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Malcolm A. Mac Donald '44
Malcolm A. MacDonald '44, April 20, 2005, in Hanover, N.H., at 83. He served in the Army during World War II and went on to work in the heating plant of Dartmouth College, retiring in 1984 after 37 years of service. He is survived by a daughter, Martha, a son, James, and several nieces and nephews.
Eileen A. Matteo '44
Eileen A. Matteo '44, April 30, 2005, in Providence, R.I., at 82. She earned a master's in psychology from Rhode Island College and was an educator and psychologist for the Rhode Island Department of Education for 22 years before retiring in 1986. She is survived by three sisters, Rita Ernst, Alma Hancock, and Kathleen Hancock, and eight nieces and nephews.
Margery O. Owen Fallon '45
Margery Owen Fallon '45, May 10, 2005, in McLean, Va., at 82. She was a docent at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at the Marine Corps Museum in Washington and volunteered with Hospice of Northern Virginia for more than 15 years. She is survived by two sons, Michael and E.D. "Rocky" Fallon, two daughters, Elizabeth Quilter and Maryscott Greenwood, a brother, and four grandchildren.
Ralph P. Pallin '45
Ralph P. Pallin '45, April 26, 2004, in North Carolina, at 85. He earned a degree from Boston University, served in the Navy, and worked in the automotive dealership business. He is survived by his wife, Edythe.
Maurice C. Smith '48
Maurice C. Smith '48, May 20, 2005, in California, at 81. He served with the Army Air Corps and owned a sign-making business. He and his wife, Edythe, had two daughters and one son.
Fred Sahagian '49
Fred D. Sahagian '49, June 1, 2005, in Burlington, Mass., at 78. His expertise in the Japanese language led him to service in the Army Counter Intelligence Corps in World War II. He received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School in 1950 and was chief credit analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston before retiring in 1986. He leaves a brother, Karekin Sahagian '49, and two nephews and their children.
David D. Lynch '49
David D. Lynch '49, January 28, 2005, in Yarmouthport, Mass., at 82. He served in the Army during World War II. After attending the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, he enjoyed a successful career as an investment banker/financial analyst with Wall Street firms. He is survived by two sons, Jeffrey and Jonathan Lynch, two daughters, Catherine Lynch LeBlanc and Jennifer Zambuni, a grandson, a brother, and many nieces and nephews.
Ruth Pierce Abrahamsen '50
Ruth Pierce Abrahamsen '50, February 19, 2005, in Ashland, Va., at 76. She worked for Raytheon before her marriage. An active volunteer, she worked with local hospital auxiliaries, in scouting, and with many school and church activities. She is survived by her husband, Fred, three children, and four grandchildren.
Harold E. Brewer '51
Harold E. Brewer '51, April 30, 2005, in Placida, Fla., at 86. He was an Army veteran of World War II and earned a master's in psychology from Fordham University. He retired in 1983 from O.M. Scott Co. (an ITT subsidiary) and moved to Florida, where he was president of the Gasparilla Island Water Board and the Boca Grande Child Care Center. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, a daughter, two sons, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Robert D. Tompkins '51
Robert D. Tompkins '51, June 5, 2005, in Pearl River, N.Y., at 77. He served in the Army during World War II and earned a master's in education from Columbia University. A high school teacher and principal, he joined Holt, Rinehart & Winston as a mathematics textbook editor and retired in 1985 as vice president and editor-in-chief of its school department. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Susan McPherson Tompkins '50, two daughters, and three grandchildren.
Betty Lou Rivers Russell '52
Elizabeth Rivers Russell '52, April 18, 2005, in Kensington, Conn., at 74. She earned a master's in marriage and family counseling from the University of Connecticut and had a successful counseling practice until 1988. She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Donald, two sons, a daughter, eight grandsons, two step-granddaughters, her sister, a niece, and several nephews.
Robert M. Ryley '52
Robert Ryley '52, January 21, 2005, in New York, at 74. Following service in the Air Force he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota and was a professor of English at York College of the City University of New York. He is survived by his wife, Alison, and his son, Alexander.
