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Robert E. Brolli '59, January 31, 2000, in Richmond, Mass., at 62. A drama and English teacher at Searles, at Mount Everett Regional and Monument Mountain Regional high schools in Massachusetts, he also owned and operated Bullwinkels department stores in Lenox and Great Barrington, Mass. He appeared on Broadway, in films and at many New Jersey summer stock theaters, and he directed local productions as fund raisers. He also was theater critic for The Berkshire Record. He leaves his wife, Marcia, his father and his sister.
Karen Graf Paharik '61, November 19, 1999, in Worcester, Mass., at 60. She was a long-time volunteer for children with special needs at Mill-Swan School in Worcester and a volunteer driver for cancer patients. She leaves her husband, Carl M. Paharik, two sons, a sister and nephews and nieces.
Philip E. Allison '63, January 4, 2000, in Gorham, Maine, at 58. Following service as a first lieutenant in the Navy during the Vietnam War, for which he received several medals, he taught at Maine Maritime Academy. Later he worked for Prudential Life Insurance, Meile and Associates and Duncanson and Holt/UNUM and was president of underwriting at UNUM. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Ann, a son, three daughters, a sister and four grandchildren.
Julia Dodge Burnham '63, January 16, 2000, in Boston, Mass., at 58. She taught English at Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine, and at Woonsocket High School in Rhode Island before serving as a guidance counselor at Concord High School from 1974 until her death. She is survived by two daughters, Cecilie Bredehoeft and Heidi Barron, and two brothers.
Julie Nugent Coates '63, September 11, 1999, in Jackson, Mo., at 60. She earned a master's of arts in teaching from Wesleyan University and with her husband, James, began teaching at a high school in Cali, Colombia. They moved to Jackson in 1973. Survivors include her husband, a son, two daughters, her father, a sister and three grandsons.
Lee Claire McGowan '68, October 25, 1999, in Philadelphia, Pa., at 53. She worked for many years in the municipal bond department of Pennsylvania Merchant Group and with Tucker Anthony Inc. She was active in civic and educational organizations. She is survived by her husband, Craig Gripp, her daughter and her parents.
Geoffrey F. Brown '80, January 21, 2000, in Knox, Maine, at 42. A graduate of Franklin Pierce Law Center, he practiced law for 10 years in Skowhegan, Maine, before becoming a teacher at Cony High School in Augusta. He was active in numerous community service organizations. He is survived by his wife, Debora, two daughters, his parents, two sisters, nieces and nephews.
Charles W. Tenney '84, December 13, 1999, in Saranac Lake, N.Y., at 38. He was born in Tokyo. After graduating from the Columbia University School of Journalism, he worked at the Chronicle, the AP-Dow Jones News Service in Tokyo and the Watertown Daily News in New York. In 1995 he filed reports in the Chronicle as he kayaked alone by inland waters from Vermont to the Gulf of Mexico. He is survived by his parents, Robin and Frank Tenny, and two sisters.
Helen Whalon, widow of Colby's long-serving superintendent of buildings and grounds, died in late December 1999 at 91. While at Colby, she and her husband lived on campus in what is now known as the Hill Family Guest House. A son, Peter Whalon, survives her.
Ann Duoba Lawrence '34 Feb. 13, 2015, in Brockton, Mass., at 103. She was born and raised in the Lithuanian Village in Brockton and resided all over the country while her husband was a psychologist with the Veterans Administration. Predeceased by her husband of 56 years, James, and her sister Marcella “Marcia” Duoba ’37, she is survived by a cousin and three godsons.
Mildred Todd Weir '24, October 1995, in Westbrook, Maine, at 93. She was active in several clubs and sports at Colby and later was a member of the Southwestern Maine Alumnae Association. She taught in schools in Brownville, Bar Harbor, Westbrook and Gorham, Maine. She is survived by her son, Charles Weir.
