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.
Frank Xavier Gaughen '46 • May 6 Robert Sawyer Gerrish '46 • May 19 Philip Yawman Hahn '46 • March 29 George Eberman Twining '47 • May 6 William S. Matthews '48 • May 13 Norman R. Wilion '48 • Aug. 27, 2006 John Wingate Balatow '49 • April 8 Maurice L. Bombar '49 • May 10 Roger Washburn Cabot '49 • May 1 Harry Alfonso Hall III '50 • May 4 Donald Bishop Hyatt '50 • May 22 George Frederick Jewett Jr. '50 • May 23 Robert Morris Mauk '50 • May 13 Reginald Bond Twist '50 • May 1 William Bruce Robertson '51 • April 9 Charles A. Sherman '51 • March 5 David B. Springer '52 • March 2008 E. Boyer Chrisman '53 • May 7 A. Kent Robinson '53 • April 30 Edward T. Rockwell '53 • May 22 Robert Oakley Collins '54 • April 11 Donald Dorsey McCuaig '54 • April 4 Rudolf Thomas Beyer '55 • unknown Neil Mel Levenson '55 • Jan. 7 Douglas Charles MacLeod '55 • April 12 John Howard Westphal '55 • April 15 Charles Vincent Panettiere '58 • May 8 Kenneth Allen Green '59 • May 16 Cary Packard Stiff II '59 • May 3 Taylor Tyler '59 • May 20 James William French '60 • April 12 Jon Noel Richardson '60 • April 15 William Joseph Philipp '62 • April 20, 2007 Lawrence O'Keefe Carpenter' 64 • April 28 Bernard Francis Shinkman III '66 • May 5 John Burnham Pierce Jr. '71 • April 10 Arthur William Moore' 72 • Dec. 23, 2007 Ferdinand Charles Mauet '74 • April 22 Chip Hankins Jr. '82 • April 30
1934
Henry W. Bryan died on May 14 at the Masonic Home of Delaware, where he was a resident. Two daughters survive him. His wife, Elizabeth, and son Henry predeceased him. After graduating from Dartmouth he went to the University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 1940. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1941. While working for a law firm in Wilmington for 10 years he served as a member of the city council of Wilmington, as a naval officer in the western Pacific during WWII and later as a founding director of the Delaware Veterans of WWII. In 1948 he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of the Delaware legislature. In 1950 he joined the legal department of the DuPont Co., where he worked for 25 years. He served as senior warden of Immanuel Church Highlands and on many boards throughout the years. He was a 32nd-degree Mason.
Boardman Veazie died at home in Carol Stream, Illinois, on February 28, despite having responded well to antibiotics when he developed an infection earlier in the month. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Lydia, two sons and six grandchildren. Board was born and raised in Chicago. After high school he went to Tabor Academy for one year and then Dartmouth and the Tuck School. During WWII he served as a naval lieutenant in the Pacific. Board's business career began with Swift Cos. and later at Esmark as a business analyst. After retirement he was recruited by both these companies as a consultant. Living in Clarendon Hills, Illinois, from 1952-2003, he was active in many community and church affairs. In 1977 he and Lydia were in Kenya under the auspices of the International Executive Service Corps. He also worked in the Domestic Executive Service Corps in Chicago for 10 years.
1936
Arthur Ivar Appleton died on January 15 at his home in Ocala, Florida. He majored in economics at Dartmouth and attended Tuck School in the senior fifth-year program. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Dragon. After graduation he went to work with the Appleton Electric Co. in Chicago, founded by his father in 1903. In 1947 he was elected president of the company and grew it until it was sold in 1982 to Emerson Electric Co. During this period Art obtained more than 50 patents on inventions, many of which became products manufactured by his company. He was also the founder of the Appleton Oil Co., engaged in oil exploration, drilling and production. During World War II he received a Letter of Commendation upon discharge in 1945 as a Navy lieutenant, senior grade. He is survived by children Linda, Thomas, Arthur Jr., James '70, John and William; 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Walter Day Mertz of Hockessin, Delaware, died January 3. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and belonged to Zeta Psi and the Outing Club. In addition to his degree at Dartmouth he did advanced work at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University, culminating with a thesis and another graduation in 1951. In 1940 Walter had joined the Wilmington Trust Co. in Delaware, where he remained until retirement in 1977- Even after retirement as a senior vice president and director he continued as an associate director until 2006. He was active in leadership roles for Christiana Health Care System, Children's Home and the United Way. He served Dartmouth as regional agent, class agent and leadership agent. Walter was predeceased by his brother Stuart and his wife of 70 years, Anne, in 2007. He is survived by children Suzanne, Elizabeth, Walter Jr. and Theodore '73- Tu'74.; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Ralph Barton Ruggles of Hudson, Ohio, died on March 20. He received his early education at Shaker Heights High School in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. At Dartmouth he majored in economics and attended Tuck School, graduating in 1936. He was a member of the Glee Club. After graduation he worked for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., becoming supervisor of accounting and payroll before he resigned in 1945 to go with Food Services Marketing Inc., a food brokerage business covering northeastern Ohio that he co-founded and directed until his retirement in 1995 at 81. He and Ruth Reed were married in 1937 and they remained together until her death in 1997. They enjoyed sailing, playing bridge and annual vacations on Cape Cod with their family. Ralph was a class agent from 1987 through 1996. He is survived by children Thomas and Susan, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Descomb TozierStewart died at Pine Rock Manor in Warner, New Hampshire, on April 25, 2007. At Dartmouth he majored in English, was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, wrote for The Dartmouth and played freshman tennis. After graduation Des became assistant to Bill Cunningham, sports writer and radio commentator in the New England area. He also was a news writer for several area radio broadcasters and was sports editor for the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Herald. During World War II he served in the U.S. Coast Guard; one of his cruises was around the world in the USSGreeley, a troop transport. After the war he became editor and director of publications at Northeastern University, retiring in 1975. Des married Margaret McLucas in 1953 and they raised their two daughters in Wakefield, Massachusetts, before retiring to a home on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Margaret died in 2003. He is survived by daughters Pamela and Janice and two grandchildren.
Kendrick Roscoe Wilson Jr. died in Vero Beach, Florida, on May 11. At Dartmouth he majored in history and was a member of Psi Upsilon, Casque & Gauntlet, Phi Beta Kappa, Green Key and the Athletic Council. He was also manager of varsity baseball. He first worked for U.S. Trust Company in New York and then, during World War II, served in the Navy. After the war he worked in the investment banking field until he transferred in 1950 to Avco Corp., one of the largest diversified corporations in the country with interests in financial services to defense contracting, where he was chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Dick served as a Tuck overseer, regional agent and on the reunion giving committee. He is survived by his wife, Katharine; children Schuyler, Holland, Kendrick III '69 and James '80; siblings David '44, Jane and Eleanor; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
1939
Charles Warren Sayward died March l, 2007, at the Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Florida. Charlie was bom in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and lived there most of his life. His entire career was spent with G.T.E. Sylvania in Ipswich and later in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, where he retired in 1982. During retirement Charlie and his wife divided each year between Ipswich and Vero Beach. He enjoyed golf and skiing and was an avid stamp collector. Charlie is survived by his wife, Ethel, sons Charles Jr. and Jeffrey and three grandchildren. He was predeceased by daughter Michele.
1940
Stafford James King Jr. of Exeter, New Hampshire, died at Riverwoods April 11. Staff came to Dartmouth from Governor Drummer Academy, majored in sociology and was a member of Delta Tau Delta and freshman and varsity track. He was a manufacturing representative for five electrical companies covering all of New England. Staff served on the '40 reunion committee in 1990 and 2000. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, and children Stafford, David, Stephen, Benjamin and Martha.
Roy Richardson Merchant Jr. of Sanibel, Florida, and West Falmouth, Massachusetts, died April 4. He majored in history, was a member of Psi Upsilon, Casque & Gauntlet, Palaeopitus (as treasurer), Green Key, freshman and varsity cross country (as captain), freshman ski team and freshman golf team. He served his class as treasurer. During WWII Roy was a pilot and instructor in the Naval Air Force for 4 1/2 years, retiring as a lieutenant. Roy was involved in sales, retiring in 1980. He was predeceased by his wife, Julie, and is survived by daughter Ellen.
1941
Joseph Alan Jasper passed away on November 26, 2007, at the Hyder Family Hospice in Dover, New Hampshire. Alan had a long career in radio broadcasting, working as an announcer in New England, Michigan, Tennessee and West Virginia. He owned WIDE radio station in Biddeford, Maine, for 10 years and was owner of an advertising firm in Kennebunk, Maine, for 20 years. When he retired in 1970 he returned to the theater, appearing in 47 stage productions at the Seacoast Repertory Theater. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, and their children Anna, Jeremy and Jonathan. He was predeceased by daughter Penelope in 1966.
Merton Carr Wilson died in Pasadena, California, on February 16 of Alzheimer's disease. Carr attended Dartmouth in 1941 and then graduated from Tuck School of Business. He returned to Hanover as a teaching fellow and received a master's degree in physics. He was an engineer with Kellex Corp., Hazeltine Corp. and Hycon Manufacturing until he joined Giannini Controls Corp. in 1956. Carr had a successful career in electronics, working primarily on radar and space. Carr is survived by his wife, Shirley; children Vicki, Peter and David; and his first wife, Dorothy.
1943
Anthony Nicholas Brady Farrell diedathome March 6. Born in Albany, New York, Tony attended Albany Academy prior to entering Dartmouth. Following graduation Tony married Kathleen "Kit" and then headed for England and wartime service. Following WWIIT onyworked for CARE in France. Later he received his master's in Latin American history at Siena College. He worked as a teacher, dairy farmer and real estate agent, living in Vermont, where he was a state representative in the 1960s, part of a group known as the "Young Turks." Tony served on the board of governors of Aquinas House at Dartmouth, loved to travel and spent many summers at Point O'Breakers on Nantucket. Predeceased by son Bill, he is survived by his wife; daughters Brigid, Tracy, Kathleen, Marcia, Dorann and Mary Pat; and two granddaughters.
Robert Melvin Freedberg died unexpectedly on April 13. Bob grew up in Salem, attending and graduating from Salem High prior to entering Dartmouth. Following our December '42 graduation Bob entered the Signal Corps serving in the European theater during WWII. On return to civilian life he entered the stationery and office supply business, serving as president of Federal Office Products in Boston for 18 years. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shirley (Azoff); daughter Ruth Anne and her husband, Michael; son Richard and his wife, Cathy; grandchildren David, Suzanne, Mark, Rebecca, Melissa, Michael,' Daniel, Sara and Andrew; and great-grandchildren Jacob and Evan. He was predeceased by his sister Helen.
1944
Flavel Blashfield Beattie Jr. died August 9, 2003. "Buss" attended Dearborn High School in Dearborn, Michigan. He briefly left Dartmouth to fly as a pilot and served as an officer in the Navy during WWII and then returned to graduate. Buzz belonged to Delta Tau Delta and Dragon and played varsity baseball. He served as a president of the Dartmouth Club of Western Washington and interviewed for the football team under coach Bob Blackman. He went to the University of Virginia, where he earned his law degree in 1949, and moved to Seattle and worked for Robert O. Fleming Co., where he learned about excess and surplus lines insurance. Several years later he established the F.B. Beattie Co. and was recognized nationally and internationally. He loved golfing, skiing, traveling, camping and good scotch. Buzz is survived by children James and Amanda and two grandchildren.
Phillip Hunter Brown, Ph.D., died at the VA Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 3. Phil graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. A graduate of Dartmouth, he belonged to Alpha Theta/Theta Chi, Dartmouth Players, Glee Club and intramural athletics. He was president of the Dartmouth Club of Baltimore in 1953-55 and served on the 25th reunion committee. He served with the 26th (Yankee) Division in France and received the Combat Infantry Badge. Phil was vice president and COO of Magnus Craft Corp., a subsidiary of J.L. Hammett Co., the oldest school supply house. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Patricia, four children and five grandchildren.
Robert William Rader died in his sleep at his home in Villanova, Pennsylvania, on March 25. He was a Tuck School '47 and belonged to Alpha Theta/Theta Chi, Dragon and Dartmouth Outing Club. He was active in many committees: class executive, reunion, regional agent, class agent, leadership agent and reunion giving. He played on the golf team and excelled at tournament bridge, which he was playing the day before he died. During WWII he was a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot, flying 91 combat missions in Europe. He was awarded five Air Medals and a Distinguished Flying Cross. After working in sales, management and for leasing companies, Bob was one of the founders of the National Bank of the Main Line in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his first wife, Beatrice. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Doris, four children, three stepchildren, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
1946
Wilbur I. Bull Jr. died at home on June 4 following complications from Parkinson's disease. All of his children were at home to assist his wife, Barbara, with his care and to provide companionship and music during his final days. He spent three years in the U.S. Navy during WWII, serving on a hospital ship in the Pacific theater, before returning to Dartmouth, where he graduated in 1949. He was named an alternate to the U.S. F.I.S. Nordic combined ski team in 1952. Bill was named to the faculty at Burlington, Vermont, High School in 1952, where he taught biology and chemistry and coached the boys' ski team for 16 years, winning the state championship in 1968. In 1969 he joined the faculty at South Burlington High School, where he was named Teacher of the Year in 1983. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, four children, eight grandchildren and sister Miriam.
Harold R. Cottle, M.D., of Hollidaysburg, Virginia, died April 5 after an extended illness. A graduate of Boys High School in Brooklyn, New York, he attended Bard College and graduated from Dartmouth. After his graduation from medical school, he specialized in pathology, becoming board certified in several areas and becoming particularly known for his forensic work. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean conflict. Dr. Cottle enjoyed helping others and stressed education for everyone.
Philip Yawman Hahn died on March 29. He graduated from Dartmouth and Harvard Business School. After graduation in the early '50s he served in the Navy as a lieutenant, j.g. As a resident of Rochester, New York, he worked for the family company, Crosman Arms, until he bought Paine Drug Cos. In the early 1980s he moved to Washington, D.C., starting Higher Education Publications with his cousin Fritz Hafner. He soon moved to Purcellville, Virginia, where he established the Blue Ridge Leader with other Purcellville businesspersons. He took over the town's paper several years later and was editor and publisher until the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Jane Ann; children Martha, Elizabeth, Catherine and Philip; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and siblings Stephen, Peter, Joan and Sara.
1947
George Joseph Ferrarese died in Red Bank, New Jersey, on March 24. After graduating from Springfield (Massachusetts) Technical High School and working as a draftsman at American Bosch, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and joined the class in the Marine V-12 unit. He served in the Pacific theater and was discharged as a first lieutenant. He returned to college, majored in economics and graduated from Tuck School in 1948. He joined the staff of the financial section of General Motors to become, in a career approaching 40 years, director of the financial review section of the Forward Program and finally assistant treasurer. He served as class treasurer from 1954 to 1957. He volunteered with the New York Urban League and the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York as a financial consultant. He is survived by his sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
George Eberman Twining Jr. died in San Diego, California, on May 6. He grew up in New York City, attended St. Paul's School there and joined the class as one of the few civilians in July 1943. He graduated with a major in economics and attended Tuck School. After service in the Army he worked for the Bank of America in Los Angeles County for 38 years and retired as manager in South Pasadena, California. He was a resident of San Gabriel, California, for 49 years. In retirement he enjoyed travel with his wife, but his major interest was the Church of Our Saviour, where he volunteered. He is survived by his wife of 50 years and two children.
1348
Saul Kwartin died in Stamford, Connecticut, on March 23 of an astrocytoma that paralyzed him from the waist down for the last 12 years of his life. He came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn Polytechnic High School in N.Y.C. via the V-12 program. He was a history major and brother of Pi Lamda Phi. Following a law degree at Cornell Law School he passed the New York and Connecticut bar exams and was referred by a Dartmouth alumnus to a Stamford firm where he practiced until retirement. Saul's involvement in Jewish, community, bar and family activities was legend. He received many awards and was gratified to give back to his community a small part of what he felt it had given to him. His wife of 52 years, Ruth, said, "I never met a finer person." She survives him, as do their children Steven, Robert and Meredith and grandchildren.
William Stephen Matthews Jr. died of Alzheimer's on May 13. He came to Dartmouth from Fall River, Massachusetts, via the U.S. Marine Corps, in which he served in both WWII and the Korean War. A Thayer School graduate, he worked nearly 40 years as a mechanical engineer with General Motors. He designed the gas cap lock. A talented artist, his sketches werepopularin company and community publications. Devoted to his family, he learned a foreign language to help a granddaughter with pen pal letters. He lived in Huron, Ohio, for most of his life, but died in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he had moved to be near family. Mary, his wife of 57 years, survives him, as do children Stephen, Christine, Betsy and Mary Ellen. Son James predeceased him.
1949
John Wingate Balatow died April 8 in Lenoir, North Carolina. Born in New York City, he lived later in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and was a graduate of Lower Merion High School. A history major at Dartmouth, John was a member of Theta Delta Chi and active as manager of the soccer and lacrosse teams. Following service in the Army he began his furniture career as a manufacturer's representative. In 1955 he married Esther Hyde Smith of Derby, New York. After his appointment as national sales manager of Kent-Coffey Furniture in 1963 the family moved to Lenoir, where he completed his career as an executive in the furniture industry. After moving to Hickory, North Carolina, John became active in the Episcopal Church and coached high school soccer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Esther, son Bill and daughter-in-law Inga, son Bob and daughter-in-law Yvette and three grandchildren.
Maurice L. Bombar Jr. died May 10 at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, Washington. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and served as a communications specialist in the 106th Division. During the Battle of the Bulge he was taken prisoner and liberated just before the war ended in 1945. In retirement Maurice wrote a memoir, Eight Miles to Vith, the war being a defining period in his life. At Dartmouth he was a philosophy major and graduated summa cum laude. He married Lena Lavestam of Sweden in 1955 and they had three children. Maurice's long career in marketing with Gulf Oil took him to England, Switzerland, Italy and Japan. An astute businessman, his sensitivity to local culture and customs resulted in friendships wherever his work took him. In 1999 he married his second wife, Marj Monsen, who survives with his children Peter, Caroline and Tim and their spouses and a granddaughter.
Roger Washburn Cabot died May 1 of pulmonary fibrosis at his home in West Harwich, Massachusetts. Born in Boston, he was raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and was a graduate of Newton High School. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology and was active in radio station WDBS. He served in the Army from 1946 to 1947 and married Nancy Hill in 1951. Rogers owned and operated the Anchor Inn on Nantucket, Massachusetts. He is survived by children Roger Jr., Leslie and Lisa; companion Laura Stone; and five grandchildren. Roger's father, Charles, was a class of 1912.
James Henry Dean Jr. passed away on February 2 at Doctor's Medical Center in Modesto, California. James was born and raised in Amsterdam, New York, and graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam. During WWII he served in the Army as a surgical technician at Fort Dix. At Dartmouth James was a member of Zeta Psi. He returned to Amsterdam, where he managed his family's retail grocery for many years. In 1968 he was employed by the Amsterdam Savings Bank and managed its Gloversville, New York, branch until retirement. In 1989 James and his wife moved to California to be closer to their daughters. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen, and children Barbara, James and Karen.
William John McMorrow of Sebastopol, California, died on March 7. He came to Dartmouth from St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut. An English literature major, William was a member of Gamma Delta Chi and was active in The Dartmouth and was cofounder of The Dartmouth Quarterly. Graduating cum laude with distinction in his major, he went on to Yale, where he received a law degree in 1952. He was married to Bernadette DeCuzon, who survives him, with children William, James and Nicole. His career was as an attorney in Scottsdale, Arizona. William was an accomplished painter, particularly of street scapes of European villages and cities as well as Japan and South Africa.
John Howard Mudie died on February 14 in West Palm Beach, Florida, following complications with diabetes. At Dartmouth Jack was an economics major. He went on to an M.B.A. at Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. at the University of Texas. His career was as an economic consultant, and he spent many years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, serving as a senior vice president of the Government Bank for Puerto Rico. Before retiring in 1987 he was a consultant and delegate to many Caribbean and Latin American conferences and was involved in various special development projects in those regions.
Paul Hjalmar Olson died on December 25,2007, of unknown causes. He had lived in Hudson Falls, New York, for a number of years. At Dartmouth he was a member of the German Club and a 1950 Tuck School graduate. Paul was predeceased by his wife, Phyllis. No information regarding children or his activities was available.
1950
Donald B. Hyatt died on May 22. During WWII he flew B-25 bombers for the Army Air Force. At Dartmouth he was a sociology honors major and was active at radio station WDBS as a producer, writer and announcer. Following graduation he joined NBC Television Network, where he enjoyed an illustrious 25-year career. Among his many successful productions were Victory at Sea, Meet Mr. Lincoln, Down to the Sea in Ships and The Real West. For 20 years following retirement from NBC he recorded a weekly radio show for the sight impaired. In 1995 he was named Citizen of the Year by the Branford (Connecticut) Review. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jeanne, children Chris and Wendy and sister Jane.
George F. Jewett Jr. died on May 23 in San Francisco of a cerebral hemorrhage. At Dartmouth "Fritz" was president of the rowing club and director of ski competition for the carnival committee. Following graduation he attended and graduated from Harvard Business School, after which he worked for the Weyerhaeuser Cos. for two years. Most of his business career was spent with Potlach Corp., where he rose to the position of vice chairman of the board before retiring in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Lucy, whom he married in 1953, children George and Betsy and sister Margaret. In addition to being remembered as a philanthropist and patron of the arts, Fritz was best known as an avid sailor. He chaired five America's Cup syndicates from 1973 through 2000 and was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame. Despite an illustrious career, he and Lucy eschewed the spotlight, preferring behindthe-scenes roles in their many activities.
Robert M. Mauk died following a three-year battle with cancer on May 13 in Vero Beach, Florida, with his wife of 57 years, Joan, at his side. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta, the varsity squash team and a graduate of Thayer School. Following graduation he had successful careers with Owens Corning Fiberglass and Kenner Products, a toy company. In 1977 he left the manufacturing business and entered the field of commercial real estate, eventually founding the firm of Colliers International, which is active throughout the Midwest. Aside from fathering four children, all of whom survive him, the crowning achievement of Bob's life was the founding and running of Winners Walk Tall, a Cincinnati, Ohio-based nonprofit organization of nearly 500 volunteers educating 20,000 primary school children in the Midwest and East about the importance of morals, manners and ethics. He was honored by the College for this effort.
Reginald B. Twist died on May 1 in Memphis, Tennessee. "Rex" married Martha Ree Bellshe in 1949. He did not graduate from Dartmouth and went into the family farming business, the Twist Brothers Plantation in Arkansas. He and his brother grew the business into one of the largest farming enterprises in the state. He served in the Navy during WWII. He was a bank director and a successful real estate broker in Kentucky and Missouri. He was an avid recreational pilot. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, brother and sister.
1951
John Oldfield Condon died on March 14 of pneumonia at the Community Hospice House in Brookline, New Hampshire. After leaving Dartmouth in his freshman year he went to Boston University and the U.S. Air Force, serving as a fighter pilot during the Korean War. He married Nanette Foss in 1955 and entered the insurance industry, working with several firms as an adjuster before joining Vermont Mutual Insurance for 30 years, retiring in 1995. While in Montpelier, Vermont, one of his favorite pastimes was sailing on Lake Champlain, where he was a past commodore of the Royal Savage Yacht Club. Jack was a life member of the Elks Lodge in Montpelier, a member of the Vermont Fieldmen's Association, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Surviving Jack is Nanette, children Laurie and Thomas and four grandchildren.
Russell Conwell Dilks died January 22 in the King James Care Center in Chatham Township, New Jersey. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, at Dartmouth he was an English major, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, a star debater and assistant managing editor of The Dartmouth. After graduating from Yale Law School, clerking for a federal judge and practicing law for a Philadelphia firm until 1970, he was hired by Western Electric. He handled the legal aspects of the divestiture that finally took place in 1983, and then retired in 1986. An Eagle Scout, he filled his life with training junior leaders at the highest levels of Scouting and receiving all of Scouting's highest awards. An early recipient of the Spirit of '51 Award, Russ served our class and College in many roles, most notably as our class secretary from 1961 to 1976.
William Bruce Robertson died on April 9 at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Illinois, of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease. Born and raised in Beverly, Massachusetts, he graduated from Kimball Union Academy. He pledged Gamma Delta Chi and majored in comparative literature/philosophy. After four years in the U.S. Navy as a gunnery officer he entered the advertising business in Chicago. By then his marriage to Mary Row had produced a daughter and three years later a son. In 1977 he began his own public relations company and fully retired 13 years later. In 1982 he married Ann Taylor. Las Vegas became their escape from Chicago weather for much of the year, golf and travel being their favorite activities. He is survived by Ann, daughter Emily and son William, four grandchildren and three stepchildren.
Charles Allan Sherman died on March 5 with a last known address of Pawlet, Vermont. He grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, graduating from its high school. He was president of Gamma Delta Chi, a member of Dragon, played hockey and graduated from Thayer School. His 25-year career with Polaroid Corp. began immediately after graduation and ended with his retirement in 1977. He was predeceased by wives Sheila and Susan. Nancy, Sandra, Brenda and Glen, his children, survive him in addition to 10 grandchildren.
1953
John Rhodolphus Alger died January 16, 2007. John entered Dartmouth from Middleboro (Massachusetts) High School and majored in government, was a member of Chi Phi and the Athletic Council and was freshman soccer manager. After graduation from Harvard Law School he worked briefly for an established law firm before founding his own law firm on Cape Cod. While he was active in probate and land-use law, it was as an activist for individual rights both on and off the waterfront that attracted his skills. He was active in local politics, a bank director for 32 years, a leading actor in summer stock and moderator of Barnstable, Massachusetts, for 20 years.
John Speer Anderson died in Portland, Oregon, February 8. He was a fine athlete, and some of his high school records in Washington state still stand. He entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1946, made the freshman and varsity football teams and joined Beta Theta Pi. He roomed with Ralph Tozier, Dick Goodman, Pete Reich, Jack Patten and Al Ives. John chose not to finish at Dartmouth, went home and married Carol Davis in 1959. They had two daughters and a son. John and Carol operated a farm for 36 years. Active in the Episcopal Church and a Sunday school for many years, he is survived by his wife and children.
Charles DeLong Aye died November 22, 2007. Following graduation from Dartmouth, where he majored in chemistry, Charlie entered the Army for a couple of years at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, came home, earned a master's in industrial engineering from the University of Miami, went into teaching and then headed to Eastern Airlines, where he worked in computing. Along the way he found time to marry Elizabeth and raise a daughter, who produced two grandchildren. He was a member of Elks Lodge 948 in Miami, American Legion, South Miami Post and the Everglades Bicycle Club. Charlie may have been the best craftsman of the English language who majored in chemistry, not English!
Thomas W. Biomquist, Ph.D., died August 17, 2007. Tom came to Dartmouth from the Shattuck School, in Hopkins, Minnesota. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Dragon and played freshman hockey and baseball. History was his major and a significant direction of his life. After service as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps in Korea and Japan, he earned a master's and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in medieval history and a wife, Celia Palmerio, who produced two children and four grandchildren. Tom was a professor of history at Northern Illinois University at DeKalb for 32 years. He wrote many books, which positioned him as an expert in medieval Italian history and a literary person of serious note.
James Robert Boen died December 6, 2007. A member of Delta Upsilon, Jim was a marvelous athlete who broke his neck on the high bar in the gym in his junior year at Dartmouth and became a lifelong paraplegic. At the time of his death he was the longest living paraplegic in this country. Though he wasn't on campus again he graduated from Dartmouth in 1956, became a mathematician and statistician of note, received numerous degrees (including a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois), married Dorothy Boen and with her raised two children, became a full professor at the University of Minnesota, taught hundreds of kids, was a multiple-published author, an icon of courage to many handicapped and non-handicapped individuals and an acknowledged big-game hunter.
John Kevin Boyle died May l, 2007. Jack made a difference to thousands of schoolchildren. He was multi-talented: an athlete, scholar and leader. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Sphinx and the football and basketball teams while majoring in history. Following a 13-month tour with the Marines in Korea, he went to Harvard for advanced degrees and then on to Notre Dame to pick up his Ph.D. Thereafter he pursued a career in education, rising to the position of superintendent of schools in Smithfield, Rhode Island, for 25 years. A gymnasium has been named for him and he has been inducted into the Town of Smithfield Hall of Fame for extraordinary contributions to the town. With his wife, Kay, he raised five children, who are gifted athletes.
Robert Lewis Callender died April 3 of lung cancer. Bob majored in Tuck and joined Psi Upsilon. After Tuck and naval service Bob began a career of real estate development, investments, finance and philanthropy. His financial support of Dartmouth and the class of'53 is legendary. His service to Dartmouth was extraordinary: class vice president, class executive committee, alumni councilor, maxireunion chair, director of the Dartmouth Club of New York City, chair of Tuck School fundraising, overseer of the Hanover Inn, 15th reunion co-chair, Dartmouth fund agent and donator of endowments. Some 400 friends gathered in New York City to celebrate his superlative life of humor, giving and sharing. He is survived by wife Cathy and son Will.
Eagleton Boyer Chrisman died May 7. Chris entered Dartmouth from Butler (New Jersey) High School and at Dartmouth majored in psychology, was a member of Phi Psi, freshman swimming and DOC and was president of Germania. After graduation Chris served in the Army, then returned to an entrepreneurial career in mortgage banking, equipment leasing and erection of apartment and industrial buildings. That he was very successful is indicated retirement to the Virgin Islands in 1967. He couldn't resist business, however, so he bought a tile flooring business. He was a community leader and influential in building a community swimming program. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Irene, and three children. Chris was a dynamic member of our class.
Howard Kingsbury Clery died January 1. He was a giant in the class: a Tuck major, member of SAE and Casque & Gauntlet, class president and vice president, president and vice president of the Undergraduate Council and the first recipient of the Class of 1953 Award. Howard married Connie and together they raised two boys and a girl. His outstanding career was as president of his own successful business forms company. When his daughter was murdered while a student at Lehigh University in 1986, Howard and Connie courageously turned disaster into a benefit for all society by lobbying for federal legislationofficially titled the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act—requiring post-secondary institutions to publish their crime statistics. For their efforts they were invited to the Rose Garden to be honored by President George H.W. Bush.
James Edmond Courtney died November 30, 2006, from complications from abdominal aneurism surgery. Jim came to Dartmouth from Meadville (Pennsylvania) High School. At Dartmouth he joined Theta Chi (now Alpha Theta), majored in Tuck, rowed on the crew team and was a member of NROTC. After Navy service he earned a Harvard law degree, was editor of the Harvard Law Review, became partner in a law firm, switched to mining and polymers, got into resort development in Florida, started and chaired a bank, married Eileen, raised two children, played a solid round of golf, had a novel published, collected antiques, served on many, many boards as a director/trustee and was one of the original trustees of the class of 1953 charitable trust.
Lewis Ellms Darby died February 10. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology and was active in the band, Aegis and DOC. After service in the Army he earned an M.B.A. from Cornell in 1958. His career was almost entirely in executive recruiting: director of executive recruiting for ITT Systems; vice president and director of recruiting for Chase Manhattan Bank; and principal and director of recruiting for Towers, Perrin, Forster and Crosby, a privately held billion dollar international consulting firm from which he retired. He was a trustee of the Littleton, New Hampshire, Hospital, a past president and board member of the Weathervane Theatre, a Rotarian and a member of the Mayflower Society of New York, the Profile Club of Franconia, New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Florence, three children and seven grandchildren.
Benjamin George Wilkinson Dew died October 24, 2007. Ben came to Dartmouth from Patuxent, Maryland, majored in psychology and worked on The Dartmouth as local advertising manager. Following service in the Navy from 1953 to 1955, he earned an M.D. in 1962 at McGill University Medical School, going on to a very distinguished career in allergy medicine and rising to chief of allergy medicine at Kaiser Hospital, South San Francisco, California. In 1966 he married the former Jean Calvert Ginder and they raised four children. Ben had an enormous capacity for friendships, hobbies and physical fitness, particularly swimming.
Wales Scribner Dixon Jr., former USMC colonel, died March 13, 2007. "Tom" came to Dartmouth from Deerfield Academy. At Dartmouth he majored in sociology, was a member of Beta Theta Pi, played varsity soccer and lacrosse and was a member of the DOC and the ski patrol. After graduation he began a 30-plus-year career as a Marine jet fighter pilot. Tom rose to command status of fighter squadrons (F-4 Phantom jets) in Vietnam, Hawaii, Japan and off the deck of the USSNimitz. He said that nothing can focus your attention like a night landing on a carrier. Tom was married to Joanne, who survives him, and together they raised three children, two of whom survive. Tom was a warrior, looked like a Marine colonel and made many of his classmates proud to be Americans.
Michael Mann Duffy died June 28, 2007. Mike came to Dartmouth from Washington, D.C., and was exceptional in Hanover: he majored in premed; joined Theta Delta Chi, Casque & Gauntlet, the sailing team, the DOC Carnival committee and freshman soccer and sailing; and was director of Outdoor Evening. Following Dartmouth he graduated from George Washington University Medical School. Then he joined the Army and eventually rose to chief of surgery at Fort Devens in Massachusetts. After a tour of duty at Walter Reed he became chief of surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Later he left the service and established a private practice in San Antonio in plastic surgery. Col. Duffy is survived by his wife, Joy, and four children.
Robert Grinnell Edgar died June 2007. "Butch" came from Grosse Point, Michigan, and at Dartmouth he majored in history and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Dragon, the rugby club, DOC, the Dormitory Committee and varsity track. After graduation from Dartmouth Butch entered the Army, where he edited the base newspaper at Camp Kilmer and at West Point. After a short period at Columbia, he went home to edit his family's weekly newspaper and then started his own successful real estate brokerage. Finally he took over the family newspaper and simultaneously ran it and the real estate business. Butch was active as class newsletter editor and class agent, on reunion giving committee and in the national research development program. He also served as president of the Grosse Point real estate board and as director of a bank.
Thomas MorrisonFowler died November3,2oo6, of lung cancer. Tom entered Dartmouth from Roxbury Latin School, which he attended while living in Needham, Massachusetts. As a Dartmouth freshman he lived in Topliff in a single and then for three years resided with the brothers of Phi Sigma Kappa. His major was psychology, which presaged his career in human relations. Following Dartmouth he became a Marine and did graduate work at Boston University and NYU. At our 25th reunion Tom was director of relations for the international division of Motorola Inc. He left Motorola for Texas Instruments. He spent 12 years in amateur car racing as a hobby and was a class agent. Survivors include children Tom and Nancy Fish '87.
Donald Percy Hansen died February 15, 2007. At Dartmouth he majored in art, which proved prophetic. As part of his art experience at college he published a scholarly text on the institution's fine collection of Assyrian reliefs. Following Dartmouth he entered the University of Chicago for professorial training, earned his master's and Ph.D. in art at Harvard and in 1963 joined the faculty of the NYU Institute of Fine Arts, where he served as director of graduate studies for 38 years. His specialty was Near Eastern art, and he did numerous digs in that region. Don has been described by colleagues as a meticulous archeologist and a true aesthete, and they praised him by using a quote by Confucius: "A teacher for a day; a father for life."
DonaldStuartHoffman Jr. died October31,2006. At Dartmouth he majored in music, was on the dormitory committee and active in radio station WDBS. He earned a master's in music at Harvard. After a career in the financial collection business he found an opportunity to teach music in Istanbul, Turkey, at the American College for Girls. He would spend 20 years in Turkey, where he mastered German, French, Turkish and some Greek. He created nearly 30 musical compositions and studied at Trinity College and the London College of Music, where he earned diplomas in solo voice. His talents led him to public radio as well as conducting orchestras in Washington, D.C., and Youngstown, Ohio. Teacher, composer, conductor, director, linguist, radio show host (eight years) and performer on the viola, clarinet, piano and solo voice—he was quite a Renaissance man.
William Frederic Hyde died February 21, 2007. Bill came from Houlton, Maine, and at Dartmouth majored in psychology and was active in the Handel Society. In 1958 he received a master of arts from Columbia University and a guidance counselor certification. There is some evidence that he served his country, as he died in Maine's Veteran Home. In 1983 he listed his career as a conservationist and reported that he was a "dump picker," collecting scrap metal for recycling.
Merrill C. Johnson died July 8, 2007. Merrill came to us from Buffalo, New York, and at Dartmouth majored in premed and was a member of Zeta Psi, Alpha Kappa Kappa and the freshman swimming team. In 1956 he earned his M.D. at the University of Buffalo Medical School. In 1957 he entered the Army Medical Corps to specialize in nuclear medicine. After a residency at Stanford University he was shipped to Korea. On his return he went to the University of Rochester to take a master's in radiation biology. His career led him to be chief of nuclear medicine at leading hospitals, including prestigious Walter Reed. He retired as a colonel and is survived by his wife, Marie, and three children.
Howard Lee Koonce died May 10,2007. Howard was a music major, director of the Dartmouth Players and member of the experimental theater group and radio station WDBS. After Dartmouth he served as an officer in naval aviation, receiving commercial and helicopter certifications. After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania he became a professor of English and performing arts at Colby College for 31 years. There he founded the Experimental Center for Coordinated Studies and the department of performing arts. He was an early faculty member of the Colby in England Program. Howard was very active in community and professional theater as an actor and director and is famous for his portrayal of Willie Loman in Death of aSalesman. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, five children and 10 grandchildren.
Richard Carl Schroeder died April 23, 2007. At Dartmouth Dick majored in philosophy and was one of our most influential classmates, involved with Interdormitory Council, Undergraduate Council, Council on Student Organizations. He was president of the Dartmouth Liberal Forum and on the National Student Council YMCA. Dick served in the Army, received two fellowships to study in India and the Caribbean and earned his master's in journalism from Columbia in 1958. Thereafter Dick became a widely read and respected journalist for the famed WashingtonPost newspaper. He was noted for his expertise in the fields of trade, finance, politics and other issues concerning Latin America. Also he was a published author on population growth, U.S. immigration and drug addiction. Dick survived his wife, Pollyanna, and leaves five children.
Bay Kwock Chong Yee died February 2, 2006. Bay majored in Tuck and was a very popular member of Delta Upsilon, DOC, dormitory committee and carnival director. He was a star setter on the championship volleyball team. After graduation from Tuck in 1954 Bay returned to Hawaii to use his talents to help develop his homeland. He was involved with designing a new town, developing a HUD plan for his region, identifying new industries for Hawaii that came to fruition and creating a new model for land development as CEO and president ofTay, Bay K.C. Yee and Cos. He married Tay K. Huan Yee and with her raised four children—Patrick, Matthew'82, Robert'88 andTerry'84—and founded a travel agency in Hawaii.
1954
Stuart Jonathan Bugbee Jr. died of a massive heart attack on March 23, after suffering from heart disease for the past 17 years. Jon majored in architecture at Dartmouth and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and the French and Ledyard Canoe clubs. After serving in the Army he earned an advanced degree in architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The following nine years were spent with various architectural firms, culminating in the opening of his own firm in 1969 in Philadelphia. In 1979 Jon joined the Ballinger Co., also in Philadelphia, and worked as a project architect on the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center and served as membership chairman with the Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He retired after a stint with Bower Lewis Thrower Architects, designing high-profile, high-end products. Surviving Jon are his wife, Barbara, children David and Tim and four grandchildren. Children Karen and Chip predeceased Jon.
Donald Dorsey McCuaig of San Antonio and Waring, Texas, died unexpectedly of heart failure on April 4 at his San Antonio home. Don came to Dartmouth from Riverside Military Academy. A member of DKE at Dartmouth, Don completed his undergraduate studies in 1957 and then earned an M.P.A. in 1959 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. He began his career as a financial analyst with Standard Oil Corp. of New Jersey (now ExxonMobil). In 1971 Don was named CFO of Esso Europe. Mid-career Don explored investment banking and served as chief executive officer of several domestic oil companies, a move that brought him to Texas. After the death of his first wife Don married Karen Kott of San Antonio, and is survived by her, his daughters Alison, Leslie, Adria and Dorsey and six grandchildren.
1955
David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author and honorary Dartmouth graduate of our class, died on April 23,2007, in a motor vehicle accident. After graduation from Harvard in 1955 he began a career in journalism at a small paper in Mississippi. By age 30 he had won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the Vietnam War for The NewYork Times. By 1967 he quit journalism and subsequently wrote 21 books on various subjects, including The Best and the Brightest and the 2002 runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, War in a Time of Peace. In 1996 he was the keynote speaker for Dartmouth's Commencement ceremony. Later that year he was offered an honorary membership in our class and accepted. The next year he was on campus as a Montgomery Fellow. He attended our 45th reunion.
Richard John Leboeuf died on July 21, 2006, in Rancho Mirage, California. Dick was born in Webster, Massachusetts, and graduated from Corina (California) Union High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Sigma. He served as an officer in the Navy and graduated from USC. Dick spent 40 years as an outdoor advertising executive and retired to Rancho Mirage. He is survived by his wife Dolores "Dolly" and children Alison '84 and Melissa.
Neil Mel Levenson died on January 7. He came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn, New York, having attended Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School. At Dartmouth Neil was a member of the Glee Club and was the piano soloist for three years. He also contributed to the DOC and joined Phi Lambda Phi. After graduation he served in the Army as an enlisted man in the Signal Corps. He returned to Hanover and received an M.B.A. from Tuck in 1959. For several years he was vice president of a company finding musical talent, producing records and dabbling in movies and TV. In 1970 he started Neil Mel Music and became its president. Music was his vocation. He lived chiefly in N.Y.C. and traveled extensively to seek new talent and to promote his company's recordings. Mel also composed and continued as a student of the piano.
Douglas Charles Macleod died of prostate cancer on April 12. Doug was born in Buffalo but spent much of his youth in Glasgow, Montana. He graduated from Pelham (New York), High School, participating in track and cross country and continued the sport at Dartmouth until he departed for the Army. He returned to receive an English degree from the College and subsequently worked as a personal assistant to Otis Chandler, publisher of the Los AngelesTimes. After several years he returned to the East, working as a public relations director of Newsday (Long Island, New York). During his retirement and a long battle with prostate cancer, he wrote poetry, several novels and one-act plays. He is survived by four daughters, two stepchildren and their mother.
John Howard Westphal died on April 15 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina. "Jack" graduated from Gross Pointe (Michigan) High School prior to entering Dartmouth. Jack was a member of the Outing Club, crew and Kappa Kappa Kappa. Upon graduation he attended the University of Michigan, receiving a law degree in 1959. After 10 years in private practice in Gross Pointe he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and became a division counsel for P&G, retiring in 1988. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty, and children John, Jim and Lynn.
1956
Roger G. Joys died on February 23 after an extensive battle with pancreatitis. Ann, his wife of 46 years, described her husband as a very private person, not involved in any groups or clubs but very committed to her and daughters Lisa and Kathryn. For many years he managed the personal life insurance practice of the Willis Co. until it was purchased by a large national company. Roger grew up in Milwaukee and spent his life in and around that community. One of the family's favorite activities was to go about two hours to Shawano Lake, Wisconsin, where they had a cottage and enjoyed the beauty of lakeside living in the summer. Roger had a number of significant health issues, among them a congenital heart problem that took his dad when he was only 42. He had survived two heart attacks, open-heart surgery and a bout with lung cancer.
Gene F. White died on June 17 at his home in Berkeley, California. Born in Denver, he followed his graduation from Dartmouth by earning a bachelor in science in civil engineering from the University of Denver in 1957. He specialized in water resources and irrigation in South and Southeast Asia and Africa. After serving in the Army Gene was a Peace Corps volunteer in Pakistan from 1962 to 1964. As a teenager he learned to ski and climb the mountains of Colorado and as an adult he was the 80th person to climb all of the 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado. His love for mountain climbing took him to 60 countries. Not satisfied with climbing alone, he was also a long-distance runner and a cyclist. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Betsy; children Eric, Gregory and Laura; four grandchildren; a brother; and a stepbrother.
1959
Kenneth Allen Green of Los Altos Hills, California, died of brain cancer at home May 16, never wavering from the grace and dignity that defined his character and the wit and humor that signified his personality. Ken was an active member of DOC, crew and Sigma Chi before leaving Dartmouth for Stanford, where he earned his 1959 B.S. and 1960 M.S. in mechanical engineering. He worked 22 years as an aerospace engineer specializing in environmental and thermal control for space systems and other applications. Midlife inspiration led to a 1983 Stanford M.S. degree in petroleum engineering and then 15 years working on strategic defense projects. Retirement saw him oil painting, backpacking and mountaineering with his children in his beloved Sierra Nevada, traveling internationally with his wife, and playing golf, tennis and fishing. Ken is survived by his wife, the former Joan Kuckenberg, three children, four stepchildren and 14 grandchildren.
Cary Packard Stiff II of Petersburg, Virginia, and Idaho Springs, Colorado, died at his Virginia home May 3. At Dartmouth Cary was an English major and the class poet. After earning a master's degree in journalism with high honors from Columbia University he moved to Colorado to work at The Denver Post. There Cary married Carol Wilcox, also a Post journalist. In 1973 he and Carol started a weekly newspaper in Georgetown, Colorado, and later moved it to Idaho Springs. Cary and Carol edited and published The Clear Creek Courant for 26 years. One year after it was founded the paper was named Colorado's best weekly. The couple also received the Eugene Cervi lifetime achievement award of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors in 1997. Survivors include Carol; children Meg, Katie '93 and "Chip" III; and eight grandchildren.
Taylor Tyler of Niles, Michigan, died May 20 after a brief illness. At Dartmouth "Tim" was a member of SAE, Casque & Gauntlet, track and field and cross country, Sophomore Orientation Committee and ROTC. After Tuck School and an Army tour he started in the refrigeration business, later founding several automobile dealerships across southwestern Michigan as well as acquiring important interests in a variety of other businesses and financial institutions there. Tim was a Republican presidential advance man, a leader of the Southwestern Michigan Economic Growth Alliance, Rotary and the Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He chaired the Niles United Way, also serving on both the Niles and Gateway community foundation boards. Tim was Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce 2005 Man of the Year. He is survived by his wife, the former Sharon Witt, four children, two stepchildren and 13 grandchildren. Tim's first wife, the former Marjorie Stegeman, predeceased him in 2002.
1960
Harvey E. Duchin died July 19, 2007, of uveal melanoma. He came to Dartmouth from West Orange, New Jersey, and was a member of TEP. He went on to the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry, served as a major in the Army in Vietnam and later practiced medicine at two Philadelphia hospitals and taught medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and through Jefferson University. Later he moved to Plattsburgh, New York, where he had a private practice, retiring in 2005. In his career he delivered 8,000 babies. He was the inventor of an implant device for treating women's incontinence and a founder of the American Urogynecology Society, trustee of the Richard Murphy, M.D., Foundation, the Clinton County Historical Association and Temple Beth Israel. He is survived by wife Joan and children Lisa and Marc and their families.
James W. French, M.D., died on April 12 in Bellevue, Washington, from complications of Parkinson's disease. He had been a professor of pediatrics at both Stanford and the University of Washington and practiced pediatric cardiology at a children's hospital from 1983 until he retired in 2004. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School and served as a captain in the Air Force from 1966 to 1968, before completing a pediatric cardiology fellowship at the University of Washington in 1971, whereupon he joined the Stanford faculty, serving there 12 years before moving to Washington state. He treated infants and children with heart disease for more than 30 years and belonged to many professional organizations. He is survived by Marcia, his wife of 44 years, daughters Jennifer and Amy and their spouses, Brandon and Derek, and grandchildren Otto and Sadie Lynn.
Gordon G. MacVean died March 16 of throat cancer. "Tim" held senior or top executive positions through most of his professional career with the nation's biggest mining equipment manufacturers, succeeding his father in this business. He was also a chairman of the manufacturers board of governors at the American Mining Congress. Entering Dartmouth from the Governor Dummer Academy, he belonged to Delta Tau Delta, although with his conservative, orderly temperament, he chose to live in Lord Hall his senior year. His friends remember what classmate Duncan Gray called his "very dry sense of humor." In the Pittsburgh area, where he lived most of his life, he was known for his high social standing and philanthropic work, supporting museums, colleges and universities, including Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne. He is survived by his wife, Kate, sister Margaret, brother-in-law James and many nieces and nephews.
Jon Richardson died April 15 of heart failure while in a diabetic coma. Jon came to Dartmouth from Maine Township High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. At Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi, and one of the best-known persons on campus. Friends well remember some of his adventures and exploits at Colby College and elsewhere and his running encounters with Dean Thad Seymour. Jon was a member of the Navy ROTC unit. After graduation he served three years on active duty, then entered law school while working at Alexis, a San Francisco discotheque, managing a hotel and driving a cab. After a short, successful career as a lawyer, he was active in the restaurant business. He returned to law and various other businesses in later years. Never married, Jon was living in Canon City, Colorado, at the time of his death. He is survived by three brothers and a sister.
Peter Robohm died February 28 in Portland, Maine, of a cerebral hemorrhage. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Glee Club, Outing Club and Alpha Chi Alpha. After receiving a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Thayer School and serving as a naval officer, he worked for IBM for 25 years and later with the Robohm Management Group. He wrote of his own life, "I am at best a mediocre fly-fisherman. But mental and physical retreat to the wilderness has often kept my spirit from withering. Early in our years as a family we adopted the remote reaches of Maine's north woods as the one place where we could find ourselves again." He also spearheaded the restoration of the historic Bath, Maine, railroad station. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sharon, four daughters and their partners, four grandchildren and three siblings.
1961
Robert Joseph McDonough died January 14 in Massachusetts after a lengthy illness. Bob deferred matriculation into Dartmouth and enlisted in the Navy, serving most of his time aboard the USSHank during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge in 1960 Bob entered Dartmouth and graduated with the class of 1963. While at Dartmouth Bob was a member of Chi Gamma Epsilon/Kappa Sigma and Dragon. Following graduation Bob began his lifelong career as an educator. He became a highly regarded social studies teacher at the John F. Kennedy Middle School for 36 years. Bob wrote in our 25th reunion book, "I never have or will make much money from teaching but it has made me happy and optimistic. Nothing gives you a better perspective of the ills, evils and hopes of American society than teaching in junior high school." Robert is survived by his son Devin, granddaughter Lily, dear friend Deborah and former wife Marsha.
1962
William Joseph Philipp died on April 20, 2007, in Hendersonville, North Carolina, of complications related to diabetes. Bill came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn Prep in New York; matriculated with the class of 1962 and graduated with an A.B. in sociology in 1964. Bill was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Fraternity brother Bernie Jacobs '62 remembers him fondly as "a big guy with a warm heart and a welcoming smile." After Dartmouth Bill moved to Hendersonville and was hired as business manager of the Eckerd Family Youth Alternatives Camp E-Toh-Kalu for troubled teens, where he was known as Chief Bill." He worked at the camp for 25 years as a manager and coach, retiring at the end of 2006. Bill's wife, Lorry, a teacher, died of cancer in 2001. Children Matt, Greg, Cathy and Sarah, plus three grandchildren, survive him.
1964
Lawrence O'Keefe Carpenter died April 28 at Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville, California. "Luke" was born in Pennfield, New York. After Dartmouth he was an architectural estimator for HUD in Oregon and worked for Pacific Millworks and Buttacavoli Industries. He leaves his wife, Lottie, and children Michael, Ezekiel, Mariann and Amanda.
James Edward Jumblatt, Ph.D., died at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 26 of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Jim was a leading research scientist, a mentor to junior investigators, an avid reader, a philosophical seeker and a friend to many. Jim joined the class of' 64 but graduated from the University of California at Berkley in 1965. He served in the Peace Corps for two years as a volunteer in Afghanistan. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and pursued postdoctoral studies at the Biozentrum in Basel, Switzerland, Tufts University in Boston and the Institute of Oceanography in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Jim joined the faculty of the department of ophthalmology and visual science at the University of Louisville in 1987 and retired in 2006. Jim was married to Marcia and has a son, Nicholas. He was a member and former elder of Springdale Presbyterian Church. He had many interests, including fly-fishing, photography, cooking and music.
1966
Bernard "Buck" Shinkman III died May 5 a: his home in Bethesda, Maryland. Buck spent 26 years in public diplomacy serving as a Foreign Service officer with both the U.S. Information Agency and the U.S. Department of State. At Dartmouth Buck was active in WDCR, Le Cercle Francaise and the Episcopal Youth Group, which he chaired senior year. Buck's range of assignments included press spokesman at the U.S. embassies in London and Ottawa; American center director in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Davao, Philippines; and Accra, Ghana; deputy director of the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and country affairs officer for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and what is now the European Union in the U.S. Information Agency's Office of European Affairs. Buck served with the Army in Vietnam and retired after 28 years of active and reserve service as a lieutenant colonel. He is survived by his wife, Gillian, and children Claire and Paul.
1967
Ronald Walter Lorensen died March 29,2007, at his home in Juneau, Alaska, with his wife, Bernadette, by his side. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Ron entered the College from Penfield, New York, was an economics major and active in Interdormitory Council and Alpha Delta. He earned an M.B.A. from Tuck (1968), then a J.D. from Albany (New York) Law School (1974). Ron served as an officer in the Army from 1968 to 1971. He spent 10 years as Alaska's deputy attorney general. Ron was a well-respected member of the Juneau community, serving on the Bartlett Hospital board, board of governors of the Alaska Bar Association and the governor's executive clemency review board. He is survived by Bernadette; his mother, Inge Lorensen; and daughters Carrie, Elizabeth and Alyson.
