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Colby College, Waterville, Maine Obituary Collection
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Kenneth J. Dolan '45, May 15, 2000, in Bangkok, Thailand, at 75. He entered the Air Force in 1943 and later was a radio technician in Portsmouth, N.H. He was with the U.S. Consulate in Bangkok at the time of his death.

Lois F. Manning '46, September 7, 1997, in Camden, N.J., at 72. Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Gene Oliver.

Donald C. McCoy '47, February 14, 2002, in California, at 76. The son of Colby football coach Al McCoy, he attended the College briefly before entering the Navy in World War II. He graduated from Harvard and lightheartedly described his work as "computer guru."

Barbara Gaffney Avancena '51, January 18, 2002, in Rockville, Md., at 72. She worked as a composer for the Rockville Sentinel in the 1960s and for Equus magazine in the 1970s and wrote for Disabled Sports USA in the 1980s. Survivors include three children, Bobbi Bauer, James Avancena and John Avancena, two brothers, a sister and four grandchildren.

Charlotte Pettee Johnson '51, June 10, 2002, in Waterville, Maine, at 72. She earned a master's degree from the University of Maine and for many years taught in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. After retiring she was an antiques dealer in Maine and Massachusetts. Survivors include her companion, Hans Krueger, and her cousin, G. Bart Richardson, and his two daughters.

Mary Lo White Shahawy '51, July 22, 2002, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, at 72. She traveled extensively in her 20s and 30s and lived abroad for many years. She was president of the Charlotte White Center board. She spent her last years working to better conditions and care for people suffering with mental challenges and was chair of the Bangor Mental Health Institute Quality Improvement Council. She is survived by her daughter, Shireen Shahawy '85, her sister, Betsey Cousins, a nephew, John White, and a granddaughter, Allison Stinneford.

Donald W. Gunn '52, January 20, 2002, in Hanover, Mass., at 72. He was an ironworker and shop manager for the Fred Williams Contracting Company. Survivors include his companion, Delores Trufant, a son, two daughters, a brother and sister and two grandchildren.

Ruth Watt Tolford '52, March 17, 2002, in Falmouth, Maine, at 71. She was a homemaker following her work as a technician in the blood grouping lab at Children's Hospital in Boston. She is survived by her husband, William Tolford, a son and a daughter.

Jean Strout Jewell '54, February 27, 2002, in Bangor, Maine, at 69. She was a self-employed manager in the Skowhegan, Maine, area. Survivors include her husband, Wayne H. Jewell, two daughters, three sons, two stepchildren, 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Anthony M. "Jerry" D'Amico '57, August 26, 2002, in Bangor, Maine, at 68. He owned and operated Penobscot Paint Products Company for 40 years and also worked on many community projects. He is survived by his wife, Dianne, a son, a daughter, two stepdaughters, six grandchildren, a sister, Lynne D'Amico McKee '58, nieces and nephews.

Gail Gaynor Kirkbride '57, June 13, 2002, in Cape Cod, Mass., at 66. She worked for Liberty Drug and Surgical in Chatham, Mass. Previously she worked in the foreign marketing and research department of J. Walter Thompson in New York City. Surviving are her husband, Charles, three daughters and four grandchildren.

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