Even in a group of highly motivated and carefully selected young men from the 1940s there are a few individuals who stand out: natural leaders, successful businessmen and loyal friends. The class of ’44 has lost one of those members. William Barton “Ezz” Hale died on August 20 at his family camp at Lake Clear in the Adirondacks. Ezz held about every possible executive position in the class, including head agent, president for five years and stand-in president for partial terms, alumni councilor, chairman of several reunion committees, member of the Campaign for Dartmouth—the list goes on. There are no campus buildings with the Hale name prominently displayed, but Ezz was a generous and regular behind-the-scenes donor, not only in the Dartmouth community but also in his hometown of Rochester, New York. His wife, Pat, predeceased him, but for many years they were a power couple before the term was in vogue. A devoted father and community member, he was modest and soft spoken and loved a good joke, although he took forever to deliver one. We were lucky to have him in our ’44 family.

Philip Edward Penberthy died June 23 in his adopted home of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was a 1947 graduate of Tuck School, returning from service as a Navy pilot during the war. He was another active and loyal son of Dartmouth, serving as president of the class from 1969 to 1975 and many years as head agent. Phil spent his career in marketing and sales at Consolidated Cigar Co., where he claimed his hardest job was keeping Edie Adams in line. A prominent community member in Norwalk, Connecticut, he was a Civil War buff.

In addition, we have been advised of the deaths of Kirk Wilcox Bassett, December 24, 2014; Alfred Edward Peterson, M.D., July 20; and Dyer Stuck Talley, March 8. We extend our condolences to their families.

—Betty Munson, 23 Linscott Road No., York, ME 03909; elizmunson1944@gmail.com