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Theora Doe Stubbert '30, December 3, 2000, in Bristol, R.I., at 94. She was employed by the Maine Power Co. and later was a teacher in Barrington, R.I. She leaves a son, Sherman D. Stubbert, and three grandchildren.
Marjorie Van Horn Bernier '32, January 21, 2001, in Augusta, Maine, at 90. She worked for the State of Maine Bureau of Taxation Inheritance Tax Division for 15 years. Previously she was a teacher at St. Mary's School in Augusta, Maine, and a substitute teacher in other Augusta schools. Predeceased by her son John P. Bernier '61, she is survived by her sons Robert E. and William R. Bernier, daughters Julie Bernier, Elaine Morin and Elise Patenaude, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Bertrand W. Hayward '33, January 7, 2000, in Brewer, Maine, at 89. A poet, public speaker and supporter of education, he was president of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences (now Philadelphia University) after a career as teacher and principal in Maine and Massachusetts high schools in the 1930s and '40s. He received countless awards and honors. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Hayward, his daughter, Jo Hayward-Haines '57, two sons, including Andrew Hayward '61, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Stuart H. Record '34, November 19, 2000, in Livermore Falls, Maine, at 87. A native of Livermore Falls, he was a life-long dairy and poultry farmer who served on local grange and conservation committees. For many years he worked as an agent for National Grange Insurance Co. Predeceased by his brother Thomas A. Record '30 and by his second wife, he is survived by his first wife, Althea J. Fournier, three sons, including Duane C. Record '65 and Ralph S. Record '66, two daughters, 15 grandchildren, including four Colby alumnae, 17 great-grandchildren and his brother, Frank A. Record '38.
Edwin E. Getchell '34, September 28, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 87. From the 1930s to the 1960s he was a teacher in schools in Benton, Portland, Gray and Lewiston, Maine, and during World War II he worked at the South Portland shipyard. For most of his life he was self-employed in advertising sales. He is survived by three daughters and three sons, 18 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, a sister and two brothers.
Frederic B. Champlin '35, December 9, 1998, in Iredell, N.C., at 90. After graduating from Columbia University and receiving his medical degree from Cornell University, he served in the Army Reserves during World War II. He conducted an internal medicine practice in Waterville, Maine, and served local hospitals before become supervising physician at Broadacres Sanatorium in Utica, N.Y. Later he joined Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y.
John R. Turbyne '35, November 5, 2000, in Waterville, Maine, at 87. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service as a first lieutenant with the Army in the Normandy invasion in World War II. For 40 years he worked for Scott Paper Company, retiring as technical control manager. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Mary Turbyne, two sons, a brother, two sisters, a grandson and several nieces and nephews.
Thomas G. van Slyke '36, November 12, 2000, in Jonesboro, Ark., at 87. After serving in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II, he was called back to duty during the Korean Conflict and attained the rank of colonel in the Retired Reserves in 1970. He earned a master's in education at Boston University, where for two decades he was a professor of business administration. When he retired in 1977 he was professor emeritus of guidance at the university. He leaves his daughter-in-law, Mary Jane van Slyke, a sister- and brother-in-law and several nieces and nephews.
Robert S. William '36, December 7, 2000, in Los Angeles, Calif., at 86. For 30 years he headed Western Globe Products, the largest pasta manufacturing company in the western U.S. Always interested in aviation, he witnessed Lindbergh's liftoff on the first transatlantic flight and Howard Hughes's one and only flight in the famed Spruce Goose. A cameraman who pioneered helicopter photography, he also was a studio publicist for Warner Brothers and personal publicist for Bette Davis, a "golf doctor" with a knack for diagnosing flaws in a golfer's swing and a mortgage lender during his long, colorful career. He leaves five children and six grandchildren.
Harold M. Wolff '36, November 27, 2000, in Boston, Mass., at 85. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he resumed his law practice in New York City after service as a captain in the Transportation Corps during World War II. In 1957 he joined the Dexter Shoe Company, where he served as an executive until his retirement in 1981. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Wolff, a sister, two nephews and many cousins, including Howard Miller '40 Glenyce Miller Kaplan '46 and Tema Kaplan Cushner '48. David S. Eaton '37, October 3, 2000, in Lawrence, Mass., at 85. During a 50-year career he served as pastor for churches in Maine and Massachusetts, including 28 years as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Methuen, Mass. A member of several associations and societies, he was named Pastor of the Year by the Massachusetts Baptist Convention in 1951. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Myrtle Eaton, a daughter and a son.
