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Henri Paul Rancourt '33
Henri Paul Rancourt '33, a lawyer, died January 31, 1994 in Waterville, Maine, at 84. He attended Waterville schools, graduated from Coburn Classical Institute and after Colby earned a law degree from Boston University Law School. During World War II he served with the U.S. Army for five years in Europe and the Mediterranean, then opened a law practice in Waterville. He was a complaint justice, county attorney, Selective Service registrar and member of the Maine Bar Association. He is survived by a brother, Louis Rancourt '36, a sister and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Frederick A. Bowker '35
Frederick A. Bowker '35, an auditor, died January 20, 1994 in Portland, Maine, at 83. A native of West Enfield, Maine, he served as an intelligence officer in the Army Air Corps during World War II. An avid fisherman as well as an amateur astronomer, celestial navigator and photographer, he worked for 25 years as a tax auditor for the state of Maine before his retirement in 1976. He is survived by his wife, Carole, two daughters, a son, a brother and 10 grandchildren.
Evelyn Fuller Crowe '35
Evelyn Fuller Crowe '35, a food service manager, died on December 28, 1994, in Boise, Idaho, at 81. A native of Lowell, Mass., she attended Stratton High School. She worked in food service management in the Boston area for many years and also was a teacher at the Fanny Farmer School of Cooking. She is survived by her son, three granddaughters, a great-grandson and her sister.
Edward G. Perrier '35
Edward G. Perrier '35, a newspaper publisher and insurance agent, died December 30, 1994, in Mars Hill, Maine, at 82. He graduated from Fort Fairfield, Maine, High School. At Colby, where he won varsity letters in hockey and tennis and took part in tennis tournaments in Maine and Canada, he was a member of Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and editor of the Echo. In 1936 he joined the Bangor Daily News, serving as Aroostook County editor until he became the editor of the Presque Isle Star Herald in 1940. He became owner and publisher in 1946. He also published several other papers, including the Aroostook Sunday Herald, Aroostook's first and only Sunday newspaper, and in 1960 he built radio station WEGP in Presque Isle. In 1968 he became a full-time agent with the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, where he was named Maine's "Man of the Year" for 1969 and 1974. He was a member of the Associated Press. He is survived by one daughter and several nieces and nephews.
Edmund L. Barnard '37
Edmund L. Barnard '37, a high school teacher, died December 22, 1994, in Belfast, Maine, at 79. He was born in Searsport, Maine, and attended Crosby High School in Belfast. After graduating from Colby, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an instructor during World War II. He was a teacher of science and driver education for 26 years at the Rockland District High School. He later managed a blueberry farm in Northport for many years. He is survived by two brothers, a sister and several nieces and nephews.
George Frederick Bonner '38
George Frederick Bonner '38, an oil company executive, died April 1, 1994 at his home in South Windsor, Conn., at 78. He was a graduate of Wilbraham Academy, where he excelled in athletics. After Colby he was employed in Waterville before becoming a sales supervisor for the Tidewater Oil Co. Before his retirement in 1980, he worked for the Getty Oil Company for 20 years, serving as a marketing executive in the New York City and New England areas. He was a chairman of the Massachusetts Petroleum Council and president of the Waterville Lions Club. Predeceased by his son, Fredric '61, he is survived by his wife of 57 years, Virginia, a son, Robert '68, four grandchildren, a sister and several nieces and nephews.
A. Virginia Yorke Choate '39
A. Virginia Yorke Choate '39 died March 28, 1993, in Lewiston, Maine, at 75. She was born in Melrose, Mass., and graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, Maine. Her mother, Esther Gilman Yorke '16, also attended the College. At Colby she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. After Colby she received a diploma from Gates Business College and took courses at Boston University. She worked for the state of Maine and for the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Paul '48, a son, Andrew '79, and two daughters.
Leverett H. DeVeber '39
Leverett H. DeVeber '39, a Quincy Mutual engineer, died March 7, 1994 in Newburyport, Mass., at 80. A native of Newburyport and a graduate of Newburyport High School, he was a Navy veteran of World War II. For many years he worked as an engineer for Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He is survived by his wife, Ann, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Ellis Mott '39
Ellis Mott '39, a broadcast and newspaper journalist, died May 2, 1994 in Ashland, Ore., at 77. He was a native of Saint John, N.B. His long career in media began at Colby, where he was managing editor of the Echo and a radio announcer. After working for several Maine broadcasting stations, he served as executive officer of a U.S. Navy amphibious gunboat in World War II. Following the war he was a writer, editor, publisher and news correspondent in Boston. At radio station WEEI he won the Tom Phillips-United Press Award for the best national news story of 1958. He covered the U.S.-Soviet space race for all three major American networks, beginning in 1957 with the Sputnik story, broadcasting live from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard around the clock for weeks. Later he was editor of Science Digest magazine. As a special science correspondent for NBC and CBS, he wrote, directed and produced television documentaries and series. He retired in 1979 as director of information services for the New York City Board of Education and moved with his family to Oregon, where they started a family vineyard and farm. He was a member of the Overseas Press Club in New York City and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1991 he was named a life member by the National Association of Science Writers. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, three daughters, a son, nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister.
Priscilla B. Mailey '40
Priscilla B. Mailey '40, a teacher, died on March 24, 1994 at 76. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., and graduated from Abbot Academy. At Colby she majored in history and was a member of Chi Omega sorority, the basketball and field hockey teams, the Glee Club and student government. A teacher, she studied at Boston University, Fresno State, the University of California, the College of the Pacific and the University of Hawaii and taught history and journalism in California until her retirement in 1976. She was a community volunteer and enjoyed travel and taking Elderhostel courses. Her mother, Hazel Breckenridge Mailey '11, and a sister, Ruth Mailey Sutherland '36, also graduated from the College.
