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and Rockport. He was a member of Bucks
Harbor Yacht Club in South Brooksville,
Maine, where he served as the tennis
chairman. During the winters, he enjoyed
skiing and spent many seasons on the
extreme trails in Crested Butte, Colo.,
where he showed his grandchildren that
“age is only a number.”
He is survived by his beloved wife of 56
years, Florence; his daughters, Amy, Sally,
and Susan; and eight grandchildren.
1946
Wilmot Whitney Jr.
ran a successful real estate business and
supported many community organizations,
but nothing made him happier than enjoy-
ing the great outdoors with his family. Mr.
Whitney’s family was with him when he
died in Vermont on January 18, 2013, at
the age of 85.
He was born April 17, 1927, to Wilmot
and Margaret Whitney of Weston, Mass.
At SPS, Mr. Whitney excelled in sports,
playing baseball, football, and ice hockey
for Delphian. After graduating from
St. Paul’s as a Fifth Former, he joined
the U.S. Navy, serving as a quartermaster
in Japan, Okinawa, Saipan, and Tinian
Island. He later graduated from Marlboro
College in Vermont.
Two years later, he married Martha
Walker, an event he once described to his
formmates as the high point of his life.
Real estate was Mr. Whitney’s profes-
sional passion, and in 1973 he founded
Wilmot Whitney, Inc. Real Estate in Weston.
He served as president of the Greater
Boston Real Estate Board and was a
member of the Weston Rotary Club, the
Weston Golf Club, and the Hollywood
Club in the Adirondacks.
He remained active into adulthood, en-
joying fly fishing in Maine and Iceland and
camping with family in Yellowstone and
Glacier National Parks. He was especially
happy at the helm of his sailboat, Avatar.
In addition to his wife, survivors include
their children, Laura Whitney Ribbins,
Wilmot (Chip) Whitney III, Hallie Whitney,
and Marianna Jacobs; five grandchildren;
and his siblings, Nancy Berglund, Margaret
Phillips, and John Whitney.
1947
Eliot “Miles” Herter
died at his home in
Manchester-by-
the-Sea, Mass., on
December 3, 2012,
after a long battle
with lung cancer.
He was 83.
Born February
22, 1929, in Bos-
ton, Mass., to
Christian A. Herter, former governor of
Massachusetts and secretary of state
under President Eisenhower, and Mary
Caroline Pratt, Mr. Herter spent his early
years in Boston and Millis, Mass. He
attended the Dexter School in Brookline
until enrolling at St. Paul’s as a Second
Former in the fall of 1942, following in
the footsteps of his brothers Christian ’37
and Frederic ’38. A well-rounded and active
member of the community, the youngest
Herter son participated in the Glee Club,
Athletic Association, several choral groups,
and the Missionary Society, and wrote for
The Pelican. Most notable, however, was
his natural athletic ability. He competed
for Delphian in football, hockey, track,
and baseball, serving as baseball captain
in his Sixth Form year.
Mr. Herter went on to Harvard, joining
the Class of 1951. Shortly after his grad-
uation, he married Caroline Lee Bigelow
and the couple settled in Manchester-
by-the-Sea, where they raised their four
children, E. Miles Jr. ’70, David, Edward,
and Caroline. After brief stints at Mobil
and Simplex Wire and Cable, Mr. Herter
became an investment banker with F.S.
Moseley and Company, and later with
Legg Mason.
Mr. Herter’s interest in his community
flourished throughout his life. He served
as a local Little League coach and on the
Manchester Personnel Board. He was a
founding trustee of the Brookwood School,
a supporter of the Manchester Youth Cen-
ter, and a president of the Essex Country
Club. Mr. Herter was most passionate,
however, about his work toward the pre-
vention and treatment of addiction, and
dedicated much of his time to this work.
He served on the boards of the Greater
Boston Council on Alcoholism, Freedom
from Chemical Dependency (FCD), and
Northeast Behavioral Health (formerly
CAB Health and Recovery Services), a
non-profit that works to help treat and
prevent substance abuse. In 2011, Mr.
Herter was honored for his service to the
organization with an endowed fund called
“Go Miles for the Kids.” He was recognized
that same year by the American Red Cross
of Massachusetts with the Community
Hero Award for his “longstanding dedi-
cation to and advocacy for prevention
and treatment of substance abuse and
addiction on the North Shore.”
Mr. Herter cherished his time at St. Paul’s,
attending his reunions and serving as
1947’s form agent. In a recent corres-
pondence with the School he wrote, “Am
blessed with a wonderful family. . . . Life
has been good to me.”
Known for his kind and gentle spirit,
Mr. Herter was loved by his 12 grand-
children and three great-granddaughters,
each of whom made him proud. He is
also survived by his beloved wife of 61
years, Lee Herter; his sons and daughter;
his brother, Frederic ’38; and his sister,
Adele Seronde.
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C. Maury Jones Jr.
an outdoorsman who lived for many years
in Princeton, N.J., died peacefully on Jan-
uary 17, 2013, at the age of 83.
Born February 6, 1929, he was the son
of Katherine and C. Maury Jones of the
Form of 1913, a decorated veteran of both
World Wars and a member of the famed
Lafayette Squadron in WWI. The junior
Mr. Jones studied at Somerset Hill School
in Far Hills, N.J., prior to arriving at St. Paul’s
as a Second Former in 1942. He followed
several family members to the School,
including his grandfather, William S. Jones
of the Form of 1877; uncles William S.
Jones (1904), Arthur R. Jones (1905), and
Howland B. Jones (1917); and first cousins,
Howland B. Jones ’39, William S. Jones ’39,
Arthur R. Jones ’40, and Foxhall P. Jones ’44.
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