Lucy Jackson Cantwell ’48, February 15, 2009, Mahtomedi, Minn. Survived by daughter Libby Hafferman and husband Larry; grandson Andy and wife Kacie; great-grandson Andy; brother John ’45 and wife Polly; and sister Henrietta Schoeller ’51. Preceded in death by parents Archibald and Margaret Jackson; husband Samuel; son William; and sister Margaret Jackson Habermann ’43.
A. James “Jim” Dickinson ’58, November 24, 2008, St. Paul, Minn. Survived by wife Alice; children Susan ’86, Jim Jr. ’89 and wife Nancy, Mary Dickinson MacDonald ’93 and husband Tim, Charlie ’99 and wife Coreil; grandchildren Sam, Will and Charlotte; and sister Elizabeth Dickinson ’61. Preceded in death by parents Samuel ’30 and Edwina Dickinson.
Charles “Bill” Williams Briggs Jr. ’52, March 19, 2009, Excelsior, Minn. Survived by wife Judy Wolff Briggs ’52; children Charles III and wife Kim, Betsy Briggs, Fritz Van Nest and wife Alma, Karen McKay and husband Mark, and Barbara Zadeh; two brothers, Warren and Edward; and 14 grandchildren.
Richard “Dick” Magnuson ’60, January 2, 2009, White Bear Lake, Minn. Survived by wife Ginny Boeckmann Magnuson ’59; children Anne Magnuson Hartnett ’84 and husband Jim, Jill Magnuson Romans ’86 and husband John, Rick Magnuson ’90 and wife Martha; grandchildren Jim, Katie and Michael Hartnett, Sarah 2015, Jack 2016 and Betsy 2019 Romans, Erin 2021 and Greta Magnuson; mother Anne; siblings Tom ’62 and wife Hazel Lamp Magnuson ’63, Fritz ’66 and wife Hilary Raudenbush Magnuson ’59, Vicki Magnuson McNichols and husband Bill. Preceded in death by his father, Bob.
Clotilde “Clover” Fobes Earl ’56, December 14, 2008, White Bear Lake, Minn. Survived by husband George Earl ’55; daughters Clover Earl ’78 and husband Tom Zell, Lisa Earl Desmarais and husband Michael, Christy Earl White ’81 and husband Phil White ’81, and Karen Earl Reis ’86 and husband Peter; eight grandchildren (including Chloe White 2014 and Mason White 2012); sister Lee Fobes Murphy ’59 and husband James, and brother Frank. Preceded in death by sister Patty Fobes Scott ’54.
Richard Robbins Shull ’62, January 17, 2009, Wayzata, Minn. Survived by wife Anne Mullery Shull ’62; children Ramsey Shull and Teal Shull Davison; son-in-law Henry Davison III; grandchildren Henry Davison IV and Khaki Davison; mother Rosana Robbins Shull; and brothers Willard Shull III ’58 and Peter Shull ’65. Preceded in death by his father, Willard Shull II.
Robert Lindsay Thayer ’68, December 8, 2008, Sheffield, Mass. Survived by children Henry, Mike and Erin and their mother, Pam Thayer; mother Joan Thayer; sister Nancy Thayer Haggerty ’71 and husband Larry; sister Lindsay Thayer Stroker ’69 and husband Jack and their children, Ryan, Robby and Chelsea. Preceded in death by his father, John Thayer.
Former Faculty, Staff and Trustees
Evangeline Burton, October 23, 2008, Saint Paul, Minn. Survived by son Karl Burton and wife Elaine Martin; daughter Kristine Burton; stepdaughter Joan Hladky and husband Bob; grandson Erik Howard Burton and wife Ann Myers; stepgrandchildren Keyte Hladky, Frank Hladky and wife Karen, Mark Hladky and wife Laura; nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Preceded in death by husband Howard Burton Jr., brothers, sisters, and friend John Lien. Mrs. Burton worked as a receptionist at SPA during the 1980s. Sharon Wicklander, July 19, 2008, Nine Mile Falls, Wash. Survived by husband Ken; daughter Lisa Campbell and husband Chris; sister Verna Hennebry; nephews Rocky McLain and wife Tamara, and Bill Hennebry; niece Kari Schieb and husband Rich; aunt Doris Magnussen and husband Einar; great-nephews and great-nieces Joseph, Anthony, Theresa, Ashley and Katalina. Preceded in death by her parents, brother Bernard, and infant sister Vera. Mrs. Wicklander was a media assistant at SPA. Geraldine Leveille Seldon, November 14, 2008, St. Paul, Minn. Survived by son David ’66 and wife Patricia; daughter Diane Seldon Hill ’61 and husband Kevin Sommerville; grandchildren Brian and Kevin Seldon, Jason Hill and Anne Creegan; three great-grandchildren; other family and friends. Preceded in death by husband Earl Seldon. Mrs. Seldon was a member of the Summit School Board of Trustees from 1954-1960.
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