JOSEPH D. SHAKESPEARE JR., an insurance executive with Aetna Life and Casualty for 38 years, died July 24, 2011, at age 83. He was a member of Chi Psi and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1980 the Insurance Information Institute honored him as Insurance Man of the Year. Among those who survive are his wife, Mary Ann Shakespeare, three sons, five grandsons, a stepdaughter, two step-grandsons, and his sister.
FREDERIC C. SCHNEEBERGER III, 76, owner of Schneeberger and Associates, died Feb. 22, 2005. He was a member of Chi Psi and served in the U.S. Army. An executive in the radiography and nondestructive testing equipment business, he was also an associate professor in the engineering technology program at Parks College of St. Louis University, where he won several awards. Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Donovan Schneeberger, and by his brothers, Alan C. Schneeberger ’53 and Jon T. Schneeberger ’61, survivors include four children, 11 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and a cousin.
Wilson A. Seibert, Jr., long-time resident of Chatham, MA and Naples, FL, died on April 20.
Wilson was the loving husband of Susan for 52 years. He was the beloved father of four children – Dena, Sara, Susan and Andrew – and four grandchildren.
Born in Brooklyn, Wilson was a World War II veteran and purple heart recipient. He graduated with honors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT in 1950, where he was a member of DKE and Skull and Serpents, and was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 1985 in recognition of outstanding achievement and service.
Mr. Seibert led creative teams at top advertising firms. He worked for J. Walter Thompson based in NYC for 33 years, rising from copy “cub” to Executive Vice President and Worldwide Creative Director. In 1982 he moved to Arnold & Company in Boston, retiring as Vice Chairman, Creative Services.
Mr. Seibert wrote with wit and wisdom, and his slogans and campaigns helped build the brands of America’s top companies. He volunteered his advertising skills, too, winning a Distinguished Public Service Award for his work with the American Lung Association (“It’s a Matter of Life and Breath”) and the Smithsonian Institution’s Public Service Award for his work with the United States Marine Corps (“The Marine’s Are Looking for A Few Good Men”, “The Few, the Proud, the Marines” and “We Don’t Promise You a Rose Garden”).
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders USA, P.O. Box 1856, Merrifield, VA 22116-8056.
EVERETT P. SKILLINGS, who retired as vice president and senior credit officer at Maine National Bank, died Jan. 26, 2005 at age 75. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the U.S. Air Force. Among those who survive are his wife, Lois Ann Skillings, a daughter, and an extended family.
EDWARD A. SORENSEN, M.D., a psychiatrist in the Albany, N.Y., area for 40 years, died Mar. 1, 2006. He was 68. A member of Chi Psi, he received his medical degree from Albany Medical College and served in the U.S. Army. He was a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Among those who survive are his wife, Linda Bowen Sorensen, three children, five grandchildren, a brother, and two sisters.
BURTON H. SCHELLENBACH, 76, a communications and publishing consultant, died May 28, 2010. He was a U.S. Army veteran and most recently worked for the Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, the Rev. Dr. Susan Schaeffer, three children, one grandchild, and two brothers.
PRESTON E. SMITH, 66, an industrial psychologist who worked in international market research for IBM for 30 years, died Sept. 23, 2009. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received both a master’s and a PhD from Columbia University. Among those who survive are his wife, Ellen Mara Smith; his children, including Matthew P. Smith ’06; and a large extended family.
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.
ADOLPH G. SCHWENK, a retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Marine Corps, died Mar. 24, 2004. He was 81. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he was the brother of the late Otto G. Schwenk ’30 and of the late Gustav A. Schwenk Jr. ’33; he was also the cousin of the late William C. Schwenk ’39. Among those who survive are his wife, Mary Kaiser Schwenk, and two children.
