RICHARD P. MILLIKEN JR., 83, who was associated with the Allstate Insurance Company for 38 years, died Sept. 22, 2006. He was a member of Chi Psi, served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II, and then returned to Wesleyan, receiving his degree in 1948. Predeceased by his daughter, he is survived by his wife, Frances Alexander Milliken, a son, and two granddaughters.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MAFFUCCI, an attorney who specialized in zoning and land use issues, died Apr. 3, 2002 at age 78. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After receiving his law degree from Columbia University, he practiced law for 40 years, wrote several books on zoning and land use, published a Long Island (N.Y.) weekly newspaper, and founded the Rhodes Review, a legal publication analyzing New York State zoning and land use law and property rights issues. He is survived by his wife, Jean Ginocchio Maffucci, three sons, five grandchildren, and a brother.
HENRY C. HERGE SR., commanding officer of the Navy College Training Program (V-12) at Wesleyan from 1943–1945 and former dean of the Rutgers University Graduate School of Education, died Mar. 8, 2003. He was 97. The recipient of three degrees at New York University, he also received a doctorate from Yale University and an honorary degree from Wesleyan. Predeceased by his first wife, Josephine Breen Herge, survivors include his wife, Alice Wolfram Herge, two sons, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
DAVID C. HARVEY, M.D., the retired medical director of United Technologies Corporation, died July 28, 2006, at age 82. He was a member of Sigma Chi and earned his medical degree from New York University. During World War II and again from 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S. Army. He was the son of Carl C. Harvey of the class of 1912. Survivors include a brother, Sanford W. Harvey ’44, M.D.
WALTER G. HARTER, 88, an agricultural economist and professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, died May 29, 2011.
DONALD N. GRIFFIN, 86, an aerospace scientist who after almost 30 years in the industry became a farmer and cattle rancher, died Jan. 28, 2010. Elected to Sigma Xi, he received his degree with honors and with high distinction in chemistry. He was a member of Chi Psi. Among those who survive are five children, one stepson, 10 grandchildren, and four great–grandchildren.
The Rev. ALEX H. ELSESSER, 91, an American Baptist minister who served in Ohio, Connecticut, and western Massachusetts for more than 40 years, died July 14, 2009. He held degrees from Bonebrake (now Union) Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, as well as from Hartford Seminary, Andover–Newton Seminary, and the University of Connecticut. His wife, Sarah Schade Elsesser, predeceased him. Among those who survive are four children, five grandchildren, and two step–grandchildren.
PHILIP R. EARL, 83, a retired human resources executive, died May 9, 2006. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. He was predeceased by his first wife, Barbara Bloomer Earl, and by two sons, includingTimothy M. Earl ’78. Among those who survive are his wife, Suzanne Earl, a son, three grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, a daughter-in-law, four stepchildren, and a brother, D. Schuyler Earl ’43.
EDWIN K. DIMES, an attorney with Wake, See, Dimes & Bryniczka in Westport, Conn., died Mar. 4, 2005. He was 81 and was a member of Chi Psi. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he received his degree with high honors and with distinction in economics. He received his law degree from Yale University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a member and officer of numerous professional organizations and was active in his town’s government. Predeceased by a son, he is survived by his wife, S. Antoinette Morton Dimes, three daughters, and two grandchildren.
PORTER H. DALE, M.D., who retired as an internist in Central Vermont after 40 years in practice, died June 15, 2008. He was 86. A member of Sigma Nu, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and again during the Korean War. He received his bachelor’s and medical degrees from the University of Vermont. Active in professional and civic organizations, he was a former president of the Vermont State Medical Society and had the longest tenure of any physician as a medical consultant to the Social Security Administration. His wife, Mary Westover Dale, survives, as do four children, nine grandchildren, and three brothers and sisters.
