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Carl P. Snyder Jr. '78, April 17, 2001, in Richmond, Va., at 45. He was owner and proprietor of Wiz Auto Wash, Inc., in Williamsburg, Va. Survivors include his long-time companion, Raymond C. Griffis Jr., three brothers, a sister and a cousin.
William F. White Jr. '83, October 22, 2001, in Sunapee, N.H., at 39. He practiced dentistry in Salem, Mass., with his father, William F. White, who survives him.
Andrew F. Colligan '94, January 2, 2002, in Boston, Mass., at 30, of a brain aneurysm. He earned a master's degree in business administration at Boston College and was a financial consultant for several firms, including Fidelity of Boston and Keene Inc. of Lexington, Mass. He was the beloved coach of a boy's hockey team, and donations may be sent to The Charlestown Youth Hockey Association, c/o Andrew T. Colligan, P.O. Box 290712, Charlestown, MA 02129. He is survived by his parents, Thomas and Sheila Colligan, three sisters and a brother.
Wilfredo Rodriguez-Alvarez '96, November 5, 2001, in Phoenix, Ariz., at 27. After receiving his master's degree in chemistry from Arizona State University he taught chemistry at Scottsdale Community College. He also worked for Arizona State University and Arizona Reproductive Specialists. He leaves his mother, Miriam Alvarez-Batista, his brother, a grandfather and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Owen Pettingill H'79, December 11, 2001. He taught at Carleton College and the University of Michigan before becoming director of the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University. An extraordinary photographer of wildlife, he wrote many books and articles, and his guides to bird-finding became classics.
Marion Merriam Hooper '25, June 19, 2002, in Waterville, Maine, at 99. She was the owner and operator of Marion's Beauty Salon in Skowhegan, Maine, for more than 30 years. Her many Colby relatives include her father, Rev. George Merriam 1879, and her grandfather, Rev. Franklin Merriam 1837. Survivors include her son, Robert Hooper '52, three granddaughters, five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters.
Dorothy Farnum Scott '26, July 21, 2002, in Annapolis, Md., at 97. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, she taught mathematics in high schools in Delhi, N.Y., and Winsted, Conn. For 30 years she was a metrologist and scientific mathematician at the U.S. Bureau of Standards in the Philadelphia Gauge Laboratory. She is survived by her sister, Muriel Farnum Medrow '30.
George Holbrook Hawes '28, April 9, 2002, in Carson City, Nev., at 97. He was a school teacher, principal and coach, air raid warden, volunteer fireman and owner of an automobile dealership, and he held memberships in more than two dozen organizations. He served in the Nevada State Assembly in the 1950s and later was a lobbyist for many organizations. Survivors include his son, David Holbrook Hawes, his brother, John E. Hawes '41, two grandsons, two great-granddaughters, six nieces and three nephews.
Seneca B. Anderson '30, June 21, 2002, in West Falmouth, Mass., at 90. He practiced law in Memphis, Tenn., before entering the Navy in World War II, then practiced with the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company. For 20 years he was a partner in the Miami, Fla., firm of Shutts & Bowen. He leaves his wife of 59 years, Martha, four children, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Josephine Porter Cunningham '34, July 24, 2002, in Freeport, Maine, at 90. A lifelong Freeport resident, she worked for the U.S. postal service and at both the town library and the high school library. Survivors include her sons, John, Paul and Daniel Cunningham.
Robert F. Estes '35, April 3, 2002, in Oakland, Maine, at 89. He was superintendent of woodlands management for Great Northern Paper Co. After a brief retirement he sold equipment for R.C. Hazelton. He is survived by two sons, Robert Jr. and Stephen Estes, two daughters, Elizabeth Zimba and Elaine Sandoval, nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
