died November 24,2001, in Naples, Florida. He came to Dartmouth from Reading (Massachusetts) High School and received his degree from Tuck. He was a member of Germania, Green Book editormanager and editor of Dartmouth-in-Portrait. He served in the Navy June 1941 to 1945. He was industrial chief financial officer. He was predeceased by his wife, Eugenia.

Robert Ellis Dibble died May 19 at Cape Cod Hospital. He came to the College from State High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He majored in local institutions, was a member of Zeta Psi and Dragon and received an M.B.A. from Harvard. He was USNR lieutenant commander in naval aviation. After service Dib worked for Sargent & Co., Teleflex Inc. and Sperry Rand. He and his wife, Faith, purchased a 100-year-old store in Cedars, Pennsylvania. In 1971 they bought The Brewster Store in Brewster, Cape Cod. Bob is survived by his wife and sons Robert, Timothy and Matthew.

Earl Carlton Hotchkiss died April 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland following a stroke, "Hotch" came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy, majored in local institutions and was a member of Bet Theta Pi, Dragon and freshman track. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Department in New Guinea and after WW II he worked as a land surveyor for E.C. Jordon Co. of Portland. He started his own business, retiring in 1993. He is survived by his wife Joan; son Bill Browne and daughter Constance Ann Browne.

Robert Frederic MacLeod died January 13 in Malibu, California. Mac came to Dartmouth from Glenband High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and at Dartmouth he was one of the Colleges last consensus Ail-American football players. He captained the football team his senior year, played varsity basketball for four years, ran track and was a member of the Vigilance Committee, Alpha Delt, Sphinx, Paleopitus and Green Key. A member of the College Hall of Fame, he played for the Chicago Bears for one year before flying fighters for the Marines in WW II. Highlights of his ensuing career in magazine publishing include serving as advertising director of 13 Hearst publications such as Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics and Harper's Bazaar; publishing Seventeen Magazine-, and editing Teen Magazine. He is survived by his wife, Louise, three sons, a daughter and 10 grandchildren.

John Harold McMahon died on February 21. He came to the College from Bryant High School and majored in sociology. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, manager of cross country and film critic of The DailyDartmouth. He retired in 1985 from communications and legislative information. He spent 17 years with the New York Daily News. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth.

Francis Warren Miller Jr. died February 28 at a Beverly, Massachusetts, nursing home from complications of a stroke. Mickey came to Dartmouth from New Hampton School and graduated from Tuck, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Beta Kappa. He went to work for Aetna Life Insurance Co. as a group insurance specialist in 1941, enlisted in the Navy in 1943, attended officers' candidate school at Harvard and was assigned to the U.S.S. Shubrick. He returned to Aetna and was assigned to Concord, New Hampshire; Springfield, Massachusetts; and Hartford, Connecticut, where he retired in 1984 as general manager. He was active in Rotary, Little League, Cub Scouts and as president of the Dartmouth Club of Springfield and an avid recruiter for the Dartmouth athletic programs. He was predeceased by his wife, Jo, and is survived by daughter Jonnie and sons Peter, Mark and Michael.

William Bradford Rowland died November 8, 2002. Brad attended Dartmouth for a year and a half and then attended Columbia University. He taught private high school, retiring in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Clara.

Nathaniel Welshire Sample died July 16, 2001. He came to Dartmouth from Germantown Friends School and majored in English. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta, secretary of Interfraternity Council and involved in Winter Carnival and freshman and varsity soccer. He served in the Navy 1942 to 1945. He received a B.A.R. in architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology and worked as an architect, retiring in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Virginia.

James M. Schofield died February 17 after a long bout with progressive supranuclear palsy. Jim came out of Montclair (New Jersey) High School and at Dartmouth was president of Theta Chi and the Interfraternity Council and a member of the freshman swimming team and varsity crew. He worked briefly for Met Life before taking off for WW II, during which he was a lieutenant, j.g., and communication officer in Hawaii. After the war he bought a 40-acre farm in Port Republic, New Jersey. When farming looked less inviting, he taught seventh-grade science at an elementary school in Absecon, New Jersey. He served on the board of education and zoning board of Port Republic, the Atlantic County board of agriculture and the board of directors of Agway Cos. in Mt. Holly. He is survived by his wife, Martha, and daughter Ellen.

Robert Hosmer Steams died January 19, 2003. He came to Dartmouth from Hutchinson (Minnesota) High School. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, majored in economics, was a member of freshman basketball and crew and captain of varsity crew. He enlisted in the Army in March 1941 and retired in September 1945. Moose was a member on various boardsschool board president, mayor of Hutchinson, Business Man of the Year, state president of Minnesota's JC's. He is survived by his wife, Rosella.

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John Bernard Doriss died on January 8 in San Rafael, California, his retirement residence. John, also known as "Bernie," attended Dartmouth for only one year but his ties to the class of 1941 remained strong. After service in the Army Air Corps during WW II he began a long career in advertising sales. John first worked for Scholastic magazine and TACA, a Latin American airline. In 1952 he joined Fortune magazine and served with that periodical for 25 years in Los Angeles and New York. He is survived by his wife of 60 years and children Susan, Steven '70 and Joanne.

Michael Paul Guida died on January 26, 2002, in his hometown of Garden City, New York. Mike sang in the Glee Club at Dartmouth, and continued as a professional singer for 10 years after graduation. He performed in TV, radio, opera and concert, including appearances as a featured soloist at Radio City Music Hall, Chicago Theater of the Air and other musical sites. Tiring of the travel, Mike joined a family business involving the design and manufacture of all types of women's heels. In 1983 he branched out as a real estate broker in New York. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their five children.

Clarence Bumstead Higgins died on December 11,2002, in the Alexandria, Virginia, area. Terry, also known as "Red," is survived by his wife, Clelia, and their daughter, Holly. After Dartmouth Terry was commissioned in the Navy in September 1941. After convoy duty on a destroyer in the Atlantic he commanded a PC vessel, participating in two actions (Anzio and Southern France). Then settling in Washington, D.C., he joined an aerospace manufacturer, and for 42 years represented this defense contractor as chief marketing officer and assistant to the chairman. This work required Terry to maintain close contact with congressmen and their staffs until his retirement in 1991. Terry was active in the class of 1941 executive committee for the past 20 years.

George Willard Miller died in Orinda, California, on July 26, 2001. Bill was associated with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. in San Francisco, where he was vice president of the board. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and children Sandra, Stephen, Nancy and Roy.

Frank Albert Munsey died March 22 after long service as a pediatrician. Frank attended Andover Academy and after Dartmouth, earned his M.D. at Boston University. He interned at Gorgas Hospital in the Panama Canal zone and then served as captain in the Army Medical Corps from 1945 to 1947. He married Otillie in 1947 and practiced medicine for many years in Rockford, Illinois. He later pursued his interest in public health, serving in Vietnam, American Samoa and Saudi Arabia. Frank retired in Pinehurst, North Carolina, with Heidi, his second wife of 24 years. He is survived by four children from the first marriage.

Richard Corbett Oughton died on March 15 at his home in Dwight, Illinois. Dick was a graduate of Lake Forrest Academy, a member of Sigma Chi and a member of the Marine Corps in WW II. After the war he joined the First National Bank of Dwight and was named president of that institution in 1967. Dick was also president of the Dwight High School board from 1959 to 1968. He is survived by his wife, China, and children John, China and Michael. He was predeceased by brother James '35.

Richard Bradley Paul died on October 9,2001. His last address was Cedar Crest, New Mexico, according to his surviving wife, Jacqueline, who married Dick in 1991-Dick had previous marriages to Ruby Reynolds, who predeceased him, and Margaret Yates, who bore five children to Dick before a divorce. Dick served in the Air Force from 1941 to 1945 flying in B-17S in the European theater. From 1945 to 1951 he owned a photo studio and store and then returned to active duty in the Air Force, flying in B-29S and B-47S as a navigator and bombardier. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1967. Dick was a Boy Scout leader for 40 years, and for his meritorious service he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award in 1972 and the Order of Arrow in 1985. He also served in many capacities as a Dartmouth alumnus, including class president, class agent and secretary.

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James Earl Brock of Harbor Springs, Michigan, died on October 21, 2001, we have just received word. He left college before graduation and we have no knowledge of his survivors or his activities since.

Charles Perrin Brown died on June 27 of cardiac arrest while swimming at home in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He and his wife of 60 years, "Diddy," had moved to a condo there about 10 years ago from Carlisle, Massachusetts. Charlie followed up his B. A. with a masters degree in engineering and business from Thayer and Tuck. During World War II he served in the Pacific as a lieutenant in the Navy and helped design self-guiding torpedoes. He owned and was president of Panorama Products Co. in Carlisle and said that gave him "quality time" for his avocation of land development, particularly areas in Westford and Concord, Massachusetts. He also ran the White Shutter Lodge at Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. From 1945 to 1975 he owned Brownstar Industries in Carlisle, a company that designed wire and cable manufacturing machines. He retired in 1990. Charlie was class president from 1955 to 1962, and served as a class agent for many years. He is survived by his wife, daughter Leslie, son Peter '74, brother Robert and granddaughters Amanda and Sarah.

James A. Crotty died on August 5, 2001. Jim, who had majored in economics, went on to Harvard Law School after World War II and became an attorney in general practice at Mountain Dearborn and Whiting in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was a past president of the Dartmouth Club of Worcester. During the war he was in the Marine Corps and served as a transport pilot until his discharge as a captain in 1946. He took part in the battle of the Solomons and other engagements in the Pacific. His wife, Marjorie, predeceased him. He was survived by his daughter, Sheila Flynn.

William B. Foster died on May 31 in Tucson, Arizona, where he and his wife of 58 years, Edna, had lived for the past 31 years. Bill enlisted in the Navy Reserve V-7 program right after graduation, rose to lieutenant in the Navy during World War II and served as the commander of a sub-chaser in the Atlantic and commanding officer of a PC611 in the Pacific and Philippine theaters. After the war he worked in sales in the poultry processing industry for about 20 years. He then joined the Francis I. du Pont & Co. as a stockbroker and, as he said, that kept him busy until retirement from Dean Witter Reynolds as vice president of sales in 1988. He was active in community affairs and president of the Tucson Dartmouth Club as well as its secretary and program chairman for many years. He is survived by his wife, son Donald and one grandson.

Loring March Jones died on December 8, 2001. He and his wife, Veralee, lived in Moscow, Idaho, where Lor had been president of North American Planning Group (Northplan Seed Producers). He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II, and served until 1946. He majored in botany while in college and proceeded after the war to get a master of arts at Harvard in 1949 and a master of forestry at the University of Idaho in 1969. He listed himself as "seedsman" when asked his business or professional specialty, and belonged to several associations in the field, including the American Society of Range Management, the Idaho Nurseryman's Association, the Washington-North Idaho Seed Association and the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Seed Association. Loring attended the first Alumni College in Hanover as well as Alumni College seminars in Oregon and Idaho. In addition to his wife, he is survived by children Loralee, Kimberly and Maralee.

Joseph R. Wilder, a well-known New York surgeon and artist, died on July i at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York of a coronary arrest. He and wife Madeline were residents of the city. Joe was known best during our college years as the captain of the lacrosse team; he was elected to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame. As a captain in the U.S. Air Force he served as chief of surgical services at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base during the Korean War. He went on to become director of surgery at the Hospital for Joint Disease, until his retirement in the mid-1980s, and professor of surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. Joe took up painting for relaxation in the early 19 60s and quickly became an artist of considerable skill. He was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He is survived by Madeline; children Cathy, Tony and Piper with his former wife, Ruth; and children Alyssa and Nicholas with his first wife, Cynthia.

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Roger Taft Gaskill died April 2. Living in BloomfieldHills, Michigan, at the time of his death, Roger grew up in Danvers, Massachusetts. A graduate of Dartmouth, Thayer School and the Chrysler Institute, he worked for 37 years at Chrysler Corp,, as director and chief engineer. At Dartmouth Roger was a member of Glee Club, Delta Tau Delta and Bones Gate and in recent years was a class agent. Roger was one of the '43 contingent on the Panamanian trip of several years ago. Having lost his wife, Jeanne, some years ago, he said he kept busy "visiting kids in New Hampshire and Montana, some volunteer jobs, a little golf, yard work and house maintenance, genealogy, socializing with friends and traveling." He is survived by children Susan, Barbara and David as well as six grandchildren.

Blanton C. Wiggin died February 20. A resident of Hollis, New Hampshire, and formerly of Sarasota, Florida, Bud came to Dartmouth from Montclair (New jersey) High School. He left Dartmouth following his sophomore year, graduated from Cornell in 1944, and received a masters degree from Boston University in 1948. Loyal to Dartmouth Bud attended many '43 reunions. During WWII he was a first lieutenant in the Army, stationed in Iceland from 1944 to 1946. Bud founded and was chairman of Advanced Instruments Inc., a manufacturer of medical/laboratory apparatus, living in Wellesley, Massachusetts, during his business career. He was a 40-year Rotarian and served as district governor from 1980 to 1981. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Gail; sons Charles, Richard, Russell and Donald; sister Nancy; brother Paul; and six grandchildren.

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Philip Ward Brown most recently of Topsham, Maine, died April 28. "Brownie" came to Dartmouth from Kents Hill School. Like so many of his classmates, he left Dartmouth in 1942, serving in the Army in the European theater until 1945. He was awarded the Bronze Star. Following the war he returned to Dartmouth, graduating from Tuck School in 1946. He had a long and successful business career with North and Judd Mfg. Co. and Wilcox Crittendon, retiring as president of Metalart in 1981. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary (Bates). Survivors include son David '67 and wife Judith; son Paul and fiancee Catherine; son Ted and wife Deborah; son Thomas and wife Janice; daughter Bonnie and husband William; grandchildren Morgan Johanna, Graeme, Garret, Lauren, Meredith, Colin and Lucas; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and sister Betty.

Daniel J. Donovan died of systic fibrosis on March 26 at Norwalk (Connecticut) Hospital. Dan was a Chi Phi and a member of the DOC and the Dartmouth Players. During the war he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a patrol pilot in the Pacific. He married his first wife, Arline (Brassil), in 1944. In 1946 he returned to the College, graduating from the Amos Tuck Business School the following year. After a couple of starts in the securities business in New York City, in 1954 he joined the First Boston Corp. there, where he remained throughout a long and successful career. Dan retired as vice president and U.S. Treasury Bond trader in 1986. He was predeceased by his first wife, Arline; his second wife, Catherine (Dunfey); and a daughter, Elizabeth. Survivors include daughters Paula, Margaret and Mary Ellen '76; son Patrick; and seven grandchildren.

Michael Dinwiddie Ireland died in March of this year in Stamford, Connecticut. He was not active in Dartmouth activities and there is little information on either his family or business history.

George C. McElfatrick, M.D., of Timonium, Maryland, died of natural causes on January 25. Mac came to Dartmouth from Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a pre-med. Following service in the Army, he enrolled in the University of Maryland School of Medicine, where he received his M.D. in 1946. He served his residency in surgery at Delaware Hospital, Wilmington, from 1949 to 1953, becoming a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery in diplomate of the American Board of Surgery in joined the Fort Howard VA Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he continued as a surgeon until his retirement. He leaves his first wife, Louise Wynkoop; his widow, Ada Grey; daughters Carol and Jane; sons George, Jr. and Thomas, and six grandchildren.

Henry L. Merritt of Hartland, Vermont, died May 9 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Henry came to Dartmouth from Windsor High. During WW II he was a sonar specialist in the Navy. Returning home, he was employed by Hubbard Farms Hatchery in Walpole, Vermont. He was an original partner of Vermont Log Buildings in Hartland. He later worked for several local construction companies, then remained a selfemployed carpenter until his retirement. A lifelong member of his First Congregational Church, Henry served as moderator, trustee and life deacon. Very active in the community, he was incorporator of the Volunteer Fire Department and a former member of the Hartland select- board. He was predeceased by a daughter, Jessica, and sisters Geneva and Rebecca. He leaves his wife, Cordelia; daughters Pamela and Martha; stepdaughters, Courtney, Amy and Jane; a granddaughter; and a niece and nephew.

William S. Walters, M.D., died at his home in Warren, Pennsylvania, on December 11,2002. Bill spent two years at Dartmouth before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Glee Club. At Pittsburgh he received his B.S. in biology in 1944 and his M.D. in 1946. He was a captain in the Army Medical Corps from 1947 to 1949, following which he established a general practice in Warren, offering the community a range of medical specialties. Among his many professional activities, he served as chief of staff at Warren General Hospital and was a member of the board of directors. He was a member of the American Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Medical Society and was past president of the Warren County Medical Society. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; daughter Laurie; sons William Jr., Douglas and Scott; and seven grandchildren.

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Harry Anthony Durkin Jr. died April 29 in Corpus Christi, Texas, of complications from lung surgery for emphysema. After graduation at Dartmouth Medical School in 1949, Harry pursued further study at New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. He did residencies in adult psychiatry and neurology at Boston VA Hospital and child psychiatry at Judge Baker Guidance Center of the Children's Hospital in Boston. This specialty became his lifetime career in private practice, with part-time teaching at Harvard and Tufts Medical schools and later at Driscoll Children's Hospital and Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi. During WW II Harry served in the European theater with the Army. In 1952 he married the former Thelma Lockwood, who died in 2000. His survivors include son Harry III, daughters Pamela Pooley and Penny Caskey, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Robert Akin Glass died February 21. Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his father was a prominent physician, Bob came to Dartmouth via Phillips Exeter and the Lawrenceville School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Dragon Society. His last known address was in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Spencer Dean Johnson died April 1 at his winter home near Tucson, Arizona, after a long battle with cancer. At Dartmouth Spence played football and hockey under Eddie Jeremiah. He then enlisted in the Armyin 1943 after his sophomore year, saw WW II action in Europe with the 78 th Infantry Division in the Battle of the Bulge and during the occupation of Berlin. He was discharged as a first sergeant. Returning to Dartmouth in 1946, he was married to his Colby-Sawyer sweetheart, the former Barbara Constantine, and entered Tuck School. After gaining his M.B.A., Spence began a lifetime career with Aetna Insurance Co. in the employee benefits division. He retired as a field vice president in 1985 and moved to his home of the past 20 years in Quechee, Vermont, where he could follow his love for golf, tennis, squash, bird hunting, skiing, swimming and sailing. He passed these loves unto his children. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughters Deborah, Barbara and Martha '76; son-in-law Jim Beattie '76; and six grandchildren.

Byron Adams King died July 7, 2002, of unknown causes. Originally from Washington, D.C., Byron came to Dartmouth from the Canterbury School. At Dartmouth he entered the U.S. Navy in the V-12 program. He was a member of the sales organization for the Byron S.Adams legal and commercial printing firm in Washington, D.C. His last known address was St. Louis, Missouri.

Henry Peter Tewksbury died February 20 in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was originally known as "Peter" at Dartmouth and in a highly successful career as a Hollywood film and TV director. In more recent years he has been recognized as "Henry the Cheeseman," the discriminating purveyor of nearly 500 varieties of cheese as manager of the Brattleboro (Vermont) Food Coop cheese department. Following graduation from Dartmouth and a four-year WW II stint as an Army captain, Peter pursued his interest in dramatics in California, becoming director of the TV series Father Knows Best, followed by My ThreeSons, The People's Choice and The Johnny CarsonShow. In 1970 he moved to Vermont. He was married first to Kathleen, with whom he had four children, all of whom survive: Kipton, Rodson, Cleyton and Aleene. Also surviving are his wife of the past 30-plus years, Cielle, daughter Marintha, son Joshua and six grandchildren.

John Nelson Washburn died in his sleep March 17 at his home in Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Dartmouth French professor Harold Washburn, John grew up in Hanover, developing lifelong interests in athletics—he was a champion tennis player—as well as his outstanding talent in foreign languages. His WW II Army service from 1943 to 1946 included studies in the Turkish language at Princeton University. Combining this with his Dartmouth fluency in French and Russian, he was placed in military interpreter pools. Further postwar graduate education included international studies at Johns Hopkins, a Ph.D. in Slavic languages at Columbia and an LL.B. at the University of Michigan Law School. For several years following the war, John was a Russian instructor at Dartmouth, helping to start the fledgling Russian department. For the better part of his career he worked as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., specializing in international law for some 35 years. John is survived by daughter Deanna '84 and husband John, Ph.D. '84; three grandchildren; and his former wife, Amanda.

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Paul Alfred Carlson died in Sarasota, Florida, on March 23. He joined the class in the Navy V-12 program and continued for 13 years in the USNR. He was employed for 40 years by the Bell system, retiring as director of corporate training for NYTMEX in White Plains, New York, in 1988. After moving to Florida, he became a realtor specializing in Sarasota properties for boaters and new home communities. He was a member of the Sarasota Power Squadron and of Palestine Masonic Lodge on Barrington, Rhode Island. Survivors include his wife, a son and a grandson.

Harry Elmer Graves died in Zephyrhills, Florida, on March 11. He attended high school in Bangor, Maine, and came to college in the Navy V-12 program. After graduating from Thayer School, he worked for 30 years as an engineer for the Great Northern Paper Co. in Millinocket, Maine. When he retired he spent winters in Florida and summers in Maine. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Carmel and was a Shriner. He is survived by a brother, three nephews and a niece.

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Donald Lorenz Funk died in Gridley, California on March 21. He was diabetic and had lost both legs prior to his death. He came to Dartmouth with the Navy V-12 program and was a government major and a member of Kappa Sigma. In 1948 he served on the Aegis business board. Following graduation he joined Sears, Roebuck & Co., where he split time between office work and modeling. Following a transfer to Idaho, he joined General Chennault's Civil Air Transport in Taipei, Formosa, as assistant personnel manager. The general gave the bride away when he and Donna married there in 1951. A few years later they moved back to Gridley, California, and he worked in the family store and as a stockbroker. While the children were quite young Donna died, and he raised their three children, Donald, Deborah and Diane, who survive him.

Robert Channing Kennard died of lung cancer on January 19 at Concord (New Hampshire) Hospital. He came to Hanover in the Navy V-12 unit from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. An international relations major, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and lettered in lacrosse. Following Dartmouth he served as a naval officer and then became an independent contractor in the Boston area, a trade he pursued as well in Bradenton, Florida, and Concord. Bob was an avid fisherman, tennis player and skier. He is survived by his wife, Ann, and children Joshua '97; Geoffrey, Christopher and Robin.

Miles Wyman Richardson matriculated with our class in 1944, coming from Riverside Military Academy. He went into the Army Air Corps. Our 25th reunion book had him working for American Factors in Honolulu, Hawaii, as a manager. His wife, Maxine, reported him dead of complications following heart surgery on February 7. He is survived by her and daughter Cynthia.

Richard Sassenberg died on June 22,2000. Dick came to Dartmouth with the V-12 from Mamaroneck, New York. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. From 1948 to 1950 he was a sales representative for Clyde Iron Works. He then moved into radio and television production with WOR in New York. He studied for a business administration degree at Columbia. Dick found his way to Los Angeles and invented a process called Piclear that enhanced film images. This was particularly useful in restoring old movies, and he is the only member of our class to have received an Oscar in recognition of that advance in film science. He was married at least twice and spent his last years in Portland, Maine, where a son, Bradford, survives him. Two other children, Donna and Kurt, are also survivors.

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Hubert Theodore Baumann died in March of this year in Patterson, New York. Ted came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn Tech High School in New York, and was a member of the Navy V-12 program, a member of Delta Upsilon and a major in economics. He retired from the insurance underwriting business, based in New Rochelle, New York. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and three children, Anne, John and Mark.

William Hunter Boardman 111 died in May of this year. Bill arrived at Dartmouth from Narberth, Pennsylvania, majored in history, was a member of Gamma Delta Chi and won a "D" in tennis. He had previously served in the 10th Light Mountain Troops. After graduation he went into the insurance business, writing property and casualty insurance worldwide and was the coowner of Hare and Chase Corp., living in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The cause of death was bacterial pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, daughters Marilyn Paul and Susan Harrington and son William.

Samuel Irving Stone died unexpectedly at home in Boston on May 18. Sam was from Brockton, Massachusetts, majored in economics and went back to Boston where he was involved in both politics and the alcoholic beverage business. He served as executive secretary for the lieutenant governor, as executive director of the Wine and Spirit Wholesalers of Massachusetts and was owner/publisher of New Beverage Publications, a trade journal. He was also a 32nd-degree Mason. He is survived by wife Joyce and children Amy, Peter and Ben.

Robert Beach Underhill of Scarsdale, New York, died last October. Bob was originally from Burlington, Vermont, majored in economics and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After graduation he went on to gain an LL.B. from Harvard Law School and an LL.M. from New York University. He was for some time associate general counsel for Burlington Industries in New York City. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and sons March '90 and Paul.

1950

Seward Blanchard Brewster died April 10 in Manchester, Maine, from complications following an automobile accident. Pat came to Dartmouth from Meriden, New Hampshire, where he graduated from Kimball Union Academy. An English major, he was a member of Casque & Gauntlet, played JV football and was on the varsity ski and lacrosse teams. Before starting Harvard Law School, Pat taught at Deerfield Academy for two years. He joined a law firm in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he and his wife, Carol, lived before moving to Maine to join the legal department of Central Maine Power in Augusta. In 1966 Pat founded Pine Tree Legal Association, a nonprofit organization providing legal services to those in need. He was very active in a number of political and civic organizations, as well as having a lifelong association with the family-owned Birch Rock Camp, where he was a camper, counselor, Maine guide and board member. Predeceased by son Ben, Pat is survived by his wife, sons Seth '82 and Toby '83 and seven grandchildren.

1951

Robert Laurence Cohen of Scottsdale, Arizona, died of cancer on September 6, 2002. He prepared for Dartmouth at East Denver High School, achieved directorate status with WDBS, Dartmouth Ski Patrol and Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate. After graduating from Tuck in 1952 he joined his father at Navajo Freight Lines in Denver. From 1964 to 1970 he was president of Navajo. In 1970 he acquired and transformed a steam product line into hot-water, high-pressure washers. The new company was the Hotsy Corp. At home in the outdoors as well as the boardroom, Bob was a master hunter, bird shooter and experienced fisherman. His primary passion became skiing, the place was Vail and he was on of the early investors of Vail Associates. Bob served as trustee of many Denver medical facilities. Survivors include his wife, Terese, and children Laurence, Stanley, David, Frank, Lori and Derra.

James Belden Lowell Jr. died at home February 21 due to heart problems. He prepared for Dartmouth at Kingswood School. His major was economics and his fraternity was Theta Chi. Two days after graduation he married Barbara Elston (Skidmore'5l) and enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve. His tour of duty lasted 23 years and included OCS, Korea and the reserve, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. His business career encompassed insurance and real estate in his hometown of Canton, Ohio. In politics he served as state representative and Canton selectman. His civic, religious and social involvement in Canton was extensive. In the 50th yearbook he wrote: "Maybe I should have been a social worker or missionary." Many think he was one or both, in addition to being a businessman. Surviving him are Barbara; children James, Mark, Jennifer and Jeffrey; and seven grandchildren.

Roger Cornell McAlister died April 8, 2000, of amyloidosis. After leaving Dartmouth midway in his junior year, Roger worked in Alaska until the Korean War began. He enlisted in the Navy flight-training program and flew F9F-2 jet fighters until getting off active duty in July 1955. While completing his undergraduate studies with the class of 1957, he met and married Stevi Little (Holyoke '56). After post graduate studies in art, painting and printmaking he returned to active duty in the Navy from 1960 to 1968. Roger and his family, now with two daughters bom in Japan, moved to old family property near Blue River, Oregon, where he began to teach art mostly at Lane Community College. He retired in 1988. He is survived by Stevi, daughters Suzanne and Katherine, two grandchildren and brother Edward '49.

1952

Merritt E. Taylor died in the Florida-Ormond Memorial Hospital March 21. He lived in Ormond Beach, Florida, and had entered the hospital for the removal of an aneurism but developed an infection and died of its complications. Met came to Dartmouth from West Haven, Connecticut. He had served two years in the Army before arriving at College. A sociology major and a member of Kappa Sigma, Met joined AT&T after graduation. Thirty years later he retired from Bell South and subsequently worked for some years as a stockbroker. Met very much enjoyed his life in Florida. He and Janet, married for 47 years, lived close to their children. Met played golf, tennis and bridge enthusiastically. He even wrote a book about his life, Enjoy the Sunshine, although it did not find a publisher. He leaves Janet and children Daniel, Heather, Nancy and Kathleen.

1953

Charles H. Haws died on April 2, 2001. Following graduation from Dartmouth, Charlie attended the University of Paris, France, for one year following which he served for two years in the U.S. Army as an intelligence analyst at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Upon release from the Army he attended the University of California at Berkeley for a year and at a future date he moved to Missassauga, Canada, becoming manager of a book retailing firm in 1969. He later returned to his home"turf in the Bath area of Maine, and by 1997 was retired enjoying his hobbies of boating, fishing, forestry and collecting antique autos. At Dartmouth Charlie majored in French and was active in sailing, the DOC, Glee Club and the French Club, serving as secretary and president. His father was a member of Dartmouth class of 1924.

Alden Sayres died on December 29,2002. After graduation from Dartmouth, Alden attended Columbia University, receiving his Ph.D. in nuclear physics in i960. He then joined the faculty of Brooklyn College, later becoming a full professor and dean of the faculty. While at Brooklyn College he developed several innovative educational programs for both college and high school levels. Alden served on the boards of a number of corporations, including Princeton Gamma-Tech and Raytector Inc. One device that he helped develop detected radiation from Chernobyl. Following his retirement from Brooklyn, he continued to work as a consultant developing science programs for high school students. In retirement Alden enjoyed hiking, golfing and bird watching and was active in his synagogue. At Dartmouth Alden majored in physics and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Barbara, and their two sons.

Bob Schuelke died on June 23,2002. Following graduation he participated in the Tuck-Thayer program, receiving his M.S. in 1954. For the next 25 years he worked for the Warner & Swasey Cos. in various capacities and at several divisions, becoming district manager in 1970. Staying in the machine tool field, he then served as sales manager for Wickes and then Jones and Lamson. In 1987 Bob started his own marketing firm, Network Marketing Associates out of Middletown, Ohio. Bob was very involved with civic and community activities, particularly with his church and with the arts. At Dartmouth Bob played soccer, was on the Aegis staff and was a member of Tri-Kap. Fie is survived by five daughters from his first marriage and became a widower when his beloved second wife, Ethelene died from cancer in 1995. In our 40th reunion book Bob states: "The road to success is always under construction and it sometimes seems that common sense is becoming less common."

1956

Thomas F. Burris died on April 30. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tom earned his master's degree at the University of Michigan School of Business and served in the Korean War as a first lieutenant. He worked for 29 years for General Electric Co. as an executive in marketing and sales before joining Stihl Inc. as a manager of sales planning and export until his retirement in 2002. Following retirement Tom participated in the College of William and Mary Business School senior executive resource corps, working with and preparing students for the business community. He was a longtime member and elder of Green Acres Presbyterian Church. His wife, Ashlin, predeceased him, and he is survived by sons Thomas III and John, their wives and granddaughter Cary.

Glenn M. Gardner died on September 9, 2002. He lived in Prairie Village, Kansas, and his wife, Llena Bauer, had predeceased him. They had no children. He had been a member of the department of medicine at the Kansas City General Hospital and Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, following his graduation from the University of Missouri Medical School in i960. As a fulltime faculty member he had served as the chief of hematology and oncology, been acting director of medical education, director of medical clinics and director of external programs. Glenn was deeply committed to the city and served on the Council of the Urban League, the Philharmonic Association and the Episcopal Guild of Kansas City. More recently he had moved into private practice that freed him to lecture in New Zealand and implement a rural health program in the Congo.

Edward F. Hennessey died on May 25 at home in Wethersfield, Connecticut, after a brief battle with cancer. Following his graduation from Boston College Law School Ed became the first law clerk of the Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld of the Federal District Court in Hartford, Connecticut; then an associate and later a partner of Robinson, Robinson and Cole, concentrating in civil litigation. He was active in Democratic politics and was a member of the Wethersfield town council, serving as mayor from 1973 to 1975. He was a former chairman of the Public Defenders Commission and was active in the Voluntary Defenders program established by several Hartford lawyers in the 19605. Ed also enjoyed the perverse pleasure of being an avid Red Sox fan. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Sheila; sons Edward, Thomas, Sean and Matthew; and four grandchildren.

Alan Levenson died on May 11 of pancreatic cancer at Suburban Hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. He had been a securities lawyer and former Securities and Exchange Commission division director who sought better oversight of corporations and the accounting profession. He joined the SEC in 1961 and served there until 1976. In the early 1970s he helped address a problem publicized through Senate hearings that multinational companies had allegedly paid bribes to win a business deal and kept those payments hidden from auditors. With Stanley Sporkin, then director of the SEC's enforcement division, Alan developed the "self-examination volunteer program" to promote voluntary disclosures of wrongdoing by the companies. In 1976 Alan became a partner in the Washington office of the Houston-based Fulbright and Jaworski law firm. His wife of 46 years Joan, children Scott and Julie, a sister, a brother and three grandchildren survive him.

1957

John Edward Brandow died June 16 at his residence in Albany, New York, where he had lived all his life. After graduation John earned his J.D. from the Albany Law School in 1960. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Judge Advocate General's Office. John started his law career with O'Connell and Aronowitz of Albany, then formed the law firm of Jeneroff, Brandow, Mancini and Roth from 1985 to 87. In 1987 he formed his own firm, which he led until retirement in 1997. John is survived by his wife, Wendy; children Katie, Magi and William; sister Peggy; and granddaughter Phaedra.

Robert A. Keyworth Jr., lifelong resident of Gardner, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly at home on February 23. Bob came to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He was a brother of Zeta Psi, active in the Dartmouth Outing Club and was a member of the 1957 Winter Carnival Council. He graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1960 and joined Collier-Keyworth Cos. (furnition president and chairman of the board until the business was sold in 1988. Active in community affairs, he was campaign chairman of the United Way, on the board of the local library and a member of the First Congregational Church. His hobbies were salmon fishing, motor sports, reading and bird watching. He leaves Kathryn, his wife of 21 years, son Robert, daughter Kimberley, two brothers and two sisters. A son, Geoffrey, died in 1984.

1958

Fred Louis III died June 20 after a battle with cancer. Skip came to Dartmouth from Harlan High School in Harlan, lowa. An economics major, he was a member of SAE, Casque & Gauntlet, NROTC and the freshman and varsity Glee Clubs. Upon completion of his Navy obligation, he entered Yale Law School and received his LL.B. in 1964. After working for a major law firm in Chicago, he opened his own law office, Grabill and Louis, in downtown Chicago in 1980. From graduation throughout his life he was devoted to Dartmouth and the class. He served two terms as class secretary and was class president from the 35th through the 40th reunion. In the 25th reunion book Skip wrote: "Dartmouth has been central to my life in a very positive way." He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and daughters Amy and Beth".

Ronald Lee Solow died April 20 at his home in Hershey, Pennsylvania, after a long battle with lymph cancer. Ron matriculated at the College from Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of eight members of the class from that state. He left Dartmouth after his freshman year and enrolled at Oklahoma State University, where he completed his baccalaureate and went on to receive his doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1965. He was a long-standing member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Ron had retired as chief Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission veterinarian. He had undergone experimental stem-cell transplant in March 2002 to combat his rare form of lymph cancer. His wife, Barbara, daughter Rachel and son Robert survive.

1963

John W. King—English teacher, coach and admissions officer for 37 years at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey—died August 25, 2001, in Lawrenceville. King played soccer and hockey at Dartmouth and was a brother of Chi Phi. He studied briefly at Tuck School, and went on to join the faculty at the Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter he moved to Lawrenceville, where he taught and coached three varsity sports, including hockey and soccer. King earned an M.A. from Middlebury in 1971. Dartmouth classmate Dave Smoyer of Roxbury Latin School describes him as dedicated, caring and an "empathetic mentor for his teenage charges." King later served as associate director of admissions and became an accomplished photographer. He is the son of the late Melvin C. King '30 and is survived by Elizabeth, his wife of 33 years, and children Elizabeth and Michael.

Roger B. Thomas Jr., a physician, died March 20 at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, from coronary complications.Thomas majored in biology and was a member of the Dartmouth Outing Club and Sigma Nu. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins in 1966. After serving with the Marines, he practiced in Wilmington, taught at Jefferson Medical College and was associate director of medicine at Christiana Hospital. Thomas was an accomplished trumpet player and served over 2 6 years with the Navy reseives, retiring as captain. He served in the AMA House of Delegates for 10 years. Thomas is survived by his wife, Diane Hambright Thomas, former wife the Rev. Kathryn Davis Thomas, children Karin and Kristin and brother Robert.

1964

Peter Fay Green died on December 13, 2001, of esophageal cancer. Peter came to the College from Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated with an A.B. in English literature. His favorite place on the Dartmouth campus was Sanborn House, where he developed and increased his life-long love of literature. Peter received an M.A. in English "with distinction" at the University of Virginia in 1965, and remained with the graduate department of English for several years as an instructor. Peter eventually left academia, moved to the Washington, D.C., area, and became a technical writer and editor. He retained a life-long love of classical music as well as literature. He and his wife, Esther, were subscribers to the National Symphony Orchestra and to the Shakespeare Theater for many years, until Peters health began to fail. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Esther, brother Paul '59 and daughter Bernice.

Irving Conde Tullar died on June 1, 2002, at his home in New York City after a long battle with cancer. Irving came to the College from Colegio Americano in Los Angeles. At Dartmouth he was a classics major and an active member of the Film Society in his freshman and sophomore years. After Dartmouth living attended Harvard University for graduate studies in comparative literature, earning his master's degree and working toward his Ph.D. He spent most of his working life as a medical indexer, living and working in New York City. He served on panels of the American Society of Indexers and was a contributor to a 1999 book,lndexing Specialties: Medicine. Irving is survived by his half-brothers Allen and Robert.

1965

John Howard Bell died last December in his home of Katy, Texas. As an undergraduate he was activein Glee Club and was a member of Phi Tau. John did his graduate work at Stanford, and had been employed by Exxon Corp. since 1986. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Luise Bell, and three children.

Al Hotchkin died in February in New York. After leaving McKinsey & Cos. in the early 1980s, Al established, owned and operated both Tastings in Midtown and Tastings 2 on the East Side. He also founded the International Wine Center, a wine school, in 1982. Eventually Al moved on and established the Burgundy Wine Co., becoming a well-known and successful wine merchant in the New York wine scene. Al leaves his wife, Deg.

Tom Marks died in an auto accident on May 6 in Leesburg, Virginia. Tom was much beloved in his community and well beyond. He was a highly accomplished violinist, who helped found the Loudoun Symphony and was one of its leaders and a teacher of the string section. Tom enjoyed tennis and cycling, and worked part-time with the public schools teaching Spanish to students. His greatest love, however, was for music. He played for the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and taught violin. Tom welcomed students of all skill levels, requiring only that they find joy in playing. Tom comes from a music-loving family, and his sons—Jethro, Theo, Paolo and Vincent—are talented string players who shared Toms passion for music. Tom also represented a family legacy at Dartmouth; his father, uncle and grandfather all preceded him at Dartmouth. Tom is survived by his five sons and his wife, Lucky.

Paul Sowa died on February 3 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He had been battling leukemia for the past two years, but the cause of death was a sudden infection that his immune system no longer had the strength to deal with. Paul is remembered as a tough and tenacious member of the football team and a fine engineering student during his underclassman days at Dartmouth. Paul lived in Quechee, Vermont. He is survived by his wife Joan, and sons Michael '89 and Mark '90.

First Lady

Jean Alexander Kemeny—wife of Dartmouth's 13 th president John G. Kemeny, and a celebrated author of fiction and nonfiction books—died January 22 in her Etna, New Hampshire, home. In 1954 the couple came to Dartmouth, where he taught and rebuilt the math department for 20 years while she raised their two children and led various political, civic and educational programs within the community. When he was named president in 1970, she became a gracious and creative hostess who made an indelible impression on luminaries from Albert Einstein to President Jimmy Carter. She also rose to prominence as an outspoken activist for civil and women's rights and in support of Dartmouth's conversion to coeducation, which came into being during the Kemeny administration. She was predeceased by her husband and is survived by daughter Jennifer, son Rob, four grandsons and sister Judy.