Tag: 1958

HENRY S. “HANK” TAUSEND, 73, a musician known for his jazz performances, died Oct. 14, 2009. He was a member of Gamma Psi and served in the U.S. Army. A drummer and percussionist, he was also a booking agent for well-known groups. He played with several symphonies in the Chicago area, as well as playing from Big Bands to parades to Klezmer. A volunteer for the Chicago Lyric Opera, he shared his love of opera with many audiences. Among those who survive are his wife, Iris Lieberman Tausend, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.

FRED W. SHEARER, 71, who retired as a computer scientist at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, died July 23, 2007. A member of the John Wesley Club, he served in the U.S. Air Force. His wife, Lue Haggardt Shearer, died in 1998. Survivors include three children, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a brother and sister.

SANFORD L. SEGAL, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Rochester, whose interests also covered a wide range of scholarly pursuits, died May 7, 2010, at age 72. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with high honors and high distinction in classical civilization and with distinction in mathematics. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his doctoral degree from the University of Colorado after graduate study at the University of Chicago. He received two Fulbright Scholarships and was also a Woodrow Wilson Scholar. In 1963 he joined the mathematics department at the University of Rochester, from which he retired after 44 years on the faculty. A mathematician whose expertise was in analytical number theory and complex function theory, he authored several textbooks and wrote numerous articles. He was also interested in history and spent much of his later career researching, teaching, and writing about the history of mathematics, leading to a secondary appointment in the department of history at the University of Rochester. Survivors include his wife, Rima Maxwell Segal MA ’58, three children, five grandchildren, and two brothers.

JAMES F. MONTEITH, an attorney with Dilworth Paxson in Philadelphia, died Apr. 27, 2008, at age 71. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his law practice, he served on the boards of several community institutions. His wife, Mary Benedict Monteith, survives, as do a daughter, grandson, and a sister.

DONALD L. MATTES, a retired vice president of Towers Perrin, died Apr. 21, 2012, at age 77. A member of Chi Psi, he was a U.S. Army veteran. During his 30-year career at Towers Perrin, he managed the largest actuarial unit and eventually became a principal of the global consulting firm. His wife, Patricia Bradbury, predeceased him. Five children, including Matthew J. Mattes ’85, survive, as do 12 grandchildren and his wife of five years, Patricia Donahue.

WILLIAM F. LUDINGTON, 71, a retired business executive, died Nov. 27, 2006. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the US Army. He joined the Chase Bag Company in 1961, a member of the fourth among five generations in his family to work for this company that had been established in 1847. He served in several capacities and then as president and CEO at the headquarters in Greenwich, Conn. Active in his community, he was co-chairman of the Board of the Forum for World Affairs in Stamford He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Erickson Ludington, two daughters, two sons, and six grandchildren.

KENNETH D. HUSZAR, a journalist and later senior vice president of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller, died June 19, 2012. He was 75. A member of Chi Psi, he received his degree with honors and served in the U.S. Army.  He studied at Berlin University on a Fulbright Scholarship and in 1962 received a diploma from the Bologna campus of the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies. During his long career in journalism and public relations he was a reporter for The Plain Dealer and for the West German magazine Stern, a foreign correspondent for Newsweek, and an account manager at Burson-Marsteller, where he counseled, among other clients, the Reagan Administration and the Argentine government. In the course of his career, he traveled widely, was a speechwriter for David Rockefeller, interviewed Yassir Arafat, and accompanied New York City Mayor David Dinkins on a trip to Japan. His sister, Janet Thompkins, and several cousins, including Ted W. Hussar, survive.

ROBERT W. HUNT, a credit manager with Harvey Industries, died Aug. 2, 2009, at age 75. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he served in the U.S. Navy. He was predeceased by his wife, Roberta Young Hunt. Survivors include three children, three grandchildren, and his sister.

JOHN H. HOBBS, a pioneer in the investment management industry, a philanthropist avid in his support of education and civil rights, and a former Wesleyan trustee, died Jan. 3, 2010, at age 73. A member of Eclectic and a U.S. Air Force veteran, he received his bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Harvard University. In 1969 he co-founded Jennison Associates, one of Wall Street’s first independent institutional investment management firms, and in 1976 was named president and CEO. In 1994 he became chairman of Jennison, which is now a subsidiary of Prudential Financial. He retired in 2003. After the death of his wife in 2008, he returned to work and was most recently the vice chairman of Madison Asset Management Group, LLC. A tireless supporter of education, he served on numerous boards and was also the chairman of the board of Common Cents, a non-profit organization that creates and manages service-learning programs for young people, one of whose divisions is Penny Harvest, the largest child philanthropy program in the U.S. He served on the Wesleyan Board of Trustees from 1992 to 2004 and was elected trustee emeritus. Predeceased by his wife, Elisabeth Atwater Hobbs, he is survived by three children, including Margaret M. Hobbs ’89, two sisters, and a large extended family.