IN MEMORY
1959
Leland Lyon Moyer passed away on January 6, 2011 at age 69. Lee attended Wilmington Friends and The Hill School in Pottstown PA, graduating in 1959. Lee then graduated from Trinity College, Hartford CT, and joined the United States Marine Corps, serving his country until 1965. He worked at companies, such as DuPont, Burlington Industries, J.P. Stevens, and Atari, while attending classes at N.Y.U. to earn his M.B.A. Lee was involved in several business partnerships, including a company that handled uniquely designed apparel for individuals suffering from diabetes. In 2005, Lee became the Vice Chairman of Connecticut based marketing and public relations firm, Penn Gardner Inc. Lee was an avid golfer, and passionate fan of the Eagles and Phillies. Lee’s true passion, however, was his work and the projects and clients to which he was dedicated. Lee is survived by his life and business partner, Penelope Forman; a sister; his former wife, Nina Vosters Moyer ’61, and their three sons; Penelope’s daughter; and one grandchild. Robert D. Nutting of Leesburg, VA, died on January 8, 2011 at Fairfax Nursing Center. He was a beloved husband, step-father, and stepgrandfather.
1960
Elizabeth Cameron Nagle, age 67, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on January 7, 2011. Elizabeth attended Friends, but left in 1957. She is survived by her daughter and cat, and by church family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Wesley Nagle ’57. The Nagle family lived in Alapocas for many years.
1968
Faye Hamlin Daniel, of Annapolis, MD, died on December 24, 2010, the result of a rare, spontaneous brain disease. Faye’s undergraduate degree was from Agnes Scott College, and she received Master’s Degrees in philosophy and religion from Johns Hopkins and in education administration from Indiana University. Faye was a gifted educator, serving as principal of a Charter School in Indianapolis and then of Tyler Heights School in Annapolis. Before raising her daughters, Faye obtained her pilot’s license as the sole female student in her flight school. Her devoted husband, William M. Daniel, was at her side throughout her illness. She is also survived by her mother, two daughters, two brothers, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, and uncles.
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Spring 2011 • Friends magazine
Former Head of School Former Headmaster Charles Wetherill Hutton died on February 12, 2011, in Asheville, NC, his home for 33 years. “Mr. Hutton” attended Olney Friends School in Ohio, where his father was Headmaster. He received a BS from the College of Wooster, an MS in Geology from Ohio State, and also attended the Boston University School of Education. He was on the faculty of Westtown School; Head of the Science Department at Moses Brown School; Headmaster of Oakwood Friends, as well as Wilmington Friends; and Head of the School Consortium of New Jersey. He also served as fund raising and development consultant to educational and religious organizations for Marts & Lundy and Hutton Associates, and as a planned giving consultant for the Appalachian College Association.
Charles W. Hutton, 1917-2011
Charles Hutton was a member of the American Friends Service Committee, Research for Better Schools, and the Headmasters’ Association; he also served in leadership roles for the Friends Council on Education. He loved all aspects of nature, especially those found in the mountains of North Carolina and on the coast of Maine. In his last year as Headmaster at Friends, the Class of 1973 dedicated its yearbook to Charles Hutton, with the inscription: “The headmaster of a school has a difficult job to do. We dedicate this yearbook to Charles W. Hutton, who has for the past ten years worked with great conviction to guide Friends School in new directions. We wish him happiness for the future.” Mr. Hutton is survived by his wife, Jean Ramey Hutton, children Christine Hutton ’63, Richard Hutton ’64, and Charlotte Hutton DeBell ’67; Jean’s two daughters; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family kindly directed memorial contributions to Wilmington Friends and Olney Friends Schools.
Former Trustee
Davis Godfrey Durham of Wilmington, DE, and Playa Carrillo, Costa Rica, died on December 4, 2010, in Costa Rica at age 96. Dr. Durham graduated from Warren High School, New Mexico Military Institute, the University of Pennsylvania, and Jefferson Medical College. He interned at the Delaware Hospital after medical school and served as a Battalion Aid Surgeon in World War II. He was awarded the European Theatre Ribbon with two battle stars, the Bronze Medal, and the Combat Medical Badge. Dr. Durham practiced ophthalmology in Wilmington since 1948 and also for many years at St. Luke’s Cataract & Intraocular Lens Institute in Tarpon Springs, FL. He was on the staff at the Medical Center of Delaware, St. Francis Hospital, and Wills Eye Hospital, and was Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He was certified by the American Board of Opthalmology. He was the first surgeon to introduce diamond knives, manufactured by the DuPont Company, in human surgery. He was also the first Delawarean ever to be elected to the prestigious American Ophthalmological Society. He was past president of the Delaware Academy of Medicine and the first medical director of the Ophthalmology Department of the Wilmington Medical Center. Often assisted by his wife, Harriet, an orthoptic technician, he was the first head of
the Eye Department of Project Hope, serving in Indonesia, Peru, Guinea, and Colombia. Other assignments included Alaska, Samoa, Haiti, South Africa, Nigeria, China, and Thailand. He was vice-president of Aid for International Medicine. Dr. Durham received the Brandywine College Award, Distinguished Delawarean Award for Distinguished Citizenship, Certificate of Award for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Significant Sig Award of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, the Hall of Fame of New Mexico Military Institute, and the Outstanding Humanitarian Award of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He published more than 30 scientific articles, and in partnership with DuPont engineers, developed a pneumatic application tonometer for measuring eye pressure in glaucoma patients. Dr. Durham was a member of the Wilmington Monthly Meeting of Friends, as well as the Rotary Club of Wilmington, Greenville Country Club, and The Explorers Club. He was proud to be a member of the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada. His wife, Harriet Frorer Durham ’42, died in 1991. Dr. Durham is survived by his five children, Davis G. Durham Jr. ’69, James F. Durham, Andrew C. Durham ’77, Jeffrey F. Durham ’78, and Dee Durham ’79; and by six grandchildren, Matthew and Lindsay Durham, Jack and Eliza Durham ’14, and Lauren ’18 and Ryan ’20 Evans. The family generously designated Friends School for memorial gifts.