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:

November-December 2022

Patricia Ellen Gallagher ’81 passed away May 23 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born on March 17, 1959, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut.

November-December 2022

Loretta Kathleen Berger ’89, M.D.,passed away unexpectedly on May 4 at Massachusetts General Hospital from complications of a blood infection.A graduate of Lexington (Massachusetts

November-December 2022

Thomas Dana Shakeshaft ’89 passed away on July 19 at Rush Oak Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois.

November-December 2022

John M. Morris ’11 ended his life in early August after struggling with bipolar disorder for many years.

September-October 2022

Howard S. Fuller ’51 died in Claremont, California, on May 15. He had lived for more than 25 years in Pilgrim Place, a senior living community in Claremont.

September-October 2022

David S. Hall ’51 died on June 10.

September-October 2022

Robert “Buzz” Avery Barton ’52 of Bedford, Massachusetts, passed away on May 20. Buzz was born on June 3, 1930, in Everett, Massachusetts.

September-October 2022

Kenneth Roger Johnson ’52, M.D., of Cary, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on May 28, surrounded by his wife and children.

September-October 2022

Marshall Jay Smith ’52 passed away on May 10 in Boston. He was born on December 13, 1931, in Lynn, Massachusetts, and graduated from Brookline High School.

September-October 2022

Robert Brannan Durham Jr. ’54 of Haverford, Pennsylvania, passed away on May 10. Bob came to Dartmouth from Atlantic City High School and Ventnor City, New Jersey.

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