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Thomas Baird Bissett ’49

THE CLASS LOST a standout member and its thirdoldest classmate when Tom Bissett died of cardiac arrest at age 71 while scuba diving with his…

Allen Partridge Burr ’49

AL BURR passed away peacefully Jan. 27, 1990, at his home in East Orange, NJ., at age 64. Born July 18, 1925 in Jersey City…

Raymond Hayden Compton ’49

THE CLASS lost one of its most dedicated members when Ray Compton died of cancer, Sunday, Aug. 12, 1990, at his home in Woodstock, Vt…

Walter Gantz Herbert Bolton ’49

WALTER BOLTON, known to us as "Jake," died Nov. 3, 1989, following a long bout with lymphoma. Jake was born mar. 4,1928, and prepared for…

Davis Raff Parker ’49

"ACE" PARKER passed away Dec. 2, 1989, in Gettysburg, Penn., after a massive heart attack. "Ace," was born on March 30, 1927, and attended University…

Alan Eugene Warren ’49

KNUTE PASSED away on Oct. 20, 1989, at the Princeton Nursing Home after a battle with emphysema. He was 64. Born in Princeton on May…

Charles Herbert Lee Jr. ’49

CHARLEY SUCCUMBED to cancer on Sept. 7, 1989, at his home in Washington, D.C., at the age of 62. Born May 17, 1927, in Morristown…

Thomas Sherman Dignan Jr. ’49

HAVING ENDURED extensive cancer treatments with great courage and a tremendous will to live, Tom passed away at his home in Kennebunkport, Me., on July…

Charles Leighton Medd ’49

CHARLIE FOUGHT a valiant battle against leukemia for nine years but succumbed on June 21, 1989, at his home in Gorham, Me. Born on Apr…

Edward William Bushman Howell ’49

We lost a brave soul and theatrical talent on June 2, 1989, when Ed Howell died of complications following a stroke while he was battling…

Thomas Aloysius Walrath ’49

Integrity, compassion, and determination filled every fiber of Tom Walrath's being, and when he succumbed to cancer at his home in Wellsboro, Penn., on May…

Francis Gary Bivings ’49

We previously reported that Dr. Gary Bivings died sud¬denly on Apr. 19, 1973. Recently obtained information now enables us to prepare this memorial. Gary was…

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