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E. Wesley Freeman '51
May 5, 2016, at 85. His experience with Professor Jordan in freshman math at Colby led him to become a mathematics teacher himself, first for 17 years at high schools in New Hampshire then for 11 years at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla., after he retired. He never married, lived quietly, and kept busy helping others in small ways.
Nadeen Finberg Liebeskind '51
May 8, 2016, in Israel at 86. She began her family in Portland, Maine, then immigrated in 1968 to Nazareth Illit, Israel, where she founded a nursery school. Five children, 14 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren survive her.
Leland Lowery '51
March 29, 2016, in Orono, Maine, at 88. A radio operator with the U.S. Navy during World War II, he became a Maine State trooper and then spent 25 years as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. After retirement, he opened a private investigative firm. He belonged to the Elks Lodge and was elected Exalted Ruler in 1972, was a Kiwanis member for 35 years, and was a Mason AF&M member for 50 years. Predeceased by his wife, Nydda Barker Lowery ’49, and cousin Donna Elliot Harriman ’48, he is survived by five children, eight grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Robert B. Kaake '52
Dec. 29, 2015, at 87. He served with the U.S. Air Force in World War II then worked as a traffic supervisor for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Survivors include his wife, Lorilea, with whom he had three children, including Robert D. Kaake ’77.
Carol Thacker Scott '52
Nov. 18, 2014, in Old Saybrook, Conn., at 84. She earned an M.Ed. from Boston University in 1954 and then was a nursery school teacher and director for 23 years. She volunteered making quilts for shut-ins, driving seniors to appointments, and serving on numerous church committees. She sang with, held offices with, and made costumes for Sweet Adelines International for 22 years. Survivors include her three children, four grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter.
Raymond A. Ducharme Jr. '53
May 24, 2016, in Leeds, Mass., at 85. After two years in the U.S. Army, he earned a master’s from Teachers College at Columbia University and taught high school history for several years. He returned to Columbia and earned a doctorate in education in 1966 and taught at Columbia until 1969. He later taught at Smith College and was director of its Campus School for 12 years. He researched and wrote about small rural schools and was an avid reader. He is survived by his wife, Lois, six children, including Devon Ducharme ’06, and three grandchildren.
Arthur O. Kimball '53
April 29, 2016, in Williamsburg, Va., at 85. With humble roots in Waterville, Maine, he earned an M.B.A. in 1958 from Columbia University School of Business then made New York City his home. He worked at Columbia University for 30 years, first as director of development then as associate dean of the school of law. The Arthur Kimball Scholarship Endowment Fund at Columbia was established in 1986 in his honor. He loved art, antiques, music, and lilies. He served on boards of various nonprofits including the Development Council for the Archives of American Art and the Greater Williamsburg, Va., Symphony Society. His wife of 58 years, Bernice, survives him, as does a brother, Richard.
Gordon E. Marquis '53
May 10, 2016, in Upton, Mass., at 84. A U.S. Army veteran, he graduated from the U.S. Army Language School and was a Russian interpreter in occupied Germany. After his honorable discharge in 1960, he built a 30-year career with New England Electric System in the environmental affairs team. He volunteered in his town and church, read history books, and was an opera aficionado. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Pauline Hoyt Marquis ’57, two children, and five grandchildren.
Alice Tyler Pierce '53
July 30, 2016, in Grand Forks, N.D., at 85. She was a mother and a homemaker who also managed her husband’s medical practice in Pittsfield, Maine, and maintained a large garden. Her husband of 62 years, Thomas, two children, and three grandchildren survive her.
Richard M. Skelley '53
April 30, 2016, in Urbana, Ohio, at 84. A lieutenant JG with the U.S. Navy in the Korean War, he belonged to the exclusive “century club” for completing 100 carrier landings from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He later worked as a lumber salesman and eventually founded and owned Skelley Lumber in Urbana, Ohio. His wife, Ellen, three children, and seven grandchildren survive him.
