Obituaries | 1950-1959

CHARLES G. DANZOLL, a retired insurance executive and a novelist, died June 25, 2008. He was 71. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in English. He was the son of F. Slade Danzoll of the class of 1923 and the son-in-law of Herbert A. Frank of the class of 1931. During his career with Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, he also wrote several novels as well as a history of his Wesleyan fraternity chapter. Among those who survive are his wife, Judith Frank Danzoll, two sons, four grandchildren, and a sister.

The Rev. ALBERT R. DREISBACH JR., 72, an Episcopal priest and civil rights activist, died Apr. 29, 2006. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps and then received his divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary. He was founding president of the Atlanta International Center for Continuing Study of the Shroud of Turin. Predeceased by his wife, Jane Corey Dreisbach, he is survived by a son, a daughter, two grandchildren, and his companion, Nancy Whitworth.

GLENN T. DULMAGE, 77, an educator and former Peace Corps member, died Apr. 22, 2012. After seven years as the Sports Illustrated magazine librarian, he and his wife joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Ivory Coast and Iran. Upon his return, he taught at the Northfield Mount Hermon School, where he was director of the ESL program for 17 years. After he retired, he volunteered with the AARP Tax Aide Program and was a member of its state management team, in addition to his hobbies of photography, SCUBA diving, and birding. He is survived by his wife, Juliana Kasius Dulmage, and a daughter.

DAVID S. DUNAVAN, a retired electro-optical engineer, died Dec. 21, 2003 at age 72. The son of the late Caryl C. Dunavan ’22, he received a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. An avid sailor and environmentalist, he was a longtime member of the Norwalk (Conn.) Harbor Management Commission. He is survived by his wife, Sally B. Dunavan; a son; and two daughters, including Caryl Dunavan ’85.

JOHN A. DAVIDSON, the retired proprietor of Goodsports and Company, and a retired principal in the firm of Davidson and Bigelow, Inc., died May 5, 2008, at age 77. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He is survived by his wife, Joan Griffiths Davidson, three children, five grandchildren, a brother, and a sister.

WILLIAM U. COPELAND, 77, the owner of Bird Bay Realty in Venice, Fla., died Nov. 12, 2006. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and received his degree from the University of Nebraska. During the Korean War he served in the US Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Logan Copeland, two sons, three stepdaughters, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother.

DONALD G. CONRAD, a financial executive who more recently was senior adviser to the president of the World Bank in Washington, D.C., died Aug. 9, 2008. He was 78. After attending Wesleyan, he received his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. After four years as a U.S. Navy officer, he joined Exxon as CFO of Esso Europe. He then spent 18 years with Aetna in Hartford, Conn., as chief investment officer, CFO and a member of the board. In 1988 he became part owner and CEO of the Hartford Whalers hockey club, which he sold in 1991. He was a founder of the Greater Hartford Arts Council and chairman emeritus of the American Council of the Arts, now Americans for the Arts. Among those who survive are his wife, Stephania Conrad, four children, a stepdaughter, a sister, and six grandchildren.

LEE (LIBERATO) CASSELLA ’50, D.D.S, a specialist in oral surgery, died Mar. 11, 2013. He was 88. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his degree with honors and received his dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. After 13 years of practicing general dentistry, he returned to the University of Pennsylvania and received postgraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. He practiced oral surgery in Hamden, Conn, until his retirement in 1987.

He was a member and officer of numerous professional boards, and was a Fellow of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. His first wife, Rita Rose Ives Cassella, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his wife, Joan Jansen Cassella; four children; five stepchildren; five grandchildren, including Luci Lee Cassella ’11; and 13 step-grandchildren.

WILLIAM S. COGAN ’57, a retired teacher, died July 17, 2012, at age 77. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and worked for NASA on what became the Project Mercury program before leaving to pursue a career in teaching. He taught at Brockton (Mass.) High School for 30 years. Among those who survive are his wife, Dorothy Ferrick Cogan, three children, three grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and two brothers.

F. REED CUTTING ’55, a retired high school teacher, died May 27, 2012, at age 79. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received his master’s degree from Colgate University.

A science teacher for more than 35 years, he taught on Nantucket and in Marblehead, Mass. The Introduction to Physical Science course that he developed is still taught nationally. In 1984 he won a Fulbright to study in Oxford, England. Survivors include his wife, Katharine Conway Cutting, five children, and five grandchildren.