GAA FILES
Frances Gibson
“Frenchy”
Proctor (’ 41 AB),
89, of Monticello,
Fla.; Oct. 1,
2009. Proctor
performed with
the Tallahassee
Little Theatre,
was archivist for
the Tallahassee
Symphony Society and spearheaded a cam-
paign to promote litter-free highways in
Florida. At UNC, she belonged to the
Philanthropic Society.
82, of Nashville, Tenn.; Aug. 30, 2009. Salmon was
assistant chief of medical service and chief of the
endocrinology section at the VA Hospital in Nashville,
Tenn. He discovered somatomedin, one of the first
growth factors ever studied in the laboratory. A teaching award in his name was established at the
Vanderbilt School of Medicine, where he taught. He
was a medical officer in the Navy. u S. Wade
Secrest (’ 45), 85, of Monroe; Oct. 9, 2009. Secrest
managed a cattle farm in Union County after serving
in the Navy for 22 years. His last military position
was commandant of the Naval Reserve Center in
Charlotte. He served in WWII and the Korean War,
receiving numerous medals. At UNC, he belonged to
Pi Kappa Alpha and was on the men’s swim team. u
Bernard George Seltzer (’ 43), 88, of Aventura, Fla.;
Sept. 27, 2009. Seltzer worked in the tobacco industry, often flying to Santo Domingo or Puerto Rico to
oversee the manufacturing of cigars. He retired at
85. In WWII, he served in the Army Air Forces as a
bombardier. u Kathryn Moye Sharpe (’ 47 MAEd),
86, of Charleston, S.C.; Oct. 5, 2009. Sharpe was
sociology professor emerita at Charleston Southern
University (formerly Baptist College), where she
founded the sociology program. She served on the
state licensing board of professional counselors and
marriage and family therapists. u Robert John
Shields (’ 44, ’ 50 BSBA), 87, of Durham; Oct. 8,
2009. Shields owned and operated a grocery store.
In WWII, he was a bomber pilot in the Army Air
Forces. At UNC, he belonged to Kappa Sigma. u H.
Charles Slaughter (’ 46), 85, of Santa Paula, Calif.;
Aug. 31, 2009. Slaughter retired as manager of engineering operations for Lockheed Martin Missiles and
Space. He served in the Navy in WWII as an airborne
radar instructor. At UNC, he played tackle on the foot-ball team. u Homer Sparks (’ 47 BSCOM), 89, of
Stanley; Nov. 9, 2008. Sparks retired as owner of
The Village Cobbler in Charlotte. He was a WWII veteran of the Army Air Corps. u Ann DeLida
Sutherland (’ 49 BSPHN), 88, of Cape Canaveral,
Fla.; Sept. 3, 2009. Sutherland retired as nursing
supervisor at Kennedy Space Center. In WWII, she
was an Army captain, serving in North Africa, Tunisia
and Italy. She joined the Air Force Reserve and
worked in VA hospitals as a consultant in various
countries. She also traveled extensively with the Red
Cross. u Lawrence A. Tomlinson Jr. (’ 41 AB), 90, of
Charlotte; Oct. 24, 2009. Tomlinson retired as a
managing director of an insurance broker. He was
president of the N.C. Association of Insurance
Agents, chair of the United Way Campaign, board
member of the Auditorium, Coliseum and Civic
40s
Center Authority and director of the Blowing Rock
Community Foundation. He was chair of the board of
visitors for UNC’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer
Center. He served in the Marine Corps in WWII and
was one of the authors of World War II — Hometown
and Home Front Heroes. At UNC, he belonged to
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the men’s tennis team. u
W. Jennings “Jenks” Tripp (’ 46 BSCOM), 86, of
Pensacola, Fla.; Aug. 21, 2009. Tripp worked in
accounting, finance and management for IBM. A
WWII veteran, he was in the Army Air Corps. At UNC,
he belonged to Sigma Nu, Delta Sigma Pi, Order of
the Grail and Golden Fleece and was student body
secretary-treasurer. u Frederick O’Brien Utley (’ 43),
87, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Sept. 19, 2009. Utley had a
long career in the automobile service industry. In
WWII, he served in the Marine Corps as an aircraft
mechanic and master technical sergeant. u Stafford
Cason “Tex” Walker (’ 48), 85, of Downington, Pa.;
Oct. 22, 2009. Walker was a civil engineer for Conrail
for many years. He was a Boy Scout leader and, in
WWII, served in the Marine Corps. u Dr. E. Benjamin
Ward Jr. (’ 46), 84, of Whiteville; Oct. 5, 2009. Ward
practiced dentistry in Whiteville for 40 years. He was
involved with the Columbus County Health
Department and initiated the toothmobile. He served
in the Army Dental Corps in the Korean War. u
James Maxwell Waugh (’ 49 BSCOM), 85, of
Greensboro; Oct. 16, 2009. Waugh retired as a real
estate agent and taught real estate classes. Carvel
Ice Cream named him Customer of the Year. He was
a WWII Army veteran. At UNC, he belonged to Alpha
Kappa Psi. u Sally Hipp Werthem (’ 44, ’ 45 AB), 87,
of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Aug. 29, 2009. Werthem co-founded a garden club and was active in the Junior
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