OBITUARIES

Ada Freeman '08, Boulder, Colo., May 28. She was the oldest retired teacher in Colorado and Colorado College's oldest alumna.

Dorothy Pooler '16, Denver, April 2.

Orrin Simpson '21, Colorado Springs, May 30. He worked at The Broadmoor for 57 years before his retirement in 1976.

Ruth Allen Caswell '26, Santa Barbara, Calif., Aug. 25, 1994. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Harold '20 and Edward '21 Allen.

Helen Chamberlin '26, Colorado Springs, Jan. 15.

J. Alfred Cox '26, Corvallis, Ore., July 11.

Florence Smith Killmore '29, Montrose, Colo., April 14. She taught Latin at various times and locations, finishing her teaching career in Montrose in the 1960s. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed walking.

Mary Letitia Rehm '30, Annapolis, Md., May 20. Survivors include her niece, Margaret Bradshaw Adams '58.

W. Edgar Gregory '33, Pinehurst, N.C., May 15. He was professor emeritus of the University of the Pacific and also had a private psychology practice in Stockton, Calif., from 1958 through 1988.

Robert Edwards '35, Colorado Springs, June 6. Survivors include his wife, Mary, and sister, Ruth Edwards Norton '34.

William Davis '36, Denver, April 4.

Katharin Snedecor Herrmann '38, Portland, Ore., April 11.

Helen George Gardner '39, Fort Collins, Colo., April 26.

Myla Thomas Blair '40, Denver, Feb. 18. She was an active member of her church, serving on the vestry, and was president of the altar guild for many years.

Louise Curfman '40, Denver, June 13.

Barbara Healey Dickison '40, Laurinburg, N.C., Dec. 21. She was active in many environmental organizations and the Planned Parenthood organization. Survivors include her husband, Richard Dickison '38, a daughter, Judith '64, a son, Richard '71, a niece, Catherine Atwood Points '76, and nephews, William Dickison '77 and Roland Dickison '81.

Margaret Keys Grill '41, Midland, Mich., May 21. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Grill '50.

Charlie Meigs '41, MAT '52, Colorado Springs, April 14.

Jane Whitaker Guiry '42, Cottonwood, Idaho, July 6.

Ernest Young '42, Carson, Calif., Feb. 17. A geologist with Dresser Petroleum Corp. for 40 years, Ernest was one of Colorado College's first hockey stars. Survivors include his wife, Lois.

Charles Eining '43, Colorado Springs, July 16. He retired as head engineer of technical operations for NBC in Chicago after serving in the Navy.

Marjorie Aschermann Richert '44, Rocky Ford, Colo., Oct. 27, 1995. Survivors include her husband, John.

Mary Ellen Taylor '44, Colorado Springs, April 29.

Leo Haegen '46, Buffalo, Mont., March 4. He owned and operated the Three Smokes Ranch near Buffalo. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Stewart Haegen '46.

Lorraine Burgess MAT '47, Colorado Springs, April 30. A founder and past president of the Horticultural Arts Society, she was active in environmental protection and historical preservation.

Jane Crocker Taylor '48, Evanston, Ill., Jan. 23.

Donald Bogren '49, Colorado Springs, July 14. Survivors include his wife, Edna.

Joseph Carton '50, Noank, Conn., Oct. 26, 1995. Survivors include his wife, Bernice.

Leo Grill '50, Midland, Mich., Oct. 1995. His wife, Margaret Keys Grill '41, passed away on May 21.

Wes Bradley '51, Colorado Springs, May 23. He was president and owner of BRADCO. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Stock Bradley '53.

James Glassgow '51, Dunedin, Fla., Nov. 17, 1995. Survivors include his wife, Grace.

John Nelson '51, Santa Cruz, Calif., Feb. 7, 1995. He was a retired consultant in public health and family planning for the Ford Foundation, USAID and the World Health Organization.

Ernest Peyton '52, Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 14, 1995.

John McKenna '54, Lakewood, Colo., March 19. At the time of his death, he was awaiting a lung transplant. Survivors include his wife, Joan, and a brother, Phil McKenna '51.

Leona Thompson Ozburn '60, Colorado Springs, June 25.

Irene Carr Otto '63, MAT '68, Colorado Springs, April 22. Survivors include her daughter, Leslie Otto Giordano '66.

Linda Hamilton Popp '64, Pleasant Hill, Ore., April 22.

FRIENDS

Elizabeth "Betty" Foxwell, Colorado Springs, May 15. She was a former secretary to the athletic director at Colorado College.

Calvin Waller, Washington, D.C., May 9. He was a lieutenant general in the Army and had retired to Colorado Springs, where he served as a trustee of Colorado College from 1993-1994. He played an important role in the Persian Gulf War and Desert Storm, and was instrumental in the successful 1995 campaign to keep Fort Carson open in Colorado Springs.

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