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James E. Bernard '53
James E. Bernard '53, an insurance investment broker, died March 17, 1994 in Lynn, Mass., at 64. A native of Brewer, Maine, he was a graduate of Lewiston High School. Since 1975 he was an independent insurance broker and the owner and proprietor of First Financial Resources in Topsfield, Mass. Previously he had been employed as a brokerage manager for Connecticut General Insurance and as a group representative for Travelers Insurance Co. He was a fishing enthusiast, enjoying all types of fishing from fresh water to deep-sea expeditions. He is survived by his wife, Constance, two sons and several nieces and nephews.
Barbara Miller Kolade '55
Barbara Miller Kolade '55, an elementary school principal and teacher, died on October 8, 1994, in Washington, D.C., at 62. She was born in Chicago and received a master's degree in education from the National College of Education in Illinois. She moved to the Washington area in 1959 and taught at Burning Tree Elementary School in Montgomery County and at National Cathedral and Congress Heights elementary schools. From 1970 to 1980 she was principal of Bodija International School in Ibidan, Nigeria, and for the last 10 years she taught at Little People's Paradise, a private elementary school in Washington. Mother of three children, she also was a founder and president of Circle-on-the-Hill, a support organization for Friendship House on Capitol Hill. Her numerous Colby relatives included Grace Mathews Philbrick, Colby's first dean of women.
Carole Richardson Merson '60
Carole Richardson Merson '60 died in April, 1994 at her home in Falmouth, Mass., at 56. She was born in Weymouth, Mass. After Colby she attended the Katharine Gibbs School. She worked at the Boston Museum of Science, then in 1972 began as an administrator for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Martha's Vineyard. She is survived by her husband, Raymond, a son, a sister and a brother.
George Roden Jr. '60
George Roden Jr. '60, a sales manager, died March 2, 1994 in Hartford, Conn., at 56. A native of West New York, N.J., he played baseball at Colby and was awarded New England's prestigious Swede Nelson Award for his play as co-captain of the football team. He was a sales manager for Carpets International-Georgia and later for Commercial Flooring Concepts of Windsor, Conn. He is survived by a son, two daughters, friend Debbie Tersaga, two brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren.
Samuel Magee Green II
Samuel Magee Green II died April 12, 1994 in Middletown, Conn. Before joining the faculties of Wesleyan University and Harvard University, he served at Colby for five years, bringing many distinguished exhibits from the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Boston Art Museum as well as the works of individual artists such as John Marin, Andrew Wyeth, Waldo Pierce and Colby alumnus Charles Hovey Pepper. He was especially interested in Maine art and architecture. His book American Art: A Historical Survey has been widely used in college art and architecture courses. He leaves his wife, Helen, a daughter and two sons.
Oveta Culp Hobby, LL.D. '55
Oveta Culp Hobby, LL.D. '55, former editor and publisher of The Houston Post and a pioneer among U.S. women in the worlds of government and business, died on August 16, 1994 in Houston, Texas, at 90. She was the first commander of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, the nation's first secretary of health, education and welfare and the first woman trustee of Mutual of New York, a major national insurance firm. She was president, editor and publisher of The Houston Post for many years. Colby's award of an honorary doctor of laws in 1955 recognized her as "author and administrator, humanitarian and statesman."
Eugene Wigner, D.Sc. '59
Eugene Wigner, D.Sc. '59, quantum theorist who helped usher in the atomic age, died January 1, 1994. He was 92. An internationally known physicist, he was born in Budapest, received his education at the Berlin Institute of Technology and came to the United States in 1930 to begin teaching at Princeton University. He was deeply involved in theoretical work on subatomic particles and helped construct the first nuclear reactor. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963.
Lawrence L. Pelletier, LL.D. '63
Lawrence L. Pelletier, LL.D. '63, died on August 10, 1994 in York, Maine, at 80. As president of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., he practiced as well as preached the virtues of a liberal arts college education. He provided both intellectual and administrative leadership, strengthening ties to the business community and overseeing campus construction while challenging and stimulating faculty and students to question and search for excellence in their accomplishments.
Roger Tatarian, LL.D. '80
Roger Tatarian, LL.D. '80, editor-in-chief of United Press International and Lovejoy Award recipient, died June 25, 1994 in Fresno, Calif., at 80. He served in the newspaper business for more than 30 years as a correspondent and editor in Washington, London, Rome and New York City. Later he taught journalism at his alma mater, California State University-Fresno, and was writing coach for several West Coast newspapers. In 1980 he received Colby's Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award and an honorary doctor of laws.
Charlie Bassett
Charles W. Bassett, Oct. 19, 2010, in Waterville, Maine, at 78. He earned Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas and in 1969 came to Colby. He played a pivotal role in establishing Colby's American Studies Program and served as its director for 25 years. He chaired Colby's English Department in the 1980s, was named a Dana Professor in 1983, and was appointed Lee Family Professor of English and American Studies in 1994. In 1994 he won the first Mary C. Turpie Award from the American Studies Association. He was the first recipient of Colby's Senior Class Teaching Award, later named for him, and won the first Alumni Association award for service to alumni. Survivors include his children, David and Elizabeth, and three grandchildren.
