Obituaries | 1940-1949

STEPHEN A. KEZERIAN, former director of the Yale University News Bureau, died Mar. 9, 2009. He was 87. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, he received a master’s degree from Columbia University. In addition to his administrative work as the press and public information officer at Yale and as the science editor for the Yale alumni magazine, he taught creative writing at Yale. He was also active in a number of professional and civic organizations. His wife, Virginia Thomas Kezerian, predeceased him. Survivors include two daughters, including Amy Mosley, who was a special student at Wesleyan, and four grandchildren.

W. DAVID KEITH, 84, who practiced law in Manchester, Conn., for more than 50 years, died Mar. 16, 2006. He was the son of Warren I. Keith ’17, and the brother of Philip G. Keith ’48 and George G. Keith ’50, both deceased. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his law degree from the University of Connecticut. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. His wife, Dorothy Straughan Keith, passed away on Mar. 31, 2006. He is survived by two children, including David C. Keith ’72, and three grandchildren.

ALBION U. JENKINS JR., who retired as a senior vice president of the Prudential Insurance Company, died May 4, 2003. He was 80. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with honors. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Among those who survive are his wife, Marguerite Jenkins, and a son.

JOHN I. HULTINE, who retired as a manager with the Southern New England Telephone Company, died Mar. 15, 2009, at age 86. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was the brother of the late Carl E. Hultine ’38. Survivors include his wife, Sally Palmer Hultine, a son, and three grandchildren.

ROBERT M. HEATH, a retired division manager of operations for the Southern New England Telephone Company, died Nov. 21, 2009. He was 87. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Predeceased by his brother, John M. Heath ’40, survivors include his wife, Carol Anderson Heath, four children, 11 grandchildren, and one great–granddaughter.

A. LeROY GREASON, president emeritus of Bowdoin College, died Aug. 28, 2011, at age 88. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his degree with honors and with high distinction in English. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University. He joined the faculty of Bowdoin in 1952 as an English instructor and became a full professor in 1966. During this time he also held administrative positions as dean of students and of the college. He was named acting president in 1980 and president in 1981. He retired in 1990 after guiding the college through a strengthening of its liberal arts curriculum and an expansion of its offerings. He led an ambitious and successful capital campaign that included the construction of a new athletic facility in which the pool is named for him. Equally devoted to work outside of Bowdoin, he served on the boards of regional and local educational and community organizations and in 1987 was honored with the endowment of an academic chair in his name to benefit the creative arts at Bowdoin. Wesleyan and several other colleges and universities awarded him honorary degrees. His wife, Pauline Schaaf Greason, predeceased him. Survivors include three children and four grandchildren.

STEPHEN A. GETTINGER, an obstetrician and gynecologist who helped to establish and maintain ethical standards and codes of conduct for the medical profession, and who was also the father of Matthew Gettinger ’79, died June 14, 2003. He was 77 and had received a medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army, and during the Korean War he served in the U.S. Air Force. In addition to his private practice, he served as a senior hearing officer for the New York State Board of Medical Conduct and as a mediator in medical malpractice cases. He was also a past president of the New York State Board of Medicine, a founding fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a professor at Stony Brook University medical college, and past president of numerous professional organizations. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Bonoff Gettinger, and three sons.

MALCOLM A. FOSTER, 84, a retired dentist, died May 23, 2007. The son of the late Wesleyan Professor of Mathematics Malcolm C. Foster, he was a member of Sigma Chi and received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania. During World War II he served in the US Navy. He is survived by three children, including a son, Malcolm C. Foster, MALS ’77, and several grandchildren.

EDWIN D. SHAW JR., who retired as vice president of Milliken (formerly Deering, Milliken and Company), died March 1, 2007. He was 84. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the US Marine Corps during World War II and again during the Korean War. His entire 40-year career was spent with Milliken. Among those who survive are his wife, Ruth Meyrowitz Shaw, three daughters, two grandsons, and a sister.

PIERSON D. FELLOWS, a retired educator and director of guidance at Montclair (N.J.) High School, died June 13, 2006. He was 83. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he received a master’s degree from Columbia University. During World War II and again during the Korean War he served in the U.S. Army. He also initiated an alternative non-profit private school for teenagers. He was the grandson of James F. Fellows of the class of 1885; the son of Haynes H. Fellows ’13; the brother of the late Haynes H. Fellows Jr. ’40, who died eight days after his brother; and the nephew of Clarence Mulford Day of the class of 1909, of Louis DeV. Day of the class of 1904, and of Franklin E. Fellows ’21. Among those who survive are his wife, Joan Conkling Fellows; two sons, including James D. Fellows ’76; a brother, Stephen D. Fellows ’44; a niece, Denise Fellows-Kaplan Gill ’77; and a cousin, Robert M. Day ’39, M.D.

ROBERT W. DEVAUL, a geologist who specialized in hydrology, died Jan. 3, 2013. He was 94. A member of the John Wesley Club, he was elected to Sigma Xi. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II he received a master’s degree from Syracuse University. He worked for the United States Geological Survey for 33 years. Predeceased by his wife, Mildred Liebenow Devaul and his son, his daughter, Deanna Devaul, survives.