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Philip A. Wiley '66, Oct. 19, 1997, in Boxborough, Mass., at 52. An electrical engineer, he had worked for Gillette in South Boston for 15 years at the time of his death. He earned a master's degree from Dartmouth. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Wiley, his parents, a son and a sister.
David A. Graves '72, Aug. 1, 1997, in Baxter State Park, Maine, at 47. He served for three years in the Peace Corps before entering teaching. At the time of his death he was manager of a large pharmacy in the Giant food store chain in Maryland. He is survived by his wife, Amanda, two sons, his father, three sisters and a brother.
Thomas Ashley Morgan '85, Sept. 15, 1997, in Trenton, N.J., at 34. After working for the Bank of New England, he was employed by HartMarx Corp. as manager of the Roots clothing stores in Boston, Princeton, N.J., and Summit, N.J. Survivors include his partner, Kevin O'Shea, his father, three brothers, including D. James Morgan '76 and Leslie Morgan '78, and two sisters.
Pamela Hoyt Sanborn '87, Dec. 28, 1997, in York, Maine, at 32 of cancer. Captain of the women's softball and basketball teams at Colby, she continued to participate in recreational leagues in Portsmouth, N.H., where she worked as a project leader for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Survivors include her husband, Brian Sanborn '82, two daughters, her parents, a brother and sister, nephews and cousins.
Craig S. Rog '90, Nov. 17, 1997, in Halifax, N.S., at 29 after a two-year battle with lung cancer. A member of the swimming team and a biology major at Colby, he earned a master's degree from the University of Connecticut and was employed by Dominion Biologicals in Nova Scotia. He is survived by his wife, Ciel, his parents, a brother and a grandmother.
Peter K. Indovino '91, Nov. 15, 1997, in Washington, D.C., at 28, the victim of a hit and run accident. He was vice president of sales and operations for Premier Car Rental in the Washington-Maryland-Virginia area. Survivors include his parents, Louis and Joan Indovino, and his sister, Lisa.
Freda Charles, October 8, 1997, in Waterville, Maine, at 92. She served for 18 years as secretary to the late Ed Turner, former vice president for development, and was an active member of the Colby Friends of Art.
Doris Dickey Besse '23, May 24, 2000, in Waterville, Maine, at 99. She taught at Clinton (Maine) High School and Waterville Junior High School before her marriage in 1933 to Frank A. Besse, who survives her. Other survivors include her son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Dorothy L. Austin '25, April 18, 2000, in Winthrop, Maine, at 96. She pursued graduate studies at Brown University, Rhode Island College of Education and Lesley College and taught, mostly kindergarten, for 40 years in Maine and Rhode Island. She is survived by her sister, Bonnie Mittenmeyer, and by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Lawrence A. Roy '27, February 24, 2000, in Augusta, Maine, at 97. He was a science teacher in the Hallowell, Maine, school system and later was employed by the State Department of Health and Welfare. For years he played the saxophone in several dance orchestras and community bands. Predeceased by his wife, Donna, and two sisters, he is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
Helen Coburn Smith Fawcett '27, June 16, 2000, at 95, in Berkeley, Calif. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. Her Colby lineage includes her parents, George Otis Smith and Grace Coburn Smith, both Class of 1893, and her aunt, Louise Coburn, Class of 1877, Colby's second female student. Predeceased by her brother, Joseph Coburn Smith '24, and her sister, Louise Coburn Smith Velten '33, she leaves two children, Grace Fawcett '59 and John Coburn Fawcett, four grandchildren and her nephew, George Irving Smith '49.
