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In Memoriam
Dr. I. Benson Allen '30, an optometrist for 40 years, died on February 19, 2001.
Arlene Gale McLain '33 died on September 17, 2000.
William E. Burkhardt '34 died on March 15, 2001. He was a teacher, coach and principal in Delaware and Maryland until retiring in 1972. He was elected to the Orphans Court of Cecil County, MD, where he served as Chief Judge. A past member of the election board of Cecil County, he also was active in the Cecil County Teachers' Association, the Elkton Lions Club, the Elkton Elks Lodge and the Cecil County Historical Society. He contributed a chapter on the "History of Cecil County" to Charles Clark '34's History of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.
Marie Regester Peet '37, a lifelong teacher, died on March 1, 2001.
Philip A. Hickman Jr. '38, a Navy veteran of World War II, died on March 9, 2001. He joined Joseph E. Seagrams as a chemist after graduation and retired in 1982. Hickman was a member of the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs.
Edward Turner '38 died June 7, 1997. He is survived by his son, David M'77.
Milton F.V. Glock '40 died on April 16, 2001. His wife, Betty, expressed her thanks to the College for the pride he felt in being a Washington College graduate and for the years of friendship with his fellow Lambda Chi Alpha brothers and other students.
Frederick H. Poughkeepsie '42 died on August 8, 2000.
Norma Murray Shores '42 died on March 16, 2001. She was a social worker for the Somerset County (MD) Department of Social Services and retired from the operations division of Peninsula Bank. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of O.T. Beauchamp Post 94 American Legion.
Margaret Ann Fenderson, LCDR, USN (Ret.) '43 died on August 5, 2000. She entered the Navy in 1943 and, until 1946, served as the Coding Board officer in the cryptography section, which was responsible for breaking the Japanese code in World War II. She re-entered the Navy during the Korean War, serving as an officer in the cryptography branch at the Navy Security Station from 1950 until 1952, when she retired.
Jane Harte Haley '46 died March 4, 2001.
Kirby L. Smith '48, the Kent & Queen Anne's chapter president of the Alumni Council, died on February 5, 2001. He was a member of the Rotary Club, the Historical Society and Christ United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Benton Smith '46.
Howard C. Nesbitt '48 died December 23, 2000. He was a retired professor from Morehead State University and the University of Southern Mississippi.
Robert Adelbert Hungerford '50 of Murphy, NC, died on January 20, 2000. A World War II veteran, "Del" worked as project manager for the Apollo Project. In retirement, he served as president of the Ranger Volunteer Fire Department and President of the Cherokee Fire Chief Association.
Mary Church Westerdahl '61 died on February 29, 2001.
Myron H. "Mike" Causey '57 died on December 23, 2000. He served two terms as president of the Salisbury (MD) Pony League and was active with the Salvation Army Boys Club. Mike served on the Board of Trustees of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon, MD, where he was a Sunday school teacher.
Mary Sandra "Boo" Massengill Vinci '62 died on February 3, 2001.
Carolyn S. Cridler-Smith '66 died on February 2, 2001.
Judy Lynn Bowles '90 died July 6, 2000.
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