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Thomas J. Hickey '34, February 17, 2004, in Augusta, Maine, at 92. He was a political correspondent for newspapers and wire services on Maine politics before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war he worked for Purington Bros. Fuel Co. Following retirement he returned to his former beat at the Maine Statehouse. He is survived by two sons, John and Peter Hickey, a daughter, Sheila Tibbe, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a brother and sister.
Richard H. Johnson '34, November 10, 2003, in Duluth, Ga., at 91. For more than 30 years he served Bath, Maine, as a physician and community leader. Later he worked at the Veterans Administration Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. His sister, Barbara Johnson Alden '33, survived him by three weeks. Survivors include three sons, two stepdaughters, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Katherine Rollins Brown '36, January 26, 2004, in Fairfield, Maine, at 91. A homemaker, she was the mother of three sons.
Harold W. Hickey '36, December 2003, in Binghamton, N.Y., at 90. He taught history in schools in Jay, Maine, and Glens Falls, N.Y., before serving in the Navy during World War II in the European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theaters. From 1946 to 1961 he and his wife operated the Jordan Pond House in Seal Harbor Maine. He joined the Broome Community College in Binghamton in 1961 and was dean of liberal arts and sciences when he retired in 1975. He is survived by Virginia, his wife of 68 years, a son, a grandson and granddaughter, two sisters and a niece.
Annette Tebbetts Audette '36, November 23, 2003, in Maine, at 88. A homemaker and mother of Charlene Audette Goodman '69, she was active in her family's sporting goods and general hardware store in Winthrop, Maine.
Harold C. Allen '37, February 22, 2003, in West Halifax, Vt., at 88. He taught history at The Citadel during World War II and retired from the Westport, Conn., public school system. Survivors include his sister Edna Allen Becker '36.
Eleanor Rose Viles '37, January 2, 2004, in Portland, Maine, at 88. She attended art schools in Boston and New York and worked for a photographer as a touch-up artist. After marriage she was a homemaker and community supporter while continuing her art work. Predeceased by her husband, Wilbur S. Viles '37, she is survived by a daughter, Alice Decato, a son, George Viles, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, her brother and many nieces and nephews.
Richard J. Currier '38, February 13, 2003, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., at 86. He graduated from the Tufts College dental program before serving in the Army during World War II, then operated a dental practice in Ft. Lauderdale. He was married and the father of two children.
Roland F. Nadeau '38, November 23, 2003, in Oneida, N.Y., at 88. After service with the Marine Corps in World War II he was a designer of hollowware silver products for Oneida Ltd. and was a master silversmith for Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. Surviving are his wife, Donna, a daughter, a son, nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, a brother and two sisters.
Marjorie Rollins Snyder '38, January 14, 2004, in Concord, Mass., at 86. With a degree in library science from Simmons College she served the libraries of Providence, R.I., Everett, Mass., Boston University, the Concord (Mass.) Public Schools, Lincoln, Mass., and Concord, Mass. She also was active in Concord town affairs. Predeceased by her sister Esterann Rollins Osborne '48, she is survived by her son, Andrew Snyder, and several nieces and nephews.
Ruth Pike Berry '39, January 8, 2004, in Brunswick, Maine, at 87. She taught languages at Lubec (Maine) High School and at Washington Academy in East Machias, Maine. Following her marriage she was active on school boards and in AAUW, church and community groups. She is survived by her son, John F. Berry, her daughter, Janice B. Collins, two grandsons, a great-granddaughter and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
