Regrettably, my only class news is the passing of three classmates. Charles “Chuck” Obermeyer died October 17, 2010, at age 94. Chuck left Dartmouth after our freshman year and was not acquainted with most of us. He apparently served heroically in the Army Infantry during World War II, being awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals. He remained in the Army after the war, retiring as lieutenant colonel. He resided in Virginia.


Moreton Ensor of Orleans, Massachusetts, died March 24 at age 94. Mort was a lifelong lover of sailing and student of naval and maritime history. In World War II he served on the staff of a landing ship, tank, amphibious group in six invasions against the Japanese. After the war he worked more than 30 years for a wholesale lumber company in Everett, Massachusetts. For many years Mort sailed his custom-built Tahiti ketch and belonged to a number of nautical societies in both the United States and London.


Wayland Avery Jr., 93, died April 27 at his home in San Clemente, California. A star tennis player in college, Ave served in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II and later in Korea, retiring as lieutenant colonel. A Tuck grad, he enjoyed a successful life insurance career in Orange County, California, first in sales with Prudential (certified life underwriter and Million Dollar Round Table) and later in management with Home Life Insurance Co.


Our sincere condolences to Myrtle Ensor, Genevieve Avery, the five sons of Chuck Obermeyer and their families.


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