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Charles C. Meador ’31, April 22, 1994, in Portland. He was self-employed as a television dealer and repairman in Portland for most of his career. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. He was a member and former president of the English Springer Spaniel Club. He is survived by his wife.

Wendell Maccoby ’41

Wendell Maccoby ’41, in December 13, 1994, in Tigard, Oregon. Mac received a master's degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1950. He began working for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in the 1950s as a statistical analyst and remained with that agency until his retirement. His first wife, Mabel, with whom he had two children, died in 1983. Upon retirement, he returned to Oregon to live. In 1985, he married Helen Hibbard, and the couple settled in the Tigard area. He was a past president of the Southern California Chapter of the American Statistical Association. Survivors include his wife; a daughter; a son, a brother, Nathan Maccoby ’33; and a sister-in-law Eleanor Emmons Maccoby ’39.

Sylvia Kendrick MacColl Rudy ’62

Sylvia Kendrick MacColl Rudy ’62, of cancer, December 31, 1993, at her home in Berkeley Heights, New York. She had been a professor of anthropology at Upsala College, East Orange, New York, since 1973. She earned a master's degree from Brandeis University in 1967 and a doctorate from Washington University in 1969. A devoted teacher, she served as chairperson of the department of sociology, anthropology, and social work at Upsala and directed the microcomputer laboratory and the office of institutional research. She was a fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology and the American Anthropological Association, and she served as an outside evaluator for colleges, workshops, and grant programs. While her research work centered on kinship systems, she also provided research to support the Ramapough Mountain Indians in their petition for federal recognition. She was active in the Berkeley Heights League of Women Voters and served as president from 1982 to 1985 and again from 1989 to 1991. She is survived by her husband, Donald A. Rudy ’62, and three grown children, including Sylvia A. Rudy ’93.

Mary Catherine Teeling McNeil ’49

Mary Catherine Teeling McNeil ’49, February 12, 1995, in Lebanon, Oregon. She attended Reed for two years and later spent one year in business college. She married Gordon McNeil in 1957; the couple later divorced. She lived and worked in Tangent, Albany, and Lebanon, Oregon. For nine year she worked for U.S. Epperson Insurance Company, and from 1983 until 1994 she worked for Emmons Kropp Law Firm. She was a member of the Linn-Benton Legal Secretaries Association. Survivors include two sons.

Marie-Louise Langdell Melvin MAT ’58

Marie-Louise Langdell Melvin MAT ’58, June 14, 1995, in Portland. After earning her master's degree from Reed, she earned a special education certificate for teaching crippled children. She taught art, foreign languages, and social studies at the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children through the Portland Public School District from 1956 until her retirement in 1979. She was a member of the Oregon Retired Educators Association and Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary teachers' sorority. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, two sons, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Maggy McCormick Brown ’88

Maggie Brown ’88, April 12, 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, of breast cancer. She was a PhD candidate in the Humanities Center at Johns Hopkins University. She was awarded two prestigious fellowships in her field: the Bourse Chateaubriand Fellowship and a Fulbright Fellowship for work towards her dissertation in Paris. After graduating from Reed, she cofounded the Women’s Health Education Project in New York City with Stephanie Stevens ’86 and Susan Davis ’88. She also worked for several years in the Center for Medical Consumers, founded by Arthur Levin ’57. She is survived by three sisters, a brother, grandmother, uncle, four nieces and nephews, and her partner, Cameron Flint ’87.

Martha MacCollum Fariss ’38

Martha MacCollum Fariss ’38, April 23, 1998, in Portland. She was a homemaker. She also served as past president of the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs and was a board member of the Oregon Roadside Council and the Leach Botanical Gardens. She is survived by her husband, Robert Fariss ’36; daughter, Ashleen (Linda) Fariss ’72; a brother; and a grandchild.

Marjorie P. Maxwell ’36

Marjorie Maxwell ’36, February 16, 1998, in Portland. She taught high school in Hood River and Coos Bay, Oregon, before entering the medical technology training program at the University of Oregon Medical School (now Oregon Health Sciences University). In 1944, she became a certified medical technologist with the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She worked in a private laboratory in downtown Portland before joining the staff of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory in 1947. Her first position was an entry level medical technologist in the clinical chemistry division, but she later advanced to chemistry supervisor and then became chief medical technologist of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory, the position she held until her retirement in 1976. She is survived by a cousin.

Chester L. Moran MA ’63

Chester Moran MA ’63, March 31, 1995, in Gresham, Oregon. His undergraduate work was done at Oregon State University. He was a teacher at Marshall High School in Portland and later became vice principal of Monroe High School. He was married and had three children.

Daniel C. Momyer ’48

Daniel Momyer ’48, March 28, 1998, in Portland. He did graduate work in business for one year at the University of California. In 1950, he began work with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on the Columbia Basin Project, working in an administrative capacity and later becoming assistant to the project manager. He then joined the personnel department of the U.S. Forest Service, where he worked as a safety and personnel trainer in the Portland office, retiring in 1980. He is survived by his wife of 39 years; a son; three daughters; a brother, and five grandchildren.

Allan H. Muir ’42

Allan Muir ’42, October 26, 1997, in Long Beach, California. He earned a PhD in economics from the University of California in 1956 and worked as an economist for Convair Company in California. He later had a consulting firm in Bethesda, Maryland, contracting primarily with U.S. government agencies.

Mary Murphy Anderson ’47

Mary Murphy Anderson ’47 was reported to have died in Portland. She attended Reed for one year and later obtained a degree in music education at Portland State University. She was a real estate investor and a substitute music teacher in Clackamas County, Oregon, and she had four sons. Her brother, Harry B. Murphy ’41, graduated from Reed.

Mary Virginia Morris McGrath ’37

The college recently received notice of the death of Mary Virginia Morris McGrath ’37, March 30, 1999, in Carmel Valley, California.

Ward Malvern Millar ’52

Ward M. Millar ’52, January 27, 1999, in Laguna Niguel, California. He also attended the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the military during World war II and the Korean War, and recounted his experiences as a prisoner of war in both conflicts in his book, Valley of the Shadow. He retired from the military after 25 years of service, and later held executive position with the American Red Cross in Los Angeles and Consolidated Micrographics in Laguna Niguel. Survivors include his wife; four daughters; a son; a brother; and 13 grandchildren.

Frances Ellen Morse ’42

Frances Ellen Morse ’42, January 21, 1999, in Portland. She worked at Oregon Health Sciences University for 31 years, retiring as director of admitting in 1983. She was a member of Parklane Christian Reformed Church. She is survived by a sister and a close friend.

Ruth McDonald Janke ’30

Ruth McDonald Janke ’30, March 7, 2000, in Portland, where she had lived since 1978. After graduating from Reed, she did graduate work in psychology and literature at the University of Washington and in education Washington State College, Ellensburg (now Washington State University). She taught English and Latin in Antelope, Oregon and Klickitat, Washington, where she met and married her husband, Walter Janke. They settled in Lebanon, Oregon, and she taught at Lebanon Union High School and later at Sweet Home High School, retiring in 1972. In 1978, they returned to live in Portland to be near their children. Her husband died in 1990. In retirement, she enjoyed traveling, reading, cooking, and visiting with family. She is survived by her sons, Peter Janke ’62 and Tim Janke ’68.

James M. Martin ’54

James M. Martin ’54 was reported to have died in Sumrall, Mississippi. He earned an MD at Washington University, St. Louis, and practiced radiology in Missouri and Mississippi. He was married and had two children. (Possible date of death: April 10, 1999.)

Yvonne Belle Welling Messick ’52

Yvonne Welling Messick ’52, January 12, 2000, in Anacortes, Washington. She attended Reed for two years and continued her education at Roosevelt University, Chicago, where she earned a BA in sociology. While in Chicago, she worked as an advocate in race relations for the American Friends Service Committee. In 1955, she moved to Washington, her home state, where she met and married her husband, Buzz Messick, and completed a master’s in social work at the University of Washington. She worked for 35 years as a social worker with Children’s Protective Services, Department of Social and Health Services, retiring in 1995 as a supervisor. In retirement, she was an active volunteer in Skagit County, serving on the Anacortes Museum Board and as a docent for the Museum of Northwest Art in LaConner. She was an avid gardener and also enjoyed visits to the opera and local museums. Survivors include two daughters, her father, and a brother.

Joyce Evans Mowry ’52

Joyce Evans Mowry ’52, March 3, 2001, in King City, Oregon, of complications from surgery. After graduating from Reed, she was a supervisor in public assistance for the State of Washington for six years. She married Ronald Mowry ’52 in November, 1952, and in 1959 they both entered the graduate program in social work at the University of Washington, earning MSW degrees in 1962. She returned to work for the public assistance department for five years, and held other positions in the field of social work in Oregon, California, and Minnesota, until retiring after the removal of a brain tumor in 1979. She and her husband lived in Hawaii during the 1980s and moved to King City, Oregon, in 1989. Survivors include Ronald, a sister, a niece, and three nephews.

Robert Leroy Morris ’63

Robert L. Morris ’63, of cancer, March 2, 2001, in Portland. He attended Reed for two years and then attended Portland State University, where he graduated. He was a well-known clinical engineer at Oregon Health Sciences University for 34 years, retiring in 1998 as director of clinical engineering and assistant professor in the pathology department. He was a founder and past president of the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), a professional association founded in 1991. He was a consultant for the United Nations, the World Bank and the U.S. Treasury, and held appointments at two universities in China. He also volunteered his time extensively around the world in humanitarian relief efforts. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation has established the Robert L. Morris Humanitarian ACCE Award in his honor. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, two sisters, two brothers, and one grandchild.

Kenneth G. McGill ’30

Kenneth McGill ’30, February 8, 2001, in Portland. After graduating from Reed, he taught high school on an Indian reservation in eastern Montana for a year. He earned a master’s degree in Latin from the University of Oregon in 1932 and spent two years as a graduate assistant to Dr. Sisson [Edward O., philosophy 1911–43] at Reed. For eight years he tutored high school pupils in Portland, substituted in high schools, and taught evening classes. He then became a high school teacher in Portland’s newly developed department of special education, where he was home teacher to injured or severely handicapped pupils for about 25 years, retiring in 1972. He married Louise Noyer ’31 in 1942 and they had two daughters. He was a member of the board of United Cerebral Palsy. Survivors include his daughters; a brother; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Louise died in 1985.

Phillip K. Murthe ’55

Phillip Murthe ’55, of cancer, February 20, 2001, in Portland. After graduating from Reed, he worked for Standard Insurance Company as a manager in the policy owners service department. Beginning in 1960, he also played bass for the Oregon Symphony, a position he held for 30 years. In 1973, he became director of Portland’s Community Music Center, which was established in 1957 by the Portland Parks and Recreation Department to provide music classes for all ages. In 1982, he resigned from the center to devote more time to his work with the Oregon Symphony. He is survived by a cousin.

Robert M. Maulsby ’45

Robert Maulsby ’45, November 21, 2001, in Manila, the Philippines. He was the president of Transocean Holdings, an international freight and investment holding company located in Manila. He attended Reed for three years and then transferred to the University of Washington, where he earned a BS in physics in 1946. In 1967, he earned an MBE from Claremont Graduate School, and he also earned advanced degrees in physics and electrical engineering. He served in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, and he attended the U.S. Navy electronics school in 1946–47. He worked as an engineer on a variety of naval projects in the 1950s, and he was lead engineer for the Apollo Project ground systems, North American Aviation, in 1964–66. During the Vietnam War, he was sent on a mission to the U.S. Naval Station at Subic Bay, Philippines, to set up a laboratory there to investigate missile misfiring. He decided to remain there and establish a business, and in 1973 founded Transocean Holdings. He was the author of a book on advanced physics and engineering, Fourier and Laplace Transform Theory in Linear Systems, published in 1993. He was married and had one daughter.

Terry Merz ’62

Terry Merz ’62, July 1, 2001, in Palo Alto, California, of a heart attack while playing tennis. He entered the PhD program in Slavic linguistics at the University of Chicago and spent a year doing research in Yugoslavia on a Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship. He earned the PhD in 1970, and in 1971–72 did advanced research in Yugoslavia on a senior Fulbright. In 1980, he became a partner in Educational Catalysts, an educational consulting firm based in Palo Alto. In the late 1980s, he joined Educomp Systems in Mountain View, where he became president and CEO, and was later the president and CEO of Administrative Software Applications, a software development company in Mountain View. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and his brothers.

Jeanette Maling Rivkin ’47

Jeanette (Jay) Maling Rivkin ’47, January 4, 2002, in London, after a brief illness. After graduating from Reed, she went to work for Time magazine in New York City, and then moved to Paris to work for the Marshall Plan. There, she met and married Arnold Rivkin, and in the early 1950s they moved to London, where she devoted her time to raising their three children. In 1960, they moved to Washington, D.C., where they lived for 10 years. In 1970, after her husband’s early death, she moved her family back to London, where she worked as a low-income housing specialist for several years before retiring. She is survived by two daughters; a son, Mitchell Rivkin ’79; a sister, and four grandchildren.

Francis S. Murphy ’36

Francis S. Murphy ’36, March 29, 2003, in Portland, of complications from polyneuropathy. Murph graduated from Reed with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. An article he sold to the Oregonian about his trip with a friend to Mexico City in a Model A Ford—at the opening of the Pan American Highway—led to his working for the newspaper as a "copy boy." He served stateside in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1946, and worked as an editor of his camp newspaper and as a United Press correspondent. When Murph returned to the Oregonian, he was hired to organize a new microfilm system and to assist the radio columnist. In 1952, he became the radio and television editor, writing the column, "Behind the Mike." As television’s presence in America enlarged, Murph traveled to Hollywood, New York, London, and to a variety of filming locations, to conduct interviews with actors and network officials. He reviewed approximately 2500 programs before retiring in 1979. Murph received the President’s Honor Award of the Portland Advertising Federation in 1975. During his years at the Oregonian, he supported his passion for archaeology by taking 25 trips to the jungles of Guatemala and the Yucatan. He once reported that he held his Reed thesis on Mayan archaeology responsible for those journeys and for his role as archaeologist on three American expeditions into the Quintana Roo territory in 1965, 1966, and 1968. Murph was a member of the prestigious Explorers Club; he mapped and photographed many Mayan sites since destroyed by hurricanes and the dynamite of treasure hunters. He wrote dozens of articles on the Maya, and a book, Dragon Mask Temples in the Central Yukatan. For the Reed alumni association, Murph served as editor from 1930 to 1949, and also served a term as treasurer and as director. He was married briefly in the early ’50s. Of his second marriage he was delighted to say that his proposal to Clare Eastham (Cooke) ’38, on the night of his graduation, suffered a delayed response. "After thinking it over carefully, she finally accepted and we were married in Hong Kong in 1974." The couple lived in Portland and in Hong Kong and traveled extensively before her death in 1990. Murph returned to Portland in 1994. He was a member of the City Club and the First Congregational Church.

Lenard John Mansholt ’51

Lenard J. Mansholt ’51, April 7, 2003, from heart complications, in Washington. Lenard’s education in a Kansas farming community was considered complete following the eighth grade, but after serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he used the G.I. Bill to complete an accelerated high school program in Seattle in 11 months. At the encouragement of an instructor in the program, Lenard applied to Reed, and studied for four years with a focus in economics. He worked during the academic year and sold the Encyclopedia Britannica door-to-door in the summers. After leaving Reed, he went to work for Pay & Save Drugs and Marketime (later Fred Meyer) in Washington, and was a member and business agent with U.F.C.W. Locals 330 and 1001. Lenard kept a focus on political activism and economy throughout his lifetime. His purview on politics and big business initiated his campaign for a congressional seat that he never expected to win, but which allowed him to voice his views on local and national government. "If you don’t discuss with those who disagree," he stated, "you don’t know the weaknesses in your own argument." In retirement, he and his wife, Marjorie, enjoyed extensive travel throughout the U.S. in their motorhome. Joseph M. Hardman ’51 wrote that Lenard was "one of Reed’s real, unheralded success stories . . . He was a stout-hearted and certified member of the greatest generation whose life and contributions reflect great credit not only upon him but also his alma mater." Lenard is survived by his wife, his brother, and three sisters.

Linda Muchnic Polesky ’58

Linda Muchnic Polesky ’58, February 25, 2003, from lung cancer, in Beverly Hills. Linda received a bachelor’s degree from Reed in political science. She married Reese E. Polesky in 1959, and completed a master’s degree in library science from Emory University in 1961. She and her husband raised a daughter and son, and Linda lent her talents to her home and community. She identified herself as an arts advocate, and served as chair of the docent council for the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts.

Theodore A. Myers ’52

Theodore A. Myers ’52, April 30, 2003, from cancer, in Seattle. Ted received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Reed, and joined the U.S. Army, with service in the Korean War conflict. Following that time, he worked for Associated Grocers in Seattle, then moved to Honolulu, where he had a charter boat business and later a business in shipping fresh pineapples. He eventually returned to his family home in Everett, Washington, to care for his ailing parents. Ted is remembered as a generous and friendly individual.

Beatrice Horn Maio ’31

Beatrice Horn Maio ’31, May 10, 2000, in California. Beatrice attended Reed for two years. She married Richard W. Maio, and they had two daughters. Her life with her family, and later her work with the Cloverdale Library (1963-74), were the primary occupations of her life. She also served as historian for the Cloverdale Historical Society. Beatrice found pleasure in her life as a grandmother and great-grandmother.

Isabel F. Mayhew ’22

Isabel F. Mayhew ’22, February 9, 2001, in Seattle, Washington. Isabel attended Reed for three years, after which she taught elementary school for 11 years. She worked on a W.P.A. project for five years, and for six years headed an indexing project for the Quartermaster General in Washington, D.C. She also worked as a librarian at the University of Washington for 23 years. Several years before retirement in 1970, Isabel discovered a calling to be a biologist "along the lines of Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and Sally Carrighar." At the time of her 50th-year class reunion, she remarked that her adult years had been truly enjoyable, adding: "Though I can bring very little 'in strength of maturity,’ I am grateful to Reed College for a philosophy that has sustained me in health and happiness."

Marjorie Tator McDonald ’34

Marjorie Tator McDonald ’34, January 29, 1998. Marjorie graduated from Reed with a BA in anthropology. She married Roderick L. McDonald and lived in California.

Hugh Stanford McLeod ’57

Hugh Stanford McLeod ’57, March 23, 2004, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Hugh received a BA from Reed in biology. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, and served as a cryptographer for two years. From there he attended Harvard Medical School, graduating cum laude in 1963, with a DMD. He earned an MS in orthodontia from the University of Illinois in 1965, after which he opened an orthodontic practice in Albuquerque. In addition to his 30-year practice, Hugh taught dental students at the University of New Mexico. He received the Dr. Norman B. Nesbett Medal for excellence in the field of dentistry. His community associations were numerous: He was active in the Rotary Del Norte Club of Albuquerque and in Rotary International; he was a 20-year member of the YMCA board of directors, and a Shriner and Mason. Other interests included performing on the bagpipes for 30 years, also as a member of the Ballut Abyad Pipe Band; and he was an accomplished inventor. A man who loved life, he offered his talents and service to others with great kindness. He married Sally Brogan ’60; they had five children, and later divorced. Survivors include his wife, Carol, and his two daughters and three sons.

Evelyn Mae Moats MA ’50

Evelyn M. Moats, MA ’50, February 19, 2004, in Sandy, Oregon. Evelyn taught school in Grants Pass, Oregon. In 1990 she moved to Gresham, and later to Sandy. She is survived by two sisters.

William F. Morrison ’28

William F. Morrison ’28, February 15, 1999, in Seaside, Oregon. William attended Reed for three years, and lived on the Oregon Coast.

Hazel Kathryn Murray ’20

Hazel Kathryn Murray ’20, January 20, 1992, in Washington. Hazel attended Washington State College (University) at Pullman for two years, then transferred to Reed, receiving a BA in economics. Following graduation, she took a position as principal of an elementary school in Dungeness, Washington. She worked within the Clallam Bay community for 43 years, as a principal, superintendent, and teacher. She relished the years she taught in high school classrooms. In 1937, she and her brother bought a merchandising business, which they operated for 23 years. ("Here I put into practice what I had learned in Professor Hastings’ [Hudson B., 1911–20] economics classes at Reed.") Outside of her academic and business careers, Hazel volunteered for the Red Cross, United Good Neighbors, various county and state education associations, Upsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, and for the Presbyterian Church. She did graduate study at the University of Washington, the University of Hawaii, and UCLA during summer sessions; toured all U.S. states, but one; and also traveled to Mexico and Canada.

Ednalois Maxon Saunders ’27

Ednalois Maxon Saunders ’27, April 8, 2003, in Portland. Eddie Lo earned a BA in biology from Reed. Following graduation she took a course at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, and worked as a clinical laboratory technician. In 1930 she attended the University of Oregon to complete her education credentials, and became a math and science teacher. In 1935 she married Caroll W. Saunders, and they moved to Fossil, Oregon, where they opened a pharmacy. After World War II, the couple sold the pharmacy, and built another in The Dalles, Oregon. While her son and daughter were young, Eddie Lo worked as a substitute teacher, and then taught full time, retiring in 1968 as head of the math department at The Dalles Junior High School. The couple sold their pharmacy at the same time, and embarked on a traveling retirement, with winters in Mexico. Caroll died in 1981.

Elizabeth Lu Mall Trumbo ’33

Elizabeth Lu Mall Trumbo ’33, March 17, 1999, in Forest Grove, Oregon. Elizabeth received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Reed and faced a difficult job market for teaching, her intended occupation. Because of a course she had taken in statistics at Reed, she gained employment with the newly founded Relief Committee in Portland. She worked for the county and state in payroll and administrative offices until World War II, when she took a position as secretary to the manager of the Oregon Marine Supply Company. Elizabeth married Jonas E. Durr in 1947 and moved to Baker, Oregon. Elizabeth and Jonas adopted a son, whom she raised, following her husband's death in 1960, by working in the same retail business in which Jonas had been employed, and for the county clerk’s office. In 1972 she married Joseph W. Trumbo; they lived for a year in Baker before moving to Puget Sound, Washington. During their 20-year marriage, they enjoyed many adventures in the U.S. and Canada.

Laurie Miller Cummins ’39

Laurie Miller Cummins ’39, March 13, 2005, in Santa Barbara, California. Laurie attended Reed for one year, and also Sarah Lawrence and the University of Washington, receiving a BA from UC Berkeley in sociology in 1945. In 1939, she married Roy R. Cummins; they had two children. Following his return from service in World War II, the couple moved to Roseburg where they bought and managed her father's business, Young's Bay Lumber Company. They sold the company in 1964 and moved to Santa Barbara. From 1972 to 1994, Laurie served on the Reed College Board of Trustees, focusing on academic affairs and strengthening cultural opportunities on campus. Prior to this she served on the Reed College Womenis Committee. She was also a member of the Reed Art Associates. Cummins did social service work as a caseworker for the Oregon State Public Welfare Commission. She volunteered and supported many organizations working for justice. She enjoyed travel, athletics of all kinds, music, art, reading, and writing, and was a member of the Unitarian Church. Survivors include a daughter, and two grandchildren. Her husband and a son predeceased her.

Myron Chester MacLennan ’49

Myron Chester MacLennan ’49, June 16, 2004, in Oregon. Myron attended Reed for one year.

William Peter Mancina ’44

William Peter Mancina ’44, June 1, 2004, in California. William attended Reed for one year in the U.S. Army premeteorology program. He received BS and MA degrees in mathematics from the University of Minnesota. In 1954 he earned an MA in business administration from Stanford University and had a career as a manager of systems integration and test operations for TRW, in Redondo Beach, California. He married and had two sons. Survivors include his wife, Doris.

Eleanor Wright McDole ’33

Eleanor Wright McDole ’33, December 29, 2002, in California. Eleanor received a BA from Reed in general literature, then earned a second BA in library science from the University of Washington in 1932. She spent a few months cataloging books for Grays Harbor Junior College before joining the staff of the Library Association of Portland, where she worked for five years. In 1939, Eleanor and Inez Brownlee ’29 took on a freighter trip to South America, traveling through Central America, and disembarking in Peru. In 1940, she married Ewell E. McDole, a chemical engineer she met in Peru; they lived in an oil company camp in Negritos, Peru, for three years. Back in the U.S. in 1943, they lived in Washington, and later in California and West Virginia, before retiring to Danville, California. On business and pleasure, the couple and their son and daughter, traveled to Canada, Mexico, Asia, Australia, and the Fiji Islands.

Frank C. McKay ’49

Frank C. McKay ’49, February 11, 2005, East Greenbush, New York, following a brief illness. Frank earned an bachelor's degree in chemistry from Reed, and an MA from Wesleyan University in general chemistry in 1951. In 1946, he married Ida Ames; they had three children. Frank was a research chemist at the Sterling Winthrop Research Institute in Rensselaer, New York, retiring from that company in 1985 as senior research chemist. He was a member of the American Chemical Society. Interests outside of his research were varied, and included membership in the Henrik Hudson Male Chorus, the East Greenbush United Methodist Church Choir, and the Schodak Town Park Committee. He also volunteered with the New York State Museum in Albany, and with the Boy Scouts of America. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the 907 Signal Company. Survivors include his wife, two sons and daughter, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. His sister, Bernice McKay Brooks ’39, also graduated from Reed.

Fern J. Gossett McGee ’31

Fern J. Gossett McGee ’31, March 19, 2005, in Washington. Fern attended Reed for two years. She earned a BA in education from the University of Southern California in 1931 and an RN from the University of Oregon in 1933. She married Patrick H. McGee, and they had two daughters and a son.

Frank Barton Miller ’43

Frank Barton Miller ’43, March 2, 2006, from pneumonia, in Ithaca, New York. Frank earned a BA from Reed in psychology and entered the U.S. Army Medical Corps, serving as a medic and chaplain’s assistant in the South Pacific. He returned to the states in 1946, and married Charlene A. Welsh ’42. That same year, he took a position as a vocational psychologist for Reed and for Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, through the Veterans Administration guidance programs. Frank received an MS in 1948 and a PhD in 1953 in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University. He joined the Cornell faculty in 1954, and was professor of industrial and labor relations. From 1962 to 1967, he served as director of the office of resident instruction, covering a variety of student service functions. In 1967, he was appointed chair of the department of organizational behavior, and taught courses in the sociology of complex organizations, occupations, industrial society, and personnel administration. He designed the first course on women in the workplace. Frank retired in 1985, remained in Ithaca, and continued to teach on a part-time basis at Cornell and Bernard Baruch College in New York City for 10 years. While on sabbatical from Cornell, he also taught in Istanbul, Turkey; London, England; Monterrey, Mexico; and Vancouver, Canada. His colleagues and his students expressed admiration for the wisdom, compassion, respect, and humor that directed his interactions. He was a fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology and of the American Sociological Association, and a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association and the American Association of University Professors. The Reed experience, Frank said, got one hooked on the life of the mind, and “raised my aspirational horizons to make additional professional preparation appear feasible.” Survivors include Charlene, with whom he enjoyed music, the arts, Shakespearean festivals, concerts, art tours, and ballet; three sons and a daughter; and seven grandchildren.

Gloria Maxine Mierow Misar ’45

Gloria Maxine Mierow Misar ’45, January 5, 2006, in Oregon. Gloria attended Reed for two years. She married Barry C. Brownell ’43; they had four daughters, including Barbara Brownell D’Angelo ’66, and three sons. A later marriage was to John Misar. She devoted her life to raising her children, to community service, and to working in education, including as a member of school boards for 14 years. She also worked part time for family businesses until 1978, and was honored by the Milwaukie (Oregon) Rotary Club as “Woman of the Year” in 1975. John died in 1991.

Patricia Ann McCarty Gates ’48

Patricia Ann McCarty Gates ’48, February 16, 2006, in Florida. Patricia received a BA from Reed in psychology. She continued her education at Ohio University, earning an MA in 1949. Patricia was a caseworker for public welfare, before turning her attention to a career as a mother and homemaker. She was married to Edgar D. Gates for over 56 years; they had a son and daughter, and three grandchildren. In his retirement, the couple lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, and in South Palm Beach, Florida.

Maxine Elaine Mugg McCloskey MAT ’63

Maxine Elaine Mugg McCloskey MAT ’63, April 14, 2006, from cancer, in Portland. Following receipt of her master’s degree, Maxine taught history and political science at Merritt College in Oakland, California. She married Clyde R. Johnson ’25, professor of chemistry at Portland State. Clyde died in 1964. In 1965, she married Michael McCloskey, executive director of the Sierra Club. Together, the couple were dedicated leaders in the environmental movement of the ’60s and ’70s, and were diligent in protecting gains made in protecting species, sanctuaries, wilderness, and habitats around the world during less politically favorable times. Maxine's enduring passion was protecting whales. She established the Whale Center in Oakland, California, in the mid-’70s, helped to establish the international moratorium on commercial whaling, which was approved in 1982, and also helped to establish the Point Reyes/Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in California. She was an accomplished seamstress, a patron of the arts, and an active supporter of the Democratic party. Survivors include her husband, three daughters and a son, and five grandchildren.

Esta Dorothy Miller Smith ’25

Esta Dorothy Miller Smith ’25, who died April 1, 1986, in Portland, received a BA from Reed in history, and lived, at one time, in Norwich (Norfolk), England. The 1925 Griffin notes that Esta came to Reed in her junior year, called The Dalles home, and wrote a thesis on Roman imperialism. “Because she likes ancient history is no sign that she is at all antiquated, though. You ought to see her guard in basketball.”

Marie Cecile Javerliat Maddox ’41

Marie Cecile Javerliat Maddox ’41, February 25, 2009, in San Mateo, California. Marie grew up in the Portland French community. She received a BA in political science and economics from Reed, fully intending to seek a position with the State Department and to have a career in Foreign Service. Instead, she chose to marry “a handsome Naval Academy graduate” and a fellow high school and Reed classmate, Richard I. Maddox ’41, who completed his appointment at the U.S. Naval Academy in December 1941. Eight days after they were married, Dick was assigned to a naval destroyer in the Pacific. His further assignments with the navy took Marie—and also their children—to west and east coast duty stations. (He later was a research physicist with Chevron in California and Texas.) Marie completed graduate studies in library science, worked at the Fullerton Junior College library, and was a staff member in various assignments at the College of San Mateo. She continued to enlarge on her interests in political science, economics, international relations, and art history. Her interest in art developed during noon-hour slide lectures in the Eliot Hall chapel, which she described as immensely enriching. She also felt “especially blessed” to have had interactions with a number of Reed faculty members, including Dorothy Johansen ’33 [history 1934–84]. “Little does she realize how may lives she touched and inspired with her dynamic intellect,” Marie remarked. Sharing the news of Marie's death with the college, Dick wrote: “The kindly erudition typical of Reed encouraged Marie to satisfy her curiosity and to seek truth with determination. She was a natural poet, but she seldom revealed that gift. Her four years at Reed gave her a lifetime of satisfaction in being able to appreciate good writing, art, the complexity of human relations, and other components of human society.”

Florence M. Meagher-Lehman MAT ’65

Florence M. Meagher-Lehman MAT ’65, March 24, 2009, in Green Valley, Arizona. Florence grew up in Seattle and attended the University of Washington, where she earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1937. That same year, she gave birth to the first of her two daughters with husband George S. Meagher. She was married to George until his death in 1995, and they lived in Portland, Charbonneau, and Sun River, Oregon. Florence worked full time as a teacher and counselor at Benson Polytechnic High in Portland, and entered the master's in teaching program at Reed at age 55. She found the coursework enriching and stimulating, and credited it with improving the quality of her work as an educator and the experience and outlook of her students' lives. In 1997, at the age of 83, she married Alan D. Lehman and moved to Arizona. Alan died in 2005.

Kay R. Marczynski MALS ’90

Kay R. Marczynski MALS ’90, October 28, 2008, in Vancouver, Washington, from complications of pneumonia. Kay was born Rita Catherine Caraway and spent her first years in the Napa and Sonoma valleys in California. She moved to Vancouver with her mother, and, assuming her stepfather's surname, was known as Kay Bockstadter. Just out of high school, she married Bob Meuler; they had two sons. She later married Lynn Marczynski. The couple lived in several towns in Washington State before settling in Vancouver in 1976. Kay attended Clark College and Portland State University, earning a BA in English literature. She taught English and chaired the humanities division at Clark College, from which she retired in 1995. She was a founding member of the Vancouver Choraliers and the Brahms Singers. Survivors include her husband; her sons and a stepson; two stepdaughters; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters; and three brothers.

William Luke M. Blanton ’63

William Luke M. Blanton ’63, May 21, 2004, in Santa Cruz, California. Luke attended Reed for two years. He took pleasure in reading, film, and the ocean. He married Myrtle Angele Wilking ’64; they later divorced. Survivors include his son and daughter, mother and father, and brother and sister.

Juliana Macpherson Coppock ’45

Juliana Macpherson Coppock ’45, March 12, 2005, in Bass Lake, California. Juliana Coppock attended Reed for a year, and earned an AA in 1989. She was a member of an advising committee that successfully established a college center in Oakhurst, California, and she also served as pastor of the Walnut Creek Unity Church. She married Andy Coppock, who predeceased her. Survivors include her son, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two sisters.

Robert Bruce Mccann ’50

Robert Bruce Mccann ’50, June 7, 2007, in Walla Walla, Washington. Robert attended Reed, but did not graduate. He married Margaret Ann Force; they had a son and daughter.

I. Russell Miller ’36

I. Russell Miller ’36, February 3, 1999, in Oregon. Russell attended Reed, but did not graduate. At one time, he lived in Nevada.

Pierce D. Milliman ’51

Pierce D. Milliman ’51, February 25, 2008, in Seattle, Washington. Pierce received a BA from Reed in physics, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master's degree from Cornell University in physics, and worked for IBM in New York and New Jersey. In 1958, he began his career at Boeing Aircraft Company in engineering and management; he retired in 1985. In retirement, he spent winters in Sun Valley, Idaho, teaching skiing and snowboarding. His love of mountains, skiing, and mountaineering began during his years at Reed. Other interests included sailing, biking, hiking, travel, and music; he was a proficient flutist and guitarist. Pierce was a member of the Seattle Tennis Club and the Pacific Northwest Ski Instructors Association. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Constance Stanton; two daughters and a son; and five grandchildren.

Shirley Marie Mason Moon ’49

Shirley Marie Mason Moon ’49, October 23, 2004, in Portland. Shirley attended Reed, but did not graduate.

Marjorie Blanche Moore Meckauer ’40

Marjorie Blanche Moore Meckauer ’40, February 10, 2007, in Victor, Idaho. Marjorie attended Reed for two years. She met Robert Meckauer in California; they married, and lived in Pasadena. At one time, she worked for United Air Lines, and volunteered as a museum docent. She was devoted to her four children, and to her many friends. She faced any difficulty she encountered with dignity and honor, and supported her children and grandchildren to the end of life. Survivors include her son, Robert Meckauer, who supplied the details for this memorial.

Elizabeth Viola Tabor Mullady ’38

Elizabeth Viola Tabor Mullady ’38, April 29, 2008, at home in Falls Church, Virginia, from congestive heart failure. Elizabeth received a BA from Reed in political science. She attended Columbia University, from which she earned an MA in public law and government in 1939. (She later studied international relations at American University in Beirut, Lebanon, and in Washington, D.C.) She then moved to D.C., working as a research assistant in the executive office of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her work as a military intelligence operations specialist for the defense department lasted 41 years. In her oral history interview with Eric Wallace ’96 in 2004, Mullady noted the relevance of her Reed education to her career: “It was helpful coming into a culture where you really had to stand up for what you knew and present arguments in which you're advocating a course of action. I think the training I had at Reed was very important.” In 1941, she married Bernard R. Mullady. They lived in Northern Virginia and raised three children, a son and two daughters. She and her husband and younger daughter and her family shared a home, and the Elizabeth and Bernard traveled as well as assisted with the care of two of their five grandchildren. The most outstanding travel adventures were those experienced by way of the 6000-mile Trans-Siberian Railway. Survivors include her children and grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1990.

Phronsie Ruth Kellmer McFarling ’38

Phronsie Ruth Kellmer McFarling ’38, January 5, 2010, in Portland. Phronsie grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to Portland at the time she entered high school. The transition was difficult, but she persevered, and went on to Reed, earning a BA in psychology; her thesis focused on strategies for teaching remedial reading to elementary school students. After graduation, she attended Oregon Normal School in Ashland and taught for a year in a one-room schoolhouse in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. At a neighborhood picnic in Mt. Tabor Park in 1939, she met (William) Kenneth McFarling; they married a year later. Kenneth was a civil engineer for Southern Pacific Railroad, and Phronsie devoted her time to making a home and raising a family. In an interview in 2006, Phronsie quipped: “I didn't make use of the psychology, except for trying it out on our four sons!” The couple lived in the same house in Southeast Portland for 67 years.

Colin MacLachlan ’52

Colin MacLachlan ’52, July 30, 2010, in Cockeysville, Maryland, from liver failure related to Parkinson's disease. Colin spent two years at Hamilton College before transferring to Reed. While at Reed, he took leads in dramatic productions, was on the staff of the Quest, and “stopped an occasional grounder” on the baseball diamond. After earning a BA in general literature, he was drafted into the army. Afterwards he studied at Johns Hopkins and worked at WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, before becoming a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun. He was given the key to the city of Baltimore in 1958 for outstanding political reporting. Colin also worked as news editor for the Long Islander, a newspaper owned and edited by his father. For the next 20 years, he was a public relations executive in New York City, working in firms that serviced electric and gas utility companies, accounting firms, and the motion picture industry. He retired to Naples, Florida, from where, he wrote, he managed to escape periodically for golf and fishing throughout the world. Colin was a member of the New York Board of Trade, director of the American Scottish Foundation, and board member of the Naples Habitat for Humanity. He also enjoyed photography. He married Helen D. Heaton ’54; they had two sons and a daughter—Claudia MacLachlan ’75—and a granddaughter. He was also married to Mary Lehman. Claudia, who informed the college of her father's death, wrote: “I will miss his humor, wit, and New Deal politics. We were always wildly outraged by the same political stunts, and he was a Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow fan to the end.” Colin contributed generously to Reed throughout his life and created the MacLachlan Family Scholarship.

Jane Campbell Munly ’37

Jane Campbell Munly ’37, August 11, 2011, in Portland. Jane earned a BA from Reed in general literature. In 1940, she married Bob Munly ’40, who had been her friend from the time they met at age three. Jane’s teaching career was cut short following a bout with tuberculosis. She was a member of Pi Omicron Alumnae, a book group that originated in Portland in 1929, the League of Women Voters, and the Milwaukie Symphony Auxiliary. She volunteered for the Portland Art Museum and supported the Oregon Symphony. After Bob’s retirement from teaching and guidance counseling, the couple traveled to Jane’s parents’ and grandmother’s birthplaces in Wales, England, and Canada, and to Bob’s mother’s birthplace in Pennsylvania. Survivors include three sons and one daughter, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Bob died in 2003.

Patricia Jane Moore Egner ’44

Patricia Jane Moore Egner ’44, June 4, 2011, in Seattle, Washington, from cancer. Pat moved to Seattle from Greeley, Colorado, when she was a teen, and at 16 entered Reed, where she earned a BA in biology. In 1947, she married Ray F. Egner. They operated Ray Egner’s Sport Center in Bellevue, Washington, and she later worked for Pace Chemical. Pat loved to design houses and designed the family home near Lake Sammamish. She raised two daughters and a son, and also had four grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Gerald M. Meier ’47

Gerald M. Meier ’47, a leading development economist and author of more than 34 books, died June 21, 2011, in Stanford, California, from complications related to a brain tumor.

Jerry maintained a long preoccupation with how the discipline of economics could be used to free people from poverty. "An economist is both a trustee of the poor and a guardian of rationality," he once wrote. "As trustee for the poor, the economist respects the values of altruism and economic justice. As guardian of rationality, the economist respects self-interest and efficiency. But does not the future course of development depend in large part on the capacity to combine the seemingly incompatible values of the trustee and the guardian? Can the professional developer combine a warm heart with a cool head?"