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Sandra Atkinson Smith
Sandra Atkinson Smith ’57, Dec. 25, 2012, in Steamboat Springs, Colo., at 77. She is survived by her husband, Ernest “Skip” Smith
Nancy Carroll Luce
Nancy Carroll Luce ’56, Dec. 1, 2012, in Wellsboro, Pa., at 78. She earned graduate degrees from Harvard-Radcliffe and from Princeton Theological Seminary and served as a Presbyterian minister, most recently at the Galeton Presbyterian Church in Galeton, Pa. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Philip Luce ’57, a son, two daughters, three granddaughters, and a sister, Cynthia Carroll Smith ’64.
John G. “Jack” Davis '55
John G. “Jack” Davis ’55, Dec. 10, 2012, in Sandwich, Mass., at 79. He served in the U.S. Army three years, with two years in France. He worked at Dennison Manufacturing Co. in Framingham, Mass., for 34 years as New England sales manager of the consumer products division. He retired to Cape Cod and played [cut off]
P. Putnam Barnes Jr.
P. Putnam Barnes Jr. ’54, Jan. 8, 2013, in Attleboro, Mass., at 80. He was a sales representative for Armstrong World Industries for 33 years, retiring in 1991, and he enjoyed his summer home in Belgrade Lakes, Maine. He was preceded at Colby by his grandfather Charles Putnam Barnes 1892, his father, Phinehas P. Barnes ’20, and two uncles. He is survived by his wife, Shirley, a son, and two grandchildren.
Edwina Constant Merrill
Edwina Constant Merrill ’53, Nov. 10, 2012, in Dunnellon, Fla., at 80. She earned a master’s degree at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and was a longtime resident of Branford, Conn. She is survived by her husband, Arthur, a daughter, and four grandchildren.
Philip Reiner-Deutsch '54
Philip Reiner-Deutsch ’54, Nov. 11, 2012, in Los Angeles, Calif., at 80. He served in the Air Force from 1954 to 1961, studied meteorology at NYU, and worked for the National Weather Service and as a civilian for the Air Force in the 1960s. He subsequently worked for Amtrak in Los Angeles for more than [cut off]
Carlton D. “Bud” Reed
Carlton D. “Bud” Reed ’53, Dec. 8, 2012, in Woolwich, Maine, at 82. He became the driving force in his family’s construction business, Reed & Reed, serving as president and later as chairman of the board as the firm built bridges throughout Maine. He served in the Maine House and Senate and was president of the Senate in 1965-66. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Helen “Betty”, and six children, four of them Colby graduates: Thomas ’86, Hopestill Reed Spillane ’78, Susan Reed Parker ’76, and Prudence Reed Kraft ’75 (all married to Colby alumni). He was the grandfather of six Colby alumni and one current student.
Carol Carlson Van Alstyne
Carol Carlson Van Alstyne ’53, Dec. 18, 2012, in Wilton, Conn., at 81. She worked at Redbook in New York before moving to Connecticut in 1958. She was a real estate broker for more than 30 years and was active in the League of Women Voters and Wilton Garden Club. She loved tennis, animals, and her alma mater, attending Colby reunions and soliciting gifts for the Colby Fund. Predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Peter, she is survived by three daughters, a son, and eight grandchildren.
Joan “Joanne” Drew Boone
Joan “Joanne” Drew Boone ’51, Dec. 6, 2012, in Crystal River, Fla., at 84. After raising her children she worked as an emergency room secretary and a librarian and she volunteered. Predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Howard, she is survived by three sons including Robert H. Boone ’85, a daughter, and four grandchildren.
Donald McGregor Jacobs
Donald McGregor Jacobs ’51, Oct. 30, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas, at 85. He served in the military before college and had a brief foray building yachts in Japan. He was director of the metropolitan Boston American Cancer Society and was development director of the Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital Foundation. In 1995 he became publisher of South Texas the Newsletter. Predeceased by brother John B. Jacobs ’55 and by sisters Janet Jacobs Holden ’45 and Helen Jacobs Eddy ’47, he is survived by his wife, Bonnie Sue, and a brother Robert T. Jacobs ’54.
