puter system company. His company installed the
first computers at Presbyterian Hospital and
Charlotte Memorial Hospital (now the Carolinas
Medical Center). He took his company public, sold it
and began a second career as a photographer, traveling around the world and becoming involved in promoting the Lewis & Clark Heritage Foundation. He
served in the Air Force. He became the youngest
Eagle Scout in Mecklenburg County at the time. At
UNC, he belonged to Chi Phi and was on the lacrosse
and soccer teams. William Charles White (’ 51,
’ 50 AB), 85, of Taylorsville; Jan. 20, 2009. White
owned White Insurance for 28 years. At UNC, his
education was interrupted by WWII, in which he
served in the Naval Air Corps in the South Pacific,
and he took part in the invasion of the Philippines.
His awards included the Philippines Liberation
Medal with one Star and the Asia Pacific Theater
Medal. At UNC, he lettered in football and belonged
to Kappa Sigma. Ralph Alden Whitehurst (’ 51
BSBA), 82, of Wake Forest; Jan. 21, 2009.
Whitehurst owned and ran his own insurance company for 30 years. In WWII, he served in the
Philippines with the Army. Dr. Egbert Pridgen
“Abie” Williams (’ 52, ’ 53 BSDEN; ’ 56 DDS), 79, of
Charlotte; Jan. 11, 2009. Williams was a dentist in
Charlotte for 50 years. He was known for his hobby
of creating one-of-a-kind jewelry for friends and
patients. At UNC, he lettered in football and belonged
to Delta Sigma Delta. John Frost Woodhouse Jr.
(’ 50), 78, of Asheville; June 21, 2008. Woodhouse
owned and operated Standard Paper Sales Co. He
was president of International Sanitary Supply
Association. He joined the Army and was in Officer
Candidate School. At UNC, he belonged to Kappa
Sigma, was on the staff of the Yackety Yack and was
a senior class officer.
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Stanley Eugene Burgin (’ 60 AB), 75, of
Swannanoa; Feb. 15, 2009. Burgin was a business
consultant, at one time serving as vice president of a
consulting firm. He served in the Air Force Security
Service as a Russian linguist in the Army Language
School. Valentine L. Schmidt (’ 60 MSLS), 89, of
Bradenton, Fla.; Jan. 8, 2009. Schmidt spent 16
years as library director of the Ringling Museum of
Art in Sarasota, Fla. She previously served as administrator of libraries for the Army Special Services in
Germany, where she was responsible for the operation of three libraries.
’ 61 J. Stanford Fisher (’ 61 ABJO) of Stone
Mountain, Ga., has received a Proud Citizen Award from the Korean American
Association of Greater Atlanta, The Korean American
Foundation of Atlanta and the Choson Foundation.
Fisher, a freelance writer and editor, was recognized
for his years of teaching citizenship classes for the
Korean-American community. Carol Chapman
Smith (’ 61 ABEd) of Wake Forest, Louis Chesterfield
Arthur (’ 63 AB) and G. Keith Wells (’ 73 AB, ’ 74
MSRA) have opened Louis C. Arthur, Enrolled Agent
& G. Keith Wells, Enrolled Agent, a practice specializing in assisting businesses and individuals with tax
collection or examination issues.
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Katherine Wilson Gray (’ 61, ’ 62 ABJO), 68, of
Columbia, S.C.; Jan. 16, 2009. Gray, a journalist,
worked for the State-Record Co. She held various
positions with The Columbia Record and The State,
including executive women’s editor of both papers,
editor of The Record’s editorial page and associate
editor of The State. Among numerous awards she
received were for best editorial in a daily newspaper
by the S.C. Press Association and Media Woman of
the Year by the S.C. Media Women. She was active in
her community, too. She was Volunteer of the Year
for the S.C. State Hospital and served on the board
of an alcohol and drug abuse task force. At UNC, she
graduated Phi Beta Kappa and belonged to Kappa
Tau Alpha. James Patterson McRae III (’ 61, ’ 63
AB), 69, of Washington, N.C.; Jan. 22, 2009. McRae
was a self-employed farmer, artist and carpenter. In
recent years, he raised vegetables and sold them at
the Pitt County Farmers Market in Greenville. John
Nicholas Scott (’ 61 MEd), 92, of Monroe; Jan. 19,
2009. Scott retired as a professor of physics and
engineering at Wingate College. Previously, he taught
in high schools and was a school principal. In WWII,
he served in the Navy, graduating from the Naval
Academy.
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Lester Vastine Fisher II (’ 62), 69, of
Charlotte; Jan. 29, 2009. Fisher was a salesman,
first of insurance, then of educational materials. A
musician, he played in the 108th Army Division Band
while he served in the Army and continued playing as
an Army Reservist. At UNC, he played clarinet and
saxophone for the Pep Band. James Dewitt “Dee”
Frady Jr. (’ 62 ABEd, ’ 63 MEd), 69, of Bartow, Fla.;
Jan. 8, 2009. Frady was an assistant professor and
baseball coach at American University. He moved to
Bartow in 2002. At UNC, he was on the baseball
team. Ted LeRoy Frye Jr. (’ 62 AB), 68, of Raleigh;
Jan. 6, 2009. Frye owned a leasing center. Previously, he worked for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and for Sears, Roebuck and Co. He served in
the Air Force. Dr. Lewis McKinney Maus (’ 62
DDS), 77, of Hampstead; Oct. 11, 2008. Maus was a
dental surgeon. He was a Mason. At UNC, he
belonged to Sigma Phi Epsilon and Psi Omega. A.
Hunter Smith (’ 62 BSPHR), 68, of Fayetteville; Nov.
6, 2008. A pharmacist, Smith owned and operated
Massey Hill Drug Co. for many years. At UNC, he was
a member of Phi Delta Chi.
’ 63 Louis Chesterfield Arthur (’ 63 AB) of
Wake Forest, Carol Chapman Smith
(’ 61 ABEd), and G. Keith Wells (’ 73 AB,
’ 74 MSRA) have opened Louis C. Arthur, Enrolled
Agent & G. Keith Wells, Enrolled Agent, a practice
specializing in assisting businesses and individuals
with tax collection or examination issues.
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John William Beeton (’ 63 BSBA), 67, of Southport,
Conn.; Jan. 6, 2009. Beeton worked in the real
estate investment field for more than 25 years. He
served as a principal of Investment Capital
Associates in Westport. He served in the Navy in the
Vietnam War, receiving the Navy Commendation
Medal. He continued to serve in the Navy Reserve. At
UNC, he was in NROTC. Rhoda Powers Collins
(’ 63 MEd), 69, of Wilmington; Jan. 8, 2009. Collins
was professor emerita at UNC-Pembroke’s School of
Education. Previously, she taught in public schools.
She received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.
Mark Hanna (’ 63 PhD), 82, of Athens, Ga.; Dec. 28,
2008. Hanna was professor emeritus at the
University of Georgia, Terry College of Business. He
taught investments and security analysis. He also
was given emeritus status on the Athletic Association
Board for his long service. He was active in the community, heading his church’s Daily Bread Ministry
and volunteering with hospice. In WWII, he served in
the Navy, later joining the Navy Reserve. He served in
Japan in the Korean War. Thomas Bennett Horne
(’ 63 MSW), 78, of Garner; Dec. 17, 2008. Horne
most recently surveyed nursing homes, hospitals and
similar institutions for the N.C. Division of Facilities
Services. Previously, he worked in county social service departments in North Carolina. He was director
of social services in Union County, Murdoch Center in
Butner and Walter B. Jones Alcoholic Rehabilitation
Center in Greenville. Before earning his master’s
degree, he was an ordained Advent Christian minister and served several churches. He was active in his
Garner church, where he was a deacon and chaplain
for the men’s fellowship group.
’ 64 Dr. Stephen Barry Mackler (’ 64 AB, ’ 69
DDS, ’ 71 MSPER) of Greensboro has
received a
2008 Distinguished 45th Class of ’64: Alumnus Award from the May 8–10, 2009
Reunion
UNC School of Dentistry
alumni association. Mackler is a periodontist and
president of Mackler Lutins Knox DDS PA. Charles
Milton Shaffer Jr. (’ 64 AB, ’ 67 JD) of Atlanta has
been appointed vice president for institutional
advancement at The Westminster Schools. Shaffer is
a former member of the GAA Board of Directors, has
served on the UNC Board of Visitors and was co-chair
of the Carolina First Campaign.
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Samuel Kellam “Kelly” Eanes (’ 64 AB), 66, of
Dobson; Jan. 5, 2009. Most recently, Eanes was a
social worker and carpenter in Surry County.
Previously, he served in the Peace Corps in
Colombia. He then served in the Marine Corps. After
he moved to Surry County, he built a solar-powered
home of recycled materials and local lumber on communally owned property near the Mitchell River.
Nancy Cantrell Lacy (’ 64 AB), 66, of Montgomery,
Ala.; Jan. 4, 2009. Lacy was a writer for the Alabama
Legislative Reference Service, composing resolutions
for lawmakers. Previously, she was with the
Montgomery Public School System as a counselor for
a student-needs assistance program. Her volunteer
activities included 12 years as secretary of the
Montgomery County Democratic Executive
Committee and serving on the board of directors of
the Council on Substance Abuse and as a board
member of the Friends of the Public Library.
Patricia Parker “Patsy” Ridenhour (’ 64 AB), 66, of
Greensboro; Nov. 1, 2008. Ridenhour was of counsel
at the Worth Law Firm. She had a long association
with the law firm of Nichols, Gaffrey, Hill, Evans &
Murrelle in Greensboro. Early in her career, she was
a bank analyst for the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York. At UNC, she was a member of Chi Omega and
served on the women’s residence council. Alfred
Franklin Welling Jr. (’ 64 BSBA, ’ 67 JD), 67, of
Albemarle; Feb. 5, 2009. Welling practiced law in
Charlotte for 40 years. He was a member of the N.C.
State Bar as well as other legal associations. He was
president of South Park Youth Association and the
