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Douglas M. Harlor ’55, Feb. 4, 2014, in Tacoma, Wash., at 81. He worked for the Weyerhaeuser Company for 34 years and started a successful lumber consulting business in his retirement. He had a lifelong love of the outdoors and enjoyed getting together with friends and golfing. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marianne, three sons, and four grandchildren.
G. Curtis Whelan ’55, March 18, 2014, in Branford, Conn., at 81. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he worked for the New Haven Railroad and later as area construction engineer for Amtrak. He dedicated much of his retirement to the town of Clinton, Conn., where he served on the board of finance and was a trustee of the Henry Carter Hull Library. He was committed to family and community and enjoyed traveling with his wife. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ellen, two sons, and four grandchildren.
Willard G. Wyman ’56, Feb. 25, 2014, in Stanford, Calif., at 83. He received an M.A. and a Ph.D. at Stanford, where he was dean of students and special assistant to the president. He was dean of students and associate professor of English at Colby from 1971 to 1975, after which he returned to California as headmaster of the Thacher School. In retirement he won awards as a novelist (High Country and Blue Heaven) drawing on his experiences leading pack-animal trips in the Sierras. Predeceased by his grandfather John Monroe Wyman, Class of 1881, he is survived by two sons, three grandchildren, including Caitlin Wyman ’10, and his partner for many years, Barbara Saxon ’56.
Lynwood D. “Sam” Graft ’57, April 29, 2014, in Las Cruces, N.M., at 79. He left Colby to enlist in the U.S. Army and earned his bachelor’s at Montana State University and his master’s at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His career in recreation administration included an appointment as New Mexico’s state parks and recreation director and a term as director of community facilities in Las Cruces. He served on the board of Tresco, a nonprofit helping children with developmental delays and people with disabilities. In 2002 the Sam Graft Park was dedicated in Las Cruces. He is survived by his wife, Sid, five daughters, 11 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, three stepdaughters, and five step-grandchildren.
Frederick J. Harris ’59, Nov. 10, 2012, in Stuart, Fla., at 75. A former resident of Saco, Maine, with a winter residence in Jensen Beach, Fla., for more than 20 years, he worked as an auditor in the shoe industry and was a member of the National Guard. He enjoyed following the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics. He is survived by a son and two grandchildren.
Josiah H. Drummond Jr. ’64, March 20, 2014, in Scarborough, Maine, at 72. He dedicated his career to secondary school and college fundraising, including at Kents Hill School, Bowdoin College, and Gould Academy, all in Maine, and he worked with his wife on a fundraising consulting and graphic design business from their farmhouse. A conversationalist and storyteller, he served on the boards of the Portland Stage Company, Bethel Library, and Greater Portland Landmarks, among others. He is survived by his wife of more than 30 years, Joanna, two daughters including Damaris Drummond ’03, two sons, and eight grandchildren.
Patricia Raymond Thomas ’65, Feb. 27, 2014, in Doylestown, Pa., at 70. A prolific volunteer, she was involved with local chapters of the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, the YMCA, and the American Association of University Women. In 1991 she received the Lois Burpee Service Award from the YMCA. A graceful hostess, she enjoyed gatherings of family and friends. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, Thomas M. Thomas ’63, two daughters, son and daughter-in-law Robert ’88 and Caroline O’Brien Thomas ’88, and eight grandchildren.
Caleb T. “Tom” Hodsdon ’66, Feb. 7, 2014, in Rye Beach, N.H., at 69. In the 1970s he worked in New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s office before opening the Whale’s Tale Restaurant in Hampton Beach, N.H. Following the sale of the restaurant, in 1988, he continued on as an advisor and enjoyed golfing and traveling. He struggled with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) for several years. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Anne, and daughter Morganne Hodsdon ’16.
Laila Walji Alidina-Dosani ’67, Nov. 6, 2013, in Orlando, Fla., at 69. Originally from Tanzania, she earned a medical degree and doctorate at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and was certified in allergy and clinical immunology and in pediatrics. She is survived by her husband, two sons, and grandchildren.
Jeanne Merola Mukai ’69, April 30, 2014, in Mercer, Maine, at 66. She dedicated her life to educating students in Maine schools. She passed away at home, surrounded by family, after a long battle with breast cancer. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Kenneth Mukai ’68, three sons, and two grandchildren.
Susan Magdefrau Werkhoven ’69, May 10, 2014, in Washington, Conn., at 67. A 43-year resident of Washington, Conn., she earned her master’s in education from Western Connecticut State University and taught math at the Gunnery preparatory school for 25 years. She was an engaged member of the First Congregational Church and for 13 years served on her town’s zoning commission. She savored both simple and special moments with loved ones, and she enjoyed reading, walking, traveling, and singing. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, David, a daughter, a son, and four grandchildren.
