Obituaries | 1950-1959

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.

EDWARD W. BEGLIN JR., a New Jersey Superior Court judge, died May 4, 2017. He was 83. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his degree with honors. After receiving his law degree from New York University he served two years with the U.S. Army and practiced law in Plainfield, New Jersey, with the firm of Crane, Beglin and Vastola for the next 15 years, during which time he served the community in many capacities. In 1976 he was appointed to the Union County District Court and in 1978 to the State Superior Court. He was also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. As Superior Court judge, he served in both the civil and criminal divisions until becoming assignment judge in 1983. He continued to serve in that capacity until his retirement in 2004. He served on many statewide committees, was an instructor in civil practice, and authored 13 published decisions. After retiring he became an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University and Kean University, where he created a course on the interaction between American History and U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Among those who survive are his wife, Helen Mabry Beglin, two children, and five grandchildren.

RICHARD S. McCRAY, M.D., a pioneer in gastrointestinal endoscopy, died Feb. 24, 2017, at age 84. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received a master’s degree in divinity from Yale University. After several years in the ministry, he entered Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, from which he received his medical degree in 1962. As a gastroenterology fellow in Boston, he demonstrated the first fiberoptic endoscope there and in 1968 introduced endoscopy to New York City. Later, a clinical professor of medicine at Columbia, he was the founding president of the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and trained more than 100 physicians in the procedures. In 2005 he was given the Distinguished Educator Award by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He retired in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann McCray, three children from a previous marriage, and three grandchildren.

The Rev. JOHN P. GORSUCH, an Episcopal priest, died Feb. 15, 2017. He was 85. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his master’s degree in divinity from the Yale University Divinity School. He served churches in Washington, D.C., Kansas, and Washington State, where he served as rector at Epiphany Parish for 17 years. A member of various community groups and boards, including mental health agencies and the Urban League, he also appeared as a panelist on the weekly television program, Challenge, which featured clergymen of different faiths exchanging views on a variety of topics. During the early 1980s he became interested in the spiritual life and spent time in various religious communities. He later dedicated his time to the founding of the Center for Spiritual Development in Seattle. His book, An Invitation to the Spiritual Journey, was published in 1990. After his retirement he continued to offer workshops and lead retreats on the spiritual life. His wife, Beverly Colville Gorsuch, survives, as do two daughters, three grandchildren, and his brother.