organizations. With her husband, she started two
businesses. Since the ’70s, she summered in
Cashiers. At UNC, she belonged to Chi Omega. ◆
Anne Gayle Ingram (’ 44 AB), 87, of Carrollton, Ga.;
May 20, 2011. Ingram retired as a professor of
physical education from the University of Maryland.
She studied dance with Martha Graham and oper-
ated her own dance studio, and she was an advo-
cate for women’s rights and women in sports, serv-
ing on a number of committees and commissions.
She served with the Army Signal Corps in the ’40s
and with the Army Special Services in the ’50s. ◆
Charles V.B. La Motte (’ 46 AB), 86, of Jacksonville,
Fla.; May 20, 2011. LaMotte, who retired as presi-
dent of a chemical products company, served in the
Navy. At UNC, he belonged to Beta Theta Pi, Order of
Gimghoul and NROTC. ◆ Henry Newman Lawrence
II (’ 46, ’ 48 AB), 85, of Panama City, Fla.; April 9,
2011. Lawrence retired from the oil company he
founded in Panama City. In WWII, he was in the Navy
and was a diplomatic courier with the State Depart-
ment. At UNC, he was in NROTC. ◆ Curtis Belwood
“Pete” Lilly (’ 45), 85, of Durham; May 10, 2011.
Lilly retired from an independent corporate insur-
ance company that he founded in Glen Rock, N.J. In
WWII, he served in the Navy. At UNC, he belonged to
Phi Gamma Delta and NROTC. ◆ Dr. Robert Avery
McNaughton (’ 42 AB), 90, of Coconut Grove, Fla.;
April 13, 2011. McNaughton was a gastroenterolo-
gist and a founding member of Doctors Hospital in
Coral Gables. He was a volunteer professor at the
University of Miami Medical School, a master gar-
Adventures in Ideas
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In collaboration with the North Carolina Opera
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Civil Rights Movement featuring a PlayMakers Repertory
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dener and past president of the Rare Fruit Council.
At UNC, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, belonged
to Sigma Nu and was on the staff of The Daily Tar
Heel. ◆ Samuel Howard “Mike” Morrow Jr. (’ 48
AB), 85, of Charleston, S.C.; April 30, 2011. Morrow
retired as a representative with Jefferson-Pilot Life
Insurance and was a 25-year member of the Million
Dollar Round Table. As an alumnus, he was president of the GAA’s Wilmington Carolina Club. At UNC,
he was on the men’s swim team, serving as co-cap-tain for two years, and belonged to Order of the
Grail, Phi Delta Theta and student government. ◆
Lillian Powell Parsons (’ 49 MSSW), 93, of Laurinburg; April 7, 2011. Parsons retired as a caseworker
with the Florida State Department of Social Services. ◆ C. Houston “Pat” Patterson Jr. (’ 46), 85, of
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Oct. 28, 2010. In his 42-year
career at the McCallie School, Patterson was a math
teacher, coach, dean of students and associate
headmaster. He was considered the father of McCallie’s outdoor programs, including a wilderness program and an academic enrichment camp. He
received McCallie’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in
the late ’80s. He served in the Navy in WWII. At
UNC, he was active in Campus Y. ◆ Ann Williams
“Rooney” Peacock (’ 41 AB), 90, of Clarksdale,
Miss.; April 1, 2011. Peacock was a Sunday school
teacher and Cub Scout leader. At UNC, she belonged
to Chi Omega and Valkyries. ◆ Christine Pope
Phillips (’ 43), 89, of Lumberton; April 23, 2011.
Phillips was active in her church. ◆ Jack McElvy
Pickard (’ 46), 85, of Columbus, Ga.; April 16, 2011.
Pickard retired as owner and operator of a real estate
company. In WWII, he was in the Army Air Corps. At
UNC, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. ◆
Lawrence Jay Probstein (’ 48, ’ 49 BSCOM), 83, of
Irvine, Calif.; March 24, 2011. Probstein founded
companies in the financial and insurance busi-
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Association. GAA members receive a registration discount. First-time participants also receive a
special discount. Full-time K- 12 teachers, librarians and administrators in public and private schools
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General Alumni Association
John Fawcett Kenfield Jr. (’ 43, ’ 48 AB; ’ 49
MAEd), 89, of Tryon; Oct. 27, 2010. Kenfield
retired as tennis coach at Dartmouth College.
At UNC, he belonged to Chi Psi and was on
the men’s tennis team. In WWII, he was a
pilot in the Army Air Forces and received the
Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters.
