Obituaries

These are the most recent alumni obituaries. To report a death, please contact alumni records at (603) 646-2253. To view obituaries by class year, select from the drop-down menu:

March-April 2025

Thomas R. Richards ’63

Thomas R. Richards ’63 died on October 1, 2024, in Santa Barbara, California.

March-April 2025

N. Laurence Saperstein ’63

N. Laurence Saperstein ’63, M.D., died on December 19, 2024, in Washington, Illinois.

March-April 2025

Derek T. Knudsen ’65

Derek T. Knudsen ’65 died in San Rafael, California, on December 24, 2024, from Still’s disease. Derek came to Dartmouth from San Rafael, California.

March-April 2025

David M. Tafe ’65

David M. Tafe ’65 died in Wayland, Massachusetts, on November 21, 2024, after a brief illness. He came to Dartmouth from Boston Latin School.

March-April 2025

Donald Glazer ’66

Donald Glazer ’66—lawyer, author, entrepreneur, and poet—passed away on October 25, 2024, surrounded by loved ones after a long battle with lung cancer and multiple myeloma.

March-April 2025

Charles W. Spehrley Jr. ’66

Charles W. Spehrley Jr. ’66 passed away peacefully in Jamison, Pennsylvania, on September 24, 2024.

March-April 2025

Paul Allan Stokstad ’66

Paul Allan Stokstad ’66, a prolific inventor and generous philanthropist, died peacefully in his sleep on July 8, 2024, in Auburn, California, after a year-long battle with Lewy bo

March-April 2025

Charles D. Vernon ’66

Charles D. Vernon ’66, an educator and coach at Loomis Chaffee School for 40 years, died peacefully on October 18, 2024, in Hartford, Connecticut, from medical complications.

March-April 2025

Robert David Bustard ’68

Robert David Bustard ’68 died in Sarasota, Florida, on December 20, 2024, of a heart attack. David grew up in Havertown, Pennsylvania.

March-April 2025

Jerome Job Kirkpatrick ’68

Jerome Job Kirkpatrick ’68 died of esophageal cancer on June 19, 2024, at his home in Mill Valley, California.