These members of the College community recently represented Bates at college and university inaugurations.

Margaret Simmons Jewett '68 at the inauguration of M.R.C. Greenwood as chancellor of the Univ. of California, Santa Cruz

Arlene Wignall Nickerson '63 at the inauguration of Philip E. Austin as president of the Univ. of Connecticut

Jane A. Downing '65 Scholarship Fund
Given by Jane A. Downing '65, a former member of the Board of Overseers. Income only to be used as scholarship assistance for needy students, with preference for students who are first members of his or her family to attend college.

Mary Elizabeth Dudman Library Fund
Given by family, friends, and colleagues, honoring Mary Elizabeth Dudman, employed at the George and Helen Ladd Library from 1969 to 1988, for support of library operations.

Nevel W. Huff Class of 1931 Fund
Given by Adrienne P. Huff in memory of her husband, Nevel W. Huff '31, for the general purposes of the College.

David W. Merrill Memorial Scholarship Fund
Given in memory of David W. Merrill '50. Established by his wife, Mary Leckemby Merrill '52, his colleagues at Wilcox Financial in Toledo, Ohio, and by friends and family members. The Merrill Endowed Scholarship provides financial aid assistance to needy and deserving Bates students. Preference will be given to natural science and mathematics students, as well as students studying in the humanities, exclusive of those pursuing drama.

Edward H. and Gertrude C. Smith Scholarship Fund
Given by Joseph and Patricia Smith Chagnon, a former employee of the Bates Office of Development, in honor of her parents, income to be used for financial aid for talented and needy students.

Donald E. Strout Class of 1930 Fund
Given by Ruth B. Strout in memory of her husband, Donald E. Strout '30, with income for the general purposes of the College.

Wilma Carll Rollins, Jan. 4, 1997.
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Wilma Carll Rollins graduated with honors. She was a member of The Bates Key and received special recognition at the 1996 Reunion. A class secretary for many years, she also served as an officer in Bates clubs wherever she lived. Wilma Rollins displayed a love of math in her teaching career of 36 years. She earned a master's degree in math at the Univ. of New Hampshire in 1960, studying later at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rutgers Univ. She received fellowships from General Electric and three National Science Grants. Author of "Using the Metric System," she co-authored "Brain Drain A&B" and "Curiosities of the Cube." Following graduation she was head of the math department at Ricker Junior College in Houlton. She taught English and Latin in her hometown of Waterboro, then was on the faculty of Nasson College, Springvale. She also taught math concepts on television and radio from 1959 to 1961, and retired from Nasson as professor emerita of math in 1971. Active in the Sanford/Springvale communities, Mrs. Rollins was a trustee of Goodall Hospital and director of Goodall Library and the United Fund. A member of AAUW, National Council of Teachers of Math; she served as president of New England Math Teachers, Delta Kappa Gamma, and Goodall Hospital Auxiliary. At North Parish Congregational Church she was superintendent of the Sunday school for over ten years. A volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels and the Red Cross, she was selected as Woman of the Year in 1969 by the Sanford BPW and the local Kiwanis Club chose her as Citizen of the Year in 1993. Wilma Rollins is survived by two daughters, Nancy and Sally; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Carlton; and sister, Marion Carll Diversi '28. She was a cousin of Crete Carll Tracy '21 and Belva Carll Clapp '29.

William F. Lewis, Nov. 13, 1996.
William Lewis was a chemist and worked for the Franklin (N.J.) Zinc Co. for a year. He then moved to Nitro, W.V., where he first was with Public Service Lab Co. Spending the next 42 years at Monsanto in nitro, he retired as a corrosion engineer from Monsanto in 1969. Survivors include a son William; a daughter, P. Anne; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. His wife, Floretta, predeceased him in 1985.

Beatrice Wright Clark, Nov. 18, 1996.
Beatrice Wright Clark was a homemaker as well as an active participant in community organizations and in the churches her husband served as pastor. Before her marriage in 1928 to the Rev. Clarence H. Clark '25, she taught in Old Orchard Beach High School. While the family lived in Newport, N.H., she also taught at Towle High School. Working in the libraries of Westbrook and York during those pastorates, she belonged to the Portland Library Guild, the Westbrook Current Events Club, and retained her association with a reading club in York. She was a member of the Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church. Beatrice Clark enjoyed outdoor activities, gardening, the family cabin on Sebago Lake, and was an avid reader. She leaves three sons, Charles '51, Llewellyn, and Richard; daughter-in-law Margery Schumacher Clark; nine grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren, including Jennifer Winslow '00. She was predeceased by her husband, Clarence, in 1979; a sister, Elizabeth Wright Colby '30; and a granddaughter, Deborah Dennison.
 

Aura W. Coleman, Jan 25, 1997.
A lifetime teacher and educator, Aura Coleman was a member of College Club and served terms as class agent and club president. An alumnus who worked his way through college, he earned his M.Ed. at Bates in 1941 and also studied at Harvard and Boston universities. In his first job as coach and history teacher in Rumford, one of his young pupils was the late Edmund Muskie '36. "I'm not sure I taught him any history," he later said. Mr. Coleman's career continued at Hebron Academy, and as principal at Wells and Exeter, N.H. While principal in Marblehead, Mass., he introduced a system of a multilevel curriculum for kindergarten through third grade in which children could achieve at their own rate. He taught educational administration to degree candidates in the Salem extension program and participated in a study tour of the West German educational system. He served as president of the New England Assn. of School Superintendents and was a member of local, state, and national professional associations. He retired to Maine in 1971 after a 43-year career in education. In 1991 he tutored special reading groups in the Kennebunk elementary school. In 1995 he published a book of poetry, Echoes of Yesterday, wrote Dream Ship, a collection of poems he gave to friends, and his "Courage" was published in the National Library of Poetry. A member of the International Society of Poets, he also had belonged to Masons, the Grange, was past president of Marblehead Rotary Club, a director of YMCA and the Community Fund. In recent years he attended Rotary, enjoyed current events discussions, playing cards and visiting residents in his Palm Springs, Fla., community. He is survived by two sons, Ronald and Robert; a brother, Dorrance '35; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. His father was Will Soper Coleman, Cobb '05.

Florence Day Bragdon, Nov. 26, 1996.
A native of Gorham, Florence Day Bragdon was the first woman state legislator and senator in Maine in the early 1930s. First a teacher in Kittery, she then taught fourth grade at the Bates School in Wellesley, Mass. She earned an Ed.M. at Boston Univ. in 1949. After retiring in 1969, she tutored ill or handicapped students at home. A 42-year member of the Wellesley Hills Woman's Assn., she chaired the scholarship committee. She was a deacon in the Congregational Church of her community, belonged to the historical society, AARP, and the educational honor societies of Delta Kappa Gamma and Lambda Theta, as well as state and county teachers' associations. Mrs. Bragdon's husband of 61 years, Story, died in 1993.

Dana L. Ingle, Aug. 20, 1995.
Dana Ingle was a cum laude graduate and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her M.S.W. at Western Reserve School of Applied Social Sciences in 1935. In World War II, she was stationed with the Red Cross at Newport (R.I.) Naval Training Station and at a Park City (Utah) Army hospital. During her career, she worked in San Francisco at the Family and Children's Agency and as a psychiatric social work consultant at the Department of Mental Health in Louisville, Ky. In 1962 she joined the Graduate School of Social Work at the Univ. of Tennessee in Nashville as assistant professor, retiring in 1971 as associate professor. As a charter member of the National Assn. of Social Workers, Miss Ingle was involved in the organization's policy decisions, and she also served as a member of the Mayo Clinic editorial department. A member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, the Council on Social Work Education, she belonged to the Christ Episcopal Church of Nashville, and in the 1980s enjoyed a four-year course in theological studies. Along with many church friends, she is survived by a sister, Rivera '32; and a niece, Dana.
 

Miriam McMichael Robinson, Dec. 14, 1996.
A loyal and active alumna, Miriam McMichael Robinson was a member of the debating honorary society Delta Sigma Rho and the Bates Key. She served as an officer in several Bates alumni clubs, as president of Boston Alumnae, and as a class agent and special gifts committee member. Following graduation she taught at Perley Free School in Georgetown, Mass., at Houlton High School, and was an English teacher at Norwood (Mass.) High School. After she married Stanley Robinson in 1934, she became a homemaker and mother. In 1959 she joined the English faculty of Mount Ida College in Newton, chaired the department for 11 years, and was program director of the educational curriculum. She was an overseer of that college for 10 years, retiring in 1977. A native of Pittsfield, she was organist in the Baptist Church and played for silent movies at the local theater while a student at Maine Central Institute. She also served as an MCI trustee for 20 years and had been a member of Bethlehem chapter of Eastern Star of Pittsfield. In recent years, the Robinsons enjoyed extensive travel throughout the United States, Europe, and around the world. Miriam Robinson is survived by her husband of 62 years; two sons, David and Donald; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Ruby Stevens Betts, May 14, 1995.
After a year at Bates, Mrs. Betts attended the Goodall Hospital Nurses Training School in Sanford, where she earned her R.N. and became an instructor, then operating room supervisor there. She also held a similar position at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Mass. Her husband, Henry Betts, predeceased her. She is survived by a daughter and a son; a grandson and granddaughter; and two sisters. Bates connections include a sister, the late Lillian Stevens Jakeman '27, and her husband Adelbert Jakeman '27; Adelbert Jakeman Jr. '51, nieces Freda Shepherd Maier '61 and Evelyn Shepherd Malloy '63, and Paul Maier '61.

Grace E. Young, Dec. 29, 1996.
A cum laude graduate, Grace Young was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her master's degree from Radcliffe College in 1944. A teacher for 30 years, she first taught Latin at Rangeley High School, then taught Latin and English at both high- and junior-high schools in Swampscott., Mass., and at Brimmer-May School in Boston. She retired in 1971. In Swampscott she was a member of the Women's Guild of the First Congregational Church, the Women's Club, the historical society, and belonged to Eastern Star, the North Shore Bates Club, the Boston Radcliffe Society, and the Massachusetts Republican Club. Miss Young leaves several cousins.
 

Sylvia Nute Conant, June 12, 1996.
A homemaker and mother of seven children, Sylvia Nute Conant was an active volunteer in Durham, N.C., where she and her late husband, Norman Conant '30, had lived since 1935. She was a leader in Girl Scouts, PTA, a member of Duke Hospital Auxiliary, Republican Women, and the First Presbyterian Church. In 1959, she was chosen Durham's Mother of the Year. Sylvia Conant enjoyed sewing, reading, handicrafts, and square dancing. She is survived by five daughters, two sons, and 32 grandchildren.
 

Clinton M. Osborn, Aug. 17, 1996.
Clinton Osborn graduated cum laude and earned both an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force for five years. He first taught biology at Ohio State Univ. Medical School, and at Syracuse Univ. Then, for 25 years he was a chemistry professor at SUNY/Buffalo, where he chaired the biology department, conducted research in endocrinology, the physiology of the nervous system, and published several scientific articles. He and his wife, Catherine (Nichols '30) had been married nearly 50 years when she died in 1984. They had retired to Greeley, Colo., in 1977. He helped develop a recreational center there, a center for seniors and for the performing arts, served on the Human Relations Commission and supported a radio station. A twice around-the-world traveler, he had visited all 50 states and all continents. Clint Osborn was an enthusiastic Elderhosteler who participated in many outdoor activities including hiking, bike riding, dancing, cross country skiing, and fishing. He is survived by a son, Edward, and his wife, Wendy; a brother-in-law, Robert Zimdahl; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Other Bates family members include Elden and Rosamond Nichols Dustin '32, Roger Nichols '39, nephew Daniel Dustin '68, niece Donna Dustin Strachan '70. He was predeceased by his wife, daughter Ann Osborn Zimdahl, sister-in-law Frances Nichols Wills '28 and father-in-law Roger Nichols 1903.
 

Harold F. Millett, Dec. 7, 1996.
A member of College Club, Harold Millett coached and taught science at Maine high schools and was principal at West Paris High School. In 1941 he moved to Guilford, Conn., where he was assistant to the general plant supervisor at Southern New England Telephone Co., retiring as plant manager in 1972. He served as president of the New Haven Bates Club from 1960 to 1962. He is survived by a son, Harold Jr.; three daughters, Julia, Coreen, and Dorothy; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. His wife, Muriel, predeceased him.
 

Emerson W. Case, Jan. 17, 1997.
Emerson Case had careers in math, statistics, and public speaking. Following graduation, he worked for Thomas Cook & Sons in travel statistics and as assistant cruise director. He also took courses in civil engineering at Yale's Sheffield School of Science. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force, then joined Pan American Airlines as statistician and traffic representative. For a decade he worked in the aviation industry as a management consultant, analyst, and in economic research. In 1955 he joined General Electric Co. in Schenectady, N.Y., at the Knolls Atomic Power Lab, and later as data professor at the Flight Test Lab there. Upon moving to California, he worked at Aerojet General Corp. in Sacramento. When he retired in 1972 he was computer systems director of the State Department of Public Works. Active in track while at Bates, Emerson Case continued to run, wrote about the sport of running and about the Cases' travels in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. A fan of opera from San Francisco to Vienna, he also gave travel lectures at Sacramento Convalescent Homes. He was a member of RSVP, History Book Club, the Instrument Society of America, and the Presbyterian Church. His wife, Mary, survives.

Eleanor Glover Zirzow, Dec. 22, 1996.
A member of the Bates Key, Eleanor Glover Zirzow was a teacher, a lifetime student, and a homemaker. After graduation she was a technician at Palmer Memorial Hospital in Boston and attended the Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland. In 1938 she married E. Christian Zirzow, helped raise their three children, then taught in the Bay Village (Ohio) elementary school. A member of the Cleveland Educational Research Council, she directed their elementary reading department. Later she was coordinator of the reading/language arts department of the Council, which published her Teacher's Guide for a Beginning Reading Program. Eleanor Zirzow, who was elected to Delta Kappa Gamma, also studied American Philosophers at Cleveland State Univ. and took advanced courses at Case Western Reserve and Kent State universities. She enjoyed Elderhostels, served on local college and social committees, and volunteered in her church and community. She is survived by two daughters, Marcia and Patricia; a son, Mark; and five grandchildren. Her husband predeceased her in 1970.

Beatrice Grover Bowen, Dec. 19, 1996.
A teacher and musician, Beatrice Grover Bowen first taught English and French at Chebeague Island High School and lived on the island for a time. Moving to Falmouth, she became music supervisor for Cumberland, North Yarmouth, and Falmouth elementary schools. She also taught physically handicapped children. An active member of Foreside Community Church, she had directed the choir there. Following her retirement in 1976, she was a volunteer at Brentwood Manor in Yarmouth and at Eldercenter in Westbrook. At Westbrook College she was a volunteer colleague at the Maine Women Writer's Collection and also attended lectures and literary classes. Bea Grover Bowen was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, WLU, and the College Club of Portland. Survivors include a son, Richard; a daughter, Ruth Ann; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. She was predeceased in 1988 by her husband, Richard H. Bowen Sr.

Randall E. Webber, April 20, 1997.
Throughout his life Randall Webber served the College and the communities where he lived. As alumni secretary at Bates from 1968 to 1979, he directed the myriad details of the alumni office, from daily responsibilities to the annual events of Reunion and Back-to-Bates. He and his wife, "Happy," traveled throughout the country to attend alumni club meetings, and they made hundreds of friendly calls on alumni, especially from older classes. He was a member of College Club, past president of the Class of 1936, an honorary member of the Class of 1925, a former officer in the Boston Bates Club; he served on the Alumni Assn. Executive Committee, participated in a Bates Career Conference and both in 1961 and 1979 he was general chairman of the Annual Alumni Fund. A native of Lisbon Falls, Randy Webber grew up in Whitefield, N.H., worked in the Boston area for eight years at Armour & Co., then was in the direct mail advertising business at Dickey-Raymond for 22 years. In Melrose, Mass., the Webbers' home before returning to Bates, he served on the local school committee for 10 years, two as chairman; he was on the collective bargaining team negotiating teacher contracts, and had been president of the Athletic Assn. of the public schools. He helped organize the Citizens Educational Council, was director of the Community Council, a member of the Republican Committee, participated in the Little White House Conference and was a deacon in the First Congregational Church of Melrose. In 1964, the College honored the Webbers with its Distinguished Service Citation and with the Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1987. After he retired, Randy Webber spent many hours as a volunteer ombudsman at Central Maine Medical Center. Noted for his dry sense of humor, he cared for his yard and garden at their home on Wicklow Place, which was always open to their many friends. He enjoyed weekly bridge games, attended College events regularly and was devoted to his family. He leaves his wife, Priscilla (Walker '36); two daughters, Carolyn Webber Nelson '62 and Meredith Webber Stockwell '65; sons-in-law Daniel Stockwell '64 and Gus Nelson; and five grandchildren, Christopher, Pamela, Carolyn, Michael, and Daniel Jr. '89.
 

Ruth Hooper Young, Dec. 26, 1996.
A teacher and foreign language scholar, Ruth Hooper Young was a member of Phi Sigma Iota. She taught in Ventura, Calif., and continued her studies at Michigan State Univ., the Univ. of Southern California, San Francisco State Univ., and received her license from the Univ. of Nice, France, in 1969. During her professional life, her main emphasis was on foreign study. She earned a certificate of language proficiency from the Goethe Institute in Germany; certification from the European Centre in Switzerland and from the Univ. of Perugia in Italy and was professor of English at the School of Languages in Mestra, Italy. She received a Fulbright scholarship as an exchange teacher of French and German in England, and had the honor of going to tea with the Queen Mother at her residence. For 40 years, Ruth Young was a personal European guide, conducting work and language study also in Africa, Asia Minor, and the Orient. In recent years, Mrs. Young lived in Bangor, continuing her interest in etymology and politics as well as travel. "You live only once," she said, "make the most of it."

Ella E. Rice, March 21, 1997.
A teacher's teacher, Ella Rice taught math in Connecticut high schools, primarily in Newington for 14 years and in Fairfield until 1959 when she was appointed department chairman for K-12 in that community. She also was a part-time instructor at the Univ. of Bridgeport. Following graduation, she had taught in Maine at Westbrook College, Buckfield High School, and Aroostook Central Institute. Ella Rice was an active member of local, state, and national educational associations, and served as chairman of the State Legislative Board, as founder and president of the Assn. of Teachers of Math in Connecticut, as president of the Assn. of Teachers of Math in New England, and as president of the Connecticut Teachers Assn. In 1953 she earned her M.Ed. from Hillyer College (now the Univ. of Hartford), furthering her studies also at New York Univ. Active in her community as well, Ella Rice, upon retirement in 1982, was involved in the school nurse and wellness clinic. Past president of Fairfield Visiting Nurses, she was a lifetime director of United Home Care. In 1996 the Fairfield Education Associates awarded her their Lifetime Achievement Award. She attended the First Congregational Church, where she was active in the Women's Fellowship and Church Women United which recognized her contributions to that organization. A member of Delta Kappa Gamma International, past state president of Alpha Kappa State, she belonged to the Congregational Church in her Maine hometown of Waterford. Devoted to her family, she enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, sewing, cooking, and reading. Among her survivors are three brothers, Charles, Albert, and Richard; a sister, Rachel; several nieces and nephews; and grand-nieces and -nephews whose interests she especially encouraged.
 

Frederick B. Preble, Jan 23, 1997.
After attending Bates, Frederick Preble studied at the Rinehart School of Sculpture in Baltimore. He worked for the Lewiston Sun-Journal and as program director at station WCOU until entering the U.S. Army chemical warfare service in 1943. Stationed in London during German V-1 buzz bomb attacks, he helped British rescue squads, later serving in the Philippines. Upon his return from overseas, Mr. Preble earned a B.A. degree from Miami (Ohio) Univ. and later his Ph.D. from Washington Univ. Back in Maine, he was program director for a Waterville radio station, then joined the Department of Transportation as an editor and writer. He and his wife, Mary, taught continuing education courses at the Univ. of Maine at Augusta, and held art exhibits. She predeceased him in 1974. There are no survivors.

Royce W. Tabor, Dec. 9, 1996.
Following two years at Bates, Royce Tabor graduated from Middlebury College. During World War II in Europe he served four-and-a-half years in the Army Medical Administration Corps, earning the rank of major and the Bronze Star. For 42 years he then was a sales representative for Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co. in Connecticut. He was a member of the Bloomfield Congregational Church. A son, Kenneth Jeffrey, survives.
 

Martha Hutchins Stickney, March 12, 1997.
For 11 years after graduating from Bates, Martha Hutchins Stickney taught English, French, and social studies at several Maine high schools including Danforth, Hollis, South Paris, Madison, and Bath. A homemaker following her marriage to Fred Stickney in 1952, she lived in Willowdale, Ontario. She was past president and secretary of the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church. Her survivors include three daughters, Margaret, Elaine, and Anne; and 14 grandchildren. Her husband died in 1988.
 

John P. Sigsbee, March 16, 1997.
John Sigsbee was a member of College Club. As an undergraduate he captained football and track teams and for decades held the record for the 100-yard dash and shot put. Following service during World War II, he was a member of the first post-war class at Boston Univ. Medical School, graduating in 1950. Raised in Wilbraham, Mass., he returned there to begin a 23-year practice of general medicine. Dr. Sigsbee also coached football at Wilbraham Academy and served as the town's fire chief for eight years. In 1962 he was the first physician to specialize in emergency medicine at Wesson Memorial Hospital in Springfield, and from 1975 to 1987 he lived in Brewster, practicing emergency medicine and serving as department chief at Cape Cod Hospital. For his personal and professional accomplishments, John Sigsbee was noted in Medical Economics and Sports Illustrated magazines. And a June 29, 1965, Look article, "A New Kind of Doctor," described the Wesson Emergency Associates who "specialize in crises." A charter member of the Captain's Golf Course in Brewster, he enjoyed retirement by playing golf, gardening, and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Milliken Sigsbee '42; two sons, Bruce and Carl, and a daughter, Anne, who are all doctors; and eight grandchildren.

Carlton K. Wilcox Jr., Dec. 30, 1996.
Carlton Wilcox attended Bates for two years then joined the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served on the USS Broome in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and received the Victory and Asiatic-Pacific medals. In Massachusetts he was well known as proprietor of Blue Horizon Antiques in Royalston and Athol. He was an assembler in the micrometer room at L.S. Starret Co., and previously had been a carpenter for the Harold Newton Co. in Royalston and Temple Stuart Co. in Gardner. Among his survivors are a son, Carlton III; two daughters, Sadie Sue and Lianne; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
 

Muriel Lanckton Nahlovsky, Dec. 29, 1996.
A native of Springfield, Mass., Muriel Lanckton Nahlovsky worked there at the Federal Land Bank after graduating from Bates. Then for 20 years she taught elementary school in Warner and at the Balliet School, Springfield. During that time, she studied for educational credits at American International College. She retired in 1984. At Grace Union Church in Wilbraham, she was a member of the Women's Guild and Daughters of the Nile. She volunteered at the Shriners Hospital for Children and was past president of the Indian Orchard Women's Club. At one time, Mrs. Nahlovsky was secretary of the Springfield Bates Club. Her survivors include a son, Richard III; a daughter, JoAnn; and a brother and sister. Her husband, Richard Jr., died in 1985.
 

Ernest Merritt Shea, Oct. 4, 1996.
Before he attended Bates, E. Merritt Shea was drafted into the U.S. Army his senior year at Morse High School in Bath. He graduated from X-ray school at Brook General Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, and served in the Air Corps on the 439th troop carrier group in the European theater. For 31 years he worked at Bath Iron Works, first as a draftsman in the hull section, then as an associated engineer in testing and evaluation. He also had been a proposal evaluator to the supervisor of ships for the Navy at BIW. Before he retired in 1986 he also had worked at the Bath Trust Co. and the Portland Post Office. Ernie Shea had a lifelong love of sailing. In his community he served on the YMCA board, the Girl Scout Council, and was an active churchman. He and his wife, Dorothy Gaylord Shea '49, spent winters as Christian volunteers in the United States and Europe and summered at Sebasco Estates. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Janet, Karen, and Sally; and six grandchildren.
 

Lawrence D. Kimball Jr., April 2, 1997.
A member of College Club and a dean's list student, Lawrence Kimball earned his D.O. in 1956 at Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery. He had been a family physician for 40 years, practicing first in Hampton, N.H., then in Portsmouth. In 1970 he was associated with physicians in Newburyport, Mass. At Tri-County Hospital in Kittery, he became chief of staff in 1968 and was director of medical education for the staff; he also served on the staff of Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. "Larry" Kimball was a member of Alpha Tau Sigma, the American Osteopathic Assn., the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and local and state professional societies. An active churchman, he had been senior warden at St. John's Church in Portsmouth and at St. Paul's Church in Newburyport; he was a delegate to the 1971 Episcopal Diocese Convention. A longtime member of the choir, he also served on organ, search, and stewardship committees. From his days as a caddie at the Bethel Inn, he enjoyed golf. He spent many years in Maine as camp counselor and waterfront director at Camp Ridgeway in Coopers Mills and vacationed with his family on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, sailing and canoeing. He leaves his wife, Edith-Ellen Greene Kimball '55; a son, L. Dustin Kimball III '83; two daughters, Catherine Milliken Kimball '80 and Elizabeth Greene Kimball Williams '88; their spouses, and six grandchildren. A great-grandson of Bates president George Colby Chase 1868, his late parents were Beatrice Milliken Kimball Stiles '28 and Lawrence D. Kimball '22. Many other Bates graduates are members of the Greene, Chase, and Milliken families.

Edward Luke, Dec. 10, 1996.
Edward Luke earned a master's degree from Trinity College in 1954 and received teaching certificates from Holy Cross College and the universities of New Hampshire and Rhode Island. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy as a mediator on a light cruiser. A biology teacher and department chairman at Windsor Locks (Conn.) High School for 28 years, he also was a musician throughout his life, giving private piano lessons to pupils from age six to 60. Earlier he had played in dance bands. Mr. Luke was a member of the Suffield Sportsmans Club, served on the local Inlands Wetlands Commission, and was past president of the local teachers association. His colleagues said, "He was an excellent teacher. He always had a good rapport with the kids." His wife, Hope, survives as do two daughters, Jill and Wendy; a son, Peter; and six grandchildren.

Constance Moulton Kirby, April 5, 1997.
A magna cum laude graduate, Constance Moulton Kirby was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She worked in New York first as an engineer's assistant in Schenectady, then substituted at Silver Creek High School and studied math education at SUNY/Albany. In 1976 Mrs. Kirby was a social worker in Chautauqua County. Living in Bangor in recent years, she was a devoted supporter of PICA (Peace through Intraamerican Community Action), the Bangor Peace and Justice Center, the Forest Ecology Network and the Orono Peace Group. Survivors include a daughter, Kristen; a son, Craig; two grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
 

Diane West Handspicker Dec. 7, 1996.
A speech major, Diane West Handspicker graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, and the Bates Key. Initially she taught in a Wilton (Conn.) elementary school. From 1963 to 1967 she taught secretarial English to European women in Geneva, Switzerland, while her husband, Meredith '54, worked at the World Council of Churches. On their return to Newton, Mass., she taught social studies at Newton North High School for several years. She received her M.Ed. degree from Boston College in 1985. In 1970, Diane Handspicker proposed, then directed, a community service program in which high-school social studies students volunteered for a few hours a week of community service, then discussed their experiences. She was a ward leader in the Rev. Robert Drinan's campaign for Congress. A member of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, she had been cochair of the board of Christian education and taught in the weekday church school. The Handspickers were active birdwatchers and members of the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Her survivors include her husband; a daughter, Amy; two sons, Nathan and Jared; and four grandchildren.
 

Fred L. Barry, Ed.M., 1950, Nov. 29, 1996.
An educator, Fred Barry graduated from Keene (N.H.) State College in 1936. He earned a C.A.G.S. from Boston Univ. in 1955. First a teacher at Enfield (N.H.) High School, he served in World War II in the U.S. Army for four years, teaching in the Army Clerical and Administrative School at Fort Eustis, Va. Through the Veterans Administration he helped veterans return to college on the GI Bill. In 1948 he taught at Keene Teachers College and was the first president and executive director of the alumni association that subsequently named the alumni center in his honor. A member of the Unitarian-Universalist Church, he developed his hobby of Vermont humor, and enjoyed gardening, boating, and family camping. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Jane; two sons, John and James; and a grandson.

Gray R. Coane, Ed.M., 1953.
A 1932 graduate of Norwich Univ., Gray Coane taught math at Montpelier (Vt.) High School until 1942 when he served in World War II as a supply officer in the U.S. Army stationed in England. Discharged as a major, he remained with the Selective Service, retiring as lieutenant colonel in 1960. Returning to Montpelier, he taught, coached basketball and baseball, provided transportation for out-of-town students, and was assistant principal for five years. In the summer he had worked for the Vermont Highway Department. He was a member of Bethany United Church of Christ, Barre Country Club, and the Elks Lodge. A son, Daniel, and three step-grandchildren survive. In 1980 his wife, Lucille (Adams) preceded him in death.
 

The following deaths have recently become known to the College: