Carolina Alumni Review - May/June 2012

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’ 37 ■ obituary Dr. Marcus L. Aderholdt Jr. (’ 37 AB, ’ 41 CMED), 96, of High Point; Dec. 8, 2011. Aderholdt was a pediatrician in High Point for 43 years before he retired in 1991. He served in the Army Medical Corps during WWII. At UNC, he was a member of Marching Band and the cross country and track teams. In 1996, he ran the Olympic Torch into High Point.

’ 36 ■ obituary Dr. Edgar Joseph Goldenthal (’ 36 AB), 94, of Monroe Township, N.J.; Dec. 27, 2011. Goldenthal was a dentist in New York for 53 years. He published three books and wrote plays and poetry. He served in the Army Dental Corps in the South Pacific during WWII. At UNC, he worked for The Daily Tar Heel and Carolina Magazine.

’ 38 ■ obituaries James Furman Bisher (’ 38 ABJO), 94, of Fayetteville, Ga.; March 18, 2012. Bisher was a sportswriter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for 59 years, covering many of the major sporting events and athletes of the 20th century. A native of Denton in Davidson County, Bisher began his career with the Lumberton Voice and worked for The High Point Enterprise and The Charlotte News. He was a member of the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame, as well as many others. He was a Naval officer in WWII. At UNC, he belonged to Chi Psi and was a manager for the football team. Story, page 70. ◆ Dr. Lawrence Earl Hinkle (’ 38 AB), 93, of Redding, Conn.; Jan. 10, 2012. Hinkle retired in 1988 as professor of medicine and psychiatry and head of the division of human ecology in the department of medicine at Cornell University Medical College. He was a physician at New York Hospital for more than 40 years. He served in the Navy Reserve during WWII. At UNC, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and received the Archibald Henderson Medal. ◆ Raymond McClinton (’ 38 MA), 97, of Jackson, Miss.; Oct. 18, 2011. McClinton was a merchant who

owned two retail stores in Jackson before he retired in 1977. At UNC, he belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha. ◆ Sara Kanoy Parker (’ 38 BSCOM), 93, of Greensboro; Jan. 22, 2012. Parker was moderator for the Piedmont Baptist Association and was president of the N.C. Woman’s Missionary Union, where she served on the executive board and nominating committee for 17 years. A room in the Centennial Building of WMU’s Camp Mundo Vista is named for her. She also was a trustee of Wingate College and received an honorary doctorate from Campbell University.

’ 39 ■ obituaries Gilbert S. “Mac” McCutcheon (’ 39, ’ 40 AB), 95, of Alexandria, Va.; Dec. 28, 2011. McCutcheon retired in 1982 after 40 years with the federal government. He was a mediator and assistant deputy director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in the U.S. Department of Labor. He worked to pass the Labor Management Relations Act. At UNC, he belonged to Kappa Sigma. ◆ Zona Drum Weaver (’ 39), 96, of Conover; Dec. 2, 2011. Weaver was a social worker in Caswell and Catawba counties from the 1940s to 1959. She then taught in elementary and middle schools in Guilford and Catawba counties until she retired in 1981.

’ 40 ■ obituaries Olen Cordell Easter (’ 40 AB), 93, of
Lexington; Dec. 13, 2011. Easter was corporate
secretary with Link-Taylor furniture manufacturer and
senior administrative coordinator for Young-Hinkle
Furniture before retiring in 1990 after 37 years. He
served in the Army during WWII. ◆ Dr. H. William
Harris (’ 40 AB, ’ 42 CMED), 92, of Mineola, N. Y.;
Dec. 19, 2011. Harris was a pulmonary physician
and tuberculosis expert whose career spanned 57
years. He was professor of clinical medicine at New
York University and director of graduate training for
the Chest Service at Bellevue Hospital. He received
the UNC School of Medicine Distinguished Service
Award in 1973. He served in the Army Medical
Corps. At UNC, he was president of the Whitehead
Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. ◆
Robert Alan Koch (’ 40 AB, ’ 42 MA), 91, of Raleigh;
Nov. 10, 2011. Koch was a professor of art and
archaeology at Princeton University and a scholar of
Flemish art. He retired in 1990. During WWII, he
served in the Army. He was the son of Frederick
Henry “Proff” Koch, who helped shape UNC’s pro-
gram in dramatic arts. At UNC, he was elected to
Phi Beta Kappa.

’ 41 ■ obituaries Dr. James R. Collett (’ 41 AB, ’ 43 CMED), 91, of Morganton; Jan. 28, 2012. Collett was a physician. He established the critical-care unit of Grace Hospital in Morganton and was past president of the Morganton Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the First National Bank of Morganton and of Wachovia Bank. He served in the Army Medical Corps during WWII and the Air Force during the Korean War. At UNC, he belonged to Beta Theta Pi. He served on the Medical Alumni 50th reunion committee in 1993. ◆ William Davis Snider (’ 41 ABJO), 91, of Greensboro; Jan. 28, 2012. Snider was former editor of the Greensboro News & Record and editorial page editor until his retirement in 1982. He wrote Light on the Hill: A History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which was published by UNC Press. He served as president of the National Conference of Editorial Writers and was a leader in the civil rights movement in Greensboro. He served on the Chancellor Selection Committee for UNC (1956-57), the Board of Visitors (1979-85) and the GAA Board of Directors (1979-85). In 1977, he received UNC’s Distinguished Alumni Award and was inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame in 1983. During WWII, he served with the Army Signal Corps. At UNC, he belonged to Sigma Nu and Golden Fleece. Story, page 74.

’ 42 ■ obituaries Jean Howard Pellegrin (’ 42 BSLS), 92, of State College, Pa.; Dec. 14, 2011. Pellegrin, a librarian, recruited volunteers to keep an elementary school library running for years. She was active in the American Association of University Women for most of her life. ◆ Catherine Parker “Kitty” Waters (’ 42 MEd), 91, of Charlotte; Dec. 18, 2011. Waters retired as dean of women at King College in Bristol, Tenn. She began her career as an elementary school teacher. She was a member of the Philanthropic Educational Organization and was on the board of trustees of St. Andrews Presbyterian College.