John Hain
Richard Hammer
Roy Helm
Malcolm Hemion
William Hempsread
Donald Henderson
James Herman
Norman Hernsdorf
Frederick Hilder

DECEASED -  H

A heartfelt letter arrived from Nancy Hanby, widow of Kne Hanby.  Ken passed away December 2, 2000, after a long battle with cancer.  To quote Nancy's letter, "It was a long, hard journey, but one that Ken took with bravery and grace.  I was privileged to be on board with him as his wife of more than 42 years.  In 1976, Ken followed a call from God to enter the Christian ministry.  He was ordained in 1980 and accepted a call to become pastor of Riverview Park Christian Church in St. Joseph, Mich.  Ken was ever a student, a seeker of truth, and engaged in a journey of searching for God's will in his life.  He has completed the journey and now rests in joy and peace."  Ken was truly a remarkable man, and the class sends its condolences to Nancy.

Kenneth R. Hanby  . A graduate of the Christian Theological Seminary he was the retired pastor of Riverview Park Christian Church, St. Joseph.  He also received the M.S. in metallurgy from Ohio State University and worked at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.  He was an Army veteran.  Surviving are his wife, Nancy, three daughters, and four grandchildren.

He was the retired manager of engineering and manufacturing of integrated circuits with the former Western Electric, Allentown.  He received an associate's degree from Belmont (N.C.) Abbey where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and held leadership roles with the United Fund, the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts and the Parkland Youth Association.  Survivors include his wife, Diana, two sons, and a grandchild.

Ira Paul Handwerk Jr., 74, died Friday March in the Princeton Care Center.  Born in Bethlehem, PA, he had been a resident of Pennington for the past 35 years.  He received the M.S. in industrial engineering from Columbia University and after many years in the publishing industry, ultimately established Handwerk Consultants Inc.  He was an Army veteran.  Survivors: Wife, Mary Lou; two sons; two grandchildren.

Mr. Handwerk was a graduate of Bethlehem High School, Class of 1948.  He also graduated with honors from Lehigh University with a degree in Industrial Engineering.  He served in the U.S. Army and subsequently obtained a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.  Employed for many years as an executive in management and consulting, primarily in the publishing industry, he ultimately established Handwerk Consultants Inc.  He had a wonderful inquisitive mind and a strong love for music and the arts.  He enjoyed tennis, skiing and the outdoors, but he obtained most of his life pleasures from his dedication to and love for his family and friends.

Son of the late I. Paul Handwerk Sr. and Ethel Benninger Handwerk, he is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Lou Miklau Handwerk; two sons and daughter-in-law, Steven P. and Sandra J. Handwerk and Keith W. Handwerk; two grandchildren, Adam Joseph and William George Handwerk; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Jack Rentschler and Rita and John Fisk; and many nieces and nephews.

Friends and family are invited to attend services at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Neurogenerative Disease Research, Attention: Gayle Joseph, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3rd Floor Maloney Building, 3600 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19104.

He was a retired manager with General Motors Corp., Kokomo, Ind.  He was a Care Network representative in the Arkansas area for the Senior Alumni Council, a member of the Alumni Relations Committee, Tau Beta Pi, and Delta Tau Delta.  Survivors include his wife, Geraldine, three daughters and two sons.

He was a retired station manager with Public Service Electric and Gas, Ridgefield, Park, NJ.  He received the M.S. from New Jersey Institute of Technology.  Surviving are his wife, Aurora, three daughters, three sons, and 10 grandchildren.

He was retired from Reynolds Aluminum, Richmond, and was a Navy veteran.  He was elected to the Erie County Aquatic hall of Fame and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.  Survivors: Wife, Barbara; a son; a daughter; two stepsons; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

He was an ordained Presbyterian minister.  He received an S.T.M. from Princeton Theological Seminary and M.A. from Webster University.  He served in the Navy from 1963 to 1986 and retired as a commander.  He served with the First Marine Air Wing in Vietnam, aboard the USS Essex, Amphibious Group Two, USS Inchon, and as USMC 7th and 11th Regiment Chaplain.  Survivors: Wife, Joan; two sons; daughter; granddaughter.

William Henderson
Pompano Beach, Fla.
July 9, 2007

William E. Henderson '52, Pompano Beach, Fla., July 9, 2007.  He was a retired project manager for the Dravo Corp.  As a student, he was a brother of Phi Gamma Delta and played on the undefeated 1950 football squad.  He was a member of the Quarterback Club and the Asa Packer Society.  Among his survivors is his brother, John K. Henderson '54. - Fall 2008 Alumni Bulletin

He was a retired project manager for Dravo Corp.  As an undergrad he was a swimmer, and a football player.  He was a member of the alumni Quarterback Club and he attended the 1950 Football Team Reunion.  He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Asa Packer Society.  Survivors: Brother, John '54, two nephews; three nieces - Reported Spring 2008 Alumni Bulletin

In January 2008, Bob Hoyt wrote: Did you get the word that Bill Henderson passed away in July.  I had had lunch with him in March '07 in Florida.  He was having trouble getting around with his weight problem.

Spring, 2001: Pat Moran took his annual trek East in September and witnessed a Lehigh / Cornell game.  At halftime, the 50th anniversary of the 1950 undefeated team was celebrated.  On the field were 31 of the original 42 players; imagine, not only are 31 of these guys still with us, but 74 percent of them returned!   Of those back, 11 were from our class - Bob Borofski, Stan Gedney, Pete Ginesi, Lon Haines, Bill Henderson, Dave Mesick, Joe Orr, Dick Pradetto, Walt Pullar, Dick Schmidt and Bill Smith,

Winter, 1980:  Donald B. Herterich, of Brookside NJ, has been elected a senior V.P. of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.  He entered the bank's management program in 1955 and joined the Corporate Trust dept. a year later.  He was elected V.P. in 1966.  A specialist in railroad financing, he is a director of the Texas Mexican Railroad Co. and president of the National Railroad Co. of Mexico as well as president and director of the Atlantic and Gulf Petroleum Co., New York.  Don earned his LL.B. degree from the Univ. of Virginia Law School.  He also has completed the advanced management program at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.  Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., the fourth largest bank in the U.S., is the principal subsidiary of Manufacturers Hanover Corp.

This is to inform you that my Uncle, Lawrence Hess, Class of "52", passed away on the 5th of November 2006, in Snellville, Ga.  I came across your Lehigh Univ. web site by accident while doing some research about my family, the Hess’, which is where I found a picture of my uncle.  I also noticed that no one had posted that he had passed away so I thought I’d inform you and his classmates.  His widow aunt Susan, still lives in Snellville Ga.  He was a really great uncle, a loyal Lehigh man, and will be sorely missed.  There are two sons, Thomas Hess, is an officer in the US Navy stationed presently in San Diego, Calif., and Larry Hess in Duluth, GA. 

Thank you, John H. Hess - April 2009

Obituary:
Larry Hess, 79, worked as Secret Service agent

It wasn't easy for Larry Hess to become a Secret Service agent, but once in. he quickly became a good one.  When Larry and I joined, there were only 300 agents, "said Frank Slocum of Waianae, Hawaii.  "In order to get into the Secret Service, somebody had to die or resign or be fired to create an opening!”  That was 1955, and the service was under the Treasury Department.  "We always had to set an example of thrift," said the retired agent.  "We had to drive old cars without radios or air conditioning!”  Working counterfeit cases, Mr. Hess helped agents get nicer cars to drive.  "We always met with the suspect in his own car, "Mr. Slocum said, became those had more luxuries than Secret Service cars, "That way, after we got the counterfeit money, we could sell the car.  That's how we got our cars!”

Mr. Hess, who was an expert marksman, was assigned to field offices from Los Angeles to Atlanta.  He helped protect presidents from Dwight D. Eisenhower onward through his retirement in 1981, said his son. Tom Hess of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The funeral for Lawrence Thomas Hess. 79, of Snellville is at 11 a.m. today at Henry Funeral Home.  The graveside service is at 2:30 p.m. today at Georgia Veterans Cemetery in Milledgeville.  He died of cancer Sunday at Embracing Hospice.

When a president was traveling new the field office where he was assigned, Mr. Hess was called upon to provide additional Secret Service protection, Mr. Slocum said.  For three years he protected Eisenhower's grandson, David Eisenhower, with whom he maintained a relationship, his son said.  When President Eisenhower was playing golf at Augusta National or in Palm Springs, Calif., Mr. Hess was on the course with him, but not on the fairway.  "We had to walk in the rough toting radios and machine guns," Mr. Slocum said. "That's why I don't like golf!”  Mr. Hess was attached to President Richard Nixon's historic trip to China and to the investigation of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, his son said.

Because he was a bachelor in the Secret Service, he got moved around frequently and called upon for a variety of assignments, Mr. Slocum said.  I would consider Larry a good agent became he was very conscientious," he said.  "He was a go‑getter, plus, he was a very smart guy."

Once he left the Secret Service, Mr. Hess continued to protect presidents in his fashion.  Through letters to the editor of The Atlanta Journal Constitution, he castigated the press, opponents of the president and the nation's allies.  "He was a Ronald Reagan Republican," his son said.

At home, he entertained himself playing the piano and collecting beer steins.  In the community, the World War II U.S. Navy veteran had been see an officer of VFW 4180 and of the American Legion in Snellville, his son said.

Survivors include his wife, Susan Hess; another son, Larry Hess of Snellville; and two grandchildren.

 Secret Service agent Larry Hess works security for
President Lyndon B. Johnson as he addresses troops in the 1960s.

He was a retired mechanical engineer with Air Products & Chemicals.  He was a deacon and consistory member of New Goshen-hoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville, a member of Red Hill Fire Company, the Red Hill Band, and a volunteer for the Red Hill Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts.  He was an Army veteran of World War II.  Survivors include a son and two grandchildren.

Frank Hoagey

 Spring 2009 - Just before deadline, Mike Seiler, Denton, Texas, phoned and told me that his good buddy Frank Hoagey passed away in November 2008. We reminisced for about an hour, and Mike shared that he got married in 1941; served in the Army 1944‑46; worked at the Steel during school; after Lehigh, worked for 34 years for Daimler Chrysler; and retired in 1986.  He followed up his call with a written obit (see below) from Frank Hoagey's widow, Betty.  After Lehigh, Frank received a graduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh; was a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve; and later served in the U.S. Ordnance Corp.  He retired from DuPont after 28 years of service.  Frank was a talented trumpet player and a member of various concert bands, symphonies, big bands and combos. He was an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler and genealogist.  What a full life, Frank. Bless you.

Frank A. Hoagey '52, Newark, Del. I Nov. 2008.  He retired from DuPont after a 28year career as a consultant manager in materials engineering.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and served as an ordnance engineer at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.  A musician, he played the trumpet and was a member of the Alumni Band.  Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth; two daughters; two sons; two stepdaughters; two stepsons; 15 grandchildren.

February 2009, from Mike Seiler: 

Mr. Frank A. Hoagey, age 79, of Newark, DE, died on Sunday, November 16, 2008, at Christiana Hospital.

Mr. Hoagey was born in Bethlehem, PA, son of the late Arthur and Bertha Hoagey.  He graduated from Lehigh University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical engineering and from graduate school at the University of Pittsburgh.  He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, and Alpha Lambda Omega fraternities.  He was also a member of ASME, NACE, AMIHE, and MTI, where he served on the board of directors.

Mr. Hoagey served in the USNR and later in the US Army Ordnance Corps as an ordnance engineer at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.  He retired from the DuPont Company as a consultant manager in materials engineering after 28 years of service.  During his career with DuPont, he worked in Delaware, Tennessee, and Connecticut in a variety of consulting engineering assignments.  He had previously been employed as a principal mechanical design engineer at Dravo Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA.

A talented trumpet player, Mr. Hoagey was a member of various concert bands, churches, symphony orchestras, big bands, stage shows, and combos in every area where he lived.  He was also an avid fisherman, photographer, model builder, traveler, and genealogist.  Active in his community, he was a member of the Newark Lions Club, the American Legion, the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, and, for 40 years, the Boy Scouts of America.

His first wife, June Elizabeth (Nixon) Hoagey, died on September 25, 1980.  He is survived by his second wife, Elizabeth (Klock) Hoagey; 4 children, Carol Hughes, Carl Hoagey, David Hoagey, and Susie Pemerton, all of Tennessee; 4 stepchildren, Gregory Smith, Christopher Smith, Susan Smith‑Spydell, and Elizabeth Adrian; and 15 grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at I I am on Friday, November 21, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church of Newark, , where visitation will begin at 10 am. Interment will follow in Head of Christiana Cemetery, Nottingham Road, Newark, DE.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Newark, 292 W. Main Street, Newark, DE, 19711.

Winter, 1980:  We attended a class correspondents conference in November.  It was a great joy meeting correspondents from other classes.  We reviewed and discussed procedures improve our columns.  A great deal of emphasis was placed on hearing from classmates so let's respond you guys or your wives.

We were informed to promote this year's reunion on June 6-7 if we were a reunion class.  We are not a reunion class, but it is a pleasure returning with the Back-Every-Year Club (B.E.Y.C.).  We do have a dinner, dance and social for classes not being in reunion years.  Let's see you there.  Watch your mail for details.

Prior to the C. W. Post football game, Nancy and I, along with Bill and Mollie Frost, Jack and Dorothy Frost, attended a delightful brunch at the Wine Cellar prior to the game.  It included steak, eggs, whiskey sours and bloody Marys at a moderate rate.  Maybe next year more of us could make arrangements to attend one session.

Albert Hudock

Photograph From 50th Reunion Book, 2002

From Fall 2006 Alumni Bulletin: Albert M. Hudock .  He was a retired mechanical engineer with the DuPont Co. for 34 years.  He was a member of the Asa Packer Society.  Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth; two daughters; son; five grandchildren.

He was the retired financial officer of Linder Steel Erection Co., Baltimore, Md.  He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.  His wife, Ruth, two sons, and four grandchildren survive.