Philemon R. Dickinson ’39

Phil died at his home in Santa Fe on Nov. 4, 1994, after a long illness. He and his second wife, Lorraine, had lived there since he retired in 1976.

Shortly after graduation, Phil joined Pan American Airways and eventually became their regional director for Europe. During WWII, he was a captain in the Marines, an expert on the use of radar, and a pioneer in the development of all-weather landing systems. When he left Pan Am in 1950, he pursued this specialty, first with Safe Flight Instruments Co. and then with NuTone, Inc., in Cincinnati. In our 25th yearbook, he wrote that he found it hard to explain how a man with an A.B. in English should have come to spend his days in charge of electronic research and development. Meanwhile, his avocations took him to the heights in two ways: in the air as a licensed pilot, on the ground as a record-holding mountain climber.

Phil is survived by Lorraine; by the four children he and his first wife, Jane, had- Philemon II, Jane, Peter, and Amy; by three stepchildren; eight grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. To all, we extend our sincere sympathy.