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:

Jan - Feb 2018

Robert Donald Hill ’49

Robert Donald Hill ’49 died on August 22, 2017, in Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he lived. Bob came to Dartmouth from Barnard School in New York City.

Jan - Feb 2018

Stafford Warwick Keegin II ’49

Stafford Warwick Keegin II ’49 died on September 4, 2017, in Holland, Michigan, where he lived. Staff came to Dartmouth from Grosse Point (Michigan) High School.

Jan - Feb 2018

Willard Dean Merrill ’49

Willard Dean Merrill ’49 died on October 12, 2017, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dean came to Dartmouth in July 1943 from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.

Jan - Feb 2018

Eugene Dahl Miller ’49

Eugene Dahl Miller ’49 died on May 24, 2017, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where he lived. Gene came to Dartmouth from Andrew Jackson High School in Queens, New York.

Jan - Feb 2018

Curtis Reed Parker Jr. ’49

Curtis Reed Parker Jr. ’49 died on March 11, 2017, in Glenview, Illinois, where he lived. Reed came to Dartmouth from South Haven (Michigan) High School.

Jan - Feb 2018

John McClellan Simpson ’49

John McClellan Simpson ’49 died on March 1, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lived. John came to Dartmouth from St. James School in Pittsburgh.

Jan - Feb 2018

John Phillips Stearns ’49

John Phillips Stearns ’49 died on August 16, 2017, in New London (New Hampshire) Hospital. “Bull Moose” came to Dartmouth from Columbia High School in Wilton, Connecticut.

Jan - Feb 2018

Francis R. Burns ’51

Francis R. Burns ’51 died in Punta Gorda, Florida, on November 11, 2003. No additional information is available. 

Jan - Feb 2018

Joseph S. Caldwell III ’51

Joseph S. Caldwell III ’51, whose great passions included fine art and fly fishing, died on October 21, 2017, in Syracuse, New York.

Jan - Feb 2018

Wilson W. Cross ’51

Wilson W. Cross ’51 died in Roslindale, Massachusetts, on September 6, 2017.