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.

ARTHUR H. BOWMAN JR., a retired vice president of the First Bank and Trust Company of Boca Raton, Fla., died Nov. 1, 2003 at age 95. A member of Psi Upsilon, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Harriet Bowman

SAMUEL SUSSELMAN, M.D., a well-known San Francisco child psychiatrist, died Nov. 16, 2003. He was 97. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and to Sigma Xi, he received his degree with honors and with distinction in chemistry. He received a master’s degree from Wesleyan, where he was an assistant in the chemistry department, and then a medical degree from Albany Medical College. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. In addition to a private practice, he was affiliated with several teaching institutions in the San Francisco area, and he published numerous papers on his research and experiences. His wife of 70 years, Cora Susselman, predeceased him by six months.

RALPH K. WHITE, 100, a psychologist, professor, and government official who studied the psychological causes of war, died Dec. 25, 2007. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his degree with high distinction in psychology, he received his PhD from Stanford University. An award-winning psychologist, he taught at several universities before becoming a federal official. He served in many capacities in government, wrote numerous books and papers, and had been president of various professional organizations, including Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Among the first people to analyze how underlying psychological causes and misunderstandings can lead nations to engage in warfare, he was perhaps best known for his theory distinguishing between empathy and sympathy for one’s adversaries. He was the brother of the late Lyman N. White ’28. His daughter, Dorothy White, from his first marriage to Eleanor Lack White, died, as did his second and third wives. Survivors include a son from his first marriage; nephews Kirby White ’59, Duffield White ’62, and Benjamin White ’66; and niece Bliss White McIntosh ’75.