DONALD H. HENDERSON, 81, who retired as president of the Minwax Company, Inc., died June 22, 2007. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and served in the US Coast Guard during World War II. He joined the Minwax Company, Inc., and retired as president 40 years later. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Pasman Henderson, two children, and five grandchildren.
WILLIAM B. GOULD, a retired minister and professor, died Sept. 21, 2006. He was 82. A member of Alpha Chi Rho and of Delta Sigma Rho, during World War II he served in the US Army Air Forces and then returned to Wesleyan, finishing his degree in 1948. He received a bachelor of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. Among those who survive is his wife, Natalie Rosin Gould.
JAMES L. GAVIN, an advertising executive who later founded a printing business that specialized in work for attorneys, died Feb. 5, 2008, at age 84. He was a member of Sigma Chi. In 1973 he and his wife founded Legal Printers, and in 1993 they sold it and retired. Survivors include his wife, Marie Scotti Gavin, and two sons.
PHILIP B. DUNDAS, the retired headmaster of Keith School in Rockford, Ill., and an educator in private schools for more than 40 years, died Aug. 30, 2008. He was 85. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received a master’s degree from Worcester State College and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His wife, Madolyn “Peggy” Bassett, predeceased him. Among those who survive are two sons, including Philip B. Dundas Jr. ’70; five grandchildren; six great–grandchildren; and a close friend, Irene Northrup.
THEODORE S. CONNELLY, the chairman of the Communications Institute, died Feb. 7, 2013, at age 87. He was the son of Herbert L. Connelly of the class of 1909. During World War II he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and then received his degree in 1949.
ARTHUR H. COTINS, manager of international operations for the Eaton Corporation, died July 28, 2011. He was 84. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master’s degree from Columbia University and served in the U.S. Maritime Service. His wife, Carroll Cusick Cotins, survives, as do two daughters, including Catherine Cotins ’86, one son, and eight grandchildren.
CLIFFORD E. BULL, the founder and president of Bull Metal Products in Middletown, Conn., died Dec. 20, 2004 at age 78. A member of Sigma Chi, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He had also been a pitcher for the Middletown Giants and the Washington Senators baseball teams. Among those who survive are three children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
PETER A. BONEE, 82, a retired teacher in the Hartford, Conn., public schools, died Oct. 13, 2008. A member of Eclectic, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was the brother of the late Joseph S. Bonee ’49. He received master’s degrees from the University of Connecticut and from Central Connecticut State University, and he taught the class for gifted children at the Naylor School in Hartford for 28 years. Among those who survive are his wife, Marie Russo Bonee, two children, two grandchildren, a brother, and a large extended family.
W. ROBERT BENKISER, retired chief executive officer of the overseas affiliates of the Caltex Petroleum Corp., died Apr. 22, 2005 at age 80. He was a member of Chi Psi and received a master’s degree in business administration from New York University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Benkiser, and three children, including Gregory Benkiser ’73.
CARLYLE F. (“HAP”) BARNES, 87, the retired chief executive of the Barnes Group, Inc., and the recipient of a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Wesleyan, died Jan. 21, 2012. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. After receiving his degree he joined his family’s business, a diversified manufacturing company, and rose to become chairman and CEO in 1964, retiring in 1994. In 1977 he received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Trinity College. He was a director of numerous educational and charitable institutions, for which he received many awards. In 1999 he received the John Filer Award for Creative Leadership in Philanthropy from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. He also collected antique fire memorabilia, a hobby that evolved into the creation of the Museum of Fire History in Bristol, Conn. The brother-in-law of the late Edwin H. May Jr. of the class of 1948, survivors include his wife, Elizabeth May Barnes, four children, ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and a large extended family
