STANLEY J. CYPHER JR. ’41

STANLEY J. CYPHER JR., an independent filmmaker and editor, and a former professor at the Bank Street College of Education, died Jan. 7, 2008. He was 89. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with distinction in English and later received a master’s degree from New York University. After his retirement, he became an antiques dealer. His wife, Priscilla Foster Cypher, predeceased him. Among those who survive is his son, Christopher Cypher ’70.

JAMES M. COULLING ’41

JAMES M. COULLING, a retired insurance agent, died Apr. 30, 2007, at age 87. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and served in the US Navy during World War II. Among those who survive are his wife, Darlene Denman Coulling, three children, a stepson, eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. (For more information, see the Hartford Courant of May 3, 2007.)

RICHARD L. CLARKSON ’41

RICHARD L. CLARKSON, a retired US Army colonel, died June 16, 2006, at age 86. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and served worldwide in the US Army for 33 years. Predeceased by his first wife, Patricia Sutherland Clarkson, he is survived by his wife, Mary Wolcott Clarkson, two sons, two grandsons, two great-granddaughters, and a brother, Philip B. Clarkson ’46.

PAUL R. CAMP ‘41

PAUL R. CAMP, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Maine, who established the Ph.D. program there, died Jan. 9, 2012, at age 92. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in physics. A member of Eclectic, he was elected to Sigma Xi. He received a master’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. After initial work with the development of radar at the Naval Research Laboratory during World War II, and a commission as an ensign, he later specialized in solid state physics, with special interest in the surface growth of ice. His professional career included teaching at Reed College and at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, as well as work at the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory in Hanover, N.H. Survivors include his wife, Polly Newton Camp, three daughters, five grandchildren, and a sister. He was the son of Burton H. Camp of the class of 1901, who was professor of mathematics at Wesleyan; the grandson of Charles F. Rice of the class of 1872; the nephew of William C. Rice of the class of 1901, Horace J. Rice of the class of 1905, and Paul N. Rice of the class of 1910; and the great-nephew of William N. Rice of the class of 1865, Edward H. Rice of the class of 1870, and Caroline Rice Crawford of the class of 1879.

SELDON L. BROWN SR. ’41

SELDON L. BROWN SR., who retired as vice president of the Corn Products Company, and later as vice president of the outplacement firm Drake, Beam, Morin, died May 9, 2012. He was 91. The grandson of Seldon L. Brown of the class of 1879, and the son of Walter C. Brown of the class of 1903, he was a member of Eclectic and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his degree from the University of Colorado after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. His wife, Barbara Donaldson Brown, predeceased him. Among those who survive are three children, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, his brother, and his niece, Diana White ’01.

DAVID D. BELLIS JR. ’41

DAVID D. BELLIS JR., a retired industrial relations manager, died Apr. 10, 2005, at age 87. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Wiggin Bellis and by a brother, John W. Bellis II ’44, he is survived by two children, three grandchildren, and a brother, James L. Bellis ’46.

WILLIAM F. BAUER JR. ’41

WILLIAM F. BAUER JR., M.D., 84, a retired physician, died Oct. 11, 2006. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the US Navy during World War II and continued to serve in the Naval Reserve until 1955. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1950 and returned to Middletown to practice. He was an anesthesiologist at Middlesex Hospital for many years and later became the first medical director of the Shoreline Clinic in Essex. Before retiring in 1998, he was the medical director at Connecticut Valley Hospital. A well-known trumpeter, he had his own Dixieland jazz group for many years and was a life member of the American Federation of Musicians. He also owned and restored antique cars. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Bielefield Bauer, six children, and seven grandchildren.

WILLIAM H. ALLISON ’41

WILLIAM H. ALLISON, 91, a life insurance expert and financial planner for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, died June 15, 2012. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his degree with honors and with distinction in economics. He also held the CLU designation. Predeceased by his wife, Helen Taplin Allison, among those who survive are four children, including Blake P. Allison ’71; eight grandchildren, including Samuel B. Allison ’06; and three great-grandchildren.

LLOYD H. WARSHAUER ’40

LLOYD H. WARSHAUER, D.M.D., a prosthetic dentist in Boston for 34 years, died Mar. 11, 2005. He was 86. A member of Delta Upsilon, he received a bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and a dental degree from Tufts University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Among those who survive are his wife, Esther Hamm Warshauer, three children, seven grandchildren, and a brother.

ROBERT K. TRYON ’40

ROBERT K. TRYON, a retired engineer, died Mar. 23, 2009, at age 90. He received his degree with distinction and was elected to Sigma Xi. A member of Sigma Chi, he was the son of Clarence H. Tryon of the class of 1905 and the brother of the late Leigh C. Tryon ’32. As an engineer, he specialized in product development and merchandising of hand operations. Predeceased by his wife, Emma Jane Wheaton Tryon, two sons, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren survive.