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.

Walter Edward Lilien field '19 • Dec. 16,2003 George Charles Hansis '28 • Dec. 13,2003 Robert Durkee Fairchild '29 • Dec. 22,2003 Russell Campbell Gray '30 • Dec.23,2003 Robert Edward Keene '30 • Dec.23,2003 John Byrne Chamberlin '31 • Dec.20,2003 Robert Hempstead Powell '31 • Sept. 16,2003 Wallace Palmer Rusterholtz '31 • Jan. 15 James Roeder Fletcher '32 • Dec. 7,2003 Max Saltzman'32 'Jan. 20 Merrill Worthen '33 • Jan. 13 James Morrow Fortune '36 . May 7,2003 Leo Nathan Levitt '36 • Dec. 24,2003 Scott Farnum Pedley '36 • Nov.28,2003 James Murray Humphrey '37 • Jan. 15 Richard Harvey Kryder '37 • Jan. 2 John Carmen Palumbo '37 • Dec. 24,2003 John Vincent Kelleher '39 • Jan. 1 Robert Wickham Morse '39 • Jan. 15 Alan Valentine Tishman '39 • Jan. 13 William P.G. Chapin '40 • Dec.28,2003 Frederic Armstrong Davidson '40 • Jan. 10 Gardner Louis Friedlander '40 • Dec. 19, 2003 Paul Forrest Gelpke '40 • Dec. 14,2003 Raymond Jay Hotaling '40 • Dec.30,2003 John Francis McDonald '40 • July 11,2003 Lester Merritt Nichols '40 • Jan. 8 John Charles Hodel '41 'Aug. 10,2003 Harris Sawyer Richardson '41 • Jan. 17 Robert James Keeshan '42 • Jan. 23 Richard Haywood King '42 • Oct. 1,2003 William Morton McMahon '42 • Dec.3,2003 Robert Leslie Craig '43 • Dec. 16,2003 George Richardson Hebard '43. Jan. 20 John Adam Koslowski '43 • Jan. 24 Charles Van Sicklen Mottola '44 • Dec. 25,2003 Ralsey Brush Scofield '44 • Jan. 16 Charles Peters Anderson '45 • Dec.21,2003 Edward Stillman Bundy'45 • Nov.29,2003 Thurston John Carpenter'4s • Dec. 13,2003 Floyd Howard Farrant '45 • Jan. 16 Bertram Glovsky '45 • Jan.3 Howard Lee Hoots '45 • Dec.28,2003 John Elliott Leggat '45 • Jan. 10 George Bruce Pierce '45 • Dec. 16,2003 Willard Franklin Brown '46 • Jan. 10 Eugene Anthony Cafiero '46 • Dec. 8,2003 James Thomas Lucey '46 • Jan. 11 Paul Dany Malinosky '46 • Dec. 15,2003 Bernard Joseph Rothwell '46 • Dec. 18,2003 Robert E. Huke '48 • Jan. 17 James John Nicholson '48 • Dec.28,2003 Peter J. Smith '48 Nov. 17, 2003 Francis Temple Chase '49 • July31,2002 John Seymour Ransom '49 • Nov. 13,2003 Scott Lloyd Whipple '49 • Dec.19,2003 Cesar Estrada '51 • Dec.21,2003 John A. Gambling '51 • Jan. 8 Peter Owen Stamats '51 • Dec. 12,200 Robert F. MacNally '53 • Dec.30,2003 Stevan Balcom Little '55 • Dec. 23,2003 Charles Henry Crane '56 • Dec.21,2003 Randolph Richard Fawcett '56 • Nov. 22,2003 Robert Duval Tyson '57 • Oct. 6,2002 John Griffiths Marsh '59 • Dec.26,2003 Robert Elwyn Wood '67 • May 12,2003 John R. Costigan '75 • Aug. 20,2003 James V. Ketelsen '75 • Dec.31,2003

1929

Robert Durkee Fairchild died in Syracuse, New York, on December 22,2003. He attended Dartmouth Medical School and earned his M.D. at Chicago University in 1933 and his degree in surgery from the University of Minnesota in 1938. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry and belonged to Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Phi Sigma. He was one of three graduates from Rutland (Vermont) High School who were '29ers at Dartmouth and went on to become doctors (Al Bellerose and Gordon Smith, at Cornell and Vermont). Bob served at Detroit and Rochester, Minnesota, then opened his own office in surgery in Syracuse. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in WW II. He was a class secretary's dream, always reporting on classmates and medical matters. He was also secretary of his class at D.M.S. He wrote many articles in medical and surgical journals. He leaves his wife, Ellen (Peterson), and five children: Robert, Jennifer, Thomas, Emily and Mary Ellen.

1930

Robert Edward Keene died December 23,2003, at his home in Etna, New Hampshire. He majored in sociology and spent most of his time behind a camera at Outing Club activities. After graduation he worked at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York. He was married to Louise Bampton in 1931. A year later they moved to Long Island, New York, where he started a commercial photography business in New York City. He enjoyed using his children and community members as models, including daughter Susan on a cover of Women's Day Magazine; son Bob as the Vick's Vapo Rub poster baby; and son Peter, who continued the photographic business when his father retired, as a calendar kid. In 1947 he purchased the former Jones Farm in Etna. After three years of commuting between New York and Etna, he sold his business in the city and began doing photo shoots in what became the Keene's Lodge. A pioneer in the use of Carbro color printing, he was known for his work with Hoods Ice Cream, Springfield Tap and Die, Spaulding Sporting Goods, Savage Arms, Prince Spaghetti, the Carroll Reed Catalogue and Rock of Ages Monuments. He served as a Hanover selectman, a class secretary and a caregiver to the friends he visited and helped with repair projects. Survivors include his daughter and sons, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife in 1989.

1931

John Byrne Chamberlin died at Highland Park Hospital on December 20,2003, following a brief hospitalization. He received his bachelor s degree magna cum laude and was Phi Beta Kappa and a Rufus Choate Scholar. He went on to Northwestern Law School, where he graduated in 1934' and Yale Law School, where he received his LL.M. in 1940. He went to Washington, D.C., where he worked in several government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, the Office of Price Administration, the War Labor Board and the National Housing Agency. During the latter part of World War II he served in England as director of operational research and analysis for the Ist Air Division of the U.S. Army's: 8th Air Force. He later worked as an attorney specializing in labor relations for several Chicago law firms, including McDermott, Will, and Emery. He served as an arbitrator and also taught at DePaul Law School. He is survived by his wife of 5 6 years, Celeste; sons John '70, David and Mark; and granddaughter Nikol.

1932

Max Saltzman died January 20. He was a lifelong Bay Stater, graduating from Mount Holyoke High School and coming to Dartmouth, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Mu. He and his wife, Julia, had lived most of their lives in Long Meadow, and for the last three years in Brooks by Village, a retirement community in Peabody. Max spent the war years with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. He had a long career with G. Fox & Cos., a Hartford, Connecticut, department store. He also had been president of Gays Furniture for Little Folks at Springfield. In retirement he devoted himself to many community activities. He was a proud and loyal classmate who attended many reunions, including his 70th with Julia and Jane, their daughter. He is survived by Julia, Jane, son-in-law Bruce Rosenberg, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

1933

Merrill Worthen died in Marion, Massachusetts, on January 13 from effects of a heart condition. He prepared for Dartmouth at Central High School in Springfield, Massachusetts, was a member of Le Cercle Frangais and Alpha Tau Omega and majored in French. He worked for New York Life, Monarch Life, Texas Cos. and Gulf Oil and in his final employment in marketing for Chevron Corp. He was president of the Portland, Maine, Alumni Association. He served at various times as class agent, leadership agent and regional agent for the Alumni Fund. During WW II he served four years in Army military intelligence, rising from private to sergeant-agent. His first wife was Barbara Goodwin; he is survived by his wife, Marion Louise, and sons William and Steven.

1934

Charles Francis Kehoe of Fort Myers, Florida, died on November 29,2003. "Charlie" came to Dartmouth from Asbury High School and Exeter Academy. Little is known of his life, as he did not graduate from Dartmouth nor did he communicate with us. We do know that during the war he was a cap pilot at the San Jose, California, Army airport and cracked up three times during the service but escaped each time with slight injuries. When he was living in Miami he was a building contractor. Surviving are his five children: Charles, Lynn, Leslie, Kathy and John '76.

Edward Francis Marshall died July 8,2003, after a brief illness, at the Eagle Pond Nursing Home in Dennis, Massachusetts. Ed came to Dartmouth from Newton Center High School in Massachu- setts. At college he was a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club, freshman track, swim team and Sig- ma Alpha Epsilon and majored in sociology. Af- ter graduation he was an assistant class agent. He studied business administration at New York University and at Northeastern University in Boston, where he received his M.B.A. He worked for Kimberly Clark Corp. from 1939 to 1946 and, with his wife, opened the first self-service laundry at Newton Corner in 1947, which they sold in 1951 to purchase Marshall's Ice Cream stand in Groton, which they sold eight years later. They then moved to Cohasset and opened the first coin-up laundry at Nantasket Beach, before he worked for the stock brokerage firm of F.I. DuPont in Boston, retiring in 1984. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Adeline, daughters Susan and Jane, two granddaughters and four great-grandchildren.

1936

Norman E. Henshaw, who died December 4,2003, came to Dartmouth from Tacoma, Washington, which is about as far away from Hanover as you can get and still be on home ground. Out there, after graduation, he made a good career for himself in the industrial supply business as everything from purchasing agent to president. In WW II he served as a supply clerk for the Army and ended as a lieutenant specializing in medical supplies and equipment. In 1946 he married an Austrian girl in Salzburg, which is about as far away from Hanover as you can get and still be among Western types. They had three children: Stephen, Douglas and Barbara. On campus Norm belonged to Phi Gamma Delta and the track team. His major was sociology. We extend the sympathy of our class to his family and associates.

Stanley W. Osgood died in November 2003. Heart trouble finally did him in, but only after a long and distinguished career in the publishing business, specializing in education and trade fields, where he was last known as senior editor for Houghton Mifflin. He held a Ph.D. from Stanford and de- voted a year after graduating to the study of liter- ature at the School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. At Daitmouth he played ice hockey and baseball, belonged to Theta Delta Chi and took part in campus dramatics. A frequent visitor to Northampton, he succeeded in converting a comely blind date Smith undergraduate into his wife of 59 years; Doris survives him and has not lost her sense of humor. Stan raised a Dartmouth family (two sons), served as class agent and as president of a big Dartmouth club (San Diego). He also did his bit in both the Army and the Navy (submarines).

1937

James Murray Humphrey died on January 15 at the Peace Hospice in Great Falls, Montana. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and three children, James '67, Mark and Jean. He enlisted in the Navy immediately after Pearl Harbor, and served there as an ensign in communications throughout World War 11. He was a 50-year Mason, and a lifelong member of Rotary. He served on the Dartmouth Alumni Council during the 1950s and 19605.

Richard Harvey Kryder died at the Mercy Hospital in Derby, New York, on January 2. His wife and one daughter predeceased him. He is survived by sons Ralph and Chris, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was a naval officer in World War 11. Later he worked for Goodyear and then founded his own industrial firm. In 1978 he formed a marketing and public relations firm in the Buffalo area.

John Carmen Palumbo of West Hollywood, California, died on December 24,2003, of complications from a stroke. He is survived by his daughter, Gina. After Dartmouth he received a masters degree in romance languages from Columbia University and was a military intelligence interpreter in World War 11. He was a language teacher in Los Angeles schools for more than 25 years. He was an avid golfer, reporting to the College that he achieved his sixth hole-in-one on September 12,1996. He listed Kalil Ayoub of Bangor, Maine, as his closest Dartmouth friend.

1938

Herbert Leon Badger died on March 17,2003. He prepared for Dartmouth at Governor Dummer Academy. After graduation he worked with IBM and the Budd Cos. before moving to Tucson, Arizona, in 1947, where he was associated with the Land Title and Trust Cos., retiring as executive vice president. He served with the U.S. Navy during WW 11. His wife, Marjory, predeceased him; he is survived by daughter Wendy, sons Dick and Bert and one grandchild.

Leonard Beryl Gutner, a long-time physician, died on November 26,2003, of complications due to Alzheimer's disease. He entered Dartmouth from Columbia High School in Yonkers, New York, and majored in sociology, worked with the DartmouthPictorial, belonged to Pi Lamba Phi and graduated cum laude. He received his M.A. in political science in 1939 from Columbia University and his M.D. from New York University School of Medicine. He served with the Army Medical Corps during World War 11. Leonard was a volunteer teacher at Westchester Community College, a member of the board of directors for the Westchester (New York) Mental Health Association, a faculty member of the NYU School of Medicine specializing in therapeutics and a member of the National Ski Patrol. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; sons Roger '68, Todd and James '75; daughters Meredith and Nancy; and eight grand- children.

William Talbot Mosenthal, a surgeon for four years at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, followed by an 11-year teaching career in clinical surgery and anatomy at the Colleges Medical School, died on November 26,2003, of a pulmonary illness. He entered Dartmouth from Montclair (New Jersey) High School, majored in chemistry/zoology and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Green Key, the band, Glee Club, College Octet and the Handel Society Symphony. He received his M.D. from Cornell and served with Army Medical Corps during WW II in the Pacific theater. Dr. "Mose" originated the concept of the intensive care unit in the United States—the first such unit was established in Mary Hitchcock in 1955 and the current one at Dartmouth Hitchcock bears his name. He reorganized surgical nursing and created a school for postgraduate training of operating room nurses. He wrote three medical textbooks and contributed to nearly two dozen journal articles. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie, and is survived by five children, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

John Joseph Slattery, who served for fouryears in the U.S. Navy during WW II as commanding of- ficer of a sub-chase and a DC vessel, died on May 4, 2003. "Slats" came to Dartmouth from Bronxville (New York) High School, majored in sociology and belonged to Psi Upsilon and the Dragon Society. His business career was spent as marine manager with the Founders Insurance Cos. and Index Underwriters, an insurance brokerage firm in San Francisco, retiring in 1983 as vice president of operations. He was an active member of the Naval Order of U.S. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughter Sheila and son John.

1939

Jack Durrance died on November 7,2003. He was an accomplished physician as well as a famous mountaineer and a recognized botanist. He was described as a charming, irreverent man who conformed to the exacting demands of medicine and a large family. There were six children: son John and five daughters, all of whom were given special nicknames, as well as four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. His experiences rock and mountain climbing are legendary and were so treacherous it even involved the loss of several friends on peaks I have only heard of. His medical practice took him to Denver as a pulmonary physician and he became the chief of medicine at a veterans' hospital. His avocation was hybridizing flowers, starting with gladiolus then on to tulips and finally irises. He was elected chairman of the International Iris Society and his society chaired three American Iris Society conventions in Denver. Much more will and has been written about this remarkable man, so I will keep this brief.

John Vincent Kelleher died of pneumonia with cardiac complications on January i in Clayton, Missouri, his home in retirement. At Dartmouth he read widely in literature and history under the tutelage of English professor Sidney Cox, and became a Senior Fellow and a Phi Beta Kappa. He was a prominent member of Junto, took up intramural boxing and was a prodigious hiker. After graduation he was made a junior fellow of Harvard's Society of Fellows, and in 1942, at the age of 26, achieved acclaim by delivering the Lowell Lectures. During WW II John served at the Pentagon in military intelligence. In 1946 he began a 40-year teaching career at Harvard as professor of modern Irish history and literature, holding Harvard's chair of Irish studies. His publications include pioneering essays that were collected by Southern Illinois University Press, Selected Writings of John V.Kelleher on Ireland and IrishAmerica.john is survived by daughters Brigid, Peggy, Nora and Anne and eight grandchildren.

John Edward Searles of Toledo, Ohio, died on September 13,2003. He went on to the Tuck School, getting his degree in 1940. He was the semiretired owner of Starlite Plaza, a real estate firm. While in Hanover he was in the Glee Club and a member of Green Key. Along with his business interests in Toledo he was involved with the Peoples Savings Bank, the Inverness Club and the Toledo Society for Crippled Children. He is survived by his wife, Ann, and two children. Athird child, son Edward, predeceased him.

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William P.G. Chapin of Sonoma, California, died December 28, 2003, of pneumonia at Sonoma Valley Hospital. Daughter Pennell Chapin wrote that he received 60 Christmas cards and on her December 28 visit with him they shared his memories of these friends. Born in Proctor, Vermont, Bill came to Dartmouth from Montreal West High School, Quebec, majored in English-philosophy and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the tennis and varsity ski teams. Bill joined the Army Air Corps and completed meteorology training at M.I.T. A lieutenant B-24 pilot, he flew 24 bombing missions, was shot down over Yugoslavia, lost a leg and was a prisoner of war at Strlag 17. Bill was a newspaper editor and columnist, copy chief of Pacific Stars and Stripes in Tokyo, professor emeritus of San Francisco State University and the author of three books. Bill was class newsletter editor from 1993 to 1997. He was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor, in 1992. In addition to Pennell, he is survived by son Mark.

Gardner Louis Friedlander of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died December 19,2003, skiing in Vail, Colorado, as a result of an on-slope collision. Gard came to Dartmouth from Milwaukee Country Day School, majored in physics, was a member of Kappa Sigma, Canoe Club, marching band and Germanie, treasurer. He was a captain in the Army Signal Corps—a unit that was part of the U.S. military's highly secret radar project during WW II in the European theater. Gard collected many war stories in his memoirs, The Early Days ofRadar's Secrets and My Recollections of World War II. After the war he joined the family business, Phoenix Hosiery Cos., later joining Briggs and Stratton as assistant to president, retiring in 1968. He is survived by his wife, Rita, daughter Margaret and sons Gardner and Thomas.

Paul Forrest Gelpke of Chester, Connecticut, died after a brief illness December 14,2003. Paul came to Dartmouth from the Stearns School and grad- uated from The American Academy of Arts. Dur- ing WW II he served as a second lieutenant in the European Theater with the 69th Infantry Division. Paul spent his career in pharmaceuticals. He is survived by his wife, Ann, and daughters Jane Gelpke and Christina Dunnell.

Joseph Wheeler Harpham of Kennett Square, Penn- sylvania, died at home November 2 8,2 003, from complications after a fall. Joe came to Dartmouth from Albany Academy, majored in economics and was a member of Delta Upsilon, Canoe Club, Outing Club and Cabin & Trail. He received his M.C.S. from Tuck School. During WW II he served with the Army Air Corps Air Transport in China-Burma-India. He was a pilot with Colonial Airlines and retired as an Eastern Airlines captain. Joe is survived by his wife, Esteri, and their children, Elizabeth, Vianna, Charles and Ellen.

Raymond Jay Hotaling Jr. of La Canada Flintridge, California, died at home Decemberjo, 2003, of complications from a stroke suffered December 19,2003. Ray came to Dartmouth from Milne High School, Albany, majored in economics, was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Out- ing Club and was varsity ski team manager. Af- ter graduation he began a 42-year career with Mobil Oil Corp., interrupted by WW II service in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the rank of captain. Returning to Mobil Oil, he was general manager of the western marketing region at the time of retirement. Ray is survived by his wife, Peggy; children Susan, William and Dorothy; and his brother, William '41.

John Francis McDonald Jr. of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, died July 11,2003. He came to Dartmouth from the Taft School (Connecticut), majored in democratic institutions and participated in LeCercle Francais Junto and the Natural History Club. Mac received a M.S.W. degree from Boston University. During WW II he was a major in the U.S. Army Air Force, assigned as a medical supply officer with the 1137 th Special Activity Squadron at Boiling AFB, Washington, D.C. After service Mac was a clinical social worker with the Veterans Administration. He was '40 reunion committee chair and interviewer of candidates for Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, E. Barbara ("E.B."), and son John F. III '81 and daughter-in-law Alicia. His father was in the class of 1890.

Lester Merritt Nichols of Louisville, Kentucky, died of cancer January 8. He came to Dartmouth from Newßochelle High School, majored in sociology and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Un- dergraduate activities included freshman basket- ball and varsity track. During WWII he was a tank company commander and helped liberate more than 2,000 Americans at Memmingen Prison Camp in southern Bavaria. Les was a press officer in General George Pattons U.S. Third Army, re- tiring as lieutenant colonel. After the war he opened his public relations firm and became an icon known as "Mr. Hotel" in Kentucky. Les was a historian of Pattons 10th Armored Division and authored several books regarding encounters with Patton and many historical figures. He led nostalgic tours of Normandy. In the past he served as class agent and was newsletter editor until the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Edith ("Edie"), and daughters Nancy and Karen.

1941

William Edward Jeavons died on August 25,2003, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen Lois Jeavons, daughters Judy and Ginnie, stepson Harry and brothers Robert and Norman '52. His father and uncle were Dartmouth graduates in 1919 and 1916, respectively. Bill was on the freshman golf team and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon Society. In 1941 he joined the Royal Air Force and flew Lancaster and Mosquito bombers. After the war he was chief pilot for Eaton Corp. until 1950. From that year until 1957 he was a company pilot and salesman for Cleveland Cap Screw Cos. From 1957 to 1961 Bill was a salesman for Weatherhead Cos. and he then was a life insurance agent until 1967. Bill's final 18 years before retirement were spent with Roulston Cos. in Cleveland, the company named for its founder Tom Roulston '56. Bill retired in 1984 to Bath County, Virginia, where his family had had a farm since 1942.

Donald Erwin Norton died of natural causes at his home in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, on November 5, 2003. Don was an outstanding student-athlete at Dartmouth, playing freshman basketball and varsity football, and was active in Alpha Delta Phi, Green Key, Sphinx and Vigilantes. He earned a masters degree in science at the University of Minnesota in 1943 and then served as a lieutenant in the Navy from 1943 to 1946. He worked for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Cos. for 42 years, first as a research chemist and then as a sales engineer. Married in 1943 to Virginia Jensen, she succumbed to cancer in 1989. Surviving children are Elizabeth Anne, Michael, Jeffrey and James.

Richard Haywood King died on October 1,2003. He and Winifred lived in Medford, Oregon. Dick left Dartmouth after two years to take an assignment with the British Air Ministry. After the United States entered World War 11, he received a commission as ensign with the U.S. Navy. He served on the staffs of the Third and Fifth fleets, ending the war at the surrender of the Japanese in Tokyo Bay. He then joined Hawaiian Airlines, but resigned, founded and was president and CEO of Trans-Air Hawaii Ltd., an air freight airline. He then joined Trans Pacific Airlines, forerunner of Aloha Airlines, as VP. He moved to San Francisco as VP of marketing and sales for Pacific Far East Airlines. From there Dick went to Matson Navigation Cos. as corporate director of marketing and sales. Aloha then asked him to return as senior VP and he retired in 1971 to take a VP position with American Express. He held various positions with the company in its New York headquarters until his retirement in 1984. He is survived by his wife, Winnie, and children Karen, Richard, Randolf, Jan, Codie and Jeffrey.

William Morton McMahon died at the Coatesville Veterans Hospital in Pennsylvania, on December 3,2003. He had a number of Dartmouth con- nections: his father, William, class of 1919; broth- ers Richard 46 (deceased) and Gerald '5l, daughters Sharon Schell 'B5 and Elizabeth Howard,Tu 82, and grandchildjames '9l. Mac left Dartmouth before graduation and returned to fin- ish from 1946 to 1948. He joined the Navy and attended the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Florida, in 1943. He held five commands during the war, and received three national trophies for top flying squadrons and six national safety awards. He completed 27 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve, retiring in 1970 as a captain. He worked for years with various tire companies before be- coming a distributor for the Wynn Oil Cos. in 1970. He married Anne Niedringhaus in 1946 and she predeceased him. He is survived by children Sharon, Elizabeth, Patrick, William, Mary, Barbara, Marian and Richard.

1943

Robert Leslie Craig died December 16, 2003, at home in Fernandina, Florida, after a long illness. Bob came to Dartmouth from Honolulu, a graduate of the Punahou School. He was active in the Dartmouth Outing Club, Canoe Club and Gamma Delta Chi. Bob, on graduation, attended Temple Medical School, graduating in June 1945. An internship in Honolulu followed and then Army service at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. Bob then took a surgical residency at Northwestern Medical School which included an ancillary Ph.D. program in surgical research. Married to Naomi Gene Lund in 1957, a graduate of Minnesota Medical School, the Craigs' medical careers included service in Decatur, Illinois, Green Cove Springs, Florida; and finally Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, where Bob practiced surgeiy and his wife was the county health officer. He is survived by his wife and children Robert, Tracy, Daniel, Kiri and Jeneva.

John A. Koslowski died January 24 of complications from Parkinsons disease. "Kos," a graduate of Governor Dummer Academy, was a star athlete at Dartmouth, excelling at football, hockey and baseball. His career was devoted to education and sports. He was co-founder of the Winchester Indoor Lawn Tennis Center (dubbed the "Winchester Cathedral" by sports caster Bud Collins) as well as indoor tennis facilities in Newton and Nashua. Kos was a scratch golfer and enjoyed the distinction of sharing the course record of 62 at Essex Country Club with Jack Nicklaus and member Dick Stoddard. He taught history and science and coached hockey at Governor Dummer Academy and later Belmont High for a number of years and also managed to sandwich in a business career with the Boston Filter Cos. Kos is survived by children Judith, Thomas and James and five grandchildren. His wife of 58 years, Stasia, died in 2001.

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Rolf Gustav de Leuw died November 8,2003, at Mari de Villa in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the St. Louis Day School and at Dartmouth was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Dragon Senior Society. During WW II he served in the U.S. Army. Following a private law practice, he joined the International Shoe Cos., from which he retired holding the position of counsel and corporate secretary. Rolf and his wife, "Dindy" (Virginia Bay de Leuw), were wellknown supporters of the Humane Society, the APA of Missouri, the St. Louis Zoo and the Outdoor Sanctuary and were also noted for their love of the Dachshund breed. Rolfwas predeceased by his wife. He leaves no immediate family.

1945

Edward Stillman Bundy, M.D., died November 29, 2003, at the Hospice Residences of Martin & St. Lucie in Stuart, Florida. Following his Dartmouth graduation and WW II service in the Navy, Ed completed medical school at the University of Vermont in 1948 and he found the perfect wife at the UVM Nursing School. During the Korean War he was recalled for two more years in the Navy. He then returned to private practice for 16 years in his hometown of Southington, Connecticut, before becoming medical director of the emergency department at the Meriden Wallingford Hospital. An avid enthusiast for big-game hunting, Ed pursued his avocation throughout North America and Africa, authoring articles for major outdoor publications and as the U.S. representative of a leading safari firm. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Felicia, son E. Scott '76, daughter Darcie and three granddaughters.

Arthur Milham Carey Jr. died November 26,2 003. A member of Green Key and Sphinx as a Dartmouth undergraduate, Art lettered in football and lacrosse, which were the forerunners of his occupation in later life. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WW 11, worked in sales for a while with Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Cos. and eventually returned to his first love of working in athletics with young people. In 1965 he joined the football coaching staff at Ipswich High School near his boyhood home in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He became known as the father of lacrosse throughout the North Shore area of Boston, introducing it at Ipswich when most public schools didn't even know of the sport. Also teaching history, he was made the school's athletic director in 1980. At his retirement in 1988 the Dartmouth Bowl—awarded to the outstanding scholar in the junior class—was instituted at Ipswich High School in his name, and Art presented it annually. Divorced from his wife, the former Marie Bowler, he leaves daughter Linda, sons Arthur and Stephen and four grandchildren.

Thurston John Carpenter, D.M.D., died of lung can- cer December 13,2003.AS a premed student at Dartmouth Carp entered WW II service in the Army in 1943 and served as a captain with the 149 th Infantry Regiment for four years. Married to his Colbyjunior College sweetheart, the former Ann Tilton, in 1947, he gained his D.M.D. at Tufts College in 1950 and entered 38 years of dental practice in New Hampshire. He served in a broad range of dental societies—national, state and lo- cal—and as a consultant for the Delta Dental In- surance Cos. upon his retirement in 1988. An alumnus of Dartmouth's Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble, he played for years with a local Dixieland group playing the great songs of the '30s and '40s. Survivors include his wife, Ann, son William, daughters Lynn and Judith and six grandchildren.

John Frederick Clough died of cancer May i, 2003, at his home in Melvin Village, New Hampshire. John came to Dartmouth from the Belmont Hill School, spent fouryears in the U.S. Army Air Force and finished his education at Northeastern Uni- versity, where he majored in electronic engineer- ing. After a career in that field in which he lived in a number of locations in the Midwest and New England, he retired to Melvin Village in 1977. Di- vorced fromhis firstwife,Jean,with whom he had three children, he married the former Barbara Brown in 1970. His daughter, Wendy, predeceased him. Survivors, beside his wife, Barbara, include sons Peter and Alex, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Howard Lee Hoots died December 28, 2003, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center of a cerebral hemorrhage resulting from Alzheimer's disease. He was a V-12 transfer to Dartmouth from the University of Wisconsin during WWII. He served as a line officer in the Pacific theater in command of landing ships, retiring from active duty as a lieutenant (j.g.) in 1946. He was married a month later, and returned to Dartmouth to graduate in 1947-He then joined R.H. Macy in New York and became a buyer of men's hosiery and neckwear, leaving a few years later for Burlington Industries. He soon was made president of the Burlington-Balfour division, and became president of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. In his spare time Hootsie also served as trustee and mayor of Garden City, New York. An enthusiastic supporter of Dartmouth athletics, Howard was a past president of the Dartmouth Club of the Upper Valley and deeply involved with 45 class activities. He leaves his wife of 53 years, Lillian; sons Geoffrey '70, Michael and Thomas; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Charles Waldo Murphy died of natural causes Oc- tober 7,2003, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. A native of Pleasantville, New York, Chuck came to Dartmouth from the Hill School and served in the Navy as a pilot in the Pacific the- ater during WW 11. He worked for many years in management levels at several textile companies, including Cluett & Peabody, Fisher Mills and Rapid America in New York City. He lived in the Netherlands for awhile, then returned to the Unit- ed States, where he was a resident of Palestine, Texas, for the past 13 years. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Mary Louise Bailey, then by his second spouse, Hendricka Jacoba Murphy, and son Jan-Paul. He is survived by son Thomas, daughters Sharon and Emily and three grandchildren.

George Bruce Pierce died December 16,2003, of vascular complications. Intensely devoted to his Dartmouth class and to his wife and family, his career in the electronics sales and engineering business was an outgrowth of his WW II expe- rience as a radio technician in the Navy. Entering that field upon his release from service, "Shorty" attended night classes for seven years at North- eastern University and graduated in 1952 with a 8.8.A. in engineering and management. He pur- sued his vocation as a manufacturers represen- tative throughout New England for more than four successful decades. For years Shorty served as secretary/treasurer of the Charles River Dartmouth Club, as a member of the enrollment committee, as a class agent and on the 1945 executive committee. Survivors include his wife for more than 55 years, Allon, daughters Wendy and Allon, son Bruce, five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.

Winthrop Twining Sargeant died October 21,2003, as the probable champion in Dartmouth kin. At one time he listed more than 34 blood relatives in the College, dating back to his great-great- great-grandfather, Rufus Fairbanks, class of 1784 (whose cousin was Daniel Webster,class of 1801), and continuing through his father, Paul 'l5, and brother John '51. After a limited service discharge from the Army in 1943 Win returned to graduate as a member of the Tuck class of 1946, then earned his master s degree at the Columbia School of Business in 1947. A 20-year career in the human relations management field then ensued. He worked in New York City and in Pennsylvania before returning in 1974 to his original home in New Hampshire, where he spent 10 years in the executive search and management consulting field. He retired in 1985 to a home in Savannah, Georgia. His first wife of 50 years, Marianne Jaques (Ann), died in 1995. Survivors include his second wife, Shirley, son Paul, daughters Carol and Louise and eight grandchildren.

1948

Robert E. Huke died January 17 in the company of his family at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He first came to Hanover in the Marine V-12 program. A member of the Psychology and Camera clubs, he moved on to Syracuse University for his masters and doctorate in geography, returning to the Dartmouth faculty in 1953, gaining full professor status and chairing the department during his 43-year tenure. His focus was on food and population, taking him on research fellowships to Burma and the Philippines and continuing for many years with the International Rice Institute in the Philippines. He received many awards for teaching and research and published a number of publications and maps. His world travels were extensive, and he and Ellie led many tours for Dartmouth and his geography colleagues. With Ellie he co-edited our 50th reunion book and was class secretary at the time of his death. He leaves Ellie and daughters Beverly, Deborah and Patricia.

James John Nicholson passed away on December 28, 2003, at his home in Pelham Manor, New York Jim had a debilitating stroke in November 1997, butwanted to stay in touch with Dartmouth through the newsletter and this magazine, which his wife, Margaret, read to him. Bom in Flushing, New York, he came on campus in the Navy V-12 program, majored in economics and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. He subsequently earned his law degree at St. Johns University and practiced law in Glen Cove, New York, prior to joining Corn Products Refining Cos. (now Best Foods-Unilever), from which he retired in 1988 as vice president, corporate financial services. He dedicated long hours to education serving on local school boards and chairing the trustees of New Rochelle College from 1981 to 1997. Survivors are Margaret,daughters Louise and Jeanine, son John '82 and many grandchildren.

1949

Francis Temple Chase died July 2002 in St. Louis, Missouri. Francis came to Dartmouth from Utica, New York, but after only three weeks was drafted into the Army, in which he served as a combat infantryman, progressing to second lieutenant and decorated with the Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross. He returned in 1946, majoring in psychology, and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Outing Club. He then worked in a number of organizations, specializing in distribution, merchandizing and store operations. He also spent some time as a taxi cab driver in New York City. He is survived by his five children: Thomas,Daniel,Susan,Mary and Anna.

John Seymour Ransom died on November 13, 2003, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jack came to Dartmouth from Buffalo, New York, completed his undergraduate work and then graduated from Tuck School in 1950. During that time, he was a member of Green Key and Chi Phi and a manager of both basketball and football teams. After graduation he went to work for IBM, eventually becoming director of marketing. After leaving IBM he became president of Capital Structures Inc., a venture management organization. He made many contributions to his community, especially in the areas of music and the art. His father, Philip W., was Dartmouth '19. He is survived by his wife, Sarah (Sallie), and sons James, Robert and David.

1950

John F. Meehan died on August 30,2003, in the hospital at Burlington, Ontario, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Joan, son Don, daughter Laura and five grandchildren. Jack came to Dartmouth from New Britain (Connecticut) High School. He was a member of Zeta Psi, played in the band, and went to Tuck School. After graduation Jack worked briefly for the Stanley Cos. and then joined the Army during the Korean War, serving as an officer in Japan. He rejoined Stanley and the family lived in Connecticut and California before moving to Canada. In 1966 Jack formed his own company, now run by his son, dealing in construction and building materials. He was an avid golfer and involved in Rotary, Kiwanis and other civic community activities.

1951

John A. Gambling died in a Venice, Florida, hospital of a heart attack on January 8. John prepared for Dartmouth at Horace Mann School in Manhattan, majored in English drama, joined Tau Epsilon Phi and cut his broadcasting teeth at WDCR/WFRD. He joined his father, John B. Gambling, as his assistant at WOR,where Rambling with Gambling was a long-running .morning radio show. John replaced his father in 1959 and doubled the audience. His show became the longest-running show to hold a No. 1 spot in the ratings with the same family hosting it, and is in the Guinness Book of Records. His son John R., succeeded him in 1990. His outside interests included sailing and a long list of directorships, including a bank, airline, school, university, yacht club and nonprofits. Surviving John are his wife, Sally, children John, Ann and Sarah and seven grandchildren.

Peter Owen Stamats died on December 12,2003, of cancer at home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Other than two years in the Air Force and three years with the CIA, the rest of his life was in Cedar Rapids. An English major and brother in SAE, he moved into the family printing business, eventually becoming its president. He led the firm out of printing and into a marketing company with 150 employees and offices around the country. His greatest impact on his hometown was probably as a patron of the arts, contributing his collection of art objects and his time as a trustee and president of the local museum of art. He and his wife, Susan, were also patrons of lighter-than-air balloons, owning and operating a company that provided rides and sold balloons. Surviving Pete is his wife, Susan, sons Peter and William and five grandchildren.

1955

F. Robert De Bruyn died May i, 2003, at home in Seattle, Washington. He entered Dartmouth from that community and majored in economics. Bob was a member of Chi Phi. He received an LL.B. from the University of Washington in 1962 and- a LL.M. (taxation) from New York University the following year. He subsequently resided in Lincoln, Nebraska, working as a tax attorney in a large firm, becoming a partner in 1979. He returned to Seattle upon retirement and died, having just signed up for the Portland reunion. He is survived by a daughter, Kimberly, and was predeceased by a son, Robert.

Asaph "Ace" Hall died after a long battle with melanoma. Ace received his A.B. summa cum laude and in 1956 an M.S. in engineering and business from Thayer and Tuck schools. During his undergraduate years he served as president of Theta Delt and IFC and was a member of the Glee Club, Green Key, Paleopitus, Casque & Gauntlet and the marching band. Following his service time Ace worked at Westing house in its defense and space group and spent eight years with the U.S. Department of Transportation, including two years as federal railroad administrator, and then as corporate vice president of General Dynamics' information and administrative services. Ace was class agent, president of the Alumni Council, member of the Thayer campaign executive committee and a district enrollment director. As chairman of the Elmira College board of trustees he had presided over their commencement since 1994. Ace is survived by four children, five grandchildren, and his companion of eight years, Carole Rogers.

Steven Balcom Little died on December 23,2003. He came from a Dartmouth family, having a fa- ther, three siblings and several relatives, all grad- uates. Steve majored in government, and subsequently attended the American Institute for Foreign Trade in 1959 and the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. The following year he started in banking and financing management, and became president and CEO of the John W. Little Cos. a family printing business since 1886. Steve served as district enrollment director (Rhode Island) and president of the Rhode Island Alumni Association during the 19705. The business was sold in 1989 and Steven moved to Harwich, Massachusetts. He is survived by two sons, Jonathan and Steven.

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Randolph Richard Fawcett died in the arms of his wife, November 22,2003, after a bout with lung cancer. He had grown up in Canton, Ohio, and returned there following his graduation from Thayer to practice civil engineering and surveying. He had retired the previous January from M.S. Consultants, a company in which he had been a partner for 29 years. Dick had been a trustee of the Canton Art Institute and deeply involved in Dartmouth activities in eastern Ohio, serving as its secretary and its president in the mid-19705. He is survived by his wife, Mary, daughters Julie and Lisa, stepson Donald Cirelli and former wife Jane.

Charles Henry Crane died on December 21,2003, at The Memorial Hospital at Easton, Maryland. After several years at Dartmouth Chuck finished his bachelor's at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1957. He was a sales representative for Travelers Insurance for 15 years before becoming a pension consultant for Northeast Administrators in Westfield, New Jersey. He retired in 1995 as the East Coast software sales representative for Pentabs Corp. of Santa Barbara, California. Before moving to Easton in 2002 he was active in the Madison Presbyterian Church, the Jaycees and the Boy Scouts of America, where he received the Silver Beaver Award. Chuck is survived by his wife, Patricia, daughter Charlotte, son Stuart, a sister and four grandchildren.

1959

John Griffiths Marsh died December 26,2003, of lung cancer, at his home in Savannah, Georgia. Arriving in Hanover from New Trier High School outside Chicago John was a brother of Beta Theta Pi and a member of the Dragon Senior Society. Following four years in the Marine Corps, Captain Marsh joined Merrill Lynch in Chicago, and later formed Berghoff, Marsh, an investment banking firm. While living in Glencoe, John was active in youth hockey programs, while also participating in men's leagues. An avid and low-handicap golfer John and Nancy, his wife of 44 years, also enjoyed skiing with friends at their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. John is survived by Nancy Buskens Marsh, son Gary, daughters Emily and Kathy and three grandchildren.

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Stephen Ralph Coit died in an automobile accident on Novembers, 2003. Steve came to the College from Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, and was a resident of Stonington, Connecticut. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and earned his law degree at Yale University Law School. He was known as a generous, gregarious and caring person and was faithful worker at the community meal of the Unitarian Universalist Church and the New London Soup Kitchen. He was a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and Opportunities Industrialization Center and sang in many glee clubs. Steve was known as a "Renaissance man" who collected fine art and designer cars. He is survived by daughters Marne and Rebecca and her husband, Fred; grandsons Daniel and Joshua; and former wife and friend Toby.

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Gary Bryson died on January 29 after a long and courageous battle with a brain tumor. Gary, a native of Longview, Washington, was a member of SAE, Sphinx and the Green Key Society played baseball and graduated Phi Beta Kappa'. He entered the then popular program at Tuck School in his senior year, graduating with two degrees in 1967. He joined Bell and Howell in Chicago and then moved to Time Inc. in the early 1980s. Later, with telecom company U.S. West he was tapped to lead their efforts to provide both TV and telephone service bundled together in Europe. Gary retired in 1998 and had lived the past three years with his wife, Bobbi, in Edwards, Colorado.

1967

Robert E. Wood of London, Kentucky, died of leukemia in May 2003. Bob came to the College from Redondo Union High School in California. An international relations major, he was active in the DOC, Ledyard Canoe, the Cutter Hall Experiment, International Relations Club and Sigma Phi Epsilon. He earned a masters degree in Southeast Asia studies from Yale University. He taught for two years with International Voluntary Services, then served with the Peace Corps for another two years as a health worker. Bob was a missionary of the general board of global ministries of the United Methodist Church, assigned to the Red Bird Missionary Conference. He served in the Red Bird Missionary Conference as an associate in mission service and as executive director of the Bennett Center in London. He is survived by Mary Lou Wood, also a missionary and director of the volunteer program at the Bennett Center, and their children Robert, Timothy and Patricia.

Faculty

Charles Tuttle Wood, an authority on medieval Europe and a long-time faculty member at Dartmouth, died February 11 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center at age 70. A member of the faculty since 1964, Wood was the Daniel Webster Professor of History, Emeritus. Wood was a specialist on the Middle Ages, principally the histories of England, France and the Catholic Church in the 12th through 15th centuries. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1986 for a study of King Arthur and the destiny of England in the 12th through 16th centuries. At Dartmouth Wood taught history and comparative literature and was one of the creators of the freshman humanities sequence. He is survived by his wife, Susan; children Lucy, Timothy, Martha and Mary; sister Jerusha; brother Thurston; and five grandchildren.