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John W. Winkin Jr.
Former baseball coach and athletics director John W. Winkin Jr., July 19, 2014, in Waterville, Maine, at 94. He served in the Navy during WWII and earned a bachelor’s at Duke and master’s and doctoral degrees at Columbia. From 1955 to 1974 he was baseball coach and athletics director, and in 1965 he was named National Baseball Coach of the Year. He went on to coach at the University of Maine (1975-96), leading the Black Bears to six College World Series, and at Husson University. He wrote four books on baseball, co-hosted the first MLB pregame show, and wrote his doctoral thesis on ways to turn a double play. He was a founding editor of SPORT magazine. He finished his career with more than 1,000 wins, and when he last coached at age 87, he was believed to be the oldest active college coach in the United States in any sport. Predeceased by his wife, Christine Woodbury Winkin ’49, he is survived by a son, a daughter, and eight grandchildren.
Helen Bell Strider, L.H.D. '79
Helen Bell Strider, L.H.D. '79, wife of Colby president emeritus Robert E.L. Strider II and a partner in the leadership of the College from 1960 to 1979, died July 24, 1994 in Mackinaw City, Mich., at 74. The daughter of Methodist missionaries, she was born in Rangoon, Burma, spent her childhood in India, attended high school in the States and was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Radcliffe College in 1942. She was a hostess for innumerable special Colby events and was active in the community as well, leading efforts to bring music into the area schools and to organize both the Waterville Area Community Chorus and the Colby Music Associates. As chair of the Waterville Conservation Commission, she was instrumental in local conservation efforts. In 1979 the College conferred upon her an honorary doctor of humane letters, citing her for "enriching the life of the College and the community." Survivors include her husband, two daughters, two sons and three grandchildren.
Julia Hoyt Brakewood '22
Julia Hoyt Brakewood '22, a librarian and community volunteer, died July 26, 1994 in Elkhart, Ind., at 94. A native of Fairfield, Maine, she attended Lawrence High School. At Colby she was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority, was chair of Mary Low Hall and of Ivy Day, was a member of the Literary Society and the YWCA and was vice-president of her class. After graduation she married Harold Brakewood '20. They lived for many years in Woodbridge, Conn., then moved to Elkhart. She was a library assistant in South Bend, Ind., a member of AAUW and a church treasurer. Her husband died in 1957. She is survived by two sons, Robert and Richard, and was predeceased by a daughter.
Agnes Cameron Gates '23
Agnes Cameron Gates '23, a homemaker, died in Lewiston, Maine, on April 23, 1994 at 95. Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, she graduated from Foxcroft Academy. After Colby she lived for 60 years in Niagara Falls, N.Y., where her husband was a physician. She moved to Lewiston in 1989 after her husband died. She is survived by a son, Edwin Gates Jr., four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Lloyd J. Treworgy '23
Lloyd J. Treworgy '23, a teacher and florist, died December 10, 1994, in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, at 94. After attending Colby, he worked as a social worker in Boston for six years and for another six years as a newspaper reporter in New Jersey. He also worked at the American Thread Mill in Milo before he began teaching at Milo High School and then at Brownville Junction High School. For 30 years he was a florist in Milo. In 1987 he published The Milo Story, a two-volume town history. Treworgy Hall on Mayflower Hill commemorates his brother, Charles '23, who perished in a fraternity house fire in 1922. Lloyd Treworgy is survived by four children, a sister and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ruby Frost Robinson '24
Ruby Frost Robinson '24, a store owner, died August 18, 1994 in Skowhegan, Maine. She was 93. She was a native of Pittsfield, Maine, and graduated from Bingham High School. She and her husband, Allen, operated the Preble & Robinson store in Bingham from 1940 to 1975. At the time of her death she was the oldest former Camp Fire Girl. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a deacon of the First Congregational Church in Bingham for more than 50 years and president of the Robinson Memorial Cemetery Association. Her husband died in 1989. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Mary Frost, two nephews and one niece.
Madeline Miles Hall '25
Madeline Miles Hall '25, a teacher, died June 14, 1994, in Pittsfield, Maine, at 90. A native of Newport, Maine, she graduated from Newport High School, attended Colby and graduated from the Maine School of Commerce in Auburn. After teaching in schools in Pembroke, Washburn and Patten, Maine, she returned to Newport, where she taught in the high school for 25 years. She is survived by two sons, David and Wayne Hall, and two grandchildren.
Ethel Childs Storer '25
Ethel Childs Storer '25, a librarian and homemaker, died February 27, 1994 in Portsmouth, N.H., at 91. She was born in Waterville, Maine, where she attended Coburn Classical Institute. After graduating from Colby, she received a B.S. in library science from Simmons College in Boston, Mass., and was employed as a librarian at Portsmouth High School. She was an active member of the North Congregational Church. Her daughter, two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren survive her.
Tony Hoagland
Oct. 23, 2018, in Santa Fe, N.M., at 64. An accomplished poet, he earned an M.F.A. from the University of Arizona and went on to publish seven poetry collections, including his most recent, Priest Turned Therapist Treats Fear of God, which, like much of his poetry, was infused with humor. He was an adjunct professor in Colby’s English Department in the mid ’90s, and later he taught at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces and the University of Houston. His wife, Kathleen Lee, and a brother survive him.
Scott E. Perrow
Jan. 3, 2019, in Readfield, Maine, at 68. Originally from Millinocket, Maine, he was drafted into the Army and then earned a degree in music and recording from the University of Augusta. He worked at Colby as a sound engineer for 18 years, supplying instruments and equipment for College performances as well as to local groups and Grammy Award-winning musicians. His wife, Deanna, two children, and three grandchildren survive him.
Ruben L. Rivera
Dec. 30, 2018, in Brunswick, Maine, at 59. Originally from Sacramento, Calif., he worked as controller at Colby from 1994 until 2018, when he died from cancer. His wife, Stephanie, a daughter, and two siblings survive him.
