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Spring 2003
In Memoriam
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Henry Anderson
Henry J. Anderson (McC30), 94, Salem, Ohio, July 17. A football star at Northwestern, Mr. Anderson played for the Chicago Bears for one year following his graduation. A guard, he was captain of the Wildcat football team in 1929, a first-team All-American that same year and a letter winner in track and wrestling. A starter in the East-West Shrine Game in 1930, Mr. Anderson was subsequently inducted into Northwestern’s Athletic Hall of Fame. A World War II Navy veteran, he was affiliated with Salem Label Co. in Salem for most of his business career and remained active with the company until it merged with another firm in 1999. Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (WCAS35), and is survived by his son, Brooke.
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Fate Echols
Fate Echols (WCAS65), 63, Springfield, Ill., Oct. 10. An all–Big Ten offensive and defensive lineman, Mr. Echols was one of only seven players in Northwestern history to be drafted in the NFL’s first round. His career with the St. Louis (now Arizona) Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa Rough Riders began promisingly but was cut short by a knee injury. After football Mr. Echols returned to Northwestern to complete his studies. After working for the state of Illinois, he taught in the Springfield, Ill., school district, focusing on children with behavioral disorders. Mr. Echols was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce. He is survived by sons James F. Fairbairn, Donald, Kevin, and Fate L.; his daughter, Sonia; and five grandchildren.
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Helen Sullivan Knight
Helen Sullivan Knight (GC36), 90, Evanston, Nov. 18. She and her late husband, Paul (GC40), were leaders in the field of speech pathology and generous supporters of the University. In the early 1930s Ms. Knight enrolled in a course in what was then the School of Speech (now the School of Communication). From 1936 to 1942 Ms. Knight taught in the school before she became a clinician at Evanston Township High School. In 1973 she returned to Northwestern for two years as a visiting speech and language pathology professor. She and her husband established an endowment and five gift annuities at the University. They received a joint Alumni Merit Award in 1977, and Ms. Knight was honored with the Alumni Service Award in 1986. There are no immediate survivors.
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Peter Nevitt
Peter K. Nevitt (WCAS49, L51), 75, Kentfield, Calif., Nov. 18. Considered an expert in the field of tax-driven leases of aircraft, trains and other large equipment, Mr. Nevitt was CEO of Mitsui Nevitt Capital Corp. for 10 years before retiring in 1998. Following military service and his studies, he served as vice president of the Greyhound Corp. and in 1967 cofounded GATX Leasing Corp. From 1977 to 1988 Mr. Nevitt was president and eventually chair of the Bank of America’s leasing subsidiary, BankAmeriLease. He wrote more than 100 articles and was author or coauthor of three books on leasing. Mr. Nevitt is survived by his wife, Marjorie (WCAS49); daughters Courtney Nevitt-Silverman, Cornelia and Gabrielle; sons Andrew and Adam; and nine grandchildren.
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Claire Guthrie Traylor
Claire Guthrie Traylor (SESP52), 71, Wheat Ridge, Colo., Aug. 31. Serving four years as a state representative and 12 as a state senator in the Colorado State Legislature, Ms. Traylor, a Republican, was widely respected by members of both of the state’s major parties. During the first Bush administration she served on the White House Commission on Aging. In the legislature Ms. Traylor championed the University of Colorado, welfare reform and upgraded health care services for rural Coloradans. She was also in Northwestern’s Council of One Hundred. She is survived by her four children, Nancy T. Newsom, Frank A. III, Susan Traylor Lykes and David; five grandchildren; and her brother, Frank W. Guthrie Jr. (WCAS48, FSM51).
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Robert Wright
Robert B. Wright (WCAS64), 60, Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 15. While serving as a physician in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971, Dr. Wright treated both U.S. military personnel and Vietnamese civilians who had been wounded. After he was discharged with a Bronze Star, Dr. Wright completed residencies in surgery and urology and entered a respected private practice in Sacramento. Dr. Wright, treasurer of the Northwestern Alumni Club of Sacramento, was killed in Idaho in a private plane accident while he was returning from a golf outing in Montana. It is believed that the Cessna plane he was on was caught in a crosswind while landing for refueling. Dr. Wright is survived by his wife, Jill; his daughter, Elizabeth Wright Mihatov; and his son, Stuart.
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