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Shirley Cunningham Garuti '76, February 17, 2004, in Boston, Mass., at 49, of injuries after being struck by a vehicle driven by her ex-husband, who was charged with her murder. She taught Spanish for eight years at her alma mater, Silver Lake Regional High School, in Kingston, Mass. Survivors include, a son and daughter, her parents and a niece.
Lucinda Johnson Clark '76, June 11, 2004, in Conway, S.C., at 49. She earned a master's at Leslie University in Boston and taught children with learning disabilities at the Landmark School in Beverly Farms, Mass., and in Kuwait. Surviving are a sister, Nancy J. Anderson, a nephew and two nieces.
Virginia Bousam Sitz '86, March 25, 2004, in Farmington, Maine, at 40. A world traveler, a rock hound, an accomplished skier, she was instrumental in founding a private elementary school in Indonesia dedicated to preserving Balinese traditions. She also actively raised funds for the Keep Kids in School project in Bali. She is survived by her husband, Steven Sitz, three daughters, her mother, her brother and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Kathleen R. McGuire '03, May 21, 2004, in Rockville, Md., at 22, of cancer. Born with a severe hearing impairment, she was a volunteer and advocate for hearing-impaired children and adults. A lifelong member of the Girl Scouts, she won the Gold Award, the highest honor the organization bestows, for her booklet, "The Real World in the Eyes of Hard of Hearing Teenagers." She is survived by her parents, Robert A. and Elizabeth A.H. McGuire, a sister, two brothers and a grandmother.
Ruth Brancaccio, March 7, 2004, in Portland, Maine, at 67. Co-founder of Social Action Theater at the College, she promoted social justice and America's multicultural richness through all the plays she directed, produced or adapted. She received an M.A. in theater studies from Royal Holloway College, University of London, and later co-directed Colby's academic program in London. She is survived by her husband, Professor of English Emeritus Patrick Brancaccio, two sons, a daughter and six grandchildren.
William B. Miller, June 28, 2004, in Waterville, Maine. Born in 1916, he received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1939 and his Ph.D. in art history at Columbia University in 1961. In 1950 he married Margaret Koons and they spent the following year at the American Academy in Rome, each recipients of Fulbright Scholarships. He came to Colby in 1956, and was a professor of history of art and architecture until his retirement in 1982, and was known for his fine calligraphy. His relationship with the College endured; he chatted with friends at a reception at the Colby College Museum of Art the day before his death. His two daughters, Charlotte and Kate Miller, three grandchildren, a sister and several nieces and nephews survive him.
David G. C. Bridgman, April 29, 2004, in Augusta, Maine, at 84. A passionate educator who taught American history at Colby from 1955 to 1978, he was a cryptanalyst in the U.S. Army in Germany and Holland during World War II. He was an outspoken campaigner against the use of nuclear weapons and, later, nuclear power. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Barbara Tremaine Robinson Bridgman, a son, two daughters and his sister.
Charlotte Clary Nevin '28, November 6, 2003, in Danville, Va., at 97. She held memberships in many organizations, including the National Society of Colonial Dames and the Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Predeceased by her sister Celia Clary Fassett '24, she is survived by two sons, James E. III and John M. Nevin, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Edvia V. Campbell '30, August 12, 2003, in Orange, Calif., at 95. She worked for 36 years with the American Red Cross Veterans Administration in New York, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., retiring as chief appeals counsel. She was a Red Cross volunteer in the same capacity in Florida for 10 years. She is survived by several nieces and nephews and by many great- and great-great-grandnieces and great-great-grandnephews.
Adrian T. Cloutier '31, January 12, 2003, in Portland, Maine, at 95. During the Depression he was a manager in the office of State Government (later the Maine Employment Security Commission). During World War II he was a war munitions manager for National Fireworks Corporation. From 1953 to 1960 he was general manager for Borrows Corporation of Portland and Toronto, then, becoming active in Democrat Party politics, served with the U.S. Department of Labor in Boston until his retirement in 1970. He is survived by his son, George A. Cloutier, and three nieces.
Phyllis Fisher Gulliver '31, August 3, 2003, in Presque Isle, Maine, at 94. She received a master's of education from the University of Maine and taught for many years in the Calais, Brewer and Fort Fairfield, Maine, school systems. Survivors include a nephew, Peter Fisher, a niece, Cathy Graffam, three grandnieces and a great-grandniece.
