Author: Natalie Robichaud ’14

A. JOHN BARTIS, 87, , a professional singer, vocal coach, and theater arts instructor, died Aug. 24, 2011. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he was a U.S. Navy veteran and attended graduate school at Yale University. He appeared in several Broadway productions and was one of New York’s foremost vocal coaches. From 1974 to 1981 he taught at Choate Rosemary Hall. With his companion, the late Arthur Partington, he started the Connecticut Academy of Dance and Theatre before retiring to Southwest Florida, where he continued to teach. Among those who survive are his brother and several nieces and nephews.

MARK BARLOW, dean at Wesleyan from 1957 to 1965 and former Trustee of the University, who was vice president for student affairs at Cornell University and later the headmaster of St. Mark’s School, died June 23, 2012, at age 87. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he received his degree from Wesleyan. A member of Eclectic, he received a master’s degree from Colgate University and a doctorate of education from Cornell University. In 1957, he became Dean of Students at Wesleyan and later Dean of the University. See Faculty and Administration.

MALCOLM A. BAGSHAW, M.D., one of the world’s foremost experts in radiation therapy, and chair of the Department of Radiology at Stanford University School of Medicine for two decades, died Sept. 18, 2011. He was 86. A member of Eclectic, he served in the U.S. Navy and received his degree with honors. After receiving his medical degree from Yale University, he trained at the University of Michigan and then joined the faculty at Stanford, eventually becoming professor emeritus when he retired. He developed radiotherapy techniques for localized prostate cancer that have become the standard of care, and he expanded the uses of the linear accelerator in treating cancers. In 1996 he received the Charles F. Kettering Prize from the General Motors Research Foundation for his role in improving treatment for prostate cancer, and in the same year received a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Wesleyan. Predeceased by his wife, Muriel Hanley Bagshaw, M.D., he is survived by three children, eight grandchildren, and a sister.

WILLIAM C. WARREN III, 84, a businessman and community leader in Rochester, N.Y., died Dec. 22, 2006. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the US Navy during World War II and returned to Wesleyan, where he received his degree in 1947. He again served in the US Navy during the Korean War. Active in Republican politics, he also served on numerous boards. Predeceased by his wife, Jessica Weis Warren, survivors include three children, five grandchildren, and a sister.

WILLIAM R. WANNEMACHER, a music educator, died Mar. 9, 2006, at age 83. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he received a bachelor’s degree from St. Michael’s College and a master’s degree from the State University of New York. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and was also a member of General Patton’s Third Army in the final drive across Germany. He was the brother of the late Joseph Wannemacher ’41. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Blondin Wannemacher, four children, seven grandchildren, and 15 nieces and nephews, including Joseph A. Wannemacher ’69.

WILLIAM P. THOMPSON, a manufacturer’s representative, died July 17, 2003. He was 80 and had been a member of Delta Tau Delta. A veteran of World War II, he served in the 10th Mountain Division and was wounded in Italy. Among those who survive are his wife of 50 years, Carol Whitcher Thompson, their children, and their grandchildren.

SHERBURNE B. ROCKWELL JR., a manager and trustee of the R.C. Taylor Trust, died Feb. 17, 2003. He was 81. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and received a bachelor’s degree from Bentley College. Among those who survive are his wife, Penelope Booth Rockwell, a son, two grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and a brother.

EDWARD M. PORTER JR., a pilot and test pilot with the U.S. Navy, who retired as Commanding Officer of the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, died Mar. 10, 2011. He was 87. A member of Psi Upsilon, after Pearl Harbor he joined the U.S. Navy, where he spent his 33-year career. His wife, Barbara Hale Porter, predeceased him. Survivors include two daughters, one grandson, and several nephews.

JEFFREY NORTON, whose lifelong love of books and learning led to a distinguished career in publishing, died suddenly on Sept. 15, 2006, while on vacation in Malta . He was 81. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he was the son of Ralph Norton of the class of 1903, and the brother of the late Sidney J. Norton ’36 and the late Ralph Norton Jr. ’43. For many years he was editor and editor-in-chief of the McGraw-Hill Book Company college textbook division, as well as the company’s editorial vice president. In the 1970s he started his own company, Jeffrey Norton Publishing, which specializes in foreign language instruction under the Audio Forum name. An avid book collector, he amassed more than 5,000 books on angling that were sold at auction. At the time of his death, he was working on a definitive bibliography of ABC/alphabet books, of which he also had a large collection. Predeceased by a son, Bruce S. Norton ’72, survivors include his wife, Gloria Norton, three sons, a daughter, and six grandchildren.

WILLIAM R. MOLLER, a retired trial attorney, died Dec. 1, 2008, at age 83. He was a member of Sigma Nu and received his law degree from the University of Connecticut. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. Formerly town judge for Simsbury, Conn., he was one of the founders of the Wethersfield School of Law, which eventually became the Quinnipiac Law School. He was predeceased by two wives and is survived by his former wife, Jeannette Carrozzella Moller, two sons, three grandchildren, and two sisters, including Mary E. Brower MALS ’70.