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Paul A. Cote Sr. '52, October 12, 2003, in Lewiston, Maine, at 73. He received a law degree from Boston University School of Law and was a founding partner of the Lewiston law firm Cote, Cote, Hamann and Fournier. He also was a municipal court judge and served a number of civic organizations. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Joan, three sons, including Paul A. Cote Jr. '75, a daughter, two sisters and five grandchildren.
Elizabeth "Kit" Kistler Wallace '53, September 17, 2003, in San Francisco, Calif., at 72. For years she served on the World Affairs Council and in 1984 joined the International Diplomacy Council. She also held important positions in UNESCO, the American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters. She leaves Russ Wallace, her husband of 50 years, three sons and seven grandchildren.
John H. Megquier '54, October 10, 2003, in Dallas, Texas, at 71. He conducted a long career as an announcer for radio and television programs, including Radio for the Blind. He leaves two daughters, Sydney and Stephanie, and five grandchildren.
Bernard L. Wexler '54, August 20, 2003, in Livingston, Pa., at 71. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. A graduate of MIT, he received a master's in industrial management at Sloan School and was vice president of Kellogg in Battle Creek, Mich., for four years and of General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y., for 26. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, a daughter and two sons, his sister and nine grandchildren.
Charlotte Wood Scully '56, October 10, 2003, in Waterbury, Conn., at 68. For many years she taught English at Naugatuck (Conn.) High School, then was a substitute teacher and also taught at the summer program at Chinqatee Institute and Learning Center. She leaves her aunt, Marion Berube.
John S. Dulany '56, September 8, 2002, in Connecticut, at 68. He earned a master's at Harvard and held numerous senior management positions with Harris Upham & Co., Inc., Smith Barney Venture Corp., Prime Computers, Inc., First Century, Valleylab, Inc., the Berwind Corporation and Iomega Corp. Survivors include his sister, Rosalee Dulany Weatherby '53.
Geraldine St. Amand Emmons '57, July 12, 2002, in New York, at 68. She is survived by her husband, Sidney L. Emmons.
Dorcas Hebb Gilpatrick '62, August 7, 2003, in Portland, Maine, at 62. An avid birder and traveler, she received a master's in English literature from New York University and taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before joining the Maine Civil Liberties Union in 1978. She became director in 1984. Survivors include her sister, Patricia Douglass, two brothers, Henry and Richard Hebb, and three nephews.
Fred F. Field IV '63, September 29, 2003, in Scituate, Mass., at 63. After many years employment in insurance and real estate he worked with developmentally disabled adults at Habilitation Assistance Corp. in Plymouth, Mass. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Dunn Field '63, two sons, two sisters and two grandchildren.
Dawn M. Rossignol '04, September 16, 2003, in Waterville, Maine, at 21. A Dean's List major in biology, she was an L.L. Bean Scholar and a member of the Colby Christian Fellowship. She is survived by her parents, Emilio and Charleen Rossignol, her brother, her grandparents, her grandmother and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Lillian Cyr LaVerdiere '23, November 28, 2003, in Waterville, Maine, at 102. Co-founder with her husband of the LaVerdiere Drug Store chain, which she served as chairman of the board of directors and in other capacities, she also was a leader of the Maine Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and vice president of The National Council of Catholic Women in Washington, D.C. She is survived by a son, Paul R. LaVerdiere '59, a daughter, Elaine L. Cole, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
