Author: Leslie Egbo

DAVID A. KENDALL, 79, a chemist and consultant, who retired as a director of technology and product development for Arthur D. Little, died Apr. 5, 2010. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. During his long career at ADL he specialized in flavor and odor chemistry, and was noted for his expertise in odor analysis of diesel exhaust. He was the subject of a 1988 Wall Street Journal profile entitled “A Flavor Analyst Should Never Ask What’s For Lunch.” His former wife, Jean Boothby Kendall, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his wife, Nancy F. Smith; three daughters, including Sarah Kendall Bayles ’77; four grandchildren, including Eleonore Bayles ’14; a sister; and a large extended family.

BARRY C. HIBBEN, 76, a prominent conservationist in Marin County, Calif., died Feb. 16,2005, after a 10-year struggle with leukemia. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Army, attending the Army Language School in Monterey and graduating as a Russian interpreter and translator. A stockbroker, he was associated with the San Francisco office of Dean Witter for 27 years. He co-founded the Southern Marin Land Trust and the Richardson’s Bay Maritime Association, serving on both as president as well as director. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Benjes Hibben, two brothers, and a sister.

H. STANLEY HART II, an author, bookseller, and real estate broker, died May 15, 2010. He was 80. A member of Psi Upsilon, he was the grandson of Francis B. Upham of the class of 1885, the nephew of Francis B. Upham Jr. of the class of 1915, and the cousin of the late Francis B. Upham III ’45 and the late Hayward Upham ’50. He served in the U.S. Air Force. A trade editor for Little, Brown & Co. for several years, he persuaded many well-known authors to publish their work with the company. He later opened The Red Cat, a bookstore in West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard. In the late 1970s he left the business side of publishing to write his own books, many of which dealt with his own life and with life on the Vineyard, and since 1993 had been a real estate broker. Survivors include two daughters, three sons, and a nephew, Wesley A. Look ’02.

MARVIN HAGEL, a teacher and coach who was the first athletic director at Middlesex Community College when it opened in 1967, died Feb. 22, 2011, three days short of his 82nd birthday. He was a U.S. Army veteran and received a master’s degree from Trinity College. Survivors include his brother and several nieces and nephews.

PETER L. HILLYER, a writer, died Feb. 4, 2011, at age 81. A member of Psi Upsilon, he was the stepson of Harold Whiteley of the class of 1922. After graduation he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and then worked as a journalist until he joined IBM in 1960, where he spent more than 25 years writing executive speeches and articles. When he retired he continued to write as a freelancer and also wrote speeches for high-profile executives. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Hillyer; two sons, including Clayton Hillyer ’79; a daughter; two stepdaughters; 11 grandchildren; a sister, and his brother, Richard Whiteley ’62.

RIDGELY W. HARRISON JR., the retired president of the Minwax Company, Inc., died Aug. 25, 2006. He was 79. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he served in the U.S. Army. His entire career was spent with the family business, Minwax, which makes wax and finishes for household floors, until he sold it 26 years ago. During the 1990s, his photograph inspired a multi-million dollar Tanqueray gin advertising campaign, which created the persona of “Mr. Jenkins.” Survivors include his current wife, Mai Hallingby Harrison, three sons, eight grandchildren, and a sister.

MARK H. HALLER ’51, a professor of history and criminal justice, died Sept. 22, 2012, at age 83. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with high honors and with high distinction in English. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his master’s degree from the University of Maryland and his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago, leaving in 1968 to join the faculty of Temple University as a specialist in urban history. At Temple, he was instrumental in the establishment of the Department of Criminal Justice with a research emphasis, for the enhancement of Temple’s standing as a research institution, and for the effectiveness of faculty governance.

He was the author of numerous books and papers, and he lectured widely. His many interests included competitive tennis, travel, opera, and politics. He is survived by two brothers, several nephews, nieces, grandnephews, and a grandniece.

WILLIAM J. HAYLES, 81, a professor of chemistry at the Rochester Institute of Technology for 32 years and later a scientist at Bell Labs, died July 6, 2008. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a member of Sigma Chi and received his degree with honors. In 1959 he received a doctorate from Iowa State University. He is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great–grandchild.

An investment banker and management consultant, died Jan. 22, 2013. He was 71. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received an MBA from Harvard University. He began his career at Halle & Stieglitz, the Wall Street investment firm founded by his great-grandfather, but his private sector career focus was leadership training. The founder of M.T.D. Associates, Inc., a management and financial consulting firm to large banks and industrial companies, he also dedicated much of his professional life to public service, first working on anti-poverty programs in New York City and then working on U.S. foreign aid and development programs. As a late-blooming artist, he studied abstract painting at The Art Students League of New York, where he was awarded a merit scholarship. He is survived by three children, five grandchildren, and two former wives, Anne Holliss Young and Rosana Pereira Lima.

E. GORDON HAMILTON ’55, a retired insurance executive, died Nov. 19, 2012. He was 78. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he worked at CIGNA for most of his 42-year career. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Hamilton, three children, three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, and his brother.