Grace R. Foster '21
Grace R. Foster '21, a distinguished educator, died October 5 in Jacksonville, Fla., at 95. She was born in Swatow, China, the daughter of a Christian missionary, John M. Foster '03. She completed high school at Coburn Classical Institute in Waterville, Maine. At Colby she joined Sigma Kappa, was involved in the literary society, Colbiana and the women student's newspaper and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors in biology. While teaching high school biology in Buffalo, N.Y., she pursued graduate work in psychology at Columbia University and received her Ph.D. in 1934. Following her grandfather John Barton Foster, Class of 1843 and a professor of Greek and Latin at Colby for 35 years, she returned to the College as an instructor of psychology. Her 1934 book, Social Change in Relation to Curricular Development in Collegiate Education for Women, was an exhaustive study of the development of a place for women in higher education. From 1935 to 1947 she was employed as a psychologist by the Augusta, Maine, State Hospital and from 1950 to 1960 by the Guidance Bureau in New York. She returned to her teaching career at the University of Maine and later at Inter-American University before retiring in 1966. An assertive pioneer in women's professional advancement, she led the unionization at Augusta State Hospital and was the author of numerous articles in professional journals. Two brothers, two cousins, a niece and two nephews, John T. Foster '40 and Walter S. Foster '56, also attended the College.

Doris Purington Cunningham '22
Doris Purington Cunningham '22, a retired teach-er and librarian, died August 17 in Presque Isle, Maine, at 93. Born in Houlton, Maine, she attended Houlton High School. At Colby she joined Sigma Kappa, served as class secretary and was a member of the Echo editorial board. After Colby she pursued a career as a teacher and continued her education at the University of Maine and the University of Chicago. For 12 years following her marriage in 1930 she was librarian of the Presque Isle High School. She had one daughter and three grandchildren and at the time of her retirement in 1971 was active in local church, social and cultural organizations.

Mary Irene Whitcomb '22
Mary Irene Whitcomb '22, a librarian, died August 13 in Bethesda, Md., at 94. She was born in Richmond, Que. She attended Coburn Classical Institute in Waterville, Maine, before entering Colby, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa. She earned a B.S. in library science from Simmons College in 1923 and was employed in the libraries at Boston University and Amherst College. In 1930 she returned to Waterville and worked for several years in Memorial Hall as the cataloguer for Colby's library. She later traveled extensively throughout the United States and also resided in California, Arizona and Washington, D.C. She gave generously of her time to the Salvation Army and worked with the blind.

Mollie Seltzer Yett '26
Mollie Seltzer Yett '26, former member of the Vermont State Symphony, died in October in Boston, Mass., at 88. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she was raised in Fairfield, Maine. At the College she was a member of the Glee Club and the orchestra, was class poet and commencement speaker and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the first woman to receive the Health Cup, awarded to the outstanding athlete of the class. For several years she taught high school English in Vermont and New York. Following her marriage and move to Barre, Vt., in 1932, she was active in local civic organizations, serving as president of the Vermont chapter of AAUW and as chair of the Vermont Federation of Women's Clubs. She also studied at the Juilliard School of Music and was first violist of the Vermont State Symphony. Her sister and brother, Rose Seltzer Gahan '27 and Leo Seltzer '37, predeceased her. She leaves three sons, including Daniel Yett '58, a sister, a brother and seven grandchildren, including Jonathan Yett '86.

Willis S. Duncan '29
Willis S. Duncan '29, a farmer in Fort Fairfield, Maine, died September 1 in Mars Hill. Born in Washburn, Maine, he graduated from Washburn High School and attended Aroostook State Normal College as well as Colby. For over 60 years he was a resident of Fort Fairfield, where he was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1977. For the next 15 years he was employed with the Aroostook Area Agency on Aging. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church and held many church positions over the years. He is survived by two sons, a daughter, three brothers, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Albert C. Palmer '30
Albert C. Palmer '30, former chair of the Board of Trustees, died December 11 in Stoneham, Mass., at age 84. He was born in Hinckley, Maine, and attended Good Will High School. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College, he was employed by New England Telephone and Telegraph in 1930 in the sales and traffic departments and eventually rose to division traffic superintendent in Boston. From 1950 to 1956 he was an assistant vice president of AT&T in New York, first as head of the traffic division and later in the personnel department heading the labor relations staff. In 1956 he returned to Boston as vice president-personnel with the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company, and as vice president-operations from 1959 to 1965 he was responsible for the engineering and marketing organizations in five states. At the time of his retirement he was vice president-administration and planning, concerned principally with development of long-range corporate plans.

At the same time that he pursued his successful business career, he unselfishly devoted energies and talent in one role or another to the life of the College. He served as an alumni interviewer, as a class agent and as a member of the Alumni Council. In 1960 he was elected alumni representative to the Board of Trustees and worked tirelessly to raise College funds, serving key leadership roles in the Boston area Mayflower Hill Development Fund campaign, the Ford Challenge Campaign and the subsequent Fulfillment Campaign. He was a member of the board's budget and finance, student affairs, planning and executive committees. Elected chair of the board in 1970, he served tirelessly until 1979. In addition to his successful business and Colby careers, he also was president of Massachusetts Blue Cross and vice chair of the Governor's Advisory Council for Comprehensive Health Planning in Massachusetts. For his service and contribution to Colby and to society at large he was awarded an honorary doctor of laws in 1972. The Alumni Association awarded him a Colby Brick in 1973. Survivors include his wife, Louise, his son, David Palmer '57, his daughter-in-law, Anne Burbank Palmer '55, his daughter, Betsy, his brother, Norman Palmer '30, and his sister, Mary Palmer Mills '33.

Donald E. Allison '30
Donald E. Allison '30, a retired educator, died August 1 in Westerly, R.I., at 89. He attended Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. At Colby he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, president of the Student Council and on the football and track teams. While pursuing a career in education as a teacher of mathematics and principal at several schools in New England, he also did graduate work at Boston University and Harvard University. He was active in school sports as an official and served as president of the Association of New England Football Officials. From 1944 to 1994, he and his wife operated the Winnapaug Day Camp in Westerly, and in 1990 they were honored with the Community Service Award by the local chamber of commerce. He was a member of the New England Day Camp Directors Association as well as a deacon at the Dunn's Corners Presbyterian Church in Westerly. Predeceased by his brother George Allison '30, he is survived by his wife, a son, Phillip Allison '63, a daughter and five grandchildren.

John S. Davidson '31
John S. Davidson '31, a retired public utilities executive, died June 8 in Harrisburg, Pa., at 86. Born in Montpelier, Vt., he attended the Roxbury School in Cheshire, Conn. A history major at Colby, he was president of Delta Kap-pa Epsilon and vice president of the Student Council. After working for the Nebraska Power Co., he joined the Pennsylvania Power & Light Co. as assistant to the vice president and during a 34-year tenure with the company held five different positions before retiring as vice president of the Northeast Division. He was a director or trustee of numerous industrial development, civic and charitable projects and was a founder and first president of the Hazel-ton Industrial Development Corp., president and director of Northeast Pennsylvania Public Television and a member of the Pennsylvania Selective Service Appeals Board. In 1963 he received an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Scranton, which he served as a trustee. A trustee of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, he received the Americanism Award from B'nai B'rith for outstanding community service and was selected as a Distinguished Pennsylvanian in 1982 by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Predeceased by his brother, James E. Davidson Jr. '30, he is survived by his wife, Faith (Rollins '31), two daughters, five grandchildren and a sister.

Arthur A. Flewelling '31
Arthur A. Flewelling '31, a retired grocer and store manager, died August 5 in Ipswich, Mass., at 87. He was born in Monticello, Maine, and graduated from Ricker Classical Institute. At Colby he belonged to Theta Kappa Nu and was inducted into Chi Epsilon Mu honor society. He was employed as manager of the First National Stores in Orono and then in Augusta, Maine, until his retirement in 1972. In 1992 he moved to Ipswich. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Flewelling Swanson '64, and two grandchildren. His wife, Irene, survived him by one month.

Alice Linscott Roberts '31
Alice Linscott Roberts '31, a Colby trustee, died August 31 in South Portland, Maine, at 84. She was born in Ripley, Maine, the daughter of A.E. Linscott, Class of 1898, and Grace Farrar Linscott '01 and attended Portland schools, graduating from Deering High School. After Colby, where she was an English major and member of Sigma Kappa and participated in Powder and Wig, she taught for a time in the South Portland elementary schools and also took further course work at Boston University and Gorham State Teachers College. She proudly continued her family's association with the College, serving on several fund-raising campaigns, as class agent and as president of the Southwestern Maine Alumnae Association. She also was a member of the Board of Trustees from 1954 to 1960, and in 1974 she received a Colby Brick for her volunteer service to Colby. Her other activities included the Altrua Club and the Portland College Club. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Wayne E. Roberts '31, two sons, David Roberts '55 and John Roberts '60, a daughter in law, Ruth McDonald Roberts '55, five grandchildren, including Susan Roberts Dangel '86 and Linda Roberts Pagnano '88, and three nieces.

Raymond O. Knauff '33
Raymond O. Knauff '33, former board chair of the Federal Trust Company, died October 22 in Waterville, Maine, at 83. A Waterville native, he graduated from Waterville High School and from Coburn Classical Institute. At Colby he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He joined the Federal Trust Company in 1933 as a teller and served successively as treasurer, senior vice president and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1975. He served Waterville as alderman and councilman and as treasurer of several local organizations and held memberships on several boards of directors. He is survived by a daughter, Nancy Atkins, two grandaughters and a nephew and niece.

Clarence R. Lewis '33
Clarence R. Lewis '33 died June 24 in Wrentham, Mass. A native of Woonsocket, R.I., he was a member of the freshman football team at Colby and participated in the George E. Murray Debating Society as well as in many public speaking contests. During World War II he was in charge of ordnance work on merchant ships at the Boston Navy Yard. The College community was enriched by his years of leaderships gifts. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ahern-Lewis.

Harold M. Plotkin '34
Harold M. Plotkin '34, retired vice president of Sweetheart Plastics, died September 22 in Lawrence, Mass., at 83. He was born in Boston and graduated from Dorchester High School for Boys and the Huntington School. At Colby he was managing editor of the Echo, editor of the comic magazine White Mule and co-author-producer of the musical comedy Moon Madness (which in 1934 featured in its prophetic plot a landing on the moon). He began in business as an executive with Plotkin Brothers, a women's specialty shop in the Back Bay. For many years he was active in Boston civic affairs as a member of the development committee for the Prudential Center, as an officer of the Boston Convention Bureau and as a member of the Massachusetts Senate Art Committee. He was a charter member of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead, a member of the Boston Yacht Club and a member of the University Club in Boston. An accomplished painter and poet, he became president of the Back Bay Association in 1951 and founded the Back Bay Art show, which later became the Boston Arts Festival. He also was an active member of the Colby Alumni Council. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla, two sons from his marriage to the late Phyllis Jacobs, a sister and three grandchildren.

Laurence A. Humphrey '37
Laurence A. Humphrey '37, formerly a manufacturing planner with Lockheed Aircraft Corp., died July 29 in California at 79. He was born in Pittsfield, Maine, and graduated from Clinton, Maine, High School. After two years with the Maine State Highway Department, he joined Lockheed Aircraft in 1939, where he was employed until his retirement in 1978. During World War II he served two years as a civilian technician with the 8th Air Force in Britain and a year as a corporal with the Army of Occupation in Japan. He was a journeyman with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers and maintained memberships in the Society of Mayflower Descendants and the Sons of the American Revolution. Several of his cousins attended the College. Survivors include his brother, Reginald Humphrey '36, and a son.

Carl R. Pizzano '42
Carl R. Pizzano '42 died June 1, 1993, in Manchester, Wash., at 74. He was born in Revere, Mass., where he attended high school. He also attended Kents Hill School. After service in the Pacific during World War II, he completed his economics major at the College in 1947 and entered the retail furniture business. For 40 years he was manager of the Poplin Furniture Co. in Framingham, Mass. He also served 28 years as a commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and by a son and two daughters.

Seabury T. "Buzz" Stebbins '48
Seabury T. "Buzz" Stebbins '48, a retired office manager, died August 13 in Bronxville, N.Y., at 71. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., he was raised in Hastings-on-Hudson and attended Hastings High School. At Colby he belonged to the Glee Club and Powder and Wig, competed on the tennis and track teams and was a member of Zeta Psi. In World War II he served with distinction and earned a Purple Heart for wounds received during the landing at Anzio, Italy. He belonged to the Admiral Farragut Post of the American Legion. For 40 years he sang with the Yonkers Male Glee Club. In 1988 he retired from his job as office manager for the William Hall Co. He is survived by a brother, Roger M. Stebbins '40, and a sister, Ruth Stebbins Cadwell '41.

Peter C. Nester '66
Peter C. Nester '66, formerly of Sippican Consultants, died in Jamaica Plain, N.Y., at 50. He was born in Melrose, Mass., raised in Jackson Heights, N.Y., and was a longstanding member of St. Mark's Episcopal church there. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City. After Colby he attended Officer's Candidate School in Newport, R.I., and served as a lieutenant on a Navy anti-submarine warfare vessel in Vietnam. After the service he joined Sippican Consultants of Cambridge, Mass., and was employed in architectural engineering in Saudi Arabia for six years. He later lived in New York City, where he worked as a florist. He summered in Falmouth, Mass., for most of his life and was active in the Falmouth Yacht Club, winning many trophies as a sailor. He is survived by his parents, Walter C. and Eleanor D. Nester.