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Reynold N. Pierce '37
Reynold N. Pierce '37, March 22, 2005, in Nashville, Tenn., at 89. He enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served on two destroyers in anti-submarine warfare during World War II. A disabled veteran, he worked as a stenographer and secretary. He is survived by a sister, Helen Beatrice Morin, eight nephews and nieces, and 15 great-nephews and great-nieces.
Marie Tibbetts Slovak '38
Marie Tibbetts Slovak '38, February 25, 2005, in Greenport, N.Y., at 87. She was a librarian at the Maine State Library in Augusta and later worked for the Atlantic Sails Co. in Portland and the City of Portland, where she retired from the city manager's office in 1988. She is survived by three daughters, Janet Hall, Ann Hazelwood, and Bonnie Slovak, a stepdaughter, eight grandchildren, and a brother.
Maynard C. Waltz '38
Maynard C. Waltz '38, March 31, 2005, in Exeter, N.H., at 88. He earned a master's in physics from Wesleyan. During World War II he worked at MIT's radiation labs. After the war he worked at Bell Telephone Laboratories and then at Bell Labs, where he obtained 12 patents. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen, two sons, one stepson, five grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, three step-grandchildren, and his sister. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lubov Leonovich Waltz '41.
Fletcher Eaton '39
Fletcher Eaton '39, April 2, 2005, in Needham, Mass., at 88. He earned a mechanical engineering degree from MIT and worked 10 years for Raytheon and 13 years for Polaroid, where he became principal engineer. He was the former chairman of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nellie, a son, a daughter, three grandchildren, his brother, Arthur T. Eaton '44, and many nieces and nephews, including A. Raymond Rogers Jr. '49. He was predeceased by his brothers John C. Eaton '41 and Harvey D. Eaton Jr. '16.
Wade S. Hooker '39
Wade S. Hooker Sr. '39, March 22, 2005, in Attleboro, Mass., at 89. He received degrees from Boston University and Bridgewater State College. A principal, teacher, and basketball coach at Sumner Junior High School in Holbrook, Mass., he also taught mathematics at Wellesley Junior High School and worked for Hooker Brothers Ice Cream Company of Holbrook. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Eleanor, a son, two daughters, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
David H. Cotton '40
David H. Cotton '40, June 14, 2005, in Bangor, Maine, at 86. He served with the Army Air Force during World War II and earned a master's in education from the University of Maine. He worked for more than 50 years with Ricker College and served as headmaster and academic dean from 1946 to 1966 and as acting president. He and his wife, Norma, were parents of a daughter, Ellen. He is survived by a brother, Charles M. Cotton '49.
Pauline Lander Higgins '41
Pauline Lander Higgins '41, February 21, 2005, in Lewiston, Maine, at 85. She taught Latin, English, history, and French at Freedom (Maine) Academy, then worked in the UCLA Meteorology Department. After raising a family she taught English, Latin, and history at Lisbon (Maine) High School. Predeceased by her husband, Earl W. Higgins '39, she is survived by three sons, Michael, Peter, and Matthew Higgins, a daughter, Trudy Brown, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
John C. Nivison '42
John C. Nivison '42, April 29, 2005, in China, Maine, at 90. He worked in the papermaking business for Hollingsworth, H&W;, and Scott Paper, retiring in 1977 as a division manager. During World War II he was a sergeant in the Maine State Guard. He is survived by two sons, John II and Kenneth II Nivison, a daughter, Nancy Ann Soper, 10 grandchildren, including John C. Nivison '82, 15 great-grandchildren, his sister, and several nieces and nephews.
Leo F. Kavanaugh '43
Leo F. Kavanaugh Jr. '43, May 16, 2005, in Dartmouth, Mass., at 83. A graduate of Pennsylvania College of Optometry, he served as an Army optometrist during World War II. For more than 60 years he operated The Keystone, a family furniture business, with his brother, James F. Kavanaugh '42, who predeceased him. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Therese, three daughters, a son, four grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Thomas P. Norton '43
Thomas P. Norton Sr. '43, May 18, 2005, in Sandwich, Mass., at 83. He served as a navigator and pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. For 42 years he worked at the Gillette Company, retiring in 1986 after working as a chemist, production manager, operations manager, and for corporate headquarters. He is survived by a daughter, Joanne Reeves, two sons, Thomas Jr. and Robert Norton, five grandchildren, and two sisters.
Robert H. Brunell '44
Robert H. Brunell '44, December 22, 2004, in Auburn, N.Y., at 82. He participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II. Later he earned a master's in Spanish at Middlebury College, and for 57 1/2 years he served as an English professor at Cayuga Community College, winning numerous awards during his career. He and his wife, Catherine Clark Brunell '44, who predeceased him, had a daughter and son, Martha and Lee Brunell.
