Belmont Hill School Memorial Program - Spring 2021

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Alumni, Faculty & Staff MEMORIAL SERVICE Saturday, May 15, 2021 1

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WELCOME ....................................................... Gregory J. Schneider

Ronald M. Druker ’62 Head of School

2021 COMMEMORATION .................... George W. Lynch ’88

Alumni President

We celebrate the lives of the Belmont Hill Alumni and faculty who have died during the past two years.

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Frank A. Beard ’44 Frank A. Beard, a lifelong resident of southern Maine and Florida, died on September 27, 2019, in Bay Pines, FL. He was 94.

Born in Cambridge in 1925, he was the son of the late Hubert and Unis Beard. Mr. Beard ran the Arundel Publishing Company in Ken nebunk, ME and was a professor of history at Saint Francis College (now University of New England) in Biddeford, ME. He worked at the Maine State Historic Preservation where he published several books, including Maine’s Historic Places. Mr. Beard was an avid sailor, historian, and lover of books.

He is survived by his son Ronald Beard, daughter-in-law Lillian Harley, and grandson Matthew Beard.

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John L. Middleton Jr.’44 John L. Middleton Jr., of Kennebunkport, ME, died on March 21, 2020. He was 95.

Born in Cambridge, MA, Mr. Middleton was drafted into the U.S. Air Corps in 1944. He later earned his B.A. from Amherst College, where he majored in physics.

Working as an engineer in the fields of vacuum technology and unusual environment measurement devices for most of his career, he developed and constructed devices used in the Apollo lunar landers.

Mr. Middleton was a Boy Scout leader for Troop 51 in Lexington, MA and earned a Presidential Physical Fitness award for bicycling. He loved sailing, downhill skiing, bird watching, kayaking, and bowling in his leisure and won a Massachusetts Seniors State Bowling championship. He was an aficionado of things related to rail transit and was an active member, guide, and trustee of the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport and several model railroad groups in Massachusetts and Maine. He was also a host docent on the Downeaster and active in that role to the last.

His wife, Marjorie, preceded him in death. Mr. Middleton is survived by four sons, John, Andrew, David, and Thomas, and five grandchildren.

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Charles W. Calkins Jr. ’46 Charles W. Calkins Jr. died on July 29, 2019 in Tamarac, FL. He was 91.

Born and raised In Lincoln, MA, he went on to Harvard College and Tufts University Dental School. Dr. Calkins maintained a dental practice in Lincoln until 1977, when he moved it to Orleans, MA, practicing for another 20 years. After retiring from dentistry, he started a business with his son, at which he worked part time.

Dr. Calkins’ first wife, Martha (Hickey) Calkins, preceded him in death. In 2014, he married Marianna Grady-Calkins, who survives him, and moved to Tamarac, FL. He is also survived by seven children, Charles, Diane, Donna, John, Patricia, Thomas and Timothy, their spouses, numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many patients and friends.

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Paul F. Avery Jr. ’47 Paul F. Avery Jr. died on February 28, 2020. He was 90.

Born in Boston in 1929, Mr. Avery went on to earn his B.A. from Williams College in 1951.

He later graduated from the Naval Officers Program in Newport, RI and served in the U.S. Navy until 1953.

He began his business career at Avery & Saul Company in Cambridge, MA. He later became president of P.F. Avery Corporation in Billerica, MA and its successor company, CE Avery in Newington, NH, manufacturers of equipment for power generating stations throughout the world.

Although technically retired in 1984, Mr. Avery continued to work as an independent consultant. In this role he collaborated with the KSB Pump Company of Frankenthal, Germany; served as president, CEO, and board chair for Ferrofluidics; and was the general partner for the Mine Falls hydroelectric generating facility in Nashua, NH. An engineer from birth, he loved to innovate and bring projects to fruition.

An active community leader, Mr. Avery was the founding chairman of the Seacoast Science Center board in Rye, NH and served on the boards of numerous non-profits, including Strawberry Banke, New Hampshire Public Radio, and the American Independence Museum. He was a member of the Leadership, NH Class of 1997 and in 2002 was awarded the Body and Soul Award for philanthropy from the Squamscott Coalition.

Mr. Avery loved youth and had a profound influence on many. But mostly, he loved the outdoors. An avid snow skier and hiker, he and his wife, Mary, traveled extensively to do both in America and Europe. October was his favorite month in Brookfield, NH, hunting woodcock and partridge with his family and a cast of bird dogs. He was never one to pass up an opportunity to get a new car and had a unique and colorful approach to the game of golf. His mischievous curiosity was always a joy to witness.

Mr. Avery is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary M. Avery, their sons F. Lincoln Avery ’73, Paul F. Avery III ’75, and Christopher W. Avery ’79, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

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Bruce N. Levis, Sr. ’48 Bruce Nicholson Levis, Sr., of Exeter, N.H., died Thursday, April 25, 2019. He was born November 23, 1929, in Cambridge, MA., the son of the late Charles E. and Ruth (McPhee) Levis. Bruce, Sr. is survived by his five children, Bruce Nicholson Levis, Jr., Richard Campbell Levis and Robin Fimlaid, Edward Stevens Levis, Ronald Rae Levis and Bonnie Liu, Brenda Elizabeth Levis; three grandchildren, Emily Mouracade and Kenalei Mouracade, Amy Levis. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 64 years, Judith Levis (Sanborn). Bruce grew up in Belmont, Mass. He graduated from Belmont High School in 1947 and completed a post-graduate year at Belmont Hill in 1948. He then earned his Bachelor of Science (1952) and Master of Science (1954) degrees at the University of Massachusetts where he studied poultry science and genetics; and played varsity football and hockey. Bruce and his wife Judy owned and operated Maplevale Farm and Orchard in East Kingston for 38 years assisted by their five children, family, and neighbors. Bruce developed his own strain of turkeys, the Maplevale, recognized for its greater meat yield. During the farm’s production peak they hatched the most turkeys in New England. Prior to having his own farm, Bruce was General Manager of Sales at Cuddy Farms LTD in Ontario, Canada, the largest turkey hatchery in the world. After selling the farm in 2001, the couple moved to Sanbornville, N.H., where Bruce planted another orchard and took up painting. In addition to being an accomplished furniture maker, Bruce was an avid sports fan, dedicated to his Boston teams. He loved animals, nature and drives along the Seacoast. He and Judy were active members of the Union Congregational Church in Wakefield, N.H.

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James O. Welch Jr. ’48 James Overman Welch Jr. died on October 6, 2019. He was 88.

Mr. Welch was born in 1931 in Cambridge, MA, and grew up in Belmont. He went on to Harvard College, where he played varsity hockey and earned his A.B. in 1952.

After college, he attended Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI. Once commissioned an ensign, Mr. Welch was assigned to the engineering department on the USS Hambleton, a destroyer minesweeper in Charleston, SC, where he completed his naval career in 1955 as lieutenant junior grade and chief engineer.

Upon leaving the Navy, Mr. Welch subsequently joined his family’s business, the James O. Welch Company, a national candy and chocolate business with brands such as Junior Mints, Sugar Daddy and Sugar Babies. This company was sold to Nabisco, Inc. in 1963. After serving as president of the candy division for several years, Mr. Welch was transferred to Nabisco headquarters in New Jersey. During this period, he was actively involved in the Billie Jean King/Bobby Riggs tennis match, at which Bobby Riggs presented Billie Jean King with a giant Sugar Daddy lollipop. Following this event, Mr. Welch was also active in Evel Knievel’s attempted jump of the Snake River, which proved to be an ideal double entendre to promote Chuckles jelly candy with the slogan “Evel Knievel goes for Chuckles” on every bag.

After transferring to Nabisco’s headquarters as assistant to the president, Mr. Welch served as president of Nabisco’s cereal and pet food division and then Nabisco’s international division before becoming president of Nabisco. In 1985, he was elected chief executive officer of Nabisco Brands, the result of the 1981 merger of Nabisco and Standard Brands. After the sale of Nabisco Brands to RJ Reynolds in 1985, he was elected vice chairman of the board of RJR Nabisco.

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Mr. Welch was a director of Vanguard Mutual Funds from 1974-2001, Teco Energy from 1976-2006, Kmart from 1995 to 2001, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and its predecessors from 1989 to the present, and trustee of the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society from 1987 to 2013. He served as a trustee of The Park School of Brookline, MA, Noble and Greenough School of Dedham, MA, and The Pingry School of Martinsville, NJ. He was also chairman of an undergraduate education committee at Harvard University and was active on several other standing committees at the University.

In addition to his wife Ginny, he leaves his sister, Deborah LaGorce, six sons, James, Leighton, Miles, Christopher, Gardiner and Samuel the north shore of Massachusetts throughout the course of his life. and their wives, and 19 grandchildren.

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Richard E. Wilson ’48 Richard Eli Wilson, of Dennis, MA. died on September 29, 2019 in Leominster MA. He was 90.

Born in 1929 in Concord, MA, he was the son of the late Clarence Eli Wilson and Martha (Calvert) Wilson. After graduating from Belmont Hill, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Haverford College and a master’s degree in business administration from Boston University. In June of 1955 he married Jane Adams, also of Concord. After adopting two children, they remained in Concord for many years, spending as much time as possible during the summers on Cape Cod. Upon retiring from the Boston VA Hospital as a computer systems analyst, he and Jane moved to Dennis.

Mr. Wilson gave much of his time volunteering for various charities and organizations over the years while residing in both Concord and Dennis. He was extremely generous of his time, preferring to serve his community quietly without recognition or praise. His kind, generous spirit, optimism and pleasant personality will be forever cherished.

He is survived by his wife, Jane (Adams) Wilson, his daughter, Kathryn Calvert Wilson, his son, Richard Adams Wilson; five grandchildren, Julia Wirtz, Abigail Wirtz, Ailish Wilson, Aengus Wilson, and Neve Wilson and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brothers, David Wilson, Calvert Wilson and Peter Wilson ’50.

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Donald F. Burger ’49 Donald F. Burger, of Corvallis, OR, died on December 12, 2019. He was 89.

Mr. Burger was the son of the late Arthur and Grace (Fanning) Burger. Born in Tuxedo Park, NY, he grew up in Concord, MA and went on to receive his B.A. degree at Boston College. He served as a pilot in the US Air Force from 1953-55, then received a B.S. from the University of Oregon, where he met Jean Miller. They married in 1956 and had four children.

He worked as a utilities electrician for the City of Corvallis until he retired in 1990. In retirement, he volunteered as a driver for Dial-A-Bus and helped children learn to read with the SMART program. He received the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 for his volunteer service. He loved camping, fishing and canoeing with his children in earlier days. He also was fond of playing guitar, singing folksongs, and meeting with his neighbors and friends at the Chintimini Senior Center.

In 1979 Mr. Burger married Gladys Plemmons. Although divorced, he remained close friends with both Jean and Gladys throughout their lives. Don is survived by his daughters, Alison Schoepp and Ann Burger of Portland, and his son, Robert Burger of Corvallis; three grandsons, Devon Streed, of St Helens, and Henry and Sam Schoepp, of Portland; and his brother, Jack Burger, of Sparkill, NY. His son, John Burger, preceded him in death in 2003, as did his first wife Jean in 2005 and his second wife Gladys in 2014.

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Eliot F. Porter, Jr. ’49 Eliot F. Porter, Jr. ’49 died on November 25, 2019. He was 88.

Mr. Porter died of pneumonia in Providence, R.I., to which he had only recently moved to be closer to his family. For more than three decades – between 1964 and his retirement in 1998 – Mr. Porter reported for the Post, covering the environment, local government and a wide range of other subjects. He also at various times edited the arts pages and wrote architecture criticism.

A brilliant stylist, Mr. Porter brought to all of his writing a penetrating and fearless intelligence that not infrequently led him down unconventional paths, bringing readers surprise, delight, insight and knowledge not otherwise readily found.

Reflexively suspicious of power, he relished challenging corporate executives, politicians, and, perhaps most consistently, his editors. Bill McClellan dubbed him “The Meanest Man in Town.” But beneath the nickname were affection and respect, built in part on Mr. Porter’s happy-warrior spirit, insatiable curiosity, and undeniable intelligence. It was also the case that, when he chose, Mr. Porter could be among the most courtly and charming men in town.

The son of Eliot F. Porter, a famous nature photographer, and Marian Brown Porter Norton Sprague, Mr. Porter was born and raised in Boston. He attended Harvard University but dropped out to join the Army during the Korean War, during which he gained a Purple Heart and lost a good deal of his hearing. After the war, he returned to Harvard, earned his degree, and, in 1957, immediately began his career in journalism. After seven years at newspapers in the Northeast, he joined the Post-Dispatch.

In his retirement, Mr. Porter enjoyed reading in his vast personal library, as well as caring for his beloved dogs and birds. He also volunteered as a teacher of reading to adults and at the SPCA.

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Survivors include: Four sons – Eliot, of Providence, R.I.; John, of St. Louis; Charles, of Seattle, and Alexander, of Brooklyn, N.Y. A daughter, Anne, predeceased him. Other survivors include five brothers -- Charles, of West Hartford, Conn.; Jonathan, of Albuquerque, N.M.; Stephen, of Searsmont, Me.; Patrick, of Tesuque, N.M.; and Arthur Norton ’60, of Woodstock, Vt.; two sisters -- Caroline Norton, of Falmouth, Mass. and Barbara Cherington, of Arlington, Mass.; six grandchildren; and his former wife, Jane Porter, of Portsmouth, N.H.

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John L. Dodge ’50 John Livermore Dodge, of Charlottesville, VA, died on October 28, 2019. He was 87.

Born in Newburyport, MA in 1931, Mr. Dodge went on to Brown University, from which he graduated in 1954. Then, at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, where he was his class secretary, he earned his M.B.A. in 1959.

Mr. Dodge and his wife, Anne, settled in Charlottesville in 1994. He joined Habitat for Humanity in building houses and starting the HFH store. He became a director and then was chairman of the board of directors for many years. He was also a faithful member of the Friday morning men’s Bible study at First Baptist Church.

Mr. Dodge is survived by his wife, Anne, and their children, Mindy, Tony and Emmett.

He is also survived by his stepdaughter, Maggie Owen.

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John S. Moore ’50 John S. Moore ’50 died on July 26, 2018. He was 86.

Johnny was a devoted husband, father and friend. I think he would have liked for me to put in a joke relating to his struggle with Alzheimer’s here, but he forgot to give me the specifics.

Born on March 4, 1932 in Cambridge, MA to Robert and Eleanor (Turner) Moore, Johnny was the youngest of four children (brothers Robin Moore ’44 and Billy Moore ’47, and sister Marcia). He graduated from Harvard University in 1954, received his Juris Doctor from Stanford University, and was a member of the New York, Massachusetts and California bars. He was married to Diane Edwina Beehler, and together they raised one daughter, Katie.

Johnny would give you the shirt off his back, and was forever looking for ways to help those around him. After serving in the Navy, he was an environmental lawyer - always trying to save the underdog (or under-frog, or under-rainforest, if you will). Even into his early 80s, he traveled to D.C. to lobby for the environment. Johnny was never happier than when he was boating, fishing and spending time with friends and family on Cuttyhunk Island, MA. He passionately worked to cultivate the Cuttyhunk Historical Society and the Cuttyhunk Library. After spending a lifetime in New England, John moved with Diane to Denver for the last year of his life, to be closer to his daughter. He was ecstatic to get to live near NOAA, and he fell in love with prairie dogs. He was also thrilled to return to the same mountains where he once had the opportunity to ski with Stein Eriksen. Over the past months, he received the most amazing care imaginable from the University of Colorado ACE Team (Acute Care of the Elderly), and the team there will always have a special place in his family’s heart for the compassion they showed him.

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Johnny would like for you to know that he had a good run, and he is looking forward to the next glorious chapter. He received a call, a sort of offer you can’t refuse, for an appointment he remembered to keep. He departed on his favorite railroad, and will be getting a huge sign-on bonus in the form of endless green meadows, a reunion with long-lost loved ones, the ability to walk for miles without arthritis pain, the best fishing imaginable and endless “lobstah” clambakes. It is a world in which seagulls fly and call overhead without ever stealing your dinner, where the Red Sox and Patriots never lose, where parking between the lines is recognized as a mere suggestion, and in which his fashion sense and recognition of the pointlessness of “right side out and tag in the back” is applauded, so that he can finally escape the loving eye-roll of his daughter. How could one possibly turn all of that down?

John is survived by his loving wife, Diane Beehler Moore (Denver, CO), his daughter, Dr. Katharine Moore (Denver, CO), his numerous nieces and nephews, and by the frogs, rainforests and lands that he fought so hard to protect.

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Charles W. Swift ’50 Charles W. Swift, of Minneapolis, MN, died on July 1, 2020. He was 88.

Born in Boston, MA in 1932, he was the son of Jesse Gilbert and Ngawini Swift. He went on to Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1954 with a degree in mathematics, and then to MIT’s Sloan School, earning a Master’s degree in management science in 1956.

He then embarked on an exciting and fulfilling 34-year career with IBM. Over this time, he lived in France, England, Japan, Australia and the U.S. and worked in some 97 countries, opening up IBM to the world. Mr. Swift understood the importance of patience, listening and acceptance in building lifelong relationships across the globe. Never was this more evident as when he started IBM’s business in China and later worked to help evacuate IBM staff from Vietnam in the 1970s.

Mr. Swift retired from IBM in 1989 and moved to Hilton Head Island, SC in 1995. A long-time pianist, having played since his days with the Glee Club and Triangle Club at Princeton, he, along with his partner-friend Bob Masteller, opened a jazz club, The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head in 1999.

He married Barbara Teare in 1957, and together they had two children, Lucy (deceased) and Charlie. After his divorce from Barbara in 2000, Mr. Swift married Donna Stetler and moved to Charleston, SC and then Eufaula, AL. In 2017, he and Donna divorced, and he settled in Minneapolis, MN to be near Lucy and her husband Tony. Mt. Swift’s last three years at Abiitan in Minneapolis were filled with joy, stories of days past, piano concerts, and many new friendships.

He is survived by his former wives, Barbara and Donna, his son Charlie, daughter-inlaw Nancy, and their two daughters Cameron and Courtney, as well as by his son-in-law, Tony Pulver.

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Robert M. Copeland ’51 The Alumni House recently learned from Carla Copeland that her husband, Robert M. Copeland ’51, passed away on December 31, 2020. A formal obituary was not published.

A longer notice will appear in a future Bulletin.

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James S. Gill IV ’51 James S. Gill IV ’51 of the Hideout, Lake Ariel, PA, died on August 12, 2019. He was 86.

Son of the late Thornton M. and Mildred D. Gill, Mr. Gill was born in Waltham, MA and went to Yale University graduating with a B.A. in Architecture. He also completed the R.O.T.C. course while at Yale. Upon graduation from Yale, Jim was commissioned a 2nd LT in the Marine Corps. He served in the Far East for 2 years, primarily stationed on Mt. Fuji, Japan as an artillery officer. He then attended M.I.T. for graduate courses in Structural Engineering.

Jim followed his beloved brother-in-law Vincent Lanigan into the flexible packaging industry as a sales representative and sales executive for various companies including Reynolds Materials, Rap-In-Wax and Bemis. In 1970 he began a career in real estate as one of the original employees of Boise Cascade in both sales and marketing at the Hideout. He was twice salesman of the year for Boise. Jim remained in real estate until retirement working for Woodloch Springs, Davis-Chant, and Sperry Homes, where he was the General Manager. Jim was an avid golfer, known for his booming drives, a downhill skier, and tennis player. He was invited to the training camp for the 1956 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team but was unable to attend because he was stationed in Japan.

In addition to his wife of 57 years the former Madeline Loeffler, Jim was preceded by his sister, Elizabeth Lanigan and her husband Vincent and his brother William T. (Bud) Gill II ’43. Surviving are a son James Seel Gill V and his wife Susan; a daughter Pamela Byrne and her husband David; grandchildren James Seel Gill VI, Samantha Gill, Rachel Byrne and Casey Byrne; his nieces Susan Slocum and Christine Gill; his nephews William T. Gill III and Peter Lanigan.

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Andrew Sigourney ’51 Andrew Sigourney, of Nahant, MA, died on January 10, 2020. He was 87.

Mr. Sigourney was born in Worcester, MA and raised in Princeton, the son of the late Andrew W. and Katherine (Harrington) Sigourney. He went on to Middlebury College, where he earned his B.A. degree.

He was a resident of Nahant, MA for 55 years. Mr. Sigourney was a 50-year member of the Freemasons associated with the Mount Carmel Lodge, a former deacon at the Nahant Village Church, a U.S. Army Veteran, and a Friend of Bill for over 35 years.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Flora (Fisher) Sigourney; his children, Donald A. Sigourney and his wife Missy of Holbrook, MA, and Katherine (Kitty) Moleti of Swampscott, MA; five grandsons, Kevin and his wife Rachael, Matthew and his wife ChristiAna, Christopher and his girlfriend Veyiv, Eric, and Ryan; three greatgrandchildren, Soren, Lydia, and AlesAna; two nieces and four nephews. He was predeceased by his infant daughter Flora Suzanne Sigourney and three sisters, Suzanne Vik, Carolyn Holtz, and Katherine Shaver.

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Cornelius S. Hurlbut, IV ’52 Cornelius S. Hurlbut IV ’52 died on November 27, 2019. He was 85.

Cornelius Searle “Neil” Hurlbut, the first child of Cornelius Searle Hurlbut III and Anna Thompson Dawson Hurlbut, was born in Dayton, Ohio on September 9, 1934. Neil grew up in Belmont, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston, attended Belmont Hill School ’52 and received his BA in History from Amherst College in 1956. Following his graduation, he served for 3 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, Neil and his then wife, Liz, had two children, Chris and Hope. Shortly after his discharge from the Navy, Neil joined Travelers Insurance Company where he rose quickly through the management ranks. Neil retired from Travelers in 1988.

Throughout his life, Neil established himself as an exceptionally talented athlete, especially in tennis. In high school, he starred on the football, basketball and tennis teams and he captained the tennis team while at Amherst. Through the years he played all over the US, and traveled to Australia, Turkey and Croatia to play in World Cup tournaments. In 2011, as the youngest of the super seniors, Neil won gold in both singles and doubles in California. He was ranked the No 1 amateur in the US and No. 5 in the world for players older than 75. He continued to win national honors in singles and doubles and on his 80th birthday was still playing national tournaments. Recently, the main court at the Tucson Racquet Club was dedicated to him and a plaque was installed designating the court as “Neil’s Court.”

Neil spent 23 of the last 28 years living in Tucson, Arizona, where he and his late wife, Barbara, made a life for themselves playing tennis, traveling throughout the world and enjoying family and friends. In 2015, Neil met Natalie Ashburn and the two have been essentially inseparable ever since. In recent years they traveled to Denmark, Norway, Scotland, the UK and this past year they took a cruise through the Panama Canal.

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Neil Hurlbut passed away on November 27, 2019 from complications associated with mesothelioma. He was active and vital up until the last few weeks of his life and he died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning. He is survived by Natalie Ashburn, his two daughters, Chris Hurlbut (Ann) of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Hope Hurlbut Booth (Scott) of Louisville, Kentucky, as well as his two granddaughters, Sophie and Nikki, his younger sister, Patty Hurlbut Williams of Burlington Vermont, his younger brother, Marc Hurlbut (Pat) of San Clemente, California and New Harbor, Maine and nieces and nephews (Laura, Marc, Matt and Kate).

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George M. Vrotsos ’52 George Michael Vrotsos, of Winchester, MA, died on July 26, 2020. He was 86.

Born in 1933, Mr. Vrotsos was the son of the late Michael and Clara Vrotsos of Belmont and won lifelong friends on the playing fields of Belmont Hill. Always fun-loving and game for adventure, he spent the summer before college hitchhiking and jumping freight trains across the U.S. As a Harvard undergraduate in the Class of 1956, he majored in economics and jazz clubs, sporting a raccoon coat and cutting a rug.

Mr. Vrotsos will be remembered in the Boston area as co-owner of Apollo Cake Specialties, where he kept long hours, lighting the cake ovens well before dawn. In Winchester, he was known as a trusted realtor at Coldwell Banker and a vibrant member of the Rotary Club and Jumelage. He loved travel, and his charm, subtle wit, and embracing smile made him welcome everywhere. A man of lionhearted loyalty, he was a great raconteur, a loving family man, and a generous host.

In foul or fair weather, Mr. Vrotsos was a passionate fisherman, whether lobstering in Manchester or reeling in blues and mackerel off the coast of Maine. He lived for family, friendships, and adventure.

Beloved and devoted husband of Susan Packer Vrotsos, he is also survived by his daughter Holly and her partner Dean Wickline, his daughter Karen, son-in-law David Rogers, and grandson George Vrotsos-Rogers, and his son Michael ’81, daughter-inlaw Trish Williams, and grandsons Dylan and Luke Vrotsos. Mr. Vrotsos was also the brother of the late Bernard Vrotsos.

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Arthur K. Birnie ’53 Arthur Kidder (Pete) Birnie, of Madison and North Branford, CT and Brewster, MA , died on November 18, 2020. He was 85.

Son of the late Mary Kidder Birnie and Walter Hart Birnie, Mr. Birnie was born (1935) in Winchester, MA. He went on to Dartmouth College and married Barbara Birnie, his wife of over 60 years.

Mr. Birnie was a longtime member and active golfer at the Madison Country Club where he savored the lighthearted camaraderie and sincere fellowship shared with many on and off the course. Additionally, he gave countless hours to Madison through active involvement in a wide range of organizations that benefited all aspects of the community.

He was seen by many as a consummate gentleman who valued thoughtful conversation and was always prepared to share his intellectual spirit on a variety of topics in great detail. Baseball trivia, Jeopardy, board games, puzzles and card games were constant companions during his life. Mr. Birnie also had a lifelong enthusiasm for trains and birds. His quick wit and dry sense of humor were appreciated by all who were in his presence. Above all, he valued sound work ethic and had an unwavering respect and commitment to education.

Best known by all for his integrity, authenticity, gentlemanly, and family oriented qualities, he leaves the world and those he touched in a more fulfilled and stronger place.

In addition to his loving wife, Barbara, Mr. Birnie is survived by his daughter Deborah Birnie and son Douglas Hart Birnie; by his daughter-in-law, Mary Fatigati Birnie; his sister and brother-in-law, Sally and William Stoops; and his grandchildren, Nicholas Kidder Birnie, Meaghan Hart Birnie, Yandell and Caroline Birnie Yandell. He was also the brother of the late Richard W. Birnie ’62 and Hart Birnie Holan.

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Joseph G. Tellier ’53 Joseph G. Tellier, of Belmont and Bourne, MA, died on March 4, 2021. He was 86.

Born in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late Augustus and Marie Tellier. He was raised in Belmont and went on to attend Kimball Union Academy. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1957 from Boston University, where he played goalie on the hockey team.

Mr. Tellier worked for many years in commercial real estate and was a longtime member of Woodland Golf Club. He was a devoted family man and an enthusiastic boater.

He was the beloved husband of Jean Almond Tellier. Also surviving him are his daughter, Michele Britt and her husband, Jonathan, of Belmont; his son, Joseph Scott Tellier ’85 and his wife Kerri, of Weston MA; his grandchildren, Caitlyn, Declan and Kiernan Tellier; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Edward Tellier of Belmont and Centerville, MA.

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Alfred A. Adams III ’54 Alfred A. (Trippi) Adams III, of Wellesley, MA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Charlotte, NC, died on May 8, 2020 at his home in North Carolina. He was 84.

Mr. Adams went on from the School to Harvard College, earning his A.B. degree in 1958, and followed a career in real estate and development in the Boston area and in South Florida. He received awards for years of service from the Ft. Lauderdale Humane Society and was a member of the Ft. Lauderdale Rotary Club. He also was a monthly contributor to the St. Cloud Indian School, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the ASPCA. He loved the sea, his friends, jazz, and travel, and was an avid reader. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh, and his fun and kindness are dearly missed by friends and family.

Mr. Adams is survived by his daughter, Holliday Adams, of Charlotte, NC, his son Alfred A. Adams IV ’77 of Travelers Rest, SC, his sister Beatrice Adams Miller of Wellesley, MA, his first wife Sandy Snow Adams of Westwood, MA, and his nieces, nephews, and many devoted friends.

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Robert Banker ’54 Robert Banker ’54 died on September 20, 2019. He was, at 82.

Beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, and local business leader, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 20, after a long illness. A longtime resident of Cambridge, MA and Jaffrey, NH, Robert was born on March 31, 1937, at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge to the late Herbert Banker and Sally Banker (nee Black), both of Boston’s West End. Known to longtime friends as “Red” (for his thick auburn hair), Robert spent his boyhood in Brookline, attended the Runkle School, and treasured boyhood summers spent at Camp Alton, in Wolfeboro, NH. A graduate of Belmont Hill School (class of 1954) and Harvard College (class of 1958), Robert was a keen horseman, lover of jazz and writing, and developed lifelong passions for tennis and squash. Robert briefly studied writing at Columbia University after college, before finding a new career path: real estate. Returning to Boston, Robert joined the Boston real estate firm Saunders & Associates before striking out on his own and founding The Banker Company in Harvard Square in the early 1970’s, which owns and manages properties in Cambridge and Boston. He was married to Judy Banker (née Galner, now Banker Mehrling) from 1961 to 1972. They had three children, Adam ’82, Lisel (1964-2003), and Timothy.

In 1982, Robert married Charity Anne Brown and lived for a time in the Back Bay, before moving to Cambridge in 1995 with their two sons, David and Jonathan. The family also has a home on Thorndike Pond in Jaffrey, NH. Robert loved time spent with his family and friends and dogs, and was happiest when in their company. He had an endless appetite for ice cream, good jokes and travel, visiting and re-visiting dozens of countries on and off the beaten path. He loved competing (and winning), and for decades was a daily presence on the squash courts at the Harvard Club, where a doubles tournament now bears his name. He found joy playing jazz standards on the piano, outwitting crossword puzzles, and in quiet moments spent with a favorite novel or friend. His warmth, sharp mind and humor will be forever missed by all who knew him. Robert leaves behind his

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beloved wife, Charity, of Cambridge; younger brother, James ’59 and wife, Michele, of Belmont; children: Adam ’82 and wife, Joanne, of Arlington; Timothy and wife, Anne, of Leverett; David and wife, Sarah, of San Francisco; Jonathan of Cambridge; and grandchildren: Sam, and fiancée, Jessie, in Tanzania; Lula of Brookline; Frederick of New York City; Aaron of Cambridge; Max of Washington, D.C.; and Eva of Arlington. He was predeceased by his brother David ’53 and his sister-in-law Gail.

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Peter G. Davis ’54 Peter G. Davis, died Saturday, February 13, 2021 after a brief illness preceded by a stroke in 2018. He was 84.

Born May 3, 1936, he was trained in music at Harvard, the Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik, and Columbia. By 1967 he was music editor of High Fidelity and Musical America magazines as well as New York correspondent for The Times of London. He wrote for The New York Times, serving as music critic and classical music page editor in the 1970s and early 1980s before leaving to become classical music critic for the magazine New York from 1981 to 2007. He also wrote for Opera News among numerous other publications and was the author of the critically acclaimed book The American Opera Singer (1997).

He is survived by his devoted spouse and life partner of 41 years Scott V. Parris, two fond sisters-in-law, eight nephews and nieces, and many great-nephews and greatnieces. He was predeceased by three elder brothers, two of whom were Belmont Hill alumni, John ’49 and Ted ’51. Peter expressed lifelong gratitude to Belmont Hill for permitting him during him during his six years there to practice the piano, which he played as an accompanist for numerous shows at the school. Peter fell in love with opera more than 70 years ago and its treasures sustained him, as did his truly caring friends.

His wit and insights delighted all who knew and read him.

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Charles W. Goodell ’54 Charles Waterbury Goodell, of Lexington MA, died on October 17, 2020. He was 84.

Son of the late Edwin Burpee Goodell Jr. and Ann Mathea Rogeberg Goodell, he was born and raised in Wayland, MA. He went on to Harvard College, where he rowed on the crew, sang in the glee club and graduated with an A.B. in physics in 1958. He later earned a master’s degree from Harvard in the history of science.

Mr. Goodell joined a select group of National Science Foundation funded educators to implement the innovative PSSC Physics program, which he taught at the St. Andrews School in Delaware. His intellectual pursuits led him to teach History of Science at Boston University and Wheelock College and work as a staff editor at the MIT Press. An early and vocal proponent of climate action, Mr. Goodell enjoyed commuting to work by bicycle in all weather conditions and participated in the Railsto-Trails movement. As one of only a few parents who had played soccer in school, he coached for a number of years in the Lexington youth soccer program. A lifelong Unitarian Universalist, he sang for 35 years in the choir at First Parish in Lexington.

In recent years, he took great pride in his work tutoring English as a second language for local residents and supporting anti-war, climate action and social justice causes throughout the Boston area. Mr., Goodell is survived by his wife of fifty four years, Trelawney Nichols Goodell; his brother, Francis Goodell, of Daytona Beach, FL; his daughter, Trelawney Goodell Fulton, of Seattle, WA; his son, Edwin Burpee Goodell, of Lexington; and three grandchildren, Zella Marion Goodell, Tristan Hanssen Goodell and Trelawney Nichols Fulton.

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King F. Lowe ’54 King Frederick Lowe died on February 27, 2021, at his home in Cotuit, MA. He was 84.

Born in Cambridge, MA, Mr. Lowe was the only child of the late Frederick Joseph and Agnes Lillian (Fitzgerald) Lowe. He was raised in Cambridge and Belmont and went on to Harvard College. Upon graduation, he started his banking career with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York City. He retired as president of American Security Bank in Washington, DC. Mr. Lowe was a kind and caring person who was always available to listen and advise.

He was devoted to his children and did many things to make their lives better, and he and his wife loved to travel around the world.

Mr. Lowe is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Dolores Kurre Lowe; his son Justin and his wife Supawan of Los Angeles, CA; his daughter Alison of Cotuit and Brattleboro, VT; his son Kevin of Cotuit; his daughter Keely Welch and her husband Philip of Charlestown, MA; his stepson Douglas Burke of Los Angeles; and a grandchild, Maeve Welch.

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Richard L. Fogg ’55 Richard Lloyd Fogg (Dick) passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2021, after an eight month battle with acute myeloblastic leukemia. He was 84.

Dick was born on January 22, 1937 in Boston MA to Mildred Cass Fogg and Dr. Lloyd Clarke Fogg. He was preceded in death by his brother Dr. Lyman Babcock Fogg of Vernon Connecticut.

Dick attended public schools in Newton, MA where he was class president, the Belmont Hill School, and he graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and lettered in cross country track. He received his MBA from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Dick began his business career in brand management at Proctor and Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio. His business trail next took him to San Francisco as an account executive for Guild Bascom and Bonfigli Advertising. He went on to work in brand management at Hunt Wesson Foods in Fullerton, CA as Marketing Director. While with Amfac Foods in Portland Oregon he became President of one of their subsidiaries, Fisher Cheese Company in Lima, Ohio. Next came Land O’ Lakes in Arden Hills, MN where he was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. After a stint as President of Orval Kent Foods in Chicago, IL he retired to Sonoma in 1997. Along the way he served as a PTA president, fundraising chair for United Way of St. Paul, MN and was elected to the City Council in North Oaks, MN. In Sonoma he served on the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission and was instrumental in developing the 2020 Sonoma County General Plan as chair. He spent many years on the Sonoma County Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. He was an advisor to Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Strategic Planning and Finance Committees. He was a board member and board chair of Partnership Health Plan for many years.

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Dick met and married his wife Carrie Kane while both were working in San Francisco.

Their three children Amanda, Jennifer and Tim were born in Fullerton during his time with Hunt Wesson.

Favorite family vacations were spent white water rafting the mighty western rivers. Dick held the dubious distinction of accidentally body surfing Clavey Falls on the Tuolumne River, a Class 5 rapid. Road trips with the kids to historic destinations and state and national parks in the old orange Volvo were always an adventure. Together he and Carrie visited six continents, only missing Antarctica because their ship caught fire, so that year they went to the North Pole instead.

Dick was a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox and a season ticket holder for the Cal Bears football team. He spent many happy moments puttering in the garden and sitting in the sun on the deck reading the New York Times. He was a kind man of great integrity and a gentle sense of humor, known to his grandkids as Boppa.

Dick is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Kane Fogg, his children Amanda Fogg of Eagan, MN, Jennifer Eiklenborg (Travis) of Blaine, MN, and Timothy Fogg of Sonoma, grandchildren Colton and Gwen Eiklenborg of Blaine MN, his sister-in-law Susie Kane Singer (Steve) of Alta, WY, and a number of nieces and nephews.

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Hugh G.E. MacMahon ’55 Hugh G.E. MacMahon, of Falmouth, ME., died on September 23, 2019. He was 81.

Born and raised in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late H. Edward MacMahon and Marian Ross MacMahon. He would spend many of his early summers with his family at Cape Cod, fishing for striped bass and learning to drive on the sandy trails. He was an avid rower, skier, and runner. A Red Sox fan by birth, Mr. MacMahon followed the team’s successes and failures throughout his adult life.

He went on to Harvard College, from which he graduated magna cum laude in 1959, and then to earn his law degree from Harvard Law School. It was during his law student days that he met his bride-to-be, Barbara Thiessen. The two were married and Mr. MacMahon joined the U.S. Navy, where he served as a lieutenant in the Judge Advocate Corps in Coronado, CA until deciding he had had enough of “perfect” weather, and was able to finagle a transfer to the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, ME, where the weather would help to “build character”. After retiring from the Navy, Mr. MacMahon and his wife planted their family roots in nearby Falmouth, and he joined a small Portland law firm, Drummond, Wescott, and Woodsum, where he would spend the entirety of his legal career, retiring as a senior partner in the firm. marathons When not practicing law, he could be found pursuing many of his hobbies, from fishing and birdwatching at the family camp in Sebago, to singing in the choir at Trinity Church in Portland. An enthusiastic runner of half marathons, Mr. MacMahon’s death was preceded by a head injury in a fall at the finish line of a race in which he was competing.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, his brothers, James ’60 and D’Arcy ’57; his sister, Elizabeth; four children and seven grandchildren.

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Peter J. Burke ’56 Peter J. Burke, of Newtonville, MA and Little Compton, RI, died on October 30, 2019. He was 81.

Mr. Burke was raised in Lexington, MA and went on to the College of the Holy Cross. He worked for many years for Clappers in West Newton, MA and Larchmont Engineering as a landscape lighting and irrigation engineer.

Known for his gregariousness and loyalty to the friends and institutions that helped shape him, Mr. Burke also was blessed with 50 years of marriage to his wife Marion, with whom he shared a passion for travel, taking family trips to Europe and Costa Rica.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Burke is survived by his son, Jay C. Burke and his wife, Theresa, of Framingham, MA; and grandchildren Fiona and Sebastian Burke. He also was the brother of Caroline Venusti and her husband Robert, of Little Compton, RI.

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John E. Page II ’56 John Eben Page II ’56 died at his home in Joplin, MO on July 15, 2019. He was 80.

He was born in Boston in 1938, to Elizabeth (Fowle) and John Page ’32. He went on to Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1960.

Mr. Page was a life-long teacher and coach. He began his career at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, ME and continued teaching and coaching at The Christchurch School in Christchurch, VA, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School in Powhatan, VA, and The Patterson School in Lenoir, NC. He was a founding father of the Alternative Education program in Brunswick, ME and will also be remembered for the lives he touched as a teacher, coach, and mentor to members of the Hyde School community in Bath, ME. Mr. Page recently earned his 40-year sobriety chip. Readers who feel the need to explore a 12-step program can do so using him as an example. He proved it is possible to live a full and rewarding life for many decades, hand-in-hand with sobriety. He had a way of making friends and connections everywhere he went and had a wonderfully humble, yet larger-than-life persona that had one laughing and feeling good about one’s self while thinking deeper about how to be a better human being. At his best when teaching and coaching, Mr. Page challenged every student, peer and parent he encountered to be their best with an integrity that will forever be part of his legacy.

He is survived by his former wife Sheryl Page; three children and their families - Michael and Teri Whitmore with granddaughters Kiersten, Kimberly, and Katherine of Denver, CO; Marcia Himes and Jason Cannon with grandson Dominic and granddaughters Ashley and Kaylee, of Joplin, MO; and James and Angela Page with grandsons Ethan, Phillip, and granddaughter Amelia of West Chester, OH. He is also survived by two children from a previous marriage.

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Richard E. Piazza ’56 Richard E. Piazza died on February 24, 2020. He was 81.

Born in Boston, MA and the second of six children to Camille and Salvatore Piazza. As one of the first Peace Corps volunteers, he went on an unforgettable journey, teaching physics in Nigeria, motorcycling through Africa, and forming lasting friendships. He earned a B.S. in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master’s degree from Emory University, and Ph.D. in Physics from University of Massachusetts. He was a pioneer in medical device engineering, and enjoyed travelling with his wife of 54 years and their two daughters. He was an inspiration, beating the odds and living with cancer for 20 years. Richard passed away peacefully at home with his family.

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R. Jonathan Fairbanks, Jr ’57 R. Jonathan Fairbanks, Jr. died on April 2, 2021. He was 81.

Born July 7, 1939, in St. Johns, Michigan, to Rev. Dr. Rollin Jonathan and Phyllis Maynard Fairbanks, he led a full and adventurous life. His magical childhood was spent in the woods and fields of Lincoln, Massachusetts where he developed his love of the outdoors, and baseball. A graduate of Belmont Hill School and Cornell University, he continued a passion for learning and literature at Harvard Divinity School, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and University of Otago, New Zealand.

During these years he was also sharing his love of adventure with others as an instructor at the Colorado Outward Bound School. In 1964, he instructed at the Devon Outward Bound School (England), on his way to New Zealand - a hiker and climber’s paradise. For four years, Jonathan taught at the University of Otago while he researched wilderness and literature, earning his PhD in English. He, his wife Nancy, and their Kiwi born son Terry, explored, hiked and camped in “the southern Alps” at every opportunity.

After a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of New Brunswick (Canada), when daughter Kristin had just had joined the family, Jonathan joined the faculty and subsequently earned tenure at the State University of New York in Potsdam. There he bought his dream farmhouse and wooded land where he and Nancy raised their children. He also enjoyed cutting firewood, raising chickens and growing vegetables on his farm, and hiking, canoeing, and climbing in the high peaks region of the Adirondack Mountains.

While teaching Canadian and American Literature, he created and developed The Wilderness Workshop at Potsdam College. This extraordinarily popular program, which combined the reading of wilderness literature with immersion in the wilderness, was carried on as the Adirondack Institute at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY, with programs held in several disciplines and in multiple locations from the Adirondacks to the Northern Ontario Lake region, to the Colorado Rockies. Jonathan went on to

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share his love of teaching and adventurous spirit with students at St. Mary’s College in Maryland, Marlboro College in Vermont, and at the American University in Bulgaria before retiring back to his beloved farm, where he continued to cut his own firewood and never missed a Clarkson Women’s Hockey game.

Jonathan is predeceased by his parents, Rev. Rollin J. and Phyllis Maynard Fairbanks.

Those who are missing him greatly include his children, Rollin J. “Terry” Fairbanks III (Mary Linda) and Kristin Fairbanks Luther (former husband John), grandchildren Eleanor, Henry, Miles, Max, and Theo, sisters Jennifer Davenport (Clark) and Pamela Kirkpatrick (Rick), brother Peter (Pippa), many nieces and nephews and their families, his former spouse Nancy, his special friend Geri McNeil, and his many longtime friends.

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F. James Hodges, Jr. ’57 F James Hodges. Jr. died on July 15, 2020. He was 81.

Born in Cambridge, MA on October 12, 1939 to Fredrick J. Hodges and Doris Mortimer Hodges. He was a gifted student, particularly in the field of mathematics. He graduated from Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Mass. and went to Williams College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. In his senior year he taught freshman math. Upon graduation from Williams he married Sheila Marie Hertslet of St. Louis. They were married for 59 years. He attended graduate school in economics at MIT but after one year came to work at the family business, Hodges Badge Company because his father’s right hand man had left to form a rival business. Jim stayed with the company until his retirement in 2000.

As their family grew to three children, Rick, Sally and Cassie, they moved out of the Boston area to Newport, RI where they bought an 18 acre farm and kept horses for the children and Jim to ride. The children attended St. Michaels Country Day School where Jim was Chairman of the Board. After 25 years in Newport the family moved to Charleston, SC to escape New England winters. In Charleston, Jim and Sheila were 12 year volunteers at the South Carolina Aquarium. They later moved to Cashiers, NC to escape the summer heat of the Low Country. In Cashiers Jim and Sheila were instrumental in getting the Hampton School House moved to its current location on the grounds of the Cashiers Historical Society.

Jim and Sheila were involved in every community they lived in and were members of many clubs. After being bucked off a horse too many times Jim took up trap shooting and he and Sheila were club champions at the Clambake Club in Newport. Jim and Sheila relocated to Greenville, SC from Cashiers to be near medical specialists in 2018.

Here they spent the rest of their married life.

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Richard N. Mostrom ’57 Richard N. Mostrom, of Bedford, NH and Colchester, VT, died on June 29, 2020. He was 80.

Born in Boston, MA, in 1939, he was the son of the late Howard and Edith (Nims) Mostrom.

He went on to Bowdoin College, where he earned his B.S. degree in physics and was captain of, the hockey team. He later earned a Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Rochester.

Mr. Mostrom’s career as an aerospace engineer included work with Northrop Grumman, SSG, and Goodrich Aerospace. His positions entailed program management in the fields of optics; SIBERS team and telescopic engineering.

He and his wife, Mary (McNeil) Mostrom, enjoyed many travels around the world and visited most of the continents.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Mostrom is survived by his daughter, Kristen McPhail and her husband Andrew of East Fremantle, Australia; two sons, Richard K. Mostrom and his wife Margaret of Minneapolis, MN and Brett D. Mostrom and his wife Kimberly of Newark, DE; his brother, Philip Mostrom ’52 and his wife Jocelyn of Darnstown, MD; his stepson, Ryan McNeil Pierce of Burlington, VT; eight grandchildren, Michael and Ashley McPhail, and Mason, Mya, Sean, Shannon, Heather, and Warren Mostrom; in addition to the McNeil brothers and sisters-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by another brother, Thomas F. Mostrom ’55.

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Norcross Teel Jr. ’57 Norcross Teel Jr., of Langley, WA, died on April 11, 2020. He was 80.

Born in Boston in 1937, Mr. Teel was the son of the late Norcross and Frances (Brown) Teel. He grew up in Lexington, MA and went on to Colby College, where he earned his B.A. degree in philosophy in 1961. He studied in the M.B.A. program at Boston University in 1962 and served in the National Guard, including six months of active duty at Fort Devens, MA. In 1963, Mr. Teel began his career as a commercial mortgage loan officer with Travelers Insurance Company in Cleveland, OH. He joined Mutual of New York in 1970 and by several promotions and increasing responsibility at the home office in New York reached the position of senior vice president of real estate, in which he supervised 130 employees and made investments for the company in excess of $5 billion in mortgages and $3 billion in equities. Mr. Teel retired from Mutual of New York in 1990, and afterward worked part time for nine years as a consultant to Mony Real Estate Investors and as a mortgage loan analyst and as vice president of real estate asset management at Fortis Insurance Company.

Mr. Teel was an enthusiastic builder and sailor, and over the years he was actively involved in his various communities. In Fairfield, CT, he was a council member and trustee at the First Church Congregation and board member of the YMCA, and in Blue Hill, ME, where he oversaw a large comprehensive renovation at the Congregational church, served as a consultant at SCORE in Ellsworth, helping people start new businesses, and as a board member of Friends of Blue Hill Bay and of the Bar Harbor YMCA. His rich family-oriented marriage to Margaret (Maggie) Smith lasted for 42 years until her death in 2006. The next year, he married Elsa (Swenson) Gentleman, who survives him. Together they enjoyed travel to Italy, Scandinavia, Canada, and America’s national parks.

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Mr. Teel will be remembered for his wry sense of humor, professional acumen, leadership ability, helpfulness, and spirit of adventure, but most of all for his love for his family.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Teel is survived by three sons, David Campbell (Michelle) Teel, of Boston, MA, William Blackburn (Julia) Teel, of Fairfield, CT, and Elliott Rollins Teel, of Cape Elizabeth, ME; Elsa’s two daughters, Jenna Victoria (Matthew) Frasca, of Everett, WA, and Tyra Lilly (Charlie) Walsh, of Langley, WA; his sister, Susan Teel Brown, of Wellesley, MA; Elsa’s sisters, Wenda Eliz abeth Swenson, of Houston, TX, and Melva Swenson (David) Owens, of Charleston, SC; and his grandchildren, Lucie Belle Teel, Charlotte Smith Teel, Alden Jack Teelham, Sophie Skye Teelham, Matiyah Victory Frasca, Beckett Criley Walsh, Wyatt Swenson Walsh, Adelaide Queen Walsh, and Ellis Aldrich Walsh.

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Earl C. Emery ’58 Earl Carlton Emery, of Londonderry, NH, died on September 9, 2020. He was 80.

Born in Quincy, MA in 1941 to the late Carl and Doris (Leach) Emery, Mr. Emery grew up in Wayland, MA. He went on to earn his B.S. and M.S. in geology at Boston University.

Enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1966, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant, engineering branch, and rose to the rank of captain, earning the Army Commendation Medal. After his military service, Earl worked as a computer programmer for 40 years, often serving as an elder in the churches he attended.

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William S. Fenollosa ’58 William S. Fenollosa of Annisquam, MA, formerly of Hopkinton, NH, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 of metastatic prostate cancer. He was 80.

Mr. Fenollosa grew up in Belmont, MA, the son of the late G. Manuel and Elizabeth Fenollosa. After Belmont Hill, he studied at St. Lawrence University. In 1968 he opened Granite State Volkswagen in Concord, NH. For the next 30 years, he was active in the automotive community, locally and nationally.

Husband of Caroline (Lyn) Fenollosa, father of Josh and his wife Catherine of Arlington, MA, and Nat (deceased) and his wife Amy of Guilford, CT. Grandfather of Ruby, Leo, George, Henry and Charlie. Brother of Betsy Boege (Sheldon) of New London, NH and Mike Fenollosa ’65 (Marilyn) of Lexington, MA.

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James R. Pusey ’58 James Reeve Pusey ’58 died on May 21, 2019. He was 78. He was a son of Anne Woodward Pusey and Nathan Marsh Pusey.

Jamie came to Lewisburg in 1972 to teach at Bucknell for 38 years. He loved Lewisburg, and turned down job offers that would have taken him away from the town, campus, and countryside that he enjoyed so much. He often took family and friends around the local farms, stopping to pet all the horses and cows he could find. He loved the smell of farmland.

Jamie taught Chinese history, philosophy, and language. He inspired his students to think, discuss, and write with an open mind. Exceptionally fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he served as an interpreter for the State Department to establish relations with China in the ’70s, and later helped locally whenever needed. He was always writing, and published a handful of books. After he retired in 2010, he stayed involved in campus life, and was an avid fan of Bucknell football.

In his 47 years in Lewisburg, Jamie devoted his time to diverse activities. Once president of the Harvard Glee Club, Jamie directed the St. Andrews Episcopal Church choir, sang in the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, and is remembered by many as the town bagpiper.

He enjoyed hiking, canoeing, and boating in Maine over the summers. Former captain of the Harvard fencing team, he was delighted to continue fencing with the West Branch Fencing Club until just a year or two ago.

Jamie guided his family with a strong moral compass and a love of adventure, leading multiple trips across the country and around the world. He modeled respect and appreciation for cultures different from his own and for people who had less than he did.

He taught us to be brave and curious, with a sense of idealism, kindness, and justice.

Jamie’s legacy is carried on by his wife Anne; daughter, Jennifer; son, Drake and daughter-in-law Alyssa; and grandchildren, Rook and Keen; together with his brother, Nathan Pusey ’55, his sister, Rosemary Hopkins, and their families.

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James E. Downes II ’59 James E. Downes II died on December 15, 2020. He was 80.

Born in Winchester, MA in 1940, Mr. Downes was the son of the late Thomas and Jean Downes, He went on to Harvard College, earning his A.B. in 1963. As a student in school and college, along with the sports of sailing, tennis and ice hockey, he played local venues in a rock band. He later shared his enjoyment of sports through organizing groups of disadvantaged youth.

He came to Berkeley, CA in 1967 and in that Summer of Love met his wife Carol. A self-taught artist, he sold his line ink drawings through the early 1970s. He then began a collaborative tennis playing and coaching journey. He taught his wife to play and together they enjoyed travel to tournaments, daily playing partners, and decades of wonderful students.

Mr. Downes greatly loved and shared the uplifting music from the 1960s. In the 1990s he delved into computer systems. He designed a daily meditation/prayer practice that furthered his kindness, mental clarity, and humor.

His love will always be felt by Carol and remembered by his brothers Gregory ’57 and Stephen ’67, his sister Bonnie Leonard, his brothers-in-law Michael, John, and Thomas and those who knew him.

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Peter Stone ’59 Peter Stone of Newton, MA and Bradford, VT, died on August 14, 2020. He was 80.

After graduating from the Belmont Hill School and attending Lawrence University in Wisconsin, he returned to the Boston area. His sharp technical mind and his love for music led him to employment during the “HiFi boom” of the 1970s with innovator Advent in Cambridge and Epicure, where he was a principal and founder, in Newburyport, MA. An avid amateur photographer, he took thousands of photos in Europe, the American Southwest and candid shots of people and landscapes in first Boston then Vermont where he moved to in 1980. Often perceived as reclusive by those who did not know him, Mr. Stone struggled with lifelong learning disabilities that often kept him on the sidelines. That experience led him to work as a volunteer with Central Vermont Adult Basic Education in Bradford, VT and tutored young people in math and helping them get their GED. A serious gourmand, he worked in his youth as a professional cook—insisting he was “not a chef”—in and around Boston. He had an impressive list of favorite restaurants ranging from Charlestown, NH to Burlington, VT, where he often took friends out to his favorite Burlington place, Single Pebble. His first choice restaurant was Peyton Place in Orford, NH. He also enjoyed a good single malt and a cigar. He loved a good cup of coffee and was often enjoying a cup at the Dirt Cowboy in Hanover, NH. Mr. Stone was the only child of Mark and Clara (Segel) of Boston. He is survived by a large extended family and network of friends.

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Donald J. Hurley Jr. ’60 Donald J. Hurley Jr., of Hanover, NH, died on March 16, 2020. He was 78.

Born in Boston in 1941, Mr. Hurley was the son of the late Donald J. and Miriam Hurley.

He grew up in Weston, MA and went on to Harvard College before moving to New York in 1965. He and his wife, Nancy Mae, settled in Lloyd Harbor on Long Island, which was to become their home for more than 50 years.

For much of that time, Mr. Hurley worked as a banker in Manhattan, initially with Chemical Bank and ultimately as a director of British investment bank Kleinwort Benson. He retired as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Institute for Applied Economics, a research organization.

Throughout his life, Mr. Hurley savored telling humorous stories and could be counted on to erase a difficult time with his quick wit. He also loved crossword puzzles and games of all sorts, and was a matchless opponent in Scrabble, a skill he attributed to English classes with Roger Duncan and Belmont Hill’s Latin curriculum. He was a proud alumnus and cherished his affiliation with the School, serving as a Class Agent and member of the Corporation.

His beloved wife, Nancy Mae, died in 2018. Mr. Hurley is survived by his daughter Courtney Pearson and her husband Tim; his granddaughter Katie; his brother, Stephen N. Hurley; his sisters, Rosamond Page Sughrue and Cornelia Hurley McPeek; many nieces and nephews, and eleven godchildren.

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Robert D. Turran ’60 Robert D. Turran died on October 21, 2019. He was 77.

Bob passed away peacefully in his Kailua home, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born and raised in Boston, MA. He attended Middlebury College, where he lettered in varsity football and track, graduating with a B.A. in Economics. He then went on to earn his law degree at Boston University. After graduating, he was hired at the law firm of Feldman, Warner & Cole in Washington DC. Bob was called into the Army as a captain during the Vietnam War and was stationed in an intelligence unit in Udorn, Thailand. During his service, he was awarded the National Defense Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal. His many experiences during the war impressed upon him the fragility and unpredictability of life which changed his philosophy about how he wanted to live, and so decided not to return to practice law in D.C. He loved the friendly and informal lifestyle of Hawaii and decided to make it home. He joined the Outrigger Canoe Club and became an avid paddler and a regular on the beach volleyball sand courts. He chose banking as his new career and started banking at First Hawaiian Bank from 1970-1974, GE Capital/Amfac Financial Corp from 1974-1985, then to Bank of Hawaii from 1985-2006. He was also active on numerous boards, supporting many nonprofit organizations in Hawaii. Bob married his Kailua sweetheart, Karen (Pagliuso), in 1982. He loved being a father to their son Tyler and his most recent great joy was being able to play with his grandson. When Bob retired, his favorite pastime was walking Kailua beach with his dogs and talking with all the other beach regulars. Bob was known for his incredible memory, quick wit, and his infectious smile. He is survived by his wife Karen, son Tyler, daughter-in-law Belinda, grandson Easton Robert, sister Carol, and 11 nieces and nephews.

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Kenneth J. Annis ’61 Kenneth J. Annis passed away on April 9, 2021. He was 78.

On Friday, April 9, 2021, Kenneth J. Annis of Potomac, MD, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, wife of 46 years, Susan, daughter, Michelle Towbin (Mitch), son, Robert (Juliana Rodriguez) and grandsons, Mason and Tyler Towbin. Ken was an accomplished personal injury attorney for over 40 years, having opened his own law practice in 1972. He graduated from Harvard University (BA) and Georgetown University Law School (JD). Ken was a past president of the local chapter of Inns of Court; a past president of the local chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates; a member of Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice; and one of the original members of the Washington, DC chapter of International Network of Boutique and Independent Law Firms.

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George N. Demers Jr. ’61 George N. (Buddy) Demers Jr., of Belmont, MA, died on May 2, 2020. He was 77.

Known to many as the proprietor of Buddy’s Sirloin Pit, a bygone Harvard Square institution, and often seen smiling while taking in the summer views in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Buddy will always be remembered for his kind heart, generous spirit, and the mischievous sparkle in his eye.

Born in Boston in 1943, Mr. Demers was the son of the late George N. and Mary (Spilios) Demers, also of Belmont. He is survived by his beloved wife, Janet (Black) Demers and his son, Alexander N. Demers ’02 and his fiancée, Calina Ciobanu, both of Los Angeles.

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George L. Keleher Jr. ’61 George L. Keleher Jr., DDS, of Somerville and formerly of Needham MA, died on November 29, 2018. He was 75.

Dr. Keleher was a retired professor at Boston University Dental School and conducted a private dental practice in Sherborn, MA. He was an avid hiker with the Appalachian Mountain Club.

He was the beloved husband of Katherine (Flannery) Keleher. He is also survived by his daughter, Maura Polombo, of Grafton MA; two sons, Michael Keleher, of Tampa FL, and Thomas Keleher, of Waltham MA; his brother, James Keleher, of Taunton MA; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn (Pytel) Keleher.

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William H. Lynch ’62 William H. Lynch of Chestnut Hill passed peacefully on Monday September 2, 2019 with family by his side at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Nancy B. Lynch. Loving father of George W. Lynch II, ’88 Martha L. Kopanon and Matthew N. Lynch. Grandfather of six dear grandchildren, Ava M. Lynch, John W. Lynch, Camilla J. Kopanon, Jasper M. Kopanon, Brooke T. Lynch and Aria S. Lynch. Brother to Margaret B. Pearson, Marietta E. Lynch and the late Michael F. Lynch ’68 and Nicholas F. Lynch ’72. Son of the late Dr. George W. Lynch and Margaret F. Lynch. He is also survived by his great Aunt Doris T. Lynch.

“Bill” was an active member in many communities important to him. He was a member of the Belmont Hill School Corporation and former member of the Board of Trustees.

He was also a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Cape Anne Museum, Gloucester and Gore Place, Waltham.

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Norwood P. Hallowell III ’63 Norwood P. (Buck) Hallowell III, of Philadelphia, PA, died on November 10, 2016. He was 72.

Born in 1944, Mr. Hallowell was the son of the late Norwood P. Hallowell Jr. and Priscilla (Choate) Hallowell. He went on to study at the University of Maine.

Mr. Hallowell is survived by his loving wife, Marjorie (Miller) Hallowell; his sons, Darrin (Cindy) and Pen; his grand-daughter, Elly; his step-children, Donna Shore (Todd Hornik) and Michael Shore; his step-grandsons, Terak and Elan Hornik; his two brothers and sister; many nieces and nephews; and his loyal friends, Patrick and Carlton.

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Jonathan H. Lovell ’63 On April 14, 2020, Jonathan Hallett Lovell ’63 died in his sleep from a chronic heart condition. Jonathan, the son of Richard Hallett and Beverly Warren (Smith) Lovell, was born on May 21, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in San Jose, California.

Jonathan, Jonny to his family, grew up in Newton, MA. His family was part of the strong, warm community of Eliot Congregational Church in Newton Corner. He attended Belmont Hill School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Williams College in 1967, an MA from the University of Oxford in 1969, and his PhD from Yale University in 1980.

He served as an assistant professor of English and Education at Columbia University in New York City from 1977-1981. Following this, he and his family came to California, where from 1981-1983 he taught as a lecturer on the Davis and Berkeley campuses of the University of California. His career continued when he accepted a position as associate professor of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1983-1987.

His professional memberships included the California Curriculum Study Commission, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the California Association of Teachers of English. In each of these groups Jonathan has valued friendships of many years.

In 1987, he began teaching in the English Department of San Jose State University and by 1988, was director of the San Jose Area Writing Project. In the SJSU English Department he became a teacher and an advisor to future high school English teachers.

As the director of the Writing Project, he was a teacher of teachers, with his specific focus being on the teaching of writing.

This commitment meant that when he officially retired from SJSU in 2016, he never retired from the WP. In 2016 he became a member of the Democratic Club and, following his newest passion, joined the PickleBall Club, in the Villages Community where he resided. In these clubs he, as ever, took on new responsibilities and readily made new friends. Most recently, Jonathan was looking forward to pursuing new avenues of learning and had joined the Brandeis Study community.

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Almost every day, rain or shine he ran with his dear dog, Mindy, enjoying the people they met and the beauty of their surroundings. Jonathan was never one to sit still for long. He sailed his treasured boat whenever possible taking with him friends, family and, of course, Mindy. He especially loved taking his grandchildren, nieces, and nephews for a sailing lesson or to battle with the pirates on the lake. For Jonathan, the roughest weather was the best for a sail and the most treacherous hill the obvious choice to ski.

Scottish Country Dancing was a pleasure he shared with Ellen, his wife of almost twenty years. They met during his early years of dancing, and during their marriage traveled several times to Scotland to participate in summer school dance programs. Jonathan was a member of the The Red Thistle Dance Group for sixteen years. Dancing to the best of his ability was ever his goal.

In addition to Ellen, and her children Karin and Kelcey, he leaves two daughters, Stephanie Lovell-Rose and Helen Lovell Wayne (Robert), two sisters, Pam Parker and Merrily Lovell, two brothers, Benjamin (Sandy), and Christopher (Julie), and five grandchildren. Jonathan will be greatly missed and always remembered for his humor, kindness, creativity, generosity, and most of all, for his smile.

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Douglas T. MacLean ’63 Douglas T. (Duke) MacLean, of Westborough, MA died on September 15, 2020. He was 76.

Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Henry A. and Corrinne C. (Taylor) MacLean.

He was raised in Lincoln, MA and went on to Franklin and Marshall College where he was a member the football team.

Mr. MacLean had a long career in the hardware industry as a sales representative for Decatur Hopkins and Orgill, Inc. prior to his retirement.

As a resident of Westborough since 1971, he enjoyed playing softball in the Westborough Men’s League and golfing at the Westborough Country Club. His greatest joy was watching his grandchildren play the many sports they were involved in. He was known around the fields and rinks as a proud Papa.

Mr. MacLean is survived by his wife Joan (Imbeault) MacLean and two daughters, Kimberly P. White and her husband, Richard, of Worcester, MA and Courtney T. Murphy and her husband, Joseph, of Duxbury, MA and six grandchildren, Rory White, Ainsley White, Gavin White, Ava White, Tierney Murphy and Brunner Murphy. He is also survived by his brother John C. MacLean of Lincoln, MA.

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Francis P. Brown ’64 Francis Patrick (Frank) Brown died on January 30, 2021. He was 74.

Born in 1946 in Boston, MA to the late Francis and Henrietta Brown, Mr. Brown grew up in Somerville and Belmont, MA. He went on to Tufts University, earning his B.S. in mathematics there in 1968, and then his M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1976.

Mr. Brown had a long and successful career in the emerging world of computers, starting with Digital Corporation., continuing on with Compaq and finally retiring from Hewlett Packard.

He cared deeply for his family, both immediate and extended, and was often seen as the patriarch within the family who could be relied upon to provide an ear and thoughtful advice, while making sure to sneak in a joke or quick tease along the way. Mr. Brown went above and beyond the duties of a father with his unending love, strength, and guidance. He also had a great group of friends he saw as extended family. From the Amherst crew to the Winchester gang, Mr. Brown loved and was loved by his friends for his “Frank” advice, and quick wit.

He is survived by his wife Nancy; his sons Patrick ’97 and John ’99, his daughters Margaret, and Katherine; his grandchildren Penelope, Bridget, Elizabeth, and Ryan; his siblings Mary, Richard, and Eleanor; and his many nieces and nephews and grandnieces and nephews.

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Porter E. Coggeshall ’64 Porter Eaton Coggeshall, of Vienna, VA, died on January 3, 2021. He was 74.

Born in Boston, MA, in 1946, he was the son of the late Alice Bigelow Eaton and Harrison Hutchings Coggeshall. He grew up playing soccer and baseball and attending games at Fenway Park with his father. After graduating from Belmont Hill he attended Dartmouth College, and then earned a Master’s degree from the University of North Carolina, where he met his wife, Mary Lambert Ball.

After graduation, the couple briefly taught in North Carolina and Massachusetts. For the years 1969-1972, Mr. Coggeshall taught Latin and mathematics at Belmont Hill while acquainting boys with computers, coaching, and serving as an assistant in the admissions office. They moved to the Washington, DC, area in 1972, and settled in Vienna, VA, in 1978, where they raised two daughters and their beloved West Highland terriers. A dedicated father, Mr. Coggeshall coached youth league basketball and soccer teams, tutored in math, and enjoyed working on projects around the house.

He began his career at the National Academy of Sciences in 1972 as a research assistant in the Office of Scientific Personnel and moved on to direct a multi-year study that produced the Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States. In 1984, he joined the executive office as associate director of the Report Review Committee and was appointed its executive director in 1992. Colleagues remember him as “simply one of the kindest, most intelligent, and most caring people” who was tirelessly dedicated to protecting the integrity of the Academy.

He spent much of his free time volunteering with service organizations providing housing, meals and employment for homeless people. In 2009, he co-founded Job Squad, a group of 60 National Academies staff volunteers who helped unemployed men and women at the Community for Creative Non-Violence by advising in the preparation of resumes and job applications. He did similar work at Jubilee Jobs, served on the board of directors of Miriam’s Kitchen, and annually led groups of teenagers on summer homerepair mission projects for Habitat for Humanity and the Pittsburgh Project.

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Mr. Coggeshall was a long-time runner, completing six marathons. Over the last ten years, he was also a beloved member of the local hot yoga community and was well known for his contagious humor and marathon yoga sessions, often taking multiple classes in a day. During the recent COVID pandemic, he quickly made more new friends on his walking route to the local high school track.

He will be remembered most for his integrity, hard work, and ever-present sense of humor, whether it was evident while negotiating a contentious report review process or completing seven hot yoga classes in a day. He was always contagiously upbeat and cheerful and found humor in everything he did.

A treasured friend to many and adored by his family, he is survived by Mary, his wife of 52 years; two daughters, Elizabeth Dove Coggeshall and Windsor Eaton Coggeshall, and son-in-law, Marc Buursink. His beloved grand-dog Casper the Little Prince will also miss him.

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Robert L. Rines ’64 Robert L. Rines, of Nashua, NH died on May 27, 2020. He was 73.

Born in 1946, Mr. Rines was the son of the late Robert H. Rines and Dorothy Kay Rines.

After his years at Belmont Hill, which he counted among his best and most memorable, he went on to earn his B.A. degree at Tulane University seven years later, reflecting his love for New Orleans and reluctance to move away. Finally, after detaching himself from The Big Easy, Mr. Rines pursued a law degree at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH, which had been founded by his father. He practiced law in New Hampshire for decades until he was incapacitated by declining health.

He is survived by his former wife, one son, a sister, a half-brother, one grandson and several nieces.

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Edgar J. White ’64 Edgar J. (Ned) White of South Thomaston, ME, died on January 29, 2021. He was 74.

Born in 1946, he went to Yale College, from which he graduated in 1968 as Scholar of the House and a highly accomplished pool player.

Mr. White became a freelance writer for print, public and commercial television, theater, and corporate media. His work included seven original musical plays for young adults; adult audience participation mystery plays; a children’s TV series; a movie of the week for HBO; and a variety of comedy, drama, and documentary for broadcast. Mr. White’s proudest accomplishments were his “Journeys Over a Hot Stove” blog (Bangor Daily News -2013-2019) constructing 25 crossword puzzles for The New York Times and writing six novels (nedwhitebooks.net) He had a deep fascination for physics and life beyond Earth. A self-taught guitarist and pianist, Mr. White was a fierce seeker of truth and loathed pretense. He loved he open skies of New Mexico, where he lived for eight years, bust especially embraced the downto-earth honesty, humor and serenity of Maine and Mainers.

In addition to his wife and three children, Ned is survived by his brother, Ridge; two sons and a daughter-in-law; two brothers and three sisters-in-law; five grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and a godson.

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Richard S. Herron ’65 Richard Stanwood Herron died on June 6, 2020. He was 73.

Born in 1947 into a military family in Florida, Mr. Herron was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William S. Herron. Attending Belmont Hill for eight years, he was in the last class to commence in Grade 5, and he continued his education at Syracuse University and Babson College. In the 1970s, he purchased 150 acres in West Lebanon, ME where he constructed his own house. There he met and married the love of his life, Gloria Leavitt.

They subsequently moved to Dysartsville, NC and then Tucson, AZ. Possessed of a brilliant mathematical mind and a great sense of humor, he was, also, an excellent soccer player and skier. Known for an unorthdox study habit, which thirty years later proved that he was a world leader in today’s much vaunted skill of multitasking, his rule was to never study unless the television was on! He enjoyed winter vacations at Mittersill and Cannon in the White Mountains.

His was the time when the Beach Boys were in their prime, and some Hill students drove to school in Corvettes and other fancy cars memorialized in Brian Wilson songs. One spring day in 1963, a cherry red model “A” coup appeared parked on the side of the driveway to the Fourth Form Building where everyone in the Upper School could see it. By lunchtime, word had spread that this was the Herron brothers’ showboat, and they would be leaving school early that day. At the appointed time, most of the school seemed to be lined up on the steps of two nearby buildings or hanging out of the study hall windows to see them peel out. After grinding the starter for some time without success, the brothers emerged from the cab, threw open the hood, tinkered for a while, slammed the hood shut, and jumped back into their bucket seat. This time, as the starter groaned, a tongue of flame shot from under the hood and the engine started to roar. A loud cheer went up from the crowd as the sound of the glass-pack mufflers enveloped the campus, then faded in the distance.

Mr. Herron is survived by his wife, Gloria, two nieces, one nephew, four beloved stepchildren, and Roger W. Lamson ’66, his best friend of fifty-eight years. He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother, William M. Herron Jr. ’63.

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Robert H. Price ’65 Robert H. Price of Berkeley, CA, died on May 16, 2020. He was 73.

After a brief hospital stay and release that day, on a quiet, pleasant Friday evening, he celebrated with Barbara their 24th wedding anniversary. Saturday afternoon he died peacefully with the kind aid of hospice support. He had received cancer treatments for over a year.

Mr. Price was born in Boston and raided in Belmont by his parents David and Elaine.

After Belmont Hill, where he played varsity hockey, he attended the University of Pennsylvania from September 1965 to June 1967. He was a well-liked member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, whose surviving brothers have sadly noticed his passing.

After an infection in 1968 and resulting in blindness, Mr. Price continued his education at Boston University in 1970, graduating with the Class of 1973 and B.A. in Classics.

He met his first wife, Stephanie, in Philadelphia in June 1969. They were married at Belmont Hill May 1971, but separated in 1974. After that, he boldly moved to San Diego staying with his brother-in-law, before deciding to enter California Western School of Law in 1977, graduating in 1980, passing the California State Bar in May 1980. He then moved to the Bay Area in May 1982, with his second wife, Afroditi Katzikis, paralegal, and was employed in the Scranton Law Firm in Pleasant Hill, now Concord. He had remained friends with Mark Scranton since then. His second marriage ended in 1994.

Before and during his Berkeley days, Mr. Price was an avid audiophile and frequent and well-known patron of Amoeba Records. He had a particular affection for classical and jazz music – indeed his vanity license plate for a long time was TWEHONK (saxophone).

Mr. Price would insist on mention, praise, and accolades for his faithful, observant, and obedient seeing-eye companion/dog-buds. First, Hughie a magnificent full German Shepard, Bandit an energetic tan and white, part Basenji, and finally, Abbey a beautiful and friendly female Labrador. Besides his wife, Barbara, Mr. Price is survived by his sister Karen Ross and his aunt Nancy Deutsch. He was preceded in death by his brother David Price ’61.

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John A. Bacon ’67 John A. Bacon, of Bradenton, FL, died on March 16, 2021. He was 70.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Bacon was the son of the late Anne (Dalzell) Bacon and Horatio Wood Bacon II. He grew up in Concord, MA and went on to Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1971. Mr. Bacon later earned a doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Until he retired in 2015, he devoted his professional life to education, serving as principal in Hartford and Bethel, VT, then superintendent of the Danville and Barre, VT school systems. He took tremendous pride negotiating teacher contracts, which tested his ability to listen and to find the middle way.

In addition to being a good, fair and gentle listener, Mr. Bacon was a ski instructor, an accomplished equestrian, an avid fly fisherman, a windsurfer, a hiker/camper/whitewater canoeist, a Boston Whaler afficionado, a sailor, a Serengeti Safari photographer, and a grown man who could launch a potato 50 yards with nothing more than a PVC pipe, hairspray, and a match. There was a lot of little boy left in John Bacon. His heart was always close to a summer home of his youth on Vermont’s Lake Willoughby. It was more a camp, its wealth found in the wildlife, extraordinary beauty, and a lake that reveled in silence. John listened–with exception. For example, the neighbors who did not know him, heard him–actually his signal cannon–which would fire off at each sunset. Cut too short, his life was well lived.

Along with his wife Mary, Mr. Bacon is survived by his son Alex, daughter Kate, and sister Heather. He was also the brother of the late H. W. (Sandy) Bacon II.

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E. Thomas Porter ’67 Thomas Porter passed away on January 17, 2020. Born May 30, 1948 in Boston, son of Edward Herbert Porter and Martha Little (Porter) Speers, Tom was a long time resident of Massachusetts having renovated homes in Melrose, Saugus and Winchester. Raised in Winchester by his mother and step father, William J. Speers, Jr., he graduated from Belmont Hill School in 1967 and Duke University in 1971 as an English major and returned to complete a degree in mechanical engineering in 1982. Tom established E.T. Porter Construction Company in the early 1980s and much of that work involved building and renovating homes, the structures he took great care to protect, revive and embellish as if original. Playing golf was a life-long passion and he continually endeavored to reshape his skills. He played casual golf but was also thrilled to participate in MGA and USGA competitions. Those who knew him understood his energy and enthusiasm for all that he did and knew he was likely to share his latest revelation on how to improve his golf swing (and maybe yours)! Most important of all was the love and care for his family. He leaves behind his wife of 44 years, Elizabeth A. (Relihan) Porter, and their beautiful children- daughter Abigail Porter Coyle (Patrick), and their sons, William Thomas Porter and Edward Dary Porter (Alexandra). Also five grandchildren, Jack Porter Coyle, Patrick Bogardus Coyle, Tula Marian Coyle, Benjamin George Porter and Natalie Darwyn Porter. He was an amazing husband, father and grandfather who had a unique gift of sharing joy, love and his special humor. He also leaves several siblings Gayle Porter Lewis, Pamela Speers Hayes, William J. Speers, III, Elliot Speers, Brooks Scott Porter, Peter Brooks Porter and Anne Porter Jackman, along with many nieces and nephews and cousins.

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Robert G. Wynne ’67 Robert G. (Bob) Wynne, of Fairfield, IA, died on June 8, 2020. He was 71.

A graduate of Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Wynne was an educator, academic administrator, consultant, mayor, trustee, and international leader of non-profit educational organizations, including in nine countries that each the Transcendental Meditation program, and other practical programs brought to light by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi from the ancient Vedic wisdom of India.

Mr. Wynne was known for accomplishing enormous projects, being undaunted by the greatest challenges, and always calm, inspiring, welcoming, joyful, focused, never rushed or overwhelmed. He was a mentor, guide, and friend to everyone. His clear voice, irrepressible spirit, wry smile, humor, and twinkle in his eye were loved by all.

In honor of his extraordinary achievements, Mr. Wynne was awarded three doctoral degrees, including in public administration and political science. November 1 was declared Mayor Wynne’s Day for his role in founding Maharisi Vedic City, Iowa’s newest city, where he served as May for 18 years (2001-2019.

Mr. Wynne was married to Maureen M. Wynne, an attorney and educator, and they had the good fortune to spend their lives working together on projects both in Iowa and where they lived and around the world.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Wynne is survived by his brother, John M. Wynne, Jr., and sister-in-law, Juliette Richardson, of Princeton, NJ; his uncle, Dr. John Gurley, retired Stanford economics professor who celebrated his 100th birthday in February 2020 with Mr. Wynne in Palo Alto, CA; and his aunt and uncle, Gwen and Don Tilley, of Lincoln, NE.

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Bruce T. Amsbary ’70 Bruce T. Amsbary, of Needham, MA, died on November 14, 2019. He was 68.

Mr. Amsbary grew up in Belmont, MA, and lived in Needham, MA, for 39 years. He went on from Belmont Hill to earn his bachelor’s degree at Hobart College and later received his M.B.A. from Babson College.

As he began his career, he served as assistant to the treasurer at the Harvard Club of Boston and assistant business manager at the Dana Hall School. He then joined the administration of The Rivers School, Weston, MA, where he served as director of operations and finance for 28 years and was admired for his resourcefulness, helpfulness and collegiality.

Mr. Amsbary was tireless in his desire to support others’ success and was an important player in regional and national associations, serving as vice-president and audit committee chair for the Independent School Compensation Corporation, president of the Massachusetts Association of Non-Profit Schools and Colleges, and audit committee member at Belmont Hill. He also served as focus group member, committee member and consultant to many organizations ranging from NAIS and AISNE to a variety of schools nationally. His professionalism and exemplary work ethic were honored in 2003 when he was recognized by Rivers with its Bergen-Decker Award and again in 2019 with the dedication of its Amsbary Conference Room to honor his leadership and extraordinary contribution to the school. In 2012, he received the Will J. Hancock Unsung Hero Award from the National Business Officers Association.

Mr. Amsbary will long be remembered for his caring and generous kindness. He filled his rich life not only with his love of Belmont Hill, The Rivers School, summers at Basin Harbor, VT and winters in Long Boat Key, FL, but also with family, humor, wisdom, travel and long-standing friendships with fellow business managers, the Gourmet Group and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity brothers.

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He is survived by his beloved wife of 43 years, Elizabeth (Betsy) Gibney Amsbary; his son, Robert S. Amsbary and his partner Katharine Kaspar, of New York City; his daughter, Sarah B. Eytinge and her husband Bret J. Eytinge, of Seattle, WA; and his daughter, Dana T. Amsbary, of Watertown, MA. He is also survived by his brother, Douglas G. Amsbary ’71 and his wife Irene S. Amsbary, of Sugar Hill, NH, and he was the cherished “Papa” of granddaughter Grace T. Eytinge.

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Edward H. Eaton ’70 Edward Hayden “Ted” Eaton, 68, of Kensington, NH, died in his home, with his wife, son and brother by his side, on Thursday, January 16, 2020. Born in Concord, Massachusetts on July 17, 1951, Ted was the son of the late John Marshall Eaton, Jr. ’35 and Marie Gooding Eaton, both of Concord.

Ted graduated from Fenn School in Concord (1965), Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts (1970) and the University of Denver (1977). Ted loved the outdoors and was an avid downhill and cross-country skier, fearless rock and ice climber, and hardcore hiker, even in winter. It was no surprise that his first job out of college was as a sales associate at Eastern Mountain Sports in its Commonwealth Avenue store in Boston.

He also loved sports, playing hockey with an over-30 group until he was almost 60; and like any true New Englander, he rejoiced in all the championships won by Boston teams. Perhaps, however, he felt a touch of sadness when the Red Sox ended their 86year drought in 2004, for in 1986, after the heartbreaking loss to the Mets, he said, “But at least the quest lives on.”

Ted also loved to work with his hands, first turning to car repair so he could keep his beloved 1963 white Volkswagen on the road for years beyond its natural life. He would be an auto mechanic for the rest of his days, giving expert care to all the family cars, especially his cherished BMWs. Ted was also a skilled carpenter and devoted most of his adult life to that vocation.

From his earliest days, Ted summered at the family home of his grandparents, Frederic and Julia Gooding, in Rye Beach, New Hampshire, where he swam at the Beach Club, golfed at Abenaqui, lobstered aboard Dave Boies’s Zero Nine, and made an annual pilgrimage to the tip of Rye Ledge at low tide. He took up surfing well into his forties. Ted’s life-long attraction to the ocean and the beach played a role in his move to Kensington, New Hampshire.

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In 1988, Ted met the love of his life, Cindy Parrott, while working on a carpentry job in Concord. Cindy grew up in Tennessee and Alabama. Her southern charm complemented Ted’s rough New England edges. A year later, Ted and Cindy were married. They spent over 30 happy years together.

Although Ted moved away from Concord in 1998, he kept a special spot in his heart for his hometown. He visited his mother on Estabrook Road regularly until her passing in 2012. Ted was an Associate Member of the Concord Independent Battery and came back to town most every Patriot’s Day and attended the storied Battery luncheon. He maintained the many friendships that he forged in Concord for the rest of his life. And he never passed up a chance to get a pepperoni pizza or a steak and cheese at his favorite New London Style Pizza, a Concord institution.

Ted adored music, whether it be singing in the Belmont Hill Glee Club or attending the Woodstock Music Festival in the summer of 1969. While his favorites were the Beach Boys and the Grateful Dead, he never missed a chance to go to a rock or blues concert, whether it be the Who or the Stones, NRBQ or Buddy Guy. Over the past six years, he looked forward to his weekly guitar lessons. Ted shared his love for music with anyone who came within his orbit, especially his son, Tim, who has become a skilled guitarist himself.

Ted leaves his wife, Cindy, and his son, Timothy Hayden Eaton, both of Kensington, New Hampshire; his brother, Robert Gooding Eaton ’74 and his wife, Betty L. Anderson, of Rye, New Hampshire; and six nieces and nephews.

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Kenneth W. Littleton, Jr. ’70 Kenneth W. Littleton, Jr. ’70 died on June 15, 2019 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre. He was 66.

Ken passed away peacefully in the presence of his family. He had a wild heart, a keen intellect, and a bright smile. He was a wonderful storyteller, had a colorful sense of humor, and possessed an unwavering sense of adventure. He was born on July 20, 1952 and graduated from Williams College in 1974. He excelled at athletics and was a devoted fan of all teams Boston. He was predeceased by his father, Kenneth Wayne Littleton, Sr. He leaves behind his mother, Maria Ann Littleton of Watertown, MA. He also leaves behind his younger sisters, Susanne Littleton Fournier of Hooksett, NH and Lesley Maria Kennally of Holliston, MA. He is survived by his children, Jennifer Lee Belcher and Daniel Kenneth Baker, by his grandson, Connor Daniel Belcher, all of Ontario, Canada, and by his many nieces and nephews.

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Andrew M. Porter ’70 Andrew Marsh Porter, of Cape Cod, MA, died on August 10, 2020. He was 69.

Born in 1951, he was the son of the late Henry K. Porter Jr. ’40 and Nancy Wyeth Porter.

He grew up in Winchester, MA and went on to the University of Denver.

Mr. Porter lived on the Cape most of his adult life. First, he was involved in commercial fishing for many years, acquiring his own boat. Later, he primarily worked as a carpenter doing high-end finish work in and around Provincetown. His work was skilled, well known and sought after.

Mr. Porter is survived by his former wife Nancy, their two daughters and grandchildren.

He also leaves his three sisters, Susan Porter, Ellen Sindhu, and Joanne Richardson, and his brother, Henry K. Porter III ’75. Mr. Porter was also the nephew of the late Thomas Porter ’41 and Alan Porter ’43.

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W. Blair Brooks ’71 Blair Brooks died peacefully at his home in Norwich, VT on August 29, 2019. He was 66. He was surrounded by friends and family who loved and supported him through the three and a half years since he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma.

Blair was born in 1953 and grew up in Weston, Massachusetts. Blair spent time at family houses in Jackson, New Hampshire, and Princeton and South Orleans, Massachusetts, where he was surrounded by a large and loving family. It was there that he learned the joys of games and sports and made the first of his many lifelong connections and friendships. Blair inherited a strong sense of social justice from his ancestors; his Quaker great grandfather led one of the first regiments of black soldiers in the Civil War, his grandfather went to Selma to march with Martin Luther King Jr., and his father, John G. Brooks ’29, was one of the first to organize legal aid for the poor. Blair aspired to live by his grandmother’s oft-quoted adage “nourish the good and let the rest die of neglect.” At Harvard, Blair was a walk-on oarsman who went on to captain the notorious “Rude and Smooth,“ never-defeated 1975 heavyweight crew team. For many years after, he looked forward to joining those same oarsman to row in the Head of the Charles Regatta. More recently he rowed with his daughter Ali in the parent/child races which was a thrill for both of them. After Harvard, Blair took a “gap year“ to work at a rural National Health Service clinic where he developed his passion for primary care medicine. He went on to Dartmouth Medical School, where he met his future wife, Nancy Philips, over their anatomy class cadaver. Following his residency at the University of Virginia in primary care medicine, Blair spent two years in Arizona serving in the Indian Health Service, followed by a fellowship at Duke University.

He spent time researching and exploring the intersection of internal medicine and mental health issues which became invaluable in the care of his patients throughout his career. Upon returning to Dartmouth, Blair pursued his love of teaching. He created educational initiatives to promote excellence in primary care both for students and care providers. He started a primary care residency track in internal medicine

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and was its first program director. Blair was an esteemed preceptor for students and residents, demonstrating his passion for the care of his patients and the relationships he developed with them; he was beloved by learners and patients alike and developed friendships with many of them. As a father, Blair was always supportive of his daughters’ activities; he was a manure mover extraordinaire when they were teenagers in love with horses. He loved spending time with them skiing, sailing, biking, camping, and hiking. He was thrilled and impressed when their activities and adventures began to exceed what he had done. When his daughter Lindsay was studying to become a large animal vet, Blair was an ever-enthusiastic supporter, conceding that “real doctors treat more than one species.” Blair’s passion for athletics and mentoring led him to coach his daughters’ basketball and soccer teams from elementary through middle school.

One of his greatest joys was coaching the Hanover High School boys’ crew team where he was a role model and friend to many, imparting his knowledge and technique along with fun and laughter for over a decade. Blair’s home in Norwich was a place of rejuvenation for him, away from his many professional undertakings. He devoted himself to cultivating vegetable gardens, planting fruit trees, maintaining the land from the seat of his tractor, and playing host to a menagerie of barn animals. Blair’s deep sense of place was a grounding force throughout his life. Once their children left home, Blair and his wife Nancy combined their love of travel and interest in helping medically underserved communities, making several trips to Papua New Guinea to evaluate and provide healthcare to remote villages. They helped launch a program that continues to support medical access and training for local health care providers. Blair’s warmth, ready smile, and sense of humor earned him enduring friendships and trust in those communities. Over the last three years, Blair joyfully discovered new sources of expression, particularly singing and writing verse. He wrote over 400 poems, of which 50 are included in a book of poetry “Spaces in Between,” soon to be published. Blair surprised himself with his newfound love of poetry and his talent with words and imagery.

Blair is survived his wife, Nancy Philips, daughter Lindsay Brooks and son-inlaw Colin Brooks, daughter Ali Brooks and partner Gretchen Loft; brothers John G. Brooks III ’60 and Christopher R. Brooks ’63. He also leaves behind family members, friends, students and admirers too numerous to mention, and an abundance of fruit trees. He cherished all of the people who provided him with so much light at the end of his life.

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Sheldon S. Ananian ’72 Sheldon S. Ananian, of Watertown, formerly of Belmont, MA, died on April 5, 2020. He was 66.

Born in 1954, he was the son of the late Shahen and Rose (Marsoubian) Ananian. He went on to major in biochemistry at Tufts University, where he pitched for the baseball team and was a proud member of Phi Alpha Delta. Mr. Ananian graduated summa cum laude as editor and chief of the Law Review with a Juris Doctorate from Western New England Law School.

A respected member of Mensa, a proud Armenian, excellent whistler, talented drummer, heavy metal fanatic, exceptional piluv maker, and degenerate New York Giants fan, Mr. Ananian fought for and raised his three girls on his own. After working at a boutique law firm, he co-founded Ananian & Rodibaugh, LLC, where he specialized as a personal injury litigator.

He was the devoted husband of Karen (Antaramian) Ananian, who survives him, along with his daughters Abby, Katy, and Sarah. He was the bonus father to Candace Ananian, as well as to Nick, Grant, and Cassie Gilbert. He is also survived by his sisters, Valerie Narsasian and her husband Carl, and Paulette Arakelian. He was the uncle of Emily and Julie Narsasian and Adam and Alisa Arakelian.

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Richard E. Thayer ’72 Richard Ellsworth Thayer, of Boulder CO, died on June 10, 2019. He was 65.

Son of the late L. Harrison Thayer and Eugenia Sherrill (Smith) Thayer, Mr. Thayer grew up in Chestnut Hill MA and spent summers in Wolfeboro NH. He went on to Amherst College, where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity and received his B.A. with honors. He then enrolled in Boston University School of Law, where he earned his JD degree.

After law school, Mr. Thayer worked as associate general counsel at State Street Bank in Boston, then left to become general counsel and chief commercial counsel for AT&T, in Jacksonville, FL. He concluded his last years of practice as associate general counsel at Level 3/Comcast Communications, Broomfield CO. He served the community as a board member for the Boulder History Museum from 2010- 2015 and was secretary of the board from 2014-2015. He was also a member of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board 2009-2014 and board chair 2013-2014.

He loved life and adventures of all kinds and had a passion for travel and learning. From attending Woodstock as a teenager, to studying in Paris as a young man, to traveling through Europe, Asia, Egypt and Israel later with his family, Mr. Thayer was fascinated with the world and all that could be learned from exploring it. He had strong opinions and looked forward to a good debate, and those who knew him could always count on enjoying his stories, quick wit and peerless sense of humor. All will miss his playfulness and whimsy, his endearing silliness and jesting, so often delivered with a broad and loving smile.

He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Jaclyn Thayer; his children, Alexandra S. Thayer, of Long Island NY, and Rhett E. Thayer, of Fort Collins, CO; a brother, L. Harrison Thayer III, ’70 of Orlando FL; two sisters, Lynda Thayer, of Lafayette CO and A.S. Thayer, of Dublin, NH; and eight nieces and nephews.

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Gregory S. Paladino ’76 Gregory S. Paladino, of Bedminster, NJ, died on July 1, 2020. He was 62.

Born in Boston and raised in Stoneham MA, Mr. Paladino was the son of the late Nicolena Mazzoni and Gaetano (Guy). Paladino. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree from Wesleyan University and his Master’s in Public Health from Yale University.

Following his graduation from Yale, he started his career at Lederle Laboratories, now Pfizer, in pharmaceutical sales. After leaving Lederle as the district sales manager for the north Atlantic region, Mr. Paladino moved into the medical education industry, working with pharmaceutical and biotech companies on healthcare practitioner educational programs.

He was an avid lover of all sports and a lifelong fan of the Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots, Boston Celtics, and after moving to New Jersey, of the New Jersey Devils.

Nothing could compete with a round of golf at Fiddlers Elbow or the other courses where he showcased his skills. Mr. Paladino imparted his competitive spirit and love of sports to his sons, never missing their practices or games. He was their coach, their mentor, their hero.

He loved to travel with his family, relishing annual summer vacations in Chatham, MA where he enjoyed watching nightly Chatham Anglers baseball games and taking long bike rides on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. His family made regular visits to Newport Beach, CA, where he golfed at Pelican Hill and explored local restaurants and vistas along the Pacific Coast Highway.

Mr. Paladino honored his family heritage with his love of homemade Italian food, having had the invaluable experience of growing up with a loving mother and grandmother, who, as culinary masters, made every meal an amazing feast.

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He was the devoted husband of Arleen (Ambrose) Paladino, of Bedminster; and loving father of John (Jack) Paladino, of Springfield, NJ, and Joseph Paladino, of Bedminster. He is also survived by his brother, Gaetano (Guy) Paladino Jr. and his wife Ellen, of North Reading MA; his sister Rosemarie (Paladino) Brown and her husband Greg, of Ipswich, MA; and by loving cousins, nephews and nieces. So many have been touched by the intellect, spirit and grace of a man who embraced life with passion and dignity.

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Brett C. Wegner ’95 Brett Cameron Wegner died in Boston on July 4, 2020, three months after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. He was 44.

Born in 1976 in Boise, ID, Mr. Wegner was the son of Dr. Glen and Lynn Wegner. He grew up in Wellesley and was a member of the Wellesley Congregational Church. He went on from Belmont Hill School to earn a bachelor’s degree at Dickinson College, and he later studied biological sciences at the University of East Anglia, Norfolk, England.

He lived most of his adult life in New York City, working for 15 years at Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, where he was involved in lymphoma research and clinical trials of oncology medicines. Recently, Mr. Wegner fulfilled a dream of starting his own business, which he truly loved and which allowed him to set his own schedule and spend more time with family, friends, and travel.

He lived his life fully and on his own terms. He had an intrinsic curiosity about the world and how it works and a huge, gentle, and generous heart. This combination brought him to many places around the world where he developed close friendships.

He preferred a simple lifestyle and enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life. Mr. Wegner had an easy-going personality and was described by friends as warm, genuine, kind, funny, and smart. He leaves a trail of enduring love and connection behind him.

In addition to his parents, Glen and Lynn Wegner of Boston, formerly of Wellesley, MA., Mr. Wegner is survived by his brother Mark (Bobbi) Wegner, of Milton, MA and sister Lisa Wegner (Olivier) de Wykerslooth of Guirsch, Belgium; his nephews and niece Cameron, Tyler and Evelyn Wegner and William de Wykerslooth; two uncles, Stephen (Mary) Magnuson, of Leicester, MA, and David (Debbie) Magnuson, of Paxton, MA; two aunts, Betty Wegner of Boise, ID, and Karen Magnuson (Spencer) Bernard; and 12 cousins.

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David J. Hutchens ’11 David J. Hutchens, of Hyannis Port and formerly of Wellesley, MA, died on August 6, 2020.

Son of E. James and Lorine F. (Freeman) Hutchens. Mr. Hutchens went on to attend Davidson College and graduate from Boston University in the Class of 2018.

He was currently in the Masters business analytics program at Boston University. He was an avid reader and a lover of music.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hutchens is survived by his sister Christina H. Giller and her husband Patrick of Beverly, MA, and his nephew, Cameron James Giller. He is also survived by his uncles, John Freeman of Springfield, VA, Timothy Hutchens of Bethesda, MD, Curtis Hutchens of Green Cove, FL and his aunt, Pamela Edwards of Scottsdale, AZ.

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Ann V. Jordan Ann V. Jordan died on February 4, 2021, in Liconia, NH. She was 93.

Born in 1927 in Cambridge, MA, Mrs. Jordan was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Spence) McGrath. At the age of 2, she moved to Alton, NH when her father bought a general store in Alton Bay. She attended Alton High School, where she met Gilbert Stuart Jordan, who became her high school sweetheart. They married in 1948, beginning a 62-year partnership that would last until his death in 2010.

In the early 1950’s the Jordan’s joined the staff at Belmont Hill, he as director of buildings and grounds, a post he would hold for 31 years. Mr. Jordan also founded the sport of wrestling in 1955 and served as varsity coach as well as an assistant coach of football.

For 25 years Mrs. Jordan worked as an office assistant in several departments and became switchboard operator and receptionist in the main office. Before her retirement, she worked for six years at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge.

Mrs. Jordan and her family, who lived in quarters above the dining room, were a spirited part of the on-campus community at Belmont Hill. In retirement, she and Mr. Jordan enjoyed travel to many parts of America and Canada, and to Norway, New Zealand and Portugal. The couple was fond of trail hiking in their winter home in Sedona, Arizona.

She volunteered for 27 years at the Lakes Region Regional Hospital, and then for the Wolfeboro Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Jordan was known for her exuberant smile, her love of life, and her cheerful laughter. She was a kind and loving person She is survived by her daughter, Joanne Jordan of Arlington, MA; her two sons, Harry J. Jordan ’65, of North Adams, MA and Mark W. Jordan ’75, of Concord, NH; her sister, Patricia of Westford, MA; and five grandsons. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Margaret, and her brothers Peter, Paul, and David.

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Frederick C. Richardson Frederick C. Richardson, longtime member of the Belmont Hill science department, died on April 21, 2020 after a brief illness. He had lived in Lincoln, MA for many years and was 93.

A graduate of Noble and Greenough School and Harvard College, Mr. Richardson joined the faculty in 1957 after service in the U.S. Army. His arrival coincided with the science department’s occupancy of the new Howe Building, with its three labs designated for science classes. Although qualified in all Upper School subjects, Mr. Richardson was tapped to teach chemistry. He also taught Middle School science courses, served as advisor to the science club, and assisted with instruction in mathematics.

Maintaining high standards in for his students, and– in his longtime service on the admissions committee–for applicants to the school, Mr. Richardson was known in the classroom for his approachability, sincerity, and dazzling habit of solving arithmetic procedures mentally to four decimal places. In his role as teacher/coach, assisting with Middle School athletics, and later becoming unofficial “czar” of Upper School intramural sports in all three seasons, whether on the touch football field, the ice, or softball diamond, Mr. Richardson emphasized fun, good sportsmanship and the important benefits of team play.

Upon his retirement, the school named the chemistry prize for him, drawing attention to his long service as an exemplary school man. For many years, Mr. Richardson returned on Prize Day to present the award and congratulate the winner. He continued to follow the efforts of Belmont Hill varsity teams and often was a familiar figure on the sidelines at home and away.

Once described by a colleague as the quintessential naturalist, Mr. Richardson worked for many summers for the National Park Service as a guide and ornithology resource at the Cape Cod National Seashore.

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He was also an enthusiastic amateur musician, singing tenor in the choir of the First Parish Church in Lincoln and playing the flute, piccolo and fife. Chamber music was a feature of life in the Richardson home, with all family members participating, and for many years he organized a fife and drum corps to be featured in the Lincoln and Concord parade on Patriot’s Day. Mr. Richardson was the devoted husband of Inge Marie Richardson, who survives him.

He is also survived by their daughters, Charlotte, Katherine and Margaret Richardson and Amy R. Larkin. He was preceded in death by his son George and sister Margaret.

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