Rhea Wenger Bellon '23, San Diego, Calif., Apr. 5, 1995. She established the Tutt Alumni House Endowment Fund.
Ruth Staff Halliday '24, Carmel, Calif., July 2, 1996. She was preceded in death by her sister, Helen Staff Hopfield '21.
Naomi Counts Padgett '25, Colorado Springs, Nov. 24. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Padgett '24.
Constance Grant Krofchek '26, Colorado Springs, Feb. 20.
Mary K. Leonard '27, Ft. Collins, Colo., Jan. 19.
James Austin '29, Delray Beach, Fla., Jan. 8.
Edwin Booth '29, Oakland, Calif., Oct. 11. He was the author of nearly 50 western and mystery novels, and was a member of the Western Writers of America.
Arthur Cool '31, Livingston, Mont., July 9, 1996. Survivors include his wife, Marie, his niece, Carol Cool Hickerson '65, and nephew, Raymond Cool '68. He was preceded in death by brothers, Wyan '29, Russell '37 and Cortland '38.
Sophia Crowe Cox '33, Canon City, Colo., Nov. 5. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ormand Cox '33.
Josephine Campbell Lowe '33, Bremerton, Wash., Oct. 21.
Mary Fisher Erickson '35, Clay Center, Kan., May 24, 1996. Survivors include her brother, George Fisher '37.
John "Jack" Livingston '35, Colorado Springs, Jan. 20. He was retired from Colorado Interstate Gas Co. Survivors include his wife, Nellie, and a nephew, Michael Durfee '64. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert '38.
Lois Weber Remple '36, Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 8. Survivors include her daughters, Susanna Remple Bradley '68 and Margaret Remple '78.
Frances Stevenson Henry '37, Colorado Springs, Jan. 8. She was an active member of the Fifty Year Club at Colorado College. Survivors include her daughter, Virginia Henry Olstad '69. She was preceded in death by her sister, Virginia Stevenson Robbins '31.
Marjorie Thompson Kirby '38, Aurora, Colo., Jan. 3. Survivors include her husband, Ben Kirby '37, and her son, James '72.
Elsie Swenson Schomer '40, Oakland, Calif., Nov. 4. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Wilfred Swenson '33 and Edward Swenson '36.
Rush Young '41, Colorado Springs, Dec. 5. He was preceded in death by his brother, John '36.
Ben Slosky '43, Denver, Dec. 25. Survivors include his wife, Miriam Busiel Slosky '45.
Elizabeth Sackett Sweetland '43, Mesa, Ariz., May 13, 1996. Survivors include her sister, Mariana Sackett Poorman '33.
Bette Burns Brown '45, Denver, July 25, 1996.
Ellis Cockrell '47, Littleton, Colo., Dec. 30. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis.
John Taylor '48, Gallup, N.M., Dec. 16. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn.
Marilyn Bane Woods '48, Denver, Dec. 18.
Jerome Kinner '49, Colorado Springs, Dec. 11. He was a retired teacher and principal.
Clendenin Robertson MA '50, Annandale, Va., Feb. 9. He was an author, teacher, newspaper reporter and fisherman. He was an expert on Charles De Gaulle and on the Alger Hiss case, and was a reporter at the Scopes trial.
William Vandenberg '50, Colorado Springs, Nov. 17. Survivors include his wife, Theo.
Thomas Groom '52, St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 22.
Harris Hetzler MAT '54, Colorado Springs, Jan. 5. He was a retired teacher and former dean of boys at Wasson High School. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy.
Monica Morris '54, Colorado Springs, Feb. 7. She was a retired teacher, having taught for 32 years at Divine Redeemer Catholic School and Manitou Springs Middle School.
Thomas Beckham '59, Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov. 1. He was the vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Illinois in Chicago for 25 years. Survivors include his wife, Donita.
Elizabeth Murrell Burton '62, Colorado Springs, Jan. 24. She was a retired teacher for Academy School District 20.
Frank Mizer '64, Seattle, Wash., Jan. 25. He was a retired administrator for IBM and opened up Seattle's first Thai restaurant with his wife, La-Iad, in 1982.
Craig Wenzel '67, Arden Hills, Minn., Sept, 27.
Theresa Patton '84, Denver, Jan. 26. She was a former systems analyst.
FRIENDS
Mary Alice Hamilton, Colorado Springs, Mar. 16. She was a retired biology professor at Colorado College. She began teaching at Colorado College in 1950 and retired with emerita status in 1977.
Harold Polk, Colorado Springs, Feb. 8. He was a professor of engineering at Colorado College from 1962 until the department was dissolved. He then became registrar until his retirement in 1980. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth.
