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Mr. Deans enlisted in the US Navy
V-12 officer training program at the
University of Rochester shortly after his
SPS graduation and served on the West
Coast until the end of WWII. He earned
his B.A. in economics from Yale in 1947
and later earned his M.B.A. from New
York University.
In his early career, Mr. Deans worked
for the New York Trust Company, the
Fiduciary Counsel, Lehman Brothers, and
Van Strum & Towne. In 1968, Mr. Deans
founded Inverness Counsel with several
close friends. He worked as chairman/
CEO and then as chairman emeritus of
the company.
Mr. Deans married Elisabeth “Elise”
DeBoeck in 1952. While working for
Chase National Bank and its affiliates,
he and Elise lived in Vienna, Zurich, and
Beirut. Together the couple raised five
children, Mary, Rob, Gil, Nick, and Elisabeth.
Upon returning to the U.S., the family
moved to “Turbillon” on Long Island,
where Mr. Deans lived for the remainder
of his life. In 1963, he co-founded the
North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary in Mill
Neck, N.Y. He served on the executive
committee until his death. Mr. Deans was
also a member of the Racquet and Tennis
Club, the Creek, Seawanhaka Corinthian
Yacht Club, Beaver Dam Winter Sports
Club, the Boone and Crockett Club, the
Travellers, and the Colony Club.
Mr. Deans was predeceased in 2001 by
his wife, Elise. In 2008, he married Shirley
Blakeley of Livingston, Mont.
An adventurer throughout his life, Mr.
Deans enjoyed traveling, skiing, moun-
taineering, sailing, and fishing, among
many other activities.
He is survived by his five children,
Mary L.C. Flood, Robert Barr Deans III ’73,
William Prickett Deans ’75, Nicholas Wyeth
Deans ’76, and Elisabeth Suzanne DeBoeck
Mooney ’78; his grandchildren, Caroline
Deans, Robert Deans ’08, Katharine
Mooney, and Jeremy Frazier; and a large
extended family of friends and relatives.
He was predeceased in 1977 by his younger
sister, Lucy Pomeroy Deans Hanes.
1944
Milton Eugene Hatfield Jr.
a securities analyst and devoted hus-
band and father, died peacefully with his
wife by his side on June 12, 2014, in River
Vale, N.J. He was 88.
The son of Mabel Larsen and Milton E.
Hatfield, Mr. Hatfield prepared for SPS at
Montclair Academy in New Jersey before
entering the School as a Second Former
in the fall of 1939.
Mr. Hatfield was a fine student, who
earned testimonials consistently. He was
awarded a Dickey Prize in Spanish and
was honored as a distinguished SPS
Scholar during is first year at the School.
He was also a member of Cadmean Con-
cordian Society and the SPS Choir. He
graduated
cum laude
.
After serving with the U.S. Army during
World War II, Mr. Hatfield graduated
from Columbia University in 1950, with
a B.S. in economics. He later served as a
securities analyst for Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company, specializing in oil
securities.
Mr. Hatfield leaves his wife of 31 years,
Doris (Rosenbach); his daughter, Nancy;
his sons, Richard and Scott; his step-
daughter, Jennifer Rosalia; and his grand-
children, Lindsy, Michael, Steven, Paul,
Elizabeth, and Frank. He was predeceased
by his son, Kenneth.
1945
Alexander Taylor Baldwin Jr.
was kind, witty,
generous, and
grateful, accord-
ing to his wife,
for the many
lifelong friends
he made during
his time at St. Paul’s
School.
Mr. Baldwin
nurtured those friendships for decades,
interacting with his former schoolmates
as often as possible until he died in
Stamford, Conn., on September 13, 2014,
at the age of 87.
Known as “Sandy,” Mr. Baldwin was
born on July 12, 1927, in New York City,
the son of Alexander T. Baldwin of the
Form of 1921 and Loise Bisbee. He grew
up in Bedford, N.Y., where he attended
the Rippowam School before entering
St. Paul’s as a Second Former in the fall
of 1940. At SPS, he competed in football
and hockey for Delphian and rowed
with Halcyon. He served as a dorm
supervisor, sang in the Choir, and was
a member of the Dance Committee and
the Scientific Association. He earned
First Testimonials three times and Sec-
ond Testimonials twice.
Mr. Baldwin earned praise for his even
temperament and knack for mentoring
younger boys. He was the third genera-
tion to attend St. Paul’s, following his
father and his grandfather, Joseph Clark
Baldwin Jr. of the Form of 1889, to the
School. A number of other relatives, in-
cluding uncles and cousins, also attended
SPS, so many that Mr. Baldwin once
jokingly wrote “too many!” on an alumni
survey asking for the names of family
members who graduated from St. Paul’s.
After leaving St. Paul’s, Mr. Baldwin
served in the Navy and attended Harvard
University, graduating with the Class of
1950. He worked for many years in the
business world, working as a stockbroker
for Dominick & Dominick, serving as
vice president of the New York invest-
ment firm Auerbach Pollak & Richard-
son, and eventually serving as executive
vice president of the Stewart Capital
Corporation.
Mr. Baldwin remembered his time at
St. Paul’s fondly, and remained in close
contact with many of his friends. He
served as a regional representative for
St. Paul’s for five years between 1975
and 1980.
“He carried those friendships along with
him for his entire life,” said his widow,
Joan Morgan Baldwin.
In addition to his wife, Joan, Mr. Bald-
win is survived by his daughters, Brooke
Baldwin DeGrazia and Nina Coles; their
spouses; and three grandchildren. He
was predeceased by his son, Alexander
“Taylor” Baldwin III. Memorial donations
may be made to Polar Bears International
at polarbearsinternational.org.
