Tag: 1961

THOMAS M. STEPHENSON, who was associated with Bennett Brothers, a corporate employee rewards program, died May 1, 2004. He was 64 and had earned his bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College in 1992. Survivors include his wife, Janet Hanzalek Stephenson, his mother, three children, four grandchildren, and a brother and sister.

ARTHUR F. STAUBITZ, a philanthropist and former Baxter International executive, died May 28, 2009, at age 70. He received his degree with honors and with distinction in government, and received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He started his legal career with Sidley and Austin, later moving to Sperry Univac (Unisys), where he became director of operations for Japan. After 20 years with Baxter International, he retired in 1999 as Baxter’s senior vice president and general counsel. He was also president of the Baxter Foundation. At the time of his death he was a trustee of both Arizona Opera and Carthage College, and as founder of the Staubitz Charitable Trust, he saw the trust fund seven Habitat for Humanity houses, as well as establish both a Stroke Registry and a Cerebral Palsy Registry at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Survivors include his wife, Linda Miller Staubitz, three children, and five grandchildren.

ANTHONY M. SCHWARZWALDER, a former Agency for International Development mission director at the forefront of USAID strategy development, and a longtime leader in international relief and development, died Feb. 3, 2012, at age  71.  He was a member of Eclectic and received his degree with distinction. He received an MPH degree from Johns Hopkins University and was a graduate fellow at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. During his 23-year career with USAID, he served overseas in Bangladesh, where he was the first mission director following the Bengali war for independence, in Jordan, and in the Philippines, in addition to his base in Washington, D.C. He received the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Government Service and Leadership in 1972. After leaving USAID he worked for several Washington, D.C.-based organizations focused on HIV/AIDS prevention programs. He is survived by his wife, Cecilia Javier, three children, four grandchildren, his sister, and a niece.

PETER W. ODELL, 66, who worked in college admissions and in real estate, died Jan. 15, 2005. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and received a master’s degree from Middlebury College. He was the former dean of admissions at New College in Sarasota, Fla. Survivors include two sons, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews.

MOREY W. McDANIEL, who retired as an attorney with the Union Carbide Corporation, died Oct. 29, 2009, at age 70. He was a member of the Commons Club, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and received his degree with high honors. He received an LL.B. from Stanford University and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. After several years with the firm of Cravath, Swaine, and Moore, he joined Union Carbide as chief finance counsel, where he worked for 20 years. He published numerous articles in finance and law journals, and he served on several committees of the American Bar Association. His first wife, Susan Stephens McDaniel, died. He is survived by his wife, Carol McClain Smith McDaniel; her children and grandchildren; his mother and her husband; his sister and brother; and several nephews.

KEITH M. McBRIDE, who taught science at the Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va., for more than 31 years, died June 27, 2008. He was 69. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he received a MAT from Wesleyan in 1963. In addition to his classroom duties, he served as chair of the Science Department for many years and was involved with numerous other aspects of administration at Foxcroft. He is survived by his wife, Kendra Funkhouser McBride, two daughters, two grandchildren, and a brother.

BERNARD KENT MARKWELL, an educator, died July 2, 2003 at age 64. After receiving his degree with honors, he received both master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Chicago. He retired as chairman of both the history department and the curriculum committee at the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, Ill. He is survived by his father, a brother, and a sister.

MARTIN S. HUEY, 70, who retired as an actuary with the Phoenix Company and with Connecticut General, died Mar. 18, 2010. He was the son of Martin S. Huey of the class of 1926. A member of Gamma Psi, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Tastula Huey, three children, a granddaughter, and a brother.

HENRY S. HILLES JR., a former partner in the Philadelphia law firm of Drinker Biddle, died Jan. 12, 2011. He was 71. A member of Beta Theta Pi, he received his degree with distinction in history and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania and spent his entire law career at Drinker Biddle, where he also represented SEPTA (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority). Among those who survive are his wife, Jane Feaver; four children; two stepchildren; 11 grandchildren; a brother and sister; and his first wife, Mary Wolcott