Obituaries Class of 1956

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John Lenhart Welborn ’56


John Lenhart Welborn ’56 died at home after a long illness on April 27. He had lived at Wilton Manors, Florida, for a number of years and had practiced law in the nearby Ft. Lauderdale area.

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Harvey Jay Hambleton ’56


Harvey Jay Hambleton ’56 died surrounded by his family on February 1 at the Bailey Center for Caring at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida.

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Dean Frederick Hofe ’56

Dean Frederick Hofe ’56 died on February 11.

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William D. King ’56


William D. King ’56 died of congestive heart failure on February 5 following a heart attack and ensuing pneumonia. Bill was born and raised in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he attended local schools.

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Richard A. Buck ’56


Richard A. Buck ’56 died peacefully on August 23, 2010, at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Patsy, at his side.

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John Houstoun MacIntosh Clinch Jr. ’56

John Houstoun MacIntosh Clinch Jr. ’56 died September 24, 2010, at home in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, after a brief battle with melanoma.

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Eric Valentine ’56

Eric Valentine ’56 died at his home in New York City on August 25, 2010, after a long battle with heart disease.

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Anthony J. Bruscino ’56

Anthony J. Bruscino ’56, known affectionately to all of us as Tony, died unexpectedly of a massive heart attack on July 23 in the Omaha, Nebraska, area, where he had only recently moved to be close to his daughter Tracy.

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Alan M. Welty Jr. ’56

Alan M. Welty Jr. ’56 of North Haledon, New Jersey, died peacefully July 19 at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, surrounded by members of his family.

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Richard “Dick” F. Lang ’56

Richard “Dick” F. Lang ’56 died in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on April 2 after a long battle with T-cell lymphoma. A buckeye, Dick graduated from Xenia High School before matriculating at Dartmouth.

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George E. Tracy ’56

George E. Tracy ’56, a reverend monsignor, died on September 5, 2009, the 12th anniversary of the passing of his beloved mentor, Mother Theresa.

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Ken Wlaschin ’56

Ken Wlaschin ’56 died November 10, 2009, at his home in Palm Springs, California, after a short illness.

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Portfolio

Norman Maclean ’24, the Undergraduate Years
An excerpt from “Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers”
One of a Kind
Author Lynn Lobban ’69 confronts painful past.
Trail Blazer

Lis Smith ’05 busts through campaign norms and glass ceilings as she goes all in to get her candidate in the White House. 

John Merrow ’63
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