Morton D. Williams (Memorial Note)
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Morton D. Williams (Memorial Note) Morton Williams of Garrison, NY died January 16, 2016 from cancer. He was born in White Plains, NY and graduated from the Hackney School. His college major was History. He rowed in the 150 pound crew and was a member of Cloister Inn. He served as a U. S. Naval aviator on active duty until 1959 and retired from the reserves in 1988 as a Captain. Mort earned an MBA from The Dearden School of Business at the University of Virginia. His subsequent career was in market research in New York City. He was an active member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Garrison, NY. and a member of the Garrison Fish and Game Club. He became an active supporter of the Army crew team at West Point. In retirement, he enjoyed working at the Antipodean Books, Maps and Prints. He was predeceased by his wife of 47 years, Adele and is survived by his second wife Grazia, seven children, Adele, David, Partheria, Sara, Jane, Carol and Nicole and nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and his brothers David and Richard. The Class extends condolences to them and is honored by his service to our country. Wayne M. Rogers (Memorial Note) Wayne Rogers died on December 31, 2015 from complications of pneumonia. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he matriculated from the Webb School. His Princeton major was History. A member of Tiger Inn, he was on the Undergraduate School Committee of the Orange Key and participated in Triangle Shows. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He had planned to go to law school but while his ship was in Brooklyn, he was seduced by acting when attending a friend’s theater rehearsal in 1955. Wayne studied acting and dance and began doing stage roles. His first television appearance was in 1959 on the soap opera “Search for Tomorrow.” Over the next decade he appeared on dozens of series, including “Gunsmoke,” “The Millionaire” and “The F.B.I.” before winning his star-making role on “M*A*S*H*.” At 42, Wayne moved on with his acting career, landing a series lead a year later as a private investigator in “City of Angels.” He later built a successful career as an investor and money manager, appearing regularly as a panelist on the Fox News show “Cash In.” In 1988-9, he appeared as an expert witness before the House Judiciary Committee, advocating the continuation the Glass-Steagall banking laws. His last film appearance was in “Nobody Knows Anything!” Although never appearing on a Broadway stage, he produced a half dozen plays there in the 1980s. Wayne married Mitzi McWhorter in 1960. They had two children and divorced in 1983. He is survived by his second wife Amy, son Bill, daughter Laura and four grandchildren. The class extends condolences to them and is honored by his remarkable career and his service to our country. Wayne Rogers (Obituary) Wayne Rogers, who starred as the beloved Trapper John McIntyre on "M.A.S.H." died Thursday, December 31, 2015 from complications of pneumonia, the Associated Press and Entertainment Weekly report. He was 82. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rogers graduated from Princeton in 1954 with a degree in history. He turned to acting after serving in the Navy, co-starring in “Stagecoach West” from 1960-61. But he's best known for his iconic turn as army surgeon Trapper John on "M.A.S.H.," one of the most popular TV series in history. His character’s wisecracks and hijinks with his on-air partner-in-crime, Alan Alda’s Hawkeye Pierce, landed him deep in the affections of the show’s fans, despite the fact that Rogers only appeared in the first three of the show’s 11 seasons. Rogers remained a television fixture into the early 1990s, appearing in numerous shows, such as his recurring role on "Murder, She Wrote." He also turned an interest in finance he developed during his MASH years into a lucrative later career as a money manager and investor. In August 2006, Rogers was elected to the Board of Directors of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc and served as the head of Wayne Rogers & Co, a stock trading and investment company. He also appeared regularly as a panel member on the Fox News stock investment program, “Cashin' In.” According to the Associated Press, Rogers is survived by his wife Amy, two children, Bill and Laura, and four grandchildren Richard Case Smith (Memorial Note) Richard Smith died November 20, 2015 after a brief illness with acute leukemia. Born in Honolulu he attended Punahou High School. At Princeton his major was Economics. He was a member of Colonial Club, played varsity baseball and was in the NROTC. After graduation, He spent 3 years aboard two Navy destroyers in the Pacific. Dick subsequently had a 37-year career in commercial banking for the Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. In 1988, he joined the Santa Barbara Bank and Trust until his retirement in 1994. During his long career, he served on the boards of many civic organizations. Dick and his wife of 60 years, Larimore (Larie) traveled extensively and were regular attendees at all of our class reunions, mini reunions and special activities. The class is honored by his service to our country and extends condolences to his wife, sons Rick and Doug, daughter Judy and four grandchildren. Richard Case Smith (Obituary) Richard Case Smith, born August 3, 1932, died November 30, 2015 after a brief illness. He was born in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, the oldest son of Dudley Wall Smith and Elizabeth McClean Case. After graduating from Punahou School, he attended Princeton University on an NROTC scholarship. He was a proud alumnus of both schools. While serving three years in the Navy, Dick met and married Marion Larimore "Larie" Elliott of Sherman Oaks, CA. They settled in Manhattan Beach and Dick worked for Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles and, after a transfer in 1972, in Santa Barbara. In 1987 he started working for Santa Barbara Bank and Trust until his retirement in 1994. Dick loved his family, baseball, golf and traveling with his wife. He was active in numerous community organizations serving on the boards of The Cancer Foundation, The Boys and Girls Club, the Montecito YMCA, the Chamber of Commerce, Casa Dorinda Foundation and Birnam Wood Golf Club. He was President of the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Club. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, and his sons, Rick and Camille of San Diego, Doug and Angela of Culver City and daughter Judy Milam and Steve of Goleta and his four wonderful grandchildren Ginny and Case Smith and Jordan and Ali Milam. He is also survived by brother Christopher "Kit" Smith and sister in law Margie of Honolulu, Hawaii and nieces Suzanne Smith and Sandra Bramhill. In lieu of flowers a contribution in Dick's name may be made to the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara, or a charity of your choice . J. Baxter Gentry Baxter Gentry died December 31, 2013. Born in Montclair, NJ, he graduated from Montclair High School. He left Princeton at the end of his first year and subsequently graduated from Emory University majoring in Math. His career was as a systems programmer and developer of a dot com business. In 1968, he produced a cyberspace seminar and an on line visual classroom. The class extends condolences to his wife Julia, sons David and Baxter, daughters Alice and Dora Bet and 14 grandchildren. John Howard Jackson (Obituary) John Howard Jackson, age 83, died peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2015 surrounded by family and friends at the Glacier Hills Senior Living Community in Ann Arbor Michigan. He was born on 6 April 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to Howard and Lucille (Deischer) Jackson. John obtained his undergraduate degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and his law degree from the University of Michigan. John was a scholar, mentor and expert in International Economic Law. During his career at the University of Michigan Law School and subsequently as the Director of the Institute for International Economic Law at Georgetown University Law Center he trained hundreds of students. He maintained lifelong relationships with them and through his connections fostered the development of a global community of legal experts dedicated to understanding and influencing the regulation of international economic relations through international trade. He was deeply curious and enjoyed the challenge of exploring unfamiliar subject areas to develop new insights. While committed to academic inquiry, he was especially fond of spending time with his family around the dinner table where discussions were less structured. John is survived by his wife, Joan Leland, of 53 years, his three daughters Jeannette, Lee Ann (John Breckenridge) and Michelle (Francis Ledesma), and four grandchildren Madeleine, John, Sam, and Christopher. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in John's name to a fund for student scholarships in international law at Georgetown University Law Center. Contributions to the John H. Jackson Scholarship Fund can be made by visiting www.law.georgetown.edu/makeagift or sending a check made out to Georgetown University Law Center, please note on the memo/other line: John H. Jackson Scholarship. John Belz Healy (Obituary) John Belz Healy died peacefully at his home on November 15, 2015 after a long illness. John was born on March 1, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Eleanor Belz Healy, and Edward John Healy. John graduated from St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia and received a post high school degree from Episcopal Academy in Philadelphia.