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78 . Yale University Obituary Record
Death due to arteriosclerosis. Buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Charleston, 111 Survived by wife and a sister, Ethel L. Awty (Umv. Minnesota ex-
'98), the widow of William J. Awty, of Charleston.
Darius Edward Peck, B.A. 1898.
Born May 5, 1877, in Hudson, N.Y.
Died December 6, 1944, in Schenectady, N.Y.
Father, Willard Peck (B A. Hamilton Coll. 1864, M A. 1867), member
Cadman & Peck, lawyers, Hudson, son of Darius Peck (B A. Hamilton
Coll 1825, MA 1828) and Harriet M. (Hudson) Peck of Cazenovia,
N Y Mother, Mary Langford (Curran) Peck; daughter of Edward and
Mary Jane (Langford) Curran of Utica, N.Y. Yale relatives include:
George L. Curran (B A. 1863) and John E. Curran, '70 (uncles); and
Stanley D. Curran, £#-'92, Henry H. Curran, '98, and John H. Thomas,
'02 (cousins)
Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass. Honorable mention Hugh
Chamberlain Greek Prize, oration appointment Junior and Senior years;
two-year honors in history Senior year; associate editor Yale Daily News
Sophomore and Junior years and editor Senior year; Class Picture Committee, member Dunham Boat Club, Yale Union, Kappa Psi, and Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Instructor in Greek and Latin Hudson High School 1898-99; studied
law in his father's office and at Albany Law School 1899-1900; admitted
to the bar 1901; associated with Cadman & Peck 1902; lawyer in New
York City 1902-13 (with Page & Conant 1902-03, Lord, Day & Lord
[Franklin B, '05] 1903-09, and Ely [Morris U., '98], Billings [Luther
G, Jr, '98] & Chester [Colby M., ^y S ] 1909-13); in law department
General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1913-44 (assistant manager
1920-29, vice-president and general counsel 1929-44); secretary and
treasurer Mohawk Gas Company and Schenectady Power Company 1915-
20, secretary Adirondack Power & Light Corporation, Amsterdam, N.Y.,
1920-24 and of its successor, Mohawk Hudson Power Corporation 1925-
29.
Married June 19, 1922, in Schenectady, Juliette Michailes Brown,
daughter of Constant and Julie (Marchand) Michailes Children. Willard
Langford (Class of 1945) and Molly Curran.
Death due to coronary thrombosis Ashes interred in Vale Cemetery,
Schenectady. Survived by wife, children, a stepdaughter, Marjorie M.
Brown Thayer (B A Vassar Coll. 1938), the wife of Philip Hiram Thayer,
Jr. (B S. and MA. Harvard 1936), a sister, Mary Langford Peck Hols-
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 78 |
| Transcript | 78 . Yale University Obituary Record Death due to arteriosclerosis. Buried in Rose Lawn Cemetery, Charleston, 111 Survived by wife and a sister, Ethel L. Awty (Umv. Minnesota ex- '98), the widow of William J. Awty, of Charleston. Darius Edward Peck, B.A. 1898. Born May 5, 1877, in Hudson, N.Y. Died December 6, 1944, in Schenectady, N.Y. Father, Willard Peck (B A. Hamilton Coll. 1864, M A. 1867), member Cadman & Peck, lawyers, Hudson, son of Darius Peck (B A. Hamilton Coll 1825, MA 1828) and Harriet M. (Hudson) Peck of Cazenovia, N Y Mother, Mary Langford (Curran) Peck; daughter of Edward and Mary Jane (Langford) Curran of Utica, N.Y. Yale relatives include: George L. Curran (B A. 1863) and John E. Curran, '70 (uncles); and Stanley D. Curran, £#-'92, Henry H. Curran, '98, and John H. Thomas, '02 (cousins) Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass. Honorable mention Hugh Chamberlain Greek Prize, oration appointment Junior and Senior years; two-year honors in history Senior year; associate editor Yale Daily News Sophomore and Junior years and editor Senior year; Class Picture Committee, member Dunham Boat Club, Yale Union, Kappa Psi, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. Instructor in Greek and Latin Hudson High School 1898-99; studied law in his father's office and at Albany Law School 1899-1900; admitted to the bar 1901; associated with Cadman & Peck 1902; lawyer in New York City 1902-13 (with Page & Conant 1902-03, Lord, Day & Lord [Franklin B, '05] 1903-09, and Ely [Morris U., '98], Billings [Luther G, Jr, '98] & Chester [Colby M., ^y S ] 1909-13); in law department General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1913-44 (assistant manager 1920-29, vice-president and general counsel 1929-44); secretary and treasurer Mohawk Gas Company and Schenectady Power Company 1915- 20, secretary Adirondack Power & Light Corporation, Amsterdam, N.Y., 1920-24 and of its successor, Mohawk Hudson Power Corporation 1925- 29. Married June 19, 1922, in Schenectady, Juliette Michailes Brown, daughter of Constant and Julie (Marchand) Michailes Children. Willard Langford (Class of 1945) and Molly Curran. Death due to coronary thrombosis Ashes interred in Vale Cemetery, Schenectady. Survived by wife, children, a stepdaughter, Marjorie M. Brown Thayer (B A Vassar Coll. 1938), the wife of Philip Hiram Thayer, Jr. (B S. and MA. Harvard 1936), a sister, Mary Langford Peck Hols- |
