In Memoriam

The section was updated October 5, 2019. Please note that deaths are reported as we receive notice of them. Therefore, alumni dates of death are not always reported chronologically.

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1940 L. Talbot Adamson

World War II veteran, businessman, storyteller, and civic leader, died at home at Waverly Heights in Gladwyne, Pa., on June 17, 2019. He was 97. Talbot Adamson was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on January 31, 1922, to William and Amelia (Green) Adamson. He grew up in nearby Chestnut Hill with his identical twin brother, William Adamson, Jr. ’40. Mr. Adamson attended William Penn Charter School in Germantown, Pa., before arriving at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1935. In his first year at the School, he captained the Delphian rugby team in the fall, won the Lower School squash championship in the winter, and rowed with the Shattuck second crew in the spring. A gifted athlete, Mr. Adamson played six different sports on 10 teams as a Sixth Former – five for Delphian and five for SPS. He led the Delphians to championships in football and hockey and to a tie for the title in baseball. He also distinguished himself in basketball, squash, and track. At the 1940 Anniversary track meet, Mr. Adamson was a member of the Delphian half-mile relay team, along with his brother, which set a record that held up for 25 years. The brothers, who enjoyed challenging friends to tell them apart, shared the Delphian Medal that year. He also was a member of the Missionary Society, the Library Association, the Scientific Association, and the Athletic Association.

Mr. Adamson left St. Paul’s for Princeton, where he played football and hockey and ran track. His 4 x 100m relay teams won the Heptagonal Games on Randall’s Island, N.Y. To the amusement of his fellow SPS alumni, Mr. Adamson continued his life as a sprinter by organizing an alumni dash at Anniversary Weekend. He won the event in 1943,1947, 1949, 1950, and 1952. Officially a member of the Class of 1944, Mr. Adamson earned his engineering degree from Princeton in three years, graduating in the fall of 1943 and enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He served in the Pacific aboard the USS PGM-11 and miraculously survived the Battle of Okinawa. He was promoted to Lieutenant JG. Assisting minesweepers, his ship rescued the surviving crew of the USS Emmons after it was severely damaged during the battle. Returning to civilian life in 1946, Mr. Adamson joined Bakelite Corp as a chemical engineer, followed by a decade at the Taylor Fibre Corp in Valley Forge. He worked on the design of printed circuit boards for television and helped Howard Head with the design of the world’s first metal Head ski. He then became interested in the development of the Common Market in Europe for the participation of American companies. He and his first wife, Dorothea Scott Adamson, raised a son and a daughter together. Sadly, Dorothea died in December of 1982.

Committed to serving his community, Mr. Adamson served as president of the Atlee Civic Association and was founder and president of the Radnor Land Conservancy. His favorite sports after college were sailing and skiing, but he also played tennis and golf and coached youth hockey. Upon retirement, his love of art inspired him to resume oil painting, which he had studied after graduating from SPS. At Waverly Heights, where his brother also resided, he was active on several committees. Mr. Adamson was a loyal fan of the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles, following them until two days before his death. He was a devoted father who taught his children to sail, ski, golf, and play tennis and hockey. He spent summers in York Harbor, Maine, during his youth, then later in Northeast Harbor on Mt. Desert. He loved to travel, especially to ski the Swiss Alps and tour England and, later, Scotland with his second wife, Maisie. He owned an impressive and colorful tie collection, of which he was very proud. Mr. Adamson was a patriot, who encouraged and supported the WWII memorial in Washington, D.C., and initiated a bench at SPS in honor of his classmates who died in the war. Dapper and charming, Mr. Adamson and his twin brother, Bill, were familiar members of the SPS family, attending reunions and many other School events over the years. He served as a form agent for the Form of 1940 up until the time of his death and was a member of the John Hargate Society. 

Mr. Adamson is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Maisie; his daughter, Sabina A. Wood; his son, Talbot S. Adamson; his stepsons, Richard C. Storey III and Peter K Storey; his grandsons, Harrison W. Wood III, Alexander S. A. Wood ’08, Richard, David, Timothy, and Alexander Storey; his granddaughter, Lydia Storey; and two great-granddaughters. He was predeceased on February 7, 2017, by his beloved twin brother, William Adamson, Jr. ’40.

1941 Kenneth Stuart Templeton, Jr.

A World War II veteran, renowned prankster, and optimist, died on February 3, 2019, in Durham, N.C. He had moved there from Orono, Maine, to be closer to family after the death of his wife three months earlier. Mr. Templeton was born in Evanston, Ill., on July 23, 1923, to Elizabeth Proudfit Templeton and Kenneth Stuart Templeton. He was raised in Lake Forest, Ill., where he attended local schools before arriving as St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1937. Mr. Templeton skied, ran track, and played football, hockey, squash, and tennis for Isthmian. He was a member of the Cum Laude Society, the Acolyte Guild, the Cadmean/Concordian Society, the Outing Club, and the Scientific Association and served as a house supervisor. Mr. Templeton earned Second Testimonials twice, First Testimonials once, and received a Dickey Prize in sacred studies in 1939.

He spent two years at Williams College until World War II interrupted his studies. Mr. Templeton volunteered to join the 10th Mountain Division – which included two other members of his SPS graduating form – and trained at Camp Hale in the Colorado Rockies, before being shipped to the front in Italy. He served as a Second Lieutenant and was injured in combat toward the end of the war. On April 22, 1945, Mr. Templeton was awarded the Bronze Star for “heroic achievement in action” for his part in guiding a line of tanks near Dan Benedetto, Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart for a wound received eight days later, on April 30, 1945, near Torbole, Italy. Mr. Templeton recovered at a hospital in Denver, Colo., before returning to Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., to complete his military service in the Ceremonial Detachment, a unit that supported military escorts for funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Templeton nearly died from a severe infection that came as a result of his injury in the war, and spent several months recovering in a Washington, D.C., hospital, while taking classes at George Washington University.

In 1947, the year after his return from service, Mr. Templeton married Lois Dickinson Main. Together the couple raised three children. They enjoyed 71 years of marriage until Lois’s death on November 7, 2018. Mr. Templeton finished his degree in history at Williams College in 1948, where he was elected Phi Beta Kapa. He earned his master’s from the University of Wisconsin in 1950, and taught at Kent School in Connecticut from 1950 to 1953, before moving to California to begin his career with institutions that supported the work of libertarian scholars. A self-described “lifelong libertarian and implacable enemy of authoritarianism,” Mr. Templeton liked to impress the friends of his teenage children by proclaiming himself an anarchist. In actuality, he was a traditional man who revered order and common sense, even while occasionally pushing those limits. The Templetons lived in Northern California and Indianapolis for most of their lives, with the majority of summers spent on Maine’s Hancock Point. The move to Indianapolis came in 1979, when Ken was offered a job, and the couple decided to relocate from their home in the San Francisco Bay area. In retirement, he did occasional work with Indianapolis-based Education Consultant Services.

Mr. Templeton loved to take his family on ski trips to California and Colorado, often including other relatives and friends. His sense of fun always came out on those travels. In his later years, he developed a fascination with John Wayne and became known as “Duke” to those who knew him well. His love for the “Wild West” featured a western expedition with Mr. Templeton, his son, John, and two of his grandsons following the route of the Oregon Trail. After more than 30 years of living in Indianapolis, in 2011, Ken and Lois moved to Orono, Maine, and spent the last seven years of their lives at Dirigo Pines, where Mr. Templeton enjoyed life in spite of increased challenges. Nothing stood in the way of a martini every evening and a bowl of ice cream before bed. He continued to enjoy playing pranks and teasing all who would put up with him, though his family was quick to assure newcomers that the jokes were a sign of affection.

Mr. Templeton was predeceased by his beloved wife, Lois, and his brother, James Stuart Templeton ’38. He is survived by his son, Kenneth, and his wife, Nancy; his son, John, and his wife, Emily; his daughter, Elizabeth; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

1942 Douglas Warner Franchot, Jr.

Who enjoyed a successful career as a private-sector lawyer and was known as an exceptionally loving and supportive father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died of heart failure at Riderwood Village retirement community home in Silver Spring, Md., on June 20, 2019. He was 97 and described by his son, Peter V.R. Franchot, as “alert, in good spirits, and free of pain in the days leading up to his death.” Mr. Franchot was born in Tulsa, Okla., on March 27, 1922, one of four children of Douglas W. Franchot, Sr. and Constance Lippincott Franchot. After the death of his father in 1928, Mr. Franchot’s mother moved to Baltimore and married Englishman Capt. Harold Money.

Mr. Franchot enrolled at Gilman School in 1930, and after his stepfather’s death in 1937, his mother moved into the Warrenton Apartments on North Charles Street in Guilford, a Baltimore neighborhood. Mr. Franchot began taking flying lessons in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1937, the year after he enrolled at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1936. At SPS, Mr. Franchot competed for Isthmian in boxing, football, baseball, and hockey. He was a member of the Cum Laude Society, and was selected as a prefect. He earned First Testimonials twice and Second Testimonials twice and earned Dickey Prizes in history and sacred studies. Mr. Franchot served as president of the Sixth Form in 1940-41 and received the President’s Medal at Graduation, where Rector Norman Nash shared, “You have a sound understanding of our standards and traditions and a good capacity for guiding the non-conformist and the recalcitrant and making the indifferent different.”

He began his undergraduate career at Yale and, in 1942, joined the Navy V-5 Program, where he eventually was trained to fly B-24 Liberator heavy bombers. Mr. Franchot received his pilot’s wings in 1944 and was assigned to the South Pacific, where he flew B-24s. At the end of World War II, he returned to Yale, earning his B.A. in 1946 and his J.D. in 1949. In 1944, Mr. Franchot married Janet “Jenny” Kerr, and moved with his wife and two young sons to Providence, R.I., where he began his law career. The marriage ended in divorce in 1972. In 1962, the family moved to Grosse Pointe, Mich., to join Ford Motor Co., where he handled legal matters for its tractor division. After moving to New York in 1966, Mr. Franchot became vice president and general counsel for Bristol-Myers Co., and was also vice president for development of the Drackett Co. He was named general counsel of Republic Steel Co. of Cleveland in 1975, a position he held for a decade, until being appointed general counsel of University Hospitals, also in Cleveland, from which he retired in 1998.

On September 22, 1974, Mr. Franchot married Maryann Smagula Franchot. Together the couple enjoyed 41 years of marriage, until her death in 2015. His son, Peter, called his father a kind, old-school gentleman, who never liked to talk about himself very much. He was known for his humility, quiet generosity, reverence for learning, and respect for others. Up until the end, Mr. Franchot was concerned about the future of America, and enjoyed conversations about the economy, politics, and science. “He was the consummate representative of what has become known as The Greatest Generation,” Peter Franchot said, “which overcame economic hardship at home and war abroad to lead our nation to prosperity.” 

He was predeceased on March 3, 2015, by his second wife, Maryann Smagula Franchot, and in 1998 by his daughter, Jenny Franchot. A brother, Nicholas Franchot ’37, died in 2000. Mr. Franchot is survived by his sons, Douglas W. Franchot III, Peter V.R. Franchot, and Michael L. Franchot and their spouses; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

1945 Henry Ferguson

Died peacefully on August 17, 2019, at the age of 92, after a lifetime devoted to cross-cultural understanding, Japanese gardening, and laughter. Born on May 31, 1927, in Schenectady, N.Y., to Harriet Rankin Ferguson and Charles Vaughan Ferguson of the Form of 1904, Dr. Ferguson circled the globe three times in the 1960s with his wife, Joan Metzger Ferguson, their four young children, and 14 pieces of luggage – without misplacing any kids or bags. While spending three years in India, Dr. Ferguson led family expeditions in the Himalayas, forded streams in a vintage car, and climbed temple towers, much to Joan’s consternation. With the rest of the family steeped in Indian music, Dr. Ferguson picked up Indian classical vocals in self-defense.

Dr. Ferguson was educated at Albany Academy prior to enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1940. At SPS, he was a member of the Library Association, the Acolyte Guild, and the Scientific Association and served as secretary of the SPS Band. He competed with Delphian in alpine skiing and rowed with Halcyon. Dr. Ferguson earned Second Testimonials in 1943 and 1944. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946 and graduated with an A.B. in social studies from Union College in 1950, earning the Ingham Prize in Social Studies that year. Dr. Ferguson received his A.M. (1954) and his Ph.D. in history (1958) from Harvard. He was a Columbia University Fellow and twice a Fulbright Fellow. From 1957 to 1969, he taught at Union College. He was a lecturer in intercultural studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., from 1969 to 1972 and directed the Educational Resources Center in New Delhi, India, from 1967 to 1969. In addition to his teaching duties at Union, Dr. Ferguson served as assistant director of admissions, chairman of the lectures section of the Lectures and Concerts Committee, and as co-chairman of the Hale Club, an honorary faculty-student literary society. For the 1960-61 academic year, he served as a senior teaching intern in oriental studies at Columbia College.

On July 18, 1953, Dr. Ferguson married his beloved Joan, and together the couple raised three daughters and a son. With his wife, he co-founded the cross-cultural educational publisher InterCulture Associates, Inc., and later he served as director of the Center for International Programs for the New York State Education Department. After retirement from government, Dr. Ferguson pursued a new career as a keynote speaker and international business consultant, with engagements as far afield as Switzerland and Singapore. In Albany, N.Y., he enjoyed building a Japanese garden, dissecting the news of the day, and solving the problems of the world with his fellow members at the Fort Orange Club long table. He served on the boards of Landis Arboretum and Historic Cherry Hill and was at one time a trustee of Rectory School in Pomfret, Conn.

Dr. Ferguson wrote and cartooned prolifically on topics as diverse as his broad imagination. He tackled post-colonial district administration in rural India, human rights and citizenship, and the secret lives of cats. In his words, some of these were “whimsical follies…[that] have made life worth the price of living.” He was the author of four books, including Tomorrow’s Global Executive and Globalistics: The Art and Science of Building a Profitable Transnational Business. Dr. Ferguson’s borderless personality included a love of the sea. He learned to sail as a young child in the waters off Fishers Island, N.Y., and later crewed on a yacht in the Bermuda Race. Ocean adventures were part of his lineage. His great-great-grandfather was Admiral Charles Wilkes, leader of the U.S. South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838, which discovered the landmass of Antarctica. Dr. Ferguson’s grandfather (Reverend Henry Ferguson of the Form of 1864 and, later, Third Rector of St. Paul’s) survived a shipwreck off the coast of Chile, making landfall in Hawaii after 43 days on an open lifeboat. The reporting by Samuel Clemens of this adventure marked the author’s debut as a literary writer.

Dr. Ferguson is survived by his wife of 66 years, Joan Metzger Ferguson; his children, Jean Gerbini, Cynthia Waldman, Henry C. “Harry” Ferguson ’77, and Margaret “Peggy” Ferguson Corrigan ’80, and their spouses, including Harry’s wife, Margaret “Meg” Ziegler Ferguson ’77; eight grandchildren, including Eleanor Ferguson McLane ’06 and Jeffrey Ferguson ’10; and one great-grandson. He was predeceased by his brother, Charles Vaughan Ferguson ’33.

1945 Richard C. Henriques

A master at handwritten letters, died on June 7, 2019, after a lengthy illness. He was 91. In the last years of his life, Mr. Henriques wrote a 65-page memoir, all of it in longhand. Mr. Henriques was born on October 22, 1927, in Princeton, N.J., to Mary Bowman Conover and Herbert deLeon Henriques of the Form of 1915. He was the great-grandson of First Rector Henry Augustus Coit and the grandson of James Potter Conover of the Form of 1876.

He entered St. Paul’s as a Second Former in the fall of 1940, where he sang in the Choir and the Glee Club. He was a member of the Missionary Society and Student Council. He played Delphian baseball, football, and hockey and rowed with Halcyon. Mr. Henriques earned a B.A. in history from Yale in 1949 and joined the Gulf Oil Corporation after graduation. The following year, he joined the U.S. Army and served until 1952 in a reconnaissance company stationed for a time in Germany. He earned the rank of Sergeant. After his honorable discharge, Mr. Henriques rejoined Gulf Oil, working in both domestic and international marketing. Mr. and Mrs. Henriques lived in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore, raising four children and pursuing their love of sailing. They returned to the United States in the early 1970s, when Gulf Oil transferred Mr. Henriques to Maine. After retiring from Gulf Oil, Mr. Henriques joined the Maine National Bank in the Corporate Services Department, eventually retiring again as head of the Human Resources Department. He then went to work for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, conducting stewardship and safe church training throughout the state.

Mr. Henriques was a board member of North Yarmouth Academy and served on the committees for the Portland Museum of Art and the Maine Development Foundation. He was also a member of the vestry for St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Falmouth and St. Bartholomew’s Church in Yarmouth, Maine. He never lost his love for hockey and played with his grandchildren on his farm in Maine. People said there wasn’t a better skate house on this side of the Canadian border. Mr. Henriques’s family remembered him as a tireless letter writer, even as a young man. While stationed in Germany in 1951, Mr. Henriques sent then-Rector Henry Kittredge a postcard from Munich, wishing him a Merry Christmas. “Aside from the soldiering, it’s been very pleasant,” he wrote. In a separate letter to Kittredge, Henriques wrote, “I am very interested in the school as ever, and in thinking back recognize the opportunity it affords for building a strong foundation for character.” Mr. Henriques and his wife, Cynthia, spent 30 years on a 70-acre farm in Yarmouth, Maine. Their barn was home to their horses and their barn dances. They celebrated their 40th and 50th wedding anniversaries with square dancing and a lobster bake.

Mr. Henriques is survived by his wife, Cynthia “Cynnie” Henriques, his children, Mary, Richard ’74, Michael, and Thomas ’85 and their spouses; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

1950 Henry Allen Holmes

Whose Foreign Service career took him to Cameroon, Portugal, Rome, and Paris, died on May 4, 2019. He was 86. Mr. Holmes was born on January 31, 1933, in Bucharest, Romania, where his father was stationed with the Foreign Service. Adolf Hitler had become chancellor of Germany that day, and Mr. Holmes once told an interviewer that his father spent the night on the phone with colleagues, anxious to know how the king of Romania would respond. Mr. Holmes entered St. Paul’s in 1946 as a Third Former from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. At SPS, he played Delphian football and ice hockey, rowed with Shattuck, and was a member of the Library Association, the Glee Club, and Le Cercle Français.

In the Fifth Form, Mr. Holmes transferred to Wellington College in London, where his father was deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy. His father arranged for him to accompany a foreign service worker on diplomatic mission to Berlin. Mr. Holmes was 16 and struck by the aftermath of the war. Displaced Berliners were making caves in the piles of rubble. “The conditions were really depressing, so primitive, and these people were really having a hard time,” Mr. Holmes recalled. “So I became starkly aware of the destruction of World War II.” His memories of his year at Wellington also included living on rations, in unheated buildings because London’s post-war economy hadn’t yet recovered. He recalled eating spaghetti for breakfast, getting meat with dinner once a week, and a Kit-Kat candy bar once a month. Mr. Holmes said he returned to St. Paul’s almost 20 pounds lighter. He attended Princeton, where he earned a B.A. in English in 1954. He joined the U.S. Marines that same year and served until 1957, earning the rank of Captain. It was in the service that Mr. Holmes gave up plans to teach to instead pursue the Foreign Service.

Mr. Holmes failed his first two attempts at the Foreign Service exams – by a single point the first time and four points the second. Before trying a third time, he took graduate courses in political science and economics and learned to speak French with help from an 85-year-old tutor. In 1958, he earned a certificate of political studies from the Institut D’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He married Marilyn Janet Holmes on July 25, 1959, and three months later they departed for his first assignment in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Like his father, who also served as ambassador to Iran (1961-65), Mr. Holmes devoted his 40-year career to government service at the international level. His assignments included assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict from 1993 to 1999 and ambassador to Portugal from 1982 to 1985. His work included ensuring that security responsibilities were shared equitably by NATO members, overseeing arms control negotiations in the mid-1980s, working with the Soviets on chemical warfare and nuclear testing, directing the negotiation of the Missile Technology Control Regime, and co-chairing the U.S.-Israeli Joint Political Military Group.

Mr. Holmes received Presidential Meritorious Service Awards in 1983 and 1987, a Presidential Distinguished Service Award in 1989, and Department of Defense Medals for Distinguished Public Service in 1997 and 1999. In addition to his foreign service, Mr. Holmes did eventually teach. He was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and ran a diplomacy workshop for high school students. He sought out the teaching profession over concern that American youth were increasingly disinclined toward public service. In 2018, Mr. Holmes received the DACOR Award for his work at Georgetown and his Foreign Service career.

Mr. Holmes was predeceased by his wife, Marilyn Janet Holmes, and his brother, Richard P. Holmes ’57. He is survived by his children, Katherine Holmes-Chuba and Gerry Holmes; and four grandchildren.

1952 Matthias Plum, Jr.

Who was so determined to sing for St. Paul’s that he tried out with the Choir director six times, died on June 21, 2019. He was 85. The oldest son of Matthias and Bertha Andrews Rainey Plum, Mr. Plum was born in New York City on August 29, 1933. When he was 10, his mother purchased the home of Vincent Astor, head of the American branch of the Astor family, and the family lived there for four years.

Mr. Plum came to St. Paul’s in 1947 as a Second Former from The Buckley School. He was a member of the varsity hockey team, captain of his Delphian team, and the recipient of the Delphian Medal. He also played football and baseball. He was described by faculty as “a fine competitor, determined but always a sportsman.” His other activities included the Library Association, Glee Club, and Choir. When Mr. Plum talked about St. Paul’s, his two most-shared memories were playing pond hockey and trying to join the Choir. He had tried out every year when, during his Sixth Form year, the director relented, and Mr. Plum agreed to certain conditions: “If I admit you, will you promise to stand in back and sing softly?” Mr. Plum continued with hockey at Princeton, winning the Freshman Hockey Award and Goalies Award. He earned a B.A. in philosophy in 1956. He served two years with the U.S. Army in Braconne, France, as a liaison between the Army base and village efforts to rebuild after World War II. Mr. Plum’s fluency in French earned him the assignment.

Mr. Plum began a career in commercial banking at the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, Bankers Trust, and the First National Bank of Boston. In 1962, he left the workforce to attend Harvard Business School, earning his M.B.A. in 1964. He focused on investment management for the balance of his career, with a particular interest in the creation and financing of technology-based growth companies. Mr. Plum joined Massachusetts Investors Trust (now MFS) in 1964 and became an industry specialist, portfolio manager, director of research, and partner. When MFS was sold to Sun Life Assurance in 1982, Mr. Plum left to pursue a career in venture capital, first with Investor Associates and then as president of Global Investments. In 1986 he was a co-founder and general partner of Copley Venture Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in life science and consumer and business service companies.

Mr. Plum supported civic organizations all his life. He was chairman of the Boston Ballet, on the advisory board for the Economics Department at Boston University, Office for the Arts at Harvard, Boston Society of Electronics Analysts, and Financial Analysts Federation. He served as a director of I-STAT, a pioneer in biosensors-based diagnostic systems, and Mulberry Child Care Centers. He also was a member of the corporation of Massachusetts General Hospital and the Museum of Science in Boston and served on the executive committee of the board of associates of the Whitehead Institute. He served as a trustee of the Garrison Forest School in Maryland and the Chatham Beach & Tennis Club, of which he was also president. He was a junior achievement advisor and a coach in the Cape Cod Little League Hockey program. With a lifelong interest in sailing, Mr. Plum completed a trans-Atlantic crossing and was a participant in several long-distance races, including the Newport-Bermuda Race. He was a member of the Cruising Club of America and the New York Yacht Club and a founder of the Better Boating Association. Mr. Plum was a member of the Racquet Club in New York, the Somerset Club, The Country Club in Boston, Eastward Ho! Country Club, and the Chatham Beach and Tennis Club.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret White Plum; his daughter, Arabella Plum, and her husband, Jeff; his stepdaughter, Julia Morris; his son, Matthias Plum, and his wife, Coco; two grandchildren, Matty and Chase Plum; his brothers, Roy Plum and Sam Plum; and a sister, Patricia Wylde. 

1953 Frederick A. “Freddy” Eaton

A man known for his big heart, quick wit, and spirited personality, died on June 12, 2019, in Weston, Fla., as a result of complications from surgery. He was 83 years old. Mr. Eaton was born on September 8, 1935, in New York City to Frederick and Justine Eaton. His father held important government positions during the early years of the Cold War, most of which were related to arms negotiations with the Soviet Union. Mr. Eaton attended The Buckley School in New York City, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School in 1949. At SPS, he played baseball and was a member of the Science Association, the Missionary Society and Le Cercle Français. He competed with Old Hundred and Shattuck.

After graduation, Mr. Eaton went on to Harvard, where he earned his B.A. in 1959. Throughout his career, Mr. Eaton worked as a securities analyst on Wall Street at several firms, including White Weld. He then went on to work in corporate finance at Gulf Oil. Mr. Eaton served as an advisor and a board member of a number of companies as well. He spent the last few years of his life living in West Palm Beach, Fla.

He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Cogswell Johnston; his four children, Fredrick Eaton ’82, Thomas Eaton, Griffin Eaton, and Elizabeth Eaton Watkins; his sister, Justine Auchincloss; and eight grandchildren.

1954 Herman Livingston “Sandy” Schwartz III 

Who as an Associated Press reporter in 1972 co-authored an exclusive linking President Richard Nixon’s reelection committee to the Watergate break-in, died on June 11, 2019, of congestive heart failure. He was 83. Mr. Schwartz and his Associated Press colleague Richard Barnes beat The Washington Post to the Watergate story but, as later noted by the Columbia Journalism Review, were largely uncredited. The duo broke the story the day after the police made arrests in the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters by cross-referencing an alias given by one of the suspects against expense records of Nixon’s reelection committee. When the reporters asked the head of the reelection committee for comment, he said the committee had employed James McCord months before for security work but not since. Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Barnes, however, had records showing the committee had made several salary payments to McCord just a month earlier.

Mr. Schwartz came to St. Paul’s as a Second Former in 1949 from the Green Vale School in New York. His father, H. Livingston Schwartz, Jr. of the Form of 1926, and grandfather, H. Livingston Schwartz of the Form of 1901, were also graduates. Mr. Schwartz played hockey and rowed. He left St. Paul’s in 1952 and graduated from the Pomfret School in Connecticut in 1954. He attended Williams College and Ursinus College, but did not graduate. He once wrote in an alumni magazine that, while he loved the schools he had attended, he didn’t care for schoolwork. “I couldn’t wait to get out into the world and find out what life was really about,” he shared. Mr. Schwartz served in the Marines until 1959, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He landed the first newspaper job of his 40-year career the day he was discharged, reporting for a newspaper in North Carolina. He credited his time in the Marines with his success getting jobs or being promoted, despite not having a college degree.

In 1961, Mr. Schwartz joined the AP. Watergate was not his only big story. While working as an AP editor in Detroit, he directed the coverage of the 1967 riots. That same year, he covered the longest strike in the automobile industry, which shut down Ford Motor Co. for 109 days. He later reported on the mysterious travels of Arthur Bremer, who attempted to assassinate George Wallace during his run for president. When the Washingtonian named Mr. Schwartz one of the best 17 reporters in Washington, D.C., in 1973, along with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, it wrote, “It is hard, often dull work to be a good investigative reporter. Some say the good ones are like lean grey wolves who quietly and singly go after their quarry.”

Mr. Schwartz’s long career included reporting, editing, and publishing jobs at newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In 1980, he and his wife, Sara Schwartz, founded The Horse of Delaware Valley, which still reports on equine news from the Mid-Atlantic. When he wasn’t chasing down a story, Mr. Schwartz enjoyed running. He completed seven marathons. He was a member of three golf clubs and, from 1993 to 2002, served as chairman of the executive committee and a major shareholder of the Otsego Golf Club in New York.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Schwartz is survived by his son, Timothy Schwartz, and step-sons, Lawrence Steall and Frank Steall. He was predeceased by his son, H.L. “Chip” Schwartz IV, who died of leukemia in 1991.

1955 Albert F. “Al” Gordon

A man who loved history and helping others, died on July 27, 2019, in New York City. He was 83 years old. Mr. Gordon was born on July 4, 1936, in New York to Albert H. and Mary A. Gordon. His father took over the investment firm Kidder, Peabody & Co. in 1931, building the company up and focusing on utility finance and municipal bonds until it was bought by General Electric in 1986. Mr. Gordon attended local schools before enrolling at St. Paul’s School in 1950. While at SPS, Mr. Gordon wrote for The Pelican, was a member of the Rifle Club, the Missionary Society, and the Athletic Association, and served on the Pictorial Board. He also served as a chapel warden and competed with Old Hundred in football, squash, and sailing.

After graduating, Mr. Gordon enrolled at Harvard, where he completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He earned a B.A. in 1959 and his M.B.A. in 1964. Mr. Gordon went on to work for his father’s company, Kidder, Peabody & Co., as an investment banker, eventually serving as vice president of the company. In 2004, he and his wife, Kathy, established the Kathy and Al Gordon Fund. The New York City-based organization was a private grantmaking foundation that provided thousands of dollars in support to different beneficiaries. Mr. Gordon shared his love of history with the trustees and staff of the Library of America. “For many years, Al shared with us his knowledge and love of American history, and was deeply committed to our mission to keep great American writing alive in the culture,” wrote Chair Elizabeth Smith and President Max Rudin in a joint statement.

Mr. Gordon is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Kathy; his sons, Christopher and Albert H. Gordon; his daughter, Valerie A. Gordon; his brothers, John R. Gordon ’66 and Daniel F. Gordon ’68; his sister, Sara F. Gordon; and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was predeceased by his parents. His younger sister, Mary, died just two days after him.

1955 Charles J. Hatfield II

A man known for his sense of humor and commitment to public service, died on July 8, 2019, at his home in East Blue Hill Maine. He was 82. Mr. Hatfield was born on January 18, 1937, the son of James S. and Josephine W. Hatfield. He attended Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, until he enrolled at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in 1951. At SPS, Mr. Hatfield quarterbacked the Delphian first football team and was a pitcher for the Delphian baseball team. He also played ice hockey and ran track and was a member of the Library Association, the Missionary Society, Le Cercle Français, and the Athletic Association. Mr. Hatfield wrote for The Pelican, served on the Student Council, and sang in the Glee Club.

At Princeton, Mr. Hatfield played ice hockey and rugby, where he earned a B.A. in international politics 1962. Mr. Hatfield’s family said he was distinguished by his congeniality, generosity, wit, and a ribald sense of humor that interrupted his education at Princeton. The day after he left Princeton, Mr. Hatfield’s mother took him to a Marine recruiter to enlist. He completed two years of service before returning to Princeton. Mr. Hatfield married Nancy Nicholas during his senior year in college. The following summer, the family went to Tokyo, where both Mr. and Mrs. Hatfield taught English. Later, Mr. Hatfield worked as an international banker for Philadelphia National Bank and J.P. Morgan. He spent 29 years in London as an employee of the company, and retired in 1998 as head of J.P. Morgan’s Euroclear operations there.

According to his family, Mr. Hatfield never could resist a good prank. They recalled a food fight one night at the dinner table that ended with Mr. Hatfield lobbing mashed potatoes at a family member, hitting him in the eye – all in good fun. In 2000, Mr. Hatfield wrote in a reunion questionnaire that he was concerned about the “overwhelming power of money and the enormous gap between the rich and the poor.” Asked at the time if he had questions about St. Paul’s, Mr. Hatfield wondered if the School encouraged students to think about public service, such as teaching “rather than just money.” Mr. Hatfield was the chairman of the Blue Hill Memorial Hospital board at the time and concerned about the public good. Under his leadership, the hospital became financially stable. Mr. Hatfield was also president of the Blue Hill Country Club. He served on the board of the Blue Hill Co-Operative and Princeton Symphony Orchestra and was treasurer of the Princeton Soccer Association. In their later years, Mr. Hatfield and his wife split their time between Princeton and East Blue Hill, Maine, on a property that has been in the family for well over a century. They moved to Maine full-time in 2001.

Mr. Hatfield is survived by his wife, Nancy Hatfield; his son, Charlie Hatfield III, and daughter-in-law, Sarah Hatfield. He was predeceased on July 24, 1981, by his son, Peter Hatfield ’83.

1956 George H. C. Lawrence

A man who loved his country and empowering others, died peacefully on June 18, 2019, in Vero Beach, Fla. He was 81. Born on August 9, 1937, Mr. Lawrence grew up in Bronxville, N.Y., with his parents, Christopher and George-Ann Lawrence. His family legacy was well-known throughout the Northeast. His maternal great-grandfather, George H. Clapp, was instrumental in the development of the commercial uses of aluminum in Pittsburgh, Pa. His paternal great-grandfather, William Van Duzer Lawrence, was a key driver in the development of Bronxville, including establishing Sarah Lawrence College in the village in honor of his late wife.

Mr. Lawrence prepared for St. Paul’s School at the Fessenden School in West Newton, Mass., before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in 1951. He sang in the Choir, participated in theater, was a member of the Missionary Society, and wrote for The Pelican. Mr. Lawrence also competed in boxing, football, hockey, soccer, and squash. After initially attending Columbia, Mr. Lawrence left in 1958 to enlist in the U.S. Army. He was stationed in Germany. He later graduated from Pace University. Working on Wall Street before joining Lawrence Properties, Mr. Lawrence eventually earned the position of president and CEO of his family’s property management business in Bronxville. He also served on various boards, including those of Sarah Lawrence College, Urstadt Biddle Properties, Cotton Petroleum, and Lawrence Hospital. He and his family also played an instrumental role in the development of Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y., where he served as chair of the board.

After becoming involved with The Fund for American Studies, Mr. Lawrence served as the organization’s president from 1971 to 1974 and served as a trustee emeritus until his death. He also worked on Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign and Jim Buckley’s 1970 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Mr. Lawrence served several terms on the National Advisory Council to the Small Business Administration. After spending the majority of his life in New York, Mr. Lawrence moved to Vero Beach, Fla., in 1989, where he served as a member of the City of Vero Beach Vision Committee and the Planning and Zoning Commission for Indian River County. He was elected to the Indian River County Hospital District Board, serving for seven years. He also served on several advisory boards for the Senior Resource Association for Indian River County. As a man who maintained lifelong hobbies of hunting, fishing, golfing, and traveling, Mr. Lawrence was a member of various sporting and golf clubs around the world. He also is remembered fondly as a mentor to many.

Mr. Lawrence is survived by his wife of 30 years, Margaret “Pud” Lawrence; his sons, Chris Lawrence and Bill Lawrence, and Bill’s wife, Kristen; his stepsons, Clif Dameron and his wife, Jesse, Derrick Dameron, and his wife, Sara; five grandchildren: and many beloved cousins.

1956 Morgan Dix Wheelock

A man known around the world for landscape architectural expertise, died on July 20, 2019, at his home in Brookline, Mass. He was 81 years old and had been diagnosed with cancer several years earlier. Mr. Wheelock was born on July 9, 1938, to Morgan D. Wheelock and Florence Bender. Growing up in New York, Mr. Wheelock left to attend The Fessenden School in West Newton, Mass., before enrolling at St. Paul’s School in 1950. At SPS, he sang in the Choir and Glee club and was a member of the Dramatic Club, the Cadmean/Concordian Literary Society, and the Shavian Society. He wrote for The Pelican, rowed, and played golf and squash

Mr. Wheelock followed in the footsteps of five generations of family members, attending Harvard for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees. He earned a B.A. and a master’s in landscape design. Early in his career, he worked for his father in real estate before joining Sasaki Associates in Watertown, Mass., eventually becoming a principal at the firm. He launched Morgan Wheelock Incorporated in 1978, going on to earn an international reputation in tourism, community design, and recreational land use planning. The firm started in Boston, Mass,. and a second location was later established in Palm Beach, Fla. With up to 50 projects in progress at any point, the firm was responsible for a number of landscaping initiatives all over the world, including the redesign of the Royal Enclosure at Ascot for Queen Elizabeth II, the Massachusetts Botanical Garden in Boston, and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Ga. He also worked on projects for numerous Mediterranean resorts, private rooftop and penthouse gardens, and corporate headquarters.

Along with this global portfolio, Mr. Wheelock also assisted with various projects at SPS, serving on committees helping the School with environmental issues, including flooding. He also served as a trustee and played a vital role as chair of the Grounds and Buildings Committee. One of the big projects he oversaw during his time was the construction of the Athletic and Fitness Center., which opened in 2004. “The work is extremely exciting and rewarding, and affords the perfect mix of art and theatre,” he wrote for the 25th anniversary report of his Harvard class, a note quoted in his Boston Globe obituary. “I can truly state that I love my job.” Mr. Wheelock earned countless awards throughout his career. He served on several boards, including the American Society of Landscape Architects, the National Fund for the U.S. Botanical Garden Design Advisory Committee, and the Committee on University Resources at Harvard.

Mr. Wheelock is survived by his wife of more than 40 years, Judith; his children, Timothy Dix Wheelock, Morgan Dix Wheelock III, Cornelia Wheelock, Edmund Stairs Twining IV, and Taylor Pratt Twining; his brother, Frederick Wheelock; and 11 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, William H. Wheelock.

1981 Arthur H. Langley

A devoted husband and father, who will be remembered for his fun-loving and charismatic personality, died on July 1, 2019, at Community Hospice House in Merrimack, N.H., after a battle with glioblastoma. His family was by his side. He was 57 and a resident of Manchester, N.H. Born in Manchester on March 31, 1962, “Artie” Langley was the oldest of three children of Patricia (Themelis) Langley and the late Dr. James Langley. Mr. Langley attended Manchester public schools and played goalie for the Manchester Flames youth hockey organization. One of his proudest moments was backstopping his Flames Mini 1-on-1 team to victory in a one-on-one hockey competition sponsored by the Boston Bruins. In his application to St. Paul’s, he wrote about the experience of skating on the Boston Garden ice on October 8, 1976. He and his teammate, Brian Hayward, received their trophies on live TV during the Stanley Cup playoffs the following spring. His youth hockey teams also traveled to Europe and Canada, and Mr. Langley had established himself as one of the best goaltenders in New England by the time he arrived at SPS.

From Trinity High School in Manchester, Mr. Langley enrolled at St. Paul’s as a Third Former in the fall of 1977. At SPS, he served as hockey and baseball captain as a Sixth Former and also played J.V. football. Mr. Langley was a member of the Missionary Society and the Athletic Association and served as a Chapel Warden. He was known as a strong leader, happy, well-liked, and enthusiastic about his endeavors. “There is not a more popular person on campus,” his college adviser wrote in a recommendation. “He is a young man with very high moral standards. He is open and outgoing. He has a real zest for life and he carries other people, in a most positive way, along with him.”

From SPS, Mr. Langley studied at St. Anselm College, where he played hockey and earned his B.A. in 1986. He would later earn an M.B.A. from Southern New Hampshire University. His career with UPS as a major account program manager spanned 30 years, until his recent retirement. On December 29, 1990, Mr. Langley married Lisa Ann Hudoba. Together the couple enjoyed nearly 29 years of marriage. They raised two children, Emily and Eric, at their home in Manchester. His love of sports resonated through his coaching. Mr. Langley was a baseball coach at Manchester South Little League, where his son played. He also coached his son’s hockey teams with Pro Ambitions, the Northern Cyclones, and the Manchester Flames. He was a coach who understood how to get every player to enjoy the game, something he accomplished through positivity and by delivering motivational speeches. He was heavily involved in and supportive of all his children’s activities. More recently, Mr. Langley’s passion for coaching turned into a gig announcing baseball and hockey games at Gill Stadium and JFK Memorial Coliseum in Manchester. According to his family, Mr. Langley was a charismatic man with a bright smile and magnetic presence. He will be remembered as hardworking and humble and as a loving husband and father.

 Mr. Langley was predeceased by his father, Dr. James Langley. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; his children, Emily E. Langley and Eric J. Langley; his mother, Patricia Langley; his sister, Maura Langley; his brother, JM Langley; his in-laws, Carole and Rod Hudoba; and his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lori and Larry Cuoco.

2003 Katja Marguerite Krumpelbeck

Beloved daughter, sister, cousin, aunt, godmother, and friend, died, at 33, on July 22, 2019, after more than three years of battling ALS. Her family members were by her side. Katja was born in Greenwich, Conn., on September 17, 1985, to Karin and John Krumpelbeck. She grew up in nearby Stamford and attended New Canaan Country School, before enrolling at St. Paul’s as a Fourth Former in the fall of 2000. Katja had an early interest in singing, which she pursued as a member of the Fairfield Children’s Chorus. With the group, she had the opportunity to sing at Carnegie Hall. Katja continued to pursue singing at

St. Paul’s as a member of the Choir. She also was a member of the German Club and the International Society. Katja spent the winter of her Sixth Form year in Vienna, Austria, pursuing an Independent Study in German. Known for her warm and welcoming personality, she was beloved in her SPS houses and known for helping new students through bouts of homesickness. She was a devoted friend and a good listener. From SPS, Katja initially studied at Wellesley College, before transferring to Johns Hopkins as a sophomore. There, she double-majored in art history and German, graduating with the Class of 2007. She earned a master’s from New York University. With her training complete, Katja was employed as a speech and cognitive disorders therapist for the New York City school system, where she loved working with children. She always offered sparkling eyes and a beautiful smile to encourage the children in her charge.

In March 2016, after months of experiencing physical symptoms, Katja was diagnosed with ALS. She wrote on her Facebook page of the support friends offered and shared in a formnote to St. Paul’s that she was grateful for the love she had received from a cohort of SPS friends. Word of her illness spawned an outpouring from her community, including a fundraiser to help Katja take a dream trip to Africa. Despite eventually losing the ability to speak, she continued to communicate through social media, maintaining connections with those she loved and who loved her. She bravely and honestly shared the realities of her ordeal and remained positive whenever possible, finding joys in the everyday comforts of family and friends and in her cat, Gus.

One year after her diagnosis, on March 29, 2017, Katja wrote, “The one thing that has not changed is the incredible love and support I have felt from…my wonderful family and friends. A huge thank you to each and every one of you – I am so lucky.” Her close SPS friends Gillian Garratt-Reed Thompson ’03 and Margaret Wyman Randolph ’03 recall Katja as full of sly laughter, silliness, and love, with a mischievous spirit and a kind heart. “She cared deeply for those around her,” they shared in a mutual tribute. “She was one of the gentlest, kindest, most giving people we know.”

Katja made friends and kept them for life. Her friends were a loving group, who sat by her bedside as she fought ALS. Katja was known as the friend who stayed in touch and brightened days with random text messages and the one many chose to consult in times of crisis. “Despite a limited ability to communicate in her final years, she continued to emotionally support her friends,” said Thompson and Randolph. “Her bedside was a safe space where we would come to talk through all the joy and stress of life – and she supported us through it all, despite the fact that she was being robbed of the same. That was the kind of person she was.” Katja loved New York City, Broadway shows, all kinds of music, Cape Cod, fine art, and nature. She was an adventurer, who loved to travel, and enjoyed experiencing new places and cultures. Her travels took her to Austria, Germany, Italy, France, South Africa, China, Australia, Canada, and throughout the United States. She loved all animals and children. Katja was a very special godmother and aunt, who delighted in the growth of her two nieces, Olivia and Kirsten. She is greatly missed by all who knew her.

 Katja was predeceased on November 11, 2016, by her mother, Karin. She is survived by her father, John; her brother, Steven, and sister-in-law, Kari; her nieces, Olivia and Kirsten; and many other family members in the United States and Austria, where her mother was born.