Obituary

Deaths

July/August 2006
Obituary
Deaths
July/August 2006

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 later issue.

Arthur William Kneerim '28 • Jan. 25 William Henry Davenport '29 • Feb.21 John Jacques Howald '29 'April 14 Burton Evans Crandell '30 'March 18 Henry Tichnor Hillson '30 • March 2 Richard Austin Denby '31 • Feb. 26 Howard Warner Pierpont '32 • Feb. 22 Robert Chalmers Glendinning' 33 'March 16 Mansfield Daniel Sprague '33 'March 26 Robert Campe Goodman '34 • Feb. 8 Richard Frederick Gruen '34 •March 9 Vance Nathaniel Kirby '34 • Jan. 5 Charles Louis Levesque '34 • March 28 Winthrop Ford Watts '34 • Jan. 13 Armand Samuel Deutsch '35 • Aug. 13,2005 John Herbert Irish '35 • Jan. 13 Harold Frankel Ritter '35 • March 9 Edwin Jared Drechsel '36 March 27 William Upmeyer Niss '36 • March 30 David Frederick Putnam '36 • March 1 Richard FowleTreadway '36 • March 26 William Herman Wood '36 • Feb. 1,2005 Willard Watson Dixon '37 'March 22 Edward Adams Perry '37 • March 20 Arthur Wallace Tucker Jr. '37 • April 13 Leroy Benatar Block '38 • March 17 Robert Joseph Jacobson '39 • Feb. 13 Howard Morrison Rowe '39 • Feb. 21 Horton Wainright '39 'March 20 Chester Snow Brett Jr. '40 • Feb. 26 Robert Starr Kinsman '40 • March 10 Donald Francis McMahon '40 • March 14 Eugene Brady Adkins '41 • Feb.23 Owen Chamberlain '41 • Feb. 28 David Heald '42 • Feb.20 John William Hill Jr. '42 • Feb.11 William Ellis Oppenheimer '42 • Feb.3 Benjamin Dennis Rogers Jr. '42 • March 8 Walter S. DeLany Jr. '43 • Jan.31 Paul Robert Rill '43 • Feb. 27 Donald Pearson Ash '45 • Dec.9,2005 Edward Wallace Bush Jr. '45 • Feb. 20 Robert Elliott Crawford '45 • Dec.20,2003 Samuel Ernest Cutler Jr. '45 'March 21 John Thomas Greco '45 • Dec. 6,2005 David Jack Kugelman '45 • Feb. 19 John Edward Tobias '45 'April 4 Kenneth Earl Fulton '46 • Jan.24 Eugene Jerome Lucey '46 • Sept. 8,2005 Alex John Nazarek '46 • Jan. 24 Robert Forrest Ashleigh '47 • Jan. 10 Lester Sumner Corelitz '47 • Aug. 27, 2003 Stephen Gates Moore '47 • Nov. 18, 2005 Robert Paul Bartley '48 • March 18 Henry G. Mueller Jr. '48 • Feb. 14 Francis L. Rimbach '48 • Jan.2 Leonard Wheeler Britton '49 • March31 Winfield Scott Wilson Jr. '49 • March 14 John Eric Kent '50 'March 24 Henry Philippe Meijer '50 • Feb. 6 John F. Brennan '51 • Apri 16 Justin H. McCarthy Jr. '51 • March 13 John F. Sargeant '51 • March 12 Harry M. Dunlap '52 • Feb. 19 George E. Rosenberg '52 • March 8 William C. Beutel '53 • March 18 Joseph G. Burbeck '53 • Feb. 13 William Brewster Bassett '55 • Feb. 13 Robert Lansing Tostevin '55 • Feb. 12 Harry Robert Bieiing Jr. '56 • April 7 Roy Bennis Friedman '56 • March 13 Vernon Keith Peckover '56 • Jan. 14,2004 William Frederick Eichhorn '57 • Feb. 7 Paul George Hickey '57 • April 3 Donald Monte Pascoe '57 • March 2 Roy Alan Jemison '59 • March 3 James Kelvin Rex '59 • Jan. 20 Reynolds Ellsworth Moulton Jr. '60 • March 5 William Gerstley III '63 • Aug. 31,2005 William Gillies Cleland IV '64 • March3 Charles Dana Feustel '64 • March 15 Michael Emmett Ness '64 • Jan. 19 James Otis Saloma '65 • March 2 Brian Thomas Becker '67 • Feb. 28 John Wadsworth Nunley '67 • Dec. 19,2005 Oscar Alfredo Romero '69 • April 6 David Alan Bartkowski '71 • March 22 James Pendleton Jr. '71 • Feb. 13 Andrew Camille Cote '72 • Sept. 17,2005 Christopher Dorin Daniels '79 • March 12 Mariken Straub Kessler '85 • April 1 Steven Leo Soukup '93 • Feb. 17,2004 Kimberly Jo Williams '96 • Feb. 7

1929

William Henry Davenport died on February 21 in Claremont, California. He came to Dartmouth from Bridgeport (Connecticut) High School and majored in English. He belonged to Kappa Sigma and was on the Interfraternity Council. He was active in the Arts, the Round Table and Instrumental clubs. He was a Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his masters degree at Tufts and his Ph.D. at Yale. He wrote manuals for the Navy at Cal Tech and taught English at U.S.C. He published textbooks for Harcourt-Brace, Harpers' andAppleton-Century and wrote many articles. He joined Harvey Mudd University as dean, then headed its English department until his retirement in 1973. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances (Shriner), and leaves daughters Linda and Marcia.

1932

Joseph Raymond Boldt Jr. died April 20 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he had moved to from his longtime home in Westport, Connecticut, five years ago. He came to Dartmouth from Ridgewood (Newjersey) High School. He was a member of Chi Phi and editor of the Jack O'Lantem. He was scriptwriter for educational, business and training films and co-authored Outward BoundUSA, the definitive history of the Outward Bound program. He wrote two other books, The Winningof Nickel and The SellingMan.Hewas physically active and was for a long time the oldest person to complete the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School program, which he attended at age 65. He and his wife, Margaret (Peggy), who died in 2004, were active members of the Unitarian Church in West port. He is survived by sister Virginia McCormick, daughter Deborah, sons David '63 and John and grandchildren Thomas '94 and Julia.

1934

Vance N. Kirby, emeritus professor of law at Northwestern University, died in Boston on January 5. At college he was a member of the classical club and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, majored in Latin and was awarded the Class of 1846 Latin Prize. He received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1937. He practiced law for several years in both Boston and Connecticut. In 1942 he joined the tax legislative counsel's office of the U.S. Treasury Deparment in Washington, D.C.,'where he met and married Harriet Geary, a fellow tax lawyer from California. In 1952 he moved to Winnetka, Illinois, and after practicing law for several years in a Chicago firm, he joined the law faculty of Northwestern University, specializing in the teaching of taxation. Surviving are his sister, Katherine; three children and their spouses, Arch Horst, Heather Muir Kirby, Barbara O'Connor; eight grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; one great-grand-child; and one step-great-grandchild.

Winthrop F. Watts, M.D., died January 13 at Indian River Memorial Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida. "Win" came to Dartmouth from the Tilton School and at college was a member of the marching band and Heorot/Chi. He majored in pre/med. He received his doctor of medicine degree from New York University in 1937. During WWII he served in the U.S. Medical Corps from 1942-1946 as a major. Prior to retirement he was a general practitioner in Marblehead, Massachu setts, for 37 years and was chief of staff at the Mary A. Alley Hospital. He was a life member of the Massachusetts Medical Association and a member of AMA. For the past 27 years he spent his retirement in Vero Beach, where he enjoyed fishing, gardening and sailing his boat. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Sylvia, son Winthrop Jr., daughter Rebecca and two grandchildren.

1936

David Frederick Putnam died March 1, a resident of Keene, New Hampshire. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry, competed in cross country and track and was a member of Psi Upsilon, the Winter Carnival Council, Outing Club and Cabin & Trail. Returning to Keene after graduation he entered the family business as a research chemist for what is now called Markem Corp., in his words, "getting his hands dirty making inks." After 50 years of close association with the business as chemist, salesman, then board chairman and chief executive officer he retired from a company that had spread from Keene to pretty much around the world. Along with this success in business he was active in community affairs and prominent in major philanthropic projects. David is survived by his wife, Rosamond; children David '64, Thomas, Rosamond, Frederick '69, Louisa and James; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Richard Fowle Tread way died March 26 at his home in Vero Beach, Florida. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Sigma Psi. He majored in English and was business manager and contributor to TheDartmouth, secretary to Palaeopitus (as well as our class) and a member of Casque & Gauntlet, Green Key and the Interfraternity Council. In addition, he was active in the Players, treasurer to Junto and played freshman tennis. In 1950 he became president of Treadway Inns, a family business operating3B hotels worldwide. This business was sold in 1964, after which he held responsible positions of such diverse nature as insurance agency executive, chairman of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, member of the Republican National Committee, member of the Massachusetts Senate and regional director of the U.S. Department of Commerce. He is survived by children Jonathan, Lauris, David and James; sister Jane Noel; and three grandsons and three granddaughters. Wife Martha died in 1966.

1937

Willard Watson Dixon died on March 22 in Mountainside Hospital, near where he had been living in West Caldwell, New Jersey. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and sons Willard, Stephen and James. In his College days he was active in the D.0.C., the Glee Club and symphony orchestra. He was a founding member of the Dartmouth Flying Club, and served as' a pilot in World War II. He was vice president of O'Gorman and Young Insurance Cos., and a 33-year director of Carpenter Steel Co.

1939

Robert Joseph Jacobson died February 13. At Dartmouth, Bob majored in sociology and was president of Pi Lambda Phi, a member of the Interfraternity Council judiciary board and captain of the golf team. Throughout his life, especially in his early years, Bob was a nationally known amateur golf champion. He was former president of Hollywood Golf Club in New Jersey and former president of the New Jersey State Golf Association. Bobs entire business career was spent with the firm started by his father, Benjamin Jacobson & Sons, specialists on the New York Stock Exchange, which grew by a factor of 10 during his tenure. But always first in his life was his family. Predeceased by his wife, Jean, Bob is survived by sons Arthur '61, Robert Jr. and James; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brother Benjamin Jacobson Jr. '49; sister Joan Green; and brother-in-law William Green 39.

Howard Morrison Rowe died February 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Howard came to Dartmouth from Lajolla High School in California. During WWII he served in the Army Air Force for five years, including three in the South Pacific, and rose to the rank of major. After the war he joined his father in the Howard Rowe Insurance Service in Lajolla, and became active in community service. Throughout his life he valued his Dartmouth experience and friends; John H. Gray '39 served as best man at his wedding in 1947. After retiring from business in 1980 he pursued his interest in genealogy and wrote a scholarly history ofhis and wife Charlottes ancestors. Howard will be remembered by all who knew him for his honesty, integrity, encyclopaedic knowledge of history and his love and devotion to his family. He is survived by Charlotte, daughter Marcy, sons Andrew '73, Thomas, James and 11 grandchildren.

1940

Robert Starr Kinsman of Encino, California, died March 10. He came to Dartmouth from Cushing Academy, majored in English and was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, Judiciary Committee, Dormitory Council, freshman soccer (manager), Junto and American Student Union. Dartmouth academic honors: magna cum laude, Senior Fellow, Phi Beta Kappa, Rufus Choate Scholar. During WWII Bob served as first lieutenant with 3rd Marine Division in Solomons as combat intelligence officer and later as instructor in combat intelligence in Marine school in San Diego and Camp Lejeune. He was interpreter and translator in Japanese during his duty in the southwest Pacific. He received an M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale in English. He was an instructor at University of North Carolina and professor of English and UCLA and received a Ford Foundation Fellow ship and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Bob was class agent 1989-1998. He is survived by daughters Susan, Sarah and Margaret.

Donald Francis McMahon of Momence, Illinois, died March 14 at Columbine Care Center East in Fort Collins, Colorado. Don majored in English and was a member of Sigma Chi and Dragon. In the 1970s he was a prominent Colorado businessman who played a key role as director of economic development for the state. Don was appointed president of the Denver Olympic Committee when it was formed until Denver was awarded the 1976 Olympic games. He was then named president of the Federation of Rocky Mountain States, a think tank composed of governors and U.S. senators. He served as president of the National Industrial Conference Board in New York City then returned to Colorado, where he set up McMahon Consulting and ran Carrigaholt Ranch, owned by his children. Don is survived by children Maureen, Sheila, James, Kevin and Sean. He was predeceased by sons Brian '64 and Dennis.

1941

Eugene Brady Adkins died on February 23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Gene's mother, Bess Brady Adkins, was a member of the pioneer Tulsa Brady family Gene earned a degree in art history at Dartmouth and a degree in business at the graduate school of business of Stanford University. He acquired a strong interest in Southwestern history and art and was considered an authority on Western paintings, pottery, baskets and jewelry. During WWII Gene served as an ensign in the U.S. Navy.

Owen Chamberlain died of Parkinsons disease at his home in Berkeley, California, on February 28. Chamberlain earned a bachelors degree in physics from Dartmouth and entered graduate school at University of California at Berkeley, but his studies were interrupted by the start of WWII. In 1942 he joined the Manhattan Project and was on hand for the first atomic bomb test at Alamogordo, New Mexico. After the war Owen took a teaching position at Berkeley, and remained there until retirement in 1989. In 1959 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the antiproton. The prize brought him fame, which he used to support progressive political candidates and liberal causes. Owen is survived by his third wife, Senta Pugh-Chamberlain, and four children by his first wife, Beatrice Cooper, who died in 1988. Dr. Chamberlain is also survived by two stepdaughters by his second wife, June Greenfield, who died in 1991.

1942

David Heald, a past president of the class and the chairman of many reunions, died February 20 at the Concord Hospital in New Hampshire due to complications from pneumonia. After graduation he worked as an Army instructor at the Bakers and Cooks School and served as a mess sergeant in France. He managed the Hanover Inn from 1946 to 1948 and advanced the Ford Sayer ski program for area youth. He developed Mount Sunapee into a ski area and became the first manager of the Mount Sunapee State Park. He left the park in 1952 to head This Is New Hampshire Inc., a nonprofit publicity firm. He joined R.P. Burroughs in the retirement plan business in 1956 and then took those skills to the Putnam Group of mutual funds in Boston. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Jane; children David, Edward '68, Sally and Peter '75; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

John William Hill died on February 11 at the Concord Health Care Center, Concord, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. John was known as an advocate for the mentally disabled. He looked after his mentally disabled younger brother, David, becoming his full-time guardian until Davids death in 1987. He was also a "sustaining force" in the Concord Art Association, for which he served as president from 1982 to 1990 and was a longtime board member. He spent his career in the graphic arts business, starting as a market research analyst at the Mergenthaler Linotype Co. in New York. In 1959 he moved to Chicago and joined Miehle-Goss-Dexter, where he remained for nine years and became director of planning in 1966. In 1967 he moved to Concord and became vice president of Photon Inc. He is survived by his wife, Jean; children John '78, William '81, Myles and Maria; six grandchildren; and Peter.

1943

Waiter Stanley DeLany Jr. died January 31. A retired Navy captain, Walt was living in Burlington, North Carolina, at the time of his death. He attended Dartmouth for two years, then left for the Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1944. Specializing in submarines, his naval service included command of a sub division interspersed with two years as a coach at the Naval Academy, time at Stanford obtaining a masters and three years in Hamburg, Germany, as liaison officer with the German navy. On retirement in 1969 he began a second career in higher education administration. Earning a Ph.D. at the University of Texas, Walt worked as a public two-year college president in South Carolina and Virginia. He was predeceased by his first wife, Anne Culp, who died in 1997. Walt is survived by his wife, Mary Lynn Bell, and daughter Mary Anne Delany.

Paul Robert Rill died on February 27 at Williamsport (Pennsylvania) Hospital. Bob attended Culver Military Academy prior to entering Dartmouth, where he majored in civil engineering. During WWII he served as a captain in the field artillery, teaching at the Field Artillery School in Ft Sill, Oklahoma, and serving in the Pacific theater. Bobs business career began with General Electric, followed by service with Anchor Darling Valve of Williamsport as executive vice president. He retired fromAlcan Aluminums Cable Plant after 13 years as plant manager. A volunteer counselor for the Williamsport chapter of SCORE, Bob was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. He is survived by Martha Choate Rill, his wife of 62 years; brother James; daughters Diane Wilson, Clare Orsinger and Meg Phelps; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter Laura Riehm, brother Jack and granddaughter Amber Phelps.

1945

Donald Pearson Ash died December 9,2005, in Thornton, Pennsylvania. Following his Tuck School graduation in 1949 he joined the executive training program at Metropolitan Life Insurance Cos. In 1952 he went to work for the Gulf Oil Corp. at its Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home office. This grew into a 30-year career with Gulf in marine tanker management, which involved overseas assignments in Italy, England, Tokyo and the Pacific. Following his retirement he was active in the real estate business in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Don's wife, the former Gloria Hannigan, predeceased him in 1990 after a marriage of nearly 50 years. He is survived by sons Donald Jr. and David, daughter Robin Yeager, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

John Thomas Greco of Williston, South Carolina, died December 6,2005. Known to friends and family as "the Greek," he served three years in the Army during WWII. Following his Dartmouth graduation he worked as a marketing specialist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1949 to 1963, then became a management analyst for the Department of the Air Force in the Pentagon. In 1956 he married Victoria Van Coppenolle, who predeceased him. They had no children.

1947

Lester Sumner Corelitz died in Boynton Beach, Florida, on August 27,2003. He entered the class in the Navy V-5 program from Haverhill (Massachusetts) High School. As an undergraduate he majored in English and worked in the Winter Carnival Council and with WDBS. In 1994 he retired from his position in hardware distribution as vice president for sales with E. Rabinowe Inc. in Yonkers, New York, and moved to Boynton Beach, Florida. In retirement he enjoyed golf, swimming and fishing. He is survived by his wife and three children, including Richard '71 and Jeffrey '74

Stephen Gates Moore died on November 18,2005, in Charlotte, Vermont. He graduated from Burlington (Vermont) High School and joined the class in the naval V-12 unit. He majored in political science and received a degree in banking from Rutgers in 1956. Until retirement he was vice president of the Merchants' Bank in Burlington, Vermont, and then served as a financial executive recruiter for JNS Associates in Charlotte. He is survived by his wife and three children.

1948

Henry George Mueller Jr. died in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 14 following a long, hard fought battle with cancer. He became one of the Crosby Hall regulars, cramming three semesters of study in before departing for Armyduty in Germany. Returning to campus early in 1947, he joined Delta Kappa Epsilon, Green Key and Sphinx and lettered in baseball, receiving his diploma along with many other class members in 1949. An economics major, Hank spent 35 years with Oscar Mayer Cos., retiring as manager of international development and military sales. Aregular reunion attendee, he recalled his first impression of the Dartmouth campus after the long, dusty train from New York, landing on the Inn corner, viewing Baker, the Green and the 2,000-man V-12 unit drilling up and down. He married Nancy Richmond in 1951 and she survives, as do children Ken, Kurt, Rich and Joanna.

1951

Richard Lee Bennett died on March 25 at his home in Stanford, California, after a five-year fight with multiple myeloma. Born in Fresno, Dick grew up in Kaimuki, Oahu, Hawaii, and graduated from Punahou School. He spent only one year in Hanover but was remembered by the swimming team as an outstanding backstroker. He entered Stanford University and graduated in 1952 with an A.B. in math and a masters in education in 1953. He married Lois Mixter after graduation, spent six years in the Navy as an aviator, worked six years for AMPEX and then began a 26-year career in development for Stanford, including director of the annual fund for many years. He retired in 1992. Dick was a masters swimmer, winning many medals in national competition. Surviving Dick are his second wife, Ann Kay, exwife Lois, daughter Lisa and seven grandchildren. A daughter, Margery, predeceased him in 2005.

Justin Howard McCarthy Jr. died on March 13 at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio, after a lengthy battle with cancer. "Mac" graduated from the Dayton high school, joined Chi Phi at Dartmouth and majored in mathematics. He enlisted immediately after commencement and served two and half years as a second lieutenant in the Army in the United States and Korea. In 1953 he married Harriet Carroll. His career was in the paper business with St. Regis Paper Cos. and its subsidiaries as a sale manager with stops in Pensacola, Montreal, Vancouver and Dayton. After retirement in 1989 his spare time included golf, reading and tutoring local high school students in math. Surviving Mac are his wife, Harriet, sons Charles and Justin, daughter Dorothea and five grandchildren. Macs father Justin, was in the class of 1915 and brother James was in the class of 1955.

1952

Harry M. Dunlap died surrounded by his family at his winter home in Tucson, Arizona, on February 19. "Whitey" had suffered from CML leukemia for many years. His life was substantially prolonged by his participation in an experimental drug program. Coming to Dartmouth from Darien, Connecticut, and Phillips Andover Academy, he was a sociology major, a member of Psi Upsilon and Dragon and lettered in hockey and baseball. After graduation Whitey became an Air Force pilot. He loved flying and became a pilot for Pan American and later for United Airlines, where he subsequently worked in corporate management. He was an accomplished tennis player and volunteered for many summers as an instructor and coach to share his love of the game with campers at Camp Pemigewassett in New Hampshire. Survived by his wife, Barbara, and son William, Whitey also leaves three grandchildren.

1955

Judson B. Barnes of Wallingford, Connecticut, died October 10,2005, of colon cancer, which spread rapidly. Judson came to the Hanover plain from Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was an active member of the Glee Club and Bait & Bullet. He devoted his life to vocational and technical training in the local school system. His wife, Dorothy, and sons Jeffrey and Paul survive him.

Gerald I. Levy died July 19,2005, in Menlo Park, California. Jerry came to Dartmouth from West Hartford, Connecticut, majored in history and went on to Columbia University, receiving an M.B.A. He spent his life as a C.P.A. in California and was, among other activities, an active Rotarian. His wife, Louise, and daughters Wendy, Tamara and Lori survive him. Jerry never forgot his Dartmouth roots and was a lifelong supporter of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund.

1956

Roy Bennis Friedman died at home in Ossining, New York, on March 13, after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. While at Dartmouth Roy was a staffer for The Daily Dartmouth, ultimately serving as its news editor. After completing his tour with the Army he earned his Ph.D. in English literature from the City College of New York. In addition to teaching, he devoted his entire career to the craft of writing, initially as a novelist and later as a playwright. He wrote the novel TheInsurrection of Hippolytus Brandenberg, the plays DP,Disparate Allies, Home and Unnatural Practices and the musical The Flood. His mind was broad-ranging and constantly inquiring; and, notwith standing his passion for intellectual exchange, his own well-thought-through points of view were never presented with arrogance or ego or at the expense of another persons dignity. He is survived by his wife, Louise, his daughter, Rebecca, and his son-in-law, Kevin.

1957

W. Frederick Eichhorn of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, died on February 7. Fred graduated from Mercersburg Academy. At Dartmouth he was an English major. Fred was a brother in Phi Delta Theta and its athletic manager. He worked for the Defense Investigative Service as a special agent for many years and was in charge of this unit when he retired with 32 years of service. Fred participated in the Robinson Township Civil Service Commission, was on the planning commission and was a lifetime member of the Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department. Mercersburg classmate, four-year Dartmouth roommate and lifelong friend Walt Burgin said, "Fred was a wonderfully warm and thoughtful person who never had an unkind word about anyone. He was always upbeat and interested in others." He was the beloved husband of Janice Eichhorn, who survives him along with daughters Gretchen and Jennifer and grandson Adam Runkle.

Paul George Hickey of New York City died on April 3. Paul came from Berlin (New Hampshire) High School, was a member of the Newman Club and part of the 3-2 program obtaining an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and an M.B.A. from Tuck School. He and Tuck roommate Bob Stirling 55 worked their way through Tuck with year- round waiter and busboy jobs at the Hanover Inn and sorting mail at the White River Junction Post Office. Bob says, "Paul was quiet and pretty serious. He spent his time studying and working." He spoke fluent French, which he put to good use later as an Army intelligence lieutenant in France. Paul was vice president for international finance for Irving Trust and then for the Bank of New York when it took over Irving Trust. He is survived by his devoted wife, Anita, a brother and two sisters.

1959

Roy Alan Jemison died March 3 at the Lahey Clinic, near his longtime home in Acton, Massachusetts. In Hanover Roy focused on academics, majoring in economics while balancing various jobs, the Handel Society and the Outing Club and generally enjoying our Dartmouth experience more than many, according to his friend Bob Foot '59. Roy was an unsung leader of Sigma Nu, responsible, for example, for the remodeling of a nefarious basement room to include laundry machines. Recognizing Dartmouth's part in his life, he later served as class agent and stayed close to schoolmates. Roy was devoted to his wife, Carol, and children Bill, Lauri and Jeff, who survive. Avice president of Dunkin' Donuts, Roy was sensitive to franchisees' needs and issues. His Army Reserve "6x8" service was followed by introductions to corporate business and fast food with time at D'Angelo's after retirement from Dunkin' Donuts.

James Kelvin Rex died in his home january 20 of a heart attack, emphysema and contributory causes. He and his wife, Shelly, divorced many years ago and Jim lived alone with two cats in the house left by his parents in Paradise, California, an unsung victim of Water gate" according to his brother Richard. Following naval officer service and several years in the paper industry, Jim became an advance man for John Mitchell and Richard Nixon during the 1972 presidential campaign. He joined Nixon's administration in the U.S. Postal Service, helping to plan transportation and logistics that addressed the new competition of FedEx and UPS. Jim also spent time in the Office of Management and Budget, working on gasoline rationing plans. He retired in 1974. His brother also tells us that Jim's memories of our Dartmouth years were a special source of happiness for him, an economics graduate with distinction and member of Alpha Chi Rho.

1960

Reynolds E. Moulfon Jr. died March 5 at home in Manchester, Massachusetts, of cancer. A generous man in money and spirit, with both Dartmouth and his neighbors, he had overcome adversity often in life, beginning with losing an arm to cancer at the age of 5, later sustaining two heart bypass operations and undergoing a heart transplant in 1999. Rey played baseball in high school and soccer at Dartmouth. He was the kind of man who, once being told about a gas station attendants desire for an education, presented him with a $1,000 check just minutes later. A trustee of the Governor Dummer Academy and believer in Dartmouth's longtime Indian symbol, he is survived by his wife, Betsy Winder, son Ren, daughter Holly Whall, son Jonathan, two stepchildren, mother Aristeen Lambert and two grandchildren.

1964

Michael Emmett Ness of St. Paul, Minnesota, died January 19. A valedictorian of his class from Bishop Ryan High School in Minor, North Dakota, Mike attended Dartmouth for two years. He entered the Army in 1963, and was stationed in Japan and the Dominican Republic. He was honorably discharged in 1966. He returned to North Dakota and graduated from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks with a degree in electrical engineering in 1968. He then began employment with the IBM Corp. as an electrical engineer. He retired in 2000 after 32 years. He enjoyed competitive bridge and earned the distinguished Lifetime Gold Master Award. He also enjoyed playing golf with his friends and family.

1965

James Otis Saloma died on March 2 of a heart attack, which occurred when he encountered a burglar at his home in Takoma Park, Maryland. He is survived by his wife of 39 years Jennifer French Saloma, and children Sylvi, Siiri and Taisto. Jim came to Dartmouth from Pinkerton Academy and St. Paul's School. He majored in history and graduated in 1965. In 1972 Jim earned his M.B.A. at Cornell. He served in the Navy during Vietnam and then returned to the Washington, D.C., area where he worked at Price Waterhouse, Marriott, the Credit Card Service Bureau and Cable TV Montgomery. Ten years ago he started work as an independent financial consultant. In his leisure time he enjoyed restoring his family's 19th-century home in Takoma Park.

1967

John Wad sworth Nunley of Westborough, Massachusetts, died at home of brain cancer in December 2005. John came to the College from Marshfield (Massachusetts) High School. At college John majored in economics, was president of the Economics Honors Society, a stalwart of North Fayerweather Hall and on the staff of Thayer Hall. John spent two years with the Peace Corps in Bolivia, where he worked with rural cooperatives. He did graduate work at the London School of Economics and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1972. He joined State Mutual Life (now the Hanover Insurance Group) in 1972, where he served as an analyst and investment officer. He was awarded the chartered financial analyst desig nation. John retired in May 2004 as senior vice president of All-America in Worcester. He was an avid bicyclist. John leaves his wife, Karen, and son Peter. Son Jacob predeceased him in 2002.

1970

Gregory Hemberger died January 28 in a skiing accident in northern New Hampshire. Greg came to Dartmouth from Williston Academy following a post-graduate year as an exchange student in Germany. Greg lived in Richardson Hall, was a member of Heoret/Chi Phi and played lacrosse. He earned a master of architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania, after which he returned to the Upper Valley to join Banwell Architects, which he headed for a number of years. He was considered one of the top architects in the region and did design projects for various New Hampshire colleges including Dartmouth. He also did original and renovation designs for Proctor Academy, the Hanover/Norwich schools, Williston Northhampton, Cardigan Mountain and Kimball Union as well as homes and condominium projects. He is survived by wife June, children Ben and Gretchen, grandchildren Liam and Aela and his parents, sister and brother.

1971

David A. Bartkowski died on March 22. At the time of his death he was living in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin, where he had spent the last 18 years as a writer. He was also an attorney licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin, and had practiced law from 1977-1988 in various capacities. Dave was an honors English major with highest distinction, a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a summa cum laude graduate. His interests and activities were wide-ranging. While in Hanover he was a member of the fencing team and Green Key Society, sports director of The Dartmouth and on its editorial board. Dave attended Stanford University Law School and earned his J.D. in 1975. He also received a master of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976. In 1989 he moved to Wisconsin, where he wrote poetry, plays and political speeches.

1979

Christopher Dorin Daniels collapsed while skiing with his children and died in the hospital of heart failure on March 12 in Duluth, Minnesota. At Dartmouth he belonged to Bones Gate and graduated with high distinction in government. His Dartmouth experience deepened his love for music, mountains, Monty Python and multiple modes of merriment. He skied the Sage Stairway Slalom. In 1984 he graduated from University of Wisconsin Law School, married and put down deep roots in Madison, Wisconsin. A partner with DeWitt, Ross & Stevens, Chris loved nature, hiking ing and skiing with his children, family and friends. He took joy in the family cabin built by his grandfather, father and uncle in Door County, Wisconsin.An accomplished, longtime Madison Curling Club member, he celebrated the sports camaraderie and newfound popularity. Chris was long active in Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl, and children Marianna, Owen and Alaina.