BULLETIN | FALL 2014 57
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Thomas C. Hazen, 60, a retired merchandise buyer, died April 13, 2014, in Easton, Md. Born in Princeton, N.J., Tom came to Choate in 1968. He was President of the Glee Club and in the Maiyeros, and won a school prize for outstanding contribution to choral music. He was also President of the Aeronautics Club, and won a prize for excellence in manual arts. After graduating from Penn, he spent his career in retail, first with L. Bamberger & Co. and later with R.H. Macy, both in New York. A rare degenerative disease affecting his lungs forced him to retire 10 years ago. Until he could no longer travel, he enjoyed visiting foreign countries, particularly Italy and England. He also liked reading, music, the arts, boating, and photography. Tom was a member of The Choate Society, those alumni and alumnae who have left a bequest to the School. He leaves a brother, George Hazen ’69, 913 Forest Terrace, Annapolis, MD 21409; a sister; and his parents. His father, Prof. Emeritus David Hazen ’44, 5731 Pirates Cove Rd., Oxford, MD 21654, also attended Choate.
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Joseph E. “Jay” Lake Jr., 49, a marketer and writer, died June 1, 2014, of cancer. Born in Taiwan, Jay traveled extensively as a child and came to Choate Rosemary Hall in 1979. He lettered in archery, was Associate Editor of The Spectrum, and was in the Cum Laude Society, the Far Eastern Society, and the Astronomy Club. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he worked in advertising and marketing in the high-tech industry, holding a patent for a system to manage multimedia communication. He also wrote science fiction and fantasy, authoring more than 300 published short stories and novels. Jay blogged extensively and taught at writing workshops. After being diagnosed with colon cancer, he had his entire genome sequenced in the hope that it might benefit future cancer patients. He leaves his wife, Susan Lake, P.O. Box 42611, Portland, OR 972420611; a daughter; his parents; and two siblings.
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Elizabeth “Lisa” Jarvis, 48, an executive of a machine tool company, died of cancer February 1, 2014 in Hartford, Conn. Born in Hartford, Lisa came to Choate Rosemary Hall in 1979. She was Editor of The Brief, a writer for The News, in the Cum Laude Society, and co-captain of girls crew in her fifth form and sixth form years (see story, pg. 22). In 1983, when the team went undefeated, she won a school award for excellence in crew. She also was awarded the School Seal Prize, the highest honor given a student. After Choate, she spent a year traveling, then earned a degree in economics from Yale. She joined the family business, Jarvis Products Corp., where she was a vice president and director of the company’s parent corporation. Lisa enjoyed many sports, playing golf competitively as well as snow and water skiing and fishing. She also was skilled at landscaping. She leaves her father, Penfield Jarvis ’57, 195 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford CT 06117; a brother, Jonathan Jarvis P ’15; and a stepsister. Two uncles, Marshall Jarvis ’60 and Wallace Jarvis ’63, also attended Choate, as did her cousins, Jason Jarvis ’87, Clayton Jarvis ’89, and Alex Jarvis ’17, and her brother’s stepson, Will Woolfson Jarvis ’15.
Faculty and Staff Herbert Coursen Jr., who taught English at Choate from 1958 to 1962, died Dec. 3, 2011, in Brunswick, Maine. He was 78. Herb was born in Newark, N. J., and before coming to Choate had earned a degree from Amherst College, had been an Air Force fighter pilot, and had taught at Newark Academy. At Choate, in addition to teaching, he was adviser to The Brief and coached varsity squash. After Choate, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and taught at Bowdoin College, where he was chairman of the English department for more than 25 years. He was widely published, writing 35 novels, 31 volumes of poetry, and 16 books on Shakespeare. He was also an active member of Veterans for Peace. He leaves three daughters and four grandchildren.
Sandra Geremia Devine, who worked in the School Store for 20 years, died April 5, 2014, in Branford, Conn. She was 72. Born in New Haven, Sandy started at Choate in 1983 as an administrative secretary in the School Store. She became a buyer in 1984, Assistant Manager and book buyer in 1988, and manager in 1996, retiring in 2003. For the next 10 years she temporarily assisted various school departments, Sandy leaves her husband, Vincent Devine, 136 Stephen Dr., Meriden, CT 06450; three children; 11 grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.
Our sympathy to the friends and family of the following alumni whose deaths are reported with sorrow: David W. Busing ’49 October 29, 2012 Charles M. Willett ’49 February 5, 2012
Our condolences to the following: C. W. Arrendell ’35, whose brother, Eugene Arrendell ’37, died in March 2014. Brownie Borden ’38, whose twin sister, Mary Griggs ’38, died in June 2014. David Hazen ’44, whose son, and George Hazen ’69, whose brother, Tom Hazen ’72, died in April 2014. Nancy Stroh ’53, whose brother, Brayton Campbell ’54, died in April 2013. Peter Seed ’55, whose brother, William Seed ’49, died in June 2014. Mary Gilbert ’57, whose cousin, Dick Rockefeller ’67, died in June 2014. Pen Jarvis ’57, whose daughter, Lisa Jarvis ’83, died in February 2014. Jody White ’57, whose cousin, Joseph Hoyt ’43, died in March 2014.
Eric Shaw White ’59, and Alan Brown ’64, whose cousin, Joseph Hoyt ’43, died in March 2014. Marshall Jarvis ’60 and Wallace Jarvis ’63, whose niece, and Jason Jarvis ’87, Clayton Jarvis ’89, and Alex Jarvis ’17, whose cousin, and Will Woolfson Jarvis ’15, whose step-aunt, Lisa Jarvis ’83, died in February 2014. Steve Mixsell ’60 and Hank Mixsell ’64, whose brother, Mike Mixsell ’57, died in March 2014. Zadoc Brown ’61, whose cousin, and Seth Hoyt ’61, whose uncle, Joseph Hoyt ’43, died in March 2014. Geoff Clarkson ’64, whose brother, Jim Clarkson ’60, died in April 2014. Sally Wellinghoff Crawford ’71, whose mother, Mabel Breese Wellinghoff ’40, died in April 2014. W. Temple Webber III ’74, whose father, W. Temple Webber Jr. ’49, died in July 2014. Liv Rockefeller ’75, Abby Simpson ’76, Steven Rockefeller ’78, and Rachel Pierson ’78, whose cousin, Dick Rockefeller ’67, died in June 2014. David Tod ’75 and Elizabeth McMillan ’77, whose father, David Tod ’43, and Maggie McMillan ’07, whose grandfather, died in April 2014. Terry Vandewater ’76 and Kent Young ’77, whose brother, Tripp Young ’69, died in March 2014. Robert Zeller ’76 and his brother George ’79, whose father, Alan Zeller ’43, died in May 2014.