1921
Edwin J. Harriman, January 8, 1995.
An educator, Edwin J. Harriman earned an Ed.M. degree from Bates in 1935 and the Ed.D. degree from Calvin College in 1958. During World War I he was a seaman 2d class, USNR, at the Second Marine District in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and he was enrolled with the SATC (Student Army Training Corps) at Bates. He was a school principal in Vermont, Ohio, and at Pennell Institute in Gray, Maine, until 1928 when he began his career as school superintendent in Ashland, Maine. Subsequently he continued in that post in several Massachusetts schools and at School Union districts in that state. He retired as headmaster of Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan, New Hampshire. Mr. Harriman retired to Boothbay Harbor, spending the winters in Florida, where he was president of the Bates Club in the Clearwater area from 1973 to 1975. He was a member of Square and Compass Club, Masons, and the Golden Age Club of Clearwater. Among his family members are a daughter, Phyllis; sons Donald and Richard, near whom he lived in Bridgeport, Florida; a step-sister, Helen Harriman Sannella '22; and a niece, Elaine Coombs Holmes '86. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Lois Coombs, and a step-brother, Lester '21. His father was John Harriman, Cobb 1896.
1922
Eleanore Bradford Monahon, February 26, 1995.
Eleanore Bradford Monahon taught school for forty-seven years, from seventh grade to college classes, mostly at the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was head of the history department, the first woman to teach in the upper school, and was chosen one of the school's "grand masters" in 1984. Rhode Island history was her specialty, a subject she also taught at Providence and Rhode Island colleges. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Eleanore Bradford Monahon earned her master's degree in history at Cornell University in 1924. In 1967 she studied architectural history at the British National Trust Architectural School in Attingham, Shropshire, England. Eleanore Monahon was an authority on Colonial history, furniture, and architecture. After she retired in 1967, she was assistant curator, then educational director at the Rhode Island Historical Society. In 1947 she organized the Providence Pottery and Porcelain Club and was a well-known authority on antique china. A trustee of the Providence Preservation Society, she chaired the society's Consultant Bureau. She was involved in the restoration of Benefit Street Property, and in 1986 received the Mayor's Medal for her work in historic preservation. In recent years, Mrs. Monahon owned a small appraisal business. She wrote articles on Providence cabinet makers for Antiques magazine as well as for Rhode Island History, the quarterly publication of the state's historical society. A member of Providence Art Club, the Rhode Island Bates Club, and the Dirt Gardeners Club, she also belonged to Massachusetts historical societies in Buckland and Shelburne, to Friends of Old Deerfield, and to the League of Rhode Island Historical Societies. She leaves a son, two grandchildren, a great-grandson, and two sisters. Her husband, Clifford '22, died in 1980.
Thelma Fullerton Morgan, February 5, 1995.
For thirty-seven years Thelma Fullerton Morgan taught languages and math in New England high schools including Chelsea, Massachusetts; Gorham, New Hampshire; Chester, Vermont; and Franklin, Maine. She attended the University of Maine/Orono and Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, for postgraduate study. After she retired in 1959 she lived in Ellsworth, Maine, where she belonged to the Senior Citizens Club, volunteered for Meals on Wheels, and transported elderly friends for appointments. She was a member of national, state, and local teachers organizations. Her husband predeceased her. She leaves two daughters, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
1923
Burton K. Clifford, August 29, 1990.
For more than thirty years Mr. Clifford worked at Union Camp Corporation in Glens Falls, New York, as a research sales analyst and special field representative, and he was general sales manager when he retired in 1977. He then devoted eight years to the local Community Workshop. Following graduation from Bates he had taught school briefly in Clarksville, Tennessee, then worked in sales for John Deere and others. During World War II Burton Clifford was a director of Civil Defense. He was a member of the National Security Industrial Council and the Investment Council in Washington, D.C. Throughout his life he enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, and birding. He belonged to Masons, IOOF, and the American Chemical Society, and was a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls. From 1953 to 1959 Mr. Clifford was president of the Class of 1923. Survivors include his wife, son, six grandchildren, and a sister, Mary Clifford Colley '22. Burton Clifford was the sixth member of his family to attend Bates, having been predeceased by brothers Wallace '08, Earle '15, Stephen P. '18, and a sister, Caroline Clifford Mathews '11.
1926
Faye E. Gordon, December 30, 1994.
For more than thirty years, Miss Gordon was an instructor in Maine high schools. After teaching French and English at Solon, she taught Latin in Berwick, Jay, MCI, and Brunswick. She went to Scarborough in 1951 to teach French and English at the high school, then to Rumford, where she was a social-studies teacher. Retiring to Mt. Vernon in 1981, she enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, and helping others. A member of state and national teachers associations, Faye Gordon had taken courses after Bates at Columbia University. She leaves two sisters including Waitie Gordon Gorham '26, nieces, and nephews.
1927
Aline Johnson Loberg, February 19, 1994.
In 1928 Mrs. Loberg earned a B.S. degree in secretarial services at Simmons College. She was a secretary at the Norton Co. in Worcester, Massachusetts, and secretary to the president of Worcester Pressed Steel Co. Following her marriage in 1932, she was a homemaker and mother. A member of the Engineering Women's Club and the Compass Club, she had been president of the WSCS of the Jacksonville (New York) Methodist Church and the Cornell University Statler Club. Aline Johnson Loberg enjoyed travel in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. She was a fan of sports teams at Cornell, where her sons were students, and she enjoyed gardening. Four sons and their wives survive, as do nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a cousin, Frances Johnson Haskell '30.
1930
John B. Cogan, February 5, 1995.
Throughout his thirty-five-year career, John Cogan taught math and science at South Portland High School, where he also coached and was assistant principal. He retired in 1973. A member of College Club, he was a loyal member of the Class, and had been an officer of the Portland Bates Club. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and also attended St. Maximilian Kolb Church in Scarborough. Surviving are three sons, eight grandchildren including Lisa Cogan Brown '86, and nephew Daniel J. Rice III '73. He was predeceased by his wife and a brother, Joseph '24.
1932
Elisabeth S. Curtis, February 6, 1995.
After a year at Bates, Elisabeth Curtis received her R.N. degree from New England Deaconess Hospital. She also earned a degree from Boston University School of Education and a diploma in public health nursing from Simmons College. During World War II she was a First Lt. assigned to the U.S. Army hospital ship Dogwood, serving in both Atlantic and Pacific areas for three years, and was awarded two Bronze Stars and ribbons for participation in the European Theater, the Asiatic-Middle Eastern Theater, and the Philippine Liberation. Hired in 1948 by the Woman's Friend Society, Miss Curtis was director of the Salem Visiting Nurse Association, and later supervisor of the VNAs in Marblehead and Peabody. She retired in 1975. A member of the Danvers Maple Street Congregational Church, where she was active in the Women's Society, she belonged to the Historical Society of Old Newbury, and the Danvers Republican Committee.
1933
Reynold E. Burch, January 17, 1995.
Dr. Reynold Burch earned his M.D. degree from Howard University in 1942. During World War II he was a captain in the Air Force, serving in Medical Field Service posts and as Aviation Medical Examiner. He practiced medicine and surgery in Newark, New Jersey, was clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Lutheran Memorial Hospital there, and was clinical associate professor at the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry. He was a trustee and director of the Greater Newark Family Planning Project. During his career he received the Distinguished Humanitarian and Community Service Award at the second Black History Week Festival of Essex County College. In 1985 the National Conference of Christians and Jews honored Dr. Burch and his wife, teacher Dr. Mary Beasley Burch, as outstanding citizens in the practice of brotherhood. They are remembered by the Newark Community as founders of The Leaguers, Inc., an educational and cultural program for minority youth who otherwise would not have visited a museum, theater, or the legislature. Weekly sessions, at first in the Burches' home, helped the youth to develop a sense of responsibility. The funds that were raised assisted young people in going to college and medical school. Other recipients are Dr. Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Energy, singer Dionne Warwick, and Donald M. Payne of the U.S. House of Representatives, who said, "Years ago in an era when professional opportunities for African Americans were severely limited, Dr. Burch stood out as a solid role model for youngsters who deserved a better future." Dr. Reynold Burch was active in the YMCA, NAACP, and Masons, and received the East Orange Good Scout Award from the Robert Treat Council of Boy Scouts. In 1983 he participated in the Minority Student Weekend at Bates. He was a Diplomate of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is survived by his wife and several cousins.
Evelyn Rolfe Curtis, January 31, 1995.
A homemaker, Evelyn Rolfe Curtis was a member of the Bates Key and an active alumna. She was president of the Boston Alumnae Club in 1963, and more recently served as a class agent. When her husband, John, was on the staff at the College, she participated in the activities of the Faculty Wives. During the years that the Curtises lived in Massachusetts, she combined her homemaking with part-time elementary-school teaching. The Curtises moved to East Orleans on Cape Cod in 1974, and were active in the Federated Church. Evelyn Curtis enjoyed hobbies of painting, pottery, gardening, bird watching, and playing the piano. Since moving back to the Lewiston-Auburn area, she also enjoyed concerts and theater at Bates. She leaves three sons, John A., Jr. '59, Peter F., and James R. '63, and ten grandchildren. Also surviving are her sister, Frances Rolfe McKnight '43, and nephew and niece G. Stanley and Susan Majeski McKnight '70. Her husband, John A. Curtis '33, died in 1993.
1934
Alva S. Appleby, January 17, 1995.
A graduate of Tufts Dental School in 1936, Dr. Alva Appleby established a lifetime dental practice in Skowhegan, Maine. During World War II he was a captain and chief of the dental clinic at a combat station hospital in Australia and New Guinea, earning two bronze stars. He was a consultant to the Westbrook College Department of Dental Hygiene, which he had helped establish. A member of dental societies, he had been president of the Maine Dental Association, which gave him the association's President Award for fifty-three years of dedicated service. He also served on the state and national boards of dental examiners, and was a member of the New England Dental Association and the American College of Dentists. In Skowhegan, he chaired the board of selectmen for four years, and served on the board of the savings bank and the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council. He was past master of Masonic Blue Lodge, past-president of Rotary, and a Paul Harris Fellow. Dr. and Mrs. Appleby, the former Lucienne Blanchard '34, traveled to every continent except Antarctica. She died in 1992. He leaves a son, a daughter, three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and a brother, Reid S. Appleby '30.
Olive Grover Ferguson, February 26, 1995.
Olive Grover Ferguson attended the School of Social Work at Columbia University and worked on the staff of Judson Neighborhood House in New York City after graduation. For several years she was a social worker in Maine in Hallowell, South Portland, and Yarmouth. While her sons were growing up, she was a part-time caseworker for Children's Friend and Service in Providence, Rhode Island. After moving to New Hampshire, she worked with the Department of Public Welfare, taught elementary school, and tutored handicapped children through the Exeter Home Bound Program. "Polly" Grover Ferguson retired in 1978. A member of the Bates Key, she enjoyed gardening, and was an environmentalist, a Sunday school teacher, and active on committees of the Exeter Congregational Church to which she belonged. She leaves her husband, two sons, three grandchildren, a brother, and a sister.
Florence Larrabee Keene, February 19, 1995.
For many years Florence Keene and her husband, the late Francis Keene, owned and operated a dairy and vegetable farm in Auburn. She was a member of the Sixth Street Congregational Church and enjoyed hobbies of gardening, knitting, sewing, and reading. She leaves two daughters, two sons, fourteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren; a sister, Erna Larrabee Buker '39; a brother, Clifford Larrabee '44; nieces Elizabeth Buker Creighton '63 and Martha Larrabee LaRiviere '74; and grand-niece Melissa Creighton '87.
1935
Robert J. Anicetti, April 28, 1994.
A varsity football player and cum laude graduate of Bates, Robert Anicetti earned his master's degree at Clark University and the Sc.D. degree at MIT in 1943. He was a metallurgist, working at Cohart Refractories in Louisville, Kentucky, at Metal Hydrides, Inc., in Beverly, Massachusetts, and then in 1948 joining the General Electric Hanford Works in Richland, Washington. Working there for thirty years, he was a technical specialist, senior research associate, and principal engineer in the breeder reactors. He retired in 1979, but continued as a part-time consultant to Westinghouse Hanford Co. on ceramic nuclear fuels fabrication. "Bob" Anicetti was a member of Sigma Xi, the American Ceramic Society, and the American Chemical Society, and was an honorary member of the American Society for Testing and Materials. Author of articles in several professional publications, he was included in the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-American Roster of 1959. He leaves his wife and a son.
Robert L. Coombs, February 16, 1995.
Robert Coombs served in the U.S. Air Force as a dental officer at bases in Texas, Wyoming, and the Washington, D.C., area. He received his D.M.D. degree from Harvard Dental School in 1939. In 1956 he had RAF status in Norfolk, England. Colonel Coombs was chief of dental services at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod for a number of years, then transferred to Langley Field until he retired in 1968, continuing as a part-time dentist at Newport News, Virginia. A member of American dental associations, he also belonged to the British Society of Periodontology. A member of College Club, "Bob" Coombs served as class president for eleven years, was a former member of the Alumni Association Executive Committee, and had been a class agent. He leaves his wife, Barbara, sons Barry and Richard '64, and two granddaughters including Vicky Coombs '91. His parents were the late Robert '08 and Gertrude Irish Coombs '07.
Joyce Foster Daley, November 20, 1994.
A member of Delta Sigma Rho, Joyce Foster Daley taught piano and was a part-time teacher's aide in a Guildhall, New Hampshire, elementary school, besides being a homemaker. Among her hobbies were music, bridge, gardening, and bird watching. A member of a four-generation Bates family, Joyce Foster Daley is survived by her husband, Raynold, son Richard '58, four grandchildren including John D. '87, and two great-grandchildren. Her father, Eugene S. Foster '07, and a brother, Eugene '39, predeceased her, as did her mother, Rosa Foster, director of the Women's Union at Bates for seven years.
Leno F. Lenzi, August 13, 1994.
An educator, Scout leader, and community citizen, Leno Lenzi earned a B.S. degree from Bridgewater State College and an Ed.M. degree at Humboldt State College in California. After serving in World War II, he taught first at North Reading (Massachusetts) Junior High School, then in Weed, California, where he taught social science, history, and physical education in the junior high school. From 1951 until he retired in 1970 he was district superintendent of the Weed Union Elementary School District. Leno Lenzi worked with Boy Scouts for thirty-six years, nine of them as Cub Master. He was an active elder in the Grace Presbyterian Church and for a decade was the Sunday school superintendent. Honored by local service clubs, he received the "Lion of the Year" Award for thirty years of perfect attendance, and served as district governor of Lions in 1967-1968. The Elks Club made him Citizen of the Year in 1973, as did the Chamber of Commerce in 1974. He belonged to local and national teachers associations and Odd Fellows. "Completely retired" in 1978, he still did some substitute teaching as recently as 1983. He enjoyed golf, fishing, and hunting. He leaves his wife, three daughters, and six grandchildren.
1937
Wilford S. Symons, September 2, 1994.
Following graduation, Wilford Symons was editor of the Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, Bulletin for three years. During World War II he was editor of Army publications in the U.S. and Europe and at Camp Blanding, Florida. After a decade as director of education at Pasadena Community Church, he entered theological school. The Reverend Wilford Symons received his B.D. degree from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and was ordained in 1958. He was minister of Christian education at several Florida Methodist churches before becoming minister of education at the Pasadena Church in 1967. He served as associate minister at the First United Methodist Church of St. Petersburg for twelve years. After retiring in 1983, Wilford Symons continued to be active in the community. Acknowledged as the originator of the emergency shelter of the YMCA, he helped fund short-term help for migrant workers and their families during the Florida freeze; he helped found North- and Southside Boys clubs. In 1984 the Salvation Army honored him with their annual OTHERS Award, given to those who have "dedicated a large portion of their lives to service to others," a recognition of his work as founder of the Free Clinic and "We Help" that provided food for the needy. In recent years Wilford Symons had continued part-time work with the Community Outreach Ministries of the United Methodist Church. He was recognized as one with a "sensitive pulse to the human hurts and needs of a community." A lifetime resident of Florida, "Bill" Symons was active in the Bates Club there, serving as president in the forties and again from 1970 to 1972. He and his wife returned to Bates for the first time to celebrate the Fiftieth Class Reunion. He leaves his wife of fifty-two years, a son, and four grandchildren.
1938
Mary Dale Connell, January 30, 1995.
A homemaker, social worker, and active church member, Mary Dale Connell earned her master's degree in social work at Simmons College in 1942. In Massachusetts she was district director of the South Shore Campfire Girls, then worked for the state's Department of Mental Health Division of Retardation. For several years she was director of social services at Colonial Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center in Weymouth. A former secretary of the Protestant Social Service Bureau, Mary Dale Connell was that organization's Woman of the Year. Although she retired in 1987, she continued to share her professional skills as a consultant for two nursing homes. Swimming, yoga, basket weaving, and travel were among her hobbies, as were reading, creative writing, and book discussions. An active member of St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church, she belonged to St. Mary's Guild and was initiated into the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross. Her two daughters, a son, and seven grandchildren survive. She was predeceased by her husband.
1939
Lois Wells Morgan, January 4, 1995.
Lois Wells Morgan earned her M.Ed. degree from Columbia University. In 1941 she married Charles W. Morgan, who died in 1944. A former resident of Cos Cob, where she had worked for the OPA and was legal secretary to a judge, she taught for twenty-five years in Scarsdale, New York, at the Fox Meadow School in the Gifted Child Program which she helped to organize. After retirement, she moved to the Heritage Village in Southbury, Connecticut. An active member there, Lois Morgan was Village vice-president, a Village Master associate trustee, and a member of the Masters executive committee; she had served on committees of community relations, personnel, foundation, and facilities. She was secretary of the Southbury Planning Commission and a member of Southbury Garden Club. A son and two brothers survive. Lois Wells Morgan was praised by her Heritage Village friends as a "quiet, conservative, kindly person, highly dedicated and loyal, with a subtle sense of humor..."
1942
Winifred Beach MacDonald, January 3, 1995.
In 1945 Winifred Beach MacDonald earned her B.S. and R.N. degrees from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. A nurse for fifty years, she worked in a hospital nursery, in the Medicare Division of Blue Cross in Missouri, and as a public-health nurse in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1973 she moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, and worked with Children's Medical Services (CMS) at the Pinellas County Health Department until 1983. In retirement Winifred Beach MacDonald read for the blind on WUSF Radio Church, tutored remedial reading at Tomlinson Adult Education Center, and was a weekly volunteer at CMS Wellness Center and pediatric cardiac clinic. She helped with Meals on Wheels and served on the council of the Neighborhood Association. As recently as 1992 she was a full-time health-support aide in clinics and served as the financial intake person for the HRS Agency. A member of AAUW and state and national professional organizations, in Clearwater she belonged to the Stamp Club, the Genealogy Society, and United Church Women. She was a member of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg. Always loyal to Bates, "Win" MacDonald was an active member of the Florida Bates Club. She participated in the Career Counseling Program, Alumni-in-Admissions, was a class agent, and was on the Reunion committee. She raised three daughters, traveled to Europe, Japan, and Ecuador, and was interested in Girl Scouts, little theater, and--always--children. She enjoyed hobbies of swimming, sewing, square dancing, and gardening. Survivors include three daughters, four granddaughters, one great-grandson, and a cousin, Howard B. Richard '62.
1944
Robert A. Macfarlane, January 23, 1995.
During World War II, Robert Macfarlane was LTJG in the U.S. Naval Reserve, serving for three years in the South Pacific. He earned his LL.B. degree from Boston University in 1948 and the LL.M. degree from Harvard in 1949. Following a year's teaching at the Law School of West Virginia University, he did legal work for Mergenthaler Linotype Co., and was house counsel to Columbia Carbon Co. until 1962, when he joined the Stanley Works. During his twenty-six years as an attorney with that company he served as secretary and as general counsel until he retired in 1987. A member of College Club and Delta Sigma Rho, "Bob" Macfarlane was an active alumnus, having been an officer of the Hartford Bates Club, 1944 class president, and president of the Alumni Association from 1974 to 1975. He participated in the Career Counseling Program, was a class agent, and helped plan class Reunions. Also an active citizen, he had served on the boards of the Shuttle Meadow Country Club, the New Britain Symphony, the New Britain Institute, and the Institute for Life Coping Skills of Teachers College of Columbia University. Past-president of the New Britain Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow, he was a member of literacy volunteers, and belonged to the First Church of Christ, Wethersfield. Delivering the eulogy at Robert Macfarlane's service, Vincent McKusick '44 said, "Bob Macfarlane's friendship made all of our lives richer. And he left to us McKusicks an inheritance of great value...the continuing friendship of Sally and their splendid family. All this we owe to my freshman roommate at Bates College." He leaves his wife, Sally Adkins Macfarlane '46, sons Scott, Kirk, and Bruce '74, and eight grandchildren.
Virginia Simons Haskell, December 9, 1994.
Following graduation, Virginia Simons Haskell worked for two years at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. She then became associated with the Journey Insurance Agency, Inc., of Merrimac, Massachusetts, as policy writer and bookkeeper. She also helped with the florist business of her husband, the late Donald Haskell. A member of St. James Episcopal Church of Groveland, Mrs. Haskell had been Sunday school superintendent, and the St. Ann's Guild of the church honored her for her many years of service. She leaves two sons, the daughter with whom she lived, two grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and a cousin, Marcia Caverly Ray '54.
Florence Skinner Noble, February 16, 1995.
A homemaker and mother, Florence Skinner Noble had been a secretary at American Cyanamid in New Jersey and a service representative at New York Telephone Co. in lower Manhattan prior to her marriage in 1949 to returning veteran Gordon Noble. For thirty-nine years, Florence and her family lived on Long Island, mainly in Glen Head. Music was always important to her. She was an accomplished pianist; she accompanied choral groups, and sang in church choirs from graduate-school years in Colorado to the Sea Cliff Methodist Church Choir in Glen Head. Mrs. Noble had also been president of United Church Women, and a member of WSCS and PTA. She enjoyed sailing at the yacht club, swimming, travel both here and abroad, symphony concerts, and theater, until health problems curtailed many of her activities. "Skippy" Skinner Noble considered her four years at Bates among the best ones of her life, and she is remembered for her love of people and her radiant smile. Surviving are her husband, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, and a sister. And from her memorial service, these words: "She chose the career of wife and mother...Her family is forever grateful that she did choose this path for she fulfilled it with such great love and understanding ...we are better people because of her. Her grandchildren were a dividend that she thoroughly enjoyed."
Elizabeth Wright Carter, January 8, 1995.
Elizabeth "Lee" Carter attended Bates College and Temple University, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1945. An accomplished artist, she was a longtime member and past-president of the Keene (New Hampshire) Art Association. A member of the Sharon Arts Center, she attended the United Church of Christ. She leaves her husband of forty-seven years, two sons, a daughter, four grandchildren, three brothers including Paul Wright '41 and his wife, Clare Wilson Wright '42, and several nieces and nephews.
1947
Marcia R. Dwinell, February 14, 1995.
After she graduated from Bates, Marcia Dwinell taught French and Spanish at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, for three years. Through the Middlebury College School of French, she studied for her master's degree in Paris, and was secretary of the American Friends Service League of the International School Affiliation Project there. On her return she taught French at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, for three years, then was on the faculty of the George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania. During her nine years there she was also secretary-treasurer of the Philadelphia Bates Club. In the sixties she entered the Congregation of Sisters of Jesus Crucified at the Regina Mundy Priory in Devon, and withdrew in 1969. For the remainder of her life, Marcia Dwinell lived in Vermont, where she was a psychiatric nurse's aide at the state hospital in Waterbury. She tutored French and math and substituted in Montpelier elementary and junior high schools, while being the primary caregiver for elderly parents. She later was a volunteer for the Vermont Historical Society Library, the Central Vermont Home Health Hospice, and RSVP. A member of St. Augustine Parish and the church choir, Marcia Dwinell enjoyed concerts of the Craftsbury Chamber Players, and especially her longtime association singing with the Barre Choraleers. She leaves a sister, an aunt, and several nieces and nephews.
Marjorie Tournier Houston, November 19, 1994. A homemaker, Mrs. Houston was a member of the Winslow (Maine) Congregational Church. She was interested in the libraries of the towns where she lived. She leaves her husband, John '49, whom she married in 1947, sons John, Steven, Samuel, and David '70, and five grandchildren including Vanessa Houston '95. She was related by marriage to Harry '52 and Bette-Jane Grierson Houston '53, Joseph Houston '41, and Priscilla Houston Menke '39.
1948
Ruby Christison Woodworth, July 2, 1992.
Mrs. Woodworth attended Bates from 1944 to 1946. She was a homemaker and later accompanied her husband on many of his FBI assignments including Kentucky, New York, California, and Washington, D.C. He survives, as do four children and five grandchildren.
1954
Bradford B. Atwood, April 14, 1994.
Mr. Atwood attended Bates for three years, then transferred to Tufts, earning the B.A. degree in 1954. A 1957 graduate of Boston University School of Law, he worked as a company attorney at Wausau Insurance Co. in Belmont, Massachusetts. Mr. Atwood maintained his interest in Bates, supported the Annual Fund, and participated in Phonathons in the Boston area.
1966
Allen Boyd Cummings, February 20, 1995.
After two years at Bates, Allen Cummings attended the University of Vermont and was a member of Lambda Iota Society. He worked at the Burlington Free Press, Gaynes Shoppers World, and most recently at Radio North Group. An avid fan of South Burlington High School sports, he also coached his sons' Peanut League teams and his daughter's middle-school softball team. Al Cummings was a swim official with the U.S. Swim Association, president of the Champlain Valley Swim League several times, and an official at UVM, St. Michael's College, and Tennis Club meets. He also enjoyed the outdoors, the mountains, and ABCD Deer Camp, and was a ten-year member of the Greater Burlington Men's Dart League. Among his immediate survivors are his wife, two sons, a daughter, and several cousins.
1984
Carl D. Zelnick, January 28, 1995.
Following graduation from Bates where he was a Dean's List student, junior advisor, and active with WRJR, Carl Zelnick earned his M.A. degree from Columbia University in 1985. For three years he studied marketing at the University of Denver, receiving his M.B.A. degree in 1989. He was marketing manager for Inland Associates, a national computer hardware distributor. He leaves his parents Allan and Elsa Zelnick, a brother, and four sisters.
1991
Diana VanValen, January 21 or 22, 1995.
Diana Van Valen was a Dean's List student. She majored in physics and was active in Physics Society, Outing Club, and Freewill Folk Society, and she participated in fencing and Juggling Club. At the time of her death, she was a graduate student at Old Dominion University.
The following obituaries will appear in the next issue:
1922 Dorris Longley Johnson, 1995.
Helen Waddell Chase, July 1, 1994.
1926 Rose Thompson Dickson, March 6, 1995.
1927 H. Kenneth Hudson, April 6,1995.
1928 William P. Thomas, October 8, 1994.
1929 Julius H. Mueller, Jr., February 8, 1995.
1930 Helen Burke Rich, April 20, 1995.
J. Ronald Lyman, February 28, 1995.
1932 H. Norman Cole, March 26, 1995.
Gertrude White Brown, July 25, 1994.
1933 Herbert Jensen, August 4, 1994.
1935 Marjorie Avery McLean, October 11, 1994.
1937 Oscar D. Stevens, March 15, 1995.
1940 Walter L. Kennedy, Jr., 1993.
1941 Jean Blanchard Forhan, December 6, 1994.
1942 Edna Butler Moon, March 19, 1995.
Samuel Allen Early, Jr., March 13, 1995.
1944 Peter Blackman, March 19, 1994.
John M. Googin, 1995.
V-12 Francis H. Hagerty, Jr., March 13, 1995.
1946 H. Winston Rosborough, April 5, 1995.
1949 Robert Oakes, April 12, 1995.
1953 Russell M. Wheeler, February 6, 1995.
1954 June Johnson Peaco, April 20, 1995.
1978 Edward E. Frankel, March 13, 1995.
1981 Shamur Glen Bartlett.
1986 Paul A. Maciuika, March 21, 1995.
Advanced
John J. Rolfe, Ed.M. '39, February 2, 1995.