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.
