Deke Jackson is still living in his own home with Nadine in Mount Dora, Florida. A banker, he attended a convention in Washington, D.C., and contacted our then U.S. senator classmate Slade Gorton.
Joe Sullivan Jr. ’78 called to tell me (and then sent me) a column about his dad’s football career. We reminisced about Joe’s long back-and-forth run against Cornell—maybe 100 yards—in a game that no one who saw will ever forget.
Paul Robert Bjorklund ’49 died on March 13 in Ashburn, Virginia, where he lived. Paul came to Dartmouth from Boston English High School in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He received his D.D.S.
Richard Stewart Carr Jr. ’49 died at his home in Madison, Connecticut, on March 28. Dick came to Dartmouth from St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut.
John Bernard Daukas ’49 died on November 19, 2017. John, who lived in Westerly, Rhode Island, came to Dartmouth from Nashua (New Hampshire) High School, along with his brother Paul (“Toli”).
John Gately ’49 died on January 16. John, who lived in Huntington Beach, California, came to Dartmouth from Brooklyn Preparatory School. He spent his career as a process-quality engineer.
John Frederick Goodrich ’49 died on September 21, 2017, near Littlefield, New Hampshire, where he lived. John graduated from Hanover High School and was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Bulge before entering Dartmouth.