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.
JAMES A. CAVALLARO, 83, a retired New Haven restaurant owner, died June 26, 2006. A member of Eclectic, he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. His wife, Patricia R. Cavallaro, two stepdaughters, three grandchildren, and a brother survive.
J. COLIN CAMPBELL, M.D., a New Jersey physician, died Nov. 7, 2003, at age 81. The brother of the late C. Bruce Campbell Jr. ’40, he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and had received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Survivors include his wife, Mary-Ellen Campbell, four children, and two grandchildren.
JACKSON W. BEGOON, a retired executive, died March 8, 2007, at age 85. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and served in the US Army Air Forces during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Doris Adamson Begoon, three children, and five grandchildren. (For more information see the TC Palm of March 10, 2007.)
