Carl H. Donner '20
Carl H. Donner, of Summit, N.J., died Nov. 29, 1996, of congestive heart failure in Overlook Hospital in Summit. He was 97. He had been a resident of Summit for 90 years.
He started at Princeton when he was 16 and participated in the Cane Spree. He played tennis and skated. He majored in civil engineering. He was in the student army training corps at Princeton during WWI.
He was president of Donner and Co., a fur-felt supplier to hatters, a business that had been in the family for 200 years. Every spare minute was spent on the family's farm in Bernardsville, N.J.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Louise Adams Donner, his children, Louise D. Roe, Carl. P. II, and Susan D. Mark, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
The Class of 1920

Albert H. Jackman '31
Albert H. Jackman died of cancer Jan. 3, 1997, in Concord, Mass. He was 88. Concord flew its flag at half mast in his honor. So do his classmates!
At Princeton, Al joined the ROTC and became a reserve officer. After graduating, he spent 10 years in life insurance, and joined the regular Army in Jan. 1941. He served with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy, and in the Pacific-Asiatic, NorthAmerican, and Korean theaters. He participated in Canadian tests of winter military gear, was the 11th person to climb Mt. McKinley, and made the first ascents of Mts. Wood and Welsh in the Yukon. He directed the ROTC program at Western Michigan U. He had earned a PhD in geography at Clark U., and when he retired as a colonel in 1962, WMU employed him in its geography department, of which he became the chairman. He participated in the layout of the northernmost 125 miles of the Appalachian Trail, and belonged to American Geographical Society, the Arctic Institute, the Explorers' Club, and various local sporting and benevolent societies.
In 1946, Al married Janet Bubier, who survives him. Also surviving are their daughter, Jean Onorato, their son, Samuel B., and four grandchildren.
The Class of 1931

T. Robert Frost '33
Bob Frost died Dec. 22, 1996, of complications from a leg fracture he had sustained in his home four days earlier. At the time of his death, he and Rebecca, his wife of 60 years, were living at their summer home on Lake Waramaug in New Preston, Conn., where they had lived since Bob's retirement in 1975.
Bob came to Princeton from New Rochelle H.S. He was a member of Terrace Club, studied engineering, and was active in and served as president of the Engineering Society.
His first job after graduation was with the Turner Construction Co. He remained with Turner throughout his 41-year career, working first in Boston and then in New York. He was a v.p. and a member of the board of directors at the time of his retirement.
In retirement, Bob was active in community affairs in New Preston. He reported at our 20th that he "devoted most of his leisure hours to his family." In the last 20 years he and his wife traveled extensively throughout the world.
Bob is survived by Rebecca, his son, Thomas R. Jr. '62, who kindly helped with this report, his daughters, Natalie F. Weeks and Beverly F. Corwin, six grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter, to all of whom we extend our sympathy.
The Class of 1933

David Carson Dougherty '34
Dave Dougherty, a former management consultant on organization problems, including strategy, planning, compensation, and personnel, died Aug. 29, 1996. A past president of the Chicago chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management, he was the author of Strategic Organization Planning: Downsizing for Survival (Quorum Books, 1969). He had been an organization planner on the staffs of the War Production Board, Air Technical Service Command, Merck & Co., Chrysler Corp., Allied Products Corp., and the First Natl. Bank of Chicago, among others.
Since 1947, after a stint in Caracas, Venezuela, with the Creole Petroleum Corp., Dave was active in the American Management Assn., where he was a fellow and honorary life member. In 1982 he was required to retire at the age of 70. "I was so distressed at retiring at the height of my powers," he wrote, "that I testified before Congress in favor of eliminating mandatory retirement. The legislation was passed by Congress unanimously."
Dave is survived by his wife of nearly 51 years, the former Bonnie-Mason Throckmorton, a 1944 graduate of Syracuse U.; a son, DavidMason; and a daughter, LeeMerrick. To them we offer our sincere sympathies.
The Class of 1934

Harry Henry LeVeen '36
Harry died of heart failure Dec. 28, 1996. He was 82. He prepared at Lawrenceville School, and at Princeton he majored in biology. In 1940 he received his medical degree from NYU's medical school. He was a renown surgeon whose innovative contributions improved treatments over a diverse range of illnesses. He wrote over 200 scientific articles and had been awarded over 100 patents from medical devices to chemical processes. He was a member of several leading medical societies here and abroad.
His many academic positions included those at the U. of Chicago, Loyola, the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, the Brooklyn VA Medical Center, and the Royal College of Surgeons in London. In 1979 he became chief of surgery at the Medical U. of South Carolina in Charleston. He retired in 1988. He then devoted full attention to many research projects and at the time of his death he was working on new models for oral vaccines, bactericidal plastics, and novel cancer therapies.
In 1945 he married Jeannette Rubricius MD. She died in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Mary Louise Robey LeVeen, sons Robert F. MD, Eric G. MD, a brother, Edward P., a sister, Alice M., and five grandchildren. The class is indeed proud of Harry's productive and meaningful life.
The Class of 1936.

Dickson B. Guile '43
Dick died in Stuart, Fla., Feb. 25, 1997. He was 75.
He was born in Rockville Center, N.Y., and resided in Huntington, N.Y., for many years. He prepared for Princeton at Southside H.S., Rockville Center, and Phillips Exeter Academy. Dickson served in Europe during WWII as an officer in the field artillery.
His entire business career was spent in the textile industry; at the time of his retirement in 1985, he held the post of executive v.p. of Greenwood Mills Marketing Co. A member of the technical advisory committee of the American Textile Manufacturer's Assn., Dick was active in many textile-oriented activities. In addition, he was both a past president and past secretary of the class.
Dickson is survived by his wife, Helen; five children, Susan Souder, Nancy, Dickson B. Jr., Leslie Puglisi, and Keith S.; 11 grandchildren, and one greatgrandchild. To the entire family, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies.
The Class of 1943

Donald Elkinton Stokes '51
Don died of acute leukemia on Jan. 26, 1997. He was among the most distinguished in his field, university, and class. He brought judgment, deep knowledge, leadership, compassion, and wit to the myriad duties he was asked, or volunteered, to do. Don was an internationally known political scientist and a specialist in public opinion research. He was dean of the Woodrow Wilson School for 18 years. His PhD in political science was from Yale. At the U. of Michigan (195874), he chaired the political science department and was dean of the graduate school.
Don served on a research committee of the Natl. Science Foundation and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. In 1996 he received the Elmer B. Staats Award for a distinguished career in public service.
Don came to Princeton from Germantown Friends School. He was a SPIA major and won an array of prizes for debating and public speaking. He was a member of Campus Club and roomed with Bill Norris, Peter Spruance, Layman Allen, and Don Oberdorfer '52.
He is survived by his wife, Sybil, daughters Elizabeth and Susan, sister Eleanor, and three grandchildren. Don's unusual combination of erudition, modesty, and friendliness means that he will be missed by many.
The Class of 1951

Philip D. Slater *38
Philip D. Slater died July 26, 1995, at Nyack Hospital in Nyack N.Y. He was 79. At the time of his death he was undergoing rehabilitation for a stroke he had suffered six months earlier. He was born in Newark and was a resident of Spring Lake, N.J., for over 40 years.
Philip earned his bachelor's in mathematics in 1936 at MIT, where he was elected to Sigma Xi, and his master's in theoretical mathematics at Princeton, where he studied with Albert Einstein, who was at the Institute for Advanced Study.
Philip was an actuary, for many years with the Equitable Life Assurance Society in NYC; later he was chief actuary of the Federation Pension Bureau in NYC. He then became president and chief actuary of Woodward & Salter, an actuarial consulting firm. He also was an adjunct professor of mathematics at Pace U.
Philip was a lifelong lover of music and an accomplished violinist and violist. During his time at Princeton, he played viola in the same string quartet in which Einstein played.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Cecile Krol, his daughters Eve Elizabeth and Cecelia Anne '76, a son-in-law, David H. Pikus '77, and five grandchildren.
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