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John P. Goolgasian Jr. '57, April 27, 2003, in Fredericksburg, Va., at 67. He was a manager of retail sales for Montgomery Ward for 25 years and for Wal-Mart for 10 years. He is survived by his wife, Eileen Goolgasian, two daughters, a son, two brothers, seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Catherine Meader '67, August 10, 2002, in Boston, Mass., at 57. Attended by her family she fought cancer and diabetes for many years.
Robert Brassil Savage '68, June 1, 2001, in Virginia Beach, Va., at 55. He was a writer. At the time of his death in a freak accident, he was survived by his father, Thomas Savage '40, and four children.
Joanne Hyde Stevens '69, July 7, 2003, in Lawrence, Mass., at 56. She served on the boards of the Hay Scales Exchange, the Family Cooperative Preschool and the Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover, Mass. Survivors include her husband, Nat Stevens, two daughters, a son, her parents and three brothers.
Anthony G. Kalinowski '74, April 5, 2003, in Massachusetts, at 50, following a scuba diving accident. A clinical psychologist with his own practice, he earned a master's in counseling psychology at Boston University, a doctorate in psychometrics at the University of Chicago and a second doctorate in clinical psychology at Clark University. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, two daughters, his mother and a sister and brother.
John W. Palmer '81, June 6, 2003, in Westbrook, Maine, at 46. He received his B.A. in psychology and in later years was a student of philosophy and a writer. He is survived by his mother, Anna M. Palmer, a brother and three sisters.
Michael P. Milligan '84, June 6, 2003, in Rumford, Maine, at 41. With his father and brothers he founded the Carrabassett Spring Water Company and was vice president of sales and marketing for the firm. Surviving are his wife, Sherry, his daughter, his mother, two sisters, two brothers and aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Laurel G. Johnson '00, February 1, 2003, in San Bernardino, Calif., at 25. An English major with a concentration in creative writing, she joined the Army in 2002 and worked in the newspaper office at Fort Irwin. Surviving are her parents, Larry G. and Barbara Johnson, six brothers, several aunts and uncles and a niece and nephew.
Arthur K. Champlin, July 3, 2003, in Mount Desert, Maine. Born in 1938, he earned his B.A. and M.A. at Williams College and his Ph.D. at the University of Rochester. He came to Colby in 1971 and was appointed to the Leslie Brainerd Arey Professor of Biology chair in 1993. He published extensively in mammalian genetics, developmental biology, mammalian reproductive biology and cryo-biology. His long association with the Jackson Laboratories in Bar Harbor, where he conducted research and supervised the pre-college program, began in the summer of 1962 and continued until his death. He served on dozens of College committees and chaired the Department of Biology and the Division of Natural Sciences, the Task Force on Off-Campus Study and the Advisory Committee on Off-Campus Study. He also served as faculty representative to several committees of the Board of Trustees and twice was director of the Colby in Cork program. His wife, Elizabeth Stark Champlin '65, senior teaching associate in the Department of Biology, a son, a daughter and five grandchildren survive him.
Virginia Krolak, August 9, 2003, in Waterville, Maine. For many years she was a nurse at Colby's Health Center.