Obituaries

The Rev. WARREN H. MCKENNA, an Episcopal clergyman and zealous peace activist, died March 3, 2011. He was 93. A member of Alpha Chi Rho, he received his divinity degree from the Episcopal Theological School. In addition to his church responsibilities he was active in social action causes and participated in Freedom Summer in Mississippi in 1964, later becoming associate director of the Delta Ministry to promote voter registration and integration. Later, he and his wife moved to Tortola, B.V.I., where they were in the hotel and restaurant business for 30 years. Predeceased by his son, he is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Banks McKenna, one daughter, and two grandchildren.

CRAIG LAWSON, 85, a retired manufacturing engineer with the Boeing Co., died Mar. 29, 2004. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Dellert Lawson, three children, and three grandchildren.

VINCENT A. LAUDONE, 93, an attorney, state legislator, and volunteer in many political, civic, and community organizations, died June 5, 2011. He was a member of Sigma Chi and received his law degree from Boston University after serving as a highly decorated officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. A specialist in criminal law, he was a founding partner of the current Brown Jacobson P.C., law firm in Norwich, Conn. In addition to his other political activities, he was chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Central Committee during the 1970s. Predeceased by his wife, Wanda Zdanowski Laudone, survivors include two children and six grandchildren.

ROBERT D. KRUDENER, M.D, a retired physician, died Mar. 3, 2008, at age 87. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After practicing in Ridgefield, N.J., for 23 years, he moved to Naples, Fla., where he practiced until his retirement in 1986. Predeceased by his son, he is survived by his wife, Dorothy Schoenbaechler Krudener, a daughter, and two grandsons.

GEORGE W. HOLTON, M.D., a retired surgeon, died Apr. 30, 2011. He was 93. The son of Frederick C. Holton of the class of 1915, and the brother of the late Robert W. Holton ’44, he received his degree with honors. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Rochester, he served in the U.S. Army. Predeceased by a daughter, he is survived by his wife, Eileen Tourtellot Holton, four children, and eight grandchildren.

EDWARD F. HOLDEN, 92, a retired industrial engineer for the Ford Motor Company, died Nov. 15, 2009. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and received his MBA degree from Northern Indiana University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. Among other volunteer activities, he served as chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and as the director of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) in the Ann Arbor (Mich.) area. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Naughton Holden, three children, four grandchildren, and 11 great–grandchildren.

JOHN McG. HEATH, 88, a teacher and administrator, died Aug. 17, 2004. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and received a master’s degree from Yale University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. He was a mathematics teacher at the Hopkins School in New Haven for many years and had served as interim headmaster there. Predeceased by his wife, Barbara F. T. Heath, survivors include three sons, three grandchildren, and his brother, Robert M. Heath ’44.

MILTON T. HEALD, emeritus professor of geology at West Virginia University, died Feb. 22, 2007. He was 88. A member of Phi Sigma Kappa, he received his degree with honors and was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. After serving in the US Navy during World War II, he attended Harvard, where he received both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. He then joined the faculty at West Virginia University, where he served for 36 years. In 1991 he received the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He was predeceased by his wife, Doria Ethier Heald. Survivors include three daughters, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

JOHN G. HAVIGHURST, chairman of the board and co-owner of Carton Service, Inc., died Dec. 16, 2006. He was 88. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he received an MBA from the University of Michigan. He worked as an industrial engineer and in 1961 purchased Carton Service, where he served as chairman of the board for more than 40 years. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Jane Sagen Havighurst, and by two brothers, including Robert C. Havighurst ?45. Among those who survive are his wife, Elizabeth Rohan Havighurst, four children, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

ERNEST H. HALSTEDT died June 22, 2004. He was 88. After serving 51 months in the Army during World War II, he graduated from Harvard Law School. He was appointed to the Attorney General’s Office in 1949, where he served for more than 33 years. He is survived by his wife, Alice; three children; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.