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 B. HOW, a social worker with Concord (Mass.) Family and Youth Services and with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, died June 9, 2009, at age 59. He received his MSW from the Simmons School of Social Work. An active Quaker, he founded the Fresh Pond Monthly Meeting, and served as Clerk of the Committee of Ministry and Counsel of New England Yearly Meeting. He was also an avid outdoorsman. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Shippen How, two children, his father and stepmother, his brother, and his sister.
PHILIP H. HEDGES, 74, a retired partner at the New York law firm of White & Case, died Dec. 30, 2007. A member of Sigma Nu, he received his degree with honors. He received his law degree from the University of Chicago and specialized in corporate real estate. Survivors include his wife, Edith Nyman Hedges, three children, seven grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
BRUCE D. HALE, 73, who retired as vice president of the Rust Tractor Company in New Mexico, died Feb. 24, 2007. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors. Survivors include his wife, Connie Gunderson Hale, four children, and eight grandchildren.
HENRY G. HOLBROOK, the owner of Seaside Painting in Blue Hill, Maine, died Jan. 27, 2007. He was 57. An avid sailor and outdoorsman, survivors include his mother, two daughters, three sisters, and a niece, Cassandra H. Reid ’88.
PERCY H. HARVEY, an attorney and education advocate, died of lung cancer Oct. 3, 2005, at age 55. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he was an attorney with Stokes Bartholomew Evans and Petree in Memphis, Tenn., where he specialized in health care law, real estate financing, corporate law, and government relations. Predeceased by his first wife, Peggy Prater, he is survived by his wife, Toni Blount Harvey, a daughter from his first marriage, his mother, a brother, and eight sisters.
WAYNE W. HOWARD, a comic book artist who later became a graphic artist, died Dec. 9, 2007, at age 58. He received his degree with honors and was known for Midnight Tales, a mystery comic book. Among those who survive are his wife, Carol Zavednak Howard, his mother-in-law, several brothers-in-law, and a large extended family,
JAMES K. HORTON, MD, a physician in Louisville, Ky., died Oct. 7, 2009. He was 60. He earned his medical degree from Howard University and had a practice in family medicine. Among those who survive are his wife, Jacqui Horton, two sons, a granddaughter, his mother, and four siblings.
SARAH HANNAH, a teacher and poet, died May 23, 2007, at age 40. She received a master’s degree in fine arts in creative writing and a PhD in literature from Columbia University. Her work appeared in several literary journals, and she was a semifinalist for the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 2002. She taught at Emerson College and at the time of her death was awaiting publication of her second volume of poetry. Survivors include her husband, Robert O’Hagan ’89, and her father, stepmother, and stepsister.
JOHN M. GINN, who was associated with International Business Machines for 35 years, died Dec. 29, 2003, at age 73. A member of Eclectic, he was the son of William H. Ginn of the class of 1920. He served in U.S. Navy intelligence for three years. He also wrote for, and performed with, the Connecticut Playmakers. Among those who survive are his three children; a brother, Lt. Gen. William H. Ginn Jr. ’50 USAF, Ret.; and several nieces and nephews.
