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Mary Lemoine Lape '43, November 24, 1999, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, at 78. She was a nurse at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston and at the Brunswick (Maine) Convalescent Center before joining her husband, Dr. C. Philip Lape, as a nurse practitioner. In retirement she became a certified emergency medical technician and hospice volunteer. Besides her husband, she is survived by five daughters, a son, a brother and nine grandchildren.
Sona Tahmizian '43, November 6, 1999, in Cambridge, Mass., at 79. She was a teacher and lived in Belmont, Mass., with her sister, Arax Baronian, who survives her.
Errol L. Taylor Jr. '43, December 24, 1999, in Augusta, Maine, at 79. In World War II he earned five battle stars in U.S. Army actions in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. A lifelong Waterville, Maine, resident, he and his brother operated Taylor Motor Co. in Winslow, Maine. Survivors include two daughters, Kathie Corbin and Deborah Hacskaylo, two sons, Richard and Martin Taylor, six grandchildren, a niece and five nephews.
Alan L. Bevins '44, January 6, 2000, in Marlborough, Mass., at 78. He served with the Army in Brazil during World War II. Self-employed for many years, he also served as clerk of the works on several construction projects in Massachusetts and worked for several years in the sales and service departments of Monarch Marking Systems. He was active in various civic organizations. Besides his wife, Terrie, he is survived by three daughters, a brother, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Edward R. Cony '44, January 9, 2000, in Aptos, Calif., at 76. After serving in the Army in World War II, he earned a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University. He worked with the Wall Street Journal for 35 years, receiving a Pulitzer Prize for reporting in 1961 and becoming the paper's managing editor in 1965. In 1972 he became vice president of Dow Jones publications and news services. He also was president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association. He is survived by his wife, Sue, six children and 10 grandchildren.
Donald E. Sterner '44, January 10, 2000, in Wolcott, Conn., at 78. He was an Army veteran of World War II and worked as an accountant at the University of Connecticut Medical Center in Farmington. He leaves his wife, Bernice, a son, a daughter and a brother.
Robert D. Horton '45, October 13, 1999, in Swanton, Vt., at 76. He was with the U.S. Naval Air Corps in the Pacific during World War II. For 53 years he served the insurance industry with distinction, including service as a board member and director of numerous business and civic organizations. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Dolly, two sons, his stepmother and stepfather and several cousins.
George A. Ober Jr. '45, December 8, 1999, in Englewood, Fla., at 77. After serving in the Pacific with the U.S. Navy during World War II, he owned and operated the Ober Knotty Pine Cabins of Ashland, N.H., for 31 years. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ruth, a son, two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister and brother and nieces and nephews.
Ruth Drapeau Hunt '46, November 8, 1999, in Brunswick, Maine, at 76. She worked as a lab and X-ray technician at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Maine, for several years before raising her family. Surviving are her husband, Philip E. Hunt, four sons and three grandchildren.
Robert E. Cannell '51, January 11, 2000, in Portland, Maine, at 72. After service in the Navy he attended Colby, where he was twice an All-Maine football player. His career in retail clothing spanned 10 years with Keyes Fibre, Cluett-Peabody and Jantzen and 25 years as a salesman for Pendleton Woolen Mills. Surviving are his wife, Joan Kelby Cannell '52, two daughters, including Joyce K. Cannell '81, a son, a sister, Jean Cannell MacRae '42, and two grandchildren.
