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James C. Noice ’49, March 30, 2014, in Deland, Fla., at 87. He received the Presidential Citation during World War II and retired from the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant senior grade. He worked for 10 years as a manager/vice president with Smith Barney in Florida and served as president of several organizations including the Orlando Stock and Bond Club. He is survived by his wife, Diana, three sons, andtwograndsons.
Conrad G. White ’49, Feb. 1, 2014, in Cashiers, N.C., at 87. A Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, he had a long career in the broadcast industry including 13 years in advertising. On his retirement, in 1990, he and his family moved from Ridgewood, N.J., where they had spent 30 years, to North Carolina. He was active in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Cashiers, N.C., and for 24 years was a tenor with the Western Carolina Community Chorus. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Martha Jackson White ’49, whom he met while singing the Elijah oratorio at Colby, as well as a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.
George J. Giffin ’51, May 15, 2014, in Red Bank, N.J., at 85. He was a Marine Corps captain during the Korean War and earned master’s degrees from Colby and the University of Vermont. A resident of Fair Haven, N.J., for nearly 60 years, he taught biology at Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School for 35 years and served as chair of the science department. He coached both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as golf and developed a girls’ rifle drill team. He had a penchant for ballroom dancing, which he enjoyed teaching to middle and high school students. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Marcia, a son, a daughter, and two grandsons.
Els Warendorf Hulm ’51, April 22, 2014, in Wolfeboro, N.H., at 84. Born in the Netherlands, she immigrated with her family to Scarsdale, N.Y. Following graduation she toured Europe with Colby friends, meeting her future husband aboard ship on the journey back. In the 1950s she started a round-robin letter among her Colby friends that would last more than 60 years. She and her husband retired to Wolfeboro, N.H., where she volunteered for the local hospital. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Jim, three daughters including Nancy Hulm Jones ’78, six grandchildren, and sister Jacqueline Warendorf Shelton ’54.
Harold W. Kent ’52, Dec. 31, 2013, in Bluffton, S.C., at 82. A D.O. and an ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology specialist, he had a private practice in Maine for many years and was a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel medical doctor who served in the Gulf War, retiring in 1992. He enjoyed playing the piano and woodworking, developing what he called “a satisfactory Amish shop.” He is survived by a daughter, a son, and two grandsons.
Melvin Lyon ’52, May 4, 2014, in Washington, D.C., at 83. After earning his M.A. and Ph.D. from Boston University, he began a long research and teaching career in experimental neuroscience, including work at the University of Copenhagen, University of Arkansas Medical School, and University of Southern California. He loved travel, reading, and music, and he leaves behind seven chapters of an unfinished book. Predeceased by his first wife, Ruth Flagg Lyon ’53, brother Richard Lyon Jr. ’50, and grandfather Henry Warren Foss, Class of 1896, he is survived by wife Nancy, former wife Birgit, four sons, one daughter, one stepdaughter, and eight grandchildren.
John D. “Jack” Powell ’52, April 17, 2014, in Keene, N.H., at 84. He served three years in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft control tower operator and earned master’s degrees from Springfield College and Western Reserve University. He was principal of several Ohio elementary schools and in retirement taught at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, two sons, grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
Barbara A. Scott ’52, March 18, 2014, in Calgary, Alta., Canada, at 82. After earning a master’s in urban sociology from Boston University, she moved to Canada and lived in Calgary for nearly 50 years. Propelled by her passion to help society’s most vulnerable, she sought public office and served as an alderman from 1971 until her retirement in 1995, the longest career for an elected official in Calgary history to that point. She received many awards and, in 1997, was honored as a member of the Order of Canada. She loved the Canadian Rockies, skiing, hiking, and Dr. Seuss books.
Richard E. Beatty Sr. ’54, May 9, 2014, in King of Prussia, Pa., at 81. After serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, he earned a master’s from Bridgewater Teachers College and taught at Rockland (Mass.) Elementary, where he became vice principal. He later went into management and, eventually, real estate, working as an agent and mortgage consultant with Weichert Realtors. He enjoyed sports, bird watching, crossword puzzles, and time with his family. He is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Joan, three daughters, two sons, 11 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
John R. Hammond ’54, May 13, 2014, in Leawood, Kan., at 82. He served three years in the Navy and five in the Naval Reserves. He founded his own insurance agency in 1965 and later founded Hammond Financial Services. He was a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table. A youth-baseball enthusiast, he served as president of the Johnson County 3&2 Baseball Club for more than 20 years and sponsored and coached more than two dozen teams. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Paula, four sons, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Theodore K. Rice ’54, March 14, 2014, in Portland, Maine, at 81. He served with the military police in the U.S. Army and earned a master’s in counseling. A certified social worker and registered substance abuse counselor in Maine, he held a number of positions including clinical director of the substance abuse program at York County Counseling. He also taught communications courses at University of Southern Maine. A past director of the Southern New Hampshire Appalachian Mountain Club, he enjoyed hiking, kayaking, biking, and snowshoeing. He is survived by a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren.
