IN MEMORIAM

The section was updated September 29, 2021. Please note that deaths are reported as we receive notice of them. Therefore, alumni dates of death are not always reported chronologically.

1942 — Frank Trowbridge “Toby” Murray

July 23, 2021

1946 — Ronald Peck Boardman, Jr.

July 9, 2021

1947 — Leonard Jacob, Jr.

July 21, 2021

1948 — Albert G. “Albie” Stewart

May 2, 2021

1950 — Isaac H. “Quartie” Clothier IV

Aug. 16, 2021

1950 — Hooker Talcott, Jr.

July 22, 2021

1951 — Randolph Harrison

Aug. 27, 2021

1952 — Alexander “Sandy” Watts

May 28, 2021

1952 — Frederick Chaplin “John” Witsell, Jr.

July 15, 2021

1953 — Benjamin Smart Warren III

July 16, 2021

1953 — John C. Weaver, Jr.

June 10, 2021

1956 — Frederick Edward Guest II

July 8, 2021

1957 — Norris Vaux Claytor

Aug. 8, 2021

1957 — Gordon D. Seward

May 5, 2021

1959 — Henry S. H. Davisson

June 24, 2021

1967 — J. Devereux E. McClean

Aug. 5, 2021

FORMER FACULTY Richard Lloyd Aiken

July 26, 2021

Joseph B. Valente, Sr.

Aug. 27, 2021

FORMER STAFF Robert Norris Corson

June 23, 2021 1942 Frank Trowbridge “Toby” Murray a devoted family man and decorated World War II veteran, died peacefully on July 23, 2021, in Exeter, New Hampshire. He was 97 years old and is remembered by friends and family for his infectious personality and love of the outdoors.

Mr. Murray was born in Albany, New York, on Jan. 24, 1924, to Mary T. and Lawrence N. Murray of the Form of 1917. After spending the early part of his childhood in Pittsburgh, Mr. Murray enrolled at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1938. At SPS, he sang in the Choir, was a member of the Missionary Society, worked as a proctor, and competed in boxing, crew, football, and hockey.

After high school, Mr. Murray enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was a buck private assigned to field artillery as a jeep driver, radio operator, and forward observer. He earned Battle Stars at the Bulge, Alsace-Lorraine, and Aschaffenburg. After the German surrender, he was stationed in Switzerland, before completing college at Yale in 1948. Four years later, he earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Murray’s business career began at Eaton Manufacturing in Cleveland. Eaton sent him to MIT Sloan (1958) and into management at plants in Battle Creek and Dearborn, Michigan, and Cleveland. After 20 years at Eaton, he joined Ostendorf Morris as a broker of industrial properties.

In 1953, Mr. Murray married Suzanne McWilliams. Together, the couple raised four children. In retirement, they moved from Cleveland to Tucson, Arizona, and eventually to Exeter in 2012. Throughout his life, Mr. Murray enjoyed many outdoor pursuits, including fly-fishing, hunting, skiing, golf, tennis, squash, gardening, sailing, bicycling, and hiking.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Murray is survived by his children, Brooks Goodyear, Lawrence Murray, and Jenny Gormley and his granddaughter, Julie Gormley ’15. Mr. Murray was predeceased in 2005 by his son, Dean Murray.

1943 Charles Simonton McCain, Jr. a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, known for his humor, love, devotion, and support of family and friends, died on Jan. 29 , 2021, at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he had lived since 1952. He was 97.

Mr. McCain was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Oct. 20, 1923, to C. S. and Frances W. McCain. As a young boy, he moved to New York City with his family. In the fall of 1939, Mr. McCain enrolled at St. Paul’s School, where he sang with the Choir, was a member of the Library Association, and competed with Delphian and Shattuck. He left SPS early to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, serving for more than two years during World War II. He was awarded his diploma decades later.

Following his active duty, Mr. McCain enrolled at Yale, earning his B.A. in economics in 1947. He remained in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was called back in January 1951 to serve in the Korean War, retiring honorably as a first lieutenant.

He began his career in the oil and gas business working for Texaco, where he learned the business from the ground up. After his service in the Korean War, Mr. McCain worked for the H.L. Hunt family in the Placid Oil division, at which time he moved to Shreveport. He married his first wife, Cornelia Davis, in 1949. The couple had three children. After some years, he and two fellow employees left Placid Oil and formed Winwell Petroleum Co. Their many successes included aiding in the discovery of the Fairway Field in the 1960s,

which is still producing today. In 1962, Mr. McCain formed McCain Oil Company, which he operated until his death.

On Sept. 11, 1965, he married Billie Jean Roberts. The couple was happily married for 47 years and had one child, Carlee. The family enjoyed time together at their summer home, Breezy Point Cottage, on Lake Michigan.

Mr. McCain was dedicated to the Shreveport community and was a faithful member of his church. He served on the boards of Goodwill Industries, including a term as president, as well as Demoiselle Club, Shreveport Cotillion Club, the Rescue Mission, the Symphony and Opera Boards, Boy Scouts, and R.F. Gates Evangelistic Assoc. He organized the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast, which became the Shreveport/Bossier Prayer Breakfast. He was a member of the Petroleum Club, the Shreveport Club, an original member of The Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club, and the Shreveport Country Club. He was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Shreveport for 16 years and served on the vestry. In 1965, he became an active member of First Baptist Church of Shreveport, serving on multiple committees. He served on the First Baptist Church School Board for two terms, including one as president. He was a steadfast member of his beloved Men’s Prayer Breakfast, attending every week for many years.

Mr. McCain was predeceased on July 28, 2013, by his wife, Billie Jean. He was also predeceased by his brother, William S. McCain ’37. He is survived by his four children, Charles S. McCain III, H. Davis McCain, Claudia V. McCain, and Carlee M. Burch; his granddaughter, Sara Elizabeth Burch; a step-granddaughter, Emily Jones; his sister, Grace Heidt; his sister-in-law, Bettye McConathy; and many nieces and nephews. During the last years of his life, Mr. McCain was faithfully and lovingly cared for by his daughter, Carlee, with whom he lived until his death. 1947 Leonard Jacob, Jr. a geologist and U.S. Navy veteran, whose long career in mining took his family around the world, died on July 21, 2021, at his home in Kennebunk, Maine. He was 91.

Dr. Jacob was born in Boston on March 20, 1930, to Leonard and Eleanora Winslow Jacob. He entered St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1943. He was a well-respected student and was elected president of the Sixth Form. He competed with Isthmian and Halcyon and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He went on to graduate from Williams College in 1951 with a degree in geology. There, Dr. Jacob was an excellent student, who played hockey, baseball, and squash and was elected president of his class. He continued his studies in geology at Columbia University, earning his Ph.D. in 1956. He then entered the U.S. Navy, completing officer training and attending the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he received a degree in advanced studies in meteorology. In 1955, he was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to Fleet Weather Control at Naval Station Sangley Point in the Philippines His threeyear stay there was the beginning of many decades of living abroad. Dr. Jacob brought his wife, Rita, whom he had wed in the fall of 1956. They were together for more than six decades, traveling the world and raising their five children born in three different countries.

After his time in the Pacific, Dr. Jacob took a job at Alcoa, where he worked for 25 years, establishing himself as one of the company’s premier geologists and most respected managers. He was especially skilled with international work related to raw materials, and Alcoa sent him to Mexico, France, Suriname, and Guinea, where, in 1971, he led the startup and operation of a $400 million venture mining complex. After leaving Alcoa, he led the Societe Miniere et Industrielle du Kivu mining complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was remote, but it became one of Dr. Jacob’s most beloved parts of the world.

In 1981, while living in South America, the Jacobs purchased a house in Kennebunk Beach, Maine, which became the couple’s retirement home and the family’s cherished gathering place. In his free time, Dr. Jacob enjoyed playing tennis and squash, tending to his dahlias, saltwater fishing, and relaxing on the front porch of his house in Maine with his family and friends.

Dr. Jacob was predeceased in 2020 by his wife of 64 years, Rita S. Jacob. He was also predeceased by his sister, Anita J. Hilton. Survivors include his daughter, Sara; his sons, Leonard III, William, Robert, and Peter; and seven grandchildren.

1948 John Palmer Bankson, Jr. an attorney, family man, and community volunteer, died in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on June 25, 2021, of Parkinson’s disease.

Born in Cleveland on March 2, 1931, Mr. Bankson was the son of John Palmer Bankson and Marion Scovill Harris. The family, including his older sister, Sara, moved to Pittsburgh, where Mr. Bankson attended Shady Side Academy. He entered St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1944. At SPS, he was an acolyte and a house supervisor and served as editor of The Pelican. Mr. Bankson also sang with the Glee Club and was a member of the Scientific Association, the Missionary Society, and the Cadmean/ Concordian Literary Society.

Although undergraduate life at Yale (1952) and Law School at Harvard (1955) further enriched the mind of an already clever and quick student, SPS remained the center of Mr. Bankson’s soul to the end.

Mr. Bankson joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Washington, D.C., where he worked in counterintelligence. During that time, he married Martha Bush Bankson. The couple had two children, Sarah Danforth Bankson ’79 and John Palmer Bankson III ’81. Early in his career, he joined Miller & Schrader, a firm specializing in communications law, which became Miller, Schrader & Bankson. Through the years, he was a partner at Hamel & Park; Hamel; Park, McCabe & Saunders; and Hopkins & Sutter. He retired from Drinker, Biddle & Reath. Mr. Bankson served as president of the Federal Communications Bar Association. He enjoyed his work with radio broadcast clients and also found reward in working with new associates. He volunteered at the Washington National Cathedral as a member of Bishop John Walker’s Standing Committee and served on the vestry at Christ Church, Georgetown.

In Montgomery County, Maryland, Mr. Bankson was elected to the Maryland Republican State Central Committee, serving as vice chair for four years. He wrote newsletters, testified in Annapolis, managed the party’s public relations, and participated in the many jobs of the GOP organization, including precinct and fundraising work. He later served on the Montgomery County Charter Review Committee.

Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Mr. Bankson volunteered at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, cooking and serving food. He later became a lay reader at St. Phillips Episcopal Mission in Aquasco, Maryland, helping a fledgling African American congregation grow stronger. He also volunteered for years to help maintain a section of the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania. He served St. Paul’s as a form agent and as a regional representative.

In 1984, Mr. Bankson married Judith Frederick Ford and fully welcomed her children, Kathleen, Jim, and Kelly Ford, into his warm company. He was known for his wonderful sense of humor and his love of family and the outdoors. He prided himself on being a good handyman. His log cabin in Virginia was the source of many fix-it projects, the best example of which was building a new dock for the pontoon boat with his son, John. Allegiance to the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles, and Washington Nationals was steady, unless the Steelers or the Pirates were involved. He was a well-loved man, who enjoyed many close friendships.

John Bankson was predeceased on May 2, 2021, by his beloved daughter, Sarah. He is survived by his wife, Judy; his son, John P. Bankson III ’81, and his wife, Mary Beth Ralston; his son-in-law, Jeff Newton; his stepchildren, Kathleen, Jim, and Kelly; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.

1950 Isaac H. “Quartie” Clothier IV an accomplished attorney and loving family man, died peacefully in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 16, 2021. He was 89.

Born on July 14, 1932, Mr. Clothier was the son of Isaac H. Clothier III of the Form of 1922 and Emily Kaighn Clothier. His great-grandfather, Isaac Clothier, Sr., was co-founder of Strawbridge and Clothier, a department store in Philadelphia. After attending Chestnut Hill Academy, Mr. Clothier entered St. Paul’s School in September 1945. While at SPS, he served as vice president of the Student Council and participated in crew, football, and alpine skiing. Notably, Mr. Clothier was the first-ever recipient of the Rector’s Award. He went on to attend Princeton, earning his B.A. in Near Eastern studies in 1954.

In 1955, Mr. Clothier married Barbara Massey. Two years later, he earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was admitted to the Bar. He began a successful career in estates and trusts at Dechert, where he eventually was named partner. Mr. Clothier remained there for 44 years, until his retirement in 2001.

His devotion to St. Paul’s continued well beyond his years as a student. Mr. Clothier devoted time as a regional representative in the 1970s, served as form director in the 1990s, and was a form agent for his 60th Anniversary in 2010. He also was a proud SPS parent.

A devoted volunteer for numerous organizations, Mr. Clothier served on the board of Strawbridge and Clothier for nearly 20 years, chairing their Audit and Compensation Committees. He also was a board member of the Bryn Mawr Hospital for 25 years and remained involved in community activities, including time on the board of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross, the Melmark Home for Children with Disabilities, and Trevor’s Campaign, which serves the homeless population in Philadelphia.

Mr. Clothier also chaired the board of the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, organized the Eagles Mere Athletic Association, serving as one of its first presidents, and was a longtime member of the Church of the Redeemer. His service to the Episcopal faith included 15 years of Sunday school teaching, 12 years as a member of the vestry, and three years as rector’s warden.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Barbara Massey Clothier; his son, Isaac “Chip” Clothier V ’75; his daughter, Rebecca Case; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by his daughter, Melinda Biddle; his half-brother, Aiken Reichner ’47; and his brother, Kaighn Clothier.

1950 Hooker Talcott, Jr. an investment manager, conservationist, and devoted family man, died on July 22, 2021, of complications from cancer. He was 89. His wife of 64 years, Jane McCurrach Talcott, was at his side and their three daughters were nearby.

Mr. Talcott was born in New York City on July 20, 1932, to Hooker and Gertrude (Geer) Talcott. He spent part of his childhood in Washington, D.C., while his father served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended The Buckley School before arriving at St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1946. At SPS, he sang with the Glee Club and was a member of the Missionary Society. Mr. Talcott competed in baseball, football, and hockey.

He graduated from Princeton University in 1954 with a degree in English after writing a thesis on author Willa Cather. During his senior year at Princeton, Mr. Talcott met Jane at a dance club near their families’ summer homes in New Jersey. She was a Smith College student, who also hailed from New York. They married in 1956, following his service in Europe. He studied business at New York University.

Mr. and Mrs. Talcott moved their family to the Boston area in 1961, although he took frequent business trips back to New York, which helped him stay connected to friends and family there. He built a career in finance, working in New York for JP Morgan and then the Talcott National Corporation in New York, Chicago, and Boston. His main area of expertise was high-yield investing — an opportunity he saw and seized while working as a senior vice president in the bond department at John Hancock. He went on to launch and lead the high-yield investment group at Eaton Vance. When he retired in 1997, one of the funds he managed ranked first in performance for every time period, an achievement he called “a royal flush.”

Outside of work, Mr. Talcott earned a reputation as a sportsman, a conservationist, and a champion of women — inspired in part by his three sisters and, later, his daughters. He adored being outside, hunting, fishing, running his English Setters, playing tennis, and sailing. He also enjoyed playing squash at Boston’s Union Boat Club, of which he was president from 1968 to 1971. He also was an avid reader, particularly of histories, and a lover of the arts, music, literature, and travel. His job took him all over the world, but he also enjoyed family road trips, especially if they included stops at historical markers.

Mr. Talcott devoted time and resources to preserving nature through work for Connecticut River Conservancy, The Trustees of Reservations, Center for Plant Conservation, and Mass Audubon. He also was a devoted volunteer at the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. His family will remember his sense of justice, his love of people, and a profound faith that helped him see the best in any situation.

He remained connected to the SPS community throughout his life, serving as form agent and joining the Hargate Society.

Survivors include his wife, Jane McCurrach Talcott; his daughters, Julia M. Meigs, Barbara G. Talcott ’79, and Margaret M. Scharer, and their husbands, James Meigs, Douglas Borchard, and Scott Scharer ’80; eight grandchildren, including Samuel B. Talcott ’06 and Benjamin T. Borchard ’10; and two great-granddaughters. 1951 Augustus Ledyard “Led” Smith, Jr. a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, known for his quick wit and love of family, died on Oct. 18, 2020, after a brief illness at his home in Bolton, Massachusetts, surrounded by loving friends and family. He was 88.

Mr. Smith was born on Sept. 27, 1932, to Augustus Ledyard Smith of the Form of 1921 and Nancy Falk Mayhew Smith. He grew up in Wisconsin, entering St. Paul’s School as a First Former in the fall of 1945. At SPS, he was a member of the Missionary Society and La Junta and played football for Delphian. He formed many lifelong friendships at the School.

He attended Harvard, where he was a member of the Fly Club, but left to proudly serve America as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his B.A. from Bentley School of Business in 1961.

In 1955, Mr. Smith met and married his soulmate, Jacqueline Walker, and the couple raised their family in Bolton. He worked for 55 years for the Rex Lumber Company, holding many titles but serving primarily as chief operating officer. At Rex, Mr. Smith developed deep ties and friendships with the many families who worked beside him; he truly loved his job.

A strong believer in giving back to his community, Mr. Smith served on numerous boards and held many positions in the Town of Bolton, including as town selectman. He was a founding member of the Bolton Lions Club and was passionate about sharing his time and knowledge.

Mr. Smith will be remembered as a man who never missed a chance to raise a glass in appreciation of others. He also will be remembered for his legendary love for his wife, who predeceased him on June 25, 2011; his fierce independence, quick wit, and sense of humor; his sharp intelligence, military-grade toughness; and his mission of caring for others. He was a man whose influence had a profound impact on the people fortunate enough to be in his circle.

He is survived by his five children, Katharine Fairfield, Margaret Smith, A. Ledyard Smith III, Robert Smith, and Josette Rezac; his siblings, Sandra Smith Reed, Camilla Smith, and Charles C. Mayhew III; and seven grandchildren.

1952 Frederick Chaplin “John” Witsell, Jr. a beloved family man, loyal alumnus, and former trustee, died at his home in Hobe Sound, Florida, on July 15, 2021, following a long illness. He was 87.

Born in Orange, New Jersey, on March 22, 1934, Mr. Witsell was the son of Frederick C. Witsell, Sr. and Elizabeth Moehring Witsell. He attended Collegiate School in New York City before entering St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1948. At SPS, he competed with Old Hundred and Shattuck and sang with the Glee Club.

Mr. Witsell earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Virginia in 1956. While a senior there, he married Daphne Towne, with whom he shared 52 years of devoted marriage until her death in 2008. After college, Mr. Witsell enlisted in the U.S. Army and honorably served in the Nike missile project for two years. He retired as a first lieutenant.

Mr. Witsell’s professional career began with a subsidiary of Bristol Myers. He next joined JP Morgan as a trainee in 1959. His career there spanned more than three decades until his retirement as managing director in 1993, at which point he and Daphne built a house in Hobe Sound. From there, Mr. Witsell continued working, becoming a director and vice chairman of JP Morgan FSB in Palm Beach, Florida. He continued his work until the firm merged with Chase in 2000.

Outside of work, Mr. Witsell devoted a significant amount of time to institutions that were near and dear to him. He was a trustee of St. Paul’s School from 1976 to 1980. He also served as president of the SPS Alumni Association, as a form director, and was at one time the grandparent chair of the Parents Committee. Additionally, he was involved as a trustee of the Village of Lattingtown (New York), trustee and treasurer of The Green Vale School, and was a governor and treasurer of Piping Rock Club. Mr. Witsell also was a longtime director of Penn Virginia Corporation and a director of Mercom Corporation.

In Florida, Mr. Witsell served on the vestry and Outreach Committee of Christ Memorial Chapel in Jupiter Island, was a board member of Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, and was president and life board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin County in Hobe Sound. He also devoted time to the Florida Philharmonic.

Mr. Witsell treasured his time with family and close friends. As a member of Piping Rock, Meadow Brook, Pine Valley, Bald Peak Colony, Ekwanok, Loblolly, Seminole, and The Everglades, he enjoyed the community and friendships he developed over the years and took great enthusiasm in playing golf and bridge.

Mr. Witsell is survived by his daughter, Deborah; his son, Frederick “Rick” Witsell III ’74; and four grandchildren, including Haley Witsell ’03. In addition to his wife, he was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth Witsell Eaton. 1953 Benjamin Smart Warren III a devoted family man, who lived life to the fullest, died on July 16 , 2021, surrounded by his family. A resident of Potomac, Maryland, he was 86 years old and is remembered for his love of baseball (especially the Chicago Cubs) and music.

Mr. Warren was born on June 10, 1935. He arrived at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1949, where he was a member of the Acolyte’s Guild, wrote for The Pelican, and played baseball, football, and hockey. As Mr. Warren would later recall, one of his fondest memories of SPS was “stickball games after dinner on Drury yard in the spring of 1952.”

He enrolled at the University of Virginia, where he earned his LL.B. (1960) and his J.D. (1963). After service in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. Warren joined the law firm Pattishall McAuliffe in Chicago and Washington, D.C. He worked for the firm, where he eventually made partner, for more than 40 years. The focus of his work was domestic and international trademark law in addition to copyright and unfair competition law.

In 1958, Mr. Warren married Margo Pirie and the couple raised daughters Mimi, Alison, and Leslie.

Three separate battles with cancer made Mr. Warren value each day. Following his retirement, he and Margo traveled frequently, and Mr. Warren began playing the piano. He was also a longstanding member of St. Francis Episcopal Church. Mr. Warren knew what he valued most in life: “Hard work, honesty, a love of life, and the Lord,” he said. “[You] must meet my daughters to judge whether I succeeded.” He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Margo; their daughters; and three grandchildren.

1953 Alexander “Sandy” Watts died on May 21, 2021, at the age of 86 from injuries sustained in a freak kitchen fire at his home. He was a resident of Bass Harbor, Maine, at the time of his death.

Born on April 4, 1935, in New York City, Mr. Watts was the youngest of four sons of Bigelow and Helen Watts. He entered St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1948. He rowed with Shattuck and competed with Old Hundred.

Mr. Watts matriculated at Harvard, where he earned his B.A. in 1957. Following his undergraduate studies, Mr. Watts served in the U.S. Marine Corps before moving to New York City with his wife, Eleanor. The couple eventually moved to Westport, Connecticut, where they raised their two children and cared for many dogs and cats.

In 1965, he earned his MBA from New York University while launching his career with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. After beginning as an actuary, Mr. Watts switched to the investment side and became a vice president in the company’s highly successful utility sector. He remained at Met Life for nearly four decades until his retirement in 1998.

An avid traveler and lover of nature, Mr. Watts explored many of the national parks with his family, making his retirement to Acadia a fitting move. He enjoyed many outdoor activities, including kayaking, Nordic and alpine skiing, hiking, and tennis.

While at St. Paul’s, Mr. Watts developed an interest in collecting coins and stamps. This hobby eventually blossomed into a passion that remained with him throughout his life. He had an extensive collection of U.S. coins, including Indian Head pennies and the latest quarters featuring the national parks. He focused on commemorative coins, including singles and plate blocks.

Mr. Watts delighted in being a grandfather and enjoyed splitting his time between Redding, Connecticut, which afforded him the opportunity to be closer to his two granddaughters, and Bass Harbor, Maine, where he and Eleanor managed a summer rental business.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor; his daughter, Frances; his daughter-in-law, Rebecca; his granddaughters, Natalie and Emma; and his grandsons, Alex and Clayton. Mr. Watts was predeceased by his son, Alex, and his brothers, Bigelow Watts ’41, Robert Watts ’44, and William Watts ’48.

1954 Thomas Robson Carper a celebrated poet and public servant, died on June 9, 2021, at the age of 84. Originally from Morristown, New Jersey, he was a resident of Cornish, Maine, at the time of his death.

Born on Nov. 3, 1936, Dr. Carper was the son of Wood Bowyer Carper, Jr. and Eleanor Robson Carper. He entered St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1950. At the School, he sang with the Choir and Glee Club and was involved in theatre. He was a wrestler and rowed with Halcyon.

Dr. Carper earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard in 1958, an M.A. from New York University in 1967, and a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1973.

While working as a foreign language recordings editor at Holt, Rineheart and Winston in New York City, Dr. Carper met the former Janet Holmes, who was an editor of French and German textbooks. The couple was married for 56 years and eventually left New York City for Maine, following a brief period during which Dr. Carper edited books for Oxford Press.

During those years, Dr. Carper became a professor of English at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, where he remained for many years, teaching courses in poetry and creative writing. He and Janet established their home in Cornish and became heavily involved in the local community.

Known for writing sonnets, Dr. Carper published three volumes of poetry: Fiddle Lane (1991), From Nature (1995), and Distant Blue (2003), the latter earning him the prestigious Richard Wilbur Award.

In addition to his poetry and teaching, Dr. Carper was passionate about singing and was a member of New York’s Canby Singers and the Cornish Trio. His involvement in the Cornish community extended beyond the arts as he served as a selectman and as secretary of the board of trustees for Bonney Memorial Library.

In addition to his wife, Janet, Dr. Carper is survived by his brothers, Nicholas W. Carper ’57 and Timothy S. Carper ’61; and several nieces and nephews.

1954 Duncan Whiteside a leading disability rights advocate, died of natural causes on June 10, 2021, at his home in New York City, after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Mr. Whiteside’s great-grandfather, George Cheyne Shattuck, Jr., founded St. Paul’s School.

Born in Boston on Nov. 30, 1935, Mr. Whiteside was the son of Frederick S. Whiteside of the Form of 1918 and Caroline Freeman Lawrence. He arrived at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1949. At SPS, he sang with the Choir and the Glee Club, wrote for Horae Scholasticae, and was a member of the Missionary Society, the Cadmean/Concordian Literary Society, and the Scientific Association. He competed with Old Hundred in cross country, football, and hockey.

He studied Russian in the U.S. Army and, in 1959, was one of 75 Americans chosen by President Eisenhower to represent the country at the American National Exhibition in Moscow. Mr. Whiteside graduated from Harvard in 1961 and received an MBA from New York University in 1971. He then joined Chase Manhattan Bank as an international lending officer based in Frankfurt. He left Chase in the 1970s and spent the rest of his career in the nonprofit sector at Mobilization for Youth, the Council on Adoptable Children, and as the Director of One to One. He served on many nonprofit boards and chaired the Port Washington Community Chest and the International Association for Religious Freedom. He also chaired the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock’s Veatch Program, a national philanthropic giving program. Mr. Whiteside served as vice chair of the Governor’s Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities for many years and as board chair of the Epilepsy Foundation of New York City.

In 1983, Mr. Whiteside co-founded the Maidstone Foundation, which helped people with rare or multiple disabilities get the services they needed. Later, Mr. Whiteside used his Russian language skills at Maidstone to provide direct services to Russian immigrants with disabled family members.

Mr. Whiteside married Elena Scott in 1960, Sandra Gates in 1976, and Mariette Bates in 2011.

He enthusiastically embraced the times in which he lived, and his interests were so broad and his intellect so lively that it is hard to capture his life in a few words; Mr. Whiteside was in the Army with Elvis Presley, at the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968, published work in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and is included in the National Historic Recognition Project, which notes the most effective social change agents in the field of developmental disabilities. He loved sailing, traveling the world, nature, his pets, and being a father. He will be remembered for his kindness, curiosity, sense of humor, love of adventure, and his commitment to social justice.

He leaves his wife, Mariette Bates; his children, Nicholas Whiteside, Michael Whiteside, and Sylvia Whiteside Morgan; four grandchildren; his brother, Haven Whiteside; and his sister, Henrietta Tranum. He was predeceased by his sister, Laura Butts. 1956 Frederick Edward Guest II a loving father and husband, who threw himself into pursuits that helped revitalize his community, died on July 8, 2021, in New York City with his wife of 33 years, Carole, by his side. He was 83 and is remembered as a gentle and generous man.

Mr. Guest was born in New York on Feb. 13, 1938, to Winston F. C. Guest of the Form of 1923 and Helena W. McCann. Family accomplishments coursed through several generations of his family. His father, who founded Guest Airlines Mexico, was an international polo player and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. His mother was a granddaughter of department store founder F. W. Woolworth. Mr. Guest’s paternal grandfather, Frederick E. Guest, was a member of Parliament and first cousin of Winston Churchill. His grandmother, Amy Guest, was a daughter of Henry Phipps (Form of 1902), the philanthropist and partner of industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Mrs. Guest also was a prominent women’s suffragist and aviation enthusiast. After Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic, Mrs. Guest wanted to be the first woman to make headlines for the same. When her family objected, she offered the opportunity to Amelia Earhart, underwriting her successful transatlantic flight.

Mr. Guest arrived at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1952. During his time at the School, he skied, played tennis, and was involved in theatre. He earned a degree in economics in 1960 from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. His business career was long and varied. For the first three years after college, Mr. Guest served as the director of research at Troster Singer & Company. Over the next decade, he worked in finance at Smith Barney, New York State Urban Development Corp., and Lehman Brothers. From 1974 to 1982, Mr. Guest was chairman of Bessemer Securities Corporation. During this time, he served as vice chairman of subsidiaries within the company as well as chairman of Phipps Land Company.

Mr. Guest was proud of his work restoring the historic Vinoy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida, which, for a time, was the official home of the Women’s Tennis Association. He also was instrumental in revitalizing the city as president of Vinoy Development Corporation from 1984 to 1996. In 1997, Mr. Guest founded Guest Capital LLC, a private investment fund. For more than 30 years, he was a trustee of Phipps Houses, New York City’s oldest and largest nonprofit developer of affordable housing.

As a young polo player, Mr. Guest had a three-goal handicap. Later in life, he was a member of the Meadow Club in Southampton, New York, where he won the club tennis tournament seven times.

In 1963, Mr. Guest married Stephanie Wagner, and together the couple raised four children. In 1988, he married Carole Baldoff Kerr. Over the next three decades, the two were inseparable and their loving marriage was an inspiration to those who knew them. In addition to his adoring wife, Carole, Mr. Guest is survived by his children, Stephanie W. Guest, Victoria W. Guest, Vanessa W. Hope, Frederick E. Guest III, and Andrew C. Guest; four grandchildren; and his siblings, Winston, Cornelia, and Alexander Guest.

1957 Norris Vaux Claytor a devoted family man and enthusiastic conservationist, died on Aug. 8, 2021, at his home in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Mr. Claytor was known for his strong wit, love of nature, and finding great joy in mentoring others. He was 81.

Mr. Claytor was born in Philadelphia on Sept. 12, 1939, the second of Mary and Richard Claytor’s three children. His notable ancestors included Jared Ingersoll, Jr., his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather and a signer of the U.S. Constitution. A great-great-grandfather, Richard Vaux, was the mayor of Philadelphia in 1856 and later a U.S. Representative.

Mr. Claytor arrived at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1953. His great-grandfather, Stephen Ingersoll (Form of 1870), grandfather, Edward Ingersoll (Form of 1902), and uncle, Warren Ingersoll (Form of 1927) preceded him in Concord. At SPS, he was a member of the Yearbook Committee and the Missionary Society, and he competed in lacrosse, football, and boxing.

Mr. Claytor completed a degree in psychology at Ursinus College in 1964. As an undergraduate, he became a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry (founded 1774), a Pennsylvania National Guard unit that has served in every war since the American Revolution. In 1959, he was elected to the active roll and, in 1965, was promoted to first sergeant, becoming one of the youngest to attain that leadership position.

After serving as executive director for Philadelphia Conservationists and Natural Lands Trust in the 1970s, Mr. Claytor moved into healthcare administration. He held several high-level positions, including executive director of strategic planning for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he helped expand patient access and modernize the facility.

Mr. Claytor and his first wife, Lynda Leonard, had three sons and a daughter. Following a divorce, he met Virginia Robertson in 1990. They married in 2005.

Mr. Claytor’s lifelong passion for animals began when he was growing up on a farm in Spring House, Pennsylvania, where he had a pet screech owl and the family cared for nine dogs. Later in life, he was known to travel in the company of a variety of dogs, whom he always considered his capable “business associates.”

Mr. Claytor resided on his own hobby farm, which he affectionately called Roconante. The place became a touchpoint for many in his life. His love for stewarding the land extended far beyond his own property. Mr. Claytor was a member and officer on multiple boards, including the Philadelphia Zoo, The Nature Conservancy, Schuylkill River Greenway Association, and Upper Merion Park and Historic Foundation. In Upper Merion, he oversaw the networking of private landowners and local government to establish a 105-acre nature preserve, now the McKaig Nature Education Center.

Mr. Claytor maintained a spirit for life that was no doubt inspired by his mother, whose love of flying propelled her to become a pilot. Mr. Claytor loved to travel, often bringing his children with him for adventures in skydiving, camping, fly-fishing, sailing, and motorcycling.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; his children, Thomas, Brannon, Cassandra Carroll, and Warren; eight grandchildren; and his sister, Mary Ingersoll Smith. He was predeceased in 1960 by his brother, Thomas Claytor ’55.

1957 Gordon D. Seward a devoted family man, died unexpectedly in his sleep on May 5, 2021, just shy of his 82nd birthday. He was a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina, at the time of his death.

Born on May 16, 1939, Mr. Seward was the son of George and Carroll Seward. He grew up in White Plains and Scarsdale, New York, and entered St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in September of 1953. He competed in cross country for Old Hundred, rowed with Halcyon, and was a member of the Library Association. Known among his peers as a loyal friend, Mr. Seward remained close with numerous SPS classmates, including his lifelong friend John Mulford, who predeceased him.

After graduating from St. Paul’s, Mr. Seward enrolled at the University of Virginia. He earned his B.A. in 1961 and went to work for Buckeye Partners (formerly Buckeye Pipeline). Eventually, he joined IBM, where he had a long and successful career in a variety of marketing positions, including as a director of marketing in charge of memory storage for large corporations. Mr. Seward remained with IBM until his retirement in 2000.

In 1969, Mr. Seward married Isobel Evans, with whom he shared more than 50 years of happy marriage. Together, they made their home in Westchester County, New York, first in Katonah and then in Pound Ridge. They raised a son and became devoted grandparents, eventually retiring to North Carolina.

Mr. Seward also was a devoted volunteer for charitable organizations in his local community. For a number of years, he participated in food drives for seniors through the Episcopal Church and was also involved with the Second Harvest Community Food Bank.

Mr. Seward is survived by his wife, Isobel; his son Andrew; his daughter-in-law, JoJo; three grandchildren; his brother, James Seward ’67; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.

1962 Nathaniel Cameron “Nat” Bradley a kind and giving man, who devoted his career to nursing, died peacefully at home on Feb. 17, 2021, following a period of declining health. He was 76.

Mr. Bradley was born in Boston on April 5, 1944, to Cameron Bradley and Anne Louise Schieffelin “Co” Bradley. He grew up on Wolfpen Farm in Southborough, Massachusetts, with his three sisters.

Prior to enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1958, Mr. Bradley attended Fay School in Southborough. At SPS, he played hockey and soccer and ran track for Isthmian. He was a supervisor and a member of the Acolyte’s Guild. He was awarded the Thompson Memorial Trophy in 1961.

Mr. Bradley graduated summa cum laude from Babson College in 1975. He went on to earn his RN at Massachusetts General Hospital. He joined the U.S. Army and was sent to Vietnam to care for wounded soldiers, children, and anyone else who needed his loving care.

In his long career, he served as the night supervisor at Metropolitan State Hospital for Children in Waltham, Massachusetts, for many years, before moving to Gouldsboro, Maine, where he worked at Winter Harbor Marina until his retirement.

He was known as a loving, giving human being who volunteered his many gifts to organizations in the Ellsworth/Gouldsboro area. Mr. Bradley made many dear friends through his involvement with AA. He was loved by those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

He is survived by his wife, Jane Segal Bradley; three sisters; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins, who loved him dearly.

1976 David Cadwallader Cates, Jr. a concert harpsichordist and early music historian, devoted father, and gourmet cook, who entertained loved ones with feasts, died on November 30, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. He was 62 years old.

Mr. Cates was born on August 29, 1958, to Eleanor and David Cates. He grew up in New York City, attending The Buckley School before enrolling at St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1971. Mr. Cates competed with Delphian and Halcyon.

Upon graduation, Mr. Cates enrolled at University of Chicago, where he earned a B.A. in 1981. He pursued a career in finance, first with Towers Perrin and then with Kaiser Permanente. He retired from finance in 2001 to devote himself to the study and performance of early Baroque keyboard music, especially that written for the harpsichord, his favored instrument. In addition to playing concerts throughout the U.S., Mr. Cates recorded and released harpsichord music by J. S. Bach and Johann Froberger. Mr. Cates also was a wonderful chef, who mastered the arts of Thai, French, and Chinese cooking. He charmed his many dinner guests with an innovative style and ornate presentation.

Mr. Cates was predeceased by his father, David. He is survived by his mother, Eleanor; his daughters, Melanie and Sophie; his partner, Deanne, and her daughters, Ava and Hannah; and his siblings, Gwendolyn, Eli, Marjorie, and Lilian. 1981 Andrew Reed Sutherland a gifted teacher, adventurer, and devoted family man, died from a head injury on May 10, 2021, at the age of 57. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Born in Amman, Jordan, on Sept. 25, 1963, Mr. Sutherland was the son of Peter and Carol Sutherland. He spent most of his early years in the Middle East as a member of a career diplomatic family. He entered St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1977.

While at SPS, Mr. Sutherland found a lifelong mentor in lacrosse coach Cliff Gillespie. He also played football and was a member of the Missionary Society and the Cum Laude Society. An excellent student, Mr. Sutherland was awarded a Morehead Scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He graduated in 1986 with a B.A. in zoology.

A natural leader, Mr. Sutherland was presented with the Ernest L. Mackie Award during his junior year at UNC for “outstanding character, scholarship, and leadership.” He also was a member of the Chi Psi and the Order of the Old Well, which recognized students who contributed in exemplary ways to UNC. Following his graduation, Mr. Sutherland took full advantage of the Morehead Scholarship’s travel opportunities around the world.

While on a visit in Taiwan, Mr. Sutherland was invited to teach English. It was there that he met the love of his life, YuHua Kuo. The couple married and established the Blue World English Language School in the city of Kaohsiung, where Mr. Sutherland served as director. In 2002, they returned to the United States after the birth of their daughters, Natalia Yu-Hsin (“jade heart”) and Maria-Petra AnLing (“tranquil spirit”).

Back in the U.S., Mr. Sutherland taught grade school in the Chevy Chase, Maryland, area for many years and received his master’s in education at Johns Hopkins University in 2008. He wrote a children’s book, Lei Long, which he was in the process of editing while working on a second one.

A lover of nature and culture, Mr. Sutherland and his family traveled the world. He enjoyed exploring nature, relishing the solitude that camping and hiking offered. Always an adventurer, Mr. Sutherland never lost his spirit for travel or his zest for life. His memory will be cherished by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, YuHua; his daughters, Natalia and Maria; his mother, Carol; his siblings, Anora McGaha, Paul Sutherland, and Susan Sutherland, and their spouses; numerous aunts and uncles; and his nephew, Jason Hsu. He was predeceased by his father, Peter A. Sutherland.

Building Community

Mike Howard ’64 and a team of volunteers are restoring a Connecticut cemetery that commemorates Revolutionary War veterans and neighbors.

JANA F. BROWN

small cemetery, nestled within the coastal town of Fairfield, Connecticut, is the final resting place of the most indi vidual Revolutionary War veterans in the country.

The 1,000-headstone burial ground on Bronson Road in Fairfield’s Greenfield Hill section sits just down the road from its namesake Congregational Church. Since 2016, the cemetery has been the beneficiary of a steady restoration effort. Mike Howard ’64 joined the cause in 2017, a year after his friend and fellow parishioner Jeff Taylor decided to honor those buried in Greenfield Hill. The more than 100 soldiers of the Revolutionary War are laid to rest alongside veterans of the French and Indian War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, along with other notable Fairfield residents. The graveyard also commemorates children who died in infancy and entire families buried side-by-side,

Awith many descendants now members of the church. The oldest dated stone reads 1737. For the last four years, Howard has teamed with Taylor and a dozen or so other volunteers (including Mike Moore ’67) at the cemetery on Wednesday and Friday mornings. Weather permitting, the group — self-identified as the “Grinning Gravers” — works for a few hours, beginning just after sunrise. The labor is arduous, yet satisfying, ranging from matching up disparate pieces of soft stone that have been separated by weather and years to standing the epoxy-repaired markers upright in a straight line. Taylor received special training from an expert in Massachusetts to learn how to reunite the detached sections of slate and limestone, before receiving approval from the town to proceed.

“Some of them are extremely heavy, weighing hundreds of pounds and, even with three or four of us, we can’t lift them,” Howard explains. “We are dependent on a one- to two-ton capacity aluminum tripod for lifting them into place and centering them.”

Strings laid out on the ground map out the location of each monument. A group from the Daughters of the American Revolution has used solvent, brushes, and “a fair bit of patience,” according to Howard, to return many of them to their original glory. Visitors to the burial ground will notice a section of restored white monoliths as a visual sign of the care that has been taken to preserve them.

“The headstones really need to be cleaned,” Howard says. “These people and their stories come to life when you can actually read what is inscribed.”

Howard served one tour of duty in Vietnam for the U.S. Army, having graduated from Officer Candidate School, Airborne, and Ranger Schools at Ft. Benning, Georgia, before spending his career in financial services in New York, Washington, Chicago, and San Francisco. He retired eight years ago. While not a student of the Revolutionary War before he got involved in the Greenfield Hill project, Howard has become fascinated by those whose names are carved into the markers his hands are touching. That includes a memorial to Abraham Baldwin, minister, politician, first president of the University of Georgia, and a signer of the U.S. Constitution, who died in 1807.

“This has prompted me to take much more of an interest in who is buried in the cemetery,” Howard says. “It all started with Jeff’s interest in Abraham Baldwin, but it includes all of the many patriots and important members of the Greenfield Hill [neighborhood].”

In addition to building community on Wednesdays and Fridays, the cemetery restoration project also has garnered wider support from the Town of Fairfield, which has donated cement, gravel, and loam to the effort. Town employees charged with mowing the grass at Greenfield Hill take care to leave space for Howard and others to rebury the headstones into the earth, sometimes propped up by cement and mortar to counteract years of deterioration.

The target date for completion of the graveyard restoration is 2025, when Greenfield Hill Congregational Church will celebrate its 300th anniversary. By that time, the hope is that the volunteers who are writing biographies of the Revolutionary War veterans interred in the cemetery will have completed their research and created an interactive app that will allow visitors to learn about the dead on their smartphones.

“We hope people standing in front of the headstones will be able to pull up all of the history that has been gleaned,” Howard explains. “The fact that there are at least 100 Revolutionary War dead buried in the cemetery forces us to think about their lives, what they stood for, how they died, what regiment they served in, and ultimately how they felt about the cause they ended up giving their lives for. Trying to keep that memory and the artifacts of their lives is not lost on us.”

ABOVE: The Grinning Gravers logo; Mike Howard ’64 at work in the cemetery; and BELOW: Some of the stones that commemorate those buried at Greenfield Hill.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Members of the Alumni Association Executive Committee work with form directors and other volunteer leaders on a variety of initiatives designed to keep alumni connected to one another and the School. They welcome your ideas for strengthening the Alumni Association and look forward to hearing from you.

WILL DUNN III ’02 williamdunn3@gmail.com President

SHAUN REIN ’96 shaunrein@hotmail.com Executive Vice President

AMACHIE ACKAH ’90 amachie@hotmail.com The SPS Fund Chair

CAROLINE LA VOIE ’88 P’20,’21 carolinelavoie@me.com Vice President

GRAHAM BROWNE ’04 grahambrowne@gmail.com

ALISON CODY ’88 P’20,’22,’25 alisoncody@mac.com

BETH ANNE GEORGE ’13 * elisabeth_george@brown.edu

* Form Director CARYN CROSS HAWK ’76 P’09 crosshawk@aol.com

RAYMOND JOSEPH, JR. ’90 rjoseph_99@yahoo.com

ELIOT LARSON ’69 * ewlarson@comcast.net

BEN LOEHNEN ’96 * bloehnen@gmail.com

DORIEN NUNEZ ’75 * omniresearch@aol.com

PAGE SARGISSON ’93 pagesargisson@gmail.com

YASMIN VERA ’09 yasminvera@gmail.com

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