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Franklin C. Cowperthwaite '58, February 13, 2002, in Vienna, Va., at 69. After serving for 20 years in the Navy, he was a residential real estate broker in northern Virginia. Survivors include his two daughters, Anne Doyle and Mary Harris, a son, Thomas Cowperthwaite, two brothers and six grandchildren.
Charles R. Gorham '58, May 11, 2002, in Cheshire, Conn., at 71. After service with the Field Artillery in the Korean Conflict he was president of the Perfection Fence Company of Waterbury, Conn., for 42 years and a partner in Connecticut Fencemen of Stratford. He leaves his wife, Margaret, a son, two daughters, a brother, a sister and four grandchildren.
Michael J. Riordan '59, March 10, 2002, in Glastonbury, Conn., at 64. After two years of Navy service he joined Pitney-Bowes, Inc. He retired in 1988 from Grey Advertising Co. in New York City and later was an agent with the Nielson Insurance Co. in New Canaan, Conn. He is survived by his wife, Dianne, three daughters, a brother, and three grandchildren.
Gerry H. Parker '61, April 27, 2002, in Biddeford, Maine, at 64. After an outstanding athletic career at the College, he earned an M.B.A. at Cornell University, then joined Maine Surgical Supply Company in Yarmouth, Maine, where he became president and owner. Later he was president of Cuddledown of Maine. Survivors include his wife, Carol Ann, a son, two daughters, two brothers, a sister, two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
William B. Law '63, March 28, 2001, in Connecticut, at 59. He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force before making a career as a financial analyst.
Lillian Hinckley Worcester '47, December 26, 2000, in Ellsworth, Maine, at 74. She was a schoolteacher in Sherman Mills, Ellsworth and Surry, Maine. She is survived by her husband, William Worcester, three sons, three grandchildren and her sister, Edith Hinckley Turner '45.
Justine Jackson Doherty '49, November 30, 2000, in North Andover, Mass., at 72. With a bachelor's degree in medical technology, she worked for 20 years at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, Mass., until her retirement in 1993. Predeceased by her husband, James P. Doherty '54, she is survived by her sons, John, James Jr., Joseph and Jeffrey Doherty, and her daughter, Tina Bucchio, nine grandchildren, two brothers and a sister and several nieces and nephews.
Ethan E. Newton '49, December 24, 2000, in Burlington, Vt., at 73. After Army service during World War II and a brief time teaching, he pursued a career as a librarian, serving 28 years with the village of Essex, Vt. He is survived by four sisters, two brothers and several nieces and nephews. Elizabeth Pierce Braley '50, January 4, 2001, in Augusta, Maine, at 74. She graduated from Andover-Newton Theological Seminary and for 30 years taught elementary school in San Diego, Calif., and in Bridgton, Rockland, Augusta and South Portland, Maine. She is survived by her daughter, Darlene Farr, a grandson, her sister and brother and a nephew.
Cynthia Cook '51, December 13, 2000, in Hingham, Mass., at 70. She was employed in sales for Holiday Inn and also operated Cynthia Cook Interiors in Sarasota, Fla. She is survived by her daughters, Amy C. Gower and Deborah Gair McCartney '77, a sister and brother, four grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Paul B. Kilmister '51, January 6, 2001, in Concord, N.H., at 71. He served with the Army in Korea and later earned a master's in education from the University of New Hampshire. He had a long career in public education in New Hampshire, advising the legislature and serving as a teacher, school principal and administrator on the district and state levels. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Kilmister, two sons, a sister, a brother, Phillip M. Kilmister '55, and three granddaughters.
Betty Cuthbertson Crossen '55, October 31, 2000, in Essex, Mass., at 67. She was a special education teacher and later an administrator in the Melrose, Mass., school system for many years before retiring in 1992. She is survived by her husband, William P. Crossen, two sons, two daughters, three grandchildren, a brother, a sister and many nieces and nephews.
