Obituaries | 1950-1959

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.

BRADFORD S. KINGMAN ’56, who retired as a mathematics teacher and coach at Middlesex School, died Aug. 17, 2012. He was 78. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he served in the U.S. Navy after graduation and then joined the faculty at Middlesex, where he spent almost 40 years as a teacher, coach, dorm parent, administrator, assistant headmaster, and senior master. An avid golfer, the Independent School League’s golf championship Kingman Bowl was named in his honor. Survivors include his wife, Christine Jones Kingman, three children, three grandchildren, and two sisters.

FREDERICK M. KOHN, 72, a retired guidance counselor and accountant, died Feb. 26, 2006. He received a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia University. Among those who survive are his wife, Anita Schulman Kohn, two sons, four grandchildren, and a brother.

RUSSELL H. KNISEL, 76, the retired vice chairman of Shawmut/Fleet Bank and a Wesleyan trustee from 1973 to 1976, died Apr. 30, 2010. He was a member of Gamma Psi and began his career with Connecticut General Insurance before transitioning into the banking industry. A longtime chairman of the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, he served on several community boards. Among those who survive are his wife, Diane Taylor Knisel, four children, and nine grandchildren.