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:

May - Jun 2019

Paul William Kerr Jr. ’52 of Temple, Texas, died on January 1 in a local hospital. Paul was born on August 2, 1930, in Elkhart, Indiana, and attended Elkhart schools until age 14.

May - Jun 2019

Ronald Christine Scott ’52 passed away on September 6, 2018, at Port Charlotte Bayfront Hospital. Ronald was born on February 5, 1930, in Merion, Pennsylvania.

May - Jun 2019

Robert Cushman Thomas ’52, M.D., formerly of Amherst, New York, died on December 26, 2018, at Maplewood Skilled Nursing in Canton, New York.

May - Jun 2019

Henry Doubleday Waters ’52 was born on April 20, 1930, in Buffalo, New York, and passed away on January 4 at the Avow Hospice Facility in Naples, Florida, surrounded by his loving

May - Jun 2019

Philip Alan Christophe ’54 passed away on December 20, 2018, in Chatham, Massachusetts.

May - Jun 2019

Richard Phillip Lederer ’54 passed away on December 28, 2018, in Phoenix. Rich came to Dartmouth from Jackson Heights, New York, where he attended W.C. Bryant High School.

May - Jun 2019

James Joseph Mannion ’54 passed away on December 15, 2018, in Bow, New Hampshire. Jim came to Dartmouth from Concord, New Hampshire, where he attended St. John High School.

May - Jun 2019

Francisco Garcia Romero ’54 passed away on December 27, 2018, in Venezuela. “Paco” came to Dartmouth from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He graduated from Sanford Preparatory School.

May - Jun 2019

W. Rodney Burkley Jr. ’57 of Palos Verdes Estates, California, passed away on December 4, 2018. Rod grew up in York, Pennsylvania.

May - Jun 2019

Leon I. Mann ’57 of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away quietly on December 28, 2018, surrounded by his family.

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