Francis Henshaw Dewey III

F. H. (Chuck) Dewey, a bank president and leader in the nonprofit sector, died on March 12, 2010. He was elected to AAS membership in April 1981, a distinction he shared with several generations of Dewey family members. He was an active member, serving on the deferred gift committee, the committee on bequests, and the Isaiah Thomas Fund committee. He graduated from Williams College in 1941 and served in the Army Air Force during World War II, including Presque Isle, Maine, Greenland, and Bermuda, from 1942 to1946. He was the fourth consecutive F. H. Dewey to serve as president of Mechanics National Bank in Worcester, from 1962 to 1973. He was vice president and treasurer of Williams College from 1973 to 1980. Many Worcester-area organizations benefitted from his leadership. He most recently served as chair of the George I. Alden Trust and served on the boards of Mechanics National Bank, Multibank Financial, State Mutual Life Assurance Company, Clark University, Bancroft School, Memorial Hospital, the Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way, American Red Cross, Worcester Boys Club, YMCA, Worcester Science Center, and the Trustees for Reservations. He was also a corporator of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation.