Now it is really hot again. But during February when it was cold, ’54s were connecting online at Bill White’s Big Green sports news website (njwhitehouse@verizon.net).
Congratulations to president Shel Woolf, as the 70th reunion was a true success with the largest attendance, by far, of any previous 70th class reunion.
David Brewster Bartlett ’54 of Ipswich, Massachusetts, passed away September 30, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born in nearby Marblehead, at Marblehead High School he was captain of the football team and played baseball.
John Paul “Dabbo” Dabney ’54 died in August 2024, as reported by the Northern California Bluegrass Society on August 20, 2024. Dabbo came to Dartmouth from New York City and the Haverford School.
Herbert Leonard Gildan ’54 passed away on September 8, 2024, in North Palm Beach, Florida. He excelled academically at Lawrence High School and Dartmouth, where he was a member of Foley House.
Herbert J. Hillman Jr. ’54 of Stowe, Vermont, and Hanover, died peacefully on September 8, 2024, one day before his 92nd birthday. Born on September 9, 1932, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Herbert and Mabel Hillman.