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Mr. Lonsdale’s love of sports continued,
as he played for the St. Nicholas Hockey
Club and often spent weekends skiing in
Vermont. He married Eileen Morris Field
in 1962 after meeting at a ski lodge. The
couple had one son, Patrick.
The life of Mr. Lonsdale was eventually
transformed by his love of Vermont and
ski village life. After his divorce from Eileen,
he moved to Sugarbush Village in Warren,
Vt., where he worked as a ski instructor
and restaurateur. He also spent several
summers teaching skiing in Chile.
According to his sister, Susan, Mr.
Lonsdale was known by everyone and
considered a local legend by Sugarbush
residents. He was an enthusiastic partici-
pant in the daily life of Warren, Vt., once
writing to
Alumni Horae
that he was “proud
to report that I have been re-elected
second constable and appointed interim
dog catcher” for the town.
Mr. Lonsdale is survived by his sister,
Susan Iglehart, and brother-in-law,
Philip C. Iglehart ’57; his son, Patrick, and
daughter-in-law, Megan; two grandchild-
ren; and six nieces and nephews, including
Sasha Iglehart Richardson ’78 and Laura
Iglehart ’79.
1954
Selden Bennett “Ben”
Daume, Jr.
began mentoring
young people while
he was a student
at St. Paul’s School
and continued
that work until he
died at Riverview
Health and Rehab
North in Detroit,
Mich., on Decem-
ber 20, 2015. He was 80 years old.
Mr. Daume was born on August 15, 1935,
to Selden Bennett and Joyce Dalrymple
Daume. He grew up in the Detroit area
and attended Detroit University School
in Grosse Pointe, Mich., before entering
St. Paul’s School as a Second Former in
the fall of 1949.
Known as “Ben,” Mr. Daume was a dorm
supervisor during his final year at St. Paul’s,
a young man who demonstrated a “genuine
ideal of service” in his work with younger
boys. Mr. Daume later spent decades work-
ing with youth ministries in Detroit.
After SPS, he attended Kenyon College
briefly before completing his undergrad-
uate degree at the University of Michigan
in 1958. Mr. Daume served in the U.S. Navy
and earned an M.B.A. from Michigan State
University in 1966.
Mr. Daume made a living in finance but,
in his communications with the School,
described his many volunteer endeavors.
He was active in the youth ministries at
Christ Church Grosse Pointe (Mich.),
where he created and ran programs for
teens. In the 1960s, he started a coffee
house for young people to gather and play
music. Later, he oversaw regular pizza
lunches that, by 2003, were feeding 500
high school students on a regular basis.
He also served on the board of AIDS Inter-
national Network, Detroit, and worked as
a pastoral caregiver to people with AIDS.
Mr. Daume gave generously to St. Paul’s
and was a member of the Pelican Club. He
also served as a regional representative.
In addition to his passion for working
with young people, Mr. Daume loved
dogs and enjoyed spending summers in
Nantucket, Mass.
Mr. Daume is survived by his sister and
brother-in-law Susan and Edward Lam-
brecht; his sister-in-law, Sheila B. Daume;
and his nephews, Edward F. Lambrecht
III, Jeffery E. Daume, Selden B. Daume II,
and Samuel D. Daume, Jr. ’82. He was
predeceased by his brother, Samuel D.
Daume, and half-sister, Daphne Daume.
1958
Henry Butcher “Hal”
Roberts, Jr.
a man who loved
people, books,
and the outdoors,
told great stories,
worked to protect
the environment,
and, in more recent
years, dominated
neighborhood
trivia nights, died
surrounded by his loved ones on Decem-
ber 11, 2015, in hospice care in Englewood,
Florida. He was 75.
Known to friends and family as “Hal,”
Mr. Roberts was born in New York City
on January 18, 1940, to Henry B. Roberts
of the Form of 1932 and Paton R. Roberts.
He attended Rye Country Day School in
Rye, N.Y., before entering St. Paul’s School
as a Second Former in the fall of 1953.
At SPS, Mr. Roberts played football and
squash for Delphian. He was a member of
the Library Association, the Palamedean
Society, the Cadmean/Concordian Literary
Society, and the Missionary Society. He
served as a supervisor in his dormitory.
Mr. Roberts attended Harvard, gradu-
ating with the Class of 1962, and served
in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. He was
also proud of the lessons learned through
work as a young man with Operation
Crossroads Africa, a cross-cultural ex-
change program through which American
volunteers work at the
grassroots level
with young African citizens.
Mr. Roberts turned his love of reading
into a career, working as a salesman for
paper, printing, and book manufacturing
companies in the New York area, including
Quinn-Woodbine Inc. and Hamilton Print-
ing Co. He made the most of his time
riding the Metro-North on the Hudson
line to work.
On August 23, 1969, Mr. Roberts married
Camilla Ware. The marriage ended in
divorce. On March 17, 1978, he married
Sylvia “Sis” Dillon.
A family man, Mr. Roberts was happy
when spending time with his family. The
Roberts clan grew up in Garrison, N.Y.
Mr. Roberts often led his six children on
adventures in the city and beyond. In Man-
hattan, the family visited the Harvard
Club and tasted New York City hot dogs.
In the Adirondacks, Mr. Roberts taught
them how to fish and sail.
It was in the wilderness that Mr. Roberts
felt the most at home. He passed on that
love of the outdoors to his children, and
worked to protect the environment, includ-
ing support of early efforts to clean up
the Hudson River. That work continued
after he moved to Florida, where he also
developed a robust social life centered
around the pool, the local YMCA, and
regular trivia nights.
DECEASED
