Obituaries - Spring 2006

1926
Ethel Maude Andrews, 101, from Old Town, Maine, on March 19, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of Kappa Psi sorority. She taught in Old Town for 40 years, beginning in a one-room schoolhouse and for the last 13 years at Jefferson Street School. She was a member of the Federated Church of Stillwater, the Daughters of the American Revolution, National Retired Teachers Association, and the Women’s Club of Orono. She is survived by nephews and nieces.
Helen Natalie Mayo, 100, from Fort Myers, Florida, on March 1, 2006. B.A. in French and a member of Phi Mu sorority, M.A. in 1936. She began teaching high school French in the 1930s in New York and in the 1950s was a French and Spanish teacher in Hudson Falls, New York. She did graduate work at the National University of Mexico and the Sorbonne in Paris. In the 1960s she was a professor of French and Spanish at the State University of New York at Albany, and later international student advisor. She was a consultant to the department of education in Peru for 14 years and spent a year in Lima assisting with their teacher-training program. After retirement she spent winters in Florida and summers in New York. She is survived by three sisters including Dorothy Mayo Morris ’30.

1929
Herbert E. Sargent, 100, from Stillwater, Maine, on April 9, 2006. Attended from 1925 until 1926. After attending college he bought a gravel truck with his uncle and father and began an earth moving/construction business. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s he built roads and during World War II built runways for the many air bases in the state. He founded H.E. Sargent, Central Equipment Company, and was a partner in Central Maine Flying Service. He built the Maine Turnpike and the interstate during the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s the company branched out to environmental projects such as capping landfills, alternative energy plants, and retrofitting paper mills. He was the first president of the Old Town city council, served as chairman of the Old Town school board, was a founding member of the Maine Community Foundation board of directors, and was on the president’s council of Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was a member of the Federated Church of Stillwater, the Old Town/Orono YMCA board, Kiwanis, Masons, Shriners, and was a registered Maine Guide. He received many honors throughout his life including the Norbert Dowd Chamber of Commerce Award, Outstanding Citizen Award, an honorary doctorate from Husson College, and a distinguished member of the University of Maine College of Engineering’s, Francis Crowe Society. He is survived by five children including Virginia Sargent Gowen ’55, James ’59, and Calista Wiberg Hannigan ’89, 19 grandchildren including Lynda Leonard ’79, Kerri Leonard Ellison ’81, and Kent Leonard ’86, 35 great-grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.

1932
Roscoe “Ross” Chaney Masterman, 94, from Glens Falls, New York, and San Antonio, Texas, on November 27, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity, band, the honor societies Alpha Chi Sigma and Tau Beta Pi, and was on the cross-country and track teams. He began employment in 1933 with International Paper as a laboratory assistant at Otis Mill. He joined the Navy in 1943 and served until 1946. After the war he returned to his job at Otis Mill and in 1956 moved to Glens Falls, New York, and became assistant manager of International Paper’s northern division. He became division manager in 1960 and by 1968 was vice president and general manager. In 1970 he was appointed vice president of manufacturing at their headquarters in New York City and in 1972 moved to Canada where he was executive vice president of operations of Canadian International Paper in Montreal. He retired in 1976 and returned to Glens Falls where he took an active interest in church and community affairs. He attended Adirondack Community College and earned an associate’s degree in art in 1980. He then attended SUNY in Albany, earning a bachelor of art history degree in 1982. He enjoyed golf and playing gin and was a member of the Lions Club, Glens Falls Country Club, and the Christ Church in Glens Falls. After his wife’s death in 1995 he moved to San Antonio, Texas, to be near his daughter and family. He is survived by daughter Gail Masterman Plummer ’60 and son Thomas ’63, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Philip “Doc” Manson Williams, 95, from Oakland, Maine, on January 4, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Phi Eta Kappa fraternity. During World War II he worked as an ordnance engineer for the Boston Navy Yard and in 1945 returned to Maine and was employed as a project engineer at Keyes Fiber Company in Waterville, Maine, where he remained until his retirement. After retirement he wintered in Lake Worth, Florida. He enjoyed watching sports and was happy to live long enough to see the Red Sox win the World Series. He is survived by four children, seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
1933
Pauline “Polly” Anna Cohen, from Bangor, Maine, on January 15, 2006. B.A. in German and a member of Sigma Tau sorority, Spanish Club, Maine Masque, Math Club, Der Deutsche Verein, and the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. She obtained her M.A. in education from the University of Maine in 1947. She taught elementary school and tutored mathematics for many years. She was a world traveler, enjoyed gardening, designing clothing, knitting, and needlepoint. She is survived by sisters Eunice Cohen Morris ’43 and Sylvia Cohen Shocket ’38.
Mildred Corinne Brawn Cookson, 95, from Dover, Delaware, and Bangor, Maine, on February 19, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of Phi Mu sorority, and the honor societies Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Pi Theta, and Phi Kappa Phi. She taught in the Bangor school system for more than 30 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Eastern Star and enjoyed reading and traveling. She is survived by son Arnold ’67, two grandsons, and two great-grandsons. 
Doris “Dot” Alberta Hutchinson Wiggett, 93, from Northfield Falls, Vermont, on February 13, 2006. B.A. in English and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, All Maine Women, Rifle Team, Women Student Government Association, Contributors’ Club, and women’s news editor. In 1937 she graduated from Massachusetts General Hospital with an R.N. degree. She went to Vermont to be an instructor for the first registered nursing program at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph and moved to Northfield in 1955. After raising her children, she returned to teaching in 1969 at the Thompson School of Practical Nursing and later the Central Vermont Hospital. She retired in 1975. She volunteered with the Red Cross and Northfield Historical Society, and was registrar for the early Vermont Quilt Festivals. She enjoyed round dancing and baking. She is survived by four children, 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
1934
Frank Rodwell Blaisdell, 93, from Charlottesville, Virginia, died on January 31, 2006, from pneumonia. B.S. in civil engineering and a member of Scabbard and Blade, Student Senate, Track Club, and cross-country and track teams. Although he graduated with the Class of 1936 he wished to affiliate with the Class of 1934. After graduation he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1940 he earned a master’s degree from Harvard. He was called into service in 1941 and served in Alaska and British Columbia in the construction of the Alaska-Canada highway and testing clothing and equipment for a possible invasion of Japan. During the Korean War he was awarded a Bronze Star for his work overseeing the rebuilding of Seoul. Beginning in 1948 he worked for the North Carolina Department of Health and in 1958 he began working for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and later worked for the Environmental Protection Agency. He served as a liaison between the EPA and Washington, D.C., overseeing the cleanup of the Potomac River. After retirement in 1972 he enjoyed traveling, gardening, cooking, and church. He was a member of Meadows Presbyterian Church and the Military Officers Association. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, two daughters, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.  
1935 
Janet Brown Hobbie, 90, from Allentown, Pennsylvania, in November 2003. B.A. in English and a member of Chi Omega sorority. In 1936 she graduated from Simmons College of Library Science. She was employed at the Rochester Public Library in Rochester, New York, until 1939 when she began her career as a full-time homemaker. She returned to work as a librarian at Cornell Public Library and was also the vice president and secretary of the family business, Hobbie Personnel. She enjoyed traveling. She was the mother of four children, grandmother to a number of grandchildren, and sister of Rachel Brown Trattner ’43.
Sidney Silverman, 92, from West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 24, 2005. Attended from 1931 until 1934. He was employed in the clothing field, was a member and past vice president of Bnai Brith Lodge, and enjoyed baseball, football, basketball, and hockey. He is survived by his wife.
1936
Selvin “Hershey” Hirshon, D.D.S., 91, from Portland, Maine, on February 5, 2006. B.A. in zoology and a member of the cross-country, track, and tennis teams. After graduation he attended the University of Michigan and did graduate work in microbiology. He returned to Portland to head up the bacteriology department at Maine General Hospital (now known as Maine Medical Center). After one year he returned to Michigan and received his D.D.S. degree. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Force from 1942 until 1945. In 1946 he established a dental practice and retired at age 80. During the 1960s he was a clinical instructor in the dental clinic at Westbrook College (now known as the College of New England). In the 1970s he originated a dental clinic at the Jewish Home for the Aged in Portland. He was the president of the Portland Dental Society, honorary and life member of both the Portland Dental Society and the American Dental Association, a past member of the Portland school board and past chairman of the Sex Education and Family Planning Committee of the Portland school department. He was a current board member of the Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue and the Mount Sinai Cemetery. He enjoyed traveling, gourmet cooking, and tennis. He is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. 
Donald “Don” Goodwin Johnson, M.D., 90, from Bar Mills, Maine, on December 11, 2005. B.A. in zoology and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and the honor society Phi Kappa Phi. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1940. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the Navy Medical Corps in the Pacific Theater as a physician aboard the USS Montrose. After the war he attended Cornell Medical School under a Rockefeller Foundation Grant, teaching his specialty, obstetrics and gynecology. He was a full-time faculty member and continued teaching and having a private practice for 28 years. He retired in 1975 and began working for the Red Cross as chairman of the board of directors of the New England Red Cross Blood Services Program. He served as a member of the Governor’s Council on AIDS, was active in voter registration, and volunteered for many years with the Salmon Falls Library and the Men’s Garden Club of Buxton. He is survived by nieces and nephews including Bonnie Marshall Tompkins ’66 and Marcia Johnson Pauls ’71.
Alice “Al” Gammon Crowell Lord, 91, from Falmouth, Maine, on January 3, 2006. B.A. in sociology and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Maine Masque, YWCA, and played basketball. She was employed as a protective social worker for the state of Maine, retiring at 72. Her care of children began in high school when she taught swimming to children and continued when she worked at Pine Tree Camp. She taught Sunday school at the First Congregational Church in South Portland and was a Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. She was a member of the Maine Audubon Society, Sierra Club, Nature Conservancy, Maine Club, The League of Women Voters, and College Club. After retirement she continued to volunteer as a child welfare worker and foster grandparent. She enjoyed traveling, playing tennis, swimming, reading, playing bridge, and her family. She is survived by four children, five grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Robert “Bob” Waldo Simpson, 91, from Corinna, Maine, and Colonial Beach, Virginia, on October 15, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity and the boxing team. He was employed with General Electric, U.S. Rubber, and the Dunlop Corporation. He is survived by two stepchildren and many step-grandchildren.
1937
Wendell “Czar” Swanton Brewster, 90, from Dunnellon, Florida, on January 1, 2006. B.A. in zoology and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and played football. M.Ed. in 1951. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Coast Guard. He taught, coached, and was a principal in public and private high schools including Mattanawcook Academy, Wassookeag School, Monson Academy, (all in Maine) and Durham High in Connecticut. He was a member of the Community Congregational Christian Church, serving as trustee, and assistant chief of the Citrus Springs Fire Department. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, one daughter, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Louise Eliza Hastings Eldridge, 91, from Canaan and Salisbury, Connecticut, on December 19, 2005. B.A. in English and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, French Club, and the basketball and field hockey teams. She began teaching Latin, English, history, and social studies in Lagrange, Maine, and was the girls’ basketball coach. During World War II she joined the Red Cross and was stationed at Fort Slocum, New York. In 1947 she began teaching preschool in Falls Village, Connecticut, and later owned a nursery school in Canaan. She was a member of the North Canaan Congregational Church, the Hawthorne Club, Canaan Mountain Garden Club, and the Housatonic Camera Club. She worked as registrar of voters for the town of Canaan for 12 years. She enjoyed gardening and spent many hours developing and maintaining flower gardens. She is survived by two children, two granddaughters, two great-grandsons, and brother James Hastings ’44.
Elizabeth “Lib” Marion Story Hoyt, 89, from Easton, Maine, on January 20, 2006. B.A. in economics and a member of Women’s Student Government Association, Sophomore Eagles, All Maine basketball and field hockey teams, YWCA, All Maine Women, Women’s Athletic Association, and played tennis and volleyball. After her children were in school she began teaching English and French at Easton High School. She enjoyed golf, playing piano, bridge, knitting, and sewing. She was a member of the Easton Methodist Church. She is survived by four children including Janice Hoyt Bishop ’62, 10 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren.
George “Mac” William McLellan, 89, from Durham, North Carolina, on February 9, 2006. B.A. in physics and a member of Phi Eta Kappa fraternity, Scabbard and Blade, and the Rifle Team. He did graduate work at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was employed as a physicist in the control laboratory at Corning Glass Works but was called to active service in the Army during World War II. He served from 1939 until 1940 and from 1942 until 1946. He was discharged a major. He returned to Corning as director of technical information service and was employed with Corning for 36 years with product development, testing, and evaluation. He served as the UMaine Alumni Association, Maine Alumni Magazine’s Class of 1937 columnist for the last five years. He is survived by two children and one granddaughter.
Lawrence McLellan Noddin, 91, from Topsham, and Lamoine, Maine, on February 8, 2006. Attended in 1935. He was employed with New England Telephone & Telegraph and left to serve his country in World War II. He served in the Army Signal Corps from 1943 until 1946. He returned to AT & T as a staff supervisor coordinating the independent phone companies of Maine. He retired in 1975 to Marlboro Beach on Frenchman’s Bay where he was a founding member of the Marlboro Yacht Club. He was an avid skier at Sugarloaf. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, son Richard ’68, and one granddaughter.
Paula Mercedes Vallely Stott, 89, from Portland, Maine, on October 31, 2005. Attended from 1933 until 1934. She was a homemaker who enjoyed golf, bridge, and dancing. Later in life she became a real estate agent. She is survived by two children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
1938
Nelson “Nels” Bradford Carter, 89, from Pittsford, New York, on December 28, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, American Chemical Society, Maine Christian Association, band, the honor societies Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Alpha Chi Sigma, and received a number of scholarships. M.S. in 1940. During this time he also was the church organist at the First Universalist Church in Bangor. He began employment with Eastman Kodak in 1940 as an engineer. In the 1950s he was a metallurgical engineer and later supervisor. He continued for many years to be the organist at his church. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, two daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.   
Rose Frances Whitmore Germick, 91, from Houston, Texas, on January 7, 2006. B.A. in romance languages and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Spanish Club, French Club, Arts and Science Club, president of Women’s Forum, and Debating Club manager. During World War II Grumman Aircraft sent her to Columbia University to study aeronautical engineering, and upon completion of her studies she was assigned to fighter aircraft production. She later became a licensed control tower operator and after the war was assigned to the engineering department tower to assist pilots on aircraft performance. She was a member of the Champions Golf Club and Rockland Golf Club and enjoyed playing bridge. She spent many summers at the family home in Rockland, Maine. She is survived by her husband of 60 years.
Ruth Alice Robinson Grant, 88, from Hampden and Stillwater, Maine, on December 12, 2005. Attended from 1934 until 1935. She attended beauty school and was employed as a beautician until she began her family. She was active with her children’s school activities, PTA, scouting, and the Eastern Star. She is survived by three children, nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and three siblings including Grace Griffin ’48.
Ida Mae Hart Harding, 88, from Rockland, Maine, on December 27, 2005. B.A. in romance languages, a member of the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi, and the Maine Outing Club. She was a language teacher at: Greely Institute in Cumberland, Thomaston High School, Union High School, and Medomak Valley School. She was a member of the Thomaston Federated Church; the Thomaston, Milbridge, and Union historical societies; and former president of the Thomaston PTA. She is survived by her husband of 66 years and one son.
1939
Louis “Louie” Joseph Bourgoin, 88, from Peabody, Massachusetts, on January 14, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Education Club, and played football, baseball, and basketball. After graduation he was employed with General Electric until entering the service in 1942. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army in the European Theater. He received two Presidential Citations and the European Theater Ribbon with one star. He returned to General Electric and was employed as a machinist for 40 years until his retirement in 1981. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church, AFL-CIO, and the GE Quarter Century Club. He enjoyed golfing. He is survived by his wife, two children, and two granddaughters.
Edwin “Ed” Byer, M.D., 86, from Oakland, California, on October 2, 2004. B.A. in zoology and a member of the “M” Club, track team, the honorary society Phi Kappa Phi, and was a student instructor in zoology his senior year. After graduation he obtained his M.D. degree from Louisiana State University in 1945. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Army from 1950 until 1953. He was an instructor of physiology at the University of Iowa and later became chief of anesthesiology at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California, and had a private practice in Oakland. He was the father of one son. He is survived by his brother David ’41.
James “Jim” W. Cunningham, 88, from Old Town, Maine, on February 6, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Club, and played football three years. During World War II he worked as a project engineer with Wright Aeronautical Corporation in Patterson, New Jersey, from 1939 until 1945. He returned to Old Town in 1945 and became a superintendent at Old Town Canoe where he remained for 32 years. He enjoyed fishing. He is survived by two sons including Robert ’71, brother Dana ’43, and sister M. Jean Cunningham Jackson ’49.
Benjamin Walter Ela, Jr., 88, from Lemon Grove, California, on November 28, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, Maine Christian Association, Maine Outing Club, and played football and baseball one year and basketball four years. Although he graduated with the Class of 1940 he wished to affiliate with the Class of 1939. M.S. in 1941. He was employed in the 1950s with California Research & Development as a research engineer and retired from Ryan Aeronautical Industries. He was a member of the Lemon Grove Congregational United Church of Christ and a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts. He is survived by his wife of 65 years Jeanette Lamoreau Ela ’39, six children, 16 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Kendrick “Ken” Yale Hodgdon, 88, from La Vale, Maryland, on December 13, 2004. B.S. in botany and a member of: the band, Prism board, Campus reporter, Maine Masque, Biology Club, track and cross-country teams, wrote a book of poems, and wrote and directed the play Life Denied which was broadcast on WLBZ radio. After graduation he was a high school principal but left to enlist in the Army U.S. Signal Corps.  He served from 1942 until 1946. He received his M.S. degree from the University of Miami of Ohio in 1946. He was a teacher for 15 years, principal for five years, and supervisor of high schools for the board of education of Allegany County, Maryland, for 15 years. He was past president of the Lions and Kiwanis clubs, wrote “Nature Notes” for the Times/News in Cumberland, Maryland, gave presentations on nature to various groups, and received the state’s Environmental Educator Award. He enjoyed birding and writing. He is survived by his wife, three children, and four grandchildren.
Richard “Ike” Holmes, 89, from Presque Isle and Northeast Harbor, Maine, on January 16, 2006. B.S. in forestry and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Forestry Club, Skeet Club, the honor society Xi Sigma Pi, and played intramural sports and J.V. football. In 1939 he was hired as the first ranger for Baxter State Park. In 1943 he enlisted in the Army and served in Colorado and in the Canadian Rockies as an instructor in cold weather survival. He later served in Scotland and Germany and was discharged in 1946. After the war he moved to Aroostook County and was employed as a surveyor for the proposed hydro dam on the Aroostook River. In 1951 he began a career in land and construction surveying and was self-employed for 40 years. He was a founding member of the Quoggy Jo Ski Club, worked with the Boy Scouts, and was a member of the Anah Temple Shrine. After retirement he cataloged the wildflowers of Aroostook County with his own color photographs. He enjoyed skiing, gardening, botany, and maple sugaring. He is survived by four children including Christopher ’70, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and sister Julia “Pat” Holmes Maines ’45.
George “Tuddy” Roberts Sawyer, 88, from Merrill, Maine, on December 8, 2005. B.S. in civil engineering and a member of Theta Chi fraternity, “M” Club, Civil Engineering Club, ran track, and was a New England cross-country champion. He was employed with the U.S. Geological Survey before entering the Navy in 1943. He was a veteran of World War II serving from 1943 until 1946, part of that time aboard the U.S.S. Logan in the Pacific and Atlantic. After the war he and his wife took over the Grange Farm while still practicing land surveying in southern Aroostook County. In 1963 he became a Maine Department Of Transportation construction inspector, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the Island Falls Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, four children including William ’68 and George ’69, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
1940
Marcia Jannette Finks Bell, 87, from Portland, Maine, on January 4, 2006. B.S. in home economics. After graduation she was employed as a dietitian for six years at the Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, and later was self-employed as a dietitian consultant. As a registered dietitian she was appointed to Governor Curtis’ Committee on Licensing, where she was instrumental in getting passed into law the mandatory licensing of dietitians in Maine. She was a lifelong member of Haddassah, Temple Shalom, and the Jewish Community Center. She volunteered in her children’s schools, selling savings bonds and as a member of the PTA. She enjoyed traveling and golf. She is survived by three children, one grandson, and one great-granddaughter.
William “Cookie” Sherwood Cook, 86, from St. George, Maine, on February 13, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the honor societies Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi, and played intramural sports three years. After graduation he worked at Ingersoll Rand in New York for two years before enlisting in the Navy and serving from 1944 until 1946. During World War II he served in the Philippines. When he returned, he took over the family’s lobster business. He was involved with state politics, education, and the advancement of health care. He served as the chairman of the Knox Hospital board of trustees and the board of Penobscot Bay Medical Center during its formative years. He was a master craftsman, bird carver, ornithologist, sailor, ice-boater, and avid student of Maine history. He is survived by his wife, five children including Amy Cook Morey ’83, ’91G, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mary Esther Page Grindell, 87, from Lincoln, Maine, on December 26, 2005. Attended from 1938 until 1939. In the 1940s she was employed at Bailey’s Drug Store in Lincoln and later Lincoln Department Store. She and her husband owned and operated Lincoln Clothing Company for more than 40 years. She was a member of the Maine Audubon and National Audubon societies, and the Lincoln United Methodist Church. In 1960 she was chosen as Woman of the Year. She enjoyed classical music, playing bridge, sewing, cooking, and raising hybrid tea roses.  She is survived by her sister Ella Page Cobb ’46 and brother-in-law Kenneth Cobb ’46. 
Emil Franklin Hawes, 88, from Albany, New York, on March 2, 2006. B.S. in civil engineering and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Scabbard & Blade, Civil Club, and band. In 1940 he entered the Army Air Force with an honor graduate appointment as a second lieutenant and by 1941 was a captain. He served during World War II as a B-17 instructor and later as a post adjutant. During the 1940s and 1950s he traveled the world as a major and in 1960 received his M.Ed. from Rutgers University. He retired from the Air Force in 1956. After retirement he was a pilot, teacher, musician, civil engineer, carpenter, and surveyor. He attended Masters College in California in 1994 to pursue his interest in Christian Evangelical studies. He is survived by three children including John ’79, nine grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren.
George Coakley Swanton, 90, from Dexter and Rockland, Maine, on December 22, 2005. B.S. in education. Although he graduated in 1947, he wished to affiliate with the Class of 1940. He taught in Argyle, Maine, before being drafted into the Army in 1942. During World War II he served as a medic with the 97th Evacuation Hospital in Normandy, the Rhineland, Belgium, and Central Europe. He received a Certificate of Merit for “conspicuously meritorious and outstanding performance of duty.” He was employed for many years in Westford, Massachusetts, as a hospital orderly and later as a librarian at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts. He retired to Dexter, Maine, and moved to Belfast, Maine, in 1995. He was a 50-year member of the Masons, obtaining the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine, which is considered to be the highest honor that can be awarded in the York Rite Masons. He was a member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Dexter Grange, and state and national granges. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, two stepchildren, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
1941
Kenneth “Ken” Deane Bell, 84, from Stratford, Connecticut, on June 22, 2004. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the honor society Tau Beta Pi, basketball assistant manager and manager, and assistant baseball manager. During World War II he was employed with Wright Aeronautics in New Jersey. After the war he was employed as a technical supervisor of engineering design with Sealol Corporation in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1967 he became chief engineer at Advanced Products in North Haven, Connecticut, and later advanced to engineering manager. He was the father of two children.
Winnifred Blanchard Oliver Dingley, 84, from Farmington, Maine, on December 17, 2003. Attended from 1937 until 1939 and a member of Phi Mu sorority. In 1941 she was employed as a stenographer in the War Department, munitions building, in Washington, D.C. She later was employed with the U.S.D.A. and at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, and the Eastern Star.  She is survived by her husband, three children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, stepdaughter Pamela Dingley Moore ’73, and two step-grandchildren.
Arthur “Art” Louis Kelley, 89, from Allagash, Maine, on March 19, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and the Education Club. M.Ed. in 1952. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army in the invasion of Normandy. He was employed as a teacher, principal, and superintendent in Allagash. He enjoyed the woods and waters of the Allagash and storytelling. He is survived by his wife 63 years, two children, four grandchildren, and five siblings including Paul Kelly ’52.
Carroll “Morsie” Edwin Morse, 88, from Brunswick and Woolwich, Maine, on February 3, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was employed as a mechanical engineer in New York City until he began serving in the Army Air Force in 1943. He served until 1945. He was employed as a mechanical engineer with Central Maine Power Company until his retirement in 1982. He oversaw the beginning phases of Maine Yankee nuclear power plant. He was a long-time member of the Woolwich Wiscasset Baptist Church, served 32 years as treasurer and secretary of Riverside Cemetery, and past president of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. He enjoyed restoring antique clocks and spent three years restoring the clock tower in Woolwich and repaired the clock tower in Richmond. He enjoyed reading, gardening, bird watching, and photographing and collecting historic data on Maine tower clocks. He is survived by five children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Dorothy “Dottie” Hopkins Wing Nystrom, 85, from Hendersonville, North Carolina, on November 29, 2005. B.S. in home economics and a member of Chi Omega sorority, Home Economics Club, Maine Outing Club, YWCA, and the honor societies Omicron Nu and Phi Kappa Phi. During World War II she taught in Stonington, Connecticut, and during the later part of the war taught at, and received her master’s degree from, Penn State. She was a full-time homemaker, was a Cub Scout den mother, and volunteered with the PTA and church. She is survived by her husband of 63 years George ’41, three sons including Peter ’76, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. 
Elsie Leilla Kierstead Paul, 98, from Port Charlotte, Florida, on November 14, 2005. B.S. in education. After graduation she obtained her M.A. degree from New York University. She was employed as an assistant professor in the college of education at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. She was a member of Pi Lambda Theta, and Delta Kappa Gamma, and the national and international honor societies for women in education.
Frank “Franco” Price Shearer, 85, from Daphine, Alabama, on July 17, 2005. B.S. in wildlife conservation and a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Forestry Club, and played baseball and football. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Marines from 1942 until 1946, receiving a Bronze Star for his actions in Iwo Jima. He remained in the Reserves and was promoted to major in 1948 and retired in 1956 as a colonel. He was employed with International Paper from 1946 until his retirement in 1981. He began as an apprentice and retired as an executive. He enjoyed golf, gardening, and attending Marine Corps reunions. He is survived by his wife, and was the father of five children and 11 grandchildren.
William “Saint” Albert St. Germain, 88, from Redmond, Washington, died on February 27, 2006, of complications from Alzheimer’s. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and ROTC. He was self-employed as a manufacturer’s representative. He enjoyed traveling and gardening. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, four children, and five grandchildren.
Frederick “Ding” Foster Tracy, 87, from Fort Worth, Texas, on December 7, 2005. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1944 until 1946. He lived in Odessa, Texas, for 37 years, at one time owning and operating Trayco. He also was employed as a petroleum engineer with Sterling Drilling and as a safety engineer for Texas Employers Insurance Association. He was a lay reader and member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and enjoyed boating and golf. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, two children, and two grandchildren.  
1942
William “Bill” Richard Beckmann, 83, from Oregon, on May 15, 2003. B.S. in wildlife management and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Forestry Club, Maine Outing Club, and played intramural sports for four years and basketball for two years. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy and was awarded the Asian Pacific, Philippine, and American Victory campaign ribbons.
Alton “Al” Grover Bonney, Jr., 85, from Ringwood, New Jersey, on February 25, 2006. B.S. in engineering physics and a member of the Outing Club, Glee Club, Physics Club, Maine Christian Association, and Maine Masque. He was employed in the 1950s as a design engineer with Westinghouse and later as an electrical engineer with International Nickel. He retired as a project engineer. He was the father of four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Lois Mabel Southard Chute, 89, from Portland, Maine, on March 7, 2006. Honorary degree. She graduated from Maine General School of Nursing in 1941 and worked at Maine General Hospital in Portland. She later worked private duty assignments. She spent summers at her cottage in Norway. She is survived by three children including Mary Ann Chute Huff ’75, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Carrol “Dav” Dwight Davis, 85, from Fort Myers, Florida, on February 23, 2006. B.S. in electrical engineering and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity, Scabbard & Blade, and played baseball. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Signal Corps from 1942 until 1946. In 1947 he was employed with the W. T. Grant Company and held various management positions until his retirement in 1976. He then joined Court Management in Westfield, Massachusetts, and was a real estate appraiser/broker. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, one son, one grandson, two great-grandchildren, and brother Clayton ’52.  
Ralph William Haney, 87, from West Palm Beach, Florida, and Warren, Indiana, on November 3, 2001. B.S. in electrical engineering. He was employed as an electrical engineer for 40 years at Union Carbide, Boeing, and Bendix in the nuclear reactor industry and the space program. He was employed with Bendix at Cape Kennedy in the 1960s and was involved with the Saturn Five programs, which landed men on the moon. He enjoyed travel, operating a ham radio, and time at the beach.
Harris Linwood McLean, Jr., 86, from Sullivan Harbor, Maine, on March 13, 2006. Attended from 1938 until 1940 and a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1940 until 1942 with the Pacific Fleet, destroyer duty. After the war he was employed as a project engineer at the Naval Ordnance Plant in Arizona and at naval rocket and missile plants in Ohio and Tennessee. He later graduated from the School of Banking at Williams College and in the 1960s was vice president of Liberty National Bank in Lewiston, Maine, and served as president and chief executive officer from 1967 until 1979. He was a member of Maine Bankers Association, the Consumer Credit Committee, Rotary, Stanwood Wildlife Foundation, Ellsworth planning board, American Legion, and many other civic organizations. He is survived by two daughters including Marney McLean Pineda ’65, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and sister Joyce McLean Mahler ’45.
1943
Robert “Day” Hartson Day Sr., 86, from Woodstock, Maine, on March 5, 2006. B.S. in dairy husbandry and a member of the ROTC band. Although he graduated in 1947 he chose to affiliate with the Class of 1943. He worked in the Oxford Mill and left to start a dairy business. He became a representative for Eastern States Grain Company and opened a farm and garden store which later became the Agway store in Rumford. He served on the school board in the late 1960s and early 1970s.He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1942 until 1945. He served in North Africa, Corsica, France, and Germany. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, two children, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Gordon Pearce Smith, 87, from Bangor, Maine, on December 11, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, Intrafraternity Council, Student Senate, Education Club, and International Relations Club. M.Ed. in 1959. Before attending graduate school he was employed as a teacher and coach in Sanford and Gardiner, Maine; and Scarsdale, New York. In the 1950s he was a math and science teacher at Fryeburg High School and later at Bangor High School where he also served as the basketball coach. He retired in 1977 after 33 years of teaching. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bangor and a former vestryman and church volunteer. He was past president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, served as a poll worker for many years, and volunteered with the Good Samaritan Agency. He enjoyed golf, reading, crossword puzzles, UMaine and Bangor High School sports, and was an avid Red Sox fan. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, daughter Pamela Smith Sheridan ’74, son Paul ’67, and two grandchildren.  
Wendell “Stick” Hayward Stickney, 85, from Ligonier, Pennsylvania, on December 8, 2005. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of the Maine Christian Association, Maine Masque, Glee Club, Chess Club, International Relations Club, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. During World War II he was employed in the Boston Navy Yard testing Navy ship machinery. In the 1950s he was employed with General Package Corporation where he created the design for a label machine and later while working for General Electric developed a machine that made heat-resistant paper from mica flakes. He was a draftsman, surveyor, designed and built an automatic press for making phonograph records, a chief engineer at a machine shop, and designed an injection molding machine for making small plastic parts. He had six patents. He promoted self-reliance, conservation, and individualism.  After retirement he built a replica of a Revolutionary-period whaleboat for the Darien Historical Society, was technical director of the Troupers Light Opera Company, and taught woodworking, maple syrup making, and astronomy at New Canaan Country School. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, daughter April Stickney Cintron ’75, son Bristol ’76, and four grandchildren.
1944
Albert Clarence Brewer, Jr., 82, from Presque Isle, Maine, on January 14, 2006. Attended from 1940 until 1942 and was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Marine Corps guarding ships going through the Panama Canal. After the war he returned to Presque Isle where he raised cattle and grew potatoes. In 1994 he received the Maine Beef Producer’s Producer of the Year Award. He was a member of the Central Aroostook Farm Soil and Conservation District, Aroostook Farm Bureau Association, and served as past master of the Maysville Grange. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, four children, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.  
Alan Dodge Crockett, 85, from Addison, Maine, on March 6, 2006. Attended from 1940 until 1941. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Merchant Marines. While in the Navy he completed his engineering training and after the war was employed with the Navy at the Chesapeake Naval Shipyard. He later led the retrofitting of three Navy ships to haul molasses for the Onassis shipping company and a fourth ship was converted to a pleasure yacht. After this job was complete, he owned and operated a marine salvage yard in the Boston area. In the late 1970s he retired to Addison, Maine, and operated a small construction business. In the 1990s he partnered with the University’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center and a composite wood bridge was built to connect an island near Addison to the mainland. He remained close to the University of Maine and in 2000 established the Alan D. Crockett ’44 and Joan A. Crockett Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center Fund to support student scholarships and the Center’s operations. He was a lifelong member of the Pleasant River Fish and Game Club of Columbia Falls, the Indian River Grange of Addison, and the Masons. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, four children, three stepchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and niece Martha Drisko Rowley ’72.
Richard “Dick” Henry Fuller, 86, from Cumberland, Maine, on February 22, 2006. B.A. in business administration and a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, ”M” Club, played football, and was a hurdler and hammer thrower with the track team. He was employed with his father and brother in the family’s business, Fullers, a wholesale automotive parts and equipment supply store. He was involved for many years with Heifer Project International and traveled around the world for the humanitarian organization. He built a vacation home at Moosehead Lake, and took pride in raising, showing, and training his boxer dogs. He was involved with the Boy Scouts, was a member of the Masons and Shriners, and enjoyed skiing, genealogy, archery, and fishing. He was a member of the United Church of Christ and most recently the Greater Grace Bible Church in Gorham. He was an avid University of Maine football, ice hockey, track, and baseball fan, and received the University of Maine Alumni Association’s Block “M” Award in 1995 and became an Honorary Lifetime Alumni Board Member in 2004. He is survived by his wife, three children, two stepchildren, two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Harvey David Hillson, 82, from Glastonbury, Connecticut, and Old Town, Maine, on January 12, 2006. B.A. in chemistry and a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy and took part in the invasion of Okinawa. For more than 40 years he owned and operated H.M. Goldsmith retail women’s clothing stores in Bangor and Old Town. He was president of the Maine Merchants Association and served on the Old Town board of education. He was a member of the Congregation Kol Haverim, the Penobscot Valley Country Club, and enjoyed the Red Sox, Patriots, and golf. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, three children, and five grandchildren.
Frederick “Boxcar” Sawtelle Jones, Jr., 83, from Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 17, 2005. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the honor society Tau Beta Pi. M.S. in 1949. Although he graduated with the Class of 1947 he wished to affiliate with the Class of 1944. He was a veteran of World War II serving from 1942 until 1946 in the Army in the Pacific. He also earned a degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii. He was employed as an engineer with Dupont in Delaware before moving to Japan as a civilian with the Army. He moved to Hawaii when Pacific headquarters were moved and was employed as a staff engineer in charge of building airstrips and housing in the Far East. He traveled the world including sailing across the Indian Ocean to South Africa, and was shipwrecked on the way. He is survived by his wife, five children, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and sister Marilyn “Sidecar” Jones Chase ’50.
1945
Clifford Warren Davis, 81, from Springvale, Maine, died on December 17, 2005, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Attended from 1941 until 1943 and was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He joined the Navy in 1943, completed his degree in electrical engineering, and served until 1946. After the war he was employed as an electrical engineer for Western Electric, General Motors, and Champion Lampworks. In 1954 he began employment with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, working on submarine missile fire control systems. In 1964 he started Davis Real Estate & Insurance Company in Sanford and was affiliated with Farm Family Insurance Company. He operated this business until 1987 when he sold the business to his sons and retired. He was an active member of the North Parish Congregational Church in Sanford, teaching Sunday school, singing in the choir, and serving as deacon and trustee. He enjoyed farming and raised sheep and beef animals and cut and baled hay. He built his own home, a sailboat, and renovated a number of old homes. He enjoyed fishing and sailing. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, eight children including Neal ’72, and 27 grandchildren including Jared Davis ’02.
Richard “Dick” Carter Lord, 81, from Malden, Massachusetts, on November 24, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of the band and the honor societies Mu Alpha Epsilon and Tau Beta Pi. He was employed as a process engineer with Badger American in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
Raymond Elwood Neal, Jr., 82, from Marblehead, Massachusetts, on August 23, 2005. Attended from 1941 until 1943 and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. He was the father of six children.
Ethel Tarr Smyth, 82, from Amherst, Massachusetts, died on March 4, 2006, from Parkinson’s disease. B.A. in psychology and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. While raising her family she worked for many years as a dog groomer, specializing in cocker spaniel show dogs. She was a member of the South Congregational Church, the South Amherst Thursday Club, and the Pioneer Valley Cocker Spaniel Club. She enjoyed home decorating, furniture refinishing, and antiques. She is survived by her husband John ’45, four children including Daniel ’75, ’77G and John ’78, nine grandchildren, and two siblings including Fred Tarr ’53.
Robert “Sam” Nelson Varnum, 83, from Edmonds, Washington, on December 19, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1943 until 1946. In the 1950s he was employed as a chemical engineer with Spencer Kellogg & Sons in Decatur, Illinois. He then was a corn processing plant superintendent and plant designer with Cargil, living and working in the United States, The Netherlands, England, and Brazil. He enjoyed photography, wine, golf, candy making, bridge, and chess. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Helen Mullen Varnum ’43, seven children, and 13 grandchildren. 
1946
Fred Almon Basford, 81, from Stockton Springs, Maine, on March 4, 2006. Attended from 1942 until 1943. He left school to serve in the Army Signal Corps during World War II and participated in the invasion of France and Germany delivering supplies to the front and moving officials. After the war he worked as a truck driver in Florida but returned to Maine, married, and he started a dairy farm. He later began employment with Merrill Transport where he worked for the next 40 years. He was a member of the Stockton Springs Community Church for more than 40 years. He is survived by children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Richard Merry Haggett, 80, from Stuart, Florida, and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, on January 5, 2006. Attended in 1942. After attending the university he obtained his mechanical engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1945. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy. He was employed with his brother in the industrial commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business, Haggett Engineering, in the Boston area. From 1972 until 2002 he was involved in the lodging and real estate business in Vermont and Florida. He is survived by his wife Ann Keyes Page Haggett ’46, two children, two grandchildren, and brother James ’36.
Charles “Hal” Harold Jack, Jr., 81, from Lakewood, New Jersey, on November 6, 2004. B.S. in education and a member of Theta Chi fraternity, Education Club, Forestry Club, Men’s Student Senate, Maine Christian Association, Maine Outing Club, Press Club, managed the freshman cross-country team, and was a Campus reporter. Although he graduated with the Class of 1950 he chose to affiliate with the Class of 1946. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1942 until 1946. He obtained his MBA in 1951 from Syracuse University. He was an adjunct professor with Ocean County College for many years and president of Pilot Realty Agency. His reunion form indicated his “proudest and fondest college memory” was “meeting and marrying Dee Vollmer.” He is survived by his wife of 54 years Doris “Dee” Vollmer Jack ’49 and two children.
1948
Chester “Chet” Allen Darling, 87, from Denver, Colorado, on February 7, 2006. B.S. in electrical engineering and a member of Tau Beta Phi honor society, Radio Society, Cabin Club, Glee Club, and Maine Christian Association. He was a veteran of World War II serving as a radio operator in the Army Air Corps from 1942 until 1946.He was employed as an electrical engineer in design and development with Barth Engineering and Manufacturing Company. In his later years he volunteered reading to the visually impaired, taught Braille, and enjoyed math problems.  He is survived by three children and three grandchildren.
Merle Francis Goff, 82, from Bangor, Maine, on March 17, 2006. B.A. in public management and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Maine Christian Association, Maine Masque, and the orchestra. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army’s 44th Infantry Division and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained near Strasbourg, France, in 1944. He also received the Combat Infantry Badge and two Campaign Stars.  He was employed as a research assistant for the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research and in 1949 was a purchasing agent for the city of Bangor. He served for 10 years as the Bangor’s city manager overseeing the transition of Dow Air Force Base to the city, the development of Bangor International Airport, the creation of the Bangor Housing Authority, and the Kenduskeag Stream Recreational Parkway. He served for 10 years as the special assistant to the president of the Training and Development Corporation for Bangor and Bucksport. He was appointed to the state board of State Tax Equalization, the state board of environmental protection, and the board of directors of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy. He was a member of the Elks, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Society of Public Administration, and a founding member of the Eastern Maine Development Corporation. After retirement he created a business at Bangor International Airport called Buy Maine, designed to promote Maine products. He enjoyed painting, computers, design, and publishing. He is survived by his wife, four children including Fred ’73, Margrette Goff Fenderson ’75, and Ellen Goff Hughes ’89, one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren including Matthew Amsden ’97 and Casey Davis Monnier ’02, and step brother Willard Sawyer ’50.   
Clyde Robert Jones, 79, from Bangor, Maine, on February 27, 2006. B.A. in history and M.Ed. in 1958. He taught school in Howland, Maine, for 12 years and for 30 years in Bangor, much of that time as the head of the social studies department at Bangor High School. He was a student council advisor for many years, encouraging students to reach their potential. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church for more than 50 years and was a choir member for most of those years. He was a 57-year member of Mystic Lodge, and a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite, Shrine, and was the recipient of the Meritorious Service Award. He is survived by one son, six grandchildren, and brothers Richard ’51 and Phillip ’52, and sister Patricia Jones Totman ’51.   
Freeland Jones, 82, from Veazie, Maine, on January 13, 2006. B.S. in agricultural engineering and a member of the Photo Club and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1942 until 1946, some of that time in the European Theater. He was the owner of Gray Stone Enterprises, which included the Gray Stone Trailer Park. He was a member of the Veazie Congregational Church and Penobscot regional planning committee, volunteered as a Boy Scout leader and as a former fire chief in Veazie. He was a troop-greeter beginning with Desert Storm and continued to greet soldiers returning from the Middle East. He recently received a citation from the state legislature for his support of the troops. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, five children including Timothy ’79 and Peter ’89, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Lucian “Doc” Odel Savage, 90, from Palmyra and Stetson, Maine, on January 10, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of the Maine Christian Association, chorus, and the honor society Kappa Delta Pi. He was a veteran of World War II serving from 1941 until 1946, retiring as a major. In the 1950s he was employed as head of the commercial department at Carmel High School and later owned and operated Ivan B. Friend General Store. He also worked as a painter, carpenter, gardener, and lawn keeper. He was a 75-year member of the Grange and served as deputy state master of the State Grange. He was a member of  Stetson Union Church, serving as Sunday school superintendent and church organist. More recently he attended Calvary Baptist Church in Newport. He enjoyed traveling. He is survived by three daughters including Brenda Savage Cookson ’71, eight grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Joanne “Jo” Ruth Chellis Wilson, 79, from Falmouth Foreside, Maine, on February 12, 2006. B.A. in modern languages and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, Maine Christian Association, Le Circle Francaise, El Circulo Espanol, and Der Deutsche Verein. In the 1950s she was employed as an assistant in the renewal division of Union Mutual Life Insurance. She was a member of the Foreside Community Church, the Falmouth Garden Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She enjoyed antiquing and literature. She is survived by two daughters, three granddaughters, and brother Thomas Chellis ’51.
1949
Myer “Mike” Byer, 74, from Palm Beach, Florida, and Bangor, Maine, on December 4, 1997. Attended from 1945 until 1947 and was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Force from 1942 until 1944. After leaving the university he attended Pennsylvania State College of Optometry, graduating in 1951. He was a member of the Maine Optometric Association, the New England Council of Optometrists, and the American Optometric Association. He is survived by his brother David ’41.
Albert “Al” Percy Cox, M.D., 81, from Los Alamitos, California, on January 25, 2006. B.A. in zoology and a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Shakespeare Club, Philosophy Club, and the honor society Phi Beta Phi. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1942 until 1946. During his service he was a medic in North Africa and served as a Navy corpsman in the Pacific. He participated in the battles of Saipan, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima. He returned to graduate in 1953 from Tufts Medical School and practiced radiology in New Hampshire until 1969 when he moved to California. He practiced radiology until his retirement in 1993. He was an avid supporter of his children’s educational and aquatic achievements, especially in1972 when his then 15-year old daughter claimed a world-record time for swimming the English Channel. He founded the Waldo County Scholarship fund at the University of Maine for undergraduate students in need from Waldo County, Maine, and wished any memorial gifts be sent to that fund. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, four children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Joseph Wesley Dale, 81, from Rockmart, Georgia, on January 10, 2006. B.A. in chemistry. He was a veteran of World War II serving as a lab technician in the Army from 1942 until 1946. After the war he was employed with Haartz Mason in Massachusetts as a rubber chemist and then worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron, Ohio, where he became a chief chemist. In 1971 he transferred to Georgia and worked for Goodyear until his retirement in 1988. He was active in the Boy Scouts, enjoyed jazz and big bands, and was a poet, artist, and computer programmer. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, two sons, and three grandchildren.
Arthur LaFond Geary, 81, from Westford, Massachusetts, on November 17, 2005. B.S. in chemical engineering and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. From 1949 until 1951 he was a research assistant on a Navy project at MIT where he received his M.S. degree. From 1951 until 1954 he was employed with Weirton Steel as a project supervisor and in 1954 he began working for Metal Research Laboratories in Niagara Falls, New York, as a senior research assistant. He retired after 20 years as a metallurgist from Nuclear Metals in Concord, Massachusetts. He enjoyed reading, painting, sports, and studying history. He is survived by his wife, three children, and three grandchildren.
Donald “Bull” Chester Kinney, 80, from Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, on January 29, 2006. B.A. in business administration and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Maine Outing Club, Maine Christian Association, and cross-country team, (serving as manager). He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1943 until 1946. In 1943 he qualified for the Naval Aviation Program and began training to become an aviator, studying at Bates College and Tufts University. In 1951 he returned to active duty during the Korean War serving on the destroyer USS VanValkenbury in combat off the west coast of North Korea and in the Siege of Wosan. He continued to serve in the Reserves and retired with the rank of commander. He earned a B.S. degree from Portland University (now the University of Southern Maine) in 1957. He began his career as an assistant auditor at Eastern Trust and Banking in Bangor and joined the trust department of First National Bank in 1964. He served as a corporate trust officer until his retirement. He also taught physics at Maine Maritime Academy and worked as a stores officer on the academy’s annual training cruise. He was a life-member of the U.S. Naval Institute, Retired Officers Association, Scottish Rite Lodge, American Legion, and the Masons. He was past president of the American Institute of Banking, Bangor chapter, and was past treasurer of All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor. He is survived by three siblings.
Daniel “Rip” Elwood Sylvester, 83, from South Portland, Maine, on March 5, 2006. B.S. in forestry and a member of the Forestry Club, the Maine Christian Association, and American Veterans Committee. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. He worked for several years with the Boston & Maine Railroad and later was employed as a dairy herd improvement supervisor with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for 34 years, retiring in 1986. After retirement he was employed at Mill Creek Store for 17 years. He enjoyed square-dance calling in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, three stepchildren, 12 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. 
Joseph Spencer White, Jr., 81, from Stanhope, New Jersey, on December 27, 2005. Attended in 1946. After attending the university, he received his B.S. degree from Bowdoin College in 1948. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He received two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. He was employed as an electrical engineer with AT & T in New Jersey for 37 years. He was a member of the Stanhope United Methodist Church, American Legion, and Stanhope Senior Citizens Club. He is survived by six children, 13 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
1950
William Francis Carrigan, Jr., 84, from Lewiston, Maine, on February 27, 2006. B.A. in business administration. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1943 until 1946. In the 1950s he was employed with A.C. Allyn as an investment planner in Lewiston. He enjoyed his camp on Lake Annabessacook, watching the Red Sox, and his dogs and birds. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, three children, and three grandchildren.
Jean Dennison Conley, 82, from Bremen, Maine, on March 2, 2006. Attended from 1946 until 1948, was an All-Maine basketball player, and a member of Phi Mu sorority. She graduated from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital School of Dental Hygiene in 1942. She was a veteran of World War II serving in the WAVES from 1942 until 1946. She was employed as a dental hygienist in Skowhegan, Portland, and Camden. She loved sports including softball, badminton, tennis, and basketball. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and played violin in the Lincoln County Orchestra. She is survived by three children, two grandchildren, and sister Judi Dennison MacKenzie ’48 and brother Richard ’51.
Robert “Bob” Henry Elliott, 83, from Bucksport, Maine, on February 14, 2006. B.S. in forestry and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1941 until 1945.  After the war he was employed with North Carolina State Forest Service for 2 years and then with St. Regis Paper, southern woodlands division and later with the division in Bucksport, Maine. He retired from St. Regis in 1983. He was a longtime member of the Elm Street Congregational Church in Bucksport and was a supporter of the University of Maine. He enjoyed reading, playing golf, and was active with several community groups. He is survived by nieces and nephews.
James “Jim” William Harris, 84, from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, on December 21, 2005. B.S. in mechanical engineering. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy and was a recipient of the Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Medal with four bronze stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with one star, World War II Victory Medal, American Area Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. He was employed by Acushnet Company as a product engineer. He was a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, Maconchu Club, Mattapoisett Historical Society, Mattapoisett Land Trust, the Star of the East Lodge, and the American Contract Bridge League. He is survived by three children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Donald “Bud” Hiram Hathorn, Jr., 81, from Bangor, Maine, on March 9, 2006. Attended from 1946 until 1947. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II. Most of his career was spent in the insurance field working for the Insurance Company of North America, (now Cigna) in Boston, Philadelphia, and Bangor. After retirement he returned to Bangor and was associated with Sargent, Tyler, and West. He was a member of All Souls Congregational Church, St. Andrews Lodge, Scottish Rite, Anah Shrine, and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. He enjoyed golf and fishing. He is survived by his wife of 57 years Hope Redman Hathorn ’47, two children, and four grandchildren. 
James “J.P.” Palmer Libby, 77, from Bangor and Brewer, Maine, on December 22, 2005. B.A. in English and a member of, Maine Masque, Prism staff, Maine Christian Association, El Circulo Espanol, the honor society Kappa Phi Kappa, and obtained his M.Ed. in 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Marine Corps from 1951 until 1953. He earned the Korean Service Medal, the U.S. Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He obtained a M.Ed. in art education from Columbia University, attended Art Students League in New York City, and the Artists School in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was a principal in Orrington, taught art at Garland Street Senior High School, and taught art and served as the head of the art department at Bangor High School. His paintings hang in the Bangor Public Library and the Isaac Farrar Mansion. He was an active member of the choir at both St. Teresa’s and St. Joseph’s Catholic churches in Brewer. He is survived by a half brother Edwin Libby ’62, ’67G, nieces Laura Libby Roberts ’87 and Suzanne Libby ’89, and nephew Matthew Libby ’93.
Robert Evan Marston, 83, from Dover, New Hampshire, died on November 28, 2005, from complications from a fall. B.S. in electrical engineering. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Force from 1942 until 1945. After the war he was employed with AF Cambridge Research Laboratories and later for nine years at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, earning the Superior Civilian Service Award. He later obtained his professional engineer license and worked as a consulting engineer. He was a sales engineer for Ray Perron and Company, representing several prominent makers of electronic components. He was a member of the First Parish Church and served as deacon. He served as chair for Dover Cooperative Ministries and volunteered at the Friendly Kitchen and Habitat for Humanity. He recently finished writing a book on the history of Dover from 1850 to 1950 and was past president of the Dover Historical Society. He served two terms as state representative from Dover in the New Hampshire Legislature, was past trustee of the Dover Public Library, and at the time of his death was treasurer of the Friends of the Dover Public Library. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, two children, and four siblings including Douglas ’50 and Richard ’59.
Harry Milton Masters, 92, from Bristol Mills, Maine, on January 7, 2006. B.S. in forestry. He was employed with Bath Iron Works as a machinist when he entered the Army in 1942. He was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division. He received the Legion of Merit award for a parachute-loading plan, (inventing and constructing special equipment) which contributed to the successful attack on Sicily. During a combat jump in Sicily he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. He earned his second Purple Heart on June 6, 1944, parachuting into Normandy. He continued to serve until his discharge as a captain in 1945. After the war he was employed in Washington as a surveyor for the Schaefer Logging Company until he was injured on a logging trip. He then moved to Alaska and for three years worked in a salmon cannery. He studied accounting and began employment with the IRS, where he worked for the next 21 years. He retired in 1978. He was a member of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Grange, American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed hunting and held a national record in marksmanship. He was chosen in 2001 to be the soldier to represent the state of Maine in the World War II memorial bronze sculpture housed in Branson, Missouri. He is survived by a stepson Gordon Weeks ’64, step-grandsons, and nieces and nephews.
William “Bill” Reed Miller, 76, from Waldoboro, Maine, on March 3, 2006. B.A. in zoology and a member of the Glee Club. M.Ed. in 1958. He was a veteran of the Army, serving in the Counterintelligence Corps during the occupation of Japan. After his service he taught at Orono High School. In 1959 he moved to Portland and taught at Deering High School until his retirement. He is survived by four siblings including Elizabeth Miller Sproul ’66 and Adelaide Miller Weymouth ’54.
Ralph Antonio Piscopo, 82, from Oxford, Massachusetts, on March 9, 2006. B.A. in business administration and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, Pale Blue Key Society, was a boxing instructor, was captain of the freshman football team, and played J.V. football for two years. In 1948 and 1949 he was awarded the Maine State Golden Glove Heavyweight Championship. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1943 until 1946. In 1956 he graduated from Northeastern Law School with his LLB degree. He practiced in Boston with the law firm Dun and Bradstreet. While there, he organized the first Medford Boys Club boxing program and started tournaments with surrounding towns. He moved to Leicester, Massachusetts, and became chairman of the town’s finance committee and a member of the zoning board. He worked as an estate tax attorney for the IRS in Worcester, retiring in 1986. After retirement from the IRS he maintained a private practice in Worcester for 10 years. He enjoyed politics, drama, church, hunting, camping, and golf. He survived by his wife of 57 years, two sons, and three grandchildren.
Vinal John Welch, 79, from Veazie, Maine, on February 12, 2006. B.S. in civil engineering and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Navy from 1944 until 1946 aboard a minesweeper in the Far East. He began employment with the railroads in 1950 as a levelman with Erie Railroad in Buffalo, New York, and then as a transitman in Chicago. He later worked for Erie as a construction inspector in Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1957 he began employment with the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad as a principal assistant engineer in Houlton, and retired in 1986 as chief engineer. He enjoyed square dancing, hunting, fishing, and his camp on East Grand Lake. He resided in Veazie for the past 30 years and spent time in Florida. He is survived by nieces and nephews. 
1951
John “Polock” Raymond Conroy, 84, from Portland, Maine, on March 12, 2006. B.A. in business administration. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army from 1940 until 1945. He was assigned to a Glider Squadron and later served as a medic in the European Theater. After the war he was employed with Maine Central Railroad where he remained until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of the American Legion, Boys & Girls Club, and the 60+ Club of Portland. He enjoyed gardening, bowling, and traveling. He is survived by nieces and nephews. 
Lawrence “Boleo” Knight Mahaney, 76, from West Palm Beach, Florida, died on February 12, 2006, from a stroke. B.S. in agricultural economics and farm management and a member of Phi Eta Kappa fraternity, Newman Club, Agricultural Club, Maine Christian Association, and All-Maine and captain of the 1950 basketball team. M.Ed. in 1955. He was a veteran of the Air Force serving from 1951 until 1953. He began teaching at Fort Fairfield High School and also coached basketball. From 1955 until 1962 he was director of boys’ physical education and football/basketball coach at Brewer High School. In 1962 he became a sales manager at Webber Oil Company as well as director of advertising and public relations. In 1964 he was elected to the board of directors and in 1969 he was named president and chief operating officer. In 1960 he bought land, divided it into lots, and began a long business career. He and a business partner built the University Motor Inn in Orono, and formed Erin, Inc. They then built the Holiday Inn in Bangor and took ownership of the Holiday Inn in Waterville. In 1976 he bought a Holiday Inn in Florida and most recently in New Hampshire. His company also owned land and a real estate company in the Bahamas as well as land in Freeport and Quebec. His generous support in the 1970s to baseball at the University of Maine resulted in the rebuilding of the diamond, the installation of team dugouts, resreening the backstop, and fencing. In April of 1977 the baseball diamond was dedicated as The Larry K. Mahaney Diamond. He continued support with a donation for lights and new seats.
In 1988 he was given an honorary doctorate from the University of Maine and in 1989 from Thomas College. Not only did he support UMaine athletics, there is a Manahey Baseball Diamond at St. Joseph’s College in Windham and a Mahaney Gymnasium at Thomas College in Waterville. He retired from Webber Fuels in 2001. He was given the University of Maine Black Bear Award in 1981, inducted into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame in 1997, and was the recipient of the Harold Alfond Award for Athletic Philanthropy in 1995. His family’s support continued with the construction of the Mahaney Dome, a 38,000 square foot air-supported dome finished in 2006. He enjoyed golf, was a member of a number of golf clubs, but his favorite was Ballybunion in Ireland. He is quoted as saying, “Business, like life, is a game of giving of oneself; and he who gives the most plays the game best.” He is survived by two sons, three grandsons, and two siblings including Keith ’57, ’68G, and his wife Karlene Graham Mahaney ’55, ’68G. 
William Burdett Moore, 78, from Stowe, Vermont, died on January 29, 2006, from cancer. B.S. in forestry. In 1973 he received his M.S. degree from the University of New Hampshire. He was employed as a science teacher at Stowe Middle School and in 1978 became owner/operator of Buccaneer Motel and later operated All Seasons Rentals. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing, and the theater. He was a lifetime board member of the Stowe Theater Guild and was involved with many productions. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, five children, and 12 grandchildren.
Galen “Gay” Helstrom Peary, 68, from Stuart, Florida, on May 3, 1999. B.A. in business administration and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and played intramural sports. He was a veteran of the Army. He later was employed with the government at the U.S. Embassy in New York.
Theodore Malcolm Stackhouse, 77, from Portland, Maine, on January 19, 2006. Attended in 1947. He served in the Navy as an electronics technician. He was employed with Day’s Jewelry Store in Portland in the electronics department until he established his own business in Portland and later in South Portland. He served as president of the Maine Electronic Technicians Association and as regional vice president of the National Electronic Service Dealers Association. In 1964 he built a camp at Sunday River and enjoyed hunting, skiing, sailing, and golf. He enjoyed antique restoration and with the help of his family restored Harborside at Cape Rosier. He was often relied on to solve a house problem and was known to be able to fix or make anything. He is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
1952
Wilber Alvin Cooper, 90, from Topsham, Maine, on January 16, 2006. B.S. in education. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was trained in demolitions and was involved in the allied landings in the Mediterranean. As the war progressed his unit moved through France and Germany. He received several ribbons for his service. He taught math and science for one year and then became involved with the building of the Maine Turnpike and several buildings at the Machias State Teachers College. He retired in 1978 from the Maine Highway Commission. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, son Alvin ’73, daughter Carolyn Cooper Case ’72, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
1953
Vincent “Russ” Russell DeCourcy, 85, from Largo, Florida, on December 4, 2005. Attended from 1949 until 1950. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army Air Force. He was employed as a pharmaceutical sales representative for Smith, Kline, and French, in Framingham, Massachusetts. He was a former member of the Masons. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, two daughters, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Patrick “Pat” Henry Dionne, 77, from Severna Park, Maryland, on January 13, 2006. B.A. in history and political science and a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Men’s Senate, Newman Club, Politics International Relations Club, Young Republicans Club, Senior Skull, ROTC, a Distinguished Military Student, and recipient of the Alumni Saber. He served for 25 years on active duty in the Army. He had tours of duty in Japan, South Korea, West Germany, Vietnam, and the U.S. Military Academy. He retired from active duty in 1973. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and two Overseas Service Bars. In 1973 he became director of administration with the Maryland state highway administration, retiring in 1984. He was an active member of the Lions Club, enjoyed golf, and was a leader in a number of community organizations. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, four children, and six grandchildren.
Christine “Chris” Elizabeth Hurd LaFlamme, 75, from Old Town, Maine, on December 29, 2005. B.A. in sociology and a member of Delta Zeta sorority and the Newman Club. She taught in the Old Town school system for 31 years. She was an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society and the Old Town/Orono Senior Citizens. She is survived by five children including Alan ’80 and Sharon ’88, eight grandchildren, and two siblings Madeline Hurd Pine ’45 and Karl Hurd ’53. 
George Lewis Mayne, 75, from Sandia Park, New Mexico, on December 15, 2005. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the honor society Tau Beta Pi. He was employed as an engineer, retiring from the Naval Weapons Evaluation Facility.
Robert “Bob” Edward Ostreicher, 75, from Westport, Massachusetts, on November 24, 2005. B.A. in journalism and a member of the Press Club and a reporter for the Campus. He was a veteran of the Army serving from 1953 until 1955. In 1955 and 1956 he was employed as a printer/journalist and in 1957 became owner and president of the B.F. Ostreicher Advertising Agency in Boston. He retired in 1994. He was a member of the Masons and volunteered at Rosie’s Place, Beth Israel Hospital, Deaconess Hospital, and for 27 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He enjoyed carpentry, sailing, cooking, flying, piano, and boat building. He is survived by four children including Judith Ostreicher Heid ’80, seven grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Richard William Pitman, 74, from Portland, Maine, on December 2, 2005. Attended from 1949 until 1950.
Merton “Mert” Edward Poore, 83, from Wells, Maine, died on January 23, 2006, from Parkinson’s disease and pneumonia. Attended from 1949 until 1950 and again from 1953 until 1955, obtained his M.S. in 1955, and was a member of Alpha Zeta honor society. He was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II stationed in Korea as a member of the heavy equipment division. He obtained his B.S. degree in 1953 from the University of Connecticut. After graduation he was employed as a county agricultural agent in York County and then taught science at Sanford High School for the next ten years. In 1968 he transferred to Noble High School in Berwick where he remained, until his retirement in 1984, as head of the science department. He enjoyed traveling and music was an important part of his life. He was a member of the gospel groups, The Revelaires and The Rising Sons. These groups traveled throughout New England. He also sang at local functions and as a member of his church choir. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, three children including Wendy Poore Cowan ’73, and six grandchildren including Christopher S. Cowan ’95.    
1954
Charles “Chuck” Knowlton Hewins, Jr. 73, from South Bristol, Maine, on February 12, 2006. B.A. in business administration and a member of the band, Radio Guild, orchestra, and was awarded the Mu Alpha Epsilon Cup for his contributions to music at the university. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy from 1954 until 1958. He graduated from the Navy School of Music majoring in composition and arrangement. After the war he joined the family business, Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, Cecilia Club, and the Augusta Symphony. He created the Augusta Symphony organization’s jazz combo. He was a member of the Green Street United Methodist Church and sang in the church choir. He is survived by his wife and five stepchildren.
Leonard Donald McGinnis, 73, from Wells, Maine, on December 7, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He was a veteran of the Army and obtained his M.Ed. from Boston University. He spent 41 years in the field of education in Maine and Massachusetts. He was a high school teacher from 1956 until 1960, a guidance director from 1959 until 1966, assistant principal from 1966 until 1970, adult education director from 1970 until 1997, and also an instructor at the University of Southern Maine from 1972 until 1980. He retired in 1997. He enjoyed reading, computers, history, music, and seeing the Red Sox win the World Series in 2004. He is survived by his wife of 43 years.
Herbert Frank Morang, Jr., 81, from Bolivar, Tennessee, on December 12, 2005. M.Ed. He was a veteran of the Army serving during World War II. He was a minister for the Church of Christ for more than 50 years and was a special education teacher in Maine and Tennessee. He was a member of the Middleton Church of Christ. He is survived by three children, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Robert “Bob” Coffin White, 74, from Danvers, Massachusetts, and Bangor on March 14, 2006. B.S. in engineering physics and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Amateur Radio Club, Maine Christian Association, Maine Outing Club, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the American Institute of Physics, and the honor society Sigma Pi Sigma. He was a veteran of the Air Force serving from 1954 until 1958, some of that time in Iceland. He was employed with General Electric for 39 years as a senior design engineer, receiving awards and recognition for his creative designs for test equipment and computers. He retired in 1994. He was a 50-year member of the Tuscan Lodge, delivered food for Meals for Me, was a ham radio operator, and a member of the Methodist church. He enjoyed carpentry, gardening, genealogy, stamp collecting, and chess. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, three children: Gwen White Hammond ’82, Miriam White Lucy ’84, and Donald ’91, five grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren. 
1955
Alvin Jay Axley, 68, from Teaneck, New Jersey, on September 28, 2001. Attended from 1951 until 1952. He was a veteran of the Navy serving during World War II. He is survived by his wife.
Cynthia “Cyn” Nelson, 72, from Cairo, Egypt, died on February 14, 2006, from leukemia. B.A. in sociology and a member of the Women’s Student Government Association, All Maine Women, Sophomore Eagles, the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Mu Sigma, and was a doubles tennis champion. She obtained her M.A. in 1957 from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in 1963 from the University of California /Berkeley. In 1963 she was an assistant professor of anthropology at The American University in Cairo and became a full professor in 1973. She was a member of The American University of Cairo for more than 43 years, supervising more than 200 master’s theses. She wrote eight books including:  “The Waiting Village: Social Change in Rural Mexico”, “The Desert and the Sown: Nomads in the Greater Society”, and “Situating Globalization: Views from Egypt.” At the time of her death she was the director for the Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies at The American University in Cairo. She is survived by a brother.
Reverend Timothy Robert O’Donnell, 81, from Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 7, 2006. M.Ed. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Marines from 1943 until 1946, part of that time in the Pacific. He graduated from St. Anselm’s College in 1950 and after attending the University of Maine he obtained a M.S. degree in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire. He taught chemistry and served as a principal and school administrator for 30 years in Maine and Massachusetts. He retired in 1981 and began studies at Pope John XXII Seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Manchester at St. Joseph Cathedral in 1986. He served in Manchester, Nashua, Suncook, Center Ossipee, and Portsmouth. He is survived by nieces and nephews including Cheryl O’Donnell ’97.
James “Jim” George Sucy, 75, from Hilton, New York, on January 14, 2006. B.S. in education, a member of the Psychology Club, Photography Club, and Speech Club, and the honor societies Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Mu Sigma, and Kappa Phi Kappa. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War serving aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey. He was employed with Eastman Kodak for more than 30 years, retiring in 1986. During his time with Kodak he was active in many areas of training and education. He was the originator and director of the Kodak School of Industrial Radiography, manager of technical sales training for radiography markets division, director of instructional development at Kodak’s marketing education center, and retired as manager of education markets services. He was active in Our Mother of Sorrows Church since 1957 and former president of the Rochester Jaycees and the International Visual Literacy Association. He enjoyed traveling, photography, and his 1950 Studebaker. He is survived by five children, 12 grandchildren, and two siblings including Barbara Sucy Payne ’54.
1956
Carl Russell Blake, 74, from Old Orchard Beach, on February 20, 2006. Attended in 1952. After graduation from high school he enlisted in the Navy. He was appointed to the Annapolis Naval Academy and West Point. He had been employed with JJ Nissen Bakery. He was active in Old Orchard Beach politics and beach rescue and was a member of the Elks. He enjoyed chess, cards, crossword puzzles, boating, and swimming. He is survived by a sister.
Jessie “Jess” Eugenia Sargent Boivin, 71, from Hampden and Old Town, Maine, died on February 6, 2006, from cancer. B.S. in education and a member of Delta Zeta sorority, All Maine Women, Off Campus Women, Women’s Student Government, Debate Council, and the honor societies Kappa Delta Pi and Pi Kappa Delta. She taught English in Jay, Brownville Junction, and Old Town. In 1964 she became a librarian at Brewer High School where she remained for 30 years, retiring in 1994. She was very involved with the Old Town graduating class of 1952, maintaining close friendships with her classmates, planning trips and dinners, and was involved with every club and activity the school offered. She was a volunteer with Hampden Children’s Day, T.O.P.S. Club, the University of Maine Alumni Association, and was a member of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. She is survived by her son Mark ’83 and daughter Anne Boivin Vickers ’80, two grandchildren, and three step-grandchildren.
Harold “Buz” Rushton Gerry, 73, from Medway, Maine, on January 24, 2006. B.A. in history and a member of Politics and International Relations Club, and the honor societies Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Mu Sigma, was the recipient of the Rising Lake Morrow Scholarship, Ella Somerville Foster Scholarship, Trustee Scholarship, and an Outstanding ROTC Cadet. He briefly taught at Mattanawcook Academy and Lee Academy before moving to Peoria, Arizona, and worked for the Peoria unified school district for more than 30 years. During this time he received his M.A. degree in education from Arizona State University and in 1973 received his reading specialist degree. He was active in the Kiwanis, city council, and the GOP. After retirement in 1989 he enjoyed travelling, canoeing, and skiing, and volunteered with the Red Cross. After years of spending summers in Maine, he returned to live full time in 2005. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a number of grandchildren.
George Francis Tillson, Sr., 77, from Gilbertsville, Kentucky, died on February 24, 2006, from lung cancer. B.S. in chemistry. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War serving in the Navy from 1945 until 1949 and again from 1950 until 1952.  He was employed for 20 years as a manager in the chemical industry in Ohio, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Kentucky. After retirement he was employed as a yacht broker. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, seven children, and 14 grandchildren.
1957
Bruce Redlon Burden, 71, from Scarborough, Maine, on March 4, 2006. B.A. in business economics, a member of the Maine Christian Association, and assistant editor of the class paper. He was a veteran of the Army serving in Germany. In 1961 he began a banking career as a teller with Portland Savings Bank and later with the residential mortgage department. In 1974 he received a graduate degree from Brown University. He retired from Peoples Heritage in 1997 as vice president after 35 years of service. He is survived by a brother.
William “Bill” Myron Earle, 70, from Damariscotta, Maine, on December 9, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of Phi Eta Kappa fraternity, track team, and played football.
After graduation he worked for two years at Liberty Mutual Insurance in Boston and in 1959 returned to Maine to begin a long career in education. He taught and coached in Hallowell, Old Town, Charleston, and Gardiner. In 1986 he earned a Ph.D. in counseling and had a private practice, Run for Your Life, in Manchester while serving as the chemical health coordinator for School Union 51. He also was an adult education director at Monmouth, Gardiner, Thorndike, and Oak Hill. In 1996 he was appointed to the Governor’s Substance Abuse Service Commission, where he served for eight years. He was a member of the Ancient York Lodge, Kora Shrine, and the Randolph and Damariscotta United Methodist churches. He is survived by two daughters and five grandchildren.
Kenneth “Hutch” Carlton Hutchinson, 76, from Owl’s Head, Maine, on December 31, 2005. B.S. in education, M.Ed. in 1967 and a member of the Young Democrats, American Legion, Future Teachers of America, Veterans Club, and Order of the Temple. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Army. He began his teaching career in 1957 at Rockland High School and later at Buckfield High School as a teacher and principal. After two years at Buckfield he returned to Rockland where he spent the next 26 years teaching American history and government and was the head of the history department. He retired in 1987 after a 30-year career. He was an active member of the Maine Teachers Association and was a member of the National Education Association. He was a member of the Masons, Lodge, National Rifle Association, and the American Legion. He enjoyed hunting, and fishing the lakes and streams of Maine. He is survived by his wife of 48 years Janice Upton Hutchinson ’57, son Laurence ’81, daughter Katherine Hutchinson Warren ’86, and four grandchildren.
Robert Hartley McLellan, 74, from Portland, Maine, on February 21, 2006. B.S. in agricultural engineering and advanced certificate in 1951. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the medical corps. He was self-employed as a general contractor. He enjoyed raising plants, traveling, and helping people. He is survived by four children and two grandchildren.
James “Jim” Roy Nicklas, 73, from Abilene, Texas, on April 19, 2004. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Sophomore Owls, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Air Force from 1948 until 1952. He was employed in the 1960s with Marquardt Aircraft as a design engineer.
Clifford “Tiff” Philip Tiffany, Jr., 67, from Brooklyn, Connecticut, on February 17, 2003. B.S. in forestry. He was employed after graduation with the U.S. Forest Service in Lakeview, Oregon, and later owned Tiffany Water Garden Service. He was the father of two sons.
1958
David “Dave” Windsor Jones, 68, from Sunrise Skypark, Idaho, on June 28, 2005. B.S. in wildlife management and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and played baseball. He was employed for 34 years as a forester with the U.S. Forest Service in California. During this time he worked throughout California in six national forests on horseback and pack trips, doing trail work, clearing brush, and taking game surveys. He retired in 1992 from Lassen National Forest and settled in Susanville, California. He obtained his private pilot certificate in 1968, owned and flew a Cessna 120 and 172, and also built a two-seater Rutan Long-EZ. He and his wife flew throughout the continental U.S., Mexico, and Canada, accumulating 3,700 hours of flight time. He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), serving as its chapter president as a Young Eagle Coordinator, and received the 2002 EAA Major Achievement Award for his work with the chapter. He also enjoyed fishing and hunting. In 2002 he moved to Idaho, along the Snake River, where he could more easily enjoy the outdoors.  He is survived by his wife of 47 years Elizabeth Ellis Jones ’57, 3 children, and six grandchildren.
Albert “Roge” Roger Legare, 75, from Fairfield, Connecticut, on February 22, 2006. B.A. in economics. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Air Force. He was employed with Pitney Bowes as a financial analyst, retiring in 1995. He was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church where he served as a Eucharistic minister. He enjoyed golf. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, two children, and three grandchildren.
Allan Leroy Smallidge, 73, from Winter Harbor, Maine, on March 4, 2006. B.A. in English, M.Ed. in 1969. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He taught high school in Easton, Newport, Livermore Falls, Maine; and in Massachusetts. He retired in 1986. After retirement he became the town manager of Winter Harbor, a position he held until 1996. He was active in town affairs, was a charter member of Channing Chapel Preservation Society, a member of the town’s revitalization committee, and supporter of the Winter Harbor Historical Society. He wrote the book, A Summering Place. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.
William “Bill” Tarazewich, 69, from Morgan’s Point, Texas, died on December 28, 2005, from cancer. B.A. in economics and a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Maine Marketing Club, “M” Club, played basketball and baseball, and was an All Maine football player all four years, winning the Most Valuable Player Award in 1958. He owned and operated two daycare centers in Temple, Texas. He was a member of the Army Reserves, Karem Shrine Temple, Knights of Columbus, and St. Luke’s Church. He is survived by his wife, three children, two stepsons, and 17 grandchildren.   
David “Dave” Arthur Waite, 69, from Calais, Maine, on February 4, 2006. B.S. in forestry and a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, “M” Club, Forestry Club, the honor society Xi Sigma Pi, and played varsity baseball three years. He was a veteran of the Army serving from 1960 until 1962. He was employed with Georgia-Pacific as a forester and later with Eastern Maine Electric. He was a member of the Calais Recreation Committee, Jaycees’, and coached Little League. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, four children including Thomas ’82 and Brian ’89, seven grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
1959
William Russell Currier, 67, from Putnam, Connecticut, on January 3, 2006. Certificate in agriculture and a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He was employed by the state of Maine in poultry and meat inspection and spent more than 20 years working for the USDA in food processing inspection in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. He enjoyed fishing, spending time at his camp on Sebec Lake, Maine, vegetable and flower gardens, and woodworking. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, sister Irene Currier Oldfield ’73, and brother Blynn ’70.
Ray Stevens Edwards, 72, from Hampton, New Hampshire, on February 18, 2006. B.S. in animal science. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving from 1953 until 1955. He was employed for 25 years as a sales representative for the animal health division of the Eli Lilly Company. He was a member of the Anah Temple Shrine and the Pownal Lodge. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time at camp. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, one son, five grandchildren, and sister Lillian Edwards Pinkham ’48.
Garfield Cyrus King, 77, from Fort Kent, Maine, on January 20, 2006. B.S. in education, M.Ed. in 1963, and Certificate of Advanced Study in 1975. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving from 1950 until 1953 in the Marine Corps. He received the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He was a teacher, principal, and superintendent of schools in Aroostook County. He was a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Maine Teachers Association, Maine Educators Association, and the Aroostook County and Maine State Superintendents Association. He enjoyed gardening and was instrumental in establishing the Saint John Valley Regional Technology Center. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Venette Plourde King ’60, three sons, five grandchildren, and two great-grandsons.
Rupert Franklin Stafford, 75, from Stillwater, Maine, on January 8, 2006. B.S. in botany and M.S. in 1969. He was a veteran of the Air Force serving in the Korean War from 1951 until 1954. He was employed as an assistant agronomist for 36 years at the University of Maine in research and teaching in the plant and soil sciences, retiring in 1995. He was a past member of the American Society of Agronomy and the Maine Plant Food Educational Society. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, five children including Kelly Stafford Verrengia ’88, six grandchildren, and two siblings including Douglas ’50.
David Littlefield Wells, 68, on October 3, 2005. Attended from 1955 until 1956 and from 1959 until 1960 and was a member of the honor society Alpha Phi Omega.
1960
Jane “Janie” Carol Small Lord, 68, from Brunswick, Maine, on December 12, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and the band. She taught second grade in Lexington, Massachusetts, and for the past 21 years was a customer service representative for L.L. Bean. She enjoyed time at her cottage at Wolf’s Neck Point, family vacations to Disney World, the Boston Red Sox, and the University of Maine Women’s Basketball Team. She is survived by her husband of 44 years Richard ’62, two children, and three grandchildren.
1961
Michael William Evans, 68, from East Hartford, Connecticut, on December 26, 2005. B.A. in economics and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. In 1961 he was employed as an insurance underwriter with Fireman’s Fund Insurance and in 1964 opened his own agency, Evans, Pires and Leonard Insurance Agency. He was active in the Hartford community and was a member of the chamber of commerce, Goodwill Industries, and the Corporation for Independent Living.  He coached area hockey and baseball teams, promoted baseball programs, and formed the “over 30” men’s baseball league for the town of South Windsor. In 1991 he was injured and became a quadriplegic. He remained active in his lifelong interests through his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, four children, three grandchildren, and brother Wallace ’57, ’79G.
Rena Wheeler French Lowell, 97, from Veazie, Maine, on February 25, 2006. B.S. in education. She taught school for 28 years in Hampden, Bangor, and Brewer. She was a member of Delta Gamma Society, Maine Retired Teachers Association, and Veazie Senior Citizens Club. She spent 22 winters in Seminole, Florida, and returned to live full time in Veazie. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Robert Ruel Shaw, 66, from Punta Gorda, Florida, on February 13, 2006. B.S. in agricultural engineering and a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He was employed by the Soil Conservation Service and served in the Air Force at Dow Air Force Base in Bangor. He later served with the Soil Conservation Service in Ohio and in 1974 was named assistant state conservationist in Vermont. He retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a director of engineering.  He moved to Punta Gorda in 1997. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Evelyn Achorn Shaw ’62, two children, and one grandson.
1962
Joan Lee Guse Probert, 65, from Searsport, Maine, on February 17, 2006. B.A. in English. Although she graduated with the Class of 1974, she wished to affiliate with the Class of 1962. She was employed for 14 years as a teacher for S.A.D. 56 and in 1980 joined Peoples Heritage Bank as a teller. In 1988 she was promoted to assistant banking center manager of the Searsport office. In 1999 she was promoted to assistant vice president at Peoples and retired in 2000. Although retired she continued to be very active in a number of organizations including the Rotary Club, Red Cross blood drives, chamber of commerce, painting scenery for school plays, and worked for Central Maine Fitness Center and Toziers Market, both in Searsport. She enjoyed kayaking, camping, picking cranberries and blueberries, golf, and was a fan of UMaine hockey for 28 years. She is survived by her husband Bruce ’59, two children, and three grandchildren. 
Timothy Marshall Rush, 66, from Goldsboro, North Carolina, on August 20, 2005. B.S. in civil engineering. He was employed with Lane Construction for 27 years and then began working with Keen Plumbing. He was a member of the Goldsboro Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, four children, and six grandchildren.
Joy Keene McMore Smith, 65, from Wells, Maine, on December 30, 2005. B.S. in business administration and a member of Phi Mu sorority. She owned a craft shop in Wells Beach and also worked in real estate and retail industries. She was a volunteer at the S.P.C.A. and for the past 16 years worked at the Wells Beach Resort Campground. She enjoyed gardening, craftwork, quilting, sewing, and decorating. She is survived by her husband, two sons including Mark ’87, two stepchildren, three grandchildren, and sister Fay McMore Graham ’62.
Lucy “Lucifer” Lee Smith Trial, 66, from Waldoboro, Maine, on December 26, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of the band, orchestra, chorus, fine arts committee, and Episcopal church representative. She was a homemaker who was involved in education and theater at Medomak Valley High School. She was a member of the Sheepscot Valley Chorus, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle where she sang in the choir. She is survived by her husband of 44 years Robert ’61, two children, and one grandchild. 
1963
Susan “Sue” Clare Edel Chase, 64, from Willbrook Plantation, South Carolina, on December 2, 2005. B.S. in education and a member of Phi Mu sorority. She taught elementary school in Kenmore, New York, and at Bethlehem Christian Nursery School in Delmar, New York. She was an active member of the Pawleys Island Community Church. She enjoyed tennis, attending Bible studies, and her condo at Mt. Snow, Vermont. She is survived by her husband of 42 years R. Kenneth Chase, Jr.’63, two children, two grandchildren, and two brothers including David Edel ’67.
Merton Adelbert Nickerson, 64, from Scarborough, Maine, on January 12, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of the rifle team. He later obtained a master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and returned to the University of Maine to obtain a Ph.D. in physics in 1976. He was employed with the University of Maine System for 35 years, including the last 19 years as the director of academic computing at the University of Southern Maine. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, three sons including Scott ’87 and Steven ’92, five grandchildren, and brother Winston ’62.
David Edward Wilson, 66, from Poland, Maine, on February 13, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was employed with Southworth Machine Company until his retirement in 2005. He was active in his community, church, school committees, and historical society. He enjoyed his small farm, growing fruits and vegetables, and also restoring a Model A that he drove in parades. He is survived by his wife, five children, 16 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
1964
Blanche Violette Daigle, 82, from Dexter, Maine, on January 4, 2006. B.S. in education. She taught school for nearly 30 years in Oxford, Guilford, and Dexter. She was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, American Association of University Women, and former member of the Dexter Women’s Literary Club, Mayo Hospital Volunteers, and AARP. She is survived by three children, two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Turner Dexter Gregoire, 96, from Wiscasset, Maine, on March 15, 2006. B.S. in education. He graduated from Farmington State Teachers College and taught in Mercer in a one-room schoolhouse and later in Alna and Wiscasset. He moved to New York City working odd jobs and for a time worked as a bellhop at the Hotel New Yorker. He moved to Boston and worked as a boat builder until entering the Army and serving for three years during World War II. After the war he went back to boat building, working at Sample’s Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, building minesweepers and later yachts. In 1960 he returned to teaching and retired in 1970. After retirement he converted his garage in to a woodshop and opened a small business repairing furniture, building cabinets, and caning chairs. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, National Association of retired Teachers, Sheepscot Lake Fish & Game Association, and a 50-year member of the American Legion. He is survived by one daughter, three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Barbara Lewis Hermes, 82, from Essex Junction, Vermont, and Stillwater, Maine, on December 15, 2005. B.S. in education and M.Ed. in 1970. She began her teaching career in Lincoln and then began teaching in Old Town where she taught first and second grade for more than 30 years. She was a lifelong member of the Stillwater Federated Church, the Annie Mathews Society, and the Maine Retired Teachers Association. She is survived by her daughter Mary Hermes Harmon ’79, and three grandchildren. 
Philip Hilton Soule, 64, from Sutton, Vermont, died on January 15, 2006, from a fall. B.A. in English and a member of Phi Eta Kappa fraternity and All-Maine football. He taught English and coached a variety of sports at Fryeburg Academy and left in 1967 to coach at Bowdoin College. In addition to coaching football, he also coached virtually every other sport at the college including head coach of wrestling, baseball, and squash. He served as an assistant in track and lacrosse and in 2004 was inducted into the Bowdoin College Athletic Hall of Honor. He was a national champion canoe racer, enjoyed hunting and fishing, and volunteered with the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. He is survived by his wife, four children, and 10 grandchildren.
1965
Marshall “Marsh” Edward Hall, 62, from Portland, Maine, on January 8, 2006. B.S. in mechanical engineering and a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and played freshman basketball. He was employed with Fairchild Semiconductor, Data General, and the Chapman Company. Most recently he was the director of operations at Artel. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, three children, and six grandchildren.
Eleanor Gray MacLaughlin, 90, from Orono, Maine, on February 12, 2006. M.Ed. She taught music and art and was the music supervisor for the Houlton public schools. She retired as a first grade teacher from the Abraham Lincoln School in Bangor. She sang with the choral society in Boston and was often a soloist at the Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono. She inspired her children with a love of music. She enjoyed traveling, playing bridge, and volunteered with the Orono Public Library. She was a member of the Maine Society of Mayflower Descendents and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Grover ’47, three daughters including Anne MacLaughlin Vadakin ’69 and Jane MacLaughlin Sherman ’74, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. 
Elizabeth “Betty” M. Rea, 83, from Southwest Harbor, Maine, on February 14, 2006. M.Ed. Before attending the university, she obtained her bachelor’s degree at UCLA in 1960 and her master’s degree from USC in 1971. She was employed as an elementary school teacher for 25 years with the U.S. government overseas. She retired in 1988. After retirement she spent over five years collecting oral history in the town of Southwest Harbor. She was a member of the Kiwanis, the American Legion, Maine Audubon Society, and the American Association of University Women. She is survived by her sister-in-law.
Charles “Charlie” Francis Washburn, 61, from Perry, Maine, died on December 14, 2005, from a brain aneurysm. B.A. in international affairs and a member of the French Club, band, and served as vice president and president of the Young Republicans Club. He graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1968 and began practicing in Machias. He was disbarred on the basis that he had violated Maine bar rules. After his disbarment he returned to the University of Maine and studied computer science. He enjoyed gardening, computer programming, music, politics, and as a young man made his own short-wave radios. He was past president of the Eastport Rotary Club, Washington Bar Association, and ran for the Legislature in 1970. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
1966
Mary Margaret Slavic, 60, from Lexington, Massachusetts, on October 31, 2004. B.S. in history and political science and a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was employed as a project manager with Chase Access Services in Waltham, Massachusetts, and later with Hewlett Packard in marketing. She is survived by a daughter. 
1967
Robert Richard McGillicuddy, 61 from Scituate, Massachusetts, on February 14, 2006. B.A. in political science and a member of Phi Mu Delta fraternity. He was employed with Webster Printing in Hanson and was in the industry for 35 years. He was a veteran of the Army Reserves and was discharged as a sergeant in 1973. He previously lived in Marshfield where he coached youth soccer for 10 years and was involved with Marshfield Little League. He was involved with community theater for 20 years including the Duxbury Bay Players, Braintree Curtain Call Theater, and TaDah! He enjoyed history and trivia. He is survived by three children.
Reginald Herbert McKenney, 75, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on February 13, 2006. MBA. He was a veteran who served in the Army in Europe. After graduation he was employed as an accountant then in 1976 moved to Virginia Beach and accepted a teaching position at Norfolk State University where he remained until his retirement in 1995. He was a fan of Bayside High School, community sporting events, and a giver of Christmas wreaths. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, five children, and eight grandchildren.
Hazel Coffin Springer, 91, from Bangor, Maine, on December 8, 2005. B.S. in education. She had a 30-year career teaching, beginning in Ellsworth and Waterville. The last 20 years were spent at the Mary Snow School in Bangor, retiring in 1973. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, Penobscot Teachers Association, and Delta Kappa Gamma. She is survived by one daughter, two granddaughters, and one great-grandson. 
Norman Gerald Tardiff, Jr., 61, from Middleboro, Massachusetts, on January 25, 2006. B.S. in education and a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and played football and baseball for four years. He taught at Mount Desert Island School in Maine for five years before moving to Randolph, Massachusetts. He taught history at Randolph High School for 19 years and coached football and girls soccer and softball. He coached in Middleboro as well and led the Mitchell Memorial Club’s football team (now known as the Middleboro Cobras) for 26 years. He returned to school and in 2003 received his R.N. degree. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, three children, and two grandchildren.
1968
Sharon Laura Littlefield Kittredge, 58, from Freeport, Maine, died on February 1, 2006, from cancer. B.A. in English. After graduation she received her master’s degree from the University of Southern Maine. She lived in New York City for 10 years in the 1970s and returned to live in Portland, Maine, in 1980. She was employed for the past 14 years as an advocate and counselor with Portland’s homeless population. She enjoyed summers with family and friends at Big Indian Pond in St. Albans. She is survived by her son.
1969
Arlueen Carman Clark, 88, from Camden, Maine, on November 28, 2005. B.S. in education. After attending Buffalo State Teachers College, she moved to New Jersey and worked as a researcher for Hoffman La Roche. In 1949 she moved to a poultry farm in Union, Maine. She began experimenting with recipes, which led to a 50-year writing career. She wrote for Farm Journal and Women’s Day and later had her own column “From the Orange Mailbox” for 25 years in the Camden Herald. She complied these columns into the book, From the Orange Mailbox. In 1998 she won a national, Books for a Better Life award for the article “The Time of Her Life” published in SELF magazine. In 2001 she published The Maine Mulch Murder and at the time of her death was working on the sequel, The Corpse in the Compost. She was active in her community and was a member of Maine Media Women, Garden Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the Maine Writers and Publisher’s Alliance, and the Author’s Guild. During these years, she also taught language arts at the Thomaston Grammar School for 18 years. She enjoyed swimming and reading. She is survived by two children and six grandchildren.
Rose Paterson Brogan Ricker, 84, from Buckfield, Maine, on September 24, 2005. B.S. in education and MLS in 1973. She was employed in various capacities at Pineland Hospital, retiring as director of several residence halls in 1983. She was an advocate for the developmentally disabled and was instrumental in bringing Special Olympics to Maine. She taught origami and coauthored a history of Poland Springs. She is survived by her husband, two sons, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
1971
Judith Esther Klain Haskell, 72, from Bethel, Maine, on December 23, 2005. B.S. in education. Before attending the university, she completed two years at Jackson College of Tufts University. After raising her children, she completed her degree through night classes. She volunteered with the Bethel Historical Society and enjoyed cooking. She is survived by her husband of 53 years Colwyn ’54, three children including James ’75 and Kathryn Haskell Davis ’80, and three grandchildren.
Patricia “Trish” Molly Towle Dow McCue, 57, from Scarborough, Maine, died on December 12, 2005, from cancer. Attended from 1967 until 1969. She was employed as a real estate broker for 22 years, most recently working for Agency 1. She also worked for H & R Block during tax season. She enjoyed playing the piano and singing, bridge, tennis, playing Scrabble, and was a fan of New England sports teams. She volunteered with the Family Crisis Shelter hotline. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, four children, two stepsons, three grandchildren, and seven siblings including Carleen Towle Coffin ’62, Jacqueline Towle Anderson ’64, and Mary Towle Levasseur ’73. 
Reverend Arthur Cecil Woodward, 83, from Gray, Maine, on December 16, 2005. B.A. in sociology. After graduating from high school in 1941 he was employed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and then joined the Naval Air Force. He was a veteran of World War II. After the war he and his brother owned and operated Woodward Oil Company. In 1963 he entered Bangor Theological Seminary and received a master’s of divinity degree. He served in churches in Gouldsboro and Prospect Harbor as an interim student minister and later became pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Brewer, Maine, where he served for 25 years. After retirement he retired to Gray, Maine, and became an active parishioner in the North Yarmouth Congregational Church. He enjoyed woodworking, coast-to-coast road trips, and sailing the waters of the Maine coast. He is survived by son Arthur ’74, two grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.  
1972
Karl Burke Colbath, 55, from Augusta, Maine, died on January 16, 2006, from cancer. B.S. in biology and a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, varsity rifle team, Math Club, French Club, Computer Club, Chess Club, Electronics Club, Prism staff, ROTC, and played baseball, basketball, soccer, and tennis. He then attended Pennsylvania College of Optometry and opened a practice in Augusta where he remained for 30 years. He was involved with the Maine Optometric Association and was an officer for several years including serving as president. He was appointed by Governor McKernan to the Maine State Board of Optometry and reappointed by Governor King. He enjoyed photography, and winter weekends at Saddleback Mountain where he served as a ski patroller for 25 years. He is survived by his wife of 10 years and brother Philip ’77.
Margaret G. Rideout Hoyt, 83, from Houlton, Maine, on March 21, 2006. B.S. in education. She graduated from Toronto Bible College in 1946 and left for India to begin missionary service. She returned after three years for health reasons and in 1951 married a minister. They served together for 50 years at churches in New Brunswick, Easton, Cherryfield, Littleton, and Fort Fairfield, Maine, until their retirement in 1985. She also served as a substitute teacher throughout Maine and later taught full time in Houlton and Monticello for 12 years. She organized vacation Bible school, taught Sunday school, and played the organ. She is survived by her son, three grandchildren including Jennifer Hoyt Huerth ’01, ’03G and three great-grandchildren.
Linda Faye Beckerman Lohman, 55, from Winslow, Maine, died on February 21, 2006, from leukemia. B.S. in education. She taught nursery school in New Jersey for 12 years before moving to Winslow. She enjoyed playing bridge and skiing and volunteered at the Winslow Elementary School library. She is survived by her husband of 32 years and one son.   
1973
Olive Rae White Gibson, 87, from Surry, Maine, on December 12, 2005. MLS. She graduated from Simmons College in 1940 and worked at MIT. As a military wife she lived in California, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Mexico, Washington, D.C., Colorado, and Florida while raising four children. In 1967 she retired to Surry. She then was employed at the University of Maine at Fogler Library. She was an active volunteer in church, community, and charitable organizations in the Surry-Blue Hill area. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, daughters Virginia Gibson ’72, Anne Gibson ’76, and Elizabeth Gibson Dyer ’82, daughter-in-law Julie Bixby ’86, and five grandchildren.
Geneva Frost Laaka, 86, from Venice, Florida, and Cushing, Maine, on February 15, 2001. B.S. in education.
Donna Marie Wilson Rogers, 60, from Bangor, Maine, died on December 31, 2005, from cancer. Attended from 1969 until 1972. She previously was employed with Viner Music Company and for the last seven years was employed at the Bangor Daily News. She was active in the First United Methodist Church in Bangor where she served with the Prayer Loft Group. She was a member of the Daffodil Society, and volunteered as a bell ringer with the Salvation Army. She is survived by seven siblings.
1974
Garth Maynard Gooding, 75, from Houlton, Maine, on January 6, 2006. MLS. He obtained his B.S. degree in 1952 from the University of Maine in Presque Isle and taught sixth grade in Houlton at the Lambert School until he was drafted into the Army. He returned to teaching at the Lambert School and set up a library for the school and in 1969 took over as librarian at Houlton High School. He remained the librarian for 25 years and also volunteered as scorekeeper for the school’s basketball games for more than 20 years. He was a long-time member of the Military Street Baptist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher, deacon emeritus, superintendent, and established a church library. He was an active member of the Gideons International for more than 30 years, and former member of the NEA, and the Aroostook Retired Educators Association. He is survived by his wife of 47 years and daughter Alison Gooding ’88.
Robert Johnson Smith, Sr., 67, from Greenville, Maine, on March 7, 2002. M.Ed. Before attending the university he obtained his B.S. from Farmington State Teachers College in 1962. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps. From 1961 until 1984 he was a teacher/administrator at schools in Winterport, Stockton, Rockland, Searsport, and Allagash. Later he was employed with various federal, state, and county departments, retiring from Piscataquis County employment. He is survived by five children and eight grandchildren.
Judy Verna Nickerson Yori, 53, from Searsport, Maine, on November 22, 2005. B.S. in education. She was a former member of the board of directors of the Arthur Jewell Community Health Center and a life-member of the Harvest Home Grange. She was active in Girl Scouts and an expert seamstress, making costumes for the Belfast Maskers and other theater groups. She is survived by four children.
1975
Gail Reeves Darlington, 52, from Saco, Maine, died on February 13, 2006, from cancer. B.A. in sociology. She was employed as a social worker for the Maine Department of Health for 25 years, first in child protective services and then in foster care licensing.  She enjoyed reading, traveling, playing cards, gardening, and good wine. She is survived by her husband and stepdaughter.
Alan D. Johnson, 52, from Lewiston, Maine, died on March 4, 2006, when his car plunged through the ice on Sabattus Pond in Wales, Maine. B.S. in animal and veterinary sciences and a member of Delta Epsilon fraternity. He was employed as a farm manager for Hillcrest Foods in Lewiston and later worked 22 years for Maine Oxy in Auburn. At the time of his death he was employed with Fastenal Company in Lewiston. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. 
1976
Daniel Steven Chasse, 52, from Houston, Texas, on December 23, 2005. B.A. in international affairs and a member of ROTC. He received his master’s degree from Georgia Tech and served in the Army Reserves. He was employed with Exxon/Mobil and was on assignment in Italy at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife.
John Edwin Houghton, 53, from Deltona, Florida, died on December 11, 2005, from heart failure. B.A. in English. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Vermont in Burlington. He taught English at St. John’s Preparatory School and then worked for the Massachusetts department of motor vehicles as chief of staff. He most recently was a corporate trainer for CarStar Collision Service. He enjoyed motorcycles, music, literature, skiing, and fine cigars. He is survived by his wife, three children, and two grandsons. 
1977
Mary Francis Simcock Lynch, 51, from Waterville, Maine, on January 16, 2006. B.S. in health and nutrition. She was employed as a registered dietician at the New England Dairy Council in Boston and later as chief regional dietitian with Saga Corporation in Avon, Connecticut. She received her master’s degree in business administration from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and she worked from 1988 until 1992 for Marriott, Health Care Services Division. She volunteered her time with the Mount Merici School, the Maine’s Children’s Home, and the Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center. She is survived by her husband of 28 years James ’75 and three sons.
Richard Ken Roy, O.D., 51, from Fort Kent, Maine, on February 6, 2006. B.A. in zoology. After graduation he received his doctor of optometry from the New England College of Optometry where he was in the honor society Beta Sigma Kappa. He had a practice in Fort Kent for 23 years. He enjoyed skiing and his horses, and volunteered with Lonesome Pine Trails and Maine Winter Sports Center. He is survived by his wife and son.
1978
Robert Edward Dinsmore, 70, from Eastport, Maine, on September 7, 1999. B.S. in plant and soil science. Attended from 1955 until 1956. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Navy. He is survived by his wife Elsie O’Dell Dinsmore ’79.
Clyde W. Sproul, 54, from Waterville, Maine, died on February 15, 2006, from cancer. B.A. in chemistry. During the 1970s he was employed as a computer programmer and analyst and from 1980 until 1989 was with Union Mutual Insurance in Portland. In 1990 he purchased the Pittston farmhouse of his great-aunt and opened S.A.W. Lumber Company. He traveled the state with his portable sawmill turning customers into friends. He was a proud member of AA, was active in Pittston town affairs, and a member of Trout Unlimited. He is survived by his mother, three siblings, and many nephews including Andrew Dionne ’95.
1979
Leroy Stanley Day, 49, from Sullivan, Maine, on February 16, 2006. B.A. in political science. He was employed for many years with the Maine Department of Transportation. He is survived by a sister.
William Joe Lopez, 64, from Tucumcari, New Mexico, on August 1, 2003. A.A. degree in liberal studies.
Randolph Brian Parker, 49, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on December 16, 2005. B.S. in business administration. He was employed by Scott Paper, The Roma Café, and Anthem Blue Cross until 2002 when he fulfilled his dream of opening his own store, Shore Things Variety on Old Orchard Beach. He was famous for his pizza and enjoyed having his daughter and her friends hang out in his store. He was an active member of Holy Cross Parish in South Portland, where he converted to Catholicism in 1988. He helped conduct the Baptismal preparation classes, children’s liturgy, served as a Eucharistic minister, and volunteered with the soup kitchen. He enjoyed hosting parties at his camp on Little Sebago in Gray. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, and one daughter.
1980
Cynthia Ann Holmes-Hoefel, 47, from Columbia, South Carolina, died on December 28, 2005, from cancer. A.S. in forest management technology. She enjoyed forestry and gardening. She is survived by her husband and three children.
Martha Muskie, 47, from Washington, D.C., died on January 2, 2006, after a long struggle with Lupus. B.A. in sociology and a member of the honor society Gamma Sigma Sigma. She was employed as a social worker with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and as an employee with the U.S. Department of Education. She focused on a number of issues related to women and disabilities. She spent summers at China Lake and Kennebunk Beach, Maine. She is survived by four siblings including Stephen ’71.
1981
Jacqueline Smith Edgren, 82, from Bangor, Maine, and Syracuse, New York, on August 3, 2005. Attended in the late 1970s. She was employed at the University of Maine in the economics department and later as the administrative assistant to the chief of social work services at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Syracuse. She is survived by five children, nine grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren.
1983
Laurel Jean Dana, 43, from Victor, Idaho, died on January 5, 2006, on Teton Pass, Wyoming, as the result of an avalanche. A.S. in mechanical engineering technology and B.S. in 1985 in business administration. She was employed as a nurse in the intensive care department of Idaho City Hospital. She is survived by her parents and two brothers.
Denise Liane Messier, 52, from Warren, Maine, died on January 2, 2006, from cancer. M.S. in oceanography. Before attending the university, she obtained her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1975. After graduation she obtained her wastewater treatment plant license from Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute. She was employed at Reid State Park, The Darling Center, Mook Sea Farm, Miratech, and the Maine DEP. In 2005 she was awarded the prestigious Evelyn Jephson Annual Award for her contributions to the environment. She was secretary of the Georges River Tidewater Association and a member of the Maine Island Trails Association, Maine Audubon, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine. She enjoyed gardening, mackerel fishing, traveling, cooking, canoeing, Easter egg decorating, canning, snow shoeing, and cross-country skiing. She is survived by her husband D. Michael Dunn ’67.
1986
Mildred Jean Gass Spearin, 74, from Baileyville, Maine, on January 29, 2006. M.Ed. She was employed as an English teacher for 34 years, 26 of those years at Woodland High School. After retirement she was a proofreader for the Calais Advertiser. She was a life member of the National Honor Society. She was a member of the Baileyville school committee for 20 years and chairwoman for the past two years. She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, and traveling. She is survived by a daughter.
1988
Tamara Kay Thurston, 47, from Bucksport, Maine, and Tucson, Arizona, on January 6, 2006. B.A. in English and M.A. in English in 1991. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in English literature in 1997 from the University of New Mexico. She taught writing and literature at the University of Maine, University of New Mexico, Navajo Community College, Ramapo College, and Pima Community College. She enjoyed kayaking, camping, backpacking, and hiking the canyons and wilderness of southern Utah. She is survived by one son and three sisters including Tracy Thurston Billings ’89.
1989
Diana McCurdy Russ, 70, from Sun City Center, Florida, on December 13, 2005. B.S. in nursing. She was employed for many years as a registered nurse. She was a volunteer for the Sun City Center Emergency Squad and a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Guadeloupe Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, three children, and eight grandchildren.
1995
Leila Munson Dadmun, 33, from Somerville, Massachusetts, died on December 21, 2005, from leukemia. She was employed for eight years with EF Education, a travel company. She enjoyed traveling, making truffles, and the ocean. She is survived by her husband Thomas ’95, son, and parents including Fatima Munson ’96,