GUSTAV A. SCHWENK JR., 95, the retired president of G.A. Schwenk Associates, Management Consultants, died Apr. 7, 2007. The brother of the late Otto G. Schwenk ’30 and of the late Adolph G. Schwenk ’63, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the US Navy during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Perry Schwenk, a son, a daughter, seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and a sisters.
RAYMOND E. MOORE, 93, a physician, died Oct. 19, 2005. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving an M.D. from Tufts, he practiced medicine in southern New Hampshire for 58 years. Predeceased by his wife, Christine Vaughan Moore, survivors include two children, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a nephew, Robert Vaughan ’70.
JOHN E. ANDRUS III ’33, the director and chairman emeritus of the Surdna Foundation, Inc., and a businessman whose family’s philanthropic endeavors included the University, died Dec. 27, 2012. He was 103.
A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he was the great-grandson of Loyal B. Andrus of the class of 1838 and the grandson of John E. Andrus of the class of 1862. He attended the University of Minnesota Law School and practiced law until World War II, when he served in the U.S. Army. Following the war, he established the Deep Draw Corporation in Minneapolis, a metal fabricating plant that he headed for 30 years.
He was active on a variety of boards for civic and non-profit organizations in Wayzata and in Minneapolis, Minn., and was a life trustee of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Nature Conservancy for two years, he received both their Oakleaf and Chevron awards. He was director and chairman emeritus of the New York-based Surdna Foundation, Inc., and was a director of the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial in Yonkers, N.Y., and the John E. Andrus Memorial in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. The Foundation’s mission is to foster sustainable communities in the United States—communities guided by principles of social justice and distinguished by healthy environments, strong local economies, and thriving cultures
At Wesleyan, the Surdna Foundation provided the funding for the John E. Andrus Center for Public Affairs, as well as funding for the library, the football and baseball fields (Andrus Field), and North College, a former dormitory that now serves as the primary administration building. His wife, Marion Haynes Andrus, predeceased him, as did his a cousin, David S. Williams ’51. Among those who survive are three daughters; seven grandchildren, including Megan Kelly ’06; one great-grandchild; one brother; and several nephews, including Colebert L. Andrus ’63, Winthrop Davenport Jr. ’64, and James D. Andrus ’66.
WILLIAM L. MAY, a retired accountant and office manager for the Atlas Powder Company (now ICI), died May 3, 2009, at age 99. He was a member of Eclectic. His wife, Frances Roberts May, predeceased him, as did his cousin, Emens Guernsey ’40. Survivors include his daughter, Margery May, acquisitions administrator at Olin Memorial Library; two sons; three grandchildren; and five great–grandchildren.
DONALD B. JOHNSON, a retired publisher, died Jan. 11, 2008. He was 97. He received his degree with distinction in English and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. He spent most of his working years at the Worcester(Mass.) Telegram and Evening Gazette, eventually retiring as publisher of the Marlboro Enterprise and Hudson Daily Sun. He devoted many years to service in the town of Upton, Mass. His wife, Betsy Denny Johnson, and a daughter predeceased him. He is survived by five children, 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a sister.
FREDERIC G. HYDE, 93, a journalist and professor, died Feb. 25, 2005. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught after serving on the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Inquirer for many years. He retired as a professor of English and journalism at Bucks County Community College. Predeceased by his wife, Floyda Needham Hyde, he is survived by four children, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
OVIDE G. HOGABOOM, former chief metallurgist and head of the laboratory at the New Britain Machine Division of Litton Industries, died Dec. 19, 2007, at age 97. His wife, Helen Armstrong Hogaboom, died in 2002; among those who survive are four nieces and one nephew.
WEBB CHAMBERLIN, M.D., a retired Cleveland ophthalmologist who was a former governor of the American College of Surgeons and past vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, died Feb. 16, 2003. He was 92. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with honors. He received a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and a doctorate in medical science from Columbia University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. A specialist in pediatric eye muscle disorders and surgery, he was internationally recognized for his research, his teaching, and his work, and was named professor emeritus of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve. He was also a former trustee of Hiram College and of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. His wife, Elizabeth Newell Chamberlin, five children, and one grandchild survive.
EVERETT I.L. BAKER, who retired as president of Norwalk (Conn.) Community College, died Dec. 7, 2005. He was 95. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Columbia University. Among those who survive are his wife, Shirley Treat Baker.
DONALD A. ELDRIDGE, 94, former director of Admission and dean of students at Wesleyan, died May 24, 2004. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. At Wesleyan, he had also served as the assistant to the president and as a trustee. He had been the president of Bennett College in Millbrook, N.Y., and the director of the American Council on Education. Predeceased by his wife, Emley, he is survived by a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
