Obituaries

EDGAR W. HORTON, 92, a leather-goods businessman, died April 7, 2004. Prior to retiring, he was co-owner of Horton Handicraft in Plainville, Conn., from 1942-1988, along with his brother. He is survived by seven children.

SIBLEY A. HALL, 92, a founder of Fort Worth (Tex.) Gear and Axle, died Apr. 9, 2005. A member of Psi Upsilon, he was the brother of Warren “Rib” Hall ’37. He had also retired from U.S. Rubber/Uniroyal and from the H.H. Brown Shoe Co. In addition to his brother, survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Hall, four children, seven grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren.

WILLIAM H. DOYLE, an attorney and longtime U.S. Foreign Service diplomat, died June 16, 2005 at age 91. He received a law degree from New York University and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After he retired from the State Department, he joined Motorola, Inc. Among those who survive are his wife, Barbara Bronson Doyle; three sons, including Michael B Doyle ’72; and a daughter.

DONALD M. DAVIES, who had been a U.S. foreign service consular officer, died Jan. 20, 2005, at age 93. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he joined the foreign service in 1947 and served in Indonesia during its accession to independence and in Algeria during the battle of Algiers. His wife, Martha Birch Davies, predeceased him, and there are no immediate survivors.

DWIGHT H. BURR, a retired teacher and athletic coach, died Nov. 5, 2007, at age 94. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and received master’s degrees from Columbia and Yale universities. After 40 years of teaching history and English, as well as coaching sports at Caldwell (N.J.) High School, he retired but continued to teach and coach. His wife, Madeline Gilmore Burr, predeceased him. Among those who survive are his sister and several nieces and nephews.

CHARLES H. WARNER JR., 93, the founder and senior partner of the architecture firm Warner, Burns, Toan and Lunde, died Nov. 2, 2004. A member of Eclectic, he also received a degree from Columbia University. He is survived by a son, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

WILLIAM E. WALKER, 94, a retired accountant and the first city treasurer of Clayton, Calif., died June 29, 2005. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Russell Walker, three children, and four grandchildren.

JOHN D. TALBOT, a retired English teacher, died Oct. 19, 2005, at age 94. A member of Eclectic, he was the son of James M. Talbot, Class of 1906, and the nephew of Walter R. Talbot ’17. After a career as a teacher, administrator, and coach of tennis and drama at the George School, he taught in Hawaii. Predeceased by his first wife, Mary M. Starr Talbot, he is survived by his wife, Katey Sullivan Talbot, four children, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and his brother, Robert L. Talbot ’35.

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.