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ROBERT ERNEST BROATCH, JR., 1941

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Robert E. Broatch, J r., 76, of Orange, Conn. died on Nov. 13, 1992. After graduating from high school in Milford, Conn., he attended Trinity where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the freshman swim team, the Glee Club and the cheerleading squad. He received his B.A. degree in 1941. He was a controller for th e former Bassick Company in Bridgeport for many years until his retirement. Active with the Co nnecticut Junior Achievement, the Orange Little League, the United Fund of Bridgeport, and the former Kennedy Center of Bridgeport, he was a member of the Milford Yacht Club, the Quarter Century Club of the Bassick Company and the Connecticut Post Walkers. He leaves his wife, Katherine Biebel Broatch, of O range, Conn.; two sons, Robert E. III '70, of Farmington, Conn., and James W of Milford, Conn.; two daughters, Katherine Broatch Regnetoro, of Woodbridge, Conn., and Rachel Broatch, of Orange, Conn.; a sister; and 10 grandchildren.

ANDREW GRAY WEEKS, 1942 Andrew G. Weeks, 74, of Great Barrington, Mass. died on March 23, 1995 . He graduated from high school in Brookline, Mass . before attending Trinity where he was a member of Delta Psi fraternity. He received his B.A. degree in 1942. During World War II, he was a first lieutenant in the Navy. In 1974, he retired as vice president from Vance Sanders and Co., after 25 years of service. He was active in the Boy Scouts while in the Boston area. In 1981, he began to drive a handicapped service van for the Great Barrington Council on Aging. He helped found the Southern Berkshire Elderly Transportation Corp. in 1986. He leaves a daughter, Martha Windhurst, of Hopkinton, N.H.; three sons, Andrew, Jr. '66, of Morrison, Colo., Robert, of Dillon, Colo., and Warren, of St. Charles, Mo.; two sisters; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

JEROME ENNIS, 1943 Jerome Ennis of Harwich Port, Mass. died of cancer on May 14, 1995 at age 73 . After graduating from Kent School in Kent, Conn., he attended Trinity w here he received his B.A. degree in 1947. In 1948, he received his M.A. degree from McGill University. During World War II, he was a pilot with the U.S. Army. He was an English teacher, adm inistrator and a baseball and football coach at DeVeux School in Niagara Falls, N .Y. and at St. Dunstan's Episcopal School in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was also a licensed independent investment broker. In Chatham, Mass. he was a member of St. Christopher's Church and the Stage Harbor Yacht C lub. He leaves his wife, Helene "Penny" Baxter Ennis, of Harwich Port, Mass .; a son, Jerome "Skip" Ennis, of Jersey City, N .J. and Chatham, M ass.; and a brother.

EVERETT MILLER PETERSON, 1944 Everett M. Peterson of Glastonbury, Conn ..died on Oct. 29, 1994 at age 73. A graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, he attended the University of Alabama from 1939 to 1942 when he matriculated at Trinity. He received his B.A. degree in 1946. A Navy veteran ofWorld War II, he worked for over 30 years at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co. in East Hartford, retiring in 1980 from the personnel department. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Congregational in Glastonbury, Conn. Among his survivors are his wife, Virginia Lowell Peterson, of Glastonbury; a son, Gary, ofVernon, Conn.; and two daughters, Linda and Laurie, both of Glastonbury; a sister; and two grandchildren.

HENRY DALE TWITCHELL, JR., 1944 Henry D. Twitchell, Jr. ofWinchester, Mass. died on May 6, 1995 at age 73. After graduating from Wilbraham Academy in Wilbraham, Mass., he attended Trinity with the Class of 1944. At Trinity he was a member of the Commons C lub, the Amateur Radio Club and the soccer team. His education was interrupted by World War II and he served with the Army in Europe. He received his B.S. degree in 1947 . For 24 years he was employed by

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RCA as an electrical engineer. He operated his own home maintenance/ repair contracting business until 1980 when he became superintendent of buildings and grounds at M iddlesex Community College in Bedford, M ass. He was a lay reader, a licensed radio am ateur and a member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. He was one of the founders and officers of the Winchester Swim and Tennis Club, where he was director of maintenance. Surviving are his wife, P. Jean Baker Twitchell, ofWinchester, Mass.; a daughter, Ellen Twitchell Schultz, of San Ramon, Calif.; a son, H . David Twitchell, of Bren twood, N .H. ; two sisters; a brother, George '46; and two grandchildren.

DOUGLAS ARTHUR CARTER, 1948 Douglas A. Carter of Fredonia, N.Y. died of emphysema on March 25, 1995 at age 67. After graduating from high school in Tarrytown, N.Y., he attended Trinity w here he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, the Pipes, the basketball team and the Glee C lub. He received his B.S. degree in 1948, and in 1959 he received his M.A.L.S. and M.S.Ed. degrees from Wesleyan University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively. From 1948 to 1955, he was a science teacher and athletic coach at St. Peter's School in Peekskill, N.Y. H e served in the same capacity at Loomis School in Windsor, Conn. from 1955 to 1962. He then became a member of the chemistry department at Fredonia State University College. In 1964, he was named facilities program coordinator at the college where, in conj unction with state officials, he was responsible for the preparation of all space inventories and projections, and the architectural and equipment programs for the $70 million dollar expansion of the campus. From 1969 until his retirement in 1985, he served as the assistant vice president for administration as well as the facilities program coordinator at Fredonia State. H e also was the director of the college planetarium for 21 years. He was a former chairman of the planning board for Fredonia and of the zoning commission for Pomfret, N .Y.; he was a former vice chairman of the D unkirk-Fredonia Regional Planning Board and of the Northern Chautauqua Intermunicipal Planning Board. Active in Boy Scouting, he was a former scoutmaster for Troop 67 of

Fredonia, a former member of the Chautauqua County Council, and a former executive board member and past president o(the Allegheny Highlands Council. He also served as chairman of the Dunkirk/Fredonia Salvation Army Advisory Board. He was past president of the United Way of Northern Chautauqua and chairman of its annual fund.drive in 1976 and 1977. He was also a former member of the D u nkirk Humane Society and Consumer Advisory Council of the N iagara Mohawk Power Corp. He received the Gerald Dengler Community Service Award from the Fredonia Jaycees, the District Award of M erit from the Chauterie District, Allegheny Highlands Co uncil, and the Silver Beaver Award from the Allegheny Highlands Council BSA. A member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in New York City and its choir, he was also a member of the 路 First Presbyterian Church of Fredonia where he served as an elder, a trustee and choir member. He leaves his wife, Ann Morgan Carter, of Fredonia, N.Y.; three sons, Charles Carter, of Minneapolis, Minn., Bruce Carter, ofWaterport, N.Y., and Scott Carter, of Oakdale, Pa.; one daughter, Sharon Garland, of Nacogdoches, Texas; one brother; and eight grandchildren

WILLIAM CARRINGTON BROWN, 1951 William C. Brown, 66, of Wethersfield, Conn. died on June 19, 1995. After graduating from high school in Wethersfield, he attended Trinity where he was a member of the Brownell Club. He received his B.A. degree in 1951. H e served with the Coast Guard during th e Korean Conflict. For 34 years he was employed as an accountant for Pratt & Whitney. He leaves his wife, Barbara H athaway Brown, ofWethersfield, Conn.; three sons, William, of Wethersfield, Conn., James, of Durham, Maine, and Robert, of Seattle, Wash.; two daughters, Mary La Valley, of Bernardston, Mass., and Judith Hartman, ofWayne, Pa.; and a sister.

W I LLIAM HASTINGS QUORTRUP, 1951 William H. Quortrup ofDallas, Texas died on April 24, 1995 at age 67. A graduate ofTrinity School in New York, N.Y., he attended Trinity with the Class of 1951. At Trinity he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. H e received his


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