Basil B. Ames '23, Sept. 19, 1996, in Norridgewock, Maine, at 95. At Colby he participated in the Murray Prize and the Hallowell Prize debates and was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He practiced law in Norridgewock before being appointed to the Office of Price Administration and Price Control during World War II. He was active in local and state politics and continued his law practice until 1990.

Bessie Levine Kaplan '24, Nov. 9, 1995, in Brookline, Mass. A lifelong resident of Brookline, she is survived by her brothers, Ludy '21 and Pacy Levine '27, and her sister, Bibby Levine Alfond '38. Other survivors include her daughter, Tema Kaplan Cushner '49, and her grandson, Stuart Cushner '75.

William F. Powers Sr. '25, June 26, 1996, in Hartford, Conn., at 97. He lived most of his life in West Hartford, where he owned and operated the William Powers Company clothing store for more than 40 years. Survivors include his daughter, Diana Powers Behlke '59.

E. Evelyn Kellett '26, Sept. 18, 1996, in Lawrence, Mass., at 91. She taught in high schools in Massachusetts and Rhode Island before taking a secretarial position with Merrimade, Inc., in Lawrence in 1941. She served the College on the Alumni Council and as class correspondent, and her 50 years of support for Colby athletics earned her the C Club Woman of the Year award in 1986.

Harry Muir '26, June 27, 1996, in Cumberland Center, Maine, at 93. He taught science at Nathan Hale Jr. High School in New Britain, Conn., from 1927 to 1944 and was the principal of Central and Slade junior high schools in New Britain from 1944 to 1965.

Carroll D. Tripp '26, June 1, 1996, in Burlington, Vt., at 92. He graduated from Newton Theological Institution in 1930 and served as an American Baptist minister in churches in Maine, Vermont and New Jersey. He and his wife, Eva Grant Tripp '29, who survives him, were married for more than 60 years.

Rene J. Marcou '28, July 29, 1996, in Waterville, Maine, at 90. A physics major at Colby, he was a professor of high mathematics at Boston College for 37 years and also head of the Air Force's Ionospheric Research Department and principal investigator from 1952 until he retired in 1976.

Ruby Bickmore Wiggin '31, June 8, 1996, in Benton, Maine, at 87. She taught school for many years, was the author of four books of local history and operated a roadside vegetable stand and greenhouse for 50 years.

Justin E. Buzzell '32, September 14, 1996, in South Portland, Maine, at 87. He was a maintenance supervisor for the Maine Central Railroad for 44 years.

G. Alden Macdonald '32, Aug. 22, 1996, in Dover, N.H., at 85. A certified public accountant, he worked for the Portland, Maine, firm of Baker and Adam before co-founding the Macdonald Page & Co. accounting firm in 1957. An avid skier, fly-fisherman and golfer, he was inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of fame in 1994.

Leonard Helie '33, May 2, 1996, in El Paso, Texas, at 85. He was the son of Colby Professor of French Euclid Helie. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, he earned a degree from Harvard Divinity School and was for many years a Unitarian pastor in churches from Maine to New York City. He also was an award-winning regional poet.

George S. Mann '34, May 29, 1996, in Houston, Texas, at 82. He was awarded nine decorations for service in the 4th Armored Division in World War II. Following the war he was an executive with J. Weingarten, Inc., for 28 years.

John D. Springer '35 in Winter Haven, Fla. He worked in heating and air conditioning in Maine before going into business for himself. He is survived by his wife, Lois Dean Springer '33.

Edith E. Emery '37, June 10, 1996, in Haverhill, Mass., at 81. She earned a master's at Radcliffe College and completed postgraduate studies at Boston University and Harvard University, then taught English and history in schools in Maine and Vermont before serving as dean of women at Northeastern University. She was a Colby trustee from 1960 to 1966.

Martha Burrill Nelson '38, June 4, 1996, in Portland, Maine, at 78. She was a secretary for the Hollingsworth and Whitney Co. (now Scott Paper Co.) and for the A.P. Wyman Construction Co.

Priscilla Anne Bryant Bourassa '48, Sept. 11, 1996, in Augusta, Maine, at 68. A magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College, she was a paralegal in the law offices of her husband, Donald '48, and active in many local civic organizations.

Charles R. DeBevoise '48, May 28, 1996, in Basking Ridge, N.J., at 71. He was vice president for sales and marketing at Filtrine Manufacturing Co. and a champion of conservation causes in New Jersey.

Wesley I. Rowe '51, June 17, 1996, in Toms River, N.J., at 69.

William M. Noyes '52, December 22, 1995, in Mystic, Conn., at 65. He was a technical writer for Westinghouse Corp. Later he worked for an automobile dealership before joining Mystic Yacht Restorations.

Richard B. Tupper '52, July 11, 1996, in Brooklyn, N.Y., at 65. He began his business career with the Central Intelligence Agency. A stockbroker with Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., he was remembered by friends as an "explorer of life . . . a conservative, a libertarian, a Renaissance man, a Francophile."

Patricia Walters Marier '59, April 10, 1996, in Palm Beach, Fla., at 58. A homemaker, gardener and landscape designer, she is survived by her husband, Robert '60, and two daughters.

Michael Stephen Kolp '92, June 28, 1996, in Ely, Minn., at 25. A Voyageur Outward Bound instructor, he was struck by lightning on a canoe trip. He worked with youth at risk in the adolescent recovery program of the School for Urban and Wilderness Survival in Idaho.