Deaths
This is a list of deaths that have been reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this or a later issue.
Gordon Winfield Phelps '20 • Sept. 25, 2000 Francis Valentine Brown '25 • 2001 George Winfield Scott '26 • Nov. 9, 2003 Arthur A. Armstrong '27 • Aug. 13, 2001 George Willard Geiger '30 • Oct. 29, 2003 Roger King Richardson '31 • Nov. 3, 2003 Willis Sylvanus Siferd '31 • Oct. 3, 2003 John Francis Corcoran '34 • Sept. 24, 2003 James Franklin Cowan '34 • Aug. 23, 2003 Edward Henry Germann '34 • Oct. 22, 2003 Charles Francis Kehoe '34 • Nov. 29, 2003 Aram Martyr Sarajian '34 • Oct. 3, 2003 Quentin M. Anderson '35 • Feb. 18, 2003 Dean Hobart Couper '35 • July 31, 2003 Phillip Aloysius Hastings '35 • June 5, 2003 Seymour Richard Peyser '35 • Nov. 19, 2003 Edwin Lee Ramsey '35 • Oct. 20, 2003 Basil Hatton Coutrakon '36 • Nov. 14, 2003 John Williams Davis '36 • Nov. 19, 2003 Donald Walter Erion '36 • Sept. 5, 2003 George Allan Gordon '36 • April 22, 2003 Norman Earl Henshaw '36 • Dec. 4, 2003 Edward Francis McGrath '36 • Nov. 12, 2003 Stanley Ward Osgood '36 • Nov. 12, 2003 Ernest Gilbert Wiggins '36 • Oct. 18, 2003 William H.C. Carhart '37 • Oct. 21, 2003 Hugh Joseph Harley '37 • Feb. 15, 2003 Franklin Ellis Robin '37 • Nov. 19, 2003 Everett Edward White '37 • Nov. 19, 2003 Leonard Beryl Gutner '38 • Nov. 26, 2003 Harry Ernest Hanley '38 • Nov. 17, 2003 William T. Mosenthal '38 • Nov. 26, 2003 John Randall Durrance '39 • Nov. 7, 2003 Edward John Searles '39 • Sept. 13, 2003 Edward MacKay Fettes '40 • May 9, 2003 Joseph W. Harpham '40 • Nov. 28, 2003 Allen Chapman Hessler '40 • Oct. 16, 2003 Edward Anderberg '41 • Oct. 5, 2003 William Edward Jeavons '41 • Aug. 25, 2003 Donald Erwin Norton '41 • Nov. 5, 2003 William Fowler '42 • Dec. 1, 2003 Robert B. Hickey '42 • Sept. 28, 2003 Robert Nelson Searles '42 • Oct. 24, 2003 William A. Coughlin '43 • Sept. 25, 2001 Benjamin L. Edmonds '43 • Oct. 25, 2003 John Coit Meleney '43 • May 27, 2003 Rolf Gustav de Leuw '44 • Nov. 8, 2003 Herbert Bruce Thomson '44 • Nov. 17, 2003 John Leonard Byrnes '45 • Oct. 27, 2003 Arthur Milham Carey '45 • Nov. 26, 2003 John Frederick Clough '45 • May 1, 2003 Eliot Stephen Mover '45 • Oct. 28, 2003 Charles Waldo Murphy '45 • Oct. 7, 2003 Winthrop Twining Sargeant '45 • Oct. 21, 2003 Donald C. Holsworth '46 • Oct. 11, 2003 Herbert Manning Lurie '46 • June 23, 2003 Richard Alpheus Ward' 46 • Oct. 14,2003 George Adair Lyon '47 • July 27, 2003 Ralph Sharp Roth '47 • Nov. 22, 2003 Richard Dean Sears '47 • Oct. 25, 2003 John Arthur Taylor '47 • Jan. 10, 2001 John Dempster Beatty '50 • July 14, 2003 Gerard T. Shaw '51 • Sept. 18, 2003 Albert H. Sweet '51 • Oct. 12, 2003 David H. Edson '52 • Nov. 16, 2003 Ray Joseph Wolff '54 • Nov. 20, 2003 Asaph Hale Hall '55 • Dec. 7, 2003 Erik T.F. Hvistendahl '56 • unknown Peter Crain Barnes '57 • Oct. 17, 2003 Glenn Holland Wilde '58 • Oct. 3, 2003 Robert Charles Canton '59 • Oct. 3, 2003 Edward Warner Gude '59 • Oct. 21, 2003 Donald M. Weitzman '60 • Oct. 31, 2003 Peter Lawrence Citron '61 • June 26, 2003 Henry M. Ingram '61 • Sept. 15, 2003 Stephen Ralph Coit '64 • Nov. 5, 2003 Peter Fay Green '64 • Dec. 13, 2001 Harold Bernt '67 • Oct. 27, 2003 Gerald A. Harris-Smith '67 • May 16, 2003 Patrick Joseph Docherty '69 • Oct. 1,2003 Robert Gibbs Nichols '69 • Nov. 13, 2003 Keith T. Gleeson '70 • March 22, 2002 Emily Mutz '75 • Dec. 9, 2003 Robert L. Bokuniewicz '76 • Oct. 21, 2003 Nicholas M. Armington '84 • Oct. 18, 2003 Craig Andrew Josephs' 93 • unknown Kelley Kristina Parker '97 • Nov. 13, 2003
1924
William E.Jones,longtime Wakefield,New Hampshire, resident and community leader, died April 10, 2003. In 1983 he was the recipient of the Wakefield Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Service to the Community Award. He retired as the business and financial editor of The BostonGlobe in 1964. He had been an active member of the community for many years, including serving as president of the Wakefield Y's Men's Club and the Congregational 9:29ers, as a member of the school committee and as secretary and vice chairman of the finance committee. He was a corporator, trustee and vice president of the Wakefield Savings Bank. A resident of Wakefield since 1926, he also served as trustee of the Lakeside Cemetery Corp. and as president of the Wakefield Historical Society. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (Smith); son Richard; daughter-in-law Amy; grandchildren Robert, Melissa and William; and eight great-grandchildren.
1933
Richard Gordon Rice died on September 29, 2003, in Rochester, New York. He came to Dartmouth from Newton (Massachusetts) High School, was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and majored in history. He studied at Harvard School of Education and was awarded an M.E. by the University of Rochester. He was employed by C.I.T. Corp. and General Motors and then became a teacher of social studies. He spent 30 years as a history teacher and administrator in the Rush Henrietta (NewYork) School District, retiring in 1971 as district director of personnel services. He was active in community work and as a hospital and church volunteer. His first wife, Marian, predeceased him and he is survived by his wife, Susan, and stepson Robert Hudecek.
1934
John Francis Corcoran died on September 24, 2003, at a care center in Woburn, Massachusetts, after a short illness. John came to Dartmouth from Methuen High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Clark School in Hanover. At college he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sphinx Senior Society and freshman football. His major was political science. After graduation he became editor and publisher of The Sunday Star, a weekly newspaper in Lawrence, 1934 to 1942. He was a lieutenant commander in the Navy during WW II and served in Italy, France and the Philippines. He continued to be active in the Naval Service as a member of the Boston Public Relations Unit. Following the war he worked at H.P. Hood Cos., retiring as director of public relations. He then worked as a tax income consultant for many years. He was an avid curler at the Winchester Country Club and active in the Winchester Senior Citizens Association. Survivors include daughter Marita and son-in-law Sam, son John and daughter -in-law Susan, son Peter and daughter-in-law Julia and grandsons Michael, Zeke and Isaac.
James Franklin Cowan Jr. died on August 23, 2003, at Mayflower Place Nursing Center in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Jim came to Dartmouth from Wellesley (Massachusetts) High School and Deerfield Academy. At college he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He did not graduate from Dartmouth. He was married to Mary (Atherton) Cowan, who died in 1978, and to Joanna (Foster) Cowan, who died February 12, 2003. He worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield as enrollment manager and for many years at the former Vose-Swain Printing and Engraving Cos., now Bowne & Cos. in Boston, where he served as vice president and sales manager. For many years he lived in Wellesley Hills, where he was active in town affairs and was a member Wellesley Country Club. He moved to Cummaquid in 1980. He leaves daughter Betsy, son James III, eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, brother Fairman and three nephews.
Henry Russell Davis Jr. died on September 15, 2003, at the Caldwell Nursing Home after a brief illness. He came to Dartmouth from Winchester (Massachusetts) High School and at college was a member of the Boot and Saddle Club and Phi Kappa Psi, head of the cheerleading squad, Yacht Club, and cross-country squad and majored in political science. He graduated from Harvard Business School with an M.B.A. in 1936. He was a member of the Stapler's Club and was active in alumni affairs for many years. After a period of working in New York City, he entered the Army in 1941, serving in the military planning division of the Office of the Quartermaster General in Washington, D.C., until his discharge in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. For 28 years he worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, became its vice president in 1961 and retired in 1977. Surviving are son Henry III and daughter-in-law Joan, son William and daughter- in-law Margaret, son Geoffrey and daughter-in- law Yamileth, daughter Patricia and son-in-law Jack Swig, daughter Deirdre and grandson Max and sisters Marion and Jane.
Edward Henry Germann died at his home in Grant, Alabama, on October 22,2003, after a long illness. Ted came to Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall High School in New York and at college was a member of the Glee Club, Dartmouth Outing Club and Le Cercce Francais; manager of intramural athletics and Gamma Delta Chi; and majored in French. He did post-graduate work at the universities of Paris and Bordeaux in 1935 and 1935 on a Franco-American Exchange Fellowship and in 1936 received his M.A. in French at Columbia. At Dartmouth he was Phi Beta Kappa. He taught romance languages at Rutgers 1937-43 and from then on had an Army career through and beyond the war. He entered the service in 1943 and was in the European theater for five years, coming out as a captain and retired as a colonel. The recipient of the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal and the French Legion D'Honneur and Croix de Guerre, he was buried with full military honors at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he served for 10 years as a professor of French. Surviving are his wife, Margaret, five children, 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and his sister, Margaret.
Aram Martyr Sarajian died on October 3, 2003. "Sarj" came to Dartmouth from Ridgefield Park High School in New Jersey and Dean Academy. At college he was active in freshman track, varsity football and boxing and majored in zoology. He received his M.D. in 1938 from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He went into the private practice of general medicine but in 1941 he took care of 4,000 men at the Calco Plant of American Cyanamid Corp. During the war he was active in civilian defense work, first aid courses and casualty station drills. Later he was with Eastern Aircraft and then went into private practice again. He practiced medicine in Bergen and Ocean counties in New Jersey for 67 years, retiring at the age of 91. He was a member of the American Medical Association and in 1988 was honored by Gov. Brendan Byrne for having served the medical profession for 50 years. He flew his own plane with his family from Teaneck to West Point Island, Lavallette, every summer. Surviving are daughter Stephanie, sons Douglas and Gregory; son Robert predeceased him.
1936
Donald W. Erion, one of our BMOCs, left us on September 5, 2003. The point of departure was St. Josephs Hospital, Nashua, New Hampshire. You will recall that he was captain of our football team when we beat Yale and a member of Sphinx. He was also a captain on the Army's crack 9th Infantry, which saw heavy duty in Europe and North Africa, during which he earned a Combat Infantry Medal and a Bronze Star. After the war the president appointed Don to a commissioner's post with Selective Service. Don was virtually part of Nashua's infrastructure, serving as director of the bank, the newspaper, the country club, the Y, the hospital and the United Fund. In his spare time he was occasionally seen walking his favorite dog, Duchess, around Greece, Spain, Andorra and Lichtenstein. Don had a large family and an exemplary career, which cannot be fully documented here. We can only be sure that he will be missed in many, many places, and that we, as classmates, can be proud of his accomplishments.
1937
William H.C. Carhart Jr. died at the Brighton Gardens assisted living home in LaGrange Park, Illinois, on October 21, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Lois, and two sons, Steven and Bruce. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and majored in political science. He joined Western Electric after college and worked for them for more than 40 years, rising to director of merchandise at the Cicero plant. He was an active leader for several years on the LaGrange village board. Son Bruce says: "He really wanted to create a bright future for LaGrange, where merchants could compete effectively with area malls."
Hugh Joseph Harley died on February 15, 2003, leaving children Hugh III, Laureen, Gale and Lee. Hugh received his graduate degree from Tuck School, and for more than 30 years he was a labor organizer for the United Electrical Workers. He was the principal international representative for western Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire locals. He spent his retirement years in Chatham, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was a member of Cabin & Trail and Kappa Sigma. He earned Phi Beta Kappa honors and graduated magna cum laude.
Collin Stewart MacCarty died August 23, 2003, after a distinguished career as a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic and as chairman of the board of overseers of the Dartmouth Medical School from 1977 to 1979. He earned his M.D. at Johns Hopkins. He was president of the Neurological Society of America in 1959. His wife, Margery, predeceased him. He is survived by two sons, Collin and Robert, and a daughter, Helen. Five close relatives received a Dartmouth degree in the last century. During his college years he was active in the Glee Club, Alpha Delta Phi and the Dragon Senior Society. He served on the Alumni Council from 1980 to 1983. During World War II he was chief of service at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. He advised students: "Education is a lifetime endeavor. Happiness and service to mankind are interchangeable."
Frank Ellis Robin died in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on November 19, 2003. He is survived by his cousin, Art Wolff '59, and two nieces, Nancy and Diana Robin. He had been a vice president of Dun & Bradstreet. He graduated from Dartmouth magna cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors. He was a member of Pi Lamda Phi. He was a key leader in the fundraising efforts of his class of '37.
Ernst R. Roos has died, according to the Dartmouth alumni office, but the date of death is not known. At Dartmouth Ernie was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He graduated from Tuck School in 1938 with a M.C.S. degree, and became a certified public accountant, rising to the presidency of the Ohio Society of CPAs. He and his wife, Janet, had three children, Bryan, Jeffry and Brenda. Ernie was an active leader in his Canton, Ohio, community, serving as president of his chapter of the Navy League and the YMCA board of camp managers. He was also a leader in his local Humane Society, United Presbyterian Church, Yacht Club and Rotary Club.
David Hammell Taylor died at the Masonic Health Care Center in Wallingford, Connecticut, on September 3, 2003. He is survived by his wife, Doris, and two sons, Bruce and David. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After Dartmouth he earned a masters degree from Columbia University, and then served three years in World War 11, rising to the rank of naval lieutenant. He retired from Time Inc. in 1975.
Everett Edward White died in Hanover on November 19, 2003. He is believed to have been the only Native American in the class of 1937. He was born in Hogansburg, New York, and grew up on the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation. At Dartmouth he was a member of the cross-country team. He continued long-distance running into his 70s. He served with the Army in World War II, and after the war worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to improve health care, education and housing for Native Americans. He moved to Lyme, New Hampshire, in 1977 and later to Hanover. He is survived by his wife, Grace White, whom he met in federal service and married in 1964; and stepchildren Gail and Arthur Sother.
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Harry Ernest Hanley died on November 17, 2003, at home in Elgin,lllinois, of a heart attack. He entered Dartmouth from Pembroke Country Day School, where he majored in history and economics and was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Dragon. After graduation he worked as a salesman for Clark Equipment Co. In World War II he served as a lieutenant with the Navy Supply Corps in Washington, DC. After the war, he worked for Kerber Packing Co. in Elgin. In the 1950s Harry started his own company, Harry E. Hanley & Associates. In the 1960s he joined Metal Impact Corp., becoming vice president of sales, until his retirement in the early 1980s. He was a former director of the Elgin National Bank and a former president of the Elgin Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, son John, stepdaughter Kim Ernst and three granddaughters, including Charlotte '95.
Ernest William Hartung, president emeritus of the University of Idaho, died on September' 26, 2003, in the We care Nursing Home in Lady Lake, Florida. He came to Dartmouth from Jamaica (New York) High School, majored in biology and belonged to SAE and the German Club. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1942. He served in World War II with the Air Force and was discharged as a captain in 1945. He was a member of the faculties of the University of Vermont and the University of Rhode Island before his appointment as president of the University of Idaho in 1965, retiring in 1982. He was past president of the Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra and was on the board of directors for Shattuck Arboretum at the University of Idaho. His second wife, Laura, sons John and Ernest and daughter Katherine survive him.
Charles Thuthill Sweeney, a former 20-year member of the Quincy, Massachusetts, School Committee and a founder of Quincy College, died at home on August 13, 2003. He entered Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy. He served with the 328th Infantry 26th Yankee Division during World War II. Following the war he served for many years as chief contact officer of the Veterans Administration Office in Boston. He was past president of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and was on the board of directors for the National School Board Association and the National Committee for the Support of Public Schools. It is said that he introduced soccer, saved hockey and pushed girl's sports programs in the Quincy schools. His wife, Betty, a daughter, five sons, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, survive him.
1939
Arthur Ide Jr. died June 26, 2003, in Edina, Minnesota, after a long illness. He grew up in St. Paul and after Dartmouth followed a family tradition, graduating from the University of Michigan Medical School. He was chief of staff at Eitel Hospital in Minneapolis as well as the Nicolelet Clinic, where he met and married his wife, Nadine, who became one of the first female dermatologists in the state. He worked until he was 74. Always athletic, he suffered an attack of pulmonary fibrosis playing tennis at age 82. He is survived by Nadine, sons Arthur III and Warner and daughters Karolyn and Genet.
Richard S. Jackson of York Harbor, Maine, died on August 15, 2003. He was a man of many interests and for 40 years was the secretary of the class of 1939. He had been a resident at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for many years and in his later life shared time between York Harbor, Maine, and Vero Beach, Florida. Much has already been written about this outstanding member of our class, including a life history in the latest edition of '39 Out. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Mathes Jackson, two sons and one daughter, as well as three brothers. Contributions maybe sent to Richard (1939) and Mary Jackson Scholarship Fund, Development Office, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3555.
Samuel Lawton, former Highland Park, Illinois, mayor and member of the state pollution board, died of complications from surgery on May 22, 2003. After earning a bachelors degree from Dartmouth, he got his law degree from Harvard. This was interrupted by the war, where he served with the Illinois National Guard and was stationed in the Philippines and later Osaka and Kyoto. In 1955 he started teaching environmental law at John Marshall School of Law. He worked to make others understand. He was selected for the Illinois Pollution Control Board when it was created and served off and on for many years. He served on zoning boards and for three years was the mayor of Highland Park, where he and his wife raised their one son and two daughters. He was described by an associate as "the perfect model of what a lawyer should be."
William Henry McCarthy Jr. died in Bridgewater, New Jersey, on May 5, 2003. He was born and grew up in the Lawrence, Massachusetts, area. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Phillips Exeter Academy. At Dartmouth he belonged to Alpha Delta Phi and the Sphinx and was manager of the varsity baseball team. He became lifelong friends with his college roommates, Bob MacLeod and Frank O'Brien. The three of them settled in Plainfield, New Jersey, after World War II and lived there for many years with their families. During the war Bill saw action in the Pacific as a Navy lieutenant commander. He worked for Macy's for more than 40 years, retiring as a senior vice president. For many years he was the store manager of the Herald Square Macy's in Manhattan, the worlds largest department store. As a young executive working on the selling floor in the Newark store of the Bamberger's division, he methis beloved wife of 56 years Jane, who passed away in 1998. The two of them enjoyed attending Dartmouth football games all over New England and had many Dartmouth friends. Bill is survived by two daughters, a son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Richard W. Woodward died on May 4, 2003, in Seattle, Washington. He had been predeceased by his wife, Mary Anna. While attending Dartmouth he was active in Cabin & Trail and was a member of Chi Phi. After graduation he served in the Navy in the Pacific theater from March 1943 to January 1946. His profession was property and casualty insurance for a firm he owned. He kept up with the College and was chairman of the Alumni Seminar of Pacific Northwest as well as the academic affairs officer of the Dartmouth Club. Locally he was on the community council and president of the Seattle Tennis Club.
1940
Edward MacKay Fettes died on May 9, 2003, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Ed graduated from MIT in 1940 with an S.B. in chemical engineering and in 1957 earned a Ph.D. in polymer chemistry from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He spent a 41-year career in polymer research and development at U.S. Rubber, Kendall Co., Thiokol and Koppers. He is survived by wife Mary and children William, Evelyn, Carole, David, Loring Nye '77 and Peter Nye.
Allen Chapman Hessler died October 16, 2003, in Sun City, Arizona.Allen came to Dartmouth from Marshall High School of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He majored in English. Prior to Army service Allen was a writer for Cue Magazine and a salesman for R. H. White. In 1945 he was in the Civil Service Commission and transferred to Veterans Administration. He retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1975 as assistant personnel officer.
Frank William Wright died on September 27, 2003, at home in Waltham, Massachusetts. Frank came to the College from Watertown High School, majored in English and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and the Players. Son John Wright wrote about Franks death and to thank the class for annual birthday greetings: "He was in pretty good shape, but noticed some changes in the last couple of years. He could still translate French into perfect English but had to look in the paper to see what day it was!" Franks wife of 49 years, Gloria, died in 1994. Frank is survived by sons Peter, John, Ben and nephew Andrew Wright.
1941
Edward Anderberg, a longtime resident of White Plains, New York died of cardiac arrest at his home October 5, 2003. Edward earned a Phi Beta Kappa at Dartmouth and a masters degree in economic geography at Columbia University. He served as an economist for the U.S. Tariff Commission in Washington from 1942 to 1945. From 1945 to 1949 he was an economic reporting officer at the American Embassy in Chungking, China. He then served in a similar capacity in Japan and was the American consul in Kingston, Jamaica, before resigning from diplomatic service in 1954. Ed became an investment broker in White Plains in 1956, working for many years for Shields and Cos. as branch office manager and finally as vice president from 1977 to 1996. Ed was active in many community programs, including as past president of the United Way of Westchester and president of White Plains YMCA. He is survived by his wife, Mary Alice, and daughter Sarah Burke.
William Stevens Danforth passed away at his home in Southport, Maine, on August 17, 2003. Bill was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area before attending Tabor Academy. At Dartmouth Bill was active in the Ledyard Canoe Club, the Outing Club, the Cabin & Trail council and Winter Carnival committee. He worked in the family anchor business, Danforth Anchors, from 1942 t0 1960, when he retired and bought the Brewster Boatyard in Southport. Bill was very generous and active in the Masonic Lodge in Boothbay, the U.S. Power Squadron and the Friendship Sloop Society. He was also commodore of the Southport Yacht Club and a 55-year member of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club. Bill was also an official timer at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. He is survived by his son, Randy, cousin Thomas Ogg and many lifetime friends.
John Calvin Naylor Jr. died at his home in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 24, 2003. John was active in the Glee Club and Phi Sigma Kappa at Dartmouth. He earned an M.B.A. at Tuck School in 1942 and then served in the Navy during WW II, including 18 months in the South Pacific as a lieutenant. John married longtime friend, Jean Buchta, in 1942 and they had two sons John and James '70. Jean predeceased him in 1987. John had a long career in advertising, beginning with 18 years with Gardner Advertising in St. Louis and New York. He later worked for Dancer- Fitzgerald-Sample in San Francisco until his retirement in 1984. John split his retirement years between Palm Beach, Florida, and San Francisco, playing golf and practicing amateur radio with the call sign "K6BR." He is survived by his two sons and a second wife, Margaret.
1942
Ralph E. Farnum Jr. died on September 24, 2003, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his wife, Ethyle, lived in Socorro, New Mexico. Ralph was the internal auditor/manager of royalty distribution at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers when he retired in 1988 after 11 years with the organization. He had graduated from Tuck and spent 3 1/2 years with the Army during World War II, including service in England and action in France and Germany in the Central Europe and Rhineland campaigns. He and Ethyle met and were married while they were both working for General Electric in Schenectady, New York, where Ralph was in finance and accounting. He then went on to design of accounting and factory floor control systems, using the then developing forms of computers. He followed the same path at Atlas Chemical, Sprague Electric and American Optical. He then moved to Duffy-Mott, where he was manager of systems, then director of data processing. All in all he spent 18 years in New York City and commuted every weekend to his family and home in Pownal, Vermont, before retiring and moving to New Mexico. He is survived by Ethyle, and his sons Ralph III, David and Robert.
William Fowler died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 1, 2003, after battling cancer for three years. Bill was a pioneer in developmental psychology and early childhood education. He obtained an M.A. from Harvard in 1950 and began studies in clinical psychology with children at the University of California in Berkeley, and at the Langley-Porter Psychiatry Clinic in San Francisco. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in 1959 in human development. He returned there as a faculty member, lecturing in the departments of education and human development and directed its Laboratory Nursery School. He later settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1967 at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. There he established practical guidelines for day care programs and parental care, based on his theoretical work. Bill returned to his Cambridge home in 1979 as a visiting research scientist at Tufts University. In 1984 he became president of the Center for Early Learning and Child Care Inc. Bill is survived by his wife, Neva; daughters Gwynne, Velia, Monique and Josephine; five grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
Robert Nelson Searles died on October 24, 2003, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center following a brief illness. Bob's life revolved around skiing, starting as captain of our freshman ski team and membership in the varsity during junior and senior years. After service in the Army Air Corps as a military intelligence specialist during World War II, he joined Norwich University as head ski coach and physical education instructor. He then became head ski coach at the University of Vermont. He left UVM for General Electric as an educational grant specialist, followed by public relations and fundraising at Dartmouth, Holderness School and Skidmore College.The last 30 years of his life were spent in the Upper Valley, where he was an avid alpine skier into his early 80s. He served as president of the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association for many years and was also the first chairman of the National Collegiate Ski Coaches Association in the 1950s. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Geraldine, daughter Marjorie, son Richard '74, stepson John Wahlstrom, stepdaughter Andrea Brownell, sister Ruth Dillon, five grandchildren and a great-grandson.
John W. Storrs Jr. died after a long illness on August 31, 2003, at home in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by his family. An architect John was credited with helping define Oregon architecture. In an obituary The Oregonian said he was "imagination instant." He was responsible for a number of important buildings in the state, including the Salishan Lodge, the Portland Garden Club and the World Forestry Center, plus more than 80 private homes. John served in WWII in the Navy as the commander of a sub chaser in both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters. Following his service he enrolled in the architecture school at Yale University and graduated in 1949. His marriage in 1946 to Mary Whalen ended with her death in 1967. They had three children. He married Frances Judy in 1968 and they had one child. He is survived by his wife, Fran; children David, Anne, Julia and Leather; sister Ann; brother Tom; and three grandchildren.
1943
Benjamin L. Edmonds died October 25, 2003, in Naples, Florida, after a long illness. Born in Glen Cove in Long Island, Ben attended Providence Country Day School prior to entering Dartmouth. Upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Captured in the Italian Alps by German Forces, he was liberated by Patron's Third Army in 1945. Ben entered the business world following discharge, first with a Fall River Laundry, later a department store in Portland, Maine. In 1962 he joined the Sure-Fit Co of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was regional manager until retirement in 1982, following which he pursued his favorite hobbies, golf sailing and gardening. Moving to Naples permanently in 1990, Ben was active in the local Dartmouth Club and a member of Trinity by the Cove Episcopal Church. Besides his wife Janet, he is survived by son Benjamin Jr., daughters Nancy and Katherine, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
John Coit Meleney died May 27, 2003, from complications following a stroke. Living in Westwood, Massachusetts, at the time of death, Jack grew up in White Plains and graduated from the Taft School prior to entering Dartmouth. In college he was active with the Glee Club, Debating Society, Beta Theta Pi and Dragon. Following graduation Jack married Lil Rhame in 1945, and "she saw me through Yale Law School in 1946- 48." Jack practiced law at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in New York (1948-1981). After retiring from law practice he undertook a graduate American history program, obtaining his Ph.D. Jack served on the class executive committee and was class agent (1985-88). He is survived by his wife, sons Christopher and John '72 and five grandchildren. Deceased Dartmouth relatives include his father, Clarence '13 and uncles Henry '09, George '23 and Frank '10.
James Doring Wells of Palm City, Florida, and Damriscotta, Maine, died at his Florida home on July 6, 2003. Agraduate of Massachusetts North Quincy High School Jim served in the Navy during WW II following college graduation. He returned to obtain his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1947. Jim maintained strong ties with Dartmouth, serving on the class executive committee (1988- 2003), Tuck Initiative Steering Committee (1987-1990) and Tuck executive committee (1991-1992) and as a Tuck overseer (1989-1991). Jim spent most of his business career with the Wm. Underwood Cos., where he was CEO from 1978 until retirement in 1983. At Dartmouth he was known by classmates for his broadcasting activities with the Dartmouth radio station. An honorary Phi Beta Kappa, Jim was a member of Sigma Nu. He is survived by his wife, Jane (Page), daughters Susan Ferrante and Nancy Silvester, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
1944
Herbert B. Thomson Jr. died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Lynchburg, Virginia, on November 17, 2003. Bruce graduated from Virginia Episcopal School, Dartmouth and Tuck School. During WWII he served with the Air Force in Europe. Returning home in 1946, he joined his father at the Continental Can Co. as a sales representative for the company's bottle cap division. On the untimely death of his father in 1953, he assumed management responsibility for several Coca-Cola bottling plants in which the family had interests. Bruce was an emeritus director of the Atlantic Rural Exposition, sponsor of the Virginia State Fair and the annual Strawberry Hill Races. He was also a director of the First National Bank of Lynchburg. A lifelong lover of learning and education, he was actively involved with Lynchburg College, Virginia Episcopal School, Seven Hills School and Randolph Macon Woman's School. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg, serving as deacon, elder and trustee. Bruce is survived by his wife, Persis Owen, one daughter, two sons, 10 grandchildren and two sisters.
1945
John Leonard Byrnes Jr. a long-time resident of Lakewood, Ohio, died October 27, 2003, of complications from a stroke. His Dartmouth education was separated by three years in the Army's 78th Infantry Division during WW II. He returned in 1946 to major in psychology, become president of Phi Tau/Phi Sigma Kappa and graduated in 1948. That year he joined Travelers Insurance ance Co., which began a 37-year career with the same company, leading to his retirement as manager of group pensions in 1995. He leaves his wife, the former Mary Kuebler, to whom he was married in 1950; daughters Barbara, Patricia, Judy and Sharon; and four grandchildren.
Stephen Andrew D'Arrigo, a native of Melrose, Massachusetts, and a 55-year resident of Irvington, New York, died July 4, 2003. His Dartmouth education was split, with four years in the Navy that included 14 months of service as an ensign in the Pacific. Following graduation in economics, he joined D'Arrigo Bros. Cos. in New York, a family organization marketing fresh produce. He became president in 1966. In 1986 he also began serving as vice president of N.Y.C.'s Hunts Point Cooperative Market, the largest produce market in the world. Steve was an active member of the '45 executive committee, serving as a leadership agent from 1992 to 2002 and a member of the reunion committee from 1991 to 1995. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Mary Jane; daughter Patricia; sons Andrew, Paul, Daniel, Michael and Matthew; and 16 grandchildren.
Gregg Crosley MacDonald died May 27, 2003, at his home in Issaquah, Washington. His Dartmouth education was interrupted in July 1943 with service in the Navy Air Corps, where he served until January 1946. He was married May 9, 1945, the same day he was commissioned as an ensign, in Corpus Christi, Texas. After WWII he returned to the family business in Seattle at the D.K. MacDonald Insurance Co., where he became president in 1954. He was an active member of the Young Presidents of America, later serving as president of that organization. When Marsh & McClennan bought his insurance company he went into the real estate and natural resource development field, which he enjoyed for many years. A champion boxer in prep school, he maintained a leadership role in Puget Sound sailing, where he was a lifetime member of the Seattle Yacht Club. His wife of 50 years, Janet, predeceased him. Surviving are son Gregg Jr.; daughters Heather, Melaine and Lauren; and five grandchildren.
Eliot Stephen Mover died October 28, 2003, at the Wayside Hospice in Wayland, Massachusetts, after coping for at least 15 years with multiple sclerosis. A member of the Tuck School class of '46, Ellie received his Dartmouth diploma by mail "somewhere in the South Pacific" while serving as a lieutenant, j.g., on a destroyer escort. He sailed home to civilian life in 1946, got married and joined the family business, all by the age of 23. In 1952 he became president of the company, Bunny Bear Inc., upon the death of his father and led the firm to greater heights in the manufacturing of juvenile products. Active as a leader in many fields—with the Newton (Massachusetts) Crime Prevention Commission, the Young Presidents Organization, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association—by far his greatest contributions of time and effort were in a myriad of Dartmouth support activities. He served as head class agent, class president, reunion chairman, enrollment interviewing, fraternity advisor and Tuck School visiting lecturer—all were Dartmouth "service ribbons" worn modestly by this Green Key member. His wife of 50 years, the former Helen Raphael, predeceased him in 1996. Surviving are daughter Heidi, son Richard and two grandchildren.
Caspar Wistar Wooldredge Jr. died at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, on September 9, 2003, a victim of prostate cancer. He had lived for many years in North Reading, Massachusetts, until his retirement in 1983. Cas came to Dartmouth from Phillips Exeter Academy, served in the Pacific with the Army Corps of Engineers in WW II from 1943 to 1946 and returned to Hanover to graduate Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. His first job was in purchasing with the Kendall Cos. in Walpole, New Hampshire. In 1961 he joined the administration at Harvard University, where he became assistant to the dean in the faculty of arts and sciences during 23 years of service. An avid sailor, he maintained a home in Gloucester, where he was an active member of the marina for many years. In 1998 he was predeceased by Natalie, his wife of more than 40 years, and by his brother, Henry '52. Survivors include sons William and Richard, daughters Nancy and Anne and three grandchildren.
1947
Robert Stephen Ives died on June 21, 2001. He lived in Danvers, Massachusetts. He graduated from Holton High School in Danvers and attended Boston University for a brief period before coming to Dartmouth in November 1943 with the V-5 Program. While at Dartmouth he belonged to Ambas Americas and the Flying Club. He majored in economics. His U.S. Navy career included preflight training at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and flying at Bunker Hill, Indiana. He was discharged in the summer of 1945, when he returned to Dartmouth, graduating in 1947. Bob owned Ives Insurance Agency in Danvers for 45 years. He was very involved with many civic groups and was president of the Danvers Jaycees, chamber of commerce and Rotary Club and was a leading fundraiser for the Danvers YMCA. He was a member of the Massachusetts Audubon Society and served four years as moderator of Danvers. He leaves his wife, Louise (Phippen) and sister Dorothy Higgins. He was predeceased by brother Roger Ives.
George A. Lyon, M.D., died in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on July 27, 2003. He entered college in the Navy V-12 program from Hanover High School. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. After two years at Dartmouth Medical School, he received an M.D. from Harvard in 1950. In college he was a member of AKK. He served in the Naval Reserve and practiced briefly in Alaska. In Pennsylvania, he had practiced as a neurological surgeon since 1957 and was a member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Philadelphia Neurological Society. He is survived by his wife and five children.
Ralph Sharp Roth of Bradenton, Florida, died November 22, 2003. He was born in Nyack, New York, and came to college in the Navy V-12 program. As an undergraduate he majored in economics and joined Beta Theta Pi. He continued with a combined Tuck/Thayer degree in business and engineering in 1949. He served in the Navy from 1950-52 and was discharged as a lieutenant. His entire professional career was spent in the newspaper business. He retired in 1989 as vice president of Knight-Ridder Inc. In retirement he enjoyed travel, hunting, fishing and golf. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Richard D. Sears died in Guntersville, Alabama, on October 25, 2003. Dick joined the class from Yarmouth (Massachusetts) High School. He left college to serve in the Pacific in the Marine Corps and was discharged as a sergeant. He returned to college where he joined Tri-Kap. After graduation he went into property and casualty insurance in Tennessee and more recently in Alabama. His hobbies in retirement were fishing and golf. He is survived by his wife and five children.
John A. Taylor, M.D., died in Bronxville, New York, on January 10, 2001. He joined the class from Horace Mann School in New York City as one of our small group of civilian freshmen. He graduated from college as a premed student and received an M.D. from Columbia in 1953. His medical practice was at the Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, New York. He is survived by his wife and five children.
1949
Roy Francis Benson died on October 4, 2003, of Parkinsons disease in Erie, Pennsylvania. He came to Dartmouth from North Easton, Massachusetts, after serving in the Army Air Corps as a sergeant from 1943-45. He was an economics major and member of Zeta Psi. Prior to service he had graduated from Bentley School of Finance and Accounting in Boston. After graduation he went to work with General Electric as an accountant and was a member of the American Association of Accountants. He was very active in church and community activities in Erie. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty, daughters Linda Benson and Sandra Buto, son Barry and five grandchildren.
1950
John D. Beatty died on July 14, 2003, of cancer in Portola Valley, California. He came to Dartmouth from West High School in Minneapolis. Jack majored in government and was a member of Alpha Delt and Dragon. After graduation he worked with Toro in Minneapolis and then joined a company in California that installed laundromats for Westinghouse. After living in Oklahoma City and Dallas he moved to California, where he became a manufacturers rep selling toys and related products. In 1964 Jack established his own rep agency that covered 11 western states and continued in toy merchandising until his retirement in 1992. In retirement Jack was an avid golfer and he and his wife traveled extensively. He leaves his wife, Marilee, four daughters and eight grandchildren. A cousin, Robert Nissen '41, Tu'42, also survives him.
James G. Nye Jr. died on July 26, 2003, in New London, Connecticut, after a long illness. Jim came to Dartmouth from Duluth, Minnesota, from the South Kent School and serving in the Army Air Corps. He majored in history, was a member of Psi U and Dragon Society and was active in football, hockey and lacrosse. Jim obtained his law degree from Cornell. After practicing with several companies, he started his own law firm in 1975 in Westborough, Massachusetts. In Westborough he was chairman of the finance committee, town moderator and president of the Rotary Club. He and his wife, Deborah, had four children: Julia '84, Gordon '76, Tu'81, Ruth and Stephen, all of whom survive him.
1951
Paul Vernon Harvey died July 14, 2003, of liver cancer at home in Wayside, New Jersey. Born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Paul prepared for Dartmouth at Asbury Park High School, majored in economics, joined Chi Phi and was in the NROTC. After two years in the Navy he attended Cornell, earning a B.A. in hotel management. He became the manager and, with his wife, owner of the Buckingham Hotel in Avon. Most of his career was spent on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange working for different firms, the last being Bear Stearns before retiring in 1993. Paul and Jeanne Vitalius were married in 1951 and raised five daughters. He played a lot of golf at New Jersey's Deal Golf & Country Club and also in Florida during the winter. Paul is survived by Jeanne; daughters Kathleen, Linda, Phyllis, Sandra and Patricia; their husbands; and 13 grandchildren.
Gerard Taylor Shaw died at home in Hingham, Massachusetts, of cancer on September 18, 2003. Going in the Navy in 1944 soon after graduation from Tabor Academy, he served two years before matriculation with the class of 1951. His father was in the class of 1915. Gerry joined Delta Kappa Epsilon and majored in sociology. After short stints in journalism and the gypsum business, Gerry opted for teaching English and coaching track and football in Hull High School for 30 years, retiring in 1989. His community service included coaching boys baseball teams in Hingham, where he lived for 40 years. After retiring he enjoyed reading history and became a Civil War buff. He collected and displayed flags at his home and the family's cottage in St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters Elizabeth, Priscilla and Sarah; son Andrew; and 10 grandchildren.
Albert Henry Sweet died on October 12, 2003, at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center in Florida of Alzheimer's disease. Bom in 1922, he was one of our oldest classmates. After graduating from Arlington (Massachusetts) High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and flew bombers as anavigator. After World War II he entered Dartmouth with the class of '51 and graduated from Thayer in 1952 before returning to a military career that included the Korean War and Vietnam as a member of bomber crews. His many decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters. He retired in 1969 and joined Raytheon as a systems engineer, retiring in 1986 to Seminole, Florida. Al's survivors include his wife, Wilda, son Thomas, daughters Marjorie and Juanita, seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
1952
David H. Edson died on November 16, 2003, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He lived in Randolph, Vermont. Dave arrived at Dartmouth from high school in Arlington, Massachusetts, via two years in the U.S. Army. He graduated as a psychology major. Shortly after earning a masters degree at Colgate University Dave returned to Dartmouth, where he was employed for his entire vocational life, mostly in financial positions. He became comptroller of the College and subsequently the director of the Dartmouth Educational Loan Corp., retiring in 1989 after 35 years of service. Dave and his wife, Betty, lived in several Vermont towns close to Dartmouth but he always regarded Brookfield, Vermont, as his "home" because nine generations of his family had been buried there. His interment now makes the 10th generation. Always very busy in the life of his community, Dave served in many public offices. He also occupied a number of church positions as well as worked with numerous charitable activities. He is survived by his wife, three children and three grandchildren.
1955
Alvin H. Pianca died May 4, 2003, at his home in Hanover. During his undergraduate years he was a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of Sigma Epsilon and joined the Spanish Club and the Human Rights Club and worked for WDBS. He received the Clifford Scott Memorial Award after graduation. Following graduation Al received a masters from Middlebury and subsequently a Ph.D. in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He was a former professor of Spanish at Rutgers University, Franklin & Marshall and Baldwin Wallace. Upon his retirement, Al returned to Hanover, his birthplace. He is survived by a daughter, two sons and a sister, Alicia.
1957
MacDonald C. Heston of Malvern, Pennsylvania, died of a massive stroke on September 25, 2003. At Dartmouth, where some knew him as "Crowe" (his middle name), Don was a brother of Zeta Psi and active in track and the Outing Club. He majored in chemistiy and mentioned professor Andrew Scarlett as a particularly positive influence. After working for large companies, including FMC, for manyyears, Don started his own business, Flexible Materials Inc., specializing in packaging materials. He once said: "The fun of the entrepreneurial lifestyle may not be for everyone, but for me it is a very happy lifestyle. The problems are personally bigger in your own business, but the rewards are far more gratifying." Don and his wife, Ruth (Skidmore '58), summered at Lake Winnipesaukee with their three children. He believed he had received the greatest gift in life—"having a close, loving family." Don is survived by his wife, his children and many Dartmouth relatives.
1958
Glenn H. Wilde died October 3, 2003, at his home in-Overland Park, Kansas, after a long battle with cancer. Anative of Suffern, New York, Glenn came to the College from Ridgewood (New Jersey) High School. A government major, he was active in Sigma Phi Epsilon as well as the Spanish Club, Outing Club and the Christian Fellowship. Upon graduation he attended the Wharton School and received his M.B.A. in 1960. Glenn received his commission after completing Naval Officer Candidate School and then attended the Navy Supply Corps School. He served aboard the carrier Essex during the Cuban missile crisis and completed his active duty in 1964. He had an outstanding career as a marketing and sales corporate executive for 34 years, specializing in the manufacturing sector. After attending Episcopal Diocesan Schools in Florida and Kansas while still active in his career, Glenn was ordained as a deacon in 2002. Diane, his wife of 23 years, three children and two stepchildren survive.
1959
Robert Charles Canton died October 3, 2003. While at Dartmouth Bob was a brother of Theta Delta Chi. Bobs career was in the motion picture industry, both as a writer and a director. Notable among his early work was the film Quetzalcoatl, written, directed and produced by Bob. Combining arts and religion, Baker Library's Orozco murals are presented vividly in the film. Later, working for Warner Bros., Bob developed the screenplay for Running, a story about the problems of a Vietnam veteran who goes AWOL. Bob is survived by a brother, Richard B. Canton '57.
Gary Bithell Ewing died July 4, 2003, at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gary had been bed-bound for several months as he battled emphysema. Bom in Salt Lake City, he was an intermountain ski racer and later, sports film distributor. Gary received a skiing scholarship to Dartmouth, where he was a member of the ski team, a brother at Zeta Psi and received a degree in economics. He proposed to his wife, Janice, on the chair lift in Park City in 1968, and together they became certified professional ski instructors. Gary is survived by his wife, son Eric, daughter Kimberly Hodgson and three grandchildren.
Edward "Ted" Warner Gude died October 21, 2003, in Lebanon, New Hampshire. At Dartmouth Ted was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Casque & Gauntlet. He also was chairman of Palaeopitus and president of The Dartmouth. A Rhodes scholar, Ted continued his studies at MIT and the London School of Economics. Early in his career Ted was a professor in Dartmouth's government department, followed by work in Chicago and Washington, D.C., as an analyst and researcher for the Stevenson Institute and Raytheon Corp. Ted retired to the Upper Valley in the early 1990s, where he served as acting executive director of Headrest Inc., a residence house for those in need of drug and alcohol treatment. A never-tiring advocate of the control of alcohol, Ted wrote: "The student abuse of alcohol alone affects every tentacle of Dartmouth." Ted is survived by his son, Kenneth '94, and his former wife, Kathryn.
1960
Donald M. Weitzman died on October 31, 2003, in Stamford, Connecticut, of the complications of dementia with Lewi bodies. He came to Hanover from New Jersey and while at Dartmouth was a member of the crew, a producer at the campus radio station WDCR and a member of the TEP fraternity. Getting his law degree at Columbia University, he formed his own law firm in 1968, practicing real estate and mostly matrimonial law in Morristown, New Jersey, with a partner. He served as president of the Morristown synagogue. He loved sports throughout his life, and remarked that his experience with broken marriages in his practice helped him and his wife, Harriet, to work successfully at having a good marriage themselves. He is survived by his wife; children Jeff '85, Deborah '86 and Lisa; and six grandchildren.
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 lifelong love of literature. He often spoke of discussions with friends and classmates over 4 p.m. tea. 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 English instructor. Peter eventually left academia, moved to the Washington, D.C., area, and became a technical writer and editor. He retained a lifelong 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 Jr. '59 and his daughter from a previous marriage, Bernice.
James Monroe Marx passed away on August 3, 2002, of cancer. Jim came to the College from the Pingay High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He was a history major and active in the Young Republicans, Forensic Union and Germania, and was the AF-ROTC newspaper editor from his sophomore year through his senior year. After Dartmouth Jim earned a law degree and practiced in New York City. Jim is survived by his wife, Helen.
Gerald Albert Palm passed away of cancer at his home Sunday, June 22, 2003. Jerry came to the College from Ballard High School in Seattle, Washington. He majored in economics and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree in 1967 from Harvard Law School. Jerry specialized in litigation and in his 36-year career tried more than 130 cases. He was a member of many associations connected to law, and was generous with his time, serving as presidents of numerous organizations. Jerry was an extrovert with a great sense of humor and it was said that he knew no strangers. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Nancy, son Jason, daughter Kimberly, parents Albert and Gladys Palm, sister Betty Hartman, brothers Allan and John Palm and numerous sister-in-laws, brothers-in-laws, nieces and nephews.
Irving Conde Tullar passed away 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 arid sophomore years. After Dartmouth Irving attended Harvard University for graduate studies in comparative literature, earning his masters 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, Indexing Specialties: Medicine. Irvmg is survived by his half-brothers,Allen and Robert.
1967
Harold Bernt died in October 2003 while vacationing in Galway, Ireland. Born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold and Ruth Bernt, he was raised in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, and came to the College from Montclair High School. A government major, he served as president of Gamma Delta Chi, was a member of Casque & Gauntlet and was active in intramural sports. He served as a lieutenant in the Army for 2 1/2 years. He was a self-employed insurance representative for the Colonial Supplemental Insurance Co. for more than 20 years. An Eagle Scout and a Sea Scout, he enjoyed traveling the world, sports, sailing, skiing, tennis and golf. Harold lived in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, for 25 years. He served on the Lakes Region Planning Commission and the town conservation commission and the planning board. Survivors include his wife, Marie Gerlie; daughters Elske and Sonja, stepchildren William and Lindsey, sister Barbara Boyle, two grandchildren and a nephew. His parents and a brother, Roy, died previously.
Gerald Anthony Harris-Smith of Palermo, Argentina, died in May 2003 of injuries from an auto accident. Tony came to College from the St. Johns School of St. Georges College in Argentina. A government major, he was active in rugby, intramurals, the Cosmopolitan Club and the Foreign Study Program. He was an English teacher at several institutes during the last 15 years, as well as an artist with several exhibitions. He is survived by his mother, Erica Funck, sister Teeny Harris- Smith and brother Tommy Harris-Smith.
1969
Patrick J. Docherty died October 1, 2003. He was living in Great Falls, Virginia, at the time. Pat was from Levittown, New York, and was part of the Dartmouth-Thayer combined program, receiving his B.E. in 1970 and his M.E. in 1971, Pat played freshman football and was a member of Tabard. He had been married to Sandra Lowell. He had worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh and most recently for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. His career as an engineer provided him with opportunities to travel in the United States and internationally. Pat was an avid runner who participated in the D.C. Marathon. At Dartmouth Pat had a little green sports car he loved and worked on endlessly. He also was adopted by a Hanover town dog named Yankee, a golden lab, and the two were inseparable, both of them living in Tabard junior and senior years. His kindness,generosity and sense of humor will be missed, but remembered. He is survived by a sister, Linda Melandinidis.
J. Thomas Keady died in his home on September 23, 2003, after a brief battle with cancer. Tom came to Dartmouth from Nashua, New Hampshire, high school and while at Dartmouth, majored in economics. He started his career in the securities business and spent several years in California as a banker and a state bank examiner. In 1979 Tom returned to New England and joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston as an examiner until 1988, when he joined the bank's board of governors as supervisory financial analyst. During his tenure Tom worked tirelessly to address complex bank financial problems and failures. Tom loved Dartmouth. His father, grandfather and uncle werealumni and Tom was already acquainting his two children with the College. Tom is survived by his wife, Marguerite, and children Anne and Walter.
Robert Gibbs Nichols died November 13, 2003, at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C. Rob came to Dartmouth from the Washington area and majored in Asian studies. He worked on The Dartmouth freshman year and was a member of Alpha Delta. Rob was a part of the Parkhurst Hall takeover, an event that affected the rest of his life. Rob helped found and lived at The Wooden Shoe, a commune in Canaan, New Hampshire. He worked for VISTA and eventually received his master's degree in economics at New Hampshire College. Throughout his life Rob's worked reflected his commitment to making life better for others. He helped build or rehabilitate more than 250 homes in New Hampshire for low- and moderate-income people and worked for numerous nonprofit agencies. Highly regarded for his visionary approach and financial expertise in community and economic development, he was the recipient of many state and national awards. He is survived by his wife, Linda; sons Rain, Jeffrey and Christopher; daughter Jeramie; father; brother; and sister.
1970
Keith Thomas Gleeson died in Minnesota on March 22, 2002. Keith came to the College from Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida, and majored in economics. He was a brother of Zeta Psi and participated in the Foreign Study Program; he was a member of the sailing team and the Yacht Club, and served as both secretary and publications chairman of the Dartmouth Conservative Society. His 25th reunion book lists his occupation as "investments."
1975
Emily Foley Mutz died December 9, 2003. She had been living in Great Barrington, Illinois, with her husband, Greg Mutz, four children and three stepchildren, who survive. You will recall that she followed her brother Giff Foley '69 to Dartmouth from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, after a year at Mills College. It's easy to remember Emily on campus because she was identified as much by her lithesome stride, casual glamour and infectious wit as she was by Shauna, her gorgeous white Samoyed. Wrote classmate Cate Marlette Waddell: "Emily and I remained friends since graduation, and were part of a wider closely knit circle of women with Dartmouth connections. Emily was instrumental in bringing us together at the time we left our respective careers to stay at home with our children. She recognized before others how challenging this transition would be and, therefore, the importance of building strong friendships. She allowed us to groan and grieve and celebrate together; she was the epitome of unconditional friendship."
Faculty
Errol Gaston Hill, scholar, theater historian and playwright, died of cancer September 15, 2003, at the age of 82 at his home in Hanover. The John D. Willard Professor of Drama and Oratory, Emeritus, Hill spent 35 years at the College beginning in 1968 when he was appointed to the faculty of the drama department. He officially retired in 1989. During his tenure Hill taught a portfolio of 13 different courses on acting, directing, playwriting and theater history, and he directed 33 full-length productions. The first tenured African-American faculty member at Dartmouth, Hill also served briefly at the request of President John Kemeny as the Colleges first official affirmative action officer. Hill is survived by his wife of 47 years, Grace; children Da'aga, Melina, Claudia and Aaron; brother Randolph; sisters Lydia and Jean; and three grandchildren.
Thomas Bloom Roos, 73, a former chair of the biological sciences department at Dartmouth, died of pancreatic cancer September 5, 2003. Educated ed at Harvard and the University of Wisconsin, he taught introductory biology and comparative anatomy to generations of Dartmouth undergraduates. His research interests included endocrinology, animal development, comparative anatomy and evolution, and involved work with organisms as diverse as monkeys, chinchillas, rodents, pheasants and sea horses. He was an early proponent of the integration of computers into biological research and education. He was particularly enthusiastic about promoting science as vital to society as a whole, and integral to a liberal arts education. He resided in Hanover since 1960, interrupted by sabbatical stays in the Netherlands, England and Philadelphia and a Fulbright professorship in India. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, children David and Sara and granddaughters Ambika, Iris and Alida.
Michael D. Sturge, 72, a physics professor at Dartmouth, died of leukemia in England on July 13, 2003. He was educated at Leighton Park School and Cambridge University, which he attended from 1949-56. He began his career at Philips Research Laboratories, and the Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern, England. In 1961 he moved to the United States to work at Bell Laboratories as a solid state physicist. In 1986 he came to Dartmouth, where he taught intermediate and advanced courses in physics and was always enthusiastic about his interaction with the students, above all providing encouragement about how to think for themselves. He was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers. Survivors include his wife, Mary, whom he married in 1956; sons David, Tom, Ben and Peter; sisters Lucy, Ann and Janet; brother Roger; and seven grandchildren.
