Obituaries | 1950-1959

DAVID NIXON, 82, an attorney and former president of the New Hampshire State Senate, died Nov. 1, 2014. The brother of the late Peter D. Nixon ’55, he was a member of Chi Psi. After receiving his degree with honors, he served in the U.S. Army and then attended the University of Michigan Law School, from which he graduated with honors. He began his law career in 1958. Invited to practice with former New Hampshire Governor John W. King, he continued the practice during the Governor’s term. In 1993 he founded his own law firm, now known as Nixon, Vogelman, Barry, Slawsky & Simoneau, P.A. During his career he received many awards, in addition to serving as president of the New Hampshire Bar Association and as co-founder and first president of the New England Bar Association. He successfully initiated the effort to create a unified Bar Association, which required all attorneys to participate in its educational, disciplinary, and public service efforts. In 1969 he began his legislative career, which extended until 1974 and again from 2009 to 2010. During that time he initiated new programs to foster better communication between legislators and the public. His legislative career consistently involved leadership for programs to support the elderly and poor, to increase the minimum wage, to set ethical standards for legislators, and other social justice initiatives. One daughter and one grandson predeceased him. Survivors include his wife, Patricia D. Nixon, five children, seven grandchildren, and his stepchildren.

HERB MCGREW, M.D., a physician and vintner, died Dec. 13, 2014, at age 83. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and received his degree with honors. After receiving his medical degree from McGill University, he served in the U.S. Public Service and U.S. Coast Guard. In 1970 he moved to California and became involved in wine-making in the Napa Valley. His wife, Linda Grimes McGrew, survives, as do two nieces and their mother.

JOHN E. HUTTON JR., M.D., a former White House physician, died Dec. 19, 2014. He was 83. A member of Eclectic, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation and served as a helicopter pilot. He then studied medicine at George Washington University and entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps after his 1963 graduation. In Vietnam he was on the battlefield and later published many articles in medical journals, as he was considered an authority on bullet wounds and the management of wartime casualties. He later became chief of surgery at Walter Reed Hospital and then joined the White House staff, where he served as White House physician during President Ronald Reagan’s second term. He retired from the military with the rank of brigadier general, and from 1993 to 2010 he taught surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Among his other interests, he enjoyed photography. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Joyce Hutton, four children, eight grandchildren, and his sister.

EDWIN HIGGINS, 84, an investment manager and benefits consultant, died Nov. 12, 2014. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his bachelor’s degree from Tufts University and a master’s degree from Boston University. He served in the U.S. Army, after which he founded Higgins Associates, which he led for 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Connie Higgins, five children, 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two stepdaughters.

KIMON S. ZACHOS, an attorney and community leader, died Dec. 31, 2014, at age 84. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his degree with honors. He received his law degree as a Root-Tilden Scholar at New York University Law School and also received an LL.M. from Boston University after serving in the U.S. Army. At the time of his death he was senior shareholder at Sheehan, Phinney Bass & Green, the firm at which he spent his entire professional life. He served in the first group of White House Fellows and traveled to Alabama in support of voter registration rights. In 1969 he was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives and served there until 1974, as chairman of the Judiciary Committee, majority leader, and deputy speaker of the House. He was a trustee and longtime president of the board of the Currier Museum of Art, as well as serving on the boards of numerous institutions and corporations. The recipient of many awards for his achievements, he was also a trustee of Southern New Hampshire University, which grew under his leadership from a small community college to a national university. He is survived by his wife, Anne Colby Zachos, three daughters, five grandsons, and his brother.

HUGH W. YOUNG, who served for 32 years in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, died Nov. 24, 2014. He was 83. After receiving his degree with honors and with distinction in government, he received a master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Subsequently, he served with the Army Counter-Intelligence Corps. He was a distinguished member of the CIA’s Senior Intelligence Service and he headed CIA offices both international and domestic, providing direct leadership to CIA efforts in Northeast and Southeast Asian locations. He became fluent in Japanese and Indonesian through his work as an officer in the CIA’s Clandestine Service. Survivors include his wife, Reiko Kitamura Young, and three sons.

JOHN H. WILLIAMS, 83, a retired actuarial specialist, died Oct. 30, 2014. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received his degree with honors. After serving in the U.S. Army he attended graduate school at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, and later at Occidental College. He retired as a senior partner in Coopers and Lybrand in 1989. Predeceased by his wife, Joan Foster Williams, he is survived by three sons, four grandsons, and his partner, Elaine Ryan.

DONALD T. SANDERS, a geologist and later an editor and writer, and longtime class secretary, died Nov. 9, 2014, at age 84. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and served in the U.S. Army. After receiving his master’s degree from the University of Kansas, he worked for Conoco Oil Company doing fieldwork. He soon found that his true passion was writing and editing, and he moved to New York City, where he began working for Grolier Encyclopedia and Scholastic magazine before joining IBM as an editor and writer for their in-house publications, Perspectives in Computing and Research Magazine. He retired from IBM in 1991. With a co-author, he wrote two books, Volcanoes in Human History and Earthquakes in Human History. He was also secretary of the class of 1952 for more than 50 years. His former wife, Carol Flynn, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his daughter, two grandchildren, three nephews, his cousin, Nancy Gordon MAT’60, and his long-time companion, Joan Boutelle.

ROBERT E. NAGLE, an attorney who specialized in labor law, died Aug. 16, 2014. He was 84. A member of Sigma Nu, he received his degree with high distinction in history. After receiving his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his LL.M. from Georgetown University, he served as a legal officer in the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, he began a career in government service that spanned more than two decades. Most of his work targeted the protection of the rights, health, and safety of American workers. This included more than a decade at the U.S. Department of Labor. During the Kennedy administration he served as a special counsel to the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. He later was associate counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, where he was involved in developing and drafting the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and the Coal Mine Safety Act of 1969. From 1971 to 1974 he was general counsel to the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, where he helped develop and draft the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). He was in private practice from 1974 to 1979. From 1979 to 1982 he was executive director of the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. From 1982 until his death, he served as an arbitrator and mediator in employee benefits and labor disputes, and from 1985 until his death he served as neutral trustee and chairman of two multi-employer pension and health benefit funds. His wife, Ronna Paolicchi Nagle, predeceased him. Survivors include three children, including Robert E. Nagle III ’81; three grandchildren; and two brothers.

FRANK C. HOHMEISTER JR., 89, an importer, died Jan. 24, 2015. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He imported French marine products and served on community boards. His wife, Joanne Davis Hohmeister survives, as do three sons, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.