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Jean Coyle Delaney '41
Jean Coyle Delaney ’41, June 22, 2008, in Niantic, Conn., at 88. She taught English in the East Lyme school system for more than 27 years and was a homemaker and mother. Survivors include her brother, Fredrick.
Ruth "Bonnie" Roberts Hathaway '41
Ruth “Bonnie” Roberts Hathaway ’41, June 19, 2008, in Fort Myers, Fla., at 89. She taught elementary school for 19 years in Texas and Massachusetts and was a Girl Scout leader for 20 years. An activist, she was one of eight Massachusetts’ representatives at the Earth Summit in Brazil, chaired a people’s action committee, and helped with Meals on Wheels. She was class correspondent at Colby for 11 years. Survivors include her children, David, Paul, Michael, Lois Vlad, and Margaret Stempka, eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Linwood E. Palmer '42
Linwood E. Palmer Jr. ’42, July 24, 2008, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, at 86. He served in the Army during World War II, then rose to vice president and general manager of Ward Steel Company and it’s successor, Peter A. Frasse & Co. Retiring in Maine, he ran a development company and a Christmas tree farm. He served in the Maine House of Representatives for five sessions and in the Maine Senate for one. He ran for Maine Governor in 1978 and was appointed by George H.W. Bush to serve on the President’s Council of Rural America. Predeceased by his brother Paul K. Palmer ’37, he is survived by his children, Linwood E. Palmer III, Cartha Smith, and Beth Smith, eight grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.
Patricia F. Ford Ellis '43
Patricia Ford Ellis ’43, June 12, 2008, in Lakeland, Fla., at 85. She earned a B.L.S. from Pratt Institute and worked in public, university, and church libraries in several states. She was active with her church, studied genealogy, and belonged to TOPS for 16 years. Predeceased by her husband, Albert I. Ellis ’44, her survivors include her children, Jeffrey, Deborah Blank, and Sandra Blanchette, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
Herbert S. Robison '43
Herbert S. Robison ’43, June 26, 2008, in Virginia Beach, Va., at 87. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a radio-radar officer from 1943 to 1946. His career was devoted to textiles, including sales and production management. He started his own textile sales agency in 1971 and retired in 1990. An amateur radio operator, he also enjoyed photography, which he integrated with amateur astronomy. With his wife, Mona, he raised two sons. He was predeceased by his cousin, David Brodie ’42.
William P. Hancock '44
William P. Hancock Jr. ’44, July 6, 2008, in Cape Neddick, Maine, at 86. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and served as a gunner on a B-26 bomber. He was shot down over Italy and was missing in action for 11 months. He earned a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. In 1948 he joined the Maine State Police and rose to the rank of captain. He served as Ogunquit (Maine) chief of police and won the Legendary Trooper award. He loved to hunt and golf. Survivors include his sister, Jane Hancock Shaw ’51, three children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
N. Douglas Mac Leod, Jr. '44
N. Douglas MacLeod Jr. ’44, July 6, 2008, in Bristol, R.I., at 87. He left Colby to serve in the Air Force during World War II and later earned an engineering degree from the University of Rhode Island. A machinist, he managed and owned machine tool companies and founded Tubodyne Company. He was involved with Big Brothers of Rhode Island, was an avid sailor, and grew roses and fruit. Survivors include two brothers, Donald and Bruce, four daughters and a son, eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Philip J. Boyne '46
Philip J. Boyne ’46, June 9, 2008, in Loma Linda, Calif., at 84. He earned his D.M.D. from Tufts in 1947 and a master’s in anatomy from Georgetown in 1961. After 20 years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, he retired as captain in 1968 and became a professor and research scientist at UCLA, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. A pioneer in bone-grafting techniques, he wrote textbooks on maxillofacial surgery, established scholarships at Colby and Loma Linda, and was president of the American College of Oral Biology for nearly 30 years. Colby awarded him the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1988. He loved to fish in Maine and ran 31 marathons in his bare feet. Survivors include his wife of nearly 62 years, Mary Anne, two children, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Norman D. Meyers '46
Norman D. Meyers ’46, August 10, 2008, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., at 83. He was a Navy officer during World War II. He owned Meyers Manufacturing Company in Connecticut before retiring in Florida. Active in civic and political affairs, he was also a founder of Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton, Conn. Survivors include his companion, Shirley Olin, a son and a daughter, a brother, three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Stanley H. Levine '47
Stanley H. Levine '47, August 16, 2008, in Kirkland, Wash., at 85. He served with Patton's Third Army in World War II, earning a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He owned MarLe Electrical Supply and Lighting Fixture Co. and was president of the Stamford (Conn.) Historical Society. He received an M.F.A. in historic preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design, and in his retirement he restored historic houses. Survivors include wife Jacqueline, two daughters, a son, a brother, Stephen '59, nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and nephews and nieces, including Deborah A. Levine '75.
Bradley C. Maxim '47
Bradley C. Maxim ’47, May 16, 2008, in Austin, Texas, at 86. He came to Colby after World War II, where he had driven an ambulance in North Africa for the American Field Service. He earned an M.L.S. from Columbia in 1954 and taught library science in New Mexico and Texas. A classical and jazz musician, he played the piano and a variety of woodwinds and sang in choirs and madrigal groups. Survivors include his daughters, Catherine Stephens and Elizabeth Maxim, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
