In Memoriam

The section was updated December 29, 2020. 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 Irving Chase Sheldon

A Navy Lieutenant, lifelong sailor, shipbuilder, and nautical historian, who led an active spiritual, family, and nautical life, died peacefully in his Saunderstown, R.I., home on September 8, 2020. He was 99. Mr. Sheldon was born in Narragansett, R.I., on August 4, 1921, to James Rhodes Sheldon, Jr. and Marjorie Starkweather Chase. In his time at SPS, he was a member of the Cadmean Literary Society and the Scientific Association, a Halcyon rower, and an Old Hundred athlete, who competed in football, crew, ice hockey, and skiing.

Upon graduation, Mr. Sheldon enrolled at Yale, where he enlisted in the Naval ROTC, studied government, and graduated with a B.A. in 1943. Love of country and duty to his flag spirited him away from the brick and glass of New Haven to the Pacific Theatre, where he joined the crew of the USS McGowan, serving in the combat information center (CIC). At home on most any ship or vessel, he served his country with honor and courage. Through the fog of worldwide war, he treasured both his time on the McGowan and the friendships he forged there. Prior to completing his Naval training, Mr. Sheldon married his summer sweetheart, painter and sculptor Shirley D. Webster. Upon his return from the war, the couple settled in North Kingstown, R.I., where they raised four children. They summered just a few miles south, in Saunderstown, where both extended families resided.

Mr. Sheldon spent much of his time repairing, sailing, and building his own boats. He took great pride and care in building two small craft. The first was Gem, a catspaw tender; the second, built in the late ’90s, was Quetenis, a Haven 12 1/2 class. An experienced captain and navigator, he participated in many ocean races, cruised the New England coast, and, in his sloop, North Star, made longer excursions to Florida, the Bahamas, and other ports of interest. He and his wife spent many an idyllic New England summer cruising off the Maine coast, where they found comfort, warmth, and adventure in each other’s company. A lifelong member of the Saunderstown Yacht Club, Mr. Sheldon served as commodore from 1969 to 1971. He was an avid reader, writer, and researcher, who penned Saunderstown, a nautical history masterfully illustrated by his wife. He shared his love of literacy and literature with his community as an active member and trustee of the Willett, R.I., Free Library. A family man, a salty dog, a loving husband and father, and a man of faith, he was a longstanding member of the Chapel of St. John the Divine in Saunderstown.

Mr. Sheldon was predeceased on October 7, 2017, by his wife, Shirley. He is survived by his four children, daughter Dorcas S. Adkins and sons Irving Sheldon ’68, Forrest, and Roberts; by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and by the waters and shores he so cherished.

1943 Winfield Shiras III

One of just three formmates to attend the Form of 1943’s 75th reunion two years ago, died in Palm Desert, Calif. on June 19, 2020, after a short bout with pneumonia. He was 95.

Mr. Shiras was born in Manhattan on February 21, 1925, to Winfield Shiras, Jr. (Form of 1919) and Josefa Watjen Shiras. He spent his younger years living in France, England, and the U.S. He attended St. Bernard’s School, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1938. During his time at St. Paul’s, Mr. Shiras sang with the Choir, played golf, rowed, and was a member of the Concordian Literary Society. Until he contracted pneumonia at age 95, he still traveled, played golf, swam, and hiked. Mr. Shiras served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during WWII. He went on to earn an engineering degree from Cornell in 1948 and an M.B.A. from Harvard in 1950. He began his career at Westinghouse and moved to North American Rockwell in Los Angeles, where he worked on supersonic aircraft. In 1979, Mr. Shiras launched Shiras, Bell & Co. in Chicago, a corporate turnaround firm. He specialized in steel, telecommunications, real estate, batteries, and hospitals. Mr. Shiras was married to his first wife, Sherril Joyce, for more than 50 years. After her passing, Mr. Shiras married ConnieLou Low in 2012. They split their time between Palm Desert and the Chicago area.

Mr. Shiras is survived by his wife, ConnieLou; four children, Winfield Shiras IV, Robert Shiras, Anne Shiras Caldwell, and Leigh Shiras Bickmore; four step-children, Christopher, Peter, Barclay, and Matthew Nicholson; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

1946 Stephen B. Baxter

A professor, historian, author, Guggenheim Fellow, and member of the John Hargate Society, whose life of scholarship radiated with the light of wisdom, died in his sleep on September 15, 2020. He was 91. Dr. Baxter was born on March 8, 1929, in Boston, Mass., to James Phinney Baxter III and Anne Strang Baxter. Having attended the Fessenden School in West Newton, Mass., he enrolled at St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1942. At SPS, he was a Halcyon rower and an Isthmian athlete, an active member of the Library Association and the Acolyte’s Guild, and a contributor to Horae Scholasticae.

Following graduation, he enrolled at Harvard, where he earned an A.B. in 1950. His attention then turned to England, and to the Great Court of Trinity College, Cambridge, where, in 1955, he earned a Ph.D. Two years later, Dr. Baxter published his first history, The Development of the Treasury, 1660–1702. In 1958, he joined the faculty of the University of North Carolina as an associate professor of history. He had taught the previous three years at Dartmouth College and the University of Missouri. In 1959, he was awarded the first of two Guggenheim Fellowships (the second came in 1973). He spent the next seven years researching and drafting his most lasting and critically acclaimed work, William III and the Defense of European Liberty, 1650–1702. Dr. Baxter became a full professor in 1966, teaching European history. In 1975, he was honored as a James G. Kenan Distinguished Professor. He would continue teaching, writing, and researching well past his 1991 retirement from the active faculty of the University of North Carolina.

On August 22, 1953, Dr. Baxter married Ann Sweeney, daughter of noted art historian James Johnson Sweeney and Laura Harden Sweeney, in a ceremony in Dublin, Ireland. Together, the Baxters enjoyed 47 years of marriage, as well as the joy of parenthood six times over. A lifelong student and teacher, he enjoyed friends and family and took great delight in traveling and collecting art. Dr. Baxter’s intelligence, kindness, and laconic wit were well known among colleagues, students, friends, and, especially, family. At the Form of 1946’s 50th Anniversary, he was asked what wisdom he would share with a graduating SPS Sixth Former; Dr. Baxter replied, “Relax – fifty years is a long time.”

He is survived by his daughters, Clare Baxter and Persis B. Andrews ’78; three sons, James, Padraic, and Michael; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and countless readers and former students. He was predeceased by his wife, Ann; his son, Nicholas; and his brothers, James and Arthur.

1949 Theodore Wood “Dorie” Friend III

A respected historian, writer, professor, college president, champion of women’s rights, and true gentleman, died of myelodysplasia, a cancer of the bone marrow, on November 4, 2020, at his home in Villanova, Pa. He was 89 years old. “Dorie” Friend was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on August 27, 1931, the son of Theodore Wood Friend, Jr. of the Form of 1922 and Jessica Holton Merrick. At SPS, Mr. Friend served on the Student Council, wrote for Horae Scholasticae, and was a supervisor in his house. He was a member of the Library Association, the Missionary Society, the Athletic Association, and the Cadmean/Concordian Literary Society. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa. A bachelor’s degree from Williams College followed in 1953.

Dr. Friend’s career journey began not long after he jettisoned a pre-med program and instead earned his Ph.D. in history from Yale in 1958. In 1965, he published his first book, Between Two Empires: The Ordeal of the Philippines, 1929-1946. The book won the Bancroft Prize in American History, Foreign Policy, and Diplomacy the following year. Dr. Friend chose the satisfying life of college professor at SUNY Buffalo, where he worked during the turbulent sixties and early seventies. His classes focused on Southeast Asia during the conflict in Vietnam, and his sympathetic attitude toward student protestors of the war earned him an appointment as executive assistant to the college’s president. Dr. Friend survived fire-bombings, office stormings, shattered windows, and student arrests at SUNY and, by 1972, his ability to help his institution weather the storm made others take notice. That year, Dr. Friend was contacted by a search committee looking to recruit a new president to Swarthmore College. In 1973, he became the 11th president of Swarthmore. During his tenure, the faculty gained a greater voice in setting policy, and students also gained positions on key committees. He established the Black Studies program in 1974 and oversaw Swarthmore’s first capital campaign.

After leaving Swarthmore in 1982, Dr. Friend made it his mission to advocate for the inclusion of women in discussions about global affairs. In his work for the Eisenhower Fellowships, an organization of which he was president from 1984 to 1996, Dr. Friend traveled the world, looking for experts in dozens of professional fields to bring to the United States to meet with their peers. Throughout his leadership of the program, he was committed to ensuring the fellowships were open to women. Dr. Friend remained active with the Eisenhower Fellowships as president emeritus, and felt great satisfaction when the program hosted its first-ever all-women’s leadership conference in 2010. In 1996, Dr. Friend became a senior fellow in the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, while continuing to write and lecture about international issues. His book, Toward an Open Islam, explored the relationship between religion and foreign policy. Focusing on women, he conducted more than 200 interviews in Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. His other writings include Indonesian Destinies (2003); The Blue-Eyed Enemy: Japan Against the West in Java and Luzon (1988); and a work of fiction, Family Laundry (1986), about an upper-middle-class Anglo-Saxon family in Pittsburgh.

In a long and respected career, Dr. Friend was a Fulbright Scholar, a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, and a Guggenheim Foundation fellow. He earned an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Williams College (1978) and the Eisenhower Fellowships’ Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service (1997). He also chaired the review panel for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. In 2004, he served as distinguished visiting professor of Southeast Asian studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He was an avid squash player, who reached a ranking of No. 2 in the U.S. in the 75 and over category. During his tenure as president of Swarthmore, Dr. Friend often practiced with the men’s squash team. When the college established a women’s team in 1976, he offered his help in coaching the club’s nine members, most of whom had never played before. The following season, the team sent four players to a national women’s intercollegiate tournament. A devoted family man, in 1960, Dr. Friend married Elizabeth Groesbeck Pierson. Together the couple raised three children in Buffalo and Swarthmore. He was a devout fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates; an arborist, who enjoyed planting a variety of trees in his Pennsylvania backyard; a coin collector; and a man with a generous sweet tooth. He was known for his grace, fellowship, and sense of humor.

Dorie Friend was predeceased on July 18, 2003, by his beloved wife, Elizabeth. He is survived by his sons, Theodore P. “Tad” Friend and Pierson Friend, and their spouses; his daughter, Elizabeth “Timmie” Friend Haskins ’86, and her husband; five grandchildren; and his companion, Mary French. His brother, Charles W. Friend ’51, also preceded him in death.

1949 John Raible Wagley

Of Nantucket, Mass., died on July 29, 2020, at the age of 88. Born in Cleveland on August 12, 1931, Mr. Wagley was the son of Ernest Norman Wagley and Mary Elizabeth Raible Wagley. He was the grandson of Louise and John Raible, the founder and president of the Central National Bank of Cleveland. Mr. Wagley came to SPS in 1944 as a Second Former from the Hawken School in Cleveland. At SPS, he was a rower and played football, hockey, squash, and tennis. He was a member of the Library Association and the Missionary Society and served as a chapel warden.

Mr. Wagley attended Harvard, where he was a member of the Spee Club and the Harvard Lampoon and received his undergraduate degree with a double Russian major in 1954 after spending a year with the Flying Tigers in Taiwan during the Korean War. Following Russian language immersion courses at Middlebury College, he continued his post-graduate studies in French literature at the University of Paris and then at Georgetown University, where he studied diplomacy. From 1958 to 1969, he worked for the Peace Corps Poverty Program. Later, as a congressional appointee during the Carter administration, Mr. Wagley worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere. He also founded his own political action committee – Congressional Agenda ’90s – to support Democratic House members, and was elected for several terms as commissioner for the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C. In 2004, Mr. Wagley moved to Nantucket, where his family had summered for many years, initially in ‘Sconset and then at Pink House – a modern house designed for his mother by architect Philip Johnson – on Swain’s Neck in Polpis Harbor. The family also maintained homes in Lyford Cay, where his mother had been one of the founders, as well as in Palm Beach and New York City.

Mr. Wagley served as form agent for St. Paul’s from 1989 until his death and was a member of the John Hargate Society. He and his wife, Jean, attended many meetings and reunions, including the Form of 1949’s 70th Anniversary and his 65th reunion at Harvard in 2019. Over the years, he kept in regular contact with his formmates, some of whom were his closest friends. His many interests included sailing on his Yankee One Design Summer Girl or his Flying Dutchman Sputnik, playing tennis, skiing in the Alps, and traveling the world. On multiple transatlantic crossings, he made a point of recouping his trip costs at the blackjack table. He was also an expert backgammon player. He loved his Woody station wagon and London bespoke suits and shoes. He collected books and wine, loved to cook, enjoyed opera, classical music and Metropolitan Museum of Art lectures, and evening concerts on the balcony. He maintained his fluency in French with weekly lunch discussions. Mr. Wagley was a member of the Waltz Group, the Harvard Club, and the Nantucket Yacht Club. He was an alternate member of the Nantucket Historic District Commission and the Nantucket Planning Board and lobbied for restoring cobblestones to some of the Nantucket streets.

John Wagley is survived by his wife, Jean Lawrence Wagley; his children from previous marriages, Elizabeth, John Raible, Jr. ’91, and Isabella; three grandchildren; and his half-sister, Melinda Lucas Geddes. He was predeceased by his daughter, Louisa-Caroline, and his sister, Elizabeth Wagley Danforth.

1949 Frederick Stapley Wonham

A man of great character and integrity, died peacefully at his home in Vero Beach, Fla., on July 5, 2020. He was 89. Mr. Wonham was born on April 8, 1931, the son of Wilson Stapley Wonham and Mary Knight Lincoln Wonham. He was raised in Greenwich, Conn., and developed an early passion for the outdoors and the wilderness of the north country, inspired by many childhood fishing trips to Canada with his father. He attended Greenwich Country Day School, before enrolling at St. Paul’s as a Third Former in the fall of 1945.

From SPS, Mr. Wonham went on to Princeton, where he rowed and was a member of Cap and Gown. He graduated in 1953 with a degree in history. That same year, he married Ann Brunie, whom he had met in Wyoming. The couple lived in Europe for two years, while Mr. Wonham served in the U.S. Army as an Artillery Officer stationed in Trieste, Italy, and Linz, Austria. He received his honorary discharge in 1955 as a First Lieutenant and joined the investment banking firm G.H. Walker & Co. in New York City, where he became a general partner in 1961 and president and CEO in 1971. When G.H. Walker merged with White, Weld & Co. in 1974, Mr. Wonham became president of the larger firm. Five years later, in 1979, he joined U.S. Trust Corporation of New York and retired as its vice chairman in 1995, capping a long and satisfying career.

Mr. Wonham was a member of the Round Hill Club in Greenwich, serving as its president from 1986 to 1990, and of Riomar Country Club in Vero Beach, where he also served as president from 1994 to 1999. For many years, he was a member of the Bond Club of New York and president of the Investment Association of New York. The Wonhams were also longtime members of the Ausable Club in Keene Valley, N.Y. In retirement, Mr. Wonham was a member of the American Seniors Golf Association and also became an intrepid seaman. After moving to Florida, he directed much of his energy to lifelong learning and to the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, serving on the board and as theatre treasurer for many years. He was a man one could “go down the river with,” a standard he liked to use for assessing character, grit, and integrity; qualities he possessed in abundance.

Mr. Wonham was predeceased on September 14, 2015, by his beloved wife of 62 years, Ann Burnie Wonham. He is survived by his second wife, Suzanne Butler Waterbury Sherer Wonham; his three children, Stapley Emberling, Harry Wonham, and Linc Wonham, and their spouses; and seven grandchildren.

1952 Charles Elmer “Peter” Mather III

Died on September 21, 2020, in Philadelphia. He was 86. Mr. Mather was born on August 17, 1934, to Buvel Miller and Charles E. Mather II. He attended Chestnut Hill Academy before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in 1948. He was a member of the Concordian Literary Society and often said he was grateful for the education he received.

Mr. Mather grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pa., home to his family since 1682. His great-great-grandfather, George Earle, Sr., was a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln and a Quaker abolitionist who represented fugitive slaves in his legal practice. Mr. Mather graduated from Harvard in 1956 and earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. He spent most of his career as president of Mather & Co., an insurance brokerage founded in 1873 by his great-grandfather. Mr. Mather conducted much of his business in London, where the company was one of the first American insurance brokers at the Lloyds of London Market. In 1983, the British foreign service appointed Mr. Mather honorary British Consul in Philadelphia, a post he held until 1998. Mr. Mather was an avid supporter of the arts and served on many nonprofit boards, including The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Print Club, Fleisher Art Memorial, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. He also served as president of the Association of Public Art for 28 years, the longest term of any president in the organization’s history. 

He is survived by his wife, Mary MacGregor Mather; his children, Charles Mather IV and Dorothy Mather; four grandchildren; his brother, Victor Charles Mather II; his sister, Katie Scalamandre; and several nephews. 

1953 James Cox Brady

Thoroughbred owner and breeder, whose vision and leadership helped modernize and grow The Jockey Club; who, as chief executive of the New Jersey Banking Commission, oversaw the planning and development of generational landmarks such as Giants Stadium and Meadowlands Racetrack, died at his home in Bedminster, N.J., on October 22, 2020. He was 85. Mr. Brady was born on June 16, 1935, in New York, N.Y., to James C. and Eliot Chace Brady, by which time the Brady family had been an integral part of thoroughbred racing and breeding for more than a century. Mr. Brady’s grandfather, James, in addition to a successful career breeding and racing champion horses, built Hamilton Farms (Gladstone, N.J.), the current headquarters of the United States Equestrian Team. Mr. Brady’s father was a driving force behind the creation of Belmont Park, while chairman of the New York Racing Association, as well as a founding director of the Monmouth Park Jockey Club.

Mr. Brady enrolled at St. Paul’s School in September of 1949 from Far Hills Country Day School in N.J. He competed in football, baseball, tennis, and track with Old Hundred and rowed with Shattuck. Mr. Brady also was a member of the Glee Club and the Missionary Society. He excelled in hockey, which he would continue playing at Yale, where earned a degree in art history in 1957. From 1957 to 1970, Mr. Brady was employed by the Bankers Trust Company, where he worked his way through the ranks, first as assistant treasurer and, later, as vice president of BTC’s Western Division. Starting in 1972, he was the president of Brady Security & Realty Corporation, the firm from which he retired as general managing partner in 1986. Mr. Brady’s true passion was horses, breeding and racing championship bloodlines, but he spent much of his life innovating some of the sport’s key institutions. In 1983, he was appointed secretary-treasurer of The Jockey Club. He helped lead nearly three decades of substantial growth, establishing new commercial businesses, such as The Jockey Club Information Systems, McKinnie Systems, and Equibase. These technology-based service and data businesses fueled increasing investments in the marketing of thoroughbred racing, research for improved safety, and advocacy for integrity of the sport. He remained on the board of stewards until 2013, when he retired from active leadership. He remained passionate about giving back both to the sport he loved and to the generations to follow.

Mr. Brady is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan; his siblings, Nicholas, Lisa, and Eliot; his son, James; his daughters, Joan and Kerry; and his granddaughters, Audrey and Millicent.

1953 George E. “Gerry” Hackney II

A woodworker, skier, and businessman, who cherished his family, died on June 25, 2020. He was 85. Mr. Hackney was born in Baltimore on March 11, 1935, to H.H. Hackney (Form of 1918), who worked as a judge in Baltimore’s juvenile court, and Alice Hackney. The family raised Morgan horses and Aberdeen Angus cattle on their 450-acre Cold Saturday Farm in Finksburg, Md.

Mr. Hackney entered SPS as a First Former in 1947. He was a member of the Missionary Society, Glee Club, and Rifle Team, and played football and hockey. He wrote for The Pelican. During his Sixth Form year, Mr. Hackney had what he described as his worst experience at St. Paul’s. He missed an entire page of questions on a Sacred Studies test, all of which he could have answered. The oversight caused him to miss graduating cum laude by 12/100 of a point. He graduated from Princeton in 1957 and served in the U.S. Army for five years as an Artillery Officer. Mr. Hackney owned rental apartments in Arizona and rental cabins on Mt. Lemmon, north of Tucson. He also served as president of his finance company. 

Mr. Hackney was introduced to skiing as a boy during trips to Stowe, Vt., and Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. He enjoyed it so much that he volunteered with the National Ski Patrol for 17 years. As a student at SPS, Mr. Hackney received the Second Dickey Prize for Manual Arts for woodworking. It was a passion he maintained throughout his life. He made his own furniture and children’s toys that he often donated to charity fundraisers. He also loved bluegrass gospel music and played the banjo. He was a board member of the Mt. Lemmon Homeowner’s Association and the Water Cooperative.

Mr. Hackney is survived by his wife of 54 years, Eden Hart Hackney; his brother, Hiram Hamilton Hackney, Jr. ’49; his sister, Alice Allstatt; his sister-in-law, Julie Hart; and eight nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Carol Hackney.

1955 Henry P. Cole, Jr.

A scientist, professor, and poet, died on October 14, 2020. He was 83 years old. Mr. Cole was born to Katherine S. and Henry P. Cole (Form of 1921) on September 21, 1937. He enrolled at St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1950. His strong singing voice and aptitude for inquiry made him a valued member of the Choir and Glee Club. He also was a member of the Scientific Association. He excelled in soccer and hockey, competing for Old Hundred.

Following graduation, Mr. Cole enrolled at Williams College, earning a degree in physics in 1959. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1962 with a master’s in physics. In 1965, Mr. Cole joined the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (then known as the Lamont Geological Observatory), serving as oceanographer and underwater acoustician. His career in the sciences veered sharply into a more pedagogical role in the mid-70s, when he enrolled at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. He earned his Ph.D. in geophysics in 1977. The rest of his life, personal and professional, would be moored to Alaska, and specifically to Fairbanks. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Cole worked for the University as a launch control engineer, setting launch angles for military-grade test rockets. He would return to his alma mater in 2002, working as a principal on systems dynamics projects for the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, focusing on predator-prey relationships, village energy needs, and fire behavior.

From 1986 to 1991, Mr. Cole served as senior science advisor to then-governor Steve Cowper. He assisted in the creation of the Alaska Science and Technology Foundation and the Alaska Science and Engineering Advisory Commission, providing technical advice on pertinent policy issues. As adjunct to his work for the state of Alaska, Mr. Cole founded the Alaska Aerospace Corporation in 1991, which oversaw research and development of military-grade rocketry and launch technology. From 2000 to 2001, he worked as an analyst and engineer for Hydro-Solutions and Purification, LLC. His work there proved crucial and impactful to the residents and ecosystems in and surrounding Ester, Alaska, where he developed novel approaches to remediate arsenic build-up in mining fluids. Mr. Cole continued to apply his training and experience in environmental remediation for K & K Recycling, where, from 2011 to 2012, he helped develop fueling options for energy efficiency infrastructure in rural Alaskan communities. Despite his many successes as an engineer and research scientist, Mr. Cole perhaps took his greatest professional pleasure from his own work as boat-builder (HC Environmental and Marine, 2006–2020) and schoolteacher (Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, 2012–20).

A man of potent intellectual esteem and profound kindness, Mr. Cole sought out life, love, and a profession far from the Madding crowd. He was an alpinist and educator, whose baritone voice flowed mellifluous from high atop Alaskan peaks. He is survived by his wife, Susan Logue.

1955 James E. “Jim” Hogle, Jr.

A respected businessman, philanthropist, and conservationist beloved by his community and his family, died at home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 5, 2020, after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 83. Known to many as “Hoge” or “Swifty,” Mr. Hogle was born in Salt Lake City on August 16, 1937, to Bonnie Smith Hogle and James E. Hogle of the Form of 1931. His grandfather, James A. Hogle, was a member of the Form of 1895. Mr. Hogle attended Wasatch Elementary School before coming to St. Paul’s in the fall of 1951. He was a member of the Acolyte Guild, the Missionary Society, La Junta, and the Committee for Social Awareness. He rowed for Shattuck, played football and hockey for Delphian, and raced with the alpine ski team.

Mr. Hogle went on to Stanford and the University of Utah before joining his family’s mining and investment business, eventually serving as the fourth-generation president of The Hogle Group. He spent the years after college in New York City, where he worked as a registered security broker for the group, which had a seat on the New York Stock Exchange at the time. He was a limited partner in Goodbody & Company, which later merged with Merrill Lynch. As a licensed insurance agent, he ran the Hogle Investment Company’s insurance business until its merger with Superior Insurance Company. Mr. Hogle also worked as vice president of Colorado-based Rico-Argentine Mining Company until its merger with Crystal Oil, after which he served as a board member and director, and as vice president and director of the Salt Lake, Garfield, and Western Railway. In Utah, the family is best known for its role in creating and sustaining the Hogle Zoo, a popular tourist attraction that’s earned accolades for its conservation efforts, especially those related to polar bears jeopardized by climate change. The zoo operated on land donated in the early 1930s by James A. Hogle and his wife, Mary, who supported early animal welfare organizations and routinely took in strays. Generations of Hogle family members have been involved in the zoo, working to ensure both its financial stability and the wellbeing of the animals in its care.

“I’m third-generation zoo,” Mr. Hogle told Alumni Horae in 2017. For more than 40 years, Mr. Hogle served as chair and president of the Utah Zoological Society, a nonprofit that operates the zoo, and once traveled to the northern reaches of Canada to witness the polar bears’ plight firsthand. Mr. Hogle’s philanthropic work extended beyond the zoo. He served on the boards of a number of community organizations, including House of Hope Utah and The Haven, a Salt Lake City-based rehabilitation center. He was active in civic life, serving as a member of the first Salt Lake City Historical Landmarks Commission, among other city initiatives. In 2016, the Utah Nonprofits Association honored him with its Philanthropic Leadership Award. His friends and family will remember him for his humor, kindness, and knack for telling great stories.

Mr. Hogle is survived by his wife of 21 years, Theda Madsen Hogle, with whom he shared many traveling adventures. Other survivors include his children, Jim Hogle, Patrick Hogle, Kami Radin, Kiersten Gennarelli, and Jennifer Hogle Peirce ’94; a stepdaughter, Stacy Birch; their spouses; and 10 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brothers, Hugh Hogle ’58 and Donald Hogle; his son, Steven; his daughter, Sarah; and his stepson, Brett. His brother, Owen Hogle, died on January 7, 2021.

1955 Lewis Wilbur “Bill” Morse, Jr.

A sought-upon jurisprudent, whose career in law spanned five decades, and a man whose home was his garden, bounteous and vital, died on October 13, 2020, in Elmira, N.Y. He was 84. Bill Morse was born on June 20, 1936, in Ithaca, N.Y., to Lewis W. and Helen L. Morse. He demonstrated intelligence and kindness, ambition and integrity at a young age. He enrolled at St. Paul’s School in 1951, balancing serious study with athletic achievement and artistic expression. He excelled with Old Hundred in wrestling, serving as team captain in his final season. His strong singing voice, a gift he would nurture his whole life, added strength to the Glee Club. He also was a member of the Library Association for three years.

Upon graduation, Mr. Morse enrolled at Harvard. While on summer break in Ithaca prior to his senior year, he met Charlotte “Connie” Conrad, then an undergraduate at Cornell. Their love was strong and immediate, and they were married that September. The newlyweds left Ithaca for Cambridge, Mass., so Mr. Morse could finish his undergraduate degree. He graduated in 1959. They returned to Ithaca, where Connie completed her undergraduate studies and Mr. Morse his law degree in 1962. His first job out of law school was with Sayles & Evans, the firm where he would practice law for nearly 30 years. He retired as partner in 2001. Mr. Morse’s family life was a source of great pride; together with Connie and his four children and, later, eight grandchildren, he took the family on many trips to historic New England cities and bucolic hamlets in Maine and Vermont. He enjoyed extensive walking trips with his wife in Italy, England, and South America. Mr. Morse will be remembered for his generosity in supporting conservation efforts and the arts, as well as his dedication to giving back to the community he so loved. He served on the boards of the Arnot Art Museum, Tanglewood Nature Center, Park Congregational Church in Elmira, and many other nonprofits.

Many friends and neighbors fondly remember Mr. Morse dotting about the garden in front of his house. He loved creating new spaces outdoors and always had something in the works – new gardens, hedges, patios. Bill Morse is survived by his wife of 62 years, Charlotte “Connie” Conrad Morse; his children, Katrina, Douglas, Robert, and Belinda; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

1957 James Alexander “Sandy” Holloway, Jr.

A businessman and a loyal alumnus of St. Paul’s School, known for bringing classmates together, died on September 6, 2020, after a long battle with melanoma. He was 81 and a resident of Falmouth, Maine.

Born on February 21, 1939, in Wheeling, W.Va., Mr. Holloway was the son of  Elizabeth Stone Gibbs and James Alexander Holloway of the Form of 1932. He was the paternal grandson of Margaret Glass and William W. Holloway (Form of 1904) of Wheeling. His maternal grandparents were Katharine Stone and Joseph S. Gibbs. Two other family members attended SPS: His mother’s great uncle, Elijah J. Stone (Form of 1908) and George Holloway List (Form of 1903). Mr. Holloway attended Linsly Military Institute in Wheeling, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1953. He sang with the Glee Club and the Choir, was a member of the Acolyte Guild and the Missionary Society, and competed in alpine skiing, soccer, track, and crew. After SPS, Mr. Holloway earned his B.A. in economics from Brown University, graduating in 1963. In May of that year, he married Isabelle Stewart “Dibbie” Spurr (now Appleton). Together the couple had three children, Elizabeth, Katherine, and William. The marriage ended in divorce, but Sandy and Dibbie remained lifelong friends, and she was his caregiver for the final months of his life.

Mr. Holloway began his career as a salesman with Wheeling Steel, a company founded by his paternal great-grandfather, Alexander Glass. He and Dibbie had a number of moves with the company, including to Atlanta, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., and York and Pittsburgh, Pa. Following the merger of Wheeling Steel with Pittsburgh Steel, Mr. Holloway worked briefly for North American Rockwell in Pittsburgh. After earning his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972, Mr. Holloway joined the travel industry and later moved to Burlington, Vt., where he founded New England Travel Service (NETS) in 1980. The following year, he married Nancy Lynch (now Bloch), his partner in the travel company. They had one daughter, Jamie. In addition to the travel service (NETS), Mr. Holloway founded several other small businesses, including an automated mail service providing presorted mail to the post office.

Mr. Holloway remained connected to St. Paul’s throughout his years as an alumnus. He twice served as a form agent (1982-87 and 2011-14). He organized several Form of 1957 mini-reunions, including one in Northeast Harbor, Maine, in various locations around the U.S. He traveled to Pennsylvania several times to attend others and reconnect with formmates. He also joined SPS friends on an annual duck hunting expedition in Maryland. A small group of Maine-based friends, including Mr. Holloway, referred to themselves as the “Maineiacs.” Terry Mixter ’57 was among that group. Mr. Mixter had a chance to see his friend shortly before Mr. Holloway’s death. “I told him that what he had done for our class was truly incredible,” shared Mr. Mixter. “[T]hat he had brought us together as individuals, and we learned to enjoy each other in a very special way. Sandy seemed surprised at this. He did not realize how important he had been in our lives.”

In addition to his joy in bringing people together, Mr. Holloway was an avid skier. He also loved his wooden sailboat, Gleam. He was a longtime member of the Porsche Club in Maine and the Sports Car Club of America. He volunteered at the Dempsey Center and with the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine. During his final months, Mr. Holloway was cared for by his longtime friend and former wife, Dibbie Appleton. She survives him, as do his children, Elizabeth Whitney Holloway, Katherine Holloway Fusco, William Alexander Holloway, and Jamie Glass Holloway Madore, and their spouses; five grandchildren; his brother Edward  L. “Ned” Holloway  ’67; and many cousins and friends.

1957 Anthony Harding “Tony” Horan

A urologist, who wrote extensively about prostate cancer, died of cancer on August 13, 2020, at his home in Fresno, Calif. He was surrounded by family, including his wife, Marcia Morrison, and their son, Frank Horan. Dr. Horan was born in New York City on January 2, 1940, along with his twin sister, Elizabeth, the children of Francis H. Horan and Elizabeth Rogers Horan. He attended St. Bernard’s School in the city, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Third Former in the fall of 1953. At SPS, he was a member of the Art Association and the Cadmean/Concordian Literary Society. Dr. Horan served as a supervisor in his house, was a member of the SPS soccer team, and competed in gymnastics and track with Old Hundred. According to his brother, John Horan ’55, Dr. Horan developed a rapport with Bill Abbé, longtime head of the Art Department, and regularly worked in his studio. Under Mr. Abbé’s tutelage, Dr. Horan learned to paint with oils and acrylics and to etch, wood-cut, and print. He pursued each of these art forms for the rest of his life.

He went on to earn his A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1961, before continuing on to the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he earned his M.D. in 1965. Following an internship at St. Luke’s Hospital and a residency in urology at Columbia Presbyterian in New York, Dr. Horan served in the U.S. Air Force as a surgeon, including a year in Vietnam. He went on to practice urology in New York, Washington, and California, joining the Veterans Administration in Walla Walla, Wash., and later in Fresno. His first marriage to Martha Welch ended in divorce. In 1986, Dr. Horan married Marcia “Marcie” Morrison. Together the couple enjoyed 34 years of marriage until his death. Dr. Horan was an active member of the Western Section of the American Urological Association, specializing in prostate cancer, and the author of many articles in scientific journals. In 2017, he published a revised edition of his 2011 critique of radical prostatectomies, The Big Scare: The Business of Prostate Cancer. The book was renamed in its second and third editions. The Rise and Fall of the Prostate Cancer Scam 3rd ed. was published in July of 2020, shortly before his death. At the time of his final illness, Dr. Horan was actively working on a scientific biography of his grandfather, surgeon John Rogers (Form of 1891).

Dr. Horan was also an accomplished mountaineer. In 1967, he was the medical doctor of the first American scaling of the Cassin Ridge route of Mt. McKinley. He was an avid amateur painter, contributing to the annual amateur artists show at The Century Association, where he was a member for more than 35 years. He was also a member of the Fresno Ski Club, and skied as recently as this past year. Dr. Horan also competed in USTA tennis singles into his eighties.

He is survived by his wife, Marcie, and their son, Francis B. “Frank” Horan; his son, T. Bramwell Welch Horan, from his first marriage to Martha Welch; his daughter-in-law, Jessica Horan; three grandchildren; his brother, John R. Horan ’55; and his sisters, Elizabeth Horan Edgerly and Honora Horan.

1957 Philip Corning Iglehart

A man known for his integrity, grace, and smile, died of cancer at home in Glyndon, Md., surrounded by his loving family, on September 5, 2020. He was 81. His kindness, humility, and genuine ability to make meaningful and lasting connections with people is his true legacy, which extended beyond his family to his many friends and colleagues. He was generous with his time and in his willingness to guide and mentor many in business and in life. Mr. Iglehart was born on April 9, 1939, the son of Philip L.B. Iglehart of the Form of 1931 and Mary P. Corning. He grew up in Westbury, N.Y., attended Green Vale, and enrolled at St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in the fall of 1952.

At SPS, Mr. Iglehart excelled as a gifted athlete, and he loved sports. He captained the SPS tennis and baseball teams and played SPS soccer and ice hockey, which included scoring a hat trick against the Yale freshman hockey team. Even though he wasn’t a member of the SPS squash team, he entered and won the School’s squash championship one year, and his significant athleticism on the baseball mound as a starting pitcher drew scouts from the Boston Red Sox. Mr. Iglehart married Susan Lonsdale in 1958, and the couple moved to Baltimore, where they raised daughters Sasha ’78 and Laura ’79 and son Philip. In 1989, Mr. and Mrs. Iglehart moved to a farm in Glyndon, and each August for the last 50 years, the couple went to Nantucket for their family vacation with their children and, eventually, grandchildren. Mr. Iglehart was a real estate investment advisor, whose career spanned five decades. At 19, he started at W.C. Pinkard & Co. (now Cassidy Turley) in Baltimore as a junior salesman. A driven, hardworking young man, 16 years later, he was named president of the company. In 1982, Mr. Iglehart opened the New York City office of RREEF Funds, a leading U.S. real estate investment trust, where he was directly responsible for investing in 78 properties. He returned to Baltimore as managing director of Alex. Brown Realty Advisors, establishing it as one of the nation’s largest real estate advisors. Then, after three years as managing director at Cushman Wakefield, Mr. Iglehart returned to Cassidy Turley as EVP/principal for 18 years, securing its position as one of Baltimore’s leading real estate companies.

Mr. Iglehart’s competitive fire in sports continued after St. Paul’s. In Baltimore in the 1960s and 70s, he played center for the Mercurys in the Chesapeake Hockey League. He also played competitive tennis and paddle tennis during that time, winning many Maryland State Tennis Singles Championships as well as Tennis Doubles Championships with his younger brother, David. A passionate duck hunter, Mr. Iglehart could reliably be found in a blind on his property or on Maryland’s Eastern Shore during duck season. He regularly gathered friends, old and new, for duck hunting trips, including many of his SPS formmates. In later years, Mr. Iglehart was active in land conservation on Maryland’s Wroten Island. He also was instrumental in restoring and conserving wetlands in Okeechobee, Fla. He was involved in his community as a board member of the Greater Baltimore Committee, Orchard Youth Ice Hockey Program, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Valleys Planning Council, among other organizations. Mr. Iglehart was a proud and devoted St. Paul’s School alumnus. He served two terms as a trustee (1984-93) and served as president of the Alumni Association (1981-88). Mr. Iglehart also served as form director (1979-88) and form agent (1967-74 and 1988-90). He was a regional representative for many years and remembered SPS in his estate plans as a member of the John Hargate Society. In 2013, he combined his love of hockey and his gratitude to the School and the opportunities its education afforded him by creating the Philip C. Iglehart ’57 Ice Hockey Financial Aid Endowment Fund.

Mr. Iglehart is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Susan; his daughters, Sasha Iglehart Richardson ’78 and Laura Iglehart ’79, and their spouses; his son, Philip L. Iglehart; six adoring grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. He was predeceased in 2015 by his brother-in-law, John “Jack” Lonsdale ’53, and in May 2020 by his step-brother, Samuel D. Warriner ’59.

1958 Edward Trotter Goodman

A true gentleman and a wonderful family man died on July 25, 2020, in Hobe Sound, Fla., after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 81 years old. Born on April 17, 1939, Mr. Goodman was the son of Samuel Goodman of the Form of 1923 and Emily Penrose Rosengarten. He attended Episcopal Academy in Pennsylvania, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a First Former in the fall of 1952.

At SPS, Mr. Goodman was an exceptional hockey player, a high-scoring star of the Isthmian team that went undefeated in the winter of 1958. He also played baseball and football, ran track, rowed with Halcyon, sang in the Choir and Glee Club, served as a chapel warden, and was a member of the Missionary Society, the Athletic Association, and the Library Association. He was the 1958 recipient of the Blake Football Medal. Mr. Goodman attended Trinity College, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall. He also served in the National Guard. On May 8, 1965, he married Carolyn “Penny” Cutler in Morristown, N.J. The couple raised three daughters, Samantha, Beverly, and Allison. After a career in banking at Bank of New York and Citibank, in 1970, Mr. Goodman acquired Bucks County Enterprises, a small manufacturing company located in the Philadelphia suburbs. He was engaged with his community, serving as president of the Chanticleer Foundation and as a board member for the Lankenau Hospital and Oldfields School.

Over the years, Mr. Goodman was a board member for several golf organizations, including Gulph Mills Golf Club, Edgartown Golf Club, Jupiter Island Club, and the U.S. Senior Golf Association. He also served as president of Gulph Mills Golf Club in the 1990s, where he won the prestigious A.J. Drexel Paul Cup. He was a member of the Edgartown Yacht Club, Edgartown Reading Room, Seminole Golf Club, and Hobe Sound Yacht Club. He also was a member of The Rabbit and a former member of The State and Schuylkill. In addition to playing golf, he enjoyed the domino game “sniff.” Mr. Goodman also enjoyed boating and reading. He loved spending time with his family and friends.

Mr. Goodman is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carolyn “Penny” Cutler Goodman; his three daughters, Samantha G. Sutro, Beverly G. Kirkpatrick, and Allison G. Fleitas, and their spouses; his sister, Christine Hayworth; his brother, Orton P. Jackson, Jr.; and nine grandchildren.

1959 Coleman Poston “Coley” Burke

A kind and generous man, an adventurer, and former trustee of St. Paul’s School, who was respected and revered by many, died peacefully at his home in Bedford, N.Y., on November 8, 2020. He was 79. Coley Burke was born in Short Hills, N.J., on April 29, 1941, the son of Mary Poston Burke and Coleman Burke. He attended Pingry School, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Fourth Former in the fall of 1956. At SPS, Mr. Burke captained the hockey team and competed in tennis, cross country, and soccer for Isthmian. He was a member of the Acolyte Guild, the Athletic Association, and the Missionary Society and served as a supervisor in his house. He reveled in the atmosphere of the Chapel and rejoiced in its many hymns and prayers. For years, he kept a copy of the SPS Prayer Book by his bedside.

He went on to Yale, earning his B.A. in 1963, and received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1970. In between earning his degrees, from 1966 to 1969, Mr. Burke served the U.S. Navy in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War as a Communications Officer aboard the USS Rowan. Mr. Burke spent the first part of his career at Burke & Burke Law Firm, where he was a partner for 13 years. He founded Waterfront Properties in 1983. Based in New York, the commercial real estate company specializes in warehouse, office space, multi-purpose, and storage properties. The firm, now called North River Company, has a presence in nine states across the country, something that made Mr. Burke very proud. He was known for his kindness and generosity toward his employees and others, remembering details about their lives. His office, overlooking the Hudson River, included a piano, which he was known to play.

Mr. Burke was married to Susan Payson Burke for 39 years. The couple loved to entertain friends at their home in Bedford, N.Y., and they traveled the world together. An adventurer, Mr. Burke took several expeditions to Patagonia. In 1984, as the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s journey to South America approached, he was invited to be the navigator and geologist on a sailing adventure following Darwin’s landfalls on the Chilean coast. Between 1995 and 2004, Mr. Burke took three trips to a dinosaur boneyard on the east bank of the Rio La Leona. The 1995 trip included longtime SPS friend Sydney Waud ’95, who, along with Mr. Burke and Speedy Mettler ’59, also took annual fly-fishing trips for 50 years to fish trout in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. On the 2004 trip to Patagonia, the team of paleontologists funded by Mr. Burke discovered a seven-foot femur that measured 36” in circumference. The paleontologists believed it might be the largest femur ever found. Mr. Burke’s contributions to the exploration ended in the discovery of a new species, named Orkoraptor Burkei in his honor.

A loyal alumnus of St. Paul’s, Mr. Burke gave generously to the School. He served as a trustee (1994-98), regional representative (1985-2007), form agent (1986-89), form director (1989-94), and member of the Alumni Association Executive Committee (1995-2001). In 1997, Mr. Burke worked with the School to establish the Alumni Association Awards to honor alumni who “through outstanding service, have improved the quality of life in a community on a local, national, or global level.” Just prior to his death, he was named the recipient of the 2021 award, and was presented with the medal at his home in Bedford. A lifelong supporter of environmental causes who served on the boards of the National Forest Foundation, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, and other organizations, Mr. Burke also established with his wife the Burke Biodiversity Award to recognize SPS students who “have demonstrated the greatest understanding in preserving the natural world and its biodiversity.” In 2014, they also endowed the Susan and Coleman P. Burke ’59 Scholarship to award tuition and fees to as many as four scholars at a time from Wyoming and California to attend St. Paul’s. In 2019, his law school alma mater, Case Western Reserve, founded the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law in his honor.

In addition to his commitment to St. Paul’s, Mr. Burke was active on many boards, serving as a member of the New York Bar, the New York Real Estate Board, the Bedford Historical Society, Pejepscot Historical Society, St. Matthew’s Church, Board of Overseers Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and as chairman of the American Oldtimers Hockey Association, among others. A man of great faith, Mr. Burke loved the outdoor chapel behind his Bedford home, walking or Nordic skiing the trail through the woods. He was mischievous and always spoke of the spirit of fellowship. Every year, he mailed hundreds of birthday cards to friends and employees, all of whom will miss him dearly. He was uncommonly humble, curious, and generous. He always made himself available to lend an ear, lend a hand, or share a punchline to one of his many good-natured jokes. Mr. Burke loved all forms of music, performing banjo and piano at the Bohemian Club and with his family around the dinner table. He was a self-proclaimed foodie and delighted his children and grandchildren by declaring his car incapable of driving past an ice cream shop. He blessed so many with his unwavering love.

Coley Burke is survived by his beloved wife, Susan; his son, Erik B. Burke ’87; his daughters, Lisa B. Whitescarver, Sarah B. Honeyman, and Ashley P. Burke; his sons-in-law, Allan, Brad, and Alex; eight grandchildren; his brother, Dan, and his sister, Missy. He was predeceased in 2016 by his daughter-in-law, Jennifer Tomasco Burke.

1960 Benton Leslie “Ben” Moyer III

A Yale graduate, Peace Corps volunteer, civil rights activist, and banking and microfinance executive, died on November 16, 2020. He was 79 years old. Benton “Ben” Moyer was born on October 1, 1941, in Summit, N.J., to Beryl and Benton L. Moyer II. He came to St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1955. Competing with Isthmian, he excelled in squash, football, and tennis. Mr. Moyer was a valued member of the Library Association, serving as treasurer in his last three years at St. Paul’s. After graduation, he enrolled at Yale, where he earned a B.A. in American studies in 1964. From 1964 to 1966, Mr. Moyer lived in rural Colombia as a member of the U.S. Peace Corps.

In 1966, Mr. Moyer enrolled at Cornell, earning an M.B.A. in 1968. After Cornell, he spent time in Selma, Ala. He worked specifically with the Southwest Alabama Farmers Cooperative Association, fighting against crop and farming equipment sabotage. It was, in Mr. Moyer’s own words, “a very different world.” Following his time in Selma, Mr. Moyer began a career in finance. He spent the next 28 years working for Bank of Boston, first in Australia, and then the next 17 years managing finance operations in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Panama, and Taiwan. He returned to the U.S. to serve as Bank of Boston’s trade services director. In 1996, he took early retirement, and only a few days later joined the Wainwright Investment Counsel as a financial advisor, with clients in Bolivia, Australia, and the Dominican Republic. He later became involved in microfinance, joining the board of Pro Mujer International, which provided microloans to women in Central and South America.

Mr. Moyer is survived by his wife, Frannie (Frances Sykes); his brother, Peter ’62, and his wife, Gricel; his sister, Nancy Moyer Dingman, and her husband, Tom; and his children, Benton Moyer ’92 and his wife, Lizzie, Bill and his wife, Kiley, and Annie and her partner, Renee.

1963 David Laird Allan

A veteran of the Vietnam War, during which he served with distinction as an Air Force photographer, and an adventurer and artist who explored the world, died on October 2, 2020, at his home in Balboa Island, Calif. He was 75. Mr. Allan was born on January 8, 1945, amid the fiercest snowstorm Philadelphia would bear that winter. His mother, Dorothy, and his father, John, could scarcely have known how gifted their son was, or how diverse those gifts were. He split his formative years between Philadelphia and Charlottesville, Va., matriculating at St. Paul’s School in the fall of 1958, where he excelled as a varsity soccer player, rowed for Halcyon, and competed with Isthmian. He was a member of the Missionary Society. Upon graduation, Mr. Allan enrolled at University of Virginia (B.A., 1968). He would go on to study photography at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., earning his B.F.A. in 1975.

Throughout his career in finance, during which he served in various roles as CPA, controller, director, and CFO, Mr. Allan was passionate about helping his clients, many of them family-run operations, grow their businesses and prepare their estates for successive generations. Many clients became lifelong friends, a testament to his creativity, kindness, and dry wit. In 1987, Mr. Allan married Catharine “Kaki” Bonsall, a successful real estate broker. They shared an immense love for travel, venturing extensively throughout Western Europe, Cuba, the Caribbean, the Baltics, Antarctica, Australia, and New Zealand. Wherever Mr. Allan traveled, a camera and a guitar were not far from reach. He enjoyed music and the arts throughout his life, and took every opportunity to delight and inspire loved ones with his music, his photography, and his love of art and natural beauty. He especially enjoyed the sublime deep greens and blues of the seas and oceans he and Kaki enjoyed in their travels together.

Mr. Allan is survived by his wife, Kaki; his daughter, Blair; and his sister, Susan Blair Allan.

1973 Heidi C. Horner

A scientist, mother, sister, and friend, who embraced life with unwavering passion, died on September 4, 2020, after facing Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia for 15 years. She was 65 years old and a resident of Aspen, Colo. Ms. Horner was born in New Jersey on May 9, 1955, the daughter of Orin M. “Jack” and Marion F. Horner. Her family moved a few times, before settling in Concord, N.H. She attended Concord High School, before enrolling at St. Paul’s School as a Fifth Former in the fall of 1971. Two years later, she became one of the first 20 women to graduate from the School. At SPS, Ms. Horner played lacrosse, soccer, and tennis, and was the co-captain of the first SPS girls alpine ski team. She graduated magna cum laude with honors in classics, modern languages, and religion. She remained fluent in German throughout her life.

She earned her B.A in molecular biology from Wellesley College in 1977 and a Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology in 1986 from Dartmouth Medical School, where she was an Albert J. Ryan Fellow. During her time as a Ph.D. candidate, Ms. Horner was a graduate fellow in the medical school’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Two postdoctoral fellowships followed, one at Dartmouth and the other at Stanford University. After completing her education, Ms. Horner launched a highly productive career in biological sciences and pharmaceuticals. Her postdoctoral studies at Stanford led to her position as a research scientist at Athena Neurosciences in California, where she eventually moved into management. When she left the company in 1999, she was vice president of business development and project management. Her sharp intellect in the field was undeniable, and her work on a breakthrough drug for multiple sclerosis is noted as one of her many achievements. She also successfully licensed drugs to treat Parkinson’s, epilepsy, migraines, and renal failure. She published nearly two dozen papers on various scientific topics.

Later, Ms. Horner was a vice president at Elan Pharmaceuticals (1999-2002) and a senior VP of drug development at Rinat Neurosciences Corp. (2002-03), before becoming a consultant for biopharmaceutical and venture capital investment companies (2003-09). She concluded her professional career by founding and serving as a principal at Aspen Neurosciences Institute for a decade before a recent move from Aspen to Denver, Colo. When she semi-retired in 2003, it was to Aspen, where she raised her daughter, Chloe; competed in golf tournaments; played pickle ball; and skied Aspen’s mountains with great skill and joy. Ms. Horner stayed ahead of her disease for many years, in part because of her knowledge of and participation in treatment protocols that would optimize her health. From her quest for Spanish fluency to her great enthusiasm as amateur chef to her superiority at crossword puzzles, she had a perpetual stack of books at the ready. She remained down to earth and unapologetic about such things as her addiction to the Food Network.

Heidi Horner is survived by her daughter, Chloe Groom, with whom she shared an extremely close bond; her nephew, Dan, whom she embraced as her own son; her brother, Glenn, his wife, Diane, and their daughter, Marley; and countless friends.

1981 James Harry “Jim” Britton

A man with a brilliant and beautiful mind and a gentle, courageous soul, died of brain cancer on July 14, 2020. He was 57. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., on January 2, 1963, Mr. Britton was the son of Loretta Britton and Gerald Britton. He grew up in Great Falls, Mont., with his sisters, Beth and Patricia. He spent his early years rafting, hiking, and fishing, and enjoyed photography, writing, and reading.

Mr. Britton came to St. Paul’s School as a Cook Scholar in the fall of 1978 from Paris Gibson Junior High School in Great Falls. He was a hardworking student and athlete, who played varsity basketball, rowed with the SPS crew, and played soccer and baseball. He was co-president of the Astronomy Club, a D.J. for WSPS-FM, and a member of the German Club. An intellectually curious student, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors in mathematics and earned a Certificate of Distinguished Achievement from the American Legion.

He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, a master’s from Indiana University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Montana. His career journey took Mr. Britton from genetic research in Maine to research and development of biological pesticides in Montana to business analysis at the Town Pump Corporation in Butte, Mont. His interests were varied, and he gave his full attention to whatever he worked on. He also loved learning for the sake of learning; his incredible ability to retain information led him to become a Jeopardy! champion in 2000. Mr. Britton met and married his life partner, Margie Seccomb, in Butte, and the couple welcomed a daughter, Claire, in 2001. She was the joy of their lives.

Jim Britton lived a life marked by courage, grace, and gentleness. He is survived by his wife, Margie; his daughter, Claire; his mother, Loretta Britton; his younger sister, Beth, and older sister, Patricia Britton and her partner, Stellman Keehnel. He was predeceased by his father, Gerald Britton.