ROGER P. TALMADGE ’35

ROGER P. TALMADGE, 95, the former treasurer of the Boston Herald-Traveler Corporation, died Jan. 9, 2009. A member of Eclectic, he received an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He was the son of Arthur T. Talmadge of the class of 1893 and the brother of the late A. Carlyle Talmadge ’25. He began his career at Old Colony Trust Corporation in Boston, interrupted it to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and rejoined Old Colony after the war. He then joined the Boston Herald-Traveler Corporation as its treasurer in 1948 and left the company in 1973 after it was sold to the Hearst Corporation. He was an active member of numerous boards and civic groups. His wife, Naomi Hall Talmadge, predeceased him. Among those who survive are two children, including Jeffrey H. Talmadge ’68; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.