CONDOLENCES
In Memoriam William Bellows, Class of 1940, was a teacher and
WWII Army Air Corps veteran. A graduate of Amherst and Tufts, Bill taught at Grosse Pointe University and Shady Hill schools and raised five sons with his wife Louise. At GPUS, Bill taught eighth grade and coached the basketball and tennis teams, which won state championships in 1954, 1956, 1957 and 1959. (7/4/19)
Dean Woodman, Class of 1946, was the fourth of five
generations to attend MB, dating back to his great grandfather and former Head of School Augustine Jones (class of 1854). After studying economics at Amherst, Dean flew as a Navy jet pilot during the Korean War, before embarking on a career in investment banking; he opened Merrill Lynch’s first West Coast branch and served as principal banker/advisor to clients from Bank of America to Wells Fargo. Dean exhibited a dedication to principle and held himself to high personal standards, attributing his lifelong love of learning to MB. (12/19/19)
Edward Richards, Class of 1947, served as a Lieu-
tenant JG on the USS Chevalier during the Korean War. He and his wife Ann had four children and were married for 56 years. Ted spent most of his career in the jewelry business, culminating with the founding of his own jewelry company, Richards & Sargent. (7/5/19)
Richard Chadwell, Class of 1951, loved his educa-
tional experience at MB. After attending the University of Pennsylvania, he served in the Navy; he decided to enter the world of finance after helping officers of higher rank with their money management and never looked back. Dick loved opera, classical music, golf, great wines, reading, travel and hats. His favorite poem, “If” by Rudyard Kipling, served as a guide as he raised his sons. (12/4/19)
Gordon “Lanny” Lancaster Parker, Jr., Class of 1951, father of Gordie ’96, worked as a roughneck on oil rigs 30
in Wyoming and on a commercial tuna boat fishing off the coast of California during his college years at Brown. Lanny had many interests including reading, music, tennis, sailing, gardening, fishing and duck hunting. Most of all, Lanny enjoyed his boat Pintail. (9/21/19)
Harold Mackinney Jr., Class of 1952, enjoyed a good
book, riding waves at the Dunes Club with his children, an after-work squash match, attending baseball and basketball games and meeting up with friends for a round of golf. He served on the board of directors for Women and Infants Hospital, Children’s Friend and Service, Moses Brown and Lincoln schools. (9/3/19)
Christian Cannell, Class of 1954, enlisted in the Air
Force after high school, later returning to Providence to enroll at RISD, studying landscape architecture. He then went to New York for his MBA and to become a freelance art editor for Ski America magazine. (4/29/18)
Richard Norton, Class of 1954, was a U.S. Army vet-
eran and served in various management positions with the New York Department of Labor and Division of Housing. Dick was an avid golfer, skier and tennis player and had recently become an enthusiastic bridge player. His volunteer activities were many, including with the Saratoga Mediation Center and Saratoga Hospice and as a church lector, youth sports administrator, school board secretary and association president. (9/7/17)
Richard Colby, Class of 1955, led Magnetic Seal as president for three decades, and was instrumental in building it into an international aerospace engineering and manufacturing firm. He served on boards at his church, the Rhode Island Country Club and Laurelmead. Dick loved making things with his hands and also enjoyed boating, golf, travel, playing games and working on puzzles with his grandchildren. (10/27/19) CUPOLA
