Deaths
The following is a list of deaths reported to us since the previous issue. Full obituaries, usually written by the class secretaries or necrologists, may appear in this or a later issue.
Edward Spencer Miller '31 • Aug. 12, 2005 Douglas Emory Wilson'31 • Jan. 10, 2005 Martin Lemcke Leich '32 • Sept. 12,2005 Edward Bennett Marks '32 • Oct. 8, 2005 Gardner Lombard Brown '34 • Sept. 22, 2005 Ferguson Wiley Hubbell '35 • Sept. 4, 2005 Melvin Harvey Mandigo '35 • 5ept. 16, 2005 David D. Williams '35 • June. 4, 2005 Richard Herbert Spencer '36 • Sept. 18, 2005 Clinton Parker Doriss '37 • July. 22, 2005 Roland Dingley Jones'38 • Aug. 23, 2005 W. Richard Schubart '38 • March. 22, 2004 Julius Milton Westheimer '38 • Aug. 31, 2005 Ralph Preston Champney Jr.'39 • March. 27, 2005 William John Cunningham Jr. '39 • Aug. 1, 2005 Allan Holmes Vaitses '39 • Aug. 29, 2005 Norman Lazare '40 • July. 28, 2005 Howard W. Tallmadge '40 • Aug. 30, 2005 Josiah Fuller'41 • July. 12, 2005 Hervey Conger Lewis'41 • Jan. 23, 2005 William David Steel '41 • Aug. 30, 2005 Richard Archibald Godfrey' 42 • Aug. 21, 2005 William Henry Lohman '42 • Sept. 13, 2005 Jose Elias Lopez-Silvero '42 • June. 19,2005 Thomas Edwin West '42 • Aug. 13, 2005 Richard Oswald Eymann '43 • Sept. 26, 2005 Howard Brereton Hall '43 • 5ept. 16, 2005 James Gale Briggs '44 • Aug 23, 2005 Robert La Huis Coith '44 • Sept. 12, 2005 Myles Raymond O'Crowley '45 • Sept. 21, 2005 William Harvey Woods '45 • Aug. 24, 2005 James Richard Barnet '46 • Aug. 15, 2005 Luther Robert Nelson '46 • Aug. 16, 2005 William Francis O'Keefe '46 • Sept. 4, 2005 Harris Jesse Chadwell '47 • Aug. 21, 2005 William Joseph Medlin Jr. '47 • Sept. 12, 2005 Robert Lewis Shallow '47 • Sept. 17, 2005 Philip A. Gahm Jr. '48 • Aug. 16, 2005 Bernard J. Somers '48 • June. 18, 2005 John Haig Ayvazian '49 • Feb. 11, 2005 Peter Elston Costich '49 • Sept. 25, 2005 Edward R. Hunt' 49 • July. 2005 Howard Whitney Wing Jr. '49 • Sept. 28, 2005 Matthew William Cooney Jr. '50 • 5ept. 20, 2005 Richard Edwards Cutler '50 • July. 4, 2005 Paul Richardson Rouillard '50 • Sept. 12, 2005 Walter R. Schreiner Jr. '51 • Sept. 27, 2005 C. Harvey Kelley '52 • 2005 John W. Corcoran '53 • Sept. 28, 2005 James Thomas Fleming '55 • Sept. 8, 2004 Edward Vincent Leja '56 • 5ept. 7, 2005 Joseph Bailey Obering '56 • Sept. 5, 2005 Wayne Burton Andrus '57 • 0ct. 4, 2005 Fred Charles Shanaman Jr. '57 • Oct. 4, 2005 William Sarantopoulos '58 • Aug. 17, 2004 Bruce Gordon Andrews '59 • Aug. 20, 2005 Harry David Rearing '59 • Sept. 9, 2005 Robert Lee Steele '59 • May. 2, 2005 Wilmer Clyde Faust III '64 • July. 25, 2005 James Hobson Season '66 • March. 30, 2002 James Edward VanAmburg '67 • July. 26, 2005 Carl Branson Phillips '71 • August. 2005 Ray Merrill Greenly '76 • Sept. 13, 2005 Patricia Sprague Hickey '78 • Sept. 14, 2005 Norman David Hanson '82 • Sept. 1, 2005 Rebecca Marie Barendrick'90 • Aug. 4, 2005 Jeremiah Kaiwiki Thompson '96 • Sept. 3, 2005 Mark Richard Samco '02 • Sept. 9, 2005
1932
Martin Lemcke Leich died on September 12, 2005, at the Hoosier Retirement Center in Indianapolis. From Evansville, Indiana, where he lived all his life, he went to Dartmouth, belonging to Alpha Sigma Chi and Phi Beta Kappa, graduating magna cum laude. During World War II he was a Naval Reserve lieutenant. His business career was with radio station WGBF, and he became president in 19 60, then owner, selling it in 1975. He had been a director of Peoples Savings Bank and Charles Leich & Cos., a family wholesale drug firm. Active in his community, he held various leadership positions in 15 nonprofits and served his church and the Indianapolis Episcopal Diocesan Council. Martin received the Evansville Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award for 1940 and the Evansville Advertising Club Silver Medal Award in 1967. He is survived by a son, daughter and grandchild. His wife of 56 years Janet, died in 2002.
Edward Bennett Marks died October 8, 2005, with his family in attendance in his home in Mill Valley, California. At the College he was The Dartmouth's managing editor and belonged to Green Key, Casque & Gauntlet and Pi Lamda Phi. Ed spent his working career focusing on the worldwide refugee problem. In many countries he held managing and executive positions with the United Nations and the United States, including its Agency for International Development, receiving its first Distinguished Career Award. In the last 10 years he wrote two books, one about the UN's art and its posters in its numerous offices and the other his autobiography. In 2002 Ed received the Lester Grange Award from Dartmouth's Tucker Foundation. He is predeceased by his first wife, Margaret, and son Thomas '65, and survived by his wife, Vera Barad, a daughter, a daughter-inlaw, two stepdaughters and eight grandchildren.
1934
John James Wholey, M.D., passed away on February 11, 2004. He came to Dartmouth from Lawrence High School in Massachusetts. He received his M.D. degree from Middlesex Medical School in 1942 and after graduation he served in the Army Medical Corps from 1943 to 1946. He reverted to inactive status as a captain in the medical corps and was a lieutenant colonel in the Massachusetts National Guard. He was active in general practice in the Andover, Massachusetts, area. His wife, Kathryn, and son Thomas predeceased him; surviving are daughters Jane and Ann.
1936
Heston Stillings Hirst of Barrington, Rhode Island, died on June 16,2005, at the home of his son, George, in South Kingstown. Hewas achemistry major in college and studied chemical engineering at Thayer. He joined Gamma Delta Chi, was president of the Dartmouth Players and played percussion in the marching band. Hestons first employment after college was with Factory Mutual Engineering Division in Boston, Massachusetts. Over the years he served two of its component insurance companies as chief engineer, executive vice president and secretary, retiring in 1982. In 1945 he and Ruth moved their family to Barrington. Heston continued his insurance work in nearby Providence and engaged in many community activities, including the Barrington Players and the fire department. Heston is survived by his wife, Ruth; children Ann Sande, Edgar '65 and George; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and a nephew.
Hugh John Morris Jones II of Lexington, Virginia, died on June 5,2005. "Jonesy" majored in economics and was a member of Sigma Nu. When he left college he entered the granite business in the sales office of jones Brothers Cos. in Barre, Vermont. During the war, as a second lieutenant assigned to 2nd Platoon Company A of the 746th Tank Battalion, he led his platoon in the D-Day landing at Utah Beach. Wounded at St. Pois, France, and again at the Meuse River, Belgium, he became a prisoner of war until the war ended. He returned to his family and his former employment in Vermont and Boston until 1967, when they moved to Lexington, Virginia, where he worked for the Georgia Marble Cos. until retirement. He is survived by children Hugh, Richard Jonathan and Marcy; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wife Kathleen predeceased him.
Allen Thomas Luey of Wickenburg, Arizona, died at homeApril 21, 2005. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, played clarinet in the marching band and was active in Forensic Union, Rowing Club, swimming/diving and cross country After graduation he worked in the recycle paperboard industry and in 1939 married Jean Hamel. During the war Tom's ship saw a great deal of action in the Pacific theater and at war's end a Commendation with Ribbon was awarded. Later he wrote The War Cruise of the USS Minneapolis. Back with Jean and the paper industry, he headed an association of companies in that industry with worldwide membership and upon retirement received an award for preeminent scientific and engineering achievements in the world's pulp, paperboard and forest products industries. Tom is survived by Joan Elizabeth Luey, whom he married after Jean's death in 1980, and son Zam.
Henry Hazen Newell of Moorestown, New Jersey, died October 5, 2004. His great-grandfather, Salem Newell, and his grandfather, Henry C. Newell, were graduates of Dartmouth, and Henry was a member of our class until it became necessary for him to attend college nearer home. He received his bachelor of arts from Swarthmore College in 1936. While at Dartmouth he was active on The Dartmouth staff and writing became his vocation after college. He was a partner in Horace Schwerin and Associates, advertising and marketing consultants in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and senior vice president of Schwerin Research Corp., New York and London. After retiring in 1970 he remained active as a self-employed consultant and writer in the field of business. During WW II, while Henry was in the Army, he and Marjorie Gordon married. She predeceased him. Son Philip and grandson Walter survive.
Richard Herbert Spencer of Syracuse, New York, died September 18, 2005. In college he majored in English and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Dragon. The Hartford Insurance Group with main offices in his hometown provided his first employment after college and he remained with The Hartford his entire career except for three years as an officer in the Navy during World War 11. After the war he and wife Julia moved to Syracuse, where he continued with his insurance work until retirement in 1979 as general manager of the regional office. He was an elder of Park Central Presbyterian Church and was active in community affairs, serving on many boards, including American Red Cross and United Way, for which he was a fundraiser, as he was for Dartmouth. His wife predeceased him in 1999. Dick is survived by children Julia and Richard and their spouses, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four nieces and a nephew.
1937
J. Willcox Brown, a constructive leader in a lifetime of public service, died on August 16,2005, after an illness with prostate cancer. He leaves his wife, Natale, and children Tom, Nancy and Stephen. Daughter Susan predeceased him. Will was the class vice president at his death, after a lifetime of service to Dartmouth that began in his undergraduate years with Palaeopitus, Green Key, Dartmouth Outing Club, Ledyard Canoe Club and Winter Carnival Council. He was chosen to head the DOC immediately after his graduation. Later he earned graduate degrees in forestry from Yale and in conservation science from Michigan. He served as moderator and selectman in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, and several years as member of the Democratic National Committee for his home state. He earned the Granite State Award for leadership and service "as a dedicated citizen, teacher, applied scientist and political activist."
Samuel Lofman of Airmont, New York, died July 6, 2005. His wife, Seena, predeceased him. He leaves son Brian. He served in the Air Corps in World War 11, after which he managed a market in Willimantic, Connecticut. At the time of his 65 th reunion, he was living in Winter Park, Florida.
1939
Ray Herbert Anderson died June 9, 2005, at his home in Barrington, Rhode Island. At Dartmouth he majored in psychology and was a member of Sigma Nu and Green Key. Ray was especially known for his sweet trumpet, which he played in the band, Dartmouth Symphony, Green Collegians and Barbary Coast, of which he was leader in our senior year. After serving in WW II Ray went with American Sisalkraft, working up to president. This company was acquired by St. Regis Paper, which in turn was taken over by International Paper Co. He retired in 1973. Ray is survived by his wife of 63 years, Lorna, son Gary and daughter Gail Anderson.
John Napier Blandy died in West Hills, California, on March 3, 2005. AT Dartmouth "Nap" majored in English and was a member of Kappa Sigma. He was a varsity gymnastics letterman and member of the Ledyard Canoe Club. During WW II he was a tech sergeant in the Army Air Corps and served in New Guinea and the Philippines in the South Pacific. After the war Nap's career was mostly in the airlines industry. At different times he was western sales manager of Lufthansa German Airline and American Airlines. He also served as location manager for Universal Pictures. Nap's wife, Catherine, predeceased him in 1994. He is survived by sons Bruce and Charles and daughter Sheila Hamilton.
1940
Norman Lazare of Pembroke, Kentucky, died on July 28, 2005. Norm came to Dartmouth from Fieldston School, Riverdale, New York; majored in English; and was a member of Junto. During WWII he served as an Army first lieutenant AGO for four and a half years. Norm moved from New York City to western Kentucky, married a local girl and was owner and manager of 670-acre Runnymede Farm. He is survived by his wife, Betsy Jane, children Lewis '74 and Elizabeth and brother Oliver '43.
Harry T. McMahon Jr. of Lake Forest, Illinois, and Hobe Sound, Florida, died August 12, 2005, at his home in Lake Forest. Harry came to Dartmouth from the University of Chicago High School. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, attended Dartmouth three years and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1940. During WW II he served five years as a captain with the Army Signal Corps in New Guinea and the Philippines. After WW II he rejoined AT&T and assumed district management jobs. Later Harry bought an insurance agency that became part of Chicago Title & Trust. He founded Insurance Cos. of Illinois in 1970, later sold to Lincoln National Cooperation. He remained as chairman /CEO until 1982, when he retired. Harry is survived by his wife, Lejehn Olson McMahon, and children Carol Butcher and Harry III.
Howard Webster Tallmadge of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Lake Waramaug in New Preston, Connecticut, died August 30, 2005, from the effects of a stroke that had struck him two weeks prior at home at Lake Waramaug. Howie came to Dartmouth from Montclair High School and Vermont Academy and graduated from Tuck. He was a member of Chi Phi, Dartmouth Outing Club and Cabin & Trail. After graduation he joined his fathers firm Webster Tallmadge Cos. During WW II he served as a captain in India. After the war he joined Western Electric, retiring in 1982. In Greensboro Howie served as president of the Dartmouth Club of the Piedmont and college representative of Wake Forest University. At his cottage on Lake Waramaug, he hosted the Dartmouth women's crew during the NCAA trials for a number of years. He is survived by Kate, his wife of 63 years, and children John '69, Allin '73 and Mary Kate Holden.
1941
Josiah Fuller, M.D., formerly of Duluth, Minnesota, died July 12,2005, in Lady Lake, Florida. Dr. Fuller graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and the Harvard Medical School. During WW II he served two years in the Navy as a medical officer aboard ships in the North Atlantic. In 1948 he began a fellowship in surgery at the Mayo Clinic for three years. He later received an M.S. in surgery from the University of Minnesota. Joe was invited to join the Duluth Clinic, where he remained a surgeon until retirement in 1985. His professional affiliations included diplomate of American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He also helped establish the first intensive-care units in Duluth. He is survived by wife Patricia; former wife Pearl and their children Nathaniel '67, George, James, Jane, Susan and Patricia; and stepchildren Mary, Mark, Ann and Patrick. He was predeceased by son Josiah.
William D. Steel died August 30, 2005, at his home in Meriden, New Hampshire. He was a Tuck School student and received an M.D.A. from Hofstra University. Bill served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his superior work during amphibious landings in Salerno, Sicily, Morocco and Normandy. After the war he owned an insurance agency on Long Island, New York. He was particularly involved in educational issues and was successful in leading people of various viewpoints to reach a common goal. Married to Mildred Howard in 1946, he retired in 1984 to Moultonborough, New Hampshire, and divided his time between Lake Winnipesauke and Florida. He is survived by his wife and children Janet, Laura, Sandra and David.
1942
Roger Lyman Baker died on May 1, 2005, in Lexington, Virginia, where he had moved to be near his daughters. Roger served as a 2nd lieutenant in the 20th Armored Division in Europe during World War II and earned a Bronze Star. He started work for the Baker Co. of 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. He returned to Minneapolis full time in 1962 to run Baker Properties with his brother, William, and they were involved in the construction of numerous projects in the area. Roger is survived by daughter Linda Pineo and husband Charles '69, daughter Mary Baker- Philbin and husband Tobias, four grandchildren, a niece, a nephew and a sister-in-law. His first and second wives, Joan Larson and Nancy Wright Robertson, predeceased him.
Richard A. Godfrey of Tarpon Springs, Florida, died on August 21,2005. Dick graduated with us and had been captain of the mens track and field team before moving on to Tuck School, only to be interrupted by World War II. He went on to serve as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. He retired in 1981 as a regional manager from the Ford Motor Cos. after a 35-year career. He said he had resided in 10 states during his time with Ford and had moved 21 times. When he retired he resided on two golf courses, in Florida and Michigan. Dick's Dartmouth roommate, the late Charles Brown, married his sister, Diddy. His wife, Natalie, predeceased Dick. He is survived by son Richard '66 and his wife, Carol; son Charles and his wife, Sue; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
William H. Lohman Jr., M.D., died on September 13,2005, in Hartford Hospital, Connecticut, after a brief illness. Bill graduated from Cornell University School of Medicine in 1945 and completed his internship at the Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. He served in the U.S. Navy both during and after World War II, including the U.S. Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia, and as medical officer at several federal prisons for the U.S. Public Health Service. He completed his residency at Hartford Hospital and then practiced internal medicine in East Hartford and Glastonbury. He was on the staff of Hartford Hospital from 1950 to 1986 and received its Distinguished Service Award in 1985. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sidnee; sons William 111 and his wife, Joyce; son Stephen and his wife, Nancy; daughter Judith and her husband, David; grandchildren Christopher, Peter, Tracy, Molly and Joanna; and great-granddaughter Breanna.
Jose Elias Lopez-Silvero of Miami, Florida, died on June 19, 2005, of heart problems. Joe was born in Havana. He was an international relations major at Dartmouth and carried that over to various positions. He received his law degree from the University of Havana in Cuba in 1946, leaving in 1960 for New York City and then in 1962 he moved to Buenos Aires, where he was director and secretary of Goar Mestre & Associates, a TV investment and management corporation in Argentina, Peru and Venezuela. In 1975, following Perons confiscation of the TV networks, he moved to Caracas, Venezuela. Then in 1981 the local Cisneros Business Group asked him to transfer to Miami as an officer of Finser Corp. He was president of Finser and president in exile of the National Association of Sugarmill Owners of Cuba until his retirement in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Matilde, son Jose and two grandchildren.
Thomas Edwin West of Plymouth, Massachusetts, died on August 13, 2005, in his hometown after a brief illness. He was a native of New Hampshire and played baseball for Dartmouth. He was a skier, golfer and tennis player and a loyal Dartmouth man. Tom graduated with the class and went on to Tuck School, but did not finish. During World War II he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, part of that time as a communications officer aboard ship in the South Pacific. Following the war he was a salesman for Raynham Cotton Products in Boston. In 2000 he indicated that he had been working with John T. Lyman Cos. He was married for 63 years to the former Cecile Guay, who predeceased him in 2004. He is survived by children Gay, Meredith and Thomas; niece Mary Killoran, Adv '83; and 14 grandchildren.
1943
Richard Oswald Eymann died at his Lane County, Oregon, home on September 26,2005. Born in Medicine Hat, Canada, Dick attended high school in Anaheim, California, prior to entering Dartmouth. During WW II he served as an airman in the South Pacific, following which he obtained his M.B. A. from Tuck. He then went to work for Weyerhauser at its Springfield plant. Dick was a founding member of McKenzie-Willamette Memorial Hospital and one of the first administrators at Lane Community College. In 1957 he entered the Oregon legislature as a Democrat and, after becoming speaker of the House in 1973, was defeated in a 1974 reelection bid. His political colleagues credit him with nurturing many of their careers and having fresh ideas. Dick is survived by his wife, Juanita, seven daughters and a son. In addition, the couple helped raise 19 foster children.
Melvin M. Fenichell of Sanibel, Florida, a former longtime Darien, Connecticut, resident, died April 17, 2005, in Naples. Born in New York, Mel graduated from Dartmouth, where his major was geology and his extracurricular activities included tennis, squash, Glee Club and playing the clarinet. Graduate studies at Harvard and a law degree from George Washington University were followed with a business career that began with Standard Oil of New Jersey in the Amazon Jungle and Columbian oil fields. On return to the United States, Mel worked for the U.S. Geological Survey and State Department before pursuing a Wall Street investment banking career. He served on numerous oil industry-related boards, was a member of the Dartmouth/Yale Club of New York City, Tokeneke Club and the Downtown Association. Mel is survived by his wife of 59 years, Patricia Condon Fenichell; sons Peter and Christopher and three grandchildren.
H. Brereton "Bud" Hall died September 16, 2005, of lung cancer. A 50-year resident ofOld Greenwich, Connecticut, Bud grew up in lowa Falls prior to attending Dartmouth. While working on the Jacko -Lantern, Bud honed his interest in advertising. Following graduation he entered the Army, obtaining a battlefield commission while serving in the ETO with the Tank Destroyer Corps. On return to civilian life, Bud obtained a master of science in psychology. A senior vice president of Young & Rubicam, his clients included G.E., General Foods, American Home Products and the Postal Service. Philanthropy included serving as director of public information for the Red Cross of Greater New York and volunteer work for Dartmouth. He was immediate past president of his class and served on the Alumni Council. His interests included golf gardening and oil painting. Bud is survived by his wife of 61 years, June, daughter Olivia, son H. Brereton Jr. and four grandchildren.
1947
Harris Jesse Chadwell, a former secretary and president of the class, died in Amherst, New York, on August 21, 2005. He grew up in Washington, D.C., attended New Hampton School and joined the V-12 unit as a freshman. He earned an M.S. in civil engineering from Thayer School and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He worked as a construction engineer before moving to Chicago, where he served as director of operations for Armour-Dial Inc. and taught business at Northern Illinois University and Aurora University. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, with the firm and eventually back to Snyder Square, New York, where he was a professor and mentor for Empire State College until his retirement in 2003. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Israel Robert Freelander died in Worcester, Massachusetts, on August 15,2005. He joined the class in the V-12 program. He majored in mathematics and economics, participated in swimming and Jack-o-Lantern and went on to Tuck School. He served as a lieutenant in the Navy and was wounded in action in the South Pacific. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1948 and a Ph.D. in social work from Boston University in 1950. He was the founder and president of Come Play Products, a Worcester toy company. He was committed to creating job opportunities for those with impairments and employed many in his firm. He served on the Presidents Committee on Employment of the Handicapped from 1965-73. He served as chairman of the Massachusetts Commission on Employment of the Handicapped and was named Small Business Employer of the Year in 1966 by Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He is survived by three sons.
John Henry Havens died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 8, 2004. He came to college as a member of the Marine V-12 unit and joined Kappa Sigma. He served as a technical sergeant in the Marines in the South Pacific and went on to become president of KOHR Inc., developers in Pompano Beach, Florida. Later he founded and served as president of Havens Enterprises in Oakland Park, Florida. From 1989-91 he served as class agent. He is survived by his wife and a son.
William Joseph Medlin Jr. died at his home in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 12,2005. He grewup in Rutland, Vermont, and joined the class in the Navy V-12 unit. In college he joined Sigma Nu. He became a public accountant in Rutland, where he had his own firm until retiring to Florida in 1990. He enjoyed golf, friends, and family. He endowed a scholarship fund for needy students in his name at Mt. Saint Josephs Academy in Rutland, Vermont. He is survived by his wife and four stepchildren.
Robert Lewis Shallow died at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, on September 17, 2005. He grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island, attended Brown University joined the Marines, served in the Pacific and was sent to the Marine V-12 Unit in Hanover. He played baseball and majored in mathematics. He earned an M.A. from Brown in mathematics and physics and worked, mainly in sales, for IBM and Universal Mineral Products. He owned Sprayed Products in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and then established R.L. Shallow Associates, a consulting firm, with a main office in Boston, prior to retiring to Florida in 1994. He is survived by two sons.
1948
Albert L. Clark died in Barre, Massachusetts, his home for more than 50 years, on August 25, 2005, less than three months after his wife of 59 years, Julia Clark, passed on. He came to Dartmouth from Brockton, Massachusetts, high school in the Navy V-12 program and served in the Pacific theater before returning to campus for his degree in history. A member of Delta Upsilon, he worked for General Electric and U nited Shoe Machinery before settling in 1954 in Barre and the teaching profession, from which he retired. Al credited professors Lou Stilwell and Al Foley with a lasting interest in history that kept him busy researching and lecturing well after retirement. He was a member of service clubs, organizer of the town rescue squad, baseball coach and town historian. He is survived by children David, Dana and Drew and five grandchildren.
Philip Adam Gahm Jr. died in Bremen, Maine, on August 16,2005. He came on campus in July 1944 from Milton (Massachusetts) high school before joining the Navy. He was a member of Theta Chi and Glee Club, on the Dartmouth staff and an economics major before moving on for his M.C.S. degree from Tuck in 1949. He joined his father in the automotive aftermarket as a manufacturers representative, and remained in that business until retirement in 1980. He also founded a parts warehousing operation. Phil was active in trade organizations and a lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. His first wife, Luella, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Maxine, and children Jeffrey, Allan '80 and Deborah, brother Paul '54 and four stepdaughters.
John William Park, surrounded by family, died July 14, 2005, at Monclair, New Jersey, his lifelong home. Jack entered Dartmouth with the Navy V-12 program in 1943, received a commission in 1945 and served in the Pacific on a destroyer. He returned to Hanover and was active in DOC while completing his degree. His entire working career was spent in the commodities business as a member of the New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, for which he also served as an officer. He told us that it was through a Dartmouth alumnus that he got hired Jack and his wife, Ellie, belatedly became enthusiastic returnees for reunions. He insisted on his nightly cocktail until the day before he died. The piper played "When the Saints Go Marching In" at his services. He is survived by Ellie and children Patricia, Nancy and Robert.
Bernard Joseph Somers died of cancer in Los Angeles on June 18, 2005. He came to Hanover in 1943 through the Navy V-12 program and from Bishop Loughlin High School in Jackson Heights, New York. He was commissioned and served on LSTs in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Returning to campus, he became a chemistry -zoology major. Following graduation and working as a research chemist, he took courses leading up to his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University in 1958. He became a clinical psychologist, moved west and taught psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, for many years. Bert credited Dartmouth for awakening a thirst for controversial ideas and a social conscience that led to his active support of social justice, peace and environmental movements. He is survived by first wife Leonora and their children Evan and Bianca, and second wife Virginia and her daughter, Erin.
1949
Norman William Crisp Jr. died on August 12, 2005, in Nashua, New Hampshire, of cancer. Norm served in the Army Air Corps during WW II, then came to Dartmouth where he was a member of Tri-Kap and ran cross-country. After receiving his medical degree from Harvard in 1953, he began a medical career that spanned more than 50 years and included two years on the faculty at the University ofWisconsin before he returned to Nashua to join his father and brother Jack in their family practice. They were instrumental in establishing the trauma center at St. Josephs Hospital in Nashua. He was the first doctor in New Hampshire to earn board certification in both general and thoracic surgery and was a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Retiring from his practice in 1995, he worked at the Health Stop in Nashua until the time of his illness.
Edward Ritchie Hunt died unexpectedly on July 3, 2005. Ritchie attended Tilton School in New Hampshire and majored in government at Dartmouth. He attended Tuck School before entering the insurance field as a broker. His career was with Johnson & Higgins, now J&H Marsh & McLennon, from which he retired as a vice president. Ritchie's love affair with the Brooklyn Bridge grew over the years as he walked to work from his Brooklyn home and back. His marriage to Betsy lasted 20 happy years until cancer took her. Ritchie filled his retirement years with work for his church and an inner-city child care agency. He is survived by his brother, John '55. Ritchie was avid in his support of Dartmouth and served his class in numerous positions up to the time of his death.
David D. Van Tassel died on June 3, 2000. A native of Binghamton, New York, he received both his masters and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. After serving at the University of Texas as a professor of history and education, he went to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1968 as a professor of history. A Shaker Heights resident, Van Tassel was chairman of the department of history and was known nationally for his pioneering work in the historical and humanistic study of aging and the elderly. His work in this area was featured in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. In retirement David lived in Bloomington, Indiana, where he is survived by his wife, Helen, son David and daughters Emily and Katherine.
1950
Matthew W. Cooney Jr. died on September 20, 2005, in Salem (Massachusetts) Hospital. He had been living in Rockport, Massachusetts, where he had grown up. Matt came to Dartmouth from Gloucester (Massachusetts) High School. He served in the Navy as a radio operator on the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes in the Pacific. He majored in English, was a member of Phi Delta Theta and played on the baseball team. He did graduate workat the University of Edinburg, Scotland, and Victoria College in New Zealand. Matt taught for a few years in the Gloucester school system before joining the English faculty at Salem State College. In addition to his teaching activities he worked part-time as a longshoreman on the docks of Gloucester and Boston. He served as chairman of the Rockport school committee and enjoyed playing hockey and softball. Matt leaves his wife, Leslie, four sons and four daughters as well as four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Richard E. Cutler died on July 4, 2005. He had been living in Milton, Massachusetts. Dick came to Dartmouth from Newton (Massachusetts) High School and Kimball Union Academy and after a stint as a tail gunner in a B29 in the Air Force. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa, active in the Glee Club and majored in sociology. Most of Dicks career was in finance and investment advisory services. He and his wife, Dorothy, founded a private investment company, D&D Financial. He was involved in many church and civic associations. He and Dorothy enjoyed extensive travel in their camper as well as much world travel. Dartmouth relatives include his father, Samuel Cutler '16, brother Samuel Cutler Jr. '45, and nephews Michael '76 and Andrew '78. In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Richard.
1953
William R. Fry Jr. died on April 15, 2004. At Dartmouth Bill majored in English and was a member of Sigma Nu. Following graduation from Dartmouth he went on to study law at Columbia University and later assumed the position of assistant dean and director of urban affairs at Columbia Law School. At the time of his death he was residing in Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Binnie, and sons Jonathan and Steven.
Frank A. O'Reilly died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Fort Kent, Maine, on April 9, 2005. Following graduation from Dartmouth Frank joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps in November 1953 and served for five years, after which he left the service as a disabled veteran. Following his disability discharge he spent his time reading and studying history from his home in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and later in Fort Kent. For a brief period he performed as a substitute teacher in the Lawrence school system. Frank was an accomplished pianist and particularly enjoyed playing classical music. At Dartmouth Frank studied premed courses, played freshman football and was a member of Theta Delta Chi. He is survived by a cousin, Dr. Jeffery Habershaw. Friend Don Goss'53 notes that, although Frank had limited means, he was intensely loyal to Dartmouth and his class through his gifts to the Alumni Fund.
Paul A. Supovitz died of Parkinsons disease on May 21, 2005. Following graduation from Dartmouth Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he became a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division, completing 92 jumps. After discharge from the Army he settled down to family life and began a long career in real estate, specializing in acquisitions for retail chains including Sterling Optical and Fanny Farmer. Paul particularly enjoyed his home on the New Hampshire seacoast, where he spent time with his children and beloved dogs. At Dartmouth Paul majored in economics and was a member of Pi Lamda Phi and the Interfraternity Council as well as serving as the managing editor of the 1954 Green Book. He was predeceased by his first wife, Maria Nash. Paul is survived by his wife, Marjory, children Elise '82 and Jonathan, four stepchildren, sister Beverly and 13 grandchildren.
1955
Edward E. Heydt died May 28, 2005, in Caldwell, New Jersey, after a lengthy illness from multiple complications, including two strokes. Ned came to Dartmouth from St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and was the son of Edward Heydt '19. While at Dartmouth he was a philosophy major and active in ice hockey and squash as well as being a member of Sigma Nu. He was secretary and treasurer of Vapon Inc. Following his retirement he was a first-rate model airplane builder and stoneware potter. His wife Carole, three children and four stepchildren survive him.
1956
Edward Vincent Leja died September 7, 2005, following a brief illness. Following his graduation from Dartmouth and Boston Colleges Law School in 1960, Ed served in the U.S. Air Force during the Berlin Crisis. For 20 years he was a staff judge advocate assigned to the 104th Combat Support Squadron at Westfield, Massachusetts, and was a practicing trial attorney and owner and officer of the law firm of Moriarty, Donoghue & Leja, PC. He was a member of many legal associations, including the Boston College Commercial and Industrial Law Review. His thoroughbred racehorses included Colonial Affair, the winner of the Whitney and Belmont Stakes. He is survived by his brother, Richard Leja.
Joseph B. Obering, a geologist and oil company executive, died in Dallas on September 5, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Mihoko Kuroishi Obering; sons Joseph, William and Christian; brother William; sister Mrs. Paul O'Brien; and three grandchildren. While still in high school Joe started working for his father's company, the Warrior Oil Cos., and began his lifelong study of geology. Joe spent most of his career in the international arena, managing Warrior s interests in Indonesia. Well respected for his scientific and economic acumen, Joe was also a lover of outdoor sports, classical jazz, the opera and Asian art and history.
1957
Wayne Burton Andrus, M.D., of Portland, Connecticut, died October 4, 2005, in the Dartmouth -Hitchcock Medical Center. A zoology major, he roomed in South Fayerweather with Ken Burton and Monk Bancroft, both of whom became close lifelong friends. Wayne was a man of great courage. When he learned at age 10 that he had juvenile diabetes, he faced the disease with a cheerful attitude through an active life, becoming one of its longest survivors. He loved the outdoors, hiking on land and rafting on the water and was an accomplished fisherman. Wayne trained as a radiologist. He established a practice and worked in this field until his eyesight failed, then went back to school and retrained as a psychiatrist, setting up a second practice. Classmates will remember class gatherings at his mountain-top cabin in Strafford, Vermont. He leaves his wife, Cynthia, sons Bruce and Mark, daughter Leslie and three grandchildren.
Fred Shanaman Jr. died of cancer on October 2, 2005. A sociology major and brother at Psi Upsilon, Fred participated in track all four years at Dartmouth. His specialty was the shot put, which he later picked up again. He attained national senior ranking and was named to the Wearers of the Green Hall of Fame. A longtime Tacoma, Washington, businessman, banker and sports fan, Fred was appointed Northwest representative to the Secretary of Commerce, served on the boards of three local banks, then went on to own and lead several civic-oriented businesses. According to Tacoma's mayor, if you wanted something done, you went to Fred. His most public accomplishment was the Shanaman Sports Museum at the Tacoma Dome. His wife, Jane, who survives him, describes Fred as "extremely generous and extremely kind." He also leaves his son, Rick, his daughter, Mara Burke, and three grandchildren.
1958
Arthur Joel Neiferman, M.D., of Lexington, Massachusetts, died May 28, 2005. He entered the College from Maiden (Massachusetts) High School and was active in the Jewish Life Council. He majored in philosophy and comparative literature. Art received his M.D. from Boston University Medical School in 1961. He did his residency in internal medicine and served two years in the Navy. He returned to Boston and continued the practice of internal medicine, eventually becoming president of the Maiden Internists Association Inc. Art also served on the executive board and board of trustees of the Bay State Medical Foundation, an independent physicians association. His wife Judy, and daughters Robin '87 and Pamela—to whom the class extends deepest condolences—survive.
Thomas Kirk Willhite died May 11, 2005, in Johnstown, Ohio. He matriculated at the College from St. Louis (Missouri) Country Day School. After leaving the College Tom served in the Army and then attended the University of Missouri at Columbia, where he graduated with honors in business. At the time of our 25 th reunion Tom was the director of data processing for the John W. Galbreath Cos. in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Patsie; sons Thomas, Geoffrey and David; and daughters Cynthia and Chris.
Bruce Gordon Andrews died August 20,2005, of heart problems. Bruce had been ill off and on for several years after contracting a virus on a golf course, according to his friend and classmate Fritz Arens. An engineering sciences major at the College and one who also attended Tuck, Bruce made his career in sales and sales management with Westvaco Corp., much of it at their New York City headquarters, to which he commuted from Wilton, Connecticut. Most recently he and his wife, Ellie, made their home in University Park, Florida. He served his country in the Army Reserve. While at Daitmouth Bruce was a Phi Gamma Delta member and participated in many intramural/intrafraternity sports as well as the freshman baseball team. After graduation he supported the College as a class agent and continued sports activities, especially hockey, boating, fishing and golf. He is survived by Ellie and children Bruce, Lee, Heather and Glen.
Robert Steele died May 23, 2005, at his home in Havensville, Kansas. A mathematics major, Bob is also remembered for his DCAC work as manager of both the tennis and squash teams. Immediately after graduation Bob traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began his career teaching at the Punahou Academy, then the largest nonsectarian private school in the world. According to Bob, "I taught the brand of calculus that I learned so well from Bancroft Brown and John Kemeny." He taught at all levels of high school mathematics, including years of advanced-placement instruction. Making clear his love of the College, through the years Bob helped to interest many academy students in Dartmouth. In 1985 Bob and his wife, Cynthia, moved to Havensville, where he continued his teaching both full time and as a substitute at area schools. Bob and Cynthia raised four children, all of whom survive.
1960
David S. Mosteller died October 22,2005, in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania of the complications of lung cancer. He came to Hanover from West Chester, Pennsylvania, graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Theta, and later graduated with the highest honors at the Tuck School, going on to Harvard Law School and NYU for law degrees. For eight years he was at the prestigious Dewey-Ballentine law firm in New York, then became general counsel for the cosmetics firm of Squibb-Beechnut. When it was sold, he retired and moved from Greenwich Village to a 180-acre farm property he had purchased in Shohola, Pennsylvania, where he lived alone, renovating his home and tending his gardens. An avid Democrat, he stayed in touch with Dartmouth friends. He is survived by his brother, Jack.
1962
Richard G. Lepeska died on May 30,2005, at his home in Stuart, Florida. Lauri Herman '62 writes: "Like many of us he was uncertain about what path to follow in life and came to believe that it was not in Hanover. He left: Dartmouth for a tour in the Marine Corps, then entered the Jesuit Seminary in New Orleans. He left the seminary and became a policeman in Washington, D.C., and Boca Raton, where he attended Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He received a degree in architectural engineering in 1967. He served as a U.S. congressional assistant, a financial management professional, a real estate developer and an assistant professor of real estate at FAU. Dick was very interested in philanthropy and served the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties, the board of directors of Martin Memorial Hospital Foundation and the FAU Alumni Association board of directors."
1967
James Edward Van Amburg of New York City died of a cerebral hemorrhage July 26,2005. Jim came to the College from Cathedral Preparatory in Erie, Pennsylvania. He received his degree in English with honors and was a Choate Scholar. He earned his M.A. in comparative literature at Columbia University and was recognized as a university fellow. His doctorate in education came from Stanford University. He was head ofWinward School in White Plains, New York, since 1999. Previously, Jim was director of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in Chicago and superintendent of schools for the Carlisle School District in Massachusetts. Active in alumni affairs, Jim served as regional chair, class agent, reunion committee member and class secretary (1987-97). He is survived by his wife, Penelope, son Noah, daughter-in-law Kim, son Nicholas '99, mother Mary Catherine Hosack, sisters Kate and Christine and brother David.
1990
Rebecca Marie Barendrick died August 4, 2005, in San Diego, California. She is survived by many loving friends and relatives, including her father, mother, stepmother, fiance, sister, two brothers and two stepsisters as well as her grandmother. Becky was a valedictorian of St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Oregon, before attending Dartmouth. She subsequently went on to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. While at Dartmouth Becky majored in philosophy and was a four-year varsity soccer player and on the All-Ivy team. After her collegiate career she continued to play on soccer and rugby clubs in Oregon, Washington and California. Becky was a funny, smart and creative person who was loved and cherished by friends and family.
2002
Mark Samco of Bend, Oregon, died September 9, 2005, after a six-year battle with mental illness. Mark came to Dartmouth from Oregon and graduated with the class of 2004 as a psychological and brain sciences major. After graduation his interest in cognitive disorders led him to stay in Hanover to work with the department as a research assistant for psychology professor Peter Tse. While at Dartmouth Mark was a member of Tabard and Griffin Senior Society and participated in a foreign study program in Russia. He was also an active memberof the Democratic Party and worked for the Kerry campaign in 2004. A close friend to many, he was remembered fondly by friends and family in memorial services in Vermont and Oregon last fall. Mark is suivived by sister Courtaney and parents Martha and Rick.
