Losses 1936 During World War II, Elizabeth Morrison Hunter moved to Washington, D.C., with her husband, Donald H. Morrison, to support the war effort. There she served as a personal secretary in the Lend Lease Administration and later the Department of State. A devoted mother, she raised eight children through two marriages, and she enjoyed traveling with her second husband, Dr. Ralph Hunter, once the children were grown. Even in her advancing years, Ms. Hunter was an avid performer who played recorder in numerous ensembles and portrayed Helen Keller in a theatrical produc- tion at Kendal at Oberlin. She died February 18, 2014, leaving eight children, 17 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. 1937 A lifelong activist, June Wing purchased properties in Baltimore in the 1960s as part of an effort to block highway construction that would have destroyed that city’s now-prosper- ous inner harbor. She earned a master’s degree in science, technology, and public policy at George Washington University and taught at Loyola College, Goucher College, and the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene, specializing in issues of nuclear testing and environmental ethics. She served as president of the Baltimore chapter of the League of Women Voters and the Maryland chapter of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy, in addition to leadership roles with many other organizations, including the Oberlin Alumni Association. Ms. Wing died October 14, 2014, and is survived by three children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson. 1939 Walter J. Behr spent his career as the Washington, D.C.-area sales manager for Family Record Plan, a photo services company, but he is more widely known for his nearly three decades serving as mayor of Somerset, a town of narrow, tree-lined streets within the borders of Chevy Chase, Md., that he helped shield from development. He began his career as a labor economist and became a division director with the Wage Stabilization Board. He served in the Army during WWII, editing a daily mimeographed newspaper in Assam, India, and later serving as an information and education officer in the U.S. after attending officer training school. In Somerset, he helped start an after-school program that brought together mostly black children from Washington with the mostly white student body of Somerset. He was a past president of Temple Sinai in Washington and an active member of the Oberlin alumni club of Washington. Mr. Behr died Jan. 2, 2015. He was predeceased by his first wife, Louise Frieder, and a son. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Barbara Bradshaw; four children; a stepson; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 1942 Frances Neill was a teacher with a great zeal for activism, taking part in women’s rights and peace causes for years. After college, she held jobs as an English teacher in Mexico and as a film and television editor in New York City. While teaching grade school in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., in the 1970s, she earned a master’s degree in education from Fairfield University. Known to loved ones as “Tahnee,” Ms. Neill was a founding trustee and past president of the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society. She died December 14, 2013, and was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Neill. She leaves two children and one grandchild. 1943 Dr. Lowell Moyer Bollinger was a groundbreak- ing scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, where he developed an instru- ment to study the properties of atomic nuclei—a so-called “fast chopper”—that earned him international recognition. He served for 10 years as director of Argonne’s physics division, later moving on to the development of nuclear accelerators, for which he earned the Bonner Prize, the highest award given by the American Physical Society for achievement in nuclear physics. In addition, he was the youngest American physicist appointed to the First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, held in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1955. During WWII, Dr. Bollinger worked at the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in Berea, Ohio, and later earned a PhD in physics from Cornell University. He died September 25, 2014, leaving his wife, Joanne Shea Low Bollinger; two daughters; and two grandchil- dren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret, and a son. 1949 Dr. Homer C. Cooper was a longtime educator, serving on the sociology faculty at the University of Georgia for 24 years. A surgical technician during WWII, he later earned a PhD from the University of Michigan and taught at the University of Montana, Dartmouth College, and the University of Pittsburgh before joining Georgia. He married Patricia Montgomery Irvin ’49 and was active in his local Democratic Party. Dr. Cooper died November 4, 2014, leaving his wife, three children, and many grandchildren. n A piano student at Oberlin, Marjory Hanson served for 27 years in the music division at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C., before retiring in 1995 as the music program administrator. In that role, she took part in many meetings with well-known artists. She never owned a car and instead enjoyed rides with friends, walking, and using the D.C. Metro system. Before her career with the arts endowment, Ms. Hanson taught music classes at the National Cathedral Elementary School in Washington and held a number of arts-related positions in New York City. She died September 13, 2013. Survivors include her brother, James Hanson ’49, and sister, Barbara Albert ’49. 1951 Dr. Dorothee Leppmann Barbour Perloff conducted key research in blood-pressure monitoring and “white coat” phenomenon during a 38-year career as clinical professor of medicine and director of the hypertension clinic at the University of California, San Francisco. She was a guest lecturer at cardiol- ogy conferences worldwide and an active member of many professional groups, including a stint as president of the San Francisco chapter of the American Heart Association. She earned her medical degree at Harvard Medical School and began her career at Philadelphia General Hospital. Dr. Perloff died November 2, 2014. n Barbara H. Swanson was a music teacher in the Johnstown School District for 25 years, and for over 60 years, taught private piano and instrumental lessons. In addition, she played second flute in the Johnstown Symphony and was a former member of the Erie Philharmonic. She was a member of American Association of University Women. Ms. Swanson was also a member of Westmont Presbyterian Church, where she was an elder and sang in the choir, and was formerly a deacon and played in the bell choir. She died December 13, 2014, at Windber Hospice. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, two daughters, and four grandchildren. 42