Obituaries | 1950-1959

PAUL T. WILLIAMS, 72, a banker who retired as the chief fiduciary officer for Northern Trust Company’s Florida offices, died Jan. 15, 2007. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he had been affiliated with Northern Trust for more than 41 years. After his retirement, he and his wife moved to Kalispell, Mont., where he became involved with numerous foundations, boards, and organizations. He is survived by his wife, Suzy Calkins Williams, three sons, six grandchildren, and a brother.

FRANK B. WILLIAMS, who retired as special assistant to the president and associate professor of education at Gettysburg (Pa.) College, died Jan. 16, 2008. He was 74. A member of Eclectic, he received an MAT from Wesleyan and a PhD in counseling psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught for several years and then joined the staff at Swarthmore College as associate dean of admissions and director of financial aid. From 1966 to 1979 he was dean of students at Gettysburg College and served in several administrative and advisory capacities there. In 1981 he was appointed to a new position as dean of student life and educational services, and from 1990 until his retirement in 1995 he was special assistant to the president as well as associate professor of education. One son predeceased him. Among those who survive are his wife, Suzanne Hermann Williams; three children, including Laurel Williams Wise ’95; five grandchildren; and his brother.

ALBERT WEINSTEIN, M.D., a retired ophthalmologist, died Nov. 26, 2006, at age 74. He was a member of the John Wesley Club and received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. A longtime member of the Trumbull-Monroe (Conn.) Health District, he had served as chair of the Trumbull Board of Health. Among those who survive are his wife, Helen Berger Weinstein; three sons, including Richard B. Weinstein ’85; two grandchildren; a brother; and a cousin, Edward Wasserman ’42, M.D.

DWIGHT VAN de VATE JR. ’52, a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, died Aug. 25, 2012, at age 84. After serving in the U.S. Navy, he enrolled at Wesleyan, where he was a member of Gamma Psi, received his degree with honors, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received both an MA and a PhD from Yale University. His career began at Florida State University; he then taught at the University of Mississippi and Memphis State University before he joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee, where he spent 33 years.

The author of numerous books and articles, he was also active in civic affairs and was an accomplished painter. He is survived by his wife, Anita Van de Vate, three children, two stepchildren, six grandchildren, his brother, and numerous nieces and nephews.

JOSEPH VEROFF, emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and an eminent social psychologist, died Sept. 30, 2007. He was 77. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with high honors and with high distinction in psychology. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi. After receiving a master’s degree from Wesleyan, he received a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He taught at Princeton University before returning to the University of Michigan, where he spent 41 years on the faculty. He mentored numerous doctoral students and influenced U.S. policy regarding the provision of mental health services. His wide-ranging research included two large-scale studies of mental health in the U.S., numerous studies concerning motivational issues in determining behavior, a long-term study of marriage and marriage stability, and more recent studies on the topic of savoring. Survivors include his wife, Jody Bennett Veroff; five children, including Daniel Veroff ’81; ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

DONALD H. TREDWELL ’51, the retired president of Markwell Medical Institute, Inc, died Oct. 27, 2012. He was 83. A member of Sigma Chi, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, after which he received an MBA from Harvard University. He spent his career in advertising, marketing, and brand management working in New York City for a number of companies, including McCann-Erickson, and Colgate-Palmolive before joining S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

In 1981 he left the corporate world and with two others started a venture-backed manufacturing company focused on selling medical products for diabetics. Active in Wesleyan alumni affairs, he was a past president of the New York Alumni Club. Survivors include his wife, Anne Scott Tredwell, two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

RICHARD C. TEEVAN, 86, professor emeritus of psychology at the State University of New York, Albany, died June 3, 2006. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in psychology, and he was elected to Sigma Xi and to Phi Beta Kappa. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. After teaching at Smith College and Bucknell University, where he won awards for distinguished teaching, he joined the faculty of SUNY, Albany, where he was chairman of the department and published prolifically. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Stehle Teevan, four children, and 10 grandchildren.

DANIEL L. TAYLOR, an executive with CBS-TV for more than 35 years, died Dec. 27, 2006. He was 80. He was member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Born in England in 1926, hewas evacuated to the US in 1940. He enlisted in the US Army and after serving as a paratrooper, enrolled at Wesleyan. Among those who survive are his wife, Marianne Stephan Taylor; three children; six grandchildren; two brothers, George R. Forbes ’49 and Harry F. Forbes ’49; and two nephews, G. Ross Forbes Jr. ’71 and Gregory H. Forbes ’71.

The Right Reverend ROBERT G. THARP, former Episcopal Bishop of East Tennessee, died May 30, 2003. He was 74. A member of Sigma Chi, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He received a master’s degree in divinity and a doctorate in canon law from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary; he also received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the University of the South, of whose Board of Trustees he had been a member. Among those who survive are his wife, Ann Bradford Tharp, two children, four grandchildren, a sister, four stepchildren, and five step-grandchildren.