director of the Alabama Broadcasters Association and
was named its Broadcaster of the Year. He received
a number of other broadcasting awards in his career.
He was involved in numerous civic and philanthropic
associations in the Birmingham area. In WWII, he
served in the Navy. ◆ Dorothy Hart Mims (’ 47 BSLS),
89, of Edgefield, S.C.; Nov. 5, 2011. Mims retired as
associate professor of the Medical College of Georgia
Library, for which she was librarian for special collec-
tions. She served on the Edgefield County library
board for more than 50 years. ◆ Bernard John
O’Leary (’ 46 AB), 86, of Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Nov. 22, 2011. O’Leary retired as a lawyer in private
practice. In his career, he was a special agent with
the FBI, a city attorney and deputy district attorney.
He served in the Navy in WWII and at UNC belonged
to NROTC. ◆ Wilburn Caveny “Bill” Parker (’ 44,
’ 48 BSCOM), 90, of Kings Mountain; Nov. 14,
2011. Parker was an elementary school teacher
and principal. In WWII, he was in the Navy. At UNC,
he was on the swim team and a member of Glee
Club. ◆ Dr. Joseph Minter Payne (’ 43), 89, of
Clayton; Oct. 12, 2011. Payne was a dentist in
Clayton for 55 years. He received a community
service award. Among his activities, he sang in his
church choir for 72 years. In WWII, he was a pilot in
the Army Air Forces. ◆ Herbert Abraham Perlberg
(’ 48 BSCOM), 88, of Great Neck, N. Y.; May 8,
2011. Perlberg retired as an IRS agent. In WWII,
he was in the Army. ◆ L. Herbert Porter (’ 45, ’ 47
BSCOM), 88, of Durham; Nov. 2, 2011. Porter was
a real estate broker and director of a real estate
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academy. He was in the Navy in WWII, participating
in the D-Day invasion. He was in Glee Club at UNC.
◆ Robert William Powell Jr. (’ 48 BSCOM), 86, of
Goldsboro; Nov. 8, 2011. Powell retired as a project
manager for a construction company. He served in
the Navy in WWII, earned the Eagle Scout rank and
Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts and served
on the Wayne County Board of Education. At UNC,
he belonged to Beta Theta Pi. ◆ Walter Eugene
Pupa (’ 47 AB, ’ 51 MEd), 90, of Raleigh; Nov. 29,
2011. Pupa had a long career as a sales engineer
with Amoco Oil Co. While a student, he was an All-American fullback and played in the 1947 Sugar
Bowl, during the years of Charlie “Choo Choo”
Justice (’ 50). When he graduated he received the
Patterson Medal, recognizing his athletic ability
and his character. Although drafted by the Chicago
Bears, he elected to retire from playing and
became an assistant football coach at UNC. In
WWII, he was in the Navy as a trainer of new
recruits. He was a member of the GAA Board of
Directors in the early ’70s. ◆ Stephen Wilhelm
Reiss (’ 43, ’ 42 AB), 89, of San Francisco; Oct. 22,
2011. Reiss retired as an account supervisor. He
served in the Navy in WWII as an assistant supply
officer and officer in charge of the contract termination division. At UNC, he was a staff member of
The Daily Tar Heel. ◆ Alice Ross Roberts (’ 49 AB),
85, of Charlotte; Nov. 7, 2011. Roberts was a decorator for retail stores in Charlotte. ◆ Donald Fred
Ryder (’ 46 AB), 86, of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Jan.
11, 2011. Ryder had a 30-year career in the Navy,
serving in WWII and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
After his service, he developed computer systems
for the military. At UNC, he was in NROTC. ◆ John
Keating Sands (’ 48 AB), 89, of Glen Cove, N. Y.;
Nov. 19, 2011. Sands was an executive for several
major financial investment firms. He was in the
Navy in WWII and in Naval Air Intelligence in the
Korean War. At UNC, he belonged to St. Anthony
Hall. ◆ Evelyn Salter Sewell (’ 45, ’ 44 BSPHR), 87,
of Beaufort; Nov. 11, 2011. Sewell retired as pharmacy manager at Carteret General Hospital. She
enrolled at UNC at 16 and was recognized as being
the first licensed female pharmacist in the history
of Carteret County. ◆ Dr. Marshall Henry Solomon
(’ 43 AB), 90, of Columbia, S.C.; Nov. 23, 2011.
Solomon retired as a Greensboro dentist. He
served in the Army in WWII and in the Air Force in
the Korean War. At UNC, he belonged to Zeta Beta
Tau and Hillel Foundation. ◆ Kenneth Murchison
Sprunt (’ 43), 91, of Wilmington; Oct. 22, 2011.
Sprunt retired as president and CEO of Springer
Eubank Oil Co. In WWII, he was in the Coast Guard,
serving in its antisubmarine patrol. After the war,
he was manager of the gardens at Orton
Plantation, his family’s home, which are open to the
public. At UNC, he belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Bernice Robinson “Briny”
Schwartz (’ 43 AB), 88, of
Wilmington; Nov. 10,
2011. Schwartz was a
community volunteer,
serving 15 years as a
Pink Lady at New Hanover
Regional Medical Center
and president of
Hadassah, among other activities.
