Deaths

The following 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 subsequent issue.

Austin Laroy Starrett'29 'Mays Alan N. Leslie '30 'May 23 John Miller Clarke '31 • July 8 Charles Eliot Winslow'31 • July 24 William Gibbons Allyn '32 • June 24 William Anton Lieson '32 • June20 Gordon Ferrie Hull Jr. '33 • July 17 William Barnet II '34 • June 26 Nicholas Xanthaky'34 • N0v.19,2005 Barry Conway Sullivan '36 • July 24 Addison Melvin Parker'37 • June 15 Henry Robert Reeve '38 • July 16 John Alden Boynton '39 'Aug. 2 Samuel Morman Dix'39 • June20 Allan Lloyd Friedlich '39 • July 7 Herman Friedrich Funke '39 • July 11 Henry Muller III '39 • Feb. 26,2005 Samuel Thurm '39 • July 10 Frank Everett Orenstein '40 'March 19 Esmond Richardson Crowley Jr. '41 • May 26 Harvey Joseph Dworken'41 • July 10 Hans Hermann Froehlich '41 • Julys Richard A.B. Shedden '41 •March 4 Harrison Baldwin W. Hoffman '42 • Jan. 26 Robert Fields Kirk '42 'Aug. 8 James Alexander Warden' 42 • June 2 John Stuurman Wyper'42 • June 7 Robert Warren Liming' 43 • July 7 Paul W. Weinbrenner '43 • July 7 William Meserole Branch Jr. '46 • Oct.5,2005 Paul M. Donovan '46 • June 19 Leonard John Gammel '46 'May2 Thomas Edmund Laffey '46 •March 7 Robert Willis Lyon '46 • July 21,2005 Donald Richard Campbell '47 • June 21 John Garry '47 'May31 Douglas Frederick Jordan '47 • July2C> Joseph Frederick Raub Jr. '47 • April jo James Minard Tyler '47 'April 12 Chauncey F. Levy Jr '4B • March 7 John Winthrop Sargent '49 'Mays Russell R. Gardner '5l • June 26 Leonard N. Hedberg's2 • June 12,2004 John Richard Hungerford '52 • July JO John B. Auerbach '53 • May29 John Blake Hering's3 • July2l William J. McCarthy's3 • June 16 Richard S. Werner '53 • July31 William Thomas Babcock '54 • July 3 Bryce Forster Bastian '54 • June 9 Richard Leonidas Fairley '55 • July24 Richard Anthony Hogarty '55 • Junes 5 Ralph Arthur Maniscalco '56 • June 21 Wilmer Stanley Knipe '57 • June 16 Daniel Brown Pierson V '58 • July 22 Walter Stephen Yusen '58 • July30 David Hall Allen '59 'Aug.3 Robert Downs Clark '60 • June 29 Peter Anthony Egan '60 • July 21 Lee Gard Slocum '64 • June 11 Thomas William Mitchell '65 'April 20 Mario Lee Diamante '66 • June 25 William Milligan Herron Jr. '67 • Feb.21 Hoyt Eaves Allen Jr. '70 • Jan. 15 Tedman Roy Littwin'71 'May 3 Stephen David Robbins'74 • July 12 Roosevelt Thompson Jr. '75 'March 11,2005 David Colvin Brooks '76 • June2005 Helena Sias Witte'77 • July 12 Craig Thorn IV'80 • June 12 Albert William Hastings'83 'Aug.13 Robert Charles Rech '86 • June 20 John Alex Cocoziello '96 • July 3 Ellen Louise Wilderman '97 'April 14

1932

William Gibbons Allyn died June 24 in Skaneatles, New York, his longtime home. After Lake Placid's Northwood Prep, at Dartmouth he played freshman hockey and belonged to Bait & Bullet and Zeta Psi. Following a degree in optometry at the University of Rochester, he went to Welch Allyn, a medical instruments company founded by his father in 1915 in Skaneatles, becoming the 14th employee. Now there are more than 3,500 employees, and it is still family-owned. Bill became president in 1947, retiring in 1971. He formed a charitable trust that built the Skaneatles Community Center, including the William G. Allyn Ice Arena. Also generous with his time, he served on the boards of numerous academic, health care, business, community and athletic institutions. He enjoyed a winterhome in Naples, Florida. Bill is survived by sons William '58 and Lew, daughter Elsa, 11 grandchildren, including Eric '86 and Margaret '87, and 27 great-grandchildren. Both his wives predeceased him.

1934

William Barnet II died on June 26 at St. Peters Hospital in Albany, New York, after a short illness. Bill came to Dartmouth from Albany High School and at college was a member of the German Club and Phi Lambda Phi, majored in history and graduated cum laude. He was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Club for Northeastern New York 1957-58, on the CFD leadership committee 1982, class agent 1985-88 and was a staunch supporter of the SEAD Program and the Mary and William II '34 Barnet Lecture in Jewish Studies. He joined his family's business, William Barnet & Son, in 1934 and was associated with a leadership role for nearly 70 years, retiring as its chairman. He spent equal energy serving his community as a volunteer, board leader and philanthropist. Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Mary, three children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Nicholas Xanthaky died on November 19,2005. Nick came to Dartmouth from Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, and at college he was a member of the freshmen and varsity football squads, varsity basketball and Theta Chi and majored in sociology. After graduation he was assistant class agent, Alumni Fund. He received his masters degree in business science from Boston University School of Business Administration in 1947. He served in the Army Air Force 1943-46, achieving the rank of staff sergeant. He began his teaching career in Manchester and was head of the business department at Whitman High School in 1948 and then head of the business department at Natick High School 1949-51. He began teaching at Salem State College in 1958 and, although he retired from fulltime teaching in 1976, continued to instruct in the division of graduate and continuing education. He was predeceased by his wife, Alice.

1337

John D. Elliot Jr. died in a Nampa, Idaho, retirement home on April 29, leaving his second wife, D.Joan Harmon, son Craig and daughter Jane. John was born in Chatham, New York, in 1915. He prepped for Dartmouth at Taft School, and was active in the football programs at both schools. He spent most of his working years with the Nationwide Life Insurance Co., working up from supervisor of life sales in the home office in Columbus, Ohio, to the regional manager of the company in the northwest states, then based in California.

Addison Melvin Parker died in Des Moines, lowa, on June 15. He is survived by his wife, Jane, a '37 Smith College graduate, and sons Addison '69 and Geoffrey '72. Addison was a top student at Dartmouth and an outstanding lawyer, naval officer and citizen throughout a busy and useful life. In his college years he majored in English, won a senior fellowship and was honored with Phi Beta Kappa and a summa cum laude degree. He was an active member of the Dartmouth Outing Club and Ledyard Canoe Club, beginning a lifelong devotion to outdoor recreation and land conservation. In World War II he served as a Navy intelligence officer, specially trained in the Japanese language and assigned to translating enemy traffic. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and a Navy Commendation Medal from Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz. He was a loyal and active member of the class of 1937.

1939

Samuel Morman Dix died June 20 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after years of declining health following a stroke in 2001. At Dartmouth Sam was active with the Ledyard Canoe Club and Cabin & Trail. He earned his M.B.A. at Tuck and also studied mechanical engineering at the University of California. In WW II Sam spent four years in the Navy, mainly as a deck engineer in the Mediterranean fleet. He then worked as an engineer before setting up his own engineering and consulting firm in 1952 in Grand Rapids. He was involved with land acquisition for Michigan's road system, urban renewal, new appraisal concepts and federal government projects. His overriding interestwas in copingwith the worlds limited energy resources, and he wrote two books on the issue. Sam's wife, Dorothy, died in 1981. He is survived by sons Stephen and Peter, daughter Pamela Pace and six grandchildren.

Allan Lloyd Friedlich died at home in Belmont, Massachusetts, July 7. At Dartmouth Allan majored in chemistry-zoology, was Phi Beta Kappa and president of the honorary scientific fraternity, Zeta Alpha Phi. He received his M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in 1943 (magna cum laude), followed by three years in the Army Air Corps in WW II as a flight surgeon in the China/Burma/India theater. After five years of intensive cardiology training at Massachusetts General and Johns Hopkins Hospitals, Allan embarked on his distinguished medical career in 1951. He practiced cardiology at Mass General until age 80, and retired as clinical professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School after more than 40 years of teaching. The American Heart Association honored Allan in 1994 for his 30 years of service, including membership on the board of directors and executive committee and presidency for a year. Allan is survived by wife Barbara, three sons, three stepsons, three grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, one great-grandchild and brother Bruce Friedlich '41.

Herman Friedrich Funke died July 11 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. At Dartmouth Rick majored in economics and played junior varsity football. He served as a Navy pilot in WW II and left active duty in October 1945 as lieutenant commander. After the war Rick and his brother Carl '35 established the Ashley Quilting Co. in Ashley, Pennsylvania. Rick was president and manager until the business was sold to relatives in 1978. He and wife Marjorie retired to Delray Beach, Florida, for a life of golf, tennis and travel. Marjorie died in 2005, and Rick is survived by sister Ernestine Funke Farrell and a number of nieces and nephews.

Samuel Thurm died July 10 in Princeton, New Jersey, following a long illness. At Dartmouth Sam majored in economics and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. He earned a degree in marketing at Columbia Business School and served in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific in WW II. Sam began his glittering advertising career at Young & Rubicam in 1946. In 1956 he joined Lever Brothers and was elected advertising vice president in 1959. At Lever he was involved with such television shows as I Love Lucy and FatherKnows Best. Recognized as an industry leader, Sam held the top positions of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), American Advertising Federation, Advertising Research Foundation and Advertising Council. In 1973 he left Lever to take over the Washington office of the ANA. He is survived by wife Arlene, sons Andrew '65 and Allen, step-daughters Maggie and Nancy, two grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

1940

Luther Hall Barber Jr., of Lajolla, California, died April 24. He was born in Chicago and came to Dartmouth from New Trier High School. Bud was a member and secretary of Alpha Delta Phi and freshman track. During WWII he was a captain in the U.S. Army stationed in Pearl Harbor from March 1941 through August 1945. He and his wife, Martha, married for 65 years, liked to travel. Bud was an avid amateur archeologist and happiest exploring the ruins of Greece, Turkey, Malta and Mexico. He retired from General Dynamics Corp. in 1982. Bud is survived by Martha and daughters Pam; Susan and her husband, Howard; and Lucy and her husband, Tim.

Chester S. Brett Jr. of Framingham, Massachusetts, died February 26. Chet came to Dartmouth from Tabor Academy, majored in economics, was a member of Zeta business manager and class agent in 1985. He enlisted in the Navy after graduation, was stationed at Pearl Harbor on the cruiser USSHonolulu and was officer of the deck at the time of the Japanese attack. In a 1942 letter to Scotty Rogers 40, Chet said, "I can't say prayers were things with which I was very well acquainted but that morning I found myself thinking that one was a damned handy thing to have around." Chet was discharged in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant commander. He joined the family wool business in Boston, Chester S. Brett Inc., worked in real estate in Sudbury and owned Salem End Antiques. Chet is survived by his wife, Nancy, and children Pamela, Chester and David.

1941

Esmond Richardson Crowley Jr. passed away May 26 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Ez was on the swimming team at Dartmouth and he was a member of Psi Upsilon, Casque & Gauntlet and Interdormitory Council. He served in the Navy for three years beginning in July 1942, most of the time on the staff of Commander Destroyers Pacific, and participating in Marshall Islands, Mariana and Carolinas campaigns. Ez began his career in marketing for companies such as Sylvania, Raytheon and Datapoint. After retiring from American Bell Co. in 1986 he went back to work for Keith Wood Insurance Agency. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Elie, and children Mark, Susan, Linda and Frank '75. Child Esmond predeceased him.

Hans Hermann Froehlich died on July 5 at Spring Hill, Florida. Hans was born in Munich, Germany, and escaped Hitler's forces, going to Canada and then to Dartmouth on a student visa. During WW II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps Intelligence Command in Europe and was involved in the recruitment of German scientists who were also being sought by the USSR. Lt. Froehlich had the difficult task of screening scientists who could be used to the advantage of the United States. Hans remained in the Air Force Ready Reserve and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1965 and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 1972. Hans was an account executive since 1957 in the display division of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. in Hoboken, New Jersey. He retired to Spring Hill in 1993 and is survived by his wife, Irene, and children John, Thomas and Lisa Maria.

1942

Robert F. Kirk, a longtime leader of the class, died on August 8 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, after a long illness.The Kirks called Etna, New Hampshire, and Ponte Verde, Florida, home. Bob was active at school as president of Psi Upsilon and the Interfraternity Council and a member of Casque & Gaundet and Palaeopitus. He served as class president several times, secretary, reunion chairman and member of the Alumni Council. He joined the Navy immediately after graduation with a group of classmates in what was known as the "Dartmouth Flight" in Jacksonville. He later joined Sealtest Foods in Elmira, New York, retiring as senior vice president in 1972. Moving back to the Upper Valley in 1973 he became very active in the community, and in 1986 was elected to the selectboard in Hanover, becoming its chairman from 1988 to 1992. He is survived by his wife, Mary; children Robin, Christopher and Nan; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

John Stuurman Wyper died June 7 at Stoneridge in Mystic, Connecticut. After graduation he served in the Air Force during World War II with duty in the Pacific as a captain in the 20th Air Force. There he was awarded his first Bronze Star. He was recalled during the Korean War, assigned to Japan as a major and received his second Bronze Star. John then spent his entire business career with Connecticut General Life Insurance (now CIGNA). He headed a number of company op- erations and retired in 1975 as a seniorvice president. He retired early to allow himself the freedom to cruise the waters off the East Coast, as boating dominated his adult years. John is survived by his wife, Katherine; daughter Barbara and her husband, Terry; son John Jr. and his wife, Heather, and children Kelly and Kyle; and former spouse Margaret. He was predeceased by another spouse, Elizabeth.

1943

Robert Warren Liming died July 7 at Kendal in Hanover, New Hampshire, his residence since 1999. Bob was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and following graduation from Dartmouth attended medical school at the State University of New York. He served as a captain in the Army Medical Corp during WW II and did specialty work at Yale University. A football letterman in college, Bob was an avid sports participant, playing tennis, paddle tennis, golf and skiing, which the whole family enjoyed in Maine, where they kept a cottage at Sunday River. While chief of radiology at Salem Hospital, he served as president of the medical staff and was a board trustee. Living in Marblehead, Bob and his wife sailed, traveled and volunteered, especially in health-related fields. Community interests included the Marblehead YMCA, Hospice and Upper Valley Hostel. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and nine children and their families.

Herbert Bailey Walten died January 24. "Bail" was living in the Baltimore area at the time of death. Originally in the class of 1942, he suffered a severe skull fracture his freshman year that led to his transfer to the class of' 43. His brief remarks contributing to our 50th reunion book noted several surgical procedures that were "probably a long delayed aftermath of my 10-8-39 Allen Street incident. It's a miracle from the good Lord that I'm still moving as well as I am." Predeceased by his wife, Lyell, and son Bailey, he is survived by daughters Leigh D'Antonia, Carol Donnelly and Lyell Friedrich; son Peter; and a number of grandchildren. His Dartmouth relatives included cousins Lee Barrett 41 (deceased) and F. Gardiner Bridge '42.

Paul Worth Weinbrenner died of natural causes on July 7 at a care center in Meridian, Idaho. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Paul attended Lake Forest Academy of Lake Forest, Illinois, prior to entering Dartmouth. Following graduation Paul enclosed in the U.S. Army. He served honorably in the Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the WW II Victory and Good Conduct Medals. He successfully graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in 1971, and retired from the Army in 1974 as a lieutenant colonel. In the business world he was president/owner of the B.C.Willis Company, a manufacturer of gambling equipment. He is survived by brother George, Anne, Craig, Nancy and Joan.

1944

Henry Cheves Hyde died in an automobile accident in Londonderry, Vermont, on May 18. He was living in Landgrave, Vermont. During WW II he served as a naval aviator in the Pacific theater. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross and many air medals for air/sea rescue missions. His business career was varied, and included work at Vick Chemical Co. and later the international old Royal Typewriter Co. in New York City. Moving to Vermont, he was associated with Bryant Grinder Corp. in Springfield. He later became a principal real estate broker with Doane Associates in Londonderry. He loved the outdoors, family outings, skiing and tennis. He helped young people learn the game and helped build the town's first tennis court. He also had a love of the sea and with family spent summers on Marthas Vineyard and Maine. His wife Ellen, three children, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister survive him.

1945

Robert Hartland Bessom, M.D., died May 9 in Union Hospital in Lynn, Massachusetts, after a long illness. Born and raised in nearby Swampscott, he is the former husband of Florence (Merritt) Bessom. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1945 and from McGill University Medical School in Montreal in 1947. In 1953 he joined the Army and was discharged in 1955 with the rank of captain. After returning to his medical practice in Swampscott he founded the Swampscott Trauma and Treatment Center and was chief of family practice at the former Lynn Hospital and Union Hospital, both in Lynn. He was past president of the Massachusetts Academy of Family Physicians and an assistant professor of family practice at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He retired from medical practice in 1993. He leaves daughters Janet, Joan and Virginia, sons William and Wchard and six grandchildren.

John Edward Tobias died of cancer April 4 at Hospice of Cincinnati, Ohio. Known as "Skip" to his friends and family, he came to Dartmouth from Exeter Academy. Joining the Marines in V-12 he served in the Pacific during WWII and as a captain in the Korean War. His business career was concentrated in finance and investments, serving first with Westheimer & Co. till it was merged in 1963 with Hayden Stone, and later as first vice president of Gradison & Co. A fourth-generation Cincinnatian, Skip was an avid golfer at the Losantville Country Club, an active tennis player and frequent swimmer. He was also a past president of the Cincinnati Stock Exchange. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, the former Ann Niehaus; son John Jr.; daughters Susan, Betty and Patricia; and 10 grandchildren.

1947

Donald Richard Campbell died on June 21 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. As one of the limited number of civilian freshmen in the summer of 1943, he joined the class from Hartford, Connecticut, and Holderness School. In college he participated in baseball, football and Green Key. He joined BetaTheta Pi, majored in business and attended Tuck School for one year. He went into real estate and operated a fence company in Springfield, Massachusetts. He served on the board of realtors in Springfield. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

John Garry, M.D., died in Rockport, Massachusetts on May 31. He joined the class in the Naval V-12 unit from his home in Methuen, Massachusetts, and Philips Exeter Academy. In college he joined Trip-Kap and KCK, completed medical school and received an M.D. from Harvard in 1950. From 1951 to 1953 he served as a medical officer in the Navy. He specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and became chief of the department at the Beverly, Massachusetts, hospital, serving from 1967 to 1977. He served as an assistant professor at the Boston University School of Medicine from 1955 to 1956 and as chief of the ob/gyn Harvard Community Health program from 1984 to 1987. He authored a number of papers which appeared in the ob/gyn journal. He retired in 1991 and remained active in the Beverley YMCA and chamber of commerce. He is survived by his wife and four children.

Joseph Frederick Raub Jr. died on April 30. He came to college in the Naval V-12 unit from Babylon High School. Following college he served in the Navy and the Merchant Marines. He became a licensed civil engineer and worked for the New York State Department of Transportation as assistant civil engineer. For recreation he enjoyed sailing his Cold Spring Harbor sloop. He is survived by his wife and son.

James Minard Tyler died in Edmonds, Washington, on April 12. He came to college from Hamden High School in Connecticut. He majored in English after a two-year interruption in which he served in an Army tank destroyer battalion in Europe. He was discharged as a technical sergeant and graduated in 1949. In college he sang in the Glee Club, joined Zeta Psi, and was active in the DOC. He completed an M.A. at Columbia and went into teaching in the Seattle area, where he served as chairman of the English department at Lakeside School. He was active in civil rights issues and was a member of the Washington State civil liberties union board. He is survived by his wife and five children.

1948

Donald G. Morrison died of complications following a stroke in Ashland, Oregon, on August 9. He came to Hanover from Kimball Union Academy and served as a Navy corpsman with the Marines in the Pacific theater. On his return he played hockey and football, was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a zoology major. Don completed his bachelors degree at UNH in 1949. Don went into the banking business in the Denver area and lived in Evergreen, Colorado, for many years. He was a licensed guide in Colorado and enjoyed fly fishing and hunting. On retirement he moved over the divide to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he raised quarter horses and guided elk hunts. He is survived by his wife, Muriel, and daughters Sidney and Karen. His brother, John '45, and two nephews shared the Dartmouth experience.

Paul Frank Mower died in Chambersburg (Pennsylvania) Hospital on August 14. His health had been declining and he had been housebound in the same home in which he was born for a year before his death. He came to Dartmouth in 1943 in the Navy V-12 unit and went on to become a lieutenant (j.g.) before his return to campus. An economics major, he followed graduation by attending Dickinson School of Law. He returned to Chambersburg to hang out his shingle in 1951, and practiced law there fors4years.Hewas active in many law-related and civic organizations in the area. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Alice, and sons Peter, Mark and Michael.

1949

Alfred Wendell Neidle died May 11 in Toledo, Ohio. Born December 5,1926, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, he was the son of Barnett and Agnes Neidle. A member of the Marine V-12 Unit at Dartmouth, he was later a member of Gamma Delta Chi and an economics major. Al was vice president of industrial relations for Wean United in Youngstown, Ohio, retiring in 1992 to Port Clinton, Ohio. A volunteer at Macgruder Hospital, Al was a member of the Catawba Island Club and the ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club. A fitness buff, he enjoyed weightlifting and golf. A family man, he liked to spend time with his children and grandchildren. Surviving are son Christopher; daughters Deborah Anne NeidleTumbri Judith Adams and Elizabeth Avian; sister Edith Braun; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, He was predeceased by his wife, Mildred.

John W. Sargent died May 5 in North Fort Myers, Florida. Descended from William Sargent, who arrived in Boston in 1630 on th Arbella Jackwas born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Hanover, where his father, Charles W. Sargent '15, was a professor at the Tuck School. In 1904 he graduated from Hanover High School, where he was a running back for the football team. Jack served in the Army, 1944-46, reaching the rank of staff sergeant, and served in the Philippines and Korea, the latter with the 475 Fighter Group. After Dartmouth he obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia in 1955 and became a research chemist for Uniroyal near Waterbury, Connecticut, where he spent his entire career, retiring to Florida in North Fort Myers. Jack earned his pilots license and enjoyed flying gliders. Jack leaves brother Charles' 49, a sister, six nieces and nephews and nine of the next generation.

1951

Donald Henry Jorgensen died May 8 at home in Sun City West, Arizona, of multiple systems atrophy. Born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, he graduated from Tenafly High School and was a Tuck-Thayer graduate in 1952. He labored 37 years for General Electric as an engineer in nuclear reactor design, retiring in 1989. His marriage in 1954 to June Moore produced two sons and a daughter and got him involved in many civic activities, including a stint as Scoutmaster of Troop 64 in Glenville, New York. In retirement his interests included sailing, skiing, golfing and square dancing. Surviving Don are June, sons Roger and Daryl, daughter Donna and six grandchildren.

John Morgan Page died on June 28,2005, at home in McLean, Virginia, of prostate cancer. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg. In our senior year he joined the U.S. Air Force, became an F86 pilot and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Korean War. During that conflict he had the thrill of rescuing Ted Williams from the baseball star s plane after its crash landing just before it burst into flames. After leaving the Air Force in 1955 he married Lydia Eccles and had three children. His business career included investment banking, construction management, oil and gas exploration and recovery His last effort was heading a team that tried novel ways to bring hope to AIDS victims. Surviving John is his wife, Lydia, and daughters Channing and Hilary and son Geoffrey.

1952

Leonard Hedberg died June 12,2004, in Walnut Creek, California, we have just learned. Len arrived at Dartmouth from Albany, New York, where he had been a basketball star at Albany Academy. He soon established himself as the same on the Dartmouth team. A member of Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon, Len graduated from Tuck. After service as a Navy destroyer gunnery officer he went to work for AT&T in California. Afterjo years he retired in 1987 as a vice president. He was a very active retiree. He became board chairman of the San Francisco Salvation Army and was passionately interested in the 49ers, the Giants, travel, bridge, golf and books. Len was divorced in 1987 and did not remarry. He had three daughters, one of whom predeceased him. He leaves three granddaughters.

1954

Bryce Forster Bastian of Bronxville, New York, died June 9 after a noble struggle with a terrible cancer. An English major, Bryce was a member of Phi Delt, the Forensic Union, Players and DOC and also active in the Winter Sports organization. Following graduation he served as an Army counterintelligence officer in Tokyo. He joined the Singer Corp. in New York in 1959, rising through the ranks in marketing and management roles and serving in the Far East, primarily Manila, with supervisory responsibilities for the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea and China. Returning to the States in 1979, Bryce eventually joined Olympus Corp. as group vice president. He represented the College as an enrollment interviewer in Manila and served as the 1954 class secretary from 2004 until his death. Bryce is survived by Sue, his wife of 48 years; children Christian, James and Maribel Bastian Sandoski '96; and three grandchildren.

Barry Hughson Cox passed away November 5, 2005, in Guilford, Connecticut. Barry sported a full resume of high school athletics, student government, academics and outside activities. At Dartmouth Barry was an English major and a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. A Marine helicopter pilot until 1960, he continued flying choppers with the undercover (CIA), risk-ridden Air America. A law degree in 1963 led to solo practice in Guilford. Barry served as town counsel, was a corporator of a local savings institution and did some volunteer firefighting. Described by his wife Mary Anne as "a classic introvert who had enormous inner strength and energy," Barry's friendships were strong and lasting. His appearance at the 50 th reunion, while he was besieged by bladder cancer, was evidence of the value he placed on these relationships. Condolences to Mary Anne and their combined family of seven children and nine grandchildren.

1955

Richard Anthony Hogarty died June 5 in Marblehead, Massachusetts, after a five-month battle with multiple myeloma. He joined Dartmouth from Princeton High School and participated in cross-country and track for all fouryears with success on an Ivy League level. He was a member of Casque & Gauntlet, Sigma Nu and the Newman Society. After receiving his bachelors degree he earned his masters from the University of Pennsylvania in 1960 and his doctorate in political science from Princeton in 1965. He served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1957. He taught at UMass-Boston, in the political science department and at the College of Public and Community Service, from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. He was the author of two books and numerous articles on public-policy issues. His wife of 50 years, Ann, and six children survive him.

Roelof A. Kreulen of Wilmington, North Carolina, died January 13 following a period of declining health associated with Parkinsons disease. His wife, Lilian, and children Tara and Brian survive him. Tony was born in Shanghai, China, came to the United States in 1946 and prepped at Andover. While at Dartmouth Tony was a DKE and a member of Cabin & Trail and the Outing Club. He had a successful career as a vice president of Johnson and Higgins.

1956

Ralph A. Maniscalco died on June 21 following several years of therapy for advanced prostate cancer. He came to Dartmouth from Saddle River, New Jersey, and majored in sociology, was a member of Delta Upsilon and served on the Interdormitory Council. After college Ralph served a short tour of duty in the Army. He retired from the reserves in 1976 as captain. At the State University of Education in Brockport, New York, Ralph earned an M.A. in teaching in 1960, and then taught elementary school and served as school principal for 31 years in Churchville, New York. Ralph was married to his first wife, Sandy, for 44 years until her death in 2001. They had one daughter and two sons. Ralph and his second wife, Rosemarie, lived in Florida. His final illness prevented Ralph from attending his 50th reunion, a great disappointment to him and his classmates.

1957

W. Stanley Knipe Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, died June 16. Stan came to Dartmouth from Hatboro (Pennsylvania) High School, majored in government, was social chairman of Kappa Kappa Kappa and played in the Dartmouth Band and the Green Collegians. Upon graduation he began a37-year career with Sears where heworked his way up from trainee to executive vice president of product service. Classmate Randy Aires, who knew Stan during his Sears career, said that Stan exemplified the ideal manager during Sears' golden years from the 1960s to the 1980s. Moving around the country, Stan made many transitions to eventually become a top officer. He also served on the board of the United Way. Stan is survived by his wife, Anne; daughter Kimberly (Weiler), son Gary, four grandsons, sisters and a brother. He was predeceased by his first wife, Meredith Hansen.

1958

David Austin Reed died May 19 at his home in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dave was born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and entered the College from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, High School on a Naval ROTC scholarship. A member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, Dave was active in the Winter Carnival division and Ledyard Canoe Club of the Outing Club. He majored in electrical engineering and also received a masters degree from Thayer in 1959. After his service in the Navy Dave held positions at Harris Corp. and Mack Printing Cos. He retired from Biotronics Inc. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was contracts and systems manager. He served on the board of trustees of Northampton Community College from 1975 until his death, and was honored in 2006 with Northampton's DistinguishedTrusteeAward.He is survived by Gretchen, his wife of 45 years, son Christopher, daughters Julie and Rebecca and five granddaughters.

1960

Robert Downs Clark died June 29 at the Yale-New Haven (Connecticut) Hospital of leukemia. He practiced law in New York and Connecticut, specializing in trusts, estates and personal income taxes. It was a lucrative practice and he owned three homes: in Branford, Connecticut; Fire Island, New York; and Lake Placid, New York, where he had grown up. He came to Dartmouth from Andover and on campus belonged to Green Key and was on the staff of WDCR. He was a trustee of the Deo B. Colburn Education Foundation at Lake Placid, which provides college scholarships, and also had acted as counsel to a New York state senator. He was an active and dedicated member of Alcoholics Anonymous. He is survived by son Robert D. Clark Jr., daughter Ashley Adams Knecht, first wife Merle Tuck Clark and two grandchildren.

Peter A. Egan died July 21 at his home in Farmington, Connecticut, of pancreatic cancer. An English majorat Dartmouth, where he played football and skied, he served in the military and then became a journalist for the Knickerbocker News in Albany, New York; the Daily American in Rome, Italy; and Newsday on Long Island. While in Rome he married the former Fausta Romiti, an Italian citizen. Later they moved back to Italy, where Peter served as public relations director forTWAfor five years before returning to the United States, establishing a home in Connecticut and working as director of advertising for Heublein and for the Hartford Insurance Co. Also he served on the town board of Tunxis Village. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, daughters Rita Mockler and Monica McGrath, sister Virginia Egan and eight grandchildren.

Edmund R. Hanauer died August 10 in a Boston hospital of pancreatic cancer. He was the founder and head for 34 years of the organization Search for Justice and Equality in Palestine/Israel, championing Palestinian rights. Hanauer s grandfather had been on the board of the American Council for Judaism, an anti-Zionist group, and he partially adopted that position soon after graduating from Dartmouth, where he majored in history. He had his master s and doctoral degree from American University in Washington, D.C. 'Although I am Jewish," he wrote, "my position did not go down well with much of the Jewish community. Sorry to say, Search has not received the support we had hoped for. Arab-Americans thought it was too balanced, and Jews saw it as anti-Israel." He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Renate, brother Peter, niece Elly, nephew Andrew 04 and father Edmund M. '31.

1963

William Gerstley III of West Palm Beach, Florida, died on August 31,2005. Prior to attending Dartmouth Gerstley attended William Penn Charter School in Rydal, Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the tennis team. At Dartmouth he was a brother of Pi Lambda Phi. Gerstley is survived by his mother, Mrs. William Gerstley, and is predeceased by father William Gerstley II '32 and uncle Milton Aronowitz 'i3.Amemorial servicewas held in Gutterman-Warheit Memorial Chapel.

1966

Mario Diamante died June 25 at Brigham and Whitman Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident. Mario, who came to Dartmouth from Mount Pleasant High School in Schenectady, New York, participated in freshman football and rugby, was in the Glee Club and was a member of Chi Phi and Heriot. He enjoyed dancing, birds, soccer, cooking, photography and volleyball, as well as traveling in the United States and Canada. Mario and his wife of 39 years, Susan, lived in Whitman, Massachusetts, where Mario, who worked for Kemper Insurance, was past president of the Whitman Jaycees and a volunteer for Friends of Bostons Homeless. He is survived by his wife and son David.

1970

Hoyt E.Allen Jr., M.D., FACS, a general surgeon, died January 15. Hoyt came to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy, Andover; a biology major, his undergraduate activities included lettering in riflery and managing that team. Following graduation he earned his M.D. from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and served in the U.S. Navy, interning at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego. He later served as chief of surgery at Presbyterian Hospital in Kaufman, Texas, and opened a second office in Rockwall, Texas. He is survived by wife Sandra and sons Jarrett and Ross. The class extends its sincere condolences.

1977

Helena Sias Witfe died on July 12 in her home in Fairfield, Connecticut. At Dartmouth she majored in economics and was a member of the ski patrol, Glee Club, LSA/Spanish and winter sports. Helena earned her M.B.A. from Stanford Business School in 1981 and worked in institutional sales at Solomon Brothers in San Francisco and later New York City. Following the birth of her first child and subsequent retirement from Solomon in 1989, Helena and Eric remained in Westport and later moved to Fairfield while raising their three children and breeding generations of Alaskan malamutes. Helena enjoyed traveling, skiing, hiking and camping and taking an active role in her children's education. Throughout her 10-year battle with cancer, she demonstrated remarkable strength, unbelievable resilience and a vibrant sense of humor. Helena is survived by her husband, Eric '77; children, Lucretia, Helena and Eric Jr.; parents John and Lucretia Silas; and siblings Lucretia, Donald and William.

1997

Ellen Louise Wilderman died April 14 while on a road trip in Utah. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, she came to Dartmouth from East High School, where she was her class valedictorian. Ellen graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in economics and was house manager of Kappa Delta Epsilon. She also participated in the Women in Science Project. She worked for an investment firm in Boulder, Colorado, and then moved to Avon, Colorado, where she worked, traveled and enjoyed the outdoors. Friends say Ellen had a shy sweetness about her and gave her the nickname "Little Ellen." An accomplished bump skier, Ellen also liked snowboarding, biking and cross-country running. A memorial service was held April 20 at Temple Emanuel in Denver. Ellen is survived by mother Elizabeth Eber, father Jonathan Wilderman, stepmother Roxanne Wilderman, half-brother Eric Wilderman and grandmothers Edith Eber and Clara Wilderman.