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industry. He was a passionate member of the American Rose Society,
growing a vast number of rose varieties. He researched, wrote and lec-
tured about roses, won many local and national trophies as an exhibitor,
and established local rose gardens in his community.
▼ CLASS OF 1960
William R. Bailey Jr. of Camden, Maine, died January 21, 2014. In 1951,
he was drafted into the U.S. Army as a sergeant. Enrolled at St. Law-
rence in 1956, he was a class officer, a resident assistant and a member
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the Career Planning Council and the InterFra-
ternity Council. With entrepreneurial spirit, he would deliver students’
laundry in his blue Plymouth. After graduating with his B.A. in econom-
ics he went to the New York Institute of Finance for training in security
analysis and registered representative certification. He began a career
in equities brokerage, eventually settling in Camden and supporting
himself with his love of buying and selling cars. Irving B. Smith died
at his home in Merritt Island, Fla., on June 5, 2014. He received a B.S. in
chemistry and was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the L Club. He also
participated in ROTC and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the
U.S. Army. His family travelled with him throughout the U.S. and Europe
during his 22 years of military service. Ronald H. Woods died April 8,
2014, at his home in Huntsville, Texas. Before coming to St. Lawrence, he
joined the U.S. Coast Guard, going to sea on the cutter Cook Inlet and
then working as a recruiter. At St. Lawrence, he was a brother of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon and majored in business administration. He then attended
Cornell University, studying industrial and labor relations. He worked in
human resources at oil companies for 32 years.
▼ CLASS OF 1961
Margaret Potter Daniels died at her home in Longmeadow, Mass.,
on June 20, 2014. She received a B.S. in chemistry with honors and was
inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and
sang with the Laurentian Singers. She worked at Corning Glass Works
in the 1960s and later as a computer systems analyst until she retired
in 1996. She loved spending time at the family cottage in Greensboro,
Vt., and was very active in her church. Nancyann O. Orth of Port
Jefferson, N.Y., died May 25, 2014. She received a B.A. in English and was
a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She earned her M.A. at Middlebury
College. Robert J. Steer of Calgary, Alberta, died July 10, 2014. “Bum”
played goalie on the men’s hockey team and was a brother of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon and member of the L Club. He worked for 35 years in
pharmaceuticals, retiring to be at all of his grandchildren’s functions. He
is also survived by his wife, two children and two step-children.
▼ CLASS OF 1962
James P. “Jim” Laible of Denton, Texas, died May 27, 2014. He
majored in sociology with honors and was a member of Sigma Chi,
the football team and ROTC. Commissioned as a regular army officer,
he served for 26 years in the Medical Service Corps, including time in
Vietnam. He earned a master’s degree in health care administration
from Baylor University and became a colonel. He held administrative
positions in hospitals after he retired from the Army. Remembering him
are his wife of 51 years, son, daughter and several grandchildren.
▼ CLASS OF 1967
Bruce G. Crawford of Lebanon, N.H., died April 14, 2014. He gradu-
ated with a B.S. in psychology. He was a member of ROTC, L Club and
Alpha Tau Omega. An accomplished downhill and Nordic skier, he com-
peted on the U.S. Army biathlon team while he was stationed in Alaska.
He worked for Eastman-Kodak for 37 years, retiring in 2007 as manager
of the government contracts division. Continuing his love of Nordic
skiing, he groomed the trails and made signs for the Pine Hill Ski Club in
New London, N.H. Those remembering him include his wife of 43 years,
Laura McCorkle Crawford ’69, and son, Andrew B. Crawford ’99.
▼ CLASS OF 1969
Richard L. Hughes died June 23, 2014, in Santo Domingo, Domini-
can Republic, to where he had retired in 2009. He played lacrosse and
performed with Mummers and the Laurentian Singers, singing tenor. A
member of ROTC, after receiving a B.A. in English he served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam era, achieving the rank of captain. He worked
in the garment industry and then as a private chef. His survivors include
a son, two grandchildren and two brothers. Margaret “Meg” Yandon
White of Rancho Cordova, Calif., died March 3, 2014. She majored in
English and participated in the first program in Spain, 1967-1968. She
was preceded in death by her father, C. Edmond Yandon ’34.
▼ CLASS OF 1981
Theodore M. “Ted” Strathdee of Riverside, Conn., died June 25,
2014. A brother of Sigma Chi, he was listed in Who’s Who Among
American University and College Students. Of his two majors, he
always said that psychology was much more useful in business than
economics. He worked for most of his career as a financial planner with
Smith Barney. An avid athlete, he loved soccer, running, tennis, golf and
bicycling. He is survived by his wife and two children.
▼ CLASS OF 2015
Timothy St. Onge, of Constable, N.Y., died May 16, 2014, having bat-
tled a life-long rare skin disorder, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis
bullosa. A history major, he was an avid hockey fan who could often be
found playing a game of street hockey with members of the women’s
team on campus, and had hoped to become a teacher.
We have also learned of the deaths of these Laurentians; memorial
notices may appear in future issues: 1939n - Althea Phillips
Eannace, April 22, 2014 l 1944 - Jane E. Deline, June 28, 2014
l 1947 - Loris Clogston Sawchuk, June 9, 2014 l 1948M - Glenn W.
Clark, June 9, 2014 l 1948 - Sarah Spaulding Watson, July 5, 2014
l 1949 - Robert S. Magee , June 20, 2014 l 1950 - Donald B. Kimball
Jr., April 27, 2014 l 1950n - Howard B. Rich , June 18, 2014 l 1951M -
Robert L. Griswold, April 23, 2014 l 1951 - Nicholas van Laer, June
6, 2014 l 1952n - Beverly Bev Parkes Smith, April 22, 2014
l 1952 - Virginia “Ginny” VanIderstyne Witherhead, June 9, 2014
l 1953 - Mary Rinaldi Robinson, June 29, 2014 l 1954M - Dorothy
Plank Coates, January 28, 2014 l 1954 - Claude L. Richer, May 18,
2014 l 1954, M’00 - Charles B. Chuck Bradbury, May 28, 2014
l 1955 - Kenneth G. Stark, April 10, 2014 l 1955 - Norwood W.
“Sam” Ernst, June 9, 2014 l 1955 - Marshall L. Brenner, June 8,
2014 l 1957 - Walter G. Wilmshurst, June 30, 2014 l 1959 - Fae
Bigelow Haight, June 2, 2014 l 1960 - Robert C. Waite, July 16,
2013 l 1963 - H. Margaret Kane Holtman, April 11, 2014 l 1964 -
Lawrence K. A. Konig, February 15, 2014 l 1976 - Andrew J. Scott,
June 23, 2014 l 2007n - Jamie A. Weis, January 2, 2014
InMemory
Note: We have also learned of the deaths of additional Laurentians as we were going to press; memorial notices may appear in future issues.
Sharing the news of a death We will publish in “In Memory” detailed
memorial notices of the passing of Laurentians if we receive the informa-
tion from a family member or friend in the form of a previously published
notice (typically from a newspaper). Please send such notices to Shayla Sny-
der Witherell ’11, Advancement Services, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY
13617 or We will provide the name and, if available,
date of death of others of whose passing we learn, and the complete list of
recent deaths can be found on the University’s website at alumni.stlawu.edu.
‘In Memory’ is complied by Shayla Snyder Witherell '11,
The designation “n” with class numerals indicates that the
individual did not graduate from St. Lawrence. The designation
“M” with class numerals indicates that the individual earned
a master’s degree from St. Lawrence in the year given.
st. lawrence university magazine | fall 2014
There is no
passion to
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settling
for a life that
is less than
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