245 OBITUARIES EDWARD L. BOMSE JAMES M. BUGBEE Su Tu CHEN CHARLES M. GRAHAM ALFRED N. GUERTIN MILTON G. MCDONALD NORRIS E. SHEPPARD HERBERT P. STELLWACEN ALEX C. WELLMAN EDWARD L. BOMSE 1909-1981 Edward L. Bomse, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1934, died this past year at the age of 72. A native of New York, Mr. Bomse graduated from New York University in 1929. He joined the Mutual Casualty insurance Rating Bureau in 1930, where he remained until 1936. From 1936 to 1945, he worked for the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. In 1945, he joined the Royal-Globe Insurance Companies, where he remained until his retirement in 1973. Mr. Bomse also served as an instructor in casualty insurance from 1948 to 1960 at the School of Insurance, predecessor to the College of Insurance. He had a special ability to teach his subjects extremely well, and added to the reputation and growth of the College. After his retirement, Mr. Bomse was able to indulge in his principal hobby, music. As well as being proficient in the piano, he was a member of a church choir and was also a member of the Choral Arts Society, whose membership consists primarily of teachers and other musical professionals. He is survived by his wife, Iris; a son; a daughter; and three grandchildren.
246 OBITUARIES JAMES M. BUGBEE -1981 James M. Bugbee, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1924, died on August 21. 1981. Mr. Bugbee graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1918 where he received a degree in Mining Engineering. In addition, he graduated with special training in French, history and literature from the Universite de Torlouse and received a degree in Metallurgy from Harvard University in 1924. Mr. Bugbee served with distinctions in front line combat in France during World War 1. Mr. Bugbee was employed by the Maryland Casualty Company from 1928 until his retirement in 1964. He became Vice President of the Automobile, Compensation and Liability Underwriting Division in 1957, a position he held until his retirement. He is survived by a son SU TU CHEN 1897-1981 Su Tu Chen, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1927, died February 25, 198 I, at the age of 84. Prior to his retirement, he served as a consulting actuary, and earlier as an employee of V. Wingon Life Assurance Company Ltd. in Hong Kong. He is survived by his wife, Florence, who resides in Natick. Massachusetts.
OBiTUARlES 247 CHARLES M. GRAHAM 1900-1981 Charles M. Graham, a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1926, died on September 19, 1981 at the age of 81. A native of Newark, New Jersey, Mr. Graham s career started at the National Council on Compensation Insurance. He then was employed by the New York State insurance Fund. In 1945, he became Chief Self-Insurance Examiner of the Workmen s Compensation Board of New York, a position he held until he retired in 1957. At that time, he moved to Florida and entered consulting work. In 1959, he was named Fire and Casualty Actuary of the Florida Insurance Department, and in 1965 he took the same job with the South Carolina Insurance Department, becoming Chief Actuary of the Department in 1970. He returned to consulting work in Florida in 1971. ALFRED N. GUERTIN 19wl981 Alfred N. Guertin, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1935, died on March 27. 1981 at age 81. Mr. Guertin graduated from Trinity College and was the recipient of an honorary degree and an Alumni Medal of Excellence from Trinity. He was a member of the actuarial department of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company from 1922 to 1929. He then joined the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance in Trenton serving as chief assistant actuary from 1929 to 1932 and actuary until 1945. For the next twenty years he worked for the American Life Convention, Chicago, as an actuary and an expert on insurance matters. Mr. Guertin also was a committee chairman of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and his recommendations resulted in the enactment of standard nonforfeiture and valuation regulations, commonly known as the Guertin Laws, for the insurance industry. In addition, he was President of Scholarships for Illinois Residents, Inc. as well as honorary chairman. He was a trustee of Sigma Nu Inc. Educational Foundation. For a period of time he acted as an advisor for the U.S. Treasury Department.
248 OLWTUARIES Mr. Guertin was the recipient of the Elizur Wright Insurance Literary Award, 1945 and the NAB Insurance Publications Award, 1965. He was elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame, The Ohio State University, in 1967. Mr. Guertin was a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and an Associate of the Institute of Actuaries of England. He served on the Board of Governors of the American lnstitute of Actuaries. He was a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, American Risk and Insurance Association and Sigma Nu. He is survived by two sons, A. Thomas and Robert P.: and two grandchildren. MILTON G. MCDONALD 1912-1981 Milton G. (Jerry) McDonald, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1955, died September 28, 198 I, in Boston, Massachusetts at the age of 69. Mr. McDonald s retirement in 1980 as Deputy Commissioner and Actuary of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance marked the close of a 40-year career in the public service. During those years he served under IO Commissioners and became primarily responsible for the development of automobile, workers compensation and other casualty insurance rates in Massachusetts. He also conducted the Division s liaison with the Legislature. Widely known in both regulatory and industry ranks, Mr. McDonald was a familiar figure at meetings of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. His professional expertise, particularly in the field of compulsory automobile insurance, periodically found him on government consulting assignments in other states as well as in such outposts as the Virgin Islands and Bogota, Colombia. Mr. McDonald was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was graduated from the Massachusetts lnstitute of Technology in 1934. He served four years with the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and was discharged with the rank of first lieutenant following assignment in the Aleutian Islands. He is survived by his wife, Mary; five sons; a daughter: and IO grandchildren.
OBITUARIES 249 NORRIS E. SHEPPARD 1897-1980 Norris E. Sheppard, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 192 1, died in Toronto, Canada on November 1, 1980. Born in Clappisons Comer, Ontario, Canada in 1897, Mr. Sheppard earned S.A. and M.A. degrees from Victoria College. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto for 50 years before retiring in 1969. He then worked as a consultant until 1977. In 1945, he was one of three actuaries picked to establish a pension fund for the staff of the newly formed United Nations. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two sons; and four daughters. HERBERT P. STELLWAGEN 1897-1981 Herbert P. Stellwagen, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society since 1924, died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1981 at the age of 83. Born in Brooklyn, New York on September 1, 1897, Mr. Stellwagen attended New York University. He graduated in 1918 as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society. Mr. Stellwagen joined the Indemnity Insurance Company of North America [an affiliate of the Insurance Company of North America (INA)] in 1929 following nine years with the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. In 1930, he was elected Vice President, and in 1941 he was elected Executive Vice President. In 1948, he was elected a director of the company. In 1956, he was elected Vice President and director of Life Insurance Company of America, a newly-formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of INA. Mr. Stellwagen retired as Executive Vice President in 1963, but continued as a director until 1969. In recognition of his work in the insurance field, he was made a life trustee of the American lnsitute of Property and Liability Underwriters when the organization was founded in 1942. In addition, he was a trustee of the Williamson
250 OBITUARIES Free School of Mechanical Trades. director of Provident Tradesman s Bank and Trust Company, Vice President and director of the Bryn Mawr Hospital, and a director of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife, Esther; two daughters. Anne S. Connor and Jane S. Polk; and three grandchildren. ALEX C. WELLMAN 1903-1981 Alex C. Wellman, retired Vice Chairman of the Board of Protective Life Insurance Company, passed away in Birmingham. Alabama, on August 23, 1981 at the age of 78. Mr. Wellman became an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society in 1925 and of the American Institute of Actuaries in 1926. He was also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Mr. Wellman graduated from the University of Michigan in 1925, having done his undergraduate work at both Wayne University and the University of Michigan. After spending a year in the Actuarial Department of the Royal Union Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Wellman joined the Alabama National Life Insurance Company in Birmingham, Alabama in 1926. as Actuary. Following the merger of that company with Protective Life in 1927. he became Actuary for the consolidated company. He became a Vice President of Protective in 1930 and was elected to its Board of Directors in 1937. He became a Senior Vice President in 1955 and in 1967 was elected Vice Chairman of the Board. He served on the Board until his retirement in 1970. Mr. Wellman was a major contributor to his company s successful emergence from the depression and to its development as a significant group insurer in the Southeast following the Second World War. Alex Wellman was a member of the Advisory Board of the Birmingham Salvation Army and served as Chairman of its Home and Hospital Board. He also served as an Elder of the Sixth Avenue Prcsbytcrian Church and was quite active in the Birmingham Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife. a brother and a sister. three children and eight grandchildren.