DOREN MITCHELL '25
Doren Mitchell was born Mar. 4, 1905, in Columbus, Ohio. He attended high school there and transferred to us from Ohio State U. in Sept. 1923. He was on the varsity swimming squad and a member of Key and Seal.
He spent his business career in Bell Telephone Co., first in their New York offices and later as an engineer at Murray Hill, N.J. He retired in 1965 and lived at his residence, Mitchell Lane, in Martinsville, N.J. In 1997, he moved to Bainbridge Island, Wash., to be with his family. He died there May 22, 1997. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, and daughters Nancy Reckow, Hetty Lee, and Mary Lynn M. Brothers.
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CHARLES F. PERRINE '25
Charlie Perrine left college at the end of sophomore year and pursued a distinguished business career, retiring in 1990 as president of Dunlop and Lisk Pottery Co., Matawan, N.J.
Residing in Fair Haven, N.J., he died Jan. 8, 1997, and is survived by his wife of 67 years, Margaret, a daughter, Jane Perrine Beres, sons Harry and Charles, nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
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GEORGE OGDEN PHILIPS '25
George Philips was born in Westchester, Pa., July 25, 1903, and attended Landsdowne H.S. In college he roomed with Ted Moore and was a member of Gateway Club.
He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1929 and practiced law in Philadelphia until giving up legal work in Nov. 1997.
He was a loyal and active member of the class, serving as class treasurer in recent years. He was a member of the Princeton Club of Philadelphia.
He resided in Landsdowne, Pa., serving as president of the town council and treasurer of Delaware County. He was a director of the Landsdowne Natl. Bank. He was a former president of the Valley Forge Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a director of the Delaware County Hospital, and on the board of trustees of Colgate [Rochester, N.Y.] Divinity School.
He wrote a history of the Philips Family, tracing it back to his Welsh ancestors, who arrived in 1755; it contained over 13,000 names. He also organized the annual reunion of the Philips family.
He moved to the Cokesbury Retirement Home in Hockessin, Del., in 1980, where he died of a heart attack on Jan. 11, 1998. He is survived by Polly, his wife of 65 years, sons Thomas '59 and Charles '62, and four grandchildren.
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BURNETT COBURN TURNER '25 *26
Sandy Turner was born in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 1902. After Los Angeles H.S. and a year at the U. of Southern California, he transferred to us in Sept. 1921.
He won the Freshman English prize for Engineers and was on the water polo and soccer squads and the Life Saving Club. Sandy was president of the engineering club, and he was a member of Quadrangle. He majored in engineering, obtained a CE in 1926, and earned a degree in architecture from MIT in 1928.
Sandy commenced a career in NYC, but transferred to Los Angeles. He became assistant director of the Federal Works Agency and served in the Engineer Corps during WWII. He then entered a successful career as an architect and planner. A director of the Turner Oil Co., he also maintained a residence in Tahoe City.
He died on Mar. 29, 1997, in his beloved home in Amesbury. He was buried in Rosemont Cemetery after a private ceremony. He was predeceased by his wife, Miriam Fechimer, and their son, Thomas.
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ALBERT BRADLEY HODGMAN '27
Albert Bradley Hodgman died Oct. 8, 1997, in Los Gatos, Calif.
"Bert" came to us from Coldwater H.S. in Kalamazoo, Mich. His uncle, B. Hodgman, was in the Class of '05.
At Princeton, Bert won the Reid Scholarship and was a member of the freshman and varsity track and cross-country teams and of Whig Hall. He roomed in West Reunion with Bud Stillman.
He left Princeton in 1927 to attend Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated cum laude. He then became a surgeon with the West Side Medical Group in Kalamazoo. During WWII, he served as a major in the U.S. 9th Army in France and Germany. He was a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery. In his later years, he lived in Hilton Head, S. C. Bert's lifelong loves were tennis, which he coached at Western Michigan U., and foreign languages.
He married Kathryn Alber in Bowling Green, Ohio, in 1931. He is survived by his daughter, Susan, and six grandchildren. To them the class sends its deep sympathy.
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DONALD RALSTON GIBBONS '29
Don died Sept. 27, 1997. He had prepared for college at East Orange H.S. and Asbury Park H.S.
After Princeton Don went immediately into electronic engineering, to which he devoted his whole career, working on special aspects of radio tubes at Fort Evans and Fort Monmouth. He was a research specialist in the Army's Electronic Command. Don was extremely active in the Belmar Presbyterian Church, serving as president, trustee, and financial secretary. He married Elizabeth S. Frank in 1950. She died in 1996, and Don's survivors are his brother, Archer, a nephew, Jon J. '63, and a great-nephew, Elliot '95. The class extends sincere sympathy to Don's family.
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WILLIAM C. CLARK '30
William C. Clark died on Oct. 13, 1997, of congestive heart failure.
He came to Princeton from Boys H.S. in Brooklyn. An economics major, he worked with investments at Chase Bank for 27 years and then with the Discount Corp. until he retired in 1972.
In Oct. 1952 he married Barbara Thomson. He had two daughters, Barbara and Susan, and a son, Tom, and grandchildren.
He retired to Hilton Head, S.C., where he gardened and played golf and bridge. He planned to enjoy his retirement until 1999, and he almost made it.
The class extends its sympathy to his family.
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GILBERT FITZHUGH '30
Gilbert Fitzhugh died Dec. 29, 1997, at Meadow Lakes in Hightstown, N.J. He had been ailing for several years. For 10 years (1963-73) he headed Met Life. In 1967 he announced at a White House conference the formation of a $1 billion fund for rehabilitation of urban housing, hailed by President Johnson as a historic contribution to our country.
He came to Princeton from the Ridgewood [N.J.] H.S. He majored in mathematics. For recreation he traveled -- scaled peaks like Mt. Marcy and Mt. Whitney as a contrast to reducing actuarial risks for others.
In addition to his son, Gilbert '57, he is survived by his wife, Lea Van Jugh, whom he married in 1933, a daughter, Lea Fitzhugh Welch, a sister, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. To them we extend our deepest sympathy.
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ROBERT JENKS WHIPPLE '34
Bob Whipple, who retired just last year from the practice of law, which he thoroughly enjoyed for 50-plus years, died in his native Worcester, Mass., Dec. 27, 1997, from complications following successful open-heart surgery before Thanksgiving. He was 85.
A former assistant district attorney for Worcester County, Bob was active in many phases of community life in his hometown as, at one time or another, chairman of the United Appeal, vice-chairman of the local Red Cross, director of the local council of Boy Scouts, vice-chairman and trustee of the Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology (where the birth-control pill was developed), and secretary and trustee of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In 1980 we presented him with our Award for Outstanding Achievement.
In WWII he served with the 26th Inf. Div. from 1941 until his separation, in 1945, as a major.
Bob and his wife, Anne (Caghlan), whom he married in 1960, had a house in Bermuda and a cottage on Martha's Vineyard, and they traveled extensively. Memorable trips were down the Danube (1990), to Egypt and Israel ('92), England ('94), the Netherlands and Belgium ('95), and up the Rhine from Amsterdam to Switzerland ('96).
Surviving, besides "Annie," are Jeffrey, Wendy LeRoux, Michael Pollak, Ellen Powers, and nine grandchildren. To them we offer sincere sympathies.
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GORDON MADISON EINHAUS '36
Gordon died of heart disease Mar. 2, 1997. He was 83. He prepared at Brooklyn's Polytechnic School. At Princeton he majored in economics. Having completed his ROTC training, at graduation he was commissioned a second lieutenant, field artillery. This would lead into an important phase in his life.
Prior to WWII, he was associated with an NYC bank. During that time he was a member of the 104th Field Artillery, New York National Guard. After Pearl Harbor, his unit, a component of the 27th Division, engaged in attacks and prolonged operations at Eniwetok Atoll on the Marshall Islands, Tinian, Saipan, and Okinawa. In 1951 he served in the Korean War. He was a highly decorated officer, having been awarded several medals, citations and commendations. He graduated from the Army's Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army.
Upon military retirement, he worked as a stockbroker in Washington, D.C.
Gordon's wife, nŽe Olive Vanderbilt Hodgson, died in 1986. He is survived by a son, Robert H., a daughter, Mary E. Vallen, and grandchildren Katherine and Elizabeth Vallen.
Gordon was a loyal Princetonian and classmate. He indeed will be missed.
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WILLARD JUREY WRIGHT '36
Bill, from a long line of Princetonians, died of cancer Nov. 26, 1997. He prepared at Lakeside School, where he served over 50 years as a trustee and/or board president. At Princeton he graduated with honors, majored in politics, and was president of Quadrangle Club. He served 10 years on our Alumni Council, led major Annual Giving campaigns, and was a Princeton trustee. He graduated with honors in 1939 from the U. of Washington's Law School.
During WWII, he studied Japanese and saw Naval Intelligence duty in China as a lieutenant (jg).
In 1969 he cofounded the large law firm of Davis, Wright Tremaine. He was president of the Seattle-King County Bar Assn. and the university's Law School Alumni Assn.
He served the Episcopal Church at the parish, diocesan, and national levels, receiving the Bishop's Cross.
A giant in his community, he was an officer, director, or both on over 35 corporate and nonprofit boards.
Long active in state-level politics, he was a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention.
Bill's first wife, Alice A., died in 1969. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Katharyn S., children Alice Hyde, Susan Reed, Rosemary Steven, Raymond G. II '69, Anne Little, Gwendolyn Brinkley, and Kathy Gildea, sister Elizabeth Massie, and 13 grandchildren.
Bill was an extraordinary individual. He will be missed.
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HENRY B. MITCHELL II '37
Hank Mitchell, a world traveler with a wry sense of humor, died Dec. 21, 1997, from a combination of cancer, multiple heart attacks, and Alzheimer's. He left children Henry III, Paul, Edward B. '76, and Francesca by his first wife, Ruth, and James by Diana, his wife of 37 years, one grandchild, and a brother, John '35.
At Princeton Hank was a member of the freshman fencing team, news editor of the Princetonian, v.p of the Intl. Relations Club, and a member of Colonial. He majored in modern languages (French) and graduated with honors.
In the 1938 hurricane in Westhampton, Hank, in waist-high water, heroically pulled over a dozen people to the roof of a house, which sailed to the mainland.
After Harvard Law School and a brief legal career in NYC the Army grabbed him in May 1941. He became executive of a battery of 105-mm howitzers and finally saw active duty in Italy. "Combat in North Africa and Italy made up for boredom in Georgia and Oklahoma." Next came lawyering for the Army in Washington. After almost five years he emerged as a major.
He rejoined his NYC firm but by 1951 was with Cleary Gottlieb Friendly & Ball in Washington. He then spent 27 years with Standard-Vacuum Oil in White Plains and Houston and was counsel for subsidiary Esso Eastern. He retired in 1981 as senior counsel.
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KENNETH ALEXANDER BURGESS '39
Ken died Aug. 25, 1997, at Delaware Valley Medical Center near his home in Morrisville, Pa., where he lived most of his life.
Having majored in chemistry, Ken earned his master's in science at Penn State and spent his entire career as director of research at Columbian Carbon/Cities Service before retiring in 1982. The only exception was his tour of active duty with the Navy from 1941-46, serving in the southwestern and central Pacific before going on the inactive list as lieutenant commander. A member of the American Chemical Society and American Society of Testing Materials, he wrote scientific papers for several scientific journals. He was rector's warden and served on the vestry of the Church of the Incarnation in Yardley, Pa.
Ken and the late Jean Waldron were married in 1942. They are survived by two daughters, Gillian Burgess-Sallee and Andrena Wishnie, two sons, Kenneth and Ross, and nine grandchildren. To all of them we offer our sincere sympathy.
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CHARLES KENNETH DORWIN '40
Nurseryman and plant grower Ken Dorwin died at his home in Goleta, Calif., on Apr. 14, 1997. Classmate Hugh Petersen kindly visited Ken during his illness. Having prepared for Princeton at Lake Forest, Ken majored in economics and joined Cottage Club. Senior year he managed the hockey team. He roomed with Sam Dunnuck, Bobby Fox, and Wes Wright. During WWII, Ken served in the Pacific with the Marine Corps.
In Santa Barbara and Goleta Ken ran the C. K. Dorwin Nursery, supplying blooming plants to the Los Angeles area, and was highly regarded as an authority on daffodils and English primroses and a first-class plant breeder. He was a member of the American Daffodil Society, the Royal Horticultural Society, and the Delphinium Society.
The '40 hockey team will recall Ken as an efficient, humorous, and cheerful manager. Each December as we closed out our schedule for the calendar year in Montreal before the Christmas holiday, Ken would make sure that several cases of Canadian Black Horse Ale were on the train for consumption on the trip back to the USA! Ken is survived by a daughter, son, and two grandchildren. We send them our sincere condolences.
As a bona fide member of the '40 hockey team, Ken is included in the tradition that " '40 hockey players never die, they just skate away." We have lost a loyal, valued comrade.
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JOHN MCVICKAR HAIGHT '40
On July 27, 1997, Lehigh Professor Emeritus John "Doc" Haight died at his Ontario, Canada, summer home. At a Bethlehem, Pa., memorial service, reflections on Doc's life were delivered by our classmate, the Rev. Pat Merle-Smith. Present were '40ers Chiz Anderson, Bill Farrar, Mac Halsey, and Ted Sauer.
Doc joined '40 with that splendid Kent School group, graduated with history honors, rowed 150-lb. crew, was Cloister Inn manager, and received honorable mention for the Joline Prize in Political History. During WWII, he served as an Army captain from D-Day+11 in the European theater.
While an early history instructor at Lehigh, Doc earned his MA from Yale and PhD from Northwestern. His teaching efforts, principally modern European history, were recognized when he was honored with the Stabler Award for excellence in teaching. His book American Aid to France 1938-1940 received wide acclaim. A Lehigh colleague of Doc's has described him "as a good colleague, a good scholar, a fine teacher, and a great family man. . . . His impact on his students was summed up by the comment, 'he was a legend.' "
Doc is survived by his wife, Debby, three daughters, one son, and nine grandchildren. We offer our sincere sympathy to the entire family and deeply mourn the loss of this distinguished educator and highly respected member of the Class of '40.
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DONALD HAMILTON PATTERSON '40
Don died at his Annapolis, Md., home on Dec. 2, 1997. Close at hand were Libby, his wife of 55 years, and their four children with their families.
At Princeton Don made his mark in wrestling and lacrosse; he was a member of Cap and Gown and a politics major. He entered Harvard Law School for a single day when the Navy assigned him to the V-7 Program. As an officer, Don served on destroyers in the Mediterranean and South Atlantic and was awarded the Bronze Star. Later he commissioned the high-speed transport USS Myers and was given her command.
After WWII, Don joined the Baltimore "Sunpapers," charged with the newspaper's move to a new location in Baltimore. Rising through the "nuts and bolts" side of newspaper production, he became publisher in 1977. Don retired in 1983, but became president of the A.S. Abell Foundation -- a benefactor of educational, medical, and cultural institutions. His many activities included being trustee chairman of Severn School and chairman of Historic Annapolis, maintaining that city's rich heritage.
Commenting on Don, a Sun editorial wrote, "To meet Donald H. Patterson was to like him. He never failed to be kind, considerate, and self-effacing. He never took himself too seriously."
Don's '40 classmates join his family and close friends in mourning the death of this highly accomplished Princetonian.
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DAVID DRAPER DAYTON JR. '41
It is said that shelter ranks with food in sustaining life, and there are precious few men who devote energy and resources to the growing worldwide problem of homelessness. Draper Dayton did, and it is a loss that he died Dec. 7, 1997. His wife, Carol, whom he had known since they were sixth-graders together in Winnetka, Ill., survives in Gladwyne, Pa.
Born in Minneapolis, "Dray" was the son of the cofounder of Dayton-Hudson stores. He and Carol had the Dean's permission to marry well before graduation. Having majored in economics, he got a Harvard MBA, finished the war as a naval officer in the Pacific, then entered the vending machine business in Knoxville. He was moved to Philadelphia in 1964.
Retiring in 1986, Dray joined the board of directors at People's Emergency Center, Philadelphia's oldest shelter for homeless women and children. He led PEC through the development of its model facility and helped raise $2.5 million for 50 units of housing. In 1991 George Bush gave him a Point of Light award. In the spiritual realm, he and Carol went to Haiti, where they founded the Gladwyne Presbyterian Church Anglican Center with Father Roger Desir.
Survivors include sons David III, Peter, and Nelson; daughter Adriance; 10 grandchildren; and Dray's favorite (and only) great-grandchild, Emilie. Our sorrow goes out to all of them.
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ROBERT WILLIAM MAYER '42
Bob died Dec. 11, 1997, at home in Fort Pierce, Fla., after a long battle with bone cancer that included using experimental drugs. A loyal, dedicated Princetonian, he never missed a reunion (the only classmate to do so) and usually was first to sign in. As associate editor of many early class yearbooks, Bob could never do enough for '42, using his expertise in research to make the statistics readable and interesting.
Bob attended Northwood School, majored in psychology, and was a member of Key & Seal. During WWII, he was a forward observer liaison pilot with the Army in the Pacific theater, attaining the rank of captain, and received the Army Air Medal of Honor.
After the war he began a business career in research, initially with Gallup & Robinson in Princeton, and later with Young & Rubicam advertising agency in NYC, becoming assistant director of marketing, research and development. He resigned in 1970, moved to Florida, and founded a recreational boating venture, Waterbird, that fell victim to the oil (gas) shortage in the early 1970s. He continued to be active in civic affairs, acting, and maintaining his love affair with the Class of '42. Imaginative, innovative, warm, and outgoing, he will be missed by all who came in contact with him.
To his sons, Gerrit and Wing; his two grand-daughters; and his companion, Wilma Cowles, the class offers its most sincere condolences.
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MARTIN R. WEST JR. '43
Martin died Jan. 5, 1998, of cancer, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 77.
A native of Washington, D.C., he prepared at Episcopal H.S. in Alexandria, Va. During WWII, he served in the Navy.
Martin began his extensive career in the financial sector when he joined Weaver Brothers in 1946 in the mortgage loan department. By 1955, he had become a corporate v.p. and a member of the board of directors. Following his elevation to e.v.p. and company treasurer, Weaver elected him board chairman in 1970, a post Martin held until he retired in 1989.
Many honors came to him down through the years: presidency of the Mortgage Bankers of Metropolitan Washington and the Washington Board of Realtors, which named Martin Man of the Year in 1969. Other collateral activities included presidency of Columbia Country Club and chairmanship of the Washington committee of Project Hope.
Divorced from his first wife, Adele, Martin is survived by his second, Juanita, of Chevy Chase and Manalapan, Fla., where the couple maintained a winter home; two children from the first marriage, Martin III and L. Adele West; two brothers, Richard '45 and Donald '50; a sister, Barbara McLane; and two grandchildren. To the entire family, we offer our most heartfelt condolences.
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FRANKLIN C. MCROBERTS '44
Frank died of heart failure Dec. 17, 1997 in Boynton Beach, Fla., where he had maintained a winter condo for some years.
Frank came to Princeton from Poly Prep Country Day School, where he was active with the school orchestra and Glee Club.
Majoring in chemical engineering and a member of Cloister, he later got his degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. After a short time with Firestone Tire and Rubber in Akron, Ohio, he returned to NYC. As a commuter from Mill Neck, Long Island, he first founded Air Freight Warehouse Corp. and, later, Lansdell Protective Agency in 1969 to serve the security and warehousing needs of airports, waterfronts, and office buildings. His principal hobbies were sailing and music, and, among other boards, he served as a trustee of the American Boychoir School in Princeton, and as a regent of Long Island College Hospital.
Services were held both in Boynton Beach and later in Locust Valley, N.Y., where a member of his family commented on Frank's strong belief in the American Dream.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne, a son and daughter, and four grandchildren. The class extends its deep sympathy to them all.
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GEORGE F. ODLAND '44
George Odland died in Seattle, Nov. 21, 1997, from complications of a stroke. He was 75. He came to us from Lakeside School in Seattle and for two years roomed with Don Hirschberger. At Princeton, he majored in psychology.
He left Princeton in 1943 to enter Harvard Medical School, from which he graduated in 1946, and then interned at Massachusetts General, spent two years as a Navy medical officer, completed a residency in dermatology in 1954, and returned to Seattle. There he commenced part-time practice with his father and conducted research at the U. of Washington Medical School, becoming head of the division of dermatology in 1962. He was a pioneer in the use of the electron microscope, developed an international reputation based on his research, served on a peer-review panel for the National Institutes of Health, and was a world expert in skin research.
George is survived by Elisabeth, his wife of 52 years; sons Hank, Peter, and John; their wives Lesley, Julia, and Lindy; eight grandchildren, and his sister Patricia, to whom the class extends its sympathy.
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PETER WELLS '44
Peter Wells died of Parkinson's Nov. 6, 1996, in Grant, Fla., where he and his wife, Helen, were living after 51 years of marriage.
Peter came to Princeton from Seabreeze H.S. in Florida, left Princeton to attend Penn Medical School, interned at Germantown Dispensary, and retired as a captain in the Navy after 41 years of service, apparently the most senior captain in the Navy at the time. He served on Guam (where his first son was born), at Portsmouth, the Pentagon, and Jacksonville, and for three tours in Puerto Rico and one in Hawaii. He seriously influenced the design of several naval hospitals and many clinics and shipboard facilities. Perhaps his greatest legacy, however, was his delivery of more than 3,000 babies.
He retired to Florida, built several houses, and pursued his love of sailing. In addition to his wife, Helen, he is survived by three sons, two daughters, 12 grandchildren, and three greats. The class extends its deep sympathy to all.
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JAMES VANDEGRIFT JOHNSON JR. '49
A five-year search for the source of recurrent skin tumors finally found total metastasis, too late to save Jim. He had time to wind up his affairs, bravely, meticulous as ever. He died Dec. 12, 1997, in Savannah.
Son of a Presbyterian clergyman ('03), he majored in economics and social institutions. He sang with the Chapel Choir and Glee Club, held offices in the Presbyterian Society, was v.p. of Prospect Club, and played 150-pound football. Vets of the dining halls remember his impeccable handling of the top management job.
At Princeton Theological Seminary he achieved a B.D. in 1952 and did mid-career work in 1980; Clinton College bestowed the doctorate. Pastorates included Pensacola, Natchez, Laurel, Atlanta, Thomaston, and Skidaway Island, Ga. The keystone -- 22 years in Columbus, Ga., where he helped build a splendid organ, and where his name graces a new building. In it hangs his portrait, with a gentle smile.
Boards: Executive Board and General Assembly, Presbyterian Church, U.S.; Columbia Seminary; Synods of Mississippi and Southeast; Presbytery of SW Georgia; Kiwanis; and Columbus Symphony -- music was never far.
To Lobenta, his wife of 45 years, children James and Jane, twin grandsons Christopher and James, and his room-brothers from 327 Foulke and the Seminary, we extend our deep sympathies.
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THOMAS EWING DAY '51
Tom died in Waltham, Mass, June 20, 1997. He was born in Philadelphia. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and was a member of the chess club and Court Club. He roomed with Maury Goldman. He had a master's degree from the Harvard Business School.
In the Korean War, Tom served on board the destroyer USS Moale. Afterwards he was in the Naval Reserve Intelligence Division, retiring as a lieutenant commander in 1976. He was also a Russian and French translator.
In business, Tom had been a research engineer with Raytheon and later worked for Fidelity Investments and Prudential Insurance. He was a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.
The sea was in Tom's blood. He was a member of several Navy organizations and was a founding member of the New England Aquarium in Boston. And he was deeply involved in international and philanthropic activities in the Boston area.
Tom is survived by his wife, Helene, consul of Monaco in New England, sons Lawrence and Thomas, and brother Robert. The class extends to them all its deep sympathy.
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JOHN ALEXANDER MONTGOMERY '51
Alex died of cancer Mar. 7, 1997, in Greenbank, Wash. He was born in Pittsburgh, a son of '14. At Princeton he majored in psychology, was on the board of the Nassau Lit, and was a member of Court Club. He roomed with Art Windels, Marc Bodine, Hank Bahr, and Hank Meyers.
Alex received a law degree from USC in 1961. Prior to that, he had served with the Army in Korea. From 1954-85 he was a worker's compensation adjuster in Orange, Calif. From 1985-89 he was a paralegal in a law office in Santa Ana, Calif.
Alex's first wife Marie died in 1979. They had a daughter, Lisa Marie, and a grandson and granddaughter. He married Melba Appleby in 1980.
The class extends its sympathy to all of Alex's kin. As Melba has written, "He was a wonderful father, grandfather, and husband. We enjoyed our life together, only our time was much too short."
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DODDS IRETON BUCHANAN '53
Bon vivant, poet, professor, rancher, sportsman, devoted husband and father, Dodds died Nov. 22, 1997, after a valiant battle with cancer. He and his wife, Claire, had only recently returned from a happy trip to Santa Fe, N.Mex.
Before entering Princeton, Dodds attended the Kent School and Rice U. He was treasurer of Charter Club and belonged to the 21 Club. He was a member of the Senior Council and the Varsity Club, chairman of the Undergraduate Schools Committee, and v.p. of the Republican Club. Senior year he roomed with Dave Grozier, who predeceased him, and Joe Carragher. Dodds received his master's at Harvard and after three years overseas with Army intelligence, he got his PhD at M.I.T.
Deepest sympathy to his wife, Claire Lindgren-Buchanan; his children, David, Stephen, Helen Elizabeth, Eugene, Catherine Buchanan-Reinitz, and Bruce George; his stepchildren, John Christopher Lindgren, Douglas Harry Lindgren, and Ann-elise Lindgren; sister, the Rev. Daphne Grimes, and brother, George S. Jr. '56. Joe Carragher and Dodds were iron-bound roommates, and their close friendship remained unbroken throughout the years. When Joe said, "I shall miss him," he spoke for all of us.
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DONALD R. KNAPP '63
Don Knapp, an avid family man, athlete, and business executive, died in his wife's arms Sept. 24, 1997, after a three-year battle with colon cancer. He died at his daughter Jennifer's home in Chelmsford, Mass., fulfilling a vow to live until Jenny's baby was born.
Blessed with unquenchable enthusiasm, he had a successful career in Cambridge, Mass. (IBM, Index Systems, General Cinema) and in Chicago (First ChicagoFirst Card), and he always made family a priority.
Don was valedictorian of his high school class (Scotch Plains-Fanwood, N.J.) and Phi Beta Kappa. He went on to a master's in business at Stanford, where he and Bonnie began married life. An eager outdoorsman, Don loved camping, hiking, and skiing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his girls. He also enjoyed sailing, golfing, and playing bridge. With special pride he looked back on his days at Tower Club and on the fabled Scrubby Guns of jayvee basketball in the early 1960s, when a knee injury abbreviated his career.
Besides Bonnie, he leaves three daughters, Kristen, Jennifer, and Sally; two sons-in-law, Joe Flynn and Omar Hernandez; and two granddaughters, Caroline MacRae Flynn and Alina Grace Hernandez, who was born one week before he died.
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