Memorials - September 8, 1999
Evans Hicks '29
Ev died May 6, 1999, in Seminole, Fla., where he had lived for some years.
He prepared at Peddie School, to which he returned professionally in later years. Besides his Princeton degree he also earned an MA from the U. of Pennsylvania. His outstanding career at Peddie included being dean, teaching French and mathematics, and coaching, especially soccer and baseball. He was also a special counselor to Peddie's meteorological group, which worked with other prep schools in weather predictions. Ev had been very active in the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown.
Ev and his wife, Harriette, were married in 1935. The class extends deep sympathy to her and to their sons, Robert '59 and James '62.
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Less than a month after enjoying the class's 69th reunion, Jack Bennet died painlessly of a swift lung cancer on June 26, 1999.
Jack came to Princeton with a sizable Taft contingent. Jack majored in economics, lettered in wrestling, and belonged to Tower Club. His "personal best" was dancing in The Golden Dog, which opened McCarter Theater in 1929.
Jack followed four generations into the investment business and was one of the earliest members of the Society of Chartered Financial Analysts.
He married Silvia Strong in Sept. 1941 and during the war served in the Office of Strategic Services. During postwar life in Westchester County, N.Y., he developed his abiding interest in nature and conservation.
In 1968 began nine happy years in Princeton, where he found his third great interest through the Friends of Foreign Students. The Bennet house was open to foreign graduate and undergraduate students from all continents. He continued this activity in San Francisco and Cambridge, punctuated by VW camper trips across the U.S. and travel to many foreign countries. He and Silvia pursued their activities and community affiliations with tremendous energy. To Silvia, his daughter Helena, and his son David, the class extends its sympathy.
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Bill, who was our class secretary for the past five years, died Feb. 13, 1999, following a short illness.
He prepared at Haverford School. At Princeton, he danced for Triangle Club, joined Charter, captained the ROTC Officers Club, and was in charge of the Princeton Summer Camp. He majored in geology. After graduation, he headed to California and worked for Chevron until his retirement in El Paso in 1965. He served in WWII for 52 months and remained an active reservist. In Jan. 1966 he started B. R. Sales Inc. in El Paso, marketing service-station and material-handling equipment in the Southwest. He turned this business over to his son in Jan. 1998.
His civic activities are indeed impressive: v.p. of the class, and four terms as president and chairman of school and scholarship committee for the Princeton Club of El Paso. He was also active in the Masons, the Presbyterian Church, and many other organizations.
Bill married Elizabeth Mather in 1933. She died in Feb. 1989. In 1970 Bill married Lorayne Milburn, who died in 1997, and enjoyed a second family. He is survived by his children, Katherine E. R. Menhennet and William M. '59, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
The class extends its deepest sympathy to his family.
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Meek died June 11, 1999, at Rancocas Valley Hospital in Willingboro, N.J. Although somewhat of a world traveler in his early days (Maurice was born in Kinhwa, China), he finally ended up in Bordentown, N.J. Along the way, he lived in Nanking, Shanghai, and Philadelphia.
Meek prepared at Nanking American School and Shanghai American School in China. At Princeton, he earned a Faculty Scholarship, won his numerals on the soccer team, and was secretary of Gateway Club. After graduation he enrolled at Temple, where he earned a BA. Then and there he decided Temple was his niche and promptly went to work for that university, where he was quite successful, eventually becoming chairman of the biology department and assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
Although born a Baptist, at some time after graduation he became a Presbyterian, and in Bordentown he was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church, clerk of the session, Sunday school teacher and superintendent, church treasurer, preacher, and choir member. He was also a member of the Bordentown Historical Society, president of Temple U. 25 Year Club, and a city tax assessor.
Meek is survived by his daughter, Mary Ann Case, and a nephew, Rodney J. O'Neill. The class extends its sympathy to the entire family.
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Nelson Bell died June 25, 1999, of stroke and heart problems, in Ormond Beach, Fla. He was 88 and had been in poor health for three months.
Nelson prepared at Rutherford [N.J.] H.S. He roomed with Jim McFarland, ran track and cross-country, and joined Charter Club. In 1948 he attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Nelson joined Sentry Insurance in 1937 and retired in 1975 as resident v.p. in Boston. He first retired to Cape Cod and then to Ormond Beach in 1977.
Nelson interrupted his career to join the Naval Reserve in 1942. He ended in 1945 as executive officer of the USS Natchez. He retired from the reserve as a commander.
Nelson was chairman of the Personnel Boards of Winchester, Mass., and Ormond Beach. He volunteered for 10 years with Florida Regional Library for the Blind, narrating books. He also was a tax counselor for the elderly for AARP.
In 1939 Nelson married Doris Null; they had three sons, who survive him: John, Thomas '67, and Robert. Doris died in 1967, and he married Geraldine Lawrence in 1969. She and her son Kit Lawrence '65 also survive him, as do seven grandchildren.
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Hubert S. Dunning, also known as Hugh, died Mar. 5, 1999. He prepared at Princeton Preparatory School. He left Princeton in the middle of sophomore year and, thereafter, spent 50 years with J. H. Dunning Corp., a manufacturer of wood boxes and counter displays, of which Hubert became the president. He was also past president of the Natl. Wooden Box Assn.
For more than 30 years, Hubert bred and showed old English sheep dogs, and at his home, Valley Farms in Walpole, N.H., he had a herd of over 100 registered Guernsey cattle.
On June 9, 1934, he married Anne Elizabeth Moore. She predeceased him, but their children, Joan Smith, Diana McGreer, and Peter, survive; to them the class sends its condolences.
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Ransom E. Noble died May 8, 1999, in Ridgewood, N.J. He is survived by two sons, Richard A. and James R., and a daughter, Jean C. He was predeceased by his wife, Lois, whom he had married on May 9, 1947.
After graduation, Ran remained at Princeton, where, in 1937, he earned his PhD. During the next several years he taught history and political science at Princeton and elsewhere. In 1945, he went to the Pratt Institute, where he remained until his retirement in 1975, at which time he was professor of history and dean of the faculty of liberal studies, emeritus. Ransom in 1964 published a book, New Jersey Progressivism Before Wilson, and, over the years, a number of articles and reviews for scholarly publications.
The class extends its condolences to Jean, James, and Richard.
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Ross Thompson died Nov. 3, 1997.
He prepared at Mercersburg. After graduating from college, he went to the U. of Pittsburgh Law School and then began the practice of law in Pittsburgh in 1936.
In his practice, he concentrated in the field of estate planning and the administration of estates. He was very active in the Presbyterian Church and held offices in its national organization. He also incorporated two Christian television stations serving the Pittsburgh area.
Ross married Elizabeth Creelman on Oct. 7, 1942. They had three children, Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Ross Jr., and five grandchildren. The class sends its sympathy to all the members of the family.
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Miller S. Gaffney died May 18, 1999, in Binghamton, N.Y., following a stroke.
Miller prepared at Hill. At Princeton, he majored in economics, played freshman golf, coxed the rowing eights, joined Charter, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant through the Army ROTC program upon graduation.
He joined the investment banking firm of Dick & Merrill Smith in NYC as a bond trader, married Brewster Smith '33's sister, Adelaide, in 1936, and rejoined the Army as a captain of field artillery in 1940. He served under George Stillwell in China, became a colonel in 1946, and then returned to Binghamton to resume a career in banking with the First Natl. He was designated commandant of the 146th USAR schools and remained active in the Army Reserve until 1961.
He retired in 1975 as e.v.p. of the Lincoln First Bank, which acquired First City and is now the Chase. His devotion and service to his community is reflected in his many board memberships and directorships. For many years he was senior warden of Unity Memorial Church.
His first wife, Adelaide, who died in 1974, was the mother of his three sons, David M., Philip W. '65, and James T. '69. The class offers its sympathies to them and to his widow, Mary, and nine grandchildren.
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John Gardner died July 7, 1998, in Buckley Nursing Home in Greenfield, Mass. He was 86.
John attended Mercersberg. After college he took part in bio-dynamic farming while looking after psychiatric patients. During WWII, he served as a Navy corpsman in a hospital he helped build as a Seabee on Guam. Following the war and some studies at Teachers College, Columbia U., he became a faculty chairman at the Waldorf School in Garden City, Long Island, where he built the school from preschool through 12th grade, adding buildings along the way. From 1964-78 he directed the Waldorf Institute for Liberal Education in conjunction with Adelphi U. At his retirement he was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters by the university. He was a lecturer and writer on education, spirituality, and America, producing such essays as "American Heralds of the Spirit: Emerson, Whitman, and Melville," "Education in Search of the Spirit," and "Youth Longs to Know." He was a lifelong student and interpreter of Rudolf Steiner, whose "Calendar of the Soul" he translated. John is survived by his wife of 65 years, Carol, sons Paul and Mark, daughter Elizabeth Lombardi, two grandsons, and a great-grandson. His family and his class will miss this scholar and educator, but his works will live after him.
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John Green died Feb. 5, 1999, in Appleton, Wisc. He was 86.
After graduation, John went on to earn a PhD in chemistry at Princeton. In 1938 John came to Appleton, where he was employed with the Institute of Paper Chemistry for 39 years in research and teaching. He wrote numerous articles for chemical abstracts and other publications.
John was an honorary citizen of Seymour, Wisc., which was named for his great-uncle, Horatio Seymour, a former governor of New York. John was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping and bird-watching. He also was a model train enthusiast. He was a 60-year member of the All Saints Episcopal Church of Appleton, a member of the Audubon Society, and a supporter of the Girl Scouts of America. John is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Sheldon, a brother, Nicholas Bleeker, and a sister, Mary Seymour.
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Frank, of Palm Desert, Calif., died Mar. 26, 1999. He was 84.
He prepared at Lawrenceville. At Princeton, he majored in philosophy and was v.p. of Court Club. Early jobs after graduation were: Art Publishing Co. of NYC, Glen L. Martin Co. of Baltimore, and Sperry Gyroscope Co. of NYC. He entered the Army Air Force in Mar. 1944 as a private and served stateside until Jan. 1946, retiring from active duty as a first lieutenant.
Frank spent most of his business career as a sales manufacturing representative. At age 40 he became a licensed airplane pilot, owning a Piper Cub. From there on he made most of his business calls by air. In Mar. 1960, Frank and a passenger were returning to Denver from Albuquerque in Frank's 1959 Beechcraft. Near Denver there was a heavy snowstorm, and all nearby airports were closed. Frank looked down through a break of the clouds and made a smooth landing on a two-lane highway!
Frank and his wife, Rolande Andrea Seguinet, whom he married in 1942, made numerous visits to Europe and the Far East.
He is survived by Rolande, sons Roland P. D., Francis D., daughter Anita F. Newman-Muñoz, five grandchildren, brother Jim, and sister Marianne. Frank lived an eventful life and was a loyal Princetonian.
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Erle, of Long Lake, Minn., died May 30, 1999.
He prepared at the Blake School in Minneapolis, graduating cum laude. At Princeton, he majored in English and belonged to Cottage Club. He was captain of our freshman hockey team and of the varsity team in his junior year.
He spent his business career in public relations and advertising with General Mills, BBD and O, Savage Lewis Co., and the Erle Savage Co., of which he was founder, president, and chairman.
His civic interests included United Fund, Red Cross, Junior Achievement, Mental Health Society, Northrop Collegiate School, and Macalester College. He served on the vestry of St. Mark's Cathedral. Erle, an excellent duck hunter and an avid sailor, was a past commodore of the Minnetonka Yacht Club. He was a member of St. Martin's by the Lake Episcopal Church and the Woodhill Country Club.
Erle is survived by his wife of 43 years, Barbara, sons Palmer and Robert, daughters Pamela Backstrom, Clare Robinson, and Pauline Gremp, sister-in-law Nancy Long Winton, 11 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary, and brother John C. '32. We have lost a loyal Princetonian and classmate.
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Alan, a resident of Cherry Hill, N.J., died June 3, 1999. He was 85.
Alan prepared at the Penn Charter School. At Princeton, he majored in chemistry, with honors, and in 1940 graduated from Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia.
During WWII, he served four years in the Navy Medical Corps. His last assignment was that of medical officer for a construction battalion at Pearl Harbor and the Midway Islands. He retired in 1946 as a lieutenant commander.
He practiced obstetrics and gynecology for over 35 years in Delanco, N.J. He retired in 1981. Alan's career highlight was the delivery of 5,179 babies, the last two being twins. He was the physician of Delanco's public schools and chief of staff at the Zurbrugg Memorial Hospital in Riverside, N.J. He was a member of several New Jersey state medical societies.
Alan was a longtime board member of the Delanco Federal Savings Bank and served 47 years as benevolence treasurer of his First Presbyterian Church.
Alan is survived by his wife, Nancy, whom he married in 1946; daughter Susan L.; son Stephen C. '73; and four grandchildren. His father was Joseph H. '02. Alan lived a productive and meaningful life, and he will be remembered.
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Geologist, stamp collector, and rose grower, Jim Martin died June 15, 1999, leaving his wife of 59 years, Helene, children James III '62, Ross, John, Anne, and Julia, and two grandchildren.
At Andover, Jim was on the soccer and track teams. At Princeton, he majored in geology, won the James A. Church Scholarship, and graduated with high honors. He was on the soccer team, manager of lacrosse, and a member of Campus Club, as was his son. He continued his geology studies at Louisiana State U., earning an MS and a PhD, working on the side until he became senior geologist in Tallahassee for the Prairie Oil Division of Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. Later Jim was with Atlantic Richfield as chief geologist; he was busy with new drilling projects and extensive travel through Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Alaska from 1943-73. From 1972-1988, he was North Sea exploration manager of Arco Intl. in London. Upon retirement, he became an independent geological consultant for several years. His hobbies were growing roses and collecting glass bottles.
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Sailor Dick Maxwell died Mar. 19, 1999, leaving a brother, Ed '36. His wife, Eleanor, predeceased him, as did his twin brother, William.
At Taft, Dick was into hockey, baseball and soccer. He majored in geology at Princeton and was on the championship sailing team in 1935. He was a general insurance salesman for three years and in a shipyard before starting in the Army's navy. He ran a floating dry dock for tank lighters, repaired landing boats, and taught marine maintenance before two and a half years' service in the Pacific. He participated in the New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and Northern and Southern Philippines campaigns. This included the landing at Lingayen Gulf as navigator on an LCM. He was credited with almost finding a flock of geisha girls (they had just fled). He went on inactive duty in 1953, retiring in 1974 as a lieutenant colonel. Later came work as a marine insurance salesman with Sparkman & Stephens, as a yacht broker, and then consumer research with Market Research Corp. of America in NYC until he retired in 1979.
His hobby was ocean racing. He assembled crews for many Bermuda races (sailing in 13), and many Block Island, Miami-Nassau, and St. Petersburg-Havana races.
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Cliff died May 22, 1999. He prepared at Choate and Loomis. At Princeton, he majored in biology, played varsity hockey and squash, and captained the varsity tennis team.
In 1940 Cliff joined the Navy Air Force. He served throughout WWII, first as flight instructor and later as test pilot.
After the war, Cliff joined the Nestle Chocolate division of Lamont-Corliss & Co., which also owned Pond's Extract. When this was merged with Cheseborough, Cliff took early retirement and, after a few years with Englehart Industries, spent the rest of his business life as a consultant.
Cliff spent almost 50 years as trustee, adviser, and supporter of Bonnie Brae, a New Jersey school for seriously emotionally troubled and needy boys. His service was described by the president of the school as "a major ingredient in [its] evolution."
Cliff had a lifelong interest in sports and played his last golf game just two days before the major surgery from which he never recovered. He will be remembered not only for his athletic prowess, but for his sensitivity to others' interests. We'll remember his sweet, kind voice and attentive ear.
Cliff is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jane, children John '67, Jo '69, Kit, and Polly, seven grandchildren, and a sister, Kay Aldridge. To them the class extends deepest sympathy.
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George, our first v.p., died June 22, 1999, after a massive stroke, only a few weeks after he became this year's recipient of our class Distinguished Service Award. He prepared at the Hun School. At Princeton, he majored in philosophy and was business manager of the Bric-a-Brac and advertising manager of The Dink.
He had a distinguished career in WWII, advancing from the rank of ROTC second lieutenant to major commanding an artillery battalion in Patton's Third Army; he retired in 1945 as lieutenant colonel. Postwar, he spent 29 years as sales manager for Gallo wines in all states east of the Mississippi. As George approached retirement, he began applying his business skills to agencies dealing with problems of mental health and to improving the county visiting-nurse services. He became a founder of what is now the largest hospice organization in New York State. George also spent five successful years as class agent.
The class offers its condolences to his wife, Irma, children George Jr. and Susan Daum, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. George will be warmly remembered and sorely missed.
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Eben died Apr. 2, 1999, at his home in Vero Beach, Fla. In retirement he and Jane, his wife of 53 years, had spent half of each year there-the other half was spent in Little Compton, R.I.
During his active years they lived in Riverside, Conn., while he worked at the Grace Line in NYC from 1940-56, then at ACF Industries Inc. until he retired in 1982. He served on the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Riverside and was an elected representative to the Greenwich [Conn.] Town Meeting. Sailing, both racing and cruising, had been his first love, but in the last few years he gave up his boats and enjoyed tennis and golf-both, he said, with only passing ability. In 1959 he wrote to us that he was now majoring in retirement and his marks were better than a gentleman's three.
To Jane, their daughters Susan Mygatt and Sarah Hansel, and seven grandchildren, we offer our sincere sympathy.
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Bill succumbed to lung cancer Feb. 7, 1999, in Switzerland, where he and Audrey had lived since 1962. There in their beautiful home overlooking Lake Geneva they were hosts to our 1998 class trip to Switzerland.
After earning his MBA at Stanford in 1946, Bill entered the insurance business, specializing first in estate planning and then in pension plans. He moved to Switzerland in 1962 as director of the Intl. Group Insurance for Winterthur Life. He subsequently opened an office near Lake Geneva for Swiss Life as their consultant in multinational pensions and employee-benefit plans. Bill supposedly retired in 1984 but continued consulting client firms.
During most of the last decade, Bill divided his time between Fechy, Switzerland, and Williamsburg, Va., where he had a little retreat on a golf course. Bill was a jazz buff and an avid Pittsburgh Pirates and Princeton Tigers fan. Although a confirmed churchgoer from his youth, thanks to the ministries of L'Abri and the Mini Bible College, Bill became a committed, Bible-believing Christian.
To his wife of 53 years, Audrey, his daughter Marnie, and grandson Daniel, we offer our sincere sympathy.
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Jim died Mar. 14, 1999, at his winter home in Hobe Sound, Fla. After his retirement he had enjoyed the opportunity to spend winters there and summers in Paris, Maine. In his career his main occupation had been working for manufacturers of tools and hardware, centered in Bridgeport, Conn. In 1958 he opened his own retail business, Yankee Building Materials, Inc., which flourished until he retired in 1972.
Jim not only served in WWII as a captain in Armored Field Artillery in Europe but also was called back to serve for two years during the Korean War.
Surviving Jim are his wife, Alberta Sharpe, sons James B. Jr. and Fletcher, and stepsons Stephen and James Riley. To them we offer our sincere sympathy.
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Al died Mar. 10, 1999, in Harwich, Mass., not far from his home in Chatham, where he had settled after his retirement in 1974. Al was born in Moscow when it was part of czarist Russia, his father being then manager of the Russian branch of the Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. When the Communists took over in 1917, the family crossed Russia into China via the Trans-Siberian Railroad and lived in China for a year before being transferred to England. There Al attended schools until 1933, when he spent two years at Andover before entering Princeton. He joined the Navy in 1944 as an ensign and served on a destroyer escort in the Atlantic and on a destroyer in the Pacific task force approaching Japan at the end of the war.
Upon his return to the U.S., he began work for McCann-Erickson Advertising. In 1947 he became advertising manager of the Chesebrough Co., and when that became the Chesebrough-Ponds Co. in 1955 he was named v.p. of advertising. In 1956 he became a director of the company.
In 1949 Al married Joan Thompson, who died in 1997. We offer our sincere sympathy to his survivors, including his children Sarah Whitehouse, Peter, David, Michael, and Mark, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
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Chuck died Apr. 22, 1999, at his retirement home on St. Simon's Island, Ga.
Entering Princeton from Lake Forest Academy, Chuck majored in mechanical engineering, then attended Harvard Business School for a year before joining the Marine Corps in 1941. As a second lieutenant, Chuck was under enemy fire in the epic Battle of Midway and participated in the invasion of the Marshall Islands. Upon discharge he was a major. He then joined his family's steel distribution company, C. A. Roberts Co., where he was president for many years. He also served many civic and business organizations in Chicago and Georgia. He was director of Evanston Hospital for 18 years and of the Kemper Insurance Group for nine years, and he was president and director of Glenview Golf Club.
Chuck's life was filled with a deep, abiding love for his large family and many friends. His wife of 58 years, Anne Halsey, was well known to many classmates from undergraduate days. With Anne, their six children, eight grandchildren, and his brothers Shepherd M. and John H. '53, we give thanks for Chuck's talent for giving his best to those who shared his life.
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Art died Apr. 6, 1999, at Lancaster [Pa.] General Hospital. He and Edith, his wife of 57 years, had moved to Willow Village in Lancaster in 1995.
After graduating from the U. of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1943, Art served two years in the Army Medical Corps. Returning to the Philadelphia area, he finished his training as chief surgical resident at Chester Hospital and St. Frances Hospital.
He was in the private practice of abdominal and thoracic surgery at Chester, Sacred Heart, and Crozer-Chester Hospitals from 1949-72. Then, at the age of 56, he returned to school at the U. of Michigan to specialize in the treatment of burn patients. He was the founder and first director of the Crozer-Chester Burn Center from 1972 until his retirement in 1978. During his professional career he was president of the Delaware County Medical Society, chairman of the House Staff Committee, and administrator of the Trauma Service; he also taught surgical residents from Hahnemann Medical School.
Art's failing eyesight in later years kept him from attending Reunions, but he and Edie were longtime rooters for Princeton. We offer our sincere sympathy to Edie, their daughters Marsha and Gay, son Arthur '73, and three grandchildren.
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In our 50th Year Book, Palmer Bovie, who died May 13, 1999, noted, "I always wanted a . . . teaching career, and I managed to have one come my way, so I have no complaints." A professor of classics and translator of Roman and Greek literature, Bov entered Princeton from Lawrenceville and was in the first group enrolled in the Special Program in the Humanities, graduating with honors. Furthermore, he was Phi Beta Kappa, a Princetonian board member, in the band, and a member of Dial Lodge.
Following WWII service as an Army officer, Bov earned graduate degrees at Columbia and taught English there and at Barnard for 12 years. He then returned to classics, teaching at Indiana U. with summer tours at the American Academy in Rome. In the 1980s he was professor of classics and department chairman at Rutgers U. and Douglass College.
Bov's interests as a humanist were lively and far-ranging. He translated the works of Virgil, Horace, Cicero, and others. He was coeditor and translator of the Complete Roman Drama Series and the Greek Drama Series. With French scholar Lal Minton, our classmate Bob's wife, he translated into English Napoleon's Commentaries on the Campaigns of Caesar. Surviving Bov are his wife, Maria, two daughters, a son, and five granddaughters. They have our deepest sympathy.
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Archeologist and retired professor of geosciences, Shel Judson died May 20, 1999, after a notable professional career. He graduated with honors in geology and was Press Club president, a paw columnist, a Whig-Clio participant, and Cloister Inn president. Among his roommates were Dave Robinson, Dick Duff and Syd Woodd-Cahusac. Following Navy service, Shel earned his MA and PhD from Harvard. He then taught at Wisconsin U. and joined the Princeton faculty in 1955.
Shel was chairman of the Princeton department of geosciences and also dean of the university research board. In 1964 he was appointed Knox Taylor professor of geology and held faculty fellowships from the Ford, Guggenheim, and Fulbright Foundations. With other colleagues he wrote articles and texts for geology instruction-perhaps the best known of which are Physical Geology and a 1995 publication, Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change. The Princeton geology camp at Red Lodge, Mont., was of particular interest to Shel.
Shel's first wife, Anne Perrin Galpin, died in 1990. His survivors include his present wife, Pamela Judson-Rhodes, three daughters, and numerous grandchildren and stepgrandchildren. Princeton and the class will miss this highly respected professor and classmate. We heartily endorse the words of his friend Herb Shultz: "Shel was a great friend and a great loss."
The Class of 1940
Jim Watkins once noted, "In 1935 my mother and I drove East to look over the 'better' institutions of higher learning. Our first stop was Princeton. After an hour's stroll around campus I announced, 'Here's where I am going to college.' For 50 years I have never had any doubt this was the right choice for me."
On May 24, 1999, Jim died, after a lengthy illness. From Michigan, he concentrated on history, was active in interclub sports, and was a member and manager of the Triangle Club. He wrote for paw, joined Charter Club, and roomed with John Dykema and Scott Lytle. During WWII, Jim was an Army Air Corps officer located in the CBI theatre. He next earned his law degree at the U. of Michigan.
In early years Jim was class secretary, an area AG chairman, and class agent. We all could count on his friendly presence at Reunions and other class gatherings. Businesswise, he engaged in a variety of entrepreneurial endeavors but was principally connected with the Merchant Chemical Co. Jim was an enthusiastic golfer and active in church and local affairs in Darien, Conn.
He is survived by two sons, James K. and J. Randolph '71, brothers George H. '41 and John B. '45, sister Margaret, and numerous grandchildren. We will miss him greatly.
The Class of 1940
Henry died May 26, 1999, after a long illness. A lifelong resident of the Philadelphia area, in 1989 he retired from Chestnut Hill Pediatric Group after 37 years of practice. One of the last of the generation of doctors that made daily house calls, he was loved by the many families he cared for.
At Kent School he stroked the crew that won the 1938 Thames Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta. At Princeton, he majored in biology, graduating with honors, and belonged to Ivy Club. He earned his medical degree at the U. of Pennsylvania. During WWII, he served in the Air Force Medical Corps at Tinker Field in Oklahoma City, returning to Philadelphia after the war to complete his residency at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
During his career he was chief of pediatrics at Chestnut Hill Hospital as well as head of the nursing department. He was a visiting professor at the U. of Pennsylvania Medical School and Children's Hospital. He was also involved with the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, the University Barge Club, and the Carson Valley School.
The class offers its sincere condolences to his widow, Marilyn "Sandy", his sons, Sandwith, John, and Edward, and his eight grandchildren.
The Class of 1942
Jack died Apr. 13, 1999, in a nursing home near Washington, D.C., after a long illness. He retired in 1988 from his own law practice after a varied, distinguished career in the law.
Jack prepared at Andover, majored in the SPIA, graduated with highest honors, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was also a member of Elm Club. During the war he worked for the government, in Washington, in the Office of Price Administration and the Office of Dependency Benefits. In 1946 he earned his LLD from Yale, in two years. Returning to Washington, he worked for the State Dept. as an attorney/economist, which took him to Berlin during the blockade. He was involved in the Austrian treaty and the postwar settlement with Germany. Before starting his own practice, he spent several more years with the State Dept. and was general manager of Foster Associates (consulting economist attorneys), after earning an MA in economics at American U.
Jack was predeceased by his wife, Eenie, and is survived by his daughters, Nancy and Dale, to whom the class offers its sincere condolences.
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Eugene Waterman Mason Jr. '42
Gene died Apr. 13, 1999. A self-employed fiducary accountant, he retired in 1983. Coming to Princeton from St. Paul's School, he majored in economics and was a member of Ivy Club. During WWII, he served in the Army field artillery, primarily in the European theater, as a major, and was awarded two campaign stars.
After the war he worked for Livingston Worsted Mills in Holyoke, Mass., becoming v.p. and treasurer. He also worked for Engelhard Industries, as an industrial engineer, from 1965-70, before starting his own fiduciary accountancy business in 1970.
To his widow, Mary, and to his children, Mary and Eugene IV, the class extends its most sincere sympathies.
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Jim died Jan. 23, 1999, following a long illness. He was 78.
A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he prepared at Pomfret School. Although he entered Princeton with the class, Jim wound up graduating from Coe College in Cedar Rapids in 1943.
His business career included the auto industry and banking, rising in the latter (Merchants Natl. Bank) from clerk to president and board chairman, retiring in 1984. Active in Cedar Rapids civic and community affairs, Jim served on the Chamber of Commerce, the Coe College board of directors, and the boards of Iowa Electric Light and Power, St. Luke's Hospital, and Wilson Foods Corp. He was a founding member of the Cedar Rapids Exchange Club.
Jim's wife of 42 years, the former Betty Jean Ewing, predeceased him in 1989. Survivors include children Carl, Corey, Paul, Claudia, and Mame, a sister, Janey Wray, and 12 grandchildren. To the entire family, we offer our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies.
The Class of 1943
Hank "Coop" Cooper of Beverly, Mass., lately of Marblehead, died Apr. 9, 1999. Henry was raised in the Philippines and graduated from Exeter. At Princeton, he majored in chemical engineering, won a major "P" in track, belonged to Cannon Club, and roomed with Batchelor, Walen, Nunez, and Gordon.
Hank served as a lieutenant in the Navy Reserve as navigation officer on the USS Card, which captured a U-boat and its secret codes. After working for Dewey & Almy Chemical, he launched his own business, the Terrell Corp., pioneering in the field of hot melt adhesives.
He sailed 18,000 miles in nine months, as described in our 50th-reunion book. He was a member of the Sandy Bay Yacht Club and with his son Ted owned Able Custom Yachts.
His wife of 54 years, Terrell, died in 1998; he was also predeceased by his son Henry. He is survived by his son Charles and three grandsons. The class extends its deepest sympathy to his entire family.
The Class of 1944
Bill Eiman died Nov. 26, 1998, after battling cancer, at his home in Philadelphia.
Bill prepared at Haverford, was a member of Colonial Club, and rowed on the freshman and 150-lb. crew. His Princeton education was interrupted by service with the Eighth Marines in the Pacific; he took his degree in economics in 1947 before starting a lifetime career in the pharmaceutical industry at Smith Kline & French Laboratories in Philadelphia. Bill left SKF in 1970 to become involved in a yacht-chartering business in the Caribbean, owning boats in the Virgins and writing and publishing a cruising guide for the St. Maarten/St. Martin region. Bill spent another two decades in pharmaceutical research at IMS America, Inc. before retiring in 1988. While at SKF Bill produced films for that company's March of Medicine television series, and his documentary on the work of a medical missionary in central Africa, Mogambo, won an Emmy in 1958.
Jim married the former Jane Patrick in 1958. She survives him, as do their daughter Jeannette and a brother John W. '43, to all of whom the class extends its deep sympathy.
The Class of 1945
Hiter Harris died July 4, 1998, in Richmond, Va., where he had lived for all of his life. Hiter prepared at Woodberry Forest and at Princeton was president of Tower Club. He took his degree in economics after serving as a B24 navigator with the 15th Air Force in Italy, flying several combat missions.
After graduation, he earned a graduate degree in accounting and finance from New York U. Hiter then took up a banking career most successfully and was for many years chairman of the board and president of the Southern Bank & Trust Co. in Richmond, later becoming chairman of its holding corporation, Jefferson Bank Shares, Inc.
In 1955, Hiter married the former Elizabeth Trueheart (a Sweet Briar graduate), and they had three children. They devoted much time to community activities; at various times Hiter was on the Richmond City school board, the Central Virginia Educational Television Corp., the Virginia Industrial Development Corp., the Crippled Children's Hospital, and the Children's Home Society of Virginia.
In addition to Libby, Hiter is survived by twin daughters Mary and Elizabeth, son Hiter III, and three grandchildren, to all of whom the class extends deep sympathy.
The Class of 1945
Tom died Jan. 14, 1999, of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Indianapolis. He had lived and worked there his whole life, except for school at Exeter, Army duty in the South Pacific (1943-46), and his time at Princeton, which he entered in 1946.
Married just after Army duty, Tom graduated in 1948, magna cum laude, majoring in psychology. He entered his father's D-A Lubricant Co. in Indianapolis, becoming president. He also became head of Indiana Natl. Bank. He was acting president of DePauw U., president of the Indiana Pacers basketball team, and head of the U.S. Auto Club. For 22 years Tom was chief steward of the Indianapolis Speedway's 500-mile race. He served on eight corporate boards and 25 civic and charitable boards, including the Urban League, which he cofounded.
Tom is survived by his wife, Kai, children Florence Kichler and Wilson, stepchildren Linda K. Miller and Bryan Irwin, sister Virginia, and grandchildren. To them all, the class extends its sympathy on the loss of an outstanding citizen, sportsman, and loyal Princetonian.
The Class of 1946
Bob died Apr. 24, 1999, at home in Rumson, N.J. After preparing at Newark Academy, he entered Princeton in 1942, served in the Army with South Pacific duty from 1943-46, and graduated in 1948 as a psychology major.
His career was in NYC with Met Life, Kodak, Smith Barney, Brown Brothers, and the Federal Reserve. He also supported the Bermuda Biological Station as purchasing agent. He and his wife, Nancy, raised their three children, William, Edward, and Sheri, in a 100-year-old home in Rumson, N.J. For many years, Bob was commodore at the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club, where he kept his 46' diesel cruiser, Camelot, which the family all enjoyed. To them the class extends its sincere sympathy.
The Class of 1946
Ross Miller, known to us as Bud, died July 9, 1999, at Middlesex Hospital near his home in Madison, Conn., after a brief illness. He graduated from Deerfield in 1942 and came to Princeton that summer. In Feb. 1943 he joined the Air Force, transferring to the Naval Academy, graduating in 1947. Becoming a lieutenant, he served until 1953, sailing on many ships in many seas, including submarine service.
Ross joined Southern New England Telephone in 1954 and retired in 1987 as a v.p. A lifelong hiker, scuba diver, swimmer, tennis player, and skier, he enjoyed sports with his friends and family from the Rockies to the Alps and from the Caribbean to the Red Sea. He married Maurine Torell in 1950; they had three children, Ross Jr., Craig, and Lucia. After Maurine's death in 1973, Ross in 1981 married Jane Ann Field, who brought her son, Chris, and daughter, Laurie, into the family. They, five grandchildren, and a brother, Richard A., survive. The class extends its deep sympathy to them all.
The Class of 1946
Gene Schou died Apr. 30, 1999, after complications from diabetes, at his home in Washington, D.C. Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Polytechnic Prep there and entered Princeton in the summer of 1942. He joined the Army in 1943, served in the signal corps in the South Pacific, and returned to Princeton in 1946 to graduate in 1948. After Korean War service in Germany in 1952, Gene worked for the State Dept. Refugee Relief Program in Italy and became a Foreign Service officer in 1955, serving in Romania. He then worked in a number of Washington government agencies in personnel management, retiring in 1986.
Gene and his wife of 41 years, Ellen, joyfully participated in amateur theater in Washington in the '50s, and he directed several plays. Despite failing eyesight in his later years, Gene was an avid reader of politics and foreign affairs, which he enjoyed discussing with his family and friends.
He is survived by Ellen and their children, Elisabeth, Andrew, and Signy. To them the class extends its deep sympathy and salutes a loyal classmate.
The Class of 1946
Jim died May 12, 1999, at the Mercer Medical Center in Hamilton, N.J., after a brave battle with cancer and heart disease.
Born in Trenton, he prepared at Lawrenceville. Jim attended Princeton for two and a half years, majoring in English. He then studied at and graduated as valedictorian of the Latin American Institute of NYC. After graduating he worked for Socony-Vacuum in Venezuela and was involved in the pleasure boat business.
An Army veteran of WWII, he served as sergeant in the 15th Combat Engineers and was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
Jim came to Lawrenceville in 1969 and was associated with the school until his retirement in 1998. He held a variety of positions and most recently was master of English and dramatic arts and manager of the Kirby Arts Center. Jim founded the Faculty Players and was involved in acting and directing many plays. His enormous contributions to Lawrenceville were recognized in a memorial service at the school's chapel.
Jim is survived by two nieces and a nephew. The class extends its deep sympathy to them.
The Class of 1947
Ben Harper died Mar. 14, 1999, of a heart attack at his home in Groton, Conn. He was 71.
He prepared at Lawrenceville and joined the Marines at the end of WWII. At Princeton, he majored in psychology. He was the brother of Brud '39 and the brother-in-law of Merle Lawrence '38.
After graduation, Ben worked for New Jersey Bell for over 30 years. Ben was a member of the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs in Pitman, N.J. In addition to his job, he taught an eighth-grade algebra class for several years when this course was being tested in the Pitman schools.
He married Beatrice Clauer on Apr. 26, 1952. After she died in 1995, he moved to Connecticut, where three of his children live.
Ben loved games and competition, brain teasers, and playing pool; he was also a lifelong motorcycle fan. He was active with alumni and reunion committees, and will also be remembered for his thriftiness, of which he was proud. After retirement, he did volunteer work and traveled. Many of his far-away family and friends remember his visits to them-on his motorcycle!
Ben is survived by children Amy, Nancy, Jeff, Headley Benjamin "Lee", and Chase, sisters Roberta Lawrence and Patricia Hillman, and nine grandchildren. He will be missed.
The Class of 1951
An avid swimmer, Glenn died May 3, 1999, after an apparent heart attack while swimming at his club in Palo Alto, Calif.
Glenn came to Princeton from New Rochelle [N.Y.] H.S., majored in biology, and met his wife-to-be, Barbara Yingling, senior year through his Cannon clubmate Hank Aldrich. Besides Hank, Glenn also roomed with Neal Christie. Glenn and Barbara were married in 1954. After three years in the Navy, Glenn joined Smith, Kline, & French Laboratories in Philadelphia. In 1969, he left corporate life, went west to Palo Alto, and with three others formed a management consulting firm. He later established his own successful business, Glenn Chequer-Executive Search. He once said, "There's so much to be done and seemingly so little time."
The resourceful Glenn took college courses, painted, became an accomplished cook, did volunteer work, sang in the church choir, traveled extensively with Barbara, met with his family regularly, and swam every day. And as close friend and classmate Bruce Baker observed, "Glenn was a colorful debater who took a position on everything, and in doing so was very persuasive in his arguments." Our heartfelt sympathy to Barbara, son Bradley, and daughters Karen Chequer-Pfeiffer and Lesley Reid.
The Class of 1953
Mark died Jan 7, 1999, at his home in Salt Lake City. The son of R. Sterling Mueller '22 and brother of Peter S. '52, both physicians, Mark seemed destined for the medical profession. He prepared at Hotchkiss, joined Elm Club, belonged to the Pre-Medical Society, and rowed.
He graduated from Colgate and Columbia Medical School. After internship and residency at the U. of Chicago Hospital, he joined the staff of the U. of Wisconsin medical department and headed its rheumatology division. He later relocated to Salt Lake City and was associated with the U. of Utah College of Medicine. He then established his own practice concentrating in rheumatology and bone disease.
Like his father and brother, Mark was a loyal son of Old Nassau. He served on the Alumni Council and presided over the Alumni Assn. of Utah. Besides his brother Peter, Mark is survived by his wife, Jean, children Britt Freitag, Laura Kroll, Mark, and John, and sisters Rosamond Dauer, Anne Foote, Jean Tillinghast, and Margaret Rundlof. We bid a sad farewell to our accomplished and caring classmate.
The Class of 1953
Jim Hurwith, of Glenview, Ill., died Jan. 5, 1994, in Evanston Hospital.
He prepared at Lawrenceville School. At Princeton, Jim joined Key and Seal. He left college prior to completing his undergraduate studies.
Jim was in the Navy from 1955-57, and then with the First Commercial Bank of Chicago, attaining the position of president. He then joined First Trust and Savings Bank of Glenview, serving as president for 20 years before retiring in 1986. In later years, he was a consultant to First Waukegan Bancorp. According to Frank Klapperich, a good friend of Jim's for many years, he always maintained positive feelings toward Princeton and '56.
At his death Jim was survived by his wife, Mary, three sons, James Jr., Kurt and Bradford, and a daughter, Susan. The class extends its sympathy to each of them.
The Class of 1956
Bill Knight, of Nashua, N.H., died Nov. 14, 1998, at his home.
At Princeton, Bill joined Cottage Club and was a member of the Air Force ROTC. He played freshman soccer and was on the Sophomore Bicker Advisory Committee. Bill left us at the end of his sophomore year, earned his BA from Clark U., and served in the Navy.
For many years Bill was associated with the Better Business Bureau of New Hampshire, Inc., most recently as director of membership. He was treasurer of BPW, Inc. of Spencer, Mass., held membership in the Hanalei Yacht Club in Kauai, Hawaii, and was a member of the First Church (Congregational) U.C.C. of Nashua. Years ago he worshipped at All Saints Episcopal Church in Worcester, singing in the Men and Boys Choir.
Bill is survived by his wife, Nancy Davis Knight, sons James A. II and John G. '87, three grandchildren, and two brothers, Gordon R. and David C. The class extends its sympathy to each of them.
The Class of 1956
Tom Tifft of Washington, D.C., was in Cairo on a consulting assignment when he died Feb. 10, 1999, of a heart attack while swimming.
At Princeton, Tom joined Tower Club, majored in English, was president and treasurer of the mountaineering club, and played I.A.A. hockey and football. Following graduation he served in the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent. Next he was a newsman with the Lowell Sun and a foreign trade business analyst for the Dept. of Commerce; he then joined Time magazine, the Agency for Intl. Development (AID), Bank of America, and then returned to AID. After retirement he joined the Intl. Science and Technology Institute, working principally in Sri Lanka. Tom earned an MA in international relations (Georgetown), an MBA (NYU), and in 1996 became a C.F.P., leading to a new career as a financial planner and international development consultant. Tom's son Robert commented that at the time of his death, Tom was the happiest he'd ever been. He had held his first grandchild, his marriage was successful, and he was doing work he loved.
Tom was inurned Feb. 25, 1999, at the Columbarium in Arlington Natl. Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, children John, Robert, and Isabel, one grandson, sister Jane, and brother Peter '58. The class extends its sympathy to each of them.
The Class of 1956
Jerry Aldrich died Mar. 29, 1999, in his sleep, of heart failure. Several years ago he had had a triple bypass.
At Princeton, Jerry majored in aeronautical engineering and joined Tower Club. His senior roommates were Charles Brown and Tom Nelson. He enjoyed club sports and cards.
After Princeton, he did graduate work at UCLA while working for Douglas Aircraft. At this time his specialization in top-secret guidance and control fields began. Also, he and Jenny Rummaus were married, and sons Jeff and Jay were born. Other jobs included TRW and a long career at General Electric.
His work was classified relating to guidance, control, satellites over Russia, and over-the-horizon radar. He was also a s.v.p. of Lorol Corp. and a participant in the Strategic Defense Initiative.
Jerry retired in his mid 50s, then founded an accounting software company for Arthur Anderson, Inc. He enjoyed golf, was a bridge champion, sailed and fished, had one of the earliest computers, and traveled extensively. His motto was "often wrong, never in doubt."
The class extends its sympathies to his son Jay and ex-wife, Jenny.
The Class of 1957
John Vigorita died Jan. 11, 1999, at the Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., after a month-long illness. Among our most distinguished intellectual lights, he earned his BA in classics and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his PhD in linguistics at UCLA in 1973. After teaching for a year at the U. of Florida, John joined the Cornell linguistics department, where he taught old Irish, middle Welsh, and Sanskrit.
John was a survivor of many illnesses throughout his life. He became a very active member of the First Unitarian Church and of the Hemlock Society. Always fighting courageously for health, John never let his sickness defeat him or deter him from his chosen life. Although eventually disabled, John continued to learn new languages and pursued his reading and his research interests until the end of his life.
John is survived by his sister Norma Pollard, his former wife Helene Moran Eberts, and his daughter, Amy. The class extends its sympathies to his family on the loss of this fine individual.
The Class of 1965
The class lost a dedicated teacher with the July 9, 1997, death of Gregory Harding. Greg died in Tacoma, Wash., where he was visiting assistant professor of philosophy at the U. of Puget Sound. Joining us from Edina, Minn., Greg took his degree in philosophy with high honors and was a member of Terrace Club. Friends remember his generous nature and, as well befits a philosopher, his deep thoughtfulness. After graduation, he taught for two years at Nanyang U. in Singapore, under the auspices of Princeton-in- Asia, then for three years at Gadja Mada U. in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. While in Yogyakarta, Greg met his wife, Windrati Sumarno, whom he married in 1984. Greg returned to Princeton in 1984 for graduate studies with a Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities and earned a PhD in philosophy in 1989. At the time of his death, he had been teaching at Puget Sound since 1994.
Greg leaves behind Windrati, a son and daughter, Adrian and Alia, his father, George, a brother, David, and two sisters, Katherine and Barbara Cummins. To all of them, and to Greg's friends, the class extends its deep sympathy.
The Class of 1978
Thomas Andrew "Andy" Greco died Dec. 14, 1998, at his home in Rochester, N.Y. Known for his concentration, focus, and resolve, Andy was a star member of the debate team at Dreher H.S., where he was salutatorian of his class and voted most likely to succeed. At Princeton, he was social chairman of Tiger Inn and graduated with honors. He also earned a master's, cum laude, from MIT.
Although his work at the William Mercer company was exemplary and displayed his natural affinity for numbers, his true passion was for the outdoors and the freedom he felt when immersing himself in nature. From ice climbing in the Northwest, to extended bike journeys down the Baja coast in Mexico, to midnight sailing off the coast of South Carolina, Andy was rugged, brilliant, expressive, and fearless.
The class extends its deepest sympathy to Andy's parents, Thomas H. Jr. and Rosemary M.; brother Paul; grandfather Thomas H. Sr.; and niece and nephew.
The Class of 1987
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