Obituaries | 1950-1959

JAY W. LOTSPEICH ’55, a business executive, died June 28, 2012, at age 79. The son of Bascom Bradshaw Lotspeich of the class of 1925, he was a member of Psi Upsilon and served in the U.S. Navy. He received an MBA from the University of Miami and joined his family’s contracting firm in Miami, Fla, now called Lotspeich Company. He rapidly expanded the scope of the business, established offices in other cities, and founded All Interior Supply. Among those who survive are his wife, Beth Pankey Lotspeich; three children, including Bradshaw T. Lotspeich ’79 and Kathryn Lotspeich Villano ’86; his son-in-law, Christopher J. Petricone ’82; six grandchildren; his sister; and a nephew, Christopher C. Lotspeich ’87.

WILLIAM F. LUDINGTON, 71, a retired business executive, died Nov. 27, 2006. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the US Army. He joined the Chase Bag Company in 1961, a member of the fourth among five generations in his family to work for this company that had been established in 1847. He served in several capacities and then as president and CEO at the headquarters in Greenwich, Conn. Active in his community, he was co-chairman of the Board of the Forum for World Affairs in Stamford He is survived by his wife, Betty Ann Erickson Ludington, two daughters, two sons, and six grandchildren.

DOUGLAS E. NACHOD, a retired assistant professor at SUNY Cortland, died July 12, 2010. He was 76. He was a member of the John Wesley Club, received his degree with honors and with distinction in history, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University.

MARTIN W. LEVENSON, 73, an actuary who retired as senior vice president of Segal Advisors after a 32-year career in the business, died May 26, 2010. He was a member of the John Wesley Club. A pioneer in the field of investment performance analysis, he started as an actuary with the Martin E. Segal Company and then helped to start the firm’s investment consulting business. In 1969, when Segal Advisors, Inc., was formed, he was named its head. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Rabinowitz Levenson; three children; several grandchildren; and a niece, Jill A. Kaufman ’89.

ROBERT H. LARSON, a retired consultant for Exxon Corporation, died May 6, 2010, at age 74. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received a master’s degree from MIT.’s Sloan School of Management He is survived by his wife, Patricia Flynn Larson; two children, including Elisabeth J. Larson-Harsch ’84; and two grandchildren.

ROBERT B. PORTER, 72, died Feb. 23, 2002. A member of Eclectic and the brother of the late Alexander B. Porter ’49, he attended Dartmouth College and Wesleyan before receiving a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. He also attended the University of Virginia Law School. He is survived by two children, four grandchildren, a sister, and his former wife, Monica Ballard Porter.

FRANK A. KENDALL, who retired as the co-owner of Roos-Frick, Inc., a construction company in Minneapolis, died June 26, 2006 at age 76. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with honors. After serving in the Korean War, he received a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University. Predeceased by his wife, Martha McIlhany Kendall, among those who survive are his close friend, Ethel Lewis; three children; eight grandchildren; two sisters; a brother-in-law, William H. Wubbenhorst Jr. ’50; and a nephew, Jeffrey K. Wubbenhorst ’78.

JOHN M. KEABLES, 81, a retired high school science teacher, died Oct. 5, 2011. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and his master’s from the University of Denver. Predeceased by his wife, Barbara Boettcher Keables, four children and nine grandchildren survive.

WILLIAM A. KUGLER, 82, a career economist with the CIA, whose work took him to the former Soviet Union and Germany, died July 9, 2011. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his degree with honors. He was the son of William A. Kugler of the class of 1922. After serving in the U.S. Army as a Russian language specialist, he received master’s degrees from both Columbia and Harvard universities and was a Fulbright scholar at the Free University, Berlin. He founded and led Kugler Tours, organizing trips for music lovers. Among those who survive are his wife, Joan Garside Kugler, four children, and five grandchildren.

JOHN P. KENNEDY, an insurance executive, died Dec. 6, 2004 at age 78. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His long career in the insurance industry began with Aetna, and he retired as vice president of Fireman’s Fund in San Francisco, a position he held for 14 years. He was the director of the USO at San Francisco Airport for five years. Among those who survive are his wife, Clarita Steen Kennedy, four children, and six grandchildren.