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.
Herbert Calvin Fisher '32 • July 13,2006 James Lee Miller '32 • March 28,2006 Joseph Youmans Roberts '32 • Jan. 4 Alvin Abraham Florin '33 • Jan.3 William James Reid '34 • Jan.5 Robert Louis Boehm '35 • Dec. 26,2006 Walter Harry Kadlec '36 • Oct.26,2006 Quincy Ernest Fortier '37 • Nov. 11,2006 Jerome Howard Low'37 • Dec. 11,2006 Harold Barnes Putnam '37 • Jan. 9 Conrad John Schuck '37 • Jan. 4 Robert Donald Forgan Jr. '38 • Jan.4 Louis Michael Kraft '38 • Sept.25,2006 Robert Westaway Starke '38 • June 6,2006 Earl James Dearborn '39 • Jan.2 Howard Emerson Pratt '39 • Oct. 6,2005 Merton B. Tarlow '39 • Dec.30,2006 E. Robert Breech Jr. '40 • Nov. 24,2006 Dewitt Lane Jones '40 • unknown Samuel Hanson Snow '40 • Dec. 15,2006 John Fonda Willson '40 • Jan.25 Clifford Bateman Ewart Jr. '42 • Nov.29,2006 William Nye Holway '42 • Jan.26 Henry Frederick Kramer Jr. '42 • Jan. 23 John Ladd Sewall '42 • Jan.30 Warner Cufbertson Wilson Jr. '42 • Jan.9 William David Brandt '43 • Dec. 14,2006 Edward August Ernest Jr. '43 • May 14,2005 Richard Morgan Foley '43 • Feb.4 Varnum Russell Mead '43 • Dec. 18,2006 Warren Bergstrom Thompson '43 • unknown Richard Sherman Rice '44 • Dec. 1,2006 Robert Lundy Riebow '44 • Dec.5,2006 Thomas Merritt Ludwig'45 • Jan. 4 Thomas Bruhn Maver '45 • Dec.26,2006 Earle K. Angstadt Jr. '46 • Jan. 7 William Joseph Augello '46 • Nov. 19,2006 William Converse Staley Jr. '46 • Dec. 17,2006 George Boice Swick '46 • Dec. 15,2006 Robert Bourree Bach '47 • Jan.24 Alan Noyes Bagni '47 • Dec. 21,2006 Robert Thomas Mortimer'47 • Dec. 16,2006 Donald George Ruegg'47 • Oct.22,2006 John Frederick M. Sisson '47 'August2005 Gordon Isaac Winkler'48 • Dec. 15,2006 John Farrington Stockwell '49 • Jan. 7 Seward Weber '49 • Jan. 2 George Kingsley Brazill Jr. '50 • May 17,2006 William Ramsdell Dann '50 • Dec.9,2006 Larry Huntley '50 • Jan.5 Paul Joseph Lena '50 • Jan.30 Peter Fleming'51 • Jan. 22 David K. Hall '51 • Feb. 2 John A. Locke '51 • Nov.27,2006 Frederick R. SwaSwanson '51 • Dec. 12,2006 W. Hayden Thompson '51 • Jan. 4 Lloyd C. Fisher '52 • Feb. 4 John R. Alger '53 • Jan. 16 James E. Courtney '53 • Nov.30,2006 Donald S. Hoffman Jr. '53 • Oct. 31,2006 Richard Marshall Rogin '54 • Jan.i William Burke Sherman '54 • Jan. 18 Robert Walter Millmore '57 • Jan. 8 Edmund Raas Hanauer '60 Aug. 10,2006 Robert Hamond McManus '60 • Jan. 21 William Lee Cleveland '63 • Sept. 28, 2006 John Butterfield Gormly '67 • Oct. 23, 2006 Trevor Quaid O'Neill '73 • Jan.3 Ray Holtorf '86 • Jan. 30 Ruben E. Montes Jr. '87 • Jan. 15 Ashley Walter Muller '90 • Nov. 18, 2006 Christopher Jon Pearson '00 • Jan. 27
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Clarence W. Farr ofWilton, New Hampshire, who in 1929 transferred to M.I.T. to earn a B.S. degree in aeronautical engineering, died June 16, 2006. After college he worked as a design engineer for DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, then as a structural engineer for the Budd Cos. in Philadelphia, an assistant to the president at Dewey and Almy Chemical Cos. in Cambridge, in the computer division of M.l.T.'s Lincoln Laboratory and finally at Mitre Corp., a not-for-prof-it organization engaged in technical research for government agencies. After retiring from Mitre he became a real estate broker in Greenfield, New Hampshire. His last job was working for his younger son, claiming this was his most rewarding position. He maintained his interest in Dartmouth. His wife of 69 years predeceased him in 2001 and his eldest son in 2003. He is survived by his younger son, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Joseph Y. Roberts died January 4. He came to Dartmouth from Horace Mann School in New York City and was a member of Sigma Chi, now Tabard. After his medical degree in 1935 at N.Y.U. he had a general practice in Watkins Glen, New York, with a second home in nearby Rock Stream. He was a major in the Army Medical Corps during WW 11. He had been chief of staff at Schuyler Hospital and from 1949 to 1951 was president of Schuyler County New York Med- ical Society. Retiring in 1984, he moved to Sun City, Arizona, and later to Olathe, Kansas. He enjoyed golf, walking, music, reading and travel. Aloyal member of the class of 1932, Joe was class secretary from 1992 to 1999. His wives Mona and Ruth predeceased him. He is survived by children Judith Marciniak and William Roberts '66, three grandchildren and six great-grand-children.
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Alvin A. Florin, M.D., of Sarasota, Florida, died on January 3. He was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. He graduated from Columbia University-College of Physicians and Surgeons (M.D., 1937) and the University of North Carolina (M.P.H., 1942). He worked for the New York Public Health Service in Albany and then the New Jersey Public Health Service. He was appointed director of the Regional Public Health Program. He also practiced internal medicine in East Orange, New Jersey. He retired to Florida in 1990. He was predeceased by his wife, Gertrude Rusitzky whom he married in 1942; brother-in-law Bertram Geller '37; and nephew William Geller '71. He is survived by daughter Marilyn Brightwell; son Robert '68; four grandchildren, including Eve Florin '02; four greatgrandchildren; nephew Michael Geller '63; and great-niece Kathrine Stein '92. Alvin was known for his intelligence, kindness, consideration and generosity.
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John Spencer Fish, M.D., died February 18, 2006. "Jack" came to Dartmouth from Cleveland Heights High School and received his M.D. from Western Reserve University in 193 8. At college he majored in chemistry-zoology and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1941 and attended the Army Medical School in Washington, D.C., in 1942. He saw service in the European theater of war and attained the rank of captain. He was discharged in 1946. Little is known of him since.
William James Reid died on January 5. At college Bill was a member of Alpha Chi Alpha/Alpha Chi RHO and majored in history. He obtained his M.Ed, degree from Boston Teachers College and Harvard. He earned his Ph.D. in American history at Boston University. He retired from the Boston Public School system in 1981 after a4O-career. He started as a substitute teacher, was appointed a permanent teacher in 1939 and went on to become head of the history department at Hyde Park High School and later headmaster of South Boston High School in 1965. During WWII he served as a Navy officer and was awarded the Bronze Star. He remained in the Naval Reserve for 20 years, retiring as commander. He received many awards for his community service. Surviving are his wife, Deborah; children James, Patricia and Constance; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by son Christopher.
Arthur Hunt Willis died December 21,2004. He came to Dartmouth from Collegiate School in New York City and at college was a member of JHeorot/Chi Phi, Dragon and varsity gym and majored in economics. He received his masters degree from Columbia School of Business in 1936 and then spent a year at Cambridge University in England. He was assistant vice president of Discount Corp. of New York. Investment banking was his chief concern and he was secretary of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His wife, Barbara, predeceased him. Surviving are. his children Suzanne Sheeley Pamela Savarese. Claire Willis and John Willis.
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Joseph Winfield Davis 111 died August 15,2006, while a resident of Kendal at Hanover. At Dart mouth he majored in history and political science, was a member of Tabard/Sigma Chi and played freshman and varsity lacrosse. He gained experience in manufacturing and selling with Savory Inc. and others until World War II, when he joined the Army, advancing to captain. He stayed in the reserves and in 1950 was called back for service in the Korean War. Between wars and up to 1958 Joe worked for Cornet Magazine and the Patent Trader, a biweekly chain of newspapers in the New York City area. He spent the rest of his career as the manager/fulfillment liaison at Reader's Digest, publishing educational material for schools and large-print editions for the disabled. For Dartmouth he was assistant class agent during retirement. His first marriage in 1945 ended in divorce in 1947. His second wife, Margaret, predeceased him. He had no children.
Vernor Henry Moore of Grand Rapids, Michigan, died at home on October 6,2005. He received his secondary education at Culver Military Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in political science and belonged to Theta Chi. After graduation Bud worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Cos. until 1949, Allied Stores Inc. until 1953 and Guardsman Chemical Coatings until 1957- In That year he founded Vern Moore and Associates of Grand Rapids, a firm representing manufacturers in making sales of paint sundries and specialties to wholesalers. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Harriet Moore, daughters Sandra, Patricia and Ann and sons Robert and William.
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Jerome Howard Low died on December 11,2006, in Tarrytown. New York. He prepared for Dartmouth at Erasmus High School in N.Y.C. At Dartmouth he lettered in swimming and boxing and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi. He spent part of his senior year in Washington, D.C., working for Dartmouth President John Hopkins on New Deal initiatives that President Roosevelt asked Hopkins to oversee. Following graduation Jerry entered Yale Law School, graduating in 1940. Jerry became a "Dollar-A-Year man. When war broke out he joined the War Production Board, heading the strategic minerals and metals division. Following the war Jerry joined Arnold Constable & Cos., rising to the rank of treasurer before retiring after more than 25 years. He had a successful second career as a real estate investor. Jerry served as class secretary and class agent. His first wife, Irene, predeceased him in 1990. He is survived by his second wife, Mary Ellen, sons Jonathan '73 and Robert, a stepson and three grandchildren, including Travis Green 'OB.
Harold Barnes Putnam, who had served as class secretary for this magazine since 1999. died Januray 9 in Vero Beach, Florida, where he had been living since 1980. At Dartmouth he was involved in skating, the Outing Club, Cabin & Trail, Canoe Club and Phi Gama Delta. After Dartmouth he attended Boston University Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1954, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, where he studied painting. He followed two career paths, specializing in estate planning law while painting New England landscapes that are in collections across the country. A 12th-generation Massachusetts resident and the 59 th member of his family to serve in the state legislature (as state representative for eight years and assistant attorney general), Harold recently published the third book in a trilogy of his fictionalized family history, this one emphasizing the witchcraft trials in Salem. He served his class and the College in various class and club officer positions as well as on the Tucker Foundation board of visitors. He is survived by his wife, Marlene and children Wendy, Ann and Judith.
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Earl James Dearborn died January 2 in Windsor, Vermont. At college "Sam" majored in philosophy and was a member of Delta Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Boston University Law School. During WWII Sam served in the Navy as an interpreter in the South Pacific and Japan. After the war he worked with two different Manchester, New Hampshire, law firms until 1952 when he joined Manchester Bank, which later became Bank East. He served the bank as vice president and legal officer. After retirement in 1975 he worked as marital master for the Superior Court of Merrimack County. Sam and his family lived for 45 years in Pembroke, New Hampshire, where he was very active in the community. He is survived by Ruth, his wife of 67 years, daughter Jane Fillmore, four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Daughter Linda Holland died in 2000.
Howard Emerson Pratt died October 6, 2005. At that time he was a resident of Hopkinton New Hampshire. In college "Bud" majored in zoology, was active in the Dartmouth Outing Club and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He received his medical degree from Temple University in 1943 and practiced as an orthopedic surgeon in Concord, New Hampshire. His wife, Dorothy, predeceased him in 1991. He is survived by children Edward '66, Thomas '72, Th'75 and Nancy.
Merton Bernard Tarlopw of Boston died December 30,2006. In college Mert was a member of Pi Lambda Phi and completed his senior year at Tuck School. After service on the War Production Board during WWII, Mert's career was in the shoe leather business in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he was president of the Stone, Tarlow Sole Corp. until he terminated the business in the late 1980s. By this time he had moved with his family to Boston. Very active in community service, Mert was an officer, director or trustee of the Brockton Art Museum, the Crescent Credit Union, the Brockton Industrial Committee and the Brockton Hospital. He was also a very loyal '39er, having been a longtime member of the class executive committee, class treasurer since 2004 and a regular at our reunions. Mert is survived by Alma, his wife of 64 years; daughters Wendy, Jane and Lisbeth four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and three sisters.
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Ernest Robert Breech Jr. died at home in Pacific Palisades, California, on November 24, 2006. Bob majored in economics at Dartmouth and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Green Key Society and The Dartmouth. He was class agent from 1940 to 1946. During WWII he served as a major in the Air Force. He was involved in numerous automotive management companies. He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Dury University of Springfield, Missouri, where he served as chairman of the board of trustees. Bob is survived by his wife, Sally, and children Marjorie Woodward, Robert, Andrew and William.
Frank Everett Orenstein of Gardiner, New York, died March 19,2006. Frank came to Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall School, majored in sociology, was a member of Prokofieff Society and Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude. He received his M.A. from the University of Chicago. During WWII Frank served four years with the Army Air Corps as a meteorologist. From 1949 to 1955 he held research positions with the information program of the U.S. Department of State. He joined the Bureau of Advertising and was promoted to vice president and director of research. Frank is survived by his brother Dr. Harold B. Orenstein '35, DMS'36.
Robert Matson Perry of Carbondale Colorado, died at his ranch on August 20,2006. Bob attended Dartmouth from 1936 to February 1938. In 1940 he married Ruth McNutt Brown. They moved to Carbondale where they raised registered Hereford cattle, quarter horses and their seven children. Bob was a cowboy, a rancher and always involved in the community. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children Marjorie Perry, Robin Perry, Roz Turnbull Will Perry, Charlotte White, Ruth Richardson and Nancy Shaffer. Dartmouth relatives include brother Kennard '44, Th'48, and granddaughter Molly Fales '08.
Stephen Boatwell Robinson Jr. of Carmel California, died December 2,2006. Steve came to Dartmouth from Coronado (California) High School. The son of a naval captain, he moved frequently, living at times in the Philippines and China. At Dartmouth he was a member of the fencing team. He graduated from Yale Law School, class of 1943, and practiced briefly in New York state before becoming a member of the California Bar Association. Steve was predeceased by his wife, Martha Yerkes Robinson. He is survived by stepsons Robert and William Yerkes and grandchildren Lenore and Karl Yerkes.
Samuel Hanson Snow, a longtime resident of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, died on December 15,2006, at his son Davids home in Piano, Texas. Sam came to Dartmouth from Thayer Academy in Braintree Massachusetts. He majored in history, was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, lettered in hockey and was captain of the tennis team. His tennis career spanned more than 50 years, and he won the 65-and-over singles title at the Dallas Cotton Bowl in 1981. During WWII Sam served as a lieutenant in U.S. Army intelligence from March 1941 to December 1945 at Hickum Field, Hawaii, and was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In 1981 he retired as claims manager from Travelers Insurance Cos. in Worcester, Massachusetts. He served as secretary of the Worcester County Dartmouth Club, enrollment and interview chairman in the Worcester area a number of years, alumni councilor and class agent. Sam was predeceased by his wife, Hildegarde Mueller. He is survived by sons Stephen, David and Paul.
Stetson Whitche rof Boston died at home October 17, 2006. Stet came to Dartmouth from New Bedford High School, majored in economics and graduated cum laude class of 1940 and Tuck 1941. He was a member of Corinthian Yacht Club and Delta Upsilon. During WWII he served 39 months in England and Germany in the Air Force. Stet served as reunion committee chair, member of the class executive committee and Alumni Council, class agent, DAM editorial board member and class treasurer for 29 years, retiring in 2005. In August 2006 he attended his 40th Alumni College. Through Alumni College he became acquainted with the Dartmouth women's figure skating team. Stet followed their success and supported and enjoyed the friendship of the ladies and coaches. Upon graduation Stet joined First National Bank of Boston, retiring in 1984 as vice president. Stet was an enthusiastic member and supporter of the class of 1940. He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
John Fonda Willson of Fort Myers, Florida, died at his home January 25 of congestive heart failure. Jack came to Dartmouth from Bellows Free Academy and Exeter, majored in mathematics and was a member of Psi Upsilon, Interfraternity Council, Casque & Gauntlet, Phi Beta Kappa and baseball squad. He was class marshal and graduated cum laude During WWII he was in the American Field Service. Jack served as class treasurer from 1946 to 1950 and assistant class agent and was on the admission interviewing committee. He was a wholesale grocer, retiring in 1980. Jack is survived by his wife, Fanny Garrison Willson and children Wendy, Nancy, Eliza- beth and John.
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William Joseph Dignam died on December 5, 2006, in California. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1945. He served his internship at Boston City Hospital and was a lieutenant in the Navy Medical Corps and later the Naval Reserve from 1945 to 1956. He served as an instructor in obstetrics at the San Francisco School of Medicine from 1951 to 1953, beginning a long association with UCLA School of Medicine as assistant professor, associate professor, full professor and professor emeritus in 1991. dignam was a founding member of the U CLA department of obstetrics and gynecology. He also held leadership positions in many national organizations and was awarded many international honors. Bill is survived by his wife, Winifred, and daughters Brett and Erin Dignam, Kevan Husky and Meighen Gernsey.
Morton McGinley a resident of Cortez Colorado, passed away on October 3], 2006. At Dartmouth Mort was active in Palaeopitus Glee Club, Outing Club, Green Key, Beta Theta Pi and Casque & Gauntlet. During WWII he served in the Navy as a deck officer, which included an estimated 35,0.00 miles of sea duty with a landing craft infantry and crossing the Atlantic Ocean twice and the Pacific once. He also was the recipient of the Silver Star Medal for his courageous acts while landing on the 1944 beaches of Normandy. In 1946 he joined Bethlehem Steel Cos. in Maryland, followed by projects in heavy construction. In 1949 Mort earned a law degree in Colorado and then practiced law for 40 years in Colorado Springs. He was active in outdoor sports, especially skiing, and was one of the organizers of Pikes Peak Ski area. He is survived by children Anne, T. Whitefield and Taber.
Frederick James Spencer passed away on November 23,2006. After graduation from Dartmouth Fred enlisted in the Army and served in WWII. He joined the Employees' Group of Companies in 1948 and worked in an administrative capacity for 10 years. He earned a masters degree in business administration at Boston University in 1957 and then joined the Raytheon Cos., where he became financial controller of an English subsidiary. He and his wife, Margaret, returned to the United States in 1965 and settled in Columbus, Georgia, where he was associated with a textile company as its secretary-treasurer. Fred was a member of the National Association of Accountants and a founding member of the Muscogee County Humane Society. Fred is survived by his wife of 60 years.
Richard Burton Wheeler died on July 12,2006, in Borrego Springs, California. After graduation from Dartmouth Dick was commissioned as an ensign in the Naval Reserve, serving as a communications officer and finally as a lieutenant commander. He went to work as a radio salesman in Spokane, Washington, and Washington, D.C., moved to television sales and later advanced to general manager for both radio and television. He was offered a job as general manager of a new station in Albany, New York, but decided to own his own radio station in Denver, Colorado, and later in Phoenix, Arizona. Dick's first marriage ended in a divorce in 1956, and in 1958 he married Elizabeth Nicholson, who survives him along with his children Anne and Burton.
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Clifford Bateman Ewart Jr. died at his home in Wilmington, North Carolina, on November 29, 2006. "Bate" joined the Air Corps as a pilot at the beginning of World War II and said that an exciting 1942 solo flight in a Stearman PT-17 trainer was a marked change from college life. His wartime experiences with the impoverished populations of India, Egypt, Eritrea, Yemen, Nigeria, Ghana and Burma "opened a childlike idealistic yen for foreign service, he said later. He reenlisted during the Korean War and was assigned as assistant air attache in Tripoli, Libya. He resigned from the Air Force Reserve and joined the United Nations, where his first assignment was a five-year posting in the Gaza Strip, followed by West Iran, New Guinea, Beirut, Lebanon, the Philippines, Fiji Island, Pakistan and Sudan. He retired in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Rosanna "Posie"; son John; grandson David; son-in-law Henry, his wife, Teri and their children Alicia and Drew; sister Jane; sister-in-law Sallie and her husband, Wilson; and nieces and nephews.
Henry Edgar Pogue IV, a real estate developer and counselor in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, died on December 3,2006, at his home. At college Hank played basketball forthe 1942 NCAA runner-up, which lost to Stanford in the championship game. He served for four years in the Navy on graduation. He then set his sights on improving northern Kentucky, and is credited with uniting the area by combining three chambers of commerce into one, which brought about the completion of Interstate 471 and delivered important funds to other area projects. He also helped secure the land for Northern Kentucky University and served on the state board of education for 35 years. Through all this activity it. was his attention to family that made him special, his children said. Pogue was preceded in death by his wife of 37 years, Susan. He is survived by Betty, whom he married in 1980, son Hank V., daughters Terri and Catherine, stepdaughter Jane, brother John, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Warner Culbertson Wilson Jr. died on January 9 from a heart attack at the Archbold Hospital in Thomasville Georgia. He and his wife, Norma, had been living in Monticello, Florida. Warner joined the U.S. Navy in 1942, after graduating cum laude and he served the balance of World War II. Following the war he joined Procter & Gamble Cos. in a position that took him to California and Canada. He retired from the company's Buckeye division in purchasing management. Warner was a founding member of the Jefferson County Educational Foundation and a past member of the Monticello Opera House board of directors. He is survived by Norma; son Rusty and wife Connie, son Steve and wife Alice, and son John; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and brothers Richard and Robert.
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Richard Henry Aishtonb II died on May 5,2005, ac cording to a recent notification received by the Alumni Records Office. A graduate of New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, Richard was active at Dartmouth with Cabin & Trail and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi. He did not graduate and apparently did not attend any class reunions. Dartmouth relatives included his father, Richard A. Aishton class of 1918 (deceased), and brothers Preston K. Aishton '45 (deceased) and Andrew W. Aishton '52.
William David Brandt died December 14, 2006. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bill attended University School in Cleveland before coming to Dartmouth, which he left prior to graduation to serve in the Army Air Corps during WWII as a flight instructor. He married Patricia Hayden in 1942 and they lived in Rochester, New York, where he worked for the Hickok Manufacturing Cos. They eventually moved to California, but a personal business venture returned him to the Chicago area for several years before settling in Pebble Beach, California, in 1972. Retirement found him on the golf course "eight days a week." His love for the game and organizational skills provided significant benefit to several favorite charities. He is survived by his wife of 64 years,Patricia,daughters Carol and Sara, sons William, James and Gregory, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Frank Henry Burns of Manchester Center, Vermont, passed away November 14,2006, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center of complications following surgery. He attended Hartford, Connecticut, schools and graduated from Kingswood Dartmouth and with a masters from Columbia. During WWII he served as a lieutenant aboard the Destroyer Escort USS Foss. In 1963 Frank married Jean Gorman at the Benedictine Priory in Weston, Vermont. Theirs was the first wedding performed there. They ran the Skylight Ski Lodge until 2003. He was also a justice of the peace in Winhall Vermont. Frank was known for his great wit; had a love for swapping stories and jokes with all. He is survived by his wife Jean, daughters Bernadette and Claudia, sister Patricia Howe, a cousin, 29 nieces and nephews and 11 Grandnieces and Grandnephews
Merlin Kearfott DuVal M.D., a native of New Jersey, died of a massive heart attack December 5, 2006,inArizona. His medical career began with graduation from Dartmouth Medical School in 1944, and he completed his medical degree at Cornell University in 1946. At Dartmouth "Monte" was a member of Green Key, Navy V-12, Panarcy and Casque & Gauntlet. Monte was active in CFD leadership committee and as class agent. He served two years with the U.S. Amphibious Forces, completed his internship in several New York hospitals, moved on to the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine and then to San Francisco, where he was involved in organizations concerning health care. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; former wife Carol, sons David and Fred, daughter Barbara and five grandchildren.
Richard Sherman Rice, of Gorham Maine, died December 1,2006, at a Portland, Maine, hospital. He grew up and attended schools in Needham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth cum laude and attended Thayer School. He was active in Navy V-12, Kappa Kappa/KCK, gymnastics and mens tennis. In 1944 he was commissioned as an officer in the Navy and served as an instructor in the Civil Engineering Corps Officer Training School. He had a long career as a civil engineer for Raytheon Industries in Boston. He belonged to many organizations pertaining to his career in civil engineering. In his spare time he enjoyed skiing, tennis and golf. Family attending Dartmouth were his father '15 (deceased), brother David '56 and grandson Michael Coleman 98. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sarah, son Stephen, daughter Judith, two grandsons, one greatgranddaughter and brothers Stanley and David.
Robert Lundy Riebow of Deland Florida, died December 5,2006. He graduated from Manhasset New York, High School and Dartmouth and attended Tuck School. He was a member of the Tabard/Sigma Chi. He served in the Naval Air Corp during WWII. His career began with National Cash Register, where he obtained a patent, and moved onto Beech Nut and CPC International. He retired in 1987. During those years he was an avid golfer, a voracious reader and a bridge player. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances, and is survived by his wife, Joan, children Nancy, Linda and Robert '76, three stepchildren and numerous grandchildren.
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Donald de Beauchamp Campbell—a quick wit, solid scholar and great pianist—died February 26, 2006, in Oxford, Mississippi. "Ink" left Dartmouth during WWII to go into the Air Force and completed some 60 P-47 missions in Europe, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross. He returned to Hanover to graduate Phi Beta Kappa in 1947. In New York City he met and married his wife, Mimi, and went to work for W.T. Grant Cos., which sent him to McKeesport Pennsylvania. After a couple of transfers Don and Mimi settled down in Branchville New Jersey, as owners of a country dry goods store. During the next 20 years this grew to a chain of women's fashion stores. He took early retirement and moved to Oxford, home of the University of Mississippi. Mimi predeceased him, as did daughter Leslie. He leaves daughter Lisa and four grandchildren.
Robert Bancroft Cate Jr., Ph.D., died August 10, 2006, in Tucson, Arizona. His Dartmouth education was interrupted by WWII, during which he served as a cryptographer with the Office of Strategic Services in India and Burma. He then attended Tuck School for a year before joining the U.S. State Department for assignments in Calcutta and Rio de Janeiro, where he met his wife, Katherine Royal. He spent two years managing bauxite exploration for Kaiser Aluminum in Belem Brazil, in the Amazon basin. Further assignments in Brasilia, Guatemala, and Bogata Colombia, led to joining Lockheed for work with NASA on satellite remote screening at the Johnson Space Center. Bob then worked for Technicolor in Mountain View, California, and later moved to La Jolla California, to work on research for the color normalization process in which he gained an original patent in 1992. His wife predeceased him. He is survived by niece Juliet Burch.
Channing Ellis Harwood died in Torrington Connecticut, October 18,2006. A Dartmouth legacy—his father was class of 1915—he came to Hanover from Middletown (Connecticut) High School. His first job after Dartmouth graduation was a four-year stint as personnel manager with Harvey Hubbell Inc. In 1949 he went to work as assistant director of industrial relations at the Torrington Cos. and spent the rest of his career there. During his tenure he earned a law degree at the University of Connecticut by attending four years of night school and was admitted to the bar in 1954. He retired after 39 years of service as corporate counsel and secretary, staying active in many local organizations. He also served as national director of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and later as president of the Northwest Chamber and was a member of the American Arbitration Association. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Barbara, daughter Diane, son Robert, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Thomas Bruhn Maver died of Alzheimer's disease December 26,2006, in Arlington Rehab & Living Center near his home in suburban Chicago. He graduated from Tuck School in 1948 after a three-year WWII hiatus serving as a radar technician with the Air Force in the Pacific. In 1949 Tom married Amelia Brown, a former nurse at Mary Hitchcock Hospital, and took a job with the Simmons Mattress Cos. in the Chicago area. He worked as a purchasing agent in the company's Kenosha; Wisconsin, and Columbus, Ohio, plants before moving briefly into sales with the Huber Glass Cos. In 1959 he returned to Chicago and joined Equitable Life Assurance Society as an agent, serving as a district manager for several years and earning his CLU degree in 1967. He spent the latter half of his career selling group and health policies, retiring in 1995. Survivors include his wife, Amy, and children Marianna, Bonnie, Kathryn and Thomas 'BO.
Dean Donaldson Miller, M.D., died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 10, 2006, after a 10-year struggle with stroke and heart failure. He came to Dartmouth from the highly regarded Francis Parker High School in Chicago. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army Medical Corps and spent two years in the South Pacific serving in a MASH unit. He was in northern Luzon when the war ended, enabling his early return to Hanover in 1946 to graduate in 1948. "Doc" went to medical school at the University of Chicago and interned at Cook County Hospital. He moved to Milwaukee, where he spent his entire career in the same office since 1959. Married in 1958, he and wife Gladys raised seven children: Jay '82, Bryan, Kathryn, Beth, twins Margaret and Eddie, and Scott.
Stanley Louis Newton of Ashburnham, Massachusetts, died December 14,2006, in the Odd Fellows Home in Worcester, Massachusetts, after a lengthy illness. His wife of 35 years, Marylou, predeceased him in 1997. He is survived by eight of his nine children, 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Stan entered the Navy V-12 program while at Dartmouth, joined the USS Telfair in the Pacific after attending Midshipman School at Columbia University and was discharged in 1946. Following Dartmouth graduation and a year at Tuck School he went into the family dairy business in Leominster, Massachusetts. He was active as former '45 Alumni Fund chairman, with the local Dartmouth recruiting committee and as past president of the Leominster Chamber of Commerce and, obviously, was an energetic participant in the "children" business. A good man was Stan.
Homer Allen Yates Jr. died September 5, 2006, at Penobscot Bay Medical Center in Rockport Maine. After the outbreak of WWII "Tom" enlisted in the Army, where he served with Battery A of the 756th Field Artillery all through the war until his discharge in 1946. He returned to gain his Dartmouth degree, completed summer studies at Oxford University and in 1949 earned his master's degree at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His first job was as an international marketing trainee with Texaco in New York City, where he met his wife, Jane Trapagen Most of Tom's career was spent as a marketing director at Olin-Mathieson in N.Y.C'. He went on to head the sales effort for Colonial-Penn's Mature Temps operation and ended up in the real estate business in Green-wihc, Connecticut. In 1991 he retired to Owls Head, Maine, where he had summered all his life. He was predeceased by brother William '49. He is survived by his wife, son Vance, daughter Ann and five grandchildren.
1946
Earle K. Angstadt Jr. died on January 7 in Vero Beach, Florida. Earle was a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy and served in the Navy during World War 11. He attended Tuck School and was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council from 1996 to 2000. He started his career at R.H. Macy and Cos. in New York, later worked at Young and Rubicam served as president and CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch Cos. and in 1987 retired from the McCall Pattern Cos., where he had also been president and C.E.O. He was a member of numerous clubs, including the Camp Fire Club of America, John's Island Club, the New York Yacht Club and the Pinnacle Club of New York Inc. He is survived by his wife, Judith; daughters Katharine and Elizabeth; stepchildren John, Judith, David and Elizabeth; 15 Stepgrandchildren sister Lynn; and brother Tom. He was predeceased by his former wife, Suzanne.
1947
John Frederick M. Sisson of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, died in August 2005. He grew up in Potsdam, New York, and joined the class from Vermont Academy as a civilian in the summer of 1943. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe from 1944 to 1946 and earned five battle stars. He returned, majored in economics and joined Phi Gamma Delta and the Dragon Society. He was employed as a sales representative for the Bellingham Lumber Cos., living both in Canada and the United States. In retirement he moved to Edmonton. He came from a Dartmouth family, including his father, an uncle, two nephews and brother Dale '44. He is survived by three children.
1948
Gordon Isaac Winkler died of cancer in Santa Barbara, California, on December 15, 2006. Born in Chicago, he came to Dartmouth after serving as a bombardier-navigator on B-24s in Europe during WWII and majored in English. Following graduation he worked in Chicago as a newspaper reporter for four years before going into public relations there. In 1963 he joined the U.S. Information Agency for 25 years, Reti ring with the rank of minister-counselor. His overseas duties took him to U.S. embassies in Addis Ababa, Accra and Tehran. Retiring in 1988, he and wife Peggy moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and lived an active life there. He chaired the Council on International Relations. The altitude there finally proved difficult and prompted a move to Santa Barbara in 2004. He is survived by Peggy and sons Richard '74, Andrew and William.
1949
William Boning Newberry died December 10, 2006, in Austin, Texas. At Dartmouth he was active in the DOC and Chi Gamma Epsilon/kapopa Sigma. He received a master's in geology from the University of Texas, and his career was in oil and gas exploration and production for more than 50 years. He was preceded in death by his brother Oliver P. Newberry '48. Surviving are his wife, Suzanne; their children Susan, Bill and Marianne and John and Diane; and six grandchildren.
John Farrington Stockwell of Wolfeboro New Hampshire, died in his home on January 7. After Dartmouth he earned a master's degree in hospital administration at the University of Minnesota. John worked for more than 30 years as a hospital administrator. He did his residency at Rhode Island Hospital and later became the director at several hospitals, including Children's Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri; Children's Hospital of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the University of Massachusetts Hospital of Worcester. One of his proudest moments was the opening of the UMass Medical Center and hospital. Dartmouth and his love of the arts were major influences in his life. Squam Lake, dogs, music, poetry, baseball and football were also important passions, but the most important love was always his family. His first wife, Nancy, predeceased him in he married Marie, who survives with his children Sandra, Amy, Bruce '80 and Julie, and 18 grandchildren.
Seward Weber died on January 2 of cancer at his home in Calais, Vermont. After his freshman year he enlisted in the Army, then returned to complete his degree in 1950. He was active in the Outing Club, manager of the freshman and varsity ski teams and a member of Green Key and Casque & Gauntlet. After receiving a masters degree in regional and city planning in 1954 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Seward worked in Greensboro, Rhode Island, and Boston planning jobs before returning to Dartmouth in 1959 to join the admissions office. In 1963 he became director of admissions and financial aid for Reed College and in 1967 associate dean of students at Northwestern. He returned to the Northeast in 1971 as director of the Vermont Natural Resources Council and later of the Mohonk Preserve in New Palz, New York. He is survived by his wife, Susan, children Sarah and Benjamin and four grandchildren.
1950
William R. Dann died on December 9,2006, at his home in East Aurora, New York. Agraduate of the Nichols School and a former Navy quartermaster, Bill retired about 15 years ago from the Marine Midland Bank in Buffalo, New York, as an estate and investment portfolio manager. An avid and accomplished squash player, he, together with classmate Nelse Graves, won seven City of Buffalo doubles titles.They won titles in the 40-plus, 50-plus, 60-plus and 70-plus divisions in the United States and Canada. Bill also was a fivetime city singles champion after the age of 50 and was inducted into the Buffalo Squash Racquet Hall of Fame. Surviving him are his wife of 57 years, Marion "Taddy," sons Jesse "Jake" '75 and William "Mike" and brother Alexander. The class offers sympathy and condolences to his family.
John Alan Crawford Hetherington died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on December 10,2006, after a long illness. Born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, he attended Cornell and the University of California at Berkeley following his graduation from Dartmouth. It was at Berkeley that he met his wife, Mavis. John enjoyed a successful career as a Wall Street lawyer and as a professor of law at the Universities ofWisconsin and Virginia. Besides Mavis, he is survived by his sons Grant, Eric and Jason, five grandchildren and sister Lois.The class extends its condolences to his loved ones.
Daniel G. McCarren Jr. died at his home in Short Hills, Newjersey, on November 26, 2006. He entered Dartmouth from the Clifford J. Scott High School in East Orange, New Jersey. He served in the Navy in WWII and again in the Korean War. His business career was in marketing, beginning with American Home Products and ending with his retirement in 2004 from Gross and Associates in Woodbridge, New Jersey. In 1995 Daniel was ordained a deacon for the Archdiocese of Newark, having been vested by the Rev. Gerry McCarren, his son. He devoted many hours to the sick and homebound at St. Rose of Lima parish in Short Hills. He also directed the rite of Christian initiation process at the church. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy, and three sons Reilly, Gerry and Mark. The class offers condolences to his loved ones.
Edouard "Ned" Petrequin II died of respiratory disease on November 5,2006. Ned entered Dartmouth following his graduation from the University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He majored in sociology while in Hanover. He was active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce as a director and an officer on the local and state (Ohio) levels. Descended from a Dartmouth family—Edouard J. Petrequin (father) '25 and Rudolph F. Haffenreffer (uncle) '25, he is survived by brother Scott Petrequin and sister Judith R. Rice.
1951
David Kingsley Hall died on February 2 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a battle with cancer. He was born in England and came to this country in 1934 with his family, settling in West Orange, New Jersey. After graduating from its Carteret School he came to Dartmouth, joined Sigma Phi Eposilon and majored in mathematics. After a six-year stint in the Navy he began a career in applied physics, starting with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and then setting up shop with others as Science Applications International Corp. in 1973. In 1960 he married Barbara "Babs" Farr and raised two children, one a son Nathan, who died in a drowning accident in 1991 Besides things nuclear, Dave was an accomplished piano player of pop music and a golfer. Their home in Hanover for 20 years was our venue for fall mini-reunion Saturday night parties. Surviving Dave are Babs and daughter Jeanette.
John Allen Locke died following a stroke at Bostons Massachusetts General Hospital on November 27,2006. He grew up in Wellesley Massachusetts, graduated from Wellesley High School, pledged Psi Upsilon at Dartmouth and majored in biology. His careerwas in the public health field, starting with his masters degree from the University of Michigan in 1959. He worked in a variety of public health positions before working for the federal government for more than 10 years. His last position before retirement was the director of the board of health in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was there that John worked so diligently at creating a smoke-free environment for the town of Brookline, thus starting the crusade for a "smoke free Massachusetts. He is survived by Evelene his wife of 59 years; sons John, Thomas, Kevin and Brian; daughter Anne; and eight grandchildren. His father, Dr. Allen Locke, was a member of the class of 1917.
Frederick Rinkin Swanson died on December 12, 2006, at home in Crumpoler North Carolina, of brain tumors and lung cancer. He was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and graduated from Milwaukee University School, majored in economics and joined Delta Upsilon. Blessed with musical talent, he found a home with the Glee Club and the Injunaires as well as being a cheerleader co-captain. We have no information of his life after graduation.
W. Hayden Thompson died on January 4 of complications of pulmonary fibrosis at home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hayden served in the U.S. Army before matriculating with the class of 1951' He joined Beta Theta Pi and majored in economics. After two years as a purchasing agent in Cleveland, Ohio, he began a 50-year career, 47 of those years as president, with Barber Manufacturing Cos., a maker of gas burners for commercial stores. His civic and chatitable involvement included the city council and school boards of trustees. He married Marcie in June 1951 and they had five children. After they divorced Hayden remarried and divorced twice before remarrying Marcie in 1999 in the same church exactly 48 years from the day they were first married. Surviving Hayden are Marcie sons John, William and Michael; daughters Martha and Patricia; and eight grandchildren.
1952
Lloyd C. Fisher, M.D., died on February 4 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, as the result of a brain tumor. He came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn, New York, and was a member of BetaTheta Pi. After two years at Dartmouth Medical School Lloyd obtained his medical degree at Columbia. He was an internist and cardiologist in Stamford, Connecticut. In 1964 Lloyd founded the Stamford Medical Group, the first group practice in that city. For several years he also served as chairman of the Stamford Hospital medical staff. Retiring from practice in 1992, Lloyd and Ruth moved to Grantham, New Hampshire. As an adjunct professor he taught at the DMS. Lloyd led an active outdoor life as a racing sailor, skier, tennis player, hiker and traveler. He was a member of the class of 1952 executive committee. He leaves his wife, Ruth; children Nancy '77, Ellen, Patricia '81 and Kenneth '86; and nine grandchildren.
1953
H. Crawford Kay Jr. died from a heart attack on May 4, 2006. After a brief period working for General Electric "Corky" entered Navy Officer Candidate School, receiving his commission in early 1955. He served for three additional years of active duty and then with reserve units, retiring with the rank of commander in 1973. Corky earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1961 and then rose to the positions of secretary, treasurer and member of the board of directors with the Winans Cos. in New Jersey. He later become the controller of Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers of Clifton, New Jersey. Corky was active in the Somerset Hills, New Jersey, YMCA and with the Basking Ridge Little League. At Dartmouth he majored in chemistry, was a member of Kappa Sigma and played freshman basketball. Corky was predeceased by his daughter Jennifer'86 and is survived by his wife of 44 years, Donna, children Jane and Joshua and one grandchild.
Jack Levine died on December 24, 2005, in Denver, Colorado. Jack attended Dartmouth for only one year, after which he transferred to Colgate, from which he graduated in 1954. He served two years in the Air Force, following which he attended Boston University Law School, receiving his law degree in 1959. For most of his professional life Jack practiced law in Denver, where he held numerous positions on advisory boards and in local government, including councilman in Greenwood Village, chairman of the Governors Bicycle Advisory Committee and chairman of the Southeast Denver Bar Association. He was also founder and director of the estate planning council of southeast Denver. Jack was an avid skier, runner and cyclist. He is survived by his wife, Carol, children Debra Nancy and Richard '83 and three grandchildren.
1954
William Burke Sherman, a retired Air Force colonel, died January 18 in Annandale, Virginia, after a years battle with lung cancer. At Dartmouth Bill was a member of Sigma Chi and Tabard. He played freshman football, basketball and baseball and became an important member of the varsity basketball team for three years. Earning an Air Force commission through the ROTC, Bill graduated from pilot training in 1956 and was assigned as an SA-16 pilot at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. In 1956 he was reassigned to fly SA-16s with the 31st Air Rescue Squadron at Clark Air Base in the Philippine Islands. Bill's distinguished military career continued for 30 years, including a stint in Southeast Asia, where he flew in support of U.S. Army Special Forces, earning a Bronze Star and Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters. In 1965 Bill earned an M.B.A. from George Washington University's off-duty education program. Nancy, his wife of 48 years, children William, Susan and Karen and six grandchildren survive him.
1955
Alan R. Fairbanks died November 28,2006. Alan came to Dartmouth from North Adams, Massachusetts. He stayed on for a Tuck School M.B.A. degree followed by a successful career with General Electric. Following his retirement Alan founded Classic Caterers with his late wife, Elaine. During his years at the College Alan was an avid member of the Dartmouth ski patrol and continued his support of skiing as a member of the Hickey Ski Center patrol. He also continued his love of hiking, reaching the top of all 46 peaks in the Adirondacks. His daughter Susan survives.
Ronald F. Hengen of New Providence, New Jersey, died on August 17,2006. After Dartmouth Ron attended Columbia and New'York University advanced degree programs. He served in the Air Force in Germany and then for a number of years in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a colonel. Rons business career was focused on financial public relations, including forecasting and operating his own firm in New York City and Summit, New Jersey. Children Kimberly Jennifer and Jessica, all of New York City, and grandchildren survive Ron.
1956
William Bradford Norton died February 12 in his home on his own terms after choosing to end dialysis treatments. Upon graduation from Dartmouth he married his high school sweetheart and Cornell graduate Marilyn Jean Boeringer. Bill was a partner in Ithaca Sporting Goods from December 1957 to 1972, when he became sole proprietor until 1979. In 1980 he became the manager of the Faculty Student Association and Bookstore at Tompkins Cortland Community College in Ithaca, retiring in April 1998. He was involved in community agencies such as the board of zoning appeals, the mayors citizens advisory board, the YMCA, the Ithaca Cooperative Society, the Family and Children's Services of Ithaca and the United Way. Following a kidney transplant in 1984, he was active in both the Ithaca Youth Hockey and Tompkins Girls Hockey Association. Following the death of his wife of nearly 47 years in 2003, Bill moved to Kirkland Washington, to be close to his children and grandchildren.
1957
Robert W. Millmore of Morristown Newjersey, died on January 8 in Florida. Bob came to Dartmouth from the Englewood School in New Jersey and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He majored in civil engineering and received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from New York University. Bob worked for Bob Worked Engineering Cos., U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc. and Chase Manhattan Bank. He and classmate Monk Bancroft were members of the Montclair Ski Club for more than 45 years and attended Giants football games and played golf together. Bob worked part time as a bank consultant on mortgage portfolios. His hobby was railroads and railroad stations, and he authored a book in 2003 titled Railroad Stationsof Northern New Jersey. Bob had planned to attend the '57 50th reunion. He leaves his wife, Anne, and son Dana.
1958
Christopher John Brown, M.D. died September 27, 2006, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Chris came to the College from St. Paul Central High School and majored in history. He received his M.D. from Northwestern. After completing his service obligation Chris entered private practice in ophthalmology and also taught residents through the University of Minnesota. Chris enjoyed restoring old houses, and at the time of our 25th reunion had just completed a historic Brownstone in St. Paul that became the family residence. The class extends deep sympathy to his wife, Judith, and children Chris and Jennifer.
Samuel Hoyt Edson died on November 22,2006, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after a two-year battle with cancer. Sam matriculated from the Taft School, majored in geography and played hockey and lacrosse. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon. After working in manufacturing in Dayton for two years, he took his M.B.A. at Michigan, where he met his wife, Deborah. He took a position as an investment analyst in New York and later worked in investments with Sun Life of Canada. He then moved to Wiliamstown Massachusetts, where he was the sole proprietor of Edson Custom Furniture. He continued his passions of singing in a church choir, fly fishing and cross-country skiing. Dave was also very active in the Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity and the Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation. He is survived by Deborah and children Michael and Sarah, to whom the class expresses its deepest sympathy.
1963
Victor Hugo Chaltain Jr. died October 29, 2006, in Hanover while working with other community Volunteers to clear rainwater off Hanover High's football field. Vic's wife, Aileen was with him at the time of the heart attack. While at Dartmouth Vic played football for Coach Bob Blackman and was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Casque & Gauntlet. Following graduation he served in the Marine Corps then returned to Hanover, where he established a contracting business. Vic was a longtime supporter of high school athletics in Hanover and he and Aileen were dedicated volunteers to the community recreation programs. Aileen said of her husband, "He exited the way he lived his life, and that was full-bore. Both he and his father said that if they could die on a football field, they'd be happy." In addition to his wife, Vic is survived by children Tori, Grady, Sam and Kate; sister Annie; and his mother, Anne.
Leon Myrianthopoulos died at the age of 60 on October 17,2006, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Cyprus, Leon majored in physics at Dartmouth and played varsity soccer. He was nicknamed "The Wall" by his teammates and in 1967 he was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American and a firstteam All-Ivy. Leon earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in high-energy physics from the University of Chicago, where he joined the medical physics faculty in 1983. He was a dedicated physicist, always meticulous in his clinical work with a reputation for consistency and accuracy. Leon was a superb teacher, highly praised by his students. He had hoped to spend his retirement years applying his skills to teaching less fortunate inner-city youth in Chicago. Classmates who met Leon at recent reunions remember his wit and ready smile. Survivors include wife Maria and daughter Thalia.
1980
Craig Thorn IV died on June 12,2006, after a two- and-a-half-year Battle with cancer. At Dartmouth Craig was a member of the class council and Alpha 'Theta/Theta Chi. After graduation he became a teaching fellow at Andover beginning both a distinguished teaching career and a deep affiliation with Andover After receiving a master's degree in English from Brown he joined the Andover faculty as an instructor in English in 1982. He chaired the English department from 1985 to 2001. In his spare time he served as a house counselor and as general manager of the student-run radio station. The Andover obituary referred to Craig as "beloved teacher" and noted that his classroom "was a hothouse of intellect, a haven of hip and a profound reservoir of Teacjherly love." Craig is survived by his wife, Andrea '82, children Alex and Kelsey and his parents, brother and sister.
1990 Ashley Muller died November 18,2006, after being struck by a car while walking near his home in Cape Town, South Africa. Ashley graduated from secondary school in Cape Town and then earned a B.S. and a B.E. from Dartmouth. As a college student he was committed to persuading Dartmouth to divest its endowment holdings in apartheid South Africa. Ashley worked in civil and environmental engineering for 10 years before returning home in 2001 to pursue post-graduate studies at the University of Cape Town. He was passionate about researching and implementing ways to improve public health through the provision of clean, potable water. Ashley was known to family, friends and colleagues as a critical thinker, brilliant scientist, an eternal optimist, a teacher and as a thoughtful, giving friend. Ashley is survived by his wife, Sarah (Lewis) '89, parents, brother, many relatives, colleagues and friends.
