Doris Dickey Besse '23, May 24, 2000, in Waterville, Maine, at 99. She taught at Clinton (Maine) High School and Waterville Junior High School before her marriage in 1933 to Frank A. Besse, who survives her. Other survivors include her son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Dorothy L. Austin '25, April 18, 2000, in Winthrop, Maine, at 96. She pursued graduate studies at Brown University, Rhode Island College of Education and Lesley College and taught, mostly kindergarten, for 40 years in Maine and Rhode Island. She is survived by her sister, Bonnie Mittenmeyer, and by several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Lawrence A. Roy '27, February 24, 2000, in Augusta, Maine, at 97. He was a science teacher in the Hallowell, Maine, school system and later was employed by the State Department of Health and Welfare. For years he played the saxophone in several dance orchestras and community bands. Predeceased by his wife, Donna, and two sisters, he is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.

Helen Coburn Smith Fawcett '27, June 16, 2000, at 95, in Berkeley, Calif. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. Her Colby lineage includes her parents, George Otis Smith and Grace Coburn Smith, both Class of 1893, and her aunt, Louise Coburn, Class of 1877, Colby's second female student. Predeceased by her brother, Joseph Coburn Smith '24, and her sister, Louise Coburn Smith Velten '33, she leaves two children, Grace Fawcett '59 and John Coburn Fawcett, four grandchildren and her nephew, George Irving Smith '49.

Murray A. Coker '29, June 8, 1999, in San Diego, Calif., at 90. Before and after World War II, when he was on special duty involving war contracts, he worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. In 1948 he joined American International Underwriters Corp., where he was a vice president. His wife, Carmen Coker, survived him by a few months.

Robert A. Peterson '29, May 11, 2000, in Fitchburg, Mass., at 93. He served in Europe, Africa and the Middle East with the 2nd and 8th Army Air Force during World War II. Before and after the war he taught chemistry and general sciences at schools in Maine and Massachusetts, including Bridgewater Classical Academy and Cushing Academy. He leaves his wife of 57 years, Esther Peterson, two daughters, a sister and two grandsons.

Miriam Sanders Marcho '30, October 25, 1999, in Bangor, Maine, at 92. She was a homemaker and the mother of twin daughters, Cynthia Marcho and Cathryn Marcho Cootner '59. Her husband, Henry Marcho, predeceased her.

Linwood T. Crandall '30, April 16, 2000, in Gorham, Maine, at 91. He received his master's degree from Bates College and served the Greely School District for 28 years (nine as an English teacher and 19 as a principal) and Deering High School for 13 years as a guidance counselor. He is survived by his wife, Leona Huestis Crandall, two sons, two sisters, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Nellie Simonds Gallison '30, March 11, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 93. She attended UCLA before finishing her studies at Colby and later attended the New York School of Social Work. Her husband, William O. Gallison, predeceased her.

Willard E. Alexander '31, February 17, 2000, in Underhill, Vt., at 93. He was employed by his family-owned Sisson Drug Company and retired in 1972 from the advertising department of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. Predeceased by his wife in 1986, he is survived by his daughter, Betsy Cole, two sons, John Alexander and Willard Alexander Jr., a sister, two brothers and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Hazel Lawrence Neilson '33, March 9, 2000, in Falmouth, Maine, at 89. She received her registered nurse's degree from Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing in Boston. Survivors include her two sons, David and Larry Neilson, her daughter, Wendy Twitchell, a brother, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Hawley Russell '35, April 4, 2000, in Deauville, France, at 86. In 1936 he entered the U.S. Navy and received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross, among many other medals, for his service in carrier aviation during World War II. He retired from the Navy as a captain in 1960, then lived in Paris, where he helped American aerospace companies establish operations in the European marketplace. He is survived by his wife, Marie Russell, two sons, two daughters, a sister and three grandchildren.

Sidney Schiffman '35, May 10, 2000, in Longwood, Fla., at 85. He was a diamond merchant and ring manufacturer. Predeceased by his wife, Beulah Schiffman, he is survived by his daughters, Ellen Prague and Marjorie Henley, his sister, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Joseph L. Stevens '35, May 23, 2000, in Unity, Maine, at 86. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired to Unity, his birthplace, from Lever Brothers in New York City, where he had been national accounts manager, marketing sales and public relations. Surviving are his daughter, Jane Stevens Pinnette, his adopted daughter, Anne Edwards, his grandson and other extended family members.

Gordon Patch Thompson '35, May 22, 2000, in Clearwater, Fla., at 87. A Navy veteran of World War II, he was a founding partner of Pennell & Thompson Realtors and was active in the Arlington, Mass., business community before his retirement in 1977. He also was active in the St. Petersburg, Fla., Colby Club and was awarded a Colby Brick. He is survived by his wife, Maude Thompson, a son, a sister, a brother and several nieces and nephews.

Ruth Yeaton McKee '37, July 4, 2000, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, at 85. She was a social worker at Ellis Memorial Settlement House in Boston before her marriage to Jack McKee. In the 1970s she moved to Boothbay Harbor, where she served on the Boothbay Region Land Trust and in many other community activities. Survivors include her sons, Richard C. McKee and Douglas E. McKee, a daughter, Katherine Boyd, two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.

Lillian Stinchfield Salmon '37, June 18, 2000, in Skowhegan, Maine, at 86. She taught in Maine high schools in Strong, South Berwick and Flagstaff and at Erskine Academy in South China. Predeceased by her husband and four brothers, including Theron '33, Raymond '39 and Philip '40, she is survived by her son, Richard Salmon, and several nieces and nephews, including Peter L. Salmon '53 and Richard H. Stinchfield '69.

William Robert Walkey '38, February 21, 2000, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at 85. A World War II Army veteran, he was a lifelong resident of Hanson, Mass., where he owned and operated Walkey's, a grocery and liquor store. He was a water commissioner, member of the board of health and founder and president of the Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his son, John R. Walkey, two daughters, Marsha Booth and Jeanne Mahon, a brother and sister, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Alyson C. Hooper '39, May 25, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 85. She was a hospital recreation worker for the Red Cross during World War II. After the war she worked as an advertising copy writer and for several years was a writer for the Portland Sunday Telegram. An entrepreneur and feminist, she opened the Portland branch of the Boston-based Keene Advertising Agency and was actively involved in many women's issues. Three nieces and two nephews survive her.

Jean Burr Smith '39, July 30, 2000, in Wayne, Maine, at 82. A teacher of mathematics, she conducted workshops around the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia combating math anxiety. Her numerous awards included Colby's Outstanding Educator Award in 1990. She retired as a professor of mathematics at Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Alexander Smith, her four children, including Judith Smith Lucarelli '70, and her brother, Horace Burr '40.

Clayton E. Young '39, May 25, 2000, in Freeport, Maine, at 83. He was an Army master sergeant in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. A lobsterman until he retired at 73, he also ran the store on Matinicus Island, Maine. Predeceased by his wife, he is survived by his son, Robert O. Young, his daughter, Jeanette Beaudoin, two grandchildren, three step-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

Virginia Gray Schwab '40, May 11, 2000, in Ventura, Calif., at 82. A U.S. WAVE officer during World War II, she later was a Navy wife and homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Herbert S. Schwab, her daughter, Ann Schwab, and her son, Andrew P. Schwab '71.

Elizabeth Youmans Wathen '42, May 15, 2000, in Bastrop, Texas. A lab technician in Florida before her marriage to James Russell Wathen in 1947, she was a homemaker following the birth of her sons, James Jr. and Daniel.

Elizabeth Peters Goettel '42, February 4, 2000, in Overland Park, Kan., at 78. She was a flight instructor until 1944, when she was recruited and certified to fly B-24 aircraft in the Woman's Air Service Pilot program during World War II. In later years she worked at Crouse Hospital. Survivors include her three daughters, Kathryn Goettel, Mary Pickhaver and Nancy Yeamans, her son, Kenneth Goettel, and three grandchildren.

Perley M. Leighton '43, March 21, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 77. He served in the Army Signal Corps in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II. After teaching English at Colby, he was executive director of Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut. Before his retirement he was director of special juvenile projects for Connecticut. Survivors include his former wife, Deborah Leighton, a son, two daughters and two grandchildren.

William Emmons Taylor '43, February 28, 2000, in Mechanic Falls, Maine, at 78. He turned an interest in sports as a student at Colby into a career as editor and sports writer for the Lewiston Sun-Journal from 1943 until he retired in 1990. Several relations, including his mother, Agnes Walker Taylor '08, and his uncle, Justin O. Wellman, Class of 1898, attended the College. Survivors include his niece, Heather McCarthy, his nephew, Michael McAleer, a grandniece, two sisters-in-law and distant cousins.

Arlene O'Brien Sampson '44, November 28, 1999, in Duarte, Calif., at 77. A homemaker, she is survived by her husband of more than 55 years, Harold Sampson, her brother, three nieces, a nephew and grandnieces and grandnephews.

Florence Craig Stanley '46, June 8, 2000, in Bridgton, Maine, at 76. A graduate of the Modern School of Fashion Design in Boston, she was a homemaker and seamstress. She leaves her husband, Gordon Stanley, a son, two sisters, a brother, five grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and many nieces and nephews.

Daniel J. Klein '48, November 13, 1999, in San Mateo, Calif., at 75. After receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1967, he was a clinical psychologist with the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif. His wife, Ruth Klein, survives him.

George M. Kren '48, July 24, 2000, in Manhattan, Kan., at 74 . He was a professor of history at Kansas State University for decades. A refugee from Hitler's Europe, he became one of the most widely published writers on Hitler, contributing to dozens of books on the Holocaust. He also published books on his avocations, photography and personal computing. He is survived by his wife, Margo Kren, a son, his sister and a granddaughter.

Howard F. Staples Jr. '48, February 28, 2000, in Waterville, Maine, at 76. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After Colby he was employed in the Waterville area at MetLife insurance company, Noyes Stove Co. and Arnold's Hardware and as an insurance adjuster. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Helen Staples, three children, five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a brother and nieces and nephews.

Foster Bruckheimer '50, June 26, 1999, in Tucson, Ariz., at 70. He was a manufacturer's representative for jewelry companies and a self-employed pawnbroker. After retirement he worked in parking enforcement at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida. Predeceased by his wife, Selma, he is survived by two daughters and three grandchildren.

Joseph E. Makant Jr. '50, April 19, 2000, in Tallahassee, Fla., at 71. He served as an infantry medical officer during the Korean Conflict. When he retired as an Air Force surgeon and physician, he became deputy assistant secretary for health services with the Florida Department of Corrections. Later he was a medical consultant with the Office of Disability Determinations. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Makant, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and two cousins.

Paul A. LeVecque '52, March 3, 2000, in Augusta, Maine, at 72. He earned a master's degree in social work at the University of Michigan and worked for the Maine Department of Human Services from 1952 to 1987, retiring as director of the Bureau of Income Maintenance. He was a member of several civic boards and associations. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Delores LeVecque, four sons, two daughters, five grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins.

Robert F. Hudson '54, May 12, 1999, in Houston, Texas, at 67. After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Iowa he was a geologist with Texaco Inc. Later he was employed at Lee College in Texas. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Chilson Hudson '53, and eight children.

Ann Seguin Horne '55, April 29, 2000, in Litchfield, Conn., at 66. The mother of a son and daughter, she was a teacher's aide working with learning disabled children and later worked part time as a doctor. Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Horne.

Sally Turner Searles '57, March 23, 2000, in Mecklenburg, N.C., at 64. A graduate of Katharine Gibbs School, she married William H. Searles Jr. in 1956 and was the mother of two sons.

Carl J. Bourassa '58, May 11, 2000, in Portsmouth, N.H., at 64. He was a construction supervisor for various construction companies throughout New England and other states. He is survived by six brothers, including Donald J. Bourassa '48, three sisters and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.

Aubrey E. Jones '58, June 20, 2000, in Weston, Mass., at 66. He attended the College after Army service in Korea and received his law degree from Boston University School of Law. He served as general counsel for the Prudential Insurance Co., then went into general law practice and later into the practice of investment and trust law in Weston. He is survived by his wife, Lois Jones, three daughters, including Jocelyn Jones-Coles '90, a son, four grandchildren, a brother and nephews and nieces.

Patricia Millett Kent '62, June 7, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 60. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a summa cum laude graduate. Her activities in her Thomaston, Maine, community included volunteering at schools, churches and the Thomaston Public Library, where she facilitated an international Internet support group for people afflicted like herself with pulmonary hypertension. Survivors include her husband, Charles A. Kent II, three sons, three granddaughters and a cousin.

Ellen Manning Berne '64, July 1, 2000, in Newton, Mass., at 58. The head librarian at the Winsor School in Boston, she is survived by her husband, Stephen Thompson, two children, her mother and a brother.

David R. Walley '64, April 29, 2000, in Kennebunk, Maine, at 57. For several years he was an eighth grade history teacher. He also worked for Keuffel & Esser in Kennebunk and Reece Corporation of Gorham. While he was director of engineering at Sebago, Inc., he also taught engineering part time at the University of Maine and at the University of Southern Maine. Survivors include his wife, Judith Spiller Walley, two daughters, two brothers and two grandchildren.

Diane "Heidi" Fullerton Warburton '66, May 25, 2000, in Durham, N.C., at 55. Despite three decades of serious illness, she held several memberships in community organizations and was a director of the Durham Guardian Ad Litem Program representing the rights of abused and neglected children in court. She is survived by her husband, Samuel "Woody" Warburton Jr., a daughter, her mother, a sister and brother and six nieces and nephews.