Author: Randi Alexandra Plake

PAUL S. LARSON, an equity analyst and portfolio manager, died Jan. 24, 2017, at age 73. He was a member of Kappa Nu Kappa and received an MBA from the University of Rochester. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served in the Naval Reserve as an officer. He began his career as a securities analyst at Chase Investors Corp., was then an assistant vice president at the General Electric Pension Fund, and finally an equity analyst/portfolio manager with General Reinsurance. He was active in his community, both before and after retirement. Survivors include his wife, Molly Schumann Larson, three children, four grandchildren, three siblings, and several nieces and nephews.

BARRY K. SIMPSON, an architect, designer, and inventor, died Apr. 4, 2017, at age 75. He was a member of Chi Psi and received a master’s degree in architecture from Yale University. Upon graduation he and several of his fellow students moved to the Mad River Valley (Vermont) area and led the design/build movement of the 1960s and 1970s. He was an owner of the Bobbin Mill in Warren, Vt., a former wood-turning mill that he turned into an incubator facility for young entrepreneurs in a variety of startup businesses. His own business, Dirt Road Company, designed and manufactured a variety of wooden products. Dedicated to public service, he volunteered for the fire department, the ambulance service, and the Cub Scouts, and he served the town of Warren for 37 years, first as a planning commissioner for 20 years and later on the board of selectmen. At the time of his death he was entering his 10^th year as the director of public works and the road commissioner. One son predeceased him. Among those who survive are his wife, Claire Walker Simpson, two daughters, two brothers, and an extended family.

WILLIAM M. CURTIS, an attorney who specialized in corporate securities, mergers, and acquisitions, died Mar. 27, 2017, at age 76. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his degree with distinction in history. He received his law degree from Duke University, after which he began his law career in New York City. In 1972 he moved to California, where he practiced until his retirement. He is survived by his second wife, Rhobie Reed-Curtis, three children, two stepchildren, and seven grandchildren.

CHARLES W. SMITH, a sociologist and author who specialized in social theory and economic sociology, died May 31, 2017. He was 78. After receiving his degree with honors and with distinction in philosophy, he received both master’s and PhD degrees from Brandeis University. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Beginning his career as an instructor at Simmons College, in 1966 he joined the faculty of Queens College, CUNY, where he began his pioneering work in contemporary economic sociology. He had a long and very productive career, with many accomplishments in research and teaching, scholarly journal editing, and academic administration. Best known internationally for his work as a social theorist and economic sociologist, most notably within the sociology of markets, he combined a wealth of insights derived from decades-long practice with astute field observation. He was also a pioneer of sociological research on auctions and valuation processes. In social theory, his interests were anchored in the traditions of pragmatism and critical realism. He was fascinated by the puzzle of how limited knowledge can underpin, and even make possible, human action. In his last book, What the Market Teaches Us: Limitations of Knowing and Tactics for Doing, he wove together ethnographies of financial trading, sports, and surgery in order to show how incomplete knowledge can support human action. Interested in problems of value, he was one of the earliest proponents of the view that the social organization of interactions shapes the price of the financial instruments being traded. He believed that the intense experience of financial markets also opened a window on the nature of human judgment, more so than any other social context. In addition to his scholarly work, he edited the Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour [sic] for many years. He had been chair of the department of sociology and dean of social sciences at Queens, as well as professor in The Graduate Center, CUNY. He was active in his synagogue and various other community organizations. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Rita Cope Smith; his children, Dr. Abigail C. Saguy ’92, and Dr. Jonathan C. Smith ’94; four grandchildren; three siblings; and a nephew, Dr. Paul D. Weintraub ’81

ULRICH KOGELSCHATZ, a physicist and engineer, died June 25, 2016, at age 79. He received his degree from Kiel University and joined the Brown Boveri Research Center in Baden, Switzerland, where he did pioneering work on non-thermal plasmas and particularly dielectric barrier discharges. In 2000 he retired as a senior scientist at ABB Corporate Research, where he was engaged in greenhouse gas plasma chemistry. The author of scientific papers, book chapters, he held international patents and served on editorial boards.

STEPHEN L. WERNER, a Central Intelligence Agency officer for 34 years, died Jan. 29, 2017. He was 80. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors. He then served in the U.S. Air Force, after which he joined the CIA. During his 34-year career as an operations officer with the CIA, he was appointed to the National War College, which his father had served as its first Executive Officer. Following his retirement, when he returned to Albuquerque, New Mexico, he became a legislative advocate for the Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry, working on behalf of those who had no voice. He continued this work when he moved to Charlottesville, Va., where he worked in several community support groups. He is survived by his wife, Joan Hall Werner, three children, and six grandchildren.

SAMUEL M. FREEMAN II, who headed Freeman’s in Philadelphia, the oldest auction house in the U.S., died Jun. 15, 2017, at age 80. He was a member of Eclectic. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Davison Freeman, four children, and eight grandchildren.

BENJAMIN B. CHADWICK, an editor, died Mar. 9, 2016, at age 79. He was the son of Howard B. Chadwick of the class of 1930 and the brother of Charles B. Chadwick Jr. of the class of 1954. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy and received a divinity degree from the Yale Divinity School. He was an avid sailor. Among those who survive are his wife, Joy Carpenter Chadwick; three children, including Laura C. Chadwick ’84; five grandchildren; his brother; and a nephew, Charles B. Chadwick Jr. ’83.

RUSSELL A. WINSLOW, a retired corporate general counsel, died Oct. 15, 2016, at age 81. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Army and received his law degree from Harvard University. He then worked as a lawyer for 28 years at the Public Service Company of New Hampshire, retiring in 1989. He served for many years as a Trustee of Lasell College. Known for his love of hiking, especially in the White Mountains, he climbed all 48 4,000-footers in New Hampshire, as well as a number of the remaining 19 in Maine and Vermont. He was predeceased by his first wife, Carolyn Jacob Winslow. Survivors include his wife, Martha Lepp Mulligan Winslow, two sons, three grandchildren, his sister and brother, and his aunt.

G. FORD ROGERS III, who most recently owned a travel agency, died Apr. 17, 2017. He was 84. After retiring in 2000 as the docket manager of a major law firm in Chicago, he and his son formed a travel business, Anchored Eagle Travel. His wife, Caroline Pent Rogers, predeceased him. He is survived by his son, Gordon E. Rogers, who was his full-time caregiver for the last nine years of his life.