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Theodore D. Tieken Jr.
died peacefully
on May 20, 2013,
in Chicago. He
was 68.
“Teddy” Tieken
was born on De-
cember 19, 1944,
to Theodore
Tieken, founder
and former chair-
man of Babson Farms, and Elizabeth
Babson Tieken, who was dedicated to
many of Chicago’s civic causes. Mr.
Tieken attended Latin School of Chicago
before entering St. Paul’s as a Third
Former in 1958.
While at SPS, he was earnest and serious
about his education. He enjoyed contact
sports, football and hockey particularly,
and played both for Delphian and the SPS
JV squad. He also rowed with Shattuck.
He was a member of the Glee Club and
the Yearbook Committee and served as
a supervisor and a Chapel warden. Mr.
Tieken kept close ties with the School as a
regional representative from 1973 to 1998.
He went on to earn his B.A. in 1966
from Princeton and his M.B.A. in 1978
from Northwestern University.
Before becoming president of Babson
Farms, a privately owned farming opera-
tion once known for its breeding of
Egyptian Arabian thoroughbred horses,
Mr. Tieken founded and ran Marouffa
Press, which specialized in publishing
environmental and poetry books. He was
a long-term board member of the Rehabil-
itation Institute of Chicago and was active
in building the rehab movement in Chicago.
He also served as vice president of the HBB
Foundation in Chicago, served for more
than two decades on the board of direc-
tors for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and
was on the board of Graceland Cemetery.
Mr. Tieken is survived by his wife,
Charlotte Goodwin Tieken; two sisters,
Nancy B. Tieken and Elizabeth T. Kirk-
patrick; nine nieces and nephews; com-
panion Lee Glazer; and many loving
friends. He was previously married to
Virginia Bartholomay.
1974
L. Caldwell Davis
faithful friend, father, brother, son, and
uncle, died February 15, 2013, in Charles-
ton, W. Va., at the age of 57.
Born November 7, 1955, in Charleston,
he was the son of James Hornor Davis III
and Ouida Caldwell Davis. He attended
John Adams Jr. High School before joining
the Third Form at St. Paul’s in the fall of
1970. During his four years in Millville,
Mr. Davis earned testimonials, served as
treasurer of his form, and participated in
the Missionary Society.
He also was a member of the Propylean
Society, Eco-Action, and the Acolyte’s
Guild. He captained the SPS squash and
JV tennis teams.
Following his SPS graduation, Mr. Davis
attended the University of Virginia. He
majored in English and served as president
of Sigma Phi fraternity. He was also a mem-
ber of Eli Banana and the Friday Club.
After college, he completed the Chemical
Bank training program and served as a
loan officer and member of the Chemical
Bank squash team for several years. He
spent his career in banking and market-
ing in New York City, Charleston, W. Va.,
and Wilmington, Del. In addition to banking
and marketing, Mr. Davis founded Hat
Hat Hooray, a novelty hat company based
in Manhattan, and also ventured into
stand-up comedy, much to the joy of his
family and friends.
He will be deeply missed by his child-
ren, Paget Tilden Davis, Warren Caldwell
Davis, and Baird Brittingham Davis; their
mother, Paget Brittingham; his longtime
partner, Elizabeth Cromwell Secor, and
her son, Jay Campbell; his brother, James
Hornor Davis IV ’71 and his wife, Frederica
Miller Davis; his nieces, Frederica Morgan
Davis and Faith Maxwell Davis; and his
goddaughter, Charlotte Welbourn ’09.
1984
Henry Clark Whittlesey
“a great debater, a brilliant mind, and
a very dear friend,” as one formmate
summarized many remembrances, died
December 20, 2012, after many years of
struggle with a debilitating mental illness.
Born December 18, 1965, Mr. Whittlesey
was the son of Roger Whittlesey, who died
when Henry was eight, and Faith Ryan
Whittlesey, a close advisor to President
Ronald Reagan and Reagan’s ambassador
to Switzerland. A Philadelphia native,
Mr. Whittlesey arrived at St. Paul’s in
1980 from the Haverford School. He
received the Dickey Prize in German in
his first year, earned Testimonials in each
of his four years, and was nominated for
the Ferguson Scholarship, the School’s
highest academic honor. Described by
teachers as “a great analytical thinker,”
“enthusiastic,” and “incredibly enjoyable
to teach,” Mr. Whittlesey earned respect –
at times awe – and friendship from fellow
students and adults as well. A strong but
gracious competitor, he excelled in squash,
captaining the varsity as a Sixth Former,
and debate, helping lead his team as a
Fourth Former to victory at the Interschol-
astic Championships at Phillips Andover.
With a foundation in intellectual acumen
and extensive reading, it was his remark-
able capacity in debate for which many
remember him, especially in the arena of
conservative politics, where few could
counter his deeply reasoned arguments.
In the midst of spirited debate and
elsewhere, “he always had a lovely sort
of graciousness about him,” recalled Jack
Maxey, a friend from days at the Haverford
School. “Henry was an extraordinary
man. . . . Even when he was suffering in
later years he was most interested in
others, and I shall always remember the
example that he set for the rest of us
[and] the grace with which he carried
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