In Memoriam
1946 George A. Mairs passed away on May 28, 2010, peacefully with his cherished wife Mary “Dusty” Dustin Mairs ’52 at his side. Loved by son Todd Mairs ’75 and daughter Ann Mairs ’78, George was blessed with 16 grandchildren (including Bryant Mairs ’04) and 3 great-grandsons. Also survived by loved brothers Robert Mairs ’45 and the late Angus Mairs ’51; sisters Nancy Gephart ’45, Louise “Teedie” Frankenbach ’47, and Jean McLean ’48; and loved by 17 nieces and nephews. George retired at the end of 2009 from the Saint Paul investment firm founded by his father in 1931. He was employed at Mairs and Power, Inc. for 58 years, providing investment counsel to hundreds of individuals and institutions in the Twin Cities and to thousands of shareholders across the country in the Mairs and Power mutual funds. He was a graduate of St. Paul Academy; attended Yale University and graduated from Macalester College. George was Past President of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St. Paul Academy and Summit School Alumni Association and an active supporter of Episcopal Homes. George was an optimistic and generous advocate for and supporter of his community.
an organization that uses in-home and community-based parenting education and mental health treatment services to prevent abuse and ensure healthy physical and emotional development. Survived by her husband, Eliot Berkley; daughter Emily Berkley; son Andrew Berkley; sister Alexandria Russell Bowen ’54; and many relatives and friends. Patricia Gibbon passed away unexpectedly on July 21, 2010 in South Carolina. After graduating from the Summit School, she spent much of her life in West Chester, Penn. She is survived by daughter Anne Sutton, son Larry Murdock, and three granddaughters.
1958 Suzanne Zeddies Flinsch passed away on May 9, 2010. In her legal career she served as assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Saint Paul City Attorney, assistant Dakota County Attorney, and spent many years as a Public Defender in Ramsey County and the 1st Judicial District. Deeply missed by her husband of 38 years, James; children, James, Elizabeth, and Montgomery Flinsch ’79; five grandchildren; siblings Jane ’61 and Daniel Zeddies ’64; nieces, nephews and countless friends, colleagues, comrades and co-conspirators.
1964 Priscilla Morgan Fry lost her long battle with cancer on March 6, 2010. She is survived by her loving husband, Stewart Fry; her awesome children, Morgan Fry of Melbourne, FL and Leslie Fry of Denver, Colo. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Morgan ’29 and the sister of Jonathan ’55 and the late Henry Morgan ’59. Dennis Sanford passed away in January 2009. After graduating from St. Paul Academy in 1964, Dennis proudly served his country in the United States Army and received the Purple Heart Award for his bravery. He enjoyed his family, his friends, his work and many sports such as fishing, golfing and hockey. After working 14 years as Vice President of finance for Kavouraz Inc., he and his wife Lynne moved in 1997 from Minnesota to Prescott, Ariz., where he spent his final years battling ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). He is survived by loving wife, Lynne, of 27 years; children, Jon and Ann Sanford; stepsons, Rick, Tom and Steve Borden; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Judith Peterson and Jill Sanford; and his “special mom,” Irene O’Neill.
1965 1947 Barbara Preston Fuller passed away on August 5, 2010, in Richmond, Va. She was a student at the Summit School but did not graduate with her class, as the military duty of her father, the late Frank W. Fuller ’18, moved the family around the country. Among her survivors is her sister, Catharine “Kitty” Fuller Walker ’42.
1948 Marcia Russell Berkley passed away on April 27, 2010 at her home in Kansas City, Kans., after a long illness. After her graduation from the Summit School in 1948, she earned her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke in 1952 and later received a Master’s degree from the University of Minnesota. Marcia and her husband Eliot moved to Kansas City where she became involved in community service organizations such as Safehome, a domestic violence shelter for women, and Healthy Families, 38
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1961 William McMillan “Mac” Shepard passed away in April, 2010. Born Sept. 13, 1943 to the late Samuel ’29 and Ruth H. Shepard in St. Paul, Mac graduated from St. Paul Academy in 1961 and was a certified public accountant who enjoyed volunteering his time doing taxes for others. Mac was a member, past president, and held other offices for the Panama City Kiwanis Club. He also served as an officer for the Region D Florida Youth Soccer Association as well as the Bay County YSA and was a longtime advocate for youth soccer in the area. He currently served as the treasurer for Habitat for Humanity. He was a well renowned member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Aides navigation team where he enjoyed working on rescue and navigational training, along with doing vessel inspections. He was a loving husband, father, and “papa.” Mac was preceded in death by his son, Barry. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 42 years, Jane; two daughters; four grandchildren; two brothers: Peter ’65 and Samuel Shepard ’68; and several nieces and nephews.
David Carey Foster died suddenly on May 29, 2010, while bicycling with a friend on a scenic highway in Wisconsin. While a high school student at St. Paul Academy, David spent his junior year in Davos, Switzerland. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969, and earned an MA in ecology from the University of Minnesota. In the early ’70s, he became an Environmental Associate with the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College. In 2008 David retired as a long-time environmental analyst for the Minnesota Department of Health. David loved the outdoors, travel, biking, and skiing. In addition to his wife Cynthia, David is survived by his son, Andrew W. Foster and Andrew’s mother Mary Durfee; siblings Dutton Foster ’57, Wood R. Foster, Jr. ’61, Ned Foster ’69, Lisa B. Foster ’71; and many loving nieces and nephews.