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Heather E. Smith '94
Oct. 13, 2018, in Texas at 46. She passed away after seven months in the ICU suffering from sepsis.
Michael V. Dalton '02
Jan. 13, 2018, in Lynnfield, Mass., at 39. Michael loved sports and family, valued traditions, and was an avid reader. He died suddenly from an opiate overdose while in outpatient treatment, after which his family established the nonprofit “Think of Michael” to support families dealing with addiction. Survivors include his son, Mason, his parents, a brother, and a sister.
Francesco L. Tisch '12
November 2018, at 28. He worked as an EMT and also in various administrative jobs-most recently at MCPHS University-both of which supported his desire to become a physician assistant. An actor, he also performed in several productions at Piper Theater in Boston. Survivors include his parents and his stepmother.
Nathanael Sugarbaker '14
Nov. 23, 2018, in Bellaire, Texas, at 28. An athlete, musician, and artist, he had worked as a high school football coach and as a youth camp counselor following his Colby graduation. Later, he worked in sales. He loved to read, write poetry, play the guitar, and sing; he told jokes and loved to laugh; and he recently started attending church in Houston. Predeceased by three months by his father, he is survived by his mother, Linda Sugarbaker, and five siblings.
Ashton Sanford Hamilton '28
Ashton Sanford Hamilton '28, a chemist, died March 16, 1994 in Yarmouth, Maine, at 89. He graduated from Shead High School in Eastport, Maine. After Colby he was employed by Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company in Winslow, Maine, for 28 years, then worked as a chemist for Oxford Paper Company in Rumford, Maine, for 15 years until his retirement in 1970. He enjoyed fly fishing, gardening, photography and studying French and German. Predeceased by his wife, Florence Harding Hamilton '34, he is survived by his son and two grandchildren.
W. Robert Lombard '28
W. Robert Lombard '28, a teacher, died January 9, 1994 in his home in Machias, Maine, at 87. He was born in Andover, Mass., the son of William E. Lombard, Class of 1893. He received master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts and from Bowdoin College. He taught science and math for 50 years in high schools in West Springfield, Mass., and Brunswick, Maine, and at the University of Maine at Machias. His brother, several cousins and late son, Robert B. Lombard '66, also attended the College. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Eva, four daughters and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
August Frank Stiegler Jr. '28
August Frank Stiegler Jr. '28, a banker and owner of the Country Store in North Haverhill, N.H., died May 15, 1994 in North Haverhill at 87. He was born in Atlantic City, N.J., and attended Manhassett High School in New York. At the College he majored in chemistry, was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the football and track teams and the International Relations Club and was a charter member of Powder & Wig. After graduation he studied accounting at New York University and took courses at Brooklyn Law School and the American Institute of Banking. In 1928 he began his career at W.R. Grace Company in New York, moving from there to Bankers Trust and to Ernest G. Blaich. In 1945 he co-founded Blaich and Stiegler, a construction company, in Manhassett. In 1974 he became president of the Woodsville National Bank in Woodsville, N.H., and for many years he owned and operated the Country Store. In addition to working in his community, he was a dedicated Colby volunteer and the recipient of a Colby Brick. He served as class agent, president and trustee of the New York Alumni Association, Alumni Council representative and chair of a New York-area fund-raising drive. Several family members also attended Colby, including a brother, Paul '34, two daughters, Ann Stiegler Richards '56 and Karen Stiegler Aldrich '60, and three grandchildren, Deanna Patten '90, Sally Richards '90 and Nancy Richards '93. His wife, Gertrude, died in 1994. He is survived by his daughters, a son, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Osborne C. Bacon '29
Osborne C. Bacon '29, a research chemist, died February 28, 1994 in Jensen Beach, Fla., at 91. A native of New Brunswick, Canada, he did graduate work in chemistry at Brown University and then was a research chemist at U.S. Finishing Company plants in Rhode Island before joining the DuPont Company's organic chemicals department technical laboratory in Deepwater, N.J., in 1937. He retired in 1967. An authority on detergents, finishes and test methods for anti-static agents, he held a number of patents and helped introduce anti-static agents, crease-resistant finishes and water- and oil-repellent finishes to the textile trade. He is survived by his wife, Anna, a son and daughter, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Doris Church Griffin '29
Doris Church Griffin '29, a welfare worker, died February 19, 1994 in her home in Winthrop, Maine, at 87. She was educated in the elementary schools of Augusta and graduated from Cony High School. She taught in Richmond and Raymond, Maine, and then was employed by the state of Maine as a welfare worker for the Department of Human Services for many years before her retirement in 1972. She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Percival B. Griffin, two sons, a daughter, a brother and sister and eight grandchildren, including Eric Turner '92.
Orris Greenlaw Walter '29
Orris Greenlaw Walter '29, a church volunteer, died January 2, 1994 in Winston-Salem, N.C., at 86. After Colby she attended Florida State College for Women. For many years she was a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla, where she was a member of the First Baptist Church, contributed to choir, teaching and mission projects and served in the Meals on Wheels program. She is survived by a son, a foster son, a daughter, four grandchildren, two brothers and many other descendants.
