Edward J. Vollmer ’30, Canon City, Colo., Oct. 3, 2002. Edward was a Benedictine priest for over 50 years. Survivors include his sister Mary F. Vollmer ’32.
Heman R. Bull ’31, Grand Junction, Colo., May 30. Heman was a physician in private practice until his retirement in 1986.
Dorothy M. Haskin ’32, Colorado Springs, July 14. Dorothy was a retired teacher.
Robert E. “Swede” Roark ’33, Memphis, Texas, April 18. Swede was an independent geologist.
Katherine Haney Magruder ’36, Albany, Ore., July 15. Katherine was preceded in death by her husband, James Magruder ’32.
Dorothy E. Trotter (MA) ’36, Linden, Texas, March 4. Dorothy was a retired technical researcher for Harvard University’s and the University of Colorado’s High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colo. Survivors include her sister Patricia Trotter Jackson ’45. She was preceded in death by her sister Berta Trotter Sherwood ’37.
Bethel Crumbaker Schneebeck ’38, Tacoma, Wash., May 16. Bethel was a humanitarian and philanthropist. She served on the boards of numerous organizations in the Tacoma area and was the recipient of many awards and honors for her years of service and dedication.
Jean Wilson Tinney ’38, Colorado Springs, Aug. 7. Jean was a teacher. She was a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Philip Tinney ’40.
John J. Dooley ’39, Montrose, Colo., June 22. John was a retired judge for Weld County. Survivors include his wife, Hannah Stephens Dooley ’41, his son Steve ’66, and his niece Stephanie Frost Clement ’66.
Shirley Wright McGuire Martin ’41, San Pedro, Calif., July 16. Shirley taught elementary school in Palos Verdes until her retirement in 1991. Survivors include her husband, Roberto.
William H. Fryback ’42, Portland, Ore., April 9. Bill had a long and varied career in the field of education.
Morris Obodov ’42, Colorado Springs, Aug. 14. Survivors include his wife, Adele.
Jane Hamilton Wilson ’43, Denver, April 20.
Patricia Guthrie Reed ’45, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Aug. 8. Survivors include her husband, Frank.
William W. Black ’46, Idaho Falls, Idaho, May 13. William was the retired judiciary of Idaho State University. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine.
Leonard Bernstein ’47, Colorado Springs, Aug. 10. Leonard was a clinical psychologist with Colorado Springs Health Partners for 24 years. Survivors include his wife, Patricia.
Cornelia Manley Sabine ’49 (MA ’50), Colorado Springs, Aug. 20. Cornelia had a long and distinguished career as a psychologist until her retirement in 1993. She was a charter member of the El Paso County Psychological Society, and in 1980 received an award for outstanding contributions to psychology. The award then became an annual award, named in her honor. Cornelia created the Sabine Endowed Fund for the Colorado College psychology department to support many of its projects, equipment, and activities. For a number of years, she also generously gave her time to meet with psychology classes at Colorado College to share her experiences as an “elder” and as a psychologist. She advised students to use their knowledge of psychology to bring peace and understanding into relationships in our fractious modern world. In recognition of Cornelia’s many contributions to psychology and the college, the department named its annual award for the outstanding graduating psychology major the Cornelia Manley Sabine Award.
Ralston S. Bauer ’50, Ely, Minn., May 25. Ralston was director/owner of Camp Buckskin. Survivors include his wife, Nancy.
William L. Mitchell ’50, Colorado Springs, Aug. 28. Bill was an attorney.
Calvin Lamb ’51, Colorado Springs, July 7. Calvin was a teacher, writer, photographer, and ardent political observer. Survivors include his wife, Ursula.
Nancy Jones Conrad ’52, Colorado Springs, May 11. Nancy was an elementary school reading teacher for 25 years.
Betty Rasmussen Ertel ’52, Eureka, Calif., May 4. Survivors include her cousin Barbara Neeley Yalich ’53.
Karol Kennedy Kucher ’52, Seattle, June 25. As a U.S. skating champion, Karol paired with her brother Peter to win the gold medal at the 1950 world figure-skating championships and a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics. Survivors include her husband, Robert, and her sister-in-law Sally Moffitt Kennedy ’53.
Edward K. Spann ’52, Indianapolis, July 5. Edward was a professor and historian at Indiana State University. He authored seven books, one of which, “Ideals and Politics,” was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Michael Baltzer ’53, Cascade, Colo., Aug. 11. Michael was a retired teacher. Survivors include his wife, Lorie.
L. Raymond Scherer ’53, Upper Arlington, Ohio, June 12. Ray worked in the financial services field as well as for U.S.A. Hockey. Ray is survived by his wife, Diana, and his daughter Barbara Scherer Andrews ’78.
Aram C. “Uzzie” Paraghamian ’54, Westminster, Colo., April 24. Survivors include his wife, Madge.
Frank E. “Sam” Maynes ’55, Durango, Colo., July 25. Sam was an attorney for the Southwestern and Animas-La Plata water districts and was the attorney for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. Sam practiced law in Durango for 45 years, and was a senior partner in the firm Maynes Bradford Shipps Sheftel. Survivors include his son Mark E. ’87.
Deborah Fish Best ’57, Soldotna, Ariz., May 11. Debby was a teacher and a painter.
J.L. Tucker ’57, Greensburg, Kan., Aug. 16. J.L. was a business manager/owner and an entrepreneur. Survivors include his wife, Susan.
Rosemarie Estes Wheatley ’57, Colorado Springs, Aug. 10. Rosemarie was a retired elementary school teacher.
Raymond D. Bachelder ’58, Colorado Springs, Aug. 16. Survivors include his wife, Crystal.
James A. Loetscher ’58, Colorado Springs, Sept. 14. James was a certified public accountant. Survivors include his wife, Ellen.
Ruby Shetler Mize ’58, Covina, Calif., May 16. Ruby was a retired teacher.
Barbara Jane Fugate ’59, Pueblo, Colo., Oct. 20, 2003. B.J. worked for the U.S. Corps of Engineers and served on the board of directors of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. She was a member of the Friends of the Library and the Woman’s Educational Society at Colorado College. Survivors include her husband, Gilbert Sanchez.
Paul Hanks ’60, Colorado Springs, July 4. Paul was a retired teacher and licensed massage therapist.
George E. Bailey ’61, Lakewood, Colo., June 30. George was a retired environmental health inspector. Survivors include his wife, Carrie.
Farrell B. “Chief” Howell ’64, Lakewood, Colo., July 24. Farrell was a hereditary chief in the Pawnee tribe. A resolution passed by the Council of the City and County of Denver recognized “Dr. Farrell Howell’s dedication to youth and his significant role in history as Denver Public Schools’ first American Indian principal.” He served on numerous community boards and spent his life as an advocate of youth as well as a teacher, coach, administrator, and role model. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Carrington Howell ’65.
John L. Armit ’67, Colorado Springs, Sept. 5. Jack was a long-time Colorado Springs travel agent and owner of Globe Travel Service. Survivors include his wife, Connie. He was preceded in death by his parents, John L. ’26 and Lillian Jackson ’31 Armit.
Margaret Jewett Davis ’67, Colorado Springs, Aug. 1. Survivors include her husband, Bruce.
Nathanial A. Pollack (MA ’72), San Diego, May 24. Nathanial was a rabbi who held pulpits in a number of cities. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed the Jewish chaplain at the R.J. Donovan Correctional State Facility prison, where he served until his death. Survivors include his wife, Shirley.
Raymond C. Williams ’74, Peoria, Ariz., June 17.
Walter D. Predovich ’75, Pueblo West, Colo., July 7. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Harden, and his sister-in-law Jerri Lea Harden ’79. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter J. ’41.
John A. Auffrey ’82, Monrovia, Liberia, May 24. John worked for the Department of Defense. He was part of a U.S. military team sent to Liberia on May 19 to carry out an assessment of the Armed Forces of Liberia. He was killed in his hotel room during an apparent robbery attempt. Survivors include his wife, Helena Brandt.
Robert P. Bennett ’82, Los Angeles, Calif., March 19. Robert was a cinematographer with hundreds of diverse feature film, documentary, commercial, and video projects to his credit. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Johnson Bennett ’80.
Diane F. Johnson (MAT) ’90, Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 18, 2003.
Ryan H. DeGreen ’00, Lancaster, Penn., May 23, 2003.
Friends
Janice J. Herron, Colorado Springs, June 2. Janice worked in the Colorado College Children’s Center from the time it opened in 1987 until 1997.
Jo Mohan, Colorado Springs, Sept. 5. Jo worked at Colorado College for 31 years, retiring in 1994 from the acquisitions department at Tutt Library.
Emily Varley, Colorado Springs, Aug. 13. Emily was the long-time athletic equipment manager at Colorado College until her retirement in 1999.
