Tag: 1956

P. WILLIAM SIEVERLING JR., a former city editor and assistant managing editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. who retired as the director of the YMCA’s International Office for Asia, died Feb. 28, 2004. He was 69. A member of Delta Sigma, he received his degree with high honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He also spent three years in the U.S. Army counterintelligence corps and later was a Woodrow Wilson fellow at Harvard University. He won awards for investigative reporting and public service reporting in the state of Washington. After he left the Post-Intelligencer he worked for the YMCA. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Stout; two children; a stepson, Peter Stout ’85; a grandchild; and a sister.

WARREN T. SHERMAN, who retired as internist and cardiologist in Danbury, Conn., after more than 40 years of practice, died May 6, 2011, at age 76. He was a member of Sigma Nu and received his degree with honors and with distinction in biology. After receiving his medical degree from New York University, he served in the U.S. Navy. He had also been an assistant clinical professor at the Yale University School of Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Lyn Schmid Sherman, four children, four grandchildren, his sister, and his brother, David L. Sherman ’61.

LLOYD E. PORTER, 76, a pharmacist for more than 50 years, died Sept. 14, 2011. He received his pharmaceutical degree from Ohio State University and was associated with the Rite-Aid Corporation. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Lyons Porter, two children, a granddaughter, and a sister.

The Rev. PAUL N. L. MUNSON JR., 75, a retired Congregational minister, died June 29, 2010, after a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis. He received his degree with high honors and with distinction in English. A member of Sigma Nu, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received his divinity degree in 1959 from Harvard Divinity School. Forced to retire early from his parish ministry, he became active with the Nature Conservancy and the Hartford Audubon Society. He and his family traveled through many of the 50 states, about which he wrote songs that were published as a songbook titled Herons at Sunset. His wife, Carol Kroymann, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his son and three grandchildren.

BRADFORD S. KINGMAN ’56, who retired as a mathematics teacher and coach at Middlesex School, died Aug. 17, 2012. He was 78. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he served in the U.S. Navy after graduation and then joined the faculty at Middlesex, where he spent almost 40 years as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, administrator, assistant headmaster, and senior master. An avid golfer, the Independent School League’s golf championship Kingman Bowl was named in his honor. Survivors include his wife, Christine Jones Kingman, three children, three grandchildren, and two sisters.

FREEMAN R. HATHAWAY JR., a technical writer for Hewlett-Packard who combined his English major with electronics training he received in the U.S. Army Reserves, died May 17, 2011. He was 77. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he attended Harvard Business School. Among those who survive are his wife, Wynne Berckmueller Hathaway; two children, including Heather A. Hathaway ’86; two grandchildren; a sister; and two cousins, Charles G. Hill ’46, and John N. Hill ’85.

WILLIAM R. GREINER, 75, who spent 42 years at the University of Buffalo as president, provost, and longtime law school faculty member, died Dec. 19, 2009. He was a member of Sigma Chi and received his degree with honors. He received master’s, law, and master’s in law degrees from Yale University. He joined the law faculty at the University of Buffalo in 1967 and rose through the faculty and administrative ranks, culminating with his appointment as the university’s president in 1991. He served until 2003, when he was named president emeritus by the SUNY Board of Trustees. During his 13 years as president he oversaw the construction of new buildings and the creation of an increasingly residential university. He tried to connect the university to the community and boost its economic impact on the region, and he focused on the creation of research centers and how to translate research into commercial applications. Among those who survive are his wife, Carol Morrissey Greiner, four children, and 13 grandchildren.

ALAN G. GORDON, 77, a physician and medical missionary, died May 7, 2010. He was the son of Donald C. Gordon ’19, M.D., and was a member of the John Wesley Club. He earned his M.D. from St. Paul University. He is survived by his wife, Alma Carita Daugherty Boughton; six daughters; 18 grandchildren; his brother, Gary D. Gordon ’50; and a cousin, William C. Gordon ’55.

The Rev. ALBERT R. DREISBACH JR., 72, an Episcopal priest and civil rights activist, died Apr. 29, 2006. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and then received his divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary. He was founding president of the Atlanta International Center for Continuing Study of the Shroud of Turin. Predeceased by his wife, Jane Corey Dreisbach, he is survived by a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, and his companion, Nancy Whitworth.