MICHAEL E. HUNTER, 67, an organist and choirmaster, as well as a countertenor, died May 30, 2017. He was a member of Kappa Nu Kappa and received a master’s degree from Wesleyan in 1973. Passionate about church music, he served churches in Connecticut and sang in the choirs at St. Thomas Church in New York City, and at Christ Church and St. Mary’s in New Haven, Conn. In 1999 he moved to Tampa, Fla., and became active at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, serving as director of music and organist until his retirement in 2016. He was a member of both the American Guild of Organists, for which he had been a regional councilor, and the Association of Anglican Musicians, for which he had chaired a national conference in 2015. He is survived by several cousins and many friends and colleagues.

PETER M. MARGOLIUS, an attorney and Catskill, N.Y., town justice, died Oct. 12, 2017. He was 71. A member of Kappa Alpha, he joined the U.S. Army after graduation and served in a military intelligence battalion; he was awarded the Joint Service Commendation Medal. After graduating from Albany Law School in 1975 he became an officer with the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General and served for several years in Japan, doing criminal trial work and assisting military personnel with a variety of legal and personal problems. In 1979 he entered private practice. He served as a prison prosecutor, assistant district attorney, assistant public defender, as well as town attorney. He was elected town justice and held that position for 17 years, until he retired in 2014. He was also a volunteer firefighter and a talented marksman. His first wife, Barbara Davis Margolius, predeceased him. Survivors include two sons, two grandchildren, and his wife, Janice Protano.

JAMES G. SNYDER, an assistant professor at Monroe Community College in Rochester, N.Y., died Sept. 22, 2017, at age 76. He was the son of George C. Snyder of the class of 1936. A member of Eclectic, he received his degree with distinction in history. During his teaching career he created new courses on World War II and the Vietnam War. He also attended graduate school at the University of Rochester. Among those who survive are his wife, Judy Peer, three children, one granddaughter, his sister, and several nieces and nephews.

ROBERT E. SLOAT, a teacher, administrator, and former chair of the arts faculty at the Pomfret School, died Aug. 9, 2017, at age 76. He was the son of Frederick P. Sloat of the class of 1927. A member of Gamma Psi, he received a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut. He was active in the performing arts in northeastern Connecticut. He directed and conducted performances at the Bradley Playhouse and served as a board member and technical director for P/Arts (formerly Opera New England of Northeast Connecticut). He also directed productions for Marianapolis Prep. His wife, Caroline Fuller Sloat, survives, as do two children, three grandchildren, his brother, Frederick P. Sloat Jr. ’51, and a large extended family.

JOHN N. HARVEY, 75, a marketing executive, died Aug. 3, 2017. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the U.S. Navy and received an MBA in marketing from Clark University. His work was focused on state-of-the-art industries, such as solar energy. A military war buff and a big-game hunter, he also sang classical and folk music with choirs. He walked more than 80 percent of the Appalachian Trail with the Over-the-Hill Gang, and had numerous hobbies. He is survived by three daughters, five grandchildren, his brother, and several nieces and nephews.

PHILIP G. PUTNAM, 76, a financial executive for more than 40 years, died June 25, 2017. A member of Psi Upsilon, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in English literature. He received an MBA from Harvard University, after which he joined Smith Barney & Co. in New York City. He subsequently held a variety of positions, including as executive vice president of Brean Murray and managing director of Flagstone Securities. For many years he was on the Board of the Middleby Corporation. He served as class agent and fundraiser for many years, for which he received the Wesleyan University Service Award. A classroom in the career center was also named in his honor. Active in his local Essex, Conn., community, he was a volunteer for a variety of local organizations. Survivors include his partner Jeanne, two daughters, his granddaughter, and his sister. His wife, Thea C. Putnam, predeceased him.

MICHAEL H. BLAKE, a corporate executive, died Oct. 3, 2017, at age 81. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and was a U.S. Naval Reserve veteran. He started his career with the Budd Company in Philadelphia, then moved to Boston with the former Bache & Co. After executive roles at Lowden Tree & Landscape and Dalton Electric, he completed his career with Harvest Capital Management. He was an avid athlete. Predeceased by his second wife, Penelope Stowell, he is survived by his former wife, Susan Livingston; four children; two grandchildren; his sister; and several nieces and nephews.

MILTON W. DOUGLASS, 80, a systems engineer at IBM, died Jan. 17, 2017. He was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. The founder of the Carying Place in Cary, N.C., he was also active in other local endeavors. Survivors include his wife, Patsy O’Neal Douglass, four children, three grandchildren, and his sister.

CAREY CONGDON, a sales representative in the publishing industry, died Aug. 2, 2017. He was 86. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he served for three years in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to attending Wesleyan. He began a career in graphic arts as a sales representative for Mead Papers and then joined the Maple-Vail Books Manufacturing Group, retiring in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret Del Borrello Congdon.

JOHN A. BRUCE, a healthcare executive, died Aug. 24, 2017, at age 82. He received his degree with honors and was a member of Alpha Chi Rho. He also received a theology degree from the General Theological Seminary and, after serving as an Episcopal clergyman, received a PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1972. In 1975 he moved to Oregon and served as executive director of the E.C. Brown Foundation and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, until retiring in 1998. His wife, Judith Bruce, three children, three stepchildren, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren survive.