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.

Edward Everett Emerson '26 • Dec. 8, 2004 Erwin Paul Vollmer '29 • May 13, 2004 John Meyer Tiedtke '30 • Dec. 21, 2004 William Lewis Wilson '30 • July 28, 2004 Irvin Meyer Bettman '31 • Dec. 13, 2004 Joseph Woodard Kyser'32 • Oct. 10, 2004 Robert Douglas Reinhardt '32 • Dec. 17, 2004 Everard Landolt Stuhrman '32 • Nov. 18, 2004 Henry Birchard Pierpont '33 • Dec. 26, 2004 Henry Weitz '33 • Feb. 26, 2004 Sidney Carter' 34 • Jan. 16 Oscar Melick Ruebhausen '34 • Dec. 7, 2004 John Dudley Tobin '34 • Dec. 11, 2004 Edmund D. Brunner Jr. '35 • Dec. 18, 2004 Roy Alton Adams '36 • Jan. 7 George Jackson Allen '36 • Dec, 6, 2004 Charles F.S. Corwin '36 • Dec. 28, 2004 Sumner Harris '36 • Dec. 28, 2004 William Augustine Kirk' 36 • July 23, 2004 Von Daniel Oehmig'36 • Oct. 10, 2004 John Tredwell Follett '37 • Nov.7, 2004 Robert Howard Carson Sr. '38 • Oct. 17, 2004 Robert H. Frese Jr. '38 • Dec. 28, 2004 Harald Pabst '38 • Jan. 10 Dwight Parkinson '38 • Feb. 1 Gilbert Raymond Tanis '38 • Jan. 6 Everett Witte Wood '38 • Dec. 10, 2004 John Chester Stewart '39 • Dec. 21, 2004 Charles Partridge Haskell '40 • Dec. 14, 2004 Ned Barney Hein '40 • Jan. 10 Joseph Hill Rinehart'40 • Aug. 7, 2004 Holmes Van Mater '40 • April 17, 2004 Francis Edward Whaland '40 • Jan. 8 Charles Peleg Hadley '41 • Jan. 13 Robert Wilson Harvey '41 • Nov. 28, 2004 George Edward Herman '41 • Feb. 8 John Tyler Phillips Jr. '41 • Feb.7 Richard Paul Sexton '4l • Jan. 23 Edward Francis McLaughlin Jr. '42 • Jan. 21 Richard Charles Nehring '42 • Nov. 13, 2004 George Monroe Rounds Jr. '42 • Dec. 25, 2004 Charles M. Arnstein '43 • March 24, 2004 Bradley Ellsworth Copeland '43 • May 23, 2003 Robert Woodward Kerwin '43 • Oct. 5, 2004 Thomas Mayo Magoon '44 • Jan. 1 Alan Conrad Rose '44 • July 22, 2004 John Stuart Wheeler '44 • Jan. 9 Donald Packard Cole '45 • Dec.3,2004 Richard Russell Steiner '45 • Jan.31 Eugene Welch Wilkin '45 • Nov. 5, 2004 Homer Campbell Chaney Jr. '46 • Oct 22, 2004 Henry Joseph H. Dierks '46 • Dec. 25, 2004 Frank Kern Ettari '46 • Dec. 15, 2004 Glenn Lee Haynes '46 'Aug. 9, 2004 Thomas Williams Heller' 46 June 21, 2003 Ronald Myron Jaffee '46 • Aug. 11, 2000 William Olliver Bailey '47 • Jan.28 Kenneth William Coyne '47 • Dec. 20, 2004 Robert Ray Hall '47 • Jan. 8 James Richard Lightner '47 • July 14, 2004 Robert William Morin '49 • Oct. 15, 2004 John Henry Schaaf '49 • Nov. 13, 2004 Harry Davis Whitner '50 • Jan. 10 Edwin Joseph Williams '50 'May 11, 2004 Douglas A. Frandsen '51 • Dec. 14, 2004 Virginio L. Minervini '51 • Feb. 16, 2000 Ronald M. Feinberg '52 • Dec. 20, 2004 Richard Parker Karnan '52 • Dec. 16, 2004 John Carol Baron '54 • Aug. 30, 2004 Robert Philip Curtis '54 • Nov. 16, 2004 Nicholas Brice Dean '54 • Jan. 28 Carl Eugene Givens '55 • Nov. 1, 2004 Peter Gordon Robinson '55 • Jan. 9 Edgar Leo Abt '56 • Jan.30 Hugh Anthony Williamson '57 • Dec. 29, 2004 James Barry Corbet '58 • Dec. 18, 2004 Charles Willard Miller Jr. '59 • Dec. 8, 2004 Philip Donald Blanche '61 • Nov. 25, 2004 Robert Edwin Hodder '61 • Sept. 26, 2004 John Jacob Roth Jr. '62 • Dec. 2, 2004 Nicholas Thomas Stowe '62 • Dec. 25, 2004 Richard Edward Keegan '63 • April 5, 2003 Larry Watts '73 • Jan. 15, 2004

1929

Erwin Paul Vollmer died May 13,2004, in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He came from Richmond Hill High School at Franklin Square, Long Island, belonged to Alpha Sigma Phi and majored in zoology. He was on the editorial board of TheDartmouth and prominent in the operation of TheTower and The Tomahawk. He received his master's degree and his Ph.D. from New York University, and was with the Naval Medical Research Institute during WW II. Dr. Vollmer was an endocrinologist with the National Cancer Institute for more than 20 years. He leaves a daughter, Deborah.

1932

Joseph Woodard Kyser died October 10, 2004. Living virtually all his life in the Utica, New York, area, he was born in Frankfort, went to school at nearby Ilion, worked in Utica and died at his home of many years in adjacent New Hartford. At Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa (now KCK), but an illness prevented his finishing his College career. After a few years in real estate he joined the Credit Bureau of Utica as president in 1940, introducing computers and broadening its service until his retirement. He had been on the board of his Rotary Club and treasurer of Faxton Hospital. He enjoyed golf, gardening, photography and cultural events. He is survived by Edith, his wife of 67 years, a daughter and two grandchildren.

Robert Douglas Reinhardt died December 17, 2004, at his home in Short Hills, New Jersey. He came from Newton High School and Tabor Academy in Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Sigma and Dragon, manager of basketball and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. After a Harvard M.B.A. he taught there for a year before starting his career at General Motors, where he became treasurer and then comptroller of GMAC. Bob served as treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark and received the Bishops Outstanding Service Award. He was also on the Girl Scout Council of Essex and Hudson counties, the United Way Board of Milburn and a volunteer at Overlook Hospital. He was a life member of the Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit. He and his wife, Helene, enjoyed travel, golf, photography and gardening. He is survived by Helene, a daughter, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

1934

Robert W. Griffin, a class stalwart, died in Southbury, Connecticut, on September 16,2004. At the College he was a member of The Dartmouth, The Dartmouth Corina Yacht Club and Delta Tau Delta and majored in sociology. He was extremely active in class affairs: executive committee, project contact, agent, scholarship fund chair, reunion giving committee and CFD leadership committee. He worked in the financial business in New York for a short time and then moved to Connecticut in 1941, where he worked for the American Brass Cos. He was a captain in the Army during the war, when he taught navigation, and then spent 1945 and 1946 in the Philippine Islands. He returned home in late 1946 and moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, continuing his employment with American Brass until his retirement in the mid-19605. He later worked as a business consultant and investor in small businesses. Besides his wife of 63 years, Marjorie, he leaves son Bill and a granddaughter.

Benjamin J. Piatt died on August 13, 2004. Ben came to Dartmouth from Riverdale Country School in Bronx, New York, and at college majored in philosophy and English. From 1934 through 1941 he was in the printing business which he left to go into the Navy as an officer in shipbuilding. Upon his discharge he spent the next two years in the retail floor covering business before taking a position as assistant to the vice president in charge of sales (defense products) with the Ingersoll Kalamazoo division of Borg Warner Corp. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and from which company he retired in 1964. He then dabbled in mail order, raising sheep on his 40 acres, inventing and patenting a portable seat, designing and building a boat and renting his summer cottage on Lake Michigan. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him, and he leaves daughters Jarrold Suarez and Barbara Bauman.

Oscar Melick Ruebhausen died on December 7, 2004, at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He came to Dartmouth from Paulding High School in Washington, Vermont, and at college he was Phi Beta Kappa and a member of The Press Club, Dartmouth News Service and Sigma Phi Epsilon, graduated summa cum laude and received the Barge Gold Medal for Oratory. He received his law degree from Yale Law School and graduated cum laude. He was a member of the Rockefeller Center advisory committee in 2004 and of the Rockefeller Center board of visitors from 1985 to 2004. He was a Senior Fellow at Dartmouth and was awarded the Presidential Certificate of Merit in 1948. From 1937 to 1942 he was with the law firm of Debevoise, Stevenson, Plimpton and Page in New York City, returning from World War II service to become partner until retirement in 1984. There are no immediate survivors.

Walter Strickler Welch of Evanston, Illinois, died October 24, 2003. Walt came to Dartmouth from Evanston High School and Tilton Academy, and at college majored in English and was a member of Chi Phi. During the war—from March 1942 to October 1945—he was in the Air Force and attained the rank of technical sergeant. He was self-employed and the builder of homes. Surviving are his wife, Jacqueline, and two sons, Henry and Allen.

Alfred Yankauer, M.D., of Amherst, Massachusetts, has died, although the date is unknown. "Yank" came to Dartmouth from the Horace Mann School in New York and at college he was a member of the Bema, Zeta Alphi Phi and majored in zoology. He received his M.D. from Harvard in 1938 and an M.P.H. from Columbia in 1947. He worked for New York City and Rochester and then the New York State Department of Health. He taught at Cornell, University of Rochester and Albany Medical School. During the war he spent five years with the Army Medical Corps and achieved the rank of major. He was an outstanding doctor in his field. He is survived by his twin sons, Douglas and Kenneth, and brother James '38.

1936

William S. Curtis died April 17, 2004, 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 should be aware of the esteem in which we held our late classmate. 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 sympathy to his widow and all those relatives.

William H. Stimson, who was class agent from 1986 to 1995, died of pneumonia in May 2004. He was a doctor with a productive career in Hunts Point, Washington. Bill was active in the Outing Club and sired a member of the class of '76, his second son, John. His widow lives on in Hunts Point, and to her we extend our sympathies.

1937

Robert Chapman Terwilliger of Bloomfield, Connecticut, died at the University of Connecticut Medical Center on August 24, 2004. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Elizabeth, and two children, Linda Ahem and Jean Terwilliger. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi. In his working years he was president of Philip H. Stevens Cos. in Hartford. He was a past president of the West Hartford Squires. His memorial service was held at the Seabury Retirement Community in Bloomfield.

John Tredwell Follett died in Holliston, California, on November 7,2 004, leaving his wife, Eleanor, and his daughter, Susan Ruiz. John completed his bachelors degree at the University of California at Berkeley in 1941, and received his master's degree in political science from San Jose State University in 1965. At Dartmouth he was a member of Zeta Psi.

1938

Robert Howard Carson Sr. died on October 17, 2004, in Athens, Georgia. His major was economics and he belonged to the Canoe Club, the German Club and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After college Bob went to work for Macy's in New York, becoming a buyer of toys and then boys' clothing. Next was service in the U.S. Navy as lieutenant, j.g., in the Washington, D.C., office of Naval Intelligence, 1942-1945. In 1955 Bob, with his family, moved to Athens, where he became executive vice president of Garwood Manufacturing before starting his own financial business, Carson and Associates. He taught economics as an adjunct at the University of Georgia and GED classes at the local high school. He was also president of the Athens Symphony. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, five children and 13 grandchildren.

Robert Henry Frese Jr. died on December 28, 2004, of a stroke. He entered Dartmouth from Scarsdale, New York, High School, where he was a Phi Bete, president of Chi Phi and a member of the Inter-fraternity Council. He served in the Army, including service with the Coast Artillery Aircraft, being discharged as a major in the adjutant generals department. He retired in 1980 after working in New Jersey for Johnson & Johnson for 30 years. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy, daughters Virginia and Barbara, son Raymond, nine grandchildren and one great- grandchild.

Kenelm Winslow Herschel died on October 19, 2004, in San Clemente, California. He headed to Dartmouth from McKinley High School in Washington, D.C. He majored in economics, and belonged to Psi Upsilon and the Flying Club. After graduation he went to Harvard for his M.B.A. in 1940, and then went to work for American Airlines in New York City before joining the Marine Corps and serving as a South Pacific combat aitransport pilot. After the war he rejoined American Airlines as a pilot in the flight group. Later he became director of flight testing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, retiring in 1975. He retired from the Marine Corps in the same year with the rank of colonel. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; sons Ken Jr. '74, Mark and Kevin; daughters Margaret '79, Ann, Kathy and Mary; and six grandchildren.

Gilbert Raymond Tanis died at the Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center on January 6 from complications from stomach surgery. His majorwas history and he was a member of the band, president of Sigma Nu and a member of the Inter-fraternity Council, the Ledyard Canoe Club and the Rowing Club. Gil went to Harvard for his M.B.A. in 1940, and had a business career with Curtis-Wright Corp. and International Paper Co. After World War II naval service, Gil returned to Hanover (and Dartmouth) to work in the executive office of president John Sloane Dickey as director of continuing education and director of the Dartmouth Institute, retiring in 1983 after 30-plus years of service. He continued to serve the College in many ways, including as a member of the search committee for president James Freedman and the Alumni Council and as head class agent. He was predeceased by his wife, Fran, and is survived son Bill '70, daughters Margie and Eleanor, eight grandchildren and three great- grandchildren.

Edward Moseley Thomas Jr. died in Boca Raton, Florida, on March 31, 2004, of Parkinson's disease. He came to Hanover from Shaker Heights High School. At Dartmouth he majored in economics, belonged to Sigma Epsilon and Dragon and was a member of the Forensic Union. From Dartmouth he went to Harvard Business School for his M.B.A. Ed spent five years with the Marine Corps during World War 11, mostly in the South Pacific. Upon discharge he went to work for Garlock Inc.,retiringin 1969 as general business manager. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jeanne, two sons and six grandchildren.

Edward Kendall White Jr. died of complications from cancer in Naples, Florida, on November 4, 2004. "Big Ed"—the swim team captain with the contagious laugh—majored in English, was a Deke and a member of Sphinx and Green Key. He served as a Navy pilot during World War II and was awarded the Air Medal. He had a long business career with HP Hood & Sons, becoming vice president and general manager of the foods division in 1967, retiring in 1977 and moving to Punta Gorda, Florida, maintaining a home there as well as a summer home on Chebeague Island, Maine. While on the swim team he held the world record for the breaststroke and was selected to go the Olympics in the butterfly, though financial concerns prevented this from happening. His wife, Bernice, predeceased him. He is survived by son Edward III '70, daughters Beverly and Judith and eight grandchildren.

Everett Witte Wood, who manned the information booth on the Hanover Green for many years and was captain of the ski team, died at home in Hanover on December 10,2004. He is predeceased by his wife, Barbro, and brother Theodore. He is survived by his first wife, Nunna, and son Gunner. "Woody" served in World War II as a Navy pilot stationed with an anti-submarine squadron in Reykjavik, Iceland. He was awarded the British Flying Cross, flying cover for convoys in the North Atlantic. After the war he flew 31 years as a Pan Am pilot, airlifting refugees from Berlin and delivering exhausted troops from Saigon and Da Nang. Upon retiring, he returned to Hanover and the information booth. While in college he majored in English and sang in the Glee Club. He was a Phi Gam, a member of the ski teams, specializing in cross-country and jumping, and president of Bait & Bullet.

1939

Rodney Albright died August 30, 2004, at the home of his son, Edward, in Los Angeles, where he had lived for the last six years. He was a victim of Alzheimer's for many years and finally was taken under the care of his family. He majored in art at Dartmouth, which became the theme of his life. His hobby of photography became his profession of filmmaking, where he went from cameraman to producer of commercials for the new television industry. At home his love of architecture produced a ranch house followed by remodeled apartments in New York and a studio apartment in Portland, Maine. Later on it became weaving rugs, for which he studied looms and built one for his own use. He is survived by two sons and two daughters as well as a second wife.

Arnold Childs, a political scientist who spent much of his life in careers in the U.S. Foreign Service and the United Nations, died June 29,2004. After Dartmouth and Army service, he returned to graduate education and received a master's degree in political science and economics from Ohio State and Harvard. He also taught at Ohio State and M.I.T. He then joined the State Department, working in many areas including foreign affairs, intelligence, international relations, economics, personnel and employee development. In 1970 he left State to work for the World Food Program, part of the United Nations Development Program. This took him first to Tome and then to Nepal, where he was appointed the director of Nepal, where he and his family spent seven years. They returned to the States and settled in Eugene, Oregon. Following the death of his first wife, he married Rita McKim. He leaves two sons, two stepdaughters and four grandchildren.

John S. Cumming Jr. died in Providence, Rhode Island, November 26, 2004. He had spent his whole life in the Providence area. He was involved in the Institute of Dry Cleaning and the Launderers and Cleaners Association of Rhode Island. As happens with long-term residents of one location, he was very active in community affairs and had memberships in many institutions, including the Citizens Bank, the YMCA and many service organizations—the list of them all is awesome. He leaves his wife, Carol, two sons, one daughter, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and five stepchildren.

Harry Edmondson died October 14,2004, at his home in Montecito, California. Born in England, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family. He was an economics major and did post-graduate work at University of Chicago before getting his M.B.A. at Harvard. During his undergraduate years he was the captain of the skating team and a member of Cabin & Trail. His skating team won honors for the years 1938-39. After getting his M.B.A. he went on to executive positions in sales management at major corporations, including U.S. Steel, Ekco Products, Burroughs Corp. and Times Mirror Corp. In 1972 he founded Edmondson-Roarke Associates, a sales and marketing firm in Santa Barbara, California. He was a great traveler and spent time in his native England. He was married to his wife, Catherine, for 61 years. He missed our 65th by one week. He leaves two children, Jan and Eric '77

Richard S. Marton, M.D., died recently, according to the College. Our records are very sparse: He was married to his wife, Natalie, for 5 8 years while living in New York. He is survived by children Renee and Gary and two grandchildren.

Johnny Perry died on January 31 in Weston, Massachusetts, where he had lived for some years. His wife, Marilyn Pease, was from Newton, Massachusetts, and was the most beautiful girl in the class of 1935 at the Newton High School. He and Marilyn had three sons: Richard Jr., Roger and Dexter, followed by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He worked in the "family" business for 54 years and retired as the third-generation owner. I last saw them at our 65th in Hanover and both of them were their usual charming selves. We will miss him.

Lawrence Snyder died of Alzheimer's disease on February 13 in Davis, California. He spent his life in the teaching profession, going from teaching classes to serving as the principal of California high schools in many locations. He finally returned to the classroom, before retiring in 1993. He is survived by four children and two grandchildren. His wife Jean, died in 1993.

John Chester Stewart, M.D., passed away in Oregon on January 18. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, and children John Jane and Mary. He was a surgeon by profession and was certified by the American Board of Surgeons in 1959.

1940

John Alden Baybutt died October 25, 2004, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Regional Hospital after a short illness. He came to Dartmouth from Milton High School, majored in French and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and Green Collegians. He was discharged as a lieutenant from the Coast Guard in 1947 after serving in the North Atlantic and South Pacific areas for four years. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and children Elizabeth Cambell, Philip Holland, Sarah Ridgely and Priscilla and Henry Steams.

Charles Partridge Haskell of Sun City, Arizona, died at home December 14, 2004. Chuck came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy, majored in national problems and was a member of Phi Delta Theta. During WW II he served as a captain in the Army Air Corps from 1941 to 1945 assigned to procurement district office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and Wichita, Kansas. He became a manufacturer's representative in the area of electronic training devices, decoy missiles, design of special warheads, cargo parachutes and various electronic components, retiring as technical representative of Rheem Manufacturing Co., government award division. Chuck is survived by his wife, Betty; children Judith, Letty and Paula; and nine grandchildren.

Ned Barney Hein, M.D., of Sylvania, Ohio, died January 10 at the Lake Park Nursing Home. He had suffered a severe stroke in February 2004. "Pear" came to Dartmouth from Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, where he was elected to the High School Athletic Hall of Fame. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry-zoology, was a member of Delta Tau Delta and freshman and varsity baseball. He graduated from Ohio State Medical College and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1947. Ned was orthopedic surgeon at University of Toledo Athletic Department for 30 years, and in 1976 became Ohio High School Team Physician of the Year. He was predeceased by his wife of 41 years, Ginny Dodge, in 1986 and is survived by three children: Ned Jr., Stephanie and Linda.

Joseph Hill Rinehart of Tampa, Florida, died August 7, 2004, at home from renal failure. Joe came to Dartmouth from Springfield (Ohio) High School, majored in zoology, was a member of Chi Phi and the golf team. During WW II he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific theater. He was recalled during the Korean conflict, with a tour of duty in the Mediterranean and Japan. Joe retired as a colonel. Upon release from the service in 1955, he joined Pratt & Whitney Co. Inc. in Hartford, Connecticut. In 1983 he retired to Islamorada, Florida, moving to Tampa in 2000. He was predeceased by wife Jeanne. Joe is survived by his wife, Lois; children Joseph Jr., Ed, Laurence, Cindy, Phil and Nancy Jo Doughty; stepchildren Mary Snow, William, Michael, James, Richard and Robert Mayhall; and eight grandchildren.

Holmes Van Mater of Columbus, New Jersey, died April 17,2004, at The Evergreens in Morristown, New Jersey. Van came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy, majored in sociology and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Sphinx and freshman and varsity lacrosse. During WWII he was a captain in the Army Air Corps, serving in the European theater. Van was the owner of Crescent Farm and spent more than 20 years as a dairy farmer. He retired as a laboratory technician from the New Jersey State Department of Transportation, where he worked 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Jane; son H. Dennis and his wife, Patricia Van Mater; daughter L. Lorraine and her husband, Ed Clapper; and five grandchildren.

Francis Edward Whaland of Manchester, New Hampshire, died January 8 at Hillsborough County (New Hampshire) Nursing Home. Frank came to Dartmouth from Vermont Academy, majored in history and was a member of Gamma Delta Chi, Interdormitory Council. He earned an M.A. in 1941 from Harvard and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. For many years he served as secretary and president of the Dartmouth Club of Nashua. Frank was appointed to the board of overseers of the Dartmouth Medical School and commissioner of health and welfare for the State of New Hampshire. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, daughter Judith Dunbar and son Robert.

1941

Robert Wilson Harvey died November 28, 2004, after emergency surgery in Delray, Florida. He graduated from Dartmouth (a family tradition beginning in 1790) summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, was a member of Palaeopitus and editor-in-chief of The Daily Dartmouth. After service with the U.S. Marines he and his wife moved to Stockholm, where he did graduate work at the University of Sweden. In late 1948 they returned to the States and Bob joined Kiplinger magazine in the Washington area, then advanced through the Changing Times organization for 31 years, earning the title editor in 1964 and retiring in 1979 as associate publisher. While living in Washington, he was active in Dartmouth alumni affairs, including serving as class secretary for many years beginning in 1941. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara; children Michael '69, Martha and Sara; twin brothers Alan '49 and Bruce; and brother-in-law Robert Herbst.

Richard Paul Sexton, M.D., died January 23 at the Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home in East Providence, Rhode Island. After Dartmouth Dick went on to receive his medical degree from Duke University. He did residency training at the University of Rochester and then a residency at Hitchcock Clinic in Hanover. He served two hitches in the Navy as a lieutenant in 1944 to 1945 and 1952 to 1954. As a plastic surgeon he started a multidisciplinary cleft palate clinic serving all of southern New Engl and in 1952. He was named chief of the department of plastic surgery and founded the first residency program in New England at Rhode Island Hospital. Dick retired in 1984 and he was predeceased by his wife, Margaret Wallace Sexton. He is survived by two sons, Thomas and John, and two daughters, Anne and Katherine. Two other children, William and Mary, predeceased Dick.

1942

David Harriman Allen died November 12, 2004, at home in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, after a long illness. Dave enlisted in the U.S. Army following graduation and served three years in Africa, Corsica, Italy, and the Far East as a first lieutenant in a 40mm anti-aircraft artillery battalion until his discharge in 1946. He then joined New Jersey Bell Telephone as a student engineer, and retired in 1983 as adivision manager after 37 years with the company, with responsibility for about 700 employees. He retired in 1983 and moved to Florida, settling in a golf community where he could play golf five times a week, but returned to New Jersey in 2003. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Edith; children Toni Smith, Stephen Allen and wife Pamela, Lucinda Budzynski and husband Theodore; grandchildren Patti Schmidt and husband Eric, Peter Smith and Callie and Jane Budzynski; and great-grandchild Sarah Schmidt.

Richard C. Nehring died on November 13, 2004, at Renaissance Gardens at Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, from Alzheimer's. He went into the Navy after graduation, serving on a destroyer in the South Pacific during WW II. Following discharge he was accepted in the first class for veterans at Harvard Business School. Dick then joined his fathers family real estate business in New York City. He became a trustee of the Franklin Savings Bank, governor of the Mortgage Bankers Association of New York, and vice president of the Real Estate Board of New York. In 1970 he joined Franklin Savings, later American Savings Bank, as vice president of real estate. Dick was a senior vice president of American when he retired in 1983. He is survived by his wife and children Virginia, Carol, Janet and Tom; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

George Monroe Rounds Jr. died December 25, 2004, in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He was living at the time in Narberth, Pennsylvania. George was the retired president of Vicor Plastic Equipment Inc., where he worked from September i960 to his retirement in 1990. During World War II he was a lieutenant naval aviator with the U.S.N.R. and in almost five years with the service received several honors. He achieved his Dartmouth A.B. by mail after the war and a master's of business from Harvard in 1947. From 1949 until i960, when he joined Vicor, he was a director of the Magnolia Metal Co. He comes from a long Dartmouth line, as the son of George M. Sr. (class of 1899) and the great-great-grandson of Judge Moses Chase (class of 1796). George is survived by children Penelope Allison, Helen Adamchak and George M. Rounds III; sister Helen Rowan; and nine grandchildren. His wife, Mary Ann, predeceased him in 1995.

1943

Charles M. Arnstein died March 24, 2004, of unknown causes. Chuck, who grew up in the Greater Boston area and attended the Boston Latin School prior to entering Dartmouth, was living in Dallas, Texas, at the time of death, where he had been a resident for many years. In college he was a member of Phi Lambda Phi and on the staff of Jack-o-Lantern. A Tuck major, Chuck spent 31 years in the securities business with Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney as a financial advisor. On retirement Chuck was active in charitable work with the American Red Cross and the Baylor Medical Center. Great travelers, Chuck and his wife, Barbara, visited much of Asia as well as Europe. An avid golfer, he and Barbara shared hole-in-one honors. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara (Forbstein), and sons Richard L., Robert and Irwin.

Robert Woodward Kerwin died October 5,2004, in Pompano Beach, Florida, of Parkinsons disease. Bob grew up in Clayton, Missouri, attending the john Burroughs School prior to entering Dartmouth. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate and a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, the Glee Club and the Dartmouth Players. Bob went into the Foreign Service and attended the School of Advanced International Studies of John Hopkins University, from which he received both an M.A. and his Ph.D. He served for more than 30 years successively with the State Department-USIA, Mobil and the Ford Foundation as well as acting as a consultant to the World Bank and OECD. He spent much of his professional life in Turkey but made frequent trips to other Middle East areas, China and Africa. Bob is survived by his wife, Olga; children Pamela Stephens, Robert '73 and Daniel; and several grandchildren.

William Walden Wilson, M.D., died November 18, 2004, at his home in Gardner, Massachusetts. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he graduated from Portsmouth High and Hackley Preparatory School before entering Dartmouth. Upon graduating from Dartmouth and its Medical School in 1943, he attended Northwestern University Medical where he obtained his M.D. degree. He served in the Army Medical Corps from 1946 to 1948 and served his residency at Mary Hitchcock. A surgeon, he was attached to hospitals in Rutland, Massachusetts, and Whitefield, New Hampshire, before joining Heywood Hospital in Gardner, from which he retired in 2003 due to illness. A member of St. Paul's Church and Oak Hill Country Club, he was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Doreene; sons John and William Jr.; daughters Donna, Toni, Kimberly, Lisa and Jennifer; and 11 grandchildren. He was predeceased by brother Richard '42.

1944

Paul S. Cray of North Walpole, New Hampshire, died September 16,2004, in Needham, Massachusetts. Before entering Dartmouth Paul grad- uated from Worcester Academy. During WW II he did extended destroyer duty as a naval officer in the South Pacific. Paul was the owner of the Cray Oil Co., a business that included a network of pharmacies, theaters and service stations throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. During the height of the standard-bred horse racing era, Paul was renowned for his stables at Crayco Farms in New York State and horses that competed at Saratoga, Roosevelt, Yonkers and other prestigious tracks. Throughout his career Paul was active in community affairs. He served on the school board for many years and took part in establishing the Paul S. Cray Scholarship Fund. Paul is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret Patricia, a son, three daughters and seven grandchildren.

Allan E. Howland of Akron, Ohio, died April 18, 2004, following a brief illness. A graduate of Kimball Union Academy, Al was amember of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx at Dartmouth. After service as a naval officer in the 7th Fleet during WWII, he graduated from Tuck Business School in 1945. In 1946 Al joined Mary Hitchcock Clinic as executive secretary. He later served briefly at the Mayo Clinic before joining his family's paper mill business. From 1955 to 1970 Al played a key role in the development of graduate and undergraduate medical education programs. From 1970 to 2000 he served as a senior member of the Akron General Hospital management team. He was also active in numerous Akron civic and religious organizations. Al is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy, two daughters and nine grandchildren.

1945

Huntley Bennett died October 20, 2004, after a five-year battle with cancer. A first lieutenant in the Army during three years of WW II service, he returned to graduate from Dartmouth in 1948 after a year of Tuck School. His business career began in New York City with Macy's executive training program, then moved to his lifework in the advertising sales field. Hunt started with Conde Nast Publishing at House & Garden, next went to Time magazine, where he became manager in the San Francisco and Minnesota offices. After a four-year stint with a San Francisco advertising agency, he went to work with Newsweek magazine as West Coast Manager until retiring in 1982. Hunt and his first wife, Alice, were divorced in 1976. He is survived by his wife, Ann; daughter Nancy Phillips '76 and her husband, Scott '74; and five grandchildren. Daughter Ann Brandenburger predeceased him in 2004.

Malcolm Hoyt died September 16, 2004. Although he matriculated with the class of 1945, records show that Mai graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Georgia in 1948 with a degree in business administration. He became an insurance broker in Brunswick, Georgia, and was married in 1944 to the former Ann Smith, now deceased. They had one daughter, Laurie, who survives.

Donald Sayre Fifield died of heart problems November 7, 2004, at Genesis Healthcare in Lebanon, New Hampshire. A resident of nearby Thetford Center, Vermont, Don spent a lifetime in medical social work. His Dartmouth graduation was delayed by three years of WW II Army service, primarily in Panama. In 1949 he earned his masters in social work at Boston University. His career with the Veterans Administration began then near Worcester, Massachusetts, and for years thereafter he worked at a clinic and hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1950 he married Marian Atkinson, a fellow native Vermonter. They spent considerable time commuting on weekends and summers to their early haunts in Vermont. When medical problems dictated his early retirement in 1978, they moved to Thetford Center, where he became the church organist and was involved in civic volunteer activities. Survivors include Marian, sons Donald and John, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Joseph Michael Guattery died September 30, 2004, at F.F. Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua, New York. Joe came to Dartmouth from Middletown, New York; served three WW II years in the Army; and came back to join the class of 1949 at the Dartmouth Medical School. He gained his M.D. at the Harvard Medical School, served his internship at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and returned for a twoyear residency at Mary Hitchcock Hospital. He was board certified in internal medicine. He was also pretty well certified in fatherhood, sharing six healthy children with his wife Jane: Stephen, Susan, Mark John, Peter and Kristen. In 1956 Joe joined Canandaigua Medical Group and retired in 1991. Besides his wife of 52 years and his six children, he is survived by seven grandchildren.

Charles Robert Lazo died November 30, 2003. During WW II he was a combat infantryman in the Army. He returned to graduate from Dartmouth in 1947 and attended Peabody Institute from 1947 to 1949. Next he went to night school for two years at American University and then in 1957 attended Washington Bible College, where he eventually became business manager of the school. His first marriage ended after 10 years when his first wife, the former Miriam Lee Kessel, died in 1956. He married Norma June Morris in i960 and they had three children, Dierdre, Cheri and Philip. At Dartmouth Chaz played with the Barbary Coast Orchestra. Chaz was with IBM as a computer programmer in his final occupation while retaining close ties to music and his bible studies. Survivors include his wife, June, their three children and two grandchildren.

Francis Parsons Wilcox Jr. died October 2, 2004. During WW II Frank left Dartmouth for four years of service in the Army Air Corps as a ferry pilot and engineer in the transport command. He met his future wife as a blind date at Winter Carnival after he returned to Hanover in 1946. After graduating from Dartmouth he earned a law degree from Boston University and began a lifelong practice in the Boston area. For more than 35 years Frank was with the same law firm in Framingham, Massachusetts—Hargraves, Karb, Wilcox and Galvani—retiring as managing partner. An avid golfer at the Weston Golf Club, he was also extremely active in many community activities. He was the husband of Patricia Bianchi Wilcox when he died. Frank was predeceased by his first wife, Betty, and by their son, James. He is survived by their daughter, Nancy Dickerman.

1947

William 0. Bailey died in Bermuda on January 28. He had spent several months each year there since retirement. He joined the class from Northampton High School in Northampton, Massachusetts, and served in the Naval Air Corps in the V-5 Program during WWII. He majored in economics and went on to an M.B.A. from Wharton in 1949. He joined Aetna Life and Casualty Insurance Cos. and rose to be president, CEO and vice chairman. He founded the Municipal Bond Insurance Association, which allowed municipalities to obtain bonds at significantly reduced interest rates. In retirement he was interested in church work and in philately. He is survived by his wife, two sons and four grandchildren.

Daniel C. Broida died on October 20, 2004, in Rochester, New York, where he had been hospitalized for Parkinsons. He graduated from high school in Trenton, New Jersey, and joined the class in the Navy V-12 unit. He majored in psychology and graduated with honors. He received an MA and a Ph.D. in psychology from Syracuse University. He joined the Veterans' Administration Mental Health Clinic in Rochester, New York, as a staff psychologist and for his final 38 years as chief clinical psychologist at the center. His concern for injustice and conflict served him well in his work with Vietnam veterans. He volunteered in the Red Cross disaster program and served in Oklahoma after the bombing of the federal building. In retirement he trained workers to deal with post-traumatic stress syndrome. He leaves his wife, her three children and two sons from a previous marriage.

John Mulloy Collins of Belmont, Massachusetts, died June 14, 2004. He joined the class in the Marine V-12 unit. After military service he worked as a sales consultant in the fundraising division of L.S. Heath and Sons and as a sales representative for First Investors Corp. in Boston. He was active in the Little League and in town government as well as in the Holy Name Society in his church. He leaves his wife and six children.

Kenneth W. Coyne of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died December 20,2004. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Patricia; sons John, Bill and Joe; brothers Charlie and Joe and his wife, Alice; and sister Alice. He was a veteran of WW II, serving with the 3rd Marine Air Wing in various campaigns and locations throughout the Pacific. After the war he continued his studies at Dartmouth on an athletic scholarship, earning degrees in mathematics and physics and serving as captain of the track team, placing second at the National Pentathlon. He earned an M.A. from New York University's School of Education and embarked on his lifelong vocation of educatin gyoung children, settling in at Steven M. White Junior High School in Carson, California, where he met and married fellow teacher Patricia Davis.

Robert R. Hall died in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, on January 8. He entered college in the Navy V-12 unit from Haverford High School in Havertown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and graduated from Tuck School. He was employed by E.I. Dupont in Wilmington, Delaware, as a marketing coordinator and from 1978 to 1985 served as manager of the Hotel Dupont in Wilmington, a job which he enjoyed. He served as a consultant in real estate until 1989. In retirement he was a volunteer golf coach at Malvern Prep School and a member of the PGA rules committee in the Philadelphia section. He is survived by his wife, a son and four grandchildren.

F. Richard Hill Jr. died October 4,2004, in Madison, Connecticut. He joined the class in the Navy V-12 program after graduating from high school in Manchester, New Hampshire. He majored in English and participated in the Dartmouth Players and in the Dartmouth Broadcasting System as a production manager. He entered radio broadcasting in Manchester, New Hampshire; in 1949 he moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, and later to York, Pennsylvania, as a station manager. In 19 60 he and his family returned to Claremont, where he became a life underwriter with the National Life Insurance Cos. While in Claremont he was active in the Rotary Club. In 1973 he relocated to Moody, Maine, where he expanded into estate planning before retiring in 1995. He retired to Venice, Florida, and in 2003 to Connecticut. He is survived by his wife and two children.

James R. Lightner died on July 12, 2004, in Corpus Christi, Texas. He joined the class in the Naval V-12 unit from Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton, Virginia. He majored in engineering sciences and graduated from Thayer School in 1948. He served as general superintendent of Raymond International in Puerto Rico. He is survived by his wife and three children.

1949

Robert William Morin died on October 15, 2004, at his home in Dover, New Hampshire. He enlisted at age 17 in the Army Air Corps and as a flight officer/navigator he flew B-17 missions over Germany. When his plane was shot down, he was captured and spent over a year in a German prison camp. After his release from active duty he entered Dartmouth, graduating in 1949. After a year of study in Peru he returned to New Hampshire, where he met his bride-tobe, Elizabeth Cate. Bob worked as a reporter for the Rochester Courier for several years, then went on to a career with the Internal Revenue Service. Along time collector of antique bottles, his knowledge led to many acquaintances around the country. Predeceased by his son, Kenneth, in 1987, Bob leaves his wife, Betty, daughters Karen A. Killer and Jennifer L. Morin, two sisters, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Kenneth William Riley of Santa Barbara, California, died November 10, 2004. A native of Kansas City, he joined the Navy early in WW II. He became a naval aviator and served two tours in the Pacific theater, earning the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war Ken came to Dartmouth, where he majored in English and was class president for two years. His financial career took him to Chicago, where he met and married Mary Louise Smith, his wife of more than 50 years. Relocating to Santa Barbara, California, in 1959, the family grew to include daughters Jennifer and Susan and son Ken Jr. 'Bl. Although legally blind in his later years, Ken was active in his community and as a Dartmouth alumnus. His affinity for nature and friendships were his strengths, along with his efforts on behalf of his College.

John Henry Schaaf died November 13, 2004. He served in the Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1945 and attended Dartmouth, majoring in international relations. Receiving his law degree from Boston College Law School in 1951, he practiced general law in his hometown of Hudson, Massachusetts, all his adult life and was active in local church, civic and banking organizations and the Massachusetts Bar Association. John was married in 1953 to Margaret E. Cain, who predeceased him. Although not a frequenter of reunion activities, John had high regard for his College.

1950

Thomas A. Doxsee died on June 7,2004. He had been living in Tallahassee for more than 25 years. Tom came to Dartmouth from Fayetteville (New York) High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of DOC and DKE. After college he worked briefly for Kemper Insurance in Syracuse, New York. He and his wife Joan, acquired a small independent insurance agency that flourished for 17 years. The family resettled in Tallahassee in 1969, where they continued to work in the insurance field and acquired a retail paint and wallpaper store. His wife predeceased him and he is survived by four sons and two daughters.

Montague G. Miller died on October 27, 2004, having resided in Noank, Connecticut, for many years. He came to Dartmouth from Bellerose, Long Island, after several years in the service flying anti-submarine patrols off both coasts. At Dartmouth Monty was a member of KKK and played lacrosse. He left Dartmouth after his junior year and earned his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Maine, Orono. Monty then joined Sikorsky Aircraft as a development and sales engineer. He spent 30 years in residential real estate development. He was active in alumni affairs, serving as president of the Bridge- port (Connecticut) Dartmouth Club. His hobbies included sailing and amateur radio. Monty leaves his wife, Claire Kopp, three daughters and seven grandchildren.

Harry D. Whitner died on January 10. He had been living in Englewood, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, for many years. He came to Dartmouth after graduating from Reading (Pennsylvania) High School and a stint in the Navy. Dave majored in geology and was a member of SAE. He had a successful career as a geologist in Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Colorado, primarily in the oil-exploration field. He was an active volunteer with the Boy Scouts of America and enjoyed fishing and skiing. Dave leaves his wife, Betty Lou, son Harry III, daughter Lee Ann and granddaughter Claire.

Edwin J. Williams died May 11, 2004. Eddie came to Dartmouth from Chicago, having graduated from Hyde Park High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Gamma Delt and Undergraduate Fraternity. We will all remember Eddie as a stellar running back on the football team. He leaves his son, Edwin J. Williams Jr.

1951

Douglas Arthur Frandsen died of a heart attack on December 14, 2004, at home in Aiken, South Carolina. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Ft. Hamilton (New York) High School, was a member of Chi Phi and completed one year at Tuck before enlisting in the Air Force (first lieutenant) and serving two years. After finishing at Tuck he began a three-decade caeer with Armstrong World Industries in sales. In 1969 he married Marilyn Howe, who gave him an instant family of five children. In 1985 he retired and moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and subsequently to The Landings near Savannah, Georgia. Through Kiwanis and his church he became very involved with his community. Doug successfully fought off lung cancer beginning in 1995. Surviving Doug is his wife, Marilyn; children Deborah, Brenda, Richard and Judy; and 10 grandchildren. Adaughter, Saundra, died of melanoma in 1999.

Virginio Lucian Minervini died on February 16, 2000, in a Dallas, Texas, hospital during surgery to repair a prior hip replacement. The cause was a lung embolism. Born in Yonkers, New York, and raised in the Bronx, Virg graduated from Riverside School, majored in history/education, joined the Deke house and was a member of Sphinx. After graduation he enlisted in the Army, went through OCS and became a second lieutenant. He then began a career in sales and sales management spanning five decades, first with Kimberly-Clark and Dante Inc. and then for 30 years with Trevor Stores. Golf and water skiing were his recreational pursuits until arthritis set in. He then adopted thoroughbred horse racing, finding it an interesting and relaxing sport. Married and divorced twice, Virg is survived by five children and four grandchildren.

1952

Ronald M. Feinberg died on December 20, 2004, of complications from Parkinson's disease. He lived in Nashua, New Hampshire, at the time of his death. Ron entered Dartmouth from Watertown (Massachusetts) High School. At college he majored in economics and played the drum in the marching band. A year in the Navy interrupted Ron's Dartmouth experience and he graduated with the class of '53. Ron was extremely disappointed that his health did not allow him to attend the class' 50th reunion. He spent his entire business career in sales, starting with Colgate-Palmolive Co. and ending up with a cablevision company. Ron leaves his wife, Barbara; a son Jordan, a rabbi in Israel; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Richard P. Karnan died on December 16,2004, as a consequence of an accidental fall in his home. Dick came to Dartmouth from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After graduation and service as a naval officer he returned to graduate from the Tuck School. Settling in Los Gatos, California, Dick became a well-known realtor, builder, developer and civic leader of sig- nificance in his community. Dick told when, as ayoung man attending a church service with a girlfriend—mostly just to make a favorable impression on her—the preacher delivered a sermon saying that a mans three greatest de- cisions in life involved his relationship with God, his choice of a spouse and his choice of a career. This made a powerful impression on Dick. Immediately after the service he asked the girl to marry him. Her name is Faith; she sur- vives her husband, along with three children and two grandchildren.

1953

Robert S. Ambler died after a long battle with leukemia on May 26, 2004, in Denver, Colorado. After spending his freshman year at Dartmouth he went on to study engineering at the University of Colorado, receiving his B.S.C.E. in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps from 1955-57. After practicing engineering for a few years he enrolled in the law program at the University of Denver and was awarded his LL.B. in 1961. Working as an attorney for a Denver law firm, he specialized in wills, probate and real estate issues. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. He was active with the National Hemophilia Foundation, serving as president of the Rocky Mountain chapter for two years and on the national executive committee. Sterling was fond of nature and the outdoors and enjoyed skiing well into his later years. He is survived by his wife, Dottie, sons John and Richard, daughter Susan and six grandchildren.

Fred A, Hitt died after an extended illness on April 28, 2004, in Cheshire, Connecticut, where he had lived for many years. After graduation Fred attended the University of Connecticut Law School and was awarded his law degree in 1958. He took a position with a local law firm, becoming a partner in i960. He remained with this firm until his retirement in the late 1960s due to ill health. Fred's service to his class included time as vice president, as chair of his class' 40 th reunion, as class agent for the Alumni Fund and as a longtime member of the class executive committee and reunion committee. He also was an alumni interviewer for more than 40 years. At Dartmouth Fred majored in government and was a member of Sigma Chi, Sphinx and Tabard. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, and three children from his first marriage, son Tobin '83 and daughters Mary and Carolyn '86.

1955

Milton Clifford "Cliff" Allen, a retired sales representative for Alltech Equipment of Abington, died at his home in Dover, Massachusetts, on January 31. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, he graduated from Newton High School and attended Tabor Academy and Dartmouth. He left Hanover to enter the Marine Corps and subsequendy graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. He resided in Dover for 37 years, his wife, Beverly, preceding him. Surviving children include son Christopher; daughters Lisa, Jennifer and Tracey; and three grandchildren.

Robert Came Borwell died March 30, 2004, in North Fort Myers, Florida. He entered Dartmouth from Oak Park High School; his father was a graduate in the class of 1925. In his freshman year he played football and track, lettering in both. Bob joined the SAE house and served as an officer. After majoring in economics, he worked in the communications business, first in Houston then in Michigan. He retired to Florida with Belinda, his wife of the past eight years.

Paul Douglas Dingwell Jr. died in Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 11,2004. Paul came to Dartmouth from the Taft School. He became a member of Phi Kappa Psi and majored in economics. He subsequently achieved an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. After working for the Bank of New England and an accounting firm in Boston, Paul became self-employed in tax accounting. While chiefly residing in Massachusetts, Paul spent some time in Bermuda before moving to North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Joy, sons Jonathan and Christopher and sister Lydia Wheeler.

Carl Eugene "Gene" Givens died on November l, 2004, after a 2 o-year battle with Parkinsons disease. Gene grew up in Riverside, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, and came to Dartmouth, where he participated in varsity basketball for three years. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, the NROTC and served in student government. Upon graduation he served for two years in the Navy, chiefly in Japan, and returned to enter Northwestern Law School, graduating in 1961. After serving in the F.8.1, for several years, chiefly in the Los Angeles bureau, he went into private law practice specializing in tax, probate and trust law. Active in southern California organizations, Gene lived in Pasadena and practiced in Los Angeles. Gene is survived by his wife, Gwyneth, sons Chad and Gregory '92, twin daughters Tenley Evans and Ashlee Frame and five grandchildren.

Mark A. Leipman died after a prolonged illness on December 21, 2003. Mark entered Dartmouth from Brookline (Massachusetts) High School. He majored in comparative literature and philosophy and went to Tuck School in 1956 but was a non-grad. He received a M.S. degree from Columbia University Graduate Business School after two years in the Army. He was employed for two years by the Porter Shoe Cos. and then formed his own company, Sidney and Mark Leipman Associates. Its main product was commercial furniture, especially food service equipment. He became its president in 1961. Mark resided in Brookline and is survived by his wife, Enid, daughter Susan and five grandchildren.

Robert Koller Leopold died on May 12, 2004, in Cary, North Carolina. A newsletter note revealed that he had an aortic valve replacement in 1999. Bob lived in Westport, Connecticut, and attended Staples High School prior to entering Dartmouth. He majored in English, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, the Glee Club, DOC, Cabin & Trail and Yacht Club and was the director of the Freshman Trip in his last year. Starting with the NROTC, Bob's vocation was the U.S. Navy, retiring as a captain but continuing post- service to command commercial ships on a parttime basis. He received a masters in business administration at George Washington University in 1979, at which time he was also on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. He continued his interest in music, singing in a barbershop chorus while living near Birmingham, Alabama, in the 19905. Bob is survived by his wife, Gayle, sons David and Richard, daughter Barbara and brother John '59.

1956

Edgar Leo Abt died at his home in Southport, Connecticut, on January 30. Following his graduation he continued on for his master's of science in industrial management from Tuck-Thayer in 1957. Ed worked for IBM for 31 years and retired as a senior systems engineer in finance industry. He then spent several years as a private consultant. His community engagements were numerous and focused on his love of sailing. He was a member of and past treasurer of Black Rock Yacht Club, the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club, the Contemporary Club, the Fayerweather Yacht Club, the Town of Fairfield Harbor Management Commission and the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church. In addition to Beverly, his devoted wife of 45 years, he is survived by sons Jeffrey and Douglas and five grandchildren.

1957

Hugh Anthony Williamson died December 29, 2004, after a lengthy illness. At Dartmouth he was a member of Chi Phi and Casque & Gauntlet and participated in the winter sports division of the Outing Club. His studies at Dartmouth under famed explorer Vihjalmur Stefansson produced a lifelong commitment to the Canadian cold regions. Tonys career spanned more than 40 years in the Arctic and sub-Artie and 20 years in international development projects. He spent most of his life in social services helping the First Nation Inuit. He lived with them in Alaska, helped them negotiate mining rights and relocate a group to Labrador and became a leading expert on the Inuit culture, politics and welfare. He taught at Labrador University. Tony died holding the hand of his wife, Sharon; he also leaves children Eric, Sandy, Victoria and Zoe; grandchildren; and many relatives.

1959

Charles "Mike" Miller Jr., M.D., died at his home December 8, 2004, of amyloidosis and congestive heart failure. His wife of 41 years, Lorna, daughter Heather, son Sean and two grandchildren survive him. While at Dartmouth Mike was a member of the S.O.C., Cabin & Trail, Green Key and Palaeopitis; a brother of Kappa Sigma; and played on the rugby team. Following receipt in 1961 of his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, where he also played rugby, Mike taught finance at The University of Connecticut before joining The New England Merchants' National Bank in Boston. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1969, joined the orthopedic faculty at the medical center there and began private practice at Martha Jefferson Hospital, serving as chief of surgery from 1985 to 1987. In 1994 he returned to the University of Virginia Medical Center, becoming acting chairman of the department of orthopedic surgery from 1998 until retirement in 2001.

1960

Dudley J. Weider, surgeon and member of the Dartmouth Medical School faculty since 1989, died February 18 of a heart attack while skiing into the Dartmouth College Grant. As a former president of the Grafton County Medical Society, on the staff of two hospitals, the author of dozens of articles in medical publications and the speaker at hundreds of events, Dr. Weider was one of the most respected otolaryngological doctors in the Hanover area. A fitness enthusiast, he performed alpine, telemark and Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, mountain climbing, fishing, speed skating, inline skating, biking and running. Three times he biked from Hanover to his original home near Cleveland, ran in the first marathon in Antarctica and climbed Mt. McKinley and Mount Rainier. He is survived by his wife of 41 years Joan, son David, daughters Mary Feia and Heidi Nichols and five grandchildren.

1962

Richard Frank Dillon died July 26, 2004, at his home in Wakefield, Quebec, Canada, after a sudden illness. Dick came to Dartmouth from Exeter (New Hampshire) High School, majored in psychology, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He earned a masters degree in psychology from the University of Florida and a doctorate in psychology from the University of Vrginia. Dick was a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa for 34 years and retired in 2003. His academic interest was human computer interaction and his avocation was farming. Dick is survived by his wife of 41 years, Ellen (Turgeon) Dillon, sons Mark and Sean, daughter Amy Dillon and brother Robert.

Charles Oxford Hegeman died on December 13, 2001, in Los Angeles. Classmate Doug Skopp writes: "I remember Chuck fondly, as I am sure do many of you. He had an infectious laugh and blended good fun and seriousness in everything he did. We studied German together at Dartmouth. He went on to an exchange program at the University in Freiburg. In October 1960 I enrolled there, too, and we hung out together, took some classes together and sampled the beer on occasion. While I had only a beat-up old bicycle, Chuck had a great motorcycle and we often zipped around the city and beyond. I know he had a distinguished career as a surgeon. I miss him and the news of his passing saddens me greatly." Chuck is survived by his wife, Lynda; children Elizabeth (and spouse Ronnie), Veronica, Charles (and spouse T'Alicandra) and Edward; children of his first wife, Jessye; sister Florence; and brother Garnett.

Nicholas Thomas Stowe died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his Cleveland, Ohio, home on December 25, 2004. Nick came to Dartmouth from Lakewood, Ohio, majored in English and was a member of Delta Upsilon. He earned a masters degree in biology at John Carroll University and a doctorate in pharmacology at Michigan State University. He became an accomplished and published medical researcher in nephrology and urology, serving at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for 25 years and later at Case Western Reserve. Nick had a passion for older wooden boats and enjoyed restoring them. He had been working on a 33-foot Chris Craft the year before his death and had previously restored a Huckins Yacht. "He never saw a wooden boat that he could not find beauty in," said his brother, Paul. Nick is survived by his wife, Judy, Paul and sister Celestine.

1963

Richard Edward Keegan, a retired chemist with Bayer Corp., died April 5, 2003, from an automobile accident in North Carolina. He resided in McMurray, Pennsylvania. Keegan was director of research in the polyurethane division of Bayer for 29 years, retiring in 2002. Born in Franklin, New Hampshire, Keegan joined Sigma Phi Epsilon, played golf and'majored in chemistry at Dartmouth. He transferred to Holy Cross after sophomore year and earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire in 1971. He continued to play golf and was an avid birder. Keegan is survived by his wife, Ivy Linda, son Kevin, daughter Kelly Kettlewell, brother James, sister Patricia Robichaud and four grandchildren.

John Lee Patterson, a Seattle attorney, died at his home September 9, 2004, after a long illness. Patterson was the longest surviving recipient of an experimental bone marrow transplant, which he received after being diagnosed with nonHodgkin lymphoma in 1982. Patterson was cured by 1984 but treatment side effects caused a long-term decline. He continued to practice law and counseled new patients at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Patterson was born in Berwyn, Illinois, and was a three-sport athlete at Riverside (Illinois) High School. He was a member of Panarchy at Dartmouth. He studied law at Stanford and practiced at several Seattle firms specializing in real estate and real estate financing. Patterson is survived by his mother, Margaret Patterson, and sister Jane Horan.

Robert W. Tucker, physician and cancer researcher, died in an automobile accident November 4, 2004. He lived in Lewisville, North Carolina. Tucker had been associate professor in hematology/oncology since 1995 at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, and graduated from Columbus Academy in Columbus, Ohio. At Dartmouth he was a brother of Beta Theta Pi. He studied at Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship and earned his medical degree from Harvard. Tucker began his career at Johns Hopkins. He is survived by his wife, Mary Kay Tucker; daughters Christine and Elizabeth; brothers David '66, Michael '67, and John; and sister Mary. His father is the late Robert Tucker '27. His nephew is Peter Tucker '97 and brother-in-law is Peter Breitling '65.

1965

Sin-Sing Chiu died February 28 in Hong Kong after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. At Dartmouth he was the star of the symphony orchestra, the school's uncrowned table tennis champion and an inspiration to all who knew him. He received the Marcus Heiman Award for demonstrated promise in the arts. Sing completed business graduate studies at the Thunderbird School in Arizona, then joined Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, moving on to Singapore and Hong Kong. Since 1976 he led his family businesses, Elias & Co., Seaga International Trading and Ecoban Pacific Ltd. As "Dartmouth's ambassador to China" for 30 years, he regularly hosted alumni and faculty visiting to Hong Kong and China. He oversaw scholarship and enrollment activities for the Hong Kong Dartmouth Club and served as class vice president. In 2002 Sing received the 408th Alumni Award. Sing is survived by his wife, Patricia, son Yue-Seng '98, daughter Yue-Ling '00 and a large family, including cousins Yanek Chiu '66 and Sin-Tung Chiu '68 and niece Tanya Chiu '07.

1971

Timothy R. Barron died November 5, 2004, after a two-year battle with multiple myeloma. Tim was born in Pasadena, California, and grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he graduated from Princeton High School. At Dartmouth Tim was a member of NROTC, spending four years in the Navy (two tours in Vietnam), upon graduation in 1971. While an undergraduate Tim was an active member of Psi U and maintained many close contacts with his fraternity brothers. While in the Navy Tim married his high school sweetheart, Leslie Lauck, who survives with their daughters, Niki and Brittany. Tim entered Harvard Business School, graduating in 1977 with an emphasis in agribusiness and international relations. He managed operations, finance and strategic planning for the Dole Food Co. for 18 years before starting his own management consulting business, working with food and agribusinesses in financial trouble.

1973

Larry Watts died on January 15, 2004. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Larry came to Hanover from North Andover (Massachusetts) High School, where he spent his senior year in the A Better Chance (ABC) program. While at the College he remained involved in the ABC Program through the Tucker Foundation. Larry left the College before graduation and did not keep in contact regarding his life after Dartmouth. At the time of his death he was living in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.