C. WAY HOYT, the former owner of A. & H. Seawall Sealers, Inc., in Florida, died Jan. 27, 2010, at age 88. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his degree from New York University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. One daughter predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, Helen Gustafson Hoyt, three children, four grandchildren, and six great–grandchildren.
RICHARD E. HICKEY JR., president of Monarch Capital Corporation, died Mar. 16, 2003. He was 83. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he graduated with honors and was a member of Eclectic. During World War II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Starting as an investment analyst with Monarch Capital Corporation, he retired in 1985 as president after 43 years with the company. Predeceased by his wife, survivors include a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
GORDON W. HEATON, a retired retail consultant who had been president of Robert Hall Stores and of the VF Corporation, died June 30, 2009, at age 88. He was a member of Chi Psi and was the brother-in-law of the late Ernest D. Davis ’39. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He had been president of the National Menswear Association, the National Father’s Day Council, and was a past board member of the Philadelphia College of Textiles. One son predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Anne Davis Heaton; three children, including Roger L. Heaton ’71; four grandchildren; and his brother, Scott M. Heaton ’44.
HERBERT GRANDAGE III, 89, who retired as vice president and general manager of the Samuel Moore Company, died Aug. 28, 2010. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. An active alumni volunteer, he received the Wesleyan University Service Award. After his retirement in 1979 he and his wife traveled extensively around the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Alaska. He is survived by his wife, Jan Grandage, four children, 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Houghton “Buck” Freeman, a trustee emeritus of the university, died Dec. 1, 2010. He was 89. Please see his obituary on page 8.
JOHN W. FISHER, 82, an underwriter for the Hartford Insurance Group, died April 27, 2004. He was a member of Sigma Chi and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His brother, C.E. Fisher, was in the Navy V-12 program. He is survived by his sister-in-law.
DAVID FICKER, 90, the owner of Ficker Records, Old Greenwich (Conn.) Printing, and Ficker North Advertising, died Nov. 11, 2011. He was a member of Sigma Chi and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. A musician, he was involved in community activities. His wife, Elizabeth Chamberlain Ficker, predeceased him, as did a grandson. Survivors include four children, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
CHARLES J. DAYTON, M.D., who practiced medicine in Cheshire, Conn., for more than 40 years, died Mar. 31, 2003 at age 81. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received a medical degree from Temple University. He was a U.S. Army veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Thomas Dayton, 11 children, 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
WILLIAM H. DAVENPORT JR., a world-renowned chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project at Princeton University, died Apr. 14, 2005, at age 83. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. After leaving Princeton, he became a research chemist at Monsanto, at Chase Brass and Copper, and later at Kennecott Copper. He was known for his research in rhenium. Survivors include his wife, Mary Garratt Davenport, and two children.
PETER V. CURL, 89, who retired as a historian with the U.S. State Department, died May 17, 2010. He was a member of Sigma Chi and, after serving in the military during World War II, received his PhD from Cornell. The author and editor of collections of documents on foreign relations, he wrote an abridgement of Homer’s Iliad. His parents and sister predeceased him.
