Deaths

This is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries, may appear in this or a later issue.

Bradley Augustus Walker' 24 • June 25,2003 Philip G. Cole '25 •March3l Walter Hugo Stockmayer '25 'May9 Elmer Manual Rosenblum '31 • Jan. 8 Kenneth Nettleton La Vine' 32 • May 9 Frederic Doremus Leyser'32 • April 15 Melvin Courtney Hershenson '33 • Dec. 15,2003 Thomas Davis Hicks '34 • April3 C. Raymour Studley '34 • May 7 William Shepley Curtis '36 • April 1 William Hamilton Stimson '36 • MarchjO William King Donaldson '37 • April22 Arthur Hiler Ruggles '37 • April 27 Merrill N. Davis '38 • April 12 Robert Edward Eckel '3B • March 22 Austin Ronthwaite Grant'38 • March 24 Thomas Douglas Beasley '39 • March 29 John David Hess'39 • April 15 Anthony Lee Hunsicker '39 • May26 William Alonzo Martin '39 • April 4 John McDonald Olmstead '39 • Dec. 7,2003 Walter Robert Swan '39 • April 12 John Draper Faunce '40 • MayJ Rowland Lowe Hall '40 • Feb. 15 Creighton Davidson Holden '40 • March 17 David Clark Norris '4l • May 7,2003 George Francis Boyle '42 • Nov. 5,2003 Fred Wadleigh Nichols '42 • March 28 William James Scott '42 • April 3 Thaddeus Galvin Driscoll '43 ' April 27 Frank William Hussey '43 • May 21 Joseph William Woythaler '43 ' April 1 John Matthias Haffenreffer '44 • March 30 Allen Eddy Howland '44 • April 18 John Hallett Mulliken '44 'April2B Walter Herbert Olin '44 • March 23 Robert Forest Rickey '44 • April 6,2ool Alexander A. Conn '45 • April 21 Frederick A. Covalt '45 • Dec. 11,2003 Charles Tignor Duncan '46 • May 4 Stanley Harris Feldberg'46 • April 24 Samuel Glover Johnson '46 • March 24 Albin Leonard Bjorklund '47 • May 24 Austin Webb Lohse '47 • April 1 Stanley F. Alger '48 • May 20 Charles David Fay '49 • April7 Dana Ewing Miller '49 • March 9 Richard Ellis Wetherbee '50 • Feb. 12 Robert P. Dore '51 • April 19 Donald Hadley Rand '51 • April 3 Frank S. Russell '51 • May3 George Z. Patten '52 • April 5 Robert Sterling Ambler's3 • May 26 Fred A. Hitt '53 • April 28 Prescott Merrill Clark '54 • April2004 Grant Joseph Gruel '54 • April 5 Thomas Dyke Sayles Jr. '54 • May 15 Carl Harlan Auer '55 • March 27 Merle Clyde Falby '55 • April 9 Frederick A.C. Baker's 6 • April 23 Leon Earle Induni '56 • May 20 Roy Matthew Raja '56 • Daniel Thomas Frankel '57 • Dec.25,2003 Robert Henry Lafleur '58 • 0ct.4,2000 Lawrence Eugene Murphy '58 • April 14 Donald Norman Walker'sB • ]une1,2oo2 Philip Cowell Webster '58 • Nov.30,2003 David Michael Barker's 9 • April 17 George Henry Ramming '6l • Feb. 16 William Schaffer Smith '61 • Sept.11,2002 Stephen Campbell Kennedy' 62 • Aprils Christopher Holcomb Nissen '62 • Dec.3,2003 Stuart Kenneth Lieber '65 • Feb. 23 David Richard Sigelman '68 • May 8 Charles Leroy Johnson '70 • April 12 Dominick Philip Puccio '71 • 2003 Robert Francis Dawson '76 • May 20 Barbara C. Gray '88 • April 5 Ezekiel Orion Webber '00 • April 29

1926

George W. Scott died November 9,2003, of complications following surgery to repair a broken hip. He came to Dartmouth from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, majored in history and was a member of Sigma Kappa. Following a successful career in the financial printing industry in New York City, he retired as vice president of Fenn & Fenn in 1985. He was a resident of Westport, Connecticut, since 1947 and until his death he was devoted to Dartmouth and his class. He was active in Fairfield County enrollment efforts for many years and served as class head agent for some 20 years, repeatedly setting records for participation and giving. Hewas predeceased by his wife, Margaret, in 1980, and is survived by his son, George Jr. '63; grandchildren George 111 '87, Katherine and Sam '93; and two great-grandchildren.

1929

Wilbur Eugene Flannery, M.D., died on March 13 at New Castle, Pennsylvania. He came from New Castle High School and Mercersburg Academy and majored in philosophy. "Pinkie" belonged to Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Phi Kappa and was secretary of the Dartmouth Christian Association. After Dartmouth he received a masters degree from Hobart University and served as pastor of a Methodist Episcopal Church in NewCastle. He recalled his physician father saying, "Once you're a doctor you can become anything you want to be." He then went to Harvard and earned his M.D. He interned at Cleveland City Hospital. He served as chief of staff at Jameson Memorial and St. Francis hospitals. It would be difficult to name any organization that he did not serve and become its president. He leaves his wife, Ruth (Donaldson), whom he married soon after graduating from Dartmouth, and sons Charles, Richard, John and Harry.

Benjamin Franklin Stacey died on October 5,2003, at South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. He came from Abington High School and majored at Tuck School, where he received his M.C.S. degree. He worked for the U.S. Civil Service and then for the Department of Commerce. After a try at adver- tising he worked a fewyears in the laundry busi- ness. From 1949 he worked for many years teaching business at Northeastern University.'The rest of his career was at The First National Bank of Boston, where he became vice president. He was a 1929 class agent and an active fundraiser for Tuck School. He leaves his wife, Evelyn (Cote), and son Richard.

1332

Frederic Doremus Leyser died in Palm City, Florida, on April 15. Coming to Dartmouth from James Madison High School, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magma cum laude. After Tuck he went with Guardian Life, leaving in 1936 to start his teaching career at Admiral Billard Academy in New London, Connecticut. In WWII Billard was designated a naval activity school, with Fred moving from headmaster to commanding officer. He did graduate workat Connecticut College in 1941 and later at the University of Connecticut 19531956, while teaching at New London High. His career continued to 1966 at Darien High. His summer home was in Denmark, where he learned the language. Fred was a lifetime director of the UConn Foundation and was on the Darien board of education. His first wife, Ruth, predeceased him. He was survived by his wife, Camilla, two daughters, four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

Sheldon Clark Reed died January 1,2003. Coming from to Dartmouth from Montpelier, Vermont, he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Xi. He earned a Ph.D. at Harvard, continuing post-doctoral work at University of Chicago 1946-1947. Then he taught at McGill and Harvard, and was a British Admiralty advisor during WW 11. In 1947 he became head of the Dwight Institute for human genetics at the University of Minnesota. He published three books and many papers, often collaborating with his wife, Elizabeth, an Ohio State Ph.D. He had been president of two human genetics associations and received an honorary degree from Gustav Adolphus College. In retirement he focused on Hmong immigrants, learning their language and teaching them to read and write English. Elizabeth died in 1996, and Sheldon is survived by a daughter, son, stepson and six grandchildren.

1934

Thomas Davis Hicks died on April 3 at the Wagn er Pavillion of Evanston, Illinois. Tom came to Dartmouth from New Trier High School in Illinois and at college he was a member of Palaeopitus (secretary), Green Key (secretary), Casque & Gauntlet, Psi Upsilon, freshman football and the athletic council and was manager of varsity track. He majored in economics and was Phi Beta Kappa. He was very active in post Dartmouth activities, being on his class executive committee and reunion committee and as class agent. In 1959 he became vice president of Ferrell-Hicks Chevrolet, an automobile agency in Chicago, and after that he was vice president and director of Consolidated Railway Equipment Corp. and president, owner and director of Amexcar Corp., a company dealing in the leasing of railroad cars and automobile agencies. Surviving are his three sons, six grandchildren and one great-grand-child. His wife Jean, and two brothers, Hunter and Jack, predeceased him.

Charles Bernard Strauss from Charlottesville, Virginia, died on March 11. Charley came to Dartmouth from Dewitt Clinton High School in New York and graduated as an English honors student excelling academically, winning both the Lockwood and Grimes prizes in English. He graduated summa cum laude, was a Rufus Choate Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was editor-in-chief of theSteeple Jack and board member of the Junto. After WW II he entered advertising and developed campaigns for well-known brands and fashion labels. At one time he became vice president of Ogilvy & Mather, an advertising agency, and from 1972 until he retired in 1977 he was a director and executive vice president of Ferber & Strauss. Charley leaves his wife, Helene; daughter Vail; sons Andrew '65, Charles Jr. '65, and Glenn '72; grandsons Kasten and Ryan; and granddaughters Jillian and Leah, who is currently working toward a Ph.D. at Dartmouth.

William L. Wilson died on March 10 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Bill came to Dartmouth from St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, Michigan, and at college played in the band, was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity and majored in sociology. He was very active in Dartmouth affairs, serving on the class executive committee and as treasurer, mini-reunion chair and reunion chair. He earned a masters in business from the University of Chicago in a new major, hospital administration. During a lifetime career in health care, Bill was assistant administrator at The University of Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital; administrator of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania; and then director of Mary Hitchcock Memorial until his retirement in 1978. He was predeceased by his wife, Irja, and is survived by children Deborah, Susan, William; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

1936

William S. Curtis left us April l, but sons William '65 and David '67 carry on our tradition. In addition there are some 16 Dartmouth-related nieces, nephews, siblings, grandchildren and uncles who cannot be listed here but should be aware of the esteem in which we held our late classmate Bill. On campus he was a member of the Outing Club, Green Key, Cabin & Trail and Zeta Psi.As an alumnus he was on the Alumni Council, a regional agent and class agent. Our applause and sympathy to his widow and family.

Scott Pedley, M.D., succumbed to natural causes last December. After graduation Scott took medical degrees at Dartmouth and NYU and was a member of the first class of residents at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover. He then established the Green Mountain Clinic in North field. Along with his many professional credits and accomplishments he was a skier, fisherman, hiker and boatman. He was an honoraiy member of the National Ski Patrol. Scott brought great credit to the college, his profession and to his large family. He even entered the business world as advisor to Eastman Kodak on asbestos problems. Space does not permit a full account of his varied and versatile career. We can only agree that he earned, from the College and his classmates, a hearty "Well done!"

1937

William King Donaldson of Buffalo, New York, died on April 22. He is survived by his wife, Jean, a graduate of Wellesley College, and children David; Daniel, Tu '66; William; and Susan Donaldson Coppedge. Bill was a member of Theta Chi at Dartmouth, and majored in comparative literature and philosophy. In his working years he was an executive with the Smith Metal Arts Cos. in Buffalo. In lieu of flowers, Bill and his family requested that donations be made to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.

Jason W. Perkins died December 16,2003, in Palm Beach Gardens Florida. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. As a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II he was in charge of gun crews protecting merchant marine oil tankers and other ships as they made the dangerous Atlantic crossing to Murmansk and other European and African ports. He taught Latin, French and Spanish at several private boarding schools and was chairman of the foreign language department at Tilton (New Hampshire) School for 37 years. He spent his lastyears traveling abroad, learning new languages and visiting with his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, who lived close to his home in Florida. Jason was predeceased by his wife and fellow language teacher, Ruth Moody Perkins, and is survived by son John, daughter-in-law Winifred and granddaughter Jessica.

Arthur Hiler Ruggles Jr. died in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on April 27, with two distinctions not likely to be duplicated. He was a fourth-generation Dartmouth graduate, beginning with his great-grandfather, Daniel Blaisdell, who died in 1827. And for 36 years, from 1963 to 1999, he was the regular professional Santa Claus at Santas Land in Putney, Vermont. Art, also kidded as "Rugbug," graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1933- was active in skiing, hockey, soccer and lacrosse at Dartmouth, and coached those sports during his teaching career at Deerfield. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and Casque & Gauntlet, and later secretary and treasurer of the class of' 37. During WW II he served in England as an aide-de-camp to General Armstrong, and was cited for saving lives in a B-25 mishap. He is survived byasonand daughter, three grandsons and two great-grandchildren. Son Terry '62 or grandson Scott' 88 usually accompanied him at Dartmouth reunions.

1938

Merrill Nathaniel "Stinky" Davis, class president for four years and football captain with All-American honors, died from complications of a fall on April 12 in Naples, Florida. He entered Dartmouth from the Peddie School, majored in English and was a member of Psi Upsilon, Palaeopitus, Casque & Gauntlet and the Fire Squad. After graduation he became special assistant to Sewell Avery, head of the Chicagobased Montgomery Ward department store chain. In 1947 he became a management consultant to the Watkins Cos. in Winona, Michigan. Stinky later moved to Galesville, where, in the early 1950s he owned several small movie theaters. In 1953 he moved to Lacrosse, Michigan, and joined the Equitable Life Assurance Cos., retiring in 1980. While in Lacrosse, he was elected to a four-year term on the city council. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary, and his son, Loring. He is survived by son Merrill 111, daughter Carolyn and six grandchildren.

Robert Edward Eckel, M.D., physician and teacher at Western Reserve University School of Medicine, died on March 22 in Nashua, New Hampshire, after a long illness. He came to Hanover from Buffalo Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New York, majored in sociology and played on the lacrosse team. He received his medical education at the University of Buffalo and Harvard medical schools. His M.D. was awarded at Harvard in 1942. After one years internship at the University Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, he served in the Navy Medical Corps in the Pacific theater during World War 11, being discharged in 1946. He returned to the University Hospital in Cleveland and then to Western Reserve University as coordinator of training and assistant professor of medicine, implementing a new curriculum of medicine, retiring in 1988 as a professor of medicine, emeritus. He was predeceased by his wife, Lucille, and son Robert '70 and is survived by sons Christopher and Peter.

Everett Norris Wikoff died of heart complications on December 8, 2003, in the Meadow Ridge Nursing Home in Redding, Connecticut. Wik came to Hanover from Portsmouth, Ohio, High School, majored in economics; belonged to the DOC, the Handel Society and the Camera Club; and worked on the business board of The DailyDartmouth. Shortly after graduation he went to work with American Airlines. He served in the Navy during World War II as a night fighter di- rector aboard the USS Wasp. Later he changed his career path and joined TWA, retiring in 1981 as director of traffic analysis. He is survived by his wife, Leona, and two grandchildren. His daughter, Linnea, died in 1992.

1339

Thomas Douglas Beasley died unexpectedly at his home in Dennis, Massachusetts, on March 29. He was born and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey. After the Ridgewood schools he attended Dartmouth, where we are proud to report that he graduated magna cum laude. During WW II he was an inspector for the Wright Aeronautics Cos. in Patterson, Newjersey. After the war he became co-owner and executive vice president of University Society Publishing Cos., a piano music publishing company in Midland Park, Newjersey. He retired in 1978 and moved to Dennis. His wife, Elizabeth Doherty Beasley, died in 1988;he is survived by sons Thomas, Raymond and Edward '74.

John David Hess died of lung cancer on April 15 at his home in New Hope, Pennsylvania, according to his brother, Carl. John was a prolific writer who originated one of the earliest television soap operas, I he Love of Life, which lasted until 1980. John often wrote two or three episodes a week in the early years. He also wrote episodes for many other shows over the years, including MASH, OneDay at a Time, The Streets of San Francisco and the Rock ford Files. John graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory School and Dartmouth with the class of 1939- After that he spent a year at Yale Drama School before becoming a writer for WGN radio in Chicago. He was a tank officer during WW II and later assisted victims of concentration camps and refugees. In 1946 he returned to WGN in Chicago and began his writing career. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, and sons Anthony and Oliver '71.

James Francis McKeon died in Dedham, Massa chusetts, on March 20 after a short illness. He was a retired club manager and had been an FBI agent for one year. He was born in Worcester, graduated from the New England School of Accounting and Dartmouth with the class of 193 9. He served in the Coast Guard from 1942 to 1945, stationed in Sheepshead Bay, New York. After the war he moved to Yorktown, New York, and served on the town board and the Republican committee. He graduated from St. Johns University in 1965 and earned a certified club manager designation from Cornell. He managed the Dartmouth Club and the Knickerbocker Club in New York City for many years before retiring in 1972. He was married to the late Mary Burke and is survived by twins Patricia and Kevin.

1940

John Draper Faunce died May 7 of complications of COPD. He resided in Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut, prior to moving to Canton, Connecticut, in 1972. At Dartmouth Jack was a member and house manager of Kappa Kappa Kappa, president of the Dartmouth Rowing Club and member of Dartmouth Players. He was elected class secretary in 1995, and earned the 2003 Class Secretary of the Year Award. Jack was a commit tee member for the 50th, unions. He served in the Navy aboard the minesweeper USSAuk during the Normandy invasion and the Southern France invasion, retiring as a lieutenant in 1945. Jack joined Aetna Life & Casualty in 1946, retiring as manager of the commercial insurance department in 1980. Jack was involved in awide variety of community activities and was the owner of Book & Candle in Simsbury for 23 years. Jackwas predeceased by his firstwife, Katherine. He is survived by his wife, Donna; children Christine Faunce, Sharon and John Faunce, Jason and Holly Mallette, Constance and Jeffrey Pierce and Liza and Bradley Pierce; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister; four nephews; and a cousin.

Walter Carl Kelley of Shaker heights, Ohio, died m his sleep March 24 while traveling with his wife, Patricia in Taormino, Sicily, Italy. He came to Dartmouth from Lakewood High School (Ohio), majored in Tuck School, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and freshman swimming, graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and earned an LL.B. from Yale. During WW II Walt was U.S.N.R., 1942-1946. He was senior partner of the law firm of Kelley, McCann & Livingstone in Cleveland. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and children David, Kristin, Timothy '74. Peter and Lauren.

Robert R. Lowdon Jr. of Fort worth,Texas, died February 19 of complications from a stroke. He came to Dartmouth from Central High School and attended Dartmouth before transferring to UTAustin. He served as a lieutenant in the Army during WW 11. He was president of Stafford-Lowdon printing company. He is survived by his wife, Maria, and daughters Ann and Patty.

1941

Harrison Butterworth died March l after a long illness. At Dartmouth he was active in the Players, the German Club, the Mountaineering Club and the Rowing Club. As an undergraduate Harry joined Jack Durrance 40 in the first climb of the Devils Tower in Wyoming. Harry was strongly committed to Quaker beliefs and was a conscientious objector during WW 11. In the late 1940s he and his family lived in Ireland, where he studied Irish literature and culture. He later received a doctorate in literature from Yale. From 1953 to 1967 he taught English at Ohio University and from 1968 to 1971 he taught at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. In the mid-1970s he lived in Xenia, Ohio, and taught at Wilberforce College. Harry later returned to the family farm in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. Wife Hope Zanes survives him, with his children, Molly, Stephen, Carol and Corwin.

David Clark Norris passed away on May 7,2003, from an unknown cause. Known as Clark during his College years, Dave was a member of Gamma Delta Phi and president of the Dartmouth Christian Fellowship. He was a Navy pilot during WW II and then taught school at St. Marks in Dallas. Dave was alife agentwith John Hancock Insurance Cos. in Dallas and then returned to St. Marks in 1950. He was an independent teacher/counselor for 30 years in Texas and worked for the U.S. Veterans Administration for 19 years in Newark, New Jersey. In 1957 Dave earned a masters degree in education from Southern Methodist University. Dave and his second wife, Isabelle, had both been widowed and had lived in his boyhood home in Denville, New Jersey, for the last 17 years. Isabelle, three children and four stepchildren survive.

1942

Fred Wadleigh Nichols died on March 28 at the Stanley Tripett Hospice House in Needham, Massachusetts. Fred was with Kaiser Aluminum for 25 years, until his retirement in 1977 as utility manager. Prior to that he had been in sales with U.S. Rubber Cos. for nine years after leaving the Army. He served in World War II from 1942 to 1946 and was acaptain with Battery B, 465th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion, fighting in Northern France, the Ardennes, the Rhineland and Central Europe. He listed his hobbies as fishing and hunting, and his family as his life. His wife, Nell, predeceased him. He is survived by his daughters, Suzanne Comer, Michelle Peters, Debra McShane, Cheryl Shick and Corinne Smith; a brother, Richard Nichols; and 14 grandchildren.

William James Scott died on April 3 at his home in Oakmont, California, after a prolonged illness. Following graduation he served in the Army Air Force during World War 11, stationed in Africa, Arabia and Iran. It was while overseas in Aden, Arabia, that he met his future wife, Helen, who was then with the Red Cross. They were happily married for 51 years until her death. Bill worked at Revere Copper and Brass for 35 years in sales and manufacturing, and was general manager before retiring in 1985. During this period they lived in Arcadia, California. His favorite activities were golf, painting and gardening. He is survived by sons William '69 and Charles '73 and grandchildren Caitlin, Colin and Molly.

Lewis Bradford Thompson died of a heart attack at his home in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on February 12. He had practiced surgical medicine at the Newton-Wellesley Hospital for more than 40 years before retiring in 1985, after which he worked part-time as a company physician for New England Telephone. He was active in community organizations and was physician for the Newton North High School football team throughout his career. He was also appointed city medical director of athletics. Brad left Dartmouth after three years to attend medical school at the University of Maryland. In 1946 and 1947 he served as a captain with the U.S.Army Medicorps 24th Infantry in the Pacific theater. He leaves his second wife, Natalie; four children from his first marriage to the late Olive—Peter, Christopher, Jeff and Pamela; stepdaughters Wendy, Lynne, Leslie and Natalie; stepson George; and 15 grandchildren.

8943

Thaddeus Galvin Driscoll died April 27 at Salem, Massachusetts, Hospital. Ted attended Marblehead High in Massachusetts before entering Dartmouth. A math major, he captained the baseball team during senior year. Serving in the Navy during WW 11, he was discharged with the rank of lieutenant. Ted was associated with the construction industry after the war and in 1967 formed his own company, T.G. Driscoll Construction Cos. Inc., that specialized in office buildings, schools, bank and health care facilities. Ted was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern Massachusetts, North Shore Children's Hospital and a number of other business and philanthropic endeavors. An avid sports fan, he sailed competitively in E-22 class boats and owned thoroughbred race horses. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gloria, daughter Pamela, sons Todd and David and two grandchildren.

Fredrick H. Wallis died April 22 at his home in Atlantic Beach, Florida. A long-time resident of South Burlington, Vermont, he was born in Durango, lowa, and attended Dubuque High School prior to entering Dartmouth. An English major and Sigma Nu, Fred entered the Navy on graduation in 1943 and had a sterling record as a Navy Boat Officer in the South Pacific, landing Marines and Army Rangers in nearly every major beach assault. Fred remained in the service, completing a successful naval career and retiring with the rank of captain in 1968. Moving to the Burlington area, Fred enjoyed a second career in the business world as a stockbroker and later as a lumber wholesaler. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Bodil, sons Lars and Fred and three granddaughters.

Joseph William Woythaler died April 1 at the CVPH Medical Center in upstate New York. Bill came to Dartmouth from Framingham, Massachusetts, High School. A math major in college, he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1953 he earned a masters degree from NYU. He was active in the Prokofiev Society, DOC, Foley House/DU and Handel Society. Bill began his business career with Home Insurance following graduation. He also worked for W.T. Grant, Keuffel & Esser, Curtiss-Wright and CIBA-Geigy before joining AT&T, where he ended his business career. Bill maintained his love of the violin, which he began playing at age 4, and was associated with local symphony orchestras wherever he lived. Retirement interests included art, gardening, hiking, pottery, bowling and golf. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Walterlyn, children Wendy and Glenn and three grandchildren.

1944

John M. Haffenreffer died March 30,2003, at his home in Wellesley, Massachusetts John came to Dartmouth from the greater Boston area, where he was born and grewup. Aveteranof the U.S. Air Corps, he returned to Dartmouth following the war, completing his liberal arts degree before going on to National Brewers Academy. He then joined a family business, Haffenreffer & Cos. Inc., brewers of beer and ale in the Northeast, eventually becoming treasurer and personnel manager. In 1965 the company sold the beer business to the Falstaff brewing company and diversified into a variety of investment activities. John was also an active out doors man with a farm in Enfield, New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla; daughter Phyllis and son-in-law Brewster; daughter Edith and son-in-law Dale; son John '76 and daughter-in-law Laura; and five grandchildren.

Frank J. Martell died of pancreatic cancer at his home in St. Leonard, Maryland, on February 16. He was a member of the Glee Club, the march- ing band and the Dartmouth Players. During WW II he served with the O.S.S. in Yugloslavia. Following the war he received a law degree from Georgetown University and began his legal career in Washington in 1951 as an associate in the firm of Galiher and Stewart. Frank then became a founding partner in the firm of Martell Donnel- ly Grimaldi & Gallagher, from which he retired in 1994 to Maryland, where he could sail and fish. In 1996 he passed the Maryland bar exam and opened a practice in St. Leonard, which he maintained until his death. He was the 1992 Lawyer of the Year of the D.C. Defense Lawyers Association. Frank is survived by Carol, his wife of 57 years; children Kevin, Kathleen and Melisa; a brother; and three grandchildren.

Walter H. Olin died of cancer on March 23 at his home in Corrales, New Mexico. Wally came to Dartmouth on a scholarship from Denver, Colorado. While at Dartmouth he played trumpet in the Big Green band and continued to enjoy playing for recreation throughout most of his active life. In 1942 he enrolled in the V-12 program, going through Marine Corps training and receiving his commission at Quantico, Virginia. He married Barbara Dean, sister of classmate Bruce Dean, in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 1944. Following the war Wally returned to a year at Tuck School, and then spent his working career as a highly successful manufacturers agent, selling plumbing and heating supplies. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; son Scott; daughter Lynn and son-in-lawjames; daughter Cara; granddaughters Emily and Courtney; and,sister Elaine.

Ralsey B. Scofield Jr. of St. Michaels, Maryland, died of pneumonia January 16. Rally graduated from King School in Stamford, Connecticut, before matriculating at Dartmouth in 1940. He was a member of the fencing team, the Outing Club and Phi Sigma Kappa. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and became a twin-engine flight instructor before serving as a C-47 pilot with the Troop Carrier Command in the Philippines. He returned to Dartmouth in 1946 to complete his bachelors degree in English. For many years Rally worked for Bruce and Cook Inc., a sheet metal warehouse in New York City. He later worked as a manufacturers representative on the East Coast for Chicago-based Litho Strip Corp. He was a Rotarian and a member of the New York Chamber of Commerce 100-Year Club. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth, sons John and Richard, daughter Nancy and six grandchildren.

1945

Alexander A. Conn died at home of cancer April 21. He was married in 1944 to the former Jean Jahr, with whom he had three children, Carin Joel and Barbara. He attended Tuck School for one year. He then began a lifetime career with Kansas Packing Cos. in New York City, a supplier of meats and provisions for steamships and the export business. He became vice president in 1948 and was made president in 1959. Divorced after 25 years, he remarried in 1970, inheriting—besides his new wife, Maxine—three stepchildren. Alex retired about six years ago. He leaves his wife, his own three children and his stepchildren, Paul Storfer '77, Peter Storfer 'BO and Stephen Storfer 'BO.

Frederick A. Covalt died December 11, 2003, due to diabetic complications. Fred came to Dartmouth from Muncie, Indiana, and later served in the Army as a sergeant. His last known address was San Diego, California. His business affiliation was noted as Covalt Dairy Cos. Inc.

1346

Myron Stein of Beverly Hills, California, a pioneer in pulmonary medicine, died March 29 of pancreatic cancer. He had invented the first carbondioxide analyzer, and had performed important early research into the causes and effects of pulmonary embolism. He was also a forerunner in asthma research. He had taught courses in pulmonary medicine at Harvard Medical School while serving as chief of the thoracic clinic at Beth Israel Hospital, in Boston. He later helped to develop the Brown University School of Medicine, where he had served as an associate physician-inchief of the department of medicine and a professor of medical science. He had also served as the director of the division of pulmonary diseases at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. In 1969 he was named physician-in-chief at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket. He was predeceased by his first wife, Pauline, and is survived by his second wife, Alice, and four children.

1947

A. Leonard Bjorkland died of cancer in San Rafael, California, on May 24. He came to college from Hingham, Massachusetts, and majored in history. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1949 and then returned to active duty in the Navy from 1952 to 1954, serving in the judge advocate generals department in the Pacific. He moved to California in 1954. After working briefly in the Alameda County District Attorney's office, he established his own law practice, handling criminal, civil and estate matters. In Marin County he was respected as a skilled defense attorney. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.

Robert Edmunds Price died on April 12,2001, at Morristown, New Jersey, Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He started with the Navy V-12 Program at Dartmouth and graduated in 1946 because of the accelerated Navy schedule. While at Dartmouth he attended the Thayer School as part of V-12 and also enjoyed skiing. He received his masters in science from Princeton in 1947. Throughout his business career Bob was a civil engineer, working first for Standard-Vacuum Oil Cos. in New York City, London and Indonesia. He started a new business in 1978 with his wife at Lake Openaka. His specialty was large-water-piping projects throughout the United States and South America. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Margaret; son Robert '7B and daughter-inlaw Marianne '78; son Alexander and daughterin-law Margaretellen; three grandchildren; and brother William.

George Freeman Spinney died in Wilmington, Massachusetts, on October 31, 2003. He entered college in the Navy from high school in Maiden, Massachusetts. He joined Sigma Phi Epsilon and went on to graduate from Thayer School. In his professional life he spent his entire career with Richard D. Kimball Cos., consulting engineers, in Boston, serving as treasurer and as a design engineer. He is survived by his wife and a son.

1949

Charles David Fay of Corona, California, died in early April. Charlie came from the Roxbury Latin School; majored in political science; was a member of Alpha Delt, the DOC and German Club; and manager of the swim team. He served in the Army as an enlisted man from 1943-46 and later in the Marine Corps, from which he retired in 1962 as a major on disability. He received an M.A. in history from Southern Methodist, taught school in California and was probably one of the more widely traveled of our classmates. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and children Charles, Jennifer, Jan, Seaneen and Marisa. His father, Charles J., was class of '10.

Dana Ewing Miller died in early March in Morristown, Newjersey. Dana came from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, and majored in mathematics. He worked most of his career in the insurance underwriting field, retiring from the American Marine Insurance Cos. His father, William A. Miller, was class of 'OB. His brother, William '42, Tu'43, survives him.

Robert Hunter Zeiser died in Providence, Rhode Island, after a long illness. Bob came to Dartmouth from The Peddie School, majored in international relations, was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Casque & Gauntlet and earned a letter in wrestling. He gave many hours to Dartmouth, serving on the Alumni Council, as class president and club president and receiving the Gold Pick Axe Award in 1965. He made a success in the insurance business and served on many community activities in the Providence area, as well as owning convenience stores and Heirloom Rugs and being the founder and president of Skating Enterprises, a rink in Rumsford. Bob leaves his wife, Patricia; children Catherine, Christopher and J. Nicholas; and seven grandchildren.

1950

Richard E. Wetherbee died on February 12 in a Reston, Virginia, nursing home from complications of Parkinsons disease, which he had for 15 years. He came to Dartmouth from Concord, Massachusetts, High School and after serving in the Army in Europe, where he received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. Dick majored in physics and was a member of Sigma Nu and the swimming and crew teams. He retired from Vitro/Tracor Laboratory of Rockville, Martyand, in 1990. Dick is survived by his wife, Phyllis, and children David, Amy and Sara.

1951

Frank Sleeper Russell died at UMass Memorial Medical Centerin Worcester on May 3 after a long illness. Frank graduated from Worcester Academy in 1944 and served two years in the ETO as an anti-tank gunner. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and a government/history major. He then entered the family business, Sleeper & Hartley, founded by his grandfather. In 1955 he married Marguerite Daley and by 1958 rounded out their family with two daughters. Frank and his brother, Richard '49 (deceased), bought the family business in 1973. Through the years Frank became a successful inventor with 10 patents to his credit, some of which involved faster and more versatile machines related to spring-making and wire-forming. The company was sold in 1991. Surviving Frank is Marguerite and daughters Ann and Joan.

1952

George Z. Patten died April 5 of a heart attack in the garden of his home in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. "Bome" was a Chattanooga area native. He came to Dartmouth from the Lawrenceville School, where he early displayed his enduring love of music, founding a country music band called Zeb Patten and his Backwoods Boys. Bome was a sociology major and a member of Theta Delta Chi. Much of Bome's career was spent as a writer, lecturer and consultant in the field of alcohol rehabilitation. He also wrote five books, including You Too Can Stop Drinking, served as publisher of a number of books on treating addiction and owned a chain of community newspapers. Bome was the founding director of a Chattanooga area residential treatment center for addicted young persons. Bome is survived by his wife, Mary Jo, five children, a sister and brother-in-law George "Blackie" Smith '52.

1954

Grant Joseph Gruel died of cancer on April 5. "Joe" entered Dartmouth from Jamestown, New York, High School. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He joined the Army in 1953 and graduated from Dartmouth in 1956. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1958 and practiced law in Grand Rapids. He was considered one of Michigan's top trial attorneys. In 1984 he served as president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He retired from practice in 2 002. He served the College as district enrollment director for 18 years and was a member of the Alumni Council in 1975-1978. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and children Jim, Barbara, Anne and Andrew.

Barry Myles Levin died on December 2,2002, in Wayland, Massachusetts, of pancreatic cancer. He entered Dartmouth from Williston Academy. Barry was a member of PiLambda Phi and was a sociology major. He served in the Navy after graduation and then entered Boston University Law School and practiced law in Boston. He is survived by his wife, Jill, and children Jodi, Scott and Gregg.

Thomas D. Sayles Jr. died on May 15. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Dragon and the golf team. After graduation Tom joined the training program at Hanover Bank. A three-year stint with the USAF interrupted his banking career. In 1958 he joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust, serving as a junior loan officer branch manager and senior officer. In 1961 he received an M.B.A. from NYU. In 1970 Tom joined the Summit Bank in Summit, eventually becoming president, chief executive officer and chairman. He retired in 1994 but continued to serve on the boards of numer- ous corporations, and as chairman of a capital campaign for Drew University, trustee of Over- look Hospital, director of the Urban League of Union County, trustee and chairman of the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts and board chairman of the Summit Speech School. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, sons Rick and Stephen and daughter Lynn.

Richard Charles Tweedy died of leukemia October 4,2002. Dick was a resident of Citrus Heights, California. He did not graduate with the class and little is known of his post-Dartmouth life.

Ray Joseph Wolff died of pneumonia on November 11,2003, in St. Louis. Ray entered Dartmouth from Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School in St. Louis. He was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi, a chemistry-zoology major and a firstchair strings player with the Handel Society. He also played with the Vermont Symphony. Ray graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1958. After serving as chief resident at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, he served in the Air Force for two years. After service Ray returned to St. Louis, specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. He retired from his medical practice some years ago and worked on pharmacology research. He is survived by his wife, Dolores, and children Carl, Paul, Sara and Jodi.

1955

Carl Harlan Auer died of cancer March 27 at his home in Hillsborough, California, with his family present. "Ty" was born and raised in the East Bay and Pacific Coast area, graduating from high school in South Pasadena. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi and earned an A.B. in economics. From 1956 to i960 Ty served in the Marine Corps as an aviator. Upon discharge he entered Stanford and received an M.B.A. in 1961. Ty became a venture capitalist with interests in cargo aircraft remanufacture and South American mining, particularly in Surinam. He served as CEO in several leasing corporations and as board director and officer of several not-for-profit organizations, including Amnesty International, Planned Parenthood and Youth and Family Enrichment Services. He briefly taught business finance at UCLA/Extension School. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Jean; sons Lance, Grant and Brad '88; and one granddaughter.

1956

Frederick A.C. Baker died on April 13 at the Keystone Hospice in Wynmoor, Pennsylvania. He is survived by his former spouse Jerrie; children Jennifer, Jeri Ann, Andrew and Jeffrey; two grandchildren; brother Proctor; and sister Janet. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and attended Verona High School before coming to Dartmouth. Fred played freshman lacrosse, was a member of Zeta Psi and was on the Interfraternity Council. After graduation and service in the Air Force, Fred spent 25 years as a pilot for Pan American World Airways. When the airline went out of business Fred found a new career building log homes in the greater Philadelphia area.

Roy Matthew Raja died at home March 30 after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He leaves his wife, Ellen, and children Randall, Rebecca, Victoria and Jonathan. Following graduation he served in the Navy as a pilot for three years, then worked for a short time at Harvard University before entering its M.B.A. program. Upon completing his degree Roy worked for a variety of companies in their financial sections. At age 55 he withdrew from the corporate world to focus the rest of his life on singing and his wife's sheep farm in Lincoln, Massachusetts. He was an active member of a number of choruses, singing in Tanglewood last summer and with a symphony in Boston. He and Ellen were founding members of The Codman Community Farm in Lincoln, an effort to maintain the values of farming in small New England communities.

1957

Daniel Thomas Frankel died of cancer on December 25,2003. All his life Dan was a music man. He began acting and singing at 10 years old, and later appeared on the stage at Great Neck High School. At Dartmouth Dan was a member of the Glee Club, the Injunaires, the Dartmouth Players, and Phi Kappa Psi. Performing as Dan Shazarr, he spent the first year out of college performing in New York nightclubs. His specialty was singing in six languages and accompanying himself on the guitar. Dan found his way into the Waldorf Astoria and the St. Regis roof, where he sang and played with name orchestras. In the Army, Private Frankel was chosen to tour the worlds Army bases. Dan's career was as a piano technician, inventor and musicologist. In recent years, he organized Pianos to Havanna—which involved the donation of pianos to Cuba—in an attempt to bridge cultures with music where politics had failed. Classmates will remember him leading the Calypso performance at our 45 th reunion. He is survived by his daughter, Elena, and by sons Alexander and David.

1358

Lawrence E. Murphy Jr. died April 14 in Farmington, Connecticut. He attended Boston Latin School and entered the College from Worcester Academy. Larry majored in economics, was a member of Zeta Psi and active in debate. He worked in computer science field and retired in 1997 as director of management information systems at Manchester (Connecticut) Hospital. After retiring Larry was an active community volunteer working with Meals on Wheels, Hartford Hospital and Avon Library. He was also active in his local Kiwanis, which he had served as president. Larry's wife of 43 years, Kathleen, survives, along with daughters Melissa and Jennifer and son Lee, to whom the class extends its deepest sympathy.

1962

Stephen C. Kennedy, M.D., died April 3 while bicycling with his son, Andrew, in Acadia National Park, Maine. His neck was broken when he crashed into a barrier. A Francophile, he majored in French, attended the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program in Caen, Normandy, became president of Le Cercle Francais and taught English in Bordeaux, developing a love for French wine and food and the Basques. After University of Kentucky medical school, he served with the Army in Fulda, Germany. His artistic side led him to plastic surgery. He also regularly dispensed medical, aesthetic and ethical cosmetic surgery advice on a local radio call-in show. Son of an Episcopal minister, Steve sang in many choirs. He also participated in Christian medical expeditions to Kazakhstan and Senegal. He is survived by his wife, Janice, stepdaughters Alexa and Marissa, daughter Abigail, sons Matt and Andrew, sister Jane, mother Frances, first wife Charlotte and six grandchildren.

Christopher (Kit) Holcomb Nissen of York, Maine, died on December 3,2003, of pneumonia after a long battle with cancer. Kit came to Dartmouth from Damariscotta, Maine, having graduated from the Hebron Academy. He was a member of Phi Tau and graduated from Dartmouth in 1964, majoring in economics. Fraternity brother Tom Komarek '62 recalls Kit "as a standout sprinter on our noted '62 freshman track team. Kit was quick of foot, quick-witted and quick to share a laugh with his many friends." Kit earned his masters degree in systems management in 1970 from the Florida Institute of Technology. He worked for Pan American World Airways, based in Florida and with Flying Tiger Line and WTC Air Freight in California. He finished his career as chief information officer with H&M International Transportation in New Jersey and then returned to his native Maine. He is survived by his wife, Brooks, three children and five grandchildren.

1368

David Sigelman, M.D., died May 8, in Andes Mountains of Peru of apparent pulmonary edema brought on by high altitude. He was there on a two-week mission to help natives build greenhouses and to work on an international child health elective at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was his third such trip to Peru as part of Project Inca. A native of South Dakota, while at Dartmouth he was a member ofTau Epsilon Phi and active in the DOC and Dartmouth Christian Union. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1970 and from Harvard Medical School in 1972; he also spent a year in Columbia, South America, where he first encountered Third World medicine. He joined Holyoke Pediatric Associates in 1976. He and wife Pat McDonagh loved cycling and crosscountry skiing, and hiking, David also served as his Dartmouth Medical School class secretary. He is survived by Pat, a daughter, a son and two brothers, including Dan '72.