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The family eventually moved to his farm inDover, N.H., and Bill retired from GE. Following adivorce, he moved to Ellsworth, Maine, to managethe family property. He married Marcia Beebe, andthey lived on Blue Hill Bay in Brooklin for 35 years.Bill loved hunting, fishing, skiing, and sailingand ranged in his beautiful Hinckley Sou’wester42, Blue Moon, from the Bahamas to Nova Scotia.He was active in state conservation efforts, supportedmany local organizations, and was commodoreof the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club inBlue Hill. Bill is survived by his wife, a son, threedaughters, and several grandchildren, includingEleanor Shepley ’08.—Robert Segal ’48Eleanor Wallis HerknessLewisburg, W.Va.; Sept. 18, 2014Robert S. KoopVenice, Fla.; Nov. 29, 2014Bob Koop spent his senior year at Andover beforeheading to the University of Connecticut, wherehe majored in business and played football. Hewent on to play semi-pro ball before joining theArmy and serving in the Korean War as a memberof the U.S. Army Medical Corps.Bob spent his working career in the liquor business.He began in beer sales for Hartford Distributors,a company co-owned by his father, and thenheld a variety of sales and management positions,including that of vice president of sales and marketingfor Crown Distributors. Upon retirement,he moved to Venice, Fla., and was a consultant forseveral West Coast and Tuscan wineries.He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son; and twodaughters. His ashes were scattered in the Gulfof Mexico.—Robert Segal ’48Robert J. McCoubrie Jr.Rosemount, Minn.; Dec. 30, 2014Robert J. McCoubrie Jr. passed away at the age of85 as the result of a serious fall. He had battled Parkinson’sdisease for more than 18 years.A high school math and science teacher for30 years, Robert also was a skilled canoeist whoenjoyed paddling the Canadian Far North. He issurvived by his wife, Susan; daughter, Mary Elise;and son-in-law, Scott.—Susan McCoubrieMose Smith IIILittle Rock, Ark.; Aug. 19, 2014Dr. Mose Smith III died at age 84. During his twoyears at Andover, he served as president of FLD andmanager of the baseball team and was one of themost popular and respected members of his class.At Yale, he roomed with Andover classmatesLincoln Cornell, Richard Coulson, and JohnMcDonald for all four years, creating friendshipsthat lasted a lifetime. His senior year, he was chosenas a member of the Whiffenpoofs; membersof the a cappella group traveled to Little Rock fromacross the U.S. to help Mose celebrate his 50th and60th birthdays.Mose attended the University of ArkansasSchool of Medicine, later completing his residencyin obstetrics and gynecology. After his internshipyear, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy MedicalCorps. He entered into private practice in LittleRock in 1962. Appointed associate clinical professorin the University of Arkansas Medical Center’sOB/GYN department, he also was a diplomate ofthe American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Mose and Sarah Jane, his devoted wife of 44 years,loved to dance and to travel with their family andmany friends. He is survived by Sarah Jane; their son,Lincoln Mose Smith; his daughters, Susan Schallhorn,Quinton Smith, and Lucille Leach; his sons,Reid Smith and Mose Smith; and eight grandchildren.—Lincoln Cornell ’481949Frederick Flather IIIAndover, Mass.; April 16, 2012Andre D. MachainSavannah, Ga.; Nov. 27, 2014Gilbert W. O’NeilBeverly Farms, Mass.; Nov. 16, 2014Paula Flowers SchoppsFlat Rock, N.C.; Dec. 3, 2014Louis B. SavardOoltewah, Tenn.; Dec. 18, 2014Ross D. Siragusa Jr.Fort Payne, Ala.; Nov. 27, 20141950H. Donald Harris Jr.Albuquerque, N.M.; Jan. 3, 2015A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard LawSchool and a lifelong litigator, Don Harris cofoundedthe nonprofit Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund in1971 with two fellow attorneys in San Francisco.As board chair from 1971 to 1989 and ongoingboard member until 2006, Don led the organization’sefforts to protect the natural environmentas it expanded nationwide to include a Washington,D.C., office and several regional offices. It wasrenamed Earthjustice in 1997.Supported by individual donors and foundations,Earthjustice provides pro bono legal servicesto hundreds of local, regional, national, and internationalorganizations.Don is survived by his wife, Janet; childrenJonathan ’78 and Catherine ’84; and fivegrandchildren.—Eric Wentworth ’50I. Gillis MurrayGainesville, Fla.; Jan. 9, 2015Gil Murray was a gifted artist and a private person—youwould never have found him on Facebook.After surviving heart surgery last year, he diedof a cerebral hemorrhage on January 9.A tall shot-putter at Andover who sang bass forthe 8-in-1 octet, he earned a BA degree in 1954 fromHarvard College, where he was president of theDelphic Club. After college, Gil worked for a companydesigning children’s furniture and then for onethat made commercial signs. He developed into aprolific cartoonist whose work appeared in the NewYork Times and other publications. He also pennedscores of poems, some published in small literaryperiodicals.Gil’s many watercolor paintings includedportraits of private homes, other architecturalsubjects, and Boston scenes. He and wife Patsyformed a company, Attic Studios, that producedprints and note cards from his paintings. Asidefrom what he considered “craft” work, Gil also createdabstract paintings and collages. He continuedhis creative pursuits when he and Patsy moved toGainesville, Fla., in 2008.He is survived by his wife; his children,Alexander, David, Wendy M. Zeidner, and Todd;stepsons William and Bryan Hinkley; and eightgrandchildren.—Eric Wentworth ’50Raymond A. PruittFeb. 13, 2015James L. Sagebiel Jr.Cotignac, France; Sept. 12, 20141951Alison Faulk CurtisNew London, N.H.; Sept. 27, 20141953J. Laurence HigginsAndover, Mass.; Nov. 24, 2014Martin A. PurcellWest Palm Beach, Fla.; Feb. 12, 20151955Richard M. BergmannMill Valley, Calif.; Feb. 6, 2015Luis R. SantaellaOcean Beach, Calif.; Sept. 5, 2013James L. SchulzVictor, Idaho; Feb. 9, 20151956George A.G. DarlowEvanston, Ill.; Oct. 29, 20141957Frank B. Bell IINorfolk, Conn.; March 6, 2011James R. Green Jr.Cromwell, Conn.; Aug. 1, 2014Walter M. Phillips Jr.Philadelphia, Pa.; Feb. 7, 2015A varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball player,Wally Phillips was voted the Class of 1957’s mostoutstanding athlete. “He was very popular at PA,and I recall many gatherings in his room over theAndover | Spring 2015131