For many years, he was treasurer of the Boys Club of Mt. Kisco, treasurer of the Marsh Sanctuary, and a driver for FISH. He also served as vestryman and later clerk of St. Mark's Church in Mt. Kisco. He leaves his wife, Phyllis R. Heppenhei.mer Dix, of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; two sons, Dennis, Jr. '66, and John Adruns '68; a daughter, Louise D. Rauh (wife of Steven S. Rauh '68); and six grandchildren. ROY NUTI, 1953
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Roy Nutt of Seattle, Wash., Orcas Island, Wash., and Darien, Conn. died of cancer on June 14, 1990. He was 59. Raised in Glastonbury, Conn., he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute before transferring to Trinity where he was a member of the Brownell Club. He received his B.S. degree in 1953. Upon graduation, he joined United Aircraft Corp. to work in programming research and development. He became one of the early experts in systems programming, the basic instructions that control a computer and simplify its use. He designed and developed the first widely used symbolic assembly program, called SAP, and was one of the programmers who developed the original FORTRAN lru1guage and compiler. He was also an instructor in Trinity's math department from 1957-1958. Foreseeing the demand for increasingly sophisticated systems software from computer manufacturers eager to broaden their markets, he co-founded Computer Sciences Corp. in 1959 in El Segundo, Calif. Seven years later the corporation was the largest publiclyowned company in the field of information sciences. A loyal Trinity alumnus, he had served on the Board of Trustees since 1983. He received one of the College's !50th Anniversary Awards, and, in 1988, he was awarded the Eigenbrodt Cup, the highest award that can be given an alumnus. When The Campaign for Trinity was launched, Roy and his wife, Ruth, contributed $2.5 million , the largest single gift in history from living benefactors. The gift has been used to name a professorship in fine arts in memory of Roy's father, the late Charles Nutt, and to help construct the new academic building. He leaves his wife, Ruth Heagle Nutt, of Seattle, Wash.; a daughter, Sarah Papageorge, of Leicester, Mass.; three sons, Robert, of Port Orchard, Wash., Micah '86, of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., and Thomas, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; and two grandsons. CLAUDE PETER ROTONDO, 1953 Claude P. Rotondo, Jr. of South Windsor, Conn. died on July 2, 1990. He was 58. Born in Simsbury, Conn., he graduated from Bristol High School before attending Trinity where he was a member of the Newman Club, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was salutatorian of his class and received his B.S. degree in 1953. In 1955, he graduated from Oakridge Reactor School in Tennessee. For the past 37 years, he had been employed as an engineer at Pratt &
Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford. During that time he was awarded four patents from United Technologies Corp. He was a communicant of the St. Pius X Society. Among his survivors are his wife, Shirley Hoerrner Rotondo, of South Windsor, Conn.; his mother, Miche lina Rotondo, of Cru1ton, Conn.; a son , Peter, of South Windsor, Conn.; three daughters, Catherine Pratt, of Colchester, Conn., Mary Ellen Smith, of Glastonbury, Conn., and Theresa Hotte, of Tolland, Conn.; three brothers; a sister; three grandsons; and a granddaughter.
preserve in Vermont. His hobbies included hiking, canoeing, fishing and gardening. Interested in the handicapped, he was for several years chairman of the judging of essays writte n by students of Connecticut schools to develop interest in the hiring of handicapped persons. He was also active in the judging of National Council of English Teachers essay contests. He leaves his wife, Elisabeth Hamilton Risdon, of West Hartford, Conn.; a son, Daniel H., of West Hartford; a daughter, Anne Lewis, ofTinmouth, Vt.; a sister; and three grandchildren.
JOHN EVAN STAMBAUGH, 1961 John E. Stambaugh of Williamstown, Mass. died on June 7, 1990 after a long illness. He was 50. Born in Harrisburg, Pa. , he graduated from Elizabethtown Area High School in Elizabethtown, Pa. before attending Trinity where he received his BA. degree in 1961 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. In 1963 he received his MA. degree, and in 1967, his Ph.D. degree, both from Princeton University. He had taught at Williams College since 1965 and had served several terms as chair and acting chair of the classics department. In addition, he had served on a number of College bodies, including a term as chair of the faculty steering committee and as secretary of the faculty. Specializing in the history and sociology of Greek and Roman religions and early Christianity, he wrote many articles and five books, including The Ancient Roman City. He was known for his ability to master a variety of foreign languages, most recently Japanese. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and had been a senior warden. Surviving are his wife, Paula Stambaugh, of Williamstown, Mass.; and two sons, John D., of Sru1 Diego, Calif., and Thomas G., of Bryn Mawr, Pa.
MASTERS DANIEL BOND RISDON, MA. 1938, Faculty Daniel B. Risdon of West Hartford, Conn., died on July 24, 1990. He was 83. Born in Danby, Vt., he graduated from Troy Conference Academy in Poultney, Vt. before attending Trinity where he received his BA. degree in 1930. He was awarded two master's degrees, one from Trinity in 1938 and one from Yale University in 1947. He also did graduate study at the University of Virginia and Cornell University. An Army veteran of World War U, he subsequently taught at Howe School in Howe, Ind.; Wheeler School in Stonington, Conn .; and Milton Academy in Milton, Mass. In 1936, he came to Trinity to teach English. His specialty was Chaucer; he also taught courses in 17thcentury English literature and British and continental prose fiction. He traveled widely throughout Europe, especially in England and Scotland, and lectured frequently on "Literary England" and "The Great Gardens of England." In the early 1970s, he became involved in developing a 200-acre reforestation project and bird and game
MARGUERITE MAGDLEAN COLEMAN, MA. 1946 Marguerite M. Coleman of Hartford, Conn. died on July 10, 1990. She received her B.S. degree from St. Joseph College in 1942, and her MA. degree from Trinity in 1946. She was a graduate of St. Frru1cis Hospital School of Nw路sing and did graduate work at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. She served on the staff of the faculty of St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing for many years. She is survived by a nephew, James Coleman, of Washington, D.C. ELEANOR LOUISE MCGEHAN, MA. 1952 Eleanor L. McGehan of Arlington, Texas died on April 24, 1990 after a lengthy illness. Born in East Hartford, Conn., she received her B.S. degree from Central Connecticut State University in 1945. In 1952, she received her MA. degree from Trinity. A longtime teacher, she taught at Noah Webster School in Hartford from 1944 to 1966, and the University of Hartford, College of Basic Studies, from 1966 to 1971. She leaves a sister, Faith M. Reichert; and a nephew, Stuart Reichert, both of Arlington, Texas. JOSEPH E. WOOLLEY, MA. 1952 Joseph E. Woolley of Hartford, Conn. died on June 10, 1990. Born in Hartford, he graduated from St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, Conn., and the North American Co!Jege in Rome. He received his MA. degree from Trinity in 1952. An Army veteran of World War II, he was a recipient of the Purple Heart. A longtime employee of the Wadhams & May Co., he was more recently with the State of Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance. He leaves his wife, Ge nevieve McCue Woolley, of Hartford; five sons and two daughters-in-law, Joseph E., Jr., of South Windsor, Conn., Richard B., of Block Island, R.I., Pe ter E. and Susan, of San Diego, Calif., Bruce J. and Margru路et, of West Hartford, and Christopher, of Hrutford; a sister and brotherin-law; and three grandchildren. MARY BEATRICE LOOMIS PIGGOTT, MA. 1953 Mary B. L. Piggott of Holyoke, Mass.
died on May 15, 1990. She was 80. Born in Holyoke, she graduated from St. J erome's High School and Castleton College in Vermont. In 1946, she received a B.S. degree from St. Joseph College, and in 1953, an MA. degree from Trinity. For many years she was a teacher in the Hartford school system. She leaves several cousins, including the Rev. John F. Greaney, of Lebanon, Pa. BETIY LOU STIDHAM , MA. 1981 Betty Lou Stidham of Memphis, Te nn. died on June 18, 1990 as a result of an attac k by dogs. She was 57. She received her B.S. degree in 1955 from Memphis State Co!Jege and an MA. in 1962 from Memphis State University. In 1981 , she received her MA. degree from Trinity. For 27 years she had been a teacher of Latin, Registrar, and Keeper of the Keys at St. Mary's Episcopal School in Memphis. An10ng her survivors is her brother, Dr. Howard D. Stidham '50, of Amherst, Mass.
HONORARIUS WILLIS LIVINGSTON MESlER REESE, LL.D. 1979 Willis L. M. Reese of Hewlett, Long Island died of cancer on July 9, 1990. He was 77. Born in Bernardsville, N.J., he graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. He received his A.B. degree from Yale College in 1935 and his LL.B. degree from Yale Law School in 1938. ln 1979, Trinity awarded him the honorary LL.D. degree. He served with the U.S. Army from 1941-1946, when he was discharged with the rank of captain. In 1946, he began teaching at Columbia Law School where he became the Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law and the director of the Parker School of Fore ign and Comparative Law. He retired in 1981, becoming professor emeritus. In 1948, he developed the first standard admissions test for American law schools. He was a director of the New York Legal Aid Society from 1951 to 1971, the chairman of Community Action for Legal Services in Harlem and the Bronx from 1967 to 1970 and the president of the Foreign Law Association from 1965 to 1968. He was also a former special hearing officer for the Justice Department on conscientious objectors, a president of the board of the Millbrook School and a mayor of Hewlett Bay Park. He had been an American delegate to the Hague Conference on Private International Law for five years and a chairman of the Committee on International Law of the New York State Bar Association and of the Board of Community Action for Legal Services. Surviving are his wife, Frances Stevens Reese, of Hewlett, N.Y.; a daughter, Frances, of New York, N.Y.; four sons, William, John and George, aJJ of Manhattan, and Alexander, of London; and six grandchildren.