OBIT: Buell Burton WHITEHILL Jr., 1996, formerly of Jennerstown, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WHITEHILL
  
    Buell Burton Whitehill Jr., 86, retired university professor, died
  July 28, 1996, at Quadrangle Lifecare Community, Haverford.  He was
  formerly of Jennerstown.  Born in Brookville, he was a graduate of
  Dartmouth College, and held a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Yale
  University.  During his career, he served as the chairman of the
  Speech Department at the University of Pittsburgh, as director of
  personnel for Rust Engineering Co., and also taught at the Johnstown
  Campus of the University of Pittsburg.  He had served on the board of
  directors of WQED.  A veteran of World War II, he served with the Army
  as an officer in the South Pacific campaigns.  His wife, the late
  Margaret Wallace Whitehill, died in July of 1987.  Surviving are two
  daughters:  Judith W. Robinson of Alexandria, Va., and Lee W. Landes
  of West Chester; also four grandchildren:  Robert Robinson of
  Atlanta, Ga.; Jeffrey Landes of Havertown, and Kathleen Landes of
  Phoenixville, Pa.  Inurnment in the Columbarium of Arlington National
  Cemetery with full military honors will take place at the convenience
  of the family.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
  made to the Johnstown Educational Foundation, 149 Biddle Hall,
  University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA  15904.  Funeral
  arrangements are by the J. Nelson Rigby Funeral Home, Media, Pa.
  
  Daily American, August 2, 1996
  
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