Obituaries | 1950-1959

JOHN M. OLSON, 87, a scientist and professor of photosynthesis, died July 21, 2017. A member of the John Wesley Club, he received his degree with high honors and with distinction in physics. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi. After receiving his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, he joined the faculty at Brandeis University until leaving for a position at Brookhaven National Laboratory. He collaborated internationally and discovered the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) protein, by which green bacteria use sunlight. He also taught at Odense University (now the University of Southern Denmark) and received a Danish cross medal from the Queen of Denmark. His interests included classical music, books, sailing, and airplanes. He also sang in choirs and occasionally preached. In retirement he was a food bank volunteer, active in Five College Learning in Retirement, and was a member of the League of Women Voters. His first wife, Caroline Claypool Olson, died. Among those who survive are his second wife, Betty Schaffer Olson, three children, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister.

HAROLD W. “Bill” JOHNSON, who retired from E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC, died Sept. 26, 2017, at age 89. He was a member of Chi Psi and served in the U.S Army during the Korean War. On leaving active service he transferred to the Army Reserve, in which he served for many years, retiring as a Colonel. He joined E.R. Squibb in 1955 as a sales representative and spent 18 years in various sales and sales management positions in the New York area before continuing his career with Squibb in Florida. His wife, Nancy Cullin Johnson, predeceased him, as did a cousin, Donald C. Abbott ’48. Two sons, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his sister survive.

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.

The Rev. CHARLES D. N. HUME, a United Church of Christ minister, died Jan. 13, 2017, at age 83. He was the nephew of Ernest D. North of the class of 1924. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received divinity degrees from the Union Theological Seminary and from the Andover Newton Theological School. He served parishes in Massachusetts and was interim minister in several Maine towns. Predeceased by his wife, Patricia Johnston Hume, three children and two grandchildren survive.

JOHN E. CLARK JR., a retired mechanical engineer, died Nov. 13, 2016, at age 83. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and received his mechanical engineering degree from the Newark (N.J.) College of Engineering. He worked for Fairbanks Morse until he retired in 1996. He enjoyed sports and puzzles. His wife, Ruth Eldridge Clark, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Achord, four children, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a stepdaughter.