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Joan Cammann McIntyre '51
April 13, 2020, in Marblehead, Mass., at 91. She lived for 58 years in the same house in Marblehead, raising her children, gardening, and engaging with the community as a swim coach and official and as a member of the church choir. An outdoor enthusiast, she enjoyed bicycling, ocean swimming, sailing, ice skating, skiing, and camping. She also played several instruments, the trumpet, guitar, banjo, harmonica, penny whistle, and recorder in various bands and at music festivals. Predeceased by her husband, Charles McIntyre ’51, she leaves four daughters, including Carol McIntyre-Peale ’75 and her husband, James Peale ’77; 10 grandchildren, including Caitlin Peale Sloan ’06; and a great-grandson.
Gerald A. Michaud '51
Jan. 21, 2020, in Waterville, Maine, at 91. He sold insurance for Allstate for 10 years and then went to work for Keyes Fibre in Waterville, where he served as assistant of operations planning and manager of customer services. Retirement wasn’t for him, so he went to work for his son Gerry Jr., who owned Big G’s in Winslow, and delivered lunch to customers for 21 years. A Boy Scoutmaster for five years, he was promoted to a scout commissioner and established new troops. He also taught CCD, catechism, at Winslow’s St. John Parish. Woodworking and furniture making, French discussion groups, and playing bridge were favorite pastimes, along with running, hunting, and fishing. He leaves four children, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a brother.
William B. Moore '51
Feb. 15, 2020, in Orleans, Mass., at 91. He left Colby after two years and served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Antietam as an airplane mechanic. He started Orleans Motors in the late 1950s and also joined the Orleans Yacht Club, which furthered his lifelong involvement with boats. In 1963 he won the Day Sailer North American Championship; in 1976 he created and ran the Great Bicentennial Bathtub Race; and he taught sailing to kids and adults. His wife, Nancy, three daughters, and four grandchildren survive him.
Walter E. Russell '51
Oct. 11, 2019, in Suffield, Conn., at 91. Prior to entering Colby, he served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army during World War II. A standout baseball pitcher in high school and at Colby, he played for the Hartford Twilight League and was scouted by major leagues. He became a banker instead, starting as a teller then becoming branch manager and vice president in Windsor, Conn. In 1977 he changed course and was elected probate judge in Windsor, winning four subsequent terms until he retired in 1991. Together with his wife, he purchased, winterized, and remodeled a cottage in Ludlow, Vt., where he retreated weekends to ski, kayak, and relax with friends. He was a master woodworker who crafted furniture, treasurer of his Methodist church for 33 years, and an international traveler. Predeceased by his mother, Emily Kelley Russell, Class of 1919, he leaves his wife, Cynthia, four children, eight grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Marilyn Matthes Silva '51
Oct. 20, 2019, in Boston, Mass., at 90. She was a spirited traveler and curious woman, visiting all 50 states, traveling abroad, and learning to say “thank you” in almost every language. Her career was spent at MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, working as an administrative officer. She followed the Red Sox and tennis in general. Known as a trivia expert, she won many prizes in trivia contests on the many cruises she took.
Charles P. Curtis '52
Jan. 26, 2020, in Savannah, Ga., at 90. A proud U.S. Army veteran, he became a salesman, working for 32 years at Johnson Matthey Inc., a fabricator of precious metals in Devon. Mass. Following his retirement, he relocated to Georgia’s Skidaway Island, where he enjoyed golf. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Jan, three children, and seven grandchildren.
Stephen M. Kenyon Jr. '52
Dec. 14, 2019, in Mechanicsville, Va., at 89. As a Colby student, he belonged to the U.S. Naval Reserve, and after graduation he spent a few years in the Navy stationed in Brooklyn. He subsequently went to work for Nabisco, supervising and directing production for two of the company’s bakeries. He had two homes, one in New Jersey and another in West Bath, Maine, and he kept sailboats at each. He leaves his wife, Mary, and extended family.
Audrey Morgan Leaf '52
April 9, 2020, in Chilmark, Mass., at 89. She left Colby after two years to follow her dream of becoming a nurse. She studied at the Cooley Dickinson Hospital nursing program and was capped a registered nurse. A homemaker and a mother, Muffie was active with her church as a communicant and senior warden. She also volunteered at the local hospital and thrift shop, and she helped serve lobster suppers at her church and meals for ice hockey families at a street fair. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Carlton “Carl” Leaf ’52, four children, nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two siblings.
Bruce A. MacPherson '52
Jan. 13, 2020, in Yarmouth Port, Mass., at 89. He served three years in the Korean War aboard the USS Dortch as an operations officer, legal officer, and chaplain. A 45-year career followed at A.A. MacPherson Co., an electrical manufacturer’s representation firm that he owned. He served as national president of NEMRA and the Electrical Institute of New England. He golfed and belonged to several country clubs, sailed a Sunfish, and enjoyed traveling. He also served as a deacon and moderator for his Congregational church. Survivors include two daughters, including Janet MacPherson Younker ’77 and her husband, William D. Younker ’76; four grandchildren, including William D. Younker II ’04; four great-grandchildren; and extended family, including niece Sally Lovegren Merchant ’83.
Elizabeth J. Smart Merriam '52
Dec. 11, 2019, in Concord, N.H., at 89. Betsey earned a nursing degree from Columbia Presbyterian University in 1955 then moved to Hanover, N.H., where she taught anatomy and physiology to nursing students. While raising a family, she helped her first husband, Thornton Merriam ’51, run his private medical practice in Bangor, Maine. Divorced, she used her master’s degree in expressive art therapy from Lesley College, earned in 1989, to work as a preschool teacher in Portsmouth, N.H. She was involved with the League of Women’s Voters and a Shakespeare acting club, and she loved the outdoors, especially the ocean. Later, she met Frank Weeks, son of a Colby math professor, who was her companion for the final 20 years of her life. She leaves five children, including David Merriam ’81, eight grandchildren, and a brother.
