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Robert L. Stevens '52, August 4, 1999, in Akron, Ohio, at 74. He attended the College after service as a medic on a hospital ship during World War II, then did graduate work at MIT before beginning a career at Goodyear. He retired from the department of management engineering in 1989. He leaves his wife of 54 years, Lucille, a daughter, a son and two granddaughters.
Kenneth R. Gesner '53, November 7, 1999, in Ridgewood, N.J., at 68. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, he earned an M.B.A. at the Wharton School and was a self-employed insurance agent. He also was a sports writer for the Associated Press and on the U.S.A. Hockey Association board of directors. Survivors include his wife, Janet, a son, two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Janet Hamilton Kriek '56, January 2, 2000, in Asheville, N.C., at 65. She worked as a real estate agent. She also was involved in numerous community activities at a day school and a summer camp for students with dyslexia. She is survived by her husband, Albert P. Kriek, her son, her sister, her brother and nieces and nephews.
N. Charland Letourneau '27, October 12, 1996, in Waterville, Maine, at 93. He was an accountant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for several years before he retired to Clinton, Ky., where he oversaw his farm property. He is survived by his brother, Eugene Letourneau.
Jasper M. Foster '31, August 29, 1996, in Martinsville, Va., at 87. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and later was an assistant in the History Department. During a 37-year career he served as assistant principal or principal of schools in Nantucket, Mass., South Sudbury, Mass., and Rumford, Maine. Survivors include three sons, a stepson, two stepdaughters and numerous grandchildren.
Frank E. Fuller '33, November 19, 1996, in Providence, R.I., at 85. He lived in Providence and taught Latin at the Moses Brown School from 1943 until his retirement in 1975, then continued at the institution as school archivist and historian. He leaves a brother, Robert E. Fuller.
Alice Hovey Rodney '34, October 25, 1996, in Brunswick, Maine, at 83. She was employed for a time at the Ames Woolen Mill in Richmond, Maine. Later she worked at Bath Iron Works before becoming a dietitian at Bath Memorial Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, a sister and two great-grandchildren.
Edna F. Bailey '36, July 30, 1996, in Maine at 84. She majored in English at Colby, where she also was active in music groups. She taught English in high schools and academies in Kingfield, Wilton and Sanford, Maine, and was an organist and deaconess in her local Baptist church. She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Helen Wade Sawdon '38, May 21, 1996, in Fallbrook, Calif., at 80. An economics major and student government president, she was employed for many years as a secretary at The New York Times. She is survived by her husband, George, a son and two daughters.
Edgar P. Martin '41, September 28, 1996, in Connecticut at 80. He was superintendent of schools in Van Buren, Maine, from 1946 to 1953 and was associate professor of educational administration at Keene State College from 1954 to 1956. In 1957 he became superintendent of schools for several northwestern Connecticut school districts. He concluded his career as professor of education at Eastern Connecticut State University. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Florence, a daughter and son and a grandson.
Kemp M. Pottle '52, November 2, 1999, in Webbs Mills, Maine, at 69. He received a master's degree from the University of Maine and for several years taught at Higgins Classical Institute and at Maine Central Institute in Maine. He later worked in college administration at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Predeceased by several Colby relatives, he is survived by his wife of 43 years, Jean, two daughters, a son, his sister, Jane Pottle Lee '48, and six grandchildren.
