Tag: 1951

DONALD H. TREDWELL ’51, the retired president of Markwell Medical Institute, Inc, died Oct. 27, 2012. He was 83. A member of Sigma Chi, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, after which he received an MBA from Harvard University. He spent his career in advertising, marketing, and brand management working in New York City for a number of companies, including McCann-Erickson, and Colgate-Palmolive before joining S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

In 1981 he left the corporate world and with two others started a venture-backed manufacturing company focused on selling medical products for diabetics. Active in Wesleyan alumni affairs, he was a past president of the New York Alumni Club. Survivors include his wife, Anne Scott Tredwell, two children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

RICHARD C. TEEVAN, 86, professor emeritus of psychology at the State University of New York, Albany, died June 3, 2006. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in psychology, and he was elected to Sigma Xi and to Phi Beta Kappa. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. After teaching at Smith College and Bucknell University, where he won awards for distinguished teaching, he joined the faculty of SUNY, Albany, where he was chairman of the department and published prolifically. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Stehle Teevan, four children, and 10 grandchildren.

DANIEL L. TAYLOR, an executive with CBS-TV for more than 35 years, died Dec. 27, 2006. He was 80. He was member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. Born in England in 1926, hewas evacuated to the US in 1940. He enlisted in the US Army and after serving as a paratrooper, enrolled at Wesleyan. Among those who survive are his wife, Marianne Stephan Taylor; three children; six grandchildren; two brothers, George R. Forbes ’49 and Harry F. Forbes ’49; and two nephews, G. Ross Forbes Jr. ’71 and Gregory H. Forbes ’71.

LAWRENCE E. SCANLON, a retired professor, died Nov. 22, 2008, at age 81. He was a member of Sigma Chi and received his degree with honors and with distinction in English. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II he received a master’s degree from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University. The recipient of several Fulbright grants, he taught at Mt. Holyoke College and then for more than 30 years at the Hartford College for Women. Survivors include his wife, Anne Sherrend Scanlon, three children, four grandchildren, a great–granddaughter, two brothers, and a sister.

EVERETT P. SKILLINGS, who retired as vice president and senior credit officer at Maine National Bank, died Jan. 26, 2005 at age 75. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he served in the U.S. Air Force. Among those who survive are his wife, Lois Ann Skillings, a daughter, and an extended family.

ARNOLD S. RITVO, M.D., a cardiologist at Hartford and St. Francis hospitals, died Feb. 17, 2007, at age 77. He was a member of the John Wesley Club and received his degree with honors. After earning his medical degree from the University of Lausanne, he practiced in the Hartford area for many years. He was a fellow of the American Heart Association and of the American College of Cardiology. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Sears Ritvo; a son; a daughter, Brooke Ritvo Pechinski ’90, M.D.; four grandchildren; and a sister.

THOMAS B. RICHARDSON JR., a manufacturer’s representative and sales engineer, died Nov. 10, 2011, at age 83. He was a member of Chi Psi and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. President of Parsons Diamond Products of West Hartford, Conn., he had more recently been a sales manager for Salem Specialty Ball Company. His wife, Dianne Heinel Richardson, and a son predeceased him. Survivors include his daughter; his sister; three nephews; a dear friend, Carole Bassett; four stepchildren; and two step-grandchildren.

Ralph E. Richardson, 77, publisher, died at home in New York, July 20, 2005, after a brief illness. He left Wesleyan for two years to serve in the US Army in Korea; returned to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree; was a member of Psi Upsilon. Starting at Time Inc., he went on to co-found Mactier, publishers of engineering magazines. In 1970 he founded Electronic Product News magazine, which he published from Brussels and which is the first and still-successful English language pan-European industrial publication. In 1975 he joined Thomas Publishing Co., New York, as publisher of Industrial Equipment News. In 1986 he founded and published Managing Automation and became Froup Publisher of the Thomas Magazine Division; retired in 2001. He was a member of the Council of Competitiveness in Washington DC and worked tirelessly as a visionary and champion of American industry. He was born Nov. 1, 1927 in Bristol, CT. In 1971 he was inducted into the Conferite des Chevailers du Tastevin at the Clos de Vougeot in Burgundy, and in 2002 became elevated to Commander. He enjoyed years of friendships with Chuck Exley ’51, George Young ’51, Matt Clark ’51, and Bob Malone ’50. He is survived by his wife, Collette (daughter of Edwin W. Laffey ’40), his four children Martha, Sarah, Amy ’86 and Sam, and two grandchildren.

ROBERT S. NICKOLOFF, an attorney and venture capitalist who was instrumental in starting several television stations in Minnesota, died June 22, 2007. He was 78. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his law degree from the University of Michigan and served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was involved in numerous organizations and companies throughout Minnesota. Survivors include his wife, Anne Nickerson Nickoloff, three children, nine grandchildren, and a sister. (For more information, see the Pioneer Press of June 23, 2007.)

P. DAVID MUZZEY, D.M.D., a general dentist in Athol, Mass., for 46 years, died Jan. 2, 2008. He was 80. A member of Sigma Chi, he received his dental degree from Tufts University. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. An avid athlete, he was a longtime member and officer of the Petersham Curling Club. His wife, Carole Miller Muzzey, died in 1970. Survivors include five children, two granddaughters, and three sisters.