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.

Richard Ghormley Eberhart '26 • June 9 Webster Goodwin '29 • July 2 William Nelson Fenton '30 • June 17 Philip Lincoln Holdebn '31 • July 10 Richard Wagner Olmstead '32 • June 23 Ralph Lewis Specht '35 • June 25 Heston Stillings Hirst '36 • June 16 Hugh J.M. Jones '36 • Junes 5 Allen Thomas Luey '36 'April 21 Henry Hazen Newell '36 • Oct. 5, 2004 John Willcox Brown '37 'August 2005 Samuel Lofman '37 • July 6 Richard Maynard Francis '38 • July 17 Charles Young Hitchcock Jr. '38 • June 30 Keith Anderson '39 • Junes 5 Ray Herbert Anderson '39 • June 9 John Napier Blandy '39 • March 3 Thomas Clark Foote '39 • July 20 Herbert Mattlage '39 • Aug. 16 Robert Edward Schill '39 • June 21 Harry Thomas McMahon Jr. '40 • Aug. 12 Herbert Greenwood Porter '40 • Aprih 23 Donald Franklyn Blount '41 • July 14 Randolph Post Eddy '42 • June 13, 2004 James Shrewsbury Erwin '42 • July 14 Cornelius Herbert Harrigan '43 • June 26 Robert William Purdy '43 • June 8 John Earle Morse '44 'Aprils 13 Howard Taylor Pratt '44 • June 29 Willard Janvere Sutherland III '44 • July 28 George Henry Tilton III '44 • March 18 Warren Cram Agry Jr. '45 • July 12 Robert Day Allen '45 • July 10 Eugene Vincent Calvelli '45 • June 20 Robert Joseph Epstein '45 • July 21 Gunnard Frank Reynolds '45 • May 26 Frederick George Schmidt '45 • June 22 John Walter Tolley III '45 • Sept. 10, 2003 Robert Charles Hailer '46 • July 31 Robert Bradford McLauthlin '46 • 5ept. 21, 2003 Dwight Hayes Montz '46 'April 25, 2004 Charles Dyche Perry Jr. '46 • June 3 Oliver Schoonmaker Thresher'46 • May 14 Laurence Weisman '46 • May 25 Israel Robert Freelander '47 • Aug. 15 John Henry Havens '47 • Aug. 8, 2004 Paul J. Campbell '48 • July 15 Albert L. Clark '48 'Aug. 16 John W. Park '48 • July 14 Jorge Saralegui '48 • Dec. 10, 2004 William W. Tharion '48 'Jan. 20 Norman William Crisp Jr. '49 'Aug. 12 David Dirck Van Tassel '49 • June 3, 2000 J. Morton Briggs '51 • June 6 Robert P. Hackstaff '51 • July4 Robert A. Maguire '51 • July 8 William W. Ricketts '51 • June 21 Patrick L. Dudensing '53 • July 19 Irwin M. Freedberg '53 • July 17 John J. Hague '53 • June 16 Paul A. Supovitz '53 'May 21 James W. Wheaton '53 • July 7 Eugene Morton Aronow '54 • June 13 Arthur Joel Neiterman '58 • May 28 Robert James Hall '59 • May 11, 2000 Charles Renfrew Thomson Jr. '65 • July 3 Harry O'Neil Turner III '77 • June 20 Tony C. Pasol '82 • July 4 Richard Arnold Wilson '85 • July 9 Sean Richardson Mclnturff '92 • June 13 Michael Baker Hatfield '93 • Aug. 1

1926

Richard Ghormley Eberhart, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Class of 1925 Professor of English, emeritus, died June 9 of natural causes in Hanover after a short illness. Eberhart was regarded as one of the nations finest and most highly honored poets. Winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, the Bollingen Prize for Poetiy from the Yale University Library and the National Book Award, he also served as New Hampshire's Poet Laureate from 1979 to 1984 and as a fellow in the Academy of American Poets. He authored more than a dozen volumes ofverse and verse drama. After college he worked his way across the South Pacific as a steamship crewman, went on to earn a B.A. and an M.A. from St. Johns College at Cambridge University and studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. From 1959 to 1961 Eberhart was consultant in poetry at the Library of Congress, in which position he succeeded poet Robert Frost. Eberhait was married to Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Butcher from 1941 until her death in 1993. He is survived by son Richard '68; daughter Gretchen; and grandchildren Ben, Molly, Lena, James, Samuel and Rosalind.

1929

Webster Goodwin died July 2 at the Hattie Ide Chaffee Home in East Providence, Rhode Island. Web came to Dartmouth from Brewster Free Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He belonged to Theta Chi and majored in political science. He spent almost all his career with Curran & Burton Inc., fuel dealer, and became president in 1949. He was active in many organizations and became knowledgeable in pewter collections. He was past president of the Lions Club, the Atlantic Tuna Club and others. He was predeceased by his two wives, Myrtle and Jeanie, and his son John. Surviving him are son Webster Goodwin Jr., two daughters-in-law, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Richard Wagner Olmsted died June 23 in his home at Hanover's Kendal. Coming to Dartmouth from Pleasantville, New York, he was a member of Sigma Chi and played the trombone with the Players, band, orchestras and Barbary Coast. After his Thayer degree, he was briefly with the state Highway Department and A.&P. Cos. In 1940 he started his 36-year Dartmouth career in buildings & grounds. His position broadened to the Colleges entire infrastructure, establishing central purchasing, the personnel office and planning and overseeing building construction, retiring as director of planning emeritus. He was on a Hanover planning committee and budget and recreation committees in Lyme, his home for 25 years. Dick was class president 1992-1997 and headed several reunions. He was predeased by his former wives Helen, Emily and Mary, who died June 17. He is survived by three sons, four stepdaughters, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

1934

Franklin Sherwood Everts from South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, died on February 12 at his home. "Kip" was bom, raised and educated in Southport, Connecticut, and came to Dartmouth from Ludlow High School. At college he was a member of the Bema, majored in sociology and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He was awarded one of the two Mandel Prizes in Comparative Literature for excellence in comparative literature to stimulate the exposition of original ideas in the field. He had a 32-year career as an economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, retired to Cape Cod in the late 1960s, was an avid reader and known for his quick wit. Besides his wife of 38 years, Shirley, he is also survived by son Charles, brother Royal, sister Esther, two grandchildren and a greatgrandson.

Stanley Harold Silverman of Sarasota, Florida, died on May 9. Stan came to Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York, and at college graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was editor in chief of The Jack-O-Lantem, undergraduate chair of the Alumni Magazine, on the board of governors of the Junto, a Senior Fellow and active with the Steeple Jack and the Pi Lambda Phi. He was active in Dartmouth affairs after graduation—class executive committee, class secretary, class agent and on the reunion giving committee. His war service was spent as a civilian in the Office of War Information from 1942 to 1945. He was a freelance writer delving in advertising, public relations, philanthropic, fundraising, radio, TV and screen and magazine writing. In 1941 his book for children, Dexter, was published by Simon and Schuster. His wife, Mabel, predeceased him and he is survived by children Susanna, Andrew and Alec.

1935

Herbert H. Ostrow died October 24,2004. He left his son, Sam '67, grandson Ethan '96 and four other grandchildren. He attended high school in Erie, Pennsylvania, graduated Dartmouth Phi Beta, then Tuck in the class of 1936. After serving in WW II he had a fine career as a CPA and director of civic organizations. He worked in New York and then Chicago, where he married the woman he worked for.

1936

Thomas Mulry Monagan died in his hometown, Waterbury, Connecticut, on March 25 following a long illness. Tom came from Crosby High to Dartmouth, where he majored in chemistry-zo-ology and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx. He earned a doctorate in medicine at Harvard Medical School and served his internship in New York City, where he met and married Margie (Marguerite Kehoe) before joining the Naval Medical Corps for wartime duty. After the war he and Margie returned to Waterbury, where he established a practice in pediatrics in which he provided devoted care and advice to several generations of Waterbury mothers and fathers. Tom and Margie, who predeceased him, had two sons and 10 daughters. He is survived by his children, 29 grandchildren (three of whom are in the Dartmouth family), nine great-grandchildren and his brother, John S. Monagan '33.

Thomas Ross Woodbridge of Sarasota, Florida, died on April 26, leaving his wife of 67 years, Eva Mae "Bounce," daughter Martha, a grandson and a great-grandson. Ross came to Dartmouth from West High School in Rochester, New York, and majored in history and sociology. His undergraduate activities included varsity soccer, Dartmouth Players and Glee Club. After graduation he returned to his hometown, married and worked in radio until WW II, when he became a Red Cross field director serving in New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines. Back in Rochester he entered upon a sales management career in the printing business from which he retired in 1978. He and Bounce left Rochester in 1980 for Sarasota, where he continued his interest in historical study, photography and golf. For Dartmouth in later years he served as class agent and then regional agent and wrote and published three new Dartmouth songs. Ross' brother, Paul C. Woodbridge '29, predeceased him.

1937

Seymour Ochsner died at his home in Metairie, Louisiana, on May 28. He is survived by children Anne, Diane, Lida and Patrick. Our Dr. C. Everett Koop speaks for all of Sey's Dartmouth friends: "Seymour was the kind of physician who made other physicians proud to be part of the profession. We were close in college and stayed that way throughout his life. He was my dissecting partner in comparative anatomy." Sey added to the good name of a pioneering medical family. His grandfather founded the American College of Surgeons and his cousin was one of the founders of the Ochsner Clinic Foundation. He headed the radiation oncology department at Ochsner and served on the clinics board of management. Alectureship there was established in his honor in 1999. He taught at the Tulane School of Medicine for 32 years and was national president of two professional societies in his specialty.

Winthrop Howard Taft died at the River Woods retirement home in Exeter, New Hampshire, on April 26. Win is survived by his wife, Jane, and children Helen and Cynthia. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta, and will be remembered as a hockey player and speed skater. Two years after graduation he earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He was a Navy supply officer in World War II, serving both in Bermuda and the Pacific. He became president of Taft Business Machines of Manchester, New Hampshire, and was an active leader in community life there—president of the Council of Social Agencies, moderator of his Congregational Church and president of the Dartmouth Club.

1938

Arthur Eugene Motch Jr. died on April 27. He entered Dartmouth from the Cincinnati Country Day School and while at Dartmouth majored in economics. He was president from 1966 to 1967 of the Dartmouth Club of Cincinnati. He retired from the R.A. Jones & Cos. Inc. as executive vice president/vice chairman of the board. He is survived by his wife, Winifred; children David, Alan, Arthur, Diana and Olivia; and grandson Arthur Motch IV '01. He is predeceased by his first wife, Margaret.

Charles Merrill Newman Jr. died at the Morristown Memorial Hospital in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, on April 11. Charles entered Dartmouth from Orange High in Orange, New Jersey. Although he did not graduate from Dartmouth, he did attend the Newark College of Engineering. He worked at Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, retiring 24 years ago as the national director of safety and security. Prior to that he worked in the safety field for General Motors. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Gertrude, son Peter, daughter Merrill Clarke and one grandchild.

1939

Keith Anderson died June 5 in Englewood, Colorado. He came to Dartmouth from Phoenix (Ari- zona) High School, Phoenix. At Dartmouth he majored in English and was Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the D.O.C. Winter Sports Council. Keith received his law degree from Harvard Law School. In WW II he served as an enlisted man in the 10th Mountain Division in Italy. He practiced law in New York and Denver for many years. At various times he served as a member of the Denver planning board, president of Graland School and Denver Mental Health Association and treasurer of Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood. He was president of Mountain Banks Ltd. and a director of various other banks and corporations. Keith is survived by his wife of 45 years, Catherine, three sons, three stepsons and five grandchildren.

Colin Walter Churchill of Sea Pines, South Carolina, died April 6. At Dartmouth he majored in mathematics. During WW II he was an officer in the Navy, serving for 17 months in Washington, D.C., and then in the Pacific theater, where he commanded a landing ship tank in the Marshall Islands. He was retired from the Navy in 1944 because of injuries that kept him in naval hospitals for eight months. Colin's post-war career was spent in hospital administration, research and management, first at Johns Hopkins, where he had started before the war, and then in Chicago, where he moved in 1965 to join the American Hospital Association and became director of the Hospital Research and Educational Trust. In 1978, he moved to Sea Pines and served with the Coastal Conservancy and on the Community Service Associates architectural review board. Colin is survived by his wife, Jane, son Colin Jr. and daughter Wendall.

J. Bruce Gillie died in Wilmington, North Carolina, on March 20. He came to Dartmouth from White Plains High School, New York, and at college majored in English and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. During WW II Bruce was a naval aviator, flying PBYs in the Pacific. Except for the war years his entire career was spent with DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, working in advertising, promotion and publicity, and retiring after 40 years. During his workingyears Bruce and his family lived in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where he was active with a number of nonprofit organizations and programs. Bruce is survived by his wife of 59 years, Janet, daughter Leslie, sons James and David and four grandchildren.

Richard Choate Ordway died on February 10 in Decatur, Alabama. At Dartmouth Dick majored in political science and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, the Daily Dartmouth staff and played trumpet in the Green Collegians orchestra and the band. After three years of selling life insurance in Boston and 10 years in the retail clothing business in Lewisburg, Tennessee, he settled into his career of serving as director of the chamber of commerce, first in Morristown,Tennessee, for six years, and then in Decatur from 1959 until retirement in 1982. He took great pride in accomplishing many projects that were beneficial to the community and was an avid promoter of tourism in northern Alabama. Dick is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sherry, daughter Patricia, sons Richard Jr. and William and two grandchildren.

Robert Edward Schill died in Rutland, Vermont, on June 21 from stroke complications. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and went on to Tuck, receiving his M.B.A. in 1940. He played the trombone in the Barbary Coast, Green Collegians, the band, the Handel Society and other music organizations. In WW II Bob was a naval officer, serving on the battleship Wisconsin in the South Pacific. He received the Navy Silver Cross and was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. Bob's business career was in utilities, first as secretary of the Brooklyn Union Gas Cos. (1945-56), then as vice president for Finance of Vermont Public Service Corp. (1956-82). In 1983 he started a new career: teaching business studies at Castleton State College in Vermont as associate professor until retirement at age 80. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jean; sons Robert and Todd; daughter Barbara Thrall; nine grandchildren, including Erica Thrall '98 and Amelia Thrall '00; and one great-granddaughter.

1340

Walter Frederick Bachelder of Newport, New York, died May 9 at St. Catherines Hospital in Smithtown, New York, of heart failure. Fred came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy, was a member of German Club, marching band and Phi Delta Theta and attended Tuck. During WWII he enlisted in the Army and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the C.S.S.; he spent two years with partisan units in North Africa, Italy and Yugoslavia. In 1947 Fred entered the family business of Testing Machines Inc. Over the course of his presidency he traveled widely, developing a marketing and manufacturing network for testing equipment and international manufacturing standards. He retired in 1997 but maintained his position as chairman of the board. Fred was predeceased by his wife, Peggy. He is survived by his wife, Joan, and children Susan, Sally, John, Nicholas, Frank, John and Patrick.

Edward Everett Banta, M.D., of Manchester Center, Vermont, died May 17 at Vermont Veterans Home, Bennington. He came to Dartmouth from Bogata (New Jersey) High School, majored in chemistry-zoology and was a member of Glee Club and Dartmouth ski team. Ned graduated from N.Y.U. College of Medicine. During WW II he entered the U.S. Navy, serving at the Newport Naval Hospital, completing his duty as a medical officer on troop transports. Following the end of the war Ned had a private practice in general medicine for 27 years. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette "Jean," and children Barbara Van Vliet, Lynn Stockwell, Edward "Ned" and David '78.

Donald Benjamin Cobb of Rancho Santa Fe, California, died May 29. Ty came to Dartmouth from Phillips-Exeter Academy, majored in local institutions and was a member of Psi Upsilon and freshman and varsity swimming. During WW II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1940-46 in the Pacific area. On February 19, 1945, Ty arrived on D-Day for the landing on Iwo Jima. He witnessed the raising of the famous flag. Ty wrote in the Dartmouth's Class of 1940 War Diary, "Thirty -two days later one of history's bloodiest and fiercest battles was over. All this took place on a piece of ground about the size of the Dartmouth campus." Ty retired to the reserve as colonel in 1947. Later he joined the Rancho Santa Fe Engineering Cos. He is survived by his wife, Rhoda, daughter Dian and son-in-law Allan.

Herbert Greenwood Porter of San Diego, California, died April 23. Herb came to Dartmouth from South Pasadena High School, was a member of Chi Phi, Junto, band, Cabin & Trail, Dartmouth Outing Club, Winter Carnival Council, Valkmeister Ski Club and Dartmouth Union, Tu'4l. He was an export trader in San Francisco, transferred as sales manager living in Guatemala and Panama, traveling central and northern South America. Herb retired as vice president, marketing, from Bekins Van Lines. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann, and children Larry, Michael and Carol.

Howard Ellsworth Sommer of Lake Forest, Illinois, died May 24 in Lake Forest Hospital after a stroke that day. Hal came to Dartmouth from St. Johns Military Academy, majored in economics, was a member of Chi Phi, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, was Ambas America secretary and involved in Germania, Dartmouth Union and the fencing team. Hal received his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1942. There he was the cadet colonel of the ROTC battalion and was awarded an Army commission as second lieutenant. During WW II he served on the staff of General George C. Marshall and General Eisenhower, retiring as lieutenant colonel. Upon leaving the Army Hal joined Jockey International Inc. as director and consultant and simultaneously joined Wolf Management Engineering Co., retiring as partner and chairman of the company. In 1997 he received an honorary degree from Thayer School of Engineering. Hal is survived by his wife, Sarah "Sally" Scott Sommer, and sons Scott and Paul.

1941

Donald Franklyn Blount, a Barrington, Rhode Island, resident for more than 50 years, died July 14 at home. Don was an outstanding indoor and outdoor intercollegiate track star, scoring consistently in the high jump and broad jump. He was also active in the Green Key Society, Phi Gamma Delta and Sphinx. He joined the Navy Air Corps in June 1941 and trained as a dive-bomber pilot. Following the war Don returned to Providence and began a career with the Wamscutt Mills. After the mills closed he joined Tucker Anthony brokerage firm, where he remained until his retirement at 78 years of age. For many years Don sang with the Providence University Glee Club and also was a member of the Providence Art Club. His is survived by his wife of 63 years, Jean; daughters Jana, Sarah and Martha; son Donald; and brother Gilbert.

William Foster Dau died on March 22 in West Des Moines, lowa. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in that city and Dartmouth College. Bill attended the University of lowa Law School until June 1942, when he and 30 other students were directed to report to the Naval Air Station in St. Louis, where they all became one platoon of Air Cadets known as the "Flying Hawkeyes." Subsequently, he was stationed at Cold Bay, Alaska, where he piloted PBYs looking for Japanese submarines. After the war Bill joined Roto Rooter Corp. and was instrumental in developing the young company's franchise system. He retired in 1986 as senior vice president. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy, and son Charles and his wife, Cindy. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Melina.

John Alexander Lockwood, M.D., died on April 24 after an automobile accident. He was a resident of Durham, New Hampshire, for 57 years and was predeceased by his wife, Jean, after 61 years of their marriage.Jack was active in the Dartmouth Outing Club and graduated with highest honors in engineering. He earned a masters degree from Lafayette College in 1943 and a doctorate in nuclear physics in 1948 from Yale University. During the war years he was a technical supervisor at Tennessee Eastman Corp. in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He joined the faculty of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1948 and during a period of 40 years he headed the department of physics and was director of research. He also established the cosmic ray neutron monitor on Mount Washington and was recognized internationally for his long-term studies of cosmic ray modulation in the solar system. Jack is survived by daughters Elizabeth, Nancy and Jane.

Frank R. Myers died on March 28 at Middletown, Ohio. After graduation from Dartmouth he joined the 88th Infantry Division, participating in the Italian campaign and attaining the rank of captain. He received two Bronze Stars and served as senior aide to two commanding generals. Being the fifth generation in a family of newspaper men, Franks career spanned 35 years of work as editor, manager and publisher of three small dailies and oneweekly in southwestern Ohio. He retired in 1980 after sale of his organization to Thomson Newspapers of Toronto. He continued serving his community in many ways, including 10 years' experience on the Piqua Memorial Hospital board and 29 years of work with the Middletown Regional Hospital board. Frank was also recognized for his lengthy service to the United Way. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and children Kathryn and John.

William Albertson Paddock died on April 21 after a long battle with Parkinsons and Alzheimer's diseases. At Dartmouth he worked on The Jack-O-Lantem, sang with the Glee Club and was a member of Delta Upsilon. Bill served in the Army during WW II and participated in the landing on Omaha Beach. After the war he attended Columbia University and received a masters degree. He then operated a hardware business and later a restaurant in the Rochester, New York, area. His first marriage ended in divorce and in 1972 he married Betty Baldwin, who brought four surviving children to their union: Carl, Nancy, Robin and Scott. Bill is survived by Betty and children from his first marriage, William, Jon and Pamela.

Clinton Albert Reynolds died in Riverside, Connecticut, on March 11. Clint grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts. At Dartmouth he was active in the Outing Club, Cabin & Trail and Natural History Club. During WW II he served in the Army Air Corps as a radar instructor from 1942 to 1945. Later Clint attended Harvard Law School in 1947 and then enjoyed a long career as a lawyer and senior investment officer for the Paul Revere Life Insurance Cos. in Worcester, Massachusetts. Clint loved athletics and the outdoors and participated in squash and tennis programs well into his 80s. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elizabeth Sharpe, and children Douglas '69, Virginia, Donald '73, Bruce and Robert.

Irving Francis Smith, known as "Snuffy," died in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 19. At Dartmouth he was the varsity football manager and a member of Green Key Society, Palaeopitus, Bones Gate and Casque & Gauntlet. During WW II Snuffy flew overseas as a pilot in the Army Air Corps Transport Command. In 1947 he returned to Hanover as associate director and business manager of athletics. In 1948 he married Frances War. From 1968 to 1970 he was executive director of the Far West Ski Association and was a member of the Olympic skiing committee. In 1970 he began 34 years as a sports television producer, first with C.D. Chesley Cos. and then as an independent sports television producer involving the Boston Celtics and Final Four basketball tournaments. He is survived by his wife and daughter Tracey Ann.

Alden Kenney Speare, a long-time resident of Lighthouse Point, Florida, passed away on July 31, 2004. At Dartmouth Alden participated in squash and tennis. He is survived by his wife of 54 years and their children Cheryl and Richard. Lawrence E. Thompson died at his home in Lincoln, Massachusetts, on March 11. He graduated from Dartmouth summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa and was active in Green Key, Palaeopitus, Glee Club, Alpha Delta Phi and Casque & Gauntlet. Larry served in WW II as a lieutenant on three combat patrols aboard submarines in the Pacific fleet. He received a master's degree and Ph.D. from Harvard and then in 1952 joined the faculty of its business school, where he taught until his retirement. Larry was also a director of various Boston companies and participated in management development programs in many countries around the world. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Dorothy Abbot, son Elliot, daughter Christina and sister Barbara Martin. He is predeceased by daughter Susan Inman.

Walter Henry Winchester, M.D., died on April 26 in Dunedin, Florida, after a brief illness. Walt graduated from Clearwater High School in Florida and Dartmouth and later earned his doctorate from Columbia University in 1944. During WW II he served as a Navy officer at the Seattle naval base and then went to Okinawa with the Seabees. In 1953 during the Korean War he was recalled to active duty and served 18 months with Destroyer Squadron 8 in the Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. Walt returned to his medical practice in Dunedin, where he followed his doctor father's footsteps for four decades. He was active for many years in community affairs, including Dunedin's Rotaiy Club and Masonic Lodge, performing in high offices in both organizations including world travel on behalf of the Royal Arch Masons' philanthropic medical research programs. He is survived by four cousins.

Courtland Wald Young died on April 20. "Court" was a member of Gamma Delta Chi at Dartmouth and participated in fencing and gymnastics. He earned the coveted master of science degree in business administration and engineering from Tuck and Thayer schools. He was offered a commission in the Army and Navy but his one kidney prevented him from engaging in military service. Court worked for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, New York, for a number of years, living in Penfield, New York. He and his wife Jane Post, were married in 1951. Two sons, William and Christopher, survive their parents.

1942

Roger Lyman Baker died on May 1 in Lexington, Virginia, where he had moved to be near his daughters. He served as a second lieutenant in the 20th Armored Division in Europe during World War II and earned a Bronze Star. He started work for the Baker Cos. in Minneapolis after the war and eventually moved to the real estate development side of the family business. In 1953 he moved his family to south Florida, where he supervised the building of the Ocean Reef Club on North Key Largo, one of the premier resort communities in the country. He returned to Minneapolis full time in 1962 to run Baker Properties with his brother, William. Roger is survived by daughter Linda and son-in-law Charles Pineo '69, daughter Mary and son-in-law Tobias; four grandchildren; niece Sandra and her husband, David; and nephew Morris and his wife, Doris. He was predeceased by first wife Joan Larson in 1983 and second wife Wright Robertson in January.

Randolph Post Eddy of Boca Grande, Florida, died on June 13,2004. Randolph left Dartmouth for Harvard and was still a student there when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in May 1941. He was stationed in Panama for a year and then received his commission at Fort Benning, Georgia. He spent nine months on the Ice Caps as a captain and commanding officer of a task force. He returned from the service in 1945 and joined the finance department of the John Hancock insurance company. He was married to his second wife, Jeanne B. Saxer, in 1954.

James Shrewsbury Erwin died on July 14. two days after suffering a stroke. Jims home was in York Harbor, Maine, and he was a former state attorney general and a two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate. He served in both the states House and Senate before winning three terms as attorney general from 1967 to 1972. In 1974 he lost his second race for governor to a political independent and then retired to his private law practice, which he continued for the next 30 years. He married Charlotte Anne Ruprecht after the war, graduated from Columbia University Law School and moved to York, Maine, in 1949. He was elected attorney general by the legislature in 1967 and oversaw its organization into departments that still exist today. Jim is survived by his wife of 59 years, Charlotte Anne, and their children Charlotte, Sarahjames '75 and Jane '78.

1943

Edward A. Ernest died May 14 of pneumonia. Edward grew up in the Milwaukee area, where he attended the Milwaukee University School prior to entering Dartmouth. His college career was cut short by a skiing accident and, after being declared unfit for combat, he was medically discharged from the U.S. Army, where he had been serving as a weather observer. He proceeded to join the American Field Service, where he served as a volunteer ambulance driver during WW II with the British 8th Army in Italy. His wartime experiences whetted his appetite for travel, history and world affairs and contributed to his successful business career in the commercial insurance industry. He is survived by his wife ,Joyce; children Libby, John and Susan; and grandchildren Lauren, Carolyn, Gregory, Michelle and Karen.

C. Herbert Harrigan died on June 26 at Black Mountain, North Carolina. "Hex" graduated from Ridgewood (New Jersey) High School and at Dartmouth was coeditor of the Daily Dartmouth. Herb joined the Dartmouth Air Force Squadron and served in the 8th Air Force during WW II. Following service he obtained a masters degree in journalism from Columbia and initially worked as a report for the Providence Journal. Subsequent newspaper assignments included editorial writer for the Richmond, Virginia, News Leader and the Philadelphia Inquirer and later writing editorials for the Sarasota Herald Times. Known for his bowties, green jacket and a keen wit, Herb is survived by his wife, Margaret; brother John and his wife, Nancy; and stepchildren, Barbara, Bruce and Carol.

John Miles Keefe died April 20 at River Mead Re- tirement Community in Peterborough, New Hampshire. John graduated from Bronxville High prior to attending Dartmouth, where he was a Senior Fellow and Phi Beta Kappa. Dur- ing WW II John served as a destroyer officer in the ETO. In 1948 he graduated from Yale Law School and joined the New York law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell. In 1968 he and his wife, Ann, moved from Rye, New York, to New Hampshire, where he served as secretary and counsel of Sanders Associates. In 1978 John opened his own law firm in Wilton. In 2002 John and Ann moved from their Lyndborough home to Rivermead. John was a trustee of Monadnock Music and served on the Wilton-Lyndborough school board. An avid skier and sailor, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, sons William and Miles and daughters Alice and Jane.

Robert W. Purdy died June 8 at his home in Rancho Murieta, California, of lung cancer. Bob grew up in New Jersey, attended Vermont Academy and received his bachelor s degree from Dartmouth after WW II service in the Navy aboard a destroyer that survived a kamikaze attack. His business career began with a small engineering firm in Los Angeles, followed by work with Douglas Aircraft, and finally an overseas mining firm that led to a move to Chile for two years. He loved to travel and had a particular affinity for the back roads of his part of California. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ginny Purdy; daughter Jaclyn and her husband, David; daughter Robin; son Robert Jr. and his wife, Janet; and three grandchildren.

Robert Andrew Wight died March 15. He was living in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the time of his death. Bob graduated from Walpole High in Massachusetts prior to entering Dartmouth. A sociology major, Bob was active in the Corinthian Yacht Club and lettered in sailing. He devoted much of his business life to personnel matters, serving for 22 years as human resources director for Booth Fisheries/National Sea Products seafood plant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, retiring in 1989. Bob served as president of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce for a year and also did part-time marketing for a temporary employment service. After retirement Bob and his wife moved to Bonita Springs, where they could enjoy year-round golf, tennis and boating. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Nancy (Cooper); daughters Callaway, Suzanne and Rebecca and eight grandchildren.

Bernard Carl Ziegler died May 2 at Cedar Lake Campus, West Bent, Wisconsin, of leukemia. Bernie and his wife had been living in Scottsdale, Arizona, until a few weeks before his death. Bernie left Dartmouth prior to graduation, attended Northwestern and then joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific until 1946, earning the rank of first lieutenant. After service he returned to Northwestern, graduated and joined the family businesses: West Bend Cos., B.C. Ziegler & Co. and First National Bank of West Bend. Bernie was actively involved in a variety of civic and charitable endeavors. Among others, he was regent of the University of Wisconsin, member of the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers, chairman of the Ziegler Family Foundation and a developer of the Kettle Moraine YMCA. He is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years, Peggy, daughter Jayne, sons Bernie and Jeffrey, brother Doug, sister Barbara and grandchildren.

1944

Roger Plunkett Arnold died March 7 in Community Hospice of Northeast Florida in Jacksonville. At Dartmouth Roger belonged to Green Key Society, Alpha Delta Phi and Sphinx. He served in the naval air corps in WW II. He attended Thayer School and was a lifelong member of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers. After the war Roger joined the family business, Buffalo Rubber and Supply Cos., serving as its president until the business was sold in the 19705. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mary, two stepsons, a stepdaughter and six grandchildren.

Frederick R. Kennedy of Bedford, Massachusetts, died on March 8. A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Fred graduated from Waltham High. He participated in the V-12 program at Dartmouth and served in the Marine Corps from 1942-46. He earned a Purple Heart as a member of the 6th Marine Division in Okinawa. Fred was recalled to active duty for the Korean War and was discharged as a Marine captain in 1952. Following the war he spent his entire business career with the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, retiring as a vice president of that company. Fred is survived by a daughter, Lesley, and a son, Robert.

Arthur Herbert Kiendl, who served as associate dean and director of counseling at Dartmouth in the late 1940s and early 19505, died at his home in Castine, Maine, on March 2. As an undergraduate Arthur belonged to Sigma Nu and was an enthusiastic participant in soccer and skiing. After Pearl Harbor he joined the Army Air Corps and served as an officer in the China-Burma-India theater. On returning home he received degrees in higher education and education administration from Columbia and the University of Chicago and entered upon a long career in school administration. Assignments included headmastership of Mount Hermon School, presidency of the Cranbrook Schools and the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and the headmastership of the Nichols School in Buffalo, New York. Arthur is survived by daughter Deborah McLaughlin '65 and grandson Jesse Kiendl '93.

John E. Morse of Sebastian, Florida, died on April 13. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Dartmouth Glee Club, Johnny held a masters degree from Rutgers University. Following a lengthy business career, he became business administrator for the Randolph, New Jersey, school system. Throughout his life Johnny was a loyal Rotarian. For many years he served on the class of 1944 executive committee, and he played a key role in 1944's 25th reunion.

Howard Taylor Pratt died at his home in Martsons Mills, Massachusetts, on June 29. Howard enrolled in the Navy's V-12 program and received his naval commission upon graduation. In service on a minesweeper in the Pacific, he earned numerous medals. After the war Howard earned a joint masters degree at Dartmouth's Tuck and Thayer schools. He then started working for BB Chemical Corp. and served through several corporate mergers, including a final merger with Black & Decker. Howard is survived by his wife of 60 years Jacquelin, two daughters and a son.

Robert Jennings Riggs Jr. died in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 17. At Dartmouth Bob was a member of Casque & Gauntlet and Beta Theta Pi. Following service as a Navy lieutenant commander in WW II, he earned a masters degree at Columbia. He then began a lifelong career in oil and gas exploration and production, working first for Exxon and then as president of Oklahoma Log Exchange and Data Inc. During the years he held many Tulsa civic posts, including presidency of the Tulsa public schools board of education, where he was instrumental in developing a magnet school program designed to integrate the school system. A Tulsa park has been named in his honor. Bob is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Marilyn, three daughters and two grandchildren.

John Robert Sanders of Ossipee, New Hampshire, died on April 28 of complications from surgery. After any service in WWII John earned an M.B.A. at Harvard. Following a brief stint in banking, John established his own business, the manufacture of parts and other items for the piano and music trades. John is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and a daughter, Susan.

George Henry Tilton III of Alexandria, Virginia, died March 18. A graduate of St. Georges School in Newport, Rhode Island, George was the son of George H. Tilton Jr. '14. At Dartmouth George served on the editorial board of the Daily Dartmouth.Mtet Pearl Harbor he continued in Dartmouth's V-12 program, serving as editor of TheDartmouth Log, the Navy's campus newspaper. Upon graduation from Dartmouth George served as a naval officer in the Pacific and participated in the liberation of the Philippines. Following the war George became managing editor of the Fawcett book division of CBS Publications. Georges wife Jeanne, died some years ago; he is survived by son George and daughters Elizabeth and Theodora.

1945

Warren Cram Agry Jr. died of heart failure on July 12. Following WW II service in the Pacific as an officer in the Merchant Marine, "Jug" returned to Dartmouth to complete his Tuck School education in 1947. Early employment as an advertising space representative with Hearst Magazines led to sales and merchandising responsibilities in a career position with the Simmons Cos., leaders in the sleep business. Uncomfortable with early retirement in 1982, he returned to management activity in the direct-mail field and with a real estate appraisal firm near his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. Coming from a family with strong Dartmouth traditions—father, son, uncle and inlaws —Jug enjoyed a history of service to his school and to his class. His wife, the former Nancy Vogt, predeceased him in 2000. He is survived by son Bradford '76.

Robert Day Allen died July 10 in his Naples, Florida, home after a long illness. A Tuck School student, he graduated from Dartmouth after serving three years in the Army Medical Corps during WW II—primarily in the CBI theater. Bob's business career began in corporate sales for Travelers Insurance Cos. In the 1950s he moved to the Village of Hamburg, New York, near Buffalo, and went to work for Eaton Brother Corp. He married the former Ninette Eaton, with whom he had three sons. Bob eventually became president and CEO of Eaton, the country's leading manufacturer of artificial grass and cemetery supplies. He held a wide variety of community and civic offices in the Hamburg area before retiring in 1989 to Florida. Bob's first wife, Ninette, died in 1977. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, the former Ann Urban; sons Ralph, Gary and Christopher; stepson C. Scott Mac Donald '77, DMS 80; stepdaughter Bambi Thompson; and 10 grandchildren.

Roger Kenyon Bird passed away January 28 in Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Agawan, Massachusetts. Ken came to Dartmouth from Mamaroneck (New York) High and was here through his first two years before enlisting in the Army during WW II. He later joined the family business in Boston, where he served for nearly 20 years as vice president of M.T. Bird & Cos. before taking early retirement. He later worked as an independent insurance adjuster throughout the state of Vermont. He was predeceased by his wife Joan, in 2004 and is survived by daughters Judith, Linda, Patricia and Sheryl; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Eugene Vincent Calvelli, a lifelong resident of Port Washington, New York, until his retirement in 1987, died June 20 in Orlando Florida. At Dartmouth he enlisted in the V-12 program. He was sent first to the U.S. Naval Hospital as a corpsman at Great Lakes, Illinois, in 1943 and later to the medical school at NYU with a residency at Bellevue Hospital. He served in both the Navy in WWII and the U.S. Army in Korea, where he was in charge of the hospital trains carrying wounded from the front lines. Gene was married in 1950 to the former Harriet Heffernan, a nurse he had met at NYU. He returned to private practice in Port Washington in 1950. Survivors include the children with Harriet (who predeceased him in 1981): Helen, Patricia, John, Gina, Mary and Cara; second wife Jacqueline Burke Calvelli, whom he married in 1982, and her daughters Janet and Eileen; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Theodore Miller Douglas Jr. died May 21 of kidney cancer in Williamstown, Massachusetts. As a Dartmouth freshman Ted played end on the football team. He joined the V-12 Marine Unit in his sophomore year, served as a second lieutenant in the Pacific and was later recalled as a captain in the Korean War. He began his career in television sales originally with the Dumont Network, then moved to the NBC Television Network. Later he joined the ABC Radio Network as national sales director and after 25 years in broadcasting became a senior account executive with Warwick Advertising. He retired to San Francisco, lived there for 16 years and returned to the family home in Plandome, Long Island. He is survived by his wife, Gretchen, sons Ted and Sam, daughter Alix, stepchildren Michael and Elizabeth and four grandchildren.

Robert Joseph Epstein, a resident of Lake Worth, Florida, for the last 15 years, died July 21. He served in the Army during WW II with two and one half years in the China-Burma-India theater. Bob returned to graduate from Dartmouth in 1947, then gained his masters degree in business from Columbia University. Married in 1950, he was recalled in the Korean War, during which he served as a lieutenant for a year and a half. Bob's entire business career was spent in retailing. In 1957 he founded the Debs and Four Seasons clothing stores in Springfield, Massachusetts, then in 1964 joined Casual Corner stores—a growing concern of ladies' specialty shops. When this later became a subsidiary of U.S. Shoe Corp., he served that organization until retiring to Florida as executive vice president in 1990. He served his community in Springfield, Massachusetts, as president of Sinai Temple and president of Crestview County Club in Agawan, Massachusetts, and again as a board member of the Wycliffe Country Club and the Greenbrier Village Association in Lake Worth. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, the former Margaret Cecile Burtaine; daughter Debra; sons Paul '76 and Charles; and four grandchildren.

Frederick Joseph Kahn died of cancer May 25. A Marine V-12 transfer to Dartmouth from New York University, where he later graduated, Fred remained a devoted Dartmouth class member in mind and in spirit for the rest of his life. Following WW II experience in the Pacific as a Marine captain, he worked as U.S. Department of Defense investigator in Japan for nearly seven years. In 1954 he married a talented Japanese watercolorist, Eiko, and returned to the United States to settle in Princeton, New Jersey. He continued in the field of criminal investigation for various agencies of the federal government until his retirement in the early 19905. He leaves his wife, Eiko, daughters Karen and Miho and four grandchildren.

Joseph Ernest Michael Jr. died of heart failure at Exeter (New Hampshire) Hospital May 26. A resident of Durham, New Hampshire, for more than 50 years, Joe and his wife, Shirley, had just moved to their new home at the Ridge at Riverwoods the day before. A leader in his class, community and church during a successful career as a lawyer, judge and educator, Joe will be sorely missed. Appointed a district judge in Durham, Joe taught courses at the Whittemore Business School and was named chairman of the law department at the University of New Hampshire. For many years Joe served as Durham town moderator, was a founding member of St. Georges Episcopal Church and was a trustee of the Diocese of New Hampshire. As class president at the time of his death, Joe completed a career of previous roles as reunion chairman, district enrollment director and club president. Survivors include his wife of 50-plus years, daughter Christine, son Joseph III and five grandchildren.

Gunnard Frank Reynolds died May 26 from Alzheimer's disease. Originally from Minneapolis, "Gunner" came to Dartmouth from Exeter, but his path to graduation in Hanover was roundabout. Major physical injuries and financial problems in his freshman year limited his next three semesters to his home base while attending the University of Minnesota. He then enlisted in the Army Transportation Corps for two years on ships running to Europe. To gain funds he next signed on with ARAMCO, delivering surplus tankers to Shanghai and the Persian Gulf before taking the necessary exams for readmission to Dartmouth. Graduation finally came in June 1949. Gunners entire business careerwas involved with multiple lines of insurance dealing with agents in St. Paul, the Dakotas and, finally, his own agency in Wausau, Wisconsin. In 1983 he sold out and retired to the lake country in Texas. Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years, Jeanne, sons Bruce and Tom and two grandchildren.

Frederick George Schmidt died of cancer June 22 in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An expert skier at Dartmouth, he became a WW II member of the Army's 10th Mountain Division. Fritz returned to Hanover in 1946 to earn his degree here, then on to Yale University Law School to gain his LL.B. in 1951. He returned to Milwaukee to the practice of law. Later,as an officer in the family business E.F. Schmidt Publications, he started Let's See magazine, which became one of the first of the post-war "city" magazines. Fritz had collected Robert Frost first editions in high school, which led him to an introduction and close friendship with the poet while at Dartmouth. He was intensely interested in the environment, bought land for conservation in Wisconsin and in the Mississippi Valley, planted thousands of walnut trees, taught mountain climbing in the Grand Tetons and was an active member of the Sierra Club. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Joan, son Erik and daughter Kristen.

Andrew MacKay Scott died at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, of congestive heart failure on April 19. A Navy pilot during WW II, he returned to graduate from Dartmouth in 1946. He then gained his Ph.D. at Harvard in political economy and government and joined the political science department at the University of North Carolina in 1958. He taught there until 1992, with years off as a visitor at the University of Bologna in Italy, Johns Hopkins University and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He edited or wrote 12 books, most of which dealt with international politics. When he retired from UNC Andy became part-owner of kayak builder Wilderness Systems and later started a publishing company, Coastal Carolina Press, which has grown in the field of North Carolina environment and history. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Anne, children Rebecca, David and Donald and six grandchildren.

Richard Russell Steiner died of pneumonia January 31 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Dick left Dartmouth early in 1942 to join the Army Air Corps and fly glider planes and C-47S in the South Pacific. He flew more than 50 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. After WW II Dick returned to complete his education and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in economics from Dartmouth in 1948. He then joined American Linen Supply Cos., now known as Alsco, the Salt Lake City business started in 1889 by his grandfather. In 195 9 Dick took over the helm from his father and the company became a world leader among industrial laundry plants. His wife, Colleen, whom he married in 1949, died in 1978. He is survived by sons Robert and Kevin, daughter Sheila and six grandchildren.

John Walter Tolley III died September 10,2003. He enlisted in the Navy V-12 Unit at Dartmouth, leading to WW II service as an LST gunnery officer, and retirement as a first lieutenant in 1946. Postwar occupations included advertising and public relations responsibilities with J.W. Tolley & Associates in Worthington, Ohio, and sales promotion with Strunk Equipment Cos. and Union Fork & Hoe Cos. in Columbus, Ohio. He was first married in 1948. He leaves children Bruce Jeffrey, Steven, John, Beth Jan, David and Bradford and his wife, Barbara.

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William Oliver Bailey died of pneumonia in New York City on January 28. He joined the class in the Navy V-12 program from Northampton (Massachusetts) High School. He served in the Naval Air Force in the V-5 program and graduated with a major in economics. He joined Aetna Life and Casualty Cos. in 1954 and rose to become president and vice chairman. He founded the Municipal Bond Insurance Association, the nations largest insurer of municipal bonds, and was its first chairman and CEO. He also served as CEO of Yankee Energy Systems and of Terra Nova Holdings in Bermuda, where he lived from 1977-2002. In retirement in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, he was interested in church work and philately. He was the benefactor of several charities and established the William O. Bailey Family Scholarship Fund, of which Dartmouth is a legatee. He is survived by his wife, Carole, son George '73, daughters Jane '76 and Carolyn and six grandchildren.

Julian Walter Sayer died in Stamford, Connecticut, on March 14. He joined the class from the Horace Mann School in Riverdale, New York, and majored in economics. He participated in interfraternity athletics, the Dartmouth Log, Interdormitory Council and WDCR. He served in the Army Air Corps as a pre-aviation cadet from 1944-45. He was the founder and president of the Sayer Group, a firm involved in consulting and credit scoring systems in Stamford, and had worked in Atlanta in a similar firm. He was a registered representative for Hayden Stone and served as a justice of the peace, commissioner in the parks and recreation commission and member of the city Democratic committee. He was active in organizing monthly alumni luncheons in New York and served as a class agent from 1986-2002. He is survived by his wife Joan, a son and a daughter.

1948

Lloyd Thurman Krumm Jr. died May 20 of Alzheimer's. On retirement he and Joan moved to the Eastman community in Grantham, New Hampshire, and were active in Upper Valley and class affairs until his passing. Soon after arriving in Hanover he joined the Navy. On his return he majored in economics and was a member of DOC and Gamma Delta Chi, moving on to get his M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1950. Lloyd went to work for International Paper Cos., rising to the position of sales manager. He remained there until 1975, moving on to Federal Paper Board and Mead Corp., from which he retired. He served as president of the Dartmouth Club of Bergen County, New Jersey, and as an alumni councilor, receiving the Dartmouth Alumni Award for his work in community and Dartmouth affairs. Joan survives him with sons Randy '77 and Barry '80 and their families.

David Beckwith Miller Jr. died of pancreatic cancer in Portland, Oregon, on May 26 attended by family members. He came to Hanover from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Hackley School. At Dartmouth he shared ski team duties with classmates Sonny Drury and Colin Stewart and was a member of Cabin & Trail. Apre-med major, he went to New York University for his M.D. and settled in Portland, where he practiced general surgery for many years. He continued his interest in outdoor life by hunting, fishing and boating. Dave fondly remembered his ski team days and Ross McKinney's leadership in outdoor skills. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, and daughters Wendy, Gail and Elizabeth.

Jorge Saralegui died December 10, 2004, of Parkinsons disease in Miami, Florida. He came to Dartmouth from Belen Jesuit School in Havana, Cuba, was a member of Psi Upsilon and Sphinx and majored in economics. He and Adelaida lived in Westchester County, New York, for many years. He was with Overseas Ventures and in the publishing business. They eventually moved to Miami, where he last reported in as a publishing consultant. He is survived by Adelaida and children Jorge, Maite, Alvaro '78 Javier, Fernando, Alejandro and Lui.

William Warren Tharion died on January 20. He came to Dartmouth in the Navy V-12 program. He had checked in for the 50th reunion book and was then living in Palm Beach, Florida, reporting a career as an accountant, having completed additional courses therein following his Dartmouth education major. In Palm Beach he had an active retirement on the golf course and at the bridge table. He is survived by children Karen, Deborah, Janet and Laurel.

1951

Josiah Morton Briggs Jr. died of lymphoma at home in Wakefield, Rhode Island, on June 6. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Mort was raised in Williamsville, New York, graduating from its high school before entering Dartmouth. He majored in physics, sang in the Glee Club and was a member of Sigma Nu and ROTC. After three years in the Navy and two with Eastman Kodak, Mort entered academia with graduate studies at Columbia, earning his masters and Ph.D. by 1962. He taught history of science at Kansas State and University of Colorado before moving to University of Rhode Island for a 30-year career ending in 1999. He was the chair of the history department and also served as a member of the South Kingston town council. Recreation for Mort included golf running and bookkeeping. He leaves his wife, Barbara "Babs," son Jody and daughter Nina.

Robert Perrin Hackstaff died July 4 of malignant melanoma at the Hospice of Centennial, Colorado. Born and raised in Denver, Bob graduated from its East High School, majored in history and was a member of Sigma Nu and the Glee Club. He attended Tuck School in his senior year and then went to work in the family real estate firm, Frederick Ross Cos. He became president and CEO in 1970 and held that position for 18 years. During that period he met Mary, his second wife, and merged her two girls into his family, also two girls. In 1977 Bob, with four other CEOs, established a network of independent companies that became ONCOR International. Owned by 52 independent real estate companies, it became the worlds largest full-service firm. He is survived by Mary; daughters Karen, Karla, Paula and Diane; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

William Elijah Hosier Jr. died on May 5 in Scottsdale, Arizona, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was born in Niagara Falls, New York, attended the DeVeaux School, majored in psychology and was a member of Sigma Chi. His three-year tour of duty in the Army included an infantry school commission, a platoon leadership in Korea and a Bronze Star. Bill obtained an M.B.A. from Babson in 1956 and launched his commercial banking career in Detroit. In 1979 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona, to join Citibank, ultimately becoming a vice president in the personal banking group. He retired in 1991. He was a Rotarian, a member of the Arizona Country Club and the PGA Tournament Players Club in Scottsdale. He is survived by son William, daughter Eleanor, three grandchildren and longtime companion Eleanor Kussman.

Robert Alan Maguire died July 8 from complications of cancer in Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. Bob was born in Canton, Massachusetts, and prepared for Dartmouth at Lyndon Institute. He majored in Romance languages and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Spanish and French clubs and the Handel Society. His post-graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia spanned 10 years and included two years in the Army. Armed with his Ph.D. he carved out a career at Columbia ultimately, becoming its Bakhmeteff Professor of Russian Studies and chairman of the department of Slavic languages. Besides teaching, he wrote about as well as translated the great works of Russian literature. His avocation was chamber music, his instrument the viola and his venues included Bennington, Vermont, and New York's Upper West Side. His father was in the class of 1924 and he is survived by brother Tom '58.

Thomas Macmillan Porter Sr. died March 18 at Deaconess Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, of Alzheimer's. He grew up in Columbus, Ohio, graduating from Columbus Academy. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta, the Interfraternity Treasurer's Council and a Tuck-Thayer graduate. After two years in the Army his first employer was Westinghouse, and in 1962 he joined the Kroger Cos. in Cincinnati, working in its purchasing department. In 1968 he started his own company manufacturing and marketing commercial freezer units. His last 19 years before retirement, in 1992, were with G.A. Avril Cos. in its lead products division in Norwood as a general manager. He met Janice Griffen of New York City on a blind date and they were married in 1955. She died in 1996.T0m was a member of the Cincinnati Tennis Club. Surviving Tom are sons Thomas Jr., Andrew and Gerald and three grandchildren.

William Woodworth Ricketts died of cancer June 21 at Carroll County Hospital Center, Maryland. He grew up in Lansing, Michigan, and prepared for Dartmouth at Lawrenceville School. He majored in history, played in the band and was active in DOC, boxing and trampoline. An Army medic in Korea, he obtained his master's degree from Western Maryland College, started his teaching career at Franklin High School in Reisterstown, Maryland, and retired in 1991 after 35 years of social studies classes, including U.S. history and archeology. He was a private pilot and flew his 1962 Mooney to air shows in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and elsewhere. He was ayodeler at the air show every year and enjoyed motorcycling, camping and playing the piano for the residents at Carroll Lutheran Village. Surviving Bill are his wife, Shirley, daughter Miriam '83, two stepchildren and six grandchildren.

James Davenport Saurman died April 18 of lung cancer at home in Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from George School in Pennsylvania, played football at Dartmouth and left after two years to become a U.S. Army paratrooper during the Korean War. After his discharge he finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida, graduating in 1956. He met his future wife, Ann, at UF and they were married a year after his graduation. Both of them were children of citrus-growers and eventually settled in Winter Park, where he managed his father-in-law's orange groves. His agricultural skills extended to growing eye-catching flowers, and he was a member of the-Central Florida Rose Society. Through the years he served on several civic commissions. Jim is survived by his wife, Ann, children James and Jane and one grandchild.

James Holbrook Wheatley died May 28 of leukemia at Hartford (Connecticut) Hospital. He was born in Evanston, Illinois, grew up in Abington, Massachusetts, and graduated from Thayer Academy. Jim majored in English, joined Pi Lambda Phi, sang in the Glee Club, wrote for The Dartmouth and served as its editorial chairman his senior year. After four years as an officer in the Navy he earned his Ph.D. in English from Harvard in 1960. He taught at the University of Illinois, Wesleyan University and Trinity College, from which he retired in 1997 as full professor. He completed two scholarly works: Patterns in Thackeray's Fiction and The Logic andRhetoric ofExposition. His father, George Wheatley, was in the class of 1914. Other alumni relatives include two uncles and two cousins. He is survived by his former wife, Louise, daughters Alison and Katherine, son Christopher and four grandchildren.

1954

Walter Lee Clarkson died unexpectedly May 21 in Hamburg, New Jersey, where he resided. Walt came to Dartmouth from Westfield (New Jersey) High School, where he would return to teach and coach after college and military service. At Dartmouth he majored in English literature and graduated cum laude and was Phi Beta Kappa. He was captain of the cross-country team, president of Sigma Nu and a member of Casque & Gauntlet. Following Dartmouth he received an M.A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. After 31 years at Westfield High School teaching English and journalism and coaching cross country, track and field and swimming, he retired in 1994. He was adviser for Hi's Eye, the schools weekly newspaper that was rated an Ail-American school newspaper 25 times by the National Press Association. He was also proud of the track teams he coached, which had 110 team championships and 253 individual championships. He is survived by his wife, Audrey, and children Karen, Laura, Nancy and Lee.

George Alfred McLaughlin died April 6 from the effects of multiple myeloma at Massachusetts General Hospital. His home was in Cambridge. George entered Dartmouth from the Belmont Hill School. He majored in government and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Following Dartmouth he received a law degree from Boston University. He joined the McLaughlin Brothers, a family law firm founded by his father. While he tried hundreds of jury cases involving a variety of civil and criminal matters, he was best known for cases dealing with eminent domain, where he was particularly successful. He was elected a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and children Ellen Saturley '77 George '81 and Daniel.

John Francis Melanson died December 23,2004, in Littleton, New Hampshire. John was the oldest member of the class of 1954, having entered Dartmouth at the age of 32. He was an Army veteran of World War II and entered Dartmouth from the Merchant Marines. While at Dartmouth he majored in philosophy and studied graphic arts. During his summers he attended New York University in order to earn additional credits. This allowed him to graduate in three years. He was Phi Beta Kappa John was a farmer. He is survived by his sister, Beatrice Deteheverry.

1955

Warren Phillip Girard died March 19. In his obituary in the Los Angeles Times he was described as "a long-time editor at the Times and one of a dwindling breed of colorful and boisterous newspaper personalities." Warren began his newspaper career at the Manchester Union Leader while attending Dartmouth. He left Dartmouth and served in the Army from 1953 to 1957, qualifying as a paratrooper and later working for the Stars and Stripes newspaper in Tokyo. He stayed on as a civilian until 1963, when he returned to the states and began working for the Times. To many of his co-workers he was named "Fij," allegedly having driven a golf ball up the slopes of Mt. Fuji while taking a long day's hike to the summit. Over the years he primarily edited international news, especially Europe and Russia, until his retirement in 1992. He is survived by two cousins in Manchester.

Henry William Hudson III died on March 31. Bill was born in Boston and graduated from Newton High School. His father, Dr. Henry W. Hudson Jr., was a member of the Dartmouth class of 1923. At college Bill was a member of Theta Delt and majored in English. He served in the Navy until 1958 and upon discharge worked for Sears Inc. until he became general manager of a shopping center in Pennsylvania. Nearing retirement, Bill became a real estate agent. He continued serving Dartmouth, first as a class agent and then on our executive committee from 1989 until his death. Bill and his wife, Joan, attended the Chicago, Williamsburg and Boston mini-reunions. He is survived by Joan; children Henry, Christopher, Holly and Heather; and 12 grandchildren.

1959

Robert James Hall died May 11,2000. Bob lived for many years in Coral Gables, Florida, where he participated in such community activities as the Boy Scouts as well as those of the Presbyterian Church. He was a laboratory supervisor for the Palm Springs General Hospital and a legal expert witness with regard to medical technology. A biology major at Dartmouth, he was a photographer and photography editor for The Dartmouth and participated in Dartmouth Outing Club activities. His wife, Merry, predeceased him. Bob is survived by son William Frederick Hall.

Arthur Charles Tell died June 3 of cancer. Following graduation Charlie spent two years in the Army and attended Ohio State University Law School before launching his career in Columbus, Ohio. He became a very respected and prominent attorney, senior partner at his firm and served as president of the Transportation Lawyers Association, chairman of the Transportation Law Institute, chairman of the Continuing Legal Education Committee and a member of the American Judicature Society. Amember of Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Phi, Charlie was active in local College alumni activities, including applicant interviewing and during fundraising drives such as the Campaign for Dartmouth. Also prominent in community activities, he was an officer or trustee in many organizations, including the Columbus Country Club, City Club and Wilderness Country Club. Charlie served as deacon in the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by wife Wendy; children Tracey, Melissa and Charles; and five grandchildren.

1962

Jock Finley Warden died May 3 in Great Falls, Montana, after a long battle with lung cancer. Jock came to Dartmouth from Great Falls, majored in English and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. Jock worked in San Francisco for some years after graduation with a medical supply company before returning to Great Falls to join the family business at the Great Falls Tribune. His passion, aside from family, was the collection of Western art and historical memorabilia. Fie was active in many community charitable organizations. Jock leaves his wife Suzanne, son Todd, daughter-in-law Jackie, daughter Susan Roberts, son Andrew '91, daughter-in-law Emily, son Christopher, daughter-in-law Lori and seven grandchildren. Classmate and fraternity brother Tom Cutter recalls Jock as "a man of not too many words. He could seem a bit aloof, but I feel that that was a bit of shyness. He was solid and decisive. He was sure a fine guy."

1965

Charles R. Thomson died at home in Alexandria, Virginia, July 3 of cardiovascular collapse. He had a distinguished career as a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and helped apprehend the people who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. He received the Presidential Rank Award for his work on the bureaus response to the Oklahoma bombing in 1995. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Amesbury, Massachusetts. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Dragon Senior Society. After serving in the Army in Vietnam and Germany he began his career with ATF in 1971. He retired from the bureau in 1999, doing part-time consulting on crisis management and antiterrorism as well as pursuing hobbies of growing bonsai plants, flowers and trees, and of studying Native American culture and collecting traditional arts. He is survived by his wife, Louise Lindblom Thomson, a son, two stepchildren, his mother, a sister and a brother.

1967

Josiah Whittaker Powell IV of Oakland, California, died in March. Josiah came from the Ricker Classical Institute of Houlton, Maine. He rowed on lightweight crew and worked at the Thayer Dining Association. "Si" left the College in 1965, moving to California, where he earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He worked for the federal government as a chemist in the Food and Drug Administration in San Francisco before retiring on disability. An ardent bicyclist, a favorite pastime was coasting down Telegraph Avenue from Oakland to the UC campus in Berkeley. In addition to his interest in all things scientific, Josiah was a keen student of astrology. While in Berkeley his apartment was always open to any friend or family member who needed help or a place to sleep. Josiah is survived by his mother, Flora Ivey Powell, brothers Byron '70 and Daniel and sisters Jean and Molly.

1971

Stylianos Orphanoudakis, who boosted information technology in Greece and was helping Cyprus face the challenges of the computer era, died March 18 on his home island of Crete, Greece, of cancer. Shortly before he became ill Orphanoudakis was made chairman of the Institute of Technology and Research in Crete, after having served as director of its Information Technology Institute since 1994, and also as director of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics. Orphanoudakis was considered an expert in robotic systems, mechanical vision, intelligent reading of images and other specialized sections of information technology, while he participated in numerous Greek and international associations and was editorial consultant to various scientific publications. In addition to B.S. and Ph.D. (biomedical engineering) degrees from Dartmouth, he earned an M.S. degree in information and telecommunications science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is survived by his wife, Ava, and daughters Anna and Eleni.

1973

Michael W. Bonner died June 4 in Houston, Texas, from injuries suffered in a vehicular accident near his home. Mike came to Dartmouth from the Marist School in Atlanta. At the College he participated in the foreign study program in Spain. After graduation he returned to Atlanta and worked as a writer and later as a court reporter. In 1980 Mike moved to Houston, where a new focus on health and fitness led him to become a certified massage therapist, a chiropractor and a supporter of medical research into cures for AIDS and pediatric cancer. He cultivated a longheld personal spirituality with an interest in meditation that led him to travel to India and Latin America. Although Mike suffered from adult diabetes, he was an avid cyclist. He is survived by his mother, four sisters, a daughter and a grandson.

1977

Harry O'Neil Turner, the Culver Academies' director of College Advising, died at his Culver, Indiana, home on June 20 following an extended illness. Dr. Turner joined the academies' staff in 1994 as director of college advising, assisting hundreds of students in gaining admission to the colleges of their choice. For a time he also served the dual role as the director of admissions. He was an assistant boys' lacrosse coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Previously O'Neal was the dean of admissions at Butler and Ohio Wesleyan universities. He also served as senior associate director of admissions at Georgetown University. After Dartmouth O'Neal earned master's degrees from Loyola Marymount University and the University of Notre Dame and a doctorate from American University. He authored several books on the college advising process, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to CollegePlanning and 50 Things You Can Do to Get Intothe College of Your Choice. He is survived by his wife, Debra, children H. O'Neil III and Ashley, sister Patti and brother Tracy.

1999

Phatiwe Cohen died May 12 after complications due to ovarian cancer. Classmate Jennifer Lawinski writes: "Phatiwe was single and never married, but she did leave behind more friends than the funeral home fit and touched the lives of many people in the AIDS/HIV community in Boston. She worked for the state department of public healths HIV/AIDS bureau for five years, helping coordinate programs for those with the disease. She was born in Botswana and lived in Nigeria until she was 7. She and her father then moved to Boston, where she attended the Boston Latin School before coming to Dartmouth. She majored in both history and government and loved to laugh, play pool and skip class. Phatiwe loved baseball, getting dressed up and cooking. In the end she learned to lean on her friends and ask for hugs. She had an amazing smile, a warm spirit and a contagious sense of mischief."