April 2012 - Alumni News - Williams College

eceived numerous awards
and honorary degrees and
served on several dozen civic
and professional boards.
As a Williams alumnus
he was an alumni trustee
(1976-81) and received an
honorary degree (1968) and
Bicentennial Medal (2004).
Among his survivors are his
wife Kathryn, five children,
including Mark H. White
’80, and 10 grandchildren.
1953
PHILIP A. INGWERSEN
JR. of Exeter, N.H., Sept. 29.
Ingwersen was an engineer at
Raytheon and MIT Lincoln
Laboratory. At Williams he
belonged to Phi Sigma Kappa.
He was a U.S. Navy lieutenant
(1953-57). He received
a master’s in applied physics
from Harvard (1958). Among
his survivors are his wife
Jean, two children and three
grandchildren.
JOHN H. JUDGE of Hilton
Head, S.C., Nov. 6. Judge
worked for First National
Bank in New York. At
Williams he belonged to Psi
Upsilon, Williams Christian
Association, Outing Club,
the yacht club and the hockey
team. He was a U.S. Navy
officer (Korean War). He was
inducted into the Herreshoff
Marine Museum Hall of
Fame (2011). Among his
survivors are his wife Mary,
two daughters and five
grandchildren.
1954
DAVID A. WEST of
Wolfeboro Falls, N.H., Dec.
29. West spent 25 years in
the U.S. Air Force, including
two years in Vietnam, retiring
as colonel. He received a
number of military decorations,
including the Silver Star,
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart and Air Medal
with five oak leaf clusters.
He then worked as quality
assurance program manager
at Lockheed Martin Corp.
in Florida. At Williams he
belonged to the lacrosse and
wrestling teams and Phi Delta
Theta. He received an MBA
from George Washington
University (1965). Among
his survivors are his wife
Dorothy, three daughters and
11 grandchildren.
1955
PETER B. FARNSWORTH
of North Salem, N.Y., Nov.
6. Farnsworth was director
of pediatrics at Westchester
County Medical Center and
later director of the Division
of Scientific Activities at the
Medical Society of the State
of New York. At Williams he
belonged to Kappa Alpha and
the Outing Club. He received
a medical degree from McGill
University (1959). He was a
U.S. Air Force captain (1963-
65). He was president of the
Westchester County Medical
Society and the Westchester
Academy of Medicine, a diplomate
of the American Board
of Pediatrics and a fellow
of the American Academy
of Pediatrics. He belonged
to the Ephraim Williams
Society. Among his survivors
are five children and six
grandchildren.
CHARLES F. GUNTHER
of Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 5.
Gunther was assistant director
of education at the Toledo
Museum of Art and chairman
of the University of Toledo
art department. At Williams
he was a member of the
Record, WCFM, Beta Theta
Pi and the football team.
He received a master’s in
studio art from University of
Colorado-Boulder (1958). He
received the President’s Award
from the Arts Commission
of Greater Toledo (1990).
Among his survivors are his
wife Barbara, three children
and five grandchildren.
EDWARD D. REEVES JR. of
Topsham, Maine, Dec. 23. A
longtime resident of Summit,
N.J., Reeves was owner
and president of Templar
Foods. Previously he worked
for Tenco. At Williams he
belonged to the track team
and Delta Psi. He was a U.S.
Navy seaman (1957-58). He
was a member of the Summit
Volunteer First Aid Squad and
president of the Summit Child
Care Center. As a Williams
alumnus he was class president
and belonged to his
class’s 50th reunion fund
committee. Among his survivors
are his wife Ann, five
children, including E. Duer
Reeves III ’81, and 13 grandchildren,
including Timothy
K. Lengel ’11.
1956
REEVES
L. TONY FISHER of Morris
Plains, N.J., July 19. Fisher
was a financial analyst at
Moody’s Investors in New
York and banker with Chase
Manhattan Bank. He served
in the U.S. Army (1957-60).
At Williams he belonged to
the choral club and Purple
Key Society. He received an
MBA from NYU (1966). As
a Williams alumnus he was
class treasurer, associate class
agent, class agent and a member
of his class’s 50th reunion
fund committee. He belonged
to the Williams Club and
Ephraim Williams Society.
Among his survivors are his
wife Carolyn, a stepdaughter,
a granddaughter and niece
Sharon Glick ’93.
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