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NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM I REALLY ENJOYED MY EXPERIENCE & NATIVE PRE-ORIENTATION CONNECTING WITH OTHER NATIVE Summer 2014 ABBREVIATED OBITUARIES FROM CLASS SECRETARY STUDENTS”. ~Dartmouth ’18 Student JOHN JENKINS· DAM :EBSITE Student Coordinators Vivien Rendleman ‘16 & Justin Carrier ‘16 ‡ WelFome in tKe Class of 201 ‡

Ed.- BILL JONES died on Jan. 15. Every new school year at Dartmouth means a new class of Native American students. These freshmen come from all across the country, each with his or her own tribal af¿liations, interests, and fears. The transition to college can be overwhelming to RICHARD KELLY - died June 15, 2014. Following Marine Corps service he began anyone, and often it is especially overwhelming to our Native students. That is why Dartmouth’s Native American Program organizes Native American Pre-Orientation every fall. Pre-Orientation addresses and assuages the freshmen’s fears and, his career in the insurance business in a company founded by his father and most importantly, incorporates the freshmen into the close-knit Native community at Dartmouth - the community that will brother. After 31 years there he then served for nine years as Vice President of support them throughout their time here. the company which brought that business. After participating in and loving Pre-Orientation my own freshman fall, I was lucky enough to serve as student coordinator for Pre-Orientation for the 2018s at the beginning of Fall 2014.

ROBERT COSTELLO - died May 20, 2014. Following service in the OSS he earned The 2018s make up the largest class of Native American an MFA at the Dartmouth Savings BanN. +e four-day schedule for Pre-Orientation. Each day began with breakfast and lasted installed the Àrst ATM in New +ampshire as well as the Àrst drive-up teller well into the night. I made sure to ¿ll these days up with valuable information ses- station. sions, sample classes, and more relaxed time to orient the ¿rst years to student life at Dartmouth. The task of coordinating this program for freshman students proved challenging and rewarding, but meeting the freshman is what gave planning the HERBERT SCHAFFER - died Feb. 7, 2010. After earning a Silver Star in the Army, program its real meaning for me. he returned to TucN for an MBA before Moining *E as a salesman. /ater he Moined I was able to see the µ18s go through Pre-Orientation, from the nerves of the ¿rst breakfast to the bonds of the last com- the *ibbs Manufacturing Company where he eventually became Vice President, munity dinner. They slowly became more familiar with both Dartmouth as whole and the Native American community’s Secretary Treasurer and *eneral Manager. special place within the school as they gained con¿dence in themselves. The program truly created a wonderful foundation for our ¿rst year students by providing them not only with all of the academic resources that Dartmouth has to offer, but by introducing them to each other and peer mentors that will be there to guide them along the way. LARRABEE JOHNSON - died August 26, 2014. Following war-time service in the Pre-Orientation is one of the reasons I am so thankful for the Henry OSS he attended law school and practiced in Binghamton before moving to New MY PEER MENTOR WAS REALLY HELPFUL Eagle Internship funds that I received over the summer. These funds WHENEVER I HAD QUESTIONS AND MY

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HENRY C. KECK DONALD JONES - died August 27, 2014. Following Navy service he went to worN for Pitney Bowles where he spent his entire career in sales. After retirement he June 3rd, 2014 and wife Susan traveled e[tensively with emphasis on Elder +ostel. Howard B. Leavitt 338 Spencer Drive CHARLES DONOVAN - died August 30, 2014. Following Naval service he became Amherst, MA 01002 an English instructor and tracN coach at the +ill School. In 1953 he left academia and went into business, eventually starting his own transportation and logistics Dear Howard: consulting company.

Along with all of our classmates who knew him I was very RICHARD KIMBER - died August 4, 2014. After service in the Army Air Corps he saddened to learn about Bing Donaldson’s passing. He was always a worNed in eTuipment sales, Àrst in New Dartmouth College with the Class of 1943. Upon graduation in December, 1942, he joined the US Navy and served as a communications of¿cer on armed convoy duty in the North Atlantic during World Henryenry C. KeckKeck T-ThT-T ’43-’44 War II. After the war while a graduate architectural student at MIT, he met Ruth Crocker of Brookline, [email protected]@gmail. Mass., and they were married July 10, 1948. Their honeymoon was a drive across the country to Cali- www.henrykeck.comww.henrykeck.co fornia, camping along the way. Paul started his career at the University of California at Berkeley, work- ing as an administrative assistant while pursuing graduate studies in educational administration. Dartmouth 1943 4 Dartmouth 1943 5

Wanting to raise their young children in New England, Paul and Ruth returned to Hanover in 1951. AROUND THE GIRDLED EARTH THEY ROAM Paul started work at Dartmouth College as Assistant to the Treasurer, staying for 20 years and leaving in 1971 as Treasurer. He then joined Dartmouth Savings Bank as its Treasurer, was named President in 1973 and retired in 1983. At DSB he was an advocate of technology innovation; under MarWin BoroIVk\·V daughter writes that her his leadership the bank installed the ¿rst ATMs in New Hampshire, pioneered the then unheard-of parents celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary concept of grocery store debit card transactions in 1976, and shepherded through the Hanover zon- ing regulations a novel drive-up teller station. with family and friends. They married in 1944 and lived for 45 years in Claremont, N+, where they Paul loved Hanover and during his six decades there contributed to many community organiza- owned and operated a retail army and navy store. tions. He served on the Hanover Inn Board of Overseers, the Trustees of Mary Hitchcock Memo- They were active members of the community, serv- rial Hospital (during the pivotal move to a new facility in Lebanon), the Dartmouth-Hitchcock ing in many capacities, including Mayor. In 1989 they Assembly of Overseers, the Hanover Improvement Society, the Hanover Conservation Council, the retired to Venice F/ where they continue active Hanover Finance Committee, the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment, the Vestry of St. Thomas community involvement. and the board of the Hanover Co-op. He was a founder and director of Outreach House and the Eastman Community Association. In recognition of his selÀess contributions, he was named Ha- nover Citizen of the Year in 1992.

While in the Navy, Paul learned to play bridge with a gambling Àavor, keeping himself in pocket George Shimizu writes that Mary and he celebrat- money at a tenth of a cent a point. He transitioned to duplicate bridge in civilian life: he played ed their Àfth anniversary in :alnut CreeN CA, tru- in, and directed, several area clubs, and met many new friends by inviting them to a bridge game. Paul also created and maintained friendships around the world by editing the Loomis-Chaffee ly counting their blessings. +e still plays golf three “50+” alumni newsletter, by hosting annual Dartmouth ’43 “mini-reunions,” and by performing times a weeN for e[ercise, fresh air, camaraderie dozens of weddings as a Justice of the Peace. etc. Nobody Neeps score.

In retirement Paul and Ruth indulged their lifelong love of New England’s natural resources by spending summers at their cottage on Pine Island in Lake Winnipesaukee. Although nominally re- tired, he used his background in ¿nance and real estate on several projects to protect the lake from over-development. On Sundays he attended the Union Church on Meredith Neck where he soon :aOdo FieOding DoF writes, “the lovely lady found himself the treasurer of their board and a leader of their fund-raising projects. His last visit that was with me at our 70th, Anita MacNinnon, is now to Pine Island was on his 92nd birthday, closing a history of eighty-four years on the lake stretch- my wedded lady. :e were married in November. I ing back to his time as an eight-year-old at Camp Idlewild. have done 71 plays, some great and a few so so. I was forced to give up the theatre because of advancing Paul was known as a quiet and caring person, always looking out for friends and family and how years I found that memori]ing is a feat and impos- he could help in their lives. He lived his life with a smile, a twinkle in his eyes, and a very dry sense of humor, with a special appreciation for bad puns. Paul is survived and missed by his loving sible but I am still doing “/ove /ettersµ which I did wife and bridge partner of 66 years, Ruth, and their four children: Sally (and Bruce) Manning of for the class at our 40th.µ Northborough, Mass., Larry (and Toni LaMonica), Arthur (and Jeanne) all of Hanover and Charles (and Eileen Kane) of Nashua, N.H. He will also be missed by his seven grandchildren and four great-grandsons. BiOO JoneV writes, “in my retirement community I have a mission of getting ev- eryone to recogni]e their loss of hearing and utili]e modern technology. Everyone here has some degree of hearing loss. My chief supporters and facilitators regard this as a social gateway. I have become more liberal as I age and now believe that America has become so afÁuent that we can afford to provide smarter living for our citi]ens.µ