Obituaries

Arthur L. Coburn Jr., died September 22, 1996 in Westwood, Ma after a brief illness. Bud Colburn worked at Madison in 1921 and 1922, then for 43 years with affiliates of the First National Bank of Boston and Old Colony Trust. He leaves his wife Priscilla, two sons Arthur and Lawrence (Greenleaf ’52-’53).

Arthur Wircher died March 23, 1996 in Orchard Park, NY. A World War II Navy officer, Art returned to a career in architecture and was active in choral and string musical groups, playing the cello in the Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra. He leaves his wife Margaret and daughters Mary, Ann and Jean.

Vandice A. Porter died October 28, 1995. He worked rescue at Tucks and HoJo’s in the 1940s as well as making through service in the Pacific and Korean theaters.

Andy Damp, 48,  died October 1, 1995 at the Hospice of Metro Denver in Aurora Colorado. A memorial service was held at Milton Academy December 2nd with many his friends and OH in attendance. He worked at Madison, Lonesome, Carter and Pinkham between 1962 and 1995. He had been sick for many years with a…

Robert B. Williams of Winchester, MA died July 5, 1995 after a brief illness. He worked at Lonesome in ’32 with Ray Falconer. He was treasurer of the OH Association for several years. He leaves his wife Elizabeth, three children, six grandchildren, his OH brother Stilly Williams and two OH nephews John Valley and Ethan…

Thomas McElrath Debevoise 2d, who was elected Attorney General in Vermont in 1960 and later was dean of the Vermont Law School, died on Feb. 1 1995 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. He was 65 and lived in Woodstock, Vt. He worked at Lakes in the 1940’s. The cause was complications from…

Dr. Frederick A. Milan died in Fairbanks Alaska January 28, 1995 at the age of 70. He worked in the huts and at the Obs with Bob Beetle Elsner and Mack Beal in the late 1940’s. During WWII, he enlisted as a volunteer in the American Field Service and served as an ambulance driver in…

Raymond Goldthwait Lavender died in Salem MA on January 13, 1995 at the age of 84. He worked at Lonesome and Greenleaf in the 1930’s and was a life trustee of the Obs after first becoming the AMC representative to the Obs Board of Trustees in 1956. A second generation printer, Ray printed the AMC…

Doug MacKelan died December 25, 1994 in Wilmington Delaware. He was at Madison in 1940 and Lakes in 1941. He became an M.D. and visited Lakes for the 75th in 1990.

Died November 17, 1993.

Harry “Bish” Bishop of Bath, Maine died March 16, 1993 after a long illness. He worked at PNC 1943,1944 and was a muleskinner in 1947 and 1949. He married Joan Wortley (PNC 1951) December 1st 1957.

Died March 16, 1993 in Oregon at the age 90. Cal was the wife of Slim Harris who had worked in the huts from the 20’s to the 40’s and together ran Zealand in 1945. She climbed Washington at the age of 85 and remained active with her White Mountain flowers interest. According to her…

Ruth Prescott died in October 1992 in Centerville Mass. at age 84. Ruth and her husband Paul worked at Lonesome and had 3 children, Doug, Kenneth and Alan, all of whom worked in the huts.

Paul Prescott died in October 1992 in Centerville Mass. at age 85. Paul worked at Lonesome and had 3 children, Doug, Kenneth and Alan, all of whom worked in the huts. He was school principal in Barnstable and retired in 1972.

Bobbie Smith McKenzie  died December 8 1991, of North Conway at age 78. She was the first “Hutman-F” and worked from 1937-1939 at Pinkham.

Fred Coburn died March 14, 1991. He was the son of Arthur ‘Bud’ Coburn (Madison ’20-’21), the brother of Larry Coburn (Greenleaf ’52-’53) and father of John ‘Jay’ Coburn (Mizpah ’73).